Abstract: According to an embodiment, a system for dynamically generating user interfaces for electronic receipts is disclosed. An electronic receipt management server receives and stores a first electronic receipt generated for a transaction made by a customer at a physical store, a customer identifier, and first additional information unique to the physical store. The server receives and stores a second electronic receipt for a transaction made by the customer at an online store, the customer identifier, and second additional information unique to the online store. The server transmits the first and second electronic receipts, the customer identifier, and the first and second additional information, in response to an inquiry containing the customer code. A client device displays a first graphical user interface including a first selectable object to view an image of the first electronic receipt and a second selectable object to view an image of the second electronic receipt.

Abstract: A method for predicting a strength of a structure modeled by an additive manufacturing method includes acquiring a material layering method including at least one of a scanning direction, a scanning pitch, a layering direction, and a layering pitch of a material, and estimating the strength of the structure by factoring in strength anisotropy attributable to the material layering method.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a system for dynamically generating user interfaces for electronic receipts is disclosed. An electronic receipt management server receives and stores a first electronic receipt generated for a transaction made by a customer at a physical store, a customer identifier, and first additional information unique to the physical store. The server receives and stores a second electronic receipt for a transaction made by the customer at an online store, the customer identifier, and second additional information unique to the online store. The server transmits the first and second electronic receipts, the customer identifier, and the first and second additional information, in response to an inquiry containing the customer code. A client device displays a first graphical user interface including a first selectable object to view an image of the first electronic receipt and a second selectable object to view an image of the second electronic receipt.

Abstract: An information providing device for a trip to multiple users including a first user and a second user is provided. The information providing device includes circuitry configured to determine a destination of the trip based on a degree of interest of the first user, provide the second user with a first trip proposal to the destination when a degree of interest of the second user in the destination is greater than or equal to a predetermined degree-of-interest threshold value, and provide the second user with a second trip proposal to the destination when the degree of interest of the second user in the destination is less than the predetermined degree-of-interest threshold value. In the second trip proposal, a degree of recommendation of the trip proposal is increased from the first trip proposal.

Abstract: A constructed unit is fixed to a base by means of a plurality of support posts while being spaced from the base. The constructed unit includes an orthogonal acceleration unit. An incidence regulator unit is fixed to the base by a pair of support posts while being spaced from the base and the constructed unit. The incidence regulator unit includes, among others, a pair of blades that define a slit, and heaters for heating the pair of blades.

Abstract: An imaging lens comprises in order from an object, a first lens group of positive refractive power, a second lens group of positive refractive power, and a third lens group of negative refractive power. In focusing from infinity to a close object, the first lens group is fixed in position, and the second lens group and the third lens group are moved so that the distance between the first lens group and the second lens group is reduced, and the distance between the second lens group and the third lens group is increased. Further, the following conditional expression (1) is satisfied: 1.0<f1/f<2.5??(1) where f1: is the focal length of the first lens group, and f: the focal length of the entire system.

Abstract: A variable-magnification optical system has five lens groups, namely, from object side, positive, negative, positive, positive, and negative lens groups, and achieves magnification variation by varying all axial distances between the lens groups. Focusing is achieved by moving the fourth lens group along an optical axis. Vibration correction is achieved by moving all or part of the fifth lens group perpendicularly to the optical axis. Fulfilled are formulae 4.0<|f1/f2|<6.0, 1.0<f4/f1<1.5, and 2.0<|f4/fv|<4.0, f1 representing a focal length of the first lens group, f2 a focal length of the second lens group, f4 a focal length of the fourth lens group, and fv a focal length of the vibration correction group.

Abstract: An image-capturing optical system includes: a positive first lens group; and a positive second lens group, wherein the positive first lens group and the positive second lens group are arranged in order from an object side in the image-capturing optical system, the image-capturing optical system focuses on a close object by moving the second lens group as a whole along a light axis toward the object side, a lens closest to the object side in the second lens group has a convex surface facing the object side, a lens closest to an image side in the second lens group is a positive meniscus lens having a convex surface facing the image side, the image-capturing optical system satisfies following condition expressions (1) to (3) 2.2<1Gr_Fl/FL<3.8??(1) 0.9<2Gr_Fl/FL<1.5??(2), and 0.45<1Gr_R_nop/1Gr_Thi<0.85??(3).

