Abstract: A positive electrode for an air battery includes a porous body including carbon. The porous body includes first pores each having a pore diameter of 4 nm or more and less than 100 nm and second pores each having a pore diameter of 100 nm or more and 10 ?m or less. In the porous body, a second pore volume is greater than a first pore volume. The second pore volume is a cumulative pore volume of the second pores. The first pore volume is a cumulative pore volume of the first pores.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus, including: a first reading section which emits visible light to a sheet having an image formed thereon, receives light from the sheet and outputs a read signal having an intensity corresponding to an amount of the received light; a second reading section which emits light including at least ultraviolet light to a ground region of the sheet, receives light from the sheet and outputs a read signal having an intensity corresponding to an amount of the received light; and a correction section which corrects the read signal output from the first reading section by using the read signal output from the second reading section so that a color reproduced by the read signal output from the first reading section is consistent with a color observed by a user.

Abstract: When a roughened pattern is formed on an image protection layer, a thermal transfer sheet is protected from being damaged or broken. A thermal head 18 is driven and controlled such that an image protection layer 15e of a thermal transfer sheet 15 is thermally transferred to a printing medium 14, and that a roughened pattern 40 is formed on the image protection layer 15e. The roughened pattern 40 is made based on a corrected pattern 40B that is obtained by correcting a basic pattern 40A that is a pattern including an island portion formed of a mass of a plurality of high-energy pixels 40a, such that the high-energy pixel 40a surrounded by the high-energy pixels 40a forming an edge area of the island portion is converted to a low-energy pixel 40b.

Abstract: When a roughened pattern is formed on an image protection layer, a thermal transfer sheet is protected from being damaged or broken. A thermal head 18 is driven and controlled such that an image protection layer 15e of a thermal transfer sheet 15 is thermally transferred to a printing medium 14, and that a roughened pattern 40 is formed on the image protection layer 15e. The roughened pattern 40 is made based on a corrected pattern 40B that is obtained by correcting a basic pattern 40A that is a pattern including an island portion formed of a mass of a plurality of high-energy pixels 40a, such that the high-energy pixel 40a surrounded by the high-energy pixels 40a forming an edge area of the island portion is converted to a low-energy pixel 40b.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus, including: a first reading section which emits visible light to a sheet having an image formed thereon, receives light from the sheet and outputs a read signal having an intensity corresponding to an amount of the received light; a second reading section which emits light including at least ultraviolet light to a ground region of the sheet, receives light from the sheet and outputs a read signal having an intensity corresponding to an amount of the received light; and a correction section which corrects the read signal output from the first reading section by using the read signal output from the second reading section so that a color reproduced by the read signal output from the first reading section is consistent with a color observed by a user.

Abstract: A microwaveable sheet (1) that prevents permeation of the oil and is superior in moisture permeability, and a production method thereof. The microwaveable sheet (1) has a paper substrate (2), a resin layer (3) laminated through applying a coating liquid of a resin composition on one face of the paper substrate (2), in which the resin layer (3) has a plurality of air holes (3a). The microwaveable sheet (1) preferably has a water vapor transmission rate of from 200 g/m2/24 hrs to 15,000 g/m2/24 hrs. The microwaveable sheet (1) may have air holes (3a) formed by applying a coating liquid on one face of the paper substrate (2) using a roll having an intaglio on the surface thereof, or may have air holes (3a) formed by applying a coating liquid on one face of the paper substrate (1) having a shape with fine irregularity.

Abstract: A terminal device according to the present application includes an acceptance unit, a detection unit, and a storage unit. The acceptance unit accepts a specifying operation for specifying a piece of content related to a first application. The detection unit detects a predetermined executing operation after the acceptance unit accepts the specifying operation. Upon detection of the executing operation by the detection unit, the storage unit stores the piece of content specified by the specifying operation in a storage region used by a second application.

Abstract: A print-order receiving apparatus includes a first memory unit for storing an administrator password used to determine whether or not to allow access to administrative information, a second memory unit for storing an order-confirmation password used to determine whether or not to perform printing, a first data-reading unit for reading image data from a first portable recording medium, a password requesting unit for requesting input of the order-confirmation password during an operation of receiving a print-order regarding the read image data, a second data-reading unit for reading password data from a second portable recording medium when the order-confirmation password is requested, and a print-determination unit for checking whether the read password data and the order-confirmation password match and for determining whether or not to print the image data.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus which performs an exposure of a plurality of line images concurrently, by scanning an image carrier with a plurality of light beams in a main scanning direction and simultaneously drives the image carrier in a sub scanning direction, the image forming apparatus having: a plurality of light sources which are driven to emit the plurality of light beams corresponding to image data; a polygon mirror configured to deflect the plurality of light beams emitted from the plurality of light sources in a main scanning direction; and a control section which determines an image formation speed and switches, based on the determined image formation speed, a control between a control of changing a number of light sources used for light emission drive and a control of changing a number of polygon mirror use-surfaces used for a scanning with the light beams in the main scanning direction.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus which performs an exposure of a plurality of line images concurrently, by scanning an image carrier with a plurality of light beams in a main scanning direction and simultaneously drives the image carrier in a sub scanning direction, the image forming apparatus having: a plurality of light sources which are driven to emit the plurality of light beams corresponding to image data; a polygon mirror configured to deflect the plurality of light beams emitted from the plurality of light sources in a main scanning direction; and a control section which determines an image formation speed and switches, based on the determined image formation speed, a control between a control of changing a number of light sources used for light emission drive and a control of changing a number of polygon mirror use-surfaces used for a scanning with the light beams in the main scanning direction.

