Facsimile and static presentation processing inventions 10/06

20060238777 - Printing system using post-printing processing apparatus: This invention relates to an image forming apparatus having ability information of an available finisher, including a detection unit which detects the stop state of post-processing by the first finisher, a search unit which, when the detection unit detects the stop of the first finisher, searches a finisher that can...

20060238787 - Methods for providing an accurate visual rendition of a text element formatted with an unavailable font: Methods and systems permit rendering a text element formatted using unavailable or restricted fonts. In one embodiment, when producing a document that contains a restricted font, text portions formatted with the restricted font are processed into an alternate representation. A textual representation for the text portions and the additional representation(s)...

20060238788 - Transfer device having guiding member that guides recording medium to transfer position: A guiding member is disposed at a frame upstream of a transfer roller in a conveying direction, thereby guiding a recording medium to a transfer position. The guiding member has front and back surfaces. A guiding portion of the guiding member is configured to contact the recording medium for guiding...

20060238792 - Color rendering for toner-save printing: A pre-printing toner-save method for selective, different-character Page Description Language (PDL) color-object rendering of different-category PDL color objects. This method includes (1) a preliminary determination regarding whether such an object is categorizable as a text object, as a graphics object, or as a raster object, and (2) a subsequent, “post...

20060238791 - Configuring a device using information from a device table: Provided are a method, system, and program for configuring a device using information from a device table. Device information is obtained for a device coupled to a system. The device information is provided to a device driver executing in the system. The device driver calls a method in response to...

20060238790 - Correct back covers in a pdl printer: A method of printing comprising providing a document having multiple pages in structured PDL document format; converting the structured PDL document to an unstructured PDL document format; calculating from total number of page information provided by the structured PDL document a marker page of the document; rasterizing the unstructured PDL...

20060238794 - Image forming apparatus and control method therefor, as well as program for implementing the control method: An image forming apparatus which, when a conference material or the like is printed, is capable of printing the material according to the preferences of presentees of the conference while avoiding the conference material from being printed according to print settings by users responsible for printing the conference material. Print...

20060238793 - On-demand publishing system: According to the present invention, an information processing apparatus comprises: a loading unit which loads function information representing a function of the post-printing processing device; an identification unit which identifies a printing function processible by the printing device and a post-processing function processible after printing by the post-printing processing device;...

20060238789 - System and method for controlling access to programming options of a multifunction device: A system for enabling client devices to access different sets of features on a multifunction device to which the devices are coupled includes a multifunction device having an input device for receiving constraint data that identifies a subset of multifunction features available on the multifunction device for at least one...

20060238796 - Image forming apparatus, control method, memory medium, and program: An image forming apparatus, a control method, a memory medium, and a program, in which further larger power saving can be accomplished are provided. An N/W interface circuit and a video interface circuit which are constructed so that a communication possible state and a communication impossible state can be independently...

20060238795 - Systems and methods for enhanced document composition features: Systems and methods for enhanced document composition features which can be utilized by a user are described. One method imports user-selected pages into a digital document platform. The method protects content of individual pages while allowing pages to be moved relative to one another and allows new content to be...

20060238799 - Apparatus and method for selecting a printer for printing a document: An apparatus and method for selecting a hardcopy device from a plurality of hardcopy devices to print a document includes receiving a request to print a document, and determining printer selection criteria based on attribute information associated with the document. A hardcopy device capable of performing the print request based...

20060238803 - Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and image processing program: A method for printing drawing data on the basis of work process steps described in a job ticket, includes: receiving a job ticket and drawing data; judging whether work process steps should be changed on the basis of a process status in the image processing apparatus; a second judgment step...

20060238797 - Method and arrangement for use of shared resources in a network: A method for, from a server, controlling transfers of jobs from clients to shared resources in the network comprises that a request for sending a job to a shared resource selected by a client is received from the client and it is checked continuously whether the resource is available and...

20060238807 - Method and system for creating print data: A printing system for enlarging/printing each document page by using a plurality of print sheets or for printing each page of a document upon superimposing a pattern on each page includes, in a printer driver which supplies print data to a printer, a user interface driver including a pattern setting...

20060238805 - Methods and apparatus for requesting and receiving a print job via a polling device associated with a printer: The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for requesting and receiving 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...

20060238798 - Output locations: Example embodiments of output locations are illustrated and described....

20060238804 - Print control apparatus and printing system: Systems and methods for reliably canceling a DMA transfer mode and accelerating printer initialization. A host device 3 for controlling a printer having a DMA transfer mode for printing by transferring image data associated with a received image print command to a print buffer 15. The host device 3 has...

20060238800 - Print job management systems and methods: A print job management method and system receive variable information print instructions in a container file. The container file includes print files and resource files. The method/system decomposes the container file into multiple sub-container files and processes the sub-container files through at least two print engines. In additional embodiments, the...

20060238806 - Printer resource sharing in a media exchange network: Systems and methods of printer resource sharing in a communication network are provided. In one embodiment, the system may comprise, for example, at least one communication device, a communication network, print server software, and at least one personal printer resource. The communication device may be deployed at a location. The...

20060238802 - System and method for providing enterprise wide data security: A system of securing data stored on a portable electronic device and an associated method are disclosed. The system includes a server machine coupled to the portable electronic device, the server machine comprising a plurality of data sets adaptively coupled to a document map database, the document map database storing...

20060238801 - System and method for transmitting data quickly between a client and a server: The present invention provides a system for transmitting data quickly between a client and a server. The system includes at least one server (2) and a plurality of clients (1). The server provides an administration interface to the client, and includes: an inputting module (20) for inputting file directory paths...

20060238808 - Copier reprinting systems and methods: A copier apparatus includes a scanner for acquiring at least one image to be copied. Temporary storage is adapted to temporarily store the image only until the next subsequent print/copy job is scanned. At least one printing engine is used to print the image on a medium. In addition, a...

20060238810 - Document processing apparatus, control program, and control method of displaying information related to each chapter in document data: A document processing apparatus displays a print setting screen including setting contents related to printing of document data in response to input of information designating initiation of a process to print out document data stored in a storage device. The document processing apparatus has information related to a chapter extracted...

20060238811 - Image forming system and post-processing apparatus: There is described an image forming system, which confirms a finished state of an image at any time during the implementation of the image forming job as needed. The system includes: an image forming section to respectively form images on recording materials; a stacking section to stack the recording materials...

20060238809 - Storage system and digital broadcasting system: A digital broadcasting system is provided, in which an editing storage connected to plural digital image editing apparatuses can be managed as a virtual storage in a collective manner and an editing storage connected to other digital image editing apparatuses can be handled as the editing storage connected to the...

20060238778 - Printing systems: Measurements are taken of a first parameter associated with a first marking engine and of a second parameter associated with a second marking engine. The first and second measurements are compared to predetermined first and second reference values. An engine-to-engine difference is determined by calculating a difference between the first...

