Abstract: In an image processing apparatus which can always provide an excellent processed image, an analysis unit analyzes condition information representing a condition at a time when an image is obtained and being included in image information, and determines an algorithm of an image correction process for the image based on the analyzed result.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to detect characteristics of images such as blurring and the like without expanding compressed and stored image data. And, the above-described detection is realized by detecting image characteristics on the basis of attached information of an image, such as relation between low frequency components and high frequency components of alternate current components and contents of a quantization table of image data compressed by a compression system for converting image data into spatial frequency components. In addition, for example, as a result of detection, an image discriminated to be in a blurred state is controlled so as not to be inserted into an album template or to be inserted into a small area inside the album template. Thereby, a user can omit work of picking and choosing images to insert into an album template while taking a look at a lot of images.

Abstract: To provide an image reading device capable of reading a high-quality image under the conditions such as compactness, simplification, and low power consumption, an image reading apparatus using this image reading device, and a method therefor, white reference data for white level correction is stored in a memory in correspondence with a reference temperature. A temperature near the image reading device is detected, and white reference data is corrected on the basis of the temperature difference between the detected temperature and the reference temperature. The corrected white reference data is used in white level correction of an image signal output from a CCD included in the image reading device.

Abstract: An image extracting method that can efficiently extract a predetermined number of images from a large amount of image data and improve user operability. Evaluations for a plurality of images are input. A predetermined number of images are extracted from the plurality of images based on the input evaluations. In a preferred form, the evaluations are sequentially input for respective ones of the plurality of images, preferably, in chronological order.

Abstract: This invention has as its object to detect an image area of interest in an image file by a method with a lighter processing load by making determination using characteristics of a quantization table.

Abstract: In an electronic device capable of being driven on a battery, there is provided a docking system configuration in which a docking unit mainly serving as an extension can be attached/detached to/from a master unit by using a system bus as a bridge. The docking unit is adapted to operate alone upon start-up of a power source even while being detached from the master unit. In each of the master unit and the docking unit, detection is made for whether the units are docked each other and for whether a residual capacity of a driving battery in steps is decreased. When it is detected that the residual capacity of the driving battery is decreased, either of operation suspending processing or operation end processing is selectively executed.

Abstract: In an image processing apparatus which can always provide an excellent processed image, an analysis unit analyzes condition information representing a condition at a time when an image is obtained and being included in image information, and determines an algorithm of an image correction process for the image based on the analyzed result.

Abstract: In an image processing apparatus which can always provide an excellent processed image, an analysis unit analyzes condition information representing a condition at a time when an image is obtained and being included in image information, and determines an algorithm of an image correction process for the image based on the analyzed result.

Abstract: In outputting of image data, the image data is converted into color space data suitable for outputting means, and thereby a color reproducing capability of the outputting means is utilized. Thus, the image data is read, the image data is converted into first color space data, the image data is converted into second color space data, the first color space data is outputted to first outputting means, and the second color space data is outputted to second outputting means.

Abstract: A scanner is detachably mounted on a built-in printer of a note personal computer. Since the light amount or wavelength of an LED for illuminating an original arranged in the optical system of the scanner becomes unstable during the rise time immediately after the ON operation of the LED, a control processing unit inhibits the reading operation of the original using a CCD for 60 sec after the ON operation. After the LED has reached a stable state, a current lower than that required upon reading is supplied to the LED to maintain the stable state while no reading operation is performed.

Abstract: To provide an image reading device capable of reading a high-quality image under the conditions such as compactness, simplification, and low power consumption, an image reading apparatus using this image reading device, and a method therefor, white reference data for white level correction is stored in a memory in correspondence with a reference temperature. A temperature near the image reading device is detected, and white reference data is corrected on the basis of the temperature difference between the detected temperature and the reference temperature. The corrected white reference data is used in white level correction of an image signal output from a CCD included in the image reading device.

Abstract: To provide an image reading device capable of reading a high-quality image under the conditions such as compactness, simplification, and low power consumption, an image reading apparatus using this image reading device, and a method therefor, white reference data for white level correction is stored in a memory in correspondence with a reference temperature. A temperature near the image reading device is detected, and white reference data is corrected on the basis of the temperature difference between the detected temperature and the reference temperature. The corrected white reference data is used in white level correction of an image signal output from a CCD included in the image reading device.

