Abstract: Provided are common path frequency domain and time domain OCT systems and methods that use non-specular reference reflection for obtaining internal depth profiles and depth resolved images of samples. Further provided is a delivering device for optical radiation, preferably implemented as an optical fiber probe with a partially optically transparent non-specular reflector placed in the vicinity of an associated sample. High frequency fringes are substantially reduced and a stable power level of the reference reflection is provided over the lateral scanning range. The partially optically transparent non-specular reflector is implemented as a coating placed on the interior surface of the optical probe window including spots of a metal, or a dielectric coating, separated by elements of another coating or just spaces of a clean substrate. In an alternative embodiment, the scattering elements are made 3-dimensional, having, for example, a spherical shape.

Abstract: A method for determining deflection of an optical sensor having an optical cavity includes: providing an optical signal including a train of time spaced light pulses, each light pulse including a known set of wavelengths; splitting the optical signal and providing a portion of the optical signal to a reference path; detecting light pulses in the portion of the optical signal; using a remaining portion of the optical signal and interrogating the sensor; receiving a reflected optical signal from the sensor; detecting light pulses in the reflected optical signal; and analyzing the portion of the optical signal and the reflected optical signal to determine the deflection. Corresponding apparatus and computer program products are provided.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a holographic storage system, and more specifically to a method for pixel detection in a coaxial holographic storage system. In a holographic storage system according to the invention, with a coaxial arrangement of an object beam and a reference beam the bright pixels within the object beam have a phase shift of essentially ?0 relative to the reference beam. For readout of a data page contained in a reconstructed object beam a detector detects an interference pattern generated by the interference between the reference beam and the reconstructed object beam.

Abstract: An apparatus for inspecting a pattern, including: at least one of a first floodlight system for inspection by transmissive light and a second floodlight system for inspection by reflective light; an inspection optical system for capturing an image of the pattern on an object under inspection; and a stage for mounting and moving the object under inspection. The one of the first floodlight system and the second floodlight system includes a diffracted light control means for enhancing light diffracted by the pattern.

Abstract: An interferometric-spatial-phase imaging (ISPI) system includes a substrate wafer. An alignment configuration is permanently embedded in the substrate wafer. The alignment configuration uses a global coordinate reference system by providing a plurality of global reference marks that encompass up to the entire substrate wafer. A plurality of alignment markings is provided on a surface in close proximity to the alignment configuration for obtaining continuous six-axis control to provide positional information of a scanning probe tip or an electron beam with respect to said global coordinate reference system.

Abstract: A gobo wheel with automatic detection system that automatically detects a rotational position of the gobo. The rotational position can be detected by a magnetic marking system. Each of the gobos can be randomly placed within the holder. the position of the gobos can be automatically determined during a start up routine for example, and then those positions can be stored and used for later determination of a position.

Abstract: A method and system are presented for determining a line profile in a patterned structure, aimed at controlling a process of manufacture of the structure. The patterned structure comprises a plurality of different layers, the pattern in the structure being formed by patterned regions and un-patterned regions. At least first and second measurements are carried out, each utilizing illumination of the structure with a broad wavelengths band of incident light directed on the structure at a certain angle of incidence, detection of spectral characteristics of light returned from the structure, and generation of measured data representative thereof. The measured data obtained with the first measurement is analyzed, and at least one parameter of the structure is thereby determined. Then, this determined parameter is utilized, while analyzing the measured data obtained with the second measurements enabling the determination of the profile of the structure.

Abstract: Systems and methods for marking media are provided. The method may include preparing an image for printing on print media, the image including an indication of a first and a second event. The method may further include printing a first portion of the image on the print media, evaluating data and electing to print a second portion of the image wherein the second portion includes the indication of either of the first or second event.

Abstract: Methods are provided for an EP device such as a laser printer or copier, to compensate for variations in scanning rate. At intervals during a scanning process, actual scanning rate is measured and compared to a basal scanning rate of the EP device. Adjustments in the laser light source intensity are then implemented to preserve a predetermined image darkness notwithstanding variations in scanning rate, thereby preserving print quality. To implement the adjustments, a compensation factor is calculated based on a difference between the basal scanning rate of the device and the measured actual scanning rate. The steps of measuring an actual scanning rate, calculating a compensation factor, and adjusting laser operating intensity may be performed during a warming-up function at EP device at start-up, during a print job, or both. An EP device utilizing the method of the present invention is provided also.

