Abstract: According to one embodiment, a paper feeding device includes a containing unit, a conveyance unit, a heater, a wiring, a thermostat, and a switch. The containing unit contains a sheet bundle. The conveyance unit conveys sheets from the sheet bundle contained in the containing unit one sheet by one. The heater heats the sheet bundle contained in the containing unit. The wiring supplies electric power to the heater. The thermostat controls a driving state of the heater. The switch is inserted in a middle of wiring and switches an ON state and an OFF state of the wiring in response to an input control signal.

Abstract: An adhesion flange structure includes: a first flange extending along and formed to an end portion of a first vehicle body panel with an interposing bend portion; a second flange formed to an end portion of a second vehicle body panel configuring a section of a vehicle body together with the first vehicle body panel, the second flange formed facing the bend portion and the first flange; an adhesive that adheres the bend portion and the first flange to the second flange; a ridge projection portion formed extending along the direction the first flange extends along the end portion of the first vehicle body panel, and formed to at least one portion out of the bend portion and a facing portion of the second flange that faces the bend portion, the ridge projection portion forming a projection towards the opposing side out of the bend portion and the facing portion.

Abstract: A bumper reinforcement structure capable of achieving a weight reduction while still securing required bending strength in a bumper reinforcement structure with closed cross-section structure configured by joining together an inside member and an outside member. A bumper reinforcement is formed with two closed cross-sections configured by joining together three top-to-bottom flanges of an inner panel to three top-to-bottom flanges of an outer panel. The flanges of the inner panel are disposed in the same front-rear direction position as that of the wall portions that configure the closed cross-sections.

Abstract: A printing method includes selecting any one of a first printing mode and a second printing mode based on a printing position error data and an permissible printing position error; and performing a printing process based on the selected printing mode, wherein the first printing mode is a mode in which after a first liquid is discharged to the recording medium, the recording medium is transported to a upstream side in the transportation direction and other liquid is discharged, and the second printing mode is a mode in which the first liquid is discharged from the upstream nozzles in the transportation direction to the recording medium and other liquid is discharged from nozzles that are positioned from downstream side in transportation direction.

Abstract: An adhesion flange structure includes: a first flange extending along and farmed to an end portion of a first vehicle body panel with an interposing bend portion; a second flange formed to an end portion of a second vehicle body panel configuring a section of a vehicle body together with the first vehicle body panel, the second flange formed facing the bend portion and the first flange; an adhesive that adheres the bend portion and the first flange to the second flange; a ridge projection portion formed extending along the direction the first flange extends along the end portion of the first vehicle body panel, and formed to at least one portion out of the bend portion and a facing portion of the second flange that faces the bend portion, the ridge projection portion forming a projection towards the opposing side out of the bend portion and the facing portion.

Abstract: A bumper reinforcement structure capable of achieving a weight reduction while still securing required bending strength in a bumper reinforcement structure with closed cross-section structure configured by joining together an inside member and an outside member. A bumper reinforcement is formed with two closed cross-sections configured by joining together three top-to-bottom flanges of an inner panel to three top-to-bottom flanges of an outer panel. The flanges of the inner panel are disposed in the same front-rear direction position as that of the wall portions that configure the closed cross-sections.

Abstract: An auto-document feeder includes plural conveying sections which have different paths to reach an image scanning section configured to scan an image on a document from a paper feeding section and which guide the document to the image scanning section, a scanning conveying section configured to alternately nip the documents one by one fed by the plural conveying sections and feed the documents in a direction of a paper discharge section through the image scanning section, a gate section which directs the documents to one of the plural conveying sections, and a detecting section configured to detect if a document is fed by the paper feeding section.

Abstract: An auto-document feeder includes a first image scanning section configured to scan an image on first side of documents, a paper feeding section configured to feed the documents one by one, from which images are read by the first image scanning section, a paper discharge section which discharges the documents passing through the first image scanning section, plural conveying sections having different paths to reach the first image scanning section and which guide the document from the paper feeding section to the first image scanning section, a gate section which directs the documents fed by the paper feeding section to one of the plural conveying sections, a second image scanning section configured to scan the image on second side of the documents, a double feeding detecting section which positioned between the first image scanning section and the second image scanning section.

Abstract: A printing method includes selecting any one of a first printing mode and a second printing mode based on a printing position error data and an permissible printing position error; and performing a printing process based on the selected printing mode, wherein the first printing mode is a mode in which after a first liquid is discharged to the recording medium, the recording medium is transported to a upstream side in the transportation direction and other liquid is discharged, and the second printing mode is a mode in which the first liquid is discharged from the upstream nozzles in the transportation direction to the recording medium and other liquid is discharged from nozzles that are positioned from downstream side in transportation direction.

Abstract: There is provided a mobile print planning system for making a mobile print plan, in which a plurality of mobile objects having an operation execution unit performing a printing or post-printing operation are communicably connected to each other and the mobile print plan allows the plurality of mobile objects to perform the printing or post-printing operation. The system includes a delivery instruction information acquisition unit acquiring delivery instruction information including a specification of the printing or post-printing operation; and a management unit making a movement plan and an operation execution plan for the plurality of mobile objects on the basis of the delivery instruction information acquired by the delivery instruction information acquisition unit.

