Abstract: A method for ensuring reliable transmission of a DCN signal by a gateway is disclosed. When acting as a sending gateway, the gateway packs a DCN signal detected into an IFP packet and sends the IFP packet to the IP side, then, reports a fax end event to a Soft Switch after a designated delay period; and the Soft Switch issues a State Switching Command for switching the two gateways back to voice state after receiving the fax end event. When acting as a receiving gateway, the gateway modulates a DCN signal detected and sends the modulated DCN signal to a receiving facsimile machine; if a switching command issued by a Soft Switch is received during sending the DCN signal, the gateway delays the switching; if the gateway has not received a switching command after the DCN data is sent, the gateway initiatively reports a fax end event.

Abstract: A method and device are provided for assigning a task to a user to verify information from a scanned document. An image, a data item, and a data field are presented to a user. The image is associated with at least a section of a scanned document. The data item is identified from a portion of the image. The data field is associated with the data item. A second data item is received. The second data item is entered by the user in the data field and indicates a correction to the data item to reflect the portion of the image. An error rate is updated based on the received second data item. The user is selected to process a task based on the updated error rate. The task is presented to the selected user.

Abstract: Confirmation sheets would be more useful if they provided status information for each service, for each destination or recipient and/or images of each page of a multi-service and/or multi-destination job. A confirmation sheet provides the status of multi-destination and/or multi-service document distribution jobs. The services that can be included in a multi-service document distribution job include sending the documents as a facsimile, scanning the documents to a file or to a file repository, e-mailing the documents to an individual or other address, and/or printing the documents. Thumbnail images of one or more pages of the multi-destination and/or multi-service job can also be included on the confirmation sheet. In various exemplary embodiments, when elements of a multi-destination or multi-service job are not completed at the time the confirmation sheet is requested, the confirmation sheet can include various structures or information usable to obtain job status at a later time.

Abstract: A communication apparatus (transmitting a first side image and a second side image of each document scanned by a scanner at a scanning position in a feeding process to a receiver according to a facsimile transmission protocol) comprises: a facsimile controller which transmits an MPS to the receiver on each completion of the transmission of the image of each side while retransmitting the MPS to the destination terminal when an MCF returned from the receiver in response to the MPS is not detected within a certain period of time; and an MCF detection unit which allows the facsimile controller to detect the MCF based on a fact that the number of times of reception of the MCF has reached a preset number of times.

Abstract: In a digital camera performing wireless communication, the communication speed of the wireless communication is changed according to the state of the wireless communication, and a clock frequency associated with producing packet data according to the changed communication speed is also changed.

Abstract: A network facsimile system has a communication terminal and relaying server. The network facsimile system is configured such that the communication terminal can transmit an image, through the relaying server, to a destination terminal outside the network facsimile system, that the communication terminal transmits an image to the relaying server in accordance with a predetermined communication protocol. The relaying server transmits an image to the destination terminal in accordance with a facsimile communication protocol. The communication terminal includes a notification system that notifies a user of the communication terminal of an operation status information indicating an operation status of the network facsimile system during a relaying server side operation period.

Abstract: The present invention provides an image processing apparatus and an image processing method for reducing burden of managing documents on a user, the burden being caused when image data is retransmitted and when both a previously transmitted document and the retransmitted document are stored. To accomplish this, a user selects a transmitted document from a transmission history stored in an image processing apparatus and requests a processing status of the selected document to an image processing apparatus on a receiver side. The image processing apparatus on the receiver side determines the processing status, puts output restrictions on the selected document, and transmits the determination result. The image processing apparatus on the transmitter side receives the response and transmits replacing image data. The image processing apparatus on the receiver side replaces the previously received document with the replacing image data and cancels the output restrictions.

Abstract: When image communication is conducted by using one of a plurality of different image communication systems via a sending/receiving path including an IP network (101), a transmitter (105) and receivers (108, 108a, 112, 115) or devices (gateway (111, 113) or an IP network interface (109)) for relaying the image communication existing in the sending/receiving path store SDP media stream descriptions, which include different image communication systems usable by the transmitter and receivers, in an SIP message and send the SIP message, and select an image communication system for use in practical image communication in given order of priority and image communication control parameters to be used in the appropriate image communication system, on the basis of the SDP media stream descriptions.

