Abstract: Capturing motion comprising: generating a time reference; substantially synchronizing a plurality of motion capture cameras to the time reference; transmitting a multicast signal including information derived from the time reference to enable at least one device used in motion capture to operate synchronously with the plurality of motion capture cameras.

Abstract: A video-processing chip capable of saving power is disclosed. The video-processing chip includes a microprocessor, a scalar, a first memory, and a second memory. The microprocessor is used for executing program codes. The scalar is used for adjusting a size of a received image. The first memory is coupled to the microprocessor and to the scalar for providing memory space to the scalar for image processing. The second memory is coupled to the microprocessor for storing the program codes of the microprocessor for controlling a power switch. Wherein a size of the first memory is greater than a size of the second memory.

Abstract: A device and method for controlling generation of a final pixel utilizes a conditional statement, referred to as an IF_NEIGHBOR statement, which when compiled, causes a programmable pixel shader to perform mip map texture lookups even if a pixel of interest does not meet the condition of the conditional statement. As such, any neighboring pixels needed for mip map selection have their associated shader code guaranteed to execute even though the pixel of interest may fail the conditional portion of the conditional statement. The device and method executes texture address calculations for pixels within a region and for pixels outside of a region but only those necessary to determine the mip map level corresponding to a pixel within the region. Execution of shader code for a current pixel is executed if any of the surrounding neighboring pixels meet the desired condition even if the current pixel does not meet the condition.

Abstract: A system and a method for organizing information elements in a system having a display capability which (a) generates a first information element vector based on a predetermined first characterization attribute, (b) generates a second information element vector based on a second characterization attribute, and (c) display on the display device the first information element vector non-parallel to the second information element vector. Furthermore, the method allows a user to select the characterization attributes and to visualize the information element vectors.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an image processing apparatus, including: first storage means for storing data in a unit of a word; second storage means for storing data in a unit of a word, address information for managing writing and reading out of the data of a unit of a word and a correction flag which indicates, in a unit of a word, whether or not it is necessary to correct the data, in an associated relationship with each other; and supplying means for reading out and supplying the data of a unit of a word, corresponding address information and a corresponding correction flag stored in the second storage means to the first storage means; the first storage means referring to the address information to correct the data of a unit of a word corresponding to the correction flag to the data of a unit of a word.

Abstract: A system and method for rendering of electronic documents includes interpreting of page description language to generate a series of instruction arrays corresponding to each of a plurality of bands that conjoin to form a rendered document output. Each instruction array includes instructions descriptive of a band of pixels to be generated corresponding to a scanline of an output image. Instructions include one or more image primitives described in the original, electronic document. The system allows for efficient, compact document rendering including multiple or mixed image or text areas that may overlap in an output document.

Abstract: A print buffer unit temporally storing print data to be printed on a printer includes a data-storing section storing the print data, a print-image creating section creating a print image from the print data, and a print-image displaying section displaying the print image.

Abstract: A system and method for information display based on a family of display screens for displaying information derived from numerous data sources. Each display screen includes function controls as well as indicator controls. The function controls link a first level display screen to subsidiary display screens. A capacity is provided for saving defined display screen formats and for generating a custom display screen based on function controls which were previously defined in defined display screens. Also disclosed is a method of using a family of display screens for managing access to information and displaying that information.

Abstract: In order to decode and display a previously compressed digital image portion, a first portion of this image being previously decoded and displayed in a first display window:—a request of a user defining a direction of movement in the image is read (115);—a new display window in the image is determined (119) as a function of this movement;—at least one area to be decoded and a decoding direction is determined (121) from the relative position of the new display window with respect to the first display window and this area is decoded and displayed (125, 127, 129) according to the decoding direction determined.

Abstract: A multi-screen synthesizing apparatus and method have been disclosed by the present invention. Display data of windows required to be displayed on the display terminal are mapped onto at least one logical screen by storing data in a video memory. Each of the windows is correlated with a set of window registers, and the location coordinates of the window and the identification of the corresponding logical screen are stored into the window register set when displaying the windows, the window register set having the highest priority level are found out, based on the location coordinates of the current scanning pixel, as the selected window register. The display data corresponding to the current pixel are read out from the logical screen corresponding to the selected window register and output to the display terminal.

