Patent application number | Description | Published |
20130206164 | DUST REMOVING DEVICE AND DUST REMOVING METHOD - In a piezoelectric device, a first electrode and a second electrode are disposed to be opposed to each other on plate surfaces of the piezoelectric device, a first electrode plane of the piezoelectric device is fixedly bonded to a plate surface of a vibrating plate, a piezoelectric material forming the piezoelectric device is polarized in a direction parallel to the first electrode plane, the piezoelectric device is fixed to a base through a second electrode plane of the piezoelectric device, and the piezoelectric device generates a thickness-shear vibration with the fixed second electrode plane being a reference plane. The piezoelectric vibration generated by the piezoelectric device generates a flexural vibration in the vibrating plate, to thereby remove dust adhering to a surface of the vibrating plate. | 08-15-2013 |
20130206723 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LIQUID EJECTION HEAD AND METHOD OF PROCESSING SUBSTRATE - A liquid ejection head includes a substrate having an ejection energy generating element formed at a first surface side thereof, a common liquid chamber formed at a second surface of the substrate, and a liquid supply port extending from the bottom of the common liquid chamber to the first surface. The liquid ejection head is manufactured by preparing a substrate having the common liquid chamber formed at the second surface side, then arranging a material to be filled in the common liquid chamber, subsequently forming an aperture in the filled material as corresponding to the liquid supply port to be formed, and thereafter forming the liquid supply port by reactive ion etching, using at least the filled material as a mask. | 08-15-2013 |
20130206745 | IMAGE HEATING APPARATUS - An image heating apparatus includes a image heating roller in a nip; a nip forming member; a heating roller rubbing roller; a moving mechanism for moving the rubbing roller between a spaced position and a rubbing position; and a controller for executing operations in first and second modes. In the first mode, the heating roller is rotated with the rubbing roller in the spaced position and the heating roller in contact with the nip forming member with a target temperature of the heating roller higher than that of the nip forming member. In the second mode, the rubbing roller is contacted with the heating roller rubbing the surface of the heating roller. The temperature difference in the first mode between the target temperature of the heating roller and that of the nip forming member is larger than the temperature difference when the toner image is heated by the nip. | 08-15-2013 |
20130206961 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSING DEVICE - An image sensor comprises plural sets of a unit pixel outputting a pixel signal based on an electric charge generated through photoelectric conversion and a conversion unit converting the pixel signal into a digital signal. A reference signal source generates reference signals and supplies the generated reference signals to the conversion unit through signal lines. The conversion unit of each set comprises a comparator which compares the level of the reference signal with that of the pixel signal, a count circuit which counts a clock based on the comparison processing, a selection circuit which selects, among the signal lines, a signal line to be selectively connected to the input of the comparator, and a switch which selectively connects the selected signal line to the input of the comparator, and selectively connects a load to an unselected one of the signal lines. | 08-15-2013 |
20130206964 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS WITH EACH PIXEL INCLUDING A PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION PORTION AND PLURAL HOLDING PORTIONS - A solid-state imaging apparatus including a plurality of pixels each including: a first holding portion for holding signal carriers from a photoelectric conversion portion; an amplifying portion for amplifying and reading a signal based on the signal carriers generated in the photoelectric conversion portion; and a carrier discharging control portion for discharging charge carriers in the photoelectric conversion portion to an OFD region, and having a carrier path between the photoelectric conversion portion and the first carrier holding portion, in which the solid-state imaging apparatus further includes a second carrier holding portion electrically connected with the first carrier portion in parallel through a first transfer unit, when viewed from an output node of the photoelectric conversion portion, thereby smoothing an movie imaging without causing discontinuous frame while suppressing generation of noise mixing into the charge carrier holding portion. | 08-15-2013 |
20130206965 | DRIVING METHOD FOR SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS, AND IMAGING SYSTEM - A driving method for a solid-state imaging apparatus including a plurality of pixels is provided. A potential of the electric charge accumulated in an accumulating portion is lower than a potential of a first transferring portion for connecting a photoelectric conversion element to the accumulating portion for accumulating an electric charge. The driving method includes: a first driving mode setting a start and an end of an operation of accumulating the electric charge in each of the plurality of pixels common for the plurality of pixels; and a second driving mode setting the start and the end of the operation of accumulating the electric charge in each of the plurality of pixels common for the pixels in each row. | 08-15-2013 |
20130206999 | CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM LENS AND CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM EXPOSURE APPARATUS - Provided is a charged particle beam lens, including: a first electrode on a downstream side and a second electrode on an upstream side in a travelling direction of a charged particle beam; a distance defining member provided between the first electrode and the second electrode such that the first electrode and the second electrode are placed away from each other; and a gap surrounded by the first electrode, the second electrode, and the distance defining member, in which: each of the first electrode and the second electrode has a first through hole formed therein, through which the charged particle beam passes; the second electrode further has a second through hole formed therein, through which the charged particle beam does not pass; and both the first through hole and the second through hole communicate to the gap. | 08-15-2013 |
20130207106 | AMORPHOUS OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR AND THIN FILM TRANSISTOR USING THE SAME - There is provided an amorphous oxide semiconductor including hydrogen and at least one element of indium (In) and zinc (Zn), the amorphous oxide semiconductor containing one of hydrogen atoms and deuterium atoms of 1×10 | 08-15-2013 |
20130207336 | SHEET FEED DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - There are provided a sheet feed device and an image forming apparatus in which a sheet separation capability is improved. The sheet feed device includes a sheet stacking portion that includes a rotation stacking portion which is rotatable; a sheet feed roller that feeds the sheet stacked in the sheet stacking portion; and a separating portion that separates the sheet fed by the sheet feed roller. The rotation stacking portion is configured to be rotatable about a rotation fulcrum on a downstream side in a sheet feed direction. | 08-15-2013 |
20130207337 | RECORDING MEDIUM SUPPLY DEVICE AND RECORDING APPARATUS - A recording medium supply device includes a cassette attachable to and detachable from a main body and capable of stacking recording medium thereon, a feeding roller which feeds the uppermost recording medium to the main body from a leading end of the recording medium, a regulating member which is arranged forward in the direction in which the cassette is removed from the main body as seen from the feeding roller, and a projection preventing member attached adjacent to the tip portion of the cassette facing the leading end of the recording medium. The position of the lower end of the regulating member is higher than the cassette attached to the main body, and lower than the lower end of the feeding roller, and the position of the upper end of the projection preventing member is higher than the position of the lower end of the regulating member. | 08-15-2013 |
20130207484 | POWER SUPPLY CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A power supply control apparatus comprises a receiving unit configured to receive data sent from an external device via a network, a control unit configured to process the data received by the receiving unit, a switching unit configured to switch between supply and disconnection of power from a first power supply unit to the receiving unit and to the control unit, and a mechanical switch configured to switch between supply and disconnection of power from a second power supply unit to the control unit. If the apparatus receives data from the external device in a power state in which power is supplied from the first power supply unit to the receiving unit and power to the control unit is stopped, the apparatus controls to supply power from the first power supply unit to the control unit without turning on the mechanical switch. | 08-15-2013 |
20130207602 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An electronic apparatus includes a connection unit for connecting a first power supply device, a power receiving unit for receiving power from a second power supply device wirelessly. The electronic apparatus selects either the first power supply device or the second power supply device based on the power supply capacity of the first power supply device. | 08-15-2013 |
20130207649 | OPTICALLY PUMPED MAGNETOMETER AND MAGNETIC SENSING METHOD - An optically pumped magnetometer and a magnetic sensing method acquire information as to strengths of magnetic fields in two different directions. A pump light having a circularly polarized component, first probe light having a liner polarized component and second probe light having a linearly polarized component are emitted to a cell containing a group of alkali metal atoms so as to form a crossing region A magnetic field applying unit applies a static magnetic field in a direction of the pump light incident on the crossing region during the emission of the pump light, the first probe light and the second probe light. And, information as to strengths of magnetic fields in two different directions perpendicular to the direction of the static magnetic field in the cell from the rotation angles of a polarization planes of the first and second probe lights during passage through the cell is calculated. | 08-15-2013 |
20130207825 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSING DEVICE - A solid-state image sensing device comprises a pixel which outputs a pixel signal, a first conversion unit which converts the pixel signal into a digital signal with a first bit length, and a second conversion unit which converts, into a digital signal with a second bit length, an analog signal obtained by subtracting, from the pixel signal, an analog signal corresponding to the digital signal with the first bit length. The second conversion unit comprises a current source, a first capacitance, and a switching unit for switching a supply destination of a current supplied from the current source to one of the first capacitance and a reference potential. The second conversion unit performs the conversion based on comparison between a reference voltage and the analog signal which is charged in the first capacitance and is obtained as a subtraction result. | 08-15-2013 |
20130208037 | PRINT ELEMENT SUBSTRATE, PRINTHEAD, AND PRINTING APPARATUS - This invention provides a print element substrate having a plurality of printing elements. The print element substrate includes a detection circuit configured to detect substrate information of the print element substrate, a shift register configured to serially input print signals for performing driving control of the printing elements, serial-parallel convert the print signals, and parallelly output the print signals, a latch circuit configured to latch the print signals parallelly output from the shift register, and a driving circuit configured to drive the plurality of printing elements based on the print signals latched by the latch circuit. Detection signals based on the substrate information are parallelly input from the detection circuit to the shift register until serial input of next print signals starts after parallelly outputting the print signals from the shift register to the latch circuit. | 08-15-2013 |
20130208043 | PRINTING APPARATUS - A printing apparatus includes a plurality of image sensors imaging a sheet to be conveyed, and a direct sensor unit performing the signal processing of the outputs of the image sensors to detect the movement of the sheet. Here, the plurality of image sensors are provided on the carriage at least at two positions with at least the recording element array diagonally put between the two positions. The plurality of image sensors can image the sheet at two positions separated in a main scan direction and a sub-scan direction. | 08-15-2013 |
20130208044 | LIQUID CONTAINER AND LIQUID SUPPLYING SYSTEM - A liquid container detachably mountable to a recording apparatus to which a plurality of liquid containers are detachably mountable, wherein the recording apparatus includes apparatus electrical contacts corresponding to the liquid containers, respectively, photoreceptor means for receiving light, and an electric circuit connected with a line which is commonly connected with the apparatus electrical contacts, the liquid container includes a container electrical contact electrically connectable with one of the apparatus contacts; an information storing portion capable of storing at least individual information of the liquid container; a light emitting portion; a controller for controlling emission of light of the light emitting portion in response to a correspondence between a signal indicative of individual information supplied through the container electrical contact and the information stored in the information storing means. | 08-15-2013 |
20130208053 | LIQUID DISCHARGING RECORDING HEAD - A liquid discharging recording head includes an element substrate including a plurality of discharge ports configured to discharge liquid and a plurality of energy generating elements configured to generate energy for discharging the liquid, a support member configured to support the element substrate, a first member configured to support an end of the element substrate in an array direction in which the discharge ports are arrayed, the first member having a thermal conductivity lower than a thermal conductivity of the support member, and a second member configured to support an end of the element substrate in an intersecting direction intersecting the array direction, the second member having a thermal conductivity lower than the thermal conductivity of the support member and a thermal resistance lower than a thermal resistance of the first member. | 08-15-2013 |
20130208068 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming apparatus using the laser scan method or the LED method, which is capable of reducing a variation of spot diameter with a simple mechanism, and of forming a high-quality image by adjusting the density depending on the image resolution with a low cost. The image forming apparatus forms an image by developing an electrostatic latent image formed by irradiating a charged photoconductor with light emitted from a light source with developer. A detecting unit detects a distance between an attention pixel and an adjacent image that is adjacent to an image including the attention pixel across a white background. An adjustment unit adjusts a density of the attention pixel based on the distance measured with the detecting unit and a spot diameter of the light on a surface of the photoconductor. | 08-15-2013 |
20130208069 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING EXPOSURE A PLURALITY OF TIMES - An image forming apparatus includes; an exposure unit configured to perform, based on the image data, first exposure for a photosensitive member and second exposure for the photosensitive member exposed by the first exposure; a determination unit configured to determine a type of the image to be formed based on image data; and a control unit configured to control the exposure unit such that a difference in an exposure amount between the first exposure and the second exposure performed based on the image data when the type of the image is a character is larger than the difference in the exposure amount between the first exposure and the second exposure performed based on the image data when the type of the image is a picture. | 08-15-2013 |
20130208148 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS THAT PERFORMS CLOSE-UP SHOOTING, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image pickup apparatus that reduces a camera shake and a motion blur during close-up shooting performed by increasing shooting magnification and depth of field. A control unit determines an aperture value and a shutter speed based on information on shooting magnification and a photometry result. In a situation where luminance information based on photometry result is the same, the aperture value is set larger when the shooting magnification is larger than a first value than when not larger than the same, and in a situation where the shooting magnification is larger than the first value and the luminance information is the same, the aperture value is set larger and the shutter speed is set lower when neither a camera shake nor a motion of an object within an imaging screen has occurred than when either has occurred. | 08-15-2013 |
20130208150 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE USING THE SAME - It is an object to provide an image processing device capable of obtaining a high precise image while aberration asymmetry is corrected. | 08-15-2013 |
20130208155 | ZOOM LENS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A zoom lens includes an imaging lens unit having a positive refractive power and provided nearest to an image-side end, and a focusing lens unit having a positive refractive power and provided on an object side of the imaging lens unit. A distance between the imaging lens unit and the focusing lens unit changes during zooming. The focusing lens unit moves during focusing. The imaging lens unit includes, at a position thereof nearest to an object-side end, a negative meniscus lens component that is concave on the object side thereof. | 08-15-2013 |
20130208156 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS - A solid-state imaging apparatus which performs a global exposure operation, in a determined imaging region, for performing exposure as matching respective start times and respective end times of all rows, comprises: plural unit pixels arranged in two-dimensional matrix and each comprising a photoelectric converting unit for generating a pixel signal by photoelectric conversion, a holding unit for holding the generated pixel signal, and a first gate for transferring the generated pixel signal to the holding unit; a first controlling line connected commonly to the first gates in the unit pixels on the same row; a vertical controlling circuit for resetting the unit pixel; and a first driving line connected to the first controlling line, and not connected to and thus independent of the vertical controlling circuit, thereby enabling to reduce a current flowing in a power supply of the vertical controlling circuit when driving electrodes of the holding units. | 08-15-2013 |
20130208158 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE, IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE - A photoelectric conversion device includes a photoelectric conversion unit which is arranged in a semiconductor substrate, a charge holding portion which is arranged in the semiconductor substrate and temporarily holds a charge generated by the photoelectric conversion unit, a first transfer electrode which is arranged at a position above the semiconductor substrate to transfer a charge generated by the photoelectric conversion unit to the charge holding portion, a charge-voltage converter which is arranged in the semiconductor substrate and converts a charge into a voltage, and a second transfer electrode which is arranged at a position above the semiconductor substrate to transfer a charge held by the charge holding portion to the charge-voltage converter, and the first transfer electrode is arranged to cover the charge holding portion, and not to overlap the second transfer electrode when viewed from a direction perpendicular to the upper surface of the semiconductor substrate. | 08-15-2013 |
20130208159 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD - An image pickup element having a pixel array of a plurality of pixels, with first and second areas: generates a correction data based on the image signal read from the first area; stores the generated correction data in addresses of a memory corresponding to horizontal positions of the read pixels in the first area; reads the correction data from the addresses of the memory corresponding to a horizontal range set in the second area, and corrects the image signal read from the range set in the second area, using the read correction data; and updates the correction data stored in a predetermined range of addresses in the memory, based on the image signal read from a horizontal range in the first area corresponding to the predetermined range of addresses, and irrespective of the range set in the second area. | 08-15-2013 |
20130208172 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGING SYSTEM - An imaging apparatus comprising a plurality of pixels each of which includes a photoelectric conversion portion, and a light-condensing portion arranged on the plurality of pixels, wherein the light-condensing portion has an area smaller than an area of the photoelectric conversion portion. | 08-15-2013 |
20130208173 | TELE-SIDE CONVERTER LENS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A tele-side converter lens including a first unit having a positive refractive power and a second unit having a negative refractive power, in which: the first unit includes one or two positive lenses; the second unit includes one negative lens and one or two positive lenses; and average Abbe constant and partial dispersion ratio of materials of positive lenses constituting the first unit, average Abbe constant and partial dispersion ratio of materials of positive lenses constituting the second unit, an Abbe constant and a partial dispersion ratio of materials of the negative lenses constituting the second unit, combined Abbe constants of materials of the lenses constituting the respective first and second units, focal lengths of the first and second units, a refractive index of a material of a positive lens disposed closest to the object side, and a magnification of the tele-side converter lens are appropriately set, respectively. | 08-15-2013 |
20130208242 | OPHTHALMIC APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OPHTHALMIC APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An ophthalmic apparatus comprising: an illumination optical system including a light source and configured to illuminate an eye to be examined; an imaging optical system including an image sensor and configured to image the eye illuminated by the illumination optical system; an optical member insertion/removal unit configured to insert/remove an optical member in/from at least one of optical paths in the illumination optical system and the imaging optical system; and a notification unit configured to notify an insertion/removal state of the optical member with respect to the optical path based on a signal output from the image sensor in synchronism with insertion/removal of the optical member in/from the optical path. | 08-15-2013 |
20130208243 | OPHTHALMOLOGIC APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OPHTHALMOLOGIC APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An ophthalmologic apparatus includes a first changing unit configured to change a size of an aperture of a diaphragm arranged in an optical path connecting a subject's eye and a light source and in a position conjugate with a pupil of the subject's eye, and a second changing unit configured to, if a signal for instructing the first changing unit to change the size of the aperture from a first size to a second size smaller than the first size is output to the first changing unit, change an amount of light of a fixation target image projected onto the subject's eye from a first light amount to a second light amount smaller than the first light amount. | 08-15-2013 |
20130208244 | OPHTHALMOLOGIC APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OPHTHALMOLOGIC APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An ophthalmologic apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire information about a pupil of a subject's eye, and a control change unit configured to change a method of fogging control for moving a fixation target image away from the subject's eye according to the information acquired by the acquisition unit. | 08-15-2013 |
20130208290 | CHECKING SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD OF CHECKING SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A checking system includes a checking unit and a control unit. The checking unit checks a print product, printed by a printing unit, by using a reading unit to read the print product. The control unit perform controls. In response to the reading unit being normal and the checking unit determining a print product as normal, the print product is discharged to a first sheet discharging unit. In response to the reading unit being normal and the checking unit determining a print product as abnormal, the print product is discharged to a second sheet discharging unit that is different from the first sheet discharging unit. In response to the reading unit being abnormal, the print product is discharged to a third sheet discharging unit that is different from the first sheet discharging unit and the second sheet discharging unit. | 08-15-2013 |
