Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a storing unit configured to store a job, a printing unit configured to print the job, an acquiring unit configured to acquire a preparation time for the printing unit to become a print-ready state, a determining unit configured to determine a print time for the printing unit to process the job, a specifying unit configured to specify a time for processing the job stored in the storing unit based on the preparation time acquired by the acquiring unit and the print time determined by the determining unit, and a displaying unit configured to display a job execution schedule indicating the job processing time specified by the specifying unit.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus capable of changing the execution order of jobs to thereby suppress occurrence of downtime caused when an operator cannot replenish or replace a consumable. A print queue manages the execution order of jobs. A paper-out prediction section predicts a time at which replenishment or replacement of a consumable to be consumed by the execution of the jobs becomes necessary. An operator absence schedule input section receives an input of a time period during which an operator who is to replenish or replace the consumable cannot replenish or replace the consumable. A job order automatic changing section changes the execution order of the jobs such that the predicted time will not come during the time period, when possible.

Abstract: When a second sheet that is different from a first sheet discharged and stacked on a stacking unit is to be stacked on the first sheet, whether or not to apply an alignment process to the second sheet is determined. If it is determined that the alignment process is not to be applied to the second sheet, the second sheet is stacked on the stacking unit. The alignment process is not applied thereto. If it is determined that the alignment process is to be applied to the second sheet, the second sheet is stacked on the stacking unit and the alignment process is applied thereto.

Abstract: An electrolyzer is comprised of an anode and a cathode which are in contact with an electrolytic solution, wherein at least one of the anode and the cathode is composed of an electric conductor having a gas permeable structure comprising a gas generating surface at which gas is generated by electrolysis of the electrolytic solution, a plurality of through holes leading from the gas generating surface to a different surface and allowing the gas generated on the gas generating surface to selectively pass therethrough, and a gas releasing surface which is the different surface for releasing the gas supplied from the gas generating surface via the through holes. At least one of a surface treatment which causes the gas generating surface to be lyophilic for the electrolytic solution and a surface treatment which causes the gas releasing surface to be lyophobic for the electrolytic solution is performed.

Abstract: In an image processing apparatus, when converting an input image into vector data, converting the vectorized image into data in a file format which can be used in application software, and transferring the converted data in the file format, the image processing apparatus acquires information specifying a destination of the transfer and determines the file format into which the vectorized image is to be converted according to the acquired information specifying the destination. With this configuration, it is possible to provide the image processing apparatus and a control method for the same that allow transfer after conversion into an appropriate file format for each use case.

Abstract: When a second sheet that is different from a first sheet discharged and stacked on a stacking unit is to be stacked on the first sheet, whether or not to apply an alignment process to the second sheet is determined. If it is determined that the alignment process is not to be applied to the second sheet, the second sheet is stacked on the stacking unit. The alignment process is not applied thereto. If it is determined that the alignment process is to be applied to the second sheet, the second sheet is stacked on the stacking unit and the alignment process is applied thereto.

Abstract: A sheet processing apparatus and a method of controlling the same align sheets stacked on a stacking unit, by causing a first alignment member and a second alignment member to come into contact with edges of a sheet stacked on the stacking unit in a sheet width direction. In a case that a second sheet that is different from a first sheet stacked on the stacking unit is to be stacked on the first sheet and aligned using the first alignment member and the second alignment member, control is performed to discharge a partition sheet onto the first sheet stacked on the stacking unit.

Abstract: A printing apparatus which makes it possible to reduce time and labor required by the operator for paper assignment and suppress occurrence of an operation error during execution of the paper assignment. The printing apparatus is provided with a plurality of paper feeders for containing papers. Information on types of papers to be contained in the respective paper feeders is set as a paper assignment configuration. The printing apparatus selects a specific paper assignment configuration, based on an instruction from the operator, from paper assignment configurations stored in a storage device. The selected specific paper assignment configuration is set as the current paper assignment configuration.

Abstract: A printing apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention includes a plurality of sheet feed trays, stores sheet information including property information indicating a property of a sheet and sheet feed tray information indicating a sheet feed tray to which the sheet is allowed to be assigned, and selects a sheet feed tray from the plurality of sheet feed trays based on a designation made by a user. The printing apparatus further displays a sheet allowed to be assigned to the selected sheet feed tray based on the stored sheet information and assigns, to the selected sheet feed tray, a sheet designated by the user from among the displayed sheets.

Abstract: Application data is extracted based on a read document image. A license for a function of printing the application data is permitted in accordance with a license key based on the read document image. After permission, the extracted application data is printed.

Abstract: A printing apparatus having a plurality of sheet storage units that stores sheets to be supplied to a printing unit includes a reception unit configured to receive, from an external printing apparatus in which a sheet storage unit group constituted by arbitrary sheet storage units of a plurality of sheet storage units has been formed, paper information that is information of sheets stored in respective sheet storage units that constitute the sheet storage unit group, and a creation unit configured to form a sheet storage unit group corresponding to a sheet storage unit group formed in the external printing apparatus using arbitrary sheet storage units of the plurality of sheet storage units which the printing apparatus has, based on the information of the sheets stored in each of the plurality of sheet storage units which the external printing apparatus has, and the paper information received by the reception unit.

