Abstract: There is provided a recording and/or reproducing apparatus which may include a cassette insertion slot formed at a front panel, an opening/closing lid for opening/closing the cassette insertion slot, a cassette compartment, and cassette double insertion blocking means. The cassette compartment may include a cassette loading holder for loading and unloading a cassette inserted through the cassette insertion slot while pushing the opening/closing lid open inward by moving between a cassette loading position and a cassette ejecting position along a substantially L-shaped path extending horizontally and vertically.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus in which there are provided a communication means that communicates through a network, a printing means that outputs and image based on image data by forming it on a recording sheet, an inputting means into which information transfer items corresponding to a specific event and an information transfer target address are inputted, a table in which the information transfer items and the information transfer target address are recorded according to the setting inputted from the inputting means, and a control means that controls image forming and controls to transfer the contents of the information transfer items to the formation transfer target address through the network referring to the table, when the specific event is caused.

Abstract: An order terminal transmits print order information including image information and identification information of an image editing software used for image editing to an order receiving server. The order receiving server calculates charging amount for an image editing software supplier in accordance with the print order information and the identification data and executes charging process for the image editing software supplier.

Abstract: An apparatus including: a reception section to receive operation information from an operation terminal; a display section; and a controller that selectively executes a first control to display in the display section an operation screen corresponding to the operation information received by the reception section, and a second control not to display the operation screen.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus having a controller which reproduces operation procedure information received from an operation terminal as an external apparatus, the operation procedure information including a series of operation information as a time-series procedure, and the controller sequentially accepts various settings according to the series of operation information.

Abstract: An integrated circuit including one or more radio frequency (RF) filters to receive an RF signal and to generate a filtered RF signal and a down conversion stage coupled to the RF filters, the down conversion stage further including a local oscillator circuit and an intermediate frequency (IF) filter, the local oscillator circuit being electrically shielded from the IF filter. Each RF filter is a discrete inductive-capacitive (LC) filter, further including a plurality of discrete inductive banks and capacitive banks.

Abstract: In an image storing device for use in a color image forming apparatus for storing dispersively image data of each color constituting a color image in the plurality of image storing devices each taking charge of at least one color, reading image data of a charging color from each image storing device, and forming the color image, the image storing device has an area for storing image data of each color for a color image to be stored beforehand, for all colors constituting the color image.

Abstract: A computer system including a first volatile memory, a nonvolatile memory being virtually divided into a plurality of areas including a first memory area and a second memory area, the first memory area including a first management table thereof, and a controller for controlling data reading and data writing of the volatile memory and the nonvolatile memory, the controller controlling the first volatile memory to store a second management table of the second memory area.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a print job control system in which image-forming apparatus and computers are coupled each other through a network.

Abstract: A defective display is obviated by preventing the intrusion of a foreign substance in a gap defined between a constitutional member, such as an upper frame, an intermediate frame, a backlight device or the like, and a display panel and by suppressing the application of a stress to the display panel. A shaped elastic member is interposed between a liquid crystal display panel and a mold of a backlight device. One longitudinal side surface of the shaped elastic member is fixedly mounted on the backlight device and the other longitudinal side surface of the shaped elastic member is non-fixedly mounted on the liquid crystal display panel, such that the other longitudinal side surface is always brought into contact with the liquid crystal display panel to prevent the generation of a gap therebetween.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a micro embossed sheet having a fine emboss pattern, in which a sheet, to which an emboss pattern is overlaid on a sheet0fed embossing plate with a emboss pattern formed thereon, said embossing plate and said sheet are held and pressed by a pair of rolls provided in the top and rear surface sides of said embossing plate to transcribed the emboss pattern onto said sheet, and said sheet is separated from the embossing plate after the transcription.

Abstract: An information sharing system capable of transferring determined data between a plurality of image forming apparatuses each other extremely efficiently and accurately, and an image forming apparatus for the information sharing system. The image forming apparatus has: a storage for storing determined data for controlling image formation; a determined data providing section for performing a processing concerning a predetermined request; a determined data obtaining section for making the predetermined request; and a controller for controlling the determined data providing section and the determined data obtaining section.

