Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for generating a pixel-aligned layout grid. In some examples, a method may include receiving an input that quantifies a selected one of multiple horizontal dimensions, a number of columns, a column width, a gutter width, and a margin width, of a layout grid. The method may also include, responsive to receiving the input, calculating respective integer values for the remaining multiple horizontal dimensions based on the received input quantifying the selected one of the multiple horizontal dimensions. The method may further include generating a layout grid based on the integer values for the remaining multiple horizontal dimensions and the received input quantifying the selected one of the multiple horizontal dimensions, and rendering the generated layout grid as a pixel-aligned layout grid.

Abstract: An information processing device includes a display. A first setting screen, which is used to set a setting condition of a selected job, is displayed on the display. The first setting screen includes a plurality of setting icons used to determine a first type setting and a second type setting. The first type setting or the second type setting is assigned to be different from each other to each of the plurality of setting icons. In addition, the plurality of setting icons is disposed in a matrix shape, the first type setting is disposed to be different in a first direction, and the second type setting is disposed to be different in a second direction which is different from the first direction.

Abstract: The position of a trimming region is decided in accordance with a scene type represented by an image which is a layout target. The trimming region is trimmed at the decided position.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus perform operations. An inclination-corrected document image is acquired by executing detection of a document area from a scanned image, extraction of a document image corresponding to the detected document area from the scanned image and correction of an extracted document image inclination. An output size is designated to be used when an image of a repeat target area is printed out. The output size is designated based on a user instruction. A repeat target area is set based on the acquired inclination-corrected document image and the designated output size. An image inside the set repeat target area is scaled up/down such that the image has the output size, and the image is repeatedly laid out within a designated sheet size to create an output image subsequent to repeat layout processing. Print processing is executed by using the output image subsequent to the repeat layout processing.

Abstract: A method of providing coding instructions to a printer includes creating artwork design for a package and creating coding instructions associated with the artwork design, the coding instructions for printing a code on the package. The coding instructions are associated with the artwork design and transferred to a remote storage location. An identifier is provided with the package, package materials, or a component thereof to allow a user to retrieve the coding instructions for printing the code on the package.

Abstract: The present disclosure includes systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media that efficiently and accurately identify matching designs and sub-shapes across one or more digital canvases in order to provide one or more development tools for rapid and efficient editing of the digital canvases. In particular, one or more embodiments utilize a transformation-agnostic method of identifying matching designs and sub-shapes between multiple digital canvases. Furthermore, in response to identifying a set of matching designs or sub-shapes, one or more embodiments generate a mapping between the matching designs or sub-shapes. Utilizing this mapping, one or more embodiments provide various tools that enable rapid and efficient development of robust digital canvases, while minimizing system storage burdens.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus capable of performing pixel synthesis processing at high speed. Synthesis processing of a first object and a second object is performed for an area where the first object and the second object overlap each other. A first image formation processor stores first pixel data, which corresponds to the area, of pixel data of the first object, in a first communication memory and stores second pixel data, which corresponds to the area, of pixel data of the second object, in a second communication memory. A second image formation processor acquires the first and second pixel data from the first and second communication memories, respectively, and performs synthesis processing of the acquired first and second pixel data.

Abstract: A control method for an information processing apparatus which comprises a memory that stores a graphical user interface (GUI) application capable of providing a GUI in a case where a driver that does not have a function of providing a GUI is selected, the control method includes causing the GUI application to acquire drawing data generated by a drawing application, acquiring, by the GUI application, at least either of data including information indicating a setting and data including information indicating a capability of the driver, and providing, the GUI application, a first display item.

Abstract: A method for dynamic optical character recognition based data extraction includes: analyzing an image; detecting a first identifier associated with a first content type in an image; providing a first data extraction model for the first content type, the first data extraction model including definitions for a plurality of data types; performing an optical character recognition pass on the image to identify a plurality of characters of the image; and extracting a set of data elements from the image based on the first data extraction model and the plurality of characters of the image identified by performing the optical character recognition pass on the image.

Abstract: A display device includes: a communication unit; a storage unit; a display unit which is enabled to display an image based on image information, when the storage unit stores the image information; and a control unit. The control unit causes the communication unit to execute an operation to transmit first information used to give an instruction to display the image, to the information processing device, and causes the storage unit to store the image information, when the communication unit receives a first signal. The control unit causes the communication unit to execute an operation to transmit a second signal which prompts a display corresponding to the first information to the information processing device, after the storage unit stores the image information. The control unit causes the display unit to display the image when the communication unit receives a third signal which gives an instruction to display the image.

