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05-01-2012 дата публикации

Image reading apparatus, image forming apparatus and method

Номер: US20120002254A1
Принадлежит: Toshiba Corp, Toshiba TEC Corp

Certain embodiments provide an image reading apparatus including: a monochrome CCD sensor including a first photo-diode array; plural color CCD sensors each including a second photodiode array; an AD converter configured to apply analog-to-digital conversion to each of analog outputs from the second photodiode array and the first photodiode array; a delay processing unit configured to delay at least one of color image data of plural colors from the AD converter and interpolate, with delayed any one or more of the color image data, a blank of image data that is to be read on a line in a sub-scanning direction; and an inter-line correction unit configured to correct, by the intervals and a set reduction magnification, a positional deviation in the sub-scanning direction between the monochrome image data and the color image data, respective timings of which are aligned on the line by the delay processing unit.

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19-01-2012 дата публикации

Binary reduction with structure preservation and density control

Номер: US20120014620A1
Принадлежит: Xerox Corp

A method for performing binary image reduction on binary image data includes receiving binary input image data; determining a conversion factor to scale (i) an input resolution to an output resolution and/or (ii) an input size to an output size; applying the conversion factor to the input image data to obtain intermediate data, where each intermediate data corresponds to at least one input pixel and at least a portion of another input pixel; obtaining a binary output image data comprising a plurality of output pixels by thresholding the corresponding intermediate data; determining an error value for each output pixel, the error value is a non-integer value obtained as a result of thresholding the intermediate data corresponding to the output pixel; and propagating the obtained error value to an adjacent output pixel in a scanline, where the output image data is scaled to the output resolution and/or the output size.

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26-01-2012 дата публикации

Image forming apparatus, method of controlling the same, and image processing apparatus

Номер: US20120019860A1
Автор: Satoko Fujiwara
Принадлежит: Ricoh Co Ltd

An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit that performs image formation on the basis of a plurality of pieces of image data for different colors, the pieces of the image data being generated by a higher-level device; a plurality of data storage units that receive the respective pieces of the image data transferred from the higher-level device via a plurality of first transfer paths corresponding to the respective pieces of the image data, and store therein the respective pieces of the image data; and a control unit that receives control information, which is used for controlling the image formation, from the higher-level device via a second transfer path and controls the data storage units on the basis of the control information so that the data storage units receive and storage therein the respective pieces of the image data transferred from the higher-level device.

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02-02-2012 дата публикации

Image processing apparatus, image forming apparatus, and method for image processing, configured to divide and read a document to generate divided image data

Номер: US20120026563A1
Автор: Baba Masaki
Принадлежит: Kyocera Mita Corp

An image processing apparatus is configured to divide and read a document to generate divided image data. The image processing apparatus includes an image reading unit, a high-frequency-color identifying unit, an individual-density conversion information generating unit, and a color-component-data converting unit. When the image reading unit divides and reads the document, the high-frequency-color identifying unit detects a density frequency distribution for the entire document and identifies, from a plurality of colors represented by a plurality of pieces of color component data, a high-frequency color that appears in an image of the entire document with a frequency satisfying a predetermined high-frequency condition; the individual-density conversion information generating unit generates individual-density conversion information based on the entire document; and the color-component-data converting unit generates converted color image data based on the entire document.

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09-02-2012 дата публикации

Apparatus, method, and program for size detection

Номер: US20120033246A1
Автор: Kouichi Unno
Принадлежит: Canon Inc

An apparatus includes a size detector configured to detect a size of an original on a contact glass when an angle of a pressing plate is within a predetermined range, a storage element configured to store information of the detected size of original, a reader configured to read the original on the contact glass, using the information of the stored size of the original, after a log-on, and a storage updater configured to update the stored size of the original, along with a log-off.

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09-02-2012 дата публикации

Calibration Mechanism And Scanning Device Has The Calibration Mechanism

Номер: US20120033272A1
Принадлежит: Foxlink Image Technology Co Ltd

A calibration mechanism is positioned in a scanning device. The scanning device includes a scanning module having a transparent plate for being passed through a scanned light beam and creating a scanned color. The calibration mechanism includes a processor means and a display means. The display means is positioned to face the transparent plate of the scanning module and controlled by the processor means to alter the scanned color to a display color. Since, the calibration mechanism is capable altering the background color. Furthermore, the calibration mechanism has a simple structure and a compact size for conveniently positioned in a compact scanning device.

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09-02-2012 дата публикации

Systems and methods for color defringing

Номер: US20120033275A1
Принадлежит: Conexant Systems LLC

A system and method for defringing chromatic aberrations that occur in imaging devices such as scanners. The system comprises shift filters to shift lines in the various color planes together. In addition in each color plane, a spread filter is used to compensate for the unequal point spread functions of each color. Furthermore, the results can be enhanced by filtering in the luminance-chrominance space.

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16-02-2012 дата публикации

Image forming apparatus and authentication method

Номер: US20120039621A1
Автор: Shohhei Moroi
Принадлежит: Individual

An image forming apparatus including applications and system side software for providing system side services to the applications is provided, in which the image forming apparatus includes: an authentication module for displaying an authentication screen on an operation panel of the image forming apparatus, wherein the authentication module allows the image forming apparatus to display a screen for using the image forming apparatus instead of the authentication screen if authentication data input from the authentication screen satisfies an authentication condition, and wherein the authentication module is provided in the image forming apparatus separately from the system side software.

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01-03-2012 дата публикации

Image reading device and method for reading an image

Номер: US20120050829A1
Автор: Atsushi Sasaki
Принадлежит: Seiko Epson Corp

An image reading device has a light source and an image sensor configured to transfer an electric charge accumulated on an opto-electric conversion element to a shift register through a shift gate. A reading controller configured to control image reading inserts a dummy interval into a shift period for which the electric charge is transferred from the opto-electric conversion element so as to shift timing to start sensor reading on every line and to arrange peak positions of noise included in a read image differ from one another on every line.

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08-03-2012 дата публикации

Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and recording medium

Номер: US20120057044A1
Автор: Yusuke Shimizu
Принадлежит: Canon Inc

An image processing method generates first developed image data by correcting first image data with use of a white balance correction value corresponding to flash light, generates second developed image data by correcting the first image data with use of a second white balance correction value corresponding to external light, calculates a combining ratio of each block based on a flash component and an external light component of each of blocks into which the first image data is divided, and combines the first developed image data and the second developed image data according to the calculated combining ratio.

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08-03-2012 дата публикации

Image processing apparatus, control method for image processing apparatus, and storage medium

Номер: US20120057198A1
Автор: Takashi Yabe
Принадлежит: Canon Inc

An image processing apparatus includes a determination unit configured to determine whether a repetitive object is appropriate for being measured for density correction, a decision unit configured to decide, from pages including the repetitive object determined as appropriate for being measured for the density correction, a plurality of measurement pages to be measured for the density correction and a measurement position in the measurement pages, a measurement unit configured to measure density of the measurement position in the printed measurement pages, and a density correction unit configured to perform the density correction according to the measured density in the measurement pages for a page different from the measurement pages.

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15-03-2012 дата публикации

Image processing device and image-processing method

Номер: US20120062908A1
Автор: Masashi Kuno
Принадлежит: Brother Industries Ltd

An image processing device includes: a process section; a generation section; and a supply section. The process section includes: an index value determination section; and an adjustment section. The index value determination section is configured to determine an index value for each of a plurality of target pixels included in edge image data. The adjustment section is configured not to adjust a pixel value of the target pixel in a first case where the density of the target pixel is determined to be relatively low based on the index value of the target pixel, and configured to adjust the pixel value of the target pixel so as to reduce the density of the target pixel in a second case where the density of the target pixel is determined to be relatively high based on the index value of the target pixel.

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15-03-2012 дата публикации

Printing device and print job control method

Номер: US20120062915A1
Автор: Kenichi Hirama
Принадлежит: Oki Data Corp

A printing device includes a receiving part receiving print job data, an analysis part, a memory part, an image forming part that executes a print process of image information using first and second consumable products and that includes a remaining amount detecting part, and a print control unit that controls the print process. When the remaining amount of the first consumable product is detected to be lower than a predetermined amount, the print process using the first consumable product is temporarily suspended, the memory part stores the image information and the print information of the print job data that are sequentially received by the receiving part. When the print information for another print process not using the first consumable product is stored in the memory part, the print control unit deletes information relating to the print job data of the suspended print process.

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22-03-2012 дата публикации

Information input device, control method thereof and image processing apparatus

Номер: US20120068935A1
Автор: Kenji Itoh, Takeshi Mutoh
Принадлежит: Individual

An information input device includes a display unit that has a display screen and displays an image, and a touch-panel that is arranged on the display screen and specifies a designated position on the display screen. The display unit displays any of first, second and third screen images depending on the state of information input device, and the first and third screen images have a prescribed area on which information including the same character, sign or figure is displayed. If a position in the prescribed area is specified by an input unit while the first screen image is being displayed, the display unit displays the second screen image, and if a position in the prescribed area is specified while the third screen image is being displayed, the display unit maintains the display of the third screen image

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22-03-2012 дата публикации

Correcting defective pixels in digital color images

Номер: US20120070081A1
Автор: Rastislav Lukac
Принадлежит: Foveon Inc

A method for replacing defective pixels in a digital color image includes determining whether each pixel has defective data in a selected color channel; for the pixel, determining whether a first reference color channel exists and, if so, correcting the defective data by defining a group of neighboring pixels; for each of m neighboring pixels having non-defective data in the selected color channel and the reference color channel, computing a sum of the differences between the non-defective data in the selected color channel and the non-defective data in the first reference color channel; adding the sum of the differences divided by m to the non-defective data value from the first reference color channel to obtain a result; dividing the result by two to obtain a substitution data value; and substituting the substitution data value for the defective data.

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29-03-2012 дата публикации

Image processing apparatus and image processing method for adaptively processing an image using an enhanced image and edge data

Номер: US20120075498A1

An image processing apparatus for automatically improving the contrast of an input image that is obtained from a digital camera or the like, and obtaining a sharper and clearing image. A contrast improvement unit performs a contrast improvement process on the input image by comparing an object pixel in the input image with pixels in the surrounding area. An image combination unit combines the enhanced image obtained by the contrast improvement process with the input image. The combined image is then output to a desired device such as a printer by an image output unit.

