Abstract: An image processing system includes an image reader that reads a document image and that generates image information regarding a CIELAB color space, and a processor configured to: obtain L*, a*, and b* histograms for the image information; determine whether there is a contrast in the image information using the L* histogram; determine whether there is a hue difference in the image information using the a* and b* histograms; and determine, if there is a contrast and/or there is a hue difference, that the document image indicates a non-blank sheet.

Abstract: A colorimeter includes a reference plate having a reference reading surface having multiple heights; a reader to read color information on a recording medium having a thickness; and read a white reference from the reference reading surface having one of the multiple heights corresponding to the thickness of the recording medium; and circuitry configured to perform calculation on the color information on the recording medium read by the reader using the white reference read from the reference reading surface by the reader.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an image reading section for reading an image of a document to generate image data including image abnormality, and a hardware processor. The hardware processor performs the following processing: Transmitting the image data to an external apparatus; determining whether or not the image data includes confidential information; when it is determined that the image data includes confidential information, saving the image data in a predetermined storage section without transmitting the image data to the external apparatus; and when the image data is saved in the storage section, transmitting access information for accessing the image data saved in the storage section to the external apparatus.

Abstract: A method for determining an oxygen concentration of a powder of a metallic material taking the form of a powder bed, the method includes steps consisting in: A) producing an image of at least a part of the powder bed, the image comprising a set of pixels, a pixel having a colour coded in accordance with a colorimetric code comprising three quantities, B) determining the oxygen concentration of the powder from values of the three quantities associated with pixels of the image using a predefined calibration function, a function of the material, and linking the oxygen concentration and the three quantities.

Abstract: A printing apparatus is capable of being in a first connection state in which the printing apparatus is communicably connected to an information processing apparatus via a server and a second connection state in which the printing apparatus is communicably connected to the information processing apparatus without using the server. A printer information storage section stores a cloud icon indicating a printer in the first connection state and a local icon which is an icon indicating the printer in the second connection state and is different in visual recognition from the cloud icon. A network communication section transmits first information including the cloud icon to a cloud print service in a case where the printer is in the first connection state and transmits second information including the local icon to a client computer in a case where the printer is in the second connection state.

Abstract: A system and method for generating an improved color filter for modifying the spectral response of a vision system are disclosed. the method includes receiving an RGB spectral response of the vision system for a color target under predetermined illumination, generating a model, using the RGB spectral response, of the vision system when subject to a filter, the model including a bounded total transmittance of light by the filter that is set by a predetermined parameter and executing, by a processor of a computer system, computer program instructions configured to apply the model to a bilinear optimisation problem that simultaneously determines: i) a color correction matrix to transform the RGB spectral response to XYZ color space; and, ii) parameters of the color filter. The method further executes computer program instructions configured to solve the bilinear optimisation problem and, then provides a color filter using the parameters.

Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to fenestration replacement measuring systems and fenestration receiving aperture measuring systems. In a first aspect, a fenestration replacement measuring system is included having a control circuit, and a solid object sensor, wherein the solid object sensor can be in electrical communication with the control circuit. The fenestration replacement measuring system can be configured to detect physical features of an existing fenestration unit using data from the solid object sensor, measure one or more dimensions of the existing fenestration unit using the physical features, and estimate one or more dimensions needed for fenestration replacement using the measured dimensions. Other embodiments are also included herein.

Abstract: An example method performed at a client device includes generating a workflow based on an input received through a user interface device of the client device, searching for an image forming device capable of performing every work included in the workflow, and transmitting workflow information regarding the workflow to one image forming device of image forming devices found by the searching.

Abstract: An image segmentation method includes the steps of: obtaining a hue histogram corresponding to a hue channel image based on an original image; determining a target parameter value based on the hue histogram; determining a saturation segmentation threshold as a first threshold range if the target parameter value satisfies a preset condition, otherwise determining the saturation segmentation threshold as a second threshold range, where a minimum value of the first threshold range is greater than a minimum value of the second threshold range; and performing image segmentation in combination with the first threshold range or the second threshold range as determined in the previous step. Related apparatus, computer devices, and computer readable storage media are also disclosed.

Abstract: A media conveying apparatus includes circuitry configured to set setting information regarding an input image generation process, a conveyor to convey a plurality of media sequentially, and an imager to image each of the plurality of media sequentially conveyed by the conveyor according to the setting information to obtain an input image. The circuitry determines, based on the input image, whether the setting information is compatible with the medium imaged in the input image; and calculates a degree of the number of media for which the setting information is determined to be incompatible among the plurality of media. When the degree is greater than a threshold, the circuitry stops conveying subsequent media and outputs information on a result of determining whether the setting information is compatible with the medium imaged in the input image.