Abstract: A mobile terminal including a camera having an image sensor; a memory; a display; and a controller configured to synthesize first image data generated by a first exposure and second image data generated by a second exposure, store a log image in the memory obtained by applying a log profile to the synthesized image data in a first mode, and display a first image on the display obtained by transforming the log image in a second mode. Further, the controller controls the first exposure and the second exposure based on first exposure information corresponding to an average brightness information and a maximum brightness information of the synthesized image data.

Abstract: An image forming instruction device includes a selector that selects either a setting for borderless printing or a setting for non-borderless printing based on print data. In a further modification of the invention, the selector may select either the setting for borderless printing or the setting for non-borderless printing based on an image on an outer edge of the print data.

Abstract: Systems and methods of visually indicating on a user interface of an electronic reader the lengths, types of content, structure and current location of a user within a corpus of electronic content are presented. The corpus of electronic content may be converted into contiguous visual sections and contiguous thumbnails (of the visual sections). The user interface includes a content strip tray displaying a viewable portion of the thumbnails and a main viewing area displaying a viewable portion of the visual sections. An accent effect may be displayed over the viewable portion of the thumbnails that corresponds with the viewable portion of the visual sections currently displayed in the main viewing area to indicate a location of the user in the electronic content. Additionally, headers, location markers, assignments and notes may be displayed on the viewable portion of the thumbnails.

Abstract: A display control unit causes an accumulation image list screen having a list of accumulation images to be displayed on a head-mounted display. A detection unit detects an eye gaze of a user directed at one of the accumulation images on the basis of a captured image from an eye gaze detection camera of the head-mounted display. A time measurement unit measures an eye fixation duration of the user for the accumulation image. An evaluation unit replaces the eye fixation duration with an interest level of the user for the accumulation image on the basis of evaluation criteria. An information accepting unit accepts the interest level as information about the eye fixation duration. An information management unit records the image ID of the accumulation image and the interest level to a storage device in association with each other as image interest-level information.

Abstract: A control method for an information processing apparatus includes transmitting, by a first communication unit, information about an access point to which a second communication unit is connected, to a communication apparatus to which the first communication unit is connected. In a case where the information about the access point to which the second communication unit is connected is received, the communication apparatus connects to and communicates with the access point to which the second communication unit is connected by the second wireless communication method.

Abstract: A single dual-sided product placement and information strip includes a first side with product information for consumers and a second side with product placement information for placing products on a display shelf. The dual-sided product placement and information strip enables information necessary for consumers to be printed on the first (consumer-facing) side and information that assists stockers to place products on shelves to be printed on the second (opposing) side. Also disclosed are systems and methods for formatting and printing the dual-sided product placement and information strips. The single dual-sided product placement and information strip may be printed alone or in a single sheet along with one or more other dual-sided product placement and information strips.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus consistent with the invention provide the ability to search and present time series data based on searches. Time series data are sequences of time stamped records occurring in one or more usually continuous streams, representing some type of activity. In one embodiment, time series data is organized into discrete events with normalized time stamps and the events are indexed by time and keyword. A search is received and relevant event information is retrieved based in whole or in part on the time indexing mechanism, keyword indexing mechanism, or statistical indices calculated at the time of the search.

Abstract: Methods, systems and apparatuses, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, are provided for creating documents, such as graphic assets and corporate identity materials, incorporating enterprise branding elements, photography, video and other approved visual identity elements. The described embodiments provide a document creation environment integrated with visual identity compliance, digital asset management, sharing, collaboration and administration functionality.

Abstract: A method of evaluating image quality includes capturing a first digital image of a target object using a first digital camera of a smart device. A second digital image of a user of the smart device is captured using a second digital camera of the smart device. The second digital image includes an image of the user's facial expression. A quality index is generated for the first digital image by analyzing one or more features of the second digital image. Analyzing the second digital image includes determining the user's sentiment. The quality index is then associated with the first digital image.

Abstract: Register pull-out for sequential circuit blocks may include determining, using computer hardware, a net of a circuit design having a driver that is a macro circuit block driving a plurality of loads and determining, using the computer hardware, a placement difficulty of the net based upon a type of the driver and number and type of the plurality of loads. In response to determining that the placement difficulty of the net exceeds a threshold placement difficulty, the computer hardware is capable of modifying the circuit design by pulling a register from the driver to a location on a device external to the driver and changing internal logic of the driver based upon the pulled register.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a generation unit that generates, in a case where a small-sheet image in a first image is unsuccessfully extracted and results in multiple small-sheet images, a second image including the small-sheet images that are combined.

