Abstract: A PC performs full synchronization with a cloud system, whereas a smart phone performs thumbnail synchronization with the cloud system. Furthermore, when uploading a photograph to the cloud system, the PC and the smart phone create a thumbnail “medium” from the original photograph and send the thumbnail “medium” to the cloud system together with the original photograph. Furthermore, when creating the thumbnail “medium” and when one side is excessively longer than the other side, the PC and the smart phone reduce the long side to a predetermined threshold while maintaining the aspect ratio.

Abstract: An information processing terminal includes a processor configured to execute a process. The process includes sharing, first storing, second storing, acquiring, and synchronizing. The sharing includes sharing a storage device with other information processing terminals in an information processing system that synchronizes data among the storage device and all of the information processing terminals. The first storing includes storing data and update information indicating whether the data is updated after synchronization. The second storing includes storing a latest date and time at which the data stored and data stored in the storage device are synchronized. The acquiring includes acquiring a latest date and time at which the storage device is synchronized with any of the information processing terminals when synchronizing data. The synchronizing includes synchronizing, when the latest date and time acquired and the latest date and time stored match each other, with the storage device, the data.

Abstract: There are disclosed a solid writing tool which makes it possible to reuse an image holding-supporting member by erasing lines drawn on the image holding-supporting member, and a method of erasing the lines drawn with the above solid writing toll. The solid writing tool contains as a binder 50 to 90 weight % of a thermoplastic resin for toner having a softening point falling within a range of -40.degree. to +60.degree. C. from the temperature of a peeling roller, and 3 to 30 weight % of a lubricant. The drawn line-erasing method comprises dipping an image holding-supporting member on which lines are drawn with the solid writing tool into a peeling liquid containing water, and then erasing the lines by heat and pressure with a peeling roller and a heating roller.

Abstract: A recording material including paper containing cellulose fibers as the main component, with the elongation percentage of the paper in the cross direction thereof when immersed in water at 20.degree. C. for 1 minute being 1.8 % or less, is produced and recycled. In addition, paper containing cellulose fibers, with the same elongation percentage as mentioned above in the machine direction thereof is also provided.

Abstract: A method of recycling a support material for supporting images thereon, at least part of the support material including a paper layer which contains cellulose fibers as the main component and bears thereon hydrophobic images having a coloring agent and a heat softening or thermofusible material, includes the steps of causing the support material to hold a water-containing image peeling liquid thereon; bringing an image peeling member into contact with the hydrophobic images while the image peeling liquid is held on the support material; and peeling the hydrophobic images off the paper layer, with the image peeling liquid being held in an amount of 1.0 g or more per A4-size paper layer, or with the rate of the penetration of the image peeling liquid into the paper layer of the support material being set at 12 ml/m.sup.2 or more for a contact time of 0.

Abstract: An image-bearing member for supporting thereon images formed by a thermofusible or heat-softening ink containing a dye coloring component, at least part of the image-bearing member having a paper layer which contains cellulose fibers and a discoloring agent capable of discoloring the dye coloring component of the thermofusible or heat-softening ink. In addition, a method for recycling the above-mentioned image-bearing member is also disclosed.

Abstract: A method of recycling a copy sheet carrying a hydrophobic image thereon by impregnating the sheet with a water-containing separating liquid, causing the to image contact an image separating member, and heating the sheet for thereby transferring the image to the image separating member. The image separating member has a critical surface tension of 25 mN/m or above.

Abstract: An apparatus capable of surely removing a toner or similar image forming substance stably cohered to a sheet, and an apparatus for processing a sheet are disclosed. A liquid supply unit uniformly supplies a liquid to a toner carried on the sheet. The sheet infiltrated with the liquid is heated by a toner removing unit to have to the toner thereof softened. As a result, the toner adheres to the surface of an offset member implemented as a belt or a drum. The sheet containing the liquid therein is conveyed to the toner removing unit without creasing, breaking or folding.

Abstract: A method for regenerating an image holding-supporting member has the steps of impregnating the image holding-supporting member with a liquid including at least water molecules; the image holding-supporting member having a chartaceous material constructed by cellulose as a principal component and having a hydrophobic image formed on this chartaceous material; and separating the hydrophobic image from the chartaceous material by an image separator in an impregnating state of the liquid so that an image can be recopied and reprinted on the chartaceous material. In accordance with this reproducing method, a copy is made or a sheet of printing paper is regenerated by cleanings of a PPC copying image and a PPC printing image normally utilized in markets at present in addition to cleaning of images copied and printed on sheets of special paper such as erasable paper so that the image holding-supporting member can be reused as a paper sheet for copying or printing.

Abstract: A transfer-type electrothermographic recording method comprising the steps of uniformly charging an electrothermographic recording layer which exhibits chargeability A at room temperature and chargeability B above room temperature, where the chargeabilities A and B are in the relationship of A>B.gtoreq.0, forming a latent electrostatic image by applying digital thermal signals which correspond to an original image, developing the latent electrostatic image with a toner of which polarity is the same as or opposite to the polarity of the electric charge of the latent electrostatic image to form a toner image, transferring the toner image to a receiving medium, and fixing the toner image transferred on the receiving medium; and a recording medium for use with the transfer-type electrothermographic recording method, comprising the above electrothermographic recording layer.

Abstract: Image forming equipment for applying heat to a charged image carrier to attenuate part of the potential of the image carrier in order to form a latent image on the image carrier. The surface of a dielectric image carrier is charged by a charger and a thermal print head is driven in response to image information in order to form a latent image on the charged surface of the image carrier. A developing roller applies a liquid developer to the latent image and presses it against the portion where the potential has been lowered. The resulting toner image formed on the image carrier is fixed on a paper sheet fed from a paper feeding device or is directly fixed on the image carrier. The image carrier is formed of polyethylene terephthalate or a mixture of polybutylene terephthalate and silicon dioxide.

