State determining device, image processing apparatus, state determining method, and computer program product

US9058740B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9058740-B2
Application numberUS-201313895828-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMay 16, 2013
Priority dateMay 17, 2012
Publication dateJun 16, 2015
Grant dateJun 16, 2015

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A state determining device includes a current detecting unit, a state determining unit, and a notifying unit. The current detecting unit detects a current value of a drive current which flows into a drive motor that rotary-drives a driven unit with a drive force according to the drive current. Based on the drive current value detected by the current detecting unit, the state determining unit determines a state of a driving system including the driven unit. The notifying unit notifies a user of a determination result of the state determining unit.

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What is claimed is: 1. A state determining device comprising: a current detecting unit that detects a current value of a drive current which flows into a drive motor that rotary-drives a driven unit with a drive force according to the drive current; a state determining unit that, based on the drive current value detected by the current detecting unit, determines a state of a driving system including the driven unit; a notifying unit that notifies a user of a determination resu…

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What does patent US9058740B2 cover?
A state determining device includes a current detecting unit, a state determining unit, and a notifying unit. The current detecting unit detects a current value of a drive current which flows into a drive motor that rotary-drives a driven unit with a drive force according to the drive current. Based on the drive current value detected by the current detecting unit, the state determining unit de…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Kobayashi Kazuhiro, Kuwayama Takashi, Sato Yuki, and 4 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G08B21/182. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jun 16 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).