Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a filter processing unit configured to perform filter processing that emphasizes high-frequency components of an input image, a value limit calculation unit configured to calculate value limits that define a range of pixel values for converting a gradation in the image using a result of the filter processing, a limitation unit configured to limit the filter-processed pixel values based on the value limits, and a conversion unit configured to convert the pixel values so that the image having pixel values limited by the limitation unit is adjusted to a converted gradation of different graduation level than the input image. An image processing method and program are also disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention provides a charging member, a charging device, an image forming apparatus, and a process cartridge that minimize local unevenness in potential of a charged object resulting from soiling of the charging member with soiling microparticles or soiling aggregates, that do not cause image failure such as unevenness in image density and scumming, and that output good images through the life of the charging member. The charging member charges a surface of the object by receiving a voltage while being in contact with the object, and satisfies the condition that Rzjis?30 and Rsk?0, where Rzjis represents the ten-point average roughness of a surface of the charging member in contact with the object and Rsk represents the skewness of a roughness curve.

Abstract: A method of controlling an apparatus which is capable of determining a dot disposition of a copy-forgery-inhibited pattern image is disclosed. The copy-forgery-inhibited pattern image has a latent image area in which a number of first dots and a number of second dots smaller than the first dots are disposed and a background area in which a number of the second dots are disposed. The first dots can be reproduced when copied. The method includes displaying information related to a disposition of the first dots and the second dots in the latent image area, setting a rate of the first dots that are disposed in the latent image area, or a rate of the second dots that are disposed in the latent image area, in accordance with a designation performed by a user, and determining the dot disposition in the latent image area in accordance with the setting of the rate.

Abstract: An information-processing device and method that attains speech-recognition to recognize data input via speech. The information-processing device and method includes analyzing speech-recognition-grammar data, generating data on a template used to input data by speech based on the analysis results, and displaying the generated speech-input-template data.

Abstract: A measurement method of measuring a wavefront aberration of an optical system to be measured, comprising a first measurement step of measuring wavefronts of the optical system to be measured with respect to linearly polarized light beams along at least three different azimuths, a first calculation step of calculating a wavefront of the optical system to be measured with respect to non-polarized light and a birefringent characteristic of the optical system to be measured, based on the wavefronts of the optical system to be measured, which are measured in the first measurement step, and a second calculation step of calculating a wavefront of the optical system to be measured with respect to arbitrary polarized light, based on the wavefront and the birefringent characteristic of the optical system to be measured, which are calculated in the first calculation step.

Abstract: There is provided an image processing system including an image supply unit arranged to transmit image data by wireless communication, an image receiving unit arranged to receive the image data supplied from the image supply unit, a first lighting unit arranged to illuminate an area in which the wireless communication with the image supply unit is possible, a detecting unit arranged to detect whether the image supply unit is in the area, and a controller arranged to control image communication between the image supply unit and the image receiving unit in accordance with an output of the detecting unit.

Abstract: The invention distinguishes not only character areas and halftone dot areas in an image, but also makes highly accurate decisions concerning characters present in halftone dot areas. A decision signal generating unit generates a decision signal having luminance as a main component from a signal indicating inputted image data, and supplies the decision signal to a character decision unit, a halftone dot decision unit, and a character-in-halftone dot decision unit. The character decision unit generates data indicating whether a pixel of interest is inside a character image area. The halftone dot decision unit generates data indicating whether a pixel of interest is inside a halftone dot area. The character-in-halftone dot decision unit generates data indicating whether there is a character image inside the halftone dot area. Based on these three signals, an attribute flag generating unit generates attribute data of the pixel of interest.

Abstract: The optical image stabilizer shifts an image stabilizing element with respect to an optical axis of an optical system to reduce image shake. The stabilizer includes a lock ring which is rotatable to a lock position to limit shift of the image stabilizing element and to a lock-releasing position to allow the shift of the image stabilizing element, an actuator which rotates the lock ring to the lock position and the lock-releasing position, and a biasing mechanism which mechanically biases the lock ring rotated to the lock position toward the lock position and biases the lock ring rotated to the lock-releasing position toward the lock-releasing position.

Abstract: An X-ray imaging apparatus includes a multi X-ray source which includes a plurality of X-ray focuses to generate X-rays by irradiating X-ray targets with electron beams, a detector which detects X-rays which have been emitted from the multi X-ray source and have reached a detection surface, and a moving mechanism for moving the multi X-ray source within a plane facing the detection surface. The X-ray imaging apparatus acquires a plurality of X-ray detection signals from the detector by causing the multi X-ray source to perform X-ray irradiation while shifting the positions of a plurality of X-ray focuses which the detector has relative to the detection surface by moving the multi X-ray source using the moving mechanism. The apparatus then generates an X-ray projection image based on the plurality of X-ray detection signals acquired by the detector.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus fully utilizing contents available on a network by processing content that cannot be displayed on a built-in browser. A web browser displays in a pop-up fashion a dialog window that queries a user about the process to be performed on undisplayable data if the received data is undisplayable. The user can select between “print” and “send” as an alternative process for the undisplayable data.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus acquires print data to be printed by a printing apparatus and restriction information for restricting an output process of the print data. The information processing apparatus converts a format of the acquired print data and the restriction information based on information regarding a processing capability of the printing apparatus. Then, the information processing apparatus sends the print data and the restriction information, the format of which has been converted, to the printing apparatus.

