Abstract: There is disclosed an apparatus for image reading or processing, that can precisely identify a particular pattern, such as of banknotes or securities of faithful copying of which is to be prohibited. The apparatus is provided with a detecting unit for detecting positional information of an original image, and a discriminating unit for extracting the pattern data of a certain part of the original image and discriminating whether the original image is the predetermined image, based on the similarity between the pattern data and the predetermined pattern.

Abstract: A motor control apparatus, which can control the speeds of a plurality of motors with nearly no speed variations until the final target speed is reached, includes a target speed setting circuit for dividing the speed range of the motors up to the final target speed into n steps (n is an integer and n.gtoreq.2) to set a target speed, and setting the next divided target speed after all the motors have reached the current divided target speed.

Abstract: One of a plurality of image processing apparatus connected to an image processing system freely sets image forming conditions, such as recording paper size and enlargement/reduction magnification ratio, with regard to some or all of the other image processing apparatus, subsequently reads the image of an original by means of a reader, outputs image data indicative of the image read and transmits this image data to the other image processing apparatus. The image processing apparatus that has read the image of the original and the image processing apparatus that has received the image data output copies of the image of the original on the basis of the image forming conditions that have been set. Accordingly, it is possible to provide an image processing method and system in which a plurality of image processing apparatus are connected and identical images are outputted simultaneously from each of the apparatus connected.

Abstract: A system for displaying images is provided having a reading device for reading an image and generating an image signal, a forming device for forming an image based on the image signal generated by the reading device on a recording medium, a display device for displaying the image to be formed by the image forming device, and an input device for entering an image signal from an external equipment, wherein image formation by the image forming device and display by the display device are made possible based on the image signal entered by the input device.

Abstract: An image processing system stores image data which has been read, in order to supply the image data to a plurality of printer units, reads out the stored image data and time-sharingly supplies the data to the printer units, and supplies the read image data, and image data from an external section, to memory.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus inputs image signals by a plurality of pixels in synchronism with a predetermined clock; designates a reduction ratio of an image represented by the input image signals; cumulatively adds a value on the basis of the inverse of the designated reduction ratio in synchronism with the predetermined clock and holds a value of predetermined number of lower significant digits of the added value; and thins out and interpolates image signals input by the input means in accordance with whether or not the value held by the addition means exceeds a predetermined value.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a transporter for transporting a transfer medium to a plurality of image forming stations for transferring images in sequence onto the transfer medium. Each of the plurality of image forming stations has a recording medium onto which a transferred image is formed, an image forming device for forming the image on the recording medium, and a detector for detecting a state of the image formed on the recording medium. A controller operates in first and second modes, wherein the first mode operating conditions of the image forming device are determined based on a detected state of the image formed on the recording medium, and wherein in the second mode, the image forming device is controlled based on the operating conditions determined in the first mode.

Abstract: There is disclosed an apparatus for image reading or processing, that can precisely identify a particularly pattern, such as of banknotes or securities faithful copying of which is to be prohibited. The apparatus is provided with a detecting unit for detecting positional information of an original image, and a discriminating unit for extracting the pattern data of a certain part of the original image and discriminating whether the original image is the predetermined image, based on the similarity between the pattern data and the predetermined pattern.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an input unit for inputting a plurality of color component signals, and a processing unit for executing processing for some color component signals of the plurality of color component signals, which processing is different from that for the remaining color component signals, in accordance with spatial frequency gain characteristics of the plurality of color component signals input by the input unit.

Abstract: There is disclosed an apparatus for image reading or processing, that can precisely identify a particular pattern, such as of banknotes or securities faithful copying of which is to be prohibited. The apparatus is provided with a detecting unit for detecting positional information of an original image, and a discriminating unit for extracting the pattern data of a certain part of the original image and discriminating whether the original image is the predetermined image, based on the similarity between the pattern data and the predetermined pattern.

Abstract: An apparatus for image processing including a processor for executing a predetermined processing on black character areas in an image represented by an input color image signal, a first judging unit for judging a chromatic portion of the image, a second judging unit for judging an achromatic portion of the image in an area which has been judged to be a chromatic portion and a controller for controlling the processor according to the judgement made by the second judging unit.

Abstract: There is disclosed an apparatus for image reading or processing, that can precisely identify a particular pattern, such as of banknotes or securities faithful copying of which is to be prohibited. The apparatus is provided with a detecting unit for detecting positional information of an original image, and a discriminating unit for extracting the pattern data of a certain part of the original image and discriminating whether the original image is the predetermined image, based on the similarity between the pattern data and the predetermined pattern.