Abstract: The method and system of the invention enables free-from digital ink annotation of data traces and storage management of the data trace based upon the free-from digital ink annotations. An embodiment of the system and method of the invention receives a freeform digital ink annotation on a data trace, maps the freeform digital ink annotation to the data corresponding to the annotated portions of the data trace and renders the freeform digital ink annotations on a display of the data trace.

Abstract: A level control mechanism is provided for a biofluid drop ejection device which ejects biofluid drops in small volumes. The biofluid drop device includes a drop ejection mechanism having a transducer which generates energy used to emit the biofluid drops. A reagent cartridge or biofluid holding area holds a biofluid, isolated from the drop ejection mechanism to avoid contamination between the biofluid drop ejection mechanism and the reagent cartridge. The reagent cartridge is connected to the drop ejection mechanism such that upon operation of the mechanism, the biofluid is emitted in controlled biofluid drops. A level sensor is positioned to sense a height of the biofluid within the cartridge. Upon sensing the height of the biofluid below a certain level, an adjustment is made to the height by providing at least one of additional biofluid to the cartridge, and raising the level of the entire reagent cartridge.

Abstract: A transfix member with a substrate, an optional intermediate layer, and thereover an outer coating having a haloelastomer consisting essentially of monomers selected from the group consisting of halogenated monomers, polyorganosiloxane monomers, and mixtures thereof, and a heating member associated with substrate.

Abstract: A first aspect of the of the present invention is a system and method for classifying an input document based a segmentation tag statistics. The method includes receiving first pass segmentation tags for a plurality of pixels within a block of image data; determining an image type for the block of image data using statistics compiled from the first pass segmentation tags; and generating rendering tags for pixels within the block of image data as function of second pass segmentation tags and the image type. Beneficially, the image type identified for the block of image data is used to optimize the rendering process.

Abstract: An inhaler that uses capillary effects to output droplets of pharmaceutical product is described. The inhaler includes transducers and lenses to generate focused acoustic waves. The frequency and pulse width output of the transducers are set to cause capillary action in a reservoir of pharmaceutical product. The capillary action results in the ejection of small droplets of pharmaceutical product at low frequencies.

Abstract: An image data generation part 400 generates image data, attaches a tag to the image data, and then outputs the resultant data. A screen processing part 420 carries out a screen process on the image data in accordance with the characteristic indicated by the tag, and outputs the tag to a parameter generation part 428. The parameter generation part 428 adjusts a parameter of a correction process in an image processing part 424 so that a detected misregistration does not interfere with the screen characteristic. The image processing part 424 applies such a correction process as to cancel a detected misregistration in an output image to input image data in accordance with the parameter of the correction process as input. A print processing part 440 controls an apparatus main body 2 to cause it to print corrected image data.

Abstract: A belt transporting device for circulatingly transporting an endless belt, which is in use with an image forming apparatus, such as copying machine or a printer. The belt transporting device includes a plurality of tension rolls, an endless belt laid on the tension rolls, the endless belt having a belt-end edge part protruding from an end of one of the tension roll and a guide member provided in the vicinity of the endless belt. The guide member comes in contact with the belt-end edge part so as to bend the belt-end edge part in a tapering-off direction. The guide member regulates the shape of the belt-end edge part so that a rotary peripheral length of the belt-end edge part becomes smaller than that of an area where a rear side of the endless belt is in contact with the tension roll.

Abstract: Disclosed is a toner comprising particles of a polyester resin, an optional colorant, and polypyrrole, wherein said toner particles are prepared by an emulsion aggregation process. Another embodiment of the present invention is directed to a process which comprises (a) generating an electrostatic latent image on an imaging member, and (b) developing the latent image by contacting the imaging member with charged toner particles comprising a polyester resin, an optional colorant, and polypyrrole, wherein said toner particles are prepared by an emulsion aggregation process.

Abstract: The present invention provides an electrophotographic toner comprising at least a binder resin and a near-infrared light absorbing material containing inorganic material particles, wherein the rate of absorption in the visible region of the electrophotographic toner is 15% or less and the average dispersion diameter of the near-infrared light absorbing material is in a range from 50 nm to 800 nm. The invention also provides an electrophotographic developer comprising the above photographic toner and a carrier. Further, the invention provides an image forming method using the above electrophotographic toner.

Abstract: A solid powder cosmetic is provided which is superior in availability and formability. The solid powder cosmetic comprises 10 to 80 wt % of extender, 0.1 to 40 wt % of color pigment, and 0.5 to 80 wt % of spherical resin particles characterized by an average volume particle size of 2.0 to 20.0 &mgr;m, a glass-transition temperature of 10 to 100° C. and a number average molecular weight of 5000 to 20000. Further, the solid powder cosmetic has an average volume particle size distribution GSDv of the spherical resin particles being 1.3 or less, and a shape factor SF1 of the spherical resin particles being 100 to 140.

