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"It is my heart-warmed and world-embracing Christmas hope and aspiration that all of us, the high, the low, the rich, the poor, the admired, the despised, the loved, the hated, the civilized, the savage (every man and brother of us all throughout the whole earth), may eventually be gathered together in a heaven of everlasting rest and peace and bliss, except the inventor of the telephone. "
Mark Twain ; Christmas greetings, 1890
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7609394 | Printing controlling method and printing control program thereof With a printing controlling method, to reduce time for image output even where a text confirmation time is required for a preview, text created by an operator is converted into printing data in parallel with a preview and added with a storage command to be transmitt... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7609397 | Modular printer system with logically and physically interconnected modules A modular printer system includes a number of modules that are capable of being logically and physically connected together. The modules include a printer module having a body that defines a print media feed path extending from an input end to an output end and a pa... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7609396 | Image processing apparatus for determining whether a scanned image includes a latent pattern and a background pattern, and an image processing method therefor There is provided a technique of reflecting the state of the copy-forgery-inhibited pattern (CFIP) of a paper document on various operations when the paper document with the CFIP is converted into an electronic document. For this purpose, an image processing apparat... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7595897 | Double-side image forming apparatus and double-side image forming method When long binding is selected in a double-side record copy mode, images read from documents by a scanner section are stored in a memory in such a manner that image data of odd pages are stored as compressed data whereas image data of even pages are stored as not-com... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7586627 | Method and system for optimizing print-scan simulations Systems and methods for utilizing a known histogram of a particular category of images to constrain a probabilistic print-scan model in order to provide a more accurate print-scan model are described. A probability function is defined that given a two-dimensional gr... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7580139 | Information processing apparatus, information processing method, printing system, job processing method, storage medium, and program for printing data input to a folder A print configuration is set to a folder in accordance with a user instruction. When an operation of inputting a file into the folder is detected, the file is managed. A determination is made as to whether each of a plurality of managed files has a predetermined typ... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7576872 | Image forming apparatus and image forming system There are provided an image forming apparatus which is capable of efficiently performing necessary actions to thereby reduce downtime. At least one job can be registered. Image formation is performed according to the at least one registered job. Action objects are d... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7573588 | Digital printer with coded data generator A printer for printing an interface onto a surface is provided. The interface is comprised of visible data and machine-readable coded data. The visible data is based at least partially on document data which includes identity data indicative of an identity associate... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7564572 | Information processing apparatus, print data forming method, print control program, and memory medium An information processing apparatus for forming print data to be print-processed by a printer is constructed by: designation receiving means for receiving designation of a duplex printing, discriminating means for discriminating the number of pages in the case where... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7557937 | System and method for printing a digital camera image with time stamp A system and method are provided for interpreting time stamp information from a digital camera. The method comprises: opening a first format interpreter; receiving image information from a digital camera in a first format selected from the group including joint phot... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7557938 | Printing control device and method, printing apparatus and method, storage medium storing computer-readable program therein, and computer-readable program A printing control method and device for receiving and processing print data including a security level, includes determining the security level of the print data when a predetermine fault occurs during printing processing of the print data and performing different ... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7554679 | Image forming apparatus, image forming method, and image forming program An image forming apparatus having a display unit which displays system information and job information on such as a job execution state, comprising: a storage unit which stores in plural kinds of languages the job information displayed on the display unit; a job sto... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7554680 | Printer equipped with display for displaying menu screens for setting printing conditions A printer has a display for selectively displaying a plurality of menu screens for setting various printing conditions. The menu screens include a standard menu screen and a specific-purpose menu screen. The standard menu screen includes a plurality of menus selecta... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7551297 | Controlling access to a portable medium inserted in an image processing apparatus An apparatus, method, system, computer program and product, capable of controlling access to a portable medium inserted in a medium interface of an image processing apparatus. To control access, a medium cover is configured to be closed to cover the medium interface... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7545521 | Image processing apparatus and method utilized to generate cover image A complicated operation using a graphics application is necessary in order to create a cover attached to an album. Accordingly, when a cover image to be attached to an output object that includes a digital image is generated, metadata that has been associated with t... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7535584 | Tape printing apparatus, data processing method for tape printing apparatus, printing system, data processing method for printing system, computer program and storage medium Basic image data serving as a source of print image data is stored. The loading of a special tape is detected when the print image based on the print image data is printed on the special tape having a particular non-printing area. The print image data is generated a... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7535582 | Digital photographic duplication system with image quality restoration An apparatus for printing out recovered image data from a photograph is disclosed. The data is recorded in infrared ink on top of the image itself in an encoded fault tolerant digital form enabling the image to be recovered notwithstanding damage to the photograph s... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7535583 | Printer-based pre-ripping and caching of network documents Printer-based pre-ripping and caching of network documents allows an indication of a network document to be forwarded to a printer prior to a request to print the network document being received. This allows the network document to be converted to a print-ready form... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7528969 | Process for off-line processing, and method and program for controlling printing process including halting the printing process for off-line processing A printing process is preset for each page of a print job such that the printing process is halted when a page needs off-line processing, and the printing process is resumed in response to an operation to resume the printing process. After the print job is started, ... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7525674 | Print control data generating apparatus, print system, printer, and print control data generating method A print control data generating apparatus includes: a print image generator that generates a first print image having a size not larger than that of a print paper as a print image in a marginless printing; a print image modification unit that generates outside print... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7518741 | Notification system for notifying user of consumable product used by electronic device When paper needs to be loaded into a printing device but there is no particular hurry, a destination to issue a paper load notification is set to a user having the greatest amount of paper usage. When paper must be loaded into a printing device as quickly as possibl... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7511836 | Memory management in a multi-threaded environment A system and process for ensuring the smooth flow of electronic ink is described. Dynamic rendering is give priority over other event handlers. Priority may be the use of one or more queues to order when events occur and may be performing dynamic rendering prior to ... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7495783 | Image forming apparatus and image forming method A printer has a receiving section which receives print jobs, a storing section which stores the received print jobs, a display section which displays a list of the print jobs, that include special printing, an input section which forms a touch-panel-type operation p... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7489413 | Apparatus having means for printing video signals of video camera attached thereto A video printer (1) comprises a video printer housing portion (2), and a video camera station (3) disposed on a rear upper portion of the video printer housing portion (2) and having a signal input and output connection terminal (4... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7480063 | Print system printing data while storing under compressed state, and printer for use therein In a printing process with a print head having multiple dot formation elements for creating dots, an overlap printing technique that uses at least two dot formation elements for formation of each raster line requires a large memory capacity for storage of dot data. ... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7466435 | Printer incorporating a gravity-fed print media path The present invention relates to a printer with a gravity-fed print media path. The printer includes a print media supply station for storing print media. A print engine station includes a pair of print engines, and is arranged to receive print media from the print ... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7466432 | Printer driver and method with automatic setting feature A method and apparatus of configuring an image forming apparatus, includes providing a user with a graphical user interface which allows the user to select at least one first imaging option as a selected imaging option, wherein a print or copy job requires selection... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7466433 | Object image print service system In a three-dimensional object image print service system capable of printing out a desired three-dimensional object image, a three-dimensional image display apparatus includes a three-dimensional object image generator for generating a three-dimensional object image... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7466434 | Digital printer with dedicated coded data ink channel A printer for printing an interface onto a surface is provided. The interface is comprised of visible data and machine-readable coded data. The visible data is based at least partially on document data which includes identity data indicative of an identity associate... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7463373 | Controller for an inkjet printer A printer controller for an inkjet printer comprises a purpose-specific microprocessor; connections for linking the microprocessor to an external USB module, a printhead, a paper transport mechanism and a print media sensor; a memory module; a power source connectio... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7463372 | Recording system and control method therefor A recording system including a recording apparatus connectable to a plurality of host devices via a plurality of interfaces with different transfer rates. When image data is transferred from one of the host devices to the recording apparatus via the respective inter... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7463371 | Ordering of events between different input sources A system and process for ensuring the smooth flow of electronic ink is described. Dynamic rendering is give priority over other event handlers. Priority may be the use of one or more queues to order when events occur and may be performing dynamic rendering prior to ... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7463370 | Recording apparatus A recording apparatus, and so forth, capable of outputting at high speed is provided. Second recording data that are stored in a memory based on data obtained by a data obtaining section are transferred to a data generator via a second transfer path, and based on th... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7460252 | Graphical printing system and method using text triggers A set of new printing functions are implemented as defining commands to make it possible to add graphic effects to a printout of a POS printer. These functions are based on a method of designating usually cyclically re-occurring byte strings, usually text in receipt... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7456979 | Apparatus having means for printing video signals of video camera attached thereto A video printer (1) comprises a video printer housing portion (2), and a video camera station (3) disposed on a rear upper portion of the video printer housing portion (2) and having a signal input and output connection terminal (4... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7453585 | Error notification handling A system and process for ensuring the smooth flow of electronic ink is described. Dynamic rendering is give priority over other event handlers. Priority may be the use of one or more queues to order when events occur and may be performing dynamic rendering prior to ... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7453586 | Image sensor and printer in a mobile communications device A handheld mobile image sensing and printing device includes a color image sensor positioned on a support structure for sensing a color image. A color printing mechanism is positioned on the support structure and is operatively connected to the image sensor to print... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7453587 | Method for removing streaks from a scanned image A method for removing streaks from a scanned image includes performing a scanner light source OFF scan to generate a dark image having M rows of pixels and N+W columns of pixels; generating a line noise profile for the N columns of pixels of the dark image; performi... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7443529 | Volume of work estimating for combined processing and unprocessed imaging jobs A method generally for output handling a new imaging job, and specifically for handling such a job by delivering it to one of several currently job-engaged imaging output devices (illustrated as printers) including the steps of (a) examining the current job-processi... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7443534 | Video clock generation apparatus and method A video clock generation apparatus and method are provided. The apparatus comprises a ring oscillator for generating an oscillation frequency; a loopspeed detection unit for detecting a loopspeed that represents the number of pulses generated at the oscillation freq... | 10/28/2008 |
