Abstract: A registration device of an individual identification system that includes the registration device, a verification device, and an identification device and that identifies an individual identification target, the registration device including: a registration unit that outputs verification information enabling verification of an identification key that is unique to the identification target, by using, as inputs, an input signal that depends on at least one of a physical property and an image feature of the identification target, and non-physical information that does not depend on the physical property and that differs for each identification target.

Abstract: The present invention conducts communication between transaction subjects for a change concerning manufacture or evaluation of an article more reliably while reducing a burden on a person in charge. An information processing system (1) includes: information processing devices (10) respectively associated with transaction subjects relating to article transactions; and a database (200) in which information of transaction content related to each transaction subject is registered by an information processing device (10) associated with that transaction subject.

Abstract: An aspect of the present invention achieves more reliable traceability of an object for transactions in a supply chain of a material. A management device (10), which is located at a base that is a component of a supply chain in which transactions of a material of a product are made, includes: a material identification information generating section (11) configured to generate material identification information indicating a feature unique to the material, by using information indicating the material obtained by a sensor; and a transaction registering section (13) configured to register, in a blockchain stored in a blockchain system (200), a piece of transaction data containing the material identification information generated, the piece of transaction data being registered as transaction data indicating transaction content for the material.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a generation unit configured to generate a virtual viewpoint image corresponding to a virtual viewpoint based on images captured from a plurality of viewpoints, a storage unit configured to store, for each of a plurality of virtual viewpoints, a trajectory of previous movement of the each virtual viewpoint and information about a virtual viewpoint image corresponding to the each virtual viewpoint, a search unit configured to search for a trajectory associated with a current virtual viewpoint image from previous trajectories stored in the storage unit, and obtain a search result comprising a plurality of trajectories, an evaluation unit configured to make an evaluation of the search result obtained from the search for the associated trajectory conducted by the search unit, and a selection unit configured to select, based on the evaluation, at least one trajectory from the plurality of trajectories contained in the search result.

Abstract: Character code data and vector drawing data are both listed and provided in a re-editable manner. Electronic data is generated in which information obtained by vectorizing character areas in an image and information obtained by recognizing characters in the image are stored in respective storage locations. As for the electronic data generated in this manner, because character code data and vector drawing data generated from the input image are both presented by a display and edit program, a user can immediately utilize the both data.

Abstract: Character code data and vector drawing data are both listed and provided in a re-editable manner. Electronic data is generated in which information obtained by vectorizing character areas in an image and information obtained by recognizing characters in the image are stored in respective storage locations. As for the electronic data generated in this manner, because character code data and vector drawing data generated from the input image are both presented by a display and edit program, a user can immediately utilize the both data.

Abstract: Character code data and vector drawing data are both listed and provided in a re-editable manner. Electronic data is generated in which information obtained by vectorizing character areas in an image and information obtained by recognizing characters in the image are stored in respective storage locations. As for the electronic data generated in this manner, because character code data and vector drawing data generated from the input image are both presented by a display and edit program, a user can immediately utilize the both data.

Abstract: This invention generates a digital document by applying character recognition to character images in a document image, and rendering the character recognition result on the document image in a transparent color. This digital document allows to specify a part corresponding to a search keyword on the document image upon conducting a search. When this digital document is generated, it includes a description required to use glyph data (font data) of a simple character shape commonly to a plurality of character types as font data used upon rendering the character recognition result. Therefore, even when the digital document needs to save font data, an increase in file size can be minimized. Also, by rendering using a simple character shape, the data size of the font data itself can be reduced.

Abstract: A document editing apparatus includes an extraction unit, an adjustment unit, and a control unit. The extraction unit is configured to extract a layout variable used for acquiring an evaluation value for a plurality of layout evaluation items used to evaluate a layout of a document, if any layout evaluation item among the plurality of layout evaluation values exists that does not satisfy a layout evaluation reference value. The adjustment unit is configured to adjust a value of the layout variable to satisfy the layout evaluation reference value. The control unit is configured to display the document whose layout has been adjusted by the adjustment unit.

Abstract: This invention generates a digital document by applying character recognition to character images in a document image, and rendering the character recognition result on the document image in a transparent color. This digital document allows to specify a part corresponding to a search keyword on the document image upon conducting a search. When this digital document is generated, it includes a description required to use glyph data (font data) of a simple character shape commonly to a plurality of character types as font data used upon rendering the character recognition result. Therefore, even when the digital document needs to save font data, an increase in file size can be minimized. Also, by rendering using a simple character shape, the data size of the font data itself can be reduced.

