Abstract: Disclosed is a data processing device, such as a handy translating device which translates specific phrases into corresponding phrases in another language system or, such as a retrieving device which retrieves specific phrases containing words. The data processing device includes a phrase storing unit for storing phrases each consisting of one or more words in a state that label data relating to the phrase is attached to the phrase, a retrieval word input unit for inputting a retrieval word, a label data retrieving unit for retrieving a phrase with the same label data as the retrieval word from among the phrases in the phrase storing unit, a display unit, and a display control unit for controlling an operation of the display unit for displaying the phrase retrieved by the label data retrieving unit.

Abstract: A registration error detection pattern parallel to a slow scanning direction of colors are detected by pattern detecting unit, and a color registration error is corrected so that the pattern of all colors arrive at a predetermined position of the pattern detecting unit, in order to show a color registration misalignment correction method and apparatus not affected by a magnification error of pattern detecting unit or the like and provide a color registration error detection method and apparatus whereby color registration misalignment correction accuracy can be improved.

Abstract: A development system which uses a donor roll structure including a piezoelectric layer or film for liberating toner particles from its surface. The donor roll is provided with a plurality of electrodes spaced about a circumference of the roll. An electrical bias is used to apply a voltage to electrodes as they pass through a developer nip or zone intermediate the donor roll and an imaging member containing latent electrostatic images. The voltage is applied to each electrode and another continuous electrode which together sandwich the piezoelectric layer therebetween such that a voltage is applied across a portion of the piezoelectric layer in the nip thereby causing acoustic excitation of the portion of the layer only in the nip.

Abstract: A computerized multilingual translation dictionary includes a set of word and phrases for each of the languages it contains, plus a mapping that indicates for each word or phrase in one language what the corresponding translations in the other languages are. The set of words and phrases for each language are divided up among corresponding concept groups based on an abstract pivot language. The words and phrases are encoded as token numbers assigned by a word-number mapper laid out in sequence that can be searched fairly rapidly with a simple linear scan. The complex associations of words and phrases to particular pivot language senses are represented by including a list of pivot-language sense numbers with each word or phrase. The preferred coding of these sense numbers is by means of a bit vector for each word, where each bit corresponds to a particular pivot element in the abstract language, and the bit is ON if the given word is a translation of that pivot element.

Abstract: A method of accessing a dynamic random access memory, including the steps of latching an upper address of the most recent address signal supplied from a requesting element, sending out the upper address of the most recent address signal and an active row address strobe signal to the dynamic random access memory, and sending out a lower address of the most recent address signal and an active column address strobe signal to the dynamic random access memory. In this method, the latched upper address is compared with an upper address of a subsequent address signal supplied from the requesting element at the time of the next access request. If the two upper addresses coincide, a lower address of the subsequent address signal and an active column address strobe signal are sent to the dynamic random access memory.

Abstract: The present invention provides an optical link amplifier which reduces the attenuation of the optical signal passing through optical an link amplifier so as to have a fail-safe function to ensure the communication path of an optical signal even if abnormality occurs at an optical amplifier, and an wavelength multiplex laser oscillator in which the spectrum width of the laser beam is narrow and coupling coefficient with an optical fiber is increased.

Abstract: A thermoelectric cooler subassembly in which all connections between a thermister and the thermoelectric cooler are attached to a cold side of the thermoelectric cooler and avoid contact with a hot side of the thermoelectric cooler which reduces the sensing of the ambient temperature, as well as the hot side of the thermoelectric cooler, by the thermistor thereby providing a more accurate temperature control.

Abstract: A top-down technique for character text recognition of an image comprises a left-to-right analysis of each image line. A current image portion is selected. Possible text prefixes are selected from a dictionary. The upper and lower text contours of the text prefixes are compared with a bitmap of the current image portion. A distance value is generated, indicating the quality of the comparison. The prefixes are then added to an agenda of prefixes. Based on the distance value, corresponding to the similarity of the upper shapes and lower shapes of the possible prefix to the bitmap of the image portion, a list of the text prefixes generating the best distance values is selected from the agenda. From the selected list, a new list of extended text prefixes is obtained from the dictionary and added to the agenda. The process is repeated until the current image portion ends.

Abstract: A system enables multimedia messages, such as audio messages, to accompany print jobs sent from a remote workstation to a central printer. Each print job includes the data to be printed, job ticket data, and multimedia data. The job ticket data is maintained on a queue, and when the job is ready to be printed, the multimedia data is activated.

Abstract: A developer unit for developing a latent image recorded on an image receiving member to form a developed image is provided. The developer unit includes a housing defining a chamber for storing at least a supply of toner therein and a moving donor member spaced from the image receiving member. The donor member is adapted to transport toner from the chamber of the housing to the image receiving member in a development zone. The donor member receives toner from a reloading zone. The developer unit also includes an electrode structure and an electrical field establisher for establishing an electrical field between the donor member and the electrode structure. The electrical field establisher is spaced from the development zone and the reloading zone, to assist in cleaning toner from the donor member.

