Abstract: A game system includes a plurality of game apparatuses that can carry out short-range wireless communication with one another. One of the game apparatuses functions as a parent apparatus, and at least one other game apparatus functions as a child apparatus. The parent apparatus transmits transmission verification data a predetermined number of times. Accordingly, the child apparatus receives the transmission verification data from the parent apparatus, and transmits to the parent apparatus the same number of pieces of reception verification data as those of the received transmission verification data. The parent apparatus receives the reception verification data from the child apparatus, and detects the number of the received pieces of reception verification data.

Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus, including an electric potential control unit capable of switching between an identical electric potential state which sets a predetermined region of the liquid ejection unit side and a predetermined region of the ejecting medium support unit side to the identical electric potential and an electric potential difference generating state which generates the electric potential difference between both of them, wherein the liquid ejecting apparatus includes a configuration in which, when the ejecting medium passes through a liquid ejecting area to which the liquid is ejected by the liquid ejection unit, the electric potential control unit forms the identical electric potential state, and when the ejecting medium does not pass through the liquid ejecting area, the electric potential control unit forms the electric potential difference generating state for at least a proper period.

Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejecting unit that ejects liquid onto a medium serving as an ejection target, a medium support unit that is disposed so as to face the liquid ejecting unit and supports the medium, a medium transportation unit that is first located at an upstream side of the liquid ejecting unit in a transportation direction of the medium and transports the medium to a downstream side, a medium contact section that makes contact with the medium between the medium transportation unit and the liquid ejecting unit in the transportation direction of the medium, and a same potential setting unit that sets the medium contact section and a predetermined section of the liquid ejecting unit to have the same potential.

Abstract: A game apparatus includes an input device with which it is possible to specify a position on a screen of a display device. The game apparatus displays a game image representing a virtual game space on the display device. The movement of a first object in the game image is controlled based on an input made on the game image by using the input device. The game apparatus detects a path inputted on the game image by using the input device. The game apparatus moves a second object in the game image along the path.

Abstract: Angular velocity data for specifying the position and the orientation of the first controller is inputted to a game apparatus. Based on the angular velocity data, the swing direction of the first controller is determined, and whether or not a sword object that acts in a virtual game space will collide with an enemy object is determined. If it has been determined that the sword object will collide with the enemy object, whether or not to perform hitting processing for the enemy object is determined based on the swing direction of the first controller.

Abstract: An example of a game apparatus as an image processing apparatus includes a CPU, and the CPU controls a movement, etc. of a player object according to an instruction from a player. In a case that a predetermined condition is satisfied, a two-dimensional surface is displayed within a virtual three-dimensional space. When the player moves a first controller, a two-dimensional image is depicted on the two-dimensional surface in response thereto. Then, it is determined whether or not the depicted two-dimensional image is a predetermined image. If it is determined that the two-dimensional image is the predetermined image, a three-dimensional object corresponding to the predetermined image appears, and the two-dimensional surface and the two-dimensional image depicted thereon are erased.

Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes: a liquid ejecting head having a nozzle formation surface in which a nozzle is formed that causes a liquid to be ejected through the nozzle toward a landing target by driving a pressure generation unit; a support unit that supports the landing target that is disposed at a landing-capable distance from the nozzle formation surface of the liquid ejecting head; and a liquid droplet collection unit disposed in a location that is distanced from an ejection region. Here, the liquid droplet collection unit has a landing surface on which the liquid lands when carrying out flushing operations; and the distance between the landing surface and the nozzle formation surface of the liquid ejecting head is set to be smaller than the landing-capable distance, and the nozzle formation surface and the landing surface are set to the same voltage at least during the flushing operations.

Abstract: An example of a game apparatus as an image processing apparatus includes a CPU, and the CPU controls a movement, etc. of a player object according to an instruction from a player. In a case that the player object exists within an area in which an enemy object is made to appear, and a set condition is satisfied, an enemy setting tag is set. At this time, the CPU sets the enemy setting tag at a position moved away from a predetermined distance along a course in a moving direction of the player object. That is, an arrangement position of the enemy object is decided. Then, the CPU sets the enemy object according to the enemy setting tag.

Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes: a pressure generation unit that is driven by application of a driving signal and causes a change in pressure on a liquid inside a pressure chamber; a liquid ejecting head that ejects the liquid toward a landing target from a nozzle when the pressure generation unit is driven; a charging member that performs charging by friction with another material; a liquid droplet collection member that collects at least a part of a liquid droplet which has not been landed on the landing target; and an electrode member that faces at least a part of the charging member with a gap formed between the electrode member and the charging member. The liquid droplet collection member is electrically connected to the electrode member and a charge with the same polarity as a charged polarity of the charging member is induced to the liquid droplet collection member.