Abstract: An auto-document feeder includes a first image scanning section configured to scan an image on first side of a document, a paper feeding section configured to feed one by one the documents, from which images are read by the first image scanning section, a paper discharge section which discharges the document passed through the first image scanning section, plural conveying section which have different paths to reach the first image scanning section and which guide the document from the paper feeding section to the first image scanning section, a gate section which divides the document, which fed by the paper feeding section, to one of the plural conveying sections, a second image scanning section configured to scan the image on second side of a document, a jam detecting section which is located between the first image scanning section and the second image scanning section.

Abstract: An auto-document feeder includes: a paper feeding section configured to feed original documents one by one; a first feeding section configured to feed the fed original document through a first feeding path; a second feeding section configured to feed the fed original document through a second feeding path; a third feeding section configured to alternately nip one by one the fed original documents; a determining section configured to determine that the original document is nipped by the third feeding section; and a document diverting and feeding section configured to alternately divert and feed, into the first feeding path and the second feeding path, the fed original documents and, if the preceding original document is present, after the preceding original document is detected by the determining section, feed the following original document into the first or second feeding path into which the preceding original document is not fed.

Abstract: An auto-document feeder includes: a document placing section on which an original document is placed; a sheet detection sensor configured to detect the original document, length in a feeding direction of the original document being first length larger than second length; a length detection sensor configured to detect the length of the original document while the original document is fed; a first feeding path for feeding the original document to a reading section for reading an image of the original document; a second feeding path for feeding the original document to the reading section, the second feeding path being different from the first feeding path; a switching section configured to selectively switch the first feeding path and the second feeding path; and a control section configured to divert, with the switching section, the original document to the first feeding path if the sheet detection sensor detects the original document.

Abstract: There is disclosed a grid system selection supporting device comprising: a storage unit that stores use histories for a plurality of grid systems; and an extraction unit that extracts at least one of the plurality of grid systems, based on the use histories.

Abstract: A network data processing system is provided suitable for achieving reduction of network traffic volume and shortening of the time elapsed before first print out. A client unit generates printing data formed by segmenting data with respect to each component that constitutes printing contents, transmits a printing request including header information to a printer, searches for partial data from inside a storage part in response to an acquisition request, and transmits the retrieved partial data to the printer. When the printing request is received, the printer analyzes the received printing request, determines whether or not the partial data required for forming the printing data is stored in a storage part, acquires insufficient partial data from the client unit having a small hop count, stores the acquired partial data in the storage part, and forms the printing data based on the partial data of the storage part.

Abstract: A coloring support system suitable for realizing coloring that matches colors imaged by a user is provided. A coloring support apparatus 100 inputs document data forming a document and acquires, on the basis of the document data inputted, color information concerning colors applied to the document. The coloring support apparatus 100 judges, on the basis of the color information acquired, coloring rules that match coloring applied to the document among coloring rules in a coloring rule registration DB 10 and matching colors that match the coloring rules among the colors applied to the document. The coloring support apparatus 100 displays, for each of the coloring rules judged, displays a name of the coloring rule and a coloring pallet including the matching color group.

Abstract: An image processing method has a detection step of detecting a correspondence between one color of a first plurality of colors in a first image and one color of a second plurality of colors in a second image, and a correction step of correcting the first plurality of colors or the second plurality of colors in accordance with the correspondence.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: a memory that stores a background image and a character image that is separate from the background image and overlaps the background image; a processing target area determining unit that determines a processing target area in the background image, the processing target area being in a prescribed positional relation with the character image; a background feature parameter extracting unit that extracts from the processing target area a background feature parameter that includes a feature frequency showing a frequency characteristics of the processing target area; a character feature parameter extracting unit that extracts from the character image a character feature parameter that includes a feature frequency showing a frequency characteristics of the character image; a parameter determining unit that determines a parameter for use in image processing performed on the processing target area, according to a combination of the background feature parameter and the character

Abstract: A layout element arranging device for arranging a predetermined number of layout elements having directions, which are sequentially arranged, on a plurality of paths having a plurality of arrangement points having directions, allows for a feeling of being, liveliness and truthfulness. The layout element arranging device has a first selection circuit for selecting a predetermined number of arrangement points from the plurality of arrangement points of each of the paths, based on the directions of the plurality of layout elements and the directions of the plurality of arrangement points for each of the paths, and a second selection circuit for selecting a predetermined number of paths from the plurality of paths, based on information concerning directions of the predetermined number of layout elements and the directions of the predetermined number of arrangement points for each of the paths selected by the first selection circuit.

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of the present invention provide a network data processing system to reduce traffic and time for the first printout. A client unit generates printing data, which is divided to correspond to respective constituent parts constituting printing contents, and transmits a printing request including header information to a printer. When the printing request is received, the printer analyzes the received printing request, determines whether partial data necessary for constructing the printing data are stored in a storage section, acquires missing partial data from a printer of which a hop count is smallest, stores the acquired partial data in the storage section, and then constructs the printing data on the basis of the partial data of the storage section. Furthermore, the printer retrieves a storage section for the partial data in response to an acquisition request and transmits the detected partial data to the printer.