Abstract: A drive device compact in size and capable of moving an optical component with a large stroke while ensuring a required thrust. A movable section holds the optical component. A coil is disposed in one of a fixed section and the movable section, and first and second magnet sections are arranged in the other of them with a predetermined spacing in an optical axis direction of the optical component with the coil interposed therebetween. The drive device moves the movable section in a first direction orthogonal to the optical axis direction. When viewed from the optical axis direction, a distance in the first direction from the optical axis of the optical component to the polarization line of the first magnet section is different from a distance in the first direction from the optical axis to the polarization line of the second magnet section.

Abstract: A photoelectric conversion element includes a first reflecting mirror provided on a substrate, a resonator provided on the first reflecting mirror, and a second reflecting mirror provided on the resonator. The first reflecting mirror includes a distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) including a plurality of semiconductor layers. A photoelectric conversion layer is provided in at least one layer of the plurality of semiconductor layers.

Abstract: In order to eliminate inconvenience that the voltage accuracy requirement for a power supply voltage of an ASIC cannot be satisfied because noise generated inside a substrate is superimposed on the power supply voltage, an LDO and an LC filter are added between a DC-DC converter and a power supply terminal of the ASIC to reduce the noise superimposed on the power supply voltage, the LDO is added to the subsequent stage of the DC-DC converter to reduce noise generated from the DC-DC converter, and further the LC filter is added to the subsequent stage of the LDO to reduce noise generated due to crosstalk or the like.

Abstract: A plurality of test patterns are printed with different print conditions, the test patterns each being formed by two inks out of a plurality of inks and a reaction liquid and including a plurality of patterns among which ejection positions of the reaction liquid relative to ejection positions of the two inks are displaced by a predetermined amount at a time. The optical properties of the respective test patterns printed on the print medium are detected. A displacement amount of the relative ejection positions of the reaction liquid from the ejection positions of the plurality of inks is obtained based on the optical property of the test pattern in which an optical density difference between the patterns in the test pattern is greater than a predetermined value and which has an optical density of a lowest level among the optical properties of the test patterns detected.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus having a voice notification function of giving a voice notification to a user includes a first setting unit configured to set whether to enable the voice notification function of notifying the user of an operation result of the image forming apparatus in a case where the operation result is normal, and a second setting unit configured to set whether to enable the voice notification function relating to the operation result of the image forming apparatus in a case where the operation result is an error.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a first acquisition unit configured to acquire first image data obtained by capturing an image of an object, a second acquisition unit configured to acquire a three-dimensional shape of the object based on second image data obtained by irradiating the object with pattern light and capturing an image of the object, a determination unit configured to determine a flat area on the object based on the three-dimensional shape of the object, and an evaluation unit configured to evaluate a surface characteristic of the flat area on the object based on the first image data.

Abstract: Processing of an electronic file using blockchain is performed in an image forming apparatus to decrease the number of apparatuses to be managed and reduce the management load.

Abstract: An operation unit is provided on a front side of the image forming apparatus. A document feeding portion feeds a document supported by a document supporting portion in a document feeding direction from a front side of the image forming apparatus toward the rear side of the image forming apparatus. A document discharge portion discharges the document in a document discharge direction from the rear side toward the front side. The operation unit is disposed on one side with respect to an apparatus center of the image forming apparatus in a left-right direction orthogonal to a direction from the front side to the rear side. A conveyance center of the document feeding portion in the left-right direction is disposed on the other side with respect to the apparatus center in the left-right direction.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus capable of transmitting paper attribute information set during job interruption. The image forming apparatus, which has an image forming device and a paper feeding part storing paper and is communicable with a management server, holds paper attribute information in association with the paper feeding part, executes an image forming job that causes the image forming device to perform a series of image forming using the paper stored in the paper feeding part, generates an execution log of the image forming job based on the attribute information, and when the attribute information corresponding to the paper feeding part is changed during the execution of the image forming job, generates an execution log including the attribute information before/after the change and transmits the generated execution log to the management server.

Abstract: Provided is an optical glass containing glass-forming cations, the optical glass satisfying, expressed in cation percent, 10 cat %?B3+?50 cat %, 15 cat %?La3+?35 cat %, 20 cat %?Nb5+?50 cat %, and 15 cat %?Ti4+?25 cat %.

