Abstract: An inspection apparatus operable to inspect printed matter is provided. The inspection apparatus, in a case where an inspection process for inspecting a defect of the printed matter is set, performs an inspection process on the scanned image data to be inspected, which has been obtained by reading the printed matter, based on a reference image, and in a case where a character quality inspection process for inspecting a quality of a character of the printed matter is set, performs a character quality inspection process on the scanned image data to be inspected based on the reference image. The inspection apparatus makes an instruction so as to adjust image data to be printed by a printing apparatus that generated the printed matter in accordance with an inspection result of the character quality inspection process.

Abstract: In response to reception of instructions to print a color sample from a user, first, a printing unit is caused to perform calibration. Then, after the calibration is completed in the printing unit, control is performed so that print data is generated by execution of predetermined image processing for image data representing the color sample and printing processing of the print data is performed in the printing unit.

Abstract: Thin magnesium plate 101, which contains metal magnesium, is enclosed by separator 102, which is made of fluid-permeable material and is used as magnesium fuel assembly 100 in magnesium battery 120 in this invention. Magnesium fuel assembly 100 is enclosed from both sides by cathode 103 and provided with electrolyte retention unit 106, which stores electrolyte 107, at its bottom. When magnesium fuel assembly 100 is pushed down from above, separator 102 is impregnated with electrolyte 107, thereby initiating the battery reaction.

Abstract: In processing to thicken a white thin line, the application range thereof is controlled to as to prevent a white thin line not intended by a user from being thickened. The thickening processing is performed for a line that has a density less than or equal to a predetermined density and includes a pixel having attribute information of a drawing object; and not performed for a line that has a density less than or equal to the predetermined density and includes a pixel not having attribute information of the drawing object.

Abstract: In response to reception of instructions to print a color sample from a user, first, a printing unit is caused to perform calibration. Then, after the calibration is completed in the printing unit, control is performed so that print data is generated by execution of predetermined image processing for image data representing the color sample and printing processing of the print data is performed in the printing unit.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a rendering unit, a reception unit, and a smoothing unit. The rendering unit executes rendering processing on page description language (PDL) data and generate bitmap data. The reception unit receives a setting of a rendering condition that is used in the rendering processing in order for the rendering unit to generate bitmap data in which a diagonal line, having a predetermined line width designated by the PDL data, is thicker than a horizontal line having the predetermined line width. The smoothing unit executes smoothing processing on the generated bitmap data. The smoothing unit executes smoothing processing of thickening the diagonal line within the bitmap data based on reception of the setting of the rendering condition by the reception unit, and the smoothing unit executes smoothing processing of thinning the diagonal line based on non-reception of the setting of the rendering condition by the reception unit.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a rendering unit, a reception unit, and a smoothing unit. The rendering unit executes rendering processing on page description language (PDL) data and generate bitmap data. The reception unit receives a setting of a rendering condition that is used in the rendering processing in order for the rendering unit to generate bitmap data in which a diagonal line, having a predetermined line width designated by the PDL data, is thicker than a horizontal line having the predetermined line width. The smoothing unit executes smoothing processing on the generated bitmap data. The smoothing unit executes smoothing processing of thickening the diagonal line within the bitmap data based on reception of the setting of the rendering condition by the reception unit, and the smoothing unit executes smoothing processing of thinning the diagonal line based on non-reception of the setting of the rendering condition by the reception unit.

Abstract: In processing to thicken a white thin line, the application range thereof is controlled to as to prevent a white thin line not intended by a user from being thickened. The thickening processing is performed for a line that has a density less than or equal to a predetermined density and includes a pixel having attribute information of a drawing object; and not performed for a line that has a density less than or equal to the predetermined density and includes a pixel not having attribute information of the drawing object.

Abstract: Thin magnesium plate 101, which contains metal magnesium, is enclosed by separator 102, which is made of fluid-permeable material and is used as magnesium fuel assembly 100 in magnesium battery 120 in this invention. Magnesium fuel assembly 100 is enclosed from both sides by cathode 103 and provided with electrolyte retention unit 106, which stores electrolyte 107, at its bottom. When magnesium fuel assembly 100 is pushed down from above, separator 102 is impregnated with electrolyte 107, thereby initiating the battery reaction.

Abstract: The present invention is designable on any thickness of magnesium thin plate, providing collectable power supply to the battery part of fuel body. The magnesium air battery 100 provides: the fuel body supply 200 including multiples of magnesium fuel bodies 101 that include magnesium; battery part 300 formed of conductive materials and an electrode that supplies electrons to oxygen; the disposal outlet 400, containing the fuel body integration part 401 that collects the exhausted magnesium fuel body 101; the fuel body holding frame 303, where the magnesium fuel body 101 is in a detachable hold, which moves through the fuel body supply 200, the battery part 300 and the disposal outlet 400.

Abstract: A magnesium battery, which uses oxygen in the air as the cathode active material and magnesium as the anode active material, the invention provides a simple mechanism that enables realization of a magnesium fuel assembly and a magnesium battery capable of uninterrupted fuel supply.

