Abstract: An electrophotographic imaging member includes a substrate, a photogenerating layer, and an optional overcoating layer, where the photogenerating layer includes a multi-block polymeric charge transport material at least partially embedded within a carbon nanotube material.

Abstract: A computer readable medium includes: storing an evaluation value and relating, to a plurality of evaluating target information, the evaluation value indicative of a possibility that a second processing for sequentially executing a first processing that is predetermined for each of the evaluating target information is successful; updating the evaluation value related to the evaluating target information based on a content of a third processing that is predetermined for the evaluating target information or information to be a processing target of the first processing corresponding to the evaluating target information when the third processing is executed; and determining an executing order in a sequential execution of the second processing for each of the evaluating target information based on the evaluation value.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a document image acquiring unit, a first specifying unit and a second specifying unit. The document image acquiring unit acquires a document image representing a document. The first specifying unit specifies positions, in the document image, of a plurality of areas in interest which are arranged in a specific direction and which correspond to each other. The second specifying unit specifies a start position of an item in the document, based on the positions of the areas in interest.

Abstract: In an information transmission system, an information sending device includes a generating unit that generates instruction information that instructs switching between operation states of each of transmission paths and a sending unit that apportions information to be transmitted to transmission paths that have been set in an effective state and sends the instruction information a transmission path. An information receiving device includes a receiving unit that receives information transmitted through the transmission paths and a restoring unit that restores information to be transmitted based on the information transmitted by the transmission paths that have been set in the effective state in the instruction information received through the transmission path.

Abstract: A method and system for digital printing with plural marking engines in which a controller determines which of the marking engines has first completed its initialization/warm-up cycle and begins printing on that marking engine. As additional marking engines complete their initialization/warm-up cycle, additional concurrent printing is commenced on them.

Abstract: A signal transmitting device includes a transmitter, a receiver, and four optical fibers. The transmitter includes a first electro-optical converter electro-optically converting original electrical red video signal into optical red video signal in original video signal, a second electro-optical converter electro-optically converting original electrical green video signal into optical green video signal a third electro-optical converter electro-optically converting original electrical blue video signal into optical blue video signal, a parallel/serial converter converting original electrical parallel signal having a lower transfer rate than a transfer rate of the original video signal into original electrical serial signal, and a fourth electro-optical converter electro-optically converting the original electrical serial signal transmitted from the parallel/serial converter into optical serial signal.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described that facilitate dominant point detection for text in a scanned document. The dominant points are classified as “major” (e.g., structural) and “minor” (e.g., serif). A set of rules or parameters for each character is determined off-line. During the text vectorization, OCR is performed and the rules (parameters) associated with the recognized character are selected. Both major and minor dominant points are detected as a maximization process with the parameter set. For minor dominant points, additional processes are optionally employed.

Abstract: An image processing method in which OCR is used to guide the text tokenization. More particularly, OCR is first performed on each symbol in the scanned image. For example, a symbol may be a number, letter, or other character. During the tokenization process, the OCR results are used to select appropriate matching criteria for each symbol. The symbols that are recognized as different characters are not allowed to be clustered into the same group. The symbols with the same OCR results are clustered according to the recognition confidence levels.

Abstract: A method for automated call assistance for malfunctions in an image production device may include receiving a signal from a user interface requesting call assistance, transmitting the call assistance request to an automated call assistance processing unit along with customer and image production device identification information, receiving a signal from the automated call assistance processing unit to identify one or more malfunctions, identifying one or more malfunctions, transmitting the one of more identified malfunctions to the automated call assistance processing unit, receiving a signal from the automated call assistance processing unit to perform one or more diagnostic tests on the image production device, performing the one or more diagnostic tests, transmitting the results of the one or more diagnostic tests to at least one of the user interface and the automated call assistance processing unit, receiving instructions from the automated call assistance processing unit concerning one or more remedies

Abstract: A variable data pantograph is formed by receiving a variable data string and retrieving at least one character representation from a vocabulary of character representations stored in memory. The retrieved at least one character representation corresponds to the variable data string. Each of the character representations in the vocabulary is associated with a foreground region including a character shape and a background region suitably sized and arranged for encompassing the foreground region. The background region incorporates a first pattern of elements and is controlled to render a target color using a first set of color separation control data and the foreground region incorporates a second pattern of elements and is controlled to render the target color using a second set of color separation control data.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described that facilitate presenting estimated toner consumption for a print job to a user. A print job is identified from a print job queue or by a job ticket, and is analyzed to identify print job parameters such as rendering mode, resolution, pages in the job, etc. A user may adjust rendering resolution and/or a job sub-setting such as a page cycle value or multiple thereof (e.g., where every Nth page of the job is the same or similar). Raster image processing is performed on the print job (with or without printing the job) to generate rasters, and a lookup table is accessed to identify an amount of toner required for each page given the rasters generated therefor at the given resolution in the given rendering mode. Toner cost estimation information is summarized in a report that is presented to the user (e.g., on a GUI, a printed page, or via electronic transfer).

