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20090015610 | PRINTING APPARATUS, PRINTING SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME SYSTEM - The optimal number of print passes and a head-to-platen distance are set according to a content of an image to be printed and the user's request (emphasis is put on quality or speed, etc.) to thereby appropriately meet the needs for higher image quality and higher productivity and to perform printing with high reliability. To this end, it is made possible to select whether to execute processing for issuing an instruction to set the number of print passes and the head-to-platen distance according to discrimination of the content of the image. When the execution of the processing is selected, the number of print passes and the head-to-platen distance are appropriately set according to the content of the image (duty, etc.). Meanwhile, when it is not selected, the image is printed by one-pass print with the head-to-platen distance set larger, regardless of the content of the image. | 01-15-2009 |
20090040256 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND CALIBRATION METHOD - A printing apparatus and a calibration method are provided which, by using a small-capacity memory, can perform a high-speed calibration processing on data used to eject ink of the same color from a plurality of nozzle arrays. By ejecting ink of the same color from the plurality of nozzle arrays, patch is printed and, based on the printed result of the patch, a content of a print data correction processing is changed. | 02-12-2009 |
20090040263 | PRINTING POSITION ALIGNMENT METHOD AND PRINTING APPARATUS - Multiple alignment patterns, each composed of first and second alignment pattern elements printed by forward and backward movements of a print head, respectively, are formed while the relative printing positions of the two elements are shifted. From optical characteristics data thereof, whether the data is influenced by a disturbance is determined. When the data is determined to be less influenced by the disturbance and therefore to be reliable, an adjusting value for aligning positions in printing in reciprocal movements is calculated by use of: data with the smallest relative printing position misalignment between the first and second alignment pattern elements; and data of optical characteristics close to the data. When the data is largely influence by the disturbance, a range of shifting of relative position is widened than that of the data less influenced by the disturbance so that more data pieces are used to obtain the adjusting value. | 02-12-2009 |
20100277539 | PRINTING POSITION ALIGNMENT METHOD AND PRINTING APPARATUS - Multiple alignment patterns, each composed of first and second alignment pattern elements printed by forward and backward movements of a print head, respectively, are formed while the relative printing positions of the two elements are shifted. From optical characteristics data thereof, whether the data is influenced by a disturbance is determined. When the data is determined to be less influenced by the disturbance and therefore to be reliable, an adjusting value for aligning positions in printing in reciprocal movements is calculated by use of: data with the smallest relative printing position misalignment between the first and second alignment pattern elements; and data of optical characteristics close to the data. When the data is largely influence by the disturbance, a range of shifting of relative position is widened than that of the data less influenced by the disturbance so that more data pieces are used to obtain the adjusting value. | 11-04-2010 |
20110199413 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND CALIBRATION METHOD - A printing apparatus and a calibration method are provided which, by using a small-capacity memory, can perform a high-speed calibration processing on data used to eject ink of the same color from a plurality of nozzle arrays. By ejecting ink of the same color from the plurality of nozzle arrays, patch is printed and, based on the printed result of the patch, a content of a print data correction processing is changed. | 08-18-2011 |
20120033007 | PRINTING POSITION ALIGNMENT METHOD AND PRINTING APPARATUS - Multiple alignment patterns, each composed of first and second alignment pattern elements printed by forward and backward movements of a print head, respectively, are formed while the relative printing positions of the two elements are shifted. From optical characteristics data thereof, whether the data is influenced by a disturbance is determined. When the data is determined to be less influenced by the disturbance and therefore to be reliable, an adjusting value for aligning positions in printing in reciprocal movements is calculated by use of: data with the smallest relative printing position misalignment between the first and second alignment pattern elements; and data of optical characteristics close to the data. When the data is largely influence by the disturbance, a range of shifting of relative position is widened than that of the data less influenced by the disturbance so that more data pieces are used to obtain the adjusting value. | 02-09-2012 |
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20100091998 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS - The use of sound signals from sounds collected by four non-directional sound collectors facilitates calculation for generating surround sound signals, for example, when multi-channel surround sound signals are generated, and prevents the size of the entire apparatus from increasing. Surround sound signals are generated from sound signals of sounds collected by a microphone unit composed of a first sound collector, a second sound collector disposed posterior to the first sound collector, a third sound collector, and a fourth sound collector. | 04-15-2010 |
