Abstract: A capsule for an aerosol-generating device may include a first heater, a second heater, and a frame sandwiched between the first heater and the second heater. The frame may define open spaces therein and have a rigidity that is adequate to support the first heater and the second heater. The open spaces within the frame may be interconnected and sized for aerosol-permeability and capillary action. A nicotine-containing material, such as tobacco, may be disposed within the capsule.

Abstract: An object is to implement shading correction processing of some regions of interest (ROIs) cut from a captured image. A transmission device includes: a processing unit that performs shading correction processing on image data of a region of interest (ROI) in a captured image on a basis of coordinate information of the ROI; and a transmission unit that sends the image data of the ROI subjected to the shading correction processing as payload data and sends ROI information as embedded data.

Abstract: A card reading device and a card reading system. The card reading device includes an image scanner to read an image of a card. In the card reading device, the image scanner is usable when the card reading device is attached to a data receiving apparatus that receives data of the image scanned by the image scanner. In the card reading device, the image scanner is usable when the card reading device is detached from the data receiving apparatus. The card reading system includes the card reading device and the data receiving apparatus that receives the data of the image scanned by the image scanner.

Abstract: A vehicular camera module for a vehicular vision system includes a housing having a front housing portion and a rear housing portion. A circuit board includes a circuit board substrate having electronic circuitry disposed thereat. A thermal interface elastomer material is at an inner surface of the front housing portion. The front housing portion, with the thermal interface elastomer material thereat, is disposed at the circuit board. With the lens assembly optically aligned with the imager, the circuit board is attached at the front housing portion. The rear housing portion is mated with the front housing portion to encase the circuit board. The thermal interface elastomer material interfaces with electronic components of the circuit board when the circuit board is attached at the front housing portion. A connector element in electrical contact with circuitry of the circuit board is configured to connect to a vehicle wire harness.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a main body memory, and a controller. A second upper limit information stored in the main body memory indicates an upper limit of a printable page number that the image forming apparatus is allowed to print in a state where the image forming apparatus is in an off-line state. A printed page number information stored in the main body memory indicates a printed page number printed in the off-line state. The controller is configured to: increment the printed page number information by one in a case where the one sheet of paper is printed on one side printing; and increment the printed page number information by two in a case where the one sheet is printed on double-sided printing. The controller is configured to determine whether the printed page number information is greater than or equal to the second upper limit page number.

Abstract: A vehicular camera assembly includes a camera housing and first and second PCBs disposed in the camera housing. Circuitry of the first PCB is in board-to-board electrically-conductive connection with circuitry of the second PCB. The circuitry of the first PCB includes an imager and the second PCB includes a circuit board connector. An electrical connector is disposed at a second portion of the camera housing. A first end of the electrical connector electrically-conductively connects with the circuit board connector when the second portion of the camera housing is being joined with a first portion of the camera housing. Individual pin-receiving sockets of the circuit board connector are configured to accommodate tolerances when respective individual pins of the first end of the electrical connector are being inserted into the respective individual pin-receiving sockets when the second portion is being joined with the first portion of the camera housing.

Abstract: A print system including a printing apparatus that prints an image on a sheet, a verification apparatus that verifies a sheet printed by the printing apparatus and an information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus determines whether or not a device having a discharge tray is present between the printing apparatus and the verification apparatus, and in a case where it is determined that the device is present, controls to discharge a sheet printed in a sample printing to the discharge tray when a timing of the sample printing for a user to confirm printing on the sheet is during execution of a print job in which the printing apparatus and the verification apparatus are used.

Abstract: A multifunction device includes an image reading unit, an image forming unit, a lower housing, an upper housing, an operation panel, and a contacting/separating portion. The upper housing includes: a front wall from which the operation panel protrudes frontward; and a rear end portion pivotably connected to the lower housing. The upper housing is pivotable between a seated position and an ascent position relative to the lower housing. The operation panel has a panel front end and a panel bottom surface formed with a groove recessed upward therefrom. The contacting/separating portion is provided at the panel bottom surface. The contacting/separating portion abuts on the lower housing when the upper housing is at the seated position and is separated away from the lower housing when the upper housing is at the ascent position. The groove includes a first groove part positioned between the panel front end and the contacting/separating portion.

