Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

Fujifilm Business Innovation Corp.

Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.

Fci Americas Technology Inc.

Ryosuke Takahashi

Yasuhiro Otsuka

Yuichi Fukuda

Hiroshi Masuda

Tomoyuki Ito

Kiyofumi Aikawa

Eizo Kurihara

Kohei Furuya

Hiroaki Kuchiki

Hideki Kadoi

Akimitsu Yoshida

Hiroaki Akamatsu

Makoto Sakanobe

Shuhei Kobayakawa

Masao Omori

Kenji Akahane

Motomo Kajiura

Takeo Kawanami

Toshiyuki Watanabe

Yasuhiro Oda

Takashi Ogino

Yasuo Suzuki

Kiyoshi Hosoi

Kazuhiko Arai

Muneki Ando

Koichiro Yuasa

Sho Watanabe

Katsumasa Tanaka

Nobuyuki Nakayama

Masaki Iwase

Daisuke Nagao

Masaya Nakatsuhara

Kiyoshi Furuta

Naonori Kayama

Yoichi Watanabe

Takehiro Miyashita

Hideki Okamoto

Takashi Ohki

Tomohiro Seko

Kinshiro Fujinaka

Nobuyuki Hirooka

Yuuma Hada

An image processing apparatus includes an image sensor configured to output a plurality of images obtained by applying different gains in one exposure where a capacity of a charge accumulation portion for accumulating electric charges is common to all of the images, a first combining unit configured to acquire the plurality of images and perform combining by adjusting brightness of an image other than a darkest image with brightness of the darkest image among the plurality of images, a second combining unit configured to perform combining by adjusting brightness of an image other than a lightest image with brightness of a lightest image among the plurality of images, and a combining method selection unit configured to select the first or second combining unit.

Image processing apparatus to combine images and perform image processing for extending the dynamic range of an image

An image forming apparatus includes an operation unit including a contact of the operation unit, a voltage control board including a contact of the voltage control board, a wire electrically connecting the voltage control board and the operation unit, a first holding unit configured to hold a first end of the wire electrically connected to the contact of the voltage control board, and a second holding unit configured separately from the first holding unit, the second holding unit configured to hold a second end of the wire electrically connected to the contact of the operation unit. The wire does not linearly connect the first holding unit and the second holding unit. At least one portion, of the wire, between the first holding unit and the second holding unit is not held by the first holding unit and the second holding unit.

Image forming apparatus

An image forming apparatus forming an image on a sheet conveyed in a sheet conveyance direction includes a frame including a first side plate and a second side plate disposed in parallel in a width direction orthogonal to the sheet conveyance direction, an intake unit disposed on an outer side of the frame in the width direction and configured to draw air into an interior of the frame, an exhaust unit disposed between the first side plate and the second side plate and configured to discharge air outside of the frame, and a cooling object unit disposed on a path of the air which is drawn into the interior of the frame by the intake unit and moves toward the exhaust unit.

Image forming apparatus having widthwisely extending exhaust fan

An apparatus includes an imaging unit, a setting unit configured to set automatic modes, an adjustment unit configured to adjust a white balance of a signal based on an automatic mode set by the setting unit, a recording control unit configured to record the adjusted signal into a recording unit, a display control unit configured to display the adjusted signal on a display unit, and an acquisition unit configured to acquire ambient light information, wherein the display control unit further adjusts a color balance of the displayed signal based on the set automatic mode and the acquired ambient light information.

Imaging apparatus, method for controlling imaging apparatus, and storage medium

A production plan creation device includes a processor configured to determine, when creating a plan for multiple tasks performed to produce a product, multiple candidate plans having a most favorable value for each of multiple predetermined evaluation indicators, and cause the multiple candidate plans to be displayed such that the respective evaluation values of the multiple evaluation indicators are comparable.

Production plan creation device and non-transitory computer readable medium

A production plan creation device includes a processor configured to receive, in a case of receiving a modification request to add a new task to an existing plan including plural tasks performed to produce a product using resources, a retention condition for retaining the plan for a task included in the existing plan, and modify the existing plan into a plan in which the plural tasks and the new task are performed using the resources while accounting for the retention condition and content of the new task.

