Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a light-emitting unit. The light-emitting unit includes an array of multiple light-emitting element groups, each including multiple light-emitting elements. In the light-emitting unit, the multiple light-emitting element groups are sequentially driven along the array such that, for each of the multiple light-emitting element groups, the multiple light-emitting elements included in the light-emitting element group are concurrently set to a state of emitting light or a state of not emitting light.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to: receive a request made by a first user who has a usage right to use a function of an apparatus to be used; output delegation information representing that the usage right to use the function is to be delegated to a second user who does not have the usage right to use the function, the delegation information including state information that represents a state of shared resources that are used when the function is used and that represents a state upon receipt of the request; receive the delegation information; and permit or restrict use of the function in accordance with a result of comparison between the state of the shared resources upon receipt of the delegation information and the state represented by the state information included in the received delegation information.

Abstract: An information processing system includes a first information processing apparatus including a first processor configured to receive a creation instruction of representation information representing a storage area used for transferring data, from a first user, and create the representation information in accordance with the received creation instruction, and a second information processing apparatus including a second processor, in which the created representation information includes designation information indicating whether or not to allow another user other than the first user to designate a location of the storage area, the second processor is configured to receive the representation information which represents the storage area used for transferring data and include the designation information indicating whether or not to allow a user to designate the location of the storage area, and, in a case where the designation information included in the representation information indicates that the user is allow

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a processor configured to display boundaries each of which encloses a respective one of multiple candidate regions that correspond to foreground objects in an image, detect a single selecting operation, and extract a target region corresponding to one of the foreground objects from one or more candidate regions of the multiple candidate regions. The one or more candidate regions are selected by the single selecting operation.

Abstract: A powder storage height detection device includes: a main body that includes a transport path along which powder is transported; a powder transport unit that is disposed to rotate in the transport path and includes a transporter provided spirally around a rotational shaft; a swinging unit that comes into contact with a surface of the powder transported in the transport path, and swings by following at least a storage height of the surface; a detection unit that detects a state of swinging of the swinging unit; and a determination unit that determines presence or absence of the powder based on a detection signal outputted from the detection unit.

Abstract: Examples of a paper-clearance apparatus for removing jammed paper from a printer are described herein. The paper-clearance apparatus includes an outer shaft mounted transversely above a printing medium path of a printer; an inner shaft movably disposed inside the outer shaft; a roller assembly including a sliding bush mounted over the outer shaft; and a handle connected inside the inner shaft from outside a printer housing. The handle is being rotatable so that the roller connected with the inner shaft touches the jammed paper and rotates along with the jammed paper to grip the jammed paper. Further, the handle is being pullable away from the printer housing so as to pull out the jammed paper beneath the printer housing.

Abstract: A recording material transport system includes a first transport apparatus including a transport unit that transports a recording material and a notification unit that notifies a user about how to deal with a recording material whose transport has been stopped; and a second transport apparatus including a transport unit that transports a recording material transported from the first transport apparatus and a notification unit that notifies the user about how to deal with a recording material whose transport has been stopped, wherein in a case where a recording material has stopped in both of the first and second transport apparatus, the notification unit of the first transport apparatus notifies the user about how to deal with the recording material in the first transport apparatus, and the notification unit of the second transport apparatus notifies the user about how to deal with the recording material in the second transport apparatus.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to: associate, with an edited part of a first document displayed on a display, information indicative of a second document different from the first document in a case where the second document is open on a document display application when the first document is edited; and display the information indicative of the second document on the display when the edited part is selected.

