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| 20220299986 | DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, SYSTEM, DIAGNOSTIC METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A diagnostic apparatus includes circuitry that acquires a detection result of a time-varying physical quantity generated by a machine that performs a plurality of processes; generates a determination result of the processing based on the detection result; and outputs, to the machine, batch determination information in units of a plurality of same type processes performed by the machine. The batch determination information indicates whether at least one of the plurality of same type processes is determined as abnormal. Based on the batch determination information, the machine performs an action. | 09-22-2022 |
| 20220299936 | ELECTRICAL APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An electrical apparatus includes a housing, a blower, and a duct. The housing covers a plurality of electrical components. The blower blows air. The duct guides the air that has cooled one of the plurality of electrical components to another one of the plurality of electrical components. The duct includes a fire wall. | 09-22-2022 |
| 20220299923 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, INSPECTION DEVICE, AND INSPECTION METHOD - An image processing system includes an image forming device, a sensor, and processing circuitry. The image forming device forms an image on a first conveyance medium. The sensor acquires information about the image formed on the first conveyance medium by the image forming device. The processing circuitry performs ejection control to eject a second conveyance medium according to predetermined setting information in a case where the image formed on the first conveyance medium is a defective image, based on the information acquired by the sensor. | 09-22-2022 |
| 20220299922 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry receives a timing selected for re-forming an image and re-forms the image determined to be defective based on information about the image formed on a first conveyance medium, on a second conveyance medium at the selected timing. | 09-22-2022 |
| 20220299919 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME - A fixing device includes a rotator, a secured member, a pressure rotator, and lubricant. The rotator has flexibility and a sleeve form. The rotator includes an inner portion having a sliding surface. The inner portion has an elastic power of 55% or more. The secured member is disposed inside a loop of the rotator and has a slide surface on which the sliding surface of the rotator is to slide. The slide surface has a smaller surface roughness in a sliding direction of the rotator than a surface roughness of the sliding surface in the sliding direction of the rotator. The pressure rotator presses the rotator against the secured member and forms a nip between the rotator and the pressure rotator. The lubricant is provided between the rotator and the secured member. | 09-22-2022 |
| 20220299909 | POWDER CONVEYING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING THE POWDER CONVEYING DEVICE - A powder conveying device includes an inflow portion, a discharge portion, and a conveying screw. Powder flows into the inflow portion from outside of the powder conveying device. The powder flows out from the discharge portion to the outside of the powder conveying device. The conveying screw includes a shaft and conveys the powder from the inflow portion to the discharge portion in a conveying direction. A surface portion of the shaft at at least one of an upstream end or a downstream end of the shaft in the conveying direction, in at least one of the inflow portion or the discharge portion has a lower friction with the powder than another surface portion of the shaft at a position other than the at least one of the upstream end or the downstream end. | 09-22-2022 |
| 20220299762 | OPTICAL DEVICE, LINE-OF-SIGHT DETECTION DEVICE, RETINAL PROJECTION DISPLAY DEVICE, HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY, OPTOMETRIC DEVICE, USER-CONDITION ESTIMATION APPARATUS, DRIVER-ASSISTANCE SYSTEM, METHOD OF DETECTING DEGREE OF INCLINATION OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT, AND LINE-OF-SIGHT DETECTION METHOD - An optical device, a method of detecting the degree of inclination of a three-dimensional object, and a method of detecting a line of sight. The optical device includes a plurality of light emitters configured to irradiate an object with light, a detector configured to detect the light reflected by the object and output a signal based on the light reflected by the object, and circuitry configured to output data of a degree of inclination of the object obtained based on an output signal output from the detector. In the optical device, the light emitted from the light emitter is temporally modulated by a code having orthogonality, and the plurality of light emitters include a first light emitter and a second light emitter. In the optical device, the first light emitter emits the light at a timing different from a timing at which the second light emitter emits the light. | 09-22-2022 |
| 20220299757 | MOVABLE DEVICE, IMAGE PROJECTION APPARATUS, LASER HEADLAMP, HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY, DISTANCE MEASUREMENT DEVICE, AND MOBILE OBJECT - A movable device includes a movable portion; a drive unit having one end connected to the movable portion to rotate the movable portion; a support supporting the drive unit; a connecting portion having one end connected to the support to support the support; and a stationary support to which the other end of the connecting portion is connected. | 09-22-2022 |
| 20220299755 | LIGHT DEFLECTOR, IMAGE PROJECTION APPARATUS, LASER HEADLAMP, HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY, DISTANCE MEASUREMENT APPARATUS, AND MOBILE OBJECT - A light deflector includes: a movable portion; a support having one end connected to the movable portion to elastically support the movable portion, the support including a support thick portion; a drive beam connected to the other end of the support to deform the support to cause the movable portion to oscillate about an oscillation axis; a connecting portion connecting the other end of the support to the drive beam, the connecting portion including a connecting thick portion; and a support frame supporting the drive beam via a fixing portion. The support thick portion and the connecting thick portion are connected to each other. | 09-22-2022 |
| 20220299580 | MAGNETIC-FIELD MEASURING APPARATUS - A magnetic-field measuring apparatus includes a SQUID; and flux-locked loop circuitry including first circuitry that includes an amplifier connected to an output of the SQUID, and second circuitry connected to the first circuitry. The first circuitry is along an inner surface or an outer surface of a shielding material that separates an inside of a magnetically shielded room from an outside of the magnetically shielded room, the magnetically shielded room including the SQUID. The second circuitry is in the outside of the magnetically shielded room. | 09-22-2022 |
| 20220298373 | INK SET, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An ink set contains white ink and color ink, wherein the difference in static surface tension between the white ink and the color ink is 1.0 mN/m or less and each difference in dynamic surface tension between the white ink and the color ink at each bubble life time of 15 msec, 150 msec, and 1,500 msec at 25 degrees C. is 1.0 mN/m or less as measured by maximum bubble pressure technique. | 09-22-2022 |
| 20220298372 | INK, INK SET, PRINTED MATTER, PRINTING METHOD, AND PRINTING APPARATUS - An ink used for printing on a leather includes: a coloring material, an organic solvent, and a resin; where a maximum tensile stress of an ink film formed of the ink is 2 N/mm | 09-22-2022 |
| 20220297963 | SHEET FEEDING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet feeding device feeds a sheet in a feed direction. The sheet feeding device includes a loading portion, a feeler, and a first detection sensor. The sheet is to be placed on the loading portion. The feeler rotates from a reference position to a pushed position around a support shaft in response to a push by a downstream end of the sheet, which is placed on the loading portion, in the feeding direction. The first detection sensor detects a rotation of the feeler from one of the reference position and the pushed position to the other of the reference position and the pushed position. The loading portion includes a second detection sensor to detect a state in which the sheet is placed on the loading portion. | 09-22-2022 |
| 20220297874 | PACKAGING BOX AND SHEET MATERIAL - A packaging box includes a first pair of side plates facing each other, a second pair of side plates facing each other, an upper plate to close an upper opening of the packaging box, a bottom plate to close a lower opening of the packaging box, a folded inward contact flap, and a holding mechanism. The folded inward contact flap is connected to a lateral side of one of the first pair of side plates and folded at the lateral side to be in contact with one of the second pair of side plates. The holding mechanism holds contact between the folded inward contact flap and the one of the second pair of side plates. | 09-22-2022 |
| 20220297443 | IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming method is provided that includes discharging, from a liquid discharged head, a white ink onto a recording medium to form a first layer having a first width, and a color ink onto the first layer to form a second layer having a second width. When the second width is equal to or smaller than a threshold, the first width is equal to the second width, and when the second width is larger than the threshold, the first width is smaller than the second width. | 09-22-2022 |
| 20220297434 | LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS - A liquid discharge apparatus includes an apparatus body, a liquid discharge head in the apparatus body, the liquid discharge head configured to discharge a liquid, and a waste liquid tube coupled to a coupling portion of the apparatus body, the waste liquid tube having flexibility and including a spiral structure portion at least in a part of the waste liquid tube, the waste liquid tube configured to discharge, outside the apparatus body, a waste liquid discharged from the liquid discharge head. | 09-22-2022 |
| 20220297431 | LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS AND LINEAR-MEDIUM PROCESSING SYSTEM - A liquid discharge apparatus includes a head having multiple nozzles arrayed in a nozzle array direction, a conveyor configured to convey a linear medium in a conveyance direction, circuitry configured to control the head to discharge a liquid droplet to the linear medium from the multiple nozzles based on image data, and a droplet detector configured to detect the liquid droplet discharged from the multiple nozzles. The circuitry is further configured to select discharge nozzles, from the multiple nozzles, used to discharge the liquid droplet to the linear medium according to a detection result of the droplet detector, and correct the image data according to the discharge nozzles selected by the circuitry. | 09-22-2022 |
| 20220297367 | DIE FOR EXTRUSION MOLDING, PLASTIC MANUFACTURING DEVICE, AND PLASTIC MANUFACTURING METHOD - A die for extrusion molding includes an extrusion port configured to extrude a plastic composition, and a plastic flow channel configured to cause the supplied plastic composition to flow to the extrusion port. The plastic flow channel includes a supply flow channel, and an extrusion flow channel. The supply flow channel is configured to be supplied with the plastic composition. The extrusion flow channel has an upstream end coupled to the supply flow channel, and downstream end having the extrusion port. In the extrusion flow channel, a flow channel cross-sectional area perpendicular to the flow direction of the plastic composition in the extrusion flow channel gradually changes to the extrusion port, and an inner wall surface of a flow channel has a protruding surface protruding toward an inside of the flow channel in a cross section including an extrusion central axis and parallel to the extrusion central axis. | 09-22-2022 |
| 20220296143 | BIOMAGNETISM MEASUREMENT APPARATUS, BIOMAGNETISM MEASUREMENT SYSTEM, BIOMAGNETISM MEASUREMENT METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A biomagnetism measurement apparatus includes a memory and a processor configured to set a curved surface as a region-of-interest based on a morphological image including a portion to be evaluated of a subject, the morphological image being acquired by an image acquisition apparatus, and the curved surface being a surface on which an anterior-posterior position of the subject changes in a cranial-caudal direction and in a left-right direction along a position of a nerve to be evaluated. The processor is further configured to estimate current distribution in the region-of-interest based on magnetic data, the magnetic data being acquired by measuring a magnetic field with a magnetic measurement instrument, and the magnetic field being generated by an electrical activity of a nerve in the portion to be evaluated. | 09-22-2022 |
| 20220294929 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND METHOD - An information processing system includes an information processing apparatus including a first processor and a first memory storing first program instructions and includes an information processing server including a second processor and a second memory storing second program instructions that cause the second processor to authenticate a user logging in to the information processing apparatus, wherein the first program instructions cause the first processor to log in the user as a guest user when the information processing server is not usable by the information processing apparatus. | 09-15-2022 |
| 20220294926 | HOUSING, OPTICAL SCANNER, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A housing includes a body having an opening. The body includes a peripheral portion that abuts on the opening. A cover covers at least a part of the opening. A seal is sandwiched between the cover and the peripheral portion of the body. At least one of the cover and the peripheral portion of the body includes a corner portion and a linear portion. The corner portion has a first shape that defines one of a gap between the cover and the peripheral portion of the body and a width of the seal. The linear portion abuts on the corner portion. The linear portion has a second shape that defines the one of the gap between the cover and the peripheral portion of the body and the width of the seal. The second shape is different from the first shape of the corner portion. | 09-15-2022 |
| 20220294237 | POWER STORAGE APPARATUS, CONTROL APPARATUS, AND POWER STORAGE SYSTEM - A power storage apparatus includes a power storage unit including a plurality of power storage devices (C | 09-15-2022 |
| 20220293281 | MULTI-SOURCE HEALTH-BASED SAFETY INFORMATION AGGREGATION IN A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE - A graphical user interface (GUI) is presented, which visually aggregates information from various information source systems to facilitate management of health-based safety practices in the workplace. Specifically, the methods and systems described herein visually aggregate information from at least a location information system and a health kiosk information system in a GUI. Specifically, a visual aggregation application includes, in a GUI, a map of a monitored physical area that displays health-interaction values for respective humans, associated with displayed location indicators, occupying the monitored physical area. According to an embodiment, the application includes, in the GUI, alerts of enhanced-risk distancing criteria violations in the monitored physical area. An enhanced-risk distancing criteria violation is an instance of distancing criteria violation between two or more humans in the monitored physical area, where one or more of the humans is also associated with a health warning. | 09-15-2022 |
| 20220292060 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, SYSTEM, METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus, a system, a method, and a non-transitory recording medium. The information processing apparatus based on a determination that file information does not include a predetermined item, complements the predetermined item based on another item included in the file information, and displays on a display, the file information list including the predetermined item. | 09-15-2022 |
| 20220291949 | SOFTWARE SERVICE INTEGRATION IN A CENTRAL SOFTWARE PLATFORM - In an embodiment, an apparatus comprises one or more processors and one or more memories communicatively coupled to the one or more processors and storing instructions which, when processed by the one or more processors, cause: providing one or more first software services to a client computing device corresponding to a particular entity profile for a particular entity; identifying data in the particular entity profile identifying one or more second software services used by the particular entity; while executing a first workflow for the one or more first software services, identifying a trigger for the one or more second software services; in response to identifying the trigger, executing a second workflow for the one or more second software services using data extracted from the first workflow. | 09-15-2022 |
| 20220291660 | 3D PRINT PORTAL TO ASSIST IN REVISING, REVIEWING, AND APPROVING 3D PRINTABLE FILES - A 3D portal facilitates revision, review, and approval of 3D printable files prior to printing. A collection of one or more 3D printable files of an object to be printed is revised and reviewed until a version of the collection that is not only accurate but optimized for printing, is finalized. Healthcare professional users and application engineer users are able to communicate, collaborate, and plan requirements for the print. | 09-15-2022 |
| 20220291620 | SHEET PROCESSING DEVICE, LAMINATING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - A sheet processing device includes a conveyor, a rotator, a separator, and control circuitry. The conveyor conveys a sheet-shaped medium into a two-ply sheet in which two sheets are overlaid and partially bonded, and includes a drive roller and a driven roller. The rotator winds the two-ply sheet. The separator separates the two sheets of the two-ply sheet. The control circuitry causes the conveyor to convey the two-ply sheet in a winding direction to wind the two-ply sheet around the rotator to generate a space between the two sheets, and causes the separator to insert into the space between the two sheets to separate the two sheets. The drive roller and the rotator are disposed on a same side with respect to a sheet conveyance passage of the two-ply sheet, and the driven roller and the rotator are disposed on opposite sides with respect to the sheet conveyance passage. | 09-15-2022 |
