Abstract: A collation device includes a light source unit; a camera unit that receives light emitted from the light source unit and reflected in a collation area of an object to acquire a photographed image of the collation area; and a processor configured to, by executing a program: detect a positional relationship between the light source unit and the camera unit by using the photographed image, and notify of a collation result between the photographed image and a registered image prepared in advance by using the positional relationship.

Abstract: A mobile terminal includes a light source, a camera, a display, and a processor configured to, when a comparison region of a target is imaged, display on the display a guide image at an angle of rotation responsive to information related to a positional relationship of the camera and the light source, the guide image being used to image the comparison region, with a relative position and posture of the light source, the camera, and the comparison region satisfying a specific relationship.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to simultaneously perform a first function of assisting a user to perform a first operation on an image capturing device such that a positional relationship between an object and the image capturing device that captures an image of the object is maintained in a specific positional relationship and a second function of assisting the user to perform a second operation on the image capturing device such that an angle between the object and the image capturing device is maintained at a specific angle.

Abstract: A collation device includes a light source unit; a camera unit that receives light emitted from the light source unit and reflected in a collation area of an object to acquire a photographed image of the collation area; a display unit; and a processor configured to, by executing a program: display a guide of a bright spot portion of the light source unit on the photographed image on the display unit so that an angle formed by the light source unit, the camera unit, and the collation area of the object is a predetermined angle.

Abstract: A collation device includes a light source unit; a camera unit that receives light emitted from the light source unit and reflected in a collation area of an object to acquire a photographed image of the collation area; and a processor configured to, by executing a program: detect a positional relationship between the light source unit and the camera unit by using the photographed image, and notify of a collation result between the photographed image and a registered image prepared in advance by using the positional relationship.

Abstract: A collation device includes a processor configured to, by executing a program: (a) acquire a photographed image including a collation area provided on an object and a reference position area that serves as a reference for a position of the collation area; (b) detect the reference position area from the photographed image; (c) set a peripheral image area in the photographed image based on the reference position area and predetermined relative coordinates; and (d) detect the collation area in the peripheral image area.

Abstract: A collation device includes a light source unit; a camera unit that receives light emitted from the light source unit and reflected in a collation area of an object to acquire a photographed image of the collation area; a display unit; and a processor configured to, by executing a program: display a guide of a bright spot portion of the light source unit on the photographed image on the display unit so that an angle formed by the light source unit, the camera unit, and the collation area of the object is a predetermined angle.

Abstract: A collation device includes a processor configured to, by executing a program: (a) acquire a photographed image including a collation area provided on a printing substrate having unevenness, (b) simultaneously execute smoothing processing and shading difference enhancement processing on the photographed image, and (c) detect the collation area based on an image obtained by simultaneously executing the smoothing processing and the shading difference enhancement processing.

Abstract: An information processing device includes a processor, and the processor is configured to collate images of plural positions on a surface of an object to be inspected with images of plural positions, which corresponds to the plural positions on the surface of the object to be inspected, on a surface of at least one reference object that is a reference, and present the number of successful collations among the plural positions and identification information on a reference object that matches the object to be inspected in a position where the collation is successful.

Abstract: A search apparatus includes a first control unit that, in a case of displaying a search result of content information searched with a selected search word, performs control such that recommended words corresponding to the search word are displayed; a second control unit that, in a case of displaying a search result of content information searched by adding a selected recommended word, which is selected from the recommended words, as a search word, performs control such that the selected recommended word is displayed in a search word display region at which the search words are displayed, and the recommended words corresponding to the selected search word and the added search word are displayed; a reception unit that receives a stored search word, out of the selected search word and the added search word, the stored search word being displayed in a storage state indicating that the stored search word is not used for search of the content information but is capable of being reselected; and a third control unit

Abstract: A search apparatus includes a first control unit that, in a case of displaying a search result of content information searched with a selected search word, performs control such that recommended words corresponding to the search word are displayed; a second control unit that, in a case of displaying a search result of content information searched by adding a selected recommended word, which is selected from the recommended words, as a search word, performs control such that the selected recommended word is displayed in a search word display region at which the search words are displayed, and the recommended words corresponding to the selected search word and the added search word are displayed; a reception unit that receives a stored search word, out of the selected search word and the added search word, the stored search word being displayed in a storage state indicating that the stored search word is not used for search of the content information but is capable of being reselected; and a third control unit

Abstract: A drying unit includes: a first irradiation device that includes plural first irradiation arrays each having plural laser elements disposed along a feeding direction of a recording medium to which liquid droplets have been ejected and which is being fed, the recording medium being irradiated with laser light by the laser elements, the first irradiation arrays being disposed side by side in a cross direction crossing the feeding direction, driving of the first irradiation device being controlled for each of the first irradiation arrays; and a second irradiation device that is provided on an upstream side or a downstream side in the feeding direction with respect to the first irradiation device, as defined herein.

