Abstract: An image-processing apparatus identifies a numeral recognition target range in an image, extracts, when a circumscribed rectangle of a numeral likelihood portion that is likely to represent a numeral in the numeral recognition target range conforms to a reference size, the circumscribed rectangle, extracts, when a plurality of circumscribed rectangles extracted are arrayed, the arrayed circumscribed rectangles, determines whether the circumscribed rectangles extracted each include one or both of a horizontal line and a vertical line, each of the horizontal line and the vertical line constituting a segment in a multiple-segment character, and extracts, as a target area for numeral identification, the circumscribed rectangle that includes one or both of the horizontal line and the vertical line, and isolates a numeral display area from the numeral recognition target range so as to include the target area in a predetermined direction.

Abstract: An image-reading apparatus includes a housing having an opening, an image capturing unit that captures an image of a medium disposed at the opening, a plurality of light sources that are disposed inside the housing and emit light toward the opening, and an angle holding mechanisms. Two inclined cover units of the housing can be switched between an opened state and a folded state. Two coupling cover units of the housing are deformed with respect to the two inclined cover units when the two inclined cover units are in the folded state, and the angle holding mechanisms hold the two inclined cover units so that ends of the two inclined cover units on the opening side are separated away from each other when the two inclined cover units is in the opened state.

Abstract: An image reading apparatus for bound media includes a placement table, on which a bound medium is placed, a first arm that is opposite to a bound portion of the bound medium, a second arm, a lifting unit that lifts up a turned medium of the bound medium, a second arm moving mechanism that moves the second arm, so that the turned medium lifted by the lifting unit is sandwiched between the first arm and the second arm, an arm moving mechanism that moves the first arm and the second arm, so that the turned medium turns over, a first imaging unit that performs imaging of a side of the turned medium opposite to the first arm, and a second imaging unit that performs imaging of the a side of the turned medium opposite to the second arm.

Abstract: Provided is an information processing device including: a specifying unit that specifies a plurality of parts where a character string is described in image data; a layout information acquiring unit that acquires, for each of the plurality of specified parts, layout information including the position of the part in the image data and the size of described characters; and an estimating unit that calculates, for each of the plurality of parts, a likelihood as a character string having a predetermined attribute that can be included in the image data based on a positional relationship with other parts and on a size relationship with other parts, and estimates a part where a character string having the predetermined attribute is described based on the likelihood.

Abstract: A image reading apparatus includes a first placement unit, a second placement unit, a first reading unit, a second reading unit, a rotating mechanism, and a switch-over mechanism that switches over the first placement unit and the second placement unit between a horizontal state and an inclined state. The rotating mechanism rotates the first reading unit and the second reading unit, so that, in the horizontal state, the first image reading unit and the second image reading unit read a medium placed on the first placement unit and a medium placed on the second placement unit respectively, and, in the inclined state, the first image reading unit and the second image reading unit read a medium placed on the second placement unit and a medium placed on the first placement unit respectively.

Abstract: A scanner includes: a first session managing unit which establishes a session to be established for communication, related to an image data acquisition/saving process, with a server before an instruction by a user related to the image data acquisition/saving process is accepted; and a second session managing unit which establishes a session to be established for communication, related to an existence confirmation process, with the server at the same time as or after start of execution of the existence confirmation process.

Abstract: An information processing device including: a connection setting retaining unit which retains a connection setting of a connection to an access point that relays communication to a network for each access point; an access permission retaining unit which retains a token for using a service provided by a server on the network; a determining unit which determines whether or not the connection setting is a connection setting having been set using a tool that enables the connection setting and a usage setting of the service to be set in a series of procedures; and a service using unit which uses the service using the token in a communication relayed by an access point related to a connection setting determined to be a connection setting having been set using the tool.

Abstract: Provided is an image data processing server including: a user authenticating unit that authenticates a user of an imaging device; a permission acquiring unit that acquires access permission to a user account of a predetermined service; an image receiving unit that receives image data which is transmitted from the imaging device; a type determining unit that determines a type of the image data; and a data transmitting unit that transmits data to the user account of the predetermined service when the image data is determined to be image data of a predetermined type.

Abstract: There is provided the paper conveying apparatus, jam determining method, and computer program, which can suppress the mistaken determining of the occurrence of a jam by sound due to a sound generated by a moving member driven in relation to conveyance of a paper. The paper conveying apparatus according to an embodiment includes a moving member driven in relation to conveyance of a paper, a drive module for driving the moving member, a sound signal generator for generating a sound signal corresponding to a sound generated by a paper during conveyance of the paper, a sound jam detector for determining whether a jam has occurred based on the sound signal, and a control module for stopping conveyance of a paper when the sound jam detector determines that a jam has occurred.

Abstract: A date identification apparatus includes: an isolator that isolates, out of image data generated through capturing of an image of a medium to which a date is assigned using seven-segment characters, date area data to which the date is estimated to be assigned; a binarization converter that binarizes the date area data using a threshold based on luminance and hue; a labeler that subjects the binarized date area data to labeling to extract target area data that is identifiable as a numeral; a numeral identifier that performs a histogram on at least the target area data using a plurality of lines and identifies a numeral on a basis of a peak count in each of the lines; and a date data assigner that assigns date data based on the identified numeral to the image data.

Abstract: According to the present embodiment, an image-reading apparatus determines any one or both of the type of document and the shape of a document, selects any one or both of an appropriate document tilt detection method and an appropriate document position detection method according to any one or both of the determined type of document and the determined shape of a document, and detects any one or both of the tilt of the document and the position of the document by the selected detection method.

Abstract: There are provided an image processing system, an information processing apparatus, display method and a computer-readable, non-transitory medium that can enhance user convenience when selecting an image reading apparatus. The image processing system has a plurality of image reading apparatuses and an information processing apparatus.

Abstract: An image reading apparatus for bound media includes a placement table, on which a bound medium is placed, a first arm that is opposite to a bound portion of the bound medium, a second arm, a lifting unit that lifts up a turned medium of the bound medium, a second arm moving mechanism that moves the second arm, so that the turned medium lifted by the lifting unit is sandwiched between the first arm and the second arm, an arm moving mechanism that moves the first arm and the second arm, so that the turned medium turns over, a first imaging unit that performs imaging of a side of the turned medium opposite to the first arm, and a second imaging unit that performs imaging of the a side of the turned medium opposite to the second arm.

Abstract: There is provided an information processing device having: a storage unit configured to store a location information on real space associated with a character displayed on a portable terminal; a location updating unit configured to, when the character is associated with a portable terminal, update the location information stored in the storage unit based on a location information of the associated portable terminal; and an associating unit configured to, when the character is not associated with any portable terminal, associate a portable terminal with the character based on the location information stored in the storage unit and the location information of the portable terminal.

Abstract: In an image capturing system, a lighting device includes a base disposed on a medium setting surface on which a medium serving as a reading target is set, an arm extending upward from the base, a top unit extending from the arm in such a manner that the top unit faces the medium setting surface, a placement surface that is provided to the top unit and on which a smartphone (imaging unit) is placed at a position allowing the smartphone to photograph the medium set on the medium setting surface, and a lighting LED that is provided to the top unit and irradiates the medium setting surface.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: a specification unit that specifies a phase of activity of terminals by comparing communication between terminals with a pattern held in advance; and a correlation analysis unit that determines whether or not a first terminal and a second terminal are carrying out activity cooperatively, by performing a correlation analysis of communication by the first terminal and communication by the second terminal, when the phase specified currently or in the past in respect of the first terminal and the phase specified currently or in the past in respect of the second terminal are the same.