Abstract: In a case where a conversion result image corresponding to a former image has been stored in a memory, control is performed to transmit this conversion result image without performing any image conversion process on the former image.

Abstract: An image output control apparatus includes a recognition unit for recognizing mounting of a recording medium, a reading unit for reading image-reproduction instruction data recorded in the recording medium based on the recognition of the mounting, and a generation unit for performing image generation for output by selectively reading necessary image data from the information recording medium in accordance with the image-reproduction instruction data.

Abstract: The number of images recordable in a plurality of recording media, which are used for recording sensed image data in different purposes, is notified to a user. First, an available recording capacity of a recording medium incorporated in an image processing apparatus and an available recording capacity of a recording medium which is detachable from the image processing apparatus are calculated. Based on the calculated results, the smaller capacity is determined, and an indication with respect to this capacity is displayed.

Abstract: An image data sequencing method for a memory unit inside an optical scanning device. The image data sequencing method is particularly suitable for scanning a line of pixels with each pixel comprising a plurality of primary colors. The image data sequencing method involves scanning a line of pixels to obtain the data for a primary or secondary color. The pixels within the scan line are subdivided into groups. A storage space is reserved both before and after the address space inside the memory unit for holding the scanned primary or secondary color data so that all the primary or secondary color data constituting a pixel are in a fixed sequence next to each other inside the memory unit. When all the primary or secondary color data of pixels within a group are secured, the group of data is released from the memory unit.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus, method and computer readable recording medium provided with a primary memory device and a secondary memory device both having image data memorized therein, in which said image data are input to said primary memory device, and including an external input data amount acquisition device acquiring the amount of said image data input to said primary memory device; an internal output data amount acquisition device acquiring the amount of said image data output from said primary memory device and input to said secondary memory device; a first difference data amount calculation device subtracting the amount of the data acquired by said internal output data amount acquisition device from the amount of the data acquired by said external input data amount acquisition device, and calculating first difference data amount by the subtraction; a memory access control device practicing the inputting and outputting of said image data with time sharing in said primary memory device, comparing said

Abstract: Transmitting and receiving methods of an Internet facsimile system are disclosed. The Internet facsimile system includes a telephone network, a transmitting network, a server and an office machine. The server has therein a network interface and a memory unit. The office machine includes a data storage means and network interface. The office machine transmits a fax through the telephone network and establishes a connection with the server through the transmitting network. The storage means has a memory capacity much less than that of the memory unit. Therefore, the transmitting and receiving methods of an Internet facsimile system capitalize on the tremendous memory capacity provided by the server as an intermediate storage such that the memory shortage of the office machine is avoided.

Abstract: A digital preservation system (10) for accepting a digital data record as input, for providing a preview of the digital data record on a display screen (80), for writing the data record in human-readable form onto a preservation-quality medium (210), for storage of the medium (210), and for retrieval of the data record from the medium (210). The digital preservation system (10) preserves a data record in human-readable form, along with an associated metadata record, allowing the human-readable preserved data record to be readable in the distant future, independent of specific reading hardware. The preview function allows an operator to specify storage and retrieval characteristics for the data record.

Abstract: A method for remotely selecting and ordering photographic prints, includes the steps of: sending a photographic film bearing a plurality of latent images to a photofinisher; developing the photographic film to produce visible images and scanning the visible images to create a digital image file at the photo finisher; producing an index print having a plurality of images from the photographic film along with an index number associated with each image and an order number; sending the index print to a customer; selecting images for which prints are desired from the index print; ordering photographic prints via telephone from the customer's home to the photofinisher, specifying the order number and the index numbers associated with the images for which prints are desired; and making photographic prints of the selected images at the photofinisher and sending the photographic prints to the customer.

Abstract: A system and method for facilitating facsimile transmissions has one or more store and forward facilities. The store and forward facilities include a computer for controlling operations and mass data storage equipment. Subscriber mailboxes are provided as part of the mass storage, which can be accessed by a subscriber to have his messages delivered to any facsimile machine he designates. Secure facsimile transmission is achieved through use of subscriber PIN numbers. The system can also be used in cooperation with a paperless facsimile machine which directly displays the facsimile message on a screen and is capable of entering outgoing facsimile messages to the store and forward facility.

