Abstract: An image processing apparatus that is capable of converting an original color image into a monochrome image to which color scheme intention of the original color image is reflected appropriately. An extraction unit extracts colors used for characters and figures in color data. A first determination unit determines one of the colors as a base color. A second determination unit determines another of the colors as an accent color. An application unit converts the color data into monochrome data by applying a predetermined gray to the base color determined and applying a gray that is distinguishable from the predetermined gray and has a density higher than the predetermined gray to the accent color.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus that is capable of converting an original color image into a monochrome image to which color scheme intention of the original color image is reflected appropriately. An extraction unit extracts colors used for characters and figures in color data. A first determination unit determines one of the colors as a base color. A second determination unit determines another of the colors as an accent color. An application unit converts the color data into monochrome data by applying a predetermined gray to the base color determined and applying a gray that is distinguishable from the predetermined gray and has a density higher than the predetermined gray to the accent color.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a forming unit configured to form a set of reference patches corresponding to different density regions through an image forming unit while making the reference patches correspond to screen types, an input unit configured to input a comparison result between each of the reference patches and criterial patches having densities as criteria at each of the screen types, and a generation unit configured to generate information for correcting a density of an image formed by the image forming unit at each of the screen types by using the comparison result input by the input unit, wherein the information generated by the generation unit for correcting an image in a highest density region from among the density regions is commonly generated according to the comparison result input with respect to each of the reference patches formed at each of the screen types.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a forming unit configured to form a set of reference patches corresponding to different density regions through an image forming unit while making the reference patches correspond to screen types, an input unit configured to input a comparison result between each of the reference patches and criterial patches having densities as criteria at each of the screen types, and a generation unit configured to generate information for correcting a density of an image formed by the image forming unit at each of the screen types by using the comparison result input by the input unit, wherein the information generated by the generation unit for correcting an image in a highest density region from among the density regions is commonly generated according to the comparison result input with respect to each of the reference patches formed at each of the screen types.

Abstract: The objective of the present invention is to provide an image processing apparatus that can perform selective processing for a plurality of images stored in a multi-image file. To achieve this objective, the image processing apparatus according to the present invention includes a designation unit for designating an image file; a determination unit for determining whether the file designated by the designation unit is a multi-image file; an image information analyzing unit for analyzing image information, stored in the image file designated by the designation unit, when the designated image file is determined to be a multi-image file; a switching unit for switching between user selection and automatic selection of a multi-image file image to be output target; an image information notification unit; an output range designation unit; an output form designation unit; and an output unit.

Abstract: A printing system includes a determination unit configured to determine whether input image data includes first data to be printed with the first recording agent and second data to be printed with the second recording agent, and whether the input data inhibits misregistration in a printing position between the first data and the second data on the printing paper, a first printing unit configured to, when the determination unit determines that the input image data inhibits the misregistration in the printing position, transfer and fix the data using the first recording agent and the second recording agent, and a second printing unit configured to, when the determination unit does not determine that the input image data inhibits the misregistration, after transferring and fixing the first data by using the first recording agent, to transfer and fix again the second data by using the second recording agent.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus, which controls a fixing temperature and a fixing speed of a fixing device used to fix a formed image, and a color material amount used to form the image, the apparatus comprises: a display unit configured to display an operation panel which accepts settings associated with the fixing temperature, the fixing speed, and the color material amount for image forming processing; and a determination unit configured to determine, in a case where settings of two items out of the fixing temperature, the fixing speed, and the color material amount are accepted via the operation panel, a setting of the remaining one item.

Abstract: The present invention provides an image processing device which is capable of avoiding disappearance of print data such as thin lines by increasing probability in which an original image is stored even after resolution conversion processing is executed to a binary image. In order to achieve this, the present invention may leave the pixels in any of the two lines halftone-processed with same threshold value row after the resolution conversion in a given ratio.

Abstract: A printing system includes a determination unit configured to determine whether input image data includes first data to be printed with the first recording agent and second data to be printed with the second recording agent, and whether the input data inhibits misregistration in a printing position between the first data and the second data on the printing paper, a first printing unit configured to, when the determination unit determines that the input image data inhibits the misregistration in the printing position, transfer and fix the data using the first recording agent and the second recording agent, and a second printing unit configured to, when the determination unit does not determine that the input image data inhibits the misregistration, after transferring and fixing the first data by using the first recording agent, to transfer and fix again the second data by using the second recording agent.

Abstract: The characteristic variations of a printer largely influence the recognition precision of code information, and the recognition precision of code information appended to printed matter cannot often be guaranteed depending on printers. To solve this problem, a printer forms a predetermined chart, and the image forming characteristics of the printer are detected from the code information recorded on the chart. A generation method of generating code information obtained by encoding information to a regular sequence of a pixel cluster is controlled in accordance with the image forming characteristics.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus, a cost forecast calculation method, and a cost forecast calculation program are provided that enable the calculation of cost forecast without cost performance data such as initial inventory and warehousing schedule. The information processing apparatus includes: a reception unit for obtaining production plan data indicating the production plan of a product including date data; a plan change unit that changes the initial inventory data to the production plan data based on the product identification data and the plan identification data; and a cost calculation unit that calculate the cost.

Abstract: The objective of the present invention is to provide an image processing apparatus that can perform selective processing for a plurality of images stored in a multi-image file. To achieve this objective, the image processing apparatus according to the present invention includes a designation unit for designating an image file; a determination unit for determining whether the file designated by the designation unit is a multi-image file; an image information analyzing unit for analyzing image information, stored in the image file designated by the designation unit, when the designated image file is determined to be a multi-image file; a switching unit for switching between user selection and automatic selection of a multi-image file image to be output target; an image information notification unit; an output range designation unit; an output form designation unit; and an output unit.

Abstract: The present invention provides an image processing device which is capable of avoiding disappearance of print data such as thin lines by increasing probability in which an original image is stored even after resolution conversion processing is executed to a binary image. In order to achieve this, the present invention may leave the pixels in any of the two lines halftone-processed with same threshold value row after the resolution conversion in a given ratio.

Abstract: The characteristic variations of a printer largely influence the recognition precision of code information, and the recognition precision of code information appended to printed matter cannot often be guaranteed depending on printers. To solve this problem, a printer forms a predetermined chart, and the image forming characteristics of the printer are detected from the code information recorded on the chart. A generation method of generating code information obtained by encoding information to a regular sequence of a pixel cluster is controlled in accordance with the image forming characteristics.

Abstract: In a laser beam printer, it is thought that the number of scanning lines for the unit length in a sheet carrying direction (a resolution of a sub scanning direction) can be changed by making processing speed in the sheet carrying direction changeable. Further, in a general printer, raster data is generated based on vector data or code data from a superior apparatus (expansion). Ordinarily, in the printer, the raster data corresponding to resolution of a printing unit is generated by the expansion, and the generated raster data is output to the printing unit.