Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to receive image data from a camera, detect a person and an object in the image data, receive information read from an IC chip on the object, the information being (i) personal information of the person or (ii) information used to retrieve the personal information of the person from a database, and execute a predetermined process using the personal information.

Abstract: An information processing system comprising a processor programmed to: receive a question asked by a questioner, an answer provided by an answerer to the question, and a rating by a rater with respect to at least one of the question and the answer; manage relationship information, the relationship information being related to the questioner, the answerer, and the rating by the rater; acquire attribute information about each of the questioner, the answerer, and the rater; and present rating information based on the relationship information and in response to a condition specified by a requester with respect to the attribute information.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus is used in contact with a user, and includes a screen, a communication interface, an image sensor, and a processing circuit. The communication interface receives an object image of an object as an operation object that is present in a real space. The image sensor captures and detects motion of the user, the motion being performed to operate the object and the motion being performed in the real space without contacting the object. The processing circuit displays the object image on the screen, determines an operation of the object corresponding to the detected motion of the user according to the object image and the captured image, and instructs the object to execute the operation.

Abstract: An image display apparatus includes a display screen that displays an image indicative of an object as a display target, and a control unit that performs control to change content of deforming the display target according to the number of contacts with respect to the display screen and a vector in which contact positions based on the contacts are moved.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a sending unit and a receiving unit. The sending unit sends a work to a determining unit that determines legitimacy of the work. The receiving unit receives, from the determining unit, the work to which a result of determination made by the determining unit is added.

Abstract: A cleaning device for a rotational body is provided. The cleaning device includes a scraping portion whose edge is pressed against a rotational body to which toner adheres. The scaping portion scrapes the toner off the rotational body. The cleaning device also includes a guide portion that guides a recording medium toward the rotational body, and a guide support portion that supports the guide portion. The guide support portion is disposed at a position separated from the scraping portion in a state in which the guide support portion is pressed by the guide portion that is guiding the recording medium.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an obtaining unit, a combining unit, and an output unit. The obtaining unit obtains attribute information concerning a document. The combining unit combines, as viewable image information, the attribute information obtained by the obtaining unit with the document. The output unit outputs the document combined with the viewable image information.

Abstract: A display control device includes: an obtaining unit that, when part of a list in which multiple items are arranged in order is displayed on a display, and an operation is performed on a target item included in the multiple items, obtains operational information indicating the operation; and a scroll unit that, when the operational information is obtained, scrolls the list to preferentially display one or more related items related to the target item of the multiple items.

Abstract: A method of selecting a file for printing is disclosed. The method includes receiving a selection of a folder, the folder includes a plurality of files and at least one file to be printed. A pre-defined option is displayed to select the at least one file for printing based on a choice of the user. Upon selection, one or more choice options are displayed. The user provides one or more choice inputs corresponding to the choice options. Then, the choice inputs provided by the user are received. One or more files are automatically identified and automatically selected based on the choice inputs by searching in the plurality of files. The one or more automatically selected files along with other non-selected files present in the folder are displayed. The user is prompted to confirm the automatically selected files for printing. Upon confirmation, the automatically selected files are sent for printing.

Abstract: A powder container includes a bottle body that accommodates powder and has, at one end, an opening through which the powder flows out. The bottle body is positioned with the opening facing laterally and set rotatable about a rotation center line extending laterally through a center of the opening. The bottle body has an inner peripheral surface on which a spiral protrusion is formed to transport the accommodated powder toward the opening through the rotation. When the bottle body is sectioned vertically on a plane including the rotation center line, the spiral protrusion causes plural upwardly protruding projections to appear on a cross-section, the plural projections include a first projection and a second projection closer to the opening than the first projection, and an opening-facing face of the second projection has a bottom lower than a top of the first projection or the opening has a lower edge lower than the top of the first projection.

Abstract: An information processing device includes a display that displays an image, a determination unit that determines an area which is a print target from the image displayed by the display, and a transmitter that transmits a print instruction to a printable printing device when a print instruction operation targeting the area is performed.

Abstract: A computer system communicates with sponsors, mobile wireless devices, and wireless service providers to present incentives to wireless device users for accepting offers to interact with sponsor content. The incentive offers provide mobile wireless device accounts with credits that are paid by the sponsors. The system generates ACH messages to obtain payment for the credits and transfers the money to the wireless service providers for partial payment of wireless service charges.

