Abstract: In an image processing apparatus including a display device for displaying a binary image stored in a display binary memory and a printer for printing a binary image stored in a printing binary memory, a multi-value-binary conversion circuit for converting a multivalued image stored in a multivalued memory into a binary image is selectively connected to the display binary image memory or the printing binary image memory while arbitration between a display request and a printing request is performed. The multi-value-binary conversion circuit is commonly used for display and printing.

Abstract: An anti-fogging coating composition contains (a) an inorganic alkoxide and/or a hydroxyl group-containing polymer formed therefrom by hydrolysis and polycondensation, the inorganic alkoxide being represented by the formula (I):M(OR).sub.n (X).sub.a-n (I),wherein M is an inorganic element selected from the group consisting of Si, Al, Ti, Zr, Ca, Fe, V, Sn, Li, Be, B and P; R is an alkyl group; X is an alkyl group with or without functional groups or a halogen atom; a is a number representing the valence of M; and n is an integer from 1 to a; (b) a polyalkylene oxide, a weight ratio of the polyalkylene oxide to the inorganic alkoxide and/or the hydroxyl group-containing polymer being 100/1-100/150; (c) 0.5 parts by weight or less of an acid catalyst per 100 parts by weight of (a); (d) 0.

Abstract: The present invention is intended to exactly extract a feature-region along its contour line without erroneously extracting any moving object other than the feature-region. An extraction signal from a feature-region main-portion extracting circuit is sent to a small region eliminating circuit whereby an erroneously extracted small region is detected and eliminated as an erroneously extracted noisy portion. The small region eliminating circuit compares a small region with four predetermined detection patterns, discriminates it as a region other than the feature (face)-region if no match is found and causes a center pixel of a window of 3.times.3 pixels to have a logical value of zero. An output of the small region eliminating circuit is sent to a blank filling circuit which compares its input with four predetermined detection patterns, discriminates it as a face-region if a match is found and makes a central pixel of a window of 13.times.13 pixels have a logical value of 1.

Abstract: Consequently, the resin molding can be coated over the whole surface with a coating material uniformly and with an excellent adhesion.A molding material is compressed and molded with a mold comprising split molds and capable of forming a space between them outer periphery and slidable position of which are tapered, the molds are mutually separated before complete curing to define a space between at least one side surface of the molding and an opposing surface of the mold, a gas flow is formed inside the molds and in a direction towards the outer periphery for discharging any foreign material such as molding-flash and dust through the space to the exterior of the molds, and a fluid coating material is injected in the space between the molding and the surface of the mold and, with the molds clamped again, compressed to be cured.

Abstract: A recording medium for business machines has an ink-receiving layer provided on a substrate. The ink-receiving layer comprises a highly water-absorbent material in which an organic material selected from acrylic acids and polyacrylic acids and an inorganic material selected from inorganic alkoxides and metal alkoxides are grafted.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus capable of connecting a plurality of types of printers including an ink-jet printer, includes a connection unit for electrically connecting a printer, a discrimination unit for discriminating a type of printer connected to the connection unit, a selection unit for, when the discrimination unit discriminates the ink-jet printer, selecting a presence/absence of setting of an ink fixing time, and a setting unit for, when the selection unit selects the presence of setting of the fixing time, allowing setting of the ink fixing time.

Abstract: A recording medium for business machines has an ink-receiving layer provided on a substrate. The ink-receiving layer comprises a highly water-absorbent material in which an organic material selected from acrylic acids and polyacrylic acids and an inorganic material selected from inorganic alkoxides and metal alkoxides are grafted.

Abstract: Information processing method and apparatus are provided. A drawing command is divided into a plurality of drawing commands. The divided drawing commands and the information to designate a printer are added, thereby producing a plurality of drawing packet groups. In order to convert the packet groups into the images suitable for a printing mechanism, the packet groups are transmitted so as to be allocated to a plurality of information processing sections. The drawing command is divided every page to be printed.

Abstract: An image communication apparatus for receiving and recording transmitted recording data, includes a reception unit for receiving the transmitted recording data, a storage unit for storing the recording data received by the reception unit in a nonvolatile manner, a recording unit for reading out and recording the recording data stored in the storage unit after the recording data is received by the reception unit, and a deletion unit for deleting the recording data stored in the storage unit by a manual operation after the recording data is recorded by the recording unit.

