A bit plane converter and associated methods. In an embodiment, the bit plane converter is configured to receive a first bit plane comprising low-order bits for an array of pixels, and a second bit plane comprising higher-order bits for the pixels. The bit plane converter is configured to perform an interleave process on the pixels to generate bit fields for the pixels by processing low nibbles of a low-order word and the low nibbles of a higher-order word using a lookup table to generate a bitwise interleaved low nibble vector, processing high nibbles of the low-order word and the high nibbles of the higher-order word using the lookup table to generate a bitwise interleaved high nibble vector, and interleaving bytes of the bitwise interleaved low nibble vector with bytes of the bitwise interleaved high nibble vector to generate a bitwise interleaved vector.
An information processing system including a circuitry configured to detect first identification information used to identify a job, generate second identification information associated with the first identification information, and create a slip on which the first identification information and the second identification information are displayed.
G06K 7/14 - Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by electromagnetic radiation, e.g. optical sensingMethods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by corpuscular radiation using light without selection of wavelength, e.g. sensing reflected white light
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POSITIONING ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM, POSITIONING ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM, AND CHARGING STATION
A positioning adjustment mechanism for positioning, at a predetermined stop position, a mobile apparatus including a pair of mobile bodies disposed on both sides of a main body to travel on a traveling surface includes a guide rail standing above the traveling surface and a pair of guide pads facing each other across the guide rail in a width direction orthogonal to a traveling direction of the mobile apparatus. The pair of guide pads are disposed at a bottom of the main body and at respective portions of the pair of mobile bodies closer to the main body, the pair of guide pads extending from a front end of the main body closest to the predetermined stop position for at least a part of the main body in the traveling direction. The pair of guide pads face each other across a center position of the main body in the width direction, and a first distance between one of the pair of guide pads and corresponding one of the pair of mobile bodies is smaller than a second distance between one of the pair of guide pads and the center position in the width direction. The guide rail includes a widened portion whose dimension in the width direction gradually increases in the traveling direction to approach a third distance between the pair of guide pads; and a positioning portion having a first end connected to a widest end of the widened portion where the dimension in the width direction is largest, and a second end extending to the predetermined stop position. Both ends of the positioning portion in the width direction extend parallel in the traveling direction.
G05D 1/241 - Means for detecting physical contact, e.g. touch sensors or bump sensors
G05D 1/646 - Following a predefined trajectory, e.g. a line marked on the floor or a flight path
B60L 53/36 - Means for automatic or assisted adjustment of the relative position of charging devices and vehicles by positioning the vehicle
G05D 105/85 - Specific applications of the controlled vehicles for information gathering, e.g. for academic research for patrolling or reconnaissance for police, security or military applications
G05D 107/70 - Industrial sites, e.g. warehouses or factories
An information processing apparatus includes circuitry that receives a plurality of rendering data items rendered in respective display areas displayed on a plurality of apparatuses, and writes the received plurality of rendering data items in a renderable area. The renderable area includes the display areas of the plurality of apparatuses. The circuitry further moves at least part of the plurality of rendering data items written in the renderable area into an area corresponding to the display area of a particular apparatus of the plurality of apparatuses to arrange the plurality of rendering data items of the plurality of apparatuses in the area. The circuitry further transmits, to the particular apparatus, the plurality of rendering data items of the plurality of apparatuses arranged in the area.
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
G06T 3/20 - Linear translation of whole images or parts thereof, e.g. panning
G06T 3/40 - Scaling of whole images or parts thereof, e.g. expanding or contracting
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INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM
An information processing apparatus includes a memory that stores object information and spatial information. The object information is information on an object to move in a space. The spatial information is information on the space and includes at least three-dimensional information of the space. The information processing apparatus includes an input device that receives movement condition information indicating a condition for movement of the object. The movement condition information includes at least information on a start point and an end point of the movement of the object. The information processing apparatus includes an information processor that generates route-related information including information on the movement of the object in the space based on the object information, the spatial information, and the movement condition information.
An ink set contains: a pre-processing fluid that contains water, an aggregating agent, and a first organic solvent; a pigment ink that contains: a second organic solvent that contains water, a coloring material, and a glycolether compound; a polyoxyethylene alkyl ether; and a resin, wherein the content of the aggregating agent in the pre-processing fluid is 1.0 to 20.0 percent by mass, the content of the glycolether compound in the pigment ink is 10.0 to 20.0 percent by mass, the content of the polyoxyethylene alkyl ether therein is 1.0 to 5.0 percent by mass, the following Relationship 0.25≤P/R≤3.0 is satisfied, where P represents the content of the coloring material in the pigment ink and R represents the content of the resin therein, and the difference in the mixed SP value between the first and the second organic solvent is at least 2.0 (cal/cm3)0.5.
C09D 11/54 - Inks based on two liquids, one liquid being the ink, the other liquid being a reaction solution, a fixer or a treatment solution for the ink
A light projection-and-reception apparatus includes: multiple light projection units to project pattern light onto an object, each of the multiple light projection units including: multiple light sources to emit light; and multiple optical systems to project the pattern light obtained from the light emitted from the multiple light sources to the object, the multiple optical systems respectively having multiple optical axes arranged non-parallel to each other to form an angle; and a light receiver to receive reflection light reflected from the object, to which the light is projected from the multiple light projection units.
G01B 11/25 - Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques for measuring contours or curvatures by projecting a pattern, e.g. moiré fringes, on the object
A liquid discharge apparatus includes: a head having a nozzle surface having nozzles to discharge a liquid; a head temperature adjuster to adjust head temperature of the head; a temperature sensor to detect: an indoor temperature; or a nozzle surface temperature around the nozzle surface; and circuitry configured to control the head temperature adjuster to adjust the head temperature based on the indoor temperature or the nozzle surface temperature detected by the temperature sensor.
B41J 2/045 - Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand by pressure, e.g. electromechanical transducers
B41J 2/165 - Prevention of nozzle clogging, e.g. cleaning, capping or moistening for nozzles
B41J 15/04 - Supporting, feeding, or guiding devicesMountings for web rolls or spindles
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MEDIUM PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM INCORPORATING SAME
A medium processing apparatus includes a liquid applier, a crimper, and a mover. The liquid applier applies liquid on a medium. The crimper crimps and binds multiple media including the medium with the liquid applied. The mover moves the liquid applier. The liquid applier includes a liquid storage, a liquid supply member, a liquid application member, and a liquid supply facilitator. The liquid supply member has first and second ends. The liquid application member is attached to the second end of the liquid supply member. The liquid application member contacts the medium to apply the liquid onto the medium. The liquid supply facilitator increases a contact area between the liquid supply member and the liquid in the liquid storage, in response to a movement of the liquid applier. The mover moves the liquid applier between an application position and a separation position.
A printing control apparatus includes circuitry. The circuitry receives an input of a print job for an image forming apparatus, refers to, for each of a plurality of processes identified based on the print job, unit information stored in a memory and indicating a unit of a quantity for a corresponding one of the plurality of processes, and associates the quantity for each of the plurality of processes identified based on the print job with the unit of the quantity for the corresponding one of the plurality of processes.
