An information processing apparatus includes a first device; a second device; a control unit for implementing control to update or restore at least one of a first program of the first device or a second program of the second device; and a storage for storing a first version of the second program. The first device includes a plurality of storage areas for respectively holding a first and versions of the first program. The second device includes a storage area for holding a second version of the second program. When restoring the first program, the control unit makes a setting in the first device so as to switch a storage area used for startup among the plurality of the storage areas. When restoring the second program, the control unit rewrites the storage area of the second device with the first version of the second program stored in the storage.
A resin particle contains a binder resin containing a polyester resin containing polyethylene terephthalate and a diol component of propylene glycol and a release agent containing an ester wax.
A toner contains a polyester resin and a styrene resin, wherein the peak ratio (R1/W1) is between 1.00 and 2.00, where R1 represents the maximum peak height in a range of 710 cm−1 to 690 cm−1 of a Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR) spectrum of the toner measured by Attenuated Total Reflection (ATR) method, and W1 represents the maximum peak height in a range of 789 cm−1 to 852 cm−1 of the FT-IR spectrum of the toner measured by ATR method, and the peak ratio (R2/W2) is between 0.80 and 1.20, where R2 represents the maximum peak height in a range of 710 cm−1 to 690 cm−1 of an FT-IR spectrum of the toner measured by KBr tablet method, and W2 represents the maximum peak height in a range of 789 cm−1 to 852 cm−1 of the FT-IR spectrum of the toner measured by KBr tablet method.
A resin particle contains a resin B containing a component derived from at least one of polyethylene terephthalate or polybutylene terephthalate and a biomass-derived resin C containing a linear aliphatic alcohol with 2 to 4 carbon atoms and a linear aliphatic acid with 10 to 12 carbon atoms, wherein the resin particle has a core shell structure of a core resin and a shell resin, the core resin contains a crystalline resin, and the proportion of the sum of the resin B and the resin C to 100 percent by mass of the resin particle is 30 or greater percent by mass.
A display apparatus includes a receiving unit to receive input of handwritten data on a screen, and a display control unit. The display control unit simultaneously displays, on a display, a plurality of character strings in different languages that are synonymous with a character string converted from the handwritten data.
G06F 40/58 - Use of machine translation, e.g. for multi-lingual retrieval, for server-side translation for client devices or for real-time translation
G06F 3/04842 - Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements
G06F 3/04883 - Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of the nature of the input device, e.g. tap gestures based on pressure sensed by a digitiser using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
A mobile apparatus includes circuitry to control the mobile apparatus to perform teaching travel and autonomous travel, generate; for each of nodes on a travel route independently for external sensors, calculation information for calculating a deviation between a node passed in the teaching travel and a point passed in the autonomous travel; store in the memory the calculation information in association with the node and the external sensor; calculate, for each node independently for the external sensors, the deviation based on the calculation information and a of the extern sensor value in the autonomous travel; determine, for each node independently for the external sensors, the calculated deviation as a position and posture of the node with reference to the position and posture of the mobile apparatus; integrate the positions and postures of the node determined independently for the external sensors; and control the mobile apparatus to autonomously travel.
G05D 1/242 - Means based on the reflection of waves generated by the vehicle (using passive navigation aids external to the vehicle G05D 1/244;using signals provided by artificial sources external to the vehicle G05D 1/247)
G05D 1/243 - Means capturing signals occurring naturally from the environment, e.g. ambient optical, acoustic, gravitational or magnetic signals (using passive navigation aids external to the vehicle G05D 1/244;using signals from positioning sensors located off-board the vehicle G05D 1/249)
G05D 1/246 - using environment maps, e.g. simultaneous localisation and mapping [SLAM]
A sheet storage device includes a sheet storage to stack and store sheets conveyed to the sheet storage in a conveyance direction. The sheet storage includes: a first sheet contact surface at a downstream end of the sheet storage in the conveyance direction; a second sheet contact surface at one end of the sheet storage in an orthogonal direction orthogonal to each of the conveyance direction and the gravity direction; a first inclined portion having an upper end at a downstream side and a lower end at an upstream side in the conveyance direction and having the first sheet contact surface tilted downward in a gravity direction from the upper end to the lower end; and a second inclined portion tilted downward in the gravity direction toward the second sheet contact surface in the orthogonal direction.
A resin molded article includes a beam-shaped portion connected to the resin molded article and rising from a bottom of the resin molded article. The beam-shaped portion has one end as a root portion connected to the bottom of the resin molded article, and another end as a free end plastically deformable or breakable.
A waveform display apparatus includes: a collateral information drawing unit configured to draw collateral information on waveforms with respect to the waveforms in accordance with a predetermined time, the waveforms being acquired by a plurality of sensors and displayed on a screen; a waveform extraction unit configured to extract a characteristic waveform from waveform data; a representative time determination unit configured to determine a representative time of the characteristic waveform extracted by the waveform extraction unit; and a waveform classification unit configured to classify the characteristic waveform extracted by the waveform extraction unit. The collateral information drawing unit is configured to display collateral information corresponding to the representative time of the characteristic waveform in accordance with a classification result by the waveform classification unit, the representative time being determined by the representative time determination unit.
A61B 5/00 - Measuring for diagnostic purposes ; Identification of persons
A61B 5/245 - Detecting biomagnetic fields, e.g. magnetic fields produced by bioelectric currents specially adapted for magnetoencephalographic [MEG] signals
A61B 5/384 - Recording apparatus or displays specially adapted therefor
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REBOOTING SYSTEM, REBOOTING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM
A rebooting system includes: a processing apparatus configured to perform processing; and an operation panel configured to receive an operation on the processing apparatus. The processing apparatus includes first power supply control circuitry that controls power supply in the processing apparatus, a timer, first circuitry including a first kernel, and a first communication interface that communicates a signal with the operation panel. The operation panel includes second power supply control circuitry that controls power supply in the operation panel, and a second communication interface that communicates a signal with the processing apparatus. In response to receipt of a signal indicating a communication error between the operation panel and the processing apparatus, the first power supply control circuitry starts the timer and notifies the first kernel of the communication error. The first kernel requests the timer to extend a time, based on a time to be taken for processing performed by the processing apparatus. In response to receipt of a signal indicating power-off from the second power supply control circuitry, the first power supply control circuitry powers off the processing apparatus to start rebooting.
An image reading device includes a memory and an image processing circuit that receives, from an image sensor, read images including a front image and a rear image for each of pages of a read document. The memory has a first area for storing the front image and a second area for storing the rear image. The image processing circuit includes a first circuit that performs first image processing on one of the front image and the rear image and alternately stores, for each of the pages, the front image in the first area and the rear image in the second area and a second circuit that performs second image processing on the one of the front image and the rear image read from the memory. The image processing circuit performs, in parallel, writing the read images to the memory and reading the read images from the memory.
G06V 10/44 - Local feature extraction by analysis of parts of the pattern, e.g. by detecting edges, contours, loops, corners, strokes or intersections; Connectivity analysis, e.g. of connected components
G06T 3/60 - Rotation of a whole image or part thereof
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DEVELOPING DEVICE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
A developing device includes a developer bearer, a first conveying screw conveying developer from one end to another end of a first conveyance path in a first direction, a second conveying screw conveying the developer in a direction opposite to the first direction in a second conveyance path, and a partition having a first communication port communicating the one end of the first conveyance path and the second conveyance path. A shaft diameter of the first conveying screw from one end to a position away from the first communication port by a first predetermined distance is smaller than a shaft diameter of another portion of the first conveying screw. A shaft diameter of the second conveying screw from one end to a position away from the first communication port by a second predetermined distance is larger than a shaft diameter of another portion of the second conveying screw.