Abstract: Interpolated image data is generated from image-sensing data according to the color characteristic of an object. A color filter that has a strong correlation with the color characteristic of an object in image-sensing data captured by an image sensing device having a color filter array in which filters of a plurality of colors are arranged is determined. Interpolated image data of a color component corresponding to the determined color filter is generated by using the pixel values of the image-sensing data corresponding to the color filter. Interpolated image data of the color component corresponding to each of color filters different from the determined color filter is generated by using the generated interpolated image data and the pixel values of the image-sensing data corresponding to each of the color filters different from the determined color filter.

Abstract: An optical-element supporting device includes a first supporting unit and a second supporting unit configured to support an optical element. The first and second supporting units are spaced apart. The first and second supporting units support the optical element so as to constrain translational motion of the optical element along each of three axial directions and rotation of the optical element about each of the three axes. Where n is the number of axes constrained by the first supporting unit among the translational motion of the optical element along each of the three axial directions and the rotation of the optical element about each of the three axes, and m is the number of axes constrained by the second supporting unit among the translational motion of the optical element along each of the three axial directions and the rotation of the optical element about each of the three axes, n+m=6 is satisfied.

Abstract: An image processing method includes creating a conversion table for converting a color in a device-independent color space into a color in a device color space based on a colorimetry result of a color patch output by a device. Creating the conversion table includes converting a color in a three-dimensional color space dependent on a device into a color in a four-dimensional device color space including black. Converting a color in the three-dimensional color space includes separating an input color in the three-dimensional device-dependent color space into color components of the four-dimensional device color space based on a gradation from the input color to black, using a black generation curve of a gray line set by a user and black generation curves set for individual primary colors of RGBCMY, and performing saturation-increase conversion on the color components in accordance with an amount of a black colorant.

Abstract: A color processing apparatus includes an acquiring unit configured to acquire color conversion data corresponding to an image output device, a color stabilization accuracy calculating unit configured to calculate a color stabilization accuracy of the image output device, and a correcting unit configured to correct the color conversion data according to the color stabilization accuracy. The correcting unit is configured to correct the color conversion data such that an output color saturation in a low color saturation region becomes lower when the color stabilization accuracy is low than when the color stabilization accuracy is high.

Abstract: A color processing apparatus includes a calculation unit configured to calculate a correction value from reference color information in an input color gamut and reference color information in a reference color gamut, a correction unit configured to correct reference target color information in the reference color gamut based on the correction value to calculate target color information, and a color conversion unit configured to convert an input color in the input color gamut into an output color within an output color gamut by using the target color information.

Abstract: A foreign substance inspection apparatus includes an irradiating unit and first and second detecting units. The irradiating unit is configured to emit irradiating light to be obliquely incident on a surface to be inspected to form a linear irradiation region on the surface to be inspected. The first and second detecting units are arranged on the same side as that provided with the irradiating unit with respect to the surface to be inspected, and they are configured to detect scattered light caused by a foreign substance on the surface to be inspected. The first and second detecting units are arranged at opposite positions with respect to a plane containing the linear irradiation region.

Abstract: An image communication apparatus is capable of communicating with external apparatuses. The image communication apparatus receives image data from a first external apparatus and stores the received image data in a storage unit. Upon receiving a request from a second external apparatus, the image communication apparatus identifies the image data that was destined for the second external apparatus among the image data stored in the storage unit and transfers the identified image data to the second external apparatus.

Abstract: Under a vacuum atmosphere, while keeping two members in contact with each other with a bonding material therebetween, one of the members is moved relative to the bonding surface in the horizontal direction, and the bonding material between the members is pressed. The surface oxide film of the bonding material, which is a low melting point metal, is thereby broken effectively, and highly hermetic bonding is performed.

Abstract: A zoom lens includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit having a positive refractive power, a second lens unit having a negative refractive power, a third lens unit having a positive refractive power, and a rear group including at least one lens unit. For zooming from a wide angle end to a telephoto end, the first lens unit moves to the object side, the second lens unit moves to the image side, and the third lens unit moves to the object side. Moving amounts of the first lens unit, the second lens unit, and the third lens unit for zooming from the wide angle end to the telephoto end and focal lengths of the second lens unit and the third lens unit are set based on predetermined conditions.