Abstract: This invention provides methods and apparatus for focusing a hypersonic beam to control both a direction and depth of audible information delivery. Signals that are delivered to each of a plurality of hypersonic transducer elements are adjusted in phase so that transmitted hypersonic signals are focused at a focal point anywhere in space. The focal point of a focused hypersonic beam may be used to scan a space of interest when used in a receive mode in a pinging process. When objects are detected, a focused hypersonic beam may be used to deliver audible information substantially only to a neighborhood of the detected object.

Abstract: The present invention provides a holographic recording medium comprising: an optical recording layer, which optical recording layer includes one of a polymer compound having photoisomerizable groups in the side chain thereof and a polymer compound in which photoisomerizable molecules are dispersed therein, which recording layer records a hologram by having optical anisotropy induced by irradiation with a writing light having a predetermined wavelength thereon; and an optical filter layer formed on at least one side of the optical recording layer, which optical filter layer allows transmission of the writing light and a reading light having a predetermined wavelength irradiated on the optical recording layer, for reproducing the hologram recorded on the optical recording layer, therethrough and blocks light having a shorter wavelength than the wavelength of the writing light.

Abstract: This invention provides methods and apparatus for focusing a hypersonic beam to control both a direction and depth of audible formation delivery. Signals that are delivered to each of a plurality of hypersonic transducer elements are adjusted in phase so that transmitted hypersonic signals are focused at a focal point anywhere in space. The focal point of a focused hypersonic beam may be used to scan a space of interest when used in a receive mode in a pinging process. When objects are detected, a focused hypersonic beam may be used to deliver audible information substantially only to a neighborhood of the detected object.

Abstract: An image forming device includes: a toner image forming unit that forms a toner image onto a recording medium; a controlling unit that controls the toner image forming unit such that a test image is formed on the recording medium; a sheet transfer unit that transfers the recording medium having the toner image formed thereon by the toner image forming unit; a fixing unit that fixes the toner image formed by the toner image forming unit onto the recording medium; an image detecting unit, disposed downstream from the image fixing unit along the sheet transfer unit, that detects the test image formed on the recording medium; and a calibration unit that performs a color calibration process based upon the test image detected by the image detecting unit.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an electrophotographic photoreceptor having a conductive substrate; a subbing layer disposed on the conductive substrate and a photosensitive layer disposed on the subbing layer; a charging unit for charging the surface of the photoreceptor; an exposure unit for exposing the surface of the photoreceptor to form an electrostatic latent image; a developing unit for developing the electrostatic latent image with a toner to form a toner image; and a transfer unit having an intermediate transfer. The surface of the intermediate transfer belt has a dynamic hardness of from 22×109 to 36×109 N/m2; a dynamic hardness of the surface of the photoreceptor is smaller than the dynamic hardness of the surface of the intermediate transfer belt; and the subbing layer has a thickness of 7 ?m or more.

Abstract: A peripheral device driver installing device for installing a peripheral device driver peculiar to a peripheral device on an information processor which is connected to the peripheral device, comprising: a connection detecting unit for detecting a connection between the peripheral device and the information processor; a peripheral device inquiring unit for inquiring information concerning the peripheral device to the peripheral device; an installation determining unit for determining whether or not the peripheral device driver peculiar to the peripheral device has been installed on the information processor on the basis of the information concerning the peripheral device sent in response by the peripheral device to the peripheral device inquiring unit; a reading unit for reading a file of the peripheral device driver stored in the peripheral device if it is determined by the installation determining unit that the peripheral device driver has not been installed on the information processor; a storage unit for

Abstract: An information management system which enables analysis on basis of a processing history of content with use of a portable displaying-and-recording medium, includes a log recording function of managing user identification data to specify a user who owns the portable displaying-and-recording medium and content identification data to specify content, and recording the user identification data and the content identification data in an associated manner after the user performs processing of the content. Preferably, the portable displaying-and-recording medium records/retains data in a state where content is displayed and is capable of rewriting the content.

Abstract: The present invention provides a color image forming developer comprising yellow, magenta, and cyan toners each containing an infrared absorber, wherein the cyan toner has a maximum infrared absorbance in the infrared region lower than that of the magenta toner and that of the yellow toner, to simultaneously attain sufficient fixation capacity and sufficient resistance to void formation, and also provides an improved image forming method and an image forming device using the developer.

Abstract: An image reading apparatus includes: a light source that irradiates a document; a sensor that receives reflection light reflected from the document; a reference member that is read by the sensor; and an abnormal site detection unit that detects, using first reading data acquired by reading the reference member according to a first reading condition set to the light source or the sensor and second reading data acquired by reading the reference member according to a second reading condition, which is different from the first reading condition, set to the light source or the sensor, abnormal sites in the first reading data or the second reading data.

