Abstract: In some examples, an imaging device can include a processing resource and a memory resource storing instructions to cause the processing resource to perform a feature extraction process to extract a gamut-based feature included in a plurality of pixels of a scanned image to determine whether the scanned image includes a particular marking, apply a classification model to the scanned image, and optimize the scanned image based on the classification of the scanned image.

Abstract: A diagnostic system may comprise an image forming apparatus that forms a diagnostic image on a sheet and an image capturing apparatus that captures an image of the sheet on which the diagnostic image is formed and which has been discharged from the image forming apparatus, and outputs the image captured as a sheet image. The image capturing apparatus may make a diagnosis for a component of the image forming apparatus based on a position of an image deficiency in the sheet image, and output a diagnosis result for the component of the image forming apparatus.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a scanner configured to read an image of a document and generate image data of the image according to a reading mode, a storage device configured to store the image data and the reading mode used when reading the image of the document, and a processor. The processor generates a combined image that includes the image of the document and a reading direction image that indicates a reading direction of the scanner and has a shape indicating the reading mode, and store data of the combined image in the storage device. The processor determines a position of the reading direction image in the combined image and a size of the reading direction image in the combined image, based on a reading resolution of the scanner and a resolution of the image data stored in the storage device.

Abstract: A display device includes a display panel and a scan driving circuit. The display panel includes a plurality of pixels and a plurality of sensors. The scan driving circuit drives a plurality of scan lines. Pixels in a j-th row among the plurality of pixels are connected to a j-th scan line among the plurality of scan lines, in which j is a positive integer. Sensors, which correspond to the pixels in the j-th row, from among the plurality of sensors are connected to an a-th scan line among the plurality of scan lines, in which a is a positive integer different from j.

Abstract: Systems and methods for selectively obscuring data in a digital statement are disclosed. The systems and methods can relate to multiple user accounts that access a shared account. The systems can include means to determine which account completed a transaction. Device location tracking and hardware characteristics of the devices can be used to determine which account completed the transaction. Information related to transactions that fall outside of expected spend categories can be selectively obscured on the digital statement of the non-transacting account. The information related to the transaction can be selectively viewable by non-transacting account.

Abstract: A method for one or more processors to select a plurality of documents. The one or more processors calculate a similarity between pairs of pages of respective documents of the plurality of documents. The one or more processors determine a document similarity value of the respective documents of the plurality of documents, based on a quantity of the pairs of pages of the respective document with a similarity calculated to be less than a predetermined threshold, and the one or more processors present the plurality of documents in a descending order, based on the document similarity value of the respective documents of the plurality of documents.

Abstract: Provided is a system configured to read an original document and submit the generated image data to the education management system, easily. A method of controlling an image processing apparatus includes reading an original document, specifying an assignment, receiving, from a first server, storage location information indicating a storage location in a second server corresponding to the specified assignment, transmitting image data generated by reading of the original document to the storage location indicated based on the received storage location information, and notifying the first server of identification information for identifying the image data.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus obtains an image captured in an image capturing and sets a white balance recording mode for recording the image as a still image and a white balance display mode for displaying the image before being captured as the still image on a display. The apparatus controls white balance correction performed on the image captured in the image capturing. In a case where a first display mode that is included in the display mode is set, the apparatus sets an amount of a light source color that remains after the white balance correction is performed on the image before being captured as the still image in the first display mode to be larger than the amount of the light source color that remains after the white balance correction is performed on the still image in the recording mode.

Abstract: A computer-implemented system and method for facilitating document information security is provided. A request for documents is received and documents of different formats that satisfy the request are obtained from one or more sources. Source information is extracted from each obtained document. Each obtained document is converted to a common format and the source information is embedded within the common format for that document. At least a portion of text having sensitive data is identified within one or more of the obtained documents. The sensitive data is redacted by highlighting the text portion with a semi-transparent indicator. The highlighted text portion is obfuscated upon approval of the redacted sensitive data by changing the semi-transparent indicator to an opaque indicator. The redaction information is overlayed on the opaque indicator and the obtained documents are provided in response to the request.

Abstract: In the described examples, a compiled image scaler includes a set of machine executable instructions that generate a scaled image that is a scaled version of a source image with integer and bitwise operations. The compiled image scaler employs filtering to blend colors of adjacent pixels in the source image to generate the scaled image, and each filtering operation concurrently scales three color channels of a pixel in the source image.

Abstract: An intelligent scanner device configured to facilitate improved accuracy for storage of scanned documentation. The scanner device may include an image processor, an identification engine, and a metadata engine. The scanner device may utilize artificial intelligence processes to generate metadata information to be stored with scanned documents.

