| RICOH COMPANY, LTD Patent applications |
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| 20160142637 | Image Acquisition and Management - A reference image of one or more objects is displayed on the display of a mobile device in a manner that allows a user of the mobile device to simultaneously view the reference image and a preview image of the one or more objects currently in a field of view of a camera of the mobile device. An indication is provided to the user of the mobile device whether the camera of the mobile device is currently located within a specified amount of a distance at which the reference image was acquired. In response to a user request, the camera acquires a second image of the one or more objects and optionally a distance between the camera and the one or more objects at the time the second image was acquired is recorded. An image management application provides various functionalities for accessing and managing image sequences. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160142611 | Image Acquisition and Management - A reference image of one or more objects is displayed on the display of a mobile device in a manner that allows a user of the mobile device to simultaneously view the reference image and a preview image of the one or more objects currently in a field of view of a camera of the mobile device. An indication is provided to the user of the mobile device whether the camera of the mobile device is currently located within a specified amount of a distance at which the reference image was acquired. In response to a user request, the camera acquires a second image of the one or more objects and optionally a distance between the camera and the one or more objects at the time the second image was acquired is recorded. An image management application provides various functionalities for accessing and managing image sequences. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160142586 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming system includes an image forming apparatus that includes an image forming part to form an image on a recording medium, a sheet container to contain the recording medium, a sheet feeder to feed the recording medium from the sheet container toward the image forming part, and a controller to switch speeds of conveyance of the recording medium conveyed by the image forming part and the sheet feeder between high speed sheet conveyance and low speed sheet conveyance. The image forming apparatus continuously forms the image on multiple recording media in a continuous printing mode. The controller adjusts a printing distance in the continuous printing mode between a trailing end of a preceding recording medium of the recording media and a leading end of a subsequent recording medium in the low speed sheet conveyance to be greater than the printing distance in the high speed sheet conveyance. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160142574 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a first detector to detect the image forming apparatus being driven by an AC adapter, a second detector to detect the image forming apparatus being driven by a battery, a third detector to detect an occurrence of power failure, and a first device to shut down a power supply of the image forming apparatus in a case of the power failure. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160142560 | INSPECTING DEVICE, METHOD FOR CHANGING THRESHOLD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An inspecting device includes a read image acquirer configured to acquire a first read image that is obtained by reading a printed matter; a reference image generator configured to generate a reference image based on a source image from which the printed matter has been generated; an inspector configured to inspect the printed matter based on threshold information containing one or more types of thresholds and based on a difference image indicating a difference between the first read image and the reference image; an identifier configured to identify, on the printed matter, an area having a discrepancy between an inspection result and a result of visual check by a user; and a changer configured to change the threshold information to resolve the discrepancy in the area. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160140714 | CALIBRATION APPARATUS, CALIBRATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A calibration apparatus calibrating a projection apparatus projecting a projection image includes a captured image acquiring unit acquiring a captured image at each change of at least one of a relative position between the projection apparatus and a plane body and a relative posture between the projection apparatus and the plane body, a reflection position estimating unit acquiring reflection positions at each change of at least one of a position of the plane body and a posture of the plane body using a predetermined correspondence relationship between a pixel of the captured image and a position on the plane body, a plane body position posture estimating unit estimating positions and postures of the plane body so as to minimize a degree of misfit of the reflection positions from a straight line of the reflection positions, and a projection light beam identifying unit identifying an equation of the light beam. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160139861 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD - An information processing system includes first and second information processing apparatuses. The first information processing apparatus transmits a request for status notification to the second information processing apparatus, which transmits a response of the status notification to the first information processing apparatus. The second information processing apparatus transmits a header of the response to the first information processing apparatus when receiving the request for the status notification from the first information processing apparatus, and transmits a part of a body of the response to the first information processing apparatus in response to the occurrence of a status change to be reported in the second information apparatus. The part of the body includes information on the status change. The second information processing apparatus transmits a last part of the body of the response to the first information processing apparatus when the status notification becomes unnecessary. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160139856 | Synchronized Order Batching Mechanism - A method disclosed. The method includes receiving a plurality of jobs at a printing environment, collecting a first set of the plurality jobs at a first filter based on one or more job properties, generating a first batch of one or more jobs to be processed from a first set of jobs in the first filter based on one or more job properties specified in a first sub-filter component of the first filter and generating a second batch of one or more jobs to be processed from a second set of jobs in the first filter based on one or more job properties specified in a second sub-filter component of the first filter. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160139646 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - An information processing apparatus includes a request unit configured to request information processing to an image processing apparatus via a network; a return unit configured to cause a request processing apparatus to return to a first operation mode from a second operation mode, wherein the request processing apparatus supplements a function when the image processing apparatus executes the information processing, and the request processing apparatus operates in the first operation mode and in the second operation mode in which power consumption is lower than that of the first operation mode; and a determining unit configured to determine whether the requested information processing is a predetermined type. When it is determined that the information processing is the predetermined type, the request processing apparatus is caused to return to the first operation mode from the second operation mode, before the information processing is requested to the request processing apparatus. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160139554 | SHEET FEEDER, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF FEEDING SHEET, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM - A sheet feeder is provided. The sheet feeder includes a roller to feed a sheet, a motor to rotate the roller, and a motor controller to control rotation of the motor by a feedback control. The motor controller detects a condition of the sheet based on a value acquired in the feedback control at the time a load is applied from the sheet to the roller, while performing a stop control to stop the roller at a designated stop position. The stop control is performed after the motor is rotated in a direction opposite to a direction of feed of the sheet. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160139543 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image bearer, an image forming device, a transfer member, and a contact-and-separation device. The contact-and-separation device starts a contact operation to move the transfer member to contact the image bearer according to an entry of a recording medium into a transfer nip. The thinner the recording medium, the faster a contacting speed at which the transfer member moves to contact the image bearer. The thicker the recording medium, the slower the contacting speed. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160136962 | INKJET HEAD THAT CIRCULATES INK - An inkjet head that is able to circulate ink. The inkjet head includes a diaphragm plate, a first restrictor plate, one or more chamber plates, a second restrictor plate, and an orifice plate. The orifice plate forms a plurality of nozzles. The chamber plates form a plurality of chambers corresponding with the nozzles, and also form a return manifold for receiving ink from the chambers when circulating the ink through the inkjet head. The diaphragm plate forms a diaphragm that seals the chambers. The first restrictor plate controls a flow of ink between the chambers and the return manifold to circulate the ink through the inkjet head. The second restrictor plate controls the flow of ink between a supply manifold and the chambers. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160136955 | INKJET HEAD THAT CIRCULATES INK - An inkjet head that is able to circulate ink. The inkjet head includes a diaphragm plate, a first restrictor plate, one or more chamber plates, a second restrictor plate, and an orifice plate. The orifice plate forms a plurality of nozzles. The chamber plates form a plurality of chambers corresponding with the nozzles, and also form a return manifold for receiving ink from the chambers when circulating the ink through the inkjet head. The diaphragm plate forms a diaphragm that seals the chambers. The first restrictor plate controls a flow of ink between the chambers and the return manifold to circulate the ink through the inkjet head. The second restrictor plate controls the flow of ink between a supply manifold and the chambers. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160136947 | INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS - An inkjet recording apparatus includes a plurality of line heads disposed along a conveyance direction of a recording sheet and including a plurality of nozzles to discharge ink droplets, the plurality of nozzles disposed in a direction perpendicular to the conveyance direction of the recording sheet; a plurality of edge sensors corresponding to respective line heads, to detect a lateral edge of the recording sheet; a plurality of actuators corresponding to the respective line heads, to move to the respective line heads laterally in a sheet width direction; a head position adjustor to determine movement amounts of the respective line heads in accordance with outputs of the plurality of edge sensors; and a failure determiner to obtain outputs of the plurality of edge sensors simultaneously and identify a failure of the plurality of edge sensors based on a combination of the outputs from the plurality of edge sensors. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160135682 | Simultaneous Capture of Filtered Images of the Eye - A multimode fundus camera enables three-dimensional and/or spectral/polarization imaging of the interior of the eye to assist in improved diagnosis. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160134919 | NETWORKED DATA PROJECTING SYSTEM, PROJECTOR, AND CONTENT PROJECTING METHOD - An output device is connected to a server configured to store one or more content items and an IC card terminal and is configured to output the one or more content items. The output device includes a control unit configured to control an IC card to store a content identifier of the content item by sending the content identifier of the content item to the IC card terminal when the IC card is detected by the IC card terminal while the content item is being projected by the projector, a reception unit configured to receive a content that corresponds to the content identifier from the server when the IC card is detected by the IC card terminal, and an output unit configured to output the content that is received by the reception unit. | 05-12-2016 |
| 20160134817 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMAGE PROCESSING - There is provided an image processing apparatus including imaging elements, including: a selection unit configured to select any one of the first image and the second image as a selected image based on a first pixel included in the first image and a second pixel included in the second image, wherein the first pixel and the second pixel respectively belong to a duplicated area, the duplicated area being an area of a captured object overlapping in respective images; a calculation unit configured to calculate a correction coefficient for correcting a pixel before correction based on a selected pixel and the pixel before correction, a correction unit configured to correct the pixel before correction based on the correction coefficient to generate an image after correction; and an image generation unit configured to generate an output image based on the selected image and the image after correction. | 05-12-2016 |
| 20160134773 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, USER DETECTION METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - An information processing apparatus detects a first user and a second user that approaches the information processing apparatus by using a plurality of detection devices including a first detection device and a second detection device which is different from the first detection device. The information processing apparatus includes a second user determination unit configured to determine that a user detected by the first detection device is the second user, in a case where a certain time period has elapsed since the first detection device detects the user, at which the first user has been detected, the second detection device not detecting the user during the certain time period. | 05-12-2016 |
| 20160134763 | OFFLOADED DATA ENTRY FOR SCANNED DOCUMENTS - Embodiments described herein provide the capability to offload a data entry activity from a Multi-Function Printer (MFP) to a remote computing device, such as a user's computer, tablet, smartphone, etc. In one embodiment, the MFP generates a scan of a document for a user, and holds the scanned document pending a data entry activity that assigns metadata to the scanned document. The MFP identifies a remote computing device for performing the data entry activity by the user, provides a notification to the remote computing device requesting the metadata for the scanned document, and receives the metadata from the remote computing device. The MFP assigns the metadata to the scanned document, and to release the scanned document to a scan destination. | 05-12-2016 |
| 20160134416 | DATA TRANSMISSION/RECEPTION SYSTEM, TRANSMISSION APPARATUS AND RECEPTION APPARATUS - There is provided a data transmission/reception system for performing a data communication using interleaving, comprising: a transmission apparatus configured to transmit data in which a synchronization signal including identification data is included; and a reception apparatus configured to extract the synchronization signal from the data received from the transmission apparatus, wherein upon detecting that the extracted synchronization signal is not coincident with any one of a plurality of predetermined code strings, the reception apparatus replaces the extracted synchronization signal with one predetermined code string among the plurality of predetermined code strings, wherein an inter-code word distance between the one predetermined code string and the extracted synchronization signal is the smallest among the calculated inter-code word distances; and the reception apparatus identifies a storage unit for storing the data received from the transmission apparatus based on the identification data included in the replaced synchronization signal. | 05-12-2016 |
| 20160133763 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF AND IMAGING APPARATUS - A semiconductor device for converting incident light into an electric current includes a semiconductor substrate; an electrode embedded in the semiconductor substrate; an insulation film contacting the electrode in the semiconductor substrate; a first semiconductor region of a first conductivity type, a second semiconductor region of a second conductivity type and a third semiconductor region of the first conductivity type, formed sequentially in a depth direction from a side of a front face of the semiconductor substrate; and a fourth semiconductor region of the second conductivity type contacting the insulation film and the second semiconductor region. An impurity concentration of the fourth semiconductor region is greater than an impurity concentration of the second semiconductor region. | 05-12-2016 |
| 20160133027 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEPARATING FOREGROUND IMAGE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A method and an apparatus for separating a foreground image are disclosed. The method includes obtaining an input image, and color information and depth information of the input image; roughly dividing, based on the depth information of the input image, the input image to obtain an initial three-color image; reducing or expanding, based on the color information of the input image, an unknown region in the initial three-color image to obtain an optimized three-color image; and separating the foreground image from the optimized three-color image. According to the method, the initial three-color image can be optimized based on the color information of the input image, so that a more accurate three-color image can be obtained; thus the foreground image can be accurately separated from the three-color image. | 05-12-2016 |
| 20160133025 | METHOD FOR DETECTING CROWD DENSITY, AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING INTEREST DEGREE OF CROWD IN TARGET POSITION - A method and an apparatus for detecting an interest degree of a crowd in a target position are disclosed. The interest degree detection method includes projecting a depth image obtained by photographing onto a height-top-view, the depth image including the crowd and the target position; dividing the height-top-view into cells; determining density of the crowd in each cell; determining a moving speed and a moving direction of the crowd in each cell; determining orientation of the crowd in each cell; and determining, based on the density, the moving speed, the moving direction and the orientation of the crowd, the interest degree of the crowd in each cell in the target position. According to this method, the interest degree of the crowd in the target position can be detected accurately, even at a crowded place where it is difficult to detect and track a single person. | 05-12-2016 |
| 20160132716 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR RECOGNIZING DANGEROUSNESS OF OBJECT - Disclosed is an object dangerousness recognition method comprising steps of generating, based on an image captured by a stereo camera, a heterogeneous point cloud of an object in the image, each point in the heterogeneous point cloud having depth information and planar image information; determining, based on the depth information and the planar image information of each point in the heterogeneous point cloud, a solid shape of the object, and then, generating a first dangerousness parameter according to the solid shape; determining, based on the depth information and the planar image information of each point in the heterogeneous point cloud, a surface feature of the object, and then, generating a second dangerousness parameter according to the surface feature; and generating, based on the first and second dangerousness parameters, a comprehensive dangerousness parameter of the object. | 05-12-2016 |
| 20160132013 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming apparatus and an image forming method are provided. The image forming apparatus includes a processor, and each of the processor of the image forming apparatus and the image forming method includes obtaining an output image of a primary color and a secondary color that is formed on a recording medium based on an image having an area ratio of each toner being uniform over the recording medium, obtaining spectral reflectance of the output image in a main scanning direction, obtaining spectral reflectance of a primary-color solid-fill image and the recording medium stored in a memory, calculating fluctuations in area ratio of each toner of a streaked area of the output image using the spectral reflectance of the streaked area and a streak-free area of the output image, and correcting an area ratio of each toner in the streaked area of image data to be output. | 05-12-2016 |
| 20160131991 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming apparatus includes a developer bearer and a toner pattern bearer rotatable in a given direction of rotation to bear an adjustment toner pattern formed with the developer bearer. A toner pattern detector detects an amount of reflection light reflected by the adjustment toner pattern on the toner pattern bearer. A controller performs an adjustment mode to convert the detected amount of reflection light into a toner adhesion amount of toner of the adjustment toner pattern adhered to the toner pattern bearer. The controller forms an adhesion amount suppressing toner image on an upstream region on the toner pattern bearer that is upstream from the adjustment toner pattern in the direction of rotation of the toner pattern bearer. The upstream region is defined by a circumferential length of the developer bearer in the direction of rotation of the toner pattern bearer. | 05-12-2016 |