Abstract: A system, method and apparatus for detecting whether an application is virtualized comprises identifying a storage location relevant to an application; writing a value to the storage location, storing the value written to the storage location, reading the identified storage location with a non-virtualized process, and checking if the read from the non-virtualized process matches the value.

Abstract: An electrostatic-image developer includes a toner and a resin-coated carrier. The toner includes toner particles including a binder resin, a release agent, and a non-ionic surfactant. The resin-coated carrier includes magnetic particles and a resin layer covering the magnetic particles. The resin layer includes inorganic particles having a volume resistivity of 1×100 ?·cm or more and 1×104 ?·cm or less.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a transport path that transports an image forming medium in a top-bottom direction; a first image forming unit including a first intermediate transfer belt, which is disposed so as to face the transport path, to which toner images formed in multiple first toner-image forming units are transferred, and from which the toner images are transferred to the medium transported along the transport path; a second image forming unit including a second intermediate transfer belt, which is disposed upstream of the first image forming unit in a medium transport direction so as to face the transport path, to which toner images formed in multiple second toner-image forming units are transferred, and from which the toner images are transferred to the medium transported along the transport path; and a ventilation path formed between the first image forming unit and the second image forming unit, which are spaced apart.

Abstract: A container mounting structure includes a container and a container mounting portion. The container extends in one direction and contains powder. The container is mounted to the container mounting portion by rotating the container disposed at a temporarily placed position in a circumferential direction of the container. In a state in which the container is mounted to the container mounting portion, the container mounting structure has contact sections where the container is in contact with the container mounting portion in a radial direction of the container. Each of the contact sections is disposed at corresponding one of at least three different positions in the circumferential direction. The container is in contact with the container mounting portion from inside in the radial direction at one subset of the contact sections and from outside in the radial direction at another subset of the contact sections.

Abstract: A printable electronic document is received into a computerized device. The printable document contains original markings that can be printed on print media to produce a printed document. However, before printing, a computerized device adds first hidden markings to the printable electronic document. Such first hidden markings have a first vector graphic size. Further, the computerized device removes a pattern from the first hidden markings in the printable electronic document and adds (only to the removed pattern in the printable electronic document) second hidden markings that have the same vector graphic size as, but are out of phase with, the first hidden markings. Also, the computerized device adds geometrically shaped distraction markings to the printable electronic document. The geometrically shaped distraction markings have a second vector graphic size that is much larger than the first vector graphic size of the first and second hidden markings.

Abstract: A terminal management apparatus includes a radio wave intensity information obtaining unit that obtains radio wave intensity information indicating intensity of radio waves transmitted from a terminal device being managed; a radio wave intensity examination unit that examines a change in intensity of radio waves transmitted from the terminal device, on the basis of the obtained radio wave intensity information; an arrangement information obtaining unit that obtains arrangement information of an item installed indoors; a terminal information holding unit that holds information on the terminal device; and a disturbance determination unit that determines presence and type of radio disturbance, on the basis of a pattern of the change in intensity of radio waves detected by the radio wave intensity examination unit, the arrangement information obtained by the arrangement information obtaining unit, and the information on the terminal device held by the terminal information holding unit.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for semantic parsing. In an example embodiment, a method for semantic parsing can include steps, operations, or instructions such as obtaining a data pair for learning, the data pair comprising logical form data and natural utterance data; acquiring grammar for targeted logical forms among the logical form data of the data pair; modeling data comprising other available prior knowledge utilizing WFSA (Weighted Finite State Automata); combining with the targeted logical forms with the data modeled comprising the other available prior knowledge to form a background; and exploiting the background on the data pair. Note that we do not “learn” the background, but “learn” the background-RNN (Recurrent Neural Network).

Abstract: A method of producing a foil formed member, includes: preparing a formed member on which a plastic toner image having plasticity is formed; and pressing foil against the formed member at a temperature of 70° C. or lower to form a foil image on the plastic toner image of the formed member, and a method of producing a wiring substrate, includes: preparing a substrate on which a toner image of a toner, in which a volume fraction of particles having a particle diameter of 16 ?m or more is less than 1%, is formed; and forming a foil image on the toner image of the substrate.