Facsimile and static presentation processing inventions

20080100853 - Method and apparatus for processing digital images: A method and apparatus to process digital images is described. The method is particularly effective in improving the appearance of digital images that originate in digital cameras and have been pre-processed in the camera.... Agent: Basch & Nickerson LLP

20080100854 - Print device, print method, print program recording medium, print data production device, print data production method, and print data production program recording medium: A print device includes a print data acquisition unit that acquires print data having a plurality of signature attachment areas defined thereon, each signature attachment area having electronic signature data produced therefor and attached thereto, a range data acquisition unit that acquires data indicative of a range of a print... Agent: Gauthier & Connors, LLP

20080100860 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus is described. The image forming apparatus may be for printing sheets on the basis of a print instruction, including: a printable sheet number storage unit storing the number of printable sheets in association with each of predetermined limit units; a determination unit determining whether or not... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Attorneys For Client Nos. 0166889, 006760

20080100859 - Image forming device: An image forming device includes a plurality of communication interfaces, a performing unit, and a restring unit. Each of the plurality of communication interfaces receives a command from an external device and has a type different from each other. The performing unit is capable of performing one of a plurality... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Attorneys For Client Nos. 0166889, 006760

20080100865 - Facsimile device: A double-surface printing type facsimile device is provided with a storage configured to store image data of document data received by facsimile, a printing unit configured to print the image data stored in the storage in one of single-surface printing mode and double-surface printing mode on a recording sheet, the... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Attorneys For Client Nos. 0166889, 006760

20080100864 - Image forming apparatus and image forming system: An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming unit; a storage section that stores a plurality of registration information, each including authentication information and terminal information indicating a terminal corresponding to the authentication information; an input section that inputs authentication information; an acquisition section that acquires registration information including terminal... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Attorneys For Client Nos. 0166889, 006760

20080100866 - Image forming apparatus and image forming system: An image forming apparatus is described. The image forming apparatus may be connectable to a network and provided with the number of printable sheets set for each user, including: a determination unit determining whether or not there is a print instruction exceeding the number of printable sheets set for the... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Attorneys For Client Nos. 0166889, 006760

20080100861 - Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and storage medium: In an image processing apparatus having the first storage medium which saves data transmitted from an external apparatus, when it is determined that no new data can be saved in the first storage medium, selected data is stored in the second removable storage medium. Then, the selected data is deleted... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080100863 - Printer controller, computer program product and printer: A printer controller includes: a selecting unit that selects an authentication information from among a plurality of authentication information; a first transmitting unit that transmits the authentication information selected by the selecting unit to a printer connected to the printer controller via a network; and a second transmitting unit that... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Attorneys For Client Nos. 0166889, 006760

20080100869 - Information processing device and printer driver: An information processing device provided with a direct printing function that causes a printer device to execute printing without a printer driver, comprising: a setup storage unit that stores a combination of set values (direct printing setup data) relating to a plurality of printing setting items (direct setting items) in... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20080100856 - Image forming apparatus and image forming method thereof: An image forming apparatus, including a halftone image converter to convert input image data having a plurality of bits per pixel into halftone image data having a binary pixel value corresponding to a bright pixel or a dark pixel, and a bit encoder to divide the halftone image data into... Agent: Stanzione & Kim, LLP

20080100858 - Image processing device capable of supressing over-correction in retinex process: A first lower-range generating portion generates a pixel value of an output image based on a first nonlinear function in a first lower range where a pixel value of a subject pixel is lower than a predetermine value. The first upper-range generating portion generates the pixel value of the output... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20080100870 - Image processor: There is disclosed an image processor including a display screen, a color image storage, a monochrome image storage, an image presenter, an image-area designator, a color-data replacer, and an outputter. The color image storage stores color image data constituted by a plurality of pieces of color data. The monochrome image... Agent: Baker Botts LLP C/o Intellectual Property Department

20080100862 - Image processing apparatus and control method for image processing apparatus: An image processing apparatus includes an input unit configured to input image data, a vectorization unit configured to convert the image data input by the input unit into vectorized data by vectorizing at least one portion of the image data, a receiving unit configured to receive a setting for outputting... Agent: Canon U.s.a. Inc. Intellectual Property Division

