Abstract: The present invention relates to a security element (1), comprising: an optical system, comprising: a transparent or translucent substrate (2), on the side of a first surface (2a, 2b) of the substrate (2) is a combined image (I) comprising a plurality of encoded interleaved images (I1), a exposing screen (4) placed on top of the combined image, enabling the encoded images (I1) to be observed during a change in the direction of observing the security element (1) relative to the optical system, the exposing screen (4) being: located on the side of the first surface (2a, 2b), the combined image then being located between the exposing screen (4) and the substrate (2), in which case the security element (1) comprises, on the side of the second surface (2a, 2b), a reflective surface that enables the encoded images (I1) to be observed through exposing screen (4).

Abstract: There is provided a technique of, in a communication apparatus capable of executing facsimile communication by a deemed voice scheme, enabling generation of a communication error to be prevented regardless of a voice encoding scheme used to encode a facsimile signal. To achieve this, a communication apparatus (first FAX apparatus) establishes a voice signal transmission session with the second FAX apparatus serving as a partner apparatus in FAX communication for FAX communication by the deemed voice scheme. The first FAX apparatus determines a voice encoding scheme which is used in the established session to encode a FAX signal into a voice signal. In accordance with the determination result, the first FAX apparatus limits modulation schemes usable in generation of the FAX signal when performing FAX communication by the deemed voice scheme.

Abstract: This invention is directed to image reading capable of suppressing EMI unwanted radiation while maintaining image quality. To accomplish this, the following processing is executed when reading an original image by a photoelectric transducer. More specifically, a first driving signal where SSCG spread modulation is applied, and a second driving signal where no SSCG spread modulation is applied are generated from a reference signal. Either the first or second driving signal is selected, and a timing signal for reading the original image is generated based on the selected driving signal. The image signal obtained by the photoelectric transducer is latched using the timing signal. The latched image signal is transferred for subsequent image processing. Upon reading a one-line image original, the second driving signal is selected till the completion of the latch operation, and after the latch operation, the first driving signal is selected for an image signal transfer operation.

Abstract: A network apparatus with fax function is provided. The network apparatus includes a fax modem, a Wide Area Network (WAN) interface, a Local Area Network (LAN) interface, and a processing unit. The fax modem receives or transmits fax data. The WAN interface is connected to an external network, the external network uses an external Internet Protocol (IP) address, and the network apparatus is addressed by using a legal IP address on the external network. The LAN interface is connected to an internal LAN, and the internal LAN uses a private IP address. The processing unit works as an operation core of the network apparatus. An electronic device connected to the internal LAN shares the legal IP address of the network apparatus on the external network through the network apparatus. Thus, the network apparatus has a fax function, and the cost is further reduced.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods/systems to embed a watermark into a contone image. Specifically, the disclosed methods and systems spatially modulate a contone image substantially adjacent a watermark area according to a first polarization and spatially modulate the contone image substantially within the watermark area according to a second polarization. These spatially modulated images may then be subsequently processed, stored, communicated and/or rendered.

Abstract: A method (100) of demodulating a real two-dimensional pattern (110) is disclosed. The method (100) estimates (120, 130) a quadrature two-dimensional pattern from the real two-dimensional pattern (110) using a smooth phase only transform having an anti-symmetric phase, such as a spiral phase filter (140). A demodulated image is created by combining (180) the real two-dimensional pattern (110) and the estimated quadrature two-dimensional pattern.

Abstract: An image reading apparatus that reads out an original document image synchronously with a frequency dispersion clock gained by modulating the frequency of a reference clock so as to be changed cyclically at a predetermined modulation period, comprising: a first signal generating section that generates a first signal which turns into assert state at a predetermined period; a second signal generating section that generates a second signal which turns into assert state at a period synchronous with the modulation period of the frequency dispersion clock; and a line scanning section that moves a scanning position on the original document image in an auxiliary scanning direction and scans the original document image in a main scanning direction perpendicular to the auxiliary scanning direction each time when both the first signal and the second signal turn to assert state and thereby reads the original document image and outputs an analog image signal.

Abstract: This invention relates to a method for measuring the creative value added to a communication, such as an advertisement in the media of print, television or radio. In a preferred embodiment, the invention provides a quantitative measure of the creative value added to a communication. To this end, a communication test sample is compared to a creativity neutral control which is a communication which intentionally lacks any creativity.

