A colorimetric device and a colorimetric method according to the present invention extract a chart region candidate, which is a candidate for a chart region, from an image of a color chart, obtain an evaluation value of this chart region candidate, determine whether or not the chart region candidate is the chart region based on this obtained evaluation value, obtain each position of a plurality of patches for the chart region candidate determined as the chart region as a result of the determination and colorimetrically measure each of the patches at each obtained position of the plurality of the patches.

An image forming apparatus combines a plurality of sub-movies representing operation procedures to be performed to perform maintenance on the image forming apparatus and plays the combined sub-movies sequentially as one movie. In response to stopping the movie being played, the image forming apparatus displays a replay mark for use to issue a command to replay the movie from the beginning of a sub-movie corresponding to a position where the movie is stopped.

Methods for configuring and calibrating a printing system are described. Configuring a printing system involves obtaining data for determining a reference print element in the printing system. The reference print element is then used to determine calibration data for a given print element. The calibration data is applied for the given print element to generate a print output.

Methods for configuring and calibrating a printing system are described. Configuring a printing system involves obtaining data for determining a reference print element in the printing system. The reference print element is then used to determine calibration data for a given print element. The calibration data is applied for the given print element to generate a print output.

An image processing device includes a color reproduction characteristic acquiring unit that acquires a color reproduction characteristic of a display device, a color reproduction characteristic correction unit that corrects the color reproduction characteristic, a feature amount extraction unit that extracts a feature amount which is an object of the correction of the color reproduction characteristic acquired by the color reproduction characteristic acquiring unit, and an evaluation image selecting unit that selects, based on the feature amount, an evaluation image which is a source for generating a confirmation image including (i) an image when the color reproduction characteristic acquired by the color reproduction characteristic acquiring unit and before the correction is used and (ii) an image when the color reproduction characteristic after the correction by the color reproduction characteristic correction unit is used.

Methods for configuring and calibrating a printing system are described. Configuring a printing system involves obtaining data for determining a reference print element in the printing system. The reference print element is then used to determine calibration data for a given print element. The calibration data is applied for the given print element to generate a print output.

A printing apparatus performing printing on a medium includes a print chip that has a first nozzle group through which ink is discharged in accordance with a common input voltage; a print controller that controls to print, on the medium, a test image containing a first test region which is printed upon input of a first voltage as the input voltage and a second test region which is printed upon input of a second voltage as the input voltage, the second voltage being different from the first voltage; an image capturing unit that image-captures each of regions formed by dividing the test image into a plurality of regions; a density detector that detects a density of a first detection target region and a density of a second detection target region in captured images; and a voltage calibrator that calibrates the input voltage based on the density of the first detection target region, the density of the second detection target region, a value of the first voltage, and a value of the second voltage, wherein a position of the first detection target region and a position of the second detection target region in the captured images are identical to each other.

An inspection apparatus includes circuitry to acquire a first scanned image by scanning each recording media printed with a target image, acquire a second scanned image by scanning one recording medium printed with a color chart including a plurality of color patches, generate index color information including information of index colors having higher frequency of occurrence on the one recording medium for each of the color patches, generate color conversion information by associating each of the color patches and each of the index colors, generate a reference image for each of the index colors by performing a color conversion of the target image by applying the color conversion information, calculate a difference of a color value of each pixel configuring the first scanned image and a color value of each pixel of each of reference images, and inspect the printed matter based on a plurality of color difference values.

An image forensics system estimates a camera response function (CRF) associated with a digital image, and compares the estimated CRF to a set of rules and compares the estimated CRF to a known CRF. The known CRF is associated with a make and a model of an image sensing device. The system applies a fusion analysis to results obtained from comparing the estimated CRF to a set of rules and from comparing the estimated CRF to the known CRF, and assesses the integrity of the digital image as a function of the fusion analysis.

One feature pertains to an apparatus that includes a first communication interface, a second communication interface adapted to transmit and/or receive multimedia data signals to and/or from a device through a wired connection, and a memory circuit adapted to store instructions for conducting one or more wired connection integrity tests. The wired connection integrity tests determine at least whether the apparatus is able to communicate with the device. The apparatus further includes a processing circuit adapted to initiate the one or more wired connection integrity tests by executing the instructions stored in the memory circuit, determine whether each of the one or more wired connection integrity tests initiated passed or failed, and report whether the one or more wired connection integrity tests passed or failed. The wired connection integrity tests may include signal line communication tests, cable integrity and quality tests, and data or video test pattern tests.