| 20220291618 | IMAGE READING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING THE IMAGE READING DEVICE - An image reading device includes an image reader and circuitry. The image reader is configured to read an image on a recording medium. The circuitry is configured to obtain defective image information and defect type information based on the image on the recording medium read by the image reader, and determine an abnormality of the image on the recording medium based on the defective image information and the defect type information. | 09-15-2022 |
| 20220291610 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME - A fixing device includes a fixing rotator, an opposing rotator, a temperature detector, and a support. The fixing rotator has a hollow and heats an image to fix the image onto a recording medium. The opposing rotator forms a fixing nip between the fixing rotator and the opposing rotator. The temperature detector includes an exposed conductive portion. The support has conductivity and is disposed in the hollow of the fixing rotator to support the fixing rotator at the fixing nip. The support has at least one of a recessed portion or an opening at a position facing the exposed conductive portion of the temperature detector. | 09-15-2022 |
| 20220291604 | CARRIER FOR FORMING ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE, DEVELOPER, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE - A carrier for forming an electrophotographic image is provided. The carrier comprises a core particle and a coating layer coating the core particle. The coating layer contains a conductive component comprising an element A, and a coating resin comprising an element B. The element A is undetected in the coating resin by an energy dispersive X-ray spectrometer, and the element B is undetected in the conductive component by the energy dispersive X-ray spectrometer. A standard deviation of a value A/B is 0.4 or less, where the value A/B is a ratio of the element A to the element B in intensity measured by the energy dispersive X-ray spectrometer. | 09-15-2022 |
| 20220291603 | CARRIER FOR DEVELOPING ELECTROSTATIC LATENT IMAGE, TWO-COMPONENT DEVELOPER, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - A carrier for developing an electrostatic latent image is provided. The carrier comprises a core particle having an internal void ratio of from 0.0% to 2.0% and a coating layer coating the core particle. The coating layer contains flat chargeable particles satisfying Formula 1 blow: | 09-15-2022 |
| 20220291602 | TONER, DEVELOPER, TONER STORAGE UNIT, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - Provided is a toner including toner base particles and resin particles. Each toner base particle includes a binder resin, a colorant, and wax. Each resin particle e has a core-shell structure including a core and a shell, where a glass transition temperature TgA of the shell is higher than a glass transition temperature TgB of the core. A surface of each toner base particle is covered with the resin particles. A storage elastic modulus G′1 of the toner at 70° C. during heating is 1.0×10 | 09-15-2022 |
| 20220291481 | IMAGING LENS SYSTEM AND IMAGING APPARATUS INCORPORATING THE SAME - An imaging lens system includes a first group having positive power and a second group having positive power disposed in that order from an object side to an image. The first group includes a first sub-group and a second sub-group. The second group includes a third sub-group, a stop, and a fourth sub-group. Conditional expressions (1), (2), and (3) below are satisfied: | 09-15-2022 |
| 20220291018 | MAGNETIC MEASURING APPARATUS - A magnetic measuring apparatus includes at least one magnetic sensor, a coil, a driving circuit configured to supply a current to the coil, a conductor electrically connecting the coil and the driving circuit, and a computing device which estimates relative positions of the magnetic sensor and the coil based on a magnetic field generated by the current supplied to the coil and detected by the magnetic sensor. The magnetic sensor has a magnetic detection sensitivity in a particular direction, and the particular direction of the magnetic sensor and a current vector of the current flowing through the conductor are parallel. | 09-15-2022 |
| 20220290041 | ELECTROCHROMIC COMPOUND, ELECTROCHROMIC COMPOSITION, AND ELECTROCHROMIC ELEMENT - An electrochromic compound has a structure represented by the following general formula (1): | 09-15-2022 |
| 20220289993 | PROCESSING FLUID, SET OF PROCESSING FLUID AND INK, APPLYING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING DEVICE, APPLYING METHOD, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - A processing fluid contains an alcohol having an amino group and a polyvalent metal salt, wherein the processing fluid is applied to fabric. | 09-15-2022 |
| 20220289512 | SHEET PROCESSING DEVICE, LAMINATING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - A sheet processing device includes a conveyor, a rotator, a separator, and control circuitry. The conveyor conveys a two-ply sheet in which two sheets are overlapped and bonded together at a portion of the two-ply sheet. The rotator winds the two-ply sheet. The control circuitry causes the conveyor to convey the two-ply sheet in a winding direction to wind the two-ply sheet around the rotator such that a sagging space is created in the two-ply sheet, and causes the separator to insert into the sagging space to separate the two-ply sheet into two sheets. The control circuitry causes the conveyor to convey the two-ply sheet in a direction opposite the winding direction before an insertion of the separator into the sagging space. | 09-15-2022 |
| 20220288955 | LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS - A liquid discharge apparatus includes a stage on which a recording medium is placed, a head configured to discharge a liquid onto the recording medium on the stage, an inclined wall adjacent to the recording medium, the inclined wall configured to cover a part of the stage, and a height adjuster configured to adjust a height of one end of the inclined wall to be equal to or lower than a thickness of the recording medium. | 09-15-2022 |
| 20220288945 | DEFECTIVE NOZZLE CORRECTION MECHANISM - A printing system is disclosed. The printing system includes at least one physical memory device to store nozzle correction logic and one or more processors coupled with at least one physical memory device to execute the nozzle correction logic to receive a uniformity compensated halftone design for each of a plurality of pel forming elements, receive an average missing neighbor threshold lowering function, receive a defective nozzles list including one or more of the plurality of pel forming elements indicated as defective during print production and perform missing neighbor processing by applying the average missing neighbor threshold lowering function associated with a pel forming element determined to be a neighbor of a defective pel forming element. | 09-15-2022 |
| 20220288925 | DRIVER CIRCUIT FOR A PRINTHEAD - Printheads and methods of operation. In one embodiment, a printhead includes a plurality of jetting channels comprising first jetting channels configured to jet a first print fluid and second jetting channels configured to jet a second print fluid, and a driver circuit communicatively coupled to actuators of the jetting channels. The driver circuit receives a drive waveform comprising first jetting pulses provisioned for the first print fluid and second jetting pulses provisioned for the second print fluid, and gating signals comprising a first active gating signal designated for jetting the first print fluid and a second active gating signal designated for jetting the second print fluid. The driver circuit selectively applies the first jetting pulses to actuators of the first jetting channels based on the first active gating signal, and selectively applies the second jetting pulses to actuators of the second jetting channels based on the second active gating signal. | 09-15-2022 |
| 20220288922 | DRIVER CIRCUIT FOR A PRINTHEAD - Printheads and methods of operation. In one embodiment, a printhead includes a plurality of jetting channels comprising first jetting channels configured to jet a first print fluid and second jetting channels configured to jet a second print fluid, and a driver circuit communicatively coupled to actuators of the jetting channels. The driver circuit receives a drive waveform comprising non-jetting pulses and jetting pulses, and gating signals comprising a first active gating signal designated for jetting the first print fluid, and a second active gating signal designated for jetting the second print fluid. The driver circuit selectively applies the non-jetting pulses and the jetting pulses to actuators of the first jetting channels based on the first active gating signal to jet the first print fluid, and selectively applies the jetting pulses to actuators of the second jetting channels based on the second active gating signal to jet the second print fluid. | 09-15-2022 |
| 20220288920 | UNIFORMITY COMPENSATION REFINEMENT MECHANISM - A printing system is disclosed. The printing system includes at least one physical memory device to store uniformity compensation logic and one or more processors coupled with the at least one physical memory device to execute the uniformity compensation logic to receive print image measurement data corresponding with each of a plurality of pel forming elements, generate a first set of intermediate images based on the print image measurement data, determine whether historical sets of intermediate images are available, generate first transfer functions corresponding to each of the pel forming elements based on the first set of intermediate images and the historical sets of intermediate images upon a determination that the historical sets of intermediate images are available and transmit the first transfer functions for each of the pel forming elements. | 09-15-2022 |
| 20220288910 | LAMINATING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - A laminating device inserts a sheet-shaped medium into a two-ply sheet in which two sheets are overlaid and partially bonded, and includes a loader, a fixing device, and control circuitry. The loader loads the sheet-shaped medium or a cleaning sheet. The fixing device laminates the two-ply sheet in which the sheet-shaped medium is sandwiched between the two sheets of the two-ply sheet. The control circuitry performs a cleaning mode of conveying a plurality of cleaning sheets from the loader to clean the fixing device. The cleaning mode is to convey a subsequent cleaning sheet of the plurality of cleaning sheets at a position different from a position of a preceding cleaning sheet of the plurality of cleaning sheets in a direction orthogonal to a conveyance direction of the plurality of cleaning sheets. | 09-15-2022 |
| 20220286945 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM - A communication system, a communication management method, and a non-transitory recording medium. The communication system communicates with an access source terminal connected to a first network, a communication apparatus and one or more access destination terminals each connected to a second network, the one or more access destination terminal being configured to provide a service by remote access, in response to a request from the access source terminal to use the service provided by the one or more access destination terminals, acquires access information including location information indicating location of the access source terminal and time information indicating usage time of the service, and restricts use of the service based on the access information and setting information, the setting information previously setting a range of the access information for permitting the use of the service provided by the one or more access destination terminals by the access source terminal. | 09-08-2022 |
| 20220286581 | COLOR UNIFORMITY COMPENSATION MECHANISM - A system is disclosed. The system includes at least one physical memory device to store calibration logic and one or more processors coupled with the at least one physical memory device to execute the calibration logic to receive an image having a blended input color comprising a first primary color value and a second primary color value, generate blend weights for the blended input color based on the first primary color value and the second primary color value, receive a plurality of transfer functions corresponding to each of the first primary color value and the second primary color values and apply the blend weights and the plurality of transfer functions to the first primary color value and the second primary color value to generate a uniformity corrected first primary color value and a uniformity corrected second primary color value associated with the blended input color. | 09-08-2022 |
| 20220286579 | DEFECTIVE NOZZLE COMPENSATION MECHANISM - A printing system is disclosed. The printing system includes at least one physical memory device to store calibration logic and one or more processors coupled with the at least one physical memory device to execute the calibration logic to generate a uniformity compensated halftone design for each of a plurality of pel forming elements, generate a missing neighbor corrected halftone design for each of the pel forming elements, generate a missing neighbor threshold lowering function for each of the pel forming elements based on the uniformity compensated halftone designs and the missing neighbor corrected halftone design and compute an average of the missing neighbor threshold lowering functions to generate an average missing neighbor threshold lowering function. | 09-08-2022 |
| 20220286578 | SECONDARY COLOR UNIFORMITY COMPENSATION MECHANISM - A printing system is disclosed. The printing system includes at least one physical memory device to store calibration logic and one or more processors coupled with the at least one physical memory device to execute the calibration logic to perform uniformity compensation of a plurality of secondary colors printed by pel forming elements, each of the pel forming elements associated with one of a plurality of primary colors, including generating a uniformity compensated first primary color halftone design for each of the pel forming elements associated with a first primary color and a uniformity compensated second color halftone design for each of the pel forming elements associated with a second primary color based on an inverse transfer function corresponding to a first secondary color, generating an updated uniformity compensated first primary color halftone design for each of the pel forming elements associated with the first primary color and a uniformity compensated third primary color halftone design for each of the pel forming elements associated with a third primary color based on an inverse transfer function corresponding to a second secondary color and generating an updated uniformity compensated second primary color halftone design for each of the pel forming elements associated with the second primary color and an updated uniformity compensated third primary color halftone design for each of the pel forming elements associated with a third primary color based on an inverse transfer function corresponding to a third secondary color. | 09-08-2022 |
| 20220286576 | IMAGE INSPECTING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING THE IMAGE INSPECTING DEVICE - An image inspecting device includes an abnormality detector and circuitry. The abnormality detector is configured to detect an abnormality of an inspection object image. The circuitry is configured to set a non-detection area to be excluded from a detection object area within which the abnormality detector detects an image abnormality and set an area including an abnormality detection portion as the non-detection area when a detection result obtained by the abnormality detector satisfies a non-detection condition. | 09-08-2022 |
| 20220286572 | IMAGE INSPECTOR AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM INCORPORATING THE IMAGE INSPECTOR - An image inspector includes a recording device and circuitry. The reading device is configured to read an image on a recording medium. The circuitry is configured to determine whether the recording medium has a wrinkle and an edge folding based on a plurality of positions on the image on the recording medium read by the reading device satisfying a predetermined relation. The circuitry is configured to determine whether the recording medium has the wrinkle based on the predetermined relation, and then determine whether the recording medium has the edge folding based on the predetermined relation. | 09-08-2022 |
| 20220284250 | COLOR UNIFORMITY COMPENSATION MECHANISM - A system is disclosed. The system includes at least one physical memory device to store calibration logic and one or more processors coupled with the at least one physical memory device to execute the calibration logic to receive an image having a blended input color comprising a first primary color value and a second primary color value, generate blend weights for the blended input color based on the first primary color value and the second primary color value, receive a plurality of halftone designs corresponding to each of the first primary color value and the second primary color values and apply the blend weights and the plurality of halftone designs to the first primary color value and the second primary color value to generate a uniformity corrected halftone design associated with the first primary color value and a uniformity corrected halftone design associated with the second primary color value. | 09-08-2022 |
| 20220284247 | SECONDARY COLOR UNIFORMITY COMPENSATION MECHANISM - A printing system is disclosed. The printing system includes at least one physical memory device to store calibration logic and one or more processors coupled with the at least one physical memory device to execute the calibration logic to perform uniformity compensation of a plurality of secondary colors printed by pel forming elements, each of the pel forming elements associated with one of a plurality of primary colors, including generating a uniformity compensated first primary color transfer function for each of the pel forming elements associated with a first primary color and a uniformity compensated second color transfer function for each of the pel forming elements associated with a second primary color, generating an updated uniformity compensated first primary color transfer function for each of the pel forming elements associated with the first primary color and a uniformity compensated third primary color transfer function for each of the pel forming elements associated with a third primary color and generating an updated uniformity compensated second primary color transfer function for each of the pel forming elements associated with the second primary color and an updated uniformity compensated third primary color transfer function for each of the pel forming elements associated with a third primary color. | 09-08-2022 |
