Abstract: A CPU perform the steps of: (a) causing a compression/decompression processor to decompress the compressed data of one of three bands in the data area except for the first block in the band, and storing decompressed bitmap data in the data area; (b) rasterizing each of the intermediate data blocks in the band and synthesizing the rasterized data and the decompressed bitmap data in the band; and (c) causing the compression/decompression processor to compress the synthesized bitmap data and storing the compressed data in the data area. The CPU performs the steps (a) to (c) in different respective tasks in parallel, and performs the steps (a) to (c) along the order of (a), (b), (c) for each of the intermediate code blocks in each of the bands while using the 1st to the 3rd bitmap data area in turn for each of the steps (a) to (c).

Abstract: An imaging or printing device has a storage medium storing a hostname of a configuration server and sends a DNS request for the hostname to a DNS server. After receiving an IP address corresponding to the configuration server from the DNS server, the printing or imaging device uses the IP address to contact the configuration server and receives configuration settings from the configuration server.

Abstract: A method of detecting and correcting imaging defects in a media printed on a high-speed multi-color printer includes providing a multisensory imaging device (10); illuminating the media; sensing images on the media at high resolution with at least one high resolution sensor (20) as it passes the multisensory imaging device; transmitting an output of the high resolution sensor to a controller (19); sensing images on the media at low resolution with at least one low resolution sensor (24); calculating a correction for stitch; adjusting a timing of image data provided to image writers to align the inkjets to produce an optimal cross-track line; and providing a full page view from the low resolution sensor.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a receiving unit that receives a reason why to input a setting other than a predetermined print setting when printing is performed, and a calculating unit that, using a print log, collects a total print sheet count of sheets printed for each print requester, a print sheet count of sheets printed at the predetermined print setting, and a print sheet count of sheets printed for the reason, and calculates a reducible print sheet count of the print requester in accordance with calculated information of the print sheet counts.

Abstract: A printing system includes an image forming apparatus and a management server that are connected to the network each other. The image forming apparatus 1) transmits the accepted first authentication information to the management server, 2) stores the first authentication information in a storage unit if a result of authentication performed by the management server is success, and 3) authenticates the user based on second authentication information of the user that is newly accepted and the first authentication information stored in the storage unit if the authentication result is not transmitted from the management server. The management server performs the authentication based on the first authentication information transmitted from the image forming apparatus.

Abstract: Provided is an image forming apparatus including: an input-operation accepting unit configured to accept an input operation by a first user currently logged in the image forming apparatus; a receiving unit configured to receive an authenticated printing job from a second user different from the first user; a storing unit configured to store the authenticated printing job in association with the second user; an authenticating unit provided separately from the input-operation accepting unit, and configured to authenticate the second user in parallel with acceptance processing of the input operation by the first user using the input-operation accepting unit; an extracting unit configured to extract the authenticated printing job associated with the second user from the storing unit upon authentication of the second user by the authenticating unit; and a print control unit configured to execute and print the authenticated printing job extracted by the extracting unit.

Abstract: Computing a scale factor to insert a first set of shapes into a second set of shapes to form a combined image includes receiving the two sets of shapes, using a processor to convert the first set of shapes into a set of rectangles and the second set of shapes into a set of intervals and computing the scale factor for either the set of intervals or the set of rectangles to generate the combined image by iteratively inserting the set of rectangles into the set of intervals and updating the scale factor in response to a residual area or an overflow area until all the rectangles in the set of rectangles have been inserted into the set of intervals and the residual area in the set of intervals is below a threshold, and storing the combined image in memory.

Abstract: An image processing system may be configured to perform a connection information transmission process in which connection information used for establishment of communication using a communication protocol is transmitted. Portions of the system may further perform a process by which communication is changed from another communication protocol to the communication protocol in which the connection information is transmitted. Additionally, a job transmission process in which a job is transmitted from an information processing apparatus to an image processing apparatus via the communication protocol may be performed. Based on the job information, an execution process, in which image processing is executed, may be performed.