20130208291 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - This invention provides an image forming apparatus that introduces a touch input operation in preview for preventing an error output, and suitably controls the touch input operation to prevent an error output caused by the touch input operation, a method of controlling the same, and a program. To accomplish this, the image forming apparatus accepts a touch input operation for scrolling display contents, and when preview for preventing an error output is not being displayed, sets the scroll speed of display contents by the touch input operation to a first speed. When the preview for preventing an error output is being displayed, the image forming apparatus sets the scroll speed of the display contents by the touch input operation to a second speed lower than the first speed. | 08-15-2013 |
20130208292 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus that executes a job includes a receiving unit configured to receive a cancel instruction for the job after the job processing is started and before the job is completed; and a control unit configured to perform control, by determining a cause of the cancel instruction received for the job, to switch between a processing in which the job is saved in a saving unit as a job to be re-processed and a processing in which the job is not treated as a job to be re-processed. | 08-15-2013 |
20130208297 | IMAGE FORMING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND PROGRAM - In the case where all print jobs are stored in a nonvolatile storage area such as a hard disc to protect the print job at power-off, normal printing time becomes long. In the case where a power-off request is received, the print job that is executing print processing is stored in the nonvolatile storage area. At this time, the print job and authentication information capable of identifying a print-instructing person are associated with each other and stored. | 08-15-2013 |
20130208298 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR EXECUTING PRINT DRIVER MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS - An information processing apparatus connected to a printing apparatus includes a database configured to associate and manage a command identifier and a maintenance command, an acquisition unit configured to acquire from the database the maintenance command corresponding to a command identifier designated by an application and acquired via a spooler according to a port monitor that functions based on an expansion file, and a transmission unit configured to transmit the acquired maintenance command to the printing apparatus according to the port monitor that functions based on the expansion file. | 08-15-2013 |
20130208300 | IMAGE OUTPUT APPARATUS, METHOD FOR OUTPUTTING IMAGE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image output apparatus includes a display unit configured to display on an operation unit a screen including an object indicating that printing is to be performed from a portable terminal apparatus, a generation unit configured to, when the object included in the screen is selected, generate an information code indicating address information and function information of the image output apparatus or an information code indicating the address information and status information of the image output apparatus, a reception unit configured to receive a print job from the portable terminal apparatus having read the information code, and an output unit configured to output the print job received by the reception unit, wherein the display unit displays the information code on the screen. | 08-15-2013 |
20130208310 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, SERVER, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A server accepts a control request for an MFP from a mobile terminal via Internet, and executes control processing for the MFP that functions as a fax device via Internet in response to the accepted control request. Also, the server acquires information addressed to the mobile terminal, which has been received from the fax device to the MFP, from the MFP via Internet and register the acquired information. Then, the server transmits information addressed to the registered mobile terminal to the mobile terminal via Internet. | 08-15-2013 |
20130208311 | POWER MANAGEMENT SERVER, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, POWER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, POWER MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-REDABLE MEDIUM - A power management server for managing electric power for each of groups to which a plurality of image processing apparatuses belong, comprises: a determination unit configured to, when accepting, from an image processing apparatus, a power reservation request for reserving electric power to be used, determine whether to permit power reservation for the power reservation request, in a group to which the image processing apparatus belongs, in accordance with whether a total of a power value notified by the power reservation request, a reservation power value of the group, and a present electricity consumption of the group exceeds an upper-limiting power value of the group; and a notification unit configured to notify a power reservation determination result from the determination unit as a response to the power reservation request. | 08-15-2013 |
20130208313 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus displays image data including a plurality of pages, and scroll-displays the image data in response to a predetermined operation by a user to the displayed image data. In this case, the image processing apparatus obtains a feature amount representing a feature of each image among the plurality of pages, and in a case where a predetermined page having a feature amount satisfying a predetermined condition is scroll-displayed, stops the scroll display. | 08-15-2013 |
20130208314 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A scroll distance in a scroll display performed during a preview display of a print job to which a specific printing method is specified is set to be shorter than a scroll distance in a scroll display performed during a preview display of a print job to which the specific printing method is not specified. | 08-15-2013 |
20130208319 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF AND PROGRAM - The execution of an image processing job is limited using a printing amount by an image processing job that has already been executed and a printing amount that is scheduled to be printed by an image processing job that has already been transmitted but not yet executed. To accomplish this, a multi-function peripheral manages a first printing amount that has already been printed by a executed print job and a second printing amount that is scheduled to be printed by a print job that has been transmitted from the multi-function peripheral to a printer and that has not yet been executed in association with a user ID, and determines, before transmitting the print job, whether or not the total of a third printing amount that is scheduled to be printed by the print job, the first printing amount and the second printing amount exceeds an upper limit amount. | 08-15-2013 |
20130208324 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - An image reading apparatus includes a reading unit configured to read an original document to generate image data, a first file generation unit configured to generate a first file based on first image data that is generated by reading a first original document using the reading unit, a second file generation unit configured to generate a second file based on second image data that is generated by reading a second original document using the reading unit, and an attaching unit configured to attach the second file to the first file, wherein the reading unit reads the second original document after reading the first original document. | 08-15-2013 |
20130208364 | ZOOM LENS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS HAVING ZOOM LENS - A zoom lens including a first lens unit having a positive refractive power, a second lens unit having a negative reflective power, a third lens unit having a positive refractive power, and a rear lens group including one or more lens units in this order from an object side to an image side, wherein distances between the respective lens units vary during the zooming operation, wherein the first lens unit consists of three lenses including one negative lens, and a partial dispersion ratio of a material for the negative lens of the first lens unit, an Abbe number of the same, a focal length of the entire system at a wide angle end and a focal length of the first lens unit are set individually and adequately. | 08-15-2013 |
20130208708 | Method and device for collaborative data communication in a radio network - The present invention relates to communication between collaborative nodes configured to collaboratively communicate in a radio network. A corresponding method comprises: sending, by each active node of the set of collaborative nodes, an RTS message for the same transmission slot; sending, by one of the active nodes, referred to as coordinator node, a CTS message to acknowledge reservation of said transmission slot on behalf of all the active nodes, upon receiving the RTSs; wherein the transmission slot is divided, based on the sent RTSs, into sub-slots for respective active nodes to transmit data packets. The invention provides an improved use of the reserved transmission slot, and a reduced waste of reserved time. | 08-15-2013 |
20130208749 | SUPERLUMINESCENT DIODE AND OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SUPERLUMINESCENT DIODE - A superluminescent diode which amplifies light through stimulated amplification and outputs emitted beams from one of edges at two ends includes a cladding layer of a first conductivity type formed on a semiconductor substrate, an active layer formed on the cladding layer of the first conductivity type, a cladding layer of a second conductivity type formed on the active layer, and a multilayer film formed at the other edge opposite to the one edge that emits the beams, reflectance of which has wavelength dependence, and a spectral shape of the emitted beams output from the one edge is controllable by the multilayer film. | 08-15-2013 |
20130208991 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING MATCHING LANGUAGE FOR CHARACTERS IN IMAGE - An information processing apparatus of the present invention selects one language group, then selects one language from the selected language group, and performs OCR processing appropriate for the selected language on characters included in an image. From an obtained OCR processing result, a matching degree indicating a degree of similarity between the recognized characters in the image and the language selected for the OCR processing is calculated. Then, in a case where the matching degree is equal to or smaller than a particular value, a language belonging to a different language group is selected to further perform OCR processing. The efficiency of the OCR processing is improved. The information processing apparatus of the present invention allows improvement in the efficiency of the OCR processing. | 08-15-2013 |
20130209055 | APPARATUS FOR RECORDING SIGNALS ON DISK RECORDING MEDIUM - A recording apparatus of this invention detects the state of management information, which pertains to a recording address of an image signal, and which is reproduced from a disk-like recording medium having a first area for the image signal and a second area for the management information. On the basis of the detection result, management data is reproduced from the first area of the disk-like recording medium. On the basis of the management data reproduced from the first area, the management information reproduced from the second area is modified. A modify unit records the modified management information in the second area. | 08-15-2013 |
20130209069 | MOVING IMAGE RECORDING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A moving image recording device comprising, an item superimposition unit configured to superimpose a superimposition item over a moving image in accordance with an input from a user, a storage control unit configured to cause a storage unit to store the moving image together with the superimposition item; and a control unit configured to control the storage unit to store information of an image over which the superimposition item has been superimposed in association with the moving image so that the image over which the superimposition item has been superimposed is used as a representative image of the moving image based on a change in a superimposed state of the superimposition item superimposed over the moving image by the item superimposition unit. | 08-15-2013 |
20130209084 | CAMERA - When a mirror holder is at a mirror-down position, a follower portion traces a first region of a cam portion to urge the mirror holder toward the mirror-down position by an urging force of an urging member. When the mirror holder is at a mirror-up position, the follower portion traces a second region of the cam portion to urge the mirror holder toward the mirror-up position by the urging force of the urging member. When the mirror holder is at an intermediate position between the mirror-down position and the mirror-up position, a contact portion is contacted with one edge of a hole by the urging force of the urging member. When the mirror holder is bounced near the mirror-down position or near the mirror-up position, the contact portion is contacted with an opposite edge of the hole against the urging force of the urging member. | 08-15-2013 |
20130209113 | PRINTING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A printing apparatus notifies a user of a message that jamming may be attributed to a protective member yet to be removed, without providing any sensor for detecting the protective member. A method for controlling a printing apparatus that conveys a sheet includes detecting sheet jamming, determining a number of discharged sheets, and notifying the user to remove the protective member present on a conveyance path if the sheet jamming is detected and the number of discharged sheets is determined to be less than a predetermined number, and notifying the user of the sheet jamming if the sheet jamming is detected and the number of discharged sheets is determined to be equal to or greater than the predetermined number. | 08-15-2013 |
20130209117 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image-forming apparatus includes: a first image-forming portion; a second image-forming portion; an executing portion for executing an operation in a first mode in which an image is formed on a recording material by the first and second image-forming portions or a second mode in which an image is formed by the second image-forming portion; an AC-voltage source; a first DC-voltage source; a second DC-voltage source; and a controller for controlling the first and second voltage sources and the AC-voltage source so that in the first mode, application of the AC voltage by the AC-voltage source and the DC voltages by the first and second DC-voltage source are performed, and so that in the second mode, application of the DC voltage by the second DC-voltage source is performed, and application of the AC voltage by the AC-voltage source and the DC voltage by the first DC-voltage source are stopped. | 08-15-2013 |
20130209118 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC COLOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A color electrophotographic image forming apparatus includes a supporting member that supports a plurality of electrophotographic photosensitive drums and is movable between an image forming position and a retracted position, a driving unit for driving the electrophotographic photosensitive drums, an intermediary transfer belt onto which images formed by developing the electrostatic latent images formed on the electrophotographic photosensitive drums are transferred, and a controller for controlling execution of image formation. The controller controls the image formation so as to provide, on the electrophotographic photosensitive drums, areas having a lowered absolute value of surface potential, and so as to stop driving of the electrophotographic photosensitive drums by the driving unit in a state that the areas are opposed to the intermediary transfer belt. | 08-15-2013 |
20130209130 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The image forming apparatus includes a fixing portion, a temperature detection element, and a power control portion. The power control portion is capable of setting a first power supply control mode for supplying power according to the detected temperature for each one control cycle, a second power supply control mode for supplying power according to the detected temperature for each one control cycle and a third power supply control mode for supplying predetermined power, and switches, immediately before a leading edge of the recording material enters the fixing portion, a state of supplying the power in the first power supply control mode to a state of supplying the power in the second power supply control mode, and then switches the state of supplying the power in the second power supply control mode to a state of supplying the power in the third power supply control mode. | 08-15-2013 |
20130209133 | TECHNOLOGY FOR REDUCING CIRCUIT OSCILLATIONS AND RIPPLE IN A HIGH-VOLTAGE POWER SUPPLY USING A PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSFORMER - A high-voltage power supply comprises the following components. A piezoelectric transformer outputs a voltage in accordance with a supplied drive frequency. A rectification part is connected to an output side of the piezoelectric transformer. A drive frequency generating part generates the drive frequency supplied to the piezoelectric transformer. A voltage detection part detects an output voltage of the piezoelectric transformer or the rectification part. A control part controls the drive frequency generating part such that a drive frequency corresponding to the output voltage detected by the voltage detecting part is generated. A first time constant, which is a time constant of the control part, is smaller than a second time constant, which is a time constant of a control target including the piezoelectric transformer and the rectification part. A third time constant, which is a time constant of the voltage detecting part, is smaller than the second time constant. | 08-15-2013 |
20130209134 | DEVELOPER SUPPLY CONTAINER, DEVELOPER SUPPLYING SYSTEM AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Conventionally, when a developer is supplied into a developer receiving apparatus from a developer supply container using the air, a filter is provided in the developer receiving apparatus side, but the pressure feeding type wherein a mixture of the air and the developer is continuously fed from the developer supply container into the developer receiving apparatus side involves a problem of filter clogging. | 08-15-2013 |
20130209137 | PROCESS CARTRIDGE, DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A process cartridge detachably mountable to an image forming apparatus includes a rotatable developer carrying member, a rotatable developer feeding member, a rotatable developer stirring member, a developer carrying member gear, a developer feeding member gear, a developer stirring member gear, a transmission member for transmitting a driving force to the developer carrying member, the developer feeding member and the developer stirring member, wherein the transmission member includes a first gear for transmitting the driving force to the developer carrying member gear, a second gear for transmitting the driving force to the developer feeding member gear, and a third gear for transmitting the driving force to the developer stirring member gear, in which the first gear, the second gear and the third gear are integrally molded. | 08-15-2013 |
20130209138 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An electrophotographic image forming apparatus for forming an image on a recording material includes an image bearing member for bearing a developer image and a cartridge that contains a developer that has a developing roller. A cleaning member is provided for removing developer remaining on the surface of the image bearing member, and a removed-developer accommodating container is provided for accommodating the developer removed by the cleaning member. | 08-15-2013 |
20130209140 | DEVELOPER SUPPLY CONTAINER AND DEVELOPER SUPPLYING SYSTEM - A developer supply container includes a developer accommodating portion for accommodating a developer; a discharge opening for permitting discharging of the developer from the developer accommodating portion; a drive inputting portion for receiving a driving force; a pump portion capable of being driven by the driving force received by the drive inputting portion to alternating an internal pressure of the developer accommodating portion between a pressure lower than an ambient pressure and a pressure higher than the ambient pressure; and a regulating portion for regulating a position of the pump portion at a start of operation of the pump portion so that in an initial operational period of the pump portion, air is taken into the developer accommodating portion through the discharge opening. | 08-15-2013 |
20130209145 | IMAGE HEATING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image heating apparatus includes a rotatable heating member configured to heat a toner image on a sheet; a belt unit including an endless belt configured to heat the rotatable heating member by contacting an outer surface of the rotatable heating member, and a supporting mechanism configured to rotatably supporting the endless belt; a detector configured to detect that the endless belt is out of a predetermined zone in a widthwise direction of the endless belt; and a tilting mechanism configured to tilt the belt unit in a direction of causing the endless belt to return into the predetermined zone based on an output of the detector. | 08-15-2013 |
20130209153 | PRINT CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD - Whether a continuous sheet usable for printing on the basis of first print data and a continuous sheet usable for printing on the basis of second print data are the same or not is determined. If it is determined that they are the same, an image based on the first print data and an image based on the second print data are printed continuously on a continuous sheet. When an image based on the second print data is arranged at an end of a continuous sheet, the second print data is assigned to the beginning of print data to be printed on another continuous sheet. | 08-15-2013 |
20130209933 | RELEASE AGENT FOR TONER, AND TONER CONTAINING THE RELEASE AGENT - An object of the present invention is to provide a toner release agent adaptable to making the fixing temperature of the toner low. The above object can be solved by using a release agent for a toner including a hydrophobic organic substance which is liquid at normal temperature and normal pressure and has a relative dielectric constant of 20 or lower and an SP value of lower than 10, and a gelling agent. | 08-15-2013 |
20130210176 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - Provided is a method of manufacturing an organic light emitting device capable of suppressing a patterning defect caused by a residue of a release layer, the method including: a first organic compound layer formation step; a first protective layer formation step; a second protective layer formation step; a second protective layer processing step; a first protective layer processing step; a first organic compound layer processing step; a second organic compound layer formation step; and a lift-off step in which the pattern of the second protective layer obtained in the second protective layer processing step is formed also in a second region. | 08-15-2013 |
20130211595 | CONTROL METHOD OF ROBOT APPARATUS AND ROBOT APPARATUS - A control method of a robot apparatus, the robot apparatus including a link and a pair of actuators, obtaining each driving force command value of each of the actuators, and controlling each of the actuators, the control method including: a torque command value calculation step of using the target stiffness, the target trajectory, angular velocity of the target trajectory, and angular acceleration of the target trajectory to calculate a torque command value; a determination step of determining whether each of the driving force command values is a value 0 or greater; a change step of performing at least one of a change of increasing the target stiffness and a change of reducing the angular acceleration; and a driving force command value calculation step of using the target stiffness and the torque command value to calculate each of the driving force command values. | 08-15-2013 |
20130211596 | CONTROL METHOD OF ROBOT APPARATUS AND ROBOT APPARATUS - A control method of a robot apparatus, the robot apparatus including a link and a pair of actuators, obtaining each driving force command value of each of the actuators, and controlling each of the actuators, the control method including: a torque command value computation step; a change computation step of computing a difference between the joint stiffness command value and a value and performing a computation of subtracting a value from the joint stiffness command value; an iterative step of iterating the computations of the torque command value computation step and the change computation step until the difference converges to a value equal to or smaller than a predetermined value; and a driving force command value computation step to compute each of the driving force command values when the difference is converged to a value equal to or smaller than the predetermined value. | 08-15-2013 |
20130212056 | MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS SUPPORT APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A medical diagnosis support apparatus is provided. In the medical diagnosis support apparatus, an acquisition unit acquires medical information associated with a diagnosis target as input information. An inference unit infers a diagnosis name of the diagnosis target based on the acquired input information. A calculation unit calculates the influence rate of each input information with respect to each inference. A creation unit creates a report sentence based on the calculated influence rate. | 08-15-2013 |
20130212107 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Enlargement values indicating a degree of enlargement when spatial data is stored in a partial spatial region are calculated for one or more partial spatial regions within a multidimensional index, and in the case where the enlargement value is greater than or equal to a threshold value, a new partial spatial region that contains at least the spatial data is generated. | 08-15-2013 |
