Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha

Nabtesco Corporation

Kazuma Sato

Koichi Suzuki

Koji Sato

Shintetsu Go

Akira Shimada

Yoshio Kashizaki

Hajime Miyazaki

Takayuki Shimizu

Hideaki Nagasaka

Akihisa Yokoyama

Toru Niki

Hiroyuki Ohmori

Kunihiko Kumita

Rikio Shiba

Kengo Kawamoto

Genta Sakaki

Yuji Sakabe

Yuko Suzuki

Yasuhiko Ono

Kotaro Takada

Takeru Kimura

A search assist system performs search for a subject of search from the images picked up by the on-board cameras. The search assist system includes: a first storage configured to store characteristic information on subjects of identification detected from the images picked up by fixed cameras and information on the fixed cameras; a second storage configured to store location information on vehicles; and one or more first controllers configured to receive characteristic information on the subject of search; determine a search target area based on an installation location of a fixed camera picking up the characteristic information matching the characteristic information on the subject of search; and send, to vehicles within the search target area, search instructions to search for the subject of search by the on-board cameras; and a second controller configured to output an image including the detected characteristic information on the subject of search.

Search assist system, search assist apparatus, and search assist method

A system and method for managing smart grid communication is disclosed. The system includes a communication module, a discovery module, a translation module and a smart grid module. The communication module receives data initiating smart grid communication between a utility server and a communication node. The discovery module identifies a server protocol used by the utility server to communicate with the communication node. The discovery module identifies a node protocol used by the communication node to communicate with the utility server. The node protocol is incompatible with the server protocol. The translation module performs a protocol translation between the server protocol and the node protocol. The smart grid module handles the smart grid communication between the utility server and the communication node using the protocol translation.

Identifying server protocol for translation in smart grid

A requester accesses a collection center system () and requests collection of expendables (S). The collection center system () confirms actually collected expendables (S) and gives a point to the user as the requester. For lump-sum collection using a predetermined container, a bonus point is also given. The point is also given for purchase. For the next purchase, the requester can receive an incentive in accordance with the point and enjoy a special service such as a discount.

Server, management system, and management control method

When data of the number of printed paper sheets is transmitted from a user device to a service center, the service center charges on the basis of a unit price corresponding to the agreement contents of each user and the number of printed paper sheets and notifies the user of the payable amount. In addition, upon receiving toner low information from the user device, the service center predicts the toner out time and issues a notification of cartridge supply and empty cartridge collection to the user.

Method, system and medium for remotely managing plural image forming apparatuses and plural types of maintenance agreements relating to the apparatuses

An electrophotographic photosensitive member has a support and a photosensitive layer provided on the support. The photosensitive layer contains a compound which is represented by the following Formula (1):

Electrophotographic photosensitive member, and process cartridge and electrophotographic apparatus having the electrophotographic photosensitive member

An electrophotographic photosensitive member having a protective layer which comprises electroconductive particles and a binding resin, wherein the difference between the reflex indices of the electroconductive particles and binding resin is 0.3 or less.

Electrophotographic photosensitive member, electrophotographic apparatus

An electrophotographic photosensitive member, having a support, and an intermediate layer and a photosensitive layer disposed on the support in this order; the intermediate layer having a coated powder comprising a coating layer and barium sulfate fine particles coated with the coating layer; and the coating layer comprising tin oxide. The above intermediate layer is usable for constituting an electrophotographic apparatus providing stable potential properties and good image quality under overall environmental conditions including low-temperature and low-humidity condition to high-temperature and high-humidity condition.

Electrophotographic photosensitive member and electrophotographic

An electrophotographic photosensitive member is disclosed which has an electroconductive support, an interlayer, and a photosensitive layer. The interlayer contains a resin having a polyamic acid structure or a polyamic acid ester structure. A process cartridge and electrographic apparatus using the photosensitive member are also disclosed.

Electrophotographic photosensitive member, and process cartridge and

An electrophotographic photosensitive member includes, in orders, a supporting member, and an intermediate layer and a photoconductive layer. The intermediate layer contains a powder of fine particles of tin oxide containing phosphorus.

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Tokyo, Japan

Kazuma Sato