Abstract: Systems and methods for assessing text legibility in an electronic document are disclosed. According to certain aspects, the electronic document may include a text layer and a background layer, and an electronic device may generate a text mask comprising a set of glyphs at certain positions. The electronic device may analyze the text mask to generate an output comprising a set of bounding boxes that indicate legibility degrees of the respective glyphs included in the text mask. The electronic device may display the output for review and assessment by a user, who may use the electronic device to facilitate any modifications to the electronic document.

Abstract: An approach for enhancing a video stream. The approach processes a video stream and identifies frames comprising text. The approach marks text extraction locations and extracts the text from the frames. The approach determines if a mirroring effect should be applied to the text and applies if applicable, creating enhanced text. The approach inserts the enhanced text and smooths the edges of the inserted enhanced text. The approach merges the frames with the enhanced text into the video stream, creating an enhanced video stream and sends the enhanced video stream to requesting users.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to convert, using a conversion rule prescribing an association between order reception information on an article and manufacturing information used by each of plural manufacturers manufacturing the article in accordance with the order reception information on the article, the order reception information into the manufacturing information used by a designated manufacturer that is requested to manufacture the article.

Abstract: A system is disclosed.

Abstract: A user can comfortably perform an ordering operation of a print product even in a case where a bandwidth of a network is insufficient. In an image processing apparatus, an image processing method, a program, and a recording medium according to an embodiment of the present invention, an instruction receiving unit receives, as inputs, an image and an instruction of image processing to be performed on the images, and a first image processing unit performs first image processing corresponding to the instruction of image processing on the image to generate a first image after the image processing based on the image and the instruction of image processing received from the instruction receiving unit via a global network.

Abstract: A method for classifying a document in real-time is disclosed. The method includes identifying one or more sections of the document likely to contain text based on a contrast between dark space and light space in an image of the document. Optical character recognition is performed within the identified sections of the document to identify a set of words within each identified section of the document. The sets of words are extracted from the identified sections of the document, and a subset of the sets of words is selected for classifying the document based on a preconfigured option. The document is then classified by inputting the selected subset of words into one or more machine learning models. The method includes transmitting the document and the determined classification of the document to an external server.

Abstract: In one example, a system can receive an order from a client device. The system can also receive data about a set of print queues at a set of printers via a network. The system can then determine a set of queue times corresponding to the set of print queues. Each respective queue time can be determined based on a corresponding print queue. The system can generate an estimated wait time for the order based on the set of queue times. The system can then transmit the estimated wait time to the client device for display in a graphical user interface to a user associated with the order.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a registration unit configured to register a button in association with path information indicating a file storage destination and print settings, a display unit configured to display a screen including the registered button, an acquisition unit configured to acquire one or more files by using the path information without asking a user to make a selection in a case where the displayed button is selected, and an execution unit configured to execute printing of the acquired one or more files based on the print settings.

Abstract: There is provided a printing apparatus including: a printing section; a first USB port; a second USB port; and a control section, and the control section is configured to set a state where the printing apparatus operates as a USB device when an device coupled to a USB port is a USB host, set a state where the printing apparatus operates as a USB host when the device coupled to the USB port is a USB device, set a state of supplying a first power amount of energy to the device coupled to the USB port, set a state of supplying a second power amount of energy, which is greater than the first power amount, to the device coupled to the USB port, and perform setting for giving priority to at least one of the states over another state when the printing section is not performing printing.

Abstract: A recording apparatus includes: a receiver receiving recording data transmitted from a user; a recording section performing recording on a medium using the recording data; a storage section temporarily storing the recording data until the recording is finished; an output tray to which the medium with the recording finished is outputted; and a controller controlling the recording apparatus. Here, when an index indicating the size of a value of the number of users predicted to congregate near the recording apparatus is a density near the recording apparatus, the controller calculates the density based on information concerning recording data stored in the storage section, and enables the density to be referred to.

Abstract: A print control device used to control printing on a three-dimensional workpiece includes an acquisition unit that acquires workpiece information including information about the number of print surfaces of the workpiece, where an image is printed on each of the print surfaces, a controller that displays, on a display device, a print image setting portion for a user to set an image to be printed on each of the print surfaces, and a reception unit that receives an operation by the user via an input device, wherein the controller changes the number of the print image setting portions to be displayed on the display device according to the workpiece information.

