| 03rd week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 19 |
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| 20130016105 | DOSE DISPLAY MECHANISM FOR A DRUG DELIVERY DEVICEAANM Raab; SteffenAACI Frankfurt am MainAACO DEAAGP Raab; Steffen Frankfurt am Main DEAANM Arnhold; SandraAACI ButtelbornAACO DEAAGP Arnhold; Sandra Buttelborn DE - The present invention relates to a drug delivery device, in particular to the dose display mechanism of a drug delivery device comprising: a housing of substantially tubular shape and having at least a first dose displaying window, a dose setting dial rotatably arranged in the housing) and comprising a first and a second helical dose indicating scale on its peripheral surface, wherein the information contents of the first dose indicating scale and the second dose indicating scale are arranged in different orientations. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016106 | CLUSTER MAPPING TO HIGHLIGHT AREAS OF ELECTRICAL CONGESTION - Methods of generating heat maps of assets using clustering of assets are disclosed. Some methods include receiving a list of assets, assigning the assets to one or more heat range categories based on the status of the assets, assigning assets operating within a zone to a zone cluster, assigning the assets of the zone cluster to category clusters based on the heat range categories assigned to the assets. The positions of the clusters may be calculated for mapping, and may be displayed on a map. Some embodiments of these methods allow a user to quickly detect and locate non-standard assets on a map while standard assets are consolidated to clusters that are less prominent to the user. This leads to minimizing the time required to form responses to de-load hotspots in an electrical grid, minimizing the cost of assets by reducing the need for hardware redundancy, and minimized equipment outages. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016107 | METHOD AND MECHANISM FOR PERFORMING BOTH SERVER-SIDE AND CLIENT-SIDE RENDERING OF VISUAL DATA - Disclosed is an approach for providing an improved approach for rendering graphics that can utilize both server-side rendering and client-side rendering for the same display frame. In this way, the different visual objects within the same frame can be rendered using either approach, either at the server or at the client. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016108 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAMAANM Isozu; MasaakiAACI TokyoAACO JPAAGP Isozu; Masaaki Tokyo JP - An information processing apparatus includes: a communication unit to receive, from another information processing apparatus, image data in an imaginary region having a first area, first tree information indicating a tree structure of the image data, and layout information indicating a layout of the image data; a cache memory to cache at least a part of the received image data; a display including a display region having a second area smaller than the first area, and to display a part of the cached image data in the display region; and a controller to divide the imaginary region into regions based on the second area and the received layout information, generate second tree information indicating a tree structure of the image data in accordance with the regions, and control the cache memory to cache the at least a part of the image data based on the second tree information. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016109 | OUT-OF-CORE RAY TRACING WITH MEMORY-EFFICIENT PAGE GENERATION - In one embodiment, a method comprising grouping by a processor primitives that comprise a scene into plural clusters, each cluster comprising a subset of the primitives that are proximal to each other relative to the other of the primitives; and allocating an equal size memory block for each respective cluster for the plural clusters, wherein all the plural clusters comprise one scene representation, wherein each cluster can contain up to M primitives, where M is an integer number. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016110 | INSTRUCTION CULLING IN GRAPHICS PROCESSING UNITAANM Arvo; Jukka-PekkaAACI RaisioAACO FIAAGP Arvo; Jukka-Pekka Raisio FI - Aspects of the disclosure are directed to a method of processing data with a graphics processing unit (GPU). According to some aspects, the method includes executing a first work item with a shader processor of the GPU, wherein the first work item includes one or more instructions for processing input data. The method also includes generating one or more values based on a result of the first work item, wherein the one or more values represent one or more characteristics of the result. The method also includes determining whether to execute a second work item based on the one or more values, wherein the second work item includes one or more instructions that are distinct from the one or more instructions of the first work item for processing the input data. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016111 | OPTIMIZATION OF MEMORY BANDWIDTH IN A MULTI-DISPLAY SYSTEM - Graphics display adapters for driving multiple display monitors have become very popular. Graphics display adapters that drive multiple monitors can be used to provide terminal services to multiple independent terminals or be used to provide multiple displays to a single user. Generating video signals for multiple display systems puts a heavy burden on the video memory system since multiple different video signal generators may read from associated frame buffers in a shared video memory system. In one disclosed embodiment, a plurality of video memory read triggers are provided wherein at least two of which are staggered to reduce the load on the video memory system. In response to each read trigger, display data is read from a frame buffer to an associated video signal generation circuit. Each video signal generation circuit then provides a display signal to an associated display screen in a multi-screen environment. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016112 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MULTIPLE TEXTURE MAP STORAGE AND FILTERING INCLUDING IRREGULAR TEXTURE MAPS - A method for a computer system including receiving a file comprising textures including a first and a second texture map, which can be regular or irregular texture maps, and metadata, wherein the metadata includes identifiers associated with texture maps and includes adjacency data, associating the first texture map with a first face of an object in response to an identifier associated with the first texture map, associating the second texture map with a second face of the object in response to an identifier associated with the second texture map, determining an edge of the first texture map is adjacent to an edge of the second texture map in response to the adjacency data, and performing a rendering operation with respect to the first and second faces of the object to determine rendering data in response to the first and second texture maps. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016113 | CONTEXT AWARE USER INTERFACE SYSTEMAANM Adhikari; SuranjitAACI San DiegoAAST CAAACO USAAGP Adhikari; Suranjit San Diego CA USAANM Friedlander; StevenAACI San DiegoAAST CAAACO USAAGP Friedlander; Steven San Diego CA US - Methods and apparatus are provided for presenting image data to include a graphic element. In one embodiment a method includes acquiring image data from a display buffer of a device, analyzing the image data to identify active and passive regions of the image data and ranking passive regions to determine a confidence measure for each passive region. The method may further include modifying the image data for display on the device to include a graphic element, wherein the graphic element is presented in a passive region based on the ranking. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016114 | DISPLAYING STATIC IMAGESAANM Rabii; Khosro M.AACI San DiegoAAST CAAACO USAAGP Rabii; Khosro M. San Diego CA US - Aspects of this disclosure may describe techniques to display a static image with reduced power consumption. In some examples, a graphics processing unit (GPU) may retrieve the static image from a system memory, scale the static image to a reduced spatial resolution version of the static image, and store the reduced spatial resolution version of the static image in local memory. A display processor may retrieve the reduced spatial resolution version of the static image from local memory. The display processor may rescale the reduced spatial resolution version of the static image, and display the rescaled image on a display for presentation. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016115 | ACTIVITY RECORDING OF CONTACT HANDLING SYSTEM AGENTSAANM Minert; Brian D.AACI OremAAST UTAACO USAAGP Minert; Brian D. Orem UT USAANM Peterson; DavidAACI LehiAAST UTAACO USAAGP Peterson; David Lehi UT US - Methods and apparatus for recording agent activity and display information optionally redacting sensitive information from the recorded imagery prior to review by the agent's supervisor in a contact handling system are disclosed. The method can include recording image data displayed to the agent on a visual display during interaction by the agent with the contact media. The method can include audio recordings of what the agent heard and spoke that are combined with the recorded image data to simultaneously display the video and audio to a supervisor for quality assurance in the contact handling system. The method can further include modifying one or more selected pixels of the recorded image data to automatically exclude information from the recorded image data thereby creating redacted image data. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016116 | REFLECTING CHANGES TO GRAPH-STRUCTURED DATAAANM Simon; JanAACI PragueAACO CZAAGP Simon; Jan Prague CZAANM Trcka; JanAACI RevniceAACO CZAAGP Trcka; Jan Revnice CZAANM Chmelicek; PavelAACI PragueAACO CZAAGP Chmelicek; Pavel Prague CZ - Methods, computer-readable media, and systems for reflecting changes to graph-structured data are provided. One method for reflecting changes to graph-structured data includes receiving a plot of a number of viewed nodes that are viewed on a first graph, constructing a second graph in response to a change in the graph-structured data associated with the first graph, by determining a number of viewed edges between a first viewed node of the number of viewed nodes and a remainder of the number of viewed nodes, determining a number of node connects for the first viewed node, and providing an indication of completeness of the first viewed node based on whether the number of node connects is greater than the number of viewed edges between the first viewed node and the number of viewed nodes, and merging the first graph and the second graph to create a merged graph. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016117 | COLOR TRACKING METHOD FOR PANEL AND ASSOCIATED MODIFYING MODULEAANM Hsu; Te-WeiAACI New Taipei CityAACO TWAAGP Hsu; Te-Wei New Taipei City TWAANM Sung; Tung-HanAACI New Taipei CityAACO TWAAGP Sung; Tung-Han New Taipei City TWAANM Chen; Chuan-TsungAACI Taoyuan CountyAACO TWAAGP Chen; Chuan-Tsung Taoyuan County TW - A color tracking method for a panel and an associated modifying module are provided. A set of measured display values are obtained according to a measurement of the panel by a color meter and the measured display values are modified. Display settings of the panel are then calculated according to the modified display values. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016118 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSOR, AND IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEMAANM Mizushiro; KenjiAACI Matsumoto-shiAACO JPAAGP Mizushiro; Kenji Matsumoto-shi JP - An image processing method, which performs color correction on a superimposed image obtained by superimposing a first image formed by a first image forming unit and a second image formed by a second image forming unit, includes controlling the dimming of the first image forming unit and the second image forming unit on the basis of dimming rates set in the first image forming unit and the second image forming unit in response to a given designated dimming rate, and performing a color correction process on image signals corresponding to the first image forming unit and the second image forming unit using a color correction value corresponding to the dimming rates of the first image forming unit and the second image forming unit. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016119 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOFAANM Ukawa; SatoshiAACI Komae-shiAACO JPAAGP Ukawa; Satoshi Komae-shi JP - A display apparatus according to the present invention includes: a measuring unit that measures an image displayed on a screen; a first determining unit that determines a first display setting by executing a single unit calibration; a second determining unit that determines a second display setting by executing a link calibration; and a determining unit that determines, during display of an external input image, which is an image based on an image signal input from an external apparatus, whether or not an output setting of the external apparatus or the second display setting differs from a setting during display of a previous external input image. The second determining unit executes the link calibration when the determining unit determines that the output setting of the external apparatus or the second display setting differs from the setting during display of the previous external input image. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016120 | MENU INPUT APPARATUS AND METHOD USING CAMERA OF MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS TERMINAL - A menu input method for a mobile terminal including displaying a menu having a plurality of items on a display of the mobile terminal, displaying a cursor used to select one of the plurality of items at a first position on the display, capturing images of a pointer object moving in front of an image capturing device included with the mobile terminal, and converting the captured images into coordinate values of the cursor and moving the cursor to a second position on the display based on the converted coordinate values | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016121 | Print Instruction Apparatus and Print Instruction ProgramAANM Azuchi; JuntaroAACI TokyoAACO JPAAGP Azuchi; Juntaro Tokyo JP - Disclosed is a print instruction apparatus, which makes it possible to conduct a print setting operation only by performing an intuitive touch panel action onto a print image currently displayed. The apparatus includes: an image display section to display a print image; an inputted information parsing section that parses signals outputted from the touch panel so as to specify a predetermined touch panel operation performed onto a predetermined area; a storage section to store correlating information for correlating the predetermined touch panel operation with a print setting; a print setting managing section to specify the print setting that corresponds to the predetermined touch panel operation; a display image creating section that creates image data representing the print image so as to update a print image currently displayed; and a print information creating section to create information representing an instruction for implementing a printing operation in conformity with the print setting. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016122 | Multifunctional Environment for Image CroppingAANM Bhatt; NikhilAACI CupertinoAAST CAAACO USAAGP Bhatt; Nikhil Cupertino CA USAANM Cherna; TimAACI San FranciscoAAST CAAACO USAAGP Cherna; Tim San Francisco CA US - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, are described for combining the crop function with zoom, pan and straighten functions as part of a single cropping environment, such that a user can select a portion of an image for cropping, apply zoom, pan and straighten transformations to the selected image portion and then crop the transformed image portion in a single utility. In one aspect, the methods include the actions of receiving user input defining a crop region within a displayed image. The methods also include the actions of displaying a user interface including a cropping panel that is configured to display a subset of the image corresponding to the defined crop region. Further, the methods include the actions of receiving user input requesting to perform at least one of a zoom, rotate or translate operation on the crop region displayed in the cropping panel. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016123 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AN AUGMENTED REALITY PLATFORM - Systems and methods for augmenting a view of reality. In an embodiment, a first medium is superimposed over a first view of reality. One or more changes to the superimposed medium are received, such as a change in transparency, change in size, and change in position. A first marker, comprising at least a portion of the first view of reality, is generated. First metadata related to the first medium and/or the first marker are also generated. The first medium, the first marker, and the first metadata are sent to a depository. In a further embodiment, a second medium, second marker, and second metadata are received from the depository. The second marker is matched to a least a portion of a second view of reality, and the second medium is superimposed over the at least a portion of the second view of reality to generate an augmented view of reality. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016124 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING VIRTUAL WORLD - An apparatus and method for processing a virtual world. The apparatus for controlling a facial expression of an avatar in a virtual world using a facial expression of a user in a real world may include a receiving unit to receive sensed information that is sensed by an intelligent camera, the sensed information relating to a facial expression basis of the user, and a processing unit to generate facial expression data of the user for controlling the facial expression of the avatar, using initialization information representing a parameter for initializing the facial expression basis of the user, a 2-dimensional/3-dimensional (2D/3D) model defining a coding method for a face object of the avatar, and the sensed information. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016125 | METHOD FOR ACQUIRING AN ANGLE OF ROTATION AND THE COORDINATES OF A CENTRE OF ROTATIONAANM Mainguet; Jean-FrancoisAACI GrenobleAACO FRAAGP Mainguet; Jean-Francois Grenoble FR - This method for acquiring an angle of rotation and the coordinates of a centre of rotation, comprises:
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| 20130016126 | DRAWING AID SYSTEM FOR MULTI-TOUCH DEVICESAANM Wang; TaoAACI ShanghaiAACO CNAAGP Wang; Tao Shanghai CNAANM Brown; Hans-FrederickAACI MontrealAACO CAAAGP Brown; Hans-Frederick Montreal CA - A method, apparatus, system, and computer program product/article of manufacture provide the ability to enable and use a tool implement on a multi-touch device. The tool implements may be activated and deactivated using the borders of touch-sensitive region of a multi-touch device. The tool implement can be positioned in the display area (e.g., by dragging grips of the tool) and then used (in combination with a touch gesture to perform an operation. The tool implement may be a drawing aid tool that is used to remap a user's stroke gesture to a defined stroke that is displayed. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016127 | DISPLAY CONTROL PROCESSING DEVICE, DISPLAY CONTROL PROCESSING METHOD AND DISPLAY CONTROL PROCESSING PROGRAMAANM Takashima; FukashiAACI TokyoAACO JPAAGP Takashima; Fukashi Tokyo JP - A display control processing device includes a hard disk for storing basic layout information of items, an input section for receiving an input related to scaling up or down of the items, a display control section for determining the number of rows and the number of columns for a plurality of items to be displayed, an item data layout calculating section for determining, based on the determined number of rows and number of columns and the basic layout information of the items, for each of the items, data arrangement information including display or non-display information and display position for each display data, and a display control section for displaying a plurality of items based on the data arrangement information changed by the item data layout calculating section. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016128 | Tiled Zoom of Multiple Digital Image PortionsAANM Bhatt; NikhilAACI CupertinoAAST CAAACO USAAGP Bhatt; Nikhil Cupertino CA US - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, are described for zooming on multiple digital image portions. In one aspect, methods include the actions of concurrently displaying a plurality of digital images in respective panels of a graphical user interface. The methods further include the actions of receiving user input requesting to zoom onto faces depicted in the digital images, where the faces include either human faces or animal faces. In response to receiving the user input and for each of the plurality of digital images, the methods include the actions of obtaining a set of tiles such that each of the tiles bounds a face depicted in the image. In addition, the methods include the actions of switching from concurrently displaying the plurality of digital images to concurrently displaying the generated sets of tiles in the respective panels, such that each of the sets of tiles replaces a digital image for which the set of tiles was obtained. