Abstract: A controller of a printing apparatus performs first image reading including conveying a necessary number of original documents for printing on one sheet, reading an image on the conveyed original documents and terminating conveyance of the original documents. Further the controller performs displaying of a preview image and second image reading including conveying an original documents subsequent to the original documents in response to receipt of a print instruction through the user interface, and reading an image on the conveyed original documents with the sensor assembly, and printing the read images read on the sheets.

Abstract: Provided is a reception apparatus that includes an information processing section configured to generate an image at least either in a first mode for reading out a whole captured region or in a second mode for reading out a partial region in the captured region. At the time of readout in the second mode, the image processing section varies a readout rate depending on the region.

Abstract: Apparatus, systems, and methods to generate an edge aware brush for navigation and segmentation of images via a user interface are disclosed. An example processor is to at least: construct a brush for segmentation of image data; provide an interactive representation of the brush with respect to the image data via a user interface, the interactive representation to be displayed and made available for interaction in each of a plurality of viewports provided for display of views of the image data in the user interface; enable update of the viewports based on manipulation of the representation; facilitate display of a preview of a segmentation of the image data corresponding to a location of the representation; and, when the segmentation is confirmed, facilitate generation of an output based on the segmentation.

Abstract: Methods of removing text from digital video or still images are disclosed. An image processing system receives an input image set defining a region of interest (ROI) that contains text. The system determines an input background color for the ROI. The system applies a text infilling function to remove text from the ROI to yield a preliminary output image set. The system may determine a residual corrective signal that corresponds to a measurement of background color error between the input set and the preliminary output set. The system may apply the residual corrective signal to the ROI in the preliminary output set to yield a final output set that does not contain the text. Alternatively, the system may remove background from the ROI of the input set before text infilling, then return background to the ROI after the text infilling.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus, a scanned image correction method of an image forming apparatus, and a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium are provided. The image forming apparatus includes a scan unit to scan a document to generate a scanned image and a processor to detect a skew angle of the scanned image, determine a reference point on the basis of a position of a content in the scanned image, and rotate the scanned image around the determined reference point to correct the skew angle.

Abstract: A control device sets first points on characters, generates a first frame composed of a first point and first circles, attaches first marks to points at which the first circles intersect characters, detects a range having a largest central angle and no first marks, sets second points on the first circles in the detected region, generates a second frame composed of a second point and second circles, attaches second marks to points at which the second circles intersect characters, sets a direction passing through the center portions of ranges having no second marks and the second point, sets second points arranged in the direction as the same class, calculates an approximate line connecting second points for each class, obtains straight lines indicating a row direction of characters immediately above and below an approximate line, and determines an inclination angle of an image from inclinations of the straight lines.

Abstract: Note sheets, having opposite free and adhesive edges, removably attached to documents are individuated and scanned. A document-edge bearing device shifts away from a document to allow the document's edge nearest its note sheet's free edge to droop under its own weight and open a free-edge-document gap. A scanning control unit situates into the gap a note-wedging guide component of a pivotal scanning device carried on a note-targeting platform, and having a note-sheet scanner and rollers for moving a removable note sheet across the scanner, both to peel the note sheet off its document, and to scan the note sheet. In a note-sheet presence/position detecting mechanism, document-edge pressing sliders wrinkle a document, and a control-linked sensor detects a shading-difference-originating gap between the free edge of any removable note sheet, and the document to which it is attached, to determine physical presence and document-relative position of the note sheet.

Abstract: Disclosed are an information processing method and terminal. The method includes: acquiring a first operation (101); in response to the first operation, selecting a plurality of pictures from a local information base or an information base pulled and obtained by a background server, and displaying the same on a user interface of a terminal (102); acquiring a second operation (103); in response to the second operation, partitioning to-be-added first target information into a plurality of items of second target information according to a preset rule, and overlaying the plurality of items of second target information on the plurality of pictures in one batch (104); and forming complete information corresponding to the first target information by the plurality of items of second target information, the second target information being partial information in the first target information (105).

