Abstract: A method of reducing noise in an input image by setting, as a local window among color pixels included in the input image, a target pixel and neighboring pixels adjacent to the target pixel, determining color pixel values for the target pixel and each of the neighboring pixels included in the local window, generating local color average values are generated by averaging, color by color, the color pixel values, generating offset color pixel values by converting the color pixel values of the target pixel and the neighboring pixels based on the local color average values, and generating a compensated color pixel value of the target pixel by adjusting the color pixel value of the target pixel based on the offset color pixel values.

Abstract: A printing apparatus includes an image forming portion which forms a chart image on a sheet conveyed from a sheet feeding deck, a color measure portion which performs color measurement by reading the chart image formed by the image forming portion, and one or more controllers including one or more processors and one or more memories. The one or more controllers are configured to generate correction data based on color measurement results by the color measurer portion and a reference value, and perform correction for target image data by using the generated correction data. The reference value is obtained by performing color measurement by the color measure portion and is registered in association with a type of sheet on which the chart image is formed, and in a case where the type of sheet on which the chart image is formed is changed, the reference value is updated.

Abstract: When an editing APP receives a print instruction while designating an image to be printer, a supporting program receives a specific parameter and processes intermediate image data, and a general-use printing program generates print data based on the processed intermediate image data and transmits the print data to a printer. On the other hand, when the editing APP receives a preview instruction while designating an image to be printed, the supporting program receives a specific parameter and processes intermediated image data. Then, the general-use printing program responds to the editing APP without transmitting print data to the printer.

Abstract: There are provided methods for driving an electro-optic display having a plurality of display pixels, a such method includes receiving an image, converting the image into a YCbCr image; and processing the YCbCr image to generate a luma image. The method further includes calculating variations in a local area for the YCbCr image to obtain a variation map, and calculating an effect ratio map using the calculated variation.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes at least one memory device that stores a set of instructions, and at least one processor that executes the set of instructions. The set of instructions includes instructions to acquire color data from an application, set a generation method for generating gray image data from color data by selecting a method from a group including at least a first generation method and a second generation method different from the first generation method, generate PDL data of gray image data based on the acquired color data and the set generation method, and transmit the generated PDL data to a printing apparatus.

Abstract: The disclosure provides an image uniformity compensation device. The image uniformity compensation device includes a local pre-compensation circuit, a chromaticity uniformity compensation circuit, a local post-compensation circuit, and a luminance uniformity correction circuit. A local pre-conversion performed by the local pre-compensation circuit includes the following. An image frame is divided into multiple regions, and each of the regions is converted from an optical non-linear domain to an optical linear domain to generate a corresponding region in multiple regions of a converted frame. A local post-conversion performed by the local post-compensation circuit includes the following. An image frame is divided into multiple regions, and each of the regions is converted from the optical linear domain to the optical non-linear domain to generate a corresponding region in multiple regions of a converted frame.

Abstract: An apparatus configured to generate image data represented in achromatic color from input image data and output the generated image data to a printer includes a controller. The controller is configured to replace color information of an object included in the input image data with an achromatic signal value, determine, based on an achromatic signal value corresponding to color information of a pixel of interest in the input image data, whether the pixel of interest satisfies a predetermined condition, and perform enhancement processing on the color information of the pixel of interest in a case where the pixel of interest is determined not to satisfy the predetermined condition.

Abstract: An apparatus including a first memory area and a second memory area is provided with a control method including specifying one or a plurality of types of image processing to be applied in the first memory area, specifying a size of obtainment target image data as a predetermined size based on a memory capacity of the second memory area and a content of the specified one or plurality of types of image processing; and obtaining first divided image data having the specified predetermined size in predetermined image data.