20080100867 - Image saving system: A technique of printing content transmitted when a printing apparatus is in a failure state via data broadcasting is printed after the printing apparatus is recovered from the failure state is provided. The printing apparatus includes an obtaining unit for obtaining script which describes about the content in accordance with... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080100868 - Printer: A printer comprises a receiving section which receives printing jobs from a networked personal computers, a storage section which stores the received printing jobs, and a printing section which executes a printing job extracted from the storage section. A control section of the printer determines whether the printing jobs received... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080100855 - Printing method and printing apparatus: A printing method includes determining a first correction value corresponding to a first print mode, determining a second correction value corresponding to a second print mode, and correcting an ink ejection amount of each row region individually, using a combined correction value obtained by combining the first correction value and... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080100857 - Image scanner printer: An image scanner printer that reads an original image and that prints out the original image includes a red-eye detection unit, a YCC image storage processing unit, a YCC/RGB conversion unit, a red-eye correction unit, and a print data creating unit. The red-eye detection unit detects red-eye that is included... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080100871 - Image processing circuit, computer-readable medium, image processing method, and image processing apparatus: Disclosed is an image processing circuit, comprising: a converting section to perform an infective conversion for a gradation data of an input image to a gradation data indicating any one of dither patterns having the number of gradations higher than the number of gradations of the input image; a dither... Agent: Sidley Austin LLP

20080100872 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit and an image reading unit. The image forming unit may include a receiving portion disposed above an image forming part, and a pair of contacted portions disposed on opposite sides on the image forming part. The image reading unit may be... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Attorneys For Client Nos. 0166889, 006760

20080100875 - Communication device and image processing device: A communication device in accordance with the present invention includes a transmitting unit capable of transmitting a file to an external device, a storage unit for storing a string and an address of the external device so that the character string and the address of the external device are associated... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20080100873 - Information processing device, image log management device, and image log management system: There is provided an information processing device. The information processing device includes an image processing unit that performs processing on an image based on input information, a first transmit unit that transmits a partial image of a region specified as a priority region of the image processed by the image... Agent: Gauthier & Connors, LLP

20080100874 - Notary document processing and storage system and methods: A notary document processing system and related methods are described. The system receives files uploaded by users, processes them by applying a document ID, time stamp, etc. to pages of the document, and converts them to a read only format for storage. Once the documents are processed and stored in... Agent: Ying Chen Chen Yoshimura LLP

20080100876 - Image processing apparatus and control method of image processing apparatus: A coding block of image data to be coded is set with allowing the setting of the coding block to overlap so that an end portion of an image rectangular shape present in the image data is coincident with that of the coding block in code processing, information on thus... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080100877 - Facsimile apparatus: A facsimile apparatus is provided with a scanning unit configured to scan a first image containing a specific image representing information related to a destination of a facsimile transmission, a setting unit configured to obtain and set the destination based on the specific image included in the first image, a... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Attorneys For Client Nos. 0166889, 006760

20080100878 - Image processing system and method: A method of generating an image of a portion of an object, the method comprising generating a plurality of images of the portion of the object, each image being represented by a respective set of image data, applying a comparative data transform to at least a portion of each set... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080100879 - Scanning device and shading correction method thereof: A scanning device includes a display part, a flat bed on which a manuscript is loaded, a white reference sheet provided at one side of the flat bed, a scanning head to divide the white reference sheet into a plurality of lines and to obtain shading data corresponding to the... Agent: Stanzione & Kim, LLP

20080100880 - Image processing apparatus, image forming apparatus and computer readable medium: An image processing apparatus includes a background image generation section and a combining section. The background image generation section generates a background image containing new updated trace information that identifies at least one of the image processing apparatus and a user who instructs the image processing apparatus to form an... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080100881 - Image reading apparatus: An image reading apparatus including a first image reader for reading the front side of document, and a second image reader configured to read the reverse side of document. The apparatus also includes a storage device to store first image data read by the first image reader and second image... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080100882 - Image-forming apparatus: An image scanner section is disposed above a printer section. The image scanner section is supported by the printer section in such a manner as to be pivotable about a pivotal axis. The printer section has a lower housing having a substantially rectangular shape as viewed from above. The image... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Attorneys For Client Nos. 0166889, 006760

20080100883 - Device and method for inputting information: A device and a method for inputting information are provided. The device includes: a rod; a movable ring fitted over the rod such that the rod is inserted through the movable ring, the movable ring moving in at least one of a longitudinal direction and a rotation direction of the... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080100885 - Image processing apparatus and method of controlling same: In order to extract a plurality of items of image data corresponding to respective ones of a plurality of documents from scan data more accurately, an image processing apparatus is provided with a detection unit adapted to detect a plurality of image areas corresponding to the plurality of documents; a... Agent: Morgan & Finnegan, L.L.P.

