Canon Patente

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 includes a discharge unit (26) configured to discharge a print medium in a first direction a stacking unit (4) configured to stack, on a stacking surface (4a), the print medium discharged in the first direction by the discharge unit (26) and a regulation unit (421) configured to regulate, on the stacking surface (4a) of the stacking unit (4), a position of a front edge of the print medium in the first direction. The regulation unit (421) is configured to change, by use of a drive source, between a first posture, in which the front edge of the discharged print medium is regulated by an abutting surface (421a) on which the front edge abuts, and a second posture, in which the front edge of the discharged print medium is not regulated.

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.

An ink jet recording method using an ink jet recording apparatus includes a recording head (1), the recording head including: an ejection orifice (13) configured to eject an aqueous ink including resin particles; a pressure chamber (12) communicating the ejection orifice; an ejection element arranged in the pressure chamber; a liquid retention chamber configured to supply the aqueous ink to the pressure chamber; a bubble retention chamber (520) communicating to the liquid retention chamber; a decompression chamber (760) arranged adjacent to the bubble retention chamber; and a gas permeable membrane (710) arranged at a boundary between the bubble retention chamber and the decompression chamber, the method including: applying the aqueous ink to a recording medium (P); and then heating the recording medium. T_g (°C) of the resin particle, T_i (°C) of the aqueous ink in the bubble retention chamber and T_fix (°C) of the recording medium satisfy T_i<T_g≤T_fix.

Provided is a liquid storage container (200), including: a flexible liquid storage portion storing a liquid including a precipitation component; and a spout (3) mounted in the liquid storage portion, in which the spout includes at least a first liquid suction port (14) and a second liquid suction port (15), the center of the first liquid suction port and the center of the second liquid suction port are on the same center axis, the first liquid suction port opens in the opposite direction of a direction in which gravity works in the spout, the second liquid suction port opens in the direction in which the gravity works in the spout, and a relationship of A2 ≥ A1 is satisfied, where an opening area of the first liquid suction port is A1, and an opening area of the second liquid suction port is A2.

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).

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.

A hot steam generator (100) comprising: a thermally conductive and heatable body (1) having at least one internal channel (3), each with a channel inlet (2) and a channel outlet (6), into which a catching means (4) for catching carried-away water droplets is embedded; a water supply to the channel inlet adjustable to a feed volume rate; a heating device adapted to heat the body to a temperature greater than or equal to 100°C.

An image forming apparatus includes a main body, a first developing unit including a first developing container and a first developing roller, a second developing unit including a second developing container and a second developing roller, an air supplying portion, a first toner container, a second toner container, a first passage which communicates with the first toner container and the first developing container, and a second passage which communicates with the second toner container and the second developing container. The first developing unit and the second developing unit are aligned in the second direction, and the first toner container and the second toner container are aligned in the second direction, and are respectively arranged below the first developing unit and the second developing unit.

An information processing apparatus (102) receives a job history from an image forming apparatus (101) that performs a job to form an image on a recording medium. The job history includes information on a printing job that has been normally completed and information on a related job related to the normally completed printing job. The information processing apparatus (102) includes first and second calculation units (601), an addition unit (361), and a storage unit (363). The first and second calculation units (601) calculate the carbon dioxide emissions generated when the normally completed printing job is performed and the carbon dioxide emissions generated when the related job is performed. The addition unit (361) adds up the amounts calculated by the first and second calculation units (601). The storage unit (363) stores the sum of the amounts as a total amount of carbon dioxide emissions associated with the normally completed printing job.

An optional device connectable to a printing apparatus in multi-stage connection in one direction, comprising an auxiliary function unit configured to assist a function of the printing apparatus, and a control unit, the control unit includes an arithmetic processing unit which performs arithmetic processing for controlling the auxiliary function unit based on power received from the printing apparatus, in a case where the printing apparatus is connected to an upstream side, and a power transmission unit configured to transmit power received from the printing apparatus to another optional device connected to a downstream side, and in a case where another optional device is connected to the upstream side, the arithmetic processing unit does not perform the arithmetic processing.

A unit (100) includes a first component (1) and a second component (2). One of the first component (1) and the second component (2) is movable with respect to the other. A first surface (101) of the first component (1) includes a first region (111), a second region (121), a third region (131), and a fourth region (141). The second region (121) is provided between the first region (111) and the third region (131), and the fourth region (141) is provided between the first region (111) and the second region (121). An arithmetic mean roughness (Ra3) of the third region (131) is smaller than an arithmetic mean roughness (Ra2) of the second region (121). An arithmetic mean roughness (Ra4) of the fourth region (141) is smaller than the arithmetic mean roughness (Ra2) and larger than an arithmetic mean roughness (Ra1) of the first region (111).

An information processing apparatus (301) comprises: obtainment means (302) for obtaining content generated by generative artificial intelligence, Al,; identification means (303) for identifying an object having an infringement risk among objects included in the content; and recording means (308) for recording, as risk information, position information of the object in the content.

