An image processing apparatus includes: a gradation correction section that performs output gradation correction with respect to input multi-value image data; a conversion section that converts the multi-value image data, which is acquired after the output gradation correction is performed by the gradation correction section, into binary image data; a storage section that stores the multi-value image data or the binary image data; and a control section that performs control such that the multi-value image data, which is acquired before the output gradation correction is performed, is stored in the storage section in a case where content of the input image data is content which requires the output gradation correction, and such that the binary image data is stored in the storage section in a case where the content of the input image data is content which does not require the output gradation correction.

There is provided a file management device includes: a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory and the processor configured to determine a naming rule for a file name to be assigned to an electronic file for a document, based on a format of the document; and determine the file name by using a character string included in the electronic file in accordance with the determined naming rule. The processor is further configured to store, with respect to an existing electronic file, naming rules relating to documents having a common format, in association with the format; and select, for an electronic file for a newly input document, a naming rule to be applied, from among the stored naming rules, based on a format of the electronic file.

Cloud-based document management systems are disclosed that provide a direct link between a scanner and cloud storage. In embodiments, a document management system provides a web scanning application that is executable in a web browser. The application can initiate a scan from a scanner in communication with the web browser that is transmitted directly to a remote cloud storage location and indexed by the document management system without requiring storing a copy of the document local to the web browser. Other embodiments allow printing from the web browser directly to the document management system and remote cloud storage. In another aspect, a receipt printer buffer is provided that can provide electronic receipts that may be directly uploaded to the cloud--based document management system.

The present disclosure discloses methods and systems for generating a mixed raster content (MRC) format file for a single background color image document. The method includes receiving an input document at an image capturing device. The input document is segmented into an image layer and a text layer. Then, image content in the image layer is determined. Upon an affirmative determination, a new image layer is generated by adding the determined image content to a white background image layer using a morphological operation. The text layer and the new image layer is compressed using respective compression schemes. The compressed text layer and the new image layer are integrated to generate image data in the MRC file format. The generated image data is stored in a memory device.

A data serialization circuit includes a clock data operation circuit configured to generate a plurality of delay clock signals and a plurality of synchronous data signals in response to a plurality of parallel data signals and a plurality of multi-phase clock signals and a multiplexer configured to output a serial data signal in response to the plurality of delay clock signals and the plurality of synchronous data signals. A first one of the plurality of delay clock signals substantially aligns with a first one of the plurality of synchronous data signals.

Cloud-based document management systems are disclosed that provide a direct link between a scanner and cloud storage. In embodiments, a document management system provides a web scanning application that is executable in a web browser. The application can initiate a scan from a scanner in communication with the web browser that is transmitted directly to a remote cloud storage location and indexed by the document management system without requiring storing a copy of the document local to the web browser. Other embodiments allow printing from the web browser directly to the document management system and remote cloud storage. In another aspect, a receipt printer buffer is provided that can provide electronic receipts that may be directly uploaded to the cloud-based document management system.

A data serialization circuit includes a clock data operation circuit configured to generate a plurality of delay clock signals and a plurality of synchronous data signals in response to a plurality of parallel data signals and a plurality of multi-phase clock signals and a multiplexer configured to output a serial data signal in response to the plurality of delay clock signals and the plurality of synchronous data signals. A first one of the plurality of delay clock signals substantially aligns with a first one of the plurality of synchronous data signals.

An image forming apparatus includes a hardware processor including CPUs each including cores, a process being executed by the CPUs, wherein the hardware processor managing the cores causes a first process or a second process to be executed, when the first process is executed, while electric power is uniformly supplied to the cores, allocates a pre-process in which sequential processing is performed to a part of the cores and a post-process in which parallel processing is performed to another part of cores, and when the second process is executed, for a part of the CPUs, allocates the pre-process to a part of the cores while electric power is supplied thereto and causes electric power supply to another part of cores to be stopped, and for another part of the CPUs, allocates the post-process to at least a part of the cores while electric power is uniformly supplied to the cores.

An image processing apparatus receives a number of pages to be included in one file from a user, and reads an original. The image communication apparatus divides image data of the read original at each set of the received number of pages, and creates a file including the image data for each division of the divided image data.

There is provided a file management device includes: a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory and the processor configured to determine a naming rule for a file name to be assigned to an electronic file for a document, based on a format of the document; and determine the file name by using a character string included in the electronic file in accordance with the determined naming rule. The processor is further configured to store, with respect to an existing electronic file, naming rules relating to documents having a common format, in association with the format; and select, for an electronic file for a newly input document, a naming rule to be applied, from among the stored naming rules, based on a format of the electronic file.