Abstract: An image forming apparatus allowing a printing section inside of a casing to print paper and discharging the printed paper from the casing through a discharge port of the casing includes a discharge tray configured such that the position thereof is switchable from a placement position for covering the surface of a feeding belt and receiving the paper discharged from the casing to an exposure position for exposing the surface of the feeding belt, and vice versa, wherein a surface of the discharge tray has a coefficient of friction lower than the surface of the feeding belt.

Abstract: An inkjet printer A includes: a casing 6 having an output port 47 through which printing paper P1, P2 after printing is output to outside the casing 6; a drying chamber 71 provided downstream, in a paper conveyance direction, of a print head H on a conveyance path in the casing 6, and communicating with the output port 47; and a dryer 72 configured to blow, into the drying chamber 71, dry wind W for drying ink on the printing paper P1, P2 after printing. The dryer 72 is configured to blow the dry wind W downstream in the paper conveyance direction in the drying chamber 72. Dry wind W from the dryer 72 is blown to outside the casing 6 through the output port 47.

Abstract: There is provided a print processing system for storing image data to be subjected to printing processes in predetermined folders on an order-by-order basis and for processing the image data on the basis of the content of a printing-condition file, the print processing system comprising: first-folder setting means for setting first folders on a print-information by print-information basis; first-printing-condition-file setting means for setting first printing-condition files describing the contents of processes for image data, the first printing-condition files being stored in the first folders; second-folder creating means for creating second folders on an order-by-order basis and for storing, in the second folders, image data to be subjected to printing processes; and printing-process executing means for processing the image data in the second folders, on the basis of the contents of the first printing-condition files.

Abstract: A printing system comprises a processing unit provided in a printing portion B for performing print processing by transmitting image data acquired by a receiving terminal A to the printing portion B. The necessary present processing can be performed by logging on to the present system by inputting authentication information from a keyboard 12 and mouse 13 provided as an input terminal in the receiving terminal A to the processing unit 25 of the printing portion B. The print processing can be executed also when an operator is not logged in to the present system.

Abstract: A decurling mechanism for performing a decurling process of correcting the curl of paper includes: a first roller; a second roller disposed travelably around the first roller; and a roller position changing mechanism for changing the second roller to a plurality of positions set on a traveling path of the second roller. The plurality of positions include a decurling position in which the decurling process to the paper is enabled and the paper is conveyed while being pinched between the first and second rollers, a conveyance position in which the decurling process to the paper is disabled and the paper is conveyed while being pinched between the first and second rollers and a pinch release position in which the paper is released from the pinch between the first and second rollers.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus feeding paper and forming an image on the paper includes: a cutting unit configured to cut the paper located on a feeding path to feed a sheet of paper subjected to the image formation; and a brushing unit arranged on the upstream side in the paper feeding direction with respect to the cutting unit and after the cutting unit cuts the paper, brushing down, from the feeding path, a piece of waste paper left near the cutting unit on the upstream side in the paper feeding direction with respect to the cutting unit on the feeding path.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus allowing a printing section inside of a casing to print paper and discharging the printed paper from the casing through a discharge port of the casing includes a discharge tray configured such that the position thereof is switchable from a placement position for covering the surface of a feeding belt and receiving the paper discharged from the casing to an exposure position for exposing the surface of the feeding belt, and vice versa, wherein a surface of the discharge tray has a coefficient of friction lower than the surface of the feeding belt.

Abstract: An image data process apparatus includes a judgment unit and a selection unit. The judgment unit is configured to judge whether or not a directory in which image data is stored is compliant with a DCF standard. The selection unit is configured to select the image data stored in the directory if the directory that has been judged not to be compliant with the DCF standard by the judgment unit. A computer readable medium is encoded with an image data process computer program configured to implement a process of selecting image data that causes a computer to implement a method of selecting image data. Whether or not a directory in which image data is stored is compliant with the DCF standard is judged. The image data stored in the directory that has been judged not to be compliant with the DCF standard during the judging is selected.

Abstract: An image receiving apparatus includes: an image acquisition part for acquiring image data; a display control part 21 for displaying the acquired image data on a monitor screen; an image correction select part 23 for selecting image correction to be made to one frame's worth of image data among the acquired image data; a first charging information display part 24 for displaying charging information on the selected image correction; an order contents determination part for determining order contents for image recording processing based upon all the image data acquired; and a second charging information display part 25 for displaying all the charging information on at least the image correction, prior to determination of the order contents.

Abstract: A navigation system includes a processing unit for generating route data relating to a route along which a vehicle has actually traveled, from position data acquired by a position acquiring unit, an image data acquiring section for acquiring image data, a first storage section for storing the image data acquired by the image acquiring unit according to groups of respective destinations, and a second storage section for storing the route data generated by the processing unit. A link data generating section is provided for correlating the respective destinations with the respective route data via link data. An outputting unit is configured to extract a group linked to a destination by the link data in response to a manual designation of a route data stored in the second storage section or to a manual or automatic designation of a designation included in that route data and then to output the image data included in that group from the first storage section to an outputting section.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus comprises a boundary line position storage section storing position information on boundary lines for dividing an image according to an image data unit into regions; a position information changing section to change the position information on boundary lines; and a dividing section to divide the image data unit into partial image data units corresponding to the respective regions. When a boundary line stored in the boundary line position storage section is across a principal part of the image, the position information changing section changes the position of the boundary line so as not to be across the principal part. When the regions divided by the boundary lines stored in the boundary line position storage section, includes a region that exceeds the maximum print size, the position information changing section changes the positions of boundary lines so that any region does not exceed the maximum print size.