Abstract: A surface definition module of a hair/fur pipeline may be used to define a surface and an optimization module may be used to determine whether a hair is to be rendered upon the surface. In particular, the optimization module may be used to: determine a size metric for the hair; apply a first density curve to the size metric determined for the hair to generate a density multiplier value; and based upon the density multiplier value, determine whether the hair should be rendered.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an image display device including a display panel having a flat display surface; a mounting frame having an opening for mounting the display panel in the condition that the display surface is exposed to the opening, the mounting frame having an outer transparent portion and an inner opaque portion; and a cover frame for covering at least the boundary between the transparent portion and the opaque portion of the mounting frame. At least a part of the transparent portion of the mounting frame is opposed to at least a part of the periphery of the display panel, thereby forming a clear portion allowing the vision to the rear side of the display panel.

Abstract: A rotating unit forwards and rewinds a recording medium by rotating in a normal direction and in a reverse direction, respectively. A recording unit records an image on a surface of the recording medium. An erasing unit erases the image recorded on the surface of the recording medium. A shift-amount adjusting unit adjusts a shift amount per unit time of a forwarding portion of the recording medium at a recording position or on an upstream side of the recording position in a forwarding direction. A weight is fixed to the forwarding portion of the recording medium exposed outside from an opening that is provided on a casing.

Abstract: A method of calibrating a lighting panel including a plurality of segments, a respective segment configured to emit a first color light and a second color light in response to pulse width modulation control signals having respective duty cycles, includes activating the plurality of segments to simultaneously emit the first and second colors of light. A combined light output for the plurality of segments is measured at a measurement location to obtain aggregate emission data. Separate emission data for the first and second colors of light is determined based on the aggregate emission data. For example, the separate emission data for the first and second colors of light may be derived based on extrapolation of the aggregate emission data and expected emission data for the first and second colors of light. Related calibration systems are also discussed.

Abstract: The invention is characterized by the fact that an area sensor for outputting an analog signal responsive to the light reception amount of light of CMYG is used and when CMYG image data is converted into RGB image data, RGB image data having a domain also in negative values is generated without performing processing of putting the RGB image data into values of 0 or more, without decreasing the information amount of the CMYG image data. Further, the invention is characterized by the fact that when the image data is recorded in a file section 16 finally as a JPEG file, the pixel data of each color of YCbCr is represented as data type of eight bits and the information amount per pixel is 24 bits for recording more color information without increasing the memory capacity.

Abstract: A method for displaying multidimensional data on a screen of a display device, includes assigning a first dimension element, having been selected by a user from among the multidimensional data, to an axis; giving weights to a plurality of member regions using a function of number of data belonging to respective members of the first dimension element; defining the weighted member regions as a plurality of regions on the axis, which are partitioned for the respective members of the first dimension element; arranging the weighted member regions within the screen to form a table; and displaying, in each cell region corresponding to the weighted member region, data belonging to each cell region and belonging to a second dimension element having been selected by the user from among the multidimensional data. The second dimension element is different from the first dimension element.

Abstract: A filtering system, medium, and method, including determining whether a size of a splat exceeds a predetermined size, smoothing a boundary of the splat if it is determined that the size of the splat exceeds the predetermined size, and sharpening the boundary of the splat if it is determined that the size of the splat does not exceed the predetermined size.

Abstract: The invention relates to an improved handwritten-data-processing device and installation, which provide a certified data back-up with links. According to the invention, the data processing device comprises processing means (10) which are designed to address instructions to a display device (6), such as a PDA, said instructions requiring the display of at least one part of the primary handwritten data which is captured by recognition means (5) after being entered by a user in one zone (4) of a support (3). The aforementioned processing means (10) are also designed to associate (i) a timestamp, which represents the moment of data entry or association, and (ii) an identifier, which represents the zone (4), with the primary data and with the processing operators and/or secondary data which, at the user's command, are associated using interaction means (8) with at least some of the primary data displayed by the display device (6).

Abstract: A display control apparatus may include a calculating unit for calculating the degree of similarity of each of a plurality of second images to a selected first image, a display control unit for controlling displaying of the second images in the order of similarity, and a selecting unit for selecting, in response to an instruction from a user, one second image from among the plurality of second images displayed in the order of similarity. In response to the selection of the one second image, the display control unit may control the displaying of the second image and a third image belonging to the same group as the selected second image so that the third image and the second image are displayed in accordance with a predetermined order in the group.

