Abstract: The present invention provides a film-making method, wherein a film-making substrate having a light-transmittable substrate which supports a light-transmittable conductive thin film and a photocatalytic thin film is immersed in an electrolytic solution and irradiated with ultraviolet light directed onto the photocatalytic thin film to form a film thereon, the conductive film and photocatalytic film being arranged on the film-making substrate in such a way that they are in contact with each other, that the conductive film is allowed to conduct to the electrolytic solution and that the photocatalytic film comes into contact with the electrolytic solution, and the electrolytic solution containing a substance which decreases in solubility or dispersibility in an aqueous liquid when its pH is changed.

Abstract: In an electrophotographic developer and a process for forming an image, an electrophotographic toner used therein contains spherical toner parent particles and two or more kinds of inorganic particles having different average particle diameters, at least one kind of the inorganic fine particles being spherical particles having an average primary particle diameter of about 80 to 300 nm, and the inorganic particles containing the spherical particles being attached to the toner parent particles to provide a structure satisfying the following conditions (1) and (2): (1) the spherical particles have a coverage on a surface of the toner parent particles of about 20% or more; and (2) a proportion of the inorganic particles that are separated from the toner parent particles upon dispersing the toner in an aqueous solution is about 35% or less of a total addition amount of the inorganic particles.

Abstract: Disclosed is an ink composition comprising water, a colorant, and an ABSCS′B′A′ or BASCS′A′B′ block copolymer wherein A and A′ are blocks containing one or more ethylene oxide repeat monomer units, B and B′ are blocks containing one or more propylene oxide repeat monomer units, C is a block comprising one or more repeat monomer units of an alkylsiloxane, a dialkylsiloxane, an alkyl aryl siloxane, or a diarylsiloxane, S is an optional spacer group between the A or B block and the C block, and S′ is an optional spacer group between the C block and the A′ or B′ block. Also disclosed is a multicolor ink jet printing process using the ink, wherein dry time is reduced and/or intercolor bleed is reduced.

Abstract: A burden caused by handling a large number of unique identifying information pieces such as authentication keys is to be lightened from both the user side and the protector side such as application creators. A proof data verification device sends authentication data to a proof data generation device. The proof data generation device generates proof data from both received authentication data and user unique identifying information held therein and sends it back to the proof data verification device. The proof data verification device holds an access ticket and authentication data, and verification means in the verification device performs a signature verifying calculation by use of the proof data, authentication data, and the access ticket. If the verification is successful, the execution of program is allowed.

Abstract: A method for movably connecting two members. The method comprises the steps of molding a first member in a first mold portion and placing the first member within a second mold portion. The method also includes inserting molten material into the second mold portion to form a second member. The method further includes limiting contact between the first member and the material to prevent bonding between the first member and to permit relative motion between the members. The method also includes cooling the molten material into a solid form, whereby an assembly is formed from the first and the second member. The method further includes removing the members from the second mold assembly.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an optical head, a magneto-optical head, and a disk apparatus, that have high light efficiency, can realize high-density recording medium and perform high-speed recording and reproduction, and can prevent erroneous record or erroneous reproduction, and a manufacturing method of the optical head. When a converged beam enters an incident surface of a transparent condensing medium, its refracted beam is condensed on a light-condensed surface and forms a light spot. Since leaking out to an aperture formed on an outer surface of the light-condensed surface of this light spot, near field light is scattered by a micro metal member. In addition, since, also in the micro metal member, plasmon resonance occurs by the irradiation of a laser beam, near field light leaks out therefrom. This near field light becomes propagation light and enters a recording medium of a disk, and recording into the recording medium is performed by this light.

Abstract: A universal voltage fuser heater lamp is described for use in either United States or European markets having different voltage standards. The fuser lamp comprises first and second filaments having equal resistance and a switching mechanism for connecting a power supply to the fuser lamp. The switching mechanism connects the first and second filaments in a parallel configuration when the voltage is 120 Volts and connects the first and second filaments in series when the voltage is 240 Volts from the power supply.

Abstract: An ink supply device is provided in correspondence with a recording head unit. The recording head unit has a recording head that ejects ink drops onto a recording medium on the basis of image information. Additionally the recording head unit has a sub ink tank provided with an air communication hole. The ink supply device includes an ink supply unit that supplies ink to the sub ink tank by reducing pressure on the inside of the sub ink tank through a pressure reduction part. A sealing part at least implements sealing of the air communication hole while the ink supply unit is reducing the pressure inside the sub ink tank.