20130212124 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A search control unit conducts a search process of data registered in logically one search table by an internal memory table allocated on an internal memory and an external memory table allocated on an external memory. An internal memory retrieving unit conducts a search process of data registered in the internal memory table. An external memory retrieving unit conducts a search process of data registered in the external memory table. The search control unit executes the search process by the internal memory retrieving unit and the search process by the external memory retrieving unit in parallel or sequentially according to a requested search mode. | 08-15-2013 |
20130212464 | PRINT SYSTEM, PRINT SERVER, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A webpage print server transmits script to a client terminal that has run a bookmarklet, and the client terminal that has run the script transmits an HTML of a webpage under display by a web browser to the webpage print server. In the case where the webpage print server was unable to acquire the external files in accordance with an external file reference command contained in this HTML, the webpage print server transmits script that causes acquisition of external files to the client device, and the webpage print server acquires the external files from the client device. The webpage print server then generates printing data based on the acquired external files and the aforementioned HTML. | 08-15-2013 |
20130212523 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus of one aspect of this invention accepts a touch operation for a display area on which a list of thumbnail images corresponding to documents saved in the information processing apparatus are displayed while displaying the thumbnail images. In a case that the accepted touch operation is a flick operation in a lateral direction (first direction), the information processing apparatus changes a thumbnail image displayed in an area for which the flick operation has been made to that of a different page included in a corresponding document. In a case that the accepted touch operation is a flick operation in a longitudinal direction (second direction), the information processing apparatus scrolls a plurality of thumbnail images displayed in the list on the display area in the direction of the flick operation. | 08-15-2013 |
20130212525 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus displays image data including a first area with significant information and a second area without significant information and moves an area to be displayed target from a part of an area to another part of the area according to a flick operation performed by a user in a state where the part of the area in the image data is displayed in a predetermined display area. If the first area is not included in the another part of the area to which the area to be displayed target is moved, the image processing apparatus performs control not to move the area to be displayed target to the another part of the area. | 08-15-2013 |
20130212531 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus that displays a list of items and a control method thereof, wherein the displayed list of items is displayed by sliding in response to an instruction operation by a user, if it is determined that there is a change in an item that needs to be displayed in the list, the user is notified of the fact that there is a change in the displayed list of items by, for example, stopping the slide display or performing highlighted display. | 08-15-2013 |
20130212602 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus comprises: a display unit configured to display, on a display device, a virtual device object to which a first object of a first device driver corresponding to a first output function of an output apparatus and a second object of a second device driver corresponding to a second output function of the output apparatus are assigned; and an acceptance unit configured to accept a data output instruction to the displayed virtual device object, wherein when the data output instruction to the virtual device object is accepted, said display unit displays information capable of accepting an output instruction to one of the first output function and the second output function. | 08-15-2013 |
20130213531 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING ALLOY - To provide an alloy which can suppress minute temporal deformation of a Super Invar alloy as much as possible, and a method for producing the alloy. The alloy of the present invention includes iron, nickel, and cobalt, which are the basic components of a Super Invar alloy, and is characterized in that an amount of a fraction which has not carbidized in carbon contained in the alloy is 0.010 wt % or less. | 08-22-2013 |
20130213771 | SHEET CONVEYING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet conveying apparatus including: a conveying roller pair conveying a sheet by a nip portion; a shutter portion which is rotatably supported on a rotary shaft of the first conveying roller; a same radius portion, provided in the shutter portion, which is formed to have substantially the same radius as a radius of the first conveying roller; an abutment portion, provided in the shutter portion, and against which the leading edge of the sheet is abutted; and a boundary portion, provided in a boundary of the abutment portion and the same radius portion, which guides the leading edge of the sheet to the nip portion when the shutter portion is rotated by abutting the leading edge of the sheet against the boundary portion. | 08-22-2013 |
20130214039 | APPARATUS HANDLING CODES, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME AND PROGRAM - An apparatus for reducing a first document image and a second document image in a size and producing output images on a single sheet, the apparatus including: a creating unit configured to create a code containing information with a higher security level selected from first information contained in a code of the first document image and second information contained in a code of the second document image; and a unit configured to add the code created by the creating unit to the output image. | 08-22-2013 |
20130214126 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - An image pickup apparatus includes a plurality of pixels each including a photoelectric conversion unit, an amplification element configured to amplify a signal based on a signal charge generated in the photoelectric conversion unit, and a first signal holding unit and a second signal holding unit located at a stage following the first signal holding unit and arranged on an electric path between the photoelectric conversion unit and an input node of the amplification element, in which a coverage by a light-shielding member of the first signal holding unit is lower than a coverage by a light-shielding member of the second signal holding unit. | 08-22-2013 |
20130214127 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS, METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME, AND PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION SYSTEM - A photoelectric conversion apparatus includes a pixel array configured to include a first analog-to-digital conversion unit and a second analog-to-digital conversion unit, a first electrical signal supply unit configured to supply an electrical signal to the first analog-to-digital conversion unit, and a second electrical signal supply unit configured to supply an electrical signal to the second analog-to-digital conversion unit. | 08-22-2013 |
20130214129 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP SYSTEM, AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS DRIVING METHOD - Each of multiple pixels includes a photoelectric conversion unit. A first holding unit is configured to hold a charge generated by the photoelectric conversion unit, at a location different from location of the photoelectric conversion unit. A second holding unit is configured to hold a charge held by the first holding unit at a location different from locations of both of the first holding unit and the photoelectric conversion unit. An amplifying unit includes an input node different from the second holding unit and is configured to output a signal based on a charge transferred to the input node from the second holding unit. A first discharge unit includes a charge draining node which is electrically connected to a line where a predetermined voltage is supplied. The first discharge unit discharges a charge held by the first holding unit to the charge draining node. | 08-22-2013 |
20130214131 | METHOD FOR DRIVING PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS - In a photoelectric conversion apparatus including a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix, each of the pixels including a photoelectric conversion unit, a first holding unit configured to hold electric charge, a second holding unit configured to hold electric charge, a first transfer unit configured to connect the photoelectric conversion unit and the first holding unit, a second transfer unit configured to connect the first holding unit and the second holding unit, and a third transfer unit configured to connect the photoelectric conversion unit and a power supply, a first operation mode and a second operation mode are selectively executed. | 08-22-2013 |
20130214374 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSOR - A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes steps of providing a substrate including a semiconductor portion, a non-porous semiconductor layer, and a porous semiconductor layer arranged between the semiconductor portion and the non-porous semiconductor layer, forming a porous oxide layer by oxidizing the porous semiconductor layer, forming a bonded substrate by bonding a supporting substrate to a surface, on a side of the non-porous semiconductor layer, of the substrate on which the porous oxide layer is formed, and separating the semiconductor portion from the bonded substrate by utilizing the porous oxide layer. | 08-22-2013 |
20130214470 | PRINTING CONTROL APPARATUS, BINDING CONTROL APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PRINTING CONTROL APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM THEREFOR - A printing control apparatus configured to control a binding unit configured to perform a binding processing for binding sheets without using a staple includes a control unit that controls the biding unit to divide sheets subjected to printing into sheet groups in units of a number of sheets bindable by the binding unit, and to apply the binding processing to each of sheet groups or controls another binding unit to bind the sheets subjected to printing using a staple. | 08-22-2013 |
20130214471 | PRINTING CONTROL APPARATUS, BINDING CONTROL APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PRINTING CONTROL APPARATUS - A printing control apparatus performs binding processing for binding a plurality of sheets without using a staple to enable a user to easily separate a sheet from a sheet bundle after the binding processing. The printing control apparatus causes a binding unit to perform a binding processing for binding a plurality of sheets without using a staple, and then controls the binding unit to perform a binding processing for binding the plurality of sheets and a sheet different from the plurality of sheets. | 08-22-2013 |
20130214472 | PRINTING CONTROL APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PRINTING CONTROL APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A printing control apparatus that can perform a binding processing without staples and a binding processing with staples includes a printing unit to print image data on a sheet, and a control unit that controls, in a case where image data is printed on sheets for test printing, a second binding unit to perform a binding processing for binding a plurality of printed sheets without staples, and controls, in a case where image data is printed on sheets after test printing, a first binding unit to perform a binding processing for binding a plurality of printed sheets with a staple. | 08-22-2013 |
20130214475 | SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - A first discharging portion that discharges a sheet received from one of image forming apparatuses and a second discharging portion that discharges a sheet received from the other image forming apparatus are disposed so as to be opposite to each other in order to stack the sheets discharged in a common processing tray. A controller that controls the first discharging portion and the second discharging portion, when the sheets are continuously discharged by the first discharging portion and the second discharging portion to the processing tray, controls a timing when the sheets are discharged by the first discharging portion and the second discharging portion to the common processing tray such that a leading edge of the sheet discharged from one of the discharging portions abuts on a sheet surface in the downstream of a discharging direction below a leading edge of the sheet discharged from the other discharging portion. | 08-22-2013 |
20130214478 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF REDUCING TIME AND EFFORT FOR USER IN SETTING SIZE OF IRREGULAR-SIZE SHEET, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus which is capable of reducing time and effort for a user in setting a size of an irregular-size sheet. Width information indicative of a width of a sheet set by the user is stored in a storage unit. A width of the sheet held by a sheet holding unit that holds the sheet is detected. From the width information stored in the storage unit, candidates for a size of the sheet are extracted based on the detected width of the sheet. The extracted candidates for a size of the sheet are displayed on a display. A size of the sheet selected by the user from among the displayed candidates for a size of the sheet is set as a size of the sheet held by the sheet holding unit. | 08-22-2013 |
20130214480 | SHEET CONVEYING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet conveying apparatus, including: a first conveying portion; a second conveying portion arranged downstream of the first conveying portion; a shutter member rotated by the pressure of the sheet and including a plurality of abutment surfaces against which a leading edge of the sheet conveyed by the first conveying portion abuts to correct a skew feed of the sheet; and an urging portion which provides the shutter member with an urging force for positioning one abutment surface at an abutment position at which the leading edge of the sheet abuts against the one abutment surface, the urging portion providing the shutter member with an urging force for rotating the shutter member to position another abutment surface at the abutment position after the leading edge of the sheet is nipped by the second conveying portion. | 08-22-2013 |
20130214481 | PRINTING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A printing apparatus according to one aspect of this invention includes a sheet holding unit configured to hold an envelope, and a detection unit configured to detect an opening width between guides for guiding an envelope held by the sheet holding unit. The printing apparatus further includes an identifying unit configured to identify a flap size of the envelope based on the opening width detected by the detection unit and a size set for the envelope held by the sheet holding unit, and a printing unit configured to print an image on the envelope by shifting image data based on the flap size identified by the identifying unit. | 08-22-2013 |
20130214639 | PIEZOELECTRIC CERAMIC, METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME, PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT, LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD, AND ULTRASONIC MOTOR - A piezoelectric ceramic that includes barium titanate and 0.04 mass % or more and 0.20 mass % or less manganese relative to barium titanate. The piezoelectric ceramic is composed of crystal grains. The crystal grains include crystal grains A having an equivalent circular diameter of 30 μm or more and 300 μm or less and crystal grains B having an equivalent circular diameter of 0.5 μm or more and 3 μm or less. The crystal grains A and the crystal grains B individually form aggregates and the aggregates of the crystal grains A and the aggregates of the crystal grains B form a sea-island structure. | 08-22-2013 |
20130215022 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, PROCESSING METHOD THEREOF, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus inputs a coordinate value of a position designated on a screen which displays one or a plurality of objects, compares an input locus expressed by the input coordinate value string with a second locus, which is defined in advance as a locus used to give the instruction to execute a process for an object, and determines whether the input locus is a first locus or the second locus. When it is determined that the input locus is the first locus, the apparatus selects an object from the one or plurality of objects based on the display positions of the input locus and the object on the screen. When it is determined that the input locus is the second locus, the apparatus executes a process designated by the input locus with respect to the selected object. | 08-22-2013 |
20130215130 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD - A rendering control unit determines movie and graphic display modes with reference to a rendering processing command, and acquires maximum speed information indicating the maximum value of a read/write speed allowed for a memory. The rendering control unit decides a speed to be distributed to a read/write speed of the movie data and a speed to be distributed to a read/write speed of the graphic data with respect to the memory, of a maximum speed indicated by the maximum speed information, based on the determination result. The rendering control unit controls a read/write access of an image with respect to the memory based on the rendering processing command, in accordance with the decided speeds. | 08-22-2013 |
20130215131 | IMAGE GENERATING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - An image generating apparatus comprises an image data storage unit configured to store an original image data therein, and an image data buffering unit that allows data to be read out therefrom at a higher speed than the image data storage unit. A display times counting unit divides a whole of the original image data into a plurality of blocks and counts the number of times each of the blocks has been referenced or utilized for the generation of the image data to be displayed, as the number of display times. A priority order setting unit sets a priority order on a block-by-block basis based on the number of display times thus counted. A buffering control unit performs a control such that image data in a block which is given a higher priority order is stored in the image data buffering unit more preferentially. | 08-22-2013 |
20130215138 | DISPLAY SYSTEM, DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DISPLAY SYSTEM - A display system for displaying one image on a display surface by combining a first image displayed by a first display apparatus and a second image displayed by a second display apparatus, wherein: the first display apparatus displays a first index image at a position which is close to the image displayed by the second display apparatus and which is included in a display range of the first display apparatus, the first index image having a predetermined color and the image having luminances which are changed in a direction parallel to a side adjacent to the image displayed by the second display apparatus; and the first display apparatus corrects the image displayed by the first display apparatus on the basis of a designated position of the first index image. | 08-22-2013 |
20130215146 | IMAGE-DRAWING-DATA GENERATION APPARATUS, METHOD FOR GENERATING IMAGE DRAWING DATA, AND PROGRAM - An image-drawing-data generation apparatus includes an image input unit, a layout storing unit, a display layout determination unit, and an image-drawing-data generation unit. The image input unit receives information about an image obtained by photographing a sample containing a cell. The layout storing unit stores a plurality of layouts. The display layout determination unit determines a display layout, from among the plurality of layouts, that is displayed when the image is to be displayed. The image-drawing-data generation unit generates image drawing data to be displayed based on the information about the image and the display layout. The plurality of layouts include a first layout for observing the image obtained by photographing the sample that holds a tissue structure, and a second layout for observing the image obtained by photographing the sample that does not hold a tissue structure. | 08-22-2013 |
20130215183 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The present invention is directed to an image forming apparatus including a supply unit configured to supply a sheet, a recording unit configured to perform recording by discharging a plurality of colors of inks onto the sheet, a reading unit configured to read out an image of the sheet, a drying unit configured to dry the sheet on which recording is provided by the recording unit, and a control unit configured to perform control so as to record an inspection pattern onto the sheet by the recording unit and so as to read out the inspection pattern of the sheet by the reading unit after the sheet on which the inspection pattern is recorded passes through the drying unit in order to acquire inspection data of the inspection pattern of the sheet. | 08-22-2013 |
20130215223 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - An image processing apparatus which generates an encoding parameter for encoding multi-viewpoint moving image data in accordance with a first encoding method and encodes the multi-viewpoint moving image data in accordance with the generated encoding parameter and the first encoding method, generates an encoding parameter used for encoding the multi-viewpoint moving image data by the first encoding unit such that the encoding parameter used for encoding the multi-viewpoint moving image data is usable to encode, in accordance with a second encoding method different from the first encoding method, moving image data obtained by reducing the number of horizontal pixels in each of left and right eye images in the multi-viewpoint moving image data and combining the left and right eye images, in each of which the number of pixels is reduced. | 08-22-2013 |
20130215224 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - An image processing apparatus which encodes multi-viewpoint moving image data in accordance with a predetermined encoding method, generates converted moving image data each picture of which is a combined image of a right eye image and a left eye image in the multi-viewpoint moving image data, in each of which the number of horizontal pixels is reduced, generates an encoding parameter for encoding the converted moving image data by using the encoding parameter used to encode the multi-viewpoint moving image data, and encodes, in response to the instruction, the converted moving image data, in accordance with the generated encoding parameter, in accordance with an encoding method different from the predetermined encoding method. | 08-22-2013 |
20130215237 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF GENERATING THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS CAPABLE OF DISPLAYING THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE - An image processing apparatus includes an image obtainer configured to obtain a parallax image, an object extractor configured to extract at least a first object and a second object in the parallax image, a parallax amount calculator configured to calculate an amount of parallax of each of the first object and the second object, a viewing condition obtainer configured to obtain a viewing condition when a three-dimensional image is displayed, and a three-dimensional appearance determiner configured to, by using the viewing condition and the amounts of parallax of the first and second objects that are calculated by the parallax amount calculator, determine that a three-dimensional appearance is obtained when a difference between the amounts of parallax of the first and second objects is not less than a predetermined value, and determine that the three-dimensional appearance is not obtained when the difference is less than the predetermined value. | 08-22-2013 |
20130215285 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - An image pickup apparatus includes an image sensor that includes a plurality of first photoelectric conversion elements, and a plurality of second photoelectric conversion elements, a plurality of micro lenses each of which is provided for each pixel on the image sensor, and a controller configured to execute still image pickup using the plurality of second photoelectric conversion elements simultaneous with motion image pickup using the plurality of first photoelectric conversion elements. Each micro lens introduces a light flux from part of an exit pupil of the image pickup optical system to at least one first photoelectric conversion element, and a light flux from another part of the exit pupil to at least one second photoelectric conversion element. | 08-22-2013 |
20130215286 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS AND IMAGE PICKUP SYSTEM - Provided is a photoelectric conversion apparatus including a plurality of pixels and a control unit, wherein each of the pixels includes a photoelectric conversion unit and a digital-signal output unit configured to output a digital signal based on the output of the photoelectric conversion unit, and the number of bits of the digital signal may be switched. | 08-22-2013 |
20130215287 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP SYSTEM, AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS MANUFACTURING METHOD - An image pickup apparatus includes a semiconductor substrate, and multiple pixels. Each of the multiple pixels includes a photoelectric-conversion unit disposed in the semiconductor substrate, a first conductive first semiconductor region disposed in the semiconductor substrate, which holds charge generated by the photoelectric-conversion unit at a place different from the photoelectric-conversion unit, a first transfer unit which transfers charge to the first semiconductor region, and a second transfer unit which transfers charge held at the first semiconductor region. The first semiconductor region includes a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion. At the depth where the third portion is disposed, the first portion is disposed between the third portion and first transfer unit, and the second portion is disposed between the third portion and second transfer unit. Impurity concentration of the third portion is lower than that of the first and second portions. | 08-22-2013 |