A liquid composition contains a polymerizable compound represented by Chemical Formula 1 or Chemical Formula 2, a non-linkable resin having a structural unit represented by Chemical Formula 3, and a solvent,
wherein the solvent is a solvent mixture comprising a good solvent that dissolves the polymerizable compound and a poor solvent that leaves the polymerizable undissolved, and the solvent satisfies the following Relationship 1,
A liquid composition contains a polymerizable compound represented by Chemical Formula 1 or Chemical Formula 2, a non-linkable resin having a structural unit represented by Chemical Formula 3, and a solvent,
wherein the solvent is a solvent mixture comprising a good solvent that dissolves the polymerizable compound and a poor solvent that leaves the polymerizable undissolved, and the solvent satisfies the following Relationship 1,
Polymerizable compound soluble point≤Mixing ratio X
A head cleaning device (150) includes: a liquid discharge head (1) including a nozzle (24) and a nozzle surface (250); a capping unit (700) including a channel member (703) that forms a first channel with the nozzle surface; a first supply unit (800) to supply a first cleaning solution to the first channel; and a control unit (417) to control the first supply unit to supply the first cleaning solution to the first channel, stop the supply of the first cleaning solution in a state where the nozzle surface is immersed in the first cleaning solution, supply the first cleaning solution again after a predetermined immersion time has elapsed after the supply of the first cleaning solution is stopped, and stop the supply of the first cleaning solution again.
B41J 2/165 - Prevention of nozzle clogging, e.g. cleaning, capping or moistening for nozzles
B41J 3/407 - Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for marking on special material
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IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM
An image forming apparatus includes: an image bearer, a transfer member disposed opposite the image bearer to form a transfer nip between the transfer member and the image bearer; a power supply device to apply a transfer bias; and processing circuitry to generate a plurality of transfer conditions for the transfer bias, the transfer conditions being different from each other and including a combination of values of at least a direct current (DC) component out of the DC component and an alternating current (AC) component, and switch the transfer conditions to apply the transfer bias from the power supply device to the transfer nip. The circuitry transfers an image from the image bearer to a recording material for each one of the transfer conditions according to an adjustment mode that is set among a plurality of adjustment modes for adjusting a transfer bias corresponding to the recording material.
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
G03G 15/00 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern
G03G 15/01 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for producing multicoloured copies
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PROMPT TUNING METHOD, PROMPT TUNING APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM
A prompt tuning method, a prompt tuning apparatus, and a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium are provided. In the method, an original prompt input by a user is received. Then, a first model is guided to start a question answering process based on the original prompt, and the first model is requested to answer the original prompt according to the original prompt and context information obtained in the question answering process. The question answering process includes at least one of a process where the first model asks a question and the second model answers the question, and a process where the first model asks a question and answers the question. Then, the answer to the original prompt generated by the first model is obtained.
A laminate for a solid state electrochemical element includes a sulfide solid electrolyte-containing layer and an insulating resin layer at least partially in contact with the sulfide solid electrolyte-containing layer, wherein the insulating resin layer has a porous structure and includes a structural unit represented by the following Chemical Formula 1 or Chemical Formula 2,
A laminate for a solid state electrochemical element includes a sulfide solid electrolyte-containing layer and an insulating resin layer at least partially in contact with the sulfide solid electrolyte-containing layer, wherein the insulating resin layer has a porous structure and includes a structural unit represented by the following Chemical Formula 1 or Chemical Formula 2,
where R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group and R2 represents a polyester chain or an acrylic oligomer ester derivative,
A laminate for a solid state electrochemical element includes a sulfide solid electrolyte-containing layer and an insulating resin layer at least partially in contact with the sulfide solid electrolyte-containing layer, wherein the insulating resin layer has a porous structure and includes a structural unit represented by the following Chemical Formula 1 or Chemical Formula 2,
where R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group and R2 represents a polyester chain or an acrylic oligomer ester derivative,
where R3 and R4 each, independently, represent hydrogen atoms or methyl groups.
H01B 3/44 - Insulators or insulating bodies characterised by the insulating materialsSelection of materials for their insulating or dielectric properties mainly consisting of organic substances plasticsInsulators or insulating bodies characterised by the insulating materialsSelection of materials for their insulating or dielectric properties mainly consisting of organic substances resinsInsulators or insulating bodies characterised by the insulating materialsSelection of materials for their insulating or dielectric properties mainly consisting of organic substances waxes vinyl resinsInsulators or insulating bodies characterised by the insulating materialsSelection of materials for their insulating or dielectric properties mainly consisting of organic substances plasticsInsulators or insulating bodies characterised by the insulating materialsSelection of materials for their insulating or dielectric properties mainly consisting of organic substances resinsInsulators or insulating bodies characterised by the insulating materialsSelection of materials for their insulating or dielectric properties mainly consisting of organic substances waxes acrylic resins
A method of manufacturing an electrode includes applying a first liquid composition containing a first solvent and polymerizable compounds to a substrate, reacting the first liquid composition, removing the first solvent to form an insulating resin layer, applying a second liquid composition containing an active material and a second solvent to the substrate, and removing the second solvent composition to form an electrode composite layer, wherein the removing the first solvent and the removing the second solvent are conducted at the same time.
An image recording apparatus is provided that includes a recording medium chemical surface treatment device and an image forming material applying device. The recording medium chemical surface treatment device includes a chlorine dioxide supplying unit that supplies chlorine dioxide to a recording medium and a light irradiating unit that emits light to the recording medium. The image forming material applying device applies an image forming material to the recording medium subjected to chemical surface treatment by the recording medium chemical surface treatment device.
A transmission terminal includes at least one processor configured to transmit a terminal information request to request the number of transmission terminals under transmission to a transmission management apparatus connected via a network; and display image data received from one or more of the transmission terminals under transmission on a display device, and display the number of the transmission terminals under transmission received from the transmission management apparatus in response to the terminal information request on the display device.
A liquid discharge device includes a nozzle plate having a nozzle hole to discharge a liquid; a liquid chamber to supply the liquid to the nozzle hole; a needle valve having a tip end to move forward and backward in the liquid chamber to close or open the nozzle hole with the tip end; and a liquid repellent layer on a surface of the nozzle plate, the liquid repellent layer having surface free energy of less than 29 mJ/m2.
A cleaning device (150) is provided that includes: a first liquid path (Ba); a second liquid path (Bb) having a shorter distance than the first liquid path (Ba); a first head (1A) disposed in the first liquid path (Ba) and including a first nozzle to discharge liquid; and a second head (IB) disposed in the second liquid path (Bb) and including a second nozzle to discharge liquid, wherein a cleaning liquid is caused to flow through the first liquid path (Ba) and the second liquid path (Bb) in a state where the second nozzle is closed and the first nozzle is opened.
B05B 15/55 - Arrangements for cleaningArrangements for preventing deposits, drying-out or blockageArrangements for detecting improper discharge caused by the presence of foreign matter using cleaning fluids
B05B 15/555 - Arrangements for cleaningArrangements for preventing deposits, drying-out or blockageArrangements for detecting improper discharge caused by the presence of foreign matter using cleaning fluids discharged by cleaning nozzles
B05B 15/58 - Arrangements for cleaningArrangements for preventing deposits, drying-out or blockageArrangements for detecting improper discharge caused by the presence of foreign matter preventing deposits, drying-out or blockage by recirculating the fluid to be sprayed from upstream of the discharge opening back to the supplying means
B05B 13/04 - Means for supporting workArrangement or mounting of spray headsAdaptation or arrangement of means for feeding work the spray heads being moved during operation
B05B 9/04 - Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquid or other fluent material without essentially mixing with gas or vapour characterised by means for supplying liquid or other fluent material with pressurised or compressible containerSpraying apparatus for discharge of liquid or other fluent material without essentially mixing with gas or vapour characterised by means for supplying liquid or other fluent material with pump
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LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD AND LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS
A liquid discharge head includes a nozzle plate having a nozzle array having multiple nozzles arrayed in a nozzle array direction, a first liquid discharge module on a first side, and a second liquid discharge module on a second side. Each of the first liquid discharge module and the second liquid discharge module includes a valve to open and close a corresponding nozzle, an actuator to displace to move the valve, and an arm to amplify a displacement of the actuator to move the valve. The actuator of the first liquid discharge module is on the first side and the actuator of the second liquid discharge module is on the second side with respect to the nozzle array. A part of the arm of the first liquid discharge module overlaps a part of the arm of the second liquid discharge module in the nozzle array direction.
