Abstract: Printer identification information is added when a printer is registered to a cloud service. In a case where a user selects, on a client terminal, a printer registered with the cloud print service, found in searching, a print setting application is automatically downloaded and installed by using the printer identification information registered with the cloud service.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a reproduction method for obtaining a negative electrode active material with improved rapid charge-discharge property, from a used lithium ion secondary battery. A technology disclosed herein is directed to a reproduction method for a negative electrode active material from a used lithium ion secondary battery, including: a preparation step of preparing the used lithium ion secondary battery including a positive electrode, a negative electrode including a negative electrode active material containing a carbon material, and an electrolyte; a charging step of charging the lithium ion secondary battery; a discharging step of discharging the lithium ion secondary battery obtained after the charging step, at a discharge rate higher than a charge rate of the charging step; and a recovery step of recovering the negative electrode active material containing the carbon material from the negative electrode in the lithium ion secondary battery obtained after the discharging step.

Abstract: There is provided a master for micro flow path creation, a transfer copy, and a method for producing a master for micro flow path creation by which transfer copies having an area with high hydrophilicity can be easily mass-produced, the master for micro flow path creation including: a base material; a main concave-convex portion provided on a surface of the base material and extending in a planar direction of the base material; and a fine concave-convex portion provided on a surface of the main concave-convex portion and having a narrower pitch than the main concave-convex portion. The fine concave-convex portion has an arithmetic average roughness of 10 nm to 150 nm and has a specific surface area ratio of 1.1 to 3.0.

Abstract: In the image forming method, a halftone image is generated by performing halftone processing for an input image, a scanned image of a printed material on which on which the halftone image is printed is obtained, and a failure component of an image forming apparatus is identified based on a difference between the scanned image and the input image. In the generation, the halftone image is generated by representing a dot pattern of a halftone portion in a case where the input image is a test image for the failure diagnosis by a dot pattern whose frequency is relatively higher than that of a dot pattern that is applied to the halftone portion in a case where the input image is an image other than the test image.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a reproduction method for obtaining a negative electrode active material with improved cycle characteristics from a secondary battery. The technology disclosed herein is a reproduction method for a negative electrode active material, including: a preparation step of preparing a secondary battery including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, an electrolyte, and a phosphorus-containing compound; a charging step of charging the secondary battery in a temperature environment that is at or above a decomposition temperature of the phosphorus-containing compound; and a recovery step of recovering a negative electrode active material from the negative electrode in the secondary battery obtained after the charging step.

Abstract: A positive electrode active material for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries contains a lithium transition metal composite oxide that contains not less than 80% by mole of Ni relative to the total number of moles of metal elements other than Li; and Ti is present at least in the surfaces of particles of the composite oxide. With respect to this positive electrode active material, if particles having a volume-based particle diameter more than the 70% particle diameter (D70) are taken as first particles and particles having a volume-based particle diameter less than the 30% particle diameter (D30) are taken as second particles, the molar fraction (A2) of Ti relative to the total number of moles of metal elements in the surfaces of the second particles is higher than the molar fraction (A1) of Ti relative to the total number of moles of metal elements in the surfaces of the first particles.

Abstract: A motor drive system of the embodiment includes a power converter, a state detector, a frequency calculator, a frequency correction command generator, a drive amount limiter, and a speed controller. The power converter drives a motor by PWM control. The state detector detects a drive state of the motor. The frequency calculator detects a size of a specific frequency component which fluctuates according to the drive state by using an index value indicating the drive state. The frequency correction command generator generates a correction command of a carrier frequency used for the PWM control on the basis of a detected result of periodic fluctuation of the drive state. The drive amount limiter limits a drive amount of the motor.

Abstract: To provide an electrolytic capacitor with improved reliability. The electrolytic capacitor including: at least one capacitor element including an anode foil having a first part including a first end, and a second part including a second end, a dielectric layer formed on at least a surface of the second part, and a cathode part covering at least part of the dielectric layer, a package body enclosing the capacitor element; and an external electrode. At least a surface of the second part has a porous portion, and at least an end face of the first end is exposed from the package body and is in contact with the external electrode.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus that is capable of preventing lowering of operability when printing is performed. In a client terminal, an OS acquires capability information related to printing capability from a server that provides a cloud print service or a printer, and a controller displays a screen. The capability information has a hierarchical structure including at least one item name and a plurality of attribute values belonging to the item name. The controller can perform first display for collectively displaying the item name and the attribute values and second display for displaying the plurality of attribute values in a state sorted into groups of attribute values relevant to each other.