Abstract: A system and method for document transformation is provided. An address is received. A document set is generated based on the address. Each document includes data fields and an identifier for each data field. A transaction number is assigned to the document set. Data values are received for population of the data fields in one of the documents. The data values and the identifier for the data field in which each data value is populated is stored with the transaction number. The remaining documents are populated. One of the identifiers is identified for one of the data fields in one of the remaining documents. One of the data fields is determined in one of the remaining documents. The data value associated with the data field is identified based on the identifier and the transaction number. The data fields in the remaining documents are populated with the determined data value.

Abstract: An image reading apparatus includes: a conveyance unit configured to convey the original; an image reading unit configured to read an image of the original conveyed by the conveyance unit by using a reading sensor to generate image data which represents a reading result; at least one processor configured to: detect a streak image in an image represented by the image data based on the image data; determine a content area in the image represented by the image data, the content area being an area where content is printed, and perform correction processing for removing the streak image by correcting the image data; wherein the at least one processor is configured to be operable in a first reading mode in which the correction processing is performed to image data corresponding to the streak image in an area outside the content area.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes at least one controller configured to store first log information in a first storage area and store second log information in a second storage area upon occurrence of an event. The first log information is deleted to store log information about occurrence of a new event in the first storage area. The second log information is not deleted to store log information about occurrence of a new event in the second storage area.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method and system for processing a document page is based on text and non-text detections in an image path. An object block is generated for each image content identified within an input page. the blocks are extracted from the input document for downstream processing. Then, the object blocks are classified based on whether the content is text or non-text. The extracted non-text objects—which are specified by their bounding boxes—are processed separately from the rest of the content. The processing is performed on the text content blocks in parallel. However, when error diffusion is employed, the error diffusion is performed sequentially on the non-text content blocks to avoid stitching artifacts between individually error diffused patches in non-text areas.

Abstract: The present invention provides a processing apparatus (10) including a product database management unit (11) that registers a registration target product in a product database, and a special information management unit (13) that, when a similar-appearance product being similar in appearance to the registration target product at a predetermined level or more is registered in the product database, registers both the registration target product and the similar-appearance product as first processing target products requiring first processing, and registers information associating the registration target product and the similar-appearance product.

Abstract: Various methods and systems are provided for image processing for multiple cameras. In one embodiment, a method comprises acquiring image frames with a plurality of image frame sources configured with different acquisition settings, processing the image frames based on the different acquisition settings to generate at least one final image frame, and outputting the at least one final image frame. In this way, information from different image frame sources such as cameras may be leveraged to achieve increased frame rates with improved image quality and a desired motion appearance.

Abstract: Texture extraction is disclosed.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for recommending at least one substrate to be used in conjunction with a digital image to form a print product includes: providing a digital image; providing a list of available substrates stored in a memory; utilizing a processor, allowing for the selection of at least one of a size of substrate to be used to form a print product or a display location for the print product; automatically identifying at least one substrate from the list of available substrates utilizing the processor based on at least one of the selected substrate size or the selected display location; displaying the identified at least one substrate on a display; and allowing for the selection of the identified at least one substrate for fulfillment to produce the print product including the digital image disposed on the selected at least one substrate.

Abstract: A system for handling color assignment within a complex document includes a user interface to facilitate user modification of at least one first color to at least one second color within a previously chosen color scheme for a component of the document, the color scheme having a principal colors and a of associated subordinate colors per principal color displayed as a matrix, a color handler to update the previously chosen color scheme color scheme to produce an updated color scheme matching a perceived brightness of the at least one second color, the color handler including a unifier to calculate an average perceived brightness for all cells in a row within the matrix and to change the lightness value for each cell while keeping the same hue and saturation to ensure that all cells within the row have the same perceived brightness, and a color processor to apply the updated color scheme.

Abstract: A printing system receives print jobs having pages that are separated by different levels of ink use to print the pages. The number of pages for different ink use levels are determined as well as the cost estimation to print the different pages. Ink use and cost estimates are provided on a granular level as opposed to overall ink use and costs for printing a print job. Modifications are made to one or more pages to lower ink use for those specific pages as opposed to the print job as a whole. The printing system displays the different ink use levels as well as the cost estimates.

Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium stores a support program for an information processing device connectable to a printer. In an operating system of the information processing device, a general-purpose printing program corresponding to the printer is embedded. The support program, when executed by a computer of the information processing device, causes the information processing device to perform: acquiring; requesting; and processing. The acquiring acquires, in response to a print instruction being issued from an editing application program, status information from the printer. The requesting requests a displaying application program to display a notification screen by transferring a parameter based on the status information to the displaying application program.