Abstract: An HDTV signal transmission system for sending a 10-bit-parallel YPbPr-format HDTV signal converted to ten C4 containers, and further to the SDH (a new synchronous digital network) STM-16 frame for transmission based on CCITT recommendations. The system includes a transmitter and receiver. The transmitter has time dividers for time-based dividing the HDTV signal into eight separated video signals, a C4 container device for multiplexing the eight separated video signals to ten C4 containers, and a STM-16 framing device for reformatting the ten C4 containers to the STM-16 frame. The receiver has an STM-16 deframing device for separating the ten C4 containers from the STM-16 frame, a C4 de-container device for demultiplexing the ten C4 containers to eight separated video signals, and time-division multiplexers for time-division multiplexing the separated video signals to the 10-bit-parallel YPbPr-format HDTV signal.

Abstract: An apparatus for forming an image with modulated image lights which are obtained by modulating an image light in accordance with image signals, including a reference pattern signal generation circuit, a comparator to compare image signals with a reference pattern signal so as to produce a pulse width modulation signal, and a circuit to shift the level of the image signal of either a maximum or minimum value to a level out of the amplitude of the reference pattern signal.

Abstract: A swept frequency modulator for use in a "Scophony" raster output scanner is disclosed. Input video [136] is mixed with a fixed RF frequency [137] provided by a fixed frequency oscillator [138], in a first mixer [139]. The resulting amplitude modulated RF [140] is fed into a vestigial sideband filter [142], producing a vestigial sideband signal [144], which is in turn fed into a second mixer [148], where it is mixed with a swept RF frequency [147]. The output of the second mixer [148] is swept frequency vestigial sideband RF [150], which is input to a driver [152]. The driver [152] drives an acoustooptic modulator [154], which modulates optical beam [156] to produce a modulated, facet-tracking beam [158]. The modulated optical beam [158] tracks a facet of a rotating mirror array which scans it across the photoreceptor.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus performs texture processing, wherein second image data is modulated in accordance with first image data, and a density of the output image is adjusted appropriately by adjusting a D.C. level or a A.C. level of the modulated second image data.

Abstract: A method of simultaneously transmitting information to a plurality of standard facsimile (fax) receivers in which each receiver may have timing and response characteristics which vary from other receivers, including the steps of transmitting by a selective carrier path a unitary signal from a unitary transmitter location to a plurality of fax receivers time-spaced ring signals, the number of ring signals being at least equal to the number of ring signals to which each of the receivers is responsive, delaying further transmission a preselected length of time during which the individual receivers generate standard calls, station identification and other signals which are irrelevant to the transmitter, transmitting predetermined command signals which are simultaneously received by the facsimile receivers as required to place all receivers in condition to receive a fax message, delaying further transmission at a preselected length of time during which the individual receivers generate standard confirmation to rec

Abstract: There is an image processing system comprising: a storage device to store the binarized image; a dividing circuit to divide the storage space in the storage device into rectangular meshes of a predetermined size in which at least one character is included; a discriminating circuit to discriminate the image area included in the mesh; and an encoder to compress and encode the image area on the bases of the first or second encoding method in accordance with the result of the discrimination of the discriminating circuit. This system may include the first or second decoder to decode the image information in correspondence to the first or second encoder. The second encoding method is based on a dot level. When continuous white or blank meshes exist in the image area, namely, no black pixel exists in the image area, the run length, i.e., the number of blank meshes is encoded.

Abstract: A video communication system for transmitting still pictures of a scene during periodic intervals comprises a T.V. camera producing video analog signals of the scene to be transmitted, an analog-to-digital converter converting the video analog signals to pixel digital signals representing the gray level of each pixel in the scene, a memory for storing the pixel gray levels, and a phase modulator for modulating a carrier wave by the pixel gray levels from the memory.

Abstract: The present invention assigns amplitudes of sine wave cycles in a data packet on I and Q channels of a QAM signal to color, gray or luminance values. Overlapping sine wave cycles on the I and Q channels in the data packet are assigned to the same or neighboring pixels. A synchronizing signal is sent at the beginning of each transmission of a packet. The synchronizing signal is a plurality of cycles at a maximum amplitude on the I and Q channels. The synchronizing signal serves two functions simultaneously. First, it is used to indicate the beginning of a new packet. Second, the phase of the synchronizing signal is used to initialize the demodulator phase detecting circuitry.

Abstract: A facsimile machine includes a MODEM, an attenuator, an NCU and a controller. A signal from the MODEM is adjusted in level by the attenuator under the control of the controller and then output to a transmission line through the NCU. In this case, the adjustment of the level of the signal to be transmitted is carried out in accordance with a predetermined characteristic, such as frequency, of the signal to be transmitted. Also provided is a push phone having a DTMF signal generating circuit and a DTMF signal is also adjusted in level before being output to the transmission line in a manner similar to the signal from the MODEM.