Abstract: Printer identification information is added when a printer is registered to a cloud service. In a case where a user selects, on a client terminal, a printer registered with the cloud print service, found in searching, a print setting application is automatically downloaded and installed by using the printer identification information registered with the cloud service.

Abstract: The present invention provides an inspection apparatus and a print system comprising a printing apparatus and the inspection apparatus. The inspection apparatus obtains a read image by reading the printed material, detects an image defect that has occurred in the printed material by comparing the read image and a reference image. The inspection apparatus extracts feature information of the image defect based on difference information between pixel data of the reference image corresponding to a plurality of pixels in a region surrounding the image defect excluding the image defect in the region and pixel data indicating the image defect included in the read image and identifies a cause of the image defect based on the extracted feature information.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus obtains a scanned image by scanning an image of a chart on which a test image has been printed, detects an image defect included in the scanned image, obtains a feature of the detected image defect, and identifies a cause of occurrence of the image defect based on the feature. The test image includes at least one mixed-color image of multinary colors, which are a secondary or higher-order color.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus that stores a printer driver configured to generate image data to be transmitted according to a predetermined protocol includes a selection unit configured to select printer information regarding a single printer from stored printer information regarding a plurality of printers, a notification unit configured to give a notification to an application corresponding to the printer information selected by the selection unit, an acquisition unit configured to, based on an instruction given by the application having received the notification, acquire first capability information that is defined by a predetermined protocol and second capability information that is not defined by the predetermined protocol from a cloud print service, and a display unit configured to, based on the second capability information acquired by the acquisition unit, display an object that receives a print setting.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus that is capable of preventing lowering of operability when printing is performed. In a client terminal, an OS acquires capability information related to printing capability from a server that provides a cloud print service or a printer, and a controller displays a screen. The capability information has a hierarchical structure including at least one item name and a plurality of attribute values belonging to the item name. The controller can perform first display for collectively displaying the item name and the attribute values and second display for displaying the plurality of attribute values in a state sorted into groups of attribute values relevant to each other.

Abstract: To provide an electrolytic capacitor with improved reliability. The electrolytic capacitor including: at least one capacitor element including an anode foil having a first part including a first end, and a second part including a second end, a dielectric layer formed on at least a surface of the second part, and a cathode part covering at least part of the dielectric layer; a package body enclosing the capacitor element; and an external electrode. At least a surface of the second part has a porous portion, and at least an end face of the first end is exposed from the package body and is in contact with the external electrode.

Abstract: A non-transitory recording medium storing a computer program for an application providing a Graphical User Interface (GUI) causing a computer to perform each step of a control method of the computer, the method including: a reception step of receiving a print ticket including a print setting according to activation of the program for the application by an operating system after a print instruction is given by a user; and a display control step of displaying a screen for authenticated printing based on the received print ticket in which the authenticated printing has been set.

Abstract: A printer driver communicates with a printer using a predetermined print protocol to obtain first attribute information related to printing from the printer. The print driver generates a print job conforming to the predetermined print protocol based on data received from an application and transmits the generated print job to the extension application (S606). The extension application obtains attribute information in a different form from the first attribute information (S611). The extension application displays a user interface (UI) for print settings based on at least the second attribute information (S613). The extension application generates a print job to be transmitted to the printer based on settings made via the UI and the print job received from the printer driver.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit configured to form an image on a sheet. The image forming unit includes a photosensitive member; a charger configured to charge the photosensitive member based on a charging potential; an exposure unit configured to expose the photosensitive member charged by the charger to light to form an electrostatic latent image on the photosensitive member, an exposure intensity of the exposure unit being controlled based on an exposure condition; a developing sleeve configured to develop the electrostatic latent image; and one or more processors configured to perform operations including controlling the image forming unit to form a line test image and a width test image.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming unit comprising: a photosensitive member configured to rotate; a charging unit configured to charge the photosensitive member based on a charging bias; an exposure unit configured to expose the photosensitive member charged by the charging unit with laser light to form an electrostatic latent image on the photosensitive member; and a developing device configured to develop the electrostatic latent image based on a development bias to form an image on the photosensitive member, a reading unit configured to read a test image formed by the image forming unit, and a controller configured to: control the image forming unit to form the test image; control the reading unit to read the test image.

Abstract: An energy-beam-crosslinkable pressure sensitive adhesive composition, including an acrylic resin (A) having energy beam crosslinkability, and a tackifier (B). The tackifier (B) contains a styrene-based resin (B1). A pressure sensitive adhesive sheet including an energy-beam-crosslinkable pressure sensitive adhesive composition layer containing the energy-beam-crosslinkable pressure sensitive adhesive composition on a substrate or a release liner.