Abstract:
A device driver for use in a computer system includes process steps to detect data corresponding to at least one system resource of the computer system, to determine a default operational mode from a plurality of operational modes of a device based on the data corresponding to at least one system resource, and to provide a user interface for selecting an operational mode from the plurality of operational modes.
Abstract:
A frequency of a residual amount signal which includes the absence of consumables and is issued by a printing apparatus is analyzed, whether new consumables have been attached or not is properly discriminated, and proper stock management is made.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for using a neural network to categorize patterns from pattern feature data derived from the patterns. The average of all the learning data of the neural network is subtracted from the pattern feature data, and the result is input to the input layer of the neural network. The neural network outputs a value for each category and the pattern is categorized based on these values. The neural network includes an intermediate layer whose bias is set to zero and which includes a sigmoid transfer function which is symmetric with respect to the origin.
Abstract:
Automatic generation of hypertext markup language (HTML) files based on bitmap image data, which faithfully preserves layout information of an original document from which the bitmap data was obtained. Generally, multi-column document layouts result in automatic generation of HTML files that use HTML "table tags" to display each of the different columns. More particularly, a bitmap image is obtained such as by scanning or retrieval of a pre-existing image, and the bitmap image is segmented into blocks. The location of each block is determined, each block is analyzed in preparation for insertion of appropriate data into an HTML file, and layout analysis is performed to identify layout relationships between the blocks based on the relative locations of the blocks in the bitmap image. Based on the layout relationships, a block type is determined for each block, column span and row span data for each block is determined, blocks are re-ordered if needed, and an HTML file is generated in which blocks are tagged as data elements in a row of an HTML "table tag" based on block type and based on column and row span information for the block.
Abstract:
An image recognition method and apparatus in which a character region is setmented from input image information and the segmented character regions are recognized. Segmenting and recognition of character regions are performed in parallel with the input of image information. In response to to an interruption in input of image information, the recognition process is halted until the segmenting process is completed. Thereafter, recognition processing may be performed on any desired ones of the segmented character regions.
Abstract:
A generator in a back propagation type neural network having an input layer, an output layer and an intermediate layer coupled the input and output layers forms initial values for connection parameters. A first generator produces an initial value W10 of a weight coefficient of each connection parameter of the intermediate layer from in-class covariant data SW and inter-class co-variant data SB over data inputted to the input layer. The produced values are set into respective synapses of the intermediate layer as connection parameters.
Abstract:
There are provided an image processing method and apparatus which can correctly extract desired image information from input image information and can recognize the extracted partial image information. An outline of a character or the like is traced by using an arbitrary point in the input image information as a start point. The start point is moved when the outline reaches the edge of the input image. The outline is again traced from the moved start point. The outline tracing and the movement of the start point are repeated until the character can be extracted by the outline tracing. When the number of times the start point has been moved exceeds a predetermined value, the input image information is inverted.
Abstract:
When data of the number of printed paper sheets is transmitted from a user device to a service center, the service center charges on the basis of a unit price corresponding to the agreement contents of each user and the number of printed paper sheets and notifies the user of the payable amount. In addition, upon receiving toner low information from the user device, the service center predicts the toner out time and issues a notification of cartridge supply and empty cartridge collection to the user.
Abstract:
In a network print environment in which printers of various residual amount outputting methods exist mixedly, in an information processing apparatus for monitoring a supplement of consumables which are used in the printer which can communicate via a communication line in order to recognize that consumables have properly and newly been supplemented in each printer, there is provided a mechanism having a discriminating unit for discriminating whether the consumables have newly been supplemented into the printer or not by a discriminating method according to the residual amount outputting method of the consumables of the printer.
Abstract:
An image processor which corrects tilt of an input image without operator intervention. Projections of two partial images of an original are obtained at check points determined from input image information. A tilt angle of the original is obtained from a correction position of the projections of each partial area. The image is divided into belt-shaped small areas and shifted in accordance with the obtained tilt angle to form an image in which the tilt of the input image is corrected.