Abstract: A system is provided for creating a larger montage image 8 of an object from a series of smaller source images 7 of different views of an object through, say, a microscope which forms an imaging means for providing images of an object. A data storage means such a framestore board 4 in a computer 5 stores data representative of the montage image of the object. Data representative of a first and subsequent source images is included in that representative of the montage image, in order to increase the data stored representative of the montage image.

Abstract: A plurality of pages of input print data are transferred from a marginless printing input unit into an input buffer. The number of input print data to be allocated to one sheet of paper, represented by J and K, is entered from a specifying unit. Here, J and K are positive integers representing the number of print data to be allocated in x and y directions of a print image on one sheet of paper. An allocation unit reads the input print data one page at a time from the input buffer and, based on the entered J and K, enlarges/reduces the print data. Then, the allocation unit clips a portion of the print data according to its position on the paper where it is allocated, and then outputs the clipped print data to the print image in the output buffer.

Abstract: A system and method for storing images includes receiving an e-mail with one or more attached images from a cellular telephone, generating an identification number corresponding to the received one or more images, and storing the received one or more images in a memory. A message is received from a kiosk including the identification number. The one or more images are sent to the kiosk based on the received identification number.

Abstract: In order to prevent wasting of printing paper by reducing blank portions on the paper when an image to be printed is smaller than the paper, the size of a plurality of images designated to be printed out is compared with the size of the printing paper, the plurality of images are laid out so that as many as possible will fit on one sheet of the printing paper, and the images thus laid out are printed.

Abstract: The invention allows a user to construct a collection of resolutionally non-uniform, captured digital image views of static scene, thereby defining the more interesting sections of the scene for viewing. The invention provides a system and a method for continuous zooming and display of composite image representation having different levels of resolution at different locations. The invention discloses techniques for acquisition of multiple resolution and overlapping digital images, composite representation of those captured images, and the continuous zooming display of the complete image data.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus capable of combining image data representative of images carried on both sides of a duplex document of the present invention includes a reading device for reading the images on both sides of the document. Data derived from the images of both sides of the document are written to a storage and then combined to produce combined image data. An image forming device forms a composite image in accordance with the combined image data.

Abstract: A method for adding text to an image applied to an image scanner including at least the following steps: first, pre-scan a document and acquire a source image accordingly; next, input the content of the text to be added to the source image such that the source image becomes a pre-set image; last, perform document-scanning according to the pre-set image to acquire a scanned image. Of which, the text content can be located at any position of the pre-set image, whereas the source image and the pre-set image can be displayed via a display interface. In practice, the display interface can be a display window.

Abstract: Controlling is performed such that image data input from an image readout unit for reading an original or input a computer have been previously stored as plural form images in an image storage unit, the arbitrary form image is read for each page in response to form designation operation at an operation unit, and a form image selection method is set to be different for each of plural operation modes of an image formation apparatus, in order to remarkably improve working efficiency in case of form image synthesis.

Abstract: An image input device comprises: a pixel shifting optical means that allows displacing an image-forming position on the image-pickup device of the incident light from the image-pickup optical system within one pixel to several pixels horizontally and vertically; an image pickup control means that controls pixel displacement conditions of the pixel shifting optical means; a resolution detection means that detects a resolution of an image on the basis of image information read by varying the pixel displacement conditions of the pixel shifting optical means; and a storage means that stores pixel information detected based on that the resolution is higher than a predetermined value, and/or information corresponding to a pixel position detected based on that the resolution is higher than the predetermined value.

Abstract: Upon forming a mosaic image by combining a plurality of material images, an original image of the mosaic image is segmented into M×N areas. The image characteristics of these segmented areas are calculated, and a material image corresponding to each segmented area is determined on the basis of the calculated image characteristics while inhibiting a single material image from being repetitively selected for a plurality of areas. By generating the mosaic image in this way, an expected texture pattern due to a specific combination of material images can be prevented from being formed.

