When an image capturing apparatus connected to a LAN, which is connectable a plurality of terminals, transmits image data obtained by reading an image on an original to a desired terminal on the LAN, the read image is confirmed by, e.g., previewing the image using a display device placed in the vicinity of the image capturing apparatus, and is then transmitted to an actual destination. With this control, an image of a desired format can be easily transmitted even from an image capturing apparatu...

A multifunction machine/server system capable of dealing with electronic documents at a higher efficiency and being actualized at low costs, is disclosed. The multifunction machine executes, when given a request for a second kind of process, the requested second kind of process without linkage with the server, and, when given a request for a first kind of process, requests the server to execute the first kind of process. The server incorporates a function of executing the first kind of processes...

A method for printing one or more documents operatively coupled to a printing device is presented, the method comprising issuing a request to retrieve one or more documents from an associated one or more providers in response to an indication received from a user. Receiving the requested one or more documents in a print manager operatively coupled to the printing device, and printing the retrieved one or more documents from the printing module, without invoking an application associated with the...

A method and apparatus is provided for adding pseudo-random noise and bias to an input pixel value to reduce banding effects and to produce additional highlights in the output. The method adds the value of a bias function and a pseudo-random noise value to the input pixel value. The sum is shifted a predetermined number of spaces. The result of the shifting step is then added to the input pixel value. A predetermined constant is subtracted from the above sum. A clipping procedure is then applied...

A printing apparatus having a plurality of print modes and a plurality of paper feeding means is constructed by means for designating the print mode, means for selecting the paper feeding means, and means for discriminating whether a print medium corresponding to the designated print mode coincides with a print medium corresponding to the selected paper feeding means or not.

An image formation apparatus which has a memory for storing plural read images is provided. In the apparatus, setting of a second copy job and image reading are possible even if a first copy job is being executed. Further, even if feeder jam or printer jam occurs in the first copy job when the second copy job is being set, such the jam is displayed at appropriate timing, so that operability of the apparatus can be significantly improved.

An image forming apparatus includes a creating portion for determining whether or not document data give have a capacity greater than a first predetermined value, and creating code patterns by encoding the document data as it is, if the controller determines that the document data have a capacity smaller than the first predetermined value, a creating portion for reducing the document data by a second predetermined value and creating code patterns by encoding the thus reduced document data, if th...

Comprising a data reader 31 for reading digital camera image data, a means 32 for setting, for example, the number of prints, a plurality of printers 33, a printer selector 34 for selecting which of the plurality of printers to use, and a controller 35 for sending a specific control signal to the printer selector 34 and image data to a specific printer 33 based on the information set by the setting means 32, each printer 33 is provided with an image processing circuit 36 for processing the read ...

A system and method have been provided for maintaining security in a network of imaging devices, such as copiers, scanners, printers, fax machines, and the like. In response to performing an imaging function, a copy of the document is sent to a security auditor for storage. In addition, other features such as user identification, the destination (if the document is sent), and the kind of imaging function performed (copy, print, send) can be stored and cross-referenced with the documents. The net...

An original is illuminated by a light source .alpha. or a light source .beta., and image data is obtained under these conditions. An absolute value of a difference between image data under these different conditions is compared to a threshold value, and it is judged whether or not a color-unmatch occurs. If the color-unmatch occurs, the color-unmatch is corrected in accordance with a plurality of image data read under different conditions.