Abstract: A stand-alone printing apparatus for transferring one or more digital photographs captured by a digital device to a printable medium. The printing apparatus includes an input member for receiving digital photographs from a source and image processing for generating an image corresponding to each of the digital photographs. The photoprinter apparatus includes dynamically definable image processing software and an integrated user interface with template and settings storage capabilities.

Abstract: This invention is targeted to realize preview displaying by using a system spooler. In the print system according to this invention, when an application program designates printing of a document, document data is spooled into EMF spool file 4. At the same time, previewer 3 is started to transmit a printing image generation request to print processor 5. The print processor 5 reads the data subjected to preview displaying out of the EMF spool file 4, have printer graphic driver 6 generate image data that has an appropriate display size, and informs the name of the image data file to the previewer 8, which then displays the image data.

Abstract: A color characterization process utilizing nonlinear regression analysis to characterize a color input device. The color input device is used to generate a bitmap of device dependent values from a color target. The bitmap of device dependent color values is used to generate a forward model that maps device dependent color values to color values in a device independent color space using a nonlinear regression analysis that minimizes a color difference metric between the reference color values and the set of device dependent color values mapped through the forward model. The color difference metric is chosen to represent human perceived color differences in the device independent color space. The performance of the nonlinear regression analysis may be improved by initializing the nonlinear regression analysis using an initial forward model generated from a linear regression analysis.

Abstract: A digital image quality enhancing method that enhances a quality of a document image comprising pixels with a predetermined resolution and obtained by scanning a script comprising a combination of a background, a text, and an image. The method includes: updating history information regarding color data and a pixel type of a concerned pixel using previous history information of the concerned pixel; determining a block feature type of the concerned pixel using the pixel type and the updated history information of the concerned pixel; determining a type of an area to which the concerned pixel belongs based on a second type of a second area to which a first neighboring pixel in a left direction of the concerned pixel belongs, a third type of a third area to which a second neighboring pixel in a line above the concerned pixel belongs, the pixel type of the concerned pixel, and the determined block feature type; and performing different image quality enhancing processes based on the determined area type.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method, system and program product for performing multiple-pel print quality enhancement (PQE). As in known methods of PQE, a determination is made of an adjusted sub-pulse value of each pel of an image. In accordance with embodiments of the present invention, at least two adjacent pels are then grouped together and a determination is made of a combined pulse width value to charge the combined area of the at least two adjacent pels. Also determined is position information indicating the alignment of the pulse width within the combined area. The combined pulse width and position information is sent as input to a pulse width modulator operating at a speed equal to the video data rate of the printer divided by the number of pels for which the pulse width data is combined.

Abstract: A CPU checks a relation between the terminal type information which is stored in a transmission destination terminal type of an information storing unit in association with a mail address designated as a transmission destination of the image transmission when this image transmission is designated, namely, a terminal type of a transmission destination, and a transmission system of which usage is designated. The CPU informs the confirmation result of the system designation on the basis of the class information which is stored in an information storing unit in association with a mail address, which is designated as a transmission destination.

Abstract: An edge amount detector detects an edge amount from RGB signals, and a filter processor synthesizes an output for edge enhancement with an output for smoothing at a proportion based on the detected edge amount. Another edge amount detector detects an edge amount of a black component from CMY signals, and an ink generator/undercolor remover changes an ink generation rate according to the detected edge amount.

Abstract: In the present invention, in an image output apparatus having a specific resolution, a micro normal random number or a blue noise is synthesized in threshold matrix having a plurality of half-tone centers, having an equal interval between half-tone centers in most vicinity, and having lattice elements addressable at a rational tangent angle, wherein a growth order among half-tones is defined in a defined periodic order.

Abstract: An apparatus (10) for processing documents each represented by a document description (12) encoded in a page description language supportive of reusable data includes a page description language interpreter (14) that receives the document description (12) and parses the document description (12) into document components. An imager (16), communicating with the interpreter (14), creates image representations of received document components. A reusable document component repository (32) stores image representations derived from a plurality of processed documents. The reusable document component repository (32) communicates with the interpreter (14) and the imager (16) to supply those ones of the image representations corresponding to selected document components of the processed documents and to receive selected image representations created by the imager (16) during the processing of documents.

Abstract: An image printing system which enables printing after setting for printing in detail, even in case of an equipment connected to an interface pursuant to the IEEE 1394 standard. The image printing system includes an MPEG processor 16 for processing image signals inputted from outside to generate image data, a CPU 23 for generating the printing control information containing at least one of the printing sheet type information, printing sheet size information, printing color information, printing quality information, printing position information and the printing layout information, and a data conversion unit 13 for managing control so that the image data and the printing control information will be included in a packet pursuant to the IEEE 1394 standard and the resulting packet is outputting to a printing device 5 and so that the image data contained in the output packet will be printed in accordance with the printing control information.

