Abstract:
This invention provides an image forming apparatus capable of reliably printing security information even when image data of an original document that is obtained by a reading unit contains security information and an area where the security information is not contained is set as a print area, and a control method thereof. To accomplish this, when image data of an original document contains security information, the image forming apparatus extracts image the security information from data, and sets a print target area from an area indicated by the image data of the original document. When an area corresponding to, from which the security information is extracted, is not contained in the set print target area, the image forming apparatus executes printing using the extracted image data corresponding to the security information, and the image data corresponding to the print target area.
Abstract:
The length of the process from capturing an image by an optical reading unit to discharging the medium is shortened, and throughput improved. A media transportation mechanism conveys a medium to be scanned. An optical reader disposed to the medium transportation path optically reads the conveyed medium. A storage unit stores the captured image. A transmission unit reads and transmits the captured image stored in the storage unit to another device. A discharge control unit discharges the medium while the captured image is being transmitted to the other device after the optical reader finishes scanning the medium.
Abstract:
A display device includes a housing, a liquid crystal panel member, numerous camera modules, a light emitting device and a processing unit. The housing defines a slot configured for allowing an display medium to enter the display device. The liquid crystal panel member is received in the housing. The camera modules are positioned in the reflective housing and each is configured for capturing a sub-images of a corresponding portion of the display medium. The light emitting device is configured for emitting light to the display medium. The processing unit is configured for obtaining an image of the display medium by synthesizing the sub-images of the corresponding portions of the display medium.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for illuminating printing plates (5) in which the light from a light source (2) is imaged on a two-dimensional light modulator (4) having a plurality of rows of light-modulated cells (8), and said light is modulated thereby, whereupon the light modulator (4) is imaged on light-sensitive material (5) via an imaging beam path (11), wherein the light-sensitive material (5) is moved relative to the light modulator (4) substantially perpendicularly to the direction of the rows of light-modulated cells (8) at a relative speed and wherein the data pattern to be imaged on the light-sensitive material (5) is displayed beginning in the first row of the light modulator (4) in each row consecutively during a respective exposure time (T, T′) and then moved to the subsequent row of the light modulator (4). In order to improve said method, the invention proposes that the image (10) of the data pattern be held substantially stationary relative to the light-sensitive material (5) during the exposure time (T, T′).
Abstract:
A display device includes a housing, a liquid crystal panel member, numerous camera modules, a light emitting device and a processing unit. The housing defines a slot configured for allowing an display medium to enter the display device. The liquid crystal panel member is received in the housing. The camera modules are positioned in the reflective housing and each is configured for capturing a sub-images of a corresponding portion of the display medium. The light emitting device is configured for emitting light to the display medium. The processing unit is configured for obtaining an image of the display medium by synthesizing the sub-images of the corresponding portions of the display medium.
Abstract:
An image reading device having plural image sensors and a reading controller is disclosed. The image reading device is for obtaining image data over a subject by joining sub-image data outputs read by the image sensors, each image sensor comprising: a signal amplifier; and an A/D converter for converting an analog value output from the image sensor to a digital value; whereby the reading controller adjusts an amplification factor of each signal amplifier so that a read value of a white board read by each image sensor becomes a predetermined value.
Abstract:
The present invention discloses a shared image scanning method and picture scanner thereof The method includes the steps of: sharing a desired scanning document into image areas; constructing images captured from each image area into a whole document sensing image to be used by the scanner. The scanner includes reflecting mirrors, light source modules and image sensing modules in a frame. The reflecting mirrors are installed in the frame with an interval apart from each other and corresponding to the image areas. The light source modules project lights onto the image areas to produce document images which are captured by the corresponding image sensing module and converted into image signals, and processed by an image processing unit to produce a whole document sensing image signal. Thus, the scanner applying the shared image method of the present invention can complete a document scanning quickly.
Abstract:
This invention is directed toward a system and method for scanning a scene or object such as a whiteboard, paper document or similar item. More specifically, the invention is directed toward a system and method for obtaining a high-resolution image of a whiteboard or other object with a low-resolution camera. The system and method of the invention captures either a set of snapshots with overlap or a continuous video sequence, and then stitches them automatically into a single high-resolution image. The stitched image can finally be exported to other image processing systems and methods for further enhancement.
Abstract:
A raster image processing method is adapted for a rasterizing device which converts original image data into raster image data suitable for an image forming device having a plurality of recording heads and performing recording of an image on a recording medium using the plurality of recording heads. The original image data is divided into image data elements for areas of the recording medium for the plurality of recording heads to perform the recording of the image respectively. The divided original image data elements are rasterized into the raster image data suitable for the image forming device.
Abstract:
This invention is directed toward a system and method for scanning a scene or object such as a whiteboard, paper document or similar item. More specifically, the invention is directed toward a system and method for obtaining a high-resolution image of a whiteboard or other object with a low-resolution camera. The system and method of the invention captures either a set of snapshots with overlap or a continuous video sequence, and then stitches them automatically into a single high-resolution image. The stitched image can finally be exported to other image processing systems and methods for further enhancement.