Abstract: The small-sized water treatment equipment providing high water treatment efficiency without using multi-stage structure in the water treatment equipment for obtaining fresh water from raw water, including sea water. The water treatment equipment 10 comprises the evaporation parts 11 and 12, the condenser part 13 and the heat exchanger 24, and the raw water, including sea water, being introduced within the equipment circulates between the evaporation parts 11 and 12 and the heat exchanger 24 via circulating the circulation paths 40a to 40d. Further, circulating water circulates between the condenser part 13 and the heat exchanger 24 via circulating the circulating water circulation paths 41a to 41c, being vaporized at the evaporation parts 11 and 12 and cause vapor-liquid contact in the condenser part 13 with the steam that has circulated the air flow channels 42a to 42c.

Abstract: A magnesium fuel element (100) comprises the magnesium thin plate (101), the front surface separator (102), and the back separator (103), and functions as a fuel for the magnesium air battery. The front surface separator (102) and the back separator (103) are folded, and the plurality of magnesium thin plates (101) are arranged in a stacked manner. The front surface separator (102) and the back separator (103) will be expanded, if the magnesium thin plate (101) moves parallel to the front surface.

Abstract: A water treatment system (220) heats raw water, gasifies a portion thereof by an evaporator (34), and condenses the gasified steam at a condensation area (240) to obtain condensed water. The water treatment system (220) includes a heater (32) for heating raw water, a steam conducting part (35, 36) for conducting, to the condensation area (240), steam gasified from the raw water heated by the heater (32), and a pipe (221) for conducting circulating water from the condensation area (240) to the evaporator (34), causing heat exchange between the steam conducted to the condensation area (240) by the steam conducting part (35, 36) and the circulating water, as well as causing heat exchange between the raw water and the circulating water at the evaporator (34).

Abstract: The present invention is designable on any thickness of magnesium thin plate, providing collectable power supply to the battery part of fuel body. The magnesium air battery 100 provides: the fuel body supply 200 including multiples of magnesium fuel bodies 101 that include magnesium; battery part 300 formed of conductive materials and an electrode that supplies electrons to oxygen; the disposal outlet 400, containing the fuel body integration part 401 that collects the exhausted magnesium fuel body 101; the fuel body holding frame 303, where the magnesium fuel body 101 is in a detachable hold, which moves through the fuel body supply 200, the battery part 300 and the disposal outlet 400.

Abstract: A magnesium fuel element (100) comprises the magnesium thin plate (101), the front surface separator (102), and the back separator (103), and functions as a fuel for the magnesium air battery. The front surface separator (102) and the back separator (103) are folded, and the plurality of magnesium thin plates (101) are arranged in a stacked manner. The front surface separator (102) and the back separator (103) will be expanded, if the magnesium thin plate (101) moves parallel to the front surface.

Abstract: A printing control apparatus performs binding processing for binding a plurality of sheets without using a staple to enable a user to easily separate a sheet from a sheet bundle after the binding processing. The printing control apparatus causes a binding unit to perform a binding processing for binding a plurality of sheets without using a staple, and then controls the binding unit to perform a binding processing for binding the plurality of sheets and a sheet different from the plurality of sheets.

Abstract: There are provided: an attribute determination unit configured to determine an attribute of an object included in image data to be subjected to printing processing; a color conversion unit configured to convert the color space of the image data into a color space compatible with a printing apparatus in accordance with the determination results obtained by the attribute determination unit; an edge determination unit configured to determine an edge of an object included in the image data whose color space has been converted by the color conversion unit; and a black monochromatization unit configured to convert the color of a pixel, which is a pixel of an achromatic object of the objects of the image data whose color space has been converted into the color space compatible with the printing apparatus and which is a pixel determined to be an edge by the edge determination unit, into black alone.

Abstract: A water purifying apparatus comprising a casing having a circulation path. A splitter device is disposed within the casing and adapted to split raw water into droplets and create a carrier airflow capable of circulating along the circulation path and carrying water vapor evaporated from the droplets. A demister is disposed within the casing at a position downstream of the splitter device in a direction of the carrier airflow and adapted to remove the droplets while permitting the water vapor to pass therethrough. A condenser is disposed within the casing at a position downstream of the demister in the direction of the carrier airflow and adapted to condense the water vapor flowing out of the demister to create purified water. The demister comprises a plurality of demister plates arranged at intervals of a predetermined distance to define a flow passage therebetween.

Abstract: There are provided: an attribute determination unit configured to determine an attribute of an object included in image data to be subjected to printing processing; a color conversion unit configured to convert the color space of the image data into a color space compatible with a printing apparatus in accordance with the determination results obtained by the attribute determination unit; an edge determination unit configured to determine an edge of an object included in the image data whose color space has been converted by the color conversion unit; and a black monochromatization unit configured to convert the color of a pixel, which is a pixel of an achromatic object of the objects of the image data whose color space has been converted into the color space compatible with the printing apparatus and which is a pixel determined to be an edge by the edge determination unit, into black alone.