Abstract: A translation device comprises a character recognition unit that recognizes text data in a text region of an input image; a translator that translates the text data in the text region; and a layout configuration processor that generates data containing the translated text data in the text region and graphics in the input image, wherein a layout of the input image is maintained in a layout of the image of the data generated by the layout configuration processor.

Abstract: A system and method for autonomous correction of defective documents include an autonomous document. The autonomous document can signal a history server whenever an operation such as printing, scanning, editing, distribution, storage, or retrieval is performed on the document. The history server can be queried to determine when a given defect was introduced into a document, and which instances of the document contain the defect. Based on this information, notifications can be sent to all users who were ever in possession of one of the defective instances, and the defective instances can be automatically corrected. Since the document instances are active entities, they can receive and act on notifications of defects in themselves, follow instructions on how to correct the defect, and notify the history server once the defect has been corrected. The document can act without permission from any user in possession of the document.

Abstract: A print image display device includes an event detection unit that detects an occurrence of an event in an UI for setting a printing parameter; a preview image generating unit that generates, in response to the event, a plurality of print images the printing parameter of which is different from each other; a display that displays the plurality of print images for preview; and a print parameter setting unit that sets, upon selection of one of the print images, the printing parameter according to the selected print image.

Abstract: In a translation processing method, a document is input; characteristic information is extracted from the input document; a translation style is selected according to the characteristic information; and the input document is translated using the selected translation style.

Abstract: A translation processing method comprising: registering a type of annotation with a corresponding translation rule in a table; identifying a text to be processed; extracting a type of annotation and character information from the text identified at the identifying step; identifying a text element to which the annotation extracted at the extracting step is to be added; determining a translation rule corresponding to the type of annotation by referring to the table; and translating the text element identified in the annotation identifying step, by applying the translation rule determined at the translation rule determining step is provided.

Abstract: A flame-retardant resin composition, wherein at least flame-retardant particles comprising a metal hydrate and having a volume-average particle diameter in the range of approximately 1 to 500 nm, and an auxiliary flame retardant are compounded into a matrix resin, and a flame-retardant resin molded item.

Abstract: A decoding apparatus includes a distribution generating section and a correcting section. The distribution generating section generates a frequency distribution of quantization index values. The correcting section corrects dequantization values corresponding to the quantization index values based on the frequency distribution of quantization index values generated by the distribution generating section.

Abstract: In a statistical variable display apparatus, first lengths along a first axis and second lengths along a second axis are determined. The first lengths are respectively allotted to first-type subgroups, and the second lengths are respectively allotted to the second-type subgroups. The apparatus displays the first-type subgroups arranged along the first axis to have the respective first lengths, the second-type subgroups arranged along the second axis to have the respective second lengths, and representations of acquired statistical variables correspondingly to a respective one of the first-type subgroups arranged along the first axis and a respective one of the second-type subgroups arranged along the second axis.

Abstract: A function converting method has storing correspondence-information between operating system function information and device function information, converting a function of an operating system into a function of an equipment driver based on the correspondence-information, and controlling so that the converted function is executed by the equipment driver.

Abstract: The present invention provides a log data recording device which records log data concerning a processing of image data. The log data recording device includes a compression unit and a recording unit. If the image data is judged to be a pre-specified document image, the compression unit compresses the image data with a first compression ratio, the first compression ratio is different from a second compression ratio for compressing image data other than the pre-specified document image. The recording unit records the log data including the compressed image data.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an information acquiring portion that acquires information on image process conditions for processing image data, a creating portion that creates additional image data, serving as a watermark image, with additional information to be embedded into the image data on the basis of the information on the image process conditions acquired, and a merging portion that merges the image data with the additional image data to create composite image data.

Abstract: A translation device analyses image data that includes characters, to separate and extract a character region, and another region whose structural elements differ from those of the character region; recognizes characters in the region determined to be the character region; extracts a character string related to the other region, from a result of the character recognition, to associate the character string with the character region from which the character string is extracted and the other region; translates the resulting recognized characters; and, based on the association between the character string and the other character region, pastes the resulting translation that includes the character string onto the same page as the other region that is associated with the character string.

Abstract: An image forming system comprises an image reading apparatus, a printer that is connected to the image reading apparatus and performs printing processing by directly receiving image data read by the image reading apparatus, and a notification unit that notifies failure information to the other apparatus if a failure occurs either in the image reading apparatus or in the printer, wherein the image reading apparatus comprises a failure information acquisition unit that acquires failure information notified by the notification unit when a failure has occurred in the printer, a determination unit that determines whether or not the image reading apparatus is in the process of reading image data, and an announcing unit that announces the failure information acquired by the failure information acquisition unit, if the determination unit determines that the image reading apparatus is not in the process of reading image data, wherein the printer comprises an announcement prohibiting unit that prohibits announcement of

Abstract: A toner for electrostatic charge developing prepared by a production method including aggregating one or more kind of particles in a raw material dispersion including the particles to form aggregated particles, and coalescing the aggregated particles by heating. At least one kind of the particles is resin particles including an amorphous polyester resin synthesized by copolymerizing one or more polyvalent carboxylic acids and two or more polyhydric alcohols; at least one of the polyvalent carboxylic acids is polyvalent carboxylic acid having a sulfonic acid group; two of the polyhydric alcohols are an ethylene oxide adduct of bisphenol A and a propylene oxide adduct of bisphenol A; and the following equation (1) is satisfied.

Abstract: A transfer device for transferring a toner image formed on an image carrier onto a recording sheet includes a transfer assisting blade adapted to abut the recording sheet and press the recording sheet against the image carrier, the transfer assisting blade having a slant formed in a transverse direction of the blade at a front end of the blade which end is for abutment against the recording sheet, the slant having an angle relative to an advancing direction of the recording sheet.

Abstract: A decoding apparatus includes a random-number generating section and a decoding section. The random-number generating section generates random numbers according to distribution of original data corresponding to respective quantization indexes. The decoding section generates decoded data on a basis of the random numbers generated by the random-number generating section.

Abstract: A sheath composition and a cable using the sheath composition are disclosed. The sheath composition contains a polyolefine resin and flame-retardant particles containing a metal hydrate. The flame-retardant particles are provided with a coating layer on the surfaces thereof and have a volume average particle diameter in a range from 1 to 500 nm.

Abstract: The method for manufacturing of dispersion of fine resin particles of the present invention first emulsifies or disperses a polycondensable monomer for purposed fine resin particles into an aqueous medium. At this time, additives, such as a catalyst, a surfactant, and the like, are also added into the water soluble medium, as required. By subjecting this solution to, for example, heat, or the like, polycondensation proceeds. In this polycondensation, a strong acid salt is used as a polycondensation promoter. In addition, by using the obtained dispersion of fine resin particles, an electrostatic charge image developing toner is manufactured.

Abstract: This invention provides a data storage output apparatus that includes an input component, plural output components, a storage component and a conversion component. The input component inputs data. The plural output components output data in different respective data formats. The storage component stores data in an intermediate format, which can be converted to data formats required by the respective plural output components. The conversion component converts the data stored in the storage component to a data format corresponding to the output component and outputs the data to the output component.

Abstract: A toner having an amorphous resin, a crystalline resin, and a colorant, wherein the crystalline resin has a melting temperature of at least 70° C. and a recrystallization point of at least 47° C. exhibits improved document offset properties and improved heat cohesion. Annealing the toner further improves the heat cohesion and morphology of the toner.