Facsimile and static presentation processing inventions 08/06

20060192981 - De-bursting print media output: A media buffer is configured, in one embodiment, to receive a burst of sheets of printed media into a buffer path sized to accommodate the burst. One or more secondary sheets contained within the burst are stalled within the buffer path, thereby increasing spacing between the sheets. The burst is...

20060192987 - Bootable cd controller with embedded operating system: A printer controller is disclosed which includes one or more non-volatile memory elements for storing print/fax/scan data and printer controller system parameters. The non-volatile memory elements can include flash memory PCMCIA cards. A non-volatile storage medium is also provided for retaining an operating system, wherein the printer controller is bootable...

20060192986 - Image processing apparatus, image processing method and program: To provide an image processing apparatus, an image processing method and a program that can decrease the frequency at which the object is externally referenced at the time of drawing and improve the drawing efficiency by suitably adjusting the bandwidth so that each element block of a structured document data...

20060192985 - Printing system: The present application relates to a printing system by which the users can notice the discrepancy between printer setting and user's intention before printing and recover such discrepancy easily even if such discrepancy occurs....

20060192988 - Information processing device: In a printer 1 which is an information processing apparatus of the present invention, after a password is accepted from a PC 2 together with image data and job information, the image data is encrypted and stored in a storage part 106, the job information is associated with the password...

20060192989 - Printing method and printing program: In printing onto a creased paper with a fold portion, a printing method of the invention performs a warning step (S203) that gives a warning about the need of smoothening out of the fold portion; and a printing step that starts printing after the warning is given in the warning...

20060192994 - Communication apparatus and communication method: A communication apparatus and method. Identification information statically allocated to a remote communication apparatus is designated. A domain name of the remote communication apparatus is presented to acquire an IP address by using a DNS service. A connection is made to a remote communication apparatus, to which the IP address...

20060193005 - Copying system for enhanced color copying processor: The invention provides a copying system that can perform copying processing for a color original document within a short time. In a color copying system, images on a color original document are read by a scanner of a multi-function center (MFC), as analog RGB data. The analog RGB data is...

20060192999 - Device information management system, computer and program: There is provided a device information management system, including a server, a client and a device in which the server and the client are configured to communicate with each other via a first communication channel while the client and the device are configured to communicate with each other via a...

20060193002 - Drive circuit chip and display device: A source driver according to an aspect of the present invention is a source driver for outputting image signals to an image-signal output terminal, and outputs image signals to an image-signal output terminal with a plurality of timings including a first timing and a second timing, which is different from...

20060192991 - Epson scrapbook central tm reproduction system: A full-size scrapbook page is scanned by n image scanner. A computer device receives an image of the scanned full-size scrapbook page. The full-size scanned scrapbook page is displayed on a display screen coupled to the display device. The full-size scanned scrapbook page is accepted to create an accepted scrapbook...

20060192990 - Image communication method and apparatus: This disclosure relates to specifying a sender in detail when image data is attached to email and transmitted from an Internet facsimile device. An MFP (100) has an E-mail transmission mode in which email with an image is transmitted to a general email address, and an IFAX transmission mode in...

20060192992 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus includes an input part for inputting information, a processing part for processing the information; a storing part for storing the information, an output part for outputting the information, a writing part for writing desired information to a portable recording medium, and a scanner for scanning an...

20060193001 - Image forming apparatus and host terminal apparatus: An image forming apparatus includes a storing section, an interface an abnormality-detecting section, and an information-outputting section. The storing section stores a first item of information on a print job that has been processed in accordance with data received in the image forming apparatus. The interface provides the first item...

20060193003 - Image forming apparatus and image forming system: An image forming apparatus is provided capable of to preventing that the sender collected print result object of a third party, and that the sender's own print result object is taken by a third party away from the print result object keeping section from happening. The image forming apparatus is...

20060192993 - Image forming apparatus, replacement part, method and apparatus for recycling replacement part, and method of controlling image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus includes a judging unit that judges whether a replacement part attached to the image forming apparatus needs replacement based on consumption information indicative of how much the replacement part has been consumed. The replacement part includes a storage unit that stores therein information including identification information...

20060192998 - Message display control apparatus: In a message display control apparatus of the invention, when an administrator of a server computer presses a ‘Details’ button on a setting window displayed on the screen of a display unit, a message display setting module of a CPU in the server computer opens a detailed setting window on...

20060192995 - Method for processing non-standard frames by t.38 gateways: A method for processing non-standard facilities frames by T.38 gateways, wherein the T.38 gateways includes at least one transmitting gateway and at least one receiving gateway, the transmitting gateway is connected with a transmitting facsimile machine, and the receiving gateway is connected with a receiving facsimile machine. The method includes:...

20060193004 - Method of integrating imaging products/services with non-imaging products/services in a single kiosk: A method of integrating photographic imaging products and services functionality with non-imaging functionality using automatic teller machine (ATM) functions for providing financial transactions in a single kiosk is disclosed. This invention provides the consumer with the flexibility to generate imaging products and conduct imaging services or perform ATM-related transactions independent...

20060193000 - Print production system, print order receiver, and image forming apparatus and method: In a print production system, when urgent finishing, in which print production is performed preferentially, is selected with a print order receiver having an urgent finishing selection function, information showing that the urgent finishing has been selected is given to order information and is outputted to an image forming apparatus...

20060192997 - Print status monitor control for printing devices on network: In a print status monitor system of the invention, a specified printer receives a polling interval reduction request from a server in response to polling made at a normal polling interval set to a polling interval, and changes the polling interval to a shorter polling interval, which is shorter than...

20060192996 - Simulation of print via a network: A server receives simulation condition input from a client computer, and in accordance with the simulation condition input creates display-use data indicating the result of the simulation, and sends the display-use data to the client. The print simulator of the server first converts the image data to ink quantities, and...

20060193006 - Print job queuing and scheduling systems and methods: Printing systems and methods are described in which the priorities of print jobs are programmable. A scheduler component oversees print job management and scheduling, and works in concert with components called prioritizers, to provide for ease of programming and customization. In at least some embodiments, an interface to the system...

20060193008 - Document processing apparatus, document processing method and computer program: According to the present invention, a document processing apparatus capable of dynamically changing, according to contents data to be laid out, a layout on a template having an area where an extraction condition for extraction of the contents data from a database is set, the apparatus comprises an obtaining unit...

20060193007 - Method and apparatus for bleed-printing and method and apparatus for decorating a paper object: A method of bleed printing, for example, social stationery, including the steps of attaching a sheet of paper to be printed to a carrier, printing on the sheet of paper so that the printed matter extends beyond at least one edge of a die cut portion of the sheet of...

20060192983 - Caching and optimisation of compositing: A method (1500) of generating a representation of a page (1000) to be rendered is disclosed. The page (1000) comprises one or more graphic objects (1080, 1090), each being defined by two or more edges bounding a fill. The method (1500) operates by partitioning the page (1000) into a plurality...

20060192982 - Image processing device, image processing method, computer readable recording medium stored with image processing program, image processing system, and image forming device: An image processing device manages data for each object transmitted for each image forming device with respect to a plurality of image forming devices, which are transmission destinations of data for each object, and controls transmission of data for each object which has not been transmitted to each image forming...

20060192984 - Method and apparatus for providing a color-balanced multiple print engine: A method and apparatus is disclosed for color balancing page data, from a variety of input sources having non-consistent device color profiles, among a plurality of individually accessible print engines arranged in a system for color printing multiple copies of multiple page documents. Input page data is converted to a...

