Abstract: In a scheduling or planning process, a hybrid process is determined representing operation of a system. The hybrid process includes stochastic jumps. An approximate linear program is constructed respective to the hybrid process and a set of control actions for controlling the system. The approximate linear program includes a stochastic jump constraint term representative of stochastic jumps of the hybrid process. The approximate linear program is solved. The system is controlled based on the solved approximate linear program.

Abstract: A light-cyan radiation-curable gel ink including at least one curable monomer, at least one organic gellant, at least one photoinitiator, and a colorant. The colorant includes a cyan colorant, a hue-adjusting colorant that absorbs light having a wavelength of from about 500 to about 600 nm, and an optional shade-adjusting colorant that absorbs light having a wavelength of from about 400 to about 500 nm.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides processes for producing images of excellent color fidelity when incorporating a cyan toner with a lower colorant loading in addition to a first cyan toner. In embodiments, the cyan pigmented particles may be cyan emulsion aggregation toners. In accordance with the present disclosure, a pair of cyan toners are matched in color, wherein the color of a first cyan toner printed at a predetermined halftone area coverage on a substrate substantially matches the color of the solid (100%) printed patch of the second cyan toner, which is lighter than the first cyan toner, thus avoiding a visible hue shift on the print that would otherwise be objectionable. In embodiments, the light cyan toner is color matched by adding a hue-adjusting colorant or combination of colorants which absorb wavelengths of light between 500 and 600 nanometers, and optionally adding a shade-adjusting colorant or combination of colorants which absorb wavelengths of light between 400 and 500 nanometers.

Abstract: Registering a sheet in a differential drive registration system by identifying observed state values corresponding to a sheet handled by the differential drive registration system. The method also including determining an error vector, wherein the error vector is defined by a difference between the observed state values and reference state values for the sheet. Control input values are also determined based on the error vector, a set of control parameters, and the observed state values. The control input values being determined such that there is a linear differential relationship between the observed state values and the control input values. Additionally the method includes generating drive wheel velocities in the differential drive registration system based on the control input values. The identifying and determining steps being repeated for the sheet in a closed-loop process such that the observed state values substantially track the reference state values.

Abstract: A light-cyan solid ink including an ink vehicle and a colorant. The colorant includes a cyan colorant, a hue-adjusting colorant that absorbs light having a wavelength of from about 500 to about 600 run, and an optional shade-adjusting colorant that absorbs light having a wavelength of from about 400 to about 500 nm.

Abstract: An additive package is provided for use with toners. The additive package may be utilized with ultra low melt toners formed by emulsion aggregation processes. The additive package of the present disclosure provides toners with a low minimum fusing temperature to enable high speed printing. Toners possessing the additive package of the present disclosure also possess wide fusing latitude, good release, high gloss, high blocking temperature, robust particles, excellent triboelectric charge properties, and the like.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for converting larger-sized documents to smaller-sized documents in an image production device is disclosed and may include receiving a request to scan a larger-sized document, determining if the larger-sized document is to be converted to a smaller-sized-document, wherein if it is determined that the larger-sized document is to be converted to a smaller-sized-document, scanning the larger-sized document to obtain image data, combining the image data from each larger-sized document page into one continuous document, measuring a predetermined amount of image data from the one continuous document, positioning the predetermined amount of image data onto a smaller-sized document page, continue positioning the predetermined amount of image data onto a smaller-sized document pages until there is no more image data left from the one continuous document to position onto a smaller-sized document page, and one of storing the smaller-sized document in a memory and printing the smaller-sized docume

Abstract: A form identification apparatus includes a form registration unit and a candidate registered form extracting unit. The form registration unit registers stylized forms as registered forms, and sets, for each of the registered forms, content of form processing and a threshold for determining a degree of difference in accordance with the content of the form processing. The candidate registered form extracting unit extracts, as a candidate registered form, the registered forms in which content of form processing executable on a to-be-processed form has been set, based on a degree of difference between an image of the to-be-processed form and an image of each of the registered forms and the threshold.

Abstract: A light-magenta radiation-curable gel ink including at least one curable monomer, at least one organic gellant, at least one photoinitiator, and a colorant. The colorant includes a magenta colorant, a hue-adjusting colorant that absorbs light having a wavelength of from about 400 to about 500 nm, and an optional shade-adjusting colorant that absorbs light having a wavelength of from about 600 to about 700 nm.

