Abstract: A method for generating device-dependent color values which satisfy a colorant limit for an output device includes, for an input color defined by input values for three color channels in a first device-dependent color space, converting the input values to a hue angle ?, a saturation S, and value V in a second device-dependent color space. Minimum, maximum and middle ones of the input values are identified. The minimum is set to zero and the middle adjusted to maintain the input hue angle. A hue leaf relating output colorant mixture to input color can be constructed for the hue angle, and partitioned into regions. The region of the hue leaf containing the input color is identified and interpolated to identify intermediate values for the input color in a third device-dependent color space, such as CMYK. Output values in the third device-dependent color are the intermediate values or values derived therefrom.

Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus, including a task request receiving unit that receives a request for a task of creating contents, a contract entry receiving unit that receives an entry of a contract of the task, a method selection receiving unit that receives a selection of any one of a designation method, and a competition method, and a task contract requesting unit that outputs information for requesting a contract of the task to the one or more applicants designated among the applicants whose entry is received by the contract entry receiving unit when the designation method is selected and outputs information for requesting a contract of all or a part of the task to the two or more applicants whose entry is received by the contract entry receiving unit when the competition method is selected.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an authenticating unit, a detection unit, and a controller. The authenticating unit authenticates an operator. The detection unit detects whether or not there is any set value that has been changed from an initial value among one or more set values for one or more setting items. The controller performs control so as not to change the one or more set values for the one or more setting items to one or more set values registered for the operator authenticated by the authenticating unit in the case where the detection unit detects that there is any set value that has been changed from the initial value.

Abstract: A color management system acquires first color data for a color patch of a test pattern printed by a first image forming device on a recto side of a sheet, acquires second color data for the color patch in the test pattern printed by the first image forming device; and acquires third color data for a corresponding color patch in the test pattern printed by a second image forming device on a recto side of a sheet which has passed through the first image forming device. The system applies a correction to the third color data, which is a function of a difference between the first color data and the second color data and which may also be a function of a difference between the second color data and the third color data.

Abstract: A moving mechanism includes a moving object to be moved between a first position and a second position where the moving object takes a stationary orientation different from a stationary orientation for the first position; a first projection and a second projection provided at different positions, respectively, on the moving object; a member having a first guiding groove that guides the first projection when the moving object is moved between the first position and the second position; and a member having a second guiding groove that guides the second projection when the moving object is moved between the first position and the second position, the second guiding groove having a different shape from the first guiding groove.

Abstract: A fixing device includes a heating member, a pressing member, and a guide portion. The heating member heats a toner image and includes an elastic body. The pressing member presses a recording medium against the heating member. The guide portion does not contact with the heating member, and guides the recording medium ejected from a nip of the heating member and the pressing member. The distance from an exit of the contact portion to an end portion of the guide portion adjacent the contact portion differs in accordance with the position in the longitudinal direction of the heating member. The distance at a position at which the pressure between the heating member and the pressing member is low is longer than the distance at a position at which the pressure between the heating member and the pressing member is high.

Abstract: A developing device includes: a container for accommodating developer, the container having an exhaust port; and a merging section where airflows directed from the interior of the container to the exhaust port join together.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a first converter and a second converter. The first converter converts coloring-material amounts of plural coloring materials including a luster coloring material to plural colorimetric values obtained in a case of performing, in plural color measurement directions, a color measurement of a target color image printed using the plural coloring materials. The second converter converts the plural colorimetric values obtained as a result of conversion by the first converter to display values for displaying the target color image on a display device.

Abstract: A cart that moves through a three-dimensional object printing system includes a platform and a cleaning device configured to remove material from a surface as the platform passes the surface. The cart further includes a rechargeable power supply configured to be connected to the cleaning device. A controller onboard the cart is operatively connected to the rechargeable power supply and the cleaning device. The controller is configured to connect the rechargeable power supply to the cleaning device and operate the cleaning device to clean the surface.

