Abstract: An image supply device and control method for supplying image data to a printing device by directly communicating with the printing device. The device and method include obtaining functional information of the printing device, obtaining printable range information indicating a printable range by the printing device, converting image data of a file to be printed in accordance with the printable range information and received printing specification information, and transmitting the converted image data to the printing device upon a data request from the printing device.

Abstract: In implementing data transfer using noncontact close proximity transfer, the user operability is improved. The invention includes a communication system having a DSC and printer. Each of the DSC and printer includes a noncontact close proximity transfer function unit which executes, when the DSC and printer are located within a communicable range, connection processing for establishing a connection state in a first communication layer, a print image transfer processing unit which executes, when the connection state in the first communication layer is established, authentication processing for checking whether a connection state in a second communication layer has been established, and executes, when authentication fails, connection processing for establishing the connection state in the second communication layer, and a link control unit which transfers data when authentication succeeds or when the connection state in the second communication layer is established.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a special paper plot (referred to herein as a dynamic plot) for which corresponding metadata is maintained is printed. A mobile appliance obtains corresponding metadata for the dynamic plot. A camera of the mobile appliance computes an image of the dynamic plot. A position of the camera of the mobile appliance with respect to the dynamic plot is calculated from the image of the dynamic plot. Using the calculated position, information or icons are overlaid at particular locations in the image captured by the camera of the dynamic plot. The image captured by the camera of the dynamic with the overlaid information or icons is then displayed on a display screen of the mobile appliance. A user may add annotations beyond what is printed on the dynamic plot. This information may subsequently be shared with other users involved in the project.

Abstract: A system for a camera phone user to create a photo gift includes a wireless router configured to receive a data structure from a first camera phone operated by a first user. The data structure defines a picture strip that includes a row of images and has a length-to-width ratio in a range between 2.5 and 6. A server can send a message to a recipient about the creation of picture strip. A printing and finishing facility can produce the picture strip in accordance with the data structure, wherein the picture strip is shipped to the recipient.

Abstract: A digital still camera of the invention includes: an image-capturing unit which generates an image; a selecting unit which decides whether a date where the generating is done is to be written onto the image; a writing unit which writes the date when the selecting unit decides that the date is to be written; a creating unit which creates print-order information; a determining unit which determines whether the image has the date thereon, when the creating unit creates the print-order information for the image; a changing unit which deletes the date from the print-order information when the determining unit determines that the image has the date thereon, and the print-order information includes the date; and a recording unit which records the image and the print-order information, associating them with each other. Therefore, it can avoid a problem in printing the date, and properly set print-order information with simple operation.

Abstract: A modular pen-like device is provided having a camera module for capturing images, an effects module for applying visual effects to the captured images, and a printer module for printing the captured and visually effected images. The modules have respective, generally cylindrical bodies configured to be assembled together so that the assembled body of the modular pen-like device is generally cylindrical.

Abstract: A printer periodically sends a request inquiry command “Interrupt In” to a digital camera at a high rate. The digital camera returns a printer status request, a print request, a print cancel request, etc., to the printer as a reply to “Interrupt In.” The camera operates as a usual storage class USB device for the printer except that the camera performs the described operation. Therefore, the printer makes a search for a directory in the camera and reads an image file, a print page layout file, etc., required for print on its own initiative.

Abstract: In an information processing apparatus for transmitting and receiving information via a communication medium established relative to an external apparatus, it is determined whether the information to be transmitted and subject to specific processing in the external apparatus is selected or not. If it is determined that the information to be transmitted is selected, the selected information is transmitted via the communication medium. If it is determined that the information is not selected, designation information indicating the information selectable subject to transmission is transmitted via the communication medium. Then, the information designated by the designation information received in response to the transmission of the selection information is transmitted to the external apparatus via the communication medium.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus including plural capacitive loads, with one terminal of each of the capacitive loads being connected to a common electrode and with each of the capacitive loads being charged/discharged on the basis of image data, and a first and second drive circuits is provided. The first drive circuit includes plural charge/discharge controllers that are individually connected to other terminals of the capacitive loads and individually control the charging and discharging of the capacitive loads and first and second electrical power wires that are connected to the charge/discharge controllers and charge and discharge the capacitive loads via the charge/discharge controllers. The second drive circuit is connected to each of the first and second electrical power wires and adjusts charge resistance and discharge resistance in response to control of the charge/discharge controllers.