Abstract: The invention provides a print control apparatus, a print control method, and a print control program, in which in the case of Z-folding a sheet which has been print-outputted by using an N-up function for allocating a plurality of logic pages onto one sheet, it is possible to make layout adjustment such that the logic pages printed onto the output sheet in the Z-folding state can be easily confirmed, and also provides a memory medium in which such a program has been stored. For this purpose, layout designation to designate a mode to print the plurality of logic pages onto one of print surfaces of the sheet which is outputted by a printing apparatus is made. Further, when the sheet is Z-folded, the layout of the plurality of logic pages is adjusted so that the whole area of at least one logic page is displayed onto an exposing surface of the Z-folded sheet.

Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a print data correcting section for correcting print data and a selecting section for selecting a correction-method to be used in the print data correcting section. The selecting section is formed so that the correction method is selected according to a posttreatment way of a posttreatment apparatus for performing posttreatment on a print result of the printing apparatus.

Abstract: A template is combined with an image in a well-balanced manner. Order information including the name of a user's photograph and a template used for image composition is read from a recording medium. Image processing means reads template data and accompanying information representing an impression of the template by using a sensation expression, based on the order information. The image processing means obtains processed image data by carrying out image processing according to the sensation expression on image data based on the accompanying information. Composition means composes the template data with the processed image data, and obtains composite image data. Output means prints the composite image data.

Abstract: A printing system for transferring print job data onto media preferably includes a printer having a print engine, a memory location for storing background image data defining specified media types, a selection device for choosing among the background image data and a controller configured to combine the print job data with the selected background image data for printing the print job data and the selected background image data on the media.

Abstract: A system and process for generating and using mixed raster content files is described. MRC files may be created directly from an application, rather than being processed from a composite image, to separate a single image into background, foreground, and selection masks for each page. Also, an improved MRC structure is described in which only relevant portions are contained in background, foreground, and selection layers for each page.

Abstract: The technique of the present invention enhances the workability of bonding and improves the finish in poster printing. The procedure first sets multiple areas adjacent to one another in an image expressed by master image data, where each of the multiple areas corresponds to each unit page to be printed. The procedure then enlarges each of the adjacent areas by preset dimensions (corresponding to an enlarged area in marginless printing) and sequentially extracts image data included in each enlarged area. The procedure subsequently magnifies the extracted image data by a predetermined magnification to generate each piece of page image data. The area actually printed is a little greater than the size of each sheet of printing paper. This arrangement thus enables an image part, for example, each part of a letter ‘A’, to be printed to the top, bottom, left, and right sides of each sheet of printing paper.

Abstract: System for reproducing images and method thereof. An image acquisition device belonging to the system acquires the image and converts the image into indicia, which is defined by a digitally encoded compressed representation of the image in the form of one or more data image files. The image files are downloaded to a first printer which prints the indicia onto a first recording medium. The indicia printed on the first recording medium may overlay the image without interfering with enjoyment of the image because the indicia is printed in an invisible dye. In order to produce a quality reproduction of the original image, a sensor, which is disposed in sensing relationship to the indicia on the first recording medium, senses the indicia and generates a digital output signal in response to the indicia sensed thereby.

Abstract: The invention discloses a method for customizing wallpaper designs that do not include repeating patterns, typical of prior art wallpaper. The method includes displaying copies of basic designs for wallpaper to customers for review and selection of designs. Each basic design consists of contiguous panel portions, one or more of which can be selected to provide a coherent subdesign. The customer then selects a wallpaper basic design and a subdesign of the selected basic design, which consists of a contiguous portion of the basic design and not the entire displayed basic design. A digital image of the selected basic design is modified by incorporating the subdesign selection to produce a customized digital image. Finally, the customized digital image is printed onto a suitable substrate for the wallpaper.

Abstract: An image reproducing apparatus that includes a display device for displaying a plurality of frames of read images, a specifying device for specifying a group of images having a same or similar scene among the plurality of displayed frames, a calculation device for calculating image reproducing conditions under which the specified group is processes, so that the specified group are reproduced as same or similar images; and a device for redisplaying the specified group with corrections on the display device. The apparatus is capable of printing uniformly finished photo prints for similar frames on an identical film simply, so as to reduce the burden on the operator.