Abstract: A method, device, and system are provided for change the application visual control. In the method: the terminal device obtains an image of a current scene. The terminal device performs intelligent matching on the image of the current scene and replaces the application visual control based on a result of intelligent matching. The system includes a device having a hardware processor and a non-transitory storage medium. The system also includes a database configured to store a plurality of subjects and corresponding pictures.

Abstract: The electronic devices described herein are configured to enhance user experience associated with using a pen on the touchscreens of the electronic devices. Contact of a pen on the touch screen is detected by a persistent, pen-aware shell that occupies some or all of the touch screen user interface throughout operation of the electronic device. Detected pen contact with the touch screen is captured/collected as pen input and used to perform a function of the electronic device or shared with an application such that the application may perform a function based on the pen input. A performed function or application with which to share the pen in put is selected by a user, automatically by an operating system, or a combination of the two. Automatic capture of pen input by the persistent, pen-aware shell provides an intuitive way of making use of pen/touch screen capability of an electronic device.

Abstract: Methods, computer systems, and computer-readable storage media for maximizing information associated with content items on a search engine results page are provided. A total number of pixels available on the search engine results page is determined, and content items are received in response to a search query. Templates are selected from a set of pre-generated templates, and the content items are initially assigned to the templates such that a number of content items is maximized on the search engine results page. Next, and starting with the highest-ranked content item, an optimal size is determined for each of the templates such that the content-item-per-pixel is maximized within each template. After resizing the templates to the optimal size, the content items are presented on the search engine results page.

Abstract: A system, computer readable storage medium, and computer-implemented method presents video search results responsive to a user keyword query. The video hosting system uses a machine learning process to learn a feature-keyword model associating features of media content from a labeled training dataset with keywords descriptive of their content. The system uses the learned model to provide video search results relevant to a keyword query based on features found in the videos. Furthermore, the system determines and presents one or more thumbnail images representative of the video using the learned model.

Abstract: A nanophotonic phased array is configured to generate dynamic three-dimensional imagery when employed as an oscillatory beam-steering device. A scanning nanophotonic phased array generates programmable light fields. That is, a phased array generates reconfigurable light fields when controlled to perform an angular scan of incident illumination synchronized with respect to modulation of the incident illumination.

Abstract: An inkjet recording apparatus includes a shape reading unit that reads a shape of a conveyed recording medium, a line data generating unit that generates line data based on information of the shape of the recording medium read by the shape reading unit, a head unit that ejects ink to the conveyed recording medium, a mask data generating unit that specifies an ejection inhibition part to which ink is not ejected from each of the plurality of line data, and a print image data generating unit that combines the dot image data and the mask data so as to generate print image data.

Abstract: A print control apparatus controls at least one printer including a first printing mechanism to perform a first printing process with a first paint and a second printing mechanism to perform a second printing process with a second paint. The print control apparatus includes circuitry configured to set, based on an operation performed by a user, a print order in which the first printing process and the second printing process are executed, generate a print job based on the print order, acquire device information representing relative positions of the first printing mechanism and the second printing mechanism, determine whether the print job is executable in one pass printing based on the print order and the device information, and notify the user of information indicating whether the one pass printing is executable.

Abstract: A system, method and apparatus for detecting facial expressions according to EMG signals for a VR environment.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for replacing preprinted forms with blank print media. One embodiment is a system that includes a memory that stores entries which include Page Description Language (PDL) instructions for marking blank print media to match different types of preprinted forms, and an interface that receives a print job comprising PDL print data. The system also includes a controller that determines that the print job includes a media callout referring to one of the types of preprinted forms, consults an entry that corresponds with the type of preprinted form, integrates PDL instructions from the entry into PDL print data for an existing page of the print job to match an appearance of the type of preprinted form at the existing page, selects a printer, and transmits the print job to the printer for printing after the PDL instructions have been integrated.

Abstract: A method may include identifying features in images of a setting captured by cameras associated with a laser scanner at a first location. The features may correspond to elements in the setting. The method may include correlating the features with scan point data associated with the elements. The scan point data may be derived from a scan of the setting by a laser of the laser scanner at the first location. The method may include tracking the features within images captured by the cameras. The images may be captured during movement of the laser scanner away from the first location. The method may include estimating a position and/or an orientation of the laser scanner at a second location based on the tracking of the features and based on the correlating of the features with the scan point data.