| 20220283969 | TRANSMISSION TERMINAL, NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM, TRANSMISSION METHOD, AND TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - A transmission terminal includes at least one processor configured to transmit a terminal information request to request the number of transmission terminals under transmission to a transmission management apparatus connected via a network; and display image data received from one or more of the transmission terminals under transmission on a display device, and display the number of the transmission terminals under transmission received from the transmission management apparatus in response to the terminal information request on the display device. | 09-08-2022 |
| 20220283870 | FORECASTING AND REPORTING AVAILABLE ACCESS TIMES OF PHYSICAL RESOURCES - An approach is provided for forecasting and reporting available access times of a physical resource. Availability data of a physical resource may be determined from historical data of the physical resource, counter data of the physical resource, reservation data of the physical resource, constraint data of the physical resource, and criteria data of the physical resource, or any combination thereof. The availability data may be displayed on client computing devices upon request. | 09-08-2022 |
| 20220283533 | REMAINING TONER AMOUNT DETECTION DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND REMAINING TONER AMOUNT DETECTION METHOD - A remaining toner amount detection device includes four electrodes and a controller. Each electrode has an arc shape along an outer circumferential surface of a toner bottle, and the four electrodes are spaced a certain distance apart in a circumferential direction so as to surround the toner bottle. The controller detects a remaining toner amount inside the toner bottle by using the four electrodes. The controller determines whether at least one of a first electrostatic capacity value between one pair of adjacent electrodes and a second electrostatic capacity value between the other pair of adjacent electrodes falls within a threshold range. In response to determination that at least one of the electrostatic capacity values falls within the threshold range, the controller detects a remaining toner amount inside the toner bottle based on an electrostatic capacity value, and outputs the detected remaining toner amount. | 09-08-2022 |
| 20220283531 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a heating device, a rotator, and a blade. The heating device includes a heater extending in a direction orthogonal to a conveyance direction of a recording medium. The heater includes a heat generator and generates a larger heat amount at one end than at a center. The blade includes a rubbing portion extending in the direction. Both ends of the rubbing portion face both ends of the heater. The rotator and the blade are configured such that a friction force between the rotator and one end of the rubbing portion is smaller than a friction force between the rotator and the center of the rubbing portion in the direction. | 09-08-2022 |
| 20220283530 | PLANAR HEATER, FIXING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PLANAR HEATER - A planar heater includes a base, a resister pattern, a conductor pattern, a power supply electrode, and a base pattern. The base includes a surface portion made of an insulative material. The resistor pattern is on the base. The conductor pattern is on the base and electrically coupled to the resistor pattern. The power supply electrode is electrically coupled to the conductor pattern. The base pattern is on the base and made of a material different from a material of the surface portion of the base to print visible identification information. | 09-08-2022 |
| 20220283529 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME - A fixing device includes a rotator, a heat source to heat the rotator, a first thermal equalization plate, a second thermal equalization plate, and an overheating preventer. The first thermal equalization plate and the second equalization plate are in contact with the heat source. The overheating preventer is in contact with one end of the second thermal equalization plate in an axial direction of the rotator. The first thermal equalization plate is in contact with a portion of the heat source, and the portion of the heat source is farther from a center of the rotator than the one end of the second thermal equalization plate in the axial direction of the rotator. The first thermal equalization plate is spaced apart from the one end of the second thermal equalization plate. | 09-08-2022 |
| 20220283523 | CARRIER FOR FORMING ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE, DEVELOPER FOR FORMING ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE, ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING METHOD, ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE - A carrier can be used for forming an electrophotographic image. The carrier contains a core particle and a coating layer coating the core particle. The coating layer contains a chargeable particle. The carder has an internal void ratio of 0.0% or greater but less than 2.0%, and an apparent density of 2.0 g/cm | 09-08-2022 |
| 20220282107 | PROCESSING FLUID, SET OF PROCESSING FLUID AND INK, APPLYING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING DEVICE, APPLYING METHOD, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - A processing fluid contains a resin having an amino group and an amine value of from 200 to 1,200 mgKOH/g and a polyvalent metal salt, wherein the proportion of the resin to the processing fluid is from 0.01 to 10 percent by mass and the processing fluid is applied to the fabric. | 09-08-2022 |
| 20220282080 | OBJECT FORMING LIQUID AND OBJECT PRODUCING METHOD - Provided is an object forming liquid containing a resin containing at least one structural unit selected from the group consisting of a structural unit represented by a predetermined structural formula (1) and a structural unit represented by a predetermined structural formula (2), and an organic solvent, and substantially free of water. The object forming liquid is applied to a layer of a powder containing metal particles. | 09-08-2022 |
| 20220281238 | PRINTING DEVICE, CONTACT MEMBER, AND DRYING DEVICE - A printing device includes a liquid composition having a viscosity of from 2 to 15 mPa·s and a static surface tension of from 20 to 50 mN/m. A liquid composition container contains the liquid composition, a liquid composition applying device is configured to apply the liquid composition to a contact-target member, and a contact member is configured to make contact with a region to which the liquid composition has been applied in the contact-target member. The contact member includes a liquid composition holding layer configured to hold the liquid composition, an adhesive layer that fixes the liquid composition holding layer, and a core, in this order from a side that makes contact with the region. The liquid composition holding layer has a thickness of from 200 to 1,300 μm. | 09-08-2022 |
| 20220281222 | MANIFOLD LENGTH IN A PRINTHEAD - Printheads and manifolds within printheads. In one embodiment, a method comprises determining a resonant frequency of jetting channels for a printhead, and selecting a target length for a manifold fluidly coupled to the jetting channels such that resonant frequencies of the manifold differ from the resonant frequency of the jetting channels by a threshold amount. | 09-08-2022 |
| 20220276586 | DEVELOPER CONTAINER, DEVELOPING DEVICE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A developer container to store developer includes a rotator, a bearing, and a seal. The rotator includes a rotary shaft made of metal. The bearing supports the rotary shaft. The seal is made of fiber, disposed toward an inside of the developer container in the bearing, and contacts an outer circumferential surface of the rotary shaft. | 09-01-2022 |
| 20220276043 | SHAPE MEASURING DEVICE, SYSTEM WITH FABRICATING UNIT AND SHAPE MEASURING DEVICE, AND METHOD - A shape measuring device includes an irradiation unit, an imaging unit, and a calculation unit. The irradiation unit irradiates a measured object with light. The imaging unit captures an image of a bright line formed on a surface of the measured object by the light. The calculation unit weights each bright line by an imaging accuracy of each bright line and calculates a shape of the measured object based on data of each weighted bright line. | 09-01-2022 |
| 20220274434 | COATING DEVICE, LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS, AND PRINTER - A coating device includes a coating roller configured to rotate in a rotation direction to apply a treatment liquid onto a sheet at an application position, and a contacting member in contact with a peripheral surface of the coating roller at a position downstream of the application position in the rotation direction. | 09-01-2022 |
| 20220274396 | LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS, LIQUID DISCHARGE METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM - A liquid discharge apparatus includes a liquid discharge head configured to discharge a liquid, a liquid cartridge configured to store the liquid to be discharged from the liquid discharge head, a holder to which the liquid cartridge is detachably attachable, a timer configured to countdown a time, and circuitry configured to control the liquid discharge head to discharge the liquid as a discharge operation, control the liquid discharge head to stop the discharge operation, determine an attachment or a detachment of the liquid cartridge to or from the holder while the discharge operation is stopped, control the timer to prepare countdown of the time in response to a detachment of the liquid cartridge from the holder, and control the liquid discharge head to continue stopping the discharge operation in response to an attachment of the liquid cartridge to the holder before the time has reached zero. | 09-01-2022 |
| 20220273575 | PARTICLES, PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING PARTICLES - Particles including at least one base material and a physiologically active substance having physiological activity are useful. The physiologically active substance is contained and dispersed in the at least one base material, and the physiologically active substance has a property such that the physiological activity is changed by heating, cooling, or external stress. | 09-01-2022 |
| 20220272230 | COLOR SPACE INK MODEL GENERATION MECHANISM - A printing system is disclosed. The printing system includes at least one physical memory device to store ink model estimation logic and one or more processors coupled with the at least one physical memory device to execute the ink model estimation logic to generate color space ink model parameter data for a print system based on an ink deposition data and color space measurement data for one of a plurality of inks for the print system. | 08-25-2022 |
| 20220272209 | SERVICE PROVIDING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM - A service providing system and an information processing method. The service providing system stores in one or more memories, a plurality of settings of an application that receives an execution request from the electronic device, duplicates the application that uses one of the plurality of settings stored in the one or more memories to generate duplicated application, and transmits information on the duplicated application to the electronic device, and the electronic device displays on a display, a screen for selecting an application to be executed by a user, the screen including the duplicated application for selection by the user. | 08-25-2022 |
| 20220272150 | LOAD BALANCING SYSTEM, LOAD BALANCING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM - A load balancing system, a load balancing method, and a non-transitory recording medium. The load balancing system includes a first client apparatus and a second client apparatus each of which communicates with a particular server among a plurality of servers through a load balancer that distributes load of the plurality of servers. The first client apparatus transmits to the load balancer, a request to the server to acquire identification information for identifying the particular server selected by the load balancer from among the plurality of servers, notifies the second client apparatus of the identification information of the particular server, the second client apparatus requesting the load balancer to connect to the particular server, and requests the load balancer to connect to the particular server using the identification information. | 08-25-2022 |
| 20220272067 | COMMUNICATION CONTROL APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM - A communication control apparatus, a communication system, a communication control method, and a non-transitory recording medium. The communication control apparatus stores in one or more memories, identification information for identifying a registered device, sends a packet to a network to search for a device connected to the network, acquires address information assigned to the device connected to the network and identification information of the device connected to the network from the device that responded to the packet, and controls communication of the registered device using connection information that associates the identification information stored in the one or more memories with the address information of the device having the acquired identification information that matches the identification information stored in the one or more memories. | 08-25-2022 |
| 20220272056 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing system includes a user terminal that receives input from a user; an operator terminal that receives input from an operator; and one or more information processing apparatuses connected to the user terminal and the operator terminal. The information processing system includes circuitry configured to: acquire identification information from the user terminal and input information input to the user terminal; search response information for the input information; respond to the user terminal with the response information in response to the input information; determine, based on the identification information acquired from the user terminal, whether to perform a switching operation to perform a chat between the user terminal and the operator terminal; and control the switching operation based on a determination result. | 08-25-2022 |
| 20220269804 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, LIBRARY, AND PROCESSING METHOD - An electronic device includes circuitry and a memory storing computer-executable instructions that cause the circuitry to execute an application operating on a platform of the electronic device. The application includes a library, and the library controls whether to perform a predefined process, based on version information of the platform acquired from the platform. | 08-25-2022 |
| 20220269460 | PAGE ALIGNMENT FOR TRACTORLESS PAPER - System and methods for page alignment for tractorless paper. In one embodiment, an apparatus receives a print job to be printed on a continuous web of print media in a duplex format with multiple first pages across a front of the web and multiple second pages across a back of the web which correspond with the multiple first pages. The apparatus maps pages to sheetlet regions, and applies first offsets to the sheetlet regions on the front of the virtual continuous forms based on operator input. The controller also determines second offsets for the sheetlet regions on the back of the virtual continuous forms based on an additive inverse of the first offsets, and modifies processing of the print job by applying the second offsets to the sheetlet region on the back of the virtual continuous forms to maintain alignment of front pages and back pages across the web. | 08-25-2022 |
| 20220267046 | IMPACT ABSORBER AND PACKAGING MATERIAL - An impact absorber includes a three-dimensional structure. The three-dimensional structure includes a closed top surface, an open bottom, a hollow inside, and a recess. The recess is disposed within an outline of the top surface. | 08-25-2022 |
| 20220266593 | LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS AND HEAD DRIVE CONTROLLER - A liquid discharge apparatus includes a head including a piezoelectric element and a nozzle, the head configured to drive the piezoelectric element to discharge a liquid from the nozzle, a drive waveform generator configured to generate a drive waveform to be applied to the piezoelectric element of the head, the drive waveform including a non-discharge pulse configured to drive the piezoelectric element to a degree at which the liquid is not discharged from the nozzle, and a discharge pulse applied to the piezoelectric element after the non-discharge pulse, the discharge pulse configured to drive the piezoelectric element to discharge the liquid from the nozzle, a switch between the head and the drive waveform generator, the switch configured to be switched to an ON-state in which the drive waveform passes the switch or to an OFF-state in which the drive waveform does not pass the switch. | 08-25-2022 |
| 20220266392 | MARKING DEVICE, MEDIUM, CONTAINER, AND MARKING METHOD - A marking device, a medium, a container, and a marking method. The marking device includes a first marker including a first optical system having a first focal point, the first marker being configured to concentrate a first light onto a first area of a non-planar portion of a medium to perform marking on the first area, the non-planar portion including a plurality of areas including the first area and a second area, and a second marker including a second optical system having a second focal point. The second marker is configured to concentrate a second light onto the second area to perform the marking on the second area, and the second focal point of the second optical system is different from the first focal point of the first optical system in a direction parallel to a central axis of the first optical system. | 08-25-2022 |
| 20220263976 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus includes circuitry; and a memory storing computer-executable instructions that cause the circuitry to execute determining an authentication method that is available for use for login, based on both a setting of the authentication method for login that is acquired via a network and the setting of the authentication method for login that is set in the image forming apparatus; and displaying, on the image forming apparatus, a login screen corresponding to the authentication method that is available for use. | 08-18-2022 |