Abstract: A print control apparatus connectable to an image forming apparatus includes a printing data generating unit that generates printing data and spools the printing data to the image forming apparatus; a communication unit that receives status information of the image forming apparatus; and a control unit that controls the communication unit to receive status information about a work of the image forming apparatus even after spooling of the printing data generating unit is completed.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a first accepting unit, a controller, and a second accepting unit. The first accepting unit accepts a first operation from an operator to specify a process to be performed on an image of a paper, which is to be read, from among multiple processes before accepting a starting instruction from the operator. The controller controls, in a case where the starting instruction is accepted before the first operation is accepted, an image reading unit to perform an image reading process on the image of the paper. The second accepting unit accepts, after the image reading process is started, a second operation from the operator to specify a process to be performed on the image from among the multiple processes.

Abstract: A server apparatus includes a storage section configured to store information related to a selection screen for selecting a printed object, a changing section configured to change the information related to the selection screen stored in the storage section and an interface configured to accept a change instruction for the changing section. The server apparatus is capable of communicating with an operation/display section through the interface, and the change instruction can be generated by operating the operation/display section.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus, which issues a print instruction when a dragged file is dropped on a print object, the apparatus comprises: a layout unit configured to lay out the print object at a first position; and a display control unit configured to display, when the file is dragged, the print object at a second position which is closer to the dragged file than the first position by moving the print object from the first position.

Abstract: A mobile terminal device includes an imaging unit that captures an image; a communication unit; an apparatus information obtaining unit that communicates with and obtains status information from each of a plurality of image forming apparatuses included in the captured image via the communication unit; an image generating unit that generates an augmented reality image by superposing, on the captured image, additional information including the obtained status information for each of the image forming apparatuses; an operations unit that receives an operation on the augmented reality image displayed on a screen; and a distribution unit that distributes a number of pages to be printed among the image forming apparatuses according to the received operation.

Abstract: The advantage of the invention is to make settings on a printer to be connected with a network easy. A printer driver is connected with a server device for managing a printer A and an e-mail address by linking them through a network, and transmits print job data to the server device. The printer driver receives designation of an e-mail address managed by the server device, identifies printer A based on the designated e-mail address, and converts data as a target of printing into print job data in accordance with the identified printer A.

Abstract: A process, machine-readable instructions, and a system are described in which two communication sessions are attempted to be established between a client application and an image processing apparatus. In some examples, the first communication session is permitted while delaying the operation of the second communication session until the first communication session has completed.

Abstract: A server device includes: an acquisition unit that acquires, from a first information processing apparatus that is connected via a network, identification information on a second information processing apparatus that is connected via a network and that is an object to be remotely controlled; a storage unit that previously stores the identification information on the second information processing apparatus and a program for remotely controlling the second information processing apparatus associated with each other; and an execution unit that executes the program that is related to the acquired identification information, wherein the execution unit includes: a receiving unit that receives, from the first information processing apparatus, a control signal for controlling the second information processing apparatus that is identified by the acquired identification information; and a transmitting unit that transmits the received control signal to the second information processing apparatus that is identified by th

Abstract: A printing apparatus including: an interface; a printing unit configured to print a print image included in a print job on a sheet; and a control device configured to: receive the print job via the interface; generate a log image in accordance with the print image included in the print job, the log image comprising the print image and attribute data; generate a job log in accordance with the print job, the job log comprising particular information, related to the print job, other than the print image; transmit the job log to a storage device via the interface; determine whether a predetermined condition is satisfied; and transmit the log image to the storage device via the interface, when determined that the predetermined condition is satisfied.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus implements: receiving a first command for execution of an image processing function; supplying a server with a conversion command if the conversion process should not be executed on the image processing apparatus; acquiring time data indicative of a conversion period of time that the server requires to execute the conversion process; receiving, within the conversion period of time, a second command for execution of an image processing function; starting execution of the second process within the conversion period of time if it is determined that the second process can be completed within the conversion period of time, and failing to start execution of the second process within the conversion period of time if it is determined that the second process cannot be completed within the conversion period of time; acquiring converted data from the server; and executing a prescribed process using the converted data.

