Abstract: An image forming apparatus that forms an output image including an authentication image for authenticity determination on a medium. The image forming apparatus includes: a recording head configured to discharge a droplet onto the medium; a drive unit configured to perform main scanning in which the recording head moves in a main scanning direction and sub scanning in which the medium is fed in a feeding direction; and a control unit configured to control, based on image formation data representing the output image, the main scanning and the sub scanning performed by the drive unit, and the discharge of the droplet performed by the recording head.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus that forms an output image including an authentication image for authenticity determination on a medium. The image forming apparatus includes: a recording head configured to discharge a droplet onto the medium; a drive unit configured to perform main scanning in which the recording head moves in a main scanning direction and sub scanning in which the medium is fed in a feeding direction; and a control unit configured to control, based on image formation data representing the output image, the main scanning and the sub scanning performed by the drive unit, and the discharge of the droplet performed by the recording head.

Abstract: A gas supply structure capable of suppressing damage to a structure provided in a reaction tube and made of the non-metallic material such as quartz includes: a gas supply nozzle through which a process gas is supplied into a process chamber in a reaction tube via an opening; a first seal provided so as to cover at least a gap between the opening of the reaction tube and the gas supply nozzle; a holder connected to the gas supply nozzle so as to provide a gap between the gas supply nozzle and the holder; an adapter connected to the holder; a first fixing structure configured to hold the holder and the adapter; and a second seal provided so as to cover at least a gap between the gas supply nozzle and the adapter and maintain a space between the gas supply nozzle and the adapter in an airtight state.

Abstract: An advertisement system that issues a leaflet by a distributor printer of the distributor who distributes the leaflet on which an advertisement image is printed includes a processing unit that causes a same model printer whose model is the same as a model of the distributor printer to issue, as a sample of the leaflet, a print sample on which the advertisement image is printed, and that transmits a requests for delivering the print sample issued by the same model printer to an advertiser.

Abstract: In an advertisement system that issues a leaflet using a printer of a distributor who distributes a leaflet, the advertisement system includes a server storage unit that stores distributor information about a distributor, a reception unit that receives, from an advertiser, an advertisement request including a distribution condition related to a distribution of the leaflet, an identification unit that identifies the distributor who satisfies the distribution condition included in the advertisement request received by the reception unit based on the distributor information stored in the server storage unit, and a server communication unit that transmits, to the printer of the distributor identified by the identification unit, print data instructing issuance of the leaflet based on the advertisement request received by the reception unit.

Abstract: In a print management system, a terminal device transmits a print request designating a content to be printed, a first server receives the print request, transmits a print instruction including data of the content and an e-mail address designating a printer to a second server, the second server transmits print data to the printer designated by the e-mail address, and transmits, to the first server, print result information indicating a result of the print data printed by the printer, and the first server generates, based on the print result information, billing information indicating a price for a copyright of the content.

Abstract: A hit ball direction teaching apparatus includes a target direction acquisition section that acquires a target hit ball direction, an environmental information acquisition section that acquires environmental information, a processing section that obtains a delivery direction of a hit ball on the basis of the target hit ball direction and the environmental information, and generates notification data of the delivery direction, and a notification section (display) that performs a notification of the delivery direction on the basis of the notification data.

Abstract: An information output system includes a display section that displays at least one geographic route along which a physical activity has been performed by a user of the information output system; and a processor that performs control of displaying at least a part of the at least one geographic route with a visual expression corresponding to a type of the physical activity performed in the part, different visual expressions being used to indicate different types of physical activity.

Abstract: A liquid supply system adapted to be mounted in a carriage unit having a first liquid introduction portion and a second liquid introduction portion is proposed. The liquid supply system comprises two liquid supply units each having liquid supply portion adapted to liquid to the first and second liquid introduction portions, respectively. The two liquid supply units are adapted to be attached to and detached from the carriage unit. The liquid supply system further comprises a holder unit adapted to be attached to and detached from the carriage unit and adapted to fix the two liquid supply units to the carriage unit. The two liquid supply units are located between the holder unit and the carriage unit.

Abstract: A liquid supply system adapted to be mounted in a carriage unit having a first liquid introduction portion and a second liquid introduction portion is proposed. The liquid supply system comprises two liquid supply units each having liquid supply portion adapted to liquid to the first and second liquid introduction portions, respectively. The two liquid supply units are adapted to be attached to and detached from the carriage unit. The liquid supply system further comprises a holder unit adapted to be attached to and detached from the carriage unit and adapted to fix the two liquid supply units to the carriage unit. The two liquid supply units are located between the holder unit and the carriage unit.

Abstract: A vibration information gathering method includes: gathering output data about information of a vibration of a structure; and selecting at least one of an average value, a maximum value and a minimum value from the output data that is gathered.

Abstract: A satellite signal searching method includes: determining, based on transmitted signal information in which whether satellite signals are transmitted from positioning satellites is managed for each signal type, and characteristics of the signal types, the order of searching the satellite signals.

