40th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 34 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090244537 | OPTICAL SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An optical system includes a light sending section that sends light to an object having a scattering medium and a lower medium positioned below the scattering medium, where the scattering medium scatters light and the lower medium feeds back polarized light in response to light incident thereon, a light receiving section that receives (i) light that is sent from the light sending section and then scattered by the scattering medium and (ii) light from the lower medium, and a thickness calculating section that calculates a thickness of the scattering medium, by referring to at least one of a non-polarization component and a polarization component of the light received by the light receiving section. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244538 | Lithographic Apparatus and Device Manufacturing Method Using Overlay Measurement - A lithographic apparatus arranged to transfer a pattern from a patterning device onto a substrate includes a reference set of gratings provided in the substrate, the reference set including two reference gratings having line elements in a first direction and one reference grating having line elements in a second, perpendicular, direction. A measurement set of gratings is provided on top of the reference set of gratings, the measurement set comprising three measurement gratings similar to the reference gratings. Two of the measurement gratings are oppositely biased in the second direction relative to the respective reference gratings. An overlay measurement device is provided to measure asymmetry of the three gratings in the reference set and the measurement set, and to derive from the measured asymmetry the overlay in both the first and second direction. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244539 | MICROCHIP TESTING DEVICE - A testing device equipped with: a microchip having a receiver for a test fluid, a discharge lamp which emits light into the microchip test fluid receiver, a light source housing in which the discharge lamp is located, and an arithmetic calculation mechanism, which calculates the concentration of the component to be detected, based on the intensity of the light emitted from the test fluid container unit. To reduce the size of the device and to shield the arithmetic calculation mechanism from electromagnetic waves generated around the light source, the light source housing is equipped with shielding connected to the ground on the outside of the light source housing made of insulating material. The light source housing is positioned within an enclosure of the testing device holding the microchip and containing the arithmetic calculation mechanism, analysis output device(s), etc. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244540 | BIOSENSOR - A biosensor provided herein includes a semiconductor laser device having an optical resonator with at least one reflective surface and a light output surface, and a surface plasmon resonance (SPR) unit disposed on the reflective surface of the optical resonator. The SPR unit has specific biological molecules fixed thereon for reacting with corresponding biological molecules of an analyzed object. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244541 | CAVITY RING-DOWN APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING REFLECTIVITY OF HIGHLY REFLECTIVE MIRRORS - A cavity ring-down apparatus and method is provided for measuring the reflectivity of highly reflective mirrors. The apparatus comprises an optical ring-down cavity including three highly-reflective mirrors whose frequency-selective optical transmission is retro-reflected into the oscillator cavity of a continuous-wave semiconductor laser, creating a change of output spectrum of said laser and enhancing the coupling coefficient of the laser power into the optical ring-down cavity. The drive current/voltage of the semiconductor laser is modulated by a square-wave function output by a function generation card. Thus the laser beam is suddenly switched off at the negative step of the square-wave signal periodically. Immediately after switching off the laser beam, an exponential decay signal of the ring-down cavity is measured by a photo detector and used to determine the decay time of the cavity and the reflectivity of highly reflective mirrors. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244542 | Micro integrated planar optical waveguide type spr sensor - An integrated optical waveguide type surface plasmon resonance (SPR) sensor having an optical waveguide with a corresponding SPR sensing area, photodetectors, and wavelength tunable laser or any kind of external tunable laser source/coupler formed on a substrate. In an embodiment, the laser is a wavelength tunable laser and optionally, the integrated device may include a power source on the substrate for providing a electric power to the wavelength tunable laser and the photodetectors, or a circuit for signal processing, or a microfluidic structure for routing a target sample to the SPR sensor area. The microfluidic structure optionally includes a mixer or a reaction chamber for mixing and allowing a physical or chemical reaction to occur, respectively. In an embodiment, plural planar integrated optical waveguide type SPR sensors may be fabricated on a substrate to form an array of SPR sensors. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244543 | HUMAN-READABLE, BI-STATE ENVIRONMENTAL SENSORS BASED ON MICRO-MECHANICAL MEMBRANES - An environmental sensing device includes an interferometric modulator which permanently actuates, in a visually-detectable manner, in response to being exposed to a predetermined environmental threshold or condition. The device can include a reactive layer, coating, or proof mass disposed on a movable member of the interferometric modulator. The reactive layer, coating, or proof mass can expand, contract, bend, or otherwise move when exposed to a predefined chemical, level of humidity, temperature threshold, type of radiation, and/or level of mechanical shock, causing the interferometric modulator to collapse and permanently indicate such exposure. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244544 | UNIDIRECTIONAL CROW GYROSCOPE - An optical waveguide gyroscope includes at least one optical coupler configured to receive a first optical signal at a first port, to transmit a second optical signal to a second port, and to transmit a third optical signal to a third port. The optical waveguide gyroscope further includes a plurality of resonant waveguides optically coupled to the second port and the third port. The resonant waveguides are generally adjacent to one another and optically coupled to one another. At least a portion of the second optical signal propagates from the second port to the third port by propagating through the plurality of resonant waveguides, and at least a portion of the third optical signal propagates from the third port to the second port by propagating through the plurality of resonant waveguides. The at least a portion of the second optical signal propagates through each resonant waveguide of the plurality of resonant waveguides in a clockwise direction and the at least a portion of the third optical signal propagates through each resonant waveguide of the plurality of resonant waveguides in a counterclockwise direction. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244545 | OPTICAL ROTARY ADAPTOR AND OPTICAL TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - An optical rotary adapter is featured by including: a fixed side optical fiber which is fixedly supported by a fixed sleeve and which has an end surface inclined with respect to a plane perpendicular to the optical axis of the optical fiber; a fixed side collimator lens which is arranged to be separated from the inclined end surface of the fixed side optical fiber by a predetermined interval; a rotation side optical fiber which is fixedly supported substantially at the center of a rotatably supported rotary cylinder, which is arranged to face the fixed side collimator lens, and which has an end surface inclined with respect to a plane perpendicular to the optical axis of the fixed side collimator lens; a rotation side collimator lens which is fixedly supported by the rotary cylinder, and which is arranged between the fixed side collimator lens and the rotation side optical fiber so as to be separated from the inclined end surface of the rotation side optical fiber by a predetermined interval; a second luminous flux optical fiber which guides a second luminous flux having a function different from that of a first luminous flux as a measuring light beam to the inside of the fixed sleeve; and a multiplexing device which is provided between the fixed side collimator lens and the rotation side collimator lens, and which multiplexes the first luminous flux with the second luminous flux. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244546 | COMPENSATION TABLE GENERATION METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND TOMOGRAPHY IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A compensation table for compensating interference signal obtained by OCT measurement is generated easily. When a reflection body interference signal is obtained by OCT measurement, the reflection body interference signal is compensated by a compensation table (Formula (1)) to obtain an evaluation output signal. Then, a spectrum of the evaluation output signal is calculated to obtain an evaluation value of the spectrum. Thereafter, a model coefficient is updated such that the evaluation value becomes small. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244547 | OPTICAL TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGING SYSTEM, TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGE ACQUIRING METHOD, AND OPTICAL TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING METHOD - This optical tomographic imaging system comprises an optical path length adjustor configured to set a first reference position of a measurement depth direction to an inner edge of a measurement range by adjusting an optical path length of a reference light, and an optical path length switching unit having a preset optical path length that provides a second reference position differing in measurement depth from the first reference position by a predetermined amount and configured to change the optical path length of the reference light or the optical path length of the reflected light adjusted by the optical path length adjustor so as to switch between the first reference position and the second reference position. This system is capable of measuring a measurement region of interest at high resolution, regardless of the position (depth) of the measurement region of interest, in an SS-OCT employing a wavelength-swept light source. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244548 | LEVEL SENSOR - A level sensor, i.e., a light receiving section ( | 2009-10-01 |