Abstract: Various technologies and techniques are disclosed that improve the automatic generation of near and far clipping planes for a 3D scene. The viewing frustum is intersected with the scene to determine the range of depth that a particular scene occupies in the viewing frustum. The ratio of the near clipping plane to far clipping plane is adjusted as appropriate to ensure a desired minimum level of Z-buffer precision is achieved. The clipping planes are set sufficiently far outside of the object bounds to prevent triangles which are parallel to the clip planes from being accidentally clipped. An API is provided to allow other programs to retrieve the near and far clipping plane values with the desired minimum Z-buffer precision for a particular scene without having to interact with the Z-buffer.

Abstract: Various technologies and techniques are disclosed that improve the process of working with 3D rotations. Rotations are treated as a separate abstract entity from general transforms. By having rotations separate from general transforms, the user can perform the various operations on any “rotation” regardless of its encoding. An abstract 3D transform class is provided that represents a transform that can be applied to 3D a mesh or scene node, and an abstract 3D rotation class is provided which is exposed separately from other general transforms. A concrete implementation of the 3D transform class uses a 3D rotation class to apply a rotation to a 3D mesh or scene node. One or more concrete implementations of the 3D rotation class are provided which represent a separate rotation encoding.

Abstract: A method for dynamically transforming an image in a region. According to an embodiment of the present invention, an image contained in a region on a display can be re-rendered based on the underlying data associated with the rendered image. In one embodiment, text strings in a selected region can be magnified or shrunk without changing the rest of the image. Certain objects displayed on a screen can also be rendered differently, for example, using different colors, again, without affecting other parts of the image. Embodiments of the present invention can be used for various purposes, for example, as an aid for visually impaired people.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture provide the ability to motify a three-dimensional model. A 3D model is displayed in a computer implemented solid modeling system. A vector is selected that is comprised of one or more first faces, first edges, or first vertices of the three-dimensional model. One or more options that control a behavior of a repositioning operation for each face, edge and vertex in the vector are specified. One or more geometric transformations are specified for each face, edge and vertex in the vector. The 3D model is modified by changing one or mote surfaces of one or more second faces in accordance with the options and the geometric transformations. Intersections are determined for of the changed one or more surfaces. New edges and new vertex coordinates are then obtained for the three-dimensional model based on the intersections.

Abstract: A recording apparatus for performing recording by scanning a recording head includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire temperature information of the recording head, a generation unit configured to generate a signal that indicates outputting of an output voltage based on the temperature information, a voltage control unit configured to control a voltage to be output to the recording head based on the signal, and a control unit configured to simultaneously perform preliminary ejection processing in an interval between a previous scan and a next scan of the recording head and output processing of the signal.

Abstract: A pen voltage regulator is provided for supplying a regulated pen voltage to one or more printheads of an inkjet printer. The pen voltage regulator includes: a regulator switch arranged between an input terminal and an output terminal; a linear lifting circuit connected to the regulator switch; a soft start circuit arranged between the regulator switch and the output terminal; an output filter arranged between the soft start circuit and the output terminal; and a pulse width modulation (PWM) controller connected to the linear filtering circuit. The PWM controller is arranged to provide a pulse width modulated control signal to the linear filtering circuit. The linear filtering circuit is configured to transmit a smoothed control signal to the regulator switch and to ensure that the regulator switch is operable in a linear region. The soft start circuit is configured to provide a soft-start mode of operation so as to prevent the generation of large inrush currents and to provide overload protection.

Abstract: A fluid ejection device includes a first set of N memory elements each storing a fire enable value, each of the N memory elements configured to be updated. The fluid ejection device further includes N fluid ejecting elements, each fluid ejecting element corresponding to a different one of the N memory elements and configured to receive the fire enable value from the corresponding memory element, wherein the fluid ejecting element is enabled to eject a fluid when the fire enable value is an enabling value.

Abstract: A system and a method for improving the quality of prints using a print mask for a printer with at least one printhead with a plurality of dot forming elements arranged in dot forming element sections, and at least one of the masks are altered so that mask data corresponding to at least one complementary set of dot forming elements is activated or deactivated in response to the paper location and the dot forming element section is shifted as the printhead passes a transition position. As the mask size is reduced, for example, the mask contents are shifted to one end of the printhead. This remapping of the mask within the head allows the page advance distance to be changed to the new page advance distance only once.