20060193009 - Image-processing apparatus, image-processing method, image-processing system, printing apparatus, and printing system: An image-processing apparatus includes (A) a value-multiplexing processing section and (B) a dot-formation-data generating section. The value-multiplexing processing section generates, based on image data, multivalue gradation-value data by performing value-multiplexing processing on a gradation value of each of a plurality of pixels that constitute an image expressed by the image...

20060193010 - Image processing device and printing apparatus for performing bidirectional printing: This invention provides a printing apparatus that performs printing on a print medium. The printing apparatus includes: a dot data generator that performs a halftone process on image data, wherein the print image is formed by mutually combining print pixels belonging to each of a plurality of pixel position groups...

20060193011 - Image recording apparatus: An image recording apparatus includes an image forming section, a first frame for supporting the imager forming section, a second frame for supporting the first frame loosely, and a supporting section disposed on an apparatus body for supporting the second frame in a rotatable manner, wherein the first frame moves...

20060193012 - Techniques for acquiring a parent multimedia asset (digital negative) from any of a plurality of multiply modified child multimedia assets: A method apparatus and method for modifying a first multimedia asset to form a second multimedia asset where the first media asset is derivable solely from the second media asset. A multimedia processing command is applied to the first multimedia asset to form the second multimedia asset. The first multimedia...

20060193014 - Document reading unit, scanner and image forming apparatus: The objective of the present invention is the easy removal, from an opening in a support base, of a document support plate. A document reading unit according to this invention includes an image sensor, for reading a document; a support base having a box-like shape, for internally accommodating and supporting...

20060193015 - Image reading apparatus: The invention is related to an image reading apparatus which has a conveying unit which conveys an original (D), a first reading unit including a first reading section which reads one side of the original (D) conveyed by the conveying unit, a second reading unit (12) including a second reading...

20060193013 - Image reading apparatus and imaging apparatus: An image reading apparatus is provided that includes an image sensor configured to convert image light of a document into an image signal, an optical unit configured to project the image light of the document on the image sensor, a drive unit configured to drive the optical unit in a...

20060193016 - Photoelectric conversion device and image sensor: To provide a photoelectric conversion device with low noise at low cost. The photoelectric conversion device includes: a plurality of photoelectric conversion circuits whose output potentials change according to an amount of incident light; a plurality of reset circuits each connected to an output of each of the photoelectric conversion...

20060193017 - Methods and apparatus for real time calibration of a marking engine in a print system: Methods and apparatus are disclosed for modifying the rendered output of a marking engine for a print job in progress. A marking engine commences printing print data for a print job. A parameter of a printed page of the print job is measured while the marking engine prints the print...

20060193018 - Smoothing lattice positions: A profile is created for making correspondence between a lattice point in an ink color space composed of ink colors and a lattice point in a device-independent color space by: defining a virtual force acting on a focused lattice point in a device-independent color space and obtaining the focused lattice...

20060193019 - Image forming apparatus: The object of this invention is to provide an image forming apparatus which is capable of obtaining an appropriate toner density with respect also to low exposure amount value (low gradation value) of the formed image, by using the conversion rule sufficiently approximating the characteristic between an exposure amount and...

20060193020 - Variable data print job system: This invention relates to variable data print job systems. In particular, this invention relates to variable data print job systems that reduce the master and variable jobs to a single job that does not require indefinite disk storage on a printer. A first part of the job contains the master...

20060187478 - Online method and system for converting any file in any format into a pdf file for various uses: A method and system for enabling the conversion of the printable content of any file document in any file format type (1) from a client computer to a Portable Document Format (PDF) file (2) created on a central server. The system allows for secure sharing or subsequent electronic submission of...

20060187480 - Printer: The printer includes a CPU, a bridge image processing unit, a RAM, a ROM, a supply power control unit, a printing unit, a communication I/F, and physical layer I/Fs. When the Ethernet is connected to the communication I/F, if the DMA transfer request signal is not outputted from the DMAC...

20060187479 - Printing system and document management system: According to the present invention, a printing system comprises a conversion unit which performs conversion processing for print data by using a filter module specified by filter information attached to the print data; a history storage unit which stores filter information for specifying the filter module used by said conversion...

20060187481 - Image forming apparatus: An authentication code detecting unit detects data addition authentication information from a print job. An upper apparatus specifying unit specifies a transmitting source of the print job. A RAM stores the data addition authentication information, the transmitting source of the print job, and the print job. An operating unit receives...

20060187486 - Image forming apparatus and control method therefor, program for implementing the method, and printing system: An image forming apparatus which can suppress disordered printing-out by a user and contribute to a reduction in TCO. A print job received through a network 104 is printed out by printing apparatus 103 that includes a host computer 101 and an authentication server 102. The authentication server 102 acquires...

20060187482 - Image processing apparatus, controlling method for image processing apparatus, and program: A scanner is provided with an image memory for storing therein image data read from an original by an image sensor, an image processing portion for effecting image processing on the image data, and a sending portion for sending the image data to an external equipment. The image processing portion...

20060187483 - Information processing apparatus and image generating apparatus and control method therefor: There are provided an image processing apparatus, an image generating apparatus, and an image processing method, capable of automating assignment of keys to functions and registration of macros provided by the image generating apparatus and presenting an index such as a shortcut key associated with one of the registered functions...

20060187485 - Method for monitoring of a directory in a computer system, computer program product and computer system for execution of this method: In a method for monitoring of a directory in a computer system as to whether a new file has been generated in the directory, a stored directory modification time is compared with a current directory modification time. The directory is checked in detail in the event that the current directory...

20060187484 - Printing process control apparatus, program, recording medium and printing process control method for controlling process of printing process control apparatus: A printing process control method for controlling a printing process control apparatus, program, recording medium and process of the printing process control apparatus analyzes order data for designating the number of prints of an original to be printed by a printer and a post-processing condition, divides the order data into...

20060187487 - Image forming system: An image forming apparatus is provided with a storage device having storage areas divided corresponding to a characteristic value allocated for each print requesting person. Upon receiving print data and a characteristic value from an external device, the image forming apparatus stores the print data into a storage area which...

20060187489 - Controlling timing for starting image formation: Exemplary embodiments provide an apparatus, method, system, computer program and product, each capable of controlling a timing for starting image formation such that when forming a preceding image and a following image, a timing for starting formation of the following image is adjusted based on a timing for starting the...

20060187488 - Image processing device, image processing method, and computer readable recording medium stored with image processing program: A print server which functions as an image processing device extracts the reusable data of each object to be used on multiple pages within the file and prepares the form data by synthesizing the extracted reusable data. The print server prepares page data to be used for printing by synthesizing...

20060187471 - Print data compiling device and method, print data compiling program, and printing method: A print data compiling device has a first unit, a second unit and a compiling unit. The first unit specifies a size of an original arbitrarily. The second unit divides image generated based on image data. The image data is generated based on a size of paper on which the...

20060187472 - Web-fed printing press: A web-fed printing press, in particular a newspaper printing press having at least two printing press subsystems, is disclosed. Each printing press subsystem has a printing unit comprised of several printing mechanisms, a web guidance unit for conveying printed and unprinted substrate webs and a turning bar unit having several...

20060187473 - Image forming apparatus and method with improved capabilities of correcting image magnification error: An image forming apparatus and method that detects a light beam deflected by a polygon mirror at least at two separate locations on the line in the horizontal scanning direction, measures the difference in time of passage between these locations, makes a comparison between the thus determined interval and a...

