Abstract: In a case where a sheet for sample printing is fed from a feeding deck after an instruction for executing the sample printing is received, a long period of time is required to discharge the sheet which has been subjected to the sample printing to a sample tray. Control is performed such that the sample printing is performed on a specific one of a plurality of sheets fed from sheet holding units for executing main printing, when an instruction for executing the sample printing is received from the user.

Abstract: In a printing apparatus, registration of a particular type of sheet in a particular sheet storage unit can prevent reduction in convenience. A printing apparatus configured to feed a sheet from any one of a plurality of sheet storage units includes a setting unit configured to set a sheet storage unit included in the plurality of sheet storage units as a particular sheet storage unit to be used when a sheet storage unit to be used for a job has not been specified, a specifying unit configured to specify a type of sheet to be stored in a sheet storage unit included in the plurality of sheet storage units, and a control unit configured to perform control so that the specifying unit does not specify a particular type in the sheet storage unit set by the setting unit.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a determination unit configured to determine whether image data obtained by reading an input original is a blank sheet, a designation unit configured to designate a page position of the image data to designate a page position in which an insertion sheet is inserted in a printed matter obtained as a result of printing the image data, and a control unit configured to perform control so that image data printed in a sheet of a page next to an insertion sheet inserted in the page position designated by the designation unit in a case where blank-sheet skip printing is instructed, and image data printed in a sheet of a page next to the insertion sheet inserted in the page position designated by the designation unit in a case where the blank-sheet skip printing is not instructed, are the same image data.

Abstract: In a printing apparatus, registration of a particular type of sheet in a particular sheet storage unit can prevent reduction in convenience. A printing apparatus configured to feed a sheet from any one of a plurality of sheet storage units includes a setting unit configured to set a sheet storage unit included in the plurality of sheet storage units as a particular sheet storage unit to be used when a sheet storage unit to be used for a job has not been specified, a specifying unit configured to specify a type of sheet to be stored in a sheet storage unit included in the plurality of sheet storage units, and a control unit configured to perform control so that the specifying unit does not specify a particular type in the sheet storage unit set by the setting unit.

Abstract: A printing apparatus includes an input unit, a specifying unit, a storing unit, a printing unit, a receiving unit, and a control unit. The specifying unit specifies a number of sheets for printing image data pieces of a plurality of pages. The receiving unit receives a binding process execution instruction. When the sheets are printed in the reverse order and the printed sheets are bound, the printing unit had started the reverse order printing after all the image data pieces were stored. When (i) the sheets are to be printed in the reverse order and the binding process is set to be executed and (ii) it is determined, while the storing unit is storing the image data pieces, that the specified number of sheets exceeds the number of sheets that can be bound, the printing unit starts printing in the page order before all the image data pieces are stored.

Abstract: An image processing system includes a first image processing apparatus and a plurality of other image processing apparatuses that are connected with each other via a network. The image processing system includes a sharing unit included in at least the plurality of other image processing apparatuses and configured to store information stored in a storage unit of the first image processing unit to share the information, a determination unit configured to determine an image processing apparatus to use the information to be shared from the plurality of other image processing apparatuses when the first image processing apparatus is not available, and an alternative operation unit configured to perform an alternative operation for a function of the first image processing apparatus using the information shared by the sharing unit of the image processing apparatus determined by the determination unit.

Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus for processing a substrate with plasma including: a container including a first container member that forms a processing space in which the substrate is processed, and a second container member that forms a plasma generation space in which plasma is generated a gas introduction unit for introducing gas into the container; a plasma generation unit including an antenna that is provided in an external space of the container and configured to excite the gas in the plasma generation space with an electric field that is generated by a high-frequency voltage fed from a power supply; and a substrate holding unit that is capable of holding the substrate. A coating film that contains a semiconductor material is formed on a surface of the second container member that is arranged close to the antenna.

Abstract: A processing apparatus includes a substrate supporting unit that supports a substrate in a processing space in which the substrate is processed, a first partitioning member that includes a ceiling portion having an opening and partitions the processing space from an outer space, and a second partitioning member that is attached to the first partitioning member so as to close the opening and partition the processing space from the outer space together with the first partitioning member. The second partitioning member is attached to the first partitioning member so that the second partitioning member is removable from the first partitioning member by moving the second partitioning member toward a space which a lower surface of the ceiling portion faces.

Abstract: A printing system includes a storage unit (HD) adapted to store a print logs relating to each of a plurality of print data having been printed, the print log including relevant information relating to the print data; a reception unit adapted to receive relevant information relating to print data to be printed; a search unit adapted to search a print log including the relevant information received by the reception unit from the print logs stored in the storage unit; and a display unit adapted to display information indicating a print apparatus that has printed print data corresponding to the print log found by the search unit, which is extracted from the relevant information included in the print log found by the search unit.

