Abstract: An image forming apparatus using a plurality of colorants for image formation, includes a generation unit which generates bitmap data, in which each pixel has a gradation value of each color of the colorants, with respect to an object of the image formation; a classification unit which classifies the pixels into a plurality of predetermined groups based on the bitmap data and generates classification data corresponding to the classified groups for each pixel; a detection unit which detects, based on the classification data, a range, in which a correction processing of modifying the gradation values has to be executed, on the bitmap data; and a correction unit which executes the correction processing to the detected range, wherein the image formation is executed based on bitmap data after the correction processing.

Abstract: A cache hit determining method in a server client system, such as a web system, which can determine whether a response received by a client is a response generated by a server or a response returned from a cache in the server client system. In the cache hit determining method, when the server generates the response, the serve adds a program for a cache hit determination and data to the response and the client executes the program included in the response, thereby realizing a cache hit determination.

Abstract: A print control device that controls a printing process using registered color conversion information includes: a generating unit that, when a user edits the registered color conversion information, adds access authority information indicating that the color conversion information is user color conversion information used by only a predetermined user or common color conversion information that can be used by all users to the color conversion information to generate new edited color conversion information; and a registration unit that determines whether the edited color conversion information generated by the generating unit can be registered and whether the edited color conversion information is registered as the user color conversion information or the common color conversion information, on the basis of the access authority information and the registration state of the color conversion information, and registers the edited color conversion information on the basis of the determination result.

Abstract: A sensor (1) including a plate-shaped sensor element (21) extending in a front-rear direction and having at least 3 electrode terminals (25) provided on at least one side surface (24) of the sensor element at intervals in a lateral direction; a plurality of metallic terminal members (51a, 51b) connected to the electrode terminals (25) of the sensor element (21); and a separator (71) surrounding and insulating the plurality of metallic terminal members (51a, 51b). The metallic terminal members (51a, 51b) each has a crimp portion (57a, 57b) formed at a rear end thereof and a lead wire (61) is crimp-connected to the crimp portion (57a, 57b). The crimp portions (57a) located at opposite sides with respect to the lateral direction face the side surface (24) of the sensor element (21), whereas the crimp portion (57b) faces away from the side surface (24) of the sensor element (21).

Abstract: A processor executes different types of programs in the memory. Namely, the processor customizes the user's GUI by utilizing a processing unit to judge the user's skill level based on the quality of task results and task time, a processing unit to extract the GUI usage status based on the GUI operating history of the user, a category sorter unit to sort the users into the multiple categories according to the task content and skill level of the user, a processing unit to perform clustering the user group based on the usage status for each sorted category, and a processing unit to customize the GUI based on the usage status in each cluster grouped by a clustering method, and sorts the user for GUI customizing into one of clusters and customizes the user's GUI by applying the GUI customizing method set for that corresponding cluster.

Abstract: A web server transmits an identifier related to a web page to a log linking server when the formed web page is transmitted to a web browser, inserts an operation log acquiring function operated by the web browser and at least a portion of the identifier to the web page to be transmitted to the web browser. The web browser requests the web page to the web server, and forms and preserves an operation log on the web page by executing the operation log acquiring function inserted to the received web page. The log linking server preserves the received identifier, requests the operation log of the web page related to the identifier selected by an interface of an external reproducing device to the web browser, and collects and reproduces the operation log.

Abstract: Operability of a web application comprising dynamic contents is evaluated continuously with high precision. In a web application execution system 1000, a web server apparatus 121 responsive to a request from a client apparatus 101 and a log server apparatus 141 are connected via a network 161. The log server apparatus 141 stores an operation log obtained when the web application is operated on the web browser in accordance with a manual having a description of an operation method of the web application, as a first operation log, stores another operation log obtained when the web application is operated in the client apparatus 101, as a second operation log, and transmits difference information between the first and second operation logs to the web server apparatus 121, the client apparatus 101 or a different external apparatus 181 to cause the difference information to be at least displayed or recorded.

Abstract: Model data is generated from performance information sorted by day of the week, time period, and process status by a performance information analysis section and a process status analysis section. An abnormality determination section detects abnormality using appropriate model data. What the graph of an expected status is like, how much the graph of the current status that has been determined abnormal differs from the graph of the expected status, and how much the current status is like the expected status are displayed allowing a system manager to observe detailed information about abnormality determination.

Abstract: In a connection structure of a tubular connection member and a joint member according to an embodiment, a joint member (20) with a cap nut (30) mounted thereon is connected to a tubular connection member (12) with a spiral ridge (14) and a flange (16). The cap nut (30) has a spiral groove formed in the inner peripheral surface and includes a detent member (35) having a movable portion (36) and an extending portion (37). A spigot portion of the joint member (20) is inserted into the tubular connection member (12), and the cap nut (30) is screwed in. Then, the extending portion (37) of the detent member (35) is locked by a locking protrusion (162) provided on the flange (16) of the tubular connection member (12).