Abstract: A transfer-type electrothermographic recording method is disclosed, which comprises the steps of uniformly charging an electrothermographic recording layer to a predetermined polarity, which exhibits chargeability A at room temperature and chargeability B above room temperature, where the chargeabilities A and B are in the relationship of A>B.gtoreq.0; forming a latent electrostatic image on the charged surface of the electrothermographic recording layer by applying thermal signals which correspond to an original image to the side opposite the charged surface of the electrothermographic recording layer; and developing the latent electrostatic image with a toner of which polarity is the same as or opposite to the polarity of the latent electrostatic image to form a toner image. This transfer-type electrothermographic recording method may further comprise a step of transferring the toner image to a receiving medium; and a step of fixing the toner image transferred onto the receiving medium.

Abstract: A non-impact electric image transfer recording method is disclosed, which comprises the steps of applying a recording voltage-signal to a recording medium comprising an electroconductive support and a polymer gel layer containing therein a liquid ink formed on the electroconductive support, thereby causing the liquid ink to ooze from said polymer gel layer, and transferring the liquid ink to a recording sheet to form images thereon, which step may be followed by the step of applying to the polymer gel layer a voltage with an opposite polarity to that of the recording voltage-signal after the transfer of the liquid ink to a recording sheet.

Abstract: A non-impact electrothermic recording method using an ink sheet comprising at least an electroconductive base layer, an electroconductive thin layer and an electroconductive image transfer ink layer, with the effective resistance of the ink sheet being in the range of from 50.OMEGA. to 20 K.OMEGA.

Abstract: An aqueous ink composition for ink-jet recording comprising an aqueous solution of a water-soluble dye of formula (I) and a humectant dissolved in water: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each represent hydrogen, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, halogen, a carboxyl group or a sulfonic acid group; R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 each represent a hydroxyl group, halogen, an alkoxy group, an unsubstituted or substituted amino group; X represents --O--, --CH.sub.2 --, --C.sub.2 H.sub.4 --, --CH.dbd.CH--, --S--, --SO.sub.2 -- or --; Ar.sup.1 and Ar.sup.2 each represent an unsubstituted or substituted phenyl group, an unsubstituted or substituted naphthyl group; M represents hydrogen ion, an alkali metal cation, amine cation or an ammonium ion; and n is an integer of 1, 2 or 3.

Abstract: An aqueous ink composition for ink-jet recording comprising an aqueous solution of a water-soluble dye of formula (I) and a humectant dissolved in water: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each represent hydrogen, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, halogen, a carboxyl group or a sulfonic acid group; A represents ##STR2## wherein R.sup.3 represents an alkyl group, a phenyl group, a carbamoyl group or a carboxyl group; R.sup.4 represents an unsubstituted or substituted phenyl group, an unsubstituted or substituted napthyl group, or an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl group; R.sup.5 represents a hydroxyl group or an amino group; R.sup.6 represents a hydroxyl group or an unsubstituted or substituted amino group; M represents hydrogen, an alkali metal cation, amine cation or an ammonium ion; m is an integer of 0 or 1; and n is an integer of 1, 2 or 3.

Abstract: An aqueous ink composition comprising a water-soluble dye having the formula (I) in an amount sufficient for ink printing and water, ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each represent hydrogen, a lower alkyl group, a lower alkoxy group or halogen; R.sup.3 represents hydrogen, a lower alkyl group, a lower alkoxy group, halogen, a sulfonic acid group or a sulfonate group; Z.sup.1 and Z.sup.2 each represent hydrogen, a lower alkyl group, a phenyl group, an acetyl group, an alkyl sulfonyl group, a benzoyl group which may have a substituent, a benzenesulfonyl group which may have a substituent, or a 1,3,5-triazine group which may have a substituent; M represents hydrogen, an alkali metal or NH.sub.4.sup.+ ; and n is an integer of 1 or 2.

Abstract: An aqueous ink composition for ink-jet recording comprising an aqueous solution of a water-soluble dye of formula (I) and a humectant dissolved in water: ##STR1## wherein Ar represents an unsubstituted or substituted phenyl group, or an unsubstituted or substituted naphthyl group; X represents a hydroxyl group, an alkoxy group, a halogen atom, an alkylamino group, a hydroxyalkylamino group, a cyclic amino group or an anilino group; M represents hydrogen, K, Na, Li, NH.sub.4 or an organic amine cation; and n is an integer of 1 or 2.

Abstract: An aqueous ink composition for ink-jet recording comprising an aqueous solution of a water-soluble dye of formula (I) and a humectant dissolved in water: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 represents ##STR2## wherein R.sup.4 represents an alkyl group or a hydroxyalkyl group; R.sup.2 represents hydrogen, an alkyl group, an acetyl group, an unsubstituted or substituted benzoyl group, an unsubstituted or substituted benzenesulfonyl group, or a substituted 1,3,5-triazine ring; R.sup.3 represents hydrogen, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, halogen or a sulfonic acid group; M represents hydrogen ion, an alkali metal cation, amine cation or an ammonium ion; and n is an integer of 1, 2 or 3.

Abstract: A thermosensitive image transfer recording medium comprising a support material and a thermofusible ink layer formed thereon, which thermofusible ink layer comprises a dye component, a binder agent and a pigment having a needle-like crystal form, which is dispersed in a network form throughout the thermofusible ink layer.