20130215288 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH A FUNCTION OF COMBINING A PLURALITY OF CAPTURED IMAGES - The present invention provides a digital camera which can overlay a plurality of images in multiple exposure shooting without intermingling with each other. A digital camera includes an image sensor constituted by a color filter for a plurality of color components, an imaging unit configured to capture a subject image with the image sensor and output the image data, a comparison unit configured to compare first image data output from the imaging unit with second image data output from the imaging unit between image data in corresponding regions within a screen, and a selecting unit to output either the first image data or the second image data for each region according to a comparison result. | 08-22-2013 |
20130215296 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus includes an image obtaining portion | 08-22-2013 |
20130215300 | IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE - The present invention includes a photoelectric conversion unit, an amplifying element, a signal holding portion, and a charge transfer portion. The photoelectric conversion unit includes a first-conductivity-type first semiconductor region and a second-conductivity-type second semiconductor region. The signal holding portion includes a first-conductivity-type third semiconductor region and a control electrode disposed above the third semiconductor region via an insulator film. The second semiconductor region has a plurality of regions disposed at different depths. The plurality of regions has a first region that forms a PN junction with the first semiconductor region, a second region disposed at a position deeper than the first region, and a third region disposed between the first region and the second region. The impurity concentration peak P | 08-22-2013 |
20130215304 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - An image pickup apparatus includes pixels each including a photoelectric conversion unit, an amplifying element, a first signal holding unit and a second signal holding unit both disposed in an electric path between the photoelectric conversion unit and an input node of the amplifying element, a first charge transfer unit configured to transfer electrons from the photoelectric conversion unit to the first signal holding unit, and a second charge transfer unit configured to transfer electrons from the first signal holding unit to the second signal holding unit. Voltage are set such that a voltage supplied to the first control electrode when the electrons are transferred from the photoelectric conversion unit to the first signal holding unit is lower than a voltage supplied to the second control electrode when the electrons held by the first signal holding unit are transferred to the second signal holding unit. | 08-22-2013 |
20130215305 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND IMAGE PICKUP SYSTEM - One or more embodiments relate to an image pickup apparatus including multiple pixels. Each of the multiple pixels includes a photoelectric-conversion unit, and an amplifier which outputs a signal based on charge generated by the photoelectric-conversion unit. Within an electric path between the photoelectric-conversion unit and an input node of the amplifier, there are disposed a first holder, a second holder disposed following the first holder, a first transfer unit which transfers charge to the first holder, a second transfer unit which transfers charge of the first holder to the second holder, and a third transfer unit which transfers charge of the second holder. The first holder includes a first-conductive-type first semiconductor region holding charge. The second holder includes a first-conductive-type second semiconductor region holding charge. Impurity concentration of the first semiconductor region is lower than impurity concentration of the second semiconductor region. | 08-22-2013 |
20130215306 | METHOD FOR DRIVING PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE - After accumulating electric charges in pixels in first, second, and third rows, signals are output from the pixels in the first and second rows in a first frame, and thereafter, after accumulating electric charges in the pixels in the first row without accumulating electric charges in the pixels in the second and third rows, signals are output from the pixels in the first and third rows in a second frame following the first frame. Furthermore, the photoelectric conversion units of the pixels in the second and third rows are reset by the resetting units included in the pixels in the second and third rows in the first frame. | 08-22-2013 |
20130215310 | METHOD FOR DRIVING PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS - In a photoelectric conversion apparatus including a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix, each pixel including a photoelectric conversion unit, first and second holding units that hold electric charge, a first transfer unit that connects the photoelectric conversion unit and the first holding unit, a second transfer unit that connects the first and second holding units, and a third transfer unit that connects the photoelectric conversion unit and a power supply, each pixel is controlled so that the potential of the third transfer unit for electric charge held in the photoelectric conversion unit is higher than that of the first transfer unit at least during a charge accumulation period of the pixel, and thereafter, the potential of the third transfer unit is higher than that of the photoelectric conversion unit while the potentials of the first and second transfer units are lower than that of the photoelectric conversion unit. | 08-22-2013 |
20130215315 | REPRODUCING APPARATUS, IMAGE DATA REPRODUCING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A reproducing apparatus, an image data reproducing method, a program, and a storage medium each detects an attitude state of the reproducing apparatus, extracts a part of an area of image data obtained by an image pickup device, and reproduces the part of the area of the extracted image data. According to the detection result, the part of the area of the image data is changed to another part of the area and rotation processing of another part of the area is performed, thereby reproducing the another part of the area which was subjected to the rotation processing. | 08-22-2013 |
20130215384 | IMAGING APPARATUS - Provided is an imaging apparatus for photographing an image by an intensity of return light obtained from an eye to be inspected irradiated with measuring light, the imaging apparatus including: a fixation target for the eye to be inspected to fixate, an illuminated position setting unit for setting an illuminated position of the fixation target; and an illuminated position controlling unit for controlling the illuminated position setting unit so as to move the illuminated position of the fixation target for a first observation area to an illuminated position of the fixation target for a second observation area, in which the imaging apparatus calculates a movement distance of the illuminated position of the fixation target on the basis of a diopter scale of the eye to be inspected. | 08-22-2013 |
20130215385 | IMAGING APPARATUS - In order to reduce a measurement range of an aberration of an eye to be inspected, provided is an imaging apparatus, including: a first image acquiring unit for acquiring a first image of the eye based on first return light from the eye irradiated with first measuring light via a first focus unit for focusing the first measuring light on the eye; a second image acquiring, by using an aberration correction unit, unit for acquiring a second image of an area corresponding to a part of the first image of the eye based on second return light from the object to be inspected irradiated with second measuring light via a second focus unit for focusing the second measuring light on the eye; and a focus adjustment unit for adjusting a focus condition of the second focus unit based on a focus condition of the first focus unit. | 08-22-2013 |
20130215386 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - In order to solve the problem in that, when a fundus is irradiated with multiple beams, a load has been placed on a subject, an imaging apparatus for imaging an object to be inspected based on return light from a first area in the object to be inspected, which is irradiated with first light, including: a determination unit for determining a second area being narrower than the first area in the object to be inspected; and a control unit for restricting the irradiation with the first light in the second area, which is irradiated with second light. | 08-22-2013 |
20130215387 | FUNDUS IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD - In order to suppress a load on a subject when a fundus is irradiated with multiple beams, a fundus imaging apparatus for forming an image of a first area in the object, includes: a determination unit for determining a second area other than the first area in the object to be inspected; a detection unit for detecting moving of the object to be inspected on the basis of return light from the second area, which is irradiated with second light; a correction unit for correcting the first area on the basis of the detected moving; and a forming unit for forming an image of the object to be inspected on the basis of the return light from the corrected first area, which is irradiated with the first light. | 08-22-2013 |
20130215388 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, DIAGNOSTIC SUPPORT SYSTEM, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus includes a specification unit configured to specify a vascular region based on a movement of a blood cell in a moving image of an ocular portion captured by an ophthalmologic imaging apparatus including an adaptive optics system, and a determination unit configured to determine presence of an abnormality based on the specified vascular region. | 08-22-2013 |
20130215389 | CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND OPHTHALMOLOGIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE CONTROL APPARATUS - In an ophthalmologic apparatus in which a head part is moved at a speed according to a rotation speed of a rotational part of a joystick, in order to enable a moving amount of the head part to correspond to a rotation amount even when the rotation speed becomes higher, the rotation speed of the joystick is detected at predetermined intervals, and when a current rotation speed (count of an encoder during a predetermined period) is lower than a previous rotation speed, a speed obtained by subtracting a predetermined value from the previous rotation speed is compared to the current rotation speed. Then, a higher speed is set as the current rotation speed, and the head part is moved at the speed corresponding to the current rotation speed. | 08-22-2013 |
20130215401 | ILLUMINATION OPTICAL SYSTEM AND IMAGE PROJECTION APPARATUS - The illumination optical system includes, as optical elements, a condenser lens system ( | 08-22-2013 |
20130215437 | PRINTING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A printing apparatus according to one aspect of this invention includes a sheet holding unit configured to hold an envelope, a first setting unit configured to set a standard-size of an envelope for the sheet holding unit and a second setting unit configured to set an additional size attached to the standard-size for the sheet holding unit. The printing apparatus further includes a storage unit configured to store the standard-size and the additional size attached to the standard-size for the sheet holding unit, and a presentation unit configured to, when a standard-size of an envelope is newly set for the sheet holding unit, acquire the additional size attached to the set standard-size from the storage unit and present the additional size. | 08-22-2013 |
20130215442 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE ALLOWING PROXY RECEPTION OF DATA DIRECTED THERETO, AND CONTROL METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM THEREFOR - A communication device that allows a proxy reception device to perform proxy reception of data directed to the communication device. The communication device establishes a SIP protocol-based session through a call controller connected to a network and performs data communication. The communication device holds proxy reception device destination information representing an IP address of the proxy reception device that performs proxy reception of data transmitted to a SIP URI of the communication device, and registers, into the call controller, registration information comprised of communication device destination information and proxy reception device destination information according to which the communication device sends proxy reception instruction information that instructs to perform proxy reception to the proxy reception device. | 08-22-2013 |
20130215444 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A next generation application issues a status information request for acquiring status information from a print device. A next generation driver executes status information acquisition processing from the print device and generates coupled information by coupling the acquired status information each time the status information is acquired to thereby determine whether or not a specific code was acquired based on the coupled information. When the specific code was not acquired from the image forming device, the next generation driver determines whether or not the number of execution times of status information acquisition processing is within a threshold value. The next generation driver acquires information corresponding to a status designated by the status information request from the coupled information when the next generation driver determines that the number of execution times of the status information acquisition processing exceeds the threshold value and responds the information to a requesting unit. | 08-22-2013 |
20130215445 | STORAGE MEDIUM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD - In a case where a parameter received from an application is a first parameter, an information processing apparatus receives data included in the parameter as string type data, converts the received data into binary data, and transmits the converted data to a printing apparatus. In a case where the received parameter is a second parameter, the information processing apparatus transmits data corresponding to the second parameter to the printing apparatus. | 08-22-2013 |
20130215447 | PRINTING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR PRINTING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A printing apparatus according to the present invention can change according to a type of a job whether to switch storage units within a group in accordance with an amount of sheets reaches a certain amount. | 08-22-2013 |
20130215450 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD - An image forming apparatus includes a first designation unit configured to designate a power-off task of shutting down the image forming apparatus in a designated period, a second designation unit configured to designate a setting task of executing a setting process for setting a setting item of the image forming apparatus in a designated period and a restart process for restarting the image forming apparatus after the setting process, and a task control unit configured to control execution of the designated power-off task and the designated setting task. The task control unit is configured to, if the power-off task is designated, perform control to change processing of the power-off task and the setting task according to which of the processes of the setting task a period that an end of the designated period of the power-off task reaches corresponds to. | 08-22-2013 |
20130215459 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus registers a message using a microblogging function in a Web server. When the image forming apparatus confirms a comment to the registered message, it analyzes the comment and converts it into control information for executing processing by the image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus generates an analysis result comment for confirming whether or not the analysis result is correct, and registers the analysis result comment in the Web server. When a comment of the user to the registered analysis result comment is affirmative, processing in accordance with the control information is executed. | 08-22-2013 |
20130215460 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM - On a Web service apparatus, messages are monitored and obtained. The contents of an obtained message are analyzed, and if it is determined that the message includes a print instruction for a follower, the corresponding file is obtained from the Web service apparatus, printed, and after the print completes, a comment relating to the print is sent to the Web service apparatus. | 08-22-2013 |
20130215461 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS HAVING STORAGE UNIT THAT STORES SETTING VALUES, AND CONTROL METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM THEREFOR - An image processing apparatus having improved user-friendliness in setting the setting values that represent contents of operation to be performed by the image processing apparatus. In a case that a login user has changed at least one setting value during the login, a CPU of the image processing apparatus causes a SRAM to store a setting value before change corresponding to the changed setting value. When the user logs out, the setting value changed by the user during the login is returned to the setting value before change that is stored in the SRAM. | 08-22-2013 |
20130215462 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - In the case where input image data is saved to a scan data DB, a first message is registered to a server, and when an instruction to edit the image data is made, image data saved in the scan data DB relating to the instruction is extracted, and when an editing target is selected from the extracted image data, the editing target image data is updated with the input image data, and a second message indicating that the image data was updated is associated with the first message relating to the image data. | 08-22-2013 |
20130215463 | FACSIMILE APPARATUS CAPABLE OF OUTPUTTING COMMUNICATION TONES, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A facsimile apparatus which uses a tone output unit that outputs tones when a VoIP communication in which audio data for a facsimile communication by way of a public telephone line is sent and received over an IP network is being carried out, so as to make a user aware that a non-VoIP communication in which a facsimile communication is carried out by way of the IP network without using audio data is being carried out. When the VoIP communication is being carried out, the tone output unit outputs a first tone for notifying the user of a communication status of the VoIP communication. When the non-VoIP communication is carried out, the tone output unit outputs a second tone so as to notify the user of a communication status of the non-VoIP communication. | 08-22-2013 |
20130215465 | MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR GROUPING INFORMATION OUTPUT FROM AN IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus acquires an event thereof, determines one or a plurality of output targets to which data according to the event is output, based on a type of the event, and posts a message corresponding to data based on a type of the event on a short sentence communication service by using a plurality of accounts of the short sentence communication service provided by a server as an output target. If an information processing terminal logs in the short sentence communication service by using an account for following a necessary account among the plurality of accounts of the image forming apparatus, the information processing terminal displays messages posted by the image forming apparatus via the followed account. | 08-22-2013 |
20130215466 | PRINT CONTROL APPARATUS, PRINTING SYSTEM, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PRINT CONTROL APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - The present invention relates to a print control apparatus that is connected to a data processing apparatus through a first communication unit and connected to an image forming apparatus through a second communication unit. | 08-22-2013 |
20130215470 | PRINT CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR PRINT CONTROL APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A print control apparatus performs a print process for printing image data on a sheet, controls a binding process for binding a plurality of sheets without a staple, and adjusts the printing area of the image data to be printed when performance of the binding process is designated. | 08-22-2013 |
20130215479 | IMAGE-READING METHOD AND APPARATUS - An image-reading apparatus and method for controlling the image-reading apparatus including a document plate where an original document is placed, a line image sensor that reads an image on the document plate by scanning to obtain image data, a reference-setting image that is placed outside a region of the document plate at a position where the line image sensor is able to read the reference-setting image, and a control unit configured to set a reference position when the image sensor reads the image, wherein the control unit detects the reference-setting image from the image data and, depending on a power-on state of the image-reading apparatus, selects the manner in which the reference position is set based on the reference-setting image. | 08-22-2013 |
20130215829 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME AND STORAGE MEDIUM - Efficient selection of an access point is performed in accordance with quality of service of wireless communication required for a wireless communication apparatus. To achieve this in a wireless network system that uses a plurality of access points, the access point suited to the quality of service of wireless communication required by the wireless communication apparatus is selected automatically when the access point to which the wireless communication apparatus will be connected is selected. | 08-22-2013 |
20130216031 | FACSIMILE APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - After a telephone captures a line, a facsimile apparatus detects a tone signal on the captured line. The facsimile apparatus counts a number of the detected tone signals. When the counted number reaches a predetermined number, the facsimile apparatus controls to start a facsimile reception. The facsimile apparatus detects a change of a hook state of the telephone. When the change of the hook state of the telephone is detected, the facsimile apparatus resets the counted number. | 08-22-2013 |
20130216040 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - This invention provides a communication apparatus, which suppresses abrupt changes of a current and voltage generated in a communication line upon connecting an external telephone to the communication line, and a control method thereof. To accomplish this, in a communication apparatus of this invention, when an off-hook state of an external telephone is detected upon connecting the external telephone to a communication line, an SOC captures a line using a first line capture means having an impedance lower than the external telephone side, and then switches an H-relay to connect the external telephone to the communication line. Furthermore, the SOC temporarily switches a line capture state to a second line capture means having an impedance higher than the first line capture means after the H-relay is switched and before the line is released. | 08-22-2013 |
20130216099 | IMAGING SYSTEM AND IMAGING METHOD - An imaging system comprises a whole image read out unit for reading out a whole image in a first resolution from an imaging device, a partial image region selecting unit for selecting a region of a partial image in a part of the whole image which is read out, a partial image read out unit for reading out the partial image in the selected region in a second resolution from the imaging device, a characteristic region setting unit for setting a characteristic region, in which a characteristic object exists, within the partial image, a characteristic region image read out unit for reading out an image of the characteristic region, which is set, in a third resolution from the imaging device, and a resolution setting unit for setting such that the first resolution08-22-2013 | |
20130216199 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus obtains an image signal, which is captured by an image capturing apparatus, and in which respective pixels correspond to light fluxes of different combinations of pupil regions, where the light fluxes have passed through in an imaging optical system of the image capturing apparatus, and incident directions. The image processing apparatus sets a focal length corresponding to an object to be focused, and generates a reconstructed image focused on the object of the set focal length from the image signal. The image processing apparatus generates a moving image by concatenating a plurality of reconstructed images generated in association with a plurality of different focal lengths, and outputs the moving image in association with the image signals. | 08-22-2013 |
20130216214 | LENS APPARATUS INCLUDING FOCUS OPERATION DEVICE AND FOCUS OPERATION DEVICE - A lens apparatus includes: an optical member; a driving unit; a position detector; a rotary operation portion; a projection portion to be rotated interlockingly with the operation portion; an operation portion rotation detector; a driving controller for controlling the driving unit based on an amount of an operation of the operation portion; rotatable first (second) pins; first (second) side locking units; and a lock controller for controlling both the locking units based on a position of the optical member and a rotating direction of the operation portion. The projection portion is provided between the first regulation pin and the second regulation pin. The first regulation pin and the second regulation pin are elastically connected to each other. The lock controller locks the first (second) side locking unit when the focus unit reaches a first (second) end while the operation portion is operated toward the first (second) end. | 08-22-2013 |