Abstract: A printer includes: a carriage mounting a print head; a stepping motor for causing the carriage to reciprocate with respect to a recording medium; a print timing correction information storage unit for storing print timing correction information indicating a degree of correction of print timing; an additional step count acquisition unit for acquiring a step count of the stepping motor corresponding to the degree of correction of print timing indicated by the print timing correction information as an additional step count; and a carriage reciprocation control unit for controlling a step count of the stepping motor related to reciprocation of the carriage based on a step count of the stepping motor corresponding to a print timing count set to a going path and a returning path and the additional step count acquired by the additional step count acquisition unit.

Abstract: A method for printing content from a web page viewed with a browser operating on a computer, the web page being delivered to the computer from a server, the content including text content and image content, and the browser accessing a print standard in performing the printing includes configuring computer executable instructions for execution on the computer to set a visibility parameter in the print standard for at least some of the content without accessing the server to thereby generate a modified print standard; interfacing the instructions with the browser; and providing a user interface for printing the web page from the browser using the modified print standard.

Abstract: Provided are a method, system, and article of manufacture for converting image data in an input color space to an output color space in a transform domain. An input block of coefficients in an input color space is generated, wherein the input block includes a first type coefficient and a plurality of second type coefficients. The first type coefficient in the input block is converted to an output value in an output color space. The output value is used to determine a scaling factor for the second type coefficients. The scaling factor is applied to the second type coefficients to determine second type coefficients in the output color space. A component output block of coefficients in the output color space is formed from the output value for the first type coefficient and the determined second type coefficients in the output color space.

Abstract: Provided are a method, system, and article of manufacture for determining whether to convert image data in an input color space to an output color space in a transform domain or real domain. An input block of coefficients in an input color space is generated, wherein the input block includes a first type coefficient and a plurality of second type coefficients. The first type coefficient in the input block is converted to an output value in an output color space. A determination is made as to whether real domain processing is required. The input block is converted in a transform domain to an output block of coefficients in the transform domain in an output color space in response to determining that the output value does not require real domain processing.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for adjusting a color in an image to a desired color value is described, wherein the method includes identifying at least a first portion of the image including the color to be adjusted; analyzing the first portion to determine a representative color value; determining a color adjustment parameter to adjust the representative color value to the desired color value; and applying the color adjustment parameter to at least the first portion of the image. The method can further include performing a desaturation of the first portion of the image before analyzing determine a color value, and resaturating the color value; identifying at least a second portion of the image having a color value extreme to determine a color value representative of the color value extreme, and using the second portion color value in determining the color adjustment parameter; or a combination thereof.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and media for page coloring with color inheritance for memory pages are disclosed. Some embodiments may include an interface to access a memory and a paging unit including translation logic, inheritance logic, and comparison logic. The translation logic translates a first address to a second address based on an entry in a data structure, wherein the first address is provided by an instruction stored in a first page in the memory and the entry includes a base address of a second page in the memory including the second address and a color of the second page. The inheritance logic may determine an effective current page color of the first page based on a color of the first page. The comparison logic may compare the effective current page color of the first page to the color of the second page. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed.

Abstract: A system and method for correcting pixel intensities for output on a video display is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes the operation of generating an interpolation table having a plurality of interpolation segment endpoints spaced over a transfer function correction curve. The plurality of interpolation segment end points are distributed logarithmically over the transfer function correction curve to increase a number of correction points along a curved portion of the transfer function correction curve without substantially increasing a total number of correction points over the entire curve. Correction values for a graphic display can be determined by interpolating between the logarithmically distributed interpolation segment endpoints.

Abstract: Missing color data of a specified pixel of a Bayer pattern is reconstructed with a plurality of interpolation algorithms. A vertical color data difference index Cv and a horizontal color data difference index Ch are first measured according to color data of a first group of pixels included in a pixel array, wherein the first group of pixels include a plurality of pixels vertically adjacent to the specified pixel, a plurality of pixels horizontally adjacent to the specified pixel, and at least one other pixel non-vertical and non-horizontal to the specified pixel. Then, one of a plurality of preset interpolation algorithms is selected according to a comparing result of the vertical color data difference index Cv and horizontal color data difference index Ch, and executed to obtain a reconstructed color data of the specified pixel.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus, an image forming method, a program, and a recording medium that succeed in reducing recording agent consumption without causing image quality degradation are provided. A modification region processing section detects, out of image data, A locations where a region identification signal provided from a region separation processing section changes from a ground region mode to a character region mode, and vice versa, as the boundary between the ground region and the character region, and thereby specifies a modification region which is continuous with the ground region and overlaps with a part of a periphery of the character region which is contiguous to the ground region. The modification region is assigned color data indicating a color that can be represented by the recording agent for use in ground region formation thereby to generate image data.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus for improved dispatching of sheetsides in a high-speed (e.g., continuous form) printing environment using multiple, clustered processors in a print controller. Features and aspects hereof generate, update, and utilize a mathematical model of multiple processors (compute nodes) each adapted to RIP (rasterize) raw sheetside data provided to it. A head node or control processor receives the raw sheetside files from an attached host or server, determines current processing capacity of each of the multiple compute nodes to RIP the next sheetside, and dispatches the sheetside to the compute node identified as providing the minimum RIP completion time. Various conditions may invalidate a compute node from further consideration in dispatch of a particular sheetside. Thus a valid compute node is selected based on the minimum RIP completion time.

