Image Processing Apparatus

a technology of image processing and image, which is applied in the field of image processing apparatus, can solve the problems of not being suitable for general purpose copiers or multi-functional peripherals, deterioration of perceptibility, and inability to overcome the abovementioned drawbacks of conventional image processing apparatus, so as to reduce the size of images and eliminate the deterioration of perceptibility

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-11-12
KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECH INC
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[0012]To overcome the abovementioned drawbacks in conventional image processing apparatus, it is one of objects of the present invention to provide an image processing apparatus, which makes it poss

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Accordingly, depending on the original sizes of each of the concerned images and/or the variable magnification factor employed, sometimes, a photographic image portion has specifically become difficult to be recognized, or conversely, characters have been hardly perceptible due to the smudges of the characters, resulting in drastic deterioration of the perceptibility of them.
It has been impossible to overcome the abovementioned drawbacks in the conventional image processing apparatus, even if the technologies set forth in Tokkai 2000-4316 and Tokkai 2006-85103 (Japanese Non-Examined Laid-Open Patent Publications) are employed in the image processing apparatus.
In addition, since the editing function, etc., provided in the editing apparatus abovementioned, requires the user to perform complicated operation, such the functions are not suitable for the general purpose copiers or the multi-functional Peripheral, etc., aforementioned.
However, when the user does not well

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[0064]By executing corresponding one of the programs, the CPU 11 compares an amount of copy charge, to be charged at the time when the copy printing operation established from the operating display section 16 is implemented, and the upper limit of money amount, inputted by the user, with each other, so as to conduct a predetermined image processing, when the amount of copy charge is greater than the upper limit of money amount as a result of the above comparison. It is also applicable that this predetermined image processing is conducted at the time when the residual amount of toner, detected by the toner residual amount detecting section 22 of the printer section 19, is lower than a predetermined lower limit value.

[0065]The predetermined image processing abovementioned is such a processing that reduces the number of printed paper-sheets produced from the document images by conducting the copy printing operation employing the integration printing function, namely, the processing tha...

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[0133]Next, referring to FIG. 10 through FIG. 15, the SECOND EMBODIMENT of the present invention will be detailed in the following.

[0134]By executing corresponding one of the programs, the CPU 11 compares an amount of copy charge, to be charged at the time when the copy printing operation established from the operating display section 16 is implemented, and the upper limit of money amount, inputted by the user, with each other. When the amount of copy charge is greater than the upper limit of money amount as a result of the above comparison, the CPU 11 conduct a predetermined image processing so as to create a print preview that suppress the amount of copy charge to a level equal to or lower than the upper limit of money amount, and to make the operating display section 16 display the print preview thereon. In the abovementioned operation for creating and displaying the print preview, the CPU 11 detects the attributes of each of the pages included in the document image represented b...

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There is described an image processing apparatus, which makes it possible not only to eliminate the deterioration of the perceptibility, but also to determine the pages being suitable for applying the predetermined image processing. The control section determines specific pages, being suitable for applying a predetermined image processing, based on the attributes detected by the detecting section, so as to apply the predetermined image processing to the specific pages. On the other hand, the control section applies image processing, including a variable power processing, to both the partial image area and the partial character area by employing different magnification factors, so as to generate a size-changed partial image area and a size-changed partial character area, and to arrange both of them into a predetermined imaginary area being smaller than an area of the original image, so as to accommodate them within the predetermined imaginary area.

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[0001]This application is based on Japanese Patent Applications NO. 2008-125259 and NO. 2008-130800, respectively filed on May 12 and 19, 2008 with Japan Patent Office, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates to an image processing apparatus, and specifically relates to an image processing apparatus provided with a function for changing a size of an image, and an image processing apparatus provided with a function for applying image processing to image data representing an image for every page.[0003]Generally speaking, an image forming apparatus, such as a copier, a Multi-Functional Peripheral, etc., is provided with a variable power function for changing a size of an original document, such as a document image, an image file, etc., so as to print the size-changed image on a recording medium. Further, most of the abovementioned image forming apparatus is generally provided with plural kinds of v...

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IPC IPC(8): G06K15/02H04N1/60
CPCH04N1/3871G06K15/1889H04N1/3935
Inventor HOSHI, NAGAYASUNAKAJIMA, TAKESHIIWASE, TOMOHIRO
Owner KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECH INC
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