| 20160131750 | DISTANCE ESTIMATION METHOD AND DEVICE AS WELL AS NODE LOCALIZATION METHOD AND APPARATUS - Disclosed is a method of estimating the distance between two nodes. The method includes obtaining an original real-time strength sequence, its elements being strengths of signals between the two nodes at respective time slots of a first time period; conducting multi-scale transform with respect to the original real-time strength sequence so as to acquire plural real-time strength component sequences which are results of the original real-time strength sequence projected onto plural scales; removing at least one burst noise element in each real-time strength component sequence so as to get plural updated real-time strength component sequences; estimating, based on the plural updated real-time strength component sequences and a multi-scale empirical mapping relationship, an empirical real-time distance, the multi-scale empirical mapping relationship being used for expressing correspondence relations between strength components and distance components; and determining, based on at least the empirical real-time distance, a real-time distance between the two nodes. | 05-12-2016 |
| 20160131579 | ADHERING DETECTION APPARATUS, ADHERING SUBSTANCE DETECTION METHOD, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND DEVICE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE-MOUNTED DEVICES - An adhering detection apparatus includes a light source to emit probe light to a light translucent object during an emission period, and to stop an emission of the probe light to the light translucent object during a non-emission period, a light receiver to receive light coming from the light translucent object during the emission period and the non-emission period of the light source, and an adhering detection processor to perform an adhering detection processing for detecting a substance adhering to the light translucent object based on light quantity of the light coming from the light translucent object and received by the light receiver, and to output a detection result of the adhering detection processing. The adhering detection processor selectively performs one or more processes depending on the light quantity of the light received by the light receiver during the non-emission period of the light source. | 05-12-2016 |
| 20160130110 | ROLL RETAINER, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Disclosed is a roll retainer fitting into ends of a roll to retain the roll. The roll retainer includes a retaining member having a flange facing one end of the roll; two or more supporting members pivotally retained by the retaining member, each of the supporting members being movable along an axial direction within a plane between a supporting position at which the supporting member is inserted in a hollow shaft of the roll and a retracted position at which the supporting member is retracted from the supporting position; and a linking device configured to couple the supporting members, the supporting members being linked with one another to be moved between the supporting positions and the retracted positions. | 05-12-2016 |
| 20160129714 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus includes a recording head to discharge ink to a recording medium to form an image thereon, an optical sensor to output a signal in response to intensity of reflection of light emitted to the direction of discharging the ink, a carriage that carries the recording head and the optical sensor, and a control unit to detect the position of the recording medium based on the signal output by the optical sensor and control the recording head to discharge the ink only onto the position of the recording medium, wherein the control unit acquires a value according to the signal output by the optical sensor in response to the movement of the carriage and detects the position of the recording medium when a predetermined relation between the value and a threshold continues at least for a predetermined interval in the movement of the carriage. | 05-12-2016 |
| 20160129704 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING PRINTED PRODUCT - An image forming apparatus includes: a driving unit that feeds a treatment object; a pretreatment unit that performs pretreatment on a surface of the treatment object fed by the driving unit; a retaining unit that retains the treatment object on which the pretreatment has been performed in the pretreatment unit; an image forming unit that performs image formation on the treatment object after being retained in the retaining unit; and a drive control unit that controls the driving unit so as to return the treatment object from the retaining unit at least to the pretreatment unit if the treatment object has been retained in the retaining unit for a time longer than a predetermined time after being subjected to the pretreatment in the pretreatment unit, and to feed the treatment object on which the pretreatment has been performed again in the pretreatment unit to the retaining unit. | 05-12-2016 |
| 20160129693 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a liquid discharge head, a temperature detector, a memory, and a controller. The temperature detector detects a temperature of the liquid discharge head. The memory stores the temperature of the liquid discharge head detected with the temperature detector. The controller controls a bubble purge operation to purge bubbles in the liquid discharge head. When a current temperature of the liquid discharge head acquired by the temperature detector is higher than a stored temperature stored in the memory and a deviation of the acquired current temperature and the stored temperature is equal to or more than a predefined threshold value, the controller executes control to execute the bubble purge operation, and when the current temperature acquired by the temperature detector is lower than the stored temperature, the controller executes control to update the stored temperature stored and retained in the memory with the acquired current temperature. | 05-12-2016 |
| 20160129691 | LIQUID EJECTION HEAD AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME - A liquid ejection head includes a nozzle plate, a channel plate, a common-liquid-chamber member, and a deformable damper area. The nozzle plate includes plural nozzles to eject droplets of liquid. The channel plate includes individual liquid chambers communicated with the nozzles. The common-liquid-chamber member includes a common liquid chamber to supply the liquid to the individual liquid chambers. The deformable damper area forms a wall face of the common liquid chamber. The channel plate has an end in a direction perpendicular to a nozzle array direction in which the nozzles are arrayed. The end is opposed to a portion of the damper area and has a relief at a side facing the damper area to permit deformation of the damper area. | 05-12-2016 |
| 20160128175 | RETAINING STRUCTURE OF WIRING MEMBER, LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD, LIQUID DISCHARGE DEVICE, AND LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS - A retaining structure of a flexible wiring member includes a flexible wiring member; and a retaining member. The flexible wiring member includes a front side wiring electrode formed on a front side the flexible wiring member and a rear side wiring electrode formed on a rear side thereof, and the flexible wiring member is bonded to the retaining member via the rear side wiring electrode. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160127613 | MEMORY CONTROL CIRCUIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A memory control circuit includes a writing unit configured to receive image data that is input and write the image data into a memory; a first reading unit configured to read the image data written in the memory and output the image data to a determination unit that determines a type of image of the image data; and a second reading unit configured to read the image data written in the memory and output the image data to an image processing unit that performs image processing according to a determination result obtained by the determination unit. When the second reading unit is outputting the image data to the image processing unit, the first reading unit outputs image data, which is input subsequently to the input of the image data, to the determination unit. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160127610 | DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD - A data processing system includes a data processing apparatus providing a service to a service using apparatus and the service using apparatus that includes an authentication requesting unit that requests the data processing apparatus to authenticate the user by user specifying data input via an input screen, an obtaining unit that obtains, when the user is successfully authenticated, association data associated with the user specifying data from the data processing apparatus to store in a storage unit, and an accepting unit that displays, when the association data is stored in the storage unit, a user list of users specified from the association data in the input screen, reads out, upon a selection of a user from the user list, a part of the user specifying data from the association data corresponding to the selected user, and accepts an input of information except the read out part from the input screen. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160127593 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF STARTING UP MODULES IN THE IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus is provided. The image forming apparatus includes an electric power supply, a plurality of modules, a startup time calculator, and a fastest startup pattern determiner. The plurality of modules include a plurality of direct current (DC) modules and at least one alternating current (AC) module, and the modules are to be driven by an electric power supplied from the electric power supply. The startup time calculator calculates a startup time of each of the modules. The fastest startup pattern determiner determines a fastest startup pattern based on the startup time of each of the modules calculated by the startup time calculator, and starts up the modules in accordance with the determined fastest startup pattern. The fastest startup pattern is determined based on a longest startup time among the startup times of the DC and AC modules. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160127590 | SHEET CONVEYANCE DEVICE - A sheet conveyance device includes a sheet mount on which a standard-sized sheet is mountable; a first conveyor to bring in the sheet from the mount, convey the sheet through a reverse conveyance path such that the sheet passes through a specific operation position, and eject the sheet into a sheet ejection area outside the mount; and a second conveyor to bring in a hard sheet with a higher bending rigidity than the sheet from one end of a straight conveyance path along a plane passing through the specific position of the reverse path, and eject the hard sheet conveyed along the straight path from another end of the straight path at a sheet ejection area side. The mount includes a hard sheet ejection port to let through at least a leading edge portion of the hard sheet to be ejected from the second conveyor in a sheet ejection direction. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160127405 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing system, having one or more information processing apparatuses, includes a data input unit configured to take as input first data being multidimensional; a dimension reduction unit configured to generate, based on the first data, second data representing a characteristic of the first data, the second data having a prescribed number of dimensions fewer than a number of dimensions of the first data; and a distinguishing unit configured to distinguish whether the first data is normal data or abnormal data by a semi-supervised anomaly detection, based on the first data and the second data. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160127356 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND AUTHENTICATION METHOD - An information processing system includes a service utilizing device and at least one information processing device to provide a service for the service utilizing device. A temporary code issuing unit to issue a temporary code is provided in the information processing device. A device authentication token generation unit is provided in the service utilizing device and generates a device authentication token by using the temporary code obtained from the information processing device. A device authentication ticket issuing unit is provided in the information processing device and verifies whether the device authentication token obtained from the service utilizing device is valid by using the temporary code and issues a device authentication ticket depending on a verification result. An access unit is provided in the service utilizing device and accesses a resource in the information processing device by using the device authentication ticket obtained from the information processing device. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160127349 | DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM, DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND LOG IN METHOD - A data processing system including a data processing apparatus, includes a user data storing unit that stores user data of a user who uses a first service, the user data including first authentication data used for logging in the first service and user specifying data; a determining unit that determines, when the user who uses the first service sets second authentication data used for logging in a second service different from the first service, user specifying data usable as the second authentication data from the user specifying data included in the user data; and a management unit that sets the user specifying data determined to be usable as the second authentication data in the user data of the user who uses the first service as the second authentication data, and manages the user data as user data of the user who uses the first service and the second service. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160127183 | DEVICE MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, AND DEVICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A device management apparatus includes a reception unit configured to receive a setting value of a setting item to be set on one or more devices, the setting value being contained in first setting information representing a range of values settable on a first device among the devices; a conversion unit configured to convert the setting value, based on second setting information representing a range of values settable on a second device among the devices, and the first setting information; and an application request unit configured to request the second device to apply the setting value after being converted by the conversion unit, to the second device. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160126271 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSING DEVICE - A solid-state image sensing device is provided including a first semi-conducting layer of first conductivity, a second semi-conducting layer of first conductivity disposed on the first semi-conducting layer, a semiconductor region of second conductivity different from the first conductivity disposed in the second semi-conducting layer, a deep trench configured to isolate a plurality of neighboring pixels from each other, and an electrode implanted into the deep trench, where the semiconductor region of second conductivity, the second semi-conducting layer, and the first semi-conducting layer are disposed in that order from a proximal side to a distal side, the second semi-conducting layer is split by the deep trench into sections that correspond to the pixels, an impurity concentration of first conductivity of the first semi-conducting layer is higher than an impurity concentration of first conductivity of the second semi-conducting layer, and the deep trench contacts the first semi-conducting layer. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160126021 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT AND SOLAR CELL - A photoelectric conversion element, including: an electron transporting material; and a porphyrin compound represented by General Formula (1) or (2), wherein the electron transporting material is coated with the porphyrin compound: | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160125177 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, ACCESS CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An information processing system including at least one information processing apparatus includes an access control unit configured to receive a request from a service use apparatus to a service providing apparatus, to give, in a case where the request includes information of a completed authentication, based on setup information in which a type of giving information to be given to the request is set, the giving information of the type set in the setup information, and to send the request to the service providing apparatus; and an information providing unit configured to administer the giving information corresponding to the information of the completed authentication, and to provide the giving information corresponding to the information of the completed authentication received from the access control unit to the access control unit. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160125174 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, ACCOUNT REGISTRATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An information processing system including at least one information processing apparatus that includes an administration unit configured to administer whether a service is provided to a service use apparatus using an organization, a license, and a user, and an account registration unit configured to receive a subscription for a trial use of the service from the service use apparatus and perform an account registration for the administration unit so that the trial use from the service use apparatus is enabled. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160125173 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND SERVICE AUTHORIZATION METHOD - An information processing system includes an information processing device, and an electronic device to utilize a service provided from the information processing device. A service delivery unit provides the service for the electronic device. An information management unit manages license information of the service, generates use permission information and sends the generated use permission information to the electronic device. An execution management unit manages an execution request of the service specifying the use permission information of the service. An execution unit determines whether to have a use authority of a function of the electronic device utilized by the service based on contents of the license included in the use permission information of the service and executes the service by utilizing the function of the electronic device upon determining that the use authority of the function of the electronic device utilized by the service is present. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160124690 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PROOFREADING DOCUMENT - There is provided a management system for managing a manuscript of a book in a plurality of steps, works serially performed on the manuscript being divided into the steps, the management system comprising: a print control unit configured to generate data for printing out sheets in response to receiving a print request of manuscript data, respective pages in the manuscript data being incorporated in the sheets, wherein the manuscript data is generated by digitizing the manuscript including the respective pages, and the respective sheets include identification information items which are made unique on a sheet-by-sheet basis and used for determining properness of the respective sheets, the identification information items indicating a step among the steps which includes a work most lately performed. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160124359 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming apparatus includes a fixing rotator and an opposed rotator pressed against the fixing rotator to form a fixing nip therebetween, through which a recording medium bearing a toner image is conveyed. A heater heats the fixing rotator. A temperature sensor contacts the opposed rotator to detect a temperature of the opposed rotator. A conveyor conveys the recording medium to the fixing nip. A driver drives the conveyor. A controller, operatively connected to the temperature sensor and the driver, controls the driver to drive the conveyor to convey the recording medium to the fixing nip based on the temperature of the opposed rotator detected by the temperature sensor. The controller causes the driver to be ready to drive the conveyor when a change in the detected temperature of the opposed rotator per unit time reaches a predetermined threshold. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160124357 | CLEANER FOR ROTARY FIXING MEMBER, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING THE CLEANER, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD EXECUTED BY THE IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a rotary fixing member cleaner that includes a freely rotatable rotary unwinding member, around which a cleaning web winds, a rotary winding member to wind the cleaning web thereon from one end thereof, and a load applicator to apply a load to the cleaning web unwound from the rotary unwinding member. The rotary fixing member cleaner removes any unnecessary substance adhering to an outer circumferential surface of the rotary fixing member therefrom by unwinding and moving the cleaning web from the rotary unwinding member in an opposite direction to a direction of movement of the outer circumferential surface of the rotary fixing member at a contacting point at which the cleaning web contacts the outer circumferential surface of the rotary fixing member. The load applicator presses against the cleaning web winding around the rotary unwinding member at a prescribed angular contact position. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160124342 | DRIVING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, METHOD OF DRIVING CONTROL AND PROGRAM - There is provided a driving apparatus comprising: a driving unit configured to rotate a driving shaft; a speed setting unit for setting a rotational speed of the driving shaft; a driving shaft joint connected with the driving shaft to rotate with the driving shaft for transmitting driving-force to a driven apparatus, the driving shaft joint being fitted into a driven shaft joint connected with the driven apparatus that is made detachable; a rotational position detection unit configured to detect a predetermined rotational position of the driving shaft joint; and a driving control unit configured to control the driving unit; wherein upon the driven apparatus being detached, the driving control unit controls the driving unit to stop the rotating driving shaft based on a detection result of the rotational position detection unit after the speed setting unit sets the rotational speed of the driving shaft to be a first rotational speed. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160121634 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes at least one recording head, at least one head holder, a carriage, a reference member, a sub-reference member, and an adjuster. The at least one recording head includes a plurality of nozzles to discharge droplets. The at least one head holder holds the at least one recording head. The carriage holds the at least one head holder and movable in a main scanning direction. The reference member is provided at the carriage and arranged along the main scanning direction. The sub-reference member is provided at the carriage in separation from the reference member. The adjuster adjusts parallelism of the sub-reference member to the reference member. The at least one head holder is supported by and detachable from the reference member, positioned in contact with the sub-reference member, and held in the carriage. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160121626 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a paper feeding unit; an image formation unit; a conveyance unit configured to clamp and convey a recording medium; a paper ejection unit; a manual paper feeding unit configured to receive another recording medium inserted manually and feed the other recording medium from the paper ejection unit; and a switching member fixed on an axle and configured to move between a retracted position, which is retracted from a conveyance path in a case where the image formation unit forms an image, and an abutting position entering the conveyance path by rotating with a rotation of the axle. In a case of feeding the other recording medium manually inserted, the switching member is arranged at the abutting position, clamping by the conveyance unit is released, the other recording medium arrives at an abutment position, and the conveyance unit clamps the other recording medium. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160121602 | RECORDING DEVICE DISCHARGE POSITION ADJUSTOR AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME - A recording device discharge position adjustor includes a recording device to discharge liquid droplets onto a recording medium; an edge detector unit to detect a lateral edge position of the recording medium in a direction perpendicular to a recording medium conveyance direction; a discharge position adjustor to adjust a discharge position of the liquid droplets from the recording device relative to the recording medium; a controller to adjust the discharge position using the discharge position adjustor; and an edge position converter to convert the edge position of the recording medium detected by the edge detector unit to an edge position at a position of the recording device, in which the controller adjusts the discharge position of the recording device by an adjustment amount corresponding to the edge position of the recording medium at the position of the recording device converted by the edge position converter. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160119991 | ILLUMINATION LAMP AND ILLUMINATION DEVICE - An illumination lamp includes: an input portion connectable to any one of power supply portions for two or more starting methods including a rapid-start method; a voltage detection circuit configured to detect a voltage applied from a power supply portion; and a control portion including at least one first voltage supply portion configured to supply a voltage suitably for the rapid-start method to a semiconductor light-emitting device, and at least one second voltage supply portion configured to supply a voltage suitably for the other fluorescent-lamp starting method to the semiconductor light-emitting device. The control portion causes, if the voltage is detected by the voltage detection circuit, the first voltage supply portion to supply a voltage to the semiconductor light-emitting device, but causing, if the voltage is not detected by the voltage detection circuit, the second voltage supply portion to supply a voltage to the semiconductor light-emitting device. | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160119506 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing system is provided that includes a device and an information processing apparatus that is connected to the device via a network. The device is configured to scan image data from a paper document, generate reduced data from image data of a part of pages of the paper document each time the image data of the part of the pages of the paper document is scanned, transmit the reduced data to the information processing apparatus each time the reduced data is generated, perform a second process, which differs from a first process performed by the information processing apparatus, with respect to the image data scanned from the paper document to generate second data, receive via the network, first data generated by the first process that is performed by the information processing apparatus with respect to the reduced data, and synthesize the first data and the second data. | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160119502 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image processing device includes a first gradation processor to apply first pseudo halftone processing to image data, an edge detector to detect an edge portion of the image data to output a detection result, a correction value calculator to calculate an edge correction amount and convert the image data to corrected image data based on the edge correction amount, a second gradation processor to apply, to the corrected image data, second pseudo halftone processing for edge processing, and an output selector to adopt a processing result at the first gradation processor to a non-edge portion of the image data, and a processing result at the second gradation processor to an edge portion of the image data, based on the detection result at the edge detector. | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160117832 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEPARATING FOREGROUND IMAGE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A method and an apparatus for separating a foreground image are disclosed. The method includes obtaining an input image and depth information of the input image; roughly dividing the input image to obtain a rough foreground region based on the depth information of the input image; obtaining motion information of the input image, and generating a three-color image from the rough foreground region based on the motion information; and separating the foreground image from the generated three-color image. According to the method, the three-color image is generated based on the depth information and the motion information, thus a foreground object can be accurately separated from the three-color image. | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160117652 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, ELECTRONIC CREDIT INFORMATION COLLECTING SYSTEM, AND ELECTRONIC CREDIT INFORMATION COLLECTING METHOD - An information processing device including a determining unit for determining whether a registrant who registers electronic credit information for a provider to an electronic credit server is same as an issuer who issues electronic credit, based on payment information; a comparison unit for comparing the payment information with information stored in a customer master DB while switching a reference destination of the information between a case where the registrant is different from the issuer and a case where the registrant is the same as the issuer, depending on a determination result; a retrieval unit for retrieving, depending on a comparison result, information on the registrant of the electronic credit based on the payment information; and a providing unit for providing, upon determining that the comparison is successful, the information that is retrieved by the retrieval unit as electronic credit collecting information. | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160117535 | NON-CONTACT COMMUNICATION METHOD DETERMINATION CIRCUIT, NON-CONTACT COMMUNICATION CIRCUIT, AND IC CARD - A non-contact communication method determination circuit includes a determiner which determines whether or not a binary signal of a received radio signal is a binary signal of a radio signal with any of a plurality of first non-contact communication methods, wherein the determiner is configured to detect a time interval between edges of the binary signal, and compares the detected time interval with a predetermined time interval between edges of a binary signal in the plurality of first non-contact communication methods, so as to determine whether or not the binary signal of the received radio signal is the binary signal of the radio signal with any of the plurality of first non-contact communication methods, and the time interval between the edges of the binary signal is a time interval between falling edges of the binary signal, or a time interval between raising edges of the binary signal. | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160117340 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing method includes storing information identifying an external service and information of an acquisition method for acquiring folder information from the external service; receiving, from a device, a request to acquire the folder information from the external service; identifying the acquisition method for acquiring the folder information from the external service, based on the stored information; acquiring the folder information from the external service, based on the identified acquisition method; and sending the acquired folder information to the device. When the identified acquisition method is a first acquisition method, folder information of a hierarchy of a specified folder and in a predetermined number of lower hierarchies is acquired from the external service. When the identified acquisition method is a second acquisition method, folder information of a hierarchy of a specified folder and in all lower hierarchies is acquired from the external service. | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160114993 | CONVEYING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND CONVEYING CONTROL METHOD - A conveying apparatus includes a first conveying unit that conveys a recording medium, a reversing unit that reverses the recording medium conveyed by the first conveying unit, a second conveying unit that conveys the recording medium from the reversing unit to the first conveying unit, and a first supply unit and a second supply unit that supply the recording medium to the second conveying unit at different supply positions. When sequentially reversing/conveying multiple sheets of the recording medium, a control unit alternately conveys the recording medium that has been reversed by the reversing unit and the recording medium that is supplied from the first or second supply unit after a predetermined number of sheets of the recording medium have been reversed by the reversing unit, and changes the predetermined number depending on whether the recording medium is supplied from the first supply unit or the second supply unit. | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160114576 | RECORDING POSITION CONTROL DEVICE AND ABNORMALITY DETECTING METHOD FOR SAME - A recording position control device includes head units, edge sensors, head movers, a controller, and a timer. The controller performs an original-point determination operation of moving the head units to an original point and to control the head movers to move the head units in a direction to correct meandering of a recording medium. The controller performs a second round of the original-point determination operation after performing a first round of the original-point determination operation. The timer measures, as a measurement time period, a time period from when the controller issues an execution command of the second round to when the controller receives a completion status of the second round. In a case in which the measurement time period is equal to or shorter than a first threshold time period, the controller determines that the original-point determination operation of the head units has failed to be normally executed. | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160112602 | ABNORMAL NOISE OPERATION CONTROL DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, ABNORMAL NOISE OPERATION CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM - An abnormal noise operation control device includes an abnormal noise storage device to store an abnormal noise at the time of a fault of an apparatus in advance, an operation noise acquisition device to acquire an operation noise of the apparatus, an audible sound determination device to determine whether or not the operation noise acquired is audible sound, discomfort noise determination device to determine whether or not the audible sound is a discomfort noise, a fault determination device to determine whether or not the operation noise is abnormal by comparing the operation noise with the abnormal noise, an abnormal noise cause determination device to identify a part causing the operation noise determined as at least one of the discomfort noise and the abnormal noise, and an abnormal noise countermeasures device to restrict operations that use the part and allow operations that do not use the part. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160112580 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming apparatus includes an image bearer to bear a black toner pattern formed with a black toner image under an increased exposure amount and an increased developing bias. A first optical sensor detects an amount of reflection light reflected by the black toner pattern on the image bearer. The first optical sensor includes a light-emitting element to emit light toward the black toner pattern on the image bearer and a light-receiving element to receive the reflection light reflected by the black toner pattern on the image bearer. A toner adhesion amount converter converts the amount of the reflection light detected by the first optical sensor into a toner adhesion amount of toner adhered to the image bearer and adjusts an image density according to the toner adhesion amount. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160112422 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND DEVICE CONTROL METHOD - An information processing system includes a terminal device connected to a first network; and an information processing device connected to a second network that is different from the first network. The terminal device includes an information retrieval unit for retrieving, from an electronic device, identification information of the information processing device and first authentication information; an access data retrieval unit for retrieving access data from the information processing device; and a processing request unit for transmitting a request for processing to the electronic device. The information processing device includes an information providing unit for providing, to the electronic device, the identification information of the information processing device and the first authentication information; an access data providing unit for providing, to the terminal device, the access data; and a processing request transmission determining unit for transmitting the request for processing from the terminal device to the electronic device. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160112395 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - An information processing device that is connected to another information processing device includes a memory storing a program, a first authentication information for each user to access the information processing device and a second authentication information in association with the first authentication information for the each user to access the another information processing device; and a processor that performs the program so as to execute a method including the steps of receiving an acquisition request that is sent from a client device according to the first authentication information, transmitting a list including files that are accessible according to the second authentication information in association with the first authentication information of the received acquisition request, receiving an execution request to execute at least one of the files and the folders that are included in the list, and executing a process according to the execution request by using the second authentication information. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160111577 | COMPOUND-SEMICONDUCTOR PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF COMPOUND-SEMICONDUCTOR PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL - A compound-semiconductor photovoltaic cell includes a compound-semiconductor substrate; a first photoelectric conversion cell formed on the compound-semiconductor substrate; a first junction layer formed on the first photoelectric conversion cell; a second junction layer joined to the first junction layer directly or indirectly; and a second photoelectric conversion cell joined to the first photoelectric conversion cell via the first and second junction layers, and arranged on a light incident side of the first photoelectric conversion cell in a light incident direction. Band gaps of the first and second photoelectric conversion cells are made smaller from the incident side toward a deep side in the light incident direction in order. A band gap of the second junction layer is greater than or equal to a band gap of the second photoelectric conversion cell. The second photoelectric conversion cell is a GaAs-based photovoltaic cell, and the second junction layer is a GaPAs layer. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160111075 | ACOUSTIC DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME - An acoustic device includes an opening; a flange forming the opening; a first member including the opening and the flange; and a second member joined to the first member, thereby forming a cavity. The second member is formed of a material with a density lower than a material of the first member. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160110790 | CREATING AND MANUFACTURING DOCUMENTS THAT INITIALLY EXCEED EQUIPMENT FINISHING CAPACITY - Techniques described herein overcome many of the issues that have previously made the printing of a single copy of a book from a digital version unattractive and infeasible. According to one embodiment of the invention, an automated mechanism such as a computer program automatically determines whether the spine thickness of a to-be-printed copy of a digital version of a book will exceed the specified maximum spine thickness that a specified binding or other finishing device can handle. In response to determining that the spine thickness will exceed the specified maximum spine thickness, the automated mechanism automatically splits the digital version of the book into two or more volumes such that, for each volume, the spine thickness of the printed version of that volume will be no greater than the specified maximum spine thickness that the specified binding or other finishing device can handle. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160110144 | RECONSTRUCTION OF SUSPENDED PRINT JOBS - System and methods for reconstructing a suspended print job. In one embodiment, a print controller receives a print job, and initiates construction of a sheet based on logical pages of the print job. Print controller determines a sheet number for the sheet that identifies a page number of one or more logical pages related to the construction of the sheet, an offset for the sheet that identifies an order of the sheet with respect to other sheets that share the sheet number. Print controller also assigns a sheet identifier to the sheet that includes the sheet number and the offset, and receives the sheet identifier in response to a determination to resume the print job from a suspended state. Print controller initiates processing for resuming the print job from the sheet based on the sheet number and the offset in the sheet identifier. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160109846 | BLADE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME - An elastic blade includes an edge layer and at least one backup layer laminated on the edge layer. The edge layer includes a contact edge to contact a contact object and an opposing face to oppose the contact object, and the backup layer is greater in elastic power than the edge layer. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160109841 | SHEET FEEDER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING THE SHEET FEEDER - A sheet feeder of a friction pad separation type, which can be included in an image forming apparatus, includes a feeder body, a rotary feed body, a separation body, a holder, and a leaf spring. The rotary feed body is disposed in the feeder body and feeds a recording medium along a sheet conveying direction. The separation body is fixed to the feeder body while facing the rotary feed body. The separation body separates the recording medium with the rotary feed body. The holder has a rotary shaft and holds the separation body while being rotatably supported by the rotary shaft. The leaf spring has a flexible deforming part that contacts an area adjacent to the rotary shaft and a line of action of a pressing force of the flexible deforming part passing close by the rotary shaft. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160109364 | OPTICAL SENSOR AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - In an optical senor, a light emission system emits an irradiated light of a linear polarization in a first polarization direction toward a surface of a target object having a sheet shape from an incident direction which is inclined with respect to a normal direction of the surface. A first light detection system includes a first light detector arranged on a first light path of a specular reflected light, which is emitted from the light emission system and is specularly reflected from the target object. A second light detection system includes a second light detector arranged on a second light path of a diffuse reflected light which is diffusely reflected from an incident plane on the target object. The second light detector receives second light passed by an optical element which passes a linear polarization component of a second polarization direction perpendicular to the first polarization direction. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160109038 | CABLE HOLDER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING THE CABLE HOLDER - A cable holder includes a plurality of cable holding portions and a stopper. The plurality of cable holding portions is arranged under an apparatus body of an apparatus that is connectable to another apparatus via a cable, the cable to fit in the plurality of cable holding portions. The stopper is disposed at the plurality of cable holding portions to hold the cable fitted in the plurality of cable holding portions. The plurality of cable holding portions includes outlets communicated with an outside of the cable holder and arranged at different positions from each other. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160108072 | ELECTROCHROMIC COMPOUND, ELECTROCHROMIC COMPOSITION, DISPLAY ELEMENT, AND DIMMING ELEMENT - An electrochromic compound, represented by the following general formula (I); | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160107467 | PRINTER, METHOD OF PRINTING, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM - A printer including an optical moving amount calculator, an angle calculator, and a moving amount corrector is provided. The optical moving amount calculator calculates a moving amount of the printer or an object to be irradiated after a movement thereof, based on a difference in image data generated before and after the movement. The image data is generated by emitting light to the print medium or the object and receiving light reflected therefrom. The angle calculator calculates a deviation angle of an installation angle of the optical moving amount calculator installed in the printer, based on a calibration moving amount of the printer or the object after a calibration movement thereof that is a parallel translation. The moving amount corrector corrects the moving amount of the printer after the movement thereof, based on the calculated deviation angle of the optical moving amount calculator. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160107440 | LIQUID DROPLET DISCHARGE DEVICE, LIQUID DROPLET DISCHARGE METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - A liquid droplet discharge device includes pressure chambers in communication with nozzles, wherein the pressure chambers are for storing ink; an oscillation plate that is disposed over the pressure chambers, so that an elastic wall of each of the pressure chambers is formed; pressure generating elements that are disposed to face the pressure chambers through the oscillation plate; a drive waveform generator for generating, for each of the nozzles, a drive waveform by using drive waveform data that indicates a shape of the drive waveform for driving the corresponding pressure generating element; a residual oscillation detector for detecting residual oscillation that is generated in each of the pressure chambers after driving the pressure generating elements; and a controller for correcting, during printing, the drive waveform data for each of the nozzles, based on a detection result by the residual oscillation detector. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160105654 | IMAGE PROJECTION APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING IMAGE PROJECTION APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image projection apparatus includes a light source to emit light, a light modulator to modulate intensity of the light emitted from the light source for generating a projection image, and an image luminance controller to control the light modulator to maintain brightness of the projection image projected on a projection face at a substantially constant level during a given time period of the image projection apparatus. The given time period is from one time point when power supply to the image projection apparatus is started to another time point when a power level for driving the light source is increased to a given power level. | 04-14-2016 |
| 20160105570 | PRINT CONTROL PROGRAM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - An information processing apparatus includes a generation unit configured to generate identification information unique to each logical printer, a storage unit configured to store setting information of a logical printer in association with identification information unique to the logical printer and name information of the logical printer in a storage area that is managed with respect to each user by an operating system, and a deletion unit configured to delete unnecessary information that is stored in the storage area based on the identification information unique to the logical printer and the name information of the logical printer. | 04-14-2016 |
| 20160105568 | IMAGE PROCESSING UNIT, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing unit includes a first memory unit configured to store a first setup value which is set for each of groups including a user and indicates an upper limit of a usage amount, within which the user included in each group can use a function; a second memory unit configured to store a second setup value which is set for each user and indicates the usage amount enabling each user to use the function in addition to the first setup value; a third memory unit configured to store a current value which indicates the usage amount of the function used by each user; and a determination unit configured to determine whether the current value exceeds a predetermined first threshold determined using the first setup value set for the group and the second setup value set for each user. | 04-14-2016 |
| 20160105492 | INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION METHOD - An information distribution system in which an electronic device and an information distribution apparatus are connected to each other via a network, includes a device usage information collecting unit configured to collect device usage information of the electronic device; a distribution information generating unit configured to generate, as distribution information, information of an alternative product or an additional product with respect to the electronic device, based on the device usage information; and a distributing unit configured to distribute the distribution information to the electronic device. | 04-14-2016 |
| 20160103414 | REPLAY UNIT FOR WASTE LIQUID CONTAINER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING THE RELAY UNIT - An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus body, a waste liquid container accommodation part, and a waste liquid drain passage member. The waste liquid container accommodation part replaceably accommodates a first waste liquid container to contain waste liquid. The waste liquid drain passage member guides waste liquid into the waste liquid container accommodation part. The apparatus body includes a mount portion to mount a second waste liquid container having a capacity greater than the waste liquid container accommodation part. The mount portion of the apparatus body is different from the waste liquid container accommodation part. The waste liquid container accommodation part accommodates a relay unit to relay a drain passage from the waste liquid drain passage member to the second waste liquid container, replaceably with the first waste liquid container. | 04-14-2016 |
| 20160103387 | LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE AND IMAGE PROJECTOR INCLUDING THE SAME - A light source device includes a light source section that emits laser light, a reflection and diffusion member that diffuses and reflects the laser light emitted from the light source section, and a cooler that cools the reflection and diffusion member. The cooler includes at least one of an axial fan, an electronic cooling element, and a heat pipe. | 04-14-2016 |
| 20160101635 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND DRYING DEVICE FOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit to form an image on a recording medium by discharging liquid droplets onto the medium; and a media heater to heat the medium by contacting a rear surface of the medium opposite a surface of the medium on which the image is formed, in which the media heater includes a contact member with a contact surface having a predetermined curvature that the medium contacts, the contact member is a roller member, and the medium closely contacts the contact surface of the contact member across an entire width of the medium in a direction perpendicular to the media conveyance direction. | 04-14-2016 |
| 20160101630 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING METHDO - An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit having at least two nozzle lines each having multiple nozzles to discharge different color droplets; a carriage that carries the image forming unit and is configured to reciprocate in the moving direction crossing an arrangement direction of the nozzles; and a control device to control dual-directional printing to form an image using the at least two nozzle lines in an outward and a return of the carriage. The control device executes color difference handling print control for discharging the different color droplets by using, of each of the nozzles in the at least two nozzle lines, the nozzles located at different positions in the arrangement direction of the nozzles while not overlapping in the moving direction of the carriage. | 04-14-2016 |
| 20160101629 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus includes a recording head, a head tank, a main tank, and a controller. The recording head includes nozzles to discharge liquid droplets. The head tank includes a liquid containing part to contain liquid supplied to the recording head. The main tank contains the liquid supplied to the head tank. The controller controls, after detection of an end state of the main tank, post-end printing using the liquid remaining in the head tank corresponding to the main tank in the end state. The controller permits the post-end printing when an amount of the liquid remaining in the head tank to which the liquid is supplied from the main tank in the end state is a predetermined threshold remaining amount or greater. | 04-14-2016 |
| 20160100146 | IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND MEDIUM - An imaging apparatus acquires an image including a still image and a moving image, tracks a position of the object within an image capturing area of the image, records a luminance change within a region of the object being tracked, detects a point having a luminance change amount equal to or greater than a threshold, as a specular reflection area, calculates an object correction value, which is a color correction value of the object, based on color information of the specular reflection area, and corrects color overlap of the image based on the object correction value. | 04-07-2016 |
| 20160100088 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND DEVICE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE-MOUNTED DEVICES - An image capturing apparatus includes a light source to emit first light to a light translucent member, an image sensor to capture an adhering detection frame for acquiring an adhering detection image to detect a substance adhering on the light translucent member by using the first light emitted from the light source, and to capture object recognition frames for acquiring object recognition images for recognizing objects other than the substance by receiving second light, and circuitry to set a frame time of the adhering detection frame shorter than a frame time of each of the object recognition frames, and to set an exposure time of an object recognition frame right after the adhering detection frame to a value that prevents overlapping of an exposure period of the adhering detection frame and an exposure period of the object recognition frame right after the adhering detection frame. | 04-07-2016 |
| 20160100080 | IMAGE DATA CLUSTERING AND COLOR CONVERSION - Methods and systems herein provide for color conversion of image data to another color space. Such color conversion includes converting image data to a color space by identifying color regions in the image data. One color conversion system herein includes a color region identifier operable to select color values in the image data, determine numerical centers of the selected color values, and generate color regions, or color value “clusters”, based on the selected color values and the numerical centers. The color conversion system also includes an optimization module operable to refine the numerical center of each color region, determine a boundary for each color region based on the refined center, and remove a portion of the color cluster centers to optimize a number of the color regions for color conversion processing. | 04-07-2016 |
| 20160099719 | SPREAD SPECTRUM CLOCK GENERATOR, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND SPREAD SPECTRUM CLOCK GENERATION METHOD - A spread spectrum clock generator includes a phase comparator that compares a reference clock with a feedback clock, a low-pass filter that passes a predetermined low-frequency component, a phase lock loop that includes a voltage-controlled oscillator generating an output clock whose frequency corresponds to the filtered signal, a triangular wave controller that generates a triangular wave signal for frequency-modulating the spread spectrum clock based on the output clock, a delay controller that generates the feedback clock by controlling delay of the output clock based on the triangular wave signal, a first counter that counts the output clock and output a first count value, a second counter that counts the reference clock and output a second count value, and a phase error correction circuit that compares the first count value with the second count value and corrects phase error of the output clock. | 04-07-2016 |
| 20160099402 | ELECTROMECHANICAL CONVERSION ELEMENT, LIQUID DROP DISCHARGE HEAD AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An electromechanical conversion element includes a lower electrode formed directly or indirectly on a substrate or a base film; an electromechanical conversion film formed on the lower electrode and including a piezoelectric body having a perovskite crystal structure preferentially oriented with a {n00} plane where n is a positive integer; and an upper electrode formed on the electromechanical conversion film. A diffraction peak at a position 2θ at which a diffraction intensity has a maximum value and which corresponds to a (X00) plane or a (00X) plane, X being 1 or 2, obtained by θ-2θ measurement in X-ray diffraction measurement, shows a trapezoidal peak shape and has two or more bending points. | 04-07-2016 |
| 20160097987 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus, includes an image carrier; a power supply; a charging member, to which the power supply applies a direct current (DC) charging voltage, to charge a surface of the image carrier; and a controller. The controller causes the power supply to apply, to the charging member, the DC charging voltage of a sum of a reference voltage VC and a correction amount α, so that a charged potential VD of the surface of the image carrier assumes a target value that is substantially equal to the reference voltage VC; and to increase an absolute value of the correction amount α to be added to the reference voltage VC in inverse proportion to an absolute value of the reference voltage VC, when the absolute value of the reference voltage VC is smaller compared to a case in which the absolute value of the reference voltage VC is greater. | 04-07-2016 |
| 20160097231 | IMPACT REDUCTION DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An impact reduction device includes a pressing mechanism in an open-close device to press a first member in a direction in which the first member returns to an initial state. The open-close device includes the first member independently rotatable around a shaft from the initial state to a first angle, and a second member integrally rotatable with the first member around the shaft from the initial state to a second angle greater than the first angle. The pressing mechanism presses the first member in the direction in which the first member returns to the initial state using a first force until the first angle is reached, and presses the first member in the direction in which the first member together with the second member returns to the initial state using a second force greater than the first force between the first angle and the second angle. | 04-07-2016 |
| 20160096386 | HEAD DEVICE, APPARATUS INCORPORATING THE HEAD DEVICE, LIQUID DISCHARGE DEVICE, AND APPARATUS FOR DISCHARGING LIQUID - A head device includes a head and a head holder. The head includes a reference face, a first opposing face, and a second opposing face. The head holder is joined to the head. The head holder includes a reference face contacting the reference face of the head, a first opposing face opposing the first opposing face of the head to form a first space, and a second opposing face opposing the second opposing face of the head to form a second space. The second space is smaller than the first space in a mounting direction in which the reference face of the head is brought into contact with the reference face of the head holder. The head is joined to the head holder with adhesive filled in each of the first space and the second space. | 04-07-2016 |
| 20160096377 | MODIFICATION DEVICE, MODIFICATION METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - A modification device includes: a plasma processing unit that performs plasma processing on a processed object such that a surface of the processed object has a predetermined water contact angle; and a cooling unit that cools the surface of the processed object at least from when the plasma processing is performed to when ink is discharged such that a surface temperature of the processed object during discharge of the ink to the processed object is a temperature at which a target water contact angle range is achieved. | 04-07-2016 |
| 20160096369 | LIQUID-EJECTION HEAD AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A disclosed liquid-ejection head for ejecting liquid droplets includes a substrate having a diaphragm forming a part of walls of a pressure liquid chamber, and a piezoelectric element adhered to the substrate with adhesive, and configured to apply pressure to the pressure liquid chamber via the diaphragm. The piezoelectric element has a surface facing the substrate having the diaphragm, and the surface has one or more projection parts in an area in which the pressure liquid chamber is not disposed, and whereon the substrate having the diaphragm has one or more recess parts that fit in the respective projection parts. | 04-07-2016 |