A method of manufacturing a thermal transfer print sheet includes forming a color image layer on a transfer base material by a color image layer forming apparatus and forming, on the color image layer, a transfer destination material adhesive layer having a thickness of 40 μm or more and 120 μm or less in one printing operation by a transfer destination material adhesive layer forming apparatus using an electrophotographic procedure. The transfer destination material adhesive layer forming apparatus includes a plurality of developing devices. Among the plurality of developing devices, two or more developing devices include a white toner for forming the transfer destination material adhesive layer. The white toner includes a polyester resin, a polyurethane resin, and a release agent.
A medium processing device includes: a conveyor; a stacker; an aligner to align a leading end in a conveyance direction of the medium on the stacker; a pressing member adjacent to the aligner; and a shifter to move the medium on the stacker in an orthogonal direction to the conveyance direction. The pressing member includes a movable portion movable in a thickness direction of the medium and a fixed portion. The movable portion includes a guide surface to guide the medium and a protruding portion protruding from the guide surface toward a stacking surface of the stacker. The protruding portion has a shape in which a cross-sectional shape in the conveyance direction and a cross-sectional shape in the orthogonal direction decrease in area toward a direction protruding from the guide surface. At least an outer periphery of the cross-sectional shape in the orthogonal direction has an arc shape.
An image processing apparatus includes circuitry to acquire a first image obtained by imaging wallpaper and measurement information obtained by measuring the wallpaper, analyze deterioration of the wallpaper based on the measurement information, and generate a second image by removing the deterioration from the first image.
G06K 15/02 - Arrangements for producing a permanent visual presentation of the output data using printers
B41J 3/407 - Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for marking on special material
A medium processing apparatus includes a stacker, a liquid applier, a post-processor, an ejector, a guide, and circuitry. The stacker stacks multiple media including a medium. The liquid applier applies liquid to the multiple media. The post-processor performs a given process on the multiple media. The ejector ejects the multiple media on which the given process is performed by the post-processor. The guide opens and closes a conveyance passage. The circuitry is to control the guide to open the conveyance passage to a first opening amount, and to control the guide to open the conveyance passage a second opening amount smaller than the first opening amount to control the liquid applier to apply the liquid to the medium.
A liquid ejection apparatus is provided that includes a plurality of liquid ejection head units that are configured to eject liquid onto a conveyed object that is being conveyed; a detection unit that is provided with respect to each liquid ejection head unit of the plurality of liquid ejection head units and is configured to output a detection result indicating at least one of a position, a moving speed, and an amount of movement of the conveyed object with respect to a conveying direction of the conveyed object; and a control unit configured to control each liquid ejection head unit of the plurality of liquid ejection head units to eject the liquid based on the detection result.
B41J 11/00 - Devices or arrangements for supporting or handling copy material in sheet or web form
B41J 3/54 - Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed with two or more sets of type or printing elements
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LIQUID-DISCHARGE-HEAD DRIVING DEVICE, LIQUID-DISCHARGE-HEAD DRIVING SYSTEM, LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS, LIQUID-DISCHARGE-HEAD DRIVING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM
A liquid-discharge-head driving device includes processing circuitry and a memory. The processing circuitry generates a drive signal based on voltage information on a voltage applied to a piezoelectric element of nozzles of a liquid discharge head and outputs the drive signal to the liquid discharge head, and acquires, based on droplet speed information acquired from a droplet speed measuring device that measures a discharge speed of a droplet discharged from the liquid discharge head and the voltage information, appropriate voltage information on a voltage at which the discharge speed falls within a predetermined range. The memory stores the appropriate voltage information in association with identification information of the nozzles and a drive frequency of the nozzles. The processing circuitry acquires, from the memory, the appropriate voltage information corresponding to the identification information and the drive frequency and outputs the drive signal based on the appropriate voltage information.
B41J 2/045 - Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand by pressure, e.g. electromechanical transducers
B41J 2/165 - Prevention of nozzle clogging, e.g. cleaning, capping or moistening for nozzles
A thermosensitive recording medium includes at least: a synthetic resin film support layer; a thermosensitive colouring layer which contains a leuco dye and a developer; one or more protective layers which is/are laid down on the thermosensitive colouring layer, on the opposite side with respect to the synthetic resin film support layer, and one barrier backing layer which is laid down on the synthetic resin film support layer, on the opposite side with respect to the thermosensitive colouring layer. The barrier backing layer contains a polyvinyl alcohol characterized by a degree of saponification of at least 70%.
A molded article includes a boss having lightening portions, an opposing wall that intersects a surface on which the boss is formed and opposes a side surface of the boss, and a mold release portion of a hole shape or a groove shape disposed in the opposing wall to release a mold for forming a part of the boss. The lightening portions are disposed on a mold release portion side of the boss facing the mold release portion and on both sides with respect to a center of the boss in an orthogonal direction orthogonal to both an opening direction of the mold released from the mold release portion, and an extending direction of the boss. An edge in the orthogonal direction of each of the lightening portions on the mold release portion side is located at an outermost position of the boss in the orthogonal direction.
An image forming apparatus includes a first heater, a second heater, and processing circuitry. The first heater is used in an image forming process. The second heater is used in a processing process after the image forming process. The processing circuitry is to measure a temperature of the first heater, measure a temperature of the second heater, and control start of the image forming process based on a first measured temperature of the first heater and a second measured temperature of the second heater.
G03G 15/00 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern
B32B 37/00 - Methods or apparatus for laminating, e.g. by curing or by ultrasonic bonding
B32B 37/06 - Methods or apparatus for laminating, e.g. by curing or by ultrasonic bonding characterised by the heating method
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
A developing device includes: a toner bearer; a layer-thickness regulating member including a regulating portion and a projecting portion; a seal holding surface; and a seal. The regulating portion presses against a surface of the toner bearer to regulate a layer thickness of toner on the toner bearer. The projecting portion is at a back side of the regulating portion. The seal holding surface is opposite an end surface of the toner bearer. The seal is between the end surface of the toner bearer and the seal holding surface. A part of the projecting portion opposite the end surface is interposed between the seal and the end surface. The seal holding surface has a convex portion at a position opposite at least one of an upstream adjacent portion or a downstream adjacent portion adjacent to the part of the projecting portion in a surface movement direction of the toner bearer.
A coupler includes an insertion portion, a flange, a hook, an elastic support, and a removal force receiver. The insertion portion is to be inserted through first and second openings of overlapped first and second coupling objects, respectively. The flange contacts the second opening of the second coupling object at the most upstream in an insertion position when the insertion portion is inserted to the first and second openings. The hook sandwiches the first and second coupling objects between the hook and the flange. The elastic support supports the hook displaceable in a direction orthogonal to the insertion direction. The removal force receiver receives a removal force in a removal direction, elastically deforms the elastic support by the removal force, and displaces the hook inward of the first and second openings, to remove the insertion portion from the first and second openings.
