Abstract: Editing data sets via non-editable workbooks including presenting, by a workbook manager on a client computing system, a workbook in an exploration mode that displays edits to the workbook without altering the workbook, wherein the workbook presents a data set from a cloud-based data warehouse; receiving, by the workbook manager via the workbook, a change to the workbook and an edit to the data set from a client account associated with the client computing system; determining, by the workbook manager, that the client account is authorized to edit the data set on the cloud-based data warehouse and that the client account lacks authorization to commit changes to the workbook; and applying, by the workbook manager, the edit to the data set in the cloud-based data warehouse.

Abstract: A system comprises a communications module; at least one processor coupled with the communications module; and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory storing processor-executable instructions that, when executed, configure the at least one processor to obtain a card issuance file that includes card data for printing a physical card; modify the card issuance file to include data for printing at least one machine-readable code on the physical card; and store the modified card issuance file in a data queue that includes a batch of card issuance files to be sent to a printing system.

Abstract: The present invention is a system and method for creating a digital and searchable inventory of physically stored, items, objects, or documents. Methods and apparatus of the present disclosure may image physical items as a person removes them from a container. This person may also provide verbal descriptions of items being imaged. Artificial intelligence, such as object recognition, optical character recognition, or natural language processing, may then applied to the captured data to classify the items into a searchable hierarchy. The digital classification of the items and their attributes may be linked to a machine-readable ID, such as a barcode or other identifier, that may allow the items scanned to be associated with a specific physical storage device. This may include using identifiers that were originally on a container and by associating new identifiers with the container.

Abstract: An image recording apparatus includes a controller to calculate n that is a maximum natural number satisfying nX?X0, where X0 represents a width of a sheet medium, and X represents a longest one of respective lengths, in a width direction of the sheet medium, of a plurality of first images or a single second image based on image data. The plurality of first images are arranged along a longitudinal direction of the sheet medium. When the calculated n is equal to or more than two, the controller performs a juxtaposed image recording process to control a print engine in such a manner that two or more and n or less images, among the plurality of first images or among a plurality of divisional images into which the single second image is divided, are recorded to be arranged side by side along the width direction.

Abstract: A method for establishing a local communication link includes: generating and sending a local communication negotiation request to a cloud server in response to detecting a first local communication operation between the client and a smart device. The local communication negotiation request is configured to instruct the smart device to allocate a TCP port and feed back a local communication negotiation response carrying a port number of the TCP port to the cloud server, and the local communication negotiation response is forwarded by the cloud server to the client. The method also includes after receiving the local communication negotiation response from the cloud server, sending a first link request carrying the port number to the smart device, and establishing a first TCP link with the smart device, the TCP link being a local communication link.

Abstract: Disclosed is an improved computer architecture for generating an electronic form by having a user input a portion of form data and obtaining the remaining portion of the format data from a data storage that stores reusable data for various forms. A master data object is configured to store “request-agnostic data,” which is typically that portion of form data that does not differ, or is common, between various forms. The data that differs between various forms, such as the data that is specific to a form, may be considered as “request-specific data.” When a form generation request is received, the user may be prompted to input request-specific data, but not the request-agnostic data. The system automatically obtains the request-agnostic data from the master data object, and integrates the request-agnostic data with the request-specific data to generate the form.

Abstract: A method for generating an effect configuration file includes: displaying a layer list, wherein different layers in the layer list are used for indicating different effect materials; in response to a selection operation on a first layer in the layer list, displaying a first effect material indicated by the first layer on an editing interface of the effect materials, and in response to an editing operation on the first effect material on the editing interface, adjusting the state of the first effect material according to the editing operation; in response to a sorting adjustment operation on the layer list, adjusting the sorting of each layer in the layer list according to the sorting adjustment operation; and in response to a generation instruction of an effect configuration file, generating the effect configuration file according to the layer list.