Abstract: A server configured to communicate with a printing apparatus to which an ink cartridge integrated with a printhead is attached and an order system configured to perform processing for delivering a replacement ink cartridge in a case where a number of times of an ink remaining amount of the ink cartridge falls below a threshold for a prescribed number of times includes a transmission unit configured to transmit, to the order system, the ink remaining amount and an identifier of the ink cartridge received from the printing apparatus, and wherein, upon receiving information about a printhead error in the ink cartridge from the printing apparatus, the transmission unit transmits, to the order system, the ink remaining amount that falls below the threshold as the ink remaining amount of the ink cartridge for the prescribed number of times.

Abstract: A reading apparatus includes a user interface, a scanner, and a controller configured to perform a push scan that causes the scanner to read a document according to an execution instruction corresponding to an operation on the user interface, and a pull scan that causes the scanner to read the document according to an execution instruction from an external device. The controller is configured to set a restriction setting value relating to a restriction on the push scan, and in a case where the controller receives an execution instruction of the push scan via the user interface, restrict the push scan according to the restriction setting value. In a case where the controller receives an execution instruction of the pull scan, the controller is configured to specify whether authentication is necessary with respect to the execution instruction of the push scan, based on the restriction setting value.

Abstract: An image processing device includes a memory device that stores a color conversion module, and one or more processors that access the memory device and execute the color conversion module to calculate a color gamut of an input image and perform color conversion of the input image by applying different color conversion matrices according to the color gamut.

Abstract: A method of inspecting medicine objects is described, wherein the method comprises: capturing an image of a medicine object; capturing hyperspectral image data of the medicine object; selecting one or more hyperspectral image data parts from the hyperspectral image data based on medicine object localized in the image; determining one or more hyperspectral fingerprints based on the one or more hyperspectral image data parts respectively, a hyperspectral fingerprint being indicative of a spectral response of one or more chemical compounds in a medicine object; and, comparing one of the one or more hyperspectral fingerprints with a reference fingerprint.

Abstract: An improved measuring device has been developed by combining a visual detector such as a camera, digital distance measuring device, and a positional sensor. The system uses positional measurements of the device along with distance measurements to generate a point cloud and uses the visual image along with distance measurements to identify and label objects. The point cloud and labeled objects are combined to generate a schematic of the environment being measured and extract relevant measurements.

Abstract: A method, apparatus and system for the automatic detection and measurement of chipping defects on diced wafers includes receiving an image of at least a portion of a diced wafer, aligning the received image of the at least the portion of the diced wafer, determining edges of the at least the portion of the diced wafer depicted in the aligned, received image, automatically determining at least one baseline from which to measure chipping defects on the at least the portion of the diced wafer from the determined edges, and measuring chipping defects on the at least the portion of the diced wafer using at least one determined, respective baseline. In some embodiments, the method, apparatus and system can further include applying a machine learning model to measured chipping defects to determine if a critical failure exists on the diced wafer.

Abstract: A system and method is provided for creating and administering a guest user's document processing operations, such as printing, on a host company network sharing the same cloud print service as the guest's company network. The host network administrator generates a list of companies that are pre-approved for users from a guest company. The guest user logs into the host network and views a list of pre-approved companies. The user selects one or more approved companies for which they are already approved. The user selects a PIN which is then associated with their information, approved companies and guest company. The user then submits their job to the cloud print service for release by a host company MFP. The user logs into a selected host company MFP with their PIN and a listing of any related, pending job is displayed. The user may select one or more jobs for release and printing. The PIN may be revoked by the host administrator, timeout or expire when a selected number of printouts has been made.

Abstract: An apparatus for generating datasets for training machine learning models includes: a receiving unit configured to receive video data comprising sequential image frames; a storage unit configured to store a plurality of the sequential image frames; and a selecting unit configured to select, for a target image frame, a subset of stored image frames, the subset providing contextual data relating to the target image frame for the machine learning model. The selecting unit is configured to successively generate sampling values, wherein a difference between successive sampling values increases with each successively generated sampling value; and the selecting unit is configured to select a given image frame from the stored image frames in dependence upon whether a number of sequential image frames between the given image frame and the target image frame coincides with one of the successively generated sampling values.

Abstract: In some examples, a system detects a highlighted area in an image content. The system applies a color adjustment process in the highlighted area. The color adjustment process is not applied in areas of the image content outside the highlighted area, and the color adjustment process includes an operation of adjusting a color of the highlighted area. The adjusting of the colors of the highlighted area includes adjusting a color value of a specified color space.

Abstract: A skincare device including a spectral sensor configured to capture a spectral image of a subject at one or more wavelengths outside of the visible spectrum; and a controller is provided. The controller is configured to analyse the spectral image to determine a measure of cosmetic residue present on the subject; and control the skincare device to perform an action associated with the determined measure of cosmetic residue. Also provided is a method and computer programme for the device.