Abstract: An operation support system includes a progress information providing unit, an entry device, and an updating unit. The progress information providing unit stores progress information indicating to which operation stage an operation procedure has progressed and provides the progress information in response to a request made from an external device. The entry device includes an entry tool and a reading device. The entry tool makes an entry into a paper form associated with the operation procedure. When an entry is made into an entry field of the paper form using the entry tool, the reading device reads identification information presented in the entry field. The updating unit updates the progress information, which is stored in the progress information providing unit, based on an operation stage associated with the identification information, which is read from the entry field by the reading device.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus including; a determinant image management unit managing identification information in association with protecting information specifying processing allowance and a determinant image determining a spoofing; a reader reading an image containing the identification information in response to an action to process; an extraction unit extracting the identification information from the image; an acquisition unit acquiring the protecting information and the determinant image; a first determination unit determining allowance of the processing based on the protecting information; a second determination unit determining spoofing based on differential information between the determinant image and the read image; a third determination unit determining processing allowance of the read image based on results of determination by the first and second determination unit; and an image processor performing image processing according to the action to process the read image if the third determination u

Abstract: An image processing device, which includes a reading section that reads image information on both sides; an inquiry section that inquires operational authority; and an execution section that executes a desired operation if the operational authority exists, wherein the document is synthesizedly printed, and the image processing device further includes: an extraction section that extracts added image information; a first determining section that, if the added image information is not extracted, determines whether the information is included in a next surface or in a preceding surface; a second determining section that, if included, determines whether a attribute is imparted to the information, and whether a logical page number agrees with a logical total number of pages; and an image processing section that, if the attribute is imparted and the numbers agree, ignores the image information of the printing surface, and subjects image information of another surface to image processing.

Abstract: A print control apparatus which performs printing process with a printer using coloring agents of the plurality of color components includes: an identification image controller that controls to add the identification image data to the print image data without color space conversion being performed when the printer prints the document in which the identification image is composed. The identification image includes an embedding image and an embedded image. The embedding image and the embedded image are formed to be superposed on each other, and the embedded image is processed in advance so that visual identification of the embedding image is difficult under visible light when the embedding image and the embedded image are printed.

Abstract: A document processing system, which includes a document management device having: a management section that manages document information including association between a document and identification information; and an accumulation section that accumulates an electronic document corresponding to the document, and a document input-output device having: a generation section that generates the electronic document; an extraction section that extracts the identification information; a determination section that obtains the document information and determines whether pages are overlapped; a detection section that detects whether an added portion exists in each of the overlapped pages; a deletion section that deletes a page not having the added portion; a controller that controls to incorporate the page having the added portion to a corresponding page in the electronic document; and an output section that outputs the electronic document including the incorporated page, or outputs the electronic document through image

Abstract: An image forming apparatus, which includes: a printing data reception section that receives printing data through a communication section; a printing data storage section that stores the printing data and authentication information added to the printing data in association with each other; a printing section that prints the printing data on a printing medium; an information reception section that receives information; a matching section that matches the information with the authentication information; a retrieval section that retrieves the printing data processable based on matched first information; a presentation section that provides a list of the retrieved printing data; and a permission section that, when, while the list of printing data is being provided, the reception section receives an instruction to print the printing data and second information, and the instructed printing data is included in the printing data processable based on the second information, permits printing the printing data.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus captures a target image containing marker images and a recognition target range identified by a marker-image set including at least parts of the marker images. The image processing apparatus includes an image capturing section, a first detection section, a position estimation section and a second detection section. The first detection section detects one marker image as a reference marker image from a captured image. The position estimation section adopts a marker image, which is other than the reference marker image and is contained in at least one of marker-image sets containing the reference marker image, as a corresponding marker image. The position estimation section estimates a position of the corresponding marker image in the captured image based on a size of the detected reference marker image. The second detection section detects the corresponding marker image based on the estimated position of the corresponding marker image.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an image capturing section, a marker-image defecting section, a judging section and an output section. The image capturing section captures at least a part of a target image, which includes a plurality of marker images and a recognition target range defined by the plurality of marker images, to acquire a captured image. The marker-image detecting section detects the marker images from the captured image. The judging section judges based on a detection result, whether or not the recognition target range is included in the captured image. When the judging section judges that the recognition target range is not included in the captured image, the output section outputs guidance for capturing the recognition target range.

