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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7515244 | Print production system The print production system includes at least one order receiver including an image acquisition unit for acquiring first image data, an input unit for inputting a print order of a second image data in the first image data and a reception processing unit outputting o... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7463332 | Image forming method and apparatus An image forming apparatus of the invention packs a plurality of image prints in a bag as finished prints corresponding to an order a user made and outputting the bag containing the plurality of image prints. At first, the apparatus records each of the plurality of ... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7429036 | Method and system for efficiently printing and sorting multiple orders of transaction cards A system and method for printing and sorting non-identical transaction cards concurrently includes a printer which is configured to print onto multiple sheets (i) each of a plurality of non-identical transaction cards onto a separate print receiving space on a sheet... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7372591 | Image forming device and image forming method An mage forming device and image forming method capable of performing selective data compression. Printing data transmitted from a host computer are stored in RAM and developed into image data by CPU. The CPU determines whether or not the greatest raster length in t... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7372537 | Print processing apparatus capable of calibration printing A photographic printing apparatus includes a transporting section for cutting photosensitive material drawn from one of a plurality of magazines each accommodating therein an elongated photosensitive material into a print size piece by a cutter unit and then feeding... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7372482 | System and method of capturing and providing supplemental data associated with a digital image A method and system of capturing an image comprises extracting image characterization information from an image file, extracting digital image data from the image file, printing a visually perceptible image described by the digital image data on one side of a medium... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7369962 | Method and device for data integrity checking The present invention relates to high speed datapaths, sometimes including mixed digital and analog voltage signals. In particular, it relates to error checking strategies for large data volumes, in digital and/or analog domains and to analog signal patterns that ac... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7365889 | System and method for transparency optimization One embodiment pertains to analyzing a document that is to be printed on a transparency, determining whether the document formatting is optimized for transparency printing, and alerting a user if the document formatting is not optimized for transparency printing. An... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7362945 | Image processing apparatus, image printing control apparatus, print image designation method and image printing control method Printing of an image different from that designated by a user is prevented. Specifically, an image file in which image data has been stored and an order file in which ordering information that designates an image to be printed has been stored are recorded on a memor... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7359954 | Method and apparatus for distribution of greeting cards with electronic commerce transaction A system for enabling on-line creation of greeting cards and distribution of the cards with gifts also purchased on-line includes a server system and one or more client systems. The server system is accessible online and enables network users to select and customize... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7359571 | Method, apparatus and program for image processing Image processing is carried out accurately on image data obtained by a digital camera, for a high-quality reproduced image. Image data S0 is read and main part information M is acquired. Scene information H is obtained by inferring a photography scene based o... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7359070 | Multi-function peripheral with camera A multi-function peripheral device for producing output images. The device includes a scanning system for creating a scanned input image, a camera for creating a captured input image, a controller for receiving at least one of said scanned input image and said captu... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7352484 | Printing system and management method therefor A computer transmits a command to change the operation of a print command to a printing apparatus. The printing apparatus changes the operation of the print command and records information (print record) associated with printing on a storage unit in accordance with ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7349651 | System and method for branding a document A method for branding a multi-page document includes receiving a branding image, dividing the branding image into a plurality of sub-images, and distributing the plurality of sub-images over a respective plurality of pages of a multi-page document. The sub-images ar... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7345735 | Apparatus for aberration detection and measurement Aberrations in an optical system can be detected and measured using a method comprised of a test target in the object plane of a projection system and imaging a photoresist film with the system. The test target comprises at least one open figure which comprises a mu... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7342605 | Digital camera having an all-frame print number setting device to collectively set all recorded frames for printing An image file imaged by a digital camera is stored in a memory card, and the digital camera sets the number of prints for each image file according to the digital print order format (DPOF) standard and records the number as a printing information file in the memory ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7343568 | Navigation pattern on a directory tree Navigation management occurs in a mobile device during a directory up-down scroll and it involves a user interface and a directory (e.g., mobile directory of photos). The directory is a tree-shaped hierarchy of nodes such that any node on the directory is selectable... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7343040 | Method and system for modifying a digital image taking into account it's noise A system and a method for calculating a transformed image from a digital image and from formatted information related to defects of an appliance chain for image capture and/or restitution. The system and method provide for automatically determining the characteristi... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7343320 | Online digital image-based product ordering system A system is provided that allows a photographer to take images for a customer and provide those images to order servicing equipment with which the images are placed on-line for the customer to view. The customer may place orders for the images and products and servi... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7343357 | System and method for printing multiple postage indicia A system and method for printing multiple postage indicia, such as an outbound and/or an associated return postage meter stamp, including a desired postage amount, onto a document or label is described. A processor based system is programmed to interact with a custo... