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20100008687 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus including a latent image bearing member, a charger to evenly charge a surface of the latent image bearing member, an electrostatic latent image forming device to form an electrostatic latent image on the surface of the latent image bearing member, a developing device to develop the electrostatic latent image into a toner image using toner, a transfer bias application device to apply a transfer bias to an image transfer area where the latent image bearing member faces a recording medium, a pre-transfer neutralizing device to reduce an electric potential at a portion on the surface of the latent image bearing member, a surface electric potential detector to detect an electric potential at the surface of the latent image bearing member, and a radiation amount control device to control an amount of radiation from the pre-transfer neutralizing device based on a detection result obtained by the surface electric potential detector. | 01-14-2010 |
20120170951 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus including a latent image bearing member, a charger to evenly charge a surface of the latent image bearing member, an electrostatic latent image forming device to form an electrostatic latent image on the surface of the latent image bearing member, a developing device to develop the electrostatic latent image into a toner image using toner, a transfer bias application device to apply a transfer bias to an image transfer area where the latent image bearing member faces a recording medium, a pre-transfer neutralizing device to reduce an electric potential at a portion on the surface of the latent image bearing member, a surface electric potential detector to detect an electric potential at the surface of the latent image bearing member, and a radiation amount control device to control an amount of radiation from the pre-transfer neutralizing device. | 07-05-2012 |
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20080240608 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, PROGRAM, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS - There is provided an image processing apparatus which corrects a shot image, which is shot by an image capturing apparatus and on which a shadow of a foreign substance existing on a shooting optical path of the image capturing apparatus is captured, so as to reduce an influence of the shadow of the foreign substance. The image processing apparatus includes a display unit which displays the shot image, a correction unit which corrects the shot image so as to reduce the influence of the shadow of the foreign substance on the basis of foreign substance information, an input unit which is used by a user to perform input operation in accordance with a shot image displayed on the display unit and inputs unregistered foreign substance information which has not been registered in foreign substance information, and an additional registration unit which additionally registers the unregistered foreign substance information. | 10-02-2008 |
20090256929 | COLOR PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND METHOD THEREFOR - A first image obtained by capturing white paper placed under an illuminant having known illuminant information using an image capturing device is input together with identification information of the illuminant, and illuminant information of the illuminant having the known illuminant information is obtained together with the identification information of the illuminant. A table is generated by associating a chromaticity of the first image with the obtained illuminant information based on the identification information. A second image obtained by capturing the white paper placed under an illuminant having unknown illuminant information using the image capturing device is input, and illuminant information of the illuminant having the unknown illuminant information is estimated from a chromaticity of the second image by referring to the table. | 10-15-2009 |
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20090003696 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - One embodiment of the present invention is to provide an image processing method and an image processing apparatus which can also handle data other than a standard color space and can also handle a case in which the color space of an image color adjustment processing section and that of an image color conversion processing section are different from each other. In one embodiment of the present invention, predetermined color conversion is performed on an image in a first color space, and a first color conversion table defined in the first color space is generated. Next, based on the first color conversion table, a second color conversion table defined in a second color space is generated. | 01-01-2009 |
20090158915 | SHEET MUSIC CREATION METHOD AND IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM - Image data of sheet music formed from a plurality of pages is input, and the input image data is divided into bars. The complexity of performance of each divided bar is determined for each page. An easy-to-play portion is detected as a page feed position for each page in accordance with the determination result. The layout of the sheet music is changed based on the detected page feed position, and the layout-changed sheet music is output. | 06-25-2009 |
20090161164 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - There is provided an image processing method of laying out and outputting an image of an original formed from a plurality of pages on one page, the method comprising: inputting image data of the original formed from the plurality of pages; dividing the image data input in the inputting into a plurality of blocks; discarding unnecessary information; appending necessary information to each block obtained by division in the dividing based on the predetermined rule; replacing the respective blocks obtained by division in the dividing with the block from which the unnecessary information is discarded in the discarding, and the block to which the necessary information is appended in the appending; and outputting the respective blocks which have undergone replacement in the replacing by laying out the respective blocks on one page. | 06-25-2009 |