Abstract: A printing apparatus including: a receiving unit configured to receive print data; a printing unit configured to print image obtained from decompressed data, which is obtained by decompressing the print data, on a sheet; a transmitting unit configured to transmit data to a storage device to which a log related to printing is configured to be stored; and a control device configured to: decompress the print data into the decompressed data; and determine whether data related to the printing satisfies a predetermined condition; wherein, if the control device determines that the predetermined condition is satisfied, the transmitting unit transmits the print data to the storage device, and if the determining unit determines that the predetermined condition is not satisfied, the transmitting unit transmits the decompressed data to the storage device.

Abstract: An apparatus configured to execute a plurality of transmission tools is provided. The apparatus includes an option storing portion configured to store a plurality of options in each of which a destination to which image data is to be sent is associated with a tool identifier for identifying one of the transmission tools to be used to send the image data associated; a receiving portion configured to, when a user selects two or more options from among the options, receive a combination of the destination corresponding to each of the options selected and the transmission tool for the tool identifier corresponding to each of the options selected; and a transmission control portion configured to perform, for each of the combinations, a process for sending the image data to the destination corresponding to each of the combinations by using the transmission tool corresponding to each of the combinations.

Abstract: A printer control system to facilitate configuration of the settings for a printing device. The printer control system may configure a printing device with an at least partially automated process. The printer control software may include a client component installed on the computer to establish a bi-directional communication to receive and transmit printer control settings. A virtual printer may be installed and configured respective to settings for a form specifiable by a user. A method is provided for facilitating the configuration and operating of a printing device.

Abstract: A secure document printing system is provided. A policy server is used to define access rules for a document, and select individual users and/or groups that will have access to the document. The policy server stores the access rules along with a document decryption key. The policy server's name and address are packed in the document, and then encrypted and sent to a print server which stores it for later access. A recipient is notified that the document resides on a particular print server. The print server retrieves the specified document, contacts the policy server named in the document, and requests the document decryption key and access rules for the user, print server, and document from the policy server which replies with the related decryption key and access rules. The print server decrypts the document and prints the document based on the access rules.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus receives a printing job from an information processing apparatus and prints the printing job, wherein confirmation printing to confirm the printed material of the printing job is instructed. If the sheet used with the confirmation print is a specialized sheet, printing is performed using the same type of sheet for the confirmation printing and the main printing.

Abstract: A method of managing print jobs addressed to a virtual print identity. The virtual print identity is associated with a first user, but not tied to a particular user device and the virtual print identity has at least one parameter relating to where the print job should be printed.

Abstract: A CPU perform the steps of: (a) causing a compression/decompression processor to decompress the compressed data of one of three bands in the data area except for the first block in the band, and storing decompressed bitmap data in the data area; (b) rasterizing each of the intermediate data blocks in the band and synthesizing the rasterized data and the decompressed bitmap data in the band; and (c) causing the compression/decompression processor to compress the synthesized bitmap data and storing the compressed data in the data area. The CPU performs the steps (a) to (c) in different respective tasks in parallel, and performs the steps (a) to (c) along the order of (a), (b), (c) for each of the intermediate code blocks in each of the bands while using the 1st to the 3rd bitmap data area in turn for each of the steps (a) to (c).

Abstract: Generating a tag layout from a set of tags and an ordering of the set of tags, wherein each tag includes a text label and a size for the text label, is disclosed. The method further includes receiving at least one closed shape corresponding to a space for the tag layout. A processor computes a scale factor for at least one of the closed shape or the size of the text labels in the set of tags to generate the tag layout of the set of tags within the closed shape such that all the tags in the set of tags fit within the closed shape and the tags are placed in the space based at least upon the ordering of the tags in the set of tags.

