Abstract: If an image read by an image reading unit is formed by an image forming unit, a control unit synthesizes a first encoded image and a second encoded image with the image formed by the image forming unit to generate a synthetic image, the first encoded image representing encoded data where reading setting information used for the image reading unit to read the image is encoded, the second encoded image representing encoded data where forming setting information used for the image forming unit to form the image is encoded, the first encoded image being synthesized at a position where a direction in which the document is read by the image reading unit is specifiable, and the second encoded image being synthesized at a position where a direction in which the image is formed on the sheet is specifiable. The image forming unit forms the synthetic image on the sheet.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus of an embodiment includes an image processing unit to convert a color image to a monochrome image. The color image comprises pixels with a plurality of color components. The image processing unit is configured to generate a histogram from the monochrome image showing a color intensity gradation in the monochrome image by pixel frequency. A processor is configured to obtain a first threshold value based on the histogram, determine for each color component of each pixel in the color image whether or not each color component of the pixel is light based on the first threshold value, and generate a corrected color image by removing a background coloring from the color image by correcting each pixel for which all the color components are determined to be light.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus of an embodiment includes an image processing unit to convert a color image to a monochrome image. The color image comprises pixels with a plurality of color components. The image processing unit is configured to generate a histogram from the monochrome image showing a color intensity gradation in the monochrome image by pixel frequency. A processor is configured to obtain a first threshold value based on the histogram, determine for each color component of each pixel in the color image whether or not each color component of the pixel is light based on the first threshold value, and generate a corrected color image by removing a background coloring from the color image by correcting each pixel for which all the color components are determined to be light.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus of an embodiment includes an image processing unit to convert a color image to a monochrome image. The color image comprises pixels with a plurality of color components. The image processing unit is configured to generate a histogram from the monochrome image showing a color intensity gradation in the monochrome image by pixel frequency. A processor is configured to obtain a first threshold value based on the histogram, determine for each color component of each pixel in the color image whether or not each color component of the pixel is light based on the first threshold value, and generate a corrected color image by removing a background coloring from the color image by correcting each pixel for which all the color components are determined to be light.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus of an embodiment includes an image processing unit to convert a color image to a monochrome image. The color image comprises pixels with a plurality of color components. The image processing unit is configured to generate a histogram from the monochrome image showing a color intensity gradation in the monochrome image by pixel frequency. A processor is configured to obtain a first threshold value based on the histogram, determine for each color component of each pixel in the color image whether or not each color component of the pixel is light based on the first threshold value, and generate a corrected color image by removing a background coloring from the color image by correcting each pixel for which all the color components are determined to be light.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus according to an embodiment includes an authentication unit, an acquisition unit, an image capturing unit, and a creation unit. The authentication unit authenticates a user. The acquisition unit acquires user information of the user whose authentication is successful from a server that manages the user information using the authentication unit. The image capturing unit captures an image of the user. The creation unit creates image information in which the image of the user obtained by capturing an image using the image capturing unit and the user information acquired by the acquisition unit are represented on a card.

Abstract: In general, according to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus comprises a first candidate determination section configured to determine at least one commodity serving as a candidate through an image recognition technology on an image obtained by photographing a commodity; a second candidate determination section configured to determine at least one commodity serving as a candidate according to an input speech of the commodity through a speech recognition technology; a weighting processing section configured to carry out weighting on a weighting value of the at least one candidate commodity determined by the first candidate determination section and a weighting value of the at least one candidate commodity determined by the second candidate determination section; and a specification processing section configured to specify the photographed commodity based on the weighting value of the candidate commodity weighted by the weighting processing section.

Abstract: In accordance with one embodiment, a POS terminal apparatus comprises a first interface and a control section. The first interface receives image data obtained by capturing a commodity purchased by a customer. The control section extracts a commodity belonging to a first group from a plurality of pre-registered commodities, compares feature amount of each commodity in the first group with that of an object in the image data, and compares, if a commodity corresponding to the object in the image data is not in the first group, feature amount of a commodity not belonging to the first group with that of the object.