Abstract: A system for providing geolocation-based policy rules is provided. The system includes a policy engine and a memory communicatively coupled to the policy engine. The policy engine is configured to receive geolocation data for a plurality of objects. The policy engine is configured to create, based on the geolocation data, location policy attributes for the plurality of objects. The policy engine is configured to incorporate the location policy attributes into policy rules. The policy rules include rules for accessing the plurality of objects. The policy engine is further configured to execute the policy rules with regard to the plurality of objects.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a reception unit configured to receive information regarding a size of an image, a setting value regarding N-in-one printing, and a post-processing position from an information processing apparatus, a determination unit configured to determine whether the received setting value regarding the N-in-one printing is a predetermined setting value, a change unit configured to, in a case where the determination unit determines that the received setting value regarding the N-in-one printing is the predetermined setting value, change the received post-processing position based on the received information regarding the size of the image, and an image forming unit configured to form the image received from the information processing apparatus on a recording medium.

Abstract: An inkjet printing method for manufacturing a decorative surface comprising staggered decorative laminate panels including the steps of: i) digitally dividing a first master image (15, 30) into decorative laminate panel images (16); ii) digitally staggering neighbouring decorative laminate panel images (18) over a selected staggering distance (17) having a value between L/2 and L/20 with L representing the length of a decorative laminate panel; iii) digitally composing a second master image (19, 33) from the neighbouring staggered decorative laminate panel images (18); iv) printing the second master image (19, 33) with one or more inkjet inks on a substrate, wherein the substrate is a paper substrate and the one or more inkjet inks are aqueous pigmented inkjet inks printed on the substrate before or after impregnation with a thermosetting resin; or wherein the one or more inkjet inks are UV curable inkjet inks and the substrate is a thermoplastic substrate based on a material selected from the group consistin

Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting objects in a holographic image are provided. The techniques include obtaining a holographic image having one or more objects depicted therein. A set of object templates is obtained. The set of object templates represents objects to be detected in the holographic image. One or more objects are detected in the holographic image using the set of object templates by iteratively computing a phase (?) of the optical wavefront at the hologram plane, background illumination (?). and encoding coefficients (A) for the set of object templates, until converged.

Abstract: A system for identification of an implementation of a user-desired interaction. The system receives a user-provided data item associated with the user-desired interaction type. The system determines a user group of a user. The system searches a plurality of applications to determine a plurality of interaction types supported for the determined user group. The system determines a plurality of suggested interaction types from the supported interaction types based on the user-provided data item. The suggested interaction types are ranked according to relevancy. The system retrieves, from the plurality of applications, first metadata and first NLP tags for the most relevant suggested interaction type and second metadata and second NLP tags for the next most relevant suggested interaction type. The system formats and communicates to the user the first metadata, the second metadata, the first NLP tags, and the second NLP tags according to rules of the determined user group.

Abstract: Digital content layout encoding techniques for search are described. In these techniques, a layout representation is generated (using machine learning automatically and without user intervention) that describes a layout of elements included within the digital content. In an implementation, the layout representation includes a description of both spatial and structural aspects of the elements in relation to each other. To do so, a two-pathway pipeline that is configured to model layout from both spatial and structural aspects using a spatial pathway, and a structural pathway, respectively. In one example, this is also performed through use of multi-level encoding and fusion to generate a layout representation.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus configured to communicate with a first server system, the first server system being configured to receive a registration request transmitted from a printing apparatus, said registration request corresponding to an operation for registering information in the first server system, includes an identification unit configured to identify application identification information corresponding to model information about the printing apparatus, an obtaining unit configured to obtain an application identified by the application identification information identified from a second server system, a display unit configured to display a print setting screen generated by the obtained application, and a transmission unit configured to transmit a print setting made via the print setting screen to the first server system.

Abstract: A method for preparing a variable data print file for printing includes receiving a variable data print file that includes at least one repeating portion and at least one repeat length embedded in at least one data structure in the variable data print file, each repeat length is associated with a different repeating portion of the variable data print file, wherein either a) the at least one repeat length is a plurality of repeat lengths with at least two of the repeat lengths being different in length or b) the variable data print file further includes at least one non-repeating portion; reading the at least one repeat length from the data structure in the variable data print file; and using the at least one repeat length to determine an order in which pages from the at least one repeating portion are submitted for processing in preparation for printing.