Abstract: An image reading apparatus includes a first posture detection unit that detects a first posture that is a posture of the apparatus main body when not in use, a second posture detection unit that detects a second posture that is a posture of the apparatus main body when in use, and a posture change detection unit that detects a change in a posture of the apparatus main body. When the first posture detection unit detects a switchover of the apparatus main body to the first posture in a first power supply mode in which power is supplied to the first posture detection unit, the second posture detection unit, and the posture change detection unit, the first power supply mode transitions to the second power supply mode in which a controller supplies power to only the posture change detection unit.

Abstract: An information processing method obtains image data representing an image laid out on a page, and sets, in the image, a target region on which to perform predetermined processing to change a pixel count, based on layout information pertaining to a layout of the image on the page. Based on this setting, the predetermined processing is performed on the target region in the image.

Abstract: A vehicular camera module includes a camera housing, an imager printed circuit board and a processor printed circuit board. An imager is disposed at a first side of the imager printed circuit board. A heat transfer element is accommodated in the camera housing and is in thermal conductive contact with an active cooling element and with a second side of the imager printed circuit board or the processor printed circuit board. Circuitry of the camera module is electrically connected to electrical connecting elements that electrically connect to a wire harness of a vehicle when the vehicular camera module is disposed at the vehicle. With the electrical connecting elements electrically connected to the wire harness of the vehicle, heat generated by operation of the vehicular camera module is drawn from the imager printed circuit board to the camera housing via the heat transfer element.

Abstract: An image reading apparatus includes an output tray that receives a medium which is output thereon; an output roller pair that outputs the medium onto the output tray; an output-tray posture switching portion that switches a posture of the output tray with respect to the apparatus body; and an output-direction switching portion that switches an output direction of the medium by using the output roller pair. The output roller pair includes an output driving roller, and an output driven roller that nips the medium between the output driven roller and the output driving roller and that follows the rotation of the output driving roller. The output-direction switching portion switches the output direction of the medium by displacing a rotation center of the output driven roller around a rotation center of the output driving roller.

Abstract: A machine learning system includes a sensor configured to sense an object which is present in front of an information processing apparatus, a machine learning model configured to input time-series sensed values output from the sensor and to estimate whether a user who uses the image processing apparatus is present, a user interface configured to receive an operation performed by a user, and a learning unit configured to cause the machine learning model to learn with use of training data including the time-series sensed values output from the sensor and labels that are based on presence and absence of an operation performed by a user and received by the user interface.

Abstract: A vehicular camera module for a vehicular vision system includes a housing having a front housing portion and a rear housing portion. A circuit board includes a circuit board substrate having electronic circuitry disposed thereat. A thermal interface material is molded at an inner surface of the housing. The front housing portion is attached at the circuit board and the rear housing portion is mated with the front housing portion to encase the circuit board. The thermal interface material is formed to interface with electronic components of the circuit board and may conform with the electronic components at the circuit board substrate when the front housing portion is attached at the circuit board and/or when the rear housing portion is mated with the front housing portion. A connector element in electrical contact with circuitry of the circuit board is configured to connect to a connector end of a wire harness.

Abstract: An image output device includes a storage and outputs image data stored the storage. The image output device includes a detector, an output controller, and an eraser. The detector detects whether or not specific image information is included in the image data. The output controller allows an output of the image data when the image data does not include the specific image information, and disallows the output of the image data when the image data includes the specific image information. The eraser erases the image data from the storage when the specific image information is included in the image data.

Abstract: An electro-optic display comprising, in order: a light-transmissive layer of conductive material; a layer of bistable electro-optic medium; a layer of light-shielding material; a plurality of pixel electrodes; a layer of photoconductive material; and one or more light emitters. In one exemplary embodiment, the layer of photoconductive material is adapted to bridge a gap between an address line and at least one of the pixel electrodes when the photoconductive material is in a low impedance state. In another, non-exclusive embodiment, the electro-optic display further comprises a second electrode layer between the layer of photoconductive material and the one or more light emitters and a driver adapted to apply voltage between the light-transmissive layer of conductive material and the second electrode layer.

