Abstract: A composition includes a compound represented by Formula (1) and a pigment. In Formula (1), R1 represents an (m+n)-valent linking group, P1 represents a polymer chain which has a polyester repeating unit in a main chain, and of which a weight-average molecular weight is 1000 or more, P2 represents a polymer chain which is different from P1 and has a repeating unit derived from a monomer having an ethylenically unsaturated bonding group in a main chain, m represents a number of 1 to 9, n represents a number of 1 to 9, and m+n satisfies 4 to 18.

Abstract: An optical network system includes information processing terminals each including an optical transmitter unit and an optical receiver unit, first optical fibers, first optical transmission lines, second optical fibers, second optical transmission lines, an optical coupling unit, and an optical branching unit. The first optical fibers extend from the respective optical transmitter units of the information processing terminals. The first optical transmission lines are connected to the respective first optical fibers at one ends. The first optical fibers extend from the respective optical receiver units of the information processing terminals. The second optical transmission lines are connected to the respective second optical fibers at one ends. The optical coupling unit couples another ends of the first optical transmission lines to one end of a third optical transmission line.

Abstract: An optical network system includes information processing terminals each including an optical transmitter unit and an optical receiver unit, first optical fibers, first optical transmission lines, second optical fibers, second optical transmission lines, an optical coupling unit, and an optical branching unit. The first optical fibers extend from the respective optical transmitter units of the information processing terminals. The first optical transmission lines are connected to the respective first optical fibers at one ends. The first optical fibers extend from the respective optical receiver units of the information processing terminals. The second optical transmission lines are connected to the respective second optical fibers at one ends. The optical coupling unit couples another ends of the first optical transmission lines to one end of a third optical transmission line.

Abstract: An optical switching unit includes first to twelfth adapters and a panel portion. The panel portion has first to fourth regions. The first and second regions and the third and fourth regions are provided along the first direction, respectively, and the first and third regions and the second and fourth regions are provided along a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, respectively. In the first region, the first to third adapters are disposed along a first direction. The second adapter is located between the first and third adapters and a distance between the first and second adapters is longer than a distance between the second and third adapters. An engagement portion of the second adapter is provided at the side of the first adapter and an engagement portion of the third adapter is provided at the side opposite to the side of the second adapter.

Abstract: An image data obtaining system storing image data optically read from a digital compound machine into a database managed by a server connected to the digital compound machine via a network. The digital compound machine includes: a unit configured to generate an input screen based on input screen configuration information received from the server beforehand; a unit configured to send, to the server, the image data, image data information and a DB key value, wherein the image data information is for associating the image data with the input screen configuration information and is input from the input screen, and wherein the DB key value is for associating the database with the input screen configuration information. The server includes a unit configured to store the image data and/or the image data information into the database associating the image data and/or the image data information with the DB key value.

Abstract: A method and apparatus is provided for automatically storing and managing digital data. Digital data is periodically received from a variety of sources. Example digital data include, without limitation, facsimile data, scanned document data, copier data, printer data and email data. The received digital data is automatically stored on a WORM storage device. The data stored on the WORM storage device may be automatically indexed and search queries processed against the index to locate digital data stored on the WORM storage device. Other embodiments include the use of meta data and an automatic watchdog process may be employed to periodically process search queries against the data stored on the WORM storage device.

Abstract: An image data obtaining system for storing image data optically read from a digital compound machine into a database managed by a server connected to the digital compound machine via a network is provided. The digital compound machine includes: a unit configured to generate an input screen based on input screen configuration information received from the server beforehand; a unit configured to send, to the server, the image data, image data information and a DB key value, wherein the image data information is for associating the image data with the input screen configuration information and is input from the input screen, and wherein the DB key value is for associating the database with the input screen configuration information. The server includes a unit configured to store the image data and/or the image data information into the database associating the image data and/or the image data information with the DB key value.

Abstract: An image data storing system, and more particularly a video capture controller to capture raw video image data from a peripheral unit and to provide compressed video image data to a document image management server. The video capture controller includes a control processor, a first memory, and a second memory. The first memory stores raw video image data from the peripheral unit under control of the control processor. The raw video image data stored in the first memory is then converted into compressed video image data, and is then stored in the second memory, again under control of the control processor. Then, the compressed video image data from the second memory is transferred to the image management server.

Abstract: When an image file is to be registered, image data is read from a document; features of the document are extracted from the read-out image data; the image file is generated with the extracted document features correlated to the read-out image data for storage, and further in a case wherein an image file is to be retrieved, image data is read from a document, features of the document are extracted from the read-out data, and an image file having document features identical to the information for retrieval from image files with the extracted document features stored therein as information for retrieval.

Abstract: One or a plurality of reverse-lay grooves the direction of which is inverted periodically are cut in the outer circumference of a spacer, and an optical fiber tape unit or a stack of optical fiber tape units is accommodated in this groove. The length of the diagonal lines of the optical fiber tape unit or a stack of optical fiber tape units is larger than the width and depth of a bottom portion of the groove. In the inverted portion of the groove, the normal vector of the optical fiber tape unit or the stack of optical fiber tape units points to a direction perpendicular to an opening direction of the groove in the inverted portions of the groove.