Abstract: An information device having a camera and a display is connected to a camera image sharing service providing device by communication means to upload a captured image of the camera and its feature amount and download a captured image of another information device and its feature amount. In addition, the information device is connected to an auto-framing service providing device to download a plurality of framing patterns for combining a plurality of captured images. Framing means of the information device calculates the feature amount of the captured image of the camera, selects one framing pattern from the plurality of downloaded framing patterns based on the calculated feature amount and the downloaded feature amount of the captured image of another information device, and combines the captured images of the camera and another information device. The captured images that have been combined are displayed on the display.

Abstract: A printing system comprises a print engine and one or more controllers. The one or more controllers perform a data obtaining process of obtaining print data, a print controlling process of controlling the print engine to print an image based on a print setting value, a fee determining process of determining a fee to be charged when printing the image, and a setting value changing process of changing the print setting value.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for generating a quick response QR code and a printing apparatus, a method for generating a quick response (QR) code, comprising obtaining an original image of the QR code, wherein the original image of the QR code is a bitmap image and is a color image or a grayscale image; obtaining information contained in the QR code; and generating a monochrome image of the QR code based on the information.

Abstract: A non-transitory computer readable storage medium stores a set of program instructions executed by a computer included in an information processing device. The set of program instructions includes: acquiring first print data representing a first image; acquiring second print data representing a second image; outputting a first print instruction to print the first image on a first print medium; outputting a second print instruction to print the second image on a second print medium; and outputting, to a display, a display signal to display a multilayer illustrating image illustrating that the first image and the second image are arranged in layers after the outputting the first print instruction and the outputting the second print instruction are performed.

Abstract: In one aspect, computerized method for paper form to a web application construction using a digital camera visualization comprising: obtaining the digital camera visualization comprising a set of digital snapshots of one or more paper forms of a web application workflow; submitting the set of digital snapshots to a cloud-platform based web-application builder system; in the cloud-platform based web-application builder system, extracting a field and a layout information from the one or more paper forms; in an application builder service: inspecting intermediate representation; using the field and a layout information to generate a user-interface screen, a database schema, and an intermediate business logic code of the constructed web application; packaging the user-interface screen, the database schema, and the intermediate business logic code of the constructed web application along with a configuration information to a deployment service; and in the deployment service: building the container that contains th

Abstract: An image forming apparatus can include a communications circuit, a printer, and a controller. The communications circuit is configured to communicate with a networked image forming apparatus via a network. The printer is configured to form an image on a sheet. The controller includes a processor and a memory. The controller is configured to acquire sensor data from a sensor operatively coupled to the controller; determine, via the network, a relay image forming apparatus, the relay image forming apparatus having an operating rate being relatively lower than an operating rate of multiple image forming apparatuses including the image forming apparatus and the networked image forming apparatus; and transmit, via the relay image forming apparatus, the sensor data to a predetermined recipient apparatus.

Abstract: Systems, devices, media, instructions, and methods for computer based automated content generation, curation, and presentation are described. In one embodiment a content collection is generated with a first continuous presentation group by associating a first content element from a first content message of the plurality of content messages and a second content element from a second content message of the plurality of content messages to associate the first content element and the second content element as the first continuous presentation group. Advertising element placement within the presentation order for the first media collection is determined, and adjusted to avoid interrupting the continuous presentation group. In other embodiments, various advertising patterns are used and adjusted based on curated presentation groups within content collections.

Abstract: According to an embodiment an electronic device includes at least one sensor, a display, a memory, and a processor operatively connected to the at least one sensor, the display, and the memory. The memory is configured to store instructions that, when executed, the processor is configured to recognize a context of a user by using the at least one sensor based on at least one of a speed of the electronic device, a location of the electronic device, a level of external noise, an external illuminance, personal information of the user, or a connection state between the electronic device and an external electronic device. The processor is also configured to control an execution environment of a voice assistant application based on the recognized context.

Abstract: There is provided with an image processing apparatus. An obtaining unit obtains a first image serving as a read image of an inspection target medium having undergone printing, and a second image serving as a read image of a reference medium representing a target print result. An inspection unit inspects a defect on the inspection target medium based on the first image and the second image by performing inspection at inspection settings different between a print region and a peripheral region of the inspection target medium.

