Abstract: The Internet printing system for a client perform printing out to a print server that cannot circumvent a firewall by the Internet Printing Protocol (IPP). For a print server which cannot circumvent the firewall by IPP, a proxy unit which can communicate using IPP is installed on the Internet. A server site of the print server is opened on the proxy unit, and an IPP client regards the print server as a public IPP server opened on the Internet, and exchanges printing service requests and responses via the proxy unit. Since the proxy unit performs gateway conversion from IPP into another protocol, the client can print out to the print server circumventing the firewall by using IPP.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus registers both sides of sheets with great precision in a sheet transportation direction in both-side image formation. The image forming apparatus includes: photoconductive drums holding toner images; an intermediate transfer belt temporarily holding the toner images; a secondary transfer roll that transfers the toner images to a sheet in a transfer unit; a registration roll rotating toward the transfer unit being in sheet feeding timing; a fixing unit fixing the toner images transferred to a first side of the sheet; reversion transportation paths reversing the sheet and again transporting the sheet to the transfer unit; a first sensor detecting the image of the first side of the sheet; and a second sensor that detects the toner images held in the intermediate transfer belt.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a photoreceptor, a driving unit which rotation-drives the photoreceptor, an exposure unit which forms a latent image by performing image exposure to the photoreceptor, a plurality of development units which develop a plurality of latent images sequentially formed on the photoreceptor with different color toners respectively, a belt-like intermediate transfer member onto which respective color toner images sequentially developed on the photoreceptor are primarily transferred to be superimposed on each other, at least one load unit which comes in contact with or is separated from the belt-like intermediate transfer member to change a load on the belt-like intermediate transfer member, and a speed control unit which increases/decreases a driving speed of the photoreceptor at a specified timing. Preferably, the belt-like intermediate transfer member is an elastic belt.

Abstract: There is provided a process for cleaning wherein a cleaning sheet fed through an image forming apparatus is heated and pressured by at least one of a fixing belt and a fixing roller, and the cleaning sheet removes stains, wherein the cleaning sheet has a support and a layer containing a thermoplastic resin over the support, and satisfies at least one of the following formulae: L1 (cm)>L2 (cm) and L1 (cm)>L3 (cm) wherein L1 is a length of the cleaning sheet in a direction of feeding the cleaning sheet, L2 a perimeter of the fixing roller, and L3 a perimeter of the fixing belt, and the process satisfies at least one of the following formulae: L2 (cm)>L4 (cm) and L3 (cm)>L4 (cm) wherein L4 represents a length of a smallest electrophotographic image-receiving sheet in a direction of feeding the electrophotographic image-receiving sheet.

Abstract: Compounds of the formula wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, a, b, c, d, Y, Q, Q—, A, and CA are as defined herein.

Abstract: What is disclosed are various embodiments of a removable control panel for multi-function equipment for the alternative navigation and selection of various available options presented. The embodiment of FIG. 7 is shown comprising four arrow-shaped buttons so the impaired user can navigate controls and options displayed. An ENTER button is provided for formalizing the entry of desired selections, where required. An UNDO button is provided to de-select entries. A STATUS button initiates audio, visual, or tactile feedback as to machine state, status, and other assistance. An ENLARGE button is provided by which a visually impaired user can enlarge their current focus for easier seeing and reading. An ON/OFF switch enables/disables feedback for use in those work environments where such assistance is not desired. Each of the buttons has an identifying shape, which can be differentiated by feel, and Braille and other text are additionally provided.

Abstract: The presently disclosed embodiments are directed to processes for making phase change or solid ink used in ink jet system recording apparatuses (e.g., printer, copying machine, facsimile, word processor, plotter, and the like). More particularly, the embodiments pertain to the preparation of pigment or dye-based solid ink using a rotor-stator style, in-line homogenizer.

Abstract: An electric writable medium having islanded surface structures operationally configured to avoid tribocharging of the electric writable medium.

Abstract: An educational material processing apparatus includes: an input unit that inputs an image data of a test material including a plurality of questions, a plurality of answer columns corresponding to the plurality of questions, and accuracy judgment marks indicating whether answers included in the answer columns are correct or not; an identification unit that identifies a position of an answer column judged to include a wrong answer based on at least one of the accuracy judgment marks in the image data of the test material; and a generation unit that generates the image data of the test material including a question corresponding to the answer column judged to include the wrong answer, the position of the answer column identified by the identification unit, with the answer column in vacant state.

Abstract: A menu driven graphic user interface for configuring, creating and assigning device types using the SAP ABAP utility program.

