Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a controller that displays conversation contents of a plurality of conversation groups making a conversation with a user, on the same screen.

Abstract: A natural frequency measuring device includes a receiving unit and a measuring unit. The receiving unit receives information of an image formed on a recording medium with vibrations of different frequencies provided to a member used to form the image. The measuring unit measures a natural frequency of the member from a frequency response characteristic using a misregistration amount of the image represented by the information of the image received by the receiving unit.

Abstract: An information processing system includes one or more virtual machines, a container scaling apparatus, a virtual-machine scaling apparatus, a calculating unit, and a reflecting unit. The container scaling apparatus performs autoscaling of a container that runs on the one or more virtual machines. The virtual-machine scaling apparatus performs autoscaling of the virtual machines in accordance with a difference in a necessary number of virtual machines and a number of virtual machines that are currently running. The calculating unit calculates, from a necessary number of containers calculated by the container scaling apparatus, a number of virtual machines that is necessary to cause the necessary number of containers to run thereon. The reflecting unit reflects the number calculated by the calculating unit to the necessary number of virtual machines to be used by the virtual-machine scaling apparatus.

Abstract: A method for managing security settings of a print device using a lockdown mode includes receiving a request for enabling a lockdown mode. The lockdown mode prevents modifications to configurations of one or more components of the print device. The method further includes activating the lockdown mode. Activating the lockdown mode includes modifying a plurality of security settings corresponding to lockdown configurations of the one or more components of the print device, and disabling one or more modes that a user may use to modify the plurality of security settings. The method includes storing the plurality of security settings and the associated lockdown values in a security module, performing a compliance check to detect if current values associated with the plurality of security settings have changed by comparing to the lockdown values, and performing a remediation action in response to detecting that the one or more security settings have changed.

Abstract: A toner composition includes toner particles having a resin and a colorant, the composition further including an infrared luminescent taggant disposed on the surface of the toner particles. A method of making a toner composition includes toner particles having a resin and a colorant, the composition further including an infrared luminescent taggant disposed on the surface of the toner particles, the method includes blending toner particles with a surface additive package that includes the infrared luminescent taggant. An article includes a printed image disposed on the article, the printed image made with a toner composition including toner particles having a resin and a colorant, the composition further including an infrared luminescent taggant disposed on the surface of the toner particles, the printed image allowing authentication of the article by infrared detection of the infrared luminescent taggant.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a reception unit that receives a pair of image information including image information before color conversion and image information after the color conversion, an accuracy output unit that outputs accuracy of a color conversion characteristic from a plural of pairs of image information received by the reception unit, and a display control unit that displays the accuracy output from the accuracy output unit on a display apparatus for color areas.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes an image display that displays a display screen that is transformable in shape at an arbitrary location, a detecting unit that detects an overlap region where one region of the display screen, when transformed, overlaps another region of the display screen, and an executing unit that performs a predetermined process if the detecting unit has detected the overlap region between the one region and the other region of the display screen.

Abstract: A roller electric contact comprises a roller comprising a shaft and a plurality of conductive discs electrically separated by an insulating material. The shaft extends through a rotational axis of the roller. A housing comprises slots in which the shaft of the roller is positioned, the slots configured to direct a non-rotational movement of the roller. A plurality of leaf springs are disposed in the housing. The leaf springs comprise an electrically conductive material. The plurality of conductive discs are spaced on the roller so that at least one of the conductive discs contact each of the plurality of leaf springs. A plurality of conductive wires extend from the roller electric contact, each of the plurality of conductive wires making electrical contact with one of the leaf springs.

Abstract: A data processing apparatus includes a data obtaining unit, a specifying unit, a change information obtaining unit, and an updating unit. The data obtaining unit obtains data specified as a target to be updated. The specifying unit specifies an operator who performs an operation on the data. The change information obtaining unit obtains change information representing details of a change performed on a portion of the data. When a predetermined update operation of updating the data in accordance with the change information is performed by the operator, the updating unit performs a first update process of changing the portion in accordance with the change information if the operator has a first right for the portion, and performs a second update process of adding a new portion to the data without changing the portion if the operator has a second right for the portion.

Abstract: An exposure device includes an exposure section, a weight, and an elastic portion. The exposure section includes plural light emitting elements arranged along an axial direction of an image holding member that is rotatable, is positioned with respect to the image holding member at both ends in the axial direction, and exposes the image holding member to light by emitting light to the image holding member. The weight is disposed so as to face the exposure section, and has a mass determined in advance. The elastic portion is elastic, and is disposed between the exposure section and the weight to support the weight so as to be vibratable.

