Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a terminal position information obtainment unit configured to obtain positional information of a mobile terminal; a vacancy information search unit configured to refer to a vacancy information storage unit storing vacancy information for one more facilities, the stored vacancy information including one or more places not occupied by a user in each of the facilities, the places being available for users if not occupied, so as to obtain the vacancy information of the facilities within a predetermined range including the positional information of the mobile terminal; and a transmitter unit configured to transmit the obtained vacancy information to the mobile terminal.

Abstract: A detection device includes a detection unit that detect a temperature at each of multiple areas in a predetermined space where the detection device is provided, a determination unit that determines whether the detected temperature at each of the multiple areas is within a predetermined range to generate a first determination result, a generator that generates heat source data indicating that a heat source exists at a specific area of the multiple areas, when the first determination result indicates that the specific area has the detected temperature that is within the predetermined range, and a transmitter that transmits the heat source data indicating that the heat source exists at the specific area to a management system, wherein the management system controls one or more control target devices provided on the specific area of the predetermined space using the heat source data.

Abstract: A system for controlling one or more control target units in a predetermined space includes a first control rule management unit managing heat source existence information and a control item of the control target unit associating with each other, a second control rule management unit managing position information indicating a position of the area and adjustment information associating with each other, a receiver receiving detection data indicating a temperature, a first generator generating heat source data including heat source existence information, a second generator obtaining a control item of the control target using the heat source existence information from the first control rule management unit, obtaining adjustment information from the second control rule management unit, and generating control data indicating a modified control item, and a transmitter transferring the control data generated by the second generator to one or more apparatuses each controlling the control target unit.

Abstract: A projection system includes a projection unit configured to project a projected image on a surface for projection; an image capturing unit configured to capture an image of an image-capturing area representing an area; an operation detection unit configured to detect any user operation on an operation target image representing a targeted image for the user operation by using the captured image; a calculation unit configured to calculate image-capturing area coordinates for specifying a position of the image-capturing area in the projected image based on the captured image and the projected image; a position determination unit configured to determine a position of the operation target image in the projected image based on the image-capturing area coordinates; and a projected image generating unit configured to generate a projected image in which the operation target image is laid out on the determined position.

Abstract: A projection system includes a projection unit configured to project a projected image on a surface for projection; an image capturing unit configured to capture an image of an image-capturing area representing an area; an operation detection unit configured to detect any user operation on an operation target image representing a targeted image for the user operation by using the captured image; a calculation unit configured to calculate image-capturing area coordinates for specifying a position of the image-capturing area in the projected image based on the captured image and the projected image; a position determination unit configured to determine a position of the operation target image in the projected image based on the image-capturing area coordinates; and a projected image generating unit configured to generate a projected image in which the operation target image is laid out on the determined position.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a reading unit, an acquiring unit, a transmission control unit, and a printing control unit. The reading unit reads images of multiple pages of originals. The acquiring unit acquires device information from connected child devices. The transmission control unit determines a child device which takes charge of part of a printing process of the read images and images to be transmitted to the child device based on the acquired device information, and transmits the determined images to the determined child device. The printing control unit determines printing order according to the acquired device information, and transmits an instruction to print the images in the determined printing order to the child device.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a reading unit, an acquiring unit, a transmission control unit, and a printing control unit. The reading unit reads images of multiple pages of originals. The acquiring unit acquires device information from connected child devices. The transmission control unit determines a child device which takes charge of part of a printing process of the read images and images to be transmitted to the child device based on the acquired device information, and transmits the determined images to the determined child device. The printing control unit determines printing order according to the acquired device information, and transmits an instruction to print the images in the determined printing order to the child device.

Abstract: A sheet transferring device includes a feeding roller configured to feed a sheet; a transferring roller configured to transfer the sheet to the feeding roller; a sheet sensor configured to detect the sheet at a sheet transferring part from the transferring roller to the feeding roller; a measuring part configured to measure an interval of a rear end of a prior sheet and a head end of a following sheet based on a sheet detection signal of the sheet sensor; and a transferring control part configured to adjust a sheet transferring speed of the transferring roller so that the interval between the prior sheet and the following sheet is adjusted to a set value as corresponding to the interval measured by the measuring unit.

Abstract: A sheet transferring device includes a feeding roller configured to feed a sheet; a transferring roller configured to transfer the sheet to the feeding roller; a sheet sensor configured to detect the sheet at a sheet transferring part from the transferring roller to the feeding roller; a measuring part configured to measure an interval of a rear end of a prior sheet and a head end of a following sheet based on a sheet detection signal of the sheet sensor; and a transferring control part configured to adjust a sheet transferring speed of the transferring roller so that the interval between the prior sheet and the following sheet is adjusted to a set value as corresponding to the interval measured by the measuring unit.