Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.

Panasonic Corporation

Matsushita Electrical Industrial Co., Ltd.

Hideyuki Kuwano

Kazuyuki Murata

Naoki Takahashi

Kenji Hisatomi

Yuji Okada

Takehito Yamaguchi

Joji Tanaka

Takashi Nakanishi

Hiroyuki Iitsuka

Shigeki Matsunaga

Takahiko Nankou

Noaki Takahashi

The present invention provides a printing apparatus which can prevent surrounding borders from becoming uneven and unnecessary borders from appearing, and which can optimally print object data even when the aspect ratio of the object data is maintained. The printing apparatusincludes: a print data analysis unithaving a layout area information obtainment unitwhich obtains layout area information indicating a layout area, and an effective drawing area information obtainment unitwhich obtains effective drawing area information indicating a printing area which is dependent on the printing apparatus; and a layout unitwhich lays out, based on the size of the object data which is the object to be printed and the size of a layout area on layout area, and in addition lays out, based on the size of the layout area and an effective drawing area, the layout area onto the effective drawing area.

Printer

The description interpreting unit () identifies the format (the Exif, the JFIF and the like) of the image data which is included in the content which is received from the host equipment (). The image data obtaining unit () obtains the image data which is linked to the content from the printing content buffer () or the external DB (). The image judging unit () judges the type of the received image file, and notifies the result to the image rasterization unit (). The image rasterization unit () extends the compressed image data. The image processing deciding unit () decides parameters for the image processing which is executed by the image processing unit (). The rendering unit () converts the image data to be described by the CMYK color space in order to execute printing. And, the printing unit () executes printing.

Image processor and image printer

In order to provide a print system capable of push printing a print document consisting of a plurality of files formatted differently, an HDD unitof the print system according to the present invention is a print data providing apparatus which provides a printer unitconnected to the print data providing apparatus via a transmission line, with a print document consisting of a plurality of print data files described in different formats and includes a storage subunitwhich archives the plurality of the print data files into a single file and transmits the archived file to the printer unit

Print data supply apparatus, printing apparatus, print system and print data transmission method

A Controllersends to a Consumera command for reserving a plug/port in order to send/receive data using an Asynchronous transmission (Step) and receives information on a port connecting from the Consumer(Step). The Controllerfurther sends to a Producera command for reserving a port/plug for sending content or the like (Step) and receives from the Producerinformation on a Producer plug/port used for transmission (Step). After this, the Controllernotifies the Consumerof the information on the port of the Producer(Step) and receives a response from the Consumer(Step). Next, the Consumerissues a device authentication request command to the Producer(Step) and they perform mutual device authentication and exchange of keys (Step).

Data transmitting apparatus, data receiving apparatus, data transmission system and data transmission method

An apparatus for simultaneously reading images on both sides of the document sheet as the sheet having images on both sides is moved through the apparatus, one side read by a CCD sensor and the other side read by a contacted image sensor. An image synthesizing unit synthesizes image data from the CCD sensor and image data from the contacted image within one cycle of main scanning by the two image reading units. Furthermore, image processing circuits in the subsequent steps perform specific modes of processing on the data within one cycle of main scanning. That permits simultaneous reading of both sides of the sheet document without reducing document reading speed and expansion of the image processing unit.

Document-reading apparatus and method for the same

An image inputting and outputting apparatus which permits registration and fetching of document image data and which is so configured that choices with regard to registration and fetching of document image data can be made in simple procedures. To be specific, when instructions for registration and fetching document image data are received, dialog-type control means 100 inquires of the user about choices with regard to registration or fetching. On the basis of information provided by the user in answer to the inquiry, the means 100 issues instructions to document management means 300. For example, it is so arranged that the document image data just registered or fetched is specified by dialog-type control means 100 as next document image data to be fetched. That makes it possible to fetch in simple procedures again the document image data just registered or fetched.

Image inputting and outputting apparatus

In a sky shot, when a closing and opening detection unit detects the opening of a document cover, contour detecting means detects as a probable edge point a pixel thought to be a document edge point, a contour correction unit determines whether the probable edge point is a document edge or not, and an image forming unit forms image data of a document on the basis of the document edge point.