Abstract: A digital photo processing apparatus with an input device (1) for receiving digitized image data, an image processor (14) for processing the image data to generate printing data, a digital printer (P) for making photo prints from the printing data, and a data recorder (9) for recording the printing data used by the digital printer on a removable recording medium. The data recorder (9) includes a resolution converter (91) for automatically converting the printing data to a proper resolution corresponding to the resolution of the digital printer (P). The resolution converter (91) is operable when the printing data has a volume exceeding an available capacity of the removable recording medium detected by a capacity checker (92).

Abstract: A job is selected from a job list, and is either copied or is extracted from a job storage unit. The job, or the copy, is transmitted to a designated destination. A transmission job or a printing job is stored in conjunction with a corresponding execution time in the job storage unit, so that a job can be selected from the job list and the execution time for the selected job can be changed. Further, the jobs stored in the print queue are displayed as a list, and a selected job is moved from the print queue to the job storage unit, so that the printing of the job in the print queue can be performed. In addition, the histories of jobs that were executed are displayed as a list, so that a specific job can be selected and re-executed. Furthermore, a process that is performed is managed for the user who instructed the process. When logout is instructed, management data are examined in order to determine whether there is an unprocessed job that was previously instructed by the user.

Abstract: The invention relates to a facsimile device and a facsimile device monitoring system. The result of a transmission can be promptly informed to the user. When an error occurs, the file of the memory transmission can be simply erased, or the address and the transmission property of the memory transmission file can be changed. The facsimile device monitoring system is constructed with the monitoring software and featured in that, when there exists a file of a communication error, the alarm message is displayed on the displaying panel of the personal computer, the (memory transmission) file can be deleted from the personal computer, and the address and/or the transmission property of the (memory transmission) file can be changed.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus according to the present invention includes a receiving section which receives image data over the Internet and temporarily storing it, a printing section which prints the temporarily stored image data, a category defining section which defines categories of volume of image data by means of threshold values, an output destination specifying section which specifies the destination of output of the temporarily stored image data from a plurality of output sections, including the printing section, by referring to the categories defined by the category defining section, a judging section which determines the category of the image data as defined by the category defining section, and a processing section which processes the image data in accordance with the output section for the category as determined by the judging section.

Abstract: A communication terminal capable of preventing a circuit from being released when a hook key is operated in the case the circuit is being closed forcibly. The communication terminal is capable of informing the functions capable of being used in the case the circuit is being closed due to the malfunction of the recording unit. If a recording unit fails to operate and the image memory is exhausted, and when it is set to close the telephone line based on the operation of the circuit closing key, the facsimile receiving is prevented from being carried out by closing the telephone line. The operation of the hook key is invalidated under this condition. Therefore, the telephone line is not released even if the hook key is operated. Thus, when the telephone line is being closed forcibly, the telephone line L is not released even if the hook key is operated.

Abstract: A method for position restoration. By comparing the graphic data and the restored graphic data, the graphic data closest to the restored graphic data is selected. Therefore, the graphic data scanned subsequently is correctly connected to the restored graphic data to avoid the missing line or repetition of graphic data.

Abstract: In a novel snapshot management method for a data storage system which does not use duplication (mirroring), when a snapshot of a main volume pertaining to a designated time is being taken, every time a write request to a storage region in the main volume is received, if the data in that storage region has not been copied to an auxiliary volume since the designated time, that data is copied to the auxiliary volume, and the writing to the storage region is carried out after that. In the case of sequential writing, also for data in a further storage region, following the target storage region, on which it is predicted that sequential writing will be carried out henceforth, if copying to the auxiliary volume has not been carried out since the designated time, the data is copied to the auxiliary volume in the same way.

Abstract: An image recording apparatus is provided. The image recording apparatus includes a generator that generates information of recordable capacity of a storage and a holder for holding in advance data to be stored in the storage. A signal generator generates a signal indicating a data amount obtained when data held by the holder is variable-length encoded. A variable-length encoder means encodes the data held in the holder. A holder controller controls the holder so that the holder holds data to be stored, according to a comparison of the information generated by the generated by the generator and the data amount. A storage controller causes the storage to store the data controlled so as to be held by the holder, after encoding by the variable-length encoder means, on the basis of a predetermined condition.

