Abstract: An image processing apparatus for correcting red eye phenomenon in photographic image data.

Abstract: A printing apparatus in which it is possible to set proper correction data by eliminating an erroneous operation of an operator is constructed. A code indicating the type of used printing paper P is formed on a test chart TC. When the correction data is generated, a printing paper type specifying section 25B of correction data generating means 25 judges whether the printing paper is proper or not based on the code, by setting the test chart TC on a flatbed scanner 5 and performing pre-scan on it. If it is the test chart TC using proper printing paper, then the density data in a plurality of pixel lines constituting the chart is acquired and the correction data is generated by performing the main scan, and the correction data is stored in a correction table 35 in association with the type of the printing paper.

Abstract: A photographic printing system includes a film reader for reading photographic image of a photographic film, a printer for printing the photographic image on an image recording medium based on photographic image data obtained through the film reader, a writer for writing at least the photographic image data in a loaded optical disc of the WORM (Write Once Read Many) type, and a controller for controlling the writing process of the writer. The controller allows writing, in the optical disc, of both the image data and a display processing program for displaying the image data written in the optical disc on a monitor when the optical disc has no data pre-written therein and allows writing, in the optical disc, of the image data when the optical disc has such display processing program pre-written therein.

Abstract: An image processing method for correcting pixel values of each pixel constituting color image data by shifting, in a coordinate system, a mathematical correction function defining correction values for input values.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus for sharpening photographic image data obtained through digitization of a photographic image by using a sharpening filter capable of sharpening intensity adjustment. The apparatus includes a parameter determining section for extracting from the photographic image data a predetermined color pixel showing a predetermined color and then giving a sharpening intensity adjustment parameter to the predetermined color pixel and a sharpening operation section for effecting a pixel-by-pixel sharpening operation on the photographic image data while adjusting a sharpening intensity of the sharpening filter according to the sharpening intensity adjustment parameter.

Abstract: Disclosed are a plasma generator and a workpiece processing apparatus, wherein an adapter 38 is attached to a distal end of each of a plurality of plasma generation nozzles 31 to convert a spot-shaped spout port of the plasma generation nozzle 31 to a lengthwise sport port 387, and a cover member 93 is provided to cover the plasma generation nozzles 31 so as to allow a narrow space to be defined between the cover member 93 and a workpiece, whereby plasma spouted from the spout port 387 is retained in the space in such a manner as to hit against and rebound from the workpiece into the space. This makes it possible to subject a workpiece having a relatively large surface area to plasma exposure in a uniform manner, while suppressing cooling of plasma in the space to allow the plasma to survive for a relatively long period of time (reduce a plasma disappearance rate) so as to provide enhanced efficiency of plasma exposure.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus for correcting red eye phenomenon in a photographic image is disclosed. The apparatus includes a fog degree calculating section for calculating a degree of red fog present in a face area, based on values of pixels included in the face area selected from the photographic image, a red eye correction degree determining section for determining a red eye correction degree based on the determined fog degree, a pupil area extracting section for extracting a pupil area from the face area, and a red eye correcting section for effecting a red eye correction on the pupil area based on the determined red eye correction degree.

Abstract: A workpiece processing apparatus S, which comprises: a plasma generator unit 6 including a plasma generation section 18 operable to plasmatize a given gas supplied thereto, and emit the plasmatized gas therefrom; and a transport mechanism 2 adapted to support a target workpiece W in a position beneath the plasma generation section 18, wherein the plasmatized gas is emitted onto the workpiece W to carry out a given processing. The workpiece processing apparatus S further includes a setup frame 4 adapted to set up the plasma generator unit 6 to allow the plasma generation section 18 to be located over the workpiece. The plasma generator unit 6 is mounted to the setup frame 4 in a manner capable of being drawn out of a setup position where the plasma generation section 18 is positioned over the workpiece W, in a horizontal direction.

Abstract: A method of plotting a bright line which starts from the pixel at a bright point in an image where a more natural mode of a cross filter effect can be applied to any digital photographic image. The bright line plot processing method includes steps of generating an image of the bright line using a predetermined bright line definition format; generating data of the pixel at the bright point; generating data of each pixel for the bright line from the pixel data produced by attenuating the data of the pixel at the bright point at a predetermined attenuation rate along the lengthwise and/or widthwise direction of the bright line and the pixel data of the image to be processed; and plotting the data of the pixels for the bright line on the image to be processed.

Abstract: A photo-printing system includes a laser exposure unit, a reference clock generation unit, an image input unit, and a controller. The image input unit receives first pixel data and second pixel data to be expressed after the first pixel in accordance with image data. In a first control, the first and second pixels are scanned for exposure in a laser emission region state wherein each of the scan-start timings of the first and second pixels are controlled in accordance with a reference clock. In a second control, the first pixel is scanned for exposure in a nonlinear light emission region state, and the second pixel having a density equal to or lower than a predetermined density is scanned for exposure in the laser emission region state, the scan-start timing of the second pixel is advanced with respect to the first control.

Abstract: For correcting a defective portion in image data having a plurality of pixels, a plurality of first target pixels are selected one after another from normal pixels. Any defective pixel is detected within a predetermined area extending about each selected first target pixel as its center and also a normal pixel present on an extension line connecting the first target pixel and the defective pixel is detected and set as a second target pixel. For each defective pixel present between the first target pixel and the second target pixel, an interpolation value is calculated. Further, for each pair of the first target pixel and the second target pixel, a weight coefficient is calculated. The technique stores such plurality of interpolation values and weight coefficients. Then, by using the weight coefficient, a weighted average value of the interpolation values for each defective pixel is calculated and this weighted average value is used for the correction of each defective pixel.

