Abstract: A method of determining a value of density of a heat absorbing agent to be applied to a target pixel on a medium, wherein the medium is distended, when heated, the value of density of the heat absorbing agent is a density value of the heat absorbing agent that is applied to the medium before heated, and density values of the heat absorbing agent are set for plural pixels on the medium, the method comprising, calculating a first average density value of first plural pixels in the vicinity of the target pixel among the plural pixels, calculating a second average density value of second plural pixels in the vicinity of the target pixel, and determining a density value of the heat absorbing agent based on the calculated first average density value and second average density value, when a density value applied to the target pixel satisfies a first prescribed condition.

Abstract: A nail information detection device includes: a placement surface on which a finger having a nail is placed; an imaging unit which images the nail from one direction and acquires a image data; a moving unit which moves the imaging unit while keeping a distance between a measurement plane which is in contact with a peak position of the nail and parallel to the placement surface and the imaging unit constant; and a control unit configured to detect nail information including a first edge position and a second edge position on a shape of the nail. The control unit aligns a reference point of an imaging range of the imaging unit at the peak position and detects a position on the measurement plane of the nail edge based on the image data as the first edge position; and aligns the reference point at the first edge position and detects a position on the measurement plane of the nail edge based on the image data as the second edge position.

Abstract: A drawing device includes a mounting portion on which an object having a nail is mounted, an image acquiring unit that acquires image data of an image of the nail captured from one direction by using an imaging unit which is located at an imaging position being separated from an apical position in a width direction of the nail along the one direction by an imaging length, and a processor which acquires a first position corresponding to a first end position of the nail in the image, the first end position being one end position in a width direction of the nail, acquires a nail height which is a height of the apical position from the first end position on the basis of the image data, and estimates a length from the first end position to the other end position in the width direction of the nail as a first nail width on the basis of the first position, the nail height and the imaging length.

Abstract: A drawing apparatus includes an object insertion portion into which an object is inserted, the object being at least one finger or toe having a nail, a plurality of pressing units which apply pressing forces to the object inserted in the object insertion portion to hold the object in the object insertion portion and a processor which controls the pressing forces applied by the plurality of pressing units respectively to adjust an inclination in a width direction of the nail of the object inserted in the object insertion portion.

Abstract: An animal trap for capturing a small-weight animal. The animal trap includes a capturing enclosure 12 provided with a first entrance 11, a swing plate 13, provided in an approach 15 of an animal entered from the first entrance 11, for plugging up the first entrance 11 by swinging forward, and a locking mechanism 14 for temporarily locking the swing plate 13 so that the swing plate 13 swung to plug up the first entrance 11 does not swing back. The temporary locking mechanism 14 includes a first lock part 21A and a second lock part 21B that are disposed in a front end part of the swing plate 13. The lock parts are constructed to have mutually different heights at which the swing plate 13 is temporarily locked. When an animal enters, the swing plate 13 swings to plug up the first entrance 11, and it is temporarily locked. The swing plate 13 can be swung by a small weight.

Abstract: A drawing apparatus, including a placement section including a placement surface on which a printing target object having a printing target surface that curved along one direction is placed, a drawing head in which at least one drawing tool having a tip portion at one end thereof is loaded and performs drawing by making the tip portion contact with a drawing position of the printing target surface, the tip portion having a shape including a first axis as a central axis; and a control unit which tilts the first axis of the tip portion to one of a first tilt direction and a second tilt direction selectively according to the drawing position of the printing target surface.

Abstract: A drawing device includes a drawing unit holding a drawing tool for drawing on a drawing target surface in contact with the drawing target surface having a curved shape along a first direction and moving the drawing tool; and a control unit controlling the drawing unit. The control unit controls the drawing unit to perform an operation in which the drawing tool moves on a first and second regions adjacent in the first direction of the drawing target surface along a second direction crossing with the first direction in a state in which the drawing tool is in contact with the drawing target surface, then drawing tool draws on the first and second regions, and an operation in which the drawing tool moves between the first and second regions in a state in which the drawing tool is separated from the drawing target surface.

