Abstract:
An image processing apparatus includes an image-area separator that separates a character area from monochrome document data scanned by a scanner, a character pixel detecting unit that counts the number of pixels of a character in the main scanning direction and the sub-scanning direction included in a controller, a bolded character identifying unit that identifies a character as a bolded character in case the count result is larger than a predefined threshold value, and a color converter that converts the bolded character into color data.
Abstract:
A management apparatus for managing one or more devices includes circuitry to: acquire information indicating a use history of a device for each predetermined period; calculate, based on the acquired information indicating the use history, a predicted value indicating operation timing at which an operation is performed on the device; and output, based on the predicted value, an output value for the predetermined period. When an output value that is output for an (N−1)-th time is greater than a threshold, the circuitry outputs, as an N-th-time output value, the predicted value that is calculated for an N-th time. When the output value that is output for the (N−1)-th time is less than or equal to the threshold, the circuitry outputs, as the N-th-time output value, a value that is smaller than or equal to the output value that is output for the (N−1)-th time.
Abstract:
A system in accordance with the present disclosure comprises a sensor and an information processing apparatus that includes processing circuitry. The sensor is installed on a surface so that a detection direction of the sensor is at a non-zero angle from a line normal to the surface. The processing circuitry is configured to communicate with the sensor, calculate a position of a detection area, in which the sensor detects an object in a predetermined space, according to the non-zero angle and a location of the sensor on the surface, and create correspondence information that associates an area of the predetermined space with the detection area.
Abstract:
A control apparatus is provided that controls a lighting apparatus and an air conditioning apparatus installed in a predetermined space by communicating with an environmental information acquiring apparatus that acquires environmental information relating to an environmental condition of the predetermined space. The control apparatus includes a processor that executes a program stored in a memory to implement processes of acquiring the environmental information from the environmental information acquiring apparatus, and generating control data for the lighting apparatus and the air conditioning apparatus based on the acquired environmental information and control guideline information that is set up in advance in association with the acquired environmental information.
Abstract:
An information processing apparatus includes circuitry that acquires a measured temperature of a target area from a measuring device, detects whether the measured temperature changes during a predetermined time period, determines whether a human exists in the target area based on the measured temperature and the detection result indicating whether the measured temperature changes during the predetermined time period, measures a duration of time in which the determination result indicating that the human exists in the target area and the detection result indicating that there is no temperature change are kept generated, and determines that there is no human in the target area even when the determination result indicates that the human exists, if the measured duration of time reaches a certain time period, the certain time period being modifiable based on history information indicating a previously generated determination result indicating whether the human exits in the target area.
Abstract:
An information processing apparatus includes a reception unit that receives image data; a determination unit that determines output image data based on a presence or absence of a specified signal added to the image data; and an output unit that outputs the output image data.
Abstract:
A device control system includes a detecting apparatus configured to detect an object in a predetermined space, and an information processing apparatus configured to control an illuminating apparatus based on a detection result of the object. The device control system includes an obtaining unit configured to obtain, from the detecting apparatus, information relating to an illuminance in the predetermined space; and a control unit configured to control, when the illuminance in the predetermined space falls below a first targeted illuminance, the illuminating apparatus so that the illuminance in the predetermined space becomes a second targeted illuminance that is greater than the first illuminance.
Abstract:
A system for controlling one or more control target units in a predetermined space includes a first control rule management unit managing heat source existence information and a control item of the control target unit associating with each other, a second control rule management unit managing position information indicating a position of the area and adjustment information associating with each other, a receiver receiving detection data indicating a temperature, a first generator generating heat source data including heat source existence information, a second generator obtaining a control item of the control target using the heat source existence information from the first control rule management unit, obtaining adjustment information from the second control rule management unit, and generating control data indicating a modified control item, and a transmitter transferring the control data generated by the second generator to one or more apparatuses each controlling the control target unit.
Abstract:
Disclosed is an image forming apparatus, including a pattern holding part configured to hold patterns with predetermined shapes and densities dependent on a brightness of a color image, and a control part configured to determine a brightness of a color area of the color image, select a pattern with a predetermined shape corresponding to the determined brightness from the patterns held in the pattern holding part, replace the color area with the selected pattern with a predetermined shape, convert the color image with the selected pattern with a predetermined shape into a monochromatic image, and output the monochromatic image.