Abstract: An image forming system includes an image distribution device and a printing device. The printing device forms a print image by combining a frame image data and a variable data, which are included in print image data managed by the image distribution device, the frame image data includes an image applied commonly to a plurality of print materials, and the variable data includes information changed for each print material. The printing device generates a list of pieces of attribute information about respective ones of a series of print images formed based on the print image data, and the pieces of attribute information are arranged in accordance with order in which the series of print images are printed and are presented as information that a user can identify. The printing device performs control so that respective ones of the series of print images and the list are printed.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus comprising a scanner. When the apparatus starts execution of a file output job, the apparatus confirms whether or not to be able to access a server. In a case where the apparatus could not access the server, the apparatus stops the execution of the file output job without outputting a file including image data to a designated output destination. In a case where the apparatus could access the server, the apparatus transmits a log relating to the file output job to the server before outputting the file to the designated output destination. When the transmitted log could be saved in the server, the apparatus outputs the file to the designated output destination. When the transmitted log could not be saved in the server, the apparatus stops the execution of the file output job without outputting the file to the designated output destination.

Abstract: A control method of an information processing apparatus identifies remaining page data, among a plurality of page data to be printed, being not printed due to suspension of print processing, and displays a preview image of the identified remaining page data as a print target without a user selecting the remaining page data.

Abstract: An optical sensor device (10) includes an application module (12) for applying an irregular pattern of marks to a surface of a medium and an optical detector module (14). The optical detector module (14) acquires images of the applied marks and may determine an advancement speed of the medium based on the acquired images.

Abstract: A method for controlling a printer includes receiving a set of first variables for the printer, determining, using a machine-learning program, one or more second variables based on the set of first variables, and controlling a printer to perform a print job based on the set of first variables and the one or more second variables. The first and second variables may correspond to different types of printer settings. The machine-learning program may determine the second variables using a classifier model that may prevent partial curing or drying, print media deformation and/or other defects.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for implementing a hybrid codec to compress and decompress image data using both lossy and lossless compression. In one example encoding process, it may be determined whether a first block of pixels of a frame of image data contains an edge. A type of compression by which to encode the first block may be selected based on that determination. The first block may be compressed using the selected type of compression. At least one second value associated with the first block of pixels may be set to indicate at least oof the compressed value or the type of compression used to compress the first block.

Abstract: A color conversion correction data generation device includes circuitry that acquires first chromaticity values obtained from conversion target image data and second chromaticity values of sample image data, the conversion target image data being image data to be subjected to color conversion, the sample image data being obtained by reading a printed sample; curve-fits chromaticity value correspondence data to generate color conversion correction data, the chromaticity value correspondence data being data in which the acquired first chromaticity values and the acquired second chromaticity values are associated with each other; and outputs the color conversion correction data for correcting image data obtained by subjecting the conversion target image data to the color conversion.

Abstract: A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a combination of programs including a first program and an operating system. The first program controls an image processing apparatus. The combination includes a first acquisition process in which the operating system acquires a setting candidate value after the operating system receives a selection operation selecting the first program under a condition that the image processing apparatus is selected as a target for requesting an image process and a condition that content data is selected as a subject for the image process by the second program. The combination includes a receiving process in which the operating system receives a setting value based on the setting candidate value, a second acquisition process in which the first program acquires the setting value received in the receiving process, and a transmission process in which the first program transmits a job to an image processing apparatus.

Abstract: A control device includes a memory configured to store variable data including a plurality of page images each including a variable region where an image is variable for each page and a non-variable region including the same image irrespective of the page and a display processing section configured to cause a display device to display a printing preview screen for the variable data. The display processing section causes the display device to display the printing preview screen that displays one or a plurality of row images in which the plurality of page images are arranged in a row in a first direction corresponding to the width direction of a printing medium.

Abstract: Disclosed examples include receiving an indication that a file is designated as a favorite file from a user device; retrieving the file from a remote location; storing the file as a first favorite file on a favorites storage device; re-retrieving the file from the remote location; and updating the first favorite file with the re-retrieved file.