Abstract: A laminating apparatus and a laminating method for finely finishing laminate processing without performing edge processing after the laminate processing is performed to a recording medium. A laminate material having a size larger than that of the recording medium is placed to cover the recording medium, bonded with heat and pressure, and a laminate layer protruding from the recording medium is transferred to a means to be transferred to, which is arranged on an opposite plane side to a recording plane of the recording medium. When the means to be transferred to is arranged apart on the opposite plane side to the recording medium, the laminate layer is pulled into the opposite plane side to the recording medium. As a result, an edge of the laminate layer formed on the recording plane of the recording medium becomes fine, matching with an edge of the recording medium.

Abstract: A photographic printing device includes an ink-jet printer with recording paper magazine. The recording paper magazine includes a housing and a humectant. The housing is configured to receive a recording paper. The humectant is provided in order to moisturize the inside of the housing of the magazine. The humectant is preferably placed at an upper portion of the magazine in order to allow efficient moisture transfer by way of natural convection.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an automatic print frame setting apparatus, comprising: image displaying means 3 for displaying, on a monitor screen, image data used for producing photo prints; size setting means 6 for setting one or more types of print sizes for the same image data; print frame displaying means 7 for displaying, on the monitor screen, a print frame visually representing the set print size together with the image data; and print image data producing means 10 for producing, based on the set print frame, print image data used for producing photo prints, wherein the print frame displaying means 7 includes automatic print frame producing means 9 that simultaneously displays, on the monitor screen, only two print frames, which are a first print frame whose aspect ratio is nearest to a square and a second print frame whose aspect ratio is farthest from a square, when at least three types of print frames are set, and automatically calculates, based on the first print frame and second print frame

Abstract: A tourist information guiding apparatus is provided with a tourist spot information storage storing image data relating to tourist spots in correspondence with character string data for sightseeing guide written in a plurality of languages, a monitor for displaying operation screens used to input various instructions such as the display of tourist information, a language receiving section for receiving the selection of a language via the operation screen on the monitor, a tourist spot receiving section for receiving the selection of a tourist spot, and a display controlling section for causing the monitor to display an image of the tourist spot selected by the tourist spot receiving section together with a character string for sightseeing guide written in the language designated by the language receiving section. A traveler can obtain tourist information in his native language at a travel destination by means of a tourist information guiding apparatus.

Abstract: A picture order receiving apparatus is provided with a monitor constructed by a touch panel unit for displaying order screens including operation descriptive texts describing methods for inputting a print order or the like and displaying operation keys used to input various operation commands by touching corresponding parts of the order screens; an order screen information storage for saving the operation descriptive texts prepared in a plurality of languages, a selecting screen displaying section for causing the monitor to display a language selecting screen, and an order screen displaying section for reading the operation descriptive text in the language selected on the language selecting screen from the order screen information storage and causing the monitor to display it. The operation descriptive texts can be displayed on the monitor in the language selected by an orderer when an order is received by the picture order receiving apparatus.

Abstract: There is provided a method of reducing block noise, mosquito noise and other image noises in an image by a filtering process using a smoothing filter, which block noise, mosquito noise and other image noises being caused at the time of decoding encoded, compressed image data on a block-by-block basis. The method includes changing the extent or intensity of the image noise reduction in the filtering process in a continuous or stepwise manner according to an output size or expansion rate of an image to be outputted to printer paper, photographic paper or other output media, thereby allowing the extent or intensity of the image noise reduction to be increased as the output size or expansion rate of the image increases. This method is capable of allowing the extent of the image noise reduction applied to image data to be perceived in a similar fashion, irrespective of the output size.

Abstract: A luminance nonuniformity adjustment module for eliminating luminance nonuniformities in light emitting elements determines a luminance correction coefficient for each light-emitting element through a test print. The luminance nonuniformity adjustment module comprises a provisional luminance correction coefficient calculation unit, an improper coloring degree calculation unit and a luminance correction coefficient determination unit. The provisional luminance correction coefficient calculation unit calculates a provisional luminance correction coefficient by comparing a measured density value for a grayscale chart and a predetermined target density value. The improper coloring degree calculation unit calculates an improper coloring degree, which is the degree of improper coloring that occurs when other colors are expressed when developing a specific color, from the measured density values for the grayscale chart and an unbalanced chart in which the gray balance has been altered.

Abstract: Provided is a bookbinding device having a thickness measuring unit including a movable piece that moves according to the thickness of a sheet bundle to be bound, a bookbinding processing unit for performing bookbinding processing in a state of being positioned at a prescribed processing position, and a synchronization mechanism for changing the processing position of the bookbinding processing unit in synchronization with the movement of the movable piece.

Abstract: In a consecutive processing in which an inkjet printer A consecutively performs printing on a plurality of media sheets and cutting the front ends and the rear ends of the media sheets, a feed interval between any two consecutive media sheets in a cutting section is set larger than that in a printing section.