Abstract: A camera module includes a printed circuit board, a sensor, and a refrigeration chip. A first receiving groove is defined in the printed circuit board. The sensor is received in the first receiving groove and electrically connected to the printed circuit board. The refrigeration chip is formed on and electrically connected to the printed circuit board. The refrigeration chip comprises a cold surface. The sensor is formed on the cold surface. The cold surface is configured to absorb heat from the sensor when the refrigeration chip is powered on. The camera module is capable of dissipating heat and controlling an internal temperature of the camera module.

Abstract: A layout analysis method, an electronic device, and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium are provided. The layout analysis method includes: obtaining coordinate information of a plurality of text lines in an image; creating a layout model of the image according to the coordinate information; analyzing a layout structure of the text lines based on the layout model; and determining an order of the text lines relative to each other based on the layout structure.

Abstract: A lidar system includes a laser-source configured to emit laser-beams, and a single movable-mirror positioned to reflect the laser-beams from the laser-source. The movable-mirror is operable to pivot about a single rotation-axis. The system includes a first-optical wedge configured to direct at least a first-laser-beam reflected by the movable-mirror in a first-direction with respect to a bore-axis of the system, and a second-optical-wedge configured to direct at least a second-laser-beam reflected by the movable-mirror in a second-direction with respect to the bore-axis, where the second-direction is different from the first-direction. The system also includes a first-shutter interposed between the first-optical-wedge and the movable-mirror, and a second-shutter interposed between the second-optical-wedge and the movable-mirror.

Abstract: A image processing method includes a shifting step for determining whether to shift an identical color pixel region, in which two to N pixels of an identical color are arranged consecutively in a first direction, in the first direction or a direction opposite to the first direction within the image data, provided that N is an integer of 2 or greater, and shifting the identical color pixel region in the first direction or the direction opposite to the first direction when the shifting is determined to be performed, and an averaging step, in which in the shifting step, the shifting is determined to be performed when the identical color pixel region exists across two of the unit regions, and the identical color pixel region spanning across the two of the unit regions is shifted so as to be included in any one of the unit regions.

Abstract: The invention provides a light generating method and system, the method including: generating first light, the first light being capable of forming a first area, a second area, and a third area, and intensity of the first light in the first area being higher than that in the second area and the third area, respectively; generating second light, the second light being capable of simultaneously irradiating the first area and the second area; generating third light, the third light being capable of simultaneously irradiating the first area and the third area; and controlling intensity of the second light and the third light, respectively.

Abstract: Provided is an image forming apparatus capable of changing a guidance screen from a terminal. An instruction acquiring unit acquires an instruction to change a guidance screen stored in a storage unit. A change acquiring unit acquires change data corresponding to the instruction acquired by the instruction acquiring unit from an external terminal 2. A change application unit applies the change data acquired by the change acquiring unit to screen data of the guidance screen. A display unit displays the screen data of the guidance screen to which the change data is applied by the change application unit.

Abstract: Provided is an image reading system capable of improving the image quality of a document in which text and images are mixed in the same page. A camera captures a document in page units to obtain captured image data. A document reading unit is an image scanner having a higher resolution than the camera. An area classifying unit classifies the captured image data captured by the camera into areas for each content. An area selecting unit selects, for each classified area, whether to output captured image data based on the area classification and the state of the captured image data. An image processing unit processes the captured image data or the scanned image data for each area, and outputs or deletes the data as area data. The document output unit collects the processed area data, reconstructs the data into document data, and outputs the document data.

Abstract: Provided is an electrophotographic photosensitive member including a support and a surface layer, wherein the surface layer contains a copolymer of a composition containing a specific hole transporting compound and a specific compound.