Abstract: A procedure through which a device is started up when power is introduced is fixed. Consequently, if there is a job that has been suspended owing to cut-off of power the length of time from re-introduction of power to resumption of the suspended job is too long. In order to solve this problem, an image processing apparatus, which enables execution of a plurality of jobs by starting up a plurality of software modules, is so adapted that in a case where a job being executed is suspended, execution information indicating status of execution of the job at the time of suspension is stored. The suspended job is resumed based on the execution information. Specifically, in resuming the suspended job, a group of software modules relating to the suspended job is started up before other software modules.

Abstract: A document image is read at as high resolution as possible if printing is being executed. A control method for controlling an image forming apparatus includes reading a document image conveyed by a document feeding unit with a reading unit, printing the read document image on a sheet with a printing unit, and performing control so that, when the printing unit is not executing printing, the document image is read by the reading unit at a first resolution, and when the printing unit is executing printing, the document image is read by the reading unit at a second resolution that is higher than the first resolution.

Abstract: An object of this invention is to allow deleting/updating firmware at high speed and properly deleting/updating a software part for executing a job without posing any problem in a general job in an image processing apparatus which executes a job by combining a plurality of independent software parts. For this purpose, when updating one software part associated with an image processing job, it is determined whether a standby job as a job contains a software part to be updated. If it is determined that the standby job does not contain any software part to be updated, the software part is updated. If it is determined that the standby job contains the software part to be updated but a software part in another image processing apparatus on the network can replace the software part to be updated, software parts which execute the job are reconstructed to update the target software part. If it is determined that no alternative image processing apparatus exists, the update request is saved and held.

Abstract: A magnetoresistive effect element manufacturing method includes a first step of preparing a magnetoresistive effect element including a magnetic film and a substrate, a second step of etching a predetermined region of the magnetic film by a reactive ion etching method, and a third step of exposing the magnetic film having undergone the second step to a plasma at an ion current density of 4×10?7 A/cm2 or less.

Abstract: The present invention provides a manufacturing method of a multilayer film, a manufacturing method of a magnetoresistance effect device, and a substrate treatment apparatus, capable of shortening the time of a cleaning step. In one embodiment of the present invention, the inside of an etching apparatus is cleaned by plasma of a mixed gas containing H2 gas and O2 gas between processes. This shortens the cleaning time to improve the productivity.

Abstract: It is determined whether or not there is an available area to store composite image data, in addition to inputted image data, in a storage device for storage of image data. When it is determined that there is an available area, the composite image data obtained by combining is stored in addition to the input image data. When it is determined that there is no available area, the input image data is stored into the storage device. Upon image formation, when composite image data is stored in the storage device, an image is formed in accordance with the composite image data. When it is determined that composite image data is not stored, an image is formed by generating composite image data based on image data read from the storage device.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a resistance change element that can reduce occurrence of corrosion without increasing a substrate temperature. A laminate film that includes a high melting-point metal film and a metal oxide film, is etched using a mask under a plasma atmosphere formed using any one of a mixture gas formed by adding at least one gas selected from the group consisting of Ar, He, Xe, Ne, Kr, O2, O3, N2, H2O, N2O, NO2, CO and CO2 to at least one kind of gasified compound selected from alcohol and hydrocarbon or the gas compound.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a resistance change element that can reduce occurrence of corrosion without increasing a substrate temperature. A laminate film that includes a high melting-point metal film and a metal oxide film, is etched using a mask under a plasma atmosphere formed using any one of a mixture gas formed by adding at least one gas selected from the group consisting of Ar, He, Xe, Ne, Kr, O2, O3, N2, H2O, N2O, NO2, CO and CO2 to at least one kind of gasified compound selected from alcohol and hydrocarbon or the gas compound.

Abstract: This application discloses a practical plasma processing apparatus capable of plasma confinement without plasma-density non-uniformity and electric power loss. The apparatus comprises a plasma shield that surrounds a plasma generation region to prevent plasma from diffusing. The shield has at least one opening. The apparatus comprises a diffusion prevention electrode for preventing the plasma from diffusing through the opening of the plasma shield. The surface of the plasma shield exposed to the plasma is made of insulator. The diffusion prevention electrode is located where electrons diffusing toward the opening or having diffused through the opening from the plasma flow into itself.

Abstract: In a method of manufacturing a magneto-resistance element having a multi-layer film including magnetic layers, TaOx generated on the surface of the Ta mask is prevented from peeling off when etching is performed on the multi-layer film using an etching gas containing oxygen atoms. When a Ta mask which is used at the time of dry etching performed on the multi-layer film including magnetic layers with an etching gas containing oxygen atoms is formed by sputtering, the Ar gas pressure is set to be 0.1 Pa to 0.4 Pa.

Abstract: A method of production of a magnetoresistance effect device is able to prevent or minimize a drop in the MR ratio and maintain the high performance of the magnetoresistance effect device even if forming an oxide layer as a surface-most layer constituting a protective layer by the oxidation process inevitably included in the process of production of microprocessing by dry etching performed in a vacuum. Two mask layers used for microprocessing are doubly piled up. This method of production of a magnetoresistivity effect device including a magnetic multilayer film including at least two magnetic layers includes a step of providing under a first mask material that is a nonorganic material a second mask material able to react with other atoms to form a conductive substance, and a device made according to the method.