20060187474 - Color image forming apparatus: A tandem type color image forming apparatus, which can continuously form color images each containing two or more colors, including: a signal creating section having, for each color, two or more image area setting counters for generating an image valid area signal to set a starting position and a width...

20060187476 - Image display device, method of generating correction value of image display device, program for generating correction value of image display device, and recording medium recording program thereon: A method of generating a correction value of an image display device having an image display unit and a correction unit, the image display unit having a screen on which an image is displayed and an image generating device which is paired with the screen and of which an output...

20060187475 - Image processing system and image processing apparatus: An image processing system is disclosed that is configured to input color image data, generate color image data identification information identifying the color image data, store the color image data identification information in association with the color image data, generate monochrome image data based on the color image data, combine...

20060187477 - Image processing system and image processing method: An image forming system is provided and includes an access unit, a reductive color processing unit, an order sheet print control unit, a composition unit, and a composite print control unit. The access unit accesses a user image stored in a recording medium, the processing unit forms a background image...

20060187490 - Method for processing digital image data: A method for processing digital image data (ID) is proposed wherein a step (B) of processing digital image data (ID) comprises or realizes a sub-step (B′) of image improvement with respect to said digital image data (ID) which uses or which is based on a process of re-mapping (REM) together...

20060187491 - Printing device, printing program, printing method, image processing device, image processing program, image processing method, and recoding medium with the programs recorded thereon: A printing device including: a unit partitioning M image data (M≧3) into a plurality of partition regions; a unit that detects an edge in the M image data; a unit enhancing the detected edge; a unit determining whether each of the partition regions includes an edge; a unit determining whether...

20060187492 - Printing controller and printing control program: A print control device (employed for printing a character string including characters and/or symbols on a plurality of labels arranged on a long tape-like print medium along the length of the print medium) comprises: character string storage means for storing a character string to be printed; separating point detecting means...

20060187494 - Image processing method, image processing apparatus, and control program for image processing apparatus: In an image processing apparatus, the image data to be recorded/output by an image recording means is specified by information stated on a mark sheet that is read from an image reading means. The image data to be printed/output is analyzed, the number of people in the photographic object in...

20060187493 - Image scanning method and apparatus capable of effectively securing illumination intensity: An image scanning apparatus scans an image formed on a surface of a document. The image scanning apparatus includes a contact glass, a plurality of moving members including a light source and a plurality of reflection mirrors, an imaging lens, and an image pickup device. The contact glass holds the...

20060187495 - Image forming apparatus, information processing apparatus, program, recording medium and data transmission method: When a user transmits data from a PC to the outside, log information can be accumulated in a composite machine connected via network to the PC and an unnecessary data outflow due to the data transmission can be prevented. In the PC, a transmission acceptance portion accepts from a user...

20060187496 - Digital computer and system for recording information on operations: A main controller stores levels and information to be stored in accordance with the levels. An operation screen is used to enter operation information for operating a complex machine 1. A scanner engine and a plotter engine execute operations based on the operation information. A memory records only information on...

20060187497 - Circuit for detecting a clock error in a scanned-image system and related circuits, systems, and methods: A circuit for detecting a phase error between a clock signal and a beam position includes a beam generator, a sensor, and a phase detector. The beam generator directs a beam toward a beam sweeper in response to the clock signal, and the sensor detects the beam as directed from...

20060187499 - Connection unit and optical-scanning fluoroscopy apparatus: When exchanging a dichroic mirror to detect fluorescence of a different wavelength, it is unnecessary to carry out precise positional adjustment, particularly in a compact examination apparatus, and the dichroic mirror can be easily exchanged. The invention provides a connection unit including a light-source optical fiber, removably connected to the...

20060187500 - Image reading device, image forming apparatus, and image reading method: An image reading device that reads image information by irradiating an illuminating light onto a document by an illumination unit and converting a reflected light from a surface of the document to an electric signal by a photoelectric transducer, wherein the illumination unit includes a plurality of light emitting diodes...

20060187502 - Method and apparatus for increasing signal to noise ratio: A method for increasing signal to noise ratio is disclosed. The method can automatically detect saturation output voltage of the photosensors via adjusting exposure time or illumination intensity so as to obtain optimum output voltage of the photosensors as well as high signal to noise ratio that can generate high...

20060187501 - Scanning apparatus and guiding mechanism thereof: A scanning apparatus comprises a light-pervious plate, an optical device, and a guiding mechanism. The light-pervious plate provides a plane for placing an object to be scanned. The optical device is disposed under the light-pervious plate for capturing the image of the object and transforms the image into the corresponding...

20060187498 - Scanning module: A scanning module includes a main body and a sensor module. The sensor module includes a circuit board, a sensing element, an image sensor adjustable mechanism and four adjustable rods. By means of the image sensor adjustable mechanism and these four adjustable rods, the positions of the sensing element can...

20060187503 - Image sensor with scaler and image scaling method thereof: An image sensor is wieldy used in many fields, including medical field and security device. Specifically, the image sensor is most widely used in digital camera and mobile phone. The digital camera and the mobile phone requires capture image of higher resolution and higher quality. However, a preview size of...

20060187504 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus in which air or dust does not enter a recording liquid tube when an ink cartridge is changed is disclosed. An engine unit, in which an image forming section and a sub scanning direction paper carrying section are integrated as one unit, is removably attached to...

20060187506 - Color image processing apparatus and color image processing method: A color adjustment, which matches a directional property STUV given by sensuous terms relating to color tones, can be performed by converting color image data into a color space having a direction of lightness M, a direction of saturation N and a hue axis K, and relatively changing a lightness...

20060187505 - Profile creation for texture simulation with clear toner: A system and method for selective color-correction when applying three-dimensional texture to a printed substrate hinges either on a metric that is elicited from the image, or as determined by an operator. The metric may be associated with the human visual acuity curve for textural information. Other textural metrics may...

20060187507 - Image recording apparatus, image recording method, method for controlling the image recording apparatus, storage medium storing a program capable of being read by a computer, and image processing method: When recording a gradation pixel by performing pseudo-halftone processing, the occurrence of unevenness in the density in the recorded image is suppressed. For that purpose, when recording a pseudo-halftone image using dot patterns, a dot-pattern table storing a plurality of different dot patterns is provided for each gradation value. One...

20060187508 - Dynamic image composition apparatus and method: The movement of an image component is determined using the plot information, such as the position, size of the image component, etc., at each time. The complex movement of each image component can be easily generated by providing a plurality of plot information generating units for each image component and...

20060181716 - Rfid tag, printing paper, printer, and rfid system: A radio frequency identification tag to be attached to printing paper includes an upper face that is opposite to a face to be attached to the printing paper, the upper face being made of a paper material substantially equal to the printing paper....

20060181729 - Image forming apparatus and image forming system: An image forming system includes a client apparatus and an image forming apparatus. The client apparatus includes an authentication data storing area defining section that produces an authentication data storing area in an external storage medium; a writing section that writes authentication data into the authentication data storing area; and...

20060181727 - Image forming apparatus and print processing method for the image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus is provided. In this apparatus, a control panel functions to allow a user to input an instruction. A period setting section functions to set an output inhibit period. A job control section, upon receiving a job, stores the job in a memory unit while converting the...