Abstract: Disclosed is an image processing apparatus, including a receiver that receives a setting of a job; a reader that optically reads an original; a memory that stores the image data; and a hardware processor that instructs the external device to store the image data to be edited, and edits the image data page by page by using the page edit function of the external device, wherein when a temporary storing job for temporarily storing the image data in the memory is executed, the hardware processor judges whether a setting of a setting item for an edit of the image data page by page is changed, and in case that the setting of the setting item is changed, the hardware processor carries out a preceding transmission process in which the image data stored in the memory is transmitted to the external device and is stored in the external device.

Abstract: Systems and methods for editing an image file include a server and at least one client device of the server including a display. An imaging module accesses from the server an image file including image content and a header, wherein the header provides information regarding the image file. An editing module receives user edits to the image content and insert information regarding the user edits into the header. The imaging module applies the user edits in an order that is determined based on a weight assigned to each user edit. The imaging module may also access, from the server, an image file including image content and a header thereof, wherein the header provides information regarding the image file and an edit decision list reflecting historical user edits to the image content. The editing module then identifies the edit decision list in the header for application by the imaging module.

Abstract: Embodiments for a method and system for the making, storage and display of virtual image edits are disclosed. Source/linked image(s) (201a) in a web or other computer device (100a) environment may be virtually edited and/or combined with one another (102), by individual users, in collaboration with others or an automated program. Only the virtual edit alteration code, including the source image location information, are displayed (108) and saved (410), eliminating image redundancy, as the source images are not truly edited, copied or resaved, but instead remain stored at the copyright holder's disclosed location. Just as the House Of Mirrors in an amusement park changes ones reflection without changing the person, separating the image(s) from the virtual edits improves image load speeds and saves storage space. The said display is dynamically affected should the image copyright holder change or delete one of the source images.

Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to receive a first image comprising an image of a first object and a second image comprising an image of a second object. The processing circuitry is also configured to identify a depth of the second object in the second image. The processing circuitry is further configured to insert the image of the first object into the second image at a depth position based on the depth of the second object. The processing circuitry is configured to generate to display the image of the first object and the image of the second object in the second image.

Abstract: Methods and systems of generating an image gradient are presented. In one example, image data for generating a two-dimensional digital image is provided to a hardware graphics processor. The image data may include a single pixel along a first direction of the digital image and multiple pixels along a second direction of the digital image. The pixels along the second direction of the digital image may include an image gradient. A one-dimensional stretching operation of the hardware graphics processor is initiated based on the image data to generate the digital image. In response to the stretching operation, the digital image may include multiple pixels along the first direction for each of the single pixels, wherein each of the multiple pixels along the first direction for a corresponding pixel of the single pixels comprises the corresponding pixel.

Abstract: The subject matter discloses a system and method for creating content in an evolutionary process derived from genetic algorithms imitating biological natural processes, and for creating new original effective content which is not based only on predefined rules.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a decoloring device includes a reading unit, a decoloring unit, and a control unit. The reading unit is configured to read control information from a first image formed in a predetermined area of a sheet. The decoloring unit is configured to decolor a portion or entirety of a second image, different from the first image, formed on the sheet using a decolorable recording material. The control unit is configured to control erasing of the data of the second image from a storage device, based on the control information, in a case where the decoloring unit decolors the second image.

Abstract: A movie editor converts a received movie into a proxy format, and creates a texture strip representing the frames of the movie. An editor can use the texture strip to edit the movie, rather than editing the movie directly. Deep tags and/or special effects can be defined for the texture strip using a graphical interface. The graphical interface enables movies to be combined into a playback product according to a control structure graphically presented in the graphical interface.

Abstract: A network editor comprises a central location with stored videos such as movies that can be edited by editors at remote locations. An editor receives a representation of a video, and specifies edits relative to the representation, enabling the editor to use a device lacking sufficient processing capability to edit the video directly, and also reducing the volume of information transmitted between the central location and the remote editor. The central location is able to provide the edited movie in a format suitable to the display capabilities of the viewing device of the viewer requesting the edited video.