Abstract: An image reading apparatus includes an image reading portion; a main assembly; a rotatable member; a damper unit mounted to either one of the main assembly and the rotatable member and including a cylinder portion and a piston portion inserted into the cylinder portion, wherein the damper unit is expanded in an expansion direction and contracted in a contraction direction by sliding the cylinder portion and the piston portion relative to each other; and a contact portion provided on the other one of said main assembly and said rotatable member and configured to contact said damper unit, wherein the damper unit suppresses a speed of said rotatable member when said rotatable member lowers from an upper position toward a lower position in a state in which the contact portion contacts and presses the damper unit in the contraction direction.

Abstract: In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus receives first command or data in accordance with a first management protocol from a first device. The apparatus then translates the first command or data into second command or data in accordance with second management protocol. The apparatus further sends the second command or data to a second device. One of the first device and the second device is a first managed element managing a first host.

Abstract: There is provided a method for producing a modified polyvinyl alcohol resin, comprising step (A) of acetalizing polyvinyl alcohol particles swollen with a solvent capable of swelling the polyvinyl alcohol particles by reacting them with a carbonyl compound and/or an acetalized carbonyl compound in the presence of the solvent, wherein a content of an organic solvent in the solvent is 5% by mass or more.

Abstract: An image exposure device includes an image display device having pixels that emit light having a plurality of wavelengths; a photosensitive recording medium support portion that supports a photosensitive recording medium for recording an image of the image display device; a collimation portion that is disposed between the image display device and the photosensitive recording medium support portion and makes radiation light including the light having a plurality of wavelengths radiated from the pixels into first transmitted light radiated within a range of a first radiation angle narrower than a radiation angle of the radiation light; and a dichroic filter that is disposed between the collimation portion and the photosensitive recording medium support portion, and makes the first transmitted light including the light having a plurality of wavelengths into second transmitted light radiated within a range of a second radiation angle equal to or smaller than the first radiation angle.

Abstract: The apparatus includes an image data obtainer, a candidate region extractor, a candidate line extractor, an overlap degree determiner, and a clip image region extractor. The candidate region extractor extracts, as a candidate region, a region containing an object detectable from the image data. The candidate line extractor extracts, as a candidate line, a line that is at least either a line segment or an arc included in the image data. The overlap degree determiner determines whether the degree of overlap between a closed line forming the outline of the candidate region extracted and the candidate line extracted is greater than or equal to a preset predetermined first percentage value. If the overlap degree determiner determines that the degree of overlap is greater than or equal to the first percentage value, the clip image region extractor 19 extracts the candidate region as a clip image.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a display configured to display a control menu to perform a function, a sensor configured to sense a user within a predetermined range and output a signal which has a voltage size corresponding to a distance of the sensed user, and a processor configured to change an operation state of the image forming apparatus based on a voltage change amount of the signal.

Abstract: A printing module configured to print a label on a curved surface of an article includes an expandable printing mechanism configured to be expanded to an open configuration for receiving the article or contracted to a closed configuration placing the curved surface in an operative position with respect to a print head and an article moving assembly configured to grasp and hold the article and effect relative movement between the curved surface and the print head. The printing mechanism includes contact elements, such as rollers, that contact or otherwise engage the article when the printing mechanism is in the closed configuration and maintain the curved surface in the operative position with respect to the print head during relative movement between the curved surface and the print head.

Abstract: A scanning system includes: a configurator configured to make a first setting corresponding to an image captured by a pre-scan the setting of a process accompanying scanning based on learning results acquired by machine learning using training data related to a setting of the process accompanying scanning that is applied to a scanned image; and an executor that executes the process accompanying scanning based on the first setting.

Abstract: A learning device includes an acquiring unit and a learning unit. The acquiring unit acquires an image and correction information designated for printing the image. The learning unit performs machine learning on recommended correction information that indicates correction content recommended for the print target image in printing the print target image, based on the data set in which the image is associated with the correction information.

