Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba

Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha

Yamaha Corporation

Shindengen Electric Manufacturing Company Limited

Kabuhsiki Kaisha Toshiba

Rtx A/s

Yamanashi Electronics Co., Ltd.

Koichiro Sato

Ryo Tanaka

Hirotaka Fukuyama

Yoshifumi Oizumi

Takayuki Inoue

Koji Takahashi

Sunao Takenaka

Yoshiki Kogiso

Kazufumi Ishida

Suguru Kurita

Takehiro Meguro

Tetsuya Nakamura

Masaaki Ishikawa

Masato Ogasawara

Hiroshi Hashizume

Mitsuru Nagata

Michihisa Iguchi

Seiji Arai

Toshio Takagi

Yasuo Fujii

Tsunetaka Matsuo

Kazuko Nishi

Shuji Nishina

Masatoshi Maruta

Seiichi Koizumi

Jiro Hukasawa

Thomas Kristian Bogh Pedersen

Lars Klitgaard Andersen

Mads Berre Eriksen

Thomas Kristian Bøgh Pedersen

A processing method of a conference system includes a microphone, a camera, and a first object. The processing method obtains image data of an image taken by the camera, the image data including a plurality of objects, detects kinds and positions of a plurality of objects included in the image data obtained, identifies the first object and one or more second objects different from the first object based on the detected kinds of plurality of the objects from among the plurality of objects included in the obtained image data, calculates (i) a position of the first object and (ii) positions of the one or more second objects relative to the first object, selects a second object, from among the one or more second objects, whose position relative to the first object satisfies a specified condition, generates focused image data that focuses on the selected second object, and generates output data based on the generated focused image data, which focuses on the selected second object, and audio data picked up by the microphone.

Processing method of conference system, and conference system

A wireless microphone holder includes a storage device that stores identification information of a host device, a communication interface that communicates with the host device, and a processor configured to receive a pairing instruction to pair a plurality of wireless microphones with the host device, connect to the plurality of wireless microphones, and send the identification information to the plurality of wireless microphones. In a case in which the processor receives the pairing instruction, the processor sends the identification information and instruction information according to the pairing instruction to the plurality of wireless microphones connected to the processor, sends the instruction information to the host device, and mutually connects the plurality of wireless microphones and the host device.

Wireless microphone holder, wireless microphone connection method, and wireless microphone system

A signal processing system includes microphone units connected in series and a host device connected to one of the microphone units. Each of the microphone units has a microphone, a temporary storage memory, and a processing section for processing the sound picked up by the microphone. The host device has a non-volatile memory in which a sound signal processing program for the microphone units is stored. The host device transmits the sound signal processing program read from the non-volatile memory to each of the microphone units. Each of the microphone units temporarily stores the sound signal processing program in the temporary storage memory. The processing section performs a process corresponding to the sound signal processing program temporarily stored in the temporary storage memory and transmits the processed sound to the host device.

Signal processing system and signal processing meihod

An image processing apparatus includes an image data obtainer that obtains image data of an image that captures a plurality of conference participants, a face image detector that detects a face image of each of the plurality of conference participants from the image data obtained by the image data obtainer, an image organizer that extracts a detected face image and reorganizes detected face images into one image, a feeling estimator that estimates a feeling of each conference participant based on the detected face image, and a display mode changer that changes a display mode of the face image of each conference participant based on the estimated feeling.

Image processing apparatus, camera apparatus, and image processing method

A fixing device for fixing a toner image to a recording medium, such as a sheet of paper, includes a fixing element, a press roller to press against the fixing element and form a nip through which the sheet passes, and a pressure control mechanism configured to control a pressing of the press roller against the fixing element according to a position of a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag embedded in the sheet such that a pressure of the press roller against the fixing element is at a first pressure when a RFID region of the sheet passes through the nip and at a second pressure otherwise, the first pressure being less than the second pressure.

