Abstract: An electrophotographic black toner comprising a colorant and a binder resin, wherein the toner has a metal oxide as the colorant of 20% by weight or less, said metal oxide having magnetization of 40 emu/g or smaller, and said toner has color coordinates such that L* has a value of 10 to 25, a* has a value of −3.0 to 3.0, and b* has a value of −3.0 to 3.0 as determined by a fixed image formed with the toner, as well as an electrophotographic developer and an image forming method using said electrophotographic black toner are provided. According to the present invention, the electrophotographic black toner having a high volume-specific resistance value, achieving a sufficient degree of blackness, less likely to cause high background and providing a high quality image can be obtained.

Abstract: An apparatus and method of template fitting for fitting a plurality of templates in correspondence with a gray-scale image, including receiving gray-scale image information of an observed image; defining a window of the gray-scale image information so as to enable a loose-gray-scale fit between the defined window and the plurality of templates; extracting a plurality of pixels of the image information and using the window to which to fit at least one of the plurality of templates. Further, fitting one of the plurality of templates to the defined window within a threshold looseness interval associated with the template wherein a looseness interval between the window of image data and the template is less than the threshold looseness interval.

Abstract: Disclosed is a fuser member comprising a substrate and at least one layer thereover, said layer comprising a crosslinked product of a composition which comprises (a) a fluoroelastomer, and (b) an epoxy silane curative.

Abstract: An electrographic, two-component dry developer composition including charged toner particles and oppositely charged carrier particles which (a) includes: an combination of a soft magnetic material exhibiting a coercivity of at least 300 gauss when magnetically saturated, exhibit an induced magnetic moment of less than 20 EMU/gm of carrier when in an applied field of 1000 gauss and (b) a hard magnetic material exhibiting a coercivity of at least 300 gauss when magnetically saturated, exhibit an induced magnetic moment of at least 20 EMU/gm of carrier when in an applied field of 1000 gauss.

Abstract: Disclosed is a process for preparing substituted pyridone compounds which comprises (a) admixing in the absence of a solvent (1) an amine of the formula R1—NH2 wherein R1 is an alkyl group, an aryl group, an arylalkyl group, or an alkylaryl group, and (2) a first ester of the formula 1

Abstract: In an information processing system, common image display management means of a management apparatus transmits image data in a web site to information processing apparatuses in response to requests received from the information processing apparatuses, and causes image display sections to display a common image. Relation giving means first executes user recognition, and relates an input command to an input section concerning a first position in the common image displayed on the image display section and an input command to an input section concerning a second position in the common image displayed on the image display section to each other. Correlation stimulus presentation means causes stimulus presentation sections each to present a touch stimulus responsive to the correlation between the first position and the second position in the common images displayed on the image display sections.

Abstract: A position measuring system including a laser light source for radiating a laser beam, an optical lens system for generating an interference pattern on the basis of the laser beam having passed through different optical paths, a detector for detecting the interference pattern, and an arithmetic unit for calculating the position of at least one of the light source and the detector on the basis of a detection signal issued from the detector. For example, a spherical lens can be used as the optical lens system. In this case, the interference pattern is formed on the basis of spherical aberration of the lens. Alternatively, a multifocal lens may be used as the optical lens system.

Abstract: Elastomer compositions comprising a blend of a fluoroelastomer comprising a terpolymer of vinylidene fluoride, tetrafluoroethylene and hexafluoropropylene and a chlorofluoroelastomer comprising a co-or terpolymer of vinylidene fluoride, chlorotrifluoroethylene and 0-40 mole % of hexafluoropropylene are provided. The composition may be cured and is particularly suitable for use as a surface release layer for fusing systems used in electrostatographic imaging systems.

Abstract: A Web browser provides the ability to separate content and hyper-links from a Web page and provides a list of the links for viewing on a mobile device display screen, and once a link is selected using the mobile device, a services portal link is provided to the mobile device display to provide selection of services to be performed on the selected link, such as faxing or printing. Further, the services are made link dependent, or user dependent so that specific services can be displayed depending on factors such as the availability of services provided specifically from a Web page owner for link dependent services, or for the location of a user relative to a print service provider for user dependent services.