Provided is an optical measurement method capable of achieving determination of presence of a target substance using particles in a short time. The optical measurement method includes: a preparation step of preparing an optical measurement device (110), a reaction tank (112) in the optical measurement device (110) accommodating a sample containing magnetic particles on each of which a substance that specifically binds to a target substance is immobilized; a magnetic field application step of applying a magnetic field to the magnetic particles by a magnetic field application unit (113); an inspection value acquisition step of acquiring an inspection value based on an amount of light detected by a light detection unit (114) under a state in which the magnetic field is applied; and a determination step of performing determination of one of presence or absence of the target substance in the sample based on the inspection value.

The optical measurement method includes: a preparation step of preparing an optical measurement device (110), a reaction tank (112) in the optical measurement device accommodating a sample containing magnetic particles on each of which a substance that specifically binds to a target substance is immobilized; a magnetic field application step of applying a magnetic field to the magnetic particles by a magnetic field application unit (113); an application stopping step of stopping the applying of the magnetic field after a first time has elapsed from initiation of the applying of the magnetic field; an inspection value acquisition step of acquiring an inspection value based on an amount of light detected by a light detection unit (114) after the application stopping step; and a determination step of performing determination of one of presence or absence of the target substance in the sample based on the inspection value.

Disclosed is an image sensor (10) that comprises a plurality of pixels (110) configured to output pulses in response to photon incidence and a plurality of counters (212) provided in one-to-one correspondence to the plurality of pixels (110) and configured to count pulses output by the corresponding pixel (110). The plurality of pixels (110) includes a focus pixel (120).

There is provided an information processing apparatus. Determination means performs determination processing including determining whether a shot image is an image obtained by shooting a flat surface, based on depth information indicating a distribution of depth values that are values corresponding to distances in a depth direction corresponding to the shot image. Signature means generates a digital signature for a determination result from the determination processing. Association means associates the determination result and the digital signature with the shot image.

A print server (130) that provides a cloud print service manages a comprehensive logical printer (1501). The print server registers both a second print server (140) providing a second cloud print service and a physical printer (1501a, 1501b) having a pull printing service license as pull-print-capable printing apparatuses associated with the comprehensive logical printer. A print job submitted to the comprehensive logical printer is stored in association with it (S1521). Upon receiving an instruction to execute the print job from an associated printing apparatus (S1543), the print server determines if the instructing apparatus is a pull-print-capable apparatus. If it is, the stored print job is transmitted to that pull-print-capable apparatus for execution (S1548).

A conveying apparatus includes: a main body frame including a first frame and a second frame; a conveying guide that is disposed between the first frame and the second frame in engagement with them and includes a first guiding member and a second guiding member; and a connecting member connecting the first guiding member and the second guiding member. The connecting member is less in thermal expansion coefficient than the first guiding member and the second guiding member. The connecting member is restricted from moving relative to the main body frame in a rotational axis direction of a conveying roller. The second guiding member is restricted from moving relative to the connecting member in the rotational axis direction.

A program includes acquiring a file, receiving, in response to a user entering natural-language text into a first entry field, a first setting that is based on the entered natural-language text and is to be used to print the acquired file, displaying, in response to acquisition of the file and reception of the first setting, an object that does not include the first entry field and includes a second entry field for receiving information regarding the acquired file and natural-language text for setting a second setting to be used to print the file from the user, and setting the second setting that is to be used to print the acquired file and based on the natural-language text in the second entry field entered by the user.

A printing apparatus (120) communicates with a printing server system (130) that provides a cloud printing service that receives a print job for a comprehensive logical printer (801) associated with a plurality of printing apparatuses (803a-803c). The printing apparatus (120) determines whether the printing apparatus (120) has a permission to execute printing according to a print job input to the comprehensive logical printer (801), transmits, as capability information of the printing apparatus (120), a message indicating that the printing apparatus (120) does not have the permission to the printing server system (130), based on a determination that the printing apparatus (120) does not have the permission, and executes printing according to a print job obtained from the printing server system (130).

A photoelectric conversion apparatus includes a semiconductor layer including a first surface and a second surface, a first electrode plug arranged to contact the first surface and supplied with a first voltage, and a second electrode plug arranged to contact the first surface and supplied with a second voltage. The semiconductor layer includes an active region defined by an isolation region so as to have an elongated shape in a predetermined direction in an orthogonal projection onto the first surface. The active region includes a first semiconductor region of a first conductivity type arranged to contact the first electrode plug, and a second semiconductor region of a second conductivity type arranged to contact the second electrode plug. A centroid of the first semiconductor region is arranged between a first end of the active region in the predetermined direction and a centroid of the active region. The second semiconductor region is arranged between a second end of the active region in the predetermined direction and the first semiconductor region.