Abstract: A method for enabling a user to effect an action with respect to records pertaining to an identification document or document that has an identification function is provided. The method may include associating a telephone number with the document, the user establishing a communications link which identifies the telephone number, verifying that the telephone number with which the communications link is established corresponds with the telephone number associated with the document, and enabling the user to effect an action with respect to the records pertaining to the document only if the verification is successful.

Abstract: A method, system and program product for comparing a junk fax image stored in a database to an incoming facsimile image to determine whether the incoming facsimile image is a junk fax. If the facsimile image is a junk fax, the image is either deleted or the communication terminated. The invention also provides a junk fax determinator by which an incoming facsimile image can be designated as a junk fax. In one embodiment, a recipient (user) can make the determination as to whether the incoming facsimile image is a junk fax and generate a personal junk fax database. In another embodiment, the recipient (user) can scan a hard copy document to form an incoming facsimile image, which can be saved as a junk fax in a personal junk fax database.

Abstract: A method includes scanning a page of a paper document to generate a first digital page image. The method further includes obtaining a second digital page image which corresponds to a second page. The method also includes comparing the first digital page image pixel-by-pixel with the second digital page image to generate a score that indicates a degree to which the first digital page image differs from the second digital page image.

Abstract: Providing an updated version of a printed document comprising storing data for generating an original version of a printed document, including a two-dimensional barcode that contains: data identifying the original version of the document, as well as at least a portion of the data for generating the original version of the document. The invention also enables the updating of the stored data so that a later version of the printed document may be generated including a new barcode for identifying and generating the later version. The barcode of a version of the document is scanned to determine if the scanned barcode identifies the later version of the document. If the barcode does not identify the later version, then the later version of the document is generated and printed. If the barcode does identify that the scanned document is the later version, the document is not printed and the user may be notified that the scanned version is the latest version.

Abstract: A communication apparatus includes receiving means for receiving image data and accompanying communication information, primary storage means for temporarily storing them, secondary storage means having a greater storage capacity than the primary storage means, forwarding means for converting the image data to a standard format and forwarding it with the communication information, network communication means for transmitting the standard format image data with the communication information to the server apparatus. The communication apparatus further includes retransmitting means operable in case of a failure of transmission.

Abstract: A facsimile apparatus has a line I/F section that transmits and receives a signal through a network to which an exchange is connected, a modem signal detection section that detects a modem signal transmitted through the network, a ring signal detection section that detects a ring signal transmitted through the network from the exchange, a switch section that switches a signal detection mode of the line I/F section between a ring signal detection mode in which the ring signal detection section detects the ring signal and a modem signal detection mode in which the modem signal detection section detects the modem signal, and an operating state determination section that determines an operating state of the facsimile apparatus, wherein if the operating state determination section determines that the facsimile apparatus is in a standby mode, the switch section switches the signal detection mode into the ring signal detection mode.

Abstract: When received facsimile data is TSI-transferred, an image forming apparatus selects one box from a table which includes at least one of a box to which a number of a transmission source is assigned as a name and a box to which a part of a number of a transmission source and a symbol attached to the front or last of the number are assigned as a name. In the case where the selected box has the name in which the symbol is added to the front of the part of the number, a last number of a number indicated by data included in the TSI, which has the number of digits identical to those of the part of the number, is compared with the part of the number for all digits. As a result of the comparison, in the case where they match each other, the apparatus transfers the received facsimile data according to transfer setting of the box.

Abstract: There is provided a communication device, which is provided with a target time setting system that sets a determination target time to a time at which a predetermined setting operation is performed, and a determining system that determines whether the determination target time is within a certain transmittable time period. The communication device is further provided with a transmission time setting system that sets a transmission start time to the determination target time when the determination target time is within the certain transmittable time period, and shifts the determination target time so that the determination target time is within the certain transmittable time period when the determination target time is not within the certain transmittable time period, and a transmitting system that starts to communicate with a external device through a network at the transmission start time.

Abstract: A printing medium has means for storing electronic data. The means includes an input-output unit, a first memory, a second memory, a comparison unit, and an access controller. The second memory stores data for confirming the validity of the information printed on the printing medium. The first memory stores data for controlling access to the second memory. In particular, write access to the second memory is denied unless the accessing party also submits comparison data that compare correctly with the data stored in the first memory. This protocol prevents the facile creation of counterfeit copies.

