Abstract: A copier includes a reader for reading a document image, an orientation sensor for sensing orientation of characters in the document image that has entered from the reader, a size sensor for sensing the size of the document image that has entered from the reader, an image processor for zooming the document image at a magnification that conforms to results of sensing performed by the orientation sensor and size sensor, and laying out a plurality of document images as a single image, and a printer for printing the images laid out by the image processor.

Abstract: In order to realize a neural network for image processing by an inexpensive hardware arrangement, a neural network arranged in an image processing apparatus is constituted by an input layer having neurons for receiving information from picture elements in a 7.times.7 area including an interesting picture element in an image, an intermediate layer having one neuron connected to all the 49 neurons in the input layer and five groups of nine neurons, the nine neurons in each group being connected to nine neurons in the input layer, which receive information from picture elements in at least one of five 3.times.3 areas (1a to 1e), and an output layer having one neuron, which is connected to all the neurons in the intermediate layer and outputs information corresponding to the interesting picture element.

Abstract: There is disclosed an information input/output control device and a method therefor which displays a list of identification informations indicating an information terminal device with which a functional operation can be executed in response to an acquired environmental information of the information terminal device and in accordance with an input of an indication information which instruct to execute the functional operation.

Abstract: The type of a document placed on the platen of an image forming apparatus is designated by the operator, a character area in the document is discriminated based upon an image signal obtained by reading the document, the orientation of the document is sensed based upon the discriminated character area and the type of document designated, and the image signal is processed based upon the sensed orientation of the document so as to obtain correctly oriented text at output of a prescribed image, such as a double-sided print image or layout of images of reduced size.

Abstract: In order to enhance the high efficiency for a reversible code, pixel data d?i! is input one pixel by one pixel, and a differential value diff is calculated between a present pixel data d?i! and a just previous pixel data d?i-1!. It is then determined whether the differential value diff is zero or not. A number m of holding circuits hold vectors vect?n! having high occurability, and a number n of comparators compare the differential value diff with the vectors vect?n!. A compression code is then determined in accordance with the differential value diff and the comparisons by the comparators.

Abstract: There is disclosed an information device and an information processing method which determine whether a control code constituting a document information is processable or not, transfer the document information to the other information processing device connected with the information processing device when the control code was determined to be unprocessable, and has the other information processing device executed as proxy for the original information processing device to produce an output information from the document information.

Abstract: There is disclosed an information input/output control device and a method for controlling the same which supervises a working condition of an information terminal device connected to the information input/output control device under a network circumstance executing various functional operations, memorizes status informations in a manner enabling to be restarted and executes the functional operations in the information terminal devices other than the preceding one in response to an input of an operation cease information of the preceding information terminal device.