20080100884 - Scanning apparatus having image correction function: A scanning apparatus includes a scanning head that scans an image of a document positioned on a stage glass, but varying in its distance therefrom. A boundary line is detected to determine an amount of skew therein. A skew line is compared with an established reference line, and a correction... Agent: Stanzione & Kim, LLP

20080100886 - Read device and copying machine: A read device comprises: a read part that reads information recorded on a medium being carried in a given reading position; a first regulate member, disposed more upstream in a carry direction of the medium than the reading position, that regulates a position of one surface of the medium being... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20080100887 - Image processing apparatus and image processing method for the same: An image processing method includes creating a conversion table for converting a color in a device-independent color space into a color in a device color space based on a colorimetry result of a color patch output by a device. Creating the conversion table includes converting a color in a three-dimensional... Agent: Canon U.s.a. Inc. Intellectual Property Division

20080100888 - Image reading device: An image reading device includes a clock generator, an image sensor, a plurality of switches having a first switch and a second switch, a reader, a first controller, and a second controller. The clock generator generates a first clock signal having a first cycle and a second clock signal having... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20080094644 - Method and device for converting source image data into target image data: In a method or device for conversion of source image data into target image data, source image data are processed to generate a source image in at least one first color. The target image data is generated for generation of a target image in at least one second color differing... Agent: Schiff Hardin, LLP Patent Department

20080094649 - Image processing apparatus and image processing method: An image processing apparatus. The apparatus includes an image processing unit to process printing data into image data capable of being outputted; and a controller to control the image processing unit to perform an edge emphasis processing of the font if a size of the font included in the printing... Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP

20080094650 - Print processing apparatus and method of controlling print processing apparatus: A print processing apparatus holds in advance information of media sizes and media types of media held in a plurality of feeding trays. Upon receiving print setting information for executing printing, the print processing apparatus checks whether a setting value of at least one of media size and media type... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080094652 - Information processing apparatus, control method for information processing apparatus, display apparatus, and control method for display apparatus: An apparatus receives printing structured document data relating to data broadcasting, that has been described in a markup language. The received printing structured document data is parsed, and layout information for printing is extracted. The descriptions relating to printing that are included in the printing structured document data are changed... Agent: Canon U.s.a. Inc. Intellectual Property Division

20080094651 - Print control apparatus, print control method, program, and storage medium: At the start of printing, it is determined whether binary rasterized data is available. If the binary rasterized data is available, execution of binary rasterization processing is designated. When generating print data based on binary data rasterized by binary rasterization processing, it is determined whether a printing apparatus can process... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080094653 - Image reading apparatus, image reading method and image forming apparatus: In the case where an exposure lamp goes off while original documents are read continuously, the abnormality is detected, an original reading operation is stopped, and an error display is performed, so that a black copy output is prevented.... Agent: Amin, Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20080094656 - Data communication system, data processing apparatus, facsimile apparatus, data processing method, and storage medium: In a data communication system including a facsimile apparatus having a function of creating data based on a facsimile signal, and a data processing apparatus that is connected to the facsimile apparatus via a network and does not have the function, the following processing is executed so that the data... Agent: Rossi, Kimms & Mcdowell LLP.

20080094662 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus includes a memory that stores therein a control program, a central processing unit that executes the control program stored in the memory, a print engine controlled by the central processing unit, and a unit that is selected from a plurality of units. An identification signal generating... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080094648 - Raw data processing apparatus and raw data processing method: A raw data processing apparatus is provided. In the apparatus, it is determined whether monochrome processing has been performed on data (color information) of a plurality of data read out from image data included in thumbnail data, screen nail data, or a simultaneous record JPEG file when an instruction to... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080094663 - Engraving method for a laser engraver: In an engraving method for a laser engraver, an engraving apparatus of the laser engraver performs an engraving for data of a transversal engraving line and then engraves for data of a transversal engraving line in a jumping mode to improve a banding phenomenon and enhance the engraving quality, further... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC Suite 1404

20080094645 - Image forming apparatus: The image forming apparatus includes an image forming portion that synthetically prints image data and ID image data specific to a user on a recording paper, a paper discharge tray that discharges and accumulates the recording papers, and an ID image reading portion that reads the ID images of the... Agent: Mark D. Saralino ( Sharp ) Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20080094654 - System and method for monitoring unauthorized dissemination of documents and portable media: A method for enforcing a distribution policy associated with an electronic document comprising the steps of: sending the document to an output device; determining said distribution policy associated with said document; instructing a marking module to embed a marking indicating at least the existence of said distribution policy on an... Agent: Martin D. Moynihan Prtsi, Inc.

