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20090070358 | APPARATUS, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PROCESSING INFORMATION - An information processing apparatus includes a plurality of information reforming modules that reform input information input from each information device to common format information, which is a format common to the respective information devices, and a status-information storage unit that stores status information indicating a status for each of predetermined items of the reformed common format information, for each of the information reforming modules. The apparatus specifies the information reforming module that satisfies a use request condition, from one or a combination of a plurality of pieces of status information stored in the status-information storage unit, acquires the common format information reformed by the specified information reforming module, processes the acquired common format information to use information matched with the use request condition, and outputs the processed use information. | 03-12-2009 |
20110044528 | INSPECTION SYSTEM - The entire surface of a photomask | 02-24-2011 |
20120081538 | PATTERN INSPECTION APPARATUS - This pattern inspection apparatus includes an inspection region information storage unit that stores an inspection region specified in a pattern region, a pattern surface height detection unit that detects a pattern surface height signal corresponding to a pattern surface height measurement position on the inspection sample, an autofocus mechanism that focuses on the inspection sample using the pattern surface height signal detected by the pattern surface height detection unit, a determination unit, and an autofocus mechanism control unit. When the determination unit determines that the pattern surface height measurement position is located within the inspection region, the autofocus mechanism control unit drives the autofocus mechanism, and the determination unit determines that the pattern surface height measurement position is not located within the inspection region, the autofocus mechanism control unit stops the autofocus mechanism. | 04-05-2012 |
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20120096348 | Workflow executing device, preview creating method - A workflow executing device includes a workflow executing unit; a first extracting unit that extracts a first preview property including a first element constituting a first data item and first position information; a second extracting unit that extracts a second preview property including a second element constituting a second data item and a second position information item, the second data item being obtained as a result of processing the first data item; a preview property managing unit that saves preview properties; a preview property generating unit that inserts the second element that is the processing result into the first preview property in place of the first element that is the processing target, and generates a new second preview property by associating the first position information with the second element; and a preview creating unit that creates preview images based on preview properties. | 04-19-2012 |
20120117570 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, WORKFLOW MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND WORKFLOW EXECUTION METHOD - An information processing apparatus sequentially executing one or more processes of a workflow on an input document includes: a workflow-information storage unit storing workflow information; a result storage unit storing a process result; a workflow control unit receiving workflow identification information for identifying the workflow and acquiring workflow information from the workflow-information storage unit on the basis of the workflow identification information; and a result acquiring unit acquiring the process result from the result storage unit based on the result identification information when the workflow information acquired by the workflow control unit includes the result identification information. The workflow control unit acquires the process result from the result acquiring unit and transmits the process result to an apparatus that executes a process subsequent to a process corresponding to the process result in the workflow in order to execute the workflow from a process in the middle of the workflow. | 05-10-2012 |
20120259879 | CONTENT PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND SYSTEM - A content processing apparatus managed as a content-using apparatus in apparatus information associating a content-using apparatus that supports content data with functions available in using the content data, and having a content processing unit that processes content data in response to a user's operation so that the user can utilize the content data, a used function identification unit that identifies a function used to process the content data and generates used function information indicating the identified function, and an apparatus search result display unit to display information of a content-using apparatus extracted by searching through apparatus information based on the used function information. | 10-11-2012 |
20130060925 | CONTENT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, CONTENT DISTRIBUTION SERVER, CONTENT DISTRIBUTION METHOD, SOFTWARE PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A content distribution system includes a terminal device, and a content distribution server connectable to the terminal device. The content distribution server includes a capability information obtaining unit to obtain capability information of the terminal device that requests a target content; an element extraction unit to obtain the requested target content and to extract a sub-content element composing the target content; a comparison unit to identify a sub-content element that can be used at the terminal device based on the capability information, and to compare the identified sub-content element based on the capability information and the extracted sub-content element to determine which sub-content element can be used at the terminal device; an output determination unit to determine whether separation of the target content is required to distribute the sub-content element to the terminal device; and a separating unit to separate the target content into sub-content element if separation is required. | 03-07-2013 |