Abstract: In some examples, luminance-biased sharpening for thermal media printing may include converting an input image to a grayscale luminance representation. For each pixel of a plurality of specified pixels of the converted input image, a sharpening lightness value may be determined. Further, a ratio of the sharpening lightness value to a corresponding original lightness value may be determined. A resulting sharpened pixel may be determined by applying a corresponding value of the determined ratio to each of the specified pixels. A dark correction factor may be applied to the resulting sharpened pixels that are darkened and a light correction factor may be applied to the resulting sharpened pixels that are lightened. Based on application of the dark correction factor and the light correction factor, a sharpened output image corresponding to the input image may be generated.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes at least one memory device that stores a set of instructions, and at least one processor that executes the set of instructions. The set of instructions includes instructions to acquire color data from an application, set a generation method for generating gray image data from color data by selecting a method from a group including at least a first generation method and a second generation method different from the first generation method, generate PDL data of gray image data based on the acquired color data and the set generation method, and transmit the generated PDL data to a printing apparatus.

Abstract: A method of image processing includes obtaining depth information respectively corresponding to one or more objects in an image frame captured by an imaging system based on spatial configuration of the imaging system, calculating one or more rendering parameters associated with one of the one or more objects in the image frame based on at least the depth information of the one or more objects, and rendering the image frame using the one or more rendering parameters to obtain a processed image frame. The processed image frame includes an in-focus region and an out-of-focus region relative to the one of the one or more objects.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a photography guiding method, a device, and a system, relate to the field of terminal technologies, so as to precisely search for a reference picture by using a search word, and accurately guide a user based on the reference picture to perform composition photographing, thereby improving user photographing experience. A specific solution includes: displaying, by a photographing device, a photographing screen; when detecting at least one search word entered by a user on the photographing screen, performing picture retrieval based on the search word, where the at least one search word is used to describe a feature of a to-be-photographed picture; and displaying, on the photographing screen, at least one reference picture in a retrieved picture, where the reference picture is used to guide the user to perform composition photographing. The embodiments of this application are used to guide the user to perform composition photographing.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus including a pixel shifting super-resolution image generation circuit configured to generate a high-resolution composite image from a plurality of images, an evaluation area setting circuit configured to set a plurality of evaluation areas within an area extraction range of the composite image, a synthesis accuracy evaluation circuit configured to evaluate, for each of the plurality of evaluation areas, a pixel filling rate for the evaluation area and calculate a plurality of pixel filling rate evaluation values, and a determination circuit configured to determine a determination area from among the plurality of evaluation areas based on the plurality of pixel filling rate evaluation values.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method and apparatus for blurring a preview picture and storage medium. Portrait recognition is performed on a first preview picture to determine information of a target portrait in the first preview picture. The information of the target portrait includes an area and position of the target portrait. A target region to be protected is determined according to the information of the target portrait. In switching preview pictures, blurring is performed on a region, except the target region, in a second preview picture.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image bearer, an image forming unit, a toner image detecting unit, and a detection processing unit. The image bearer is configured to bear a toner image. The image forming unit is configured to sequentially form groups of pattern images for a plurality of colors in a sub-scanning direction of the image bearer, each of the groups including pattern images of the same color at a predetermined interval. The toner image detecting unit is configured to detect the pattern images formed on the image bearer. The detection processing unit is configured to recognize whether an interval between adjacent pattern images of the same color corresponds to a set interval, to exclude an image for which the interval does not correspond to the set interval among the detected pattern images.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit, a display, a reading unit configured to read a reference image formed on a test sheet by the image forming unit, wherein the reference image includes a mark corresponding to a reading order, a controller configured to control the image forming unit to form the reference image, cause the reading unit to execute a first reading operation, determine whether first read data is obtained, inform of a reading error if the first read data is not obtained in the first reading operation, cause the reading unit to execute a second reading operation, determine whether second read data is obtained, and inform of a reading error if the second read data is not obtained in the second reading operation, and an adjustment unit configured to adjust image forming positions based on the first read data and the second read data.

Abstract: A transfer device includes a transfer member that transfers a visible image on an image bearing member onto a medium. When an image forming rate is low, a total amount of transfer current to be supplied to a transfer region where the image bearing member and the transfer member face each other is increased, as compared with when the image forming rate is high.

