Abstract: An infrared cropping optical module includes: a housing; a linear optical sensing module, which is accommodated within the housing, outputs visible light and receives reflected visible light and transmitting infrared light to obtain a visible light image, generated after the linear optical sensing module scans a medium, and cropping information corresponding to the visible light image; an infrared linear light source, which is accommodated within the housing, is disposed on one side of the linear optical sensing module, and outputs first infrared light; and a calibration sheet, which is disposed on an optical path of the first infrared light and reflects external visible light. A scanner using the infrared cropping optical module for image cropping is also disclosed.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus that permits login of a user by transmitting authentication information on the user to a server that provides an authentication service and based on response results from the server performs output control by selecting a user interface based on a predetermined condition, which is one of a first user interface prepared in advance and a second user interface obtained by rendering by a browsing function, both for causing the user to input the authentication information. Here, the information processing apparatus transmits first authentication information input by using the first user interface to the server and receives first response results for the transmission from the server. Further, the information processing apparatus transmits second authentication information input by using the second user interface to the server and receives second response results for the transmission from the server.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes one or more memories storing instructions, and one or more processors executing the instructions to obtain document data before printing, to set an inspection area that is an inspection target for an image represented by the obtained document data, to update, in a case when the document data is modified, the set inspection area based on the modified document data, and to generate, based on the modified document data, a reference image for inspection of a printed material.

Abstract: An example electronic apparatus includes a communication unit, a user interface unit, a processor, and a memory. The processor is to execute instructions stored in the memory to receive, from the user interface unit, a request for an image forming operation on a document, obtain, by a first driver, a result of whether to approve the image forming operation, based on user information, from a server through the communication unit, when the image forming operation is approved, transmit, by the first driver, print data corresponding to the image forming operation to a second driver for the image forming operation, request, by the second driver, an image forming apparatus to perform the image forming operation, and, when the image forming operation is performed, transmit, by the first driver, history information corresponding to a result of the image forming operation to the server through the communication unit.

Abstract: A vehicle controller includes a processor configured to: input characteristics extracted from an object region representing a target vehicle in an image obtained by a camera of a vehicle into a light-state classifier to identify a light state that is the state of a signal light of the target vehicle; determine a first control value, based on the result of identification of the light state and the positional relationship between the vehicle and the target vehicle, in accordance with a predetermined rule; input the result of identification of the light state into a control command classifier, which has been trained to output a second control value for controlling the vehicle to avoid a collision between the vehicle and the target vehicle, thereby determining the second control value; and determine an integrated control value to be used for controlling the vehicle, based on the first and second control values.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes circuitry to determine a type of a document read by a scanner, set a top-bottom determination method based on the type of the document, and determine a top-bottom orientation of a target image by the top-bottom determination method. The target image is obtained by reading the document with the scanner.

Abstract: An image recording apparatus includes a feed tray configured to accommodate a sheet-shaped medium, the sheet-shaped medium including at least one of a first sheet-shaped medium or a second sheet-shaped medium, and a recording device configured to record an image on the sheet-shaped medium fed from the feed tray. The feed tray includes a first accommodation portion configured to accommodate a roll, in which the first sheet-shaped medium is rolled in a roll shape, a second accommodation portion configured to accommodate a plurality of the second sheet-shaped media in a stacked state, and a display portion that displays setting information on setting of the sheet-shaped medium.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a layer-group determining unit configured to determine, from a printing layer that is a plurality of layers printed using a head that ejects ink, the printing layer including the layer formed by specific color ink and the layer formed by color ink, a layer group that is a plurality of the layers printed in one scanning by the head, a receiving unit configured to receive an input of printing conditions for each of the layer group included in the printing layer and other layers that are zero or more of the layers not included in the layer group, and a setting unit configured to perform setting for applying, to the layer group, a first input value of the printing condition input for the layer group and applying, to the other layers, a second input value of the printing condition input for the other layers.

Abstract: An image processing device obtains input image data representing an input gradation value for each of multiple pixels, and generates output image data representing a dot formation state for each of the multiple pixels by executing a halftone process with respect to the input image data. The halftone process includes a state selecting process selecting, from among Q+1 dot states, the dot formation state of a pixel of interest among the multiple pixels, the Q being an integer of 2 or more. The Q+1 dot states include a non-dot state Q with-dot states. The state selecting process includes a threshold determining process of determining Q threshold values to be associated with the Q with-dot states. The threshold determining process determines the Q threshold values using multiple parameters including the input gradation values of the pixel of interest and Q reference gradation values to be associated with the Q with-dot states.

