Abstract: In an information processing apparatus, when a receiving unit receives data from an external device, a power control unit returns a power state of the apparatus from a power saving state and a transmitting unit transmits a start instruction to a connected image forming apparatus, and when a power supply switch becomes on according to a user's operation, the power control unit returns the power state of the apparatus from the power saving state but the transmitting unit does not transmit the start instruction to the image forming apparatus. Thus, it is possible to achieve both a linkage start and an individual start for an external image processing controller and the image forming apparatus, in an image processing system including the information processing apparatus, the external image processing controller and the image forming apparatus capable of performing an image process in cooperation with others.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an imaging station for forming a toner image on a sheet using toner containing a parting material; a fan for discharging air adjacent the fixing portion to an outside of the apparatus; and a controller capable of executing an operation in a first control mode in which a driving speed of the fan is changed in a set range in accordance with a temperature adjacent the imaging station, and in a second control mode in which the driving speed of the fan set at an upper limit speed in the set range irrespective of the information corresponding to the temperature adjacent the imaging station.

Abstract: A video distribution system which is enhanced in flexibility in distribution mode switching. In a camera server connected to a viewer via a network, a video capture board captures a video image. A CPU processes the captured video image according to an electronic PTZ mode for cutting out a part of the captured video image and a mechanical PTZ emulation mode for cutting out parts of the captured video image and interpolating the cut-out images. The CPU distributes the processed video image to the viewer via the network. The CPU performs mode switching between the electronic PTZ mode and the mechanical PTZ emulation mode based on control information transmitted from the viewer.

Abstract: The invention provides a photoelectric conversion device, in which a decrease in sensitivity and a crosstalk between wirings are suppressed. Plural pixel columns are arranged in one direction, plural pixels are arranged in a different direction to the one direction in a column manner in the pixel column, and the pixel includes a photodiode PD, a reset transistor M4 for resetting the photodiode PD, and a source follower input transistor M3 for receiving a signal from the photodiode PD. An independent readout wiring 16 is individually provided for each pixel. The reset transistor M4 and the source follower input transistor M3 included in one pixel column or another pixel column are arranged between the photodiode column in one pixel column and the photodiode column in another pixel column arranged adjacent to the one pixel column.

Abstract: The present invention provides a resonance type micro-oscillating member capable of retraining a fluctuation of angular velocity, and specifically provides a micro-oscillating member, which is a nested micro-oscillating member, wherein there exist a reference oscillation mode which is the characteristic oscillation mode of a reference frequency, and an even numbered oscillation mode which is the characteristic oscillation mode of a frequency being approximate even number times the reference frequency.

Abstract: According to an information processing method of generating print data to be processed by a printing apparatus, when data is stored in a storage area, the data is transmitted to the printing apparatus by applying a printing attribute corresponding to the storage area. The printing attribute corresponding to the storage area is set, and status information representing the status of the printing apparatus is obtained. The printing attribute is changed to adapt the printing attribute to the obtained status information.

Abstract: A stacked type electromechanical energy conversion element which is compact in size and capable of providing higher output power and enhanced operating efficiency. A plurality of electrode layers are formed, respectively, on one surfaces of a plurality of piezoelectric layers, and the material layers and said electrode layers are stacked one upon another. Electrodes are formed at least in the plurality of material layers for providing electrical connections between corresponding ones of the plurality of electrode layers. The plurality of electrode layers have a non-uniform configuration depending on a predetermined strain distribution that is to occur in the stacked type electromechanical energy conversion element.

Abstract: A sheet treating apparatus is mountable in a space portion of an image forming apparatus including an image-forming portion for forming an image on a sheet and an image-reading portion for reading an image of an original. The image-reading portion is disposed above the image-forming portion. The sheet is delivered in the space portion formed between the image-forming portion and the image-reading portion. The sheet treating apparatus includes a connection path unit to be connected with a sheet delivery path for delivering the sheet from the image-forming portion, which connection path unit is mounted in the space portion from the outside of a side surface of the main body of the image forming apparatus, and a sheet-treating unit for performing a treatment of the sheet transported from the connection path unit, which sheet-treating unit is mounted in the space portion from the front side of the main body of the image forming apparatus.

Abstract: With this invention, color shifting correction is performed first based on shifting amount information indicating a shifting amount with respect to the scanning direction on an image carrier of each image forming unit, and halftone processing is then performed, thus suppressing generation of moiré due to the color shifting correction, and forming a high-quality image. To this end, an image forming engine has color shifting amount storage units C, M, Y, and K (black) which store actual shifting amounts with respect to ideal scan directions on image carriers C, M, Y, and K in image forming units C, M, Y, and K. Color shifting correction amount arithmetic units C, M, Y, and K calculate color shifting correction amounts for respective color components on the basis of the stored color shifting amounts.

Abstract: An ink jet recording apparatus for recording by discharging an ink onto a recording medium to be recorded, has a first ink tank for containing a first ink, a second ink tank for containing a second ink different from the first ink, and a holder enabling the ink tanks to be loaded therein. The ink tanks are provided with distinguishing members so that the holder is, though capable of being loaded with both of these two types ink tanks in a state before loading the ink tanks into the holder, loaded with one of the ink tanks with the result that the other ink tank becomes unable to be loaded into the holder. The holder is provided with a changeover mechanism corresponding to the distinguishing members of the ink tanks.

