Abstract: A light source drive control device includes: an image data generating part that generates line-thinned image data having been subjected to line thinning processing for thinning an edge pixel in image data by a first pixel width; an intensity information generating part that generates intensity information including a first intensity at which a pixel not included in a set second pixel width of an edge in the line-thinned image data is exposed and a second intensity at which a pixel included in the second pixel width is exposed and which is higher than the first intensity; and a light source driving part that drives a light source based on a light source modulation signal generated according to the line-thinned image data and a drive current data switched based on a drive current switching signal generated based on the intensity information.

Abstract: A controller for a liquid discharging device generates a correction chart including a reference pattern and a correction part, using a liquid discharged from a liquid discharge head, the liquid discharge head having a plurality of nozzles that are arranged to form a nozzle array. The controller drives a predetermined number of the plurality of nozzles to form the reference pattern on the recording sheet along a direction of the nozzle array, the predetermined number being a number equal to or less than a total number of the plurality of nozzles of the nozzle array, and drives a number of the plurality of nozzles that is different than the predetermined number of nozzles driven in forming the reference pattern, to form the correction pattern on the recording sheet along the direction of the nozzle array.

Abstract: A method for two-sided printing of digital images on a roll of media by means of a roll-to-roll system is provided. The roll-to-roll system includes a digital image queue including entries for digital images to be printed on the roll. For each digital image to be printed on a first side of the roll, a first entry is registered in the digital image queue, which entry includes at least one digital item identifying the digital image and digital items of print properties of the digital image. For each digital image to be printed on a second side of the roll, a second entry is registered in the digital image queue, which entry includes at least one digital item identifying the digital image and digital items of print properties of the digital image.

Abstract: A system comprising a multifunctional peripheral device comprising a processor and a display device, in which the display device presents to a user an electronic document, in which, with an editing module, the multifunctional peripheral device receives input indicating edits to be made to the electronic document, and in which the edits are saved as a separate image.

Abstract: An image reading device includes a reading member and a skew detector. The reading member reads an image of a passing document at a read position preset in a document transport path. The skew detector detects a skew of the document by selecting one of a first skew detection mode and a second skew detection mode based on information that specifies a method for detecting the skew of the document. The first skew detection mode is a mode in which the skew of the document relative to a transport direction is detected based on an image of a leading-edge section, in the transport direction, read by the reading member. The second skew detection mode is a mode in which the skew of the document relative to the transport direction is detected based on an entire image read by the reading member.

Abstract: A file, including visual information or auditory information may be uploaded to a processing device. Respective portions of content of the file may be identified fin compressing and saving at respective bit rates. A number of component files may be created, compressed and saved, at the respective bit rates, based on the identified respective portions of content of the file. A network page, including a reference to the uploaded file, may be created. The reference to the uploaded file, in the page, may be replaced with references to the compressed, saved component files and the network page may be saved. A processing device of a user may request the network page and the compressed, saved component files. A reasonable facsimile of the file may be reproduced based on an aggregate of the compressed, saved component files.

Abstract: Provided is a data compression apparatus. The data compression apparatus includes a header information extraction extracting block header information on compressed data from I/Q data block generated by dividing data on a block basis, a block scaling unit generating an I/Q data scaling block by performing block scaling on the I/Q data block based on the block header information, and a compressed data generation unit generating compressed data by using a block header based on the block header information and the I/Q data scaling block.

Abstract: Devices and methods are described that facilitate the creation of a digital image of an object using a custom scan area size. Custom scan area sizes are stored and displayed so as to eliminate cumbersome steps such as measuring irregularly-sized objects more than once or processing the digital image after scanning the object to remove undesirable “white space.

Abstract: A system and method of printing involves the use of mixed paper sizes in which the orientation of printing media can be selected to avoid a mixture of paper sheet orientations in the output document when auto tray selection has been selected by a user.

