12th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 18 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110069266 | OPTICALLY COMPENSATED BIREFRINGENCE MODE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL - An OCB mode liquid crystal display panel having a plurality of pixel regions includes a first substrate, a second substrate, dot liquid crystal polymer patterns and an OCB liquid crystal material. The first substrate has a first alignment treated layer thereon, the second substrate has a second alignment treated layer thereon, and the dot liquid crystal polymer patterns are on the first alignment treated layer and the second alignment treated layer. Each of the dot liquid crystal polymer patterns has an area between 1˜225 μm | 2011-03-24 |
20110069267 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed are a display apparatus and a method of manufacturing the same. The liquid crystal display includes a first substrate and a pixel electrode formed on the first substrate and having a plurality of branches. A plurality of alignment sections are interposed among the branches. An auxiliary liquid crystal layer having discotic liquid crystals is formed on the pixel electrode and the alignment sections. A main liquid crystal layer having a vertical alignment mode is formed on the auxiliary liquid crystal layer. A common electrode is formed on the main liquid crystal layer to apply an electric field to the main liquid crystal layer together with the pixel electrode. A second substrate is formed on the common electrode. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069268 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY WITH WIDE VIEWING ANGLE AND METHOD FOR MAKING IT - The present invention relates generally to the field of electronics and may be used for making displays and, in particular, liquid crystal information displays, panels, cells e.t.c. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069269 | CONTINUOUS DOMAIN VERTICAL ALIGNMENT LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL - A continuous domain vertical alignment liquid crystal display panel includes a first substrate and a second substrate opposing to the first substrate. The first substrate includes a first electrode and a number of protrusions disposed on the first electrode. The second substrate includes a second electrode and a number of slits defined in the second electrode. Each protrusion is adjacent to at least one slit, and one of the adjacent protrusion and slit is extended along a straight line and the other is extended along a sine curve. A baseline is defined passing through 0 degrees and 180 degrees on the sine curve, and an angle between protrusions or slits extended along the sine curve and the baseline is smaller than 25 degrees. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069270 | Liquid crystal display device - A liquid crystal display device that includes: a liquid crystal display panel configured by a pair of substrates sandwiching therebetween a liquid crystal material with a positive dielectric anisotropy; and a flat-shaped common electrode and a pixel electrode disposed on one of the pair of substrates with an overlay, via an insulator layer, between the common electrode and the pixel electrode when viewed from above. In the liquid crystal display device, the pixel electrode is extended in a first direction, and includes a plurality of comb-like electrode sections aligned in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, and the comb-like electrode sections of the pixel electrode are varied in width in the second direction for a plurality of times at intervals shorter than a side extending in the first direction. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069271 | DISPLAY PANEL AND SEALING STRUCTURE - An LCD panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a displaying medium and a sealing structure, wherein the second substrate is located at the side opposite to the first substrate and the displaying medium is located between the first substrate and the second substrate for displaying an image. The sealing structure is located between the first substrate and the second substrate to seal the displaying medium, wherein the sealing structure includes an inner wall, an outer wall and a sealant. The inner wall disposed surrounding the displaying medium and the outer wall disposed surrounding the inner wall together form a sealant-disposing space therebetween. The outer wall has a plurality of side wall holes and the sealant is disposed in the sealant-disposing space. In this way, the sealing structure is able to enhance the structure strength in a limited layout space and promote the process margin. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069272 | METHOD FOR FORMING COLOR CHOLESTERIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICES - The invention provide a fabrication method for a color cholesteric liquid crystal display device, comprising: providing a first substrate; forming a patterned enclosed structure on the first substrate, wherein the patterned enclosed structure comprises a plurality of stripe wall structures, and one end of each stripe wall structure is connected to and perpendicular to a straight seal line, thereby dividing a first LC channel with a first opening, a second closed LC channel, and a third closed LC channel, and the length of the first LC channel exceeds that of the second LC channel, and the length of the second LC channel exceeds that of the third LC channel; providing a second substrate with an adhesion layer formed thereon; assembling the first substrate and the second substrate to tightly seal the adhesion layer and the patterned enclosed structure. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069273 | HANG-ON EYEGLASSES - A hang-on eyeglasses includes a mounting structure formed of a first positioning member and a second positioning member for fastening to the top and bottom walls of the brim of a covering for the head of a person, and an eyeglasses, which has an eyeglass frame pivotally connected to a pivot holder at the second positioning member and two eyeglasses fastened to the eyeglass frame. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069274 | VISION ASSISTANCE DEVICE HAVING CONDUCTIVE TRANSPARENT THIN FILM - A vision assistance device includes a lens based on a transparent material, a conductive transparent thin film contacting the lens and containing carbon nanotubes, electrodes electrically connected to the conductive transparent thin film, and a portable power supply electrically connected to the electrodes. The vision assistance device prevents fogging and retains heat. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069275 | Glasses for image viewing - Glasses of present invention includes a frame portion which includes an opening through which an image displayed on a displaying device is viewed with bilateral eyes, a temple portion configured to be capable of being opened and closed against the frame portion and which includes spring material capable of being inelastically deformed, a movable portion arranged at one of the temple portion and the frame portion and which contacts to the other of the temple portion and the frame portion when the temple portion is opened to the maximum while the contacting position is movable, and a contacting portion which is arranged at the other of the temple portion and the frame portion and which contacts to the movable portion when the temple portion is opened to the maximum and varies the maximum open amount of the temple portion corresponding to movement of the movable portion. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069276 | COLORED CONTACT LENS BASED ON AMORPHOUS IMAGES - A method of manufacturing a colored contact lens including the steps of providing a transparent contact lens having a pupil section and an iris section, the iris section surrounding the pupil section and applying a colorant to the surface of the contact lens. The colorant is applied to the contact lens as an amorphous pattern and covers an effective amount of the iris section of the same. The amorphous pattern provides a lens capable of changing the apparent color of the iris of a person wearing the lens while imparting a very natural appearance. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069277 | VISUAL DISPLAY WITH ILLUMINATORS FOR GAZE TRACKING - A visual display characterized by hidden reference illuminators is adapted to emit invisible light for generating corneo-scleral reflections on an eye watching a screen surface of the display. The tracking of such reflections and the pupil center provides input for gaze tracking. A method for equipping and an LCD with a reference illuminator are also provided. A system and method for determining a gaze point of an eye watching a visual display comprising reference illuminators are further provided. The determination of the gaze point may be based on an ellipsoidal cornea model. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069278 | MEDICAL HAND ATTACHMENT WITH LIGHTING - A handheld medical instrument for illumination, in particular for application in ophthalmology, comprising a housing serving as a handle, a probe extending from the housing, and a light outlet at the end, is characterized by a light source integrated into the handheld instrument. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069279 | OPHTHALMOLOGIC BIOMETRIC OR IMAGE GENERATING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTION AND EVALUATION OF MEASURED DATA - An ophthalmological biometric or image-producing system and method for detection and analysis of measurement data including a measurement arrangement with an illumination unit for illuminating the eye with at least one measurement beam, a signal detection unit for the detection of the light portions scattered or reflected back from the eye, a central control unit with an output unit, and a pattern generating unit which includes an optical scan unit, a control unit as well as a position sensor for measuring the realized deflections of the optical scan unit, whereby control unit, optical scan unit and position sensor can form a control circuit. Thereby, the position sensor, except for the connection within the possible control circuit, includes a connection to a unit of the measurement arrangement for optimizing measurement value logging or to the central control unit for correcting the biometric measurements or tomograms. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069280 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING OCULAR MOTOR FUNCTION - A method and an apparatus are presented for determining ocular motor function in a patient. The patient is instructed to wear a pair of test glasses comprising a first lens having a first color and a second lens having a second color, where the first color and the second color differ. (N) light-emitting devices disposed in a screen are then activated in seriatim, where the (N) light-emitting devices can emit a light comprising the first color and where (N) is greater than 1. (N) images of the screen are synchronously captured upon receiving a signal from the patient indicating an activated light-emitting device is illuminated by a light comprising the second color. Finally, the (N) images are transformed into an ocular motor functioning map. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069281 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPTICAL ALIGNMENTS FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) PROJECTION - Orientation, convergence, and brightness balance corrections for a stereoscopic projection system are achieved by employing a novel test pattern in a low-cost alignment method to allow accurate, rapid alignment of the illuminator, film, and stereoscopic lens. The method and test pattern are also applicable for aligning a dual projector system, in which two projectors are used for projecting right- and left-eye images, respectively. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069282 | PROJECTOR - A projector includes: a light emitter; a light modulator modulating light from the light emitter; and a projector projecting the image from the light modulator. The light emitter includes a light emitting element and an optical member. The light emitting element is a super luminescent diode having an active layer constituting first and second gain regions sandwiched between first and second cladding layers. The first gain region is tilted in a clockwise direction relative a perpendicular of a first surface of the stacked structure. The second gain region is tilted in a counterclockwise direction relative to a perpendicular of the first surface. As such, the optical member refracts the light respectively emitted from the end surfaces of the first and second gain regions on the second surface side to thereby emit light beams in the same direction. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069283 | IMAGE PROJECTOR AND METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR CONTROLLING THE OPERATION OF THE PROJECTOR - An image projector apparatus includes a cooler having a variable capability to cool a light source, a commanding section which gives a command to terminate a lighting operation of the light source, a selecting section responsive to the command given by the projection light processor for selecting a cooling capability of the cooler, and a control section for causing the cooler to cool the light source with the cooling capability selected by the selecting section. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069284 | PROJECTION DISPLAY DEVICE AND KEYSTONE CORRECTION METHOD - A projection display device includes: a projection section having an optical system; a parameter obtaining section adapted to obtain a first parameter corresponding to the projection angle showing a relative posture of the projection display device to the projection surface; a vanishing point calculation section adapted to calculate a position of a vanishing point based on the first parameter; an actual zoom ratio obtaining section adapted to obtain an actual zoom ratio; a parameter calculating section adapted to correct the first parameter based on a fixed reference zoom ratio and the actual zoom ratio to thereby calculate a second parameter; and a keystone correction section adapted to perform a keystone correction of the image based on the fixed reference zoom ratio and the second parameter. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069285 | ILLUMINATION APPARATUS AND PROJECTION DISPLAY APPARATUS - An illumination apparatus includes; a first solid-state light source, a second solid-state light source, a first arrangement member provided with a first arrangement surface, a second arrangement member provided with a second arrangement surface, an optical unit configured to reduce a dispersion angle of a light beam. The first solid-state light source emits a light beam having a first directivity. The second solid-state light source emits a light beam having a second directivity greater than the first directivity. A distance from the second arrangement surface to the second light-entering surface is longer than a distance from the first arrangement surface to the first light-entering surface. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069286 | PROJECTION DISPLAY APPARATUS - A projection display apparatus includes a housing case housing a plurality of light sources, a reflective light valve, and a projection unit. The housing case has a base plate and a ceiling plate. The ceiling plate is provided with a transmission area and a projection-plane-side shield plate, the transmission area being an area through which light emitted from the projection unit passes, the projection-plane-side shield plate being placed closer to the projection plane than the transmission area. The projection-plane-side shield plate is configured to shield unwanted light being other than light forming an image among light passed through the transmission area. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069287 | DEVICE FOR PRODUCING A HIGH-RESOLUTION REFLECTION HOLOGRAM - The invention relates to a device ( | 2011-03-24 |
20110069288 | Reticle Transport Apparatus, Exposure Apparatus, Reticle Transport Method, and Reticle Processing Method - A reticle transport apparatus transports a reticle to and from a processing atmosphere. A reticle loader loads the reticle into the processing atmosphere, with at least a portion of the reticle being covered by a cover. A cover manipulator, in the processing atmosphere, removes the reticle from the cover and transfers the cover, without the removed reticle, to the reticle loader, and the reticle loader unloads the cover from the processing atmosphere. A cover cleaner, outside of the processing atmosphere, cleans the cover. When processing involving the reticle is completed, the reticle is returned to the cleaned cover or is placed in a different cover. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069289 | LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS, COVERPLATE AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - An immersion lithographic apparatus, including: first and second objects which are spaced apart with a gap therebetween and on whose top surfaces immersion liquid is provided; and a gutter positioned under the gap and configured to collect any immersion liquid which passes through the gap, wherein an advancing contact angle of immersion liquid with surfaces of the first and second objects defining the gap is less than 30°. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069290 | CLEANING DEVICE, A LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND A LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS CLEANING METHOD - A cleaning tool to clean a surface of a liquid confinement system of an immersion lithographic apparatus is disclosed, the liquid confinement system having an aperture to allow passage of a beam of radiation therethrough of an immersion lithographic apparatus. The cleaning tool includes a sonic transducer, a reservoir configured to hold liquid between the sonic transducer and the surface to be cleaned, and a barrier positioned in the reservoir under the aperture to form, in use, a shield to sonic waves. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069291 | PHYSICAL SENSOR FOR AUTOFOCUS SYSTEM - Methods and apparatus for compensating for forces applied by a system which measures a height of a photoresist-coated surface of a wafer are disclosed. According to one aspect, a method for measuring a height associated with a wafer includes utilizing a measurement of an air flow through an air gauge or air bearing to estimate the height, determining a first magnitude of a bearing load exerted on the wafer from the air flow measurement, and compensating for the bearing load. The bearing load is exerted by an arrangement configured to determine the height associated with the wafer a first direction. Compensating for the bearing load includes applying an opposing force to the wafer that includes at least a vacuum preload force. The vacuum preload force is applied in a second direction that is opposite from the first direction. The opposing force is calculated to have a second magnitude that is approximately equal to the first magnitude. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069292 | Metrology Method and Apparatus, Lithographic Apparatus, and Device Manufacturing Method - A metrology apparatus includes first ( | 2011-03-24 |