An image forming apparatus that includes an automatic document feeder, a fixing device, and circuitry The automatic document feeder conveys a document by one of multiple document conveyance speeds. The circuitry is configured to drive the automatic document feeder during warming up the fixing device and set a warm-up time of the fixing device based on the one of multiple document conveyance speeds of the automatic document feeder.
An image forming apparatus includes a body, an image former to form an image on a recording medium, and an inspection table on which the recording medium is placeable. The inspection table includes a placement surface on which the recording medium, on which the image is formed by the image former, is placeable for inspection of the recording medium, a movement support to movably support the placement surface between a use position and a non-use position, and a fixing member to fix the movement support to the body of the image forming apparatus.
A system includes a sensor configured to output information relating to an exercise quantity of a user who performs exercise while viewing a moving image; and an information processing apparatus including a processor; and a memory that includes instructions, which when executed, cause the processor to execute controlling displaying of the moving image, and playing back the moving image at a playback speed determined based on the information relating to the exercise quantity of each of a plurality of the users output from the sensor, and a attributable ratio of the exercise quantity with respect to the playback speed of the moving image set for each of the plurality of the users.
A drum conveyance mechanism includes a drum, a drive motor to rotate the drum to convey a sheet medium along an outer circumferential surface of the drum, a first power supply to supply an operating voltage to the drive motor, a driven roller to rotate as the drum rotates, a rotation brake to prevent rotation of the driven roller, a second power supply to supply an operating voltage to the rotation brake, and a power supply switch to switch a state of supply of the operating voltage from the first power supply and the second power supply.
A medium processing device includes a conveyor to convey multiple sheets in a conveyance direction; a tray to stack the multiple sheets; a first binder to perform a first binding process; a second binder to perform a second binding process; a common guide extending in a main scanning direction; a first branch guide branched from one end of the common guide in the main scanning direction to a first standby position; and a second branch guide branched from the one end of the common guide in the main scanning direction to a second standby position. The first binder is movable between the first standby position and the manual binding position along the first branch guide and the common guide. The second binder is movable between the second standby position and the manual binding position along the second branch guide and the common guide.
A medium processing apparatus includes: a binder to bind multiple sheets at a binding position to form a sheet bundle; a sheet inserter having an opening into which the sheet bundle is insertable from an outside of the sheet inserter to a bindable region having the binding position; and a binding position verifier allowing the multiple sheets, inserted from the opening to the bindable region, to be verifiable from an outside of the sheet inserter.
B65H 37/04 - Article or web delivery apparatus incorporating devices for performing specified auxiliary operations for securing together articles or webs, e.g. by adhesive, stitching, or stapling
B65H 7/02 - Controlling article feeding, separating, pile-advancing, or associated apparatus, to take account of incorrect feeding, absence of articles, or presence of faulty articles by feelers or detectors
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IMAGE READING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE READING METHOD
An image reading device includes an image reader to read image data from a document; a density reference member facing the image reader; a movable mechanism to movably support the density reference member in a movable state; a lock mechanism to lock the movable mechanism to fix a position of the density reference member in a fixed state; and circuitry configured to cause the image reader to read the image data from the document while the density reference member is at a first position in the fixed state; cause the image reader to read shading data from the density reference member while the density reference member is at a second position different from the first position in the movable state; generate reference data used for a shading correction from the shading; and perform the shading correction on the image data, using the reference data.
A dryer includes: a conveyor belt having a shape of an endless loop to convey a sheet in a conveyance direction; a drying unit facing an absorption surface of the conveyor belt to dry the sheet on the absorption surface; and an absorber including multiple suction members inside the endless loop of the conveyor belt, the suction members arrayed in the conveyance direction to absorb the sheet onto the absorption surface of the conveyor belt, and at least one suction member of the multiple suction members to generate a suction force different from suction forces of other suction members.
A liquid discharge apparatus includes a liquid discharge head, a lift, and a contact member. The liquid discharge head discharges a liquid in a discharge direction. The liquid discharge head is attached onto the head attachment. The lift moves the head attachment back and forth in the discharge direction and keeps an orientation of the head attachment in a plane orthogonal to the discharge direction. The contact member is disposed on a side face of the head attachment. The contact member faces the lift and has a space with the lift in a width direction orthogonal to the discharge direction. The contact member is contactable the lift in response to an inclination of the head attachment with respect to the plane.
An information processing system, apparatus, and method are disclosed each of which: receives a request for using an application from an electronic device via a network; determines whether the requested application is applicable to the electronic device and is currently useable by the electronic device; determines whether a number of devices currently using the requested application has reached an upper limit number that is previously set, when the determining determines that the requested application is applicable to the electronic device but is not currently useable by the electronic device; and allows the electronic device to use the requested application, when the determining determines that a number of devices using the requested application has not reached the upper limit number.
A print management system includes a cloud storage server and an information processing apparatus. The cloud storage server includes a memory that stores a print permission/prohibition condition, a usage amount of consumables used in printing an internal document for each employee of the each entity, and a completion status of a requested amount of the printing based on the usage amount for the each employee. The information processing apparatus includes circuitry to execute a print material determination application to: determine whether a print material is permitted to be printed as the internal document; execute the printing job of the print material according to a result of determination; store the usage amount by the printing job in the cloud storage server; provide a record relating to the requested amount of the printing; and store the completion status of the requested amount of the printing in the cloud storage server.
An image forming apparatus includes: a body; a cover openably attached to the body; an image bearer; a transferer attachable to the cover, the transferer including: a transfer roller facing the image bearer and displaceable between: a contact position at which the transfer roller comes into contact with the image bearer; or a separated position at which the transfer roller is separated from the image bearer; and a holder rotatably holding the transfer roller; and a biasing member to bias the transfer roller toward the image bearer to the contact position, a support shaft swingably supporting the holder; and a pressure receiver to receive the holder.
G03G 21/16 - Mechanical means for facilitating the maintenance of the apparatus, e.g. modular arrangements
G03G 15/00 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern
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COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM
A communication management system manages a session in which a plurality of terminal apparatuses shares a stroke image. The communication management system includes circuitry configured to: manage stroke information including a plurality of pieces of stroke data representing the stroke image; receive, from a first terminal apparatus, group operation information for designating one or more pieces of stroke data, which are operation targets, from among the plurality of pieces of stroke data; and restrict, based on the group operation information, an operation regarding the one or more pieces of stroke data by a second terminal apparatus, which is different from the first terminal apparatus.
H04L 65/401 - Support for services or applications wherein the services involve a main real-time session and one or more additional parallel real-time or time sensitive sessions, e.g. white board sharing or spawning of a subconference
G06F 3/0354 - Pointing devices displaced or positioned by the user; Accessories therefor with detection of 2D relative movements between the device, or an operating part thereof, and a plane or surface, e.g. 2D mice, trackballs, pens or pucks
G06F 3/042 - Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means by opto-electronic means
G06F 3/04883 - Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of the nature of the input device, e.g. tap gestures based on pressure sensed by a digitiser using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
H04L 65/403 - Arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences
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IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND EDGE DETECTION METHOD
An image processing device includes a processing circuit, a detection circuit, a setting circuit, and a decision circuit. The processing circuit obtains, from image data of a document read by a reading device, a value relating to a difference between pixel values of adjacent pixels in a direction from a background portion to a document portion in the image data. The detection circuit searches for a pixel in the direction and detects an edge, which indicates a boundary between the background portion and the document portion, based on the value relating to the difference. The setting circuit sets the detected edge as a first edge or a second edge. The decision circuit decides the second edge as a document edge of the document.
