Abstract: A plasma spectrometry method with high reproducibility of plasma light emission is described, wherein the method comprises: a detection step of applying a voltage, thereby detecting the resulting plasma light emission; and non-detection step of detecting no plasma light emission.

Abstract: An analysis tool for use mounted to an analysis device that automatically analyzes a specified component contained in a sample. The analysis tool includes a light measurement well to hold a measurement solution as a measurement subject, and to measure the measurement solution. The light measurement well includes an opening to dispense the measurement solution through, a measurement solution holder to hold the measurement solution dispensed through the opening, and an emission section that emits measurement light caused to be emitted from the measurement solution held in the measurement solution holder in a light receiving direction of the analysis device. The measurement light is fluorescent light or chemiluminescent light. The measurement solution holder has a flattened profile that is flattened in the light receiving direction.

Abstract: A chip for plasma generation, a plasma generator, and a plasma spectrometry method are described, having high reproducibility of plasma light emission without a requirement of a discharge unit for removing air bubbles, wherein the chip includes a channel comprising a first region, a narrow portion, and a second region, where the narrow portion is in communication with the first region and the second region and has a cross-sectional area smaller than the first region and the second region.

Abstract: A chip for plasma generation, a plasma generator, and a plasma spectrometry method, having high reproducibility of plasma light emission are described, wherein the chip for plasma generation contains a channel, wherein the channel has a first region, a narrow portion, and a second region, wherein the narrow portion is in communication with the first region and the second region and has a cross-sectional area smaller than the first region and the second region, and the chip further includes an air bubble movement prevention unit that prevents air bubbles generated in the narrow portion from moving from the narrow portion toward the upstream side of the narrow portion.

Abstract: A mixing apparatus includes: a mixing container with a discharge port for discharging mixed liquid; a filter paper covering the discharge port to temporarily retain the liquid; a receiving unit with a waste liquid collecting portion for receiving a first liquid discharged from the discharge port through the filter paper, and a measuring portion for receiving a second liquid subjected to treatment different from treatment for the first liquid; and an operation portion for enabling selection between a first receiving state in which the waste liquid collecting portion receives the first liquid and a second receiving state in which the measuring portion receives the second liquid, and also for controlling the movement of the first liquid or the second liquid.

Abstract: A chip for plasma generation, a plasma generator, and a plasma spectrometry method, having high reproducibility of plasma light emission are described, wherein the chip for plasma generation contains a channel, wherein the channel has a first region, a narrow portion, and a second region, wherein the narrow portion is in communication with the first region and the second region and has a cross-sectional area smaller than the first region and the second region, and the chip further includes an air bubble movement prevention unit that prevents air bubbles generated in the narrow portion from moving from the narrow portion toward the upstream side of the narrow portion.

Abstract: A chip for plasma generation, a plasma generator, and a plasma spectrometry method are described, having high reproducibility of plasma light emission without a requirement of a discharge unit for removing air bubbles, wherein the chip includes a channel comprising a first region, a narrow portion, and a second region, where the narrow portion is in communication with the first region and the second region and has a cross-sectional area smaller than the first region and the second region.

Abstract: A plasma spectrometry method with high reproducibility of plasma light emission is described, wherein the method comprises: a detection step of applying a voltage, thereby detecting the resulting plasma light emission; and non-detection step of detecting no plasma light emission.

Abstract: A mixing apparatus includes: a mixing container with a discharge port for discharging mixed liquid; a filter paper covering the discharge port to temporarily retain the liquid; a receiving unit with a waste liquid collecting portion for receiving a first liquid discharged from the discharge port through the filter paper, and a measuring portion for receiving a second liquid subjected to treatment different from treatment for the first liquid; and an operation portion for enabling selection between a first receiving state in which the waste liquid collecting portion receives the first liquid and a second receiving state in which the measuring portion receives the second liquid, and also for controlling the movement of the first liquid or the second liquid.

Abstract: Provided is an image output method of outputting predetermined image data from plural pieces of image data, the method including: acquiring a group including plural pieces of image data which are similar to each other; detecting a face turning angle with respect to a face image plane included in an image indicated by each image data belonging to the same group and a face rotation angle indicating a rotation angle in the face image plane; and outputting image data, in which the face turning angle and the face rotation angle are smaller than those of other image data, among the image data belonging to the same group.

