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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8115973 | Imaging apparatus for fully automatic screen printer An imaging apparatus for fully automatic screen printer including two stacked light sources, two stacked beamsplitters, two stacked optical reflectors, two stacked imaging lens and two stacked image sensors, wherein the two stacked optical reflectors and the two sta... | 02/14/2012 |
| 7639390 | Image processing apparatus, image processing method, storage medium, and program When an output image is observed, an image processing apparatus by which image observation can be performed always in a satisfactory state irrespective of its observation environment and a change of a human's visual characteristic is provided. In this image processi... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7605935 | Printer, printer control method, program therefor, and recording medium storing the program A main task (44) pre-reads received data from a receiving buffer (22) before a read-out task (42) actually reads out the received data from the receiving buffer (22). If the main task (44) finds out a cancel command by the pre-read... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7576885 | Balancing grays on color printers A gray balancing technique wherein color data values are modified only if the color data values include a gray component. ... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7511861 | Multi-page facsimile method and device A method of faxing a multi-page job via a facsimile device. Accordingly, the method includes scanning a page of the multi-page job with the facsimile device, encoding the scanned page as a fax signal, and loading the fax signal into a buffer memory. Each page of the... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7466463 | Color conversion definition correction apparatus, and color conversion definition correction program storage medium A color conversion definition correction apparatus corrects a color conversion definition defining a relation between first color data representative of a color by coordinates on a first color space and second color data representative of a color by coordinates on a... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7463393 | Image processing apparatus and image processing method An image processing apparatus reads an original by R, G and B sensors and a monochromatic sensor, and includes Log conversion means for subjecting signals produced by the reading to Log conversion. When two-color printing is performed, Log conversion parameters are ... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7460253 | Program storable image forming apparatus, control method, and control program An image forming apparatus has a first execution environment that can interpret and execute a first-format instruction for controlling the image forming apparatus, and a second execution environment that can interpret and execute a second-format instruction defined ... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7456981 | Image input and output using scan-all-first input mode In processing documents, a scan-all-first mode is available, in which a set of documents is input part by part until all documents have been input, and, after completion of the input process, an output process is performed as a single job for the set of documents. I... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7456998 | Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and computer program According to the invention, a value of a high density color material as a decomposition target is decomposed into a combination of the high density color material value and a low density color material value by using a value obtained by color-measuring a patch in wh... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7453605 | Capturing digital images to be transferred to an e-mail address An electronic still camera for capturing images to be transferred to at least one e-mail address is disclosed. The electronic still camera includes an image sensor for capturing a plurality of images of scenes and for producing image signals representative of the co... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7450281 | Image processing apparatus and information processing apparatus, and method thereof An image processing apparatus and information processing apparatus and method employs an output profile read-out unit that, according to a region designated by a preference selection unit, reads out one or more regional profiles from output profiles prepared for eac... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7450264 | Method of digitally processing and printing a page of an interactive document A method of digitally processing and printing a page of an interactive document is provided. The printed page comprises printed graphical information and printed coded data, the coded data being indicative of a page identity and of a plurality of locations on the pa... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7447465 | Multi-function peripheral A multi-function peripheral includes an image forming unit having an image forming device, and an image reading unit having an image reading device and located above the image forming unit. The image forming device forms an image on a recording sheet with moving a c... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7446903 | Image processing device An error utilization factor line, indicative of a relationship between the amount of the error utilization factor K and input data for a present pixel, is determined dependently on characteristics of the image, on the value of the threshold, on the size of the distr... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7436540 | Image recorder having more than one recording head and image recording system containing the image recorder A control part comprises a division location setting part for setting a division location based on an image data; a scan start position setting part for setting scan start positions of recording heads based on the division location; an image data division part for d... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7436538 | Dispersed input and output system There is disclosed a dispersed input and output system adapted to instruct the execution of a dispersed divided input operation at a document input and output device, perform control to cause a plurality of document input and output devices other than the document i... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7436530 | Method and system for print consumables management A method for managing just-in-time print consumables for a print job can be performed on a computer server. The method includes estimating print consumable requirements for the print job. The method also includes ordering, over a network connection, the estimated pr... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7433070 | Home printing from internet sources Internet-based printing to a home printer in which the print job is pre-rasterized at the cable head end and sent in rasterized format to the set top box. Because the print job is pre-rasterized at the cable head end, and not at the set top box, resources are not wa... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7426060 | Image processing method, image processing device and image processing system An image processing method and image processing device which carry out color replacement of any color of process colors, by using another process color or a spot color which is not a process color. CMYK values of raster data of a color for which color replacement is... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7426049 | Printing retained print jobs A computing system including a printer capable of retaining print jobs, a first computer and a second computer. The first computer is capable of transmitting a print job to the printer that causes the printer to retain the job. The first computer is also operable to... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7426043 | Asymmetric IDZ precession in a multi-pass direct marking system What is disclosed is a system and method for minimizing the Inter-Document Zone (IDZ) in printing system architectures with print engines running at constant speed. The asymmetric IDZ precession disclosed herein is intended for those multi-pass systems where there i... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7426058 | Image processing method and apparatus for generating sequential still images by extracting still images from moving image data, and printing apparatus An image processing apparatus controls to print a plurality of sequential still images, which can be observed as a flip moving image, on the basis of moving image data. The image processing apparatus provides a window which has a start point button, end point button... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7423774 | Communication system A communication system includes a communication terminal, a computer transmitting addressee identification information to the communication terminal, a computer-side fetching unit fetching the addressee identification information from a computer-side store unit, a c... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7420701 | Systems and methods for providing automatic language switching Systems and methods for accurately recognizing a language format of an input imaging data stream when no explicit language switch is present. A sniffer process is initiated when an imaging device receives an input imaging data stream. The sniffer process analyzes an... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7414755 | Color quality assessment and color control during color reproduction A process for color quality assessment and color control in a color printing process is provided. The process utilizes a test element array including several test elements is co-reproduced with an image to be reproduced, whereby for the pixels of the image and the t... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7414764 | Duplex/simplex automatic sheet feeder A duplex/simplex automatic sheet feeder includes a sheet input tray, a sheet output tray, a first sheet-feeding path, a temporary storage region, a first sheet-feeding mechanism, a second sheet-feeding path and a second sheet-feeding mechanism. The temporary storage... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7411696 | Smooth gray component replacement strategy that utilizes the full device gamut Systems and methods are disclosed of a smooth gray component replacement strategy which utilizes the full gamut of a printer device. A CMY to CMYK gray component replacement transform is disclosed which inherently exploits the full gamut of the printer, by transform... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7411693 | Image data dissemination system and method An image data dissemination system and method for anticipating user image requests from a user workstation and for locating, transforming and, as necessary, migrating anticipated representations of image data files to a local storage area for efficient access. An an... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7408665 | Print service system and print service server A print service system capable of providing effectively a print service in the amusement park is provided. The print service system is constructed to include a print service server connected to a network, which is established in an amusement park, access points, and... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7408672 | Image processing apparatus, image forming apparatus and image forming method When a print key on a console panel is depressed, a main CPU confirms enlargement/reduction rate information input via the console panel, and then, performs line thinning by setting a line thinning parameter according to the same magnification, an enlargement rate o... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7408673 | Mixed color groups Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implemented for creating and manipulating groups of color swatches that represent the results obtained by mixing multiple inks, such as multiple spot inks or spot inks and process inks. A mixed color group ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7408677 | Profile creation method, profile creation apparatus, and medium recording a profile creation program There has been a problem of causing too large a failure in extrapolated portions due to the multiple linear regression analysis or the 3*3 matrix optimization. An interpolation is performed to find a reduced Lab range and a reduced Lab gamut corresponding to a reduc... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7408660 | Method and system for managing delivery of digital image files to image processing labs A mechanism is disclosed for managing delivery of digital image files to image processing labs for printing. The mechanism involves marking a digital image file with metadata that indicates a processing lab at which an image in the file should be printed. In turn, t... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7408663 | Communication system In a communication system, a call center is connectable via a communication line to a facsimile apparatus having a printing function. The facsimile apparatus reads ribbon-ID data of an ink ribbon mounted therein, and sends the read ribbon-ID data to the center devic... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7405845 | Image processing apparatus Dot characteristic points are first extracted from M-level image data by the dot characteristic point extracting device. A dot area identifying device subsequently identifies a dot area based on the results of the extraction carried out by the dot characteristic poi... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7403306 | Image reading with high fit accuracy An image reading apparatus includes a guide rod; a housing member having a guide part for abutting a document placed on a document table and positioning one side of the document on a table face of the document table and a first positioning part and a second position... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7397579 | In-line fabric labeling printing system and associated method of use A fabric label for a product, wherein at least the top side of the fabric label is conventionally printed with a printing press with general information that is applicable to a plurality of products and a toner jet receptive coating is located on at least a portion ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7385724 | Photo manager A method of photo display comprises electronically selecting at least one photo from a memory and electronically arranging at least one electronic photo sheet template, including arranging the at least one photo on the template, into a manipulable configuration for ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7382485 | Print control apparatus and print control method capable of canceling print job When canceling a print job in process of transfer, the user's load in accordance with a process for canceling the print job is reduced, and processes for actually deleting the print data in a printer and stopping a process for printing the print data are executed sp... | 06/03/2008 |