An image forming apparatus includes a fixing device and circuitry. The fixing device includes a pair of rotators and a heater. The pair of rotators forms a nip through which recording media pass in a conveyance direction. The heater heats at least one of the pair of rotators to fix images printed on the recording media. The circuitry is configured to acquire image data of the images to be printed on the recording media within three minutes after a start of printing the images on the recording media and set an output of the heater to be lower than a predetermined reference value within the three minutes after the start of printing based on the image data.
A sheet ejection device includes an output tray to be stacked with a plurality of sheets. The output tray includes a first mount that mounts the sheets and a second mount that abuts on the first mount. The second mount mounts the sheets. A mover moves the first mount.
A liquid discharge head includes a nozzle plate, a liquid chamber substrate, a diaphragm plate, and a piezoelectric element. The nozzle plate has multiple nozzle holes from each of which a liquid is dischargeable in a discharge direction. The multiple nozzle holes are arrayed in an array direction. The liquid chamber substrate has a first face on the nozzle plate, multiple liquid chambers respectively communicating with the multiple nozzle holes, multiple chamber region in which the multiple liquid chambers are respectively disposed, and a non-chamber region outside the multiple chamber region. The diaphragm plate is disposed on a second face of the liquid chamber substrate. The piezoelectric element includes a first electrode over the diaphragm plate, a piezoelectric body on the first electrode, and a second electrode on the piezoelectric body. The first electrode has patterned openings disposed between adjacent liquid chambers in the array direction in the non-chamber region.
An information processing device has at least two power consumption states, and includes circuitry. The circuitry is configured to, after transfer based on a predetermined transfer factor, from a first power consumption state in which power consumption is lowest to a second power consumption state in which power consumption is higher than in the first power consumption state, calculate, for each of the predetermined transfer factor, power consumption till transfer to a different power consumption state including the first power consumption state; and display, in a display, a screen including power consumption calculated corresponding to each of the predetermined transfer factor, and one or more selecting parts for disabling transfer to the second power consumption state due to the predetermined transfer factor.
An electrophotographic printing system includes circuitry configured to: select, in accordance with an operation to an input device, a mask pattern made up of first toner representing black by a combination of a plurality of color toners, the mask pattern being overlaid on an image area of a target image to be concealed within image data; and generate, based on the image data, print data for overlaying and printing the selected mask pattern on the image area.
A sheet processing apparatus includes a main conveyance passage, a first branched conveyance passage in a first direction, a second branched conveyance passages in a second direction, a sheet separation device, and a winder. The sheet separation device conveys a first sheet to the first branched conveyance passage, and a second sheet to the second branched conveyance passage to rotate and wind one of the first sheet and the second sheet. The winder is disposed on at least one of the first or second branched conveyance passage and includes a gripper attached to the winder to grip a leading end, in one of first and second directions, of one of the first and second sheets conveyed to corresponding one of the first and second branched conveyance passages.
A colorimeter includes a reference plate having a reference reading surface having multiple heights; a reader to read color information on a recording medium having a thickness; and read a white reference from the reference reading surface having one of the multiple heights corresponding to the thickness of the recording medium; and circuitry configured to perform calculation on the color information on the recording medium read by the reader using the white reference read from the reference reading surface by the reader.
A media processing apparatus includes: an internal tray; an ejection tray; a first conveyor to convey a sheet medium in a first conveyance direction leading to the ejection tray via the internal tray; a second conveyor to convey the medium in a second conveyance direction; a binder including a pair of clampers to clamp sheet media stacked on the internal tray and being switchable among an out-of-contact state in which the clampers are out of contact, a clamping state in which the media are clamped by the clampers, and a binding state in which the media are pressed and bound by the clampers. The circuitry switches the binder into the clamping state when an (N+1)-th sheet medium is conveyed in the first direction while contacting an N-th sheet medium in a state in which N sheets of sheet media are stacked on the internal tray, N being a natural number.
B65H 37/04 - Article or web delivery apparatus incorporating devices for performing specified auxiliary operations for securing together articles or webs, e.g. by adhesive, stitching, or stapling
B41J 3/44 - Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms having dual functions or combined with, or coupled to, apparatus performing other functions
B65H 29/00 - Delivering or advancing articles from machines; Advancing articles to or into piles
G03G 15/00 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern
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LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS AND LIQUID DISCHARGE METHOD
A liquid discharge apparatus includes a conveyor, a liquid discharge unit, a reader, and circuitry. The conveyor conveys a recording medium in a conveyance direction. The liquid discharge unit forms an image on the recording medium. The reader reads the image. The circuitry causes the liquid discharge unit to form a mark image on the recording medium, causes the reader to read the mark image to obtain read information, corrects an image to be formed based on the read information, and causes the liquid discharge unit to form the image, corrected based on the read information, on the recording medium. The mark image includes a first mark image including two or more vertical lines extending in the conveyance direction and two or more horizontal lines extending in a width direction. Each of the two or more vertical lines intersects or contacts each of the two or more horizontal lines.
A media conveying apparatus includes: a pair of first defining members defining an upstream part of a conveyance path in a conveyance direction; a pair of second defining members defining a downstream part of the conveyance path in the conveyance direction; a first conveyor to convey a medium in the upstream part in the conveyance direction; a second conveyor to convey the medium in the downstream part in the conveyance direction; and a tray disposed downstream from the pair of second defining members in the conveyance direction. The tray stacks the medium ejected from the conveyance path. The pair of first defining members and the pair of second defining members are movable relative to each other in the conveyance direction to lengthen and shorten the conveyance path including the upstream part and the downstream part.
B65H 29/14 - Delivering or advancing articles from machines; Advancing articles to or into piles by means of the nip between two, or between two sets of, moving tapes or bands and introducing into a pile
B41J 3/44 - Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms having dual functions or combined with, or coupled to, apparatus performing other functions
B65H 31/10 - Pile receivers with movable end support arranged to recede as pile accumulates the articles being piled one above another and applied at the top of the pile
B65H 43/04 - Use of control, checking, or safety devices, e.g. automatic devices comprising an element for sensing a variable detecting, or responding to, presence of faulty articles
G03G 15/00 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern
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INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM PRODUCT, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM
An information processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit that acquires first communication information for connecting with an apparatus via a first network and second communication information for connecting with the apparatus via a second network, a determination unit that determines whether communication between an information processing apparatus and the apparatus via the first network based on the first communication information is possible, a connection unit that connects the information processing apparatus with the apparatus via the second network based on the second communication information when the communication via the first network is impossible, and a request unit that transmits a processing request to the apparatus via the first network when the communication via the first network is possible, and transmits the processing request to the apparatus via the second network when the information processing apparatus is connected with the apparatus via the second network.