Abstract: An apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire quantitative information on a test substance, the quantitative information being estimated by inputting, to a learning model, two or more pieces of spectral information selected from a plurality of pieces of spectral information on a sample containing the test substance and a foreign substance.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a toner container, a first conveyance unit, and an apparatus main body. The apparatus main body includes a photosensitive drum, a development roller, a second conveyance unit, a toner conveyance passage, light sensor, an acquisition unit, and a control unit configured to execute an abnormality detection mode. In an abnormality detection mode, the acquisition unit acquires a first acquired value after the driving of the second conveyance unit with the driving of the first conveyance unit stopped. When the first acquired value satisfies a first condition, the acquisition unit further acquires a second acquired value after the driving of the second conveyance unit with the driving of the first conveyance unit stopped. The apparatus main body further includes a notification unit to make notification of the abnormality when the second acquired value satisfies a second condition.

Abstract: A pattern forming method of forming, with a mold, a pattern on a substrate held by a substrate holding unit capable of changing a holding force for each holding region includes setting, with a plurality of shot regions corresponding to a first holding region as a target for pattern formation, a first holding force in the first holding region smaller than a second holding force in a second holding region different from the first holding region, coating, with an imprint material, a region including the plurality of shot regions corresponding to the first holding region, and forming the pattern on the substrate by bringing the imprint material, with which the plurality of shot regions corresponding to the first holding region is coated, and the mold in contact with each other.

Abstract: An image capture apparatus includes a determination unit that determines voltage to be supplied from a power supply apparatus to the image capture apparatus, based on a temperature of the image capture apparatus and power consumption of the image capture apparatus; a communication unit that sends the determined voltage to the power supply apparatus; and a power receiving unit that receives power supplied from the power supply apparatus to the image capture apparatus after the determined voltage is sent to the power supply apparatus.

Abstract: An abnormal sound diagnosis system for specifying a cause of abnormal sound in an apparatus that includes a plurality of operating units that perform a predetermined operation and a plurality of driving units that drive the plurality of operating units: determines occurrence of abnormal sound in a plurality of time periods, based on sound wave levels of sound occurring in the apparatus measured in the plurality of time periods; obtains driving states of the plurality of driving units in the plurality of time periods; and specifies a driving unit corresponding to occurrence of abnormal sound based on a plurality of comparison results corresponding to different timings, that are obtained by comparing the driving states and the occurring states obtained at the different timings in the predetermined operation.

Abstract: An image pickup apparatus that eliminates manual change of an image pickup direction during an image picking up operation and can easily obtain an image that records experience while focusing attention on the experience. A detection unit is worn on a body part other than a head of a user. An image pickup unit is worn on a body of the user. A memory device stores instructions. A processor executes the instructions to: detect an observation direction of the user by the detection unit, pick up an image by the image pickup unit, output an image in an image recording frame corresponding to the observation direction, determine the image recording frame so that a part of the body of the user will not appear in an output image.

Abstract: Provided is a manually moved printing apparatus capable of suppressing deterioration in printing quality even if the printing apparatus is lifted or tilted. To provide this, a Y-direction sensor support shaft formed integrally with a downstream position detection sensor case and having a rotation axis in the direction of arrows is rotatably supported by a downstream sensor case support arm.

Abstract: An accessory shoe apparatus on an electronic apparatus includes an engagement member and a communication. A shoe apparatus on an accessory apparatus is detachably attachable to the accessory shoe apparatus. The engagement member engages with the shoe apparatus and including an opening portion that faces the engaged shoe apparatus. The communication element performs wireless communication with the shoe apparatus via an inside of the opening portion.

Abstract: To make it possible for a user to easily perform partial editing for an unsettled file name or the like being displayed on a UI screen of the image processing apparatus. An editing a UI screen that takes a character string selected by a user as a target is displayed.

Abstract: An object is to print a high quality image with resistance to print misalignment. To this end, the image processing apparatus generates quantized data for printing a first dot pattern and a second dot pattern in an overlapping manner. The first dot pattern and the second dot pattern are lattice patterns varying in a combination of two basis vectors. In a combined dot pattern obtained by combining the first and second dot patterns, there is a neighboring dot in which a dot in the first dot pattern and a dot in the second dot pattern are arranged at an interval smaller than a lattice spacing. The neighboring dot includes multiple neighboring dots varying in an approach direction.