Abstract: The disclosure discloses methods and systems for handling drifting of colors in printing. The method includes receiving a document including the image for printing, the image includes one or more gray and non-gray portions. An input from a user to selectively adjust the color of the gray portions of the image is received. The gray portions of the image are identified. Then, color values associated with the identified gray portions of the image are determined. Based on the user input, the determined color values associated with the gray portions of the image are selectively adjusted, without affecting non-gray color portions of the image to generate an updated image. The updated image is printed and the printed image includes adjusted color for the gray portions of the image such that gray color in the printed image is consistent with gray color of the image in the document.

Abstract: An information handling system may include a processor to execute code of a threat level detection module to receive and store in memory labeled data descriptive of operating environment variables related to the information handling system including operating environment variables selected from a basic input/output system (BIOS) setting, an information handling system hardware setting, and at least one of an operating system (OS) environment setting, a developer tool access setting, or a network setting; the processor to determine, via execution of a machine learning process of the threat level detection module, a threat level value; and a security module associated with a first application executed on the information handling system to: map the threat level value with the first application; and adjust the security level associated with the first application based on the provided threat level value to modify security checks operating with the first application.

Abstract: An image reading system including a blank paper removal function includes a preview display processing unit configured to preview-display at least a portion of an image among images of a read document in a selectable state on a display unit, a display switching unit configured to switch a display mode of an image to a selected state in which a blank paper removal candidate or a non-removal candidate is selected when the image is selected by an operation of an input unit, a data generation unit, and a blank paper removal level setting unit. The data generation unit generates reading data based on remaining image data obtained by removing image data of a blank paper removal target including the confirmed blank paper removal candidate from image data of the document when the selected state is confirmed by an operation of an input unit.

Abstract: A personal computer 1 includes a first communication interface mechanism 16 that communicates with a first scanner 2A, and a first memory 13 that stores first reading setting information 131A in a first folder 131. The first scanner 2A includes a reception unit 221 that receives instruction data CM instructing reading of an image for which the first folder 131 is specified as the storage destination for read data, an acquisition unit 222 that, when the reception unit 221 receives the instruction data CM, accesses to the first folder 131 of the personal computer 1 and acquires the first reading setting information 131A from the first folder 131, a setting unit 223 that sets a reading condition based on the first reading setting information 131A, and a reading unit 224 that reads out an image and generates read data under the reading condition.

Abstract: In an image processing system in which when a paper document is computerized, a file name or the like is set by using a recognized character string obtained by performing OCR processing, so that time and effort of a user when a plurality of documents is computerized en bloc is reduced. Learning data is generated by registering positional information relating to a recognized character string used for setting of a property relating to a scanned image in association with a document form of the scanned image. Then, in a case where the learning data is generated in response to setting of the property being performed for a first scanned image that is selected from a plurality of scanned images included in a list, a scanned image having a document form similar to a document form of the first scanned image is determined among other scanned images included in the list.

Abstract: A display device is disclosed. The display device comprises a display panel, a backlight unit, and a processor for driving the backlight unit so as to provide light to the display panel, wherein the processor is capable of acquiring a current duty for driving the backlight unit, on the basis of pixel information of an area excluding a text area in an input image, and driving the backlight unit on the basis of the acquired current duty.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for image processing. The method may include receiving an original image including a plurality of pixels; determining a plurality of smoothed images by applying a plurality of filtering kernels to the plurality of pixels of the original image, wherein each of the plurality of filtering kernels may be associated with a respective kernel size; determining a plurality of enhanced images by comparing the original image with the plurality of smoothed images; and generating a target image based on at least one of the plurality of enhanced images and at least one of: the original image or at least one of the plurality of smoothed images.

Abstract: An image reading apparatus includes an original tray on which an original is to be stacked; a conveyance unit configured to convey the original stacked on the original tray; a reading unit including a reading sensor having a light receiving element to receive light of a first color and a light receiving element to receive light of a second color that is different from the first color, wherein the reading unit is configured to read an image of the original conveyed by the conveyance unit by using the reading sensor to generate image data which represents a reading result of the reading unit; at least one processor configured to: determine a first abnormal position which is a position in a first direction of an abnormal pixel of the first color in the image represented by the image data, wherein, in the image represented by the image data.

