Abstract: A display input device according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes display portion, piezoelectric element, drive portion, and detection portion. The display portion includes touch panel that detects touched position on display surface. The piezoelectric element is provided on touch panel and vibrates touch panel. In response to touch panel being touched, drive portion applies a voltage to piezoelectric element to vibrate piezoelectric element. The detection portion detects the voltage value of a voltage generated in piezoelectric element by a pressure being applied to piezoelectric element when touch panel is touched. The smaller the voltage value detected by detection portion is, the larger the voltage applied to piezoelectric element by drive portion for vibrating piezoelectric element is. The larger the voltage value detected by detection portion is, the smaller the voltage applied to piezoelectric element by drive portion for vibrating piezoelectric element is.

Abstract: Methods, computer-readable media, and systems are provided for dynamically installing an image processing filter. One method for dynamically installing an image processing filter includes starting to obtain image information by infrastructure of an image processing device and processing the obtained image information with an application. After starting to obtain image information, receiving an operating system (OS) application programming interface (API) allowing just-in-time (JIT) bytecode to be executed as a filter during processing the obtained image information.

Abstract: A data reader includes a memory board provided to a removable member and a reading member including a reading terminal. The memory board includes a positioning opening, a ground terminal provided to the positioning opening, and a contact terminal. The reading member includes an engagement projection that fits in the positioning opening and is disposed adjacent and parallel to the reading terminal. The engagement projection includes a uniform diameter portion, a tapered portion extending from the uniform diameter portion, and an apparatus-side ground terminal to contact the ground terminal of the memory board when the engagement projection fits in the positioning opening. The apparatus-side ground terminal includes a portion projecting laterally from the uniform diameter portion from an end of the uniform diameter portion toward a reading member base and an extended portion at the end of the uniform diameter portion, covered with the tapered portion.

Abstract: A display control apparatus includes a control section which controls a display to display contents in a first display area, a second display area, and a third display area on the display. The control section is configured to: display at least one setting value in the first display area for each of a plurality of setting items; allow a user to select one of the at least one setting value in a particular setting item; receive a user's selection of the setting value for each of the setting items; display the selected setting value in the second display area in receipt of the user's selection; determine whether there is an exclusive setting value in the setting values displayed in the first display area and belonging to any setting item other than the particular setting item, the exclusive setting value being inadequate to be selected with the selected setting value.

Abstract: A power supply control apparatus includes a transition unit, a detector, a first image capturing unit, a command unit, a second image capturing unit, and an identity recognition unit. The transition unit makes a control target enter a power supply state or a power shutoff state. The detector detects a moving object while the control target is in the power shutoff state. The first image capturing unit captures images of a specific area at the time when the detector detects a moving object. The command unit commands the transition unit to make the control target enter the power supply state in a case where it is determined that the moving object is approaching the control target. The second image capturing unit captures a characteristic image of the moving object that is approaching the control target. The identity recognition unit performs identity recognition in accordance with the characteristic image.

Abstract: An optical product that includes a transparent lens sheet, which has a first side with a plurality of side-by-side sets of linearly arranged lenses. Each of the sets of lenses is at a slant angle in the range of 10 to 46 degrees from a vertical or a horizontal axis of the lens sheet. The product includes an image layer that includes pixels from a number of digital images. The pixels are arranged in a pattern of pixel locations providing non-orthogonal interlacing of the digital images relative to each of the sets of the linearly arranged lenses. The pattern of pixel locations aligns a number of the pixels from each of the digital images to be parallel to a line extending through a center of the linearly arranged lenses in each set. Each of the linearly arranged lenses may have a round base, a hexagonal base, or a square base.

Abstract: In image processing, it is possible to suppress density fluctuation and keep graininess low as well as obtain a good balance of the processing load. More specifically, when dividing multi-valued data and generating two-pass multi-pass printing data, divided multi-valued data that is common to the two passes is generated in addition to the divided multi-valued data for each of the two passes. Moreover, quantized data of that common multi-valued data is reflected on the quantized data for each pass. Furthermore, when generating quantized data, a process of generating common data by the aforementioned data division, or a process of performing quantization first without dividing the multi-valued data and then dividing the quantized 2-pass data is selectively performed according to the printing position on printing medium.

Abstract: A sheet conveyance device is capable of detecting a sheet length in a conveyance direction correctly, and of detecting a length of a non-standard size sheet correctly. A detection unit detects front and rear ends of a sheet conveyed with a conveyance unit. A measurement unit measures sheet length in a conveyance direction based on a detection result of the detection unit. An acquisition unit acquires a reference length of the sheet. A computation unit computes a correction value that is used to correct a length measured by the measurement unit based on length measured and the reference length acquired in a correction mode. A storage unit stores the correction value computed. A determination unit determines sheet length corrected based on the correction value and the length measured at the time of conveyance of a sheet in a mode other than correction mode.

Abstract: An image forming system includes a print server, a request unit configured to cause the print server to request, from an image forming apparatus recently connected to a network, a resource relating to image forming processing available to the image forming apparatus, a providing unit configured to provide the resource from the image forming apparatus to the print server, through the network, in response to the request from the request unit, and a registration unit configured to store the provided resource in a storage unit and register, in a database, resource information relating to the provided resource, in the print server.

