Abstract: A method for remote proofing a digital press by performing the color rendering of a specific DFE and printer, including taking into account job and printer settings, while maintaining vector objects is described. In one exemplary embodiment, the method color renders a file to a PDF/X-1 format to enable a portable proof-ready file, independent of the target print system. The PDF/X-1a's output intent tag identifies the intended print condition within the file. The rendered PDF/X-1a file can be sent to any device that supports the PDF/X standard and automatically convert colors from the output intent color space to the proofer color space for an accurate hard copy proof. This functionality automates and streamlines the proofing task of the end user because there is no need to find and load the correct ICC profile on the proofing system.

Abstract: A method of identifying color mismatches for objects having different rendering intents within a print job prior to printing, includes identifying all objects within the print job, each object's type, rendering intent and all source colors associated with it; for each object in the print job, transforming each object's source colors using a prototypical color transformation; identifying sets of transformed objects having source colors that match within a first tolerance; transforming all transformed objects using a target printer's color space; identifying any of the transformed objects in each set that do not match within a second tolerance level; identifying any object types within the group of mismatched objects having at least two different rendering intents; selecting one of the rendering intents in accordance with a predetermined criterion; and assigning the selected rendering intent to at least one other instance of that object type.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method of matching color elements for objects having different source color definitions within a print job prior to printing, includes identifying all source colors to be printed within the print job and object type associated with each instance of a source color; identifying any source colors having at least two different source color definitions; for each source color having at least two different source color definitions, selecting one of the source color definitions in accordance with a predetermined criterion; and assigning the selected source color definition to at least one other instance of the source color for that object type. The predetermined criterion may include for each source color having at least two different source color definitions for the same object type, assigning the selected source color definition to all other instances of the source color for that object type.

Abstract: A method of matching color elements for objects within a print job prior to printing, includes for each page in the print job, identifying all objects and their associated object properties within the page; for each object, identifying, according to predetermined object property criteria, if the object is a candidate for a color matching task; for each of the identified candidates, filtering the object properties using a predetermined visual relevance metric, such that objects having less than the predetermined visual relevance metric are removed from consideration; defining each candidate object satisfying the predetermined visual relevance metric as a color matching object with respect to at least a second color matching object thus defining a color matching object group; for each such color matching object group, either alerting a user to a problem or resolving the problem by assigning common rendering across the color matching object group.

Abstract: This invention provides a data processing method, printing apparatus, host apparatus, and printing system capable of reducing the data transfer rate from the host apparatus to the printing apparatus, suppressing density unevenness, and reducing the cost of the apparatus.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus capable of displaying image data on a display device that has resolution lower than that of the image data, includes a processor that categorizes image data of one screen into a plurality of groups by setting two or more pixels of the image data being mutually adjacent on the screen as one group and that outputs data to be displayed time-divisionally and sequentially on one pixel of the display device respectively based on data of the pixels in each of the groups.

Abstract: The present invention relates to image processing according to an error diffusion method, more particularly to an apparatus and a method which executes conversion processing of image data. The conversion processing is arranged as follows: A unit processing for one pixel of the original image is executed. In correspondence with the one pixel, one pixel is inserted between lines of pixels of the original image, and a unit processing for that one pixel is executed. These processings are repeated in the line direction and the processings for one line are sequentially repeated for each line of the original image. The apparatus executes image processing according to the error diffusion method.

Abstract: A system and method are provided for dynamically, automatically aligning an element within textual matter, wherein the element has a vertical extent differing from a vertical extent of surrounding text. The method comprises the step of, based upon a difference between a font size of the text font size and a vertical extent of the element, calculating a vertical offset for placing the element relative to the textual matter. The calculated vertical offset is stored for subsequently achieving a dynamic adjustment in presentation of textual matter with the element placed therein, irrespective of desired output format.