20060181726 - Image forming apparatus, cartridge, and storing device mounted to the cartridge: An image forming apparatus has a first image formation mode for forming an image on an image bearing member by using developer under a first predetermined image forming condition and a second image formation mode for forming an image on an image bearing member by using developer under a second...

20060181728 - Job allocation control apparatus and job allocation control method: In a job allocation control apparatus, whether or not a job has security setting is discriminated, if it is decided that the job has the security setting, this job is set to a scheduling target to a clean device, and if it is decided that the job does not have...

20060181732 - Facsimile apparatus, and received-data processing method for use in said facsimile apparatus: A facsimile apparatus includes one or a plurality of connecting portions configured to connect an external storage, a communication portion having a plurality of different facsimile lines, a line specifying portion configured to specify a facsimile line which received data, a detecting portion configured to detect that an external storage...

20060181731 - Image retrieving apparatus, an image retrieving method, and a recording medium: An image retrieving apparatus for retrieving a plurality of original images from a recording medium on which a plurality of original images taken are recorded, includes an index retrieving unit for retrieving an index manifest file from the recording medium; an asset manifest retrieving unit for retrieving an asset manifest...

20060181734 - Method and apparatus for transmitting data to network and method and apparatus for receiving data from network: A TOE (TCP/IP Offload Engine) can transmit data to and receive data from a network without causing a plurality of high order processes to influence each other in a computer mounted by a plurality of processors, each of which is mounted by a plurality of cores. The TOE 101 generates...

20060181730 - System and method for controlling a printing device with a portable computing device: A system for enhancing functionality of printing device is disclosed. The system comprises a non-portable computing device and a printing device connected to the non-portable computing device. The system also comprises a portable computing device intermediate the non-portable device and the printing device. A communication path is established between the...

20060181733 - Transmission apparatus and method: A pre-emphasis circuit to emphasize edges of transmission data is controlled in correspondence with the result of analysis of the transmission data....

20060181735 - File operation limiting system, file operation limiting program, file operation limiting method, electronics and printing apparatus: A file operation limiting system limiting a file operation for a file stored in a storage unit. The storage unit including a file storage area. The file operation limiting system including: a file storage area limiting unit limiting the file operation per file storage area; a total file number obtaining...

20060181736 - Image collage builder: A computer-implemented method includes providing a collage layout comprising one or more image receiving areas on a user interface, moving an image symbol representing a digital image into a first image receiving area in the collage layout; and storing a data structure comprising digital data associated with the digital image...

20060181717 - Image forming apparatus: In an image forming apparatus, at the time of print recording of a set of image data to a plurality of recording sheets, by the use of a recording sheet interval that is an interval between a position where print recording of a recording sheet of the plurality of recording...

20060181718 - Method and arrangement for control of the printing of a thermotransfer printing device: In a method and an arrangement for controlling printing by a thermotransfer printing apparatus with relative movement between a thermotransfer print head and a print medium, a microprocessor that provides pixel energy data to a pixel energy memory by making an energy value calculation and by coding, and a print...

20060181723 - Color correction techniques for correcting color profiles or a device-independent color space: According to an embodiment of the present invention, selective tristimulous corrections to device-independent coordinates are applied using a piecewise linear correction function. The piecewise linear correction function is defined such that a maximum of the piecewise linear correction function occurs at a boundary condition of a corresponding device-dependent color space,...

20060181719 - Color matching method in color image printing preparation: A color matching method characterized by comprising the steps of executing, in a batch process, by applying a preset correction condition, color matching that is offered to a color separating job done in a printing preparation step by B who has received from A an order for printing documents including...

20060181725 - Image processing apparatus, and method of controlling the same: Two main-scanning-color-group recognition units, each for measuring a degree of continuity of chromatic pixels in a main scanning direction are provided. A degree of continuity in a sub-scanning direction is measured by the degree of continuity of chromatic pixels in the main scanning direction determined by a different threshold....

20060181720 - Image processing device and image processing method for performing conversion of color image data: The purpose of the image processing device is to convert color image data rapidly to data expressed by the dot on/off state. A plurality of adjacent pixels is grouped as a first type of block, and judgment of the dot on/off state performed by suitably using the error diffusion method...

20060181724 - Image processing method and device: This image processing method for the conversion of an image with a first number of bits per pixel, for example 16 bits per pixel, into an image with a second number of bits per pixel, for example 18 bits per pixel, includes generating additional coding bit values for the components...

20060181721 - Motion picture content preview: A method is described for providing an accurate cinema screen preview of digitized image data. The method may determine an exposure range of print film using an encoding range and a color calibration reference. In addition, a sensitometric curve associated with the print film may be sampled over the exposure...

20060181722 - System and method for profiling digital-image input devices: In a system and a method for profiling a digital-image input device, profiling of the digital-image input device is performed based at least on an image of a color chart and an estimated illumination of the color chart generated by comparing illumination of device-dependent coordinate values for the image of...

20060181737 - Image processing system, image processing device, image outputting device and method for same: A computer serving as an image processing device produces pixel groups by assembling a plurality of adjacent pixels among the plurality of pixels forming the image data, and determines the pixel group tone value for each pixel group. Number data corresponding to the pixel tone values of the pixel groups...

20060181738 - Image forming apparatus, image forming method, and image forming program: An image forming apparatus, for forming an image with using distributions of two or more types of dots having different densities per unit area in a same hue, including: a threshold value matrix; and a dot formation determining section for carrying out comparison between a pixel value at a target...

20060181739 - Image processing device, image processing method, program product, and print product: An image processing device includes: an image memory that is adapted to store image data, the image data including a plurality of pixels, the image data including a pixel value of each pixel; a threshold memory that is adapted to store a plurality of dither matrixes, each of the plurality...

20060181740 - Block artifact phenomenon eliminating device and eliminating method thereof: A device for eliminating a block artifact phenomenon of a decoded image frame, and an eliminating method thereof. A method for eliminating a block artifact phenomenon according to the present invention includes: extracting pixel information including a magnitude of edge response, an edge direction, and an edge position, by applying...

20060181741 - Dynamic image saturation enhancement apparatus: The invention provides an apparatus for dynamically adjusting the saturation of an image signal consisting of a plurality of pixels. The apparatus includes a first transformation module, an operation module, a gain module, an adjustment module and a second transformation module. The first transformation module transforms the pixels of the...

20060181742 - Information processing methodology: An information processing methodology gives rise to an application program interface which includes an automated digitizing unit, such as a scanner, which inputs information from a diversity of hard copy documents and stores information from the hard copy documents into a memory as stored document information. Portions of the stored...

20060181743 - Method of making optics element: An optics element, such as an optical, IR, or X-ray mirror or mirror segment, is made by a combination of replication and lamination by depositing a first metallic layer on a replicating surface of a master or mandrel, depositing a light weight backing layer that adheres on the first metallic...

20060181744 - Optical unit and optical pickup apparatus: An optical unit for an optical pickup apparatus for recording and or reproducing information onto or from the first to third optical recording media by applying the first to third light beams emitted from the first to third light sources, the optical unit comprises a mirror having dichroic mirror layer...

20060181746 - Carrying apparatus image reading apparatus and image forming apparatus: A carrying apparatus comprises a carrying device which allows a medium sheet which is picked up by a pick-up device to be sandwiched by carrying roller pairs and carried at a second speed higher than at a first speed, and a driving device which has a drive source and a...

