Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes extended services that are an extended function service and a backend service, and an extended service manager that manages the extended function service and the backend service. Each extended service provides an extension application with a function other than standard functions of the image forming apparatus, without using a standard application that realizes the standard functions of the image forming apparatus. The extension application is an application that realizes the function other than the standard functions of the image forming apparatus. The standard application is a copy application, a printer application, a facsimile application, or a transmission application.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes extended services that are an extended function service and a backend service, and an extended service manager that manages the extended function service and the backend service. Each extended service provides an extension application with a function other than standard functions of the image forming apparatus, without using a standard application that realizes the standard functions of the image forming apparatus. The extension application is an application that realizes the function other than the standard functions of the image forming apparatus. The standard application is a copy application, a printer application, a facsimile application, or a transmission application.

Abstract: Apparatus determines whether a number-of-sheet(s) of the paper required to form an image based on the printable data is equal to or larger than a threshold or smaller than the threshold, if it is determined that the number-of-sheet(s) of the paper is smaller than the threshold, determines whether a distance from the user is equal to or larger than a first distance or smaller than the first distance, if it is determined that the distance from the user is smaller than the first distance, controls the printer to form the image on the paper, and if it is determined that the distance from the user is equal to or larger than the first distance, if it is determined that the distance from the user is changed such that the distance from the user is smaller than the first distance, controls the printer to form the image on the paper.

Abstract: An information processing method includes: obtaining a sheet-image obtained by scanning a sheet including a name-field, in which a name is to be handwritten, and handwritten-characters written in an area other than the name-field; recognizing the handwritten-characters in the sheet-image; generating handwriting-information indicating characteristics of each character of the recognized handwritten-characters; determining whether or not a name is written in the name-field in the sheet-image; where determining that no name is written, extracting, from a database that stores one or more persons' names, the persons' attributes, and handwriting-informations of the persons in association with each other, one or more names and handwriting-informations in association with a particular attribute, and generating a table; selecting one name stored in the table in association with the generated handwriting-information; generating a name-image indicating the selected name; and combining the name-image and the sheet-image t

Abstract: Apparatus determines whether a number-of-sheet(s) of the paper required to form an image based on the printable data is equal to or larger than a threshold or smaller than the threshold, if it is determined that the number-of-sheet(s) of the paper is smaller than the threshold, determines whether a distance from the user is equal to or larger than a first distance or smaller than the first distance, if it is determined that the distance from the user is smaller than the first distance, controls the printer to form the image on the paper, and if it is determined that the distance from the user is equal to or larger than the first distance, if it is determined that the distance from the user is changed such that the distance from the user is smaller than the first distance, controls the printer to form the image on the paper.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image obtaining unit, a copy number obtaining unit, a set value obtaining unit, a set value applying unit, and a print performing unit. When the set value obtaining unit obtains and stores a plurality of different set values, the set value applying unit applies the plurality of respective set values to the image obtained by the image obtaining unit to generate and store a plurality of different set value applied images, and the specific count of copies of the plurality of respective set value applied images are printed, the print performing unit printing any one set value applied image among the plurality of stored set value applied images. A count of copies of the printing of the one set value applied image is found by subtracting the specific count of copies from the count of print copies.

Abstract: An information processing method includes: obtaining a sheet-image obtained by scanning a sheet including a name-field, in which a name is to be handwritten, and handwritten-characters written in an area other than the name-field; recognizing the handwritten-characters in the sheet-image; generating handwriting-information indicating characteristics of each character of the recognized handwritten-characters; determining whether or not a name is written in the name-field in the sheet-image; where determining that no name is written, extracting, from a database that stores one or more persons' names, the persons' attributes, and handwriting-informations of the persons in association with each other, one or more names and handwriting-informations in association with a particular attribute, and generating a table; selecting one name stored in the table in association with the generated handwriting-information; generating a name-image indicating the selected name; and combining the name-image and the sheet-image t

Abstract: An image forming apparatus obtains an interrupt execution instruction of an image forming job, the interrupt execution instruction including image data and execution information, suspends a prior image forming job being executed by using a first memory area, generates printable data by applying the execution information to image data of the suspended prior image forming job, writes the generated printable data in a second memory area, deletes the prior image forming job from the first memory area to free the first memory area, executes an interrupt image forming job of the interrupt execution instruction by using the first memory area, the prior image forming job having been deleted from the first memory area, and retrieves the printable data written in the second memory area and forms an image by using the retrieved printable data to execute the suspended prior image forming job.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image obtaining unit, a copy number obtaining unit, a set value obtaining unit, a set value applying unit, and a print performing unit. When the set value obtaining unit obtains and stores a plurality of different set values, the set value applying unit applies the plurality of respective set values to the image obtained by the image obtaining unit to generate and store a plurality of different set value applied images, and the specific count of copies of the plurality of respective set value applied images are printed, the print performing unit printing any one set value applied image among the plurality of stored set value applied images. A count of copies of the printing of the one set value applied image is found by subtracting the specific count of copies from the count of print copies.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus obtains an interrupt execution instruction of an image forming job, the interrupt execution instruction including image data and execution information, suspends a prior image forming job being executed by using a first memory area, generates printable data by applying the execution information to image data of the suspended prior image forming job, writes the generated printable data in a second memory area, deletes the prior image forming job from the first memory area to free the first memory area, executes an interrupt image forming job of the interrupt execution instruction by using the first memory area, the prior image forming job having been deleted from the first memory area, and retrieves the printable data written in the second memory area and forms an image by using the retrieved printable data to execute the suspended prior image forming job.

