A system may capture an image of a physical item, perform digital image processing to identify features of the physical item from the image, and generate a digital token for the physical item based on the digital image processing.

An information processing apparatus includes a communication interface to communicate data including image data with an image forming apparatus, a data storage device to store background pattern data, and circuitry. The circuitry causes the communication interface to transmit the background pattern data and a registration request command to the image forming apparatus, generates synthesis information, generates a background pattern synthesis drawing command for instructing the image forming apparatus to synthesize the background pattern data with each page data of the image data, based on the synthesis information of the page data, generates a printing command for printing the image data, generates print request information for requesting the image forming apparatus to print the image data, and causes the communication interface to transmit the print request information to the image forming apparatus.

A system and method render see-saw scalable gloss effect image patterns on a recording medium by using to two colors to provide one region with a relatively smooth surface, while a second region has a relatively rougher surface. A third region is added composed of a color different than the first two, wherein the third region has a relatively smooth surface where it intersects with the first region and a relatively rougher surface where it intersects with the second region. As the rendered recording medium is tilted at different angles, the image patterns thereon toggle to create a see-saw effect.

A system and method render see-saw scalable gloss effect image patterns on a recording medium by using to two colors to provide one region with a relatively smooth surface, while a second region has a relatively rougher surface. A third region is added composed of a color different than the first two, wherein the third region has a relatively smooth surface where it intersects with the first region and a relatively rougher surface where it intersects with the second region. As the rendered recording medium is tilted at different angles, the image patterns thereon toggle to create a see-saw effect.

An image processing apparatus capable of preventing failure in decoding additional information embedded in a print. The apparatus performs image processing for generating a print in which additional information is embedded. A halftone pattern used for halftone processing is set out of a plurality of halftone patterns. It is determined whether or not, in a case where the set halftone pattern is used for the halftone processing, encoded patterns generated based on the additional information can be uniformly reproduced from a color plane with which the encoded patterns are synthesized. In a case where it is determined that the encoded patterns cannot be uniformly reproduced, a warning notification is performed for notifying before outputting a print in which the additional information is embedded, a user that the print is a print which can cause failure in decoding the additional information.

An information processing apparatus includes a communication interface to communicate data including image data with an image forming apparatus, a data storage device to store background pattern data, and circuitry. The circuitry causes the communication interface to transmit the background pattern data and a registration request command to the image forming apparatus, generates synthesis information, generates a background pattern synthesis drawing command for instructing the image forming apparatus to synthesize the background pattern data with each page data of the image data, based on the synthesis information of the page data, generates a printing command for printing the image data, generates print request information for requesting the image forming apparatus to print the image data, and causes the communication interface to transmit the print request information to the image forming apparatus.

An image processing apparatus includes a processor configured to: read a first surface of a recorded sheet to generate pieces of first data; read a second surface of the recorded sheet to generate pieces of second data; combine the generated pieces of first data with the respective generated pieces of second data; and check whether a specific pattern is present, the specific pattern being a pattern which is possibly included in the pieces of combined data.