Abstract: A job, or the copy, is transmitted to a designated destination. A transmission job or a printing job is stored in conjunction with a corresponding execution time in the job storage unit, so that a job can be selected from the job list and the execution time for the selected job can be changed. Further, the jobs stored in the print queue are displayed as a list, and a selected job is moved from the print queue to the job storage unit. In addition, the histories of jobs that were executed are displayed as a list, so that a specific job can be selected and re-executed. When logout is instructed, management data are examined in order to determine whether there is an unprocessed job that was previously instructed by the user. If an unprocessed job is found, the user is notified. If the operator is a manager, a menu is displayed so that all the jobs in the print queue can be deleted. When jobs are deleted, the owners of the individual jobs are notified.

Abstract: Provided are a method for controlling errors of an Internet fax data according to the statue of a network by using a receiver report (RR) message in a real-time transport control protocol (RTCP) and a gateway to which the method is applied. Therefore, transmission errors are reduced and a transmission speed of a fax data is improved in transmitting a fax data over the Internet. The provided method includes receiving a T.38 fax data for analyzing a predetermined QoS motoring data of the T.38 fax data and generating status information, transmitting the status information to a gateway which has transmitted the T.38 fax data, receiving the status information for analyzing a packet loss of the transmitted T.38 fax data based on the status information, and increasing or decreasing a secondary message sequence length based on an analysis result. The provided method can control errors of a T.38 packet in real time, according to the status of a network, in transmitting a T.38 fax data over the Internet.

Abstract: Wide format multiple ROB assembly. Raster Output Bar assembly comprises one or more individual image bars mounted onto their own sub-assemblies. Wide format ROB is assembled at the factory onto a datum structure from individual sub-assemblies staggered to achieve a desired wide format. The sub-assemblies are adjustably positioned on the datum structure based on the datums obtained off of the individual image bars. No further in-machine adjustments are needed in the field.

Abstract: An image collector/transmitter with the smallest transmission cost is provided which can collect images from image keeping locations with the smallest transmission cost without lowering user services such as selection of an output receiver. Position information indicating the keeping location of image data is managed, and when a print order is issued from an external apparatus, the image data for the print order is collected in accordance with the managed position information, and the collected image data and a print request for the print order are transmitted to a printer controller.

Abstract: A network facsimile system including a relaying server and a communication terminal connected through a network. The relaying server has a facsimile communication system, an image data creating system, an information obtaining system, and a relaying server side data communication system. Further, the communication terminal includes a communication terminal side data communication system and an image data processing system. The relaying server includes a status setting system that sets an operational status of the network facsimile system to a receivable state where the communication terminal can receive the image through the relaying server when the communication terminal has become usable by a user of the communication terminal.

Abstract: A destination address of transmission of designated image data attached to e-mail and a notification destination address to be notified of error information if a transmission error occurs are set. If a transmission error occurs due to size excess of the transmitted e-mail, retransmission confirmation information containing the error information and designate input accept information for accepting designate input which designates whether to execute retransmission of the e-mail in which the transmission error has occurred is generated. The generated retransmission confirmation information is notified to a notification destination specified by the set notification destination address.

Abstract: A method and system for communicating a facsimile (fax) message over a computer network. A user initiates the sending of the fax to a recipient fax transceiver located outside the user's local-toll area of a Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN). A first fax transceiver transmits the fax to a first server, wherein the first fax transceiver and the first server both are located in the same local-toll area. The first server then transmits the fax via the Internet to a second server, which is located in the same local-toll area as the recipient fax transceiver. The second server, having an inbound, dial-up access modem pool, is configured to process and transmit the fax via the local PSTN to the recipient fax transceiver.

Abstract: An Internet facsimile gateway device that exchanges image information between a data terminal device and a facsimile device through a telecommunication network and the Internet by taking the steps of transmitting the image information included in an electronic mail message to the facsimile device when the Internet facsimile gateway device receives the electronic mail message requesting image-information transmission to the facsimile device, creating a delivery-confirmation mail message notifying a result of the image-information transmission after the image-information transmission by the Internet facsimile gateway device is completed if the electronic mail message requests the Internet facsimile gateway device to transmit the delivery-confirmation mail message to an original address of the electronic mail message, and transmitting the delivery-confirmation mail message to the original address of the electronic mail message.

