Abstract: An image processing device according to the present technology includes: a foreground-background classification unit configured to classify an input image into a foreground image portion which is a portion in which a subject in a foreground is captured and a background image portion which is a portion in which a subject in a background farther than the foreground image portion is captured; a foreground correction unit configured to correct the foreground image portion; and an inconsistency correction unit configured to correct an inconsistent portion caused by the correction of the foreground image portion by the foreground correction unit.

Abstract: A wireless IC tag (11) is mounted to a toner cartridge (1), and a reader writer (2) reads and writes data from and to the wireless IC tag (11). The toner cartridge (1) includes plural cartridge contact terminals (12), and a load (13) arranged between the cartridge contact terminals (12). The load (13) corresponds to a type of the wireless IC tag (11). The reader writer (2) includes an antenna coil (21) for wireless communication with the wireless IC tag (11), and plural reader writer contact terminals (22) that contact to the plural cartridge contact terminals (12) respectively when the toner cartridge (1) is mounted to this image forming apparatus. Further, a wireless transmission characteristic of the reader writer (2) is adjusted in accordance with the load (13) electronically connected to the reader writer contact terminals (22).

Abstract: An image reading device includes a feeder, a flexible transmission path, and a charge remover. The feeder conveys an image sensor in a forward direction directed from a reading start position toward a reading end position, and a backward direction opposite thereto. The flexible transmission path extends from a connection portion that is electrically connected to the image sensor, to a specific location within a reading range between the reading start position and the reading end position, and curved the connection portion and the specific location. The charge remover includes a conductor which abuts on an upper surface of the flexible transmission path and is grounded. With a reciprocal movement of the image sensor, the charge remover moves between a stop position being away from the reading start position in the forward direction, and a position being on the reading end position side of the stop position.

Abstract: A wireless IC tag (11) is mounted to a toner cartridge (1), and a reader writer (2) reads and writes data from and to the wireless IC tag (11). The toner cartridge (1) includes plural cartridge contact terminals (12), and a load (13) arranged between the cartridge contact terminals (12). The load (13) corresponds to a type of the wireless IC tag (11). The reader writer (2) includes an antenna coil (21) for wireless communication with the wireless IC tag (11), and plural reader writer contact terminals (22) that contact to the plural cartridge contact terminals (12) respectively when the toner cartridge (1) is mounted to this image forming apparatus. Further, a wireless transmission characteristic of the reader writer (2) is adjusted in accordance with the load (13) electronically connected to the reader writer contact terminals (22).

Abstract: An image reading device includes a feeder, a flexible transmission path, and a charge remover. The feeder conveys an image sensor in a forward direction directed from a reading start position toward a reading end position, and a backward direction opposite thereto. The flexible transmission path extends from a connection portion that is electrically connected to the image sensor, to a specific location within a reading range between the reading start position and the reading end position, and curved the connection portion and the specific location. The charge remover includes a conductor which abuts on an upper surface of the flexible transmission path and is grounded. With a reciprocal movement of the image sensor, the charge remover moves between a stop position being away from the reading start position in the forward direction, and a position being on the reading end position side of the stop position.

Abstract: An interlock switch is turned on to close a power supply line when a cover is closed, and turned off to open the power supply line when the cover is opened. A time constant circuit is connected to a node side of the interlock switch in the power supply line. A switch control unit determines that a user is intentionally turning on and off the interlock switch and turns off a switch Q1 when a smoothed voltage obtained by smoothing a voltage difference between voltage dividing nodes becomes larger than a threshold value.

Abstract: An interlock switch is turned on to close a power supply line when a cover is closed, and turned off to open the power supply line when the cover is opened. A time constant circuit is connected to a node side of the interlock switch in the power supply line. A switch control unit determines that a user is intentionally turning on and off the interlock switch and turns off a switch Q1 when a smoothed voltage obtained by smoothing a voltage difference between voltage dividing nodes becomes larger than a threshold value.

Abstract: When there exists a plurality of route guiding servers designating a predetermined area as a service provision area, a terminal device (20) is capable of selecting a route guiding server suitable for processing to request. A route guiding server (30A) having received a process request from the terminal device (20) judges the area subjected to the process request and route searching servers (30B1 etc.) designating the area as a service provision area. When there exists a plurality of route guiding servers in an identical area, the route guiding server (30A) acquires detailed information relating to server-held data held by each route searching server (30B1 etc.), sets numerical values expressing ranking according to the degree of fullness, the quantity of information, and the date of the latest update of the server-held data as evaluation values, calculates the evaluation value of each route searching server (30B1 etc.