Abstract: A communication terminal apparatus which includes a non-volatile memory device that stores parameters of various kinds, and a control device that performs an operation based on at least the parameters. The non-volatile memory device includes a read-only non-volatile memory, for example, a ROM, storing parameters regarding a plurality of geographical divisions, such as countries, areas and the like, and a re-writable non-volatile memory, for example, an EEPROM, capable of storing at least the parameters. When a geographical division is selected, the control device initializes the re-writable non-volatile memory on the basis of at least the parameters regarding the selected geographical division read from the read-only non-volatile memory, that is, the control device reads the parameters regarding the selected geographical division from the read-only non-volatile memory, and stores the parameters into the re-writable non-volatile memory.

Abstract: A method for remotely selecting and ordering photographic prints, includes the steps of: sending a photographic film bearing a plurality of latent images to a photofinisher; developing the photographic film to produce visible images and scanning the visible images to create a digital image file at the photo finisher; producing an index print having a plurality of images from the photographic film along with an index number associated with each image and an order number; sending the index print to a customer; selecting images for which prints are desired from the index print; ordering photographic prints via telephone from the customer's home to the photofinisher, specifying the order number and the index numbers associated with the images for which prints are desired; and making photographic prints of the selected images at the photofinisher and sending the photographic prints to the customer.

Abstract: A communication apparatus is connected to a terminal apparatus via a network. The communication apparatus includes a memory that stores image data and a storage period of the image data and a checker that determines whether a storage time of the image data exceeds the storage period time. A deleter deletes image data based on a determination by the checker section and a server transmits an instruction for changing the storage period to the terminal apparatus in accordance with a request by the terminal apparatus, wherein the storage period is changeable from the terminal apparatus.

Abstract: A communications terminal is connected to at least one of a telephone line and a local area network and includes a first memory, a second memory, a detector, and an indicating mechanism. The first memory stores service information including availability information representing availability of a specific communications service provided by a service provider through at least one of the telephone line and the local area network and condition information suitable to the specific communications service. The second memory stores message information indicating that the specific communications service is not usable. The detector is configured to detect whether the service information stored in the first memory is appropriate each time the communications terminal starts a call connection operation to use the specific communications service based on the condition information.

Abstract: Print control program, by its constituent portions in cooperation with a scanner apparatus, spools image data sent from the scanner apparatus and controls the print engine etc. of the printer apparatus to print out the spooled image data. The print control program prepares job attribute information used for obtaining the output rate of the printer apparatus, calculates an anticipatory spool amount based on the job attribute information of the printer apparatus thus prepared and job attribute information received from the scanner apparatus, and adjusts timing for printing out the spooled image data.

Abstract: To efficiently transfer data from a host computer to a printer, a part of data developed in the first memory is outputted on the basis of a draw command to the printer, the data remaining in the first memory is stored in the second memory after the data was outputted, and a part of the data stored in the second memory is outputted to the printer when the data is being developed in the first memory on the basis of the draw command.

Abstract: A duplicated part of identical images in an encoded image data master is judged to be selected. Image data to be reused is generated by adding a storage instruction to encoded image data of the duplicated part of the first identical image, and converting encoded image data of the duplicated part of the second identical image into a reuse instruction. In a reproduction process, decoded data in the encoded image data part including the storage instruction is stored in a vacant area and the decoded data is read at the point of the reuse instruction.

Abstract: A communication terminal (1) having a network control unit for closing and releasing a circuit, a memory for registering a communication job, and a recording unit (50) for recording image data. The communication terminal (1) further has a control unit (10) which closes the circuit by the network control unit (110) to make acceptance of an incoming call impossible when the recording unit (50) fails to operate, and which releases the circuit temporarily by the network control unit (110) in the case of calling or when the communication job registered in the program memory reaches calling time.

Abstract: A relay device for providing communication between a sensing device and a computer system includes first and second communications modules and a processor. The first communications module receives first indicating data transmitted from the sensing device in a first format. The indicating data is sensed by the sensing device when it is placed into an operative position in relation to first coded data forming part of a first interface disposed on a first surface. In particular, the indicating data includes a first region identity indicative of an identity of a region associated with the first interface. The processor is configured to generate second indicating data based on the first indicating data. The second communications module then transmits the second indicating data in a second format to the computer system.