H04W 4/80 - Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
H04W 72/56 - Allocation or scheduling criteria for wireless resources based on priority criteria
H04W 76/16 - Setup of multiple wireless link connections involving different core network technologies, e.g. a packet-switched [PS] bearer in combination with a circuit-switched [CS] bearer
H04W 76/18 - Management of setup rejection or failure
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SHEET LAMINATOR AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM INCORPORATING THE SHEET LAMINATOR
A sheet laminator includes a sheet ejection roller pair, a sheet ejection tray, a presser, and circuitry. The sheet ejection tray has a receiving face to receive the two-ply sheet standing in the sheet ejection tray, and a stacking face facing the receiving face and inclined with respect to the vertical direction. The presser has a leading end to move the two-ply sheet on the receiving face toward the stacking face, and press the two-ply sheet onto the stacking face. The circuitry is to perform a first operation to move the leading end of the presser from the receiving face to an intermediate position beyond the extension line and before the stacking face, perform a second operation to move the leading end of the presser from the intermediate position to the stacking face, and press the two-ply sheet against the stacking face with the leading end of the presser.
B32B 37/10 - Methods or apparatus for laminating, e.g. by curing or by ultrasonic bonding characterised by the pressing technique, e.g. using direct action of vacuum or fluid pressure
B32B 37/18 - Methods or apparatus for laminating, e.g. by curing or by ultrasonic bonding characterised by the properties of the layers with all layers existing as coherent layers before laminating involving the assembly of discrete sheets or panels only
B32B 38/00 - Ancillary operations in connection with laminating processes
B32B 41/00 - Arrangements for controlling or monitoring lamination processes; Safety arrangements
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SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM
A sheet processing apparatus includes: an ejection tray; an internal tray; a first conveyor to convey a sheet medium in a first direction in which the sheet medium is ejected to the ejection tray; a second conveyor to come into contact with and separate from sheet media stacked on the internal tray to convey the sheet media in a second direction different from the first direction; a crimp binder downstream from the internal tray in the second direction to execute crimp binding on the sheet media stacked on the internal tray; and control circuitry. When a subsequent sheet medium, which is subsequent to a preceding sheet medium of the sheet media stacked on the internal tray, is conveyed in the first direction while contacting the preceding sheet medium, the control circuitry causes the crimp binder to press a downstream end of the preceding sheet medium in the second direction.
B65H 37/04 - Article or web delivery apparatus incorporating devices for performing specified auxiliary operations for securing together articles or webs, e.g. by adhesive, stitching, or stapling
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FLOW PATH FORMING DEVICE, EXTRUSION DEVICE, AND FOAMED PLASTIC SHEET
A flow path forming device is provided that includes: a first flow path forming member having a first flow path forming surface; and a second flow path forming member having a second flow path forming surface. The first flow path forming surface and the second flow path forming surface form a flow path through which a plastic composition flows. When a water droplet is deposited on a droplet deposition surface of each of the first flow path forming surface and the second flow path forming surface, and the droplet deposition surface on which the water droplet is deposited is tilted to measure a maximum droplet weight, an average value of the maximum droplet weight on the first flow path forming surface and the maximum droplet weight on the second flow path forming surface is 8 μg or more and 25 μg or less.
A medication assistance device includes a storing member, medicine dispenser, discharge/transport mechanism, pack information reader, pack information management system (PIMS), storing detector, and controller. The storing member stores medicine packs. The medicine dispenser arranges a medicine pack in a position. The discharge/transport mechanism discharges the medicine pack from the storing member to transport to a position of the medicine dispenser. The pack information reader in the discharge/transport mechanism reads medication associated information (MAI) attached to the storing member and/or medicine pack. The PIMS manages the MAI of the medicine pack. The storing detector detects attachment or detachment of the storing member to a device main body. The controller informs the PIMS and causes the pack information reader to read the MAI of the storing member based on a detection signal from the storing detector when the storing member is mounted in the device main body.
A61J 7/04 - Arrangements for time indication or reminder for taking medicine, e.g. programmed dispensers
A61J 7/00 - Devices for administering medicines orally, e.g. spoons; Pill counting devices; Arrangements for time indication or reminder for taking medicine
An image reading device includes an illuminator, an imager, a background portion, and an image processor. The illuminator irradiates a subject with visible light and invisible light. The imager receives the visible light and the invisible light reflected by the subject to capture a visible image and an invisible image. The background portion is disposed in an image capturing range of the imager. The background portion has a reflectance at a specific wavelength of the visible light equal to or higher than a lower limit of visible light reflectance, and a reflectance at a specific wavelength of the invisible light equal to or lower than an upper limit of invisible light reflectance. The image processor detects a feature of one of the subject and the background portion from at least one of the visible image and the invisible image.
A distance measuring system includes circuitry configured to calculate quantum correlation information based on first light and second light quantum-entangled with the first light, perform inference based on the quantum correlation information to obtain inference results, and output the inference results.
G01S 7/4861 - Circuits for detection, sampling, integration or read-out
G01S 7/4865 - Time delay measurement, e.g. time-of-flight measurement, time of arrival measurement or determining the exact position of a peak
G01S 17/26 - Systems determining position data of a target for measuring distance only using transmission of interrupted, pulse-modulated waves wherein the transmitted pulses use a frequency-modulated or phase-modulated carrier wave, e.g. for pulse compression of received signals
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IMAGE READING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE READING METHOD
An image reading device includes a first light source, a first image sensor, a second light source, a second image sensor, and processing circuitry. The first light source irradiates an object with light in a first wavelength range. The first image sensor receives light reflected by the object and output a first image. The second light source irradiates the object with light in a second wavelength range different from the first wavelength range of the first light source. The second image sensor receives light reflected by the object and output a second image. The processing circuitry calculates signal levels of the first and second image, controls light amounts of the first and second light source respectively based on the calculated signal levels, and detects abnormal lighting of the first or second light source corresponding to the first or second image sensor.
A fluid ejection head includes a first member, a second member, a resin layer that bonds the first member and the second member together, and a flow channel to which at least part of the resin layer is exposed. The resin layer includes a cured product of a resin composition. The resin composition includes (A) an epoxy resin, (B) an episulfide resin, (C) a polythiol compound, and (D) at least one of hydrophobic titanium oxide or hydrophobic alumina.
An image forming apparatus includes a plurality of image bearers, an intermediate transferor, a plurality of primary transferors, a primary transfer power source, a primary transfer current detector, and processing circuitry. The primary transferors primarily transfer toner images of colors from the image bearers onto the intermediate transferor. The intermediate transferor secondarily transfers the toner images onto a transfer medium. The primary transfer power source applies voltage to the primary transferors. The primary transfer current detector detects a current flowing through the primary transferors when a specified voltage is applied to the primary transferors and is connected to only one primary transferor of one color among all the colors. The processing circuitry determines a primary transfer voltage based on a current value detected by the primary transfer current detector and determines a primary transfer voltage value of the primary transferors of all the colors based on the detected current value.
A light projecting-and-receiving apparatus includes a first light emitter to emit first light, and second light in a quantum entangled state with the first light, a second light emitter to emitter third light of classical light, and a light receiver to receive a first reflection light and a second reflection light. The first reflection light is a reflection of at least one of the first light or the second light from an object, and the second reflection light is a reflection of the third light from the object.
A sheet processing apparatus includes a conveyance passage, a sheet separation device, and a conveyance roller pair. The conveyance passage conveys a two-ply sheet having two sheets overlapped and bonded together in a conveyance direction and includes a first branched conveyance passage branched in a first direction, and a second branched conveyance passage branched in a second direction different from the first direction. The sheet separation device separates a non-bonding portion of the two-ply sheet, conveys a first sheet of the two sheets separated from each other to the first branched conveyance passage, and conveys convey a second sheet of the two sheets separated from each other to the second branched conveyance passage. The conveyance roller pair has two rollers that are separable from and contactable with each other, and are disposed on at least one of the first branched conveyance passage or the second branched conveyance passage.
