Abstract: An image forming method for forming an image on a base material by using powder includes: attaching a protective material to a surface of the base material on which the image is to be formed; forming an attachment layer on at least one of the base material and the protective material attached to the base material; attaching the powder to the attachment layer after attaching the protective material; and removing excess powder attached to the protective material from the protective material without attaching to the attachment layer.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image former that forms an image on a sheet of paper, a detector that detects a physical property of a sheet of paper, a receiver that receives paper identification information used in identification of a sheet of paper designated by a user, and a hardware processor. The hardware processor performs: first judgement of judging whether or not there is a correspondence between the paper identification information received by the receiver and a detection result by the detector, second judgement of judging whether or not there is a correspondence between a detection result by the detector of a first sheet of paper conveyed and a detection result by the detector of a second sheet of paper conveyed; and operation control of the image former based on a first judgement result in the first judgement and a second judgement result in the second judgement.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus that forms an image on a recording medium, including: a detector that detects a physical property of the recording medium and obtains a detection value; and a hardware processor that controls an operation of the image forming apparatus based on: the detection value detected by the detector, and at least one of: first information that relates to the recording medium and does not include the detection value or a physical property value calculated based on the detection value, and second information that does not relate to the recording medium and is acquired from outside of the image forming apparatus.

Abstract: An analysis apparatus includes: a hardware processor that: acquires image information items of a plurality of images regarding a target that are captured while the target is irradiated with light, extracts, based on the image information items, an image in which an irradiation region where the target is irradiated with the light and an inspection target region of the target have a predetermined relationship, from among the images, and analyzes a state of the inspection target region based on each of the image information items of the extracted image.

Abstract: A method, a system, and a non-transitory computer readable program code are disclosed for offline authentication of users for access to web applications. The method includes requesting, by a processor, access for a user to one or more relying party applications; receiving, by the processor, a redirection request from the one or more relying party applications to retrieve an authentication token for the user from an identity service provider; determining, by the processor, that the identity service provider is not available to provide the authentication token for the user; retrieving, by the processor, the authentication token for the user from a trusted source; forwarding, by the processor, the authentication token for the user retrieved from the trusted source to the one or more relying parties; and receiving, on the processor, authentication from the one or more relying parties for the user to access the one or relying party applications.

Abstract: A toner set includes a plurality of toners, wherein the toner set includes a first toner containing a yellow colorant and a second toner containing a cyan colorant, the first toner and the second toner each contain a binder resin containing a vinyl-based resin and a crystalline resin, and a release agent containing a hydrocarbon wax, a content of the vinyl-based resin with respect to a total mass of the binder resin is 50% by mass or more, the first toner contains the crystalline resin having a moiety having a crystal structure and a crystal nucleating agent moiety having a crystal nucleating agent, and the second toner contains the cyan colorant that is a compound represented by general formula (1).

Abstract: A post-processing device, includes a tray that accepts a carried sheet and places thereon; a post-processing unit that performs a post-processing to the sheet placed on the tray; and a controller that controls an operation of the post-processing unit. The controller that: obtains both of: a first sheet type specified by a user; and a second sheet type detected by a media detector that is installed on a sheet carrying path; and controls the operation of the post-processing unit based on the second sheet type when the first sheet type and the second sheet type are different.

Abstract: At least one image of a print sample captured by a camera configured separately from an image forming device is acquired. At least one appearance feature of the print sample is specified from the at least one image. A value of an item corresponding to each of the at least one appearance feature of the print sample is acquired by referring to information associating the value of each of the at least one item constituting the print setting with each of the at least one appearance feature. The print setting is generated using the value of the item corresponding to the at least one appearance feature.

Abstract: A cleaning device includes a plurality of cleaning members that come into contact with an ejection surface of a droplet ejector that ejects droplets to clean the ejection surface, in which the plurality of cleaning members are in a wet state.

Abstract: An image reading apparatus includes: a reader that reads an image on a print medium, and is arranged at a reading position of a conveyance path for conveying the print medium that is continuous and has a long length; a shading unit including a reference color member to perform shading correction of correcting a read value of an image sensor in the reader; a mover that moves the shading unit between the reading position of the reader and a retreated position; and a retractor that retracts the print medium from the reading position of the reader, wherein the retractor arranges the print medium at the reading position of the reader at a time of reading by the reader, and retracts the print medium from the reading position of the reader at an end of reading by the reader, to secure a predetermined space between the reader and the print medium.