Abstract: An image processing method includes the steps of (a) carrying out, in parallel, processes of two or more functions of an image reading function, an image recording function, an image copying function and an image communicating function, and (b) automatically storing a file of the image data processed by the step (a) independently of the processes.

Abstract: An image output control apparatus includes a recognition unit for recognizing mounting of a recording medium, a reading unit for reading image-reproduction instruction data recorded in the recording medium based on the recognition of the mounting, and a generation unit for performing image generation for output by selectively reading necessary image data from the information recording medium in accordance with the image-reproduction instruction data.

Abstract: A communication system serving as a transmitter terminal and a receiver terminal for communications with a second communication system via a communication line, the communication system includes a storage section for data storage; a communication section for data communications, the communication section being adapted for reception and transmission of data and size information indicative of the size of the data with respect to the second communication system; a detection section for detecting a free space in the storage section; a comparing section for comparing the data size contained in the size information with the size of the free space in the storage section; a calculating section for, if the storage section is short of free space for accommodation of the data size, calculating a waiting period required for recovery from the shortage of the free space in the storage section; and a timer section for timing the lapse of the waiting period.

Abstract: It is an object of the invention to allow effective use of a memory provided for each function in a complex image processing apparatus including a facsimile apparatus, to increase the reception capacity of a memory reception function when the apparatus works as a facsimile apparatus and to enable sorting of received facsimile data. In the complex image processing apparatus, facsimile data received via a modem section is accumulated in a memory for facsimile. Under predetermined conditions, the facsimile data in the memory for facsimile are grouped, rearranged and transferred to a memory for copier and a memory for printer. Conditions for causing data rearrangement and transfer may be set such that they occur when a predetermined time passes after the beginning of the operation of the memory reception function or such that they occur when the remaining capacity of the memory for facsimile comes to a predetermined capacity.

Abstract: The image processing apparatus comprises an image data control section and a system controller. The image data control section is connected to any one or more of a sensor board unit, an image-memory access control section, an image processor, a video data control section, and a facsimile control unit. The system controller switches, when the image data to be transmitted to the image data control section conflicts with one another, a transmission mode of the image data in conflict with one another. Further, the image-memory access control section and the image processor share jobs of performing image processing on the image data.

Abstract: A system, method, and computer readable medium for converting paper documents (134) to electronic documents (138) and sending electronic documents (138) to at least one destination (144).

Abstract: Control means for controlling memory means and an output section is provided in a printing system which stores print data transmitted from a host in a page unit in a memory device and which prints out the print data stored in the memory device through the output section. The control means, upon detecting presence of transmission of print data which exceed a memory capacity of the memory device, instructs the memory means (e.g., page managing memory) to store identification information for identifying the print data of exceeding pages. The print data stored and the print data of exceeding pages re-transmitted from the host are combined with each other by memory means (e.g., page combining memory), and they are outputted from a print data output section. Thus, print data of a small volume can be stored entirely in the memory means to be printed out, and even when the print data exceed the memory capacity of the memory means, the minimum volume of data required is re-transmitted from the host to be printed out.

Abstract: A paperless image fax-scanning apparatus includes: an image scanning unit utilized to scan documents to be scanned to generate image data; a faxing unit, when connected to a telephone line, utilized to transmit the image data generated from the image scanning unit or to receive image data via the telephone line; a data storage unit, which can be connected to a portable data storage medium, utilized to store the image data received by the faxing unit at the above mentioned portable data storage medium; an input interface, which includes at least one set of operation keyboards, utilized to input various operation signals into the paperless image fax-scanning apparatus; and a control unit utilized to control the operation of the image fax-scanning apparatus.

Abstract: Disclosed is an image output apparatus having an image reading section, an image storing section for storing image data read by the image reading section, and an image output section for outputting an image corresponding to a document on the basis of the image data stored in the image storing section. The apparatus further includes an index recognizing circuit for image-recognizing index information on an index sheet when the index sheet is read by the image reading section, and an index registering circuit for registering the recognized index information and storage area designation information for designating a storage area in the image storing section, associated with each other. The image data representing the document which has been read by the image reading section subsequently to the index sheet is stored in a storage area, in the image storing section, to be designated by the storage area designation information associated with the index information.

