Abstract: Technology is described for a handheld device with multimedia content recording and printing (“the described technology”). In various embodiments, the described technology can capture and record images, video, and sound, e.g., by using an image capture sensor and/or scanner. In various embodiments, the described technology can print various types of images, e.g., photographs, postcards, legal documents, and so forth.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus that processes a job includes a determination unit configured to determine whether the job is a job in which print output is not performed by a printing apparatus, and a display unit configured to perform such control that information of occurrence of a first error in the printing apparatus is not displayed, if it is determined that the job is a job in which print output is not performed by the printing apparatus.

Abstract: A print job storage portion configured to store a received print job and to store its reception time and a print job execution portion configured to determine whether or not the print job stored in the print job storage portion is executable, and if the print job is inexecutable, set a printing order of the inexecutable print job to after an unprinted print job which is executable and in standby are provided, and when the print job determined to be inexecutable and in standby is changed to an executable state, a print job execution control portion rearranges the printing order of the print job changed to the executable state and the print job which is executable and in standby on the basis of their reception times and develops them into image data in a development memory and has them printed by a printing portion.

Abstract: A method of calibrating a printer using a reflective scanner is disclosed. Because the reflective scanner used for calibration may only be able to accurately measure a limited density range that is less than the full density range of the printer, some information from the reflective scanner is disregarded or deemphasized during the calibration process. A calibration page is printed and scanned. Lookup tables (LUTs) that comprise the printer calibration values are updated based on adjustments calculated from the scanner for density regions where the scanner produces relatively accurate measurements, but updated based on the preexisting settings for density regions where the scanner produces relatively inaccurate measurements. In transitions regions between accurate and inaccurate regions, the LUTs are adjusted based on a combination of measurements from the scanner and the preexisting settings.

Abstract: A video encoder and corresponding methods are provided for selecting the mode of a current macroblock of an inter-coded frame, including one or more of checking first modes for a subset of macroblock modes, selectively checking other modes in response to motion vector information of the checked first modes, and selecting the mode for the current macroblock in response to the checked modes; checking the macroblock mode of at least one neighboring macroblock, and selecting the mode for the current macroblock in response to the macroblock mode of the at least one checked neighboring macroblock; checking the cost of a subset of macroblock modes, further checking only intra-coded modes if the checked cost meets a preset criteria, and selecting the mode for the current macroblock in response to the checked modes; and adjusting an early-stopping threshold in response to checked macroblock modes, and selecting the mode for the current macroblock in response to the checked macroblock modes if the adjusted early-stoppi

Abstract: An image obtained by shrinking an original image in a row direction is halftoned, and this halftone dot image is enlarged in the row direction and recorded at double speed. In order to determine a threshold value of a threshold matrix used for halftoning an image, prepared is a matrix space in accordance with writing positions used for actual recording of an image. In the matrix space, writing elements are set alternately with non-writing elements both in the row direction and in a column direction. In the matrix space, turn-on numbers are allocated to all the writing elements in avoidance of the non-writing elements. Then, in accordance with the turn-on numbers, respective threshold values for the writing elements are determined. By shrinking the threshold matrix in the row direction with omission of the non-writing elements, a threshold matrix for double speed is obtained.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus, including: a display device; a coordinate detecting portion which detects a directed coordinate in a display area including a first area in which is displayed a hierarchy image including uppermost-level images and lower-level images; a first display control section; a second display control section to display at least one first button image; and a third display control section, the uppermost-level images including: a first image in which is displayed at least one second button image; a second image in which is displayed at least one third button image; and a third image, wherein, where the directed coordinate is one of coordinates corresponding to the first through third button images, the third control section displays a lower-level image corresponding to a button image corresponding to the directed coordinate, and wherein the first control section executes processing to display the one uppermost-level image so as to be changed.

Abstract: Systems and methods convert to binary an input image having pixels defining text and background. Thresholds are determined by which pixels in the input image and a corresponding blurred image will be defined as either binary black or binary white. Thresholds derive from grouped together neighboring pixels having pixels separated out that correspond to the background. For pixels of the input image defined as binary black and having corresponding pixels in the blurred image defined as binary black relative to their thresholds, those are set to black in the binary image, else they are set white. Techniques for devising thresholds, blurring images, grouping together pixels, statistical analysis, etc., typify the embodiments.

Abstract: A display list generation apparatus includes an interpretation unit configured to interpret page description language (PDL) data and store an interpretation result of the PDL data in a first storage unit, a copying unit configured to copy the interpretation result stored in the first storage unit, in a second storage unit, and a generation unit configured to generate a display list from the interpretation result stored in the first storage unit in a case where a data size of the interpretation result exceeds a predetermined threshold and generate a display list from the copy of the interpretation result stored in the second storage unit in a case where the data size of the interpretation result does not exceed the predetermined threshold.