| 20160094785 | APPLICATION PROGRAM, SMART DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - A smart device includes a storage device, an imaging unit configured to capture a photo image, an input unit configured to input data to a predetermined field of a virtual display panel image, an image editing unit configured to create a virtual display panel-added photo image by superimposing the virtual display panel image having the data input to the predetermined field by the input unit on the photo image captured by the imaging unit, a first verification information generating unit configured to generate first verification information with respect to the virtual display panel-added photo image based on at least the photo image of the virtual display panel-added photo image, and a verification information storage unit configured to create a verification information/virtual display panel-added photo image that stores the first verification information and the data input to the predetermined field as metadata of the verification information/virtual display panel-added photo image. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160094783 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PROGRAM - There is provided an image processing apparatus comprising: a capturing part configured to sequentially capture a plurality of images; an extracting part configured to extract movement information from the sequentially captured images through an analysis, wherein the movement information relates to movement of a moving object and the sequentially captured images contain images of the moving object; and a first determining part configured to detect an approaching user based on the extracted movement information and approaching movement information, stored in advance, indicating approaching movement of a human. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160094748 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing system includes plural image processing apparatuses which are connected with each other via a network. The information processing system further includes a human detection unit configured to detect a person within a predetermined range from an image processing apparatus of the plural image processing apparatuses; a process determination unit configured to determine whether the image processing apparatus is performing execution of a predetermined process, in a case where the human detection unit detects the person; and a state transition unit configured to require another image processing apparatus of the plural image processing apparatuses, which is different from the image processing apparatus, to cause an operation state of the other image processing apparatus to transition to a state in which the predetermined process can be executed, in a case where the process determination unit determines that the image processing apparatus is performing execution of the predetermined process. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160094671 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, TERMINAL APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM - An information processing system formed by connecting an information processing apparatus with terminal apparatuses includes a delivery unit delivering information received from the terminal apparatus to the other terminal apparatus; a display unit displaying the information exchanged between the terminal apparatuses; a user detection unit detecting whether the user exists before the other terminal apparatus in a case where the information delivered from the terminal apparatus is displayed in the other terminal apparatus; a report unit sending a report indicating that the information delivered from the terminal apparatus is browsed from the other terminal apparatus, which detect that the user exists, to the terminal apparatus and not sending the report from the other terminal apparatuses, which does not detect that the user exists; and a display control unit of the terminal apparatus displaying a browsed state of the information in the other terminal apparatuses based on the report. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160094659 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing system includes an information processing terminal connected to a first network and an information processing apparatus, and an information storage device connected to a second network. The information processing terminal acquires a file requested by file-request-data, manages file-identification-data identifying a file to be stored in the information processing terminal for a period, receives update-report-data that is reported when the file stored in the information storage device, which corresponds to the file identified by the file-identification-data, is updated, performs an update process on the file identified by the file-identification-data, by update-data based on the update-report-data, and sends update-request-data for requesting the update-data, the file-request-data, and the file-identification-data. The information storage device receives the file-identification-data from the information processing apparatus, stores the file, and sends a report to the information processing apparatus when the file identified by the file-identification-data, among the stored files, is updated. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160094211 | VOLTAGE LEVEL DETECTOR, MOTOR DRIVE CONTROLLER, MOTOR APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF DETECTING VOLTAGE LEVEL - A voltage level detector is provided. The voltage level detector includes a comparator and a threshold level changer. The comparator compares a voltage level of an increasing or decreasing input signal with a threshold level, and generates and outputs a voltage level detection signal indicating that the input signal has reached the threshold level. The threshold level changer changes the threshold level of the comparator based on the voltage level detection signal by increasing the threshold level when the input signal is monotonically increasing and decreasing the threshold level when the input signal is monotonically decreasing. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160092848 | SYSTEM AND SERVICE DETERMINATION METHOD - A system includes: an apparatus information acquiring unit to acquire, from an apparatus, apparatus information regarding the apparatus; an analysis unit to make an analysis based on the acquired apparatus information; and a service determining unit to determine, on the basis of a result of the analysis, which service of a plurality of services should be provided for the apparatus, the services including a first service of additionally performing maintenance based on the result of the analysis when next other maintenance is performed for the apparatus. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160092758 | Intelligent Pixel Location Selection Process For A Low Overhead Near Unity Scaling Technique - A printer is described having a control unit and/or image processor to determine a number of pixels by which to scale the image along an axis of the image, wherein, the scaling of the image is less than 10% of the image along the axis. The control unit and/or image processor is to identify locations along the axis equal to the number. The identifying includes determining regions of lesser activity. The control unit and/or image processor is to remove a region of more than one pixel along the axis at each of the locations. The control unit and/or image processor is to insert a region of more than one pixel along the axis at each of the locations, wherein, a difference between pixels removed and pixels inserted accounts for the number. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160092757 | Low Overhead Near Unity Scaling Technique - A printer is described having a control unit and/or image processor to determine a number of pixels by which to scale an image along an axis of the image, wherein, the scaling of the image is less than 10% of the image along the axis. The control unit and/or image processor is also to identify locations along the axis equal to the number. The control unit and/or image processor is also to remove a region of more than one pixel along the axis at each of the locations. The control unit and/or image processor is also to insert a region of more than one pixel along the axis at each of the locations, where, a difference between pixels removed and pixels inserted accounts for the number. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160091859 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING IMAGE FORMING DEVICE AND COOLING DEVICE THEREIN - An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus body, an image forming device provided in the apparatus body and forming an image on a surface of a recording medium, a cooler to cool the image forming device, a temperature detector to detect a temperature around the apparatus body, and a controller including a computing part to count a driving period of the image forming device and a memory to store a computed value obtained by the computing part as a counter value. The controller controls driving of the image forming device and driving of the cooler based on a detected temperature obtained by the temperature detector and the counter value. The controller adjusts the driving of the image forming device irrespective of the counter value to a regular driving speed when the detected temperature is lower than a reference temperature. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160090256 | SHEET DISCRIMINATOR AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING THE SHEET DISCRIMINATOR - A sheet discriminator, which can be included in an image forming apparatus, includes a sheet loader on which a recording medium is loaded, an information detector including a light emitter to emit light to a surface of the recording medium loaded on the sheet loader and a light receiver to receive the light emitted by the light emitter and detecting information of the recording medium, a sheet distinguisher to distinguish a type of the recording medium based on the information detected by the information detector, and a detector body encasing at least the information detector therein and having an opening formed on an opposing face facing the sheet loader. The opposing face has an opening formed thereon. The opening has at least one arc-shaped side. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160088025 | APPROACH FOR MANAGING ACCESS TO DATA ON CLIENT DEVICES - A device management system is configured to manage access to electronic documents on client devices using policies. The policies specify one or more download and processing restrictions to be enforced with respect to the particular electronic document at client devices for example, particular hardware and software configurations that are required at client devices before data is permitted to be downloaded to those client devices. The policies may also specify other requirements that must be satisfied before data is permitted to be downloaded to those client devices, for example, user authentication. | 03-24-2016 |
| 20160085768 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing system includes first and second information processing terminals; and an information processing device that is connected to the first and second information processing terminals. The information processing system includes a receiver for receiving message data and file specifying data for specifying a file that are transmitted from the first and second information processing terminals; a storage unit for classifying the file that is specified by the file specifying data based on access right data representing access rights that are set for users of the first and second information processing terminals and classification data, and for storing the classified file; and a transmitter for transmitting, to the first or second information processing terminal, the message data that is received by the receiver and message data that includes file storage data that represents the file that is stored in the storage unit. | 03-24-2016 |
| 20160085492 | PRINTER HAVING GLOBAL SUBSTITUTION LIST - A printer is described. The printer includes a processor. A memory is coupled to the processor. The memory contains instructions that when processed by the processor cause a method to be performed. The method includes presenting a list of printing substitutions on a display. The printing substitutions are each associated with a respective printer profile. The list of printing substitutions identify which ones of the printing substitutions are enabled and which ones of the printing substitutions are disabled. The list also identifies the printer profiles that the substitutions are associated with, wherein at least one printer profile that is not enabled for a current print job is included in the list. | 03-24-2016 |
| 20160083512 | POLYMER PRODUCT, FILM, MOLDED ARTICLE, SHEET, PARTICLE, FIBER, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING POLYMER - To provide a polymer product, which contains aliphatic polycarbonate, wherein an oxide unit content in the aliphatic polycarbonate is 20 mol % or less, and wherein a monomer content in the aliphatic polycarbonate is 500 ppm or less, where the monomer is a monomer that is a base of the aliphatic polycarbonate. | 03-24-2016 |
| 20160082753 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming apparatus includes a conveyance unit configured to convey a recording medium; a reversing unit configured to reverse front and back sides of the recording medium; a recording head configured to reciprocatingly scan to form a first image on a first side of the recording medium, which is reciprocatingly conveyed by the conveyance unit at a first conveyance speed V | 03-24-2016 |
| 20160082728 | LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A liquid discharge head includes a nozzle plate having nozzles arrayed to discharge liquid droplets; a passage plate to form individual liquid chambers communicating with the respective nozzles; and a wall surface member to form a wall surface of the individual liquid chambers. The passage plate is formed with at least three plate-shaped members stacked and bonded by an adhesive. The nozzle plate and one plate-shaped member, and another plate-shaped member and the wall surface member are bonded, respectively. The three plate-shaped members include separation wall parts forming separation walls between the individual liquid chambers. At least one of the three plate-shaped members has a separation wall width different from that of the others, to have fillets of the forced-out adhesive formed between the wall surfaces, and surfaces of the plate-shaped members, the nozzle plate, or the wall surface member. | 03-24-2016 |
| 20160082719 | PRINTER, PRINTING SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF PRINTING - A printer is provided which includes: a recording head having multiple nozzles; two or more sensors that read a print medium into an image thereof and calculate a total moving distance based on the image; an instruction unit that instructs a timing for discharging liquid droplets from one or more of the nozzles; a sensor position calculator that calculates a position of each of the sensors; a nozzle position calculator that calculates a position of each of the nozzles; an acquisition unit that acquires image data of a specified area within an image to be printed; a determination unit that determines whether or not to discharge the liquid droplets from each of the nozzles; and a transmitter that transmits data of one or more of image elements and information on one or more of the nozzles determined to discharge the liquid droplets to a controller. | 03-24-2016 |
| 20160081175 | VOLTAGE RESONANT INVERTER, CONTROL METHOD, AND SURFACE TREATMENT DEVICE - Excitation current is applied to an excitation winding of a step-up transformer by switching an input voltage with a first switching element. Excitation energy stored causes a voltage resonant state in the secondary side of the step-up transformer during a period when the excitation current is shut off. When the excitation current is shut off, a second resonant circuit provided in the primary side of the step-up transformer enters a resonant state. When a second switching element of the second resonant circuit is turned on, energy returning to an input side in a region where the output voltage is negative is commutated through a second diode to be absorbed in the input voltage. The second switching element is kept off while the second resonant circuit is in the resonant state, turned on when the resonant state ends, and turned off after the first switching element is turned on. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160081129 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, DATA ACQUISITION METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An information processing system includes a first apparatus information acquiring unit acquiring apparatus information of an electronic apparatus, an output request unit sending an output request to the information processing apparatus by using the apparatus information, a memory unit storing a storing destination of the electronic data output by the electronic apparatus and identification information of the electronic apparatus while associating these upon receipt of the output request, an acquisition request processing unit sending to a second terminal apparatus the electronic data based on the storing destination stored in the memory unit in association with the identification information in a case where an acquisition request is received, a second apparatus information acquiring unit acquiring the apparatus information, and an acquisition request unit sending the acquisition request for the electronic data to the information processing apparatus and acquires the electronic data based on the apparatus information. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160080788 | VIDEO PLAYBACK SYSTEM AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - A video playback system includes a first acquirer configured to acquire first specification information indicating video playback performance of an image display device; a second acquirer configured to acquire second specification information indicating video creating performance of an image supply device; a determiner configured to determine, based on the first specification information and the second specification information, either the image display device or the image supply device to be a device satisfying a playback condition; and a controller configured to, when the playback condition is changed to a new playback condition while the image display device is playing a video, cause the converter of the image display device to convert the video data into video data satisfying the new playback condition until the image display device receives video data where the new playback condition is reflected from the image supply device. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160080605 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus, an image processing system, and an image processing method, are provided, each of which receives a user instruction for printing an image on a plurality of recording sheets with an addition image being added to the image at a preset position in the image; generates a plurality of items of image data to be formed on the plurality of recording sheets so as to obtain the image when the plurality of recording sheets are pasted together; determines a specific recording sheet of the plurality of recording sheets and a specific position on the specific recording sheet, based on the preset position of the addition image, a number of the plurality of recording sheets for forming the image, and an image forming direction in forming the image on the plurality of recording sheets; and adds the addition image to an item of image data corresponding to the determined recording sheet at the specific position on the specific recording sheet. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160080600 | INCOMPATIBLE SETTING PROCESSING APPARATUS, INCOMPATIBLE SETTING PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - An incompatible setting processing apparatus includes: a display unit that displays a setting screen for setting options of setting items; an extracting unit that extracts, for each of the options of each of the setting items, a first option that is an option of a setting item satisfying an incompatible setting condition on a basis of incompatible setting condition information associating incompatible setting conditions for the options of the setting items with display character strings indicating the respective incompatible setting conditions; an input unit that selects an option of each setting item in the setting screen in accordance with a received operating input; a prohibiting unit that prohibits selection of the first option by the input unit; and a display control unit that displays a display character string associated with the incompatible setting condition corresponding to the first option, which is acquired from the incompatible setting condition information. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160080584 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus includes a receiver configured to receive an output instruction to output data; a calculator configured to calculate an index value indicating a cost or an environmental burden when data subjected to output are output in a first output condition specified by the output instruction, and the index value when the data are output in a second output condition differing from the first output condition; and a display controller configured to display a screen to display a calculation result obtained by the calculator and to receive an output instruction based on one of the first and the second output conditions. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160080536 | RECORDING MEDIUM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a computer-readable program that, when executed by an information processing apparatus to be connected with a device via communication protocols, causes the apparatus to serve as a detection unit that detects connection waiting information transmitted by the device within a communication area that enables communication via a first communication protocol; a determination unit that determines, when the detection unit detects the connection waiting information, whether the apparatus is to be connected with the device; a first information obtaining unit that connects, if the determination unit determines that the apparatus is to be connected with the device, with the device via the first communication protocol and obtains communication information to communicate with the device via a second communication protocol; and a second information obtaining unit that communicates with the device via the second communication protocol and obtains predetermined information from the device. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160080374 | OUTPUT SYSTEM, OUTPUT METHOD, OUTPUT DATA STORAGE APPARATUS, AND OUTPUT DATA RELAY APPARATUS - An output system includes a first system that performs authentication using user information including first authentication information and outputs from an output apparatus output data specified using the first authentication information, and a second system that provides the output data to the first system. The second system includes a storage unit that stores output data in association with pre-authentication information, a unit that provides the pre-authentication information to the first system, and a unit that provides the output data to the first system. The first system includes a storage unit that stores the first authentication information, an authentication unit that performs authentication with respect to the pre-authentication information provided by the second system, a cooperation unit that specifies the output data associated with the pre-authentication information that has been successfully authenticated, and a storage unit that stores the specified output data in association with the first authentication information. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160080200 | SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF REGISTERING APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A system includes a first apparatus capable of registering a plurality of apparatuses, and a second apparatus connected to the first apparatus via a network. The second apparatus transmits an inquiry request for inquiring presence of a first apparatus capable of registering on the network to all apparatuses on the network by broadcast, and when information indicating an access destination of the first apparatus is received, transmits a registration request for registering the second apparatus to the first apparatus to the received access destination. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160078235 | DEVICE AND MANAGEMENT MODULE - A device holding control target data includes a management unit configured to manage the present life cycle state of the device; an authentication unit configured to authenticate a user and indicate a role of the user; a control unit configured to acquire a present life cycle state when a request to access the control target data is received, authenticate the user and acquire the role, acquire access possibility information based on the present life cycle state and the role, and control the access based on the access possibility information; and a prohibiting unit configured to compare a position/time allowed in operation plan information with a present position/time, and prohibit the access when these information items do not match, based on the operation plan information in which life cycle states are associated with positions and times that are allowed for state transitions of the life cycle states. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160078208 | DEVICE AND MANAGEMENT MODULE - A device holding control target data inside, includes a state management unit configured to manage the present life cycle state of the device; a user authentication unit configured to authenticate a user and output a group of the user; and an access control unit configured to acquire a present life cycle state when an access request to access the control target data is received, acquire the group of the authenticated user, acquire access possibility information based on the present life cycle state and the group of the user, and control access to the control target data based on the access possibility information. The state management unit manages a fixed life cycle state, and a variable life cycle state that can be added, changed, or deleted, and the access control unit implements control on the fixed life cycle state before the variable life cycle state. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160077954 | DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD - A data processing apparatus includes a request receiving unit that receives a request from a program that causes a device to perform a predetermined process; an emulating unit that emulates a process performed by the device in accordance with the request; an instruction receiving unit that receives an instruction to change a status of the emulating unit from a user; a status changing unit that causes the emulating unit to change the status in accordance with the instruction to change the status; and a storing processing unit that stores, in response to generation of the request or generation of the instruction to change, information indicating the request or information indicating the instruction to change in a first storing unit, wherein the emulating unit emulates the process performed by the device under a status changed by the status changing unit. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160077839 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus providing a specific function includes a non-volatile function program memory that stores a function program for providing the specific function, a main memory, and an arithmetic device that reads and stores the function program from the function program memory into the main memory at startup of the information processing apparatus and performs an arithmetic operation based on the function program to execute the function program. The arithmetic device operates at a start frequency set for startup as a clock frequency for accessing the function program memory when reading and storing the function program from the function program memory into the main memory at the startup, and operates at a frequency lower than the start frequency as the clock frequency for accessing the function program memory after reading and storing the function program into the main memory. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160077781 | TERMINAL APPARATUS AND OPERATION DESIGNATION METHOD - A terminal apparatus includes a position determination unit for determining a position of the terminal apparatus; an imaging unit for capturing an image; a direction determination unit for determining an imaging direction of the imaging unit; an identification unit for identifying an input/output apparatus captured by the imaging unit based on position information of the input/output apparatus, the position of the terminal apparatus, and the imaging direction of the imaging unit; an operation unit for accepting an operation of a user with respect to the image captured by the imaging unit including an image of the input/output apparatus displayed by a display unit; and a request processing unit for making a request to the input/output apparatus for an operation to be performed by the input/output apparatus based on the operation of the user with respect to the image captured by the imaging unit including the input/output apparatus. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160077768 | Method and Apparatus For Print Job With Reduced Memory Footprint Size - A method is described that includes applying a job ticket to a series of pages to produce a next sheet of document to be printed. The method further includes comparing substantive content of the sheet to respective substantive sheet content for a group of one or more previously generated sheets of the document that each contain the respective sheet content. The method further includes referencing the sheet to the group because the substantive content matched the respective substantive sheet content. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160077475 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus includes a fixing device to fix an image on a recording medium by heating the recording medium, multiple heat storing devices to store heat generated at the fixing device, an electric generating element to generate power by converting the heat into power, and a switch to switch connection and disconnection between the electric generating element and at least one of the multiple heat storing devices. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160077457 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming apparatus is provided. The image forming apparatus includes a light source including a plurality of light emitting units to emit light corresponding to image data, and a light source controller to independently control lighting of each one of the light emitting units. The light source controller switches activation and deactivation of one or more of the light emitting units when the number of to-be-used light emitting units is smaller than the total number of the light emitting units included in the light source. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160075158 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR FORMING TEST PATTERN, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - An image forming apparatus includes a recording head in which a plurality of nozzles for discharging liquid droplets; and a pattern forming unit configured to form a test pattern used for positional deviation adjustment including a first pattern serving as a reference pattern and a second pattern serving as an adjustment pattern. The first pattern and the second pattern each are a linear pattern that is parallel to a nozzle arrangement direction and has a disconnected portion. The disconnected portion of the first pattern and the disconnected portion of the second pattern are shifted from each other in the nozzle arrangement direction. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160075157 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, SENSOR MOUNTING JIG FOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING SENSOR FOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a transmission-type photosensor including a light-emitting part and a light-receiving part, disposed on opposite sides of a media conveyance path; a sensor retainer to retain the light-emitting part and the light-receiving part; a suspended needle indicator including one end portion freely rotatably disposed on the sensor retainer at a position higher than the photosensor, and an indicator disposed on another end thereof; and an angle viewer with scale marks that mark an angle of an optical axis of the photosensor from a vertical direction. The photosensor is disposed with the optical axis thereof is angled within a predetermined adjusted angle relative to the media conveyance path. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160075146 | IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS, METHOD FOR EXAMINING DISCHARGE OF TRANSPARENT DROPLETS, AND PROGRAM FOR EXAMINING DISCHARGE OF TRANSPARENT DROPLETS - An image formation apparatus includes a first discharge unit to form an image on a recording medium; and a second discharge unit including a nozzle line that discharges transparent droplets on the image formed on the recording medium. The second discharge unit moves in a first direction relative to the recording medium and the nozzle line has nozzles in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. After the image formation, the second discharge unit discharges the transparent droplets from the nozzles spaced at m−1 nozzle intervals to form a row of dots in the second direction, and repeats the forming while moving to form m rows in the first direction, such that the dots in the rows are formed at m−1 nozzle intervals and positions of the dots between n-th and n−1-th rows are displaced together by one nozzle in the second direction. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160075132 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND HEAD DRIVE CONTROL METHOD - An image forming apparatus includes a liquid discharge head including plural nozzles to discharge droplets; a plurality of individual liquid chambers; a pressure generator, and a head drive controller. A meniscus oscillation generated in the individual liquid chamber applied with the pressure by the pressure generator has a phase reverse to a phase of a meniscus oscillation generated in the adjacent individual liquid chamber not applied with the pressure by the pressure generator, the common drive waveform generated by the head drive controller includes a common discharge pulse used for forming droplets having at least two sizes and an noncommon discharge pulse used for forming one of the droplets having two sizes, and a pulse interval between the common discharge pulse and the noncommon discharge pulse located right before the common discharge pulse is a time area having a phase reverse to resonance. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160075085 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING APPARATUS, THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT FORMING METHOD, AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT - A three-dimensional printing apparatus for forming a three-dimensional object is provided. The three-dimensional printing apparatus includes a forming unit to supply a powder to form a powder layer and a head to eject liquid droplets of a forming liquid onto the powder layer to bond particles of the powder layer to form a forming layer. The forming unit and the head form laminated forming layers by sequentially repeating forming the powder layer and ejecting the forming liquid to form a between-layers vacant space formed between the two successive forming layers sequentially laminated in the laminating direction. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160075084 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MOLDING THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT AND MOLDING DATA GENERATION METHOD FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT - A method for molding a three-dimensional object, includes building up layers formed of bonded powder to form a three-dimensional object; and forming a support below the three-dimensional object. The method is performed by a three-dimensional object molding apparatus that includes a powder lamination molding apparatus to form a three-dimensional object by building up layers formed of bonded powder; and a molding data generator to generate data for each layer of the three-dimensional object that the powder lamination molding apparatus laminates, in which a support is formed below the three-dimensional object. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160072977 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus includes an address information storage storing recipient information relating to a recipient and the recipient's address with an address identifier as address information; a program storage storing setting information in association with a program identifier as program information, the setting information including program identification information specifying a program and the address identifier; a program execution unit executing the program associated with the program identifier based on the setting information; an address information change unit changing the address information in the address information storage, and changing the address identifier along with the change in the address information; and an information change adjusting unit adjusting, upon detecting a change in one of the address identifier and the address information, the address identifier of the program information including the address identifier in the program storage in response to the change in the corresponding address identifier or the address information. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160072975 | DEVICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, DEVICE MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, AND DEVICE MANAGEMENT METHOD - A device management system includes a device management apparatus, a first electronic device, a second electronic device, and an intervening apparatus. The device management apparatus includes a memory storing authorized user identification information, a receiver receiving user identification information from the first electronic device, and processing circuitry determining whether it is allowed to use at least the first electronic device. If so, third device identification information is stored. The intervening apparatus includes a receiver receiving the user identification information from the second electronic device and processing circuitry determining whether it is allowed to use at least the first electronic device. If so, the third device identification information is received. The second electronic device includes a receiver receiving a request and processing circuitry determining whether the third device identification information in the request matches the third device identification information received from the device management apparatus, and accepts the request. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160072925 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND DEVICE CONTROL METHOD - An information processing system includes terminal devices of a first network; and an information processing device of a second network. A first terminal device includes a unit for retrieving device information of electronic devices and the information processing device of the second network; and a unit for transmitting an output request to the information processing device. A second terminal device includes a unit for retrieving device information of the electronic devices and the information processing device; and a unit for transmitting a retrieval request to the information processing device, and for retrieving electronic data. The information processing device includes a unit for retrieving the output request and the retrieval request; a unit for transmitting the output request and the retrieval request to the electronic device, and for receiving the electronic data; and a unit for providing the electronic data to the second terminal. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160070511 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM - An information processing system includes one or more information processing apparatuses. The information processing system includes an output data reception part that receives, via a network, output data or output target data; a storage process part that associates data identification information with the output data and stores them in a data storage part when the output data reception part receives the data identification information for the output data or output data generated based on the output target data or a request to issue the data identification information; a notification part that notifies of the data identification information via a network; and a transmission part that transmits, via a network, the output data associated with the user identification information received via a network. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160070509 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing apparatus accumulates one or more jobs sent from a terminal device connected via a network. The information processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire user information for identifying a user who logs in on the terminal device and first identification information for identifying the terminal device; a determination unit configured to determine whether the first identification information corresponds to second identification information for identifying the terminal device which sends a job including the user information, the second identification information being included in the job; and an execution unit configured to execute the job to perform a predetermined process in a case where the determination unit determines that the first identification information corresponds to the second identification information. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160070218 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device includes a guide disposed downstream from a fixing nip formed between a fixing rotator and a pressure rotator, through which a recording medium is conveyed. A pressure rotator side separator, disposed downstream from the fixing nip in a recording medium conveyance direction, includes an opposed tip disposed opposite an outer circumferential surface of the pressure rotator and a separation-conveyance face that separates the recording medium from the pressure rotator. The opposed tip and the separation-conveyance face define a hypothetical circle having a curvature not smaller than 1/20 that intersects a guide face of the guide at an intersection at which a hypothetical tangent is tangent to the hypothetical circle. The hypothetical tangent and the guide face define a downstream intersection angle that is downstream from the hypothetical tangent in the recording medium conveyance direction and is greater than 90 degrees. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160070208 | DEVELOPING UNIT, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A developing unit includes a developer bearer to bear developer on a surface thereof, first and second developer conveyors each having a spiral blade mounted on a rotary shaft thereof parallel to a rotary axis of the developer bearer to convey developer in opposite directions to each other. A developer drain hole is provided at a given height in a side wall of a second developer conveyance channel to face a communication opening across the second developer conveyor. The first developer conveyor rotates in a direction with its spiral blade rising between the rotary shaft of the first developer conveyor and the communication opening. Rotational phases of the first developer conveyor and the second developer conveyor are fixed and synchronized with each other to weaken momentum of developer flow generated by the first developer conveyor toward the developer drain hole via the second developer conveyor. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160068671 | WATER-DECOMPOSABLE RESIN COMPOSITION, SUPPORT MATERIAL FOR USE IN MODELING, AND MODELED PRODUCT - A water-decomposable resin composition is provided. The water-decomposable resin composition includes a polyvinyl alcohol resin and a water absorptive resin. The polyvinyl alcohol resin has a melting point and a temperature at which a weight thereof decreases by 10% due to heat, and the difference between the melting point and the temperature is 100° C. or more. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160067989 | IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMATION METHOD - An image formation apparatus includes a conveying unit that conveys a recording medium; a recording head that reciprocates in a direction orthogonal to a conveying direction of the recording medium while the recording medium is being conveyed by the conveying unit, the recording head forming an image on the recording medium; a reception unit that receives scan image data, the scan image data being used to form the image, while the recording head waits in a non-printing region of the recording medium; and a control unit that controls a conveyance distance of the recording medium conveyed by the conveying unit while the recording head waits in the non-printing region. The control of the conveyance distance of the recording medium is determined based on a scan image data reception period of the scan image data, the scan image data reception period being obtained from a communication speed of the reception unit. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160067929 | APPARATUS FOR FABRICATING THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT - A three-dimensional fabricating apparatus includes a fabrication stage, a rotator, a powder remover, and a cleaning controller. Fabrication layers including powder bonded together are to be laminated on the fabrication stage. The rotator rotates and moves relatively with respect to the fabrication stage in a direction along a stage surface of the fabrication stage to flatten a surface of the powder on the fabrication stage and form a powder layer. The powder remover contacts a circumferential surface of the rotator and removes the powder adhering to the circumferential surface of the rotator. The cleaning controller is operatively connected to the rotator to control a cleaning operation to rotate the rotator and clean the powder accumulated between the circumferential surface of the rotator and the powder remover. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160066376 | ILLUMINATION LIGHT AND ILLUMINATION DEVICE - An illumination light includes: a bridge diode that performs full-wave rectification on an alternating-current signal; a switching converter that includes a switching device and that converts the alternating-current signal on which the full-wave rectification has been performed, into a direct-current signal; a controller that controls on/off timing of the switching device; and a semiconductor light emitting element that is connected to the switching converter and the controller and to which the direct-current signal is output. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160065784 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing apparatus includes a stored data acquiring unit configured to acquire stored data that is stored in a predetermined storage location of an output apparatus that is connected to the information processing apparatus via a network. The stored data is acquired from the predetermined storage location based on destination information of input data. The information processing apparatus further includes an editing unit configured to execute editing operations of combining the input data and the stored data acquired by the stored data acquiring unit to generate one single set of output data, and a delivery control unit configured to control delivery of the output data generated by the editing unit such that the output data is delivered, based on the destination information, to the predetermined storage location from which the stored data has been acquired. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160065772 | PREVENTION OF EMPTY MEDIA TRAYS IN A PRINT SYSTEM - System and methods for prevention of empty media trays in a print system. In one embodiment, a system includes a print controller configured to receive a print job, and to initiate collection of media from a media tray based on information in the print job. The system also includes a supply detection module configured to detect a low supply of the media in the media tray, and to generate an error responsive to detection of the low supply before the media tray is empty. The print controller is configured to stop the collection of the media based on the error signal so that at least one sheet of the media remains in the media tray. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160065718 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, DEVICE CONTROL METHOD, AND MEDIUM - An information processing system includes at least two terminals connected with a first network; and an information processing apparatus (IPA) connected with a second network, and with the first network via a relay device. The first terminal obtains device information about devices on the second network, receives a selection among the devices, and transmits a request for outputting data on the selected device to the IPA. The second terminal obtains the device information, receives the selection of the device, transmits a request for obtaining data on the selected device to the IPA, and obtains the data output by the selected device. The IPA obtains the requests for the outputting and the obtaining, respectively, requests the selected device to execute the outputting and the obtaining, receives the data provided by the selected device, to provide it to the second terminal. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160065679 | REGISTRATION OF DOCUMENT SERVICES PROVIDED BY AN ONLINE DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - Embodiments describe registration of document services for a document management system. A server receives a request to register a service provided by the system, and generates an activation code for the service. The server identifies a web address for activating the service, and provides the web address and the code to a user. The server provides a first web page to the user that requests the code from the user. The server receives an entry via the first web page and determines if the entry matches the code. The server provides a second web page that identifies the service and includes an option to activate the service when the entry matches, and notifies the user of an error when the entry does not match. The server receives a request via the second web page to activate the service, and enables the service for the user at the system. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160065633 | TERMINAL APPARATUS, SCREEN SHARING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND SCREEN SHARING SYSTEM - A terminal apparatus that shares a view screen of information and a material screen associated with the information with another terminal apparatus includes an operation receiving unit configured to receive an operation of the view screen or the material screen from a user; and a display control unit configured to control a switching display of switching the view screen or the material screen so as to share a screen with the another terminal apparatus based on the operation of the view screen or the material screen when the user has an authority, wherein the display control unit controls to display the view screen without sharing the screen with the another terminal apparatus for a part of the operation of the view screen, regardless of whether the user has the authority. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160065109 | POSITION ESTIMATION DEVICE, MOTOR DRIVE CONTROL DEVICE, POSITION ESTIMATION METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A position estimation device for estimating a position of a rotator of a motor includes an estimation unit configured to estimate a rotational position of the rotator of the motor using a magnetic flux estimation value of the motor, which is calculated by inputting an electric voltage instruction value to be inputted to the motor and a coil electric current value detected from the motor into a motor model in which the motor is identified; and a derivation unit configured to derive a magnetic flux deviation amount due to a distortion of a magnetic flux waveform of the motor according to the estimated rotational position. The estimation unit corrects the magnetic flux estimation value based on the derived magnetic flux deviation amount, modifies the estimated rotational position based on the corrected magnetic flux estimation value, and outputs the modified rotational position. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160065076 | POWER SUPPLY DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPLIANCE - This invention is concerning a power supply device that includes a cut-off unit configured to cut off voltage to be applied to a primary winding of a transformer and a coil added in series with the primary winding of the transformer, a first circuit configured to cause, in a case where the voltage to be applied is cut off by the cut-off unit, current to flow in such a way that energy accumulated in the transformer is led to a capacitor, and a second circuit configured to clamp, in a case where the voltage to be applied is cut off by the cut-off unit, voltage of the primary winding and the coil. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160063765 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus includes: a first acquisition unit that acquires a document image; a first reception unit that receives specification of a display region of the document image on a screen of a display unit; an arrangement unit that calculates a virtual region corresponding to the specified display region in a virtual three-dimensional space; and a display control unit that performs control to display, on the display unit, a superimposition image formed by superimposing a background image and a two-dimensional document image obtained by projecting a three-dimensional document image formed by arranging the document image in the calculated virtual region onto a two-dimensional space visually recognized from a predetermined viewpoint position as a preview image estimating a print result of the document image. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160063764 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - An image processing apparatus includes: a setting unit that sets, when a setting instruction has been received from a user, a reference plane for arranging a virtual object in the real space, according to a detected first posture information of a photographing unit that photographs a real space; a deriving unit that derives a first relative direction of the reference plane to a photographing direction of the photographing unit; a first calculating unit that calculates second posture information of the reference plane located in the first relative direction; and a display control unit that performs control of displaying a superimposed image, in which an object image of a drawn virtual object in a posture of the second posture information is superimposed at an area corresponding to the reference plane in a real-space image taken by the photographing unit, on a display unit. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160063713 | INFORMATION TERMINAL APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND SYSTEM - An apparatus includes an imaging unit for capturing a subject image; a setting unit setting initial posture of the imaging unit; a detector for detecting posture information indicating a change in posture from the initial posture of the imaging unit; a corrector for correcting a posture of a preset virtual object arranged in a virtual three-dimensional space depending on the posture information; a projector for generating, based on a conversion function for projecting the virtual object on a device coordinate in a display screen of the captured image, an object image on the device coordinate, of the virtual object whose posture is corrected; a synthesizer for generating a synthetic image of the object and the captured images; a display for displaying the synthetic image; an image recording unit for recording the captured image; and a posture recording unit for recording the posture information in synchronization with the captured image. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160063420 | FARMLAND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND FARMLAND MANAGEMENT METHOD - A farmland management system includes an information detection unit configured to acquire information relating to a crop being cultivated, a storage unit configured to store crop registration information for estimating a growth condition of the crop, a growth estimation unit configured to refer to the crop registration information and estimate the growth condition of the crop based on the information relating to the crop and the crop registration information, and a display unit configured to display the growth condition estimated by the growth estimation unit. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160062927 | DATA TRANSFER CONTROL APPARATUS - A data transfer control apparatus controls data transfers between different modules, and includes a module DMA controller configured for a predetermined module, a function DMA controller that provides a function absent in the module DMA controller, and a temporary memory coupled to the module DMA controller and the function DMA controller. When the temporary memory is input with data acquired by the module DMA controller from the predetermined module in order of acquisition, the temporary memory outputs the acquired data to the function DMA controller in order of input. When the temporary memory is input with data to be transferred to the predetermined module from the function DMA controller, the temporary memory outputs the data to be transferred to the module DMA controller in order of input. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160062627 | POWER DISPLAY SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND USER INTERFACE - A power display system includes an electronic apparatus and a server connected to an electronic apparatus group including the electronic apparatus. Further, the power display system includes a calculation unit totaling consumption power by the electronic apparatus group and calculating a ratio of the totaled consumption power to a target value of the consumption power, and a display control unit displaying a display part, which indicates a use status of power, in a display area of the electronic apparatus in a display manner which corresponds to the ratio. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160062300 | DRIVE TRANSMITTER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING THE DRIVE TRANSMITTER - A drive transmitter that is applicable to an image forming apparatus includes a first coupler, a second coupler, and reinforcing ribs. The first coupler is mounted on an axial end of a first rotary shaft and is provided with extensions. The extensions extend in an axial direction of the first coupler and are arranged at intervals in a rotation direction thereof. The second coupler is mounted on an axial end of a second rotary shaft and is provided with contact parts to which the respective extensions contact between the first rotary shaft and the second rotary shaft upon drive transmission. The reinforcing ribs are provided to the respective extensions and reinforce the respective extensions. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160062219 | COOLING DEVICE, COOLING STRUCTURE, IMAGE PROJECTION DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Disclosed is a cooling device including a blower including an exhaust port; and a radiator including heat radiation fins, wherein the heat radiation fins include a first heat dissipation area and a second heat dissipation area, wherein a first surface area of the heat radiation fins disposed in the first heat dissipation area is greater than that of the heat radiation fins disposed in the second heat dissipation area, wherein the exhaust port of the air blowing part includes first and second exhaust areas for exhausting cooling air, wherein an amount of the cooling air exhausted from the second exhaust area is greater than that of the first exhaust area, and wherein the first heat dissipation area is disposed in the first exhaust area, and the second heat dissipation area is disposed in the second exhaust area. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160061300 | BELT DRIVING ROLLER INCLUDING ELECTROVISCOUS FORCE DEVELOPING MEMBER, AND BELT DRIVING DEVICE USING SAME - Provided is a belt driving roller for a belt driving device configured to drive and rotate an endless belt with at least one driving roller of a plurality of rollers over which the belt is hung by its internal surface, wherein the belt driving roller includes an electroviscosity retaining member of which surface viscosity force reversibly changes under an effect of an electric field. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160059586 | TREATMENT-LIQUID APPLICATION APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM INCORPORATING SAME - A treatment-liquid application apparatus includes a rotary treatment-liquid applicator, a rotary treatment-liquid supplier, a transfer rotator, and a contact load adjuster. The contact load adjuster adjusts a contact load of the rotary treatment-liquid supplier on the treatment-liquid applicator. After feeding of a recording medium is initiated by contact between the treatment-liquid applicator and the transfer rotator, an acceleration time until a feed speed of the recording medium reaches a constant speed during printing is set. Before feeding of the recording medium is initiated, the rotary treatment-liquid supplier contacts the treatment-liquid applicator and imparts a contact load L | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160059577 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus includes a status monitor; and a printer driver. The status monitor includes an ink consumption amount data storage unit configured to monitor an ink usage status of a user and store data of a consumption amount of ink of the user, and an ink consumption amount control unit configured to select an ink consumption amount reduction measure for a particular color to equalize the consumption amounts of ink of respective colors based on the stored data of the consumption amount of ink. The printer driver includes a drawing unit configured to perform image processing when a drawing instruction to a printer is received, and send a print instruction to the printer, and a UI unit configured to receive a print setting change. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160056743 | MOTOR DRIVE CONTROL APPARATUS AND MOTOR DRIVE CONTROL METHOD - A motor drive control apparatus supplies drive currents including orthogonal alternating current components to armature coils of a motor so that a magnetized rotor is rotated. The motor drive control apparatus includes a high frequency generator that generates a high frequency signal which is superimposed on one of the drive currents, a position estimator that receives position information indicating an estimated position of the rotor based on a response signal to the high frequency signal, and an amplitude controller that controls amplitudes of the drive currents according to the position information. | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160055826 | IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM, TERMINAL, AND IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - An image display system in which a terminal and a plurality of image display apparatuses are connected to each other via a network, includes a first sending unit configured to send an identifier that identifies each of the plurality of image display apparatuses, to the terminal; a determining unit configured to determine at least one of the plurality of image display apparatuses based on the received identifier; a second sending unit configured to send a content from the terminal to the at least one of the plurality of image display apparatuses that has been determined; and a first display unit configured to display the received content on a screen of the at least one of the plurality of image display apparatuses. | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160052013 | CURTAIN COATING MACHINE AND CURTAIN COATING METHOD - Provided is a curtain coating machine, including at least: a curtain coating member including a discharging port from which a coating liquid is discharged in a curtain shape; a discharging width regulating member provided in the discharging port and regulating the discharging width of the coating liquid discharged in a curtain shape; a drop-off preventing member preventing the discharging width regulating member from dropping off from the discharging port; a fixing member fixing the drop-off preventing member; a close contact member movable on the fixing member and closely contacting the drop-off preventing member, and via the drop-off preventing member, preventing the coating liquid from leaking in a discharging direction from where the discharging width regulating member is provided in the discharging port; and a guide member provided detachably on the fixing member and guiding width-direction both edges of the coating liquid discharged from the discharging port in a curtain shape. | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160050336 | NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM STORING COMMUNICATION PROGRAM, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND FACSIMILE DEVICE - Disclosed is a non-transitory storage medium storing a communication program for causing a processor to execute a method including steps of receiving an input of facsimile data; determining whether an identification image is added to the received facsimile data; a step of retrieving, when the identification image is added, information indicating an association with different facsimile data from the identification image that is added to the facsimile data; storing the received facsimile data in a predetermined memory, wherein the received facsimile data is associated with the different facsimile data based on the retrieved information; generating, when the identification image is not added, the information indicating the association with the different facsimile data; and adding, to the facsimile data, the identification image that is generated based on the information indicating the association with the different facsimile data. | 02-18-2016 |
| 20160050324 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - The system includes a terminal apparatus and an image forming apparatus that comprises: a communication unit that performs near field wireless communication; a communication controller that controls the communication unit so as to receive document identification information for identifying a document and personal information to be input to the document transmitted from the terminal apparatus through near field wireless communication; a storage unit that stores document identification information for identifying a document, document image information, and entry position information of entries in association with each other for each document; and an information combining unit that searches the storage unit for the document image information and the entry position information stored in association with the same document identification information as the received document identification information and generates a combined image in which the received personal information is combined at a position on a document image indicated by the entry position information. | 02-18-2016 |
| 20160049579 | FABRICATION METHOD OF ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCER FILM, FABRICATION METHOD OF ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCER ELEMENT, ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCER ELEMENT, LIQUID EJECTION HEAD, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A method of fabricating an electromechanical transducer film includes applying a precursor solution on a support substrate, heating the substrate at a first temperature to form a ceramic thin-film in amorphous state, applying a sol-gel solution onto the ceramic thin-film, and heating the ceramic thin-film at a second temperature to form an electromechanical transducer thin-film in amorphous state. The method further includes heating the ceramic and transducer thin-films at a third temperature to thermally decompose an organic substance in the sol-gel solution and form a unitary thin-film, processing the unitary thin-film to form a patterned unitary thin-film, modifying an area on which the patterned film is not formed, discharging the sol-gel solution onto a surface of the patterned film by a liquid discharge head to apply the sol-gel solution to the surface of the patterned film, and heating the patterned film at a fourth temperature to crystallize the patterned film. | 02-18-2016 |
| 20160048992 | INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND PROGRAM - An information processing method for causing a computer to process an image, wherein the image processing method causes the computer to execute an acquisition step of acquiring the image, and an output step of outputting an output image by separating between an editing area that is a predetermined area where the image is editable on the image and a changing area other than the predetermined area on the image, wherein, in a case where an operation is done on the changing area, the editing area is moved, and in a case where an operation is done on the editing area, the editing area is not moved. | 02-18-2016 |