20080094657 - Image formation management system, image formation management method, and storage medium: A disclosed image formation management system includes image forming apparatuses and a local management apparatus connected via a network to the image forming apparatuses. Each of the image forming apparatuses includes a user information storing unit storing user information of users, a management information storing unit storing a current number... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080094658 - Image forming apparatus with controller for storing print data according to characteristic value: An image forming apparatus is provided with a storage device having storage areas divided corresponding to a characteristic value allocated for each print requesting person. Upon receiving print data and a characteristic value from an external device, the image forming apparatus stores the print data into a storage area which... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080094660 - Method and apparatus for linking designated portions of a received document image with an electronic address: A method and apparatus for receiving document images including portions linked to one or more electronic addresses. The linked portion of the document is identified using a predetermined visual attribute, such as bold-face text, or delimiters to mark the portion. The document image is then transmitted using, e.g., existing apparatus... Agent: Irving Tsai

20080094661 - Method for controlling error of internet fax data: Provided are a method for controlling errors of an Internet fax data according to the statue of a network by using a receiver report (RR) message in a real-time transport control protocol (RTCP) and a gateway to which the method is applied. Therefore, transmission errors are reduced and a transmission... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20080094659 - Print setting means, print setting apparatus, and printing apparatus: A print setting means 50 has a first selection unit 52 that selects a first setting value out of a plurality of first setting value candidates related to printing and further has a second selection unit 62 that selects a second setting value out of listed second setting value candidates... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080094655 - Printing system and host apparatus: A host apparatus used in a printing system includes the host apparatus and an image forming apparatus, and the image forming apparatus receives print data and authentication information from the host apparatus so as to perform authentication operation referring to the authentication information. The host apparatus includes: an authentication information... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080094647 - Image data correcting device for correcting image data to remove back projection without eliminating halftone image: An image data correcting device eliminates a back projection image without eliminating an image corresponding to a low-intensity halftone image. An intensity difference detection part detects an intensity difference between first image data corresponding to a part of a predetermined small area and second image data corresponding to the remaining... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20080094646 - Method and apparatus for estimating ink strike-through in printing press: A method and an apparatus for estimating ink strike-through aims at estimating ink strike-through occurs on a print sheet or web both side of which undergo printing. An apparatus for estimating ink strike-through includes a picture data obtaining section for obtaining a first picture data of a first picture to... Agent: Kanesaka Berner And Partners LLP

20080094664 - Handheld recording apparatus: A handheld recording apparatus. A casing includes a first sidewall and a second sidewall opposite thereto. The second sidewall includes a recording through hole. A transparent positioning window is disposed in the first sidewall and corresponds to the recording through hole. A recording mechanism is movably disposed in the casing... Agent: Quintero Law Office, PC

20080094665 - Image processing apparatus: The present invention provides an image processing apparatus including: an image reading section for reading a document image; a particular image determining section for determining whether or not a particular image is included in image data read by the image reading section; an image processing section for processing the image... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080094666 - Facsimile telecommunications system and method: A system and method for facilitating facsimile transmissions coupled to the switched telephone network in a manner supporting multiple communication channels, each of which allowing communication sessions with originating fax machines. The store and forward facilities include a computer for controlling operations and mass data storage equipment. The store and... Agent: Weatherly Kerven & Seigel LLC

20080094667 - Communication apparatus: A communication apparatus includes a specifying unit, a display unit, a communication control unit, and a communicating unit. The specifying unit specifies a communication destination. The display unit displays information on the communication destination on a check screen. The communication control unit issues an instruction to initiate communication with the... Agent: Cooper & Dunham, LLP

20080094668 - Image reading device and image forming apparatus: The image reading device comprises a control unit that controls a document-size detection unit to perform the first document-size detection (S13) when a document retainer is detected to be in a predetermined position (S12) and to perform the second document-size detection (S16) when the amount of reflected light measured by... Agent: Ditthavong Mori & Steiner, P.C.

20080094669 - Printer control apparatus: There is provided a printer control apparatus that allows a user to easily and properly perform editing works, such as deletion of an undesired image, before printing out a web page or the like displayed by a browser, and thereby helps reduce the consumption of expendable supplies, such as inks,... Agent: Jordan And Hamburg LLP

20080094670 - Medium registration apparatus and image forming apparatus including the same: A medium registration apparatus for an image forming apparatus. The registration apparatus includes: a subassembly including a first guide plate that guides a medium along a medium transferring direction, and a side guide disposed adjacent to one side of the first guide plate, in parallel with the medium transferring direction... Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP

20080094671 - Image-data output system for a photosensor chip: A photosensor chip, such as used in a digital image scanner, includes a first contiguous subset of photosensors and a second contiguous subset of photosensors. Each subset of photosensors includes two interleaved (odd and even) groups of photosensors, outputting image data onto two multiplexed output channels. The image signals from... Agent: Patent Documentation Center

