1. A developer container comprising:
a container body in which a developer containing chamber for containing developer and a discharge outlet to discharge the developer from the developer containing chamber are formed;
a developer conveyance member provided inside the container body to transport the developer inside the developer containing chamber, the developer conveyance member including a first conveyance portion to transport the developer toward the discharge outlet and a second conveyance portion downstream from the first conveyance portion in a developer conveyance direction of the developer conveyance member;
a canopy disposed inside the container body and facing the discharge outlet via the developer conveyance member,
a developer conveyance chamber defined by the canopy and an inner face of the container body in which the discharge outlet is formed, the developer conveyance chamber in which the developer conveyance member transports the developer; and
a return opening formed in the canopy to return the developer from the developer conveyance chamber to the developer containing chamber, the return opening positioned downstream from the discharge outlet in the developer conveyance direction of the developer conveyance member,
wherein the second conveyance portion of the developer conveyance member transports the developer toward the return opening formed in the canopy, and
a developer conveyance velocity (Q2) of the second conveyance portion of the developer conveyance member is slower than a developer conveyance velocity (Q1) of the first conveyance portion.
2. The developer container according to claim 1, wherein, when Q1 represents the developer conveyance velocity of the first conveyance portion, Q2a represents the developer conveyance velocity of the second conveyance portion for a state in which the amount of developer inside the developer containing chamber is greater, and Q2b represents the developer conveyance velocity of the second conveyance portion for a state in which the amount of toner inside the developer containing chamber is smaller,
Q1>Q2a>Q2b.
3. The developer container according to claim 1, wherein the developer conveyance member further comprises a third conveyance portion downstream from the second conveyance portion in the developer conveyance direction of the developer conveyance member, and
a developer conveyance direction of the third conveyance portion is opposite to a developer conveyance direction of the first and second conveyance portions of the developer conveyance member.
4. The developer container according to claim 3, wherein each of the second and third conveyance portions of the developer conveyance member comprises a rotary shaft and a spiral blade provided on an outer circumference of the rotary shaft,
wherein a downstream blade end of the spiral blade of the second conveyance portion in the toner conveyance direction of the second conveyance portion is different in rotational phase from a downstream blade end of the spiral blade of the third conveyance portion in the developer conveyance direction of the third conveyance portion.
5. The developer container according to claim 4, wherein, when N1 represents an interval between the downstream blade end of the second conveyance portion and the downstream blade end of the third conveyance portion in an axial direction of the developer conveyance member, and N2 represents a length of the return opening in the axial direction of the developer conveyance member, N1<N2.
6. The developer container according to claim 1, wherein an opening area of the discharge outlet is equal to or greater than an opening area of the return opening formed in the canopy.
7. A development unit comprising:
a development housing for containing developer;
a developer bearer to carry by rotation the developer from the development housing to a latent image bearer; and
the developer container according to claim 1,
wherein the developer is supplied from the developer container to the development housing.
8. A process cartridge removably installable in an image forming apparatus, the process cartridge comprising:
the development unit according to claim 7; and
the latent image bearer on which a latent image is formed.
9. An image forming apparatus comprising:
the development unit according to claim 7; and
the latent image bearer on which a latent image is formed.
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. A method comprising:
receiving, by a computer processor of a computing apparatus, an audio file comprising audio data presented by an author;
generating, by said computer processor, a mood descriptor file comprising portions of said audio data associated with specified descriptions of mood description data describing different human emotionsmoods;
receiving, by said computer processor, a mood tag library file comprising mood tags describing and mapped to mood based annotations comprising animated video images representing various emotionsmoods;
associating, by said computer processor based on said mood tags, each animated video image of said animated video images with an associated description of said specified descriptions;
synchronizing, by said computer processor based on results of said associating, said animated video images with said portions of said audio data associated with said specified descriptions; first presenting, by said computer processor to a listener, said animated video images synchronized with said portions of said audio data associated with said specified descriptions;
second presenting, by said computer processor to said listener at various intervals during said first presenting, specified video andor audio messages;
third presenting, by said computer processor to said listener after completion of said first presenting and said second presenting, questions associated with said specified video andor audio messages; and
determining, by said computer processor based on responses to said questions from the listener, if said listener has listened to all of said portions of said audio data.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein said generating said mood descriptor file comprises:
during said receiving said audio file, receiving from said author, commands at specific time points with respect to said receiving, said commands indicating various moods of said author; and
associating said commands with said specified descriptions, wherein said mood descriptor file comprises said portions of said audio data associated with said specified descriptions at said specific time points.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein said commands are received via an interface selected from the group consisting of a hardware interface and a software interface.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein said generating said mood descriptor file comprises:
presenting to said author, said audio file;
during said presenting said audio file, receiving from said author, commands at specific time points with respect to said presenting, said commands indicating various moods of said author; and
associating said commands with said specified descriptions, wherein said mood descriptor file comprises said portions of said audio data associated with said specified descriptions at said specific time points.
5. The method of claim 4, wherein said commands are received remotely via an external interface.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein said generating said mood descriptor file comprises:
determining voice inflection points within said audio file;
associating time intervals at various points of said audio file with said voice inflection points;
associating said voice inflection points with various moods of said author; and
associating said various moods of said author with said specified descriptions, wherein said mood descriptor file comprises said portions of said audio data associated with said specified descriptions at associated time intervals of said time intervals of said audio file.
