Facsimile and static presentation processing inventions 12/08

20080316508 - Online association of a digital photograph with an indicator: The present invention relates to an online method for associating an image with an indicator. The method includes the step of storing a captured image in the clipboard of a server. A selection tool selects an association operator from a number of possible operators of a printed toolbar. The method... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20080316507 - Printing apparatus and printing method thereof: The invention provides a printing apparatus. The printing apparatus is used for printing a content to be printed on an object. A surface of the object-includes a non-printable area. The printing apparatus includes a scanning/retrieving module, an adjusting module, and a printing module. The scanning/retrieving module is used for scanning... Agent: Reed Smith LLP

20080316519 - Image input and output system, method and recording medium: An image input and output system is provided in which a common operation screen for a plurality of image output devices having different attributes is displayed. Based on attribute information of each of printers, the server generates a signal for generating an operation screen, and transmits the signal to the... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080316520 - Image input and output system, method and recording medium: An image input and output system is provided in which a common operation screen for a plurality of image output devices having different attributes is displayed. Based on attribute information of each of printers, the server generates a signal for generating an operation screen, and transmits the signal to the... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080316518 - Image processing apparatus: An image processing apparatus includes a display, a retrieving unit, a process display unit, a process receiving unit, a process storing unit, a thumbnail display unit, and a thumbnail designating unit. The retrieving unit retrieves image data. The process display unit displays on the display a plurality of candidate image... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080316516 - Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and storage medium for preventing unjust copying: An image processing apparatus including an image input module configured to input a document image; a detect module configured to detect whether copy control information is provided with document image data of the document image; a transfer module configured to transfer the document image data through a network in case... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080316517 - Information processing apparatus and control method, and control program: An information processing apparatus capable of communicating with printers includes: an application to set printing setting information as a document to be printed; a printer driver to generate printing data by employing the printing setting information specified by the application and the document; a determining unit to determine whether the... Agent: Canon U.s.a. Inc. Intellectual Property Division

20080316523 - Identification card manufacturing security: In a method of authorizing a supply for use with a printing system, a supply is provided having a memory containing a first and second codes and supply-specific data, which uniquely identifies the supply. The first code, the second code and the supply-specific data are retrieved from the memory of... Agent: Westman Champlin & Kelly, P.A.

20080316522 - Image forming apparatus and control method thereof: The present invention provides an image forming apparatus that includes a first system and a second system, wherein the permission/prohibition of access to a storage unit provided in the first system is controlled appropriately based on a signal transmitted from the second system, and a control method thereof. To accomplish... Agent: Cowan Liebowitz & Latman P.C. John J Torrente

20080316521 - Systems and methods for managing facsimile documents: Systems and methods for managing facsimile documents can be utilized to ensure a faxed document or any portion of a faxed document is not lost. An amount of printing material available to a printing device can be determined. Based on the determined amount of printing material available, an incoming facsimile... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080316532 - Image forming apparatus: A job managing section acquires an operational status of a standby print job when a determination that a job having been accepted by a job accepting section is a reserved low-key print setting job is made, as a result of a determination by a reserved setting determining section, and also... Agent: Jordan And Hamburg LLP

20080316526 - Image forming apparatus and setup method in image forming apparatus: In order to provide an image forming apparatus through which the user can perform a print out under which a desirably printed out image is laid out on a desired record sheet, the image forming apparatus according to the present invention includes an operation panel unit which displays an input... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080316531 - Image input and output system, method and recording medium: An image input and output system is provided in which a common operation screen for a plurality of image output devices having different attributes is displayed. Based on attribute information of each of printers, the server generates a signal for generating an operation screen, and transmits the signal to the... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080316524 - Method and system for automatically selecting a device for document processing order treatment: For automatic selection of an apparatus for processing of a document processing job, features of the document processing job are compared with features necessary for execution of the document processing job of each apparatus available. In the even that it results from the comparison that a plurality of apparatuses possess... Agent: Schiff Hardin, LLP Patent Department

20080316525 - Method for limiting bit rate in ip facsimile and method for limiting bit rate in ip facsimile in gateway: A method for limiting bit rate in IP facsimile, in this method the highest bit rate that the called gateway allows is determined, after the call connection is set up, the called fax machine transmits the digital identification containing the highest facsimile bit rate that the called fax machine provides,... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

20080316528 - Network scan apparatus to confirm scanning operation and method of using thereof: A network scan apparatus includes: a scanner including a scanning unit to scan a document and generate an image file based on the scanned document, a transmitting unit to transmit the image file, and an output selection unit to select whether to output scan file information; an output device, connected... Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP

20080316527 - Printing control apparatus to control printing operation, printing control system, and methods thereof: A printing control apparatus to control a printing operation includes a web server connection unit to connect with a web server of a pre-set address and receive environmental information of an area where the printing apparatus is located, and a controller to transmit a printing control signal corresponding to the... Agent: Stanzione & Kim, LLP

20080316530 - Printing control apparatus, printing control method, program, and storage medium: A printing control apparatus includes a spooler which spools a received print job in a print queue and outputs the print job, a print job management unit which holds a print job output from the spooler, and manages transmission of a print job to a printing apparatus and whether a... Agent: Rossi, Kimms & Mcdowell LLP.

20080316529 - Service supplied by multifunction peripheral (mfp): To provide an optimal service matched with requests from users of a MFP connected with a network. A method for providing a service by a multifunction peripheral (MFP) 10 includes the steps of: receiving a request for the service; receiving information 90 required for executing the service from an external... Agent: Ibm Corporation RochesterIPLaw Dept. 917

20080316533 - Image forming apparatus, print control method thereof and print control program: An image forming apparatus comprises an image former that prints target data on a sheet, a first judger that judges a supply unit that is replaceably loaded thereon and has a memory storing identification information uniquely given to the supply unit and information about a plurality of vendors providing the... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20080316535 - Automatic rotated row placement in multiup imposition: A system and method for automatically placing a rotated row in a multi-up imposition. Calculations can be performed, which are required to execute an automated multi-up imposition. The dimensions of the input document can be then evaluated against the available area in the imposed layout to determine whether there is... Agent: Ortiz & Lopez, PLLC

20080316536 - Print controller, print control method and computer program: A print controller for making a print device print in such a manner that a grouping for each record included in printed matter can be easily recognized is provided. A print control program stored on computer readable storage media for outputting a business form by sending output form data to... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080316534 - Two-sided print data splitting: Methods of, and apparatus for, splitting data for two-sided printing are provided. In one embodiment, a method of splitting data for printing by a first and a second print head of a two-sided printer is provided, the method comprising: identifying a portion of the data transverse to a print direction... Agent: Charles Maney Ncr Corporation, Law Dept.

