Abstract: A document processing apparatus includes a processor configured to receive purpose information indicating a purpose of creating a document, extract item definition information corresponding to the purpose indicated by the received purpose information from item definition information stored in a memory for the item definition information in which one or more items to be posted in the document are defined in correspondence with the purpose of creating the document, extract an item value corresponding to each item defined in the extracted item definition information from item information stored in a memory for the item information including the item value of each item, and assign the extracted item value in each predetermined area of the document to create the document.

Abstract: A three-dimensional shape data processing apparatus includes a processor configured to divide a three-dimensional space including a three-dimensional shape constituted by one or more forming surfaces, which are flat surfaces or curved surfaces or include both flat surfaces and curved surfaces, into plural three-dimensional regions each having a predetermined size, specify, for each of the three-dimensional regions, one or more of the forming surfaces that interfere(s) with the three-dimensional region, and redivide each of the three-dimensional regions until a size of the three-dimensional region reaches a size necessary for reproduction of a property of a portion of the three-dimensional shape expressed by one or more of the forming surfaces that interfere(s) with the three-dimensional region.

Abstract: A three-dimensional shape data processing apparatus includes a processor. The processor receives three-dimensional shape data represented by dividing a space including an object into plural three-dimensional regions, at least one of the plural three-dimensional regions having a size different from another three-dimensional region, extracts from the space a unit shape formed in which a predetermined position in each of the three-dimensional regions included in a three-dimensional region group formed of three-dimensional regions adjacent to each other is defined as a vertex, without missing or repeating any unit shape, and configures a surface of the object as a formation face represented by a flat face, based on each of the extracted unit shapes.

Abstract: An encoding device includes a voxel-data acquiring unit and an encoding unit. The voxel-data acquiring unit acquires voxel data expressing a three-dimensional object to be fabricated and containing, for each voxel constituting the three-dimensional object, a value of the voxel and link information indicating a link direction of the voxel. The encoding unit encodes the voxel data by setting a code based on a predicting unit that has made a correct prediction of a value of a target voxel among multiple predicting units that predict the value of the target voxel based on a value of at least one reference voxel surrounding the target voxel, the target voxel being encoded based on the link information of the target voxel.

Abstract: A three-dimensional shape data processing apparatus includes a processor configured to divide a three-dimensional space including a three-dimensional shape constituted by one or more forming surfaces, which are flat surfaces or curved surfaces or include both flat surfaces and curved surfaces, into plural three-dimensional regions each having a predetermined size, specify, for each of the three-dimensional regions, one or more of the forming surfaces that interfere(s) with the three-dimensional region, and redivide each of the three-dimensional regions until a size of the three-dimensional region reaches a size necessary for reproduction of a property of a portion of the three-dimensional shape expressed by one or more of the forming surfaces that interfere(s) with the three-dimensional region.

Abstract: A three-dimensional shape data processing apparatus includes a processor. The processor receives three-dimensional shape data represented by dividing a space including an object into plural three-dimensional regions, at least one of the plural three-dimensional regions having a size different from another three-dimensional region, extracts from the space a unit shape formed in which a predetermined position in each of the three-dimensional regions included in a three-dimensional region group formed of three-dimensional regions adjacent to each other is defined as a vertex, without missing or repeating any unit shape, and configures a surface of the object as a formation face represented by a flat face, based on each of the extracted unit shapes.

Abstract: A document processing apparatus includes a processor configured to receive purpose information indicating a purpose of creating a document, extract item definition information corresponding to the purpose indicated by the received purpose information from item definition information stored in a memory for the item definition information in which one or more items to be posted in the document are defined in correspondence with the purpose of creating the document, extract an item value corresponding to each item defined in the extracted item definition information from item information stored in a memory for the item information including the item value of each item, and assign the extracted item value in each predetermined area of the document to create the document.

Abstract: An encoding apparatus includes an encoding unit that encodes voxel data representing a solid to be modeled, and among a plurality of prediction sections which predict a value of a voxel of interest based on values of one or more reference voxels around the voxel of interest, determines codes, based on a prediction section which makes a correct prediction about the value of the voxel of interest; a unit that acquires a modeling direction; and a control section that controls the encoding unit based on the modeling direction.

Abstract: An encoding device includes an extracting unit that extracts, from voxel data expressing a three-dimensional shape by a collection of voxels arranged at lattice positions in a space, (i) structure information indicating presence/absence of a voxel at each lattice position and (ii) attribute information including an attribute value of each voxel; a structure encoding unit that encodes the structure information by determining a structure code corresponding to the structure information on a structure element having at least lattice position according to first context information indicating presence/absence of voxel at at least one predetermined lattice position around the structure element; and an attribute encoding unit that encodes an attribute value of a voxel of interest into an attribute code using second context information indicating presence/absence of a voxel at at least one predetermined lattice position around the voxel of interest.