20120224082 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS - The use of sound signals from sounds collected by four non-directional sound collectors facilitates calculation for generating surround sound signals, for example, when multi-channel surround sound signals are generated, and prevents the size of the entire apparatus from increasing. Surround sound signals are generated from sound signals of sounds collected by a microphone unit composed of a first sound collector, a second sound collector disposed posterior to the first sound collector, a third sound collector, and a fourth sound collector. | 09-06-2012 |
20140354611 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - In an image processing apparatus, display on a display device connected to the image processing apparatus is controlled. A change in an image to be displayed on the display device is detected. If a change in the image to be displayed has been detected, controlling to transmit not an entire area of the image to be displayed but a partial area including a changed area in image to be displayed. If a method of transmitting an image to a projection apparatus is a first communication method where a reception response is not made to the transmission of the image, controlling to transmit the partial area and to periodically transmit the entire area. | 12-04-2014 |
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20090007428 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD - A method of manufacturing a liquid discharge head including a plurality of passages on a substrate, the passages communicating with a plurality of discharge ports configured to discharge liquid. The method includes the step of forming first to fourth patterns, the first pattern having a shape of one passage of the passages, the second pattern having a shape of other passage of the passages, the third pattern being formed near the first pattern, the fourth pattern being formed near the second pattern, the first to fourth patterns being formed on the substrate. The method also includes coating the substrate with a cover layer covering the first to fourth patterns, removing the first pattern to form the one passage, and removing the second pattern to form the other passage. | 01-08-2009 |
20090191487 | LIQUID JET HEAD, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIQUID JET HEAD, AND METHOD FOR FORMING STRUCTURE FOR LIQUID JET HEAD - A liquid ejecting head including a coating resin layer including a plurality of ejection outlets for ejecting liquid and flow paths which are in fluid communication with the ejection outlets, respectively; an energy generating element for generating energy for ejecting liquid; and an adhesion improving layer provided between the coating resin layer and the substrate, wherein the coating resin layer further includes a first resin material layer closest to the substrate and at least one second resin material layer, and the first resin material layer provides at least one stepped portion continuing from a periphery of the second resin material layer. | 07-30-2009 |
20100216264 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A SUBSTRATE FOR A LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD - A method of manufacturing a substrate for a liquid discharge head, the substrate being a silicon substrate having a first surface opposed to a second surface, the method comprising the steps of providing a layer on the second surface of the silicon substrate, wherein the layer has a lower etch rate than silicon when exposed to an etchant of silicon, partially removing the layer so as to expose part of the second surface of the silicon substrate, wherein the exposed part surrounds at least one part of the layer; and wet etching the layer and the exposed part of the second surface of the silicon substrate, using the etchant of silicon, to form a liquid supply port extending from the second surface to the first surface of the silicon substrate. | 08-26-2010 |
20110151598 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A SUBSTRATE FOR LIQUID-EJECTING HEADS AND A LIQUID-EJECTING HEAD - A method for manufacturing a substrate for liquid-ejecting heads includes etching a surface of a silicon substrate using a first etchant, with a silicon oxide layer as a mask, to form a depression as a part of a liquid supply port, and subsequently etching at least the silicon oxide layer and the thickness sandwiched between the depression and the etched surface of the silicon substrate with a second etchant to form the liquid supply port. | 06-23-2011 |
20150328891 | RECORDING HEAD - A recording head having a substrate and a channel forming member configured to form a flow channel, a supply port formed at the substrate so as to penetrate through the substrate, the flow channel communicates with the supply port, and a member formed of an organic material and configured to connect two surfaces forming the supply port and opposing each other with the supply port interposed therebetween. | 11-19-2015 |
20150343780 | LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD - A liquid discharge head includes a substrate, a heat resistor layer, and a side wall member that forms a side wall of a pressure chamber. The heat resistor layer has a heat effect portion configured to foam liquid in an interior of the pressure chamber to discharge liquid from a discharge port. The heat effect portion is apart from the substrate, at least part of a surface of the heat resistor layer is covered with a covering layer in the interior of the pressure chamber, and the covering layer extends from the interior of the pressure chamber to a position coming into contact with the side wall of the side wall member. | 12-03-2015 |
