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| 8004733 | Method, apparatus, and program for detecting inadequately trimmed images Detection of inadequately trimmed images can be carried out promptly and accurately among a large amount of trimmed images obtained through automatic trimming. The trimmed images generated through the automatic trimming are reproduced three times at an image display... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7969631 | Image processing apparatus, image processing method and computer readable medium storing image processing program An image processing apparatus includes an area splitting section that splits whole image areas of a first page before edition and a second page which has been edited into plural regions; an alignment section that performs relative alignments between each of the corr... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7843617 | Information processing device, information processing method, and information processing system An information processing device includes a controller unit that controls overall operations of the information processing device. The information processing device also includes an operational unit that serves as a user interface. The controller unit includes a mem... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7830570 | Device and method for edition of moving picture data When a predetermined operation is made of a remote commander while moving picture data read from a storage unit and decoded is being displayed on a display screen, a thumbnail of a reproduced image being displayed on the display screen and a plurality of thumbnails ... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7830571 | System, apparatus and method for document management An improved approach for managing a document having a plurality of versions is provided. For example, a scanned version of an edited hardcopy of the document is received from an image capture device and uploaded to an electronic database. The scanned version of the ... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7650564 | Global tone adjustment system for document files containing text, raster, and vector images A document editing system supports globally editing the tone of an entire Web page without individually working on a plurality of factors characterizing the general effect (tone) of a document file such as a Web page. Upon receipt of an input of an effect (tone) fro... | 01/19/2010 |
| 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 |
| 7400763 | Smart erasure brush Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for erasing in a digital image. A method includes identifying a plurality of tip regions on the image, establishing an erasure color, and completely erasing pixels in the tip region that have a color matchi... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7397583 | Method and device for proofing raster print data while maintaining the raster information The screened printing data are subjected to a filtering method, the raster information being maintained. Intermediate tonal values are produced by the filtering method, using the binary tonal values, the intermediate tonal values being configured in such a way that,... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7394556 | Printer and printing method A printer and a printing method are capable of greatly improving printing efficiency. In a printer and a printing method for printing a first image based on supplied first print data on a printing medium, when a predetermined operation mode is selected, second print... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7376270 | Detecting human faces and detecting red eyes The present invention provides a method and apparatus for detecting a red eye in an image. The method comprises steps of: calculating a skin color reference vector for said image; identifying a candidate for red eye region in said image; identifying skin color pixel... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7367042 | Method and apparatus for hyperlinking in a television broadcast A system and method of adding hyperlinked information to a television broadcast. The broadcast material is analyzed and one or more regions within a frame are identified. Additional information can be associated with a region, and can be transmitted in encoded form,... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7359084 | Preview display for multiple-sided printing Displaying of document information to be printed in a printing apparatus capable of inserting, during printing on print sheets fed from a predetermined sheet feed unit, a plurality of types of sheets from sheet feed units different from the predetermined sheet feed ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7348992 | Apparatus for and method of color compensation An apparatus for color compensation includes a chroma deflection generation unit to calculate a chroma deflection based on an input chroma signal and a predetermined first reference value, a hue deflection generation unit to calculate a hue deflection based on an in... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7330691 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus including a conveying unit for conveying a document, on which an image is recorded, along a predetermined conveying path, a scan unit that is disposed on the conveying path of the document for scanning the image recorded on the document, a... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7330601 | Method of describing pattern repetitiveness of image A method for describing pattern repetitiveness which may exist within an image, is provided. The method of describing pattern repetitiveness of an image comprises: (a) projecting an image on a predetermined axis having a predetermined direction, (b) decomposing the ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7327492 | Image processing device and image processing method In a black character detection processing, RGB data read from a line buffer is converted into YIQ data. For a subject pixel, a subject area centered on the subject pixel is set, and a judgment pixel that has the lowest brightness in the subject area is set. Then, a ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7319545 | Method and apparatus for calibration of a color printer A method permitting an end user to recalibrate a color reproduction device. The color reproduction device includes a device for converting the native color values of the scanner into a device independent color space, a test target, and the desired values of each pat... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7319542 | Document rehabilitation A method of document rehabilitation typically includes providing an original document having a set of desirable markings that are substantially achromatic, and a set of undesirable markings, and generating an image file that includes color data corresponding to the ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7315399 | Image forming apparatus and image forming method An input section performs a color conversion process, etc. for image data from a color scanner section. A discrimination section generates a discrimination signal representative of “character”, “non-character”, etc. on the basis of an image signal from the i... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7298380 | Image processing method and apparatus for white eye correction A technique for correcting white eye in image data is disclosed. In this technique, a white eye candidate pixel is detected from an eye extracted from the image data based on a predetermined detection condition. The white eye candidate pixel as a white eye pixel bas... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7295208 | Translating layers into effect graphs in digital image processing Methods and systems for processing, e.g., non-destructively processing, digital image data utilizing one or more Effect Layers are provided. Effect Layers combine Effects in useful ways that simplify the process of creating Effect graphs. Each Effect Layer contains ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7289245 | Color facsimile device capable of transmitting color image information represented in appropriate color space through multiple communication channels A color facsimile device capable of transmitting color image information through multiple communication methods, such as G3, G4, T.37, and T.38, which can convert color image information into that represented in appropriate color space for each communication methods... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7274490 | Image forming apparatus with control of maximum output of colorant In an image forming apparatus which forms a color image by superposing cyan, magenta, yellow and black toners on a recording medium, a circuit to limit image signals is provided immediately before a gamma correction circuit which corrects an output characteristic in... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7268829 | Display apparatus A display apparatus including a display to display a picture; a signal processor to format a video signal to be output to the display; and a controller to output a control signal to the signal processor on the basis of a picture display state controlled through a co... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7268910 | Just-in-time raster image assembly A print drive is present in an electronic pre-press workflow that includes a raster image processor (“RIP”) and an output device to receive, store, combine and transmit raster data processed by the raster image processor. A prepress imposition scheme is created ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7249367 | Method and apparatus for switching between multiple programs by interacting with a hyperlinked television broadcast A system and method of adding hyperlinked information to a television broadcast. The broadcast material is analyzed and one or more regions within a frame are identified. Additional information can be associated with a region, and can be transmitted in encoded form,... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7245400 | Method and device for proofing raster print data while maintaining the raster information The screened printing data are subjected to a filtering method, the raster information being maintained. Intermediate tonal values are produced by the filtering method, using the binary tonal values, the intermediate tonal values being configured in such a way that,... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7239434 | Data communication apparatus and method A document transmission apparatus reduces troublesome labor of an operator when transmitting document data, inputted from a scanner or the like, by various transmission methods such as electronic mail, facsimile, remote printing and file transfer. An address book co... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7230737 | Image processing method and apparatus An image processing method for inputting a color image signal and correcting the color image signal according to an observation condition, comprising the steps of: judging whether or not the input color image signal represents achromatic color; and controlling the c... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7221475 | Color image processing apparatus The invention relates to a color image processing apparatus and, more particularly, to adjusting means of a color tone and a sharpness. According to the invention, there is provided a color image processing apparatus characterized by having processing means for perf... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7221481 | Preventing artifacts that may be produced when bottling PDL type files converted from raster images The present invention eliminates undesirable image defects caused during the preparation of pages for printing and folding, known as the bottling process. This is achieved by analyzing image characteristics, sorting out the image according to its characteristics, wh... | 05/22/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7202975 | Printer having image correcting capability A printer in which difference in color tone or contrast between a picture displayed on a display and a picture printed by the printer device is suppressed to a minimum. The display is preferably integrated with the printer. The printer includes an image data inputti... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7199904 | Printer having image correcting capability A printer in which difference in color tone or contrast between a picture displayed on a display and a picture printed by the printer device is suppressed to a minimum. The display is preferably integrated with the printer. The printer includes an image data inputti... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7196818 | Printer having image correcting capability A printer in which difference in color tone or contrast between a picture displayed on a display and a picture printed by the printer device is suppressed to a minimum. The display is preferably integrated with the printer. The printer includes an image data inputti... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7190922 | Scan copying apparatus with a frame-cropping function A scan copying apparatus having a frame-cropping function includes a user interface, a zone-creating unit, an optical scanning module and a processor. In a frame-cropping copy mode, a user inputs, through the user interface, a set of geometric parameters correspondi... | 03/13/2007 |
