Canon Patente

In a case where an image forming apparatus (151) operates as a master station determining a communication channel used in wireless communication, the image forming apparatus (151) transmits a second trigger frame that includes information indicating inexecution of carrier sensing and complies with an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.11 standard, to a slave station apparatus connected to the master station.

An image processing method includes a first step configured to obtain a first ground truth image and a first training image, a second step configured to generate a second ground truth image and a second training image by applying mutually correlated noises to the first ground truth image and the first training image, and a third step configured to make a neural network learn based on the second ground truth image and the second training image.

The present invention relates to an image forming apparatus to and from which a replenishment container accommodating developer is attachable and detachable and which is configured to form a developer image on a recording material. The image forming apparatus comprises an image bearing member configured to rotate while bearing the developer image; a developer bearing member configured to bear the developer and supply the developer to the image bearing member; a developer container to and from which the replenishment container is attachable and detachable, the developer container including an accommodating portion configured to accommodate the developer to be borne on the developer bearing member, the developer container including a replenishment port for replenishing the accommodating portion with the developer from the replenishment container; a transfer portion configured to transfer the developer image on the image bearing member onto a recording material; a supporting tray including a supporting surface that supports the recording material thereon from below; and a discharge portion configured to discharge, in a discharge direction, the recording material, onto which the developer image has been transferred, on the supporting surface of the supporting tray. The supporting tray is configured to move between a closed position where the supporting tray closes the replenishment port and an open position where the supporting tray opens the replenishment port. The supporting tray is configured such that a movement of the supporting tray from the open position to the closed position is hindered by the replenishment container in a state in which the replenishment container is attached to the developer container. The replenishment port is the only replenishment port provided in the developer container.

Provided is an optical element unit including a first optical element and a second optical element, wherein the first optical element and the second optical element are bonded to each other through intermediation of a bonding portion formed by solid-phase bonding of an inorganic substance between a peripheral edge portion of the first optical element and a peripheral edge portion of the second optical element, and wherein the optical element unit has, between the first optical element and the second optical element which are bonded to each other, a hollow portion formed on an inner side of the peripheral edge portion.

An image forming apparatus (100) comprises an image forming unit (202) that forms an image on a print medium (111), a feeding unit (104) that feeds the print medium (111) to the image forming unit in a forward direction and that rewinds the print medium (111) in a reverse direction opposite to the forward direction, and a control unit that executes a first setting (501) for rewinding the print medium after completion of image forming of a job and a second setting (502) for not rewinding the print medium after completion of image forming of a job, which are selectable in advance, wherein in a case where the first setting is selected by the user, after completion of image forming of the job, the control unit rewinds the print medium in the reverse direction and then resumes image forming from a second region on the feeding unit (104) side of a first region in which the image is formed by the image forming unit (202) in the print medium.

The disclosure relates to a method of decoding video data from a bitstream, the bitstream comprising video data corresponding to one or more slices. The bitstream comprises a picture header comprising syntax elements to be used when decoding one or more slices, and a slice header comprising syntax elements to be used when decoding a slice. The decoding comprises parsing, in the picture header at least one syntax element indicating whether a decoding tool may be used in the picture. When the decoding tool is used in the picture, at least one APS ID related syntax element is parsed for the decoding tool in the picture header. The decoding also comprises parsing, in a slice header, at least one syntax element indicating whether the decoding tool is to be used or not for that slice prior to syntax elements relating to other decoding tools. A bitstream is decoded using said syntax elements. Related encoding methods, devices and computer programs are also disclosed.

An inspection system including a display unit and an interface configured to receive data including a plurality of pages. The data is sent from a computer in response to a single instruction for sending the data by a user of the computer. Based on the received data, reference data is generated, and a printing unit is caused to print the plurality of pages on separate sheets. Each of the printed plurality of pages is read to generate a read image of each page. The read image of each page is inspected based on the generated reference data. An inspection result indicating whether a read image of a page is defective is displayed on the display unit during the inspection of a read image of one of subsequent pages in the plurality of pages.

A biometric authentication apparatus (101, 203A, 203B) comprises an acquiring means (303) configured to acquire a condition for consent regarding acquisition and use of biometric information of a person; and a biometric authentication means (308) configured to perform biometric authentication on the person based on the condition for consent.

