Abstract: A feature of a subject file is identified. The feature is compared to a historical feature of a historical file. A similarity between the subject file and the historical file is calculated based on the comparing. A historical success metric for the historical file is identified. An intensive text extraction success value for the subject file is calculated based on the similarity and the historical success metric. Based on the intensive extraction success value, whether an intensive text extraction method should be performed on the subject file is determined.

Abstract: A method of an electronic device including obtaining a low-resolution input image by down-sampling a high-resolution input image; obtaining a low-resolution output image by performing image quality processing on the low-resolution input image; obtaining a low-resolution model from a conversion relationship between the low-resolution input image prior to the image quality processing being performed and the low-resolution output image subsequent to the image quality processing being performed; performing up-sampling of the low-resolution model; obtaining a high-resolution model by modifying the up-sampled low-resolution model, based on a difference between the high-resolution input image and the low-resolution input image; and obtaining a high-resolution output image from the high-resolution input image, by applying the high-resolution model to the high-resolution input image.

Abstract: An editing device is configured to edit print data including first print data and second print data via a display device for creating a composite label with a printing device. The composite label includes a first label and a second label and is created by superposing the second label over the first label. A set of program instructions, when executed by a controller of the editing device, causes the editing device to perform displaying an editing screen on the display device. The editing screen has a first region, a second region, and a composite region. The displaying displays a first label image based on the first print data in the first region, a second label image based on the second print data in the second region, and a composite label image formed by superposing the second label image over the first label image in the composite region.

Abstract: This invention is related to a multi-scale image processing algorithm for enhancing contrast to noise ratio in an electronic representation of an image represented by a) decomposing said digital image into a set of detail images at multiple resolution levels and a residual image at a resolution level lower than said multiple resolution levels, b) processing said detail images, c) computing a processed image by applying a reconstruction algorithm to the residual image and the processed detail images, said reconstruction algorithm being such that if it were applied to the residual image and the detail images without processing, then said digital image or a close approximation thereof would be obtained. The processing comprises the steps of: d) calculating a local variance value for at least one detail image pixel within a neighbourhood of said detail image pixel; e) enhancing or suppressing at least one detail image pixel as a function of said local variance value and said detail image pixel value.

Abstract: A printing system is disclosed. The printing system includes at least one physical memory device to store calibration logic and one or more processors coupled with the at least one physical memory device to execute the calibration logic to receive a first printer transfer function, receive a first print substrate transfer function associated with a first print substrate and generate a composite transfer function based on a function composition operation of the first print substrate transfer function and the first printer transfer function.

Abstract: Disclosed are a shortcut copying method for a multi-function printer and a multi-function printer using the same. After a plurality of data is input by an automatic document feeder, the multi-function printer scans first data in the plurality of data and generates a first scanning image. The multi-function printer provides a control interface composed of a front-side scanning and copying option unit, a back-side scanning and copying option unit and a duplex scanning and copying option unit, and determines whether an option execution command is received based on the control interface. When the multi-function printer determines that it receives the option execution command, it continues to scan other data of the plurality of data and generate a second scanning image. By providing the control interface with concise and clear functions, it is convenient for users to select the copying method quickly and conveniently, thereby improving convenience and efficiency of use.

Abstract: An image-based animal object detection apparatus includes: a communication module; a memory that stores therein a program configured to extract animal detection information; and a processor that executes the program. Herein, the program configured to extract animal detection information extracts the animal detection information by inputting received image into an animal detection model that is trained based on learning data composed of animal images. The animal detection information includes, as information about a bounding box created to be suitable for an animal object detected from the image, coordinates of a central point, a width and a length of the bounding box and a rotational angle of the bounding box, and includes, a position information indicating keypoints of the animal object.

Abstract: A file provision system includes a file generation apparatus and a file relay apparatus. The file generation apparatus includes first circuitry. The first circuitry provides a user terminal with device identification information identifying the file generation apparatus and access destination information indicating an access destination to the file relay apparatus. The first circuitry transmits the device identification information of the file generation apparatus to the file relay apparatus. The file relay apparatus includes second circuitry. The second circuitry receives the device identification information from the user terminal in response to an access from the user terminal. The second circuitry transmits the data file received from the file generation apparatus corresponding to the received device identification information to the user terminal as a source of the access or transfer the data file to a transfer destination designated by the user terminal as the source of the access.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: an identification unit configured to identify a location designated by a user on a screen being displayed on a display unit; and a control unit, in which types of a pop-up displayed on the screen include at least a first type which is a type of a pop-up displayed once a job starts and closed once the job ends and a second type which is a type of a pop-up closed once the user designates a location outside a region of the pop-up, and in a case where the pop-up being displayed on the screen is the pop-up of the first type and then the user designates a location outside the region of the pop-up of the first type, the control unit displays, on the screen, an option for ending the job.

Abstract: In a case where a second image processing device is designated as an image processing device used in printing according to a printing job, a printing control unit transmits a printing request to a second printing service system only when the printing job is a printing job corresponding to a printing instruction of a second user, and in a case where a first image processing device is designated as an image processing device used in printing according to the printing job, the printing control unit transmits a printing request to the second printing service system regardless of the printing job is a printing job corresponding to a printing instruction of which user.

