Abstract:
An image forming apparatus includes a preliminary toner image forming unit, a detecting unit, an adjusting unit, an obtaining unit, an activation grasping unit, a determining unit, and a preparation unit. The preliminary toner image forming unit causes an inactive image forming unit to form a preliminary toner image and causes the preliminary toner image to be transferred onto a transfer body. The detecting unit detects the preliminary toner image. The adjusting unit adjusts quality of a toner image. The obtaining unit obtains information regarding an image to be output. The activation grasping unit grasps an estimated activation timing. The determining unit determines whether a time period until the estimated activation timing has become equal to an image quality adjustment period. The preparation unit causes the preliminary toner image forming unit to transfer the preliminary toner image and causes the adjusting unit to adjust the quality of the toner image.
Abstract:
An electronic device includes a detecting unit configured to detect cut-off of a main power supply; a power storage unit configured to store power; a sensing unit configured to sense an amount of remaining power of the power storage unit; a determining unit configured to determine whether a functional operation designated by a user is completed with the amount of remaining power sensed by the sensing unit in a cut-off condition of the main power supply detected by the detecting unit; and an operation control unit configured to control execution of the functional operation in the cut-off condition when the determining unit determines that the functional operation is completed with the amount of remaining power.
Abstract:
A control apparatus includes the following elements. A page specifying unit specifies, concerning image data representing images included in plural pages, among the plural pages, plural pages including images each having a similarity which is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold. A controller controls a transfer bias to be applied to a transfer device which transfers a toner image formed on an image carrier onto a medium. The controller performs control, for the plural pages specified by the page specifying unit, such that each of values of the transfer bias to be applied to the transfer device when toner images corresponding to the plural pages specified by the page specifying unit are transferred onto the medium is within a predetermined range.
Abstract:
There is provided a bias circuit that can operate even at low voltage and control a current reflecting a change in drain voltage. A first current mirror circuit for feeding back a drain terminal current of an FET which receives an output of an operational amplifier at a gate terminal to an input terminal of the operational amplifier and a second current mirror circuit are coupled in parallel. A variable voltage is coupled to the first current mirror circuit, and a fixed voltage is coupled to the second current mirror circuit. Even if the variable voltage becomes lower than the threshold voltage of FETs configuring the first current mirror circuit, the second current mirror circuit feeds back the current to the input terminal of the operational amplifier with reliability.
Abstract:
A process proximity effect (PPE) correction method includes providing corrected cells arranged in a place/route arrangement, the corrected cells being obtained by correcting design data of a semiconductor device based on correction value for correcting PPE correction, determining whether a cell arrangement of the corrected cells is registered or not based on environmental profiles, conducting lithography verification if the corrected cells includes the cell arrangement not registered in the environmental profiles, the verification being performed on the corrected cells, wherein the corrected cell to be conducted the verification corresponds to the cell arrangement not registered, determining whether error is found or not in the verification, correcting the corrected cell to which the verification is conducted if the error is found and registering the cell arrangement in the environmental profiles, and registering the cell arrangement of the corrected cell if the error is not found.
Abstract:
A method for counting counted targets disposed in a liquid enclosed in a container, includes adjusting a thickness of at least a part of the container; setting at least a part of the adjusted part as a measurement target region; and counting a number of counted targets in the measurement target region.
Abstract:
An image processing apparatus includes a first control unit configured to control the whole apparatus and not to be energized in a power saving mode; and a second control unit configured to be energized in the power saving mode. The second control unit includes a detecting unit configured to detect a return trigger for returning from the power saving mode to a normal mode; an identifying unit configured to identify the return trigger; a storage unit configured to store the identified return trigger into a storage medium; and a starting unit configured to start energizing the first control unit in accordance with the detection of the return trigger. The first control unit includes a reading unit configured to read the stored return trigger after the first control unit is energized; and a first-control-unit control unit configured to determine a function to be activated preferentially based on the return trigger.
Abstract:
An imaging device is installed on a scope distal portion, and captures an image based on an imaging clock. An image processor portion performs image processing on the image captured by the imaging device, and displays the corresponding image based on a display clock on a monitor. A scope cable portion transmits data between the scope distal portion and the image processor portion. A clock oscillator generates a master clock. A first multiplying/dividing circuit multiplies and/or divides the master clock by (natural number/natural number), and generates a transmission clock whose frequency is lower than that of the imaging clock and is (natural number) times the frequency of a vertical synchronization signal.
Abstract:
A control device includes a toner-density-related value identifying unit, a supply-amount-related value identifying unit, and a correcting unit. The toner-density-related value identifying unit identifies a toner-density-related value indicating the ratio of toner in developer including toner and carrier and contained in a developing unit that contains and agitates the developer. The supply-amount-related value identifying unit identifies the supply-amount-related value of developer to the developing unit. The correcting unit corrects the toner-density-related value identified by the toner-density-related value identifying unit in accordance with the supply-amount-related value identified by the supply-amount-related value identifying unit. The supply-amount-related value identifying unit estimates the supply-amount-related value on the basis of the consumption-amount-related value of developer.
Abstract:
A wireless communication system includes: a filter; and a semiconductor chip including a signal processing integrated circuit having an amplifier, wherein a main surface of the semiconductor chip is provided with a plurality of electrode terminals along an edge portion thereof; wherein the amplifier has a transistor including a control electrode, a first electrode through which a signal is outputted, and a second electrode to which a voltage is applied; wherein the control electrode, the first electrode and the second electrode of the transistor are connected to the electrode terminals, respectively; and wherein none of wirings are arranged between the electrode terminals and placements of the control electrode, the first electrode and the second electrode, making space between the electrodes and the electrode terminals narrow.