Abstract: An object extraction section of an image output apparatus determines as an extraction region either (a) a quadrangular region enclosed by a quadrangle in which all internal angles are less than 180° and sides are constituted by 4 edge pixel groups each in the form of a line segment, the 4 edge pixel groups being indicated by edge information, or (b) a polygonal region enclosed by a polygon in which all internal angles are less than 180° and sides are constituted by at least one edge pixel group in the form of a line segment, which edge pixel group is indicated by the edge information, and at least one line segment located on an end portion of the captured image, and then (ii) cuts out, as output target image data, image data of the extraction region from the captured image data. This makes it possible to accurately and easily extract, from a captured image, a region including a rectangular image capture object that a user desires.

Abstract: An analysis and classification tool compares at least a portion of a captured image and a reference image of nominally the same scene. One of the captured and reference images is taken with flash and the other is taken without flash. The tool provides a measure of the difference in illumination between the captured image and the reference image. The tool compares the measure with a threshold and segments a foreground region from a background region based on the measure.

Abstract: When image data is transmitted from a digital camera (DSC) to a PD printer apparatus and printed, the PD printer apparatus transmits its Capability to the DSC. The DSC restricts the setting items of a UI screen displayed on the display to functions of the PD printer apparatus in accordance with Capability, and displays the items.

Abstract: This invention has as its object to set a one-to-one relationship upon establishing a wireless communication channel between a wireless communication device on the information transmitting side and a wireless communication device that receives and processes the information even in an environment including a plurality of wireless communication devices, and to assure simple user's operations at least until the communication channel is established. To this end, when the user inputs a wireless communication channel establishment instruction to both a digital camera and printer having wireless communication channel establishment instruction to both a digital camera and printer having wireless communication functions, these devices execute wireless communication establishment processes within an allowable time period which is specified by a time set in a timer and a retry count. When the devices can seize each other within that time period, the communication channel is established.

Abstract: A printing apparatus 1000 records an image on a recording medium. The printing apparatus is provided with communication means for communicating with a digital camera 3012, digital camera recognizing means for recognizing the digital camera 3012, and status display means for displaying the operation status of the printing apparatus 1000. In a status where the status display means is displaying a status wherein a power supply is turned off, the communicating means communicates with the digital camera 3012. When the digital camera is recognized by the digital camera recognizing means, a display by the status display means can be changed from the printing apparatus side.

Abstract: A printer, as an image forming device, acquires data size of image data to be printed from the data storage device, and calculates the transfer completion time required for transferring the image data to be printed according to the acquired data size of the image data to be printed and a speed of transferring data via an external interface to be used.

Abstract: An image processing device decides whether the image size of the input image obtained by shooting the image or the edited image is larger than an image size required for printing by the printer. When it is decided that the image size is larger than the image size required at the time of printing, the image processing device automatically resizes the input image or the edited image so that the image size thereof is changed to an image size required for printing, generates a new print image, and transmits the new print image to the printer. Therefore, it is possible to edit an input image, generate a print image from information required for printing, transmit the print image to a printer, and print a desired image in a short time.

Abstract: An image processing method is performed by an image supply device storing image data and an image output device performing image processing with respect to the image data, which are connected via a communication path through which the image data is communicated. A control information item including a script for image processing, which is described by a markup language, is communicated between the image supply device and the image output device. The image data is transmitted to the image output device, based on the script.

