Abstract: An emulator is provided for an ink tank. The emulator duplicates one or more of the ink tank features, which are sensed by a print engine to permit proper operation of the print engine. The emulator is an element designed to be attached to an ink tank which lacks one or more of the aforementioned ink tank features which are sensed by the print engine to ensure proper operation of the print engine. The emulator may attach to an ink tank which is placed into an ink tank receptacle or may fit by itself into the ink tank receptacle. The emulator will permit ink tanks to be used in print engines without the need to provide the one or more sensed features for each ink tank.

Abstract: A photoconductive imaging member is disclosed comprising a charge generation layer and a charge transport layer comprising an oxidative inhibitor. An electrophotographic imaging process using the imaging member of the invention is also described.

Abstract: An ink set for ink jet recording including plural color inks including a black ink, the ink set including water, a water-soluble organic solvent and colorants. At least one of the color inks having a hue other than black is a specified color ink containing a compound for coagulating a colorant contained in the black ink, at least one of other color inks has a function for improving coagulability between the colorant contained in the black ink and the compound contained in the specified color ink, and the drying time of the black ink on a plain paper sheet is less than 5 seconds.

Abstract: A surface emitting semiconductor laser includes a substrate, a first mirror that is formed on the substrate and includes semiconductor layers of a first conduction type, a second mirror that includes semiconductor layers of a second conduction type, an active region disposed between the first and second mirrors, a current confinement layer that is disposed between the first and second mirrors and includes a selectively oxidized region, and an inorganic insulation film. A mesa structure includes at least the second mirror and the current confinement layer. The inorganic insulation film covers at least a side surface of the mesa structure and having an internal stress equal to or less than 1.5×109 dyne/cm2.

Abstract: A display panel includes a transparent image recording sheet having electrophotographically formed thereon at least a background portion, wherein space factor of pinholes per unit area of the background portion is no greater than 1×10?2%. A method of manufacturing the display panel is also disclosed. The background portion has a transparent optical density of 3.0 or greater and an image portion has a transparent optical density of 1.0 or less, and preferably 0.1 to 1. A toner used for electrophotographically forming the background portion and the image portion has a number average molecular weight of 1,000 to 6,000 and a weight average molecular weight of 30,000 to 150,000 as measured by gel permeation chromatography with respect to a portion of the toner dissolved in tetrahydrofuran, and has respective molecular weight distribution peaks in molecular weight ranges of 1000 to 10,000 and 100,000 to 1,500,000.

Abstract: A refillable fluid container system having a communication channel between the manifold and fluid reservoir that allows air to vent from the manifold to an air accumulation area with in the fluid resevoir.

Abstract: This invention relates to a method and apparatus for fast computation of associative operations over fixed size regions of a digital image. More particularly, this invention relates to the application of associative operations—such as MINIMUM, MAXIMUM, AND and OR—to fixed size regions of a digital image such as hexagonal, octagonal and rectangular regions. This is accomplished by tiling the image and calculating two-dimensional running calculations of the operator for each possible corner overlap configuration of a window that is run over the tiles of the image and thus used to analyze the image.

Abstract: Systems and methods that allow for anti-counterfeiting marks that carry user information and other data to be embedded into an original coupon design. The marks may be invisible, or visible but difficult to remove. At the receiving sides of the coupons, the embedded data are used to detect fraud and trace back the coupon users.

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)-(2,2?-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 semiconductor integrated circuit which includes an optical device for performing optical communication and which exhibits a predetermined function. This semiconductor integrated circuit includes a first electricity supply portion, which is connected to the optical device, and a second electricity supply portion, which differs from the first electricity supply portion and is connected to the optical device.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus has an operating section and a control section. The operating section operates a control section, and the operating section is operated by a user. The control section calculates estimated quantity of ink for each color used for printing an image expressed by image data and notifies a user of information that a total of the calculated estimated quantity of ink for each color exceeds predetermined quantity.