Abstract: A temperature adjusting device of the present invention is provided with: an LED light source 11r, 11g and 11b, a temperature sensor 9 for detecting an ambient temperature of the LED light source 11r, 11g and 11b, a cooling fan for cooling the LED light source 11r, 11g and 11b, a driving circuit 22 for driving the cooling fan 20, a control unit 4 that controls a voltage to be applied to the cooling fan 20 so as to set the ambient temperature within a predetermined range based upon the results of detection by the temperature sensor 9 and a heater placed near the LED light source 11r, 11g and 11b, and in this arrangement, the control unit is designed to control the applied voltage to the heater so as to reduce the heating value of the heater in cooperation with lighting of the LED light source 11r, 11g and 11b.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus has an image processing section for synthesizing image information in the form of digital signals and template information. The apparatus stores in advance the template information having a reference posture set to correspond to either a horizontal posture or a vertical posture of the image information. The vertical and horizontal postures have different vertical and horizontal sizes from each other. The template information thus stored is rotated by rotation processing section in accordance with the posture of the image information. During this rotation process, the template information is converted by a conversion processing section according to a predetermined rule.

Abstract: Luminance of defective pixels is adjusted. A target pixel is selected from the plurality of defective pixels. A normal pixel is searched and detected on each of opposed sides across the target pixel along each of a plurality of search lines extending through the target pixel. There are calculated a first pixel value ratio which is a ratio between a pixel value of one normal pixel located on one side across the target pixel and a pixel value of a further normal pixel located on the other side across the target pixel, a second pixel value ratio which is a ratio between the pixel value of said one normal pixel and a pixel value of the target pixel after the luminance adjustment thereof, and a third pixel value ratio which is a ratio between the pixel value of the further normal pixel and the pixel value of said target pixel after the luminance adjustment thereof. A weight coefficient for each search line is calculated, based on the first, second and third pixel value ratios.

Abstract: In the case of modifying available copy count information which is contained in distribution data, the distribution data being distributed from a distribution server and stored in a PC which serves as a receiving device, the PC sends a reuse request to the distribution server. Thereafter, the PC receives a reuse information key from the distribution server so as to rewrite the available copy count of the distribution data based on the reuse information key, thereby making it possible to reuse the distribution data already distributed once.

Abstract: The image processing device is configured including: a Y/C separator section for separating image data into chromaticity data BYxy, RYxy and luminosity data YYxy; a chromaticity noise removing section for smoothing the chromaticity data BYxy, RYxy; a luminosity noise removing section for smoothing the luminosity data YYxy; and a noise-removing-rate computing section for computing a distribution parameter DP representative of a variation of the luminosity data YYxy in two-dimensional coordinate space and computing, for each unit area of an image, a rate of the smoothing of the chromaticity data BYxy, RYxy and a rate of the smoothing of the luminosity data YYxy according to the distribution parameter DP as outputs to the chromaticity noise removing section and the luminosity noise removing section respectively. The image processing device can execute image processing on digital image data to reduce a coarse look caused by film particles without blurring edges in the image.

Abstract: An image noise reducing method that can properly reduce both block noise and mosquito noise without deterioration of the image quality is provided. The method includes creating a first luminance component image data with the boundaries of the blocks thereof smoothened, creating a second luminance component image data with its entirety smoothened from the first luminance component image data, creating edge image data by subtracting the second luminance component image data from the first luminance component image data, creating corrected edge image data by applying correction to the edge image data under given conditions, and creating third luminance component image data by adding the corrected edge image data to the second luminance component image data. For color-difference component image data, first color-difference component image data with its entirety smoothened is created from the color-difference component image data.

Abstract: A paper magazine includes a shaft portion for rotatably supporting a paper roll inside a box-like frame, a paper transporting system configured for pinching a paper drawn out of the paper roll supported on the shaft portion by transport rollers and delivering this paper through an opening formed in the frame, and a transmission mechanism for effecting the delivery and rewinding of the paper through the opening by transmitting a forward drive force and a reverse drive force to the transport rollers. A guide member is provided on an inner wall face of the frame disposed at a lower portion inside the paper magazine. The guide member is configured for coming into contact with a terminal end of the paper delivered from the paper magazine which end assumes a hanging-down posture as a result of a paper rewinding operation effected after detachment of the terminal end from said shaft portion as a result of a paper delivering operation effected with the paper magazine being set under a predetermined posture.

Abstract: An image noise reducing method that can properly reduce CCD noise which emerges in an image imported from a digital camera is provided. The method includes applying a first filtering step to luminance component image data of the image with each pixel of the luminance component image data being designated as a target pixel, thereby creating luminance component image data with its entirety smoothened, and applying a second filtering step to color-difference component image data of the image with each pixel of the color-difference component image data being designated as a target pixel, thereby creating color-difference component image data with its entirety smoothened.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus for recovering reading faults produced in time of scanning photographic film due to imperfections present on the film such as scratches, dust or stains. The apparatus comprises a defective pixel detecting unit (11) for detecting defective pixels influenced by the imperfections, an interpolating unit (12) for performing an interpolating process for the defective pixels to create corrected pixel values for the defective pixels, a standard deviation calculating unit (13) for calculating standard deviations of pixel values forming image data, and determining granularity of an input image based on the standard deviations, and a graininess adding unit (14) for adding a value obtained by multiplying the granularity by a random number to the corrected pixel values for each defective pixel.