http://www.freshpatents.com/Facsimile-and-static-presentation-processing-dtnewntc358.php USPTO Class 358 - Facsimile and static presentation processing en-us Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:40:04 -0700 1000 Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 141 31 http://www.freshpatents.com/index.php?rss=true http://www.freshpatents.com/images/freshpatentsnav_rss.gif http://www.freshpatents.com/Image-processing-apparatus-image-processing-system-image-processing-method-and-image-processing-program-dt20080703ptan20080158574.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:40:04 -0700 An image processing apparatus is connected to a multiple number of external devices by way of a LAN and includes a main board for expanding the image data received as a print job from one of the external devices and a sub board serving as a connecting port with the... http://www.freshpatents.com/Apparatus-method-program-for-supporting-printing-system-method-and-program-for-printing-and-recording-medium-dt20080703ptan20080158585.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:40:04 -0700 A print support apparatus includes: a print-job-definition-data input section that receives input of print-job definition data describing print specifications; a printer-capability-information acquisition section that obtains capability information on an available printer; a post-printing-processor-capability-information acquisition section that obtains capability information on an available post-printing processor; a print-specification determination section that determines... http://www.freshpatents.com/Direct-print-handling-of-native-and-non-native-data-formats-dt20080703ptan20080158581.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:40:04 -0700 The embodiments of the present invention relate to imaging operation flexibility by converting non-native input data to a format natively supported by the imaging device adapted to render or output such input data. The embodiments of the present invention also relate to filtering out device instructions or setting information, which... http://www.freshpatents.com/Image-processing-device-and-information-processing-device-dt20080703ptan20080158583.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:40:04 -0700 A disclosed image processing device includes: a media connecting portion including a first surface and a second surface forming a space for housing a protrusion type storage medium whose body protrudes from the media connecting portion and an insertion type storage medium whose body is inserted into the media connecting... http://www.freshpatents.com/Information-processing-apparatus-and-print-setting-method-dt20080703ptan20080158582.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:40:04 -0700 An information processing apparatus for outputting a document to a printer. Whether or not each of a plurality of set values set for one printing condition is a set value by which a print output can be performed in the printer is discriminated. If a plurality of set values determined... http://www.freshpatents.com/Information-processing-device-dt20080703ptan20080158584.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:40:04 -0700 An information processing device includes a data receiving device, an output processing device, a print processing device, a specifying device, and a process controller. The information processing device is to be connected with a portable device. The data receiving device receives data. The output processing device is capable of executing... http://www.freshpatents.com/Image-forming-apparatus-and-method-for-controlling-the-same-dt20080703ptan20080158586.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:40:04 -0700 An image forming apparatus and a method for controlling the same are disclosed. The image forming apparatus supports the printing management function, such that it can continue or cancel the printing operation when a printing-operation change factor occurs during the printing operation established by the user. In the case of... http://www.freshpatents.com/Image-processing-apparatus-dt20080703ptan20080158587.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:40:04 -0700 An image processing apparatus is used for copying an original. A reading section reads an image of an original. An image forming section forms the image of the original on a medium. When an error detector has detected an error in the image processing apparatus, a network connecting section connects... http://www.freshpatents.com/Data-processing-apparatus-suitable-for-passing-data-among-plurality-of-users-data-processing-method-and-data-processing-program-embodied-on-a-computer-readable-medium-dt20080703ptan20080158598.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:40:04 -0700 In order to process data by a plurality of processing methods defined for each of a plurality of users with a simple operation, MFP includes a HDD having a group BOX for storing data, related with at least two users, and creates a group table which associates at least two... http://www.freshpatents.com/Device-and-system-for-assisting-printer-selection-through-a-network-dt20080703ptan20080158597.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:40:04 -0700 To minimize risk of printing-out to a printer located at an improper base, where a network is established between the bases, terminal devices, a server, printers, and a management device which manages printers are provided. The management device manages position information of the printers installed in bases. Every time printing... http://www.freshpatents.com/Document-management-system-document-management-apparatus-document-management-method-and-program-dt20080703ptan20080158592.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:40:04 -0700 A document management system capable of reliably implementing disposal management of printed matter resulting from print output based on document data. A print history of images based on the document data printed by a printing device is managed. A deletion instruction for at least one set of document data stored... http://www.freshpatents.com/Image-forming-apparatus-and-printing-method-thereof-dt20080703ptan20080158593.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:40:04 -0700 An image forming apparatus includes a main controller to output a printing command for each page of printing data if the printing data are received; a printing unit to print the printing data according to the printing command; and a printing controller to maintain the printing unit in a standby... http://www.freshpatents.com/Image-forming-apparatus-to-set-parameter-corresponding-to-driver-version-of-host-device-host-device-and-methods-thereof-dt20080703ptan20080158590.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:40:04 -0700 A printing system includes an image forming apparatus and a host device. An image forming apparatus includes a printing part to perform a printing operation, a receiver to receive a parameter on a drive condition of the printing part from the host device, a storage part to store a parameter... http://www.freshpatents.com/Image-processing-apparatus-and-control-method-thereof-dt20080703ptan20080158591.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:40:04 -0700 An image processing method and apparatus receives a web page which has a motion image including a plurality of still images from a web server, selects a printing option of the motion image included in the received web page according to a user's command, and generates printing data according to... http://www.freshpatents.com/Information-processing-device-method-and-record-medium-for-implementing-status-monitor-dt20080703ptan20080158596.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:40:04 -0700 An information processing device, configured to be capable of shifting from a first state (normal operating state) to a second state (power-saving state) and returning from the second state to the first state, comprises: a first detection unit which detects the return of the information processing device from the second... http://www.freshpatents.com/Method-and-system-for-generating-copy-detection-pattern-having-a-fixed-component-and-dynamic-component-dt20080703ptan20080158588.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:40:04 -0700 Apparatus and method of creating and printing a postal indicium incorporating a copy detection pattern (CDP) having one or more static portions, an optional semi-static portion, and one or more dynamic portions, including retrieving a previously generated static portion that is stored in a printing device, generating a dynamic portion... http://www.freshpatents.com/Multi-function-printer-with-a-locking-device-and-operational-method-thereof-dt20080703ptan20080158589.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:40:04 -0700 A multi-function printer is provided. A trigger piece is fixed to the first module and stretched into a second module. A wedging piece is disposed in the second module and protruded from the second module. An actuating piece and a join piece are disposed in the second module. The actuating... http://www.freshpatents.com/Network-printing-system-network-communication-method-to-print-information-and-host-and-image-forming-device-to-perform-network-communications-dt20080703ptan20080158594.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:40:04 -0700 A network printing system, a network communication method to print information, and a host and an image forming device to perform network communications are provided. A mail server provides a mail transmitting/receiving service, a host transmits a mail including channel information established for data communications, and an image forming device... http://www.freshpatents.com/Print-support-system-print-support-program-and-print-support-method-dt20080703ptan20080158599.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:40:04 -0700 A print support system supports a printing operation of printing content represented by content data having a plurality of pages so that a final print appearance suitable for the content data is attained. The print support system includes a content data obtaining unit configured to obtain the content data, and... http://www.freshpatents.com/Printing-system-and-control-method-thereof-dt20080703ptan20080158595.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:40:04 -0700 Disclosed are a printing system and a control method thereof. The system is capable of effectively performing printing and reducing a printing time. The method includes determining a division number of a document to be printed when a printing command is input, dividing the document according to the division number,... http://www.freshpatents.com/System-for-software-interaction-using-handwritten-strokes-dt20080703ptan20080158600.