Abstract: An image formation assisting device calculates layout information such as allocation and pasting position of each page by a BEP from a file size with reference to the orientation tag of image file data in a TIFF produced by an RIP and cuts image data electronically according to the result of the calculation and makes the upper portion and lower portion of each page correspond with those of the other papers and rearranges each electronically cut page according to an instruction of collation or face-down, when the instruction is provided, and activates a print engine to start and specifies predetermined paper automatically and outputs the image data to the print engine. As a result, there is provided an image formation assisting device capable of using image data for CTP for on-demand printing.

Abstract: A holographic recording medium has at least a recording layer with a thickness of L which comprises a recording layer material having an absorption coefficient of ? and containing a photorefractive material, wherein the optical density ?L represented by the product of the absorption coefficient ? and the thickness L is in the range from 0.3 to 2.0.

Abstract: An electrophotographic toner having a core-shell structure including a crystalline resin in its core region or a sea-island structure including a crystalline resin in its island region, wherein the toner has 1) a resistance of 5.0×1012 ?·cm or higher, 2) a dynamic viscosity coefficient of 3×103 Pa·s or higher at a temperature which is 50° C. higher than a melting point of the crystalline resin, and 3) a dynamic viscosity coefficient of 1×105 Pa·s or lower at a temperature which is 10° C. higher than the melting point of the crystalline resin.

Abstract: The present invention provides an image formation assistance device that processes image data including a memory that retains image data created for a printing plate, a line image determination unit that determines a character/line image portion in the image data stored in the memory, and a gradation converter that conducts gradation conversion processing that converts gradation of the image data from a low gradation to a high gradation on the basis of a determination result of the line image determination unit, that can use image data for CTP in on-demand printing, prevent the deterioration of characters and line images at gradation conversion, and maintain the sharpness of black characters at gradation conversion.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an ink jet printer provided with a line type ink jet head formed by a plurality of ink jet heads, in which a plurality of ink jet heads are fixed to a plate, and an ink is injected to an ink injected subject from a plurality of ink jet heads in a state in which a plate surface of the plate and the ink injected subject are faced to each other.

Abstract: An information processing device to generate data pertaining to a document from electronic paper which has a display section to display and retain the document, and a memory to store document identification data, includes a document data storage unit which stores document electronic data, a communication unit which acquires document identification data from the electronic paper, a reading unit which scans the display section, a data extraction unit which extracts from the document data storage unit document electronic data corresponding to the document identification data, a difference processing unit which extracts a note image appended on a surface of the display section according to a difference between an image from the extracted document electronic data and an image of the scanned display section, and a data generation unit which associates data of the extracted appendix image and the extracted document electronic data, thereby generates data pertaining to the document.

Abstract: A delivery system that delivers a tangible delivery article includes a mail-receiving apparatus to receive the tangible delivery article which has been delivered. Preferably, a data storage device to retain electronic data is attached to the tangible delivery article, the data storage device includes a first radio section to transceive electronic data by means of radio transmission, and a memory to retain electronic data, and the mail-receiving apparatus includes a receipt detection unit to detect loading of the tangible delivery article into the mail-receiving apparatus, and a second radio section to transmit electronic data on loading time by means of radio transmission so that the data storage device receives the electronic data.

Abstract: An image forming method for creating raster data based on image data written in a page description language, and forming an image based on the created raster data, in which different image processing is implemented respectively on first raster data created on the basis of a pattern fill command written in the page description language, and second raster data created on the basis of a command other than the pattern fill command.

Abstract: An optical recording medium including an optically-active recording layer, wherein the recording layer includes a polymer microcrystalline phase.

Abstract: A printing specification method and printing specification device for specifying a spot color, which differs from process colors, as a substitution color, when setting the substitution color for a color plate of one of the process colors and performing printing processing. The printing specification method includes extracting spot colors from a spot color database, displaying a list of names of the extracted spot colors, and specifying a spot color corresponding to a name that has been selected from the list as the substitution color. The spot color database is based on color information which includes characteristic values, which specify the spot colors, and spot color names. The extraction is performed on the basis of a characteristic value which sets a reference point and of a tolerance range of this characteristic value.

Abstract: A service processing device and service linking processing method which can execute appropriate tabulation for each of service linked processings which combine a plurality of services. It is judged whether or not individual instruction information, which is transmitted from a linking processing server, has been received, and operation stands-by until receipt. Each service processing device interprets service processing request contents described in the individual instruction information, and executes a service processing. When execution of the service processing is completed, a results log of the service processing is stored in the service processing device together with a request ID, a client ID, and billing destination information.