Abstract: A display method includes reading from a memory a language setting representing an original language and a first target language; detecting a first set of one or more characters input in the original language; recognizing the first set of one or more characters as first text; translating the first text from the original language to the first target language; displaying the translated first text on one or more display areas; translating the translated first text back to the original language; and displaying the first text translated back to the original language on the one or more display areas.

Abstract: A method performed by a print service provider (PSP) for printing, including: (a) obtaining from a network a print job issued by a mobile device and specifying a printer feature; (b) obtaining a first location on a planned route of a user of the mobile device; (c) determining a first printer having the printer feature and located within a predetermined distance of the first location; (d) sending a notification identifying the first printer to the mobile device; (e) determining if a deviation from the planned route exists; (f) if the deviation exists, repeating the steps (b) through (e) for a revised route; and (g) if the deviation does not exist: receiving a confirmation for the first printer; and sending the print job to the first printer in response to the confirmation. The first printer generates a hardcopy document from the print job using the printer feature.

Abstract: A method performed by a print service provider (PSP) for printing, including: (a) obtaining from a network a print job issued by a mobile device and specifying a printer feature; (b) obtaining a first location on a planned route of a user of the mobile device; (c) determining a first printer having the printer feature and located within a predetermined distance of the first location; (d) sending a notification identifying the first printer to the mobile device; (e) determining if a deviation from the planned route exists; (f) if the deviation exists, repeating the steps (b) through (e) for a revised route; and (g) if the deviation does not exist: receiving a confirmation for the first printer; and sending the print job to the first printer in response to the confirmation. The first printer generates a hardcopy document from the print job using the printer feature.

Abstract: A display method includes reading from a memory a language setting representing an original language and a first target language; detecting a first set of one or more characters input in the original language; recognizing the first set of one or more characters as first text; translating the first text from the original language to the first target language; displaying the translated first text on one or more display areas; translating the translated first text back to the original language; and displaying the first text translated back to the original language on the one or more display areas.

Abstract: A method for changing physical page properties in a large format printing application on a client device, the client device having executable instructions for creating a print job for producing a printout of an image. The steps include selecting the image for the print job; selecting a logical page size for the printout of the image; dividing the logical page size into a plurality of physical pages based on a selected medium; selecting at least one physical page from the plurality of physical pages and changing at least one print property on the at least one physical page; and adjusting the at least one print property on adjacent physical pages to the selected at least one physical page to avoid a sudden change in image quality and/or image appearance of the image in the printout.

Abstract: A method of selectively printing facsimiles on an image forming apparatus, the method includes the steps of: receiving incoming facsimiles on the image forming apparatus, each of the incoming facsimiles having one or more pages; printing at least one page of each of the incoming facsimiles; storing an entirety of each of the incoming facsimiles in a memory of the image forming apparatus; selectively printing incoming facsimiles by scanning the at least one page on the image forming apparatus to retrieve the entirety of a selected incoming facsimile from the memory of the image forming apparatus; and printing the entirety of the selected incoming facsimile.

Abstract: A method and system include using a scanner to copy a document containing an original image and an embossment. The method includes first scanning a front face of the document from which the original image is visible to form a first image, wherein the first scanning is conducted with a sensitivity such that the embossment is essentially not visible in the first image; increasing a sensitivity of the scanner; second scanning the document to create a second image, wherein the embossment is visible in the second image; combining the first and second images so as to obtain a reproduction image of the original image containing the embossment.

Abstract: A method for changing physical page properties in a large format printing application on a client device, the client device having executable instructions for creating a print job for producing a printout of an image. The steps include selecting the image for the print job; selecting a logical page size for the printout of the image; dividing the logical page size into a plurality of physical pages based on a selected medium; selecting at least one physical page from the plurality of physical pages and changing at least one print property on the at least one physical page; and adjusting the at least one print property on adjacent physical pages to the selected at least one physical page to avoid a sudden change in image quality and/or image appearance of the image in the printout.

Abstract: A method of selectively printing facsimiles on an image forming apparatus, the method includes the steps of: receiving incoming facsimiles on the image forming apparatus, each of the incoming facsimiles having one or more pages; printing at least one page of each of the incoming facsimiles; storing an entirety of each of the incoming facsimiles in a memory of the image forming apparatus; selectively printing incoming facsimiles by scanning the at least one page on the image forming apparatus to retrieve the entirety of a selected incoming facsimile from the memory of the image forming apparatus; and printing the entirety of the selected incoming facsimile.

Abstract: A system and method for fulfilling a customer's print job needs through a process carried out by an online platform. The process includes the steps of receiving the print job with particular requirements from the customer, and retrieving from database profiles of a multiplicity of participating print shops to determine which print shop or print shops can handle the print job by matching all of the particular requirements. If it is determined that there is one print shop suitable to handle the print job by best matching all of the particular requirements, then assign the print job to the one suitable print shop. If it is determined that more than one print shop is needed to handle the print job, then split the print job and assign the split print job to a plurality of suitable print shops that together can best match all of the particular requirements of the print job.