A sheet separation device includes a sheet separation unit, a conveyance roller pair, branched conveyance passages, and a movable conveyance guide. The sheet separation unit includes a winding roller and a separator. The winding roller rotates in a given rotational direction to wind a two-ply sheet having two sheets. The separator separates a non-bonding portion of the two-ply sheet. The sheet separation unit inserts an inner sheet between the two sheets separated from each other. The conveyance roller pair conveys the two-ply sheet in a first direction and a second direction opposite to the first direction. The branched conveyance passages are disposed between the winding roller and the conveyance roller pair. The movable conveyance guide is movable in the first and second directions to guide the two-ply sheet or the inner sheet. The separator is disposed between the winding roller and the conveyance roller pair.
A treatment agent applicator includes an application roller to apply a treatment agent onto a recording medium conveyed in a conveyance direction; a driver to rotate the application roller; an encoder to detect a rotational speed of the driver; a drive circuit configured to perform feedback control on the driver to switch a linear velocity of the application roller based on the rotational speed detected by the encoder; and a controller configured to control the drive circuit to switch the linear velocity of the application roller according to a type of recording medium.
A medium processing apparatus includes a placing portion, a crimp binder, and circuitry. Multiple media including a medium are placed on the placing portion. The crimp binder applies pressure and deforms the multiple media to bind the multiple media on the placing portion as a crimp binding process. The circuitry is to, when binding N sheets of the multiple media, cause the crimp binder to perform the crimp binding process when M sheets of the multiple media smaller than the N sheets (M
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 websReinforcing edges by crimpling or slotting
An articulated robot (1) includes: a robot arm (6 - 10); a wrist portion (5) disposed at a tip of the robot arm (6 - 10); an end effector (2) attached to the wrist portion (5); and a cable (13) connecting the end effector (2) and an end effector controller (14) to each other, the end effector controller (14) being disposed in a fixed manner on ground, and a cable fixing member (12A) supporting a middle portion of the cable (13) is disposed at a position apart from the robot arm (6 - 10).
B25J 19/00 - Accessories fitted to manipulators, e.g. for monitoring, for viewingSafety devices combined with or specially adapted for use in connection with manipulators
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PAPER FEEDING DEVICE, PAPER FEEDING METHOD, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
A paper feeding device for rotating a roll paper forward and backward to feed the roll paper includes a roller, a sensor, a support, and processing circuitry. The sensor detects a level difference at an end of the roll paper. On the supports, the sensor and the roller are arranged at positions offset from each other in a circumferential direction of the roll paper with respect to a center of the roll paper. The support supports the sensor and the roller to abut on a surface of the roll paper. The processing circuitry controls rotation of the roll paper based on a sensor signal output from the sensor. The processing circuitry causes the roll paper to rotate in a paper feeding direction, and compares an inclination of a change in the sensor signal with a threshold value to detect a paper tube of the roll paper.
B65H 16/10 - Arrangements for effecting positive rotation of web roll
B65H 26/06 - Warning or safety devices, e.g. automatic fault detectors, stop-motions, for web-advancing mechanisms responsive to predetermined lengths of webs
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IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE AND PANORAMIC IMAGE CREATION METHOD
An image capturing device for capturing an image at an angle of view of approximately 360 degrees in a horizontal direction, includes: a plurality of lenses having an optical axis in the horizontal direction; and an upper hood to shield incidence of light on the plurality of lenses from directly above. The upper hood limits an incident angle of light to an angle greater than or equal to approximately 30 degrees and less than or equal to approximately 67 degrees, the incident angle being defined by a direction in which light from above is incident on each of the plurality of lenses at a maximum angle and the optical axis of the plurality of lenses.
A medication support apparatus includes a container to store medicine packs, a medicine dispenser in which specific one of the medicine packs is disposed at a prescribed position, a picking-up conveyor to pick up one of the medicine packs from the container and convey one of the medicine packs to the prescribed position of the medicine dispenser, a pack data reader to read medication-related information added to at least one of the container or the medicine packs and medicine-dispensing data added to the medicine dispenser, and processing circuitry configured to manage the medication-related information, manage the medicine-dispensing data, search for a combination of the container from which one of the medicine packs is picked up and the medicine dispenser to which one of the medicine packs is dispensed, based on the medication-related information read by the pack data reader and the medicine-dispensing data read by the pack data reader.
A61J 7/00 - Devices for administering medicines orally, e.g. spoonsPill counting devicesArrangements for time indication or reminder for taking medicine
A61J 7/04 - Arrangements for time indication or reminder for taking medicine, e.g. programmed dispensers
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DISPLAY APPARATUS, DISPLAY METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM
A display apparatus displays handwritten data that is input with an inputter. The display apparatus includes processing circuitry; and a memory storing computer-executable instructions that cause the processing circuitry to convert the handwritten data into a character string; and conceal the character string generated by converting the handwritten data, in response to determining that a first time has elapsed after the character string is displayed.
G06F 3/0482 - Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
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
G06F 21/84 - Protecting input, output or interconnection devices output devices, e.g. displays or monitors
An information processing apparatus, an information processing system, and an information processing method. The information processing apparatus transmits input screen information for displaying an input screen for receiving input of a workflow including a plurality of components to a communication terminal communicably connected to the information processing apparatus, sets the workflow including a component whose usage history is to be counted according to an operation on the input screen displayed at the communication terminal based on the input screen information, and in response to an execution of the workflow, counts the usage history of the component to be counted included in the workflow.
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
An information processing system includes circuitry that: transmits video including a first wide-view image captured by an image capturing apparatus to each of a plurality of communication terminals; transmits an image capturing request to the image capturing apparatus in response to receiving a request for capturing the second wide-view image from a first communication terminal of the plurality of communication terminals, the second wide-view image being captured by the image capturing apparatus in response to the image capturing request; and associates the second wide-view image received from the image capturing apparatus with point-of-view information indicating a predetermined area of the first wide-view image to be displayed, the predetermined area being designated at the first communication terminal.
A system is disclosed. The system includes one or more processors to receive a print job file including page content data, traverse each of a plurality of subset ranges of the page content data to generate page element metadata based on the page content data, wherein the page element metadata comprises identified page elements and the logical pages that correspond to the identified page elements, aggregate the page element metadata to generate print job structure metadata and store the print job structure metadata, wherein the print job structure metadata is stored separately from the print job file.
A system is disclosed. The system includes at least one physical memory device to store inspection logic and one or more processors coupled with the at least one physical memory device to execute the inspection logic to capture a page image of a print job page printed on a print medium, determine a page identifier (page ID) value on the page image, determine whether the page ID value is within a first production range associated with a first inspection production and perform inspection processing using a first inspection production on the page image upon a determination that the page ID value is within the first production range.
An image reading device including: a motor to reciprocate a carriage, a reference position detector to detect passage and non-passage of the carriage through a reference position and output a detection result, and circuitry configured to, in a case where an abnormality of a stop position of the carriage has been detected based on the detection result, specify a location at which the carriage has abnormally stopped.
A sheet processing apparatus includes a binder, a mover, and a posture changer. The binder binds a sheet bundle of multiple sheet media including a sheet medium conveyed to the binder in a conveyance direction. The mover moves the binder in an orthogonal direction orthogonal to the conveyance direction. The posture changer changes a posture of the binder that faces the sheet bundle, according to a change in a relative position between the posture changer and the binder in the orthogonal direction by a movement of the binder in the orthogonal 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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DRIVE TRANSMITTER, DRIVER, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
A drive transmitter is provided that includes an electromagnetic clutch, an energization part integrated with the electromagnetic clutch and to be electrically connected to a connection part of a device body, a field core integrated with the energization part, a rotor boss part, and a tilt restrictor in engagement with the energization part. The tilt restrictor restricts tilting of the field core to the rotor boss part when an external force is applied to the energization part from the connection part in electrical connection with the energization part.