| 20220263972 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, METHOD OF FORMING GRADATION PATCH, AND EVALUATION CHART OF THE IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image forming device and circuitry. The image forming device is configured to form an image on a sheet. The circuitry is configured to acquire density information from image information of the image formed on the sheet, determine a width of each of a plurality of gradation patches to be formed in a conveyance direction of the sheet based on the density information, and cause the image forming device to form the plurality of gradation patches having different widths from each other in the conveyance direction of the sheet, in a margin area of the sheet. | 08-18-2022 |
| 20220263971 | FORECASTING AND REPORTING AVAILABILITY OF MULTI-FUNCTIONAL PERIPHERAL DEVICES - An approach is provided for forecasting and reporting availability of multi-functional peripheral (MFP) devices. Availability data of MFP devices may be determined from historical usage data of the MFP devices, pending print job data of the MFP devices, current print job data of the MFP devices, operational data of the MFP devices, and/or a combination thereof. The availability data may be displayed on client computing devices to assists users to intelligently request print jobs. | 08-18-2022 |
| 20220263963 | IMAGE ABNORMALITY DETECTING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING THE IMAGE ABNORMALITY DETECTING DEVICE - An image abnormality detecting device includes an image reader, an abnormality detector, a pattern holder, and circuitry. The image reader is configured to read an image on a recording medium. The abnormality detector is configured to detect abnormality of the image based on read information of the image on the recording medium, read by the image reader. The pattern holder has a check pattern and is disposed within a reading area of the image reader. The circuitry is configured to inspect a detecting operation of the abnormality detector based on read information of the check pattern read by the image reader. | 08-18-2022 |
| 20220261193 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-EXECUTABLE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus includes circuitry configured to display a first image, a second image, a difference image indicating difference between the first image and the second image, and types of the difference. | 08-18-2022 |
| 20220259338 | IMAGE FORMING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming device includes a first discharging device configured to discharge a first active energy curing composition (1) containing a first (meth)acrylic amide compound (A) having a (meth)acrylic group and a first polymerization initiator (C) to a medium, a first exposing device configured to expose the first active energy curing composition (1) applied to the medium to first active energy, and a second discharging device configured to discharge an ink (2) containing a coloring material, a water-soluble organic solvent, and water to the first active energy curing composition (1) exposed to the first active energy. | 08-18-2022 |
| 20220258517 | PRINTED MATTER PRODUCING METHOD AND PRINTED MATTER PRODUCING APPARATUS, AND PRINTED MATTER - A printed matter producing method includes forming an intermediate layer over a base material; applying an ink receiving layer forming liquid to the intermediate layer to form an ink receiving layer; and applying an ink to the ink receiving layer by an inkjet method to form an image. The viscosity of the ink receiving layer forming liquid at 25 degrees C. is 40 mPa·s or higher. | 08-18-2022 |
| 20220255975 | TEXT DATA TRANSMISSION-RECEPTION SYSTEM, SHARED TERMINAL, AND METHOD OF PROCESSING INFORMATION - A text data transmission-reception system includes a plurality of user terminals; a shared terminal; and an information processing apparatus connectable to each of the plurality of user terminals and the shared terminal via a network. The information processing apparatus includes circuitry configured to receive text data transmitted and received between the plurality of user terminals; determine whether or not the text data transmitted and received between the plurality of user terminals includes a request for controlling the shared terminal; and control the shared terminal based on a determination that the text data includes the request for controlling the shared terminal. | 08-11-2022 |
| 20220254142 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, DETERMINATION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM - An information processing device includes circuitry to generate difference information related to a difference between a first image and a second image. The difference information has a plurality of areas. The circuitry further obtains a total value of differences in each of the plurality of areas as one of a plurality of total area difference amounts and determines whether the first image is same as the second image based on each of the plurality of total area difference amounts. | 08-11-2022 |
| 20220253981 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - Disclosed is an image processing method including steps of obtaining a plurality of sets of training data, each set of training data containing data of first and second images, image quality of the second image being higher than that of the first image, shooting contents of the first image being the same model, letting the data of the first image be an input of the model, and utilizing the plurality of sets of training data to train the model until a difference feature value between an output of the model and the data of the second image is minimum; and inputting data of a third image to be processed into the model so as to output data of a fourth image after image enhancement, image quality of the fourth image being higher than that of the third image. | 08-11-2022 |
| 20220253001 | POWDER CONTAINER - A powder container contains powder and is attached to an image forming apparatus including: a conveying nozzle to convey the powder; a powder receiving hole of the conveying nozzle to receive the powder from the powder container; an apparatus main-body gear to transmit a driving force to the powder container; and a container receiving section including the conveying nozzle and receiving the powder container. The powder container includes: an opening at one end of the powder container in a longitudinal direction; a nozzle receiver at the opening to receive the conveying nozzle; a conveyor to convey the powder; and a container gear to drive the conveyor by meshing with the apparatus main-body gear. The container gear is to mesh with the apparatus main-body gear at a position closer to the opening than the powder receiving hole in the longitudinal direction. The opening is to mate with the container receiving section. | 08-11-2022 |
| 20220251409 | LIQUID COMPOSITION, METHOD OF APPLYING LIQUID, DEVICE FOR APPLYING LIQUID, PRE-PROCESSING FLUID, AND SET OF PRE-PROCESSING FLUID AND INK - A liquid composition contains a macrocyclic compound enclosing a metal ion, water, and an organic solvent, wherein a recording medium where the liquid composition has been applied has at least one of an antibacterial activity or an antiviral activity. | 08-11-2022 |
| 20220250392 | LIQUID DISCHARGING HEAD, LIQUID DISCHARGING UNIT, AND DEVICE FOR DISCHARGING LIQUID - A liquid discharging head includes a nozzle plate having a plurality of nozzles from which liquid is discharged; a plurality of individual liquid chambers that are communicably connected to the plurality of nozzles, respectively; a common liquid chamber that supplies liquid to the plurality of individual liquid chambers; and a circulation common liquid chamber that leads to a plurality of circulation channels. A part of the common liquid chamber overlaps the circulation common liquid chamber from a direction in which liquid is discharged from the nozzles, and another part of the common liquid chamber overlaps the circulation common liquid chamber from a direction orthogonal to both the direction in which liquid is discharged from the nozzles and a direction in which the nozzles are aligned. | 08-11-2022 |
| 20220250317 | DEVICE FOR FABRICATING SOLID FREEFORM OBJECT AND METHOD OF FABRICATING SOLID FREEFORM OBJECT - A device for fabricating a solid freeform object includes a stage that rotates, a discharging device disposed over the stage and includes a discharging head each having one or more nozzles, the discharging head for discharging a curing composition to the stage and an exposing device disposed over the stage that exposes the stage to active energy, wherein the distance between the stage and the discharging device is variable and the distance between the stage and the exposing device is variable, wherein the shorter direction of the discharging head is perpendicular to the direction from the center of rotation of the stage toward the peripheral of the stage, wherein the number of the nozzles along the shorter direction increases in the direction from the center of rotation of the stage toward the peripheral of the stage. | 08-11-2022 |
| 20220245415 | INK MODEL GENERATION MECHANISM - A printing system is disclosed. The printing system includes at least one physical memory device to store ink model logic and one or more processors coupled with the at least one physical memory device to execute the ink model logic to generate first ink model parameter data for a first print medium based on first ink deposition data for a second print medium and first optical density measurement data for the first print medium. | 08-04-2022 |
| 20220244661 | POWDER CONTAINER WITH A NOZZLE RECEIVER - A powder conveying device includes: a conveying nozzle, provided with a powder receiving opening; an open/close member to open/close the powder receiving opening; a flange provided to the open/close member; a biasing member to bias the open/close member; and a container setting section to which a part of a powder container is to be fit. The powder container includes: a conveyor to convey the powder from a second end of the powder container to a first end; a container opening protruding from the first end; a nozzle receiving opening into which the conveying nozzle is to be inserted; and a butting portion provided in the container opening, to butt against the flange. When the powder container is attached to the powder conveying device, the container opening is fitted to the container setting section, and the flange and the biasing member are housed in an inner space of the container opening. | 08-04-2022 |
| 20220242110 | INK MODEL GENERATION MECHANISM - A printing system is disclosed. The printing system includes at least one physical memory device to store drop size logic and one or more processors coupled with the at least one physical memory device to execute the drop size logic to generate drop size data associated with a printing system based on ink deposition data for a print medium and ink drop count data. | 08-04-2022 |
| 20220239801 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SERVER, METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An information processing server includes circuitry; and a memory storing computer-executable instructions that cause the circuitry to execute disabling use of a function provided by firmware, in response to acquiring a report indicating that the firmware is installed in an information processing apparatus; and enabling use of the function, in response to acquiring a report indicating that an application configured to use the function is installed in the information processing apparatus. | 07-28-2022 |
| 20220236678 | APPLICATION DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An application device includes an application roller to apply a treatment liquid to a sheet medium and multiple conveyance roller pairs to convey the sheet medium from an upstream side to a downstream side of the application roller. The multiple conveyance roller pairs define a conveyance path of the sheet medium and include a downstream conveyance roller pair adjacent to the application roller on the downstream side along the conveyance path. The downstream conveyance roller pair includes two rollers having a length equal to or longer than a width of the sheet medium and a nip force applying member that applies a nip force to one of the two rollers to nip the sheet medium with the two rollers in a width direction of the sheet medium. | 07-28-2022 |
| 20220234848 | SHEET STACKING DEVICE AND PRINTING APPARATUS - A sheet stacking device include a guide unit and a blower. The guide unit receives a downstream end of a sheet in a sheet conveyance direction and guides the sheet downstream in the sheet conveyance direction. The blower blows air toward the sheet guided by the guide unit. A region of the blower from which the air is blown is changeable in response to a size of the sheet. | 07-28-2022 |
| 20220233406 | ITEM STORAGE APPARATUS AND MEDICINE-TAKING SUPPORT APPARATUS - An item storage apparatus includes a first storage to store items, a carrier to take an item from the first storage and convey the item, a first support supporting the carrier to be movable back and forth in a first horizontal direction, a second support supporting the first support to be movable back and forth in a second horizontal direction perpendicular to the first horizontal direction, a vertical moving mechanism supporting the second support to be movable back and forth in a vertical direction perpendicular to the first horizontal direction and the second horizontal direction, and a second storage to store the item. At least one of the first or second storage has a multi-tier structure in which a space for movement of the carrier is between tiers. The first support has a cantilever structure in which one end is secured to the second support and another end is free. | 07-28-2022 |
| 20220233122 | MULTI-SPHERE HEAD MODEL FOR DIPOLE LOCALIZATION - In one aspect, a computer-implemented method corrects a multi-sphere head model used in dipole localization for a set of magnetic field sensors (MEG sensors) by replacing ghost spheres with replacement spheres that are not ghost spheres. One type of ghost sphere completely encloses the brain volume but is so large that a center of the sphere is outside the brain volume. Another type of ghost sphere lies entirely outside the brain volume. Various approaches for correcting ghost spheres are disclosed. | 07-28-2022 |
| 20220232140 | CONTROL DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING CONTROL DEVICE - A control device includes a first control unit, including a first controller, to operate in a first operation mode and be powered off in a second operation mode in which a power consumption is lower than in the first operation mode; a second control unit, including a second controller, to operate in the first operation mode and the second operation mode; and a power supply controller to control power supply to the first control unit and the second control unit. The second control unit includes a communication interface to perform communication with the first control unit and stop operating in the second operation mode, an abnormality detector to detect an abnormality of the second controller, and a system controller to cause the communication interface to start an operation and the power supply controller to activate the first control unit, based on detection of the abnormality in the second operation mode. | 07-21-2022 |
| 20220222362 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DOCUMENT PROCESSING - A computer device for data redaction application, the device includes
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| 20220221817 | CLEANING BLADE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A cleaning blade is provided. The cleaning blade includes an elastic body having a contact edge to contact a surface of a cleaning target to remove a residue on the surface. The elastic body includes a coating layer on at least a part of the contact edge. The coating layer contains fluorine-based particles and a binder comprising a fluorine-based oil. | 07-14-2022 |
| 20220221722 | OPTICAL DEVICE, METHOD OF DETECTING DEGREE OF INCLINATION OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT, AND LINE-OF-SIGHT DETECTION METHOD - An optical device, a method of detecting inclination of a three-dimensional object, and a method of detecting a line-of-sight. The optical device includes a light source configured to irradiate an object with light, a detector configured to detect a position of the light reflected by the object, and circuitry configured to output data of a degree of inclination of the object obtained based on the position of the light and a prescribed parameter, and change the prescribed parameter based on the position of the light. The above methods include irradiating an object with light, detecting a position of the light reflected by the object, outputting data of a degree of inclination of the object obtained based on the position of the light and a prescribed parameter, and changing the prescribed parameter based on the position of the light. | 07-14-2022 |
| 20220220279 | POLYLACTIC ACID COMPOSITION, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND PRODUCED PRODUCT - A polylactic acid composition includes polylactic acid and a filler. An amount of the filler in the polylactic acid composition is 50% by mass or less, and the polylactic acid in the polylactic acid composition has a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of 150,000 or more and a molecular weight distribution (Mn/Mw) of 1.5 or more but 2.0 or less. | 07-14-2022 |
| 20220219932 | IMAGE READING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING THE IMAGE READING DEVICE - An image reading device includes a reader, a transparent member, an opposing member, first and second conveyance rotators, and circuitry. The reader reads a sheet. The transparent member is disposed between the reader and the sheet. The opposing member is disposed facing the reader via the transparent member. The first conveyance rotator is disposed upstream from the reader in a conveyance direction of the sheet. The second conveyance rotator is disposed downstream from the reader in the conveyance direction. The circuitry cause the first conveyance rotator and the second conveyance rotator to convey a cleaning sheet at respective conveying speeds different from each other and bring the cleaning sheet into contact with at least one of the transparent member or the opposing member. | 07-14-2022 |