Abstract: An electro-optic display comprising, in order: a light-transmissive layer of conductive material; a layer of bistable electro-optic medium; a layer of light-shielding material; a plurality of pixel electrodes; a layer of photoconductive material; and one or more light emitters. In one exemplary embodiment, the layer of photoconductive material is adapted to bridge a gap between an address line and at least one of the pixel electrodes when the photoconductive material is in a low impedance state. In another, non-exclusive embodiment, the electro-optic display further comprises a second electrode layer between the layer of photoconductive material and the one or more light emitters and a driver adapted to apply voltage between the light-transmissive layer of conductive material and the second electrode layer.

Abstract: On-die functional blocks may use multiple communication networks to send requests and receive responses. For example, a first functional block may send a request via a first network. In response to receiving the request, a second functional block may respond to the first functional block via a second network. The second functional block may also send any requested data to the first functional block via a third network.

Abstract: An electronic device, a server and a method for packing and consuming video content are disclosed. The electronic device includes a sensor, a processor operably connected to the sensor, and a transceiver operably connected to the processor. The processor is configured to determine a current viewport for video content based on an output of the sensor. The transceiver is configured to request and receive a media stream including (i) a high-resolution video partition of the video content that covers the current viewport and (ii) a low-resolution version of the video content that is rotated relative to the video content. The processor is further configured to process the package to render at least one of the high-resolution video partition of the video content or the low-resolution version of the video content. The high-resolution video partition and the low-resolution video of the video content are packed together.

Abstract: By using a character recognition result of a scan image, a user can set supplementary information such as a file name for the scan image with simple operation.

Abstract: Provided is an image reading apparatus includes a sensor capable of reading a document and a fixing member capable of restricting movement of the sensor on a basis of a user operation, the apparatus comprising: a control unit configured to perform predetermined control to move the sensor; a detection unit configured to detect a moving distance of the sensor by the predetermined control; a determination unit configured to execute a determination process of determining, on a basis of the detected moving distance of the sensor by the predetermined control, whether movement of the sensor is restricted by the fixing member; and a notification unit configured to execute a notification process of notifying a user that movement of the sensor is restricted by the fixing member, in a case where the determination unit determines that movement of the sensor is restricted by the fixing member.

Abstract: A tilt-corrected document image is obtained by performing image analysis processing on a scan image to detect a document area and performing extraction and tilt correction of a document image based on the detected document area. A repeat target area is set based on the obtained tilt-corrected document image. The number of repetitions in repeatedly laying out the repeat target area for each of a plurality of candidate sheet sizes is calculated, and a list screen showing the calculated numbers of repetitions for the respective plurality of candidate sheet sizes is displayed. A repeat layout-processed output image is generated by repeatedly laying out an image of the repeat target area within a sheet size specified by a user, and print processing is made executable.

Abstract: An electrophotographic photosensitive member having a protective layer wherein the density unevenness among output images is reduced with abrasion resistance maintained is provided. The present invention is an electrophotographic photosensitive member having a support, a photosensitive layer and a protective layer in this order, wherein the protective layer has a triarylamine structure and a cyclic structure represented by the formula (1) or (2): and an A value expressed by expression (4), A=S1/S2, wherein, in expression (4), S1 is a peak area based on in-plane deformation vibration of terminal olefin (CH2?), and S2 is a peak area based on stretching vibration of C?O among peak areas of a spectrum obtained by measuring a surface of the protective layer by total reflection Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy using Ge as an internal reflection element and using a measurement condition of 45° as an incidence angle is from 0.065 to 0.100.

Abstract: The disclosure discloses methods and systems for intelligent copying of bound documents. The method includes receiving a selection of copying a bound document via a user interface. The user interface is presented to the user to input whether a starting page of the bound document for copying is a left-side page or a right-side page. Then, multiple pages of the bound document are scanned to generate corresponding scanned images. Finally, the generated scanned images are arranged in the same order as per the arrangement of pages in the original bound document.

Abstract: A method and system for rendering a gloss effect image on a recording medium, can involve creating with a processor, a mirror of a gloss effect image of a gloss mark located on a front side of a recording medium, and rendering with a color printer having marking materials, the mirror of the gloss effect image on a back side of the recording medium directly opposite the gloss mark located on the front side of the recording medium. The processor can include a digital front processor that communicates with the color printer. The gloss effect image of the gloss mark can be, for example, a micro gloss feature or a macro gloss feature.

