Abstract: According to one embodiment, a sound processor includes a creating module, a filter, and a combining module. The creating module creates a plurality of first acoustic models based on a frequency characteristic that represents an acoustic property of an object to be measured. The first acoustic models are modeled with respect to resonance properties that vary depending on frequency bands. The filter extracts frequency components in the frequency bands from the respective first acoustic models. The combining module combines the frequency components extracted from the first acoustic models to create a second acoustic model.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an acoustic apparatus comprises a measuring signal generator, a transducer configured to convert a measuring signal to a measuring sound and to convert a characteristic vibration of the transducer due to the measuring sound, to a characteristic vibration signal, an analysis module configured to analyze the characteristic vibration signal in order to output a physical quality of a characteristic vibration of the transducer, a controller configured to set a first state in which the transducer converts an electric signal to an acoustic signal or a second state in which the transducer converts an acoustic signal to an electric signal. The measuring signal generator is connected to the transducer in the first state and the analysis module is connected to the transducer in the second state.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an acoustic correction apparatus includes: a signal obtaining module configured to obtain an acoustic signal from a target space including an object and an external space; a signal output module configured to output to the target space a measurement signal; a coefficient identifying module configured to identify, on the basis of a response acoustic signal, a correction coefficient of a correction filter that reduces a resonance frequency component of a resonance in the object; a filtering module configured to use the correction filter, and filter the signal provided to the object; a noise cancelling module configured to remove, on the basis of the acoustic signal, a noise component comprised in the acoustic signal from the filtered signal; and an output module configured to output the acoustic signal, from which the noise component is removed by the noise cancelling module, to the object.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, A microphone-earphone includes a speaker connected to an acoustic device configured to measure acoustic characteristics of a listener's external auditory canal, and configured to output an acoustic signal toward the listener's external auditory canal, a microphone device disposed outside the listener's external auditory canal, an acoustic tube including one end connected to the microphone device and the other end opening to the listener's external auditory canal, and a housing including an opening portion which accommodates the speaker and is so disposed as to guide sound, which is output from the speaker, to the listener's external auditory canal. An inside diameter of the acoustic tube is less than a diameter of the opening portion.

Abstract: A print control apparatus includes a print job generation unit configured to generate a print job, wherein a final product of the print job comprises a plurality of print parts, wherein the print job generation unit is further configured to cause one or more printers to print the plurality of print parts, and to control said one or more printers to output at least a first one of the plurality of print parts to a first sheet discharge unit and to output at least a second one of the plurality of print parts to a second sheet discharge unit different from the first sheet discharge unit according to a print instruction, a job information sheet creation unit configured to create for each of the print parts, a job information sheet indicating that the print part concerned is related to at least one other print part of the print job and is also configured to cause the or one said printer to print the job information sheet, and a sheet discharge control unit configured to control said one or more printers so that eac

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes encrypting unit which encrypts first digital audio data by using an encryption key, decrypting unit which decrypts the encrypted first digital audio data, a first converter which converts the decrypted first digital audio data into a first analog audio signal, a second converter which converts second digital audio data into a second analog audio signal, an analog mixer which mixes the first analog audio signal and the second analog audio signal with each other, and outputting unit which outputs the mixed audio signal.

Abstract: A liquid feed tube for feeding a liquid from a liquid tank disposed on a liquid jetting device body side to a jetting head mounted on a reciprocating carriage, including: a long elastic member and a film member connected in an airtight state to the elastic member along a longitudinal direction of the elastic member; and a space part formed by the elastic member and the film member and used as a liquid feed passage, wherein the elastic member is made of a specific resin composition. Thus, the bending rigidity of the liquid feed tube can be lowered, and the resistance to moisture permeability and the gas barrier property thereof can be realized at low cost.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a signal processing apparatus, includes: an output module configured to output a sound source signal to an external environment; a receiver configured to receive a response signal responding to the sound source signal output by the output module; an extracting module configured to extract a noise component signal from the response signal received by the receiver using an inverse filtering process of a frequency characteristic, the frequency characteristic being set in advance by dividing a measurement response signal responding to a measurement sound source signal used to measure the external environment from the measurement source signal, the measurement source signal being one of the sound source signal output by the output module; and a removing module configured to remove the noise component signal from the sound source signal output by the output module after the extraction of the noise component signal.