Abstract: Provided is to create a document file for drawing a picture finely, without increasing a file size. When a size of a first file computed before a process of vectorization is smaller than a size of a file of a manuscript, a process of vectorization is performed. When a size of a second file computed in the process of vectorization is smaller than the size of the file of the manuscript, a process after an end of the process of vectorization is performed. When a size of a third file computed in the process after the end of the process of vectorization is smaller than the size of the file of the manuscript, a vectorization file that is written in vectorized data is generated.

Abstract: Provided is to create a document file for drawing a picture finely, without increasing file size. When size of the first file computed in the first step that is smaller than size of a file of manuscript, advancing during execution of process of vectorization, when size of the second file computed in the second step is smaller than size of a file of manuscript, advancing the third step that is after an end of process of vectorization, when size of the third file computed in the third step is smaller than size of a file of manuscript, a vectorization file that wrote in data vectorized by vectorization part is generated. That is, generating the vectorization file when the size of the first—the third file is smaller than the size of the file of a manuscript, in the first step—the third step.

Abstract: A fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin structure comprising a thermoplastic resin and reinforcing fibers, having a ratio (Lw/Ln) of the number average fiber length (Ln) to the weight average fiber length (Lw) of the uniformly dispersed reinforcing fibers of 1.1 to 5, and having a weight average fiber length of 1.0 mm to 200 mm as well as a process and extruder for the production thereof.

Abstract: Cards which contain any one of the following thermoplastic resin compositions I to III in its material can be used as magnetic cards, IC cards, etc. since they are excellent in heat resistance, processability and embossability: a composition consisting of ingredients (A) and (B); a composition consisting of ingredients (A), (B) and (D); and a composition consisting of 100 parts by weight of one or more selected from the following ingredients (A), (B) and (D) and 2 to 25 parts by weight of the following ingredient (C), wherein ingredient (A) is a polyester composed of dicarboxylic acid components with terephthalic acid component as a main dicarboxylic acid component and ethylene glycol component (I) and 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol component (II) as main glycol components, wherein the molar ratio (I)/(II) of ethylene glycol component (I) to 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol component (II) is 1 or more; ingredient (B) is an aromatic polycarbonate; ingredient (C) is an inorganic sheet-like filler of 0.

Abstract: Cards which contain any one of the following thermoplastic resin compositions I to III in its material can be used as magnetic cards, IC cards, etc.

Abstract: A method for producing polybutylene terephthalate comprising continuously esterifying a dicarboxylic acid component consisting essentially of terephthalic acid with a diol component consisting essentially of 1,4-butanediol followed by polycondensing the resulting oligomer, wherein the esterification is effected in a molar ratio, P, of the diol component to the dicarboxylic acid component to fall between 1.1 and 1.6, in the presence of a combination of an organic titanium compound and an organic tin compound that satisfies the following requirement:amount of organic titanium compound (mol %).ltoreq.0.08.times.P-0.07where P=molar ratio of diol component to dicarboxylic acid component, and is followed by the polycondensation.

Abstract: An extruder comprising a screw and cylinder, the screw and/or cylinder having helices formed thereon and distal portions of the helices having substantially continuous irregularities formed in their surfaces which form a control mechanism enabling control of the degree of combing and fiber length by combing the supplied continuous roving.

Abstract: A fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin structure comprising a thermoplastic resin and reinforcing fibers, having a ratio (Lw/Ln) of the number average fiber length (Ln) to the weight average fiber length (Lw) of the uniformly dispersed reinforcing fibers of 1.1 to 5, and having a weight average fiber length of 1.0 mm to 200 mm.

Abstract: A fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin structure comprising a thermoplastic resin and reinforcing fibers, having a ratio (Lw/Ln) of the number average fiber length (Ln) to the weight average fiber length (Lw) of the uniformly dispersed reinforcing fibers of 1.1 to 5, and having a weight average fiber length of 1.0 mm to 200 mm as well as a process and extruder for the production thereof.

Abstract: A golf ball having an intermediate layer of thermoplastic resin between a thread-wound central core and an outer polyester elastomer layer. The thermoplastic resin has a substantial melt flow initiation temperature of 160.degree. C. or less, the substantial melt flow initiation temperature being the minimum temperature at which the melt index under a load of 4350 g. becomes 1 g/10 mins or more, and has a high adhesion property to the polyester elastomer cover. It is preferable that the thermoplastic resin have a resilience of 30% or more and that the intermediate layer of thermoplastic resin be within the range of 0.1 to 1.0 mm. This golf ball has excellent cutting resistance, "click" characteristics and impact resilience.