Facsimile and static presentation processing inventions 06/06

20060139661 - Information processing apparatus, computer program product, computer media and method for setting and naming image processing functions: A method, device and computer program product for controlling an information apparatus configured to set a plurality of image processing functions. The method, device and computer program product automatically generate a name of a symbol corresponding to image processing function settings selected from the plurality of image processing functions by...

20060139670 - Method and system for correcting output of printer devices: System and method for correcting the output provided by printer devices. Output data is received at a printer device, the output data describing intended output for the printer device, where the printer device prints printed output based on the output data. The method shifts the position of at least one...

20060139675 - Apparatus and method of changing printer driver, and printing system and method using the same: An apparatus and method of changing a printer driver, and a printing system and method using the same. The apparatus includes a buffer to store a print command, a driver storing unit to store a plurality of printer drivers corresponding to a designated printer, a driver selecting unit to select...

20060139679 - Apparatus and methods for distributing print jobs: Apparatus and methods for distributing print jobs. A print job is generated at an application node of a network, and has associated therewith print parameters. The print job is routed to a distribution node on the network. The parameters are then parsed from the generated print job and the print...

20060139672 - Computer apparatus: A computer apparatus has a type data storing part which stores type data regarding file types set according to models of image forming devices and a data file storing part which stores data files of described file types acquired from the image forming devices. The apparatus receives a selection of...

20060139678 - Dual dependent channel print stream processing module optimizer: Two or more dependent print streams destined for individual print stream processing modules are optimized by processing the data for the print streams prior to printing. The process of optimizing includes receiving an input representing a plurality of documents to be printed and determining an attribute of each document of...

20060139671 - Image forming apparatus and method of controlling apparatus: Of the image data acquired by scanning a document and image data externally input, one or more image data mainly to be printed are stored in a hard disk drive, without being changed in format. Each image data item stored in the hard disk drive is edited and output, while...

20060139677 - Multi-functional peripheral device: A multi-functional peripheral device is provided including a printing unit which develops images that are read from a document. A scanning unit is installed on the printing unit so as to rotate and read document images of the document. A loading unit loads the printing media and includes a plurality...

20060139674 - Print control apparatus, print control method and printer: A print control apparatus comprising: a first receiving unit that receives, from a printer, support language information indicating whether a particular kind of language is supported by the printer; a judging unit that judges, by referring to the support language information received by the first receiving unit, whether the particular...

20060139673 - Printer filter configuration: A flexible printing subsystem is enabled with a printer filter pipeline. A configurable and arbitrary number of printer filters forming a printer filter pipeline are applied to files that are to be printed. In a described implementation, the printer filter pipeline may implement enhancement features and conversion functions as determined...

20060139676 - Printing control apparatus and method thereof: A printing control apparatus and method thereof are provided that provide a clone printing option for printing a plurality of identical printing-object documents of a certain clone size on a single sheet of printing paper. The apparatus includes an application program unit for creating a printing-object document in a certain...

20060139682 - Image forming apparatus and method of certificating password: An image forming apparatus applied to a system where an image forming apparatus and a PC are connected to one another via a communication network. The image forming apparatus includes a plurality of boxes which store image data, a correspondence table which shows the correspondence between box numbers for specifying...

20060139680 - Image processing device: According to an image processing apparatus including a storing unit 12 for storing (retaining) the image data, and an image forming unit 6 for recording and printing the image data stored (retained) by the storing unit 12 on a recording medium such as copy paper and operating the image data...

20060139681 - Use of variant and base keys with three or more entities: A first entity including: a first bit-pattern a non-volatile memory storing resource data, a first base key for use with at least a first variant key; a second variant key for use with a second base key, the second variant key being the result of a one way function applied...

20060139687 - Contents providing system, client device, server and program: A contents providing system includes a printing device capable of printing contents data on a recording medium, a server capable of performing a data communication with the printing device, the server being configured to transmit the contents data to the printing device. The printing device includes a storage unit configured...

20060139691 - Electronic document delivery: A system, method, and computer readable medium for converting paper documents (134) to electronic documents (138) and sending the electronic documents (138) to at least one destination (144)....

20060139688 - Image formation apparatus and image formation system: An image formation apparatus is configured to communicate with a server apparatus. The server apparatus transmits image data to the image formation apparatus, and executes a charging procedure to determine an amount of money to be charged. The image formation apparatus includes an image data receiving unit configured to receive...

20060139686 - Information processing apparatus, image forming apparatus, recording medium having recorded operation control program, and image forming system: A printer group storage portion that stores a group made up of two or more printers, a print command acceptance portion that accepts an image formation job to form an image on a recording sheet, a data dividing portion that divides the image formation job accepted at the print command...

20060139690 - Information processing device and job transfer control method: In a method for controlling transfer of print jobs by an information processor in a print system configured by information processors and an image forming apparatus, multiple print jobs based on application data are received, and the multiple received print jobs are grouped and managed as grouped jobs. Control is...

20060139685 - Information-processing apparatus, image-processing method, and computer program: The present invention provides an image-processing apparatus that can generate image data from inputted print data, store the generated image data in storage, perform notification about the generation state of the image data, obtain identification information, and output the stored image data based on the obtained identification information. Subsequently, the...

20060139683 - Print job processing system, output device, program, and storage medium: The present invention relates to a print job processing system, an output device, and a print job processing method which ensures security by allowing only intended users to print a stored print job. The print job processing system comprises a folder 31 consisting of multiple folders provided for a printer...

20060139689 - Printing system, printing apparatus and transmitting server: An information output system is provided with an information output unit that outputs information represented by service data, and a data transmitting server configured to transmit the service data to the information output unit. The data transmitting server is provided with a charging unit configured to perform a charging operation...

20060139684 - Sharing information: In order to facilitate information sharing in a user friendly way, both file transmission and call establishment are triggered in response to a user command given in a file handling application....

20060139692 - Access to printing material container: The present invention provides a storage device that enables identification data to be readily rewritten and ensures normal completion of a data writing operation in a short time period. In the storage device of the invention, an ID comparator determines whether or not identification data transmitted from a host computer...

20060139693 - Printing system, computer readable medium recording a driver program, and printing device: A printing system and similar which, with respect to so-called form printing, can reduce the amount of memory required and improve the efficiency of processing is provided. The printing system comprises: a host device, which divides image data of a form into square blocks the length of one side of...

20060139662 - Program stored in medium readable by computer for measuring optimum feed amount to rfid antenna, feed amount measuring method, and printer having rfid read/write function: A program executed by a computer for measuring an optimum feed amount to an RFID antenna from a print standby position of a printer which reads and writes data from/on an RFID tag by feeding a label or tag containing an RFID tag, and then prints on the label surface...

