Abstract: Provided are methods and systems for improving the intelligibility of speech in a noisy environment. A communication model is developed that includes noise inherent in the message production and message interpretation processes, and considers that these noises have fixed signal-to-noise ratios. The communication model forms the basis of an algorithm designed to optimize the intelligibility of speech in a noisy environment. The intelligibility optimization algorithm only does something (e.g., manipulates the audio signal) when needed, and thus if no noise is present the algorithm does not alter or otherwise interfere with the audio signals, thereby preventing any speech distortion. The algorithm is also very fast and efficient in comparison to most existing approaches for speech intelligibility enhancement, and therefore the algorithm lends itself to easy implementation in an appropriate device (e.g., cellular phone or smartphone).

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a division unit and a generation unit. The division unit divides an image represented by image forming data into multiple division regions. The generation unit generates a piece of bitmap image data by causing a hardware processing unit to process a piece of division-region data selected from among pieces of division-region data of the multiple division regions in descending order of processing loads of image processing performed when pieces of bitmap image data are generated from the respective pieces of division-region data, the processing loads being obtained for the respective division regions, and by causing a CPU to perform software processing on a piece of division-region data selected from among the pieces of division-region data in ascending order of the processing loads.

Abstract: An image processing device acquires a selection instruction to select one of a plurality of functions; and determines whether an operation mode is in a simulation mode in which a specific function is executed according to an instruction from a terminal device, which stores a virtual application program and a virtual service program used for the virtual application program. The device executing, in a case of determining that the operation mode is not the simulation mode, a first function executing process to execute the selected function by: activating the application program corresponding to the selected function, and executing, in a case of determining that the operation mode is the simulation mode, a second function executing process to execute the specific function by: inhibiting activation of the application program; publishing an API corresponding to the specific function; and acquiring an instruction for executing the specific function from the virtual application program.

Abstract: When heights from the reading lines (Lr, Lg, Lb) on the transmission part (13B) corresponding to the line sensors (33r, 33g, 33b) to the predetermined conveyance path T are employed as reading heights of the line sensors (33r, 33g, 33b), a position shift correction unit (100) performs first correction control for correcting position shifts between image signals outputted from the line sensors (33r, 33g, 33b) on the basis of a difference of the reading heights between the line sensors (33r, 33g, 33b).

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a selection section. When the information processing apparatus makes an image forming apparatus perform image formation on a presentation file including first information on a first output image and second information on a second target output image associated with the first output image based on the first information and the second information, the selection section selects a target output image on which the image formation is performed from among the second output image.

Abstract: Methods are disclosed for an encoder to embed a data stream into a quantized PCM digital audio signal and for a corresponding decoder to both retrieve the data stream and losslessly reconstruct the exact original audio. Some methods employ complimentary amplification and attenuation, while others employ gain redistribution. Pre-emphasis and soft clipping techniques are described as methods of losslessly reducing the peak excursion of the PCM audio signal. Also described is the lossless placing of data at predetermined positions within an audio stream.

Abstract: A user device having a voice recognition function and an operation method thereof are provided. The operation method includes detecting whether there is an input from at least one sensor in response to execution of an application which may use voice recognition and activating or inactivating the voice recognition in response to the detection of the input.

Abstract: To reduce effort in an operation where an email address which is assigned to a printer is set as the destination of an email in a user terminal, a printing system which performs printing based on an email which is transmitted by a user terminal and which includes a printer which has a recording medium which records information which indicates an email address which is assigned to the printer and provides the email address to the user terminal by means of contactless communication, and a printing control means which executes printing based on printing data which corresponds to an email which is transmitted with the email address set as the destination.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus prints an image using a color conversion table. The image forming apparatus includes a representative color acquisition section and a color adjustment section. The representative color acquisition section acquires at least one representative color of the image. The color adjustment section adjusts a reproduced color, of a color included in the image, obtained with reference to the color conversion table. The color adjustment section adjusts the reproduced color, of the color included in the image, obtained with reference to the color conversion table, based on positional relationship in a color space between a reproduced color of the representative color obtained by a display device and a reproduced color of the representative color obtained with reference to the color conversion table.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for use in capturing image data of an output of a printing device during a print run, the method comprising capturing a first portion of image data of a first spread, capturing a second portion of image data of a second spread, wherein the location of the second portion of image data on the second spread is different from the location of the first portion of image data on the first spread, and combining the first portion with the second portion to generate oversampled image data.