20080094672 - Image processing apparatus and image processing method: An image processing apparatus processes an input color image, combines the input color image with the processed color image in a ratio that varies from picture element to picture element according to the hue of the picture element, and outputs the combined image. The output image can accordingly be selectively... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080088867 - Image processing system, image processing apparatus and program: An image processing system and a software program which simplify customizations when a program for operations in connection with image processing is installed in a plural number of image processing apparatuses. When a program for operations in connection with image processing is newly installed in a first MFP, the first... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080088866 - Information communication system: An information communication system is provided, which, through the use of a standard network technology, links a server terminal to an information apparatus, and allows the use of application software and data stored on another server terminal. A web server terminal includes a main program running in response to logging... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080088865 - Information processing device and printing setup method: An information processing device comprising a memory unit that stores a combination of set values (hereinafter referred to as “preset data”) relating to a plurality of printing setting items, and information of printing setting items (hereinafter referred to as “temporary setting items”) for which set values can be specified temporarily... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20080088868 - Multifunction device and image saving method: A multifunction device, comprising a facsimile receiving unit that receives a color image, a converting unit that converts color image data received by the facsimile receiving unit into monochrome image data, a comparing unit that compares file sizes of the color image data received by the facsimile receiving unit and... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080088872 - Communication system, communication method, and communication terminal device: A communication method performed between a transmission side device which cannot execute a communication function of an ITU-T recommendation V.34 communication mode and a reception side device which can execute the communication function of the ITU-T recommendation V.34 communication mode. The reception side device receives a calling signal indicating a... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20080088873 - Document administration system and document destruction apparatus: A document administration system includes a document administration apparatus and a document destruction apparatus. The document administration apparatus includes a document administration information storage section that stores administration information containing at least document identification information assigned to a document and a retention period of the document. The document destruction apparatus... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080088875 - Image forming apparatus driver, operation setting device for image forming apparatus, image forming apparatus, and image forming system: An image forming apparatus for forming an image on a sheet based on image data and performing post-processing with respect to the sheet having the image, includes a post-processing designator for designating a post-processing side of a sheet bundle, and a post-processing position with respect to the post-processing side. The... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20080088871 - Image processing system, information processing apparatus, image processing apparatus, and image processing method: An image processing apparatus includes an input unit configured to input identification information for identifying a user, an acquisition unit configured to acquire entry management information about an area for which a user identified based on the identification information has an entry authority, and a display unit configured to, in... Agent: Canon U.s.a. Inc. Intellectual Property Division

20080088869 - Printing apparatus and method for controlling the same: A printing apparatus includes a CPU that determines whether or not to use operation information included in paper information received from another printing apparatus. If it is determined to use the operation information, the received paper information is registered as the paper information of Type 2. In addition, the CPU... Agent: Canon U.s.a. Inc. Intellectual Property Division

20080088877 - System and method for updating reference to a data-source in a component-based application: A method is provided for automatically updating a component application that reflects a current data-source description document. The method comprises the following steps. Identifying one or more differences between the current data-source description document and a new data-source description document. Automatically updating components of the component application affected by the... Agent: Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP

20080088858 - System and method for processing images using predetermined tone reproduction curves: An automated RAW image processing method and system are disclosed. A RAW image and metadata related to the RAW image are obtained from a digital camera or other source. The RAW image and the related metadata are automatically processed using an Operating System service of a processing device to produce... Agent: Wong, Cabello, Lutsch, Rutherford & Brucculeri LLP

20080088857 - System and method for raw image processing: An automated RAW image processing method and system are disclosed. A RAW image and metadata related to the RAW image are obtained from a digital camera or other source. The RAW image and the related metadata are automatically processed using an Operating System service of a processing device to produce... Agent: Wong, Cabello, Lutsch, Rutherford & Brucculeri LLP

20080088859 - Value document comprising a serial number: The invention relates to a value document, especially a banknote, having an individualizing mark that is applied at least once each to the front and the reverse of the value document. Here, at least one of the individualizing identifiers applied to the front and reverse is applied to the value... Agent: Greenlee Winner And Sullivan P C

20080088862 - Image forming apparatus, image processing method and image processing program: An image forming apparatus comprises: a reader to read image; an output part to output the image; an information giving part to give additional information to the image before the image is outputted by said output part; an output controller to make said output part output a plurality of test... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080088861 - Printing medium separation apparatus, printing medium separation program, storage medium storing the program, printing medium separation method, printing device, printing device control program, storage medium storing the program, and printing device cont: A printing medium separation apparatus, including: a density information extraction unit that extracts density information about a predetermined printing area of a printing medium for use to print an image; an area partition unit that partitions the printing area into a plurality of partition areas; a blank amount calculation unit... Agent: Workman Nydegger