Abstract: An image processing device is provided for processing image data in order to display an image at an image display medium which is capable of displaying white, black, and colors at individual pixels, which are structured by pluralities of sub-pixels. The judgment component acquires the image data and judges whether there is a chromatic color or a non-chromatic color at each pixel. When a pixel is judged to be non-chromatic, the selection component selects a pre-specified black-and-white sub-pixel set in accordance with a gray level of the non-chromatic color. When a pixel is judged to be chromatic, the conversion component converts color data to a sub-pixel set of black and the color in accordance with a pre-specified condition. Of results of conversion, the replacement component replaces a pre-specified sub-pixel set of colors, in an individual pixel or in a pre-specified sub-pixel group, with a pre-specified black-and-white sub-pixel set.

Abstract: An image transfer sheet for electrophotography comprising a substrate and at least one layer including an image receiving layer on one side surface of the substrate, wherein at least one layer of the layers is a curable resin-containing layer which is a layer separable from the substrate or a layer disposed between the curable resin-containing layer and the substrate on the one side surface. Also provided are a method for manufactruing the image recorded medium which use the image transfer sheet for electrophotography and an image recorded medium.

Abstract: A document processing apparatus processes an encoded document, which is a medium on which a machine readable code comprising a code of an encoded electronic document is formed. The document processing apparatus includes an acquiring unit, an editing-information managing unit and a decoding process unit. The acquiring unit acquires the machine readable code read from the encoded document. The editing-information managing unit manages editing information of the electronic document, which is an original document of the encoded document. The decoding process unit decodes the acquired machine readable code on a basis of the editing information.

Abstract: A toner having at least one binder, at least one colorant and external additives. The external additives include at least one fluoropolymer. An electrophotographic image forming machine and method includes the toner with at least one fluoropolymer.

Abstract: A electronic signage system for directing persons to desired locations.

Abstract: The systems and methods of this invention use an index and digital audio and/or video recordings of an activity to provide access to recently recorded material. For example, users initiate audio and/or video recordings. An index, e.g., an agenda, outlines the structure of the to be recorded event. The user selects an index item as an activity that corresponds to an index item is recorded. The recordings are then associated with the index. The user can then randomly access the recordings for playback, editing or further recording. The systems and methods of this invention additionally provide the means for correlating events and the corresponding index items with the recordings.

Abstract: Methods are disclosed for fabricating spring structures that minimize helical twisting by reducing or eliminating stress anisotropy in the thin films from which the springs are formed through manipulation of the fabrication process parameters and/or spring material compositions. In one embodiment, isotropic internal stress is achieved by manipulating the fabrication parameters (i.e., temperature, pressure, and electrical bias) during spring material film formation to generate the tensile or compressive stress at the saturation point of the spring material. Methods are also disclosed for tuning the saturation point through the use of high temperature or the incorporation of softening metals. In other embodiments, isotropic internal stress is generated through randomized deposition (e.g., pressure homogenization) or directed deposition techniques (e.g., biased sputtering, pulse sputtering, or long throw sputtering). Cluster tools are used to separate the deposition of release and spring materials.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus of the invention at least includes: a transport control component for controlling a transporting component so that transporting of the continuous paper is stopped when a print job is finished, the continuous paper is back-transported to an image formation start position of the next print job, and after that, the continuous paper is transported again; and a control component that, when a print job is executed in the case where a pattern image exists in a back-transported area which is set after the continuous paper is back-transported, controls the image formation controlling component so as not to correct the image formation position.

Abstract: An optical waveguide module includes a light emitting element which outputs light, a light receiving element which monitors an output of the light emitting element, and an optical waveguide film having a waveguide core which has a notched portion having an optical path changing surface that changes an optical path of part of the light. The light emitting element is coupled to an end portion of the optical waveguide film, and the light receiving element is provided to face a position of the optical waveguide film from where the part of the light whose optical path has been changed by the optical path changing surface exits.

Abstract: A fluid ejection container system provides a first container that contains the fluid, the first container being evacuated to negative gauge pressure when being filled with the fluid, a second container having a capillary medium that contains the fluid, a passage between the first and second containers communicating the fluid at a level wherein the passage is wetted with the fluid, a ventilation port to communicate air between an interior region in the fluid ejection system and ambient, at least one spill over region to communicate the fluid with the second container, and a plurality of channels to communicate at least the air between the interior region and the second container; wherein the at least one spill over region has sufficient volume to contain a quantity of the fluid that migrates out of the second container. The fluid ejection container system also provides a lid for sealing the first and second containers from the ambient, wherein the channels are disposed on the lid.