Abstract: A control method for a storage device of a driving recorder includes: planning a directory entry of a storage device according to a predetermined directory entry stored in a storage unit; planning a file allocation table of the storage device according to a predetermined file allocation table stored in the storage unit; and controlling a controller to write data to the storage device according to the directory entry and the file allocation table.

Abstract: A system and method is used to manage scheduling of a plurality of print jobs in a multi-site print shop environment. The multi-site environment includes a plurality of print shops each having resources and equipment to complete at least one type of print job. Also included is a multi-site scheduler configuration arranged to assign and schedule print jobs to one of a home shop and a non-home shop. The assigning and scheduling is based on a fastest completion time, wherein a completion time of a print job in a home shop is defined as the actual time taken to complete the print job and a completion time of a print job in a non-home shop is defined as the actual time taken to complete the print job and a transportation delay.

Abstract: The current document is directed to methods and systems that acquire an image containing text with curved text lines to generate a corresponding corrected image in which the text lines are straightened and have a rectilinear organization. The method may include identifying a page sub-image within the text-containing image, generating a text-line-curvature model for the page sub-image that associates inclination angles with pixels in the page sub-image, generating local displacements, using the text-line-curvature model, for pixels in the page sub-image, and transferring pixels from the page sub-image to a corrected page-sub-image using the local displacements to construct a corrected page sub-image in which the text lines are straightened and in which the text characters and symbols have a rectilinear arrangement.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices are configured to manage the printing of an electronic document having different page sizes. They include receiving a request from a user to print an electronic document, the electronic document arranged as a set of pages. They also include determining if a page size for a page of the set of pages in the electronic document matches at least one print media size available for printing. They further include providing a message for display to the user, the message including an indication that the page size for the page is not available for printing when it is determined that the page size of the page does not match the at least one print media size. The message also including a menu with a set of user selectable options for completing the print request on the printing device.

Abstract: An recording device includes a recording head that performs recording using ink; a liquid containing body that is capable of accommodating ink; a casing of which at least the recording portion and the liquid containing body are provided on an inside portion; a tube that connects the liquid containing body and the recording head with each other; and a operating panel that constitutes a portion of an outer covering of the recording device and operates the recording device. The operating panel is provided to be capable of performing an opening/closing operation with respect to the casing between two positions which are an opened position which exposes and a closed position which does not expose an inside of the casing, and at least a portion of the liquid containing body is exposed, by an opening operation of the operating panel.

Abstract: A pixel array uses two sets of pixels to provide accurate exposure control. One set of pixels provide continuous output signals for automatic light control (ALC) as the other set integrates and captures an image. ALC pixels allow monitoring of multiple pixels of an array to obtain sample data indicating the amount of light reaching the array, while allowing the other pixels to provide proper image data. A small percentage of the pixels in an array is replaced with ALC pixels and the array has two reset lines for each row; one line controls the reset for the image capture pixels while the other line controls the reset for the ALC pixels. In the columns, at least one extra control signal is used for the sampling of the reset level for the ALC pixels, which happens later than the sampling of the reset level for the image capture pixels.

Abstract: An imaging device provides a mobile device multi-feed scanner, which may utilize remote data capture for multi-sheet feed scanning by using mirrors to form a reflective path allowing the viewing of the reverse side of the check on a platform to capture the check image on a mobile device. A camera on the mobile device may either sequentially or simultaneously capture a picture of both the front and back sides of the check. The platform may include a transparent portion, which may be adjacent to a stage portion. The first and second mirrors may be positioned such as to allow imaging of a reverse side of an object through the transparent portion of the platform while the object rests on the stage portion.

Abstract: A photosensitive body is provided. The photosensitive body includes a photosensitive layer, and a protective layer formed on the photosensitive layer, and the protective layer includes a urethane oligomer acrylate and a modified perfluoropolyether acrylate.