Abstract: A method for executing a print process on a printing apparatus that is provided with a print engine, a local user interface unit and a control unit includes receiving a cancel instruction via the local user interface unit and cancelling an active print process of a print job executed according to image-processing attributes. The method further includes receiving an instruction via the local user interface unit to modify the image-processing attributes of the print job, converting the print job according the modified image-processing attributes into a raster image and activating a print process of the print job according to the modified image-processing attributes. A printing apparatus for performing the method includes a print engine, a local user interface and a control unit.

Abstract: A method and apparatus is disclosed herein for image processing. In one embodiment, the method comprises performing an analysis corresponding to a sequence of drawing commands that create a bit-map when executed and generating a set of image segments based on the analysis corresponding to the sequence of drawing commands.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus that can be controlled according to multiple control methods for multiple types of control.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus in which applications can be installed is provided, in which the image forming apparatus includes an application information obtaining part for obtaining application information that is used for determining whether an application is installable in the image forming apparatus.

Abstract: In a system and method for facilitating recovery from an interrupted print job, marking sets are inserted into the print job to determine where such interruption occurred. The marking sets identify a location within the print job, and by providing such marking sets to a reading device, a print job control system communicatively connected thereto is able to determine which portion or portions of the print job failed to complete. Thereafter, the print job control system initiates reprinting of the portion or portions of the print job that were interrupted.

Abstract: A secure printing method includes providing a user terminal with a user interface. The user terminal and interface enable a user to select a secure printing mode for printing a document. In the secure printing mode, a secure print job stored in the user terminal is released through execution of a secure release procedure. In this way, the document can be printed at a selected one of a plurality of designated printers. When a user selects the secure printing mode, page description language data for the secure print job is generated in a format, or multiple formats, compatible with the designated printers. The page description language data is stored at the user terminal and a request is communicated to each of the designated printers. The request identifies the secure print job, but the job itself is not transmitted with the request. When the predefined secure release procedure is executed, the secure printjob is released to a selected printer.

Abstract: The invention is directed to resuming printing on a printer following a print interruption event. An apparatus in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes: a scanner configurable to communicate with a printer and a printing application, wherein the scanner is configured to scan a printing at the printer upon receipt of a printing error. A method in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes: receiving a printing error when printing a document; scanning the actual printing of the document at a printer; and notifying an application of results of the scanning.

Abstract: An archiver system for tracking the exchange of personally identifiable information in document production systems includes a document production device and a media writer. When a document processing job is initiated, a digital image of the document is prepared, the document digital image is encrypted with a session key, and the encrypted document digital image and job data associated with the document processing job are stored in a job record of a database on a storage media by the media writer.

Abstract: A method for monitoring print jobs is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: capturing print jobs submitted by client computers; checking the print jobs captured according to predetermined printing tactics that specifies requirements of a valid print job, in order to determine valid print jobs; recording information of all the captured print jobs, and saving the information in the database server; and instructing the printers to execute the valid print jobs. A related system is also disclosed.

Abstract: A wireless communication device comprises a wireless communication unit that performs wireless communication; a connector that enables exchange of a signal with an information processing device; an acquisition unit that acquires setting information when an information processing device connected to the connector uses the wireless communication unit based on the setting information stored in the information processing device; a storing unit that stores the setting information acquired by the acquisition unit; and a communication processing unit that performs communication processing by using the wireless communication unit based on the setting information stored by the storing unit.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus, which includes: a device search section that searches a device connected through a communication section; a radio field intensity acquisition section that acquires from the device searched by the device search section a radio field intensity of the device for wireless communication with the communication section; a device selection section that selects a device in accordance with the radio field intensity acquired by the radio field intensity acquisition section; a device control program acquisition section that acquires a device control program for the device selected by the device selection section; and a device control program setting section that sets the device control program acquired by the device control program acquisition section so as to be available.

Abstract: A computer readable medium stores a program causing a computer to execute a process for creating a job. The process includes: accepting document data created by application software; converting the document data into image processing data in a format which is interpretable when image processing is executed for the document data; determining as to whether or not at least one of the document data and the image processing data contains predetermined information; and when it is determined that the at least one of the document data and the image processing data contains the predetermined information, outputting a job indicating (i) executing the image processing for the image processing data and (ii) creating an image of an execution history of the image processing.

