Abstract: An original reader capable of being downsized without requiring a large-capacity image memory. A conveying path conveys an original. Sensors are arranged on the conveying path, for detecting the conveyed original. CCD line sensors read the conveyed original. A CPU of the image reader decides the size of the conveyed original based on the results of detection by the sensors. An image memory stores image data output from the line sensors. The CPU transmits the decided original size and the stored image data to a controller. When the CPU cannot decide the original size at a predetermined timing, it transmits one of original size candidates to the controller, as a provisional original size. When the size of the original decided afterwards is different from the provisional original size, the CPU retransmits the decided size of the original.

Abstract: A method for stereoscopic image printing according to one aspect of the presently disclosed subject matter includes acquiring information on distribution of parallax of a multi-viewpoint image with two or more viewpoints; determining, based on the information on the distribution of parallax, a number of viewpoints of a stereoscopic image which is printed on a lenticular lens sheet; generating, if the number of viewpoints of the multi-viewpoint image is smaller than the determined number of viewpoints, a shortfall viewpoint image based on the inputted multi-viewpoint image; and printing a stereoscopic image which is made of the multi-viewpoint image and the generated viewpoint image.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a print controller, a calculation unit, a generation unit, and a display controller. The print controller makes print images for plural pages be printed. The calculation unit calculates, if a time required for display is longer than a time required for printing, a page interval at which display of a reduced image in synchronization with completion of printing of a print image is possible. The generation unit generates reduced images of print images for pages among the plural pages at the calculated page interval. The display controller makes a reduced image of a print image be displayed in synchronization with completion of printing of the print image. If a reduced image of a print image to be displayed in synchronization with completion of printing of the print image has not been generated, the display controller makes a reduced image generated last be displayed.

Abstract: A label printer prints a QR code on print areas (labels) sequentially arranged along a sheet of paper while maintaining the QR code in a state in which its data can be restored. The label printer determines, in the course of separating the printed label and suspending and resuming movement of the paper and while printing on each label of the paper, whether or not both of two finder patterns aligned along one side of the QR code in a following print area are at a position to be printed when a boundary portion between a leading label that has been printed and the following label reaches a cut position. A print operation correcting control controls printing when both of two finder patterns aligned along one side of the QR code are in position to be printed, but not printed at the same time.

Abstract: An image reading device includes a platen glass, a document feeder, a light source, a light receiving section, a first opening/closing detection sensor, a second opening/closing detection sensor, and a document size determination section. The document size determination section determines a size of an original document on the basis of a measurement result from the light receiving section. Where the first opening/closing detection sensor indicates the open state, while the second opening/closing detection sensor indicates no open state when the original document is placed on the platen glass, the document size determination section determines a size of the original document in a main scanning direction on the basis of full lighting-up determination data obtained with all of plural light emitting elements lighted up and partial lighting-up determination data obtained with some of the plural light emitting elements lighted up.

Abstract: A print data processing apparatus is provided which includes: a generation unit configured to generate image information and attribute information from print data; a conversion unit configured to convert an attribute of a first area included in the attribute information, wherein an attribute of a second area included in the attribute information is not converted; a compression unit configured to compress the image information and the attribute information in which the attribute of the first area has been converted by the conversion unit; an area information generation unit configured to generate area information indicating the first area having the converted attribute; and a transmission unit configured to transmit the image information compressed by the compression unit, the attribute information compressed by the compression unit, and the area information generated by the area information generation unit, to a printing apparatus as transfer data.

Abstract: A conveying mechanism is disposed inside a housing of an image scanning device and is configured to convey the sheet along a common path to the scanning position in a first direction, and to convey the sheet having passed the scanning position selectively along a return path in a second direction and along a one-way path in the first direction. A scanning unit disposed inside the housing scans, at the scanning position, an image of a sheet. The discharge cover is openably and closably disposed in the housing and is configured, when open relative to the housing, to define a discharge port and receive the sheet conveyed along the one-way path and discharged through the discharge port. The maintenance cover is openably and closably disposed in the housing and is configured, when open relative to the housing, to expose the one-way path and the return path.