20080088874 - Electronically capturing information from a printed document: A system for electronically capturing information from a printed document, comprising: an interface surface provided on said document for conveying visual information to said user, and coded data disposed thereon indicative of an identity of the document and of coordinates of a plurality of locations of the interface surface; a... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20080088870 - Facsimile apparatus, control method therefor, and computer-readable storage medium: In facsimile-communicating an original when the Internet selection state in an operation unit is set to “automatic selection”, the original is communicated by selecting the e-mail-based Internet for an A4 original size, and the session-based Internet for a B4 or A3 original size. At the same time, the original information... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080088876 - Image obtaining method, image pick-up device, image pick-up information transmitting system, image transmitter and print system: To provide a pull model which can remotely control an image pick-up device by connecting the image pick-up device to an image information receiver through a communication path and operating a general purpose file reading program by the image information receiver. The image pick-up device includes: a communicating unit capable... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20080088860 - Print structure, printing method and reading method for medium surface with print-formed dot pattern: With the aim of realizing an easy and inexpensive method of realizing a “stealth” dot pattern, whose presence on a medium surface is not visually recognizable, merely through minor improvements in the existing printing technology, the present invention provides dots which form a dot pattern by printing these dots using... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080088863 - Image forming system: An image forming system includes a PDL job receiving unit for receiving a PDL job generated by use of a page description language, a print image forming unit for interpreting the PDL job and forming a print image, a compression unit for compressing the print image, a storage unit for... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080088864 - Print engine controller for expanding and printing images: A print engine controller for a pagewidth printer is provided. The controller is configured to control the printer by performing the step of receiving a JPEG-compressed contone CMYK (Cyan Magenta Yellow black) image into a memory buffer of the controller. The controller then performs the step of expanding the image... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20080088878 - Halftone dot conversion apparatus, halftone dot conversion program storage medium, and dot matrix: There are disclosed a halftone dot conversion apparatus capable of creating a halftone dot image that is small in an interference between periodical noises occurred at the time of output and a periodical structure of halftone dots, and contributing to avoiding the graininess and prevention of the disorder in geometry... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080088879 - Halftone dot conversion apparatus, halftone dot conversion program storage medium, and dot matrix: There are disclosed a halftone dot conversion apparatus capable of creating a halftone dot image that is small in an interference between periodical noises occurred at the time of output and a periodical structure of halftone dots, and contributing to avoiding the graininess and prevention of the disorder in geometry... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080088881 - Methods and apparatus for watermarking digitally printed documents: A form of stochastic random distribution is used to print an invisible watermark using a typical, e.g., 600 dpi, printer. The watermark contains such information as “Do Not Copy,” or other such information. Although the watermark is not visible on a first generation version of a document that is printed,... Agent: Law Office Of James Trosino

20080088880 - System and method for decoding digital encoded images: A method is presented for decoding an encoded image produced from a primary image and at least one secondary image using at least one encoding parameter. The encoded image is formed so that when the encoded image is printed, the secondary image is not discernible to a viewer without an... Agent: Hunton & Williams LLP Intellectual Property Department

20080088882 - Image writing system, writing apparatus, display medium, image writing method, computer readable medium for image writing and computer data signal for image writing: An image writing system includes: a display medium displaying an image rewritably recorded according to an external force and holding the image after the external force is removed, the display medium including a memory externally readably storing capability information on a capability of displaying an image on the display medium;... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080088883 - Image forming apparatus and methods of setting transfer current and forming image: An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier, a transferer to apply a constant-current controlled bias to a transfer medium to form a transfer electric field, a constant-current source configured to apply an electrical current to the transferer, an electrical characteristic detector, an environment detector, a first corrector, a second... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080088884 - Facsimile apparatus, its control method, program and storage medium: When facsimile data is transmitted by performing facsimile communication, a public line is seized. Then, when the public line is seized, it is a determined which of a dial tone signal or a voice signal for phone call a signal received from the public line is, it is controlled to... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080088885 - Data printing system, data processing apparatus and printer apparatus: A data printing system. In a data processing apparatus, a transmission converting unit converts electronic data into print data, a data transmitting unit transmits converted print data to a printer apparatus, a transmission confirming unit detects alteration of printed electronic data, and an alarm providing unit provides predetermined alarm data... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20080088886 - Method of providing search results to a user: A method of providing search results to a user via user interaction with a printed substrate, said substrate comprising user information and coded data enabling the user interaction, said method comprising: (a) a user performing the user interaction with the substrate using a sensing device, said sensing device reading at... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20080088887 - Image reading apparatus and method for adjusting same: An image reading apparatus which approximates the MTF characteristics on the front and back surfaces of the original to each other, in reading a double-sided original, to thereby prevent a density difference and a color difference from being caused between the front and back surfaces of the original. A CCD... Agent: Rossi, Kimms & Mcdowell LLP.