An inspection system includes a storage unit configured to store region information set before a single instruction for transmitting data including an image to be inspected based on the set region information is received. The data sent in response to the single instruction is received via an interface. A controller generates reference data and causes a printing unit to print the image, based on the received data, and inspects a read image generated by reading the printed image, based on the generated reference data and the stored region information.

A control apparatus (300) includes a control unit (301) configured to determine whether a first illumination apparatus (400) or a second illumination apparatus (500) is wirelessly connected, and determine a setting regarding light emission for each of the first illumination apparatus and the second illumination apparatus so that the setting for the first illumination apparatus and the setting for the second illumination apparatus are different from each other, according to a determination result of a wireless connection. In that the first illumination apparatus and the second illumination apparatus belong to different groups, and the control unit is configured to determine the setting for each group.

A management apparatus receives, from each of a plurality of terminal apparatuses, dynamic information that changes regardless of user operation of each of one or more of image capturing apparatuses managed by the respective terminal apparatus, first settings indicating a disclosure destination of the dynamic information, and implementation information regarding each image capturing apparatus currently implementing an image capture plan or not; receives, from each of a plurality of image capture planning apparatuses, an image capture plan that uses any of the image capturing apparatuses, and second settings indicating a disclosure destination of the dynamic information of the image capturing apparatus used in the image capture plan; determines the disclosure destination of the dynamic information based on the implementation information, the first settings, and the second settings; and controls to disclose the dynamic information to the determined disclosure destination.

Provided are a highly sensitive detection method for a target substance and a reagent for inspection thereof. Specifically, provided is a method of detecting a target substance that is an enzyme reaction-related substance, the method including: a first step of mixing a specimen and a reagent to obtain a liquid sample containing hydrogen peroxide, a peroxidase (40), a phenol derivative, a luminescent particle (10) and hydrophilic polymers (30) each having a binding functional group; a second step of generating an aggregate (50) of the hydrophilic polymers (30) including the luminescent particle (10) through the binding functional groups of the hydrophilic polymers (30) based on a reaction of the hydrogen peroxide, the peroxidase (40) and the phenol derivative, which occurs when the target substance is present in the liquid sample; and a third step of obtaining a value related to fluorescence anisotropy of the liquid sample in the second step.

A liquid supply apparatus includes holding means for holding a plurality of containers, each containing a liquid, in a removable state, agitation means for agitating the liquid; and notification means for making a notification about an order in which the plurality of containers are to be set in the holding means.

A communication apparatus (100) is provided. The apparatus (100) has a communicator to perform direct communication complying with a Wi-Fi Direct standard with an external apparatus without intervention of an access point; and a display controller to display, so as to be shot at once, a display target from which both first connection information and second connection information can be extracted. The first connection information is for performing connection of the direct communication to the communication apparatus by a first method, includes an SSID and a password of the communication apparatus, and is included in a first key group assigned with a first identifier. The second connection information is for performing connection of the direct communication to the communication apparatus by a second method different from the first method, and is included in a second key group assigned with a second identifier.

An image forming apparatus (101) includes an image forming unit (11) configured to form an image on a recording material. A cover (40) is movable between a first position in which the cover covers an upper portion of the image forming unit and a second position in which the cover opens the upper portion of the image forming unit. A document reading unit (30) is provided above the image forming unit and above the cover and that is moveable independently of the cover. A leg (341; 342) that is positioned above the cover and below the document reading unit, and that is moveable together with the document reading unit. A first hinge (33) rotatably supports the document reading unit and the leg in relation to the image forming unit. An operation member (513) is operated when a person moves the cover from the first position to the second position.

An image printing apparatus (100) comprising: a first processing unit to execute processing for transitioning the image printing apparatus to a power saving state with the power of the image printing apparatus kept on, based on a non-operating time period for which the image printing apparatus has been in a non-operating state and information indicating whether or not the image printing apparatus in the non-operating state is in a predetermined state (201,S404,S405); a second processing unit to execute processing for automatically turning off the power of the image printing apparatus from the power saving state, based on the non-operating time period of the image printing apparatus (201, S404,S405,S407,S408); and a third processing unit to execute processing for automatically turning off the power of the image printing apparatus from a state other than the power saving state, based on the non-operating time period of the image printing apparatus (201, S404,S407,S408).