Abstract: In accordance with one embodiment, a POS terminal apparatus comprises a first interface and a control section. The first interface receives image data obtained by capturing a commodity purchased by a customer. The control section extracts a commodity belonging to a first group from a plurality of pre-registered commodities, compares feature amount of each commodity in the first group with that of an object in the image data, and compares, if a commodity corresponding to the object in the image data is not in the first group, feature amount of a commodity not belonging to the first group with that of the object.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an image processing apparatus includes an image input unit, a tint block reading unit, a display unit, and a transmission unit. The image input unit scans a sheet on which information of a destination is formed in the form of a tint block. The tint block reading unit reads the information of the destination from the tint block image in the scanned image. The display unit displays the information of the destination that is read. The transmission unit transmits the image formed on the sheet to the destination when a transmission instruction is given from an operator who checks the information of the destination.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, in an image forming apparatus and a displaying method for an image forming apparatus, whether a paper is housed in a paper cassette or not is determined, and when it is determined that no paper is housed, a display to instruct manual paper feed is shown on a control panel.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, in an image forming apparatus and a calibration method for an image forming apparatus, whether a sheet is housed in a sheet cassette or not is determined, and when it is determined that no sheet is housed, a display to instruct manual paper feed is shown on a control panel.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an adjustment data setting unit which sets base adjustment data used to readjust a density of a part having a lower density than a predetermined density of image data to a lower value with respect to a printer driver which generates print data, a data input unit which receives the image data and the base adjustment data from the print driver, and a base adjustment unit which executes base adjustment in a predetermined part of the image data in accordance with the base adjustment data. The base adjustment data includes information designating a data attribute of the predetermined part where base adjustment is carried out, and information designating a level of the base adjustment.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus of the invention includes a read unit to read an image and to generate temporal image data from the image, a capacity specifying unit to specify a specified capacity for final image data, and a generation condition setting unit to set a generation condition for generating the final image data from the temporal image data, the final image data not exceeding the specified capacity is generated, and the capacity of the generated final image data is displayed.

Abstract: A controller in an MFP starts a warm up needed for a capability given with a high priority at a time of returning when the MFP comes in the normal startup state or in the return state from the power saving mode as the power supply button or the power saving mode button of the MFP is depressed. In a case where the user selects any one of capability selection buttons as a capability he wishes to use while the machine of the MFP is returning, the controller starts a warm up needed for the capability assigned to the selected capability selection button, and enables the selected capability when the warm up ends. Also, in a case where no capability selection button is selected, the controller enables the capability given with a high priority when the warm up for the capability given with a high priority ends.

Abstract: This invention provides a system which can obtain the same output irrespective of a reading system by previously storing different parameters used at the image processing times for respective reading systems and performing image processing operation by selectively using one of the parameters corresponding to the reading system used even in a case where different reading systems such as a through read system and document table fixed type system are provided to read a color document.

Abstract: This invention provides a system which can obtain the same output irrespective of a reading system by previously storing different parameters used at the image processing times for respective reading systems and performing image processing operation by selectively using one of the parameters corresponding to the reading system used even in a case where different reading systems such as a through read system and document table fixed type system are provided to read a color document.

Abstract: An image data processing apparatus includes a determining section for determining whether input image data supplied is a color image mode or monochrome image mode, a histogram forming section for forming a histogram corresponding to the input image data, a reference value calculating section for calculating a first reference value for density adjustment for the color image mode corresponding to the histogram, a reference value converting section for converting the first reference value into a second reference value for the monochrome image mode, and a density adjusting section for adjusting the density of the input image data by using the first reference value when the determining section determines that the input image data is the color image mode and using the second reference value when the determining section determines that the input image data is the monochrome image mode.

Abstract: A histogram preparing portion prepares a density histogram based on input image data. A reference value calculating and correcting portion calculates a white reference value and a black reference value for adjusting density on the basis of the density histogram. A reference value determining portion corrects one of the white reference value and the black reference value such that the black reference value is necessarily greater than the white reference value. An automatic density adjusting portion adjust the density of the input image data with the corrected white or black reference value. Thus, automatic adjustment for removing a background or darkening a light letter can be performed suitably without failure, so that a clear image can be provided.

Abstract: An image forming system which reads an image on a document includes a scanner section that serves as an input device for reading an image; a printer section that prints the read image as a hard copy; an operation panel for indicating a characteristic correction data preparation mode on an operation panel, and for inputting an operation start command. An image processing section includes an inner pattern generating section for generating a first reference gradation pattern, a characteristic correcting section that corrects the first reference gradation pattern P1 by use of the first correction data f1 and transmits a second reference gradation pattern P2 to the printer section. A data selecting section transmits the first reference gradation pattern P1 and the first correction data f1 to the characteristic correcting section, and the printer section prints the transmitted second reference gradation pattern P2 on a sheet as a hard copy.