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Cloaking System Using Optoelectronically Controlled Camouflage
A Cloaking System designed to operate in the visible light spectrum, utilizes optoelectronics and/or photonic components to conceal an object within it.
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| 8441678 | 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 ... | 05/14/2013 |
| 8441679 | Image forming device capable of completing access operation to RFID on recording medium There is provided an image forming device that includes a conveyor section, an image forming section, an accessing section and a control unit. The conveyor section conveys recording media in a conveying path, the recording media including a recording medium having a... | 05/14/2013 |
| 8432577 | Scanner parameter techniques Scanner parameter techniques are described. In an implementation, one or more computer-readable media comprise instructions that are executable by a computer to detect a mode in which one or more scan parameters are set by a user at a scanner and when a scan is perf... | 04/30/2013 |
| 8411317 | Image reading apparatus and image forming apparatus capable of adjusting the difference between the spectral characteristics An image reading apparatus includes a light source which irradiates an original with light, an imaging unit which images by condensing reflected and scattered light from the original via a plurality of reflecting mirrors and imaging mirrors, and a photoelectric conv... | 04/02/2013 |
| 8400672 | Image processing apparatus The present invention provides specific image adding section for adding the specific image to inputted image data includes a first counter for deciding positions of a main scanning direction and a vertical scanning direction and a second counter for specifying a for... | 03/19/2013 |
| 8390877 | Exportation of scanner's internal image auto-segmentation A method and system are disclosed for exporting metadata from an image capture device, for example a scanner, preferably using a standard application programming interface. The metadata may be associated with a pixel, a page, or a region/object of the image, and cou... | 03/05/2013 |
| 8384947 | Handheld scanner and system comprising same A handheld scanner system and method is disclosed. The depicted embodiment is a mouse scanner system operable to scan a document. In this embodiment, the mouse scanner system includes a scanner built into a computer mouse and a scanner software application operating... | 02/26/2013 |
| 8379265 | 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 guidin... | 02/19/2013 |
| 8355160 | Detection of roller eccentricity in a scanner A method and apparatus for detecting roller eccentricity in a CIS scanner is disclosed. An image of a target is captured using the CIS scanner. The image of the target is analyzed for periodic horizontal banding. The period of the periodic horizontal banding is comp... | 01/15/2013 |
| 8355161 | Image ordering system An image ordering system includes an order management apparatus and an image providing apparatus. The order management apparatus includes a first image storage section, an order receiving section which receives an order for electronic-album-output of images, and an ... | 01/15/2013 |
| 8351072 | Image processing apparatus for generating mark-sense sheet and method of the image processing apparatus An image scanning unit scans a mark-sense sheet to read editing information for specifying edit modes for editing image data to be output as one page of print data. On the basis of the read editing information, print data is generated from the image data. The editin... | 01/08/2013 |
| 8339658 | 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 th... | 12/25/2012 |
| 8339657 | Image data processing apparatus An image data processing apparatus includes an execution device, a use determination device, an identification device, an execution determination device, and a control device. The execution device executes a predetermined data processing of image data. The use deter... | 12/25/2012 |
| 8305632 | Automated batch processing of document in a multifunction printer system A Method of batch processing a group of hardcopy documents scans a stack of documents. Each document in the stack has a cover sheet is placed thereon. The method performs optical character recognition on each of the cover sheets in the stack. The method performs an ... | 11/06/2012 |
| 8305633 | 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 th... | 11/06/2012 |
| 8284443 | Apparatus and system for managing form data obtained from outside system Example embodiments of the present invention relate generally to an apparatus and system for managing form data obtained from an outside system, which may be combined with image data to be printed. ... | 10/09/2012 |
| 8279484 | Multi-function machine having a service log system A multi-function machine is provided. The multi-function machine includes a scanning module for scanning in a document and generating a corresponding image. The multi-function machine also includes one or more processors operatively connected to a user interface mod... | 10/02/2012 |
| 8270025 | Image forming apparatus having blank sheet ejection preventing function and blank sheet ejection preventing method An image forming apparatus for printing out one or more pages in an electronic file having color information in the form of at least one of character information and image information, includes an information acquiring unit configured to acquire at least one of the ... | 09/18/2012 |
| 8237980 | Serial interface device and image forming apparatus A serial I/F has: a FIFO portion to which m- or n-bit (m | 08/07/2012 |
| 8223391 | System and method for producing print instruction information to be transmitted to a printing device An image processor according to the present invention includes a reference information acquisition unit that acquires reference information for specifying a reference source and a reference target associated with the reference source from an electronic document havi... | 07/17/2012 |
| 8213048 | Information display apparatus, information display method and information display program An information display apparatus includes a touch panel, and a storage/management unit for storing objects input from the touch panel and other information. The storage/management unit includes a memory space (22) for temporarily storing a display object amon... | 07/03/2012 |
| 8213047 | Image ordering system An image ordering system includes an order management apparatus and an image providing apparatus. The order management apparatus includes a first image storage section, an order receiving section which receives an order for printout of images, and an order informati... | 07/03/2012 |