Abstract: The present invention generally relates to a method for variable data printing. A data set of compressed data is provided. The data set corresponds to a basic image layout comprising a plurality of dots. Using at least one general purpose computation on graphics processing unit the compressed data is decompressed to obtain decompressed data corresponding to the basic image layout. To each dot of the plurality of dots of the basic image layout a color value is assigned based on a reference entry of a color lookup table such that a decompressed first customized image layout to be printed is obtained. The decompressed first customized image layout is provided to at least one printer device. At least the decompressed first customized image layout is printed. The at least one printer device continuously prints subsequent decompressed customized image layouts at a predefined minimum printing speed.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method for quantitative and qualitative evaluation of laser printed samples, the method comprising the following steps: a) providing (S1) a laser printed sample, b) capturing (S2) a digital raster image of the laser printed part of the laser printed sample and thereon providing digital image information that constitutes the digital raster image, c) identifying (S3) at least one distinct part within the digital image information, d) obtaining at least one image histogram for the identified at least one distinct part of the digital image information, e) fitting (S4) a probability density function on the obtained at least one image histogram, and f) determining (S5) at least one parameter of the probability density function.

Abstract: An image reading device includes a placement portion in which a placement surface on which an original document is placed is formed, an imaging portion that is arranged on a center side of the placement surface in an apparatus width direction above the placement surface in an apparatus upward and downward direction and images the original document, a display portion having a display screen of which at least a part is arranged on a far side of the placement surface in an apparatus depth direction and the center side of the placement surface in the apparatus width direction between the placement surface and the imaging portion in the apparatus upward and downward direction, an irradiation portion that is arranged on the center side of the placement surface in the apparatus width direction above the display portion in the apparatus upward and downward direction and irradiates the placement surface with light, and a pair of other irradiation portions that are respectively arranged on both sides of the irradiation

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a controller. The controller receives a first e-mail from an external device. The first e-mail has a print file attached thereto and is addressed to a device e-mail address assigned to a printing device. The controller determines a fee to be charged for image formation based on the attached print file. The controller generates a second e-mail including: a first amount that is the amount of the determined fee; and a first URL for a payment page for paying the first amount. The controller transmits the generated second e-mail to the external device in reply to the received first e-mail. After payment of the first amount is completed through access to the first URL included in the transmitted second e-mail, the controller transmits to the external device either print data based on the print file or storage destination information for the print data.

Abstract: A method for managing mainframe billable resources for a plurality of mainframe environments is provided. The method includes receiving a job file from a user, the job file including a batch file relating to a mainframe job and a mainframe task; identifying an override statement in the job file; determining, based on a result of the identifying, a mapping strategy according to a predetermined criterion, the mapping strategy relating to a mapping of the job file to a billing entity identifier; authorizing the job file based on the billing entity identifier and a logon identifier corresponding to the user; mapping the job file to the billing entity identifier based on the determined mapping strategy; recording, in a memory, information relating to the mapping; and executing, in a mainframe environment, the job file.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method is disclosed. The method includes: receiving, via a client device, a request to configure a resource transfer of a first type; determining a first set of themes associated with resource transfers of the first type; and providing, for display on the client device, a user interface for configuring the resource transfer with theme data for a theme, wherein providing the user interface includes: displaying at least a subset of the first set of themes; receiving, via the client device, a selection of one of the themes of the displayed subset; obtaining an indication of available multimedia content items associated with the selected theme; and graphically presenting user interface elements corresponding to the multimedia content items via the user interface.

Abstract: A printing system includes a digital front end (DFE) system connected to a plurality of printing devices. The DFE system manages printing operations to the plurality of printing devices. The DFE system also includes a printing device connectivity manager to manage connections with the printing devices. Printing connectivity modules are installed at the printing device connectivity manager using application programming interfaces (APIs) that are loaded at the creation of the printing connectivity modules. The APIs allow the printing connectivity modules to interact with the printing devices. The printing connectivity modules can communicate with application modules located at the printing devices.

Abstract: A system for providing geolocation-based policy rules is provided. The system includes a policy engine and a memory communicatively coupled to the policy engine. The policy engine is configured to receive geolocation data for a plurality of objects. The policy engine is configured to create, based on the geolocation data, location policy attributes for the plurality of objects. The policy engine is configured to incorporate the location policy attributes into policy rules. The policy rules include rules for accessing the plurality of objects. The policy engine is further configured to execute the policy rules with regard to the plurality of objects.

