Abstract:
An image forming apparatus is constituted by a dark color image forming station for forming an image with such a toner of recording materials having the same hue and different lightness as has a lower lightness; a light color image forming station for forming an image with such a toner of the recording materials having the same hue and different lightness as has a higher lightness; and a control portion for effecting control so that an image to be emphasized by partly disappearing or by relatively and partly decreasing in density is formable substantially only with the toner having the higher lightness.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system that can more suitably conceal IR watermarks embedded within a printed document independent of temporal variation in the system.SOLUTION: Disclosed are embodiments for generating an infrared mark indicator comprised of security information in a printed image. Image data is rendered to a CMYK image. A black plane of the CMYK image is separated and transformed to a frequency domain, in which the frequency components are alternated to encode a watermarking message. The CMY values are selected based on the encoded black value in order to maintain the same color appearance image for the printed image under a normal visual light illumination. The image data is printed on a background in accordance with the transformed plane. Here, when the remaining printed image is exposed to an infrared illumination, a print pattern is detectable as an infrared mark when scanned with an infrared sensing device.
Abstract:
A disclosed image processing apparatus is capable of shifting an illegal copy preventing pattern so that an image reading device can recognize the pattern printed at the edge end of the printing range on a paper even when the printing range on the paper is changed by, for example, trimming and user settings. The apparatus includes an image output unit outputting an image to a prescribed region; an output position setting unit acquiring output region information, comparing the output region information with the illegal copy preventing pattern; and determining an output position of the illegal copy preventing pattern based on the comparison result, and a combining unit combining the illegal copy preventing pattern and image data based on the output position determined by the output position setting unit. The image output unit outputs the image combined by the combining unit.
Abstract:
The present invention provides an electronic document management device including a reading unit that reads out an original electronic document formed by combining document data indicating a main document and management data for managing the electronic document as a printed object from a section where the document is registered, a processing unit that processes the management data of the read original electronic document to form an electronic document to be printed, and a print instruction unit that causes an image formation device to print the electronic document to be printed.
Abstract:
An image processing apparatus which, in outputting images including copies of original images, if an image that has restriction information embedded therein and an image that has no restriction information embedded therein are in a state mixed in the original images, is capable of embedding the restriction information in an image that is output based on the image that has no restriction information embedded therein. When the copy restriction information is extracted from a read image, the copy restriction information is stored in an embedded information-extracting section. When the copy restriction information is not extracted from the read image, dot pattern data corresponding to the copy restriction information stored in the embedded information-extracting section is generated. The dot pattern data and image data output from a scanner are synthesized. A printer prints an image on a sheet based on the synthesized image data.
Abstract:
The background (10) of a valued paper such as a banknote is divided into two regions with straight and curved lines. The two regions have different colour densities and the region of lower colour density forms a motif. The motif (20) is also overprinted over the lower density region forming the motif on the background. The overprinting is made in a colour chosen to compensate the lower colour density of the background motif so that the latter is invisible to the naked eye but may be seen very clearly on a photocopy including those taken using the most recent photocopier designs.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the confidentiality of a latent image of an original and the recognizability of a latent image of a copy by improving the output density of a tint block image. SOLUTION: A tint block image generating program generates tint block image data for generating a tint block image including a latent image portion to be reproduced in copying and a background portion reducing output density in making copying on a print medium. The program has a latent image portion generating step of generating data of a plurality of first dots D1 on the latent image portion LI, and a background portion generating step of generating data of a plurality of second dots D2 having the number of second dot lines and data of a plurality of third dots D3 disposed dispersedly among the second dots and each having the size smaller than that of each of second dots on the background portion BI. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
For image processing for printing an original, first and second ground patterns are generated. The first ground pattern can be recognized with naked eyes in the original but cannot be recognized with naked eyes in a reproduction of the original obtained by an image forming apparatus, while the second ground pattern has a latent image which cannot be recognized in the original but can be recognized in the reproduction of the original. The first ground pattern and the second ground pattern are synthesized, and print data to be printed by the image forming apparatus is created. The print data has an image of the original, and the synthesized first and second ground patterns.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information recording medium in which an irregular pattern is formed on the surface of the transparent member of the information recording medium used as a transfer material, an image is formed on the surface opposite to the surface, and a non-transparent medium is added to a toner image side by a post-processing device. SOLUTION: In the information recording medium 24 including the transparent member 24a to which reverse toner 24c is adhered and a non-transparent member 24b low in translucency, a minute uneven pattern is formed on the surface of the recording medium member 24a at least a part of which is transparent and an image is formed on the surface opposite to the surface having the minute uneven pattern of the recording medium member 24a. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT