Abstract: A thermal transfer material includes a support. A release layer is overlaid on the support. A coloring transfer layer is overlaid on the release layer, has thermoplasticity, and is colorable by being exposed and then pressurized. In a printer for use with the thermal transfer material, an image is formed by exposing the coloring transfer layer. The coloring transfer layer is placed on image receiving material after the image is formed. The thermal transfer material is heated and pressurized while the coloring transfer layer is placed on, so as to color the image and transfer the coloring transfer layer to the image receiving material.

Abstract: A photo print is produced from image data. A system controller classifies the photo prints on the basis of additional information of the image data under a classification condition recorded in a smart medium. The photo prints are discharged to sorting trays. The system controller allocates the respective sorting trays to each classification. When the photo print is discharged to the sorting tray, a sorter switches a conveyance route of the photo print in response to a classification signal sent from the system controller. The photo prints are distributed to the sorting trays every classification. Owing to this, the photo prints are prevented from being discharged in a mixed state.

Abstract: There is disclosed an album type image display device. The image display device reads out album data, including image data and album manager data for arranging images in a style of an album, from a memory card and displays an electronic album page by page on the basis of the album data. When a second set of electronic images are read out from a second memory card while successive two pages of the electronic album are displayed, additional pages having the second set of electronic images pasted thereon are interposed between the displayed two pages. Upon pressing an automatic play button, the image display device starts displaying respective pages of the electronic album turn by turn in a predetermined sequence. A respective page is displayed for a time that is determined based on a data volume of that page.

Abstract: A ray applying device as a fixer applies ultraviolet or near ultraviolet rays to a recording surface of a thermosensitive recording sheet. The recording surface is extended two-dimensionally in main and sub scan directions. A plasma display panel extends in the main scan direction, for emitting the ultraviolet or near ultraviolet rays.

Abstract: A reflection case is attached to respective LEDs of an exposure head. An inner wall of the reflection case is formed with a first low-reflection area (reflectance is 0.1), a high-reflection area (reflectance is 0.9), and a second low-reflection area (reflectance is 0.1). These reflection areas are formed in an optical-axis direction from a side of the LED. The reflection case is disposed such that a middle point between the LED and a photosensitive surface of an instant film is positioned within the high-reflection area. The light emitted from the LED is reflected on the inner wall of the reflection case to be applied to the photosensitive surface of the instant film without dispersion. Owing to this, the effective exposure head may be produced.

Abstract: An electronic still camera with a printer includes a vibration detector and a system controller. The vibration detector detects vibration relative to a moving direction of an exposure head of the printer. When the vibration detector detects the vibration exceeding a prescribed level, the system controller interrupts a printing operation of the printer. After that, when the vibration detector detects the vibration falling below the prescribed level, the system controller resumes the printing operation. The exposure head is adapted to be moved, performing the printing operation one line by one line. Until the printing operation for one line is completed, the system controller suspends to interrupt the printing operation.

Abstract: A digital camera, which includes: an image playback module; and a music playback module, wherein a plurality of images are played back accompanied by music, an image playback time for the plurality of images substantially coincides with a music playback time for the music, and the image playback time is defined based on a number of the images and a playback time for each of the images, when sequentially playing back the plurality of images.

Abstract: An informing system for informing a user through a local area network comprises a properties file producing device that produces a properties file and an informing device that informs the user according to the properties file. The properties file shows the following; whether or not an informing job has priority over other informing jobs, whether the informing job will be performed automatically or manually, a range of the informing job, and which communication apparatus will perform the informing job. Therefore, the informing job can be appropriately performed according to the priority and so on.

Abstract: A thermal transfer material includes a support. A release layer is overlaid on the support. A coloring transfer layer is overlaid on the release layer, has thermoplasticity, and is colorable by being exposed and then pressurized. In a printer for use with the thermal transfer material, an image is formed by exposing the coloring transfer layer. The coloring transfer layer is placed on image receiving material after the image is formed. The thermal transfer material is heated and pressurized while the coloring transfer layer is placed on, so as to color the image and transfer the coloring transfer layer to the image receiving material.

Abstract: A thermal transfer material includes a support. A release layer is overlaid on the support. A coloring transfer layer is overlaid on the release layer, has thermoplasticity, and is colorable by being exposed and then pressurized. In a printer for use with the thermal transfer material, an image is formed by exposing the coloring transfer layer. The coloring transfer layer is placed on image receiving material after the image is formed. The thermal transfer material is heated and pressurized while the coloring transfer layer is placed on, so as to color the image and transfer the coloring transfer layer to the image receiving material.

