Abstract: An image recording apparatus having a plurality of sensors for performing a detection with respect to a recording medium is provided, with which it is made possible for each of the plurality of sensors to detect the state of the recording medium at a desired position of the recording medium even in a case where the width of the recording medium being used has been modified. The image recording apparatus includes a conveyance part configured to convey the recording medium, a first sensor configured to perform a detection with respect to the recording medium, a second sensor configured to perform a detection with respect to the recording medium, and a positional relationship regulation part configured to regulate a positional relationship between the first sensor and the second sensor. The first sensor and the second sensor are movable in conjunction with one another by moving the positional relationship regulation part.

Abstract: System and methods for storage and access of job ticket values. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a job ticket controller that receives a print job and an associated job ticket, and processes the job ticket to identify a group of logical pages that share common attribute values. The job ticket controller caches a shared copy of the attribute values in memory for the group, and identifies static attribute values and dynamic attribute values in the shared copy. Responsive to a request to update a dynamic attribute value of a logical page that belongs to the group, the job ticket controller copies the dynamic attribute values to a separate copy, performs the update, and then provides the separate copy and the static attribute values of the shared copy in response to a request of attribute information of the logical page.

Abstract: A method providing an answer to an input question containing at least one time-sensitive word or at least one time-sensitive phrase using natural language processing (NLP) is provided. The method may include receiving the input question. The method may also include performing natural language processing (NLP) analysis on the input question to extract a required value phrase. The method may further include forming at least one mathematical equation based on the extracted required value phrase. Additionally, the method may include forming at least one interim question based on the extracted required value phrase. The method may further include solving the at least one formed mathematical equation and the at least one formed interim question. The method may also include narrating the answer to the input question in natural language based on the solved at least one interim question or the solved at least one mathematical equation.

Abstract: On a touch-panel display of an image forming apparatus, which is divided to five areas, that is, a system area, a function selection area, a preview area, an action panel area and a task trigger area, pieces of information are displayed. Even if an operational mode is switched, the same or similar information is always displayed in the area arranged at the same position. In the task trigger area, software buttons operated by the user for actually operating the image forming apparatus are displayed.

Abstract: A method for solving and answering an arithmetic or algebraic problem using natural language processing (NLP) is provided. The method may include receiving an input statement associated with the arithmetic or algebraic problem. The method may also include determining whether each sentence within a plurality of sentences associated with the input statement is a well-formed sentence from a mathematical perspective. The method may further include converting each statement into a well-formed sentence based on the determining whether each sentence within a plurality of sentences associated with the input statement is a well-formed sentence from a mathematical perspective. Additionally, the method may include converting each well-formed sentence into a mathematical equation to form a set of equations. Also, the method may include solving the set of equations to compute a mathematical result. The method may include narrating the mathematical result in natural language.

Abstract: In one implementation, a printable object processing system detects a user print action relative to a printable object and identifies an attribute of the printable object in response to detecting the user print action. The printable object processing system them defines a print rule based on the attribute.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for controlling the shaping of encoding noise during the ADPCM encoding of a digital audio input signal. The noise-shaping is carried out through the use of feedback that comprises filtering noise. The method includes the following steps: obtaining a parameter for indicating a high spectral dynamic range of the signal, the parameter indicating a risk of instability of the feedback; detecting a risk of instability by comparing the indication parameter to at least one predetermined threshold; limiting the feedback in the event that a risk of instability is detected; and gradually reactivating the feedback over a predetermined number of frames subsequent to the current frame for which the feedback is limited. Also provided is an encoder with feedback, including a control module implementing the control method as described.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus divides image data into a plurality of image regions in a sub-scanning direction and performs predetermined processing on the image data of each divided image region so as to form an image on a recording medium. The image forming apparatus includes: a detection unit that detects whether the image data of the image region is blank data; a storage unit that stores the image data of the image region that has been subjected to detection; and a control unit that controls whether to cause the detection unit to perform the detection depending on a predetermined printing mode.

Abstract: A conversion area in a storage of a printer is determined to accommodate slips of different sizes. Slips are conveyed along a path that is guided on one side and open on the other. A detector detects the length of the slip in the conveyance direction. Dimensions of the conversion area are determined based on the detected length of the slip, and a recording range of a recording head is also determined. Font data is read from memory based on font code that is received from a control device and written in the conversion area per line unit in the order in which the font code is received and in a direction corresponding to toward the open side of the conveyance path and away from the guided side of the conveyance path. The recording head is controlled to record the font data in the conversion area on the slip.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a first processing unit for performing a first process according to a first request signal; a second processing unit for performing a second process according to a second request signal; and a control unit for controlling at least one of the first processing unit and the second processing unit to perform the first process or the second process at a low processing speed when the control unit detects the second request signal when the first processing unit performs the first process.

Abstract: A computer system for solving and answering an arithmetic or algebraic problem using natural language processing (NLP) is provided. The computer system may include receiving an input statement associated with the arithmetic or algebraic problem. The computer system may also include determining whether each sentence within a plurality of sentences associated with the input statement is a well-formed sentence from a mathematical perspective. The computer system may further include converting each statement into a well-formed sentence based on the determining whether each sentence within a plurality of sentences associated with the input statement is a well-formed sentence from a mathematical perspective. Additionally, the computer system may include converting each well-formed sentence into a mathematical equation to form a set of equations. Also, the computer system may include solving the set of equations to compute a mathematical result.

