Abstract: An image processing apparatus which permits service providing an image forming that has high priority is selected as an image processing apparatus for storing count information by using service information representing whether each image processing apparatus permits counting the usage of printing materials in order to allow charging of service for providing the image forming associated with each user identification information, and a priority table for storing count information based on the contents of image forming. When image forming is executed, the count information representing the contents of the executed image forming is transmitted to the selected image processing apparatus, thereby causing the selected image processing apparatus to store the count information.

Abstract: An end portion of a top side of a package container is tapered. Although a developer container package body may be stood up with a bottom side at the bottom, it cannot be stood up with the top side at the bottom. The bottom side serves as a switching lid of the package container. When the switching lid is opened, an opening which is a taking-out hole appears and a developer container can be taken out of the opening.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus including a developing device corresponding to a color component, comprises: a conversion unit configured to accumulate, for each color component, values of respective pixels for each color component that fall within a predetermined range of image data, and to convert the accumulated value into a count value of the color component; an addition unit configured to add, to the image data, the count value of each color component that has been converted by the conversion unit; and a control unit configured, when forming an image based on the image data, to supply toner to the developing device of each color component in accordance with the count value of the color component that has been added by the addition unit.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus that can decompress image data in appropriate manners suitable for a plurality of processes, and simplify and speed up the processes. Blocks of image data are compressed, and information indicative of procedures of the processes to be performed on the blocks of image data by a plurality of image processing units is added to the compressed blocks of image data. Decompression methods for the compressed blocks of image data are determined according to the procedures in the information added to the compressed blocks of image data. The compressed blocks of image data are decompressed using the determined decompression methods.

Abstract: An image encoding apparatus for encoding bitmap data for each block including a plurality of pixels, and the apparatus comprises: a pixel information holding unit which accumulates one of the number of pixels having a designated attribute among the pixels, and a value of the color information of the pixel data, and holds the result as accumulated information; a threshold setting unit which sets a threshold for each designated attribute of a pixel in the block; and an object determination unit which compares the accumulated information held in the pixel information holding unit with the threshold set for each attribute by the threshold setting unit, and determines whether to replace a value of each pixel in the block, based on the comparison result.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus is provided, in carrying out an image forming operation using a paper sheet, that uses a sheet containing a wireless tag that stores an address storing control information for performing an optimum image forming. The image forming apparatus obtains the address from the wireless tag using a receiving device, and obtains control information from a server via a network based on the obtained address. The image forming apparatus controls an image forming condition based on the control information, and carries out the image forming under image forming conditions optimum for the sheet.

Abstract: There is disclosed an image processing apparatus and a control method thereof in which input image data and generates a plurality of tile images, each including a substance region and overlap regions each of which overlaps with a part of each adjacent tile image, by dividing the input image data. The apparatus executes image processing separately on each of the plurality of the generated tile images, and when generating each tile image, converts a resolution of image data in the overlap regions such that the resolution of the image data in the overlap regions is smaller than a resolution of image data in the substance region.

Abstract: A packing box includes a plurality of side plates, an outer cover and an inner cover. The plurality of side plates is provided mutually and continuously through a first bending portion. The outer cover is linked to at least one of the side plates through a second bending portion crossing the first bending portion, and serves to block a packed product port formed by the side plates. The inner cover is linked to the outer cover through a third bending portion on an extension of the first bending portion, and is linked to any of the side plates being adjacent to the side plate provided with the outer cover through a fourth bending portion in the same direction as the second bending portion. The inner cover is bent inward through a fifth bending portion extended from a crossing position of the third bending portion and the fourth bending portion.

Abstract: An end portion of a top side of a package container is tapered. Although a developer container package body may be stood up with a bottom side at the bottom, it cannot be stood up with the top side at the bottom, The bottom side serves as a switching lid of the package container, When the switching lid is opened, an opening which is a taking-out hole appears and a developer container can, be taken out of the opening.

Abstract: In a case where image data stored in an information processing apparatus is output to an image processing apparatus, lowering of security level due to a difference of the authentication level between authentication units of the respective apparatus can be restricted.

Abstract: A fully charged battery or an unused battery is set in a battery box of a lighting apparatus. A user turns on an illumination electric source of the apparatus and selects the battery. A maximum number of lighting times Smax when the lighting apparatus causes manual full lighting M1/1 by using the selected battery is stored in a memory of a microcomputer or IC by a user according to an operating button or an instruction on a liquid crystal screen. Next, the user performs normal shooting. A lighting amount (TTL lighting, manual full lighting, or the like) when the user performs shooting is converted to manual full lighting M1/1 to be obtained as a number of lighting times. By comparing the obtained number of lighting times with the maximum number of lighting times Smax, how many times of lighting can still be performed at a maximum is calculated.

