Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha

Minolta Company, Ltd.

Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.

Minolta Camera Co., Ltd.

Hirokazu Yamada

Yoshikazu Ikenoue

Toshio Tsuboi

Akiyoshi Johdai

Akio Nakajima

Munehiro Nakatani

Keiji Nakatani

Syuzi Maruta

Kazuhiro Araki

Toshio Matsui

Keichi Kinoshita

Kaoru Hashimoto

Nobuyuki Taniguchi

Dai Shintani

Takeo Hoda

Yoichi Kawabuchi

Katsuyuki Nanba

Keiji Kusumoto

Yoshihiro Tanaka

Atsushi Ohshima

Takuma Ishikawa

Hiroyuki Ideyama

Kazuyuki Kubota

Masamichi Kishi

Hideo Ito

Hirokazu Naruto

Hiroshi Ishibe

Kazuo Matoba

Kanako Hamano

Kunihiko Omura

Masahiro Higaki

Takanobu Kuge

Masaya Ohta

An image data management apparatus which provides a pull-print mark for a file which is expected to be printed at an externally connected image forming apparatus, that is, to be subjected to pull-printing. It is possible to provide the pull-print mark for a plural number of files. When a user commands pull-printing of such a file at an externally connected image forming apparatus, a search is made within the files provided with the pull-print mark. Thereby, the load on the image data management apparatus for searching the file is light. In order to permit a user to command pull-printing at a printer with a simple user interface, simple authentication codes may be used.

Image data management apparatus, image forming apparatus and image forming system

A document data processing apparatus comprising: an obtaining portion for obtaining transmitted document data; a giving portion for giving the obtained document data multiple pieces of recommended information to recommend an operation when outputting; and a transmitting portion for transmitting document data to a destination, the document data carrying multiple pieces of given recommended information.

Document data and recommended information processing apparatus, document data and recommended information processing system and recording medium

An image processing apparatus is connected on a network to another image processing apparatus and has an operation portion displayed at a display portion for implementing a function setting of a combination corresponding to a condition when a history of a function utilized in the other image processing apparatus by a user authenticated by a user authentication portion satisfies that condition.

Image processing apparatus operating as based on history of utilized function and method of controlling the same

An apparatus for performing image formation in overlapping relation on a single sheet by using a plurality of print heads arranged in a row, wherein the apparatus has a first correction portion for correcting image data on one line basis in a sub-scanning direction based on the amount of relative inclination between the print heads; and a second correction portion for correcting the image data corrected by the first correction portion on a unit basis smaller than one line.

Data processing apparatus

A printer sends status information, ID information and the like to a network device before entering an energy conservation mode in which it is unable to communicate with external devices, so that the network device will respond to a status information request on its behalf. Where a PC requests status information from the printer , the network device in which substitute response setting was put in effect responds with the printer status information on behalf of the printer . By receiving the status response from the network device , the PC can verify that the printer is connected to the network . The PC can also send a release order that releases the printer from the energy conservation state so that it can initiate printing.

Printing system for carrying out energy conservation operation

An image forming apparatus with toner saving mode is disclosed. This image forming apparatus comprising a normal ditheringing matrix and a toner saving mode ditheringing matrix having threshold data higher than that of the normal ditheringing matrix. The normal ditehring matrix is for image data processing under non-toner saving mode and the toner saving mode matrix is for image data processing under toner saving mode. The selection of the dithering matrix is executed by a central processing unit in response with the existance of order for toner saving. The processed image data processed by one of the dithreing matrix maintains the expression of linear tonality.

Image forming apparatus

A camera able to record and reproduce a photographed image includes a storage medium for storing a photographed image, and a reproduction device for reproducing the photographed image. The reproduction device has a reproducing head movable between a contraction position and a withdrawal position. Another camera has a first mode where photography is executed and a photographed image is recorded to a second mode where the recorded image is printed. Another camera has a printer device for printing a photographed image recorded on a recording medium on external reproduction paper, the printer device including an opening portion facing the external reproduction paper, and a presser member positionable above the opening portion for pressing the external reproduction paper.