20060181747 - Image reading apparatus and image reading method: Reference images on the respective surfaces of a reference document transported on a transportation path are read out by a first image reading section and a second image reading section, respectively. As a result a first reference readout image and a second reference readout image are acquired. in accordance with...

20060181745 - Image-processing device, document-reading device, electronic apparatus, and document-reading method: An original reading apparatus includes an original transport mechanism that has a pickup roller (R1) and the like and an original reading mechanism that has a light source unit (6) and the like, and captures an image of an original transported by the original transport mechanism. When multi-feeding has occurred,...

20060181748 - Lens unit and imaging apparatus: A lens unit includes: a lens barrel; a movable section including a movable lens and configured to be moved in an optical axis direction relative to the lens barrel; a linear actuator configured to move the movable section in the optical axis direction; and a biasing blade spring including a...

20060181749 - Method and apparatus for quantifying visual showthrough of printed images on the reverse of planar objects: An image analysis method to quantify visual showthrough of printed images on the reverse face of planar objects, such as paper. An illumination level is set using a white reference object. A white reference image is stored in a computer memory. An image of a planar object having a printed...

20060181750 - Image-forming system with improved workability by displaying image finish and setting items in course of processing: An image finish information generation unit included in an image-forming system is configured to generate an expected image finish and an input setting screen to be used for receiving setting inputs from an operator based on image data obtained by reading a document by a scanner or through a network,...

20060176497 - Control device for printing digital image and printer incorporating the same: An operation of a user is inputted to an operating section. A display shows information to the user. A controller causes, in accordance with the operation inputted to the operating section, the display to selectively show: a first screen image showing a plurality of groups, each of which includes at...

20060176496 - Extensible transformation framework: A method and system providing an extensible transformation framework have been disclosed. The framework in accordance with the method and system receives a plurality of artifacts as input. The framework calls classifiers to determine a type for each of the plurality of artifacts. The classifier may not group together a...

20060176499 - Information processing apparatus having customized driver, method of controlling the same, and medium storing control program: An information processing method carried out in an information processing apparatus having a driver program which has previously been installed, and an installation set including a driver program to be customized and an installer, comprises specifying expansion print setting from print settings set in the driver program which has previously...

20060176498 - Print processing system and print processing program: There is provided a print processing system for storing image data to be subjected to printing processes in predetermined folders on an order-by-order basis and for processing the image data on the basis of the content of a printing-condition file, the print processing system comprising: first-folder setting means for setting...

20060176500 - Information processing device: An information processing device which judges that there is a possibility that the device is being left standing depending on the nature of a processing operation while this processing operation is being performed and places an operating lock on the device. The operating lock is placed on the device (step...

20060176508 - Communication apparatus: A communication apparatus comprises a reception section that receives format-specifying data specifying an attribute relating to a format of a document and data which identifies contents to which the format is applied, from a communication terminal; a generation section that generates document data by applying the format-specifying data to the...

20060176510 - Image data transmission device and image data transmission method: An image data transmission device retrieves data from a Radio Frequency Identification (RF-ID) tag associated with an original document by using an RF-ID reader. The image data transmission device generates first image data from the retrieved data, adds the generated first image data to second image data obtained by scanning...

20060176511 - Image forming apparatus and control method thereof: When printing an image on a printing sheet, it is judged whether or not an RFID tag has been arranged in the printing sheet. When an RFID tag has been arranged, an image indicating the presence of RFID tag is printed, or an RFID tag cutting assistant line or the...

20060176512 - Image forming device: An image forming device includes a unit for storing received print data in a nonvolatile memory, and for determining whether or not the desired number of prints of the print data is equal to or greater than a previously set threshold value, a unit for printing the desired number of...

20060176514 - Image forming device and firmware overwriting method: An image forming device, including: rewritable memory that stores firmware composed of a plurality of modules; and a controller that performs print processing based on the firmware stored in the memory, wherein the image forming device is structured including a detachable, consumable unit having a storage unit that stores at...

20060176507 - Image processing system, image processing device, control method thereof and computer program product: An image processing device, which performs an image-related process about an image in cooperation with another image forming device via a network, is provided with a device configuration detection portion for detecting a function that is added to the image processing device itself, and a new function information notifying portion...

20060176501 - Image transmission apparatus: When an address is inputted through input means for inputting an address of a receiving end, an image transmission apparatus carries out an authentication process that determines whether or not the inputting person is a right authorized person. When it is determined that the corresponding operation is right through the...

20060176502 - Method and system for calculating an order pick-up time for an order to process digital images: User software provided to a user by a photo developer provides the user with functionality to access and view digital images on a display of the computing device and electronically place orders for photographic prints and the like with the photo developer. Software operative on a centralized server system receives...

20060176503 - Method and system for processing digital images: User software provided to a user by a photo developer provides the user with functionality to access and view digital images on a display of the computing device and electronically place orders for photographic prints with the photo developer. The user software generates an order file, which is transmitted via...

20060176504 - Mobile device-based printing system and method: A mobile device-based printing system and method is described. The printer system for network printing includes a communication network adapted to transfer messages between a mobile device and a printer. The printer is connectable to the communication network to receive a print message, including a reference to a document to...

20060176506 - Network interfacing system for pictbridge® printer: A password input and verification method is provided to prevent the disclosing of the password from peeping. The method is easy to learn, transparent to the users, and requires no hardware change and only minor software modification. The method allows a user to enter a much longer string of characters...

20060176505 - Printer voice portal: A printer portal including a network connection arranged to transfer user voice command input and printer portal output, a telephony system arranged to receive user voice command input and generate printer portal output via the network connection, a printing device arranged to print information responsive to the telephony system based...

20060176513 - Printer, printer control method, and recording medium: A printer supporting direct printing is disclosed that includes an obtaining part configured to obtain images from an external image feeder and a notification part configured to notify the external image feeder of completion of processing the images obtained by the obtaining part. The obtaining part is capable of obtaining...

20060176515 - Printing system including different kinds of printers and a printer selecting device therefor: A printing system including a plurality of different kinds of printers and a printer selecting device therefore are disclosed. The printer selecting device includes an accepting section for accepting information representative of a desired number of printings input, and selecting means for selecting one of the printers matching with the...

20060176509 - System and device for image processing: An image processing system, which 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, a service supply unit configured to execute...

20060176516 - System and method for embedding and retrieving information in digital images and using the information to copyright the digital images: A system and method for embedding information in digital images and using the information to copyright the digital images are provided. The system includes a digital imaging capture device including a capture module configured to capture at least one digital image; a processing module configured to associate information to the...

20060176495 - Apparatus and method for image quality improvement while scaling and scrolling the image: An image data processing apparatus for detecting a scrolling direction of a first image thereto scaling the first image simultaneously is disclosed. The image data processing apparatus includes an image detecting module and a scaling module. The image detecting module is used for extracting an eigenvalue of the first image...

20060176517 - Algorithm for controlling half toning process: An algorithm for modulating printer half-tone screening based on the tonal values of the region being reproduced is provided. The algorithm determines the tonal values for a particular region and assigns real number constants to that region. As the clustering screen is applied, the threshold values in the clustering screen...

20060176518 - Halftoning system: A method for mapping a point (pixel) outside a halftone cell to a point inside the halftone cell by determining the size of a rectangle which is tiled exactly by the halftone cell. If the size of the rectangle permits, a threshold array is employed to render the pixel. Otherwise,...

20060176519 - Black out correction device: A black out correction device according to the present invention comprises a correction level storage, a comparator and a selector. The correction level storage memorizes a signal level equal to an original signal level of a sampled signal outputted from an image sensing device when a black out is generated...