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05-04-2012 дата публикации

Image processing apparatus, image processing method and image scanning apparatus

Номер: US20120081766A1
Автор: Kosuke Mori
Принадлежит: Brother Industries Ltd

An image processing apparatus including: a determining unit that performs determination so as to determine a color mode of a target image in a color mode order, in a page unit; and a subtracting unit that calculates a subtraction total number of pixels, wherein, the determining unit performs the determination of a first color mode in the color mode order based on a pixel ratio of a number of pixels of the first color mode in the color mode order to a total number of pixels, and the determining unit performs the determination of the second or subsequent color mode in the color mode order based on a pixel ratio of a number of pixels of the second or subsequent color mode in the color mode order to the subtraction total number of pixels calculated by the subtracting unit.

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05-04-2012 дата публикации

Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and printer

Номер: US20120081768A1
Принадлежит: Canon Inc

An image processing apparatus is provided that is capable of very accurately and efficiently reducing uneven color caused by variation in ejection characteristics among nozzles that eject ink and that occurs in a color image that is formed by mixing a plurality of different kinds of ink. A patch is printed by ejected ink from a plurality of nozzles, a region is specified so as to perform color correction in a test color image that is printed on a printing medium, a plurality of different color correction processing is performed on color signals that correspond to a color correction region, a plurality of color correction patches are printed, a color correction patch to be used is selected from among the plurality of different color correction patches and table parameters that correspond to the nozzles are created based on the selected color correction processing.

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12-04-2012 дата публикации

Image forming apparatus and scanned data process method

Номер: US20120086981A1
Принадлежит: Individual

An information processing system including an information processing apparatus that selects between transferring data and obtaining data, and controls transferring data or obtaining data based on the selection. The system also includes a server that stores data transferred from the information processing apparatus, and controls transferring data to the information processing apparatus based on a request for transferring data received from the information processing apparatus.

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12-04-2012 дата публикации

Image Reading Apparatus

Номер: US20120086988A1
Принадлежит: Seiko Epson Corp

An image reading apparatus which reads an image on a target includes a first housing, a transparent member which is provided on the first housing and has a placement face on which the target is placed, a positioning member on which the transparent member is placed, a second housing which is assembled on the first housing and biases the positioning member, and an engagement member which is provided on the second housing and engages with the positioning member. In the image reading apparatus, when the second housing is assembled on the first housing, the engagement member biases the positioning member so as to fix the transparent member to an attachment position.

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12-04-2012 дата публикации

Live data form viewing and updating system

Номер: US20120089676A1
Принадлежит: Nolij Corp

A live data form system is provided that includes a client that executes a browser that receives one or more user requests to view or update a live data form being stored remotely. The live data form includes a plurality of data blocks having information that defines the live data form. The browser issues a first message with respect to viewing or updating the live data form. A server receives the first message and executes a first routine that analyzes the contents of the first message and formulates one or more query statements associated with a data block to be executed by one or more remote databases. When the one or more remote databases finish performing the one or more query statements, the server issues a second message to the browser that includes the results of the one or more query statements executed by the one or more remote databases via the client to either view or update the live data form.

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19-04-2012 дата публикации

Image forming apparatus, information processing method, and program

Номер: US20120096528A1
Автор: Atsushi Daigo
Принадлежит: Canon Inc

To provide an authentication method of enabling a user to use a multifunction machine in which user information of the user is not registered on an authentication table thereof, without deteriorating a maintenance capability of the authentication table, the method is characterized to include steps of obtaining user information from the user, determining whether or not the obtained user information is included on a user information table, and transmitting, when the obtained user information is not included on the user information table, the user information to an image forming apparatus registered in a redirect destination list. The method is further characterized to cause the transmission-destination image forming apparatus to authenticate the transmitted user information, and permit use of the image forming apparatus by the user according to an authentication result of the transmission-destination image forming apparatus.

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26-04-2012 дата публикации

Image processing method and image processing apparatus

Номер: US20120099802A1
Автор: Koji Washio

Disclosed is an image processing method for processing image data having pixels consecutively arranged in two directions orthogonal to each other including setting a first pixel area configured by a first and a second predetermined numbers of pixels, summing up the individual pixel values of the first predetermined number of pixels in a column-wise manner with respect to first pixel columns arranged in one direction summing up the individual pixel values of the second predetermined number of pixels in a column-wise manner with respect to second pixel columns arranged in the other direction, identifying a count of stairs given by differences among the pixel values of the individual pixels in the first pixel area, respectively for one direction and for the other direction, and determining a pixel value of a predetermined pixel contained in the first pixel area.

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10-05-2012 дата публикации

Method for compressing and decompressing digital data

Номер: US20120113466A1
Автор: Maurice L.M. LUTTMER
Принадлежит: Individual

A method of compressing and decompressing digital data that is especially suitable for halftoned image data in which every bit represents the marking of a receiving material by ink or toner is provided. The method is lossless and balances the use of memory, the processing time, the compression factor and the cost of hardware resources. The recurrence of data in halftoned images on which the smaller data size of the compressed data is based, is caused by the use of a halftone dither matrix. Various halftone dither matrices may be used in the halftoned image. The method is adapted to employ the characteristics of a specific halftone dither matrix by applying a dynamic set of offset values, in which an offset value represents a number of words between the current word of digital data and an identical, previously processed word.

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10-05-2012 дата публикации

Enhancing quality of ultrasound spatial compound image based on beam profile in ultrasound system

Номер: US20120114209A1
Автор: Jeong Sik Kim, Song Yi HAN
Принадлежит: Medison Co Ltd

There are provided embodiments for enhancing the quality of an ultrasound spatial compound image based on a beam profile in an ultrasound system. In one embodiment, an ultrasound system comprises: an ultrasound data acquisition unit configured to acquire ultrasound data for obtaining a plurality of ultrasound images corresponding to a plurality of steering angles; a storage unit for storing at least one beam profile indicating a spreading degree of an ultrasound beam according to depth based on at least one focusing point; and a processing unit configured to set an amount of blurring corresponding to spreading of the ultrasound beam according to the depth based on the at least one beam profile, and perform a filtering process for compensating the blurring by the spreading of the ultrasound beam based on the ultrasound data and the amount of blurring to form an ultrasound spatial compound image.

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17-05-2012 дата публикации

Image processing apparatus and image processing method

Номер: US20120121201A1
Автор: Akira Ichimura
Принадлежит: Canon Inc

M-value image data is inputted; a value of a pixel of interest in the inputted image data is quantized to N(N>M) value by an error diffusion method; it is determined whether both of a value of the pixel of interest to be quantized and an error value to be added to the pixel of interest are zero; and if it is determined that the value of the pixel of interest and the error value are zero, zero is outputted as a quantization result without performing quantization by the error diffusion method.

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24-05-2012 дата публикации

Method for achieving higher bit depth in tagged image paths

Номер: US20120127533A1
Принадлежит: Xerox Corp

A method adapts image data using more than eight bits per pixel to be compatible with devices using only 8-bit per pixel data. The method separates the higher bit depth data into an 8-bit image data stream, the balance of the bits are carried in a separate tag data stream. The 8-bit image data stream can be used in legacy devices that can handle only 8-bit data, and the tag data stream can be used in legacy devices that incorporate a tag data stream for their internal image processing.

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31-05-2012 дата публикации

Information processing apparatus and method

Номер: US20120133801A1
Автор: Hisato Sekine
Принадлежит: Canon Inc

An image processing method, for correcting a blur a due to an optical system of an image capturing apparatus, the image processing method including, storing a plurality of representative filters in a memory, selecting a subset of representative filters from the plurality of representative filters based on a pixel position of a pixel of interest in an image, applying each of the selected representative filter to a pixel value of the pixel of interest, and correcting the pixel value of the pixel of interest based on (a) a result of the application of filters, and (b) the pixel position of the pixel of interest.

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07-06-2012 дата публикации

Decoding encoded data

Номер: US20120139763A1
Принадлежит: International Business Machines Corp

A method for decoding encoded data. The method includes receiving data encoded by replacing each of a plurality of characters with bit strings. The method also includes recording, on the basis of definition information, at least one of the characters as corresponding to each of the bit lengths, and generating decode information based on the number of characters, wherein the decode information includes bit string information for sorting the bit strings in a bit length order that is a predetermined order associated with bit lengths. The method also includes, in response to receiving a particular bit length, generating character information in which the characters are sorted in the bit length order by inserting a character corresponding to the particular bit length into a position corresponding to the particular bit length in an array in which at least one of the bit lengths.

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21-06-2012 дата публикации

Image processing apparatus, method, and program

Номер: US20120154853A1
Автор: Ritsuko Otake
Принадлежит: Canon Inc

An image processing apparatus comprises: a conversion unit that converts an original into image data by scanning the original; a detection unit that detects a blank page in the image data converted by the conversion unit; a separation unit that deletes image data of the blank page detected by the separation unit from the converted image data; and a transmission unit that transmits to an external apparatus (a) the converted image data from which the image data of the blank page is separated by the separation unit, (b) the separated image data of the blank page, and (c) notification information formed based on a separation result by the separation unit.

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21-06-2012 дата публикации

Document reading apparatus and image processing method

Номер: US20120154874A1
Автор: Makoto Arima
Принадлежит: Canon Inc

A document reading apparatus, including: a conveyance portion which conveys a document; an illuminator which illuminates the conveying document; a reading portion which reads the conveying document at a read position; a reference member arranged opposite to the read position; a correction condition calculating portion which calculates a correction condition corresponding to each of a plurality of pixel positions based on image data obtained by the reading portion reading the reference member; and a correction portion which corrects image data of the document using the correction condition, wherein the correction condition calculating portion obtains a plurality of image data of the reference member corresponding to a first pixel position and its peripheral pixel position, and calculates a correction condition at the first pixel position based on remaining image data after excluding high brightness image data and low brightness image data.