20060238779 - Method of assembling modular printhead assembly: A method of assembling a modular printhead assembly is provided. The method includes mounting printhead integrated circuits to fluid distribution members, where each printhead IC has nozzles for printing fluid onto print media and the fluid distribution members have apertures for distributing fluid to respective ones of the nozzles, fixedly...

20060238785 - Color image forming apparatus, color image forming system, color image processing method and program: An object of the present invention is to provide an output image with secured visibility and identification while keeping printing costs low. The procedure creates an image formation command with color conversion method information that is set as to whether to output color information for components in color or in...

20060238783 - Image forming apparatus: Provided is an image forming apparatus for printing a desired image. The image forming apparatus comprises a first developing unit comprising a first fixed power transmission unit, a second developing unit comprising a second fixed power transmission unit, a first sliding power transmission unit comprising a first interconnection portion placed...

20060238781 - Image forming device: An image forming device is disclosed which can positively conserve expensive consumable products such as toner and ink or the like and which can provide copied material which conforms to the intent of the user by using a simple operation. The image forming device includes an original document attribute detection...

20060238782 - Image multitoning apparatus to minimize dot overlap and method thereof: An image multitoning device to minimize dot overlap includes a color component divider to generate color component images from a CMYK color image received from an image source, a halftoning processor to perform multi-level halftoning on the color component images and to generate halftone images corresponding to the color component...

20060238784 - Image processing apparatus using multi-level halftoning and method thereof: An image processing apparatus includes a level estimator to estimate whether a pixel value of each pixel of the input image is included in a predetermined threshold value range corresponding to an intermediate level, a pixel value setting part to set each pixel of the output image, which corresponds to...

20060238786 - Information processing apparatus and related method, image forming apparatus and related control method, program, and recording medium: An information processing apparatus displays a screen for enabling an operator to select settings for controlling a print output from an image forming apparatus and post-processing applied to a printed product by an independent post-processing apparatus. The post-processing apparatus includes an obtaining unit configured to obtain post-processing information from the...

20060238780 - Validation of a print verification system: Methods, systems, and media are disclosed for testing the accuracy of a print verification system (PVS) in test mode, wherein a PVS is often used to validate the accuracy of printed output. One embodiment includes receiving, by an application, an output from a print verification system associated with the application,...

20060238812 - Multi-level halftoning apparatus and method thereof: A multi-level halftoning apparatus and method. The multi-level halftoning apparatus includes a two-level quantizer to quantize an input pixel to a white level or an intermediate level between the white level and a black level according to a pixel value of the input pixel, a multi-level generator to convert the...

20060238813 - Polar halftone methods for radial printing: Disclosed are apparatus and methods for implementing polar halftone techniques that substantially reduce or eliminate interference patterns while printing on rotating circular media with a radial print system. In one embodiment, Cartesian image pixels are selected such that screen pixels or “dots” are arranged fan-shaped along radii (or “spokes”) and...

20060238814 - Image processing method, image processing apparatus, image forming apparatus, and recording medium: In an image processing apparatus that performs a dither processing using a dither matrix based on the result of determination of the segmentation class to which the pixel to be processed belongs, to perform the dither processing, any of a plurality of pairs of threshold values is selected according to...

20060238815 - Systems and methods of reproducing images onto surfaces: Systems and methods of reproducing images onto surfaces are disclosed. In one embodiment, the system includes an image file that digitally produces a planar surface normal to a surface of a master model. The planar surfaces are referenced to a coordinate system of the master model through a series of...

20060238816 - Hosting controls in a window via an interface for controlling the window: Hosting user interface controls in a window via an interface for controlling the window is disclosed. One aspect of the invention is a computerized system having an operating system and at least one program. The operating system provides for hosting controls of a predetermined type within windows of a predetermined...

20060238817 - Method and system for printing management: A method and a system for printing management, with the intension of appropriate color management performed in a newspaper print site in which a number of newspaper rotary presses of two or more types are provided, obtain image data representing each page edited in multilevel image data along with associated...

20060238818 - Recording medium for image reproduction and image reproducing method: A first mode of the present invention relates to a recording medium for image reproduction, specifically, a recording medium obtained by fixing an ink receiving layer containing porous minute particles to the surface of a base material consisting of gypsum. A second mode of the present invention relates to a...

20060238819 - Processing manipulation utilizing graphical user interface: Disclosed is an information processing apparatus having an input unit and a display unit and means for implementing a graphical user interface using the input unit and display unit, the apparatus including: an operation specifying unit that specifies a type of input operation performed by the input unit; a first...

20060238821 - Method and apparatus for communication among facsimile machines over digitally compressed audio channels and discrimination of call type: A method compatible with the multiple fax and data modem protocols to determine if a session originating terminal is a fax terminal or a data terminal without user intervention while allowing data terminals to operate at the highest possible speed. Further, there is a method of providing improved internetworking of...

20060238820 - Techniques for composing and sending a broadcast fax: Techniques for composing and sending a broadcast fax are described. One technique allows a user to designate a plurality of fax recipients to receive fax content. The method also creates a plurality of customized faxes which contain the fax content....

20060238822 - Fax accounts and re-assigning fax messages: A fax account is described and creates an association between users and documents that are faxed. A fax account allows a user to secure their faxed documents and organize and streamline fax communication via different transports. In at least some embodiments, security is enhanced through the use of an authentication...

20060238825 - Apparatus for and method of processing scanned image: An apparatus for and a method of processing scanned images, that reduces data size of the scanned images by managing overlapped portions in the scanned images as a stored overlay file....

20060238824 - Image forming apparatus and method: When an image is formed, a document including an original image and an original additional image is read to provide document image data, the additional image being visualized when the document is reproduced. Original image data in correspondence to the original image is extracted from the document image data, and...

20060238827 - Image processing apparatus, image processing system, and image processing program storage medium: An image processing apparatus comprises an image data obtaining section that obtains image data, an image analyzing section that analyzes an image represented by the image data obtained by the image data obtaining section, an image processing section that applies image processing to the image data obtained by the image...

20060238823 - Image processing system and apparatus thereof: An embodiment according to the present invention is an image data processing system comprising a controller apparatus on a client side and an image forming apparatus of on a server side which are connected through a PCI bus in order to exchange information. When reading or writing file data stored...

20060238826 - Image transmitting apparatus and image transmitting system: An image transmitting apparatus includes input terminals, first frame buffers corresponding to the input terminals, a write controlling portion, a read clock generating portion, a read controlling portion, an image compressing portion, and an image transmitting portion. The image transmitting apparatus inputs data on digital frame images of one frame...