A system and a method, each of which: transmits video including a wide-view image having a wide angle of view to a communication terminal; and stores, in a predetermined storage destination, the wide-view image received from an image capturing apparatus that captures the wide-view image in response to an image capturing request, in association with point-of-view information for specifying a predetermined area of the wide-view image to be displayed, the predetermined area being designated at the communication terminal.
A system is disclosed. The system comprises one or more print controllers to generate print interrupt instructions in response to receiving a web splice signal indicating that a web splice on a web print medium has been detected, wherein the print interrupt instructions indicate a first side sheet image and a second side sheet image within a print job to pause prior to stopping printing, wherein the print interrupt instructions comprise gap instructions to open a first printhead gap at the first print engine and to open a second printhead gap at the second print engine, control printing of the first side sheet image on a first side of a web at a first print engine based on the print interrupt instructions, control printing of the second side sheet image to a second side of the web at a second print engine based on the print interrupt instructions, wherein the print interrupt instructions are generated based on a determination of an interrupted first side sheet image to be paused prior to opening the first printhead gap and a determination of an interrupted second side sheet image to be paused prior to opening the second printhead gap.
B41J 3/60 - Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for printing on both faces of the printing material
B41J 11/00 - Devices or arrangements for supporting or handling copy material in sheet or web form
B41J 29/26 - Devices, non-fluid media or methods for cancelling, correcting errors, underscoring or ruling
B41J 29/393 - Devices for controlling or analysing the entire machine
50.
METHOD OF FORMING ELECTROMAGNETIC-WAVE SHIELD, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING STRUCTURE, AND STRUCTURE
A method of forming an electromagnetic-wave shield includes forming a conductive layer and forming an insulating layer. The forming the conductive layer forms a conductive layer having a plurality of openings onto an upper face and a side face of a surface of an object. The forming the insulating layer forms an insulating layer that is continuous from a surface of the conductive layer to the surface of the object through the plurality of openings and adheres to the surface of the object.
A method of manufacturing a bonded body includes heating a sintered body while the sintered body is in direct contact with an object to bond the object with the sintered body to obtain the bonded body.
B22F 7/06 - Manufacture of composite layers, workpieces, or articles, comprising metallic powder, by sintering the powder, with or without compacting of composite workpieces or articles from parts, e.g. to form tipped tools
B22F 10/14 - Formation of a green body by jetting of binder onto a bed of metal powder
B23K 1/00 - Soldering, e.g. brazing, or unsoldering
A display terminal includes circuitry that: displays a predetermined-area moving image; receives designation of a first object visible in a first predetermined-area moving image being a predetermined-area moving image in a first display area and representing a first predetermined area of the wide-view moving image; receives designation of a second object visible in a second predetermined-area moving image being a predetermined-area moving image in a second display area and representing a second predetermined area of the wide-view moving image; displays the first predetermined-area moving image such that movement of the first object is tracked to make the first object continuously visible in the first predetermined-area moving image within the first display area; and displays the second predetermined-area moving image such that movement of the second object is tracked to make the second object continuously visible in the second predetermined-area moving image within the second display area.
Provided is a recording body including a support body and a concealing layer containing a fusible substance and a binder, in which the fusible substance is a wax having a branched structure containing an aromatic ring.
B41M 5/44 - Intermediate or covering layers characterised by the macromolecular compounds
B41M 5/36 - Thermography using a polymeric layer, which may be particulate and which is deformed or structurally changed with modification of its properties, e.g. of its optical, hydrophobic-hydrophilic, solubility or permeability properties
An image forming apparatus includes a plurality of image bearers, a plurality of frame members, a plurality of contact members, an intermediate transferor, a plurality of primary transfer members, a plurality of holding members, an intermediate transferor frame, a plurality of pressure members, and a plurality of pressing members. The plurality of holding members hold the plurality of primary transfer members. The intermediate transferor frame holds the intermediate transferor and the plurality of holding members. The plurality of pressure members press the plurality of holding members. The plurality of pressing members press the plurality of image bearers. The plurality of image bearers is positioned with the plurality of frame members pressed toward the intermediate transferor frame by the plurality of pressing members. The plurality of primary transfer members are positioned with the plurality of holding members contacted against the intermediate transferor frame by the plurality of pressure members.
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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INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM
An information processing apparatus includes: a memory that stores a model generated using text data as training data, the text data being data based on at least one of voice information and character information; and circuitry that generates, based on a question and the model, text information indicating an answer to the question, and generates a screen based on attribute information of one or more data providers who have provided the at least one of voice information and character information.
An image projection apparatus includes a light source; an image light generator to receive light emitted from the light source and generate image light; and a projection optical system to project the image light generated by the image light generator, onto a projection plane; and an optical component in the projection optical system. The projection optical system projects first image light having a first light energy onto a first focal position; and second image light having a second light energy larger than the first light energy of the first image light onto a second focal position. The projection plane is between the first focal position and the second focal position.
A display terminal includes: circuitry that receives an instruction to play back a wide-view image having a wide angle of view, the wide-view image being a moving image and having been recorded for distribution to a communication terminal; and in response to the instruction to play back the wide-view image, controls a display to display a predetermined-area image representing a predetermined area of the wide-view image, based on point-of-view information for specifying the predetermined area of the wide-view image being having been distributed and displayed at the communication terminal.
An information processing apparatus includes circuitry to receive, from a terminal, first electronic data and a request for processing the first electronic data; assign, to the first electronic data, first identification information used to control the first electronic data; transmit a request for performing predetermined processing on the first electronic data via a network to an external service system that performs the predetermined processing; and acquire, via the network from the external service system, second identification information used by the external service system to control the first electronic data. The circuitry stores, in a memory, the second identification information in association with the first identification information.
G06F 15/02 - Digital computers in generalData processing equipment in general manually operated with input through keyboard and computation using a built-in program, e.g. pocket calculators
59.
LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD AND LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS
A liquid discharge head includes: an array of multiple discharge openings from each of which a liquid is to be discharged onto a recording medium moved relative to the liquid discharge head in a relative movement direction; a liquid channel communicating with each of the multiple discharge openings; and a supply opening configured to supply liquid to the liquid channel, wherein two or more discharge openings of the multiple discharge openings in the array are adjacent to each other in an orthogonal direction orthogonal to the relative movement direction, the array is arrayed in an array direction tilted with respect to the orthogonal direction.
A light projection device includes a light source to emit light, and an optical system to project pattern light to an object. The pattern light is obtained from the light emitted from the light source. The optical system includes a first lens group on which the light emitted from the light source incident, the first lens group having a positive power, an optical element to form the pattern light from the light passing through the first lens group and incident on the optical element, and a second lens group on which the pattern light emitted from the optical element incident, the second lens group having a positive power. The second lens group includes a third lens group having a positive power, and a fourth lens group having a negative power.
An image processing apparatus includes a scanner to read a document and generate first image data of the document and circuitry. The circuitry detects a digit separator line, which is a vertical ruled line that divides a numerical value by one digit or three digits, in the first image data separately from another ruled line, and removes the digit separator line from the first image data.
