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20080212110 | PDF DIRECT PRINTING METHOD UTILIZING PAGE PRINTING ORDER INFORMATION FOR EFFICIENT HANDLING OF DATA - In a PDF direct printing method, a client computer transfers PDF direct print data to a printer controller for direct printing. The client is provided with page printing order information which specifies which pages of the PDF file are to be printed, and preferably also the order in which the pages are to be printed. Based on this information, a PDF parser on the client parsers out the PDF data and transfers to the printer controller only the pages of data as specified by the page printing order. The page printing order information is either transmitted to the client from the printer controller, or supplied by a program on the client that initiated the PDF direct printing process. The printer controller stores the PDF direct print data transferred from the client, and maintains a memory allocation database to record the memory locations where pieces of the PDF data are stored. | 09-04-2008 |
20080218776 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND PREVIEW IMAGE DISPLAYING METHOD - An image processing apparatus includes a preview creating unit, a storage unit, and a display unit. The storage unit stores therein in advance a sample image. The display unit displays, prior to receipt of image data, an input screen that displays the sample image and independent setting items, among a plurality of setting items available for the image data, independent of contents of the image data. The creating unit creates a preview image based on setting specified with respect to any of the independent setting items for the sample image, and the display unit displays the preview image. | 09-11-2008 |
20080231872 | MULTIFUNCTION PRINTER, PRINTING SYSTEM, AND STILL IMAGE PRINTING PROGRAM - A multifunction printer includes a scanner; a still image data-extracting section which extracts a plurality of still image data from inputted movie image data; a memory which stores a correlation between the extracted still image data and time positions thereof in the movie image data; a printing head which prints, on a first printing medium, a plurality of thumbnail images corresponding to the extracted still image data and the time positions; and a selected image-extracting section which specifies the time position in the movie image data corresponding to a selection mark marked by a user when the first printing medium is read by the scanner after the selection mark is marked by the user to the first printing medium and which extracts a still image data corresponding to the identified time position based on the correlation stored in the memory. | 09-25-2008 |
20080239334 | SCANNER METAMERISM CORRECTION - A method for automatically compensating for scanner metamerism errors associated with scanning input images using a digital color image scanner, wherein the input images can be on a variety of different input media having colorants with different spectral characteristics, comprising scanning an input image on a digital color image scanner to produce a scanned image; determining one or more estimated color balance error values in a color balance parameter space by analyzing the scanned image using a color balance analysis algorithm; assigning an input medium from a set of possible input media for the scanned input image in response to the estimated color balance error values; selecting a scanner metamerism correction color transform associated with the assigned input medium; and applying the selected scanner metamerism correction color transform to the scanned image to produce a corrected image compensated for scanner metamerism errors. | 10-02-2008 |
20080239335 | ENCODING AND DECODING METHOD FOR ENHANCING DEPTH RESOLUTION OF AN IMAGE, AND PRINT SYSTEM USING THE SAME - A print system having an enhanced depth resolution of an image. The print system includes a host device to divide a gray image into basic block units, to determine whether the basic block units represent an edge area, to convert the gray image into binary data, and to output the converted gray image; and an image forming apparatus to determine whether the binary data received from the host device represents an edge area, to convert the binary data into a gray image according to the result of determination, and to print the gray image. As a result, depth resolution is enhanced, and print data transmission time is shortened. | 10-02-2008 |
20080259360 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR HIGH-THROUGHPUT AND FLEXIBLE DIGITAL PRINTING - A digital printing system for producing prints in response to input digital images includes a digital printer and a plurality of computer processors. The plurality of computer processors includes one or more image-rendering units for rendering the input digital images to generate rendered digital images, wherein the image rendering is independent of specific characteristics of the digital printer. The plurality of computer processors further includes one or more image processors for processing the rendered digital images in accordance with one or more specific characteristics of the digital printer. The processed images are subsequently input to the digital printer to produce the prints. The computer processors can be dynamically assigned to be the image-rendering units or the image processors. | 10-23-2008 |
20080266582 | Driving Method of Printer, Program of Printer Driver, and Recording Medium With Program of Printer Driver Recorded Therein - The present invention is applied to a medical image output apparatus, for example, an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, an endoscopic apparatus, etc., and the printer driver lays out the images related to a plurality of jobs, which are input in sequence, on a piece of paper, and outputs the images to the printer | 10-30-2008 |
20080266583 | Three Dimensional Promotional Literature - A method, system and product for creating a customized three-dimensional promotional literature component by creating an outer promotional literature component and variable printed surface layouts and variable data elements tracked in a searchable database, creating at least one foldable insert and affixing the customized outer promotional component to the customized foldable insert. | 10-30-2008 |
20080291471 | Dynamic advertisement allocation - Methods, apparatuses and systems for providing one or more advertisements on a printout of a print job are provided. The advertisements are selected based on dynamic selection criteria. | 11-27-2008 |
20080297811 | User interface presentation of page layout output mimics for multiple-image up jobs - An image forming device capable of copying and/or scanning a physical original document is provided. The image forming device includes a User Interface providing an accurate output mimic illustrating a representation of the output sheet having a long edge and a short edge with representations of the one or more original documents arranged in rows and columns thereon each including a long edge, a short edge and an image top for indicating the orientation of the output. | 12-04-2008 |
20080304087 | Method of compensating the color tone differences between two images of the same scene - The color tone compensation method provides a simple and efficient method to compensate the color tone differences between two different sources of images. A first image sample, such as a still image, from a first image capturing source and a second image sample, such as a video frame, from a second image capturing source are aligned, and a tone-mapping estimation routine is applied to the two aligned images. The tone-mapping estimation routine uses the pixel intensity value histograms associated with the two aligned images and generates a tone mapping table. The tone mapping table includes a conversion intensity value for each intensity value in the second image. The conversion intensity value is a statistical measure, such as the mean, calculated according to the data in the corresponding pixel intensity value histogram. The tone-mapping table is applied to any image generated by the second image capturing source, thereby generating a new image with similar color tone as the first image generated by the first image capturing source. | 12-11-2008 |
20090002726 | RASTER IMAGE PROCESSING OF HOLD JOBS WHEN DIGITAL FRONT END IS IDLE - Digital front end (DFE) raster image processing (RIP) performance is enhanced by automatically releasing and raster image processing held jobs, saving the print ready pages produced for later output. In this way, when an operator moves one of the held jobs to an active state, the job immediately starts printing, as there is no raster image processing required. A method for deciding when to release another held job is based on whether the digital front end or printer are idle or busy and may be suspended when disk space or other resources are unavailable or an interrupt is received. Advantages include improvement in the digital front end raster image processing rate and utilization of idle system resources to build a backlog of jobs or pages for output, without effecting normal digital front end print operations. | 01-01-2009 |
20090027700 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO PRINT E-MAIL ACCORDING TO PRINTING ENVIRONMENT SETTINGS CORRESPONDING TO EACH USER - A method and apparatus to print an e-mail according to printing environment settings corresponding to each user includes receiving a user profile stored in the outside, setting an e-mail printing environment by using the received user profile, and printing an e-mail received from an e-mail server according to the set e-mail printing environment. By doing so, users can print an e-mail according to a printing environment desired by a user in an image forming apparatus such as a Multi Function Printer (MFP), a printer, or the like which supports printing of an e-mail. | 01-29-2009 |
20090051942 | Image output apparatus using radio contact element - An image output apparatus includes a receiving unit that receives first information from a first radio contact element that performs a close-range radio contact; an image processing unit that forms image data of an image to be output from the first information; and an image output unit that outputs the image to an output medium from the image data. | 02-26-2009 |
20090059246 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING A PLURALITY OF IMAGE FORMING UNITS, INITIAL ADJUSTMENT METHOD FOR THE IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM RECORDING PROGRAM FOR CAUSING THE IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS TO PERFORM INITIAL ADJUSTMENT - An image forming apparatus includes a main body storage part, a determination part, and an initial adjustment part. The first image forming unit includes a first storage part storing first information indicative of whether or not an initial adjustment of the first image forming unit has been completed. The determination part determines whether or not the first information stored in the first storage part and the second information stored in the main body storage part satisfy respective prescribed conditions. The initial adjustment part causes the first and second image forming units to perform the initial adjustment when the first information indicates that the initial adjustment of the first image forming unit has not been completed and the second information indicates that the second image forming unit corresponds to an unused state. | 03-05-2009 |
20090066975 | System For Printing A Coded Interface - A system including a sensing device and a printer is disclosed. The sensing device and the printer are in communication with each other. The sensing device is for sensing first coded data included in a first interface disposed on a first surface. The printer is configured to receive, from the sensing device, data representative of the sensed first coded data, to send data based on the received data to a computer system, to receive response data from the computer system, the response data being derived by the computer system from the data sent to the computer system and identifying a unique identity of a second interface, to generate the second interface based at least partially on the response data, the second interface comprising second coded data encoding the unique identity of the second interface, and to print the second interface onto a second surface. | 03-12-2009 |
20090135438 | Printing Device With Image Customization - A standalone printing device includes an image customization engine, an input device coupled to the image customization engine, and a display coupled to the image customization engine, wherein the image customization engine is operable to receive an image, to receive instructions through the input device to customize the image with a plurality of image customization resources, and to display the customized image on the display. | 05-28-2009 |
20090141292 | PREDICTIVE PACKAGER FOR DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING - The present invention provides a method for printing digital images wherein concurrent with selection of an image by a user, the image is rendered and placed on a storage location before a print order is completed, and printing the image upon selection of a print command. Multiple images may be rendered and placed on the storage location prior to the completion of the print order and printing of all or some of the images will not begin until the print command is given. In another embodiment of the present invention, the images may be placed in a separate cache memory and transferred to a printer buffer upon selection of the print command. A user may create an edited image after the image has been initially selected, rendered, and placed on the storage location. The edited image may then replace the original image on the storage location until the print command is given. | 06-04-2009 |
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. | 10-01-2009 |
20090257071 | Method Of Authenticating A Print Medium - A method of using a mobile device to authenticate a print medium online before completing printing onto the print medium, the mobile device including processing means, a printhead, a sensor, a transmitter and a receiver, the print medium comprising a laminar substrate, the method comprising the steps of: using the sensor to sense coded data provided on a surface of the substrate; using the processing means to determine, from the sensed coded data: an identity of the print medium; and at least part of a signature, the signature being a digital signature of at least part of the identity; using the transmitter to send first data to a remote computer system, the first data being indicative of the identity and the at least part of the signature; using the receiver to receive second data from the remote computer system in reply to the first data, the second data being indicative of whether the print medium is authentic based on the identity and the at least part of the signature; and in the event the print medium is authentic, using the printhead to print onto the print medium. | 10-15-2009 |
20090303500 | Printer For Printing Form For Interaction With Sensing Device - A printer is provided having an interface for receiving print data, a printhead for printing a form, using the print data, by printing information related to at least one text field and coded data at least partially indicative of the text field, the coded data being coincident with the information, a transceiver for receiving indicating data from a sensing device, the sensing device, when moved in an operative position relative to the text field, sensing the coded data and generating the indicating data by determining an orientation and position of the sensed coded data within the text field relative to the sensing device, the indicating data being indicative of movement of the sensing device relative to the text field determined using the orientation and position of the sensed coded data, and a processor for transferring the indicating data to a computer system to allow the interaction to be interpreted. | 12-10-2009 |
20090310148 | DATA PROCESSING METHOD IN NETWORK SYSTEM CONNECTED WITH IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - When an ID card ( | 12-17-2009 |