20080316509 - Print apparatus, server, method for improving print characteristics, and computer program therefor: A print apparatus connected to a server via a network includes an improvement-information requesting unit configured to notify the server via the network of identification information unique to a print head; an improvement-information storage unit configured to store downloaded head-characteristic-improvement information; and a print processor configured to perform a print... Agent: Robert J. Depke Lewis T. Steadman

20080316513 - Color management system: The present invention provides a color conversion device that can be applied to a color management system. The color conversion device provides a color conversion device capable of generating a color conversion table used for color reproduction with high precision. The color conversion device generates a color conversion table that... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080316514 - Image forming device, and method and computer readable medium therefor: A print control device includes a first data processing unit configured to process first print job data based on a first file format, a second data processing unit configured to process second print job data based on a second file format, the second data processing unit including a data converter... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Attorneys For Client No. 016689

20080316510 - Image processing apparatus and image processing method, computer program and storage medium: The present invention provides an image processing apparatus, an image processing method, computer-program, and storage medium capable of acquiring a paper fingerprint efficiently and improving convenience for users. An image processing apparatus according to the present invention includes an image sensor acquiring RGB signals. The G signal is separated from... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080316512 - Image processing apparatus and method therefor: An image processing apparatus sets a print parameter with which stability of colors can be achieved in continuous printing. The number of prints is obtained. The print parameter is adjusted, and stability of colors in the case where the number of prints are printed in a continuous manner is evaluated.... Agent: Canon U.s.a. Inc. Intellectual Property Division

20080316515 - Print engine pipeline subsystem of a printer controller: Provided is a print engine pipeline subsystem of a printer controller. The subsystem includes a print engine pipeline controller for reading and writing print engine pipeline registers, and a contone decoder unit for expanding JPEG compressed continuous tone (“contone”) layers. Also included are a lossless bi-level decoder for expanding compressed... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20080316511 - Printing apparatus: A printing apparatus, comprising: a printing unit that prints an image on a recording medium in a color mode or a monochrome mode based on a first job; a switching unit that performs a switching operation to switch between the color mode upon printing a color page and the monochrome... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Attorneys For Client No. 016689

20080316538 - Device using low visibility encoded image to manage copy history: The present invention relates to an image forming device using a low visibility information embedding technique to manage a copy history of an original. The image forming device embeds history information with the use of small dots disappearing by copying, and coordinate information on a region embedded with the history... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080316537 - Image processing apparatus and method: An image processing apparatus includes at least one input device for inputting a plurality of pieces of content data; a recognition unit configured to recognize a mark included in the pieces of content data, and an association processing unit configured to perform association processing by mutually establishing a link between... Agent: Canon U.s.a. Inc. Intellectual Property Division

20080316539 - Information processing method and system thereof: In a computer system in which information represented by digital data is output to plural pages of recording medium, and then information on the plural pages of recording medium is read to use digital data representing the read information, authentication information is embedded in information of a start page selected... Agent: Rossi, Kimms & Mcdowell LLP.

20080316540 - Method and device for imaging of a rotogravure form and rotogravure form so imaged: In a method for imaging of a rotogravure form or an imaged rotogravure form, the rotogravure form is imaged by providing cups therein of different dimensions to achieve different tone values or print densities. Image data are assembled from image tiles to provide for the imaging of the rotogravure form.... Agent: Schiff Hardin, LLP Patent Department

20080316541 - Image forming apparatus, control method therefor, and operation apparatus of equipment: An image forming apparatus having improved installability and operability. The image forming apparatus has an operation unit thereof disposed on an arm extending from the apparatus and pivotable around a support member in substantially the horizontal direction, and has sensors for detecting the pivot position of the operation unit. An... Agent: Rossi, Kimms & Mcdowell LLP.

20080316542 - System and method for submitting and receiving images: An image submission system comprises a server, a client, and a scanner. A scanner interface software module is loaded on the client for operating the scanner. An image submission software module loaded on the server remotely receives instructions through an Internet browser at the client, and presents a single click... Agent: Frost Brown Todd, LLC

20080316543 - Facsimile machine and control method thereof:

20080316544 - Image reading apparatus: Disclosed is an image reading apparatus including: an original transporting device for transporting an original; an image reader for reading an image of the original in a first reading region or a second reading region while transporting the original by the original transporting device; and a correcting device for correcting... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080316545 - Image processing apparatus and method, and program for implementing the method: An image processing apparatus and method which are capable of reducing waiting time of an operator, and improving operation feeling and productivity. An input image is registered as usable data before completion of generation of vectorized data from the input image stored in a HDD. Even for a job in... Agent: Rossi, Kimms & Mcdowell LLP.

20080316546 - Image forming apparatus and control method thereof: An image forming apparatus which includes a plurality of operating modes, the apparatus including a main body, a scanning unit to move along the main body and obtains an image data from an object to be scanned, an operation state display unit to display a position of the scanning unit,... Agent: Stanzione & Kim, LLP

20080316547 - Scan unit having emi noise blocking unit and image forming apparatus having the scan unit: A scan unit having an electromagnetic interference (EMI) noise blocking unit and usable with an image forming apparatus includes a document plate supporting a document, a reading module which is disposed under the document plate, performs a reciprocating motion, and includes an image sensor that reads an image of the... Agent: Stanzione & Kim, LLP

20080316548 - Illumination device, illumination method, image read device, image read method, image-forming device, and image-forming method: A disclosed image scanning device illuminates a document with a light source, focuses light reflected from the document on an image sensor to obtain one-dimensional images of the document, and obtains a two-dimensional image of the document from the one-dimensional images. The device includes an illumination lens for dividing a... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20080316549 - Method for scanning and processing a document with an imaging apparatus: A method for scanning and processing a document with an imaging apparatus, the imaging apparatus having a scanner with a scan bar, includes operating the scanner to obtain preliminary image data; performing at least one of translating the document across the scan bar and translating the scan bar across the... Agent: Lexmark International, Inc. Intellectual Property Law Department

20080316550 - Image reading apparatus and multi-function machine: In an image reading device which includes a transmission light source and a pickup device which face each other with original platen glass for holding an original interposed therebetween, receives light irradiated from the transmission light source by the pickup device, and reads a light transmission original, a pickup device... Agent: Workman Nydegger 1000 Eagle Gate Tower

20080316551 - Automated page turning apparatus to assist in viewing pages of a document: Disclosed is a method and apparatus for the viewing and acquisition of images of a document such as a book, including the automated and reliable turning of pages of the document, while supporting it in a manner to facilitate viewing or imaging of the facing pages.... Agent: Basch & Nickerson LLP

