Abstract: In the related art of a method called a gloss mark, clear toner capable of adjusting glossiness without varying color phase has been used in order to prepare a gloss mark. However, a development device for clear toner is necessary in addition to a development device for colored toner. Accordingly, there has been a problem of upsizing and cost increase of an image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus of the present invention forms a gloss mark only with colored toner without using clear toner. Specifically, at an area of which gloss is to be lowered, a part of colored toner required for forming an image is formed and fixed on a sheet, and then, the residual quantity which is not formed before the fixing out of the colored toner required for forming the image is formed and fixed so as to be superimposed to the fixed colored toner.

Abstract: A lead frame includes a die pad on which at least one IC chip is mounted, a plurality of leads that electrically connect the IC chip and at least one external element, and a plurality of projections that are formed in at least one edge of the die pad. The projections are used as at least one bonding point that connect with at least one free terminal of the IC chip or as references of positioning when the IC chip is arranged on the die pad.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a rotatable image bearing member for bearing a toner image; a transfer member constituting a transfer portion for transferring the toner image formed on said image bearing member onto a recording material; a voltage source for applying, to said transfer member, a voltage in the form of superimposed DC voltage and AC voltage; controller for controlling said voltage source such that a duty ratio, in the AC voltage, of a component increasing an absolute value of a transfer voltage is less than 50%; and an executing portion for executing an operation in an image forming mode in which the toner image is transferred from said image bearing member onto the recording material with the duty ratio controlled by said controller correspondingly to a kind of the recording material.

Abstract: A surface-mount air-core coil is provided in which a conductive wire covered with an insulation coating is wound into a spiral shape to form a cylindrically wound coil portion, conductive wires which are not covered with the insulation coating extend from both ends of the wound coil portion to form a pair of terminal portions, and the terminal portions are soldered onto electrode lands of a circuit board. A lower side of the wound coil portion which faces the circuit board is curved, an upper side thereof is formed in a flat shape, and the curved part is mounted on the circuit board.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: a limited color conversion processing section that extracts a plurality of pieces of color information making up image information and executes conversion to specific colors to which the color information belongs; a by-color separation processing section that separates for each specific color, image information converted into the specific colors by the limited color conversion processing section; a compression processing section that compresses for each color, the image information for each specific color separated by the by-color separation processing section; and a layered structure forming processing section that collectively outputs the image information for each color compressed by the compression processing section.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus is provided, the image processing apparatus including: a limited color conversion processing section that extracts plural pieces of color information constructing image information and converts the plural pieces of color information into color information representing specific colors to which each of the plural pieces of color information belongs; a by-color separation processing section that separates the image information containing the converted color information for each of the specific colors; a compression determination section that determines a compression system for each color as to each of pieces of image information which are separated by the by-color separation processing section for each of the specific colors; a compression processing section that compresses said each of pieces of image information according to the determined compression system for each color; and a layered structure forming processing section that collectively outputs said each of pieces of image in

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a plurality of compression units and a switching unit. The plurality of compression units compress image information by different compression methods. The switching unit extracts plural pieces of color information from pieces of color information which constitute the image information in a color space expressing the image information, and selects one of the plurality of compression units in accordance with hue angles of the plural pieces of extracted color information.

Abstract: The present invention provides a communication control system which can prevent unnecessary communication connections while ensuring user-friendliness when 1 to N communication is performed. The communication control system judges whether an area code of a mobile terminal and area codes of the other mobile terminals of the group match, and establishes 1 to N communication between the mobile terminal and the mobile terminals of which area codes match. As a result, when the users are contacted to meet, for example, the communication control system can prevent unnecessary communication connections without indiscriminately connecting the mobile terminals of users at distant locations for whom it is difficult to travel for a meeting. In addition, the communication destination mobile terminals are automatically selected based on the area code, user-friendliness can therefore be sufficiently ensured.

Abstract: A manufacturing method of an ultrafine wire including a conductor formed from a plurality of wire, the method comprising: twisting three wires into a twisted wires; and forming the conductor by compressing the twisted wires through a compressing hole of a compressing die after the twisting. A ratio of a cross section of the conductor after compressing to an area of the compressing hole is 80% to 83%.