Abstract: Generating a tag layout from a set of tags and an ordering of the set of tags, wherein each tag includes a text label and a size for the text label, is disclosed. The system includes a processor accessible memory for receiving an ordered set of tags, each tag including a text label and a size for the text label, and at least one closed shape corresponding to a space for the tag layout. The system further includes a processor for generating the tag layout by computing a scale factor for either the closed shape or the size of the text labels in the set of tags such that all the tags in the set of tags fit within the closed shape, and the processor stores the generated tag layout in the memory.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus and an image forming method are used to smoothly process an edge area of halftoning-processed binary data. The image forming apparatus may include a communication interface which receives printing data, a binarizer which performs halftoning with respect to the received printing data to generate binary data, an edge processor, and a printing engine which forms an image by using the edge-processed binary data. The edge processor calculates an edge strength of each white pixel of the generated binary data, determines edge candidates, determines whether an edge candidate is an edge, and substitutes a black pixel for a white pixel determined as an edge to perform edge processing with respect to the generated binary data.

Abstract: A set of two-dimensional layers is determined based on a digital three-dimensional model. An image corresponding to each of the layers is rendered on each of a corresponding number of sheets of at least partially transparent material. The sheets of material are assembled together to produce a three-dimensional structure corresponding to the digital model.

Abstract: An electronic device includes an array of daisy chained image sensors, with each image sensor including a pixel array. A host is coupled to an image sensor at an end of the array and is configured to insert identification codes. The identification codes include embedded data values to thereby indicate specific parts of the image data, and a set of identification codes comprising a first identification code to identify a start of a data stream and a second identification code to identify an end of the data stream.

Abstract: Computer-executable instructions stored in a medium cause an output apparatus to perform first and second output control processes. The output apparatus includes a storage section for storing a plurality of document data sets having a predetermined order and acquired from a plurality of documents, and an output section for outputting images of a plurality of document data constituting the plurality of document data sets. In the first output control process, the output section outputs an image of a document data belonging to one document data set and to output an image of a document data belonging to the next document data set according to the predetermined order. In the second output control process, the output section outputs an image of a document data belonging to a specified attribute of one document data set and to output the next image based on the attribute.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an image data storage unit, parameter storage units, a signal generator, a reading unit, and an image processing unit. The image data storage unit stores therein a plurality of pieces of image data input from scanning units. The parameter storage units are provided respectively corresponding to the scanning units and store therein parameters respectively set for the scanning units. The signal generator generates a signal for specifying an order of reading the image data from the image data storage unit and for specifying one of the parameter storage units that stores therein the parameter to be used for the read image data. The reading unit reads the image data in the order specified by the signal. The image processing unit performs image processing on the read image data using the parameters stored in the parameter storage unit specified by the signal.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a messenger to receive information of a preregistered image scanning unit corresponding to a user account, from a message server, a device manager to send a scan command to an image scanning unit for scanning among the plurality of the image scanning units, based on the received image scanning unit information, and to receive a scan image from the image scanning unit which receives the scan command, and a controller to control the messenger to send a chat message comprising the received scan image and message account information to the message server.

Abstract: An image reading apparatus includes an image reading section and a management section. The image reading section has a transport portion configured and arranged to transport a document by driving a motor, a reading portion configured and arranged to read each line of the document which is transported up to a predetermined position by the transport portion, and a holding portion configured and arranged to temporarily hold image data of the document read by the reading portion. The management section is configured and arranged to acquire and store the image data held in the holding portion and to manage the stored image data. The management section is configured and arranged to sequentially acquire and store the data held in the holding portion until driving is finished in a case where the motor starts the driving.

Abstract: An image reading apparatus includes an image reading unit, a character stamp information reception unit receiving the input of character stamp information, a manuscript character information extraction unit, and an information-added image data generation unit. The information-added image data generation unit generates information-added image data serving as data where meta-information and a stamped image are caused to make a set. The meta-information is information where the character stamp information received by the character stamp information reception unit is added to manuscript character information extracted by the manuscript character information extraction unit.