20130216253 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - The image forming apparatus determines whether or not supplementation of a consumable product is required, and whether or not an image corresponding to the consumable product procurement information including information related to the procurement of the consumable product is recorded by linkage with the consumable product. Then when the image forming apparatus determines that that supplementation of a consumable product is required, and that an image corresponding to the consumable product procurement information is recorded by linkage with the consumable product, a printing instruction screen for the image is displayed, and the printing of the image is performed in accordance with the printing instructions input through the printing instruction screen. | 08-22-2013 |
20130216258 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CARTRIDGE - An image forming apparatus includes an image forming apparatus body and a cartridge attachable to and detachable from the image forming apparatus body. The cartridge includes a handle portion attached to the case body and grasped when attached to and detached from the image forming apparatus body. The handle portion can be positioned at a first position at which the handle portion protrudes beyond the case body, a second position at which the handle portion is closer to the case body than in the case where the handle portion is at the first position and the cartridge that has been attached to the image forming apparatus body comes into contact with the open-close portion when the open-close portion is closed, and a third position at which the handle portion is closer to the case body than in the case where the handle portion is at the second position. | 08-22-2013 |
20130216259 | DEVELOPER SUPPLY CONTAINER - A developer container detachably mountable to a developer replenishing apparatus includes a cylindrical accommodator; a drive receiving portion provided at one end portion side of the accommodator; an opening for permitting the of the developer through the accommodator; a feeding portion for feeding the developer to the opening by rotating the accommodator by the rotational force received by the drive receiving portion; a contact portion for contacting an urging portion provided in the apparatus to urge the container in a direction opposite an inserting direction in which the container is inserted into the apparatus, when the container is mounted to the apparatus; and an engaging portion provided upstream of the contact portion with respect to the inserting direction, the engaging portion being engageable with an opening and closing portion provided in the apparatus when the container is mounted to the apparatus. | 08-22-2013 |
20130216261 | ROTARY DRIVING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, STORAGE MEDIUM STORING CONTROL PROGRAM THEREFOR, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A rotary driving apparatus that is capable of controlling a rotational speed correctly even when an anomaly occurs. A drive unit rotates a rotating member. A rotating body is rotated with the rotating member. A detection unit detects scales formed on the rotating body. A calculation unit calculates rotation information about the rotating member based on the detection result by the detection unit. A control value setting unit sets a control value to a predetermined value when the rotation information falls outside a predetermined range and a count of determinations that the rotation information falls outside the predetermined range is smaller than a predetermined count, and sets the control value based on the rotation information when the rotation information falls outside the predetermined range and the count of determinations is larger than the predetermined count. A control unit controls the drive unit based on the set control value. | 08-22-2013 |
20130216263 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes: an image bearing member; an electrostatic image forming device; and a developer carrying member. The developer carrying member is provided so as to be rotated in a direction opposite to a rotational direction of the image bearing member at a peripheral speed higher than that of the image bearing member. When the peripheral speed of the image bearing member is Vp (m/sec), the peripheral speed of the developer carrying member is Vs (m/sec), and a time, of movement of the developer from the surface of the developer carrying member to the image bearing member, actually measured in a gap between the image bearing member and the developer carrying member is Tsd (sec), the peripheral speeds Vp and Vs and the time Tsd satisfy the following relationship: (Vs−Vp)×Tsd<3×10 | 08-22-2013 |
20130216268 | NOVEL ORGANIC COMPOUND - An organic compound is represented by general formula (1): | 08-22-2013 |
20130216274 | DEVELOPER CARRYING MEMBER, PROCESS FOR ITS PRODUCTION, AND DEVELOPING ASSEMBLY - A developer carrying member is provided which can maintain a high image quality over a long period of time even where a highly triboelectrically chargeable developer is used. The developer carrying member has a substrate and a surface layer. The surface layer is a cured product of a resin composition containing a binder resin, conductive particles, a quaternary phosphonium salt and an azo metal complex compound, the binder resin has in the molecular structure at least one structure selected from the group consisting of an —NH | 08-22-2013 |
20130216275 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, DEVELOPING APPARATUS, AND COUPLING MEMBER - A developing device usable with an electrophotographic image forming apparatus. The developing device includes a developing roller for developing an electrostatic latent image formed on an electrophotographic photosensitive drum. The developing device also includes a coupling member for transmitting a rotating force to the developing roller. The coupling member includes a rotating force receiving portion engageable with a rotating force applying portion to receive a rotating force from a driving shaft, and a rotating force transmitting portion for transmitting the rotating force received through the rotating force receiving portion to the developing roller. | 08-22-2013 |
20130216287 | CLEANING DEVICE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A cleaning device for use with an image forming apparatus, includes: a frame including a fixing portion; a cleaning member, fixed at the fixing portion, for removing developer from an image bearing member (drum). The cleaning member includes: a blade portion contacted to the drum; and a flexible supporting member for supporting the blade portion, the supporting member including one end portion where the blade portion is provided, another end portion including a portion-to-be-fixed at the fixing portion, and a bent portion between the end portions; and an engaging portion provided on the frame. The engaging portion is engaged, such that the blade portion is not contacted to the drum, with a portion-to-be-engaged provided at the supporting member to position the cleaning member. The engaging portion is spaced from the portion-to-be-engaged in a state in which the blade portion is contacted to the drum. | 08-22-2013 |
20130216289 | RECOVERY TONER CONTAINER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A toner container detachably attachable to an image forming apparatus body, comprising: a recovery container body in which at least one inflow port is formed for inflow of a toner recovered after image formation; at least one rotating member which is rotatably provided to convey the recovered toner, which is flowed from the inflow port into the recovery container body, to a downstream side in a recovery toner conveyance direction; a discharge port which is formed at the downstream side in the recovery toner conveyance direction for discharging the recovered toner in the recovery container body; and a cover member which is arranged to be detachably attachable to the recovery container body and has a bearing portion fitted to a downstream end in the recovery toner conveyance direction of the rotating member and covers the discharge port. | 08-22-2013 |
20130216291 | SHEET FEEDING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Provided are a sheet feeding device and an image forming apparatus that are capable of accurately detecting an abnormality of a feeding state without erroneously detecting when a trailing edge of a preceding sheet and a leading edge of a subsequent sheet are fed in an overlaid state. The sheet feeding device includes ultrasonic wave sensors | 08-22-2013 |
20130216332 | SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet processing apparatus includes a positioning member, a bending conveyance path, and a sheet stacking, a staple processing, a fold processing, an end part processing, and a controlling portion. The staple processing portion performs a stapling process to sheets stacked on the sheet stacking portion at a stapling position. After the stapling process, the fold processing portion folds the sheet bundle to create a folded end part between a first and second surface. The positioning member is movable. The bending conveyance path guides the folded sheet bundle in a curved manner while the first surface slides against the conveyance guide member. The end part processing portion performs a process to the folded end part. The controlling portion controls so that the stapling position is located at a predetermined distance from the folding position in an area on the sheet bundle that will become the second surface. | 08-22-2013 |
20130216954 | DRAWING APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ARTICLE - A drawing apparatus, which draws a pattern on a substrate with a plurality of charged particle beams, includes: a charged particle optical system configured to emit the plurality of charged particle beams onto the substrate; and a controller configured to control an operation of the charged particle optical system. The controller is configured to control the operation so as to compensate for a distortion of the pattern that is determined based on first data of an undulation of a surface of the substrate and second data of an inclination of each of the plurality of charged particle beams with respect to an axis of the charged particle optical system. | 08-22-2013 |
20130216958 | LIQUID-REPELLENT FILM AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR, AND FINE STRUCTURE USING THE LIQUID-REPELLENT FILM AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR - Provided are a liquid-repellent film in which the aggregation of a liquid-repellent material is suppressed and which is excellent in liquid-repellent properties and a production method therefor, and a fine structure using the liquid-repellent film and a production method therefor. The liquid-repellent film is a liquid-repellent film formed of a silane compound having a specific perfluoropolyether group and a fluorine-containing acrylic homopolymer. | 08-22-2013 |
20130216959 | CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM APPARATUS, AND ARTICLE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A charged particle beam apparatus for processing an object using a charged particle beam includes a charged particle lens in which an array of apertures, through each of which a charged particle beam passes, is formed; a vacuum container which contains the charged particle lens; and a radiation source configured to generate an ionizing radiation; wherein the apparatus is configured to cause the radiation source to pass the ionizing radiation through the array of apertures in a state in which a pressure in the vacuum container is changing. | 08-22-2013 |
20130218016 | ULTRASOUND PROBE AND ULTRASOUND APPARATUS - Provided is an ultrasound probe, including: a transmitting unit that transmits an ultrasound wave in response to an input of a transmitting signal which is an electric signal; a receiving unit that generates a receiving signal by converting a reflected wave of the transmitted ultrasound wave into an electric signal; an amplifying unit that amplifies the receiving signal; and a signal switching unit that interrupts the amplifying unit, while the transmitting signal is being transmitted and connects the amplifying unit while the transmitting signal is not transmitted. | 08-22-2013 |
20130219083 | PERIPHERAL DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An MFP sets an enterprise number that responds to an external device regardless of a specific rule corresponding to a request when the MFP receives the request for acquiring MIB information in which a specific object ID is designated from an external device. The MFP receives the request for acquiring MIB information from a PC and responds the set enterprise number to the request. | 08-22-2013 |
20130219202 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS WITH POWER SHUTOFF SWITCH AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - An information processing apparatus includes a switching unit configured to be an ON-state in which power is supplied to the information processing apparatus and an OFF-state in which power is not supplied to the information processing apparatus, a driving unit configured to set the switching unit to the off-state, a voltage supply unit configured to apply a voltage to the driving unit, and a control unit configured to, in a case where a condition for shutting off the supply of power to the information processing apparatus is satisfied, perform control to apply the voltage from the voltage supply unit to the driving unit, and, after the voltage is applied to the driving unit, control the driving unit to set the switching unit to the off-state. | 08-22-2013 |
20130219250 | METHODS FOR DECODING, METHODS FOR RETRIEVING, METHOD FOR ENCODING, METHOD OF TRANSMITTING, CORRESPONDING DEVICES, INFORMATION STORAGE MEANS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS - A method for decoding comprises the following steps:
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20130219529 | PROBE FOR A HAIR CELL, AND LABELLING METHOD FOR A HAIR CELL USING THE PROBE FOR A HAIR CELL - Provided are a novel probe for a hair cell for clearly identifying various conditions of a hair cell, and a labelling method for a hair cell using the probe for a hair cell, more particularly, a probe for a hair cell containing, as an active agent, at least one kind selected from staining compounds represented by one of the general formulae (I) and (II), and a labelling method for a hair cell using the probe for a hair cell. | 08-22-2013 |
20130219702 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIQUID EJECTION HEAD - A method for manufacturing a liquid ejection head includes the following processes in the following order: forming a first metal layer containing a first metal material on an insulating layer of a base on which a plurality of thermal energy generating elements and the insulating layer are laminated in this order; forming a second metal layer containing a second metal material on the first metal layer, and then patterning the second metal layer to form a plurality of protective portions; patterning the first metal layer to form a connection portion for electrically connecting the plurality of protective portions; inspecting the conduction of the connection portion and the plurality of energy generating elements; and patterning the connection portion to thereby electrically isolate the plurality of protective portions and form a plurality of close contact portions which are electrically isolated from each other. | 08-29-2013 |
20130220048 | RESIN GEAR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME - In a resin gear, which has a height h | 08-29-2013 |
20130220091 | SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - A sheet processing apparatus includes a punch portion punching a hole at an end part of a sheet, and a push-out member discharging the sheet by pushing the end part of the sheet where the punch process is performed by the punch portion. The push-out member discharges the sheet at a sheet discharging speed lower than a predetermined speed from the intermediate process tray in accordance with punch process information (i.e., combination of a size and a type of the sheet and number, a shape and a size of holes) that strength of a sheet end part is decreased by the punch process, and is lower than predetermined sheet strength capable of being discharged at the predetermined speed. | 08-29-2013 |
20130220522 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING LIQUID EJECTION HEAD - A process for producing a liquid ejection head comprising a provision step of providing a piezoelectric substrate, and a first and a second support substrate for supporting the piezoelectric substrate; a bonding step of bonding one surface of the first support substrate to one principal surface of two principal surfaces of the piezoelectric substrate; a groove forming step of forming a groove in the other principal surface of the two principal surfaces of the piezoelectric substrate; an electrode forming step of forming a first electrode on at least one surface of a lateral surface of the groove, a bottom surface of the groove and the other principal surface remaining after the groove is formed; a joining step of joining one surface of the second support substrate to the other principal surface of the piezoelectric substrate; and a separation step of separating the first support substrate from the piezoelectric substrate. | 08-29-2013 |
20130221197 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS AND IMAGE PICKUP SYSTEM HAVING PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS - A photoelectric conversion apparatus according to one aspect of the present invention includes a first substrate including a photoelectric conversion region and a surrounding region, and a second substrate including a circuit for processing a signal from the photoelectric conversion region, and overlapping the first substrate. In this case, the circuit for processing a signal from the photoelectric conversion region includes a first circuit and a second circuit with a higher drive frequency than that of the first circuit. In an orthogonal projection, the second circuit is only provided in the photoelectric conversion region. | 08-29-2013 |
20130221198 | RADIATION DETECTION APPARATUS - A radiation detection apparatus include a sensor substrate having a pixel array and a connection terminal connected to the pixel array on a first surface; and a scintillator layer that is arranged on the first surface side; a circuit board that is arranged on a side of the scintillator layer that is opposite to a side facing the sensor substrate; and a connection portion configured to connect the connection terminal to the circuit board. The scintillator layer is arranged so as to cover the pixel array but expose the connection terminal. The circuit board and the connection portion are arranged in locations where they do not protrude from the outer edge of the first surface of the sensor substrate. | 08-29-2013 |
20130221199 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS - A photoelectric conversion apparatus of the present invention includes: a plurality of pixel arrays having different colors and arrayed in the subsidiary scanning direction when the photoelectric conversion apparatus scans a document relatively in the subsidiary scanning direction, each of the plurality of pixel arrays including a plurality of pixels that perform photoelectric conversion; and a pulse controlling unit which controls pulse positions of control pulses that control operations of the pixels, wherein the pulse controlling unit controls the pulse positions of the control pulses for the pixel arrays of each color, according to color offset quantities in the subsidiary scanning direction of the pixel arrays of each color. | 08-29-2013 |
20130221200 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS CAPABLE OF PREVENTING FOREIGN MATTERS FROM ADHERING TO OPTICAL MEMBER - An image pickup apparatus capable of preventing foreign matters from adhering to an optical member and excellent in assembly workability. Alight shield mask has a base member affixed to an object side of an optical low pass filter, which is disposed on an object side of an imaging device. An electrically conductive sheet affixed to the base member of the light shield mask is urged by an electrically conductive urging member toward the optical low pass filter. Through the electrically conductive sheet and the electrically conductive urging member mounted to a main unit chassis, the optical low pass filter is electrically connected to the main unit chassis that provides reference potential. | 08-29-2013 |
20130221202 | SOLID STATE IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - An apparatus includes a plurality of pixels each including a charge storage part, a photoelectric conversion part, a first transfer part and a second transfer part, when a signal charge generated during one period is transferred to an amplifier, a control unit supplies pulses such that a turning-on pulse is supplied to the second transfer part while supplying a turning-off pulse to the first transfer part thereby transferring the stored signal charge to the amplifier, a turning-on pulse is then supplied to a reset part to reset the signal charge transferred to the amplifier, and subsequently a turning-on pulse is supplied to the first transfer part and the second transfer part to transfer the signal charge held in the photoelectric conversion part to the amplifier. | 08-29-2013 |
20130221473 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE, IMAGE PICKUP SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE - A photoelectric conversion device includes a first semiconductor substrate including a photoelectric conversion unit for generating a signal charge in accordance with an incident light, and a second semiconductor substrate including a signal processing unit for processing an electrical signal on the basis of the signal charge generated in the photoelectric conversion unit. The signal processing unit is situated in an orthogonal projection area from the photoelectric conversion unit to the second semiconductor substrate. A multilayer film including a plurality of insulator layers is provided between the first semiconductor substrate and the second semiconductor substrate. The thickness of the second semiconductor substrate is smaller than 500 micrometers. The thickness of the second semiconductor substrate is greater than the distance from the second semiconductor substrate and a light-receiving surface of the first semiconductor substrate. | 08-29-2013 |
20130221515 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device including a first region and a second region contacting the first region along a boundary line, includes forming a pattern having an on-boundary-line line portion with a width defined by a first line which is arranged in the first region and is parallel to the boundary line, and a second line which is arranged in the second region and is parallel to the boundary line. The forming the pattern includes independently performing, for a photoresist applied on a substrate, first exposure for defining the first line, and second exposure for defining the second line, and developing the photoresist having undergone the individually performing the first exposure and the second exposure. | 08-29-2013 |
20130221556 | DETECTOR, IMPRINT APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ARTICLE - A detector, which detects a relative position between a first object and a second object in a first direction, includes: an illumination optical system configured to obliquely illuminate a first mark arranged on the first object, and a second mark arranged on the second object; and a detection optical system configured to detect interfering light generated by light beams diffracted by the first mark and the second mark, respectively, illuminated by the illumination optical system. The illumination optical system forms a light intensity distribution including at least one pole on a pupil plane thereof. The detection optical system includes a stop provided with an aperture on a pupil plane thereof. A shape of the aperture includes a side parallel to the first direction. | 08-29-2013 |
20130221596 | SHEET PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - A driving roller for conveying a sheet to a sheet punching unit, and a sheet inverting unit including a driving roll capable of being driven to rotate by the driving roller are provided between a branching point, at which a return path of a sheet conveying path is branched, and a sheet punching unit. When a subsequent sheet for which a punching process is performed next reaches the sheet inverting unit, the sheet to which the punching process has been performed by the sheet punching unit is conveyed to the return path by the driving roll while making the sheet pass by a subsequent sheet conveyed to the sheet punching unit by the driving roller. | 08-29-2013 |
20130221599 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, SHEET FEED CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus capable of printing a non-standard size image on a sheet of a size as desired by the user as possible, and preventing stoppage of printing the image even when there is no sheet of the size desired by the user in a sheet feeder. When image data is for a non-standard size, if there is a sheet feeder accommodating recording sheets of which vertical and lateral lengths corresponding to vertical and lateral lengths represented by the image data are designated, a control unit feeds the sheets from the sheet feeding cassette. If there is no such a sheet feeder, the control unit feeds recording sheets of a free size from a manual feed tray accommodating the recording sheets of the free size. | 08-29-2013 |
20130221603 | SHEET FEEDING UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A feeding roller, a drive motor configured to drive the feeding roller, a control unit configured to perform one rotation control on the feeding roller, a sheet feeding path curved immediately after the feeding roller, a conveying roller pair provided in the sheet feeding path, and being set to a sheet conveyance speed higher than that of the feeding roller so as to eliminate a loop formed when a sheet passes through the sheet feeding path during one rotation control of the feeding roller; and a ratchet mechanism configured to stop the driving force from the drive motor and cause the feeding roller to be rotated by the sheet conveyed by the conveying roller pair when the feeding roller is pulled by the sheet being conveyed by the conveying roller pair in the course of the one rotation control of the feeding roller are provided. | 08-29-2013 |
