Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a document-image forming section, a code-image forming section and an acquisition section. The document-image forming section forms a document image on a medium. The code-image forming section forms on the medium a code image containing position information, which is used to specify a position on a surface of the medium. The acquisition section acquires a position shift amount between the document image and the code image, which are formed on the medium.

Abstract: A system and method are provided for electronically managing remote review of documents that are stored on a central repository. The remote review system advantageously enables a remote reviewer, lacking repository access, to remotely review and record decisions in respect to documents stored in the repository and then electronically integrate those remotely made decisions back into the repository. In this way, the inventive system and method promotes efficiency and consistency in responding to document requests for legal purposes.

Abstract: An optical waveguide includes a layer A and a plurality of cores enclosed in a cladding. During production of the optical waveguide, a layered film including alternate layers of a core layer and a cladding layer is cut so as to form a groove that penetrates through the layered film in a thickness direction and so as to form a plurality of core portions, and the layer A is provided so as to partially fill the groove depthwise and so as to maintain spacing between the plurality of core portions before the core portions is enclosed by the cladding.

Abstract: A method for forming toner particles includes polymerizing monomers to form a latex comprising polymer particles; combining the latex with an unsaturated curable resin to form aggregates containing the polymer particles and the unsaturated curable resin particles; and heating the aggregates to form coalesced particles. A toner composition that may be formed by the process described herein contains toner particles containing: (i) a polymer comprising a photoinitiator, (ii) an unsaturated curable resin and, (iii) a colorant.

Abstract: A printed material having a location identification function includes multiple encode units provided on an area to be encoded. Each of the multiple encode units records first code information of coordinate values identifying a location on the printed material and second code information of an identification number identifying the printed material, and the first code information and the second code information are invisibly recorded on the printed material.

Abstract: A storage medium readable by a computer stores a program of instructions executable by the computer to perform a function for supporting editing of a hierarchical structure of a directory. The function includes: editing metadata including information relevant to the hierarchical structure of the directory; editing content data as contents of a document; analyzing the metadata; and creating a new hierarchical structure of the directory on the basis of a result of the analysis and the content data.

Abstract: A multifunction apparatus and method for enhancing store binary image data, is disclosed. The method includes retrieving the stored binary image data, converting the binary image data into higher-resolution image data, determining image enhancement processes, and applying the image enhancement processes to the higher-resolution image data to produce an enhanced image. The method further includes determining output format of the enhanced image and outputting the enhanced image.

Abstract: A cooling system for an electrical component, comprises: a substrate having a mounting surface on which an electrical component is mounted; an air sucking section that takes in air for cooling the electrical component; a first guide member comprising a first guide surface that leads the air taken into the air sucking section in such a direction as to be separated from the mounting surface of the substrate; and a second guide member comprising a second guide surface that leads, to the mounting surface of the substrate, the air led to the first guide surface.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for sensor calibration to obtain transfer efficiency measurements in a reprographic device from a pair of optical toner mass sensors, one located before and one located after transfer. Individual sensors differ (mounting variation, electrical component variation, etc.) in their response to a common sample. Because of low mass levels in transfer efficiency measurements it is essential to reduce sensor to sensor differences. Disclosed is a method of calibrating the sensors to each other by utilizing each sensor's response to at least two identical mass levels. Actual mass levels do not need to be known (except for the zero mass which is easy to ensure) and the individual sensor sensitivities do not need to be known since the ratio of responses yields the necessary sensor characterization. This method does not require unique calibrations among sensors and results in a more accurate and precise measurement of transfer efficiency.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit having a developer accepting part accepting supplied developer and a developer supply unit having a developer supply part supplying the developer to the developer accepting part, wherein the developer accepting part is provided near one end in the longitudinal direction of the image forming unit, the developer supply unit is provided near one end in the longitudinal direction of the developer supply unit, and the image forming unit and the developer supply unit are arranged in a position where one end in the longitudinal direction of the developer supply unit is nearly orthogonal to the image forming unit near one end in the longitudinal direction of the image forming unit.

Abstract: Fuser assemblies for fusing toner on copy sheets, xerographic apparatuses, and methods of fusing toner on copy sheets in xerographic apparatuses are disclosed. An embodiment of the fuser assemblies includes a continuous fuser belt including an inner surface and an outer surface opposite the inner surface; at least a first roll and a second roll which support the fuser belt, at least one of the first roll and second roll being adapted to heat the fuser belt; a heater including an outer heating surface facing the inner surface of the fuser belt; and a mechanism operatively connected to the heater for moving the heater to bring the heating surface into contact with the inner surface of the fuser belt. The heater is operable to supply heat from the heating surface to the inner surface to increase the temperature of the outer surface of the fuser belt adjacent the inner surface heated by the heating surface.