Abstract: An electroconductive member contains an electroconductive composition using a thermoplastic elastomer material having advantages such as reduction in energy of production process thereof and capability of being recycled, and which makes it possible to prevent a change in resistance by sending an electric current, improve uniformity of electric resistance, and reduce dependency on an electric field and a resistance-change by environment. The electroconductive resin composition contains an epoxidized diene block copolymer; a thermoplastic elastomer other than the epoxidized diene block copolymer, a conductive agent and one of a thermoplastic resin and a compound having an amino group.

Abstract: Disclosed is a process for preparing a polymer of the formula 1

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of forming images. The method includes the steps of forming electrostatic latent images on an electrostatic image carrier, forming toner images with a toner-containing developer by developing the electrostatic latent images on the electrostatic image carrier, transferring the toner images onto a transfer material, and thermally fixing the toner images, wherein an electrophotographic toner including containing at least a binder resin, a colorant, and a releasing agent in the range of 10 to 25% by mass relative to toner particles and having a shape factor SF1 of 140 or less is used as the toner, and the thermal fixing step is carried out so as to satisfy, at a process speed of at least 170 mm/sec., the relationship (A): 200<0.7×&agr;+2000×&bgr; wherein &agr; is a fixing temperature (° C.), &bgr; is a heating time (second), and &agr; is 160° C. or higher.

Abstract: Disclosed is a phase change ink composition comprising a phase change ink carrier and a colorant compound of the formula 1

Abstract: High-precision registration of an image is enabled in a high speed and high quality color printer. A print control part carries out trial printing in double-sided printing. Images of both sides of the trial printing read by a scanner or the like are respectively compared with original images in an image analysis part, and deformations occurring in output images of both sides are analyzed. From this analysis result, a correction data generation part generates correction data, for both sides of a sheet, indicating a correction processing to be added to an input image to remove deformation occurring in an output image. An image correction part changes the correction data to be used according to which side of the sheet the input image is printed on, and corrects the input image. The print control part prints a corrected image.

Abstract: A process cartridge recycling method which includes a water washing step, which washes a used process cartridge using water. In this step, so as not to cause deterioration of a working environment of washing, a casing of members which structure the process cartridge is extracted, and water is sprayed at the casing for washing. Also, a process cartridge recycled by this method, and a process cartridge recycling device which implements this method.

Abstract: A method of color transformation is based on non-separable tiling of a color transformation lookup table. Non-separable tiling allows the lookup table to have fine granularity where it is needed or desired and coarse granularity where it can be tolerated. Therefore, non-separable tiling of the lookup table provides improved transformation quality for a given lookup table size. The non-separable tiles are enumerated. An appropriate tile is selected for use in a color transformation by finding an intersection between lists of tiles associated with each value that comprises a particular pixel. In one embodiment, a tile or transformation rule is associated with bit position in a bit vector. Any particular parameter value may be associated with one or more tiles or transformation rules. Therefore, a particular bit vector associated with a particular parameter value may have a plurality of set bits.

Abstract: A document processing system including a plurality of model images stored in a memory is provided. The model images are represented by a first information set with the first information set varying as a function of object-based coordinates. At least one of the plurality of model images includes a text containing region having index information intended for use in storing one or more document pages. Moreover, a query image represented as a second set of information varying as a function of object-based coordinates is provided. In practice, an image localization module corresponds the second set of information with a portion of the first set of information to obtain the text containing region, and a text extraction module extracts the index information from the text containing region to facilitate the storing of the one or more document pages.

Abstract: A method for writing software into a programmable memory and a method for initiating program control are provided. A host computer loads new firmware from an external source. The computer then checks two firmware spaces to determine which firmware space is erased or which firmware space is valid. The computer then stores the new firmware in the firmware space that is erased or not valid. To initiate program control, the host computer determines whether either of firmware spaces are erased and then executes programs from the firmware space that is not erased. If both firmware spaces contain firmware, then the host computer may determine the validity of the firmware using a checksum. The host computer will then execute programs from the firmware space containing valid firmware.

Abstract: An electronic device containing a polythiophene of Formula (I) wherein R and R′ are side chains; A is a divalent linkage; x and y represent the number of unsubstituted thienylene units; z is 0 or 1, and wherein the sum of x and y is greater than about zero; m represents the number of segments; and n represents the degree of polymerization.