20060238828 - Image correction system and correcting method: An image correction system includes an image capturer, operable to capture an object image and to generate image data based on the object image, a first storage, adapted to store the image data, a timing signal generator, operable to periodically generate timing signals, an image processor, operable to periodically store...

20060238829 - Apparatus and method for protecting a disk drive in a hardcopy device: An apparatus and method for protecting a hard disk drive in a hardcopy device includes detecting an abnormal condition during operation of the hardcopy device, and moving a head of the hard disk drive to a safe position in response to the detection of the abnormal condition. An indication of...

20060238830 - Color image capture system: A color image capture system and method includes an illumination source for directing monochromatic light and light of N different colors, where N is a number greater than or equal to two, to an image to be captured. An image sensor senses light reflected from or transmitted through the image...

20060238831 - Electrophotographic image forming apparatus and image forming method: An electrophotographic image forming apparatus including a photosensitive drum, a light generator to generate a light to be scanned on the photosensitive drum according to an image signal, an image signal supplier to supply the image signal to the light generator having a predetermined signal amount unit, a synchronous signal...

20060238832 - Display system: A display system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a color image display device for displaying a color image; and an image correction device for producing corrected color image data to be outputted to the color image display device by correcting color image data. In the display...

20060238833 - Portable information product having a built-in projection device: A portable information product having a built-in projection device, such as a cellular phone, a portable computer, a personal digital assistant, or various types of portable information products, has a data processing device and a built-in projection device. The data processing device has a main circuit module for processing data...

20060238834 - Image processing device, image processing method, and method for generating a conversion table: Display image data for displaying images on a screen, and when display image data that has undergone specified gradation conversion is received, the characteristics of the output brightness displayed on the screen is checked. In the area for which the output brightness of the display image data is convex at...

20060238835 - Editing device: This invention realizes a more advanced editing process in all editing apparatuses, regardless of the type of editing apparatus. According to this invention, sequence data NSD10 for nonlinear editing is created based on an SMIL file SF10 in which edit contents to create sequence data SD10 by editing video data...

20060232793 - Recording medium delivery mechanism and image forming device having the same: A recording medium discharge mechanism is provided with a side wall member capable of changing position between an upright state in which small size sheets are caught when small size sheets are discharged and a laid flat state in which a placement surface of a discharge space is extended for...

20060232807 - Systems and methods for efficiently printing poster documents: In an exemplary method, a driver for a printing device receives a print job comprising a poster document. The print job is designated to be printed on a printing device. The driver identifies the size of the paper for which the poster document is initially formatted. The driver determines whether...

20060232808 - Imaging module, interface, and method handling multiple simultaneous data types: A method is provided for transmitting image data in a plurality of formats simultaneously over a data path. Successive data blocks, each comprising compressed image data representing a block of pixels of a first image are transmitted over a data path. During intervals between transmission of the successive data blocks,...

20060232810 - Information processing apparatus and information processing method: An information processing method includes the steps of acquiring information for identifying customized drivers; displaying the customized drivers in such a way as to be identifiable based on the information acquired in the acquisition step; selecting a driver to be installed from the customized drivers displayed in the display step;...

20060232809 - Rip status monitor in a printer: A method of printing comprising providing a document in page description language, rasterizing the PDL document utilizing a processor, monitoring the processor during the rasterizing step for proper operation of the processor, and notifying a print operator if the processor is not operating according to a predetermined condition....

20060232812 - Image forming apparatus and method of controlling the same: There is provided an image forming apparatus capable of reducing the time required to resume image formation by appropriately controlling whether a stopped state transferring process is executed in a case where a printer section is in the operating state and an error that makes image formation by the image...

20060232811 - Image processing apparatus: An image processing apparatus receives a job, analyzes the received job, generates a saved job that includes an image and output settings information and saves the generated saved job in a storage unit. The saved job that has been saved in the storage unit is output in response to a...

20060232815 - Apparatus and method for printing image: A coded image data to be printed is specified. The coded image data is decoded to generate a preview image. The preview image is displayed. It is generated print Information to be required to print an image corresponding to the preview image without an instruction for printing the image. The...

20060232814 - Document management software, print control device, and document management method of print control device: A document management software is executed in print control device connectable via a network to an information processing device that sends an instruction and document thereto. The software includes: a step of determining if a non-native document is selected, wherein the non-native document is stored in a detachable memory connected...

20060232816 - Image processing apparatus, method for updating control program, and program: An image processing apparatus for performing an image processing operation based on execution of a control program includes a receiving unit configured to receive an updating control program, an updating unit configured to update the control program to the updating control program, and a control unit configured to inhibit the...

20060232818 - Information processing apparatus, control method therefor, and program: Job management information is analyzed to extract post printing process information on a post printing process from the job management information on the basis of the analysis result. A stylesheet corresponding to the extracted post printing process information is selected from a stylesheet storing unit which stores a stylesheet functioning...

20060232817 - Internet data transmitting system which improves a communication area stage technology field: An data transmission system for transmitting data from a homepage server to a user on an area network is provided. The data transmission system includes a homepage server and an area network. The area network comprises a base station, a subhomepage server, and at least one area network member. The...

20060232813 - Method and system for facilitating paper to electronic communications: A method for a computer system includes receiving a fax from a user comprising a digitized document and a billing telephone number associated with the user, wherein the digitized document includes a digitized transmission page including a digitized recipient e-mail address, and wherein a receiving number over which the fax...

20060232819 - Network system, remote setup method and connection data edit program: A network system for remotely setting up a network device from a host terminal, the network device and the host terminal being connected to a network is provided. The network device includes a storage unit configured to store setting information, and a controller which performs a controlling operation in accordance...

20060232820 - Multi function device and program therefor: An image processing apparatus includes a print mode initializing unit, a print mode modifying unit, a data retaining unit that retains the modified print settings for a predetermined period, a data receiving unit that receives data, a storage unit that stores the data, a data size calculating unit that calculates...

20060232794 - Black white image scaling having print density control and polarity detection: A scaling system and method for scaling a bitonal image that has print density control. A system for scaling a bitonal image is provide that includes: a polarity detection system for detecting a polarity of the bitonal image; a pixel reduction system that generates a scaled image by reducing pixel...

20060232795 - Image processing system with excellent operability: When a log-in is accepted at an image processing apparatus (for example, an MFP), a user terminal logged-in with the same log-in information is searched for, and information related to applications being active on that terminal is obtained. An interaction processing key indicative of an application related to a basic...

20060232796 - Processing of images for high volume pagewidth printing: An image processing apparatus for a printer (10) includes a print engine controller (48) that is configured to receive image data in an image storage format. The print engine controller includes data processing circuitry that is configured to process the image data at a rate of at least one billion...

