1. A nanophase luminescence particulate material having a size less than 100 nm and having the general formula XY, wherein X is at least two dopants selected from the group of ion pairs consisting of (Mn,Eu), (Ce,Tb), (Ag,Eu), (Ce,Eu), (Eu,Tb), (Ce,Yb), (Tb,Yb), (Yb,Eu), (Pr,Tm), (Pr,Sm), (Pr,Dy), (Dy,Sm), (Dy,Tm), (Eu2+, Eu3+) and (Sm,Tm), and further wherein Y is a nanoparticle host represented by the general formula (M1\u2212zNz)xA1\u2212yBy, wherein M=Zn, Cd or Hg; N=Zn, Cd, Pb, Ca, Ba, Sr, Mg, Hg; A=S, Se, Te, or O; B=S, Se, Te, or O; and wherein 0<x\u22661, 0<y\u22661, 0<z\u22661.
2. The nanophase luminescence particulate material of claim 1, wherein the nanoparticle host is selected from the group consisting of ZnxSy, ZnxSey, ZnxTey, CdxSy, CdxSy, CdxTey, wherein 0<x\u22661, 0<y\u22661.
3. The nanophase luminescence particulate material of claim 2, wherein the nanoparticle host is ZnS.
4. The nanophase luminescence particulate material of claim 1, wherein the nanoparticle is Zn0.4Cd0.4S.
5. The nanophase luminescence particulate material of claim 1, wherein the nanoparticle is Zn0.9S0.8Se0.2.
6. A nanophase luminescence particulate material having a size less than 100 nm and having the general formula XY, wherein X is at least one dopant and Y is a nanoparticle host, wherein the nanoparticle host is represented by the general formula (MxAyB2\u2212y), wherein M=Ca, Ba, Sr, or Mg; A=F, Cl, Br, or I; B=F, Cl, Br, or I, and 0<x\u22661 and 0<y<2, wherein the nanoparticle host is selected from the group consisting of BaF2\u2212xBrx, BaF2\u2212xClx wherein 0<x<2.
7. The nanophase luminescence particulate material of claim 6, wherein the nanoparticle host is BaFBr.
8. The nanophase luminescence particulate material of claim 6, wherein the nanoparticle host is BaFCl.
9. The nanophase luminescence particulate material of claim 6, wherein the dopant is selected from the group consisting of a rare earth ion, a halide ion or a transition metal ion.
10. The nanophase luminescence particulate material of claim 1, wherein the nanophase luminescence material is ZnS:Mn2+,Eu3+.
11. The nanophase luminescence particulate material of claim 6, wherein the nanophase luminescence material is BaFBr:Eu2+, BaFBr:Eu3+ or BaFCl:Eu2+.
12. The nanophase luminescence particulate material of claim 6, wherein the nanophase luminescence material is BaFBr:Eu2+,Tb3+ or BaFBr:Eu2+, Eu3+.
13. The nanophase luminescence particulate material of claim 1 or 6, wherein the nanophase luminescence material has a photostimulated luminescence.
14. The nanophase luminescence particulate material of claim 1 or 6, wherein the nanophase luminescence material has a excitation wavelength that is longer than the emission wavelength.
15. The nanophase luminescence particulate material of claim 14, wherein the nanophase luminescence material has an excitation wavelength of from about 400 nm to about 5000 nm and an emission wavelength of from about 200 nm to about 2000 nm.
16. The nanophase luminescence particulate material of claim 1 or 6, wherein the nanophase luminescence material is capable of switching from an initial state to a secondary state and back to the initial state.
17. A nanophase luminescence particulate material having the formula Y2O3:Tb3+,Eu3+.
18. A film comprising a nanophase luminescence particulate material, wherein the nanophase luminescence particulate material has a size less than 100 nm and is of the general formula XY, wherein X is at least two dopants selected from the group of ion pairs consisting of (Mn,Eu), (Ce,Tb), (Ag,Eu), (Ce,Eu), (Eu,Tb), (Ce,Yb), (Tb,Yb), (Yb,Eu), (Pr,Tm), (Pr,Sm), (Pr,Dy), (Dy,Sm), (Dy,Tm), (Eu2+, Eu3+) and (Sm,Tm), and further wherein Y is a nanoparticle host represented by the general formula (M1\u2212zNz)xA1\u2212yBy, wherein M=Zn, Cd or Hg; N=Zn, Cd, Pb, Ca, Ba, Sr, Mg, Hg; A=S, Se, Te, or O; B=S, Se, Te, or O; and wherein 0<x\u22661, 0<y\u22661, 0<z\u22661.
19. The film of claim 18 further comprising a polymeric binding agent.
20. A colloidal solution comprising a nanophase luminescence particulate material and an aqueous or non-aqueous solvent, wherein the nanophase luminescence particulate material has a size less than 100 nm and is of the general formula XY, wherein X is at least two donants selected from the group of ion pairs consisting of (Mn,Eu), (Ce,Tb), (Ag,Eu), (Ce,Eu), (Eu,Tb), (Ce,Yb), (Tb,Yb), (Yb,Eu), (Pr,Tm), (Pr,Sm), (Pr,Dy), (Dy,Sm), (Dy,Tm), (Eu2+, Eu3+) and (Sm,Tm), and further wherein Y is a nanoparticle host reDresented by the general formula (M1\u2212zNz)xA1\u2212yBy, wherein M=Zn, Cd or Hg; N=Zn, Cd, Pb, Ca, Ba, Sr, Mg, Hg; A=S, Se, Te, or O; B=S, Se, Te, or O; and wherein 0<x\u22661, 0<y\u22661, 0<z\u22661.
