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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 |
20110169905 | IMAGE HOLD BODY AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image hold body includes a support body, a plurality of pixel electrodes, charge storage members, switch members, scanning lines, signal lines and shield members. A latent image voltage is applied to the plurality of pixel electrodes based on an image signal. The charge storage members store charge corresponding to the latent image voltage. The scanning lines select and scan pixel electrode groups through the switch members. The signal lines apply the latent image voltage through the switch members to the pixel electrodes of each of the pixel electrode groups selected by the scanning lines. The shield members are provided on the support body corresponding to the signal lines placed in the proximity of the pixel electrodes, and shield an effect of at least a part of an electric field from the signal line on an electric field based on the latent image voltage of the pixel electrodes. | 07-14-2011 |
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 |
20130315611 | DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A developing device includes a developer holding member that holds a developer on a surface thereof to transport the developer to a developing region in which a latent image is developed as a visible image, an accommodating section that accommodates the developer supplied to the developer holding member, a supply section that is connected to the accommodating section and disposed above the developer holding member in the direction of gravity to supply the developer to the developer holding member from above, and a first transport member that is disposed in the supply section to transport the developer, and transports a predetermined or greater amount of a developer in the developer accommodated in the supply section to the outside of a region corresponding to the developer holding member. | 11-28-2013 |
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 |
20160074900 | POWDER COATING APPARATUS - A powder coating apparatus includes an applying device that includes a charging and fluidizing unit charging and fluidizing a thermosetting powder coating material and applies the thermosetting powder coating material to a surface to be coated of an object to be coated while charging and fluidizing the powder coating material, a regulating device that regulates a thickness of a particle layer of the powder coating material applied to the surface to be coated of the object to be coated, and a heating device that heats the particle layer of the powder coating material to thermally cure the particle layer. | 03-17-2016 |
20160082469 | POWDER COATING APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A powder coating apparatus includes a specific transport device that transports an object to be coated, and a specific applying unit, a specific heating device, and a specific control device, wherein the applying unit is disposed to oppose a surface to be coated of the transported object to be coated, applies a charged thermosetting powder coating material onto a surface to be coated of the object to be coated, and includes an applying section and a supplying section, the heating device heats a powder particle layer of the powder coating material so as to be thermally cured, and the control device controls a speed ratio between a transport speed of the object to be coated and a rotation speed of an applying member. | 03-24-2016 |
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20120086762 | INK JET RECORDING METHOD - A method of ink jet recording including forming an uncured first ink layer of a first ultraviolet curable ink A on a recording medium, forming an uncured second ink layer having a recording pattern inside the uncured first ink layer of the ink A by discharging a second ultraviolet curable ink B from an ink jet head, and curing the uncured first ink layer by irradiating the uncured first ink layer with ultraviolet light after forming the uncured second ink layer, wherein the ink A contains a photoradical generator and the ink B contains a photobase generator and a coloring agent. | 04-12-2012 |
20120147103 | ULTRAVIOLET CROSSLINKING INKJET INK, INK CARTRIDGE CONTAINING SAME, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND APPARATUS USING SAME - An ultraviolet crosslinking inkjet ink including a radically polymerizable monomer including a methacrylate and no acrylate; and a photoradical generator. An ink cartridge including the ultraviolet crosslinking inkjet ink and a container containing the ultraviolet crosslinking inkjet ink therein. An image forming method including ejecting droplets of the ultraviolet crosslinking inkjet ink toward a recording material to form an image on the recording material; and irradiating the image with ultraviolet light to crosslink the image. An image forming apparatus including a recording device to eject droplets of the ultraviolet crosslinking inkjet ink toward a recording material to form an image on the recording material; and an ultraviolet irradiator to irradiate the image with ultraviolet light to crosslink the image. | 06-14-2012 |