Abstract: When image is formed by a liquid ejection head, input image data is subjected to conversion processing including tone conversion using a first look-up table (LUT) and density correction or non-uniformity correction in nozzle units using second LUTs. Ink use amount in image formation is predicted from reduced image data which is generated from the input image data. In this, the calculation is made more efficient by applying a third LUT which is compiled according to requirements from the second LUTs, to the reduced image data, rather than using the second LUTs directly. Since the image conversion processing is carried out which combines the first LUT for tone conversion and the third LUT corresponding to the non-uniformity correction, and the ink amount distribution data is calculated from the reduced image data after the conversion, then it is possible to ascertain an accurate ink amount which reflects the image adjustment conditions.

Abstract: The software on the host machine examines a pixel, either alone or in relation to adjacent pixels. Based on the image data contained in the pixel or group of pixels, a multi-bit value is generated that can be used by the printing device to easily reproduce the necessary detail of the original pixel. The multi-bit value also contains print engine control parameters to handle items such as toner miser mode, toner explosion, edge roll off, etc. The multi-bit value can be generated algorithmically by using a lookup table or by some combination of these methods.

Abstract: A method is disclosed. The method includes receiving an image, upsampling the image, eroding the upsampled image to compensate for dot gain and scaling the eroded image to scale the image to a desired size.

Abstract: A system and a method are disclosed for modifying a layout associated with data to reduce the amount of paper used when generating a paper copy of the data. Responsive to receiving an input to modify a layout associated with data presented on a computing device for printing, the layout is modified. In one embodiment, a type associated with the data is determined, and a modified layout is generated based on the type. For example, the layout is differently modified if the data is an electronic document, a spreadsheet, a Web page or another type of data. In one embodiment, the modified layout is displayed on a display and the data and the modified layout are transmitted to a printer responsive to an input confirming the modified layout.

Abstract: A method for high-speed multi-color printing includes at least one high-resolution sensor array (23), wherein an output of the high-resolution sensor array is transmitted to a controller (19); at least one low-resolution sensor array (24); wherein the controller calculates a correction for stitch; wherein the controller, based on the calculated correction, adjusts a timing of image data provided to individual print elements comprising print stations (12) to aligned an output of the print elements; and wherein the low-resolution sensor array provides full page viewing.

Abstract: A paper sheet processing apparatus includes a transport path for transporting paper sheets one at a time, a line sensor unit that includes a light source that irradiates the paper sheet being transported through the transport path with light and a line sensor that receives light reflected from the paper sheet and processes a signal representing the received light to generate pixel data, and a control unit that performs an image thinning process on the pixel data and almost simultaneously generates a first image data and a second image data having different resolutions.

Abstract: A multi-function printer main body has a copy function. A remote terminal conducts various kinds of copy settings or instructions to start copy. An execution button is provided in the multi-function printer main body. When the execution button is operated in normal time, copy is executed with the default settings. When copy is executed by inputting copy settings on the remote terminal side, copy can be executed again with the copy settings used for the last time by operating the execution button until a predetermined period of time passes. Therefore, in a case of executing copy with the default settings or repeatedly executing copy with the same settings as the settings used for the last time, a user's work burden can be reduced because it is sufficient for the user to operate the execution button 38.

Abstract: A multi-resolution imaging device (10) for a high-speed multi-color printer includes at least one high-resolution sensor array (23), wherein an output of the high-resolution sensor array is transmitted to a controller (19); at least one low-resolution sensor array (24); wherein the controller calculates a correction for stitch; wherein the controller, based on the calculated correction, adjusts a timing of image data provided to individual print elements comprising print stations (12) to aligned an output of the print elements; and wherein the low-resolution sensor array provides full page viewing.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a reading unit configured to read a document to generate a document image, a display unit adapted to superimpose said document image on a sheet image indicating a sheet used for printing, so as to distinguishably display both an area where the document image is set to be printed and an area where the document image is not set to be printed, a receiving unit adapted to receive a drag operation by a user on the document image displayed by the display unit and a changing unit configured to change a print setting for printing the document image on the sheet based on the drag operation received by the receiving unit.

Abstract: A controlling device may determine an output resolution according to one type of file format selected from a plurality of types of file format. The output resolution may be a resolution of image data to be included in a target file of a generation target. The plurality of types of file format may include a first type of file format and a second type of file format. The controlling device may determine a first resolution as the output resolution in a first case where the selected file format is the first type of file format, and determine a second resolution different from the first resolution as the output resolution in a second case where the selected file format is the second type of file format.