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21-06-2012 дата публикации

Method of detecting defect in pattern and apparatus for performing the same

Номер: US20120155740A1
Принадлежит: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD

A method and apparatus for detecting a defect in a pattern are provided. The method includes: obtaining a pattern image from a pattern in a region of interest on a semiconductor substrate and obtaining a reference image are obtained; matching the obtained pattern image and the obtained reference image to select a pixel group including pixels indicating defect information of the pattern image; adjusting a defect detection threshold of the selected pixel group; comparing the obtained pattern image and the obtained reference image to detect a pattern defect in a detection region corresponding to the selected pixel group of the pattern image, according to the adjusted defect detection threshold.

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28-06-2012 дата публикации

Image forming apparatus, image forming method and image forming system

Номер: US20120167181A1
Принадлежит: Toshiba Corp, Toshiba TEC Corp

According to one embodiment, an image forming apparatus which is connected to a server via a communication line includes a control section which obtains a user ID and a password for user authentication, receives a restriction condition which regulates a character string for which use as the password is prohibited and a form thereof from the server, determines whether or not the password input meets the restriction condition, and displays a screen which prompts a change in the password when the restriction condition is not met.

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12-07-2012 дата публикации

Methods and systems for converting images from low dynamic range to high dynamic range

Номер: US20120176399A1
Принадлежит: Individual

Aspects of the invention provide systems and methods for converting a digital image represented in a lower bit depth representation to a higher bit depth representation. A saturation region is identified, where a color model value of the pixels in the saturation region is above an upper saturation threshold or below a lower saturation threshold. The color model value for each pixel in the saturation region is then adjusted by a corresponding adjustment. The magnitude of the adjustment for each pixel is based on characteristics of the image data.

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26-07-2012 дата публикации

Image processing apparatus, access control method, and storage medium

Номер: US20120192257A1
Автор: Yuichi Ishii
Принадлежит: Ricoh Co Ltd

An image processing apparatus includes a request determining unit receiving an operation event indicating a request to use an image processing function and determining whether the request is from a guest user based on the received operation event; a guest login processing unit generating guest login information including a guest user identifier and access right information of the guest user if the request is from the guest user and sending a login request to request a login process for the guest user based on the guest login information; an access control unit disabling access control on the image processing function in response to the login request based on the access right information in the guest login information; and a usage history recording unit recording a usage history of the image processing function in association with the guest user based on the guest user identifier in the guest login information.

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02-08-2012 дата публикации

System, image forming apparatus, and method

Номер: US20120194837A1
Автор: Tamaki Kamata
Принадлежит: Canon Inc

Information about a user is sent to a server from a device to perform authentication. A scan document generated by scanning a paper document is sent to the server from the device to request registration thereof. If the scan document, the registration of which has been requested from the device, has a size that exceeds free space in a contract area, the server extracts a document that meets a save condition from documents that should be stored in the contract area. The server then moves the extracted document from the contract area into a temporary area so as to register in the contract area the scan document the registration of which has been requested from the device. The server notifies a predetermined destination of information about the document moved into the temporary area.

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02-08-2012 дата публикации

Method of Generating Corrected Image Data and Display Apparatus

Номер: US20120195519A1
Автор: Yoshiaki Horikawa
Принадлежит: Olympus Corp

There is provided a method of generating corrected image data and a display apparatus which is capable of displaying a pre-corrected image which is corrected in advance, which enables to carry out diopter adjustment for farsightedness due to old age at a practically sufficient level. In the method of generating corrected image data, the pre-corrected image data consists of amplitude information and phase information, is generated. The display apparatus includes a processing section which generates the pre-corrected image data consists of the amplitude information and the phase information, by a predetermined method of generating corrected image data, and a display section which controls and displays the amplitude information and the phase information of the corrected image data which has been generated.

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16-08-2012 дата публикации

Method and apparatus for hiding data for halftone images

Номер: US20120207344A1

We propose methods for generating a halftone image, in which each pixel takes one of two tone values. The generated image contains hidden data, which is present at data storage pixels chosen using a pseudo-random number generator. In a first case, the data is hidden within an existing halftone image by reversing the tone value at certain of the data storage pixels, and at pixels neighbouring the data storage pixels. In a second case, the halftone image is generated from a grey-scale image, and data is hidden during this conversion process.

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30-08-2012 дата публикации

Computer program for generating 1-bit image data from multiple-bit image data

Номер: US20120218607A1
Принадлежит: Andrew William Peter Cave

A computer program for, or method of, generating 1-bit image data from multiple-bit image data, by a process which comprises the steps of: receiving multiple-bit image data comprising multiple-bit pixel values; and deriving from the multiple-bit pixel values 1-bit image data comprising “on” and “off pixel values, each pixel value of the 1-bit image data corresponding to a pixel of an output medium, which pixel an output device would attempt to mark when printing the 1-bit image data if the pixel value were “on”, the 1-bit image data producing when printed an image constituted by dots, each dot corresponding to a plurality of pixel values of the 1-bit image data, which pixel values correspond to a block of M*N horizontally and/or vertically adjacent pixels of an output is medium, at least one of M and N being greater than one, wherein for at least some of the dots, where M or N is equal to one, a pixel value corresponding to a first or last pixel of a row of horizontally adjacent pixels, or to a first or last pixel of a column of vertically adjacent pixels, is “off, and where both M and N are greater than one, at least one pixel value corresponding to a pixel of a first or last row of horizontally adjacent pixels is “off and/or at least one pixel value 20 corresponding to a pixel of a first or last column of vertically adjacent pixels is “off.

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30-08-2012 дата публикации

Image data combining apparatus and method

Номер: US20120219237A1
Принадлежит: Canon Inc

An image data combining apparatus combines m lines of image data that have been output from a reading unit. The reading unit outputs m lines of image data based upon the pixel data that has been output upon being divided into the plurality of lines, and stored then in a memory. An upper address for accessing the memory is decided based upon first data indicating position, along the sub-scan direction, of an image that has been read by the reading unit, and a lower address for accessing the memory is decided based upon second data indicating position of the image along the main-scan direction. For the lower address utilizes values in which the sequence of a plurality of bits constituting the first data is interchanged, so that p items of pixel data at a time are extracted successively from each of the m lines of image data.

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13-09-2012 дата публикации

Image forming apparatus and image density detecting method

Номер: US20120229866A1
Принадлежит: Ricoh Co Ltd

An image forming apparatus performs pseudo gradation processing using dithering, and includes an image carrier; a plurality of light-emitting element arrays arranged in a main-scanning direction and including a plurality of light-emitting elements; an image forming unit performing lighting control of the arrays and forming a pattern image on the image carrier; a detecting unit detecting a density of the pattern image; a position detecting unit detecting a position in the main-scanning direction of the detecting unit with respect to the light-emitting element arrays; a determining unit that, based on the detected position, determines whether the detecting unit is positioned at a proper detection position with respect to the pattern image on which noise has no effect; and an operation control unit that, when the detecting unit is positioned at the proper detection position, performs an image density detection operation on the pattern image using the detecting unit.

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13-09-2012 дата публикации

Signal processing apparatus and method for processing multi-dimensional signals, and computer-readable medium

Номер: US20120229876A1
Автор: Tadayuki Ito
Принадлежит: Canon Inc

A signal processing apparatus and method for processing N-dimensional signals where N is an integer not smaller than 4 are disclosed. The signal processing apparatus includes a memory unit that stores reference values corresponding to combinations of each component of the N-dimensional signals; the memory unit has (M+1)×2 N−M sub-memories which respectively store each part of the reference values divided into (M+1)×2 N−M , where M is an integer smaller than N. A reading unit reads the reference values from the memory unit.

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13-09-2012 дата публикации

Fast repeated integral images

Номер: US20120230600A1
Принадлежит: Qualcomm Inc

A repeated integral images method filters image data in only two passes, e.g., the first pass filters horizontal rows of pixels and a second pass filters vertical columns of pixels, or in a single pass. The filter performs at least one infinite impulse response (IIR) filter and at least one finite impulse response (FIR) filter on the image data. A plurality of IIR filters and FIR filters maybe performed to approximate a Gaussian filter. By minimizing the number of passes, the data flow between the processing unit and the storage unit is greatly reduced compared to conventional repeated integral images method thereby improving computation time.

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20-09-2012 дата публикации

Image processing apparatus, image processing method, image processing program and printing device

Номер: US20120236366A1
Автор: Toshie Imai
Принадлежит: Seiko Epson Corp

An image processing apparatus includes an area specifying unit for specifying a text area including a text with an achromatic color and a background with an achromatic color, in an image to be output; an inversion processing unit for inverting the brightness of achromatic colors only for the specified text area; and an output unit for outputting an image including the text area where the brightness of achromatic colors is inverted. With respect to a gray-level achromatic color configuring a text in the specified text area, the inversion processing unit changes the color to be brighter than the case where the brightness is inverted.

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27-09-2012 дата публикации

Contrast matching for stereo image

Номер: US20120242665A1
Автор: Honghong Peng
Принадлежит: Aptina Imaging Corp

Apparatus and a method for matching contrast between images of a stereo image pair. A first contrast value corresponding to first pixel information of first image is determined and a second contrast value corresponding to second pixel information of second image is determined. The first and second contrast values are compared and the image having the lower contrast value is selected for compensation. A tone mapping function is generated and applied to the pixel information corresponding to the selected image for generating compensated image pixel information corresponding to the selected image.

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27-09-2012 дата публикации

Image processing apparatus, imaging apparatus, storage medium storing image processing program, and image processing method

Номер: US20120243801A1
Автор: Akihiko Utsugi
Принадлежит: Nikon Corp

An image processing apparatus includes an image reducing section generating at least one reduced image by generating a reduced pixel with reference to pixel values by each predetermined area of a target image being a process object, a noise extracting section extracting a noise component at a frequency band according to a reduction ratio of the reduced image for each reduced pixel based on the reduced image, a noise subtraction section subtracting the noise component of the reduced pixel from each of pixels at the predetermined area being referred to generate the reduced pixel, and an area smoothing section smoothing the pixels with each other at the predetermined area being referred to generate the reduced pixel based on the noise component of the reduced pixel.