Camera capable of recording and reproducing a photographed image

An image processor for parallel image processing includes a first image processing section which binarizes first image data by using a variable area tone method and a second image processing section which executes a smoothing process with respect to second image data. A data separator divides image data into first image data corresponding to halftone image regions and second image data corresponding to binary image regions. The first image data is transmitted to the first image processing section while the second image data is transmitted to the second image processing section. A data delay section is provided at an upstream side of the first image processing section to delay image data for the required processing time difference between the first image process and the second image process. A data combining section combines the image data output from the first image processing section and the second image processing section to produce combined image data which is transmitted to an image forming system.

Image forming processor having first and second image processing sections

A method of image data processing for an image including halftone areas and single-contrast areas includes the steps of expressing a virtual unit of the image by a respective unit of data, each data unit selected from a plurality of data values, wherein each virtual image unit relating to a halftone area is expressed by a value within a first range of the plurality of data values and each virtual image unit relating to a single-contrast area is expressed by a value within a second range of the plurality of data values; separating the data units into halftone data units and single-contrast data units; processing the halftone data units with a halftone processing unit; and processing the single-contrast data units with a single-contrast processing unit. An image data processing apparatus includes an analyzing unit that analyzes image data received from an outside source; a memory that stores the image data analyzed by the analyzing unit; a determination unit that determines whether the image data read out of the memory is a first type image data or a second type image data; a first processing unit that processes the image data determined to be the first type image data as two or more items of high resolution single-contrast image data; a halftone processing unit that performs gradation reproduction of the image data determined to the second type of image data; and a synthesizing unit that synthesizes the image data processed from the first processing unit and from the halftone processing unit.

Image data processing method and image processing device

An image data processing system includes a still video camera having a detachable storing medium for storing an image data, and a digital image forming apparatus in which an image of an original document is read by an image sensor to generate an image data, and the image is formed on a paper with electrophotographic process based on the image data. Also, the image data is processed in the image forming apparatus to be stored on the storing medium of the still video camera loaded detachably from the image forming apparatus.

Image data processing system with still video camera and digital image

An image reading apparatus according to the present invention comprises a first unit for scanning an original while exposing the original to light, and a second unit detachably provided to the first unit for receiving light from the first unit and converting an original image into electrical signals. The first unit includes a light source for irradiating the original and an optical member for projecting the original image at a predetermined position. The second unit is provided in the vicinity of the predetermined position and includes an image sensor for reading the original image to generate the electrical signals, a signal processing portion for processing the electrical signals generated from the image sensor, and a storage portion for storing the processed electrical signals.

Image reading apparatus having detachable optical system

An image processing system having operating and stand-by modes of operation which are to be selectively put into effect, including a plurality of slave data processors each operative to execute a set of predetermined functions assigned thereto, a master data processor for controlling the operation of each data processor, the master data processor being operative to output a data processing command requesting any of the slave data processors to execute any of the predetermined functions assigned to the slave data processor and a control command predominant over the communication of data dictating the operation of each slave data processor, and an interface bus providing connection between the master data processor and each slave data processor for allowing transmission therethrough of the data processing command and the control command to any of the slave data processors, the master data processor being operative to detect a state in which the master data processor is currently coupled to any one of the slave data processors through the interface bus to allow transmission of the data processing command or the communication control command to the particular one of the slave data processor, wherein, in an operating mode of operation of the system, the data processing command or the control command is distributed through the interface bus exclusively to the particular slave data processor which is detected to be currently coupled to the master data processor.

Image processing system having slave processors for controlling standard

There is disclosed a management system comprising an information management apparatus for managing maintenance information of image forming apparatuses, and a transmitter connected to the image forming apparatuses. In the management system, the transmitter transmits the maintenance information to the information management apparatus through a telephone line and an exchange unit, and a line controller connects the telephone to the telephone line so as to speak using the telephone normally, and further, cancels the connection of the telephone to the telephone line and connects the transmitter to the telephone line when the transmitter transmits the maintenance information to the information management apparatus.

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Kobe, Japan

Hirokazu Yamada