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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7894089 | System for processing print jobs in a network A system for processing print jobs in a network containing a plurality of client stations adapted to submit print jobs, and at least one printing device containing a control unit and a printer, the control unit including storage means for storing print jobs submitte... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7880917 | Image forming apparatus and print system When a jam occurs, a CPU stops reading of compression data, receives again all of the read-out compression data of a page to which the reading-stopped compression data belongs, and stores it into each of corresponding storing areas in a reception buffer again. A tim... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7852500 | Detecting a current state of an image processing apparatus and selecting image processing based on the detected current state An apparatus, method, system, computer program and product, capable of detecting a current state of an image processing apparatus and selecting image processing based on the detected current state are disclosed. The detected current state may be used to determine wh... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7839511 | Method, systems of devices, and computer program product for the document-related extension of a resource-structured document data flow In a method and system for enhancement of an input document data stream which comprises at least one input format file comprising format definitions and an input document data file structured in at least one of ranges and sub-ranges and containing variable data, the... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7576876 | Relay device for relaying data from a sensing device to a computer system A relay device for relaying data from a sensing device to a computer system, the sensing device having an image sensor to read coded data on a first interface in order to generate first indicating data indicative of a region of the first interface, the relay device ... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7570380 | Printer user interface A multifunction printer enables the printing of time-based media and is operated via a user interface. The user interface includes a touch screen for accepting command inputs and providing information to a user. Time-based media data is received by the printer from ... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7548329 | Image formation apparatus, control method of image formation apparatus, storage medium of storing computer-readable program, and program In an image formation apparatus which includes a nonvolatile memory, the apparatus has a first mode of controlling so that a job does not remain in the nonvolatile memory after image formation is performed based on the job and a second mode of storing the job in the... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7532351 | Apparatus, method and program for producing small prints The invention provides an apparatus, method, and program for producing small prints, in which function of using an input character string for transfer at different timing is further strengthened to improve usability of the user. In the invention, already produced in... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7522307 | Color image processor The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus having, a first color conversion unit which executes first color conversion with respect to an image, a first image output unit which reproduces/outputs the image based on an output of the first color conver... | 04/21/2009 |
| 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 |
| 7495810 | Image reader An image reader has a transport passage for transporting an original, a CIS for reading an image on the original transported on the transport passage, and a control member for pressing the transported original against an abutment member disposed at an opposed side o... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7492489 | Two-directions scanning method The present invention relates to a scanning method, more particularly, to a two-directions scanning method by using a user interface (UI). At first, a scanning mode is chosen and the first dpi (dots per inch) of the preview procedure is set in the user interface. Th... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7486410 | Image forming apparatus, image forming method and storage medium An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit which forms an image on a recording medium, a post-processing unit which performs a post-processing on the recording medium on which the image is formed by the image forming unit, and a post-processing contro... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7483168 | Apparatus, method, signal and computer program product configured to provide output image adjustment of an image file An apparatus, method, signal and computer program product is provided to generate an image file that can correctly reproduce image data at a predetermined output device. The image file includes an image data storage area that stores image data, and a control informa... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7480070 | Spot color pattern system A spot color pattern system provides a naming convention that allows the user to name a custom spot color pattern. A Raster Image Processing (RIP) has a database of spot color patterns that are user definable and are patterns which are images of a textile, fabric, m... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7477427 | Data reading apparatus A data reading apparatus for reading and/or scanning data from a first and second scanned medium comprising a first transportation path P1, along which the first scanned medium is conveyed and a second transportation path P2, along which the second sca... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7474445 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes an interface which receives a job of requesting an accelerator function, from the outside, a processing path decision section which determines whether a first image processing path to perform image processing in a copy operation o... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7474436 | Photographic printing system A photographic printing system includes a film reader for reading photographic image of a photographic film, a printer for printing the photographic image on an image recording medium based on photographic image data obtained through the film reader, a writer for wr... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7468801 | Electronic ink processing An application programming interface instantiates an ink analyzer object that receives document data for a document containing electronic ink content from a software application hosting the document and running on a first processing thread. The ink analyzer object t... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7466444 | Mobile telecommunications device with stylus A mobile telecommunications device comprising: a first receiver for receiving signals from a mobile telephony system; a first transmitter for transmitting signals over the mobile telephony system; and a sylus allowing the user to use the mobile telecommunications de... | 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 |