20060139663 - Defective nozzle compensation: An image recording apparatus (2000) is disclosed, which comprises forming elements (2002) for forming an image, a memory (2006) indicating relative desirability of utilising the forming elements (2002) for forming the image, and processing means (2008) for computing image recording signals using input image signals (2012) and the stored data....

20060139664 - High speed color match processing system and method thereof: A high-speed color match processing system and the method thereof convert RGB values into CMYK values and store them in a storage module. According to a conversion start command, the key words of RGB values of all pixels in the current digital picture are extracted. The corresponding CMYK values are...

20060139669 - Image pickup apparatus and control method of the apparatus: An image pickup apparatus having an imaging unit, an image processing unit for processing image data captured by the imaging unit, and a recording unit for recording the image data output from the image processing unit includes a display unit configured to display the image data in an electronic viewfinder;...

20060139668 - Image processing apparatus and method thereof: No scheme for calculating a color obtained by mixing two spot colors (composite spot color) has been established yet. Hence, an image processing apparatus of this invention includes a spectral database which stores spectral data of spot colors and mixed colors of the spot colors. Upon rendering, a mixed color...

20060139666 - Method for converting printing data and device using the same: A method and a device are used to generate print data of any resolutions based on ink volume from the original print data. The print data in the form of halftoned levels are first transferred to the ink image according to the relation between halftone level and drop number obtained...

20060139667 - Signal output apparatus, sheet identification apparatus, image forming apparatus including the same, and method for identifying sheet material: At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to a signal output apparatus including an impact application unit configured to generate and apply an impact to a sheet material, an impact reception unit configured to receive the applied impact, a signal output unit configured to output a signal in response to...

20060139665 - System and method for printing color samples to match a target color: A system for printing color samples in a desired color space to match a user selected target color includes a printer including a controller configured to generate instructions for printing a first set of color samples such that the samples in the first set have a first color spacing and...

20060139694 - Image forming apparatus: For each of segments of the surface of the photoreceptor, individually memorizing a slope information K1 which defines the slope of when a pixel gradation is approximately linear-transformed into exposure amount, and then, based upon K1 per segment, individually transforming the pixel gradation into the exposure amount (individual exposure amount...

20060139695 - Method for rendering an image comprising multi-level pixels: A halftoning method utilizes staged, overlapping pixel intensity growth in a halftone cell in rendering a halftone image with multi-level pixels....

20060139696 - Method and device for compressing image data: A method for compressing image data that are processed by a pseudo gradation process using a dither pattern is provided. The method includes the steps of dividing the image data into predetermined areas, determining whether or not a dot arrangement pattern of the image data in each area matches the...

20060139697 - Storage system with multiple copy targeting: A storage controller, cooperable with host computer apparatus, and a plurality of controlled storage apparatus, comprises a host write component operable to write a data object to a source data image at one of the plurality of controlled storage apparatus; a first copy component responsive to a first metadata state...

20060139698 - Image forming device having a ground-tint detection unit: In an image forming device, a ground-tint detection unit detects a ground-tint pattern in an original image based on image data output from an image reader unit. An image invalidation unit outputs a processed image data that makes the image data of the original image illegible, when the ground-tint pattern...

20060139699 - Image processing apparatus, transfer job managing method, program for implementing the method, and storage medium storing the program: An image processing apparatus which is capable of managing a large number of transfer jobs without using a large-capacity storage device. A transfer job for transferring image information input to the image processing apparatus to at least one destination is performed, and character information is extracted from the input image...

20060139702 - Image reading apparatus:

20060139703 - Image reading apparatus: To provide a technology which facilitates an operation for placing a document with a larger size than a size of a document table, on the document table. A document cover is positioned at a plurality of open positions to a document table. A pivot of a document table 2 and...

20060139701 - Image reading apparatus having support structure: A support structure which can hold an image reading apparatus in a vertically placed condition is provided. On a bottom portion of an apparatus main body 1 in such a horizontally placed condition that a document table glass 2 is installed nearly horizontally, a storage portion 1c for storing the...

20060139700 - Image scanning device and image forming device: An image scanning device including: a conveyance path which conveys originals; a first scanning means and a second scanning means which are placed such that they sandwich the conveyance path; and a white reference member used for adjusting the white levels of the scanning means; wherein at least one of...

20060139704 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus comprises a document reading unit for reading a document on a table or at a predetermined reading position to which the document is transported by a document feeder and an interrupt key for receiving an interrupt job. When a user turns on the interrupt key, an...

20060139705 - Color printer calibration: A method of determining substrate and ink compatibility includes providing a test pattern having a range of ink loading levels and including test features corresponding to at least one of text and graphics; identifying a substrate; identifying an ink set; printing the test pattern on the identified substrate using the...

20060139706 - Display processing apparatus: A display processing apparatus has a color correcting unit for performing color correction with respect to display data, a color correction cancelled position setting unit for outputting information (correction cancelled position information) indicative of the position of a part of the display data which does not require the color correction,...

20060139707 - Image processing apparatus, camera apparatus, image output apparatus, image processing method, color correction processing program and computer readable recording medium: A correction processing section 1 performs a color correction such that a movement amount indicating how much input values of image signals should be moved for the purpose of color correction becomes smaller as the distance between the input values and the coordinates of the center of region to be...

20060139708 - Method for correcting the response of charge coupled device: A method for correcting pixel digital response of a charge coupled device (CCD) is provided. First, fetch black reference values and white reference values of each pixel of the CCD. Then, calculate gain values according to the black and white reference values. Further, generate and store a correction table according...

20060139709 - System and method for automatically sorting digital photographs: A method for providing for the automatic accurate sorting of digital photograph files, without dependence on a particular application or operating-system, by use of its inventive metadata file is disclosed. The present invention provides a metadata file, containing date and time of capture datum, associated with each digital photograph file....

20060132812 - Automated wysiwyg previewing of font, kerning and size options for user-selected text: A font control application detects a user selection of text being edited in a text-editing application. In response to a single user command, the font control application presents a font preview menu including the selected text automatically rendered multiple times in different fonts. In response to receiving a user selection...

20060132818 - Computer readable medium recording a driver program and image forming device: A computer readable medium recording a driver program for a printer or other image forming device, capable of performing line drawing more satisfactorily than in the prior art, is provided. When the image data for raster processing is image data representing a line, the driver program, which causes a host...

20060132819 - Computer system having printer driver, print data generating method using the same, and medium recording printer driver: A computer system having a printer driver to convert received data into print data according to a user's printing order is provided that enhances printing speed by minimizing the amount of print data that is generated by compressing and converting image data. The printer driver has a determining part to...

20060132814 - Image forming apparatus and image forming method: In an image forming apparatus that uses a stackless ADU and executes image formation on both sides of a paper sheet in a facedown mode, a CPU confirms, when double-side image formation is to be executed with two paper sheets, image formation on reverse surfaces of which is finished, being...

