Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: circuitry configured to in response to a request from a user terminal of a first user, obtain a collection status indicating whether collection of an item from a second user to the first user has been completed, determine, for the item having a collection status indicating uncompleted transfer, an action to be taken by the first user to collect the item, and transmit screen data to the user terminal of the first user, the screen data for displaying a proposal screen including the action to be taken by the first user for selection by the first user.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a sintered product from a three-dimensional object as a solution includes: a preparation step S11, a degreasing step S12, and a sintering step S13. In S11, a multilayer made of an ink containing inorganic particles and an organic material is formed to prepare a three-dimensional object. S12 includes: a first degreasing step of heating the three-dimensional object under an inert gas atmosphere at a first average degreasing temperature (T1) for a first heating time to degrease the organic material; and a second degreasing step of heating the three-dimensional object degreased in the first degreasing step, under an inert gas atmosphere at a second average degreasing temperature (T2) higher than Ti for a second heating time to degrease the organic material. In S13, the three-dimensional object degreased in the second degreasing step is sintered at an average sintering temperature higher than T2 to obtain a sintered product.

Abstract: An inkjet printing apparatus 1 includes an ink-jet head 23 that ejects UV curable ink to a medium M, an irradiation lamp 25 that irradiates the UV curable ink ejected to the medium M with ultraviolet rays, and a heater 37 that heats the UV curable ink after the ultraviolet ray irradiation by the irradiation lamp 25 and thereby stabilizes color fixation of the UV curable ink. The UV curable ink after the ultraviolet ray irradiation is heated at least at 35° C.

Abstract: The photocurable inkjet ink contains: a radical polymerizable compound; a photoinitiator; and a thixotropic agent, and has a first viscosity of 1,000 mPa·s or less as measured at a shear rate of 10,000 s?1, and a second viscosity of 10,000 mPa·s or more as measured at a shear rate set to 10?1 s?1 after a shear force is continuously applied at the shear rate of 10,000 s?1 for 30 seconds.

Abstract: Provided is a radiation-curable ink that has low odor, excellent curability, and can provide a printed matter that has excellent hardness and toughness. The radiation-curable ink includes the monofunctional polymerizable compound (?) having a heterocyclic structure in which a hetero atom is an oxygen atom, and a multifunctional polymerizable compound (?) having an alicyclic structure. It is preferable that the radiation-curable ink further include a multifunctional polymerizable compound (Z) not having a bicyclo structure or a higher cyclic structure. It is preferable that the monofunctional polymerizable compound be a monofunctional (meth)acrylate and the multifunctional polymerizable compound be a multifunctional (meth)acrylate.

Abstract: Provided are a maintenance liquid and a maintenance method that can solve an ejection problem of a UV curable inkjet printer. The maintenance liquid includes: a first ingredient in which a water-soluble compound is soluble and a cured matter of a UV curable ink is insoluble. The maintenance method includes: a first cleaning process at which a water-soluble compound that adheres to an inkjet head included in the UV curable inkjet printer is dissolved by a first maintenance liquid including the first ingredient in which the water-soluble compound is soluble and a cured matter of a UV curable ink is insoluble, and a second cleaning process at which the inkjet head is cleaned by a second maintenance liquid including a second ingredient in which the water-soluble compound is insoluble and the cured matter of the UV curable ink is soluble.

Abstract: To provide an inkjet printing apparatus that improves the smoothness of the ink layer surface and improves the image quality. Provided is an inkjet printing apparatus that prints with a UV curable ink, the inkjet printing apparatus including: an ejection unit configured to eject the UV curable ink onto the surface of a print medium; and a control unit configured to control the ejection of the UV curable ink from the ejection unit, the UV curable ink containing a thixotropy-imparting agent, and the control unit setting the viscosity of the UV curable ink to 1 mPa·s to 20 mPa·s at the time of ejection and to at least 80 mPa·s within five seconds of landing on the print medium.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus operate to: execute one application; store group information, the group information being associated with a plurality of pieces of execution status information each of which represents one of a plurality of execution statuses of the execution, a plurality of pieces of content information each of which represents one of the contents of the plurality of pieces of execution status information, and group identification information identifying groups to which the plurality of pieces of execution status information and the plurality of pieces of content information belong; and generate, based on the group information, menu information which displays the content information included in at least one of the groups. The at least one application is executed using the execution status information associated with at least one piece of the content information included in the menu information.

Abstract: To provide an inkjet printing apparatus that improves the smoothness of the ink layer surface and improves the image quality. Provided is an inkjet printing apparatus that prints with a UV curable ink, the inkjet printing apparatus including: an ejection unit configured to eject the UV curable ink onto the surface of a print medium; and a control unit configured to control the ejection of the UV curable ink from the ejection unit, the UV curable ink containing a thixotropy-imparting agent, and the control unit setting the viscosity of the UV curable ink to 1 mPa·s to 20 mPa·s at the time of ejection and to at least 80 mPa·s within five seconds of landing on the print medium.

