Abstract: The air discharge device includes a duct defining: a main flow path through which an air flow passes; and a main hole opened in a flat shape to discharge the air flow as a working air flow toward a downstream from the main flow path. A throttle portion is provided in the duct to reduce a flow path height of the main flow path from an upstream of the air flow toward a downstream of the air flow. A plurality of partitions are arranged to divide the main flow path in a major direction into a pair of side flow paths and at least one center flow path. The plurality of partitions are disposed in the duct such that a flow path width of the center flow path is reduced from the upstream of the air flow toward the downstream of the air flow.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a storage unit and a processing unit. The storage unit is configured to store therein a first execution time and a second execution time longer than the first execution time. The first execution time is a time expected to be taken to execute a first job included in a first job group. The processing unit is configured to determine in which time period an execution start time of the first job is included. The execution start time is a time at which execution of the first job is to be started. The processing unit is configured to select, as a predicted execution time of the first job, one of the first execution time and the second execution time based on a result of the determination. The processing unit is configured to perform scheduling of the first job group based on the predicted execution time.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a storage unit and a processing unit. The storage unit is configured to store therein a first execution time and a second execution time longer than the first execution time. The first execution time is a time expected to be taken to execute a first job included in a first job group. The processing unit is configured to determine in which time period an execution start time of the first job is included. The execution start time is a time at which execution of the first job is to be started. The processing unit is configured to select, as a predicted execution time of the first job, one of the first execution time and the second execution time based on a result of the determination. The processing unit is configured to perform scheduling of the first job group based on the predicted execution time.

Abstract: A picture displaying apparatus comprises a storing unit storing a plurality of pictures, a displaying unit displaying the picture, an aimed region designating unit designating a partial region on the picture as an aimed region, an image cutting-out unit cutting-out the aimed region from each of the pictures as an aimed region picture, and a display controlling unit displaying the aimed region picture on the displaying unit. The display controlling unit comprises a superposed picture forming unit superposing a plurality of the aimed region pictures to form a superposed picture, and a visual effect controlling unit displaying each of the aimed region pictures forming the superposed picture at a predetermined transparency on the displaying unit. Even when a specific picture is retrieved in a large amount of pictures in the same or almost the same form, visual retrieval is possible readily and certainly without decreasing the retrieval efficiency.

Abstract: A picture displaying apparatus comprises a storing unit storing a plurality of pictures, a displaying unit displaying the picture, an aimed region designating unit designating a partial region on the picture as an aimed region, an image cutting-out unit cutting-out the aimed region from each of the pictures as an aimed region picture, and a display controlling unit displaying the aimed region picture on the displaying unit. The display controlling unit comprises a superposed picture forming unit superposing a plurality of the aimed region pictures to form a superposed picture, and a visual effect controlling unit displaying each of the aimed region pictures forming the superposed picture at a predetermined transparency on the displaying unit. Even when a specific picture is retrieved in a large amount of pictures in the same or almost the same form, visual retrieval is possible readily and certainly without decreasing the retrieval efficiency.