An image processing apparatus includes: a display; a memory that stores multiple key frames of a video guide on how to recover from an operating error; an error sensor that detects the operating error; and a display processor that allows the display to display at least one of the multiple key frames as a still frame for a digest along with an operation button for video playback, when the error sensor detects the operating error, the multiple key frames being stored on the memory, and that further allows the display to play back the video guide by serially displaying the multiple key frames, when the operation button is pressed.

This disclosure relates to a system and method configured to distribute image effects for user experience events. In some implementation, a user experience event may include making one or more image effects available to one or more users via computing platform associated with the users. In some implementation, an image effect may include one or more of a filter, a sticker, an animation, a text, a video clip, a free form drawing, and/or other effects.

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.

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.

The disclosure is relating to a method and a system for remote management of a location-based spatial object. The system includes a database and a server. The server provides a remote management interface such as in a form of an electronic map or a street view. The interface allows a subscriber to remotely set multiple spatial information for one spatial object. The server receives the spatial object and its corresponding spatial information from the subscriber over a network, combined with various search criteria relating to the spatial object, resulting in the establishment of consolidated information for the location-based spatial object in the database. The system allows an end user to search the location-based spatial object using a mobile device at any place, and the user can obtain the spatial object combined with an instant real scene image.

Systems and methods realize the benefit of portable storage devices by taking advantage of PCs including an optical disk drive, optical disks, such as a CD or a DVD, and the Internet. An individual patient provides personal data to a healthcare service center. The healthcare service center can then create a portable optical disk for the patient to carry. The personal data written onto the portable optical disk is stored on a database management server database and is readable and updateable by the individual patient using his/her PC with an optical disk drive and connected to the Internet. The individual patient can choose to update his/her personal data on the portable optical disk and can receive a new portable optical disk that includes the update. The new portable optical disk containing the latest update is created and delivered to the patient by the database management server.

An object of the present invention is to produce a display in accordance with the type of additional information extracted from captured image data. The present invention is an image processing method including: a selection step of selecting a type of first processing-target information that is embedded in a printing-target image; an embedment step of embedding the first information and second information indicating a type selected at the selection step in the printing-target image; a printing control step of causing a printing apparatus to print the printing-target image in which the first information and the second information are embedded; an acquisition step of acquiring captured image data obtained by capturing printed matter; an extraction step of extracting the first information and the second information based on captured image data; and a processing step of processing the first processing-target information extracted at the extraction step by different processing methods in accordance with the second information.

An image processing apparatus locks a particular cover so as not to be opened based on a particular jam being detected, and displays a particular screen for notifying a user that the particular cover is locked.

Provided is an image forming apparatus capable of presenting to a user movies that show operation steps for solving a maintenance event occurring in the apparatus without increasing the number of times the user needs to perform the operation of playing the movie. A CPU is configured to play a combination of a plurality of movies as a series of movies that show operation steps for solving a maintenance event occurring in the image forming apparatus. The CPU is further configured to determine a stop point at which the series of movies that is playing stops playing, based on stop point information set for each of the combination of the plurality of movies. The CPU is further configured to stop the series of movies that is playing at the determined stop point.

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.