Abstract: According to one embodiment, an inkjet head driving device includes a load-voltage generating circuit and a plurality of channel driving circuits provided to respectively correspond to a plurality of channels of an inkjet head. The load-voltage generating circuit selects any one voltage out of a reference voltage and a driving voltage having potential other than the reference voltage and outputs the voltage. Each of the channel driving circuits includes a first input terminal, a second input terminal, a third input terminal, an output terminal, a series circuit, and a parallel circuit.

Abstract: An image erasing apparatus comprises a first heating transporting member that includes a first heating member and a first pressing member that forms a first nip with the first heating member. The image erasing apparatus further comprises a second heating transporting member arranged downstream from the first heating transporting member, the second heating transporting member including a second heating member and a second pressing member that forms a second nip with the second heating member. In the image erasing apparatus, the recording medium is transported from the first heating transport member in an exit direction different from a direction of insertion into the first nip, and the second heating transporting member is arranged at a position such that the second nip is located in the exit direction.

Abstract: In accordance with the present embodiment, a POS terminal comprises a system unit, a battery unit configured to accommodate a plurality of batteries, and a monitoring unit. The monitoring unit is configured to individually monitor the state of each battery accommodated and mounted in the battery unit and notify the state of the battery to the system unit.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided a heating device that includes a heating source, a non-contact thermistor, a contact thermistor and a control unit. The control unit is configured to control the heating source on the basis of the detected temperature of the non-contact thermistor and the detected temperature of the contact thermistor and control the heating member to a predetermined temperature. The control unit performs the temperature control using the detected temperature of the contact thermistor for temperature control from startup time to a target temperature and using the detected temperature of the non-contact thermistor if the temperature exceeds the target temperature.

Abstract: A recognition system includes an acquisition module configured to acquire an image data generated by an image sensor, a first generation module configured to generate a graphical user interface which contains the image data, and an input module configured to detect an input on the graphical user interface, the input indicating a position designation on the image data. The recognition system further includes a second generation module configured to overlap a frame-line on the image data of the graphical user interface based on the position designation detected by the input module, and a calculation module configured to calculate one or more feature values of an object image within the frame-line.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, an inkjet head includes a nozzle from which ink is ejected, an ink pressure chamber, an oscillating plate, a first electrode, a piezoelectric layer, a second electrode, and a passivation layer. The ink pressure chamber is provided in the inkjet head to supply ink to the nozzle. The oscillating plate is formed to surround the nozzle. The first electrode is formed to surround the nozzle and to be in contact with the first oscillating plate. The piezoelectric layer is configured to surround the nozzle and to be in contact with the first electrode. The second electrode is formed to surround the nozzle and to be in contact with the piezoelectric layer. The passivation layer is formed to surround the nozzle and to be in contact with the first electrode, the second electrode, or the first oscillating plate.

Abstract: According to embodiments, an article recognition system is disclosed. The article recognition system comprises an image sensor configured to capture an image of an article, and a determining module configured to determine a value indicative of darkness of the captured image and compare the determined value with a reference value. The article recognition system further comprises a changing module configured to change the reference value when the determined value is less than the reference value, and an extracting module configured to identify the article on the basis of the captured image when the determined value is greater than the reference value.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus comprises: a storage medium 35 configured to arrange in a toner cartridge 30; a detection sensor 37 configured to detect the toner specific concentration of the developer in the developing apparatus 14; a control unit 100 configured to calculate a value corresponding to the drive time of the drive motor 31 to calculate an integrated count value for the toner cartridge, and output a message containing the cause of an abnormity corresponding to the count value when the toner specific concentration detected by the detection sensor shows a value indicative of the empty of the toner, wherein the count value and an empty information indicating whether or not the toner cartridge is empty are stored in the storage medium.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a code reading apparatus includes: an image capturing unit; a first reading unit detecting one of an image of a code symbol and an image of benefit indication from the image captured by an image capturing unit and reading commodity information corresponding to the code symbol or benefit information corresponding to the benefit indication from the detected image; a second reading unit causing, for a predetermined time after the first reading unit reads the information, until the first reading unit detects the other image not detected yet, the image capturing unit to capture the image and read, if the first reading unit detects the other image, one of the commodity information and the benefit information from the detected other image; and an information output unit outputting the information read by the second reading unit together with the information read by the first reading unit.

Abstract: A nonmagnetic single-component developer uses an external additive which contains ? percent by weight of wet silica having an average particle size of 80-150 nm and ? percent by weight of burning silica having an average particle size of 8-20 nm. ?/? is 2-5, and ?+? is 2-10 percent by weight. After a silica separation test is conducted, the residual ratio X is 50-95 percent by weight, the percentage of the ratio of the residual amount of the silica a/b is in the rage of (X2/(1+?/?)/100)/(X?X2/(1+?/?)/100)×100 to (X2/(1+?/?)/100×((1?X/100)+1))/(X?X2/(1+?/?)/100×((1?X/100)+1))×100.

Abstract: An order receiving apparatus includes a change processing section which cancels the part subject to a cancel operation and the unit price of the part from information relating to the order of the article item stored in the order information storage area if the touch input section detects an action regarded as the cancel action to any one of the parts in the article decomposition image displayed on the display section, and adds a part subject to an addition operation and the unit price of the part to information relating to the order of the article item stored in the order information storage area if the touch input section detects an action regarded as the addition operation to a specified part in the article decomposition image displayed on the display section.