20110069293 | ACTUATOR, POSITIONING SYSTEM AND LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - Actuator for exerting a force and a torque on an object, wherein the actuator includes a first part that is movable with respect to a second part of the actuator in at least a first degree of freedom, wherein the object is mounted to the first part, wherein one of the parts is provided with a first electrical coil that is arranged to cooperate with a magnetizable portion of the other part and wherein a controller of the actuator is arranged to generate a first electrical current through the first electrical coil for generating a force between the parts, wherein the one of the parts is provided with a second electrical coil which is arranged to cooperated with a magnetizable portion of the other part, wherein the controller is further arranged to generate a second current through the second coil and the first current through the first electrical coil for exerting the force and torque between the parts so that the actuator is arranged to exert the force and the torque on the object with respect to the second part. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069294 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EXPOSING EDGE OF SUBSTRATE - An apparatus and method for exposing an edge of a substrate are disclosed, in which an exposure time period for exposing the edge of the substrate is reduced. The apparatus for exposing an edge of a substrate includes a loading unit loading the substrate, and an edge exposure unit exposing the edge of the substrate loaded by the loading unit using each of a long side exposure unit and a short side exposure unit. Therefore, since the edge of the substrate is exposed using each of the long side exposure unit and the short side exposure unit, it is possible to reduce the edge exposure time period, thereby improving productivity. In addition, since no rotation of the substrate is required, it is possible to reduce the size of the apparatus. Moreover, since the apparatus is provided in an in-line type, it is possible to easily draw the substrate using a conveyer. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069295 | OPTICAL SYSTEM FOR MICROLITHOGRAPHY - An optical system ( | 2011-03-24 |
20110069296 | MICROLITHOGRAPHIC EXPOSURE METHOD AS WELL AS A PROJECTION EXPOSURE SYSTEM FOR CARRYING OUT THE METHOD - In an exposure method for exposing a substrate which is arranged in the area of an image plane of a projection objective as well as in a projection exposure system for performing that method, output radiation directed at the substrate and having an output polarization state is produced. Through variable adjustment of the output polarization state with the aid of at least one polarization manipulation device, the output polarization state can be formed to approach a nominal output polarization state. The polarization manipulation can be performed in a control loop on the basis of polarization-optical measuring data. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069297 | LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS, COVERPLATE AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A lithographic apparatus, including a substrate table configured to hold a substrate; a positioner configured to position the substrate table relative to a projection system, the positioner including a short stroke module configured to perform fine positioning movements, on which the substrate table is held and which is supported on a long stroke module configured to perform coarse positioning movements; and a coverplate configured to at least partly cover a top surface of the short stroke module; wherein the coverplate is mounted to the long stroke module. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069298 | SUPPORT OR TABLE FOR LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SUCH SUPPORT OR TABLE AND LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS COMPRISING SUCH SUPPORT OR TABLE - A substrate table or a patterning device support includes an aerogel. The aerogel may be very light weight, for example the aerogel may have a density between 0.5 and 500 mg/cm | 2011-03-24 |
20110069299 | Distance-measuring device of measuring distance according to variation of imaging location and calibrating method thereof - A distance-measuring device is utilized for measuring a measured distance between a measured object and the distance-measuring device. The distance-measuring device reduces the effect of a background light and a flicking light by removing the part corresponding to the background light and the flicking light from light-sensed signals generated by an image sensor of the distance-measuring device. In addition, the distance-measuring device calculates a calibrating parameter for calibrating an assemble-error angle of the distance-measuring device, according to an imaging location of a reflective light obtained by measuring a calibrating object with a predetermined distance. In this way, the distance-measuring device can correctly calculate out the measured distance. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069300 | Method and Apparatus for Single-Axis Cross-Sectional Scanning of Parts - Improved methods and apparatus for cross-sectional scanning of parts employ a scanning station in which the focal plane of the scanning apparatus never moves in the vertical direction, i.e., the direction in which the stage of the part/potting combination moves. Distinct steps of material removal and scanning alternate with an intermediate step of moving the part/potting combination in the vertical direction after a surface layer has been removed, thus placing the newly-created surface back into the non-moving focal plane for the next scanning step. A removal station (not the stage carrying the part/potting combination) repeatedly moves into and out of the field of view of the scanning station between scanning steps. The material removal station is specially configured to remove the desired surface layer of the part/potting combination and the created debris, without requiring the separate environment characteristic of previous commercial applications. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069301 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SINTERING AN OBJECT WHILE DETERMINING THE GEOMETRIC SURFACE PROFILE OF THE OBJECT - The invention relates to a method and a device for sintering objects by means of time-resolved detection of two- or three-dimensional surface profiles and, optionally, by means of temperature measurement in a high temperature furnace on the basis of optical measurement methods. During sintering, each surface point on an object can be measured for its position and, optionally, its temperature, and a change can be determined by successive measurements. The measured change additionally permits control of the sintering regime. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069302 | Wide Area Seismic Detection - A method for monitoring for seismic events by interrogating an optic fibre which forms part of an existing communications infrastructure to provide distributed acoustic sensing (DAS). The signals provided by the distributed sensing provide measurements at each of a plurality of discrete portions along the fibre, which may be many tens of kilometres in length. Warning or measurement and consequently prediction of seismic activity can be provided by collecting data over a wide area, without the need to deploy a correspondingly large fibre network. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069303 | Method for Detecting Misalignment of a Vehicle Headlight Using a Camera - A method for detecting misalignment of a vehicle headlight using a camera system is specified. For this purpose, the headlight is in a predefined position and the camera system is arranged on or in the vehicle and is oriented in such a manner that the light distribution pattern of the headlight in front of the motor vehicle is detected. With a predefined headlight position, an actual light distribution pattern of the headlight is recorded using the camera system and is compared with a desired light distribution pattern for the predefined headlight position. If the actual light distribution pattern differs from the desired light distribution pattern, misalignment of the headlight is detected. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069304 | DEVICE FOR DEMONSTRATING AND TESTING THE COSMETIC QUALITIES OF AN OPHTHALMIC LENS - A device is provided for demonstrating and testing the cosmetic qualities of an ophthalmic lens by viewing, the device comprising both a bearing wall ( | 2011-03-24 |
