Canon

An image forming apparatus includes a photosensitive drum, a charging member, a transfer member, a first conveyance path, one or more first conveyance roller pairs, a reverse conveyance member, a second conveyance, and one or more second conveyance roller pairs. The second conveyance path merges with the first conveyance path at a position upstream of the transfer portion in the first conveyance direction. The second conveyance path includes a guide member. A downstream end of the guide member in the second conveyance direction forms an upstream edge, in the first conveyance direction, of an opening portion that is a merging portion where a conveyance space of the second conveyance path communicates with a conveyance space of the first conveyance path.

An image pickup apparatus (100) includes an image sensor, and a mount unit (120, 121) configured to detachably hold an interchangeable lens. The mount unit has a plurality of concave portions (120a, 120b, 120c, 120d) in a side surface of the mount unit. The concave portions are arranged so that, in projection in a direction parallel to an axis passing through a center of the mount unit, a triangle with three of points included in the concave portions as vertices contains the center.

The present disclosure is directed to an information processing apparatus reads, from a product, a data carrier for accessing Digital Product Passport, DPP, information of the product that is managed on a blockchain; acquires, by using information in the read data carrier, first DPP information that is DPP information of a main unit of the product that is managed on the blockchain, and second DPP information that is DPP information of one or more parts installed in the product, the second DPP information being managed on the blockchain in association with the first DPP information; and outputs a specific carbon footprint based on a carbon footprint of the product included in the acquired first DPP information and a carbon footprint of each of the one or more parts included in the acquired second DPP information.

Images captured by image capturing apparatuses are used to generate a virtual viewpoint image including a representation of a trajectory of a target three-dimensional shape. An image processing apparatus(102) according to the present disclosure obtains(S402) shape data indicating three-dimensional shape of each object in a target space; specifies(S502), from the three-dimensional shapes indicated by the shape data, the target three-dimensional shape with size within a predetermined range; generates(S505) trajectory information that indicates a trajectory of the specified target three-dimensional shape, in which information on positions of the target three-dimensional shape and corresponding timecode are associated; obtains (S403) virtual viewpoint information indicating the position of a virtual viewpoint and the viewing direction at the virtual viewpoint; and generates(S405), based on the shape data, the trajectory information, and the virtual viewpoint information, a virtual viewpoint image including a representation of the trajectory and corresponding to appearance from the virtual viewpoint.

A printing apparatus (1) includes: a discharge unit (26) configured to discharge a print medium in a first direction; a stacking unit (4) having a stacking surface (4a) and configured to extend and contract in the first direction and to stack the print medium discharged from the discharge unit (26) on the stacking surface (4a); a first regulation unit (421) arranged in the stacking unit (4), on a downstream side in the first direction of the stacking unit (4), and configured to regulate a position of a front edge of the print medium discharged from the discharge unit (26); and a control unit (71) configured to control extension of the stacking unit (4) prior to discharge of the print medium, in accordance with a size of the print medium to be discharged from the discharge unit (26).

The present disclosure relates to an inspection system for printed products that include at least two sets of sheets, each set constituting a repeating unit of sheets, and includes at least a piece of content. The inspection system includes a first setting unit configured to set inspection areas to respective reference images included in a first reference image group of a first set, and a second setting unit configured to set the inspection areas set by the first setting unit to respective reference images included in a second reference image group of a second set, the second reference image group including a layout of contents common to the first reference image group and differing in image-related contents.

Disclosed is an image reading apparatus (IR) with a reading unit (6) including a transparent member (6b) and a reader (6i), and a conveyance unit (7) including a housing (70) provided with an attaching portion (109A), a first cover (106) attached to a lower portion of the housing (70), a second cover (107) including a holding portion (116) and attached to the lower portion of the housing (70), and a pressing member (104) configured to press a sheet against the transparent member (6b), the pressing member (104) being detachably held by the holding portion (116). The first cover (106) is attachable to/ detachable from the housing (70) in a state in which the second cover (107) remains attached to the housing (70).

An information processing apparatus comprises an acquiring means for acquiring a plurality of pieces of input data having a first bit depth; a first converting means for converting the bit depth of a piece of input data to a second bit depth that is lower than the first bit depth; a second converting means for converting the bit depth of another piece of input data to the second bit depth, and extract features from data obtained by integrating the piece of data whose bit depth is converted to the second bit depth and the other piece of input data whose bit depth is converted to the second bit depth; and an extending means for extending the bit depth of the features to a third bit depth that is higher than the second bit depth.

An image capturing apparatus includes an image sensor (100) including a photoelectric conversion region (1) that photoelectrically converts an object image and outputs signal charges, a plurality of charge storage regions (6, 7, 8, and 9) that are provided for the photoelectric conversion region and are capable of storing the signal charges and outputting corresponding image capturing signals, and charge transfer regions (2, 3, 4, and 5) that transfer the signal charges from the photoelectric conversion region to the plurality of charge storage regions in a time-division manner, a changing means (CPU, S701) for changing a transfer cycle of the signal charges in the time-division manner, and a calculation means (CPU, S708) for calculating a flicker frequency of a light source by using the image capturing signals output from the respective charge storage regions based on the changed transfer cycle.

A recording apparatus (501) comprises a recording means (507) recording a test pattern on a recording medium (1001), the test pattern includes a recording patch in which a color ink containing a colorant and a reaction liquid containing a reaction component that aggregates the colorant are recorded so as to overlap each other; and a region in which the color ink is recorded around the recording patch and a control means (531) setting, according to a permeation property of the reaction liquid for the medium, an application amount of the reaction liquid per unit area to record the recording patch on the medium. The control means detects a recording patch position in an image obtained by reading the medium on which the test pattern is recorded and determine, based on the recording patch position, an adjustment value for adjusting a recording position of the reaction liquid.