Abstract: When image formation is to be carried out based on multiple print jobs that have been inputted, multi-imposition print data is generated in which the multiple print jobs are arranged in a single sheet layout, and cutting sheet data is generated based on positions of the multiple print jobs arranged in the single sheet layout in the generated multi-imposition print data. Then, control is performed over printing of the generated multi-imposition print data and insertion printing of the generated cutting sheet data.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a sound corrector includes a signal outputter, a response signal, a frequency specifier, a coefficient specifier, a filter, and an outputter. The signal outputter outputs a measurement signal to measure acoustical properties of an object to be measured. The response signal receiver receives a response signal from the object in response to the measurement signal. The frequency specifier specifies a resonant frequency at a resonance peak from the response signal. The coefficient specifier specifies a correction coefficient of a correction filter for reducing the resonant frequency based on the specified resonant frequency. The filter performs filtering on a signal to be output to the object using the correction filter with the correction coefficient. The outputter outputs the signal having undergone the filtering to the object.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a sound processor includes a creating module, a filter, and a combining module. The creating module creates a plurality of first acoustic models based on a frequency characteristic that represents an acoustic property of an object to be measured. The first acoustic models are modeled with respect to resonance properties that vary depending on frequency bands. The filter extracts frequency components in the frequency bands from the respective first acoustic models. The combining module combines the frequency components extracted from the first acoustic models to create a second acoustic model.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an acoustic apparatus comprises a measuring signal generator, a transducer configured to convert a measuring signal to a measuring sound and to convert a characteristic vibration of the transducer due to the measuring sound, to a characteristic vibration signal, an analysis module configured to analyze the characteristic vibration signal in order to output a physical quality of a characteristic vibration of the transducer, a controller configured to set a first state in which the transducer converts an electric signal to an acoustic signal or a second state in which the transducer converts an acoustic signal to an electric signal. The measuring signal generator is connected to the transducer in the first state and the analysis module is connected to the transducer in the second state.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an acoustic apparatus comprises an electro-acoustic transducer with a first function of converting an electric signal to an acoustic signal and a second function of converting an acoustic signal to an electric signal, the electro-acoustic transducer configured to convert a measuring electric signal to a measuring acoustic signal using the first function, and to convert an acoustic response signal responding to the measuring acoustic signal from an object to an electric response signal using the second function, a switch configured to switch the first function to the second function, or vice versa, and a switch controller configured to control a function switching of the switch in accordance with a sound source signal.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a protrusion determination unit that determines a protrusion of print data with respect to a data arrangement area, an attribute determination unit that determines whether the attribute of the print data is text or non-text, a segmentation unit that segments text data into block data that can be arranged on at least two or more of data arrangement areas adjacent to each other when the print data is text data, and an arrangement order determination unit that determines an arrangement order of the plurality of block data after segmentation processing with respect to the plurality of data arrangement areas based on the arrangement order of text data prior to segmentation processing.

Abstract: A mold equipped with a core having a plurality of branching columnar distal portions in the extrusion direction and a die having an aperture surrounding the distal portions. A softened flexible resin is injected from one end of a resin flow path formed between the core and the die and extruded in order to form a pipe material having a plurality of circular liquid flow paths which are mutually independent and have the same inner diameter. The distal portions of the core shaped as a row of circular distal portions aligned on the same axis, where the two edge distal portions have a smaller diameter than the distal portions disposed between the edge distal portions, while the portions of the aperture surrounding each of the distal portions have the same diameter.

Abstract: An original document image is inputted as multi valued image data (original image data) from an input unit. The multivalued image data is binarized by a binary image generation unit. Then, layout analysis is performed based on the binary image data. Based on the layout information, a partial image having text-attribute is extracted and a partial image having non-text-attribute are extracted from the multi-valued image data. One of the partial images is encrypted, and the encrypted data is stored with the partial image that is not encrypted and the layout information.

Abstract: Provided is an information processing system, in which: a server (2) transmits processing result identification information to a client (3), and records the transmitted processing result identification information as transmitted identification information; the client (3) receives the processing result identification information from the server (2), records the processing result identification information, executes predetermined processing in a state where the received processing result identification information is recorded, irrespective of a state of a communicative connection with the server (2), records processing result information indicating an execution result of the predetermined processing, and transmits the recorded processing result information to the server (2), along with the processing result identification information; and the server (2) performs acceptance processing for the processing result information received in a case where the received processing result identification information correspo

Abstract: Read images are stored and images to be transmitted are selected. When the selected images are transmitted, list data listing a group of reduced images of the images is generated. The generated list data is printed, displayed, or otherwise output, allowing a user to readily check the transmitted images.

Abstract: There is provided a print job control apparatus including an acquiring unit configured to acquire post-processing function information of a digital printing apparatus, a determination unit configured to reference the post-processing function information and the print job, and determine to use either a post-processing function of the digital printing apparatus or a post-processing apparatus for post-processing, a first generating unit configured to generate a print job to be executed using the post-processing function of the digital printing apparatus, a second generating unit configured to generate a print job to be executed using a post-processing apparatus, and a sending unit configured to send the print jobs generated by the first or second generating units to the digital printing apparatus and the post-processing apparatus.

Abstract: The present invention aims that in a printing environment holding only a print instruction and a print data, a printing system capable of updating, changing, correcting, etc. only an additional drawing object is provided by holding an instruction about printing of an additional drawing object (added information) based on the print instruction. In printing out print data on a target page with an additional drawing object added, a job ticket generation means generates a job ticket according to the information about an additional drawing object and instruction information about the printout. Printout means perform printout based on the job ticket generated by the job ticket generating means.