20080088888 - Device for conversion of a hard-copy document containing text or image data into the electronic document.: A device for obtaining graphical information from a single- or multi-page document printed on a hard media where reading out of the position of the document elements is performed by using a method of volumetric scanning of a document (even closed) is described. Processing of scanning results, comprises joining up... Agent: Abbyy Software Ltd. Attn. Sergey Platonov

20080088889 - Light scanning device, light scanning device production method, and color image forming apparatus: A light scanning device includes a semiconductor laser which emits a laser beam in response to an image forming signal, an optical deflector which scans the laser beam emitted from the semiconductor laser in a main scanning direction, and a liquid crystal deflecting element which changes the scanning position of... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20080088890 - Scanner that scans to film: the sheet-fed scanner (300) being characterised in that the detection module (360) comprises a non-prismatic spectral shift device (305) for shifting each part of the luminous flux thus focussed, parallel to said rows (166, 168, 170), the shift being different for each row (166, 168, 170).... Agent: Briggs And Morgan P.A.

20080088891 - Image forming apparatus and control method therefor, as well as program for implementing the method and storage medium: An image forming apparatus which is capable of increasing printing efficiency by simplifying the calibration operation in time zones during which the frequency of use of the apparatus is high. An image forming apparatus has a plurality of calibration modes set in advance on a time zone-by-time zone basis for... Agent: Rossi, Kimms & Mcdowell LLP.

20080088892 - System, medium, and method calibrating gray data: A system, medium, and method calibrating gray data. The system calibrating gray data includes a transformation unit to transform red, green, and blue (RGB) data of a source device into transformed color data of a different color space using a color appearance model, and a calibration unit to map a... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080088893 - Optical scanning device, optical scanning method, computer program product for executing optical scanning method, recording medium with computer program recorded thereon, image forming apparatus, and color image forming apparatus using the same: An optical scanning device of the invention includes: n-odd (n≧2) light sources disposed at different positions at least in a sub scanning direction; a light source driving control part configured to control a light emitting state of the light source; and a sub-scanning pixel position detecting part configured to depict... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20080088894 - System for image color correction and method thereof: The present invention relates to a system for image color correction and a method thereof. The system for image color correction includes at least a color correction module, which can correct color values to be corrected to ideal color values for giving corrected color values. In addition, the system according... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080084572 - System and method for encoded raster document generation: The subject application is directed to a system and method for encoded raster document generation. The electronic document is a suitable page description language document encoded in a page description language. Primary raster code is then generated in accordance with the received page description language. The primary raster code corresponding... Agent: Tucker Ellis & West LLP

20080084573 - System and method for relating unstructured data in portable document format to external structured data: A system and method for relating unstructured data in portable document format to external structured data. A software component layered on top of an existing PDF document to bridge static information in the document to dynamic information in an external IT system. A PDF document may be parsed and “hotspotted”... Agent: Sap_dlg

20080084574 - Automated printing: A computerized method and apparatus for automated printing based on a submitted print order from an internet storefront is presented. A user configures a pictorial workflow plan which can dynamically respond to a printing intent derived from the submitted print order. The workflow plan automatically generates a value for a... Agent: David A. Novais Patent Legal Staff

20080084579 - Image processing apparatus and program: An image processing apparatus wherein a plural number of optional ways of processing image data are stored in connection with each user, and one of the ways is designated as an initial setting for the user's way of processing image data. The image data are data sent from an exterior... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney Pc

20080084577 - Image processing system: An image processing system configured to perform image processing with a plurality of apparatuses operating in cooperation with one another includes a setting unit configured to set a cooperation destination apparatus in a cooperation wait state, a searching unit configured to search for the cooperation destination apparatus set to the... Agent: Canon U.s.a. Inc. Intellectual Property Division

20080084575 - System and method to remotely access multi-function peripheral (mfp) workflows: A system and method for remotely accessing a device having a scan capability are disclosed. In one aspect, the method comprises remotely connecting to the device via the embedded web server, traversing a remote control panel provided by the embedded web server, uploading an electronic document to the device via... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080084576 - System and method to remotely control the front panel of a multi-function peripheral from an embedded web server: A system and method for remotely controlling a MFP are disclosed. In one aspect, the system comprises a MFP having a front panel and an embedded web server. The system also comprises a remote user interface, which is remotely connected to the MFP by the embedded web server and permits... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080084582 - Complex machine and printing system: A complex machine includes: a scanning unit having a function of scanning an object put on a platen to thereby generate image data of the object; a printing unit that performs printing on a sheet; a control unit that, when designation-information-included printing data including region designation information that designates a... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20080084569 - Method and apparatus for photographing an object to produce still image while recording moving picture: Provided is a method and apparatus for photographing an object to produce a still image while recording a moving picture. If a request for recording a moving picture is input by a user, image resolution of preview image data is changed to pre-set image resolution of moving picture data, moving... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.c.

