Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.

Naoji Shibasaki

Tatsuya Kita

Takeshi Ueno

Jitsuhiko Ando

Jun Yoshida

Mitsuhiro Hamashima

Takayuki Ohkubo

Yasuko Deushi

Tohru Ishii

Nobuho Mori

Tohru Funaki

A terminalcreates setting dataand inputs setting datainto an image output apparatus. The image output apparatussets the initial settings, operation settings, equipment settings, etc. based on the setting data, holds the setting data, and performs various processes based on the set settings and the held setting data. In addition, the image output apparatusperforms a media identification process, a media reader switching process, and the like using a media detection means, a media reader switching means, and the like, and allows only the use of the insertion opening of a predetermined media reader.

Image output apparatus and image output method for printing out the photographed image which is captured by a digital camera

Image plus event information printing system, which comprises an image data inputting means for inputting a datum of original image, an event information database which memorizes the data of current and/or passing events information being sorted with one or more items, wherein one of the items consists of the occurrence time of the event, an event information retrieval means for extracting any event information within a predetermined range being in correlation to the time which is related to the original image, by retrieving from the sorted data in the event information database with using one or more of the items, an image editing means for preparing a datum of an image plus event information, from the datum of original image and the extracted event information, and a printing means for printing the image plus current events information in accordance with the datum prepared by the image editing means.

Image printing system

The object of the system according to the present invention is to relieve the user from the burden of printing and storing image data from a digital camera and to effectively utilize the image data. The system comprises a plurality of printing stations with functions to read digital image data, to print the data by performing necessary image processing and to transmit or receive the image data, a management system connected to each printing station via a network and used for identifying management data of each printing station and for distributing necessary data to each printing station, and a server for turning the image data being transmitted from each printing station to the management system to database and to store the data.

Image data management system for image processing

A transfer sheet, for an adhesive layer, for use in the formation of an image by a thermal transfer process, an image forming method using the transfer sheet for an adhesive layer, and an object with an image formed thereon are disclosed. A transfer sheet for an adhesive layer comprises: a substrate sheet ; and an adhesive layer and an interposing layer laminated in that order on the substrate sheet . The substrate sheet and the adhesive layer are separable from each other. The use of the transfer sheet for an adhesive layer in combination with an intermediate transfer medium enables a desired image having a high quality to be efficiently formed on a particular article.

Transfer sheet for adhesive layer and use thereof

An image forming method for forming an image on an optical disk includes forming the image on an intermediate transfer medium or on an image receptive layer separably formed on one surface of the intermediate transfer medium. The intermediate transfer medium and the optical disk are laid so that the surface of the intermediate transfer medium carrying the image and the surface of the optical disk are in close contact with each other. Heat and/or pressure is applied to the intermediate transfer medium to transfer the image or the image receptive layer carrying the image to the optical disk to form a label on the optical disk.

Optical disk, method of forming image on optical disk, image forming apparatus and adhesive layer transfer sheet

A transfer sheet, for an adhesive layer, for use in the formation of an image by a thermal transfer process, an image forming method using the transfer sheet for an adhesive layer, and an object with an image formed thereon are disclosed. A transfer sheet for an adhesive layer comprises: a substrate sheet and an adhesive layer and an interposing layer laminated in that order on the substrate sheet The substrate sheet and the adhesive layer are separable from each other. The use of the transfer sheet for an adhesive layer in combination with an intermediate transfer medium enables a desired image having a high quality to be efficiently formed on a particular article.

A thermal transfer recording system, there is prepared a thermal transfer sheet such as a sublimation or heat fusion thermal transfer sheet, and also prepared an intermediate transfer recording medium comprising a substrate sheet and a receptor layer disposed on the substrate sheet so as to be transferable; the thus prepared thermal transfer sheet is disposed together with the intermediate transfer recording medium between a heating device such as a thermal head and a platen roller; the thermal head is heated in accordance with an image information to be printed to thereby form the image in the receptor layer of the intermediate transfer recording medium; and thereafter, the image is transferred together with the receptor layer to a transfer-receiving material. When the image is formed to the intermediate transfer recording medium, the intermediate transfer recording medium is pressed at least at one area thereof from front surface side and back surface side thereof so as to fix a relative positional relationship between both ends in a width direction of the intermediate transfer recording medium, to thereby prevent shrinkage of the intermediate transfer recording medium in the width direction thereof.

Thermal transfer recording method and apparatus utilizing intermediate

In order to prevent deformation in recorded images, positional misregistration in superposition recording, hue misregistration in color images, failures in hue repeatability, and the like in thermal transfer recording, there are provided a method and apparatus for thermal transfer recording, in which corrected image data are obtained by performing enlargement or contraction of image data depending on dimension changes caused in a recording medium if thermal transfer recording is performed, and the thermal transfer recording is performed on the recording medium based on the corrected image data.

Method and apparatus for thermal transfer recording

Optical disk, method of forming image on optical disk, image forming

For thermal transfer printing, a coloring material image is thermally migrated from a thermal transfer printing sheet having a coloring material layer thereon onto an image forming area of an image-receiving layer of an intermediate transfer recording medium. The image on the recording medium is then thermally transfer-printed under pressure on a printing sheet in an image transfer section. A detection mark is provided on the intermediate transfer recording medium. This detection mark is detected for positioning an image forming area of the recording medium relative to a thermal head of the printer. In a case where the image forming section and the image transfer section are arranged in a line, a buffer unit is provided in which the recording medium being fed continuously between the two sections is caused to take a detouring path whereby mutual influence of the two sections is prevented. A line heater can be used as heating means in the image transfer section.

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Tokyo-to, Japan

Naoji Shibasaki