20060232798 - Blended error diffusion and adaptive quantization: A target pixel is processed according to a blended combination of two or more error diffusion techniques. For example, the two or more techniques may include a standard error diffusion technique and rank ordered error diffusion. Additionally, or alternatively, a quantization resolution is selected for the target pixel based on...

20060232802 - Color selection process and system: A process for producing a color scheme recommendation for at least a part of a structure to be painted which comprises the steps of: selecting, at a user terminal and from a first database on a remote server containing at least one image of structural archetypes stored in electronic format...

20060232801 - Image processing apparatus and gradation reproduction method: The purpose of this invention is to reproduce gradations of dark parts between devices with different ranges of reproducible brightness. The range of reproducible brightness by the printer is a range from Lblack to 100, and this is narrow in relation to the range of brightness that is able to...

20060232800 - Image processing apparatus and its method: When attribute information cannot be generated from received data, image processing methods and image processing parameters are set unequivocally independently of the received data. If the same image processing methods and image processing parameters are set, processing that does not match the purpose of output or user's favor in terms...

20060232799 - Image processing apparatus, printing apparatus and image processing method: In an image processing for printing a monochrome image, color deviation can be suppressed to print a favorable monochrome image. Specifically, the printing of a monochrome image is performed by using black ink in all of a color reproduction region (color gamut) including a gray axis and regions other than...

20060232797 - Image processing for expressing gradation: An image processing technology to correct pixel values of input pixels is provided. First, a conversion relationship indicating the relationship between input pixel values and first tone-corrected values obtained by correction of the input pixel values is established. Based on this conversion relationship, the input pixel values are then converted...

20060232803 - Image processing method, profile creation method, and image processing apparatus: Three primary color points are defined to determine a working color space such that the working color space includes all colors in the color reproduction range of a printer. In addition, the luminance of a white point and a standard light source is defined. A transformation matrix is determined on...

20060232804 - Method of converting image data, image data conversion apparatus and program: A conversion computation section acquires the original color density value of a single process color in a given image region and the original color density value of a spot color from raster data, and acquires a pseudocolor conversion rate for conversion from the spot color to the process color from...

20060232805 - System for distributing and controlling color reproduction at multiple sites: The system provides for controlling color reproduction of input color image data representing one or more pages or page constituents in a network having nodes (or sites). Each one of the nodes comprises at least one rendering device. The system distributes the input color image data from one of the...

20060232806 - System for distributing and controlling color reproduction at multiple sites: The system provides for controlling color reproduction of input color image data representing one or more pages or page constituents in a network having nodes (or sites). Each one of the nodes comprises at least one rendering device. The system distributes the input color image data from one of the...

20060232821 - Parallel architecture for vector color error diffusion: Apparatus, systems and methods for implementing a parallel architecture for vector color error diffusion are disclosed. In one implementation, a system includes processing logic and an image output device responsive to the image processor. The processing logic being capable of at least thresholding intermediate values of color components of input...

20060232822 - Angle avoidance for color halftone screens: A method for avoiding objectionable moiré in a color image can include identifying a problematic excitation angle associated with a problematic excitation in a marking process or in the color image and selecting a set of at least two halftone screens for rendering at least two separations of the color...

20060232823 - Image contrast enhancement: A method for contrast enhancement for digital images, including filtering an original image having original color values, to generate a first filtered image corresponding to bright color values, and a second filtered image corresponding to dark color values, deriving local highlight multipliers by applying a highlight response curve to the...

20060232824 - Novelty engraving device, system and method of operation: An engraving system that uses a child-safe engraving device and its associated method of operation. The child-safe engraving device includes a housing, where an engraving head selectively extends from the housing. The engraving head is positionable between an extended position, where the engraving head extends out of the housing, and...

20060232825 - Method of low intensity lighting for high speed image capture: A system for synchronizing image capture and a light source has a first strobing light emitting diode (LED) array with a plurality of LEDs located to light an illumination area. The LED array has an on cycle during which the LED array is activated and an off cycle during which...

20060232826 - Method, device, and system of selectively accessing data: Some demonstrative embodiments of the invention include a method, device and/or system of selectively accessing data. An apparatus able to selectively access classified data, include, according to some demonstrative embodiments of the invention, a storage to store a plurality of encrypted classified files; an encryption module; a secure memory to...

20060232827 - Facsimile telecommunications system and method: A system and method for facilitating facsimile transmissions has one or more store and forward facilities, each associated with a plurality of subscriber facsimile machines, typically coupled over the switched telephone network. The store and forward facsimiles include a computer for controlling operations and mass data storage equipment. A subscriber...

20060232830 - Coordinate input apparatus, control method therefore, and program: At least one exemplary embodiment is directed detecting a position pointed on a coordinate input region by using a first and second sensor units provided in the vicinities of both ends of one side of a coordinate input region, angle information representing directions of shadows, which are areas light-shielded by...

20060232831 - Image processing apparatus, image processing system, and image recording apparatus: In a multifunction apparatus (image processing apparatus) 1 having an image reader 2 that reads an image of a document and an image processor 13 that performs a processing on the original image read by the image reader 2, an additional image related to a processing condition of the original...

20060232829 - Information holding method: In an information holding method according to the present invention, plural blocks are defined by an evenly sectioned surface of a sheet material in predefined positions, and predetermined information is expressed in the whole area of the sheet material by the presence/absence of information for each of the blocks....

20060232828 - Millimeter-wave imaging apparatus: A millimetre wave imaging apparatus comprises a scanning mechanism, a reflector lens and a receiver array. The scanning mechanism comprises two wedge prisms which scan radiation incident upon them across the receiver array in an elliptical pattern. This optical configuration is such that the pupil plane, defined by the scanning...

20060232832 - Printing apparatus: A printing apparatus for generating a test chart using a plurality of sheets of printing paper and correction data having high accuracy according to the test chart. Overlapping regions G are extracted from scanning data D1 and D2 of two test charts. Tendency in variation (inclination) of the density is...

20060232833 - Automatic scanning apparatus and a method: An automatic scanning method includes automatically setting up a compression mode or a non-compression mode according to a given resolution of a document for scanning, thereby reducing scanning time....

20060232834 - Printing apparatus: Proper correction data is set by scanning a test chart even if the test chart has pixel lines formed thereon as inclined with respect to a secondary scanning direction. A virtual line CL is determined in a middle position in a primary scanning direction on the test chart, which extends...

20060232835 - Printing apparatus and correction data generating method: A printing apparatus for measuring proper density and generating correction data with high accuracy by eliminating influences of adjoining areas. A plurality of scanning coordinates SAx are set to a middle position in a primary scanning direction of each of pixel lines Q on a test chart. Scanning areas SA...

20060232836 - Information processing apparatus, image forming apparatus and method, and storage medium readable by computer therefor: An information processing apparatus includes: a display unit displaying an image; an input unit inputting a command in accordance with an external operation; an image data acquiring unit acquiring print image data from an application; a preview display processing unit displaying on the display unit a first print preview image...