Abstract: A topical high resolution image of edible ink and having a resolution of at least 100 dots per inch is applied to a top major surface of a length of food (14) in the form of a thin fruit based paste or confection slurry by a digital imaging printer (130). The length of food (14) is at a temperature of at least about 75° C. at the time of application. During application, the food (14) is supported upon a moveable platform (136) mounted by parallelogram links (138) and which is moved parallel to the digital imaging printer (130) according to a condition of the top major surface upon which the topical high resolution image is applied and detected by detecting provisions (144).

Abstract: Methods and systems resume workflow processing of a print job at intermediate steps of a print workflow. In one embodiment, a control system initiates processing of a print job based on steps in a print workflow, where the steps identify print shop activities to perform for the print job. The control system identifies an error in executing a step of the workflow, and identifies an intermediate step in the workflow that has executed in processing the print job. The control system identifies an updated file for the print job to correct the error, and resumes the processing of the print job at the intermediate step using the update file.

Abstract: Described is a method of rendering first page data to a document, by receiving the first page data in a first format, removing a portion of the first page data having a predetermined attribute; storing the removed data in a memory of the rendering device; inserting references to the removed data into the first page data to produce altered first page data in the first format; transmitting the altered first page data to a platform service device; forming second page data in a second format, the second page data containing the inserted references; and receiving, by the rendering device, the second page data from the platform service device, the rendering device rendering to the document the second page data using the inserted references and the copied data stored in the memory of the rendering device.

Abstract: An inkjet recording apparatus includes a calculation section, a selection section, and a recording head. The calculation section calculates respective densities of first regions in pairs included in the image. The selection section selects dot patterns corresponding to the respective first regions according to the respective densities of the first regions. The recording head ejects ink onto a sheet based on a dot pattern corresponding to a region of the image other than the first regions and the dot patterns corresponding to the respective first regions. The first regions in pairs corresponds to end portions in pairs among a plurality of end portions of the image that each extend in a conveyance direction of the sheet. The dot patterns corresponding to the respective first regions each have a density lower than a corresponding one of the densities of the respective first regions calculated by the calculation section.

Abstract: A local tone mapping circuit may include: a noise extractor configured to divide an image signal into a first noise signal and a noise-free signal; an intermediate tone mapping signal generator configured to calculate a tone mapping gain corresponding to the noise-free signal, and configured to generate an intermediate tone mapping signal by multiplying the noise-free signal by the tone mapping gain; and/or an adder configured to generate a final tone mapping signal by adding a second noise signal related with the first noise signal to the intermediate tone mapping signal.

Abstract: A method for managing a page, involving: obtaining an electronic document having a main object and multiple parameters defining an effect for the main object; generating a display list for the page having multiple scaled-down graphical primitives corresponding to a scaled-down version of the main object; generating a scaled-down tile having the scaled-down version of the main object by rasterizing the multiple scaled-down graphical primitives; generating an effect tile comprising a scaled-down version of the effect by applying the multiple parameters to the scaled-down tile; rasterizing the effect tile into a framebuffer for the page by up-scaling the effect tile; and outputting the framebuffer for the page.

Abstract: A printer that conveys label paper or black mark paper executes an appropriate process when conveying paper that has been spliced. While conveying label paper or black mark paper by the conveyance unit 42, the inkjet printer 5 calculates the interval at which the labels or marks are disposed based on detecting the label edges or marks by a sensor disposed to the conveyance path. An error is detected if the calculated interval is shorter than a specified length. If the calculated interval is longer than the specified length, the calculated interval is compared with the previously calculated interval. If the previously calculated interval is the same as the specified length, an error is not detected. If the previously calculated interval is longer than the specified length, an error is detected.