Abstract: An image storage device comprising a chassis carrying a memory for storing at least one image, a pagewidth print head for printing said stored image, an ink supply means for supplying ink to the print head, a supply of print media on to which said stored image is printed, and a casing surrounding and encasing said chassis so that the supply of print media is unable to be accessed without destruction of the casing. The casing comprises a front shell and a back shell, the front and back shells adapted to be snap-on fitted to each other. The back shell comprises a clamp strip adapted to clamp to the cover a wrapper label.

Abstract: A digital camera (1) has an image recorder (12), a microcomputer (3), and an image display controller (13). The image recorder (12) is configured to record a moving picture formed from a plurality of still pictures, along with a panning mode signal (60) related to the panning of the digital camera (1). The microcomputer (3) is configured to produce a plurality of extracted images from the moving picture recorded by the image recorder (12), and configured to determine the disposition of the plurality of extracted images on the basis of the panning mode signal (60) recorded by the image recorder (12). The image display controller (13) is configured to display at least two of the plurality of the extracted images side by side on a display section (55) on the basis of the determination result of the microcomputer (3).

Abstract: A method of operating a timer module includes the steps of querying a non-volatile memory module to determine available digital image storage locations, each storage location having assigned thereto an image number; receiving a selection selecting one of the available digital image storage location as a starting location, and assigning an image number corresponding to the starting location as a starting image number; determining a number of image storage locations having an image number equal to or greater than the starting image number; instructing the image capture module to capture images a number of times equal to the number of image storage locations having an image number equal to or greater than the starting image number; transferring an image to the memory module each time the image capture module captures an image, the image being transferred into the memory module at a storage location corresponding to the starting image number; and updating the starting image number to correspond to a consecutively

Abstract: A camera unit includes a display for displaying an image to be captured; an image sensor for digitally capturing the displayed image; a card reader having a linear scanner for scanning a surface of a removable card to sense a plurality of dots printed on the surface of the removable card, the plurality of dots representing a bit pattern encoding a program script; a card interface for receiving a signal from the card reader indicative of the sensed plurality of dots printed on the surface of the card, and decoding the sensed plurality of dots into the program script; and a printer configured to print a distorted image on print media, the distorted image being a version of the captured image distorted in accordance with the program script.

Abstract: Before completion of a print process of a digital image, a user can be informed that a cable can be disconnected from a digital camera or printer, and that the digital camera is ready to photograph. To this end, a photo-direct (PD) printer transmits a JobDataDone command indicating that all digital images to be printed are received in a digital camera. Upon reception of the JobDataDone command, the digital camera displays, on a display, information indicating that a cable can be disconnected from the digital camera or PD printer.

Abstract: The present invention provides an image data processing apparatus that is capable of selecting and processing particular images from among a large number of images, based on the user's actions relating to the images. An MFP 4 acquires a file information list from an imaging apparatus 2 (S3), acquires a schedule containing a date and time, a location, and so on of an action of an employee from an employee management server 3 (S5), and searches for file information sets that contain the date and time or the location corresponding to the date and time or the location indicated by the schedule (S7, S8). When any file information sets are found by the search (S7: YES, S8: YES), the image data processing apparatus acquires image data sets relating to the file information sets found by the search, and performs processing, such as printing, of the image data sets (S9).

Abstract: This invention has as its object to allow an authentication process that avoids unnecessary information from being stored in a digital camera irrespective of whether or not a digital camera connected to the printer has a direct print function. To this end, in this invention, in an early stage of connection between a digital camera DSC and PD printer, the PD printer side requests an object which contains a keyword as authentication information of those which are stored and held by the DSC (S29). As a result, after it is determined the returned information contains authentication information, the printer notifies the DSC of its own authentication information (S33).