Abstract: An image, which is subjected to a non-standard image processing selectively performed in image units in addition to standard image processings performed when a main print is produced, is subject to an image processing equivalent to a processing performed when the main print is produced or characters indicating the contents of the non-standard image processing are added when an index print is produced. If distortion aberration correction processing is performed when the main print is produced, and an image processing equivalent to the distortion aberration correction processing is not performed when the index print is produced, a frame indicating an image range on the main print is superposed and recorded on an index image.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit, a paper transport unit, and a control unit for supplying the image forming unit with image data for a plurality of pages so that the image forming unit forms images page by page on sheets transported by the paper transport unit, wherein, when the image data for each page includes data representative of blanks on a leading end side and on a tail end side of the page in a paper transport direction, the control unit deletes the data representative of the blank either on the leading end side or on the tail end side from the image data prior to supplying the image forming unit with the image data, and controls the paper transport unit so that a plurality of sheets are transported sequentially to the image formation unit in a multiple state in which one sheet partially overlaps with another in the paper transport direction by a length corresponding to the deleted data representative of the blank.

Abstract: A scanning system enables efficient and selective downloading of files. A scanning mechanism associated with the scanning system captures images of documents. Then, a translator analyzes the captured images to produce data files. When desired, a system controller of the scanning system transmits sufficient data from the data files such that thumbnail images of the data files can be produced. After viewing the thumbnail images, a user selects one of the data files, and the system controller transmits or downloads the selected data file in response. The selected data file can be transmitted to a computer system, which renders the selected data file to a user, or the selected data file can be transmitted directly to a printer, which prints an image of the selected data file.

Abstract: Upon observation of multi-viewpoint images, even when the viewpoint moves continuously, the image cannot normally be displayed in correspondence with the continuous movement of the viewpoint, and an image from a viewpoint closest to the current viewpoint is displayed. To prevent this, each two adjacent images of the multi-viewpoint images are interpolated by detecting corresponding pixels and generating an interpolated image in accordance with the correspondences among pixels. The interpolated image is generated in such a manner that an epipolar plane image is generated by juxtaposing corresponding lines of the multi-viewpoint image, straight lines are detected from the epipolar plane image, and the intersecting points between interpolated lines and the detected straight lines are detected as interpolated pixels. In this case, as for a point for which a straight line cannot be detected, a straight line passing the point is estimated, thereby generating an interpolated pixel.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a reduced image generating part generating a reduced image having a lower resolution than that of an original digital image. A first extracting part distinctly extracts a first foreground image and a first background image from the reduced image. A first continuous tone converting part converts, into a continuous tone, a halftone dot pattern of the first background image extracted from the reduced image. A combining part combines the first background image of which halftone dot pattern is converted into the continuous tone and an image based on the first foreground image extracted by the first extracting part.

Abstract: An added information encoding part repeatedly arranges two kinds of copy inhibition code arrays of the unit two-dimensional arrays to which copy inhibition codes are assigned, and condition code arrays of the unit two-dimensional arrays to which codes for removing the copy inhibition are assigned, into a two-dimensional array according to given rules. A background image formation part generates a background image in which copy inhibition pattern image areas and condition pattern image areas are repeatedly and two-dimensionally arranged according to given rules, while referring to this array, and the pattern images corresponding to respective codes stored in the background image formation part, and stores the generated background image into a background image buffer. An image composing part reads out document images from a document image buffer, and the background image from the background image buffer, and superimposes them into a composite image.

Abstract: A method for reproducing an integral, panoramogramic or full spatial image for viewing using a decoding screen as a 3-D picture comprising representing the image as an array of image points with a density corresponding to high resolution ink printing.