Abstract: An image administration method, apparatus or program for storing image data and for making contents of the image data to be browsed from outside of an image administration apparatus. The image administration method, apparatus or program comprising the steps or means of: managing image data by a directory employing a user name and a job name; controlling the image administration apparatus so that the image data, identified by the user name, is accessed by inputting the user name; and generating thumbnail image of at least one page of the image data, provided with a file name relating to the job name, so that the thumbnail image is browsed from outside of the image administration apparatus.

Abstract: Data copying or playback is controlled, which does not require an additional information detector in a drive that has severe constraints on its cost and/or space. For recording control digital data, any additional information electronically embedded therein is detected and, if such additional information is detected, then access control of the digital data is performed using the additional information. Next, the digital data is scrambled for recording the same onto a medium. Note that the term "electronically embedded additional information" means herein such additional information that is embedded through a transformation of the data itself. Also, the term "access control" means herein to determine whether copying/recording of the digital data is to be stopped or continued. Depending on the content of the additional information, the term "access control" also embraces embedding control information such as a copy mark into the digital data.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an image scrambling method and apparatus. The apparatus comprises a first dividing decoder for dividing the MPEG encoded image data stream into a plurality of data segments (for example, macro blocks or slices); at least one arrangement table recording arrangement information to be used for arranging the data segments; an arrangement circuit for arranging the data segments output from the first dividing decoder in accordance with the information recorded in the arrangement table to output a scrambled image data stream; a second dividing decoder for dividing the scrambled image data stream into a plurality of data segments; at least one rearrangement table recording rearrangement information to be used for rearranging the data segments output from the second dividing decoder; and a rearrangement circuit for rearranging the data segments output from the second dividing decoder in accordance with the rearrangement information recorded in the rearrangement table.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus in which there are provided a communication means that communicates through a network, a printing means that outputs and image based on image data by forming it on a recording sheet, an inputting means into which information transfer items corresponding to a specific event and an information transfer target address are inputted, a table in which the information transfer items and the information transfer target address are recorded according to the setting inputted from the inputting means, and a control means that controls image forming and controls to transfer the contents of the information transfer items to the formation transfer target address through the network referring to the table, when the specific event is caused.

Abstract: An enlarging ratio or reducing ratio detecting apparatus for detecting an enlarging ratio or reducing ratio of digital image data in which the enlarging ratio or reducing ratio of an image is unknown. The apparatus has sectioning means for sectioning the digital image data into horizontal or perpendicular block sizes; conversion means for frequency-converting sectioned blocks into a two-dimension representation; addition means for adding frequencies of the blocks and obtaining a sum of the frequencies; retrieval means for retrieving frequencies at which energy is collecting using an added result; calculation means for calculating an enlarging ratio or reducing ratio based on a retrieved result; and restoration means for restoring an image from image data having the calculated enlarging ratio or reducing ratio.

Abstract: A technique is provided of stimulating the spread of the electronic watermarking system, activating advertisement businesses over the Internet, and thus increasing advertisement incomes to the advertisement agency of an advertisement site. The system comprises a communication line, a digital content creator 702 and an advertisement site 704 interconnected by said communication line, and a digital content reproducer 706. The digital content creator 702 inserts electronic watermarked data representing the URL of the advertisement site into a digital content. The digital content reproducer 706 extracts electronic watermarked data, accesses the advertisement site based on the value, and reads out the advertisement information. The digital content reproducer 706 manifests the digital content and the advertisement information.

Abstract: An image reader reads a document and converts it into image data. A function selection device selects a desired image processing function by an operator. A first image processor image processes the image data, and a read out data transferring device transfers the image data onto a network. An image forming device forms an image from the processed image data. A controller controls image processing and image formation according to the function selection device. An image processing apparatus, connected to the network, includes a second image processor for processing image data transferred by the read out data transferring device, and a writing data transferring device for transferring image data processed by the second image processor. The controller transfers image data to the image processing apparatus according to the function selection device, and causes image data processed by the second image processor to be formed into an image.

Abstract: A network marketing business method, comprising steps of: placing sample data on colors, shapes, and sizes of products that may satisfy market needs on a home page of a server connected through a network before a company produces and sells the products (as a first step); and developing the products having the colors, the shapes, the sizes corresponding to access frequencies thereof on the home page accessed with browsing software of personal computers of customers through the network and selling the developed products on the market (as a second step). The second step may be performed by developing the products having the colors, the shapes, and the sizes corresponding to the access frequencies for each age, each residential area, and each sex type of the customers and selling the developed products on the market.