Abstract: There is provided an image processing apparatus including an image processing unit for performing image processing on an input image to produce an output image; a storing unit for storing image-related information relating to at least one image processed by the image processing unit; a search unit for searching the storing unit in response to an instruction for reprocessing the input image and reading the image-related information previously stored in the storing unit; and a display unit for representing a result of a search performed by the search unit. The image processing unit performs reprocessing of the input image in accordance with the image-related information that the search unit read in response to the instruction for reprocessing the input image. A reprint, on which an image whose color and density are preferably in agreement with those of the image reproduced on a simultaneous print is reproduced, can be stably output with a simple manipulation.

Abstract: A user uses a control panel (13) to specify quick memory transmission and instruct the machine to begin the procedure. The first page of the document is scanned in by a scanning unit (14) and stored in a image memory (19). Upon storing of the image of the first page of the document in the image memory (19), NCU (17) automatically dials a transmission recipient. Additionally, a monitoring unit (16) allows the user to hear the sounds of the communication signals at the start of transmission. If, during the scanning of a second, third, or later page of a multi-page document, free space in the image memory (19) falls below a given value, then the page at which the memory became full is indicated to the user, thereby indicating the page at which retransmission should begin.

Abstract: A MODEM can shorten the processing time of an interface disposed between a data terminal equipment (DTE) and the MODEM. The MODEM stores an object program of a procedure in a memory and switches an operational mode of the MODEM automatically corresponding to the prescribed procedure thereby executing the procedure corresponding to the current operational mode. The MODEM further comprises a timer which monitors the transits time between a completed procedure and the next procedure, and the MODEM starts the process of a specified operational mode based on a mode-setting-instruction of the procedure as well as monitoring the transitions time by using the timer, and executing a next specified operational mode when the timer times out, thereby allowing the MODEM to perform the various operational mode switches.

Abstract: Disclosed is an image reading apparatus in which the band width for reading by one scanning is variable in accordance with the original size, the reading mode, etc. R, G, and B image data of the k-th band is successively read in one-band width to store image data R1, G1, and B1 of pixel coordinates X(n, m). Then, the original is fed so as to cause partial overlapping of the (k+1)-th band with a lower predetermined pixel region of the k-th band, and R, G, and B image data of the (k+1)-th band is read in one-band width to successively store image data R2, G2, and B2 of pixel coordinates X(n, m?). The image data obtained through overlap reading of the k-th band and the (k+1)-th band is averaged to calculate correction image data, which is transferred to a host computer along with along other image data which has not been averaged as read image data. And, it is possible to optimize reading time according to the kind of original, reading mode, etc., without involving a deterioration in image quality.

Abstract: There is provided an original conveying apparatus for conveying an original to an image reading section of an image forming apparatus, which is capable of preventing the number of times of writing to a nonvolatile storage medium that stores a correction value for the light emission amount of an optical sensor from exceeding a limited number of times even when adjustment of the light emission amount of the optical sensor is carried out frequently, reducing as far as possible the number of times of writing data to the storage medium that can store such data a limited number of times, thereby eliminating the occurrence of inconvenient situations such as it being impossible to maintain proper output processing, and lengthening the lifetime of the storage medium.

Abstract: In a network having an input device, such as a scanner, camera, or fax, and a destination device, the input device initiates transmission of input data to a destination device. The input device sends a request to the destination device notifying it of input data that is ready to be transmitted. If the destination device wants to accept the request, when the destination device is ready, the destination device gets, or “pulls” the data from the input device over the network. The input device can request and receive status information from the destination device. The destination device can also request and receive status information from the input device.

Abstract: A facsimile server referring to an electronic mail server for the data size of electronic mail which has reached the electronic mail server, detecting a receivable data size, and comparing the incoming electronic mail with the receivable data size. When the data size of the incoming electronic mail exceeds the receivable size, the facsimile server receives the incoming electronic mail from the electronic mail server by the packet and sends the electronic mail by the packet to a designated address.

Abstract: The present invention aims to effectively utilize a memory by changing a recording system for received images in accordance with a remaining amount of the memory. When images received by a facsimile are printed, in accordance with the memory remaining amount, images are read out from storing means and are recorded by recording means in such a manner that, after a predetermined number of one sides of recording media are successively recorded, the recording medium is directed into a recording medium reverse-rotating mechanism, and one side of another recording medium until the recording medium is picked up from the reverse-rotating mechanism and is recorded so as to record the other side of the recording medium. Further, in accordance with the memory remaining amount, front and back sides of the recording medium can be read out and recorded alternately, or only one sides of the recording media can be recorded.