Abstract: A printing control apparatus including: a receiving unit that receives a print instruction to instruct printing on a recording medium; a transferring unit that transfers the print instruction received by the receiving unit to an outputting portion which is capable of storing plural print instructions and outputs the stored print instruction one by one to a printing device; and a controller that controls the transferring unit so that another print instruction is transferred to the outputting portion if a print instruction transferred by the transferring unit last is started to be outputted from the outputting portion to the printing device.

Abstract: When there is no post-processing performed in a post-processing device, a print job of original PDL data of a general-purpose data structure is output from a computer to a PDL control unit of an image forming device. While, when there is post-processing performed in the post-processing device, a print job of PDL data of an extended data structure generated by adding attribute data of the post-processing is output from the computer to an extended PDL control unit of the post-processing device. Then, the extended PDL control unit extracts the original PDL data of the general-purpose data structure and the attribute data of the post-processing, from the received print job. The attribute data of the post-processing is used for the post-processing control unit to control a post-processing unit. The original PDL data of the general-purpose data structure is output to the PDL control unit of the image forming device.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus which is capable of, whenever a new image processing apparatus is put on sale, remotely controlling the image processing apparatus without performing maintenance on the information processing apparatus. A display unit displays a first screen corresponding to an operation screen displayed on at least one image processing apparatus and a second screen corresponding to the hardware key which the at least image processing apparatus has. A holding unit holds a plurality of image of hardware keys corresponding to the hardware key which the at least image processing apparatus has. A display control unit selects an image of a hardware key corresponding to a hardware key which an image processing apparatus performing communication via a communication unit has from among at least one image of a hardware key held in the holding unit, and displays the second screen using the selected image of the hardware key.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a display unit configured to display preview images of a plurality of image data, a determining unit configured to determine whether each of the plurality of image data is a blank page, a display control unit configured to display a preview image of image data determined not to be a blank page on the display unit in a first display mode and to display a preview image of image data determined to be a blank page on the display unit in a second display mode, and a change unit configured to change the determination result and the display mode at the display unit of image data corresponding to the preview image when receiving an instruction to change the selected display mode of a preview image from the first display mode to the second display mode, or from the second display mode to the first display mode.

Abstract: Provided is a tilt angle correction apparatus including a deriving unit that based on pixel values of plural pixels corresponding to a predetermined side of an original document of image information obtained by reading the original document, derives a tilt angle of the side relative to a predetermined reference and derives a degree of reliability of the derived tilt angle, and a correction unit that corrects a direction of an image shown by the image information, based on the derived tilt angle when the degree of reliability is over a predetermined threshold.

Abstract: A sheet feeding apparatus includes a sheet feeding unit configured to feed stacked sheets, a detection unit configured to detect, from a side opposite the sheet feeding unit, sheet movement with respect to the stacked sheets, and a determination unit configured to determine that a sheet being fed by the sheet feeding unit is a last sheet.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a storage unit, a selection unit, and a generation unit. The storage unit stores first route information for acquiring first print information from an information processing apparatus, and stores second route information for acquiring second print information via an information conversion apparatus. The selection unit selects the second route information if conversion of the first print information into the second print information is necessary.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a storing unit configured to store a plurality of pieces of screen information, each corresponding to a type of an external device that is capable of accessing the apparatus, a transmitting unit configured to transmit the screen information to the external device, a receiving unit configured to receive an instruction request that is based on the screen information displayed in the external device, and an executing unit configured to execute processing in response to the instruction request received by the receiving unit. The screen information includes a common section that is common among the plurality of pieces of screen information regardless of the type of the external device and a difference section that differs among the plurality of pieces of screen information depending on the type of the external device.

Abstract: A distribution system includes an image processing apparatus to connect to a distribution apparatus over a network. The image processing apparatus includes first and second reception units, an analysis unit, a reflection unit, and first and second notification units. The analysis unit analyzes a received setting value used to connect to the distribution apparatus. The second reception unit receives an inquiry to acquire an import processing status using the import data. The reflection unit performs the import processing. The notification units notify the distribution apparatus about the analyzed setting value and the status of the import processing. The distribution apparatus includes an inquiry unit, first and second reception units, and a control unit. The control unit controls, in response to the distribution apparatus not being able to connect to the image processing apparatus, the inquiry unit to issue the inquiry using the setting value received by the first reception unit.

Abstract: An apparatus for printing job data, includes a rendering unit configured to rasterize the job data into bitmap data, a print engine unit configured to print the rasterized job data, and a control unit configured to transmit the job data to the rendering unit, to receive the rasterized job data, to transmit the rasterized job data to the print engine unit. The control unit switches between saving the rasterized job data in a spool space and inspecting the job data without saving the job data to the spool space, depending on free space situation of the spool space.

Abstract: A storage apparatus, which stores image data, comprises a storage-side transmitting/receiving section transmitting image data to an image processing apparatus and receiving image data from the image processing apparatus.