Abstract: There is provided a method of printing a job in a printing system adapted to produce prints, representative of the job, with one or more marking materials. The method includes the steps of programming the job to produce a first selected quantity of prints with a first marking material or a second marking material in the event the first marking material is unavailable, and determining that the printing system is unable to produce the first selected quantity of prints with the first marking material. In response to the determining step, the printing machine produces the first selected quantity of prints with the second marking material.

Abstract: A graphic database system which comprises a memory unit, a mapping unit and a processing unit in which the memory unit stores a file in which graphic data such as map data expressed as an object in terms of a predetermined description based on an object oriented language is registered, the mapping unit maps the contents of the file on a memory space, and the processing unit accesses the mapped memory space to perform operations such as registering, deleting and updating operations over the graphic data of the file.

Abstract: There is disclosed a chuck assembly for engaging the inner surface of a hollow substrate comprising: (a) a fluid impermeable elastic membrane including a substrate engaging portion, wherein the inner surface of the membrane defines an interior space; and (b) a plurality of radially movable members at least partially disposed in the interior space, wherein the membrane is dimensioned to provide a radially inward force on the members, wherein the members in a radially expanded position push the substrate engaging portion of the membrane against the substrate inner surface, and wherein the peripheral dimension of the elastic membrane decreases when the members are in a radially contracted position.

Abstract: An optically readable record for storing encoded information comprises (1) a recording medium, (2) a self-clocking data code for encoding the information, with this data code being composed of glyphs that are written in a two dimensional code field on the recording medium on centers that are spatially distributed in nominal accordance with a predetermined spatial formatting rule, where the glyphs are defined by respective symbols that are selected from a finite set of optically discriminable symbols to encode the information, and (3) a self-clocking synchronization code pattern that is written on the recording medium to fully frame at least a portion of the data code, with this the synchronization code pattern defining multiple paths of self-clocking glyphs for reaching any given glyph of synchronization code pattern from any other glyph thereof.

Abstract: An image treatment method and apparatus for fusing color toner images to a substrate such that they exhibit uniform gloss and satisfactory color saturation properties. A substrate carrying color toner images is passed through an oven heater for fixing the color toner images to the substrate. The color images are then passed through the nip of a pair of glossing rolls. The glossing rolls are operated at approximately the fusing temperature provided in the oven fuser.

Abstract: An annotation system for automatically recording additional image information on an image bearing member such as a photoconductive member in an electrostatographic printing machine. The annotation system includes an occluding device assembly having an occluder bar for masking the image bearing member in a predetermined region to allow for the additional image information to be recorded thereon and a drive apparatus for selectively positioning the occluder bar with respect to an image area on the image bearing member, wherein a system is provided for releasably mounting the occluder bar to the drive apparatus. The system also includes a light emitting source for producing a light image of the additional image information on the masked region of the image bearing member.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for identifying surface relief features of a substrate processed in a printing machine, and adjusting the machine parameters as a function thereof, before the substrate is processed through the machine. The apparatus includes a light source positioned adjacent to the substrate surface. A light sensing device, in a light receiving relationship with the substrate surface, detects light reflected from the substrate surface. A signal is generated indicative of sensed light intensity with a first magnitude range indicating ridges and a second magnitude range indicating depressions. Control circuitry, electrically connected to the light sensing device, receives the signals of ridges and depressions, and discriminates between them to generate a set of signals indicating surface relief features of the substrate.

Abstract: Input image data define an input image set that shows a node-link structure, such as a directed graph, an undirected graph, a tree, a flow chart, a circuit diagram, or a state-transition diagram. The input image set can include one image showing the node-link structure or two images, one showing graphical features that are a subset of the nodes and the other an image of an overlay with editing marks that include the links and another subset of the nodes. The input image data are used to obtain likely node-link data indicating parts of the input image set that satisfy a constraint on nodes and parts that satisfy a constraint on links. The likely node-link data are used to obtain constrained node-link data indicating subsets of the likely nodes and links that satisfy a constraint on node-link structures. The likely node-link data can include data defining a likely node image showing parts that meet a node criterion and data defining a likely link image showing parts that meet a link criterion.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a dot matrix printer capable of recording character strings with a high quality at high speeds. The dot matrix printer includes an output processor for obtaining the numbers of effective dots of character patterns in a character string with respect to a character string reference line designating a print position of font of the character string according to information of the font and information of the character string reference line, comparing the numbers of effective dots with the number of printable dots of the print head, determining whether or not another character string in addition to the character string is admitted within the width of the print head if a maximum value of the numbers of effective dots is smaller than the width of the print head, and setting a print position of at least one of the character strings admitted within the width of the print head.