20120176456 | ULTRAVIOLET CROSSLINKING INK AND INKJET RECORDING METHOD - An ultraviolet crosslinking ink including a radically polymerizable and anionically polymerizable monomer; a photoradical generator; and a photo-base generator. An inkjet recording method including ejecting an ultraviolet crosslinking ink including a radically polymerizable and anionically polymerizable monomer; a photoradical generator; a photo-base generator; and a colorant, toward a surface of a recording material to form an ink image, and irradiating the ink image with ultraviolet light using a light emitting diode. | 07-12-2012 |
20120242768 | INK JET RECORDING METHOD, INK JET RECORDING APPARATUS, AND INK JET RECORDED MATTER - An ink jet recording method including: applying at least two energy beam curable liquids different from each other in surface tension on a recording medium to form an energy beam curable liquid layer having a distribution pattern of different surface tensions; ejecting an energy beam curable ink on the energy beam curable liquid layer formed on the recording medium; and irradiating the energy beam curable liquid layer and the energy beam curable ink with energy beams to cure the energy beam curable liquid layer and the energy beam curable ink to form an image. | 09-27-2012 |
20130065024 | METHOD OF PRODUCING FILM BY INKJET PROCESS, AND FILM - To provide a method of producing a film, comprising: ejecting a liquid B over a liquid surface of an active energy ray-curable liquid as a liquid A by an inkjet process, according to a predetermined periodic signal; and subsequently applying an active energy ray to the liquid A and the liquid B so as to perform curing and obtain a film which comprises a pattern according to any one of (1) to (4) below, (1) a smooth pattern having a periodic amplitude based upon a trigonometric function, (2) a pattern having a periodic depression, (3) a pattern in the form of a periodic flat surface, and (4) a pattern having a periodic semicylindrical shape. | 03-14-2013 |
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20110173416 | DATA PROCESSING DEVICE AND PARALLEL PROCESSING UNIT - A data processing device in which parallel processing elements can efficiently perform processing is provided. A parallel processing module includes plural processing elements, banks A and B provided to correspond to the processing elements and used to store data to be used when the processing elements perform processing, and an I/O bank provided to correspond to the processing elements and used to transfer data to and from an external memory. A first selector circuit selectively couples bank B or the I/O bank to the processing elements. A second selector circuit selectively couples the external memory or the processing elements to the I/O bank. Thus, data can be transferred from the external memory to the I/O bank concurrently with the processing performed by the processing elements. The processing elements can therefore perform processing efficiently. | 07-14-2011 |
20120265964 | DATA PROCESSING DEVICE AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed is a data processing device capable of efficiently performing an arithmetic process on variable-length data and an arithmetic process on fixed-length data. The data processing device includes first PEs of SIMD type, SRAMs provided respectively for the first PEs, and second PEs. The first PEs each perform an arithmetic operation on data stored in a corresponding one of the SRAMs. The second PEs each perform an arithmetic operation on data stored in corresponding ones of the SRAMs. Therefore, the SRAMs can be shared so as to efficiently perform the arithmetic process on variable-length data and the arithmetic process on fixed-length data. | 10-18-2012 |
20130283016 | SIGNAL PROCESSING CIRCUIT - Provided is a signal processing circuit occupying a small circuit area. A common arithmetic operation element is shared between a plurality of arithmetic operation sequence control units. An arbitration circuit selects, when the plurality of arithmetic operation sequence control units simultaneously generate requests for arithmetic operations to use the common arithmetic operation element, the predetermined sequence control unit based on priority information about the plurality of arithmetic operation sequence control units, causes the common arithmetic operation element to execute the arithmetic operation requested from the selected arithmetic operation sequence control unit, and returns the result of the arithmetic operation to the selected arithmetic operation sequence control unit. | 10-24-2013 |
20150095672 | DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM - The data processing system has: a plurality of hardware resources each having at least one standby mode; a control part for controlling execution of a task achieved by using, of the plurality of hardware resources, predetermined ones, and a working status of each hardware resource; and a power-source part for controlling supply of a power source to each hardware resource. The control part performs the scheduling of a scheduled execution time of the task based on information for determining a timing of executing the task, and calculates a standby time of the hardware resource based on a result of the scheduling. The control part compares the standby time with a break-even time depending on the standby mode, thereby deciding whether or not to cause each hardware resource to transition to the standby mode. | 04-02-2015 |
