Abstract: In IC-tagged printed matter 200, image data is printed on IC-tagged paper and the image data of the printed image is stored in the IC tag. MFP 100C makes a judgment whether the document set by ADF 141 is an IC-tagged printed mater or not by means of IC tag reader 143A, reads out the image data from the IC tag of the document on the ADF by means of IC tag reader 143A without transporting the document, and prints it on conventional paper or IC-tagged printing paper by means of printing unit 151, when it is the IC-tagged printed matter. If it is to be printed on IC-tagged printing paper, it writes the printed image data on the IC tag of said IC-tagged printing paper by means of IC tag writer 152 simultaneously. Thus, high quality copies in which the attribute information of the printed matter is reflected can be obtained from the electronically tagged printed mater.

Abstract: A print command has a hierarchical structure including a vendor common code, and a vendor unique code, an index print mode or date print mode is designated using the common code, and a detailed print format of each image or the number of index images per sheet in the index print mode can be designated using the unique code.

Abstract: There is disclosed a system which efficiently and effectively executes printing even when an error occurs in a printing apparatus. An apparatus according to the present invention is an information processing apparatus which includes a plurality of print queues corresponding to a plurality of printing apparatuses, comprising registration means for registering, in the plurality of print queues, job information including information which can link to print data, and means for excluding, from schedule-up targets, job information except job information scheduled up first in accordance with a vacant state of the print queues, and when interruption of printing has occurred in a printing apparatus which has output a print job based on the job information scheduled up, setting the job information excluded from the schedule-up targets as a schedule-up target.

Abstract: This invention provides an information processing apparatus having a generation function of generating printing data to be transmitted to a printer, including a storage which saves printing data of each original page in an intermediate format together with printing setting data, a printing controller which causes the user to change a printing setting and issue a printing instruction, and a printing data reading unit which reads out the printing setting data from the storage in accordance with the printing instruction, changes the color mode setting of the read printing setting data in accordance with the color mode setting in the printer that is changed by the printing controller, and generates by using the generation function the printing data containing an instruction of changing the color mode on the basis of the printing setting data.

Abstract: This invention can provide an information processing apparatus and control method thereof, and a program, which can efficiently execute processing associated with font settings. To accomplish this, font information of a first character and font information of a second character, which are located before and after the position of an input character are acquired. When the acquired font information of the first character and the acquired font information of the second character include the same font type, the font type is set as font type information used for the input character. When the acquired font information of the first character and the acquired font information of the second character include different font types, parsing is executed for the character string including the input character, and font type information used for the input character is set based on the parsing result.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for calibrating a digital color imaging device to a printing press by determining a total colorant limit, per-channel colorant limits, and channel linearization tables using colorimetric and/or spectrophotometric techniques. In addition, for digital color imaging devices that use multi-hue colorants, methods and apparatus are provided for determining distribution functions for the multi-hue colorants as a function of input values.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus enabling identical editing of a plurality of edit target images includes an edit position designator for designating, for a single image, an edit position as an edit target, an alignment position designator for designating an image alignment position and a edit unit that aligns an edit image and edits a designated area having the edit position for the single image as its reference.

Abstract: It is an object of this invention to provide a user-legible print result in consecutively printing a plurality of pages of images. To this end, it is checked whether there is continuity between data to be printed at the lower end portion of a page and data to be printed at the upper end portion of the next page. If there is continuity, a page break is inserted before the data at the lower end portion of the page, and an image of the data at the lower end portion is printed on the next page. Controlling a printing method in this manner makes it possible to prevent character split due to printing across pages and provide a user-legible print result.

Abstract: After applications installed in a DSC and PD printer establish a communication procedure, the DSC issues a request to the PD printer. A time required for data transfer involved in the request is predicted. An elapse time until a response is received from the PD printer in response to the request is estimated on the basis of the predicted time. If no response is returned from the PD printer within the estimated elapse time, the request is disabled.

Abstract: This invention increases the job information management precision. To accomplish this, an information processing method of recording or accumulating job information on a job issued from an information processing apparatus connectable to an image forming apparatus including an acquisition step of acquiring the job information from the information processing apparatus or the image forming apparatus, a determination step of determining whether to record or accumulate the job information acquired in the acquisition step, in accordance with a driver which generates data of the issued job, and a recording/accumulation step of recording or accumulating the job information determined in the determination step to be recorded or accumulated.