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7339654 | Sheet conveying apparatus and image reading apparatus A sheet conveying apparatus is provided including a sheet feed tray on which sheets of a plurality of sizes are placed. A conveying unit conveys a sheet on the sheet feed tray to a predetermined processing position. A sheet position detector has a plurality of light... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7340088 | Mask close-on image capturing device This specification discloses a mask close-on image capturing device, which includes a mask with an opening, several light sources and an image capturing device installed inside the mask. Light emitted by the light sources emanates homogeneously from the opening of t... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7340112 | Labeling system and methodology A digitization process and system which involves the use of a novel label, labeling system and labeling methodology. According to the teachings of the present invention, the label is comprised of two parts one of which is transparent and the other of which is opaque... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7336379 | Method, system, and recording medium for ordering prints At the time of ordering a print of image data via a network, agency information is input without carrying out a troublesome operation. Image data obtained by reading a film at a DPE store are written in a CD-R together with agency information representing the DPE st... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7336387 | Image processing device A color printer 20 allocates all of the image processing memory resources for image processing on image data GD lined up in the main scanning direction of a print head IH, secures an amount of memory resources for each of the lined up image data GD, and relea... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7333136 | Image processing apparatus for carrying out tone conversion processing and color correction processing using a three-dimensional look-up table When tone conversion processing and color correction processing is carried out on image data obtained by a digital camera, processed image data enabling reproduction of a high quality image can be obtained. A 3DLUT for carrying out the tone conversion processing and... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7330827 | Network commerce system, orderer terminal using the same, producing/processing terminal, headquarters terminal and payment system, and commercing method A network commerce system is provided that determines a seller that sells items by considering the location of a recipient. The network commerce system includes an orderer terminal 10 handled by an orderer ordering items, and a plurality of producing/processi... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7329893 | Storage phosphor reader having frame vibration isolation A storage phosphor reader apparatus reads exposed storage phosphors. The reader includes an outer frame assembly including a cassette handling assembly, located on the upper part of the outer frame assembly, for handling vertically oriented cassettes; an inner frame... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7327390 | Method for determining image correction parameters In order to reduce image degradation due to image capture problems, a method utilizes image data corresponding to a captured image and image capture metadata that refers specifically to information that is associated with capture of the image. A database of correcti... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325061 | Server system and image management method thereof A server system includes a digital camera lent out to a tourist and a server. Photographed image data photographed by the tourist with the digital camera is fetched by a main body of the server when a memory card is attached to a card reader of the server. The main ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7320946 | Method for generating dynamic mask pattern A dynamic mask module is disclosed, which comprises a microcomputer system, a mask pattern generator and a light source. The mask pattern generator is disposed over a substrate and electrically connected to the microcomputer system. The microcomputer system transmit... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7321724 | Photographic method and photographic apparatus The photographic method and apparatus take, at the same shooting position, a background image without a subject, a first principal image for outputting, and a second principal image whose shooting conditions differ from those of the first principal image with a came... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7317560 | Image reading apparatus and image forming apparatus using the same In an image reading apparatus that can read a reflection original and transparent original, a film holder for holding the transparent original is provided to be pivotal to the left or right about a shaft as the center. After the transparent original is set such that... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7311277 | Shredder apparatus and shredding method When a printing paper to which an IC chip storing secret information is attached is discarded, a shredder applied voltage to the IC chip by a discharging unit to destroy the IC chip and to make it impossible to read the secret information therefrom. Thereafter, a sh... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7310159 | Image outputting system An image outputting system that can keep the printed image quality always in good condition by correcting printing color tone based on printing color correcting information received via a network. The image outputting system comprises: an image outputting apparatus ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7310107 | Method for monitoring image calibration A method for monitoring and adjusting the calibration for an image processing apparatus entails imaging a calibration target to create an image using the image processing apparatus and scanning the image into host software to create an exposure calibration curve. Co... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7304761 | Data retrieval method The data retrieval method causes image processing information used to perform an image processing operation on an image and data for retrieval used for specifying the image to correspond to each other so as to register them in advance in a database as image processi... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7305354 | Media asset management system An asset management system is described that tracks in real-time any metric that a carrier requires pertaining to media assets within a network. In addition to tracking per-asset information relating to usage and air time, the system tracks information pertaining to... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7305427 | Shipping address automation method A method for automatically generating a custom name list for use in an order form which can be submitted to an Internet shopping site to complete an order. The method utilizes address book data of the customers that visit such shopping sites to populate an order for... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7301677 | Image forming system, image distribution apparatus, and image forming method There is provided an image forming system that is capable of making uniform in size printed images, which should originally be the same in size, between transfer sheets on which the images have been printed by a plurality of printers having different functions and c... | 11/27/2007 |