20130221604 | SHEET FEEDING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - When a retard roller is rotating in a sheet feeding direction, the rotation is transmitted to a pickup roller and the pickup roller rotates in a direction for conveying the sheet. When the retard roller is rotating in a direction opposite to the sheet feeding direction or is stationary, the pickup roller does not feed the sheet. Therefore, in a successive feeding operation, the sheet to be fed next is always conveyed such that the leading end thereof reaches a nip position between a feed roller and the retard roller. Therefore, the intervals between the sheets are uniform in the successive feeding operation. | 08-29-2013 |
20130221607 | SHEET FEEDING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Provided are a sheet feeding device and an image forming apparatus which are capable of stably feeding sheets having a different basis weight. | 08-29-2013 |
20130221612 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A supporting portion is provided to project from an upper surface of a side regulating member which is provided in a sheet feeding cassette which is detachably attached to a color laser beam printer body, and which regulates a position of a sheet in a width direction orthogonal to a sheet feeding direction, and this supporting portion regulates downward deformation of a conveyance guiding member which is positioned above the sheet feeding cassette and which forms a sheet conveying path R which guides the sheet. | 08-29-2013 |
20130222340 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A control method for an information processing apparatus configured to acquire position information of one or more touched points one by one detected according to a predetermined detection period on a touch panel includes holding the position information of each of the one or more touched points in a holding unit, acquiring a number of the touched points whose position information is held in the holding unit, determining at each predetermined detection period that latest position information of all the touched points whose position information is held in the holding unit is specified, in a case where the number of the acquired touched point is two or more, and deciding the multi-touch operation performed to the information processing apparatus after the determination. | 08-29-2013 |
20130222368 | MESH GENERATING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A mesh generating apparatus comprises a first generating unit that generates a first mesh having grid cells for a region corresponding to an object in an image of the object, a first determining unit that determines distances among corresponding points which correspond to points on the grid cells on a boundary of the region based on a length of the boundary and on the number of points on the grid cells on an outer frame of the first mesh, a second determining unit that determines the corresponding points based on the distances and on a part of the points on the grid cells, the part being located on the boundary of the region, and a second generating unit that generates a second mesh from the first mesh based on the corresponding points and on the points on the grid cells, the second mesh corresponding to the region. | 08-29-2013 |
20130222440 | PIXEL CIRCUIT AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A pixel circuit with a source follower type connection is provided that corrects variation in threshold voltage of a driving transistor, reduces power consumption and realizes high resolution. The pixel circuit includes: a data line for supplying a data voltage; a power source line for supplying a power source voltage; a reference voltage line for supplying a reference voltage lower than the power source voltage; a plurality of control signal lines for supplying control signals; a light emitting element; a driving transistor; a capacitor; and a plurality of switching transistors. The circuit writes the data voltage through one end of the capacitor and subsequently connects the one end of the capacitor to the anode electrode of the light emitting element. | 08-29-2013 |
20130222450 | RECORDING APPARATUS - A recording apparatus includes a recording unit configured to record a first dot and a second dot having a diameter smaller than that of the first dot on a recording medium, and a scanning unit configured to move the recording unit in a scanning direction. A recording resolution of the second dot in the scanning direction is lower than a recording resolution of the first dot in the scanning direction. | 08-29-2013 |
20130222451 | ELEMENT SUBSTRATE AND PRINTED WIRING BOARD - An element substrate includes a plurality of terminals, a first receiving circuit and a second receiving circuit each receiving a differential signal via one of the terminals included in the plurality of terminals, a driving circuit including a first input unit for inputting a first signal and a second input unit for inputting a second signal and driving a driving element based on the first signal and the second signal, and a setting circuit for setting a first connection state of connecting an output from the first receiving circuit to the first input unit and connecting an output from the second receiving circuit to the second input unit, and a second connection state of connecting an output from the first receiving circuit to the second input unit and connecting an output from the second receiving circuit to the first input unit based on an externally input signal. | 08-29-2013 |
20130222462 | INK JET IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An ink jet image forming method for forming an image including applying ink to a printing paper sheet using a recording head of an ink jet system. The ink contains a self-dispersion pigment, a polymer particle having a glass transition temperature of 25° C. or lower, and water and has a surface tension of 34 mN/m or less. When recording a line image having a recording density of 600 dpi or more and 4,800 dpi or less and a width of adjacent four pixels or more by conducting one scanning of the recording head, an amount of an ink droplet applied from the recording head is 0.6 pL or more and 6.0 pL or less, and an average ink application amount per unit area in the line image is 0.3 μL/cm | 08-29-2013 |
20130222463 | INKJET HEAD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING INKJET HEAD - An inkjet head including a substrate configured to discharge ink including a supporting surface formed of a resin material and configured to support the substrate, the supporting substrate including a portion continuing to a surface intersecting the supporting surface and forming a corner portion, the portion forming the corner portion including a non surface treated area which is not surface treated, the supporting surface including a portion adjacent to the non surface treated area being surface treated areas which is surface treated, wherein the substrate and the supporting surface are bonded via an adhesive agent disposed in the non surface treated area and the surface treated area. | 08-29-2013 |
20130222482 | PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT, LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD AND LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS - The piezoelectric element includes, on a substrate: a piezoelectric film; and a pair of electrodes provided in contact with the piezoelectric film; in which the piezoelectric film contains a perovskite-type metal oxide represented by the general formula (1) as a main component: | 08-29-2013 |
20130222488 | LIQUID CONTAINER AND APPARATUS IN WHICH LIQUID CONTAINER IS MOUNTABLE - A liquid container and an apparatus in which the liquid container is mountable are provided, the liquid container and the apparatus enabling the presence or absence of remaining liquid to be checked without the need for a power source and even after the liquid container is removed. The pressure in a communication path is maintained while ink in a containing section is not supplied to the exterior. Thus, the displacement state of a detection valve which is displaced depending on the pressure in the communication path can be maintained even after removal of an ink tank. | 08-29-2013 |
20130222489 | LIQUID EJECTION HEAD AND RECORDING APPARATUS - A liquid ejection head is constructed by providing a recording element substrate on a supporting member. The recording element substrate has at least one thermal energy generating element and a liquid supply port for supplying liquid to the element. The supporting member has three or more supply flow paths running there through. Two or more beams are formed in each of the supply flow paths. The gap between the beams formed in each of the end supply flow paths is greater than the gap between the beams formed in an inside supply from path. | 08-29-2013 |
20130222491 | LIQUID CONTAINER AND APPARATUS IN WHICH LIQUID CONTAINER IS MOUNTABLE - A liquid container enables a liquid contained in a liquid containing chamber to be supplied to an exterior through a supply port. The liquid container includes a first channel, a second channel, and a communication path. The first channel is in communication with a first opening which opens into the liquid containing chamber. The second channel is in communication with a second opening which opens into the liquid containing chamber, the second opening being positioned above the first opening in a direction of gravitational force. The communication path allows the first channel and the second channel to communicate with each other outside the liquid containing chamber to permit a flow of the liquid. | 08-29-2013 |
20130222505 | SHEET FEEDER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The present invention provides a sheet feeder, including: a support member which can be rotated around a pivot at upstream side thereof in a sheet feeding direction and supports sheets; a driving unit rotating the support member upwardly; a feeding portion feeding the sheets; a first detection unit detecting the sheets on the support member at a first detection position above the support member; a second detection unit detecting the sheets on the support member at a second detection position located at upstream of the first detection position and below the first detection position; and a stacking amount determining portion determining a stacking amount of the sheets on the support member, based on a period of time between a time when the second detection unit detects the sheets and a time when the first detection unit detects the sheets while the support member is upwardly rotated by the driving unit. | 08-29-2013 |
20130222533 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - An image capturing apparatus that couples a plurality of images so as to generate a composite image, comprises an image capturing unit which captures images of an object; a determination unit which determines, for each of a plurality of areas into which light receiving portions of the image capturing unit are separated, an exposure condition under which the image capturing unit is exposed; a first composition unit which couples to one another, area by area, the plurality of images that were shot under the exposure condition determined for each area by the determination unit, so as to generate a first plurality of composite images; and a second composition unit which composes the first plurality of composite images generated by the first composition unit so as to generate a single second composite image that has an extended dynamic range. | 08-29-2013 |
20130222576 | DISTANCE MEASUREMENT APPARATUS, DISTANCE MEASUREMENT METHOD, AND CAMERA - A distance measurement apparatus includes an imaging lens configured to form an image of an object on an imaging plane, a solid-state image sensor configured to acquire an image based on light flux passing through a plurality of areas different from each other in an exit pupil of the imaging lens, and a calculation unit configured to calculate a distance based on a signal acquired from the solid-state image sensor. The calculation unit includes a processing unit configured to acquire a first signal in a first imaging condition by using the solid-state image sensor, a processing unit configured to acquire a second signal in a second imaging condition different from the first imaging condition by using the solid-state image sensor, and a processing unit configured to calculate a base length and a distance based on the first signal and the second signal. | 08-29-2013 |
20130222628 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD FOR COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A communication device in a system including a first device and a second device includes an input unit configured to receive a predetermined control command, and a shift unit configured to cause the wireless communication unit to shift to any of operation modes including a reception mode for receiving a signal from another device and a transmission mode for not receiving a signal from another device. In a case where the input unit receives a control command, the shift unit causes the wireless communication unit to shift to the transmission mode without shifting to the reception mode. | 08-29-2013 |
20130222630 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE AND IMAGE PICKUP SYSTEM - A solid-state image pickup device has an image pickup pixel including a first photoelectric conversion portion and a first transistor and a focus detection pixel including a second photoelectric conversion portion, a second transistor, and a light shielding portion, in which a reflection preventing portion is provided on the underface side of the light shielding portion. | 08-29-2013 |
20130222631 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS - A solid-state imaging apparatus comprises a plurality of pixel units forming a pixel array, and a plurality of processing portions each corresponding to each column of the pixel array respectively, and each of the plurality of processing portions comprising a first front-side capacitance configured to hold a first signal having a noise component, a second front-side capacitance configured to hold a second signal having the noise component and a signal component, a first transfer portion configured to transfer the first signal from the first front-side capacitance to a first back-side capacitance, and a second transfer portion configured to transfer the second signal from the second front-side capacitance to a second back-side capacitance, wherein positions of the first and the second transfer portions are different from each other in a direction of the column. | 08-29-2013 |
20130222649 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus which includes an image processing unit and a system control unit, wherein this system control unit adds information for determining an image height reference position of an image before cropping processing is performed to an image cropped by the image processing unit, and records the resultant image in an external storage device. Alternatively, information for determining an image height reference position of an image before rotation processing is performed is added to an image rotated by the image processing unit, and the resultant image is recorded in an external storage device. | 08-29-2013 |
20130222651 | DRIVE UNIT, CAMERA SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY MACHINE READABLE MEDIUM - Provided is a drive unit which, if an amount of driving to rotate the imaging optical system during the preset mode is smaller than a threshold value in accordance with an imaging field angle of the imaging optical system, the control unit is further configured to control the driving to rotate at a speed in accordance with a change rate per unit time of imaging field angle and the imaging field angle by the zooming of the imaging optical system and, if the amount of driving to rotate the imaging optical system during the preset mode is greater than the threshold value, the control unit is further configured to control the driving to rotate at a speed irrespective of a change rate per unit time of the imaging field angle and the imaging field angle by the zooming of the imaging optical system. | 08-29-2013 |
20130222656 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - In a case of a camera array, the arrangement of image capturing units and the arrangement of captured images that are displayed do not agree with each other depending on the orientation of the camera at the time of image capturing and it is hard to grasp the correspondence relationship between both. An image processing device for processing a plurality of images represented by captured image data obtained by a camera array image capturing device including a plurality of image capturing units includes a determining unit configured to determine, on the basis of a display angle of the images in a display region, an arrangement of each image in the display region corresponding to each of the plurality of image capturing units, and the arrangement of each image in the display region is determined based on the arrangement of the plurality of image capturing units. | 08-29-2013 |
20130222657 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A solid-state image sensor includes a semiconductor layer, a multilayer wiring layer, an opening which extends through the semiconductor layer, and reaches an electrically conductive layer in the multilayer wiring layer, an electrically conductive member arranged in the opening so as to be connected to the electrically conductive layer, and a trench which surrounds the opening, and extends through the semiconductor layer, the trench having a space with no solid substance, and the semiconductor layer including a wall portion arranged between a side face defining the opening, and an inner-side face defining the trench to surround the electrically conductive member. | 08-29-2013 |
20130222658 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS - In the solid-state imaging apparatus, the carrier holding portion is arranged at a position in a first direction from a photoelectric conversion portion, a floating diffusion region is arranged at a position in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction from the carrier holding portion with a transfer portion sandwiched between the floating diffusion region and the carrier holding portion, the carrier holding portion included in the first pixel is arranged between the photoelectric conversion portion included in the first pixel and the photoelectric conversion portion included in the second pixel, the carrier holding portion included in the first pixel is covered with a light shielding portion, and the light shielding portion extends over a part of each of the photoelectric conversion portions included in the first and second pixels. | 08-29-2013 |
20130222659 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE AND CAMERA HAVING ARRAYED PIXELS INCLUDING AMPLIFYING UNITS - An solid state image pickup device including a plurality of photoelectric conversion regions (PD | 08-29-2013 |
20130222661 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS, FOCUS DETECTION APPARATUS, AND IMAGE PICKUP SYSTEM - A photoelectric conversion apparatus includes a first line sensor unit in which a plurality of pixels are arranged in a first direction, a second line sensor unit in which a plurality of pixels are arranged in a second direction, and a third line sensor unit in which a plurality of pixels are arranged in a third direction. Each of the pixels includes a photoelectric conversion portion and a transistor. The second direction is perpendicular to the first direction and the third direction is not perpendicular to the first and the second directions. A channel of the transistor is provided in the first direction or the second direction. | 08-29-2013 |
20130222662 | IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGING SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR DRIVING IMAGING DEVICE - Conventionally, in order to obtain a difference signal between an A+N signal and an N signal and a difference signal between an A+B+N signal and the A+N signal, the A+N signal needs to be held in two different capacitors. Hence, there is a problem in that, due to variations in capacitance of the two capacitors, the difference signal between the A+N signal and the N signal and the difference signal between the A+B+N signal and the A+N signal may not accurately be obtained. An imaging device generates a signal obtained by subtracting the same digital N signal from each of the digital A+N signal and the digital A+B+N signal. | 08-29-2013 |
20130222667 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - Edge components in a predetermined direction of a captured image are extracted to generate a waveform image representing the levels of the extracted edge components and the extracted positions. The waveform image is displayed with the captured image. For example, the operability and visibility for focusing in manual focusing can be improved. | 08-29-2013 |
20130222669 | OPTICAL VIEWFINDER AND OPTICAL APPARATUS USING SAME - An optical viewfinder to observe an object image focused as a primary image by an objective lens includes a first display unit of self-luminous type and a second display unit of non-self-luminous type. The first display unit is arranged at a position closer to a primary image plane of the objective lens than the second display unit in a direction of an optical axis. | 08-29-2013 |
20130222677 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus comprises an image capturing unit which captures a plurality of images having different in-focus positions; a defocus amount calculating unit which calculates a defocus amount of an image captured by the image capturing unit; a filtering unit which performs filtering on an original image according to the defocus amount calculated by the defocus amount calculating unit; and a displacement amount detecting unit which detects a displacement amount between the images having different in-focus positions using the image on which filtering was performed by the filtering unit. | 08-29-2013 |
20130222678 | VIBRATION-TYPE DRIVING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - Provided is a vibration-type driving apparatus comprising a vibrating body including an electro-mechanical energy conversion element and an elastic body to which the electro-mechanical energy conversion element is joined; and a flexible printed board connected to the electro-mechanical energy conversion element, wherein the flexible printed board includes a first region bonded to at least the location of an antinode portion of vibration of the vibrating body and a second region that is adjacent to the first region and that is not bonded to the electro-mechanical energy conversion element; the boundary portion between the first region and the second region is located at a node portion of the vibration of the vibrating body; and a gap is present between the second region and the vibrating body. | 08-29-2013 |
20130222680 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND LENS APPARATUS - An image pickup apparatus and a lens apparatus capable of photographing high-grade still images even where an interlace type image pickup element is used are to be provided. When an instruction to photograph a still image is entered, a camera microcomputer generates a timing to intercept light coming incident on a lens according to the aperture value of an iris, and transmits this timing to a lens microcomputer. The lens microcomputer supplies a control signal to an aperture control circuit according to the received timing, and a mechanical shutter is caused to operate as the aperture control circuit closes the iris at high speed. | 08-29-2013 |
20130222785 | MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ARTICLE - The present invention provides a measurement apparatus including a phase detection unit configured to detect, from interfering light of light reflected by a reference surface and light reflected by a test surface, a phase corresponding to an optical path length between the reference surface and the test surface, a refractive index detection unit configured to detect a refractive index of a space between the reference surface and the test surface, and a processing unit configured to obtain the distance from a first phase and a first refractive index detected when the wavelength of light from the light source is a first wavelength, a second phase and a second refractive index detected when the wavelength of light from the light source is a second wavelength, and a third phase at a synthetic wavelength of the first wavelength and the second wavelength. | 08-29-2013 |
20130222787 | ROUGHNESS EVALUATING APPARATUS, AND OBJECT EVALUATING APPARATUS AND ROUGHNESS EVALUATING METHOD USING THE SAME - Provided is a roughness evaluating apparatus including: a generating unit configured to generate an electromagnetic wave pulse; a detecting unit configured to detect the electromagnetic wave pulse from a sample to which the electromagnetic wave pulse is irradiated; a time waveform calculating unit configured to calculate a time waveform of the electromagnetic wave pulse from the sample detected by the detecting unit; and a processing unit configured to obtain roughness information on an internal interface of the sample from the time waveform of the electromagnetic wave pulse, wherein the processing unit extracts a part corresponding to the internal interface in the time waveform of the electromagnetic wave pulse from the time waveform of the electromagnetic wave pulse to obtain the roughness information on the internal interface. | 08-29-2013 |
20130222788 | ROUGHNESS EVALUATING APPARATUS, AND OBJECT EVALUATING APPARATUS AND ROUGHNESS EVALUATING METHOD USING THE SAME - Provided is a roughness evaluating apparatus including: a generating unit configured to generate an electromagnetic wave pulse; a detecting unit configured to detect the electromagnetic wave pulse from a sample to which the electromagnetic wave pulse is irradiated; a time waveform calculating unit configured to calculate a time waveform of the electromagnetic wave pulse from the sample detected by the detecting unit; and a processing unit configured to obtain roughness information on an internal interface of the sample from the time waveform of the electromagnetic wave pulse, wherein the processing unit extracts a part corresponding to the internal interface in the time waveform of the electromagnetic wave pulse from the time waveform of the electromagnetic wave pulse to obtain the roughness information on the internal interface. | 08-29-2013 |