20060227343 - Data output apparatus, data processing apparatus and data output system including these apparatuses: The multi function peripheral 20 stores the common codes 40 which have been commonly assigned to plural types of message data having the same meaning in different languages, and sends the common codes and the language designation information to the data processing apparatus 60. The data processing apparatus 60 has...

20060227345 - Image forming apparatus and method of controlling the apparatus: When a user registers a type and a condition of image formation by a terminal, the terminal determines a reservation number specific to contents of the registration, and the determined reservation number is displayed on the display of the terminal. The user watches this display and can know the reservation...

20060227344 - Imaging apparatus, information device including the same, and imaging method therefor: An imaging apparatus (1), including: a recording unit (11) configured to record as an image file (200) an image data generated by conversion from an optical image representing a subject to an electrical signal in an imaging device (12); an interface (15) for connecting the imaging apparatus (1) to an...

20060227349 - Systems, methods, and programs for rotating font data and map display systems, methods, and programs that display rotated font data: Systems, methods, and programs for rotating font data may store font data and a plurality of conversion tables, each conversion table corresponding to a preset rotational angle. The systems, methods, and programs may select one of the conversion tables in accordance with a required angle and may rotating the font...

20060227351 - Method and system for sending notification of an issued draft: A system, method and computer readable medium for capturing check data during a print process is disclosed. The method on a computer system includes observing a print command issued by an application to send check information to a printer. Next, a spool file in a condensed format, such as Extended...

20060227352 - Printing press simulator: A printing press simulator is integrated into a control desk of a printing press, it being possible for input data to be predefined by an operator on an input device of the control desk during the simulation. A simulation unit of the printing press simulator simulates the printing process and...

20060227350 - Synchronization in a distributed system: A method for synchronizing the control efforts of a plurality of controllers includes determining an apply time for using updated information. The apply time can take into account worst case processing and/or communication delays across a system. Reacting to the updated information only after at the apply time ensures that...

20060227357 - Image forming apparatus, image forming method and printing apparatus: An image forming apparatus that converts page description language to page description language corresponding to a plurality of areas; generates image data based on the converted page description language; retains the converted page description language and the generated image data; compares the retained page description language and the converted page...

20060227354 - Methods and systems for mixed chroma print jobs: A method for processing a print job including both monochrome and color pages may include receiving values for characteristic parameters, selecting an optimization criterion and determining a process mode that corresponds to a minimum value of the selected criterion. The characteristic parameters may include printing operations, non-automated processing operations and...

20060227356 - Print method to increase a lifetime of a printer head and printer, host, and print system using the same: A print method to increase a lifetime of a printer head and a printer, a host, and a print system using the print method. The print method includes counting an amount of printing performed in a current print job, outputting a page inverting signal when the current print job is...

20060227353 - Printing apparatus and program thereof: The invention provides a printing apparatus including a bitmap data storage unit for storing bitmap data, a bitmap data acquisition unit for acquiring bitmap data therefrom, a jaggy elimination processing unit for eliminating jaggies on the bitmap data acquired, and a printing unit for printing data that is produced based...

20060227355 - System and method for applying unique output characteristics to documents in a document set: The present invention is directed to a system and method for applying a unique output characteristic to each document in a document set. The system and method is for use with a document processing system wherein multiple copies of a document are generated and each copy of the document has...

20060227359 - Development component detection in an electrophotographic device: An image forming device and method of detecting the presence or absence of components of one or more image forming units. Each image forming unit includes a replaceable component. A power supply transmits an input signal to the replaceable component. A detection circuit is coupled to the replaceable component and...

20060227360 - Image forming apparatus and method for changing print priorities: A method and apparatus of providing a level of priority for printing a document in a company having a plurality of departments, which includes receiving a print job for printing at least one document. A department is determined from the plurality of departments which sent the print job, and a...

20060227362 - Image processing system for preventing forgery: Conventionally, it is impossible to securely and efficiently implement the judgment of specific images. In order to solve this task, an image processing apparatus according to the present invention is characterized in including an input unit (in these embodiments, this corresponds to, for example, the interface unit in FIG. 1)...

20060227358 - Method and system for creating a graphic user interface for controlling, configuring and/or diagnosing an electrophotographic copying or printing apparatus: In a method or system for loading of program data for a graphical user interface for operation or for diagnosis of a printer or copier, first data are stored in a first storage region of a first data processing unit. The first data are transferred from the first data processing...

20060227361 - Printer and control method therefor: A printer receives image information from a host computer and performs printing based on the image information. When an optional unit is newly attached to the printer, the printer changes the device ID which is selected from an ID ROM in accordance with the optional unit. Then output from an...

20060227363 - Apparatus and method for managing print jobs among a plurality of printers: An apparatus and method for printing a print job includes receiving a request to print a print job at a destination printer, determining a status of the destination printer, and sending the print job to the destination printer only if the status indicates that the destination printer is not busy....

20060227368 - Approach for providing scheduled printing of electronic documents: An approach for printing electronic documents provides for scheduled printing of electronic documents. A printing device is configured to print an electronic document based upon schedule data that indicates when the electronic document is to be printed. The schedule data may be specific to a particular electronic document or may...

20060227373 - Image forming management apparatus, system, method and program: In order to allow effective utilization of a printing device when operators are absent, such as nighttime and further effective utilization of the printing device in business hours that operators are present, when a received print order is determined to be processable outside predetermined hours, an attribute indicating processability outside...

20060227374 - Information processing apparatus and information processing method: To reduce the work load in sheet cassette exchange operations without changing a print processing order, a printing system can schedule the exchange operations so that a sheet type to be used latest among sheet types presently set in a printer can be designated as an exchange object. Furthermore, according...

20060227366 - Method and apparatus for controlling radio frequency identification device apparatus in a printer: The print system MO:DCA Architecture is extended to handle non-native print objects for controlling and operating RFID writer or reader devices without requiring separate control data streams or systems to be implemented at the host computer. References and command identifiers are placed in the page description data from the host...

20060227364 - Method and apparatus for measuring presentation data exposure: A method and apparatus for measuring data presentation is measured for authenticity and accuracy using a cryptographic capability. The data may include both presentation data and metadata related to measuring and reporting results of outputting the presentation data. After measurement, the presentation data may be presented to an output device....

20060227369 - Method and system for preliminary data processing before printing: A method and system for preliminary data processing before printing is disclosed. The steps executed by said system comprises: dividing a page into a plurality of bands including a Mth band and a (M+1)th band; converting a color format of the Mth band; transferring the Mth band to a printer...