20090161176 | SHEET MUSIC CREATION METHOD AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A sheet music creation method of creating sheet music whose layout is changed based on image data of sheet music input from an input device includes the steps of dividing the image data of the sheet music input from the input device into grand staffs, designating the grand staffs divided in the dividing in the order of performance, and re-editing, by a processor, image data representing the grand staffs in accordance with the order designated in the designating. | 06-25-2009 |
20090161917 | SHEET MUSIC PROCESSING METHOD AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A sheet music processing method of processing, by an image processing apparatus, image data of sheet music input by an input device, the method comprising setting, by a user using a designation unit of the image processing apparatus, a unit in which the image data of the sheet music is processed; dividing the image data of the sheet music into units corresponding to the unit; determining whether image data of a first one of the units is repeated in one or more others of the units; and processing the image data, when the image data of the first one of the units is determined to be repeated in the one or more others of the units, to append information using the image processing apparatus to the image data of the first one of the units and the image data of the one or more others of the units. | 06-25-2009 |
20100236381 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, MUSICAL SCORE EDITING METHOD EXECUTED THEREON, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus that processes image data representing a musical score inputs image data of a musical score document to the image processing apparatus, detects a blank area in the musical score based on the input image data, and generates image data in which an assistance sign has been added in the blank area in correspondence with a sign in the musical score. | 09-23-2010 |
20120300266 | SHEET MUSIC CREATION METHOD AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A sheet music creation method of creating sheet music whose layout is changed based on image data of sheet music input from an input device includes the steps of dividing the image data of the sheet music input from the input device into grand staffs, designating the grand staffs divided in the dividing in the order of performance, and re-editing, by a processor, image data representing the grand staffs in accordance with the order designated in the designating. | 11-29-2012 |
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20090287020 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING HIGH-PURITY N-VINYLCARBOXAMIDES - Disclosed is a process for producing high-purity N-vinylcarboxamides comprising: (A) a step of dissolving a crude N-vinylcarboxamide in an alcohol having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, the crude N-vinylcarboxamide containing 50 to 97% by mass of an N-vinylcarboxamide; (B) a step of adding an aliphatic hydrocarbon having 5 to 10 carbon atoms to the composition obtained in the step (A) to precipitate a crystal of the N-vinylcarboxamide; and (C) a step of separating the crystal of the N-vinylcarboxamide precipitated in the step (B). | 11-19-2009 |
20100099636 | HYDROUS GEL AND PRODUCTION PROCESS AND USE OF THE HYDROUS GEL - A hydrous gel substantially comprising at least two polymers selected from the group consisting of polyacrylic acid, sodium polyacrylate and partially neutralized polyacrylate, and water, the polymers being crosslinked by containing an aluminum compound, wherein the pH when the hydrous gel is 100-fold diluted with purified water is from 6.5 to 8.5. A hydrous gel which can stably hold an ascorbic acid or a derivative thereof, has high gel strength, exhibits good adhesion to an adherend and causes no liquid syneresis can be provided. | 04-22-2010 |
20100129708 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY WHEREIN A BATTERY CASE AND A TERMINAL ARE CONNECTED THROUGH RESISTANCE - A non-aqueous electrolyte battery comprising: a battery case containing aluminum; a positive electrode terminal attached to the battery case; and a negative electrode terminal attached to the battery case and insulated from the battery case, wherein the positive electrode terminal and the battery case are connected through a resistor having resistance of 1Ω to 1 MΩ. Otherwise, A non-aqueous electrolyte battery comprising: a battery case containing iron; a negative electrode terminal attached to the battery case; and a positive electrode terminal attached to the battery case and insulated from the battery case, wherein the negative electrode terminal and the battery case are connected through a resistor having resistance of 1Ω to 1 MΩ. | 05-27-2010 |
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20110302512 | INFORMATION TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF INFORMATION TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING COMPUTER PROGRAM - An information transmission apparatus receives information indicating a display language type of a web page to be displayed on a web browser included in an information processing apparatus, and determines whether a display language type of a screen displayed on a display unit included in the information transmission apparatus matches the display language type indicated by the received information. If the display languages do not match, the information transmission apparatus changes the display language of the screen displayed on the display unit to the display language indicated by the received information, generates a web page including image data indicating a screen of a changed display language type, and transmits the generated web page to the information processing apparatus. | 12-08-2011 |