Abstract: A terminal device includes a plurality of search channel sections which search for a positioning satellite, a candidate reception frequency calculation section which calculates a candidate reception frequency of a first acquisition target satellite by causing the search channel sections to perform the correlation accumulation process for a first accumulation time, a candidate frequency confirmation section which confirms reliability of the candidate reception frequency by causing the search channel sections to perform the correlation accumulation process for a second accumulation time longer than the first accumulation time, a final frequency calculation section which calculates a final frequency by causing the search channel sections to perform the correlation accumulation process for a third accumulation time longer than the second accumulation time, and a first difference calculation section which calculates a difference between an estimated synchronization frequency corresponding to each first acquisition

Abstract: A final located position when a GPS receiver section (positioning section) has finished positioning is determined to be the latest located position, and the combination of identification information (ID) of base stations (suspended base stations) with which a portable telephone wireless communication circuit section has performed wireless communication is stored in a flash ROM. The combination of base stations that currently perform wireless communication with the wireless communication section and the combination of the suspended base stations stored in the flash ROM are compared when the GPS receiver section again performs positioning. When it has been determined that the combinations coincide, the latest located position stored in the flash ROM is estimated to be the present position of a portable telephone. The estimated present position is used as the initial position during the first positioning when the GPS receiver section again performs positioning.

Abstract: A terminal device includes a plurality of search channel sections which search for a positioning satellite, a candidate reception frequency calculation section which calculates a candidate reception frequency of a first acquisition target satellite by causing the search channel sections to perform the correlation accumulation process for a first accumulation time, a candidate frequency confirmation section which confirms reliability of the candidate reception frequency by causing the search channel sections to perform the correlation accumulation process for a second accumulation time longer than the first accumulation time, a final frequency calculation section which calculates a final frequency by causing the search channel sections to perform the correlation accumulation process for a third accumulation time longer than the second accumulation time, and a first difference calculation section which calculates a difference between an estimated synchronization frequency corresponding to each first acquisition

Abstract: A positioning device includes a moving amount determination section which determines a moving amount of the device in a period between a preceding positioning time and a present positioning time; a moving amount evaluation section which determines whether or not the moving amount is within a predetermined allowable moving range; a positioning section which locates a position of the device based on a satellite signal which is a signal from a positioning satellite; an average position calculation section which calculates an average position by averaging a preceding located position and a present located position when the moving amount evaluation section has determined that the moving amount is within the predetermined allowable moving range; and a position output section which outputs the average position.

Abstract: A terminal device includes a plurality of search channel sections which search for a positioning satellite, a candidate reception frequency calculation section which calculates a candidate reception frequency of a first acquisition target satellite by causing the search channel sections to perform the correlation accumulation process for a first accumulation time, a candidate frequency confirmation section which confirms reliability of the candidate reception frequency by causing the search channel sections to perform the correlation accumulation process for a second accumulation time longer than the first accumulation time, a final frequency calculation section which calculates a final frequency by causing the search channel sections to perform the correlation accumulation process for a third accumulation time longer than the second accumulation time, and a first difference calculation section which calculates a difference between an estimated synchronization frequency corresponding to each first acquisition

Abstract: A communication base station includes a propagation time evaluation section which determines whether or not a propagation time required for a communication radio wave to propagate between the communication base station and a positioning device is within a predetermined allowable time range, a code phase calculation section which calculates a code phase of each satellite signal, a difference calculation section which calculates a difference between the code phase calculated by the communication base station and a positioning-side code phase, a difference evaluation section which determines whether or not the difference is within a multipath range which is a difference range when the positioning-side code phase is affected by a multipath, a correction value transmission section which transmits the code phase calculated by the communication base station to the positioning device when the difference evaluation section has determined that the difference is within the multipath range, and the like.

Abstract: A communication base station has: a communication signal sending device for sending a communication signal including base station position information indicating a position of the communication base station and sending direction information indicating a sending direction from the communication base station, and the terminal apparatus has: a communication signal receiving device; a base station pseudo range information generating device; a satellite orbital position information generating device; a satellite pseudo range information generating device; a candidate position information generating device; and a positioning location information generating device for designating one position out of positions on the circumference indicated in the candidate position information on the basis of the sending direction information to generate positioning location information, and so on.

Abstract: The terminal apparatus has: positioning vector information generating means for generating positioning vector information which indicates a passing direction and a passing speed, based on the satellite signals used when each item of the current position information was generated; passing speed information generating means for generating passing speed information which indicates a passing speed of the terminal, based on the Doppler shift information and the transmitting frequency information; speed vector information generating means for generating speed vector information which indicates a passing direction and a passing speed of the terminal apparatus with respect to each of the communication base stations, based on the transmitting direction information and the passing speed information; combined vector information generating means for generating combined vector information which indicates a passing direction and a passing speed of the terminal apparatus, based on a plurality of the passing vector informati