Abstract: A carriage is reciprocated in a width direction of a recording paper. A thermal head, a density sensor and an ink-ribbon cassette are attached to the carriage. While the carriage is moved forward, heat-transfer recording of one line is performed with the thermal head. While the carriage is moved backward after recording the line, the density sensor measures a density of each pixel of the line. The measured density is compared with a predicted density obtained from image data. When a difference between them exceeds a prescribed value, it is judged that a blur and uneven density occur on an image. At this time, the carriage is moved forward again to perform repair recording. When one of heating elements of the thermal head is detected as a broken element, recording is continued with the other normal heating elements.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method and an apparatus of printing an image in a rectangular recording area on a recording material by a printing head as the recording material is advanced in a sub scan direction perpendicular to a main scan direction of the printing head. The printing head has a wider main scanning range than a width of the recording area. On side edge of the advancing recording medium is detected at two points to determine positions in the main scan direction of the two side edge points. Based on the positions of the side edge points, an inclination of the recording medium to the sub scan direction as well as positions of four corner points of the recording area in the main and sub scan direction relative to a center point of the main scanning range are determined.

Abstract: A thermal printer has a conveyor roller set and three thermal heads along a feeding passage. In feeding a recording sheet, a pinch roller is deformed by pressing force of a capstan roller. In addition, platen rollers are also deformed by respective thermal heads. The feeding passage is bent to form V-shape at the feeding roller set and respective thermal heads, so the recording sheet is prevented from waving. By bending the feeding passage, the recording sheet is prevented from waving, so deviation in feeding speed is decreased even when the load to the recording sheet is changed. Moreover, since all thermal heads press the recording sheet simultaneously and are retracted to decrease the pressing force gradually after thermal recording, it is possible to decrease deviation in the load to the recording sheet.

Abstract: According to the present invention, a goods-wrapping apparatus for wrapping a particular article of a plurality of articles, includes: a goods storing section operable to store the plurality of articles; a goods carrying in/out section operable to carry in the articles into the goods storing section and carry out the article from the goods storing section; a printer operable to print a printing content associated with the particular article onto a printing medium based on the particular article; and a wrapping section operable to wrap the particular article carried out from the goods carrying in/out section with the printing medium onto which the printing content associated with the particular article has been printed.

Abstract: Image data representing an image to be printed is captured, and a cutting pattern for cutting the outer form of an image printed on recording paper is selected from a plurality of different cutting patterns. In accordance with the captured image data, one or more images are printed on the recording paper in sizes and layout proper for the selected cutting pattern. Then, the outer forms of one or more images are cut on the recording paper in the selected cutting pattern. This eliminates the necessity of entering the size and layout of the image to be printed on the recording paper and editing a cutting method. Moreover, one or more images can be printed on the recording paper in a desired size and layout, and the outer forms of one or more images are cut on the recording paper in a desired cutting pattern.

Abstract: Image data representing an image to be printed is captured, and a cutting pattern for cutting the outer form of an image printed on recording paper is selected from a plurality of different cutting patterns. In accordance with the captured image data, one or more images are printed on the recording paper in sizes and layout proper for the selected cutting pattern. Then, the outer forms of one or more images are cut on the recording paper in the selected cutting pattern. This eliminates the necessity of entering the size and layout of the image to be printed on the recording paper and editing a cutting method. Moreover, one or more images can be printed on the recording paper in a desired size and layout, and the outer forms of one or more images are cut on the recording paper in a desired cutting pattern.

Abstract: A remote-control unit for vehicles in which an immobilizer facility and keyless entry facility are united to enable bidirectional transmission. Further, a cost reduction is achieved by decreasing the number of parts, and labor required for maintenance is diminished. A remote-control unit for vehicles includes a circuit 16 for receiving a cryptographic code CR from a vehicle when a key 10 is fitted into a key cylinder 21, a circuit 17 for storing a cryptographic code, a control circuit for producing a first cipher system code CS1 in response to a cryptographic code, and producing a second cipher system code CS2 in response to actuation of a manual switch 12, and a transmission circuit 15 for transmitting the cipher system codes in the form of radio waves to the vehicle.

Abstract: A direct color thermal printer and method for direct color thermal recording of a full-color image on a thermosensitive color recording material is provided having yellow, magenta and cyan recording layers formed in this order from the outside, by sequentially recording yellow, magenta and cyan frames of the full-color image in this order in yellow, magenta and cyan recording layers. The recording speed of the yellow frame is set higher than the recording speed of the magenta and cyan frames by predetermining a recording cycle of one pixel or a recording time per pixel which is shorter for the yellow recording layer than the recording cycles for the magenta and cyan recording layers.

Abstract: A thermal printer having a flattening unit which extends in the direction of intersecting the direction of feeding a recording paper. The flattening unit is heated to a temperature lower than the dye transfer temperature, and heats and presses the surface of the recording paper after printing to flatten the surface. Since there are fewer hard copies with characters being printed with black dye, the black dye transfer process period is used for the flattening process by a color image recording unit without providing a separate flattening unit.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a bipolar transistor semiconductor device wherein the active regions of a transistor are formed in an opening provided in an insulating film, electrodes are led out by a polycrystalline silicon film formed on the insulating film, and the upper surfaces of the emitter and base electrodes and the exposed surface of the insulating film are substantially even.