Abstract: A modular camera and printer is disclosed. A camera module is provided having an image sensor for capturing an image in a RGB format. The camera module also has a central processing unit with program memory for storing program steps for execution by the central processing unit to operate the camera module, and an image storage memory for storing the captured image in the RGB format. An image processing unit of the camera module is in communication with the image storage memory and transforms image data in the image storage memory into a L*a*b* format. The camera module also has a serial bus for outputting transformed image data in the L*a*b* format. A printer module is provided also having a serial bus in communication with the serial bus of the camera module. The printer module receives the image data from the camera module in the L*a*b* format, converts the image data to a color space of the printer module, and then prints the image data on a printhead.

Abstract: A camera is provided having a camera module, a network interface module and printing module. The camera module receives user input and captures the image with an image sensor in response to the user input. The interface module transfers the captured image to a computer system. The printing module prints an interface onto a surface including the image and coded data at least partially indicative of an identity of the image. This allows the identity of the image to be obtained from the interface. The interface module receives response data generated by the computer system in response to performing an action, and the printing module receives the response data from the interface module, generates a second interface based at least partially on the response data, and print the second interface on the second surface.

Abstract: With a digital camera 100, a photographed image 31 is displayed on a liquid crystal display and the user selects a desired image and specifies print specifications of the number of print sheets, a print paper size, a print color mode, etc., then print image data is prepared. The prepared print image data is transmitted from the digital camera 100 to a color printer of an output unit. An image is printed at the color printer in accordance with the print image data.

Abstract: With a digital camera 100, a photographed image 31 is displayed on a liquid crystal display and the user selects a desired image and specifies print specifications of the number of print sheets, a print paper size, a print color mode, etc., then print image data is prepared. The prepared print image, data is transmitted from the digital camera 100 to a color printer of an output unit. An image is printed at the color printer in accordance with the print image data.

Abstract: This invention saves a sensed image in a printer in an environment in which a digital camera can directly communicate with a printer, and a sensed image can be directly printed. A printer (1000) and digital camera (DSC) can be directly connected to each other via a USB interface. Upon this direct connection, the digital camera and printer serve as a print system, and the DSC serves as a user interface in that system. When the user inputs a print instruction of a desired image on the DSC, a print process of that image is executed. When the user inputs a save instruction of a given image, that image is saved in a storage device in the printer. Even when the image is erased on the DSC side, original image data can be prevented from being lost.

Abstract: In a printing system in which a printer and digital camera are connected and image data transmitted by the digital camera is received and printed by the printer, the printer transmits information about image correction functions supported by the printer to the digital camera, the digital camera sets image correction parameters based on the transmitted information and stores them in a memory of the digital camera, and before printing the image data, the printer reads out the image correction parameters stored in the memory and corrects the image data to be printed, using the read-out image correction parameters.

Abstract: An information processing device converts images to image data and records the image data to a recording medium. The device includes a selector, an arrangement adjuster and an output. The selector selects desired image data to be output to a printing device from among the image data recorded in the recording medium. The arrangement adjuster adjusts an arrangement of the image data when there is image data of more than one image selected by the selector. The output outputs the plurality of image data arranged by the arrangement adjuster to the printing device. The plurality of image data can be, for example, continuously shot image data.

Abstract: A method of operating a handheld camera comprises sensing an image via an image sensor, controlling the sensing of the image via a camera manager, manipulating the image via an image processing manager, and controlling printing of the manipulated image via a print manager. The step of controlling printing of the manipulated image includes causing the print manager to activate a guillotine, which guillotine is adapted to cut a print media, upon receipt of a signal indicative of an attempt to pull the print media from the camera.

Abstract: An image transmitting device for transmitting an image from an image source device to an image output device includes a second connecting interface, an image receiver, a first memory, a wireless transmitter, a processor, and a switch. The image source device includes a first connecting interface, and the image output device includes a wireless receiver. The second connecting interface is connected to the first connecting interface by a cable. The image receiver is used for receiving the image from the image source device. The first memory is used for storing the image received by the image receiver. The wireless transmitter is used for communicating with the wireless receiver and for transmitting the image from the first memory to the image output device. The switch is used for switching on or off the second connecting interface and for driving the processor to switch on or off the image receiver.