21. A nanophase luminescence particulate material having a size less than 100 nm and having the general formula XY, wherein X is at least one dopant and Y is a nanoparticle host, wherein the nanoparticle host is represented by the general formula (MxAyB2\u2212y), wherein M=Ca, Ba, Sr, or Mg; A=F, Cl, Br, or I; B=F, Cl, Br, or I, and 0<x\u22661 and 0<y<2, wherein A does not equal B.
22. A film comprising a nanophase luminescence particulate material, the nanophase luminescence particulate material having a formula as set forth in claim 21.
23. The film of claim 22 further comprising a polymeric or glass matrix.
24. A colloidal solution comprising a nanophase luminescence particulate material and an aqueous or non-aqueous solvent, the nanophase luminescence particulate material having a formula as set forth in claim 21.
25. A nanophase luminescence particulate material having a size less than 100 nm and having the general formula XY, wherein X is at least one dopant and Y is a nanoparticle host, wherein the nanoparticle host is represented by the general formula (MxFvClwBryIz) wherein M=Ca, Ba, Sr, or Mg and 0<x\u22661; 0\u2266v\u22662; 0\u2266w\u22662; 0\u2266y\u22662; 0\u2266z\u22662; the combination of v+w+y+z is greater than 1 and less than or equal to 2; and at least two of v, w, y, and z are greater than zero.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. An image editing apparatus configured to determine two or more scheduled disposition regions, which do not overlap each other, in a predetermined region on a printing plate or an output medium, and gang two or more content images for the respective scheduled disposition regions, comprising:
a ganging information managing unit that sequentially manages first list information regarding a plurality of print jobs and second list information regarding assignment states of the print jobs corresponding to the respective scheduled disposition regions;
a job assigning unit that assigns the scheduled disposition regions to at least one print job satisfying a predetermined disposition approval condition among the plurality of print jobs indicated by the first list information;
a ganging state monitoring unit that sequentially monitors the first list information and the second list information managed by the ganging information managing unit and determines whether or not there is at least one combination of the print jobs which have not been assigned yet by the job assigning unit and the scheduled disposition regions; and
a monitoring result informing unit that informs a user of there being the combination in a case where the ganging state monitoring unit determines that there is the combination.
2. The image editing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:
a simulation image generating unit that generates a simulation image, which is an image imitating a form of ganging on the printing plate or the output medium and which indicates an assignment state of each of the print jobs in an identifiable manner.
3. The image editing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first list information includes due dates of printed matters regarding the print jobs, and
wherein the ganging state monitoring unit determines whether or not there is the combination in chronological order beginning with the print job having an earliest due date.
4. The image editing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the first list information includes due dates of printed matters regarding the print jobs, and
wherein the ganging state monitoring unit determines whether or not there is the combination in chronological order beginning with the print job having an earliest due date.
5. An image editing method for determining two or more scheduled disposition regions, which do not overlap each other, in a predetermined region on a printing plate or an output medium and ganging two or more content images for the respective scheduled disposition regions, comprising:
sequentially managing first list information regarding a plurality of print jobs and second list information regarding assignment states of the print jobs corresponding to the respective scheduled disposition regions;
assigning the scheduled disposition regions to at least one print job satisfying a predetermined disposition approval condition among the plurality of print jobs indicated by the first list information;
sequentially monitoring the managed first list information and second list information so as to determine whether or not there is at least one combination of the print jobs which have not been assigned yet and the scheduled disposition regions; and
informing a user of there being the combination in a case where it is determined that there is the combination.
6. An image editing system configured to determine two or more scheduled disposition regions, which do not overlap each other, in a predetermined region on a printing plate or an output medium and gang two or more content images for the respective scheduled disposition regions, comprising:
a ganging information managing unit that sequentially manages first list information regarding a plurality of print jobs and second list information regarding assignment states of the print jobs corresponding to the respective scheduled disposition regions;
a job assigning unit that assigns the scheduled disposition regions to at least one print job satisfying a predetermined disposition approval condition among the plurality of print jobs indicated by the first list information;
a ganging state monitoring unit that sequentially monitors the first list information and the second list information managed by the ganging information managing unit and determines whether or not there is at least one combination of the print jobs which have not been assigned yet by the job assigning unit and the scheduled disposition regions; and
a monitoring result informing unit that informs a user of there being the combination in a case where the ganging state monitoring unit determines that there is the combination.
7. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing therein a program that causes a computer to operate as an image editing apparatus configured to determine two or more scheduled disposition regions, which do not overlap each other, in a predetermined region on a printing plate or an output medium and to gang two or more content images for the respective scheduled disposition regions, the image editing apparatus comprising:
a ganging information managing unit that sequentially manages first list information regarding a plurality of print jobs and second list information regarding assignment states of the print jobs corresponding to the respective scheduled disposition regions;
a job assigning unit that assigns the scheduled disposition regions to at least one print job satisfying a predetermined disposition approval condition among the plurality of print jobs indicated by the first list information;
a ganging state monitoring unit that sequentially monitors the first list information and the second list information managed by the ganging information managing unit and determines whether or not there is at least one combination of the print jobs which have not been assigned yet by the job assigning unit and the scheduled disposition regions; and
a monitoring result informing unit that informs a user of there being the combination in a case where the ganging state monitoring unit determines that there is the combination.