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20130038650 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING RECORDING HEAD FOR EJECTING LIQUID DROPLETS - An image forming apparatus includes a suction controller to seal a nozzle face of a recording head with a cap and drives a suction device to suck liquid from the head to perform sucking operation. The dummy ejection controller ejects, from the head, droplets not contributing to image formation to perform dummy ejection. The first tinier measures a first elapsed time after the dummy ejection. The second timer measures a second elapsed time after the sucking operation. A liquid discharge amount of the sucking operation is set to be greater than that of the dummy ejection. When the first elapsed time is equal to or greater than a first threshold time, the dummy ejection controller performs the dummy ejection. When the second elapsed time is equal to or greater than a second threshold time which is greater than the first threshold time, the suction controller performs the sucking operation. | 02-14-2013 |
20130162718 | DROPLET EJECTION DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A droplet ejection device includes a droplet ejection head. The droplet ejection head includes droplet ejection nozzles, a common liquid chamber, an air vent nozzle, and a nozzle face. The ejection nozzles are arranged side by side in a vertical direction. Each ejection nozzle has a first channel to eject droplets. The vent nozzle has a second channel to vent air from the common chamber. The nozzle face is disposed in the vertical direction or a direction tilted downward relative to the vertical direction. The first channel is tilted downward so that a side proximal to the nozzle face is lower than another side proximal to the common chamber. The vent nozzle is disposed above a topmost one of the ejection nozzles. The second channel is tilted upward so that a side proximal to the nozzle face is higher than another side proximal to the common chamber. | 06-27-2013 |
20130187985 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING LIQUID EJECTION HEAD - An image forming apparatus includes a liquid ejection head, a head tank, a liquid storage container, a liquid feed device, a supply valve, an exhaust passage, a float valve, an air release valve, and a suction device. The exhaust passage is disposed in the head tank and communicated with an ambient air. The float valve is disposed in the head tank to close the exhaust passage in response to an amount of liquid in the head tank. The air release valve opens and closes the exhaust passage of the head tank. When the suction device exhausts air from the exhaust passage with the air release valve open, the liquid feed device is driven to pressurize and feed the liquid. | 07-25-2013 |
20140063121 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image forming part including a recording head to form an image on a recording medium, a conveyance mechanism disposed opposite the image forming part to convey the recording medium, and a cover closably openable relative to a body of the image forming apparatus and disposed opposite the conveyance mechanism with the image forming part interposed therebetween. The recording head is detachably attachable to the cover and is configured to move away from the conveyance mechanism when the cover is opened. | 03-06-2014 |
20140265106 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an output unit, a pair of output rotary bodies, and a controller. A sheet having an image formed thereon is discharged to the output unit. When plural sheets are sequentially discharged to the output unit, the controller controls overlapping output operation to, with a trailing end portion of a preceding sheet of the plural sheets being held by the pair of output rotary bodies, feed a subsequent sheet of the sheets to between the pair of output rotary bodies to overlap a leading end portion of the subsequent sheet with the trailing end portion of the preceding sheet. With the leading end portion of the subsequent sheet overlapped with the trailing end portion of the preceding sheet, the controller controls the pair of output rotary bodies to rotate to discharge the preceding sheet to the output unit. | 09-18-2014 |
20150158308 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus body; a printhead to discharge droplets; a sub tank to hold a liquid to be supplied to the printhead for discharge as droplets; a movable carriage for scanning, including the printhead and the sub tank; a main tank to contain the liquid to be supplied to the sub tank; a liquid supply pump, disposed on the carriage, to supply the liquid from the main tank to the sub tank; a first liquid supply tube that connects the main tank to the liquid supply pump; and a second liquid supply tube that connects the liquid supply pump to the sub tank. A fluid resistance of the first liquid supply tube is greater than a fluid resistance of the second liquid supply tube. The liquid supply pump includes a deformable portion that shrinks and expands in a carriage scanning direction, by scanning movement of the carriage, to take the liquid in and pump the liquid out, and the volume of liquid supplied to the sub tank being greater than the volume of liquid supplied to the main tank when the liquid supply pump supplies the liquid to the sub tank. | 06-11-2015 |
