52 results about "PictBridge" patented technology

A system for upgrading firmware in a PictBridge printer is provided. The system comprises: (i) a PictBridge printer having an embedded computer system; and (ii) a digital camera for communicating with the embedded computer system. The camera contains a firmware upgrade for the embedded computer system.

According to this invention, an image sensing apparatus capable of directly communicating with a printing apparatus guarantees that a printing apparatus with a photo-direct printing function normally prints even for a sensed image file containing raw image data and encoded image data such as JPEG obtained in a versatile encoding process. Hence, a digital camera can directly communicate with the printing apparatus. When the digital camera side selects a print target image and starts performing a print output, a print target image file is directly transmitted if the image file is a JPEG file. When the digital camera side selects a file containing raw and JPEG images, and the printing apparatus has a raw image printing function, the selected image file is directly output. When the file containing the raw and JPEG images is selected, and the printing apparatus does not have the raw image printing function, it is decided whether the size of the selected image file exceeds the upper limit size acceptable to the printing apparatus. If the file size exceeds the upper limit size, the raw image data is removed in order to reduce the file size, and the obtained data is transmitted to the printing apparatus. When an upper limit is not set, the selected image file is directly transmitted.

The present invention provides a wearable article such as clothing, backpacks, hats, and the like that include a backlit lenticular lens display that emits light to allow animation and special effects. The array of interlaced images can be printed directly onto the electroluminescent panel, onto a removable support sheet, or onto the back surface of the lenticular. The electroluminescent panel is laminated to form a flange portion that is radio frequency welded to bond the lenticular display device to an article that is impregnated with a bonding material. A backing material having a fabric layer and a water impenetrable layer can be affixed to the assembly such that the fabric layer contacts the skin. Alternatively, the article may have a surface a display compartment or envelope with a transparent outer surface for enclosing the electroluminescent layer, a removable image sheet, and a lenticular lens layer.

A password input and verification method is provided to prevent the disclosing of the password from peeping. The method is easy to learn, transparent to the users, and requires no hardware change and only minor software modification. The method allows a user to enter a much longer string of characters when he or she is asked for the password. The user is then authenticated if the actual password is embedded as a whole anywhere within the input string. The method also provides a mechanism called prohibition key. A prohibition key is a pre-determined character that, when present in the user input string, the user is not authenticated regardless of whether the actual password is contained in the input string or not.

The invention discloses a two-dimensional linear graphic coding counter-forgery method that can be printed on the surface of products directly. The method has the advantages of strong randomness, being difficult to be decoded, and suitability for small-sized products. The method includes generation, printing, and validation of linear graphs. As for the generation of linear graphs, a computer generates a code at least including linear angle information, and draws the linear corresponding with each code in the rectangle base frame; as for the identification of linear graphs, a picture collection device obtains the pictures of linear graphs, and obtains their black-and-white edge pictures after the pre-treatment, and then obtains each straight line's slope and interception information according to black-and-white edge pictures, and eventually calculates the corresponding code. The code is generated by the computer. At last, product information is validated through the code database of the validation system.

A universal serial bus (USB) device and a method of recognizing a USB mode whereby the USB device automatically recognizes a mass-storage or PictBridge mode according to a type of a connected host such that the USB device configures a communication interface suitable for the recognized host. The USB device includes: a controller to control a USB communication with the host; and an interface unit to automatically determine a mode of the USB communication, from among a plurality of modes, according to a type of the connected host, and to provide a communication interface in the determined mode corresponding to the host. Although the host connected to the USB device does not support several configuration descriptors, a timer of a mass-storage module switches a current mode to the USB mode suitable for a corresponding host, such that the USB device universally supports the USB multi-mode irrespective of host types.

A PictBridge printer is provided. The printer comprises: a printer housing; an inkjet printer contained in the housing; a PictBridge interface for communication with a PictBridge-enabled digital camera; a photo display screen associated with the housing; and a processor contained in the housing for communicating with the display screen, the PictBridge interface and the inkjet printer. The processor and the inkjet printer are configured for printing photos displayed on the display screen.