Abstract: To prevent the occurrence of a difference in printing results depending on a printer driver to be used despite that the drawing command originates from a GDI application and is the same. An information processing apparatus including a printer driver configured to generate print data compatible with a printing apparatus from input XPS format drawing data, and in the case where the input XPS format drawing data is XPS format drawing data converted by a conversion module from GDI format drawing data that is generated based on print processing of a GDI application and the XPS format drawing data includes a graphics drawing command specifying an object width of 0, the printer driver changes the graphics drawing command into a graphics drawing command specifying drawing with the minimum object width that can be represented by the printing apparatus and generates the print data based on the drawing data including the graphics drawing command after the change.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for managing individual documents of a print job based on recipient preferences. One system is a workflow server that includes an interface able to receive print data defining a print job that includes documents that each indicate an intended recipient for delivery. The workflow server also includes a controller able to direct devices of a print shop in accordance with a workflow that comprises an ordered set of activities to perform upon the documents. The controller is further able to acquire preferences for the intended recipients, to correlate documents in the print job with the acquired preferences, and to alter processing of the correlated documents in the workflow, based on the preferences of the intended recipients.

Abstract: Multi-value image data is sampled for each predetermined pixel range to generate tone information of the pixel range. The generated tone information is stored in a storage unit. Attribute information representing the attribute of a pixel is generated from the multi-value image data, and the generated attribute information is stored in the storage unit. Halftone processing is performed on the multi-value image data based on the tone information and attribute information stored in the storage unit.

Abstract: Embodiments may include a reception processor that receives image data corresponding to an image including a plurality of image objects. A controller may determine whether image objects are in contact with a boundary of a printing area of medium, and, based on a result of the determination, may perform expansion processing on one of the plurality of image objects that is in contact with the boundary of the printing area of the medium to expand image objects in contact with the boundary of the printing area and does not perform expansion processing on image objects not in contact with the boundary of the printing area of the medium such image objects not in contact with the boundary of the printing area are not expanded. Expansion image data including the expanded image objects and image objects on which expansion processing is not performed may be generated and output.

Abstract: A signal determination apparatus for determining a format of an input image signal input from an image data output apparatus includes a storage unit to store numerical values of at least three parameters for defining a format of each of a plurality of image signals; and a determination unit to determine a format of the input image signal based on numerical values of at least three parameters of the input image signal and the numerical values of at least three parameters stored in the storage unit.

Abstract: In an image forming apparatus, an image scanning device scans a document image of a document. An image type identifying unit identifies a type of the scanned document image. An operation detecting unit detects an image quality adjustment operation by a user. A preview processing unit selects one of whole preview displaying and partial preview displaying on the basis of the type of the document image and a type of the image quality adjustment operation, and performs the selected whole preview displaying or partial preview displaying. The whole preview displaying indicates a whole of the document image, and the partial preview displaying indicates a part of the document image at a higher resolution than a resolution of the whole preview displaying. An image processing unit performs image quality adjustment of the document image according to the detected image quality adjustment operation.

Abstract: Job information being information concerning a processed job is managed together with an attribute that indicates whether the job information is printed or unprinted. Out of the managed pieces of job information of jobs, job information having an attribute indicating unprinted state is printed and the attribute of the printed job information is updated so as to indicate printed state. Out of the managed pieces of job information of jobs, when an instruction to print job information of a job corresponding to a logged-in user is received, the job information corresponding to the user is printed and the attribute of the printed job information is not updated.

Abstract: In the present invention, in a plug-in of a general-purpose application, a user is only required to specify the size of a printout to be output in order to calculate a paper size that has the same aspect ratio as an output size that is within the maximum paper size of the application and to set the paper size in the printer driver and the application.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a reference value calculating section configured to generate a value that is a weighted average of values of R data, G data, and B data of original RGB data as a reference value. Regarding each of color data such as the R data, the G data, and the B data, a value is calculated that is coincident with a value obtained by adding the value of the color data of the original RGB data to a product of a difference obtained by subtracting the reference value from the value of the color data of the original RGB data and a predetermined coefficient, as a value of the color data of RGB data after saturation expansion.

Abstract: The present invention is a configuration module for a Retail Photo System. The configuration module is a memory module that provides system configuration information for use with a network connected Retail Photo System. Physical and digital controlled access to the configuration module is provided by a locking enclosure, password protected access, and an automatic scenario based activation means. Access to the configuration module is limited to authorized personnel and remote access, or via scenario based activation.

