Abstract: A transfer device includes a plurality of photoconductors, a belt, a plurality of primary transfer rollers and control circuitry. The plurality of primary transfer rollers is disposed for the plurality of photoconductors, respectively. The plurality of primary transfer rollers brings the belt into contact with or separate the belt from the plurality of photoconductors. The control circuitry causes at least one of the plurality of primary transfer rollers to press against a corresponding at least one of the plurality of photoconductors to shift a printing mode.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a plurality of image bearers, a plurality of rotation reference position detectors, and circuitry. Each of the plurality of rotation reference position detectors faces a corresponding image bearer of the plurality of image bearers to detect a rotation reference position of the corresponding image bearer. The circuitry performs, before an operation of rotating the plurality of image bearers, alignment control based on a result of detection performed by the plurality of rotation reference position detectors. The alignment control is control of driving of the plurality of image bearers to acquire a given relationship between the respective rotation reference positions of the plurality of image bearers. The circuitry determines whether to perform the alignment control based on whether the operation of rotating the plurality of image bearers is a function maintenance related operation.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes image bearers, motors, a reference position detector, and processing circuitry. The circuitry senses a density of a toner image on each bearer; forms an image pattern and senses, based on a detection result of the detector and a sensing result of the density, density unevenness in a rotation cycle and a phase of the density unevenness with respect to a rotational position reference of each bearer; calculates a target phase based on the phase sensed; calculates a relative phase difference based on a rotational position and the target phase of each bearer; selects, as a reference image bearer, an image bearer having a minimum phase correction value, based on a calculation result of the difference; and controls the rotational position of each of the other image bearers with respect to the reference image bearer to the phase correction value, with the motors being driven.

Abstract: A control device includes circuitry. The circuitry detects density unevenness of a toner image occurring according to a rotation cycle of a plurality of image bearers based on rotation phases and toner image density of the plurality of image bearers, controls rotation phases and rotation speeds of the plurality of image bearers, corrects the rotation phases and the rotation speeds of the plurality of image bearers, controls the rotation speeds of at least two of the plurality of image bearers to be a specified rotation speed, and starts a detection operation of the rotation phases of the plurality of image bearers after a difference between each of the rotation speeds of the at least two of the plurality of image bearers and the specified rotation speed falls within a specified range.

Abstract: A signature control method implemented by a computer, the signature control method including: acquiring, by a processor circuit of the computer, a plurality of pieces of document information and signature information that corresponds to each piece of document information of the plurality of pieces of document information; generating, by the processor circuit of the computer, aggregate signature information obtained by aggregating the signature information that corresponds to the each piece of document information of the plurality of acquired pieces of document information on a basis of the plurality of acquired pieces of document information; and outputting, by the processor circuit of the computer, the generated aggregate signature information in association with aggregate public key information obtained by aggregating public key information that corresponds to the each piece of document information of the plurality of pieces of document information and the plurality of pieces of document information.

Abstract: A transfer device includes a plurality of photoconductors, a belt, a plurality of primary transfer rollers and control circuitry. The plurality of primary transfer rollers is disposed for the plurality of photoconductors, respectively. The plurality of primary transfer rollers brings the belt into contact with or separate the belt from the plurality of photoconductors. The control circuitry causes at least one of the plurality of primary transfer rollers to press against a corresponding at least one of the plurality of photoconductors to shift a printing mode.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a plurality of image bearers, a plurality of rotation reference position detectors, and circuitry. Each of the plurality of rotation reference position detectors faces a corresponding image bearer of the plurality of image bearers to detect a rotation reference position of the corresponding image bearer. The circuitry performs, before an operation of rotating the plurality of image bearers, alignment control based on a result of detection performed by the plurality of rotation reference position detectors. The alignment control is control of driving of the plurality of image bearers to acquire a given relationship between the respective rotation reference positions of the plurality of image bearers. The circuitry determines whether to perform the alignment control based on whether the operation of rotating the plurality of image bearers is a function maintenance related operation.