Abstract: A print apparatus includes a print unit that records a print pattern with a thermal head and a ribbon film, the ribbon film having a base film on which transfer-material areas and margin areas including cue marks are arranged; a cue-mark detector that detects the cue marks; a ribbon-moving mechanism that moves the ribbon film on which the transfer-material areas and the cue marks are arranged such that L1<L2 is satisfied, where L1 is a distance between the leading edge of each transfer-material area and the corresponding cue mark and L2 is a distance between a transfer position and a cue-mark detection position; and a ribbon movement controller that monitors the cue-mark detection and moves the ribbon film backward by a distance corresponding to the difference between the distances L1 and L2, thereby positioning the ribbon film with respect to a print start position.

Abstract: An image printing apparatus includes a lottery drawing unit that draws a lottery on the basis of data included in image data to be printed; a maximum-number determining unit that determines whether the number of winners drawn by the lottery drawing unit is less than or equal to a maximum number of winners indicated by data; a storage unit that stores a frame in accordance with a lottery result obtained by the lottery drawing unit; and a printing unit that prints the image data and the frame in a superimposed manner. When the number of winners is determined to be less than or equal to the maximum number of winners, the lottery drawing unit draws a lottery on the basis of data included in image data to be printed. The printing unit prints the image data and the frame in accordance with a lottery result in a superimposed manner.

Abstract: A print-order receiving apparatus includes a first memory unit for storing an administrator password used to determine whether or not to allow access to administrative information, a second memory unit for storing an order-confirmation password used to determine whether or not to perform printing, a first data-reading unit for reading image data from a first portable recording medium, a password requesting unit for requesting input of the order-confirmation password during an operation of receiving a print-order regarding the read image data, a second data-reading unit for reading password data from a second portable recording medium when the order-confirmation password is requested, and a print-determination unit for checking whether the read password data and the order-confirmation password match and for determining whether or not to print the image data.

Abstract: A print apparatus includes a print unit that records a print pattern with a thermal head and a ribbon film, the ribbon film having a base film on which transfer-material areas and margin areas including cue marks are arranged; a cue-mark detector that detects the cue marks; a ribbon-moving mechanism that moves the ribbon film on which the transfer-material areas and the cue marks are arranged such that L1<L2 is satisfied, where L1 is a distance between the leading edge of each transfer-material area and the corresponding cue mark and L2 is a distance between a transfer position and a cue-mark detection position; and a ribbon movement controller that monitors the cue-mark detection and moves the ribbon film backward by a distance corresponding to the difference between the distances L1 and L2, thereby positioning the ribbon film with respect to a print start position.

Abstract: A help-guidance display method includes the steps of performing semi-transparent display processing on an operation screen when displaying help guidance in association with the operation screen or an operation key; and displaying the help guidance so that the help guidance overlies the operation screen subjected to the semi-transparent display processing.

Abstract: It is enabled to easily consign forwarding of printed matters without requiring the addition of any special function other than an electronic mail environment. The consignor transmits a request for forwarding a printed matter as an electronic mail to a destination stated in a manner in which the domicile address and name of the destination and a forwarding consignee electronic mail server are combined in accordance with a certain rule. This enables the forwarding consignee electronic mail server to identify, in accordance with the rule, the domicile address from the destination statement of the electronic mail, take out the text of the electronic mail, print out the domicile address and name of the destination and the text into a printed matter, and forward it to its identified destination.

Abstract: In an image reading apparatus, a film scanner shortens the time required for transferring image data by transferring image data that is compressed in the JPEG format to a computer in response to a request from the computer. On the computer side, the time required for recording image data in the hard disk drive can be shortened and an ensuing process can be simplified so that the time required for capturing and processing image data can be shortened.

Abstract: When a storage unit 18 records the title of a picture or the like with the ASCII codes along with the picture data and reads out the data for transfer. A DMAC controller 2a transfers the ASCII codes along with the picture data stored in a buffer circuit 22 in a lump to a frame memory 1 at a high transfer speed without interposition of a CPU 8. The memory controller 2 interprets the ASCII codes stored in the frame memory 1 to form picture data of letters or characters associated with the ASCII codes and writes the data in the frame memory 1. The picture data stored in the frame memory 1 is read out and routed to a monitoring device 15 so that the letters or characters associated with the ASCII codes are displayed along with a picture corresponding to the picture data.

Abstract: A light diffusing sheet member used as a diffusing plate of a liquid crystal display by which light transmitted from a light source is uniformly diffused so that the luminance of a screen of a light diffusing plate liquid crystal display portion is sufficient and a user can easily look at characters, graphics and the like displayed on the screen from different angles. A light diffusing sheet member comprises a base material sheet and a light diffusing layer applied on the top face of the base material sheet, and beads mixed therein. The beads have different sizes, and include particles buried in a synthetic resin and particles which at least partially project from the synthetic resin.