Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

Yasushi Mochizuki

Takayuki Suzuki

Masakazu Nomoto

Keisuke Nagao

Tatsuya Hisatomi

Tetsu Kaneko

Selected data files in folders are sorted in a designated order for each of folders that store selected data files (S), and information associated with each of the selected data folders sorted for each folder is registered in a page list in the designated folder order (S).

Print control apparatus and print control method

An image processing apparatus includes an image reader for reading an image. A display controller displays the read image on a display device. A determination unit receives an area specified by an operation performed on the image displayed on the display device so as to determine a processing area to be subjected to predetermined image processing. A setting unit sets an operation area for providing an instruction to execute the predetermined image processing on the processing area determined by the determination unit, the operation area being based on an end point of the area specified by the operation.

Image processing apparatus and method, program, and storage medium

This invention allows the user to select files to be printed from arbitrary folders, easily designate a folder selected in the past, and confirm data files in the folder, thereby improving the operability of selecting a file to be printed. For this purpose, the display window has a folder view display area for displaying the tree structure of folders, and a file view display area for displaying a list of image data files stored in a folder selected in the folder view display area. When a new folder is selected in the folder view display area, a path representing the location position of the folder is added to the folder list. When a file having a print count of '1' or more exists in the file view display area, the file name and print count of the file are added to a file list associated with a folder list. When a selected-folder view display button is clicked, a list of folders registered in the folder list is displayed. If one of the registered folders is selected, a corresponding folder in the folder view display area is selected, and the file view display area is also updated.

Printing control apparatus, information processing apparatus, control method therefor, computer program, and computer-readable storage medium

It enables a user to confirm an already designated area without changing layers. Image data of plural layers is generated on a same image, and an image area being a target of editing is designated on the image data of each layer. Then, if the image area of one layer is designated, a CRT controller causes a CRT to display the image area of each layer designated before the image area of the one layer is designated, in a predetermined display method different from a display method for the designated image area of the one layer.

Image processing apparatus, image processing method, program, and recording medium

An image processing apparatus controls to print a plurality of sequential still images, which can be observed as a flip moving image, on the basis of moving image data. The image processing apparatus provides a window which has a start point button, end point button, seek bar, and the like. The user designates a desired still image extraction range from the moving image data by operating the start and end point buttons. This window also provides a preview button. When the user clicks the preview button, a predetermined number of sequential still images are generated from the designated still image extraction range in the moving image. These sequential still images are displayed while being sequentially switched in the order they appear in the moving image data.

Image processing method and apparatus for generating sequential still images by extracting still images from moving image data, and printing apparatus

A printing device which has a plurality of emulation programs and analyzes input data based on one of the plurality of emulation programs. The printing device includes a replacement unit for replacing a plurality of different commands having a common meaning included in the input data by a predetermined different command having the common meaning using a command replacement table. A comparison unit compares the predetermined different command replaced by the replacement unit with a command in a command table. A selection unit selects one of the plurality of emulation programs corresponding to the command in the command table in response to the comparison.

Printing apparatus and its control method

Character forming method and apparatus are provided. Font data is stored. The conditions to develop the stored font data are stored. An area to develop the font data is reserved in a memory in accordance with the stored conditions. The font data is developed in the area reserved. The font data is vector information. The condition to develop the font data is that the data is either one of the outline data, shadow data, and filler data. The bit map patterns of filler pattern, outline pattern, and shadow pattern are formed in accordance with the developed font data and are individually stored.

Character pattern forming method and apparatus

A character-data processing method and apparatus enabling registration of font data generated by an external device into an output device even if the data format created by the external device is different from that of the output device. When font data generated by a host computer is sent to a printer, whether or not a 4-byte font identification flag of the font data is effective is judged. If effective, the font data is registered as an effective external character font. If not effective, the endian of the data is converted by rearranging the order of byte-array of the identification flag, and whether or not the font is effective is judged. If effective, the font data is registered while performing endian conversion by rearranging the order of byte-array of font data itself. Thus, difference of endians between the host computer and the printer is offsetted. Regarding bitmap font data, endian conversion is performed such that the MSB side bit and the LSB side bit are exchanged. Thus, in a case where the endians of the host computer and the printer are different, the font data generated by the host computer can be used by the printer.

Character data processing method and apparatus

Method and apparatus in which a font whose use is intended to be restricted to a particular purpose, such as a specific emulation program, is identified in such manner as to prevent its use otherwise than as intended.

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Kanagawa, Japan

Yasushi Mochizuki