Abstract: A tape cassette that includes a housing having a front wall and a tape feed exit located on the front wall, a tape included at least partially within the housing, and a pressing portion and a first non-pressing portion on the front wall. The pressing portion and the first non-pressing portion are positioned to oppose tape type detecting switches of the label printer when the cassette is in the label printer. The pressing portion is configured to change a state of an opposing one of the tape type detecting switches, and the first non-pressing portion is configured to avoid changing a state of an opposing one of the tape type detecting switches. The first non-pressing portion is a planar area of the front wall extending in a tape width direction from a top surface of the housing to a bottom surface of the housing.

Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus which includes a modulation circuit which generates a modulated signal; a transistor which generates an amplified-modulated signal; a low pass filter which generates a driving signal; a thermistor; a control section which controls printing; and a multilayered circuit board on which the modulation circuit, the transistor, and the low pass filter are mounted, in which the modulation circuit generates the modulated signal by feeding back a signal based on any one of the modulated signal, the amplified-modulated signal, and the driving signal, the multilayered circuit board has a multilayer structure of three layers or more, a feedback wiring pattern which feeds back any one of the modulated signal, the amplified-modulated signal, and the driving signal to the modulation circuit, and a temperature wiring pattern which electrically connects the thermistor and the control section does not intersect the feedback wiring pattern when viewed planarly.

Abstract: Multi-valued data is corrected using different correction values depending on an attribute of an image.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a unit arranging portion that is provided with a unit containing a powder tank; a determination unit that determines the unit provided in the unit arranging portion; and a control unit that supplies a recording medium from a first sheet feeding portion in a case where the determination unit determines that the unit provided in the unit arranging portion is a unit corresponding to a binder toner, and supplies the recording medium from a second sheet feeding portion different from the first sheet feeding portion in a case where the determination unit determines that the unit provided in the unit arranging portion is a unit corresponding to a toner of a predetermined color.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a super-resolution processing unit for executing super-resolution processing on one input image among an input image group having a plurality of color channels and input images each having a common partial region, a resolution conversion unit for executing resolution conversion processing on the input image having been subjected to the super-resolution processing, and a specification unit for specifying a combination of a magnification of the super-resolution processing and a magnification of the resolution conversion processing for each color channel. The specification unit specifies the combination so that a magnification of the super-resolution processing of at least one color channel differs from a magnification of the super-resolution processing of other color channels.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an information obtainer, a memory, a candidate determining unit, and an image forming device. The information obtainer obtains feature information from the target recording medium. The memory stores at least one set of recording medium information regarding the target recording medium associated with the feature information and at least one set of image forming condition information corresponding to the recording medium information. The recording medium information is identification information. The candidate determining unit determines a candidate recording medium information from the recording medium information stored in the memory based on the feature information of the target recording medium obtained by the information obtainer. The image forming device forms an image on the target recording medium based on the image forming condition information in the memory according to the candidate recording medium information determined by the candidate determining unit.

Abstract: An image processing device includes: a first gradation-process determining unit that determines a type of gradation process for a process-color toner plate in accordance with halftone mode information; a second gradation-process determining unit that determines a type of gradation process for a special toner plate other than a process color in accordance with the type of gradation process determined by the first gradation-process determining unit; and a halftone processing unit that performs halftone processes in accordance with the types of gradation processes that are determined by the first gradation-process determining unit and the second gradation-process determining unit.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an input unit that inputs printing information containing image data and a conversion unit that, when the pixel value of the top pixel from among successive N pixels (N is an integer equal to or larger than 2) of the image data is a specific value, sets a pixel having a pixel value that is not the specific value as a new top pixel from among pixels from a pixel adjacent to the to pixel to the N-th pixel, refers to data of the new top pixel to the N-th pixel, and performs a conversion into pixel values that are calculated with coefficient values according to the magnitude of the pixel values.