Abstract: An aperture plate coated with a composition including a first monomer, a second monomer, a fluorinated compound, such as fluorosilane, fluoroalkyl amide, fluorinated ether and the like, and a photoinitiator, where the first and second monomer are different. A process of coating an aperture plate includes applying the compositions to a base film, such as a polyimide film, and curing the compositions on the base film.

Abstract: Disclosed is an imaging member comprising a conductive substrate, a photogenerating layer comprising a photogenerating material in contact with the substrate, and a charge transport layer in contact with the photogenerating layer, the charge transport layer comprising a charge transport material, an organic phosphite or organic phosphonite antioxidant, and a hydroquinone antioxidant, wherein the photogenerating layer is situated between the charge transport layer and the conductive substrate.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described that facilitate calculating toner consumption by a printing device. A multi-dimensional transform is applied to electronic image data to map or correlate toner consumed in a non-interacting color separation to toner consumed in an interacting color separation, for each of a plurality interacting color separations (e.g., C, M, Y, and/or K). Optionally, a one-dimensional linearization technique is performed on the image data before and/or after transformation. Image data resolution may be reduced to generate continuous-tone image data. A summed or average toner consumption value is output for each or all separations for user review.

Abstract: Disclosed is an imaging member comprising a conductive substrate, a photogenerating layer comprising a photogenerating material in contact with the substrate, a first charge transport layer in contact with the photogenerating layer, the first charge transport layer comprising a charge transport material and a polymer containing carboxylic acid groups or groups capable of forming carboxylic acid groups, and a second charge transport layer in contact with the first charge transport layer, the second charge transport layer comprising a charge transport material and a hydroquinone antioxidant, wherein the first charge transport layer is situated between the second charge transport layer and the photogenerating layer.

Abstract: A photo quality multi-layered sheet suitable for digital printing includes a first sheet patterned in pre-determined dimensions for rendering a photographic image thereupon and a second sheet married to said first sheet by an adhesive, wherein said adhesive only remains upon said second sheet when said second sheet is removed from said first sheet. The adhesive also allows for the first sheet to be repositioned on the second sheet. The first sheet lays flat once removed from the second sheet, and the pre-determined dimensions are of a conventional size, which are created by die-cutting or die-perforating in order to maintain clean edges when the pre-determined dimensioned areas are separated from one another.

Abstract: A method and system creates a printed substrate suitable for conversion into a three-dimensional object. A template generator identifies a printing template having die line data representing a cutting path and folding position data representing a folding path. Foreground image data representative of a first image is automatically applied the selected printing template to define a target location for the first image, and also to define a second die line around a portion of the target location to form a second cutting path based on the foreground image data. A printer prints the first image onto a substrate at the target location, a cutting device cuts the substrate along the first cutting path and the second cutting path, and a scoring device scores the substrate along the folding path to generate a printed substrate that will fold into a three-dimensional object.

Abstract: According to an aspect of the invention, an electrophotographic photoreceptor including a conductive substrate and a photosensitive layer provided on a surface of the conductive substrate is provided. In the electrophotographic photoreceptor, an outermost layer of the photosensitive layer containing a crosslinked product formed from at least one charge transporting material having at least one substituent selected from the group consisting of —OH, —OCH3, —NH2, —SH, and —COOH, an acidic substance, and at least one compound selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by the following formula (A) and compounds represented by the following formula (B).

Abstract: Various particle transport systems and components for use in such systems are described. The systems utilize one or more traveling wave grids to selectively transport, distribute, separate, or mix different populations of particles. Numerous systems configured for use in two dimensional and three dimensional particle transport are described.

Abstract: A method and a system for storing, accessing, and retrieving data, the printing system including a plurality of multifunction devices (MFDs) in operable communication with a network, the plurality of MFDs configured to be positioned in different geographical locations; and a memory device for automatically storing the data generated by the plurality of MFDs; wherein an authorized user is enabled to print a document via a print request from a first MFD of the plurality of MFDs and then retrieve the document at any of the other MFDs on the network without re-sending another print request from the first MFD.