Abstract: An image recognition apparatus, includes: a reading unit that reads an image on a paper script to acquire the image data from the paper script; an additional image extraction unit that extracts an additional image added to each predetermined area of an original image from the difference extraction result by taking a difference between an image data of the original image on the paper script and the image data acquired by the reading unit; an association unit that associates the additional image with the predetermined area; and an additional image selection unit that selects one of a plurality of additional images under prescribed decision conditions, when the plurality of additional images are associated with one predetermined area in accordance with an association made by the association unit.

Abstract: Apparatus, methods, and articles of manufacture consistent with the present invention provide a check validation scheme wherein a payor's signature is digitized, encrypted and embedded on the front of the check using glyphs. When the payor seeks to convert a blank check into a negotiable instrument, the user fills out the check and signs it. When the check is presented to a bank for payment, a teller using a decoding device, decodes and decrypts the digitized signature such that a human-readable image of the digitized signature can be seen on a screen for comparison with the payor's scripted signature. If the two signatures are identical, the check is honored.

Abstract: A signal synchronizer according to embodiments herein uses a delay register that receives a feedback signal. The delay register has many delay circuits, each of which are adapted to delay the feedback signal at different time intervals. A storage register made up of many binary storage devices receives a reference signal. Each storage device is adapted to store a feedback signal state of a corresponding delay circuit. As the feedback signal is delayed the additional time intervals by the successive delay circuits, it will change states (either from high to low, or low to high) and the different storage devices simultaneously store the feedback signal states of each of the delay circuits, as controlled by the reference signal. The change in feedback signal state between adjacent storage devices records a synchronization separation between the feedback signal and the reference signal. A control device synchronizes the feedback signal based on the synchronization separation as recorded by the storage register.

Abstract: A data classifier classifies a plurality of input pattern data into one or more clusters. For each pattern data, a cluster to which the pattern data belongs is provisionally determined. For each cluster, a predetermined correlation value is calculated between one or more pattern data belonging to the cluster and observational pattern data which is a target to be classified into a cluster. A cluster to which the observational pattern data belongs is determined based on the correlation values.

Abstract: Fluid ejection devices include a substrate having a cavity, a counter electrode formed on the substrate, a actuator membrane formed on the substrate, a roof layer formed on the substrate and a nozzle formed in the roof layer. Methods for forming fluid ejection devices include forming a cavity in a substrate, forming a counter electrode on the substrate, forming a actuator membrane on the substrate, forming a roof layer on the substrate and forming a nozzle in the roof layer.

Abstract: Selective edge softening and selective edge dithering is introduced into an image representation to improve local control where halo problems are expected. Selective areas of dilation are isolated and separately dithered or halftoned, the result of which is then swapped back into or substituted for the stored original image. In this manner misregistration and color plane-to-plane interactions can be compensated for in plural image forming station architecture systems. The same technique is also valuable in monochrome systems as an aid to overcoming edge displacement and slow toner problems when the selective edge softening is selectively applied to edges which are in particular perpendicular to the fast scan direction.

Abstract: A photoconductive imaging member comprised of an optional supporting substrate, a hole blocking layer thereover, a photogenerating layer, and a charge transport layer, and wherein the hole blocking layer is comprised of a pyrolyzed polyacrylonitrile.

Abstract: Selective edge softening and selective edge dithering is introduced into an image representation to improve local control where halo problems are expected. Selective areas of dilation are isolated and separately dithered or halftoned, the result of which is then swapped back into or substituted for the stored original image. In this manner misregistration and color plane-to-plane interactions can be compensated for in plural image forming station architecture systems. The same technique is also valuable in monochrome systems as an aid to overcoming edge displacement and slow toner problems when the selective edge softening is selectively applied to edges which are in particular perpendicular to the fast scan direction.

Abstract: Forming a 4-aminobiphenyl derivative arylamine compound, includes (i) providing a first disubstituted 4-aminobiphenyl compound; (ii) optionally formylating the first disubstituted 4-aminobiphenyl compound to form a bisformyl substituted compound where the first disubstituted 4-aminobiphenyl compound is not a bisformyl substituted compound; (iii) acidifying the bisformyl substituted compound to convert formyl functional groups into acid functional groups to form an acidified compound; and (iv) hydrogenating the acidified compound to saturate at least one unsaturated double bonds in the acidified compound.

Abstract: An ultraviolet measuring method using an ultraviolet sensitive element, comprising: measuring an ultraviolet intensity with the ultraviolet sensitive element at a sun altitude; and determining an integrated ultraviolet intensity within a specific ultraviolet wavelength range or a response index by converting the measured intensity to the integrated ultraviolet intensity within the specific ultraviolet range or the response index by using a conversion factor corresponding to the sun altitude, wherein the conversion factor is a function of at least sun altitude. An ultraviolet measuring method, using an ultraviolet sensitive element with spectral sensitivity to a specific wavelength range, comprising: measuring an ultraviolet intensity with the ultraviolet sensitive element; and correcting the measured ultraviolet intensity according to sun altitude information for an arbitrary point in time so as to predict an ultraviolet intensity at the point in time.