An information processing apparatus includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry receives an input of environment information indicating an environment in which an image is observed and condition information indicating a condition for forming the image, and outputs setting information of an image forming apparatus that forms the image according to a combination of the environment information and the condition information.
A medium detector includes: a medium sensor to emit light to detect a medium conveyed by a drum in a conveyance direction; a sensor holder to hold the medium sensor; a light shield to shield a part of the light emitted from the medium sensor in the axial direction of the drum orthogonal to the conveyance direction; and a housing: rotatably supporting the drum; and holding the sensor holder and the light shield.
A liquid discharge apparatus includes a first head, a second head, and a third head. The first head discharges a color ink onto a transfer substrate. The second head discharges a pretreatment liquid including a coagulant onto the transfer substrate onto which the color ink has been discharged by the first head. The third head discharges a white ink onto the transfer substrate onto which the pretreatment liquid has been discharged by the second head.
B41J 3/407 - Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for marking on special material
B41J 11/00 - Devices or arrangements for supporting or handling copy material in sheet or web form
A sheet conveyor includes: a drum to: carry a sheet on a circumferential surface of the drum; and rotate to convey the sheet; and adhering part to adhere the sheet to the circumferential surface of the drum, wherein the drum has: both end parts in an axial direction of the drum, the both end parts each having a first outer diameter in a radial direction orthogonal to the axial direction; and a center part between the both end parts in the axial direction of the drum, the center part having a second outer diameter smaller than the first outer diameter in the radial direction.
A medium processing apparatus includes a conveying unit, a liquid applier, and a crimper. The conveying unit conveys a medium in a conveyance direction. The liquid applier applies liquid to the medium conveyed by the conveying unit. The liquid applier includes a presser and a liquid application member. The presser presses the medium. The liquid application member contacts and is separated from the medium while the presser presses the medium. The crimper presses and deforms a plurality of media including the medium to which the liquid is applied by the liquid applier, to crimp and bind the plurality of media.
B65H 37/04 - Article or web delivery apparatus incorporating devices for performing specified auxiliary operations for securing together articles or webs, e.g. by adhesive, stitching, or stapling
B31F 5/02 - Attaching together sheets, strips or webs; Reinforcing edges by crimpling or slotting
B41J 3/44 - Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms having dual functions or combined with, or coupled to, apparatus performing other functions
B42C 1/12 - Machines for both collating or gathering and permanently attaching together the sheets or signatures
G03G 15/00 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern
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INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM
A method includes storing first authentication information and second authentication information, the first authentication information being information for a user to access a first information processing device, the second authentication information including third authentication information and fourth authentication information, the third authentication information being information for the user to access a second information processing device, and the fourth authentication information being information for the user to access a third information processing device; acquiring first index information from the second information processing device based on the third authentication information; acquiring second index information from the third information processing device based on the fourth authentication information; and generating a list including the first index information with a first indication, and the second index information with a second indication different from the first indication.
G06F 21/62 - Protecting access to data via a platform, e.g. using keys or access control rules
H04L 67/1097 - Protocols in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS]
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DEVICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING SERVER, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM
A device management system includes an image-capturing device, an operation detector, circuitry, and a display. The image-capturing device captures a surrounding image of a surrounding area. The operation detector detects an operation by a user. The circuitry is configured to, in response to the operation by the user, clip a part of the surrounding image based on a predetermined image included in the surrounding image and generate a clipped image. The clipped image is displayed on the display.
G06F 3/04883 - Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of the nature of the input device, e.g. tap gestures based on pressure sensed by a digitiser using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
H04L 65/401 - Support for services or applications wherein the services involve a main real-time session and one or more additional parallel real-time or time sensitive sessions, e.g. white board sharing or spawning of a subconference
H04L 65/403 - Arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences
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PROCESSING APPARATUS, COLOR MANAGEMENT METHOD, NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM, AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM
A processing apparatus includes circuitry to set a value on a device-independent color space as a first color reproduction target value of mixed color, obtain, as a calibration target, a second color reproduction target value of mixed color in a printing environment where the first color reproduction target value is set, and adjust a correction parameter to be applied in the printing environment in a case that a calibration is updated, so as to correct a color difference between the first color reproduction target value and the second color reproduction target value using the correction parameter.
A support unit includes: a first support to support and position one end of a first shaft of a pressure unit, including a pressure rotator to apply pressure to an object, in each of: an assembly direction in which the pressure unit is assembled to the support unit; and an orthogonal direction orthogonal to each of the assembly direction and an axial direction of the first shaft; a second support having a groove supporting another end of the first shaft; and a third support supporting a second shaft of the pressure rotator. The first support, the second support, and the third support the pressure unit rotatable around the first shaft. The groove of the second support has an arc shape having a center on an axial center of the second shaft; and an opening at an entrance of the groove in the assembly direction.
G03G 15/01 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for producing multicoloured copies
G03G 15/16 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for transferring a pattern to a second base of a toner pattern, e.g. a powder pattern
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LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD, LIQUID DISCHARGE UNIT, AND LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS
A liquid discharge head includes a nozzle plate, a channel plate, and a common channel substrate. The nozzle plate has multiple nozzles from each of which a liquid is dischargeable. The multiple nozzles are arrayed in a nozzle array direction. The channel plate has multiple pressure chambers arrayed in the nozzle array direction in a pressure chamber area. The multiple pressure chambers respectively communicate with the multiple nozzles. The common channel substrate has a common supply channel communicating with each of the multiple pressure chambers, a common collection channel communicating with each of the multiple pressure chambers, and a communication channel disposed outside the pressure chamber area in the nozzle array direction. The communication channel connects the common supply channel and the common collection channel outside the pressure chamber area and bypass the multiple pressure chambers.
A toner contains toner base particles, each containing a binder resin, a release agent, and a charge control agent, and an external additive, wherein the toner base particles have an average circularity of from 0.850 to 0.950, and the external additive contains at least an inorganic particle selected from the group consisting of barium sulfate, magnesium hydroxide, and magnesium oxide, each having an average circularity of from 350 to 1,000 nm.
A sheet stacker includes: a loader to which a sheet bundle is to be loaded; a guide to receive a leading end of a sheet conveyed to an area above the loader, and guide the sheet along a guide path above the loader in a conveyance direction; a blower disposed above the guide path of the guide to blow air downward to the sheet; and multiple lines: disposed above the guide path of the guide; and extending in a direction inclined relative to the conveyance direction.
B65H 29/24 - Delivering or advancing articles from machines; Advancing articles to or into piles by air-blast or suction apparatus
B65H 29/14 - Delivering or advancing articles from machines; Advancing articles to or into piles by means of the nip between two, or between two sets of, moving tapes or bands and introducing into a pile
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IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND COATING-FILM ADJUSTING METHOD
An image forming apparatus includes an image bearer, a cleaning blade having an elastic member contacting a surface of the image bearer, the cleaning blade removing a residue on the surface of the image bearer, and a controller. In the image forming apparatus, the cleaning blade has a coating film of a lubricant formed on an edge contacting, at least, the image bearer, and the controller performs an initial coating film adjustment before an image is initially formed. In the image forming apparatus, the initial coating film adjustment includes driving the image bearer to rotate, sliding the image bearer and the cleaning blade, removing a portion of the coating film of the lubricant, which is formed on the cleaning blade, and exposing the edge of the cleaning blade.