| 20220219202 | INTELLIGENT MAIL ROUTING USING DIGITAL ANALYSIS - In an embodiment, an apparatus comprises one or more processors and one or more memories communicatively coupled to the one or more processors and storing instructions which, when processed by the one or more processors, cause: capturing a digital image of one or more contents of the item of mail using the image capture device; extracting, by an image processing device, information from one or more of the image of the item of mail or the image of the one or more contents of the item of mail, the extracted information comprising identifying data and characteristic data; based, at least in part, on the characteristic data, determining a priority level for the item of mail; causing displaying, on a client computing device, a graphical user interface comprising the identifying data and the priority level for the item of mail. | 07-14-2022 |
| 20220218300 | RADIATION SOURCE POSITION ESTIMATION SYSTEM, CALIBRATION SYSTEM AND BIOMAGNETIC MEASURING SYSTEM - A disclosed radiation source position estimation system includes a first position information specifier configured to specify position information of one or more elements included in a position measuring member; an imager configured to acquire images of the one or more elements formed by radiation emitted from a radiation source; and a second position information specifier configured to specify position information of the radiation source, based on the first position information specified by the first position information specifier and the images acquired by the imager. | 07-14-2022 |
| 20220206413 | POWDER CONTAINER WITH A CONTACT PORTION TO CANCEL A RESTRICTION MEMBER FROM RESTRICTING ROTATION OF AN ENGAGEMENT PORTION - A powder container includes a collection port to communicate with an outlet port of a body or removable component, and to receive and collect powder flowing out through the outlet port. There is a shutter to open and close the collection port, and a rotation portion to be engageable with an engagement portion which is to open and close a cartridge shutter to open and close the outlet port through which the powder flows out. An operation device is to rotate the rotation portion in conjunction with an operation of the operation device, and a contact portion is included in the rotation portion to contact a restriction member. The contact portion is to cancel the restriction member from restricting rotation of the engagement portion. | 06-30-2022 |
| 20220203688 | LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS - A liquid discharge apparatus includes a head including a nozzle surface having nozzles, the head configured to discharge a liquid from the nozzles, a head plate holding the head, and a wiping device including a wiper configured to wipe the nozzle surface of the head, a wiper support plate holding the wiper, the wiper support plate vertically movable with respect to the head plate, a cover between the head plate and the wiper support plate, the cover configured to cover the wiper, a lifting device configured to vertically move the wiper support plate and the cover toward the head plate until the cover contacts the head plate, and an adjuster between the wiper support plate and the cover, the adjuster configured to adjust a position of the wiper support plate with respect to the cover. | 06-30-2022 |
| 20220202372 | BIOLOGICAL-DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS, BIOLOGICAL-DATA MEASUREMENT SYSTEM, BIOLOGICAL-DATA PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A biological-data processing apparatus includes a processor; and a memory storing instructions that cause the processor to execute performing an addition-averaging process on biological data; performing a biological data process based on the biological data to obtain a process result, by using addition-average data, obtained as a result of the addition-averaging process, and a parameter that is predetermined; storing, in a storage, an addition count used to obtain the addition-average data, the addition-average data, and the parameter in association with each other; and changing a second parameter to a first parameter, in response to determining that the process result is valid when the biological data process is performed by using a first addition count that is specified and the first parameter corresponding to the first addition count, the second parameter corresponding to a second addition count that is different from the first addition count. | 06-30-2022 |
| 20220202371 | BIOLOGICAL-DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS, BIOLOGICAL-DATA MEASUREMENT SYSTEM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A biological-data processing apparatus includes a processor; and a memory that includes instructions, which when executed, cause the processor to execute performing an addition-averaging process every time an addition count of biological data reaches a predetermined count, the biological data being measured in response to a trigger signal associated with a stimulus applied to one or more parts; storing, in a storage, addition-average data resulting from the addition-averaging process performed for each of the stimulated one or more parts, in association with the addition count in the addition-average data; and performing a biological data process based on the biological data, by using the addition-average data corresponding to each of the stimulated one or more parts, the addition-average data being acquired by referring to the storage based on the addition count that is specified. | 06-30-2022 |
| 20220103763 | COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, IMAGE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A communication management apparatus for communicating with a communication terminal, including circuitry that receives from the communication terminal pieces of designated-position information transmitted, each indicating a corresponding one of a plurality of designated positions in an area where the plurality of image capturing devices are provided, and transmits to the communication terminal identification information of a shareable image capturing device and pieces of predetermined-area information of the shareable image capturing device, the shareable image capturing device being an image capturing device for which distances from any two designated positions among the plurality of designated positions indicated by the pieces of designated-position information are shortest and which is capable of sharing images of the two designated positions, each of the pieces of predetermined-area information of the shareable image capturing device indicating a predetermined area in which a corresponding one of the two designated positions is viewed at the front. | 03-31-2022 |
| 20220103714 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION CONTROL DEVICE, COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND PROGRAM - A disclosed communication system designed for implementing remote access from an information terminal connected to a first network to an electronic device connected to a second network differing from the first network. The communication system includes a computer having a processor and a memory storing programmed instructions that, when executed by the processor, are operable for performing a process. The process includes relaying, by a relaying device, communication between the information terminal and the second network, in a state of being connectable from the first network and the second network; and converting, by a converter, a first protocol used by the information terminal for the remote access into a second protocol corresponding to the electronic device. | 03-31-2022 |
| 20220103713 | APPARATUS, DATA TRANSFER SYSTEM, DATA DELETION METHOD - An apparatus includes a memory, and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to store data in the memory, transmit the data stored in the memory to an information processing system, instruct the information processing system to execute a transfer job that includes a first process for transferring the data and a second process related to the first process, and delete the data from the memory in a case where transfer job execution history information indicates that the first process and the second process are completed. The transfer job execution history information includes a history of execution of the transfer job. | 03-31-2022 |
| 20220103703 | MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A management apparatus includes circuitry that stores, in a memory, facsimile data received by an electronic device in association with information on a group to which the received facsimile data belongs, and transmits a list of the received facsimile data based on a browse request of the received facsimile data. In the list, the received facsimile data is classified according to at least the information on the group to which the electronic device belongs. | 03-31-2022 |
| 20220103702 | APPARATUS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, REMOTE MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, AND REMOTE MANAGEMENT METHOD - An apparatus management system, a remote management apparatus, and a remote management method. The apparatus management system receives from the apparatus information management apparatus, an apparatus registration request for registering a specific information providing apparatus among the one or more information providing apparatuses, in response to the apparatus registration request, transmits specific information acquisition destination information of the specific information providing apparatus to the apparatus information management apparatus, receives from the apparatus information management apparatus, an apparatus status information acquisition request for acquiring specific apparatus status information indicating the status of the specific information providing apparatus associated with the specific information acquisition destination information, and transmits the specific apparatus status information to the apparatus information management apparatus as a response to the apparatus status information acquisition request. | 03-31-2022 |
| 20220103639 | SERVER APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - A server apparatus is communicably connected to multiple information processing devices and is configured to manage a session in which content data are transmitted and received between the multiple information processing devices. A communication management unit is configured to manage a connection to the session by each of the information processing devices. An information management unit is configured to receive a request from at least one of the information processing devices and to associate collateral information about an environment with the session. An information transmission unit is configured to transmit the collateral information to the at least one of the information processing devices. | 03-31-2022 |
| 20220102651 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT, SOLAR CELL MODULE, POWER SUPPLY MODULE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Provided is a photoelectric conversion element including a first electrode, an electron-transporting layer, a hole-transporting layer, and a second electrode, wherein the hole-transporting layer includes a hole-transporting material, an alkali metal salt, and a hypervalent iodine compound. | 03-31-2022 |
| 20220102650 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT, DEVICE, AND POWER SUPPLY MODULE - A photoelectric conversion element includes a substrate, a first electrode, an electron-transporting layer, a photoelectric conversion layer, a hole-transporting layer, and a second electrode. The first electrode, the electron-transporting layer, the photoelectric conversion layer, the hole-transporting layer, and the second electrode are disposed on or above the substrate. The photoelectric conversion layer includes an organic material represented by General Formula (1) below, and a N-type semiconductor material. | 03-31-2022 |
| 20220101505 | PRINT DEFECT DETECTION MECHANISM - A method is disclosed. The method includes receiving one or more images of bitmap data applied to a print medium as print medium image data, register the print medium image data to the bitmap data, detecting one or more candidate defects based on whether a difference between the print medium image data at a location and the bitmap data at the location exceeds a predetermined threshold, detecting one or more defects among the candidate defects and transmitting information about the one or more candidate defects classified as defects. | 03-31-2022 |
| 20220101455 | TRACKING SYSTEM, TRACKING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A system includes circuitry to: in response to supply information indicating a supply of energy by a supplier, generate first information for tracking energy that instructs generation of second information, the second information indicating an owner of the energy and a production method used for producing the energy; in response to usage information indicating a usage of the energy by a user, determine whether ownership of the energy in the second information has not been changed from a previous owner to the user; and based on a determination that the ownership of the energy in the second information has not been changed, generate other first information for tracking energy that instructs a change of ownership of the energy in the second information from the previous owner to the user. | 03-31-2022 |
| 20220101454 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An apparatus includes circuitry to: in response to a request for processing first information indicating an ownership of energy, determine whether a requester of the request has authority to process the first information and based on a determination indicating that the requester has authority to process the first information, generate second information for tracking enemy that instructs processing of the first information. | 03-31-2022 |
| 20220100824 | SERVICE PROVIDING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND MEDIUM - A service providing system includes an information processing system including an information processing apparatus including a memory and a processor; and a terminal device configured to receive execution of an application. The information processing system and the terminal device communicate with each other. The processor of the information processing apparatus is configured to execute storing information on the application of which a user has a license, and controlling a function of a first application depending on whether the user who requested execution of the first application via the terminal device, has a license of a second application. | 03-31-2022 |
| 20220100571 | SCHEDULING SYSTEM, SCHEDULING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM - A scheduling system includes first circuitry and second circuitry. The first circuitry stores, in a memory, information on a plurality of tasks to be executed by at least one mobile device. The information on the plurality of tasks includes information on an estimated amount of battery consumption of the at least one mobile device in executing each of the plurality of tasks. The second circuitry receives designation of the plurality of tasks to be executed by the at least one mobile device. The second circuitry further causes a display to display a screen having a schedule in which the plurality of tasks is arranged for the at least one mobile device based on the information on the estimated amount of battery consumption. | 03-31-2022 |
| 20220100457 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-EXECUTABLE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus is connected to a first communication terminal and a second communication terminal through a network. The information processing apparatus includes circuitry. The circuitry receives operation information indicating an operation performed on a capture image at the second communication terminal, the capture image being an image captured by the second communication terminal from a shared screen shared by the first communication terminal, the second communication terminal, and another communication terminal. The circuitry identifies a part where the operation is performed on the capture image, based on the received operation information. The circuitry transmits information on the part where the operation is performed to the first communication terminal. | 03-31-2022 |
| 20220100433 | IMAGE FORMING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming device includes a receiving unit and a determining unit. The receiving unit is configured to receive an image to be printed. The determining unit is configured to determine whether the image received by the receiving unit complies with a condition predetermined to be satisfied for printing. | 03-31-2022 |
| 20220099832 | DETECTION DEVICE AND DETECTION UNIT - A detection device includes a first light source configured to emit a first light in a first direction, and a second light source configured to emit a second light in a second direction different from the first direction. A light receiver is configured to receive one of a first reflected light of the first light and a second reflected light of the second light. A black shielding plate surrounds a light source substrate including the first light source, the second light source, and the light receiver. An outer housing surrounds the black shielding plate. A transparent member is configured to pass the first light and the second light to outside of the outer housing. | 03-31-2022 |
| 20220099587 | INSPECTION APPARATUS, INSPECTION SYSTEM, AND INSPECTION METHOD - An inspection apparatus includes a projector to irradiate an inspection target with light according to pattern image data associated with the inspection target, and an imaging device to capture an image of the inspection target being irradiated with the light from the projector and output image data of the captured image. The pattern image data specifies a pattern of light irradiation of the inspection target. | 03-31-2022 |
| 20220098778 | LIQUID APPLICATION UNIT FOR LINEAR MEDIUM, LIQUID APPLICATION APPARATUS, DYEING EMBROIDERY SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A liquid application unit includes a supply member, a liquid application device, and an application controller. The supply member includes a cylindrical or columnar winding core around which a linear medium is wound. The liquid application device applies liquid to the linear medium unwound and fed from the supply member. The application controller adjusts a liquid application length of the liquid applied by the liquid application unit to the linear medium in a feed direction of the linear medium. The application controller adjusts the liquid application length in the feed direction of the linear medium in accordance with a winding thickness of a remaining amount of the linear medium from an outer peripheral surface of the winding core. | 03-31-2022 |