Abstract: A method and system for promoting and marketing more environmental friendly print shops through a process carried out by an online platform. The process includes the steps of receiving a print job request with particular specifications from a customer, retrieving from a database profiles of participating print shops to determine which print shops can handle the print job, calculating a job-level green score based on the particular specifications of the print job request for each such print shop, and recommending to the customer a list of print shops that can handle the print job with a ranking of their job-level green scores. The process may also include the steps of collecting information and data from the print shops to prepare their profiles and calculate a shop-level green score for each print shop based on a set of environmental friendly factors, and storing the profiles in a database, and recommending the print shops that can handle the print job based on a ranking of total green score.

Abstract: The semiconductor device includes: a base; a first mount placed on the bottom of the base; a second mount placed on the top of the base; a first light-emitting element placed on the bottom of the first mount; and a second light-emitting element placed on the top of the second mount for emitting light. The first light-emitting element and the second light-emitting element are placed so that the emission direction of light from the second light-emitting element is at an angle of depression with respect to the emission direction of light from the first light-emitting element and that the emission direction of light from the first light-emitting element and the emission direction of light from the second light-emitting element substantially coincide with each other as viewed from above the base.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for reducing data size of at least one bitmap image, wherein the bitmap image comprises a plurality of image components, wherein each image component is associated with a distinct color plane. The plurality of color planes may be ranked using a dominance rank, wherein the dominance rank for a color plane is based on data in its associated image component. The data size of the at least one image component may be reduced based on the dominance rank of the color plane associated with the image component.

Abstract: A method and a printer for recovering a printing job by a user from a printer's control panel after the printer is stopped either automatically by the printer due to a printer error, or manually by a user either because the user notices a printer error or simply wants to modify the settings of an on-going printing job. Embodiments of the method and printer provide on the printer's control panel user interfaces to allow the user, while the printing job is paused, to select an option that changes the printer into a repair mode, modify job settings of the printing job, and select job restart specifications, so that the stopped printing job can be recovered based on the modified job settings and the selected job restart specifications. Particularly a non-fixable printer problem may be avoided when the printing job is resumed by disabling or not using a non-fixable printer part.

Abstract: A method for restricting duplication of a hardcopy document, including: displaying, in response to a request to print a document from a user application, a graphical user interface (GUI); receiving, in response to displaying the GUI, a plurality of print settings and a plurality of copy restrictions selected from the GUI by a user; generating a copy code by encoding the plurality of copy restrictions; generating a print job for the document based on the copy code and the plurality of print settings; and sending the print job to a print queue to generate the hardcopy document, where the hardcopy document includes a machine-readable version of the copy code, and where the copy code restricts duplication of the hardcopy document by a copier after the copier identifies the machine-readable version of the copy code on the hardcopy document.

Abstract: The electronic component tester includes: a socket configured to supply power to connection terminals for operating an electronic component; an electronic component mount member on which the electronic component is to be mounted; and a temperature adjusting member which is configured to come into contact with the electronic component mount member to keep the electronic component at a predetermined temperature. The electronic component mount member includes a heat transfer plate on which the electronic component is to be mounted and which is configured to come into contact with the temperature adjusting member, and an electronic component cover for covering the electronic component. The heat transfer plate includes through holes.

Abstract: A method and system include using a scanner to copy a document containing an original image and an embossment. The method includes first scanning a front face of the document from which the original image is visible to form a first image, wherein the first scanning is conducted with a sensitivity such that the embossment is essentially not visible in the first image; increasing a sensitivity of the scanner; second scanning the document to create a second image, wherein the embossment is visible in the second image; combining the first and second images so as to obtain a reproduction image of the original image containing the embossment.

Abstract: A cap 25 having a piece of glass 26 formed at a laser irradiating position and covering a laser irradiating direction and an upper face of a package 24, is mounted onto the package 24 having lateral faces of a frame body 30 formed in three directions other than the laser irradiating direction, so as to reduce the distance between a semiconductor element 22 and the piece of glass 26 and to reduce a radius 32 of the piece of glass 26. The profile of the semiconductor device can be therefore lowered while maintaining the characteristics of a semiconductor laser. In addition, by mounting the semiconductor device, the profile of an optical pickup device can also be lowered.

Abstract: A data distributing system wherein an electronic book data storage center which is stored with a plurality of pieces of book data is capable of communicating with electronic book vending machines 2 via a communication line and/or a communication satellite. In each of the vending machines, a storage medium can be inserted. The vending machine selects a piece of book data, which may be desired by the user, based on data stored in the storage medium as data to be to recorded into the storage medium. The user himself or herself can select a piece of book data. Also, the recorded data can be deleted from the storage medium in compliance with the user's request. These vending machines may have a function of casting accounts.

Abstract: The semiconductor device includes: a base; a first mount placed on the bottom of the base; a second mount placed on the top of the base; a first light-emitting element placed on the bottom of the first mount; and a second light-emitting element placed on the top of the second mount for emitting light. The first light-emitting element and the second light-emitting element are placed so that the emission direction of light from the second light-emitting element is at an angle of depression with respect to the emission direction of light from the first light-emitting element and that the emission direction of light from the first light-emitting element and the emission direction of light from the second light-emitting element substantially coincide with each other as viewed from above the base.