Abstract: There is provided an image-processing control device including: a coordinate acquisition unit that acquires coordinate information with respect to an original electronic document as a printing source of a hard copy from a scanned electronic document created by scanning the hard copy; a policy acquisition unit that acquires security policy information that specifies whether or not processing of the original electronic document on the basis of the coordinate information is allowed; and a process controller that controls electronic processing utilizing the original electronic document to be performed on the hard copy on the basis of the acquired security policy information.

Abstract: An ink set is made up of at least three differently colored phase change inks, for example cyan, magenta and yellow, wherein at least one of the colored phase change inks is a photochromic ink that contains a photochromic material. Upon exposure to activating radiation such as ultraviolet light, the at least one photochromic ink changes to a color different from the color of the photochromic ink prior to exposure to the activating radiation.

Abstract: A network control device that has a packet filtering unit for implementing packet filtering based on prescribed information in a header of a received packet, which includes: a position designating unit that designates a prescribed comparison position in a higher level protocol header to the header of the received packet; and an additional determination unit that implements pattern matching filtering by comparing data at the comparison position designated by the position designating unit with preset data.

Abstract: An electronic paper system that uses an electronic paper comprising a display section displaying an image in a no-power supply state, which includes: a retention unit that stores a display image in association with at least one of the document data and the electronic paper, the display image being generated from document data and displayed on the display section of the electronic paper; and an output unit that outputs the display image stored in the retention unit.

Abstract: A document management system manages a printed document with document management information. The document management system includes an electronic document generating unit, a time-information acquiring unit, a storage-information acquiring unit and a management-information storing unit. The electronic document generating unit generates an electronic document. The time-information acquiring unit acquires information relating to time, which verifies that the electronic document generating unit generated the electronic document. The storage-information acquiring unit acquires information relating to a storage period of the printed document corresponding to the electronic document. The management-information storing unit stores document management information in which identification information of the electronic document is associated with the information relating to the storage period of the printed document.

Abstract: A droplet ejection head includes: a first laminate having plural nozzles; a second laminate bonded to the first laminate and internally having plural pressure generating chambers communicating with the plurality of nozzles; plural piezoelectric devices having individual electrodes and common electrodes, the plural piezoelectric devices being provided in the second laminate correspondingly to the plural pressure generating chambers, the plural piezoelectric devices changing volumes of the plural pressure generating chambers in accordance with driving signal supplied to the individual electrodes so that fluid reserved in the pressure generating chambers is ejected as droplet from the nozzles; a first wiring board connected to the individual electrodes and supplying the driving signal to the individual electrodes; and a second wiring board connected to the common electrodes in common.

Abstract: There is provided a print control system including a receiving unit that receives from a client a print request relating to saved document data, an acquisition unit that acquires print set data which specify whether respective pages of the document data are to be printed in color or in monochrome and a print instruction unit that causes a printer to print the document data on the basis of the print set data, wherein the print set data are data that are saved in advance in association with the document data.

Abstract: The liquid ejection head includes: a plurality of pressure chambers into which liquid is filled; a plurality of nozzles which are connected to the pressure chambers; a common flow channel which supplies the liquid to the pressure chambers; a plurality of liquid ejection devices which cause the liquid inside the pressure chambers to be ejected through the nozzles; a selector circuit which selects one of the liquid ejection devices to be a destination of a drive signal; a first wiring substrate which transmits the drive signal outputted from the selector circuit to be applied to the one of the liquid ejection devices; and a second wiring substrate which transmits the drive signal to be inputted to the selector circuit, wherein the first wiring substrate is connected to a first face of a member constituting the selector circuit, and the second wiring substrate is connected to a second face of the member constituting the selector circuit, the first and second faces being different to each other.

Abstract: An ink that may be used in ink jet devices is a photochromic ink comprising an ink vehicle that includes at least one radiation curable component, at least one photochromic material and at least one photoinitiator. The ink is cured via exposure to radiation that cures the at least one radiation curable component of the ink. A radiation curable ink capable of exhibiting photochromatic color changes, which may be used to indicate a document's authenticity, is thus achieved.

