Abstract: The transfer of a duplicate electronic document between image forming devices is done with an electronic document that is formed of only resolution-independent vector data and the like, and a normal printing of the duplicate electronic document or printing of different resolution is performed by developing the vector data. In high-quality printing of the duplicate electronic document, a Fill Map included in the original document the information indicating the location of an electronic document of copy source that is embedded in a metadata specifies is obtained, and this printing is made using the Fill Map.

Abstract: A measurement apparatus includes an elastic detector configured to detect an elastic wave by utilizing photoacoustic tomography and to convert the elastic wave into a detection signal, and a signal processor configured to calculate an absorption characteristic of a heterogeneous part included in a homogeneous part of a scattering medium based on ?a=2P(z)/(??(z)) where ?a is the absorption coefficient at distance z from the light source, P(z) is the pressure of the elastic wave at distance z, ? is a Grüneisen coefficient, and ?(z) is the light intensity at the position of the heterogeneous part, the signal processor obtaining the light intensity by approximating a signal component derived from the homogeneous part separated from a signal component derived from the heterogeneous part in the scattering medium by utilizing the detection signal output from the elastic wave detector.

Abstract: Sending a single data stream from a sending endpoint to a receiving endpoint, wherein both of the sending endpoint and the receiving endpoint each have multiple physical interfaces connecting the sending and receiving endpoint to multiple networks, respectively, is provided. The single data stream is partitioned into multiple data packets. A physical interface is designated on the sending side and the receiving side in accordance with a data capacity throughput of each of the multiple physical interfaces. Different portions of the partitioned data packets are then sent over different ones of the multiple physical interfaces in accordance with the designation. The single data stream is then reconstructed by combining received partitioned data packets into the single data stream in accordance with header information. An acknowledgment is sent to the sending endpoint indicating an amount of data received on each multiple physical interface, including any changes in the data capacity throughput.

Abstract: Additional information indicating photographic conditions for a received image signal is compared with additional information indicating photographic conditions for an access target image signal. If the both conditions satisfy a predetermined relationship, an access to the access target image signal is permitted.

Abstract: When a read resolution set for a reader unit (200) is different from the transmission resolution, the read resolution is increased, and then the reader unit (200) reads an image. When the image read by the reader unit (200) contains the first encoded image obtained by encoding input information, the first encoded image is decoded to restore the input information. The restored input information is encoded at the transmission resolution to generate the second encoded image. The second encoded image is transmitted to the destination.

Abstract: A method is proposed for setting up a communications path between a first communications sub-network and a second communications sub-network by means of an intermediate communications sub-network in an extended communications network. More specifically, to set up the communications path, said intermediate sub-network comprises at least two tunnel end-points and an input tunnel end-point of said intermediate sub-network which performs the following steps of: receiving, from a tunnel of said input tunnel end-point, a relay activation message to set up said path, said message referring to a local relay involving said input tunnel end-point; determining, from said relay activation message, an output tunnel end-point of said intermediate sub-network involved in the local relay; activating the local relay for a part of said path between said first sub-network and said second sub-network transmitting the relay activation message to said output tunnel end-point.

Abstract: Upon layout of plural contents on a sheet, containers to lay out the contents are automatically generated based on the sizes of the contents. The generated respective containers for the plural contents are arranged such that the containers are included in a sheet size. The plural contents are laid out with the arranged respective containers.

Abstract: A cell culture substrate having at least one area for culturing a cell on a substrate, characterized in that the culturing area comprises an area releasably holding a biologically active substance having a biological activity to the cell and an area for immobilizing a biologically active substance having a biological activity to the cell.

Abstract: A mass spectrometer includes an ionization chamber (100) which generates fragment-free ions to be detected from an introduced gas to be detected, and a mass spectrometer chamber (140) including a mass spectrometer (160) which fractionates by mass the ions to be detected that are transported from the ionization chamber and which detects the ions. The mass spectrometer further includes a probe (111) which holds a liquid sample or a solid sample and causes the liquid sample or the solid sample to generate the gas to be detected upon heating by a heating means, and a gas introduction means (170) which introduces a predetermined gas from the probe to the ionization chamber to transport, to the ionization chamber, the gas to be detected that is generated at the probe.

Abstract: A fixing apparatus for heat-fixing an unfixed toner image formed on a sheet, includes a roller; an endless belt contacted to the roller; a pressing member contacted to an inner surface of the endless belt and cooperating with the roller to nip the endless belt, wherein the sheet on which the unfixed toner image is formed is heated while being nipped and fed by a nip between the roller and the endless belt, wherein such a surface of the pressing member as is opposed to the inner surface of the endless belt is curved substantially in the same direction as a curved surface of the roller, wherein the nip includes a first nip region in which the endless belt is not pressed by the pressing member and the endless belt is contacted to the roller by an elastic force of the endless belt which is in a slack state, and a second nip region in which the endless belt is contacted to the roller by pressing of the pressing member, wherein the nip starts with the first nip region with respect to a feeding direction of the shee

Abstract: The width of reaction wells and detection wells used for the same sample in a nozzle line direction is made to fall within an area smaller than the pitches of nozzle holding parts, so as to minimize a moving range and enable a pipette action for preventing contamination.