Abstract: A sheet conveyance apparatus includes: a speed detection roller that detects a conveyance speed of a sheet by coming into contact with the sheet being conveyed and being driven to rotate; and a hardware processor that performs temperature control to make an ambient temperature of the speed detection roller a predetermined temperature.

Abstract: A control device includes a hardware processor that obtains a plurality of radiographs satisfying a predetermined condition, and identifies a radiograph to be subjected to a predetermined process, from among the plurality of radiographs obtained.

Abstract: Disclosed is an image forming system that includes: a sheet conveyance section that conveys a continuous sheet along a sheet conveyance path; an image forming section that forms an image on the continuous sheet; and an image reading section that is disposed downstream of the image forming section in the sheet conveyance path, and reads the image formed on the continuous sheet to generate image data; and a hardware processor that determines, based on the read image data, whether or not there is an image defect, and determines, based on a result of the determination regarding the image defect, whether or not to perform reprinting of an image that is determined to have an image defect. The hardware processor continues operation of the image forming section until determining not to perform the reprinting.

Abstract: A filtering system restricts access to the Internet by User A and User B supervised by User A. The filtering system includes a first terminal to be used by User A, and a second terminal to be used by User B. Access to the Internet by the first terminal is restricted by a first filter. Access to the Internet by the second terminal is restricted by a second filter. The first terminal acquires restriction information indicating access restriction by the second filter, and displays information indicating whether or not the second user can access a predetermined website, based on the acquired restriction information.

Abstract: A mobile radiographic imaging apparatus includes: two independent power supply units; two control devices each being driven with power supplied from each of the two power supply units; a first hardware processor in one of the two control devices includes; and a second hardware processor in the other one of the two control device. The first hardware processor inquires of the second hardware processor about a state of the other control device when a predetermined condition is satisfied, and shuts down the one control device or cancels shutdown of the one control device according to a response from the other control device.

Abstract: A recording material conveyance apparatus includes a hardware processor and a measurement section. The hardware processor is capable of performing switching control of, in response to, among a plurality of recording material housing sections that house recording materials, a first recording material housing section becoming out of recording material while a recording material fed from the first recording material housing section is being conveyed, selecting a second recording material housing section to cause a recording material housed in the second recording material housing section to be conveyed. In the switching control, the hardware processor selects the second recording material housing section based on a measured physical property value of each of the recording materials of the recording material housing section The measurement section measures the physical property value of each of the recording materials of the recording material housing section.

Abstract: A recording material conveyance device that can suppress a decrease in productivity when detecting characteristics of the recording material is provided. A recording material conveyance device includes: a first conveyor that constitutes a conveyance route for a recording material; a second conveyor and a third conveyor that branch off from the first conveyor and constitute the conveyance route for the recording material on a downstream side of a recording material conveyance direction of the first conveyor; a first detector that detects recording material characteristics of the recording material disposed in the first conveyor; a second detector that detects the recording material characteristics disposed in the second conveyor; and a controller that stops detection by the second detector and discharges the recording material that is being detected by the second detector when the first detector detects an abnormality in a detection result of the recording material characteristics.

Abstract: Provided is an inkjet head containing a nozzle plate having at least a substrate, wherein the nozzle plate has a liquid-repellent layer on an outermost surface of the substrate on an ink ejection surface side; a liquid-repellent layer base film is provided between the substrate and the liquid-repellent layer; and the liquid-repellent layer base film contains at least silicon (Si) and carbon (C), and having a maximum peak P of a binding energy of a Si2p orbital of a surface portion measured by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy is in the range represented by the following Formula (1), Formula (1): 99.6 (eV)?P?101.9 (eV).

Abstract: An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus includes: a hardware processor that search for a blood vessel position of a subject in a tomographic image and automatically setting a region corresponding to the blood vessel position detected in the tomographic image as a measurement region for generating a Doppler image. In a case where a measurement region has been already set or in a case where a specified position specified by a user exists when the hardware processor automatically sets the measurement region, the hardware processor executes processing of searching for the blood vessel position such that the measurement region is automatically set near the measurement region that has been already set or the specified position.

Abstract: A spectrophotometer having a light-receiving optical system that images light to be measured from a position for measurement and generates imaged light to be measured; a slit formation including a slit that causes the imaged light to be measured to pass and that generates light to be measured, which travels along a measurement optical path; a grating that diffracts the light to be measured, which travels along the measurement optical path, and generates diffracted light; a sensor that receives the diffracted light and outputs a signal representing a spectral spectrum; and an observation light source that is disposed on an optical path of zeroth light among the diffracted light and that emits observation light toward the grating at a time of observing the position for measurement.