| 20220098777 | DYEING APPARATUS, DYEING UNIT, DYEING/EMBROIDERY SYSTEM, AND ADJUSTMENT METHOD IN DYEING APPARATUS - A dyeing apparatus is configured to be connected to an embroidery apparatus. The dyeing apparatus includes a dyer configured to dye a thread; a conveying path in which a path length of the thread from the dyer to the embroidery apparatus is changed according to an operation of the embroidery apparatus; and a conveyance control unit configured to adjust a conveyance speed of the thread in the conveying path, according to a change in the path length. The dyer dyes the thread at a dyeing speed that matches the adjusted conveyance speed. | 03-31-2022 |
| 20220098776 | EMBROIDERY DEVICE - An embroidery device includes a needle including a hole through which a thread has been passed, a dyeing unit configured to dye the thread in different colors, an embroidery unit configured to move the needle to perform a sewing process on a medium with the thread dyed in the different colors by the dyeing unit, and a remover configured to remove the linear member in a vicinity of the needle. | 03-31-2022 |
| 20220097373 | ACTUATOR, LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD, AND LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS - An actuator includes a substrate, a diaphragm over the substrate, a lower electrode over the diaphragm, a lead titanate (PbTiO | 03-31-2022 |
| 20220078344 | COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, DISPLAY METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - A communication terminal is communicable with another communication terminal mounted on a mobile apparatus or with a communication device of the mobile apparatus via a network. The communication terminal transmits operation instruction information for controlling the mobile apparatus to the another communication terminal or the communication device. The communication terminal includes circuitry configured to: receive a first video transmitted by one of the another communication terminal and the communication device and a second video having a wide-angle of view captured by a wide-angle image capturing apparatus; display, on a display device, at least one of the first video and the second video that are received; and display, on the display device, a controller for controlling an operation of the mobile apparatus as being superimposed on the at least one of the first video and the second video. | 03-10-2022 |
| 20220078332 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus includes a memory and first circuitry. The memory stores event identification information identifying an event. The first circuitry registers terminal identification information in association with the event identification information stored in the memory. The terminal identification information identifies an information processing terminal to be used in the event, and is received during a time from receipt of a registration start instruction to start registration of the information processing terminal to receipt of a registration end instruction to end the registration of the information processing terminal. | 03-10-2022 |
| 20220076214 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, RECORDING MEDIUM, PROGRAM, AND DEVICE - An information processing system includes a device; and an information processing device, the information processing device being configured to receive registration of tasks related to maintenance of the device. The information processing device includes a storage unit configured to store schedule information in which a task related to the maintenance is registered; a screen display unit configured to display the schedule information associated with a screen, the screen relating to execution of the task; and an input acquiring unit configured to receive an input related to the task associated with the screen displayed by the screen display unit. | 03-10-2022 |
| 20220076180 | RESOURCE MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM - A resource management server executes a determination of whether reservation can be extended as to whether a reserved resource can be extended based on a reservation status beyond reservation end date and time of a predetermined resource, and as a response of a result of a reservation, transmits information for displaying “EXTENSION” when a reservation extension is “OK” or transmits information for displaying “MOVEMENT” when a reservation extension is “N/A” to information processing terminal. | 03-10-2022 |
| 20220075888 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, SERVICE PROVIDING SYSTEM, AND METHOD - An information processing apparatus, a service providing system, and a method. The information processing apparatus stores in one or more memories, information on execution of each of a plurality of applications, which are available for use under a license contract and outputs suggestion to change the license contract according to a usage count of each application obtained from the information on execution of each application. | 03-10-2022 |
| 20220075630 | NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - A non-transitory recording medium storing a plurality of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, causes the processors to perform a method. The method includes acquiring information on operation of one or more peripheral devices connectable to an information processing device and causing a peripheral device being connected to the information processing device to operate according to the information on the operation of the one or more peripheral devices. | 03-10-2022 |
| 20220075579 | SERVER, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - A server includes circuitry to: receive selection of particular file information from a list of file information; acquire a particular electronic file from a storage location indicated by the particular file information, the particular electronic file being one or more electronic files; extract data of one or more pages to be output from the particular electronic file according to the particular file information; and transmit the data of one or more pages of the particular electronic file to an output device to cause the output device to output the data of one or more pages of the particular electronic file. | 03-10-2022 |
| 20220075573 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE COLLATING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus includes circuitry and a memory, the circuitry performing perceptual image conversion of converting two image data generated from one color image data respectively into perceptual images based on human visual characteristics, collation of determining whether the two perceptual images converted by the perceptual image conversion are same, and comparison result outputting of outputting the comparison result by the collation. | 03-10-2022 |
| 20220075310 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING REMOVABLE INFORMATION SHEET - A method for manufacturing a removable information sheet includes: forming a toner image on a recording medium; applying an energy-ray-curable pressure-sensitive composition precursor onto the medium to form an energy-ray-curable pressure-sensitive composition precursor layer; irradiating, with an energy ray, the medium to cure the layer and form an energy-ray-curable pressure-sensitive composition; and attaching faces with the composition and pressure-bonding the faces. A region size of a toner-image flat part is 200 μm or less in the image, which is determined by a measurement method including: defining a site at a depth of 2 μm or more from a surface of a solid part of the image as a recess; defining a site other than the recess as the flat part; acquiring and binarizing a micrograph of the solid part; drawing circles out of contact with the recess; and defining a largest circle diameter as the size of the flat part. | 03-10-2022 |
| 20220073308 | SHEET STACKER AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM INCORPORATING THE SHEET STACKER - A sheet stacker includes a housing, a fence, a first distance measurement sensor, and a second distance measurement sensor. The fence is movable in a fence moving direction on the housing and is configured to regulate a position of an end of a sheet. The first distance measurement sensor is configured to measure a distance between the fence and a first portion of the housing, the first portion being on one side of the housing with respect to the fence in the fence moving direction. The second distance measurement sensor is configured to measure a distance between the fence and a second portion of the housing, the second portion being on another side of the housing with respect to the fence in the fence moving direction. | 03-10-2022 |
| 20220073295 | ATTACHMENT MECHANISM, APPARATUS INCLUDING ATTACHMENT MECHANISM, BELT DEVICE, CONVEYANCE DEVICE, COOLING DEVICE, AND PRINTING APPARATUS - An attachment mechanism includes a first holding member and a second holding member. The first holding member is configured to hold a device side plate of a belt device to attach a main body side plate of an apparatus in which the belt device is incorporated. The second holding member is configured to be fixed to the first holding member. The first holding member and the second folding member are configured to adjust a posture of the device side plate with respect to the main body side plate in assembly of the belt device. | 03-10-2022 |
| 20220072875 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, POSITION DETECTION METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus is configured to detect, from image data of a recording medium on which a plurality of marks are printed, positions of outer edges being edges closer to ends of the image data and positions of inner edges being inside edges not closer to the ends of the image data in both of a first direction and a second direction different from the first direction; identify, with respect to a target mark for which a reference position is to be detected and two marks adjacent to the target mark, first line segments connecting positions of inner edges and second line segments connecting positions of outer edges; and detect, as a reference position of the target mark, a midpoint of a line segment connecting an intersection of the two first line segments and an intersection of the two second line segments. | 03-10-2022 |
| 20220014633 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes circuitry. The circuitry is configured to acquire an output target image to be formed and output. The circuitry is configured to generate an image for inspection from the output target image. The circuitry is configured to add a reference point image to an area of the image for inspection in a case in which the circuitry fails to set a reference point based on the image for inspection. The circuitry is configured to align the reference point added to the image for inspection and the reference point image of a read image of the output target image formed on a recording medium with the reference point image added in response to adding the reference point image to the image for inspection, to compare the image for inspection with the read image to perform inspection. | 01-13-2022 |
| 20220011988 | PRINTING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A printing system includes an information processing apparatus including first circuitry and an image forming apparatus. The first circuitry is configured to receive designation of superimposing an image of a particular color on a print target image, associate the image of the particular color with the print target image in response to a reception of the designation of superimposing, and transmit print data including the print target image and the image of the particular color to the image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus includes second circuitry configured to receive the print data and interpret the print data, and a printer engine configured to superimpose the image of the particular color on the print target image in printing, according to interpretation of the print data. | 01-13-2022 |
| 20220011983 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM - An image processing apparatus includes a memory and circuitry. The memory is configured to store a result of inspection. The inspection includes: comparison of a sample image data and a first read image data that is data of an image formed on a recording medium and read; and determination whether the image indicated by the first read image data is abnormal. The memory is configured to store the result of inspection in association with the image determined as an abnormal image. The circuitry is configured to receive second read image data from a discarding apparatus. The circuitry is configured to specify image data according to which an image is formed, based on the abnormal image stored in the memory and the second read image data received. The circuitry is configured to instruct formation of the image according to the image data specified. | 01-13-2022 |
| 20220011712 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM INCORPORATING THE IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a sheet separation device, a first sheet feeder, a second sheet feeder, an image forming device, and circuitry. The sheet separation device is configured to separate a non-bonding portion of a two-ply sheet in which two sheets are overlapped and bonded together at a bonding portion of the two-ply sheet. The first sheet feeder is configured to feed the two-ply sheet. The second sheet feeder is configured to feed an inner sheet to be inserted between the two sheets. The image forming device is configured to form an image on a surface of the inner sheet. The circuitry is configured to cause the first sheet feeder to feed the two-ply sheet, perform a sheet separating operation on the two-ply sheet and cause the second sheet feeder to start feeding the inner sheet before completion of the sheet separating operation on the two-ply sheet. | 01-13-2022 |
| 20220011705 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming device configured to form a position detection pattern and a density detection pattern on a recording medium according to light emitted from an exposure device; a reading device configured to read the position detection pattern and the density detection pattern formed on the recording medium, the recording medium being conveyed in one of a plurality of orientations of the recording medium; and circuitry configured to correct a light intensity of the exposure device, based on the read position detection pattern and the read density detection pattern. For any one of the plurality of orientations of the recording medium, the position detection pattern is formed upstream of the density detection pattern in a sub-scanning direction. | 01-13-2022 |
| 20220010158 | INK, PRE-PROCESSING FLUID-INK SET, INKJET PRINTING DEVICE, AND INKJET PRINTING METHOD - Provided is an ink including water, and an organic solvent, wherein a dried product of the ink has an endothermic peak temperature Tm of 22° C. or higher but 74° C. or lower as measured by differential scanning calorimetry, the differential scanning calorimetry includes first heating, cooling, and second heating, where the first heating is heating the dried product of the ink from −60° C. to 140° C. at a heating rate of 10° C./min, the cooling, which is performed after the first heating, is cooling a heated product obtained in the first heating from 140° C. to −60° C. at a cooling rate of −10° C./min, and the second heating, which is performed after the cooling, is heating a cooled product obtained in the cooling from −60° C. to 140° C. at a heating rate of 10° C./min, and the endothermic peak temperature Tm is an endothermic peak temperature in the second heating. | 01-13-2022 |
| 20220009264 | MECHANISM TO DYNAMICALLY ADJUST DRYER PERFORMANCE - A printing system is disclosed. The printing system includes a print controller and an engine controller to receive printing characteristic information from the print controller, determine one or more dryer control parameters based on the printing characteristic information and update the one or more dryer control parameters upon detecting one or more printing characteristic information changes during a printing process. | 01-13-2022 |
| 20220009246 | LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS, INSPECTION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A liquid discharge apparatus includes a plurality of liquid dischargers and circuitry. The plurality of liquid dischargers is configured to discharge liquids of a plurality of colors from discharge holes to form an inspection image on a recording medium. The circuitry is configured to detect a failure of the discharge holes, based on the inspection image formed on the recording medium with the liquids of the plurality of colors. The inspection image includes linear images of the plurality of colors extending in a first direction and arrayed in a second direction intersecting the first direction. Linear images of at least two colors, of the linear images of the plurality of colors, are positioned to overlap each other in the first direction. | 01-13-2022 |
| 20220009210 | METALLIC PAPER, PRINTED MATTER, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - Metallic paper for electrophotography is provided. The metallic paper comprises a substrate, a metallic luster layer over the substrate, and a polyester at a surface of the metallic paper. A ratio B/A is 0.90 or less, where A and B respectively represent a peak area A and a peak area B in an infrared spectrum of the metallic paper obtained by an ATR method with a crystal of Ge, an incident angle of 45°, and one time of reflection. The peak area A ranges from 1709.586 to 1741.406 cm | 01-13-2022 |
| 20220006920 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing apparatus, an information processing system, and an information processing method. The information processing apparatus executes at least one of a plurality of applications for which use permission is granted in units of package, and in response to an invalidation of the use permission, display on a display, a notification indicating the invalidation of the use permission. | 01-06-2022 |
| 20220006775 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus connected with one or more apparatuses through a network, comprises: a first acquiring unit configured to acquire first address information for indicating one of addresses in the network among addresses of the apparatuses and first apparatus specific information for identifying the apparatuses; a second acquiring unit configured to acquire second apparatus specific information for identifying an apparatus indicated by the first address information acquired by the first acquiring unit; a determining unit configured to determine whether the first apparatus specific information acquired by the first acquiring unit is the same as the second apparatus specific information acquired by the second acquiring unit or not; and a process requesting unit configured to request the apparatus indicated by the first address information to perform a certain process upon the determining unit determining the first apparatus specific information to be the same as the second apparatus specific information. | 01-06-2022 |