Abstract: The invention relates to solution of preparing font information related to textual content of a document. Within the solution a document file is received as an input and the content of at least the received document file is parsed, the parsing comprising determination of font information related to textual content of the received document file. The font information is analyzed and corrected if a deficiency is detected in the font information. Output files are created from the corrected font information and stored in a memory.

Abstract: Methods, systems, apparatuses, and computer program products are provided for selecting content on a displayed page. A selection mode may be initiated with regard to a displayed document that includes content. The initiation of the selection mode may be detected. Multiple entities in the displayed document are determined, with each entity including a portion of the content of the document. The displayed document is annotated to indicate the determined entities. Content selected by a user in the displayed document may be detected. At least one entity is determined to be associated with the selected content. The determined associated entity/entities are indicated in the displayed document as active entities. The user is enabled to refine the set of active entities. An action is enabled to be performed on the active entities.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes circuitry. The circuitry is configured to provide a print setting interface for setting print setting values for various print setting items, acquire, as specific print setting data, a specific print setting item having many print setting values to be set, among the print setting items, and a specific print setting value set for the specific print setting item, acquire a relevant print setting value set for a relevant print setting item associated with the specific print setting item, acquire the specific print setting value associated with the relevant print setting value among print setting values registered in both the specific print setting data and history print setting data that is the print setting values set for the print setting items, and present the acquired specific print setting value in the print setting interface as a candidate for the specific print setting value.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming unit including a rotating member and being configured to form an image on a paper sheet in accordance with print job data; a rotation position detecting unit configured to detect a rotation position of the rotating member; an image density detecting unit configured to detect a density in an image formed on an image carrier; an image information analyzing unit configured to analyze image information in the print job data; a density profile managing unit configured to form a correction patch image on the image carrier, and create and manage a density profile indicating periodical density unevenness; a correction data creating unit configured to create correction data; a density correcting unit configured to perform density correction; and a density correction control unit configured to predict an appearance of periodical density unevenness, and set conditions for the density correction.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus can inhibit occurrence of defective images caused when a buffer consumption amount in sector correction exceeds a previously estimated capacity. The image forming apparatus comprises a line buffer for temporarily storing image data. The image forming apparatus performs correction processing of the image data to correct distortion of the image to store the corrected image data in the line buffer. Further, the image forming apparatus forms images on a recording medium based on the image data having experienced the correction processing. The CPU of the image forming apparatus determines whether a size of the image data having experienced the distortion correction by a first correction value based on a sector correction seed value exceeds the number of lines in the line buffer. If it is determined that it exceeds the number of lines, the CPU obtains a second correction value, correcting the first value.

Abstract: An embodiment includes a method of determining whether or not to perform a decoloring process on a sheet. A front position of a sheet fed in a sheet transport direction is detected. A presence or absence of an identification mark on a front portion of the sheet outside of an image forming area of the sheet is detected, after detecting the front position of the sheet. A determination is made of whether an image formed with decolorable color material is printed on the sheet based on whether an identification mark is detected on the front portion of the sheet. When the image formed with decolorable color material is determined to be printed on the sheet, the image is decolored.

Abstract: A method performed under control of a storage manager may include identifying a subject of an image; determining a resolution value for the image based, at least in part, on the identified subject; and modifying a resolution of the image in accordance with the determined resolution value.

Abstract: Examples are directed to selective editing of digital images using editing tools having persistent tool settings. A source image is opened as a target image in an image editing application. Once opened in the image editing application, the target image includes a plurality of image layers. Visual elements of the target image file are then edited using tools in the image editing application. For each tool used, a tool identifier and the relevant tool settings are saved and associated with the corresponding layer in a target image file. Upon closing and later re-opening the target image file, the saved tool identifier and tool settings are presented for display for further image editing in subsequent user sessions.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for editing a document are disclosed. The apparatus is installed on a first terminal, that is, a mobile terminal of a user, in order to edit a document of a document file stored in the first terminal. The apparatus includes a document storage unit and an edited document generation unit. The document storage unit stores at least one document file. The edited document generation unit extracts an area of interest from a document file stored in the document storage unit and displayed on a display unit of the first terminal, and generates an edited document. The document file is a portable document format (PDF) file.