Abstract: A flip-chip type semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate. A plurality of electrode terminals are provided and arranged on a top surface of the semiconductor substrate, a sealing resin layer is formed on the top surface of the semiconductor substrate such that the electrode terminals are completely covered with the sealing resin layer.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor chip configured to process a signal in a radio frequency band; two conductive antenna connection pins connected with two external antenna conductors, respectively; an island for the semiconductor chip to be mounted thereon; a suspending pin connected with the island; and an antenna connection conductor configured to connect the two antenna connection pins without connection with the island and the suspending pin. A series connection of one of the two external antenna conductors, one of the two antenna connection pins, the antenna connection conductor section, the other of the two antenna connection pins and the other of the two external antenna conductors in this order, functions as an antenna by connecting the series connection with the semiconductor chip.

Abstract: There is provided an instrument panel capable of uniformly brightening the interior of a storage part without special provision of a light source. In the instrument panel including an operation part (2) having an operation panel (3) for controlling a vehicle; a light source (6) for illuminating the operation panel (3), which the light source (6) is provided in the operation part (2); and the storage part (4) arranged adjacent to the operation part (2), an opening (7) is provided between the operation part (2) and the storage part (4); a tray (8) is provided between the opening (7) and the storage part (4) as a wall surface; and the tray (8) is formed of a material capable of transmitting the light of the light source (6), which is transmitted via the opening (7).

Abstract: An image processing apparatus has an extracting unit, a dividing unit and a text searching unit. The extracting unit extracts a text part from an image. The dividing unit classifies text in the text part based on color information of the text. The text searching unit searches the text based on the color information.

Abstract: A flip-chip type semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate. A plurality of electrode terminals are provided and arranged on a top surface of the semiconductor substrate, a sealing resin layer is formed on the top surface of the semiconductor substrate such that the electrode terminals are completely covered with the sealing resin layer.

Abstract: There is provided an instrument panel capable of uniformly brightening the interior of a storage part without special provision of a light source. In the instrument panel including an operation part (2) having an operation panel (3) for controlling a vehicle; a light source (6) for illuminating the operation panel (3), which the light source (6) is provided in the operation part (2); and the storage part (4) arranged adjacent to the operation part (2), an opening (7) is provided between the operation part (2) and the storage part (4); a tray (8) is provided between the opening (7) and the storage part (4) as a wall surface; and the tray (8) is formed of a material capable of transmitting the light of the light source (6), which is transmitted via the opening (7).

Abstract: An image forming apparatus is configured to select one of electrically discharging of an intermediate transfer member carried out by applying a voltage to a primary transfer member and electrically discharging of the intermediate transfer member carried out by applying a voltage to a secondary transfer member according to a charged state of the intermediate transfer member after secondary transfer.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member for bearing a toner image; a transfer device for transferring the toner image onto a sheet from the image bearing member; a fixing device for fixing on the sheet the toner image which has been transferred onto the sheet; a cleaning member arranged on a side of the transfer device with respect to the sheet to be transported from the transfer device to the fixing device, for removing a toner stain adhering to the sheet; a biasing device for biasing the sheet against a side of the cleaning member; and a controller for regulating a biasing force of the biasing device according to a type of the sheet.

Abstract: A flip-chip type semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate. A plurality of electrode terminals are provided and arranged on a top surface of the semiconductor substrate, a sealing resin layer is formed on the top surface of the semiconductor substrate such that the electrode terminals are completely covered with the sealing resin layer.

Abstract: There is provided an instrument panel capable of uniformly brightening the interior of a storage part without special provision of a light source. In the instrument panel including an operation part (2) having an operation panel (3) for controlling a vehicle; a light source (6) for illuminating the operation panel (3), which the light source (6) is provided in the operation part (2); and the storage part (4) arranged adjacent to the operation part (2), an opening (7) is provided between the operation part (2) and the storage part (4); a tray (8) is provided between the opening (7) and the storage part (4) as a wall surface; and the tray (8) is formed of a material capable of transmitting the light of the light source (6), which is transmitted via the opening (7).

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member, first toner image forming device of forming a first toner image by a first toner, second toner image forming device of forming a second toner image by a second toner, transferring device of transferring the first toner image on the image bearing member to a transferring medium, and electrostatically transferring the second toner image on the image bearing device so as to be overlaid on at least a portion of the first toner image transferred to the transferring medium, fixing device of mixing and fixing at least the first and second toner images on the transferring medium, and forming the mixed toner images on the transferring medium, detecting device of detecting the mixed toner images at least on the transferring device, and control device of variably controlling the transferring condition of the transferring device based on the detection result of the mixed toner images at least on the transferring medium of the detecting device.