Abstract: Systems and methods for enhancing an image for printing include identifying a plurality of true edge positions in a scanned digital image, generating an edge restoration signal based on image data at the plurality of true edge positions, generating a boost value for each pixel position in the image as a function of the edge restoration signal and an unsharp masking of the image, and generating an enhanced image. A system may include a print interface, an image interface receiving a digital image without an explicit K component, and an image processing module that computes a halftone energy measure, an edge strength, and a colorfulness measure, generate a K component based on the halftone energy measure, the edge strength, and the colorfulness measure, and output data representing the image and a K component to the print engine.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus that outputs a plurality of page images on a transfer medium continuous in a conveying direction, the image processing apparatus includes a hardware processor that performs data processing on the images on a page basis, wherein the hardware processor, upon the data processing, obtains a density change of each of the images with reference to a pixel of each of the images within a predetermined width in the conveying direction of the transfer medium, and, based on the density change, performs density correction of each of the images on a pixel basis within a page, and in a case where a pixel outside the page is included within the predetermined width in the conveying direction, data processing different from the density correction is performed.

Abstract: Systems and methods of efficiently creating color separations for subsequent use in multi-stage printing processes to produce an acceptable facsimile of user-selected artwork on a substrate are disclosed. The method obtains an initial color palette ((i.e. an ordered list of a plurality of printing inks) from an electronic rendering and extracts a final color palette from the initial color palette by clustering the plurality of unique color values corresponding to the plurality of printing inks in the initial color palette into discrete color clusters.

Abstract: A three-dimensional image data generation system includes: an editing unit configured to edit grayscale image data in which a density level for specifying an foaming height of a thermally expandable sheet is set for each coordinate in a planar direction; and a conversion unit configured to, when the editing unit changes a size in the planar direction of an image region included in the grayscale image data, convert the density level in correspondence with a ratio of the image region between before and after the change.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus according to the present invention includes an image forming portion configured to form a pattern image for image quality adjustment in a marginal part other than an image forming region of a recording medium, a reading portion configured to read the pattern image for image quality adjustment formed on the recording medium, and a control portion configured to reflect a reading result by the reading portion on image quality adjustment and determine an execution order of jobs corresponding to presence/absence of the image quality adjustment set for each job.

Abstract: Provided are an image processing device, an imaging device, an image processing method, and an image processing program which can instantly switch display between a chromatic image indicating an in-focus state and an achromatic image indicating an out-of-focus state. A control unit performs control such that a chromatic split image, which is obtained by giving a chromatic color included in a normal image to an achromatic split image, is displayed in a case in which the result of comparison between an output value of a first image signal and an output value of a second image signal is less than a threshold value. In addition, the control unit performs control such that an achromatic split image, which is obtained based on a left eye image and a right eye image, is displayed in a case in which the comparison result is equal to or greater than the threshold value.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses methods and systems (a multi-function device or a digital printer) having capabilities for an object enhancement. In an example, the MFD includes a digital front end module to detect edge of the object and direction of the edge. Following the detection of the edge, the digital front end module classify the pixels of the edge into two categories, for example, which define that whether the edge pixels are created by black-to-white transition or white-to-black transition. Based on the classification of the edge pixels, the digital front end module performs the object enhancement either in black-to-white transition or in white-to-black transition.

Abstract: Provided are an image processing device, an imaging device, an image processing method, and an image processing program which can instantly switch display between a chromatic image indicating an in-focus state and an achromatic image indicating an out-of-focus state. A control unit performs control such that a chromatic split image, which is obtained by giving a chromatic color included in a normal image to an achromatic split image, is displayed in a case in which the result of comparison between an output value of a first image signal and an output value of a second image signal is less than a threshold value. In addition, the control unit performs control such that an achromatic split image, which is obtained based on a left eye image and a right eye image, is displayed in a case in which the comparison result is equal to or greater than the threshold value.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus of the present invention determines whether or not there is a bias in jobs distributed to a plurality of printers to be used in a distributed printing system. In addition, in a case where there is a bias in distributed jobs, the information processing apparatus decides a color correction target to be applied to a printer having a small number of distributed jobs and resulting in an unused state, applies the decided color correction target to the printer having a small number of jobs, to thereby decide a timing of performing color adjustment on the printer having a small number of jobs. The printer having a small number of jobs and resulting in an unused state is subjected to color adjustment at the decided timing.