| 20220004141 | ACCESS RESTRICTION DEVICE FOR CONSUMABLE COMPONENT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE ACCESS RESTRICTION DEVICE - An access restriction device for a consumable component of an apparatus body includes an access restriction cover is rotatably attached to a side surface of the apparatus body; a lock mechanism to lock and unlock opening of the cover; the cover openable in an unlocked state of the lock mechanism; a hinge portion disposed at a lower position in a direction of gravity and a position closer to the apparatus body in a horizontal direction than a center of gravity of the cover in a closed state of the cover, the cover being rotatably coupled to the apparatus body via the hinge portion; and an engaged portion disposed at a position higher in the direction of gravity than the center of gravity of the cover in the closed state. The cover is engaged with an engaging portion of the lock mechanism via the engaged portion. | 01-06-2022 |
| 20220004128 | HEATER, HEATING DEVICE, FIXING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A heater includes a base, a resistor pattern, and a circuit breaker. The resistor pattern includes a plurality of rows of resistors extending in a longitudinal direction of the base. The plurality of rows of resistors are spaced away from each other in a short-side direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the base, coupled in parallel, and configured to generate heat by energization. The circuit breaker is disposed across the plurality of rows of resistors in the short-side direction and configured to cut off power supply to the resistor pattern when a temperature of any one of the plurality of rows of resistors reaches a high temperature threshold. | 01-06-2022 |
| 20220004114 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming apparatus superimposes a plurality of color images each formed of a single-color developer to form a superimposed color image. The image forming apparatus includes a transfer belt and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry forms, as a correction pattern, combination patterns arranged along a conveyance direction of the color images and including a first pattern, a second pattern, and a third pattern. A formation interval of the first pattern constituting one combination pattern is shorter than a formation interval between one horizontal line of the first pattern constituting the one combination pattern and another horizontal line of the first pattern constituting another combination pattern. The one horizontal line is opposite the other horizontal line. | 01-06-2022 |
| 20220002704 | CELL CULTURE CARRIER, AND METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING SAME - This invention is to develop a production method for a cell culture carrier comprising a hydrogel having high shape retainability, and cell culture carrier production device, and to provide a structure composed of a cell culture carrier produced using the same. | 01-06-2022 |
| 20220001450 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL FABRICATION APPARATUS - A three-dimensional fabrication apparatus includes a fabrication chamber in which a fabrication object is formed, a powder supply unit configured to supply powder to the fabrication chamber, a driver configured to scan the powder supply unit above the fabrication chamber, a measurement unit configured to measure a powder supply amount, the powder supply amount being an amount of the powder supplied from the powder supply unit to the fabrication chamber, and circuitry configured to perform a feedback control to control a fluctuation amount of the powder supply amount to be smaller than a preset amount based on the powder supply amount measured by the measurement unit. | 01-06-2022 |
| 20220000039 | CULTIVATION METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND CONTROL APPARATUS - A cultivation method for cultivating leaf vegetables includes preparing correspondence information associating light characteristic information indicative of a characteristic of light with which leaf vegetables are irradiated, with quantified quality information having a quantified quality of leaf vegetables; setting the light characteristic information; and irradiating the leaf vegetables with light. | 01-06-2022 |
| 20210409566 | READING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE READING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A reading device includes a visible light source to irradiate a subject with light having a visible wavelength; an invisible light source to irradiate the subject with light having an invisible wavelength; first and second image sensors to receive reflected light from the subject being irradiated with the light having the visible wavelength and the light having the invisible wavelength, and circuitry. The first image sensor generates visible image data containing a first invisible component, and the second image sensor generates invisible image data of a second invisible component. The circuitry removes the first invisible component contained in the visible image data using the invisible image data. The circuitry multiplies the invisible image data with the correction coefficient that absorbs an individual variation in removal of the first invisible component, and the correction coefficient is generated based on the visible image data and the invisible image. | 12-30-2021 |
| 20210409555 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, DATA OUTPUT SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An apparatus, system, and method, each of which associates a region subjected to image processing with identification information, receives, in response to a device accepting selection from a user, the identification information and image data from the device, and outputs a result of the image processing performed on the region subjected to image processing associated with the identification information. | 12-30-2021 |
| 20210405571 | SHEET LAMINATOR, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - A sheet laminator includes a sheet separation device, a sheet insertion device, and circuitry. The sheet separation device is configured to perform a sheet separating operation to separate a non-bonding portion of a two-ply sheet in which two sheets are overlapped and bonded together at a bonding portion of the two-ply sheet, and a sheet inserting operation to insert an inner sheet between the two sheets. The sheet lamination device is configured to perform a sheet laminating operation on the two-ply sheet after the sheet separating operation and the sheet inserting operation. The circuitry is configured to cause the sheet lamination device to perform the sheet laminating operation on the two-ply sheet while causing the sheet separation device to perform the sheet separating operation on another two-ply sheet subsequent to the two-ply sheet or the sheet separating operation and the sheet inserting operation on said another two-ply sheet. | 12-30-2021 |
| 20210405562 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DETECTING RISE OF RECORDING MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus includes a reading table, an image reading device, an image forming device with an exposure device, and circuitry. The reading device reads a pattern on a recording medium on the table, and generates image data of the pattern. The exposure device includes a light emitting element to form an electrostatic latent image, based on which the image forming device forms the pattern. Based on first and second correction values, the circuitry calculates a third correction value to correct a light amount of the light emitting element. The exposure device includes a driving device that drives the light emitting element based on the third correction value. The circuitry sets at least two or more determination areas in each of a white area and a pattern area of the medium, and determines whether the medium has a rise based on density data in the determination areas. | 12-30-2021 |
| 20210405553 | NOZZLE RECEIVER FOR USE WITH A TONER CONTAINER - A powder conveying device includes: a conveying nozzle, provided with a powder receiving opening; an open/close member to open/close the powder receiving opening; a flange provided to the open/close member; a biasing member to bias the open/close member; and a container setting section to which a part of a powder container is to be fit. The powder container includes: a conveyor to convey the powder from a second end of the powder container to a first end; a container opening protruding from the first end; a nozzle receiving opening into which the conveying nozzle is to be inserted; and a butting portion provided in the container opening, to butt against the flange. When the powder container is attached to the powder conveying device, the container opening is fitted to the container setting section, and the flange and the biasing member are housed in an inner space of the container opening. | 12-30-2021 |
| 20210403997 | DEVICE, NUCLEIC ACID TESTING METHOD AND NUCLEIC ACID TESTING DEVICE, AND GENE TESTING METHOD - Provided is a device including a well provided in a number of at least one, wherein a nucleic acid having at least one of a full-length nucleotide sequence and a partial nucleotide sequence of rRNA or rDNA is contained in a defined copy number in at least one well of the well, and wherein the defined copy number of the nucleic acid having at least one of a full-length nucleotide sequence and a partial nucleotide sequence of rRNA or rDNA is 1,000 or less. | 12-30-2021 |
| 20210403273 | SHEET PROCESSING DEVICE, SHEET LAMINATOR, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - A sheet processing device separates a two-ply sheet in which two sheets are overlapped and partially bonded and sandwich a sheet medium between the two sheets. The sheet processing device includes a relay conveyance path, a sheet loader, and control circuitry. The sheet medium is fed from an image forming apparatus connected upstream of the sheet processing device through the relay conveyance path. The sheet loader loads at least one of the two-ply sheet and the sheet medium. The control circuitry performs a mixing mode to feed the two-ply sheet or the sheet medium from the sheet loader. | 12-30-2021 |
| 20210402805 | DEVICE - A device for applying at least a first energy to a substrate includes a conversion material application unit configured to apply a conversion material for converting a second energy to the first energy to the substrate and an energy application unit configured to apply the second energy to the conversion material applied to the substrate, wherein the second energy corresponds to an amount of heat not less than heat of evaporation of the conversion material. | 12-30-2021 |
| 20210400530 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM - An electronic apparatus includes a sub-system that receives, from a wireless LAN module, incoming data including wireless LAN packets according to plural communication methods and a main system including a processor that process the incoming data. The sub-system includes an interface circuit and a sub-processor. The interface circuit acquires a data length of each of the wireless LAN packets from a header of the wireless LAN packet. Based on MAC addresses included in the wireless LAN packet, the interface circuit identifies a communication method of the wireless LAN packet. Based on the data length and the communication method of the wireless LAN packet, the interface circuit transfers the wireless LAN packet to one of different storage areas respectively corresponding to the communication methods. The sub-processor transfers the wireless LAN packet from the one of the different storage areas to the main system. | 12-23-2021 |
| 20210400197 | IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE INCLUDING SUPERIMPOSED DISPLAY MODE AND CAMERA SHAKE CORRECTION MODE - An image capturing method for an image capturing apparatus includes setting a shake correction mode that performs shake correction processing during shooting, and a superimposed display mode that performs superimposition and display of an optical viewfinder display and an electronic viewfinder display. When the shake correction mode and the superimposed display mode are set, a captured image for which the shake correction processing is not performed, or an image equivalent to the state without shake correction processing, is used as the electronic viewfinder display. | 12-23-2021 |
| 20210400166 | SHADING CORRECTION DEVICE, READING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, SHADING CORRECTION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM - A shading correction device includes first and second extractors, an intersection calculator, a phase shift amount calculator, a phase shifter, a generator, and a corrector. The first extractor extracts a first periodic component of original shading data. The second extractor extracts a second periodic component of a second reading result. The intersection calculator calculates a first intersection of the first component and a reference level and a second intersection of the second component and the reference level. The phase shift amount calculator calculates a phase shift amount at each of plural positions with a difference between the first and second intersections. The phase shifter shifts a phase of the first component with the phase shift amount. The generator generates corrected shading data including the phase-shifted first component and the original shading data with the first component smoothed. The corrector performs shading correction based on the corrected shading data. | 12-23-2021 |
| 20210400159 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE READING METHOD - An image processing apparatus includes an invisible light source configured to emit invisible light to a subject, a visible light source configured to emit visible light to the subject, an invisible image reading sensor configured to read invisible reflection light reflected from the subject and acquire an invisible image, and a visible image reading sensor configured to read visible reflection light reflected from the subject and acquire a visible image. The invisible reflection light is a part of the invisible light emitted from the invisible light source. The visible reflection light is a part of the visible light emitted from the visible light source. The image processing apparatus further includes circuitry configured to restore information lost in the invisible image acquired by the invisible image reading sensor. | 12-23-2021 |
| 20210400154 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE READING DEVICE - An image forming apparatus and an image reading device. The image forming apparatus includes a feeder to feed a recording material, an image forming device to form an image on the recording material fed from the feeder, and an ejection unit to which the recording material on which an image is formed by the image forming device is ejected. In the image forming apparatus, the feeder and the ejection unit are made of a plurality of components, and at least one of the plurality of components of the feeder and the ejection unit disposed near the recording material is made of wood. The image reading device includes a to-be-scanned material feeder to feed a to-be-scanned material, and a reader to read an image on the to-be-scanned material fed from the to-be-scanned material feeder. In the image reading device, the to-be-scanned material feeder comprises a plurality of components. | 12-23-2021 |
| 20210399904 | METHOD FOR MANAGING CONSORTIUM CHAIN DATA STRUCTURE NETWORK, MANAGEMENT NODE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A method for managing a consortium chain data structure network, a management node, and a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium are provided. The consortium chain data structure network includes a first network that maintains a first chain data structure for recoding management data, and a second network that maintains a second chain data structure for recording user data. A management node for management consensus of the consortium chain data structure network only accesses the first network. In the method, the management node receives a management request message sent by a requesting node, verifies the management request message, and processes the management request message in response to successful verification on the management request message. A data block in the first chain data structure is generated based on a result of the processing. | 12-23-2021 |
| 20210399523 | SURFACE EMITTING LASER MODULE, OPTICAL DEVICE, AND SURFACE EMITTING LASER SUBSTRATE - A surface emitting laser module includes a base substrate, a surface emitting laser substrate mounted on the base substrate, the surface emitting laser substrate including a surface emitting laser element, and the surface emitting laser substrate having a first face facing the base substrate and a second face facing away from the base substrate, and an optical member facing the second face and including an optical element configured to receive light emitted from the second face of the surface emitting laser element. The surface emitting laser element includes a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer, a first electrode provided on the first face and connected to the first semiconductor layer, and a second electrode provided on the first face and connected to the second semiconductor layer. The base substrate includes a third electrode connected to the first electrode and a fourth electrode connected to the second electrode. | 12-23-2021 |
| 20210398378 | INTERMEDIARY SERVER, REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM, AND MEDIATING METHOD - An intermediary server includes circuitry to receive, from a reservation management server, resource identification information for identifying a resource. The reservation management server manages a reservation for the resource and receives the reservation from a registration terminal that registers the reservation. The circuitry further transmits, to a drive control server, drive device identification information for identifying a drive device corresponding to the resource identification information. The drive control server remotely controls the drive device used to unlock the resource. The circuitry further receives, from the drive control server, authentication information to be used to unlock the resource with the drive device identified by the drive device identification information. The circuitry further receives, transmit, to the registration terminal, the authentication information. | 12-23-2021 |