Abstract: A central processor for a camera having printing capabilities includes a CPU core for interpreting a programming script inputted thereto; a vector processor connected to the CPU core via a data cache, the vector processor for executing image processing processes instructed by the programming script; an input buffer connected to the vector processor; an image sensor interface adapted to write data to the input buffer for processing by the vector processor; an output buffer connected to the vector processor, the output buffer receiving data processed by the vector processor; and a printhead interface adapted to read processed data from the output buffer and provide the processed data to a print head.

Abstract: To display a print preview to which an operating instruction from an operation panel provided for an external operating apparatus, an interruption event which is transferred from the external operating apparatus 111 to a host computer 101 is detected every instruction of the operation panel provided for the external operating apparatus 111, image data which is read out from a memory card which can be loaded into the external operating apparatus 111 and a print setting which is set are obtained in accordance with the detected interruption event, and a preview display unit 305 controls a print preview display in which the print setting has been reflected to a display device of the host computer 101 and an updating display of the print preview display.

Abstract: A camera sensing device includes an image sensor for capturing an image; a card reader including a linear image sensor having a series of LEDs for illuminating a card inserted therein, and a series of integrated lenses for focuses the illumination reflected from the card, whereby encoded instructions printed on a surface of the card is read; a printed circuit board (PCB) bearing a processor for manipulating the captured image in accordance with the encoded instructions; a print head unit including a second roller assembly and including an ink ejection printhead configured to print the manipulated image on print media fed by the second roller assembly; and a media and ink supply configured to supply ink and the print media to the printhead unit.

Abstract: An image output apparatus receives a single piece of captured image data from a portable terminal apparatus, and carries out, in accordance with the single piece of captured image data received, a high resolution correction for creating high resolution image data which has a higher resolution than the single piece of captured image data. Then, the image output apparatus carries out an output process in which the high resolution image data created is outputted. This provides a captured image processing system which allows an image output apparatus to output an image captured by a portable terminal apparatus while the image is improving in resolution such as text readability.

Abstract: A portable terminal apparatus consecutively more than once captures images of an identical image capture object. The portable terminal apparatus determines whether or not a plurality of pieces of captured image data captured include a combination of a given number (an integer not less than 2) of pieces of captured image data which are applicable to be subjected to the high resolution correction by the correction processing section and are offset by a given amount, and transmits, to an image output apparatus, the given number of pieces of captured image data which are determined to be the combination. The image output apparatus receives the given number of pieces of captured image data from the portable terminal apparatus, and carries out, in accordance with the given number of pieces of captured image data, the high resolution correction for preparing high resolution image data which has a higher resolution than the given number of pieces of captured image data received.

Abstract: A handheld camera comprising a sensor adapted to sense an image, a camera manager for controlling the sensing of the image, an image processing manager for manipulating the image, a print manager for controlling printing of the manipulated image, and a guillotine adapted to cut a print media on which the manipulated image is printed from a print roll. The print manager is operable to activate the guillotine upon receipt of a signal indicative of a manual attempt to pull the print media from the camera.

Abstract: A printer having a digital camera connected thereto checks whether or not a transfer button of the camera is pressed, and checks the communication mode of the camera in the case where it is pressed. In the case where the communication mode of the camera is a mass storage mode, a conversion command for ordering change to a PTP mode is sent to the camera from the printer. The camera performs a bus reset so as to redo configuration and convert the protocol to the PTP mode. In the case where the communication mode of the camera is the PTP mode or is automatically changed to the PTP mode, the image is transferred to the printer in conjunction with operation of the transfer button. Thus, a desired image is transferred to a host such as the printer according to a transfer instruction of an image by the transfer button, etc. on a device side while a user is not conscious of the state of a communication mode and mode switching of the device such as the digital camera.

Abstract: A print instruction apparatus is connected to a storage medium where an image file having image data contained therein is stored, and instructs a printing device to print an image selected by a user using a given communication standard.