An image forming system includes an image forming apparatus, a sheet laminator, a post-processing apparatus, and circuitry. The sheet laminator includes a heater. The sheet laminator applies heat and pressure on a two-ply sheet in which a sheet medium is inserted while conveying the two-ply sheet. The post-processing apparatus performs a task. The circuitry is to calculate a task time taken for the task performed by of the post-processing apparatus, and perform one of increasing a temperature of the heater of the sheet laminator while the post-processing apparatus performs the task or maintaining the temperature of the heater of the sheet laminator while the post-processing apparatus performs the task, based on the task time in a productivity mode.
An image processing apparatus includes circuitry; and a memory storing computer-executable instructions that cause the circuitry to execute detecting an error in a character, a word, or a sentence in image data; adding, to the image data, information of the detected error when the error is detected, as invisible information that cannot be viewed or that is difficult to view in an image represented by the image data; and controlling output of the image data by changing an output method of the image data in which the error is detected, based on a detection result of detecting the error or the invisible information.
A developing device of developing a latent image formed on an image bearer includes a developing roller, a developer regulator of a round-bar shape, and a holder. The developing roller carries developer. The developer regulator faces the developing roller to regulate an amount of the developer carried on a surface of the developing roller. The holder has a first hole, a second hole, and a projection. An end of the developer regulator is inserted in the first hole. A shaft at an end of the developing roller is inserted in the second hole. The projection protrudes toward an inside of the at least one of the first hole or the second hole and holds the end of the developer regulator and the shaft.
A polyester resin emulsion contains resin particles(S), each containing a polyester resin (A) obtained by polycondensation of an alcohol component and a carboxylic acid component, and an aqueous medium in which the resin particles(S) are dispersed, wherein the alcohol component contains tri- or tetra-alcohol having a backbone of a linear or branched saturated fatty acid with a carbon number of 4 to 6, and the ratio (OHV/AV) of a hydroxyl value (OHV) of the polyester resin (A) to an acid value (AV) of the polyester resin (A) is from 0.20 to 0.60.
C08J 3/07 - Making solutions, dispersions, lattices or gels by other methods than by solution, emulsion or suspension polymerisation techniques in aqueous media from polymer solutions
C08L 67/02 - Polyesters derived from dicarboxylic acids and dihydroxy compounds
A powder collection container includes a powder collection port, a conveyor, and a swinging member. The powder collection port receives powder. The conveyor rotates in a specified direction to convey the powder and includes a shaft and a blade spirally wound around the shaft. The swinging member contacts the conveyor, is swingable, and has a plurality of overhang portions arranged in an axial direction of the swinging member. Each of the plurality of overhang portions having a bent portion bent toward the blade. The bent portion has a tip to contact the blade at least when the conveyor rotates in a direction opposite to the specified direction.
A device for communicating, via a network, with at least one information processing apparatus that provides an application to the device, including: a communication unit configured to transmit, to the information processing apparatus, a request for information on an application installable onto the device or an application to be uninstalled from the device; and an installation control unit configured to perform at least one of a process of installing the application onto the device or a process of uninstalling the application from the device, in accordance with the information, on the application installable onto the device or the application to be uninstalled from the device, received from the information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus, and a system including the device and the information processing apparatus are also provided.
An image reading apparatus includes a first white memory, a second white memory, an image reading device to acquire an image data with a resolution mode, circuitry to process signals of the image data, determine whether the image data is one of first white shading data as a reference, the first white shading data or the image data acquired from an original document read by the image reading device, temporarily store the first white shading data in the first white memory, stores the first white shading data stored in the first white memory in the second white memory, converts a resolution of the first white shading data stored in the second white memory according to a resolution of the image data to create second white shading data, stores the second white shading data in the first white memory, and correct the image data by the second white shading data.
A waveform generation identifying method includes: acquiring waveform data of a biosignal measured by a plurality of sensors; calculating distribution information indicating a distribution of values of the biosignal based on waveform data at a time point when characteristic waveform information of Interictal Epileptiform Discharge (IED) manifests, among the acquired waveform data; and giving, as an input, the distribution information calculated at the calculating, to a model which has been trained using, as teaching data, information obtained by adding information regarding a sensor selected in an analysis, to the distribution information indicating the distribution of the values of the biosignal, to obtain, as an output, a selection region indicating a dipole pattern region, and identifying a sensor constituting the dipole pattern region based on the selection region.
A61B 5/00 - Measuring for diagnostic purposes ; Identification of persons
A61B 5/245 - Detecting biomagnetic fields, e.g. magnetic fields produced by bioelectric currents specially adapted for magnetoencephalographic [MEG] signals
A waveform generation identifying method including: acquiring waveform data of biological signals measured by a plurality of sensors; calculating probability information of appearance of IEDs (interictal epileptiform discharges) from a deep learning model trained using the waveform data with labels indicating whether the characteristic waveform information appears or not; and first extracting a time and a sensor at which the characteristic waveform information appears in the waveform data, based on the probability information. The calculating includes: second extracting a feature map indicating waveform data characteristics from the waveform data; generating an attention map indicating an important region in IED recognition, from the feature map; and identifying the probability information by inputting information obtained by multiplying the feature map by the attention map.
An information processing device is provided. The information processing device 20 includes a receiving part 452 configured to receive: paper jam occurrence information about a paper jam that has occurred in an image forming device 30; and sensor output log data associated with one or a plurality of sensors provided in the image forming device 30 to detect paper jam removal tasks performed in response to occurrence of the paper jam. The information processing device 20 includes a memory part configured to store procedural task data 354, in which one or a plurality of procedural tasks for removing the paper jam are described. The information processing device 20 includes an output control part 460 configured to output a task analysis result obtained based on: the procedural task data associated with the paper jam occurrence information; and the sensor output log data.
A drive transmission device transmits a driving force of a drive source to conveyance rollers to convey a sheet, the conveyance rollers including: a relay conveyance roller upstream from a registration roller in a sheet conveyance direction to convey at least a sheet fed from a sheet feeding cassette toward the registration roller; and a bypass relay conveyance roller in a bypass relay path to convey a sheet fed from a bypass tray to a joining point where the sheet fed from the bypass tray joins into a conveyance path on which the sheet fed from the sheet feeding cassette is conveyed. The drive transmission device includes a drive transmission interrupter in a drive transmission path from the drive source to the relay conveyance roller to interrupt drive transmission. The driving force of the drive source is transmitted via the drive transmission interrupter to the bypass relay conveyance roller.
A media conveying device includes: a delivery cylinder to rotate on an inner circumferential surface side of a medium conveyed along a curved conveyance path; a first guide disc to rotate integrally with the delivery cylinder on an inner circumferential surface side of the curved conveyance path, the first guide disc having an arc-shaped guide surface to come into contact with a first peripheral area of the medium in a width direction of the medium; a second guide disc to rotate integrally with the delivery cylinder on the inner circumferential surface side of the curved conveyance path, the second guide disc having an arc-shaped guide surface to come into contact with a second peripheral area of the medium in the width direction of the medium; and a slide mechanism to slide the first guide disc and the second guide disc in the width direction of the medium.
