Abstract: An image recording apparatus includes a printer for recording a received image on a sheet, a sorter for sorting the sheet by stacking the sheet recorded by the printer in one of a plurality of bins, a determination unit for determining a bin in which the sheet is to be stacked, a discrimination unit for discriminating if the sheet can be stacked in the determined bin, a memory for storing the received image when the discrimination unit discriminates that the bin determined by the determination unit cannot stack the sheet, and a second memory for storing bin information indicating the bin determined by the determination unit in correspondence with the image stored in the memory.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for processing images, with which a specific original can be discriminated from others with a high accuracy. An image processing apparatus includes an input unit (210) for producing visible information and invisible information, a detecting unit for detecting a line image portion of an image represented by the visible information, and a discriminating unit (3) for discriminating an original having a predetermined pattern in accordance with the detection by the detecting unit and the visible information.

Abstract: An engraving head apparatus and method for engraving a gravure cylinder is shown. The engraving head apparatus includes a magnetostrictive actuator formed from a magnetostrictive material such as Tb.sub.1 Dy.sub.1-x. which elongatably drives a diamond-tipped stylus arm in a reciprocal manner in response to a varying magnetic field created by a bias coil and a drive coil. A cryogenic cooling mechanism is used to cool the magnetostrictive actuator when driving the stylus.

Abstract: In a recording and reproducing apparatus capable of continuously recording to and reproducing from a plurality of media, the recording and reproducing apparatus includes a recording and reproducing device for recording data to and reproducing it from the medium and a controller for performing edition such as deleting, connecting, and separating the recorded data.

Abstract: When a metal strip continuously fed and made of stainless-steel, an aluminum alloy or a nickel alloy is bent followed by welding opposite ends of the metal strip to form a pipe and followed by grinding the pipe, the pipe is subjected to heat treatment after the pipe has been welded and before the pipe is ground. Annealing or normalizing adaptable to the type of the metal is selected as the heat treatment. As a result, work hardening can be relieved by the above processes. Moreover, generation of magnetism attributable to martensitic transformation generated in a portion, in which bending stress is concentrated, can be prevented. Thus, work hardening due to the bending operation during the process for forming the pipe can be relieved so that the following grinding operation is performed accurately. Therefore, generation of partial magnetism due to the bending operation can be prevented so that an excellent image can be formed.

Abstract: In an image forming apparatus, a method of correcting a position for writing an image on a photoconductive element on the basis of a signal representative of a pattern formed on the element and detected, and a device therefor. A single photoconductive element is used to form a plurality of different colored images using a single rotating polygonal mirror and a plurality of light sources. The toner images can be sensed either while they are on the single photoconductive element or by sensing them through a transport belt.

Abstract: A method and apparatus that convert a series of drawing instructions, suitable for assigning pixel values corresponding to the drawing instructions to an image arranged in rows and columns of pixels, to a series of runlengths and corresponding pixel values. A runlength represents the number of successive pixels with mutual identical pixel values while the series of runlengths and pixel values is arranged according to a first order as determined by successive pixel positions. The runlengths of the pixel values (as generated by the drawing instructions) are determined in a second order which is different from the first order. Consequently, the insert positions of these runlengths are determined on the basis of pixel positions which correspond with said determined runlengths.

Abstract: A method for printing grayscale images that compensates for problems in the printing process. The presence of a defective element on a spatial light modulator (12) is compensated for using a background value. The background value is determined by the number of defective elements stuck in the ON position, and that value is added to all of the exposure values of the elements, creating exposure data. In one embodiment, a defect intensity value is subtracted from those pixel exposure values affected by defective elements. The exposure data is used to generate microimages on a photoreceptive drum, the data is decremented and the steps are repeated until an entire image has been produced.

Abstract: A facsimile apparatus performs head recovery processing for recovering the state of ink discharge of a plurality of ink heads for different colors. Mode determining circuitry determines a receiving mode and control circuitry controls the head recovery processing according to a receiving mode determined by the mode determining circuitry.

Abstract: An image processor in which information or a pattern is added to input image data, with the added information or pattern having a resolution or density which is different from that of the input image data.

Abstract: A method for printing grayscale images that compensates for problems in the printing process. The presence of a defective element on a spatial light modulator (12) is compensated for with use of a white balancing area. If a column of the modulator (12) has an element stuck ON, a corresponding element in the same column in the white balancing area is turned OFF while all other columns have elements that are ON. If the illumination is non-uniform, the exposure values of each element are multiplied by an efficiency factor which compensates for the non-uniformity.

