Abstract: A method for choosing visual characteristics of a characteristic space within a region includes calculating a mean characteristic of the region, determining a covariance of the region, inverting the covariance to produce an inverse covariance, estimating a target characteristic, determining a difference between the mean characteristic and the target characteristic transposing the difference to produce a difference transpose, determining a saliency from a product of the difference transpose multiplied by the inverse covariance multiplied by the difference, comparing the saliency to an acceptance criterion to yield one of an acceptance if the saliency satisfies the acceptance criterion and a rejection otherwise, adjusting the target characteristic and repeating the determining a difference, transposing the difference, determining a saliency and comparing the saliency steps if the comparing yields the rejection, and outputting the target characteristic if the comparing yields the acceptance.

Abstract: To reduce processing load or processing time required for compression and encryption of data. Data to be compressed, such as image data, is divided into specified block sizes by am image divider (10). A quantizer (12) references a quantization table (14) to quantize each of these blocks of data. The result of this quantization is entropy encoded by an entropy encoder (16) referencing a coding table (18) to acquire compressed data. An encryptor (20) encrypts the quantization table (14) and coding table (18) used in the quantization and encoding using a specified encryption method. A multiplexor (24) gathers together the encrypted data acquired as a result together with the compressed data in a specified format.

Abstract: A bistable microelectromechanical system (MEMS) based system comprises a micromachined beam having a first stable state, in which the beam is substantially stress-free and has a specified non-linear shape, and a second stable state. The curved shape may comprises a simple curve or a compound curve. In embodiments, the boundary conditions for the beam are fixed boundary conditions, bearing boundary conditions, spring boundary conditions, or a combination thereof. The system may further comprise an actuator arranged to move the beam between the first and second stable states and a movable element that is moved between a first position and a second position in accordance with the movement of the beam between the first and second stable states. The actuator may comprise one of a thermal actuator, an electrostatic actuator, a piezoelectric actuator and a magnetic actuator. The actuator may further comprise a thermal impact actuator or a zippering electrostatic actuator.

Abstract: An electronic device support member is fitted into and pressingly attached to a cover so that a face on which an electronic device and an antenna are disposed is opposed to the rear face of the cover. A base has a fitting receive portion into which a fitting portion of the cover is to be fitted, on the peripheral edge of the surface opposed to the cover. Two elastic claws are disposed on the peripheral edge of the rear face. A second housing has a recess portion into which a memory chip is to be fitted and secured, in the surface. The recess portion is formed into a circular concave shape, and has two engagement portions for respectively receiving the elastic claws of the memory chip.

Abstract: A light modulation medium comprises a light modulation element having a pair of substrates and plural light modulation layers arranged between the substrates to form a multilayer structure and made of cholesteric liquid crystal adapted to change the liquid crystal orientation in response to application of a predetermined electric field, in which the ratio of the threshold electric field at which the liquid crystal orientation is moved from a planar state to a focal conic state of a first light modulation layer of the light modulation element to that of a second light modulation layer is not less than 0.3 and the ratio of the dielectric constant in a planar state of liquid crystal orientation of the first light modulation layer to that of the second light modulation layer is not less than 4.

Abstract: The present invention provides a recording paper including a cellulose pulp and having an ink receiving layer with a mass per unit area being 0 g/m2 or greater and less than 5 g/m2 on one surface, wherein an absorption coefficient of the recording paper is in a range of 0.5 to 4, and an e/s value represented by the following equation (1) is 15.3 or less, as well as a recording method including recording on the recording paper using an inkjet ink or an electrophotographic toner.

Abstract: A method of freeform pasting comprises: selecting at least one displayed content indicated by a user input; determining a location specified by a freeform user input; and pasting the selected content at the specified location in accordance with the freeform user input. In various embodiments, selecting at least one displayed content may comprise identifying the at least one displayed content intersected by a freeform line, at least partially enclosed by a freeform line that forms a substantially closed shape, and/or at least partially disposed between a pair of freeform lines. A method of freeform pasting comprises: selecting at least one displayed content indicated by a freeform user input; identifying the selected content based on the freeform user input; selecting the identified content; determining a location specified by a user; and pasting the selected identified content at the specified location.

Abstract: Method and system for creating animated books include one or more processors, memory, video capture controller, user input controller, audio input controller, display controller, audio output controller, vending unit, I/O interface and a book creation system. The method includes converting video data into at least two images, where each image represents a portion of the video data at an instant within a time interval, reproducing one of the images onto one of a plurality of sheets, reproducing another one of the images onto another one of the sheets, and binding the sheets together to create an animated book. Movement of a first bound sheet of the book in a first direction and away from a second bound sheet of the book creates an appearance of motion.