20060132821 - Image forming apparatus and method of controlling the same: There is provided an image output method including the steps of reading image data in a predetermined format, outputting an image based on the read image data according to a first output method, outputting an image based on the read image data according to a second output method, and inputting...

20060132816 - Image forming device, image forming method, and computer readable recording medium stored with image forming program: An image forming device makes a judgment on whether a bundling process for bundling a plurality of printed recording media is instructed or not, when a process for writing image data to be printed on the recording media into an electronic tag is instructed. The device selects only recording media...

20060132820 - Image processing apparatus configured to obtain electronic data stored in storage by reading image document and method for the same: A image processing apparatus is capable of easily printing a predetermined range of electronic data that is stored in a storage and retrieved by the apparatus by carrying out a process of reading a document, detecting storage information from the image data corresponding to the read document, and retrieving electronic...

20060132815 - Printing systems: A printing system includes a plurality of printers, at least a first and a second of the plurality of printers printing in a first print modality. A scheduling system schedules printing of a set of pages by the plurality of printers. The set of pages, when assembled, may include pages...

20060132813 - Program and displaying method for printer driver: In a printer driver of the invention, a setting confirmation screen of “Graphical Preview” and a setting confirmation screen of “Text Preview” can easily be switched by clicking a Graphics key or a Text key, which are provided at a lower part of the screen. Only by clicking a setting...

20060132817 - Synchronization of plugins: A system and process for ensuring the smooth flow of electronic ink is described. Dynamic rendering is give priority over other event handlers. Priority may be the use of one or more queues to order when events occur and may be performing dynamic rendering prior to other steps....

20060132824 - Information processing apparatus and information processing method: Generation/non-generation of print data for a printer driver is controlled in correspondence with an external print policy for a document to be printed. The print policy includes a print policy file, and defines print-inhibited items in a predetermined description. The predetermined description includes a description directly stored in the print...

20060132823 - Printing system: In a network that connects a plurality of computers and a printing apparatus, a printing system whose printing apparatus receives a print job from the computers and performs printing based on the received print job, includes a function restriction information storage unit which stores function restriction information that restricts a...

20060132822 - Storage of program code in arbitrary locations in memory: A method of storing at least one functionally identical code segment in each of a plurality of devices, each of the devices having a memory, the method comprising, for each device: (a) determining a first memory location; and (b) storing a first of the at least one code segments in...

20060132835 - Application interface for device driver settings: A method for communicating device settings from an application to a device driver, by storing the settings in a temporary file, and communicating the temporary file's name to the device driver. Application programming interfaces (APIs) of programming languages often provide access to only a subset of device settings. Fore example,...

20060132826 - Automated job redirection and organization management: Job logs are mined in order to compute a redirection matrix for managing operation of a plurality of systems. The redirection matrix may be used to identify alternative systems in the event a user selected system becomes unavailable to which a job may be redirected. In addition, the redirection matrix...

20060132832 - Automated telephone number transfer: A method and a system allow a user of a portable communication device such as a mobile telephone to transfer contact data automatically from the portable communication device to a fixed line communication device and initiate a call to a selected contact via the fixed line device. The portable device...

20060132839 - Data frame having database access information: In a photofinishing method an image unit is received. The image unit has a plurality of image frames including a data frame and a plurality of non-data frames. The data frame bears access information for a database. The image frames are printed. The access information is readable on a print...

20060132830 - Electronic communication distribution system: A computer system and associated method to distribute an electronic communication object. The electronic communication object comprises a main communication and a first sub-communication object. The first sub-communication object is embedded within a main communication object. The main communication object comprises a first set of attributes and a first addressee....

20060132833 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus includes a storing section provided with a box which stores an electronic document file, a first instruction accepting section which accepts an instruction for deleting the electronic document file stored in the box, a second instruction accepting section which accepts an instruction other than the instruction...

20060132831 - Image forming apparatus and method of controlling apparatus: In preparation for facsimile transmission, a destination list is displayed. The destination list shows destination-name columns, Fax buttons, and E-mail buttons....

20060132841 - Image forming device and image forming method using the same: An image forming method usable with an image forming device includes a storage medium mounting part to receive image data from a storage medium connectable therein and a displaying part to images that correspond to the image data received from the storage medium. The image forming method includes: receiving the...

20060132843 - Image forming method and apparatus for printing image data received from external storage device: An image forming method and apparatus are provided for receiving a portable document format (PDF) or post script (PS) file including image data from an external storage device, such as a universal serial bus memory stick, and printing the image data without using a personal computer. The image forming method...

20060132845 - Image output system, and device and method applicable to the same: A method of displaying a screen for operating a plurality of image output devices that each have different attributes, the method comprising the steps of: performing a logical operation of the attributes of the image output devices; and displaying a screen based on the result of the logical operation. A...

20060132842 - Image processing apparatus, method and computer program for selectively processing images: An image processing apparatus that includes a plurality of local interfaces, each local interface receiving the image data; a setting unit that stores processing information for each local interface, the processing information being indicative of whether the image data received by each local interface is allowed to be processed; and...

20060132838 - Image processing system receiving simultaneous scan requests from multiple scanners: In a system comprising at least one scanner in communication with a computer said computer having plurality of process instantiable therein, said processes including a plurality scanning processes, a communications layer, and monitoring software, said instantiable processes being in communication with one another when instantiated, and said communication layer being...

20060132844 - Information processor, information processing method, program and recording medium: Disclosed herein is an information processor including, a first function portion including communication means for executing processing relating to communication of data, and communication managing means for controlling the communication means and for managing information representing whether or not the communication means is executing the processing relating to the communication...

20060132836 - Method and apparatus for re-sizing image data: A method and apparatus that enables a user to access image data, typically via a network, such as the Internet, and enlarge or reduce a selected portion of the image data. The re-sized image data can be printed, stored or transmitted to another location. The re-sizing may be implemented by...

20060132828 - Method and apparatus to create a reservation against a future scheduling object instantiation: A method in a data processing system for managing jobs. A change to a job receiving that is un-instantiated. A reservation for the job is created. Instantiated jobs for an instance of the job are monitored corresponding to the reservation, and applying the change to the instance of the job...

20060132840 - Method and system for inquiring facsimile result of multifuntion peripheral: A method for inquiring a facsimile result of a facsimile machine includes the following steps. Firstly, one or more documents and one or more destination addresses are selected. Then, a facsimile operation is performed to transmit the one or more documents to the one or more destination addresses. Then, a...

20060132827 - Methods and systems for providing external processing for a printing device: A printing device. The printing device can be configured to communicate with a workstation and an image capturing device, to obtain an image from the image capturing device, to determine if the workstation is available to the printing device, and, when the workstation is available to the printing device, to...