Abstract: A variable-magnification optical system has five lens groups, namely, from object side, positive, negative, positive, positive, and negative lens groups, and achieves magnification variation by varying all axial distances between the lens groups. Focusing is achieved by moving the fourth lens group in optical axis direction. Vibration correction is achieved by moving all or part of the fifth lens group perpendicularly to optical axis. Fulfilled are formulae 4.0<|f1/f2|<6.0, 1.0<f4/f1<1.5, and 2.0<|f4/fv|<4.0, f1 representing a focal length of the first lens group, f2 a focal length of the second lens group, f4 a focal length of the fourth lens group, and fv a focal length of the vibration correction group.

Abstract: An imaging optical system includes first to third lens groups, and performs focusing by moving the second lens group, to satisfy the following conditional expressions: 0.8<1Gr_Fl/FL<1.2, 0.6<|2Gr_Fl/FL|<2.5, 0.6<3Gr_Fl/FL<1.8 0.8<1Gr_R_nop/1Gr_Thi<1.1, and ?0.6<2Gr_R_nop/2Gr_Thi<1.6 where FL, 1Gr_Fl, 2Gr_Fl, and 3Gr_Fl represent focal lengths of the entire system, and the first to third lens groups, respectively, 1Gr_R_nop represents a distance from the outermost surface of the first lens group on the object side to a rear principal point of the first lens group, 1Gr_Thi represents a total length of the first lens group, 2Gr_R_nop represents a distance from the outermost surface of the second lens group on the object side to a rear principal point of the second lens group, and 2Gr_Thi represents a total length of the second lens group.

Abstract: A variable-magnification optical system has five lens groups, namely, from object side, positive, negative, positive, positive, and negative lens groups, and achieves magnification variation by varying all axial distances between the lens groups. Focusing is achieved by moving the fourth lens group in optical axis direction. Vibration correction is achieved by moving all or part of the fifth lens group perpendicularly to optical axis. Fulfilled are formulae 4.0<|f1/f2|<6.0, 1.0<f4/f1<1.5, and 2.0<|f4/fv|<4.0, f1 representing a focal length of the first lens group, f2 a focal length of the second lens group, f4 a focal length of the fourth lens group, and fv a focal length of the vibration correction group.

Abstract: Provided is an image pickup lens that despite being small is favorably corrected for aberrations and has a five element configuration that is wide angle and has a bright F-number also provided is an image pickup device and a portable terminal using the image pickup lens. The image surface side of the fifth lens has an aspherical shape, has an inflection point at a position other than a position that intersects with the light axis, and satisfies the following formulae: ?5.0<(r1+r2)/(r1?r2)??1.0 (1); 0.90<f1/f<1.70 (2); 0.35<?DL13/f<0.55 (3). Provided that r1: curvature radius of the first lens object side surface, r2: curvature radius of the first lens image side surface, f1: focal distance of the first lens, f: focal distance of the entire image pickup lens system, ?DL13: distance on the optical axis from object side surface of the first lens to image side surface of the third lens.

Abstract: An imaging optical system includes first to third lens groups, and performs focusing by moving the second lens group, to satisfy the following conditional expressions: 0.8<1Gr—Fl/FL<1.2, 0.6<|2Gr—Fl/FL|<2.5, 0.6<3Gr—Fl/FL<1.8 0.8<1Gr—R—nop/1Gr—Thi<1.1, and ?0.6<2Gr—R—nop/2Gr—Thi<1.6 where FL, 1Gr_Fl, 2Gr_Fl, and 3Gr_Fl represent focal lengths of the entire system, and the first to third lens groups, respectively, 1Gr_R_nop represents a distance from the outermost surface of the first lens group on the object side to a rear principal point of the first lens group, 1Gr_Thi represents a total length of the first lens group, 2Gr_R_nop represents a distance from the outermost surface of the second lens group on the object side to a rear principal point of the second lens group, and 2Gr_Thi represents a total length of the second lens group.

Abstract: An image-capturing optical system includes: a positive first lens group; and a positive second lens group, wherein the positive first lens group and the positive second lens group are arranged in order from an object side in the image-capturing optical system, the image-capturing optical system focuses on a close object by moving the second lens group as a whole along a light axis toward the object side, a lens closest to the object side in the second lens group has a convex surface facing the object side, a lens closest to an image side in the second lens group is a positive meniscus lens having a convex surface facing the image side, the image-capturing optical system satisfies following condition expressions (1) to (3) 2.2<1Gr—Fl/FL<3.8??(1) 0.9<2Gr—Fl/FL<1.5??(2), and 0.45<1Gr—R—nop/1Gr—Thi<0.85??(3).