Abstract: A user interface corresponding to a startup environment of a paper management application is provided. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a control program for causing a computer to execute a process that controls a printing apparatus including at least one sheet storage unit, the process comprising in a case that an application for operating the printing apparatus, which is installed in a printing control apparatus capable of communicating with the printing apparatus, is running, causing a display unit to selectably display an object, which accepts an instruction for opening the sheet storage unit, via an operation unit of the printing control apparatus, and in a case that the application, which is installed in an information processing apparatus capable of communicating with the printing apparatus via the printing control apparatus, is running, restricting accepting selection of the object via an operation unit of the information processing apparatus.

Abstract: A method and apparatus that detects whether biometric information is spoofed is provided. The method receives, from a sensor, first feature information including a static feature associated with biometric information of a user, and a dynamic feature obtained based on images related to the biometric information, detects whether the biometric information is spoofed based on a first score calculated based on the first feature information, fuses the first score with a second score calculated based on second feature information extracted from the images, based on a result of the detecting that the biometric information is spoofed based on the first score, and detects that the biometric information is spoofed based on a fused score.

Abstract: A method is provided that includes receiving, at a hot folder that processes print job files according to default print instructions associated with the hot folder, a submitted file selected from (a) a submitted print job file or (b) a submitted print ticket, where the submitted print ticket includes at least one submitted print instruction. The method further includes starting a delay timer upon receiving the submitted file, waiting to process the submitted file until the delay timer has expired, and, upon expiration of the delay timer, processing the submitted file. Also described are a non-transitory computer-readable medium and a printing device.

Abstract: A multi-layer low-pass filter is used to filter a first frame of video data representing at least a portion of an environment of an individual. A first layer of the filter has a first filtering resolution setting for a first subset of the first frame, while a second layer of the filter has a second filtering resolution setting for a second subset. The first subset includes a data element positioned along a direction of a gaze of the individual, and the second subset of the frame surrounds the first subset. A result of the filtering is compressed and transmitted via a network to a video processing engine configured to generate a modified visual representation of the environment.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes circuitry. The circuitry receives an input of ledger sheet image data read from a ledger sheet. The circuitry identifies, among a plurality of character strings extracted through character recognition performed on the ledger sheet image data, a reference point character string based on relative positions of the reference point character string and a particular character string of the plurality of character strings. The reference point character string forms a reference point for extraction. The circuitry extracts a corresponding character string corresponding to the reference point character string based on relative positions of the corresponding character string and the reference point character string.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus, including a storage having a registry area capable of referring to print setting of a plurality of printer drivers, an operation acceptor which accepts inputs of various instructions from a user; a communicator which transmits print data to the image forming device on the basis of the print setting of the printer driver; and a controller which controls the storage, the operation acceptor, and the communicator, in which master data including authentication information can be registered in the registry area, when the operation acceptor accepts an input of a print instruction, the controller refers to the master data and, when the authentication information for authentication print is set, the controller causes the authentication information to be reflected in the print setting of the printer driver and causes the printer driver to generate print data and to transmit the print data to the communicator.

Abstract: A method includes an accepting step of causing an information processing apparatus to accept a request for switching a contracted device from a first image forming apparatus to a second image forming apparatus, the contracted device being an image forming apparatus allowed to use contracted consumables accommodating printing materials based on a contract, an enablement-establishing step of causing the information processing apparatus to establish a first enabled state in which the second image forming apparatus is allowed to use a contracted consumables, in response to acceptance of the request, and an enablement-continuing step of causing the information processing apparatus to establish a second enabled state in which the first image forming apparatus is allowed to continuously use the contracted consumables that has been previously used in the first image forming apparatus for a predetermined period, in response to acceptance of the request.

Abstract: A print bot service analyzes a character string received from a message application service and input from a user by using a keyword for each language associated with printing, determines a language used in the character string, and in accordance with the determined language, switches a language used in a message transmitted to the message application service.

Abstract: In a case of performing test print of a specified print job, an information processing apparatus displays information on a print property to be changed from the specified print job in the test print and causes an operator to confirm the information, generates a test print job obtained by changing the print property of the specified print job, and transmits the generated test print job to an image forming apparatus.