20060132829 - Multi-function imaging machine with fax settings lock: In a system comprising a computer in communication with a multi-function imaging machine having a printer section and a fax section, and a user input device, a method of operating the multi-function imaging machine, comprising the steps of setting one or more fax settings; providing a fax settings lock for...

20060132837 - Platform independent remote printing system: A print request is received at a reusable software component of a server and forwarded to a server application. The server application provides in response to the print request print data to the server's reusable software component, which, in turn, sends a second print request and forwards the print data...

20060132834 - Printer and network print system: A printer according to an aspect of this invention comprises a sending unit which sends, in accordance with a test print instruction of a predetermined document from the terminal device, one or a plurality of print parameters, of a predetermined number of print parameters of the predetermined document, to a...

20060132825 - Systems and methods for using embedded metadata in a print job: A printing system includes a memory that stores information including at least metadata, a printer and a controller that controls the printing system to embed the metadata into a data stream for the print job. After the controller controls the printer to print the print job, the controller controls the...

20060132809 - Method and system for high speed printing: Methods and systems for using ink-jet technology for high speed printing are provided. Print growth between pixels in an image is significantly reduced or eliminated by adjusting the printing of the pixels based on the status of the following pixel to be printed, i.e., whether the following pixel is either...

20060132811 - None-of-the-above digital halftone compression and decompression: An improved method of encoding and compressing digital halftones that utilizes a “none-of-the-above” method for designating variable-length runs. A monochrome input bitmap is rearranged slightly to reduce the patterns possible in contained digital halftone cells. This revised monochrome bitmap is parsed into subfiles to optimize run-lengths. The parsed subfiles are...

20060132810 - Water-based ink set for ink-jet recording and ink-jet recording method: A water-based ink set for ink-jet recording is provided. According to this ink set, graininess in a low density printed part can be reduced without reducing a color reproduction range in red and magenta directions in a high density printed part. In addition, the color reproduction range in the red...

20060132846 - Host computer to multi-function machine faxing through direct access of modem: A method and system of operating a multi-function imaging machine, includes the steps of: providing the multi-function imaging machine with a printer section, a fax section, a modem associated with the fax section, and a first processing means coupled with each of the printer section, the fax section and the...

20060132848 - System and method for data-driven error diffusion using pointer: Pixel data-driven error diffusion is performed by using two lookup tables. The first table receives a non-binary pixel value and outputs a selection signal in response thereto. The selection signal serves as a pointer to entries in the second table where coefficients associated with a set of error spread weights...

20060132847 - Systems and methods for rank-order error diffusion image processing: One aspect of the invention provides a method of halftoning an image which involves determining a quantization error for a selected target pixel of an image, selecting a diffusion mask, the mask relating to the target pixel and pixels neighboring thereto, receiving a first pair of neighboring pixel values for...

20060132849 - Technique for image data recording: In an image output control system of the invention, an image processing device makes image data subjected to a preset series of image processing and supplies processed image data to an image output device to output a resulting processed image. The image processing device determines the number of dots to...

20060132850 - Systems and methods for improved line edge quality: Systems and methods for improving image quality of image data to be rendered may be provided using multiple mask MRC files. Such a method may involve processing a first binary bit map of image data to generate a processed binary bit map, assigning an edge tag to at least one...

20060132851 - Slide type portable device having an optical zoom assembly: A slide type portable device having an optical zoom lens assembly is disclosed. The portable device includes a body; a slider opposed to the body and opening/closing a predetermined area of a top surface of the body; and an optical lens assembly providing a first camera lens view path passing...

20060132852 - Controlling photofinishing using ranked data frames: In a photographic processing method, an image unit is received. The image unit has a plurality of printable image frames including first and second data frames and a plurality of non-data frames. The data frames each having different, alternative fulfillment information. A bitstream is generated of the image frames. The...

20060132853 - Image processing apparatus and method, image processing program, and computer readable storage medium storing image processing program: An image processing method of reproducing already stored moving image data while storing moving image data currently input. Input moving image data is stored in a moving image storage unit, and scene feature information of each of a plurality of scenes constituting the moving image data stored in the moving...

20060132856 - Image forming method and image forming apparatus: The present invention provides an image forming method for outputting photographic prints. The image forming method includes the steps of: generating product images by performing a first image processing and a second image processing on all of images in one lot that are optically photographed; selecting at least one target...

20060132855 - Image processing device: An image processing device includes a document scanning unit, a color image processing unit, a monochrome image processing unit and a memory. A processing by the color image processing unit and a processing by the monochrome image processing unit are carried out simultaneously. The document scanning unit scans an original...

20060132857 - Image-processing apparatus and method for controlling image-processing apparatus: An image processing apparatus transfers scan image data acquired by a document reader to an editing apparatus and receives print data based on the scan image data from the editing apparatus. The apparatus includes a first generator generating first attribute data from the scan image data and a second generator...

20060132854 - Scanning two images of media: In one implementation, a method scans a media to provide a first image and a second image. The method further subtracts the first image from the second image....

20060132858 - Image editing apparatus, image editing method, image processing apparatus, and method for controlling image processing apparatus: An image editing apparatus capable of executing an image editing process on image data input from an external apparatus and transmitting edited image data to the external apparatus is provided. The image editing apparatus includes an input unit adapted to input a command of an image editing process to be...

20060132859 - Automatic detection of fluorescent flicker in video images: A method for detecting the presence of flicker in video images includes obtaining luminance data from sampled image fields and analyzing the luminance data to obtain a digital number characterizing the brightness of the luminance data. Frequency analysis is performed on a time-series of digital numbers collected over multiple sampled...

20060132860 - Display apparatus and method of processing image thereof: A display apparatus receiving an image signal and processing the image signal to be displayable on the basis of a macro-block is provided. The display apparatus includes an image signal receiving part receiving a coded signal including the image signal and converting the coded signal into a transport stream, an...

20060132863 - Image reading apparatus: An image reading apparatus including a plurality of image sensors aligned in a zigzag shape and a draft carrying unit operated to a draft to carry in a sub scanning direction, the image reading apparatus forming an image data of a total of the draft from image data provided by...

20060132861 - Light sensing element having two functions: A light sensing element having two functions is provided for a high-speed image scanning system to scan a document, including a set of matrix light-sensing cells for detecting a scanning location for the scanned document, thereby feeding the sensed signals to control the scanning location and scanning speed, and at...

20060132862 - Scan conversion device and electronic camera: A scan conversion device includes a first buffer unit, a pixel packing unit, a second buffer unit, and a scan output unit. The first buffer unit stores therein pixel signals of the input image on every line in a main scanning direction thereof. The pixel packing unit groups N (N≧2)...

20060132864 - Image scanning apparatus: An image scanning apparatus is employed for scanning a transparent object by using a source light generated from an image display. The image scanning apparatus includes a housing, an image scanning module and a connection member. The image scanning module is disposed within the housing for scanning the object, thereby...