20080084570 - Display system, control method of the same and control method of video source apparatus: A display system having a display part includes a user interface (UI) generator, and a controller which controls the UI generator to generate a profile adjusting window including a first menu for adjusting a display profile and a second menu for adjusting a printer profile if a control signal is... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080084584 - Emphasizing image portions in an image: This invention relates to a method, a computer readable medium and apparatuses in the context of emphasizing image portions in an image. Image data representing an image is received, the image data is processed to identify specific image portions in the image, wherein the specific image portions are one of... Agent: Ware Fressola Van Der Sluys & Adolphson, LLP

20080084580 - Display control device for touch panel-type setting-operation unit, electronic apparatus and image forming apparatus: Disclosed is a display control device for a touch panel-type setting-operation unit, which is designed to display a plurality of manually operable keys on a display screen and to perform an input processing corresponding to the operation of one or more of the keys. The display control device is operable,... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20080084578 - Quality of service methods and systems for mobile printing: Systems and methods for secure, remote printing includes a mobile device (e.g., cell phone or PDA) establishing a secure communication connection with a mobile printer and a server, such a connection using one or more encryption protocols (e.g., SSL, TLS, etc.). The server encrypts the requested data and transmits it... Agent: Nutter Mcclennen & Fish LLP

20080084581 - Image processing apparatus: An image processing apparatus (10) includes a bus (B1) and a bus (B2). A series of processes for creating YUV image data for HDTV is executed by means of a bus (B1) and an SDRAM (32). Furthermore, a series of processes for creating YUV image data for LCD monitor (66)... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20080084571 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus for forming a multicolor image by superposing single-color images of respective colors is disclosed. The image forming apparatus includes an image formation control unit configured to select and form a misalignment correction pattern used in a misalignment correction process for correcting misalignment between the single-color images.... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080084583 - Page expansion and printing method incorporating halftoning and compositing: Provided is a page expansion and printing method for a pagewidth inkjet printer. The method features the step of receiving a page description having a bi-level black layer and a contone CMYK (Cyan Magenta Yellow black) layer from a host and storing said page description in a memory. The method... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20080084585 - Image forming apparatus, image reading apparatus and program: The MFP 101 compresses the image data read by the scanner 102 using the JBIG format, and then stores the image data in the image-data storing unit 104. The converting unit 109 of the MFP 101 converts the stored image data into a specific file format and then outputs this... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney Pc

20080084586 - Image playback method, image playback apparatus, and image playback program: An image playback method is provided which allows the viewer to easily recognize how much time has elapsed and to evoke, with nostalgia, the memories from the time when the image was acquired. This image playback method includes the steps of determining a time elapsed from image acquisition based on... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080084587 - Image reading device: There is provided an image reading device directly connected to a printer and modifying an image data to print an image in a size and/or with a layout desired by a user, wherein, after the information for the modification has been obtained once, no acquisition of the information for the... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20080084588 - Optical device with movable optical module: An optical module with movable reflective mirrors is provided in the invention. The optical module, which is set in a scanner for the scanning of documents, comprises the following elements: a first carriage comprising a first reflective mirror, a lens and a photoelectric sensing device, wherein the first carriage moves... Agent: Stolowitz Ford Cowger LLP

20080084589 - Acquiring three-dimensional structure using two-dimensional scanner: One embodiment relates to a method of acquiring three-dimensional structure of an object using a flatbed scanner. The object is placed with a surface to be scanned facing down on a scanner platen. At least three images are obtained under differing lighting directions. The images are processed to generate the... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080084590 - Flag mounting brackets for motorcycles: Bracket assemblies are disclosed for securing one or more flags on a motorcycle. In one embodiment, the bracket assembly mounts to the backrest of a motorcycle and includes opposing plate members which fasten together, with the backrest sandwiched between the plate members. Rubber gaskets and spacers between the plate members... Agent: Robert M. Downey, P.a.

20080084591 - Imaging apparatus with moveable entrance guide: An imaging apparatus includes an exposure system having an output engagement point and operating at a first rate, and a processor having an input engagement point and operating at a second rate, which is at least equal to the first rate. A guide assembly includes an entrance guide which is... Agent: Carestream Health Inc,