Abstract: When logs are analyzed, an analysis with consistency is carried out on the presumption that shifting occurs among time stamps of logs output from a plurality of apparatuses engaged in time correction amount. In a log analysis apparatus which receives logs from a plurality of computers for generating a plurality of logs for analysis, for the plurality of logs output from the plurality of computers, a time stamp recorded in each log is corrected based on a time correction log according to a consistency rule among the logs.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus performs image formation using colorants of various colors. In relation to a target image, when a first region, formed using colorants of a black color and not using colorants of remaining colors is adjacent to a second region formed using the colorants of the remaining colors and not using the colorants of the black color, the first region is generated using the colorants including the remaining colors based on conversion information generated according to the remaining colors of the second region.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus, which performs image formation by using various colorants, includes a bitmap data generation unit that generates bitmap data, in which each pixel has a gradation value of each color of the colorants, with respect to image formation objects, a label generation unit that generates label information of a relevant pixel for each pixel based on the bitmap data or label information of peripheral pixels of the relevant pixel, and a correction unit that corrects the bitmap data based on the label information. The image formation is performed based on the corrected bitmap data, and the label information includes information on a color of a pixel adjacent to a region to be corrected when the pixel exists in the region to be corrected, and includes information for identifying a color of the relevant pixel when the pixel does not exist in the region to be corrected.

Abstract: An air-compressing apparatus has four compressors individually supplying compressed air to a tank having a pressure sensor. The pressure sensor is connected to control circuits of the compressors. The control circuits compute times needed for the tank pressure to reach minimum and maximum pressures, respectively, of the tank by using the detected tank pressure and also using a tank pressure change value. The computed time values correspond to the consumption of compressed air. Thus, the control circuits can control the number of compressors to be operated according to the consumption of compressed air.

Abstract: Reliability is evaluated in constructing a component based-on application and an application for realizing reliability required can be constructed efficiently. A run-time history such as an occurrence frequency of errors, a recovery time required at error occurrence, and a processing capacity at preventive maintenance is added per software component to a run-time history list having been recoded per execution environment such as an application ID, combined component IDs, and executed hardware ID. From these pieces of information, an interval of performing preventive maintenance recommended per software component during system construction is calculated. By comparing reliability per software component and reliability required for the system, advisability is determined and conformance is evaluated. An execution schedule for preventive maintenance and a processing capability are calculated about the entire component-based application created by combining the software components.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus that performs processing for converting image data of an original document into data for an output apparatus is provided. The image processing apparatus includes: a correcting unit that applies a change to the image data so as to ensure that a color that is located in a region in a color space that represents color values of an image is outputted in one color of a recording material; and a corrected data outputting unit that outputs the image data corrected by the correcting unit. The region is defined by excluding a second region from a first region. The first region is a region that includes each color value obtained as a result of reading a sample by means of the reading apparatus. The second region is a region in which a color that should not be outputted as the one color is located.

Abstract: A cache hit determining method in a server client system, such as a web system, which can determine whether a response received by a client is a response generated by a server or a response returned from a cache in the server client system. In the cache hit determining method, when the server generates the response, the serve adds a program for a cache hit determination and data to the response and the client executes the program included in the response, thereby realizing a cache hit determination.

Abstract: A print control device that controls a printing process using registered color conversion information includes: a generating unit that, when a user edits the registered color conversion information, adds access authority information indicating that the color conversion information is user color conversion information used by only a predetermined user or common color conversion information that can be used by all users to the color conversion information to generate new edited color conversion information; and a registration unit that determines whether the edited color conversion information generated by the generating unit can be registered and whether the edited color conversion information is registered as the user color conversion information or the common color conversion information, on the basis of the access authority information and the registration state of the color conversion information, and registers the edited color conversion information on the basis of the determination result.

Abstract: A sensor (1) including a plate-shaped sensor element (21) extending in a front-rear direction and having at least 3 electrode terminals (25) provided on at least one side surface (24) of the sensor element at intervals in a lateral direction; a plurality of metallic terminal members (51a, 51b) connected to the electrode terminals (25) of the sensor element (21); and a separator (71) surrounding and insulating the plurality of metallic terminal members (51a, 51b). The metallic terminal members (51a, 51b) each has a crimp portion (57a, 57b) formed at a rear end thereof and a lead wire (61) is crimp-connected to the crimp portion (57a, 57b). The crimp portions (57a) located at opposite sides with respect to the lateral direction face the side surface (24) of the sensor element (21), whereas the crimp portion (57b) faces away from the side surface (24) of the sensor element (21).

Abstract: A sensor including: a detecting element (4) as defined herein; a plurality of metallic terminal members (10, 211, 221, 231, 268) as defined herein; and an insulating separator (82) as defined herein, wherein the insulating separator includes: an outer separator (183) which surrounds the electrode terminal portions of the detecting element and the metallic terminal members; and an inner separator (185, 285) at least a portion of which is disposed radially inwardly of the outer separator and which has partition walls (187, 190, 191, 287, 290, 291) for positioning the plurality of metallic terminal members and insulating the plurality of metallic terminal members from one another.

Abstract: Provided is a control method for a computer system including at least one computer, including: collecting information on operating statuses of the computer system; storing correlation information indicating a correlation among the collected pieces of information; at least one of: detecting a failure that has occurred in a service executed in the computer system from the collected information with reference to the correlation information and creating a process of recovering the detected failure; and accepting an input of a process performed with respect to the computer system; evaluating an effect and a side-effect given to the computer system through execution of at least one of the created process and the inputted process with reference to the correlation information; and determining at least one of a need, an order, and time of execution of the at least one process whose effect and side-effect are evaluated.