Image reading apparatus and processing apparatus

An apparatus for image processing which determines such attributes as screen halftone area, character area and continuous tone area that appear in image data. A wavelet transform circuit wavelet transforms values of picture elements within a reference block selected from an image. Absolute value calculation circuits and adders calculate characteristic values representing characteristics of said reference block for every spatial frequency band on the basis of results of wavelet transform. And a determination circuit determines an attribute of notice area made up of one or a plurality of picture elements within the reference block on the basis of the characteristic values of the reference block.

Image processing apparatus, method, and program for image attribute determination based on orthogonal data

An image data distribution system wherein an image server has information on destination group formed of members selected from among a plurality of image communication apparatuses. The information is memorized on a storage memory and the image data will be sent out to the respective members of the destination group specified by the destination information. In this image data distribution system, the distribution managing element sends all the distribution destination group names to a digital combination unit when a request for registration with a group is received from input manipulation element provided in the digital combination unit and registers the digital combination unit with a specified distribution destination group when the distribution destination group is specified by the digital combination unit.

Image data distribution system and the method thereof

The invention relates to a digital integrated apparatus capable of registering and fetching image data, and has an object to solve various problems resulting from the necessity of the user authentication at the time of using the apparatus. Specifically, it is arranged that, the display-input control means classifies the user authentication under the first user authentication in a specific level and the second user authentication in a lower level than the first one, and then judges based on the initial setting whether the result of the second user authentication is valid or not. The first user authentication is based on the attribute of user's personal information including a user registration card Ku, and the second user authentication is based on the user ID and password inputted from the control panel . Therefore, it is possible to limit the fetching by using the other person's user ID and password.

Digital integrated apparatus, image input-output system, and user authentication method

An image data communication apparatus for sending or receiving image data to or from the destination's or destination image data communication apparatus image data communication apparatuses connected thereto via telecommunication line, network or the like. The apparatus is so configured that image data outputting means outputs a communication results report containing information on the ongoing communication in case a communication error occurs while an document image data is being sent to the destination's image data communication apparatus connected to the sender via communication means and the image data restarts to be sent on the basis of information on the communication written in the communication results report when a communication results report is inputted from image data inputting means . And it is so arranged that the information on the communication written in the communication results report can be specified and modified by operating means after the communication results report is inputted from image data inputting means and before the sending is restarted.

Image transmitting device

When an image is to be filed in the storage means , an original copy size detection means identifies the type (size and lay) of the original copy. A first positioning means puts up a plurality of possible places on the printing paper to write the ID mark in, the plurality of possible places given a priority number. A space checking means checks the possible space which comes up for checking according to priority numerical order and notifies the first positioning means of the results. A pattern synthesizing means integrates an ID mark corresponding to the document ID in the space found to be blank by the space checking means , generating an image representing the marked sheet.

Apparatus and method for image data processing

It is possible for the present invention to carry out the inclination correcting by adding a simple constitution of shifting an image only in the main-scanning direction to that of the conventional image processing apparatus. The first line shifting means shifts the image data in the main scanning direction by specific number of lines in the shifting amount corresponding to the inclined angle detected by the inclined angle detecting means . The first rotating means rotates the image data stored in the first image memory by 90 degree or 270 degree, and then interchanges the main-scanning direction and the sub-scanning direction. The second line shifting means shifts the image data rotated by the first rotating means in the main-scanning direction.

Image processing apparatus and the method of correcting the inclination

A data encoding apparatus is provided wherein, in one aspect, bit data are encoded by using at least one kind of error-correcting code out of two kinds of error-correcting modes&mdash;random error-correcting code mode and burst error correcting code mode. The encoded bit data are then arranged in a specific two-dimensional region in a matrix to form a two-dimensional image, which is then printed on a medium. The encoded bit data may be relocated in accord with a relocation map.

Data encoding apparatus and data decoding apparatus

An image data processing apparatus for storing a multi-valued image data inputted from an image scanner as a plural image data of various resolutions and applying them for tasks, such as printing and displaying. After the conversion by the resolution converting device to a multi-valued image of low resolution, the data is binarized by the binarization circuit and stored after the encoding by the encoding circuit. Meanwhile the encoded data is decoded as the binary data by the decoding circuit and then inputted to a display screen. The image scanner includes the first gradation converting device for converting the intermediate density area of the image data to a specific high or low density. Therefore, it is possible to increase the compression rate at the time of the encoding of the display image data.

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Hideyuki Kuwano