Abstract: To provide a control device that can prevent an increase in a processing load and that can effectively allocate a radio resource. A control device (30) according the present disclosure includes: a deciding unit (31) configured to decide whether or not an interval between generation of a first flow that is generated when performing radio communication between a communication terminal (10) and a base station (20) and generation of a second flow that is generated after the generation of the first flow exceeds a permissible delay time of the first flow; and a determination unit (32) configured to determine deletion of non-transmitted data related to the communication terminal (10) after lapse of the permissible delay time of the first flow when it is decided that the generation interval exceeds the permissible delay time of the first flow.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a thermal conductivity-giving material capable of giving substantially the same level of a thermal conductivity as that of the conventional material by using a smaller amount thereof than that conventionally used or giving a higher thermal conductivity than that of the conventional material by using substantially the same amount thereof as that conventionally used. The aforementioned problem can be solved by an easily deformable aggregate (D) comprising 100 pts·mass of thermally conductive particles (A) having an average primary particle diameter of 0.1 to 10 ?m, and 0.1 to 30 pts·mass of an organic binding agent (B), in which the easily deformable aggregate (D) has an average particle diameter of 2 to 100 ?m, and an average compressive force required for a 10% compressive deformation rate is 5 mN or lower.

Abstract: Provided is a pneumatic tire improved in the durability at a splice part (2) of a tire-constituting member (1) and in the uniformity of the tire, and a process for producing the same. The pneumatic tire includes a tire-constituting member (1) having a splice part (2) on which a thin film (3) made of a thermoplastic resin or a thermoplastic elastomer composition is coated and fusion-bonded. In addition, the process for producing the pneumatic tire includes a step of heating the thin films (3) each arranged at the splice part (2) of an inner liner layer (14) or the splice part (2) of a carcass layer (13) so as to thermally fusing the thermoplastic resin or the thermoplastic elastomer composition constituting the thin films (3).

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming unit that forms, on a recording medium, an image including a special image based on special image data specifying a density value of a special toner that gives a special effect and a color image based on color image data specifying a density value of a color toner; a determining unit that determines whether the image is to be observed from an image formation surface or the image is to be observed from a surface opposite to the image formation surface through the recording medium; and an adjusting unit that performs adjustment to reduce the density value of the special image data based on a result of determination made by the determining unit.

Abstract: An approach is provided for processing pattern data which corresponds to a type of visual effect that is obtained by applying a transparent material to a recording medium to which colored material is applied according to image data. Arrangement information indicating, for example, an area of the image data relative to the recording medium is employed when calculating a magnification to be applied to a size of the pattern data. Further, the image data is converted in accordance with the calculated magnification, and an image is formed on the recording medium by using the converted image data and the magnified (reduced or enlarged) pattern data.

Abstract: A printing control device includes a toner-scattering prevention plane generating unit that generates toner-scattering prevention plane data indicating that clear toner is applied to an outline drawing that is identified from target data for print; and an image-data generating unit that generates image data that includes the outline drawing by using the toner-scattering prevention plane data.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a storage unit that stores pattern data on a transparent material; a receiving unit that receives image data output to the recording medium by using arrangement information including information that indicates an area of the image data relative to the recording medium; an arrangement-information processing unit that refers to the arrangement information to calculate a magnification for output of the image data; a selecting unit that selects the pattern data from the storage unit; a magnification-change processing unit that reduces or enlarges a size of the selected pattern data in accordance with the calculated magnification; a first converting unit that converts the image data in accordance with the calculated magnification; and an image forming unit that forms an image on the recording medium by using the converted image data and the reduced-size or enlarged-size pattern data.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming unit that forms, on a recording medium, an image including a special image based on special image data specifying a density value of a special toner that gives a special effect and a color image based on color image data specifying a density value of a color toner; a determining unit that determines whether the image is to be observed from an image formation surface or the image is to be observed from a surface opposite to the image formation surface through the recording medium; and an adjusting unit that performs adjustment to reduce the density value of the special image data based on a result of determination made by the determining unit.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a receiving unit to receive color plane data and white control plane data for specifying a type of a white effect to be applied to a recording medium with a white color material; a determining unit to determine image recording operation for realizing the white effect based on the white control plane data; a first generating unit to generate chromatic color material image data indicating a recording amount of a chromatic color material based on the color plane data; a second generating unit to generate white color material image data indicating a recording amount of a white color material based on the white control plane data; and a control unit to control recording of images corresponding to the chromatic color material image data and the white color material image data on one or both sides of the recording medium according to the image recording operation.

Abstract: The present invention includes a first generating unit that generates a recording-amount of a chromatic-color-material in each pixel of a color-image from first image data indicating the color-image; a second generating unit that generates a recording-amount of a transparent-color-material in each pixel of a transparent-image from second image data indicating the transparent-image; a storage unit that stores an upper-limit-recording-amount of the color-materials and an upper-limit-recording-amount assignable to the transparent-color-material, for color material image data indicating an image formed from the recording-amount of the chromatic-color-material and the recording-amount of the transparent-color-material; and a correcting unit that calculates a recording-amount assignable to the transparent-color-material by subtracting the recording-amount of the chromatic-color-material from the upper-limit-recording-amount of the color-materials, and corrects the recording-amount of the transparent-color-material