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:40:04 -0700 A system for enabling user interaction with computer software which includes a printer for receiving print data, printing a form, using the print data, by printing information related to at least one text field coincident with coded data indicative of the text field, receiving indicating data from a sensing device... http://www.freshpatents.com/Data-processing-apparatus-dt20080703ptan20080158602.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:40:04 -0700 A data processing apparatus is provided that includes an interface capable of mechanically restricting a memory card from being attached/detached in conjunction with instructions for the timing of attaching/detaching the memory card. The apparatus includes a memory card attaching portion, an operation instructing portion that gives instructions related to the... http://www.freshpatents.com/Image-memory-tiling-dt20080703ptan20080158601.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:40:04 -0700 According to some embodiments, image information, including rows of pixels, may be determined. The image information may be associated with a plurality of image blocks, each image block including a subset of pixels from multiple rows. Moreover, a single row of pixels of the image information may span multiple image... http://www.freshpatents.com/Information-processing-device-dt20080703ptan20080158603.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:40:04 -0700 An information processing device may store and output information concerning events occurring in itself or another device. The information processing device may be provided with a destination-event type storing device, a first individual storing device, a first storage control device, and a first output control device. The destination-event type storing... http://www.freshpatents.com/Printing-apparatus-dt20080703ptan20080158604.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:40:04 -0700 A printing apparatus that can maintain consistency between image information and page numbers with respect to that image information. The printing apparatus includes: a data input unit that embeds identification information for identifying pages to be printed in image information; and a data converting unit, a layout determining unit, a... http://www.freshpatents.com/Image-forming-apparatus-image-processing-apparatus-image-processing-method-computer-data-signal-and-computer-readable-medium-dt20080703ptan20080158606.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:40:04 -0700 An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit that forms an image on a recording medium within a predetermined width for image formation, a deviation amount obtaining unit that obtains an amount of a deviation formed on a recording sheet by the image forming unit, a correcting unit that... http://www.freshpatents.com/Method-device-and-computer-program-product-for-generating-a-page-and-or-domain-structured-data-stream-from-a-line-data-stream-dt20080703ptan20080158605.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:40:04 -0700 In a method for generation of a mapping rule input data of a print data stream structured per line, and which comprises variable data to be printed, are converted into output data of an output data structure. A predetermined structure description file is employed associated with the print data stream... http://www.freshpatents.com/Variable-data-image-generating-device-variable-data-image-forming-system-and-computer-readable-storage-medium-dt20080703ptan20080158575.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:40:04 -0700 There is provided a variable data image generating device including a plurality of first type image generating units that execute a first rendering instruction for a distributed record and generates a first type image corresponding to the record; a first type image memory that stores the first type image corresponding... http://www.freshpatents.com/Image-forming-system-and-computer-readable-medium-storing-image-forming-program-dt20080703ptan20080158576.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:40:04 -0700 An image forming system includes: a resource information storage unit that previously stores resource information to be combined with input print information; a first setting unit that sets an image characteristic of the resource information stored in the resource information storage unit; a second setting unit that sets an image... http://www.freshpatents.com/Image-forming-system-and-computer-readable-medium-storing-image-forming-program-dt20080703ptan20080158577.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:40:04 -0700 An image forming system includes: plural printing units each provided for each of different basic printing colors; and plural image processing units each provided in association with each of the printing units, and that generate image data for a basic color of the image processing unit's part and image data... http://www.freshpatents.com/Method-of-converting-image-signal-method-of-determining-original-color-of-color-image-and-apparatus-for-converting-image-signal-dt20080703ptan20080158580.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:40:04 -0700 A new calibration scale is proposed for as a substitute for density values of a densitometer or equivalent neutral densities. A color reproduction range of a color reversal film is set on an xy chromaticity diagram. On the xy chromaticity diagram, there are established three straight lines passing through a... http://www.freshpatents.com/Printing-system-dt20080703ptan20080158578.