Ricoh Company, Ltd.

Seiji Miyahara

Hisao Shirasawa

Satoshi Ouchi

Takeshi Ogawa

Hiroaki Suzuki

Yasunobu Shirata

Toshihiro Takesue

An image processing apparatus includes a normal print order setter, a multiple print order and base material setter, and a preview image generator. The normal print order setter is configured to set types of color materials used in printing document data on a base material, and order of overlaying of the color materials during printing. The multiple print order and base material setter is configured to set at least one of a number of repetitions of printing based on the types of color materials and the order of overlaying of the color materials and a type of base material. The preview image generator is configured to generate a preview image simulating a print result of the document data on a basis of information set by the normal print order setter and the multiple print order and base material setter.

Image processing apparatus that generates a print preview based on special color materials

A print control system includes: a color reference generation unit that generates color reference information defining a color reference for reproducing a color characteristic of a first output device by a second output device designated as a print destination using a first output profile representing a color reproduction characteristic of the first output device serving as a reference of color matching; a first color conversion unit that applies color conversion to image data designated as a print target using the color reference information and a second output profile representing a color reproduction characteristic of the second output device; and a transmission unit that transmits the converted image data to the second output device and requests printing.

Print control system, print control method, and computer program product

An image processing apparatus includes: an extractor to extract colors used in input data; a converter to convert signals of the extracted colors into intermediate color signals each including three color signal components including brightness; an evaluator to evaluate recognizabilities of the colors based on the intermediate color signals; a generator to generate additional image data to be added to data for ordinary image formation based on a result of the evaluation and the input data; and a color convertor to convert the input data into the data for ordinary image formation.

Image processing apparatus and method

An image processing system includes a color standard storage unit that stores multiple color standards that output apparatuses having a shared output method specify range of color reproduction, a virtual color gamut information unit stored associated with the color standard, associated with the color standard, and processed statistically, a color space converter that converts image data input from a network into image data in color space of the color standard, and a preview image generator that color-compresses the image data in the color standard within range of color reproduction of the output apparatus and generates a preview image from the image data generated after color-compression.

Image processing method and apparatus using virtual color gamut information in association with color standards and processed statistically to offset a difference in color reproducibility of an output apparatus

Color gamuts of output images based on image output methods of plural image output apparatuses and output media are stored. Plural sets of color reference data for associating a color gamut of the image output request apparatus with color gamuts of output images of the image output apparatuses are stored. It is determined whether an output of image data from the image output request apparatus by one of the image output apparatuses is possible. When it is not possible, another one of the image output apparatuses is determined. A preview image and image data for outputting are generated corresponding to the determined one of the image output apparatuses based on the image data, the profile information of the determined one of the image output apparatuses and the color reference data.

Image processing apparatus, image output system, image processing control method and computer readable information recording medium

An image processing apparatus includes a color converting unit that converts input image data into image forming data used for image formation; and a control unit that controls the image formation by the image forming data, wherein the color converting unit converts each of a plurality of predetermined colors that are difficult for colorblind people to mutually distinguish among colors included in a color space of the input image data, as difficult colors for colorblind people, into a same color in a color space of the image forming data.

Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and computer program product

An image reproducing apparatus is operative in accordance with multiple display modes. The image reproducing apparatus includes a data reproducing unit that reproduces an image on a display based on high dynamic range image data acquired from an object and stored in memory, and a dynamic range control unit that controls the dynamic range of the image to be reproduced on the display using one of different types of dynamic range control schemes in accordance with one of the display modes.

Image reproducing apparatus

A converting unit converts a first color signal into a second color signal and a third color signal. A first correcting unit corrects a magnitude relation between hue angles of the third color signal such that a magnitude relation between hue angles of the second color signal corresponding to the first color signal is maintained in the hue angles of the third color signal. The first color signal is a device-dependent input red, green, blue color signal. The second color signal is a color signal of a hue, lightness, saturation color space. The third color signal is a color signal of CIECAM02 color space.

Image processing device and image processing method

An image forming apparatus includes a condition determining device that calculates a deviation amount of image data from a normal condition and determines if the image forming apparatus is in an abnormal condition. An abnormal section specifying device specifies an abnormal section in the image forming apparatus based on a condition of the image forming apparatus. An image processing device executes image processing for abnormal use in accordance with an output of the abnormal section specifying device when the image data condition determining device determines that the image forming apparatus is in an abnormal condition. A service person call output device outputs a service person call signal indicative of calling a service person to a center when the image data condition determining device determines that the image forming apparatus is in an abnormal condition.

Image forming apparatus executing calibration and service person call

An apparatus, method, system, computer program and product, capable of detecting a current state of an image processing apparatus and selecting image processing based on the detected current state are disclosed. The detected current state may be used to determine whether to generate a service call signal.

Detecting a current state of an image processing apparatus and selecting image processing based on the detected current state

An image processing apparatus that stores input image data is disclosed. The image processing apparatus includes a color space evaluating unit which evaluates a color space of the input image data by comparing the color space of the input image data with a reference color space, a frequency distribution calculating unit which calculates an appearing frequency distribution of a color included in the input image data, and a color space determining unit which determines a color space in which the input image data are to be stored by applying color control to the input image data based on the evaluated result by the color space evaluating unit and the calculated result by the frequency distribution calculating unit.

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Kanagawa, Japan

Seiji Miyahara