In a direct print system comprised of a digital still camera and a photo-direct (PD) printer, it makes possible to confirm and change printing layout from the digital still camera so as to obtain a printing result satisfying a user's wish in multi-partitioned print that a plurality of images are printed on a paper sheet. Both of the digital still camera and the PD printer respectively have a decoder and an encoder for commands of PictBridge format, and both of the digital still camera and the PD printer can recognize predetermined comments written in comment lines of the PictBridge which are normally ignored. When the multi-partitioned print is selected by the user, commands appointing order of arrangement and directions of the images to be printed are written on the comment lines of the PictBridge and transmitted with a command of the PictBridge format for performing the multi-partitioned print from the digital still camera to the PD printer.

A universal printing method for printing out non-image file documents is executed by installing a universal printer driver on a smart phone or a PDA that supports PictBridge, and includes activating an application program and opening a non-image file document, converting the non-image file document into at least one image file through the driver and an OS rendering module, and finally transmitting the at least one image file to a printing device through PictBridge. The method permits conversion of multiple pages of non-image file documents that originally cannot be printed using PictBridge to image files for printing by a printing device supporting PictBridge.

Systems and methods consistent with embodiments of the present invention provide a method for the direct printing of images from digital imaging devices. In some embodiments, an image is received from a digital imaging device and sent to a computer for processing. In some embodiments, after the computer has completed the processing of the image, the processed image is sent to a printer where it is printed. In some embodiments, the image may be received by a printer from a digital imaging device connected to the printer and then forwarded to a computer for processing. In some embodiments, the digital imaging device may be a PictBridge enabled device. In some embodiments, a printer may receive images from a PictBridge enabled device connected to it, have the images processed remotely by a computer accessible from the printer, receive the processed image from the computer and then print the processed image.

An interface device is configured for printing from a host having a communications port to an imaging apparatus having a PictBridge port for receiving print data from a camera. The host includes an operating system having a spool subsystem. The interface device includes an input port configured to communicatively connect to the communications port; an output port configured to communicatively connect to the PictBridge port; and a controller interconnecting the input port and the output port. The controller is configured to execute program instructions to print from the host via the communications port to the imaging apparatus via the PictBridge port in real time using an output of the spool subsystem.

A system for upgrading firmware in a PictBridge printer is provided. The system comprises: (i) a PictBridge printer having an embedded computer system; and (ii) a memory stick for communicating with the embedded computer system. The memory stick contains a firmware upgrade for the embedded computer system.

A printing system includes a host having a virtual printer driver for converting a print job to a JPEG print file. A memory device is configured to receive the JPEG print file from the virtual printer driver. An imaging apparatus has a PictBridge port configured for receiving input from a camera. An interface device includes an important port, an export port and a processor device. The import port is configured for coupling to the memory device. The export port is configured for coupling to the PictBridge port of the imaging apparatus. The processor device is coupled to each of the input port and the export port. The processor device is configured to export the JPEG print file via the export port to the PictBridge port of the imaging apparatus.

Provided are an image forming apparatus and a print control method. Even through pinting data, configured with specific file format, of objects in specified pages are not directly printed, printing resultd according to users' intentions can also be obtained. An image forming apparatus is an image forming apparatus which can directly print printing data described in a page description language. The image forming apparatus includes a display section, a data receiving section receiving the printing data, an analyzing section and a rasterizing section. The analyzing section is configured to analyze the printing data to determine a file format of the printing data, and enable the display section to display different print setup screesn thereon, where the print setup screens depends on whether the printing data have the specific file format. The analyzing section is configured to define a layout of objects in each page to be printed according to printing setup of the printing setup screens and convert the printing data into an intermediate language. The rasterizing section is configured to rasterize the intermediate language to generate an image to be printed.

The invention relates to a general printing method for a non-graphic file, a driving module and an electronic device. By installing a general printing driving program on an intelligent mobile phone or personal digital assistant which supports a PictBridge, the general printing method for the non-graphic file executes the steps as follows: an application program is started and a non-graphic file is opened; the non-graphic file is converted into at least an image file by the driving program and an imaging module in an operation system; finally, at least one image file is transmitted to a printing device by the PictBridge. The method converts the non-graphic multipage files which can not be generally printed by the PictBridge originally into image files, thus printing the non-graphic multipage files by the printing device which supports the PictBridge.