Abstract: In a color pair selecting section, a color pair which is used for 2-color printing is selectively inputted from a plurality of colors. In a print data separating section, print data is separated into data in different printing forms. In a print data developing section, one of the data in the different printing forms is color converted and developed by using one of the color pair and the other data in the different printing forms is color converted and developed by using the other one of the color pair. In an image drum up/down section, image drums to form images by colors other than the color pair are discriminated and held inoperative. Deterioration of expressing ability in the 2-color printing is prevented and a decrease in lives of the image drums which are not used is prevented.

Abstract: The invention provides a dither matrix generating method. This method generates a dither matrix for determining a status of dot formation on each of print pixels of a print image to be formed on a print medium in response to input image data.

Abstract: An image processing device is provided with a reference position determining system that determines a reference position based on image data of an original, an image scanning system that scans the original line by line, the line extending in a main scanning direction, an image storing system that stores a predetermined number of lines of image data scanned by the image scanning system, a compensation value determining system that determines a compensation value which is used to make at least a position of a point in the predetermined number of lines of image data stored in the image storing system coincide with the reference position, and a compensating system that compensates the position of the predetermined number of lines of image data in accordance with the compensation value determined by the compensation value determining system.

Abstract: When the user gives a printing instruction of an image delivered in response to the user's selection and edited, the image printing system of the invention retrieves available printers for printing the image, based on the ink type suitable for printing the image and an input paper size, and displays a list of the retrieved available printers on the user's Web browser. In response to the user's selection of a desired printer out of the list, the image printing system inputs a captured image, which is obtained by capturing the edited image, as a check image and the user's settings of editing parameters via the Internet and sends the check image and the user's settings of the editing parameters to a computer in a printing center where the selected printer is located. The computer displays a resized edited image and the check image in a comparable manner to confirm their consistency, prior to printing the edited image.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for calibrating a digital color imaging device to a printing press by determining a total colorant limit, per-channel colorant limits, and channel linearization tables using colorimetric and/or spectrophotometric techniques. In addition, for digital color imaging devices that use multi-hue colorants, methods and apparatus are provided for determining distribution functions for the multi-hue colorants as a function of input values.

Abstract: This invention provides methods for predicting calorimetric measurements of subtractive colors, in particular, when there is a measurable colorimetric change in one or more individual colorant relative to a set of baseline measurements. The invention is useful for, among other things, imaging applications or soft proofing environments to improve color modeling without requiring significant empirical measurements for adjustments to color models.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for calibrating a digital color imaging device to a printing press by determining a total colorant limit, per-channel colorant limits, and channel linearization tables using calorimetric and/or spectrophotometric techniques. In addition, for digital color imaging devices that use multi-hue colorants, methods and apparatus are provided for determining distribution functions for the multi-hue colorants as a function of input values.

Abstract: A method and system for providing a halftoned image is disclosed. The method and system comprise scaling the halftoned image by performing pel repetition utilizing an error diffusion algorithm such that artifacts are minimized. According a system and method in accordance with the present invention performs pel repetition using error diffusion technology, so that any resulting “artifacts” are realized as high-frequency image addition, making them much less visible. A system and method in accordance with the present invention provides adjustability in the computational complexity of the scaling, so that quality can be traded off continuously against the amount of processing power required.

Abstract: A portable terminal user uses a portable terminal so as to select data to be printed among data in a server as well as an MFP from which the data is to be printed out. The server creates authentication data and transmits the authentication data to the selected MFP. The MFP displays the authentication data. The portable terminal acquires the authentication data through picture taking, and transmits the acquired data to the server. The server compares the created authentication data with the data transmitted from the portable terminal. If they match, print data corresponding to the authentication data is transmitted to the MFP, whereby the MFP performs printing. With such a configuration, an image output system attaining excellent usability for the user and improved security can be provided.

Abstract: A spectral printing model converter is used to convert ink amount data to spectral reflectance of a color patch to be printed according to the ink amount data. A plurality of sample ink amount data each representing a set of ink amounts of plural inks is provided, and each sample ink amount data is converted into spectral reflectance of a virtual sample patch to be printed with the ink amounts represented by the sample ink amount data using the spectral printing model converter. An evaluation index is calculated for each sample ink amount data, where the evaluation index includes a color difference index and an image quality index of the virtual sample patch to be printed according to the sample ink amount data. The color difference index represents a color difference between a sample color which is calculated from the spectral reflectance and a comparative color which is selected as a basis for comparison.