Abstract: In an image forming apparatus having an endless transferring and conveying device for conveying a recording medium and electrostatically transferring a toner image from an image carrier to the medium, the mechanical operation of an image forming section is interrupted throughout the duration of preselected image processing executed by image processing means. As a result, the amount of toner to reach a cleaning section assigned to the endless transferring and conveying means is reduced. This frees the recording medium from contamination ascribable to defective cleaning and thereby insures attractive images.

Abstract: An engraving mechanism for engraving gravure cylinders having an engraving head, an engraving head movement mechanism, a sensor coupled to the movement mechanism for sensing the relative position between the engraving head and the gravure cylinder, and a control unit connected to the sensor and the movement mechanism. The control unit has a CPU and memory to store data related to the engraving of one or more gravure cylinders to determine the length of the cylinder in response to movement of the engraving head and sensor information from the sensor, to determine an initial position for positioning the engraving head prior to each engraving operation based upon the length and diameter of the gravure cylinder, and to determine a gap between the engraving head and the cylinder prior to engraving.

Abstract: In a holding construction for holding a recording paper rolled up around a cylindrical base, by inserting a holding member into each end of the base and supporting the holding member with a supporting member, either projections or recesses are formed on the outer circumferential surface of at least one of the holding members at predetermined pitches in the circumferential direction, and either recesses to be engaged with said projections or projections to be engaged with said recesses are formed in the portion of the supporting member which abuts against the outer circumferential surface of the holding member, at pitches determined on the basis of said predetermined pitches.

Abstract: An image reading device having a substrate, an array of a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements arranged on the substrate in a main scanning direction, and a plurality of light emission sources arranged in the main scanning direction to emit light for illumination of an original through light transmission windows formed at one side of the photoelectric conversion element array in a sub scanning direction. A shading portion is provided on the photoelectric conversion element side in each light transmission window corresponding to one of the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements to section the light transmission window into a plurality of light transmission regions at least on the photoelectric conversion element side. This image reading device is thus arranged to provide uniform output from the photoelectric conversion elements at the time of reading a black original.

Abstract: A freely configurable image processing apparatus comprises a plurality of processing sections each executing a specified processing to a digital image signal; namely a scanner section, a shading section, a filter section, an image size changing section, a .gamma.-conversion section, a tone processing section, an editorial section, a storage section, an external interface section, a printing section, and a plot section, wherein a sequence of processing by these processing section can freely be changed by a selector control section according to an instruction from a main control section by switching a mains elector and an out selector connected to each processing section.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for automated loading, unloading and registration of a cylinder in an engraver. The method and apparatus permit the engraver to accommodate cylinders of differing geometries, including a range of lengths, diameters and mounting configurations. The engraver includes a headstock and a tailstock which cooperate to rotatably support a cylinder at an engraving station in the engraver. The engraver also includes a cylinder handling system having at least one cylinder support for supporting the cylinder between the headstock and tailstock during loading and unloading of the cylinder. The cylinder handling system is responsive to at least one parameter, such as a cylinder diameter, to automatically register the cylinder at the engraving station. In one form, the cylinder supports each include telescoping support member having a support nest for engaging and supporting the cylinder at the engraving station.

Abstract: An image processing system includes a plurality of image processing devices which are sequentially connected to transmit image data to each other. Each device includes a storing unit for storing image data, and any one of the devices which is not currently selected for transmission can concurrently be used as a copy machine.

Abstract: In a digital image forming apparatus, when a latent image is formed on a photoconductor, a light from a light source is emitted in a period of a duty ratio while modulated according to image data, and the latent image is developed and transferred onto a sheet of paper. The duty ratio, defined as a ratio of a light-emitting time of a light exposing the photoconductor to a period for exposing a dot, is changed in the same document according to dot information on the document such as an edge signal. In the modulation of the optical intensity, the light emission onto the photoconductor is performed with a duty ratio which may be set for each dot. Image portions formed with different duty ratios may exist at the same time in a reproduced image. For example, an edge portion in a document is reproduced at the duty ratio of 100% while a non-edge portion is reproduced at the duty ratio less than 100%.

Abstract: An image processing system for converting an input pixel into n subpixels P1, P2, . . . , Pn, said system includes a comparator for comparing density threshold values D1, D2, . . . , Dn (where D1<D2<. . . <Dn) corresponding to the subpixels P1, P2, . . . , Pn with a density of the input pixel, Din; and a density setting unit for setting subpixels P1, P2, . . . , Pk corresponding to density threshold values D1, D2, . . . , Dk of the density threshold values D1, D2, . . . , Dn (where k<n) less than the density Din to a high density, setting subpixels Pk+2, . . . , Pn to a low density, and setting subpixel Pk+1 to an intermediate density.