Abstract: Provided is a composite member including: an inorganic matrix part made from an inorganic substance that includes at least one of a metal oxide or a metal oxide hydroxide as a main component, contains substantially no single metal and alloy, and is a diamagnetic substance or a paramagnetic substance; and a ferromagnetic material part that is present inside the inorganic matrix part, directly bonds with the inorganic substance making up the inorganic matrix part, and is made from a ferromagnetic substance. In the inorganic matrix part, particles of the inorganic substance are continuously present, and the inorganic matrix part has a larger volume ratio than that of the ferromagnetic material part.

Abstract: Provided is a composite member including an inorganic matrix part that is made from an inorganic substance including a metal oxide hydroxide; and an electrically conductive material part that is present in a dispersed state inside the inorganic matrix part and has electric conductivity. In the composite member, a porosity in a cross section of the inorganic matrix part is 20% or less.

Abstract: Provided is an inorganic structure including a plurality of inorganic particles; and a binding part that covers a surface of each of the plurality of inorganic particles and binds each of the plurality of inorganic particles together. The binding part contains: an amorphous compound containing at least one of aluminum or titanium, oxygen, and one or more metallic elements; and a plurality of fine particles having an average particle size of 100 nm or less. The plurality of inorganic particles has an average particle size of 1 ?m or more, and the plurality of inorganic particles has a volume percentage of 30% or more.

Abstract: Provided is an optical filter including: a matrix including an inorganic substance having a water solubility of 0.4 g/100 g-H2O or less; and a wavelength selective absorption material dispersed in the matrix. The optical filter absorbs an optical component having a wavelength of any band in a target wavelength band of 0.8 to 20 ?m. A temperature at which a mass reduction rate of the wavelength selective absorption material is 10% by mass when heated in air from 100° C. at a rate of 10° C./min is 900° C. or less. An apparent density of the optical filter relative to a true density of the matrix is 70% or more. In the target wavelength band, a wavelength bandwidth where a linear transmittance per 1 mm thickness of the optical filter is 30% or more is 50 nm or more.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a fiber branch structure for spatial optical communication for transmitting information by emitting communication light. The fiber branch structure is provided with: a light emitter configured to emit communication light; a light emission controller configured to control the light emitter; an optical fiber configured to transmit the light emitted from the light emitter; a distributor configured to distribute the light, the distributer being optically coupled to an output terminal of the optical fiber; and an optical fiber group optically coupled to a plurality of output terminals of the distributor. According to the present invention, a communication area can be established without blind spots. That is, the fiber branch structure for spatial optical communication according to the present invention includes an optical fiber group optically coupled to a plurality of output terminals of the distributor.

Abstract: This optical communication device (1) is provided with: a plurality of light-receiving elements (11) configured to receive communication light, the plurality of light-receiving elements being provided so as to correspond to a plurality of channels; and a controller (15) configured to perform control to invalidate output from a light-receiving element that has received high-intensity light higher in light intensity than a predetermined value among the plurality of light-receiving elements.

Abstract: In a symbol input device, a receiving section receives a symbol input instruction to input a symbol through a software keyboard image. A processor switchingly executes a non-conversion mode and a conversion mode. The symbol includes a first phonogram of a first language and a second phonogram of a second language. A first software keyboard image includes a consonant key image and a first vowel key image. A second software keyboard image includes a consonant key image, and a second vowel key image, instead of the first vowel key image, representing a second vowel character corresponding to a first vowel character. The processor controls a display to display the second software keyboard image in the conversion mode.

Abstract: In a mobile terminal apparatus, a user identifying unit (a) extracts a printed matter image of a printed matter in a photo image taken by an imaging device, (b) transmits to an image forming apparatus a user inquiry with the printed matter image, (c) receives a response to the user inquiry from the image forming apparatus, and (d) displays the photo image on a display device and displays the user name indicated by the response so as to accompany the printed matter image in the displayed photo image. In the image forming apparatus, a printed matter history managing unit determines a document image that agrees with a printed matter image on the basis of a printed matter history upon receiving the user inquiry and the printed matter image, and transmits as the response a user name of a user associated with the determined document image.

Abstract: This image processing apparatus includes a first determination section, a first control section, a second determination section, and a second control section. If the first determination section determines that there are images whose outer shapes are not rectangular, the first control section performs control operations to connect edges of the images to combine the images. The second determination section determines whether the outer shape of the combined image, which is made of the images combined by the first control section, is rectangular or whether the combined image is bilaterally symmetric with respect to a predetermined line passing through the center of the combined image. If the second determination section determines that the outer shape of the combined image is rectangular or that the combined image is bilaterally symmetric, the second control unit performs control operations to produce a composite image of the images with the edges connected to each other.