Abstract: The image processing apparatus obtains scanned images of each page obtained by scanning business forms including a plurality of pages or business forms of different types collectively, manages a division method associated with feature information on each of previous scanned images and the previous scanned images, analyzes, based on the feature information, whether any of the previous scanned images similar to a scanned image of the first page of the obtained scanned images exists, and divides, in a case where any of the previous scanned images similar to the scanned image of the first page exists, the obtained scanned images by a division method associated with the previous scanned image similar to the scanned image of the first page.

Abstract: A set of computer-readable instructions, when executed by a computer in an information processing device, causes the information processing device to perform: a setting process; and in response to receiving a print instruction in which a cut print setting is set: a generation process; and a transmission process. The setting process sets the cut print setting for printing an image on a sheet and dividing the printed sheet at a center position thereof. The generation process acquires image data representing a target image to generate processed image data representing a processed image in which a gap area is arranged within a range including the center position. No colorant is deposited in a region on a sheet corresponding to the gap area during the printer printing the processed image on the sheet. The transmission process transmits print data based on the processed image data and a cut command to the printer.

Abstract: In some examples, a print control strip includes at least one control patch configured as an element for color management. The element for color management may be configured to measure a color density and/or at least one spectral value and/or an area of coverage of individual printed printing colors. The print control strip further includes at least one control patch configured as a printing mark. The printing mark is configured for aligning a substrate in a transport direction and/or in a transverse direction. Additionally, the print control strip includes at least one control patch configured as a plate recognition patch. The plate recognition patch is configured to assign at least one printing color used to a printing plate and/or to an application mechanism and/or is configured for such assignment.

Abstract: A system for capturing images during production of printed material includes an optical device comprising a plurality of cameras arranged in an array with adjacent pairs of cameras having overlapping fields of view. An imaging controller device determines a layout of content on printed material, and determines, based on the layout, an optical system configuration profile. Determining the optical system configuration profile includes selecting one or more cameras for capturing images of regions of interest on the printed material and determining a trigger interval for triggering the selected one or more cameras. The imaging controller device triggers the selected cameras at times determined based on the trigger interval to capture images of the regions of interest on the printed material as the printed material moves in fields of view of the one or more cameras during production of the printed material.

Abstract: A display device includes a light emitting element, a timing controller, and an initialization power generator. The timing controller determines whether a second image associated with a second frame is different from a first image associated with a first frame. The second frame immediately follows the first frame. The initialization power generator is electrically connected to the timing controller, provides a reference voltage for initializing the light emitting element in the second frame when/if the second image is identical to the first image, and provides a first adjusted voltage unequal to the reference voltage for initializing the light emitting element in the second frame when/if the second image is different from the first image.

Abstract: At least one of the first notification and the second notification is provided via a display device, based on a fact that, by the editing of an object, an object with a transmission property is overlapped on the front surface of an object to be printed by use of a spot color ink, the first notification being provided for warning that the object with the transmission property is in a state of being overlapped on the front surface of the object to be printed by use of the spot color ink, the second notification being provided for asking whether or not a predetermined overlapping state in which the object with the transmission property is overlapped on the front surface of the object to be printed by use of the spot color ink is to be maintained.

Abstract: An information processing device may be configured to communicate with a communication destination device selected as a communication target among a plurality of devices. The information processing device may store, in the storage unit, first identifying information for identifying a device that was selected as a communication destination device among the plurality of devices. The information processing device may execute a connection confirmation process confirming that a communication interface has received connection confirmation information sent by the communication destination device identified by the first identifying information stored in the storage unit when instructions are activated by the information processing device.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes circuitry that detects a position at which a first image is formed on a first face of a recording medium between an instant when the first image is formed on the first face of the recording medium and an instant when a second image is formed on a second face of the recording medium, calculates a first adjustment value used to adjust a position at which the second image is formed on the second face of the recording medium, based on the detected position at which the first image is formed on the first face of the recording medium, adjusts the position at which the second image is formed on the second face of the recording medium, based on the first adjustment value, and detects the adjusted position at which the second image is formed on the second face of the recording medium.