Abstract: An imaging lens system includes, from the object side, an aperture stop, a positive first lens convex to the object side, a negative second lens, a positive third lens convex to the object side, a positive meniscus fourth lens convex to the image side, and a negative biconcave fifth lens, and fulfills the conditional formulae 0.8<f/f1<1.30, 0.5<f4/f1<0.90, 0.6<d4/d3<2.0, and 0.80<R3_1/f<2.20, where f is the focal length of the entire imaging lens system, f1 and f4 are the focal lengths of the first and fourth lenses, d3 is the axial thickness of the second lens, d4 is the axial aerial distance between the second and third lenses, and R3_1 is the radius of curvature of the object-side surface of the third lens on the optical axis.

Abstract: A printing apparatus that includes a head unit in which a plurality of heads are disposed so that parts of nozzle rows overlap with each other between the heads and a control unit configured to make the head unit execute a specified operation for forming flushing dots other than image formation dots on a print medium by discharging liquid through the nozzles. The control unit makes the head unit execute the specified operation in which a liquid amount discharged in the specified operation per nozzle that does not belong to an overlap area where parts of the nozzle rows overlap with each other between the heads is larger in a set movement distance thereof than a liquid amount discharged in the specified operation per nozzle that belongs to the overlap area in a set movement distance thereof, if a specified condition for execution of the specified operation is satisfied.

Abstract: A printing apparatus which can form an image formation dot for printing an image defined as an object to be printed on a printing medium, the printing apparatus comprising a line head which includes a nozzle array arraying a plurality of nozzles, by moving at least one of a printing medium and the head, in a direction intersecting a direction relatively changing a position of the printing medium and the head and a control unit which performs a specific operation forming a flushing dot besides the image formation dot by discharging a liquid on the line head, wherein, when a specific condition increasing viscosity of the liquid is satisfied, the control unit performs the specific operation of discharging the liquid to the printing medium and the specific operation of discharging the liquid to a place other than the printing medium.

Abstract: A variable-magnification optical system has five lens groups, namely, from object side, positive, negative, positive, positive, and negative lens groups, and achieves magnification variation by varying all axial distances between the lens groups. Focusing is achieved by moving the fourth lens group in optical axis direction. Vibration correction is achieved by moving all or part of the fifth lens group perpendicularly to optical axis. Fulfilled are formulae 4.0<|f1/f2|<6.0, 1.0<f4/f1<1.5, and 2.0<|f4/fv|<4.0, f1 representing a focal length of the first lens group, f2 a focal length of the second lens group, f4 a focal length of the fourth lens group, and fv a focal length of the vibration correction group.

Abstract: Provided is an image pickup lens that despite being small is favorably corrected for aberrations and has a five element configuration that is wide angle and has a bright F-number also provided is an image pickup device and a portable terminal using the image pickup lens. The image surface side of the fifth lens has an aspherical shape, has an inflection point at a position other than a position that intersects with the light axis, and satisfies the following formulae: ?5.0<(r1+r2)/(r1?r2)??1.0 (1); 0.90<f1/f<1.70 (2); 0.35<?DL13/f<0.55 (3). Provided that r1: curvature radius of the first lens object side surface, r2: curvature radius of the first lens image side surface, f1: focal distance of the first lens, f: focal distance of the entire image pickup lens system, ?DL13: distance on the optical axis from object side surface of the first lens to image side surface of the third lens.

Abstract: A liquid discharge apparatus, comprising: a transportation unit that transports a medium; a head that includes a first nozzle array on which nozzles for discharging a first liquid are arrayed, and a second nozzle array on which nozzles for discharging a second liquid are arrayed; and a controller that controls the transportation unit and the head based on print data, wherein, in a case where the printing of the print data is designated to be performed without forming the printing dots of the first liquid on the medium, the controller causes the head to discharge the second liquid from the second nozzle array to form the printing dots of the second liquid on the medium, and causes the head to discharge the first liquid from the first nozzle array to form the flushing dots of the first liquid on the medium.