13th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 29 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130077041 | EYEGLASSES HAVING REPLACEABLE AND FOLDABLE TEMPLES - Disclosed is a pair of eyewear that may be used as sunglasses or protective eyewear. The eyewear comprise removable arms so that the arms or frame may be replaced by the user. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077042 | MOUNTING MECHANISM FOR EYEWEAR - Eyewear can be provided that comprises at least one lens, at least one earstem, and a retention assembly that interconnects the lens with the earstem. The retention assembly can include an engagement protrusion attached to the lens and a coupling mechanism attached to an end of the earstem. The coupling mechanism can include a housing configured to receive the engagement protrusion and a lever mechanism being operative to move between open and closed positions for disengaging or engaging with the engagement protrusion. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077043 | Modular Eye Wear System with Multi-Functional Interchangeable Accessories and Method for System Component Selection, Assembly and Use - The present invention comprises a universal, modular and multi-functional eye wear system, including a pair of lenses, a pair of temples pivotally connected to the outer part of the lenses, a tail accessory connector connected to the distal end of the temple and an interchangeable multi-functional tail accessory. The universal modular design allows for a multitude of interchangeable options for color, style, prescription, comfort and functionality. The tail accessory connector allows for constrained or unconstrained relative axial rotation between the temple and the tail accessory. The eye wear system gains additional functionality through the integration of a optional bridge connector, or optional wireless communication retention capabilities. This invention has novel and superior functionality, operational flexibility and consumer features over existing products and helps to improve safety of roadways for drivers and pedestrians that use digital communications devices and eye wear. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077044 | Eye Covering and Refractive Correction Methods and Apparatus Having Improved Tear Flow, Comfort, and/or Applicability - An eye covering such as a contact lens may comprise one or more structures to pump tear liquid under the covering such that the covering can remain in the eye and correct vision for an extended amount of time. In many embodiments, the covering comprises a material having fenestrations to draw tear liquid under the covering and an outer portion shaped to contact the conjunctiva over the sclera, such that when the eye closes pressure of one or more eyelids urges tear liquid through one or more fenestrations and under the outer portion shaped to contact the conjunctiva. When the eye blinks, the pressure of the one or more eyelids can urge the covering toward the cornea such that tear liquid can pass through the fenestrations. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077045 | METHOD FOR DESIGNING NON-ROUND SOFT CONTACT LENSES - A method for optimizing the performance in centration, rotation and stability of contact lenses makes use of the upper and lower eyelid geometries to maximize the lens-lid interaction for two different contact lens positions on the eye. The contact lenses are non-round lenses for maximum interaction with the eyelids. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077046 | NORMALIZATION OF RETINAL NERVE FIBER LAYER THICKNESS MEASUREMENTS MADE BY TIME DOMAIN-OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY - A scan location matching (SLM) method identifies conventional time domain optical coherence tomography (TD-OCT) circle scan locations within three-dimensional spectral domain OCT scan volumes. A technique uses both the SLM algorithm and a mathematical retinal nerve fiber bundle distribution (RNFBD) model, which is a simplified version of the anatomical retinal axon bundle distribution pattern, to normalize TD-OCT thickness measurements for the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) of an off-centered TD-OCT circle scan to a virtual location, centered on the optic nerve head. The RNFBD model eliminates scan-to-scan RNFL thickness measurement variation caused by manual placement of TD-OCT circle scan. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077047 | IMAGING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME, AND PROGRAM - An imaging apparatus includes an image sensor sensitive to infrared rays, and a control circuit. The control circuit determines whether the imaging apparatus is mounted on a fundus camera in a state where an image of a fundus of a subject's eye can be captured based on reflected light flux from the fundus, and controls a function of the imaging apparatus depending on the determination. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077048 | INTEGRATED FIBER OPTIC OPHTHALMIC INTRAOCULAR SURGICAL DEVICE WITH CAMERA - A fiber optic ophthalmic surgical microscope with camera assembly comprises a fiber optic cable ( | 2013-03-28 |
20130077049 | INTEGRATED EYE TRACKING AND DISPLAY SYSTEM - Technology is provided for an integrated eye tracking and display system for a see-through, near-eye, mixed reality display device. Image data and IR illumination for eye tracking are optically coupled into a respective see-through, planar waveguide positioned to be seen through by each eye in a respective display optical system of the display device. The respective planar waveguide comprises one or more wavelength selective filters positioned to be co-axial with an optical axis of the respective display optical system. The wavelength selective filters direct IR and visible illumination out of the planar waveguide in the direction of the respective eye and direct IR reflections, including reflections from the eye, into the planar waveguide. The reflections are optically coupled out of the waveguide to an IR sensor which generates eye tracking data based on the reflections. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077050 | NEUROCHROMATIC PRESCRIPTION DETERMINATION - A method for determining a lens prescription for the eye. The method includes selecting a first ultraviolet (UV) trial lens and determining whether the first UV trial lens results in improvement in visual function. The first UV trial lens may be selected for the lens prescription when the first UV trial lens results in improvement in visual function. The method includes selecting a first color group comprising a first color trial lens and a second color trial lens and determining whether the first color trial lens or the second color trial lens results in greater improvement in visual function. The second color trial lens may be selected for the prescription when the second color trial lens results in greater improvement in visual function as compared to the first color trial lens. The method may include reevaluating the first UV trial lens for improvement in visual function when not previously selected. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077051 | OPHTHALMIC ILLUMINATION DEVICE - An ophthalmic illumination device has an illuminating body. The illuminating body has a through-opening whose side wall is formed by a member made of an opalescent material. A light source is housed inside the illuminating body and a light guide adapted to radially convey light beams emitted by the light source towards an axis of the through-opening is positioned between the light source and the opalescent member. The ophthalmic illumination device can generate extremely homogenous shafts of light, while minimizing occurrences of dark portions. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077052 | PROJECTOR - A projector includes a lamp that emits projection light to project 3D picture, in which a right eye image and a left eye image are represented in a time division manner, to an object, a synchronization signal transmission section which transmits shutter synchronization signal to glasses having a right eye shutter and a left eye shutter to control the opened state or the closed state of the right eye shutter and the left eye shutter, based on the signal indicating a displaying period of the right eye image and the left eye image of 3D picture, and a lamp drive section that supplies AC current having peak overlapping with a period when the right eye shutter of the glasses is in the opened state and peak overlapping with a period when the left eye shutter of the glasses is in the opened state to the lamp, based on the signal. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077053 | OPTICAL APPARATUS AND PROJECTION APPARATUS - Provided is an optical apparatus including a polarization separation element for separating an incident light beam into a first polarization component and a second polarization component and outputting the first polarization component and the second polarization component, a polarization conversion unit including a waveplate for converting one of the first polarization component and the second polarization component into the other polarization component, the waveplate being held to a holding metal plate, and a housing for holding the polarization separation element and the polarization conversion unit. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077054 | PROJECTOR AND DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - The projector according to an exemplary embodiment includes an optical system which forms, expands, and projects the image, and includes at least one light source; a light source dissipation unit for dissipating heat generated by the light source; a plurality of circuit boards for operating the projector; an intake unit having an intake opening where external air is received; an exhaust unit having an exhaust opening where the received air is expelled; and a flow path dividing unit which divides a cooling flow path formed between the intake opening and the exhaust opening into an upper cooling flow path and a lower cooling flow path, wherein the light source dissipation unit is placed on the upper cooling flow path and at least one of the plurality of circuit boards is placed on the lower cooling flow path. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077055 | PHOSPHOR DEVICE AND ILLUMINATION SYSTEM AND PROJECTION APPARATUS WITH THE SAME - A phosphor device of an illumination system is provided. The illumination system emits a first waveband light and has an optical path. The phosphor device includes a first section and a first phosphor agent. The first phosphor agent is coated on the first section. After the first waveband light is received by the first phosphor agent, the first waveband light is converted into a third waveband light, and the third waveband light is directed to the optical path, so that the third waveband light is separated into at least two color lights along the optical path. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077056 | PROJECTION DISPLAY APPARATUS - A projection display apparatus includes a light source unit having an excitation light source that emits excitation light, a rotating body, a plurality of imagers, and a projection unit. The rotating body has a rotating surface provided with a light emitting body that emits emission light in response to the excitation light. A separation optical element separates main component light with a predetermined wavelength, included in emission light, into a first optical path, and separates remaining component light, other than the main component light, included in the emission light, into a second optical path. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077057 | PROJECTION-TYPE FOOTAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - A laser beam generated by a laser light source is reflected by a light beam scanning device and irradiated onto a hologram recording medium. On the hologram recording medium, an image of a scatter plate is recorded as a hologram by using reference light that converges on a scanning origin. The light beam scanning device bends the laser beam at the scanning origin and irradiates the laser beam onto the hologram recording medium. At this time, scanning is carried out by changing a bending mode of the laser beam with time so that an irradiation position of the bent laser beam on the hologram recording medium changes with time. Regardless of an irradiation position of the beam, diffracted light from the hologram recording medium produces a reproduction image of the scatter plate on the spatial light modulator. The modulated image of the spatial light modulator is projected onto a screen by a projection optical system. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077058 | ELECTRO-OPTIC MODULE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A first light-transmissive plate is provided on an opposite surface of a first substrate of an electro-optic panel to a second substrate. The first light-transmissive plate is smaller than the first substrate, and an end portion of the first substrate is exposed from the first light-transmissive plate. In addition, a heat radiation member made of a metal material is provided so as to be overlapped with the exposed portion from the first light-transmissive plate of the first substrate. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077059 | DETERMINING MOTION OF PROJECTION DEVICE - Example embodiments disclosed herein relate to determining a motion based on projected image information. Image information is projected onto an external surface from a device. Sensor information about the external surface and/or projection is received. Motion of the device is determined based on the sensor information. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077060 | PROJECTOR CONTROL DEVICE AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A corrector corrects a main image acquired by an image acquirer based on correction setting acquired by a correction setting acquirer, and stores corrected main image in a buffer. An unused area detector detects the area that has not stored the corrected main image in the buffer, and transmits the result to a sub-image selector. The sub-image selector selects, among sub-image candidates registered in a sub-image information memory, a candidate that can be displayed on the unused area and has the highest priority as a sub-image. The sub-image controller executes a program stored in the sub-image displaying program memory, and displays the selected sub-image on the unused area. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077061 | ILLUMINATOR AND DISPLAY UNIT - An illuminator includes: a light source section including a laser light source; an optical element through which a laser beam from the laser light source passes; a driving section oscillating the optical element; and a control section controlling, in a driving operation performed by the driving section, the driving operation to allow an oscillating amplitude value of the optical element in a startup period of the optical element to be equal to or less than the oscillating amplitude value of a steady-state operation period of the optical element that is subsequent to the startup period. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077062 | PROJECTOR SYSTEM HAVING INTERCHANGEABLE LIGHT SOURCE MODULES - A projector system has interchangeable light source modules. The projector housing contains an imaging panel and a projection engine and has an inlet for receiving light from an external light source. At least one light source module contains a light source, a light outlet, and an internal focusing system such that substantially all of the light generated by the light system passes out through said outlet. The projector housing and module housing each contain hardware for releasably connecting the two separate housings to one another at a precise relative location so that substantially all of the light generated inside the module housing and exiting the outlet enters through the inlet of said projector housing. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077063 | Projection Display System - A projection display system includes a projection display unit and a member in a form of one of a windable screen, a white board and a notice board. The projection display unit projects an image light onto a projection plane of the member to display an image thereon. The projection display unit includes a light source, an image display element, a lighting optical system irradiating a beam of light from the light source on the image display element, and a projection optical system projecting the image light from the image display element toward the member. The projection optical system includes, in order toward the member from the image display element, a front lens group, and a reflecting mirror shaped to be axial-asymmetrical with respect to the optical axis. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077064 | ARRANGEMENT FOR USE IN A PROJECTION EXPOSURE TOOL FOR MICROLITHOGRAPHY HAVING A REFLECTIVE OPTICAL ELEMENT - An arrangement for use in a projection exposure tool ( | 2013-03-28 |