A liquid discharge head includes: a nozzle configured to discharge a liquid; a substrate including a pressure chamber communicating with the nozzle; and an electromechanical conversion element, the liquid discharge head configured to drive the electromechanical conversion element to pressurize ink in the pressure chamber and discharge the liquid from the nozzle, the liquid discharge head provided with a surface layer having lyophilicity with respect to the liquid on inner peripheral surfaces of the nozzle and the pressure chamber.
An image forming apparatus includes a body; a sheet conveyor to convey a sheet in an interior of the body; a removable component detachably attachable to the interior of the body from one side face of the body. The sheet conveyor includes a sheet conveyance roller having: a first face to guide the sheet in the interior of the body; and a second face to guide the removable component during an attachment or a detachment of the removable component to or from the body.
A medication support apparatus includes a container to store medicine packs, a pickup device including a suction device to pick up specific one of the medicine packs from the container, and a suction-device guide to change a posture of the suction device, a conveyor to move the pickup device, and processing circuitry configured to control an operation to pick up the medicine pack by the pickup device. When the suction device fails to pick up the medicine pack at a first pickup position indicating a certain amount of rise of the suction device relative to the medicine packs in the container, the processing circuitry controls the suction device to pick up the medicine pack at a second pickup position indicating another amount of rise of the suction device greater than the certain amount of rise of the suction device at the first pickup position.
A61J 7/00 - Devices for administering medicines orally, e.g. spoonsPill counting devicesArrangements for time indication or reminder for taking medicine
B25J 15/06 - Gripping heads with vacuum or magnetic holding means
A liquid discharge head includes a piezoelectric element, a flexible damper, a first holding substrate, and a second holding substrate. The first holding substrate is bonded to a first face of the flexible damper. The first holding substrate has a recess accommodating the piezoelectric element, a first partition having a first width, and first side spaces partitioned by the first partition. The first side spaces face the first face. The second holding substrate is bonded to a second face of the flexible damper. The second holding substrate has a second partition opposed to the first partition via the flexible damper, second side spaces partitioned by the second partition, and openings respectively opposed to both ends of the first partition via the flexible damper. The second partition has a second width wider than the first width. The second side spaces face the second face.
A liquid discharge head includes a nozzle plate, a channel plate, piezoelectric elements, and a diaphragm. The nozzle plate has a nozzle array having nozzles from which liquid droplets are dischargeable. The channel plate has pressure chambers respectively communicating with the nozzles. The piezoelectric elements apply pressures to the respective pressure chambers to discharge the liquid droplets. The diaphragm seals one face of the pressure chambers. The diaphragm includes protruding portions to receive pressures from the respective piezoelectric elements and diaphragm portions to vibrate by the pressures applied by the piezoelectric elements via the respective protruding portions. The piezoelectric elements are disposed opposite to the pressure chambers with the diaphragm in between. Widths of the protruding portions in a center portion of the nozzle array in a nozzle array direction are larger than widths of the protruding portions in each ends of the nozzle array in the nozzle array direction.
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 imaging device includes a first imager having a first imaging range; and a second imager having a second imaging range, the second imager being asymmetrical relative to the first imager with respect to a centerline of an overlapping area between the first imaging range and the second imaging range to have a first disparity. The first disparity is smaller than a second disparity of an imaging device comprising a third imager having a third imaging range and a fourth imager having a fourth imaging range. The fourth imager is symmetrical relative to the third imager with respect to the centerline of an overlapping area between the third imaging range and the fourth imaging range.
A foamed polylactic acid sheet has a polylactic acid resin. The foamed polylactic acid sheet has oligomers and monomers having molecular weights of 3,000 or less in a total amount of 1,000 ppm or less.
An image projection apparatus includes a light source to emit light; an imager to generate an image with the light from the light source; a projection optical system to project the image generated by the imager to a projection surface; and circuitry. The circuitry is configured to: acquire image data of the image projected onto the projection surface; classify a pattern of the image indicated by the image data into one of multiple patterns; detect whether the one of multiple patterns has been switched from the one of multiple patterns classified previously; and switch a gamma curve to be applied to the image data, to a gamma curve corresponding to the one of multiple patterns in response to a detection of switching of the one of multiple patterns.
A sheet processing apparatus includes a conveyor, a first folding roller, a second folding roller, a return conveyance passage, and a third folding roller. The conveyor conveys a sheet along a main conveyance passage in a conveyance direction. The second folding roller facing the first folding roller across the main conveyance passage conveys the sheet by a first conveyance amount. The return conveyance passage having a curvature is branched from the main conveyance passage at a branching position and is merged to the main conveyance passage at a merging position. The third folding roller facing the second folding roller across the return conveyance passage conveys the sheet by a second conveyance amount smaller than the first conveyance amount of the second folding roller. The second folding roller is on an outer peripheral side and the third folding roller is on an inner peripheral side of the return conveyance passage.
B41J 11/00 - Devices or arrangements for supporting or handling copy material in sheet or web form
B42C 13/00 - Bookbinding pressesJoint-creasing equipment for bookbindingDrying or setting devices for books
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
G03G 15/00 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern
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MEDIUM PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM
A medium processing apparatus includes a liquid applier, a post-processing device, and circuitry. The liquid applier applies liquid to a part of a medium. The liquid applier includes a liquid storage to store the liquid to be applied to the part of the medium. The post-processing device binds a media bundle including the medium to which the liquid has been applied by the liquid applier. The circuitry is to restrict a temperature decrease of the liquid in a liquid temperature restricting mode.
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
G03G 15/00 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern
An information processing apparatus includes circuitry to acquire color information indicating a surface color of an image forming medium, set, based on the acquired color information, an image forming color for applying gloss to the image forming medium, and output an instruction to form an image on the image forming medium with the image forming color.
A developer container includes a first housing, a rotator drawing a first rotation trajectory in the first housing, a second housing, a developer conveyor in the second housing, and multiple partitions between the first housing and the second housing. The second housing communicates with the first housing. The developer conveyor conveys developer from the second housing to the first housing and includes a rotation shaft and a flexible sheet extending from the rotation shaft. The developer conveyor is rotatable about the rotation shaft to draw an imaginary second rotation trajectory overlapping the first rotation trajectory under an imaginary condition in which the flexible sheet contacts no member and does not bend. The multiple partitions between the first housing and the second housing are arranged at intervals in a rotation shaft direction and are contactable by the flexible sheet rotating around the rotation shaft.
An attachment structure includes a positioning shaft of a functional expansion unit attachable to an electronic device; a lock member of the functional expansion unit; and a positioning lock member of the electronic device. The positioning lock member includes: a positioning hole into which the positioning shaft is insertable in an attachment direction; and a lock-engageable part engageable with the lock member. The positioning hole is formed integrally with the lock-engageable part in the positioning lock member.
A system includes an operation device and an information storing apparatus, which are connected via a network. The operation device determines, based on information input from the outside of the operation device in response to an operation performed on the operation device, an electronic device among a plurality of electronic devices connected to the system, for causing the electronic device to input electronic data to the information storing apparatus, and sends, to the information storing apparatus, a first request to cause the determined electronic device to input the electronic data to the information storing apparatus. The information storing apparatus sends, to the determined electronic device, a second request based on the first request sent from the operation device, and stores the electronic data that has been sent from the determined electronic device based on the sent second request.
A printer includes a liquid discharge head configured to discharge a liquid to a print target, a holder configured to hold the print target, and a height detector configured to detect the print target on the holder at a first height and at a second height lower than the first height.