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20100080230 | TRANSLATOR FOR IP NETWORKS, NETWORK SYSTEM USING THE TRANSLATOR, AND IP NETWORK COUPLING METHOD THEREFOR - A translator for coupling a first IPv4 network and a second IPv6 network having different addressing architectures for IP addresses so as not to exhaust the IP addresses of one of the two networks, a network system using the translator, and a network coupling method. When a packet is transferred from the IPv6 network to the IPv4 network, the translator assigns any of previously prepared IPv4 addresses to an IPv6 address stored in a source storing field of the IPv6 packet. The assigned address is stored in a source storing field of an IPv4 packet. A packet translation unit assigns the foregoing IPv6 address to an IPv4 address stored in a destination storing field of the IPv4 packet, when a packet is transferred from the IPv4 network to the IPv6 network, and stores this address in a destination storing field of the IPv6 packet. | 04-01-2010 |
20100158012 | PACKET COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS AND A RECORDING MEDIUM STORING A PACKET COMMUNICATION PROGRAM - A packet communication method and a packet communication system capable of making an IPv4-compatible application operating on an information processing apparatus communicate with another information processing apparatus connected to an IPv6 network without using an address translation router. In the information processing apparatus connected to the IPv6 network, an IPv4-to-IPv6 protocol conversion control function is incorporated in a LAN driver. A protocol conversion control module receives an IPv4 packet from a protocol control module. When a send destination IPv4 address contained in a header of the packet is registered in an address translation table incorporated in the protocol conversion control module, an IPv6 address is generated to be sent onto a LAN. Unless the send destination IPv4 address contained in the packet header is registered in the address translation table incorporated in the protocol conversion control module, the IPv4 packet as received is intactly sent onto the LAN. | 06-24-2010 |
20100202459 | COMMUNICATING METHOD BETWEEN IPv4 TERMINAL AND IPv6 TERMINAL AND IPv4-IPv6 CONVERTING APPARATUS - In an apparatus, there are provided an IP transmitting and receiving unit for transmitting and receiving an IPv4 packet and an IPv6 packet; an IP header converting unit for performing a mutual conversion of the IPv4 packet and the IPv6 packet by an IP header conversion; a DNS substituting unit for receiving a domain information capturing request sent from an IPv4 terminal or an IPv6 terminal and substituting its process; an IPv4 address capturing unit for capturing an IPv4 address from a DHCP server; and an IP address conversion information holding unit for holding an IPv6 address of the IPv6 terminal and the IPv4 address captured by the IPv4 address capturing unit in correspondence to each other. Thus, a communication with the IPv4 terminal can be executed without preliminarily fixedly allocating the IPv4 address to the IPv6 terminal. | 08-12-2010 |
20110211581 | TRANSLATOR FOR IP NETWORKS, NETWORK SYSTEM USING THE TRANSLATOR, AND IP NETWORK COUPLING METHOD THEREFOR - A translator for coupling a first IPv4 network and a second IPv6 network having different addressing architectures for IP addresses so as not to exhaust the IP addresses of one of the two networks, a network system using the translator, and a network coupling method. When a packet is transferred from the IPv6 network to the IPv4 network, the translator assigns any of previously prepared IPv4 addresses to an IPv6 address stored in a source storing field of the IPv6 packet. The assigned address is stored in a source storing field of an IPv4 packet. A packet translation unit assigns the foregoing IPv6 address to an IPv4 address stored in a destination storing field of the IPv4 packet, when a packet is transferred from the IPv4 network to the IPv6 network, and stores this address in a destination storing field of the IPv6 packet. | 09-01-2011 |
20120005305 | COMMUNICATING METHOD BETWEEN IPv4 TERMINAL AND IPv6 TERMINAL AND IPv4-IPv6 CONVERTING APPARATUS - In an apparatus, there are provided an IP transmitting and receiving unit for transmitting and receiving an IPv4 packet and an IPv6 packet; an IP header converting unit for performing a mutual conversion of the IPv4 packet and the IPv6 packet by an IP header conversion; a DNS substituting unit for receiving a domain information capturing request sent from an IPv4 terminal or an IPv6 terminal and substituting its process; an IPv4 address capturing unit for capturing an IPv4 address from a DHCP server; and an IP address conversion information holding unit for holding an IPv6 address of the IPv6 terminal and the IPv4 address captured by the IPv4 address capturing unit in correspondence to each other. Thus, a communication with the IPv4 terminal can be executed without preliminarily fixedly allocating the IPv4 address to the IPv6 terminal. | 01-05-2012 |
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20100088307 | SEARCH CONDITION DESIGNATION APPARATUS, SEARCH CONDITION DESIGNATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A search condition designation apparatus includes an attribute value presentation unit configured to present a list of an attribute value selectable for each attribute, an attribute value designation accepting unit configured to accept designation of the attribute value from the list of the attribute value presented by the attribute value presentation unit, an attribute presentation unit configured to present a list of an attribute corresponding to the attribute value the designation of which is accepted by the attribute value designation accepting unit, an attribute designation unit configured to accept designation of the attribute from the list of the attribute presented by the attribute presentation unit, and a search execution unit configured to execute search of data using a search condition based on the attribute value the designation of which is accepted by the attribute value designation accepting unit and the attribute the designation of which is accepted by the attribute designation unit. | 04-08-2010 |