Abstract: A display unit color-correction method includes: a first step of displaying a prescribed image on a display unit of a portable communication terminal that includes an imaging unit and the display unit; a second step of acquiring imaging data by imaging a color chart, which is a printed matter, and the display unit with the prescribed image displayed thereon together or individually by the imaging unit; and a third step of correcting a color of the display unit by using color information on the prescribed image in the imaging data and color information on a color in the color chart in the imaging data.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a power supply control portion, and a notification processing portion. The power supply control portion executes power supply control that includes: a first step of supplying power to a non-volatile storage portion in a case where an access request to access the storage portion is received while power supply to the storage portion is stopped; and a second step of stopping power supply to the storage portion after an access process of accessing the storage portion in response to the access request is completed. The notification processing portion notifies of a transmission source of access requests with the highest number of transmissions of the access requests received while power supply to the storage portion is stopped among the transmission sources of access requests when the number of executions of the power supply control exceeds a predetermined reference number of times.

Abstract: Systems and methods for contact imaging of stands with illumination are disclosed herein. A contact imaging system can include a contact imager. The contact imager can include a housing having a base and a lid. The lid can have a closed position against the base and an open position. The contact imager can include a contact area image sensor. The lid can shield the contact area image sensor from ambient light when the lid is in the closed position. The contact imager can include an illuminator that can illuminate at least a portion of a blot on the contact area image sensor when the lid is in the closed position.

Abstract: A system and method for multifunction peripheral fleet device management includes a cloud-based management system interacting with an administrator terminal. Lists or desired device information are assembled and displayed as tabbed entries. An initial or active tab is displayed first, along with a tab that includes a descriptive term for the associated list, along with a numeric count of list items. A search box is provided to allow for filtering a list when a number of entries is excessive for an item-by-item review. Other tabs, associated with other, hidden lists, are not populated until the active tab list is complete. A placeholder indicator is displayed until such time as each inactive tab is completely populated. If an inactive tab is selected prior to being populated, it is moved to a position for being populated next.

Abstract: Useful information on image transmission is provided to a user who transmits an image in a network print technology.

Abstract: A system and method for providing alternative authentication modes in multifunction peripherals includes supplying mobile device management and application authentication to multifunction peripherals without such capabilities. A pluggable authorization module is installed on an incompatible multifunction peripheral by providing a user login on a devices idle screen with an login URL. A user's login credentials are verified by an authentication server that returns an associated username and access permissions once verified. This information is used by the pluggable authorization module to generate a temporary multi-function device services user supplied with the retrieved access permissions. The user can then use the multifunction device services via the temporary user. The temporary user is deleted once the user logs out.

Abstract: Upon fulfillment of a replacement cartridge of print material, whether projected usage of a printing device will likely deplete a current cartridge of print material prior to anticipated arrival of the replacement cartridge is determined. Responsive to determination that the projected usage will likely deplete the current cartridge prior to the anticipated arrival of the replacement cartridge, the printing device is to enter a reduced print material usage mode during subsequent actual usage of the printing device.

Abstract: Provided is an image forming apparatus capable of appropriately setting and adjusting the order of printing jobs by presenting an internal priority. An instruction acquiring unit presents a job list in which the plurality of jobs is arranged in the printing order and acquires a change instruction of the printing order. The instruction acquiring unit also presents the internal priority to the job list and acquires a change instruction to change the internal priority. An internal priority setting unit sets, based on the change instruction, an internal priority that is different from set priority specified for each of the plurality of jobs. The internal priority setting unit changes the internal priority according to the change instruction to change the internal priority. An image forming unit that outputs each of the plurality of jobs in the printing order corresponding to the internal priority.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for inline scanned image enrichment is provided. The apparatus includes a computing device configured to receive a plurality of subject data, generate a candidate set to model the scan focal points from, digitally capture the slide using the identified focal points through machine-learning processes, processing the captured image to optimize its viewability, and storing the captured image in an accessible repository.

Abstract: A disease diagnosing method and a disease diagnosing system are provided in the disclosure. The disease diagnosing method includes: obtaining continuous images of a body skin and generating a time domain signal according to an average pixel value of a region of interest in each frame of the continuous images; transforming the time domain signal to a frequency domain signal and combining the time domain signal and the frequency domain signal to a time frequency signal; retrieving multiple first features of a first high dimensional space of the time frequency signal to obtain multiple second features of a second high dimensional space; and use the second features as feature vectors to map to a high dimension feature space, and classifying the second features as one of the multiple categories of a disease corresponding to the region of interest in the body skin according to a hyperplane of the high dimension feature space.

Abstract: A reading apparatus, having a document placement table, a cover, a reader, and a controller, is provided. The cover has, on a facing surface thereof that faces the reader, a reference section having a first edge extending in a sub-scanning direction and a second edge extending in a main scanning direction, and a colored part on peripheries of the reference section. The colored part is colored along the first edge and along the second edge. The controller is configured to operate the reader to read the colored part and the peripheries of the colored part, detect a first position being a position of the first edge in the main scanning direction and a second position being a position of the second edge in the sub-scanning direction in an outcome of reading, and determine a reading range based on the first position and the second position.