7. The method of claim 6, further comprising:
associating voice inflection thresholds with said voice inflection points within said audio file, wherein said associating said various moods of said author with said specified descriptions is based on said voice inflection thresholds.
8. The method of claim 6, further comprising:
associating a user profile for said author with said voice inflection points within said audio file, wherein said user profile comprises sample recordings of said authors voice, and wherein said associating said various moods of said author with said specified descriptions is based on said user profile.
9. The method of claim 1, wherein results of said determining indicates that said listener has listened to all of said portions of said audio data, and wherein said method further comprises:
transmitting, by said computer processor to an administrator, a message indicating that said listener has listened to all of said portions of said audio data.
10. The method of claim 1, wherein results of said determining indicates that said listener has not listened to all of said portions of said audio data, and wherein said method further comprises:
transmitting, by said computer processor to an administrator, a message indicating that said listener has not listened to all of said portions of said audio data; and
additionally presenting, by said computer processor to said listener, said animated andor still objects synchronized with said portions of said audio data associated with said specified descriptions.
11. The method of claim 1, wherein the mood tag library file is received from a library selected from the group consisting of a listener library defined by said listener, a third party defined library, an author library defined by said author, and combinations thereof.
12. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
providing a process for supporting computer infrastructure, said process comprising providing at least one support service for at least one of creating, integrating, hosting, maintaining, and deploying computer-readable code in the computing apparatus, wherein the code in combination with the computing apparatus is configured to perform the method of claim 1.
13. A computing system comprising a computer processor coupled to a computer-readable memory unit, said memory unit comprising instructions that when executed by the computer processor implements a method comprising:
receiving, by said computer processor, an audio file comprising audio data presented by an author;
generating, by said computer processor, a mood descriptor file comprising portions of said audio data associated with specified descriptions of mood description data describing different human emotionsmoods;
receiving, by said computer processor, a mood tag library file comprising mood tags describing and mapped to mood based annotations comprising animated video images representing various emotionsmoods;
associating, by said computer processor based on said mood tags, each animated video image of said animated video images with an associated description of said specified descriptions;
synchronizing, by said computer processor based on results of said associating, said animated video images with said portions of said audio data associated with said specified descriptions; first presenting, by said computer processor to a listener, said animated video images synchronized with said portions of said audio data associated with said specified descriptions;
second presenting, by said computer processor to said listener at various intervals during said first presenting, specified video andor audio messages;
third presenting, by said computer processor to said listener after completion of said first presenting and said second presenting, questions associated with said specified video andor audio messages; and
determining, by said computer processor based on responses to said questions from the listener, if said listener has listened to all of said portions of said audio data.
14. The computing system of claim 13, wherein said wherein said generating said mood descriptor file comprises:
during said receiving said audio file, receiving from said author, commands at specific time points with respect to said receiving, said commands indicating various moods of said author; and
associating said commands with said specified descriptions, wherein said mood descriptor file comprises said portions of said audio data associated with said specified descriptions at said specific time points.
15. The computing system of claim 14, wherein said commands are received via an interface selected from the group consisting of a hardware interface and a software interface.
16. The computing system of claim 13, wherein said generating said mood descriptor file comprises:
presenting to said author, said audio file;
during said presenting said audio file, receiving from said author, commands at specific time points with respect to said presenting, said commands indicating various moods of said author; and
associating said commands with said specified descriptions, wherein said mood descriptor file comprises said portions of said audio data associated with said specified descriptions at said specific time points.
17. The computing system of claim 16, wherein said commands are received remotely via an external interface.
18. The computing system of claim 13, wherein said generating said mood descriptor file comprises:
determining voice inflection points within said audio file;
associating time intervals at various points of said audio file with said voice inflection points;
associating said voice inflection points with various moods of said author; and
associating said various moods of said author with said specified descriptions, wherein said mood descriptor file comprises said portions of said audio data associated with said specified descriptions at associated time intervals of said time intervals of said audio file.
19. A computer program product, comprising a computer readable storage device storing a computer readable program code, said computer readable program code comprising an algorithm that when executed by a computer processor of a computing system implements a method, said method comprising:
receiving, by said computer processor, an audio file comprising audio data presented by an author;
generating, by said computer processor, a mood descriptor file comprising portions of said audio data associated with specified descriptions of mood description data describing different human emotionsmoods;
receiving, by said computer processor, a mood tag library file comprising mood tags describing and mapped to mood based annotations comprising animated video images representing various emotionsmoods;
associating, by said computer processor based on said mood tags, each animated video image of said animated video images with an associated description of said specified descriptions;
synchronizing, by said computer processor based on results of said associating, said animated video images with said portions of said audio data associated with said specified descriptions; first presenting, by said computer processor to a listener, said animated video images synchronized with said portions of said audio data associated with said specified descriptions;
second presenting, by said computer processor to said listener at various intervals during said first presenting, specified video andor audio messages;
third presenting, by said computer processor to said listener after completion of said first presenting and said second presenting, questions associated with said specified video andor audio messages; and
determining, by said computer processor based on responses to said questions from the listener, if said listener has listened to all of said portions of said audio data.
20. The computer program product of claim 19, wherein said wherein said generating said mood descriptor file comprises:
during said receiving said audio file, receiving from said author, commands at specific time points with respect to said receiving, said commands indicating various moods of said author; and
associating said commands with said specified descriptions, wherein said mood descriptor file comprises said portions of said audio data associated with said specified descriptions at said specific time points.