20150282493 | KNEADED DOUGH DIVIDING APPARATUS - Provided is a kneaded dough dividing apparatus including a divider having a single dough inlet receiving kneaded dough and two dough outlets for discharging the received kneaded dough as two streams of kneaded dough. The apparatus includes a dough supply pipe continuously supplying kneaded dough to the dough inlet of the divider, and a pressure distribution changing plate provided in the dough supply pipe. The pressure distribution changing plate having a width in a direction traversing a cross-section of the dough supply pipe as seen in the cross-section and a length extending from an upstream end to downstream end of the pressure distribution changing plate. The pressure distribution changing plate is twisted so that a direction of the width at the downstream end is generally at a right angle to a direction of the width at the upstream end. | 10-08-2015 |
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20120288685 | THIN-FILM ELEMENT ASSEMBLY - A thin-film element assembly includes: a base having flexibility and a plurality of thin-film elements provided on a first surface of the base, wherein a second region where no thin-film element is provided is formed in the base in an outer side of a first region where a plurality of thin-film elements are provided, and wherein convex portions are formed in the second region of the first surface of the base, or the second region of a second surface, or the second region of each of the first and second surfaces. | 11-15-2012 |
20130026478 | DISPLAY UNIT AND SUBSTRATE FOR DISPLAY UNIT - A display unit includes, on a substrate: a plurality of light emitting devices in which a first electrode, an organic layer including a light emitting layer, and a second electrode are respectively and sequentially layered; and a black insulating layer separating the organic layer for the every light emitting device. | 01-31-2013 |
20140034921 | DISPLAY UNIT AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A display unit comprising an organic layer between a light-emitting section portion of a first electrode layer and a light-emitting section portion of a second electrode layer. Light is emissible from within the organic layer. An aperture-defining insulating film is between a contact section of the first electrode layer and a gap section portion of the second electrode layer. The thickness of the gap section portion of the second electrode layer is greater than the thickness of the light-emitting section portion of the second electrode layer. | 02-06-2014 |
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20150053963 | DISPLAY UNIT AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A display unit comprising an organic layer between a light-emitting section portion of a first electrode layer and a light-emitting section portion of a second electrode layer. Light is emissible from within the organic layer. An aperture-defining insulating film is between a contact section of the first electrode layer and a gap section portion of the second electrode layer. The thickness of the gap section portion of the second electrode layer is greater than the thickness of the light-emitting section portion of the second electrode layer. | 02-26-2015 |
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20140205194 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus includes a feature extraction unit, and a storage unit. The feature extraction unit extracts an extracted feature value indicating a characteristic of a target image, from a feature extraction area set by a user. The storage unit stores the extracted feature value in a database and includes a determination unit, a second storage unit, and a notification unit. The determination unit calculates a degree of similarity to the extracted feature value for each feature value in the database, and determines whether a feature value whose degree of similarity to the extracted feature value is a certain value or more is stored in the database. The second storage unit stores the extracted feature value in the database when the determination result is negative. The notification unit outputs a predetermined notification to the user without storing the extracted feature value, when the determination result is positive. | 07-24-2014 |
20140207732 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus includes a display controller that displays, on a display, an image showing a designated area designated by a user in an image being processed and an image showing an area registered in a database; an updating unit that, in response to an updating operation performed by the user for updating the designated area, specifies a candidate area for the designated area and updates the specified candidate area as the designated area; and a registering unit that registers the designated area in the database in response to a registering operation performed by the user for registering the designated area. In response to the updating operation, when at least part of the candidate area covers a predetermined area or an area larger than that of an area registered in the database, the updating unit does not update the candidate area as the designated area. | 07-24-2014 |