Abstract: An input information reception unit of a server receives input information relating to a user operation from a client terminal and records the input information into an input information storage unit together with time. An information processing unit carries out an information process immediately on the basis of the input information, and an encoding unit encodes generated primary output data and a data transmission unit transmits the encoded data to the client terminal. An adjustment part adjusts processing contents and an encode parameter at any time in response to a communication situation monitored by a communication situation monitoring unit and records an adjustment history into an adjustment history storage unit together with the time.

Abstract: Provided is a radiation-curable ink that has low odor, excellent curability, and can provide a printed matter that has excellent hardness and toughness. The radiation-curable ink includes the monofunctional polymerizable compound (?) having a heterocyclic structure in which a hetero atom is an oxygen atom, and a multifunctional polymerizable compound (?) having an alicyclic structure. It is preferable that the radiation-curable ink further include a multifunctional polymerizable compound (Z) not having a bicyclo structure or a higher cyclic structure. It is preferable that the monofunctional polymerizable compound be a monofunctional (meth)acrylate and the multifunctional polymerizable compound be a multifunctional (meth)acrylate.

Abstract: An input information reception unit of a server receives input information relating to a user operation from a client terminal and records the input information into an input information storage unit together with time. An information processing unit carries out an information process immediately on the basis of the input information, and an encoding unit encodes generated primary output data and a data transmission unit transmits the encoded data to the client terminal. An adjustment part adjusts processing contents and an encode parameter at any time in response to a communication situation monitored by a communication situation monitoring unit and records an adjustment history into an adjustment history storage unit together with the time.

Abstract: An input information reception unit 32 of a server 30b receives input information relating to a user operation from a client terminal 10 and records the input information into an input information storage unit 42 together with time. An information processing unit 36 carries out an information process immediately on the basis of the input information, and an encoding unit 38 encodes generated primary output data and a data transmission unit 40 transmits the encoded data to the client terminal 10. An adjustment part 52 adjusts processing contents and an encode parameter at any time in response to a communication situation monitored by a communication situation monitoring unit 50 and records an adjustment history into an adjustment history storage unit 54 together with the time.

Abstract: An output system includes a terminal apparatus to receive an accumulation instruction from a user, an accumulation apparatus to accumulate first output job information, an output apparatus to acquire data from an accumulation destination specified in the first output job information, and an authentication apparatus to authenticate the user.

Abstract: Generation of cockling is suppressed to enable superior image quality printing. An inkjet printing device is provided with a head discharging ultraviolet curing ink onto a medium, pinning irradiation sections irradiating the ultraviolet curing ink on the medium with light, and a curing irradiation section arranged on a downstream side of the pinning irradiation sections in a conveying direction of the medium, and radiating light with a shorter wavelength than the pinning irradiation sections.

Abstract: An equipment unit is disclosed, including a first obtaining unit which obtains first identification information for a parameter set for calculating a use amount of the equipment unit; a comparison unit which compares the first identification information and second identification information for a parameter set for calculating a use amount of the equipment unit; a second obtaining unit which obtains information on a difference between the parameter set related to the first identification information and the parameter set stored in the equipment unit when the first identification information and the second identification information differ; and a control unit which calculates an amount of use of the equipment unit based on the parameter set stored in the equipment unit, and the information on the difference and controls the use of the equipment unit by the user.

Abstract: Generation of cockling is suppressed to enable superior image quality printing. An inkjet printing device is provided with a head discharging ultraviolet curing ink onto a medium, pinning irradiation sections irradiating the ultraviolet curing ink on the medium with light, and a curing irradiation section arranged on a downstream side of the pinning irradiation sections in a conveying direction of the medium, and radiating light with a shorter wavelength than the pinning irradiation sections.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus provide for a game server carrying out actions, including: generating a selection screen that presents a plurality of reproduction data items, each for reproducing a state of a respective point in time during execution of a game and allowing a user of a game device to select one of the reproduction data items, each reproduction data item representing a respective state of the game achieved by the user while engaged in game play on the game device, the selection screen presenting a first reproduction data item, which is one of the plurality of reproduction data items, in association with a second reproduction data item, wherein the selection screen provides an indication to the user of whether the second reproduction data item reproduces a state of a point in time at which the game has progressed with reference to the state reproduced by the first reproduction data item; and transmitting the generated selection screen to the game device over a network such that the game device may display

Abstract: Generation of cockling is suppressed to enable superior image quality printing. An inkjet printing device is provided with a head discharging ultraviolet curing ink onto a medium, pinning irradiation sections irradiating the ultraviolet curing ink on the medium with light, and a curing irradiation section arranged on a downstream side of the pinning irradiation sections in a conveying direction of the medium, and radiating light with a shorter wavelength than the pinning irradiation sections.

Abstract: An equipment unit is disclosed, including a first obtaining unit which obtains first identification information for a parameter set for calculating a use amount of the equipment unit; a comparison unit which compares the first identification information and second identification information for a parameter set for calculating a use amount of the equipment unit; a second obtaining unit which obtains information on a difference between the parameter set related to the first identification information and the parameter set stored in the equipment unit when the first identification information and the second identification information differ; and a control unit which calculates an amount of use of the equipment unit based on the parameter set stored in the equipment unit, and the information on the difference and controls the use of the equipment unit by the user.