Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a read unit and a first correction unit. The read unit reads a document and generates multilevel image data from the document. The first correction unit corrects the multilevel image data contained in a first range predetermined as a color indicating a fluorescent color so as to move the multilevel image data contained in the first range to an outside of a print color range when at least a part of the multilevel image data is contained in the first range.

Abstract: An ordered structured organic film comprising a plurality of segments and a plurality of linkers arranged as a covalent organic framework, wherein the structured organic film may be a multi-segment thick structured organic film.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a latent image forming unit forming a latent image; a transfer body on which a reference index for setting an output start time point of image data is formed; a detecting unit outputting a detection signal changing according to passing of an adhesion material on the transfer body; a controller that starts a first period during which change of the detection signal is ignored, according to first change of the detection signal, starts a second period after the first period, regards second change of the detection signal occurring first in the second period as a reference of the output start time point, and ignores change of the detection signal after the second change, to control outputting the image data; and a cleaning information outputting unit outputting information on cleaning the transfer body according to the number of changes of the detection signal in these periods.

Abstract: Described is a process for producing an inkjet printhead comprising an aperture face having an oleophobic surface. The process includes forming an aperture plate by disposing a silicon layer on an aperture plate; using photolithography to create a textured pattern on an outer surface of the silicon layer; and chemically modifying the textured surface by disposing a conformal, oleophobic coating on the textured surface. The oleophobic aperture plate may be used as a front face surface for an inkjet printhead.

Abstract: A light-emitting device includes: a circuit board including at least two of signal interconnection layers each having plural signal interconnections, at least adjacent two of the signal interconnection layers including signal interconnections provided so that center positions of the respective signal interconnections in a direction intersecting with a longitudinal direction are displaced from each other in portions of the signal interconnections provided in the longitudinal direction; and plural light-emitting chips each having plural light-emitting elements, the light-emitting chips being arrayed in line in the longitudinal direction on a surface of the circuit board.

Abstract: A multifunction print device and a method of using the multifunction device is disclosed. The multifunction print device includes a user interface comprising at least one input mechanism configured to transmit a user request to enter at least one of a print mode and a non-print mode; a plurality of elements configured to be in either an active or inactive state, wherein the elements comprise one or more first elements configured to perform printing functions and one or more second elements configured to perform non-printing functions; and a control system configured to, in response to a user request to enter non-print mode, switch the one or more second elements from an inactive state to an active state while keeping the one or more second elements in an inactive state.

Abstract: A system and method for generating word alignments from pairs of aligned text strings are provided. A corpus of text strings provides pairs of text strings, primarily sentences, in source and target languages. A first alignment between a text string pair creates links therebetween. Each link links a single token of the first text string to a single token of the second text string. A second alignment also creates links between the text string pair. In some cases, these links may correspond to bi-phrases. A modified first alignment is generated by selectively modifying links in the first alignment which include a word which is infrequent in the corpus, based on links generated in the second alignment. This results in removing at least some of the links for the infrequent words, allowing more compact and better quality bi-phrases, with higher vocabulary coverage, to be extracted for use in a machine translation system.

Abstract: A sheet processing apparatus includes a support unit on which sheets are stacked together as a sheet stack, first and second binding units that bind the sheet stack as first and second sheet stacks, respectively, an arranging unit that arranges the first and second sheet stacks such that an area through which the first sheet stack passes and an area through which a portion of the second sheet stack at which the second sheet stack has been bound passes do not overlap and such that, in a transporting path of the first and second sheet stacks, an area through which the first sheet stack passes and an area through which the portion of the second sheet stack passes are located at different positions in a direction that crosses the transporting path, and a transporting unit that transports one of the first and second sheet stack disposed at different positions.

Abstract: A method of scanning a set of documents in a container such as a file folder or storage box where the container contains a unique label containing identification associated with the documents in the container. The label comprises both alphanumeric characters and color information where each character is associated with a particular color. By scanning the container and analyzing the image of the container the unique identification can be retrieved with increased reliability by using both the color and alphanumeric information.