Abstract: A printing control device, method, system and program with a consumable product detachably mounted thereon, including a state storing unit that stores a usage state of the consumable product, a detachment detecting unit that detects that the consumable product has been detached a usage state checking unit that checks the usage state of the consumable product whose detachment has been detected by the detachment detecting unit based on data stored in the state storing unit a determination unit that determines whether the consumable product is still usable or not based on the usage state checked by the usage state checking unit and a notification unit that notifies that the consumable product is still usable if the determination unit determines that the consumable product is still usable.

Abstract: A method of generating a binary Sel plane for image compression is disclosed. The method first generates a 2 bit gray selector (GraySel). This 2 bit selector is then processed in a second stage to produce a binary Sel decision which minimizes the compression noise evident in the reconstructed image. The method used here to generate the 2 bit GraySel applies a set of prioritized rules over a small 3×3 window that is well suited for segmenting synthetic, PDL generated images that are typically free of scanner noise. The method not only marks the proper sense of the selector when it is known, but also include a 3rd state that indicates that the selector decision is weak or unknown. This weak decision can then be optimized in the second stage process based on strong edges information in the neighborhood.

Abstract: A port monitor allows a computer, digital camera, or other device to send a print job to a target printer, where the only known information about the printer is its network address. Communication is attempted to the network address, sequentially using each of a plurality of port numbers. If none of the plurality of port numbers is successful in initiating communication to the network address, communication to the network address is attempted using an LPR port number, sequentially using each of a plurality of LPR queue names.

Abstract: An authentication agent apparatus that authenticates a user who uses an image processing apparatus has an agent portion. The agent portion intermediates an authentication process between an image processing apparatus and a corresponding authentication portion among multiple authentication portions having different protocols, when a request for the authentication process is received.

Abstract: The phase change ink a viscosity of from about 4 mPa-s to about 50 mPa-s at a first temperature and has a viscosity of from 104 mPa-s to about 109 mPa-s at a second lower temperature. The second temperature may be below the first temperature by at least 10° C. but by no more than 50° C. The first temperature may be from about 60° C. to about 110° C. and the second temperature may be from about 20° C. to about 70 ° C. A curve of log10 viscosity of the phase change ink plotted against temperature in degrees Celsius may have a slope having an absolute value less than 0.02 at the first temperature and have a slope having an absolute value greater than 0.08 for at least a region second temperatures.

Abstract: A speaker predicting apparatus includes a speech detector that detects a person who is delivering a speech out of a plurality of persons, a feature extracting portion that extracts a feature in an image from the image in which the person is captured, a learning portion that learns the feature in the image occurring before the speech is detected by the speech detector, from the feature in the image, and a predicting portion that predicts the speaker out of the plurality of the persons, from the feature in the image in which the person is captured, with the use of a result learned by the learning portion.

Abstract: A method of classifying fine particles includes: introducing a fine particle dispersion containing the fine particles to a micro flow channel having an inlet part and a collection part from the inlet part; moving the fine particles to an inner upper side of the micro flow channel by an electric field applied in a gravitational direction; and delivering the fine particle dispersion in a laminar flow state to the collection part. The delivering step includes classifying the fine particles according to differences in settling velocity among the fine particles.

Abstract: A method for forming toner particles includes polymerizing monomers to form a latex comprising polymer particles; combining the latex with 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 polymer containing photoinitiator and unsaturated curable resin. Another toner composition that may be formed by the process described herein contains toner particles containing unsaturated curable resin and, on the surface of the toner particles, photoinitiator.

Abstract: A radiation curable phase change ink preferably used in piezoelectric ink jet devices includes an ink vehicle that includes at least one gellant comprised of a curable polyamide-epoxy acrylate component and a polyamide component, and at least one colorant. The use of the gellant enables the ink to form a gel state having a viscosity of at least 103 mPa·s at very low temperatures of about 25° C. to about 100° C. The ink may thus be jetted at very low jetting temperatures of, for example, about 40° C. to about 110° C. The ink may be used to form an image by heating the ink to a first temperature at which the ink may be jetted, jetting onto a member or substrate maintained at a second temperature at which the ink forms a gel state, and exposing the ink to radiation energy to polymerize curable components of the ink.

Abstract: The phase change, curable composition comprises curable monomer, photoinitiator that initiates polymerization of the curable monomer, and phase change agent that provides the composition with an increase in viscosity of at least four orders of magnitude, from a first temperature, the first temperature being from 50° C. to 130° C., to a second temperature, the second temperature being from 0° C. to 70° C., wherein the second temperature is at least 10° C. below the first temperature. A coating over an image may be applied by providing a composition comprising curable monomer at a first temperature; applying the composition over the image, the image being at a second temperature; and exposing the composition to radiation to initiate polymerization of the curable monomer. In this process, the composition has a viscosity at the second temperature that is at least four orders of magnitude greater than its viscosity at the first temperature.