Abstract: An information processing device is provided with an acquisition unit, a detection unit, and a combination unit. The acquisition unit performs layout analysis on image information and acquires multiple regions. The detection unit detects a feature indicating that regions are continuous from each of the multiple regions acquired by the acquisition unit. The combination unit combines adjacent regions in a case in which the feature is detected by the detection unit.

Abstract: Provided is a shaping apparatus including: a stage; and a delivery unit configured to: deliver and apply a shaping material in which continuous fibers is impregnated with a resin onto the stage; and, configured to change delivery amounts between an inner side and an outer side of a path of the shaping material according to a difference in path lengths between the inner side and the outer side, the difference being generated when an applying direction of the shaping material is changed.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a display unit that display's a document in a first display mode by switching a document display mode from a second display mode to the first display mode in a case where the document displayed is a distributed document or a document having been distributed, where the document has not been browsed, and where a browsing time limit set for the document expires within a first predetermined period.

Abstract: Provided is a light emitting device including: a base material mounted on a wiring substrate; a light emitting element array provided on the base material; a first conductive pattern provided on the surface of the base material, the first conductive pattern including a first facing region connected to the light emitting element array, the first facing region being along a side surface of the light emitting element array and facing to the light emitting element array, and a first extending region extended beyond the first facing region; and penetrating members penetrating the base material from the first conductive pattern to a back surface side of the base material, each penetrating member being connected to the first facing region or the first extending region.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a setting unit, a sticky note screen generator, and an allocation unit. The setting unit is configured to set a person-in-charge for a position on a mount. The sticky note screen generator is configured to generate a sticky note screen displaying the mount and a sticky note attached to the mount. The allocation unit is configured to, in accordance with a position of the sticky note attached to the mount, allocates contents of the sticky note to the person-in-charge corresponding to the position.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an extraction unit that extracts character strings obtained by converting characters in an image to character codes, an aggregation unit that aggregates plural first character strings that are included in the character strings extracted by the extraction unit and each of which represents an item that a user desires to obtain into a group by using information items regarding positions of the plural first character strings in the image, an assigning unit that assigns candidates for a second character string that are included in the character strings extracted by the extraction unit and that correspond to the group aggregated by the aggregation unit to the group, and an output unit that outputs the candidates for the second character string assigned to the group by the assigning unit.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a receiving unit that receives a series of image information items formed of successive image information items of recording media on each of which an image has been formed, a setting unit that sets, as a judgement area, image information of at least a portion of a region having a predetermined width and whose center is set to a boundary between the recording media, which are included in the series of image information items, a determining unit that performs predetermined image processing on the judgement area and determines whether the image information items of the recording media are independent of each other in terms of content or are continuous with each other in terms of content, and an output unit that outputs the series of image information items by splitting the series of image information items when the determining unit determines that the image information items of the recording media are independent of each other and that outputs the series of image inf

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a specifying unit that specifies an activity degree of each of a plural participants based on biometric information obtained from a living body of each of the plural participants participating in a gathering, an evaluation unit that evaluates each of the plural participants based on the specified activity degree, a selection unit that selects one or more of the plural participants based on an evaluation of the evaluation unit, and a requesting unit that requires an opinion on the gathering from the selected participant.

Abstract: An automatic moving object obtains, from a sensor, operating data and external environment data of the automatic moving object, constructs a plurality of operation models based on the operating data and the external environment data, and controls automatic movement of the automatic moving object based on the constructed plurality of operation models. An automatic moving object transmits the constructed plurality of operation models to another automatic moving object. An automatic moving object receives a plurality of operation models from another automatic moving object, and controls automatic movement based on the received plurality of operation models.

Abstract: A writing preservation apparatus preserves, as image data, writing on a writing target medium in which writing is performed and erasing of writing in an arbitrary region is performed. The apparatus includes an acquisition unit that acquires time-series image data items at points of times for the writing target medium, a written region recognition unit that recognizes written regions in which writing is performed on the writing target medium at the points of time based on the image data items at the points of time which are acquired by the acquisition unit, and a preservation unit that preserves first image data at a first point of time in a case where the written region recognized based on the first image data in whole or part is absent in the written region recognized based on second image data at a second point of time subsequent to the first point of time.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: a first control unit which controls a reading device for reading an image from a document so that an image reading manipulation for the reading device is made through a first input device, when a document is set in the reading device; and a second control unit which controls the reading device so that an image reading manipulation for the reading device is made through a second input device, in case a particular manipulation is made after a start of the control by the first control unit.