Abstract: A gamut shape prediction method of predicting a shape of a gamut expressed on a predetermined color space for an output apparatus includes: forming a plurality of target data which represents a cross-section surface along a first axis in the predetermined color space where the gamut is formed and which is used to search for boundary points of the gamut; calculating the boundary points of the target data by setting all boundary points of the target data located above or below along the first axis as references; and predicting the shape of the gamut from the calculated boundary points of each target data.

Abstract: A printer fetches a horizontal direction DCT coefficient group and a vertical direction DCT coefficient group for each block from the JPEG data. The printer selects edge patterns similar to the brightness changes expressed by these coefficient groups from a specified table, and records those pattern numbers in a RAM. The printer judges whether or not the brightness changes of the blocks with each other adjacent are continuous based on the pattern number of each block recorded in the RAM. And by connecting the edge patterns when those brightness changes are continuous, the printer accumulates the blur widths that exist extending over the blocks. Then, based on this cumulative value, the printer determines the presence or absence of image blur. It is possible thereby to detect with good precision the blur of images even for high resolution images while reducing the used memory capacity.

Abstract: Provided is an image output method of outputting predetermined image data from plural pieces of image data, the method including: acquiring a group including plural pieces of image data which are similar to each other; detecting a face turning angle with respect to a face image plane included in an image indicated by each image data belonging to the same group and a face rotation angle indicating a rotation angle in the face image plane; and outputting image data, in which the face turning angle and the face rotation angle are smaller than those of other image data, among the image data belonging to the same group.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus that selects at least one photo image out of a plurality of photo images. A face area determining unit detects whether or not there is a face in each photo image and determines a face area of the face, if any, detected in each photo image. An image evaluation processing unit calculates a first edge amount pertaining to the face area detected in each photo image. An image selecting unit selects a photo image from among the plurality of photo images on the basis of the first edge amount of each photo image.

Abstract: An image data analyzing device that reads and analyzes image data includes a number-of-blurred-pixels detecting unit that detects a number of blurred pixels, which is a number of pixels indicating blur width of a contour in an image represented by the image data, a number-of-image-pixels acquiring unit that acquires a number of image pixels, which is a number of pixels related to a size of the image represented by the image data, and an upper-limit-output-size determining unit that determines, on a basis of the number of blurred pixels and the number of image pixels of the image data, an allowable upper limit output size of an image outputted by using the image data.

Abstract: Provided is an imaging device including a photographing instruction input unit which inputs a photographing instruction, a mode setting unit which sets a plurality of photographing modes including substantially the same amount of exposure and different aperture and a photographing unit which performs continuously a photographing process using the plurality of photographing modes in accordance with the photographing instruction.

Abstract: A printer fetches a horizontal direction DCT coefficient group and a vertical direction DCT coefficient group for each block from the JPEG data. The printer selects edge patterns similar to the brightness changes expressed by these coefficient groups from a specified table, and records those pattern numbers in a RAM. The printer judges whether or not the brightness changes of the blocks with each other adjacent are continuous based on the pattern number of each block recorded in the RAM. And by connecting the edge patterns when those brightness changes are continuous, the printer accumulates the blur widths that exist extending over the blocks. Then, based on this cumulative value, the printer determines the presence or absence of image blur. It is possible thereby to detect with good precision the blur of images even for high resolution images while reducing the used memory capacity.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus for printing includes an analysis unit, a correction unit, a print-data generating unit, and a storage unit. When first analysis data corresponding to target image data has been generated, the analysis unit does not perform analysis processing on the target image data. When first analysis data corresponding to the target image data has not been generated, the analysis unit performs analysis processing on the target image data and generates second analysis data. The correction unit corrects the target image data using the first or second analysis data corresponding to the target image data and generates corrected image data. The print-data generating unit generates print data using the corrected image data. The storage unit stores the second analysis data in association with the corresponding target image data.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a storage unit that stores a plurality of reference feature data items corresponding to a plurality of objects, the reference feature data items respectively representing predetermined features of the objects, a feature data generating unit that, for each of images, generates a feature data item representing each predetermined feature as a predetermined feature of a subject represented in the image, a subject identifying unit that, for each feature data item, identifies to which of the objects the subject corresponds by using the feature data item and the reference feature data items, and a calculation unit that, for each object, depending on a result of identifying by the subject identifying unit, calculates the number of object images in which the object is represented as the subject.

Abstract: A search system is provided. The search system has: an interface unit for starting an interface component corresponding to an installed browser by utilizing a browser function capable of interpreting a script contained in an HTML file, and accessing a search component through the interface component; and a search engine unit started by the search component and adapted to interpret an inputted character string and search for data corresponding to the character string in a database in accordance with the result of the interpretation.