20060132865 - Method and apparatus for feeding a document to a device: A document feeding apparatus includes a chassis having a plurality of side surfaces and a substantially level upper surface. A feed mechanism is mounted in the chassis. A document entrance passageway is defined by the chassis and substantially enclosed by the chassis, the document entrance passageway positioned adjacent the feed...

20060132866 - Information processing apparatus: In an ink-jet print system of this invention, when a printing apparatus denies transfer of print data transferred from an information processing apparatus, if the operation state of the printing apparatus is a predetermined state, a time-out error of the information processing apparatus due to transfer denial can be prevented....

20060132868 - System and method for calibrating a camera with one-dimensional objects: Calibration for a camera is achieved by receiving images of a calibration object whose geometry is one-dimension in space. The received images show the calibration object in several distinct positions. Calibration for the camera is then calculated based on the received images of the calibration object....

20060132869 - System and method for calibrating a camera with one-dimensional objects: Calibration for a camera is achieved by receiving images of a calibration object whose geometry is one-dimension in space. The received images show the calibration object in several distinct positions. Calibration for the camera is then calculated based on the received images of the calibration object....

20060132867 - Tone reproduction characteristics measuring device for color monitor: The tone reproduction characteristics of a color monitor are determined at high precision by visual recognition. A pattern display means (230) displays a test pattern, comprising circular patterns (50) and a background (60), on the screen of the monitor (100) to be measured. In the background (60), a reference pattern,...

20060132870 - Image processing apparatus, method, and computer program: An image processing apparatus comprises a light source presumption unit adapted to presume a light source on the basis of a plurality of feature information including illuminance information of first image signals obtained by image capturing, information of signals belonging to a hue region of a predetermined color among the...

20060132874 - Apparatus and method for processing data: A data processing apparatus includes a plurality of processing units each performing a respective one of process parts into which a predetermined process to be performed on data is divided, and a changing unit that changes a connection between the plurality of processing units on the basis of setting parameters...

20060132873 - Image processing apparatus: An image processing apparatus, provided with: a member which designate a color; and a color adjusting unit which adjusts a color by increasing a first hue data value of a first area in a similar color range to a designated color and decreasing a second hue data value of a...

20060132871 - System and method for determining an image frame color for an image frame: An automated method for determining an image frame color for an image frame that frames a first image, the first image positioned on a colored background. The method includes identifying a first color in a perceptually uniform color space based on a first portion of the first image. The method...

20060132872 - System and method for proofing a page for color discriminability problems: An automated method for proofing a page for color discriminability problems includes converting a first color of a first object appearing on the page and a second color of a second object appearing on the page to a perceptually uniform color space. The method includes identifying a difference between the...

20060132875 - Image processing device, image processing method, and program: The invention provides an image processing device, comprising: an N-level quantization unit, where N is a natural number equal to or greater than 2, the unit converting multi-level image data into N-level image data, the multi-level image data including a plurality of pixels, each pixel having a value corresponding to...

20060132876 - Image processing apparatus and method: An image processing apparatus and an image processing method. The image processing apparatus includes a cell information obtaining unit to obtain cell information of each of a plurality of cell images, the cell information including at least location information of each of the plurality of cell images, a cell image...

20060126088 - Information processing apparatus and method, and program: An information processing apparatus and method and a program are disclosed wherein a plurality of data can be successively outputted continuously and stably without a delay at output timings scheduled in advance without increasing the cost. When the number of image data whose status is “image decoding completed” is insufficient...

20060126092 - Image forming apparatus and its control method: An engine control section detects that a sheet in a cassette is exhausted during duplex image formation. If a sheet with its first surface being printed is on standby in a duplexer, an image formation timing signal is output for a first surface of a sheet not fed because of...

20060126091 - Preventing artifacts that may be produced when bottling pdl type files converted from raster images: The present invention eliminates undesirable image defects caused during the preparation of pages for printing and folding, known as the bottling process. This is achieved by analyzing image characteristics, sorting out the image according to its characteristics, where necessary vectoring and editing the vectored characteristics, and finally completing the file...

20060126090 - Printing system: The present application relates to a printing system of which crash of the spooler process can be recovered easily....

20060126089 - Systems and methods for processing print jobs: An implementation of print job processing includes a system which comprises a spooler configured to receive a print job and one or more bundles of filters for rendering the print job into a format recognizable by a print device. The system can further include a sub-system configured to act as...

20060126098 - Detecting and protecting a copy guarded document: A detection result indicating whether a document image is copy guarded is generated. Based on the detection result, information contained in the document image is concealed....

20060126099 - Image forming apparatus, method of controlling the same, and program for implementing the method: An image forming apparatus which eliminates the necessity of carrying out wasteful operations such as retry of a job and therefore improves work efficiency. A print job is carried out to thereby form an image on a recording sheet. When an image abnormality formed on the recording sheet is detected,...

20060126097 - Image processing apparatus: An image processing apparatus includes a controlling unit that controls all units of the image forming apparatus, a reading unit that reads an image, a processing unit that generates image data based on the image read, a recognizing unit that recognizes a ground tint pattern in the image read, and...

20060126095 - Image processing apparatus and image processing method: There is described an image processing apparatus which can add an additional image, such as a water mark, to an image to be processed and output those images. The image processing apparatus includes: an image signals obtaining section which obtains image signals corresponding to an image; a judgment section which...

20060126096 - Image processing method and image processing apparatus: There is described an image processing apparatus which enables an additional image, such as a “Confidential” mark, to be added to an original image only during the period when it is necessary to be outputted. The image processing apparatus includes an image signals obtaining section which obtains image signals corresponding...

20060126094 - Method and system for printing an original image and for determining if a printed image is an original or has been altered: A method and system for printing an original image which is protected against copying or alteration, such as a postal indicium, and for determining if that image has been altered. The image includes a copy detection feature and coded information linked to the copy detection feature. Altered images are detected...

20060126093 - Method for automatically determining the acceptability of a digital image: A method for automatically determining the acceptability of an input image for a predetermined output operation, such as printing, includes the steps of: (a) identifying one or more important areas in the input image; (b) calculating a salient acceptability feature for each of the important areas; (c) determining the acceptability...

20060126100 - Multifunction peripheral (mfp) and a method for restricting use thereof: A multifunction peripheral (MFP) and a method for restricting the use of the same. A user ID and a password are registered according to a user's input, accessible functions are set according to the registered user, and even the authenticated user is restricted to using only the set functions. Therefore,...

20060126114 - Document processing system using imbedded metadata and method using the same: A document processing system and method using imbedded metadata is provided. The system includes a host computer that generates a data file that supports metadata of a document and imbeds metadata in the data file, a mobile storage device that stores the data file, and a Multi-function peripheral (MFP) device...