An image forming apparatus comprising, an internal load provided inside the image forming apparatus, a connection unit to which an external load is connectable, a power supply configured to supply power to the internal load and the external load, and a computation unit configured to calculate a power consumption value of the internal load, and acquire a device-specific power consumption value of the external load connected to the connection unit and perform computation including addition of the power consumption value of the internal load and the device-specific power consumption value of the external load.

The present invention concerns a method, intended for an Intelligent Transport System (ITS) comprising transmitting and receiving ITS stations, the method comprising the following steps, at a transmitting ITS station:transmitting (1105) a first message including a first identifier identifying the transmitting ITS station, and including a first object identifier for identifying an object detected by the transmitting ITS station; and,transmitting a second message identifying the transmitting ITS station with a second identifier different from the first identifier, the second message including a second object identifier for identifying the object previously identified with the first object identifier, the second object identifier being different from the first object identifier.

To provide a technology advantageous in manufacturing a ceramic structural body (110), which has high mechanical strength and chemical resistance, and has a crack-healing property, using an additive manufacturing method, there is provided a powder (101) for ceramic shaping including one or more kinds of oxide particles, wherein the powder contains at least Al, Y, and Si, and wherein the powder has an element ratio Y/Si of Y to Si that satisfies 25/75≤Y/Si≤95/5.

An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member (11), a frame member (75) including a support surface (751) and made of metal, an exposure unit (50) disposed such that an emission direction in which the light is emitted to the image bearing member (11) is inclined with respect to the support surface (751), a support member (83A) made of metal and configured to support the exposure unit (50) that is in an inclined posture with respect to the support surface (751), and a positioning member (84) made of resin and configured to be in contact with the exposure unit (50) and position the exposure unit (50). The support surface (751) of the frame member (75) is in contact with at least one of the support member (83A) or the positioning member (84), and wherein the exposure unit (50) is configured to be attached to the frame member (75) via the support member (83A) and the positioning member (84).

An image forming apparatus (10) comprising an internal load (100, 130, 140, 150) provided inside the image forming apparatus, a connection unit (109, 110) to which an external load is connectable, and a computation unit (101) configured to calculate a power consumption value of the internal load. The computation unit adds a power consumption value of the external load connected to the connection unit and the power consumption value of the internal load in accordance with a power supply state of the external load.

The present disclosure is directed to improving user-friendliness for configuring settings of an image forming apparatus. An image forming apparatus (100) notifies of a plurality of items with which settings of the image forming apparatus (100) are changeable (S601) and issues a warning in a case where the item related to a setting that changes power consumption is designated as a selection target among the plurality of items (S605).

The present invention relates to a cartridge detachably mountable to a main assembly of an image forming apparatus. The cartridge comprises a photosensitive member rotatable about a rotational axis thereof; a frame rotatably supporting the rotatable member; a rotatable first helical gear portion; and a second helical gear portion integrally rotatable with the first helical gear portion, the second helical gear portion being provided between the photosensitive member and the first helical gear portion, with respect to the rotational axis of the photosensitive member. A twisting direction of the tooth of the second helical gear portion is the same as a twisting direction of the tooth of the first helical gear portion, and a helix angle of the tooth of the second helical gear portion is larger than a helix angle of the tooth of the first helical gear portion.

The disclosure is directed to a inspection apparatus comprising: one or more memory devices that store a set of instructions; and one or more processors that execute the set of instructions to: acquire a reference image in units of pages corresponding to a printed material, set an inspection setting of the printed material via the reference image in units of pages, set a first region, in accordance with a user operation, as an inspection region on a reference image of a first page for a matching inspection for inspecting whether or not information read from a printed image matches among a plurality of inspection regions, and set a second region, in accordance with a user operation, as an inspection region of a matching target of the first region on a reference image of a second page different from the first page.

