Abstract: An image processing apparatus for calculating a color gamut contour of an object device, includes a first limit-amount setting section, a first device-contour generating section, and a color converting section. The first limit-amount setting section designates a condition. The condition includes at least one of (a) a maximum amount of each color component in a color space of the object device, and (b) a minimum amount of each color component in the color space of the object device. The first device-contour generating section generates contour points forming the color gamut contour in the color space of the object device, which is limited by the condition. The color converting section converts the contour points in the color space of the object device into contour points in another color space.

Abstract: In the disclosed holographic recording method, when multiplex recording of data of a plurality of pages is performed, exposure time of a hologram of a final page to be recorded is fixed irrespective of a degree of multiplicity while an exposure time of each page is changed and diffraction efficiencies of the holograms of the plurality of pages becomes equal.

Abstract: A hollow graphene sheet structure has at least one pair of hollow graphene sheet materials disposed in a continuous form, in which the adjacent ends of the pair of hollow graphene sheet materials are opposed to each other with a gap.

Abstract: Provided is an image forming process which can effectively suppress the occurrence of separation electrification between a belt surface layer and an image-receiving layer of an electrophotographic image-receiving sheet at a cooling and separation unit, prevent dust from adsorbing to charges at each surface thereof, and print high quality images having near-photographic quality, in which a belt-fixing smoothing device having a heating and pressuring member, a belt member, a cooling device, and a cooling and separating unit is used to conduct fixing treatment to an electrophotographic image-receiving sheet. In this case, a surface resistivity (SR1) of one side of the image-receiving sheet on which an image is formed satisfies the formula 1.0×109 ?/cm2?SR1?1.0×1014 ?/cm2, and a surface resistivity (SR2) of one side of the belt member which becomes in contact with the image satisfies the formula SR2?1.0×1014 ?/cm2.

Abstract: A method for minimizing toner usage in minimum area coverage patches in a color printer including: reviewing a print job including job images; performing a pixel count for each color plane on a sheet level of the print job; converting the pixel count to a percent area coverage per color plane; in feed-forward mode comparing the area coverage per color plane to a reference value; activating or inactivating a color station depending on the comparison of the area coverage per color plane to the reference value; and printing a MAC patch of variable size with the color station if the area coverage per color plane is substantially less than a reference value.

Abstract: A system for rendering an image representation is disclosed. The system includes a halftone processor; a printer interfaced to the halftone processor; and a software routine operative on the halftone processor for a) classifying an input pixel value in either a first classification or a second classification, b) determining an output pixel value by error diffusing the input pixel value when the input pixel value is classified in the first classification, c) determining a temporary output pixel value by stochastic screening the input pixel value when the input pixel value is classified in the second classification, d) determining an adjusted input pixel value based on the input pixel value, the temporary output pixel value and a weighting value, e) determining the output pixel value by error diffusing the adjusted input pixel value, and f) rendering the output pixel value in the printer.

Abstract: A device and method for creating multiple punch holes during a finishing process of paper sheets and other sheet materials. The improved sheet punch including two rotatable punches set at different angles such that when one intersects the sheet path, the other clears the sheet path. The speed of rotation is controlled such that the non-selected punch intersects the sheet path in a space between pitches.

Abstract: A deposited dielectric (e.g., PECVD silicon nitride) formed on an inexpensive glass or plastic foil substrate is modified to facilitate the formation of high mobility organic semiconductor films. In one embodiment, the dielectric is plasma treated using nitrogen or argon gas to reduce the surface roughness of the dielectric layer below 5 nm (peak-to-valley). An organic semiconductor film (e.g., pentacene) grown on the modified dielectric exhibits high mobility and large polycrystalline grain sizes.

Abstract: An apparatus including: (a) a substrate including a deposition region and an optional uncoated region, wherein the deposition region includes a level intermediate region disposed between a first end region and a second end region, wherein the first end region includes a first raised surface portion extending above the level intermediate region and extending circumferentially around the first end region in a continuous manner; and (b) a dip coated layer over the entire deposition region.

Abstract: Based on both logical information and layout information capable of discriminating a fixed portion of print data from a variable portion of the print data in a process operation of a first page of a printing matter, a printing control system separates the variable portion of the print data from the fixed portion of the print data, and preliminarily registers the print data of the fixed portion into a storage apparatus provided on a printing apparatus. While a process operation for a second page of the printing matter and a process operation for a fixed portion having the same format, to which a printing process operation has been once carried out, are not repeatedly carried out, since only the variable portion of the print data is transmitted to the printing apparatus, both data transfer time for the printing apparatus and printing process time can be shortened.