A sheet conveying device includes a frame; a conveying roller unit (200) that includes a rotation shaft (201) that is rotatable, a roller (202) that contacts a sheet, and a bearing (203) that is electrically conductive and that rotatably supports the rotation shaft (201); and a bearing holder (400) that, by being attached to the bearing (203), fixes the conveying roller unit (200) to the frame. In the sheet conveying device, the bearing holder (400) includes a first member (401) that is made of an electrically nonconductive resin and a second member (402) that is made of an electrically conductive resin, and the second member (402) contacts the bearing (203) and the frame.

An image processing apparatus (100) that generates three-dimensional data of an object based on a depth image, is disclosed. The apparatus (100) sets, to an object region in an image to be divided that is based on the depth image, a boundary region between the object region and a background region, and divides the image to be divided into a plurality of sub-regions. The apparatus (100) determines a vertex for each sub-region that includes the object region among the plurality of sub-regions and adds a vertex to the boundary region. Then the apparatus (100) generates the three-dimensional data using the vertices determined and the vertex added.

An information processing device (102) includes operation means (204) for receiving a user operation; acquisition means (203) for acquiring relationship information on a relationship between a user and a function executed if the operation means is operated by the user; specification means (206) for specifying the user who uses the own device (102); and execution means (206) for executing the function associated with the specified user in the relationship information if the operation means is operated by the user. The operation means includes first operation means (204b, 204c, 204d) and second operation means different from the first operation means. The relationship information includes information on a relationship between the user and a function to be executed if the user operates the first operation means, and information on a relationship between the user and a function to be executed if the user operates the second operation means.

The present disclosure is directed to an information processing apparatus (310, 320) comprising: interaction means (311, 321) for providing an interaction using generative Al to a user of an apparatus providing a service; determination means (311, 321) for inputting at least one item of information among an interaction history of interactions with the user, user information, and product information to the generative AI and cause the generative Al to determine whether a current time is an appropriate time to propose an order of a product; and proposing means (311, 321) for responding to the interaction and propose the order of the product in a case where the generative AI determines that the current time is an appropriate time to propose the order of the product.

An image capturing apparatus comprises an image capturing element configured to acquire two images having parallax, a contrast calculation unit configured to calculate contrast information for each predetermined region of at least one image among the two images, an exposure adjustment unit configured to perform exposure adjustment for each of the regions based on the contrast information, and a distance calculation unit configured to calculate a distance to a subject for each of the regions based on an amount of deviation of images of the region in the two images adjusted by the exposure adjustment unit.

An image processing method includes acquiring a plurality of second images (21 to 24) by dividing a first image (10), acquiring a plurality of third images (31 to 34) by increasing a resolution of each of the plurality of second images at a first magnification using a machine learning model, and acquiring a fourth image (40) by combining the plurality of third images with each other. The fourth image corresponds to an image acquired by increasing a resolution of the first image at a target magnification. The image processing method further includes converting a resolution of any one of the first image, at least one of the plurality of second images, at least one of the plurality of third images, or the fourth image, at a second magnification based on the first magnification and the target magnification.

A control unit adjusts a booklet making condition in accordance with at least one of a wear state of an image forming unit and an environmental condition in an environment in which the image forming unit is installed. The booklet making condition includes at least one of an image forming condition for an adhesive layer, used in the image forming unit, and a thermal compression adhering condition for the adhesive layer, used in a thermal compression adhering unit.

A conductive elastic roller (1) having a conductive substrate (2) and a conductive elastic layer (3) on the substrate, in which the conductive elastic layer (3) contains polyurethane and carbon nanotubes, and the polyurethane includes a nitrogen-containing heteroaromatic ring structure.

A printer comprising a plurality of displays for parallel user interaction, a print controller for controlling the printer, wherein the print controller comprises a session system which registers a session from a user via a display of the plurality of displays, wherein the session system keeps track of which session is requested per user per display and an authorization system which keeps track of rights given to the user of a display for a kind of action to be performed during a session.

There is provided with an information processing apparatus capable of executing processing performed using a machine learning model. An identifying means identifies a user. A first obtaining means obtains an attribute of the identified user. A second obtaining means obtains an attribute of the machine learning model. A model control means performs control of operation of the machine learning model based on the attribute of the user and the attribute of the machine learning model.

An information processing apparatus is connected over a communication network to a printer and a cloud printing service holding a print job received. The information processing apparatus obtains, from the cloud printing service, first device identification information for linking with the cloud printing service; and installs a program that transmits, to the cloud printing service, a print job output by a printer driver corresponding to the printer, based on the first device identification information.

An image capture apparatus (1) comprises an image sensor (2) and a display device (6). The apparatus (1) generates, from an image captured by the image sensor (2), an image for display and generates, using a machine learning model, a predicted image predicting an image that would be captured later than the images of the plurality of frames. The apparatus (1) causes the display device (6) to display the image for display or the predicted image so as the display unit to function as an electronic viewfinder. The apparatus (1) determines that the predicted image is to be generated if it is determined that an exposure time for still image capturing is longer than a predetermined time, and otherwise determines that the predicted image is not to be generated.