Abstract: An encoding device includes a voxel-data acquiring unit and an encoding unit. The voxel-data acquiring unit acquires voxel data expressing a three-dimensional object to be fabricated and containing, for each voxel constituting the three-dimensional object, a value of the voxel and link information indicating a link direction of the voxel. The encoding unit encodes the voxel data by setting a code based on a predicting unit that has made a correct prediction of a value of a target voxel among multiple predicting units that predict the value of the target voxel based on a value of at least one reference voxel surrounding the target voxel, the target voxel being encoded based on the link information of the target voxel.

Abstract: There is provided an image processing apparatus. A splitting unit splits an image into a block. A quantization unit performs quantization of the block using a plurality of methods. A calculating unit calculates a distance between the block and a result of the quantization. A selecting unit selects a quantization result of the quantization unit using the distance. An encoding unit performs fixed-length encoding of the quantization result selected by the selecting unit. The quantization unit includes a first quantization unit that preserves texture in the block, and a second quantization unit that represents pixels in the block in a plurality of colors.

Abstract: An encoding apparatus includes an encoding unit that encodes voxel data representing a solid to be modeled, and among a plurality of prediction sections which predict a value of a voxel of interest based on values of one or more reference voxels around the voxel of interest, determines codes, based on a prediction section which makes a correct prediction about the value of the voxel of interest; a unit that acquires a modeling direction; and a control section that controls the encoding unit based on the modeling direction.

Abstract: An encoding device includes an extracting unit that extracts, from voxel data expressing a three-dimensional shape by a collection of voxels arranged at lattice positions in a space, (i) structure information indicating presence/absence of a voxel at each lattice position and (ii) attribute information including an attribute value of each voxel; a structure encoding unit that encodes the structure information by determining a structure code corresponding to the structure information on a structure element having at least lattice position according to first context information indicating presence/absence of voxel at at least one predetermined lattice position around the structure element; and an attribute encoding unit that encodes an attribute value of a voxel of interest into an attribute code using second context information indicating presence/absence of a voxel at at least one predetermined lattice position around the voxel of interest.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a determination unit and a continuous tone processing unit. The determination unit determines an end of a continuous tone image part in which a density changes continuously, the continuous tone image part being included in image information. The continuous tone processing unit performs, in a case where a number of levels of density of a print image in the image forming apparatus is larger than a number of levels of density of the image information, continuous tone processing for causing a density of a pixel group in which adjacent pixels have a same density to be changed continuously when increasing the number of levels of the density in an end portion of the continuous tone image part.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a determination unit and a continuous tone processing unit. The determination unit determines an end of a continuous tone image part in which a density changes continuously, the continuous tone image part being included in image information. The continuous tone processing unit performs, in a case where a number of levels of density of a print image in the image forming apparatus is larger than a number of levels of density of the image information, continuous tone processing for causing a density of a pixel group in which adjacent pixels have a same density to be changed continuously when increasing the number of levels of the density in an end portion of the continuous tone image part.

Abstract: There is provided an image processing apparatus. A splitting unit splits an image into a block. A quantization unit performs quantization of the block using a plurality of methods. A calculating unit calculates a distance between the block and a result of the quantization. A selecting unit selects a quantization result of the quantization unit using the distance. An encoding unit performs fixed-length encoding of the quantization result selected by the selecting unit. The quantization unit includes a first quantization unit that preserves texture in the block, and a second quantization unit that represents pixels in the block in a plurality of colors.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a quantization unit that further quantizes a quantized first code, and hence generates a second code; an inverse quantization unit that inversely quantizes the second code quantized by the quantization unit, and hence generates a third code; a calculating unit that calculates a difference between the first code and the second code; a first encoding unit that encodes the second code; and a second encoding unit that encodes the difference calculated by the calculating unit.

Abstract: An image processing device includes a first subdividing unit that subdivides an image, a second subdividing unit that subdivides an image subdivided by the first subdividing unit along an axis that is independent from an axis of subdivision by the first subdividing unit, a differential unit that generates a difference between an image subdivided by the second subdividing unit and an image stored in an image storage unit, and a coding unit that codes a difference image generated by the differential unit.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a quantization unit that further quantizes a quantized first code, and hence generates a second code; an inverse quantization unit that inversely quantizes the second code quantized by the quantization unit, and hence generates a third code; a calculating unit that calculates a difference between the first code and the second code; a first encoding unit that encodes the second code; and a second encoding unit that encodes the difference calculated by the calculating unit.

Abstract: An image processing device includes a first subdividing unit that subdivides an image, a second subdividing unit that subdivides an image subdivided by the first subdividing unit along an axis that is independent from an axis of subdivision by the first subdividing unit, a differential unit that generates a difference between an image subdivided by the second subdividing unit and an image stored in an image storage unit, and a coding unit that codes a difference image generated by the differential unit.