Abstract: According to an embodiment, an image processing apparatus includes: a character recognition processor which reads an image of a document and extracts text information in the document; a setting manager which manages settings including a setting to allow or prohibit a function of character recognition; a job controller which controls job execution related to reading of the document; and an operation controller which provides a setting menu to receive a setting of at least one item related to the job execution and receives a setting, in which when the function of the character recognition is set to be prohibited, the operation controller hides a function that requires the character recognition from the setting menu or indicates that the function is not to be set, and when the function that requires the character recognition has already been set, the operation controller enables the function to be replaced by another function.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus has a user authentication function of performing user authentication and permitting login by a registered user registered in advance. The apparatus includes a communicator, a receiver, a detector, and an image former. The communicator communicates with an external device storing print data of the registered user. The receiver receives the print data sent from the external device. The detector detects whether or not the registered user is logged in. The image former prints an image associated with the print data of the registered user on a recording medium when the detector detects that the registered user is logged in and the receiver receives the print data of the logged-in registered user.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, an image processing apparatus includes: a character recognition processor which reads an image of a document and extracts text information in the document; a setting manager which manages settings including a setting to allow or prohibit a function of character recognition; a job controller which controls job execution related to reading of the document; and an operation controller which provides a setting menu to receive a setting of at least one item related to the job execution and receives a setting, in which when the function of the character recognition is set to be prohibited, the operation controller hides a function that requires the character recognition from the setting menu or indicates that the function is not to be set, and when the function that requires the character recognition has already been set, the operation controller enables the function to be replaced by another function.

Abstract: An image reading apparatus includes: an image reading device that reads a document and an area outside the document as an image; a background color plate that is read by the image reading device in the area outside the document; a document area decision device that determines a boundary between the document and background on the basis of a density difference or a color difference between the document and the background color plate in the read image, so as to decide a document area; and an image cropping device that crops a document image from the image on the basis of the document area. In the case where both of front and back sides of the document are read and the document area of one of the sides cannot be decided, the document area decision device applies the document area of the other side.

Abstract: An image reading apparatus includes: a document size detector that detects either a length or a width of a fed document before reading, and associates the document with a standard size equal to or approximate thereto; an image reading device that reads a document and surroundings thereof at a reading position; a background color plate to be read as an image of the surroundings; a document area determiner that determines a document area; and a blank page determiner that determines a blank page determination area for determining whether a document is a blank page or not. When either of the detected length or width is equal to or more than a predetermined threshold value, the blank page determiner determines the blank page determination area, based on the associated standard size, and otherwise determines the blank page determination area, based on the document area.

Abstract: Provided is an electrostatic charge image developing toner including toner base particles containing a binder resin an a mold release agent, wherein a molecular weight corresponding to a main peak top of a molecular weight distribution curve of constituent components of the electrostatic charge image developing toner obtained by gel permeation chromatography is 15,000 or more; and in comparison of an area ratio of each peak in the molecular weight distribution curve, the binder resin contains an amorphous material of a low molecular weight component having a weight average molecular weight of 300 or more and less than 1000 in the area ratio of 10 to 20% with respect to the total amount of the binder resin.

Abstract: An image reading apparatus includes: an image reading device that reads a document and an area outside the document as an image; a background color plate that is read by the image reading device in the area outside the document; a document area decision device that determines a boundary between the document and background on the basis of a density difference or a color difference between the document and the background color plate in the read image, so as to decide a document area; and an image cropping device that crops a document image from the image on the basis of the document area. In the case where both of front and back sides of the document are read and the document area of one of the sides cannot be decided, the document area decision device applies the document area of the other side.

Abstract: Provided is an electrostatic charge image developing toner containing at least toner particles, wherein the toner particles contain an amorphous vinyl resin, an amorphous polyester resin, a crystalline polyester resin, and an ester wax; the crystalline polyester resin is a crystalline polyester resin obtained by polycondensation of a dicarboxylic acid having a number of carbon atoms in the range of 9 to 14 and a dialcohol having a number of carbon atoms in the range of 9 to 14; the amorphous polyester resin is an amorphous polyester resin containing a constituent unit derived from a dicarboxylic acid having a number of carbon atoms in the range of 9 to 14 or a dialcohol having a number of carbon atoms in the range of 9 to 14; and a sum of the number of carbon atoms of the dicarboxylic acid and the dialcohol is in the range of 18 to 24.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus has a user authentication function of performing user authentication and permitting login by a registered user registered in advance. The apparatus includes a communicator, a receiver, a detector, and an image former. The communicator communicates with an external device storing print data of the registered user. The receiver receives the print data sent from the external device. The detector detects whether or not the registered user is logged in. The image former prints an image associated with the print data of the registered user on a recording medium when the detector detects that the registered user is logged in and the receiver receives the print data of the logged-in registered user.

Abstract: The present invention provides an image reading apparatus including: a scanner that scans originals by a batch-scan that are placed on an original table; an original reading circuitry that reads an image of each of the scanned originals, and control circuitry, wherein the control circuitry executes a continuous multi-crop process according to a selection by a user, and when the continuous multi-crop process is executed, the control circuitry displays on the display one operation key that receives an instruction to start the next scan and another operation key that receives an instruction to end the reading respectively every time each batch-scan is executed to enable the batch-scan to be repeatedly executed until receiving the instruction to end the reading, and handles the images of the originals read by the repeated batch-scans as a series of image data.