20130222825 | PRINTER DRIVER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A printer driver and an image forming apparatus for appropriately combining additional information (such as a stamp) and an original to print the combined image data. The printer driver according to one embodiment of the present invention, relates to a printer driver connected to a printer for registering form data transmitted from the printer driver, and for combining the registered form data and contents data. The printer driver transmits transparent data as form data and a command indicating that the form data is transparent data, to the printer. | 08-29-2013 |
20130222829 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus includes a first selection unit configured to receive selection of a first device object having a first function of an output apparatus via a setting screen, a second selection unit configured to select a second device object having a second function of the output apparatus, which corresponds to the first device object selected by the first selection unit, and a setting unit configured to set both the first device object selected by the first selection unit and the second device object selected by the second selection unit to a virtual device object, wherein the first function differs from the second function. | 08-29-2013 |
20130222830 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - The image processing apparatus of one aspect of the present invention generates configuration information that includes information indicating the sizes of files included in print data stored in an external storage medium and the locations thereof in the print data. When obtaining each file in the print data, the image processing apparatus obtains an obtainment target file and another file to be used for printing of the same page together with the target file, within the extent of the storage capacity of a storage unit of the image processing apparatus, from the external medium in a single access to it in accordance with the configuration information, and temporarily save them in the storage unit. The image processing apparatus performs analysis for printing with respect to the saved files in order. | 08-29-2013 |
20130222831 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus configured to have a first power mode and a second power mode having lower power consumption than that of the first power mode includes a detection unit configured to detect brightness around the information processing apparatus, a setting unit configured to set a time period for shifting the information processing apparatus to the second power mode, and a control unit configured to, if the brightness detected by the detection unit is lower than a threshold, when a time is within the time period set by the setting unit, shift the information processing apparatus to the second power mode, and, when the time is not within the time period set by the setting unit, not to shift the information processing apparatus to the second power mode. | 08-29-2013 |
20130222832 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus performs, when an instruction is received on a gadget from a user and a printer object allocated to the gadget exists, processing using a printer driver allocated to the printer object, and displays, when an instruction is received on the gadget from the user and the printer object allocated to the gadget does not exist, a setting screen for the gadget. | 08-29-2013 |
20130222833 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus including a plurality of interfaces configured to receive external inputs via a network, a display unit configured to display a screen for selecting an interface to be used in a power saving state from among the plurality of interfaces, and a power supply unit configured to supply a power to the interface that is selected on the screen and not to supply a power to a interface that is not selected on the screen in a case where the image forming apparatus enters the power saving state. | 08-29-2013 |
20130222840 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME - Local operation of an image forming apparatus is permitted from a tablet terminal only in a case where the tablet terminal is in the vicinity of the image forming apparatus. To achieve this, the position of the tablet terminal is determined by GPS. Alternatively, the position of a user holding a tablet terminal is determined using a local authentication unit of the image forming apparatus. Local operation is permitted if the user of the tablet terminal is within a predetermined range with respect to the image forming apparatus. | 08-29-2013 |
20130222841 | PRINT CONTROL APPARATUS THAT PERFORMS CONTINUED PROCESSING OF JOB WHEN POWER IS RESTORED, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A print control apparatus which is capable of performing continued processing of a job upon power restoration of the print control apparatus, according to the status of the job before power-off of the apparatus. A job management section cancels jobs in progress according to a power-off instruction. A job analysis section determines the status of each cancelled job. The job management section sets discrimination information for a job to be processed after power restoration of the print control apparatus, according to the determined status of the job. The job analysis section | 08-29-2013 |
20130222847 | SYSTEM THAT ENHANCES OPERABILITY AND CONVENIENCE WHEN USE OF SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS IS DESIRED, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A system having an image forming apparatus and at least one image processing apparatus that is capable of enhancing operability and convenience when use of specific functions is desired. The image forming apparatus comprises a holding unit that holds information on an image processing apparatus in a mode in which the first application can carry out a predetermined operation to the image forming apparatus. The image processing apparatus in which a first application and a second application are installed comprises a first obtaining unit that obtains information as to whether a process to a predetermined operation instruction is disabled, a second obtaining unit that obtains the information held by the holding unit of said image forming apparatus, and a control unit that determines whether the predetermined operation instruction is enabled based on the obtained information. | 08-29-2013 |
20130222850 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, POSTPROCESSING APPARATUS, OPTION APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, AND CONTROLLER - An image forming system including an image forming apparatus, which is configured to form an image on a sheet according to an input print job, and a plurality of postprocessing apparatuses, which is configured to execute postprocessing on a sheet discharged from the image forming apparatus, includes a supply unit configured to supply the plurality of postprocessing apparatuses with a signal, which instructs a batch power supply to the plurality of postprocessing apparatuses, and a control unit configured, after the plurality of postprocessing apparatuses have been powered on by the supply unit instructing the batch power supply, to discontinue a power supply to a second postprocessing apparatus, which is connected further downstream of a first postprocessing apparatus provided most downstream in a direction of conveying the sheet in the input print job, of the plurality of postprocessing apparatuses. | 08-29-2013 |
20130222853 | PRINTING CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - An apparatus allocates a value of page attribute to each page included in a job according to a job attribute set to the job in an intermediate code format that corresponds to data to be printed generated by an application. If a combining instruction is issued to combine a plurality of jobs whose specific job attributes in which only one attribute value can be allocated to one job are allocated different attribute values, the apparatus processes the intermediate code format data so that printing is performed according to the allocated page attribute values. The apparatus then generates a combined job and transmits the generated combined job as print data to the printing apparatus. | 08-29-2013 |
20130222858 | COLOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The color image forming apparatus includes a CPU configured to correct a result of detecting a toner patch by a density sensor based on a result of detecting a first white reference plate by the density sensor, and to control a density or chromaticity of a toner image based on a result of detecting the toner patch by the density sensor corrected by the CPU. The CPU is configured to further correct the result of detecting the first white reference plate by the density sensor based on a result of detecting, by the density sensor, a second white reference plate for correcting the first white reference plate. With this configuration, a correction of a sensor output is performed with high accuracy, and detection accuracy of the density or the chromaticity by the sensor is enhanced. | 08-29-2013 |
20130222859 | DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD - According to the invention it is possible to determine in advance whether it is possible to correctly generate a conversion table for calibration or color profile correction even with respect to an unknown print medium, and to avoid the preparation of unsuitable parameters and the performance of unsuitable image processing based thereon. In order to achieve this the color of a subject print medium is measured and from the color measurement result it is determined, based on color measurement data from a test pattern printed on the print medium, whether it is possible to obtain parameters suited to the print medium. As a result it has become possible to avoid the preparation of unsuitable parameters to be associated with the print medium, and it has become possible to output images with a comparatively stable reproduction of color even where performing printing on a variety of print mediums. | 08-29-2013 |
20130222866 | ILLUMINATION APPARATUS AND IMAGE READING APPARATUS - An illumination apparatus configured to illuminate a target surface from a first side and a second side different from the first side, including: a guide; and a reflector, the guide including: incident surface; a surface for totally reflecting beam from the incident surface; a reflecting surface arranged on an opposite side of the incident surface relative to the surface; a first exit for causing the reflected beam to exit as converging beam from the first side, the first exit having condensing action in plane orthogonal to the one-dimensional direction; and a second exit, adjacent to the first exit, having condensing action in the orthogonal plane for causing beam not reflected by the reflecting surface to exit as converging beam, and the reflector reflecting the beam from the second exit to the target surface as beam from the second side. | 08-29-2013 |
20130222926 | OPTICAL APPARATUS - An optical apparatus includes a controller configured to control driving of a focus lens in manual focusing. A moving speed of the focus lens is expressed by a function of an operating speed of the operating unit, and the controller generates a control signal for the driver in accordance with the function. When the operating speed of the operating unit is equal to or lower than a threshold, the function is such a linear function that the moving speed of the focus lens linearly increases as the operating speed of the operating unit increases. When the operating speed of the operating unit is higher than the threshold, a differential value of the function increases as the operating speed of the operating unit increases. The function is continuous and smooth at the threshold. | 08-29-2013 |
20130223455 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - Provided is an electronic device capable of performing stable communications between a plurality of electronic devices connected in series. A communication device ( | 08-29-2013 |
20130223683 | Method and Apparatus for Generating Image Description Vector, Image Detection Method and Apparatus - This invention relates to a method and an apparatus for generating an image description vector, an image detection method and apparatus. The method for generating an image description vector comprising: an encoding step of encoding each of a plurality of pixel regions of an image into M pieces of N-bit binary codes, wherein each bit of an N-bit binary code represents a neighbouring pixel region which is in neighbourhood of a corresponding pixel region; and a generating step of generating an image description vector of the image based on matching at least one of the M pieces of N-bit binary code of each pixel region of the plurality of pixel regions with a particular code pattern, where M is an integer of 3 or larger, and N is an integer of 3 or larger. | 08-29-2013 |
20130223712 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND RADIATION IMAGING SYSTEM - In a first search area, the center of which is a pixel of interest within a first projected image, a first evaluation area having the pixel of interest at its center is set. A pixel at which a target the same as that of the pixel of interest has been projected is specified from the second projected image, and a second search area having this pixel at its center is set. Similarity between the area having the pixel at its center and the first evaluation area is calculated for each pixel in the first and second search areas, and the pixel values of the pixels is weighted using weight values based on the similarity. The pixel value of the pixel of interest is updated using a total value of weighted pixel values of pixels within the first and second search areas. | 08-29-2013 |
20130223727 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR LEARNING OF A CLASSIFIER, AND PROCESSING APPARATUS - Unlabeled samples are added to existing samples. Candidate samples for new support vectors are extracted from the added unlabeled samples using a plurality of existing support vectors. The new support vectors are selected from the candidate samples using the plurality of existing support vectors. | 08-29-2013 |
20130223731 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - A CFA pattern is extracted from captured image data for each first unit region. A first altered region is detected from disturbance of the periodicity of the CFA pattern, and the first altered region is an image region in which copying has been performed from image data different from the captured image data to the captured image data. The feature amount of the captured image data is extracted for each second unit region different in size from the first unit region. The feature amounts are compared for each second unit region to detect a second altered region, and the second altered region is an image region in which copying has been performed from the captured image data to the captured image data. Information concerning the first and second altered regions are output as alteration detection results in the captured image data. | 08-29-2013 |
20130223759 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND DEVICE, AND PROGRAM - In image processing of multi-viewpoint image data including image data captured with different focal lengths, an image of high quality, distance information with high precision, etc., are obtained by utilizing image data with different angles of view (focal lengths). An image processing device for generating combined image data using multi-viewpoint image data including image data acquired with different focal lengths, includes a resolution converting unit configured to perform resolution conversion for at least part of image data in multi-viewpoint image data in accordance with a focal length to be output and an image combining unit configured to generate combined image data with the focal length to be output using the resolution-converted image data. | 08-29-2013 |
20130223762 | IMAGE CONVERSION APPARATUS, METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image conversion apparatus calculates, based on a first value for obtaining first coordinate values in a second image before first conversion, which correspond to coordinate values of one pixel in a first image after first conversion, a second value for obtaining second coordinate values in the second image, which correspond to coordinate values of a pixel adjacent to the one pixel in the first image. The apparatus converts the second coordinate values into third coordinate values for second conversion of converting a third image into the second image and converts the third image into the first image. In the calculation of the second value, addition or subtraction using a constant and a result of the calculation is iteratively executed for sequentially outputting values corresponding to results of multiplication of coordinate values of each pixel in the first image and the constant. | 08-29-2013 |
20130223830 | IMAGE STABILIZATION APPARATUS, IMAGE SENSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE STABILIZATION METHOD - An image stabilization apparatus wherein a detection unit detects camera shake in first and second directions that are not parallel to each other and a calculation unit calculates first and second correction amounts for correcting the camera shake in the first and second directions, respectively, based on outputs from the detection unit. A control unit controls correction characteristics of the calculation unit so as to restrain correction of a movement corresponding to a panning operation in the first and second directions as the first and second correction amounts becomes larger, controls the correction characteristics of the second correction amount based on the first correction amount and controls the correction characteristics of the first correction amount based on the second correction amount and a correction unit corrects the camera shake based on the calculated correction amounts. | 08-29-2013 |
20130223831 | CAMERA ACCESSORY DEVICE THAT IS REMOVABLY ATTACHED TO CAMERA-SIDE ACCESSORY SHOE - A camera accessory device which not only makes it possible to prevent a camera-side accessory shoe from being scratched thereby, but also encores positive electrical connection between the camera accessory device and a camera. The camera accessory device comprises a lock lever, a shoe bracket for engagement with the camera-side accessory shoe, contact pins for contact with respective electric contacts of the camera-side accessory shoe, a contact spring-holding member, and an accessory shoe-holding member which moves, in accordance with rotation of the lock lever, to a shoe member-locking position or to a shoe member-unlocking position. The contact pins are urged by the holding members such that urging forces applied to the electric contacts become larger when the accessory shoe-holding member has moved to the shoe member locking position than when the same has moved to the shoe member unlocking position. | 08-29-2013 |
20130223853 | CARTRIDGE - A cartridge detachably mountable to a main assembly of a color image forming apparatus for forming a color image on a recording material, the cartridge includes: a frame for accommodating a developer; and a discriminating member molded of a material having a similar color to a color of the developer. The discriminating member is marked with discriminating information for discriminating the cartridge. | 08-29-2013 |
20130223861 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a photosensitive drum; a first sleeve for carrying a developer containing toner and a carrier having a volume resistivity lower than that of the toner and for developing an image on the drum by rubbing the drum with the developer; a second sleeve for carrying the developer received from the first sleeve and for developing the image by rubbing the drum with the developer carried on the second sleeve; a voltage source for applying a developing bias voltage including a DC voltage component and an AC voltage component to the first sleeve and second sleeve; and a driving device for rotating the first sleeve at a peripheral speed higher than the drum and for rotating the second sleeve at a peripheral speed which is higher than the drum and which is lower than the first sleeve. | 08-29-2013 |
20130223862 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes: an image bearing member for bearing an electrostatic latent image; a developing device including a container for accommodating the developer, a developer carrying member for carrying the developer and for developing the electrostatic latent image with the developer, a developer supplying member for supplying the developer to the developer carrying member, and a stirring member for stirring the developer and for feeding the developer to the developer supplying member; and a controller for controlling, before image formation, a stirring operation by the stirring member on the basis of information on electrostatic capacity between the developer carrying member and the developer supplying member. | 08-29-2013 |
20130223872 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes: a rotatable image bearing member; a toner image forming portion; a transfer member; a cleaning blade, provided downstream of the transfer portion and upstream of the toner image forming portion with respect to a rotational direction of the image bearing member; a discharging member, provided downstream of the cleaning blade and upstream of the toner image forming portion with respect to the rotational direction; and a thin plate-like member provided downstream of the discharging member and upstream of the toner image forming portion with respect to the rotational direction. An end of the thin plate-like member is contacted to a surface of the image bearing member toward an upstream side with respect to the rotational direction. | 08-29-2013 |
20130223873 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus comprising: an upstream side unit which discharges a conveyed developer from a discharge port; a downstream side unit which receives the developer discharged from the discharge port from a receiving port located at a position opposite to the discharge port; and a sealing member which includes a multiple layer with an elastic member and a sheet material alternately stacked and is nipped between the upstream side unit and the downstream side unit to seal a periphery of the discharge port and the receiving port, wherein at least one of the upstream side unit and the downstream side unit is detachably attachable to an apparatus body. | 08-29-2013 |
20130223874 | CLEANING DEVICE, DEVELOPING DEVICE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A cleaning device wherein a cleaner container is provided with an opening, opposing an image bearing drum, for permitting a developer removed from the drum by a cleaning member to enter the container. The cleaning member is fixed at a downstream side of the opening with respect to a rotational moving direction of the drum. The container is provided with a fixing surface for a flexible sheet at an upstream side of the opening with respect to the direction. The sheet is fixed to the fixing surface at an end portion thereof opposite an end portion thereof where the sheet contacts the drum, and at an end portion of the fixing surface with respect to a drum axis direction, the fixing surface protrudes toward a upstream side with respect to a rotational moving direction of the drum beyond a central portion of the fixing surface. | 08-29-2013 |
20130223876 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An electrophotographic image forming apparatus includes a process cartridge which is mounted on a pull-out type cartridge tray to enable front access. The electrophotographic image forming apparatus includes an urging unit for urging and moving the cartridge tray toward a front of a main assembly of the apparatus and a clocking member for locking the cartridge tray in a proper position so that the cartridge tray is returned back to an outside position of the apparatus when the cartridge tray is pushed to the proper position. | 08-29-2013 |
20130223879 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes: an image bearing member (drum); a movable belt; an operating lever movable between a contact position (state) between the belt and the drum and a second position (state) between the belt and the drum, wherein between the contact position and the spaced position, a passing position is located; a cam for transiting the belt and the drum between the contact and spaced states by transmitting thereto a driving force for moving the operating lever to rotate the cam; a driving force transmitting mechanism; and a rotation stopping mechanism for stopping, when the operating lever is moved from the first position to the third position, rotation of the cam to maintain the spaced state so that the belt and drum are prevented from being transited from the spaced state to the contact state by continuation of the rotation of the cam by inertia. | 08-29-2013 |
20130223886 | CHARGING MEMBER, ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - The present invention aims to achieve compatibility between high conductivity and durability against the application of a DC voltage in the charging member of an electrophotographic apparatus for maintaining the image quality of the electrophotographic apparatus in association with an increase in speed of the electrophotographic apparatus and more severe use conditions thereof in recent years. Provided is a charging member having a conductive support and a conductive elastic layer, in which: the elastic layer contains a polymer having an alkylene oxide chain in a molecule thereof, an ion conductive agent, and a polyrotaxane; and the polyrotaxane has a structure in which a linear molecule penetrates the inside of the ring of a cyclic molecule having an ionic group, the linear molecule has two block groups, and the block groups are placed at both terminals of the linear molecule to prevent the cyclic molecule from leaving the linear molecule. | 08-29-2013 |
20130223891 | DEVELOPMENT DEVICE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus is provided which includes a development device that has no developer supply member and with which the decrease in density at a back end of a solid image and occurrence of ghosting are suppressed. A development roller having dielectric portions scattered on a surface thereof is provided and components are configured so that the position of the dielectric portions in a triboelectric series is on the same polarity side, relative to a regulating blade, as the normal charge polarity of the toner. | 08-29-2013 |