Abstract: A control section performs control of displaying a plurality of different original images in a list form on a touch display section, clips a part of at least one of the plurality of different original images displayed in the list form in response to the detection of a second instruction operation by the user, acquires the clipped image, and performs control of displaying the clipped and acquired image in place of its original image displayed in the list form and subjected to the clipping, with the display size of the original image being maintained.

Abstract: According to one example of the present invention there is provided a method of printing, with a printer, an image on a substrate, the printer comprising a substrate support. The method comprises obtaining an image to be printed, determining an offset position of a substrate positioned on the substrate support relative to a predetermined reference printing position, and controlling the printer to print the image to be printed at the determined offset position.

Abstract: A method for creating a secure document, registering the secure document and verifying the authenticity of the secure document includes receiving a print object that has content. A security feature, including an identifier, is created and is associated with the content. The identifier may be a barcode. The barcode may represent a character string. The security feature may include the identifier barcode and a decoy barcode that is not associated with the content. The identifier barcode (or the character string represented by the barcode) and the content are transmitted to a database for storage. Once stored, the identifier and the content are considered to be registered. A print object that includes the security feature and the content is then transmitted to a printer for printing.

Abstract: Processing for judging whether a face is included in a frame is performed, in a predetermined interval, on each of frames included in a moving image of a subject, displayed on a monitor, until the judgment becomes positive. If it is judged that a face is included in a frame, the facial position is detected in the frame, and stored. Then, judgment is made as to whether a face is included in the next frame after predetermined time. If the judgment is positive, the facial position is detected. The previously stored facial position is replaced by the newly detected facial position, and the newly detected facial position is stored. These processes are repeated until photographing operation is performed by operating a release unit.

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: A printer including: a receive buffer that receives string information indicating a strong including one or more substrings; a storage storing data defined by a specific rule; a command string generator that generates, for each substring in the string information received by the receive buffer, a command string including a command and the substring based on information stored in the storage indicating the style of each sub string, a command executor that generates image data according to the one or more commands in the one or more command strings generated by the command string generator; a print buffer for storing the image data generated by the command executor; and a printing mechanism that prints based on the image data stored in the print buffer.

Abstract: This application discloses a print control device suppressing paper waste without reducing the size of a print sheet that is to form a section upon printing for bookbinding. In one configuration example of the print control device, the numbers Np1 and Np2 of first and second print sheets to be used, which correspond to two pieces of imposition information Dfly1 and Dfly2 prepared for manuscript data Dd for a single print job, are determined so as not to waste paper, on the basis of the numbers of pages imposed on the first and second print sheets and a total page number Npg in the manuscript data Dd. On the basis of the determined numbers Np1 and Np2 and the two pieces of imposition information Dfly1 and Dfly2, overall imposition for the manuscript data Dd is determined such that, of the first and second print sheets, the shorter print sheets are sandwiched between the longer print sheets.

Abstract: A personalized image-text creation system and method is disclosed. The system including: a database that stores image-text data; a user interaction framework that interacts with a user equipment accessed to the creation system via a network; and a content aggregation engine that acquires corresponding image-text data from the database and generates a personalized image-text in response to interaction between the user interaction framework and the user equipment, according to the interaction. The present application provides a creation system and method that more flexibly and conveniently create personalized image-texts with more personalization and higher user experience.

Abstract: A method includes operating a computer of an image forming apparatus, using, as a target image, an adjustment image including a center image representing a center thereof in a width direction, to: perform test processing of generating a print image by superimposing an outline image on an adjustment image after further shifting the outline image in the width direction by a first distance, and then executing printing processing; and adjust a relative position such that each of a difference between the first distance and a length in the width direction of a margin region lying along one lateral edge of a sheet, and a spaced-apart distance between the center of the sheet in the width direction and the center of the adjustment image in the width direction, represented by the center image formed on the sheet, becomes 0.