Abstract: A recording apparatus detects a leading edge of a recording material to be transported in a sub-scanning direction, and performs recording on a recording region of the recording material with reference to the leading edge. When a margin is formed at least at a leading end of the recording material, recording is performed on the recording region with reference to a center leading edge of the recording material. When a margin is not formed at least at the leading end of the recording material, recording is performed on the recording region with reference to one of right and left leading edges of the recording material that precedes in the sub-scanning direction.

Abstract: The apparatus includes a capacitor electrically connected to a driver IC and a temperature estimating unit that estimates the internal temperature of the capacitor. The unit estimates the internal temperature of the capacitor based on the operation temperature of the driver IC detected by a driver temperature detector.

Abstract: A liquid ejection apparatus including a liquid ejection head having a nozzle, a cleaning mechanism that performs cleaning of the nozzle by drawing a liquid from inside the nozzle, and a controller that controls operation of the liquid ejection apparatus is provided. The controller includes a timer device that tracks time, a first memory section, a second memory section, a power supply, a determining section, and a tracked time correction section. The first memory section stores an end time at which a previous cycle of the cleaning has ended as end time information. The second memory section stores a tracked time tracked by the timer device as tracked time information. The power supply is charged when a power is supplied to the liquid ejection apparatus and supplies the charged power to the timer device when power supply to the liquid ejection apparatus is stopped. The determining section determines whether time tracking by the timer device is stopped.

Abstract: A droplet jetting applicator includes: a droplet jetting head which freely moves and includes a nozzle surface with a plurality of nozzles formed, from which droplets are jetted; a suction section which sucks the droplets jetted by the droplet jetting head from a facing position facing the nozzle surface; a support/transfer section which supports the suction section, freely moves together with the droplet jetting head, and moves the supported suction section to the facing position and a non-facing position which is apart from the facing position; and an exhaust section which evacuates the suction section to give the suction section a suction force.

Abstract: The liquid ejection head includes: a head main body which is constructed from a plurality of head units layered together in a layering direction perpendicular to a liquid ejection direction of nozzles, each of the head units having the nozzles, pressure chambers connected with the nozzles and arranged in a one-dimensional configuration, and piezoelectric elements corresponding to the pressure chambers and arranged in a one-dimensional configuration, the head main body having through channels substantially parallel to the layering direction of the head units, the through channels being in connection with the pressure chambers; and first and second liquid accommodating chambers which are arranged on sides of the head main body opposing to each other in the layering direction of the head units, the first and second liquid accommodating chambers being in connection with the through channels.

Abstract: An ink jet printing assembly and method of use for printing on a substrate where the substrate is driven in a driving direction. The ink jet printing assembly includes a first jetting assembly having a first ink orifice and a second ink orifice and a second jetting assembly separate from the first jetting assembly having a third ink orifice. The third ink orifice is positioned between the first ink orifice and the second ink orifice in a cross substrate direction. A third jetting assembly, separate from the first and second jetting assemblies, includes a fourth ink orifice. The fourth ink orifice is aligned with the first ink orifice in the cross substrate direction. The fourth ink orifice is fired in an alternating relationship with the first ink orifice to define a generally consistent line of ink capable of minimizing the appearance of banding.

Abstract: The present invention allows a high-speed printing by a print head in which nozzles are arranged with a high density to reduce eddy flow caused between the print head and a print medium, providing an image with a high quality. Thus, the present invention allows the same printing region of the print medium to be sequentially printed by the respective nozzle arrays provided in the print head in accordance with image data thinned-out by the mask pattern M, thereby completing the image by multi-pass. Then, a plurality of pieces of image printed to be printed to the same printing region at which the nozzle arrays pass in one pass are alternately thinned-out by different high and low thinning-out ratios in the direction in which the nozzles are arranged.

Abstract: A liquid ejecting head is provided with pressure chambers adapted to contain liquid. Nozzle orifices are respectively communicated with the pressure chambers and arranged so as to form nozzle arrays. Each of pressure generating elements is operable to generate pressure fluctuation in the liquid contained in one of the pressure chambers to eject at least a first amount of a liquid droplet and a second amount of a liquid droplet from one of the nozzle orifices toward a target medium. A first storage stores first information indicative of a first deviation of the first amount from a first reference amount for each of the nozzle arrays. A second storage stores second information indicative of a correlation between the first deviation and a second deviation of the second amount from a second reference amount. A processor is operable to calculate the second deviation for each of the nozzle arrays with reference to the first information and the second information.