20090316163 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus according to embodiments of the present invention prints an image including a writing region for a user to write on onto a recording sheet, scans the recording sheet whose writing region is written in, combines an image extracted from the scanned image with a background image, and prints it. The apparatus prints a mark indicating the writing region on the recording sheet and cuts out a partial region including the position of the mark after the scanning. The apparatus features extracting an image in a region showing a content written in the writing region from an image that is cut out and rotated in accordance with the orientation of the background image on the basis of the mark image. This allows images to be combined with little misalignment even if the handwriting combining sheet is placed in an inclined state on a document plate. | 12-24-2009 |
20100007899 | METHOD TO PRINT A RECORDING MEDIUM WITH COLOR DATA AND MICR DATA - In a method or system for printing a recording medium with color data and MICR data, a color printing device and at least one MICR printing device are arranged independent and separate from one another. The color printing device prints both the color data and the MICR data in encoded form as code data onto the recording medium. The recording medium is supplied to the at least one MICR printing device. The MICR data are decoded from the code data, and the MICR data are subsequently printed on the recording medium via the at least one MICR printing device. | 01-14-2010 |
20100067024 | LABEL PROCESSOR AND METHOD RELATING THERETO - A system and method are provided for providing information on at least one container for storing a biological sample, including: a holder configured to hold at least one biological sample container and a receiver configured to receive information relating to at least one of the container or the biological sample as well as data relating to at least one instruction for printing the information. The system and method further include a printer configured to print the information in accordance with the at least one instruction. In one embodiment, the printer is configured to print the information directly on the container. In another embodiment, the system and method further include an applicator configured to apply a label on the container and the printer is configured to print the information on the label. In another embodiment, the system and method include a detector configured to detect whether the container contains the biological sample and a processor configured to determine the manner for printing the information. In this embodiment, the determination is based, at least in part, on whether container contains the biological sample. | 03-18-2010 |
20100073695 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INCREASING PERFORMANCE OF SERVER-BASED RENDERING - Methods, devices, and systems for printing include a raster image processor that has a central processing unit (CPU) to decode graphical elements from a page description language (PDL); and a graphic processing unit (GPU) that is separate from, and coupled to, the CPU and renders the decoded graphical elements from the CPU into a raster. | 03-25-2010 |
20100085584 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus that has an interface section for connecting a measuring instrument and is capable of changing an operating mode to an adjustment mode in which an adjustment is carried out by using the results of measurements by the measuring instrument, the image processing apparatus comprising a control section detecting whether the measuring instrument is connected to the interface section, and when the measuring instrument is detected, changing the operating mode to the adjustment mode. | 04-08-2010 |
20100103436 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An image forming apparatus includes a communication interface unit to receives an XML paper specification (XPS) file, an XPS file processing unit which converts the XPS file into an output data corresponding to printing paper to print the XPS file using information regarding the height and width of a FixedPage in the XPS file, and a control unit which controls the image forming apparatus to print the output data. Accordingly, even when an XPS file does not include information regarding printing paper, a user can select and print printing paper suitable for the user's demand. | 04-29-2010 |
20100110453 | Image Formation Instruction Apparatus, Image Formation Instruction Program, Image Formation Instruction Method, Image Formation Server, Image Formation Server Program, Processing Method for Image Formation Server, Image Formation Control Apparatus, Program for Image Formation Control Apparatus, and Image-Forming Method - User identification information which is acquired from an originating portable terminal and identifies the originating portable terminal and a destination portable terminal after a wireless communication session is carried out between these portable terminals is registered in a print job database in correlation with print image data to be subjected to image formation. Further, print image data correlated to user identification information corresponding to user confirmation information which is acquired from the destination portable terminal and identifies the originating and destination portable terminals of the wireless communication session carried out between these portable terminals is extracted while referring to the print job database. | 05-06-2010 |
20100123908 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VIEWING AND PRINTING DOCUMENTS INCLUDING ANIMATED CONTENT - Most documents that are in use today embed or link to animated content. Presently, a large percentage of online content is hypertext markup language (HTML) and many HTML documents embed animations. The aforesaid online content is amenable to printing. However, embedding animated content in a document will lead to information loss when the document is printed. Users cannot print the animations or the videos embedded in documents. Therefore, there is provided a method and system for automatically finding animated content embedded in documents such as web pages, slide presentations, word processing documents, and PDF documents, that are being displayed to a user, replacing the animated content by a printable version, such as a keyframe, and a unique code, and assigning each animation a URL, to allow the users to retrieve the animations via a website on computer displays or mobile devices as they read the printed document. | 05-20-2010 |
20100141968 | DIGITAL CAMERA AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME AND APPARATUS FOR AND METHOD OF OUTPUTTING IMAGE - Even when a part of a subject image is cut down after imaging, an image of good image quality is obtained. When a subject is imaged, divisional photometry (divided brightness measuring) is performed. Image data representing an image of the subject and a divisional photometry values are recorded on a memory card in correspondence with photometry sections obtained by division. At the time of reproduction (playback), image data is read out of the memory card, to display the subject image. A desired part of the displayed subject image is cut out (trimmed). Correction is made such that the brightness of the trimmed image is proper using the divisional photometry values corresponding to the trimmed image. | 06-10-2010 |
20100149557 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - When combining at least two images, a displacement between the images to be combined is corrected before combining the images. Therefore, the images to be combined are displayed on a display screen to correct the displacement. Further, the images may be enlarged for display so as to correct the displacement with increased precision. However, if an area for enlarging does not include image information, it is difficult for a user to recognize the displacement between images and correct the displacement. Accordingly, image information included in the images is detected and an area including at least the detected image information is displayed. | 06-17-2010 |
20100231931 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming apparatus including: a video memory; a load management unit that loads page data on a print image into the video memory page by page; a print engine that performs printing using the page data stored in the video memory; and a main management unit that, when printing of a page is completed as part of an electronic sort process, causes the video memory to retain the page data if there is a subsequent page to be printed using the same page data as that on the page, and deletes the page data from the video memory if there is no subsequent page to be printed using the same page data as that on the page. | 09-16-2010 |
20100284028 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - An image forming apparatus includes a communicating unit ( | 11-11-2010 |
20100302560 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM - There is provided an information processing apparatus wherein if paper used to print a first page of a first print job is not tab paper, the paper of a size equal to the size of the paper used to print the first page is used for a job information sheet and, if the paper used to print the first page of the first print job is tab paper, the paper of a type different from the tab paper of the size determined based on the size of the tab paper used to print the first page is used for the job information sheet. | 12-02-2010 |
20100309491 | PRINTER AND PRINTING SYSTEM - This disclosure discloses a printer comprising: a host communication device that performs information transmission and reception by wired or wireless communication for the functioning as a host device of a target device; and a target processing portion that performs predetermined processing in accordance with target device information acquired from said target device when said host communication device performs information transmission and reception with said target device. | 12-09-2010 |
20100315660 | PRINTING OF POSITION-CODED DOCUMENTS - A digital pen and paper system allows for printing of a document page superimposed on a pattern unit which is a unique part of a position-coding pattern. The system allows a user to change the format of the document page at the time of printing. To this end, the position-coding pattern is subdivided into predetermined pattern units, which are associated with a respective predetermined format. Knowledge about the pattern subdivision and its association with different formats is shared between a document generating part and a position processing part of the system. Thus, a method and apparatus in the document generating part enables the document page to be printed together with a pattern unit that is associated with a format selected by the user. Thereby, positions encoded on the printed document page will indicate a format change to a method and apparatus in the position processing part. Thereby, the position processing part may use the indicated format change to retain a correct mapping between positions and document page. | 12-16-2010 |
20100328687 | REGISTERING APPARATUS, AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM, REGISTERING PROGRAM STORAGE MEDIUM AND REGISTERING METHOD - A registering apparatus includes: a first image data acquiring unit that acquires first image data from a first region on a recording medium; a second image data acquiring unit that acquires second image data from a second region that includes the first region; a third image data acquiring unit that acquires third image data from a third region that does not include the first region and differs from the second region when a correlation value between the second image data and the first image data is equal to or greater than a predetermined first threshold value; and a registering unit that registers the first image data as registration data that are image data to be used in authentication of the recording medium when a correlation value between the third image data and the first image data is equal to or less than a second threshold value. | 12-30-2010 |
20110043832 | PRINTED AUDIO FORMAT AND PHOTOGRAPH WITH ENCODED AUDIO - A printed audio format includes a printed encoding of an audio signal, and a plurality of spaced-apart and parallel rails. The printed encoding of the audio signal is located between the plurality of rails and each rail comprises at least one marker. The printed encoding comprises a first portion and a second portion, each portion comprises a plurality of code frames, and each frame represents a time segment of an audio signal. The first portion encodes a first time period of the audio signal and the second portion encodes a second time period of the audio signal. The second portion is encoded in reverse order with respect to the first portion so that the joining part is on the same end of both portions. | 02-24-2011 |
20110058185 | LABEL PRINTING DEVICE AND LABEL PRINTING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a label printing device includes a reading unit, a communication unit, and a printing unit. The reading unit is configured to read management data. The communication unit is configured to communicate with an external device by Connectionless Communication Protocol communication to acquire from the external device printing data corresponding to the management data. The printing unit is configured to print a label image on a recording medium based on the printing data. | 03-10-2011 |
20110080598 | Image reading apparatus and image forming apparatus employing the image reading apparatus - Disclosed are an image reading apparatus including a guiding unit disposed on a platen glass, and guiding a document transferred by a document transfer device to allow an image of a document to be read by an image sensor disposed at a stationary location. The guiding unit includes: a contacting surface that contacts the platen glass; a reading surface spaced apart upward from the contacting surface and having a flat reading portion corresponding to at least a reading reference location of the image sensor; an access guiding surface guiding the document to the reading surface, tilted downward toward the reading surface, and having an access terminal that is stepped with respect to the reading surface; and a discharge guiding surface guiding the document after the document has passed along the reading surface, and tilting upward from the reading surface without a step. | 04-07-2011 |
20110096341 | Automated Layout and Design for Recording Text and Images in Any of Disparate Three-Dimensional Objects - Systems and methods for providing automated layouts and designs for recording text and images on any of a plurality of disparate three-dimensional objects. Server-based processing engine for automatically imposing designs and text onto consumer electronic devices and method for delivering the same to consumers. | 04-28-2011 |
20110116109 | Restricting Printing - In one embodiment, an option to restrict printing to a first print media source is presented to a user of a printer that is configured to access a plurality of print media sources. An instruction to restrict printing to the first print media source is received from the user. The printer is restricted from printing to the first print media source. | 05-19-2011 |
20110134446 | Image scanning apparatus and method - The image scanning apparatus includes a light source including at least one light emitting diode (LED) to irradiate light to a document which is a scan target, a light source control unit to control a lighting-up point of time of the light source, an image sensor to transform an image formed by light reflected from the document into an electric signal according to a result of controlling the lighting-up point of time, and an output unit to output image data corresponding to the transformed electric signal. | 06-09-2011 |
20110141493 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING CONTACTS AND CALENDARS WITHIN AN ONLINE CARD SYSTEM - A computer implemented system and method are described in which stationery/card calendar events are automatically generated in a user's calendar database based on the contacts data stored within a contacts database, the stationery/card calendar events including milestones associated with each of the contacts. At least some of the calendar events are generated based on a relationship between the user and each of the contacts. In response to the user selecting one of the calendar events, the end user is provided with a set of selectable stationery templates related to a selected event from the calendar database. In response to user selection, personalized stationery is generated with the selected template, address information is identified from the contacts database for contacts to receive the personalized stationery, and a print job is generated to print the personalized stationery/cards and envelopes containing the address information for the user-selected contacts. | 06-16-2011 |