Abstract: The image communication apparatus of the present invention compares the capacity of data received from a communication line with the capacity of existing memory of the image communication apparatus and determines the presence or absence of any expanded memory in the image communication apparatus when the capacity of the received data exceeds the capacity of the existing memory. Then, when the expanded memory is present, the image communication apparatus compares the capacity of the expanded memory with the capacity of the received data and stores the received data in the expanded memory when the capacity of the expanded memory exceeds the capacity of the received data.

Abstract: During G3FAX communication with an IP network 30, a FAX adapter 10 controls a packet size data storage 100d with the use of a control signal 14, generated by a packet size controller 10e, to adjust the packet size of FAX data sent from a G3FAX 20 according to delay information 12f from the IP network 30. When sending data to the IP network 30, the adapter 10 allows the size of a packet to be adjusted in response to the delay information 12f sent from the IP network 30, thus resolving a discrepancy in transfer speed.

Abstract: There is provided a data processing apparatus comprising an input means for inputting image data, a memory means for storing the data input by the input means, an output means for outputting the data stored in the memory means, by a predetermined operation, a judgment means for judging whether or not there is the data not yet output by the output means for a predetermined time in the memory means and a transfer means for transferring, in a case where the judgment means judged that there is the data not yet output for the predetermined time, the data stored in the memory means to an another device. Therefore, in a case where a user does not instruct to output the data for a long time and thus it must be kept storing the image data in the memory means, it can be prevented a conventional problem that another processes can not be performed for lack of a remaining free capacity in the memory means.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for suspending delivery of electronic documents, that is, stopping and restarting electronic delivery of documents according to a user's preset schedule. The method may include the steps of entering a delivery schedule for the document into an electronic receiving device, and automatically suspending, without user intervention, delivery of the document based on the delivery schedule, then automatically restarting delivery at the time indicated by the user. In an electronic document delivery system, the apparatus for automatically suspending delivery of a document may include a scheduling unit and a suspension control unit. The scheduling unit is used to enter a delivery schedule for the electronic document into an electronic receiving device.

Abstract: The invention provides an image reading apparatus that produces a precise image of an original document to prevent the read image from having distortion or irregular density, by driving a DC motor, which drives an image reading unit in a scanning direction, at a constant speed suitable for a document to be read. In addition, the image reading apparatus prevents position errors or misalignment at the start of the image reading, or at a restart of the image reading after the image reading is paused. A speed control circuit provides feedback to a DC motor to synchronize a time interval detected by a pulse interval detecting circuit with a time interval set by an interval setting register, so that the DC motor is operated at a constant speed. A counter counts the number of signals output from an encoder. After the speed of the DC motor is stabilized, a timing of signals output from a CCD drive unit to the image reading unit is synchronized with a timing of the signals generated by the encoder.

Abstract: A multifunction apparatus which has a facsimile communication section configured to conduct a facsimile communication. The multifunction apparatus includes an interface which receives PDL data from a host apparatus, and a controller which obtains image data based on the received PDL data. The multifunction apparatus also includes a compressor which compresses the obtained image data by a compression method utilized for the facsimile communication, and a memory which stores the compressed image data. Further, the controller predicts an amount of the image data compressed by the compressor before storing the compressed image data in the memory, judges whether the predicted amount of the compressed image data can be stored in the memory, and stores the compressed image data in the memory when the predicted amount of the compressed image data can be stored in the memory.

Abstract: A printer serving as an output destination can be automatically set from print data. Further, in order to search an optimum printer during a series of operations within a range from the issue of a print command to the printing and improve a working efficiency of the user, whether the data whose printing has been instructed by an application is a spool designated print job or not is discriminated (S1). When it is spool designated, a spooler interprets a DDI function, generates intermediate data, and spools as intermediate data into a spool file (S3). Whether all drawing functions outputted from the application have been spooled in the spool file or not is discriminated (S4). If YES, a print destination changing process is executed (S5). A print destination is changed and a network printer held in an RAM is updated. After that, the processing routine is returned to step S1 and the above processes are repeated.