An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to: acquire physical property information on physical properties of a recording medium and on physical properties of an ink to be ejected onto the recording medium and setting information on a setting of a device configured to eject the ink onto the recording medium, the ink including a first ink and a second ink, derive an action amount using the physical property information and the setting information, the action amount relating to an action of the second ink ejected at a position different from a position where the first ink is ejected, the second ink ejected being acted upon by behavior of the first ink, and output the action amount.

Information processing apparatus and computer readable medium

There is provided a sheet storage device including a regulation unit that includes a first contact portion configured to contact a stacking unit, and a second contact portion configured to contact a facing member. The first contact portion contacts the stacking unit in a state of being urged toward the stacking unit. The second contact portion contacts the facing member in a state of being urged toward the facing member.

Sheet storage device and image forming apparatus

An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit configured to form an image on a recording medium, a first frame and a second frame configured to support the image forming unit, the first frame and the second frame being provided to sandwich the image forming unit, an outer casing member extending along a surface of the first frame configured to cover the first frame, and an electronic circuit substrate that is provided on a side opposite to the image forming unit via the surface of the first frame, and is provided between the first frame and the outer casing member, wherein the electronic circuit substrate extends in a direction crossing a surface of the outer casing member.

Image forming apparatus having a mounting surface of an electronic circuit substrate that extends in a direction crossing an outer surface of a frame for efficient use of space

An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to: acquire physical property information on physical properties of a recording medium and on physical properties of ink to be ejected onto the recording medium and setting information on a setting of a device configured to eject the ink onto the recording medium, the ink including a first ink and a second ink; derive a feature quantity relating to characteristics of the ink based on behavior of the first ink to be ejected onto the recording medium and of the second ink to be ejected to a position adjacent to the first ink ejected, using the physical property information and the setting information; and output information on graininess of an image to be formed on the recording medium based on the feature quantity.

An information processing device includes a processor configured to acquire a first characteristic value indicating a shape characteristic of a surface of a medium, and calculate, based on the first characteristic value, a contact angle of a droplet with respect to the medium.

Information processing device for calculating a contact angle and computer readable medium for the same

An image processing apparatus that generates, from a captured image, a color temperature map that indicates color temperature information of light illuminating a captured scene for each area, is disclosed. The apparatus determines, for each area of the captured image, either an interactive light source that has a communication function, a non-interactive light source that does not have a communication function, or both of the interactive light source and the non-interactive light source is a light source that illuminates a corresponding area in the captured scene. The apparatus also generates the color temperature map using a result of determination made by the determining unit, color temperature information acquired from the interactive light source through communication, and color temperature information of the non-interactive light source that is estimated based on the captured image.

Image processing apparatus, image capture apparatus, and image processing method

An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to: acquire physical property information on physical properties of a recording medium and physical properties of ink to be ejected onto the recording medium and setting information on a setting of a device configured to eject the ink onto the recording medium; derive an action amount using the physical property information and the setting information, the action amount relating to action of the recording medium applied by the ink ejected onto the recording medium; and output the action amount.

An information processing device includes a processor configured to acquire a first characteristic value indicating a shape characteristic of a surface of a medium, and calculate, based on the first characteristic value, a penetration degree of a droplet into the medium.

Information processing device for calculating a penetration degree and computer readable medium for the same

An image processing apparatus of the present invention for processing image data obtained by an image capturing apparatus comprises one or more processors and/or circuitry which functions as: an output unit that outputs the image data obtained by the image capturing apparatus and maximum luminance information which is information for indicating a maximum luminance of the image data to an external device; an acquisition unit that acquires a maximum luminance that the image capturing apparatus is capable of handling; and a control unit that controls the output unit to output the maximum luminance acquired by the acquisition unit as the maximum luminance information.

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Kanagawa, Japan

Ryosuke Takahashi