Abstract: M_IDs corresponding to “not available” and “recommended 1” in respective setup items are read, and images corresponding to “recommended 1” and “not available” are read (S803). An image indicating “not available” and that indicating “recommended 1” corresponding to respective setup items are displayed at neighboring positions of GUI components of the respective setup items displayed on the display screen (S804).

Abstract: This invention has as its object to save labor time required for correction and adjustments when an error has occurred during either the recognition of input data or the process of the recognition result of an information processing apparatus which recognizes input data and outputs the recognition result. The information processing method described in this embodiment includes a recording step of recording input data (step S708), a recognition step of recognizing the input data (step S707), a determination step of determining whether or not the input data can be recognized in the recognition step (step S709), and an output step of outputting, when it is determined in the determination step that the input data can be recognized, data generated based on a recognition result in the recognition step (step S713), and outputting, when it is determined in the determination step that the input data cannot be recognized, output data generated based on the input data which is recorded in the recording step (step S710).

Abstract: A developing device comprises: a housing that stores developer; a developing roll that is rotatably supported in the housing and has a developing region with a roughened surface that supplies developer to an image region of an image holding member; a step portion that is formed at both sides of the developing region of the developing roll and whose diameter is smaller than that of the developing region; and a seal member that contacts a region of the step portion that is opposite to the image holding member.

Abstract: A user interface design apparatus which reduces the load associated with input operation by an author is provided. When a speech recognition grammar including a semantic structure generating rule is acquired, at least one semantic structure is extracted from the semantic structure generating rule included in the grammar. This semantic structure is presented to the author. The author can select the semantic structural element presented using an input device. Upon selection by the author is completed, the selected information is extracted and is reflected in user interface contents.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus comprises an image generating unit for generating an image from image data for an image containing an embossed part formed on a medium, the image generated by the image generating unit being different in form of the embossed part or neighborhood thereof from the image formed on the medium, and a display control unit for displaying the image generated by the image generating unit on a display apparatus.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus whereby advice having appropriate content can be given at an appropriate timing with regard to a method of user utterance, thereby making it possible to reduce the probability of misrecognition due to the method of utterance. An execution unit executes processing that conforms to the result of speech recognition. An analyzing unit analyzes the suitability of input speech for the speech recognition. A cancel instruction unit inputs an instruction to cancel the processing that has been executed by the execution unit. In response to the cancel instruction, a notification unit notifies the user of guidance related to speech input, based upon the result of the analysis unit.

Abstract: An speech processing apparatus comprises a setting unit that sets an association between a speech recognition target vocabulary and the shortcut data for transitioning to a state to which a transition is made, when a user makes a transition to a state among the plurality of states using an operation input unit, an speech input unit that inputs an audio, a speech recognition unit that employs the speech recognition target vocabulary to recognize the audio that is input via the speech input unit, and a control unit that employs the shortcut data that corresponds to the speech recognition target vocabulary that is a recognition result of the speech recognition unit to transition to the state, in order to improve speech recognition accuracy for audio shortcuts, while also preserving the convenience of the audio shortcuts.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier that carries a latent image; a charging device that charges the image carrier with a charging voltage having an AC component; and a roller that carries a developer to be supplied to the image carrier in a developing position, with a surface of the roller provided with axially-formed grooves, the frequency of the AC component of the charging voltage and the number of the grooves provided on the roller being set so that non-uniformity in density of an output image becomes invisible, caused by interference between the frequency of the AC component of the charging voltage and the frequency at which the grooves pass the developing position.

Abstract: The system includes a computer for transmitting news information and a computer communicably connected to the computer for receiving the news information. The computer outputs the content of the news information as voice in an order predetermined based upon the content of the received news information, and displays an animation, which imitates a speaking individual, in conformity with the voice output. The user is thus capable of acquiring desired news information with facility.

Abstract: A command for incrementing a numeric value is inputted by pressing a “2” key. A command for decrementing the numeric value is inputted by depressing an “8” key. At least one of a process for incrementing the numeric value by the amount of increment according to the length of time during which the “2” key is held down and a process for decrementing the numeric value by the amount of decrement according to the length of time during which the “8” key is held down is performed to determine a value to be input.

Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus which allows a user interface implemented in a description language such as XML or the like to re-use a widget. A user interface description document can describe a command to allocate a widget with reference to a widget description document that describes the definition of the widget of the user interface. When the user interface description document describes the command, the information processing apparatus refers to the widget description document and generates structured data which expresses the contents that integrate the user interface description document and widget description document. The apparatus displays the user interface based on the generated structured data, and executes an operation in response to an input event from the user.