20060126101 - Fax handling system and method: A system and method for detecting interruptions that occur during the process of sending images of a set of source pages via facsimile transmission and determining that two separate transmissions are associated with each other. An initial fax transmission is received, and its interruption is automatically determined. The initial transmission...

20060126104 - Grid computing system with virtual printer: A grid computing system is disclosed. The grid computing system includes one or more printer nodes representing distributed print resources, an information repository, and a grid distributed resource manager. Continuing, the information repository includes printer attributes associated with the printer nodes. Further, the grid distributed resource manager provides a virtual...

20060126116 - Image data communications device: An image data communication apparatus is connected to an image data source and to a network, and transmits image data attached to an e-mail to a receiving apparatus via the network. The e-mail including a mail from command and a mail message. The image data is attached to the e-mail...

20060126110 - Image processing system, image processing device, server and program: An image processing system includes an image processing device including at least one of an image reading unit which reads an image and generates image data representing the image and an image printing unit which prints an image represented by image data; and a service supply unit provided on a...

20060126112 - Information terminal, authentication condition check method thereof, and authentication condition check program: An information terminal which has a storage section which stores a guide and a specific character string, and a control section. The guide indicates a possibility that an acquisition act of a different electronic document associated with an electronic document displayed on a display section is permitted only if an...

20060126109 - Method and apparatus to manage print jobs using labeling: A method and apparatus to manage print jobs using labeling. The apparatus includes a user interface, a data storage unit to store the print jobs, and a controller to display predetermined types of job labels via a display device, to generate a job management table by relating at least one...

20060126108 - Method, printer, and storage medium for printing a medical image: A method for printing at a printer medical images stored in a database of an image-storage server operatively connected to an image-manipulation server. The method includes several steps. One step includes requesting the image-manipulation server to obtain at least one of medical image from the database for a patient identified...

20060126111 - Network printing system to copy setting information and a method of copying setting information: A network printing system to copy setting information and a method of copying setting information. The network printing system comprises a source image forming apparatus to store setting information, at least one terminal to receive the setting information from the source image forming apparatus and to store the setting information...

20060126103 - Post-operative polling for adjusting document processing settings: A method for modifying settings for document jobs in a document processing device, a document processing device for performing the same and a system comprised of a document processing device and computer workstation for performing the same. The method can include processing a document job according to one or more...

20060126118 - Print control method, print control apparatus, and computer product: Printing in a printing system including a plurality of printers shared by a plurality of hosts is controlled. An inquiry is sent to each of the printers inquiring a status of the printers in response to a print request from one of the hosts. A printer is selected among printers...

20060126102 - Print system: Camera 10 and printer 20 support DPOF printing, it being possible to instruct printer 20 to print image file(s) from camera 10 without use of an intervening personal computer or the like. Camera 10 issues print cancellation(s) upon determining that continuation of printing has, due to consumption of internal battery...

20060126113 - Printing apparatus, and control method and control program of the apparatus: A printing apparatus reads out and prints image data from a specified image file stored in a predetermined format, including image data captured by digital cameras which has additional predetermined information. The printing apparatus includes a two-dimensional code generating unit configured to encode the additional predetermined information contained in the...

20060126115 - Printing system: In order to carry out a printing operation without waiting for a while in the case in which a printing device receiving printing job data cannot execute the printing operation for some reason, a plurality of printing devices (100) which are network-connected are formed into groups based on a processable...

20060126117 - System and method for managing electronic transmission of color data: A system which enables electronic communication, coordination and dissemination of color-related designs, specifications and products. Color production and maintenance in a simultaneous fashion is provided between a plurality of disparate parties in substantially “real time.” The present integrated color-production is capable of importing electronic output from many diverse instruments, including...

20060126106 - System and method for remote proof printing and verification: The present disclosure is directed to a system and method to enable a remote proof printer, wherein a remote proof print may be produced, checked and verified before being provided to a customer for review. The remote proof printer verification step includes scanning or digitizing the proof document and comparing...

20060126105 - Systems and methods for processing print jobs: An implementation of a print job processing sub-system includes a first bundle configured for rendering print jobs for a first print device and a second bundle configured for rendering print jobs for a second print device. The sub-system also includes a regionally-aware component configured to direct print jobs to the...

20060126107 - Wear-based load-balancing for production networks: A computerized method is presented for the management of job distribution among a population of networked production machines through balancing of the usage load over the population of networked machines based upon wear data. The method includes initializing a production server, which communicates with the networked production machines. The wear...

20060126119 - Automated media selection for imposed print jobs: A method using a printing system comprising a controller programmed for rendering imposed documents given media cost considerations is described. The method includes steps of: evaluating a print job; evaluate media loaded within printer; and determining media print options including cost. Additionally, embodiments enable user selection of printing option prior...

20060126120 - Image recording apparatus, method of generating print data for the same, and control program for implementing the method: An image recording apparatus that is capable of realizing a favorable print layout where bottom orientations of image data are made uniform easily and at low cost. Rotation information of image data is obtained. A print layout type or pattern in accordance with the rotation information is selected. In accordance...

20060126083 - Automatic image correction circuit: An automatic image correction circuit is provided which automatically performs image correction on received image data and includes a resolution detection unit that detects resolutions of the image data; a set value calculation unit that calculates a set value to be used in the image correction based on the resolutions;...

20060126082 - Image processing apparatus and method: An image processing apparatus and method are adapted to form an image of an object photographed by a camera at a preset resolution; crop a preset portion from the image; and display the cropped image portion in response to a request from a user. Then, the specific image portion can...

20060126081 - Imaging apparatus: An imaging apparatus has an imaging element which converts an optically formed image to an electrical signal by photoelectric conversion and acquires image data. The imaging apparatus comprises an optical magnification changing mechanism which optically changes a magnification of an image, and an electronic magnification change mechanism which reduces or...

20060126084 - Information processing apparatus and information processing method for processing document data having a plurality of objects different in attribution: Document data is constituted of a plurality of objects different in attribution, and layout information of the objects. Each object is associated with size information indicating a relation between an output area size and an object size when the document data is outputted. When the document data is outputted to...

20060126087 - Image processing apparatus, method and program binarizing received image data: An image processing apparatus receives and binarizes image data in accordance with first and second algorithms to output first and second binarized data which are in turn compared and in accordance with a result of the comparison a region to be corrected is determined in the first binarized data. The...

20060126086 - Metaball drawing system, metaball drawing method, and memory medium storing metaball drawing program: In a metaball drawing system, first and second metaballs are represented by first and second density distributions, and a threshold band is set with respect to the first and second density distributions. It is determined whether a pixel on a screen is included in the first metaball. When the pixel...

20060126085 - Non-linear colorization for imaging systems: Systems and methods are disclosed for non-linear colorization in imaging systems. More particularly, colorization of video outputs of thermal imagers (which are typically black and white gray scale imagers) are provided that enhance desired aspects of the displayed image. Specifically, the color in the video output has direct relationship to...