Abstract: After applications installed in a DSC and PD printer establish a communication procedure, the DSC issues a request to the PD printer. A time required for data transfer involved in the request is predicted. An elapse time until a response is received from the PD printer in response to the request is estimated on the basis of the predicted time. If no response is returned from the PD printer within the estimated elapse time, the request is disabled.

Abstract: JPEG image data captured by camera module 20 is paired with image capturing information pertaining to image capturing conducted by camera module 20 and a predetermined information area to store image capturing information pertaining to a main body unit, in a form being compliant with Exif standards to output to the main body unit, and the main body unit stores the outputted image data in memory section 16, and further stores image capturing information pertaining to the main body unit for image capturing in the predetermined information are paired with the image data.

Abstract: In the color imaging system, multiple rendering devices are provided at different nodes along a network. Each rendering device has a color measurement instrument for calibrating the color presented by the rendering device. A rendering device may represent a color display in which a member surrounds the outer periphery of the screen of the display and a color measuring instrument is coupled to the first member. The color measuring instrument includes a sensor spaced from the screen at an angle with respect to the screen for receiving light from an area of the screen. A rendering device may be a printer in which the measuring of color samples on a sheet rendered by the printer is provided by a sensor coupled to a transport mechanism which moves the sensor and sheet relative to each other, where the sensor provides light from the sample to a spectrograph.

Abstract: A digital camera that automatically corrects dust artifact regions within acquired images by compiling a dust map includes an optical system for acquiring an image with a corresponding dust calibration table for such optical system, including a lens assembly and an aperture stop, in which the corresponding dust calibration map can reside. A transformation between the dust map and the specific lens calibration table, enables the use for a single dust map in multiple instances of lenses and focal length, without the need to recalibrate the digital camera for each instance.

Abstract: A method performed by a processing system is provided. The method comprises processing a first plurality of pixel values associated with a first face in a first frame of a digital video to generate a first enhanced pixel value, filtering the first enhanced pixel value to generate a first filtered value, and re-mapping at least the first plurality of pixel values with a first plurality of interpolated values generated from the first enhanced pixel value and the first filtered value.

Abstract: A hand-held digital camera device includes a programmable processing circuitry incorporating a four-way parallel VLIW vector processor; an image sensor interface connected to the programmable processing circuitry and configured to receive signals from an image sensor and pass data representing the signals to the programmable processing circuitry; and a printhead interface connected to the programmable processing circuitry and configured to receive data from the programmable processing circuitry and generate control signals to be received by a printhead of a printing mechanism. The programmable processing circuitry, the image sensor interface and the printhead interface all form part of CMOS integrated circuitry provided on a common wafer. An instruction set of the VLIW vector processor is tuned for image manipulation processing.

Abstract: Provided is an imaging device capable of appropriately displaying or printing a combined image including a print image and a captured image. The device includes: an imaging sensor for receiving an optical image of a photographing object and converting the optical image into an electric image signal; a focus position detection unit for detecting a focus potion for the object; and a control unit for recording the image signal while correlating it with focus position information.

Abstract: A method of processing and printing an image captured by a digital camera, said digital camera comprising an image sensor, a processor and a 100 millimeter pagewidth printhead connected to the processor, said method being performed within and by THE processor and comprising the steps of: locating distortions in captured images; retouching the captured images so as to reduce the effects of the located distortions to produce a retouched image; generating print data representing the retouched image; and selectively controlling nozzles across the pagewidth printhead to print the retouched image using the generated print data

Abstract: A print order can be placed easily by use of a printing order reception apparatus. A printing order reception apparatus 1 has slots 3A to 3F for inserting therein various types of recording media and a digital camera including a recording medium. When the digital camera is inserted in the slot 3A therefor, printing processing is carried out according to a predetermined printing condition. When a recording medium is inserted in a corresponding one of the remaining slots, ordinary printing processing is executed wherein a user specifies an image to print, a print size, and a quantity.