Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.

Panasonic Corporation

Kenji Hisatomi

Kazuyuki Murata

Takehito Yamaguchi

Yuji Okada

Hideyuki Kuwano

Naoki Takahashi

Joji Tanaka

Shogo Hamasaki

Natsume Matsuzaki

Kaoru Yokota

Masao Nonaka

Shigeru Matsukawa

Kaoru Murase

Jun'ichi Kubota

Takahiro Higashimura

Yukio Yagi

Noaki Takahashi

A terminal device controls delivery of information from a primary delivery destination to a secondary delivery destination. The terminal device stores a primary delivery condition regarding whether delivery of the information to the primary delivery destination is prohibited or permitted, and a trustability value showing a degree of trust of a user in the primary delivery destination. The terminal device judges whether or not to deliver the information to the primary delivery destination, by using the primary delivery condition. When judging to deliver the information, the terminal device calculates a secondary delivery condition using the trustability value and the primary delivery condition, the secondary delivery condition regarding whether delivery of the information from the primary delivery destination to the secondary delivery destination is prohibited or permitted. The terminal device then sends the generated secondary delivery condition to the primary delivery destination.

Information distribution system and terminal device

In order to allow a user to backup data, a backup system is used to transfer data from an information terminal to a backup device via a relay device. The information terminal includes a storing unit storing the data to be backed up, and includes a communication unit transmitting the data to the relay device and transferring condition information indicating a condition to be satisfied by the relay device. Further, the relay device includes (i) a storing unit storing information relating to transfer destination devices, (ii) a receiving unit receiving the data and the transfer condition information, and (iii) a transfer control unit selecting a transfer destination device that satisfies the condition indicated by the transfer condition information, and controlling transfer of the received data in accordance with the selection. The backup device includes a receiving unit receiving the data transferred by the relay device, and a storing unit storing the received data.

Relay device

A relevance ratio adding unit () provides each landmark with a weight value according to the degree of relevancy with a shot still picture, using: the distance between each landmark and the shooting location, received from the landmark distance calculating unit (); and a distance HL between the shooting location and the photographer's residential address, received from the parameter obtaining unit. A landmark identifying unit (): designates one or several landmarks to be added to the still picture out of the landmarks with a weight value provided by the relevance ratio adding unit; and writes the designated landmark in a predetermined position of the picture data of the still pictures.

Picture data management apparatus and picture data management method

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

In a print system, without requiring a standardized command indicating use of a thumbnail image, and without causing an abnormal operation, a print content transmission device directs a print device to use the thumbnail image, wherein print content is described using XML format, and a direction command is described using XML format in the print content. Specifically, in a step S, a processing control unit () proceeds to a step Sin the case where there is input from a user I/F unit. In the step S, a unique information addition unit () judges whether or not the thumbnail image should be used for printing. In the case where it is judged that the thumbnail image should be used (S: Yes), the unique information addition unit () directs a print content generation unit () to add, to the print content, a direction to use the thumbnail image (step S).

Print content transmission device, print device, and print system

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

This invention relates to a producer of content who associates information for print control with the content such as a picture, before delivery. Specifically, a digital broadcast receiving device receives this content delivery, and the content is decoded by a data decoding unit via a broadcast receiving unit. A controlling unit judges print control information registered in association with the decoded content, performs image processing in accordance with this print control information, and transmits data for printing to a printing device. The printing device performs printing according to the received data for printing.

Print controlling apparatus and print controlling method

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

When a print instruction is made by a user who is watching a digital television or the like, a printer makes a send request for print data necessary for printing the first page to a set top box (STB) and receives 'Sample.bml' from the STB. Next, the printer refers to the contents written in 'Sample. bml', and specifies image data whose vertical and horizontal sizes are unknown. Next, the printer makes a send request for the vertical and horizontal sizes of an image data whose vertical and horizontal sizes are unknown (such as &#x201c;B.jpg&#x201d;) to the STB, and receives the vertical and horizontal sizes from the STB. Further, the printer obtains actual image data from the STB after performing the layout for printing based on the received vertical and horizontal sizes and executes printing page by page.

Printing apparatus, content output apparatus, and printing system

Business machine network terminal and a business machine network information management system are provided which collect information such as the use histories of business machines on services provided through cooperative processing, and which manage the accounting information on the machines for the services. Business machine network terminal includes a service selecting means for selecting a service, a processing means for performing the processing necessary for the service, and a processing information transmitting means for transmitting the information that is generated on the basis of the processing with the processing means, and that is necessary for managing the terminals. The business machine network information management system includes the business machine network terminals and an information management server, which calculates predetermined management information on the basis of the information transmitted from the terminals.

Business machine network terminal and business machine network information management system

A printing system that simply links the process for turning OFF the power to a printing apparatus and a data-output apparatus such as a STB. The data-output apparatus sends an instruction to the printing apparatus to turn the power OFF, and turns the power OFF after the printing process by the data-output apparatus ends. The printing apparatus receives an instruction, and turns the power OFF after the printing process by the printing apparatus ends.

Printing system, printer, data output device, printing method

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.

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Kenji Hisatomi