20080316552 - Method and apparatus for data capture from imaged documents: Methods and apparatus are disclosed for locating an area of interest within a digital image of a form captured by an imaging scanner. Specific examples include methods and apparatus for optical mark reading with a digital imaging scanner. In many of the methods, an image of a response form is... Agent: Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

20080316553 - Coloring support system, coloring support program, and storage medium as well as coloring support method: A coloring support apparatus 100 inputs document data forming a document and acquires, on the basis of the document data inputted, color information concerning colors applied to the document. The coloring support apparatus 100 judges, on the basis of the color information acquired, coloring rules that match coloring applied to... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080316554 - Image processing apparatus, image forming apparatus, and control method thereof: In order to form a high-quality image, upon execution of multi-pass printing using a printing head with a plurality of nozzles, an image processing apparatus calculates, using a scan duty setting unit (105), scan duty data for respective nozzles for each scan of the printing head in accordance with input... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080309960 - Image data generating device, image data generating method, and computer-readable storage medium: Upon receiving a scan command via an operation panel 22, the controller 21 of a multi-function device 20 activates a scanner 23 and generates RAW data, the RAW data being recorded to a hard disk memory 24. The controller 21 then generates monochrome image data and color image data from... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080309958 - Image reading apparatus, facsimile apparatus and copying apparatus: An image reading apparatus includes a plurality of light emitting units, an activation unit, a plurality of light receiving units and a determination unit. The determination unit retrieves at least one output signal from the plurality of light receiving units in accordance with a predetermined retrieving procedure each time each... Agent: Baker Botts LLP C/o Intellectual Property Department

20080309959 - Printing and printers:

20080309968 - Adaptive prediction of calibration parameters for color imaging devices: A method of and system for calibrating an imaging device is described herein. An iterative method that attempts to find the best calibration parameters conditional upon an error metric is used. Regression is used to estimate values in a color space where the calibration is performed based upon a training... Agent: Jonathan O. Owens Haverstock & Owens LLP

20080309965 - Apparatus and method for discovering printers within an enterprise: The invention relate to an apparatus and a method for determining printer usage of all printers in an enterprise to generate accurate sales proposals. The method includes assigning an account for the enterprise and executing a network scan on a computer network to obtain information for all printers attached to... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.

20080309966 - Apparatus and method for metering and monitoring print usage at non-network printers: The invention relates to a printer component for monitoring usage on non-network printers. The printer component includes a desktop component installed on a network computer to which a non-network printer is attached. The desktop component is for obtaining printer status information from each non-network printer attached to the network computer.... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.

20080309976 - Communication device: A communication device includes an input unit for inputting first image data and additional information; a multi-dimensional code creation unit for creating a multi-dimensional code according to the additional information; a combination unit for combining the multi-dimensional code with the first image data to create second image data; and a... Agent: Kubotera & Associates, LLC

20080309969 - Composition engine rfid data store and schema element system: A composition engine for a print shop includes a database having a unique identifier for each electronic data storage device associated with the print shop and print shop data. The composition engine also includes a schema element that associates a set of the data stored in the database with each... Agent: Alix, Yale & Ristas, LLP

20080309975 - Controlling image forming operation: When printing job notice information is received from an information processing apparatus and a printing job execution instruction is received from a user, an image forming apparatus generates printing job generation information based on whether the printing job execution instruction matches the printing job notice information. Based on the printing... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20080309973 - Image output system: An output management apparatus which distributes a job composed of a plurality of pages to respective printers and a plurality of image processing apparatuses which print images for each page according to instructions from the output management apparatus are connected via a network. The output management apparatus creates an output... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080309970 - Image processing apparatus, image processing method, program and storage medium: An image processing apparatus capable of outputting image data by a plurality of output methods includes storing image data, managing output restriction information corresponding to a predetermined region of the stored image data, executing output restriction processing of the image data corresponding to the predetermined region based on the output... Agent: Canon U.s.a. Inc. Intellectual Property Division

20080309972 - Image processing device, image forming device, image processing method, image forming method, program, and computer readable recording medium on which the program is recorded: In case of transmitting a document file such as a PDF file to a printer without converting it into print data, a PC extracts from the document file to be printed information to be accessed when starting an analysis of the document file and transmits the information to the printer.... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080309971 - Information-processing apparatus and method: According to the claimed invention, an information-processing apparatus capable of communicating with a printing apparatus, comprises: a setting unit (S2201), configured to set, as part of a print setting when printing document data that includes a plurality of pages to print, a bookbinding setting for casing a sheet printed with... Agent: Rossi, Kimms & Mcdowell LLP.

20080309964 - Interactive device capacity mimic and system override: Displays are provided for a graphical user interface including a device capacity mimic in a job manager in a system, such as a xerographic machine. The displays include a visual representation of the available capacity of each of a number of devices for the system, such as each output destination... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC.

20080309967 - Method and system for remote access and customization of internally generated printing node status report: Methods and systems for facilitating remote access and customization of internally generated printing node status reports. In some embodiments, the methods and systems advantageously facilitate remote access and customization of internally generated printing node status reports by adapting preexisting features that generate local hard copies of printing node status reports... Agent: Sharp Laboratories Of America, Inc.

20080309977 - Method for transforming and transporting printer data over the internet in a secure and reliable manner: A method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium are provided. The method, for example, can—in certain embodiments—include transforming printer data into an extensible markup language (XML). The method can also include encapsulating the transformed printer data. The method can further include transmitting the encapsulated printer data. The transforming the printer data and... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.

20080309961 - Portable communication apparatus, print system, and control method thereof: In a print system for causing a printer to print an image on the basis of image data supplied from a portable communication apparatus by direct communication between the portable communication apparatus and the printer, the print function of the printer is obtained. When print conditions input by using the... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080309963 - Print image matching parameter extraction and rendering on display devices: Techniques are described for automatic print image matching (PIM) parameter extraction. An original image is captured and PIM parameter data is extracted automatically based on specifics of the original image. At least one automated PIM parameter is calculated automatically from the PIM parameter data. At least one automated PIM parameter... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20080309974 - Printing apparatus and method for controlling the same: There is provided a printing apparatus that can prevent a user from forgetting to set print settings and that can markedly reduce the number of unnecessary prints caused by unsuitable print settings, for example, in a case in which print data such as image data is sent from an image-supplying... Agent: Canon U.s.a. Inc. Intellectual Property Division

20080309962 - System and method for content-based alternate imaging: Printing systems and methods are presented for front end processing of an incoming print job in a printing system, in which a single raster image processor instance creates ripped objects from incoming page description language files and one of two or more imagers is selectively activated according to incoming print... Agent: Fay Sharpe / Xerox - Rochester

20080309978 - Multi-function device: A multi-function device capable of performing at least a first function and a second function, the multi-function device includes a function performing unit that operates to perform the first function and the second function, a memory that stores use condition data including a setting of use condition for each of... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080309979 - Information processing apparatus, printing apparatus, information processing system, print processing method, storage medium, and program: When a printer starts a printing operation using a rolled sheet having IC chips, it is determined whether an error occurred while an IC chip writing device writes information to the IC chips. First page information specifying a page region in which an error occurred and second page information specifying... Agent: Canon U.s.a. Inc. Intellectual Property Division

20080309980 - Image processing apparatus and control method thereof: In order to provide a technique which can shorten the processing time in large-scale variable print processing, an image processing apparatus includes: an input unit adapted to input a rendering job which includes a single fixed object common to respective pages, and a plurality of variable objects which are independent... Agent: Rossi, Kimms & Mcdowell LLP.

