Abstract: A laminated member includes a transparent support substrate containing a resin, and a surface resin layer on the transparent support substrate, in which the surface resin layer contains a cured product of a resin composition containing: an acrylic resin having a hydroxy value of 40 mgKOH/g to 280 mgKOH/g, a polyol having plural hydroxy groups and having a carbon chain having 6 or more carbon atoms in a straight chain linking the hydroxyl groups, and a polyfunctional isocyanate, and in which a ratio [(FI/FS)×100 (%)] of a fluorine atom content [FI] on a surface of the surface resin layer after etching a range of 2 mm square on an outermost surface of the surface resin layer with an argon gas cluster ion gun of 5 kV for 20 minutes to a fluorine atom content [FS] on the outermost surface of the surface resin layer ranges from 2% to 50%.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an acquisition section that acquires first information indicating whether or not a target person performs a specific behavior on a target object disposed in plural places and second information indicating a behavior of the target person and including a stay time in the plural places, for each target person, a calculation section that calculates an evaluation value indicating a probability of the target person who has not performed the specific behavior performing the specific behavior on the target object, based on the acquired first information, and an estimation section that extracts data on the target object disposed in the place having a stay time which is smaller than a predetermined value, based on the acquired second information, and estimates an opportunity loss for the target object based on the evaluation value calculated for the target object.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a group generation unit that generates search action groups including plural search actions, based on occurrence time of each of search actions occurring along a time series, and a specifying unit that specifies a search action included in an identical search event, based on a group relevance between the search action groups.

Abstract: A pressure-applying device includes a pressure-applying portion that applies pressure to a pressure-receiving object and a pressing portion that presses the pressure-applying portion toward the pressure-receiving object, the pressing portion having a hardness higher than a hardness of the pressure-applying portion. The pressure-applying portion includes plural projections that project from a back surface of the pressure-applying portion that faces the pressing portion toward a pressing surface of the pressing portion that faces the pressure-applying portion.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an image processing block configured to encode each of plural data strings by using the number of common run lengths which are common to the plural data strings as run information of identical pixel values which are consecutive in each of the plural data strings.

Abstract: A printer includes an ultraviolet (UV) curing device having UV light emitting diodes (LEDs) to cure UV curable inks ejected onto a surface after the surface travels past a plurality of printheads in the printer. A UV detector having UV sensors is positioned opposite the UV curing device so the UV sensors and UV LEDs are opposite one another in a one-to-one correspondence. A controller operates the UV curing device to direct UV light into the UV detector and receives electrical signals generated by the UV sensors. The controller compares these electrical signals to a predetermined threshold to identify defective LEDs in the UV curing device. The controller then determines how to move the UV curing device across the path of the surface to irradiate areas of the surface previously opposite the defective UV LEDs.

Abstract: A roll includes an electrically-conductive shaft; an elastic layer provided on the shaft; and a non-electrically-conductive annular unit that is attached to at least one of ends of the shaft that protrude from end surfaces of the elastic layer in a shaft direction while being in contact with the end surface of the elastic layer. A protruding part that protrudes so as to cut into the end surface of the elastic layer is provided on a part of the annular unit that makes contact with the end surface of the elastic layer, and the protruding part has a thickness smaller than a thickness of the part of the annular unit that makes contact with the end surface of the elastic layer.

Abstract: A 3-D printer includes build and support material development stations that electrostatically transfer build material and support material to an ITB. The ITB transfers a layer of build and support material to a platen each time the platen contacts one of the layers on the ITB, to successively form a freestanding stack of the layers on the platen. A sensor is positioned to generate a topographic measurement of the layer on the platen, and an aerosol applicator is positioned to propel build and support material on to the layer on the platen. The aerosol applicator controls the build and support material being propelled, based on the topographic measurement from the sensor through a feedback loop, to adjust the amount and location of the build material and the support material propelled on to the layer, and thereby control the flatness of surface topology of the layers in the freestanding stack on the platen.

Abstract: A system and method for treatment of thread includes a thread printer that applies colored coatings to thread. A camera is positioned to capture images of the treated thread after it passes through an outlet of the thread printer. The system processes the images to determine whether the location of a selected segment of the treated thread corresponds to an expected location. If the actual location of the selected segment corresponds to the expected location, the system will continue instructing the thread printer to selectively apply the colored coatings to the thread according to the pattern. However, if the actual location does not correspond to the expected location, the system will modify the pattern so that thread printer adjusts the size of one or more segment to automatically account for the misalignment.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a setting unit and a display controller. The setting unit sets setting information to be used when reading image data from a document by a reader. The display controller performs control so that an instruction concerning how to set the document in the reader will be displayed for a user, on the basis of plural items of setting information set by the setting unit.

Abstract: A modular radial impeller drum for cooling print media in a printing device are disclosed. For example, the modular radial impeller drum includes a plurality of impeller modules coupled together to form a surface to transport the print media. Each one of the plurality of impeller modules includes a cylindrical outer surface, a cylindrical center axis inside of the cylindrical outer surface, and a plurality of impeller blades coupled between the cylindrical outer surface and the cylindrical center axis, wherein the plurality of impeller blades the plurality of impeller modules is varied across a length of the modular radial impeller drum.

Abstract: A print system and a method for confirming complete curing of a marking material are disclosed. For example, the print system includes a plurality of printheads arranged in a two-dimensional array, a curing light source, a curing confirmation system, a movable member to hold an object and a controller to control movement of the movable member to move the object past the array of printheads, to operate the plurality of printheads to eject the marking material onto the object as the object passes the two-dimensional array of printheads, to operate the curing light source to cure the marking material and to operate the curing confirmation system to confirm that the curing of the marking material is complete.

Abstract: A system for tracking the location of an electronic device includes an electronic device and a wireless location tag. The wireless location tag includes a microcontroller unit, and a modular connector interface configured to be communicatively coupled to a port of the electronic device. The wireless location tag is configured to establish an Internet connection to one or more backend electronic devices in response to detecting that the wireless location tag has been communicatively coupled to the port of the electronic device, obtain identifying information that is associated with the electronic device, and identify tag identifying information associated with the wireless location tag. The wireless location tag is also configured to send one or more instructions to the one or more backend electronic devices via the Internet connection, and send one or more ping messages to the one or more backend electronic devices.

Abstract: A method at a computer system includes obtaining an electronic document comprising document elements, and injecting into the document in association with one of the document elements one or more hotspot attributes, the hotspot attributes defining attributes of a hotspot that is displayable in conjunction with the document element when the document is displayed, the hotspot attributes being associated with predefined physical gestures and respective document actions; such that the hotspot, when displayed as part of a displayed document, indicates that a viewer of the displayed document can interact with the displayed document using the predefined physical gestures (i) performed at a position that overlap a displayed version of the document in a field of view of a camera system and (ii) captured by the camera system, wherein a physical gesture results in a respective document action being performed on the displayed document.

Abstract: A data acquiring apparatus includes: an acquirer that acquires feature data, as registration data, from an image including an object to be registered, the feature data representing a feature that is distributed in a region of a predetermined size determined based on a position defined by an external shape of the object and a position of printing information that has been printed on the object; and a memory that stores the registration data acquired by the acquirer as data for determining identity of the object.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a receiver and a transmitter. The receiver receives an image associated with attribute information. When detecting a use of the image, the transmitter transmits information related to the use of the image. In a further modification of the invention, the image may be an image corresponding to an object.

Abstract: A brilliant toner includes a first toner which contains a first toner particle containing a flake-shape brilliant pigment; and a second toner which contains a second toner particle containing a flake-shape brilliant pigment, and has a different color from that of the first toner, and an electrostatic charge image developing toner includes a first toner which contains a first toner particle; and a second toner which has a different color from that of the first toner, and contains the second toner particle, in which, based on a charge distribution of each of the first toner and the second toner obtained according to a charge spectrograph method, maximum peak positions of the first toner and the second toner are taken as P1 and P2, respectively, and full widths at half maximum of the first toner and the second toner are taken as W1 and W2, respectively, |P1?P2| is 3 mm or less, and |W1?W2| is 3 mm or less.

Abstract: An imaging system includes a substrate cooler that reduces the temperature of substrates bearing dried ink images. The substrate cooler has a plurality of rollers, at least one actuator operatively connected to the plurality of rollers, and a controller operatively connected to the least one actuator. The controller is configured to operate the at least one actuator to move the rollers relative to one another to vary the length of the path along which the substrates move through the substrate cooler.

Abstract: The disclosure discloses methods and systems for enabling an administrator to resolve problems related to a multi-function device, via a local user interface (LUI) of the multi-function device (MFD). The method includes sending a notification message to the administrator about a problem related to a service of the MFD. The MFD receives login credentials at the LUI from the administrator to access the MFD. The MFD displays an error message about the problem to the administrator on the LUI based on the login credentials. Based on an input received from the administrator on the LUI, the MFD retrieves at least one relevant webpage corresponding to the problem and displays the at least one relevant webpage to the administrator via the LUI. The MFD receives setting inputs and updates settings on the at least one relevant webpage based on the setting inputs such that the problem is resolved.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a transport member that transports a continuous medium as a result of a transport surface of the transport member making contact with the continuous medium and a transfer device that is disposed on a downstream side in a direction in which the transport member transports the medium and that transfers an image onto the medium, which extends to the transport member, as a result of a transfer surface of the transfer device making contact with the medium. A moving speed of the transfer surface is lower than a moving speed of the transport surface when the medium is transported.