20130255389 | PROBE AND OBJECT INFORMATION ACQUISITION APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A probe is provided in which penetration of an acoustic medium into a support layer of an optical reflection member through a pinhole or a scratch on an optical reflection layer is suppressed, occurrence of a solvent crack is suppressed, and noise due to photoacoustic waves that occurs on a receiving surface can be suppressed. The probe includes an element having at least one cell in which a vibration film containing one electrode out of two electrodes that are provided so as to interpose a space therebetween is vibratably supported. The probe further includes a support layer disposed on the vibration film, and an optical reflection layer disposed on the support layer. A protection layer against an acoustic medium is formed on the optical reflection layer. | 10-03-2013 |
20130302934 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING CAPACITIVE ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCER - Provided is a method of manufacturing a capacitive electromechanical transducer using fusion bonding, which is capable of reducing fluctuations in initial deformation among diaphragms caused at positions having different boundary conditions such as the bonding area, thereby enhancing the uniformity of the transducer and stabilizing the sensitivity and the like. The method of manufacturing a capacitive electromechanical transducer includes: forming an insulating layer on a first silicon substrate and forming at least one recess; fusion bonding a second silicon substrate onto the insulating layer; and thinning the second silicon substrate and forming a silicon film. The method further includes, before the bonding of the second silicon substrate onto the insulating layer, forming a groove in the insulating layer at the periphery of the at least one recess. | 11-14-2013 |
20130313663 | CAPACITIVE ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCER - Provided is a capacitive electromechanical transducer manufactured by fusion bonding, which is capable of enhancing the performance by reducing fluctuations in initial deformation among diaphragms caused at positions having difference boundary conditions such as the bonding area. The capacitive electromechanical transducer includes a device, the device including at least one cellular structure including: a silicon substrate; a diaphragm; and a diaphragm supporting portion configured to support the diaphragm so that a gap is formed between one surface of the silicon substrate and the diaphragm. The device has, in its periphery, a groove formed in a layer shared with the diaphragm supporting portion. | 11-28-2013 |
20150183634 | CAPACITIVE TRANSDUCER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present inventions provide a capacitive transducer that can reduce film damage on a substrate surface on a vibration film side due to a difference in thermal expansion coefficient between a through wiring and a substrate and a method of manufacturing the same. The capacitive transducer consists of a plurality of cells with each cell comprising a first electrode and a vibration film on a first surface side of a substrate having a through wiring that penetrates the substrate from a first surface to a second surface of the substrate, the vibration film including a second electrode that is formed with a gap from the first electrode. A holding member that holds a leading end of the through wiring is provided on the first surface side of the substrate. | 07-02-2015 |
20150263647 | DEVICE HAVING ELEMENT ELECTRODE CONNECTED TO PENETRATING WIRE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - According to a method for manufacturing a device in which an electrode of an element is electrically connected to a penetrating wire in a substrate, a structure is prepared in which the element is arranged on the first substrate having a through hole formed therein: and a second substrate is prepared which has an electroconductive seed layer formed thereon. Then, a wall part is formed on the first substrate; a seed layer is joined to a face on an element side of the structure through a bonding layer; the bonding layer is removed; and the seed layer is exposed in the inside of the opening. The inside of the wall part and the through hole is filled with a conductor, with the use of the seed layer through electrolytic plating. | 09-17-2015 |
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20110115952 | IMAGE SENSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - An image sensing apparatus comprises an image sensor configured to convert an optical image of a subject into image signals by photoelectric conversion. The image sensing apparatus acquires information for estimating a magnitude of a dark current in the image sensor, and, on the basis of the acquired information, selects any one of vertical linear noise correction processing, black subtraction processing, and normal readout processing in which neither the vertical linear noise correction processing or the black subtraction processing is carried out. Then, the image sensing apparatus carries out the vertical linear noise correction processing to correct a vertical linear noise in an image if the vertical linear noise correction processing is selected, or the black subtraction processing to correct a vertical linear noise and a fixed pattern noise in an image if the black subtraction processing is selected. | 05-19-2011 |
20130286254 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image capturing apparatus sequentially obtains images obtained by image capturing of a subject and detects the angle of view of each obtained image at the time of image capturing. The apparatus sequentially selects a plurality of images, of the obtained images, which are used to generate one frame. The apparatus combines the selected images to generate a moving image including an obtained composite image as a frame. If the selected images differ in angle of view at the time of image capturing, the apparatus changes all the selected images into images having the same angle of view and the same number of pixels by adjusting angles of view of selected images which differ in angle of view from one reference image of the selected images, and combines the images. | 10-31-2013 |