Abstract: An image input/output system which makes it possible to reduce a load on a server in the case of using a network scan function in a server based computing environment. An image input/output system comprises a multifunction peripheral, a server, and a computer which are communicably connected to one another via a network. The server receives a reading instruction from the computer and instructs the multifunction peripheral to read an original according to the reading instruction. In the multifunction peripheral, a reader section reads the original based on the instruction from the server, and a control section sends thumbnail image data obtained by the reader section to the computer without going through the server.

Abstract: Provided is an image forming system that suppresses an increase in number of signal lines between an image forming apparatus and optional units, curtails communication time period and alleviates communication load. To accomplish this, an image forming system includes an image forming apparatus and one or more optional units removably attached to the image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus transmits a specifying command and an instruction command to all of the optional units by outputting the commands on a single common signal line. Each optional unit outputs acknowledgement status on a single common signal line in a case where an identifier appended to the instruction command is the same as an acquired identifier. If the identifiers are different, on the other hand, each optional unit outputs a value indicating whether it itself is currently performing an operation in response to acknowledgement status transmitted by another optional unit.

Abstract: A printing system adapted to be able to successively process a plurality of jobs by a printing apparatus has a designation unit adapted to designate, from the plurality of jobs, a job that processing by the printing apparatus is to be suspended; and a controller adapted to control the printing apparatus to suspend the processing of the job designated by the designation unit, wherein the controller controls the printing apparatus so as to suspend processing of another job in accordance with a suspension factor of the job designated by the designation unit.

Abstract: A display unit is caused to display a device configuration window that associates information representing a configuration of the printing system with information for indicating presence of a job processed by the printing system. An operator is prompted to select a job in execution by the printing system via the device configuration window in order to perform specific processing.

Abstract: An information communication system having a sending device that sends electronic information via a communication section, a receiving device that receives the electronic information sent from the sending device via the communication section, the sending device which includes a ratio information maintaining section that maintains ratio information regarding an amount of electronic information assigned to each of plural communication sections at the time of sending the electronic information, a dividing section that divides the electronic information corresponding to the plural communication sections on the basis of the maintained ratio information, and a sending section that sends the divided electronic information to the receiving section, the receiving device comprising, a receiving section that receives the electronic information sent from the sending section via the plurality communication sections, and a restoring section that combines and restores the received electronic information to a state prior to

Abstract: This invention relates to a printing system configured to output printing media having undergone print processing by a print apparatus to a plurality of destinations including a specific destination which has a structure allowing an operator to take out the printing media. In the system, output of printing media to the specific destination is restricted while the operator takes out the printing medium outputted to the specific destination, and in case that the number of printing media necessary for a job processed by the print apparatus is smaller than a predetermined number, the system is controlled not to output to the specific destination a printed material formed from printing media smaller in number than the predetermined number. This invention can achieve efficient printing by controlling not to stop the print operation of the system as much as possible.

Abstract: A communication system includes a first network, a printer connected with the first network, a host device, connected with the first network, which are configured to use the printer as a network printer with a printer driver being installed therein, a second network connected with the first network via a router, and an external server device, connected with the second network, which is configured as a providing source of a first printer driver. The printer includes a downloading unit that downloads the first printer driver from the external server device via the first and second networks, a storing unit that stores the downloaded first printer driver, and a sending unit that sends the stored first printer driver to the host device via the first network. The host device includes a receiving unit that receives the first printer driver from the sending unit.

Abstract: In a terminal device connected through a network to an image forming apparatus including a hold print function, the presence of an unprinted hold print job is certainly informed to a user that should print a hold print job. The terminal device includes a hold print job processing unit having a hold print job information managing unit that manages hold print job information sent from the image forming apparatus, an event receiving unit that receives event occurrence information given from an operating system when a predetermined event occurs in a personal computer, and a user interface unit, and displays a message indicating that an unprinted job exists every time the notification of occurrence of the event is sent from the OS if the unprinted hold print job exists in a list of the hold print job information in the hold print job information managing unit.