Abstract: In order to enable a stable peeling operation, there are provided: one of (1) a peeling device including: a peeling guide plate one side of which is provided close to a surface of the rotating member; and an air jetting unit that jets a pulsed compressed air toward a gap between the rotating member and the peeling guide plate from a region interposed between the surface of the rotating member and the surface of the peeling guide plate that faces the surface of the rotating member, and (2) a peeling device including a peeling guide plate one side of which is provided close to a surface of the rotating member and which has at least one portion that projects toward the surface of the rotating member; and a fixing device and an image forming apparatus using at least one of the peeling devices.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a polymer gel composition including: a swelling liquid; and a polymer gel having characteristics of absorbing and releasing the swelling liquid due to a change in temperature to thereby change a volume thereof reversibly, and including a crosslinked polymer having at least a hydrogen bonding group, wherein the crosslinked polymer included in the polymer gel is a copolymer of at least two monomer components including a (meth)acrylamide or a mono-substituted derivative thereof as a monomer component (A) and a monomer different from the monomer component (A) as a monomer component (B). The invention also relates to an optical device, a resin composition and an optical film, all using the polymer gel composition.

Abstract: A suction fan and an exhaust fan are disposed in both the sides of a process cartridge so as to be opposed to each other across the process cartridge. Air vent holes are formed in a shutter of the process cartridge. An air flow is produced through the air vent holes between a process cartridge main unit and the shutter, whereby the process cartridge is cooled.

Abstract: When a movement detector section detects that a network device has been moved, a deletion section causes the deletion of pre-movement positional information stored in a positional information storage section. When an alert output section detects a state in which no positional information is set in the positional information storage section, the alert output section outputs an alert. A positional information setter section updates the positional information storage section with post-movement positional information of the network device which is input by an administrator in response to the alert so that the actual installation position matches the positional information set in the positional information storage section. In this manner, the network device avoids a situation in which positional information indicating an installation position before movement is still set even after the device has been moved.

Abstract: The present invention provides a printing device, which notifies an administrator of access to its setting information. A control circuit in the printing device determines whether notification of changes made to the settings should be sent to the administrator based on preset notifications prerecorded in the printing device. When it is determined that the administrator should be notified, the printing device sends information on the changed settings via a communication circuit to an administrator terminal, which has been prerecorded in a storage device.

Abstract: To provide an active electronic device which is formed from a carbon nanotube and which excels in high frequency operation and an electronic apparatus using the active electronic device. Provided are the active electronic device including: a carbon nanotube (1); a first electrode (S) connected to one end of the carbon nanotube; a second electrode (D) connected to the other end of the carbon nanotube; and a third electrode (G) facing the carbon nanotube (1) to irradiate the carbon nanotube (1) with electromagnetic waves, in which the amount of current flowing into the carbon nanotube (1) is changed by electromagnetic waves, at least high frequency electromagnetic waves, radiated from the third electrode onto the carbon nanotube (1), and the electronic apparatus using the active electronic device.

Abstract: Methods and systems for classifying images, such as photographs, allow a user to incorporate subjective judgments regarding photograph qualities when making classification decisions. A slide-show interface allows a user to classify and advance photographs with a one-key action or a single interaction event. The interface presents related information relevant to a displayed photograph that is to be classified, such as contiguous photographs, similar photographs, and other versions of the same photograph. The methods and systems provide an overview interface which allows a user to review and refine classification decisions in the context of the original sequence of photographs.

Abstract: Processes for preparing polymers of the formula 1

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for applying usage or weighting factors to static cycle counts or “clicks” as tallied in a document processing system. The application of weighting factors to a system cycle count when suitably summed will provide superior measure of the wear to a replaceable element as well as improved indication for the determination of the end of life for a replaceable element in that system. As such the more timely service or substitution for that replaceable element in the system can be provided, thereby allowing costs and service down-time to be minimized.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method for differentially processing image types within a document image to enhance the quality of on an image on a receiving medium. In one aspect of the invention, the method begins by receiving document image data including one or more image regions. The method determines for each image region whether the region includes any image data corresponding to a first image type. The method then prints regions including image data corresponding to the first image type according to a first pixel management process and prints regions not including image data corresponding to the first image type according to a second pixel management process.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates that constraining a substrate into a convex arc prior to mounting and affixing of any chips, allows those chips to achieve exemplary final chip-to-chip abutment when the substrate is released and allowed to return to stasis. This is particularly of use where there are any intervening thermal cycles, and the thermal temperature coefficients of expansion for the chip/die and any substrate/mount are significantly different. This will allow the utilization of otherwise more desirable materials for the substrate in spite of some mismatch in thermal coefficients that may exist between the substrate and chips.

Abstract: Contrast and brightness adjustments can be made to a system tone reproduction curve. These contrast and brightness adjustments can be made, for example, by user, via a user input device, or alternatively, automatically detected, based on an image analysis routine. By determining one or more generic tone reproduction curves, and interpolating these tone reproduction curves with the system tone reproduction curve, a new, adjusted tone reproduction curve is produced. This allows for a determination of the adjusted system tone reproduction curve as opposed to calculating and restoring the families of system tone reproduction curves adjusted for all the possible combinations of contrast and brightness.