Abstract: An engine system includes an engine having a combustion chamber, an intake gas passage through which air to be supplied to the combustion chamber flows, an exhaust gas passage through which exhaust gas generated from the combustion chamber flows, a reformer configured to reform the fuel to generate a reformed gas containing hydrogen, a gas supply passage through which air to be supplied to the reformer flows, a bypass passage connected to the gas supply passage and the exhaust gas passage so as to bypass the reformer and through which the fuel having passed through the reformer is circulated to an upstream of the reformer, and a switching valve switched between a normal position that does not allow the fuel having passed through the reformer to flow to the bypass passage and a circulating position that allows the fuel having passed through the reformer to flow to the bypass passage.

Abstract: An engine system includes an engine having a combustion chamber, an intake gas passage through which air to be supplied to the combustion chamber flows, an exhaust gas passage through which exhaust gas generated from the combustion chamber flows, a reformer configured to reform the fuel to generate a reformed gas containing hydrogen, a gas supply passage through which air to be supplied to the reformer flows, a bypass passage connected to the gas supply passage and the exhaust gas passage so as to bypass the reformer and through which the fuel having passed through the reformer is circulated to an upstream of the reformer, and a switching valve switched between a normal position that does not allow the fuel having passed through the reformer to flow to the bypass passage and a circulating position that allows the fuel having passed through the reformer to flow to the bypass passage.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a solar heat collection pipe includes an inner circumferential film forming step of forming an antireflection film on an inner surface of a glass pipe and an outer circumferential film forming step of forming an antireflection film on an outer surface of the glass pipe. These film forming steps are performed so that a part of a coating film through which a coating material is flowed when the coating material is discharged from the glass pipe in a coating material discharging step of the inner circumferential film forming step and a part of a coating film with which the coating material is in contact when the glass pipe is lifted from the coating material in a lifting step of the outer circumferential film forming step are positioned within a half circumference of the glass pipe in a circumferential direction of the glass pipe.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus and method for controlling the information processing apparatus includes creating instructions corresponding to processing for transmitting image data to an apparatus identified by a URL, obtaining icon data based on the URL, and setting the obtained icon data as an icon of the created instructions.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a solar heat collection pipe includes an inner circumferential film forming step of forming an antireflection film on an inner surface of a glass pipe and an outer circumferential film forming step of forming an antireflection film on an outer surface of the glass pipe. These film forming steps are performed so that a part of a coating film through which a coating material is flowed when the coating material is discharged from the glass pipe in a coating material discharging step of the inner circumferential film forming step and a part of a coating film with which the coating material is in contact when the glass pipe is lifted from the coating material in a lifting step of the outer circumferential film forming step are positioned within a half circumference of the glass pipe in a circumferential direction of the glass pipe.

Abstract: A solar heat collection tube with improved optical transmittance and durability to the external environment includes an inner tube through the interior of which a heat medium can flow, an outer tube that covers an outer periphery of the inner tube such that an annular heat insulating space is formed between the outer tube and the inner tube, and thermal expansion difference absorbing means or absorbing a thermal expansion difference between the inner tube and the outer tube. The outer tube is a glass tube, a first anti-reflection film is formed on an inner surface of the glass tube, a second anti-reflection film is formed on an outer surface of the glass tube, the second anti-reflection film is more durable to the external environment than the first anti-reflection film, and the first anti-reflection film has a higher optical transmittance than the second anti-reflection film.

Abstract: This invention is a sunlight-to-heat converting member containing chromium silicide having an element ratio of Cr to Si from 1:1.6 to 1:4.7. This invention is also a sunlight-to-heat converting stack including a layer of the sunlight-to-heat converting member and a metal layer. This invention is also a sunlight-to-heat converting device including a light collecting part, either or both of a container and a flow path where sunlight is collected by the light collecting part, and a heating medium housed in either or both of the container and the flow path. The sunlight-to-heat converting member or the sunlight-to-heat converting stack is formed on a surface of either or both of the container and the flow path. The sunlight-to-heat converting member, the sunlight-to-heat converting stack, and the sunlight-to-heat converting device of this invention can convert light to heat efficiently.

Abstract: A solar heat collection tube with improved optical transmittance and durability to the external environment includes an inner tube through the interior of which a heat medium can flow, an outer tube that covers an outer periphery of the inner tube such that an annular heat insulating space is formed between the outer tube and the inner tube, and thermal expansion difference absorbing means or absorbing a thermal expansion difference between the inner tube and the outer tube. The outer tube is a glass tube, a first anti-reflection film is formed on an inner surface of the glass tube, a second anti-reflection film is formed on an outer surface of the glass tube, the second anti-reflection film is more durable to the external environment than the first anti-reflection film, and the first anti-reflection film has a higher optical transmittance than the second anti-reflection film.

Abstract: A printing apparatus according to the present invention stores in a predetermined storage area, identification information of a print job including a print setting as a monitoring target in accordance with an extension program, for a job registration event issued according to a basic program when the print job is received. Then, for the job registration event issued according to the basic program, a job log including the identification information that has been stored in accordance with the extension program, in a dedicated file different from a normal file.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus comprises: an obtainment unit that obtains an application-related job from a management apparatus; a control unit that controls an application for the information processing apparatus in accordance with the obtained job; and a setting unit that changes, along with the control by the control unit, at least one of settings of the information processing apparatus and settings of the application in accordance with setting information included in the obtained job, wherein in a case where the obtained job represents an instruction to install the application, the control unit obtains, from the distribution apparatus, an application file and a license file that correspond to the application designated by the job, and installs the application using the application file and the license file.

Abstract: A printing apparatus according to the present invention stores in a predetermined storage area, identification information of a print job including a print setting as a monitoring target in accordance with an extension program, for a job registration event issued according to a basic program when the print job is received. Then, for the job registration event issued according to the basic program, a job log including the identification information that has been stored in accordance with the extension program, in a dedicated file different from a normal file.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus comprises: an obtainment unit that obtains an application-related job from a management apparatus; a control unit that controls an application for the information processing apparatus in accordance with the obtained job; and a setting unit that changes, along with the control by the control unit, at least one of settings of the information processing apparatus and settings of the application in accordance with setting information included in the obtained job, wherein in a case where the obtained job represents an instruction to install the application, the control unit obtains, from the distribution apparatus, an application file and a license file that correspond to the application designated by the job, and installs the application using the application file and the license file.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus provided with an extension unit for performing control to download and install an extension program for extending functionality, the extension unit comprises: a first control unit that performs control to download from an external server an introduction program that provides information about the extension program which can be downloaded, and installs the introduction program; an obtaining unit that obtains, from the installed introduction program, information about the extension program; a provision unit that provides a screen for displaying the obtained information about the extension program and for receiving an instruction to install the extension program; and a second control unit that, in response to the instruction by a user via the screen, performs control to use key information included in the obtained information to download and install the extension program.

Abstract: A plating apparatus (1) includes: a holding member (2) that holds a plated object (W); a spacer (4) that is stacked on the holding member (2) via a first seal member (3) in an annular shape surrounding the plated object (W), and has a through portion (45) from which the plated object (W) is exposed and which stores a plating solution; and an anode member (6) that is stacked on the spacer (4) via a second seal member (3) in an annular shape surrounding the through portion (45), and has an anode layer (62) arranged to face the plated object (W) which is exposed from the through portion (45).

Abstract: The storage unit stores first ability information indicating an image processing ability of each of the plurality of image reading apparatuses and second ability information indicating an image processing ability of the image processing apparatus. The accepted job is instructed to execute by any one of the plurality of image reading apparatuses and specifies at least image processing. The selecting is performed on either an image reading apparatus instructing to execute the job or the image processing apparatus based on the first ability information and the second ability information. When the image reading apparatus is selected, the image reading apparatus is controlled to execute the image processing specified in the job. When the image processing apparatus is selected, the image processing apparatus is controlled to execute the image processing specified in the job on data read by the image reading apparatus.

Abstract: This invention is a sunlight-to-heat converting member containing chromium silicide having an element ratio of Cr to Si from 1:1.6 to 1:4.7. This invention is also a sunlight-to-heat converting stack including a layer of the sunlight-to-heat converting member and a metal layer. This invention is also a sunlight-to-heat converting device including a light collecting part, either or both of a container and a flow path where sunlight is collected by the light collecting part, and a heating medium housed in either or both of the container and the flow path. The sunlight-to-heat converting member or the sunlight-to-heat converting stack is formed on a surface of either or both of the container and the flow path. The sunlight-to-heat converting member, the sunlight-to-heat converting stack, and the sunlight-to-heat converting device of this invention can convert light to heat efficiently.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus provided with an extension unit for performing control to download and install an extension program for extending functionality, the extension unit comprises: a first control unit that performs control to download from an external server an introduction program that provides information about the extension program which can be downloaded, and installs the introduction program; an obtaining unit that obtains, from the installed introduction program, information about the extension program; a provision unit that provides a screen for displaying the obtained information about the extension program and for receiving an instruction to install the extension program; and a second control unit that, in response to the instruction by a user via the screen, performs control to use key information included in the obtained information to download and install the extension program.

Abstract: A system includes an image forming apparatus and a server connected to the image forming apparatus via the Internet. The image forming apparatus establishes in response to login of a user, a push type communication method for allowing the server to transmit an instruction, and the server transmits, to the image forming apparatus, an instruction relating to setting information corresponding to the logged-in user by using the established push type communication method.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus may execute a process defined in a job ticket. The image processing apparatus includes a holding unit to hold a job ticket defining a plurality of processes. A display control unit of the image processing apparatus performs control to display, on a display unit, pieces of information about the plurality of processes defined in the job ticket held in the holding unit.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus which is capable of flow easily and efficiently resuming an interrupted processing. The image processing apparatus executes a processing flow for sequentially carrying out a plurality of processes. When execution of the processing flow is interrupted due to occurrence of a power failure, the image processing apparatus creates a recovery processing flow for carrying out yet-to-be-executed ones of the processes included in the processing flow, after restart of the image processing apparatus, and executes the created recovery processing flow.