20130162663 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF OUTPUTTING IMAGE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING IMAGE OUTPUT CONTROL PROGRAM - An apparatus, system, and method of outputting an image, and image output control program stored in a recording medium are described. The image output apparatus that displays data through a display obtains first element identification information for identifying a first element included in a specified folder, determines whether the first element is a folder based on the first element identification information, obtains second element identification information for identifying a second element included in the first element when the first element is determined to be the folder, analyzes whether the second element is a data file having a data format compatible with the display to generate an analysis result, determines a display format of the first element that is determined to be the folder based on the analysis result of the second element, and causes the display to display an image that reflects the first element in the determined display format. | 06-27-2013 |
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20110229179 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus including a fixing liquid applicator to apply a fixing liquid to a recording medium, a transfer device to transfer a toner image from a toner image bearing member onto the recording medium to which the fixing liquid is applied while the toner image is in contact with the fixing liquid, and a fixing device to fix the toner image on the recording medium by heating the toner image and the fixing liquid. The fixing liquid comprises a plasticizer having a function to swell and soften a toner. | 09-22-2011 |
20120020706 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a fixing liquid applicator to apply a fixing liquid to a recording medium before a toner image is transferred on the recording medium, a transfer device to transfer a toner image from a toner image bearing member onto the recording medium applied with the fixing liquid, and a fixing device to fixe the toner image on the recording medium by heating. The fixing liquid applicator includes an application member disposed opposing a face of the recording medium on which the toner image is transferred to apply to the recording medium the fixing liquid borne on a surface of the application member, a supply unit to supply the fixing liquid to the application member, and a sealing device to form along with the application member a sealed space in which the supply unit and the fixing liquid to be supplied to the application member are sealed. | 01-26-2012 |
20120045262 | Image forming apparatus - An image forming apparatus, including a fixing liquid applicator applying a fixing liquid including a plasticizer swelling and softening a toner forming a toner image to fix on a recording medium thereto before bearing the toner image; a transferer transferring the toner image on a toner image bearer onto the recording medium while contacting the toner image to the fixing liquid thereon; and a fixing device heating the toner image and the fixing liquid to fix the toner image thereon, wherein the fixing liquid applicator comprises an application member bearing the fixing liquid on its surface and apply the liquid on a surface of the recording medium the toner image is transferred onto; a feeder feeding the fixing liquid to the application member; and an inducement mechanism inducing the fixing liquid pooling at a delivery point where the feeder feeds the fixing liquid to the application member out of the point. | 02-23-2012 |
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20090256858 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An information processing device includes: a clipping unit configured to subject a plurality of images to clipping processing for clipping a part of an image as a partial image to clip a partial image from each of the plurality of images; a size correcting unit configured to correct an image size regarding each of a plurality of the partial images clipped by the clipping unit; and a synthesizing unit configured to connect the partial images of which the image sizes have been corrected by the size correcting unit to generate a synthetic image. | 10-15-2009 |
20110012911 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - Provided is an image processing apparatus which includes an image selection unit selecting one image data from a plurality of input image data, an image generation unit generating a computer graphics image based on computer graphics description data, an image mapping unit determining an object or a portion of the object of computer graphics drawn by the image generation unit as the target of texture mapping and texture-mapping an image according to the image data selected by the image selection unit onto a surface of the target of texture mapping, and an image selection control unit controlling the image data selection by the image selection unit according to an attribute given to the target of texture mapping. | 01-20-2011 |
20110012912 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing device includes an image generation mechanism configured to generate computer graphics images based on computer graphics description data, an image mapping mechanism configured to designate an object or a part of the object of computer graphics drawn by the image generation mechanism as a texture map target, and to texture map texture map images to a surface of the texture map target, and a superimposition mechanism configured to superimpose superimposition images at a position corresponding to the texture map target of the computer graphics images where the texture map has been performed in the image mapping mechanism, based on position information for the texture map target of the computer graphic image. | 01-20-2011 |
20110012913 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - Provided is an image processing apparatus including: an image selection unit selectively extracting one image data from a plurality of input image data; an image generation unit generating a computer graphics image based on computer graphics description data; a surface designation unit designating a surface of a predetermined polygon using surfaces of polygons among the computer graphics description data as a selection; and an image mapping unit texture-mapping an image according to the image data extracted by the image selection unit onto the surface of the polygon designated by the surface designation unit. | 01-20-2011 |
20110012914 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing device includes an image generation unit generating a computer graphics image on the basis of computer graphics description data, an image mapping unit texture-mapping an input image to a surface of a computer graphics object drawn by the image generation unit, and a coordinate setting unit undergoing a change manipulation of a texture coordinate and storing contents of the change manipulation, in which the image mapping unit performs texture mapping by a text coordinate which is changed on the basis of contents of the change manipulation which are stored in the coordinate setting unit when texture-mapping the input image to the surface of an object. | 01-20-2011 |