Abstract: An algorithm for finding regions of interest (ROI) in images and photos based on an information driven approach in which sub-blocks of an image are analyzed for information content or compressibility based on the discrete cosine transform. The sub-blocks of low compressibility are grouped into ROIs using a morphological technique. Unlike other algorithms that are geared for highly specific types of ROI (e.g. face detection), the method of the present invention is generally applicable to arbitrary images and photos. A center-weighted variation of the algorithm can produce better results for certain photo applications. The algorithm can be used with several other image applications, including Stained-Glass collages and Pan-and-Scan presentations.

Abstract: The present invention provides an electrostatic image developing toner comprising a binder resin, a colorant and a releasing agent, the toner having a temperature interval in which the value of loss elastic modulus varies 100 times or more within a temperature range of 10° C. in the temperature interval between 60 and 95° C. under measuring conditions of an angular frequency of 6.28 rad/sec and a temperature rise rate of 1° C./min, wherein the loss elastic modulus G? is 5×103 Pa or more and 5×104 Pa or less and the tangential loss is 1.5 or more and 3.0 or less in a temperature range from 100° C. to 140° C. under a measuring condition of a temperature change rate of 1° C./min.

Abstract: A control system which includes a wireless tag having control information, and a control device having a wireless tag reader that reads the information from the wireless tag, and an equipment controller that obtains the control information and controls equipment according to the control information.

Abstract: A character recognition apparatus includes: a separation processing unit that separates, into printed character portions and handwritten character portions, data of a document in which printed characters and handwritten characters are mixed; a printed character portion recognition processing unit that character-recognizes the printed character portions; and a handwritten character portion recognition processing unit that utilizes the character recognition result of the printed character portions to character-recognize the handwritten character portions.

Abstract: An UI device includes a display unit, a cancel button, an execution button, and print data selection buttons. Identification information of print data during printing is displayed on the display unit, and when the cancel button is pressed for a predetermined time, the print data during printing is canceled. Further, when the pressed time is less than the predetermined time, a list of identification information of the print data is shown so that one of print data can be selected with the print data selection buttons and the selection to cancel is determined with the execution button, thereby canceling the print data.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus for causing a printer to print a screen supplied by a Web server and viewed by a Web browser, comprises print data preparing unit that prepares print data in a plurality of patterns different in sheet size and sheet orientation from data of the screen supplied by the Web server and viewed by the Web browser; preview data preparing unit that prepares preview data corresponding to the plurality of print data prepared by the print data preparing unit; display control unit that displays previews corresponding to the plurality of patterns based on the preview data prepared by the preview data preparing unit; selecting unit that selects a preview suitable for the print from the previews which correspond to the plurality of patterns and are displayed by the display control unit; and print data transmitting unit that transmits print data corresponding to the preview selected by the selecting unit to the printer.

Abstract: The invention provides a document processing device including: a memory that stores syntax data expressing syntax of character strings whose probability of being a title of a document is high or-character strings whose probability of being a title of a document is low; an input unit that inputs document data obtained by digitizing a document; an extraction unit that analyzes the input document data and extracts character string data expressing character strings; a syntax analyzing unit that analyzes the extracted character string data and specifies the syntax of each character string contained in the document corresponding to the document data; and a specifying unit that specifies, from among the extracted character string data, character string data expressing a title of the document corresponding to the document data, based on results of specification by the syntax analyzing unit and content stored in the memory.

Abstract: Carbon nanotube structures are provided, in which the networks with a desired area and volume, where the carbon nanotubes are electrically or magnetically connected, are formed and the method for easily manufacturing the carbon nanotube structures with less carbon nanotube structures. Carbon nanotube devices are also provided, to which the useful carbon nanotube structures mentioned above are applied. A method for manufacturing carbon nanotube structures includes the steps of applying carbon nanotubes to a low-viscosity dispersion medium to obtain a high-viscosity dispersing liquid which includes carbon nanotubes, and forming a network of the carbon nanotubes having electrical and/or magnetic connections therebetween by removing the low-viscosity dispersion medium from the high-viscosity dispersed liquid.