Abstract: A liquid droplet discharging head includes: a substrate; a pressure chamber connected to the substrate; a penetrating portion formed in the substrate to discharge a liquid droplet; and a plurality of liquid droplet guiding portions formed at the penetrating portion of the substrate to guide the liquid droplet, in which each of the liquid droplet guiding portions extends with a curvature in an discharging direction of the liquid droplet.

Abstract: The liquid ejection apparatus includes: a liquid ejection head which comprises nozzles including at least one suctioned nozzle and at least one non-suctioned nozzle and ejecting liquid, pressure chambers supplying the nozzles with the liquid, and a common liquid chamber supplying the pressure chambers with the liquid; and an individual suctioning unit which suctions the liquid in the at least one suctioned nozzle, wherein when the individual suctioning unit suctions the liquid in the at least one suctioned nozzle, a following inequality is satisfied: P0??Pin<Pn, where Pn is an internal pressure of the at least one non-suctioned nozzle of which the liquid is not suctioned by the individual suctioning unit, and P0??Pin is a first limit value of the internal pressure of the at least one non-suctioned nozzle above which air does not flow into the at least one non-suctioned nozzle.

Abstract: A nozzle unit having a nozzle, a flow channel unit having a pressure chamber and a through hole to be communicated with the pressure chamber and an actuator for causing the pressure chamber to discharge ink are respectively formed. The nozzle unit and the actuator have substantially the same planar dimensions. In the nozzle unit, a spacer plate having a communicating hole penetrating in the plate thickness direction corresponding to the nozzle is preliminarily bonded with the first plate, which is to be the nozzle plate, and the nozzle is formed at the first plate material through the communicating hole with laser. The nozzle unit and the actuator which have been respectively formed are bonded with the flow channel unit at positions facing each other simultaneously.

Abstract: A droplet discharging head includes a first drive unit and a base coupled to the first drive unit. The base includes a portion defining a first cavity, a portion defining a first discharging port, and a portion defining a first through hole through which the portion defining a first cavity and the portion defining a first discharging port communicate with each other. The droplet discharging head also includes a plurality of first electrode branches and a plurality of second electrode branches. The plurality of first electrode branches and the plurality of second electrode branches are disposed alternately apart from each other on a periphery of the portion defining a first discharging port, and extend on a surface of the portion defining a first through hole.

Abstract: The mist ejection head includes: a nozzle which ejects liquid; a nozzle plate which has electrical conductivity and in which the nozzle is formed; a liquid chamber connected to the nozzle; an ultrasonic wave generating element which generates an ultrasonic wave applied to the liquid in a vicinity of the nozzle; and an electrode which is provided on a wall of the liquid chamber other than the nozzle plate, wherein an electric field applied between the nozzle plate and the electrode is controlled.

Abstract: A thermal head includes a base layer having a predetermined thickness and provided with a substantially semicylindrical protruding section integrally formed on one surface of the base layer, a heat generation resistor formed on the protruding section, and a pair of electrodes formed on both sides of the heat generation resistor, wherein a part of each of the heat generation resistors exposed between the pair of electrodes is defined as a heat generation section, and the base layer is provided with a groove section formed on the opposite side of the protruding section and having opening on the other surface of the base layer.

Abstract: A micro-fluid ejecting device includes a semiconductor substrate, a plurality of fluid ejection elements formed on the semiconductor substrate, and a plurality of nonvolatile programmable memory devices for storing information related to the operation of the micro-fluid ejecting device. The programmable memory devices, which are at least partially embedded in the semiconductor substrate, each include a source region and a drain region formed in the semiconductor substrate. The source and drain regions have a conductivity type which is opposite the conductivity type of the semiconductor substrate. An insulative layer is formed on the semiconductor substrate over the source region and drain region. A floating gate region is formed on the insulative layer and is spatially disposed between the source region and drain region. The floating gate region is electrically insulated from the source and drain regions by the insulative layer. Electrical contacts are connected to the source region and the drain region.

Abstract: A nozzle arrangement for ejecting ink includes a substrate assembly defining an ink inlet passage and including heater element drive circuitry. A nozzle chamber structure is arranged on the substrate assembly and includes side walls positioned about the ink inlet passage. The nozzle chamber structure defines a nozzle chamber in fluid communication with the ink inlet passage and an aperture through which ink in the nozzle chamber can be ejected. A heater element forms part of and extends from the side walls and into the chamber, and connected to the drive circuitry to be supplied with current so that ink in the nozzle chamber is ejected out through the aperture when heated by the heater element.