Abstract: A printing apparatus has a memory 5 that stores image data for overprinting making it difficult to notice characters printed by overprinting, an image rendering unit 7 that renders image data on the basis of a rendering command of the memory and expands the image data for overprinting, and a printer engine unit 8 that prints and records the image data transmitted from the image rendering unit 7 on a paper. The printer engine unit 8 overprints the image data for overprinting on the printed paper.

Abstract: A prepress application may reduce the amount of time required to view and correct the alignment of page content within a digital image of an electronic document, such as a book, by allowing the operator to visualize a book in three dimensions (3-D), thereby enabling more pages to be viewed at one time. The application may include modules for rendering a 3-D image, moving within a virtual 3-D environment, and editing the document.

Abstract: A driver of a server managing a plurality of image forming device drivers and a data printing method using the same are provided. The virtual driver includes an object information storage part for storing image forming device information to provide object information and objects of the image forming devices; an object information register for registering new object information and corresponding image forming device information in the object information storage part by searching another new object different from the objects stored in the object information storage part when the image forming device is connected to the server, and then a new object is found by recognizing the connection; a user interface unit for displaying the object information stored in the object information storage part when the client device requests a data output; and a job controller for outputting print data to the image forming device providing the object when the object is selected through the user interface unit.

Abstract: In a digital content protection system for legally transmitting encrypted digital content from a transmitting device (20) to a receiving device (30), unique device identifiers for devices are registered to a specific server (40) in advance. The server (40) also stores in advance information relating to an authentication method usable by each device, associating the information relating to an authentication method with the unique device identifiers. The transmitting device (20) determines whether an identifier unique to the second device is stored on the server (40). If stored, the transmitting device (20) determines that the receiving device (30) is legal and determines from the server (40) the appropriate authentication procedure. If the transmitting device (20) has the determined procedure, the transmitting device (20) uses this procedure to verify the authenticity of the receiving device (30).

Abstract: A digital multi-function peripheral appends, according to the predetermined specific image information appending conditions, the image data which meets the appending conditions with the specific image information in a form which is set in accordance with the appending conditions when image data which is read at an image reading portion or image data which is externally entered via a FAX modem or communication portion is used for image formation at a printing portion. It is set so that the specific image information is appended to high secrecy image data. When trying to copy the printed image in which the specific image information is embedded, the copy machine which has detected the specific image information will not output the copied image or output a copy sheet having thereon characters such as “Copy Prohibited”.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus is provided which is capable of adding an additional image having a high effect of discouragement to an input image when the input image is subjected to image processing, and requires less costs and less time in parts procurement for repair work. The image processing apparatus includes image information input portion that inputs image information, and an image adding portion that adds given visible additional image information for identifying the image processing apparatus to image information input by the image information input portion. The image adding portion has a determining portion that determines on whether or not to add the given additional image information to the image information input by the image information input portion.

Abstract: A system and method utilizing a printer having a multi-print mechanism controller operable to receive a plurality of requests for printing a plurality of documents. The controller, typically a single ASIC, is operable to distribute a print job associated with each received request for printing to one of a plurality of print mechanisms wherein each print mechanisms is coupled to the controller and operable to print a document as directed by the associated print job. Furthermore, different kinds of print mechanisms for performing different kinds of printing functions or printing-related functions may be included in specific printing paths within the printer such that the controller is operable to direct print jobs to dedicated printing paths.

Abstract: The present invention provides an image forming apparatus, an image management method and an image management program in which a security of image data to which anti-counterfeit information and the like is added can be ensured. The image forming apparatus connected to the network has an image data forming unit which forms the image data, and a control unit which prohibits transference of anti-counterfeit added image data in which the anti-counterfeit information is added to the image data between devices connected to the network. Thus, since the transference of the anti-counterfeit added image data is prohibited in general, security of the anti-counterfeit added image data can be improved.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus is an image forming apparatus to which a function can be added by downloading and installing software for adding the function. The image forming apparatus includes: an information acquiring unit which acquires function information regarding the function which can be added to the image forming apparatus; an operation panel which displays a key in a selectable state, the key being to be displayed when the function is added; and a function managing unit which downloads and installs the software for adding the function corresponding to the key to add the function when the key is selected.

