Abstract: A system includes a non-transitory computer readable medium configured to store instructions thereon; and a processor connected to the non-transitory computer readable medium. The processor is configured to execute the instructions for receiving information from a user interface (UI) for a data request; and assigning identification information to the data request. The processor is further configured to execute the instructions for storing the data request in association with the identification information. The processor is further configured to execute the instructions for transmitting the data request to a vehicle. The processor is further configured to execute the instructions for receiving data from a source the vehicle in response to the transmitted data request; and notifying a user of the received data.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a sensor and a transmitter. The vehicle further includes a non-transitory computer readable medium configured to store instructions thereon. The vehicle further includes a processor connected to the non-transitory computer readable medium. The processor is configured to execute the instructions for receiving or generating a data collection command, wherein the data collection command includes processing instructions for processing data collected from at least one of the sensor, an application log, or a system log, the processing information includes a number of processing operations to be performed, and a type of processing for each of the processing operations. The processor is further configured to execute the instructions for collecting sensor information based on the data collection command.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a harness of which one end is connected to an electrical component. Another end of the harness is connected to a second side of a first circuit board with the harness being bent at a bending point when the first circuit board is mounted to a first mounting area, and is connected to a second side of a second circuit board without the harness being bent at the bending point when the second circuit board is mounted to a second mounting area. A first side of the first circuit board and a first side of the second circuit board are positioned at the same position when mounted. A distance between the second side of the first circuit board and the second side of the second circuit board is smaller than a distance between the bending point and the second side of the first circuit board.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a harness of which one end is connected to an electrical component. Another end of the harness is connected to a second side of a first circuit board with the harness being bent at a bending point when the first circuit board is mounted to a first mounting area, and is connected to a second side of a second circuit board without the harness being bent at the bending point when the second circuit board is mounted to a second mounting area. A first side of the first circuit board and a first side of the second circuit board are positioned at the same position when mounted. A distance between the second side of the first circuit board and the second side of the second circuit board is smaller than a distance between the bending point and the second side of the first circuit board.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus comprises: an image forming unit for forming an image; a transfer member onto which the image is to be transferred; a transfer unit for transferring the image formed on the transfer member onto a sheet; a sensor for detecting reflected light from a detection image on the transfer member based on a detection condition; and a controller that controls the sensor to detect an area of the transfer member in which the image is not formed, generates the detection condition based on the result of detection of the area, controls the sensor to detect the detection image based on the detection condition, and controls a density of an image to be formed by the image forming unit, based on the result of detection of the detection image.

Abstract: A photoacoustic apparatus includes a light irradiation unit configured to irradiate a subject with light a plurality of times; a driving unit configured to move a supporting member so that relative positions of the supporting member and the subject differ at each of the plurality of times; a plurality of transducers configured to receive acoustic waves generated through the plurality of times of irradiation and output a plurality of groups of reception signals corresponding to the plurality of times of irradiation; the supporting member configured to support the transducers such that directional axes of at least some of the transducers converge; a first memory configured to store the groups of reception signals; and a processing unit configured to obtain subject information at a target position by assigning, to each of the groups of reception signals, a weight corresponding to relative positions of the supporting member and the target position.

Abstract: The present invention provides a photoacoustic apparatus by which a redundant time required until presentation of an image to a user can be reduced. A photoacoustic apparatus according to the present invention includes a storage unit configured to hold an electric signal acquired by conversion of a photoacoustic wave occurring from light irradiated to a subject, an input unit configured to designate a region of interest, and an information acquiring unit configured to determine a voxel size based on a size of a region of interest, calculate a subject information distribution in the region of interest by using the voxel size based on the electric signal held in storage unit and cause a display unit to display the subject information distribution.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: an output unit configured to receive light reflected from a measurement image on an image carrier and output a signal corresponding to a light receiving result; a detection unit configured to detect a temperature of the output unit; a conversion unit configured to convert an output value output from the output unit, based on a conversion condition; a controller configured to control an image forming condition for adjusting a density of an image to be formed based on a converted output value by the conversion unit; and a generation unit configured to, at a predetermined timing, acquire an output value output from the output unit without emitting light, control the detection unit to detect the temperature, and generate the conversion condition based on the acquired output value and the detected temperature.

Abstract: A photoacoustic apparatus includes a light irradiation unit configured to irradiate a subject with light a plurality of times; a driving unit configured to move a supporting member so that relative positions of the supporting member and the subject differ at each of the plurality of times; a plurality of transducers configured to receive acoustic waves generated through the plurality of times of irradiation and output a plurality of groups of reception signals corresponding to the plurality of times of irradiation; the supporting member configured to support the transducers such that directional axes of at least some of the transducers converge; a first memory configured to store the groups of reception signals; and a processing unit configured to obtain subject information at a target position by assigning, to each of the groups of reception signals, a weight corresponding to relative positions of the supporting member and the target position.

Abstract: A photoacoustic apparatus includes an emitting unit that emits light onto an object; a receiving unit that receives a photoacoustic wave generated from the object irradiated with the light and outputs a signal; a first calculating unit calculates, based on the signal, an initial sound pressure distribution in a first region; a control unit causes the initial sound pressure distribution to be displayed; an acquiring unit acquires first information on a second region, designated within a region of the initial sound pressure distribution, and based on the first information, second information on a third region; a second calculating unit that calculates, based on the first information, propagation of the light in the third region to calculate a light fluence distribution in the second region; and a third calculating unit calculates, based on the initial sound pressure distribution and the light fluence distribution, an object information distribution in the second region.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: an output unit configured to receive light reflected from a measurement image on an image carrier and output a signal corresponding to a light receiving result; a detection unit configured to detect a temperature of the output unit; a conversion unit configured to convert an output value output from the output unit, based on a conversion condition; a controller configured to control an image forming condition for adjusting a density of an image to be formed based on a converted output value by the conversion unit; and a generation unit configured to, at a predetermined timing, acquire an output value output from the output unit without emitting light, control the detection unit to detect the temperature, and generate the conversion condition based on the acquired output value and the detected temperature.

Abstract: A photoacoustic apparatus includes a light irradiation unit configured to irradiate a subject with pulsed light a plurality of times, a reception unit configured to receive photoacoustic waves generated by the plurality of times of irradiation of the subject with the pulsed light from the light irradiation unit, and output a plurality of signals corresponding to the plurality of times of light irradiation, a blood information acquisition unit configured to acquire information on an amount of blood of the subject, and a subject information acquisition unit configured to acquire subject information of a target region in the subject based on the plurality of signals, wherein the subject information acquisition unit acquires the subject information based on a plurality of signals acquired in a common period in each of repeated cycles of fluctuation of the amount of blood.

Abstract: An image heating apparatus includes a heating member for heating a toner image on a sheet; a fan; a duct provided with an opening for discharging air supplied by the fan, toward the heating member; a shutter for the opening; a motor for moving the shutter; a detector for detecting that the shutter is in a predetermined position; and a controller for controlling the motor; wherein when the detector does not detect the shutter after a predetermined time elapses from production of first instruction for moving the shutter toward the predetermined position, the controller produces second instruction for moving the shutter in a direction away from the predetermined position.

Abstract: An image heating apparatus includes a heating member for heating a toner image on a sheet; a fan; a duct provided with an opening for discharging air supplied by the fan, toward the heating member; a shutter for the opening; a motor for moving the shutter; a detector for detecting that the shutter is in a predetermined position; and a controller for controlling the motor; wherein when the detector does not detect the shutter after a predetermined time elapses from production of first instructions for moving the shutter toward the predetermined position, the controller produces second instructions for moving the shutter in a direction away from the predetermined position.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus comprising an image forming unit configured to form an image, a power supply unit configured to supply electric power to the image forming unit via a power supply line, a door configured to be opened for accessing the image forming unit, an output unit configured to output a signal indicating whether the door is open or closed, an interruption unit configured to interrupt electric power supplied by the power supply unit via the power supply line while the door is open, and a storage unit configured to store information indicating that the interruption unit interrupts electric power supplied by the power supply unit, wherein the signal comprises a first signal indicating that the door is open, and a second signal indicating that the door is closed, and wherein the storage unit clears the information after the second signal is output from the output unit.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus comprising an image forming unit configured to form an image, a power supply unit configured to supply electric power to the image forming unit via a power supply line, a door configured to be opened for accessing the image forming unit, an output unit configured to output a signal indicating whether the door is open or closed, an interruption unit configured to interrupt electric power supplied by the power supply unit via the power supply line while the door is open, and a storage unit configured to store information indicating that the interruption unit interrupts electric power supplied by the power supply unit, wherein the signal comprises a first signal indicating that the door is open, and a second signal indicating that the door is closed, and wherein the storage unit clears the information after the second signal is output from the output unit.

Abstract: A motor control apparatus includes a stepping motor which includes a rotor and a stator, and a control unit, wherein, in a case where the stator is excited in a second excitation pattern before rotation drive of the stepping motor is started in a first excitation pattern, the control unit performs phase adjustment of the rotor by exciting the stator in the first excitation pattern by one cycle or a plurality of cycles of the first excitation pattern with a drive pulse of a frequency within a self-start range of the stepping motor, and starts the rotation drive of the stepping motor by exciting the stator in the first excitation pattern to a target frequency which exceeds a self-start frequency of the stepping motor by changing the drive pulses.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus starts a separation operation of separating at least one of a plurality of image bearing members and an intermediate transfer member from each other at a first speed, and when the at least one of a plurality of image bearing members and the intermediate transfer member are not separated from each other within a predetermined period of time from the start of the separation operation, the image forming apparatus performs the separation operation at a second speed lower than the first speed. With such a configuration, even when a sudden load to the separation motor occurs, a load increases due to aging degradation, etc., the occurrence of a separation operation failure of the intermediate transfer belt may be reduced to increase the service life of the image forming apparatus.

Abstract: An image reading apparatus equipped with an illuminating device having little tint variation. A lamp unit illuminates an original with light, and includes a plurality of white LEDs, and a plurality of auxiliary LEDs that emit lights of different colors and arranged in a manner associated with the white LEDs. A CPU causes auxiliary LEDs to be lighted, so as to correct a color of light emitted from each of the white LEDs. An image reading unit reads the original illuminated by the lamp as an image.

Abstract: A motor control apparatus includes a stepping motor which includes a rotor and a stator, and a control unit, wherein, in a case where the stator is excited in a second excitation pattern before rotation drive of the stepping motor is started in a first excitation pattern, the control unit performs phase adjustment of the rotor by exciting the stator in the first excitation pattern by one cycle or a plurality of cycles of the first excitation pattern with a drive pulse of a frequency within a self-start range of the stepping motor, and starts the rotation drive of the stepping motor by exciting the stator in the first excitation pattern to a target frequency which exceeds a self-start frequency of the stepping motor by changing the drive pulses.