Abstract: A label production apparatus includes: a printing unit configured to print a label image on a first base material included in a print target medium that has the first base material, a second base material, and an adhesive layer interposed between the first base material and the second base material while using image data for generation of the label image; a test unit configured to test the label image printed on the print target medium; a memory unit configured to store layout information that specifies image arrangement positions when a plurality of label images are arranged on the print target medium; and a post-process unit that is configured to cut a portion of the first base material where the label image has been formed, and generates such a cut-line based on the layout information, if a print defect is detected by the test unit, that avoids cutting of the label image in which the print defect is detected among the plurality of label images so as to cut the first base material using the generated cut-li

Abstract: A label production apparatus includes: a printing unit configured to print, using image data for generation of a label image, a plurality of label images on a print target medium; a test unit configured to test each of the label images printed on the print target medium; and a controller for controlling the printing unit and the test unit. In the stated label production apparatus, the controller adds a mark including identification information of each label image to the image data so as to make the printing unit print the label image as well as the mark corresponding to the label image, and generates linkage data in which related are a test result of the label image by the test unit and the identification information of the label image to each other.

Abstract: A label production apparatus includes: a printing unit; a test unit; and a post-process unit configured to cut a material in accordance with test results by the test unit. In the stated label production apparatus, each of a label images includes a common image portion and a changeable image portion. Further, in the label production apparatus, the post-process unit cuts a first base material using a first cut-line, the common image portion and the changeable image portion of a label image that has been detected to have no print defect, whereas the post-process unit cuts the first base material using a second cut-line for not cutting out the common image portion from the first base material but cutting out from the first base material at least part of the changeable image portion of a label image that has been detected to have a print defect.

Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a printing section that forms a plurality of unit images on a print medium and forms marks that are references for specifying positions of the unit images on the print medium, in which the marks include a different-color image capable of being visually recognized of which a color is different from a background color of the marks.

Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus executes a collective multiple liquid ejecting process of ejecting a liquid so as to superimpose the predetermined number of unit images on basic images formed on a target. The liquid ejecting apparatus includes: an ejection executing unit which ejects the liquid onto the target from an ejecting head; a position acquiring unit which acquires arrangement positions of the predetermined number of two or more basic images, at which an arrangement image in which the predetermined number of two or more unit images are arranged among the plurality of basic images formed on the target is superimposed; an image adjusting unit which detects an error between the acquired arrangement positions of the basic images and arrangement positions of the predetermined number of two or more unit images, and adjusts the arrangement positions of the unit images by allocating the detected error to each unit image.

Abstract: A liquid discharging apparatus has a dot forming section that forms a plurality of dot rows; a designation section that designates a density irregularity region having a density irregularity among the plurality of dot rows formed on the medium; a correction data creating unit that creates a plurality of correction data items of the density irregularity region designated by the designation section, the correction data being obtained by changing a gradation value of a density irregularity portion of the density irregularity region, by the use of the nozzles each corresponding to each dot row of the density irregularity region; and a selection section that selects a corrected image having a small density irregularity among a plurality of corrected images each formed on the medium by the dot forming section based on each correction data item.

Abstract: P (fifteen) recording heads are arranged in two columns in a zigzag pattern in a recording unit. The P recording heads are divided into N (two) groups in the sub-scanning direction (up-down direction in the figure). The N (two) controllers respectively control the recording heads pertaining to corresponding groups. Therefore, the number of the boundary (M/S boundary line) of the recording regions (master recording region and slave recording region) of the recording heads controlled by the different controllers becomes at least N?1 (one).

Abstract: A document editing support device includes: an object obtaining unit that obtains at least one object as data representing at least one of a text and an image included in a document as a target to be edited; a split ratio storage unit that stores a predetermined split ratio; a reference line setting unit that extracts two lines from at least one of a circumscribed polygon and a boundary and sets the extracted lines as reference lines, the circumscribed polygon being of an object other than a target object, a location of which is to be determined relative to at least one object obtained by the object obtaining unit, and the boundary being of a layout area where objects are to be located in the document; a virtual line generation unit that generates a virtual line that splits an interval between the two reference lines set by the reference line setting unit, at a split ratio stored in the split ratio storage unit; and a location unit that determines a location of the target object, the location of which is to b

Abstract: A document edit device includes: an object obtaining unit that obtains objects each being data expressing at least one of a text and an image which are included in a document as an edit target to be edited; an object selection unit that selects at least two target objects from among the objects obtained by the object obtaining unit, the target objects each being an object as a processing target to be processed; a golden rectangle forming unit that forms a golden rectangle having a predetermined positional relationship with at least one target object of the at least two target objects selected by the object selection unit, based on a size or position of the at least one target object; and a position change unit that changes positions of the at least two target objects such that they are inscribed to the golden rectangle formed by the golden rectangle forming unit.

Abstract: A printing system includes a client apparatus which deals with printing data and a server apparatus which is connected to the client apparatus to communicate therewith. The client apparatus includes: a correction data request transmitting unit which requests the server apparatus to transmit correction data used for correcting the printing data; a correction data receiving unit which receives predetermined correction data transmitted; a billing information receiving unit; and a billing unit which performs a predetermined process on the basis of the billing information received by the billing information receiving unit. The server apparatus includes: a correction data request receiving unit; a correction data acquiring unit which acquires, from a correction data storage unit, predetermined correction data corresponding to the request to transmit the correction data received by the correction data request receiving unit; a correction data transmitting unit; a charge calculating unit; and a charge notifying unit.

