An image forming apparatus includes a processor configured to create a preview image of an image created by executing a job; store image data of the created preview image in a memory; create an information code representing a storage area of the memory where the image data is stored; and display the information code created by the processor on a display.

A document determination system includes a server device that stores identification information in association with document information, a printer that prints a document image corresponding to the document information and a code image indicating the identification information on a print medium to generate a normal printed matter, and a scanner that reads a print image printed on a printed matter including the normal printed matter and a copied printed matter obtained by copying the normal printed matter. The printer prints the code image in a preset end region of the print medium. The server device determines whether the printed matter is the normal printed matter based on the code image included in the print image read by the scanner.

Provided an information processing apparatus including a first display unit that displays a first menu screen, which includes a menu item for calling a first function of an information processing apparatus, on a display unit, a second display unit that displays a second menu screen, which includes a menu item for calling a second function for using the information processing apparatus for a specific use, on the display unit, and a control unit that controls which of the first menu screen and the second menu screen is preferentially displayed.

A system for selecting and scheduling digital image capture, including a server for data and communications, a first smart communications device having photography capability in communication with said server, a second smart communications device in communication with said server, said server having a selecting and scheduling digital photography application to communicate with said first smart communications device and said second smart communications device, said selecting and scheduling digital photography application having a function to enable finding, selecting, scheduling, agreeing, capturing, transmitting, the digital image, and thus, tor reviewing & selecting hardware/personnel, scheduling photography, contracting for photography services, payment, capturing photos, and distribution of photos between parties under transaction terms of photography session service via the internet.

An image processing method includes an acquisition step of acquiring image data by capturing printed matter, wherein first information and second information, indicating a type of the first information, are embedded in the printed matter as an electronic watermark, an extraction step of extracting the first information and the second information from the image data acquired at the acquisition step, and a processing step of processing the extracted first information by different processing methods in accordance with the extracted second information. Based on that the type of the first information indicated by the second information is a predetermined type, the extracted first information is processed at the processing step, by a predetermined processing method for access to an external device using the extracted first information and display of a web page based on the access.

A device for capturing rendered text is described. The device incorporates one or more visual sensors that receive visual information as a part of capturing rendered text. The visual sensors are collectively capable of capturing both text that is permanently printed on a page, and text that is displayed transitorily on a dynamic device. The device further incorporates a visual information disposition subsystem for disposing of visual information received by the visual sensors. The device further incorporates a package that bears the visual sensors and the visual information disposition subsystem, and is suitable to be held in a human hand.

An image acquiring unit acquires an image of a sheet on which a medium that presents an identification image, including identification information is to be placed, the sheet including a user image that is presented by a user. A first identification-information acquiring unit acquires the identification information from the image acquired by the image acquiring unit. An image extracting unit extracts the user image from the image acquired by the image acquiring unit. A second identification-information acquiring unit acquires the identification information from the medium alone. A first storage unit stores the user image in association with the identification information. A managing unit acquires, from the first storage unit, a user image such that the identification information associated with the user image matches the identification information acquired by the second identification-information acquiring unit, among the user images that are stored in the first storage unit.

Each of vehicles acquires its own position, and transmits an image of a nearby outside taken by an own camera and a piece of information of the own position. An information center communicatable wirelessly with the vehicles receives the images and the pieces of information of the vehicles' positions transmitted by the vehicles, and recognizes pieces of first character information appearing in the received images, respectively. Based on the received pieces of information of the vehicles' positions as well as at least either points of interest or areas stored as collection target information, the information center determines at least either points of interest or areas for the recognized pieces of first character information, respectively, and stores association information where the pieces of first character information are associated with the determined at least either points of interest or areas.

A control method in a printing apparatus includes printing, by a printing unit, an adjustment image for adjusting a printing position on a sheet, conveying, by a conveying unit, the sheet on which the adjustment image is printed, reading, by a reading unit, an image to generate image data, the reading unit being executable to perform reading by a first reading method for reading an image of a sheet without conveying the sheet or a second reading method for reading the image of the sheet while conveying the sheet, and determining, based on that a type of the sheet on which the adjustment image is to be printed is a specific type, to read the adjustment image by the first reading method.

An image processing method includes a selection step of selecting a type of first information that is embedded in printed matter in accordance with instructions by a user via a user interface, an embedment step of embedding the first information and second information indicating a type selected at the selection step in a printing-target image as an electronic watermark, a printing control step of causing a printing apparatus to print the printing-target image in which the first information and the second information have been embedded at the embedment step, an acquisition step of acquiring image data by capturing the printed matter, an extraction step of extracting the first information and the second information from the image data acquired at the acquisition step, and a processing step of processing the first information extracted at the extraction step by different processing methods in accordance with the second information.