Abstract: A system and method are provided to implement dynamic user intent-based imaging operations in image forming and document handling systems. A common framework is provided to implement the user-intent based imaging operations by which all of the individual component devices are able to be mapped to a particular user's desires such that an output from any particular image forming device in the complex image forming system meets the user's requirements/intent. Operations of component devices of a particular complex image forming system are defined logically. Mappings to the individual devices according to a common reference framework are then overlaid and manipulated according to the common framework. In this manner, a user directs imaging operations, including image shifts, for individual pages, subsets of pages or an entire document in the manner the user intends rather than according to a default understanding of the device.

Abstract: A method reducing an image size of an image printed by an image forming apparatus includes determining whether a line width of an unprintable line will be compensated when it is determined that there is the unprintable line, rendering an object based on image data in which a result of determining whether the line width will be compensated is reflected, and performing a reduction printing operation of the object based on the rendering result.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus, including: a reading portion configured to read an original to generate original image data; a code detecting portion configured to detect a code indicating image density reduction information from the original image data; a reconstruction processing portion configured to generate output image data from the original image data by using density input-output characteristics corresponding to the image density reduction information; a filter portion configured to perform unsharpness processing on the output image data by using a degree corresponding to the image density reduction information; and an image forming portion configured to form an image based on the output image data subjected to the unsharpness processing.

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

Abstract: A printing control apparatus prints an image in a size corresponding to a print medium size candidate if a candidate of a print medium size acquired by detecting a print medium size with a sensor is included in a plurality of sizes acceptable for printing in print setting.

Abstract: A print control apparatus includes an obtaining unit and a specification unit. The obtaining unit obtains positional information for specifying positions of ends of a print medium detected by a sensor when the print medium is conveyed along a conveyance path such that a print medium center is aligned with a conveyance path center. The specification unit specifies, when positions of both ends of the print medium are specified by the obtained positional information, a width of the print medium in accordance with the specified positions of both ends, and specifies, when the position of only one end of the print medium is specified by the positional information, a width corresponding to a length twice as long as a distance between the specified position of the one end of the print medium and a position corresponding to the conveyance path center as the width of the print medium.

Abstract: An image-forming apparatus that generates print image data for a printing apparatus including a printing unit for each color, on which, as the printing unit, at least a low-resolution printing unit having a relatively low resolution and a high-resolution printing unit having a relatively high resolution are mounted, includes: a color conversion processing unit that converts colors of an original image into color data for the printing apparatus; a rasterizing unit that generates data about a shape corresponding to a resolution of the printing unit from the original image; and an adjustment processing unit that generates overwriting image data about an overwriting-side object by synthesizing the color data generated by the color conversion processing unit and the data relating to the shape generated by the rasterizing unit, and generates the print image data by performing an overwriting process of overwriting base image data with the overwriting image data.

Abstract: In the present invention, a part of the recording elements in accordance with a position of a print medium with respect to a printing head when printing is performed after the detection is performed among the plurality of recording elements arranged in a conveyance direction during conveyance of the print medium are used for printing if the width of the print medium is detected by the sensor. Then the image of printing target of the size in accordance with the width of the print medium is printed on the print medium.

Abstract: Provided are a printing method using a size of an object, in which information regarding an input size of an object included in an image is received and the image including the object is down/up-scaled and printed in consideration of a ratio between the input size and a size of the object in the displayed image, and an image forming apparatus and system using the printing method.

Abstract: If a print medium size is set as a print setting for print target data, a print control apparatus causes a printing unit to print an image with a size corresponding to the print medium size based on the print target data. If the print medium size is not set as the print setting, the print control apparatus causes the printing unit to print an image with a size corresponding to a candidate print medium size obtained by a sensor detecting the size of the print medium.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus that is capable of accessing a removable storage medium and automatically starting an operation of calibration thereof without waiting for a user to input a job, on an as-needed basis, when a storage medium is mounted therein. A printer engine performs an image forming operation according to data read from the medium, and a controller executes calibration of the printer engine. The controller detects whether or not the medium is inserted, and determines attributes of data stored in the medium. Based on a result of determination, the controller causes the calibration to be selectively started.

Abstract: An apparatus that controls a display unit to display, as a preview image, an image to be printed on a print medium by a printing apparatus that includes a function for adjusting a conveyance amount to convey a print medium in a conveyance direction by increasing or decreasing the conveyance amount as compared to a reference conveyance amount when an image of a designated size is printed acquires an adjustment amount of the conveyance amount and changes a size of the preview image with respect to the conveyance direction according to the acquired adjustment amount.