20060227365 - Method for delivering radio frequency identification device control and data signals: A method of communicating non-native print objects in MO:DCA Architecture for controlling and operating RFID writer or reader devices without requiring separate control data streams or systems to be implemented at the host computer. Data references and command identifiers are placed by application program means at the host computer into...

20060227372 - Print controller, control method therefor and program: A printer controller performs processing of a print job by a processor which realizes various processings by executing a program, and by a hardware circuit which interacts with the processor. A part of hardware circuit is configured as a determination circuit which determines a type of a packet stored in...

20060227371 - Security of printed documents through end user presence sensing: A method, system and apparatus for improving the security of printed documents through end user presence sensing. In this regard, a system for improving the security of printed documents through end user presence detection can include a data store having records correlating end users with print jobs for a workgroup...

20060227370 - Synchronized image transformation processing method for a printer: A sychronized image transformation processing method for a printer is described for transformation of to-be-printed information into CMYK bitmap information, which may be actually printed by the printer, in which a rendering image process (RIP) device and a color matching and screening (CMS) device are provided for such image transformation....

20060227367 - System and method for compensating for resource unavailability in an image processing system: A method and system for providing back-up server functionality in an image processing system. Upon detecting that a primary server is unavailable an image processing device switches processing operations to a back-up server configured to receive information from the image processing device. The back-up server is configured to have substantially...

20060227375 - Apparatus and method for generating additional copy without rescanning: An apparatus and method for copying a document in an image forming apparatus includes receiving a request to copy a document, scanning the document to form image data corresponding to the document, printing the document using the image data of the document, and storing the image data of the document...

20060227377 - Data outputting apparatus, and recording medium in which data outputting program is recorded: A data outputting apparatus, includes a box capable of storing data in a sorted manner, an outputting portion for outputting the data stored in the box, a data number setting portion for setting the number of data to be stored in the box, and a controller for making the outputting...

20060227378 - Data storage device, data storage method, and program thereof: A method of storing data that is accessible by a specific user includes issuing authentication information for confirming that a user other than the specific user has a right to use a storage area that is temporarily available within a data processing device, obtaining a data registration request sent from...

20060227376 - Secure image data system and method: In a system and method for controlling access to image data stored in a hardcopy device, operation of the hardcopy device is monitored to detect an inoperable condition. The image data associated with the job request being processed when the inoperable printing condition occurs is identified. The identified image data...

20060227348 - Information processing method and apparatus: A visualized image visually indicating the content of change in an image in a case that an image processing parameter is used is generated based on the set image processing parameter. The image processing parameter is associated with the generated visualized image and stored as e.g. one image file into...

20060227346 - Multiband color management: Systems and methods providing multiband color management are described. In one aspect, source peripheral device primary color spectra are determined. Target peripheral device primary color spectra are also identified. Source and target color spaces are respectively modeled based on the source and target peripheral device primary color spectra. Color management...

20060227347 - Systems and methods for importing color environment information: Various systems and methods for creating media productions are disclosed. Some embodiments include a microprocessor and a computer readable medium. The computer readable medium includes instructions executable by the microprocessor to instantiate an authoring environment that is operable to receive design elements associated with a media production. In addition, the...

20060227379 - Image processing system, image processing device, dot data processing device, and method and program product therefor: Sets of multiple pixels are grouped into pixel groups, and on the basis of tone value distribution in each pixel group, it is decided whether to divide the pixel group. For pixel groups that are not divided, a representative tone value is determined for the pixel group, and for pixel...

20060227380 - Color error diffusion: Halftoning is performed on a source image. The halftoning includes error diffusion processing of one separation based on error diffusion processing of another separation. The error diffusion processing includes determining a rendered pixel value for the one separation by applying a quantization function for a given pixel. The quantization function...

20060227381 - Edge detection for dispersed-dot binary halftone images: A method of binary edge detection defines a local window around a current image element. The method counts at least one set of pixels inside the window and determines if a number of pixels within the set of pixels is above a threshold. If the number of pixels is above...

20060227382 - Method for descreening a scanned image: A method for descreening a scanned image includes providing an image in a color space. A target pixel is identified from a plurality of original pixels in the color space. An average value and a standard deviation value is computed for the target pixel with respect to other pixels in...

20060227383 - Edge enhancement apparatus and liquid crystal display apparatus: An edge enhancement apparatus includes an edge detecting unit coupled to a supply node supplying an image signal, to produce at an output node a first signal indicative of presence of an image edge in the image signal, a Mach checking unit coupled to the supply node to produce at...

20060227384 - Image processing apparatus and image processing program: The present invention provides an image processing apparatus comprising: an image input device which inputs an image; a face area detection device which detects a face area of a person photographed in the image by analyzing the image; an individual face file generation device which generates an individual face file...

20060227385 - Image processing apparatus and image processing program: The present invention provides an image processing apparatus comprising: an image input device; an image display device; a face area detection device which detects a face area of a person in the image by analyzing the image; an individual face display file generation device which generates an individual face display...

20060227386 - Digital scanner calibration: Present systems and methods provide for accurate measurement of the colorant densities in a printed image using a calibrated digital scanner. The scanner is provided with a printed scanner calibration target with a plurality of color patches having known colorant density values. The scanner calibration target is scanned and the...

20060227388 - Cvt integrated illuminator: A light-transmissive constant velocity transport platen. A light source is an integral part of the light-transmissive platen forming a light guide illuminator. The constant velocity transport integrated illuminator uses total internal reflection within the light-transmissive platen as well as frustrated total internal reflection at extraction surfaces to direct light out...

20060227387 - Light-transmissive cylindrical platen: A media drive and imaging apparatus such as a document scanner is provided. The apparatus is provided with a rotatable, tubular platen which incorporates one or more light exposure sources or illuminators, and an raster input bar assembly, optionally one or more sensors, and other imaging components and structures inside...

20060227389 - Image reader and image forming apparatus: Provided is an image reader including: a first reading device for reading an image on one side of a document moving on a transparent glass plate; a second reading device as a movable reading device, for reading one of an image on another side of the document moving on the...

20060227390 - Method and apparatus for image forming capable of effectively collating a stack of single/double-sided recording sheets in a desired ejection tray: An image transfer apparatus includes a first transfer mechanism configured to transfer an image onto a first surface of a recording sheet. The image transfer apparatus also includes a second transfer mechanism configured to transfer an image onto a second surface of the recording sheet, and a controller configured to...

20060227392 - Image reading apparatus: To determine an area of a whiteout applied on an original, an area in which an output of a CCD is saturated is determined to be a correction trace area based on image read in an exposure-down having exposure reduced from a normal exposure amount. Correction trace information obtained by...

20060227391 - Method of uniformity correction in an electrostatographic printer by using a second actuator: Various exemplary embodiments include an electrostatographic printing apparatus and a method of correcting one or more associated uniformity profiles. In various exemplary embodiments the apparatus includes first and second actuators. In various exemplary embodiments the method includes measuring an image and generating at least one corresponding TRC, generating a charge...