| 20210397241 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD EXECUTED BY THE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device electrically connectable to an external device includes: circuitry configured to: accept, from a user, a selection of one of: a first state that enables the electronic device to supply electric power to the external device; and a second state that enables the electronic device to receive electric power from the external device; and switch a state of the electronic device to the selected one of the first state and the second state and fix the selected one of the first state and the second state as the state of the electronic device in response to power off of the electronic device. | 12-23-2021 |
| 20210397120 | ROTATING BODY, MEMBER TO BE INSERTED WITH SHAFT, RETAINING MEMBER, AND APPARATUS - A rotating body to be inserted with a shaft includes a holding portion on an end portion of the rotating body to hold the rotating body on the shaft. The holding portion includes a hook to be elastically deformable and detachably hook on a recess of an end portion of the shaft. The holding portion is rotatingly movable, with elastic deformation of the hook, over a convex portion of the shaft that is outside the recess in an axial direction of the shaft. | 12-23-2021 |
| 20210396994 | LIGHT DEFLECTOR, DISTANCE MEASURING DEVICE, PROJECTION DEVICE, AND MOBILE OBJECT - A light deflector includes a movable device; a drive unit configured to drive the movable device; an input wiring board configured to apply electric power from the drive unit to the movable device; and an anisotropic conductive resin film through which the input wiring board is connected to an input part. The movable device includes a movable portion including a reflector, between a pair of drive beams; a pair of supporting parts supporting the pair of drive beams; and a mount unit secured to the pair of supporting parts. The pair of drive beams supports the movable portion to allow the movable portion to oscillate around an oscillation axis. Each of the pair of drive beams includes a beam member and an actuator. At least one of the pair of supporting parts includes the input part to which electric power is input from the input wiring board to the actuator. | 12-23-2021 |
| 20210395073 | MOVABLE DEVICE, DISTANCE MEASUREMENT DEVICE, IMAGE PROJECTION APPARATUS, VEHICLE, AND MOUNT - A movable device includes a movable portion including a reflecting surface; a pair of drive beams to support the movable portion rotatably around a predetermined rotation axis with the movable portion disposed between the pair of drive beams; and a support portion configured to support the pair of drive beams. The support portion has a light passing portion on each of both sides of the movable portion in a direction intersecting with the rotation axis in a plane along the reflecting surface in a state in which the movable portion is not rotated, the light passing portion allowing light reflected by the reflecting surface to pass through the light passing portion. | 12-23-2021 |
| 20210395033 | SHEET GUIDE, SHEET CONVEYOR, SHEET STACKER, AND PRINTER - A sheet guide includes an endless belt, and a guide supported by a plurality of places of the endless belt, the guide configured to hold a downstream end of the sheet in a conveyance direction of the sheet, wherein the endless belt is configured to rotate to move the sheet held by the guide in the conveyance direction. | 12-23-2021 |
| 20210394950 | PACKAGE - A package includes a structure and a handle structure portion. The structure constitutes a housing space to house a packaged object. The handle structure portion is disposed in the structure, formed by a perforated line, and lifted from the structure. The perforated line includes a cut portion, a connecting portion, and a notched cut line. The notched cut line is provided with respect to a central reference line that is an axis of symmetry of the handle structure portion. The notched cut line includes a base portion and a leading end. The notched cut line is included within a range closer to the boundary point than a center line of the connecting portion parallel to the lifting direction of the handle structure portion. | 12-23-2021 |
| 20210394677 | DISPLAY CONTROLLER, DISPLAY SYSTEM, MOBILE OBJECT, IMAGE GENERATION METHOD, AND CARRIER MEANS - A display controller controls a display device provided for a mobile object to display a display image including at least one item of contents of data. The display controller includes an image data acquisition unit configured to obtain image data from an imaging device configured to capture an image around the mobile object, and a display-image generation unit configured to generate the display image. The display-image generation unit changes a display mode of the at least one item of contents of data included in the display image to increase visual recognizability of a desired item of contents of data included in the at least one item of contents of data to a level at least higher than visual recognizability of an area in the image data not including the desired item of contents of data. | 12-23-2021 |
| 20210394516 | MAINTENANCE DEVICE AND LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS - A maintenance device configured to maintain a head configured to discharge a first liquid, the maintenance device includes a cap configured to contact a nozzle surface of the head, a storage configured to store a second liquid to be supplied into the cap, a supply device configured to supply the second liquid into the cap, a receptacle configured to receive the second liquid supplied into and overflown from the cap, and a collection device configured to collect the second liquid received by the receptacle. | 12-23-2021 |
| 20210393206 | DISPLAY CONTROLLER, DISPLAY DEVICE, DISPLAY SYSTEM, MOBILE OBJECT, IMAGE GENERATION METHOD, AND CARRIER MEANS - A display controller ( | 12-23-2021 |
| 20210392550 | RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, RESOURCE MANAGEMENT DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM - A resource management system includes a resource management device that manages a usage of a resource, a reservation management device that manages a reservation for the resource, and a communication relay device that communicates with the resource management device. The resource management device receives reservation information transmitted from the reservation management device. The reservation information is information on the reservation for the resource. The resource management device transmits, to the communication relay device, a request for identification information identifying the communication relay device. The resource management device receives the identification information, which is transmitted from the communication relay device in response to the request. The identification information is used to execute an event associated with the reservation information. The resource management device transmits, to an operation display terminal that displays a usage status of the resource, the identification information and a password that is associated with the identification information. | 12-16-2021 |
| 20210392201 | RESOURCE MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-EXECUTABLE MEDIUM - A resource management apparatus is communicable with a communication terminal that displays usage states of a plurality of resources. The resource management apparatus includes circuitry configured to transmit a request for reservation information indicating reservation contents of the plurality of resources to a reservation management apparatus that manages reservations of the plurality of resources, receive the reservation information relating to the plurality of resources transmitted by the reservation management apparatus, and transmit, to the communication terminal, image information of the plurality of resources, location information indicating locations of the plurality of resources, and usage states of the plurality of resources, and the received reservation information relating to the plurality of resources, the image information, the location information, and the usage states being managed by the resource management apparatus. | 12-16-2021 |
| 20210390746 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An information processing system is disclosed. The system includes a terminal apparatus, and an information processing apparatus. In the information processing apparatus, first image data are stored in a first storage device. Second image data are received from the terminal apparatus. Third image data representing a third image is generated for displaying a part of a second image represented by second image data in a region inside or outside a shape of an element included in a first image represented by the first image data. The third image data are output to an output apparatus. In the terminal apparatus, an input is received from a user. The second image data are stored in a second storage device. The second image data are sent to the information processing apparatus. | 12-16-2021 |
| 20210390515 | MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE DEVICE, MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM - A management assistance device includes circuitry that receives, from a communication terminal used by a user, user identification information identifying the user and resource identification information identifying a specific resource that is used by the user. The specific resource is a resource other than resources whose reservations are managed by a reservation management device. The circuitry further transmits, to an administrator terminal used by an administrator who manages the user, user information and location information. The user information indicates a user name of the user who uses the specific resource and is identified by the user identification information. The location information indicates a location of the specific resource identified by the resource identification information. | 12-16-2021 |
| 20210390454 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRAINING MACHINE READING COMPREHENSION MODEL AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - Disclosed is an apparatus for training a machine reading comprehension model. The apparatus is inclusive of a distance calculation part configured to calculate, based on a position of each word within a training text and a position of an answer label within the training text, a distance between the same word and the answer label; a label smoothing part configured to input the distance between the same word and the answer label into a smooth function to obtain a probability value corresponding to the same word, outputted from the smooth function; and a model training part configured to make the probability value corresponding to the same word serve as a smoothed label of the same word so as to train the machine reading comprehension model. | 12-16-2021 |
| 20210390295 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - An information processing apparatus includes circuitry. The circuitry performs ledger sheet recognition on ledger sheet image data, and refers to an association information storage area storing association information representing an output order of a plurality of item values of each of a plurality of item names. The plurality of item values are acquired based on the ledger sheet recognition. The circuitry further generates output data in which the plurality of item values of the each of the plurality of item names are arranged in the output order represented by the association information. The circuitry further outputs the generated output data. | 12-16-2021 |
| 20210389715 | APPARATUS BODY AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An apparatus body includes a housing, a drawer, a push-out mechanism, and a positioner. The drawer is attachable to and detachable from the housing. The push-out mechanism pushes out the drawer by a predetermined amount from a setting position at which the drawer is positioned in the housing. The positioner positions the drawer at the setting position in the housing. The positioner includes a fitting hole disposed in one of the housing and the drawer and a positioning pin disposed in the other of the housing and the drawer. The positioning pin positions the drawer at the setting position in the housing in response to fitting of the positioning pin into the fitting hole. The positioning pin and the fitting hole each have a form that releases the fitting in response to pushing out of the drawer by the predetermined amount from the setting position. | 12-16-2021 |
| 20210389713 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image bearer, a protectant applicator, a heating device, and a protectant biasing member. The protectant applicator applies protectant to the image bearer. The heating device includes a heater including a base, a heat generator, an electrode, and a conductor coupling the heat generator to the electrode. The heater has a first position and a second position having a higher temperature than the first position. These are symmetrical to each other with respect to a longitudinal center of a heat generation area of the heater. The protectant biasing member biases the protectant to the protectant applicator with a first biasing force at a position closer to the first position than to the second position and with a second biasing force larger than the first biasing force at a position closer to the second position than to the first, and the protectant contacts the protectant applicator. | 12-16-2021 |
| 20210388560 | PRINT PROCESSING APPARATUS, HEATING DEVICE, AND PRINT PROCESSING METHOD - A print processing apparatus, a heating device, and a method of performing a printing process. The print processing apparatus includes a heating device including a heater, the heater performing at least one of contactless heating to heat a fabric in a state where the heater is not in contact with the fabric and contact heating to heat the fabric in a state where the heater is in contact with the fabric, and a memory to store a condition table retaining a condition in which whether the contactless heating is to be performed, whether the contact heating is to be performed, an order in which the contactless heating and the contact heating are performed, and a temperature and a length of time in at least one of the contactless heating and the contact heating to be performed are determined for each kind of the fabric. | 12-16-2021 |
| 20210387823 | SHEET CONVEYING DEVICE, IMAGE READING DEVICE INCORPORATING THE SHEET CONVEYING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING THE SHEET CONVEYING DEVICE - A sheet conveying device includes a sheet loader, a sheet feeder, an optical sensor, and a rotary member. The sheet loader is configured to load a sheet. The sheet feeder is configured to feed the sheet loaded on the sheet loader. The optical sensor is configured to detect the sheet at a predetermined position on the sheet loader in a width direction of the sheet and at a predetermined position in a sheet conveyance passage in the width direction of the sheet. The rotary member is configured to rotate to a first position when the sheet is not at the predetermined position on the sheet loader and a second position when the sheet is at the predetermined position. The rotary member has a detection target portion configured to be detected by the optical sensor when the rotary member is located at the first or second position. | 12-16-2021 |
| 20210387765 | PACKAGE - A package includes a main body and an impact buffer rib. The main body is configured to form a storage space to accommodate a packaged object. The impact buffer rib is disposed on a side of the main body and outside the storage space. The impact buffer rib includes root portions and a central portion. The root portions are both end portions of the impact buffer rib, couple to the main body, and have a first height. The central portion is between the root portions and has a second height larger than the first height. | 12-16-2021 |
| 20210387467 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND SHEET PROCESSING DEVICE - An image forming system includes an image forming apparatus, a sheet processing device, and control circuitry. The image forming apparatus forms an image on a sheet. The sheet processing device performs post-processing on the sheet. The sheet processing device includes a first conveyance path through which the sheet is conveyed and subjected to the post-processing and a second conveyance path through which the sheet is conveyed without the post-processing. In response to an instruction of print jobs including both a print job of one or N copies subjected to the post-processing and a print job not subjected to the post-processing, the circuitry executes the job not subjected to the post-processing during execution of an M-th copy of the job subjected to the post-processing and causes the sheet to be conveyed through the second conveyance path, where N is two or greater and M satisfies 1≤M| 12-16-2021 | |
| 20210385898 | IMAGE-CAPTURING DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - An image-capturing device includes a low-power communication device to perform first communication processing; the at least one high-speed communication device to perform second communication processing; and circuitry. The circuitry switches between the low-power communication device and the at least one high-speed communication device according to an operation input, to perform the first communication processing or the second communication processing according to the operation. The circuitry, in response to an input of the first operation, controls the low-power communication device to perform the first communication processing based on a connection state of the low-power communication device and the terminal, which has been established before the input of the first operation; and in response to an input of the second operation, controls the at least one high-speed communication device to connect with the terminal and perform the second communication processing based on connection information acquired before the input of the second operation. | 12-09-2021 |
| 20210385384 | POSITION DETECTION DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND POSITION DETECTION METHOD - A position detection device includes a background member, a reader, and processing circuitry. The background member has a higher absorption characteristic in an invisible wavelength region than in a visible wavelength region. The reader opposite the background member irradiates a recording medium having a mark and the background member with light of a visible wavelength to output a visible image or with light of an invisible wavelength to output an invisible image. The processing circuitry is configured to: detect an end position of the recording medium and a position of the mark on the recording medium from a read image output from the reader; and select the visible or invisible image as the read image used for position detection, according to an absorption characteristic of a color material forming the mark read by the reader and an absorption characteristic of the recording medium in the invisible wavelength region. | 12-09-2021 |