20140184866 | IMAGE PICKUP ELEMENT, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, AND METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - An image pickup element generates an AF evaluation value to be used for image-pickup in accordance with an image signal corresponding to a voltage signal obtained from a first pixel group among a plurality of pixels. The image pickup element further outputs an image signal corresponding to a voltage signal obtained from a second pixel group among the plurality of pixels as a live-view display signal for image display. In accordance with the AF evaluation value, a control unit controls a mechanical optical unit having a focus lens and performs live-view display on an image display unit in accordance with the live-view display signal. | 07-03-2014 |
20140253792 | IMAGE CAPTURE APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Evaluation values relating to image capture are detected from at least two out of a plurality of images having different exposure amounts, which are used to generate a composite image. From a plurality of detected evaluation values relating to image capture, an evaluation value relating to image capture used to control an operation of an image capture apparatus is selected under a predetermined operation, thereby improving the detection accuracy of evaluation values relating to image capture in an HDR moving image capture operation. | 09-11-2014 |
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20100033740 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - An image forming apparatus allows a print unit to print a sheet on which a user handwrites, and combines a handwritten image included in an image obtained by reading out a handwritten sheet with a background image, and prints the combined image. Further, a decor to determine decoration contents for the handwriting image and a painting pattern of a decorated area can be designated by the user, and the handwriting image is decorated according to the determined decoration contents and the painting pattern. Further, the decoration contents are determined according to the designated painting pattern as well as the designated decor. That is, the decor that the user desires may be adjusted to be suitable for the designated painting pattern and the decoration contents may be determined. | 02-11-2010 |
20110102815 | MOVEMENT DETECTION APPARATUS AND RECORDING APPARATUS - The movement detection apparatus acquires a movement state of an object by clipping a template pattern from first image data and seeking a region having a high correlation with the template pattern in second image data. The movement detection apparatus performs at least one of first processing, which analyzes the first image data, and second processing, which analyzes a relationship between the first image data and third image data acquired after the first image data has been acquired and before the second image data is acquired, and sets a position at which the template patter is clipped. | 05-05-2011 |
20110102850 | MOVEMENT DETECTION APPARATUS AND RECORDING APPARATUS - When at least one of first image data and second image data is captured, according to a moving speed of an object while an image sensor is capturing an image, exposure time for capturing the image is controlled to decrease a difference between object blur widths in a direction in which the object moves. | 05-05-2011 |
20110211898 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD OF PRINTING APPARATUS - A disabled state in which sheets cannot be discharged at a discharge unit while printing is detected. Upon detecting the disabled state, printing is continued at a printing unit, and a sheet printed upon is evacuated to a storage unit without cutting into a plurality of cut sheets at a cutter unit. After the disabled state is resolved, the sheet which has been evacuated to the storage unit is sent to the cutter unit so as to be cut into the cut sheets, and discharged at the discharge unit. | 09-01-2011 |
20140035987 | METHOD FOR PRINTING AND PRINTING SHEET USED FOR THE METHOD - A method is provided that performs, based on a schedule, the printing of a plurality of images and the print head maintenance on the first face and the second face of a continuous sheet. The method includes: sensing a unique portion unsuitable for image printing that exists on the continuous sheet; and setting a printing schedule, when the unique portion is sensed in the first face or the second face, such that an image is prevented to be printed on the unique portion and a maintenance operation of the print head is performed at a region corresponding to the unique portion on the back face of the first or second face that has the unique portion. | 02-06-2014 |
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20120308279 | IMAGE FIXING APPRATUS - Image fixing apparatus for fixing a toner image through a nip, the apparatus including a cylindrical film; a nip forming member contacting an inner surface of the film; a pressing rotatable member forming the nip in cooperation with the nip forming member with the film interposed therebetween; and a regulating member for regulating movement of the film in a direction of a generatrix of the film, wherein the regulating member has an opposing surface opposing an edge of an end portion of the film with respect to the direction of the generatrix, and the opposing surface has a regulation region for regulating the edge of the film when the film is driven and moves in the generatrix direction, wherein the regulation region is narrower in a downstream side of a center portion of the nip than in an upstream side thereof with respect to a sheet feeding direction. | 12-06-2012 |