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04-10-2012 дата публикации

Image recording system, image recording apparatus, and computer usable medium therefor

Номер: US20120250059A1
Принадлежит: Brother Industries Ltd

An image recording system is provided. The image recording system includes an image recording apparatus, a mobile terminal to wirelessly manipulate the image recording apparatus and including a display device, a receiver to receive a signal from one of the image recording apparatus and the mobile terminal, a distance determining unit to determine a distance between the image recording apparatus and the mobile terminal, a range determining unit to determine a range, which includes the detected distance amongst a plurality of continuously incremental ranges partitioned by a predetermined reference distance originating from the image recording apparatus, a storage to store information concerning a plurality of operation screens associated with the plurality of ranges respectively, and a display controller to control the display device to display one of the plurality of operation screens associated with one of the plurality of ranges, which includes the detected distance.

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04-10-2012 дата публикации

Image forming apparatus to detect density unevenness and density unevenness detection device

Номер: US20120250098A1
Автор: Makoto Ikeda

An image forming apparatus comprising: an image forming section to carry out image formation of a linear test pattern; a measurement section to measure a line width of one line of the linear test pattern at a plurality of measurement points; and a detection section to detect density unevenness, wherein the detection section converts the measured line width into density and, eliminates a measurement point where the measured line width thereof is at most a predetermined value to detect density unevenness in an extending direction of the linear test pattern.

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11-10-2012 дата публикации

Multi-function printer and calibrating method for multi-function printer

Номер: US20120257223A1
Принадлежит: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd

A multi-function printer and a method for calibrating the multi-function printer is disclosed The calibrating method for a printer comprises printing a calibration pattern on a medium by the printer; obtaining a scanned image of the calibration pattern on the medium printed by the printer; comparing the scanned image against the calibration pattern; detecting defects of the scanned image; and if the defects exceed an pre-determined value, adjusting print settings of the printer according to the defects of the scanned image.

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25-10-2012 дата публикации

Image forming apparatus, method of controlling drawing processing, and recording medium storing drawing processing control program

Номер: US20120268796A1
Автор: Rina Takahashi
Принадлежит: Ricoh Co Ltd

An image forming apparatus provided with a first drawing processor and a second drawing processor, includes a converter to convert a data format of drawing processing data from a data format suitable for the first drawing processor to a data format suitable for the second drawing processor, and a process allocator to control drawing processing based on a processing load on the converter.

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29-11-2012 дата публикации

Image processing device, image processing method, and printed material

Номер: US20120300233A1
Автор: Kohei Iwamoto
Принадлежит: Seiko Epson Corp

An image processing device includes an image processing part configured to perform image processing to an original image including a background and an object by adding a first texture component to at least the background.

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29-11-2012 дата публикации

Image forming apparatus and method of forming image

Номер: US20120300235A1
Автор: Yuuji OHMURA
Принадлежит: Ricoh Co Ltd

An image forming apparatus includes an image holding body on which a toner image is formed; a transfer unit that functions to transfer the toner image formed on the image holding body onto a recording medium; and an adjusting unit that adjusts a gap between the transfer unit and the image holding body based on the rigidity of the recording medium, the recording medium being conveyed through the gap with respect to the image holding body.

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06-12-2012 дата публикации

Imaging device with varying optical signal

Номер: US20120307221A1
Автор: Kurt Eugene Spears
Принадлежит: Hewlett Packard Development Co LP

Example embodiments disclosed herein relate to an imaging device. The imaging device includes a multi-dimensional array of light sensitive elements, an illumination source that outputs an optical signal, an optical element that focuses the optical signal on the array, and an illumination controller. The illumination controller varies the output of the optical signal to control exposure at a location of the array.

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13-12-2012 дата публикации

Pressing plate

Номер: US20120314263A1
Автор: Kengo KAWATA
Принадлежит: PFU Ltd

A pressing plate is used for an overhead scanner. The overhead scanner includes an imaging unit that images a medium to be read that is placed on a placement surface located under the imaging unit in the vertical direction and a light source that irradiates the medium to be read with light. The pressing plate includes a pressing plate main body for pressing the medium to be read from an upper side in the vertical direction and a plurality of anti-glare units arranged inside the pressing plate main body. The pressing plate main body is light transmissive. The anti-glare units block light reflected toward a side opposite to an incident light side from the light source, with respect to a vertical axis, among light reflected from the medium.

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20-12-2012 дата публикации

Information processing apparatus, information management method and computer readable information recording medium

Номер: US20120324361A1
Автор: Yoshinori Fujita
Принадлежит: Ricoh Co Ltd

An information processing apparatus is connected with electronic apparatuses storing user information concerning users of the electronic apparatuses. The information processing apparatus receives an operation to designate an electronic apparatus, out of the electronic apparatuses, on which a setting is to be carried out concerning the user information, via a screen page displayed based on apparatus information concerning the electronic apparatuses, and receives an operation of manipulating data of the user information via a screen page displayed based on the user information obtained from the electronic apparatuses and managed by the information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus transmits to the designated electronic apparatus the user information on which the manipulating data has been carried out, out of the user information managed by the information processing apparatus, and requests the designated electronic apparatus to carry out a setting concerning the user information.

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03-01-2013 дата публикации

Bidirectional multi-pass inkjet printer suppressing density unevenness based on image information and scan line position of each dot

Номер: US20130003094A1
Принадлежит: Canon Inc

An image forming apparatus includes a color converting unit 330 for subjecting the input image data to a color conversion in accordance with ink color, and generating a print image 400; a print data generator 370 -x for generating print data of each scan corresponding to multiple scans of the print image generated by the color converting unit 330; print controller 380 -x for controlling at least one of the color converting unit 330 or print data generator 370 -x based upon the input image data 320 or a position on a scanning line of each dot to be printed in the print image 400 generated by the color converting unit 330; and a printer engine 180 for printing on the print medium based upon the print data generated by the print data generator 370 -x.

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03-01-2013 дата публикации

Image processing apparatus and image processing method

Номер: US20130004099A1
Автор: Koji Washio

An image processing apparatus includes a smoothing processing unit which performs smoothing processing, a thinning processing unit which performs thinning processing, an edge direction determination unit which determines an edge direction with respect to each pixel of the image data and a blending processing unit which decides a pixel value of each pixel of when the thinning processing and the smoothing processing are realized at same time. In the image processing apparatus, the blending processing unit decides a pixel value of a target pixel of when the thinning processing and the smoothing processing are realized at the same time depending on a combination of whether the thinning processing is performed or not and whether the smoothing processing is performed or not on the target pixel.

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31-01-2013 дата публикации

Photoelectric transducer, image reading device, and image reading method

Номер: US20130026348A1
Автор: Masahiro Hiranuma
Принадлежит: Ricoh Co Ltd

A photoelectric transducer being capable of image reading in any one of a color reading mode and a monochrome reading mode includes a color reading sensor, a monochrome reading sensor, and an unnecessary-charge draining unit. The unnecessary-charge draining unit ( 32 ) drains unnecessary charges accumulated in the monochrome reading sensor or the color reading sensor therefrom at switching from the color reading mode to the monochrome reading mode or from the monochrome reading mode to the color reading mode.

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31-01-2013 дата публикации

Image processing apparatus

Номер: US20130027748A1
Автор: Yukinori Nishikawa
Принадлежит: Canon Inc

In an image processing apparatus which reads out image data for each unit region from stored image data in a scanning direction in printing and sequentially performs image processing, image data before image processing in a unit region preceding a unit region to undergo image processing is stored by a predetermined width from the first boundary between the preceding unit region and the unit region to undergo image processing. Image processing is performed by referring to the image data before image processing by the predetermined width from the first boundary, and image data before image processing in a unit region succeeding the unit region to undergo image processing by a predetermined width from the second boundary between the unit region to undergo image processing and the succeeding unit region.

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31-01-2013 дата публикации

Printing device and printing method

Номер: US20130027754A1
Автор: Kurato Maeno
Принадлежит: Oki Data Corp

The present invention provides an information printing method and a printing device, which assure a higher level of security when outputting printed matter. The present invention provides a printing device comprising a document storage means for storing electronic document data generated at a printing instruction issuing terminal operated by a printing instruction issuer and transmitted from the printing instruction issuing terminal, an ID setting means for setting a print retriever ID of a print retriever who is to execute processing for outputting the electronic document data stored at the document storage means onto paper, a watermark information superimposing means for superimposing the print retriever ID having been set at the ID setting means as watermark information onto the electronic document data and a printing means for outputting the electronic document data having the watermark information superimposed thereupon by the watermark information superimposing means onto paper.

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14-02-2013 дата публикации

Network scanner for global document creation, transmission and management

Номер: US20130038904A1
Принадлежит: Eric Morgan Dowling, Robert Abe Westerlund

A network scanner, communication protocols, and client and server programs and are provided which provide an improved way to transmit legally binding documents, obviating the need for outmoded, legacy fax transmissions. Using the network scanner, a document may be scanned and transferred directly into any shared folder inbox residing on any computer attached to the Internet. Enhanced server systems and network communications and messaging protocols are provided that are more practical to use than email for sending documents such as executed legal documents or other documents requiring robust integrity and authenticatability. Similarly, the inventive network scanner, server systems and communication protocols provide improved ways to perform large file transfers and to manage bandwidth to minimize problems associated with uploading/downloading large files as attachments to/from email servers and for enabling user control over VoIP quality during file transmission sessions.

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14-02-2013 дата публикации

Image processing apparatus, computer-readable storage medium, and image processing method

Номер: US20130039602A1
Автор: Fumihiro Sasaki
Принадлежит: Ricoh Co Ltd

According to an embodiment, an image processing apparatus includes: a reading unit, a magnification change processing unit, a wait time acquiring unit, and a signal output unit. The reading unit reads image data from the memory line by line. The magnification change processing unit performs a magnification change process on the image data and outputs. The wait time acquiring unit acquires wait time information on a value corresponding to a wait time from when a synchronous signal, representing a start of read of the image data for each line, falls to when the magnification change process starts. The signal output unit outputs, to the reading unit, a permission signal indicating whether read of image data of a next line is permitted or denied based on the wait time information while the magnification change processing unit is outputting the image data.

