Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba

Tokyo Shibaura Denki Kabushiki Kaisha

Toshiba Machine Co., Ltd.

Akito Iwamoto

Hidekazu Sekizawa

Tutomu Saito

Hitoshi Nagato

Naofumi Yamamoto

Shuzo Hirahara

Kazuhiko Higuchi

Tadayoshi Ohno

Hitoshi Yoneda

Yuzo Koike

Hideo Fujie

Tsutomu Kanai

Kousaku Togashi

A system comprises a form of a predetermined format having an area for the facial image, an area for a monochrome image constituting a part of the ID information and an area for a character image constituting the other part of the ID information, image reader for reading the image on the form to output image signals from the areas, processing units for processing the image signals from the areas output from the image reader to fit the recording format, and a recorder responsive to image signals processed by the processing units for recording the facial image, the monochrome image and the character image.

System for recording an image having a facial image and ID information

An apparatus for printing images on a booklet comprises, first and second paired pinch rollers for conveying pages of the opened booklet to a printing head, located between these paired pinch rollers, a rotatable platen opposed to the printing head and located between the paired pinch rollers, guide plate for guiding one page of the opened booklet to the platen, and a press member for fixing the free end of the one page to the platen. The second paired rollers hold the other page of the booklet but may slipe the page when the free end of the one page is fixed onto the platen thereby adding tension to the other page of the booklet as the platen is rotated. The layout of the recorded images are changed and then printed on the page.

Apparatus for printing images on booklets

A color multi-function type copying machine is disclosed which includes an image input unit for optically sensing an input image and generating an image signal. A function memory stores an ink color used in a color frame to be written in the input image in order to designate its partial image region and a specific image edit function assigned to the ink color and desired to be executed by an operator so that the ink color and the specific image edit function can be rewritten. When a closed loop-like color frame of a selected color is written in the input image, a color frame region detecting unit detects a shape and a color of the color frame. In response to the detection result, the memory is accessed to determine an image edit function corresponding to a first selected ink color of the detected color frame. A color edit unit executes one or a plurality of image signal processing corresponding to the determined image edit function for the input image signal. The edited image signal is supplied to a color printing unit via a signal processing unit and is reproduced therein.

Image signal processing apparatus for use in color image reproduction

In an electrothermal printing apparatus, ink ribbon is fed in a predetermined direction and is contacted with a recording electrode and a return electrode which is located upstream of the predetermined direction with respect to the recording electrode. A signal current is supplied from the recording electrode to a conductive layer of the ink ribbon through a resistive layer and the signal current supplied to the conductive layer is supplied to the return electrode through the resistive layer. Heat is generated at a portion of the ink ribbon, which is contacted with the recording electrode and is applied to the ink layer through the conductive layer, thereby printing an ink of the ink layer to a paper.

Apparatus for transferring ink from ink ribbon to a recording medium by

A color reading apparatus having a document table upon which the documents to be read are placed. The document table is formed of transparent glass which is illuminated by a light source, the light source being driven by a light source driver. An image of a document to be read is focused on an image sensor through a focusing lens and through first and second color separation filters. Each of the color separation filters have first and second filter elements which are formed on a transparent substrate and are aligned in the direction from which a photosensor array of the image sensor performs scanning. The image sensor is driven by a CCD driver and generates an image signal corresponding to the focused image. The CCD driver is controlled by a control circuit which is connected to a reference clock. The image signal output from the image sensor is amplified by an amplifier and converted to a digital signal by an A/D converter. The digital signal is then supplied to an image signal processing circuit. The two color separation filters are periodically moved such that the four filter elements are inserted between the lens and the image sensor in various combinations of two filter elements, thereby enabling at least three color image signals to be obtained from said image sensor.

Color image reading apparatus with two color separation filters each

An optical document reading apparatus which minimizes color moire phenomenon effects including an optical imaging system, and a line image sensor having sensor elements arranged in a line and color filter elements disposed on the sensor elements. A plurality of sensor elements are assigned to one pixel of said document, and the line image sensor senses light reflected from the document through the optical imaging system. The apparatus has a magnification condition which is determined from a distance between the document and the optical imaging system and a distance between the optical imaging system and the image sensor. The magnification is selected to be such that the optical imaging system does not precisely image the document onto the image sensor.