Abstract: A printer includes a printhead assembly which applies an ink composition to print media to form printed media. A dryer, downstream of the printhead assembly, at least partially dries the printed media. A transport mechanism conveys the printed media in a downstream direction between the printhead assembly and a dryer and between the dryer and an output device. The transport mechanism includes at least one electric field-generating transport member including a drive roller which is rotated about an axis of rotation to advance the print media in the downstream direction. The drive roller includes spaced electrical conductors, first portions of the electrical conductors being sequentially brought into proximity with the print media as the roller is rotated. A commutator is positioned to sequentially contact and apply a voltage to second portions of only a subset of the conductors that are in proximity with the print media.

Abstract: Provided is a living-body information measurement device including a first light emitting element and a second light emitting element each that emits different light in wavelength, a light receiving element that receives the light emitted from the first light emitting element and the second light emitting element, a control unit that controls a continuous light-emission period of each of the first light emitting element and the second light emitting element so that the continuous light-emission period of the second light emitting element is shorter than the continuous light-emission period of the first light emitting element, and a measuring unit that measures plural living-body information based on the light received in the light receiving element.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a collection system for collecting vapor co-solvents that are a byproduct of liquid ink. In addition, the collection system collects dew condensation from the moist air that is generated by lamps that dry the ink on a substrate. The collection system can be located in an exhaust passage. A condenser is installed in parallel and in front of an exhaust fan in the exhaust passage. The exhaust fan directs a flow of air through the exhaust passage. The collection system also includes a removable waste bottle for collecting the dew condensation and the condensed co-solvents. The exhaust passage bifurcates into an exhaust duct that is located after the exhaust fan and which discharges dry air and a collection channel that is located in front of the exhaust fan and which carries liquid drip off to the removable waste bottle.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image holding member; a charging unit; an electrostatic image forming unit; a developing unit; a transfer unit; and a fixing unit that fixes the toner image on the recording medium. The toner has an amorphous polyester resin and has a weight-average molecular weight Mw in a range of 25,000 to 60,000, a ratio Mw/Mn is within a range of 5 to 10, a ratio of an absorbance at a wavenumber of 1500 cm?1 to an absorbance at a wavenumber of 720 cm?1 is 0.6 or less, and a ratio of an absorbance at a wavenumber of 820 cm?1 to the absorbance at a wavenumber of 720 cm?1 is 0.4 or less. The fixing unit includes a heat roll having an elastic component, an endless belt and a pressure pad that is disposed on an inner side of the endless belt.

Abstract: A transfer device includes a first roller, a second roller that is disposed at a position facing the first roller in such a manner as to be freely movable in a direction in which the second roller comes into and out of contact with the first roller and that transfers a toner image onto a sheet, which has been transported, by nipping the sheet between the first roller and the second roller, and a controller that controls movement of the second roller in such a manner that, when a predetermined type of sheet is transported, a gap smaller than a thickness of the sheet is formed between the first roller and the second roller when a leading end of the sheet enters between the first roller and the second roller.

Abstract: A printer that forms three-dimensional objects has two printheads, one of which is positioned to eject material drops in a direction that is parallel to a plane of a planar member on which an object is formed by the two printheads.

Abstract: A developing device includes: a container for accommodating developer, the container having an exhaust port and an opening; an air flow path having an inlet of air directed to the exhaust port and through which the air passes; a cylindrical rotation member disposed at the opening in the container and is rotated such that a portion thereof facing the interior of the container moves upward; a transport member that rotates about a rotation axis extending along the rotation member and transports the developer inside the container; and an attachment magnetic pole that is disposed inside the rotation member and that allows the developer transported by the transport member to attach to the rotation member. The inlet of the air flow path is located above the attachment magnetic pole in a top-bottom direction. The inlet is located farther from the attachment magnetic pole than the rotation axis of the transport member is in the horizontal direction.

Abstract: A living-body information measuring device includes a first light-emitting unit that emits a single-mode laser beam, a second light-emitting unit that emits a multi-mode light beam or an LED light beam, a light-receiving element that receives reflected or transmitted light beams reflected or transmitted by a living body when the first light-emitting unit and the second light-emitting unit emit the beams toward the living body, a control unit that controls light-emission periods of the first light-emitting unit and the second light-emitting unit, and a measurement unit that measures plural types of living-body information about the living body by using each of the reflected or transmitted light beams that are successively received by the light-receiving element.

Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus including a first reception unit that receives modification to a translation result of at least one first document from a user, a generation unit that generates a translation rule corresponding to the modification received by the first reception unit, a second reception unit that receives original texts of at least one second document, and a utilization unit that utilizes the translation rule generated by the generation unit at the time of translating the original texts received by the second reception unit, depending on relevance between the at least one first document and the second document.

Abstract: A method for identifying an angular deviation in the orientation of a multi-nozzle extruder includes moving the multi-nozzle extruder in a first process direction to form a first extrusion material swath and moving the multi-nozzle extruder in a second process direction opposing the first process direction to form a second extrusion material swath. The method further includes identifying widths and heights of the swaths from scanned image data and identifying a component of angular deviation for the multi-nozzle extruder with reference to at least one of a difference between the first swath width and the second swath width and another difference between the first swath height and the second swath height.