Abstract: A method for a computer system includes receiving a first transmission from a user, wherein the first transmission includes a digitized representation of a first document transmitted using a first transmission format, processing the digitized representation of the first document with an optical character recognition process to determine a first electronic destination, wherein the first electronic destination need not be known by the computer system before receiving the first transmission, reformatting at least a portion of the digitized representation of the first document from the first transmission format into a storage format; determining advertisement data in response to the first transmission, and sending an electronic transmission to the first electronic destination, wherein the electronic transmission includes the advertisement data and the portion of the digitized representation of the first document in the storage format.

Abstract: An image transmitting apparatus and method and an image receiving apparatus and method, the image receiving apparatus including a decoder receiving and decoding an image signal including image data and an image characteristic parameter which contains information indicating whether the image data represents a two-dimensional (2D) image or a three-dimensional (3D) image, an image characteristic parameter detector receiving the decoded image signal and extracting and interpreting the image characteristic parameter from the decoded image signal, and a display unit receiving the image characteristic parameter from the image characteristic parameter detector and displaying the image data received from the decoder according to the image characteristic parameter, to display a 2D image and a 3D image in various fields, such as a 3D image broadcast, etc., that can be shown on a digital broadcast standard system.

Abstract: An image processing system in which an image reading apparatus and an image formation apparatus are connected to each other through a communication interface, in which the image reading apparatus includes: a reading section that reads an original and generates image data, a memory that stores the image data, and a mount-processing permission section that, when the image reading apparatus is connected to the image formation apparatus through the communication interface, permits the image formation apparatus to carry out a mount-processing of the memory; the image formation apparatus includes: a mount-processing section that, when the image formation apparatus is connected to the image reading apparatus through the communication interface and permitted to carry out the mount-processing of the memory, carries out the mount-processing of the memory; and the image formation apparatus stores image data received from another communication interface into the memory for which the mount-processing has been carried out.

Abstract: A printing system has an image forming apparatus and a client terminal, the image forming apparatus executing a print job for image forming that the client terminal has transmitted in accordance with a user's request and transmitting completion information regarding job completion of the print job to the client terminal upon completion of the print job, and the client terminal reporting completion of the print job to the user by means of a notification, upon receiving the completion information from the image forming apparatus, where the client terminal halts any completion reporting when a number of transmitted print jobs to the image forming apparatus does not match a number of completed print jobs counted based on completion information received from the image forming apparatus, and reports, when the number of transmitted print jobs matches the number of completed print jobs, completion of all print jobs whose completion reporting has been halted.

Abstract: A communication terminal including a terminal interface for communicating with a first facsimile terminal dedicated to using analog facsimile communications, an analog communication part for controlling the analog facsimile communications of the terminal interface, a storage part for storing image data received from the first facsimile terminal, and a network interface part for connecting to an IP network and transmitting the image data stored in the storage part to a second facsimile terminal at a transmission rate greater than the transmission rate of the analog facsimile communication.

Abstract: A job status monitoring system includes a job output unit configured to output a job to a job managing unit of an operating system. The job is issued in response to a job issue request. A status of the job output to a printer is monitored by a monitoring unit. The monitoring unit controls the job managing unit by monitoring the status of the job. An application or utility determines the status of the job by obtaining information about the job from the job managing unit and performs display control based on the determined status of the job.

Abstract: A printer prints a print job having a plurality of blocks each of which has a block size section and corresponding data that should be printed. A receiving section receives the print job from an external apparatus. A comparing section compares a content of the block size section with a threshold value. When the content of the block size section exceeds the threshold value, a discarding section discards a subsequent portion of the data. The threshold value is set to a user's desired value.

Abstract: A method of notifying a print job to safely and conveniently share the print job, a printer and a printing system using the same are provided. The print job information notifying system includes a printer driver transmitting a print job and a designated use information, a print job information storage unit receiving the print job and the designated user information from the printer driver and storing the same, and a print job management unit notifying the designated user that the print job is stored according to contact information if the designated user information includes the contact information of the designated user.

