| 10th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 20 |
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| 20110058098 | Setting Exposure Attributes for Capturing Calibration Images - In an example embodiment, a calibration module in a projector platform establishes an initial configuration of settable exposure attributes for a digital camera. The calibration module projects a preview image onto a surface and captures the projection of the preview image with the digital camera and receives input from a user identifying regions of interest in the capture of the preview image. Next the calibration module projects an exposure image onto the surface. The calibration module then computes a final configuration of exposure attributes for the digital camera by iteratively: (a) capturing the projection of the exposure image with the digital camera; (b) measuring descriptive statistics relating to the color channels of pixels in the regions of interest in the capture of the exposure image; (c) evaluating the descriptive statistics with an evaluation function determined by a calibration process; and (d) establishing a revised configuration of exposure attributes. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058099 | ROTATABLE CAMERA MODULE FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A camera module for an electronic device includes a holder, a supporting member, an image sensor, and a lens module. The holder is fixed to the electronic device and includes an inner surface. The holder defines a truncated spherical receiving space surrounded by the inner surface and an opening communicating with the receiving space. The supporting member includes a connecting portion and supporting portion. The connecting portion is received in the receiving space and rotatable relative to the holder. The supporting portion extends out of the receiving space from the opening and is rotatable together with the connecting portion. The image sensor is fixed on the supporting portion and is electrically connected to the electronic device. The lens module is fixed on the supporting portion and is aligned with the image sensor. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058100 | VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS AND VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD - A video signal processing apparatus includes: a receiver receiving input of a predetermined video display mode; a video converter generating video data by sampling a video signal with a predetermined resolution inputted from the outside at an arbitrary sampling frequency and scaling the area corresponding to an enlargement scaling factor of the generated video data at an arbitrary enlargement ratio; and a controller controlling, when the input of the predetermined video display mode is received by the receiver, the sampling frequency and the enlargement ratio of scaling to enlarge the area in the video data having almost the same aspect ratio as an aspect ratio of a display panel at a rate of an integral multiple or n/2-times (n is an integer). | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058101 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONCURRENT BROADCAST OF MEDIA PROGRAM AND SOCIAL NETWORKING DERIVED INFORMATION EXCHANGE - A method and apparatus for presenting a media program concurrently with viewer questions and live commentary about the media program is disclosed. As the media program is broadcasted, messages from the first group regarding the media program are accepted. The accepted messages are filtered to identify suitable messages of interest and to present only those messages to a second group for comment. The identified messages from the first group and comments from the second group are added to the broadcast media program concurrently or in real time. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058102 | VIDEO OUTPUT APPARATUS, AND VIDEO OUTPUT METHOD - According to embodiments, there is provided a video output apparatus including: a receiving module configured to receive a plurality of video signals being different from one another; a video output module configured to output a multi-video screen in which a plurality of video presentation regions defined by dividing a screen with a given number are arranged on the same screen, the video presentation regions being displayed with videos corresponding to the received video signals; and a controller configured to control the video output module to output, upon receiving an instruction indicating the number of the video presentation regions to be displayed in the multi-video screen, an updated multi-video screen having the instructed number of the video presentation regions in a state where the multi-video screen is output. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058103 | METHOD OF RASTER-SCAN SEARCH FOR MULTI-REGION ON-SCREEN DISPLAY AND SYSTEM USING THE SAME - A method of raster-scan search for multi-region OSD and a system using the same are provided. The multi-region OSD is to be displayed on a screen after an alpha-blending of a mixer. The method includes at least following procedures. First, a global header search is executed in the first memory module for each or a portion of a plurality of search lines so as to determine a blending region and store header addresses of OSD regions in a second memory module. Next, whether there is a dummy region at the search line is determined. In addition, an alpha value for the dummy region, a dummy data of the dummy region and the OSD data of the OSD regions at the search line are transmitted to the mixer. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058104 | VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS AND VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD - A video signal processing apparatus includes: a video converter configured to generate video data by sampling a video signal with a predetermined resolution inputted from the outside at an arbitrary sampling frequency and capable of processings of scaling and filtering in a horizontal and a vertical direction to the generated video data, and performing the processing by receiving control; and a controller configured to control, when the input of the predetermined video display mode is received by the receiver, the sampling frequency to make the number of display pixels in the horizontal direction of the video data be close to the number of pixels of a display panel. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058105 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - The control unit provided in the image processing apparatus determines, based on the measurement result obtained by the time measurement unit, whether or not a change timing of external light detected and determined by the external light detection unit and the external light change determination unit is before a predetermined time has elapsed since the input switching detection unit detected the switching process. When the change timing of external light is before a predetermined time threshold value Th | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058106 | SPARSE GEOMETRY FOR SUPER RESOLUTION VIDEO PROCESSING - In a method of analyzing an input video sequence, pixels of synthesized images of an output video sequence are associated with respective directions of regularity belonging to a predefined set of directions. A first subset of candidate directions is determined from the predefined set of directions for a region of a first image of the output sequence. For a corresponding region of a second synthesized image of the output sequence following the first image, a second subset of candidate directions is determined from the predefined set of directions, based on images of the input sequence and the first subset of candidate directions. The directions of regularity for pixels of this region of the second synthesized image are detected from the second subset of candidate directions. The recursive determination of the subsets of candidate directions provides a sparse geometry for efficiently analyzing the video sequence. The method is well suited for super-resolution video applications such as deinterlacing, frame rate conversion and noise reduction. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058107 | Remote Control and Gesture-Based Input Device - A remote control controls an audiovisual apparatus, such as a TV, using conventional physical inputs, such as buttons, or by controlled movement of the remote control. Circuitry connected to the physical inputs generates command signals for receipt by and operation of the apparatus. The command signals, such as On or Change Channel, correspond to control functions for the apparatus. The remote control also includes a motion sensor and motion circuitry connected to one another and constructed to generate at least some of the command signals when the body has been moved in predetermined manners for receipt by and operation of the apparatus. The remote control can therefore be operated using either the physical inputs or by moving the remote control in at least one of the predetermined manners. In some examples the motion sensor comprises a MEMS sensor. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058108 | Scanned Beam Display with Parallelogram Distortion Correction - A scanning assembly ( | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058109 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING IMAGE DISPLAY PROGRAM STORED THEREIN - A projector is provided which divides and projects a single image onto two different projection surfaces and appropriately performs virtual user interface through one projection surface. The projector projects a VUI screen image on a desk and projects a main projected screen image on a wall. The projector includes a light-receiving element. The light-receiving element is installed at a position that receives light emitted to the desk (the projection surface of the VUI screen image) and reflected (or scattered) by an object in the vicinity of the desk. The projector calculates a position of the object based on a light detection timing of the light-receiving element and a scanning position of light at each time. The projector changes a projected image based on the calculated position. The projector displays a designated region of the VUI screen image (for example, a region including the position of the object or an icon display region or a region surrounding an icon) to be brightened. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058110 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND TELEVISION RECEIVER - A display device | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058111 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE, DRIVING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device includes: pixel that corresponds to intersection of scanning line and data line and that each change the transmittance or reflectance of a liquid crystal element by means of a pair of electrodes; a scanning line driving circuit that selects scanning line and applies a selection voltage to the selected scanning line; and a data line driving circuit that applies writing voltages through the data line to the pixel that corresponds to the selected scanning line, wherein the scanning line driving circuit applies the selection voltage to the selected scanning line for video signal writing periods and setting periods that start before the video signal writing periods, respectively, the data line driving circuit supplies, to the pixel, data signals with voltages corresponding to video signals for the video signal writing periods and supplies, to the pixel, a setting signal with a predetermined voltage for the setting periods, and each of the setting periods is shorter than a response time required for the transmittance or reflectance of each of the liquid crystal element to change from 0% to 100% or a response time required for the transmittance or reflectance of each of the liquid crystal element to change from 100% to 0%. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058112 | DIGITAL PICTURE DISPLAY DEVICE - A digital picture display device including an electronic display screen having a front face for displaying images and a rear face, a component housing behind the rear face and holding processing components for driving the electronic display screen to display images, a frame having a front face with four respective sides together surrounding the front face of the electronic display screen and having a rear face with four corresponding respective sides together defining an opening through which said component housing extends rearwardly from the electronic display screen and a support extendable rearwardly of the digital picture display device. The support includes a corner portion and two elongate members extending from the corner portion in two substantially mutually perpendicular directions to respective mounting portions, the mounting portions being hinged respectively to two adjacent sides of the rear face of the frame along a common axis and at respective positions allowing the elongate members to fold flat to the rear face of the frame alongside the component housing. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058113 | Integrated Building Display and Shading System - An integrated building display and shading system formed of a plurality of exterior building panels arranged in an array, each exterior building panel representing one pixel. A given pixel resides in a first state when a first excitation state is applied to the exterior building panel and can be changed to reside in a second state when a second excitation state is applied to the exterior building panel, thus allowing an image to be presented on the array. The excitation states are controlled by an electronic control system including a frame buffer and an illumination source. Different types of variable property glass can be used such that a first state is a transparent state and the second state is an opaque state or color state (e.g. red, green, blue). The integrated building display and shading system can be illuminated via natural light, or via UV light, or via a projector. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058114 | OBJECT-MOVING MECHANISM MAKING USE OF FLOW OF LIQUID CRYSTAL - An object-moving mechanism, which makes use of the flow of liquid crystal, is provided. A mechanism for causing a flow of liquid crystal comprising (i) a channel “L” defined by at least one wall surface “B,” (ii) liquid crystal “LC” which is put in the channel “L” and movable along said at least one wall surface “B”, and (iii) a means for turning the molecules “m” of the liquid crystal “LC” in a plane intersecting said at least one wall surface “B.” The mechanism makes use of the flow of the liquid crystal “LC” which is caused when the molecules “m” of the liquid crystal “LC” are turned. When the means for turning the molecules “m” of the liquid crystal “LC” turns the molecules “m” of the liquid crystal “LC” in a plane intersecting said at least one wall surface “B,” the liquid crystal “LC” flows along said at least one wall surface “B.” The flow of the liquid crystal “LC” can easily be utilized for making object-moving devices, sensors, actuators, etc. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058115 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A liquid crystal device includes: a pair of substrates; a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the pair of substrates; a display pixel and a viewing-angle control pixel that are substantially rectangular and disposed on at least one of the pair of substrates; a first electrode and a second electrode disposed in the viewing-angle control pixel; and a plurality of strip-like electrode portions that are provided to at least either the first electrode or the second electrode and spaced from one another across a width direction of the viewing-angle control pixel, the liquid crystal device being configured so that an electric field is generated between the first electrode and the second electrode to control the direction of alignment of liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal layer, thereby changing the luminance of the viewing-angle control pixel in a direction oblique to the front. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058116 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An object is to provide an active matrix liquid crystal display device in which plural kinds of circuits are formed over one substrate and plural kinds of thin film transistors are provided corresponding to characteristics of the plural kinds of circuits. An inverted-coplanar thin film transistor including an oxide semiconductor layer which is over and overlaps with a source electrode layer and a drain electrode layer is used for a pixel thin film transistor. A channel-protective thin film transistor is used for a driver-circuit thin film transistor is used. In addition, main parts of the pixel thin film transistor are formed using a light-transmitting material, so that the aperture ratio is increased. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058117 | Portable Device Having Display Unit - There is provided a metal structure that holds the display unit, as the main structure, and a casing structure that is integrally molded from resin onto the metal structure. The metal structure is resilient against flexural loads, torsional loads, and other deformations from the exterior upon the display unit composed of thin plate glass, because the member that protects the display unit is in a box shape. The display unit itself can be protected from damage even if rigidity is reduced because of a thinner profile. The metal structure is manufactured by thin plate pressing and sufficient strength can be maintained even if the thickness is low. Furthermore, the metal structure is configured as a frame part of the entire casing, the rigidity of the entire device can therefore be maintained by using this structure, and the mounting board and functional components other than the display unit can also be protected. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058118 | BACKLIGHT ASSEMBLY WITH A REFLECTIVE MEMBER COVERING INTERFACE BETWEEN SUBSTRATE UNITS - A backlight assembly capable of reducing light loss is presented. The backlight assembly includes a plurality of substrate units and a plurality of reflective members on the substrate units arranged to form an adjacent area where two reflective members are closest to each other. The adjacent area is on one of the substrate units. A display device incorporating the backlight assembly is also presented. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058119 | LIGHTING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A lighting device at least has: a plurality of light emitting elements that emit light by a forward direction current; a direct-current power supply; a first wiring and a second wiring for supplying electrical power to the plurality of light emitting elements from the direct-current power supply; and a switch for switching the polarity of the electrical power to be supplied to the first wiring and the second wiring; in which the plurality of light emitting elements include forward direction connection in which the forward direction current flows when the electrical power having a positive polarity is applied to the first wiring and reverse direction connection in which the forward direction current flows when the electrical power having a positive polarity is applied to the second wiring and being connected between the first wiring and the second wiring. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058120 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes: a first substrate which constitutes a display panel; and a flexible printed circuit board which is connected to the first substrate. The flexible printed circuit board is electrically and mechanically connected with terminals formed on the first substrate. The flexible printed circuit board includes a board portion, a wiring layer which is mounted on the board portion, and a cover portion which covers the wiring layer. The wiring layer includes a connecting portion which is electrically and mechanically connected to a terminal portion formed on the first substrate. The cover portion is removed at the connecting portion, and the cover portion in the vicinity of the connecting portion overlaps with the first substrate. The cover portion in the vicinity of the connecting portion is fixed to the first substrate. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058121 | SURFACE LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A surface light source device has a reflector plate, a light guide plate placed on an upper surface of the reflector plate, the light guide plate including a light guide plate main body having a light outgoing area, and a light introducing portion provided continuously from an end of the light guide plate main body, the light introducing portion having an upper surface side projected from an upper surface of the light guide plate main body in such a manner as to have a maximum thickness greater than a thickness of the light guide plate main body, a light source disposed such that light emitted therefrom is introduced into the light guide plate from a light incidence surface of the light introducing portion, a frame-like member having a uniform thickness, the frame-like member being adhesively applied to the upper surface of the reflector plate in such a manner as to enclose the light guide plate and the light source, a wiring substrate mounted at a lower surface thereof with the light source, the wiring substrate being adhesively applied to an upper surface of the frame-like member and to the upper surface of the maximum thickness area of the light introducing portion, and at least one optical sheet disposed on the upper surface of the light guide plate main body, the light introducing portion being sandwiched between the wiring substrate adhesively applied to the upper surface of the frame-like member and the reflector plate adhesively applied to the lower surface of the frame-like member. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058122 | SURFACE ILLUMINATION APPARATUS AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY USING SAME - A surface illumination apparatus has: a plurality of light sources ( | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058123 | LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE, CHASSIS AND SIDE HOLDER - A light source device and a display device capable of preventing or minimizing occurrence of warpage, bend or distortion in a thin-plate-shaped optical member. A light source device ( | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058124 | COMPOSITE OPTICAL DEVICE AND MONITOR - A composite optical device including pluralities of optical elements, pluralities of lighting devices, an emitting surface and a reflecting surface is provided. Each optical element including two first laterals, two second laterals, a third lateral and fourth lateral. The third lateral and the fourth lateral have a space respectively. The third lateral is adjacent to the fourth lateral of another optical element. Each lighting device is disposed inside the space. Whereby the third lateral and fourth lateral may receive the light energy of the lighting device and then the optical element delivers the light beam to the first lateral, the second lateral, the third lateral and the fourth lateral by means of the reflection of the reflecting surface. Finally, the light beam is output through the emitting surface. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058125 | LIGHT GUIDE ELEMENT, ILLUMINATION DEVICE, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A light guide element ( | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058126 | SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENT, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING FINE STRUCTURE ARRANGING SUBSTRATE, AND DISPLAY ELEMENT - With reference to a direction perpendicular to a direction of forming electrodes to which a voltage can be applied, fine structures are each arranged within ±5 degrees at a substantially even interval, and a semiconductor element is formed by using the fine structures. On an insulating substrate, at least two electrodes are arranged at a predetermined interval, and there are formed one or more fine structure arranging regions, each of which is formed by a unit of the two electrodes. A semiconductor element electrode is made in contact with the plurality of the fine structures, each having two ends in contact with the two electrodes and a length in a longitudinal direction of a nano order to a micron order, and arranged within ±5 degrees with reference to the direction perpendicular to the direction of forming the electrodes. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058127 | OPTICAL COMPENSATION SHEET, POLARIZING PLATE, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OPTICAL COMPENSATION SHEET - An optical compensation sheet is provided and includes: a transparent substrate; and at least one optical anisotropic layer containing a liquid crystalline compound. The optical compensation sheet has a film contrast value of 4000 or more in which the film contrast value is represented by formula (1). | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058128 | Liquid crystal display apparatus - An E-type polarizing layer is provided between a pair of orthogonally oriented O-type polarizing layers, and alternatively, an O-type polarizing layer and an E-type polarizing layer which are oriented orthogonal to each other are provided. When a liquid crystal layer has a slow axis, the E-type polarizing layer is disposed so that an absorption axis thereof is orthogonal to the slow axis. Therefore, a liquid crystal display device having a wide viewing angle is realized in which a contrast ratio is improved by suppressing a light leakage occurring when observed from an oblique direction. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058129 | POLARIZING PLATE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - Disclosed are a polarizing plate for liquid crystal display having excellent durability, and a liquid crystal display device using the polarizing plate. The polarizing plate is characterized by comprising, at least on one side thereof; an acrylic resin-containing film which contains an acrylic resin (A) and a cellulose ester resin (B) at a mass ratio of from 95:5 to 30:70 in a miscible state. The acrylic resin (A) has a weight average molecular weight Mw of not less than 80,000. The cellulose ester resin (B) has a total substitution degree (T) of acyl groups of 2.00-3.00 and a substitution degree of acyl groups having 3-7 carbon atoms of 1.2-3.0. The cellulose ester resin (B) has a weight average molecular weight Mw of not less than 75,000. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058130 | Liquid crystal display device and its manufacturing method - A liquid crystal display device of the present invention is one in which unevenness of display, spots generated due to lowering of voltage retention because of impurity ions are sufficiently eliminated and reliability of long-time/long-term use is improved. A liquid crystal display device of the present invention is one comprising a first substrate and a second substrate configured via a liquid crystal layer and a seal, | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058131 | VA-MODE LIQUID-CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention relates to a VA-mode liquid-crystal display device comprising a front-side polarizing element ( | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058132 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A manufacturing method of a display device is provided. Firstly, an active device array substrate having an active surface is provided. Next, a first patterned photoresist layer is formed on the active surface. Then, a first alignment layer is obliquely vapor-deposited on the active surface and the first patterned photoresist layer, wherein the active surface comprises at least a first undeposited area located beside an edge of the first patterned photoresist layer. A first alignment unit is formed by removing the first patterned photoresist layer and a portion of the first alignment layer located thereon. A sealant is directly formed on the active surface of the active device array substrate and surrounds the first alignment unit. An opposite substrate having a light transmissive surface is provided. After that, the active device array substrate and the opposite substrate are assembled. A display device is also provided. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058133 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - In an IPS-type liquid crystal display device, peeling-off between a common electrode formed in a matted manner in plane and an interlayer insulation film is prevented. The common electrode is formed on an organic passivation film in a matted manner in plane, the interlayer insulation film is formed on the common electrode, and a comb-teeth-shaped pixel electrode is formed on the interlayer insulation film. The pixel electrode is connected with a source electrode via a through hole formed in the organic passivation film and an inorganic passivation film. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058134 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - When radiating light onto a liquid crystal composition containing a photosensitive material, the alignment of liquid crystal molecules is adjusted by applying a voltage to the liquid crystal composition layer, to achieve substantially orderly alignment of the liquid crystal molecules, or the alignment of the liquid crystal molecules is made uniform by adjusting the structure of the liquid crystal display device, or any display defect is driven out of the display area. When radiating light to the liquid crystal composition containing the photosensitive material, the alignment of the liquid crystal molecules can be adjusted so as to achieve substantially orderly alignment of the liquid crystal molecules, and the liquid crystal display device can thus be driven stably. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058135 | DISPLAY DEVICE - In a liquid crystal display device | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058136 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A liquid crystal display structure includes a top substrate, a bottom substrate, a gate metal layer, a pixel region, a main spacer, an auxiliary spacer and liquid crystal molecules. The gate metal layer and the pixel region are located between the top substrate and the bottom substrate, and are disposed on the bottom substrate. The bottom substrate overlaps with the gate metal layer. The pixel regions are adjacent to the gate layer metal but are separated from the gate metal layer. The main spacer and the auxiliary spacer are disposed on the top substrate. The main spacer extends downward to the gate metal layer, and the auxiliary spacer is located on the outside of the region which encompasses the gate metal layer, and does not overlap with the gate metal layer. The liquid crystal molecules are filled into the gap between the top substrate and the bottom substrate. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058137 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY MOTHER PANEL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An embodiment of the present invention provides a liquid crystal display mother panel comprising: a color filter substrate; an array substrate opposite to the color filter substrate; and a primary sealant element, a secondary sealant element, primary spacers and secondary spacers disposed between the color filter substrate and the array substrate. The secondary spacers have a height different from that of the primary spacers, and the primary spacers and the secondary spacers maintain a same distance between the color filter substrate and the array substrate when they are against structural layers on the two substrates, respectively. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058138 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A liquid crystal display includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer. The first substrate includes a first insulating substrate, in which a pixel area is defined, a gate line formed on the first insulating substrate, a data line crossing the gate line, and a thin film transistor connected to the gate line and the data line. The second substrate is opposite to the first substrate. The liquid crystal layer is interposed between the first and second substrates and includes a liquid crystal composition with a nematic-isotropic phase transition temperature (Tni) of 79° C. or above. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058139 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL - A method of manufacturing a liquid crystal panel including two glass substrates, which face each other and are bonded by a circumference seal of a display area, and which hold a liquid crystal therebetween, comprising the steps of: disposing a seal printing plate comprising a mesh cross-points; and applying the circumference seal on either one of the two glass substrates by using the seal printing plate, wherein the mesh cross-points of the seal printing plate contact with a light shielding region of pixels in the display area. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058140 | Eye Wear Retention Device - An eyewear retention device ( | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058141 | SPECTACLES WITH LIGHT SOURCES FOR ILLUMINATING AN OBJECT OBSERVED THROUGH THE LENS AND RELATED EARPIECES - Earpieces ( | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058142 | Optical Article Comprising a Double-Layer Abrasion and Scratch Resistant Coating and Method for Production Thereof - The invention relates to an optical article comprising a substrate coated with an abrasion- and scratch-resistant coating composed of a lower layer and an upper layer that do adhere to each other, the upper layer and the lower layer being layers of cured upper and lower layer compositions, said upper layer composition comprising at least one organosilane, or a hydrolyzate thereof, of formula R | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058143 | MULTIFOCAL OPHTHALMIC LENS WITH DISCONTINUITIES - Aspects of the present invention provide multifocal ophthalmic lenses—for example, an ophthalmic lens having a progressive addition optical power region—having one or more discontinuities. The discontinuities can be used to merge or connect regions of the lens surface having different curvatures or average optical power. The use of discontinuities can obviate the need for blend zones which are largely responsible for the introduction of unwanted astigmatism in conventional lenses. In turn, a multifocal ophthalmic lens of the present invention can provide a desired additive power with less unwanted astigmatism than a conventional progressive addition lens (PAL). | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058144 | APPARATUS, METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR NON-INVASIVE OCULAR ASSESSMENT OF NEUROLOGICAL FUNCTION - A portable, non-invasive binocular scanning apparatus for rapid assessment of neurological function in cases of potential trauma, disease, and/or exposure to chemical treat agents. The scanning apparatus may utilize a combination of light sources for the measurement and assessment of pupillary response, retinal imagery, and/or other ophthalmologic biomarkers. The scanning apparatus can detect and assess a wide range of neurological and physiological conditions by obtaining pertinent measurements from the retina and pupil in real time. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058145 | POLARIZED, LED-BASED ILLUMINATION SOURCE - An illumination source includes a number of light emitting diodes (LEDs) operating at a first wavelength. Light from the LEDs illuminates a phosphor material that generates light at a second wavelength. A reflective polarizer transmits light at the second wavelength in a first polarization state and reflects light at the second wavelength in a second polarization state orthogonal to the first polarization state. The light at the second wavelength reflected by the reflective polarizer is directed back towards the phosphor material without an increase in angular range. In some embodiments the LEDs, having a conformal layer of phosphor material, are attached directly to the first surface of a liquid cooled plate. A liquid coolant contacts a second surface of the plate. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058146 | PICO PROJECTOR APPARATUS - The invention discloses a projector apparatus for projecting an image onto a surface, comprising a light source module for generating a single first light path; a light beam homogenizer for inputting first light path to perform beam homogenization over the first light path; an illumination lens set for inputting the homogenized first light path and re-directing the first light path to a second light path, the first light path and the second light path forming an positive angle; a reflection-type image generator for generating said image; a prism set for inputting said second light path and outputting the second light path onto the reflection-type image generator, wherein the reflection-type image generator reflects the second light path and forming a third light path carrying said image, the third light path being reflected by said prism set to forming a fourth light path; an image projection lens set disposed on the fourth light path for projecting said image onto the surface. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058147 | CLEANING MODULE AND EUV LITHOGRAPHY DEVICE WITH CLEANING MODULE - A cleaning module for an EUV lithography device with a supply ( | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058148 | LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - An immersion lithography apparatus is disclosed having a liquid supply system configured to at least partially fill a space between a final element of a projection system and a substrate table, with a first liquid, and a measurement system configured to measure a location of each of a plurality of points on the substrate, the measurement system being arranged such that measurements take place through a second liquid, the second liquid not being supplied by the liquid supply system. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058149 | Stage drive method and stage unit, exposure apparatus, and device manufacturing method - When a transition from a first state where one stage is positioned at a first area directly below projection optical system to which liquid is supplied to a state where the other stage-is positioned at the first area, both stages are simultaneously driven while a state where both stages are close together in the X-axis direction is maintained. Therefore, it becomes possible to make a transition from the first state to the second state in a state where liquid is supplied in the space between the projection optical system and the specific stage directly under the projection optical system. Accordingly, the time from the completion of exposure operation on one stage side until the exposure operation begins on the other stage side can be reduced, which allows processing with high throughput. Further, because the liquid can constantly exist on the image plane side of the projection optical system, generation of water marks on optical members of the projection optical system on the image plane side is prevented. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058150 | MOLECULAR TRANSFER LITHOGRAPHY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING PATTERNED MATERIALS TO A SUBSTRATE - A system and method to implement a molecular transfer lithography process is described. A destroyable nanopatterned template coated with functional material is attached to a removable carrier that is held suspended over a substrate, and a shaped pressure pad brings the functional material into contact with the substrate, initiating adhesion of the functional material to the surface of the substrate, and then detracting the pressure pad from the substrate. The substrate with destroyable template and removable carrier is then sent for further processing. In a preferred embodiment, the system and method are used to process a patterned polyvinyl alcohol template coated with a functional material that is thermal adhered to a substrate and after pressing, subjected to a water bath to dissolve away the template and carrier, leaving the functional material patterned on the substrate. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058151 | EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - An exposure apparatus which projects a pattern of an original onto a substrate by a projection optical system, comprises a measurement device configured to measure a relative position between an original stage and a substrate stage via the projection optical system using an original-side fiducial plate and a substrate-side fiducial plate, and a controller, the original-side fiducial plate including first and second original-side marks, and the substrate-side fiducial plate including first and second substrate-side marks, wherein the controller is configured to control imaging characteristics of the projection optical system so that measurement of the relative position between the original stage and the substrate stage using the first original-side mark and the first substrate-side mark and measurement of the relative position between the original stage and the substrate stage using the second original-side mark and the second substrate-side mark can be performed simultaneously. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058152 | Method and Apparatus for Determining the Distance to an Object Emitting an IR Signature - In a method for determining the distance of an object flying through the atmosphere and emitting radiation energy, the spectral intensity distribution of the radiation emitted by the object in a predefined wavelength range is detected. An intensity distribution spectrum of the object is measured in the region of an absorption structure of the atmosphere, and a point having an extremal gradient on a flank of an intensity rise or fall, caused by the atmospheric absorption structure, in the measured intensity distribution spectrum is determined. The path length traveled by the radiation through the atmosphere, and therefore also the distance between the detector and the object, are determined by comparison with known transmission data for the atmosphere. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058153 | TOF Range Finding With Background Radiation Suppression - A method for measuring time of flight of radiation includes emitting modulated radiation ( | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058154 | METHOD OF INFRARED INSPECTION FOR STRUCTURE, TEST SPECIMEN FOR INFRARED INSPECTION AND HEAT CONDUCTIVE MEMBER - A test specimen having a to-be-photographed surface and an attachment surface which is a back side thereof is produced, and attached to a structure. An artificial abnormal portion is provided between a to-be-inspected surface of the structure and the to-be-photographed surface of the test specimen. The to-be-photographed surface of the test specimen is photographed by the infrared camera. When a surface temperature difference between the abnormal and the sound portions increases to a certain level on the to-be-photographed surface, it is capable of discriminating between the abnormal and the sound portions by an infrared thermal image of the test specimen. In a time zone in which discriminating between the abnormal and the sound portions is capable, the to-be-inspected surface of the structure is photographed by the infrared camera. If there is a damage in the surface layer of the structure, a damaged position can be discriminated by an infrared thermal image. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058155 | MOBILITY MEASURING APPARATUS, METHOD THEREFOR, AND RESISTIVITY MEASURING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREFOR - A mobility measuring apparatus includes a storage unit that respectively stores a relationship between the mobility μ of carriers in a semiconductor and a decay constant γ of the carriers and a relationship between a reflectivity R of the semiconductor to a terahertz light and the decay constant γ of the carriers, a light radiating unit that radiates a terahertz light to the semiconductor as a sample, a detecting unit that detects a reflected light of the sample to the radiated terahertz light, a reflectivity calculating unit that calculates the reflectivity R | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058156 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING THE MASS AND/OR A MASS PROPORTION OF A WALL SECTION OF A PLASTIC BOTTLE - A method and device for the determination of the mass and/or the mass proportion of a wall section of a plastic bottle, in particular a section in the vicinity of the bottle shoulder and/or of the bottle neck, where, due to the fact that a relative mass distribution of the side wall is calculated from a distribution of the light transmission through the side wall of the bottle, the mass proportion of the wall section to be determined of the mass of the side wall can be determined with slight error based on the mass distribution even without calculation of the absolute mass values. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058157 | METHOD OF HELPING PARTICLE DETECTION, METHOD OF PARTICLE DETECTION,APPARATUS FOR HELPING PARTICLE DETECTION,AND SYSTEM FOR PARTICLE DETECTION - A method of helping particle detection and a method of particle detection include an adsorption/infiltration step where an organic gas is brought into contact with organic particles to cause an organic gas component to be adsorbed and infiltrate to the organic particles; a foaming step where a heated gas is brought into contact with the organic particles contacted with the organic gas to foam/expand the organic particles; and an organic-particle detection step where the foamed/expanded organic particles are irradiated with light and light scattered by the organic particles is received to detect the organic particles. Further, the methods include an oxidation step where inorganic particles and the organic particles are oxidized to decompose the organic particles and expand the inorganic particles; and an inorganic particle detection step where the expanded inorganic particles are irradiated with light and light scattered by the inorganic particles is received to detect the inorganic particles. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058158 | Waveguide-based Sensor - A sensor for sensing a target chemical with high signal-to-noise ratio is disclosed. In some embodiments, the sensor comprises a sensing region that is optically coupled with an attenuation region. The sensing region receives optical stimulation that comprises light characterized by an excitation wavelength. In response to exposure to the target chemical, the sensing region fluoresces at a fluorescence wavelength. The attenuation region receives light from the fluorescing sensing region that includes light characterized by the fluorescence wavelength (i.e., signal) and light characterized by the excitation wavelength (i.e., noise). The attenuation region conveys the light to a detector that provides an electrical output signal based on the target chemical. While conveying the light, however, the attenuation region improves the signal-to-noise ratio by attenuating light characterized by the excitation wavelength more than light characterized by the fluorescence region. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058159 | OPTICAL INSPECTION PROBE - An optical inspection probe for obtaining and providing images of an object to be inspected. The optical inspection probe comprises an imaging assembly for capturing an image of an object and an illumination assembly for producing a light beam directed toward the object. The optical inspection probe is configured such that the light beam converges to a focal point at a first focal plane. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058160 | DEFECT INSPECTION APPARATUS AND DEFECT INSPECTION METHOD - Disclosed herein is a defect inspection apparatus including: a light source for emitting laser light; a mirror group for splitting the wave surface of incident laser light emitted by the light source into a plurality of component wave surfaces, arranging the component wave surfaces to form an array oriented in one direction and aligning the component wave surfaces to form a single wave surface after propagating the laser light through a moving object of measurement; an interferometer for splitting the single wave surface into two partial wave surfaces to create an interference stripe; an imaging section for taking an image of the interference stripe created by the interferometer; and an analysis section for detecting a defect existing on the surface of the moving object of measurement on the basis of changes of the image, which has been taken as the image of the interference stripe, with the lapse of time. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058161 | Method and Device for the Detection of Defects in an Object - A method for detecting defects in an object includes a step of locally illuminating the object by radiating in light having a wavelength to which the object is transparent. Multiply reflected components of the incident light are detected while the detection of directly transmitted components of the incident light is at least partly avoided and the detection of singly reflected components of the incident light is at least partly avoided. Defects are identified by evaluating intensity differences in the detected components of the incident light. There is also disclosed a device for carrying out the method. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058162 | Cells for biochemical analysis, kit for biochemical analysis, and biochemical analyzer - The invention makes it possible to measure binding of a biochemical substance with a high throughput and with high sensitivity using a small cell capable of being filled with a small amount of chemical solution. A space between a first substrate and a second substrate such that probes are immobilized on their mutually facing planes is used as a cell that houses a specimen solution. Light is irradiated from a first substrate side, and reflected light is subjected to spectroscopy. Binding of the target with the probe is detected by a wavelength shift in the refection spectrum. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058163 | Optical system for a flow cytometer with an interrogation zone - The optical system of the preferred embodiments includes a first light source that creates a first beam of a first wavelength, a first collimating element that collimates the first beam, a second light source | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058164 | Time resolved single-step protease activity quantification using nanoplasmonic resonator (NPR) sensor - A nanoplasmonic resonator (NPR) comprising a metallic nanodisk with alternating shielding layer(s), having a tagged biomolecule conjugated or tethered to the surface of the nanoplasmonic resonator for highly sensitive measurement of enzymatic activity. NPRs enhance Raman signals in a highly reproducible manner, enabling fast detection of protease and enzyme activity, such as Prostate Specific Antigen (paPSA), in real-time, at picomolar sensitivity levels. Experiments on extracellular fluid (ECF) from paPSA-positive cells demonstrate specific detection in a complex bio-fluid background in real-time single-step detection in very small sample volumes. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058165 | SAMPLE CELL FOR SPECTROMETRIC ANALYSIS AND METHOD OF USE - The present invention relates to a sample cell for spectrometric analysis of light transmitted or reflected after contacting a fluid sample; the sample cell being of a cylindrical shape and having at least one windows and at least one feed conduits at each end; wherein the cylindrical shape is conducive to the propagation of light in a light path along an axial direction through at least one end window; the cylindrical shape having an axial length sufficient to allow analysis of a sample through said end window; the sample cell capable of holding a volume of fluid sample in a bubble free manner. The present invention also relates to a sample cell for spectrometric analysis of light transmitted or reflected after contacting a fluid sample; the sample cell having reflective side walls and a light scattering material within the light path | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058166 | SPECTROSCOPE - The present invention provides a small spectroscope that has a short response time. A spectroscope according to one embodiment of the present invention includes: a beam deflector that includes an electro-optic crystal, having an electro-optic effect, and paired electrodes used to apply an electric field inside the electro-optic crystal; spectroscopic means for dispersing light output by the beam deflector; and wavelength selection means for selecting light having an arbitrary wavelength from the light dispersed and output by the spectroscopic means. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058167 | PARTICLE DETECTION - A particle detection system ( | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058168 | Optical system for a flow cytometer - An optical system for a flow cytometer having a flow channel with an interrogation zone and an illumination source that impinges the flow channel in the interrogation zone includes a lens system and a detection system. The lens system preferably includes at least two lens surfaces located on opposite sides of the flow channel and configured to collect and collimate light from the interrogation zone. The detection system, configured to detect light from the lens system, preferably includes first and second detectors, a first filter that passes a first wavelength of light and reflects a second wavelength of light, and a second filter that reflects the first wavelength of light and passes the second wavelength of light, wherein the first and second filters are aligned such that light reflected from the first filter passes into the second detector and light reflected from the second filter passes into the first detector. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058169 | LINE SCANNING MEASUREMENT SYSTEM - A line scanning measurement system includes an illumination apparatus, a support, a telecentric optical element and a processor. The illumination apparatus is utilized for providing an extended polarized light beam. The support is utilized for mounting a sample, and the extended polarized light beam is directed at the sample. The telecentric optical element is utilized for directing a measurement light beam that has interacted with the sample toward a line scanning detector. The processor is utilized for obtaining the characteristic information of the sample in accordance with the signal measured by the line scanning detector. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058170 | MULTI LAYER ALIGNMENT AND OVERLAY TARGET AND MEASUREMENT METHOD - A target system for determining positioning error between lithographically produced integrated circuit fields on at least one lithographic level. The target system includes a first target pattern on a lithographic field containing an integrated circuit pattern, with the first target pattern comprising a plurality of sub-patterns symmetric about a first target pattern center and at a same first distance from the first target pattern center. The target system also includes a second target pattern on a different lithographic field, with the second target pattern comprising a plurality of sub-patterns symmetric about a second target pattern center and at a same second distance from the second target pattern center. The second target pattern center is intended to be at the same location as the first target pattern center. The centers of the first and second target patterns may be determined and compared to determine positioning error between the lithographic fields. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058171 | STRUCTURE, METHOD OF FORMING STRUCTURE, METHOD OF LASER PROCESSING, AND METHOD OF DISCRIMINATING BETWEEN TRUE AND FALSE OBJECTS - Laser marking is surely conducted on the second and subsequent layers of a structural body with a multilayer structure, whereby a marked part can be prevented from being marred, fouled, falsified or erased, as well as marking can be conducted in a variety of colors. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058172 | METHODS OF IDENTIFYING ANALYTES AND USING ENCODED PARTICLES - A method of identifying analytes that react with probes on encoded particles. The method includes providing a support substrate that has a plurality of the particles randomly distributed on the support substrate. The particles have elongated bodies with codes that extend along the corresponding bodies. The codes identify probes that are attached to the corresponding bodies, wherein at least some of the probes include fluorescent labels from reactions with the analytes. The method also includes detecting fluorescent signals that are emitted from the fluorescent labels. The fluorescent signals emit from random spatial locations along the support substrate. The method also includes detecting the codes of the particles at the random spatial locations along the support substrate and analyzing the codes and the fluorescent signals to identify the analytes that react with the probes on the particles. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058173 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING COLOR FORMULAS COMPRISING EFFECT PIGMENTS - A method of preparing effect pigment color formulas matched to a color original, comprising the steps of | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058174 | Substrate Edge Inspection - An apparatus for inspecting an edge of a substrate. A light source produces a light beam, and a two-dimensional beam deflector receives the light beam and creates a semi-annular scanning beam. A first flared parabolic surface receives the semi-annular scanning beam and directs the semi-annular scanning beam onto the edge of the substrate, thereby creating specularly reflected light from the edge of the substrate. A second flared parabolic surface receives and directs the specularly reflected light to a detector. The detector receives the directed specularly reflected light and produces signals. An analyzer analyzes the signals and detects defects at the edge of the substrate. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058175 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGING METHOD USING OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY - Provided is an imaging apparatus using Fourier-domain optical coherence tomography, the imaging apparatus removing noises caused by the autocorrelation component of returning light to obtain a high-resolution tomographic image. A first switching unit | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058176 | SPECTROMETERS UTILIZING MID INFRARED ULTRA BROADBAND HIGH BRIGHTNESS LIGHT SOURCES - A mid infrared spectrometer comprises a high brightness broadband source that generates an output with a broad spectral range in the order of hundreds of wave numbers, a wavelength dispersive element and a detector. In one embodiment, the source comprises an array of semiconductor laser devices operating simultaneously. Each device emits light at wavelength different from the wavelengths emitted by the other devices in the array and the devices are arranged so that the combined output continuously covers the broad spectral range. In another embodiment, each of the lasers in the array is a quantum cascade laser device. In still another embodiment, the quantum cascade laser devices in the array are operated in the regime of Risken-Nummedal-Graham-Haken (RNGH) instabilities. In yet another embodiment, each of the lasers in the array is a mode-locked quantum cascade laser device. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058177 | MARKER-FREE CHROMOSOME SCREENING - The present invention relates to a method for analyzing chromosomes by preparing a chromosome preparation, measuring at least one interference property of the chromosome preparation and characterizing at least one chromosome structure by way of the interference property. Also, the invention relates to the use of a near field microscope for analyzing unstained chromosomes. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058178 | ARRANGEMENTS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING MULTIMODALITY MICROSCOPIC IMAGING OF ONE OR MORE BIOLOGICAL STRUCTURES - Method and apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention can be provided. For example, first data associated with a first signal received from at least one region of at least one sample can be provided based on a first modality, and second data associated with a second signal received from the at least one sample can be provided based on a second modality which is different from the first modality. Third data associated with a reference can be received. Further data can be generated based on the first, second and third data. In addition, third data associated with a second signal received from the at least one sample can be obtained. Each of the third data can be based on a further modality which is different from the first modality and the second modality, and the further data can be further determined based on the third data. Further, the first modality can be a spectral-encoded modality, and the second modality can be a non-spectral-encoding modality. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058179 | Optical coherence tomography imaging - A digitized image of an object may include representations of portions of the object that are obscured, occluded or otherwise unobservable. The image may be a multi-dimensional visual representation of dentition. Characteristics of the dentition and its surfaces, contours, and shape may be determined and/or analyzed. A light may be directed toward and reflected from the dentition. The reflected light may be combined with a reference to determine characteristics of the dentition, including obscured areas such as subgingival tissue. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058180 | Compensated MEMS FTIR Spectrometer Architecture - A Micro Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) spectrometer architecture compensates for verticality and dispersion problems using balancing interfaces. A MEMS spectrometer/interferometer includes a beam splitter formed on a first surface of a first medium at an interface between the first medium and a second medium, a first mirror formed on a second surface of the first medium, a second mirror formed on a third surface of the first medium and balancing interfaces designed to minimize both a difference in tilt angles between the surfaces and a difference in phase errors between beams reflected from the first and second mirrors. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058181 | 3D IMAGE MEASURING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - A 3D measuring apparatus includes a stage, a projection portion, and an imaging portion. The projection portion includes first and second lights, first and second lattices, and first and second projection lenses. The imaging portion includes an imaging lens and a camera. The projection portion further includes a movement instrument which control the first and the second lattice simultaneously with predetermined n times. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058182 | PROBE FOR DETERMINING AN ABSOLUTE POSITION OF A ROD OF A CYLINDER - A probe for determining an absolute position of a rod relative to a cylinder with the rod having an associated pattern for indicating position includes a light source for emitting light. The probe further includes a light pipe for directing light emitted by the light source onto the pattern of the rod. A detector of the probe detects light and provides a signal indicative of the detected light. A lens produces an image of a portion of the pattern illuminated by the light on the detector and a controller is responsive to the signal from the detector for determining an absolute position of the rod relative to the cylinder. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058183 | MEASURING APPARATUS - Provided is a measuring apparatus for performing a highly accurate measurement of a three-dimensional shape having a rectangular groove shape portion, such as a micromachine, by using a contact tip formed of a fine particle, in which the contact tip is coupled to a holding portion via a flexible support member and a transparent fixed member, and a laser beam is condensed by an objective lens to be focused on a bottom surface of the contact tip so that the contact tip is brought into contact with a surface of an object to be measured by an optical radiation pressure, to thereby allow a highly accurate geometry measurement to be performed by adjusting a direction of vibration of the contact tip even when the object to be measured has a three-dimensional structure having a rectangular groove shape portion. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058184 | LEAST SQUARES BASED EXPOSURE MODULATION FOR BANDING COMPENSATION - A method, system, and computer program product for estimating exposure modulation in an image printing system is disclosed. The method includes determining a banding profile for an image printing system by a processor; determining an adjusted exposure modulation profile based on the banding profile using a least squares estimation by the processor; and printing an output based on the adjusted exposure profile. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058185 | LABEL PRINTING DEVICE AND LABEL PRINTING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a label printing device includes a reading unit, a communication unit, and a printing unit. The reading unit is configured to read management data. The communication unit is configured to communicate with an external device by Connectionless Communication Protocol communication to acquire from the external device printing data corresponding to the management data. The printing unit is configured to print a label image on a recording medium based on the printing data. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058186 | LEAST SQUARES BASED COHERENT MULTIPAGE ANALYSIS OF PRINTER BANDING FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND COMPENSATION - A method, system, and computer program product for estimating a banding profile in an image printing system is disclosed. The method includes obtaining image data across multiple measurement intervals by one or more sensors; combining the image data with timing information into a coherent signal by a processor; estimating periodic and aperiodic components of the coherent signal using least squares estimation by the processor, wherein the periodic component represents a banding profile; and wherein at least the periodic component is used to generate an output. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058187 | AUGMENTED REALITY DYNAMIC PLOTS - In one embodiment, a special paper plot (referred to herein as a dynamic plot) for which corresponding metadata is maintained is printed. A mobile appliance obtains corresponding metadata for the dynamic plot. A camera of the mobile appliance computes an image of the dynamic plot. A position of the camera of the mobile appliance with respect to the dynamic plot is calculated from the image of the dynamic plot. Using the calculated position, information or icons are overlaid at particular locations in the image captured by the camera of the dynamic plot. The image captured by the camera of the dynamic with the overlaid information or icons is then displayed on a display screen of the mobile appliance. A user may add annotations beyond what is printed on the dynamic plot. This information may subsequently be shared with other users involved in the project. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058188 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD COMBINING COMPRESSION AND WATERMARK TECHNIQUES - An image processing method combining compression and watermark techniques is provided. In the method, a block is taken as a unit, and two ordered dither arrays mutually conjugate are used to code an original image, so as to insert information of a watermark into the original image during the coding process. Accordingly, the method generates a compressed image gives consideration to the compression ratio, the image quality and the data safety. On the other hand, the method also provides a procedure to extract the watermark from the compressed image, in order to verify whether the compressed image has been modified illegally. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058189 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - According to an aspect of the invention, an information processing apparatus includes a process instruction receiving module, a storage module, and a process state output module. The storage module receives a process instruction from a user. The storage module stores the process instruction and language attribute information to associate with each other, the language attribute information designating a language for outputting a process state of the process instruction. The process state output module outputs information of the process state in the language designated by the language attribute information associated with the process instruction. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058190 | PROFILE CORRECTING METHOD - A profile correcting method includes: acquiring a device profile indicating correspondence relationships between a plurality of input values and a plurality of sets of first output values, each first output value set corresponding to one of the plurality of input values, each input value representing an achromatic color having a density level, each first output value set including a plurality of chromatic values each representing a chromatic color, the achromatic color being reproduced by mixing the chromatic color; and, performing a process for each input value. The process includes: forming a test patch based on one first output value set corresponding to the each input value; measuring color of the test patch, the color being represented by a set of a*b* values, the a*b* value set including a first a* value and a first b* value which are defined in a CIEL*a*b* color space; determining whether or not the one first output value set is a to-be-corrected first output value set, the to-be-corrected first output value set corresponding to a test patch whose color is represented by an a* b* value set including at least one of the first a* value greater than an a* prescribed value and the first b* value greater than a b* prescribed value, the a* prescribed value and the b* prescribed value being smaller than zero; and correcting, if the one first output value set is the to-be-corrected first output value set, the one first output value set to a second output value set which is to form color that is represented by an a* b* value set including a second a* value and a second b* value, the second a* value being smaller than or equal to the a* prescribed value, the second b* value being smaller than or equal to the b* prescribed value. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058191 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - The present invention provides a technique for reducing image quality deterioration and suppressing print performance reduction. A raster image processor (RIP) generates intermediate data by interpreting PDL data, and stores it in a memory. In a case where the memory area overflows in the middle of intermediate data generation and storage processing on the print data for one page, rendering is executed based on the intermediate data. In accordance with JPEG XR, tile division is performed. An encoding parameter indicative of lossless-encoding or lossy-encoding is determined in accordance with each tile, and encoding is executed. The encoded image data is stored in a background image memory area as a background image of intermediate data that will subsequently be generated. When subsequent intermediate data generation is completed, rendering is executed, the rendered image is synthesized with the image saved as a background image, then the data is outputted. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058192 | PRINT CONTROL APPARATUS - A print control apparatus is provided, which controls a printing apparatus that performs printing using a plurality of color inks including a white ink. The print control apparatus includes a toning white designation unit that acquires a characteristic color of a print medium and designates sets of density values and color specification values with respect to a toning white that is defined by a combination of the density value and the color specification value in a predetermined color specification system based on the characteristic color of the print medium; and a control unit that controls a first image forming unit forming a color image on a print region where the printing by the printing apparatus is performed and a second image forming unit forming a toning white image on the print region. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058193 | Printing Apparatus, Layout Adjustment Method, Program And Recording Medium - Disclosed is a printing apparatus including an image input unit, a first image narrowing unit, and gives a high weight for image data photographed during a time period in which the number of shots is large, a second image narrowing unit, and gives a high weight for image data photographed during a time period in which the number of shots is large, a weight synthesis unit, a layout decision unit, an image data extraction unit, an image assignment unit, an image color determination unit, and an additional information adjustment unit. The first image narrowing unit counts a group of a plurality of image data photographed at a predetermined time under a specific setting as one group including a number of shots, and calculates the number of shots for each predetermined time period based on the shooting date and time of the image data. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058194 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, PRINT CONTROL METHOD, AND PRINT CONTROL PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus, a print control method, and a print control program are provided that are capable of printing after changing print setting by an easy operation for a application program in operating. Together with two windows of document creating programs which are operating, a gadget indicating calendar information and a print setting gadget are displayed as gadget programs in an area of the right side of a desktop screen of a PC. When a print setting button of the print setting gadget is selected, the print setting condition corresponding to the selected button and the application program in operating are stored, and when a print request is made from the application program, the setting value of a printer driver is changed for printing. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058195 | COLOR INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A color information processing apparatus includes a color information processor for carrying out a plurality of steps of approximating or matching a color that actually is printed by a printing apparatus to a designated color, a result display controller for displaying a result of each of the steps each time that the steps are carried out, and a color history display controller for displaying a plurality of colors acquired in the steps as a history of changing designated colors. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058196 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING A PROGRAM THEREOF - An image processing apparatus has a color chart condition setter for setting colorimetric values of a designated color as a reference color, and an image data generator for generating image data of pixel values calculated such that a plurality of color patches are arranged in a two-dimensional pattern on a print medium around the reference color set by the color chart condition setter, and color differences in an equal color space between adjacent ones of the color patches are represented by a substantially equal interval along a row or column of color patches. | 2011-03-10 |
| 20110058197 | COLOR INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A color information processing apparatus includes a mapping section for mapping a designated color that lies outside of the range of a gamut of a printing apparatus to the range of the gamut according to a plurality of mapping techniques, and a display device for simultaneously displaying the designated color and a plurality of colors mapped by the mapping section. For example, the display device simultaneously displays the designated color and colors mapped by the mapping section adjacent to each other. | 2011-03-10 |