20110141494 | SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR ORIENTED SWITCH OF PROMOTION INFORMATION - The present invention discloses a method of printing promotion information, comprises receiving data to be printed from the POS terminal; in response to the data to be printed, determining promotion information according to policy conditions; and printing the data to be printed from the POS terminal and the promotion information. The present invention constructs a platform for cooperation of different publishers of the promotion information and oriented switch of the promotion information. Moreover, the present invention utilizes the existing POS systems with low cost for configuration and distribution which is further advantageous on implementation. | 06-16-2011 |
20110149306 | Image scanning apparatus and method - An image scanning apparatus and method. The image scanning apparatus which scans an image of document includes a light source including at least three light emitting elements of red, green, and blue, which are sequentially lit up at intervals of a first time, a light emitting time control unit to control a light emitting time of the at least three light emitting elements such that the first time is shorter than a second time by a predetermined value, a sensor array to transform an image formed by light reflected from the document into an electric signal according to results of the control of the light emitting time and the light intensity, and an output unit to output image data corresponding to the transformed electric signal. | 06-23-2011 |
20110157609 | Systems and methods for processing online and print material - The present invention relates to systems and methods for compiling communication material across a range of formats. A first aspect of the present invention relates to a method of editing an image for printing. The image data for a high resolution image is stored and the image is displayed at a lower resolution. The user can then edit the displayed image and image modifier data is generated based on the editing performed by the user. The image modifier data is subsequently applied to the stored high resolution image data and a modified version of the image is output based on said modified high resolution image data. The present invention also relates to a system and method for monitoring an electronic file. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a system and method of sharing data across a range of different templates for online and print material. The invention also relates to a system and method of generating online and print material in a common file format. | 06-30-2011 |
20110216332 | SYSTEM FOR CREATING GARMENTS USING CAMERA AND ENCODED CARD - A garment creation system includes a card, a camera and a processing system. The has printed thereon a depiction of a garment and encoded information. The encoded information carries instructions for generating garments pieces corresponding to the garment and manipulating an input image so as to be mapped onto the garment pieces. The camera and processing system are configured for: optically reading the encoded information on said card; capturing an image; mapping the captured image onto the garment pieces; generating print data for the garment pieces; and communicating the print data to a garment fabric printer. | 09-08-2011 |
20110228288 | DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPH REPRODUCTION METHOD - A photo reproduction method includes scanning redundantly encoded data from a photograph, the redundantly encoded data being scanned from out of the photographic image; decoding the redundantly encoded data to obtain a digital representation of the photographic image from which the redundantly encoded data was scanned; and printing the digital representation of the photographic image to obtain a copy of the photographic image. | 09-22-2011 |
20110235066 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING STEREOSCOPIC VIEWING IMAGE BASED ON THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEDICAL IMAGE, AND A COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM ON WHICH IS RECORDED A PROGRAM FOR THE SAME - A stereoscopic viewing image generation unit generates, using a three-dimensional medical image representing a subject as input, a stereoscopic viewing image for stereoscopic output of the subject based on a given image generation condition, and a non-stereoscopic viewing image generation unit generates a non-stereoscopic viewing image for non-stereoscopic output equivalent to the stereoscopic output based on the three-dimensional medical image and the image generation condition of the stereoscopic viewing image. | 09-29-2011 |
20110235067 | Method and system for generating nametags - A method for generating a nametag is provided. A database having stored therein data associated with a wearer of the nametag and a computer connected to the database is provided. Further, data indicative of a predetermined nametag template are provided. Using a processor of the computer the data indicative of the predetermined nametag template are received. Using the processor of the computer data indicative of the wearer of the nametag are received. The processor of the computer then retrieves the data associated with the wearer of the nametag from the database in dependence upon the data indicative of the wearer of the nametag and inserts the same into the predetermined nametag template. The processor of the computer then generates nametag printing data in dependence upon the predetermined nametag template and the inserted data. Using a printer connected to the computer the nametag printing data are printed. | 09-29-2011 |
20110242554 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AN EXTENSIBLE MULTINATIONAL POSTAGE SERVICE AND SYSTEM AND METHOD THAT DELIVERS PRINTABLE POSTAGE TO A CLIENT DEVICE - A system and method for providing an extensible multinational postage service is provided. In particular, the extensible multinational postage service may be based upon a scalable technology infrastructure capable of providing postage services for multiple national post offices and further capable of being integrated with various third-party systems. For example, the system may include, among other things, a web server configured to receive at least one postage request from a client device, wherein the postage request may include a country code that identifies a national post office. A label server coupled to the web server may be configured to assemble a printable postage image based on the specified country code and deliver the printable postage image to the client device. | 10-06-2011 |
20110255100 | LABEL PRINTER - A label printer has a touchscreen for displaying and inputting label data, and comprising at least one input area. The label printer also has a hardware keyboard for inputting label data, and comprising at least one hardware key. The label printer also has control means arranged to control printing means for printing a label in accordance with label information. The label information is derived from a combination of label data input via the at least one hardware key of said hardware keyboard and label data input via the at least one input area of said touchscreen. | 10-20-2011 |
20110267628 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - An information processing apparatus includes a script file storage unit and a script execution unit. The script file storage unit stores therein a first script to convert the data format of print setting information from a first format to a second format, and a second script for converting the data format of the print setting information from the second format to the first format. At least part of the print setting information in the first format cannot be changed through an application. The print setting information in the second format can be changed through the application. The script execution unit executes at least one of the first script and the second script in accordance with a request from the application. | 11-03-2011 |
20110286012 | LABEL PRINTER - A label printer, comprising: input means operable by a user; display means; and control means connected to the input means and the display means. The control means are configured to control the display means to first display a header and a first image representative of a label; and, in response to receiving at the control means a signal indicative of an operation of the input means by a user to select the header, to control the display to then display a second image representative of the label and a graphical control panel associated with said header. The second image representative of the label is of a size smaller than the first image representative of the label. The display means may comprise a touchscreen. | 11-24-2011 |
20110304860 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING E-BOOK CONTENTS - An image forming apparatus is provided. The image forming apparatus includes a function unit which performs a function of the image forming apparatus, a user interface which receives a selection of job data processed by the function unit and a selection of a layout for the job data, a contents production unit which produces electronic book (e-book) contents for the selected job data based on the selected layout, and a communication interface which transmits the produced e-book contents to an external device. | 12-15-2011 |
20110310405 | PRINTING EMAIL MESSAGES - Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with printing content are described. One embodiment includes a method that provides an option that prints only the first page of content. | 12-22-2011 |
20110317178 | PRINTER AND SCALE WITH INITIALIZATION PROCESS FOR SELECTING RFID FREQUENCY BAND FOR COMMUNICATING WITH RFID LABELS - A control associated with a label printer and RF unit is operable to carry out an RFID frequency selection process in which: (a) a given label is moved into the certain location along the label path; (b) for each of a plurality of frequencies: (i) the RF unit is operated to attempt to read and/or write to the label RFID tag of the given label multiple times; and (ii) the control records success data for attempts made in (b)(i); and (c) the control identifies and selects for subsequent use in operation of the RFID unit a multiplicity of the plurality of frequencies based upon results obtained in steps (b)(i) and (b)(ii). | 12-29-2011 |
20110317179 | PRINTER DEVICE AND PRINTER SYSTEM - A printer device for printing character strings of a data item having the same content in a plurality of languages. The character strings are of a data item which is predetermined in each of a plurality of fields (FIELD | 12-29-2011 |
20120002218 | BANKNOTE RECOGNITION AND COUNTING MACHINE AND BANKNOTE RECOGNITION AND COUNTING METHOD - Banknotes are taken into a banknote recognition and counting machine ( | 01-05-2012 |
20120013919 | Label Printing - Method of label printing, using media comprising a number of labels and a printhead comprising a leading and a trailing slot, comprising starting a movement of the media with respect to the printhead until the media reaches a certain continuous velocity with respect to the printhead, ejecting fluid onto a label near a first edge of a label from the trailing slot and not from the leading slot, and ejecting fluid onto the label near a second edge of the label, opposite said first edge, from the leading slot and not from the trailing slot. | 01-19-2012 |
20120019840 | DEFAULT MEDIA SELECTION METHODS IN A MULTI-MEDIA PRINTER - A multi-media print includes a decoding module, a configuration memory, and a parameter determination module. The decoding module decodes print job parameters and print job data, and outputs decoded print job parameters including decoded print job media selection parameters and the decoded print job data. The configuration memory stores default configuration parameters. The parameter determination module receives the decoded print job parameters including the decoded print job media selection parameters and the decoded print job data and also receives the default configuration parameters including the default media selection parameters from the configuration memory. The parameter determination module determines the final print job media selection parameters for the print job, utilizing the decoded print job media selection parameters and the default media selection parameters. The default media selection parameters are utilized when the print job parameters and print job data are not sufficient to select the media. | 01-26-2012 |
20120044508 | E-book device, method and computer-readable medium printing contents thereof - A content printing method in an e-book device includes displaying an e-book, selecting a region on a screen displaying the e-book, storing contents corresponding to the selected region, forming data by combining pre-stored contents, sending the data to a printing device and printing the data when a printing request is input | 02-23-2012 |
20120086958 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRINTING LABELS FOR MEDICAL APPLICATIONS - Provided is a method and apparatus for generating a label for use in a medical application. Label content specified by a user that is to be applied to a surface of the label is received. The label content, which includes a machine-generated character, is printed on demand onto the surface of the label. The label bearing the label content is dispensed in a condition suitable for use in the sterile environment. | 04-12-2012 |
20120092685 | PRINTED FLIPBOOK SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems and methods for creating a printed flipbook including a plurality of bound pages are disclosed. The system can include a camera, a printer configured to sequentially print images on a roll of cardstock, and an electronic media storage device having a control program stored thereon. The electronic media storage device can be configured to obtain a predetermined number of chronologically arranged images from the camera and send the obtained predetermined number of chronologically arranged images to a printer. The printer can be configured to sequentially print the chronologically arranged images on the roll of cardstock in series along a length thereof thereby sequentially creating the plurality of pages of the flipbook. | 04-19-2012 |
20120162671 | TAPE PRINTER AND PRINTING CONTROL METHOD OF TAPE PRINTER - A tape printer includes: a printing head which performs a cut mark printing process for printing a cut mark on a tape-shaped medium to indicate a cut position for manual cutting, and a normal printing process for printing a normal printing image on the tape-shaped medium as a printing image other than the cut mark; and a printing process control unit which controls the printing head, wherein the printing process control unit decreases the printing strength of the cut mark during the cut mark printing process to a level lower than the printing strength of the normal printing image such that the adherence strength of the cut mark to the tape-shaped medium becomes smaller than the adherence strength of the normal printing image to the tape-shaped medium. | 06-28-2012 |
20120224192 | PRINTING APPARATUS, PRINTING CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A printing apparatus that is configured to, in order to efficiently execute printing by suitably skipping a page that is not to be printed, receive information about an attribute of paper to be skipped without printing, and based on information about the received attribute, print a page that does not use paper having the attribute and skip printing of a page that uses paper having the attribute. | 09-06-2012 |
20120229822 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming machine includes an image data memory, an image data mapper, and a printer. For an envelope, the image data memory stores image data to be printed on a back of the body and a face of the flap, as backside image data. Based on this data, the image data mapper generates print data including a first print data to be printed on the body back and a second print data to be printed on the flap face. The printer prints a part of the backside image data on the body back in accordance with the first print data, and a remaining part of the backside image data on the flap face in accordance with the second print data. | 09-13-2012 |
