Abstract: A program output apparatus comprising a program receiving unit receiving a program; a channel identifier acquiring unit acquiring a channel identifier of the program that is being received by the program receiving unit; a program identifying information acquiring unit acquiring program identifying information corresponding to program specifying information containing the channel identifier; an assistance information acquiring unit acquiring assistance information corresponding to the program identifying information acquired by the program identifying information acquiring unit, the assistance information being received from a second server in which one or more pieces of assistance information corresponding to program identifying information are stored; and an output unit outputting the program received by the program receiving unit and the assistance information acquired by the assistance information acquiring unit.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus is disclosed. The image processing apparatus uses software architecture called pipes-and-filters architecture. The image processing apparatus includes an inputting filter, a processing filter, a printing filter, and a preview image displaying filter. When a preview image of image data to be output is instructed to be displayed, the preview image displaying filter makes an operating section display the preview image.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus is disclosed that includes an input unit that inputs data subject to image processing, an input filter that controls data input operations of the input unit, an output unit that outputs processed data resulting from the image processing, an output filter that controls data output operations of the output unit, and at least one processing filter arranged between the input filter and the output filter that processes the input data. An interruption process or a termination process for stopping the image processing is successively performed within the output filter, the processing filter, and the input filter starting with the output filter.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus is disclosed. The image forming apparatus includes plural image output units, plural output image data converting units disposed for the corresponding image output units for converting image data of a predetermined format into image data of a format for the corresponding image output units, a first memory unit which is used in common for storing image data in processes by the image output units and the output image data converting units, and a memory area adjusting unit which adjusts a memory area in the first memory unit for memory area obtaining requests from the image output units and the output image data converting units.

Abstract: A software architecture based on a concept called “pipes and filters” is applied to an image processing apparatus, thereby simplifying the customization, expansion, etc., of functions. In addition, filters are combined together using a description table in which the combination of the filters is described so as to construct a job, thereby further simplifying the customization, expansion, etc., of functions.

Abstract: A software architecture based on a concept called “pipes and filters” is applied to an image processing apparatus, thereby simplifying the customization, expansion, etc., of functions. In addition, filters are combined together using a description table in which the combination of the filters is described so as to construct a job, thereby further simplifying the customization, expansion, etc., of functions.

Abstract: An image processor is disclosed that includes an input part to which image data to be subjected to image processing are input; an input control part configured to control the inputting of the image data to the input part; an output part configured to output the result of the image processing; an output control part configured to control the outputting of the image data from the output part; and a processing control part configured to control processing of the image data, the processing control part being to be connected between the input control part and the output control part through multiple transmission parts. The processing control part is connected to one of the transmission parts which one transmission part is subsequent to the input control part when the output setting of the image data output from the output part is changed.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus is disclosed. The image processing apparatus uses software architecture called pipes-and-filters architecture. The image processing apparatus includes an inputting filter, a processing filter, a printing filter, and a preview image displaying filter. When a preview image of image data to be output is instructed to be displayed, the preview image displaying filter makes an operating section display the preview image.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus is disclosed. The image forming apparatus includes plural image output units, plural output image data converting units disposed for the corresponding image output units for converting image data of a predetermined format into image data of a format for the corresponding image output units, a first memory unit which is used in common for storing image data in processes by the image output units and the output image data converting units, and a memory area adjusting unit which adjusts a memory area in the first memory unit for memory area obtaining requests from the image output units and the output image data converting units.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus is disclosed that includes an input unit that inputs data subject to image processing, an input filter that controls data input operations of the input unit, an output unit that outputs processed data resulting from the image processing, an output filter that controls data output operations of the output unit, and at least one processing filter arranged between the input filter and the output filter that processes the input data. An interruption process or a termination process for stopping the image processing is successively performed within the output filter, the processing filter, and the input filter starting with the output filter.