20060126121 - System and method for forming image: A system and a method for forming an image are provided. The method includes the steps of dividing an input image into sub cells including a predetermined number of pixels, calculating gray level values of the sub cells, calculating direction information values of the sub cells;, selecting halftone patterns corresponding...

20060126122 - Device for supporting lid of office machine: The invention provides a supporting device for assisting supporting a lid of an office machine. The office machine also includes a housing to which the lid is pivotally engaged. The supporting device includes a first main body. When the office machine is set upright on, substantially upright on or upright...

20060126123 - Digital camera for producing positive images from negatives: The embodiments of the invention relate generally to digital cameras, such as still or video cameras, and more particularly relate to digital camera systems for positive image reproduction from negative films or images. It eliminates the need for conventional scanners by allowing a digital camera operator to also make positive...

20060126124 - Apparatus and method for image evaluation and program therefor: An image evaluation apparatus is provided comprising printing status judgment means for judging a printing status of a target image assigned with an evaluation value and evaluation value changing means for appropriately changing the evaluation value based on information representing the printing status. An image evaluation method and a program...

20060126125 - Image reading apparatus, image reading method and image processing apparatus: An image reading apparatus is disclosed. The image reading apparatus provides plural sensors and a correction unit that corrects displacement of image data caused by intervals among the plural sensors and includes a first draft reading mode whose scanning direction by the sensors is the same as at the time...

20060126126 - Information signal processing device, information signal processing method, image signal processing device, image displaying device, device and method for producing correction data used in them, device and method for producing coefficient data, programs f: The present invention relates to an apparatus for processing informational signal etc. that are preferably applied to a digital broadcast receiver etc. A class classification portion (130) generates a class code CL for indicating a class to which pixel data y of a target position in an image signal Vb...

20060126129 - Bar code reading device having partial frame image capture operating mode: A bar code reading device having an image sensor including a plurality of pixels can be operated to capture a parameter determination frame of image data, wherein the parameter determination frame of image data includes image data corresponding to light incident at less than all of the pixels of the...

20060126128 - Scanning assembly: A first scanning assembly includes a scanner and a projector, wherein the scanner is adapted for scanning a document, and wherein the projector is operatively connected to the scanner and is adapted for optically projecting a preview of a scan of a document scanned by the scanner. A second scanning...

20060126127 - System and method for detecting and correcting defective pixels in a digital image sensor: A digital image sensor comprising an array of pixels and a processor is provided. The array of pixels comprises a current pixel in a first color plane that is configured to produce a current sensor value, a first plurality of pixels in the first color plane that is configured to...

20060126130 - Scanner illuminator systems and methods: A scanner includes an illuminator and a platen adapted to support a document to be scanned. A light source directs light into the platen and the light is reflected internally within the platen. A movable light sensor is positioned adjacent the platen. Liquid crystal sections between the document and the...

20060126131 - Linear guiding mechanism: A linear guiding mechanism for a platform type optical scanner. A V-shaped track is installed inside a casing and positioned parallel to the travel path of a carrier chassis containing a system of optical devices. The upper section of the V-shaped track has a pair of support surfaces forming an...

20060126132 - Image-reading apparatus: An original-transporting rotor configured to transport an original to an image-reading section and, after correcting skew of the original, to an original-transporting section capable of opening and closing relative to the image-reading section is provided. The original-transporting rotor is supported so as to define a variable angle with a light...

20060126134 - Camera-based method for calibrating color displays: Provided herein are teachings directed to overcoming the problem of erroneous color reproduction on a color output device such as a color display. The teachings herein provide a method for correcting color image data input to a display device by displaying a target of color patches of known input values...

20060126136 - Image inspecting apparatus, image inspecting method, control program and computer-readable storage medium: An image inspecting apparatus invention includes an original image storing memory 21 for storing an image data output from an image sensor 11, a filtering processing section 22 for obtaining a shading component-removed data in which the shading component is removed from the output image data, a preliminary processing memory...

20060126135 - Method for printing a visual printer calibration test pattern: A method of printing a test pattern including printing cyan or magenta in a test region using a default printer half-tone, printing a yellow in a reference area portion of the test region using a coarse clustered dot half-tone, and printing different levels of yellow in test patch regions of...

20060126137 - Self-calibrating printer and printer calibration method: Printers and methods for operating a printer are provided. One method comprises receiving a print order associated with image data for use in printing a plurality images; converting the image data into actions to print the plurality of images on a receiver medium with print adjacent areas between the printed...

20060126133 - System for matching outputs of multiple digital printers: A system controls multiple digital printers, each printer including a processor, which processes incoming image data to be printed, and an engine, which places marks on a print sheet. A system-wide database includes a software portion, which contains data relating to the processors in the various printers, and a hardware...

20060126138 - Camera-based system for calibrating color displays: Provided herein are teachings directed to overcoming the problem of erroneous color reproduction on a color output device such as a color display. The teachings herein provide a system and apparatus for correcting color image data input to a display device by displaying a target of color patches of known...

20060126139 - Error information acquiring method and print controlling method: When it has become necessary to reset color adjusting ID for the printer 20 because of the replacement of component parts or other causes, even in an environment where the printing condition that had been adopted for setting the ID in the past cannot be recreated, it is easy to...

20060126140 - Device to edit documents for printout and method thereof: A device and method of editing documents created in different application programs and stored in a storage unit of a printer to create a new document according to a minimum unit....

20060114484 - Image processing apparatus and method therefor: When a document image printed by freely editing and processing image data is to be copied, the user may want to copy the edited/processed image or copy an original image before editing and processing. To meet this demand, a document image is input, and pointer information for specifying the storage...

20060114485 - Image processing apparatus, method thereof, and its control method: Along with digitization of information, it has become more easy to share and use information over a broad range. It is very important to manage digital documents and documents obtained by printing the digital documents. After completion of a conference, each participant makes an MFP read a document image of...

20060114487 - Market-based labeling system and method: A market-based labeling system and method provides tools to assist a user in accurately generating labels. The system includes a processor-based device, such as a computer, that has associated input/output devices, such as a keyboard and a display. The processor-based device also includes a user-friendly labeling application, which may be...

20060114488 - Method and system for merging scan files into a color workflow: A method and system for scanning documents in a network environment and merging the resulting scan files with other documents into a printing workflow provides a user interface in which the user merges a scan file and a document file on a page basis by selecting thumbnail images of the...

20060114486 - Print image generating method of print driver and computer readable storage medium to record printer driver thereon: A method of generating print data in a printer driver includes selecting a predetermined print area on an image working space displayed on a monitor, requesting an operating system of a computer to provide image data corresponding to the selected print area, and converting the image data corresponding to the...