20120229823 | OUTPUT APPARATUS, SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING A PROGRAM - An output apparatus includes a generation unit configured to generate a two-dimensional code by encoding information indicative of the output apparatus, information indicative of an output time of an image output by the output apparatus, and information indicative of a page number and a print copy number when the image is output, a combining unit configured to combine the generated two-dimensional code with the image, and an output unit configured to output the image including the two-dimensional code. | 09-13-2012 |
20120236329 | IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING PRINT SETTING INFORMATION - Determination is made as to whether print setting information is designated for received print data, the print setting information being for designating a physical sheet size to be used for printing. When the print setting information is not designated and when specific character string information in the print data is set, a logical sheet size is set as the physical sheet size, and when specific character string information in the print data is not set, a default sheet size is set as the physical sheet size. | 09-20-2012 |
20120250039 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRESENTING INFORMATION TO A USER - A system, computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and a computer-implemented method for presenting information to a user are presented. Information to be presented to the user is received, where the information has a predetermined format. An identifier for the user is obtained. A visual acuity for the user is obtained using the identifier for the user. The predetermined format is adjusted based on the visual acuity of the user to produce an adjusted format. The information is presented to the user using the adjusted format. | 10-04-2012 |
20120262735 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GAMING PROMOTIONAL PRINTER - A method and apparatus for a promotional module for use within a cashless enabled gaming machine or vending machine are disclosed. A promotional module includes a coupon database describing a stack of coupons that are specified using a template based couponing printer language. A coupon is selected for creation and issued to a user or player or user based on a matrix of event-based triggers involving factors or parameters known to the promotional module directly or supplied by a master promotional controller. Triggers may include the time of day, the date or amount of a cash out voucher to be issued to the user or player, the duration of play on a gaming machine, a player classification, the amount of money or credits added to a game, or a random frequency of coupon issuance having satisfied any or all of the aforementioned factors. | 10-18-2012 |
20120281242 | Image Forming Apparatus, Image Repeat Method and Layout Method of Image Forming Apparatus, Programs of Image Repeat Method and Layout Method, and Storage Medium Storing Programs - To provide flexible image repeat environments coping with user's needs for using an image repeat function to obtain an image considering a cutout operation and for using this function to obtain background and pattern, an image forming apparatus includes, in the image repeat function, a first layout mode that the adjacent same data on the same face of one paper are arranged with intervals added in the first and second directions, and a second layout mode that the adjacent same data on the same face of the one paper are arranged without intervals in the first and second directions, and comprises a selector for selecting the first or second layout mode in the image repeat function, and a controller for causing to execute the first and second layout modes in the image repeat function respectively when the first and second layout modes are selected. | 11-08-2012 |
20120287446 | PRINTING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR PRINTING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - The present invention provides technology according to which, in the case of changing a print setting and performing reprinting, a printing apparatus causes an information processing apparatus to regenerate print data via a network as necessary depending on whether processing in accordance with a changed print setting can be executed by the printing apparatus. | 11-15-2012 |
20120287447 | LENTICULAR IMAGE ARTICLES AND METHOD AND APPARATUS OF REDUCING BANDING ARTIFACTS IN LENTICULAR IMAGE ARTICLES - A method of creating a lenticular imaging article. The method comprises printing an interlaced composite image according to a reference grid of a printer, providing a lenticular lens sheet having a plurality of parallel lenticular lines between a plurality of lenslets, selecting an acute angle for an intersection between the first and second axes according to a function of a resolution of the interlaced composite image and a pitch of the lenticular lens sheet, and positioning the lenticular lens sheet so that the intersection forms the acute angle. | 11-15-2012 |
20120287448 | PRINTER, PRINTING PROGRAM, AND PRINTING METHOD - A printer includes a print head in which nozzles that form an image by discharging ink are arranged in a plurality of lines. The printer prints out an image on the basis of print form data in which information of layout contents of printing elements that form the content of print is set according to the attribute of each printing element. The printer includes a print form data storage unit, a printing element data storage unit, a print form data selection unit, a printing element data selection unit, and a printing element data insertion unit. | 11-15-2012 |
20130016368 | AUTOMATICALLY ADJUSTING PRINTING PARAMETERS USING MEDIA IDENTIFICATION - A method for automatically adjusting the setting(s) of a printer having a control circuit in communication with a sensory system and a database. The database is located in a storage medium and the data in the database includes one or more defined parameter settings corresponding to one or more media types. The sensory system is used to obtain a media identifier from media loaded into the printer. The control circuit determines the type of media from the media identifier. The media type is then compared to the database entries and used to retrieve any defined parameter setting(s) corresponding to the media type identified by the media identifier. Instructions to adjust the printer setting(s) according to the defined parameter setting(s) are determined at the control circuit. The control circuit then sends the instructions to the appropriate systems of the printer to adjusted the printer setting(s) according to the defined parameter setting(s). | 01-17-2013 |
20130021621 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - An image processing device is connected to a management server that analyzes a data file in which information is described in a predetermined format and provides an administrator with the information. The image processing device includes a data file format management table that arranges and stores data, which is information of the image processing device, an input part that accepts from the user an instruction for changing the data in the predetermined format, a data file format management table update part that rearranges the data stored in the data file format management table based on the instruction, a data file generation part that generates a file by describing the data stored in the data file format management table after the rearrangement, and a communication part that transmits the file as the data file to the management server. | 01-24-2013 |
20130021622 | TAPE PRINTING APPARATUS - A tape printing apparatus compares a back-side background region of print data to be previously printed and a front-side background region of print data to be subsequently printed upon receipt of plural print data including background. If they are different, the tape printing apparatus creates a front-side color mixture tolerance region and a back-side color mixture tolerance region based on the front-side background region and the back-side background region, respectively, so that the front-side color mixture tolerance region and the back-side color mixture tolerance region are arranged continuously. The apparatus sets cut positions at a front edge border and a back edge border of each print data and cut the tape off at those portions while carrying out full-color print on the tape based on respective print data. | 01-24-2013 |
20130050719 | CONTENTS INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, CONTENTS INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND CONTENTS INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - This disclosure discloses a non-transitory recording medium storing a contents information processing program for executing steps on a computing device, the steps comprising: an explanatory text acquisition step for acquiring explanatory text associated in a fixed manner with specific contents selected from a plurality of contents prepared and related to producing the print label, a keyword acquisition step for acquiring at least one keyword associated with each of a plurality of preview images prepared, an image determining step for determining for each preview image a compatibility between corresponding the at least one keyword and details of the explanatory text acquired, and determining an image of the plurality of preview images that has a highest compatibility as a preview image to be associated with the specific contents, and an image output step for outputting the preview image to the operation terminal for display on a display device. | 02-28-2013 |
20130063734 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USER-SELECTABLE FONT SUBSTITUTION TO FACILITATE PRINTING - According to aspects of the embodiments, there is provided systems and methods that involve providing user-selectable fonts to a printing device so that the printing device can facilitate printing of a print task. In this regard, a representative embodiment of a method and system for printing includes enabling a print file corresponding to a print task to be evaluated, and, if it is determined that a printing device to which the print task is directed is unable to process the print task without performing a font substitution, enabling acquiring of the fonts from a specific user. By using the uploaded fonts, the printing device is able to process the print task without performing a font substitution. | 03-14-2013 |
20130063735 | SELECTIVE PRINT - A method and system for printing selective contents of a document is provided. The method includes selecting a plurality of sections in the document based on a plurality of inputs received to select the plurality of sections. The method then arranges the contents associated with the plurality of selected sections in a template. Further the method prints the template including contents associated with the plurality of selected selections of the document in a single printing job in a predefined number of pages. The method also associates the plurality of selected sections with plurality of divisions of a template. | 03-14-2013 |
20130063736 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus comprises a softmask setting means for setting a softmask every combination of objects of an overlap portion of the objects and a softmask applying means for applying the softmask to the overlap portion of the objects in accordance with the setting performed by the softmask setting means. | 03-14-2013 |
20130063737 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, COMPUTER READABLE INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - An information processing apparatus includes a printing setting reception part generating setting information from printing settings when a printing request is given by an application; an image processing part converting document data obtained from the application into printing data for a printer based on the setting information; and a determination part determining whether the application having called the image processing part is a specific application, by determining at least one of whether the setting information includes specific application information described by the application and whether the specific application information is included in an argument of a function for calling the image processing part. When it has been determined that the specific application has called the image processing part, the image processing part generates the printing data by a method different from a method of a case of having been called by an application other than the specific application. | 03-14-2013 |
20130070262 | PRINTING DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING PRINTING DEVICE - A printing device includes a plurality of holding units connected to an upper level device for generating image data, via a plurality of first transfer paths, respectively; a control unit configured to divide the image data into a plurality of blocks and transfer division pieces of image data corresponding respectively to the blocks to the respective holding units via the first transfer paths to cause the holding units to hold the division pieces of image data, the number of blocks being equal to the number of holding units; and a printing unit configured to print the division pieces of image data read out from the holding units on a same page. | 03-21-2013 |
20130094032 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR CALIBRATION OF A MEDIA PROCESSING DEVICE - A method, apparatus, and system for calibration of a media processing device are provided. The method may include providing a calibration sub-routine where the calibration sub-routine includes a plurality of calibration operations to be performed in sequence. The method may further include associating an audible note with each calibration operation and generating the audible note for each calibration operation as each respective calibration operation is performed, where the audible note is generated by a frequency of operation of a motor. The audible note associated with one calibration operation may be different from the audible note associated with another calibration operation. | 04-18-2013 |
20130094033 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AGGREGATING PRINT JOBS - The present disclosure provides methods and systems for aggregating print jobs of different lengths and/or customers to decrease the need for rewinding and splicing operations. An exemplary embodiment provides a method that comprises identifying individual label-printing jobs (1-8) that can be aggregated onto a roll of substrate ( | 04-18-2013 |
20130107288 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, IMAGE DATA PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | 05-02-2013 |
20130120767 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CREATING STRUCTURAL DOCUMENTS - A method of generating a structural document may include causing, by a cloud system, a graphical representation of a structural document associated with a structural document kit to be displayed on a user computing device. The cloud system may be located remotely from the user computing device. The method may include receiving a selection of a content item, determining a position of the selected content item on a portion of the graphical representation, and transmitting the selected content item to the user computing device. The user computing device may be configured to transmit the selected content item to a print device. The print device may be configured to print the selected content item on a label of the structural document kit. The label may be configured to be affixed to a portion of the structural document that corresponds to the portion of the graphical representation. | 05-16-2013 |
20130120768 | PRINTING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CHANGING LAYOUT, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - Logical pages are laid out on a physical page according to setting of a multipage printing condition. When a user drags a logical page, a layout of logical pages is changed based on an area to which the logical page is dragged. | 05-16-2013 |