Abstract: A display apparatus is disclosed. The display apparatus includes: a transparent display, a scanner comprising a lens array and attached to the transparent display and a controller configured to control the scanner to scan an object viewed through the transparent display using the lens array being slid from a side of the transparent display to another side opposite to the side, and control the transparent display to display information in response to the scanning of the object.

Abstract: An erasing apparatus includes a sheet feeding unit from which a sheet is fed into the erasing apparatus, an erasing unit configured to perform an erasing processing on both surfaces of the sheet, a scanning unit configured to scan and generate image data of a bottom surface and a top surface of the sheet, a first storing unit, a second storing unit, and a controller. The controller is configured to determine, based on the image data, whether the bottom surface of the sheet is reusable and whether the top surface of the sheet is reusable. Further, the controller is configured to cause, if both the bottom and top surfaces have been subject to the erasing processing and are determined to be reusable, the sheet to be conveyed to one of the first and second storing units based on a both-sides-erased criteria.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a first acquisition unit configured to acquire a captured image captured by an imaging system, a second acquisition unit configured to acquire first image information about a sharpness reduction that occurs in the captured image and is caused by the imaging system, a specifying unit configured to specify a restoration process on the captured image and, a third acquisition unit configured to acquire second image information about a sharpness reduction caused by an image forming system for forming an image on a recording medium, a setting unit configured to, based on the first image information and the second image information, set image restoration information, and a correction unit configured to correct the captured image by a restoration process using the image restoration information, wherein the setting unit sets the image restoration information according to a result of the specifying unit specifying the restoration process.

Abstract: Briefly, methods and/or systems of processing a content table prior to entropy encoding are described. An example may comprise determining upper and lower equivalent byte values for the content. The content may be transformed and reordered based, at least in part, on the upper and lower equivalent byte values and compressed using, for example, delta compression.

Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein relate to image prioritization in a collage shape. In one embodiment, image positions are determined within a collage shape based on an importance level map of the collage shape and priorities of the images to be positioned within the collage shape. A collage may be created with the collage images in the determined positions.

Abstract: An erasing apparatus includes a sheet feeding unit from which a sheet is fed into the erasing apparatus, an erasing unit configured to perform an erasing processing on both surfaces of the sheet, a scanning unit configured to scan and generate image data of a bottom surface and a top surface of the sheet, a first storing unit, a second storing unit, and a controller. The controller is configured to determine, based on the image data, whether the bottom surface of the sheet is reusable and whether the top surface of the sheet is reusable. Further, the controller is configured to cause, if both the bottom and top surfaces have been subject to the erasing processing and are determined to be reusable, the sheet to be conveyed to one of the first and second storing units based on a both-sides-erased criteria.

Abstract: A videoconference may be initiated between a plurality of endpoints. At least one of the endpoints may be coupled to a recording server, which may be configured to record the videoconference. A configuration may be selected (e.g., automatically or manually) for performing the recording. The endpoint (e.g., acting as an MCU) may transmit information to endpoints and may transmit recording information to the recording server. The recording information may be different from the videoconference information. For example, it may be in a “streaming friendly” format, at a different bit rate, encoded differently, have different inputs, etc. The manner in which the videoconference is stored and/or recorded may be based on the selected configuration. Clients may be configured to receive and display the videoconference from the recording server and may be configured to change the provided layout to different layouts, e.g., based on user input.