20130077065 | CLEANING SUBSTRATE FOR A LITHOGRAPHY APPARATUS, A CLEANING METHOD FOR A LITHOGRAPHY APPARATUS AND A LITHOGRAPHY APPARATUS - A method and apparatus to clean a cover to seal a gap between an object located in a recess of a table and the upper surface of the table outside of the recess. In-line and off-line arrangements are disclosed. Cleaning can be carried out using abrasion, UV radiation or flushing with a cleaning fluid for example. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077066 | PATTERN FORMING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a pattern forming apparatus includes a stage provided under a lower surface of a substrate, a probe provided above an upper surface of the substrate, a drive unit which drives at least one of the stage and the probe, a monitor/lithography unit connected to the probe, and a control unit which controls the drive unit and the monitor/lithography unit. The control unit is configured to change a relative position between the probe and the substrate, and form a first pattern in an area direct above a second pattern after detecting the first pattern in the substrate by the probe. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077067 | EXPOSURE APPARATUS HAVING BLIND AND METHOD OF DRIVING - An exposure apparatus includes a light source, a mask, a blind, and a blind driver. The light source emits light in a light emitting cycle. The mask is disposed over a substrate and includes an exposure window. A pattern is formed in the exposure window. The blind is disposed over the exposure window. The blind moves in a first direction to block a non-exposed area in the substrate. The blind is returned to pass through the exposure window area in a second direction opposite to the first direction. The blind includes a plurality of blocking plates. The blocking plates include a blocking portion and an opening portion. The blind driver drives the blind. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077068 | EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - An exposure apparatus including an optical system, includes a light shielding plate, a rotational drive unit configured to rotatably drive the light shielding plate around an axis of rotation along an optical path in the optical system, a shift drive unit configured to shift-drive the light shielding plate in a direction intersecting the axis of rotation, an acquisition unit configured to acquire information relating to a relative position between a reference axis serving as a reference when a pattern image is projected on a substrate by the optical system and the axis of rotation, and a control unit configured to control the rotational drive unit and the shift-drive unit so that, when projecting the pattern image on a circumferential portion near an outer edge of the substrate, the light shielding plate is positioned at a predetermined position based on the information relating to the relative position. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077069 | Radiation Source - A radiation source is disclosed that comprises a reservoir that retains a volume of fuel, a nozzle configured to direct a stream of fuel towards a plasma formation location, a laser configured to generate a radiation generating plasma, and a fuel contamination control arrangement. The contamination control arrangement comprises a magnetic field generation element for generating a magnetic field; an electric field generation element for generating an electric field, the magnetic field generation element and the electric field generation element together configured to ensure that the magnetic field and the electric field overlap at a location of contamination within the fuel, and to ensure that lines of flux of the magnetic field and electric field are non-parallel at that location to control movement of the contamination. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077070 | Radiation Source - A radiation source comprises a reservoir, a nozzle, a laser, and a positive lens. The reservoir is configured to retain a volume of fuel. The nozzle, in fluid connection with the reservoir, is configured to direct a stream of fuel along a trajectory towards a plasma formation location. The laser configured to direct laser radiation at the stream at the plasma formation location to generate, in use, a radiation generating plasma. The positive lens arrangement configured to focus an at least potential spread of trajectories of the stream of fuel toward the plasma formation location, the lens comprising an electric field generating element and/or a magnetic field generating element. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077071 | Radiation Source - According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a radiation source comprising: a reservoir configured to retain a volume of fuel; a nozzle, in fluid connection with the reservoir, and configured to direct a stream of fuel along a trajectory towards a plasma formation location; a laser configured to direct laser radiation at the stream at the plasma formation location to generate, in use, a radiation generating plasma; and a contamination filter assembly located in a fuel flow path of the radiation source, upstream of a nozzle outlet, a filter medium of that contamination filter assembly being held in place within the contamination filter assembly by a clamping force provided by one or more objects that at least partially surround the filter medium. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077072 | LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A lithographic apparatus includes a support constructed to support a patterning device, the patterning device being capable of imparting the radiation beam with a pattern in its cross-section to form a patterned radiation beam; a substrate table constructed to hold a substrate; a projection system configured to project the patterned radiation beam onto a target portion of the substrate, and a measurement system with a measurement radiation system to provide a measurement beam of radiation, at least two reflectors to reflect a portion of the measurement beam between the reflectors; and a detector to detect a wavelength of at least a portion of the measurement beam transmitted through one of the reflectors. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077073 | METHODS TO CONTROL EUV EXPOSURE DOSE AND EUV LITHOGRAPHIC METHODS AND APPARATUS USING SUCH METHODS - EUV exposure dose in a lithographic apparatus is controlled pulse to pulse by varying a conversion efficiency with which a pulse of EUV radiation is generated from an excitation of a fuel material by a corresponding pulse of excitation laser radiation. Conversion efficiency can be varied in several different ways, by varying the proportion of a fuel material that intersects a laser beam, and/or by varying a quality of the interaction. Mechanisms to vary the conversion efficiency can be based on variation of a laser pulse timing, variation of pre-pulse energy, and/or variable displacement of a main laser beam in one or more directions. Steps to maintain symmetry of the generated EUV radiation can be included. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077074 | MICROLITHOGRAPHIC PROJECTION EXPOSURE APPARATUS - A microlithographic projection exposure apparatus includes a projection light source. The apparatus also includes a heating light source for generating heating light which is at least partly absorbed by an optical element. An illumination optical unit directs the heating light onto the optical element such that the heating light has a predefined intensity distribution on an optical surface of the optical element. The illumination optical unit includes a deflection element which is a diffractive optical element or a refractive freeform element. The deflection element simultaneously directs the heating light impinging thereon in different directions. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077075 | METHOD OF ALIGNING AN EXPOSURE APPARATUS, METHOD OF EXPOSING A PHOTORESIST FILM USING THE SAME AND EXPOSURE APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD OF EXPOSING A PHOTORESIST FILM - An origin of a reference coordinate system is assigned to one of a plurality of center points, and center point coordinates according to the reference coordinate system are assigned to remaining center points, so that reference marks successively correspond to center points of a plurality of microscopes fixed to a base. Beam position detection marks disposed between the reference marks with exposure points of exposure heads fixed to the base are crossed to assign beam coordinates according to the reference coordinate system to the exposure points. Thus, alignment may be easily and accurately performed, and is effective for increasingly larger apparatuses. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077076 | MICROLITHOGRAPHY ILLUMINATION OPTICAL SYSTEM AND MICROLITHOGRAPHY PROJECTION EXPOSURE APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME - A microlithography illumination optical system is used to guide illumination light from a primary light source to an object field. A mirror array of the illumination optical system has a plurality of individual mirrors, which can be tilted independently of one another by actuators and are connected to associated tilting actuators. A controller is used to activate the actuators. A raster module of the illumination optical system has a plurality of raster elements to produce a spatially distributed arrangement of secondary light sources. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077077 | OPTICAL SYSTEM FOR A MICROLITHOGRAPHIC PROJECTION EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND MICROLITHOGRAPHIC EXPOSURE METHOD - An optical system for a microlithographic projection exposure apparatus and a microlithographic exposure method are disclosed. In an embodiment an optical system for a microlithographic projection exposure apparatus includes at least one mirror arrangement having a plurality of mirror elements which are displaceable independently of each other for altering an angular distribution of the light reflected by the mirror arrangement. The optical system also includes at least one manipulator downstream of the mirror arrangement in the light propagation direction. The manipulator has a raster arrangement of manipulator elements so that light incident on the manipulator during operation of the optical system is influenced differently in its polarization state and/or in its intensity in dependence on the incidence location. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077078 | Lithographic Apparatus and Substrate Handling Method - A lithographic apparatus comprises a substrate table constructed to hold a substrate and a gripper arranged to position the substrate on the substrate table. The gripper includes an electrostatic clamp arranged to clamp the substrate at a top side thereof. The electrostatic clamp is arranged to clamp at least part of a circumferential outer zone of a top surface of the substrate. The invention provides a substrate handling method including positioning the substrate by means of a gripper on a substrate table of a lithographic apparatus. The substrate is clamped at a top side thereof by using an electrostatic clamp of the gripper. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077079 | LEVEL SENSOR, LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS, AND SUBSTRATE SURFACE POSITIONING METHOD - A level sensor for measuring a position of a surface of a substrate includes a projection unit including an emitter for emitting a radiation beam towards the substrate and a projection grating including a measurement grating and an aperture, such that the radiation beam incident on the projection grating is divided into a measurement radiation beam and a capture radiation beam. The level sensor further includes a detection unit including a first and second measurement detector, a first and second capture detector, a detection grating, and a first and second optical unit. The detection grating includes a ruled grating with multiple rules, which direct radiation towards the first and second measurement detector via the first and second optical unit, and a capture element directing radiation towards the first and second capture detector via the first and second optical unit. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077080 | HOLDING APPARATUS, EXPOSURE APPARATUS, EXPOSURE METOD, AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A holding apparatus is provided with a holding member that has a holding surface that holds a substrate on which a pattern is to be formed, a plurality of first electrode members that are provided on the holding member and that generate electrostatic force in accordance with supplied voltage in order to attract the substrate to the holding surface, and a power supply device that is able to supply voltage to the first electrode members. The first electrode members are positioned in accordance with pattern information. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077081 | LASER RANGEFINDER - A laser rangefinder of the present invention is utilized for detecting and displaying the distance user interests in. The laser rangefinder has a range detector and an angle detector. Thus, the laser rangefinder is able to detecting a distance between an object and the laser rangefinder and an oblique angle thereof. The laser rangefinder further has a micro processor which provides a horizontal distance according to the distance and the angle detected above. As such, the laser rangefinder can show up with the horizontal distance between the object and the laser rangefinder without disturbance of oblique thereof. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077082 | Device and Method for Determining the Distance to an Object - A method and apparatus for defining, from a first periodic signal, a second signal of same period, including the steps of: generating a third signal exhibiting detectable events; and synchronizing the second signal for each event. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077083 | OPTICAL BEAM SCANNER AND LASER RADAR UNIT - An optical beam scanner includes a light source, an optical scanner configured to scan a light beam irradiated from the light source, and an input optical system configured to direct the light beam irradiated from the light source to the optical scanner, wherein the optical scanner includes a rotating mirror configured to rotate around a rotational axis and reflect the light beam irradiated from the light source; the rotating mirror is rotated around the rotational axis so that the light beam is irradiated on differing positions of a mirror surface of the rotating mirror; and the mirror surface of the rotating mirror has a mirror surface inclining angle with respect to a direction parallel to the rotational axis that is arranged to gradually increase from a first side to a second side of the rotating mirror in a direction parallel to a plane perpendicular to the rotational axis. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077084 | OBJECT CHARACTERISTIC MEASURING SYSTEM - An object characteristic measuring system, used to measure semiconductor thin film characteristics, is formed by a dual-optical comb absolute distance measuring device and a terahertz (THz) wave time-domain measuring device. The dual-optical comb absolute distance measuring device is formed by two laser modules, for determining a first characteristic of an object to be measured through laser pulses emitted by the two laser modules. The THz wave time-domain measuring device is used to emit a THz wave, so as to measure a second characteristic of the object to be measured. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077085 | Measuring Volume and Constituents of Cells - A method of determining a volume of a platelet includes: (a) illuminating the platelet with incident light at a plurality of illumination wavelengths; (b) obtaining at least one two-dimensional image of the platelet corresponding to each illumination wavelength; (c) for each illumination wavelength, determining a mean optical density and a maximum optical density for the platelet; (d) determining an area of the platelet; (e) for each illumination wavelength, determining a volume of the platelet; (f) for each illumination wavelength, determining an integrated optical density for the platelet; and (g) determining the volume of the platelet based on a weighted combination of the area of the platelet, the volumes of the platelet corresponding to each of the illumination wavelengths, and the integrated optical densities for the platelet corresponding to each of the illumination wavelengths. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077086 | Solid-State Laser And Inspection System Using 193nm Laser - An improved solid-state laser for generating 193 nm light is described. This laser uses the 6 | 2013-03-28 |
20130077087 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL - The invention relates to a method for detecting biological material in an airstream, in which method
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20130077088 | Optical Fiber Network Test Method of an Optical Frequency Domain Reflectometer - An optical fiber network test method of an optical frequency domain reflectometer, which is to use the optical testing apparatus and method of the prevent invention to combine the characters of filtering, reflecting and transmission of light of the wave reflecting unit, applying on any optical fiber test or point-to-point or point-to-multipoint optical fiber network. Thus, the optical fiber testing apprartus and method is constructed, and the goals of achieving the optical fiber network test method of the optical frequency domain reflectometer or confirming simultaneously the position of the barrier router and the barrier optical fiber connection point/end point/start point can be accomplished. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077089 | COMPUTING DEVICE AND PRECISION TESTING METHOD OF OPTICAL LENS USING THE COMPUTING DEVICE - In a precision testing method of an optical lens using a computing device, the computing device is connected to an imaging system. The computing device controls the imaging system to generate an image of an object according to light rays reflected from the object and collected by the optical lens. A dimension of the object is measured from the image. A maximum value and a minimum value of the dimension of the object are determined. A difference between the maximum value and the minimum value is calculated. According to the difference, it is determined whether the optical lens agrees with a precision requirement. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077090 | IMAGE SENSORS AND IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEMS INCLUDING THE SAME - An image sensor may include a plurality of filters; and an air gap region positioned between the plurality of filters, an index of refraction of each of the filters is greater than an index of refraction of the air gap region. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077091 | INCREASING SENSOR DATA CARRYING CAPABILITY OF PHASE GENERATED CARRIERS - An apparatus in one example configured to receive and demodulate a homodyne carrier signal, where the homodyne carrier signal comprises sensor data for at least two sensors. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077092 | SUBSTRATE SURFACE DEFECT INSPECTION METHOD AND INSPECTION DEVICE - A substrate surface inspection device includes an inspection optical system irradiating at least one light onto a substrate, which is an inspection target and carried on a turnable stage, and having at least one detector detecting reflected or scattered light from the substrate, a detector processing the signals, which are outputted from the at least one detector and A/D converted, and detecting a defect on the substrate, an output calculator performing scattered light simulation on a defect detection model and estimating a plurality of detector outputs; and a classifier constructor constructing a classifier by mechanical learning of a rule base, wherein the classifier constructor is adapted to present collection of a necessary actual defect sample on the basis of the classifier obtained by scattered light simulation, and construct the classifier under necessary and sufficient conditions. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077093 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INSPECTING CLOTH PIECE - Provided is an apparatus and a method for inspecting a cloth piece, by which dirt and a tear can be reliably distinguished, and which have high accuracy to detect the dirt. The apparatus for inspecting a cloth piece includes: an inspection table | 2013-03-28 |
20130077094 | Compact, Low Cost Raman Monitor For Single Substances - Apparatus for performing Raman analysis may include a laser source module, a beam delivery and signal collection module, a spectrum analysis module, and a digital signal processing module. The laser source module delivers a laser beam to the beam delivery and signal collection module. The beam delivery and signal collection module delivers the laser source beam to a sample, collects Raman scattered light scattered from the sample, and delivers the collected Raman scattered light to the spectrum analysis module. The spectrum analysis module demultiplexes the Raman scattered light into discrete Raman bands of interest, detects the presence of signal energy in each of the Raman bands, and produces a digital signal that is representative of the signal energy present in each of the Raman bands. The digital signal processing module is adapted to perform a Raman analysis of the sample. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077095 | FARADAY SHIELD INTEGRATED INTO SENSOR BANDAGE - Present embodiments include a bandage sensor having an electrically conductive adhesive transfer tape layer as a Faraday shield. The electrically conductive transfer tape layer may be used in lieu of a fully metallic Faraday shield. The present embodiments also include a sensor cable having one or more conductive polymer EMI/RFI shields in place of a fully metallic EMI/RFI shield. Methods for manufacturing and remanufacturing such sensors and cables are also disclosed. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077096 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING A POSITION OF A PARTICLE IN A FLOW - Aerosol and hydrosol particle detection systems without knowledge of a location and velocity of a particle passing through a volume of space, are less efficient than if knowledge of the particle location is known. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077097 | Apparatus, system and method for using an LED to identify a presence of a material in a gas and/or a fluid and/or determine properties of the material - An apparatus, a system and a method use a light-emitting diode (LED) to identify the presence of a material in a gas and/or a fluid and/or to determine properties of the material. The LED and a light detector may be used to determine a chemical compound in the material. The gas and/or the fluid may be located in a chamber. A first light detector may be positioned on the opposite side of the chamber relative to the LED, a second light detector may be positioned on the same side of the chamber as the LED, and/or a third light detector may be positioned inside the chamber. Additional light detectors with coatings may enable measurements to be corrected for the effects of temperature. The light detectors may determine light reflection, light refraction, light transmission, light diffraction, light interference, light diffusion, light collimation, light absorption and/or light focusing of the material. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077098 | MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD - A method of measuring the reflectivity of a region of an article to electromagnetic radiation, in particular for the characterisation of the radio-frequency (RF) properties of wind turbine blades. The article ( | 2013-03-28 |
20130077099 | DROPLET DISCHARGE DETECTION DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING DROPLET DISCHARGE DETECTION DEVICE - Disclosed is a droplet discharge detection device including a head array unit in which plural nozzles are arranged in a line; a light emitter configured to emit a light beam in a direction in which the nozzles are arranged, wherein the light emitter is disposed at a first end portion of the head array unit and the light emitter has an aperture for limiting a diameter of a light beam; and a light receiver configured to receive a scattered light beam of the light beam generated by a droplet, wherein the light receiver is disposed at a second end portion of the head array unit, the second end portion being opposite to the light emitter of the head array unit. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077100 | SURFACE SHAPE MEASUREMENT METHOD AND SURFACE SHAPE MEASUREMENT APPARATUS - The present surface shape measurement method includes: splitting white light that includes different wavelengths into reference light and measurement light; causing the measurement light to enter a measurement target plane; causing the reference light to enter a first diffraction grating; combining the reference light having passed through a first optical path from the first diffraction grating to enter a second diffraction grating and thereafter having passed through the first optical path from the second diffraction grating to enter the first diffraction grating to be output from the first diffraction grating and the measurement light reflected from the measurement target plane, to form interfering light, to thereby measure a surface shape of the measurement target plane. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077101 | CRITICAL DIMENSION UNIFORMITY CORRECTION BY SCANNER SIGNATURE CONTROL - A contribution to a wafer level critical dimension distribution from a scanner of a lithography system can be determined based on measured wafer level critical dimension uniformity distribution and a contribution to the wafer level critical dimension distribution from a photo mask. Light transmission ( | 2013-03-28 |
20130077102 | IMAGE DATA CONVERSION UNIT - An image data conversion unit includes a halftone processor to generate drop data relating to the number of ink liquid drops from information about the density of each pixel in image data, a data replacer to divide image data into predetermined sized unit areas, calculate a pixel pattern in which the same gradation pixels appear continuously for each unit area in accordance with the density in each unit area, and replace the pixels included in each unit area with a pixel pattern calculated for the unit area, and a mode switcher to select one of standard mode in which drop data is generated by inputting image data to the halftone processor and first data compression mode in which after image data is input to the data replacer and compressed, drop data is generated in the halftone processor and switch the image data processing orders in accordance with the selected mode. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077103 | COLOR CORRECTION PRINT APPARATUS AND PRINT CONTROL METHOD - A color correction print apparatus includes a print head and a print data correction unit. The print head prints an image on a printing surface. The print data correction unit corrects, on the basis of a first density value of a constituent color included in the image and a second density value of the constituent color of the printing surface, the first density value. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077104 | PRINT DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM, PRINT DATA PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A print data processing system includes a print data interpretation processing unit, a memory, and a raster image data generation unit. The print data interpretation processing unit interprets PDL print data, and generates first intermediate format data, second intermediate format data, and attribute information. The memory stores the first intermediate format data and first raster image data of each image object of a predetermined type. The first raster image is generated by performing a drawing process on the first intermediate format data. When an image object of the predetermined type and another image object overlap, the raster image data generation unit uses the first intermediate format data to generate second raster image data. When an image object of the predetermined type and another image object do not overlap, the raster image data generation unit uses the first raster image data to generate the second raster image data. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077105 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus includes a forming unit configured to form an identical pattern on a plurality of pages of a recording material, a reading unit configured to read patterns on the plurality of pages formed by the pattern forming unit, a generation unit configured to generate a correction look-up table corresponding to each page by using the patterns on the plurality of pages, and a correction unit configured to correct output image data by using the correction look-up table corresponding to each page generated by the generation unit. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077106 | PRINT CONTROLLING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR FORMING IMAGE - An image forming apparatus, a print controlling apparatus, and an image forming method using the same are provided. The image forming method includes extracting at least one graphical primitive from print data, forming an image by arranging the graphical primitive according to whether the extracted graphical primitives are close to each other or not, converting the formed image into a sketch image, modifying the print data by replacing the sketch image and some of the graphical primitives constituting the sketch image, and draft-printing using the modified print data. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077107 | COLOR CONVERSION DEVICE, IMAGE-FORMING DEVICE, STORING MEDIUM STORING COLOR CONVERSION PROGRAM AND IMAGE-FORMING PROGRAM AND COLOR CONVERSION TABLE - A color conversion program including a grid point arranging part which arranges, between an input device represented by three values of RGB and four values of CMYK, grid points as correspondence of the RGB value of the input device and the CMYK value of the output device in a radial direction from a prescribed achromatic color axis to generate a radial color conversion table; and a color conversion table restructuring processing part which stacks, in the order of hue, a hue layer consisting of a surface of a hue and a surface of its complementary hue of the radial color conversion table to generate an orthogonal grid color conversion table in which the grids form an orthogonal grid. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077108 | DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, IMAGING DEVICE, AND PRINTING DEVICE - A digital camera | 2013-03-28 |
20130077109 | PRINTING SYSTEM, PRINTING SYSTEM CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - To provide a printing system for selecting a sheet storage unit to be used in printing by ignoring a grouping setting set to the sheet storage unit in a case where a print job in which a sheet size is designated is received. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077110 | PRINTING SYSTEM AND PRINTING METHOD - A multi-function peripheral generates, in the case of executing print processing for inserting paper that separates a first sheet on which printing is performed by a first print job and a second sheet on which printing is performed by a second print job that is executed after the first print job, print data including charging information of the first print job or the second print job, and executes print processing for printing on the inserting paper the generated print data, thereby inserting paper for separating sheets on which printing is performed by different print jobs is not only used as merely inserting paper, but utilized effectively as a business document, so that assortment and shipment preparation of printed sheets are facilitated, while clerical work such as recording of expenses is performed promptly and precisely. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077111 | Image Forming Apparatus For Displaying Guidance - According to one embodiment, a display device includes a detecting section configured to detect information concerning a sheet, a control section configured to set image guidance according to a result of the detection by the detecting section, and a display section configured to display the image guidance set by the control section. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077112 | AUTOMATIC AGGREGATION OF MULTIPLE DOCUMENTS INTO A COMMON PROCESSING JOB - As set forth herein, methods and systems for automatic grouping of individual print jobs into a common job at a multifunction device. Received jobs stored in a job processing queue are analyzed to determine the filenames, submission times, and other related identification data. Those jobs sharing a common naming convention, submission time interval, or other common identifiers, are automatically grouped into a single, common job. Upon login, the user is able to approve or disapprove the grouping. For an approved grouping, the user is able to select finishing options via the user interface of the multifunction device to be applied to the common job. The common job, in which the finishing options have been propagated through each formerly individual job, is then output as if it were a single job by the multifunction device. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077113 | SYSTEM AND METHOD EMPLOYING 3D MODELS IN VIRTUAL RENDERING OF A PRINT PRODUCTION PIECE - A system and method for a pre-print, three-dimensional virtual rendering of a print piece is disclosed. A plurality of modular/pipelined architectural layers are managed, operated, and organized by a controller. A product definition is provided to a job ticket adaptation layer where it is transformed into a physical model. The physical model is then transformed into a display model via the product model layer. The display model is transformed into a scene that can be displayed on a graphical user interface as a three dimensional virtual rendering by a rendering layer, where the rendering includes one or more binding elements to satisfy the product definition. The modularity further enables different product description formats to be supported by only altering the job ticket adaption layer, and that different graphics rendering engines can be supported by altering only the rendering layer. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077114 | METHODS, PRINTERS, AND CONTROL PANELS FOR PRINTERS - Methods, printers, and control panels for printers are disclosed. An example printer includes a control panel, a print substrate path exit to output a print substrate from the printer in response to a printing task, and a control panel actuator to move the control panel from a first position in which the control panel at least partially obstructs a print substrate from passing through the print substrate path exit to a second position in which the control panel does not obstruct the print substrate from passing through the print substrate path exit. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077115 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND IMAGE READING SYSTEM - An image reading apparatus includes: an input operation unit; a reading device which performs a scanning operation of reading an image of a document; and a control unit. The control unit performs: a communication receiving process of receiving a scan condition for the scanning operation through a data communication unit; an input receiving process of receiving a scan condition for the scanning operation through the input operation unit; a selection receiving process of receiving a selection instruction received by the input operation unit and representing whether to perform a first reading mode for performing the scanning operation preferentially on a basis of the scan condition received in the communication receiving process or a second reading mode for performing the scanning operation preferentially on a basis of the scan condition received in the input receiving process; and a scanning executing process of performing the selected reading mode. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077116 | Control Device, Method of Controlling A Multifunction Device, And A Storage Medium Storing A Program Executed By A Control Unit That Controls A Recording Device - When using a multifunction device having plural devices providing the multiple functions, a control device, a method of controlling the multifunction device, and a program enable programs that are not optimized for the multifunction device to use the multifunction device. A host computer controlling a multifunction device through application program execution units executes plural application programs each corresponding to at least one of the multiple devices. A port control process receives data from the multifunction device through a USB port, exclusively controls data output by the application program execution units, sends the data from the USB port to the multifunction device, and filters and passes data received from the multifunction device by the port control process to the application program execution units. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077117 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A user who does not know a detailed configuration of an information processing apparatus may easily obtain a manual. However, there is a problem in that, after that, the user does not easily recognize which operation is to be performed at which location, according to the manual. When a location at which the user is to perform an operation is not displayed on a display unit, guidance information is displayed which indicates the direction in which the user is to move an image pickup apparatus so as to display the location. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077118 | MEDIA PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING A MEDIA PROCESSING DEVICE - Maintenance requirements are reduced by using only a subset of the functions of a media processing device having plural function units for processing processed media. When a control unit of the media processing device receives a command from a host computer to disable a function of an inkjet printer unit disposed to a conveyance path for the processed media or to disable a function of a contact image sensor unit disposed to the conveyance path, a function-disabled mode is entered that disables the specified function. While in the function-disabled mode, detected operating errors related to the disabled function are not reported to the host computer. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077119 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING A PROGRAM FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - An image forming apparatus displays, on a display section, a plurality of button areas to which setting values in relation to functions of the image forming apparatus are assigned. In a case that an input form of an instruction coordinate to the display section is a predetermined first form, the setting values assigned to a button area in which the instruction coordinate is positioned are displayed on the display section. In a case that after the setting values are displayed and further that change operation for a specific setting value is inputted, the specific setting value is changed. In a case that the instruction coordinate is positioned in a button area of the plurality of button areas and that the input form of the instruction coordinate is a predetermined second form, the image forming apparatus is operated based on the setting values assigned in the button area. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077120 | MEDIA PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING A MEDIA PROCESSING DEVICE - A media processing device that processes plural types of process media, and a method of controlling the media processing device, reduce the delay when switching the medium to be processed. The media processing device has a first process unit that executes an operation related to processing a medium; a second process unit that executes an operation related to processing a different medium than the first process unit; and a CPU that changes the control object to the first process unit according to a selection command instructing switching from the second process unit to the first process unit, and applies control to not initialize the first process unit if it was already initialized. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077121 | MULTIFUNCTION DEVICE, METHOD OF CONTROLLING A MULTIFUNCTION DEVICE, AND A STORAGE MEDIUM - A multifunction device that has functions for reading media and printing tickets, and produces tickets on which an image reflecting the result of reading the medium is recorded under the control of a control device, can quickly reprint a ticket when a command to reprint the ticket is received. When image data is written to a first buffer | 2013-03-28 |
20130077122 | PRINTING PROCESS, ARRANGEMENT FOR REALIZING THE PRINTING PROCESS AND A CORRESPONDING COMPUTER PROGRAM AND A CORRESPONDING COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - The invention relates to a printing process, an arrangement for realizing the printing process and a corresponding computer program and a corresponding computer-readable storage medium which, in particular, enables wireless printing via Wi-Fi (Wireless Local Area Network) or Bluetooth® from a desktop computer or a laptop independent of a printer-specific driver installation and printer configuration on the computer. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077123 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - An image processing apparatus subjects input image information to a predetermined image processing and outputs the image information. The image processing apparatus includes an UI processor that receives a plurality operation requests for the image information; and a request processor that interprets a combination of an input mode, of a plurality of input modes, which performs input processing, and an output mode, of a plurality of output modes, which performs output processing, and that requests the input processing from the input mode and requests the output processing from the output mode. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077124 | Secure mobile printing method and system - A secure mobile printing method and system allow a user to unlock remotely submitted print jobs without having to remember job identifiers and without imposing onerous barcoding requirements on printer firmware or requiring the user to scroll through a list of print jobs on a printer's front panel display screen. An exemplary method, performed on a mobile device, comprises initiating a print job, assigning a job identifier for the print job, selecting a printer for the print job, sending to the selected printer the print job and the job identifier whereby the print job is locked on the selected printer, imaging a printed printer identification code (PIC) on an exposed surface of the selected printer, resolving the printed PIC image to the job identifier, and sending to the selected printer the job identifier whereby the print job is unlocked. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077125 | PRINT RELAY SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A print relay system includes a confirmation unit configured to check, in response to reception of a print instruction from a user apparatus, whether print information associated with second printer information that corresponds to a user who operates the user apparatus, of the second printer information included in printer management information, has been received from the print service, or whether a print job has been generated based on the print information. The print relay system further includes a transmission unit configured to transmit, in response to the confirmation unit confirming that the print job has been generated based on the print information associated with the second printer information that corresponds to the user, information including location information of the print job via the user apparatus to the image forming apparatus that executes the generated print job. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077126 | CONFIGURING A MODULAR PRINTING SYSTEM - A method for configuring a modular printing system is disclosed. The system has a plurality of modules that are configured to be selectively interconnected to form different printing system configurations. The method includes providing printing system modules and associated configuration information for each module; selecting and interconnecting modules to produce a particular printing system configuration and communicating the associated configuration information for the selected modules to a system controller; and using the system controller to automatically determine a printing system configuration that includes operational parameter ranges for at least one of the selected modules. The method further includes storing the printing system configuration so that the modular printing system is ready to operate. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077127 | MANAGING NETWORK CONNECTIONS - In one embodiment, a message is received at a network-connectable printer, from a first computer system via a first communication protocol. In response to receipt of the message, a connection between the printer and the network is established via a second communication protocol. A print job is received at the printer via the connection. The print job is caused to print at the printer. The connection is terminated after the print job is printed. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077128 | PRINTING SYSTEM, PRINTING APPARATUS, PRINTING METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A printing system includes a print data generating apparatus, a printing apparatus, a print instruction apparatus, and a print data processing apparatus. The print data generating apparatus includes a receiving unit that receives a print instruction, a print data generating unit that generates print data, a storing unit that stores the print data, a notifying unit that transmits notification information, and a transmitting unit that transmits the print data. The printing apparatus includes a requesting unit that requests the print data generating apparatus to transmit the print data. The print instruction apparatus transmits the print instruction to the print data generating apparatus. The print data processing apparatus includes a requesting unit that requests the print data generating apparatus to transmit the print data, a receiving unit that receives the print data, a unit that processes the print data, and a transmitting unit that transmits the processed print data. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077129 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, MESSAGE SERVER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PRINTING - An electronic apparatus is provided. The electronic apparatus includes a messenger unit through which an image forming apparatus having an account address is selected as a dialogue partner, a user interface through which a file to be printed in the selected image forming apparatus is selected; and a controller which controls the messenger unit to transmit a dialogue message including the selected file and account information of the image forming apparatus to the message server. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077130 | PRINTING CONTROL SYSTEM, PRINTING CONTROL METHOD, AND IMAGE PROCESSOR - A printing control system includes a transmission part configured to transmit data from an information terminal to an image processor; an analysis part configured to analyze the data received from the information terminal; a format determining part configured to determine the data format of the received data based on the analysis result of the analysis part; a conversion requesting part configured to, in response to the format determining part determining that the data format of the received data is convertible into print data printable in the image processor, transmit the received data to a data converter and request the data converter to convert the received data into the print data; and a printing control part configured to print the print data returned from the data converter in response to the request of the conversion requesting part. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077131 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus that functions as a client of a distributed file system is provided, in which the image forming apparatus includes: a distributed file system process part for mounting a file system of a server apparatus on the image forming apparatus to enable the image forming apparatus to access the file system of the server apparatus as the distributed file system of the image forming apparatus; and a storing process part for accessing the file system of the server apparatus and storing, in the file system, information that is stored in a storage unit used by the image forming apparatus. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077132 | IMAGE SCANNING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An image scanning apparatus is provided. The image scanning apparatus includes an image sensor configured to scan a manuscript, a sensor driving unit configured to allow the image sensor to move on a scanning path, a driving control unit configured to generate a driving signal for the sensor driving unit, and a control unit configured to control the image sensor to scan the shading patch during moving to scan the manuscript. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077133 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS, SHADING CORRECTION METHOD THEREFOR, AND PROGRAM FOR IMPLEMENTING THE METHOD - An image reading apparatus including a shading correction mechanism that can be formed by fewer component parts than conventional ones, and is increased in the degree of freedom of design, thereby enabling reduction of the size and weight thereof. A contact glass guides an original to an image reading position. A glass holding member holds the glass. A line image sensor reads an image on the original conveyed to the image reading location, through the contact glass. A reference member is disposed at a location different from the image reading location on the contact glass. A moving mechanism relatively moves the line image sensor and the reference member so that the line image sensor can alternatively read the original conveyed to the image reading location and the reference member. A drive section externally drives the moving mechanism to move the line image sensor and/or the reference member. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077134 | TIME-DELAY-AND-INTEGRATE IMAGE SENSORS HAVING VARIABLE INTEGRATION TIMES - In various embodiments, a time-delay-and-integrate (TDI) image sensor includes (i) a plurality of integrating CCDs (ICCDs), arranged in parallel, that accumulate photocharge in response to exposure to light, (ii) electrically coupled to the plurality of ICCDs, a readout CCD (RCCD) for receiving photocharge from the plurality of ICCDs, and (iii) electrically coupled to the RCCD, readout circuitry for converting charge received from the RCCD into voltage. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077135 | TRANSPARENT PLATE FOR PLATEN, DOCUMENT SCANNING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Provided is a transparent plate for a platen which is used in a document scanning apparatus, including a transparent supporting member, and a transparent protective layer that has a self-repairability and has a surface coefficient of kinetic friction with respect to copy paper of 0.7 or less on the transparent supporting member. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077136 | Media Processing Device and Method of Controlling a Media Processing Device - A media processing device improves the recognition rate of magnetic ink character data from magnetic ink characters printed on a medium. The media processing device | 2013-03-28 |
20130077137 | SHEET-THROUGH DOCUMENT READING APPARATUS - A sheet-through document reading apparatus including: a document tray for containing a plurality of documents; a determination unit that determines a length of a document on the document tray; a feed unit that separates and feeds a document on the document tray; a resist convey unit that performs consistency processing on the document fed by the feed unit; a first drive unit that rotationally drives the resist convey unit; a read convey unit that feeds the document subjected to consistency processing by the resist convey unit; a second drive unit that rotationally drives the read convey unit; a reading unit that reads, at a fixed reading position, the document conveyed by the read convey unit; and a control unit for changing a relative conveying velocity between the resist convey unit and the read convey unit on the basis of a result of the determination by the determination unit. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077138 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS FOR A DOCUMENT CAMERA BASED BOOK SCANNER AND READING MACHINE WITH AN AUTOMATIC PAGE TURNER - Disclosed is a portable scanner for digitizing books. The scanner has a first leaf and a second leaf joined to each other at a hinge. A first support member is attached to the first leaf and a second support member is attached to the second leaf. The support members maintain the first leaf at an angle of less than ninety degrees relative to a surface supporting the first leaf. At least one scanning mechanism is connected to one of the first or second leafs. A page turning mechanism flips each page of a book to be scanned and maintain each page in a secure position. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077139 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND GROUND COLOR CORRECTION METHOD - An image reading apparatus includes: a reading device; and a control unit, wherein the control unit configured to perform: an image reading process of controlling the reading device; a line ground-color-density detection process of detecting a ground-color-density of respective lines; a line count process of counting the number of adjacent lines, which is the number of lines that are adjacent to each other and a difference of the ground-color-densities of the lines falls within a reference range; a document ground-color-density extraction process of extracting a ground-color-density of a line in an area having the largest number of adjacent lines from a read image of the document image; and a density determination process of determining whether the ground-color-density of the document image is a reference density or lower, and a ground color correction process of performing. | 2013-03-28 |
20130077140 | Optical observation device with at least one visual observation beam path - An optical observation device with at least one visual observation beam path, includes
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