Fixing device, image forming apparatus and recording medium

An image forming apparatus includes an image transfer unit configured to transfer an image formed on an image carrier to a sheet, according to a transfer control parameter, and a transfer control unit. The transfer unit is configured to set the transfer control parameter to a first value when a first portion of the image is being transferred to a first area of the sheet and to a second value when a second portion of the image is being transferred to a second area of the sheet transfers an image formed on an image carrier to a sheet.

Image forming apparatus that changes a transfer control parameter for different areas of a sheet

Signal processing system and signal processing method

Certain embodiments provide a transfer apparatus, which including: an conductive intermediate transfer member; a transfer section configured to secondarily transfer a toner image onto an image receiving medium in a constant current system; a conveyance section configured to convey the image receiving medium; and a high voltage transformer configured to apply a bias to the transfer member, wherein the sum of the products of the volume resistivities [&#x3a9;&#xb7;cm] and the thicknesses [cm] of the intermediate transfer member and the transfer member is equal to or greater than 3.6&#xd7;10&#x3a9;&#xb7;cm, and the conveyance speed V[mm/s] of the image receiving medium={the output upper limit value A[V] of the absolute value of the voltage output from the transfer polarity side of the high voltage transformer}&#xd7;0.009.

Transfer apparatus and image forming apparatus

A technique capable of preventing deterioration of image quality resulting from a band-shaped toner image created on a photosensitive surface in order to prevent so-called carrier attraction is provided. An image forming method involving an abutting and separation step that allows a first image carrier (YMC) and a second image carrier (K) to abut on an intermediate transfer body to form an image and thereafter that allows only the second image carrier to abut on the intermediate transfer body by separating the first image carrier from the intermediate transfer body; and then a collecting step that collects a toner band on the first image carrier in situ to conduct new image formation.

Image forming device and image forming device control method

A technique capable of preventing deterioration of image quality resulting from a band-shaped toner image created on a photosensitive surface in order to prevent so-called carrier attraction is provided. An image forming device in which, on a photosensitive surface of a photoreceptor, a first region electrified by a charger is set to be positioned at an inner side of a second region to which a predetermined potential difference is applied by a developing device in order to develop an electrostatic latent image formed in the first region with two-component developer, the device including: an intermediate transfer body that is arranged to be capable of abutting and being separated from the photosensitive surface, and has an image developed by the two-component developer transferred thereon from the photosensitive surface at a predetermined transfer position; and an abutting and separation controlling unit that separates the intermediate transfer body from the photoreceptor when a region of the second region excluding the first region on the photosensitive surface passes the predetermined transfer position.

A counter counts a clock signal. A multiplexer sequentially inputs digital input signals each having a plurality of bits in accordance with an output signal from the counter. A subtracter subtracts a quantized output signal delayed by an n-clock delay element from the input signal. An integrator integrates an output signal from the subtracter. The quantizer quantizes an output from the integrator. The n-clock delay element delays the output signal from the quantizer by n clocks and supplies the delayed signal to the subtracter. A demultiplexer sequentially outputs output signals from the quantizer in accordance with the output signal from the counter. This demultiplexer outputs signals in the input order of the multiplexer.

Digital .SIGMA.-.DELTA. modulator

A developing apparatus including a hopper storing toner and carrier and a roller disposed in an opening of the hopper. A carrier stopper is provided on a front wall of the hopper proximate the opening having an arced surface concentrically opposing an upper portion of the roller. Thus, a blend layer volume is formed in a first space between the carrier stopper and the roller for storing a blended layer of carrier and toner such that the carrier stopper prevents carrier from scattering outside the blend layer volume and the conjunctional effect of rotating the roller and of the magnetic force of the rotary magnets in the roller blends the carrier and toner stored in the blended layer. A sub-hopper, proximate the blend layer volume, is also formed by a second space between the carrier stopper and a lateral bottom wall of the hopper for storing toner to be provided to the blended layer.

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Shizuoka-ken, Japan

Koichiro Sato