Abstract: A local communication apparatus for communicating with another apparatus via a relay apparatus receives communication interface information that has been transmitted by the other apparatus, acquires information relating to the communication rate of the local apparatus, compares the received communication interface information with the acquired information relating to the communication rate of the local apparatus, and switches over a connection-destination relay apparatus based upon result of the comparison.

Abstract: The present invention provides an ink jet printing apparatus and a method for controlling an ink jet printing apparatus which, during a non-print operation excluding a print operation, can stir ink at a required time and to a required level according to the state of the ink in the ink tank. During a non-print operation excluding a print operation accompanied by a reciprocal movement of the carriage, a stir operation is executed to stir the ink in the ink tank by reciprocating the carriage according to a stir mode. As the stir mode, one of different modes is set according to an elapsed time from the previous stir operation.

Abstract: A job management apparatus, which managing, by record, a job based on content data which includes designations associated with a content used in variable data print processing, and a job ticket corresponding to the content data, comprising: a metadata extraction unit which extracts metadata from the content data; a metadata classification unit which classifies the extracted metadata as control metadata used to control processes of the job, and as display metadata used to make a display associated with the job; and a generation unit which generates first information used to display, by record, the job using values of the display metadata.

Abstract: In a variable resistance nonvolatile storage element, an electrode suitable for a variable resistance operation and formed of a metallic nitride layer containing Ti and N is provided. In a nonvolatile storage device including: a first electrode; a second electrode; and a variable resistance layer which is sandwiched between the first electrode and the second electrode and in which a resistance value changes to two different resistance states, at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode is an electrode including a metallic nitride layer containing at least Ti and N, and a mole ratio (N/Ti ratio) between Ti and N in at least a part of the metallic nitride layer, the part being in contact with the variable resistance layer is 1.15 or more and a film density is 4.7 g/cc or more.

Abstract: An electrophotographic image forming apparatus includes an electrophotographic image forming apparatus main assembly, with the main assembly including a preventing portion. The apparatus also includes a supporting member for supporting a plurality of electrophotographic photosensitive members, with the supporting member being movable between an inside position inside the main assembly, and an outside position outside the main assembly in a state in which the supporting member is supported by the main assembly and being disengageable from the main assembly at the outside position. A handle portion is provided to the supporting member, to be touched for disengaging the supporting member from the main assembly, with the handle portion being provided upstream of the plurality of electrophotographic photosensitive members with respect to a movement direction in which the supporting member is moved from the inside position to the outside position.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a solid-state imaging apparatus that outputs digital signals at high speed. A solid-state imaging apparatus is provided that includes plural analog-to-digital converters that convert analog signals obtained by photoelectric conversion into digital signals, plural digital memories that store the digital signals converted by the analog-to-digital converters, plural block digital output lines that are provided to correspond to blocks of the plural digital memories and to which the digital signals stored in the plural digital memories included in the blocks are output, a common digital output line that outputs the digital signals output from the plural block digital output lines, buffer circuits that buffer the digital signals output from the block digital output lines, and block selecting units that can switch the block digital output lines electrically connected to the common digital output line.

Abstract: A silicon processing method includes: forming a mask pattern on a principal plane of a single-crystal silicon substrate; and applying crystal anisotropic etching to the principal surface to form a structure including a (111) surface and a crystal surface equivalent thereto and having width W1 and length L1. The principal plane includes a (100) surface and a crystal surface equivalent thereto or a (110) surface and a crystal surface equivalent thereto. A determining section for determining the width W1 of the structure is formed in the mask pattern. The width of the determining section for the width W1 of the mask pattern is width W2. The width of the mask pattern other than the determining section is larger than the width W2 over a length direction of the mask pattern.

Abstract: A target nucleic acid contained in a sample solution is hybridized with a probe nucleic acid capable of binding specifically to the target nucleic acid and immobilized on a substrate. The process includes hybridizing the target nucleic acid with the probe nucleic acid, collecting the sample solution that has undergone the hybridization, amplifying the target nucleic acid contained in the collected sample solution, and hybridizing the amplified nucleic acid with the probe nucleic acid.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus of this invention includes a classification unit configured to classify anchor points that define the contour of an object into a plurality of groups based on features of the contour of the object, and a saving unit configured to identifiably save the anchor points classified by the classification unit for respective groups.