Abstract: A television display apparatus is disclosed for forming a small image area in accord with the television signal of a standard system within one portion of the region of a large image area on the screen in accord with the television signal of an HDTV system. The apparatus displays a picture in the small image area within the large area by locally substituting for a first signal to display on the screen a composite picture having a picture of a second signal nested in the picture of the first signal. The apparatus uses three field memories each having a video signal of the second television signal written therein with the cycle. Field detecting apparatus determines whether the video signal in each television signal is a signal form the first field or the second field. The field memory that is not being currently written and has a field which is identical to that of the video signal included in the first television signal being currently scanned is selected for the composite picture.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus capable of connecting a plurality of types of printers including an ink-jet printer, includes a connection unit for electrically connecting a printer, a discrimination unit for discriminating a type of printer connected to the connection unit, a selection unit for, when the discrimination unit discriminates the ink-jet printer, selecting a presence/absence of setting of an ink fixing time, and a setting unit for, when the selection units selects the presence of setting of the fixing time, allowing setting of the ink fixing time.

Abstract: A steel reinforced cement product having substantially increased strength made by: positioning prestressed reinforcing steel in a mold cavity; providing a cementitious mixture in the mold cavity about the reinforcing steel in an amount sufficient to fill the mold cavity to a predetermined extent; curing the reinforced cementitious-steel composite article in the mold; drying the article; applying a glaze to the surface of the dried article; burning the glaze; cooling the burned, glazed article, whereby reducing the strength of the composite article; hydrating the reduced strength composite article; and then recurring the thus produced article.

Abstract: The present optical position detection method and the apparatus therefor is adapted to compute an arithmetic mean of the adjusted light reception values received by adjacent photodetectors as the virtual light reception value at the virtual position, compare not only the adjusted light reception values of the respective photodetectors but also the virtual light reception values with the reference level and utilize the virtual position also as the light interruption position data when light interruption is determined, thus enhancing the accuracy of detecting the position of an object.

Abstract: A document output apparatus is disclosed which comprises a register for registering a handwritten character as a font; a digitizer for inputting to the apparatus information on a row of characters to be output; a CPU for changing as needed a predetermined pitch between characters and a predetermined pitch between lines which are output parameters; and a reader for reading from the register a font corresponding to the information on a row of characters that the digitizer has input. The CPU outputs the font read by the reader on the basis of the changed output parameters.

Abstract: The present optical detection apparatus is adapted to measure an individual light reception value received by respective photodetectors when the light is interrupted by an object and the driving amount for light emission of the respective light emitting devices is controlled to be equal, compute and store the individual driving amount for light emission of the respective light emitting devices so that the individual light reception value may be kept constant and drive the respective light emitting devices in accordance with the individual driving amount for light emission. Accordingly, variation of the light reception value of the respective photodetectors may be eliminated thus preventing erroneous detection of an object.

Abstract: The optical input detection apparatus is adapted to integrate the value of the light received corresponding to the sum of the value of the light received by the light receiving device during driving of the light emitting device and the external flood light, deduct from the integration value the value of the light received equivalent to the external flood light received by the photodetector during the non-driving period following the driving of the light emitting device, compensate the integration value to the signal corresponding to the light emitting output and output the compensated signal to the comparator for comparison. Consequently, the presence or absence of an interruption in the light beam may be detected without being affected by the external flood light.

Abstract: Inorganic raw materials are heated and pressed in a kiln to produce a porous ceramic panel. The foaming body is first-pressed in a foaming step, and after the foaming step the first-pressed foamed body is second-pressed, in order to obtain superior dimensional accuracy and surface smoothness. The panels are applicable, for instance, to interior or exterior materials of various kinds of buildings such as prefabricated houses and shops.

Abstract: Method for manufacturing glazed cement products of a foam light-weight aggregate, reinforcing steel under pretension or a stress-absorbing layer around the reinforcing steel. An action of generating crack, caused by a difference of coefficient of thermal expansion between the reinforcing steel and a portion of cement material while burning and cooling are carried out, is absorbed by the foam light-weight aggregate, the stress-absorbing layer or pretension given to the reinforcing steel. A reaction of unreacted cement component is promoted by the hydration to harden for recovering mechanical strength.

Abstract: A foamed ceramic panel having a base layer comprising foamed inorganic raw materials and a fine glass layer comprising fused and solidified ceramic paper and formed on at least one surface of the base layer. A layer of heat-foamable inorganic raw materials and the ceramic paper laminated on the surface of the layer of heat-foamable inorganic raw materials are simultaneously burned and fused together. In producing the panel, the glossiness of the surface of the panel is improved by quenching the foamed panel and re-heating the same to a softening temperature. The panels are applicable to interior or exterior materials for various kinds of buildings, art ceramic panels for decoration, and the like.