Abstract: A driving method of a driverless peripheral device with a cross platform overcomes the inconveniences faced by users of prior art in having to install a driver and/or an application program when a peripheral device is connected with their computer. The present invention utilizes an interface of the homepage stored in a driverless peripheral device for driving the peripheral device with a cross platform. The present invention has the advantages that it doesn't require a driver for any peripheral device, nor an application program. Furthermore, it can execute the necessary operations directly and has cross platform functions.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus has a plurality of application execution environments, and includes a control part in each of the application execution environments, configured to control an application executed in a corresponding application execution environment. The control part in an application execution environment controls an application executed in an other application execution environment via the control part of the other application execution environment.

Abstract: A display method for displaying a workflow system composed of a plurality of discrete Boxes each associated with a document process and linked in a predetermined order. The workflow is defined for causing the processes to be sequentially executed. The workflow is displayed using icons representing the Boxes. If execution of the associated process has been completed, an icon representing a corresponding Box is overlaid with oblique lines. If execution of the associated process is currently in process, an icon representing a corresponding Box is overlaid with a graphical representation of a sand timer.

Abstract: An image processing device, image processing method, and image processing program are provided, to obtain an output image in which the occurrence of unpleasant noise is suppressed. An image processing device, which divides an input image into pixel groups having a plurality of pixels and performs quantization processing in units of these pixel groups, has quantization unit which uses pixel groups, the shapes of which are point-symmetric, to convert input image data into output image data having two or more grayscales.

Abstract: A printed material is read to provide an image data thereof. The printed material includes an image of an original, and an additional image not recognized or hard to be recognized with naked eyes. The additional image is to be visualized when an image is formed based on the image data with an image forming apparatus. Further, the printed material includes and a code which represents information. When the code is detected in the image data, a stamp image is synthesized with the image data based on the detected code. Then, the image data synthesized with the stamp image is provided. For example, an image is printed based on the image data.

Abstract: A system for processing printed products includes a transfer station which is provided with an infeeding location for infeeding printed products to the transfer station from a delivery station. The transfer station further comprises a number of connecting locations and a removal location. To each of the connecting locations is connected a processing station. An output station is connected to the removal location. The transfer station is further provided with a transporting device for moving the printed products within the transfer device between the infeeding location, the various connecting locations and the removal location. The printed product infed to the transfer station at the infeeding location is transported in any sequence from the transfer station to one of the processing stations. After completion of the processing operation in a particular processing station, the printed product is moved back to the transfer station.

Abstract: A sheet material feeding device comprises a sheet material housing part housing a sheet bundle having a plurality of sheet being stacked; a conveying-out unit press-contacting onto the front edge side of the upper surface of the sheet bundle to exert a push-out force, feeding a sheet by the push-out force in a predetermined conveying-out direction, and separating the sheet from the sheet bundle; a feeding unit arranged on the downstream side of the sheet material housing part along the conveying-out direction and continuing the feeding of the sheet, and after the conveying-out unit moves away from the rear edge of a preceding sheet, the conveying-out unit conveys a following sheet in a state that the following sheet is overlapped at the lower side of the preceding sheet until the front edge of the following sheet reaches a predetermined guide position set between the sheet bundle and the feeding unit.

Abstract: This invention provides a booklet making method including a cutting size setting step of setting a cutting size on the basis of a difference amount between a layout position of an image when a layout interval between images printed on a printing medium is minimum and a layout position of an image when the layout interval between images is maximum; an image printing step of adjusting the layout interval between the images printed on the printing medium in accordance with a position of the printing medium upon binding, and printing an image on the printing medium; a binding step of binding a plurality of printing media bearing images to prepare a printing medium bundle; a folding step of folding the printing medium in half; and a cutting step of cutting an edge of the printing medium bundle on the basis of the cutting size.

