Abstract: A document link structure generation device for generating link structure information indicating a link structure formed by web documents detects links among web documents by repeating a process for detecting a link description in a web document and a retrieval process for retrieving a web document at a link destination indicated in the link description, and, when a redirection from a web document at a link destination indicated in the link description in the web document to another web document is detected during the retrieval process, adds, to the link structure information, information indicating a link from the web document containing the link description to the another web document which is the destination of the redirection.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus for continuously printing plural images has an empirical calibration part that performs color calibration processing based on a test image printed on recording paper, a predictive calibration part that performs color calibration processing based on a reference value that has been determined in advance, and a controller that allows the empirical calibration part and the predictive calibration part to perform color calibration processing. In the case where recording paper is switched and plural images are printed, the controller allows the empirical calibration part to perform color calibration processing when predetermined type of recording paper is used, and allows the predictive calibration part to perform color calibration processing when recording paper of other type is used.

Abstract: A process for producing at least one polymer optical waveguide wherein each of at least one polymer optical waveguide has at least one start point and at least one end point uniformly aligned along a same single straight line. The process includes preparing a mold having at least one concave portion for forming at least one core; bringing a cladding substrate into close contact with the mold disposing the at least one concave portion towards the cladding substrate; filling the at least one concave portion of the mold with a core-forming curable resin; curing the core-forming curable resin in the at least one concave portion to form at least one core; and cutting a cladding substrate possessing at least one core part and a cladding layer thereon along the same single straight line.

Abstract: A printhead includes plural print elements grouped in blocks. The blocks are selected by a block selection unit to which an initial value is inputted. The initial value is kept in a memory unit, and the blocks are autonomously and periodically selected by the initial value kept in the memory unit. The initial value is variable, and the block selection unit changes the order of selected blocks using the changed initial value. Thus, displacement in the main scanning direction resulting from the periodically selected blocks can be eliminated.

Abstract: A process for the preparation of toner by, for example, mixing a latex with a colorant mixture comprised of colorant, an ionic surfactant, and a polytetrafluoroethylene; adding a coagulant; heating the resulting mixture below about the glass transition temperature (Tg) of the latex resin; adding a stabilizer; heating above about the Tg of the latex resin; and isolating the toner.

Abstract: In a xerographic printer including a fuser having a heating element, a first predetermined power level is applied to the heating element. The voltage associated with the heating element is measured, yielding an output code which is applied to a look-up table. The output of the look-up table relates to power to be applied to the heating element in a time interval T going forward: the output sets forth what power level is to be applied to the heating element for a smaller interval t within interval T, and what power level is to be applied to the heating element for the balance of the interval T.

Abstract: A light source of the invention includes: a cylinder having disposed therein a phosphor material that emits light by ultraviolet rays which are radiated due to discharge; a pair of internal electrodes disposed inside the cylinder; a pair of external electrodes a and b disposed outside the cylinder; and a lamp controller that switches between an external electrode lighting mode resulting from the application of a voltage to the pair of external electrodes and an internal electrode lighting mode resulting from the application of a voltage to the pair of internal electrodes, wherein the lamp controller controls, in the external electrode lighting mode, an electric potential VIN with respect to the pair of internal electrodes and an electric potential VH of the electrode of the higher electric potential of the pair of external electrodes to a condition where VIN>VH or VIN?VH.

Abstract: An adjustable blending tool and method of use within a blending machine. The improved tool comprises an adjustable connector between a collision surface and the tool's center shank such that the collision profile of the tool varies with the adjusted position of the connector.

Abstract: A phase change ink image producing machine including (a) a control subsystem for controlling operation of all subsystems and components of the image producing machine; (b) melting apparatus for melting solid phase change ink into melted molten liquid ink; (c) a printhead system located for receiving said melted molten liquid ink, said printhead system being connected to said control subsystem for ejecting droplets of melted molten liquid ink onto an imaging member to form an image and a liquid ink imaging member having a top outer imaging surface for receiving image forming ink droplets from a printhead.

Abstract: To avoid the image artifacts of a uniform drop-per-pixel, a drop assignment overlap is introduced. Larger and lower drops are printed simultaneously to represent uniform gray level. The regions at which the first number of drops and the second number of drops are put down overlap. Thus, a pattern in which a uniform number of drops is put down at every pixel is eliminated, and a pattern of overlapping first and second drops is obtained.