Abstract: A document editing device includes: a data set storage unit that stores a plurality of data sets, each including a character string, an attribute of the character string, and a font size for the attribute; a threshold value storage unit that stores a threshold value indicating an acceptable range for a ratio between font sizes for at least two of a plurality of attributes stored in the data set storage unit; a ratio calculation unit that calculates the ratio between the font sizes for at least two of the plurality of attributes stored in the data set storage unit; and a resize unit that changes the font sizes for at least two of the plurality of attributes so as to cause the ratio between the font sizes for at least two of the plurality of attributes to fall within an acceptable range if the ratio calculated by the ratio calculation unit is outside [SN1]the acceptable range indicated by the threshold value stored in the threshold value storage unit.

Abstract: A network data processing system is provided suitable for achieving reduction of network traffic volume and shortening of the time elapsed before first print out. A client unit generates printing data formed by segmenting data with respect to each component that constitutes printing contents, transmits a printing request including header information to a printer, searches for partial data from inside a storage part in response to an acquisition request, and transmits the retrieved partial data to the printer. When the printing request is received, the printer analyzes the received printing request, determines whether or not the partial data required for forming the printing data is stored in a storage part, acquires insufficient partial data from the client unit having a small hop count, stores the acquired partial data in the storage part, and forms the printing data based on the partial data of the storage part.

Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus executes a collective multiple liquid ejecting process of ejecting a liquid so as to superimpose the predetermined number of unit images on basic images formed on a target. The liquid ejecting apparatus includes: an ejection executing unit which ejects the liquid onto the target from an ejecting head; a position acquiring unit which acquires arrangement positions of the predetermined number of two or more basic images, at which an arrangement image in which the predetermined number of two or more unit images are arranged among the plurality of basic images formed on the target is superimposed; an image adjusting unit which detects an error between the acquired arrangement positions of the basic images and arrangement positions of the predetermined number of two or more unit images, and adjusts the arrangement positions of the unit images by allocating the detected error to each unit image.

Abstract: An image processing device includes a calibrator that calibrates a pixel value of a pixel in image data. An output interface outputs to an image output device the image data calibrated by the calibrator, the image output device forming an image in accordance with the calibrated image data, wherein the reference pixel and the target pixel have a predetermined positional relationship.

Abstract: A digital content creation device includes a processor and a storage device. The storage device stores a content database including digital content sets. The processor selects a target digital content set for processing; determines, based on a template, a layout for more than one target selected digital content sets; detects, based on processor generated overlap information, an overlapping region of the more than one target selected digital content sets; determines, based on processor generator importance information, at least one target selected digital content set for moving; determines a move direction parallel to a line connecting an overlapping region centroid and a move-target digital content set centroid allowing the centroids to be separated; calculates a move-distance to remove the overlap between the move-target digital content set and a quadrangle circumscribed on the overlapping region; and moves the move-target digital content set in the move direction by the move distance.

Abstract: An image processing method has a detection step of detecting a correspondence between one color of a first plurality of colors in a first image and one color of a second plurality of colors in a second image, and a correction step of correcting the first plurality of colors or the second plurality of colors in accordance with the correspondence.

Abstract: There is disclosed a digital content creation system including: a representative color obtaining section that obtains, from a digital content input, a characteristic amount of at least one representative color for the digital content input, the digital content input including a plurality of digital content sets and coloration information indicative of coloration for the plurality of digital content sets included in the digital content input; a coloration process determination section that determines coloration processing in accordance with the characteristic amount obtained by the representative color obtaining section; and a coloration processing section that changes the coloration information for the digital content sets included in the digital content input, in accordance with the coloration processing determined by the coloration process determination section.

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of the present invention provide a network data processing system to reduce traffic and time for the first printout. A client unit generates printing data, which is divided to correspond to respective constituent parts constituting printing contents, and transmits a printing request including header information to a printer. When the printing request is received, the printer analyzes the received printing request, determines whether partial data necessary for constructing the printing data are stored in a storage section, acquires missing partial data from a printer of which a hop count is smallest, stores the acquired partial data in the storage section, and then constructs the printing data on the basis of the partial data of the storage section. Furthermore, the printer retrieves a storage section for the partial data in response to an acquisition request and transmits the detected partial data to the printer.

Abstract: To provide a layout system suitable to implement layout with a high individuality. Layout result data of automatic layout processing is acquired as comparison destination layout result data. Business-type information, identical to business-type information corresponding to an input user ID, is retrieved from a user information registration database to read out a user ID corresponding to the associated business-type information. Comparison source layout result data, corresponding to the read-out user ID, is read out from layout result data registration database. Next, similarity between the comparison destination layout result data and the comparison source layout result data is calculated, and the comparison destination layout result data is corrected so that the degree of correction of the comparison destination layout result data increases as the calculated similarity increases.

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of the present invention provide a system to generate visual-guidance information in which the system can be reduced in size and cost and which ensures a proper eye flow. A layout unit operates in such a way that a layout image is segmented into multiple regions; the saliency features and positional information of the partial regions are calculated from image data, and the calculated saliency features are weighted. A starting-point region is then detected from among the multiple partial regions from the calculated saliency features and the reference points of the partial regions are detected from a visual-guidance feature space based on the weighted saliency features and the calculated positional information. Then the distance between the detected reference points is calculated and visual-guidance information is generated from the calculated inter-reference-point distance.