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21-02-2013 дата публикации

Apparatus, system, and method of inspecting image, and recording medium storing image inspection control program

Номер: US20130044347A1
Принадлежит: Ricoh Co Ltd

An inspection apparatus, inspection system, inspection method, and inspection control program stored in a recording medium, each of which sets a reference point in a master image and a read image read from a printed image, which is to be used for detecting the positional shift between the read image and the master image, based on determination whether a pattern previously added to the printed image for detecting the positional shift is available or can be used to effectively detect the positional shift.

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21-02-2013 дата публикации

Image processing apparatus and method

Номер: US20130044956A1
Принадлежит: Individual

According to one embodiment, an image processing apparatus includes following units. The correlation calculation unit calculates correlations between a first region and predetermined first basis vectors. The distance calculation unit calculates distances between the first region and second regions on a subspace generated by the second basis vectors selected from the first basis vectors. The feature quantity calculation unit calculates a feature quantity based on the correlations. The weight calculation unit calculates weights based on the distances and the feature quantity. The pixel value calculation unit calculates a weighted average of pixel values according to the weights to generate an output pixel value.

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28-02-2013 дата публикации

Image forming apparatus

Номер: US20130050388A1
Автор: Kazuyuki Ohnishi
Принадлежит: Sharp Corp

An image forming apparatus includes a pulse width modulation unit that changes pulse width of a signal in accordance with image data, and an image forming unit that forms an image by a driving laser beam with a signal whose pulse width has been modulated by the pulse width modulation unit and scanning a photosensitive body, and corrects the pulse width of the signal output by the pulse width modulation unit in accordance with a density unevenness characteristics in the main scanning direction of the image forming unit.

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28-02-2013 дата публикации

Image processing device

Номер: US20130050721A1
Автор: Yusuke Miyamoto
Принадлежит: Brother Industries Ltd

Read data indicative of first and second surfaces of manuscript is divided into a plurality of first and second blocks, respectively. A judging unit judges, based on a first condition, whether each second block is a specified second block and whether each first block is a specified first block. A second condition is set for each first block corresponding to the specified second block. Each second block is more difficult to be judged as the specified second block based on respective second condition than based on the first condition. The judging unit judges whether each first block corresponding to the specified second block is the specified first block based on the respective second condition. The first surface is a specified color first surface when a ratio of a number of the specified first blocks to a total number of first blocks is greater than or equal to a prescribed value.

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28-02-2013 дата публикации

Intelligent image correction with preview

Номер: US20130050767A1
Принадлежит: Xerox Corp

As set forth herein, methods and systems for automated image defect detection. An input image is subjected to skew detection and contaminant detection. Upon detection of skew of and/or contaminants in the image data, correction data, including indicia of the contaminants/skew, correction angles and directions are calculated and displayed on an electronic representation of the document. Automatic correction may then be performed to correct the detected defects, allow the defects to remain, or re-scan the original document to generate new image data without the detected defects.

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07-03-2013 дата публикации

Image processing method, image processing program, and information processing apparatus

Номер: US20130057879A1
Принадлежит: Ricoh Co Ltd

A method including the steps of obtaining an original image, generating a converted image by converting a gradation of a pixel of the original image into a prescribed gradations for an image forming apparatus to express, outputting a dot pattern image through a nozzle based on a predetermined dot pattern signal, generating nozzle characteristic information of the nozzle based on the dot pattern image, generating simulation information based on the converted image and the nozzle characteristic information, generating converted simulation information by converting the simulation information to the same gradation as that of the pixel of the original image, comparing the converted simulation information with the original image, and calculating an error between the original image and the converted simulation information.

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14-03-2013 дата публикации

Image forming apparatus and method of inputting e-mail thereat

Номер: US20130063773A1
Автор: Sung-hwan Bae
Принадлежит: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD

A method of inputting e-mail addresses at an image forming apparatus, the method including accessing a server storing member information about members who have contacted a user online, by using log-in information of the user; receiving the member information stored in the server from the server; generating a list of e-mail addresses of the members by using the received member information; and updating an address book stored in the image forming apparatus by using the list of generated e-mail addresses.

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14-03-2013 дата публикации

Method for reducing row and column noise in imaging systems

Номер: US20130064449A1
Автор: Arthur Menikoff

A method for the reduction of noise in an image including identifying neighboring pixel values in pixels proximate to a subject pixel; comparing the neighboring pixel values to a preset tolerance range; using neighboring pixel values within the tolerance range to calculate a pixel intensity correction value; and applying the pixel intensity value to the subject pixel.

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21-03-2013 дата публикации

Mark forming apparatus, image forming apparatus, and mark forming method

Номер: US20130070265A1
Принадлежит: Toshiba Corp, Toshiba TEC Corp

A mark forming apparatus according to the present embodiment includes an image acquisition portion, a calculation portion, a detection portion, and a formation portion. The image acquisition portion scans and acquires an image formed on a sheet. The calculation portion calculates a color material attachment amount of the image from the image acquired by the image acquisition portion. The detection portion detects a predetermined mark which is already formed on the sheet. The formation portion forms a predetermined mark with a shape according to the color material attachment amount calculated by the calculation portion on the sheet in addition to the existing predetermined mark detected by the detection portion.

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21-03-2013 дата публикации

Optical System for a Scanner

Номер: US20130070317A1
Принадлежит: Lexmark International, Inc.

An optical system for a scanner according to one example embodiment includes a light source for illuminating a target area and a plurality of mirrors that includes a first mirror positioned to receive a light beam traveling along a first optical path and to reflect the beam along a second optical path. A second mirror receives the beam traveling along the second optical path and reflects the beam along a third optical path. A third mirror receives the beam traveling along the third optical path and reflects the beam along a fourth optical path. A fourth mirror receives the beam traveling along the fourth optical path and reflects the beam along a fifth optical path. A fifth mirror receives the beam traveling along the fifth optical path and reflects the beam along a sixth optical path. An image sensor receives the beam and senses an image of the target area. 1. An optical system for a scanner , comprisinga light source for illuminating a target area to be scanned; a first mirror spaced vertically from the target area and positioned to receive a light beam traveling along a first optical path between the target area and the first mirror when the target area is illuminated by the light source and to reflect the light beam along a second optical path between the first mirror and a second mirror;', 'the second mirror being positioned to receive the light beam traveling along the second optical path and to reflect the light beam along a third optical path between the second mirror and a third mirror, the third optical path crossing the first optical path;', 'the third mirror being positioned to receive the light beam traveling along the third optical path and to reflect the light beam along a fourth optical path between the third mirror and a fourth mirror, the fourth optical path crossing the first optical path;', 'the fourth mirror being positioned to receive the light beam traveling along the fourth optical path and to reflect the light beam along a fifth optical path ...

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28-03-2013 дата публикации

Nozzle shading method, and an inkjet printing apparatus using same

Номер: US20130076823A1
Принадлежит: Dainippon Screen Manufacturing Co Ltd

An inkjet printing apparatus includes a plurality of nozzles for discharging ink, a CIS (Contact Image Sensor) type scanner for reading, as image data, charts for correction printed in the ink discharged from the nozzles, light emitters for emitting light to the charts for correction, a scanner controller for causing the scanner to scan the charts for correction with a plurality of read conditions, a correction table creator for creating nozzle shading correction tables based on the image data read, and a shading corrector for carrying out shading correction for the nozzles based on the correction tables.

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28-03-2013 дата публикации

Time-delay-and-integrate image sensors having variable integration times

Номер: US20130076955A1
Автор: John Thomas Compton
Принадлежит: Truesense Imaging Inc

In various embodiments, a time-delay-and-integrate (TDI) image sensor includes (i) a plurality of integrating CCDs (ICCDs), arranged in parallel, that accumulate photocharge in response to exposure to light, (ii) electrically coupled to the plurality of ICCDs, a readout CCD (RCCD) for receiving photocharge from the plurality of ICCDs, and (iii) electrically coupled to the RCCD, readout circuitry for converting charge received from the RCCD into voltage.

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28-03-2013 дата публикации

IMAGE READING APPARATUS, SHADING CORRECTION METHOD THEREFOR, AND PROGRAM FOR IMPLEMENTING THE METHOD

Номер: US20130077133A1
Принадлежит:

An image reading apparatus including a shading correction mechanism that can be formed by fewer component parts than conventional ones, and is increased in the degree of freedom of design, thereby enabling reduction of the size and weight thereof. A contact glass guides an original to an image reading position. A glass holding member holds the glass. A line image sensor reads an image on the original conveyed to the image reading location, through the contact glass. A reference member is disposed at a location different from the image reading location on the contact glass. A moving mechanism relatively moves the line image sensor and the reference member so that the line image sensor can alternatively read the original conveyed to the image reading location and the reference member. A drive section externally drives the moving mechanism to move the line image sensor and/or the reference member. 123.-. (canceled)24. An image reading unit fixed to an image reading apparatus for reading an image formed on an original , comprising:a frame having an opening;an image sensor configured to read an image on a reading position of the image sensor, in a main scanning direction;a contact glass configured to guide the original to an original image reading location;a reference member disposed at a location different from the original image reading location;a moving mechanism configured to move the image sensor inside the frame to reciprocate the reading position of the image sensor between the original image reading location and a shading correction data acquisition position on the reference member, in a sub scanning direction; anda driving unit configured to drive the moving mechanism,wherein the frame has the contact glass located in the opening, and has the image sensor, the moving mechanism, and the driving unit disposed inside thereof.25. The image reading unit according to claim 24 , wherein the driving unit is a piezoelectric element claim 24 , a shape-memory alloy claim ...

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28-03-2013 дата публикации

FILTER DEVICE, IMAGE DECODING DEVICE, IMAGE ENCODING DEVICE, AND FILTER PARAMETER DATA STRUCTURE

Номер: US20130077884A1
Принадлежит: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA

A loop filter section according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a BF section selectively acting on a block boundary of an image processed block by block; and an adaptive filter section including a first linear filter section that acts on an input image to be supplied to the BF section and a second linear filter section that acts on an output image of the BF section. The adaptive filter section performs addition of an output image of the first linear filter section and an output image of the second linear filter section to output a result of the addition. 1. A filter device comprising:a boundary filter selectively acting on a block boundary of an image processed block by block; and a first linear filter section acting on an input image to be supplied to the boundary filter; and', 'a second linear filter section acting on an output image of the boundary filter,, 'an adaptive filter comprisingthe adaptive filter performing addition of an output image of the first linear filter section and an output image of the second linear filter section to output a result of the addition.2. The filter device according to claim 1 , whereina number of taps of the second linear filter section is set to 1.3. The filter device according to claim 1 , whereina number of taps of the first linear filter section is set to a number of not smaller than 2.4. (canceled)5. The filter device according to claim 1 , whereinthe adaptive filter operates in a mode specified from between a first mode and a second mode by mode specification information, which is obtained from an external entity, wherein the first mode is a mode in which the adaptive filter outputs the output image of the second linear filter section, while the second mode is a mode in which the adaptive filter outputs a sum of the output image of the first linear filter section and the output image of the second linear filter section.68-. (canceled)9. The filter device according to claim 1 , whereinan upper limit value ...

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28-03-2013 дата публикации

IMAGE DECODING APPARATUS, IMAGE CODING APPARATUS, IMAGE DECODING METHOD, IMAGE CODING METHOD, AND PROGRAM

Номер: US20130077886A1
Автор: Kondo Kenji
Принадлежит: SONY CORPORATION

The present invention relates to implementation of efficient decoding and coding of an image. A plurality of variable length decoding units performs variable length decoding on a coded stream according to each different layer. The variable length decoding corresponds to variable length coding. The selecting unit selects an output from the variable length decoding unit that corresponds to the layer including the block to be decoded based on the hierarchical structure information included in the stream and indicating the layer including the block to be decoded. The predictive motion vector setting unit sets the motion vector of a block on a higher layer as the predictive motion vector. The block on a higher layer includes the block to be decoded and has a block size larger than that of the block to be decoded. The addition unit adds the set predictive motion vector to the selected difference motion vector output from the variable length decoding unit in order to calculate the motion vector of the block to be decoded. 1. An image decoding apparatus comprising:a variable length decoding unit for decoding a coded stream to output a difference motion vector;a predictive motion vector setting unit for setting a motion vector of a block on a higher layer as a predictive motion vector of a block to be decoded, the block at the higher layer including the block to be decoded and having a block size larger than a block size of the block to be decoded; andan addition unit for adding the difference motion vector to the predictive motion vector to calculate the motion vector of the block to be decoded.2. The image decoding apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:a plurality of the variable length decoding units; anda selecting unit for selecting a difference motion vector output from the variable length decoding unit,wherein the variable length decoding units perform variable length decoding of the stream corresponding to variable length coding according to each ...

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04-04-2013 дата публикации

Administrating device

Номер: US20130083343A1
Автор: Kiyotaka Ohara
Принадлежит: Brother Industries Ltd

An administrating device may send first usage information to a specific device based on specific identification information, including specific device identification information for identifying the specific device, specific user identification information for identifying a specific user, or a combination thereof, and each information within a memory in a case where the specific identification information is received from the specific device. The first usage information may be related to which type of function among the two or more types of functions the specific user is allowed to use in the specific device.

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11-04-2013 дата публикации

SYSTEMS, METHODS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR DETERMINING DOCUMENT VALIDITY

Номер: US20130088757A1
Принадлежит: KOFAX, INC.

A method according to one embodiment includes performing optical character recognition (OCR) on an image of a first document; generating a list of hypotheses mapping the first document to a complementary document using: textual information from the first document, textual information from the complementary document, and predefined business rules; at least one of: correcting OCR errors in the first document, and normalizing data from the complementary document, using at least one of the textual information from the complementary document and the predefined business rules; determining a validity of the first document based on the hypotheses; and outputting an indication of the determined validity. Additional systems, methods and computer program products are also presented. 1. A methods comprising:performing optical character recognition (OCR) on an image of a first document; textual information from the first document,', 'textual information from the complementary document, and', 'predefined business rules;, 'generating a list of hypotheses mapping the first document to a complementary document usingat least one of: correcting OCR errors in the first document, and normalizing data from the complementary document, using at least one of the textual information from the complementary document and the predefined business rules;determining a validity of the first document based, on the hypotheses; andoutputting an indication of the determined validity.2. A method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the first document is an invoice claim 1 , wherein the complementary document is at least one of a purchase order claim 1 , a memorandum claim 1 , and a delivery note having a relationship with the invoice.3. A method as recited in claim 1 , further comprising scanning the first document using a scanner for generating the scanned image.4. A method as recited in claim 1 , further comprising normalizing data from the first document using at least one of the textual information from ...

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11-04-2013 дата публикации

METHOD FOR ENCODING/DECODING HIGH-RESOLUTION IMAGE AND DEVICE FOR PERFORMING SAME

Номер: US20130089265A1
Принадлежит: HUMAX CO., LTD.

A method for encoding/decoding high-resolution image and a device for performing the same set the size of an extended macro-block as the size of a prediction unit to be encoded, according to a temporal frequency feature or a spatial frequency feature found therebetween at least one picture to be encoded, perform motion prediction and motion compensation using the set prediction unit size unit, and perform the conversion thereof. Also, a macro-block having 32×32 pixel or 64×64 pixel size is divided into at least one partition based on an edge, and encoding is performed on each of the divided partitions afterwards. Therefore, encoding efficiency for high definition (HD) or higher resolution images is enhanced. 1. An image encoding method comprising the steps of:generating a prediction block by performing motion compensation on a prediction unit having a variable size;obtaining a residual value by comparing the prediction unit with the prediction block; andperforming transform on the residual value.2. The image encoding method of claim 1 , wherein the prediction unit corresponds to a leaf coding unit when a coding unit having a variable size is hierarchically split and reaches an allowable largest hierarchy level or hierarchy depth claim 1 , and wherein the image encoding method further comprises the step of transmitting a sequence parameter set (SPS) including a size of a largest coding unit and a size of a smallest coding unit.36-. (canceled)7. An image decoding method comprising the steps of:receiving an encoded bit stream;obtaining information of a to-be-decoded prediction unit from the received bit stream, wherein the prediction unit has a variable size;obtaining a residual value by performing inverse quantization and inverse transform on the received bit stream;generating a prediction block by performing motion compensation on a prediction unit having a size corresponding to the obtained information; andreconstructing an image by adding the generated prediction ...

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18-04-2013 дата публикации

Use of Noise-Optimized Selection Criteria to Calculate Scene White Points

Номер: US20130093916A1
Принадлежит: Apple Inc

Methods, devices and computer readable media for implementing a “selective gray world” approach for color balancing are described. The disclosed techniques involve the use of noise-optimized selection criteria and, more specifically, in some embodiments, the interpolation between corresponding values in noise-optimized weighting tables when calculating white balance gains. Estimated scene lux levels may provide a valuable indicator of expected scene noise levels. The image processing techniques described herein may be executed by an image capture device or a general purpose processor (e.g., personal computer) executing a user-level software application. The described color balancing techniques may be implemented by dedicated or general purpose hardware, general application software, or a combination of software and hardware in a computer system.

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18-04-2013 дата публикации

IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF IMAGING PROCESSING AND STORAGE MEDIUM

Номер: US20130094068A1
Автор: Makino Yoichiro
Принадлежит: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA

An image processing apparatus determines a direction of document placement relative to a scanning direction based on a direction of a shadow region in an input image when a line sensor having a light receiving element performs a scan and an image read from a book document by a reading apparatus is input. When the direction of the binding portion of the document is determined to be along a longitudinal direction of the line sensor, an image of a region read by the light receiving element of the line sensor from reflected light undergoing specular reflection from the document is detected based on the amount of variation in luminance between adjacent pixels in the read image of the book document. Luminance of the image corresponding to the region is corrected. 1. An image processing apparatus comprising:an input unit configured to input a read image which is obtained by reading of a book original having a binding portion;a specifying unit configured to specify, based on the binding portion of the book original, a first area corresponding to a higher luminance than that corresponding to a second area in the read image input by the input unit; anda processing unit configured to process data of the first area specified by the specifying unit in the read image, so that a luminance of the first area decreases.2. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the specifying unit specifies the first area in a specifying target area corresponding to the binding portion.3. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the specifying unit specifies claim 1 , based on the read image claim 1 , a direction of the binding portion of the book original when the book original is read by the reading apparatus and specifies the first area based on the specified direction of the binding portion.4. The image processing apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the specifying unit specifies a direction in the read image of at least one line corresponding to the ...

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18-04-2013 дата публикации

METHOD FOR CODING AND AN APPARATUS

Номер: US20130094776A1
Автор: Lainema Jani, Ugur Kemal
Принадлежит: Nokia Corporation

The disclosure relates to encoding and decoding image information. The encoding comprises receiving a block of pixels; determining a set of potential reference samples for the block of pixels; selecting a subset of the set of potential reference samples to be used as reference samples for the block of pixels; and using the selected reference samples to determine a DC prediction value for the block of pixels. A prediction error is determined for a pixel in the block of pixels on the basis of the DC prediction value. The decoding comprises receiving an encoded block of pixels; determining reference samples for the encoded block of pixels; and using the determined reference samples to define a DC prediction value for the block of pixels. A prediction error is received for a pixel of the encoded block of pixels. The pixel value is reconstructed on the basis of the DC prediction value. 1. A method comprising:receiving a block of pixels;determining a set of potential reference samples for the block of pixels;selecting a subset of the set of potential reference samples to be used as reference samples for the block of pixels; andusing the selected reference samples to determine a DC prediction value for the block of pixels.2. A method according to further comprising determining a prediction error for a pixel in the block of pixels on the basis of the DC prediction value and the value of the pixel in the block of pixels.3. A method according to further comprising selecting the reference samples among pixels of encoded neighboring blocks of the block of pixels.4. A method according to claim 1 , wherein the set of potential reference samples for the block of pixels comprises at least a part of the pixels of the encoded neighboring block which are adjacent to the block of pixels.5. A method according to claim 1 , wherein the predicted block differs from a square claim 1 , wherein the method comprises selecting all samples on a boundary having smaller number of potential ...