20140308052 | FIXING APPARATUS - In one aspect of the invention, a fixing apparatus that heats a recording material having a toner image while conveying the recording material at a nip portion to make the toner image fix onto the recording material includes a cylindrical belt having a heat generating layer that generates heat by being energized and a contact for supplying electricity to the heat generating layer. The contact is in contact with one of an outer surface and an inner surface of an end of the belt in the generatrix direction of the belt. An electrically conductive layer is provided, along the direction of rotation of the belt, on a surface of the heat generating layer opposite to a surface of the heat generating layer at which the contact is present. | 10-16-2014 |
20150234315 | DEVELOPING APPARATUS, CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - In a developing apparatus, a cartridge, and an image forming apparatus, the positions of a regulating section, an opening, a bottom section of a development chamber, and a bottom section of a storage chamber are in a specific positional relationship, an optical discharging section is provided in a specific position, or the structure of a regulating member is a specific structure. | 08-20-2015 |
20150355590 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus is provided that includes a light-emitting unit which emits light to an image bearing member which bears a developer image and that detects presence or absence of a developer container storing developer or a shape of the developer container on the basis of the number of electrons discharged from or received by the image bearing member when the light-emitting unit emits the light. | 12-10-2015 |
20160004196 | FIXING APPARATUS - In one aspect of the invention, a fixing apparatus that heats a recording material having a toner image while conveying the recording material at a nip portion to make the toner image fix onto the recording material includes a cylindrical belt having a heat generating layer that generates heat by being energized and a contact for supplying electricity to the heat generating layer. The contact is in contact with one of an outer surface and an inner surface of an end of the belt in the generatrix direction of the belt. An electrically conductive layer is provided, along the direction of rotation of the belt, on a surface of the heat generating layer opposite to a surface of the heat generating layer at which the contact is present. | 01-07-2016 |
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20120194545 | INTERFACE APPARATUS, METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - According to one embodiment, an interface apparatus for displaying a GUI object according to a position and a direction of a pointing object comprises a display unit, an image capturing unit, a detection unit, and an additional display unit. The display unit displays a movie based on a first image frame group. The image capturing unit obtains a second image frame group by capturing an image of a surface on which the movie is displayed. The detection unit detects a position and a direction of the pointing object based on the first image frame group and the second image frame group. The additional display unit displays a specific shape which is superimposed to the first image frame group, so that the detected position of the pointing object is irradiated with light of no less than a predetermined illuminance and the light attenuates according to a distance from the position. | 08-02-2012 |
20120243778 | IMAGE RECOGNIZING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR RECOGNIZING IMAGE AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An image recognizing apparatus includes a dictionary memory, a block determining module and a recognizing module. The dictionary memory stores dictionary data. The block determining module determines that a target block comprising a target pixel to be processed of a plurality of pixels in image data is a shared block to which the dictionary data is used or a mirror block to which the dictionary data to the shared block is used, based on a position of the target block. The recognizing module uses common dictionary data for the shared block and the mirror block, and recognizes a characteristic portion of the image expressed by the image data. | 09-27-2012 |
20140093129 | OBJECT DETECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD - According to one embodiment, an object detection apparatus includes an acquisition unit, a first detector, a determination unit, and a second detector. The acquisition unit acquires frames in a time-series manner. The first detector detects a predetermined object in each of the frames. The determination unit stores detection results corresponding to the frames, compares a first detection result corresponding to a first frame of the frames with a second detection result corresponding to a second frame of the frames, and determines whether false negative of the predetermined object exists in the second frame. The second detector detects the predetermined object in the second frames when it is determined that false negative of the predetermined object exists. The second detector differs in performance from the first detector. | 04-03-2014 |
20140139690 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CAMERA HAVING COMMUNICATION FUNCTION, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing apparatus has a communication part, a message receiving part, a network-information acquiring part, a peripheral-apparatus information managing part, a task accepting part, a task allocating part, a task processing part, a process-related information generating part, and a message transmitting part configured to generate a message that includes the process-related information and transmit the message including the process-related information to the other communication apparatuses via the communication part and the network. | 05-22-2014 |