Abstract: What is disclosed is a novel system and method for generating a hierarchical LUT for implementing a color transformation within a color imaging system. In one embodiment, a coarse LUT is received which comprises a plurality of sub-cubes arrayed on a plurality of coarse levels on a structured coarse grid. Each of the sub-cubes encompasses at least one coarse LUT node. Sub-cubes in the coarse grid are identified that are bisected by a boundary surface of the gamut. Then, each of the identified coarse LUT sub-cubes are associated with fine LUT which comprises a plurality of fine LUT nodes arrayed on a plurality of fine levels on a structured fine grid. A hierarchical LUT is generated from the coarse LUT and the associated fine LUTs. Thereafter, the hierarchical LUT can be used for color transformation within a color imaging system.

Abstract: A method of adjusting the registration of an image printed on sheets. The method including determining a first image location relative to a first sheet, adjusting a second image to be printed based on the determined first image location and printing the adjusted second image to subsequent sheet(s). The first image location determination made by measuring at least one dimension of a fiducial mark disposed directly on a transfer surface. The fiducial mark formed by the engagement of the first sheet with the transfer surface, whereby an inner edge of the fiducial mark forms at least a partial outline of a periphery of the first sheet. Each measured fiducial mark dimension extending from the fiducial mark inner edge to an outer edge of the fiducial mark. The fiducial mark outer edge being disposed remote from the at least partial outline of the first sheet periphery.

Abstract: A monitor portal includes: a position information acquisition unit that acquires position information representing a position of a terminal connected to a communication network on the communication network; a command unit that commands a virtual server control unit that generate a plurality of virtual servers from at least one physical server connected to the communication network and control the virtual servers to generate the virtual servers based on the position information; and a transmission unit that transmits a program for causing the virtual server to function as a monitor unit for acquiring a state signal from the terminal based on the position information to the virtual server so that the virtual server executes the program.

Abstract: Process for producing organoamine-stabilized silver nanoparticles with a molar ratio of silver salt to organoamine of about 1:4 to about 1:10 are disclosed. The process includes: forming a solution including an organic solvent and a first amount of organoamine; adding silver salt particles to the solution; adding a second amount of organoamine to the solution; adding a hydrazine to the solution; and reacting the solution to form an organoamine-stabilized silver nanoparticles.

Abstract: A method of feeding solid ink sticks to a melting device in a phase change ink imaging device enables the solid ink sticks to move through the ink delivery system without buckling or being diverted from the feed path. The ink sticks fed to the ink delivery system have first and second contoured ends that complement the feed path to resist buckling due to feed forces and the bosses of one contoured end nest in the boss recesses of another contoured end of an adjacent ink stick to resist the effects of the feed forces as well.

Abstract: A method and system is provided for splitting a print job into its preamble and at least one chunk. The splitter maintains a collection of RIP node addresses to which chunks of the job currently being split have already been sent. When a new chunk is about to be sent, the splitter checks whether each RIP node address has already received a chunk. If the RIP node has not already received a chunk, the splitter sends the preamble as well as the chunk to an available RIP associated with the RIP node. If, however, the RIP node address has already received a chunk, only the portion of the chunk after the preamble is sent to an available RIP associated with the RIP node and communicate the location of the preamble to the available RIP node. The preamble may contain common content for each job.

Abstract: A printing system includes a printing unit that, after printing information across plural pages, prints print result relevant information about printing of the plural pages on continuous forms paper following the plural pages; a holder unit that receives and holds the continuous forms paper printed by the printing unit in the same order in which the paper has been printed by the printing unit; a paper feeding unit that feeds the printed continuous forms paper which has been held in the holder unit in reverse order to the order in which the paper has been printed by the printing unit; a reading unit that reads the print result relevant information printed on the continuous forms paper fed by the paper feeding unit; and a post-processing unit that post-processes the continuous forms paper fed by the paper feeding unit, based on the print result relevant information read by the reading unit.

Abstract: A system includes: first and second devices that each register, in response to a request from a user, control information for target information in a memory, and provide, upon receipt of a request for usage information concerning the target information from the user, the user with the usage information, based on the control information in the memory, wherein the first device includes a first unit that provides, in response to the request from the user, the user with a list of the control information for the second device, and upon receipt of selection of the information from the list, sends the selected information to the second device so as to be associated with target information, and the second device includes a second unit that receives the control information associated with the target information and registers the control information in the memory so as to be associated with the target information.