20110252367 | GENERATING APPARATUS, GENERATING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Disclosed herein is a generating apparatus including a display controller configured, on the basis of computer graphics description data for use in creating a computer graphics virtual space necessary for generating a computer graphics image, to display a plurality of element descriptors representative of a plurality of elements arranged in the computer graphics virtual space; and a specification information generator configured to generate specification information for specifying a parameter for defining an element corresponding to an element descriptor by a selecting operation by a user from among the displayed plurality of element descriptors as a parameter subject to adjustment that is adjusted by an adjusting operation by the user. | 10-13-2011 |
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20120099743 | CLASS D AMPLIFICATION DEVICE - A controller | 04-26-2012 |
20120262232 | AMPLIFYING DEVICE - A supply voltage controller | 10-18-2012 |
20130034250 | AMPLIFIER - Disclosed is an amplifier with which output signal distortion can be reduced, and deterioration in power efficiency can be reduced. The amplifier is provided with a power supply voltage control unit ( | 02-07-2013 |
20130077806 | AMPLIFIER APPARATUS - Disclosed is a technique for reducing noise superimposed on an output signal while keeping loop gain constant without increasing the circuit scale and without changing the transfer function of the amplifier apparatus (frequency characteristics of gain and phase). According to the technique, there are included a power-supply voltage control unit | 03-28-2013 |
20130108081 | AMPLIFIER | 05-02-2013 |
20130328625 | AMPLIFIER AND AUDIO DEVICE PROVIDED WITH AMPLIFIER - Because of input of a digital signal, PWM-input, separately excited, class-D amplifier systems are less prone to be affected by noise than in the conventional case that an analog signal is input. Since a ramp wave that is synchronized with a PWM signal is used as a comparison clock, no beats occur between a PWM clock and a reference clock, making is possible to provide a class-D amplifier system which exhibits a large S/N ratio. Furthermore, the fact that an external clock can be varied provides another advantage that no beat noise occurs even in a set that is disposed close to a radio receiver. | 12-12-2013 |
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20100061768 | DEVELOPMENT UNIT, PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A development unit includes a developer accommodating part that accommodates a developer therein, a developer stirring-transporting member that transports the developer in the developer accommodating part while stirring the developer, a bearing part that receives a rotating shaft of the developer stirring-transporting member, a magnetic member that is located between the bearing part and the developer accommodating part and fixed around the rotating shaft, and a stirring member that is spaced apart from the magnetic member so as to be opposed to the magnetic member and that is arranged at the rotating shaft of the developer stirring-transporting member. | 03-11-2010 |
20100142983 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - There is provided an image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus, after controlling so as to develop the developer image representing the predetermined image formed a plurality of times in the same location on an image carrier by an exposing component, controls such that without performing exposure with the exposing component, the developer image, developed on the image carrier by the developing component applying a biasing voltage to the developer so as to adhere the developer to the image carrier including to the same location on the image carrier, is transferred to the transfer component and detects whether or not a ghost image is generated by comparing the density detected by a detecting component at a position of a transfer body corresponding to the same location of the image carrier to a reference density. | 06-10-2010 |
20100150616 | DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A developing device includes a developer transporting member arranged so that its circumferential surface faces an image carrier for carrying an electrostatic image on its surface, the developer transporting member being rotated in a circumferential direction while carrying the developer on its circumferential surface to transport a developer to a developing region in which the surface of the image carrier and the circumferential surface of the developer transporting member face each other, and having a groove extending in its circumferential direction outside in an axial direction of a developer carrying region; and a suction port arranged at least at one of an upstream side region and a downstream side region of the developer transporting member, wherein the upstream side region is located adjacent to and upstream of the developing region and the downstream side region is located adjacent to and downstream of the developing region in the rotating direction of the developer transporting member. | 06-17-2010 |
20110236077 | DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A developing device include: a toner carrier that is arranged oppositely to an image carrier; a toner-flying electrode member spaced apart from the toner carrier; and an oscillating electric field generating power source that connects the toner-flying electrode member and the toner carrier, and generates an oscillating electric field which causes the toner to fly from the toner carrier. The toner-flying electrode member includes a conductive member that extends at least along a rotational axis direction of the toner carrier; an insulating coating layer that applies insulating coating continuously to a conductive member surface located on a toner carrier side; and an exposed portion where the conductive member surface adjacent to the insulating coating layer and located on an image carrier side is exposed. | 09-29-2011 |