Abstract: Methods for processing print jobs in rendering devices include constructing display list objects for to-be-printed objects and determining if two or more sequential objects are combinable. If so, a masked indexed image replaces the objects and has dimensions matching the overall bounding box size of the combinable objects. Indexed image values of the masked indexed image correspond to look up table entries, in turn, corresponding to color values of pixels of the combined object. In this manner, memory space is made available. Determining combinability of objects occurs by examining whether the objects are opaque, have regions as stencils, have similar color intensities, have the same halftone screens, share comparably sized or proximate bounding boxes or for other reasons. Head and tail pointers delineate sequential objects on the display list. The masked indexed image can be uni- or multi-dimensional. Computer readable media and graphics engines in printers are preferred implementation structures.

Abstract: Methods for print scheduling are provided. A representative method for print scheduling includes receiving user input identifying a time for printing a print job, and transmitting the print job to a printer at the time identified by the user input. Systems, computer-readable media, and other methods for print scheduling are also provided.

Abstract: A scan ID, which is operation identification information having been used for selection of an image reading condition or the like, is used for selection of a communication destination from among a plurality of host PCs having network-connection to a scanner relay apparatus. Information such as an image reading condition associated with the scan ID is sent to a host PC defined as a communication destination, and a scan command sent back from the host PC, whose protocol is converted, is sent to a scanner apparatus. Furthermore, image data sent back from the scanner apparatus is sent to the host PC.

Abstract: Film may be scanned by routing a film from a reel through two or more scanning systems, scanning the film in parallel using the scanning systems, and creating a scanning operation dataset from the output of the scanning systems. A film scanner may include a multiple image scanning platform that creates a scanning operation dataset based on a single concurrent scanning operation of multiple images in a reel of film, and a scanning controller structured and arranged to control scanning operations, where each scanning operation involves at least one image and at least one multiple image scanning platform.

Abstract: The present invention provides a print processing apparatus which enhances the legibility of specific print contents such as a small-sized character. In the step executed in case it is determined by the screen processor that the object type is a character, it is determined whether the character size is equal to or smaller than X point. In case the character size is equal to or smaller than X point, execution assumes a small character size and proceeds to screen processing for small-sized characters. In case the character size exceeds X point, execution determines that the character size is a normal size or greater and proceeds to screen processing for normal-sized characters. The screen processing for small-sized characters performs density setting shifted in the direction of a lower density compared with the screen processing for normal-sized characters.

Abstract: Provided is a printer which receives inquiry information relating to the print setting sent from a host device, sends to the host device reply information based on its characteristic information in response to the received inquiry information, receives print setting information sent from the host device based on the reply information, requests print object data to the host device in accordance with the received print setting information, receiving the print object data sent from the host device in accordance to the request, and prints the received print object data. Thereby, the present invention enables a host device to make a printer print document data in the host device without requiring conventional printer drivers.

Abstract: In converting a color in a source gamut to a color in a destination gamut, selection of a conversion technique is determined for the source color based on the hue aspect of the source color, a maximum chroma of the destination gamut associated with the source color's hue aspect, and the lightness value of the source color relative to a lightness value associated with the maximum chroma. In converting a set of colors such as in a digital color image, selection of a conversion technique is performed for each color in the color image, independent of the color aspects of, and/or the conversion technique selected for, neighboring colors.

Abstract: A system, method and computer readable medium for capturing data during a print process. In an embodiment of the present invention, the method on a computer system includes observing a print command issued by an application. Next, a spool file in a condensed format, such as Extended Metafile Format (EMF), is written to a disk in response to the print command. This spool file read, and subsequently an output file is generated based on information in the spool file. The output file is written in EMF format if the output file contains image information. If the output file does not contain image information, the output file is written in text format. Then, the output file is modified to conform to a template. Lastly, the output file that was modified is sent to an output destination, such as a printer.

Abstract: A copy machine is configured to determine a set of one or more resources that are both external to the copy machine and available to process one or more portions of a copy job initiated at the copy machine. The copy machine is further configured to display, on a graphical user interface, one or more user interface objects that indicate one or more functions provided by the one or more resources.

Abstract: A method for creating and managing customized print media through an enhanced content management process is disclosed. A print media customer, which may be an individual or organization, is profiled to determine content preferences. Profiling may be based on face-to-face or electronic surveys, Internet usage patterns, buying patterns, or other criteria. Content associated with the preferences is obtained and analyzed. Content affinities, or relationships between the content and other content in a content network, are determined, and may influence the print media produced. A history of the content is maintained, to ensure content is not duplicated. Both substantive and non-substantive content, such as advertising content, is used. Both the content and layout of the print media can be customized.