Abstract: When image data is determined to be reused, a first image-data processing unit performs a first image processing on the image data, a memory device accumulates the image data on which the first image processing is performed, and a second image-data processing unit performs second image processing on the image data accumulated in the memory device. When the image data is determined not to be reused, the first image-data processing unit performs a first image processing, and the second image-data processing unit performs a second image processing on the image data on which the first image processing is performed.

Abstract: An inventory management method or system for controlling amounts of stocks is provided.

Abstract: An image processing unit includes a first image processing unit that processes image data from a reading unit and a second image processing unit that processes image data from either one of the first image processing unit and a storing unit. A control unit determines a processing to be performed on the image data by the second image processing unit depending on a result of a processing performed on the image data by the first image processing unit, and selects an image processing route depending on a processing to be performed on the image data by the second image processing unit.

Abstract: In a first route, image data from an image reading unit is processed by both a first image processing block and a second image processing block and sent to a storage unit, and in a second route, the image data processed by the first image processing block is stored in the storage unit and image data from the storage unit is processed by the second image processing block and sent to the storage unit. The control unit switches a process of the second image processing block according to a result of a process of the first image processing block, and switches an input source to the second image processing block according to a process content of the second image processing block.

Abstract: In the image reading apparatus, reference color patches used to determine the necessity of calibration are read, and the read image for the reference color patches is stored. The read image is converted using a color conversion function from data for a device-dependent RGB space to sRGB data for a standard color space to obtain sRGB reference image data. The converted read image and the sRGB reference image are displayed on a CRT. An operator compares the two images and performs an entry operation for executing calibration if the amount of displacement between the two is significant.

Abstract: The image data corresponding to an image is separated into areas corresponding to contents of the image. The image data in each of the area is subjected to an image processing specific to the content of the image. The image types are, for example, a character, a photograph, color, and presence of halftone. The image processing are, for example, gamma correction, color conversion, and gradation processing. The processed image data is then transferred to an external device via network.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus is disclosed. The image processing apparatus stores image data read by a document reading section and image data received from an external device. An image data synthesizing unit synthesizes first image data read by the document reading section and second image data read by the document reading section or received from the external device. An image correcting unit generates image distinctive data of the first and second image data. A synthesized image distinctive data generating unit synthesizes the image distinctive data of the first and second image data by referring to an LUT (lookup table) selected by a synthesized image distinctive generating rule selecting unit. A predetermined process is applied the synthesized image data based on the synthesized image distinctive data.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a scanning unit that scans documents to produce a first image data and a second image data; a correcting unit that corrects at least one of the first image data and the second image data; and a combining unit that combines raw or corrected first image data and the second image data.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus in which the reusability of digital image data is improved is disclosed. The apparatus includes an image reading unit reading a draft and obtaining the digitized image data; an image writing unit printing image data on a transfer paper; a recording unit recording image data and attached information of the image data; an external I/F unit transmitting and receiving image data and attached information of the image data; a first and a second image data processing units processing the image data from the image reading unit and the recording unit, respectively; and a bus controlling unit connecting each of the units. The first and the second image data processing units match the characteristics of the image data to prescribed characteristics so that the matched image data can be usable for both the image writing unit and the external device.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus in which an image obtained by image reading can be printed or used in another apparatus in a state identical to the appearance of the image when displayed. A first image correction unit converts image data inputted through an image reading unit into standard image data that can be shared by a plurality of types of output destinations, and generates image area separation information through image area separation judgment of the image data. The converted image data is associated with the generated image area separation information and both are stored in an image storage unit. An image editing unit edits the stored image data, and a second image correction unit converts the image data to image data for an image display unit as an output destination, while a third image correction unit converts the image data to image data for an image forming unit as an output destination.

Abstract: A determining unit extracts similar-characteristic areas in image data and determines a type of the characteristics of image data of each of the similar-characteristic areas, a first correcting unit corrects a characteristic of image data in each of the similar-characteristic areas to a predetermined data characteristic according to the type of the characteristics of image data of that similar-characteristic area thereby obtaining characteristics-corrected image data, a storage unit stores therein the image data and the characteristics-corrected image data, a second correcting unit corrects a characteristic of the image data and the characteristics-corrected image data stored in the storage unit to a destination-specific characteristic that corresponds to a destination to which image data is to be output, and an output unit outputs the image data having the destination-specific characteristic to the destination.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus is disclosed. The image processing apparatus includes: an image processing unit configured to perform a plurality of image processes on image data that is input to the image processing apparatus; a unit configured to receive a specified function; an image debugging interface unit configured to output the image data on which an image process, of the plurality of image processes, corresponding to the specified function has been performed to an external apparatus in a debugging mode; and an image output unit configured to output the image data on which the image process corresponding to the specified function and following at least one image process of the plurality of image processes have been performed in the debugging mode.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an image scan unit configured to scan a document to produce electronic image data, a check unit configured to make determination as to whether the document is a color document or a monochrome document based on the image data scanned by the image scan unit, a scan image correction unit configured to correct the image data scanned by the image scan unit such that the image data has predetermined data characteristics, a memory unit configured to store the image data corrected by the scan image correction unit, and an image processing unit configured to perform image processing on the image data stored in the memory unit in response to the determination made by the check unit and characteristics required for outputting of the image data.

Abstract: A disclosed image forming apparatus includes an image scanning unit configured to generate image data by converting light reflected from an optically scanned printed page into electrical signals; an interface configured to receive image data from an external apparatus; an expansion bus to which the image scanning unit and the interface are connected; a bus control unit configured to control the expansion bus; an image data storage unit configured to store the image data; at least one image processing unit connected to the expansion bus and configured to perform an image processing operation on the image data; a task management unit configured to send an image processing request to the image processing unit; and an image writing unit connected to the expansion bus and configured to print the image data on which the image processing operation has been performed by the image processing unit.

Abstract: When image data is determined to be reused, a first image-data processing unit performs a first image processing on the image data, a memory device accumulates the image data on which the first image processing is performed, and a second image-data processing unit performs second image processing on the image data accumulated in the memory device. When the image data is determined not to be reused, the first image-data processing unit performs a first image processing, and the second image-data processing unit performs a second image processing on the image data on which the first image processing is performed.

Abstract: In an image processing apparatus including an image reading unit that obtains electronic image data obtained by reading a document, an image writing unit that prints the image data on transfer paper, a memory unit that stores the image data and auxiliary data of the image data, an external I/F unit that transmits and receives the image data to and from an external unit, a first image data processing unit that processes the image data from the image reading unit, a second image data processing unit that processes the image data from the memory unit, and a bus control unit that connects each of the units, a recognition function through image processing and an image processing function based on the recognition result are independently provided.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an image reading unit that reads an image of a surface of a document to acquire image data and a document type setting unit that receives input of setting of a document type of the document. A color-correction-constant changing unit changes a color correction constant to be used in an image processing based on the set document type. An image-data converting unit converts the image data to an image data in a first color space that is a common color space by applying the image processing based on the color correction constant to the image data.

Abstract: An image processing method that stores image data in a storage unit is disclosed. The image data and data related to processing performed on the image data are stored in correlation with each other in the storage unit.

Abstract: When first image data, which is in a first color space, is converted into second image data, which is in a second color space corresponding to an image output unit. Upon converting the image data, if the first image data is color data, background removal process is switched OFF. Otherwise, the background removal process is switched ON. Thus, it is possible to obtain an image desired by a user.

Abstract: An inventory management method or system for controlling amounts of stocks is provided.