Abstract: An interrupting part 2 is arranged in a vessel 1 that is filled with insulating gas to configure a puffer type gas circuit breaker. The interrupting part 2 having, at least, a main contact 3, 6 on each of fixed- and moving-sides, an arcing contact 4, 7 on each of the fixed- and moving-sides, a puffing device, and an insulative nozzle 10. The insulating gas that became high temperature by being puffed into the arcs is discharged through a puffer shaft 11 of tubular shape. The puffer shaft 11 has a pipe member 11a at the distal end of which the arcing contact 7 is installed, and an end member 11b, one end of which is separably connected to the pipe member 11a with a joint 11 and the other end of which is connected to a rod 12 that links to a manipulator side.

Abstract: A clock supplying apparatus capable of suppressing a current fluctuation as much as possible when supply of a clock signal to a circuit block is started or stopped. At start or termination of the clock signal supply to the circuit block, the clock signal frequency is temporarily changed to a low frequency lower than a standard frequency.

Abstract: A data receiving system which enables, even when the location of a recipient is changed, a sender to always send data to the same transmission destination, and the recipient to obtain received data from a nearest output terminal apparatus. A server as the data receiving apparatus receives data addressed to an IP address, as received data through the Internet. A multi-function peripheral as an output terminal apparatus receives the received data from the server and outputs the same. In this case, the server selects the multi-function peripheral from registered multi-function peripherals based on the IP address to which the received data is addressed, and relationship map information, and then transfers the received data to the selected multi-function peripheral.

Abstract: When a plurality of jobs are processed using a plurality of data processing units, data formats of the jobs to be processed can be determined to distribute a data processing load of the data processing units. A method for controlling a data processing apparatus for causing a plurality of data processing units to process data of a job includes storing data of a first job in a storing unit in first and second data formats, determining whether to process the stored data of the first job in the first or second data format, and causing the plurality of data processing units to process the data in the determined data format. The determination is made based on whether processing of data of a second job by the first or second processing unit requires longer time.

Abstract: Recent copying machines have higher image quality, and the halftone processing methods are diversifying. If automatic tone correction is applied in correspondence with the diversified halftone processing methods, a long operation time is required. Hence, a sample chart based on the sample data is formed by a printer. A reader acquires image data of the sample chart, and the tone correction characteristics of a density correction unit corresponding to the image processing are updated based on the image data of the sample chart. In this case, generation of sample charts and updating of the tone correction characteristics are controlled in accordance with a user instruction as to whether or not to execute batch update processing of the tone correction characteristics of the density correction unit corresponding to the plurality of halftone processing methods.

Abstract: A process is disclosed for hydrolyzing an oil or fat by mixing and feeding an oil-phase substrate and a water-phase substrate to a packed layer with an immobilized enzyme packed therein. The oil or fat is subjected to a hydrolytic reaction under feeding conditions such that a shear stress factor (?w), which is applied to a surface of said immobilized enzyme and is expressed by the following formula (1): ?w=(?P/L)×dp×?/(1??)??(1) wherein ?P represents a maximum pressure loss [MPa] through said packed layer during said hydrolytic reaction, L represents a thickness [m] of said packed layer, dp represents a weight-basis average particle size [m] of particles of said packed, immobilized enzyme, and ? represents a void volume [?] of said packed layer, remains within a range of from 1×10?4 to 1.4×10?3 MPa.

Abstract: A fully charged battery or an unused battery is set in a battery box of a lighting apparatus. A user turns on an illumination electric source of the apparatus and selects the battery. A maximum number of lighting times Smax when the lighting apparatus causes manual full lighting M1/1 by using the selected battery is stored in a memory of a microcomputer or IC by a user according to an operating button or an instruction on a liquid crystal screen. Next, the user performs normal shooting. A lighting amount (TTL lighting, manual full lighting, or the like) when the user performs shooting is converted to manual full lighting M1/1 to be obtained as a number of lighting times. By comparing the obtained number of lighting times with the maximum number of lighting times Smax, how many times of lighting can still be performed at a maximum is calculated.

Abstract: An image processing system and a control method thereof are provided, which presents an appropriate image format for the image data to be stored. To accomplish this, in an image processing system comprising a plurality of image forming apparatuses and storage apparatuses, the image forming apparatuses each decide priority scores indicating priority order of each image format from the image processing information that indicates image formats of image data supported at each image forming apparatus. Further, the image forming apparatuses show the priority order based on the decided priority scores, and at the same time generates a selection screen for the user to select the image format of the image data and display it on the display apparatus provided in the image forming apparatus.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus which permits service providing an image forming that has high priority is selected as an image processing apparatus for storing count information by using service information representing whether each image processing apparatus permits counting the usage of printing materials in order to allow charging of service for providing the image forming associated with each user identification information, and a priority table for storing count information based on the contents of image forming. When image forming is executed, the count information representing the contents of the executed image forming is transmitted to the selected image processing apparatus, thereby causing the selected image processing apparatus to store the count information.