Abstract: A drawing apparatus includes a drawing unit for drawing on a nail of an object which is a finger or a toe by applying ink, an object suppression unit for applying a suppression force to suppress a motion of the object to the object, and a nail region detection unit for detecting a region of the nail. The drawing apparatus sets the suppression force to a first suppression force in at least one of a first period of the drawing unit drawing on the nail and a second period of the nail region detection unit detecting the region of the nail, and sets the suppression force to a second suppression force which is weaker than the first suppression force or sets the motion of the object to be not suppressed in a third period of the ink applied to the nail being dried.

Abstract: A drawing apparatus comprises a controlling unit which adjusts a size of a design image formed by a image data, the image data includes position information of a key point which is predetermined set, without changing an aspect ratio of the design image and the relative position of the key point, generates an adjusted design image, and fits the adjusted design image to a drawing region of a nail; and a drawing unit for drawing the adjusted design image on the drawing region. The controlling unit sets an adjustment point in the drawing region at the same relative positions in the longitudinal and lateral directions as the key point set on the design image, and, in the fitting, sets the adjusted design image to the drawing region at a position which the key point of the adjusted design image meets the adjustment point.

Abstract: A drawing apparatus, including: a drawing data generation unit which, as a fitting process, fits a design image to a drawing region of a drawing target, and generates drawing data of the design image fitted to the drawing region; and a drawing unit which performs drawing of the design element on the drawing region on the basis of the drawing data, wherein the drawing region is curved along a width direction of the drawing region, the design image includes at least one design element, and the drawing data generation unit performs fitting the design element to a region excluding at least one edge portion from the drawing region, the edge portion being set on one side in a width direction of the drawing region.

Abstract: A nail printing apparatus is provided, which does not require a user to manipulate button operation to set user's finger or user's toe or start an image drawing operation. The apparatus provided with an image drawing unit for drawing an image on a nail of a finger or a nail of a toe and an elevation mechanism having a placing unit on which the finger or the toe is placed. The elevation mechanism moves the placing unit from a stand-by position up to an image drawing position. When the placing unit is at the stand-by position, the user can insert user's finger or user's toe into or remove user's finger or user's toe from the apparatus. When at the image drawing position, the image drawing unit can draw an image on the nail of the finger. An elevation controlling unit controls the operation of the elevation mechanism in response to an operation of the finger or the toe placed on the placing unit, pressing the same downward.

Abstract: A nail printing device recognizes, as a first nail contour, a nail contour from a first nail image obtained by photographing a nail of a specific finger/toe, displays the first nail contour on the basis of data of the first nail contour stored in a storage section, and performs an adjustment of the first nail contour on the basis of an adjustment portion specified to the first nail contour and obtains an adjusted nail contour. After that the device recognizes, as a second nail contour, a nail contour from a second nail image obtained by photographing the nail of the specific finger/toe, reflects the adjustment performed to the first nail contour, in the second nail contour, obtains an adjusted recognized nail contour, and controls a print head to perform printing in a region of the adjusted recognized nail contour.

Abstract: A drawing apparatus detects, as base coat information, a contour of a base coat region which is formed on a surface of a drawing object by applying a first ink used for a base coat on the surface of the drawing object with a drawing tool so as to fill in a design region surrounded with a contour of a design image, before the design image is printed on the surface of the drawing object, and adjusts a size of the design image and generates an adjusted design image which has a size sufficient to cover a whole area of the base coat region, based on the detected base coat information. The drawing apparatus then prints, by a print head, the adjusted design image on the base coat region at a position at which the adjusted design image covers the whole area of the base coat region.