20090244549 | Contact Displacement Meter - There is provided a contact displacement meter in which the size of the housing can be miniaturized as much as possible without lowering the measurement accuracy of a displacement. Light emitted by a light emitting element is converted to parallel light by a lens, and then is deflected to a predetermined direction and converted to wide-width parallel light by a prism. The displacement of a contact attached with one of a plate-shaped scale member and a linear sensor is calculated from a projection position of a reference pattern and the unique information obtained based on a plurality of received light signals of the linear sensor. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244550 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A MACHINE TOOL AND APPARATUS THEREFOR - Relative movement in X, Y and Z axis directions is made between a main spindle and a table | 2009-10-01 |
20090244551 | SENSOR APPARATUS FOR DETECTING AN OVERHANG ON THE LOAD OF A CARRIER DEVICE - A sensor apparatus for detecting an overhang on a load of a carrier device, having a sensor arrangement with at least one transmitter and a receiver and also an electronic unit for control purposes. According to the invention, the sensor arrangement senses two regions of the carrier device with a load during a movement of the carrier device such that evaluation of the geometrical position of the regions in relation to one another is made possible, wherein the first region relates to the carrier device and the second region relates to the load. Furthermore, the electronic unit is designed for generating a signal for each region and linking the signals such that it is possible to ascertain an overhang from this. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244552 | Method for Forming and Measuring the Thickness of a Coating - A coating thickness monitor is disclosed that includes at least one radiation source directed at least a portion of the substrate. The coating thickness monitor includes at least one probe for capturing at least a portion of the radiation reflected and refracted by the coating on the substrate. The captured radiation is at least a portion of the radiation directed to the substrate from the radiation source. Further, the coating thickness monitor includes at least one detector in communication with the at least one probe, the at least one detector capable of processing the captured radiation to allow a determination of the thickness. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244553 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing system according to the invention is an image processing system including a printer driver-containing apparatus in which a printer driver is included, an image processing apparatus connected to the printer driver-containing apparatus, and a display apparatus connected to the printer driver-containing apparatus and having a display section. The image processing apparatus has a halftone processing unit configured to perform halftone processing of bitmap data, and a halftone setting unit configured to carry out setting of the halftone processing. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244554 | PRINT CONTROLLING SYSTEM - A print controlling apparatus is supplied capable of adjusting image of electronic document to an optimum size. In the print controlling apparatus which includes an inputting section for inputting image data of electronic document and an expanding section for expanding the inputted image data into print data, and is used for printing the electronic document onto record medium, a first obtaining section obtains page size information representing page size of the electronic document; a second obtaining section obtains medium size information representing medium size of the record medium; a comparing and judging section compares the page size information with the medium size information, and judges whether the two size information are coincident; and when the two size information are coincident, an extracting section extracts image data inside of region corresponding to print region of the record medium from the image data, wherein the expanding section expands the extracted image data inside of region and generates print data inside of region corresponding to the print region. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244555 | Printing Device, Printing Method, Print Setting Determination Device, and Computer Program - There is provided a printing device including a face detection unit for detecting a face area including a face of a person in an image to be a target for printing, and a print setting determination unit for determining a setting of a size of a print image used for a marginless printing based on a position of the face area detected by the face detection unit. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244556 | Technical Documents Capturing And Patents Analysis System And Method - Disclosed is a system and method for capturing technical documents and reading and commentating captured documents thereof. The system may comprise a capturing system and a reading with commentating system. The capturing system selects related drawings from a group of technical documents. It then provides important information and the related drawings onto an image for the readers' review. The reading with commentating system allows the readers to process technical classification, management and export/import for the group of technical documents. Readers may make comments on an information sharing platform after reviewing the technical documents. Besides, other materials collected or generated from the technical analysis on the technical documents may be attached to the information sharing platform. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244557 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND ITS METHOD, AND CONTROL METHOD - An ICC profile includes brief gloss information indicating glossy/matte attribute as attribute information, however, gloss matching cannot be performed with the 2 options. In a case where embedding of glossiness information into the ICC profile is designated, glossiness information is obtained from a color chart placed on an original plate of a color copier, and the obtained glossiness information is described in a private tag of the ICC profile. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244558 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus according to the invention includes: an input unit configured to input first document data including bitmap data; an image component dividing unit configured to divide the first document data into components and separate the bitmap data included in the first document data; a determining unit configured to determine, in accordance with attribute information of each bitmap data acquired by the division into components, whether the bitmap data is convertible into vector data or not; and a vectorizing unit configured to convert the bitmap data that is determined as being convertible into vector data, into vector data. With the image processing apparatus according to the invention, an output with high image quality can be provided at the time of enlarging or reducing a monitor output or print output of binary bitmap data or index bitmap data. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244559 | IMAGE RASTERIZING APPARATUS AND IMAGE RASTERIZING METHOD - An image rasterizing apparatus according to the invention includes: an input unit configured to input an image file or image file information including first bitmap images that are drawn in accordance with a command and have different image attributes; a bitmap image generating unit configured to create a second bitmap image at least from the first bitmap image; and an attribute signal generating unit configured to search attribute information held by the first bitmap image on the basis of the command, then decide a data format of the first bitmap image in accordance with the attribute information, and generate an attribute signal indicating the decided data format. With the image rasterizing apparatus according to the invention, different attribute signals can be outputted in accordance with image attributes, from an image file including bitmap data having different image attributes. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244560 | BACKGROUND SUPPRESSION IN A MULTI-FUNCTION COLOR SCANNING SYSTEM - What is disclosed is a novel system and method for background suppression in the image path. In one example embodiment, an image is scanned and RGB color values generated for each pixel. Each of the pixels is converted into a Lab color space to obtain luminance and chrominance values. A background luminance and a luminance variation are determined for the scanned image. For each pixel, a determination is made whether that pixel is a white pixel or a non-white pixel based. If the pixel is a white pixel, an adjustment chrominance value for that pixel is determined. The value of the chrominance adjustment is modulated as a function of a difference between the white pixel's luminance and the background luminance. The modulated chrominance adjustment is applied to the white pixel. Adjusted and non-adjusted pixels are stored in a memory. A printer controller converts the pixels to an output space. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244561 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMAGE REGISTRATION FOR IMAGE PROCESSING - A method and apparatus that evaluates an image registration for image processing is disclosed. The method may include outputting one or more test patterns to a user, receiving misregistration level input parameters from the user, calculating misregistration using the misregistration level input parameters from the user by adding a first edge of a page perceptibility threshold and a second edge of the page perceptibility threshold and dividing the result of the addition by two, determining if the calculated misregistration is acceptable, wherein if the calculated misregistration is not acceptable, making corrections to the image registration, otherwise using the image registration for image processing based on the calculated misregistration. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244562 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus includes an image input device to convert image data into uncompressed data of CMYK, a gradation processing device to perform a gradation process on the uncompressed data to generate a halftone image, a rearrangement determination device to determine necessity of rearrangement of pixels of the halftone image, a selector to select an output destination based on a rearrangement necessity determination result, a rearrangement device to rearrange the pixels by using a threshold table used at a time of execution of the gradation process of the halftone image, and a coding device to output data obtained by coding data of the halftone image. According to the image processing device, coding efficiency can be improved more than in the related art while a harmful effect (reduction in code amount) due to the rearrangement process is suppressed. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244563 | Systems and methods for color conversion - Systems and methods are provided for dynamically converting first color data to second color data using a look-up table, wherein the first color data is a subset of a first color space, and the second color data is a subset of a second color space. In some embodiments, at least one first color value is input in the first color data. At least one look-up table entry may be calculated for the at least one first color value in the first color data, if the look-up table entry has not been previously calculated. The at least one calculated look-up table entry may be stored. At least one value in the second color data, which corresponds to the at least one first color value, can be computed based on the at least one first color value and the stored value of the at least one look-up table entry. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244564 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE EXTRACTING DESIRED REGION TO BE USED AS MODEL FOR IMAGE CORRECTION - An image processing device includes a first image inputting unit, a second image inputting unit, a first partial image extracting unit, a first characteristic quantity data determining unit, a second characteristic quantity data determining unit, and a correcting unit. The first image inputting unit inputs a first image. The second image inputting unit inputs a second image The first partial image extracting unit extracts a desired region of the first image as a first partial image. The first characteristic quantity data determining unit determines first characteristic quantity data based on the first partial image. The second characteristic quantity data determining unit determines second characteristic quantity data based on the second image. The correcting unit corrects the second image based on the first characteristic quantity data and the second characteristic quantity data. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244565 | PRINT CONTROL APPARATUS, PRINTING APPARATUS, PRINT CONTROL METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - A print control apparatus includes: plural drawing processing units capable of drawing processing on print information having plural print basic colors; an analysis unit that analyzes information contents of the print information; and a selection unit that selects whether the drawing processing on the print information is performed by the drawing processing units in parallel by a predetermined unit of information amount or in parallel by each of the plural print basic colors, based on a result of analysis by the analysis unit. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244566 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATIC PRINTING PRESS OPTIMIZATION - A method of automatically optimizing a printing apparatus based on media type of a substrate, comprising: (A) inputting a substrate into the printing apparatus; (B) determining the media type of the substrate; (C) automatically adjusting calibration settings according to at least one calibration setting preset, responsive to the determining; and, (D) performing image transfer. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244567 | Image Forming Apparatus - An image forming apparatus includes an exposing unit and a first processing component. The first processing component is configured to generate a first data and a second data. The first data causes the exposing unit to blink in accordance with image data. The second data sets a blink mode of the exposing unit. The image forming apparatus also includes a second processing component connected to the first processing component through a first signal line. The second processing component is configured to receive the first data and the second data from the first processing component and perform blink control of the exposing unit based on the first data and the second data. The exposing unit is connected to the second processing component through a second signal line. The image forming apparatus thus can remedy a defect in data communication to the exposing units. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244568 | PRINT DATA GENERATING APPARATUS, PRINTING APPARATUS, METHOD TO GENERATE PRINT DATA, AND COMPUTER USABLE MEDIUM THEREFOR - A print data generating apparatus to generate print data is provided. The print data generating apparatus includes a maximum density setting unit, through which a maximum allowable density of a white colorant is designated, an image storing unit to store originally inputted image data, a data convertor unit to convert the inputted image data into a colorant-enabled data, which is information concerning pixels composing the image in scale values of the plurality of colors, and a density-adjusted data generating unit to generate white density-adjusted data, in which the scale values of the pixels in the colorant-enabled data are adjusted according to the maximum allowable density of the white colorant. The density-adjusted data generating unit adjusts the scale values of white in the pixels in the colorant-enabled data to be lower than or equal to scale values corresponding to the maximum allowable density. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244569 | Print data generating device, method to generate print data, and computer usable medium therefor - A print data generating apparatus to generate print data based on originally inputted image data is provided. The print data generating apparatus includes a transparentized color designating unit to designate a transparentized color, a color difference calculating unit to calculate a color difference between color scale values of a marked pixel and color scale values of the designated transparentized color, a data convertor unit to convert the image data into a colorant-enabled data, and an opacity-adjusted data generating unit to generate opacity-adjusted data, in which color scale values of the pixels in the colorant-enabled data are adjusted according to the color difference, when the color difference of the marked pixel is calculated to be smaller, the opacity-adjusted data generating unit adjusts the color scale values of the marked pixel to be closer to zero so that the color scale values of the marked pixel is adjusted to have lower opacity. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244570 | Face image-output control device, method of controlling output of face image, program for controlling output of face image, and printing device - A face image-output control device includes a face image detecting unit that detects a face image positioned in an approximately front direction from a target image and an output control unit that outputs the target image and a predetermined mark indicating that a face image of the target image can be printed as an identification photograph to a predetermined output target for a case where the face image positioned in an approximately front direction is detected by the face image detecting unit. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244571 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes: an image output unit that outputs an image; and an image processing unit that converts an input image signal to an output image signal and outputs the image signal to the image output unit, the image output unit having: an image carrier that carries at least a latent image; plural developer containers containing mutually different color developers used for developing the latent image carried on the image carrier; and a transport member for repeated operations of attachment of the developer contained in one of the plural developer containers, transport of the attached developer to the image carrier, and removal of remaining developer, and the image processing unit having a change unit that changes a color conversion characteristic of an image signal in correspondence with color mixture of the mutually different color developers. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244572 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus includes a dividing unit configured to divide image data into pieces of print scan image data for the plurality of print scans, a quantization unit configured to quantize the pieces of print scan image data, and a generation unit configured to generate pieces of print data for the plurality of print scans on the basis of the quantized pieces of print scan image data. In a case where a density represented by the pieces of print scan image data is a low density, the quantization unit quantizes the pieces of print scan image data so that they are mutually exclusive in the plurality of print scans. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244573 | COLOR PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - Colorimetric values for generating a color separation table, which are obtained by measuring a plurality of color patches included in a color chart, are input, and measurement values corresponding to the input plural measurement values other than supervised input measurement values are estimated using supervised measurement values. Then, color differences between the estimated measurement values and the input plural measurement values other than the supervised measurement values are calculated. Based on the color differences, it is determined whether printing of the plurality of color patches or measurement of the plurality of color patches has been performed correctly. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244574 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image forming apparatus body, and an external controller connected to the image forming apparatus body. The image forming apparatus body includes an image processing unit which generates reference density pattern data for detecting image density and an image forming unit which transfers the reference density pattern data generated in the image processing to an intermediate transfer belt as a toner image and detects density on a surface of the intermediate transfer belt, thus acquiring the density data for image correction. The external controller includes an image processing unit | 2009-10-01 |
