Abstract: A control methods and an apparatus for outputting warning-information corresponding to the degree of the user's proficiency in inputting operations are described. The apparatus performs consecutive operations based on set-up data of an operating procedure, and includes a receiving section to receive the set-up data of the operating procedure, an error detecting section to detect an error, a history data memorizing section to memorize the set-up data and history data of the errors as an error history data, an error risk calculating section to calculate a degree of error occurrence risk corresponding to the set-up data, and a warning-information generating section to generate warning-information, corresponding to the degree of error occurrence risk.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming section having a detachable process cartridge provide with identification information; an identification information reading section to read the identification information of the process cartridge; and a control section to control the image forming apparatus on a basis of a comparison result between the identification information and license presence/absence judgment information used for judging whether the process cartridge is licensed or not.

Abstract: An image processing system, having an image pickup trigger device transmitting a image pickup trigger signal, an image pickup device for obtaining image data by imaging a photographic object in response to the trigger signal, a first network for transmitting said image data, a selection device for selecting a set of image data to be processed from the image data, a processing information generating section for generating processing information of the set of image data selected, a second network for transmitting the processing information, and an image data processing section connected to both the first network and the second network for processing the image data.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus, comprises an image forming section having a detachable process cartridge provided with identification information; an identification information reading section to read the identification information of the process cartridge; and a control section to control the image forming apparatus on a basis of a comparison result between the identification information and license presence/absence judgement information used for judging whether the process cartridge is licensed or not.

Abstract: A method for the formation of a color photographic image comprising exposure and development of a photographic element, said photographic element comprising at least one silver halide emulsion layer, a compound capable of releasing a diffusible azo dye compound during development, and at least one mordant layer arranged on a support. The color image formation is effected by the reaction of multivalent metallic ions with an azo dye compound having the formula: ##STR1## wherein G.sup.1 is an alkoxy or a thioalkoxy metallic chelating group; G.sup.2 is a metallic chelating group in which an oxygen atom is involved in the chelate formation; and Z.sup.1 and Z.sup.2 each is a group of atoms necessary to form an aromatic carbocyclic ring or a heterocyclic ring. The azo dye compound and the metallic ions form a metal complex by coordination of the azo group and the G.sup.1 and G.sup.2 groups of the azo dye compound with the multivalent metallic ions.

Abstract: A photographic element containing a nondiffusible metal complex capable of releasing a diffusible photographically useful group. The complex contains at least one poly-dentate ligand which contains the photographically useful group. The complex may be activated when reduced under alkaline conditions to release the photographically useful group.

Abstract: A photographic light-sensitive element for a color diffusion transfer process which has a silver halide emulsion layer and also employs a nondiffusible cyan dye releasing compound. The compound is capable of releasing a diffusible metallic complex which forms an azo dye under alkaline conditions as a function of the development of the silver halide in said silver halide emulsion layer.

Abstract: A photographic element comprising a support provided thereon with at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing a nondiffusible compound which receives at least one electron in an alkaline condition to release a photographically useful material and a nondiffusible electron donor or a precursor thereof having the following formula (I) or (II): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 represents hydrogen, an alkyl, an aryl or a heterocyclic group, R.sup.2 represents hydrogen, an alkyl, an aryl, a heterocyclic, an amino, a carbamide, a sulfonamide, a sulfamoyl, a carbamoyl or a ureido group, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 each is hydrogen, --COR.sup.5, --SO.sub.2 R.sup.6 or --CSR.sup.7 wherein R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 each is a substituted or unsubstituted, respectively, alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, heterocyclic, alkylamino, alkyloxy, aryloxy, alkylthio, arylthio, alkyloxycarbonyl or aryloxycarbonyl group, and R.sup.7 is a substituted or unsubstituted alkyllamino or arylamino group, said R.sup.

Abstract: A photographic light-sensitive element which comprises on a support a light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and having associated therewith a non-diffusible compound capable of, under alkaline condition, releasing a diffusible azo dye, said compound having the formula (1), ##STR1## wherein X represents a group of atoms necessary to complete a naphthalene ring or a benzene ring, G.sup.1 represents a hydroxy group, a salt thereof or a hydrolyzable precursor thereof, G.sup.2 represents a carboxy group, a salt thereof or a hydrolyzable precursor thereof, a hydroxy group, a salt thereof or a hydrolyzable precursor thereof, R.sup.1 is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an aryl group, R.sup.2 is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an aryl group, R.sup.2 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, a carboxy group, a carbamoyl group or an amino group, each of which group may be substituted, R.sup.

Abstract: A silver halide emulsion containing an image dye-forming substance and a hydroquinone compound containing at least one electron attracting group as a color fog inhibiting agent.

Abstract: A light-sensitive photographic element comprising a support and at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer coated thereon having associated therewith a magenta image dye-providing compound which releases a magenta dye or a precursor thereof corresponding to the imagewise exposure of said emulsion layer, said magenta dye-providing compound being a compound represented by formula [I]: ##STR1## wherein Car represents a carrier moiety which can be oxidized under alkaline conditions to release a diffusible dye or a precursor thereof from said compound;R.sup.1 and R.sup.2, which may be the same or different, independently represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms (provided that the total sum of carbon atoms in R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 does not exceed 5), or R.sup.1 and R.sup.

Abstract: A light-sensitive photographic element comprising a support and at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer coated thereon having associated therewith a cyan image dye-providing compound which releases a cyan dye or a precursor thereof corresponding to the imagewise exposure of said emulsion layer, said cyan image dye-providing compound being a compound represented by formula [I] or [II]: ##STR1## wherein Car, R.sup.1, R.sup.2, X, Y.sup.1, Y.sup.2, m, J.sup.1 and J.sup.2 are defined in the specification and claims.

Abstract: 2-Sulfamoyl-5-sulfamido-1-naphthols represented by the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 can be the same or different and each represent a hydrogen atom, a straight-chain alkyl group, a branched alkyl group or a cycloalkyl group; or R.sup.1 and R.sup.

Abstract: In a dye image forming process in color photography comprising imagewise exposing a photographic element comprising a support and a light sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, and processing the exposed photographic element with an alkaline processing solution in the presence of a dye developer whereby a dye image corresponding to the imagewise exposure is formed by oxidation of said developer as a function of development of silver halide, the improvement which comprises the dye developer being a mono azo dye developer represented by the following formula:X--N.dbd.

Abstract: A process for forming a dye image on a receiving element by diffusion transfer from a photosensitive element is disclosed wherein the exposed photosensitive element is processed with an alkaline solution in the presence of a particular dye developer having at least one azo radical.