20130135630 | PRINTING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A printing apparatus according to one aspect of this invention includes an assigning unit configured to assign the original images of a plurality of pages to the obverse surfaces and reverse surfaces of a plurality of sheets in the page order. The printing apparatus further includes a printing control unit configured to, when reverse order output of the original images of the plurality of pages is instructed, control to print the original images of the plurality of pages from a sheet to which the assigning unit assigns the original image of the final page out of the plurality of pages. | 05-30-2013 |
20130163008 | METHODS FOR PRINT AREA OPTIMIZATION - A method of optimized printing that includes accumulating a plurality of print jobs from at least one application, each of the plurality of print jobs containing print content; converting each of the plurality of print jobs to an image format; automatically arranging the print content of each of the converted print jobs, and printing at least a portion of a first converted print job of the plurality of print jobs and at least a portion of a second converted print job of the plurality of print jobs on a single media sheet. | 06-27-2013 |
20130163009 | PHOTOBOOK ENGINE POWERED BY BLOG CONTENT - A computer system for creating a design for an image product includes servers that can identify a blog page that includes an image, text, or designs, automatically incorporate at least one of the image, text, or the design object in the blog page into the design of an image product, and allow a user to review the design of the image product. The servers communicate with a printing finishing facility that makes a physical image product according to the design of the image product. | 06-27-2013 |
20130222819 | MEDIA DETERMINATION FOR A PRINT JOB FROM A RASTERIZATION PROCESS - Methods and systems herein provide for identifying multiple types of media that will be used for print a print job by rasterizing raw print data for the print job. In one embodiment, a print controller receives a print job. The print controller identifies multiple types of media that will be utilized for printing the print job by rasterizing raw print data of the print job. The print controller generates a list of printable media that will be utilized for printing the job based on the multiple types of media that are identified. The print controller then provides the list of printable media to a print operator. | 08-29-2013 |
20130222820 | IMAGE DETERMINATION DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Provided is an image determination device including a sheet detecting unit that detects a sheet on which a code image is printed, a first acquiring unit that acquires information on the code image and an absorption wavelength of the code image, a second acquiring unit that acquires a reading unit necessary for decoding a code portion of the code image, a third acquiring unit that acquires a document image of an electronic document, a dividing unit that divides the document image into plural blocks corresponding to the reading unit, a detecting unit that detects a block in which an image portion of the document image that uses a color having an absorption band at the absorption wavelength of the code image overlaps with the code portion of the code image as an undecodable block, and an output unit that outputs a warning indicating the generation of an undecodable area. | 08-29-2013 |
20130258357 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus (printing server) of one aspect of the present invention generates print data from the print target file attached to the electronic mail received from a mobile terminal via a network, and causes the printer designated in the electronic mail to execute printing based on the print data. Upon receiving such electronic mail, the print server saves the electronic mail address of the transmission source of the electronic mail. In addition, when the installation state of a print driver changes, the print server notifies a mobile terminal corresponding to the saved electronic mail address of information indicating the change by using the saved electronic mail address. | 10-03-2013 |
20130265591 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPLEMENTING DYNAMIC USER INTENT-BASED FINISHER OPTIONS IN IMAGE FORMING AND DOCUMENT HANDLING SYSTEMS - A system and method are provided to implement dynamic user intent-based finisher options in image forming and document handling systems. The common framework is provided to implement the by which all of the individual component finishing devices are able to be mapped to a particular user's desires such that an output from the complex image forming system meets the user's requirements. Operations of a particular complex image forming system are defined logically. Mappings to the individual devices according to a common reference framework are then overlaid and manipulated according to the common framework. In this manner, a user defines his or her intent in an effort to direct finishing of the document in the manner the user intends rather than according to a default understanding of the finisher. | 10-10-2013 |
20130265592 | System and method for creating multi-formatted documents via an online portal - An on-line portal enables users in multiple locations to concurrently create varied marketing campaign materials by way of singular proxy templates. The user selects a promotion from predetermined approved location/client list. If the promotional document type contains a proxy template, the user may edit the proxy template, and link the proxy template to multiple documents such that edits to the proxy template are referenced by the linked documents and thus are concurrently built based on pre-approved rules governing the formats for the linked documents. The user is allowed to preview the documents for completeness and/or accuracy, and if acceptable may be placed into a shopping cart for checkout or order placement. | 10-10-2013 |
20130278947 | SYSTEM FOR ACCEPTING MAIL MATTER - A system for accepting a mail matter is provided, which includes an image processing unit recognizing a mailing address; a weight measurement unit measuring a weight of the mail matter; a mailing address information input unit; a postage information storage unit; a postage settlement unit; an interface unit for selecting mailing addresses of an addresser and an addressee; a labeler printing the mailing addresses of the addresser and the addressee and a registered barcode on a label and attaching the label to the mail matter; a discharger discharging the mail matter; and an integrated control unit settling the postage through the postage settlement unit, attaching the selected mailing addresses of the addresser and the addressee and the registered barcode to the mail matter through the labeler, and discharging the mail matter through the discharger. | 10-24-2013 |
20130278948 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRINTING A PHARMACEUTICAL LABEL - A method and system of printing a pharmaceutical label is disclosed. The method and system includes a mechanism for receiving patient prescription information, with is entered into a prescription entry system. The vial size may be calculated based on the patient prescription information. Spacing for printing dosing indicia on a pharmaceutical label is calculated and printed on the pharmaceutical label. The pharmaceutical label may then be applied to a vial, which may include an indexing mechanism to aid tracking of doses. | 10-24-2013 |
20130278949 | POSTAGE PRINTER - Embodiments of the invention involve an integrated thermal printer with a scale that is connected to a computer. The computer is connected to a web server that is authorized by a government postal agency, e.g. the USPS, to issue postage. | 10-24-2013 |
20130301063 | PRINT LABEL PRODUCING APPARATUS, CONTENTS PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND CONTENTS PROCESSING METHOD - The disclosure discloses a print label producing apparatus. The apparatus includes a producing apparatus side attaching/detaching portion to and from which a nonvolatile storage device can be attached and detached, an attachment determining portion configured to determine whether or not the storage device is attached to the producing apparatus side attaching/detaching portion, a selection information write portion configured to write unique selection material information to the storage device in an attached state, and a contents acquisition portion configured to acquire contents stored in the storage device and corresponding to the selection material information when the attachment determining portion determines that the storage device is attached to the producing apparatus side attaching/detaching portion. | 11-14-2013 |
20130314725 | Media Processing Device, Media Processing System, and POS System - A roll paper print unit 120 processes roll paper. A first interface 110 receives commands transmitted from a POS terminal 20. A second interface 115 transmits a command received by the first interface 110 to a printer 200 that performs a same process as the roll paper print unit 120. A control unit 150 controls processing by the roll paper print unit 120, and transmitting a command to the printer 200 through the second interface 115, based on the received command. When the received command is a preset command, the control unit 150 controls the second interface 115 to transmit the preset command to the printer 200. | 11-28-2013 |
20130314726 | Media Processing Device and POS System - A multifunction device | 11-28-2013 |
20130314727 | FUNCTION EXPANSION METHOD USING PRINT DATA, FUNCTION EXPANSION DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - Various functions can be easily added using print data output from an existing application without modifying the existing application program. A function expansion method for executing a process that expands the functions of an application runs on a computer that operates according to an operating system on the operating system kernel layer, executes a specific process according to an application on an application layer, and has one or more communication ports, includes a step of acquiring print data output from the application on the operating system kernel layer, and a step of performing at the application layer a process expanding the function of the acquired print data, and outputs the print data after processing to a suitable communication port. | 11-28-2013 |
20130314728 | METHOD OF PRINTING A PRODUCT CODE - A method of printing a product code includes providing a printer and a substrate. A product code is determined. The product code includes a plurality of characters and a key code. The key code includes an interleaved character including a combination of a first character and a second character selected from the plurality of characters. The printer is controlled to print the product code on the substrate. | 11-28-2013 |
20130335755 | COLLABORATIVE METHOD OF CREATING, PRINTING, DISTRIBUTING SHELF TAGS - A fully collaborative software management method allows creating, printing, delivering and hanging-in-stores a sequential arrangement of shelf information tags. Customer and printer computers are operably connected to communicate during a design and assembly stage of developing the tags. Customer decision-makers and printer decision-makers collaborate on template authoring, content and template management, printing-event construction, staging and proofing, including integration of various elements such as stored data, timing, customer-driven controls, and event-driven controls. The method allows printer decision-makers to operate a publishing engine that permits viewing the customized information tags as a display prior to viewing as a printed product. The system includes a file transfer protocol (FTP) server connected to an information processing and printing system comprising designer workstation computers, a staging server, a load balancer, production distiller workstation computers, a database server, an SQL server, multiple print servers, and digital presses. | 12-19-2013 |
20130342856 | LABEL PRINTING APPARATUS - A method of creating a label to be printed on a label printing apparatus comprising: determining at least one option to be made available to a user relating to a label-creating process; displaying said at least one option on a display; and enabling a user to select said at least one option; wherein said determination of the at least one option to be made available to the user is based upon at least one parameter. | 12-26-2013 |
20140016142 | PRINTING THE IDENTITY OF UNSUPPORTED FORMATTING ATTRIBUTES - A method for printing documents, including: receiving, by a printer and from a device, an electronic document (ED) having a first formatting attribute and a second formatting attribute; determining, by the printer and during a layout of the ED, that the first formatting attribute is supported by the printer and that the second formatting attribute is unsupported by the printer; generating, by the printer and based on the layout, a hardcopy of the ED according to the first formatting attribute and having a printed value identifying the second formatting attribute. | 01-16-2014 |
20140022567 | DIRECT-TO-PRODUCT TRANSFER OF PERSONALIZED IMAGES AND TRACKING LABELS USING A SINGLE COMPOSITE IMAGE - The printing tracking labels as a part of a composite image of personalized images for photo products includes receiving a plurality of personalized images and a plurality of label images, each label image including order tracking information associated with one of the plurality of personalized images. A composite image including the plurality of personalized images and the plurality of label images is generated. The position of each personalized image within the composite image corresponds to a position of a separate photo product on a printer tray and the position of each label image within the composite image corresponds to a position of a separate label on the printer tray. The composite image is printed onto the plurality of photo products and the plurality of labels. | 01-23-2014 |
20140022568 | LABEL CREATION SYSTEM, PRINT CONTROL APPARATUS, PRINT CONTROL METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A label creation system includes: a tape printing unit which prints a reference mark as an indicator of unit length onto a tape and thus creates a reference label; an image pickup unit which picks up an image of the reference label arranged along a pasting surface forming a planned pasting area, together with the planned pasting area; an image processing unit having a dimension detection unit which compares the reference mark and the planned pasting area in a picked-up image and detects a length of the planned pasting area that is in a direction of length of the fixed-length label; and a label length setting unit which sets a label length of the fixed-length label based on the length of the planned pasting area that is detected; wherein the tape printing unit prints on the tape and creates the fixed-length label based on the label length that is set. | 01-23-2014 |
20140022569 | DRUG MIXING PREPARATION MANAGING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD AND CONTROL PROGRAM - A method of managing a mixed injection preparation process includes obtaining a mixed injection preparation instruction (e.g., a prescription) and obtaining information about a drug to be potentially included in the mixed injection according to the preparation instruction. The information about the candidate drug is compared to the preparation instruction and a determination as to whether the mixed injection is prepared in accordance with the mixed injection preparation instruction is made based on the information obtained about the candidate drug. A printer is used to print a label indicating whether the mixed injection is prepared in accordance with the mixed injection preparation instruction, and then it is determined whether the label is removed from the printer. | 01-23-2014 |