The provided interface device connects the PictBridge port of printer by an USB cable, and has a wire / wireless network interface to connect with LAN. Wherein, the opposite method comprises: running a drive program to install in a local computer, and letting the digital photo and document in the computer be printed by a PictBridge-compatible printer through the program and interface device in this invention.

A diagnostic tool includes a USB device connector and a processor. The processor allows a user to select a type of device under test that is to be tested. The processor has the ability to test PictBridge functionality of a host USB. The types of device under test selectable by a user include devices under test that do not have ability to communicate using PictBridge.

The invention discloses a photosensitive material for 3D printing and a preparation method thereof. The photosensitive material is prepared from, by weight, 10-25 parts of acrylic resin, 60-75 parts of a reactive diluent, 10-20 parts of a flexibilizer, 1-5 parts of a photoinitiator and 0.05-0.1 part of an assistant, and the acrylic resin, the reactive diluent, the flexibilizer and the photoinitiator are weighed according to preset parts by weight, the preparation method comprises the following steps: putting the raw materials into a dispersion machine, mixing, stirring, uniformly dispersing for 20-40 minutes, and controlling the temperature to be 40-60 DEG C in the stirring process, thereby obtaining the UV light-cured photosensitive material. The photosensitive material prepared by the invention has the advantages of high curing speed, good product storage stability, difficulty in deformation of a printed large model and excellent bending performance, can be used for directly printingan elastic model, and is suitable for DLP rapid prototyping desktop-level 3D printing equipment.

A printing apparatus and display system including a detachable printing apparatus that enables printing and / or erasing of display information directly to and / or from display systems. The printing apparatus may print and delete color images to / from a substrate using a printing mechanism and a plurality of color toners, using a detachable mobile printing apparatus. The printing apparatus may enable recycling of erased toner from previously erased images.

The invention discloses a handle processing method and a device under a PictBridge standard, comprising the following steps: a file handle is transmitted to printing equipment when image equipment enters a PictBridge mode and carries out the file printing; after the image equipment determines the file required to be printed, a mapping relation between the file handle and the file required to be printed is established; furthermore, after the printing equipment transmits the file handle back to the image equipment, the data of the file required to be printed is transmitted to the printing equipment according to the mapping relation. The method and the device of the invention can improve the working efficiency of image printing under the PictBridge mode.

An apparatus for scanning a photograph with PictBridge capability is provided, which includes a light source, an image sensor, a signal converter, a PictBridge encoder, and a universal serial bus (USB) controller. The light source projects a scanning light onto an object to be scanned. Upon contacting with the object to be scanned, the scanning light is reflected as a reflected light. The image sensor receives the reflected light and then transmits an image signal to the signal converter to be converted into a digital image data. The digital image signal is encoded by the PictBridge encoder to a direct-printing code. Finally, the USB controller encodes the direct-printing code into a universal serial bus signal and transmits to a printer via a USB wire, so as to print the image by the printer.

A diagnostic tool includes a USB device connector and a processor. The processor allows a user to select a type of device under test that is to be tested. The processor has the ability to test PictBridge functionality of a host USB. The types of device under test selectable by a user include devices under test that do not have ability to communicate using PictBridge.

The invention discloses an order processing method and device, electronic equipment and a storage medium, and the method comprises the steps: obtaining order information corresponding to a to-be-transported article, determining display information and hidden information from the order information, the order information being prepared by a user in advance and being stored in a server at a network side, including to-be-transported article information and logistics information; obtaining an image identification code corresponding to the order information, wherein the image identification code enables the equipment scanning the image identification code to obtain the display information; converting the hidden information, and adding the converted hidden information into the image identification code to obtain a target identification code; and generating a transport order including the target identification code and the display information, wherein the transport order can be directly printed and used for transporting the to-be-transported article, it is guaranteed that only a courier terminal can identify hidden information in the transport order, and work of a courier is facilitated while user privacy is guaranteed.