Abstract: The presently disclosed embodiments relate generally to layers that are useful in imaging apparatus members and components, for use in electrophotographic, including digital, apparatuses. Embodiments pertain to an improved flexible electrophotographic imaging member that does not require an anticurl back-coating layer to prevent curling. The charge transport layer of the disclosed embodiments comprises a class of hole transporting plasticizers which act to counteract curling as well as impart good electrical performance to the imaging member.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides processes for producing images of excellent color fidelity when incorporating a magenta toner with a lower colorant loading in addition to a first magenta toner. In embodiments, the magenta pigmented particles may be magenta emulsion aggregation toners. In accordance with the present disclosure, a pair of magenta toners are matched in color, wherein the color of a first magenta toner printed at a predetermined halftone area coverage on a substrate substantially matches the color of the solid (100%) printed patch of the second magenta toner, which is lighter than the first magenta toner, thus avoiding a visible hue shift on the print that would otherwise be objectionable.

Abstract: The invention provides a display device including a display medium, the display medium including a pair of substrates positioned so as to have a space therebetween, at least one of the substrates having translucency; a pair of electrodes respectively being positioned on the pair of substrates, the electrode positioned on the substrate having translucency having translucency; a dispersion medium positioned between the pair of electrodes; and first particles and second particles being dispersed in the dispersion medium and having different colors and different charge polarities, the first particles and the second particles electrophoretically moving independently from each other when a first voltage potential difference is applied between the pair of electrodes, and the first particles and the second particles electrophoretically moving while forming a positively or negatively charged flocculation when a second voltage potential difference that is smaller than the first voltage potential difference is applied b

Abstract: Present embodiments pertain to an improved electrostatographic imaging member having low contact friction surfaces to ease sliding mechanical interaction and suppressing abrasion/wear failure and methods of preparing thereof. The improved imaging member has layers comprising one or two low surface energy polymeric materials that enhance the physical and mechanical functions and reduce the layers surface contact friction of the imaging member to extend service life.

Abstract: A recording medium includes a first image that is read with infrared light and that is formed of plural dots having infrared absorptivity, part of the plural dots being invisible first dots, the remaining dots being visible second dots; and a visible second image that is formed of the second dots or the second dots and visible third dots not having infrared absorptivity.

Abstract: A method and system receives a first data feed from at least one third-party computerized device by way of a computerized network connected to the customer computerized device. This first data feed is displayed through the display item. The graphic user interface receives customer interaction information when the customer interacts with the display item. The method transmits such customer interaction information to the third-party computerized device by way of the customer computerized network. The customer computerized device then receives a second data feed from the third-party computerized device by way of the computerized network. The second data feed is different than the first data feed and the second data feed is based on the customer interaction information and/or the group usage statistics.

Abstract: A photoconductor that includes, for example, a supporting substrate, a photogenerating layer, and a charge transport layer that includes a charge transport component, and a mixture of a bis(enylaryl)arylamine and a tris(enylaryl)amine.

Abstract: This disclosure provides a document access method and system. The document access method and system are based on a social network model which interconnects members of the social network as a function of trust. This framework provides a basis for documents to be accessed by members which are not directly specified by a document's owner, while providing a certain degree of document security.

Abstract: A light-transmissive transfer belt used in the system for determining toner mass amount and methods for making the belt. A system and method, using the transparent transfer belt, is capable of determining an amount of toner mass present on a toner application surface, and the real-time adjustment of parameters controlling xerographic transfer performance in the system. The system includes transmission-based sensors alone and in combination with reflective-based sensors.

Abstract: A power supply system includes: a first device that commands an external device to perform processing, and is configured to supply electric power to the external device; a second device that is connected to the first device through a communications line, and that performs the processing in accordance with the command received from the first device; and a request unit that requests the first device to supply to the second device an amount of electric power needed for the second device performing the processing commanded by the first device, the first device determining whether or not to supply electric power to the second device, in accordance with at least one of; (i) content of the command sent to the second device, and (ii) the amount of electric power requested by the request unit and an amount of electric power which the first device is capable of supplying.

Abstract: A photoreceptor charge transport layer thickness determining apparatus for a photoreceptor including a scorotron charge device having coronode wires and a scorotron grid positioned between the corona wires and the photoreceptor charge transport layer, the scorotron charge device being configured to charge the photoreceptor layer using corona discharge to generate ions directed to a surface of the photoreceptor charge transport layer. A first current measuring device measures a current supplied to the coronode wires and outputs a first current value, a second current measuring device measures a current being delivered to the scorotron grid and outputs a second current value, and a processor receives the first and second current values and determines a current delivered to the photoreceptor charge transport layer by subtracting the second current value from the first current value, and determines a thickness of the photoreceptor charge transport layer using the current value.