20090244575 | IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS AND METHOD - The image recording apparatus records an image on a recording medium. The image recording apparatus includes: a recording head which has a plurality of recording elements; a conveyance device which conveys at least one of the recording head and the recording medium so that the recording head and the recording medium move relatively to each other; a characteristics information acquisition device which acquires characteristics information that indicates recording characteristics of the respective recording elements; a correction calculation device which corrects image data corresponding to the respective recording elements by using at least recording point positional deviation information within the acquired characteristics information, and generates image data that suppresses a non-uniformity streak occurring in an output image due to the recording characteristics; a nearest recording point specifying device which specifies, in a case where an image density value indicated by the image data corrected by the correction calculation device is out of an output image density range of the recording head, a second recording element concerning a recording position nearest to a recording position of a first recording element corresponding to first image data that is out of the output image density range; a sum density calculation device which calculates a sum density of the first image data and second image data, the first image data corresponding to the first recording element, the second image data corresponding to the specified second recording element and having been corrected by the correction calculation device for the image data corresponding to the specified second recording element; an image data modification device which preserves the sum density calculated by the sum density calculation device, while distributing the sum density to respective image data corresponding to the first recording element and the second recording element, at values within the output density range; and a drive control device which controls driving of the recording head in accordance with the image data corrected by the correction calculation device and the image data modified by the image data modification device. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244576 | IMAGE GENERATING DEVICE, IMAGE GENERATING METHOD AND PRINTING DEVICE - An image generating device comprises an acquisition unit which acquires an image drawing instruction for drawing an elliptical radial gradation from accepted target data, an extraction unit which extracts elliptical shape parameters and gradation pattern parameters from the acquired image drawing instruction, a transformation matrix generating unit which generates a transformation matrix for transforming an elliptical shape specified by the elliptical shape parameters into a perfect circular shape based on the elliptical shape parameters, an inverse matrix calculating unit which calculates an inverse matrix of the transformation matrix, a transformation unit which transforms the gradation pattern parameters using the transformation matrix, a drawing unit which draws a gradation for the perfect circular shape based on the transformed gradation pattern parameters, and a gradation generating unit which generates the elliptical radial gradation by inversely transforming the perfect circular shape (including the gradation drawn by the drawing unit) using the inverse matrix. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244577 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus includes n line buffer circuits and a delay adjustment section. In a case of a filter process, (i) image data corresponding to n lines stored in the n line buffer circuits and (ii) image data corresponding to one line supplied to the delay adjustment section are outputted to a spatial filter process section in synchronization with each other. In a case of a dilation process, (i) image data corresponding to m lines stored in m line buffer circuits of the n line buffer circuits and (ii) image data corresponding to one line supplied to the delay adjustment section are outputted to a dilation process section in synchronization with each other. This reduces the size of a circuit of an image processing device including a plurality of types of image process sections for carrying out image processes by using image data with different numbers of lines. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244578 | IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS AND METHOD - The image recording apparatus records an image on a recording medium. The image recording apparatus includes: a recording head which has a plurality of recording elements; a conveyance device which conveys at least one of the recording head and the recording medium so that the recording head and the recording medium move relatively to each other; a characteristics information acquisition device which acquires characteristics information that indicates recording characteristics of the respective recording elements, the characteristics information including recording point positional information and recording-incapable element information; an information selection device which selects the recording point positional information to be used in calculation of correction values for use in generating image data that suppresses density non-uniformity caused by the recording characteristics in accordance with the recording-incapable element information; a correction value calculation device which calculates the correction values from the recording point positional information selected by the information selection device; a correction processing device which corrects the image data by using the correction values obtained by the correction value calculation device; and a drive control device which controls driving of the recording head in accordance with the image data corrected by the correction processing device. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244579 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE - An image processing method comprises: a step of acquiring recording characteristic information of the recording elements; a step of obtaining inconsistent density correction information from the recording characteristic information acquired in the characteristic information acquiring step; a step of obtaining inconsistency corrected image data from the inconsistent density correction information and data of the input image; a step of generating inconsistency correction unfit image position information by detecting an inconsistency correction unfit image from data of the input image; a step of obtaining image data having an N number of tones from the inconsistency corrected image data; a step of judging whether non-correctable conditions arise according to the inconsistent density correction information and the inconsistency correction unfit image position information; and a step of alerting a user to an image anomaly according to judgment results given in the image anomaly judgment processing step. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244580 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - Graininess is suppressed while at the same time minimizing grayscale variations caused by inter-plane deviations. For this purpose, when a pixel is printed by M relative scans of a print head over a print medium or by a relative scans of M print heads over the print medium, M pieces of multivalued image data is created according to a division number or distribution ratio determined by a grayscale value of that pixel. The M pieces of multivalued image data are individually quantized and then the printing is performed according to the quantized pixel data. This process prevents dot generation delays and graininess from deteriorating in highlighted areas, thus realizing printed images highly robust against density variations. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244581 | COOLING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A cooling apparatus includes: a stacker vessel in which a medium having a fixed visible image is ejected and stacked; and an eddy flow generating device that is arranged in an upper portion of the stacker vessel, and generates an eddy flow which flows along a surface of the medium transported into the stacker vessel to make an eddy and cools the medium. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244582 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IMPROVED PRINTING SYSTEM SHEETSIDE DISPATCH IN A CLUSTERED PRINTER CONTROLLER - Methods, systems, and apparatus for improved dispatching of sheetsides in a high-speed (e.g., continuous form) printing environment using multiple, clustered processors in a print controller. Features and aspects hereof utilize a stochastic mathematical model of multiple processors (compute nodes) each adapted to RIP (rasterize) raw sheetside data provided to it. The model utilizes stochastic estimates of the probability of RIP execution time to select a preferred processor of the controller and dispatches the sheetside to the preferred compute node identified as providing best probability of meeting required deadlines for RIP completion time of a raw sheetside. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244583 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR FORMING IMAGE, AND PROGRAM - An image forming apparatus that picks only necessary pages up from a plurality of originals and copies after aligning in an order of pages so as to reduce a work burden on a user is provided. The image forming apparatus having a copy function includes an identification information extracting portion for extracting identification information (page number and heading information) which identifies originals from image data of read originals, a selecting portion for displaying the extracted identification information and accepting the identification information selected by the user as a target for image formation, and an output portion for printing image data excluding the identification information from the image data of the target for image formation accepted by the selecting portion. Here, the identification information is preferably formed with code information. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244584 | TWO-SIDED PRINT DATA HANDLING - According to one embodiment, a computer implemented method of printing data is provided, the method comprising identifying whether a single- or a double-sided printer is operatively connected to the computer, identifying whether single- or double sided media is installed in the printer, and selecting a mode of operation for the printer based on whether it is identified as a single- or a double-sided printer and whether single- or double-sided media is identified as being installed therein. Variations are provided. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244585 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND PRINTER DRIVER PROGRAM - When a setting corresponding to a setting item for generating a banner sheet for banner printing by the printer driver of the printer is made, print setting information including information representing that a banner sheet is to be generated is generated in accordance with the setting. Based on the generated print setting information, banner data for generating a banner sheet is generated. Information for using the generated banner data as banner data for print data, printing of which is designated by the application, is additionally described in the print setting information. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244586 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CHARGING METHOD - An image forming apparatus include: a supply source that supplies image data formed in page units; a blank-paper detecting unit that discriminates whether the image data includes a blank page; an image forming unit that removes the blank page in the image data and forms an image on the basis of the image data other than the blank page; and a counter that counts a total number of pages of the image data supplied from the supply source and counts the number of valid pages obtained by excluding the blank page from the total number of pages. The image forming apparatus performs charging on the basis of a count value of the number of valid pages and displays the total number of pages and the number of the blank pages on a display unit using an output of the counter such that the total number of pages and the number of the blank pages can be compared. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244587 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus acquires latest date/time information out of date/time information stored in the storage medium when image files are stored in a storage medium which stores image files containing date/time information that indicates date and time when generated. The image processing apparatus stores an image, adding the acquired date/time information to the image files. The image processing apparatus, when image files stored in the storage medium are output in order of date and time, arranges images in the order in reference to date/time information later added to the image files, in addition to date/time information initially contained in image files. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244588 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION METHOD, COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The communication apparatus including: a communication unit communicating with external apparatuses via a communication line; a notification unit notifying, from the communication unit, the external apparatuses of stop of electric power supply to a controller controlling operation, when electric power supply to the controller is stopped; an identification information memory for storing identification information of one of the external apparatuses when, after the notification unit makes the notification, the notification unit again makes the notification to the one of the external apparatuses upon receipt of a signal from the one of the external apparatuses; and a signal processor processing a signal received from any of the external apparatuses by the communication unit. The signal processor discards a signal, when a transmission source of the signal is one of the external apparatuses having the identification information matching the identification information stored in the identification information memory. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244589 | APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An object of the present invention is to reduce influences of showthrough where a copy-forgery-inhibited pattern is visualized after printing. In order to attain the above object, the apparatus of the present invention is provided with determination means for determining whether a setting for printing a copy-forgery-inhibited pattern image in which a character portion is rendered to a minor dot portion on both sides of a sheet is made and control means for controlling so that a warning screen is displayed where the determination means determines that the above setting has been made. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244590 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming apparatus detects whether a sub board, which performs image processing, is in a processing-disabled state. If it is detected that the sub board is in the processing-disabled state, the image forming apparatus activates a virtual environment on a main board, which performs information processing, to allow an image processing unit configured to perform the image processing to run on the virtual environment. The image forming apparatus transfers data processed by the image processing unit to the sub board when the sub board comes into a processing-enabled state and then prints and outputs the data via a print engine. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244591 | Method and Apparatus for Correcting Geometric Errors While Preserving Defined Information - A method and an apparatus are provided for correcting geometric errors during a transfer of a printing image to a printing material. For the purpose of correction, a raster bitmap is fed to a matrix manipulation device, which distorts the raster bitmap. The problem with the distortion is that areas such as edge marks are also distorted. In order to avoid those undesired distortions, a protected area determining device for determining a protected area within the raster bitmap and/or the master print, and a protective element for preserving the content of a protected area within a raster bitmap, are provided. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244592 | Systems and Methods for Processing Page Description Languages - Systems and methods consistent with embodiments presented provide methods for processing page description language (PDL) objects embedded in Personalized Print Markup Language (PPML) page descriptions while retaining the ability to process supported native PDL documents. In some embodiments, PPML print data can be parsed to identify a language object written in at least one client PDL. A language processor for the client PDL can then be invoked using a language entry point function. In some embodiments, a language entry table or table of language entry points can be used to map the PDL to the language entry point function. Methods are also presented for processing page layout data in accordance with the PPML layout when processing PDL objects using the client PDL language processor. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244593 | Systems and Methods for Parallel Display List Rasterization - Methods for performing rasterization on a display list are presented, wherein the display list can include bands associated with a virtual page object belonging to a first class of virtual page objects in the display list. In some embodiments, the method comprises: parsing the virtual page object to identify at least one geometric band; identifying at least one available rasterization process to rasterize the at least one geometric band; creating a second virtual page object including the geometric band, wherein the second virtual page object belongs to a second class of virtual page objects derived from the first class of virtual page objects; sending the second virtual page object including the geometric band to an available rasterization process; and rasterizing the one geometric band using the available rasterization process, wherein the rasterization process operates on the geometric band in the second virtual page object. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244594 | Approach For Printing Policy-Enabled Electronic Documents Using Locked Printing - An approach is provided for printing policy-enabled electronic documents using locked printing. A printing device includes a user interface, a print process for processing print data and printing documents and a locked print process. When print data is received by a printing device, a determination is made whether an electronic document contained in the print data is a policy-enabled electronic document. If so, then the print data is treated as locked print data by being stored on the printing device and not immediately processed for printing. In response to both successfully verifying a user and a request to print the electronic document via a user interface at the printing device, a determination is made whether the user is authorized by a policy to print the electronic document. If so, then the print data is processed and the electronic document is printed at the printing device. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244595 | Approach For Processing Print Data Using Password Control Data - A printing device includes a locked print module that is configured to examine print data received by the printing device and determine whether the print data should be processed as locked print data. If so, then the print data is stored on the printing device and not immediately processed for printing. The locked print module also authenticates a user and allows the user to request printing of the print data. The user is queried for a password and if successfully verified, the locked print module determines a password type of the password associated with the print data and identifies password control data stored on the printing device that corresponds to the password type. The locked print module processes the print data based upon the password control data to generate processed print data and causes the processed print data to be printed at the printing device. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244596 | APPROACH FOR PRINTING POLICY-ENABLED ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS USING LOCKED PRINTING AND A SHARED MEMORY DATA STRUCTURE - According to approach for printing policy-enabled electronic documents, when a locked print module determines that an electronic document contained in the PDF print data is a policy-enabled electronic document, the locked print module causes the PDF print data to be stored on the printing device and not immediately processed for printing. A PDF-to-postscript conversion module generates and stores in a common data structure in the shared memory a request for security data for the PDF print data. A policy client module retrieves the request from the common data structure in the shared memory, obtains security data for the PDF print data from a policy server, and stores the security data in the common data structure in the shared memory. The PDF-to-postscript conversion module uses the security data to decrypt the PDF print data and then converts the decrypted PDF print data into postscript data for printing by the printing device. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244597 | PRINT SYSTEM FOR OPTIMIZING SIZE BASED ON REMAINING PAGES - A method includes receiving a print request, the print request including a number of pages to be printed; determining an approximate number of sheets of paper in a printer cache; if the number of pages to be printed is greater than the approximate number of sheets of paper in the printer cache, determining whether the print request indicates that page reduction is allowed; if page reduction is allowed, shrinking the pages to be printed for printing multiple pages on each sheet such that all pages will be printed on the available number of sheets of paper in the printer cache; and if page reduction is not allowed, not shrinking the pages. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244598 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USER-SPECIFIC DISCOVERY AND INITIATION OF A DEFAULT DOCUMENT PROCESSING DEVICE - The subject application is directed to a system and method for user-specific discovery and initiation of a default document processing device. First, a computing device is placed in data communication with an associated data network. Device data corresponding to document processing devices accessible by the computing device is then retrieved. Via the associated data network, data communication is established between the computing device and the document processing devices. The relative location between the computing device and each of the document processing devices is then determined according to the established data communication. A default document processing device subset is thereafter selected from the available document processing devices based upon the determined location. Operation of the document processing device subset is then enabled via the computing device. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244599 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - An information processing device includes a communication unit that communicates with a designated information processing device, and a controller that, when the communication unit attempts communication with the designated information processing device and the attempt fails, controls the communication unit so as to attempt communication with the designated information processing device by using identifying (ID) information on a transmission source used when a communication attempt with the designated information processing device has succeeded. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244600 | BILLING AND REMITTANCE PAYMENT SYSTEM - A system and a computer program product process billing documents and payments. The system includes one or more processors for processing billing documents and for processing payments, and one or more databases in communication with the one or more processors. The one or more databases store information generated by the one or more processors. The computer program product enables a computer system to process billing documents and payments. The computer system has a computer readable storage medium bearing software instructions. The computer program product has software instructions for enabling the computer system to perform predetermined operations, and the predetermined operations include: providing print rules that control the production of billing documents; providing remittance rules that control processing of the payments; and storing images related to the billing documents and the payments. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244601 | Systems and Methods for Color Data Compression - Systems and methods are provided for transferring image data to a printing device over a network connection. The image data comprises at least one image block associated with a first print page, wherein the image block comprises a plurality of color blocks, each color block being associated with a distinct color plane. In some embodiments, a transition delay may be computed for the transfer of a second print page immediately succeeding the first page. The transition delay is computed based on a function of a physical offset between successive color planes in relation to an order in which the color planes are processed on the printing device and the volume of data in the image block. Further, scheduled transfers of image data associated with the second print page may be delayed by the computed transition delay. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244602 | Image processing apparatus - An image processing apparatus includes an input control unit, a processing unit, an output control unit, a first sending unit, and a second sending unit. When an output request including a unique identifier and a data generation condition of image data is received, the first sending unit writes the image data corresponding to the unique identifier in the processing unit. The processing unit compares the image data written by the first sending unit with the data generation condition thereby determining a processing condition, processes the image data based on the processing condition, and outputs the processed image data to the output control unit via the second sending unit. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244603 | Print data generation apparatus and computer-readable medium storing print data generation progam - A print data generation apparatus generates print data to be used for printing a print result including a plurality of lines on a tape-shaped print medium. The print data generation apparatus includes an input device that inputs a plurality of character strings for the plurality of lines to be printed on the print medium, a storage device that stores the plurality of character strings for the plurality of lines, and a print data generation device that generates the print data in which each of the plurality of character strings are repeatedly arranged in a predetermined character size defined for each of the plurality of lines and at predetermined spacing in each of the plurality of lines until the print result reaches a predetermined length. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244604 | Photograph printing system - When an order reception unit receives a determination result indicating that a user who has inputted identification information is a registered user, the order reception unit receives an order for photograph printing from the user without prompting the user to input personal information. A photograph printing device then performs photograph printing in accordance with the order received by the order reception unit. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244605 | Printing method and printing apparatus - There is provided a method of printing a plurality of printing materials on a medium for producing a printing material in which a second image is printed on a first image. The method includes alternately repeating printing the first image in a first area included in a print area and printing the second image in a second area that is included in the print area and is located on the downstream side of the first area in the transport direction, based on image data that includes the first image and the second image that are printing targets, and transporting the first image that is printed in the first area to the second area. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244606 | DATA UTILIZATION DEVICE, DATA UTILIZATION METHOD, AND DATA UTILIZATION SYSTEM - A data utilization device is provided. The data utilization device includes an information storing unit; a first command receiving unit that receives a first command from a terminal device; a second command transmitting unit that transmits a second command to a server specified by the first command; a server registration item receiving unit that receives server registration items from the server; a third command transmitting unit that transmits a third command including the server registration items to the terminal device; a server registration information receiving unit that receives server registration information from the terminal device; a fourth command transmitting unit that transmits a fourth command including the server registration information to the server; a response receiving unit that receives from the server a response to the fourth command; and a storage control unit that stores the data utilization information if the response is an affirmative response. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244607 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND PROGRAM - Provided is an information processing apparatus which suitably collects information necessary for performing a cause analysis when a communication failure occurs. To accomplish this, when communication is performed between an information processing apparatus | 2009-10-01 |
20090244608 | Image-Output Control Device, Method of Controlling Image-Output, Program for Controlling Image-Output, and Printing Device - An image-output control device includes a detection unit that detects a predetermined image from a target image and an output control unit that outputs menu display, which is a menu display that can receive selection of a process to be performed for the target image and the predetermined image, for each predetermined image detected from the target image to a predetermined output target. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244609 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - This invention provides a communication apparatus, which designates, when a line designated as that used for a specific application falls into a disabled state, another line as a new line used for the specific application. To accomplish this, even when at least one of a plurality of lines falls into a disabled state, and when the line in the disabled state is designated as a line used for the specific application, the communication apparatus designates a line other than the line in the disabled state among the plurality of lines as a new line used for the specific application. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244610 | IMAGE OUTPUT APPARATUS - An image output apparatus may be configured to create one piece of image data in a bit-mapped format from PDL data described by a page description language, and output a plurality of pieces of image data as one page of an output image. The image output apparatus may input data files. The data files may include at least two data files, one of which may be described by a first page description language and the other of which may be described by a second page description language. The image output apparatus may determine, for each of the data files, with respect to at least one page of PDL data included in the data file, a position in which one piece of image data corresponding to the PDL data is to be disposed within the output image. The image output apparatus may create, for each of the data files, with respect to at least one page of PDL data included in the data file, one piece of intermediate language data described by an intermediate language from the PDL data. The image output apparatus may create, for each piece of the intermediate language data, one piece of image data from the piece of intermediate language data, and write the one piece of image data in a position within a memory corresponding to the determined position with respect to the original PDL data of the one piece of image data. The image output apparatus may output the plurality of pieces of image data as one page of the output image in accordance with the stored contents of the memory. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244611 | Printer, Printer System and Printer Management Server - A printer includes a storing section configured to store prior expansion related information used for determination of whether the prior expansion process is to be executed, a self-based updating section configured to, on the basis of an event arising in the printer which makes it necessary for the printer to update the prior expansion related information, update the prior expansion related information stored in the storing section, and a reception-based updating section configured to, subsequent to updating of the prior expansion related information in another printer or other printers of the same type as the printer, receive the updated prior expansion related information, and update the prior expansion related information stored in the storing section in accordance with the received prior expansion related information. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244612 | DATA TRANSMISSION DEVICE, AND METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM THEREFOR - A data transmission device, configured to be connected with terminal devices via a network, includes an image acquiring unit configured to acquire image data, an identifying data acquiring unit configured to acquire user identifying data to identify a user of the data transmission device, a first file creating unit configured to create a first file that includes the image data acquired by the image acquiring unit, a second file creating unit configured to create a second file that includes the user identifying data acquired by the identifying data acquiring unit and data to specify the first file created by the first file creating unit, and a transmission unit configured to transmit the first file and the second file to a destination one of the terminal devices. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244613 | FACSIMILE APPARATUS - A facsimile apparatus, including: a receiving device which receives facsimile information; an identifying information providing portion which provides identifying information for identifying the facsimile information received by the receiving portion; a facsimile information storing device which stores the facsimile information and the identifying information provided by the identifying information providing portion in a state in which the identifying information is corresponded to the facsimile information; an outputting controlling section which controls at least one of a display device and an outputting device to output the facsimile information corresponded to the identifying information; an outputted information storing device which stores outputted information indicating that the facsimile information has already been outputted by the outputting controlling section; and an informing section which informs the outputted information stored in the outputted information storing device, in a state in which the outputted information is combined with the identifying information corresponded to the outputted information. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244614 | Image Processing Apparatus, Image Processing Method, and Computer Program for Image Processing - An image processing apparatus includes an organ detecting unit that detects an organ area including an image of an eye in a target image and a red-eye detecting unit that detects a red-eye area including an image of a red eye by using the organ area. The red-eye detecting unit detects the red-eye area in accordance with a first detection process from the organ area and detects the red-eye area in accordance with a second detection process that is different from the first detection process from a remaining area acquired by excluding the organ area from the target image. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244615 | Image Scanning Apparatus and Image Scanning Method - An image scanning apparatus includes an input unit configured to input a scanning job, a scanning unit configured to scan a document according to the scanning job and generate image data of the document, and a storing unit configured to store the scanning job. The scanning unit performs scanning according to the scanning job inputted by the input unit and, thereafter, performs scanning according to the scanning job stored in the storing unit. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244616 | PRINT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM USING A BILLING CODE - A print management system includes an image processing apparatus and a server that manages a print log of a print document processed by the image processing apparatus. The image processing apparatus includes a designation unit configured to designate a billing code of the print document, and a transfer unit configured to transfer the billing code designated by the designation unit and image data generated from the print document to the server. The server includes a determination unit configured to determine a log level of the print log that stores the print document based on the billing code received from the image processing apparatus. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244617 | FACSIMILE APPARATUS AND METHOD OF OUTPUTTING DISTRIBUTION DESTINATION INFORMATION - A facsimile apparatus, including: a receiving device configured to receive facsimile information; a facsimile information storing device configured to store the facsimile information received by the receiving device; a distribution destination storing device configured to store an addressee of the facsimile information and distribution destination information indicating a distribution destination of the facsimile information addressed to the addressee, in a state in which the distribution destination information is corresponded to the addressee; and a controller configured to execute controls for operations of the facsimile apparatus, wherein the controller includes an outputting section configured to output the distribution destination information stored in the distribution destination storing device in correspondence with the addressee. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244618 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE SELECTION METHOD - An aspect of the present invention provides an image processing apparatus, comprising: a monitor which displays various information; an input device with which a user performs an input operation; an identification device which identifies the user who has performed the input operation with the input device; an image reading device which reads images; an image selection device which, according to the input operation with the input device, selects an image which is a predetermined processing target, from the images read by the image reading device, the image selection device identifying a plurality of users who have performed input operations for selecting images, by the identification device, and selecting the image which is the processing target, for each of the users who have performed the input operations for selecting the images; and a processing device which executes a process with the image selected by the image selection device as the processing target. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244619 | AUTOMATIC AND TRANSPARENT DOCUMENT ARCHIVING - An automatic archiving system that makes document archiving largely transparent to the user. In one embodiment, documents scanned in or printed during the course of office equipment operation are automatically archived. For example, an office local area network (LAN) may interconnect a copier, a printer, a fax machine, and a document management workstation. Whenever, a document is copied, printed, or faxed, a document image is archived by the document management workstation without further user intervention. A single user command results in the document being copied and archived, printed and archived, Of faxed and archived. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244620 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, METHOD AND PROGRAM OF CONTROLLING IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - In order to implement and manage an optimal system in the printing business and POD market, in an image forming system which comprises a plurality of devices including at least one of an image forming device which can print data in a storage unit that can store data of a plurality of jobs including data of a first job and data of a second job which is input after the data of the first job, and a sheet processing device which can execute a sheet process for a sheet printed by the image forming device, a schedule associated with a plurality of work flows including a first work flow that includes a plurality of process steps using a plurality of devices of the image forming system required to complete the first job, and a second work flow that includes a plurality of process steps using a plurality of devices of the image forming system required to complete the second job can be set. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244621 | METHOD FOR CANCELING A PRINT JOB SUBMITTED TO A PRINTER - A print job canceling method for a printer is described and is especially useful in a printer with relatively small buffer memory. When a print job is cancelled by the user using the printer's control panel, this method allows the printer controller to receive additional print jobs while the current job is being cancelled, without having to notify the host to stop sending the current print job. The printer controller reduces the memory allocated to the job being cancelled. The printer controller continues to accept data for the current job from the host, but does not print the received data. The data is subsequently flushed from the memory. The printer controller also assigns a lower priority to the print job being cancelled. Meanwhile, the remaining memory can be used to receive and print additional print jobs. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244622 | Systems and Methods for Rendering Print Data - Systems and methods consistent with some embodiments presented provide methods for rendering print data. In some embodiments of methods for rendering print data comprising at least one compressed image object may include generating a display list by parsing the print data. The compressed image object may be identified in the display list by a reference to the at least one compressed image object. In some embodiments, the display list may be rasterized and converted to a bitmap. In some embodiments, the reference to the at least one compressed image object may be used to retrieve the at least one compressed image object. The retrieved compressed image object may be decoded and rasterized to generate a bitmap of the decoded image. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244623 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus for outputting images in an output unit of multiple sets each including multiple pages with specified order, having: a storage section which stores page data including identification information; a reading-out section which reads out the page data according to the output unit; an image forming section which, based on the page data from the reading-out section, sequentially forms images on multiple recording sheets; a control section which executes a calculation processing that depends on the read out order of the page data, for each output unit, by using the identification information; memory sections which memorize results of the calculation processing for the output units of nth set and other than nth set; wherein the control section determines whether images are correctly formed on the recording sheets for the output unit of other than nth set, based on comparison of the results of calculation processing. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244624 | PRINTER AND ITS CONTROLLING METHOD - The printer according to the present invention comprises: a plurality of interfaces for respectively accessing a plurality of storage media having subject data to be printed stored therein; an exclusive controlling element for determining, when access can be made to storage media loaded in two or more interfaces out of the plurality of interfaces, one interface out of the two or more interfaces as a valid interface; an image processing element for reading subject data to be printed from a storage medium loaded in the valid interface determined by the exclusive controlling element; and a printing processing element for printing the subject data that was read by the image processing element. Thus, it is possible to provide a printer having great versatility so that various kinds of storage media can be used therewith and having great usability for individual users. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244625 | IMAGE PROCESSOR - An image processor is connectable with a storing medium storing at least one set of still image data each corresponding to a still image and at least one set of moving image data each including a plurality of sets of frame image data corresponding to a plurality of frame images. An extracting unit extracts at least one set of frame image data from the plurality of frame image data sets of each moving image data set. A layout order determining unit determines a layout order of still images each corresponding to the still image data sets and frame images each corresponding to the frame image data set extracted by the extracting unit according to a predetermined criterion. An output unit outputs an image list with the still images and the frame images laid out therein in the layout order determined by the layout order determining unit. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244626 | Print method for optimizing document size based on pages remaining - A method includes receiving a print request, the print request including a number of pages to be printed; determining an approximate number of sheets of paper in a printer cache; if the number of pages to be printed is greater than the approximate number of sheets of paper in the printer cache, determining whether the print request indicates that page reduction is allowed; if page reduction is allowed, shrinking the pages to be printed for printing multiple pages on each sheet such that all pages will be printed on the available number of sheets of paper in the printer cache; and if page reduction is not allowed, not shrinking the pages. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244627 | Chromatics-based reading and writing system and method thereof - The present invention discloses a chromatics-based reading/writing system and method. In the present invention, the chromatics-based reading/writing system comprises: a color dot reading/writing device; a color dot recording medium recording data in the color-dot form; and a computer system coupled to the color dot reading/writing device, coding data into setting values of color dots, controlling the color dot reading/writing device to write data on the color dot recording medium in the form of color dots according to the setting values of color dots, controlling the color dot reading/writing device to read color dots on the color dot recording medium, and decoding the setting values of the color dots into the original data. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244628 | IMAGE GENERATING DEVICE, IMAGE GENERATING METHOD AND PRINTING DEVICE - An image generating method comprises the steps of extracting elliptical shape parameters (specifying an elliptical shape), gradation pattern parameters (specifying a gradation pattern to be drawn in the elliptical shape) and drawing area parameters (specifying a drawing area) from an instruction for drawing an elliptical radial gradation, generating a transformation matrix for transforming the elliptical shape into a perfect circular shape based on the elliptical shape parameters, calculating an inverse matrix of the transformation matrix, transforming the gradation pattern parameters using the transformation matrix, transforming a first area containing the drawing area using the transformation matrix, drawing a radial gradation in the perfect circular shape in a second area containing the transformed first area based on the transformed gradation pattern parameters, and generating the elliptical radial gradation for the drawing area by inversely transforming the second area (in which the radial gradation has been drawn) using the inverse matrix. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244629 | IMAGE GENERATING DEVICE, IMAGE GENERATING METHOD AND PRINTING DEVICE - An image generating device, for generating an image including a gradation (in which a color value specifying color changes from the center of the gradation through annular areas) according to an image drawing instruction, comprises an extraction unit that extracts gradation pattern parameters specifying a gradation pattern of the gradation from the image drawing instruction, an area determination unit that determines the annular areas, each having a prescribed width, to be drawn in one color with a uniform color value, based on the gradation pattern parameters extracted by the extraction unit, and a drawing unit that draws the annular areas such that each annular area is drawn in one color and the colors in annular areas are different from each other. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244630 | IMAGE GENERATING DEVICE, IMAGE GENERATING METHOD AND PRINTING DEVICE - An image generating device comprises an extraction unit that extracts parameters (specifying an elliptical shape and a gradation pattern) from an instruction for drawing an elliptical radial gradation, a transformation matrix generating unit that generates a transformation matrix for transforming the elliptical shape into a perfect circular shape based on the parameters, an inverse matrix calculating unit that calculates an inverse matrix of the transformation matrix, a perfect circle parameter calculating unit that calculates perfect circle parameters specifying each perfect circle (drawn with a uniform color value inside the perfect circular shape) based on the parameters, an ellipse parameter calculating unit that calculates ellipse parameters specifying each ellipse (drawn with a uniform color value inside the elliptical shape) by inversely transforming the perfect circle parameters using the inverse matrix, and a gradation generating unit that generates the elliptical radial gradation from the ellipse parameters and the gradation pattern parameters. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244631 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus configured to generate recording data used in an image forming processing for carrying out an image formation by performing a recording scan by plural times on a same image region on a recording medium, includes a division unit for dividing input image data into image data for each recording scan, a quantization unit for quantizing, based on the divided image data for each recording scan, the image data for each recording scan, and a generation unit for generating, based on the quantized image data for each recording scan, recording data for each recording scan, in which the division unit divides the input image data into the image data for each recording scan based on a division rate periodically varying in accordance with a spatial position of an image represented by the input image data. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244632 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus includes (i) a repulsive force generating section for setting repulsive force values RVa and RVu of a quantized pixel according to an output pixel value of the quantized pixel, (ii) a repulsive force calculating section for calculating a repulsive force value RVC to be used in quantizing a quantization-target pixel by attenuating, according to a distance between the quantized pixel and the quantization-target pixel, the repulsive force values RVa and RVu set for the quantized pixel; and (iii) a threshold value correcting section for correcting a threshold value T used in quantizing the quantization-target pixel according to the repulsive force value RVC. This makes it possible to prevent an increase in the number of processing steps and amount of processing when an image is processed with an error diffusion method. At the same time, it is possible to prevent decrease in image uniformity and formation of a pattern unique to the error diffusion method. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244633 | Systems and Methods for Color Data Compression - Systems and methods are provided for reducing data size of at least one bitmap image using a look-up table, wherein the look-up table stores information correlating a plurality of compression ratios to a set of compression parameters and wherein the bitmap image comprises a plurality of image components, each image component associated with a distinct color plane. The plurality of color planes may be ranked using a dominance rank, wherein the dominance rank for a color plane is based on image component data associated with the color plane. At least one compression ratio may be associated with each color plane based on the dominance rank associated with the color plane. At least one image component may be compressed according to the compression ratio associated with the color plane corresponding to the image component using compression parameters obtained from the look-up table. The compression ratio may be iteratively adjusted, until the total data size of the plurality of image components is below a data size threshold. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244634 | Image Processing Device, Image Processing Method, and Image Processing Program - An image processing device includes a memory portion for storing an ejection amount conversion table showing a relationship between image data serving as reference and a fluid ejected from a fluid ejecting head for a predetermined number of pixels, and an ejection amount estimation unit which estimates an ejection amount of the fluid from input image data on the basis of the ejection amount conversion table stored in the memory portion. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244635 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICES AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR PROCESSING IMAGE DATA - An image processing device includes an image quality determining unit that determines whether data of an original image meets a particular criterion of a particular image quality category, a thumbnail list image data generating unit that generates image data of a thumbnail list, and a mark adding unit that adds particular indicator mark image data to the thumbnail list image data when it is determined that the original image data does not meet the particular criterion. The particular indicator mark image data corresponds to a particular indicator mark positioned in the thumbnail list at a position corresponding to the thumbnail of the original image. The particular indicator mark indicates a result of the determination made by the image quality determining unit. An output unit outputs the thumbnail list based on the thumbnail list image data. | 2009-10-01 |
20090244636 | Systems and method for optical scatter imaging of latent image plates - Computer-implemented systems and methods for processing image data of a process-free plate are provided according to the present disclosure. The systems and methods may, generally, include a data acquisition step/means for receiving image data using one or more channels of a imaging system, each channel functioning to image the same target region of a process-free plate using a different wavelength of light, and a data processing step/means for filtering the image data using at least one of: (i) self-filtering, (ii) Fourier shrinkage and (iii) Wavelet shrinkage. When the image data is received using a plurality of channels, the received image data may advantageously be combined so as to optimize contrast-to-noise performance. The disclosed systems and methods may advantageously perform the operations of image de-noising, contrast enhancement, and thresholding, and may further involve compensation techniques, e.g., for minimizing distortion and blurring effects. | 2009-10-01 |