20140029023 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming apparatus includes a recording unit, a conveyance unit, a protection member, and at least one rotor pair. The recording unit forms an image on a print medium having an adhesive face. The conveyance unit conveys the print medium. The protection member presses against the adhesive face of the print medium to protect the adhesive face. Each of the at least one rotor pair includes rotors to sandwich and press the print medium and the protection member therebetween. The conveyance unit is configured to rotate the at least one rotor pair to convey the print medium and the protection member together to an image forming position at which the recording unit is configured to form the image on the print medium. The protection member is configured to separate from the adhesive face before discharge of the print medium to an outside of the image forming apparatus. | 01-30-2014 |
20140036280 | PRINTER - A label printer prints a QR code on print areas (labels) sequentially arranged along a sheet of paper while maintaining the QR code in a state in which its data can be restored. The label printer determines, in the course of separating the printed label and suspending and resuming movement of the paper and while printing on each label of the paper, whether or not both of two finder patterns aligned along one side of the QR code in a following print area are at a position to be printed when a boundary portion between a leading label that has been printed and the following label reaches a cut position. A print operation correcting control controls printing when both of two finder patterns aligned along one side of the QR code are in position to be printed, but not printed at the same time. | 02-06-2014 |
20140049787 | AUTOMATED LAYOUT AND DESIGN FOR RECORDING TEXT AND IMAGES IN ANY OF DISPARATE THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS - Systems and methods for providing automated layouts and designs for recording text and images on any of a plurality of disparate three-dimensional objects. Server-based processing engine for automatically imposing designs and text onto consumer electronic devices and method for delivering the same to consumers. | 02-20-2014 |
20140071464 | PRINTER AND CARD LOADER FOR PRINTER - A card loader is intended to be fixed to a printer ( | 03-13-2014 |
20140098386 | APPARATUS, METHODS, AND ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE FOR IMAGE PRINTING, PACKAGING, AND MAILING - A server receives from a user information regarding images. The information may include identification(s), selection(s) and/or uploads of the images. The images are printed on a plastic substrate so that a different portion of the substrate corresponds to a different image. Delivery address, postage, promotions, and other information may also be printed. The printed substrate is laminated. Manually separable articles are then defined on the substrate so that each article has a portion of the substrate with an image. The articles may be defined by perforating or partially die-cutting of the substrate along curves enclosing the articles. The articles may include means for fastening the articles to other objects, such as bracelets, snaps, cords, necklaces, backpacks, shoes, keys and key chains. Before manufacturing, the user may edit the images, and a simulated appearance of the printed substrate may be shown to the user, to obtain the user's approval. | 04-10-2014 |
20140104626 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRINTING ADVERTISEMENTS ON PARCEL PACKAGES IN AN AUTOMATED PARCEL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - Systems and a method for printing and applying labels on packages. The system includes a conveyor configured to transport a plurality of packages, one or more scanners configured to scan the plurality of packages, and one or more print and apply stations. The one or more print and apply stations includes a printer configured to print labels, and an applier configured to apply the labels on the plurality of packages. The system further includes a management controller configured to retrieve promotion data for the plurality of packages, transmit the promotion data and spooling instructions associated with the promotion data to a print controller, and control operation of the conveyor in synchronization with the spooling instructions, and the print controller. The print controller is configured to manage and spool the promotion data to the one or more print and apply stations. | 04-17-2014 |
20140104627 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADDING DATA TO A PRINTED PUBLICATION - Systems and methods for adding data to a printed publication are provided. One method includes receiving variable data and controlling an energy source to at least partially ablate the printed publication based on the variable data. The printed publication is printed on the substrate using the commercial printing press based on fixed data. Controlling the energy source to at least partially ablate the printed publication includes, after the printed publication has been printed on the substrate by the commercial printing press based on the fixed data, controlling the energy source to remove a portion of the printed publication based on the variable data. | 04-17-2014 |
20140111816 | PRINT METHOD AND PRINT DEVICE FOR MAKING BANK CARD - A print method for making a bank card is provided, which includes the following steps: S | 04-24-2014 |
20140118756 | METHOD OF PRODUCING A CUSTOMIZED IMAGE ON A WEB OF MATERIAL - A method allowing a customer to provide a customized design on a web of material involves the steps of giving the customer access to a database containing graphic image data, allowing the customer to select or manipulate the graphic image data contained in the database to obtain a desired graphic image; and allowing a third party to gain access to the desired graphic image to apply the desired graphic image on the web of material. | 05-01-2014 |
20140132968 | NAIL PRINT APPARATUS AND PRINT CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A nail print apparatus, including: a finger inserting unit in which a finger including a nail to be printed is inserted; an accessory holding unit which is located in the finger inserting unit and on which at least one decorative part of an accessory is placed; and a print head which performs printing on the nail of the finger that is inserted into the finger inserting unit and a printing surface to be printed of the decorative part that is located in the finger inserting unit and placed on the accessory holding unit. | 05-15-2014 |
20140132969 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A color conversion portion generates, when fluorescent color is not included in an image of document sheet, image data according to color coordinate system of a printing device for image of the document sheet, in predetermined color conversion mode, based on image data of read image, and, when a fluorescent color is included in an image of a document sheet, generates, for colors other than the fluorescent color, image data according to the color coordinate system of a printing device for the image of the document sheet, in the predetermined color conversion mode, based on image data of a read image, and generates, for the fluorescent color, image data according to the color coordinate system of the printing device for the image of the document sheet, based on the image data of the read image, by using a color value of a color patch corresponding to the recorded fluorescent color. | 05-15-2014 |
20140139849 | DYNAMIC BLEED AREA DEFINITION FOR PRINTING OF MULTI-DIMENSIONAL SUBSTRATES - A method of defining a three-dimensional structure having multiple facets, such as a package, identifies an image that is to be printed on a first facet. It also identifies a second facet of the package that has a functional relationship with the first facet, determines whether the functional relationship is that of a crease, an edge, or another functional relationship, and automatically defines a bleed area by accessing a rule set and applying the rule set to the determined functional relationship. The bleed area includes an area in which the first image will be printed and that is outside of the location of the first facet. | 05-22-2014 |
20140168668 | NAIL PRINT APPARATUS AND PRINT METHOD THEREOF - A nail print apparatus, including: a printing unit which has a print head that performs printing on a nail of a finger or toe; and a control unit which controls the printing unit on a basis of image data including position information that shows a position to attach at least one decorative part to the nail so as to print placement information including the position information on the nail. | 06-19-2014 |
20140168669 | HIGH DENSITY INK-JET PRINTING ON A TRANSPARENCY - A method for printing on transparent medium using an ink-jet printer. The method includes providing a grayscale image having a plurality of pixels, each pixel having a pixel value corresponding to a brightness of the pixel; converting each pixel value to an ink output value for the ink-jet printer using a conversion function, wherein the conversion function maps the darkest pixel value to an optical density of greater than 2.5 and maps all other pixel values to an appropriate output pixel value such that a resulting printed image is perceived to be linearly bright across the image. | 06-19-2014 |
20140198323 | User Interface for a Label Printer - A method including providing a first image on a label printer user interface, wherein the first image is representative of a label to be printed or an object to which a label is to be applied; and providing a second image on the user interface associated with the first image, said second image representative of a dimension of the first image; enabling a user to modify a dimension of the second image; wherein as the dimension of said second image is modified, the dimension of the first image is correspondingly updated. | 07-17-2014 |
20140204401 | Method And Apparatus For Preparing Food Product Labels - A food product rotation label device for preparing food product labels includes a microcontroller circuit, a display and a thermal printer. The thermal printer prints food product labels for attachment to food products. The display displays a list of food product label information relating to food product labels printed by the thermal printer and food products on which the food product labels are used. | 07-24-2014 |
20140211220 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - An image forming system includes a first image forming apparatus configured to form an image according to first setting information that is set to a first user; a second image forming apparatus configured to form an image according to second setting information that is set to a second user; and an administration apparatus that holds the first setting information and the second setting information and administers the first image forming apparatus and the second image forming apparatus according to the first setting information and the second setting information thus held. The administration apparatus includes a determining unit configured to determine whether a substitute apparatus for the first image forming apparatus is necessary; and an information setting unit configured to obtain the first setting information according to a determination result of the determining unit, and add the first setting information to the second setting information. | 07-31-2014 |
20140240725 | PHARMACY NETWORK COMPUTER SYSTEM AND PRINTER - The invention provides a network computer system and novel pharmacy printers and their methods of use wherein the local CS includes a pharmacy printer for printing pharmacy orders including prescriptions, and the pharmacy printer includes a pharmacy printer database storing drug information and association of a drug identifier with information about a corresponding drug, and additional information, and obtains and uses instructions for printing the additional information in association with printing of a prescription label from characters contained in a prescription label print file for the prescription label. | 08-28-2014 |
20140268190 | LABEL FILES - A method including selecting a type of label to be printed, inputting information for the label to be printed, wherein the information includes label data defining content of an image to be printed, and parameter data defining at least one parameter of the label to be printed, saving the information for the label to be printed as a file in a memory, and providing the file with a file extension name indicative of the type of label. | 09-18-2014 |
20140285826 | NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM STORING COMMUNICATION PROGRAM AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE - There is provided a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a communication program. The communication program is configured to cause a communication device to perform: judging a type of the external device based on information received from the external device by the near field communication protocol; generating the printing data, in a case that it is judged that the type of the external device is a first external device configured to execute printing; transmitting the generated printing data to the first external device by a communication protocol; and transmitting, in a case that it is judged that the type of the external device is a second external device to which the to-be processed data or an image data corresponding to the to-be processed data is transmitted, the to-be processed data or the image data corresponding to the to-be processed data to the second external device by the communication protocol. | 09-25-2014 |
20140285827 | DATA PROCESSING DEVICE, PRINTER INCLUDING PROCESSING DEVICE, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING DATA PROCESSING PROGRAM - A data processing device includes an input unit including an input detection region, a detection unit, a partition region setting unit, a valid region setting unit, a longitudinal direction determination unit and a magnification determination unit. The detection unit detects input to the input detection region. The partition region setting unit partitions the input detection region into partition regions. The valid region setting unit sets, among said partitioned partition regions, a partition region in which input is detected as a valid region. The longitudinal direction determination unit determines a longitudinal direction of the valid region. The magnification determination unit determines a magnification for enlarging or reducing a size of a drawing corresponding to the input in the valid region, so that a width along a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the valid region conforms to a width along a transverse direction of a printing medium. | 09-25-2014 |
20140293296 | PRINTING FRAMES OF A VIDEO - Systems and methods for printing a document over a network are described. In one implementation, print information is received from a user device, where the print information includes a frame time corresponding to the frame to be printed. The method further includes selecting the frame from the video based on the print information and printing the frame from a printer. | 10-02-2014 |
20140293297 | LABEL PRODUCTION APPARATUS AND LABEL PRODUCTION METHOD - A label production apparatus includes: a printing unit configured to print, using image data for generation of a label image, a plurality of label images on a print target medium; a test unit configured to test each of the label images printed on the print target medium; and a controller for controlling the printing unit and the test unit. In the stated label production apparatus, the controller adds a mark including identification information of each label image to the image data so as to make the printing unit print the label image as well as the mark corresponding to the label image, and generates linkage data in which related are a test result of the label image by the test unit and the identification information of the label image to each other. | 10-02-2014 |
20140300909 | BANKNOTE AND VOUCHER HANDLING APPARATUS - A banknote and voucher handling apparatus ( | 10-09-2014 |
20140300910 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - Disclosed is an image forming system including an image forming apparatus which includes an image forming section receiving an instruction to perform an image forming job on a recording sheet and a billing apparatus forming an image of billing information on a specific recording sheet depending on the job. The image forming system determines whether the image of the billing information from the billing apparatus may be formed, when an instruction relating to the image forming job is received, and if it is determined that the image of the billing information may not be formed, allows the image forming section to form the image of the billing information on the recording sheet depending on a job relating to the received instruction. | 10-09-2014 |