Abstract: An automatic image editing system is a sophisticated and intelligent computer-based image editing system that automatically applies edits to attributes of captured images in accordance with the preferences and editing style of any given user. The system initially learns a user's image editing style with examples of user-edited images. The system continues to learn or adjust to the user's evolving image editing style through feedback of subsequent manual edits by the user to attributes of computer implemented automatically edited images.

Abstract: A data processing apparatus obtains an input pixel region contained in image data, inputs a pixel value contained in the input pixel region into an image processor, obtains the image-processed pixel value from the image processor, and outputs an output pixel region. Data of the input pixel region and data of the output pixel region are temporarily stored, and the size of an input area that stores the data of the input pixel region and the size of an output area that stores the data of the output pixel region are set based on the number of pixels in the input pixel region and the number of pixels in the output pixel region.

Abstract: A printing system includes plural image forming apparatuses and a host apparatus. Each image forming apparatus is configured to work in one of a waiting state and a power saving state. An image forming apparatus as a sub-unit includes a control section configured to, on changing from the waiting state to the power saving state, request another image forming apparatus connected to the wired network to make a proxy response to the host apparatus for the sub-unit. An image forming apparatus as a base unit includes a control section configured to, in response to receiving a request to make the proxy response, receive a packet sent from the host apparatus to the sub-unit through the wireless network, and on determining that a communication error has occurred, instruct another image forming apparatus connected to the wired network to receive a packet sent from the host apparatus.

Abstract: A method for processing a 3D video signal and a digital broadcast receiver for performing the processing method are disclosed. A method for receiving a 3D broadcast signal includes receiving signaling information of at least one stream for a 3 Dimension TeleVision (3DTV) service and a two dimensional (2D) video stream, demultiplexing at least one stream for the 3DTV service and the 2D video stream based on the signaling information, decoding at least one demultiplexed stream for the 3DTV service and the demultiplexed 2D video stream, and outputting a 3D video signal by formatting at least one decoded stream for the 3DTV service and the decoded 2D video stream.

Abstract: A printing system includes a printing control apparatus and a printing apparatus. The printing control apparatus stores, in association with a sheet holding unit of the printing apparatus, a combination of stored first attribute information about a sheet and stored second attribute information about the sheet. The printing control apparatus receives, from the printing apparatus, first attribute information about a sheet to be used in a job. Based on the received first attribute information about the sheet received from the printing apparatus, the printing control apparatus obtains the stored second attribute information and sends the obtained second attribute information to the printing apparatus. The printing apparatus sets the received second attribute information as attribute information about a sheet to be stored in the sheet holding unit. The printing apparatus notifies a user about the sheet holding unit to which the second attribute information is set.

Abstract: A plane illumination apparatus has an optical device, an irradiation unit to irradiate the coherent light beams to the optical device. The irradiation unit makes the coherent light beams scan the surface of the optical device by changing propagation directions of the coherent light beams, the light guide plate comprises a light take-out portion specific zone to take out coherent light beams to outside while making coherent light beams propagate between a first end face on which coherent light beams from the optical device are incident and a second end face that is provided to face the first end face, and the specific zone is provided inside the light take-out portion or along the first end face, or along the second end face.

Abstract: A digital display interface (40) connects a first audio-visual device (10) to a second audio-visual device (20). Stereoscopic image data is transmitter over the display interface (40). Components of stereoscopic image data are multiplexed and inserted into an image data carrying element. An existing deep color mode can be re-used for this purpose. Signaling information to help identify or decode the stereoscopic image data is carried in auxiliary data carrying elements. Stereoscopic image data can be distributed between image data carrying data elements and auxiliary data carrying data elements. Auxiliary data carrying elements can be transmitted in horizontal or vertical blanking periods, and can comprise HDMI Data Island Packets. Stereoscopic image data can be sent over an auxiliary data channel. The auxiliary data channel can form part of the same cable as is used to carry a primary channel of the display interface, a separate cable, or a wireless link.