Abstract: A drawing apparatus and drawing method to perform drawing on a drawing target region are shown. The drawing apparatus includes a drawing unit and a control unit. The drawing target region is a surface of a plurality of nails and the nails include unit regions in contact with each other to be drawn with ink in different colors. The control unit includes a nail specifying unit which judges whether each of the unit regions is a dried unit region, a non-dried unit region, and a non-drawn unit region. Then, the nail specifying unit extracts the non-drawn unit region which is not in contact with the non-dried unit region as a specific unit region. The control unit also includes a drawing control unit which controls the drawing unit to perform the drawing on the specific unit region.

Abstract: A nail print apparatus, including: a print head which performs printing on a nail of a finger or a nail of a toe; an unprinted region detecting unit which detects an unprinted region on which a nail design is not printed in the nail having a printed region on which the nail design is printed, the unprinted region being generated by growth of the nail after the nail design is printed; and a printing control unit which controls the print head to perform printing on the unprinted region.

Abstract: A nail information detection device includes: a placement surface on which a finger having a nail is placed; an imaging unit which images the nail from one direction and acquires a image data; a moving unit which moves the imaging unit while keeping a distance between a measurement plane which is in contact with a peak position of the nail and parallel to the placement surface and the imaging unit constant; and a control unit configured to detect nail information including a first edge position and a second edge position on a shape of the nail. The control unit aligns a reference point of an imaging range of the imaging unit at the peak position and detects a position on the measurement plane of the nail edge based on the image data as the first edge position; and aligns the reference point at the first edge position and detects a position on the measurement plane of the nail edge based on the image data as the second edge position.

Abstract: A drawing apparatus, including: a drawing unit which performs drawing of a design by applying inks of plural types to a drawing target area of a drawing target; and a control unit which controls the drawing unit on basis of image data of the design; wherein the control unit sets a plurality of unit areas each of which has a contact part contacting with each other in the drawing target area on basis of the image data, and the control unit controls the drawing unit to perform drawing on a specific unit area of the plurality of the unit areas when the control unit determines that every unit area contacting with the specific unit area is at least a dried unit area for which drying of the applied ink is finished or an un-drawn unit area to which the ink is not applied.

Abstract: An animal trap for capturing a small-weight animal. The animal trap includes a capturing enclosure 12 provided with a first entrance 11, a swing plate 13, provided in an approach 15 of an animal entered from the first entrance 11, for plugging up the first entrance 11 by swinging forward, and a locking mechanism 14 for temporarily locking the swing plate 13 so that the swing plate 13 swung to plug up the first entrance 11 does not swing back. The temporary locking mechanism 14 includes a first lock part 21A and a second lock part 21B that are disposed in a front end part of the swing plate 13. The lock parts are constructed to have mutually different heights at which the swing plate 13 is temporarily locked. When an animal enters, the swing plate 13 swings to plug up the first entrance 11, and it is temporarily locked. The swing plate 13 can be swung by a small weight.

Abstract: A drawing apparatus comprises a controlling unit which adjusts a size of a design image formed by a image data, the image data includes position information of a key point which is predetermined set, without changing an aspect ratio of the design image and the relative position of the key point, generates an adjusted design image, and fits the adjusted design image to a drawing region of a nail; and a drawing unit for drawing the adjusted design image on the drawing region. The controlling unit sets an adjustment point in the drawing region at the same relative positions in the longitudinal and lateral directions as the key point set on the design image, and, in the fitting, sets the adjusted design image to the drawing region at a position which the key point of the adjusted design image meets the adjustment point.

Abstract: A drawing apparatus and drawing method to perform drawing on a drawing target region are shown. The drawing apparatus includes a drawing unit and a control unit. The drawing target region is a surface of a plurality of nails and the nails include unit regions in contact with each other to be drawn with ink in different colors. The control unit includes a nail specifying unit which judges whether each of the unit regions is a dried unit region, a non-dried unit region, and a non-drawn unit region. Then, the nail specifying unit extracts the non-drawn unit region which is not in contact with the non-dried unit region as a specific unit region. The control unit also includes a drawing control unit which controls the drawing unit to perform the drawing on the specific unit region.