A decompressing apparatus comprises a first decompressing unit, a second decompressing unit which can decompresses encoded data that the first decompressing unit does not support, an identifying unit which identifies a type of each encoded block, a generating unit which, if encoded block of interest is a type that can be decompressed by the first decompressing unit, stores the encoded data in a memory, and, if not, stores predetermined encoded data that can be decompressed by the first decompressing unit in the memory, and control unit which controls the first decompressing unit to decompress the encoded data in the memory to generate tentative image data, then controls the second decompressing unit to decompress the encoded data that cannot be decompressed by the first decompressing unit, and updates the tentative image data with the decompression result.

In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises a communication interface and a processor. The communication interface is to communicate with a plurality of devices. The processor is to: receive compressed data from a first device, wherein the compressed data is associated with visual data captured by sensor(s); perform a current stage of processing on the compressed data using a current CNN, wherein the current stage of processing corresponds to one of a plurality of processing stages associated with the visual data, and wherein the current CNN corresponds to one of a plurality of CNNs associated with the plurality of processing stages; obtain an output associated with the current stage of processing; determine, based on the output, whether processing associated with the visual data is complete; if the processing is complete, output a result associated with the visual data; if the processing is incomplete, transmit the compressed data to a second device.

An information processing system includes: a storage unit that stores first printing information on already executed printing in association with an image for printing converted from the first printing information; and an execution unit that, when second printing information included in a printing instruction which instructs execution of printing is identical to the first printing information stored in the storage unit, executes printing according to the printing instruction using the image for printing.

An information processing apparatus to communicate with an external apparatus includes a reception unit, an execution unit, a setting unit, and a determination unit. The reception unit receives data described in Postscript from the external apparatus. The execution unit executes processing based on a command described in the data received by the reception unit. The setting unit performs a predetermined setting regarding execution of the processing. The determination unit determines, in a case where the reception unit receives data in which a command associated with a superexec operator is described, whether the execution unit executes the processing based on the command using the predetermined setting.

In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises a memory and a processor. The memory is to store visual data associated with a visual representation captured by one or more sensors. The processor is to: obtain the visual data associated with the visual representation captured by the one or more sensors, wherein the visual data comprises uncompressed visual data or compressed visual data; process the visual data using a convolutional neural network (CNN), wherein the CNN comprises a plurality of layers, wherein the plurality of layers comprises a plurality of filters, and wherein the plurality of filters comprises one or more pixel-domain filters to perform processing associated with uncompressed data and one or more compressed-domain filters to perform processing associated with compressed data; and classify the visual data based on an output of the CNN.

An image conversion device that performs conversion processing on image data before compression processing is performed includes: a pixel designation unit that sequentially designate, as a second pixel, pixels in a raster line that forms the image data in a direction away from a first pixel, which is a pixel included in the raster line, starting from a pixel adjacent to the first pixel in the raster line as a start point of the designation; an evaluation value calculation unit that calculates, as an evaluation value, an absolute value of a difference between pixel values of the first pixel and the second pixel or a square value of the difference; a determination unit that determines whether or not the evaluation value exceeds a predetermined threshold value; and a conversion unit that calculates a representative value of pixel values from the first pixel to a third pixel that is a pixel adjacent to the second pixel at a side of the first pixel and converts the pixel values from the first pixel to the third pixel into the representative value, at a timing at which the evaluation value is determined to exceed the threshold value.

A method includes receiving compressed data representing a page of a document that is associated with a plurality of cell lines. A given cell line of the plurality of cell lines includes a given cell, and the given cell is associated with a plurality of intersecting objects. The technique includes blending a first cell associated with a first object of the plurality of objects with a second cell that is associated with at least one other object of the plurality of objects to provide printer raster image data for the given cell. The blending includes determining whether the first and second cells are both edge cells; and in response to determining that the first and second cells are both edge cells, decompressing the compressed data corresponding to the first and second cells to provide decompressed data, and blending the first and second cells based on the decompressed data.

A device including a replaceable component, in which the component is not electrically connected to the device and includes a component-side storage, a component-side transmitter/receiver, a component-side hardware processor, and a component-side power generator, the device includes a main-body side storage, a counter which counts up the consumption degree of the component stored in the main-body storage, a main-body side transmitter/receiver, a main-body side hardware processor, a main-body side power generator, and a detector which detects attachment and detachment, the main-body side hardware processor causes the main-body side transmitter/receiver to transmit the specific identification information of the component and the consumption degree of the component when detachment is detected, and the component-side hardware processor rewrites the information in the component-side storage on the basis of the specific identification information of the component and the consumption degree of the component.

In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises a storage device and a processor. The storage device may store a plurality of compressed images comprising one or more compressed master images and one or more compressed slave images. The processor may: identify an uncompressed image; access context information associated with the uncompressed image and the one or more compressed master images; determine, based on the context information, whether the uncompressed image is associated with a corresponding master image; upon a determination that the uncompressed image is associated with the corresponding master image, compress the uncompressed image into a corresponding compressed image with reference to the corresponding master image; upon a determination that the uncompressed image is not associated with the corresponding master image, compress the uncompressed image into the corresponding compressed image without reference to the one or more compressed master images; and store the corresponding compressed image on the storage device.

A printing apparatus conveys a printing medium in a first direction, and includes an encoder that outputs a predetermined signal in accordance with a conveyance amount of the printing medium in the first direction, and a print head having a plurality of nozzle rows, each of which includes a plurality of nozzles ejecting ink, arrayed in a second direction intersecting with the first direction. In addition, a print engine is connected with the print head and performs conversion processing from image data into print data. The print engine has a first buffer storing the image data, has a second buffer storing the print data, and converts image data stored in the first buffer into print data in response to a first interrupt signal based on the predetermined signal output from the encoder, and stores the print data in the second buffer.