20060176520 - Method, device, and program for image conversion, method, device and program for texture mapping, and server-client system: A plurality of parameters included in a predetermined illumination equation which defines a brightness are acquired for each pixel of an image. For each of the parameters, a homogeneous region including pixels which are similar in value of the parameter is specified. In each of the specified homogeneous region, each...

20060176521 - Digitization of microfiche: A method for automatic recovery of metadata and document structure from a microfiche presentation of documents, as part of a process for automated digitization of documents from microfiche. The method comprises scanning the cards to form a low resolution general view, identifying regions of metadata or catalog data within the...

20060176525 - Analog front-end circuit and electronic apparatus: An analog front-end circuit that controls an imaging device and processes an analog image signal output from the imaging device comprises: an analog processor that receives an analog image signal from the imaging device, provides the image signal with predetermined processing, and outputs a resultant signal; an A/D converter that...

20060176522 - Apparatus for and a method of determining a surface characteristic: An interferometer system (2) directs light along a sample path (SP) towards a sample surface (7) and along a reference path (RP) towards a reference surface (6) such that light reflected by the region of the sample surface and light reflected by the reference surface interfere. During relative movement along...

20060176523 - Chassis shock lockup apparatus for an image scanning device: A shock lockup apparatus is mounted on the chassis of an image scanning device includes a stopping block and a lockup module, with part of the transmission belt driving the chassis of the image scanning device being placed in between. In such a manner, when the image scanning device is...

20060176524 - Compact portable document digitizer and organizer with integral display: A hand-held image digitizer is provided, which comprises a chassis having first and second components, and a scanner disposed within the chassis, the scanner being adapted to digitize the image of a surface of a document placed within a scanning region inside of said chassis. The chassis is movable from...

20060176526 - Method for calibration of a laser thermal halftone printer: A method of calibrating a printing system is described herein. The method includes measuring media sensitometry at the manufacturing location using controlled test equipment and distributing data via web, mailing, or RFID chip, optimizing exposures of a test pattern, averaging multiple machine calibrations and factory distributed calibration data, adjusting the...

20060176527 - Image reading device and image reading method: In an image reading system, a photographic film is conveyed, an image frame is conveyed to a reading position, pre-scanned and fine scanned. An image obtained by pre-scanning is displayed on a display section. The film is conveyed after the inspection processing ends. Further, by using data output from six...

20060176528 - Methods and systems for color gamut adjustment: Embodiments of the present invention comprise methods and systems for color gamut mapping....

20060176529 - Smoothing of dispositions of lattice points for creation of profile: In order to create a profile that associates lattice points defined in an equipment-dependent color space with lattice points defined in an equipment-independent color space, a reference profile that associates a plurality of lattice points in the equipment-dependent color space with lattice points in the equipment-independent color space is retrieved....

20060176530 - Gradation interpolating circuit and gradation interpolating method: A gradation interpolating circuit is configured to receive an image signal having a boundary line, and to change a gradation pattern in a plurality of frames in accordance with a predetermined formula, with respect to an image in a region surrounded by a pixel parallel to the boundary line and...

20060176531 - Image forming apparatus, image forming method and computer-readable storage medium: Methods and apparatuses for forming images on recording media of different sizes are provided. The image forming procedure may include reading setting information which includes the size of a substitute recording medium for each user from a memory and, when the size of the recording medium specified by the print...

20060170935 - Image-forming device: Flanges are pressed into opposite ends of a photoreceptor drum. A noncontact charging roller is arranged so as to face, but have no direct contact with, the photoreceptor drum. On both end portions of the noncontact charging roller, spacers are provided for maintaing a gap between the photoreceptor drum and...

20060170947 - Device driver and recording medium: A device driver is disclosed which is used in a computer connected to a device. The computer includes an input unit, a display unit, a storage unit and a processing unit. The storage unit stores a setup information file including an attribute value of a function of the device and...

20060170948 - Document processing apparatus, document processing method and program: There is provided a document processing apparatus capable of, when acquiring a document based on a template file created by a variable printing system after converting the document into its own format, constructing a document in a format in which a concept of a record is introduced and preferably enabling...

20060170950 - Image forming apparatus: When a print request has been made, a control portion confirms whether or not there is a request for post-processing by a paper post-processing portion (step S2) and the type of recording paper that is to be used (step S8). If there is a request for post-processing, then it is...

20060170946 - Image forming apparatus and printer driver delivery system: A printer driver delivery system delivers a printer driver to an information processing device through a specific network. A delivery device includes a delivery destination list storage unit for storing a delivery destination list according to information of an image forming apparatus to which a printer driver is delivered; a...

20060170944 - Method and system for rasterizing and encoding multi-region data: System and method for rasterizing and encoding multi-region data. In one aspect, a rasterizer derives descriptive information from print data stream (PDS) data, where the descriptive information includes a designation of at least one region of text data in the PDS data, and bitmap data depicting the region of text...

20060170945 - Mood-based organization and display of instant messenger buddy lists: A mood state may be modeled using mood information for a content selection (e.g., a digitally-encoded song) and/or by using mood information determined by how a user is interacting with a media player. For example, a playlist engine on a host may determine that a particular song is associated with...

20060170943 - Printer controlled default driver configuration: Methods and systems for permitting a rendering device, such as a printer, to be automatically configured at the time of device driver installation, regardless of the means utilized to install the driver are disclosed. In general, a device driver (e.g., a printer driver) is associated with the rendering device. The...

20060170949 - Printing system: A printing system is provided capable of preventing unnecessary image information from being sent. The printing system is formed by an image processing apparatus to generate print data and an image forming apparatus to receive the print data and to execute a print. In the printing system, the image forming...

20060170952 - Image processing apparatus and method: It is desired that only necessary document pages be picked up from an enormous quantity of documents and copied by controlling copying operation on the basis of information designated by a user. For this purpose, a plurality of images are input, each image is segmented into objects, and an object...

20060170951 - Method and arrangement for inhibiting counterfeit printing of legal tender: A method of inhibiting printing of counterfeit legal tender is such as to analyze acquired digital image data to detect a presence of data indicative of predetermined fibers in an image represented by the image data. This method further includes one of modifying or preventing printing of a image in...

20060170964 - Communication apparatus: A communication system includes a printing apparatus and a data transmitting apparatus configured to transmit image data to the printing apparatus. The printing apparatus includes a printing unit, a recording medium information obtaining unit that obtains information identifying the recording medium on which an image has not be printed normally,...

20060170967 - Device search apparatus: There is disclosed an apparatus for searching a device on a network. A device search client links a search condition for searching the device with an icon to store the search condition. When a user designates the icon, the search condition linked with the icon and stored is inquired of...

20060170966 - Document management system, printing apparatus, and document management apparatus: A document management system includes a printing apparatus and a document management system which manages a document, the printing apparatus including a storage unit which stores print data, a notification unit which notifies the document management apparatus of specifying information for specifying the print data stored in the storage unit,...

20060170959 - Image outputting system and control program for outputting image: In an image outputting system, a monitor simultaneously outputs a plurality of input image data. A management server stores a management table including display starting time regarding each piece of image data. A detecting unit detects an event which requests the monitor to display new image data. A determining unit...

20060170962 - Image processing apparatus, log management method, and log management system: An image processing apparatus for performing an image forming process is disclosed. The image processing apparatus includes one or more job executing parts for executing a series of jobs for performing the image forming process, and a log recording part for recording a plurality of log information items corresponding to...