Abstract: Mechanisms are provided for processing logical relationships in natural language content. Natural language content is received, upon which a reasoning operation is to be performed. A first parse representation of the natural language content is generated, by a parser, by performing natural language processing on the natural language content. A logical parse of the first parse is generated by identifying latent logical operators within the first parse indicative of logical relationships between elements of the natural language content. A reasoning operation on the logical parse is executed to generate a knowledge output indicative of knowledge associated with one or more of the logical relationships between elements of the natural language content.

Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention relates to a speech recognition system and method using incremental device-based acoustic model adaptation. The speech recognition system comprises a model selection module selecting an acoustic model of multi-model tree by verifying and categorizing a device key transmitted from a user device; a model management module generating and incrementally adapting multi-model tree by categorizing voice data based on a user device; and a speech recognition module performing speech recognition by receiving the acoustic model selected from the model selection module and transmitting data of which reliability exceeds a predetermined threshold value to the model management module.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a protection system for printed documents using steganographic and computer vision, materialized by the use of portable devices, where ETCODE encoded images are generated for this purpose. This method was created in order to ensure the document's authenticity, integrity of information, store information about authorship and copyright protection of printed documents. The protection method described in this patent is to generate an encoded image ETCODE using steganographic techniques, to be printed with the document, using conventional printers, and also that the decoding is performed by a digital camera portable device, obtaining therefore the information hidden in ETCODE, and then confronted with the information about the document in its digital version present in a database, thus fulfilling the proposal document protection.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide a communication apparatus that can use preferable settings regardless of which of communication in a near-field wireless communication method and communication in a wireless communication method different from the near-field wireless communication method is used as a trigger to start a function. The communication apparatus may include a controller. The controller may, if communication carried out in a near-field wireless communication method, transmit at least one of first setting table and data created based on the first setting table to an external device, and, if communication is carried out in the wireless communication method, transmit at least one of second setting table and data created based on the second setting table to the external device.

Abstract: An image processing system capable of executing a processing flow in a destination image processing apparatus without retransmitting the processing flow from a source image processing apparatus to the destination image processing apparatus when the version of the destination image processing apparatus is upgraded. The source image processing apparatus analyzes whether or not the processing flow is executable by the destination image processing apparatus before transmitting the processing flow, and if it is unexecutable, the source image processing apparatus performs alternate configuration of an inexecutable setting based on the analysis result. The source image processing apparatus transmits the processing flow including the alternate setting to the destination image processing apparatus.

Abstract: A technology is provided for, when an error occurs in a communication apparatus (image forming apparatus), notifying a user of information relating to the error using NFC without a decrease in the user's convenience. A communication apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention includes an NFC device (NFC controller) which can operate in either a reader/writer mode or a card emulation mode. The communication apparatus, when an error occurs, obtains information relating to the error, and sets, into the NFC device, the obtained error information as information which an external mobile terminal can read from the communication apparatus via NFC in the card emulation mode. The communication apparatus also sets the operation mode of the NFC device to the card emulation mode.

Abstract: An image processing device that displays a printed material, includes a first calculator configured to calculate display data based on: original data of an image printed on a sheet of paper; first data indicating diffuse reflection of the sheet; second data used for giving regular reflection texture of the sheet to a display image for displaying texture of the printed material; and third data used for giving regular reflection texture of the image to the display image for displaying the texture of the printed material.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus and method. The apparatus comprises a generation unit configured to generate a named shared memory that can be accessed by both an application which runs with a first bit number and a printer driver which runs with a second bit number different from the first bit number. A storing unit is configured to store information in the named shared memory generated by the generation unit, and an acquisition unit is configured to acquire the information stored by the storing unit from the named shared memory generated by the generation unit. The storing unit is executed by the printer driver, and the acquisition unit is executed by the application.

Abstract: A control unit in an image processing apparatus performs control as follows. The storage unit stores image data in a first format and image data in a second format for a particular application, into which the image data in the first format is converted by the converting unit, at image input. When the image data is to be used by a first application which is same as the particular application in a first apparatus of the same model as the image processing apparatus, a communication unit transfers the stored image data in the second format to the first apparatus. When the image data is to be used by a second application different from the particular application, the communication unit transfers image data in a format for the second application, into which the converting unit converts the stored image data in the first format, to the first apparatus.

Abstract: A print settings screen for instructing creation of form data is displayed as a screen provided by a printer driver. Further, when a form data creation instruction has been received, a screen showing a message indicating that an instruction to complete an operation is required on a print screen provided by an application is displayed in order to execute the instructed creation of form data. Stored, as a form file, is form data created by a creation instruction given on the print settings screen, after the instruction to complete the operation was given on the print screen provided by the application.