Abstract: This invention generates a digital document by applying character recognition to character images in a document image, and rendering the character recognition result on the document image in a transparent color. This digital document allows to specify a part corresponding to a search keyword on the document image upon conducting a search. When this digital document is generated, it includes a description required to use glyph data (font data) of a simple character shape commonly to a plurality of character types as font data used upon rendering the character recognition result. Therefore, even when the digital document needs to save font data, an increase in file size can be minimized. Also, by rendering using a simple character shape, the data size of the font data itself can be reduced.

Abstract: A data processing apparatus produces electronic data from a document image in which a text part, a photograph part, etc. are mixed. This electronic data enables a user to display information in a required part. The apparatus extracts an object from an input image and integrates information on the extracted object and layout control information (script) for modifying a layout so as to generate integrated electronic data. A script program can be executed when the electronic data is used, which allows an object designated by a user to be magnified and rearranged so as to facilitate visualization of the object.

Abstract: This invention generates a digital document by applying character recognition to character images in a document image, and rendering the character recognition result on the document image in a transparent color. This digital document allows to specify a part corresponding to a search keyword on the document image upon conducting a search. When this digital document is generated, it includes a description required to use glyph data (font data) of a simple character shape commonly to a plurality of character types as font data used upon rendering the character recognition result. Therefore, even when the digital document needs to save font data, an increase in file size can be minimized. Also, by rendering using a simple character shape, the data size of the font data itself can be reduced.

Abstract: This invention provides the following environment. That is, an original document file corresponding to a document to be copied is specified from image data of that document to be copied, and a print process is made based on the specified file so as to prevent deterioration of image quality. Also, when a document to be copied is not registered, a registration process is executed to suppress deterioration of image quality in an early stage. Furthermore, since the document is converted into vector data, re-use of such document is facilitated, and deterioration of image quality can be suppressed even when an image process such as enlargement or the like is made. To this end, when an original digital file cannot be specified, an apparatus of this embodiment executes a vectorization process (S54), converts the obtained vector data into a data format that can be re-used by an application (S55), and registers the converted file in a file server (S56).

Abstract: Character code data and vector drawing data are both listed and provided in a re-editable manner. Electronic data is generated in which information obtained by vectorizing character areas in an image and information obtained by recognizing characters in the image are stored in respective storage locations. As for the electronic data generated in this manner, because character code data and vector drawing data generated from the input image are both presented by a display and edit program, a user can immediately utilize the both data.

Abstract: A method for image processing comprising inputting and reading a combined image that includes a latent image unperceivable by the human eye, a patterned image in the background allowing the latent image to appear clearly on a recording medium when data recorded on a recording medium is copied onto another recording medium, and text and/or image data embedded with a digital watermark. The text and/or image data is extracted from the combined image and the digital watermark extracted from the text and/or image data. A permission code enabling copying of image data composed of a combination of a patterned image and the extracted text and/or image data onto a recording medium is input. The copying is regulated based on the extracted digital watermark and the permission code.

Abstract: Retrieval accuracy is improved by causing a difference in layout from document to document to be reflected in retrieval at will. To achieve this, there is provided an information processing method for a case having a plurality of retrieval steps (S1209, S1211, S1212) of retrieving image data that is similar to an input document image, the method including a step (S1200) of inputting weighting information for weighting a degree of similarity calculated by each of the retrieval steps; a step of weighting the degree of similarity, which has been calculated by each of the retrieval steps, for every item of image data on the basis of the weighting information, and calculating overall degree of similarity; and a step (S1213) of displaying the similar image data based upon the overall degree of similarity calculated.

Abstract: It is required to protect the copyrights and the like of partial images which form respective parts of an image obtained by reading an image, exchanged using a print as a medium, by an image scanner or the like. Input image data is divided into a plurality of image regions having different features, digital watermarks, which are embedded in the detected image regions by embedding methods corresponding to the features of the image regions, are extracted, and the availability of the input image is checked on the basis of the extracted digital watermarks.

Abstract: Forms such as business forms used in banks and post offices are automatically classified using a form search apparatus and method. The method of classifying forms comprises extracting features from the image data of the input form and comparing the extracted features with stored features of a set of template forms corresponding to a set of known classifications of forms. The comparing step compares extracted features which comprise attributes of tables contained in the template forms and the input form respectively. The attributes of tables may be the number of tables in the form, or the number of cells comprising the tables. An approximate matching step is used to reduce the number of candidate template forms.

Abstract: To provide image processing device and method which can achieve embedding and extracting of watermark message which secures certain or more message embedding accuracy and amount as suppressing deterioration of quality in an original document image, it inputs a document image to an image input unit, it extracts by an image analysis unit a character image included in the input document image, and it embeds by an embedding unit watermark message by constituting the character image by means of a predetermined dot pattern.