Abstract: A display device is disclosed. The display device comprises a display panel, a backlight unit, and a processor for driving the backlight unit so as to provide light to the display panel, wherein the processor is capable of acquiring a current duty for driving the backlight unit, on the basis of pixel information of an area excluding a text area in an input image, and driving the backlight unit on the basis of the acquired current duty.

Abstract: Devices, methods, and systems for detecting false color in an image. An edge preserving filter is applied to an image sensor output to generate a first demosaiced image. A low pass filter is applied to the image sensor output to generate a second demosaiced image. A hue difference between the first demosaiced image and the second demosaiced image is calculated. A false color region is detected responsive to the hue difference exceeding a threshold hue difference.

Abstract: An information processing system includes a server including a memory that stores a registered feature value of data and first circuitry, and an image processing apparatus connectable via a network to the server. The image processing apparatus includes second circuitry to extract a feature value from data and transmit the feature value to the server. The first circuitry receives the feature value transmitted from the image processing apparatus, outputs an output setting depending on whether the received feature value matches the registered feature value in the memory, and transmits the output setting to the image processing apparatus. The second circuitry receives, from the server, the output setting associated with the feature value, and instructs an image forming device to form an image based on the output setting.

Abstract: A method and system for tracking the history of possession, activity, and changes related to an electronic document after its creation includes a document in a file system on an computing device having linked metadata which tracks hash values that update when a user performs a document action. Each hash value indicates a fixed document state. The metadata stores hash value identifiers associated with the initial document state and the document state right before the most recent document action and a list of identifiers associated with every state of the document in its history. The method and system allows for branching of multiple documents from a common state, identified by a common hash value and includes components to visualize a document's lineage. The method and system also includes the ability to store information in a document regarding similar, or near duplicate, documents that do not share the same lineage.

Abstract: An image compression method includes parsing, by a processor, an image file to be compressed; and compressing, by the processor, the image file by ignoring a portion of bits of each pixel from among a plurality of pixels of the image file.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to: acquire an image serving as a target of processing and information about the image; and if the information about the acquired image satisfies a condition, perform to a destination an inquiry as to whether the destination grants outputting of the image, and output the image if a notification that the destination has granted the outputting of the image is received from the destination.

Abstract: A size determination method for a document processing device is provided. The document processing device includes an automatic document feeding module. The automatic document feeding module includes a support tray, an entrance and a detecting module. The detecting module includes a front-row detector and plural rear-row detectors. The size determination method includes following steps. Firstly, a document with plural originals is placed on the support tray and inserted into the entrance. Then, a selected original of the document is transported. When the selected original is detected by the front-row detector, the plural rear-row detectors are powered on. The selected original is continuously transported, and the plural rear-row detectors are operated in a detection mode. Then, a size of the selected original is determined according to detection results of the plural rear-row detectors and a transfer time of the selected original.

Abstract: A method and system for checking data gathering conditions or image capturing conditions associated with images during AI based visual-inspection process. The method comprises generating a first representative (FR1) image for a first group of images and a second representative image (FR2) for a second group of images. A difference image data is generated between FR1 image and the FR2 image based on calculating difference between luminance values of pixels with same coordinate values. Thereafter, one or more of a plurality of white pixels or intensity-values are determined within the difference image based on acquiring difference image data formed of luminance difference-values of pixels. An index representing difference of data-capturing conditions across the FR1 image and the FR2 image is determined, said index having been determined at least based on the plurality of white pixels or intensity-values, for example, based on application of a plurality of AI or ML techniques.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire a reference image serving as a reference printing result and a target image serving as a printing result to be inspected, a correction unit configured to correct the target image based on a paper white area of each of the reference image and the target image so that a paper white color of the paper white area of the target image matches a paper white color of the paper white area of the reference image, wherein the paper white area is determined based on a positional displacement between the reference image and the target image, and an inspection unit configured to inspect the printing result by comparing the corrected target image with the reference image.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus comprises a calculation unit configured to obtain, for a pixel of interest in a boundary portion of a specific region in a captured image bounding a non-specific region, a direction vector to the non-specific region, a selection unit configured to select one of pixels in the boundary portion that are adjacent to the pixel of interest, as a selected pixel based on the direction vector of the pixel of interest, and a generation unit configured to generate information indicating a direction from the pixel of interest to the selected pixel as information indicating a contour corresponding to the specific region.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus provided with a storage and a random access memory (RAM) includes an extended app manager that performs management of an extended app as an application for implementing a function other than the standard functions of the image forming apparatus in itself, and an extended app platform as a platform of the extended app. The extended app manager stores a source for extended app application program interface (API) that is a program for an extended app API as an API usable to the extended app, in a region for dynamic addition that is a region provided on the storage for purposes of dynamic addition of the source for extended app API, and the extended app platform uses the source for extended app API in the region for dynamic addition to load the extended app API on the RAM.