20060227393 - Compound curved concentrator based illuminator: A document illuminator comprising a light-transmissive element having nonlinear walls. The walls are shaped in the form of a compound parabolic concentrator with an optically inverted configuration. A diffusive optical source receives light from a side emitting LED embedded therein and redirects it to an aperture along with other light...

20060227395 - Systems and methods for printing images outside a normal color gamut in image forming devices: A user of an image forming device selects from among a plurality of pre-stored color rendition dictionaries (CRDs) in order that a set of system process parameter setpoints associated with that CRD may be referenced to bias and/or skew an available color gamut in the direction of a particular nominally...

20060227394 - Two-dimensional gray component replacement: A method of gray component replacement receives a current pixel color value. A highlight likelihood and color neutrality is determined for the current pixel color value. An output pixel color value depending upon the color neutrality and the highlight likelihood is generated. The input pixel color value is obtained from...

20060227397 - Gradation conversion calibration method and gradation conversion calibration module using the same: A color chart and a grayscale chart are output, and a calibration task of calculating a correction amount based on the grayscale chart by comparing a measured density value that is obtained by measuring a density of the grayscale chart and a target density value that has been found in...

20060227396 - Image forming apparatus and image forming method: An image forming apparatus for executing gradation correction processing to input image data, comprises: adding means for adding any signal value in a range of predetermined lower limit and upper limit in every pixel, to each pixel value of input image data; measuring means for measuring gradation distribution divided in...

20060221354 - Automatic printing device selection based on human-readable form submission: A method for the automatic selection of a printing device among a network of printing devices includes capturing a human-readable job ticket that conveys the specifications of a print job. The method continues with converting the human-readable job ticket into a set of computer-readable instructions and selecting the specific printing...

20060221357 - Information processing apparatus and method: When image data obtained by scanning a document is to be registered in a document management system, a search index can be generated by layout analysis and object analysis. However, when application data generated by an application is to be registered, similar analysis processing cannot be done, and a search...

20060221356 - Operation target identification system: An operation target identification system includes at least one terminal device connected to a network, having a first display, devices connected to the network, each of which has a second display, and an identical pattern setting unit provided on the network, which selects one of multiple preset display patterns and...

20060221361 - Print control apparatus, print control method, and program for implementing the method: A print control apparatus that can improve the performance and quality of a printer driver and a Win32 application and can improve usability for users. A Win32 application that operates on the print control apparatus handles print settings as a print ticket in XML format, and a printer driver that...

20060221359 - Print-job information display system, printing system, print-job manager, print- job manager control program and method, printer, and printer control program and method: A print-job-information display system holds print jobs over a plurality of printers and displays information about a print job, for a predetermined system user, of among the print jobs being held. The system includes a collating-information acquiring section that acquires collating information to collate the system user, a plurality of...

20060221358 - Printing apparatus and control method: An image processing apparatus is provided. An input image processor or NIC inputs a job containing image data and property information of the image data. An MFP controller stores the input job in a first memory. An image processing/RIP unit processes the image data in accordance with the property information....

20060221360 - Printing system, information processing apparatus, printing apparatus, and printing method: A method in an information processing apparatus which communicates with a printing apparatus which stores print data and print setting information is disclosed. This method includes: an obtaining step of obtaining the print setting information from the printing apparatus; a discriminating step of, if the print setting information obtained in...

20060221355 - User interface: A user interface which displays information regarding a job registered in an image forming apparatus comprises a job information acquisition unit which acquires information regarding the job, an editing function selection unit which acquires selection of an editing function to the information regarding the job by a user, a job...

20060221368 - Data processing apparatus, data processing system, method for controlling data processing apparatus, method for adding data converting function, program and medium: A data processing apparatus is monitoring the first port of itself and the second port of itself. If the data processing apparatus receives data via the second port, it conducts a specific process to the data regardless of a data format of the data so as to convert the data...

20060221371 - Image forming device, image processing device, image processing method, and computer readable recording medium stored with image processing program: Disclosed is an image processing device which comprises: a plurality of color component image processing units; and an image forming unit. The plurality of color component image processing units are respectively provided for a plurality of color components and are operable in parallel with each other, wherein each color component...

20060221369 - Image processing apparatus, image printer, and method of image processing performed by the image processing apparatus: An image processing apparatus includes a print region storing section, image data producing section, image region detecting section, comparing section, deciding sections and image data processing section. The image data producing section stores a print region of a medium. The image data producing section produces image data. The image region...

20060221370 - Information processing apparatus capable of customizing device driver, information processing method, and control program: An information processing apparatus includes a processing unit and associated operating system (OS). The information processing apparatus further includes an application program including a driver customization unit to customize a device driver in the absence of registration of the device driver in an operable manner to the operating system. Even...

20060221372 - Information processing apparatus for customizing printer driver program, and method of customizing printer driver program: According to this invention, an information processing apparatus which customizes a device driver for controlling an image forming apparatus includes an issuing unit which issues identification information for specifying a customized driver, and a storage unit which stores, in association with the customized driver, the identification information issued by the...

20060221373 - Method, system, and program for responding to an acknowledgement request from a printer driver: Provided is a method, system, and program for interfacing with a printer driver. Data and an acknowledgment request is received from the printer driver. The printer driver does not send further data to print until receiving an acknowledgment reply indicating that the transmitted data passed an initial check to improve...

20060221367 - Printing apparatus, print processing system and print processing method: A print processing system includes a plurality of terminal apparatuses and a printing apparatus capable of communicating with the plurality of terminal apparatuses via a network, wherein, to process a print file having a format unprocessable on the printing apparatus, the printing apparatus appropriately specifies a terminal apparatus capable of...

20060221375 - Automatic secure print notification: A method of managing secure print jobs in a distributed computer system includes storing secure print jobs and user ID data associated with the user in the printer system memory. A printer controller periodically transmits reminder messages to the user identified by the user ID data. The reminder messages inform...

20060221378 - Electronic apparatus, control method for controlling electronic apparatus, control program, and storage medium for storing the program: An electronic apparatus that is capable of securely preventing a user who has worked in a dedicated mode using a storage device such as a removable medium from forgetting to remove the storage device. The electronic apparatus is operated in a normal mode or a dedicated mode in which a...

20060221377 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus has a storage section that stores image data, a display section that displays the image data stored in the storage section, a transmission section that extracts from the storage section the image data stored therein and then transmits the image data, and a control section that,...

20060221379 - Information processor, printing apparatus, information processing system, printing method and printing program: A print output apparatus, etc., designed to effectively increase the speed of printing started when the apparatus is in a sleep state. Before print data is transferred to the print output apparatus, a first command for making the print output apparatus to execute processing for shifting from the sleep state...