| 7466449 | System and method for controlling output quality A system and method for controlling output quality based on the time interval that a button is engaged to initiate output is pressed. The system and method provide for an output quality of a first category when the button is engaged for a first time interval and ini... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7466459 | Method for enhancing scan resolution A method for enhancing scan resolution, suitable for the application of a scanner with a sensor. The range that a detecting cell in the sensor can detect is the original pixels with a predetermined number. The scanned result of the detecting cell is called the scann... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7463383 | Image processing method and image processing device The present invention provides an image processing method and image processing device for performing image processing, based on image data and/or drawing instructions, on a page layout which employs process colors inputted from an image processing terminal. The imag... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7463378 | Visitor safe wireless printer access point In an embodiment of the invention, a method for providing a visitor safe wireless printer access point, includes: connecting a wireless computing device to a wireless network, where the wireless network provides an access point to a print spooling device; determinin... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7463377 | Communication apparatus provided with electronic address book A communication apparatus that executes communication in a desired communication mode determined upon the detection of a predetermined operation done by a user to the communication apparatus prior to communication. Recipient information corresponding to the desired ... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7460275 | Odd/even error diffusion filter An error diffusion method and system to ameliorate the effects of data quantization. The error diffusion method is especially well-suited to display systems that process groups of pixels in a given row (318) simultaneously. Errors generated when processing pi... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7460268 | Image processing device, image forming device, image processing method, image processing program, and recording medium containing the image processing program recorded thereon The present invention provides an image processing device which can reduce a storage capacity and perform color correction in accordance with the types of image. The image processing device of the present invention has an input correction section 6 including:... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7460272 | Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and image processing program An image processing apparatus includes a correction data generation section, a binarization section, an edge pixel setting section, and a selection section. The correction data generation section generates correction data. The binarization section binarizes one of t... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7460266 | Method of printing over a network The invention proposes a scheme in which even in the case where a lot of print sites each of which provides a printing service by secure network communication are constructed on a network the print sites can be managed easily, as well as a system as an implementatio... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7460255 | Method, apparatus, computer product program and computer readable recording medium for confirming contents of edited file An image forming apparatus, method, and computer program product, in which image data stored in a file can be printed in two printing modes when a sample printing mode is selected. A first page printing mode is a mode in which only a first page of a selected file is... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7460258 | Method, computer system and computer program product for transmitting a print job from a host computer to a print server In a method, computer system and computer program product for transmitting a print job from a host computer to a print server, variable data, particularly in the format Advanced Format Presentation (AFP) of the print job, are stored in the host computer in a main da... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7460257 | Technique for transferring image information from a scanning apparatus A technique for transferring image information from scanning apparatus includes adjusting the period of a shift signal according to the speed of reading data from a scan line by a computer instead of using a memory buffer. Therefore, correct data transmission betwee... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7456994 | Mobile telecommunications device with stylus having printhead tip A mobile telecommunications device comprising: a first receiver for receiving signals from a mobile telephony system; a first transmitter for transmitting signals over the mobile telephony system; and a sylus allowing the user to use the mobile device as a writing o... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7456992 | Image processing device A digital multifunctional device 1 comprises a control panel 20 with a LCD panel 20 for manipulating various settings, an auxiliary memory 7b for temporarily storing the image data to be processed, an image data destruction means f... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7456986 | Image processing apparatus for processing image data based on output order When a request for a change in output information and output order of, or cancellation of an output process of, image data obtained from computers 3 is made by a user, a print server apparatus 1 notifies other users of requested change content and obta... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7456980 | Image forming apparatus, method of controlling the same, program, storage medium, printing system, and method suitable for the printing system There is provided an image forming apparatus capable of realizing a trial printing function that minimizes unnecessary consumption of time and supplies. Images that are inputted are accumulated in a memory. An output mode is set and a setting is made as to whether t... | 11/25/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7457003 | Color management for limited gamut devices Methods and apparatuses for performing color manipulation using virtual gamuts. In one aspect of the invention, a method to perform color manipulation on a digital processing system includes: performing color manipulation using a virtual gamut of a device if a real ... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7456999 | Device link profile creation method and device and image processing apparatus In order to create a device link profile by which color conversion can be performed with sufficient accuracy even when brightness characteristic equivalent conversion is included, all conversion parameters including the input device profile, the conversion parameter... | 11/25/2008 |