An image forming apparatus includes a first setting unit configured to set, in a predetermined state in which reception of data via a local area network is not performed, a first setting related to a function of automatically turning off a power source of the image forming apparatus, and a second setting unit configured to set, in a state in which data is received via a local area network, a second setting related to the function. Convenience of a user is to be improved.

A developing apparatus (1Y, 1M, 1C, 1K) includes a developing container (70), a first rotatable developing member (34), a first magnet (37) provided non-rotatably inside the first rotatable developing member (34), a second rotatable developing member (35), a second magnet (38) provided non-rotatably inside the second rotatable developing member (35), and a duct (60) including a suction port (60a) that is an inlet through which the developer scattered in the developing container (70) is sucked. The position on the outer peripheral surface of the second rotatable developing member (35) where the absolute value of the normal component of the magnetic flux density of a sixth magnetic pole (301) of the second magnet (38) becomes maximum is positioned downstream of an edge of a first duct wall (62) of the duct (60) on the suction port (60a) side with respect to the rotational direction of the second rotatable developing member (35).

An information processing apparatus which is linked to a first image capturing apparatus, comprises: first receiving means configured to receive an image capturing plan that uses the first image capturing apparatus from a management apparatus that manages information on a plurality of image capturing apparatuses; second receiving means configured to receive, from the first image capturing apparatus, dynamic information of the first image capturing apparatus that changes regardless of an operation by a user; determination means configured to determine whether or not to transmit the dynamic information to the management apparatus using the image capturing plan and the dynamic information; and transmission means configured to transmit the dynamic information to the management apparatus in a case where the determination means determines to transmit the dynamic information.

Provided is a determination system (100) for making a determination regarding work performed by a worker (110, 120, 130) at each of a plurality of work positions. In this determination system, a position acquisition unit acquires information on a position of the worker (110, 120, 130), an image capture unit captures a video of the work performed by the worker (110, 120, 130), a reception unit (102) receives position information obtained from the position acquisition unit and video information obtained from the image capture unit, and a determination unit (103) determines the presence or absence of an abnormality in the work on the basis of the position information and the video information received by the reception unit (102). The image capture unit captures the video of the work while being carried by the worker (110, 120, 130).

A camera (20) to which a lens apparatus (10) is connectable via at least one adapter apparatus (30, 40), comprises a first communication controller (205, 207) configured to communicate with the lens apparatus (10) by using a first communication channel (100), and a second communication controller (205, 209) configured to communicate with the adapter apparatus (30, 40) by using a second communication channel (300), the second communication channel (300) being provided independently from the first communication channel (100), wherein the first communication channel (100) includes a first data communication line (DLC, DCL) used during a data communication and a first notification line (LCLK) used for a notification of a timing of the data communication via the first data communication line (DLC, DCL), and wherein the second communication channel (300) consists of a second data communication line (DATA) used during the data communication and a second notification line (CS) used for a notification of a timing of the data communication via the second data communication line (DATA).

A liquid ejection apparatus comprising a plurality of ejection heads configured to include ejection port surfaces in which ejection ports for ejecting liquid are arranged; a plurality of caps configured to be moved by a cap tray to a capping position where the respective ejection port surfaces are capped, and to an uncapped position where the respective ejection port surfaces are not capped; a plurality of cleaning mechanisms configured to be moved by a cleaning tray, the cleaning tray being configured to move independently of the cap tray, to a cleaning position where the ejection heads are cleaned, and to a standby position where the ejection heads are not cleaned, and a plurality of positioning portions provided on the cap tray and configured to position the respective ejection heads

An information processing apparatus comprises display control means for displaying a setting screen for a plurality of content to be printed, and setting means for performing a print setting for making color impressions uniform between the plurality of content based on a user instruction via the setting screen.

A container (20) contains a liquid discharge head (10) integrally including a liquid tank (10a) for containing liquid and includes a holding structure (40) configured to hold the liquid discharge head (10) contained in the container (20). The holding structure (40) includes a first engaging portion (13) provided on the liquid discharge head (10), and a second engaging portion (23) provided on the container (20) in a position opposite to the first engaging portion (13) when the liquid discharge head (10) is contained in the container (20) and engageable with the first engaging portion (13).