Abstract: Devices, methods and programs for installing and uninstalling drivers are provided. For example, a computer-readable storage medium stores a driver management program. The driver management program that, when executed by a processor, may cause the processor to execute receiving an instruction to control an image processing device, downloading a driver program from an external device when the instruction is received installing the driver program for controlling the image processing device in a storage device coupled to processor and starting up the installed driver program.

Abstract: When a skewness of brightness of a print target image is a first skewness, print data is generated such that an ink amount of a metallic ink is a first amount. When the skewness of brightness is a second skewness that is larger than the first skewness, a print data is generated such that the ink amount is a second amount that is larger than the first amount.

Abstract: There are cases where an OS running on an information processing apparatus cannot automatically prompt the user to enter user input information at the time of an output operation. In such cases, where the user cannot enter user input information at the time of an output operation, a device cannot acquire user input information necessary to output print data. When the information processing apparatus receives an instruction from the device, the information processing apparatus transmits user input information to the device.

Abstract: A method of analyzing failures of a print device may include receiving failure information associated with a print device in a print shop. The failure information may pertain to a plurality of failures experienced by the print device over a period of time. The method may include generating, by a computing device, failure distribution information by, for each pair of consecutive failures in the failure information, determining a time to failure between the pair of consecutive failures, determining a repair time associated with each failure in the pair of consecutive failures, and setting the determined times to failure and the determined repair times as the failure distribution information. The method may include performing, by the computing device, a simulation of processing of one or more print jobs by the print device using the failure distribution information, and displaying one or more results of the simulation to a user.

Abstract: Delivery of scan services of a networked scanning device over a device service port interfaced to the network. An extended XML schema is comprised of an extension to a baseline XML schema which defines baseline functions exposed by the scanning device via the device service port together with baseline parameters for such functions. The extension defines an additional parameter for a predesignated one of the plural baseline functions. A scan job is created by transmission of a request to create a scan job over the device service port. A request for scanner functionality defined by the predesignated function is transmitted to the scanning device via the device service port, with a non-null value specifying a device command for the additional parameter. Data responsive to execution of the device command by the scanning device is transmitted to the client via the device service port.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a main conveyance path 13, a main discharge roller 17, and a main stacking tray 19. The sorting discharge unit 20 includes a subsidiary conveyance path 22, a change-over mechanism 23, a subsidiary discharge roller 24 and a subsidiary stacking tray 26. The subsidiary discharge roller 24 is provided on the most downstream side of the subsidiary conveyance path 22. The subsidiary stacking tray 26 is arranged above the main stacking tray 19 and the transfer sheet P discharged from the subsidiary discharge roller 24 is stacked in the subsidiary stacking tray 26. A stacking concave portion 29 which expands a stackable area of the subsidiary stacking tray 26 is formed below the subsidiary discharge roller 24.

Abstract: Image forming apparatuses are connected to a network. Each image forming apparatus communicates with remaining ones of the image forming apparatuses. An image forming section forms an image in accordance with the image information. A memory stores management information, the management information including an item of information about one of remaining ones of the plurality of image forming apparatuses. The one of remaining ones of the plurality of image forming apparatuses holds the image information therein. An information management section performs a synchronization processing in which the management information in the plurality of image forming apparatuses is updated to become identical. An image formation controlling section obtains the image information held in the one of remaining ones of the plurality of image forming apparatuses identified by the item of information, and drive the image forming section to form the image in accordance with the obtained image information.

Abstract: Techniques for image copying optimization are disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method for image copying optimization comprising receiving a request to copy a plurality of images, copying one or more of the plurality of images, deferring synchronization for each of the one or more of the plurality of images, receiving an indication to stop deferring synchronization, and synchronizing the one or more copied images of the plurality of images.

Abstract: An image reading device includes a light source, a light receiving unit, a generation unit, a white reference member, a color reference member, and a processing unit. The light source emits light to a recording medium on which an image is formed. The light receiving unit receives light reflected by the recording medium. The generation unit generates a light intensity value from the light received by the light receiving unit. The white reference member is used for color calibration for a white balance. The color reference member is used for color calibration to calibrate a predetermined color. The processing unit derives a correlation formula representing variation in characteristics of the white reference member, based on a light intensity value generated when light is emitted to the color reference member from the light source.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus comprising an retrieving unit configured to retrieve a first image file representing a motion image and a second image file representing a still image, a display image file generating unit configured to generate, from the first image file, a first single display image file comprising a plurality of frame images extracted from the first image file; a display control unit configured to display the first single display image file and a second single display image file adjacent to each other, the second single display image file comprising the still image represented by the second image file; a selection accepting unit configured to accept a selection of one from among the first single display image file and the second single display image; and a printing data generation unit configured to generate print data to be used for printing based upon the selection.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a screen information storage unit configured to store screen information of a home screen that displays a user interface component list including an application user interface component for accessing an application, a screen generating unit configured to generate the home screen based on the screen information, a display unit configured to display the home screen generated by the home screen generating unit, an image generation control unit configured to issue an instruction to generate a general-purpose image of a document when a request for scanning the document is issued while the home screen is displayed, and an image processing unit configured to generate the general-purpose image based on image data obtained from scanning the document upon receiving the instruction to generate the general-purpose image from the image generation control unit.