Abstract: There is provided, even in case plural sheet sizes or plural sheet orientations are mixed within a document, a system capable of obtaining an output result close to that of a document not containing such mixed sheet sizes or sheet orientations without causing sheet discharge in the course of printing operation or data overflow from the print area, also providing an enlarging/reducing function to a device lacking such function, and providing a visually agreeable output result, all realized without modification in the conventional printer driver. A host computer is provided with a spool file manager for calculating the relative position of the logic page to the physical page, and a despooler for processing the layout data, obtained by enlarging or reducing the logic page, to a data format matching the graphic engine.

Abstract: Methods and systems can automatically select an N-Up printing mode that is tailored to ensure that a printed document contains information that is desirably decipherable by a user. Where a document contains text, the inventive methods and systems can ensure that all text on the document is readable. Where a document contains graphics, the methods and systems can ensure that the graphics are printed at a desired level of resolution.

Abstract: The color facsimile apparatus comprises communication result report generating means for synthesizing a part of unsent image data with communication result data of the communication so as to be output. When the image data is color image data, the part of image data is converted to monochromatic image data so as to generate image data to be synthesized with the transmission result report. When an absence of any one of printing material occurs, color image data is converted to image data of a single color to be printed, and data, showing that received data has been color image data, is displayed on a printing paper.

Abstract: A method and apparatus that provides for the straightforward completion of preprinted forms with a word processor, or with another computer program suitable for generating text, is disclosed. The method and apparatus provide for the display of a scaled image of the form so that a user can accurately position text or other data for printing in the fields of the form. An image of the preprinted form is provided to a document having a background and a foreground. The image is displayed in the background Data is entered into the foreground. The data in the foreground is printed onto the preprinted form. The form can be scanned to create the image. The form is then provided to a printer. The image is provided to a word processing document as the background. The data is entered into the foreground with the word processor.

Abstract: A print drive that is placed in a prepress workflow between a raster image processor and an output device receives first and second raster data corresponding to first and second image data, and processed by the raster image processor. The print drive uses the second raster data to modify the first raster data. In one embodiment, the first raster data is digitally combined with the second raster data using a digital doubleburner. In another embodiment, a digital masker uses the second raster data as a mask to selectively delete a portion of the first raster data. When used in succession, the digital masker and the digital doubleburner permit the editing of raster data which is rendered through the output device as a modified printed image.

Abstract: The scanned image registration systems and methods according to this invention register sets of scanned subimages of an original document into a composite scanned image of the original document. The subimages are formed by scanning portions of the original document on a scanner having a scan area, or window or footprint, that is smaller than the size of the document. An appropriate set of affine parameters, or more generally, transformation parameters, is obtained for each subimage relative to a fixed coordinate system. The set of affine parameters for each subimage defines the rotational and translational deformation necessary to place that subimage into the fixed coordinate system. The fixed coordinate system is preferably defined by selecting one of the subimages as a base image. The other images are then warped into registration with the selected base subimage based on the determined affine parameters.

Abstract: A method and a system employing the method is disclosed for detecting and qualifying a portion of a digital image stored in a computer-readable memory with respect to a reference digital image. The method and system accesses video memory of a video controller device, retrieves a portion of the rasterized image, and compares the portion of the image on a pixel-by-pixel basis for approximate match to the reference image. Because graphics accelerators in video controller devices render inexact graphic images which are nonetheless visually acceptable, the method and system further employs a step of comparison for a match on a pixel region basis.

Abstract: A method includes generating a first set of image information representative of a first portion of the multiple page image, the first set of image data corresponding to a first page of the multiple page image. The method also includes generating alignment indicia image information relating to the first portion of the multiple page image. The method further includes generating combined image information comprising the first set of image information and the alignment indicia image information.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and method for providing human visible, detectable and/or readable information on an image side of a print. The human visible, detectable and/or readable information is provided in a manner that is not obtrusive, and positioned in such a way that it is unlikely to obscure any important details of the image. In the system and method of the invention, image pixel data is modified in accordance with predetermined parameters to create a slight variation from the original image pixels. The results is an obtrusive addition of text or information to an image which is provided on a print without disrupting the aesthetic appreciation of the image and which blends in with the image.