20060114491 - Image forming device, controlling method thereof, and recording material storage medium: An image forming device, a controlling method thereof, and a recording material storage medium. The image forming device includes a customer replaceable unit memory (CRUM) provided to a recording material storage medium thereof to store a toner shortage indicator that is set to “Low” to indicate a recording material shortage...

20060114492 - Print control apparatus and print control method capable of canceling print job: When canceling a print job in process of transfer, the user's load in accordance with a process for canceling the print job is reduced, and processes for actually deleting the print data in a printer and stopping a process for printing the print data are executed speedily. According to the...

20060114490 - System and method for document production visualization: A system and method for pre-print visualization of a job to be printed are described. The method includes submitting the content of the printing job, and associated printing environment data, in order to create a virtual rendering of the job in 3D on a user interface. In one embodiment, the...

20060114489 - Systems and methods for providing a vendor control interface for an imaging device: Systems and methods for providing a vendor control interface for an imaging device are disclosed. An exemplary system includes an imaging device. The imaging device includes a processor and memory in electronic communication with the processor. The imaging device also includes a vendor interface for enabling a pay-per-use device to...

20060114508 - Apparatus and methods for printing a print job over a network: The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for printing print jobs over a communications network. In particular, the present invention enables a user to obtain print jobs at a location which may be unspecified, and which may be remote from the source of the print job. A spooling server...

20060114496 - Apparatus for controlling specific function and camera module having the same: An apparatus controlling a specific function is provided. The specific function controlling apparatus includes a signal generator and a recognizer. The signal generator transmits and receives a first signal of a specific frequency. The recognizer is installed in a specific function module having a specific function device for executing a...

20060114503 - Data management system and image forming apparatus: A data management system is provided for managing data stored in a plurality of image forming apparatuses. In the data management system, a network communication section of a first complex machine requests a second complex machine to transmit attribute information indicative of data stored on a HDD of the second...

20060114504 - Data management system and image forming apparatus: A complex machine is provided with a HDD in which a data is to be stored, and a control unit for instructing the storage of a data in the HDD. If the data storage is instructed, the control unit confirms the free capacity of the HDD and those of HDDs...

20060114498 - Data processing system, data processing device and data processing program: In a communication system having a client and a server capable of communicating with each other via a network, the server can transmit a command to the client in response to a command request transmitted from the client to the server. The server may include a replying unit that transmits...

20060114501 - Device, data processing method, and program: In a case where a device fails to obtain time information, information relating to a job is generated based on an elapsed time from start of the device, thereby specifying the job processing time later. Or, in a case where a device fails to obtain time information, the device does...

20060114502 - Image forming device, host device and controlling methods thereof: An image forming device, a host device connected to the image forming device and controlling methods thereof. The image forming device includes a memory to store information regarding remaining recording material stored in a recording material storage medium, an image generator to generate at least one of a preview image...

20060114509 - Image output system, and device and method applicable to the same: A method of displaying a screen for operating a plurality of image output devices that each have different attributes, the method comprising the steps of: performing a logical operation of the attributes of the image output devices; and displaying a screen based on the result of the logical operation. A...

20060114506 - Information processing apparatus, information processing method and print systems: In a print system, where whole processing to generate final print data is carried out at a server, concentrated requests from many and unspecified clients, being the feature of Web communication, will increase the load on the server. For overcoming it, it is made feasible to distribute data necessary for...

20060114500 - Method and apparatus for printing image using firmware information provided through barcode: An image printing method and apparatus are provided for receiving firmware information for controlling a printing mode of a printing medium through a barcode and controlling the printing mode of the printing medium using the received firmware information. The image printing apparatus includes a sensing unit which senses a barcode...

20060114494 - Methods and apparatus for accounting information processing for networked printing systems: Methods and apparatus are provided for networked printing systems that include a client computer coupled via a print server to a plurality of network printers. Each network printer is coupled to an associated accounting server that requires pre-print information for billing purposes. The client computer sends the print server a...

20060114505 - Online image processing systems and methods: The present invention allows for online image processing. A sample embodiment of the system comprises an Image Processing Means with one or more predetermined graphical layers, residing on the Image Processing Means The Image Processing Means has the ability to obtain one or more substitute layers and repeat a set...

20060114499 - Print system and printing method: A print system for transmitting print data from a host PC to a printer by radio communication and performing printing. It is determined on the host PC side whether or not two-way communication by radio communication is possible, and if two-way communication is possible, information indicating that two-way communication is...

20060114497 - Printing system: A printing system includes a monochrome marking engine for printing monochrome images and a color marking engine which can print both color and monochrome images. A previewer identifies attributes of the print job, for example, for each page, identifying any monochrome and color images. A user interface enables a user...

20060114495 - Printing system and method utilizing control by external central processing unit: Embodiments of the invention relate to a printing system and method in which a printer is controlled by an external personal computer (PC). In an embodiment, a method of printing comprises the acts of (a) receiving compressed tiles from a personal computer, the compressed tiles representing rectangles of data of...

20060114507 - Processor circuitry for a pagewidth printhead: Processing circuitry for a pagewidth printhead includes a bus. A processor is connected to the bus to control operation of the processing circuitry. Page data input circuitry is connected to the bus to permit compressed page data to be communicated to the processing circuitry. Expansion circuitry is connected to the...

20060114493 - System and method for managing capabilities in a network: Systems and methods for managing capabilities in a network are described. The method describes receiving a first capabilities data structure having a first dataset from a primary service, and then receiving a second capabilities data structure having a second dataset from one or more secondary services. The method next describes...

20060114510 - Apparatus and method for image conversion: An apparatus and method for image conversion are provided. The apparatus includes a file classification unit, a file conversion unit, and a control unit. The file classification unit classifies image files stored in a predetermined storage apparatus by classification criteria including at least one of the size and quality of...

20060114511 - Image printing apparatus control method and image printing apparatus: To prevent generation of an error caused by a print job spooled in a memory in boot processing of an image printing apparatus, a print job file left in a hard disk is checked in boot processing. When an unprocessed print job file exists, it is regarded as the cause...

20060114479 - Accelerated image enhancement: Provided is a computer system and method for processing images. The method includes operating on the one or more images at a first resolution size, the operating providing a low frequency component and a high frequency component of the one or more images, downsizing the low frequency component of the...

20060114483 - Color processing method and its apparatus: A method (for, e.g., proof) of mapping only colors which fall outside a color gamut on its boundary calculates color differences from all the points in the color gamut, and determines a mapping destination by interpolating points with smaller color differences. For this reason, as the number of points that...

20060114482 - Image forming device and controlling method thereof: An image forming device and a controlling method thereof, in which the image forming device includes: a customer replaceable unit memory (CRUM) associated with a recording material storage medium to store a color conversion table group including a color conversion table that c