Abstract: A work area detection unit detects the work area in which a user is interested and a user viewpoint calculation unit extracts viewpoint information from the work area. In a dynamic communication group generation unit, the current viewpoint information of each user is accumulated in a user viewpoint information storage unit, a group generation unit generates the group information based on the similarity to the accumulated viewpoint information every time the viewing information is accumulated. In a dynamic communication session control unit, a group information storage unit accumulates the group information, a communication session generation unit generates the environment to assure the communication for all members of each group based on the group information and a communication session deletion unit deletes the group information of the group of only one member.

Abstract: A system and method for receiving, analyzing, and managing a database of calendar information obtained from a variety of source documents. Information derived and extracted from calendar documents is used establish a database of events. Extraction of relevant information from the calendar documents is facilitated by guidance in the form of user input, document templates, or other specification of the structure and content of the calendar documents.

Abstract: A process for the preparation of a toner by mixing a colorant, a latex, optionally a wax and a polyamine salt coagulant to form toner size aggregates, wherein the polyamine salt is then neutralized or converted to an amide or hydrolyzed to an acid by the introduction of a base followed by a pH reduction with an acid to enable rapid coalescence or fusion of the aggregates.

Abstract: Disclosed is a process which comprises (a) incorporating into an ink jet printing apparatus (1) a first ink comprising water and at least one anionic monomer; and (2) a second ink comprising water and at least one cationic monomer, wherein the anionic monomer and the cationic monomer are selected so that upon contact of the anionic monomer with the cationic monomer, spontaneous polymerization or copolymerization of at least one of the anionic monomer or the cationic monomer occurs, and wherein at least one of the first ink and the second ink further comprises a colorant; (b) causing droplets of the first ink to be ejected in an imagewise pattern onto the substrate; and (c) causing droplets of the second ink to be ejected in an imagewise pattern onto the substrate; wherein the process results in at least some portions of the substrate bearing images formed from both the first ink and the second ink, said portions forming a printed image containing the colorant and a polymer formed from at least one of the anio

Abstract: Disclosed is a phase change ink composition comprising a phase change ink carrier and a colorant compound of the formula

Abstract: A donor structure for developing toner images to an image receiving surface, said structure including a core structure; end caps including journal portions attached to said core structure;a bearing for operatively supporting said donor structure in an imaging device; and electrically isolating coatings carried by said journal portions, said electrically isolating coatings being interposed between said journal portions and said bearings.

Abstract: A semiconductive member such as a semiconductive belt or a semiconductive roll used with an image formation apparatus has a portion formed of a thermoplastic elastomer composition comprising a thermoplastic resin 73 as a matrix and rubber particles 72 at least some of which have conductivity and at least some of which are cross-linked as domain.

Abstract: An active semiconductor device is made using planar lateral oxidation to define a core region that is surrounded by regions of buried oxidized semiconductor material in. The buried oxidized semiconductor material provides optical waveguiding, and or a defined electrical path.

Abstract: A light emitting diode driver is arranged to supply a drive current to a light emitting diode. The light emitting diode forms a radiant output and is arranged with a photo detector that forms a monitor signal based on the radiant output. The drive current comprises a first current and a second current. A comparison signal is formed by comparing the monitor signal and a level control signal. A buffered output signal is provided based on the comparison signal. The first current is provided based on the buffered output signal. A difference voltage is formed based on the first current. An amplified signal is provided based on the difference voltage. The second current is provided based on the amplified signal.

Abstract: A three-dimensional shape measuring apparatus capable of simultaneously obtaining range information and luminance information with high precision, independently of an object. A controller scans slit light, emitted from a laser beam source and shaped by a cylindrical lens, on an object plural times, by mirror surfaces of a polygon mirror, while causing the laser beam source to flash by using a laser beam source driver. The slit light is time-sequentially combined into projection pattern light having plural light stripes, respectively 3-level or more intensity-modulated, and the projection pattern light is projected onto the object. An image processor obtains the range information and the luminance information based on reflection light obtained by image pickup by first and second cameras.

Abstract: A method for generating a background statistics that distinguishes between gray level information from document areas and non-document areas. The method includes determining a full page background statistics from selected pixels within a scanned area; determining a sub-region background statistics from selected pixels within a sub-region of the scanned area; determining if the sub-region background statistics corresponds to image data from a non-document area; determining if the full page background statistics is corrupted; and generating a validated full page background statistics if the full page background statistics is corrupted.