20140307268 | Recording Medium and Label Production Processing Method - This disclosure discloses a non-transitory computer readable recording medium storing a label production processing program for executing steps on an arithmetic device of an operation terminal, to operate a label producing apparatus configured to print on a print-receiving medium and to produce a label, the steps comprising, an identification information acquiring that acquires identification information of the label producing apparatus configured to be information-transmittably and information-receivably, a medium information acquiring that acquires medium information on the attached print-receiving medium from the label producing apparatus from which the identification information has been acquired, and a displaying that displays on the display device menu screens in which the identification information and the medium information corresponding to the identification information are displayed as a list, to set alternatively the label producing apparatus which is a print output destination from among the at least one of label producing apparatus. | 10-16-2014 |
20140307269 | DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, DISPLAY APPARATUS, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND PRINTING SYSTEM - Provided is a display control method including: obtaining an attachment position image which is an image of an attachment position to which a label having a printing image printed on a printing medium is attached; generating a preview image of the label on which the printing image is printed; generating a synthesized image obtained by overlapping the attachment position image and the preview image; displaying the synthesized image on a display portion; receiving an operation from a user to change the synthesized image in a state where the synthesized image is displayed on the display portion; and displaying the changed synthesized image on the display portion, based on the operation in the receiving of the operation. | 10-16-2014 |
20140307270 | RECEIPT DATA PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING RECEIPT DATA - According to one embodiment, a receipt data processing device includes a data generating section, a command issuing section, and an output section. The data generating section is configured to generate receipt data including information about an item purchased by a customer. The command issuing section is configured to issue a cut command that causes a sheet on which a receipt image corresponding to the receipt data is printed by a printing device to be cut off. The output section is configured to output the receipt data to an external device that is different from the printing device, in response to the issuance of the cut command by the cut command issuing section. | 10-16-2014 |
20140307271 | RECEIPT DATA PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING RECEIPT DATA - According to one embodiment, a receipt data processing device includes a data generating section, an output section, and a converting section. The data generating section is configured to generate receipt data of a first data format including information about an item purchased by a customer. The output section is configured to output the receipt data to at least one of a printing device and an external device that is different from the printing device. The converting section is configured to convert a data format of the receipt data from the first data format to a second data format that is different from the first data format when the receipt data is output to the external device. | 10-16-2014 |
20140307272 | RECEIPT DATA PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING RECEIPT DATA - According to one embodiment, a receipt data processing device includes an obtaining section, a data generating section, and an output section. The obtaining section is configured to obtain customer code of a customer who purchased an item. The data generating section configured to generate receipt data including information about the purchased item, and include the customer code in the receipt data when the customer code is obtained. The output section is configured to output the receipt data to a certain destination based on whether or not the receipt data includes the customer code. | 10-16-2014 |
20140307273 | LABEL DATA GENERATING METHOD, RECORDING MEDIUM, LABEL DATA GENERATING APPARATUS, AND LABEL CREATING SYSTEM - Provided is a label data generating method of generating label data to create a label by printing a printing image on a tape-shaped member, the method comprising: setting sequential printing for creating the labels by printing a plurality of types of printing images based on each item of individual information which is sequentially read from an information list including the plurality of items of individual information; setting the number of printed copies; and generating the label data so that a plurality of copies of the labels are created, wherein in the generating of the label data, the label data is generated so that the label data creating apparatus performs non-sequential printing that prints the plurality of types of printing images respectively printed for a plurality of copies by the sequential printing in a sequence in which the same printing images are collected for a plurality of copies. | 10-16-2014 |
20140313526 | Printing a Double-Sided Image and Generating Printer Control Data for Printing Double-Sided Image - According to one example of the present invention there is provided apparatus for generating control data to control an ink jet printer to print a double-sided image on a single side of a substantially transparent substrate. The apparatus comprises a processor for receiving image data of a first and a second image, a printhead control data generator to generate, from the first image, first image printhead control data, and to generate, from the second image, second image printhead control data, and a covering layer printhead control data generator to generate covering layer printhead control data. | 10-23-2014 |
20140362388 | LENTICULAR IMAGE ARTICLES AND METHOD AND APPARATUS OF REDUCING BANDING ARTIFACTS IN LENTICULAR IMAGE ARTICLES - A method of creating a lenticular imaging article. The method comprises printing an interlaced composite image according to a reference grid of a printer, providing a lenticular lens sheet having a plurality of parallel lenticular lines between a plurality of lenslets, selecting an acute angle for an intersection between the first and second axes according to a function of a resolution of the interlaced composite image and a pitch of the lenticular lens sheet, and positioning the lenticular lens sheet so that the intersection forms the acute angle. | 12-11-2014 |
20140376009 | CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD OF A CONTROL DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A control device is enabled to separately produce receipts and coupons without modification of the control device. A host computer has a print control unit that generates and outputs a receipt control command causing a receipt printer to produce a receipt; and a data processing unit that determines if a coupon image print instructions command is included in the receipt control command generated by the print control unit, and if a coupon image print instructions command is included, generates and outputs to the receipt printer a receipt control command without the coupon image print instructions command, and generates and outputs to a coupon printer a coupon control command to print a coupon image based on the coupon image print instructions command. | 12-25-2014 |
20140376010 | PRINTER AND PRINTING SYSTEM | 12-25-2014 |
20150022830 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - Disclosed herein are an image forming apparatus and a method of controlling the same. The method provides a preview picture color-calibrated depending on a color of a printing medium in an image forming apparatus which prints an image on the printing medium. The method includes receiving image data which is to be printed, receiving color information of a printing medium which is to be used in printing of the image data, and performing a first color calibration on the image data, reflecting the color information of the printing medium. | 01-22-2015 |
20150022831 | Recording Medium and Printer - This disclosure discloses a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a printed matter production processing program for executing steps. The steps comprise an edition-screen display step, a database display step, a region-specification reception step, and a print-object arrangement step. In the edition-screen display step, an edition screen is displayed for receiving an input operation of the print object to be arranged in each of at least one block. In the database display step, a database that is stored in the memory and includes plurality of records is displayed. In the region-specification reception step, specification of a character-string including region is received. The character-string including region includes a plurality of character strings to be allocated as print objects. In the print-object arrangement step, the plurality of character strings included in the character-string including region are allocated to each of the block in accordance with a desired allocation rule. | 01-22-2015 |
20150043016 | Process And System for Creating And Delivering Banner Strip Messaging In Print Format Along The Shelf Edge In A Retail Establishment - Systems and methods for creating and delivering banner strip messaging in print format along a shelf edge in a retails establishment are disclosed. A process for creating and delivering banner strip messaging in print format includes the steps of: (1) receiving message content data and planogram data for a plurality of products from an input device, wherein the message content data includes price data and advertising data; (2) storing the message content data and the planogram data in a database; (3) aligning the message content data and the planogram data for each of the plurality of products; (4) creating a display template based on the aligned message content data and the planogram data; and (5) sending the display template to an output device, wherein the output device produces an output display. | 02-12-2015 |
20150049350 | COLLABORATIVE METHOD OF CREATING, PRINTING, DISTRIBUTING INFORMATION TAGS - A fully collaborative software management method allows creating, printing, delivering and hanging-in-stores a sequential arrangement of information tags. Customer and printer computers are operably connected to communicate during a design and assembly stage of developing the tags. Customer decision-makers and printer decision-makers collaborate on template authoring, content and template management, printing-event construction, staging and proofing, including integration of various elements such as stored data, timing, customer-driven controls, and event-driven controls. The method allows printer decision-makers to operate a publishing engine that permits viewing the customized information tags as a display prior to viewing as a printed product. The system includes a file transfer protocol (FTP) server connected to an information processing and printing system comprising designer workstation computers, a staging server, a load balancer, production distiller workstation computers, a database server, an SQL server, multiple print servers, and digital presses. | 02-19-2015 |
20150049351 | FORMATTING DATA - Data from different sources and having different formats is converted to a format useable by a device to which the data is to be sent. The conversion is performed based on configuration data and can be performed by an application server configured to provide a network application service to a user terminal associated with the entity. | 02-19-2015 |
20150062597 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PAGE CLASSIFICATION THEREIN - In a case of performing free size printing with a charging approach in which a charge classification is determined based on a color pixel utilization rate, the color pixel utilization rate calculating is performed using a total number of pixels in an image area cut out at a size for color pixel utilization rate calculation, rather than the generation image data on the whole, for a denominator. With this, the calculation result of the color pixel utilization rate is prevented from becoming inaccurate. | 03-05-2015 |
20150070716 | Media Processing Device and Systems with Multiple Processing Units - A media processing method comprising receiving, by a first connection unit, a command sent from a host computer; and detecting, by an external device control unit, a process that can be executed by an external processing device. One or more controlling operations are performed by a control unit based on the command received by the first connection unit. Such control entails (i) executing a first process by a first processing unit, or (ii) executing a second process by a second processing unit when the external processing device cannot execute the command, the second process being different than the first process, or (iii) transmitting the command by a second connection unit to the external processing device when the external processing device can execute the command. | 03-12-2015 |
20150077770 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CUSTOM DESIGNING NAIL WRAPS - A method for generating customer designed nail prints for printing on a computer-controlled printer can comprise transmitting to a remote computer interface at least a portion of a digital nail wrap design studio. The portion of the digital nail wrap design studio can comprise a visual representation of a nail wrap template and one or more design tools. The method can also comprise receiving over a network connection a user generated nail wrap design. Further, the method can comprise generating, from the user generated nail wrap design, a printer file configured to communicate to the computer controlled printer the necessary instructions for printing the user generated nail wrap design onto a nail wrap material. | 03-19-2015 |
20150092203 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus settable for a custom size or a standard size includes an index sheet setting section, a print engine control processing section, and a print execution processing section. The index sheet setting section sets information pertaining to an index sheet having an index tab. Based on the information set by the index sheet setting section, the print engine control processing section switches between control in accordance with a setting for the custom size and control in accordance with a setting for the standard size. The print execution processing section executes control of printing on the index sheet. | 04-02-2015 |
20150098096 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming system includes an input unit that receives input of visitor information on a visitor; a creating unit that creates an information image including the visitor information received by the input unit; an acquiring unit that acquires the information image; a permit creating unit that creates permit data by placing an image, which includes the visitor information and indicates permission for visitor's access, on a printing medium and placing an image indicating added information on a blank space of the printing medium where no image is placed in accordance with a predetermined layout on the basis of the information image; and an issuing unit that issues a permit for visitor's access by printing an image in which the image indicating permission for access and the image indicating added information are placed on the printing medium by using the permit data. | 04-09-2015 |
20150103361 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE EDITING METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - In partially editing a given image displayed on a display section, a selection receiving section receives selection of an editing target in the display image, displayed on the display section, based on the direction of a straight line connecting two points detected by a position detecting section for detecting a position of contact with a display screen of the display section, and then an editing section partially edits the target. | 04-16-2015 |