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:40:04 -0700 A printing system includes a printing unit and a print controlling unit. The printing unit is configured to print a primary image and a secondary image on a recording medium and that is capable of switching between a multicolor printing mode and a monochrome printing mode. The print controlling unit... http://www.freshpatents.com/Profile-adjustment-method-apparatus-and-program-dt20080703ptan20080158579.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:40:04 -0700 The adjustment of first conversion data for converting device independent data included in a profile describing characteristics of a device into device dependent data is achieved by inputting sample data which is the device independent data, converting the sample data into the device dependent data using the first conversion data,... http://www.freshpatents.com/Image-processing-apparatus-dt20080703ptan20080158607.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:40:04 -0700 Even if similar images which are similar to specific images exist in image data, the influence of the similar images is eliminated so that restriction of processing can be executed without fail. There are provided a detection section 70 for detecting specific images and similar images in a form similar... http://www.freshpatents.com/Paper-transport-mechanism-with-a-capping-mechanism-dt20080703ptan20080158608.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:40:04 -0700 The invention provides for a paper transport mechanism for a pagewidth printer. The mechanism includes an electric motor and a sheet feed roller, a paper drive roller and pinch wheels operatively actuated by the motor to feed paper through a media path defined through the printer. The mechanism also includes... http://www.freshpatents.com/Apparatus-for-converting-gray-scale-and-method-for-the-same-dt20080703ptan20080158609.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:40:04 -0700 The invention discloses an apparatus for converting gray scale. The apparatus includes a receiving module, an encoding module, and a decoding module. The receiving module is used for receiving an input image, wherein the input image has an N-bit first gray level. The encoding module is used for selectively calculating... http://www.freshpatents.com/Image-processing-device-image-output-device-terminal-device-image-forming-system-computer-readable-medium-storing-program-thereof-and-image-processing-method-dt20080703ptan20080158610.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:40:04 -0700 An image processing device includes a multivalue-converting unit that converts input binary image data including plural color components into multivalued image data; a restriction unit that restricts imaging materials to be used for multivalued image data produced by the multivalue-converting unit; and a binarizing unit that binarizes the multivalued image... http://www.freshpatents.com/Generation-of-dither-matrix-dt20080703ptan20080158611.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:40:04 -0700 The invention provides a printing method of printing on a printing medium. The method includes: providing a print head that includes a plurality of nozzle arrays for ejecting at least N colors of inks, N being an integer of at least 3; performing a halftone process with a dither matrix... http://www.freshpatents.com/Data-processing-apparatus-image-registration-method-and-program-product-dt20080703ptan20080158612.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:40:04 -0700 A data processing apparatus for registering image data includes a network processing unit configured for acquiring image data through a network, an image correction unit for analyzing the image data, extracting a background image and a subject image from the image data, and correcting the extracted background image according to... http://www.freshpatents.com/Image-forming-apparatus-image-forming-system-computer-readable-recording-medium-and-image-forming-method-dt20080703ptan20080158613.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:40:04 -0700 An image forming apparatus includes: a generating unit that generates a control image representing control information to be used for controlling an operation that is performed by the image forming apparatus; a superimposing unit that superimposes the control image generated by the generating unit on a print image; and an... http://www.freshpatents.com/Image-processing-apparatus-and-method-for-printing-and-plate-making-and-recording-medium-having-image-processing-program-recorded-therein-for-printing-and-plate-making-dt20080703ptan20080158614.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:40:04 -0700 A neighboring vector, which is a boundary portion between two overlapping objects, is extracted. To calculate luminance levels of the objects on both sides of the neighboring vector, a predetermined number of coordinate points (sample points) in the vicinity of the neighboring vector are extracted at least from the image... http://www.freshpatents.com/System-and-method-for-delivering-digitized-mail-dt20080703ptan20080158615.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:40:04 -0700 Systems and methods for optimizing the process of digitizing and delivering physical mail based upon selective scanning are described and in certain illustrative examples, an intelligent agent computer system is employed for making selective scanning decisions in the process of digitizing and delivering physical mail.... http://www.freshpatents.com/Image-forming-system-dt20080703ptan20080158616.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:40:04 -0700 An image forming system including an image forming apparatus and a post-processing apparatus having: an image forming apparatus low-power transition time setting section for setting a low-power transition time of the image forming apparatus; a post-processing apparatus low-power transition time setting section for setting a low-power transition time of the... http://www.freshpatents.com/Tone-signal-detection-apparatus-dt20080703ptan20080158617.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:40:04 -0700 A tone signal detection apparatus for detecting a tone signal of a specific frequency is disclosed. The tone signal detection apparatus includes a detecting unit, a determining unit, a time measuring unit, and a time comparing unit. A time during which a signal is not detected by the detecting unit... http://www.freshpatents.com/Dual-page-apex-bed-scanner-dt20080703ptan20080158618.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:40:04 -0700 An image capture device includes a scanning bed having transparent first and second scanning surfaces. The first and second scanning surfaces intersect to form an apex. The apex is configured to engage a bound document. The device also includes first and second scanners, each configured for movement along interior sides... http://www.freshpatents.com/Image-reading-device-dt20080703ptan20080158619.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:40:04 -0700 An image reading device including (1) a transparent member having an image reading area, (2) a line sensor that moves in a line sensor moving direction, which is perpendicular to a reading line direction of the line sensor, (3) a first supporting structure that supports, at opposite ends of the... http://www.freshpatents.com/Image-reading-and-recording-apparatus-dt20080703ptan20080158620.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:40:04 -0700 An image reading and recording apparatus has: a carriage for mounting a recording head; a reading unit which reads an original document; a conveying roller arranged on a conveying path which is used in common for recording paper and the original; and a platen arranged so as to face the... http://www.freshpatents.com/Document-feeder-and-image-capturing-device-dt20080703ptan20080158621.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:40:04 -0700 Document feeder and image capturing device preventing empty stamping associated with improper positioning of printing unit. Document feeder A, conveying document originals from a document placement location, along a predetermined conveyance path (12), and to a document information-capturing location (5, 6), is furnished with: a printing unit (8), which is... http://www.freshpatents.com/Image-forming-device-dt20080703ptan20080158624.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:40:04 -0700 An image forming device is provided with a sheet feeding unit capable of selectively feeding recording sheets of a plurality of sizes, a print unit configured to print out images represented by print data on page-by-page basis, the print data including information of designated size of the recording sheets. On... http://www.freshpatents.com/Image-reading-and-recording-apparatus-dt20080703ptan20080158622.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:40:04 -0700 An image reading and recording apparatus includes a trigger arm configured to start transmission of a drive to a paper feed unit in accordance with the position of a carriage. The trigger arm includes a first lever portion for feeding a recording sheet in a state in which a cap... http://www.freshpatents.com/Scanner-capable-of-selecting-scanning-positions-and-scanning-method-for-the-scanner-dt20080703ptan20080158623.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:40:04 -0700 A scanner capable of selecting scanning positions includes a scanning window, a scanning module and a control processing unit. Before a sheet of documents is scanned, the control processing unit moves the scanning module to a first location to generate a first image datum, and moves the scanning module to... http://www.freshpatents.com/Method-and-apparatus-for-forming-image-dt20080703ptan20080158625.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:40:04 -0700 When a monochromatic original is read, a control is effected to transfer a charge accumulated in a monochromatic photodiode array to a rear stage, and not to accumulate charges in respective color photodiode arrays. When a color original is read, a control is effected to transfer charges accumulated in the... http://www.freshpatents.com/Color-image-scanning-system-method-and-medium-dt20080703ptan20080158626.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:40:04 -0700 A color image scanning system may include a storage unit to store look-up tables having correction values of first color data, obtained by scanning a first printing paper having a plurality of color patches, each of the look-up tables corresponding to a type of printing paper, and a final image...