Abstract: A computer-implemented image-processing method is provided. The computer-implemented image-processing method includes obtaining a pair of training samples including a training image having a first degree of sharpness and a reference image having a second degree of sharpness, the second degree greater than the first degree, at least portions of the training image and the reference image in a same pair having same contents; inputting the training image to the image-enhancing convolutional neural network to generate a training enhanced image; inputting the training enhanced image into an edge detector; generating, by the edge detector, a plurality of first edge maps; inputting the reference image into the edge detector; generating, by the edge detector, a plurality of second edge maps; and tuning parameters in the image-enhancing convolutional neural network to minimize at least the one or more first losses and a second loss.

Abstract: A medium conveying apparatus includes a plurality of feed rollers spaced in a direction perpendicular to a medium conveying direction, each of the feed rollers rotating independently at a respective speed to feed a medium, a plurality of brake rollers, each of the plurality of brake rollers being located to face a corresponding one of the plurality of feed rollers, a plurality of torque limiters separately provided between one of rotation shafts of the plurality of brake rollers and a corresponding one of the plurality of brake rollers, and a processor to detect a skew of the medium, and correct the skew of the medium by changing the speed of one of the plurality of feed rollers when the skew of the medium is detected.

Abstract: Based on scanned data obtained by a scan unit reading a first chart printed and output by a printing unit and colorimetric data obtained by a colorimetry unit measuring the first chart, correction information for correcting a sensed value of the scan unit is generated. The first chart includes a patch extending in a main scanning direction substantially perpendicular to a sheet conveyance direction and having a uniform density, and a position adjustment pattern formed outside the patch for identifying a position in the main scanning direction on the patch. A first generation unit generates the correction information by causing a pixel position of an end portion of the patch in the scanned data and a colorimetry position of an end portion of the patch in the colorimetric data to correspond to each other and determining a corrected value of the sensed value at a specific pixel position.

Abstract: Improved techniques to access content from documents in an automated fashion. The improved techniques permit content within documents to be retrieved and then used by computer systems operating various software programs (e.g., application programs), such as an extraction program. Documents, especially business transaction documents, often have various descriptors (or tables) and values that form key-value pairs. The improved techniques permit key-value pairs within documents to be recognized and extracted from documents. Consequently, RPA systems are able to accurately understand the content of tables within documents so that users and/or software robots can operate on the documents with increased reliability and flexibility.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses methods and apparatus for fatigue prediction based on analogue brain wave data, wherein one of the methods comprises: collecting an eye video sequence based on a video capture device; inputting the eye video sequence into a default fatigue discriminator to obtain predicted analogue brain wave data; and outputting the analogue brain wave data to a fatigue discriminant to discriminate a fatigue state. By adopting such a method for fatigue prediction based on analogue brain wave data described in the present disclosure, corresponding analogue brain wave data can be generated through acquiring eye image data, and the fatigue state can be predicted according to the analogue brain waves, so as to avoid tedious operation steps and improve the robustness and accuracy of the fatigue state detection, thereby greatly improving the user experience.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus communicatively connected to a user terminal and an image forming apparatus, the information processing apparatus includes one or more controllers having one or more processors and one or more memories, the one or more controllers being configured: to receive a message of a text described in a natural language from the user terminal, to determine information about a device setting of the image forming apparatus from a word included in the message, and to transmit the information about the determined device setting to the image forming apparatus.

Abstract: Systems and methods for identifying a presence of a completed document are disclosed. The system may receive an image file from a client device associated with a first document, identify one or more image regions within the image file corresponding to a presence of one or more extractable data entries, selectively extract the one or more extractable data entries, and determine whether the one or more extractable data entries match one or more stored data entries. When the one or more extractable data entries match, the system may determine the status of the first document as completed. When the one or more extractable data entries do not match, the system may proactively replace one or more inconsistent extractable data entries with corresponding stored data entries to form a corrected first document, and generate a request for a client to verify the corrected first document.

Abstract: A document to be analyzed and a set of key names to be extracted from the document are received. A set of strings of characters contained within the document and a location for each string of character are identified. Moreover, a document graph for the document is generated. The document graph includes a set of nodes and a set of edges. Each node of the set of nodes corresponds to a string of characters of the set of strings of characters. Each edge of the set of edges connects two or more nodes together. Additionally, based on the document graph and the received set of key names, a set of keys are identified. Furthermore, a set of values are extracted from the document, and a set of key-value pairs are generated based on the identified set of keys and the extracted set of values.

Abstract: A printing system includes a print engine, and one or more controllers configured to perform a data obtaining process of obtaining print data, a print controlling process of controlling the print engine to print an image corresponding to the print data on a printing medium based on a print setting value, and a fee determining process of determining a fee corresponding to a plurality of the print setting values to be applied when the print engine prints the image on the printing medium.

Abstract: Disclosed are an image dehazing method and system based on CycleGAN. The method comprises: acquiring a to-be-processed hazy image; and inputting the image into a pre-trained densely connected CycleGAN, and outputting a clear image. The densely connected CycleGAN comprises a generator, the generator comprises an encoder, a converter and a decoder, the encoder comprises a densely connected layer for extracting features of an input image, the converter comprises a transition layer for combining the features extracted at the encoder stage, the decoder comprises a densely connected layer and a scaled convolutional neural network layer, the densely connected layer is used for restoring original features of the image, and the scaled convolutional neural network layer is used for removing a checkerboard effect of the restored original features to obtain a finally output clear image.