Abstract: A picture transmission/reception system includes: an information supply apparatus that supplies, sequentially in time, combined information including picture information and counterpart-picture location information representative of a location of counterpart-picture information that is information about a picture related to the same subject-of-display but different in processability attribute from the picture information; and a picture receiver apparatus that has a receiving part that receives the combined information supplied by the information supply apparatus, a picture-display processor that displays, sequentially in time, picture information included in the combined information received at the receiving part, and a counterpart-picture-data acquirer that analyzes counterpart-picture location information corresponding to a picture selected by a user out of pictures displayed by the picture-display processor and accesses a location of the counterpart-picture in a data storage apparatus that stores the count

Abstract: A FAX transmission system is composed of: a plurality of first FAX gateways having a function of receiving FAX data from a sending FAX machine over a telephone network and forwarding the FAX data over a communication network other than the telephone network; and a plurality of second FAX gateways having a function of receiving FAX data over the communication network and forwarding the FAX data to a receiving FAX machine over the telephone network. A first FAX gateway in the FAX transmission system acquires, for each second FAX gateway, device information that includes (i) an address on the communication network of the second FAX gateway and (ii) an address on the telephone network of the second FAX gateway or information for acquiring the telephone network address, and transmits the acquired device information to at least one other of the first FAX gateways.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and media to calibrate a reprographic system are disclosed. Embodiments of the invention may calibrate a component like scanner and/or printer in response to user input and/or coupling the component to the reprographic system. More specifically, embodiments may generate a curve that describes tone differences between an image scanned by a scanner or an image printed by the printer by comparing the outputs to acceptable tone descriptions for the image. Some embodiments comprise a graphical user interface (GUI) to communicate with the user, allowing the user to select user preference curves to change, for example, the brightness of an image being copied. Some embodiments incorporate network and phone system interfaces to communicate with remote components as well as to receive input from and/or output to other systems via email, facsimile, etc.

Abstract: An image forming device executes a job of a process about an image in accordance with an instruction given by a user. The image forming device includes a job execution history table for storing cause information that indicates a cause for which a job could not be executed normally and user ID information of the user who instructed the job, a notification object determination portion for determining the job that could not be executed normally due to the cause in accordance with the cause information stored in the job execution history table, and an error cause removal notification portion for notifying the user indicated in the user ID information corresponding to the determined job that the cause for which the job could not be executed normally has been removed.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus, which transmits image data to a plurality of addresses via a network, includes a transmission device which transmits the image data to an address in the plurality of addresses, an address setting device which sets at least one of the plurality of addresses, a determining device which determines, with respect to each of the at least one of the plurality of addresses, whether or not to transmit the image data thereto on the basis of an attribute thereof, and a display device which displays a first address among the plurality of addresses to which the determining device determines to transmit the image data, and a second address among them to which the determining device determines not to transmit the image data on the same screen, in different manners from each other.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus comprises a connector to connect the apparatus to a network to which plural client terminals are connectable, an acceptor to accept a request from one client terminal, a processor to perform a process regarding the image data according to the accepted request, a registering unit to register the content of the performed process, a discriminator to discriminate, when the request is accepted, whether or not the content of the process according to the request has been registered, and a determinator to determine the process content when the request is accepted according to a discriminator's request. Thus, when the respective functions of the image processing apparatus are used from the client terminals, it is possible to increase operability and simplify user administration by making a display screen different and by limiting the function for each terminal.

Abstract: Data is recovered in an asynchronous environment where a sampling clock is generated internally, and is not externally frequency locked, by using programmable delay modules each providing a number of delay tap outputs. To recover data, two of the delay modules are used with a first delay module designated as a monitor delay module to monitor the clock edge transitions, while a second delay module is designated as a data delay module that provides a data output. A controller provides for incrementing or decrementing the tap delay of both delay modules to assure clock data falls at the center of the monitoring window as determined using the monitor delay module. The controller further selects between the two delay modules as to which provides data and which is used as for clock edge monitoring when the clock edge transitions drifts to an edge of the monitoring window.