20080309981 - Two-dimensional code generating device: The present invention provides a printing device optimizing information to be embedded by merging pieces of information of respective pages into a single piece of information in N-up printing. The printing device generates the information to be embedded according to a result of analyzing print parameters in print data when... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080309951 - Image processing system and image forming apparatus incorporating same: A novel image processing system includes a pixel position indicator and a pixel inserting unit. The pixel position indicator is configured to indicate insertion positions in the image data. The pixel inserting unit is configured to enlarge a size of the image data by inserting an additional pixel at each... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080309957 - Image forming apparatus and image forming method: Information controlling image processing or image forming performed on image data of a document is embedded into the image data as control data. When the control data is detected in the image data, the control data is analyzed to determine specific image processing or image forming to be performed on... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080309955 - Image forming apparatus and method to improve image quality thereof: An image forming apparatus to improve image quality. The image forming apparatus includes a window control unit to generate a window of a predetermined size using a lines per inch (LPI) value of a dithering mask and an angle, and to detect locations of a center reference pixel and neighboring... Agent: Stanzione & Kim, LLP

20080309956 - Image processing apparatus, image forming apparatus, and output-format setting method: An image-information obtaining unit obtains image information. A form determining unit determines form information indicating a characteristic of limiting a position of a viewing axis that is an axis for turning over a page a print on which the image information is printed, based on the image information. A viewing-axis... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080309954 - Image rendering method: An image rendering method includes the following steps. Firstly, a source image is provided. Then, raster operations (ROPs) are performed on the source image by a first bit operating engine to obtain ROP values, and the source image are divided into at least one first region and at least one... Agent: Kirton And Mcconkie

20080309953 - Method for reducing image artifacts on electronic paper displays: A method and apparatus for reducing image artifacts on displays (e.g., electronic paper, etc.) are described. In one embodiment, the method comprises generating pixels of an image for a bistable display using halftoning based on data of one or more previously displayed images.... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20080309982 - Image processing apparatus and image processing method: An image processing apparatus includes an inputting unit to receive image data having pixel data, an image processing unit to align and output the pixel data, and a control unit to prevent the pixel data from being transmitted to the image processing unit when the pixel data have null data.... Agent: Stanzione & Kim, LLP

20080309983 - Method, apparatus and program for creating a threshold value matrix: In a first process, initial dot pattern of a predetermined dot rate “a” is created in a first process, and a gradation value corresponding to the dot rate “a” is arranged as a threshold value in the position of the pixel of the threshold value matrix corresponding to the initial... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20080309952 - Multilevel print masking method: A method of computing swath data in response to a digital image having a plurality of rows and columns of pixels, each pixel having a multitone code vaule, the swath data suitable for commanding an inkjet printer containing at least one printed having plurality of nozzles, wherein the inkjet printer... Agent: Mark G. Bocchetti Patent Legal Staff

20080309984 - Image forming apparatus, image forming method carried out by the image forming apparatus, and computer-readable recording medium having image forming program recorded thereon: In order to maintain consistency between stored data and an image formed on a recording medium, an MFP includes an HDD to store data, a data designation portion to designate target data to be an output target from the data stored in the HDD, a prohibition portion to prohibit modification... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080309985 - Fax machine: A fax machine includes a setting recorder, a communication device, a remainder calculator, a determination device, and a controller. The setting recorder holds setting information on a fax transmission job. The communication device performs the transmission job based on the held setting information. The remainder calculator calculates the number of... Agent: Mark D. Saralino ( Sharp ) Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20080309986 - Binary data relay systems and methods of real-time communication of binary data through a peer-to-peer network: Binary data relay systems and methods are disclosed to allow users of peer-to-peer (P2P) communications networks designed for voice transport to send facsimile (fax) messages between P2P endpoints by using a computer (102, 104) suitably connected to the network (164). Although not limited to this implementation, this connection preferably uses... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20080309987 - Scanner for optically and electrically scanning transponder-equipped document: In a scanner for optical and electrical scanning of a document having a transponder associated therewith a glass plate is provided for placement of the document. An optical scanning device scans the document via a mirror. At least one antenna for transmission of electromagnetic signals to the transponder and for... Agent: Schiff Hardin, LLP Patent Department

20080309988 - Multifunction printer system and method for automated batch processing of documents: A Method of batch processing a group of hardcopy documents scans a stack of documents. Each document in the stack has a cover sheet is placed thereon. The method performs optical character recognition on each of the cover sheets in the stack. The method performs an operation on each of... Agent: Dillon & Yudell, LLP

20080309993 - Executing operations in connection with one or more images with a printer: Methods and systems are provided to facilitate a printer to execute one or more operations in connection with one or more images are described herein. The methods may include methods that may, at least in part, be implemented at a printer including tracking one or more locations of a scan... Agent: Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, P.C.

20080309990 - Image processing apparatus and shading method thereof: Embodiments of image processing apparatuses and methods according to the present general inventive concept may generate and/or store shading profile information based on an image characteristic relative to a prescribed condition of that characteristic such as according to brightness equal to or above a prescribed (e.g., minimum or lower) brightness... Agent: Stanzione & Kim, LLP

20080309991 - Image processing device, image processing method, and computer program product for image processing: An image processing device includes an input filter configured to control an input process of data to be input as a subject of an image process, an output filter configured to control an output process of data to be output to an outside of the image processing device, a processing... Agent: Ipusa, P.l.l.c

20080309989 - Image reading apparatus: An image reading apparatus that includes: a document delivery path that couples, through a reading position, a document mounting portion and a document discharging portion; a switchback delivery path coupled to a predetermined position of the document delivery path and inverting a leading and a trailing end in the document... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080309992 - Image transfer system and image forming apparatus: An image transfer system has an extracting section that extracts image areas from a document image read by a reading section. A digital signature providing section provides sender's digital signatures to the image areas according to degrees of secrecy. An image file creating section creates an image file including image... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20080309994 - Image processing method and image processing apparatus: In an image processing method, a color corresponding to an input color image signal represented by an arbitrary RGB color space is detected and a requested color correction process is executed. A color domain according to property of the RGB color space is determined when determining a color domain based... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080309995 - Color processing apparatus, color processing method and computer readable medium: The color processing apparatus includes: a first color signal obtaining unit that obtains a first color signal in a first color space; a color conversion unit that converts the first color signal in the first color space into a second color signal in a second color space according to a... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080304093 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus with an image reading apparatus that may suppress the intensity level of radiated noise from the image reading apparatus in an appropriate manner, without disrupting other functions, etc. The movable image reading apparatus comprises a carriage having a light source adapted to expose an original to... Agent: Rossi, Kimms & Mcdowell LLP.