Abstract: A control device includes: a receiving unit that receives a request for processing; a determination unit that determines a processing apparatus to be moved from among a plurality of processing apparatuses based on a predetermined standard in a case where the receiving unit receives a request for processing; and a control unit that controls movement of the processing apparatus based on a result of determination performed by the determination unit.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier; a charging unit that charges a surface of the image carrier; an electrostatic image forming unit that forms an electrostatic image on the charged surface of the image carrier; a developing unit that contains an electrostatic image developing toner and develops the electrostatic image formed on the surface of the image carrier with the electrostatic image developing toner to form a toner image; a transfer unit that transfers the toner image formed on the surface of the image carrier to a recording medium; a cleaning unit that removes the electrostatic image developing toner remaining on the surface of the image carrier; a first supply unit that has a replenishment toner transport path for transporting a replenishment toner for the electrostatic image developing toner and supplies the replenishment toner to the developing unit; a second supply unit that collects the electrostatic image developing toner removed by the cleaning unit, that has a collected toner

Abstract: A document management apparatus includes a first transmitting unit, a determination unit, and a second transmitting unit. The first transmitting unit transmits a first document to a terminal apparatus in response to a request from the terminal apparatus. The determination unit determines, based on a period of time for which it is predicted that communication between the terminal apparatus and the document management apparatus is disabled, a second document which is related to the first document. The second transmitting unit transmits the second document to the terminal apparatus.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier, a cleaner, and a controller. The image carrier holds an image on a surface thereof. The cleaner cleans the surface of the image carrier. The controller forms, at timing at which a developer is fed to the cleaner, a feeder image that feeds the developer to the cleaner. The feeder image includes toner whose amount is smaller on a downstream side than on an upstream side in a travel direction of the image carrier.

Abstract: An information offering apparatus includes an offering unit that offers target information concerning a target of a user's action to the user; and a changing unit that changes the target information in accordance with history information concerning the user's action.

Abstract: A transmission and reception apparatus includes a transmission unit that transmits data to a target machine in which a storage device is provided, a reception unit that receives data in the storage device that stores the data transmitted by the transmission unit, and a confirmation unit that confirms whether the data transmitted by the transmission unit and the data received by the reception unit coincide with each other.

Abstract: An electronic system for identifying an article can include a printed memory having a plurality of contact pads electrically coupled to a plurality of landing pads positioned on a first side of a printed circuit board (PCB) substrate. The plurality of landing pads can be electrically coupled to a plurality of endless, concentric contact lines positioned on a second side of the PCB substrate through a plurality of vias that extend through a thickness of the PCB substrate and a plurality of traces that electrically couple the plurality of vias with the plurality of landing pads. To perform a memory operation on the printed memory, contact probes of a reader are physically and electrically contacted with the plurality of concentric contact lines. In some implementations, the memory operation can be performed on the printed memory irrespective of a rotational orientation of the printed memory relative to the reader.

Abstract: A medium transport device includes a transporting member, a medium offsetting member, a guide member, and an interlocking member. The transporting member transports a medium toward a medium accommodating member. The medium offsetting member moves the transporting member in a medium width direction to transport the medium to the medium accommodating member at positions shifted in the medium width direction. The guide member is located upstream of the transporting member in a medium transport direction. The guide member is movable between a first position, in which the guide member guides the medium toward the medium accommodating member, and a second position, in which the guide member guides the medium to a destination different from the medium accommodating member, to guide the medium. The interlocking member moves the guide member between the first position and the second position in conjunction with a movement of the medium offsetting member in a width direction of the medium offsetting member.

Abstract: An information processing device includes: an information acquisition unit that acquires information about a power consumption associated with an execution of a program; a determination unit that determines, on a basis of a power-supplying performance of a power supply device and the power consumption information acquired by the information acquisition unit, whether or not the power consumption during the execution of the program according to current operating settings of the information processing device itself exceeds the power-supplying performance of the power supply device; and a setting unit that, in a case in which the determination unit determines that the power-supplying performance of the power supply device is exceeded, adjusts operating settings of a central processing unit (CPU) during the execution of the program such that the power consumption during the execution of the program comes within a range of the power-supplying performance of the power supply device.

Abstract: A transmission and reception apparatus includes a first communication unit that performs communication by a first communication method, a second communication unit that performs communication by a second communication method which is higher in directivity than the first communication method and is faster than the first communication method, and a control unit that performs control such that storage confirmation information, which indicates whether data has been stored in a storage device provided in a first target machine without an error, is received through the first communication unit after the data is transmitted to the first target machine through the second communication unit, data transmission confirmation is received from the first target machine, and the data is transmitted to a second target machine through the second communication unit.

Abstract: A dielectric ink composition includes at least one (meth)acrylate compound selected from the group consisting of (meth)acrylate monomers, (meth)acrylate oligomers and combinations thereof; a sensitizing photoinitiator; an amine synergist photoinitiator; a phosphine oxide photoinitiator and a gellant.