| 20160048942 | INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND PROGRAM - An information processing method for causing a computer to process an image, wherein the image processing method causes the computer to execute an acquisition step of acquiring the image, a first production step of producing an editing image for editing at least a portion of the image and a first changing image for changing the editing image to be output, an editing step of editing the image on the produced editing image, a second production step of producing a second changing image based on an image edited at the editing step, and an output step of outputting an output image that has at least the editing image and the second changing image. | 02-18-2016 |
| 20160044419 | ENERGY CONVERSION APPARATUS AND SPEAKER STRUCTURE - An energy conversion apparatus including a permanent magnet fixed to a predetermined region; and a diaphragm arranged on the permanent magnet, the diaphragm including a coil having a conductor wire pattern formed on the diaphragm, wherein the diaphragm includes a slit formed in the diaphragm. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160044207 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus is provided. The image forming apparatus includes a pattern image forming device, a density information detector, and a gradation correction amount calculator. The pattern image forming device forms a pattern image for use in gradation correction on a recording medium. The density information detector detects density information from the recording medium on which the pattern image is formed by the pattern image forming device. The gradation correction amount calculator calculates a gradation correction amount using the density information detected by the density information detector and a feedback rate in accordance with differences among two or more density adjustment modes. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160044200 | DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - A device is connected to an information processing apparatus via a network. The device includes a receiving unit configured to receive a program from the information processing apparatus via the network; and a calling unit configured to call the program received by the receiving unit. The program causes the device to execute a process with respect to data stored in the device. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160043528 | SURFACE-EMITTING LASER APPARATUS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A surface-emitting laser apparatus includes a surface-emitting laser substrate; a microlens substrate; and an adhesion agent. The surface-emitting laser substrate includes a semiconductor substrate; and a surface-emitting laser and plural first adhesion fixing regions formed on a first face of the semiconductor substrate. The microlens substrate includes a microlens configured to receive light emitted by the surface-emitting laser; plural pier portions protruding toward a side of the first face of the semiconductor substrate; and plural second adhesion fixing regions, formed at positions corresponding to the first adhesion fixing regions on surfaces of the pier portions. The adhesive agent causes the first adhesion fixing regions and the second adhesion fixing regions to adhere to each other. A restoring force acts on the adhesive agent in a case where the adhesive agent is melted. The surface-emitting laser substrate and the microlens substrate are self-aligned with each other according to the restoring force. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160042947 | COATING LIQUID FOR FORMING METAL OXIDE FILM, METAL OXIDE FILM, FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTOR, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTOR - To provide a coating liquid for forming a metal oxide film, containing: an indium compound; at least one selected from the group consisting of a magnesium compound, a calcium compound, a strontium compound, and a barium compound; at least one selected from the group consisting of a compound containing a metal a maximum positive value of an oxidation number of which is IV, a compound containing a metal a maximum positive value of an oxidation number of which is V, and a compound containing a metal a maximum positive value of an oxidation number of which is VI; and an organic solvent. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160042715 | PROJECTION DEVICE, PROJECTION SYSTEM, AND PROJECTION METHOD - A projection device is connected to an information processing apparatus via a network. The projection device includes: a communication processing unit that, after transmitting information indicating that connection is possible, receives, from the information processing apparatus, exchange data that includes apparatus identification information for identifying the information processing apparatus and a designated projection mode out of multiple projection modes; an apparatus identifying unit that identifies the information processing apparatus that transmits the exchange data, by using the apparatus identification information included in the received exchange data; a mode switching unit that switches a projection mode of the projection device to the designated projection mode included in the received exchange data; and a projecting unit that, in accordance with the switched projection mode, projects an image received from the identified information processing apparatus. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160042131 | VISITOR INFORMATION SYSTEM, MANAGEMENT SERVER, AND VISITOR INFORMATION MANAGEMENT METHOD - A disclosed visitor information system includes a processor programmed to execute a process including registering, as group information for groups of visitors, group identification information of a group, and medium identification information of authentication media owned by respective visitors, and registering, upon authentication being normally performed by the login operation using the authentication medium, identification information or locational information of an apparatus via which a first visitor has performed a login operation in visitor information corresponding to the group information based on the medium identification information; and acquiring, upon authentication being normally performed by the login operation using the authentication medium, locational information of a second visitor belonging to the same group as the first visitor from the group information, based on the medium identification information and the group identification information to provide the first visitor with information including the acquired locational information of the second visitor. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160041632 | CONTACT DETECTION SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - A contact detection system includes a display, an object detection unit disposed at periphery of the display to detect a contact of an object on the display, a device detector to detect a first light emitted from an input device to detect a contact of the input device on the display, and an information processing apparatus. The object detection unit includes a light source to emit a second light to an object. The device detector includes an image capturing device to capture an image using the first light or the second light. The information processing apparatus includes an image acquisition unit to acquire a captured image, and a control unit to control the light source to turn off the second light when a luminance-increased area exists in the captured mage, and to control the device detector to be ready to detect a contact of the input device to the display. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160041513 | POLYIMIDE SEAMLESS BELT FOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A polyimide seamless belt for an image forming apparatus, which contains: polyimide containing a segment derived from aromatic diamine, and a segment derived from aromatic tetracarboxylic acid; and two types of carbon black, which are high-structure carbon black capable of imparting high conductivity, and acidic carbon black, where the two types of the carbon black are dispersed in the polyimide seamless belt, wherein the polyimide seamless belt has surface resistivity of 10 | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160041504 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF SWITCHING COLLECTED DEVELOPER ROUTE IN IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image bearer; a developing device; a transfer device; a waste-developer container; a developer collecting device including a collected-developer conveyor, a waste channel, a reuse channel, and a channel switching member to switch a route between the waste channel and the reuse channel; a switching determiner to determine whether to dispose or reuse collected developer; an operating condition data collector to collect and store operating condition data used as a degradation speed index of developer in the developing device; a determination type selector to select, according to the degradation speed index, one of a first determination type based on an operating amount and a second determination type based on developer replacement data indicating an amount of developer replaced with supplied developer in the developing device; and a switching controller to control the channel switching member according to determination made by the switching determiner. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160041494 | DEVELOPMENT DEVICE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME, AND DEVELOPER AMOUNT ADJUSTMENT METHOD THEREFOR - A development device is operable in multiple different speed modes and includes a developer bearer to carry developer, a developer regulator to adjust an amount of developer carried on the developer bearer, and multiple developer conveyance members disposed facing the developer bearer to transport developer in a longitudinal direction to circulate developer inside the development device. The multiple developer conveyance members including a first developer conveyance member to supply developer to the developer bearer and a second developer conveyance member to transport developer collected from the developer bearer. The development device executes developer amount balance adjustment in which a driving velocity of at least the multiple developer conveyance members is increased from a driving velocity in a lower-speed mode for a predetermined period after image development in the lower speed mode is completed and before image development in a higher speed mode is started. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160041488 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, CONTROLLER AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image forming system includes an image former forming an image with a white coloring material and a colored coloring material; an output controller controlling the image former to output a first correction sheet formed with the colored coloring material, and a second correction sheet including a first layer formed with the colored coloring material and a second layer formed with the white coloring material overlying the first layer; a density measurer measuring color densities of the first and the second correction sheets; a first corrector correcting a gradation of the colored coloring material, based on the measured color density of the first correction sheet; and a second corrector correcting a gradation of the white coloring material, based on the measured color density of the second correction sheet including the first layer formed with a gradation value in accordance with the gradation correction result of the colored coloring material. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160039235 | OPTIMIZATION OF DRYING FOR WET COLORANTS IN A PRINTING SYSTEM - Systems and methods are disclosed for determining an operational range of colorant densities and heating powers that result in successful drying for a print media that is based on a drying quality of test images printed by a printing system. One embodiment comprises a printing system that applies colorant onto a continuous-form medium and applies heat to the medium based on a heating power. The printing system prints a plurality of test images onto the medium, where one or more of a colorant density and a heating power vary for each of the printed test images. The printing system determines a drying quality for the printed test images, and calculates an operational range of colorant densities and heating powers for the medium based on the drying quality of the printed test images. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160037010 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, METHOD OF PROCESSING INFORMATION, AND PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus includes a process control part configured to execute at least one processing unit provided for input data in an order which is defined in definition information, and a selection part configured to select a target processing unit, which is executed by the process control part, among a plurality of processing units defined in the definition information as a candidate to be executed after each of the at least one processing unit based on output information obtained from the at least one processing unit. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160035485 | Cable-Magnetic Core Winding Approach - An apparatus is described having a fixture that includes a magnetic core. The fixture is to support winding of a cable around the magnetic core. The fixture has regions where the cable is to be passed through. The regions are arranged to support the winding of the cable around the magnetic core at a substantially fixed distance from the magnetic core's outer surface. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160035043 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - An information processing system according to the invention is an information processing system including one or more information processing devices and includes a specifying unit. The specifying unit specifies a cost price of merchandise corresponding to service identification information using first information in which each of a plurality of pieces of apparatus identification information identifying a plurality of electronic apparatuses is associated with the cost price of the merchandise for providing a service linked to the corresponding electronic apparatus, and second information in which the pieces of apparatus identification information identifying the electronic apparatuses that are available to customers are associated at least with the service identification information identifying the service. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160034793 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR GENERATING PIXEL INFORMATION, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM - In generating pixel information to be used for printing an image, an apparatus generates command data for executing configuration to a figure in the image so as to include area information indicating a configuration target area of the image. When generating pixel information, the apparatus reads actual data indicating the content of the configuration, only when a range indicated by the area information of the command data is included at least partially in a target divided area of the printing target image. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160034784 | ABNORMALITY DETECTION APPARATUS, ABNORMALITY DETECTION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING ABNORMALITY DETECTION PROGRAM - An abnormality detection apparatus, an abnormality detection method, and an abnormality detection program are provided. Each of the abnormality detection apparatus, an abnormality detection method, and an abnormality detection program extracts a target image to be monitored and a reference image, respectively, from target video to be monitored, detects an abnormality based on a difference between the target image to be monitored and the reference image, and displays an image indicating a difference between the target image to be monitored and the reference image on a monitor. Moreover, an abnormality detection system is provided including the abnormality detection apparatus, a video that captures an image of a target to be monitored, and a monitor. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160033925 | CLEANING BLADE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE - A cleaning blade, including: rectangular elastic body blade containing cured first-UV-curable resin at tip ridgeline portion thereof, brought into contact with surface of to-be-cleaned member, the cured first-UV-curable resin being formed by impregnating the tip ridgeline portion with the first-UV-curable resin, followed by curing, and depth of the elastic body blade impregnated with the first-UV-curable resin from edge surface thereof is 50 μm-150 μm, wherein the elastic body blade contains surface layer containing cured second-UV-curable resin at the edge surface, wherein load-displacement curve of Martens hardness thereof has inflection points, and is obtained by pressing region of the surface layer thereof via resin particles having average particle diameter of 5 μm-10 μm, and distance of the region from the tip ridgeline portion is 0.5 mm or less, and wherein ratio of displacement at the inflection point, with which load is maximum, to the average particle diameter is 1.5-2.0. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160033911 | BELT DEVICE, FIXING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A belt device includes a support and a support roller that support a belt. A driven gear is mounted on one of a plurality of shafts of the support roller. A driving gear meshing with the driven gear at a mesh position transmits a driving force to the support roller through the driven gear to rotate the support roller. An elastic bearing rotatably bearing each of the plurality of shafts of the support roller has an inner diameter smaller than an outer diameter of the shaft of the support roller. The bearing includes a slit defining a part of the bearing in a circumferential direction thereof. The slit is disposed upstream from the mesh position in the direction of rotation of the support roller such that the mesh position and the slit define a circumferential angle not smaller than about 20 degrees. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160033910 | FIXING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND FIXING METHOD - A fixing device includes a heater that heats a fixing rotator and includes a first heating portion and a second heating portion substantially aligned with the first heating portion in an axial direction of the fixing rotator. A multi-view thermopile array detects a temperature of an outer circumferential surface of the fixing rotator at a plurality of spots thereon. A heater controller controls the first heating portion and the second heating portion individually based on the temperature of the fixing rotator detected at the plurality of spots thereon. A recording medium conveyance controller determines whether or not to convey the recording medium to the fixing nip based on an increased temperature detected at at least one of the plurality of spots on the fixing rotator. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160033906 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device includes: a fixing member; an opposing member that provides a fixing nip with the fixing member; a heating unit that heats the fixing member; a heating area changing member that moves to change a heating area of the fixing member heated by the heating unit; and a position detection sensor that detects a position of the heating area changing member. The fixing device controls a stop position of the heating area changing member based on detection by the position detection sensor. The single position detection sensor detects the position of the heating area changing member both when the heating area changing member is moving from a preset reference position to an arbitrary position and when the heating area changing member is moving back from an arbitrary position to the reference position. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160031239 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - In an image forming apparatus, a carriage mounts a recording head for discharging droplets, and moves in a main scan direction. A guide member slidably guides the carriage. An encoder scale is arranged along the main scan direction. An encoder sensor reads the encoder scale. The carriage includes a head mounting part for mounting the recording head, and a sensor attaching part for attaching the encoder sensor. The sensor attaching part is provided so as to be extended from the head mounting part. The encoder scale is arranged at a location which the encoder sensor can read. A partition member is provided to separate the head mounting part from the sensor attaching part in the carriage. The head mounting part is arranged in a first space, and the sensor attaching part and the encoder scale are arranged in a second space separated from the first apace by the partition member. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160031221 | PRINTHEAD CLEANING ASSEMBLY - System and methods for cleaning printheads and printhead wipers. One embodiment is an apparatus that includes a belt configured to rotate in a loop, and a wiper attached to the belt configured to wipe ink from a printhead. The apparatus also includes a tank configured as a reservoir for a cleaning solution, and a controller configured to drive the belt so that an end of the wiper drags across the printhead when in an upper portion of the loop and submerges in the cleaning solution of the tank when in a lower portion of the loop. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160031212 | LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD, LIQUID DISCHARGE DEVICE, AND LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS - A liquid discharge head includes a plurality of nozzles to discharge liquid droplets; a plurality of piezoelectric elements, each corresponding to a corresponding one of the plurality of nozzles and disposed along a nozzle alignment direction along which the plurality of nozzles is aligned; an actuator member on which the plurality of piezoelectric elements is aligned; and wiring disposed along the nozzle alignment direction, connected to the plurality of piezoelectric elements, and included in the actuator member, the wiring including a first wiring pattern to which the plurality of piezoelectric elements is connected, the first wiring pattern including a near side proximal to and a far side distal from a source of a drive signal for the piezoelectric elements. The near side and the far side are connected via a second wiring pattern. | 02-04-2016 |