20080304091 - Image forming apparatus and image forming method: In an image forming apparatus, an image formation process is performed on image data in units of print jobs in a print mode of either one of a single-color print mode and a color print mode, the print mode is controlled to become the color print mode from the first... Agent: Amin, Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20080304090 - Information processing apparatus and information processing program: An information processing apparatus capable of adding or deleting an application without modifying other components is disclosed. A disclosed Multi Function Peripheral includes an application layer having plural applications each executing a process with settings unique to each application, plural jobs each having settings common to the applications and representing... Agent: Cooper & Dunham, LLP

20080304092 - Information processing apparatus, print setting method, and storage medium: An information processing apparatus having a printer driver installed thereon and configured to be in communication with a printing apparatus includes a setting changing unit configured to generate an instruction to the printer driver to change a setting value for default setting information stored in the printer driver described in... Agent: Canon U.s.a. Inc. Intellectual Property Division

20080304094 - Image forming apparatus: A control unit to set a priority level to operate the audio replay function so that the priority level is higher in an abnormal operation of the apparatus than in a normal operation of the apparatus is provided in the image forming apparatus 10 which comprises a plurality of functions... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080304095 - Printer monitoring apparatus and method: A printer monitoring apparatus includes a setting unit configured to set a display mode of a warning or an error related to a peripheral device, a determination unit configured to determine whether the warning or the error has previously occurred, a display unit configured to display the warning or the... Agent: Canon U.s.a. Inc. Intellectual Property Division

20080304105 - Data management for media production: Systems and methods for authoring, ordering and producing various products are described. A method of ordering a product comprises: receiving a request for a product type, identifying product specification data associated with the product type, presenting one or more options for products characterized by the product specification data, receiving a... Agent: Carr & Ferrell LLP

20080304100 - Image forming apparatus and job information management method: Disclosed is an image forming apparatus, including: a first storage section to store a plurality of pieces of job information each having a plurality of data items corresponding to a plurality of items; a second storage section to store read-out definition information in which one or more of the items... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080304103 - Image forming apparatus forming images in response to image formation request from operation unit or external device: A multifunctional printer 10 comprises an operation unit 13 making image formation requests, an image forming unit 16 forming an image in response to an image formation request issued from the operation unit 13 or an external device, a determination unit determining whether the image formation request is issued from... Agent: Ditthavong Mori & Steiner, P.C.

20080304104 - Image processing apparatus and method for processing an image: An image processing apparatus performs authentication of users. A first and second user inputs first and second user information, respectively, through an input section. A controller controls the authentication section to perform first authentication of the first user information, and controls the job execution section to execute the first job... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20080304102 - Job management apparatus, job management method, and program: A job management apparatus includes a detecting unit configured to detect a plurality of exception setting items other than print settings applied to an entire print job from the print job; an instructing unit configured to instruct display of exception setting information for the exception setting items detected by the... Agent: Canon U.s.a. Inc. Intellectual Property Division

20080304098 - Printing apparatus, detection system, and method computer readable medium for creating document: A detection system includes: an acquiring unit that acquires document data representative of a document which includes a plurality of pages; a selector that selects, for each page of the document, a first printing sheet which contains a detected element or a second printing sheet which does not contain the... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080304099 - Printing system and printing device: A printing device is configured to execute a plurality of time-designated print jobs. A request source of each of the plurality of time-designated print jobs is identified. If there exist at least one close job of which a designated execution time is within a predetermined period with respect to a... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Attorneys For Client Nos. 0166889, 006760

20080304101 - Server and printer introducing method under thin client environment: There is described a server and printer introducing method under the thin client environment, in which the user can easily select such a printer that is located at a position in the vicinity of the client terminal device currently used by the user, from a large number of printers coupled... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080304096 - System and method for adaptive filter chain document processing: The subject application is directed to a system and method for adaptive filter chain document processing. Electronic documents are first received, with each document including processing control data representing a series of document processing operations associated with the corresponding document. The control data associated with each electronic document is then... Agent: Tucker Ellis & West LLP

20080304097 - System and method for staged processing of electronic document processing jobs: The subject application is directed to a system and method for staged processing of electronic document processing jobs. A plurality of electronic documents, inclusive of setting data representing document processing device operations, are first directed to at least one associated document processing device are received. Processing stages for each received... Agent: Tucker Ellis & West LLP

20080304106 - Image processing apparatus, printing apparatus, and control program: An image processing apparatus comprises a transfer processing section, a plurality of image processing sections, and a control section. The transfer processing section is for transferring image data to a memory. The image processing section is for carrying out an image process with respect to image data, and writing, into... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080304107 - Information processing apparatus, information processing method, computer program, and image forming system: An information processing apparatus includes a layout unit which lays out content data contained in record data, a specifying unit which specifies items of a database to which each content data laid out in the form data, a layout data generation unit which generates layout data associated with the layout... Agent: Rossi, Kimms & Mcdowell LLP.