Abstract: A server includes an area information retrieving unit that retrieves, when a phenomenon occurs, information indicating an area of the phenomenon; a subscriber information retrieving unit that retrieves subscriber information of a user terminal served by a base station in the area from a subscriber information management server that associates and manages, for each user terminal, subscriber information and serving base station information, based on the area information; a personal information checking unit that checks the personal information managed by a personal information database against the subscriber information retrieved by the subscriber information retrieving unit, and that identifies the user terminal including the personal information which includes the subscriber information; and a message transmitting unit that reports to the identified user terminal that a user of the user terminal which includes the subscriber information is in the area of the phenomenon.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus rendering a plurality of objects includes a CPU cache used for rendering, a determination unit configured to determine whether a cache miss of the CPU cache occurs in rendering of the plurality of objects, and a rendering unit configured to, in a case where the determination unit determines that the cache miss occurs, execute division rendering processing for generating a bitmap corresponding to the plurality of objects by classifying the plurality of objects into a plurality of groups and for rendering the plurality of objects by each group so that the cache miss does not occur, and, in a case where the determination unit does not determine that the cache miss occurs, generate a bitmap corresponding to the plurality of objects by executing rendering without classifying the plurality of objects into the plurality of groups.

Abstract: An information providing apparatus sends an image forming instruction to an image forming apparatus to cause the image forming apparatus to form an image to generate image data and transmit the image data to the information providing apparatus, stores the image data received from the image forming apparatus in a memory area of a memory, and stores identification information that uniquely identifies the image data and information indicating the memory area to which the image data is stored in association with each other to generate management information in the memory.

Abstract: Exchanging information via a designated application includes establishing a voice communication link with a client device, sending a launch command associated with a designated application to the client device via the voice communication link, wherein the launch command is configured to cause the designated application to be launched at the client device; and exchanging information with the client device using the designated application, wherein the designated application is configured to receive input information and the input information is received from the client device.

Abstract: Techniques are described for grouping multiple computing devices into a device set to enable shared audio functionality, or other types of shared functionality, between the devices in the device set. The devices may provide audio output, audio input, or both audio output and input. The devices may discover each other via transmitted radio signals, and the devices may be organized into one or more device sets based on location, supported functions, or other criteria. A voice command received at one device in the device set may be employed to control operations of other device(s) in the device set. Shared audio functionality between devices in a device set may also enable synchronized audio output through using multiple devices in the device set.

Abstract: A function execution device, which is capable of executing one or more functions, which has a communication device configured to communicate with an information processing device, a displaying device configured to display a screen corresponding to one of the functions, a storing device configured to store identifying information which identifies a screen to be displayed on the displaying device for each of the functions, and a controller. The controller executes instructions to provide a transmitting unit configured to transmit the identifying information identifying the screen being displayed on the displaying device and an invoking command to invoke an application corresponding to the identifying information to the information processing device through the communication device.

Abstract: Data identifying a plurality of wireless coverage areas in a region may be obtained. The data may identify geographic locations of the wireless coverage areas. Possibly based on the data, the wireless coverage areas may be arranged into a plurality of mutually exclusive tracking area groups. Each of the tracking area groups may include multiple wireless coverage areas and may be identified by respective unique tracking area identifiers. The tracking area groups may form a geographically-defined sequence across the region. A numerical sequence of wireless coverage area identifiers may be assigned to the wireless coverage areas in the region, one wireless coverage area identifier per wireless coverage area. The wireless coverage areas of the tracking area groups may be provisioned to use the assigned wireless coverage area identifiers.

Abstract: Methods and devices for resolving paging collisions in a communication device (105-1) are described. The method includes detecting a probable paging collision between two subscriber identity modules (SIMs) (115) of the communication device (105-1) and determining whether at least one SIM of the communication device (105-1) has a non-serving cell in a corresponding broadcast control channel (BCCH) allocation list (BA-list). Further, the method includes ascertaining, based on one or more selection parameters, whether the at least one SIM can be selected for forced cell reselection and indicating, based on the ascertaining, exclusion of a currently serving cell of a SIM selected for the forced cell reselection from normal cell reselection procedure. Further, the forced cell reselection is initiated for the selected SIM.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a mobile network (10) organized into a plurality of location areas and service areas gathering a geographically homogeneous set of cells of the mobile network, with gathering of the femtocells into specific additional service areas. The emission of an SMS from a user equipment (14) coupled to a femtocell (30) triggers a location step, with communication to a location platform of the network of a rough location comprising service area codes SAC and location area codes LAC corresponding to the femtocell, and of a fine location comprising unique data, such as IP address and INSEE code, of identification of the Internet box (20) associated to the femtocell. These data are then transmitted to the platform by the SMS management center. The femtocells may hence operate in open mode, each femtocell being able to be coupled to any user equipment registered with the mobile network operator.