Abstract: Systems and methods resume capture of a base image from an object by a mobile scanner operated by a user. An indication of an overlap area on a base image displayed within a computer display is received. A scan image is received from the mobile scanner positioned on the object at a location corresponding to the overlap area. A match between a segment of the scan image and a corresponding segment of the base image is determined, where the match defines a location and orientation of the mobile scanner relative to the base image. An indication that the scan has resumed is made to the user when the match is found, and images that are subsequently received from the mobile scanner are stitched to the base image based upon the determined location and orientation. The partially formed base image and the scanner image are concurrently displayed to the user.

Abstract: In accordance with one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes an acquirement unit configured to acquire a captured image obtained by capturing a commodity by an image capturing unit in sequence; a plurality of reading units configured to read the information relating to the commodity respectively from the captured image acquired by the acquirement unit; a control unit configured to enable each reading unit to act according to a specified order based on setting information in which the operation timing of the reading unit is set; and an output unit configured to output the information read by the reading unit.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an image reading apparatus includes an illumination unit to irradiate a sheet that is conveyed by a conveyance unit with visible light and infrared light, an imaging unit to receive visible light and infrared light reflected from the sheet and to capture a visible image and an infrared image, and a background member including an infrared light low reflective part that is positioned within an imaging range of the imaging unit so as to overlap at least a side edge portion of the sheet and that diffusely reflects visible light and reflects infrared light at a lower reflectance than the sheet.

Abstract: An illuminator includes a light guide having a light source that is configured to emit light along a length of the light guide. The light guide further includes outcoupling zones affixed to a rear portion of the light guide, each zones affixed a predetermined distance from each other zone, which are configured to direct at least a portion of the emitted light. The light guide also includes a first diffuser that corresponds to a front portion of the light guide, and which operates to diffuse emitted light exiting the front portion of light guide. The illuminator further includes a secondary diffuser that is located a predetermined distance from the front portion of the light guide forming an air gap there between. The secondary diffuser is configured to further diffuse the at least a portion of the emitted light diffused by the first diffuser after passage through the air gap.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus of the present invention acquires a photographed image of an object on which a plurality of indicators have been arranged, recognizes an indicator in the photographed image, detects the position of the indicator, judges the state of the object based on the detected position of the indicator, and judges the state of the photographed image based on the detected positional relationship of the plurality of indicators, when the judged state of the object is a predetermined state.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for identifying the width and position of documents (4) in a large-format scanner system (1) using recorded image information, wherein the scanner system (1) has image capture elements (2) for recording the image information, an optical system (3) arranged upstream thereof and a reflector (5) arranged opposite the image capture elements (2), having the following steps: 51 the recorded image information is preprocessed in order to reduce faults as a result of soiling of the optical system (3) and the reflector (5), 52 horizontal and/or vertical transition regions (12, 13) from the reflector (5) to the document (4) are subjected to coarse identification, and 53 horizontal and/or vertical document edges (10, 11) within the transition regions (12, 13) detected by the coarse identification as per step S2 are subjected to fine identification.

Abstract: In an image reading device, a movable part provided below a document platen in a housing is moved in a sub scanning direction. A reflection control part extending along a movement range of the movable part is fixed to the housing near the movable part. The reflection control part has first reflection parts having a relatively large reflectance and second reflection parts having a relatively small reflectance arranged along the movement range. A detection light irradiation part provided in the movable part irradiates the reflection control part with detection light. A detection light reception part receives the detection light reflected by the reflection control part. A signal generating part generates a binary signal corresponding to the detection light received by the detection light reception part. A movement deciding part decides movement state of the movable part according to the binary signal generated by the signal generating part.

Abstract: An image reading device comprising: a document placing portion; a conveyor; a reading unit configured to read an image of the document, wherein the reading unit includes: an image sensor; a support which supports the image sensor, wherein in the case of reading the image of the document conveyed by the conveyor, the support is to be stopped at a predetermined reading position; a guide; and a driving unit, wherein the reading unit further includes: a release unit configured to release the contact with the guide by separating the support from the guide when the support is moved toward the predetermined reading position; and a contact portion configured to contact with the support separated from the guide by the release unit when the support is moved toward the predetermined reading position.