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25-04-2013 дата публикации

Information processing apparatus, line noise reduction processing method, and computer-readable storage medium

Номер: US20130101233A1
Автор: Takeshi Noda
Принадлежит: Canon Inc

An information processing apparatus performs first filter processing to combine pixels of an image along a predetermined direction. A line noise image is extracted by executing second filter processing for the processed image along a direction different from the predetermined direction. The extracted line noise image is subtracted from the image to acquire a line noise reduced image.

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02-05-2013 дата публикации

Image processing method and image processing system and image capturing device using the same

Номер: US20130107081A1
Автор: Masui Hikaru
Принадлежит: Ability Enterprise Co Ltd

An image processing method applied to an image capturing device includes the following steps. Firstly, a number of shooting parameters, provided by an image capturing module of the image capturing device, are obtained. Next, a number of super resolution parameters are obtained according to the shooting parameters. Then, a captured image is obtained through the image capturing module. After that, a super resolution operation is executed on the captured image based on the super resolution parameters.

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02-05-2013 дата публикации

IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS

Номер: US20130107298A1
Принадлежит:

An image processing apparatus includes a display, a retrieving unit, a process display unit, a process receiving unit, a process storing unit, a thumbnail display unit, and a thumbnail designating unit. The retrieving unit retrieves image data. The process display unit displays on the display a plurality of candidate image processes to be performed on the image data. The process receiving unit receives an instruction indicating a selected image process selected from among the plurality of candidate image processes. The process storing unit stores the selected image process. The thumbnail display unit displays a thumbnail image corresponding to the image data on the display. The thumbnail designating unit designates a thumbnail image. The thumbnail display unit displays a processed thumbnail image that represents a result of the selected process performed on the image data corresponding to the designated thumbnail image. 1. An image processing apparatus comprising:a display;a retrieving unit that retrieves image data;a process display unit that displays on the display a plurality of candidate image processes to be performed on the image data;a process receiving unit that receives a plurality of instructions indicating a plurality of selected image processes selected from among the plurality of candidate image processes;a process storing unit that stores the plurality of selected image processes;a image display unit that displays a display image corresponding to the image data on the display; anda image designating unit that designates a display image,wherein the image display unit displays a processed display image that represents a result of the plurality of selected image processes performed at one time on the image data corresponding to the designated display image before performing the plurality of selected image processes on the image data corresponding to the designated display image.2. The image processing apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a ...

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02-05-2013 дата публикации

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ENCODING/DECODING IMAGES FOR INTRA-PREDICTION CODING

Номер: US20130108182A1
Принадлежит: HUMAX CO., LTD.

A method of decoding an image includes the steps of restoring a residual value by performing inverse quantization and inverse transform on the residual value by entropy decoding a received bit stream, generating a prediction unit by performing intra prediction selectively using one of a plurality of prediction modes on a prediction unit split by conducting at least one of asymmetric partitioning and geometrical partitioning, and restoring an image by adding the residual value to the prediction unit. It may be possible to enhance encoding efficiency of high-resolution images having a resolution of HD or higher by performing intra prediction on the asymmetric partitioning and/or geometrical partitioning. 120-. (canceled)21. A method of decoding an image , the method comprising the steps of:restoring a residue by entropy-decoding a received bit stream and by performing inverse quantization and inverse transform on the residue;generating a prediction unit by performing intra-prediction encoding that selectively uses one of a plurality of prediction modes on a prediction unit which is split by applying at least one of asymmetric partitioning and geometrical partitioning; andrestoring the image by adding the residue to the prediction.22. The method of claim 21 , wherein a predicted pixel value of a pixel positioned at a rightmost and lowermost end of the prediction unit is obtained using vertically and/or horizontally directional corresponding pixel values in left side block and upper end block encoded earlier than the prediction unit.23. The method of claim 21 , wherein the pixel value of the pixel positioned at the rightmost and lowermost end of the prediction unit is obtained by performing linear interpolation using vertically and/or horizontally directional corresponding pixel value in the left side block and upper end block encoded earlier than the prediction unit and vertically and/or horizontally directional corresponding internal pixel value in the prediction unit ...

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02-05-2013 дата публикации

GENERATION OF HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE IMAGES FROM LOW DYNAMIC RANGE IMAGES IN MULTIVIEW VIDEO CODING

Номер: US20130108183A1
Принадлежит: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.

Several approaches are disclosed for combining HDR and 3D image structure analysis and coding, in particular an encoding apparatus for encoding a first view high dynamic range image and a second view high dynamic range image comprising: first and second HDR image receivers () arranged to receive the first view high dynamic range image and a second view high dynamic range image; a predictor () arranged to predict the first view high dynamic range image from a low dynamic range representation of the first view high dynamic range image; and a view predictor () to predict the second view high dynamic range image from at least one of the first view high dynamic range image, a low dynamic range representation of the second view high dynamic range image, or a low dynamic range representation of the first view high dynamic range image. 1. A encoding apparatus for encoding a first view high dynamic range image and a second view high dynamic range image comprising:{'b': 203', '1201, 'first and second HDR image receivers (, ) arranged to receive the first view high dynamic range image and a second view high dynamic range image;'}{'b': '209', 'a predictor () arranged to predict the first view high dynamic range image from a low dynamic range representation of the first view high dynamic range image; and'}{'b': '1203', 'a view predictor () to predict the second view high dynamic range image from at least one of the first view high dynamic range image, a low dynamic range representation of the second view high dynamic range image, or a low dynamic range representation of the first view high dynamic range image.'}2209. The encoding apparatus of wherein the predictor () is further arranged to predict the first view high dynamic range image based on a stored subsampled description of a relationship between the per spatial locality relationship between the low dynamic range representation pixel values and the first view high dynamic range image pixel values.3209. The encoding ...

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02-05-2013 дата публикации

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING IMAGES USING TEMPLATE MATCHING AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DECODING IMAGES

Номер: US20130108184A1
Принадлежит:

Provided are a method and an apparatus for encoding images using template matching and a method and an apparatus for decoding images. The method for encoding the images can determine a template of an encoding target block and can determine a matching search target image for performing a matching search with the determined template among the recovered reference images. In addition, an optimum prediction block can be determined on the basis of the determined matching search target image and the template of the encoding target block. 1. An image encoding method , comprising:determining a template of an encoding target block;determining a matching search target image which performs matching search with the template by using at least one of encoding information of an image to which the encoding target block belongs, encoding information of a neighboring block, and user definition information;determining an optimal prediction block by using the matching search target image and the template; andgenerating a residual block by using the optimal prediction block and the encoding target block.2. The image encoding method of claim 1 , wherein in the determining of the matching search target image claim 1 , one or more reference images corresponding to an image type of the image to which the encoding target block belongs among restored reference images are determined as the matching search target image.3. The image encoding method of claim 1 , wherein in the determining of the matching search target image claim 1 , one or more reference images corresponding to a reference type of the neighboring block among the restored reference images are determined as the matching search target image.4. The image encoding method of claim 1 , wherein in the determining of the optimal prediction block claim 1 ,the optimal prediction block is determined by using at least one of distortion between the template and a matching target region and similarity between the template and a prediction block ...

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09-05-2013 дата публикации

Method to enhance detailed information

Номер: US20130114093A1
Автор: Carolus GERRTIS
Принадлежит: Oce Technologies BV

A method for enhancing detail information in rasterized, continuous tone images includes a function that enlarges the contrast of a pixel in a neighborhood of pixels when in that neighborhood one of the pixels has a value that is close to a white color. This is determined by selecting the whitest pixel in the neighborhood. The function shows a gradual transition between the situations in which the whitest pixel is close to the white color and in which the whitest pixel is far from the white color. The method results in a better rendering of fine print when the image is sent to a printing system that reproduces the image on receiving material. For small characters, the legibility is improved by application of this method.

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09-05-2013 дата публикации

Conversion table compression method and program

Номер: US20130114094A1
Принадлежит: Canon Inc

This invention relates to a conversion table compression method of compressing a conversion table and storing the conversion table in a storage medium, including an axial difference creating step of creating an axial difference table by calculating, from data stored in the conversion table, the difference values between grid points adjacent in predetermined directions along a plurality of axes which define the input space of the conversion table, a compressing step of compressing the axial difference table to create compressed data, and a storing step of storing the compressed data in a recording medium.

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09-05-2013 дата публикации

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING THE SCAN-LINE THROUGHPUT OF AN IMAGE SCANNER USING A MODULATED LIGHT SOURCE

Номер: US20130114117A1
Автор: Bustin Raphael
Принадлежит: CONEXANT SYSTEMS, INC.

This disclosure provides systems and methods for decoupling the mechanical drive systems of image scanners from the exposure system. A light source, such as an array of light-emitting diodes (LEDs), may be modulated in order to maintain a constant exposure for each scan-line, regardless of the document velocity. Accordingly, the present systems and methods allow for continuous document scanning at varying speeds. An automatic document feeder may dynamically adjust the velocity of a document without negatively impacting the exposure of the image scan. As the velocity of the document is changed, the modulation rate of the light source may be adjusted to maintain a constant exposure. 1. A method for scanning a document , comprising:illuminating at least a portion of a document with a light source, the light source configured to be modulated at a modulation rate including an on-time and an off-time each cycle;determining an initial first velocity of the document relative to a scan bar, the scan bar including an array of image sensors for digitally reproducing the document as a sequence of scan-line rows;determining first modulation rate of the light source based at least in part on the first velocity of the document relative to the scan bar, the on-time of the first modulation rate selected to obtain a first exposure level of each scan-line row at the first velocity;modulating the light source at the first modulation rate; andthe array of image sensors capturing sequential scan-line rows of image data at a predetermined linear resolution using light emitted at the first modulation rate by the light source.2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:determining a second modulation rate for the light source based on a detected change in velocity of the document relative to the scan bar from the first velocity to a second velocity, the second modulation rate including an on-time selected to maintain the first exposure level of each scan-line row at the second velocity; ...