Optical color document reading apparatus wherein an image is blurred on

A color copying apparatus includes a color image sensor, an image information signal processing unit, and a color printer. The apparatus converts the three color component signals from the color image sensor into a luminance signal component and color difference signal components. At least one of the luminance signal component and the color difference signal components is subject to a nonlinear conversion. For density conversion between an input image and an output image, the luminance signal component is subject to a nonlinear conversion in a nonlinear conversion circuit.

Color image copying apparatus

The distance between first and second grating-like structures such as a shadow mask and a faceplate of a color picture tube or the size of pattern elements of the second grating-like structure such as black stripes formed on the inner surface of the faceplate is optically measured. The shadow mask has a periodic pattern of apertures or slots and the faceplate has a periodic pattern of the black stripes. An optical system located between a light source and an assembly of the first and second grating-like structures applies parallel rays of light to the assembly and is arranged to vary an incident angle of the parallel rays to the assembly. A photodetector detects the quantity of light passed through the assembly to produce an electric signal whose amplitude periodically varies with variation in the incident angle of the parallel rays to the assembly. A signal processing unit evaluates the distance between the first and second grating-like structures or the size of pattern elements forming the second grating-like structure on the basis of the electric signal from the photodetector.

Apparatus for optically measuring the distance between two grating-like

In an apparatus which measures an area factor of an image portion of an image-bearing member, such as a printing plate used in an offset press, having image and non-image portions with different reflectivities, a single light source and a single photoelectric conversion element are used for measuring reflected light from the image-bearing member by optically scanning the image-bearing member. An arithmetic operation unit is provided so that the reflected light data are measured on the basis of electrical signals from the photoelectric conversion element each time a light beam moves for a unit distance in the X axis direction of the image-bearing member, and the corresponding reflected light data are added in the Y axis direction to obtain area data for each unit region in the X axis direction. In the offset press, an area factor of an image portion for each ink control zone of the press is calculated on the basis of the area data for the respective unit regions and the quantity of ink for each ink control zone is thus controlled.

Apparatus for measuring the area of image portion of image-bearing member

An apparatus for determining the average size of fundamental patterns contained in a given region of an object to be inspected, which includes Fourier transform means for producing output data corresponding to a Fourier transform pattern image of the given region of the object, and processor means for processing the output data to provide the actual pattern size information. The Fourier transform means includes a Fourier converter for providing the output data corresponding to Fourier transform patterns. The processor means includes an extractor coupled to the Fourier transform means for extracting a single magnitude data (I.sub.n) representing the order n of spatial frequency component (e.g. 200) from the output data, the magnitude of the order n component changing with variation (e.g. .DELTA.a.sub.H) of the size of patterns; and a data processor coupled to the extractor for determining the average size of patterns in the given region according to the single magnitude (I.sub.n) and providing the actual pattern size information indicating the averge size of the patterns.

Apparatus for inspecting average size of fundamental patterns

The apparatus of this invention is used for inspecting defects in a periodic pattern. The apparatus comprises a device for forming a Fourier transformed pattern of the periodic pattern and a filter for passing predetermined spatial frequency ranges of the Fourier transformed pattern. The predetermined spatial frequency ranges are lower than a spatial frequency which coincides with a first order diffraction of the Fourier transformed pattern.

Apparatus for inspecting defects in a periodic pattern

An apparatus for inspecting a defect in a periodic pattern on an object is provided with a laser device for projecting a laser beam toward the object. A mechanism further included in the defect inspecting apparatus rotates the object in a plane orthogonal to an optical path of the laser beam while moving in the same plane. A spatial band-pass filter is located at the backward focal plane of a lens for Fourier-transforming the laser beam including the information of the periodic pattern and a defect, the laser beam coming from the object. The band-pass filter has a spot-like area for blocking the zeroth order diffraction light transmitted through the periodic pattern a peripheral light blocking area for blocking the first and higher order diffracted light beams, and a ring-like light transmission area permitting the light beam component including the information of a defect to pass therethrough, the light transmission area being located between the spot-like area and the peripheral area. A photo-electric converter for picking up the light beam component including the defect information transmitted through the filter is located on an image forming plane where an image of the object is formed by a lens.

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Kamakura, Japan

Akito Iwamoto