Abstract: Implementations generally relate to providing pre-edits to photos. In some implementations, a method includes detecting one or more objects in a photo. The method further includes classifying the one or more objects. The method further includes selecting one or more parameter values for one or more respective filters based on the classifying of the one or more objects.

Abstract: Systems and methods may provide for the detection, location, and processing of static pixels during video processing. In one example, the method may include determining if a color component value of a pixel located at a pixel location remains constant between a first frame and a next frame, determining if the pixel is a low-difference pixel, calculating a motion-compensation error of the color component, determining if the motion compensation error of the color component is large, and generating a map of static pixels including the pixel.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for performing local adaptive weighting upsampling. An image may be converted into a color space representation. The color space representation of the image may then be divided into the individual color spaces. Upsampling may then be performed on the individual color planes. The upsampling may include resizing the color planes by adding pixels to the color planes. Local processing of the different color spaces may be performed to estimate values for the added pixels. Upon generating the estimated values, the estimated values may be refined by determining which known pixel values from the original image have the highest degree of influence on a newly added pixel.

Abstract: There is disclosed a technique executed on a mobile computing device for use in analyzing image data. A heatmap is received, wherein the map comprises data representing a single channel image. A plurality of cache levels are built, wherein each cache level comprises a plurality of zones comprising pixel data, wherein each successive cache level comprises a successively lower resolution and corresponding increase in the number of zones. At each cache level, pixel data is analyzed in each zone beginning with the cache level having the lowest resolution and recursively analyzing each successive cache level. The zone is disabled from further analysis if the zone analysis determines the zone to be empty. The zone is marked for further analysis if the zone analysis determines the zone to be full. Edges associated with pixels in the zone are detected. A vector associated with a marker is created, wherein a vector includes positional and magnitude information and the vector is added to a list of vectors.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an image processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit, a clustering unit, a detection unit, and a correction unit. The acquisition unit is configured to acquire a moving image including a plurality of frames. The clustering unit is configured to cluster frames having a similar scene to the same group in the moving image. The detection unit is configured to detect at least one object region from each frame clustered to the same group, and to calculate a color distribution of the object region of the each frame. The correction unit is configured to select a typical color distribution of the object region from the color distribution of the each frame, and to correct a color of the each frame clustered to the same group, based on the typical color distribution.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: a color converting portion and an edge-outline-to-be-defined specifying portion. The color converting portion is configured to convert a portion near one of edges of a black determination range determined as having a composite black and a portion near the other of the edges thereof, so as to have a pure black. The edge-outline-to-be-defined specifying portion is configured to set a range, of the black determination range, positioned inward of one of the edges of the black determination range and the other of the edges of the black determination range, as a mask range, for a black plane, and specify an edge outside the mask range as an edge on which edge outline definition is to be performed.

Abstract: A print controlling apparatus includes: a receiving unit that receives input data including: gloss control plane data indicating a surface effect type to be achieved on the recording medium with certain density information; and table identifying information for identifying a surface effect selection table indicating a corresponding relation between the surface effect type and the density information used to generate the gloss control plane data; an acquiring unit that acquires an independent data portion indicating a portion corresponding to the surface effect type capable of being achieved independent from competence of the printing apparatus, out of the surface effect selection table identified by the table identifying information included in the input data from an external device; and a generating unit that generates the clear toner plane data using the independent data portion acquired by the acquiring unit.