Abstract: An information processing device of solving of a shortest vector problem using an annealing computer that performs a single-spin flip, the information processing device including: a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory, the processor being configured to perform processing, the processing including: dividing the shortest vector problem including a basis vector into a predetermined number of ranges, the basis vector being a multidimensional integer vector; generating, for each of the predetermined number of ranges, a specific term that causes a transition of a linear sum of specific variables among respective variables included in the basis vector; and generating, for each of the predetermined number of ranges, a Hamiltonian of a pseudo-multi-spin flip in which the specific term is added to the Hamiltonian of the single-spin flip.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes: acquiring an evaluation function represented by a product of high-degree polynomials; generating a quadratic polynomial equivalent to the evaluation function by applying a degree reduction one or more times to each of the high-degree polynomials that represent the acquired evaluation function without expanding the evaluation function; and performing annealing calculation on the generated quadratic polynomial.

Abstract: A method may include obtaining a set of multivariate quadratic polynomials associated with a multivariate quadratic problem and generating an Ising Model connection weight matrix “W” and an Ising Model bias vector “b” based on the multivariate quadratic polynomials. The method may also include providing the matrix “W” and the vector “b” to an annealing system configured to solve problems written according to the Ising Model and obtaining an output from the annealing system that represents a set of integers. The method may also include using the set of integers as a solution to the multivariate quadratic problem.

Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program that causes a processor included in a computer to execute a process, the process includes calculating, by using a tolerance being predetermined and information on a Hamiltonian, a half adjust position with which an error of the Hamiltonian between a numerical value of the Hamiltonian before approximation of the Hamiltonian and the numerical value of the Hamiltonian after the approximation of the Hamiltonian is smaller than or equal to the tolerance, and performing integerization on the numerical value of the Hamiltonian based on the half adjust position.

Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program that causes a processor included in an information processing apparatus to execute a process, the process includes grouping a plurality of terms included in a polynomial on a term-by-term basis for a calculation expression performing half adjust on a value of the polynomial, generating an approximation expression of the calculation expression, the approximation expression adding values of the respective grouped terms after performing half adjust on the respective grouped terms, and converting the calculation expression into a low degree polynomial by using each of the terms that is a unit of performing the half adjust in the approximation expression.

Abstract: A method may include obtaining a set of multivariate quadratic polynomials associated with a multivariate quadratic problem and generating an Ising Model connection weight matrix “W and an Ising Model bias vector “b” based on the multivariate quadratic polynomials. The method may also include providing the matrix “W” and the vector “b” to an annealing system configured to solve problems written according to the Ising Model and obtaining an output from the annealing system that represents a set of integers. The method may also include using the set of integers as a solution to the multivariate quadratic problem.

Abstract: A call and recorded information management server transmits a requested call identification ID for recognition and an incoming call number corresponding to the ID, to a voice recognition server, which searches for the recognition engine corresponding to the number of the received call, and adds the received ID to a recognition queue. The voice recognition server requests the call and recorded information management server to obtain recorded data by the received ID. The call and recorded information management server transfers the recorded data corresponding to the ID to the voice recognition server to perform voice recognition by the corresponding recognition engine on the recorded data corresponding to the call identification ID stored in the recognition queue, and stores the result as text data. Thus, the most appropriate voice recognition engine can be used and the recognition rate of voice recognition can be increased.

Abstract: A call and recorded information management server transmits a requested call identification ID for recognition and an incoming call number corresponding to the ID, to a voice recognition server, which searches for the recognition engine corresponding to the number of the received call, and adds the received ID to a recognition queue. The voice recognition server requests the call and recorded information management server to obtain recorded data by the received ID. The call and recorded information management server transfers the recorded data corresponding to the ID to the voice recognition server to perform voice recognition by the corresponding recognition engine on the recorded data corresponding to the call identification ID stored in the recognition queue, and stores the result as text data. Thus, the most appropriate voice recognition engine can be used and the recognition rate of voice recognition can be increased.