20060170968 - Image processing system and image processing method: An image processing system is provided and includes a first receiving unit, a print control unit, a second receiving unit, a read control unit, and a composition unit. The first receiving unit receives an order-sheet request, and the print control unit causes a printer unit to print an area notation...

20060170960 - Image reading apparatus, server apparatus, and image processing system: A control method of an image reading apparatus for transferring image information obtained by reading an original to a server apparatus has: a reading step of reading the original; a forming step of forming electronic data corresponding to the original read in the reading step; a designation step of designating...

20060170953 - Information processing method, information processing system, information processing device and recording medium: When there is a request for acquisition of a printer driver from a client apparatus, a management server acquires device configuration information of each printer apparatus, and makes a judgment of a security level of each printer apparatus as well as makes a judgment of a confidentiality level of data...

20060170954 - Method and system for generating synchronous multidimensional data streams from a one -dimensional data stream: A hardware approach and methodology for receiving one dimensional pixel data stream of scanned lines of a video frame and simultaneously generating therefrom two dimensional parallel data used for real-time video processing in video systems. The parallel data comprise vertical, horizontal and diagonal pixel data centered on a current pixel...

20060170955 - Network access to partial document images: A method and apparatus for transporting portions of document images across a network in response to one or more requests are described. In one embodiment, the method comprises receiving a plurality of requests for portions of a JPM file and transmitting a JPM file in parts in response to the...

20060170961 - Production management apparatus, production management method, program, and document production system: A construction information extraction section acquires information about a construction of a document from order information about document production acquired by an order information acquisition section. A job definition section defines jobs for producing a component, based on the construction information, and also defines stages to be executed in each...

20060170958 - Proximity of shared image devices: A technique involving either: a) transmitting at least one portion of at least one image representation from, or b) receiving at least one portion of at least one image representation to, a first shared image device in a manner at least partially relying on a proximity of the first shared...

20060170956 - Shared image devices: A device comprising a first shared image device that captures at least one image representation. The first shared image device receives a request to share the at least one image representation to an at least one other shared image device. The first shared image device and the at least one...

20060170957 - System and method for automated control of computer printing features: The system and method automatically ensures the enforcement of specific computer printer or multifunction peripherals (MFPs) printing features according to predefined rules based on characteristics such as the originating computer user name, the originating computer application, or the originating file extension. A Client Service installed in the computer printers and...

20060170963 - System and server for providing content: There is provided a server for providing contents, which is provided with a registration unit that stores first destination information representing a destination of offering of contents in a memory, as a regular destination of contents, if the registration unit receives a command for registration accompanied by the first destination...

20060170965 - System, server, and device for providing contents: According to an aspect of the invention, there is provided a content providing system, which includes a client device configured to receive contents, and a server connected to the client device to provided contents for the client device. The client device includes a suspend instruction issuing unit that instructs the...

20060170969 - Inkjet recording apparatus: An inkjet recording apparatus includes a recording head, a carriage, a movable body, a moving mechanism, and a relative position controller. The recording head is provided with a sub-tank and an ejection nozzle. The sub-tank includes an air discharging unit having a communication hole that allows communication of the interior...

20060170970 - Method for defining an imposition plan: A method for defining an imposition plan for producing a first portion of a first printed product and a second portion of a second printed product, the method including (a) defining a first run list of the first portion; (b) defining a second run list of the second portion; (c)...

20060170936 - Image forming apparatus and image transferring unit for the same: An image forming apparatus of the present invention includes a plurality of image carriers arranged side by side and charging means, exposing means and developing means arranged around each image carrier. An image transferring unit includes an image transfer belt and a plurality of bias applying members for applying image...

20060170937 - Printing apparatus, printing apparatus control program, printing apparatus control method, printing data creating apparatus, printing data creating program and printing data creating method: A printing apparatus for printing an image on a medium by a print head having a nozzle capable of creating dots includes: a module acquiring image data having an M-ary pixel data value (M≧3); a module creating N-ary image data (M>N≧2) from an M-ary pixel value (M≧3) expressed by each...

20060170941 - Apparatus and method for converting color data using color gamut extension: An apparatus and method for converting color data are provided. The method includes generating a CMYK color gamut extended from a CMY color gamut that consists of a cyan (C) colorant, a magenta (M) colorant, and a yellow (Y) colorant, by use of the CMY color gamut and a black...

20060170939 - Color processing device and its method: In order to implement color matching between different printers upon proofing or the like, color processing that absorbs not only a difference between gamuts but also differences among white, black, and a gray line is required. Two pieces of gamut information of an appearance color space of first and second...

20060170942 - Color-space transformation-matrix calculating method and image processing device: A color space transformation matrix calculating method is provided that calculates a color space transformation matrix which transforms colors in a first color space to colors in a second color space. The method optimizes a plurality of constant color-space transformation matrices, so that each of the constant color-space transformation matrices...

20060170938 - Enhancing cmyk color workflow for cmykf color: A method of printing with a CMYKF or specialized CMYK printer comprising the steps of characterizing the CMYK gamut of the printer, characterizing the CMYKF or specialized CMYK gamut of the printer, morphing the L*a*b* data associated with the CMYK gamut into L*a*b*(*) data associated with the CMYKF gamut with...

20060170940 - Gamut mapping apparatus and method thereof: Apparatuses and methods for performing gamut compression. A gamut mapping apparatus of the invention includes a gamut analyzing unit for analyzing the gamut of a source device and the gamut of a target device using a gamut information profile; a gamut compressing unit for mapping original images of the source...

20060170971 - Error-diffusion image processing system and method thereof: An improved error-diffusion image processing system and the method thereof adopt the block reading mechanism to replace the row reading mechanism employed in the conventional error-diffusion image processing. This can greatly reduce the memory space required for image processing and increase the operational efficiency. The problem of gaps existing in...

20060170973 - Printing device, printing device control program, printing device control method, print data generation device, print data generation program, and print data generation method: A device including: an acquirer acquiring image data having an M-value (M≧3) pixel value; a memory storing nozzle information; another memory storing error diffusion matrices having different diffusion ratios of an error; a selector selecting specific pixel data in the image data; an N-value converter converting the M-value to an...

20060170972 - System and method of processing an error diffusion halftone image: A system and method of processing an error diffusion half-tone image, which produces a halftone image in accordance with a continuous-tone image. The continuous tone image consists of a two-dimension array of pixels (i, j), where i, j indicate i-th row and j-th column of the image. The method includes:...

20060170974 - Method of watermark with hybrid halftone dots: A method of watermark with hybrid halftone dots that is suitable for a printed shadow image. The watermark patterns that are composed of amplitude modulation (AM) and frequency modulation (FM) halftone dots (their concentration has been calibrated) cannot be perceived beyond a certain distance by the human eye. This is...

20060170975 - Moire-free color halftone configuration: Disclosed herein is a Moire-free color halftone configuration for clustered dots. Unlike conventional methods, the disclosed method produces periodic hexagon rosettes of identical shapes. These exemplary hexagon rosettes have three fundamental spatial frequencies exactly equal to half of the fundamental frequency of the three halftone screens. The resultant halftone outputs...

20060170978 - Image processing method, image processing apparatus and image processing program: An image processing method, for extracting a base component from image data including a detailed component and the base component, containing the steps of extracting the base component by application of an edge preserving filter to the image data; and correcting the portion, of the extracted base component, corresponding to...