Abstract: The present invention provides an image reading apparatus including: a scanner that scans originals by a batch-scan that are placed on an original table; an original reading circuitry that reads an image of each of the scanned originals, and control circuitry, wherein the control circuitry executes a continuous multi-crop process according to a selection by a user, and when the continuous multi-crop process is executed, the control circuitry displays on the display one operation key that receives an instruction to start the next scan and another operation key that receives an instruction to end the reading respectively every time each batch-scan is executed to enable the batch-scan to be repeatedly executed until receiving the instruction to end the reading, and handles the images of the originals read by the repeated batch-scans as a series of image data.

Abstract: An image reading apparatus comprising: an original reading unit configured to read an image of each of multiple originals placed on an original table in batch by a batch-scan; a cropping unit configured to crop an image of each original from an entire image which is read by the batch-scan; an image output unit configured to output a cropped image of each original; and a control unit configured to control the original reading unit, the cropping unit, and the image output unit, wherein the control unit makes the original reading unit read the image by a batch-scan in which an image density of an edge of each original is supposed to be higher than an image density of a reading-area outside of the original, and an area to be cropped is determined on the basis of a difference in the image density between the edge and the reading-area outside of the original.

Abstract: Provided is an image forming method using an electrostatic image developing toner containing: toner mother particles including a binder resin; and an external additive, wherein the binder resin contains a vinyl resin in an amount of 40 mass % or more with respect to the total amount of the binder resin, the image forming method including a step of: forming an image so that an image surface resistance value at 70° C. by a temperature change method of the formed image is set to be 5×1013 ? or less.

Abstract: An image reading apparatus comprising: an original reading unit configured to read an image of each of multiple originals placed on an original table in batch by a batch-scan; a cropping unit configured to crop an image of each original from an entire image which is read by the batch-scan; an image output unit configured to output a cropped image of each original; and a control unit configured to control the original reading unit, the cropping unit, and the image output unit, wherein the control unit makes the original reading unit read the image by a batch-scan in which an image density of an edge of each original is supposed to be higher than an image density of a reading-area outside of the original, and an area to be cropped is determined on the basis of a difference in the image density between the edge and the reading-area outside of the original.

Abstract: An image reading apparatus including: an original reading circuit configured to scan at least one original placed on an original table and read an image of the original; an original size detector configured to detect a size of an original to be scanned before the scan; and a control circuit configured to determine as a reading-area an area from which an image is to be read by the original reading circuit by referring to the original size detected by the original size detector, wherein the control circuit is configured to initiate a multi-crop process in which the original reading circuit scans a plurality of originals placed on the original table in batch as a batch-scan and crops an image of each of the originals, and to determine the reading-area based on a width of a maximum original in a main scanning direction and a length of a maximum original in a sub-scanning direction regardless of the detection of the original size detector when initiating the multi-crop process.

Abstract: An image reading apparatus includes a platen on which a document is to be placed; an image generating unit that performs scanning on the platen to generate a position detection image and an output image; a document position detecting unit that detects whether a document exists and a position of the document based on the generated position detection image; a document extracting unit that extract an area corresponding to the document from the generated output image; and a control unit that controls the image generating unit, the document position detecting unit, and the document extracting unit so as to output an image of the extracted document.

Abstract: An image reading apparatus comprising: an original reading unit configured to read an image of each of multiple originals placed on an original table in batch by a batch-scan; a cropping unit configured to crop an image of each original from an entire image which is read by the batch-scan; an image output unit configured to output a cropped image of each original; and a control unit configured to control the original reading unit, the cropping unit, and the image output unit, wherein the control unit makes the original reading unit read the image by a batch-scan in which an image density of an edge of each original is supposed to be lower than an image density of a reading-area outside of the original, and an area to be cropped is determined on the basis of a difference in the image density between the edge and the reading-area outside of the original.

Abstract: Provided is an image forming method using an electrostatic image developing toner containing: toner mother particles including a binder resin; and an external additive, wherein the binder resin contains a vinyl resin in an amount of 40 mass % or more with respect to the total amount of the binder resin, the image forming method including a step of: forming an image so that an image surface resistance value at 70° C. by a temperature change method of the formed image is set to be 5×1013 ? or less.

Abstract: An image reading apparatus including: an original reading circuit configured to scan at least one original placed on an original table and read an image of the original; an original size detector configured to detect a size of an original to be scanned before the scan; and a control circuit configured to determine as a reading-area an area from which an image is to be read by the original reading circuit by referring to the original size detected by the original size detector, wherein the control circuit is configured to initiate a multi-crop process in which the original reading circuit scans a plurality of originals placed on the original table in batch as a batch-scan and crops an image of each of the originals, and to determine the reading-area based on a width of a maximum original in a main scanning direction and a length of a maximum original in a sub-scanning direction regardless of the detection of the original size detector when initiating the multi-crop process.

Abstract: A toner for electrostatic charge image development includes toner base particles including at least a binder resin, has a volume resistivity of 1.0×1014 ?·cm or more at 25° C. with 50% RH by a temperature change method, and has a volume resistivity of 1.0×1015 ?·cm or less at 67° C. by the temperature change method.