Abstract: A level ratio calculation circuit calculates average signal level data of signal level data corresponding to each sound collection beam signal, and calculates a level ratio between the average signal level data and each of the signal level data. Since a diffraction sound is substantially equal to all the signal level data, a diffraction sound component of the average signal level data also becomes substantially equal. On the other hand, a collection sound from a speaker is specific to the signal level data of the corresponding sound collection beam signal. Therefore, at the level ratio, the portion corresponding to the diffraction sound is flat and a data level becomes high locally in only the portion corresponding to the collection sound. By using this, the sound collection beam signal including the collection sound is detected.

Abstract: A method for exposing a substrate by an exposure apparatus having an illumination optical system which is configured to illuminate an original and includes an adjusting mechanism that adjusts an effective light source distribution, and a projection optical system which projects a pattern of the original illuminated by the illumination optical system onto a substrate. The method includes steps of obtaining correlation information indicating a correlation between an effective light source distribution and a line width difference in a pattern formed on a substrate by exposure, determining an effective light source distribution corresponding to a target line width difference based on the correlation information, controlling the adjusting mechanism so as to obtain the effective light source distribution determined in the determining step, and exposing the substrate after the controlling step.

Abstract: An audio mixing console includes a brightness adjusting mode selection button and an adjustment subject specification button. A user operates the brightness adjusting mode selection button to set up a brightness adjusting mode, and operates the adjustment subject specification button to specify any color LED of RGB or all colors as an adjustment subject. When an LED button is operated, brightness of an LED of a color of an adjustment subject in a multicolor LED unit incorporated in the LED button is increased one step by one step. In another example, in response to an operation of a button, brightness of an LED of a color of the adjustment subject in the multicolor LED unit incorporated in a plurality of LED buttons other than this button is increased one step by one step. This work is carried out for every LED and LED button.

Abstract: A printing system which is capable of performing square back processing and preventing occurrence of a new trouble of inadvertently creating a saddle-stitched brochure defective in the appearance of a trimmed edge and/or print appearance, which is unexpected by an operator. A receiving unit receives a job of a first type for creating a saddle-stitched brochure subjected to square back processing and trimming processing or a second type creating a saddle-stitched brochure not subjected to the square back processing but subjected to the trimming processing. A controller controls a trimming position at an end of the sheet bundle for the job and/or an image printing position on a sheet included in the sheet bundle based on whether a job to be processed is of the first type or of the second type.

Abstract: Access-destination information specified by a mobile information terminal is received and an access decision unit (108) determines whether it is possible to access a WWW server on a network specified by the access-destination information. If it has been determined that the WWW server is accessible, the WWW server is accessed and data is acquired via a network communication unit (107), and the data is printed by an image processor (109). If it has been determined that the WWW server is inaccessible, on the other hand, then the mobile information terminal is notified of this fact via the network communication unit (107).

Abstract: The present invention provides an exposure apparatus comprising a projection optical system configured to project a pattern of a reticle onto a substrate, a stage configured to move the substrate; and a sensor unit which is arranged on the stage and configured to receive light having passed through the projection optical system, the sensor unit including an aperture plate which is configured to be used in measuring different optical performances, and on which a plurality of aperture patterns with different shapes or different sizes are formed, and a photoelectric conversion device configured to photoelectrically convert the light beams from the plurality of aperture patterns.

Abstract: A sheet processing apparatus capable of maintaining alignment of sheets of a sheet bundle on a processing tray even in a job uses sheets including particular sheets. In the sheet processing apparatus (finisher), a sheet conveyed along a conveying path is retained in a buffer path. The sheet and the following sheet are stacked on a processing tray in a state superposed with a shift in a conveying direction. A finisher controller determines in advance, before a conveyed sheet reaches the buffer path, whether or not the sheet is a particular sheet having a protrusion. When the sheet retained in the buffer path and the following sheet are to be superposed one upon the other, the amount of the shift between the sheets in the conveying direction is controlled according to a result of the determination by the finisher controller.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus that is capable of being instructed to power off, by a power switch or a command from an external apparatus, and is capable of executing the restart thereof under appropriate conditions. When power-off is instructed, shutdown is started. Upon completion of the shutdown, if the power switch is on, and at the same time the power-off has been instructed by the power switch of the apparatus, the restart of the apparatus is executed, whereas upon completion of the shutdown, if the power-off has been instructed by a command from the external apparatus, the restart of the apparatus is not executed.

Abstract: An image forming system comprises a selection unit for selecting a post-processing apparatus that executes post-processing to a recording medium on which an image is formed from among a plurality of post-processing apparatuses, and a selection limitation unit for determining an insertion apparatus whose supply of the insertion medium to be limited for a selected post-processing apparatus and limiting selection of the insertion apparatus.

Abstract: The invention provides an information processing apparatus which can add a job attribute of optimum print setting to a combined job without changing print settings by using a user interface upon job combination. The information processing apparatus makes the user preset the print setting which is applied upon combination of print jobs on a print setting display screen upon combination and combines the print jobs on the basis of the set print setting upon combination at the time of the combination of the print jobs.

Abstract: A system and method providing a personal electronic communication incorporates the use of image tags which designate a desired dynamic imaging server and a corresponding image chain to dynamically create a customized image that is associated with the personal electronic communication. Upon receipt of the personal electronic communication, the personal electronic communication is parsed to identify an embedded image tag. A dynamic imaging server designated by the image tag is then used to dynamically create, manipulate and transfer customized images back to the recipient of the personal electronic communication based on the image chain corresponding to the image tag. The image chain may be included within the image tag or the image tag may include reference information designating the image chain.