Abstract: A system for automatic emphasis of freeform annotations contained within an electronic document is performed based on a determined importance of each annotation. The importance of each annotation is determined by a mark parser that groups, types and ranks each of the annotations. A weighted value is assigned to each grouped, ranked and typed annotation based on temporal and spatial information. The display characteristics of the weighted annotation is altered based on the weighted value.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method and a system that utilize packed representations, i.e. structures, for performing a transfer of a collection of source representations, each of which corresponding to a meaning of a source expression in a source language, into a collection of target representations, each of which corresponding to a meaning of a target expression in a target language. A packed representation defines a corresponding collection of representations having certain subparts in common.

Abstract: A specific access space for each user is selectively specified in the hypertext space having mutual link relation between one or more hypertexts provided by one or more servers. An analysis unit interprets a page request from a user and extracts the URL and space identification information of the requested page information. A page information request unit requests for the page information to be referred to by the extracted URL to the WWW server. A specific information addition unit takes out the link comment data corresponding to the space identification information and synthesizes a page by adding the comment to the received page information. The page synthesized page information instead of the requested page information is returned to the requester user.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus and a recording medium which can improve the quality of a color document image. Smoothing conditions which are defined by three parameters of “filter size”, “offset”, and “overlap” are set. An edge image which was generated in an edge detection processing is referred to, and a determination is made as to whether an edge pixel exists in a noticed region. When the edge pixel does not exist in the noticed region, a smoothing processing is carried out. When the edge pixel exists in the noticed region, it is determined inappropriate to effect the smoothing processing, and the process goes to a subsequent processing without effecting the smoothing processing. The processing is carried out until the image scanning ends. When the image scanning ends, the next smoothing conditions are set and the processing which is the same as the one described above is performed.

Abstract: A controller for a fluid ejecting system having a refillable container includes an ejection count initializing circuit, routine or application, a count incrementing circuit, routine or application, at least one fluid level indicator, and a fluid quantity circuit, routine or application for determining an expended quantity of fluid, a fluid reserve capacity circuit, routine or application for determining a fluid reserve capacity in the container, an ejection job determining circuit, routine or application for determining a fluid job requirement, a reserve comparing circuit, routine or application to compare the fluid reserve capacity and the fluid job requirement, and a refill condition determining circuit, routine or application to determine that the container is to be refilled. Counts for a ejection amount and a reserve capacity are incremented in response to a specific amount of fluid being ejected from the container.

Abstract: A thermally-conductive fluid ejector carriage device is used to dissipate heat from a thermal fluid ejector module in a fluid ejection device. The thermally-conductive fluid ejector carriage device is molded from a polymer, or a polymer material including at least one thermally-conductive filler material. The thermal fluid ejector module is brought into contact with the thermally-conducting polymer carriage to dissipate heat. The polymer can be a highly thermally-conductive polymer. A method of manufacturing the thermally-conductive polymer carriage includes molding the carriage at least partially from a polymer that includes thermally-conductive filler materials, and contacting the thermally-conducting polymer carriage with the fluid ejector module. A method for use of the thermally-conductive fluid ejector carriage device includes establishing a heat flow path from the fluid ejector module to ambient air through the thermally-conductive fluid ejector carriage device.

Abstract: A system, method and structures for dissipating heat away from a thermal fluid ejector modules through a thermally-conductive carriage molded from a polymer to the ambient air surrounding the structure upon which the thermally-conductive fluid ejector carriage translates. The heat is transferred via conduction and convection from the thermally-conductive fluid ejector carriage across a thin volume of air trapped between a thermally-conductive carriage rod guide, enclosed on each end by thermally-conductive carriage rod guide bearings, and the thermal contact of the thermally-conductive carriage rod guide bearings with the surface of at least one thermally-conductive carriage guide rod which the thermally-conductive fluid ejector carriage translates.

Abstract: A surface-emitting semiconductor laser includes a first reflection layer formed on a substrate; an active layer formed on the first reflection layer; a second reflection layer formed on the active region; an electrode that has an aperture that defines a light emission range and is provided on the second reflection layer so that an uppermost layer of the second reflection layer is exposed through the aperture; and a third reflection layer that is provided on the electrode so as to cover the aperture. The third reflection layer includes a conductive film that electrically contacts the uppermost layer of the second reflection layer.

Abstract: A document management system includes one or more document repositories for storing documents and a document notification and delivery service (DNDS) for detecting documents pertaining to subjects that are stored in the document repositories. A plurality of workflow modules subscribe to the DNDS to receive documents identified that pertain to subscribed subjects. At least two workflow modules produce documents that are published to the document repositories. Further, a first workflow module publishes to one of the document repositories a first document which is detected by the DNDS and which pertains to at least one subscribed subject of a second workflow module. Subsequent to the publication of the first document by the DNDS to the one of the document repositories, the DNDS delivers the first document to the second workflow module that operates independent from the first workflow module to produce a second document.