20120287457 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS DISPLAYING OPERATING PROCEDURE, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING CONTROL PROGRAM THEREFOR - An image processing apparatus that is capable of displaying a user's operating procedure to a user appropriately. A first acquisition unit acquires, when a detection unit detects an error, operating procedure data that shows a user's operation required to release the errors and an operating position at which the user's operation is performed corresponding to the detected error. A second acquisition unit acquires, when a user position differs from the operating position acquired by the first acquisition unit, applicable movement data that urges a user to move to the operating position from the user position. A display unit displays, when the second acquisition unit acquires the movement data, the operating procedure data acquired by the first acquisition unit after displaying the movement data, and displays, when the second acquisition unit does not acquire the movement data, the operating procedure data acquired by the first acquisition unit. | 11-15-2012 |
20140146342 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING A PROGRAM - When an event requiring maintenance in an apparatus has been detected, moving image reproducing, for starting reproducing of a moving image indicating a procedure of maintenance in response to a user instruction and reproducing, is executed. Then, when it is determined that the procedure indicated by the moving image is executed, reproducing of a moving image indicating a procedure for clearing the event is executed. | 05-29-2014 |
20150062644 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF PROPERLY REPRODUCING DESIRED SETTINGS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus capable of properly reproducing, even when a setting operation is interrupted by a cause unintended by a user, settings desired by the user, and thereby improving the user-friendliness. In a case where a cause of interruption of a job setting operation is generated at a timing other than a predetermined timing, information on the displayed screen and information on the job settings are stored. When the cause of interruption has been removed, the stored screen information and information on job settings are read out, and the interrupted state of the job setting operation is reproduced. | 03-05-2015 |
20150092235 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF SETTING INITIAL DISPLAY SCREEN, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus equipped with a customization function and a resume function, which is capable of enabling a user to select one of these functions and thereby displaying an initial display screen intended by the user. A user is prompted to make a selection as to whether to display a user-customized screen or to display a screen displayed at logout time, as an initial screen to be displayed after start or reactivation of the image forming apparatus. The display of the initial screen after the start or reactivation of the image forming apparatus is controlled based on the selection made by the user. | 04-02-2015 |
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20100220540 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE CAPABLE OF DRIVING NON-SELECTED WORD LINES TO FIRST AND SECOND POTENTIALS - A semiconductor device includes a word line drive circuit for resetting the word line by driving the word line connected to a memory cell and is constituted so as to switch a reset level of the word line drive circuit, which is set at the time of the reset operation of the word line, between a first potential such as a ground potential and a second potential such as a negative potential. Further, a semiconductor device including a memory cell array formed by arranging a plurality of memory cells and a word line reset level generating circuit for generating a negative potential makes it possible to vary the amount of a current supply of the word line reset level generating circuit when non-selected word lines are set to a negative potential by applying the output of the word line reset level generating circuit to the non-selected word lines, and varies the amount of the current supply of the negative potential in accordance with the operation of the memory cell array. Furthermore, in a semiconductor device including a plurality of power source circuits each having an oscillation circuit and a capacitor, for driving the capacitor by the oscillation signal outputted by the oscillation circuit, at least a part of these power source circuits shares in common the oscillation circuit, and different capacitors are driven by the oscillation signal outputted from the common oscillation circuit. | 09-02-2010 |
20100321983 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE CAPABLE OF DRIVING NON-SELECTED WORD LINES TO FIRST AND SECOND POTENTIALS - A semiconductor device includes a word line drive circuit for resetting the word line by driving the word line connected to a memory cell and is constituted so as to switch a reset level of the word line drive circuit, which is set at the time of the reset operation of the word line, between a first potential such as a ground potential and a second potential such as a negative potential. Further, a semiconductor device including a memory cell array formed by arranging a plurality of memory cells and a word line reset level generating circuit for generating a negative potential makes it possible to vary the amount of a current supply of the word line reset level generating circuit when non-selected word lines are set to a negative potential by applying the output of the word line reset level generating circuit to the non-selected word lines, and varies the amount of the current supply of the negative potential in accordance with the operation of the memory cell array. Furthermore, in a semiconductor device including a plurality of power source circuits each having an oscillation circuit and a capacitor, for driving the capacitor by the oscillation signal outputted by the oscillation circuit, at least a part of these power source circuits shares in common the oscillation circuit, and different capacitors are driven by the oscillation signal outputted from the common oscillation circuit. | 12-23-2010 |