An image processing apparatus extracts a margin portion from an input image in a case in which the input image is a margined formation target image formed so as to include a margin, and automatically executes, based on the extracted margin portion, a print setting of the input image.

An information processing apparatus sets a color mode in place of a monochrome mode on condition that the monochrome mode and multiplexing of additional information on a print target image are set as print settings based on an input image data; generates, based on the input image data, color image data corresponding to printing in a color mode which represents a color of the monochromated print target image by a value of a color signal; performs, for the color image data generated by the generation unit, processing for multiplexing the additional information on the print target image; and causes a printing apparatus to print, in the color mode, a multiplexed image on which the additional information is multiplexed.

A printer includes a print head and a controller. The controller is configured to, using first print data containing a plurality of layers, select at least one, but not all, of the plurality of layers based on weight information regarding respective weights of the plurality of layers, generate second print data based on the selected at least one but not all of the plurality of layers, and control the print head to print at least one patch image on a printing medium based on the generated second print data.

An image forming device comprising a processing section processing a provisionally combined datum into which a part image datum and a pattern datum included in marking data are merged, the part image datum being prepared by arranging picture pattern data into a shape of the picture pattern data for each of parts, the processing section including a margin setting section setting a margin on a periphery of the part and an image processing section arranging an image prepared based on the part image datum in an area of the margin.

An image forming system includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry generates print image data for printing a first image in a print area on a conveyance medium. The processing circuitry controls printing on the conveyance medium based on the print image data. The processing circuitry determines a position at which a second image is printed in a cut area, based on a position of a cutting mark, to generate the print image data including the second image, the second image including identification information to identify each page of the conveyance medium, the cut area being an area to be cut in the print area.

Provided is an image processing apparatus that improves the performance when performing image processing accompanying an analysis. An image acquisition unit acquires processing image data for performing processing. A normal image processing unit performs normal image processing for normal output on the processing image data acquired by the image acquisition unit and outputs the normal image data. An analysis image processing unit performs analysis image processing accompanied by analysis in parallel with the normal image processing by the normal image processing unit and outputs the analysis image data. A merge processing unit merges the normal image data output by the normal image processing unit and the analysis image data output by the analysis image processing unit and outputs print data for printing.

Methods for producing a label for a prescription container having non-prescription specific information pre-printed off-site from the pharmacy by a label supplier. The methods optimize prescription container size by providing the pharmacy with the ability to efficiently print and apply a label to the prescription container with the pre-printed non-prescription specific information for most prescriptions with shorter prescription specific information or to print and apply a label without the non-prescription specific information for prescriptions with longer prescription specific information.

A recording device includes a recording unit that performs a recording operation, a first storage unit that stores a first template associated with a recording form, a second storage unit that store a second template corresponding to the first template, and a recording control unit that takes the second template corresponding to the designated first template from the second storage unit and gets the recording unit to perform the recording operation by using the second template when a recording instruction containing data designating the first template is input.

In a pixel of a part where two objects are superimposed, pixel values of the objects are compared to thereby set an attribute of the pixel to an attribute of one of the objects.

A print engine is adapted to print image data from a plurality of pre-processing systems that supply image data at different image resolutions and halftoning states. A data interface receives the image data and associated metadata including an image resolution parameter and a halftone state parameter. A metadata interpreter interprets the metadata and determines image processing operations that are required to prepare the image data for printing using a printer module. A resolution modification processor module processes the image data to modify its resolution if the metadata interpreter determines that the image resolution of the image data does not match the printer resolution. A halftone processor module processes the image data by applying a halftoning operation if the metadata interpreter determines that the image data is not in an appropriate halftoning state.