Abstract: An image reading apparatus which is capable of preventing occurrence of a paper jam and poor stacking during conveyance of originals. The image reading apparatus sets a type of an original, conveys the original based on the set type of the original, and reads an image on the conveyed original. An original detecting sensor detects placement of the original on an original tray. An LCD touch panel displays an object for setting a type of the original in response to the detection by the original detecting sensor.

Abstract: Smart metrology methods and apparatuses disclosed herein process images for automatic metrology of desired features. An example method at least includes extracting a region of interest from an image, the region including one or more boundaries between different sections, enhancing at least the extracted region of interest based on one or more filters, generating a multi-scale data set of the region of interest based on the enhanced region of interest, initializing a model of the region of interest; optimizing a plurality of active contours within the enhanced region of interest based on the model of the region of interest and further based on the multi-scale data set, the optimized plurality of active contours identifying the one or more boundaries within the region of interest, and performing metrology on the region of interest based on the identified boundaries.

Abstract: A device and method are described for a universal analytical data mart and data structure for same. The analytical data mart (ADM) associated data structure is designed to allow data from disparate sources to be integrated, enabling streamlined business intelligence, reporting and ad hoc analysis. Conceptually, the ADM enables analytics and business intelligence from multiple frames of reference including people, such as parties and actors including individuals and organizations, places, such as addresses with geographic information at various levels of view, objects, such as insured properties, automobiles and machinery, and events, milestones which happen at points in time and provide analytical/business value.

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing a distortion-free pool-surface display beneath a swimmer. In one embodiment, projectors are positioned below a water level at opposite walls of a pool, and are configured to project images to a display surface at the bottom of the pool beneath a swimmer. A camera is used to view images projected by the projectors and to provide corresponding image data to an image correction platform on a graphics processing unit (GPU). The image correction platform identifies distortions in the images, generates image corrections that counter the identified distortions, and applies the corrections to subsequently projected images. The image correction platform also generates image adjustment that cause overlapping portions of the projected images to match seamlessly. The projected images may provide immersive experiences, coaching/training interfaces or other interactive displays.

Abstract: An intelligent seal with cloud computing-based anti-forgery capability and a method for using the same. In various embodiments, the seal is provided with a special-shaped anti-forgery mark. All data files and log files are stored collectively at a seal management cloud platform, thereby achieving anti-forgery through cloud computing at the cloud platform, preventing theft and tampering of user data and seal data, allowing real-time query of seal usage information, and enabling third-party verification and anti-forgery of the seal information.

Abstract: A reading device, an image forming apparatus, and a method of correction. The reading device includes a scanner configured to read an image in a first wavelength range and an image in a second wavelength range from light reflected by a surface of a recording medium, a detector configured to detect a change from a reference position in a reading-depth direction when the surface of the recording medium is read by the scanner, based on an amount of characteristic read from the image in the second wavelength range, and a corrector configured to correct the image in the first wavelength range based on the change detected by the detector. The image forming apparatus includes the reading device, and an image forming device configured to form an image corrected by the corrector of the reading device on a recording medium. The method includes reading the image in the first wavelength.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes circuitry and a memory, the circuitry performing perceptual image conversion of converting two image data generated from one color image data respectively into perceptual images based on human visual characteristics, collation of determining whether the two perceptual images converted by the perceptual image conversion are same, and comparison result outputting of outputting the comparison result by the collation.

Abstract: A method of de-mosaicing pixel data from an image processor includes generating a pixel block that includes a plurality of image pixels. The method also includes determining a first image gradient between a first set of pixels of the pixel block and a second image gradient between a second set of pixels of the pixel block. The method also includes determining a first adaptive threshold value based on intensity of a third set of pixels of the pixel block. The pixels of the third set of pixels are adjacent to one another. The method also includes filtering the pixel block in a vertical, horizontal, or neutral direction based on the first and second image gradients and the first adaptive threshold value utilizing a plurality of FIR filters to generate a plurality of component images.

Abstract: An example image forming apparatus includes a user interface device, an image forming job operator, a processor, and a memory. The processor executes instructions to perform a redaction process of redacting personal information displayed on a preview screen of a document through the user interface device of the image forming apparatus and included in the document, show display state information of the personal information, in synchronization with a progress of the redaction process, and control the image forming job operator to perform an image forming job with respect to the document in which the personal information is redacted when the redaction process is completed.