Abstract: An image processing device is provided to generate electronic document data representative of at least one physical document having at least one page. A unique document identifier value is determined to identify the at least one page, the unique document identifier being determined based on an end document identifier value associated with an electronic document project managed by a document management system. An annotated electronic document is generated by embedding data representing the unique document identifier within the at least one page of the electronic document data. An information file is generated and includes at least one characteristic associated with the annotated electronic document. The information file and annotated electronic document are communicated to the document management system for incorporation into an associated electronic document project stored therein.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for transmitting print data, a server (120) and a mobile terminal (100). The invention further relates to a corresponding computer-readable storage medium. In the method, steps are carried out which include receiving the print job, conversion into the printer-specific format, saving the printer-specific format on another server (130), informing the mobile terminal (100) of the completed conversion, reporting the completed conversion to the user and, after confirmation from the user, transmitting the print data to the mobile terminal (100), in order to forward the print data in a last step to a printer (200) connected to the mobile terminal (100).

Abstract: Disclosed is an interactive spatial orientation method and system. The method includes: sequentially scanning, by a scanning apparatus, a receiving apparatus in a first direction and a second direction perpendicular to each other; converting, by the receiving apparatus, received optical signals generated from the first scanning and the second scanning into radio waves carrying results of the first scanning and the second scanning, and transferring the radio waves to a processing apparatus; synthesizing, by the processing apparatus, the results of the first scanning and the second scanning to obtain six degrees of freedom information of the receiving apparatus. The system includes a scanning apparatus; a receiving apparatus; and a processing apparatus.

Abstract: A control apparatus includes a processor that causes a preview to be displayed for an image to be printed on a print medium by a printing apparatus and a display that displays the preview. The processor causes the display to display the preview including one or more page images on a first side and one or more page images on a second side such that a positional relationship between a position of a page image on the first side of a print medium and a position of a page image on the second side of the print medium is shown, and adjusts the positions of the page images on the first side and second side such that a position of a blank area between the page images on the first side corresponds to a position of a blank area between the page images on the second side.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus is provided for scanning a medium including a scan region where target information is provided. The image processing apparatus implements processes of running an application for generating an electronic document; controlling the application to instruct a scanning device to scan the medium at a specified scan size, which is smaller than the size of the medium and includes at least the scan region, upon accepting a scan instruction from a user; controlling the scanning device to scan the medium and capture image data of the medium at the specified scan size based on the instruction from the application; executing a character recognition process on the image data captured by the scanning device to acquire the target information; and controlling the application to generate the electronic document including the target information acquired by the character recognition process input to a corresponding input field.

Abstract: An inkjet printing apparatus includes a head, a platen, a platen absorbent that temporarily stores ink ejected from the head, a waste ink storage container that stores the ink discharged from the platen absorbent, and an estimation unit that, in a case where the platen is divided into a plurality of regions in a direction intersecting a conveyance direction of the printing medium, estimates an amount of ink stored in the waste ink storage container based on a position of a region to which the ink is ejected by the head and an amount of ink ejected to the region.

Abstract: A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing computer readable instructions that are executable by a computer in an information processing apparatus having a communication interface, through which the information processing apparatus is connected with a printer, is provided. The information processing apparatus has a first channel and a second channel configured to cause the printer to print an image based on image data. The computer readable instructions, when executed by the computer, cause the computer to conduct a first printing control to cause the printer to print the image through the first channel, determine whether image printing to print the image by the printer under the first printing control failed, based on a determination that the image printing under the first printing control failed, conduct a second printing control to cause the printer to retry the image printing based on the image data through the second channel.

Abstract: A system and method for obfuscating indicia on reused printing media includes a scanner and a printer. A sheet feeder communicates a paper sheet for scanning and the sheet is scanned to generate a digital image which is analyzed to determine a presence of indicia on the paper surface. One or more areas of the paper surface containing indicia are identified and an overprint is commenced in the one or more areas encompassing identifiable indicia. The overprinted sheet containing the indicia and the overprint is then erased.

Abstract: Software replaces album art stored in metadata of a music file with a personalized picture that is displayed when the music file is played on a music player device. The personalized picture may be selected from diverse sources such as social media sites or hard drives on computers. The personalized music file may be gifted to intended recipients and downloaded to their music player devices. The personalized picture is displayed when the personalized music file is played on the music player device.

Abstract: A label creation apparatus includes a control unit that controls, at a time of continuously creating a plurality of labels by a label creation unit, the label creation unit to resume the creation of the labels from an n-th label when determining a tape-end state in which a tape end of the tape has passed through a printing position based on a detection result of a detection unit in a tape-end detection period for the n-th label, the tape-end detection period for the n-th label indicating a period from a point at which an (n?1)-th label has been determined to be completed to a point at which the n-th label has been determined to be completed.