Abstract: A watermarked image generation apparatus embeds target data in an original image to generate a watermarked image. The watermarked image generation apparatus includes a target-data embedding unit and a marker-image embedding unit. The target-data embedding unit embeds the target data in respective plural embedding areas contained in the original image, to generate a watermarked image. The marker-image embedding unit embeds in the watermarked image a plurality of marker images used for identifying the plurality of embedding areas.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a job execution unit, a log generation unit, a log storage unit, a feature amount extraction unit and a replacement unit. The job execution unit executes a processing job of image data. Te log generation unit generates image log information for identifying the executed processing job and identifying the processed image data. The log storage unit stores the generated image log information. The feature amount extraction unit extracts a feature amount of the image data identified by the image log information. The identity determination unit compares feature amounts extracted from pieces of the image data identified by pieces of the image log information, to determine identity among the image data. The replacement unit replaces information to identify a piece of the image data, which are determined to be identical, with information to identify another piece of the image data.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an image reading portion that reads an image of an original to obtain image data; an extraction portion that extracts original attribute information for representing format type of the original from the image data; an information storage portion that stores the original attribute information; a data reduction portion that reduce a data amount of the image data; and a data transfer portion that transfer the image data through a network. The image reading portion obtains the image data while determining if the original attribute information is stored in the information storage portion. When it is determined that the original attribute information is stored in the information storage portion, the data reduction portion reduces the image data to be transferred by the data transfer portion.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes first and second synthesizing sections and an outputting section. The first synthesizing section synthesizes a code image with a part of an original image. The code image has a size smaller than that of the original image. The second synthesizing section synthesizes a marker image with another part of the original image outside the code image. The outputting section outputs a synthesized image in which the original image, the code image and the marker image are synthesized. The marker image includes a first region colored with a first color and a second region colored with a second color different from the first color. At least a part of the second region is in contact with the first region. The marker image is used to correct slant of the code image when decoding the code image.

Abstract: An information processing device, which generates a document and performs encryption thereof, the information processing device includes an encryption processing section that generates an encrypted document through a document encryption processing using an encryption key, an encoding processing section that generates code data including a decryption key for decrypting the encrypted document and an ID, which serves as index data of the encrypted document, a document creating section that generates a code-recorded document, in which the code data is recorded, and a communication section that transmits the encrypted document and the ID to a server.

Abstract: The reproduction of a copy inhibit image and the abuse of data through a network are to be prevented without sacrificing various page editing functions. An image read unit scans an original placed on an original carrying table and thereby generates RGB color image signals of multi-value. An image processing unit performs various image processing and, upon detection of a copy inhibit original, performs image working for preventing faithful reproduction of the copy inhibit original. An image storing unit temporarily stores page by page original images provided from the image processing unit. If a copy inhibit image is contained in the original images, the image working is performed by the image processing unit to prevent faithful reproduction and the images after the image working are stored in the image storing unit. An image output unit performs a printing operation in accordance with image data outputted from the image processing unit.

Abstract: A print control apparatus which performs printing process with a printer using coloring agents of the plurality of color components includes: an identification image controller that controls to add the identification image data to the print image data without color space conversion being performed when the printer prints the document in which the identification image is composed. The identification image includes an embedding image and an embedded image. The embedding image and the embedded image are formed to be superposed on each other, and the embedded image is processed in advance so that visual identification of the embedding image is difficult under visible light when the embedding image and the embedded image are printed.

Abstract: An image processing system and method is presented which is capable of maintaining a high line count while preventing the generation of low-frequency periodic structures, using the supertiling method for image output devices such as printers. Threshold value matrix patterns are used for each supertile, and the input image data is compared with the threshold value. A dot pattern (binary image data) is generated based on the result of the comparison. Each supertile is divided up into a plurality (3.times.3) of halftone cells, and a dot pattern is generated for each halftone cell. A plurality of threshold value matrix patterns P1-P10 having identical shapes is used, and the pattern to be applied is selected randomly. This results in unevenness in the "centers of gravity" of the dots in the halftone cells. Thus, no periodic structures appear.