20080304086 - Gap adjustment apparatus and image formation apparatus: The invention provides, as a first aspect thereof, a gap adjustment apparatus that includes: a recording section; a guide axis that supports the recording section in such a manner that the recording section can move while facing a recording target medium, the guide axis being able to move in such... Agent: Workman Nydegger

20080304087 - Method of compensating the color tone differences between two images of the same scene: The color tone compensation method provides a simple and efficient method to compensate the color tone differences between two different sources of images. A first image sample, such as a still image, from a first image capturing source and a second image sample, such as a video frame, from a... Agent: Jonathan O. Owens Haverstock & Owens LLP

20080304089 - Method for controlling printing apparatus and method for controlling image processing apparatus connected to printing apparatus: A method for controlling an information processing apparatus connected to a printing apparatus including a storage device includes acquiring a status of the printing apparatus; generating a first print file from image data in accordance with the status of the printing apparatus; transmitting the first print file to the printing... Agent: Canon U.s.a. Inc. Intellectual Property Division

20080304088 - Secure print processing system: A print processing system is provided that determines whether or not to execute processing for reducing reusability of a document image, such as image degradation processing and security image processing, based on information on a printer user. An information processing device sets a user-specified region to at least a portion... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080304108 - Image processing method, program thereof, and image forming apparatus: An image processing method is disclosed. The image processing method includes the steps of detecting one or more dots near a step-shaped changing part of dots of which an outline part of a letter or graphics is composed, by using a reference pattern having a window size of “m×n” dots... Agent: Cooper & Dunham, LLP

20080304109 - Image-sorting apparatus and image-sorting method: An image-sorting apparatus includes a feeding unit to feed printed sheets sequentially carried in from an external print unit, in which an electronic watermark is added to an important printed sheet. Particularly, the image-sorting apparatus includes a read unit to read the electronic watermark from the printed sheet fed by... Agent: Amin, Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20080304110 - Method for security printing: Method for security printing. A digital model of a feature for printing is received, wherein the feature is for authentication by an external device. Deviation from the digital model is compensated for, to a printed instance of the feature.... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080304111 - Identification reader: A passport and identification card reader minimizes the time and effort required for an operator to read/scan a passport or piece of identification. An immigration official, for example, can slide a passport into place with one hand while tending to other important security activities with the other hand. Once in... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20080304112 - Image processing device: An image processing device includes a document storing unit which stores document information containing scanned images and fax transmission/reception images sent from a plurality of users. A metadata outputting unit generates a metadata of the document information stored by the document storing unit and distributes the metadata. A display format... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080304113 - Space font: using glyphless font for searchable text documents: Systems and methods are described that facilitate mitigating searchable electronic document size increases associated with embedded font definition files by embedding only font size information. When a document is scanned or converted into a PDF or XPS document image, glyphless font size information describing character dimensions for fonts used in... Agent: Fay Sharpe / Xerox - Rochester

20080304114 - Scanning module: A scanning module includes a contact image sensor unit and a supporting base. The contact image sensor unit has a top surface, a bottom surface, a front surface and a back surface. The supporting base has a guiding portion, a positioning board mounted on the guiding portion, the two sides... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080304115 - Automatic sheet-feeding scanning apparatus having movable guide rib device: The present invention relates to an automatic sheet-feeding scanning apparatus having a movable guide rib device. The automatic sheet-feeding scanning apparatus includes a flatbed scanner and an automatic document feeder. The movable guide rib device is mounted in a housing of the flatbed scanner and includes a guide rib structure,... Agent: Kirton And Mcconkie

20080304118 - Image forming apparatus, image forming method, and computer program product: A forming unit forms a latent image of input image data. A counter counts number of times of forming the latent image in a sub-scanning direction, in which an upper limit of the number of times is set. A first control unit controls the forming unit to form the latent... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080304117 - Image reading apparatus: An image reading apparatus has: a setting unit; a sheet conveying unit; a reading unit which can read an image of the sheet conveyed onto the setting unit by the sheet conveying unit and can read the image of the sheet set onto the setting unit; and an abutting unit... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080304116 - Sheet-feeding scanner: The present invention relates to a sheet-feeding scanner including an automatic document feeder and an image scanning portion. The automatic document feeder includes a U-shaped transfer path, a first scanning window and a first scanning module. The U-shaped transfer path includes a sheet pick-up section, a sheet reverse region and... Agent: Kirton And Mcconkie

20080304119 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus has an improved structure, so that it is able to clean an ACR sensor in accordance with an ACR operation, and without requiring a user manipulation. The image forming apparatus includes a plurality of photosensitive media on which color images are formed respectively, a transfer unit... Agent: Stanzione & Kim, LLP

20080297824 - Data-processing device: A data-processing device is capable of connecting to a storing unit storing a plurality of image files, each of the plurality of image files including image data and additional information. The data-processing device includes a acquiring unit, a creating unit, a determining unit and a recording unit. The acquiring unit... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080297822 - Image-processing system, control method, program, and storage medium: An image processing system includes a printing unit configured to print an image, a managing unit configured to manage charging information that can be reduced according to print processing performed by the printing unit, and a control unit configured to slow down the print processing performed by the printing unit... Agent: Canon U.s.a. Inc. Intellectual Property Division

20080297823 - Print control device, printing system and computer-readable recording medium storing printing program: A print controlling device is provided with an image data processing module configured to apply an image processing operation to an image data, a transmitting module configured to transmit the processed image data which is processed by the image data processing module to a printing device, and a modifying module... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Attorneys For Client Nos. 0166889, 006760

20080297826 - Printing apparatus: In the printing apparatus, a non-support function detecting section detects instruction for requesting to use non-support function which does not exist in the printing apparatus; a calculating section calculates a time number of detection regarding the instruction detected by the non-support function detecting section; and a print allowance/disallowance judging section... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20080297825 - Printing system, print restriction method, program, and storage medium: A printing system which is capable of preventing print restriction information from affecting the embedding of copy restriction information, thereby being capable of positively performing copy restriction on printed documents. An information processing apparatus includes a print restriction information-receiving section that acquires print restriction information for restricting use of functions... Agent: Rossi, Kimms & Mcdowell LLP.

20080297836 - Adapter apparatus and control method thereof, and computer program: Media data, which includes an image file recorded on a disk recording medium of a connected image sensing apparatus, management information including the recording position of the image file on the disk recording medium, and backup information of the management information, is received from the image sensing apparatus. Finalize processing... Agent: Cowan Liebowitz & Latman P.C. John J Torrente

20080297845 - Image formation device: There is provided an image formation device, comprising: at least two connection units including a first connection unit and a second connection unit configured such that first and second external storage devices are detachably connectable to the first and second connection units, respectively; a judgment unit configured to make a... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Attorneys For Client Nos. 0166889, 006760

20080297838 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus includes a setting-information storage unit that stores plural pieces of print setting information each indicating a list of settings on printing, in association with logical printer names, a data receiving unit that receives PJL data, print drawing data, and a logical printer name from a client... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080297831 - Image forming apparatus and method of transmitting signal: An image forming apparatus and a method of transmitting a signal. The image forming apparatus includes a main controller to convert a plurality of image signals corresponding to printing data into differential signals, and to combine the converted differential signals into a plurality of transmission signals, a printing engine unit... Agent: Stanzione & Kim, LLP

20080297827 - Image forming system and print job renewal management method: The invention provides an image forming system in which an image forming apparatus (MFP) is connected to a host device through a network, wherein a command for a processing of print data of a user is accepted, a presence of a print job specifying a storage processing by the user... Agent: SocalIPLaw Group LLP