Abstract: In a product distribution management system in which a product is packaged in an outer case and delivered, a product wireless tag is attached to a product such as a toner cartridge, and a product wireless tag ID is written on the tag at a production factory. Then, at a product warehouse, an outer-case wireless tag is attached to the outer case in which the product is packaged, and an outer-case wireless tag ID is written on this outer-case tag. A correlation computer correlates the product wireless tag ID and the outer-case wireless tag ID with each other. At a customer's premises, the outer-case wireless tag ID can be used, and at a recovery/recycling factory, the product wireless tag ID can be used. Production information, delivery information and recovery information are correlated with the wireless tag ID's and integrally managed at a data center.

Abstract: A sheet guide sheet guide for guiding a recording sheet includes an outermost surface layer brought into contact with a recording sheet, which is formed of a material having a water contact angle of approximately 50° or less and one of a pencil hardness of 9H or more and a Mohs hardness of 4 or more.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a toner forced discharge treatment for executing a toner discharge mode in which toner inside a developing device is forcedly consumed, and a toner discharge judgment treatment capable of judging necessity of execution of the toner discharge mode based on a decision as to whether or not a toner state inside the developing device is in a state of leading to an image quality defect. Further, the apparatus includes a toner forced supply treatment for executing a toner supply mode in which new toner is supplied from a toner replenishment device to the developing device in addition to execution of the toner discharge mode.

Abstract: Text, images, and/or graphics of electronic documents should be organized and laid out in a two-dimensional format for presentation to the viewer. The best such layout depends upon the content present, the creator's intent, the output device, and the viewer's interests. To analyze the qualitative nature of the layout in quantifiable terms, the electronic document is measure using various quantifiable factors; such as, balance, uniformity, white space management, alignment, consistency, legibility, etc.; that impact a qualitative nature of a document. Such quantifiable factors are then used to quantize the aesthetics, ease of use, eye-catching ability, interest, communicability, comfort, and convenience of the document.

Abstract: The present invention provides an image supporting material for fixably supporting a color toner image, the material including a base material, a light scattering layer provided on the base material and containing a white pigment and a thermoplastic resin, and a color toner receptive layer provided on the light scattering layer and containing at least a thermoplastic resin, wherein the thermoplastic resin in the light scattering layer is constituted of a polyolefin or a polyolefinic copolymer having a temperature, at which viscosity becomes 5×103 Pa·s, of 100° C. or higher, and the thermoplastic resin in the color toner receptive layer is constituted of a resin obtained by melt mixing of a crystalline polyester resin and an amorphous resin and having a temperature, at which viscosity becomes 103 Pa·s, equal to or higher than 65° C. but lower than 80° C.

Abstract: A charge transport layer composition for a photoreceptor includes at least a binder, at least one arylamine charge transport material, e.g., N,N?-diphenyl-N,N?-bis(3-methylphenyl)-(1,1?-biphenyl)-4,4?-diamine, and at least one polymer containing carboxylic acid groups or groups capable of forming carboxylic acid groups. The charge transport layer forms a layer of photoreceptor, which also includes an optional anti-curl layer, a substrate, an optional hole blocking layer, an optional adhesive layer, a charge generating layer, and optionally one or more overcoat or protective layers.

Abstract: A first digital image is combined with a transformed first digital image to authenticate and reconstruct the first digital image. When viewed in the standard manner, the combined image appears to be the first digital image. The transformed first digital image cannot be seen. When the bits within each pixel of the combined image are reversed, i.e. the least significant bit (LSB) is exchanged with the most significant bit (MSB), and the resultant image is viewed, then the transformed first digital image is seen. In this way, the transformed first digital image can be hidden inside the noise bits of the first digital image. The method is applied to color pixels by treating each color byte independently. The transformed first digital image can be encrypted before combining with the first digital image. The transformed first digital image can be inversely transformed back to the first digital image for authentication and reconstruction.

Abstract: Embedded in a transport assembly are arrays of microelectromechanical sensors and actuators for detecting and propelling an object. A controller having defined therein local computational agents and a global controller controls the array of sensors and actuators. The global controller provides global operating constraints to the local computational agents. The global operating constraints are developed using an approximate specification of system behavior based on simplified assumptions of an idealized system as well as limited sensor information aggregated from the array of sensors. The local computational agents compute a desired local actuator response using sensor information from a localized grouping of sensor units. To improve the accuracy of the global operating constraints, the local computational agents reduce differences between a global actuator response, computed using the global operating constraints, and the desired local actuator response.