Abstract: An image forming system, an image forming apparatus and an electronic mail transferring method thereof. The electronic mail transferring method of the image forming apparatus completing an electronic mail including a predetermined image data, transmitting the completed electronic mail to a recipient's electronic mail address, and transmitting to the recipient's electronic mail address an electronic mail that failed to transmit due to the recipient's electronic mail address being at full capacity.

Abstract: The image reading device of the present invention is an image reading device comprising a reading unit reading an image of an original document, a clear plate disposed between the original document and the reading unit, a clear photoemitting layer included in the clear plate and having a plurality of emitting areas, a clear input sensor included in the clear plate and outputting a two-dimensional position of a pushed place on the clear plate and an controller displaying an operation panel on the clear plate using the clear photoemitting layer and receiving operations to the operation panel.

Abstract: The invention relates to a technique removing a dark voltage noise signal occurring at the time of light shielding of a photoelectric conversion device, simplifying the system configuration such that the cost and occupying area is reduced, and suppressing variation among a plurality of buffer amplifiers.

Abstract: A communication equipment comprises: an image reading unit that reads an image on a sheet; a read-image storage unit that stores the image read by the image reading unit; a first transmission unit that transmits the image stored in the read-image storage unit to an external equipment according to a transmission job; a monitor unit that determines whether the image is transmitted to the external equipment by the first transmission unit; a history-image storage unit that stores a history image, which is determined to be transmitted to the external equipment; a history-printing instruction unit that gives an instruction to print plural pages of the history image, stored in the history-image storage unit, on every one sheet according to a manipulation; and a printing unit that prints the plural pages of the history image on every one sheet on a basis of the instruction from the history-printing instruction unit.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and systems for improving print quality. In one embodiment, a method of optimizing printer output quality is provided which includes identifying media in at least one media tray, querying a media database for a record corresponding to the identified media, extracting data from a record of identified media, adjusting printer operation based upon the extracted data, and printing on the identified media, wherein the printer operation is adjusted on a page-by-page basis within a single print job. Typical parameters which are adjusted during the print job are the transfer voltages and the volume of toner deposition. In another embodiment, media is assigned to groups based upon its color and print parameters are adjusted as different colors of media are used.

Abstract: A main object of the present invention is to provide a transparent card with a hologram having the excellent design property and a high security property. The present invention achieves the object by providing a transparent card with a hologram, characterized by comprising a configuration with a transparent card substrate made of a resin transparent with respect to a visible light, and a hologram layer having a computer generated hologram part to function as a transmission type Fourier transform lens laminated.

Abstract: The invention relates to a security-conscious hologram which can apply a sufficient three-dimensional appearance to a reconstructed image in both its vertical and horizontal directions, and which is difficult to illegally copy and easily told from any illegal copy forged from it, and a holographic process of recording it. The hologram H2 is of a combined reflection and volume type, wherein a subject image P is recorded, and minute reflection images F and O? from a light source are recorded at least in front of, or in the rear of, the subject image P, both in a reconstructible fashion, and a viewing position E is moved along a hologram surface, so that the subject image P and the minute reflection images F and O? are viewable at varied relative positions.

Abstract: A main object of the present invention is to provide a computer-generated hologram optical element with little decline of the image converting function even when a pollutant such as oil and water is adhered to the surface. To achieve the object, the present invention provides a computer-generated hologram optical element comprising: a transmission type Fourier transform hologram comprising a substrate, and an image converting layer formed on the substrate and having a function as a Fourier transform lens; a diffraction function layer disposed on the image converting layer of the transmission type Fourier transform hologram and having a certain refractive index difference with respect to the image converting layer; and a protection layer formed on the diffraction function layer.