Abstract: Disclosed is a dither matrix generating method in which halftone dots are formed by growing corresponding dots. The dither matrix generating method includes a first generating step of generating first threshold values of a dither matrix, so that the dots are grown until a predetermined halftone dot area ratio is achieved, wherein, when the predetermined halftone dot area ratio is achieved, the halftone dots contact each other; and a second generating step of generating second threshold values of the dither matrix, so that the dots grow beyond the predetermined halftone dot area ratio.

Abstract: A method for generating print parameters includes: obtaining a printed paper of a test sample sheet obtained by a printing device after performing double-sided printing on the test sample sheet using preset front print parameters and preset back print parameters; detecting a front effect index of a front print effect and a back effect index of a back print effect for the printed paper of the test sample sheet by a print parameter generating device; comparing the front effect index and the back effect index with a standard effect index to obtain a comparison result, or comparing the front effect index with the back effect index to obtain a comparison result; determining from the comparison result and store in the printing device front print parameters and back print parameters used for double-sided printing on a paper to be printed with the same material and attributes as the test sample sheet.

Abstract: A reading device includes a reading unit, an output unit, and a processor. The processor is configured to: control the reading unit to read an image from an original sheet; perform an image process on the read image; and output, to the display, both an output image and an explanation image representing contents of the image process performed on the read image. The output image represents one of the read image and an image resulting from the image process performed on the read image.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus of the present invention uses a spatial filter section or an enlarging/reducing section to perform a blur process on image processing data to be supplied to an image display device, thus allowing the image display device to display a preview without deterioration in image quality.

Abstract: An image scanning apparatus and method are provided. The image scanning apparatus includes a scanner that scans a manuscript to generate a scan image, an image processor that calculates a manuscript boundary on the generated scan image as an equation and compensates a distortion of the scan image using the calculated equation, and a storage member that stores the scan image of which the distortion has been compensated.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a smoothing processing unit which performs smoothing processing, a thinning processing unit which performs thinning processing, an edge direction determination unit which determines an edge direction with respect to each pixel of the image data and a blending processing unit which decides a pixel value of each pixel of when the thinning processing and the smoothing processing are realized at same time. In the image processing apparatus, the blending processing unit decides a pixel value of a target pixel of when the thinning processing and the smoothing processing are realized at the same time depending on a combination of whether the thinning processing is performed or not and whether the smoothing processing is performed or not on the target pixel.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus and a printing control terminal apparatus include an input unit to receive printing data, a rendering unit to transform the printing data into bitmap data, an image processor to determine whether the bitmap data includes a transparency pattern and if it is determined that the bitmap data includes the transparency pattern, perform smoothing processing with respect to the bitmap data; and an output unit to output the bitmap data processed by the image processor. Accordingly, an image quality of printing data including a transparency pattern can be improved. In addition, an image forming method includes receiving image data including a plurality of pixels, determining whether an area of pixels is a patterned area including a pattern, determining the patterned area is transparent when the pattern of the patterned area matches a pre-stored pattern, performing a smoothing process on the patterned area, and printing the image data after performing the smoothing.