The invention discloses a device for direct printing, which comprises: a transmission unit comprises a sending module used for sending objects encapsulated from a PTP unit to a printer, a receiving module used for sending a pictbridge control command from the printer to the PTP unit, wherein, the PTP unit comprises: a data manipulation module used for executing the pictbridge control command from the printer and respectively encapsulating the data, the pictbridge control command in a command control module and XML documents of a DPS unit as objects which are sent to the transmission unit; and a command control module used for sending the pictbridge control command to the printer so as to establish a transmission connection, wherenin, the DPS unit is used for selecting the corresponding XML documents and triggering the PTP unit to send the data to the printer and so on. The invention also discloses a method for direct printing. The device and method of the invention can be applied in mobile terminals such as digital cameras, telephones, etc., thus realizing direct printing.

An image processing apparatus which enables a user to easily make a determination as to a trimmed image. The image processing apparatus generates a trimmed image based on image data by trimming a part of an image and displays the generated trimmed image. The image processing apparatus has at least one controller. The controller obtains format information on the image data, and based on at least the obtained format information, determines a trimming position for generating the trimmed image based on the image data.

A method for generating a hardcopy document, including: receiving, by a printer, a direct print request for an Office Open XML (OOXML) document having a plurality of pages; identifying, by the printer, a tag in the OOXML document specifying a multiple page printing feature (MPPF) for the plurality of pages, where the tag is located within a settings xml file of the OOXML document; identifying, by the printer, a first printer setting required to implement the MPPF; invoking, by the printer, the first printer setting on the printer; and generating, by the printer and from the OOXML document, the hardcopy document with the MPPF feature after invoking the first printer setting.

A information bearing device into which several wires or a cable can be disposed, for the display of QR code information pertaining to the wires or cable. The device includes a first indicia bearing engaging portion and a second receiving portion for mounting the device on a wire(s) or cable. QR code or micro QR code indicia may be printed directly onto the surface of the engaging portion, or the indica may be added to the indicia receiving surface by placement of self adhesive QR code containing tabs to be read by QR code readers, cameras and smart phones.

A picture scanning device includes a light source, a light sensing component, a signal converter, a Pictbridge coder and a universal transmission bus processor(USB), in which, the light source emits sensing light to a being scanned file to reflect when the sensing light meets with the being scanned file, after the light sensing component receives the reflection light, it delivers the image signal to a signal converter to process it to digital signal, which is printed and coded by the pictbridge coder directly, finally the USB codes the coded and printed singal to pass the universal transmission bus to the printer to be printed.

The invention provides a secret sharing method and system based on a visual effect. The secret sharing method comprises the following steps: splitting an original image into a plurality of secret images; mapping each secret image into a secret block; generating a plurality of shared image blocks one by one based on the size of the secret block; moving the shared image blocks in a cyclic stacking mode to achieve encryption of the shared image blocks; superposing all the shared image blocks in sequence during decryption to obtain a decrypted image with the same quality as the original image, wherein the secret block is provided with a plurality of pixels. The size of the shared image is the same as that of the secret image by encrypting the image block one by one, so that pixel expansion iseliminated, the image recovery performance is improved, and almost lossless visual encryption is realized; by processing the mapping relation of the pixel blocks before and after encryption, higher contrast is obtained, meanwhile, electronic equipment does not need to be used in the traditional encryption and decryption process, and the shared image blocks can be directly printed on paper to be decrypted by vertically arranging multiple pieces of paper.

The PB Reader solves the problem that the e-reader presents: the e-reader has a non-paper screen and printed documents need assembly, binding, and page turning via hands.This is an electronic, mechanical device that can quickly search, review and print documents and that has text-to-speech and remote control functionality. The unit is rectangular in shape similar as a traditional book, including a viewing window for reading and printing. The unit is fed by two paper-belt rollers, across which images and printed text are displayed. The two paper-belt rolls, which are held by two square axles that are driven by the stepping motor through multiple reduction gears. A pattern of round dots is printed on the bottom side of the paper belt, which can be decoded by a photoelectric sensor to take action of reeling pages. The signals control the stepper motor, allowing the reader to reel the page forward or backward, or jump directly to a specific position.The second component of this invention is the designated printer. Its body shape is rectangular. The said printer can print any text files and photos from a computer directly onto the blank paper belt in the PB Reader by means of sensing the code on the paper belt. This way, electronic files are transformed into physical paper files that are readable by the invention to ensure quick search, review and as well as safe storage.The invention also has a wireless remote control function, which will allow people who are disabled (or users who for whatever reasons do not have free use of their hands) to make use of the reader.