Abstract: Provided are a holographic recording medium, a method for adding address information to the holographic recording medium, and a method for addressing that can identify two-dimensional information pages by a simple addressing operation. In the holographic recording medium 12, two-dimensional information pages 40A, . . . each comprising multiple pixels are multiplexed and holographically recorded. A plurality of pixels in each of the two-dimensional information pages 40A, . . . form address pixels, and a set of the address pixels form an address information region 42A, . . . . The address information region 42A, . . . is disposed at a different position in the two-dimensional information page 40A, . . . on a two-dimensional information page basis or on a page group basis comprising a plurality of two-dimensional information pages.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a multifocal lens and manufacturing method thereof. The multifocal lens according to a preferable embodiment of the present invention comprises a plurality of holographic polymer dispersed liquid crystals; and a power supply unit for supplying electrical power to the holographic polymer dispersed liquid crystals, wherein the holographic polymer dispersed liquid crystals adjust the focal point of light passing through them.

Abstract: Disclosed is an image forming apparatus capable of keeping an oscillation angle of an oscillating mirror at a constant value based on control of a drive frequency. In this image forming apparatus, a semiconductor laser emits a light beam, and an oscillating mirror reflects the light beam emitted from the semiconductor laser, onto a target surface in a scanning manner. An oscillating-mirror drive circuit unit supplies a drive signal having a feature that a drive voltage varies based on a drive frequency, to the oscillating mirror, to reciprocatingly oscillate the oscillating mirror within a given angular range. A voltage-variation detection circuit detects a variation amount of the drive voltage, and a drive-frequency generation circuit alters the drive frequency depending on the variation amount of the drive voltage detected by the voltage-variation detection circuit.

Abstract: The optical scanner package having: an optical scanner device scanning an incident beam and including a scanning mirror and a comb-electrode structure operating the scanning mirror; a package container containing the optical scanner device; and a package window that is formed on the package container to hermetically seal the package container, and includes a reflection mirror which reflects the scanned beam from the optical scanner device to a screen unit on one side, thus separating the path of the scanned beam from the path of a noise beam derived from the incident beam.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to optical devices. More specifically, the disclosed devices include a film defining a periodic array of surface elements so as to give rise to surface plasmon polaritons. The film also includes at least a single aperture having a diameter less than the wavelength of light. In one embodiment, the surface elements can be an array of anisotropic apertures and the films can act as a polarizer. The disclosed devices can also include a material having a variable refractive index substantially adjacent to the metal film. For example, the refractive index of the adjacent material can vary according to some characteristic of the light incident to the device, for instance, the intensity or the angle of incidence of the light. In this embodiment, resonant coupling of incident light with the SPP, and hence transmittivity of the device, can depend upon the nature of incident light.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are electrochromic devices using a very low band-gap conjugated polymer having a band gap (Eg) of less than or equal to about 1.5 eV, and having little or no electrochromism in the visible region of the electromagnetic spectrum.

Abstract: A rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle comprises an electro-optic mirror unit whose reflectivity is variable in response to an electrical voltage applied thereto. At least one light sensor is included and an electrical circuit controls operation of the mirror unit in response to the at least one light sensor. The mirror unit is mounted on one side of a backplate that comprises an electrically non-conductive material comprising a conductive lead frame.

Abstract: A method of producing an electrochromic device, includes the steps of: providing a first electron conducting layer on a substrate, providing a working electrode in communication with the first electron conducting layer, providing an ion conducting layer in communication with the working electrode, providing an ion storage electrode in communication with the ion conducting layer, and providing a second electron conducting layer in communication with the ion storage electrode, wherein at least one and less than all of the providing steps include(s) plasma chemical vapor deposition. An electrochromic device produced by the method of the invention is disclosed, as is an apparatus adapted to perform the method of the invention, including plasma CVD devices and vacuum sputtering devices.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a MEMS device, including the actions of: providing a substrate having a back and front surface essentially in parallel with each other, defining in said substrate at least one hidden support by removing material from said substrate, connecting said at least one hidden support onto a wafer with at least one actuation electrode capable to actuate at least a part of said substrate, wherein a rotational axis of said reflective surface is essentially perpendicular to said hidden support. The invention also relates to the MEMS as such.