20080297844 - Image processing apparatus: An image processing apparatus that determines, when performing color calibration, whether or not a calibration chart is usable. A scanning unit acquires image data by optically scanning an original document. A usability determining unit determines, in accordance with conditions for colors indicated by standard image data acquired by scanning the... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20080297837 - Image processing apparatus, image processing system and image processing program: An image processing apparatus which receives print data transmitted from an information processing device, includes: a storage for storing the received print data when the data is confidential print data, together with its ID information; an input control portion for allowing for input of ID information; and a controller having... Agent: Mark D. Saralino ( Sharp ) Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20080297828 - Image processing system including image processing device and information processing device which communicate with each other: Provided is an image processing system which reduces the load of destination registration on the user. To accomplish this, in an image processing system including a PC (102) and device (101) connected to a network, the PC (102) has a transfer unit (120) which transfers identification data of the PC... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080297832 - Image-forming system and image-forming apparatus used in the image-forming system: An image-forming system includes an image-forming apparatus, and a terminal device capable of communicating with the image-forming apparatus. The terminal device comprises a signal-transmitting unit. The image-forming apparatus comprises an image-forming unit; a signal-receiving unit; a first storage unit for storing a starting condition of a preparing action for image... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080297839 - Information processing apparatus and control method thereof: An information processing apparatus that improves operability, productivity and flexibility in print setting when collectively executing print jobs. If a print instruction is input, a job list display unit determines whether the instruction is directed to a plurality of job data items. If the instruction is directed to a plurality... Agent: Rossi, Kimms & Mcdowell LLP.

20080297833 - Information processing apparatus and information processing method: This invention enables to change the settings of each hot folder when the configuration of a printer has changed. In order to achieve the object, this invention provides a client for transmitting electronic data to a printer via a hot folder which sets attribute information. The client includes an unit... Agent: Rossi, Kimms & Mcdowell LLP.

20080297834 - Information processing apparatus and method, program, and print system: In outputting printed products in a sorted state, an additional print job should also be output in a sorted state. For this purpose, when information representing the necessity of additional print of a printed product is input to a variable data printing application, a VD obtaining unit obtains a target... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080297846 - Ip communication apparatus, ip communication system, and data transmission method thereof: An IFAX has a call controller that transmits and receives a SIP message to and from a destination apparatus via a SIP server, a file transmitter/receiver that transmits and receives image data to and from a Web server, and a communication manager that exchanges information for managing the image data... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20080297840 - Method and computer readable medium for printer driver and information processing device: There is provided a method for providing information from a printer driver. The method comprises the steps of: accepting a request for information concerning the printer driver; inquiring of at least one function filter about function information in accordance with configuration information containing a reference to the at least one... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Attorneys For Client Nos. 0166889, 006760

20080297835 - Method and system for forming image, and external device: An image forming system includes an external device that stores therein image data, and an image forming device that is directly connected to the external device. The external device sets an output mode to either one of a one-sided output and a two-sided output. The external device transmits the image... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080297842 - Print control device, printing system and computer-readable recording medium storing printing program: A print controlling device for transmitting printer controlling information to a printer connected thereto is configured such that print setting data is generated based on desired print settings which may include operational control setting data in accordance with a setting by a user. The print controlling device is capable of... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Attorneys For Client Nos. 0166889, 006760

20080297830 - Printer with outsourcing capability for color copies: A printing system includes first and second communicatively linked printers, each including a print engine and a processor which controls the operation of the respective print engine. A scanner, associated with the first printer, scans a hardcopy document and generates image data therefrom. The scanner is for communicating the image... Agent: Fay Sharpe / Xerox - Rochester

20080297841 - Printing device and computer readable medium therefor: A printing device, which is configured to execute a print job and perform a printing operation based on the print job, includes an interruption unit configured to perform an interruption process for interrupting a first print job in execution and executing a second print job, a calculating unit configured to... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Attorneys For Client Nos. 0166889, 006760

20080297843 - Printing device, method, and computer readable medium therefor: A printing device includes a plurality of sorts of interfaces each of which is configured to receive therethrough a print job sent by a sending source device, a printing unit configured to perform a printing operation for the print job received by each of the interfaces, a determining unit configured... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Attorneys For Client Nos. 0166889, 006760

20080297829 - System and method for providing personalized settings on a multi-function peripheral (mfp): A system and method for providing personalized settings on a multi-function peripheral (MFP) are described. The system comprises a MFP with a user interface such as a front panel. The system further comprises a preference unit configured to store a group of settings for each of a plurality of user... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080297847 - Work instruction sheet preparing device, method and program: A property of connection relationship information for identifying an internal/external connection of each point is registered in a part DB 1. When the part is one basic part representing a standard configuration article, an anchor ID is registered in the part DB 1 or a product DB 2. Part group... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080297848 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus is provided. The image forming apparatus includes an input unit which inputs a keyword; a preparation unit which prepares list data relating to a print file containing the keyword among a plurality of print files stored in a storage unit; and a printing unit that prints... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Attorneys For Client Nos. 0166889, 006760

20080297849 - Image processing apparatus: An image processing apparatus storing an image data to an external memory medium connected to the image processing apparatus is provided. Where there is not enough usable capacity in the external memory medium, the image processing apparatus generates medium identification information and stores the generated medium identification information to the... Agent: Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP

20080297810 - Image forming apparatus and control method thereof: An image forming apparatus comprises a scaling correction circuit that corrects scaling in a sub-scanning direction of image data according to scaling data, a screen processing circuit that, of image data whose scaling in the sub-scanning direction has been corrected by the scaling correction circuit, performs screen processing on image... Agent: Rossi, Kimms & Mcdowell LLP.