Abstract: There is disclosed a small and thin ink jet head having an excellent productivity, in which Piezoelectric elements capable of developing a large displacement amount and a high displacement generation force can highly densely be arranged together with ink chambers and nozzles and in which generation of crosstalk is inhibited. A discharge device comprises a channel section in which a plurality of channels are formed, each channel having an introduction hole, a pressurizing chamber and a discharge hole; and an actuator section having a top plate, a pair of support walls arranged at opposite ends of the top plate and a plurality of piezoelectric elements hanging from the top plate, spread between the pair of support walls, arranged independently of one another and forming pairs with the channels.

Abstract: An ink-jet head includes a channel unit which includes a plurality of pressure chambers, a vibration plate stacked on the channel unit, and a piezoelectric material layer arranged on the vibration plate. The piezoelectric material layer includes a first portion functioning as a piezoelectric actuator, and a second portion functioning as a piezoelectric transformer which amplifies a driving signal to be supplied to the piezoelectric actuator. Accordingly, it is possible to realize a small-size ink-jet head with a built-in piezoelectric amplifier.

Abstract: An object is to provide a fine forging method for forming partitions of recesses precisely and forming recess shapes for pressure generation chambers etc. with high accuracy as well as a liquid ejection head that is produced by using the fine forming method. A fine forging method for forming groove-shaped recesses that are arranged at a prescribed pitch. After groove-shaped recesses are formed tentatively in a material plate by a first punch in which tentative forming punches are arranged, finish forming is performed on the tentatively formed groove-shaped recesses by using a second punch in which finish forming punches are arranged. An end portion of a projection strip is formed with slant faces or a slant face, whereby an end portion of each groove-shaped recess is formed precisely. A liquid ejection head produced by the above method exhibits stable liquid ejection characteristics and its manufacturing cost can be reduced by virtue of simplified working of forging.

Abstract: A micro-fluid jetting device and a method of ejecting fluid mixtures onto a substrate. The micro-fluid jetting device includes a housing containing a logic circuit and fluid reservoirs for at least two different fluids. A micro-fluid ejection head is attached to a first end of the housing. The ejection head is in electrical communication with the logic circuit and the fluid reservoirs. At least two channel members are provided for directing fluid from the reservoirs to a plurality of fluid ejection nozzles in a nozzle plate member. The ejection nozzles for each of the at least two different fluids are arranged in the nozzle plate member so that adjacent ejection nozzles are in flow communication with different fluids. A power source in electrical connection with the micro-fluid ejection head is provided in the housing for activating the micro-fluid ejection head for jetting the fluids therefrom.

Abstract: An inkjet printer includes a recording head having nozzles to discharge ink and a storage chamber for storing the ink which is supplied to the nozzles from an ink source. The chamber includes an inlet to which the ink flows from the ink source and an outlet from which the ink flows out to the nozzles, two walls opposite to each other and parallel to a flow direction of the ink flowing to the outlet from the inlet, and an annular rim formed along edges of the two walls. The chamber includes a pair of ribs for adjusting an ink flow, which are provided in one of the walls, protrude from the one towards the other, and extend parallel to the flow direction apart from the other. The other wall has flexibility and the ribs are spaced from the rim inside the rim.

Abstract: According to a first invention, since a flow of a spacer dispersed liquid is formed in a transporting chamber separated from a discharging chamber by an internal filter, the spacer dispersed liquid is stably discharged through an ejection hole, while the discharging chamber on a side of a nozzle plate is not affected by the flow of the spacer dispersed liquid. According to a second invention, since a spacer dispersed liquid does not flow inside a discharging chamber in a printing state in which the spacer dispersed liquid is discharged, the spacer dispersed liquid is stably discharged through an ejection hole. To the contrary, since the spacer dispersed liquid is directed inside both the discharging chamber and the transporting chamber in a waiting state in which the spacer dispersed liquid is not discharged, spacer particles in the spacer dispersed liquid do not settle.

Abstract: Disclosed is an ink liquid used in a printer device of the ink jet system for recording an image or letters/characters. A surfactant containing an organic compound represented by the following chemical formula 1: where m and n are integers not less than 1, is contained in an ink 2 to prevent blurring or bleeding from being produced at a point of deposition of an ink liquid droplet i.