Abstract: In a mobile terminal apparatus, a user identifying unit (a) extracts a printed matter image of a printed matter in a photo image taken by an imaging device, (b) transmits to an image forming apparatus a user inquiry with the printed matter image, (c) receives a response to the user inquiry from the image forming apparatus, and (d) displays the photo image on a display device and displays the user name indicated by the response so as to accompany the printed matter image in the displayed photo image. In the image forming apparatus, a printed matter history managing unit determines a document image that agrees with a printed matter image on the basis of a printed matter history upon receiving the user inquiry and the printed matter image, and transmits as the response a user name of a user associated with the determined document image.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an operation panel that includes an operation key. A mobile terminal apparatus includes an imaging device, a display device, a touch panel, a key detecting unit, and a key command transmitting unit. The key detecting unit displays a photo image taken by the imaging device on the display device, detects an operation key image of the operation key, and determines a displaying position of the operation key image displayed on the display device. Upon detecting a user operation to the display position of the operation key image, the key command transmitting unit transmits a command of a private function to the image forming apparatus, and the private function is associated with the operation key by the mobile terminal apparatus. Upon receiving the command from the mobile terminal apparatus, the image forming apparatus performs the private function.

Abstract: This image processing apparatus includes a first determination section, a first control section, a second determination section, and a second control section. If the first determination section determines that there are images whose outer shapes are not rectangular, the first control section performs control operations to connect edges of the images to combine the images. The second determination section determines whether the outer shape of the combined image, which is made of the images combined by the first control section, is rectangular or whether the combined image is bilaterally symmetric with respect to a predetermined line passing through the center of the combined image. If the second determination section determines that the outer shape of the combined image is rectangular or that the combined image is bilaterally symmetric, the second control unit performs control operations to produce a composite image of the images with the edges connected to each other.

Abstract: To provide a sleep mode control system restricting power consumption while an image forming apparatus (ifma) is in a sleep mode (slm) and allowing a user to deactivate the sleep mode without impairing his/her convenience. The sleep mode control system includes the imf entering the slm to reduce power consumption and a power generator provided below a passage floor on which the imf is mounted. The power generator has a power generation unit, when stepped, provides a private power generation and an electromotive force detection unit detecting an electromotive force generated at the power generation unit successively, generating a pulse signal using the resulting electromotive force, and outputting the resulting pulse signal successively. The ifma has a sleep control part deactivating the slm, while the ifma is being in the slm, based on a signal pattern of the pulse signal outputted from the electromotive force detection unit.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a document reading unit, an image forming unit, an image data saving unit, a correction instruction detection unit, an image correction unit, and a controller. The document reading unit reads an image on a source document and acquires image data. The image forming unit prints an image on a recording sheet according to the image data. The image data saving unit saves the image data of image printed by the image forming unit on the recording sheet. The correction instruction detection unit detects the correction instruction written on the recording sheet on which the image is printed. The image correction unit corrects the image data stored in the image data saving unit, according to the correction instruction detected by the detection unit. The controller causes the image forming unit to print an image representing the image data corrected by the image correction unit.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a camera, a document sheet image determining portion, an operation determining portion, and an image processing portion. The document sheet image determining portion determines whether or not document sheet image data is contained in photographic image data that has been obtained by photographing with the camera installed on the image processing apparatus. The operation determining portion determines whether or not operation image data is contained in the photographic image data, the operation image data showing a pattern of user's hand and corresponding to an operation for processing the document sheet image data. The image processing portion executes the processing of the document sheet image data based on the operation corresponding to the operation image data when it is determined that the document sheet image data and the operation image data are contained in the photographic image data.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a document reading unit, an image forming unit, an image data saving unit, a correction instruction detection unit, an image correction unit, and a controller. The document reading unit reads an image on a source document and acquires image data. The image forming unit prints an image on a recording sheet according to the image data. The image data saving unit saves the image data of image printed by the image forming unit on the recording sheet. The correction instruction detection unit detects the correction instruction written on the recording sheet on which the image is printed. The image correction unit corrects the image data stored in the image data saving unit, according to the correction instruction detected by the detection unit. The controller causes the image forming unit to print an image representing the image data corrected by the image correction unit.

Abstract: To provide a sleep mode control system restricting power consumption while an image forming apparatus (ifma) is in a sleep mode (slm) and allowing a user to deactivate the sleep mode without impairing his/her convenience. The sleep mode control system includes the imf entering the slm to reduce power consumption and a power generator provided below a passage floor on which the imf is mounted. The power generator has a power generation unit, when stepped, provides a private power generation and an electromotive force detection unit detecting an electromotive force generated at the power generation unit successively, generating a pulse signal using the resulting electromotive force, and outputting the resulting pulse signal successively. The ifma has a sleep control part deactivating the slm, while the ifma is being in the slm, based on a signal pattern of the pulse signal outputted from the electromotive force detection unit.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a camera, a document sheet image determining portion, an operation determining portion, and an image processing portion. The document sheet image determining portion determines whether or not document sheet image data is contained in photographic image data that has been obtained by photographing with the camera installed on the image processing apparatus. The operation determining portion determines whether or not operation image data is contained in the photographic image data, the operation image data showing a pattern of user's hand and corresponding to an operation for processing the document sheet image data. The image processing portion executes the processing of the document sheet image data based on the operation corresponding to the operation image data when it is determined that the document sheet image data and the operation image data are contained in the photographic image data.