20110069305 | INSPECTION DEVICE AND INSPECTING METHOD FOR SPATIAL LIGHT MODULATOR, ILLUMINATION OPTICAL SYSTEM, METHOD FOR ADJUSTING THE ILLUMINATION OPTICAL SYSTEM, EXPOSURE APPARATUS, AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - There is disclosed an inspection device for inspecting a spatial light modulator having a plurality of optical elements arrayed two-dimensionally and controlled individually, said inspection device comprising, a conjugate optical system which is arranged optically downstream the spatial light modulator and which forms a conjugate plane optically conjugate with an array plane where the plurality of optical elements are arrayed, a photodetector having a detection surface arranged on or near the conjugate plane, and an inspection unit which inspects optical characteristics of the plurality of optical elements, based on a result of detection by the photodetector. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069306 | Referenced Inspection Device - A tool for investigating a substrate, where the tool has a tool head for investigating the substrate, a chuck for disposing an upper surface of the substrate in proximity to the tool head, and an air bearing disposed on the tool head adjacent the substrate. The air bearing has a pressure source and a vacuum source, where the vacuum source draws the substrate toward the air bearing and the pressure source prevents the substrate from physically contacting the air bearing. The pressure source and the vacuum source work in cooperation to dispose the upper surface of the substrate at a known distance from the tool head. By using the air bearing as part of the tool in this manner, registration of the substrate to the tool head is accomplished relative to the upper surface of the substrate, not the back side of the substrate. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069307 | Dipyrromethenes and Azadipyrromethenes as Markers for Petroleum Products - Marking a petroleum product includes adding a covert dye selected from the group consisting of azadipyrromethene dyes, dipyrromethene dyes, and any combination thereof to the petroleum product and distributing the dye in the petroleum product. A petroleum product selected for analysis may be spectroscopically analyzed for the presence of an azadipyrromethene dye, a dipyrromethene dye, or a combination thereof. A concentration of at least one azadipyrromethene or dipyrromethene dye present in the portion of the petroleum product may be determined to identify the petroleum product as counterfeit, adulterated, or authentic based on the determined concentration of the azadipyrromethene or dipyrromethene dye. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069308 | Methods of Melamine detection and quantification - Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods of melamine detection and quantification. In particular, embodiments of the present disclosure include the detection of very low concentrations of melamine using silver nanorod array substrates fabricated by oblique angle deposition (OAD) technique. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069309 | COMB-BASED SPECTROSCOPY WITH SYNCHRONOUS SAMPLING FOR REAL-TIME AVERAGING - A method of comb-based spectroscopy with synchronous sampling for real-time averaging includes measuring the full complex response of a sample in a configuration analogous to a dispersive Fourier transform spectrometer, infrared time domain spectrometer, or a multiheterodyne laser spectrometer. An alternate configuration of a comb-based spectrometer for rapid, high resolution, high accuracy measurements of an arbitrary cw waveform. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069310 | MICROPARTICLES MEASURING APPARATUS - Disclosed herein is a microparticles measuring apparatus including: an optical detecting section configured to direct a leaser beam toward microparticles passing through a flow channel, detect light emanating from the microparticles, and convert the detected light into electrical signals; and a controlling unit configured to calculate the speed of the microparticles passing through the flow channel according to the electrical signals and suspend the supply of solution containing the microparticles when the calculated speed exceeds a prescribed limit. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069311 | FLOW CYTOMETER AND FLOW CELL FOR THE SAME - An apparatus and a flow cell for the same, which simultaneously fulfill the requirements of: 1) no need of cleansing a liquid sending system for each measurement; 2) enabling a sample liquid after measurement to be collected without being diluted and free from contamination; and 3) the flow cell being inexpensive are provided for a flow cytometer. Provided are an apparatus for measuring a particle in a liquid, the apparatus having a function that, using a flow channel into which a sample liquid containing a particle is introduced, a pair of flow channels into which a sheath liquid is introduced, the pair of the flow channels being arranged on the opposite sides of the flow channel and joined, and a flow channel in which these flow channels are joined and the sample liquid and the sheath liquid on the opposite sides of the sample liquid flow, applies laser light to a particle flowing in a flow channel in the flow cell, detects scattered light or fluorescence generated from the particle and analyzes the particle, wherein: the flow channels in the flow cell form a structure in which the upstream side and the downstream side of the flow channels are symmetrical to each other; a first liquid storage tank and a second liquid storage tank are formed on the upstream side and the downstream side of the flow cell, respectively; the sheath liquid-introduced flow channels are connected to the first liquid storage tank; the sample liquid-introduced flow channel is connected to a third liquid storage tank inside the first liquid storage tank, the pair of sheath liquid flow channels connected to the first liquid storage tank share a same liquid surface in the first liquid storage tank; the third liquid storage tank is separated from the first liquid storage tank, and has a structure preventing the sheath liquid and the sample liquid from being mixed in the first liquid storage tank; the flow channel in which the sheath liquid and the sample liquid are joined are divided on the downstream side in a pattern symmetrical to the upstream side; the flow channel at the center of the downstream flow channels is connected to a fourth liquid storage tank inside the second liquid storage tank; the separated flow channels on the opposite sides of the center flow channel are connected to the second liquid storage tank; a gas with a constant pressure higher than an atmospheric pressure, the gas being generated outside the flow cell is provided to the first liquid storage tank using a detachable cap structure; the flow rate of the sample liquid is controlled to be constant by controlling the pressure of the gas; the sample liquid is collected into the fourth liquid storage tank on the downstream side; and the sheath liquids are collected into the second liquid storage tank, and a flow cell for the apparatus. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069312 | METROLOGY SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Various metrology systems and methods are provided. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069313 | METHOD FOR INSPECTING DEFECTS AND DEFECT INSPECTING APPARATUS - Light from a light source device ( | 2011-03-24 |
20110069314 | MULTILAYER 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. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069315 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WIDE-BAND IMAGING BASED ON NARROW-BAND IMAGE DATA - In one embodiment, an imaging method may include receiving an intensity value of a first spectral channel associated with a pixel location. The intensity value of the first spectral channel may be based on electromagnetic radiation reflected from an object after being emitted from a narrow-band electromagnetic radiation source. The method may further include defining an intensity value of a second spectral channel based on the intensity value of the first spectral channel. The second spectral channel may be associated with a spectral region of electromagnetic radiation different from a spectral region of electromagnetic radiation associated with the first spectral channel. The method may also include associating the intensity value of the second spectral channel with the pixel location. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069316 | Localized plasmon resonance sensing device and fiber optic structure - The present invention discloses a localized plasmon resonance sensing device and a fiber optic structure. The device comprises an optical fiber and a noble metal nanoparticle layer. The optical fiber has a plurality of notches, and such notches are located on the side surface of the optical fiber. The noble metal nanoparticle layer is located at the notch. As a result, when a light is launched into the optical fiber, a detecting unit can be used to detect a localized plasmon resonance signal which is generated by the interaction between the noble metal nanoparticle layer and the light. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069317 | RETROVIEWERS - The present application generally relates to retroviewers for use in viewing one or more retroreflective articles. One exemplary retroviewer for use in viewing a retroreflective article at a distance of between about 5 feet and about 30 feet includes a housing portion including a tubular body that forms a handle, the housing portion capable of holding at least one light source; and a viewing portion adjacent to the housing portion and including a viewing passageway having a longitudinal axis that perpendicularly intersects a longitudinal axis of the tubular body. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069318 | TRANSDUCER FOR MEASURING ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS - Apparatus, methods, and other embodiments associated with measuring environmental parameters are described herein. In one embodiment, a transducer comprises a tube, an elongated member, a first reflective surface, a second reflective surface, and an optical fiber. The tube has a first end and a second end, and the elongated member also has a first end and a second end, with the first end of the elongated member secured to the tube. The second reflective surface is secured to the second end of the elongated member, and the first reflective surface is spaced apart from the second reflective surface and secured to the second end of the tube. The optical fiber is positioned to direct light towards the first and second reflective surfaces and to collect the reflected light from these two surfaces. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069319 | TRACKING TYPE LASER GAUGE INTERFEROMETER - A tracking type laser gauge interferometer includes: a first recursive reflector configured to reflect light parallel to incident light; a second recursive reflector attached to a measurement object; a main body part configured to guide light emitted from a laser light source to the first recursive reflector; a rotating mechanism configured to rotate the main body part; and a control unit configured to control the rotating mechanism based on the light emergent from the main body part and reflected at the second recursive reflector, wherein: the main body part includes a light receiving element configured to receive the light reflected at the first recursive reflector and detect a position of the received light; and the control device includes: an angle acquisition unit configured to acquire a rotational angle of the rotating mechanism; and an correction unit configured to correct a motion error of the rotating mechanism. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069320 | INSPECTING SYSTEM AND INSPECTING METHOD - An object of the present invention is to apply a phase shift method to a workpiece having a rough surface to accurately detect an abnormal concave-convex irregularity. Therefore, in an inspecting system of the present invention, an image of a stripe pattern reflected on an inspection target surface is detected at a shallow angle, and one or more continuous unit stripes of a unit stripes reflected image is specified among from the stripe pattern reflected images existing in a predetermined distance range counted from the edge in a closer side to the workpiece. Then, the phase of the specified unit stripes reflected image is varied to apply a phase shift method and scan the inspection target surface with the unit stripes reflected image to thereby detect the abnormal concave-convex irregularity. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069321 | ENCODER - An encoder includes one or more encoder heads, one signal processing unit, a connector unit. The one or more encoder heads detect relative displacement of the one or more encoder heads and one or more scales. The one signal processing unit processes one or more electric signals output from the one or more encoder heads. The connector unit is located on the side of the one or more encoder heads between the one or more encoder heads and the signal processing unit and which groups together the one or more electric signals output from the one or more encoder heads. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069322 | LASER POINTING MECHANISM - A pointing device for use with a laser tracker or laser scanner may include a tracker or scanner control system and a tracker or scanner plant. The tracker plant may include a plurality of motors configured to apply a torque to a mechanism that steers the laser and a plurality of angular encoders configured to send feedback information on the angular position of the mechanism to the tracker control system. The tracker or scanner control system may be configured such that, when the pointing device is operating in a manual adjustment mode, the tracker or scanner control system controls the plurality of motors to provide a torque to the mechanism opposite to a direction of movement caused by the user. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069323 | TIRE SHAPE INSPECTION METHOD AND TIRE SHAPE INSPECTION DEVICE - Disclosed is a tire shape inspection method that can reliably and without misidentification perform accurate shape defect inspection in a short period of time by excluding measurement values in a range in which embossed marks are formed from distribution information for surface height measurement values on the sidewall surface of a tire. In the method, a processor automatically detects the positions of the embossed marks based on sample surface shape information obtained from a sample of the tire, and automatically sets coordinate information for a mask range surrounding the area where said marks are present (S | 2011-03-24 |
20110069324 | Modulator, Apparatus for Obtaining Light Field Data Using Modulator, and Apparatus and Method for Processing Light Field Data Using Modulator - A technology of acquiring and processing light field data for images is provided. A light field data acquisition apparatus includes a modulator with an attenuation pattern to spatially modulate a | 2011-03-24 |
20110069325 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes: a printing unit that prints image information containing two or more colors with a plurality of color information corresponding to a plurality of specified colors; and a changing unit that changes, when a total toner amount is larger than a threshold value, at least one of the plurality of color information corresponding to one of the plurality of specified colors so that the total toner amount to be used for printing the image information is smaller than the threshold value. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069326 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM STORING A PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus which performs reduction processing for rendering data in accordance with a reduction ratio, the apparatus comprises edge extraction unit that extracts edges from a contour of an object in the rendering data; saved line specification unit that specifies, out of lines including the edges extracted by the edge extraction unit, lines each having an outer shape feature of the object as saved lines which are lines not subjected to thinning processing; and thinning processing unit that thins out lines other than the saved lines in the object, thereby performing the reduction processing for the rendering data, wherein the saved line specification unit specifies saved lines by determining the outer shape feature of the object in accordance with characteristics of the edges. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069327 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING IMAGE - According to one embodiment, a printer including, an image carrier configured to hold an a first color image and a second color image in a state in which the images overlap each other and configured to move the overlapping the first color image and the second color image to a sheet in a transfer position, and a controller configured to change speed of forming the first color image and the second color image from a first speed to a second speed higher than the first speed when the thickness of the sheet exceeds a threshold, the first speed including speed obtained by correcting fluctuation in the speed due to the thickness of the sheet with respect to the second speed. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069328 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING A DATA-BEARING IMAGE - A system for creating a data-bearing image can include a reference image generator configured to apply a clustered-dot halftone screen to a continuous-tone image. The resulting reference halftone image includes carrier cells in which a pixel cluster can be shifted to at least two shift positions in the carrier cell. The system also includes a payload encoder configured to segment the data payload and encode data segments into one of the carrier cells by shifting the cluster to one of the shift positions. The system also includes an output device configured to output the resulting data-bearing halftone image. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069329 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, PRINT APPARATUS AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - An image forming apparatus includes an image output unit that outputs an image to a continuous paper; a generator that generates an image based on a print instruction by executing drawing processing; a determining unit that determines an image layout to output a plurality of images on the continuous paper in parallel based on at least two print instructions; and a combining unit that combines the plurality of images generated by the generator on the basis of the image layout determined by the determining unit; a controller that controls the image output unit so that the plurality of images combined by the combining unit is output to the continuous paper. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069330 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND PROCESSING METHOD THEREOF - A determination is performed as to whether a media setting contained in settings information of an input print job is a standard media setting for which a standard medium is to be used or a custom media setting for which a custom medium different from the standard medium is to be used. Then, in a case where the media setting is determined to be a custom media setting, the media setting is converted to a setting of a medium that can be printed by another image forming apparatus, and the converted media setting is stored. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069331 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR COMPUTER PROGRAM - An apparatus for converting a monochrome image into a color image includes a selection portion that select, for a plurality of attributes, individual colorization methods from among a plurality of colorization methods that are defined individually such that the plurality of colorization methods correspond to at least one attribute among the plurality of attributes relating to the plurality of regions, a processing portion that colorizes the monochrome image to produce a colorized image by applying the individual colorization methods selected by the selection portion, and a determination portion that determines whether or not the colorized image satisfies a setting condition. In this apparatus, when the determination portion determines that the setting condition is not satisfied, the selection portion changes a combination of the colorization methods such that at least one among the plurality of colorization methods applied to the plurality of regions is changed. The processing portion performs re-colorization on a region having an attribute for which the selection of the colorization method is changed among colorization methods included in the combination. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069332 | COLOR SELECTING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - It is determined whether an entered designated color is a color within a gamut of a printing machine or not. If the designated color is judged as being not a color within the gamut, then the designated color is mapped to converted colors within the gamut according to a plurality of gamut mapping processes. One of the gamut mapping processes which corresponds to one of the converted colors is selected. If the designated color is judged as being a color within the gamut, the designated color is set as a reference color. If the designated color is judged as being not a color within the gamut, then the selected one of the converted colors is set as the reference color. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069333 | COLOR SELECTING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - Image data used for printing a designated color adjusting color chart having color patches with a printing machine are generated, color values and positions of the color patches being associated with each other. A patch selection image simulating the positions of the color patches on the color chart is displayed. Coordinates corresponding to the position of a color that has been selected as a color that is closest to the designated color from the color patches of the color chart, are indicated on the displayed patch selection image. Color values of the color that is closest to the designated color are calculated based on the color values and positions that are associated with each other and the indicated coordinates. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069334 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND PRINTING METHOD - A printing apparatus includes an obtaining unit, a printing unit and a consideration request unit. The obtaining unit is configured and arranged to obtain image data of an object and target spectral characteristics information relating to the object. The printing unit is configured and arranged to print an image of the object according to the image data, and to print at least one color patch using the target spectral characteristics information while the color patch is associated with the image. The consideration request unit is configured and arranged to transmit a consideration request for printing of the image based on a comparison result between the target spectral characteristics information and spectral characteristics information obtained by color measurement of the color patch that was printed | 2011-03-24 |
20110069335 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An image processing method includes determining one or more candidate pixels having variation of brightness in a first direction, among a plurality of pixels constituting an input image, the variation of brightness exceeding a first reference value, determining a certain region in which the total number of candidate pixels existing in a row of pixels in a second direction different from the first direction exceeds a second reference value, and generating an output image free from the determined certain region. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069336 | Method Of Identifying A Target Simplex - A method and system identify a target simplex (T | 2011-03-24 |
20110069337 | PRINTING CONTROL METHOD - When multiple print jobs that include banner printing are combined and prescribed manipulation settings are specified, data for banner printing is processed separately of the multiple items of print data and the multiple items of print data are combined into a single item of print data, and newly created data for banner printing and the print data that has been combined is output. As a result, it is possible to avoid problems that arise from the combining of jobs for which banner printing settings and settings for finishing processing or layout processing have been made concurrently, and a user can be provided with the optimum printout by adapting processing in accordance with circumstances. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069338 | PRINT SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, PROGRAM FOR IMPLEMENTING THE CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING THE CONTROL PROGRAM - A print system which are capable of inhibiting simultaneous use of the encrypted print and the box storage to thereby increase the security of print data. A host computer has an encryption function of encrypting print data, and issues a print job for the print data encrypted by the encryption function. A print server receives the issued print job, and has a decryption function of decrypting the encrypted print data of the received print job. A printer has a storage function of storing the print data decrypted by the decryption function, and outputs the stored print data. At least one of the host computer and the print server inhibits simultaneous use of the encryption function and the storage function. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069339 | NETWORK PRINTING COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS - A method and apparatus that provides means for printer communication. The method and apparatus includes receiving, based on a user logging onto a client device and submitting a print job from the client device, a first print job owner information and logged-on user information, wherein, the first print job owner information and the logged-on user information are associated with each other based on the print job, storing the associated first print job owner information and logged-on user information, receiving a request including a second print job owner information based on the print job, determining whether the second print job owner information is identical to the first print job owner information, determining, when the second print job owner information and the first print job owner information are identical, whether the user is currently logged on to the client device based on the logged-on user information associated with the first print job owner, and displaying information to the user or prompting the user to input information. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069340 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIA FOR INFORMATION DISPLAYING DEVICE AND FOR THE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A communication system including a communication device, and a plurality of information displaying devices capable of receiving status information of a communication device is provided. Each information displaying device includes a first judging unit to judge whether the received status information includes error settling information, a first display unit to display the error information and an operable image when the judgment is made that the received status information lacks the error settling information, a first transmitter to transmit error settling information to the communication device in response to an operation to the operable image, and a display restrictor to restrict the error information from being displayed when judgment is made that the received status information includes the error settling information. The communication device includes a second transmitter to transmit at least the error information, and additionally with the error setting information. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069341 | PRINT CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A method to control a print control device having a universal printer driver is provided. The present method comprises searching a plurality of image forming apparatuses, displaying the first list including the searched image forming apparatuses, if the first image forming apparatus is selected from the first list, displaying a driver user interface (UI) corresponding to the selected first image forming apparatus, displaying the second list including at least one image forming apparatus while the driver UI is maintained, and if the second image forming apparatus is selected from the second list, displaying a driver UI corresponding to the selected second image forming apparatus. Accordingly, a user may use the universal printer driver more conveniently. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069342 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR AND PROGRAM - The present invention provides an image processing apparatus that reduces a memory region for image processing and a processing load when transferring image data to image processing unit; and a control method therefor. To accomplish this, the image processing apparatus inputs an image, divides the image input by the input unit, generates a plurality of tile images, separately packetizes a body region image and a peripheral region image, generates a packet of the body region image and a packet of the peripheral region image, and performs control to store the packet of the body region image and the packet of the peripheral region image generated by the second generation unit in the storage unit in association with each other. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069343 | SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND PRINTING APPARATUS - The present invention provides a mechanism capable of executing print processing by appropriately selecting, in accordance with the power state of a printing apparatus, the first printing mode in which the printing apparatus performs print processing regardless of whether a predetermined condition is satisfied, or the second printing mode in which it performs print processing when the predetermined condition is satisfied. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069344 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - This invention provides an information processing apparatus that reduces user operations and also the processing load on an image forming apparatus upon instructing the image forming apparatus to execute pull-print processing, and a control method thereof. To accomplish this, the information processing apparatus is connected to an image forming apparatus that stores a plurality of files to be image formed. If the image forming apparatus can interpret the format of the file, the information processing apparatus issues an image forming instruction to the image forming apparatus by designating the storage location of that file. On the other hand, if the image forming apparatus cannot interpret the format of the file, the information processing apparatus transmits data obtained by converting the file into an interpretable format, and issues an image forming instruction of that data to the image forming apparatus. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069345 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS FOR PACKET CAPTURE SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM THEREFOR - An image forming apparatus that enables a plurality of image forming apparatuses to acquire packet data according to an operation of the image forming apparatus. A packet acquisition control unit of a first image forming apparatus gives a packet acquisition unit of the first image forming apparatus a packet acquisition start instruction and a packet acquisition completion instruction and transmits a packet data acquisition start request and a packet data acquisition completion request to a second image forming apparatus. Packet data acquired by the packet acquisition unit of the first image forming apparatus and packet data acquired by the second image forming apparatus are stored so as to be associated with each other. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069346 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS FOR OUTPUTTING IMAGE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR COMPUTER PROGRAM - A system for outputting an image includes first and second image output apparatuses. The first image output apparatus includes a display processing portion that displays an image to be outputted on electronic paper based on a first condition under which a job to output the image is executed, a conditions storing processing portion that stores, in a conditions storage, the first condition in association with a job identifier for identifying the job, and a job identifier storing processing portion that stores the job identifier in the electronic paper. The second image output apparatus includes a reading portion that reads out the job identifier from the electronic paper, an obtaining portion that obtains, from the conditions storage portion, the first condition corresponding to the job identifier thus read out, and a job execution portion that executes a whole or a part of the job based on the first condition thus obtained. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069347 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING IMAGE DATA, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDUIM FOR COMPUTER PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus includes a display state data obtaining portion obtaining display state data indicating a state of a displayed image that is an image electrically displayed on electronic paper, a display termination control portion controlling the electronic paper to finish displaying the displayed image, a write image data obtaining portion that obtains write image data that is image data of a write image corresponding to an image written on the electronic paper by reading the image written on the electronic paper after finishing the display, and a storage control portion that controls a storage portion to store, therein, displayed image data that is image data of the displayed image, the display state data obtained by the display state data obtaining portion, and the write image data obtained by the write image data obtaining portion, the displayed image data, the display state data, and the write image data being associated with one another. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069348 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming apparatus includes an image formation section that receives print data and forms an image corresponding to the print data on a recording material, a display section that receives display data and displays a screen image corresponding to the display data, a storage section that stores the print data and the display data, and a control device that executes a print data process for outputting the print data from the storage section to the image formation section, and a display data process for creating the display data to write into the storage section and outputting the display data from the storage section to the display section, and the control device performs scheduling for the print data process and the display data process based on the print data before output of the print data corresponding to an image of one page is started. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069349 | PRINT DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS, PRINT DATA PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A print data processing apparatus includes a first processor configured to read print data and perform print data processing on the read print data, and a second processor which operates in parallel with the first processor and is configured to stop the print data processing if an instruction to wait is input during the print data processing, to execute processing different from the print data processing if an instruction to execute the different processing is issued by the time the wait is released, and to execute the print data processing if the wait is released. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069350 | PRINTING METHOD - An information processing apparatus includes a receiving unit for receiving a control command including first identification information; an identification information obtaining unit for obtaining the first identification information from the control command thus received; a storage unit for storing second identification information related to a specific user; an identification information comparing unit for comparing the first identification information with the second identification information; and a control command processing unit for performing a first process when the first identification information matches to the second identification information and performing a second process when the first identification information does not match to the second identification information. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069351 | CREATING DATA ASSOCIATING A SURFACE WITH INFORMATION PRINTED ON THE SURFACE - A system is disclosed for creating association data associating document information with a surface of a print medium the document information is printed upon. The system has a printer for printing the document information onto the surface of the print medium. The print medium has tags on respective surfaces of the print medium. Each tag encodes an identity unique to the surface. The system further has at least one sensor for sensing the tags of the print medium in a media feed path of the printer, and a computer system for creating association data associating the document information printed onto the surface of the print medium with the identity of the surface. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069352 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - In the image forming apparatus, when the document data is developed to generate the print data in order to print out by the document data, the possibility of repeated requests to print out by the document data is determined by whether or not the document data is stored in the shared directory, or whether or not the document data is attached to the electronic mail distributed to a plurality of people. If the need of storing the document data has been determined, the document data is stored in the image forming apparatus. Upon receipt of a request to print out by the same document data as this document data, the stored print data is used for printing. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069353 | SYSTEM FOR HANDLING IMAGE DATA, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR PROVIDING IMAGE DATA, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR COMPUTER PROGRAM - An image processing system performs a specific process on first image data to generate second image data, and estimates, if it is specified that the second image data is to be stored into a portable storage medium, a necessary time for the second image data to be generated. If the necessary time is longer than a predetermined period of time, depending on a selection made by a user, the image processing system stores the second image data into the portable storage medium after the second image data is completely generated, or, alternatively, stores, identification information including a storage location of the second image data into the portable storage medium, and then, stores the second image data into an image data storage portion. The image processing system, then, transmits, to a terminal, the second image data stored in the image data storage portion in accordance with a request from the terminal. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069354 | PRINTING SYSTEM UTILIZING CARTRIDGE PRE-STORED WITH IDENTIFIERS WITH IDENTIFYING PRINTED PAGES - A printer system for printing pages belonging to an interactive page system includes a cartridge comprising a data storage area in which is pre-stored a range of identifiers, each identifier being unique throughout the interactive page system; and a printer comprising an interface for receiving the cartridge, a reader for reading an identifier from the range of pre-stored identifiers, a coded data generator for generating a page identifier from the identifier, and a printing mechanism for printing the page identifier onto a page. The reader reads a previously unread identifier from the range of identifiers each time the coded data generator is to generate a page identifier. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069355 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - Image processing apparatus and image processing method for formation of high quality image by high-speed error diffusion processing by execution of more complicated threshold condition processing in a simple manner. When error diffusion processing is performed on multivalued image data having plural density components and the result of processing is outputted, upon execution of error diffusion processing on a first density component among the plural density components, a threshold value used in the error diffusion processing is determined based on a density value of a second density component, then the error diffusion processing is performed on the first density component based on the determined threshold value, and the result of execution of the error diffusion processing is outputted. Further, upon execution of the error diffusion processing on the second density component among the plural density components, a threshold value used in the error diffusion processing is determined based on a density value of the first density component, then the error diffusion processing is performed on the second density component based on the determined threshold value, and the result of the error diffusion processing is outputted. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069356 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND PROGRAM THEREFOR - A control method for controlling an image processing apparatus capable of transmitting image data using any one of a plurality of communication protocols includes holding, in a holding unit, management information for managing a destination of image data to be transmitted and a communication protocol associated with the destination, displaying one or more destination candidates according to a character string entered by a user and the management information held in the holding unit, determining, in a case where a destination is selected from the one or more displayed destination candidates, a communication protocol associated with the selected destination according to the management information held in the holding unit, and transmitting the image data to the selected destination via the determined communication protocol. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069357 | PRINTING SYSTEM WITH IMPROVED SCANNING FUNCTIONALITY - A method and system including a scanning subsystem for scanning a plurality of documents with a plurality of corresponding images is presented. The system further includes an image generation subsystem for automatically generating (1) a plurality of thumbnail images corresponding to the plurality of documents scanned with the scanner, and (2) a mark sense area corresponding to each one of the plurality of thumbnail images. A printing subsystem is included for producing at least one print including the plurality of thumbnail images and a plurality of mark sense areas. A thumbnail selection module is also included that causes at least one of the plurality of corresponding images to be replaced when both the at least one print with one or more marked mark sense areas and at least one of the plurality of documents are scanned with the scanning subsystem. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069358 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - To control the potential distribution generated in a well at the time of amplification and reduce a shading in a solid-state imaging device of amplification type, the amplification type solid-state imaging device of the present invention comprises a plurality of picture elements each including photoelectric conversion elements formed in a second conductivity type common well inside a first conductivity type substrate, wherein a plurality of well contacts are disposed inside a picture element array area. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069359 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING AND COMPENSATING FOR MULTI-FED DOCUMENT SCANNING ERRORS - An image reading apparatus includes a document tray, first and second output trays, first and second conveyance paths, a conveying roller, a switch unit that changes a destination of documents to one of the first and second conveyance paths, a multi-feed determination unit that determines whether the documents are in a multi-fed state (e.g., a state in which a plurality of documents are layered on one another), a reading unit that acquires image data, an image storage unit that stores the image data, a control unit that controls the switch unit, and a multi-feed image storage unit that stores image data acquired by re-reading the multi-fed documents, as multi-feed image data. The control unit assigns information of page order of the documents to the image data stored in the image storage unit. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069360 | GRID IMAGE - The present invention relates to a grating image ( | 2011-03-24 |
20110069361 | INJECTION MOLDINGS, INJECTION-MOLDING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed are injection moldings, an injection-molding apparatus and a method thereof. The injection-molding apparatus comprises: a cavity mold having a cavity; a core mold having a core surface to form a molding space for injection moldings when being joined to the cavity mold; a heating unit for heating the cavity mold or the core mold; a cooling unit for cooling the cavity mold or the core mold; and a patterning stamp having a micrometer or nanometer sized pattern and provided on an inner surface of the molding space. According to the injection-molding apparatus, a micrometer or nanometer sized pattern is formed on a surface of injection moldings so as to have a super-hydrophobic characteristic and an optical characteristic, and a micrometer or nanometer sized pattern of a complex structure can be implemented. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069362 | OPTICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING - Optical signal processor ( | 2011-03-24 |
20110069363 | Laser Projector - A laser projector can generate a pulse signal capable of being generated according to the resolution of the clock signal, the pulse signal having a basic period and a basic pulse width each infinitely approximated to the characteristics of the resonance frequency. Moreover, because the laser projector can generate a pulse signal capable of correcting the errors led to be included in the approximated pulse signal, the laser projector can drive the scanning section with a horizontal vibration width corresponding to the resonance frequency, and can suitably display a projected image on a projection plane. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069364 | SCAN ELEMENT FOR USE IN SCANNING LIGHT AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - A scan element includes a bobbin having a central axis about which is wound an electromagnetic wire coil and having a flange oriented generally transverse to the central axis. At least one elastomeric support has a first end coupled to the flange. A permanent magnet has first and second surfaces, a central axis, and a magnetization direction oriented generally transverse to the central axis of the permanent magnet. The magnet is supported by a second end of the elastomeric support. A mirror has a central axis and is mounted on the second surface of the magnet. The central axes of the mirror and magnet are coaxial with the central axis of the bobbin. The elastomeric support provides a return force when the magnet and the mirror are rotated at an angle from the central axis during energization of the electromagnetic wire coil. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069365 | SCAN ELEMENT FOR USE IN SCANNING LIGHT AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - A scan element includes a bobbin having a central axis about which is wound an electromagnetic wire coil and having a flange oriented generally transverse to the central axis. At least one elastomeric support has a first end coupled to the flange. A permanent magnet has first and second surfaces, a central axis, and a magnetization direction oriented generally transverse to the central axis of the permanent magnet. The magnet is supported by a second end of the elastomeric support. A mirror has a central axis and is mounted on the second surface of the magnet. The central axes of the mirror and magnet are coaxial with the central axis of the bobbin. The elastomeric support provides a return force when the magnet and the mirror are rotated at an angle from the central axis during energization of the electromagnetic wire coil. | 2011-03-24 |