Abstract: An information processing system includes a processor configured to, in using an answer model trained based on first information obtained in a first region, acquire second information that indicates an inquiry related to a failure in a target apparatus and is obtained in a second region, acquire answer information output from the answer model by inputting the second information into the answer model, acquire converted answer information by converting information for the first region included in the answer information into information for the second region, and output the converted answer information.

Abstract: An information processing system includes a processor configured to acquire first information that is created by an operator who receives an inquiry related to a failure in a target apparatus and that is a summary of conversation information between a user who uses the target apparatus and the operator, acquire answer information for the failure output from an answer model having a diagnostic function related to the failure by inputting the first information and second information supplementing the first information into the answer model, and output the answer information.

Abstract: An information processing system includes a processor configured to acquire first information indicating conversation information between a user who uses a target apparatus and an operator or a system that receives an inquiry related to a failure in the target apparatus, acquire second information obtained by translating a language of the first information into a language of learning information used for training an answer model having a diagnostic function related to the failure, acquire answer information for the failure output from the answer model by inputting the second information into the answer model, and output the answer information.

Abstract: An information processing system includes a processor configured to acquire first information including information about exchange between a user who uses a target apparatus and an operator or a system that receives an inquiry related to a failure in the target apparatus, acquire second information that is information obtained by summarizing the first information by inputting the first information into a first machine learning model having a summary function, acquire answer information for the failure output from a second machine learning model having a diagnostic function related to a failure by inputting the second information into the second machine learning model, and output the answer information.

Abstract: An information processing system includes a processor configured to, when a solution request for a failure of a device in which the failure has occurred is received from a user who uses the device, request the user to provide information related to solution for the failure, and display, to the user, an indication related to an amount of work required from the user when a transition is made to another way of solution for the failure.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: plural image forming units that form images to be transferred to a recording medium; and a processor configured to cause an information display image to be transferred to a recording medium to which a diagnostic image that has been formed by a diagnosis target image forming unit, which is an image forming unit as a target for a diagnosis among the plural image forming units, is transferred, the information display image being an image representing information and having been formed by a different image forming unit.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus that forms an image on a recording medium includes: an image former that forms an image on a recording medium and is capable of forming an image for diagnosis, which is an image used for diagnosis of the image forming apparatus; an image reader that reads the image for diagnosis formed on a recording medium; and a processor configured to change at least one of a reading condition under which the image reader reads the image for diagnosis and a processing condition under which a read image obtained by the reading is processed in accordance with a mode of diagnosis of the image forming apparatus.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: plural image forming units that form images to be transferred to a recording medium; and a processor configured to cause an information display image to be transferred to a recording medium to which a diagnostic image that has been formed by a diagnosis target image forming unit, which is an image forming unit as a target for a diagnosis among the plural image forming units, is transferred, the information display image being an image representing information and having been formed by a different image forming unit.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus that forms an image on a recording medium includes: an image former that forms an image on a recording medium and is capable of forming an image for diagnosis, which is an image used for diagnosis of the image forming apparatus; an image reader that reads the image for diagnosis formed on a recording medium; and a processor configured to change at least one of a reading condition under which the image reader reads the image for diagnosis and a processing condition under which a read image obtained by the reading is processed in accordance with a mode of diagnosis of the image forming apparatus.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus that forms an image on a recording medium includes: an image forming unit that forms an image on a recording medium and is capable of forming an image for diagnosis, which is an image used for diagnosis of the image forming apparatus; and an adding unit that adds, to a recording medium on which the image for diagnosis has been formed by the image forming unit, information for control used to control output of a reading result from an apparatus used to read the recording medium, the reading result being obtained by reading the recording medium by the apparatus.

Abstract: A light-emitting-device head includes a first light-emitting-device arrangement including light emitting devices arranged in lines extending in a first scanning direction; a second light-emitting-device arrangement including light emitting devices arranged in lines extending in a first scanning direction, the second light-emitting-device arrangement overlapping the first light-emitting-device arrangement in a second scanning direction at least in part; an optical device that forms an electrostatic latent image by focusing light emitted from the light emitting devices on a photoconductor and exposing the photoconductor to the light; and a switching unit that switches the light-emitting-device arrangement to be lit up between the first light-emitting-device arrangement and the second light-emitting-device arrangement at a switching position defined at any position in an overlapping portion where the first light-emitting-device arrangement and the second light-emitting-device arrangement overlap each other.

Abstract: A light-emitting-device head includes a first light-emitting-device arrangement including light emitting devices arranged in lines extending in a first scanning direction; a second light-emitting-device arrangement including light emitting devices arranged in lines extending in a first scanning direction, the second light-emitting-device arrangement overlapping the first light-emitting-device arrangement in a second scanning direction at least in part; an optical device that forms an electrostatic latent image by focusing light emitted from the light emitting devices on a photoconductor and exposing the photoconductor to the light; and a switching unit that switches the light-emitting-device arrangement to be lit up between the first light-emitting-device arrangement and the second light-emitting-device arrangement at a switching position defined at any position in an overlapping portion where the first light-emitting-device arrangement and the second light-emitting-device arrangement overlap each other.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a preparation method for low-density polyurethane foam excelling in the flame retardance and the dimensional stability, wherein rigid polyurethane foam having the average value for the ratio of lengthwise direction diameter/cross direction diameter of cells being 1.0 to 1.4 and the density of 20 to 40 kg/m3 is prepared by combining, as blowing agent, carbon dioxide generated in the reaction between water and polyisocyanate and carbon dioxide under supercritical state, subcritical state or liquid state, and by adding said water and said carbon dioxide under liquid state into said polyol component prior to mixing the polyisocyanate component and the polyol component, and to rigid polyurethane foam obtained by said method.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a preparation method for low-density polyurethane foam excelling in the flame retardance and the dimensional stability, wherein rigid polyurethane foam having the average value for the ratio of lengthwise direction diameter/cross direction diameter of cells being 1.0 to 1.4 and the density of 20 to 40 kg/m3 is prepared by combining, as blowing agent, carbon dioxide generated in the reaction between water and polyisocyanate and carbon dioxide under supercritical state, subcritical state or liquid state, and by adding said water and said carbon dioxide under liquid state into said polyol component prior to mixing the polyisocyanate component and the polyol component, and to rigid polyurethane foam obtained by said method.

Abstract: A filtrating apparatus is disclosed in which a filter unit and a washing unit for effecting a fluid washing are unified into one system. A plurality of filter elements of main filters provided in the filter unit are made of sintered material containing metallic fiber. A nominal filtration rating of the filter elements is greater than 0.3 .mu.m but smaller than 2 .mu.m. Accordingly, it is possible to ensure the smooth filtration of beer funguses without any necessity of interchanging filter elements. It is therefore possible to reduce a running cost and filtration cost and to save a space for the apparatus.