Abstract: A network system includes: a hub base that includes a first network device with a hub function, the first network device being connected to an information communication network; and a spoke base that includes a second network device without the hub function, the second network device being connected to the information communication network. Communication between a computer provided in the spoke base and an external device connected with the computer via Internet is performed such that intra-network loopback communication is performed between the first network device and the second network device in the information communication network without an internet service provider, and communication is performed between the first network device and the external device via the internet service provider.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image holding member; a charging unit; an electrostatic image forming unit; a developing unit that includes an electrostatic image developer including a toner and develops the electrostatic image formed on the surface of the image holding member with the electrostatic image developer to form a toner image; a transfer unit; and a cleaning unit that removes toner particles present on the surface of the image holding member. The cleaning unit includes a cleaning blade arranged to contact with the surface of the image holding member. The cleaning unit includes a cleaning blade A containing a contacting portion having a JIS-A hardness of 90° or more, or the cleaning unit includes a control unit B that controls a load with which the cleaning blade contacts with the image holding member, the control unit B controlling the load in a constant load mode.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a processor. The processor is configured to receive first image data representing a document, and generate, by processing corresponding to appearance characteristics of the document, second image data not representing information of a deletion target out of information represented in the first image data but representing information other than the information of the deletion target.

Abstract: A polyimide precursor solution includes: a polyimide precursor; an aqueous solvent containing a water-soluble organic solvent and water; and particles, in which the particles have a volume average particle diameter within a range of 2.5 ?m to 30 ?m, an average circularity within a range of 0.900 to 0.990, and a standard deviation of circularity distribution of less than or equal to 0.1.

Abstract: An output apparatus includes a processor configured to receive an input word expressing a feature of a matter; and, by inputting the input word to a generation model trained on relation between a feature term extracted based on a descriptive text describing the matter and an associative text associated with the matter, the associative text being generated from the descriptive text describing the matter, output an associative text corresponding to the input word.

Abstract: An electrostatic-image developing toner includes toner particles, layered compound particles, and a free oil. The mass ratio Ma/Mb of the content Ma of the layered compound particles to the content Mb of the free oil is 0.05 or more and 100 or less.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to sort electronic documents to a predetermined storage area based on attributes assigned to the electronic documents, receive an operation of changing the attributes, and control, based on the changed attributes, displaying of a storage area that stores the electronic documents when the electronic documents are re-sorted.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a decision unit that decides to restrict displaying of a document if an environment surrounding the information processing apparatus is presumed to be vulnerable to information leakage when the displaying of the document is requested and a display controller that, if the decision unit has decided to restrict the displaying, performs control to display the document on condition that attribute information on the document satisfies an exception condition.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: multiple image forming units that form toner images; an intermediate transfer belt that rotates so as to pass through the image forming units; multiple first-transfer rollers that are provided in a manner capable of being displaced between transfer positions, where the first-transfer rollers make the intermediate transfer belt come into contact with the image forming units, and retracted positions, where the first-transfer rollers make the intermediate transfer belt be separated from the image forming units, and that first-transfer the toner images to the intermediate transfer belt when the first-transfer rollers are located at the transfer positions; a displacement mechanism including a moving unit that comes into contact with and moves a first-transfer roller that is not involved in transfer in a first mode, in which an image is formed with one image forming unit, among the first-transfer rollers of the image forming units, so as to be displace the first transfer roller

Abstract: An information processing device includes a processor programmed to: determine whether a character string indicating a reference to target information is recorded in a range within a document, the target information corresponding to a keyword in the document, the range being determined based on a position of the keyword in the document; and extract the target information upon a determination that the character string is recorded in the range.

Abstract: A carrier for electrostatic image development includes: a core material; and a coating resin layer that contains inorganic particles and covers the core material. The content of the inorganic particles is 10% by mass or more and 60% by mass or less based on the total mass of the coating resin layer. The volume average diameter D (?m) of the inorganic particles and the thickness T (?m) of the coating resin layer satisfy the following relational expression (1): 0.007?D/T?0.24.

Abstract: The disclosure discloses methods and systems for assisting users via interactive voice-based job-related instructions. The method includes receiving a job having one or more attributes. A call from a mobile device of the user is received and a connection is established between the mobile device and a multi-function device. It is then checked whether the mobile device is a registered mobile device. Based on the check, an interactive voice response unit is automatically activated over the established the call. Then, one or more voice-based instructions are sent to change at least one attribute related to the job. Based on the voice-based instructions, an input key submitted through the mobile device is received to change the at least one attribute. The at least one attribute is changed at the multi-function device in real-time. Finally, the job is printed in accordance with the at least one changed attribute and remaining attributes.