Abstract: An input device includes a movement and orientation sensor for detecting one of a movement or an orientation of the input device itself. Firstly, information about one of the movement or the orientation of the input device having been detected by this movement and orientation sensor is obtained. Next, a difference between the orientation of the input device having been obtained, and a predetermined reference orientation is calculated. A predetermined sound is produced based on the difference in orientation, thereby executing music performance.

Abstract: A developing apparatus includes: a housing which contains toner; a toner supporting roller; and a regulating blade, wherein bias voltage is applied to the regulating blade, the toner includes, an insulating external additive and an electrically-conductive external additive, satisfies any of the following first to third conditions, the first condition: a volume average grain diameter of the electrically-conductive external additive is larger than a volume average grain diameter of the insulating external additive, the second condition: a volume average grain diameter of the electrically-conductive external additive is larger than a volume average grain diameter of the insulating external additive in which coverage in the toner is higher than that of the electrically-conductive external additive, and the third condition: coverage of the electrically-conductive external additive in the toner is higher than coverage of the insulating external additive that is larger in volume average grain diameter than the elect

Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejecting head that includes a nozzle formation face on which a nozzle that ejects a liquid is formed and a pressure generator that is driven by the application of a driving signal for causing a pressure fluctuation in the liquid within a pressure chamber that is connected to the nozzle, and that ejects the liquid from the nozzle to a landing target by the driving of the pressure generator, a voltage application unit that is placed at a position that does not interfere with the liquid ejecting head, on the opposite side to the landing target with respect to the nozzle formation face, and at a position outside a region that opposes the nozzle formation face, and a voltage application section that applies a voltage to the voltage application unit.

Abstract: Operation data including at least acceleration data and angular speed data is obtained from an input device including at least an acceleration sensor and a gyroscopic sensor. Next, at least one of an attitude and a position of a predetermined object in a virtual space is controlled based on the angular speed data. When at least one of the attitude and the position of the predetermined object is controlled based on the angular speed data, it is determined whether or not the acceleration data satisfies predetermined conditions. As a result, if the acceleration data satisfies the predetermined conditions, the predetermined object is caused to start a predetermined motion.

Abstract: A liquid ejecting head is provided in which a conductive plate is provided between a piezoelectric vibrator and a pressure chamber, and the conductive plate and the piezoelectric vibrator are electrically insulated from each other. By applying a voltage to the conductive plate, the ink ejected from the nozzles is positively charged, and mist generated by dividing the ink during flight is collected by a mist absorbing member of a mist collecting unit.

Abstract: An image forming method and apparatus in which a protective agent is supplied to an image carrier, and the image carrier is charged by a plurality of charging units. Degrees of discharge deterioration of the surface of the image carrier in the plurality of charging units are different, and the amount of protective agent supplied to a charging portion of a charging unit, in which a degree of discharge deterioration of the surface of the image carrier is high, is large.

Abstract: A developing device includes a toner particle-bearing roller that bears toner particles on its surface and develops a latent image borne by an image-bearing member with those toner particles, the toner particle-bearing roller has a projection portion disposed on its surface, the projection portion having a top surface having a flat portion, and a width of the top surface being equal to or more than a volume average particle diameter of the toner particles.

Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a switch which performs switching between a platen applied voltage generation section side and the ground side with respect to a platen which supports a recording medium, wherein in a case where recording paper is present on the platen, the switch is switched to the ground side, so that the platen is set to have the same potential as that of a nozzle formation face, and on the other hand, in a case where the recording paper is not present on the platen, the switch is switched to the platen applied voltage generation section side, so that the platen is electrically charged to have negative polarity.

Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes: a liquid ejecting head which ejects toward a landing target liquid from a nozzle opened in an electrically grounded nozzle formation face; a support section which is disposed spaced apart from the nozzle formation face of the liquid ejecting head when performing an ejection operation and supports the landing target; and a voltage application section which applies voltage to the support section, wherein the voltage which is applied to the support section is set to be equal to or higher than ?305 V and lower than 0 V.

Abstract: A platen includes a main body, a plurality of support protrusions protruding on the surface of the side opposite a nozzle formation surface when ejection is performed, in the main body, in which a voltage that is applied to the platen is set such that the intensity of an electric field generated between nozzles and an individual driving electrode of a recording head when ink is ejected from the nozzles is in between the intensity of an electric field generated between the nozzle formation surface and the support protrusions and the intensity of an electric field generated between the nozzle formation surface and the main body.

Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a mist collecting unit disposed outside an ink ejection region on a platen, where ink is ejected onto a recording paper from a recording head, in the movement direction of the recording head, the ink ejection region of the platen includes a conductive material and is set to have the same potential as nozzles, a nozzle formation surface, or ink in a pressure chamber, and the mist collecting unit is set to have a more negative polarity than the ink ejection region of the platen.