20150116737 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS THAT CAN PRINT TO AN INDEX PAPER, IMAGE FORMATION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - Provided is an image forming apparatus that prints an index label easily and set up a text printed into a standard size section and an index label section to a manuscript. An index label information setting part sets up index label information. An index label preview display part displays a preview of an index label by using the index label information. A shift image display part displays a shift image on the preview. The shift image is an image when a text printed to a standard size section and an index label section is set to the manuscript, and an image area is moved in case that the manuscript is printed the text of the manuscript to the index label. | 04-30-2015 |
20150146221 | MEDIA PROCESSING DEVICE WITH ENHANCED MEDIA PROCESSING EFFICIENCY AND CONNECTIVITY FEATURES - Apparatuses, methods, and computer program products are perform features associated with a USB Host port on a media processing device. An apparatus is provided comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program instructions, the at least one memory and the computer program instructions being configured to, in cooperation with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to query a USB mass storage device for all template files stored at the root of the USB mass storage device, the USB mass storage device being connected to a USB Host port of a media processing device. The at least one at least one memory and the computer program instructions are further configured to, in cooperation with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to receive a selection of one or more of the template files to be processed and send the one or more selected files to a parser of the media processing device to be processed. If the selected file currently being processed comprises a reset command, the at least one at least one memory and the computer program instructions are further configured to, in cooperation with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to store an indication of the position within the list of selected files where the selected file currently being processed is located; cause performance of a reset of the media processing device; and resume processing from a position in the list of selected files based on the indication. | 05-28-2015 |
20150146222 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR CALIBRATION OF A MEDIA PROCESSING DEVICE - A method, apparatus, and system for calibration of a media processing device are provided. The method may include providing a calibration sub-routine where the calibration sub-routine includes a plurality of calibration operations to be performed in sequence. The method may further include associating an audible note with each calibration operation and generating the audible note for each calibration operation as each respective calibration operation is performed, where the audible note is generated by a frequency of operation of a motor. The audible note associated with one calibration operation may be different from the audible note associated with another calibration operation. | 05-28-2015 |
20150301771 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD THEREOF - An image forming apparatus and image forming method are provided. An image forming apparatus includes an inputter configured to receive a form image, a detector configured to detect at least one area where a content is inputtable from the form image, a user interface configured to receive a command to input a content into the detected area, a controller configured to make the detected area correspond to the inputted content and an outputter configured to print a content inputted into the detected area on an area corresponding to the inputted content. | 10-22-2015 |
20150304514 | DUPLEX PERIPHERAL CAPABLE OF PROCESSING LARGE-SIZE AND SMALL-SIZE DOCUMENTS - A duplex peripheral comprises: a passage; a feeding mechanism transporting a medium into the passage; two scanning modules disposed on two sides of the passage and acquiring front and reverse side images of the medium, respectively; a transporting mechanism transporting the medium through the passage and past the scanning modules; a control module, electrically connected to the scanning modules, the feeding mechanism and the transporting mechanism, and digitizing the front side image and the reverse side image; and an output unit electrically connected to the control module, and receiving and outputting the front and reverse side images. A width of the medium that can be accommodated within the passage and the feeding mechanism is greater than or equal to a short side of an A4 size sheet. The transporting mechanism defines a transportable gap smaller than or equal to a short side of an A7 size sheet. | 10-22-2015 |
20150310314 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND CONTROL PROGRAM - An image forming apparatus includes an execution unit, a reception unit, and a control unit. The execution unit executes a printing job using a tab sheet from a first sheet supply unit and a sheet, other than a tab sheet, from a second sheet supply unit. The reception unit receives an instruction to confirm printed material of the printing job. The control unit controls the execution unit to stop a printing operation of the printing job that the execution unit is executing and print, for confirmation, at least one page included in the printing job, based on receiving the instruction. The control unit further controls the execution unit to restart the stopped printing job after the printing for the confirmation is ended and to execute the printing for the confirmation by not using a tab sheet and by using a sheet other than a tab sheet. | 10-29-2015 |
20150339558 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND PRINTING METHOD - A printing apparatus includes a light receiving sensor provided in one of a moving unit and a non-moving unit; a light source provided in the other of the moving unit and the non-moving unit; a measurement unit that measures an intensity of light that is emitted from the light source and reflected on a printing medium to be printed on, a plurality of times, while the moving unit moves; and a determination unit that determines a type of the printing medium to be printed, based on an intensity of the light that is measured a plurality of times by the measurement unit. | 11-26-2015 |
20150347069 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - Image data is obtained by reading an image of a sheet by a reading unit, and a location of the sheet to which a predetermined image is to be attached is specified. The sheet that has been read is conveyed to a position of a printing unit, and the predetermined image is caused to be printed at the specified location of the sheet by the printing unit, and then the sheet on which the predetermined image has been printed is caused to be conveyed to a read position of the reading unit and read by the reading unit, and image data of the sheet is output. | 12-03-2015 |
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20150363145 | PAPER PROFILE AND READING SYSTEMS - Methods, systems, computer readable media and other means for generating a profile for a particular type of media are provided. The profile represents a set of preferred printing parameters to be used to achieve a target print quality for a reference printing device. The profile may be used by other non-reference printing devices in order to optimize printing for that type of media. For each non-reference printing device, an offset may be established that represents the differences between the non-reference and the reference printing devices. A processor of the non-reference printing device may identify the type of media and the profile for that media and then adjust the printing parameters for the non-reference printing device based on the profile and the offset in order to optimize the print quality. The profile may also include a parameter that is based on a temperature coefficient associated with the type of printer. | 12-17-2015 |
20150370511 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMATION CONTROL PROGRAM, AND IMAGE FORMATION CONTROL METHOD - An image forming apparatus includes a control unit that generates a valid region signal corresponding to the length of a paper sheet of a regular size in the conveyance direction thereof, and performs control to form an image on the paper sheet based on the valid region signal, wherein, when an image is formed on a long paper sheet having a longer length than the paper sheet of the regular size, the control unit generates the valid region signal in each channel, performs control for generating the next valid region signal in a period during which the valid region signal is not generated in any of the channels, generates a continuous valid region signal corresponding to the long paper sheet by combining the valid region signals in the channels, and performs control to form an image by reading out image data based on the continuous valid region signal. | 12-24-2015 |
20150371206 | Printing Dynamic Image Content On Receipts - A method, apparatus, and computer readable storage medium for printing a receipt. Receipt data may be generated at a point-of-sale terminal. At least one value adding message including a graphical image may be automatically selected and dynamic content for the value adding message may be automatically generated. A receipt may be printed by a point-of-sale printer, the receipt including the receipt data, the graphical image, and the dynamic content, wherein the dynamic content is printed in a window embedded within the graphic image. | 12-24-2015 |
20150378655 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - Provided are: an identifying process unit that calculates a product set of rendering instructions for objects included in a processing-target page and rendering instructions for objects included in a page different from the processing-target page; a blank sheet determining unit that identifies a body object and that determines whether the body object has been identified, the body object being obtained by excluding the objects corresponding to the rendering instructions included in the product set from objects included in the processing-target page; and a RIP processing unit that generates raster data after excluding a page for which a determination has been made that the body object has not been identified. | 12-31-2015 |
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20160048358 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND MEDIUM - An image processing device includes an image generator and an image processor. The image generator generates an image to be formed on one or more sheets each including at least one gluing margin and a normal region other than the gluing margin, so that a whole image of one page is obtained when the gluing margins of the one or more sheets are laid on top of each other. The image processor performs image processing on the image generated by the image generator. The image processor performs the image processing differently depending on whether the image is to be formed on the gluing margin or on the normal region in such a way that an image on the gluing margins laid on top of each other and an image on the normal region have the same density. | 02-18-2016 |
20160059581 | Label Printer - A label printer, comprising: input means operable by a user; display means; and control means connected to the input means and the display means. The control means are configured to control the display means to first display a header and a first image representative of a label; and, in response to receiving at the control means a signal indicative of an operation of the input means by a user to select the header, to control the display to then display a second image representative of the label and a graphical control panel associated with said header. The second image representative of the label is of a size smaller than the first image representative of the label. The display means may comprise a touchscreen. | 03-03-2016 |
20160062707 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND PRINT CONTROL METHOD - To reduce the workload involved in rearranging and printing a Web page in a desired layout, style sheets for realizing desired print layouts are saved in association with the URLs of Web pages, and when subsequently printing a Web page having the same domain name or a similar URL, a print layout to which a saved style sheet has been applied is presented as a candidate, and applied when printing the Web page. | 03-03-2016 |
20160070994 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING LABELS - A method including selecting a type of label to be printed, inputting information for the label to be printed, wherein the information includes label data defining content of an image to be printed, and parameter data defining at least one parameter of the label to be printed, saving the information for the label to be printed as a file in a memory, and providing the file with a file extension name indicative of the type of label. | 03-10-2016 |
20160086066 | Printing of Security Devices - A computer-implemented method of preparing a digital image file or files for lenticular printing involves selectively blanking pixels of multiples images that are or are to comprise a composite interlaced image file for lenticular printing, such that the blanked pixels are distributed amongst the multiple images in successive complementary pixel sets distributed across the composite interlaced image file. As a result, the data integrity of the file is maintained, and the multiple images are represented in the composite interlaced image file without loss of information. | 03-24-2016 |
20160092147 | PRINTING SYSTEM, PRINTING APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE PRINTING SYSTEM - A printing system includes a first printing unit including a first image processing unit that generates image data from print data, a second printing unit including a second image processing unit that generates image data from print data, and a generation unit that generates skip data for setting a skip area where the first printing unit does not perform printing on a continuous sheet, on the basis of the image data to be printed by the second printing unit, in which the first printing unit prints an image based on the image data in an area other than the skip area of the continuous sheet on the basis of the generated skip data, and the second printing unit prints an image based on the image data in the skip area of the continuous sheet or an area corresponding to the skip area on the basis of the generated skip data. | 03-31-2016 |
20160098236 | Method, Computer, and System for an Operating System Independent Device Driver - A method for driving a device that enables using a device without using a conventional device driver that is dependent on the operating system of the computer. The method has a binary data conversion step which receives a mark-up language document written in a mark-up language and converts the mark-up language document to binary data composed of commands and data that can be processed by the device. The method also includes a binary data output step in which the converted binary data is output to the device. | 04-07-2016 |
20160104143 | RECORDING DEVICE, TRANSACTION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD OF A RECORDING DEVICE - The recording device | 04-14-2016 |
20160134779 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF DISPLAYING DOCUMENT THUMBNAIL IMAGE, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes a memory, and a processor in communication with the memory, the processor configured to control a storage unit configured to associate and store a document and a thumbnail image of a top page of the document, a deletion unit configured to delete a page designated from among pages of the document stored in the storage unit, and a generation unit configured to, in a case where a page to be deleted by the deletion unit is a top page of the document, generate a thumbnail image based on the top page of the document after deletion. | 05-12-2016 |
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