Abstract: The image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member for forming an electrostatic image, a developing apparatus for developing the electrostatic image on the image bearing member with a developer, a developer container for containing a replenishing developer, and dismountably mounted on a main body of the apparatus, and a developer replenishing apparatus for replenishing the replenishing developer in the developer container to the developing apparatus, wherein at least the image bearing member and the developing apparatus are provided in a cartridge which is dismountably mountable on the main body of the apparatus and the developer container is provided in a position not overlapping with a moving area of the cartridge in a dismounting or mounting operation of the cartridge.

Abstract: In a manufacturing process for a fuel cell having a fuel electrode, an oxidizer electrode, and a polymer electrolyte membrane held between both the electrodes, and having electrode catalyst layers which are individually provided between both the electrodes and the polymer electrolyte membrane, the process has the step of ejecting an electrode catalyst composition containing conductive particles carrying thereon at least a catalyst, by an ink-jet process to form the electrode catalyst layers. This provides a fuel cell manufacturing process which can accurately control the coverage of catalyst layers and also can simply provide pores while controlling the same.

Abstract: The ink jet printing apparatus forms an image on a print medium with the following two operations. The printing operation makes a print head perform scan motions in a predetermined direction on the print medium, the print head having an array of nozzle rows corresponding to the required number of ink colors, each scan motion involving the ink being ejected from nozzles onto the print medium. The print medium feeding operation moves the print medium and the print head relative to each other a predetermined amount in a direction different from a direction of the scan motion between the scan motions. In a print mode using a small number of ink colors employed for printing, unidirectional printing is performed such that the nozzle row of a black ink to be ejected reaches a print start position when amplitude of vibration of the print head is a predetermined amount or less.

Abstract: In a data transmission apparatus, an input unit inputs data, and a transmission unit transmits the inputted data to a destination. A discrimination unit discriminates an attribute of the inputted data, and a storage unit stores the inputted data to a predetermined memory. A control unit controls a transmission operation of the transmission unit in accordance with a discrimination result obtained by the discrimination unit, such that the transmission unit transmits to the destination the inputted data or information indicating a storage location used by the storage unit.

Abstract: A control point is provided with the function of forming an IP address list of UPnP devices providing a predetermined service, inquiring each UPnP device on the IP address list about the list of IP addresses possessed by the UPnP device, and determining from a response to the inquiry an IP address to be used for the service. The UPnP device is provided with the function of responding to the inquiry from the control point by sending back the response indicating the number of acquired IP addresses, the value of each IP address and the IP address to be used with priority, and freeing the IP addresses different from the IP address determined by the control point. An erroneous operation by a user can therefore be avoided.

Abstract: An anti-vibration apparatus includes a table, an actuator system which applies a force to the table, a first system which applies to the actuator system a first signal for causing the actuator system to apply the force in proportion to a displacement of the table, and a second system which applies to the actuator system a second signal for causing the actuator system to apply the force based on an acceleration of the table. The first and second signals are generated by the first and second systems, respectively, so that a natural vibration mode of a system including the table and the actuator system is unchanged.

Abstract: A printing apparatus executes a print process of body text and a 2-sided print process of tab paper sheets by a single operation at an information processing apparatus. After one face of each tab paper sheet undergoes a print process, the printed tab paper sheets are set on a tray again, and the other face of each tab paper sheet undergoes a print process upon reception of a print instruction. In this case, the information processing apparatus issues commands and data required for the printing apparatus to execute such print processes.

Abstract: A measurement method of measuring wavefront aberration of a projection optical system in a projection exposure apparatus for projecting a reticle pattern onto a substrate via the projection optical system. The method includes a measurement step of measuring intensity of a light beam having passed through the projection optical system and a phase shift pattern at a plane conjugate to a pupil plane of the projection optical system or a plane spaced apart from the phase shift pattern enough to separately detect respective rays emerging from plural points of the pupil plane, when the phase shift pattern set near an image plane or object plane of the projection optical system for forming an image of a pattern is scanned in one or a plurality of directions perpendicular to an optical axis of the projection optical system. The method also includes a signal processing step of calculating the wavefront aberration of the projection optical system on the basis of a measurement result of the measurement step.

Abstract: A decoding apparatus has: M tables for storing, in correspondence with M types of variable-length code tables, minimum code words or maximum code words of classes of variable-length code words constructing a variable-length code table; a table selector which selects one table from the M tables; N comparators which compare input coded data with the minimum code words or maximum code words outputted from the table selected by the table selector; a switch circuit and a priority encoder which obtain a class number corresponding to an initial code word of the input coded data based on results of comparison by the N comparators; a code length converter which converts the class number into a code length; and an address generator which generates an address to access a memory holding decoded data from the class number and the code length outputted said code length converter. The data outputted from the memory based on the address becomes decoded data of the input coded data.

Abstract: There is disclosed a semiconductor device in which capacitor means are connected to multiple input terminals via latch means, and the terminals on one side of the capacitor means are commonly connected to the input of a sense amplifier, thereby attaining a reduction of the circuit scale, improvement of the operation speed, saving of the consumption power, reduction of the manufacturing cost, and improvement of the manufacturing yield.