B65H 7/14 - Controlling article feeding, separating, pile-advancing, or associated apparatus, to take account of incorrect feeding, absence of articles, or presence of faulty articles by feelers or detectors by photoelectric feelers or detectors
A photoelectric conversion device includes a photoelectric conversion layer, and an electron transport layer. The electron transport layer includes metal oxide particles. In response to performing an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis on the electron transport layer, two peaks representing Is orbitals of oxygen atoms are detected. A formula Y/(X+Y)≥0.5 is satisfied, where a peak area of a peak on a low-energy side among the two peaks is X and a peak area of a peak on a high-energy side among the two peaks is Y.
A cognitive agent system provides a centralized capability for users to configure and deploy cognitive agents across multiple heterogeneous vendor platforms. The cognitive agent system provides a design environment that allows users to define skills, as well as a new conversation construct that supports more complex interactions with users. The cognitive agent system also includes a deployment environment that allows users to register users and cognitive agents, deploy skills and conversations, and monitor the activity of cognitive agents across multiple vendor platforms. These users may use the cognitive agent system to define skills and conversations once and then deploy the skills and conversations to multiple service endpoints across different vendor platforms. In addition, the cognitive agent system allows user to directly manage cognitive agents that are not specific to any particular vendor.
A disclosed information processing system includes a first terminal device used by a reporting user to post a reporting document; a second terminal device used by a user to transmit remuneration to the reporting user; and a document management device to manage the reporting document, wherein the first terminal device transmits the posting of the reporting document to the document management device, the second terminal device transmits, to the document management device, information about remuneration to be transmitted to the reporting user from a user who desires to transmit the remuneration to the reporting user, and the document management device identifies a destination for transmitting the remuneration to the reporting user from the posting of the reporting document, and executes an instruction to transmit the remuneration to the reporting user, based on the information about the remuneration and the identified destination.
G06Q 20/06 - Private payment circuits, e.g. involving electronic currency used only among participants of a common payment scheme
H04L 67/12 - Protocols specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
A circuit board device includes a conductive component, a metal frame, a conductive member, and a pressing member. The conductive component is disposed on an electronic board in a first direction and has a board face. The metal frame has a frame face intersecting the board face of the electronic board. The conductive member is disposed over the conductive component in the first direction and electrically connected to each of the conductive component and the metal frame. The pressing member presses the conductive member against the conductive component in the first direction.
An image forming apparatus includes a control unit. In a case where a total amount of liquid discharged from all of at least one liquid discharge head connected to one or more channel pipelines communicating with a tank until a predetermined first time period elapses from a first time is a first discharge amount and a total amount of liquid discharged from all of the at least one liquid discharge head connected to the one or more channel pipelines until the first time period elapses from a second time later than the first time by the first time period is a second discharge amount, the control unit is configured to adjust the discharge amount from a time later than the second time by the first time period, based on a value obtained by subtracting the second discharge amount from the first discharge amount.
B41J 2/045 - Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand by pressure, e.g. electromechanical transducers
An image forming apparatus includes a heating device, a motor, and circuitry. The heating device includes a belt, a heater, belt holders, a slide aid, lubricant, and a temperature sensor. The heater heats the belt. The belt holders hold both ends of the belt in a longitudinal direction of the belt. The inner circumferential surface of the belt slides on the slide aid. The lubricant is adhered to the belt. The temperature sensor detects a temperature of the belt. The motor rotates the belt in a forward direction to convey a recording medium and a reverse direction opposite to the forward direction. The circuitry is configured to control the motor to rotate the belt in the reverse direction in response to a detection of the temperature equal to or higher than 50° C. by the temperature sensor.
A biological signal analyzing apparatus includes an acquisition unit, a detection unit, and a search unit. The acquisition unit is configured to acquire waveform data of biological signals measured by a plurality of sensors. The detection unit is configured to detect a time at which characteristic waveform information about an interictal epileptiform discharge (IED) appears in the waveform data acquired by the acquisition unit. The search unit is configured to search for an onset time at which a signal is generated from a lesion in a brain within a predetermined search range based on the time detected by the detection unit in the waveform data.
A61B 5/243 - Detecting biomagnetic fields, e.g. magnetic fields produced by bioelectric currents specially adapted for magnetocardiographic [MCG] signals
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INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM
An information processing apparatus includes an image sensor and circuitry. The image sensor captures an image of an automatic document feeder of an image reading apparatus with a document set on the automatic document feeder. The circuitry acquires information related to the automatic document feeder from an information medium placed on the image reading apparatus. Based on the captured image of the automatic document feeder and the acquired information, the circuitry estimates setting information of a reading operation performed by the image reading apparatus, and instructs the image reading apparatus to perform the reading operation on the document based on the estimated setting information.
To inhibit toner bottle in which toner is remaining from being replaceable, image forming apparatus includes: bottle cover that can open/close insertion opening of toner bottle housing; locking mechanism to lock closed bottle cover; actuating mechanism including unlocking member to unlock locked bottle cover and open bottle cover, and actuator to actuate unlocking member; front cover situated in openable/closable manner in front of bottle cover to inhibit bottle cover from becoming open while front cover is closed; fault sensing unit to perform first fault sensing process in which actuator is sensed as having fault when failing to actuate unlocking member in spite of actuator being driven while image forming unit is non-operating; and condition sensing unit to sense presence of possibility that front cover is opened. Fault sensing unit is excluded from performing first fault sensing process while condition sensing unit is sensing the possibility as being present.
An image forming apparatus includes an image former, a detector, and circuitry. The image former forms a toner pattern with a first line screen; and forms a toner image based on image data, with a second line screen. The detector detects density unevenness of the toner pattern, formed by the image former, in a main scanning direction. The circuitry is configured to calculate a first correction amount from the density unevenness detected by the detector; create a gradation correction table that reduces the density unevenness based on the first correction amount; and correct the first correction amount by a second correction amount corresponding to the second line screen, in a case where the first line screen is different from the second line screen.
An apparatus includes circuitry to: in response to a request for processing first information indicating an ownership of energy, determine whether a requester of the request has authority to process the first information; and based on a determination indicating that the requester has authority to process the first information, generate second information for tracking energy that instructs processing of the first information.
G06F 21/10 - Protecting distributed programs or content, e.g. vending or licensing of copyrighted material
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SERVER ACQUIRES IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION FROM A CURRENT DEVICE AMONG PLURALITY OF DEVICES AND SENDS USER INFORMATION CORRESPONDING TO ALL USERS TO THE CURRENT DEVICE
An information processing apparatus includes a user list providing unit configured to receive device identification information from a current device connected via a network and to send, to the current device, a user list including one or more user identifiers that are stored in a storage unit in association with the received device identification information; and a program list providing unit configured to receive a user identifier that is selected at the current device from the user identifiers in the user list and to send, to the current device, a program list including sets of program information stored in the storage unit in association with the received user identifier.
A conveyor includes: a first guide plate including: a first roller shaft; and a first roller having a first hardness and attached to the first roller shaft; and a second guide plate disposed opposite to the first guide plate and including: a second roller shaft; a second roller having a second hardness higher than the first hardness of the first roller and attached to the second roller shaft, wherein parallelism between the first roller shaft and the second roller shaft is variable, and the first guide plate and the second guide plate guide the target, and the first roller and the second roller nips and conveys the target in a conveyance direction.