Abstract: A stacking apparatus and method. A document set stacking apparatus and method is provided for use in a document creating apparatus. A set stacking area is provided that has been adapted to accept a stack of a plurality of document sets having fasteners. A set relief area is provided for the portion of the document sets containing the fasteners. At least one fastener attractor is provided adjacent the set relief area. The fastener attractor attracts the fasteners and the portions of the document sets containing the fasteners toward the set relief area.

Abstract: What is presented is a method for feature recognition using loose-gray-scale template matching including at least an initial point for locating within the received image a plurality of pixel points in gray-scale surrounding an initial point. The method has the steps of first locating the initial point and the plurality of pixel points to define feature boundaries and then generating a looseness interval about the located initial point with template information being associated therewith. The next step involves determining which one of a plurality of templates for fitting fits within a threshold looseness interval, and then outputting a signal associated with that recognized feature.

Abstract: A process for generating with unification based grammars such as Lexical Functional Grammars which uses construction and analysis of generation guides to determine internal facts and eliminate incomplete edges prior to constructing a generation chart. The generation guide can then be used in the construction of the generation chart to efficiently generate with unification-based grammars such as Lexical Functional Grammars. The generation guide is an instance of a grammar that has been specialized to the input and only contains those parts of the grammar that are relevant to the input. When the generation guide is analyzed to determine internal facts a smaller generation chart is produced.

Abstract: A process for the preparation of toner by, for example, mixing a latex with a colorant mixture comprised of colorant, an ionic surfactant, and a polytetrafluoroethylene; adding a coagulant; heating the resulting mixture below about the glass transition temperature (Tg) of the latex resin; adding a stabilizer; heating above about the Tg of the latex resin; and isolating the toner.

Abstract: An image forming system including a charge erasing system that includes a plurality of point light sources that emit a band of light onto a photoreceptor. The plurality of point light sources are variably spaced to substantially uniformly illuminate the photoreceptor.

Abstract: A system includes a printer having at least one container for storing a consumable and a monitor for monitoring the status of the consumable in the at least one container; a host device for sending a print job to the printer, wherein the host device includes a display; and a printer driver for controlling operation of the printer from the host device, for querying the printer for consumable status information, and for providing a user interface in the host device display; wherein the printer driver, responsive to the print job, queries the printer for consumable status information and displays the status of the consumable in the at least one container in the printer in the user interface.

Abstract: A process comprising (a) incorporating into an ink jet printing apparatus (1) a developing composition comprising a liquid vehicle and a color developer; (2) an oxidizing composition comprising a liquid vehicle and an oxidizing agent; (3) a coloring composition comprising a liquid vehicle and a dye coupler; and (4) a fixing composition comprising a liquid vehicle and a fixative; (b) causing droplets of the developing composition to be ejected in an imagewise pattern onto the substrate; (c) causing droplets of the oxidizing composition to be ejected in an imagewise pattern onto the substrate; (d) causing droplets of the coloring composition to be ejected in an imagewise pattern onto the substrate; and (e) causing droplets of the fixing composition to be ejected in an imagewise pattern onto the substrate; wherein the process results in at least some portions of the substrate bearing images comprising all four of the developing composition, the oxidizing composition, the coloring composition, and the fixing comp

Abstract: An electronic device containing a polythiophene derived from a monomer segment or monomer segments containing two 2,5-thienylene segments, (I) and (II), and an optional divalent linkage D 1

Abstract: A customer satisfaction system, includes a query module for automatically sending queries to customers as to problems with goods or services provided by a provider according to a predetermined schedule and for receiving responses from customers to the queries; an analysis module for analyzing responses from customers and for sending responses indicating a problem to a problem solver for resolution; and at least one problem solver for responding to customer problems, for generating solutions to customer problems and for transmitting solutions to customers; wherein, upon transmission of a solution to a customer problem to a customer, the query module sends a query to the customer requesting verification that the problem has been solved.

Abstract: Choices relating to printing conditions which can be designated at a printing device are displayed on a display section of a host device. The choices are displayed as folders. Folder groups, in which printing conditions relating to sheet size, number of sets, double-sided/single-sided printing, N-UP printing, and absence/presence of sorting are set as names of folders, are displayed successively and hierarchically. Here, by selecting designations until a folder of a lowest hierarchy and by manipulating a file of print data into the folder, printing conditions at a time of printing the print data are designated and are transmitted to the printing device.

Abstract: A method for transforming color gamut from a first color space to a second color space, includes dividing the first color space into a first plurality of regions in an objective space; dividing a subset of the second color space into a second plurality of regions in the objective space; mapping a first region of said first plurality into a first region of said second plurality substantially without change; mapping a second region of said first plurality comprising an upper gamut of the first color space into a complementary second region of said second plurality; and mapping a third region of said first plurality comprising a lower gamut of the first color space with a gamma correction into a complementary third region of said second plurality.