A sheet feeder includes a sheet loader (120), a sheet feeding section (B), and a pressing member (151). The sheet feeding section feeds a bundle of sheets placed on the sheet loader. The pressing member includes a pressing portion (154a, 154b) to press the bundle of sheets. A position of the pressing member includes a pressing position at which the pressing portion presses the bundle of sheets placed on the sheet loader, and a retracted position at which the pressing portion does not face the sheet loader.
B65H 1/04 - Supports or magazines for piles from which articles are to be separated adapted to support articles substantially horizontally, e.g. for separation from top of pile
An image acquisition apparatus includes: a light emitting unit to emit light to a sealing portion of a package including a light energy absorbing material, the light having a wavelength absorbed by the light absorbing material; a light receiving unit to receive thermal radiation from the sealing portion as thermal information; and a two-dimensional image acquisition unit to acquire the thermal information on the sealing portion as a two-dimensional image through the light receiving unit. The two-dimensional image acquisition unit acquires at least one two-dimensional image at a time t satisfying a condition of 0
H04N 23/23 - Cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensorsControl thereof for generating image signals from infrared radiation only from thermal infrared radiation
H04N 23/56 - Cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensorsControl thereof provided with illuminating means
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INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON- TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM
An information processing system includes a first system that performs color adjustment on an image forming apparatus and a second system that provides a service related to the adjustment. The first system includes first circuitry that transmits to the second system a request for assistance with an issue in the adjustment. The second system includes second circuitry that acquires first information related to an operation of the image forming apparatus and second information related to the adjustment, and a memory that stores the first and second information. In response to the request, the second circuitry causes a first display device used by a service provider of the service to display an assistance screen that displays information for supporting resolution of the issue based on information of the request included in the first and second information, and notifies the first system of a response input by the service provider.
H04N 23/88 - Camera processing pipelinesComponents thereof for processing colour signals for colour balance, e.g. white-balance circuits or colour temperature control
G06T 7/90 - Determination of colour characteristics
80.
FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME
A fixing device includes a rotator, a pressure rotator, a heater, a conductor, and a resistor. The rotator includes a conductive layer. The pressure rotator presses the rotator to form a fixing nip between the rotator and the pressure rotator. The heater is in contact with an inner surface of the rotator to heat the rotator. The conductor is in contact with the conductive layer of the rotator and has a resistance value larger than 100 kΩ. The resistor has one end electrically coupled in series to the conductor and another end grounded via an image forming apparatus.
A liquid discharge head includes a nozzle plate, multiple individual liquid chambers, a circulation common liquid chamber, a common liquid chamber, a vibration damper, a circulation bridge, and a common bridge. The nozzle plate has multiple nozzles from which a liquid is dischargeable in a liquid discharge direction. The multiple nozzles are arrayed in a nozzle array direction orthogonal to the liquid discharge direction. The vibration damper damps vibration of the liquid in the common liquid chamber. The circulation bridge is bridging the circulation common liquid chamber in an orthogonal direction orthogonal to the nozzle array direction and the liquid discharge direction. The common bridge is bridging the common liquid chamber in the orthogonal direction. The common bridge is disposed at the same position as the circulation bridge in the liquid discharge direction.
A liquid discharge apparatus includes a liquid discharge head configured to discharge a liquid; a wiper to wipe a nozzle surface of the liquid discharge head in a wiping direction; a slider to move relative to the wiper to slide along a surface of the wiper in a sliding direction; an applicator having a discharge port to apply a cleaning solution to the wiper; and a circuitry configured to control the wiper, slider, and the applicator to selectively perform one of a first operation and a second operation, wherein, in the first operation, the circuitry is further configured to: control the applicator to apply the cleaning solution to the wiper from the discharge port; and control the slider to slide along the surface of the wiper on which the cleaning solution has been applied by the applicator in the sliding direction.
An attachment structure includes a positioning shaft of a functional expansion unit attachable to an electronic device; a lock member of the functional expansion unit; a positioning hole, into which the positioning shaft of the functional expansion unit is insertable in an attachment direction, in the electronic device; a lock-engageable part of the electronic device, the lock-engageable part engageable with the lock member; and a cover to cover the positioning shaft, the positioning hole, the lock member, and lock-engageable part. The cover includes a lock restricting part on an inner face thereof. The lock restricting part restricts movement of the lock member in an unlocking direction.
An enclosing device that inserts an enclosure into an envelope includes an envelope conveyance passage, a first conveyor, a second conveyor, a conveyance guide, and a flap opener. The envelope is conveyed in the envelope conveyance passage. The first conveyor conveys the envelope in the envelope conveyance passage. The second conveyor is positioned downstream from the first conveyor in a conveyance direction of the envelope in the envelope conveyance passage. The conveyance guide is positioned between the first conveyor and the second conveyor in the envelope conveyance passage. The flap opener opens a flap of the envelope. At least one of a part of the conveyance guide or one end of the flap opener is positioned to straddle the envelope conveyance passage.
A sheet feeder includes a sheet placement unit to place a sheet, and an indicator indicating a predetermined position at which the sheet is to be set on the sheet placement unit. The indicator is movable between a first position at which the indicator is adjacent to or in contact with the sheet on the sheet placement unit and a second position farther than the first position from the sheet placement unit.
B65H 1/26 - Supports or magazines for piles from which articles are to be separated with auxiliary supports to facilitate introduction or renewal of the pile
G03G 15/00 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern
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IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM
An image forming apparatus includes a conveyance device, a printing device, an image reading device, and circuitry. The image reading device reads a print position based on an image formed by the printing device. The circuitry detects an amount of change in the print position that is read relative to a target print position. The circuitry corrects an image position based on the detected amount of change. The image position is a position of an image to be formed on the recording medium in subsequent image formations. The circuitry determines the image position on the second side of the recording medium based on deviations of the print position on the first side of the recording medium from the target print position. The deviations include a deviation at a time of printing the first side, and a post-printing deviation after printing and are the detected amount of change.
B41J 11/00 - Devices or arrangements for supporting or handling copy material in sheet or web form
B41J 3/60 - Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for printing on both faces of the printing material
A sheet feeding device includes a sheet tray, a guide, and a retracting mechanism. The sheet tray is insertable into and removable from a body of an apparatus, and has an engagement pin that protrudes in a protruding direction orthogonal to an insertion direction of the sheet tray. The engagement pin is movable in an orthogonal direction orthogonal to both the insertion direction of the sheet tray and the protruding direction of the engagement pin and is held by the sheet tray in a non-fixed manner. The guide extends in the insertion direction of the sheet tray to guide the engagement pin when the sheet tray is inserted into the body of the apparatus. The retracting mechanism retracts the engagement pin in an engaged state in the insertion direction of the sheet tray toward a specified position in the guide.
B65H 1/26 - Supports or magazines for piles from which articles are to be separated with auxiliary supports to facilitate introduction or renewal of the pile
B65H 5/36 - Article guides or smoothers, e.g. movable in operation
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DATA MANAGEMENT DEVICE, DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM
An information processing terminal, connected with an information processing device, enables viewing data managed in a data management device with ease. The data management device includes: circuitry; and a memory storing executable instructions which, when executed by the circuitry, cause the circuitry to: communicably connect with an information processing terminal and an information processing device via a network; transmit access information to the information processing device, the transmitted access information being used to view data stored in the memory; receive an acquisition request from the information processing device, the received acquisition request being transmitted in response to a user operation performed on the access information in the information processing terminal connected to the information processing device, and being used to acquire the data; and transmit the acquired data to the information processing device based on the access information included in the acquisition request.