Abstract: For calculating a zooming ratio for a scanned image of an original document that includes a handwritten object, in each of the primary and the secondary scanning direction, the zooming ratio calculating unit generates projection images of black objects in an original image of the original document and the scanned image, identifies the smallest and largest pixel positions in the projection image of the original image, identifies the corresponding smallest and largest pixel positions in the projection image of the scanned image, and calculates the zooming ratio on the basis of a two distances between the smallest and the largest pixel positions of the original image and the scanned image. After zooming the scanned image by the zooming ratio, an image of the handwritten object is extracted on the basis of the zoomed scanned image and the original image.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an image processing method comprising: using an image output device to generate a scale-down image; using the image output device to generate a plurality of divided images according to the scale-down image; using the image output device to encode the plurality of divided images to thereby generate a plurality of encoded images; having the image output device output the plurality of encoded images into an image reception device through a transmission interface; using the image reception device to decode the plurality of encoded images to thereby recover the plurality of divided images; using the image reception device to generate a combined image according to the plurality of divided images; and using the image reception device to generate a display image according to the combined image, in which the size of the display image is larger than the size of the combined image.

Abstract: Implementations generally relate to optimizing a photo album layout. In some implementations, a method includes receiving a plurality of images and determining a target arrangement. The method also includes arranging the plurality of images in an N-dimensional arrangement based on a predetermined distance function. The method also includes arranging the plurality of images in the target arrangement based on the N-dimensional arrangement.

Abstract: If a plurality of ejection openings at identical positions in an array direction in which ejection openings are arrayed have experienced an ejection failure, complementary nozzles are selected so that the distance between ejection openings at both ends of the plurality of ejection openings in a cross direction crossing the array direction is the shortest.

Abstract: A non-transitory computer readable storage medium stores a printer driver executable by a data processing apparatus. The data processing apparatus includes a storage device and is configured to execute application program. The printer driver causes the data processing apparatus to perform: acquiring, in response to receiving a print instruction from the application program, a parameter provided by the application program for at least one setting items relating to printing; determining, as a print setting, one predetermined parameter set of a plurality of predetermined parameter sets that are stored in the storage device, each of the plurality of predetermined parameter sets including a plurality of predetermined parameters for the plurality of setting items relating to printing, the one predetermined parameter set being relevant to the parameter provided by the application program; generating a print command in accordance with the print setting; and outputting the print command to a printer.

Abstract: A play mode changing method, a display mode changing method, and a display apparatus and a three-dimensional (3D) image providing system using the same are provided. The method for changing a play mode includes: receiving state information regarding shutter glasses from the shutter glasses; and based on the received state information, performing one of changing the play mode and displaying a message for changing the play mode.

Abstract: A function of performing printing with color material usage reduced compared to normal printing is provided. Image data to be printed is analyzed to obtain attribute information of each object. A conversion technique to be applied to each object is determined from a plurality of image data conversion processing techniques for color material usage reduction based on the attribute information of the object. A conversion process is performed using the determined conversion technique. Here, the image data conversion processing techniques include at least a print density reduction process and an image size decrease process.

Abstract: A storage medium storing an image processing program executed by a computer of an information processing device, wherein the program permits the computer to function as: a read-data receiving section to receive read data formed by a reading device on the basis of a reading condition; a read-data storage control section to store the received read data in a storage section; a change-command sending section to send, to the reading device, a change command of the reading condition on the basis of a change direction where the change direction is received after the reading has started; and a converting section to convert, on the basis of the reading condition corresponding to the change command, read data stored after reading has started, wherein the receiving section receives read data formed on the basis of the reading condition after the change command has been sent, where the change command is sent.

Abstract: Provided an image editing apparatus, image editing method, and a non-transitory computer readable recording medium that can faithfully visualize a degree of a position deviation amount of each page area generated at the time of a post-processing. An image editing apparatus, image editing method, and a non-transitory computer readable recording medium estimates a two-dimensional position deviation amount for each page area which is generated at the time of post-processing with respect to the printed matter based on the post-processing information relating to post-processing included in imposition data. Then, a preview image data indicating the virtual product is created by mapping a page image indicating the page area on the printed matter shifted as much as the deviation amount onto the page area on the virtual product.