Abstract: An original work of graphic art is composed using a photocopying machine having discrete, color specific scanning cycles. An object such as a flower is first positioned on the platen of the photocopying machine. A background image is held above the object, and the object itself or the background image is moved during at least one of the machines' scanning cycles. Alternately, a light source, instead of a background image, is held above the object and either or both the object and the light source are moved during at least one of the scanning cycles.

Abstract: An image processing device that executes high speed overwriting of an input image with one or more partial images. A processing prediction unit judges whether overwriting is completed on all the partial images held in a small area buffer. If overwriting is completed, the overwritten partial image is compressed by an encoding unit, and the coded image is stored in a compact page memory. If overwriting is not completed, the uncompressed partial image is stored in the compact page memory. The uncompressed partial image is read from the compact page memory and is fed back to the overwriting unit through an output switch unit. The coded image stored in the compact page memory is sent to a decoding unit through the output switch unit, and is decoded to be outputted as an output image.

Abstract: In case of a “N-up” function, a correcting unit executes a correcting process operation with respect to an image read by an image input unit, a editing unit executes a magnification changing process operation, and thereafter, “N” sheets of images are placed side by side to form a single synthesized image at a time when the processed image is stored into a storage unit 15. When transmitting the synthesized image, an attribute of the image set from a U/I is added to the synthesized image and the control unit transmits the resulting image to an external apparatus. As a result, a reception side can execute an optimum processing operation with respect to the synthesized image with reference to the attribute added to the image. As a consequence, even in a “network copy”, the “N-up” function can be realized in a high image quality similar to that of a “direct copy”.

Abstract: A color image recorded on an original is photoelectrically read out at a first picture element interval and an image signal representing the color image is obtained. An image composing processing is carried out on the image signal under signal composing conditions determined on the basis of a desired image composition and the processed composite image signal is reproduced as a visible image on a recording material. In such an image reproducing system, a color image on an original is photoelectrically read out at a second picture element interval larger than the first picture element interval and a rough image signal is obtained. Image composing processing is carried out on the rough image signal under signal composing conditions determined on the basis of a desired image composition. The processed rough image signal is reproduced as a visible image on a display and the signal composing conditions are corrected so that the visible image on the display satisfies the desired image composition.

Abstract: In case of reading an original of plural pages and collectively transmitting the successive short length pages as one page, the number of transmitted pages recorded on a transmission record list becomes different from the number of read pages, so that it is difficult for a user to judge, from such list, whether all the pages have been transmitted. In case the number of actually transmitted pages is different from the number of read or received pages stored in the second RAM, the user can select in advance, by a key depression on a keyboard, whether to record both the number of actually transmitted pages and the number of read or received pages stored in the second RAM or to record either one of the numbers, as the number of pages to be recorded on the transmission result list.

Abstract: An image reproducing apparatus to reproduce input image data supplied from an image data supply source as a visible image, which comprises a display, a printer, and an image processing device which shares hardware for processing the input image data to obtain image data to be represented on the display and image data for image recording with the printer. The image processing device includes an image processing section to subject the input image data to specified image processing steps and a data converting section to convert the thus processed data to the image data for displaying and the image data for image recording. The apparatus can reduce the distinction between the image to be represented on the display and the image to be reproduced on the hard copy, or the distinction found on the images reproduced in the image output devices due to the output properties thereof, with reduced cost of the image processing device.

Abstract: A print system enables a user to set a different macro for each of a plurality of document sets in a simple method. A macro setting window 44a includes a macro display region 21, a macro setting region 26, an image region 25, a REGISTER button 22, a NEW button 23, and a DELETE button 24. The macro display region 21 displays macros selectable for the user and corresponding identification numbers. The macro setting region 26 includes a first input box 27 and a second input box 28. The user inputs an identification number of a desired macro in the first input box 28. Then, the user inputs in a corresponding second input box a numeral for designate a document set to which the selected macro is applied.