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016129 | Region-Specific User Input - In general, the subject matter described in this specification can be embodied in methods, systems, and program products for receiving user input. A computing system recognizes a touch input gesture that includes a first touch input in a first zone of a touchscreen that occurs simultaneous with a second touch input in a second zone of the touchscreen. The first and second zones of the touchscreen abut a periphery of the touchscreen and have been established by the computing system as being zones for causing the computing system to react to touch input in a particular manner, in contrast to at least another zone of the touchscreen for which the computing system does not react to touch input in the particular manner. The computing system modifies, in response to recognizing the touch input gesture, a display of the touchscreen to react in the particular manner. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016130 | Audio/Visual Electronic Device Having an Integrated Visual Angular Limitation DeviceAANM Singaraju; SnehithaAACI GurneeAAST ILAACO USAAGP Singaraju; Snehitha Gurnee IL USAANM Zurek; Robert A.AACI AntiochAAST ILAACO USAAGP Zurek; Robert A. Antioch IL US - An audio/visual (A/V) electronic device includes a display and an integrated visual angular limitation device employed to limit a viewable angular area of the display. One or more directional acoustic transducers that have an associated characteristic acoustic pattern will include at least a portion of the associated characteristic acoustic pattern in cooperative alignment with the limited viewable angular area of the display. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016131 | DRIVING METHOD OF MULTI-STABLE DISPLAYAANM Chen; Chih-JenAACI Tainan CityAACO TWAAGP Chen; Chih-Jen Tainan City TWAANM Hsu; Chien-ChihAACI Miaoli CountyAACO TWAAGP Hsu; Chien-Chih Miaoli County TWAANM Chang; Yun-ShuoAACI Taoyuan CountyAACO TWAAGP Chang; Yun-Shuo Taoyuan County TWAANM Wu; Cheng-ChungAACI Taichung CityAACO TWAAGP Wu; Cheng-Chung Taichung City TW - A driving method of multi-stable display is provided. A first voltage is provided to a scan line of a pixel if a state of the pixel is not changed. If the pixel is set to a bright state, voltages V | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016132 | METHOD FOR EXAMINING LIQUID CRYSTAL DRIVING VOLTAGES IN LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICEAANM CHIANG; YA-HUIAACI Taichung CityAACO TWAAGP CHIANG; YA-HUI Taichung City TW - A method for examining liquid crystal driving voltages in a liquid crystal display device is provided. An image-sticking test frame is displayed on the liquid crystal display device. The image-sticking test frame includes at least one first pattern having a first gray level, at least one second pattern having a second gray level and at least one third pattern having a third gray level. The third gray level is between the first and second gray levels. The present invention uses the third gray level as a reference, so as to judge whether the liquid crystal driving voltage corresponding to the first gray level is accurate and whether the liquid crystal driving voltage corresponding to the second gray level is accurate. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016133 | BACKLIGHT MODULE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAMEAANM Chen; Chia-HsinAACI Taipei CityAACO TWAAGP Chen; Chia-Hsin Taipei City TWAANM Wei; Tsung-PingAACI Taipei CityAACO TWAAGP Wei; Tsung-Ping Taipei City TWAANM Lin; Chiu-YuanAACI Taipei CityAACO TWAAGP Lin; Chiu-Yuan Taipei City TW - A backlight module and a liquid crystal display (LCD) device using the same are provided. The backlight module includes a light-guide plate and a light source module. The light-guide plate has a first side surface and a second side surface, wherein the second side surface is tangent with the first side surface. The light source module is disposed beside the first side surface and the second side surface of the light-guide plate, and a plurality of first light emitting diode (LED) units and a plurality of second LED units are respectively disposed at portions of the light source module that face the first side surface and the second side surface of the light-guide plate. Thereby, the backlight module has the advantages of high image contrast and low power consumption offered by a direct type backlight module and maintains the thickness of a side-edge backlight module. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016134 | ILLUMINATION APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND DISPLAY APPARATUSAANM Hoshino; HironobuAACI Inagi-shiAACO JPAAGP Hoshino; Hironobu Inagi-shi JP - A light source unit that forms a backlight of liquid crystal panel includes LEDs and a light guiding plate. A reflecting sheet is provided on a light guiding plate and the reflecting sheet is movable. Hole portions are formed in the reflecting sheet, and low reflecting portions are formed on the reflecting sheet. The reflecting properties in the reflecting sheet are changed by sliding the reflecting sheet, and the color gamut can be changed thereby. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016135 | DISPLAY SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOFAANM WANG; Shou-ChengAACI Miao-Li CountyAACO TWAAGP WANG; Shou-Cheng Miao-Li County TWAANM CHEN; Tse-YuanAACI Miao-Li CountyAACO TWAAGP CHEN; Tse-Yuan Miao-Li County TWAANM TSENG; Chih-ChiangAACI Miao-Li CountyAACO TWAAGP TSENG; Chih-Chiang Miao-Li County TWAANM PENG; Du-ZenAACI Miao-Li CountyAACO TWAAGP PENG; Du-Zen Miao-Li County TW - A display system including a driving circuit and a display panel is disclosed. The display panel displays an image according to the data signals and the scan signals and includes a first driving unit, a second driving unit, a first luminous element, a second luminous element and a third luminous element. The first driving unit includes a first driving transistor to generate a first driving current. The second driving unit includes a second driving transistor to generate a second driving current. The first luminous element is lighted according to the first driving current when a first emitting signal is activated. The second luminous element is lighted according to the first driving current when a second emitting signal is activated. The third luminous element is lighted according to the second driving current when the first emitting signal is activated. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016136 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICEAANM Yasui; ToshifumiAACI KanagawaAACO JPAAGP Yasui; Toshifumi Kanagawa JPAANM Isobe; HiroshiAACI KanagawaAACO JPAAGP Isobe; Hiroshi Kanagawa JPAANM Takahashi; KazuyukiAACI KanagawaAACO JPAAGP Takahashi; Kazuyuki Kanagawa JP - An illumination device includes: a light source section including a laser light source, and allowing a laser light beam emitted from the laser light source to be outputted intermittently at a predetermined frequency; an optical element through which the laser light beam passes; and a driver section changing a coherency of the laser light beam by driving the optical element at a predetermined drive frequency. Expressions (1) |2×f2−n1×f1|≧20 or (2) |2×f2−n2×f1|≦3, (3) f2≧20 or (4) f2≦3, and (5) |f2−n1×f1|≧20 or (6) |f2−n3×f1|≦3 are satisfied, where f1 denotes the frequency in Hz, f2 denotes a variation frequency of luminance in illumination light outputted from the optical element in Hz, the variation frequency being generated by the driving of the optical element, n1 denotes an arbitrary integer of 0 to 10 both inclusive, and n2 and n3 denote respective predetermined integers of 0 to 10 both inclusive. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016137 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICEAANM Nakagawa; TeruhisaAACI ChibaAACO JPAAGP Nakagawa; Teruhisa Chiba JPAANM Aono; YoshinoriAACI IbarakiAACO JPAAGP Aono; Yoshinori Ibaraki JPAANM Ishii; MasahiroAACI ChibaAACO JPAAGP Ishii; Masahiro Chiba JP - Each image signal line S is connected alternately to a plurality of sub-pixels P positioned on one side of the image signal line S and a plurality of sub-pixels P positioned on the other side. During one frame period, image signals having either one of the positive and negative polarities are input to the first, third, fourth, and sixth image signal lines S | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016138 | DISPLAY PANEL DRIVING METHOD, DISPLAY DEVICE DRIVING CIRCUIT, AND DISPLAY DEVICEAANM Sasaki; TakashiAACI Osaka-shiAACO JPAAGP Sasaki; Takashi Osaka-shi JP - According to a method of driving a display panel, image data is supplied to the display panel to drive the display panel. The method includes: selecting one correction data from a plurality of correction data stored in a first memory; and correcting the image data based on the selected one correction data. This driving method enables the image data to be corrected based on the one correction data selected from the plurality of correction data accordingly, as the gamma characteristic of the display panel varies due to various causes. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016139 | LIGHT SOURCE UNIT AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICEAANM Tomiyama; MizuhoAACI TokyoAACO JPAAGP Tomiyama; Mizuho Tokyo JPAANM Katayama; RyuichiAACI TokyoAACO JPAAGP Katayama; Ryuichi Tokyo JP - Provided is a light source unit that can solve a problem, namely, the inability to emit polarized light having high directivity. Active layer | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016140 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND TV RECEIVERAANM Oniki; MotoyukiAACI Osaka-shiAACO JPAAGP Oniki; Motoyuki Osaka-shi JP - Provided is a liquid crystal display device capable of improving motion blur and preventing excessive current flow into a light source with a desired balance in a structure where the light intensity of a backlight device is properly changed in conjunction with the ambient illuminance. If the ambient illuminance (S | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016141 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF COMPENSATING IMAGE IN A BACKLIGHT LOCAL DIMMING SYSTEMAANM CHANG; Chih-KaiAACI Taichung CityAACO TWAAGP CHANG; Chih-Kai Taichung City TWAANM WU; Yu-LiAACI Hsinchu CityAACO TWAAGP WU; Yu-Li Hsinchu City TW - An apparatus compensates image in a backlight local dimming system for estimating pixels of the image after backlight spreading of a plurality of backlight sources in the backlight local dimming system. The apparatus includes a block dimming value decision unit, a quality/power-saving priority decision unit, a temporal filter, a backlight spread approximation unit, and an image compensation unit. The block dimming value decision unit calculates an average value, a maximum value and a initial value for each image block. The quality/power-saving priority decision unit generates a backlight control signal based on the average value, the initial value, and two thresholds. The temporal filter adaptively generates a backlight pulse width modulation signal based on the backlight control signal. The backlight spread approximation unit generates a backlight spread image based on the backlight pulse width modulation signal. The image compensation unit compensates the image based on the backlight spread image. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016142 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF MANAGING METAMERIC EFFECTS IN NARROWBAND PRIMARY DISPLAY SYSTEMS - Several embodiments of display systems that use narrowband emitters are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a display system comprises, for at least one primary color, a plurality of narrowband emitters distributed around the primary color point. The plurality of narrowband emitters provides a more regular power vs. spectral distribution in a desired band of frequencies. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016143 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DRIVING THE DISPLAY DEVICEAANM KOYAMA; JunAACI SagamiharaAACO JPAAGP KOYAMA; Jun Sagamihara JPAANM MIYAKE; HiroyukiAACI AtsugiAACO JPAAGP MIYAKE; Hiroyuki Atsugi JPAANM TOYOTAKA; KouheiAACI AtsugiAACO JPAAGP TOYOTAKA; Kouhei Atsugi JPAANM HARADA; HikaruAACI KariyaAACO JPAAGP HARADA; Hikaru Kariya JPAANM KANEYASU; MakotoAACI HadanoAACO JPAAGP KANEYASU; Makoto Hadano JP - An object is to suppress crosstalk. A display device includes a pixel portion which includes a first display region, a second display region, and a non-light-emitting region provided between the first display region and the second display region; and a parallax barrier which includes a first light control region, a second light control region, and a light-transmitting region provided between the first light control region and the second light control region. The first light control region overlaps with the first display region, the second light control region overlaps with the second display region, and the center of the width of the light-transmitting region overlaps with the non-light-emitting region. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016144 | INKJET RECORDING DEVICEAANM Teranishi; NorihisaAACI Fukui-shiAACO JPAAGP Teranishi; Norihisa Fukui-shi JP - An object of the present invention is to provide an inkjet recording apparatus capable of simplifying cables for transmitting a recording signal to a plurality of inkjet heads. The inkjet recording device has a plurality of head units | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016145 | PRODUCING INK DROPS IN A PRINTING APPARATUSAANM Gerstenberger; Jeffrey S.AACI RochesterAAST NYAACO USAAGP Gerstenberger; Jeffrey S. Rochester NY USAANM Hadley; Keith A.AACI RochesterAAST NYAACO USAAGP Hadley; Keith A. Rochester NY USAANM Tang; ManhAACI PenfieldAAST NYAACO USAAGP Tang; Manh Penfield NY US - A method of producing ink drops ( | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016146 | DRIVING DEVICE FOR DRIVING LIQUID DELIVERY HEAD, RECORDING APPARATUS, AND RECORDING METHODAANM Hashiguchi; TakujiAACI Kyoto-shiAACO JPAAGP Hashiguchi; Takuji Kyoto-shi JP - A driving device, and a liquid discharge head and a recording apparatus using the driving device are provided which permit precise printing under various conditions. The driving device includes a latch signal generation circuit for generating a latch signal every Tc seconds; a delay time retention circuit for retaining data of delay times of less than Tc seconds; a plurality of first latch circuits which are capable of retaining one-line pixel data, and latch pixel data from outside by the latch signal; a plurality of second latch circuits which are divided into a plurality of second latch circuit groups, and latch pixel data retained in the plurality of first latch circuits after the delay time of data retained in the delay time retention circuit for each of the second latch circuit groups is passed after the latch signal is transmitted; and a driving signal transmission circuit. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016147 | PRINTING HEAD ALIGNMENT ADJUSTMENTAANM CARDELLS TORMO; Ana MariaAACI BarcelonaAACO ESAAGP CARDELLS TORMO; Ana Maria Barcelona ESAANM Barambio; Angel MartinezAACI BarcelonaAACO ESAAGP Barambio; Angel Martinez Barcelona ESAANM Vall; Marc SerraAACI BarcelonaAACO ESAAGP Vall; Marc Serra Barcelona ES - A method for automated alignment adjustment of a printing head includes determining a current drop velocity for the printing head based on a cumulative amount of ink that was dispensed by the printing head. An alignment adjustment on the printing head is performed to compensate for a change in the drop velocity based on the current drop velocity. A computer readable medium containing executable instructions and a system are also described. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016148 | INKJET RECORDING APPARATUSAANM YOSHIDA; YasunariAACI Aichi-kenAACO JPAAGP YOSHIDA; Yasunari Aichi-ken JP - An inkjet recording apparatus is provided. The inkjet recording apparatus includes an ejection unit configured to eject an ink droplet for forming a dot based on image data indicating a dot formation mode for each pixel, and a determination unit configured, for an object pixel in which a dot is to be formed, to perform a surrounding area determination of determining whether another pixel in which a dot is to be formed exists in a surrounding area defined around the object pixel. The ejection unit is configured to perform a dividing ejection which divides an ink droplet for forming a dot of the object pixel into plural ink droplets and ejects the plural ink droplets to plural positions apart from each other, on a condition where it is determined that another pixel in which a dot is to be formed does not exist in the surrounding area. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016149 | PRINTING DEVICE AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PRINTING CONTROL PROGRAMAANM IIDA; YujiAACI Chita-shiAACO JPAAGP IIDA; Yuji Chita-shi JPAANM SUGIMURA; YoshihikoAACI Nagoya-shiAACO JPAAGP SUGIMURA; Yoshihiko Nagoya-shi JPAANM KAWAI; JunyaAACI Nagoya-shiAACO JPAAGP KAWAI; Junya Nagoya-shi JP - A printing device includes a feeding portion configured to feed a print medium along a feed direction, a printing portion configured to perform printing on the print medium fed by the feeding portion, the printing being performed for each of a print line extending in a direction orthogonal to the feed direction, a storage portion configured to sequentially store print data received from the external device, and a processor configured to determine whether consecutive identical data are accumulated in the storage portion, the consecutive identical data being identical print data for a predetermined number of the print lines that are consecutive in the feed direction, and cause the printing portion to start the printing based on the print data stored in the storage portion when it is determined that the consecutive identical data are accumulated. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016150 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRINTING SURFACES OF MATERIAL PANELS, ESPECIALLY WOOD PANELS, WITH A MULTI-COLOUR IMAGEAANM Peter; ThomasAACI SchlatAACO DEAAGP Peter; Thomas Schlat DEAANM Griesdorn; MartinAACI AngelbachtalAACO DEAAGP Griesdorn; Martin Angelbachtal DEAANM Sattler; SvenAACI KurnbachAACO DEAAGP Sattler; Sven Kurnbach DEAANM Solawa; ThiloAACI Weinheim-OberflockenbachAACO DEAAGP Solawa; Thilo Weinheim-Oberflockenbach DE - A printing device and method for printing surfaces of material panels, especially wood panels, with a multi-color image. The printing unit is accelerated out of an idle position, according to a pre-defined acceleration profile, to a pre-determined working speed V | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016151 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRINTING SURFACES OF MATERIAL PANELS, ESPECIALLY WOOD PANELS, WITH A MULTI-COLOUR IMAGEAANM Peter; ThomasAACI SchlatAACO DEAAGP Peter; Thomas Schlat DEAANM Griesdorn; MartinAACI AngelbachtalAACO DEAAGP Griesdorn; Martin Angelbachtal DEAANM Sattler; SvenAACI KurnbachAACO DEAAGP Sattler; Sven Kurnbach DEAANM Solawa; ThiloAACI Weinheim-OberflockenbachAACO DEAAGP Solawa; Thilo Weinheim-Oberflockenbach DE - A method and a printing device for printing surfaces of material panels, especially wood panels, with a multi-color image. The printing unit is moved to a cleaning position above a cleaning device or to a partial cleaning position above a partial cleaning device, the cleaning position or the partial cleaning position being arranged along the path of displacement; and a cleaning cycle is carried out for the printing unit and/or a partial cleaning process is carried out, during which the little-used or unused nozzles of the printing heads dispense small drops of ink. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016152 | LIQUID DROPLET EJECTING HEAD, INK CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUSAANM NONOYAMA; YusukeAACI KanagawaAACO JPAAGP NONOYAMA; Yusuke Kanagawa JPAANM YAMAGUCHI; KiyoshiAACI KanagawaAACO JPAAGP YAMAGUCHI; Kiyoshi Kanagawa JP - A liquid droplet ejecting head is disclosed, including a nozzle hole which ejects liquid droplets; an ejecting liquid chamber which is in communication with outside via the nozzle hole and which contains an ejecting liquid to be the liquid droplets; a pressure generating unit which generates pressure within the ejecting liquid chamber; a temperature detecting unit which detects temperature at a location at which is arranged a temperature measuring resistive body; and a pressure control unit which controls an output of the pressure generating unit based on detected results of the temperature detecting unit, wherein the pressure generating unit is configured to increase pressure within the ejecting liquid chamber, so that the ejecting liquid within the ejecting liquid chamber is ejected from the nozzle hole as the liquid droplets, and wherein the temperature measuring resistive body is arranged at the ejecting liquid chamber forming member. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016153 | INK REMAINING AMOUNT DETECTING DEVICE, METHOD FOR DETECTING INK REMAINING AMOUNT, AND INK JET PRINTING APPARATUSAANM YAMAGUCHI; KenroAACI Noda-shiAACO JPAAGP YAMAGUCHI; Kenro Noda-shi JPAANM SUGAI; TakashiAACI Noda-shiAACO JPAAGP SUGAI; Takashi Noda-shi JP - According to the present invention, in the case where the amount of ink remaining in an ink tank is detected using light from a light emitting unit, whether or not the amount of remaining ink is smaller than a predetermined value can be accurately determined with a decrease in the life of the light emitting unit suppressed. Thus, the present invention determines a difference between output signals each output by the light receiving unit according to a corresponding one of at least two of a plurality of levels of light emissions from the light emitting unit. Based on the difference, whether or not the amount of remaining ink is smaller than the predetermined value is determined. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016154 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS, IMAGE INSPECTION APPARATUS, PRINTING APPARATUS, AND CAMERA POSITION ADJUSTMENT METHODAANM Imamura; AtsushiAACI KyotoAACO JPAAGP Imamura; Atsushi Kyoto JPAANM Koike; ShiroAACI KyotoAACO JPAAGP Koike; Shiro Kyoto JP - An image reading apparatus includes two color line cameras and one monochrome line camera and captures a linear imaging area on printing paper. The imaging area is irradiated with illumination light by a line illumination part. When inspecting a printed image, a color image captured with the color line cameras and an original image are compared. An information element image such as a bar code is clipped from a monochrome image captured with the monochrome line camera, and target information indicated by an information element(s) is acquired. In the image reading apparatus, since the color image and the monochrome image are acquired from the same imaging area, it is possible to realize downsizing of the line illumination part and downsizing of the image reading apparatus. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016155 | INK SETAANM Tom; Howard S.AACI San JoseAAST CAAACO USAAGP Tom; Howard S. San Jose CA USAANM Chun; Doris Pik-YiuAACI Santa ClaraAAST CAAACO USAAGP Chun; Doris Pik-Yiu Santa Clara CA USAANM Ganapathiappan; SivapackiaAACI Los AltosAAST CAAACO USAAGP Ganapathiappan; Sivapackia Los Altos CA USAANM Ng; Hou T.AACI CampellAAST CAAACO USAAGP Ng; Hou T. Campell CA US - An ink set includes a first ink and a second ink, where each of the inks has a conductivity that is less than 200 pS/cm. The first ink includes a first pigment of a first color; a carrier fluid; and a concentration of a dispersant. The second ink includes a second pigment of a second color that is different from the first color; the same carrier fluid as the first ink; and substantially the same concentration of the dispersant as the first ink. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016156 | INK COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, INK SET, AND IMAGE FORMING METHODAANM Ooishi; YasufumiAACI KanagawaAACO JPAAGP Ooishi; Yasufumi Kanagawa JPAANM Kume; YujiAACI KanagawaAACO JPAAGP Kume; Yuji Kanagawa JP - An ink composition including: initiator particles including a water-insoluble polymerization initiator and a water-soluble polymer and having a volume average particle diameter of 500 nm or less; a water-soluble polymerizable compound; a pigment; and water. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016157 | INKJET PRINTING HEAD PROTECTION AND STORAGE MEDIUMAANM Akici; Fatih MehmetAACI IstanbulAACO TRAAGP Akici; Fatih Mehmet Istanbul TR - The present invention proposes a multi-layered sealing medium having a sealing pad with high performance mechanical energy damping characteristics, a double-side adhesive character intermediary layer and a PVC film coated with a pressure sensitive acrylic-based adhesive. Said PVC film provides a stable adhesion strength behavior on a nozzle unit in function of time together with high performance deformation behavior offering an easy removal and an improved chemical resistance against inks. Said multi-layered sealing medium further comprises a one-sided siliconised polyester liner for protecting said PVC film prior to applying to the nozzle plate of a printing head. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016158 | LIQUID JETTING APPARATUSAANM IKEDA; AyumuAACI Nagoya-shiAACO JPAAGP IKEDA; Ayumu Nagoya-shi JP - A liquid jetting apparatus includes: a liquid jetting head configured to have a liquid jetting surface on which a plurality of nozzles, from which liquid is jetted, are open; a wiper configured to move, relative to and along the liquid jetting surface, while being brought in contact with the liquid jetting surface and to wipe the liquid adhered on the liquid jetting surface; a wiper movement mechanism configured to move the wiper in a direction orthogonal to the liquid jetting surface and to make the wiper approach to or separate from the liquid jetting surface. The wiper moving mechanism includes: a cam configured to have a cam surface; an axis configured to extend along the liquid jetting surface; and an arm member configured to make the wiper approach to the liquid jetting surface by pushing and moving the wiper in accordance with movement of the cam. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016159 | INK-JET PRINTING DEPOSITION METHODAANM Duchene; JulienAACI Charenton-le-PontAACO FRAAGP Duchene; Julien Charenton-le-Pont FRAANM Perrot; StephaneAACI Charenton-le-PontAACO FRAAGP Perrot; Stephane Charenton-le-Pont FRAANM Vinsonneau; SylvieAACI Charenton-le-PontAACO FRAAGP Vinsonneau; Sylvie Charenton-le-Pont FR - The invention relates to an ink-jet printing deposition method including a compensation of deviations (δl | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016160 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS AND LIQUID EJECTING METHOD - A liquid ejecting apparatus includes: a first nozzle row in which first nozzles ejecting a first liquid are arranged in a predetermined direction; a second nozzle row in which second nozzles ejecting a second liquid are arranged in the predetermined direction; a movement mechanism moving the first and second nozzle rows in a movement direction intersecting the predetermined direction relative to a medium; a transport mechanism transporting the medium in the predetermined direction relative to the first and second nozzle rows; and a control unit repeating an image forming operation of ejecting the liquids from the first and second nozzles while moving the first and second nozzle rows in the movement direction by the movement mechanism and a transport operation of transporting the medium in the predetermined direction relative to the first and second nozzle rows by the transport mechanism. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016161 | LIQUID EJECTION HEAD AND LIQUID EJECTION DEVICEAANM HOTTA; AkiraAACI MatsumotoAACO JPAAGP HOTTA; Akira Matsumoto JP - A liquid ejection head includes a nozzle plate, and a flow path member that is bonded to the nozzle plate, wherein the individual flow path includes a communicating portion that communicates with the nozzle openings and a pressure generating chamber that communicates with the communicating portion and has a width narrower than that of the communicating portion in the first direction, and wherein, in the flow path member, a first individual flow path row in which corresponding individual flow paths are arranged side by side in the first direction and a second individual flow path row where corresponding individual flow paths are arranged side by side in the first direction are arranged side by side in a second direction intersecting with the first direction, and each communicating portion of the second individual flow path row is provided between the pressure generating chambers of the first individual flow path row. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016162 | LIQUID DROPLET DISCHARGE HEAD AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAMEAANM Yasu; KazukiAACI KanagawaAACO JPAAGP Yasu; Kazuki Kanagawa JPAANM Sasaki; ShinoAACI KanagawaAACO JPAAGP Sasaki; Shino Kanagawa JP - A liquid droplet discharge head includes: a liquid chamber including an inner wall; a plurality of nozzles on a part of the inner wall; a diaphragm to change a pressure inside the liquid chamber; a piezoelectric element to displace the diaphragm; a drive voltage generator to generate a pulse voltage for normal driving; a micro-drive voltage generator to generate a pulse voltage for micro-driving; a voltage applying means to apply a voltage waveform including each pulse voltage to the piezoelectric element; and a nozzle activation ratio processor to calculate a nozzle activation ratio based on drive data for discharging liquid droplets from the nozzle. Based on the nozzle activation ratio, the micro-drive voltage generator generates a pulse voltage for the micro-driving including a peak voltage corresponding to the nozzle activation ratio, and the voltage applying means applies an appropriate voltage waveform to the piezoelectric element. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016163 | PIEZOELECTRIC FILM, INK JET HEAD, ANGULAR VELOCITY SENSOR AND PIEZOELECTRIC GENERATING ELEMENT - The purpose of the present invention is to provide a BNT-BT piezoelectric film having a higher crystalline orientation, a higher piezoelectric constant, and a higher ferroelectric property. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016164 | LIQUID EJECTION DEVICEAANM USUDA; HidenoriAACI MatsumotoAACO JPAAGP USUDA; Hidenori Matsumoto JP - A liquid ejection device has a feeding mechanism, a nozzle, an irradiating section, and a color meter. The feeding mechanism is configured and arranged to feed a medium in a feed direction. The nozzle is configured and arranged to eject a liquid to be cured by irradiation of light toward the medium. The irradiating section is configured and arranged to radiate the light toward the liquid landed on the medium. The color meter is disposed on a downstream side of the feed direction with respect to the irradiating section so as to perform color measurement of an image generated on the medium, the color meter being configured and arranged such that calibration of the color meter is performed by reading a reference. The irradiating section is configured and arranged to radiate the light when the calibration of the color meter is performed. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016165 | INKJET RECORDING APPARATUSAANM Izawa; HideoAACI ChibaAACO JPAAGP Izawa; Hideo Chiba JPAANM Ooyama; KouichiAACI AkitaAACO JPAAGP Ooyama; Kouichi Akita JPAANM Sato; MasahitoAACI AkitaAACO JPAAGP Sato; Masahito Akita JP - [Object] To provide an inkjet recording apparatus that can obtain a recorded object with high quality by reliably inhibiting flapping of a travelling web to maintain travelling stability. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016166 | INKJET INK COMPOSITION AND INKJET RECORDING METHODAANM HAYATA; YuuichiAACI KanagawaAACO JPAAGP HAYATA; Yuuichi Kanagawa JP - An ink composition is provided that comprises at least (Component A-1) diethylene glycol monobutyl ether acrylate, (Component A-2) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a compound represented by Formula (1), phenoxyethyl acrylate, isobornyl acrylate, 3,3,5-trimethylcyclohexyl acrylate, and 4-t-butylcyclohexyl acrylate, (Component A-3) an N-vinyllactam and/or tetrahydrofurfuryl acrylate, and (Component B) a polymerization initiator, Component A-1 having a content of 1 to 35 wt % of the entire ink composition, and Components A-1 to A-3 having a total content of 60 to 90 wt % of the entire ink composition | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016167 | RECORDING APPARATUSAANM Kitagishi; MikioAACI Matsumoto-shiAACO JPAAGP Kitagishi; Mikio Matsumoto-shi JPAANM Ota; MihoAACI Shiojiri-shiAACO JPAAGP Ota; Miho Shiojiri-shi JP - A recording apparatus includes a recording head that ejects fluid onto a recording medium, a transport device that transports the recording medium along a support surface, and a heating device that heats the recording medium. The heating device is provided with plural first heating units in a direction crossing the transport direction in a state where a side of the first heating unit is parallel with the transport direction, and a second heating unit which extends in the transport direction at a boundary region which is present between the neighboring first heating units. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016168 | Media Conveyance Device, Printing Device, and Media Conveyance MethodAANM Noguchi; AkihikoAACI Nagano-kenAACO JPAAGP Noguchi; Akihiko Nagano-ken JPAANM Hamakawa; HiroshiAACI Nagano-kenAACO JPAAGP Hamakawa; Hiroshi Nagano-ken JPAANM Ishida; TetsugoAACI Nagano-kenAACO JPAAGP Ishida; Tetsugo Nagano-ken JP - A conveyance device has a roll rotating unit that rotates a roll of sheet medium forward and in reverse, and a conveyance path along which is an upstream roller and a downstream roller for conveying the medium and cooperate in a reverse and rewind operation. A control unit controls driving of the upstream roller, the downstream roller, and the roll rotating unit, such that, during the reverse and rewind operation, the control unit (i) drives the upstream roller and the roll rotating unit, (ii) stops driving the upstream roller while continuing to drive the roll rotating unit, first slack being created as a result of (i) or (ii), (iii) causes the medium to be nipped at the downstream roller, and (iv) drives the upstream roller while the medium is nipped at the downstream roller to create second slack. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016169 | REGISTRATION ADJUSTMENT METHOD FOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUSAANM OHTOSHI; TakenoriAACI OsakaAACO JPAAGP OHTOSHI; Takenori Osaka JPAANM TOMITA; NorioAACI OsakaAACO JPAAGP TOMITA; Norio Osaka JPAANM SASOH; KiyoshiAACI OsakaAACO JPAAGP SASOH; Kiyoshi Osaka JPAANM KUMAGAI; YujiAACI OsakaAACO JPAAGP KUMAGAI; Yuji Osaka JP - In a registration step, the temperature near a polygon mirror ( | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016170 | LED DEVICE, LED DEVICE ARRAY, AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE LED DEVICE ARRAYAANM Sekiguchi; YoshinobuAACI Machida-shiAACO JPAAGP Sekiguchi; Yoshinobu Machida-shi JP - Provided is an LED device which is capable of reducing the emission size without changing the size of an LED and is capable of switching the emission size arbitrarily. The LED device includes, on a substrate, a carrier control layer, a lower current confinement layer, an active layer, and an upper current confinement layer. A p-type electrode is provided on the upper current confinement layer. Two n-type electrodes are arranged on the carrier control layer so as to dispose the p-type electrode between the two n-type electrodes in an in-plane direction of the substrate. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016171 | OPTICAL SCANNING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUSAANM NAKAMURA; TadashiAACI TokyoAACO JPAAGP NAKAMURA; Tadashi Tokyo JPAANM TACHIKAWA; ShingoAACI TokyoAACO JPAAGP TACHIKAWA; Shingo Tokyo JPAANM WATANABE; NaotoAACI KanagawaAACO JPAAGP WATANABE; Naoto Kanagawa JP - An optical scanning apparatus scans a target surface with a light beam along a main scanning direction. The apparatus includes a light source, an optical deflector which includes a rotating multi-faceted mirror, each surface of the multi-faceted mirror acting as a reflecting surface to deflect the light beam from the light source, and a scanning optical system configured to guide the light beam deflected by the optical deflector to the target surface. An angle which is formed between the light beam toward the reflecting surface of the optical deflector and the corresponding reflecting surface and which includes a reflected light reflected from the corresponding reflecting surface is always obtuse. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016172 | THERMAL TRANSFER PRINTERAANM Furuki; IchiroAACI TokyoAACO JPAAGP Furuki; Ichiro Tokyo JPAANM Okinaka; ShiohiroAACI TokyoAACO JPAAGP Okinaka; Shiohiro Tokyo JPAANM Takeshita; TomoyukiAACI TokyoAACO JPAAGP Takeshita; Tomoyuki Tokyo JP - In a thermal transfer printer for printing a color picture by dividing it into pieces with a prescribed size, an image data converting unit | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016173 | VIDEO-ASSISTED SELF-SERVICE TRANSACTION DEVICE - While performing or initiating a transaction with a self-service video transaction device, a user may interact with a video agent and a terminal associated therewith. Video and/or audio functionalities may be enabled or disabled based on a length of a wait time to connect to a video agent. If the wait time exceeds a predetermined threshold, video and/or audio functionalities may be disabled, and the self-service device may generate a display indicating that video and/or audio functionalities are unavailable. If the wait time does not exceed the predetermined threshold, video and/or audio functionalities may be enabled, and the self-service device may generate a display indicating that video and/or audio functionalities are available. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016174 | CONFERENCE CONTROL METHOD, AND RELEVANT APPARATUS AND SYSTEM - Embodiments of the present invention disclose a conference control method, and a relevant apparatus and system. A conference control method includes: receiving a first area floor request, where the first area floor request carries a first site identifier and a first area identifier, a site corresponding to the first site identifier includes multiple areas and belongs to a first conference, and the first area identifier is an area identifier of a floor requesting area at the site corresponding to the first site identifier; and if determining to give floor to the floor requesting area corresponding to the first area identifier, broadcasting a speaking video corresponding to the floor requesting area to a site terminal of at least one of sites except the site corresponding to the first site identifier in the first conference. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016175 | Side Channel for Employing Descriptive Audio Commentary About a Video ConferenceAANM Alberth; William P.AACI Prairie GroveAAST ILAACO USAAGP Alberth; William P. Prairie Grove IL USAANM Thorson; Dean E.AACI GrayslakeAAST ILAACO USAAGP Thorson; Dean E. Grayslake IL US - A side channel, networked with a real-time video conference feed, includes descriptive audio commentary. The side channel also includes an adjustable data handler for adjusting amount of the descriptive audio data correlated to audio commentary regarding the real-time video conference; and a means for prioritizing associated conversation links tied to the real-time video conference. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016176 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING MEDIA SERVICES WITH TELEPRESENCEAANM HINES; TARAAACI New YorkAAST NYAACO USAAGP HINES; TARA New York NY USAANM Basso; AndreaAACI MarlboroAAST NJAACO USAAGP Basso; Andrea Marlboro NJ USAANM Ivanov; AlekseyAACI Atlantic HighlandsAAST NJAACO USAAGP Ivanov; Aleksey Atlantic Highlands NJ USAANM Mikan; JeffreyAACI AtlantaAAST GAAACO USAAGP Mikan; Jeffrey Atlanta GA USAANM Morris; NadiaAACI DecaturAAST GAAACO USAAGP Morris; Nadia Decatur GA US - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, obtaining first images that are captured by a first camera system at a first location associated with a live presentation by the first user, transmitting first video content representative of the first images over a network for presentation by a group of other processors that are each at one of a group of other locations associated with corresponding other users, receiving second video content representative of second images that are associated with each of the other users, and presenting the second video content in a telepresence configuration that simulates each of the other users being present in an audience at the first location. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016177 | System and Method for Providing a Perception of a Continuous Surface in a Telepresence System - A method for preventing movement in a telepresence system, includes a plurality of cameras. Each camera has a respective field of vision for viewing one or more users. The fields of vision each have lateral boundaries. The system also includes a plurality of restrictive elements. Each restrictive element is positioned along a respective lateral boundary of a field of vision of the fields of vision of the plurality of cameras such that viewed users each positioned within a field of vision of the plurality of cameras are restricted by the plurality of restrictive elements from moving outside of the field of vision in which each viewed user is positioned. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016178 | OPTICAL IMAGING WITH FOVEATION - Selected described embodiments include an imager providing concurrent wide field of view (WFOV) and foveated images. The imager includes a frontend optic configured to receive light from a scene. Corrective optics reduces distortions, and transmits the light to a beam splitter. One portion of the light exiting the beam splitter is focused on a WFOV image detector. A second portion of the light falls on a scanning mirror that can be configured to target a selected field position in the field of view. From the scanning mirror, the light passes through a magnifier and is corrected by an adaptive wavefront corrector. The corrector may be configured to correct aberrations corresponding to the particular field of view selected by the scanning mirror. The light from the wavefront corrector is focused on a foveated image detector. The images captured by the image detectors may be stored, processed, and transmitted to other systems. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016179 | IMAGER - Selected embodiments use a relatively small image detector and a scanning mirror to obtain effective performance of a larger image detector. An imager with folded optics captures images of different field positions of a field of view (FOV), and stitches the images together for a larger image of the FOV. The stitched image is processed to identify portions of interest within the larger image, for example, using a cuing algorithm. The portions of interest are scanned again to capture enhanced quality images using, for example, longer dwell time for enhanced contrast. Another image of the FOV or a part of the FOV is stitched together using the enhanced quality images. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016180 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAMAANM ONO; HiroakiAACI KANAGAWAAACO JPAAGP ONO; Hiroaki KANAGAWA JP - There is provided an image processing apparatus including: a predicting unit calculating, based on a global motion vector found for a past picked-up image, predicted values of a global motion vector of a picked-up image to be processed; an effective region calculating unit deciding an effective region on the picked-up image based on the predicted values; a feature value calculating unit extracting feature values from the effective region on the picked-up image; a projecting unit calculating projected feature vectors by projecting the feature values onto an axis in a specified direction; and a global motion vector calculating unit calculating a global motion vector of the picked-up image to be processed by matching the projected feature vectors of the picked-up image to be processed and projected feature vectors of another picked-up image. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016181 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CAPTURING AND DISPLAYING CINEMA QUALITY PANORAMIC IMAGES - A system and method for capturing and displaying seamless cinema-quality 360° panoramic photographic and video images is described. In one embodiment, the panoramic imaging system comprises an image capture unit, a computing unit, a cooling unit, and a panoramic image display unit. The image capture unit includes a panoramic camera assembly which comprises a plurality of cameras evenly distributed upon a base plate about a circle of radius Riens. Each camera has its lens pointed at and aligned with a reflecting mirror positioned at a predetermined angle with respect to the vertical. The reflecting mirrors are arranged about a cylindrical support and are affixed to a top plate. The panoramic camera assembly acquires a plurality of images which are wrapped to form a 360° panoramic image. A specially configured Social Animals Flash player allows a user to view, play, manipulate, and click on the processed 360° image file. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016182 | COMMUNICATING AND PROCESSING 3D VIDEOAANM Booth; Robert C.AACI IvylandAAST PAAACO USAAGP Booth; Robert C. Ivyland PA USAANM Bhat; Dinkar N.AACI PrincetonAAST NJAACO USAAGP Bhat; Dinkar N. Princeton NJ USAANM Leary; Patrick J.AACI HorshamAAST PAAACO USAAGP Leary; Patrick J. Horsham PA US - There is a communicating of 3D video having associated metadata. The communicating may involve devices and includes receiving a first video bitstream with the 3D video encoded in a first format, receiving the associated metadata. The communicating also includes forming a protocol message, utilizing a processor, including the associated metadata. The communicating also includes transmitting a second video bitstream with the 3D video encoded in a second format and transmitting the protocol message separate from the second video bitstream. The protocol message includes data fields holding processing data, based on the associated metadata, describing the rendering of the 3D video. The processing data is operable to be read and utilized to direct a client device to process the 3D video extracted from a video bitstream and present the 3D video on a display. Also, there is a processing of the 3D video. The processing utilizes the protocol message. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016183 | Dual Mode User Interface System and Method for 3D VideoAANM Lazarus; David B.AACI Elkins ParkAAST PAAACO USAAGP Lazarus; David B. Elkins Park PA USAANM Zhang; YaxiAACI WayneAAST PAAACO USAAGP Zhang; Yaxi Wayne PA US - A system is provided for use with a video input signal and a video unit. The video input signal can be one of a two dimensional video signal and a three dimensional video signal. The video unit can display a three dimensional video and a two dimensional video. The system includes a receiver portion, a processing portion, a switching portion and an output portion. The receiver portion can receive the video input signal. The processing portion can output a first signal in a first mode of operation and can output a second signal in a second mode of operation, wherein the first signal is based on the video input signal and the second signal is based on the video input signal. The switching portion can switch the processing portion from the first mode of operation to the second mode of operation. The output portion can provide an output signal to the video unit, wherein the output signal is based on the first signal when the processing portion operates in the first mode of operation and wherein the output signal is based on the second signal when the processing portion operates in the second mode of operation. The first signal includes a two dimensional video signal, whereas the second signal includes a three dimensional video signal. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016184 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCATING AND DISPLAYING AIRCRAFT INFORMATION - A system and method for locating and displaying aircraft information, such as three-dimensional models and various information about an aircraft component. The system may include a portable display, a remote processor, and one or more location and/or orientation-determining components. The models and other various information displayed on the portable display may correspond with a location and orientation of the portable display relative to the aircraft component. The location and/or orientation-determining components may include one or more infrared cameras for communicating with the remote processor and a plurality of infrared targets or infrared markers. The remote processor may be configured to filter the information provided to the portable display based on the portable display's location and orientation relative to the aircraft component, geographic location, user input, or other various parameters. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016185 | LOW-COST IMAGE-GUIDED NAVIGATION AND INTERVENTION SYSTEMS USING COOPERATIVE SETS OF LOCAL SENSORS - An augmentation device for an imaging system has a bracket structured to be attachable to an imaging component, and a projector attached to the bracket. The projector is arranged and configured to project an image onto a surface in conjunction with imaging by the imaging system. A system for image-guided surgery has an imaging system, and a projector configured to project an image or pattern onto a region of interest during imaging by the imaging system. A capsule imaging device has an imaging system, and a local sensor system. The local sensor system pro-vides information to reconstruct positions of the capsule endoscope free from external monitoring equipment. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016186 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CALIBRATING AN IMAGING DEVICE - Described are methods and apparatus for adjusting images of a stereoscopic image pair based on keypoint matches. The quality of the key point matches is first evaluated to determine whether the quality exceeds a keypoint quality threshold. If the quality level of the keypoint matches exceeds the threshold, the vertical disparity between the images of the stereoscopic image pair can be evaluated based on vertical disparity vectors between the keypoint matches. If the vertical disparity is below a threshold, no adjustment of the stereoscopic image pair may be performed. If the vertical disparity is above the threshold, an affine correction may compensate for pitch, roll, and scale differences between the images. A projective correction may compensate for yaw differences. The vertical disparity between the two images is then evaluated after the corrections to determine if additional adjustment should be performed. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016187 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTO-CONVERGENCE FOR STEREOSCOPIC IMAGES AND VIDEOS - A method and apparatus for reducing convergence accommodation conflict. The method includes estimating disparities between images for different lens, analyzing the estimated disparities, selecting a point of convergence, determining the amount of shift relating to the convergence point selected, and performing adjustment to the disparity to maintain a disparity value below a threshold. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016188 | CAMERA MODULE AND IMAGE CAPTURING METHODAANM OGASAHARA; TakayukiAACI KanagawaAACO JPAAGP OGASAHARA; Takayuki Kanagawa JP - According to the embodiment, a camera module has a variable aperture unit and a control driver. In the variable aperture unit, switching is made between transmitting and blocking of the light incident from the imaging lens for each region. In the variable aperture unit, at least one of an area and a position of the transmissive region for transmitting light can be changed. The control driver can adjust the imaging timing of the image sensor in response to at least one of the area and the position of the transmissive region. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016189 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAMAANM Hosaka; HajimeAACI KanagawaAACO JPAAGP Hosaka; Hajime Kanagawa JP - There is provided an image processing apparatus including a first polarizing unit that has a first polarization region and a second polarization region to transmit different polarized light corresponding to different viewing point images, a second polarizing unit that includes a third polarization region to transmit only transmission light of the first polarization region, a fourth polarization region to transmit only transmission light of the second polarization region, and a total transmission region to transmit the total transmission light of the first polarization region and the second polarization region, an imaging element, and an image processing unit that executes signal processing with respect to an output signal of the imaging element. The image processing unit executes correction processing to generate a two-dimensional image and executes image conversion of the two-dimensional image to generate a left eye image and a right eye image for three-dimensional image display. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016190 | GRATING-BASED SCANNER WITH PHASE AND PITCH ADJUSTMENT - A method for determining three-dimensional coordinates of an object point on a surface of an object, the method including steps of: sending a beam of light to a diffraction grating; sending a first diffracted beam and a second diffracted beam to an objective lens to form at least two spots of light, which are passed through transparent regions of a plate to produce a first fringe pattern on the surface of the object; imaging the object point illuminated by the first fringe pattern onto a photosensitive array to obtain a first electrical data value; moving the plate to a second position; sending spots through plate to produce a second fringe pattern on the surface of the object; imaging the point onto the array point to obtain a second electrical data value; and calculating the three-dimensional coordinates of the first object point. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016191 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFORAANM Katayama; TatsushiAACI Kawasaki-shiAACO JPAAGP Katayama; Tatsushi Kawasaki-shi JP - The amount of parallax of a 3D image can be adjusted by intuitive operation. A zoom lever is thrown to telephoto side to cause the graphic processing unit to generate images for the left eye and the right eye adjusted such that a position where a component is drawn is far from a center line and the zoom lever is thrown to wide angle side to cause the graphic processing unit to generate images for the left eye and the right eye adjusted such that the position where the component is drawn is near the center line. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016192 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEMAANM SHIBATA; MotohiroAACI TokyoAACO JPAAGP SHIBATA; Motohiro Tokyo JP - An image processing device forms an omnifocal image and/or a three-dimensional image based on a group of images captured while moving along a fixed axis. The image processing device includes a detecting unit that detects a shift in a plane vertical to the axis of images in the group of the image; a correcting unit that corrects the shift according to a result detected at the detecting unit; and an image forming unit that forms an omnifocal image and/or a three-dimensional image based on the group of the images including images captured while moving along the fixed axis and/or an image corrected at the correcting unit. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016193 | METHOD, DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSOR AND VIDEO DISPLAY SYSTEM FOR DIGITALLY PROCESSING A VIDEO SIGNAL - There is provided a method, a digital image processor and a video display system for digitally processing a video signal. A video signal is digitally processed according to a user profile. The video signal is also digitally processed according to a parameter related to a video display system. A resulting processed video signal is Digitally process a video signal according displayed on the video display system. In an embodiment, the video display system comprises a headset. In the same or other embodiments, the video signal comprises left and right components for stereoscopic according to a device parameter of a display and digital processing is made separately for the left and right components. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016194 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND SHUTTER SPECTACLESAANM Shiozaki; YuyaAACI OsakaAACO JPAAGP Shiozaki; Yuya Osaka JP - The shutter glasses normally control a right-eye shutter and left-eye shutter even if a control signal to be received is temporarily missed. The image display section displays an image by alternately repeating a right-eye field and a left-eye field, and transmits first control signals synchronously with the right-eye field and left-eye field. The shutter glasses receive the first control signals, and have a right-eye shutter and left-eye shutter for transmitting and blocking visible light. The shutter glasses include a shutter control circuit that stores first timing information for a plurality of fields based on the received first control signals for the plurality of fields and generates second control signals based on the stored first timing information for the plurality of fields. The shutter glasses control the transmission and blocking of visible light at the right-eye shutter and left-eye shutter using the second control signals. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016195 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR 3-D DISPLAY CONTROL - A control device for three dimensional display has an image processor and a timing signal generator. The image processor is used for receiving a first and a second input image signals to generate a first, a second, and a third output image signals. The first output image signal comprises part of the first input image signal. The second output image signal comprises part of the first input image signal and part of the second input image signal. The third output image signal comprises part of the second input image signal. The timing signal generator is used for generating a first lens control signal for configuring a first lens to be non-opaque when the second output image signal is displayed on a display device, and generating a second lens control signal for configuring a second lens to be non-opaque when the third output image signal is displayed on the display device. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016196 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING 3D IMAGE THEREOFAANM KIM; Ji-wonAACI SeoulAACO KRAAGP KIM; Ji-won Seoul KRAANM PARK; Ji-wonAACI SeoulAACO KRAAGP PARK; Ji-won Seoul KRAANM SEO; Je-hwanAACI DaeguAACO KRAAGP SEO; Je-hwan Daegu KR - An image processing apparatus, a three-dimensional ( | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016197 | URINAL WHERE IMAGING DEVICE IS INSTALLEDAANM Koo; Young ManAACI GwangjuAACO KRAAGP Koo; Young Man Gwangju KR - Disclosed is a urinal having an imaging device while not supplying washing water thereto. The urinal includes a main body having its front surface opened and a urine drainage hole provided at its lower portion, a recognition portion that senses a human body approaching the main body or a user's manipulation, and an imaging portion that displays a water flowing pattern image or a nature image inside or outside the main body when a human body approach signal or a manipulation signal is received from the recognition portion. According to the urinal having an imaging device, since an imaging portion is provided inside or outside the urinal, to which washing water is not supplied, an optical illusion may be cause to a user being accustomed to using a flushing type urinal so that the user is likely to believe that the urine is washed away even if urine washing water is not actually supplied to the urinal. Alternatively, while urinating, the user's feel of being refreshed can be maximized after urination by offering a carefree urination effect to the user so that the user may feel as if he were urinating in Mother nature. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016198 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS, INFORMATION STORAGE DEVICE, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHODAANM Higuchi; KeijiAACI TokyoAACO JPAAGP Higuchi; Keiji Tokyo JPAANM Kuriyama; NaoyaAACI TokyoAACO JPAAGP Kuriyama; Naoya Tokyo JP - An image processing device includes an image signal acquisition section that acquires image signals that include signals of an object image from an image sensor, the image sensor being configured so that the object image is formed in an imaging area via an optical system, and is not formed in a non-imaging area, a processing target area setting section that sets a processing target area to an image of an image signal acquired area so that the processing target area is included in the imaging area, the image signal acquired area being an area in which the image signals have been acquired, and the processing target area including pixels used for a grayscale transformation process, and a grayscale transformation section that performs the grayscale transformation process based on pixel values of the pixels included in the processing target area. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016199 | ELECTRONIC ENDSCOPIC APPARATUSAANM Kobayashi; NaruyasuAACI Kawasaki-shiAACO JPAAGP Kobayashi; Naruyasu Kawasaki-shi JPAANM Kotoda; KaoruAACI TokyoAACO JPAAGP Kotoda; Kaoru Tokyo JPAANM Nishimura; HisashiAACI TokyoAACO JPAAGP Nishimura; Hisashi Tokyo JPAANM Azuma; MotooAACI Tokorozawa-shiAACO JPAAGP Azuma; Motoo Tokorozawa-shi JPAANM Takizawa; KazuhiroAACI TokyoAACO JPAAGP Takizawa; Kazuhiro Tokyo JPAANM Sato; TakayukiAACI TokyoAACO JPAAGP Sato; Takayuki Tokyo JPAANM Tanaka; SatoshiAACI TokyoAACO JPAAGP Tanaka; Satoshi Tokyo JP - An electronic endoscopic apparatus includes an endoscopic scope and an image processing processor. The endoscopic scope includes a slid-state imaging device, an imaging-side multiplying unit, and an imaging synchronization signal generating unit. The image processing processor includes a display clock generating unit, a monitor synchronization signal generating unit, a master imaging clock generating unit, a processor-side multiplying/dividing unit, a phase-comparison oscillation control unit, and a display timing adjustment unit. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016200 | Method and Apparatus for Protection from High Intensity LightAANM Ovod; Vladimir I.AACI GoletaAAST CAAACO USAAGP Ovod; Vladimir I. Goleta CA US - A method and apparatus where the output from a high intensity light source is controlled to produce well-exposed images/videos and to reduce automatically the intensity when an unsafe issue is detected in medical devices such as endoscopes and the like. The method and apparatus overcome problems to control light sources that have high-frequency noise, slow-response time, nonlinearity, and non-monotonic response time and to protect the patients' tissues from possible overheating/burning and the eyes of personnel and patients from possible direct exposure to high intensity light used in medical devices such as endoscopes and the like. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016201 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC DETECTION OF A CLASS OF OBJECTS - An apparatus and method for providing automatic threat detection using passive millimeter wave detection and image processing analysis. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016202 | SHARING INPUT AND OUTPUT DEVICES IN NETWORKED SYSTEMSAANM Munegowda; KeshavaAACI BangaloreAACO INAAGP Munegowda; Keshava Bangalore INAANM Raju; VeeramanikandanAACI BangaloreAACO INAAGP Raju; Veeramanikandan Bangalore INAANM J; KeerthyAACI BangaloreAACO INAAGP J; Keerthy Bangalore IN - A technique for sharing a peripheral device among a group of systems comprises capturing a set of images of a user, and processing the set of images of the user to determine a user directive to designate a first system in the group as an owner of a peripheral device of a second system in the group. If the peripheral device is an input device, the technique further comprises redirecting, responsive to the user directive, from the second system to the first system, data entered using the input device of the second system. If the peripheral device is an output device, the technique further comprises forwarding, responsive to the user directive, from the first system to the second system, data for processing by the output device of the second system. In an embodiment, the user directive is in the form of the user's eye gaze directed at a camera. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016203 | BIOMETRIC IMAGING DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A system for identifying an individual can include an active light source capable of emitting light having at least one wavelength from about 700 nm to about 1200 nm, and an imager device positioned to receive the electromagnetic radiation upon reflection from an individual to generate an electronic representation. The system can also include an image processing module functionally coupled to the imager device to receive the electronic representation and process the electronic representation into an individual representation having at least one substantially unique identification trait. The imager device can include a semiconductor device layer having a thickness of less than about 10 microns, at least two doped regions forming a junction, and a textured region positioned to interact with the light, and can have an external quantum efficiency of at least about 33% for at least one wavelength of greater than 800 nm. | 2013-01-17 |
| 20130016204 | Microscope DeviceAANM Hocke; MarcAACI HeerbruggAACO CHAAGP Hocke; Marc Heerbrugg CHAANM El Haddouchi; HakimAACI BalgachAACO CHAAGP El Haddouchi; Hakim Balgach CH - A microscope device ( | 2013-01-17 |