Abstract: An ejection device includes: an ejection portion that ejects liquid droplets onto one surface of a recording medium that is fed; a first drying portion that applies light energy to the one surface in a noncontact manner to thereby dry the liquid droplets; and a second drying portion that comes in contact with only other surface of the recording medium in which the liquid droplets have been dried toy the first drying portion, and heats the recording medium to thereby dry the recording medium.

Abstract: A drying unit includes: a first irradiation device that includes plural first irradiation arrays each having plural laser elements disposed along a feeding direction of a recording medium to which liquid droplets have been ejected and which is being fed, the recording medium being irradiated with laser light by the laser elements, the first irradiation arrays being disposed side by side in a cross direction crossing the feeding direction, driving of the first irradiation device being controlled for each of the first irradiation arrays; and a second irradiation device that is provided on an upstream side or a downstream side in the feeding direction with respect to the first irradiation device, as defined herein.

Abstract: An ejection device includes: an ejection portion that ejects liquid droplets onto one surface of a recording medium that is fed; a first drying portion that applies light energy to the one surface in a noncontact manner to thereby dry the liquid droplets; and a second drying portion that comes in contact with only other surface of the recording medium in which the liquid droplets have been dried toy the first drying portion, and heats the recording medium to thereby dry the recording medium.

Abstract: A drying device includes: a plurality of laser elements that emit laser beams with controllable intensity and respectively emit the laser beams such that the emitted laser beams partially overlap one another; and a controller that controls the intensity of the laser beams emitted from the plurality of laser elements so as to obtain intensity corresponding to drying intensity set as intensity for drying liquid droplets in a case where at least a part of an image region formed by the liquid droplets ejected in accordance with image information is included in an irradiation region of the laser beams emitted from the plurality of laser elements.

Abstract: A droplet ejection device includes: a droplet ejection head that ejects a droplet to a recording medium; an irradiating portion that evaporates moisture of the droplet landed on the recording medium by irradiating the recording medium with infrared laser beam; and a light shielding member that includes an upper light shielding member provided on a perimeter of the irradiating portion and a lower light shielding member provided on a position facing the irradiating portion and the upper light shielding portion while placing the recording medium therebetween, in which the upper light shielding portion and the lower light shielding portion are in contact with each other at an outside of the recording medium in the width direction so that the light shielding member shields the infrared laser beam at least in the width direction of the recording medium.

Abstract: An irradiation device includes: an irradiation unit that is disposed downstream of an ejection unit that ejects droplets, in a movement direction of a medium that is moved relative to the ejection unit so as to form a gap between the irradiation unit and the medium, and that irradiates, with light, droplets that have been ejected from the ejection unit and landed on the medium; and a transparent member that is shaped like a belt, transmits light, and is moved through the gap relative to the irradiation unit.

Abstract: A droplet ejection device includes: a droplet ejection head that ejects a droplet to a recording medium; an irradiating portion that evaporates moisture of the droplet landed on the recording medium by irradiating the recording medium with infrared laser beam; and a light shielding member that includes an upper light shielding member provided on a perimeter of the irradiating portion and a lower light shielding member provided on a position facing the irradiating portion and the upper light shielding portion while placing the recording medium therebetween, in which the upper light shielding portion and the lower light shielding portion are in contact with each other at an outside of the recording medium in the width direction so that the light shielding member shields the infrared laser beam at least in the width direction of the recording medium.

Abstract: A drying device includes: a plurality of laser elements that emit laser beams with controllable intensity and respectively emit the laser beams such that the emitted laser beams partially overlap one another; and a controller that controls the intensity of the laser beams emitted from the plurality of laser elements so as to obtain intensity corresponding to drying intensity set as intensity for drying liquid droplets in a case where at least a part of an image region formed by the liquid droplets ejected in accordance with image information is included in an irradiation region of the laser beams emitted from the plurality of laser elements.