20060170976 - Ink over-spray containment apparatus and method: An ink over-spray containment apparatus includes a first member having a first fluidic transport coefficient and a first ink affinity; and a second member coupled to the first member. The second member has a second fluidic transport coefficient lesser than the first fluidic transport coefficient and a second ink affinity...

20060170977 - System and method for optimizing image output quality: The present invention is directed to a system and method for parameter based visual characteristic control. The system includes input means adapted for receiving image data representative of at least one visual characteristic of an associated image. The system further includes means adapted for storing data representative of a selected...

20060170979 - Method and apparatus for applying edge enhancement based on image characteristics: An apparatus, method, system, computer program and product, capable of applying edge enhancement to an image based on characteristics of the image....

20060170980 - System and method for efficient filter design through weighted difference of gaussian filters: A method of designing filters for filtering digitized images includes constructing a set of difference-of-Gaussian (DoG) filters that partition a frequency space, forming a linear combination of said DoG filters to form a trial filter, convolving said trial filter with a training image to obtain a trial image, summing a...

20060170981 - Indexing writehead for bistable media: A system and method for writing bistable media with a writehead is described. The media has two or more discrete write areas, each area defined by at least one electrical contact, and the media further has at least one alignment feature positioned with regard to one or more discrete write...

20060170982 - Cover for image forming apparatus to facilitate parts recycling: A cover for use in an apparatus includes a plate and at least one rib. The plate has an inner surface, and at the least one rib is formed on the inner surface of the plate to define one or more compartments. Each compartment is configured to receive a corresponding...

20060170983 - Image recording apparatus: The image coding apparatus includes conveying unit configured to convey a roll-shaped recording medium, a recording head adapted to record an image on the recording medium, a guide member configured for guiding the recording medium, and a cutting unit configured to cut the recording medium, wherein the guide member is...

20060170984 - Data processing apparatus, image processing apparatus, data processing method, image processing method, and programs for implementing the methods: A data processing apparatus that is capable of improving the accuracy with which form types can be identified. An image file of a form and an additional file including a form type ID of the form are inputted. A character recognition process on the image file is carried out based...

20060170987 - Scanner and scan module thereof: A scanner. An optical sensor is adjacent to a glass plate, and a support element supporting the optical sensor. A first magnet is disposed on the optical sensor, and a second magnet corresponding to the first magnet is disposed on the support element. The first magnet faces the second magnet...

20060170986 - Screen processing method and image processing apparatus: Disclosed is a screen processing method, comprising: a scanning step of scanning two-dimensionally arranged pixels of an output object image in a main scanning direction and a sub scanning direction so as to extract a pixel value of each pixel; a thresholding step of counting scanning displacements in the main...

20060170985 - System for determining return of photo sensor in scanner and method thereof: A system for determining the return of the photo sensor in the scanner and the method thereof are disclosed. There are two base position sensing units in the system. Each of the base position sensing units computes the currents in two sections of a line resistance material defined by the...

20060170988 - Film carrier: A film carrier conveys photographic film along a conveyance path to an image reading position, in order to read an image by irradiating with light an image frame recorded in the photographic film. The film carrier includes: a reference plate for setting the photographic film at a reference position; a...

20060170989 - Image reading apparatus: An image reading and/or reproducing apparatus, including a single sided document feeding tray and a double sided document feed tray to each supply a stack of documents to the apparatus; a document feeding unit to feed a document from a top of the stack of documents in the single sided...

20060170990 - Image reading apparatus and method for controlling the same: An image reading apparatus reads an image from a document being simultaneously fed by the apparatus. A document feeder unit feeds the document on a original plate. A first image reading unit reads an image from the fed document at a first document-read position on the original plate. A second...

20060170991 - Printer: A printer includes a color measurement system. The printer can, in response to a trigger event, automatically calibrate the color measurement system using a first print medium of a first media type....

20060170992 - Scanner with locking module formed by magnetic component: A scanner includes a first shaft, a second shaft, a photoelectric sensor for scanning a medium to produce an image, a movable carriage positioned on the first shaft for carrying the photoelectric sensor, a movable light source module positioned on the second shaft for generating a light beam for the...

20060170994 - Apparatus and method for measurement, encoding and displaying of object color for digital imaging: Methods, systems, devices and the like for measuring, encoding and displaying of object color for digital imaging, to control the apparent color of an item under different lighting or display conditions. The present invention helps provide accurate color for such items, both on the internet and in other situations, and...

20060170996 - Color control of a web printing press utilizing intra-image color measurements: Accurate on-line color control for a printing press can be obtained using intra-image color control. A concurrent spectrophotometer and imaging system can capture spectral reflectance data from predetermined measurement areas for each ink key zone of the press. The spectral reflectance data can be compared to target reflectance values in...

20060170995 - Color image correction processing apparatus and color image correction processing method: A color image correction processing apparatus firstly generates color modification processing data in a color modification processing data generating section from the data of the first color space in a color space transformation table that relates the first color space defining the values of the colors of the input image...

20060170998 - Image correction method, program, and apparatus: An image correction method of this invention includes a step of identifying a first pixel that satisfies one of predetermined conditions as to a pixel level, which are set for each color component, among pixels included in a specific image; a step of identifying a second pixel that satisfies the...

20060170997 - Image pickup apparatus and control method thereof: In an image pickup apparatus, image data obtained by an image pickup unit is subjected to predetermined image processing, and an image is displayed on an electronic viewfinder screen based on the image data that has undergone the image processing. A specified color is determined based on color information included...

20060170993 - Printer: First data is obtained that describes a reference printed reproduction of a color by a reference printer. Second data is obtained that describes a second printed reproduction of the color by a second printer. The first and second data is used to provide the second printer with a selectable option...

20060170999 - Generation of hue slice table for gamut mapping: A table representing a color gamut for a device for use in a color management system where colors are represented in a color appearance space comprises data representing a collection of hue slices through a boundary surface of the color gamut. The collection of hue slices comprises entries for vertex...

20060171000 - Rectangular gamut display: A system for providing an easily usable composite legality and component gamut display translates a video input signal into a plurality of component and composite format signals. A user selects from the plurality of component and composite format signals a pair of signals for input to the y-axis and x-axis...

20060171001 - Image forming apparatus: In a case where the density correction condition of an image output section is satisfied while a job is being executed, density correction means performs density correction while the job is being executed or after the execution of the job. On this occasion, if there is a job on standby...

20060171002 - Image processing method, image processing apparatus and program: There is provided an image processing method enabling image position correction processing to be preferably performed after scan of a paper document and thereby capable of significantly reducing image correction processing cost required before printing, an image processing apparatus and a program. First, when document images constituted by multiple pages...

20060171005 - Document processor, image forming apparatus, document processing method, and computer program: In a multifunction product including a plurality of input sources and a plurality of output destinations corresponding to the function thereof, there are an input document class that fits an input document input from the input source to a common format regardless of the input sources and manages the input...

20060171003 - Image formation system and image formation device: Fixed image data output from a controller (21) is stored in a storage portion (25) of a printer (22) and the fixed image data stored in the storage portion (25) is read out by an image formation control means (27) to form a fixed image on one side of a...

20060171004 - Photoprinter: A photoprinter includes an image input unit through which an original image is configured to be inputted; a display unit configured to display an image; a printing unit configured to print the image displayed on the display unit; an operation input unit adapted to receive an instruction from a user;...