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09-05-2013 дата публикации

Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and program

Номер: US20130114897A1
Принадлежит: Canon Inc

An image processing method includes inputting input image data captured by an imaging unit, generating an input histogram of the input image data based on the input image data, and correcting the input image data based on noise characteristics data and the input histogram, wherein the noise characteristics data includes data indicating probability of a first characteristic value becoming a second characteristic value due to noise.

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09-05-2013 дата публикации

METHOD FOR COMPRESSING/DECOMPRESSING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL MESH

Номер: US20130114910A1
Принадлежит: FITTINGBOX

The method for encoding/decoding three-dimensional meshes of dots or vertices connected in the form of facets delimited by edges; the mesh M is defined by connectivity data T and geometry data G includes the steps of: 1. Method for encoding/decoding three-dimensional meshes of dots or vertices connected in the form of facets delimited by edges; the mesh M is defined by connectivity data T and geometry data G; a step of lossless encoding of the connectivity data T into encoded connectivity data Tc,', 'a step of iteratively generating a progressive mesh hierarchy, i.e. a set of meshes with progressive levels of detail, PM (M*),, 'the method comprisescharacterized in that it also comprises a step of generating a piecewise smooth approximation M* of the original mesh M, from the mesh connectivity T; this piecewise smooth approximation M* is described as follows:a. the encoded connectivity information Tc (the list of triangles of the mesh M),{'sub': k', 'ke', '1 . . ., 'img': [{'@id': 'CUSTOM-CHARACTER-00030', '@he': '7.53mm', '@wi': '135.93mm', '@file': 'US20130114910A1-20130509-P00999.TIF', '@alt': 'text missing or illegible when filed', '@img-content': 'character', '@img-format': 'tif'}, {'@id': 'CUSTOM-CHARACTER-00031', '@he': '7.53mm', '@wi': '135.93mm', '@file': 'US20130114910A1-20130509-P00999.TIF', '@alt': 'text missing or illegible when filed', '@img-content': 'character', '@img-format': 'tif'}], 'b. a small number N of control dots C=(c), previously defined and'} 'the progressive mesh hierarchy PM(M*) is used to calculate a prediction of approximation errors in M* compared with the original mesh M.', 'c. a set of indexes (their references in the mesh) S of edges, called protruding edges, of the mesh M, identified beforehand;'}2. Method according to claim 1 , characterized in that the approximate mesh M* is generated according to a Laplacian technique claim 1 , which has been generalized to the case of meshes comprising protruding edges claim 1 , in that a ...

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16-05-2013 дата публикации

Image processing device, image processing method and remote-scan image processing system using the same

Номер: US20130120800A1
Автор: Junichi Minato
Принадлежит: Individual

In the image processing device, method and system of the present invention, a destination identifier of an image file is stored, the destination identifier indicating one of a plurality of external stations as a destination station which receives the image file from the image processing device through a network. At least one of a sender identifier of the image file, a subject identifier of the image file and a scan condition of the image file is stored. The image file is transmitted, together with at least one of the sender identifier, the subject identifier and the scan condition, through the network to one of the external stations indicated by the stored destination identifier.

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16-05-2013 дата публикации

Image forming apparatus, image forming apparatus control method, and storage medium storing program

Номер: US20130125234A1
Автор: Kaori Nishiyama
Принадлежит: Canon Inc

The history of the output destination of a job is displayed, and selection of a send destination in the history by a user is accepted. It is determined whether the user has an authority to register the selected send destination in a database in which output destination candidates used when executing a job are registered. If it is determined that the user has the authority, an acceptance display is presented to be able to accept an instruction of registration of the send destination in the database.

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23-05-2013 дата публикации

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING/DECODING HIGH RESOLUTION IMAGES

Номер: US20130129237A1
Принадлежит:

The invention relates to methods and apparatuses for encoding/decoding high resolution images, which involve setting the size of the prediction unit to be encoded to an expanded macro-block size in accordance with the temporal frequency characteristics or spatial frequency characteristics among pictures to be encoded, and performing motion prediction motion compensation, and transformation on the basis of a set prediction unit size. In addition, the methods and the apparatuses of the present invention involve dividing a macro-block having a pixel size of 32*32 or 64*64 into at least one partition on the basis of an edge, and performing encoding processes for each partition. Accordingly, encoding efficiency can be improved for high definition (HD) or higher resolution high-resolution images. 137.-. (canceled)38. A method of decoding an image , the method comprising the steps of:receiving an encoded bit stream;obtaining size information of a prediction unit to be decoded from the received bit stream, wherein a size of the prediction unit is N×N pixels, wherein N is a power of two;inverse-quantizing and inverse-transforming the received bit stream to obtain a residue;performing motion compensation on a prediction unit having a size corresponding to the obtained size information of the prediction unit to generate a prediction block; andadding the generated prediction block to the residue to restore the image.39. The method of claim 38 , wherein the prediction unit has a size of N×N pixels claim 38 , wherein N is a power of two claim 38 , and wherein the size of the prediction unit is restricted to 64×64 pixels or less in consideration of complexity of an encoder and a decoder.40. The method of claim 38 , wherein the prediction unit corresponds to a leaf coding unit when a coding unit having a variable size is hierarchically split and reaches a maximum permissible level or level depth.41. The method of claim 38 , further comprising the step of obtaining partition ...

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23-05-2013 дата публикации

IMAGE CODING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CODING IMAGE, AND PROGRAM, AND IMAGE DECODING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR DECODING IMAGE, AND PROGRAM

Номер: US20130129240A1
Автор: Shima Masato
Принадлежит: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA

An image processing apparatus according to the present invention includes an image coding apparatus including a first encoding unit configured to be input with an image having a first resolution, and, on a block basis, perform prediction of a block subjected to coding based on coded pixels to code the image and generate first prediction information indicating a prediction method; a scaling unit configured to scale a first image output from the first coding unit based on a ratio of the first resolution to a second resolution larger than the first resolution, by using a filter determined by the first prediction information, to generate inter-layer pixel prediction reference data; and a second coding unit configured to be input with an image having the second resolution, and, on a block basis, perform prediction based on coded pixels or the inter-layer pixel prediction reference data to code the image. 1. An image coding apparatus comprising:a first coding unit configured to be input with an image having a first resolution, and, on a block basis, perform prediction of a block subjected to coding based on coded pixels to code the image and generate first prediction information indicating a prediction method;a scaling unit configured to scale a first image output from the first coding unit based on a ratio of the first resolution to a second resolution larger than the first resolution, by using a filter determined by the first prediction information, to generate inter-layer pixel prediction reference data; anda second coding unit configured to be input with an image having the second resolution, and, on a block basis, perform prediction based on coded pixels or the inter-layer pixel prediction reference data to code the image.2. The image coding apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first prediction information indicates a direction of intra prediction of a block of the image having the first resolution.3. The image coding apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein ...

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23-05-2013 дата публикации

METHODS AND DEVICES FOR ENCODING AND DECODING TRANSFORM DOMAIN FILTERS

Номер: US20130129241A1
Принадлежит: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED

Methods and devices for encoding and decoding data using transform domain filtering are described. The encoder determines a set of transform domain filter coefficients to be applied to a transform domain prediction. The filtering may, in some cases, also apply to transform domain reconstructions. Rate-distortion optimization may be used to determine the optimal filter coefficients on a frame-basis, coding-unit-basis, or other basis. Multiple filters may be developed and communicated from the encoder to the decoder for different combinations of transform block size, coding mode, prediction mode, and texture type. In other cases, the filtering is applied in the pixel-domain to a pixel-domain prediction or a pixel-domain reconstruction of a block of samples. 1. A method of decoding filters from a bitstream of encoded data for use in a decoder for reconstructing blocks of samples for an image , the method comprising:reading filter-type flags from the bitstream, wherein the filter-type flags identify one or more filter types; andfor each of the filter types identified, decoding a set of filter coefficients from the bitstream.2. The method claimed in claim 1 , wherein the filter types are based on at least one of transform size claim 1 , coding mode claim 1 , prediction mode claim 1 , and texture type.3. The method claimed in claim 1 , wherein the filter types include two or more filter types applicable to respective groups of inter-coded blocks claim 1 , and wherein each respective group of inter-coded blocks is associated with a group of motion vector characteristics.4. The method claimed in claim 1 , wherein the filter types include two or more filter types applicable to respective groups of intra-coded blocks claim 1 , and wherein each respective group of intra-coded blocks is associated with a group of directional prediction modes.5. The method claimed in claim 1 , wherein the set of filter coefficients defines a filter claim 1 , wherein the set of filter ...

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23-05-2013 дата публикации

Method and Device for Generating a Predicted Value of an Image

Номер: US20130129242A1
Принадлежит: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.

A method and device for generating a predicted value of image that are mostly used to generate a predicted value of a current block during image encoding or decoding. The method includes: determining a searching scope, wherein multiple motion vectors are included in the searching scope; performing up-sampling interpolations on first reference blocks, corresponding to the motion vector in the searching scope, in a reference image of the current block by using a first filter to obtain up-sampled first reference blocks; by using the up-sampled first reference blocks, obtaining at least one candidate motion vector corresponding to the current block; performing up-sampling interpolations on second reference blocks, corresponding to the at least one candidate motion vector, in the reference image of the current block by using a second filter to obtain up-sampled second reference blocks; combining the up-sampled second reference blocks to obtain a predicted value of the current block. 1. A method for generating a predicted value of an image comprising:determining a searching scope, wherein multiple motion vectors are included in the searching scope;performing up-sampling interpolations on first reference blocks by using a first filter to obtain up-sampled first reference blocks, wherein the first reference blocks comprise reference blocks in a reference image of a current block corresponding to the motion vector in the searching scope;obtaining at least one candidate motion vector corresponding to the current block by using the up-sampled first reference blocks;performing up-sampling interpolations on second reference blocks by using a second filter to obtain up-sampled second reference blocks, wherein the second reference blocks comprise reference blocks in the reference image of the current block corresponding to the at least one candidate motion vector; andcombining the up-sampled second reference blocks to generate a predicted value of the current block during image ...

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