Abstract: An image formation processing method for forming an image to be raised with color toners on a raised portion of an expandable toner which is formed on a recording sheet according to an original image, comprising extracting a contour section of the image to be raised from the original image, and changing a color of the extracted contour section to enhance the image to be raised.

Abstract: An image forming device for adequately forming an image in which images overlap one another. The priority order (display order) of the images overlapping with one another is judged for the area where images of different attributes overlap with one another. When the priority rank of a three-dimensional image is high, a planar image in the overlapping area is deleted, or a three-dimensional image is formed on a planar image. When the rank of a planar image is high, only the color image of a three-dimensional image in the overlapping area is deleted, and a planar image is formed using foaming toner.

Abstract: It is an object of this invention to realize high-speed database retrieval. More specifically, it is an object of this invention to increase a retrieval speed when data corresponding to an input character string are retrieved from a database having a trie structure. In order to achieve the above object, a database retrieval apparatus according to the invention can retrieve data corresponding to an input character string from a database having a trie structure, and includes a plurality of child node search units for searching for a child node corresponding to the input character string at each node of the trie structure, and a setting unit for setting, in advance for each node, one of the plurality of child node search unit which is to be used at each node. Data held in the database is retrieved by searching for a child node using the child node search unit set for each node by the setting unit.

Abstract: This device has a first circuit including a first field effect transistor and a second circuit coupled to a source of the first electric field transistor. The second circuit applies a first source bias voltage, which does not reversely bias between a source and a body of the first field effect transistor, to the first field effect transistor during the operation mode of the first circuit, and applies a second source bias voltage, which reversely biases between the source and the body of the first field effect transistor, to the first field effect transistor during the standby mode of the first circuit. During the standby mode of the first circuit, the leakage current that flows through the first FET is reduced by means of the reverse bias effect produced by applying the second source bias voltage to the source of the first FET.

Abstract: It is an object of this invention to realize high-speed database retrieval. More specifically, it is an object of this invention to increase a retrieval speed when data corresponding to an input character string are retrieved from a database having a trie structure. In order to achieve the above object, a database retrieval apparatus according to the invention can retrieve data corresponding to an input character string from a database having a trie structure, and includes a plurality of child node search units for searching for a child node corresponding to the input character string at each node of the trie structure, and a setting unit for setting, in advance for each node, one of the plurality of child node search unit which is to be used at each node. Data held in the database is retrieved by searching for a child node using the child node search unit set for each node by the setting unit.

Abstract: An image formation apparatus for forming a three dimensional print image on a recording medium by an image of three dimensional printing material and an image of color material in accordance with image data, comprises a designation unit for designating a three dimensional print region using three dimensional printing material and a non-three dimensional print region, with regard to the image data; and an image processing unit for performing different color conversions on the image data depending on the three dimensional print region and the non-three dimensional print region designated by the designation unit.

Abstract: A speech recognition apparatus that enables efficient multimodal input in setting a plurality of items by one utterance is provided. An input unit inputs a setting instruction by speech. A speech interpretation unit recognizes and interprets the contents of the setting instruction by speech to generate first structured data containing candidates of the interpretation result. An instruction input detecting unit detects a setting instruction input by a user. An instruction input interpretation unit interprets the contents of the setting instruction input to generate second structured data. A selection unit selects one of the interpretation candidates contained in the first structured data based on the second structured data.

Abstract: The present invention provides a semiconductor integrated circuit device which includes at least an SRAM memory cell array comprising a plurality of memory cells each constituted of a circuit including load MOS transistors, drive MOS transistors and transfer MOS transistors, a substrate bias generating circuit which is electrically connected to the load MOS transistors and supplies a substrate potential to the load MOS transistors during at least operation and standby, and a source bias generating circuit which is electrically connected to the drive MOS transistors and supplies a source potential to the drive MOS transistors at standby. It is possible to reduce a leak current in an SRAM memory cell during both operation and standby and reduce current consumption.

Abstract: A speech output apparatus is disclosed, which can allow the user to easily catch synthetic speech when the synthetic speech is output upon being superposed on a music output. The apparatus output can output a music and synthetic speech that indicates contents of information such as an e-mail and is superposed on the music. When the synthetic speech is output to be superposed on the music during output, the apparatus gradually decreases a tone volume of the music.