Ricoh Company, Ltd.

Sony Group Corporation

Shosuke Aoai

Michihiko Namba

Satoshi Takahashi

Satoshi Kojima

Tsutomu Maekawa

Tatsuru Moritani

Tasuku Inui

Hiroshi Gotou

Akihiko Gotoh

Tatsuki Yamaguchi

Kohta Horiuchi

Takashi Tamai

Shinya Seno

An information processing device includes a processing unit. The processing unit selects one communication section from a plurality of communication sections having different communication schemes, on the basis of broadcast information indicating a broadcast use of a video to be transferred and broadcast status information indicating a status of utilization of the video when the broadcast information indicates live streaming for providing an optimal communication environment while suppressing power consumption.

Information processing device and information processing method

An information processing apparatus includes: a determination unit that determines a type or an intended use of transmission information transmitted from an imaging device to a predetermined device that performs processing related to imaging control of the imaging device; and an association unit that associates, with the transmission information, information regarding a network slice in which the transmission information is to be used for transmission among a plurality of network slices on the basis of the determined type or intended use.

Information processing apparatus and information processing method

Provided is a toner including toner base particles and an external additive, wherein each of the toner base particles includes a binder resin, a release agent, and silica, an average abundance ratio (X) of the silica on a region adjacent to a surface of the toner base particle is from 70% through 90%, and a projected area average value S(180) per particle of the toner when the toner is heated to 180&#xb0; C. and a projected area average value S(30) per particle of the toner when the toner is 30&#xb0; C. satisfy Formula (1) below,1.4&#x2264;(180)/(30)&#x2264;1.7&#x2003;&#x2003;Formula (1).

Toner, toner stored unit, and image forming apparatus

A processing fluid contains a water soluble cation polymer having a quaternary ammonium cation in the main chain, either of one of phosphoric acid-based inorganic salt and p-tert-butyl benzoate, and water, wherein the phosphoric acid-based inorganic salt is either of one of disodium monohydrogen phosphate, sodium dihydrogen phosphate, sodium polyphosphate, dipotassium monohydrogen phosphate, and potassium dihydrogen phosphate, wherein the water soluble cation polymer accounts for 40% by weight to 60% by weight.

Processing fluid, image forming method, recorded matter, and inkjet recording device

A processing fluid for image forming by an aqueous ink includes a flocculant to aggregate a colorant in the aqueous ink, a water-soluble organic solvent, a polymer particle, and water. The polymer particle has a core-shell structure with a core portion including a wax and a shell portion having a lower critical solution temperature of 30 degrees C. or higher.

Processing fluid for image forming by aqueous ink, image forming method, recorded matter, and inkjet recording device

A toner includes a toner base particle including a binder resin; a release agent; and an inorganic fine particle, and an external additive. The inorganic fine particle is silica having an average abundance ratio at the surface of the toner base particle of from 70% to 90%. The toner base particle has a BET specific surface area of from 1.0 m/g to 2.5 m/g after the external additive is removed from the toner.

Toner, toner housing unit, and image forming apparatus

To provide an image forming method, including applying a pre-treatment liquid on a recording medium including a substrate and a coating layer at least on one surface of the substrate, wherein the pre-treatment liquid is applied on a surface of the recording layer with the coating layer; drying the recording medium on which the pre-treatment liquid has been applied; and forming an image on the recording medium after drying by discharging a water-based ink by inkjet method, wherein the pre-treatment liquid includes a water-soluble cationic polymer, an ammonium salt of an organic acid and water, and wherein the water-based ink includes water and negatively charged colored particles including a colorant.

Image forming method, image forming apparatus, and recorded matter

A pre-processing fluid contains water, a water soluble organic solvent, a water soluble flocculant, a compound represented by CF&#x2014;CHCHO(CHCHO)H Chemical formula 1, where n represents an integer of from 1 to 40, and a compound represented by HORRC&#x2014;(CH)&#x2014;CRROH Chemical formula 2, where Rand Reach, independently represent alkyl groups having 3 to 6 carbon atoms, Rand Reach, independently represent methyl groups or ethyl groups, and m represents an integer of from 1 to 6.

Pre-processing fluid, ink set, image forming apparatus, and image forming method

An inkjet recording method includes imparting a pre-processing fluid to a coated layer provided on at least one surface of the substrate of a recording medium, drying the pre-processing fluid, and forming an image on the recording medium by ejecting an aqueous ink thereon. The pre-processing fluid contains a hydrosoluble organic solvent, a flocculating agent formed of a quaternary salt of an adduct of alkyl amine.epichlorohydrine represented by the following chemical formula 1, and a nonion-based surfactant represented by the following chemical formula 2, wherein the aqueous ink comprises a colorant, a hydrosoluble organic solvent, and a fluorine-containing surfactant represented by the following chemical formula 3 or 4:CF&#x2014;CHCHO(CHCHO)H&#x2003;&#x2003;(3)Chemical formula 3CF&#x2014;CHCH(OH)CH&#x2014;O&#x2014;(CHCHO)&#x2014;Y&#x2003;&#x2003;(4)Chemical formula 4.

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Kanagawa, Japan

Shosuke Aoai