20080297811 - User interface presentation of page layout output mimics for multiple-image up jobs: An image forming device capable of copying and/or scanning a physical original document is provided. The image forming device includes a User Interface providing an accurate output mimic illustrating a representation of the output sheet having a long edge and a short edge with representations of the one or more... Agent: Fay Sharpe / Xerox - Rochester

20080297813 - Asymmetrical digital filters for dot gain adjustments: A method for adjusting dot-gain for a halftone binary bitmap file comprises inputting a halftone binary bitmap file consisting of binary pixels (400) to an asymmetric digital filter (500). The binary pixels are filtered with the asymmetric digital filter and generates multi-level pixels (506). The multi-level pixel are compared to... Agent: David A. Novais Patent Legal Staff

20080297818 - Color processing apparatus and color processing method: A color processing apparatus includes a calculation unit configured to calculate a correction value from reference color information in an input color gamut and reference color information in a reference color gamut, a correction unit configured to correct reference target color information in the reference color gamut based on the... Agent: Canon U.s.a. Inc. Intellectual Property Division

20080297817 - Image forming apparatus and color converting method thereof: An image forming apparatus including a scanning unit to scan an image and to output corresponding digital color coordinates; a determining unit to determine a local color gamut including the digital color coordinates, based on a reference matrix computed from a standard color gamut, which includes the local color gamut,... Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP

20080297820 - Image forming apparatus, communication device, and cartridge: This invention provides an image forming apparatus which communicates with a plurality of cartridges without increasing its circuit dimension. To accomplish this, the apparatus includes a control circuit having an output terminal for outputting a clock signal and data signal used to generate a transmission signal to the cartridge, and... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080297812 - Image processing apparatus and image processing method: It is configured to include: a setting information acquisition unit configured to acquire setting information that defines a content of processing applied to image data as a processing subject; an image processing unit configured to apply the processing according to the setting information acquired by the setting information acquisition unit... Agent: Amin, Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20080297821 - Image processing apparatus, image processing apparatus administration information display method, system, program and storage medium: To enable for a user to easy recognize plural counter information notifications even when plural image input and output processes performed by using plural input and output paths are administrated by plural kinds of counter information, any of counters that a remaining number is necessary for a setting mode is... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080297816 - Method and system for black-level correction on digital image data: The black level in raw image data captured from an image sensor does not always stay fixed at a constant level, but may change as a function of the analog gain and exposure time and may vary from one spatial location of the pixels to another. To carry out black-level... Agent: Ware Fressola Van Der Sluys & Adolphson, LLP

20080297819 - Servo control apparatus in optical disc device and method of controlling servo: A servo control apparatus in an optical disc device and a method of controlling a servo are provided. When an image is printed on a surface of an optical disc, an irregular reflective surface results. A servo control apparatus that is adapted for such irregular surfaces includes: an optical pick-up... Agent: Volentine & Whitt PLLC

20080297814 - Softproofing via modeling print engine rendering characteristics: A softproofing system and method render an input document for display on a monitor to faithfully represent projected output from a target print engine, where the displayed document representation rendering is modeled to include internal print engine specific enhancements or characteristics of the target print engine. The system and method... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC.

20080297815 - Systems and methods for attenuation of near-neutral image colors: A method for attenuation of near-neutral image colors is described. The pixel chroma is determined. A chroma control point is determined. A pixel color is shifted toward neutral. An imaging device that is configured for attenuation of near-neutral image colors is described. The imaging device includes a processor. The imaging... Agent: Madson & Austin

20080297850 - Printer controller for a pagewidth printhead having halftoner and compositor unit: Provided is a printer controller for controlling a pagewidth printhead. The controller includes an interface for receiving an image having a bi-level black data layer compressed in an Edge Delta and Runlength (EDRL) compression format and a continuous tone (contone) CMYK data layer. Also included is an EDRL expander and... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20080297851 - Methodology for substrate fluorescent non-overlapping dot design patterns for embedding information in printed documents: The teachings as provided herein relate to a watermark embedded in an image, and methodology for same, that has the property of being relatively indecipherable under normal light, and yet decipherable under UV light. This fluorescent mark comprises a substrate containing optical brightening agents, and a first dot design printed... Agent: Patent Documentation Center

20080297853 - Methods and apparatus for embedding and detecting digital watermarks in a text document: Disclosed are a method and apparatus for embedding or detecting watermarks in a text, which belong to the field of document protection. The method and apparatus overlay an additional layer of shade in a document for recording a large amount of information from watermarks. The shade comprises the dots arranged... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20080297852 - Variable data periodic line patterns for composing a font system: A method and system is provided for generating a variable data differential line pattern font comprising forming a periodic line pattern suitable for tessellation disposition within a printed document and selectively distorting a portion of the periodic line pattern in a predetermined manner wherein the distorting comprises generating a distinguishable... Agent: Fay Sharpe / Xerox - Rochester

20080297854 - Reader apparatus: A reader apparatus is provided that includes a reading part configured to read the image of an original material; a coding part configured to code the data of the read image; an image memory configured to contain the coded image data; and a controller configured to control the image reading... Agent: Ipusa, P.l.l.c

20080297855 - Mobile phone handset: Provided is a mobile phone handset which includes a front cover moulding with user interface buttons and a display. A chassis moulding houses telecommunication components in connection with the buttons and display. The chassis moulding has a cradle and a drive mechanism, as well as a print cartridge operatively received... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20080297856 - Image forming apparatus and image scanning device: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming device and an image scanning device. The image forming device forms an image on a recording medium on the basis of image information of an image scanning target scanned by the image scanning device including a conveyance device and a plurality of... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080297857 - Image reading apparatus: An image reading apparatus capable of preventing the occurrence of a streak and reading a quality image from the leading edge to the trailing edge of a original. An original is conveyed along a convey pass. The original being conveyed is guided by a guide member, at least part of... Agent: George Z. Dupont, M.d.

20080297858 - Image reading apparatus, image forming apparatus, control method, and program: An image reading apparatus is provided which allows a reading device fixed at a reading position to read images from a document while transporting the document. The apparatus includes a correcting unit adapted to perform correction processing associated with image reading performed by the reading device; a calculating unit adapted... Agent: Canon U.s.a. Inc. Intellectual Property Division

20080297859 - Image-processing device: An image-processing device includes a first image data acquiring unit, a display unit, a display control unit, an area designating unit, an image area setting unit, a margin area setting unit, a second image data acquiring unit, a margin data creating unit, and an image data creating unit. The first... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20080297860 - Color scanning: Among various embodiments of the present disclosure, image scanning can be performed by scanning an object in a forward direction and capturing a first image of the object, scanning the object in a reverse direction and capturing a second image of the object, and combining the first image and the... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080297861 - Image processing of a portion of multiple patches of a colorbar: An image processing apparatus for use with a printed substrate is disclosed. The image processing apparatus comprises an imaging device configured to receive light reflected from a portion of multiple patches of a colorbar on the printed substrate and configured to process color data from the light reflected from the... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20080297862 - Image reading device, image forming apparatus, and reading-unit install method: An adjusting unit adjusts an output level of digital data converted from image data, based on a correction coefficient for each color. A color correction unit performs a color-correction process of correcting a fluctuation of adjusted output level based on a color-correction parameter that differs from one image reading device... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080297863 - Method of and system for image processing and computer program: In an image processing method for carrying out an image quality correction for correcting an image quality on each of a plurality of images in an image group to obtain corrected images, an image processing method includes the steps of carrying out a temporary image quality correction for correcting an... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC