Abstract: The present invention provides: a base support in which, by kneading an ultraviolet light absorber into a transparent polyester film, there is no tendency of ultraviolet absorbents to bleed out an image-forming element using the base support.

Abstract: A supporting material is provided which has excellent antistatic ability and has a high film membrane strength, and in which peeling-off of a layer in a manufacturing process or at the time of handling (coating or conveying) is prevented and white-powder contamination and adhesion of foreign matters caused by falling of an antistatic agent and also failure of liquid film repellency caused by the white-powder contamination and adhesion of foreign matters are prevented. This supporting material also has excellent transparency and high scratch resistance. The supporting material has, on one surface of a substrate, an antistatic layer and a protective layer formed in the order given. The antistatic layer comprises acicular metal oxide grains, and the protective layer comprises an epoxy cross-linking agent and a sulfuric ester based surface active agent represented by CnH2n+1OSO3Na, wherein n represents an integer of 12 to 18.

Abstract: An image recording sheet and image forming processes employing the image recording sheet are disclosed. The image recording sheet has a high glossiness and forms on its surface an image of a high quality, especially from the viewpoint of a high glossiness and a good graininess. The image recording sheet is composed of a transparent support film, a transparent image-receiving layer provided on one surface of the support film, and a white coated layer provided on the other surface of the support film. The image recording sheet is employable for forming a glossy image on its surface by ink-jet recording, electrophotography, or thermal transfer recording.

Abstract: A recording sheet for ink-jet recording has a transparent support and a transparent colorant-receptive layer, in which the colorant-receptive layer is composed of crosslinked polymer particles having a mean particle diameter of not more than 200 nm and a water-soluble resin, and has a transmittance of not lower than 80%. Another recording sheet for ink-jet recording has an opaque support having a high gloss and the transparent colorant-receptive layer having a gloss of not lower than 70%.

Abstract: There is provided an inference knowledge extracting apparatus capable of being adapted to a change of input/output data. In a fuzzy rule individual group storing section is stored a group of individuals having a gene string associated with a fuzzy rule of a fuzzy rule storing section by a fuzzy rule gene associating section. A fuzzy rule individual selecting section stochastically selects individuals having a small output error with respect to the input/output data based on a calculation result of fitness obtained by an individual fitness calculating section. A fuzzy rule individual gene manipulating section executes a gene manipulating operation on each individual selected by the individual fitness calculating section.

Abstract: A character display apparatus with an attribute management unit for storing an attribute of a used font, a raster image storage unit for storing a raster image of the used font, and an image position management unit for storing a storage position of each raster image in the raster image storage unit in correspondence with each attribute of the attribute management unit. The character display apparatus also includes a judgment unit for judging whether a raster image of a character to be displayed is stored in the raster image storage unit or not, by referring to the attribute management unit and the image position management unit. The character display apparatus is further provided with a display unit for displaying an image of the character by use of the raster image in the raster image storage unit, in case that the raster image is stored therein.