An image forming system includes an image forming apparatus configured to print images on a plurality of sheets; a plurality of folding apparatuses configured to perform a folding process on the plurality of sheets; a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to switch between the plurality of folding apparatuses for each of the plurality of sheets such that the folding process is performed on the plurality of sheets in continuous printing, and eject one or more sheets on which the folding process is performed by each of the plurality of folding apparatuses to a corresponding ejection tray, wherein an order of the images to be printed on the plurality of sheets in the continuous printing is changeable.
A toner is provided that comprises an amorphous polyester resin, a wax, and an external additive, in which the external additive comprises a partially-metal-hydroxide-coated silica that is a silica partially coated with a metal hydroxide, and the partially-metal-hydroxide-coated silica has a hydrophobicity degree of 55 (MeOH %) or more.
A system is disclosed. The system includes at least one physical memory device to store scaling correction logic and one or more processors coupled with the at least one physical memory device to execute the scaling correction logic to receive first measured print image data associated with printed test marks on a first print medium from a first side of a first page image of a print job and second measured print image data associated with printed test marks on the first print medium from a second side of the first page image, generate a first side scaling factor based on the first measured print image data and a second side scaling factor based on the second measured print image data, generate a first page scaling factor including the first side scaling factor and the second side scaling factor and generate a scaling factor correction based on the page scaling factor.
A cleaning blade includes an elastic member that includes a front edge surface extending in the longitudinal direction of the elastic member and the thickness direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction and a bottom surface extending in the depth direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction and the thickness direction, the bottom surface sharing a front edge ridge part with the front edge surface and facing a cleaning target, and a coating layer coating the front edge surface, the front edge ridge part, and the bottom surface, wherein the front edge ridge part coated with the coating layer is in contact with a surface of the cleaning target, and the coating layer has an average thickness that increases with an increase in a distance from the front edge ridge part in the thickness direction on the front edge surface.
A sheet laminator includes a thermal fixing roller pair, a first heater, a second heater, multiple temperature detectors, and a driver. The thermal fixing roller pair includes a first thermal fixing roller and a second thermal fixing roller facing the first thermal fixing roller. The thermal fixing roller pair thermally fixes and conveys a two-ply sheet and a sheet medium nipped between two sheets of the two-ply sheet. The first heater heats the first thermal fixing roller. The second heater heats the second thermal fixing roller. The multiple temperature detectors are at different positions along an axial direction of the thermal fixing roller pair. The multiple temperature detectors detect a surface temperature of the thermal fixing roller pair. The driver drives the thermal fixing roller pair.
A communication terminal is for communicating with a telepresence robot via a network. The communication terminal includes a transceiver that receives a first video and a second video from the telepresence robot. The first video and the second video are captured by the telepresence robot, and the second video has a wide-angle of view. The communication terminal includes a display device that displays, on a same display screen, the first video, the second video, and an operation button to remotely control the telepresence robot. The display device displays the first video on a first display area on the same display screen, the display device displays the second video on a second display area on the same display screen, and the display device displays the operation button on an area on the same display screen other than the second display area.
An apparatus, system, and method, each of which: stores in a memory information relating to a plurality of forms each issued by a first user, receives, from a first terminal of the first user, a request for applying a service based on a particular form of the plurality of forms, and an identifier of the particular form; and transmits a request for applying the service and the identifier of the particular form to a second terminal.
G06F 3/0484 - Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
A sheet storage device includes a sheet storage movable in an up-and-down direction, to stack and store sheets conveyed in a conveyance direction. The sheet storage moves down according to weight of the sheets stacked in the sheet storage.
A system, method, and a program stored on a non-transitory recording medium, each of which: acquires speech; converts the speech into a plurality of texts; generates a summary of the plurality of texts when the plurality of texts satisfy a summarizing execution condition; and outputs the summary to a user.
An image forming apparatus includes a reading device to read a printed matter, and circuitry to generate a first image to be inspected from the printed matter, detect a defect on the printed matter based on a master image generated from print data of the printed matter and the first image, detect a defect on a second image to be inspected generated by the reading device without a sheet being passed, set an inspection exclusion area where a defect is not to be detected on the first image, the inspection exclusion area including a position of the defect detected on the second image, and display a position of the defect on the printed matter in a different manner based on a determination result indicating whether the defect on the printed matter is detected in the inspection exclusion area or in an area other than the inspection exclusion area.
A fixing device includes a fixing rotator, a heater, a pressure rotator, a nip formation pad, and a slide aid sheet. The fixing rotator is rotatable in a rotation direction. The heater heats the fixing rotator. The pressure rotator contacts an outer circumferential face of the fixing rotator. The nip formation pad is inside a loop of the fixing rotator to form a nip between the fixing rotator and the pressure rotator. The slide aid sheet is on the nip formation pad and faces the fixing rotator. The slide aid sheet includes a carbon fiber extending in a width direction orthogonal to a rotation direction of the fixing rotator.
An information processing apparatus includes a nonvolatile memory and circuitry. The nonvolatile memory stores data written using singled magnetic recording, in which tracks are partially arranged one over another in a radial direction. The circuitry is to instruct the nonvolatile memory to write the data in units of sectors, additionally write the data to a data writing area of the nonvolatile memory, create, on a volatile memory, a buffer for delayed writing in which the data to be written to the data writing area is temporarily held, and write the data in the buffer for delayed writing to the nonvolatile memory in a case that a total amount of data accumulated in the buffer for delayed writing exceeds a threshold value.
An information processing system to conduct a questionnaire for conference participants while a conference with multiple terminal devices is ongoing, the information processing system including processing circuitry configured to cause a first device among the multiple devices to display a screen to create and edit a questionnaire content; register information including the questionnaire content created or edited via the screen in association with the conference; in response to a starting request of questionnaire by a user at the first terminal device, cause one or more second devices among the multiple terminal devices to display a screen to receive an answer to the questionnaire, the screen including the questionnaire content created or edited; and control the first device to prohibit the user to edit the questionnaire content in a case that the questionnaire is being conducted during the conference.
The invention provides a cell-containing vessel comprising a plurality of neural cell-containing spheroids for which the variation calculated using the calculation method described below is less than 20%, wherein the neural cell-containing spheroids contain a plurality of types of cells including neural cells,
The invention provides a cell-containing vessel comprising a plurality of neural cell-containing spheroids for which the variation calculated using the calculation method described below is less than 20%, wherein the neural cell-containing spheroids contain a plurality of types of cells including neural cells,
Calculation Method
The invention provides a cell-containing vessel comprising a plurality of neural cell-containing spheroids for which the variation calculated using the calculation method described below is less than 20%, wherein the neural cell-containing spheroids contain a plurality of types of cells including neural cells,
Calculation Method
Calcium transient assays are conducted for each of a plurality of neural cell-containing spheroids, a number of spontaneous oscillations in a 10-minute period is measured, an average and standard deviation for the number of spontaneous oscillations are calculated, and a variation is calculated using formula (1) below:
The invention provides a cell-containing vessel comprising a plurality of neural cell-containing spheroids for which the variation calculated using the calculation method described below is less than 20%, wherein the neural cell-containing spheroids contain a plurality of types of cells including neural cells,
Calculation Method
Calcium transient assays are conducted for each of a plurality of neural cell-containing spheroids, a number of spontaneous oscillations in a 10-minute period is measured, an average and standard deviation for the number of spontaneous oscillations are calculated, and a variation is calculated using formula (1) below:
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