Abstract: A sheet supply cassette includes a main frame body and an auxiliary frame body slidable with respect to the main frame body. In the main frame body, there is disposed a sheet placement plate which moves up and down according to the residual quantity of sheets placed, and there is disposed a sheet residual quantity display mechanism which displays the sheet residual quantity according to the upward and downward movements of the sheet placement plate. The display mechanism includes a sheet residual quantity detect portion for detecting the residual quantity of sheets, a sheet residual quantity display portion disposed on the front surface cover portion of the auxiliary frame body, and a connecting portion for connecting together the sheet residual quantity detect portion and sheet residual quantity display portion, while the connecting portion can be expanded and contracted according to the expansion and contraction of the sheet supply cassette.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a color toner providing highly gloss image and documents with excellent long term storability; an electrostatic latent image developer; and an image forming method. Disclosed is a color toner comprising a binder resin and colorant, wherein the weight average molecular weight of the binder resin is from 6000 to 45000, the toner's glass transition temperature (Tg) is from 40 to 70° C., the loss tangent tan ? of dynamic viscoelasticity is from 0.1 to 2.5 in the temperature of from the toner's glass transition temperature (Tg) to the temperature at which the loss modulus (G?) is 1×105 Pa, and the toner comprises 3 to 20% by mass of an ester derivative of an alicyclic compound having 1 or more carboxyl groups, and an electrostatic latent image developer and an image forming method, which use the color toner.

Abstract: A data recognition device including: a recognizing unit that specifies, out of processing target data that changes in time series, predetermined recognition target data parts from the first to the n-th in order by searching a recognition target data part from the processing target data by use of a processing parameter; a storing unit that stores, as recognition related information, a processing parameter that is used when the i-th (1?i<n) recognition target data part is specified; and a processing parameter setting unit that generates a processing parameter to be used in recognizing the i+1-th recognition target data part and outputs the generated processing parameter to the recognizing unit.

Abstract: An information storage unit stores pieces of information that are classified on the basis of their relationships. An information providing unit provides a client terminal with information stored in the information storage unit via a communication network in response to an access request from the client terminal. An access frequency acquiring unit acquires access frequencies, for respective classification items of the pieces of information, of accesses to the pieces of information. An information generating unit generates prescribed information so that pieces of information of plural classification items will be displayed in the client terminal in such a form as to be based on histories of the access frequencies.

Abstract: A text categorizer classifies a text object into one or more classes. The text categorizer includes a pre-processing module, a knowledge base, and an approximate reasoning module. The pre-processing module performs feature extraction, feature reduction, and fuzzy set generation to represent an unlabelled text object in terms of one or more fuzzy sets. The approximate reasoning module uses a measured degree of match between the one or more fuzzy set and categories represented by fuzzy rules in the knowledge base to assign labels of those categories that satisfy a selected decision making rule.

Abstract: A technique for teaching second language writing skills provides for analyzing a user text. The user text is analyzed and compared to a writing culture. The differences between the user text and the writing culture are identified. The identified differences are compared to linguistic flaw information previously compiled from other second language texts written by first language writers in the writing culture. Identified differences that are found in the linguistic flaw information store are used to retrieve contextually relevant corrections and comments for addressing the identified flaws based on the first and second language and writing culture.

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 information 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: A sheet registration system, especially for printers, with a lower cost and lower mass-movement system for both sheet deskewing and transverse registration repositioning of the sheets in the same integral system, especially for higher speed printing. Only one main drive motor can drive both of the two spaced apart sheet feeding nips, together with a lower power, lower mass, deskewing differential drive system for providing the relative differential angular movement of the two spaced sheet feeding nips to achieve the desired amount of sheet deskewing movement, without interrupting the forward feeding movement of the sheet. Also disclosed are extensive further reductions in the component mass of the lateral translation movement for lateral sheet registration.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus is provided, to which apparatus an operating apparatus and an apparatus to be operated by the operating apparatus are connected, the information processing apparatus including an instruction information storing part and an instruction information send part. The instruction information storing part stores instruction information for the apparatus to be operated. The instruction information send part reads the instruction information from the instruction information storing part in response to a request from the operating apparatus and sends the instruction information to the operating apparatus.

Abstract: A belt fuser includes a fuser roller and a guide roller rotatably supported in a frame, as well as a floating idler roller and a tension roller. A belt reeved over the fuser, guide, idler, and tension rolls holds the idler roll in place and forms a nip by the reeving of the belt over the fuser roller. The tension roller is connected to a constant force mechanism that applies, through the tension roller, a tension force in the belt and a normal force against the fuser roller throughout the nip. Fusing nip length, dwell time, and thermal efficiency are greatly improved over roller fusers, and the fusing temperature can be significantly reduced as a result. In addition, the belt fuser of embodiments is significantly more compact than previous belt fusers, occupying only slightly more space than a conventional two roll fuser.