| 8184333 | Image recording processing circuit, image recording apparatus and image recording method using image recording processing circuit Mirror sequential data supplied from an RIP are temporarily stored as divided data in memory banks of an intermediate memory. Thereafter, the stored mirror sequential data are read in blocks. Then, a transposition processor transposes a matrix of the mirror sequenti... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8179562 | Image-capturing device having cover with inclined plane An image-capturing device including a body, an optical module and an upper cover is provided. The body has an upper surface and a first inclined plane, wherein the upper surface has an image-capturing area, and the first inclined plane is connected and located adjac... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179561 | Optical scanning device and image forming apparatus using the same An optical scanning device includes an input optical system having an input optical element, for projecting a light beam from a light source device onto a deflecting surface of an optical deflector, and an imaging optical system having an imaging optical element, fo... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179563 | Portable scanning device A handheld optical scanner for capturing images of text from a rendered document is described. The scanner includes a package suitable to be held in a user's hand. The package contains an optical sensor that captures images of text from a rendered document. The pack... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8164785 | Method and apparatus for selecting printing devices according to resource availability Printing devices are selected from a printing pool at least partially based on what non-resident resources need to be downloaded to the printing devices for printing the print job. The printing device selection can also include other types of printer selection crite... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8159714 | Selecting an image reading apparatus from a plurality displayed in correlation with a preview image acquired by each apparatus A selection method, in an information processing apparatus connected to a plurality of image reading apparatuses, for making a selection from the plurality of image reading apparatuses, includes the steps of searching for the connected image reading apparatuses, per... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8144362 | Determining a perfect replaceable unit mounted in image forming apparatus and image forming system When a replaceable unit is mounted, a CPU of an image forming apparatus recognizes whether or not a corresponding machine type code and a corresponding country code are stored in a main body NVM. When the corresponding machine type code and the corresponding country... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8125682 | Image processing apparatus and method of controlling the same An image processing apparatus including: an image source acquiring unit that acquires an image source; a determining unit that determines whether the image source acquired is a moving image source; a setting unit that sets a matrix size used in a noise elimination o... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8064097 | Image recording apparatus and method of control for printing group selection sheet when number of stored images in group exceeds threshold A plurality of images stored in a storage medium are classified into image groups. The number of images stored in the storage medium is compared with a threshold value determined based on the number of classified image groups and the number of images included in eac... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8054500 | Acquiring three-dimensional structure using two-dimensional scanner One embodiment relates to a method of acquiring three-dimensional structure of an object using a flatbed scanner. The object is placed with a surface to be scanned facing down on a scanner platen. At least three images are obtained under differing lighting direction... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8041693 | Storing image data in and retrieving image data from memory in print controlling system A method to control a computer is provided. The computer executes steps of designating the image data file, generating locator information to indicate a location of a corresponding storage folder based on a unique identification of the image data file, and creating ... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8035851 | 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 reg... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7990571 | Device for reading encoded data interspersed in a printed image An apparatus for reading data encoded as an array of dots printed on a substrate together with an image. The dots of the array are substantially invisible to an average unaided human eye. The apparatus includes a light source for illuminating the substrate; a detect... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7990570 | Multiple function peripheral apparatus There is provided a user-friendly multiple function peripheral apparatus which eliminates a wasteful data process in the apparatus even when a color scan start key is pressed. This invention provides a multiple function peripheral apparatus including a scanner unit ... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7982905 | Digital photograph duplication apparatus An apparatus for reproducing a visible image depicted in a photograph carrying digitally encoded data printed in invisible ink. The digitally encoded data having pixel values for all pixels in the visible image. The apparatus comprises an illuminating means for illu... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7961348 | Image scanning apparatus and shading correction method The present invention provides a technique that makes it possible to realize highly accurate shading correction regardless of presence of dust or the like in a shading correction plate without preventing a reduction in a size of an apparatus. An image scanning appar... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7957026 | Image transmitting apparatus, including a reading condition determining unit An image transmitting apparatus receives a first reading condition relating to an image from an external apparatus via a network. The image transmitting apparatus compares the first reading condition with a pre-set second reading condition, if the two conditions are... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7957025 | Systems and methods for processing pixel data for a printer An apparatus and method for processing pixel data is presented that includes an image forming apparatus that includes an image forming module coupled to a data control module that comprises a plurality of memory units, wherein each of the memory units stores a corre... | 06/07/2011 |
