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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7880936 | Dynamic image digest automatic editing system and dynamic image digest automatic editing method An image processing section 10 calculates degree of similarity among a plurality of image frames of dynamic image data, determines scene-change frames based on the calculated degree of similarity, and performs automatic editing and preparation of a digest dyn... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7839541 | Image editing system and method therefor This invention provides an image editing method having a selecting step of selecting an edit target area, a cancellation step of canceling a selection of the edit target area selected in the selecting step, and an area selecting step of selecting again the edit targ... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7826103 | Printing system, information processing apparatus, printing apparatus, control methods thereof, and program An information processing apparatus transmits job data to be printed to a printing apparatus, and modifies the print data stored in storage means in accordance with a modification notification from the printing apparatus to transmit the modified job data to the prin... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7535599 | Printing and display device having a media path adjacent a flat panel display A printing and display device comprising: a flat panel display; and a printer, including a printhead for printing onto paper; the device being configured such that, during printing, the paper being printed passes between the flat panel display and the printhead, or ... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7463390 | Information reading apparatus, method and system for processing image, program, and recording medium An image reading apparatus detecting scratch and dirt information of a film document without the need for complex structures and complex control in the image reading apparatus. The apparatus can read a transmissive original document and/or a reflective original docu... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7426063 | System and apparatus for image-formation, and computer-readable for recording medium recording program for the same An image-formation system includes an image display function which displays, at a display section, images of a plurality of desired original monochromatic images for output among original monochromatic images for output which are stored in an image storage means; a ... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7420712 | Systems and methods that alter electronic data based on availability of time A multifunctional device that processes electronic data includes a processor that processes the electronic data, a memory that stores the electronic data, an alteration circuit that alters the structure of the electronic data and a controller that determines whether... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7403641 | Object recognition system An object recognition system utilizes a mask locator for extracting a mask area (M) from within a subject image in order to recognize the mask area (M) with a subject image. The mask locator (40) refers to density gradient directional images respectively conv... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7394568 | Method, system, and logic for selecting pixel data from multiple objects Disclosed is a method, system, and logic for processing pixel data. Line work data and control data is received for pixels on a sheet from at least one object. The control data for one pixel indicates whether to use the line work data for the pixel or contone data f... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7391537 | User interface for differential gloss images The present disclosure relates to providing a user interface for the effective generation of differential gloss images. The user is instructed to indicate the base primary image data, and the desired gloss image data. This data may be displayed for verification and ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7365873 | Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and storage medium Color image data is inputted, flag data indicative of attributes (character image, figure image, mesh image) of each pixel of an inputted image is generated, image processes, an enlargement, and a reduction according to the flag data are executed, the processed data... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7356166 | Method and computer-readable medium for detecting motion and filtering noise This invention provides a method and computer-readable medium for detecting motion and filtering noise from images. The method includes (a) dividing an incoming image into several blocks; (b) comparing the blocks to the corresponding blocks of a referred image and s... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7333246 | Method and system for imposing print data A method, system and computer program provides for making an image area correction in a printing system. Print data is provided in a logical page order corresponding to at least one signature for printing. At least one parameter of a recording medium on which the pr... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7324749 | Image display method, image display apparatus and image display program An image correcting personal computer displays on its monitor a correction screen consisting of a main display area, a sub display area and a parameter adjusting area. The main display area is divided into a plural number of split image display sections displaying s... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7324710 | Method and device for determining nominal data for electronic circuits by capturing a digital image and compare with stored nominal data A method and a corresponding device for determining nominal mechanical data for an electronic device by automatic image processing of a digital image of a specimen of said electronic device. In the method, an object in said digital image, which object corresponds to... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7321356 | Time domain printing for electric paper An improved method and system for printing electric paper is described. The method utilizes a system for keeping a writing characteristic, such as an electric charge or an electric current, constant with each pixel of an electric paper as the electric paper moves th... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7317552 | Print data forming apparatus, print data forming method, and computer-readable program A center position designated for an image is inputted and print data which is printed is formed so that the image is printed lest a blank occurs on a sheet and the center position designated for the inputted image is located at the center of the sheet, so that a bor... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7317563 | Printing method and system for making a print from a photo picture frame and a graphic image written by a user An image of a picture frame photographed on a photo film is displayed on a screen of an image input device, or is printed out as a hard copy. A graphic image is written by a user in the image of the picture frame, and graphic data of the graphic image is detected fr... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7315389 | Electronic document assembly, proofing and printing system The present invention is for a system that allows images to be managed and manipulated on a server by using a web browser. Images may be scanned, printed, faxed, copied, viewed, merged, edited or electronically manipulated across a network, such as the Internet or a... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7315386 | Image communication system and method In a system in which an editing server and a plurality of client computers are capable of communicating with one another, an edited image can be generated by the plurality of client computers. When image data is transmitted from the image server to the client... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7307751 | Print control apparatus, information processing apparatus, print control method, control method of information processing apparatus, and programs A mechanism for performing tab paper printing and test printing by simple operation is provided. A printer performs a print process with an image formation position unshifted in the test printing and a print process with the image formation position shifted in the t... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7305612 | Systems and methods for automatic form segmentation for raster-based passive electronic documents Systems and methods for automatically extracting form information (document structure, elements, format, etc.) from electronic documents such as raster-based passive documents, and storing such form information in a file in accordance with a predetermined DTD (docum... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7304629 | Video information display system and display apparatus applicable to the same A display apparatus includes a plurality of display systems each having a light source, a reflection type liquid crystal panel and an optical system, a screen displaying superimposingly the images obtained from the plurality of display systems, and a selector for se... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7301672 | Information processing apparatus and information processing method Information that is required for laying out character string data is entered, as are character string data. The printing attributes for the data are then edited, and are employed to extract contour information. Thereafter, the extracted contour information is employ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7301678 | Image reading device and gain setting method in image reading device An image reading device includes a CCD which photoelectrically converts optical information and outputs an image signal in an analog form, a PGA which receives an output from the CCD, amplifies the output with a programmable gain, and outputs the output, an ADC whic... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7292366 | Printing control system, printing control method and program A printing control system where poor printing does not occur on a recording medium is provided. A printing system 1 is constituted by connecting a printing apparatus 2 and a personal computer 3 by a connecting cable 4 of 100 base T. Deter... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7292371 | Image processing apparatus, image processing method, image processing program recording medium, color adjustment method, color adjustment device, and color adjustment control program recording medium An image processing apparatus inputs photographic image data containing dot-matrix pixels and converts the input pixels according to predetermined correspondence relationship information, so as to produce processed image data. A correspondence relationship holding u... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7290217 | Managing position and size for a desktop component In a graphical desktop environment displaying desktop components, a control is provided to track the position of a pointer on a screen, and when the pointer enters relevant regions with respect to a desktop component, a thin or thick border in displayed around the d... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7286265 | Image processing apparatus, image processing method, image processing program recording medium, color adjustment method, color adjustment device, and color adjustment control program recording medium An image processing apparatus inputs photographic image data containing dot-matrix pixels and converts the input pixels according to predetermined correspondence relationship information, so as to produce processed image data. A correspondence relationship holding u... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7277595 | Method and apparatus for digital image manipulation to remove image blemishes To better realize the great potential of amateur digital photography, the present invention introduces an intuitive system for digital manipulation. The system of the present invention allows a user to simply fix small blemishes in digital images. In one embodiment,... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7265851 | Printing method and system for making print from photo picture frame and graphic image written by user An image of a picture frame photographed on a photo film is displayed on a screen of an image input device, or is printed out as a hard copy. A graphic image is written by a user in the image of the picture frame, and graphic data of the graphic image is detected fr... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7256819 | Order processing method and system for image output service, and order information generating apparatus, order receiving apparatus, and digital camera used in the method When order information is recorded in a recording medium and an image output service is requested using this order information, the content of a new order is not confused with that of an old order and a user's intention can be conveyed accurately to a service provid... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7254270 | System and method for bounding and classifying regions within a graphical image A region bounding and classifying system utilizes memory and logic. The memory stores a set of image data that defines a graphical image. The logic is configured to identify a plurality of regions of different data types within the image and to bound each of the plu... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7239747 | Method and system for locating position in printed texts and delivering multimedia information Apparatus and methods are disclosed for processing printed material to provide an index of locations within the printed material that can be associated with external actions such as displaying a graphical image, providing an audio or video output, or providing a mul... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7239411 | Method and apparatus for controlling printing of electronic applications A method and apparatus for controlling printable content from textual and graphical sources, and reducing consumable print medium such as toner, ink, and paper. The method and apparatus includes a print medium formatting program for configuring data identification o... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7221484 | Multi-function machine for combining and routing image data and method of operating same A multi-function machine for combining and routing image data is disclosed. The multi-function machine includes a number of functional units, for instance, a digital copier which produces scanned image data, a printer which prints image data from a computer, and a f... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7218412 | Apparatus, method and computer readable recording medium for processing image information An image processing apparatus, method and computer readable recording medium provided with a primary memory device and a secondary memory device both having image data memorized therein, in which said image data are input to said primary memory device, and including... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7215446 | Image processing apparatus, image processing method, program for executing image processing method, and storage medium for storing the program In an image processing apparatus including an image reading section, an image processing section to distinguish an area where a document exists from an area where the document does not exist according to an output of the image reading section on the basis of an area... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7209244 | Post RIP image rendering in an electrographic printer to minimize screen frequency sensitivity A method of printing multiple images with differing line screen frequencies with a printer is print sensitive to differing line screen frequencies, the method comprising the steps of: converting the images into a digital bitmap comprised of an array of pixels wherei... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7205958 | Image display apparatus and camera and image communication system The camera reads identification information of the user, which is contained in an identification card, through a card reading part. The camera connects automatically to a server designated in accordance with the read identification information through a communicatio... | 04/17/2007 |