Abstract: It is the object of the present invention to enable various information processing by combining an image processing apparatus with peripheral devices without equipping the apparatus with device drivers or application software for each of the peripheral devices. By connecting a plurality of image processing apparatuses (digital multi-function peripherals), peripheral devices (USB-Hubs), and a server that manages the connection between these digital multi-function peripherals and the USB-Hubs and is equipped with device drivers and application software for various types of peripheral devices to be utilized by connection to the USB-Hubs by a network, the present invention enables utilization of the peripheral devices that can not be utilized by connecting directly to the image processing apparatuses in combination with the image processing apparatuses.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus receives, from a server connected to a network, a notification that a module operating units composing the apparatus can be added. The apparatus requests distribution of a program including the module to the server. Further, when a function of the module can be realized from information of the module stored in each hierarchy composing the program of the apparatus acquired each predetermined period and information of main and option devices, the server transmits program distributing information including the module. The device stores the module in an area of a predetermined hierarchy on the basis of the program distributing information.

Abstract: Provided are a method, system, and article of manufacture for validating stored copies of data images to load into memory. An image of data is maintained in a memory, wherein the image in the memory includes a generation number. The image in the memory is written to at least two copies of the image to storage locations in response to a first event, wherein the generation number for the image in the memory is stored in the storage locations having the copies of the image. A check generation number is stored in a storage location. The image is loaded from at least one of the copies of the image in one of the storage locations to the memory in response to a second event. The generation number for the image loaded into the memory. The check generation number is incremented in response to the second event. The generation numbers for the copies of the image in the storage locations and the check generation number are used to validate the copies of the image.

Abstract: A computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a process for creating a historical image, the process including: determining whether a processing unit, which performs an image processing to data including document data, can create a historical image representing a history of image processing performed on the document data; creating the historical image from the document data; and sending the document data and an instruction of the image processing, the instruction relating to the image processing performed on the document data, to the processing unit.

Abstract: A workflow construction apparatus, comprising: a memory; a unit process register to store and register settings of unit processes that are workflow components classified by functions, in said memory; a constructer to construct a workflow by combining indications that each specifies one of said registered settings of unit processes; and a workflow register to store and register said constructed workflow with the indications that specify said combination, in said memory.

Abstract: An image formation system, which is provided with a first storage configured to store initial setting containing information, includes at least one setting item, necessary for an image formation, a second storage configured to store a lock setting which locks modification of the at least one setting item of the initial setting, an acquiring system configured to acquire release of the lock setting when a file subject to the image formation is selected, an image formation device configured to form an image on a printing sheet, the image formation device forming the image in accordance with the initial setting stored in the first storage and the at least one setting item of which the release of the lock setting is acquired by the acquiring system and modification is made, and a re-setting system configured to invalidate the modification of the at least one setting item and validate the lock setting.

Abstract: A multifunction printer provided with an image scanning process unit and a facsimile sending process unit for executing an image process that does not use consumables, an image forming process unit for executing an image process that uses consumables, a consumables usage judgment unit for making a judgment as to whether a requested image process is a process that uses consumables, and a process control unit for restricting performance of the image process by the image forming process unit and permitting performance of the image process by the image scanning process unit or the facsimile sending process unit based on a judgment result of the consumables usage judgment unit.

Abstract: A method for multi-toning an input digital image having input pixels with two or more color channels to form an output digital image having modified output levels. The method includes producing shifted error signals for each color channel, weighting the shifted error signals to determine weighted error signals for nearby pixels that have yet to be processed; producing shifted weighted error signals; and adjusting the input levels for the nearby pixels responsive to the shifted weighted error signals.

Abstract: An electrophotographic image forming apparatus and a halftoning correction method thereof are provided. The electrophotographic image forming apparatus according to the example embodiments of the present invention, comprises a storage unit storing a plurality of dot patterns representing print characteristics of a print engine, a data area dividing unit dividing halftoned print data into data areas respectively having the same size as the dot patterns, a pattern extraction unit extracting an appropriate dot pattern with respect to each of the divided data areas by comparing dots in the data areas to the dot patterns, and a pattern converter changing the data area to the extracted dot pattern. Therefore, an optimal halftoned image can be provided.

Abstract: A method and circuit for generating an M-bit digital dither signal with a substantially uniform probability density function and high-pass spectrum are disclosed. The circuit includes a linear feedback shift register (LFSR) with N storage elements where N>M, and a high-pass filter. The method involves sampling at least M storage elements of the LFSR with each clock cycle to form an M-bit LFSR output and high-pass filtering and the M-bit LFSR output to provide the M-bit dither signal.

Abstract: An image forming device that has a function for suppressing a document background and performs binary coding of scan data using a dithering matrix, including a dithering matrix construction unit to divide the scan data into areas, set a threshold for each of the areas, and reconstruct a default dithering matrix using the threshold for each of the areas so as to generate a reconstructed dithering matrix for each of the areas; and a binary coding unit to compare the scan data with the reconstructed dithering matrix for each of the areas, and generate binary coded data based on a result of the comparison.