Abstract: Systems and methods may provide for conducting a real-time perceptual quality analysis of a video, wherein the perceptual quality analysis includes at least one of a noise measurement, a contrast measurement and a sharpness measurement. One or more strength parameters of one or more post-processing modules in a video processing pipe may be set based on the perceptual quality analysis resulting in overall video processing that adapts to the changing perceptual quality of the input. In one example, the strength parameters include at least one of a contrast parameter and a de-noising parameter. The invention results in visually enhanced video at the output of the post-processing module.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an input unit configured to input an instruction to perform color conversion, a color conversion unit to perform color conversion based on the instruction by using a first color matching profile, and a display unit configured to display a message which indicates that an effect of color conversion on the vividness of an image is small, in a case where a color difference between the image on which color conversion has been performed by using the first color matching profile and the image on which color conversion has been performed by using a second color matching profile is less than a color matching threshold value.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a job receiving unit that receives a job for executing printing; an image-quality-adjustment execution unit that executes a normal image-quality adjustment at an image-quality adjustment time and a prior image-quality adjustment before the image-quality adjustment time; an image-quality-setting receiving unit that receives an image-quality setting; a reply request unit that, within a specific state before the image-quality adjustment time since the job is received by the job receiving unit, requests a reply indicating whether to execute a prior image-quality adjustment if a specific condition for the reception of the image-quality setting is satisfied; and a printing execution unit that, if the reply indicates that the prior image-quality adjustment is to be executed, prints an image on a recording medium by executing the job after the image-quality-adjustment execution unit executes the prior image-quality adjustment.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus of one aspect of this invention detects a specific pattern corresponding to a fine pattern in the input image data, and detects pixels corresponding to the specific pattern. Furthermore, the image processing apparatus specifies a pixel, which corresponds to the detected specific pattern, and a degree of juxtaposition color mixture of which does not exhibit a value within a predetermined appropriate range, and executes, for the input image data, image processing (blur processing) for adjusting the degree of juxtaposition color mixture, which represents a color mixture state when dots of respective colors formed using pixel values of respective colors included in the input image data are superposed on each other, of the specified pixel to fall within the predetermined appropriate range.

Abstract: The prior art has such a problem that image quality degrades because dots are conspicuous in the case where the size of each dot is not so small and the black or white dots are regularly aligned, in particular, in a bright part close to white or in a dark part close to black. It is determined whether a black or white pixel exists at a point-symmetric position with respect to a notice pixel using pattern matching for a binarized image and in the case where a pixel exists at the point-symmetric position, the notice pixel is replaced with a specific output pattern.

Abstract: An image processing method, for correcting a blur a due to an optical system of an image capturing apparatus, the image processing method including, storing a plurality of representative filters in a memory, selecting a subset of representative filters from the plurality of representative filters based on a pixel position of a pixel of interest in an image, applying each of the selected representative filter to a pixel value of the pixel of interest, and correcting the pixel value of the pixel of interest based on (a) a result of the application of filters, and (b) the pixel position of the pixel of interest.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus for forming an image in accordance with light to be emitted from a light source includes: a digital half-toning unit configured to convert a uniform-pixel-value region of image data to a parallel-line pattern formed with a plurality of parallel lines extending obliquely with respect to a direction, in which pixels are arrayed, thereby expressing each gray level of the image data as an area percentage; a modulated-signal generating unit configured to generate a modulated signal by modulating the converted image data with a clock signal; a light-source driving unit configured to drive the light source according to the modulated signal; and an edge control unit configured to narrow a to-be-illuminated region, which is to be illuminated by the light from the light source, in each of edge neighborhoods of the lines constituting the parallel-line pattern, while increasing intensity of the light.

Abstract: Techniques and tools are described for performing perspective correction using a reflection. Reflective properties of a surface being photographed can be used to determine a rotation of the device taking the photograph relative to the surface. Light sourced or produced by the device can be used to create a reflection spot in the picture. A position of the reflection spot within the picture is calculated and used to determine the rotation. The rotation can be used for performing perspective correction on the picture, or on another picture taken by the device.

Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium stores image data for adjustment of image formation. The image data includes a cross-hair formed in a corner of a recording medium, and a corner edge detection mark formed to detect a folded corner edge of the recording medium from read data obtained when the corner of the recording medium including an area where the cross-hair is formed on one side is folded to an opposite side to the one side of the recording medium and an image reader reads the opposite side.

Abstract: In an image forming apparatus and a control method thereof according to this invention, in a case that a received print job designates image formation on a surface of a sheet on which an image has been formed, whether image formation on the sheet based on the print job is possible is determined based on at least image information of the sheet acquired by reading the image of the sheet. If it is determined that image formation on the sheet based on the print job is impossible, the image formation on the sheet is stopped. If it is determined that the image formation on the sheet based on the print job is possible, an image is formed on the sheet in accordance with the image information of the print job.