Abstract: A method for automatically scaling print jobs in an image production device network may include receiving a request to print a print job using a particular media sheet size a particular image production device, determining a size of media in one or more media trays in the particular image production device, determining if the size of the media in the requested print job matches the determined media size in one of the one or more media trays, wherein if it is determined that the size of the media in the requested print job does not match the determined media size in one of the one or more media trays, determining the media size in the one or more media trays closest to the print job media sheet size, scaling the requested print job to the determined closest media size, and printing the requested print job on the determined closest media sheet size from one of the one or more media trays.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus stores a setting values set including core data independent of a model of the image forming apparatus and non-core data not included in the core data; writes the core data on another image forming apparatus without change, and if the model of the image forming apparatus is the same as the model of the another image forming apparatus, writes the non-core data on the another image forming apparatus without change, while if the model of the image forming apparatus is not the same as the model of the another image forming apparatus, writes the non-core data including a setting value of a function setting in the non core-data that is the same as the function setting in the another image forming apparatus on the another image forming apparatus.

Abstract: A controller of an image forming apparatus is configured to judge whether a first sheet size of the first image data is larger than a size of an in-use sheet. When the first sheet size is larger than the in-use sheet size, it is judged whether the resizing operation is to be applied to the first image data, resize the image size of the first image data to meet the in-use sheet size by applying the resizing operation to the first image data when the resizing operation is to be applied to the first image data, and control the image forming device to form an image on the sheet based on the first image data to which the resizing operation has been applied.

Abstract: A method for automatically adjusting a size of an output image of a printer includes the following steps. Firstly, a default output size of a ready-to-print image is acquired from a page information file of the ready-to-print image. Then, the default output size is compared with the size of a ready-to-print paper on an input tray of the printer. If the default output size does not comply with the size of a ready-to-print paper, an output image with an adjusted size corresponding to the ready-to-print image is generated.

Abstract: Provided are a calibration data generation apparatus, a method, and a non-transitory computer readable recording medium storing a program which can efficiently arrange a calibration image and a media wedge even on a calibration medium that has a relatively small size. A portion (trim region) of a first image region indicated by plate making data is extracted and one trim image is cut out as a calibration image. The cutout trim image is arranged in a second image region indicated by calibration data and a media wedge image including a plurality of patches is arranged in the vicinity of the trim image.

Abstract: A control device according to the present invention is a control device that controls a print device that forms an image on a recording medium based on image data in which density values of multiple colors are defined every pixel, including: a stored color setting unit that sets a stored color indicating a color of which a toner amount is not restricted in each object indicating an area in which a predetermined type of image in the image data is drawn, in response to designation from a user; and a determination unit that determines density values of each of colors, in the each object, other than the stored color, such that a total sum of the density values of the colors is within a value subtracting a density value of the stored color from a reference value.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an automatic acquiring unit which is configured to form a mark for detecting at least one of positional deviation and density deviation and acquire an amount of deviation by measuring the mark, an image forming unit which is configured to form an image while adjusting at least one of positional deviation and density deviation based on a correction value specified by the amount of deviation, and an output unit which is configured to execute at least one of a pattern printing process and a notifying process when an amount of deviation within a permissible range is not acquired by the automatic acquiring unit. The pattern printing process includes printing a pattern image for specifying a correction value on a recording sheet. The notifying process includes making notification for prompting execution of the pattern printing process.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a forming unit; a reading unit; a conversion unit converting a signal corresponding to the image read by the reading unit into a signal indicating a density value; a correction unit performing tone correction on the density value of the signal output by the conversion unit; and a control unit controlling a tone correction setting in the tone correction unit by controlling the reading unit to read a tone correction image that was formed on a recording material by the forming unit. When controlling the tone correction setting, the control unit further changes a setting for image formation in the forming unit and a setting for conversion into a density value in the conversion unit according to the recording material used in the control of the tone correction setting.

Abstract: When a recording device that records according to a template is replaced with a new recording device, the new recording device can also record according to the template of the replaced recording device. A template terminal can connect to a first printer storing a first template database related to a first template and records according to the first template. A control unit acquires the first template database from the first printer, processes the first template database according to a difference in the structure of the first printer and a second printer that records according to a second template, and generates a second template database related to a second template stored in the second printer.