Abstract: An inkjet head comprises a pressure chamber, piezoelectric elements, and pressure chamber electrodes disposed on an interior side of the pressure chamber, the pressure chamber electrodes being configured to apply a driving voltage to the piezoelectric elements. The inkjet head also includes a nozzle plate adhered to the frame body with the resin film. The nozzle plate includes an ink discharge hole configured to discharge ink. The inkjet head includes a frame body including an attaching part to which a mask that surrounds the outer perimeter of the inkjet head is to be attached. The inkjet head also includes a resin film that coats the pressure chamber electrodes and that includes an end portion that extends to and covers the attaching part. The inkjet head also includes a layer that coats the end portion of the resin film and by which the mask is to be adhered to the frame.

Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, a communication control apparatus comprises a storage unit, a property storage unit, a reception unit and a transmission unit. The storage unit stores a file. The property storage unit stores a property information showing attribution of the file for each file stored in the storage unit. The reception unit receives a transmission request of the property information for the file stored in the storage unit from an information processing apparatus connected through a network. The transmission unit sends a screen information to the information processing apparatus, wherein the screen information assembles therein Web parts that serves as a viewer for displaying the file to display the content of the file, and displays thereon the property information of the file instructed by the transmission request.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information detection apparatus includes an image input unit, a symbol detection unit, a service information detection unit and an output unit. The image input unit inputs an image captured by an image capturing apparatus. The symbol detection unit configured to detect a first symbol and a second symbol, which are predetermined, according to the image input by the image input unit. The service information detection unit configured to detect a service information existing at a relative position predetermined for the first symbol and the second symbol in the image when the first symbol and the second symbol are detected by the symbol detection unit according to the image input by the image input unit. The output unit configured to output the service information detected by the service information detection unit.

Abstract: A commodity reading apparatus comprises a display section, an image capturing unit configured to photograph a commodity in a photographing area to output an image of the photographing area, a recognition unit configured to recognize the commodity included in the image outputted by the image capturing unit, an area display unit configured to display an image display area smaller in size than the photographing area photographed by the image capturing unit on the screen of the display section, and an image display unit configured to display the image photographed by the image capturing unit on the screen in a manner that the center of the image is located at the center of the image display area.

Abstract: There is disclosed multifunction peripheral and a method for automated file generation. The multifunction peripheral includes a network interface for accessing a data source including data to be inserted into a plurality of files generated using a template and the data source and for sending the plurality of files to the output destination. The multifunction peripheral also includes a user interface for receiving identification of template elements within an electronic document and for receiving selection of an output destination for the plurality of files generated using the template and the data source. The multifunction peripheral also includes a controller for generating the template from the electronic document using the identified template elements, for generating a preview of a file generated using the template and the data source, the preview visible on the display device and for generating the plurality of files using the template and the data source.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus comprises a storage apparatus configured to store a model-specific setting value information containing a name of machine, a setting item code that is the object for adjusting of the setting value and an outlier determination condition of the setting value, which is predefined every combination the model name and the setting item, and a self-apparatus setting value information containing a setting value of self-apparatus, the setting item code and the setting value, and a control panel configured to display a display unit for displaying the model-specific setting value information and the self-apparatus setting value information every setting item code, and an adjustment value input screen including a input unit for inputting a new setting value.

Abstract: A file transfer apparatus, which is connected with a first NGN (Next Generation Network), sends a sending file to a third file transfer apparatus connected with a second NGN by using a second file transfer apparatus connected with the second NGN as a relay apparatus comprises a file storage unit configured to store the sending file, a sending destination file generation unit configured to generate a sending destination file containing the third file transfer apparatus as the sending destination, a relay information generation unit configured to generate a relay information item specifying the second file transfer apparatus, a hash value calculation unit configured to calculate a hash value according to the sending file, the sending destination file and the relay information item and a sending unit configured to send the sending file, the sending destination file and the hash value to the second file transfer apparatus.

Abstract: A communication control apparatus connected to an NGN includes an interface that is connected to an MFP and a portable terminal via a network, a control unit that generates a scanning designation screen for inputting a scanning condition in response to an original document scanning request from the portable terminal, provides a request for starting scanning in the scanning condition, acquires image data read by scanning an original document, converts the acquired image data into a thumbnail image so as to generate a preview screen, and generates a transmission destination information screen for designating a transmission destination from transmission destination address information, a transmission and reception unit that transmits the scanning designation screen, and an information selection screen including the preview screen and the transmission destination information screen to the portable terminal, and a call control unit that transmits the image data to the designated transmission destination via the NG

Abstract: There is provided a communication control apparatus, a center server, and a communication system capable of performing processing during a communication error at low cost without installation of any special functions. The communication control apparatus includes a call control unit which establishes communication connection with another apparatus by using SIP and a transmission and reception control unit which establishes communication connection with a predetermined center server which connects to the NGN if the other apparatus is not compatible with NGN data connection, transmits to the center server a command in which option values including target information of the other apparatus and a reroute processing request are designated, and transmits a file to the center server to cause the center server to transfer a file obtained by converting the file to the other apparatus.