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a receiving unit to receive color plane data and white control plane data for specifying a type of a white effect to be applied to a recording medium with a white color material; a determining unit to determine image recording operation for realizing the white effect based on the white control plane data; a first generating unit to generate chromatic color material image data indicating a recording amount of a chromatic color material based on the color plane data; a second generating unit to generate white color material image data indicating a recording amount of a white color material based on the white control plane data; and a control unit to control recording of images corresponding to the chromatic color material image data and the white color material image data on one or both sides of the recording medium according to the image recording operation.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: a protected area determining unit that determines a protected area to be protected by forming a transparent color material pattern made of a transparent color material on recording paper; a grain-direction acquiring unit that acquires a grain direction of the recording paper; a pattern determining unit that determines a direction of the transparent color material pattern based on the acquired grain direction; a pattern generating unit that generates the transparent color material pattern in the determined direction; and a color material forming unit that forms the transparent color material pattern in the determined direction on the protected area of the recording paper.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a thermal conductivity-giving material capable of giving substantially the same level of a thermal conductivity as that of the conventional material by using a smaller amount thereof than that conventionally used or giving a higher thermal conductivity than that of the conventional material by using substantially the same amount thereof as that conventionally used. The aforementioned problem can be solved by an easily deformable aggregate (D) comprising 100 pts·mass of thermally conductive particles (A) having an average primary particle diameter of 0.1 to 10 ?m, and 0.1 to 30 pts·mass of an organic binding agent (B), in which the easily deformable aggregate (D) has an average particle diameter of 2 to 100 ?m, and an average compressive force required for a 10% compressive deformation rate is 5 mN or lower.

Abstract: A printing control device includes a toner-scattering prevention plane generating unit that generates toner-scattering prevention plane data indicating that clear toner is applied to an outline drawing that is identified from target data for print; and an image-data generating unit that generates image data that includes the outline drawing by using the toner-scattering prevention plane data.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes a tread portion; a plurality of main grooves extending in a tire circumferential direction on the tread portion; at least four ribs sectioned by the main grooves on the tread portion; a plurality of open sipes, each formed across both edge portions of the rib, the open sipes being formed on each of the ribs; and a plurality of multisipes, each formed on one of the edge portions of the rib. The multisipes are formed on only each of the ribs between which an outer main groove is positioned, and are aligned along the edge portion of the rib. The outer main groove is a main groove in an outermost position in a tire width direction out of the main grooves.

Abstract: The present invention includes a first generating unit that generates a recording-amount of a chromatic-color-material in each pixel of a color-image from first image data indicating the color-image; a second generating unit that generates a recording-amount of a transparent-color-material in each pixel of a transparent-image from second image data indicating the transparent-image; a storage unit that stores an upper-limit-recording-amount of the color-materials and an upper-limit-recording-amount assignable to the transparent-color-material, for color material image data indicating an image formed from the recording-amount of the chromatic-color-material and the recording-amount of the transparent-color-material; and a correcting unit that calculates a recording-amount assignable to the transparent-color-material by subtracting the recording-amount of the chromatic-color-material from the upper-limit-recording-amount of the color-materials, and corrects the recording-amount of the transparent-color-material

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: a protected area determining unit that determines a protected area to be protected by forming a transparent color material pattern made of a transparent color material on recording paper; a grain-direction acquiring unit that acquires a grain direction of the recording paper; a pattern determining unit that determines a direction of the transparent color material pattern based on the acquired grain direction; a pattern generating unit that generates the transparent color material pattern in the determined direction; and a color material forming unit that forms the transparent color material pattern in the determined direction on the protected area of the recording paper.

Abstract: Provided is a pneumatic tire improved in the durability at a splice part (2) of a tire-constituting member (1) and in the uniformity of the tire, and a process for producing the same. The pneumatic tire includes a tire-constituting member (1) having a splice part (2) on which a thin film (3) made of a thermoplastic resin or a thermoplastic elastomer composition is coated and fusion-bonded. In addition, the process for producing the pneumatic tire includes a step of heating the thin films (3) each arranged at the splice part (2) of an inner liner layer (14) or the splice part (2) of a carcass layer (13) so as to thermally fusing the thermoplastic resin or the thermoplastic elastomer composition constituting the thin films (3).

Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes a tread portion; a plurality of main grooves extending in a tire circumferential direction on the tread portion; at least four ribs sectioned by the main grooves on the tread portion; a plurality of open sipes, each formed across both edge portions of the rib, the open sipes being formed on each of the ribs; and a plurality of multisipes, each formed on one of the edge portions of the rib. The multisipes are formed on only each of the ribs between which an outer main groove is positioned, and are aligned along the edge portion of the rib. The outer main groove is a main groove in an outermost position in a tire width direction out of the main grooves.

Abstract: A battery set and a method for producing electric power output are disclosed as including a plurality of groups (A, B) of series-connected battery cells, wherein each group produces a voltage of x [V] in a normal state and a voltage of y [V] in an overcharged state and wherein each group includes more than y/(y−x) pieces and less than 400/x pieces of battery cells (12a, 12b, 12c, 12n; 14a, 14b, 14c, 14d, 14n) which are connected in series, and the plurality of groups of the series-connected battery cells are connected in parallel. Preferably, the battery set includes plural groups of more than four pieces of LiMn2O4 type lithium ion battery cells which are connected in series, with the plural groups being connected in parallel.