Abstract: A thermal transfer printer with an erasing function for recording data by use of heating energy. Included are a signal generator to generate a signal to instruct the erasure; a heating energy generator; a memory in which generation patterns of heating energy to be generated from the heating energy generator are stored; and a controller to control the heating energy generator in a manner such that a plurality of different generation patterns are read out of the memory on the basis of the erasing instruction from the signal generator and different heating energy is generated from the heating energy generator a plurality of times on the basis of the generation patterns, thereby erasing recorded patterns. The heating energy generator gives the heating energy to the recorded patterns through a correctable ribbon which can print and erase. With this printer, the data recorded by variable lengths in the proportional spacing mode can be certainly erased.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus comprises a driver unit and a control unit and has a normal operation mode and a low power consumption mode in which the entire or a portion of the driver unit is in a rest condition. When the mode is changed from the low power consumption mode to the normal operation mode by the control unit, the driver unit is initialized to prevent malfunction which would otherwise be caused when the mode is changed to the normal operation mode.

Abstract: An electrically driven seat covering paper feeding mechanism feeds seat covering paper from a seat covering paper roll stored in a seat covering paper roll storage portion onto a toilet seat body through a seat covering paper feed path. A seat covering paper cutting mechanism cuts the seat covering paper fed to the surface of the toilet seat body at the rear edge portion of the paper. A control unit operates the electrically driven seat covering paper feeding mechanism by predetermined control signals sequentially output therefrom to control the feeding of the seat covering paper. A battery supplies electricity to the seat covering paper feeding mechanism and the control unit.

Abstract: Control apparatus for controlling a driving unit which receives DC power, wherein the driving unit has a detecting device for detecting a driving condition of the driving unit, includes detection circuitry for detecting a power supply condition of the DC power supplied to the driving unit. A memory is provided for storing a predetermined range of driving unit driving condition values verses a predetermined range of driving unit control signals. The memory has a plurality of tables, each table storing a portion of the predetermined range of driving unit driving condition values and a corresponding portion of the predetermined range of driving unit control signals. A control unit is provided for (1) selecting one of the plurality of tables according to the detected power supply condition, (2) selecting a driving unit control signal according to the detected driving condition of the driving unit, and (3) controlling the driving unit in accordance with the selected driving unit control signal.

Abstract: An image recording apparatus capable of recording an image in different color tones and an ink sheet cassette suitable for use in such an image recording apparatus. The image recording apparatus, when used in combination with the ink sheet cassette, is capable of producing clear image in different recording color tones. The recording color tone can be changed by changing, in accordance with the color tone data, the condition of separation of the ink sheet from the recording medium.

Abstract: A recording apparatus such as a printer for recording onto a recording medium by use of an ink sheet having an ink comprises: a thermal head to heat the ink sheet to thereby record onto the recording medium; a peeling device to peel off the ink sheet from the recording medium after the heating of the ink sheet by the thermal head on the basis of the recording information; and a controller to control the peeling condition of the peeling device on the basis of the recording information so as to initialize the peeling device at the time of the exchange of the ink sheet or the power-ON of the apparatus. With this apparatus, the high quality recording can be certainly performed by a desired color in response to the color information. This apparatus can mount either the uni-color ink ribbon or the two-color ink ribbon.

Abstract: There is a thermal transfer printer for recording dot information by use of heating energies. This printer comprises: a memory in which dot information indicative of a pattern to be recorded is stored; a thermal head to generate heating energies; and a controller to control the generation timing of the heating energies from the thermal head. When the ON-state dot information to be recorded which was stored in the memory does not exist in the first recording cycle and when the ON-state dot information to be recorded in the next second recording cycle exists, the controller controls the thermal head so as to generate the auxiliary heating energies in the first recording cycle prior to the dot information to be recorded. The auxiliary heating energies in the first recording cycle are generated at a timing near the start of the first recording cycle.