Abstract: There are provided a paper conveying apparatus that can prevent a drop in quality of the image data while enabling stable conveyance of paper. The paper conveying apparatus includes a first image capture unit, a second image capture unit, a pair of conveyor rollers including a first roller and a second roller, a first conveyor guide, and a second conveyor guide, wherein a nip position of the pair of conveyor rollers is arranged above an extended plane of a top surface of the first image capture unit extended to the pair of conveyor rollers side, an axis of rotation of the second roller is arranged offset to the first image capture unit side compared with an axis of rotation of the first roller at projections on the extended plane, and the first conveyor guide guides the medium conveyed to above from the extended plane, to make the medium turn downward.

Abstract: Upon receiving ID card reading mode information from a scanner apparatus, an obverse surface image is output as an image representing the reverse surface of an ID card while a reverse surface image is output as an image representing the obverse surface of the card or an image obtained by rotating the obverse surface image through 180° is output as an image representing the obverse surface of the card while an image obtained by rotating the reverse surface image through 180° is output as an image representing the reverse surface of the card. Alternatively, an image obtained by rotating the obverse surface image through 180° is output as an image representing the reverse surface of the card while an image obtained by rotating the reverse surface image through 180° is output as an image representing the obverse surface of the card.

Abstract: A multi-resolution imaging device (10) for a high-speed multi-color printer includes at least one high resolution sensor (20), wherein an output of the high resolution sensor is transmitted to a controller (19); at least one low resolution sensor (24); wherein the controller calculates a correction for stitch; wherein the controller, based on the calculated correction, adjusts a timing of image data provided to imaging inkjets (12) to aligned an output of the inkjets; and wherein the low resolution sensor provides full page viewing.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus of the present invention acquires a photographed image of an object on which indicators have been arranged, detects the indicators from the photographed image with use of a comparison reference image for pattern matching prepared in advance, and instructs to perform predetermined processing based on the detected indicators. The indicators each have a pattern where influence of geometrical image distortion generated corresponding to a photographing distance or a photographing angle with respect to the object is restrained by a central portion of the photographed image, and the comparison reference image is a partial image corresponding to a central portion of the indicator. The indicators are detected from the photographed image by comparing the comparison reference image with the acquired photographed image.

Abstract: Systems and methods for infrared laser holographic projection. In one example, an optical apparatus includes a first laser source configured to generate a first laser beam having a first wavelength in an infrared spectral range and a holographic medium optically coupled to the laser source and having a transmittance range including the first wavelength. A diffraction pattern formed in the holographic medium encodes an input image and is configured to diffract the first laser beam responsive to being illuminated by the laser beam so as to construct an image in the infrared spectrum, the image being a reconstruction of the input image. The diffraction pattern may further be configured to diffract a second laser beam having a second wavelength in a visible spectral range to construct an image including a first portion in the infrared spectral range and a second portion in the visible spectral range.

Abstract: A hologram recording and reproducing apparatus including: a coherent light source; a beam splitter which splits a beam emitted from the coherent light source into a signal beam and a reference beam; a signal beam forming unit which modulates the signal beam split and directs the modulated signal beam onto a hologram recording medium; and a reference beam forming unit which directs the reference beam to be irradiated onto a location on the hologram recording medium which overlaps with a location on the hologram recording medium on which the signal beam is incident, wherein the signal beam forming unit includes: a first light guide member which transmits the signal beam split by the beam splitter; a spatial light modulator (SLM) which modulates the signal beam transmitted through the first light guide member; and a holographic Fourier transformation optical device which focuses the modulated signal beam onto the hologram recording medium.

Abstract: An optical beam steering device is disclosed which includes a compartment for containing an optical component for interacting with an optical beam, a gimbal supporting the optical component and defining a pan axis, a roll cage rotatably supporting the gimbal and defining a tilt axis, wherein the tilt axis is orthogonal to the pan axis, and a mount that houses and rotatably supports the roll cage, wherein the angular position of the roll cage with respect to the mount and the angular position of the gimbal with respect to the roll cage are both locked from one side of the mount.