Abstract: An electrostatic image developing toner includes toner base particles including at least a binder resin and a release agent, wherein the binder resin includes a hybrid resin having a polyester resin segment and a styrene-acrylic copolymer segment, and a molecular weight distribution curve of the toner satisfies Formula (1): 1.3?b/a?2.5, where, in the molecular weight distribution curve in which a perpendicular line is drawn from a baseline to a peak top having a peak top height to divide the molecular weight distribution curve into a lower-molecular-weight region and a higher-molecular-weight region, a represents a width of the lower-molecular-weight region at a height of 15% of the peak top height, and b represents a width of the higher-molecular-weight region at a height of 15% of the peak top height.

Abstract: A fixing member including a base, an elastic layer and a bonding layer is provided. The base contains a polyimide resin. The elastic layer is disposed on the base and contains silicone rubber. The bonding layer is disposed between the base and the elastic layer and is a cured product of a composition containing a siloxane polymer having a glycidyl group.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: an opening and closing unit that is openable and closable with respect to an apparatus main body; a transfer unit that is provided in the apparatus main body and transfers an image from an image holding unit to a recording medium at a transfer position; an attaching unit that attaches the transfer unit to the opening and closing unit so as to be movable between the transfer position and a temporary holding position when the opening and closing unit is opened and closed; and a rotating unit that is provided in the apparatus main body, has a cutout portion that rotates while being in contact with the attaching unit when the opening and closing unit is closed, and moves the transfer unit toward the transfer position.

Abstract: A remotely operated mobile robot includes a movement controller, a notification unit, and a switching unit. The movement controller is configured to be remotely operated by a terminal device connected to the remotely operated mobile robot through a communication line so as to control movement of the remotely operated mobile robot. The notification unit is configured to notify a terminal device, other than the terminal device connected to the remotely operated mobile robot, of a request for operation of the remotely operated mobile robot, if a predetermined condition is satisfied. If the terminal device notified of the request for operation of the remotely operated mobile robot makes an operation demand, the switching unit switches to a state of the movement controller to a state in which the movement controller is operable by the terminal device that makes the operation demand.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier, a cleaner, and a controller. The image carrier holds an image on a surface thereof. The cleaner cleans the surface of the image carrier. The controller forms, at timing at which a developer is fed to the cleaner, a feeder image that feeds the developer to the cleaner. The feeder image includes toner whose amount is smaller on a downstream side than on an upstream side in a travel direction of the image carrier.

Abstract: A rotating device includes a body having a bottom wall extending in one direction; a holding object including a rotating portion extending in the one direction and a supporting portion supporting the rotating portion at one end of the rotating portion in the one direction such that the rotating portion is rotatable on an axis extending in the one direction, the holding object being provided on the bottom wall; a first holding portion provided on the body and holding the supporting portion of the holding object at one end of the supporting portion in the one direction; a second holding portion provided on the body and holding the supporting portion of the holding object at an other end of the supporting portion in the one direction; and a transmitting portion provided on the body and transmitting a rotational force to the rotating portion of the holding object.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a character recognition section that performs character recognition of an input image to output a character recognition result, a receiving section that receives an input of a character recognition result by a person on the input image, a detection section that detects a strikethrough from the input image, a matching section that matches the character recognition result output by the character recognition section with the character recognition result by the person, which is received by the receiving section, and a control section that performs control for causing the matching section to perform matching so as to obtain a final character recognition result based on a result of the matching, in a case where the detection section detects the strikethrough.

Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a light-emitting unit. The light-emitting unit includes an array of multiple light-emitting element groups, each including multiple light-emitting elements. In the light-emitting unit, the multiple light-emitting element groups are sequentially driven along the array such that, for each of the multiple light-emitting element groups, the multiple light-emitting elements included in the light-emitting element group are concurrently set to a state of emitting light or a state of not emitting light.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to obtain, for each character of plural characters recognized from an image, (a) position of the character in the image, (b) size of the character, and (c) confidence level of a character recognition result of the character; and determine whether to regard the character as a noise based on a distance between the character and its nearest character, the size of the character, and the confidence level of the character recognition result of the character.