A program that is a predetermined application program which, when the program is executed by a computer of an information processing apparatus (101) capable of executing communication using a satellite communication line and communication using a predetermined communication line different from the satellite communication line, causes the computer to execute: an execution step of executing a process for communication with a communication device (151) using the predetermined communication line; and a first control step of executing specific control to disable a satellite communication function for executing communication using the satellite communication line in the information processing apparatus (101), in response to an occurrence of an error in the communication with the communication device (151) using the predetermined communication line, the communication using the predetermined communication line being initiated upon execution of the process by the predetermined application program.

A printing apparatus (1) includes a storage portion (4) configured to store a container (6) that stores a printing material to be applied to a print medium by printing means (10), conveyance means (80-84) arranged to convey the print medium along a conveyance path (RT), andan opening/closing member (5,5A,33) configured to open/close an access path (AR) that enables access to the storage portion (4). The opening/closing member (5,33) comprises a path forming member (52,33) arranged to form a partial section of the conveyance path (RT) crossing the access path (AR) in a state in which the access path (AR) is closed.

A sensor apparatus (1) includes a housing (4), a sensor component (9), a sensor substrate (10) carrying the sensor component, a cured paste (13) located on a surface of the sensor substrate that is adjacent to the housing, and a sheet member (7) located between the cured paste and the housing. The sensor substrate, the cured paste, the sheet member, and the housing are arranged in that order, and each of the sensor substrate, the cured paste, the sheet member, and the housing is in contact with an adjoining one of the sensor substrate, the cured paste, the sheet member, and the housing to transfer heat from the sensor substrate to the housing through the cured paste and the sheet member.

The optical system according to the present invention consists of a first lens unit with positive refractive power disposed closest to an object side, a middle group including at least two lens units, and a final lens unit with negative refractive power disposed closest to an image side. The middle group includes a first focus lens unit configured to move during focusing, and a second focus lens unit disposed on the image side of the first focus lens unit and configured to move during focusing. An aperture stop is disposed between two lenses included in the middle group. A lens surface at the object side in a lens disposed closest to the object side in the first lens unit is convex toward the object side Here, a focal length of the optical system, a focal length of the final lens unit, and a focal length of the second focus lens unit are appropriately determined.

A biological processing apparatus (100) includes a biological information acquisition unit (31) that acquires biological information; a biological information use unit (36) that uses the biological information and feature extracted from the biological information; an explicit consent acquisition unit (34) that acquires consent for use of biological information for a person; a biological information use limiting unit (37) that limits the use of the biological information based on a value for the consent; and a consent state presuming unit (32) that presumes a consent state representing consent for use of the biological information for the person based on an acquisition state at the time of acquisition of the biological information. In addition, the biological information limiting unit (37) relaxes the limits on the use of the biological information for the person and the feature that have been extracted from the biological information based on the consent state presumed by the consent state presuming unit (32).

A printing apparatus operable by receiving power supply from a device connected via a wired connection, the printing apparatus determines a power supply level of the power supply, sets a printing mode based on the determined power supply level, and controls printing based on the set printing mode.

A shape generation apparatus (102) obtains, for each of image capturing apparatuses (101) which capture an object from directions different from each other, a foreground image and a parameter including a depth of field of the image capturing apparatuses, sets voxels in a space captured by the image capturing apparatuses, corrects a detecting area based on a size of the voxel and the parameter so that the detecting area is narrowed than the depth of field of the image capturing apparatuses, determines whether a first voxel included in the plurality of voxels is included within a range of the corrected detecting area, and determines whether to delete the first voxel using the foreground image corresponding to the image capturing apparatus for which the first voxel is determined to be included within the range of the corrected detecting area.

A toner includes toner particles containing a binder resin and a release agent. The binder resin contains an amorphous resin A and a crystalline polyester C. The amorphous resin A is a polyester and has, as a structure that forms a polyester backbone, (i) a polyethylene terephthalate structural moiety and (ii) a unit having a specified structure. An SP value of the amorphous resin A is represented by SP_A, an SP value of the crystalline polyester C is represented by SPc, and a formula 1.00 ≤ SP_A - SPc ≤ 1.35 is satisfied. The toner contains at least one metal element selected from the metal element group consisting of calcium, magnesium, sodium, and barium and contains aluminum.