Abstract: To correct distortion in an optical system of an optical scanning, electrophotographic image generating apparatus, a parallel line group 107? is printed by a printing apparatus to be calibrated on a sheet on which a correction pattern 101 has been printed. The user reads marker positions to find amounts of deviation of the adjustment pattern from the correction pattern and inputs the amounts of deviation in the printing apparatus. The printing apparatus interpolates values between the input amounts of deviation, establishes positions at which a line in the adjustment pattern deviate one pixel in a sub-scanning direction as scan line changing points and generate new conversion information by pairing the scan line changing points with respective directions of deviation. During image generation, the printing apparatus prints an image by correcting image data according to the conversion information.

Abstract: In a print system constituted so as to enable a supplying of sheets from a printing apparatus to a sheet processing apparatus, wherein the printing apparatus having a print unit that executes a print process of data of a job stored in a storage unit can store data of a plurality of jobs, wherein the sheet processing apparatus having a sheet processing unit that executes a sheet processing operation to sheets of job printed by the printing apparatus, a controller unit allows the print unit to execute a print process of a second job required before a sheet process of the second job in case that a plurality of jobs including the second job after a first job are accepted and in case that a sheet process of the first job required after a print process of the first job is in execution by the sheet processing unit.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus capable of flexibly setting a security policy for a modified file. A client terminal generates a print job added with a new security policy for a second file generated from a first file, and delivers the print job added with the new security policy to the image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus generates intermediate data based on the print job delivered from the client terminal, and causes a second policy server to register the security policy. The second policy server registers the security policy, while items of the security policy being appropriately assigned to the first and second policy servers. The second policy server generates an encryption key. The image forming apparatus encrypts the intermediate data using the encryption key, and stores the encrypted intermediate data.

Abstract: The image processing apparatus includes an extracting part extracting feature points in each of plural images sequentially generated by an image pickup apparatus, a calculating part calculating motion vectors at the feature points in each of the plural images, a clustering part performing clustering processing on the motion vectors calculated at the feature points, a determining part determining, among plural clusters, a specific cluster including a motion vector indicating motion of the image pickup apparatus. The apparatus further includes an estimation detecting part detecting, by using an estimation method which uses information relating to the specific cluster of a first image, the specific cluster of a second image generated after generation of the first image, and a processing part performing image stabilization processing on the second image based on the motion vector included in the specific cluster of the second image.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus which is capable of managing a large number of transfer jobs without using a large-capacity storage device. A transfer job for transferring image information input to the image processing apparatus to at least one destination is performed, and character information is extracted from the input image information. History information indicative of the execution result of the transfer job is generated, and recorded in association with the extracted character information in a storage device. At least one of at least one piece of history information and at least one piece of character information recorded in association with the history information are perused.

Abstract: The present invention provides substituted humanized, chimeric or human anti-CD20 antibodies or antigen binding fragments thereof and bispecific antibodies or fusion proteins comprising the substituted antibodies or antigen binding fragments thereof. The antibodies, fusion proteins or fragments are useful for treatment of B-cell disorders, such as B-cell malignancies and autoimmune diseases, as well as GVHD, organ transplant rejection, and hemolytic anemia and cryoglobulinemia. Amino acid substitutions, particularly substitution of an aspartate residue at Kabat position 101 of CDR3 VH (CDRH3), result in improved therapeutic properties, such as decreased dissociation rates, improved CDC activity, improved apoptosis, improved B-cell depletion and improved therapeutic efficacy at very low dosages.

Abstract: A multistage vacuum pump unit can save a power requirement and prevent the gas discharged outside of the unit from flowing-back inside the pump unit. A plurality of vacuum pumps are connected in series to form the multistage vacuum pump unit. A suction inlet of a first stage vacuum pump thereof is connected to a to-be-vacuumized container so that the space inside of the container becomes under a high vacuum condition. In an operating method, part of the gas discharged into a first intermediate passage from the first stage vacuum pump is branched during a low vacuum operation, and discharged toward an air atmosphere through a low conductance line provided with check valves that prevent the branched gas from flowing back.

Abstract: A lens apparatus supported by a support member, includes a correction lens for correcting an image blur, a correction lens driving portion for driving the correction lens, a vibration detection portion for detecting vibration of the lens apparatus, and a driving signal calculation unit for calculating a driving signal used for driving the correction lens. The driving signal calculation unit includes a detected vibration calculation portion for calculating a vibration signal based on an output from the vibration detection portion, a panning/tilting component calculation portion for calculating a pan/tilt operation signal based on pan/tilt operation information input from the support member, and a subtraction portion for subtracting the pan/tilt operation signal from the vibration signal. The correction lens driving portion drives the correction lens based on an output from the subtraction portion.

Abstract: In a keyboard apparatus including a key supported for pivoting movement about a pivot point, a mass member that imparts a reaction force to performance operation of the key in interlocked relation to the key, and an electromagnetic actuator provided between the key and the mass member for imparting a driving force to the key and mass member, a transmission member is provided in detachable abutment with the key and mass member. The transmission member can be disengaged from the key or the mass member depending on operating conditions of the key and the mass member. Thus, it is possible to not only prevent unnecessary binding forces from acting in areas where the transmission member and the key and the mass member abut against each other, but also achieve smooth movement of the key and the mass member and prevent increase of inertial mass of the transmission member. The smooth movement of the key and mass member can achieve force sense control with good responsiveness.