Abstract: Disclosed herein, among other things, are method and apparatus for defining fields in a standardized test imaging system. In various embodiments, at least one page of a standardized exam is converted into a raster image. One or more bubble response fields are automatically identified on the raster image and a location of one or more bubble response fields is stored in a database. According to various embodiments, a portion of the raster image is defined that includes one or more bubble response fields. A size of the bubbles of the one or more bubble response fields is selected, and one or more bubbles of the size selected are automatically detected. A position of each bubble detected is determined and stored, according to various embodiments.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a sheet processing apparatus having a function to erase an image formed on a sheet is provided. The sheet processing apparatus has a tray, an erasing unit and a control unit. The tray houses a sheet on which an image is formed. The erasing unit erases the image formed on the sheet. The control unit controls the erasing unit so that the image formed on the sheet is erased, when an elapsed time after the tray houses the sheet exceeds a predetermined threshold value.

Abstract: An image display apparatus connected to a printer, for displaying an image to be printed by the printer, includes display section for displaying taken image data as a thumbnail, control section for generating edited image data by editing the taken image data selected by a user and generating an additional thumbnail of the edited image data, and select section for selecting a taken image displayed on the display means to be edited, an editing operation for the taken image, and a print image. As the taken image is edited, the control means displays the additional thumbnail of the edited image data in addition to a thumbnail of the taken image data on the display means to allow each of the thumbnail and the additional thumbnail to be selected as the print image.

Abstract: Systems and methods for editing digital images using information about objects in those images are described. For example, the information about objects comprises depth ordering information and/or information about the class each object is a member of. Examples of classes include sky, building, aeroplane, grass and person. This object-level information is used to provide new and/or improved editing functions such as cut and paste, filling-in image regions using tiles or patchworks, digital tapestry, alpha matte generation, super resolution, auto cropping, auto color balance, object selection, depth of field manipulation, and object replacement. In addition improvements to user interfaces for image editing systems are described which use object-level information.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes a photographing device for acquiring a created image; and a display device for showing a preview image of the created image. The apparatus may have a control device for superimposing a plurality of outlines on the preview image shown on the display device, and subjecting at least one of areas, which are included in the created image and are surrounded by the outlines in the preview image, to an image transformation process. Alternatively, the apparatus has a control device for superimposing an outline, which corresponds to a synthetic target image indicating a target image of transformation, on the preview image shown on the display device, and subjecting an area, which is included in the created image and is surrounded by the outline in the preview image, to an image transformation process performed based on the synthetic target image.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include systems, methods, and computer-program products for providing recreated image documents using templates or generic control documents. In this way, an entity may store limited amounts of image data from an original document and subsequently recreate the document image using document templates. As such, the invention may compile templates for image documents. Upon receiving a document from a transaction for storage, the system may store the metadata associated with that document, instead of storing the entire document as a high resolution image file. Using the template, in combination with the metadata, the system may recreate the image as a system generated image for user recall and reconciliation.

Abstract: A document reading device includes a document reading section, an image memory, and an image processing section. The image processing section is configured to retrieve an image of an original document from the image memory and process the image. The image processing section includes: a mark recognizing section configured to recognize an image of a predetermined mark made on the original document; a sticky note recognizing section configured to recognize an image of a sticky note placed on a predetermined position of the original document relative to the mark; a mask determining section configured to determine in which mask pattern the mark is masked with the sticky note; and an image manipulating section configured to manipulate the image of the sticky note according to the mask pattern determined by the mask determining section.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus and a method of controlling the same according to the present invention, displays a preview image by inputting image data read in a two-page spread mode in which two facing pages of a document are read and divided into two pages, and when a first area of one of the divided pages in the two-page spread mode is specified on the displayed preview image, the first area specified is reflected on a second area to be specified of the divided other page. Image data of the first and the second area is extracted from the image data read in the two-page spread mode.

Abstract: There is provided an image processing apparatus includes a control device configured to store, in a memory of the image processing apparatus, image data representing a plurality of page images to which page orders are defined, respectively, wherein the plurality of page images include a first page image to which a first page order is defined, a second page image to which a second page order is defined, and a third page image to which a third page order is defined, and wherein the second page order is a page order between the first page order and the third page order, acquire read data generated by reading an original, and if the read data includes the first page image and the third page image, delete the second page image from the image data to generate edited image data.