20120062684 | IMAGE CARRIER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS THEREWITH - An image carrier includes: a support that circulatively rotates, a plurality of pixel electrodes; a plurality of switches that are placed like a matrix on the support in a one-to-one correspondence with the pixel electrodes; a plurality of scan signal lines that are provided on the support so as to extend along the rotation axis direction of the support for transmitting a scan signal for selecting; a plurality of latent image forming signal lines; a plurality of signal leads that are provided on the support so as to extend in the rotation axis direction of the support; a scan signal supply device that are provided in an end part other than the pixel electrode placement area; and a latent image forming signal supply device that are provided in an end part other than the pixel electrode placement area. | 03-15-2012 |
20120076540 | DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING DEVELOPING DEVICE - A developing device includes: a developer holding body including: a hollow development rotary body which is opposed to an image holding body capable of holding a toner image and has a smooth surface whose surface roughness is lower than or equal to 5 μm in terms of maximum height; and a magnet member which is fixedly housed in the development rotary body and in which a plurality of magnetic poles are arranged alongside its periphery, the developer holding body operating in such a manner that developer containing toner and carrier is held on the development rotary body by magnetic force produced by the magnetic poles of the magnet member as the development rotary body is rotated; a layer regulating rotary body as defined herein; and a development driving device as defined herein. | 03-29-2012 |
20130084108 | DEVELOPMENT DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A development device includes a developer carrier; a layer-regulating rotating member that faces the developer carrier with a gap therebetween and rotates in a direction following the rotation of the developer carrier while regulating the thickness of a layer of developer on the developer carrier; a development controller that controls, during development, the developer carrier and the layer-regulating rotating member to rotate at respective predetermined speeds and develops an electrostatic latent image on an image carrier with the developer; and a discharge controller that controls, while development is stopped, the developer carrier to rotate at a predetermined speed while controlling the layer-regulating rotating member to rotate at a speed that changes intermittently such that the amount of developer passing the layer-regulating rotating member changes and any foreign matter and aggregates in the developer are discharged together with the layer of the developer whose thickness is changed on the developer carrier. | 04-04-2013 |
20140056623 | DEVELOPMENT METHOD, DEVELOPING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING ASSEMBLY AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE DEVELOPING DEVICE - A development method is used for a developing device including a toner holding member that faces but is not in contact with an image carrier carrying a latent image and that rotates while holding a nonmagnetic toner, a charging member that charges the toner, and a developing electric field forming unit that forms a developing electric field at least including a direct current component to cause the charged toner to fly and adhere to the latent image to develop the latent image. The method includes, when the developing electric field is applied such that the toner is caused to fly toward the image carrier by the direct current component of the developing electric field alone, maintaining a non-electrostatic adhesion of the toner to the toner holding member to be about 2 nN or more under a low-temperature low-humidity environment of a temperature of 10° C. and a relative humidity of 15%. | 02-27-2014 |
20140147141 | DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A developing device includes a transporting unit that rotates while facing an image carrier that carries an electrostatic latent image, the transporting unit transporting developer toward the image carrier; a feeding unit that contacts the transporting unit to feed the developer to the transporting unit; a transport path that connects a containing chamber that contains the developer to a feeding chamber that houses the feeding unit; a supplying unit that retains the developer to be supplied in the transport path and supplies the developer to the feeding unit in a supply region that is separated from a contact region in which the feeding unit contacts the transporting unit; and an attaching unit that is disposed downstream of the contact region and upstream of the supply region in a rotation direction of the feeding unit and that attaches the developer to the feeding unit at a location below the contact region. | 05-29-2014 |
20140147142 | DEVELOPING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - There is provided a developing device including a toner holding member that is rotatably provided to face an image holding member and holds and transports a nonmagnetic single-component toner toward a development region to develop an electrostatic latent image on the image holding member, a supplying member that is rotatably provided in elastic contact with the toner holding member to supply the toner from a contact region therebetween to the toner holding member, a toner replenishing unit that faces a replenishment region at a portion apart from the contact region to replenish a new toner, and a regulating member that is provided on a downstream side of the contact region in a rotation direction thereof and on an upstream side of the development region to triboelectrically charge the toner held on the toner holding member and regulate the amount of toner provided for the development. | 05-29-2014 |
20140147144 | DEVELOPING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A developing device includes a toner holding member that is rotatably installed opposite to an image holding member which holds a latent image and circularly moves, a supply member that has a rough surface capable of capturing toner, a toner supply portion that supplies new toner, and a restriction member that restricts an amount of toner used for development, wherein the toner supply portion connects an accommodation chamber to a developing chamber via a toner transport path, wherein a developing chamber side opening is located on a lower side of an accommodation chamber side opening of the toner transport path, and wherein a width size in a direction following a rotation direction of the supply member in the developing chamber side opening of the toner transport path is set to be smaller than an outer diameter of the supply member in a projection plane viewed from the supply member side. | 05-29-2014 |