20130223892 | DEVELOPING MEMBER - Provided is a developing roller including elastic layer and resin layer adhered to each other and having an appropriately resistance, thereby suppressing fogging. The developing member comprises a mandrel; an elastic layer; and a resin layer, wherein: the resin layer comprises polyurethane resin obtained by isocyanate and polyol; and the elastic layer includes cured silicone rubber composition comprising (a)-(d):
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20130223903 | IMAGE HEATING APPARATUS - An image heating apparatus includes a rotatable endless belt, an opposing member forming a nip together with an outer surface of the belt, and a non-rotatable pressure applying member that contacts an inner surface of the belt and is pressed toward the opposing member. A recording paper carrying an image is nipped and conveyed through the nip to be heated and pressed. The pressure applying member has a metal slide contact portion against which the inner surface of the belt slides. Rz, the ten-point average roughness, of the slide contact portion in a belt movement direction is 0.29 μm or smaller and smaller than that in a direction perpendicular to the belt movement direction. Rz of the inner surface of the belt in the belt movement direction is 1.3 μm or larger and larger than that in a direction perpendicular to the belt movement direction. | 08-29-2013 |
20130223905 | CLEANING DEVICE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A cleaning device for use with an image forming apparatus includes: a frame; and a cleaning member for removing a developer from an image bearing member (drum). The cleaning member includes: a blade portion contacted to the drum; and a flexible supporting member, the supporting member including one end portion where the blade portion is provided, another end portion including a portion-to-be-fixed, and a bent portion between the one end portion and the another end portion and a contact portion. When a distance between the portion-to-be-fixed and the drum in a longitudinal central side of the portion-to-be-fixed is D | 08-29-2013 |
20130224121 | PARTICLE CONTAINING HYDROPHOBIC DYE HAVING CYANINE STRUCTURE, AND CONTRAST AGENT CONTAINING THE PARTICLE - Provided is a particle which can stably hold a dye in itself even in an aqueous solution such as serum, in order to solve such a problem of a particle containing ICG, which has been conventionally used in a contrast agent or the like, that the ICG is a dye having a hydrophilic functional group and hence the ICG leaks out of the particle in an aqueous solution such as serum. More specifically, provided is a particle including a hydrophobic dye having a cyanine structure, in which the hydrophobic dye is represented by the following chemical formula (1). | 08-29-2013 |
20130224484 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A BELT MEMBER AND THE BELT MEMBER - A tube material is formed by continuously extruding a thermoplastic resin material in the shape of a cylinder that has a thickness of 100 μm and a circumferential length of 800 mm. After that, in a polishing process, the tube material is rubbed with a lapping tape of #2000 while being rotated in one direction at a fixed speed, so that circumferential stripes are formed on the outer circumferential surface of the tube material. Then, the circumferential stripes are thermally transferred by pressing the outer circumferential surface of the heated tube material against a mold surface that is finished in the shape of circumferential stripes by a thermal transfer process. | 08-29-2013 |
20130224637 | PHOTOMASK AND SEMICONDUCTOR APPARATUS MANUFACTURING METHOD - A photomask for exposing a region on a substrate, with a mask pattern, including a first line pattern, a second line pattern, a first connection pattern for a peripheral portion of the region and a second connection pattern for the peripheral portion, wherein the first connection pattern is wider than the first line pattern and the second connection pattern is wider than the second line pattern, a distance from a virtual line between the first line pattern and the second line pattern to a center line of the first connection pattern is larger than a distance from the virtual line to a center line of the first line pattern and a distance from the virtual line to a center line of the second connection pattern is larger than a distance from the virtual line to a center line of the second line pattern. | 08-29-2013 |
20130224644 | BLACK TONER CONTAINING COMPOUND HAVING AZO SKELETON - A toner comprising toner particles, each of which contains a binder resin, a compound in which a polymer portion is bound to an azo skeleton structure are linked, and carbon black. | 08-29-2013 |
20130224645 | MAGENTA TONER CONTAINING COMPOUND HAVING AZO SKELETON - A toner comprising toner particles, each of which contains a binder resin, a compound in which a polymer portion is bound to an azo skeleton structure, and a magenta pigment. | 08-29-2013 |
20130224646 | CYAN TONER CONTAINING COMPOUND HAVING AZO SKELETON - A cyan toner comprising toner particles, each of which contains a binder resin, a compound in which a polymer portion is bound to an azo skeleton structure, and a phthalocyanine pigment serving as a colorant. | 08-29-2013 |
20130224647 | TONER - Provided is a toner manufactured in an aqueous solvent, whereby a satisfactory image density can be obtained and the toner laid-on level on a recording medium can be reduced with a normal added concentration of pigment without adding a large quantity of pigment to the toner. The toner is manufactured in an aqueous medium by the suspension polymerization or dissolution suspension method and contains a binder resin, a pigment and an azo compound. The azo compound is a specific azo compound, and the absolute value of the difference in zeta potential between the binder resin and the azo compound is 25 mV or less. | 08-29-2013 |
20130224651 | IMAGE RECORDING METHOD - An image recording method includes forming an intermediate image on an intermediate transfer body by using an ink and a liquid composition that contains a reactant and a siloxane compound represented by formula (1) and transferring the intermediate image. The intermediate transfer body has a contact angle of 50° or more and 120° or less with respect to water. The siloxane compound is such a siloxane compound that a 1:1 (w/w) mixture of the siloxane compound and water is in a phase separation state or exhibits a turbidity of 200 formazin turbidity units or more and has a functional group equivalent of 500 g/mol or more and 4500 g/mol or less. | 08-29-2013 |
20130224662 | CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM APPARATUS, DRAWING APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ARTICLE - A charged particle beam apparatus, which processes an object with a charged particle beam, includes: a detector having a detection surface, and configured to detect a charged particle beam incident on a partial region of the detection surface; and a controller configured to make target incident positions of charged particle beams, to be sequentially incident on the detection surface, different from each other. | 08-29-2013 |
20130224664 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSOR - A solid-state image sensor is manufactured through a plurality of photolithography processes. The plurality of photolithography processes includes at least one first lithography process including a dividing exposure step of exposing a substrate using a plurality of photomasks, and at least one second lithography process including a non-dividing exposure step of exposing the substrate using one photomask. The at least one first lithography process includes a process for forming a resist pattern to define active regions on the substrate, and a process for forming a resist pattern to define charge accumulation region. | 08-29-2013 |
20130224897 | LIGHT TRANSMISSION MEMBER, IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - A method of forming a light transmission member includes a plurality of processes to form a plurality of sections of the light transmission member. Notably, after a first class process to form light transmission portions having narrow-band light transmission properties in a first class section group, a second class process is performed to form light transmission portions in a second class section group, and a fourth class process is performed to form light transmission portions having wide-band light transmission properties in a first section. | 08-29-2013 |
20130224958 | THROUGH HOLE FORMING METHOD - Provided are a method of forming a through hole, which can inhibit misalignment between central axes of holes in both surfaces of a substrate, which is free from metal contamination, and which inhibits notching so as to improve the dimensional accuracy, the method including: preparing a silicon substrate; preparing a supporting substrate for supporting the silicon substrate; fixing the silicon substrate and the supporting substrate to form a composite substrate; and carrying out dry etching to the composite substrate from a silicon substrate side of the composite substrate toward a supporting substrate side of the composite substrate to form a through hole in the silicon substrate, in which the supporting substrate in the preparing a supporting substrate has a hole formed at a region corresponding to a region of the through hole to be formed in the silicon substrate, on a surface of the supporting substrate facing the silicon substrate. | 08-29-2013 |
20130225784 | POLYESTER RESIN, METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME, COMPOSITION FOR MOLDED ARTICLE AND MOLDED ARTICLE - A polyester resin that can be used for producing a molded article having excellent impact resistance, and a method of producing the polyester resin. The polyester resin has structural units represented by general formulae (1) and (2), and contains the structural unit represented by the general formula (2) at a content of 50.1 mol % or more to 99.9 mol % or less with respect to the total of the structural units represented by the general formulae (1) and (2). The method of producing a polyester resin includes copolymerizing a furandicarboxylic acid or an ester thereof with ethylene glycol and diethylene glycol. In the formula, R | 08-29-2013 |
20130225970 | SUBJECT INFORMATION ACQUIRING APPARATUS - A subject information acquiring apparatus of the present invention includes a subject-holding member which holds a subject and a probe unit having a transducer which receives acoustic waves from the subject through the subject-holding member, a housing which accommodates the transducer, and a matching liquid-holding member configured to hold a matching liquid between the transducer and the subject-holding member, the probe unit being allowed to move relative to the subject-holding member. The probe unit has a guide which introduces the matching liquid to the subject-holding member, the matching liquid having been spilled from a space defined by the matching liquid-holding member, the transducer, and the subject-holding member onto the upper surface of the hosing and then flowed from the upper surface of the housing. | 08-29-2013 |
20130226942 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR EXTRACTING A META DATA FRAGMENT FROM A METADATA COMPONENT ASSOCIATED WITH MULTIMEDIA DATA - A method and device for extracting, from a metadata component associated with a media resource, a metadata fragment associated with a given media fragment of the media resource, the method comprising and the device comprising means for obtaining at least one search expression, for finding the metadata fragment in the metadata component, based on the type of extraction parameters related to a request for obtaining the media fragment from the media resource and the structure of metadata component; parameterization of the or each obtained search expression with values based on values of the extraction parameters and extracting from the metadata component the metadata fragment using the or each parameterized search expression. | 08-29-2013 |
20130227325 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - The present invention relates to a job processing apparatus including an instruction unit configured to provide an instruction to shift a power supply to an OFF state, a setting unit configured to variably set a suspended time for shifting from a suspended state to the OFF state based on a threshold of the number of rewritable times calculated by a calculation unit and a number of writing times, and a control unit configured to shift the power supply to the OFF state after the suspended time set by the setting unit has lapsed. | 08-29-2013 |
20130227358 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus transmits a log thereof relating to a status detected thereby to a log collection server, and sets a storage period of each transmitted log in the log collection server. The image forming apparatus acquires a total amount of logs thereof stored in the log collection server and a storage period of each log from the log collection server, and deletes the log thereof stored in the log collection server based on the storage period of each log before transmitting a log if a sum total including the total amount and a total amount of logs to be transmitted reaches an upper limit. | 08-29-2013 |
20130227400 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus includes an extraction unit configured to scan document data in a direction from a first page to a last page to extract a first page range required for reducing one page and to scan the document data from the last page in the first page range in a direction opposite to the direction of scanning the first page range to extract a second page range required for reducing one page, and a page reduction unit configured to execute page reduction processing by reducing a blank region included in a page in the second page range if a number of pages included in the second page range is smaller than a number of pages included in the first page range. | 08-29-2013 |
20130263669 | PROBE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND OBJECT INFORMATION ACQUISITION APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A probe is provided where a problem of reduction in a reflective performance of an optical reflection layer due to the surface roughness of a support layer of an optical reflection member provided on an element for reflecting irradiation light onto an object or scattered light thereof is solved. The probe includes an element including cells. The probe further includes: an optical reflection layer | 10-10-2013 |
20130270062 | RECORDING APPARATUS AND SHEET PROCESSING METHOD - A method includes pulling out and conveying a sheet having splice portions, acquiring information relating to a position of an indentation on the sheet formed in addition to a splice portion, and performing processing on the sheet but a position corresponding to the acquired position of the indentation and its vicinity. | 10-17-2013 |
20130272590 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD FOR A TOMOGRAM OF AN EYE REGION - There is provided a technique for adaptively acquiring, from a tomogram of an eye region, diagnosis information data of the eye region which is used for the diagnosis of a plurality of kinds of diseases, without increasing load on a user. A layer acquisition unit ( | 10-17-2013 |
20130286348 | OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Provided is an optical coherence tomography apparatus for obtaining a tomographic image from an interference light between a reference light and a measurement light having passed through an object. The OCT apparatus includes: a detection unit for detecting the presence/absence of an anterior eye imaging attachment member of the optical coherence tomography apparatus; a storage unit for storing information about the presence/absence of the anterior eye imaging attachment member obtained by the detection unit when the object is imaged; and a control unit for restricting capturing of the tomographic image when the object is imaged again based on the information about the presence of the anterior eye imaging attachment member stored in the storage unit and when the detachment of the anterior eye imaging attachment member is detected by the detection unit. | 10-31-2013 |
20130287437 | CARTRIDGE, AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS WHICH USES CARTRIDGE - A cartridge for use with a main assembly of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus, the cartridge being dismountable from the main assembly and including (i) a developing roller for developing an electrostatic latent image formed on an electrophotographic photosensitive drum, the developing roller being rotatable about an axis thereof; and (ii) a coupling member capable of taking a rotational force transmitting angular position for transmitting a rotational force for rotating the developing roller to the developing roller and a disengaging angular position in which the coupling member is inclined away from the rotational force transmitting angular position. | 10-31-2013 |
20130293694 | MEDICAL SUPPORT SYSTEM - There is provided a medical support system in which a plurality of photography apparatuses and a portable-type viewer apparatus including a display unit are communicably connected to a server. The portable-type viewer apparatus includes: a selection unit that selects one of the plurality of photography apparatuses; and a photographer ID input unit that inputs a photographer ID that is an ID of a photographer photographing a subject using the selected photography apparatus. The selected photography apparatus further includes a transmission unit that transmits image data of the subject photographed by the selected photography apparatus to the server, and the server includes a recording unit that records the photographer ID and the transmitted image data in association with each other in a case where the photographer ID is input. | 11-07-2013 |
20130293838 | OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - Provided is an optical coherence tomography apparatus for obtaining a tomographic image from an interference light between a reference light and a measurement light having passed through an object. The optical coherence tomography apparatus includes: a storage unit for storing information of a display mode of an imaging screen when the object is imaged; and a control unit for displaying an imaging screen of a display mode, based on the information stored in the imaging, as an initial screen, when the object is imaged after storage in the storage unit. | 11-07-2013 |
20130293910 | OUTPUT CONTROL APPARATUS, ITS CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An output control apparatus which performs output control of data displayed on a display unit includes a detection unit configured to detect an output apparatus located near the display unit, an acquisition unit configured to acquire arrangement position information indicating an arrangement position of the output apparatus, a determination unit configured to determine an output layout of the data according to a relationship between the arrangement position of the output apparatus indicated by the arrangement position information and a display position of the data displayed on the display unit, and a control unit configured to perform control to output the data from the output apparatus with the output layout determined by the determination unit. | 11-07-2013 |
20130293971 | OPTICAL SYSTEM AND OPTICAL APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - An optical system includes, in order from an enlargement conjugate side to a reduction conjugate side via a largest air gap, a front unit having a negative power, and a rear unit having positive power. The optical system satisfies 1.7511-07-2013 | |
20130299714 | CHARGED-PARTICLE BEAM LENS - A charged-particle beam lens includes a plate-like anode, a plate-like cathode, and an insulator disposed between the anode and the cathode. The insulator, the anode, and the cathode have a passage portion through which a charged beam is passed. A high-resistance film is formed on an inner side of the insulator, the inner side forming the passage portion, or an outermost side of insulator, and the anode and the cathode are electrically connected together via the high-resistance film. The anode and the high-resistance film, and the cathode and the high-resistance film each contain the same metal or semiconductor element and have different resistant values. This suppresses electric field concentration due to an increase in resistance and poor connection at the interface between the anode and the cathode and the high-resistance film or at the interface between the electroconductive film and the high-resistance film, thus suppressing generation of discharge. | 11-14-2013 |
20130307041 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DETECTION DEVICE, DETECTION DEVICE, AND DETECTION SYSTEM - Before transmitting a print job to a printing apparatus, a CPU of a print processing apparatus determines whether paper information designated in the print job has been registered in a paper information database of the print processing apparatus. If the paper information has not been registered, the CPU extracts paper information similar to the paper information designated in the print job from those stored in the paper information database of the print processing apparatus. Furthermore, the CPU copies information about the dependency on the printing apparatus, which is included in the extracted paper information (printer dependency information) to the paper information designated in the print job. Then, the CPU registers the paper information designated in the print job, to which the printer dependency information has been copied, in a paper information database of the printing apparatus and transmits the print job to the printing apparatus. | 11-21-2013 |
20130315620 | ELECTRO-CONDUCTIVE MEMBER FOR ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - An electro-conductive member for electrophotography, including an electro-conductive mandrel and an electro-conductive layer; and a process cartridge and an electrophotographic apparatus using the same. The layer contains a binder resin having a sulfo or a quaternary ammonium group as an ion exchange group, and an ion opposite in polarity to the ion exchange group. The resin has any one of structures represented by formulas (1)-1 and (1)-2, and any one of structures represented by formulas (2)-1 to (2)-3; and the resin has a molecular structure preventing occurrence of a matrix-domain structure. M represents an integer of 2-20, n represents an integer of 5-50, p represents an integer of 1-25, q represents an integer of 1-15, and r represents an integer of 1-12. | 11-28-2013 |
20130336672 | CONNECTOR FOR HEATER, FIXING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image fixing apparatus includes a heater including a substrate, a first electrode provided on one side of the substrate and a second electrode provided on the other side of the substrate; and a connector, connected with the heater, for receiving electric power, the connector including an electrically insulative housing, and a contact terminal provided inside the housing and having first spring contact contacted to the first electrode and a second spring contact contacted to the second electrode, wherein the first spring contact and the second spring contact are disposed at positions different as seen in a direction perpendicular to a surface of the substrate. | 12-19-2013 |
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20140022309 | PRINT HEAD AND INK JET PRINTING APPARATUS - A print head and an ink jet printing apparatus are provided which can have smaller sizes if a print head is used which includes a substrate with a plurality of ejection port arrays and a substrate with ejection port arrays longer than the plurality of ejection port arrays. A drive circuit formed in a substrate is formed outside ejection port arrays in the substrate along the extending direction of the ejection port arrays. The drive circuit formed on an overlapping side of the substrate where the ejection port arrays overlap is formed to be longer, along the extending direction of the ejection port arrays, than a drive circuit formed on a side of the substrate which is opposite to the overlapping side. Furthermore, the ejection port arrays and the ejection port arrays overlap in the extending direction of ink supply ports, and the substrates are mounted on a support. | 01-23-2014 |
20140065547 | CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM APPARATUS, DRAWING APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ARTICLE - An apparatus includes: an image sensor including pixels which constitute rows; and a controller configured to control an irradiation operation of irradiating a pixel of the image sensor with a charged particle beam to generate a signal charge, a transfer operation of sequentially transferring, pixel by pixel in a column direction, the signal charge accumulated in the irradiated pixel, and an output operation of outputting the transferred signal charge from the image sensor. The controller is configured to cause a first irradiation operation for a first part of the rows as an irradiated region, a transfer operation of transferring a signal charge generated in the first part to a second part of the rows adjacent to the first part, as a non-irradiated region, and a second irradiation operation for the first part, to be performed sequentially. | 03-06-2014 |
20140146247 | ORGANIC METAL COMPLEX AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE DEVICE USING THE COMPLEX - To provide an organic electroluminescence device that emits blue light and is excellent in luminescence properties (in particular, external quantum yield), and provide an organic metal complex including xanthone in a ligand of the following formula (1). | 05-29-2014 |
20140203682 | ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCER AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR - An electromechanical transducer includes a plurality cells that are electrically connected to form a unit. Each of the cells includes a first electrode and a second electrode provided with a gap being disposed therebetween. Dummy cells that are not electrically connected to the cells are provided around the outer periphery of the unit of the cells. | 07-24-2014 |
20140284456 | RADIATION DETECTION APPARATUS AND RADIATION DETECTION SYSTEM - A radiation detection apparatus includes a substrate; a pixel area constituted of one or more pixels including a sensor element on the substrate; and a light source, wherein the light source is disposed at a side of the substrate in which the pixel area is disposed and outside of the pixel area, and light from the light source is incident on the sensor element. | 09-25-2014 |