Abstract: A multifunctional peripheral includes an image reading unit, an image memory, a facsimile communication unit, a modification instruction reception unit, and a data modification unit. The image reading unit acquires data to be transmitted by facsimile. The image memory stores the acquired data. The facsimile communication unit performs facsimile transmission of the data in the image memory to a counterpart. The modification instruction reception unit accepts a modification instruction to modify the data of already transmitted and untransmitted pages, while the facsimile transmission to the counterpart is being performed. The data modification unit modifies the data of the page designated as object of the modification while the facsimile transmission is being performed.

Abstract: A controlling device may cause a scan performing unit to perform either a first type of scan or a second type of scan. In the first type of scan, a document may be moved with respect to optical elements while the optical elements are not moved, and in a second type of scan, the optical elements are moved with respect to the document while the document is not moved. The controlling device may judge that a first type of analysis is to be performed on scan data in a case where one type of scan is performed, and judge that the first type of analysis is not to be performed in a case where the other type of scan is performed. The controlling device may determine an output resolution by utilizing a result of the first type of analysis, and create a file including image data indicating the output resolution.

Abstract: Some embodiments produce an image capture application that implements a novel auto scan feature. The auto scan feature directs a scanner to perform an initial scan and then decomposes the scanned document into component regions. Some embodiments then identify a set of attributes of each region from the initial scan, select a set of optimal scanning parameters for each region based on the identified set of attributes, and then direct the scanner to perform a detailed secondary scan of each region with the identified set of scanning parameters. Following the secondary scan, some embodiments perform post-scan operations on the image of the scanned region.

Abstract: A controlling device may cause a scan performing unit to perform either a first type of scan or a second type of scan. In the first type of scan, a document may be moved with respect to optical elements while the optical elements are not moved, and in a second type of scan, the optical elements are moved with respect to the document while the document is not moved. The controlling device may judge that a first type of analysis is to be performed on scan data in a case where one type of scan is performed, and judge that the first type of analysis is not to be performed in a case where the other type of scan is performed. The controlling device may determine an output resolution by utilizing a result of the first type of analysis, and create a file including image data indicating the output resolution.

Abstract: A method for creating an interior wall panel, such as for a residential structure, is described. The method includes providing an electronic template for an interior wall. The template may define at least one interior wall opening. At least one feature for all or part of the wall is selected. The feature may be such a color, design and/or pattern. The feature is imaged on a first substrate when the interior wall opening is imaged. A second substrate may be similarly imaged. The imaged substrates are located adjacent one another on an interior wall of a residential structure. The interior wall opening is removed to accommodate a feature on the interior wall.

Abstract: In an imposition information generating apparatus (2), folding template information (31) indicating an instruction to fold a print sheet is prepared in a memory (24) in advance. When generating imposition information (32), input of selection information including a page size of a book product, a selection whether bag-like portions in a section are to be located on the top or bottom of the section, and a selection which side of the section is to be stitched, is received. Then, the imposition information (32) for printing the print sheet which is to be folded into the section is generated on the basis of the folding template information (31) and the selection information in an imposition information generator (22). As above, by preparing the folding template information (31) in advance, it is possible to generate the imposition information (32) easily.

Abstract: An area defining portion defines an edit area based on an area specifying image included in a read image read from a document by an image reading portion or on an area specifying image inputted through a drawing operation on a document image displayed on a display input portion. The area defining portion defines one or more edit areas. A determination portion determines whether or not an element image is present on a profile line of the edit area in the document image retrieved by a retrieval control portion. An area enlarging portion enlarges the edit area determined by the determination portion as having the element image on the profile line to a range in which the element image is no longer present on the profile line.

Abstract: A host apparatus, a workform management system, a method of generating a workform and a method of executing a workform, in which an image editing plug-in capable of editing a scanned image is available for use in a workform, so that repetitive and frequently occurring jobs in image editing are easily processed by creating and executing a workform, thereby reducing unnecessarily repetitive jobs.