Abstract: A method of faxing a multi-page job via a facsimile device. Accordingly, the method includes scanning a page of the multi-page job with the facsimile device, encoding the scanned page as a fax signal, and loading the fax signal into a buffer memory. Each page of the multi-page job is scanned, encoded, and loaded. The method further includes transmitting the fax signals encoded from each page of the multi-page job from the buffer memory to a recipient fax device in a single transmission.

Abstract: An image processing device is disclosed which is connected to a local area network and to a public telephone network, and is comprised of an image processing means and a fax server means. The fax server means is capable of acquiring image data from the image processing means, or other image processing devices and/or data processing devices connected thereto via the local area network, and facsimile transmitting the image data over the public telephone network. This configuration eliminates the need to equip each image processing device and data processing device with a fax modem, and thus lowers the initial cost of installing these devices, lowers the cost of accessing the public telephone network, and lowers the cost of administering the system.

Abstract: Paper (41) on which a first reference image (31) is formed in an image forming section (300), and a correction instrument (1) on which a second reference image (33) is formed, are placed at predetermined positions on an original platen (210). Reference images (31, 33) are read as an image for correction by an image reading section (200). An error in the image reading section (200) is measured based on the second reference image (33) of the correction image. The first reference image (31) of the correction image is used to remove the error in the image reading section (200) from the measured error, resulting in an error in the image forming section (300).

Abstract: The invention is directed to techniques of facilitating document transmission from one entity through an electronic communications network. An entity may be a legally recognized person such as a corporation, partnership, organization, government, individual, and the like. As a legally recognized person, an entity may act as a principal with respect to one or more authorized agents. Furthermore, as a legal person, an entity may authorize one or more of its agents to use fax transmission equipment such as the fax certification system described herein. The techniques of this invention assure a second entity that a first entity has indeed authorized its agent to send a document from a fax station under the controls of the first entity.

Abstract: An image forming device management system includes a plurality of image forming devices, a central service station which provides a maintenance service for the image forming devices, and a communication control unit which is connected to each of the image forming devices by a signal line, the communication control unit connecting one of the image forming devices to the central service station via a communication network. In the system, each of the image forming devices includes a message unit which outputs a signal line separation message when the image forming device has no signal from the central service station or the communication control unit over a predetermined period.

Abstract: This invention provides systems and methods that use a meta job description that combines a number of scan jobs into a single combined job and use a meta job description that incorporates the scan parameters for a plurality of scan. Scanning documents with a meta job description provides user with the ability to scan any number of different documents with different parameters and combine them into a single combined job before the job is sent to its final destination. This allows the user to compose a single electronic document from any number of documents with different parameters.

Abstract: A communication apparatus is provided. The communication apparatus includes an image read unit which reads image data from a transmission document; a tag read unit which wirelessly reads tag data stored in a wireless tag corresponding to the transmission document; an image data generation unit, if the tag data includes mark data indicating that a mark is to be added to the image data, generates composite image data by combining the image data and mark image data based on the mark data; and a transmission unit which transmits the composite image data as transmission document data to an external apparatus.

Abstract: An image forming system is supplied which is able to prevent the record medium from being taken by other people and to improve the secrecy performance of image data.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system and method for color gamut inadequacy notification. In one arrangement, the system and method pertain to accessing imaging data to be printed, identifying colors represented by the imaging data, comparing the identified colors with a color gamut of a printing device, and notifying the user if one or more of the identified colors is not included in the color gamut of the printing device.

Abstract: A method for tracking facsimile jobs may be employed to examine, at an originating device, an incoming facsimile transmission for information indicating that the transmission originated at the originating device, in which case the incoming message is determined to be a return message which is the result of an error condition. In a preferred embodiment, a return message so determined is not printed, whereas other types of incoming messages are determined to be valid for printing and are processed accordingly. Further, certain incoming messages that are detected as representing “round-trip jobs” are distinguished from return messages and the former are considered valid for printing.