Abstract: A process for producing a resin particle liquid dispersion for an electrostatic image developing toner, the process comprising: polycondensing a polycondensable monomer by utilizing an acid having a surface activating effect as a polycondensation catalyst, so as to obtain a polycondensed resin; and dispersing the polycondensed resin in an aqueous medium to which a base is added, so as to obtain a resin particle liquid dispersion in which a median diameter of resin particles is from 0.05 to 2.0 ?m, or the process comprising: polycondensing a polycondensable monomer by utilizing an acid having a surface activating effect as a polycondensation catalyst in a co-presence of a polycondensed resin, so as to obtain a polycondensed resin-containing material; and dispersing the polycondensed resin-containing material in an aqueous medium, so as to obtain a resin particle liquid dispersion in which a median diameter of resin particles is from 0.05 to 2.0 ?m.

Abstract: A customer satisfaction system, includes a query module for automatically sending queries to customers as to problems with goods or services provided by a provider according to a predetermined schedule and for receiving responses from customers to the queries; an analysis module for analyzing responses from customers and for sending responses indicating a problem to a problem solver for resolution; and at least one problem solver for responding to customer problems, for generating solutions to customer problems and for transmitting solutions to customers; wherein, upon transmission of a solution to a customer problem to a customer, the query module sends a query to the customer requesting verification that the problem has been solved.

Abstract: A method of maximizing a concave log-likelihood function comprises: selecting a pair of parameters from a plurality of adjustable parameters of a concave log-likelihood function; maximizing a value of the concave log-likelihood function respective to an adjustment value to generate an optimal adjustment value, wherein the value of one member of the selected pair of parameters is increased by the adjustment value and the value of the other member of the selected pair of parameters is decreased by the adjustment value; updating values of the plurality of adjustable parameters by increasing the value of the one member of the selected pair of parameters by the optimized adjustment value and decreasing the value of the other member of the selected pair of parameters by the optimized adjustment value; and repeating the selecting, maximizing, and updating for different pairs of parameters to identify optimized values of the plurality of adjustable parameters.

Abstract: This invention involves a kit or cartridge useful in installing an endless belt into a belt-containing system such as a xerographic marking system. The cartridge has a sheath to house all of the components of the cartridge. These components are: a traveling roller having a turn handle or knob, a belt to be installed, gear racks on which the traveling roller will move; these would probably be located in the machine, internal cartridge rolls, and conduits in the internal cartridge rolls. The belt is looped around the traveling roll on one of its ends and wound around the internal cartridge rolls on its other end. The belt will unwind from around these internal cartridge rolls as the traveling roll moves away from these cartridge rolls.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for controlling substrate flatness for sensor measurements in printing device using vacuum and/or the flow or air. A source of low pressure, such as a vacuum, may be provided. A printed sheet of media may be transported between upper and lower transport baffles that are generally spaced apart to permit the sheet of media to pass. Located on one of transport baffles may be a sensor to measure a property of the printed sheet. The source of low pressure is connected to the one of the transport baffle so as to draw the surface of the sheet toward the sensor. In addition, air flow may be directed to the opposite surface of the sheet to urge it toward the sensor.

Abstract: Radiation curable compositions, such as UV curable ink compositions, contain a polymeric dispersant, a curable material, that includes a carrier and at least one nanoscale fluorescent pigment particle and an optional non-fluorescent colorant. The fluorescent organic nanoparticle composition includes one or more fluorescent dyes dispersed in a polymeric matrix obtained by modified EA latex process or by emulsion polymerization. In a different embodiment, the nanoscale fluorescent pigment particle composition includes pigment molecules with at least one functional moiety, and a sterically bulky stabilizer compound including at least one functional group, the functional moiety of the pigment associates non-covalently with the functional group of the stabilizer, and the presence of the associated stabilizer limits the extent of particle growth and aggregation, to afford nanoscale-sized pigment particles.

Abstract: A fuser member having a substrate, and thereover, an outer layer including a fluorinated polyimide, and an image forming apparatus including the fuser member, and the fuser member may useful in oil-less fusing systems, and wherein the fluorinated polyimide has the following Formula I wherein Ar represents a fluorinated hydrocarbon group; Rf1 represents a fluorine-containing group and Q is a end group, n is a number of from about 20 to about 1,000 carbons, and o is 0 or 1.

Abstract: A xerographic marking engine adjusts a charging actuator value, such as an AC peak-to-peak voltage or an AC peak-to-peak current, based on a determined knee value, VKNEE, of a charge curve for an imaging apparatus photoreceptor within the xerographic marking engine and environmental sensor data. The environmental sensor data may measure environment temperature and environment humidity. In near A-zone [80 degrees Fahrenheit and 80 percent relative humidity] environments, the charging actuator value may be selected to achieve a predetermined photoreceptor wear rate that avoids print quality defects due to lateral charge migration. In other than A-zone environments, the charging actuator value may be selected to minimize the photoreceptor wear rate, while avoiding print quality defects. The described approach allows optimal photoconductor wear to be achieved, in all operational environments, without increasing the risk of print quality defects.

Abstract: A method to specify a color selection that allows users to construct verbal color descriptions of desired colors for color modification or correction using various components. These components include a user interface component for creating and combining color selection descriptions using menus or other suitable display techniques, a mapping or classifier component to map menu-items to representative color-samples, a component that translates representative color-samples to a mathematical selection transform and a component that maps a set of test colors through the mathematical selection transform to implement the color selector.