20060221376 - Print control apparatus and method: A print control apparatus is provided which inhibits an output of content data if a destination of the content data is a virtual printer for converting the content data to a file....

20060221374 - Scan job priority determining systems and methods: Systems, methods, and programs determine a priority of a job on a network. The job includes image data optically captured by a device in communication with the network. The systems, methods, and programs determine at least one job attribute or user attribute of a user associated with the job and...

20060221381 - Automated remote correction of preflight defects: A method of automatic correction of preflight defects located in print jobs submitted by print buyers to a print vendor through the Internet. The defect correction routine determines whether the print job files are non-compliant with an associated file format supported by the preflight system in a manner that can...

20060221385 - Display technique for displaying default printer information of a print network system: A display terminal displays default printer information of a print network system. The print network system comprises a plurality of terminals and a plurality of printers. The display terminal is one of the terminals of the print network system. The display terminal comprises a default printer information storage for storing...

20060221390 - Document administration system, document administration apparatus, and recording medium: A document administration system includes a plurality of document storing apparatuses, and a server apparatus connected the plurality of document storing apparatuses via a network. Each of the plurality of document storing apparatuses includes a plurality of boxes for storing various information in a sorted manner, and a document storing...

20060221383 - Electronic document management system, image forming device, printing medium, method of managing electronic document, and program: An electronic document management system includes: a print instruction unit that issues a print instruction to print an electronic document; an address information generation unit that generates address information printed on a surface of a medium for a position of the surface of the medium, the address information being printed...

20060221384 - Image forming apparatus, control method thereof, and image forming system: In an image forming apparatus capable of receiving a job in a distributed print mode in which print processing is executed by distributing the print processing to a plurality of image forming apparatuses and a job in a single print mode in which print processing is executed by one image...

20060221389 - Image output device, image output method and image output program: An image output device comprises an image reading unit which reads an image which includes an instruction image, an instruction data analysis unit which analyzes instruction data included in image data read by the image reading unit, a search unit which searches an information resource storage unit in which information...

20060221392 - Information processing apparatus, distributed printing control method, storing medium and program: Control is effected to produce a plurality of child print jobs for a plurality of printers from data to be printed, on the basis of inputted instruction for distributed print, and information regarding a parent print job is produced on the basis of information regarding the plurality of child print...

20060221386 - Method and apparatus for controlling a peripheral via different data ports: A peripheral such as a printer is controlled to receive data from different data ports. A first port receives data formatted according to a first protocol. A second port receives data formatted according to a second protocol. A first processor is associated with the peripheral. A second processor is associated...

20060221387 - Method and apparatus for managing printing devices: A process of management of printing devices at distributed sites, comprising providing a database portal accessible continuously, the portal giving a visual display of performance of the printing devices compared with predetermined targets for key performance indicators. A process of preparing for and implementing management of printing devices located at...

20060221388 - Method for controlling image forming apparatus, server and system, program product of the method, computer readable medium of the product: A method is disclosed for controlling a server for a plurality of image forming apparatuses. The method includes allocating a print number, within which an image forming apparatus is allowed to print, to each image forming apparatus. It further includes receiving a request of an additional print number from the...

20060221391 - Print controller with function for guaranteeing the order of print requests received, and a control method, a recoding medium, and a program for the same controller: A technique is provided for reducing a process load when a print job (print data) is output from a client computer to a printer side and guaranteeing the order of prints more securely than in prior art. When an occupancy request is received from a client computer, the printer decides...

20060221382 - Supporting a filter pipeline for a spooling module: Supporting a filter pipeline for a spooling module includes a spooling module loading a print processor, and the print processor loading a filter pipeline having a plurality of filters. Each of the plurality of filters performs one or more processing functions on the print job prior to the print job...

20060221380 - System and method for distribution of network printer software: A system and method is provided for distribution of network printer software. The system includes a printer group designation configured to define a base definition for a group of client computers assigned to at least one physical printer. A printer name designation that is also linked to the printer group...

20060221393 - Storage apparatus and method of controlling the same: A storage apparatus comprising a plurality of nodes through which write-data received from a host is written into a disc, each of the nodes including a first memory in which the write-data is temporarily stored, a second memory, a copier which copies both write-data stored in the first memory and...

20060221394 - System and method for selecting photographic images using index prints: A method for remotely selecting and ordering photographic prints, includes the steps of: sending a photographic film bearing a plurality of latent images to a photofinisher; developing the photographic film to produce visible images and scanning the visible images to create a digital image file at the photo finisher; producing...

20060221362 - Printing system: A printing system includes a plurality of marking engines for applying images to print media. An output destination is configured for receiving imaged print media from the plurality of marking engines. A print media transport system conveys print media between the marking engines and the output destination. A control system...

20060221363 - Hand held portable printer with rfid read write capability: A hand-held portable printer includes a number of input devices mounted in or on a printer housing including a barcode scanner, keypad, communication interface in a receive mode and an RFID read/writer in a read mode. The hand-held portable printer also includes a number of output devices including a printing...

20060221364 - Information processor, control method therefor, computer program and storage medium: An information processor determines whether or not function which first module has requested to call is a color information setting function for setting color information for second module and, if the function is the color information setting function, stores the color information in a storage unit. The processor determines whether...

20060221366 - Methods and systems for adaptive dither pattern processing: Embodiments of the present invention comprise methods and systems for adaptive dither pattern array generation and application....

20060221365 - Output data creating device and output data creating program: An output data creating device creates output data to be used by an image formation device based on input data representing image to be formed. The data creating device includes an output condition obtaining unit that obtains output condition regarding image formation on the recording medium, a table storage unit...

20060221396 - Gamut mapping utilizing cusp points and three-dimensional boundary surfaces: Gamut-mapping from a source device to a destination device is performed in a perceptually linear color space such as CIECAM02 by separating a source image into primary color components and processing each primary component separately by mapping a source cusp point with a destination cusp point. The mapped primary components...

20060221395 - Image processing apparatus and image processing method: An image processing apparatus for converting a multiple gradation image into a binary or multivalue image by use of an area gradation method according to a screen cell, which includes: a receiving unit that receives an input pixel value of each pixel of the multiple gradation image and position information...

20060221398 - Apparatus for processing data describing an image and image forming device: An apparatus for processing data describing an image is provided with an input device, a binarizing device, a correcting device, a driving pulse generating device, and an adjusting device. The input device inputs the data. The binarizing device performs a binarizing calculation on the input data. The correcting device corrects...

20060221397 - Method and apparatus for forming image using edge information of image: A method and apparatus to form an image by half-toning a plurality of areas of an input image using different multi-tone patterns with reference to edge information regarding edge areas and flat areas detected from the input image. The method includes detecting edge areas and flat areas of