Abstract: There are provided a communication apparatus and method that enables the retransmission of an electronic mail if an error occurs in the transmission of the electronic mail due to its excessive data size, by reducing the data capacity of the electronic mail without taking time and labor, and a program for implementing the method. In a digital copying machine as the communication apparatus, when an electronic mail that notifies an error relating to an electronic mail transmitted with image data attached is received, the error notification electronic mail is analyzed. If an error that is attributable to the data capacity of the electronic mail is detected from the analysis result, the image data attached to the electronic mail for which the error notice has been received is acquired and the capacity of the image data is reduced by lowering its resolution. The electronic mail to which the image data thus reduced in capacity is attached is retransmitted.

Abstract: A network facsimile device connected to the Internet or a local area network, employs an electronic mail function, and has a function of exchanging image information through said Internet or said local area network and functions of a facsimile device. The device comprises delivery notifying partner storing means for storing a mail address of a destination address to which a confirmation is to be delivered. Delivery confirmation mail confirming means detects, at a time of receiving electronic mail, whether the received electronic mail is an electronic delivery confirmation mail for confirming mail delivery. Delivery confirmation mail transferring means transfers said delivery confirmation mail confirmed by said confirming means to said destination address stored in said delivery notifying partner storing means.

Abstract: A system authenticates an original hardcopy document using a digital signature generation system and a digital signature verification system. Initially, the original hardcopy document is scanned to provide a bitmap image to the signature generation system. The bitmap image is highly compressed by the signature generation system using compression schemes such as MPEG (for gray images) or a low-fidelity symbol based compression scheme (for bi-level images). A signed hardcopy document is then printed that includes the bitmap image and an authentication token. The authentication token is encoded in the signed hardcopy document using either serpentine halftone patterns or data glyphs. The authenticity of the signed hardcopy document is verified by inputting a scanned bitmap image of the signed hardcopy document into the signature verification system. Once received, the signature verification system decodes, authenticates, and decompresses the bitmap image to define decompressed image data.

Abstract: A read module includes: a light source that applies light to an original to read an image; a photoelectric conversion section that converts reflected light from the original into an image signal of the image; and a connector to be electrically connected to a controller connector in a controller. The connector has a plurality of terminals placed side by side in a predetermined direction. The plurality of terminals includes an image signal output terminal section that outputs the image signal to the controller and a power terminal section that inputs electric power for lighting the light source supplied from the controller to the read module. The power terminal section is placed in the proximity of one end of the plurality of terminals in the predetermined direction thereof. The image signal output terminal section is placed in the proximity of an opposite end in the predetermined direction thereof.

Abstract: A method of self-synchronizing clocks in a multiple chip system, by assigning one chip as the master chip and the other chips as slave chips. A training signal is sent from master chip to the slave chips to determine the latency from the master chip to a slave chip, and then a synchronization signal is sent out to synchronize the “time zero” of the chips.

Abstract: Typical confirmation sheets include a general job status and a reduced image of the first page of the job. This may be sufficient for a job comprising a single service and a single destination or recipient. The confirmation sheet would be more useful if it provided images of each page of a transmission, such as for a multi-service and/or multi-destination job. In various exemplary embodiments, thumbnail images of one more pages of the transmission are included on the confirmation sheet. The pages to be included as thumbnail images on the confirmation sheet can be selected. The range of pages can be selected. Alternatively, individual ones of the pages can be specified. If the selected set of thumbnail images would not fit onto a single page, the user is given the option to use a multi-page confirmation sheet or to re-select the pages to be included on the confirmation sheet.

Abstract: A transmission job originating station for controlling transmission of job information, based on the processing of a print job in a printing system, is provided. The control system includes a document generating subsystem for providing at least a portion of the print job to be delivered to a print machine and a user interface for programming a set of information including one or more confirmation destinations with each confirmation destination being disposed remotely of the transmission job originating station. The transmission job originating station further includes a control subsystem which, in response to the processing of at least a portion of the print job at the printing machine, reads the set of information and determines each confirmation destination, programmed with the user interface, to which the job information is to be transmitted.

Abstract: A method and apparatus is offered of certifying delivery of a facsimile transmission. The method includes the steps of detecting a facsimile transmission from an originating facsimile machine to a destination facsimile machine. The method further includes the steps of receiving acknowledgement from the destination facsimile machine that a page of the facsimile transmission was received and certifying delivery of the page by outputting a copy of the page with indicia of delivery printed thereon.