Abstract: Systems and methods for reducing total and/or color page counts are provided. The systems include a memory, including a print queue, and one or more processors. The processors are programmed to receive a print job. The print job includes a document formatted according to a page description language (PDL). The processors are further programmed to apply one or more formatting fixes to the document and transfer the print job to the print queue. The formatting fixes include at least one of image fitting, text fitting and table fitting.

Abstract: The invention relates to a document-processing system, which includes a device suitable for supplying consecutive recorded images as well as a background surface, comprising a step of storing a standard background surface image. The next step consists of detecting the presence of a document moving across a series of recorded images relative to the standard background surface image. The following step consists of monitoring the movement of the document within the series of images. The end of the movement of the document is then detected and the standard background surface image is updated. The movement of the document is monitored by determining document-extraction masks respectively for the recorded images, the extraction mask of a recorded image being obtained according to an entropy card of the recorded image relative to said standard background surface image.

Abstract: A method and apparatus to generate XHTML data in a terminal, the method and apparatus including setting printing-related parameters to determine contents to be printed from among the contents of one or more standard data items desired to be printed, generating XHTML extension data that can be inserted into XHTML basic data prepared in advance, corresponding to the set contents, and generating the XHTML data by inserting the generated XHTML extension data into the XHTML basic data.

Abstract: A system and method for determining top of form while printing on continuous feed media. In one embodiment, a computer-readable storage device is encoded with instructions that when executed cause a processor to: 1) cause a selected printer to produce a print on continuous feed media; 2) determine, based on a compensation factor that accounts for movement of the continuous feed media through the printer in excess of a length of the data of the print, the distance to advance the continuous feed media such that a succeeding print starts at a top of form location of the continuous feed media; and 3) cause the selected printer to advance the continuous feed media in accordance with the determined distance to advance such that the succeeding print starts at the top of form location of the continuous feed media.

Abstract: The printing system includes a computer and an image display apparatus. When receiving the printing condition from the image display apparatus, the computer generates print data based upon a printing condition and image data having a higher resolution among a second image data stored in a second memory in the computer and the first image data stored in a first memory in the computer, which corresponds to the identification information contained in the printing condition, and sends the print data to a printer connected to the computer for printing.

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: There are provided an imposition apparatus, an imposition method, and a non-transitory computer readable recording medium capable of setting a page box very easily. An instruction to change the relative position (or the relative size) of a frame image with respect to a page image in a preview image and an instruction to stop the change are given. The preview image is updated so that the frame image is in contact with a determined reference position (reference frame or reference line) by performing an additional change when a stop instruction is received.

Abstract: A method of making structured microdots (154) for printing plate registration includes forming a first plurality of square spots (156) less than or equal to 11 microns; wherein a first group (157) of the first plurality of square spots is formed in a first pattern (158); and wherein the first pattern is less than or equal to 66 microns and comprises a first microdot.

Abstract: A method for stereoscopic image printing according to one aspect of the presently disclosed subject matter includes acquiring information on distribution of parallax of a multi-viewpoint image with two or more viewpoints; determining, based on the information on the distribution of parallax, a number of viewpoints of a stereoscopic image which is printed on a lenticular lens sheet; generating, if the number of viewpoints of the multi-viewpoint image is smaller than the determined number of viewpoints, a shortfall viewpoint image based on the inputted multi-viewpoint image; and printing a stereoscopic image which is made of the multi-viewpoint image and the generated viewpoint image.

Abstract: Disclose is an image forming apparatus, which makes it possible to easily change the display magnification factor of the print preview image, by conducting intuitive operations.

Abstract: A method is provided for laying out labels and other printable items in a gang of print jobs that comprises a first print job and a second print job; laying out the first type of labels consecutively in a first lane, from a start point until one of (a) the end of the first lane is reached and (b) the end of the number of labels is reached for the first type; continuing laying out the first type of labels consecutively in a second lane if the end of the number of labels for the first type is not reached in the first lane; and laying out labels consecutively of the second type starting at the end point of the labels of the first type; and printing the gang of labels according to the layout for the gang of label print jobs. Efficient label printing is enabled.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus that enables prevention of a print error of different sizes of characters and graphics from those intended by the user, during execution of printing involving magnification, such as aggregation printing. When performing the image formation, a controller unit determines whether or not a processing instruction instructing execution of predetermined processing on the image data has been given. When it is determined that the predetermined processing instruction has been given, the controller unit displays an image to be formed on the recording sheet in the same size as when printed thereon, as a real-size preview image, before executing the image formation on the recording sheet according to image data on which the predetermined processing has been performed.