Abstract: From an external device, a print job which includes application data generated by an application on the external device and print data printable by a printing apparatus is received. The print data in the received print job is rasterized into bitmap data. The application data in the received print job is converted into bitmap data which represents encrypted information rasterizable by the printing apparatus. The converted bitmap data and rasterized bitmap data are composited. The composited bitmap data is printed.

Abstract: Each of two or more document management server stores a document and index data corresponding to the document. Of the index data stored in the two or more document management servers, index data corresponding to a document that satisfies a first retrieval condition is collected for storage. When a user requests retrieval based on a second retrieval condition, it is determined whether the first retrieval condition and the second retrieval condition are the same, and when the first and second conditions are the same, the document retrieval according to the user's instruction is performed by referring to the collected index data.

Abstract: A method for generating custom postscript printer description files, the method including obtaining paper type information, obtaining an original postscript printer description file, converting the paper type information into a postscript printer description format, inserting the converted paper type information into the original postscript printer description file to create a custom postscript printer description file, and storing the custom postscript printer definition file.

Abstract: To produce an ultra-thin copper foil with a carrier foil that microscopic crystal grains can be deposited without being affected by the surface roughness of a carrier foil, etching can be performed until an ultra-fine width such that line/space is 15 mum or less, and the microscopic line and a wiring board have large peel strength even after line of 15 mum is etched. An ultra-thin copper foil wherein a carrier foil, a peeling layer, an ultra-thin copper foil are laminated in this order, the ultra-thin copper foil (before roughening treatment is performed) is an electrolytic copper foil that surface roughness of 2.5 mum as ten point height of roughness profile, and the minimum distance between peaks of salients of a based material is 5 mum or more. Moreover, the surface of the ultra-thin copper foil is performed roughening treatment.

Abstract: In an image processing apparatus, when converting an input image into vector data, converting the vectorized image into data in a file format which can be used in application software, and transferring the converted data in the file format, the image processing apparatus acquires information specifying a destination of the transfer and determines the file format into which the vectorized image is to be converted according to the acquired information specifying the destination. With this configuration, it is possible to provide the image processing apparatus and a control method for the same that allow transfer after conversion into an appropriate file format for each use case.

Abstract: An electrolyzer is comprised of an anode and a cathode which are in contact with an electrolytic solution, wherein at least one of the anode and the cathode is composed of an electric conductor having a gas permeable structure comprising a gas generating surface at which gas is generated by electrolysis of the electrolytic solution, a plurality of through holes leading from the gas generating surface to a different surface and allowing the gas generated on the gas generating surface to selectively pass therethrough, and a gas releasing surface which is the different surface for releasing the gas supplied from the gas generating surface via the through holes. At least one of a surface treatment which causes the gas generating surface to be lyophilic for the electrolytic solution and a surface treatment which causes the gas releasing surface to be lyophobic for the electrolytic solution is performed.

Abstract: To produce an ultra-thin copper foil with a carrier foil that microscopic crystal grains can be deposited without being affected by the surface roughness of a carrier foil, etching can be performed until an ultra-fine width such that line/space is 15 mum or less, and the microscopic line and a wiring board have large peel strength even after line of 15 mum is etched. An ultra-thin copper foil wherein a carrier foil, a peeling layer, an ultra-thin copper foil are laminated in this order, the ultra-thin copper foil (before roughening treatment is performed) is an electrolytic copper foil that surface roughness of 2.5 mum as ten point height of roughness profile, and the minimum distance between peaks of salients of a based material is 5 mum or more. Moreover, the surface of the ultra-thin copper foil is performed roughening treatment.

Abstract: A reflector having a structure in which a high refractive index layer, a low refractive index layer, and a metal layer mainly composed of silver or aluminum are sequentially arranged on a polymer base. The reflector can realize a higher reflectance than the conventional reflective bodies by using a polymer base wherein the atoms measured by XPS which constitute the surface of the polymer base are substantially identical with those constituting the inside of the polymer base. Furthermore, such a reflector can be used for a reflector, a reflector under a light-guiding plate, a backlight device and a liquid crystal display. The polymer base can be obtained by bringing a polymer base and a liquid into contact with each other.

Abstract: An information processing system which makes it possible to enable the effective use of an optional function (surplus optional function) remaining in an unusable state. When one printing apparatus has optional function data (license or an application program) stored therein for execution of an optional function, without a required optional device mounted thereon, and another printing apparatus has the optional device mounted thereon without the optional function data, the optional function data is transferred from the one printing apparatus to the other printing apparatus. Upon reception of the optional function data, the optional function data is stored in a storage device of the printing apparatus. When the optional function data stored in the storage device, and the optional device is mounted, the optional function is caused to be executed.