An information processing apparatus includes circuitry to receive a chat message input to a communication terminal via a network from the communication terminal, and transmit the chat message to a generative artificial intelligence (AI) system via the network. The circuitry transmits, to the generative AI system, at least once information for calling a function to be executed for generating an application based on a parameter included in a request relating to generating the application and setting information for generating the parameter. The circuitry receives, from the generative AI system, the request generated by the generative AI system based on the chat message, the setting information, and the information for calling the function; and executes the function to generate the application based on the parameter included in the request received from the generative AI system.
An information processing system includes a user terminal that receives input from a user; an operator terminal that receives input from an operator; and one or more information processing apparatuses connected to the user terminal and the operator terminal. The information processing system includes circuitry configured to: acquire identification information from the user terminal and input information input to the user terminal; search response information for the input information; respond to the user terminal with the response information in response to the input information; determine, based on the identification information acquired from the user terminal, whether to perform a switching operation to perform a chat between the user terminal and the operator terminal; and control the switching operation based on a determination result.
H04L 51/02 - User-to-user messaging in packet-switching networks, transmitted according to store-and-forward or real-time protocols, e.g. e-mail using automatic reactions or user delegation, e.g. automatic replies or chatbot-generated messages
H04L 51/046 - Interoperability with other network applications or services
H04L 51/216 - Handling conversation history, e.g. grouping of messages in sessions or threads
A medication support device includes a container to store a medicine package in which a plurality of medicines are packed, a pickup device to pick up the medicine package from the container, a conveyor to convey the medicine package picked up by the pickup device, a medicine dispenser including a prescribed position to which the medicine package conveyed by the conveyor is dispensed, a medication-related information reader to read medication-related information including at least a name of a patient who takes medicines and a time of medication, and processing circuitry to control a medicine dispensing operation in which the medicine package picked up from the container is dispensed to the medicine dispenser, based on the medication-related information read by the medication-related information reader, and skip a process with an abnormality and make the medicine dispensing operation continue after the medicine dispensing operation starts.
A61J 7/00 - Devices for administering medicines orally, e.g. spoonsPill counting devicesArrangements for time indication or reminder for taking medicine
G16H 20/13 - ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients delivered from dispensers
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EVENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, EVENT MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM
An event management system includes a first communication terminal, a second communication terminal, and an event management apparatus. The first communication terminal is located in a physical space and used for executing a predetermined event. The second communication terminal is used for executing the predetermined event via a virtual space. The event management apparatus manages information related to the predetermined event in a case where the predetermined event is executed using the first communication terminal and the second communication terminal. The event management apparatus includes first circuitry configured to generate an event participation notification after one communication terminal of the first communication terminal and the second communication terminal performs processing of participating in the predetermined event and transmit the generated event participation notification to the other communication terminal.
A powder contains a metal oxide and satisfies the following conditions: the powder has peaks of a particle size in a range of from 0.1 to less than 5 μm and in a range of from 5 to less than 50 μm in a frequency distribution curve based on a volume-based particle size distribution obtained by a laser diffraction method. The second condition is that a difference between a tap density and an initial bulk density satisfies the following relationship 0.88 g/cm3≤(tap density−initial bulk density)≤0.94 g/cm3.
C04B 35/10 - Shaped ceramic products characterised by their compositionCeramic compositionsProcessing powders of inorganic compounds preparatory to the manufacturing of ceramic products based on oxides based on aluminium oxide
C04B 35/45 - Shaped ceramic products characterised by their compositionCeramic compositionsProcessing powders of inorganic compounds preparatory to the manufacturing of ceramic products based on oxides based on copper oxide or solid solutions thereof with other oxides
C04B 35/622 - Forming processesProcessing powders of inorganic compounds preparatory to the manufacturing of ceramic products
A medication support device includes a container that stores a medicine package, a pickup device to pick up the medicine package from the container, a suction device disposed at the pickup device to suck the medicine package in the container by air, a conveyor to convey the medicine package picked up from the container using the suction device, a medicine dispensing container to dispense the medicine package conveyed by the conveyor at a specific one of a plurality of positions partitioned by a plurality of partitions, and a jogger to move the medicine package that has already been dispensed to the medicine dispensing container to a desired position of the medicine dispensing container when the medicine package is dispensed from the container to the medicine dispensing container a plurality of times.
An actuator includes: a driver to be applied with a voltage to expand and contract in an expansion and contraction direction, the driver having a first linear expansion coefficient; and a driver supporting member including: an abutting portion that abuts on one end portion of the driver in the expansion and contraction direction, the abutting portion having a second linear expansion coefficient having a sign opposite to a sign of the first linear expansion coefficient; and a contact portion contactable with the driver, the contact portion extending from the abutting portion toward another end portion of the driver in the expansion and contraction direction.
Disclosed is a multilayer structure comprising: (1) a printed porous substrate layer having first and second faces; (2) a polyvinyl chloride clear wear layer disposed on the first face of the printed porous substrate layer; and (3) a polyvinyl chloride backing layer disposed on the second layer of the printed porous substrate layer; and wherein said printed porous substrate layer comprises (i) a polyolefin, a polyester, or a mixture thereof; and (ii) an ink comprising a pigment dispersion; and wherein said pigment dispersion comprises a pigment and a poly(vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate) copolymer binder. Methods for producing the multilayer structures and flooring comprising the multilayer structures are also disclosed.
C09D 11/36 - Inkjet printing inks based on non-aqueous solvents
C09D 11/106 - Printing inks based on artificial resins containing macromolecular compounds obtained by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds
B32B 5/18 - Layered products characterised by the non-homogeneity or physical structure of a layer characterised by features of a layer containing foamed or specifically porous material
B32B 5/24 - Layered products characterised by the non-homogeneity or physical structure of a layer characterised by the presence of two or more layers which comprise fibres, filaments, granules, or powder, or are foamed or specifically porous one layer being a fibrous or filamentary layer
B32B 27/06 - Layered products essentially comprising synthetic resin as the main or only constituent of a layer next to another layer of a specific substance
B32B 27/20 - Layered products essentially comprising synthetic resin characterised by the use of special additives using fillers, pigments, thixotroping agents
Disclosed is an ink comprising: (a) a solvent composition; and (b) a pigment dispersion; wherein said solvent composition comprises di-isobutyl succinate, di-isobutyl glutarate, and di-isobutyl adipate, wherein the total amount of said di-isobutyl succinate, di-isobutyl glutarate, and di-isobutyl adipate is 50% or more by weight based on the total weight of the ink, and wherein said pigment dispersion comprises a pigment and a binder, said binder comprising a poly(vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate) copolymer. Also disclosed are processes for producing inks, methods of printing, and printed articles.
C09D 11/36 - Inkjet printing inks based on non-aqueous solvents
C09D 11/106 - Printing inks based on artificial resins containing macromolecular compounds obtained by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds
A printing system is disclosed. The printing system includes at least one physical memory device to store calibration logic and one or more processors coupled with the at least one physical memory device to execute the calibration logic to receive a first printer transfer function, receive a first print substrate transfer function associated with a first print substrate and generate a composite transfer function based on a function composition operation of the first print substrate transfer function and the first printer transfer function.
A wireless apparatus is wirelessly communicable with an information processing apparatus and includes wireless control circuitry and standby control circuitry. The wireless control circuitry stands by for both a peer-to-peer (P2P) connection and an infrastructure connection from the information processing apparatus. The standby control circuitry causes the wireless control circuitry to stop standing by for the P2P connection when the wireless control circuitry is performing the infrastructure connection with the information processing apparatus.