Abstract: The facsimile apparatus according to the present invention comprises a decision section for checking whether or not the document edit flag is ON when the document sensor detects a document. When the document edit flag is ON, this decision section decides that edited image data are stored in edited document storage area 14A. Then, this decision section checks whether or not to send both the edited image data and paper document. When it decides that both should be sent, this decision section checks whether or not the paper document should be sent first. If the paper document is sent first, this decision section checks whether or not the edited image data should be inserted into the paper document. If the operator selects “Yes”, this decision section decides that the paper document should be scanned by the scanner, sent one page at a time, and when the specified page appears the scanned image data should be sent followed by the rest of the paper document.

Abstract: An image synthesization method, whereby a plurality of images, each of which has a partially overlapping image area, are synthesized to create a single synthetic image, comprises a determination step of inputting a plurality of image data sets that correspond to the plurality of images that are input, and of determining whether or not an image in the partially overlapping image area of each of images that are indicated by the plurality of image data sets includes mainly characters an image processing step of performing, for the plurality of image data sets that are input, image processing in consonance with a result of a determination performed at the determination step and an image synthesization step of synthesizing images that are indicated by the resultant plurality of image data, for which the image processing has been performed at the image processing step. With this arrangement, a plurality of images can be easily and effectively synthesized.

Abstract: In an image forming apparatus and method of the present invention, a control section determines whether or not a document is copied first, and determines, on the basis of the determination result, whether or not the orientation of the document should be detected. If it is determined that the orientation of the document should be detected, a document orientation detecting section extracts character data from image data, recognizes the character data, and detects the orientation of the document on the basis of the recognition result. On the basis of the detection result, a page memory control section executes a rotation process on the image data. The image data subjected to the rotation process is read and printed onto an image forming medium.

Abstract: An image formation apparatus that loads a sheaf of originals obtained by stacking a sheaf of the originals to be copied and a sheaf of originals for front and reverse cover sheets, feeds the originals one by one from the loaded sheaf, reads the fed original and stores a read original image, reading the original images of four pages form the storage and forms the images of two pages on each of front and reverse faces of a sheet. Controlling the reading such that the original image for the cover sheet is formed on the sheet different from the sheet not for the cover sheet and such that plural sheets on which the images have been respectively formed are folded in two while being stacked.

Abstract: An image merging and displaying apparatus for forming an image to be displayed on a display. A document editing device edits document image by generating document image data. A document data obtaining device obtains the document image data from the document editing device. A sheet image data generating device generates sheet image data that constitutes a sheet image having a size in accordance with the document image. An image data merging/reducing device first merges the document image data with the sheet image data, and second reduces an image constituted by the thus merged image data to form an image to be displayed on the display.

Abstract: A desired template image is selected, and a subject image is synthesized at a predetermined position on the selected template image. Template image data, mask image data corresponding to the template image data, and image information are pre-stored in an image synthesizer. When a user selects a desired template image by the screen of a display, mask image data representing a mask image corresponding to the selected template image and synthesis information are obtained. A subject image which a user has also selected on the screen is then synthesized at a predetermined position on the template image using the template image data, the mask image data and the synthesis information, and a resultant composite image is displayed and printed.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for processing digital image data of an image. The digital data is divided up into a plurality of image segments and distributed to at least two image processing units. The image segments each have an overlapping region of the next adjacent image segment. The digital data is manipulated by each of the at least two image processing units at the same time and sent to a print engine interface unit as requested where the image is recombined.

Abstract: An image processing device includes a scanner, which reads a plurality of images and inputs them as multivalue digital image data; a matching data producing section which, based on the inputted multivalue image data, produces matching data for joining the respective inputted images; a post-processing section, which binarizes the image data of each image inputted by the scanner; a joining section, which synthesizes the respective inputted images into a single image by joining the binary data produced by the post-processing section, which corresponds to the image data of the respective inputted images, on the basis of the matching data produced by the matching data producing section; and a printer for outputting the image joined by the joining section. Thus an image processing device can be provided which is capable of joining any type of image, whether from written characters, halftone dot, or photographic originals, and of performing this joining processing at high speed.