20140208392 | INFORMATION PROVIDING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An information providing apparatus includes following components. A storing unit stores marker image identification information, an image feature of a marker placed area, related information, and disclosure limitation information indicating whether the related information is to be disclosed to specific users in an image information memory. A user information memory stores user identification information identifying a user and privilege information indicating a privilege of the user. An obtaining unit obtains, from an information terminal, user identification information and a target image. A search unit searches the image information memory for marker image identification information of a marker image having an image feature similar to that included in the target image. A providing unit provides, if the corresponding disclosure limitation information indicates limited disclosure and the corresponding privilege information indicates that access to the retrieved related information is permitted, the corresponding related information to the information terminal. | 07-24-2014 |
20140215320 | MARKER PLACEMENT SUPPORT APPARATUS, MARKER PLACEMENT SUPPORT METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A marker placement support apparatus includes an acquiring unit, a generating unit, and an output unit. The acquiring unit acquires image feature information included in a target image on which a marker of a specified size is to be placed. The generating unit generates, in accordance with image feature information included in an area of the target image in which a marker of a specified size is to be placed, display information indicating an area suitable for placing the marker on the target image. The output unit outputs the display information so that the display information is displayed while being superposed on the target image. | 07-31-2014 |
20150055878 | IMAGE RETRIEVAL SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE RETRIEVAL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An image retrieval system includes an obtaining unit that obtains a query image, a specifying information extracting unit that extracts, from the query image, specifying information which specifies an image group as a retrieval target, a feature information extracting unit that extracts, from the query image, feature information to be used in image retrieval processing, and a retrieval unit that performs the image retrieval processing on retrieval target images specified by the specifying information, using the feature information. | 02-26-2015 |
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20080221778 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An internal combustion engine system, including a primary fuel tank that stores a fuel, a fuel reformer that reforms the fuel from the primary fuel tank, a secondary fuel tank that stores the fuel reformed by the fuel reformer, a fuel injection device that injects the fuel that is selectably supplied from either the primary fuel tank or secondary fuel tank into a combustion chamber, a sensor that detects the quantity of fuel remaining in the secondary fuel tank, and a control device that sets and outputs a load and revolution speed of the engine. The control device is configured to set the engine load and engine revolution speed according to a request output determined based upon an operation performed by an operator. The engine load and engine revolution speed when the quantity of fuel remaining in the secondary fuel tank is more than a predetermined value, are set different than when the quantity of fuel remaining in the secondary fuel tank is less than the predetermined value. | 09-11-2008 |
20080228375 | SPARK IGNITION TYPE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A spark-ignition type internal combustion engine, including a main tank for storing a to-be-determined fuel having an unknown self-ignition property, an auxiliary tank for accumulating a reference fuel having a known self-ignition property, and a controller. The controller is programmed to supply to a combustion chamber a blended fuel prepared by blending the to-be-determined fuel and the reference fuel at a predetermined ratio, measure a self-ignition property of the blended fuel, and determine the unknown self-ignition property of the to-be-determined fuel based on the measured self-ignition property of the blended fuel, the known self-ignition property of the reference fuel and the ratio of the blended fuel. The controller is also programmed to introduce the to-be-determined fuel after the determination from the main tank to the auxiliary tank, and store the to-be-determined fuel in the auxiliary tank such that the to-be-determined fuel serves as a next reference fuel having a known self-ignition property. | 09-18-2008 |
20080257304 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND COMBUSTION METHOD OF THE SAME - An internal combustion engine, including a premixed mixture formation device that forms a premixed mixture of fuel and air in a combustion chamber, a fuel gas supply device that injects fuel gas directly into the combustion chamber, and an ignition device that ignites the fuel gas. The fuel gas supply device is configured to inject the fuel gas into the premixed mixture near a top dead center of a compression stroke such that a spray of the fuel gas passes through a firing position of the ignition device, to produce the spray of the fuel gas in a predetermined area substantially extending from one end of a cylinder bore to the other end as viewed in a cylinder-bore direction defined by a centerline of the cylinder bore. The ignition device is configured to directly ignite the spray of the fuel gas and to ignite and burn the premixed mixture by way of flame propagation along the spray of the fuel gas. | 10-23-2008 |
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