16th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 23 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150103295 | Display Device And Thin Film Polarizer Used For Display Device - A display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a first polarization element film which is directly formed on a surface of the second substrate on a side opposite to a side where the first substrate is arranged, and a first polarization layer which is formed in contact with a surface of the first polarization element film on a side opposite to a side where the second substrate is arranged. The first polarization element film is made of an aligned lyotropic liquid crystal material, and the first protective layer is made of a material having a refractive index smaller than a refractive index of the first polarization element film in a transmission axis direction, and has a thickness smaller than a thickness of the first polarization element film. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103296 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display includes a display substrate, an opposite substrate coupled to and facing the display substrate, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the display substrate and the opposite substrate. The display substrate includes a gate line extending in a first direction, a data line extending in a second direction crossing the first direction, a shielding electrode disposed along the data line covering the data line, a protruding electrode extending from the shielding electrode partially covering the gate line, and a pixel electrode electrically insulated from the shielding electrode and configured to receive a signal from the gate and data lines. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103297 | OPTICAL ASSEMBLY INCLUDING ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE COUPLING MEMBER AND RELATED METHODS - An optical assembly may include a substrate, a housing carried by the substrate and having at least one adhesive-receiving recess in an upper surface thereof, and a lens carried by the housing. The optical assembly may also include a liquid crystal focus cell adjacent the lens and including cell layers and pairs of electrically conductive contacts associated therewith. The optical assembly may also include at least one electrically conductive member within the at least one adhesive-receiving recess and coupling together each pair of the electrically conductive contacts, and an adhesive body in the at least one adhesive-receiving recess covering the at least one electrically conductive member. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103298 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Embodiments relate to a liquid crystal display and a manufacturing method thereof, and more particularly, to a liquid crystal display including an alignment layer pattern and a manufacturing method thereof. The liquid crystal display includes a lower panel including a first alignment layer and a signal line. An upper panel faces the lower panel and uncovers an end portion of the signal line of the lower panel. A sealant is positioned between the lower panel and the upper panel and couples the lower panel and the upper panel with each other. The first alignment layer includes a coated region positioned between a first removed region overlapping the end portion of the signal line and a second removed region overlapping the sealant. The first alignment layer does not exist in the first removed region and the second removed region. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103299 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display includes: a first substrate, a plurality of pixel electrodes disposed on the first substrate and including a first subpixel electrode and a second subpixel electrode including a cross stem and a plurality of minute branches extending from the cross stem; a second substrate facing the first substrate; a first alignment layer disposed on the first substrate and the pixel electrode; a second alignment layer disposed on an inner surface of the second substrate; and a liquid crystal layer injected between the first substrate and the second substrate and including a prepolymer, a reaction initiator, and a polymerization reactor, of which a content of the reaction initiator is higher than a content of the polymerization reactor. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103300 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display includes: a first insulation substrate; a gate line and a data line formed on the first insulation substrate; a first electrode and a second electrode formed on the gate line and the data line and overlapping each other via an insulating layer interposed therebetween; a second insulation substrate facing the first insulation substrate; and a chiral dopant inserted between the first insulation substrate and the second insulation substrate. A content of the chiral dopant may be within about 1%, and liquid crystal molecules of a liquid crystal layer may be twisted with a pitch of about 10 μm to about 100 μm by the chiral dopant. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103301 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME HAVING A FIRST CONDUCTIVE UNIT COMPRISING AT LEAST TWO CONDUCTIVE PORTIONS HAVING A RESISTIVITY THAT EXCEEDS THAT OF AT LEAST TWO SECOND CONNECTING PORTIONS OF THE FIRST CONDUCTIVE UNIT - An exemplary liquid crystal display panel includes a substrate and first conductive units. The first conductive units are arranged at a surface of the substrate. Each of the first conductive units includes a plurality of first connecting portions, a plurality of second connecting portions and a conductive portion with a plurality of conductive particles. The conductive portion is located between the first connecting portions and the second connecting portions, thus electrically connecting the first connecting portions to the second connecting portions. A method for manufacturing the liquid crystal display panel is also provided. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103302 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - In a liquid crystal device, in an element substrate, a first area, a second area, and a third area are provided in an area overlapped with sealing material which bonds the element substrate and a counter substrate. In addition, a film which is in the same layer as a first pixel electrode is provided in all of the first area, the second area, and the third area. In addition, a plurality of second pixel electrodes which are in the same layer as the first pixel electrode are formed in a area overlapped with the seal material. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103303 | CHIP HEAT DISSIPATION STRUCTURE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY HAVING THEREOF - A chip heat dissipation structure and a liquid crystal display having thereof are provided. The chip heat dissipation structure includes a metal heat dissipation member contacted with a chip. The metal heat dissipation member is connected to a metal protection cover of a printed circuit board. The metal heat dissipation member is perpendicular to the metal protection cover. The present invention also relates to a liquid crystal display. The chip heat dissipation structure and a liquid crystal display having thereof of the present invention have a good heat dissipation effect. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103304 | Modular eyeglasses with interchangeable temples and facades - A modular eyewear with multiple interchangeable components includes: a) a central frame with two eyeglass supporting members, lens and a bridge member; b) lenses, c) at least two temple members, hingedly and removably connected to the central frame at opposite ends thereof; d) two temple quick release mechanisms; e) a lens-free facade member removably attached to the central frame. A user may wear the modular eyewear with or without the facade and with matching, non-matching or substitute temple members. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103305 | Eyeglasses Support - The Auxiliary Eyeglasses Support is a support arm that is firmly attached to a person's ear, and extends forward to support the front portion of the eyeglasses. This will prevent the eyeglasses from slipping down on a person's nose. The Auxiliary Eyeglasses Support maybe used singly on only one side of the head, or as a pair on both sides of the head. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103306 | VIRTUAL OR AUGMENTED REALITY HEADSETS HAVING ADJUSTABLE INTERPUPILLARY DISTANCE - A virtual or augmented reality headset is provided having a frame, a pair of virtual or augmented reality eyepieces, and an interpupillary distance adjustment mechanism. The frame includes opposing arm members, a bridge positioned intermediate the opposing arm members, and one or more linear rails. The adjustment mechanism is coupled to the virtual or augmented reality eyepieces and operable to simultaneously move the eyepieces in adjustment directions aligned with the plurality of linear rails to adjust the interpupillary distance of the eyepieces. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103307 | PROTECTIVE EYEWEAR - Protective eyewear includes a frame having a first side with a first member and an opposing second side with a second member. A foldable strap has openings at either end and is folded about the first and/or the second member and is held in place by a clip. The clip has a base portion and a swivel portion. The base portion and the swivel portion of the clip engage one another at least partially within the openings of the folded strap. The swivel portion has a range of rotation relative to the base portion of the clip. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103308 | Eyewear Retention Device - An eyewear retention device that comprises two temple retainers connected by a resilient cable, such that when the temple retainers are attached to a pair of eyeglasses and the eyeglasses are worn over the ears of a wearer, the resilient cable extends rearward from the head of the wearer and is suspended off the neck of the wearer. The resilient cable may be tightly wound metal with a smooth plastic outer sheath. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103309 | PROGRESSIVE LENSES - A method comprising: performing eye exam to a subject having a first and second eye; determining a prescription for the first and second eyes, the prescription describing focal power for each of the first eye and the second eye for at least three distances; and providing the prescription to a machine that produces progressive glasses that comprise a first and second lenses, wherein the first and second lenses each having at least three focal portions associated with the at least three distances that are located in a same height in the glasses thereby enabling clear vision for the subject in the first eye and the second eye with respect to the at least three distances. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103310 | OPHTHALMIC LENS - An ophthalmic lens having a front and back face, at least one including a filter, which provides the main face/filter with the following properties:
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20150103311 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC APPARATUS HAVING VISION CARE FUNCTIONS - A portable electronic apparatus has a portable electronic device, a lens assembly, a control unit and a display module. The portable electronic device has a shell with a chamber and an opening communicating with the chamber. The lens assembly is mounted in the opening of the shell. The display module is mounted in the chamber of the shell. The control unit is mounted in the portable electronic device to control the display module to project various object images into a user's eyes. The user can exercise the eyes by releasing the eye muscles, tightening the eye muscles, rolling the eyes upwards, downwards, leftwards, rightwards, or rolling the eyes circularly when the user looks at the projected object images. Vision defects, such as myopia and astigmatism, can be relieved. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103312 | Process For Determining A Pair Of Progressive Ophthalmic Lenses - A process for determining a pair of personalized progressive ophthalmic lenses. and a computer program product associated to these processes. Right-handed persons and left-handed persons behave very differently when executing certain near vision tasks, such as writing on a sheet of paper. However, current lens designs do not take into account these behaviour differences. The comfort of wearing a pair of ophthalmic lenses can be improved for the wearer for whom the lenses are intended by adapting his near vision according to his handedness. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103313 | Correction Values for IOL Power Estimates - An ophthalmic method for determining relationships for calculating intraocular lens (IOL) power correction values is disclosed. The method may involve obtaining estimates of the postoperative optical power of a plurality of eyes undergoing IOL implant surgery. Measurements of the postoperative optical power and of one or more characteristics (e.g., axial length) of the eyes can also be obtained. The eyes can be separated into groups based upon their axial lengths. For each of the groups, a mathematical relationship can be determined for calculating IOL power correction values based on the measured characteristics. The mathematical relationship can reduce prediction error for the respective eyes in each group when applied to the corresponding estimates of the postoperative optical power. Methods and systems are also disclosed for using the IOL power correction values. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103314 | METHOD FOR THE DETECTION OF VISUAL FUNCTION LOSSES - The invention relates to a method for the detection of visual function losses. The method comprises analysing the optical quality of a patient's eye based on one or more retinal images thereof or based on information relating to retinal images corresponding to an eye having an anterior segment and intraocular means that are healthy. The method comprises: detecting a visual function loss of the visual system of functional or pathological etiology, based on the result of the aforementioned analysis; and determining if this loss is due to a reduced and/or limited neural response, which induces alterations in the innervation of the intrinsic ocular muscles of the eye. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103315 | i-DDrOP: Interfacial Dewetting and Drainage Optical Platform - An interfacial dewetting and drainage optical platform (i-DDrOP) is provided which is an instrument that can quantify drainage and dewetting processes of in vitro model tear films covering contact lenses. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103316 | CONTROL METHOD OF A FUNDUS EXAMINATION APPARATUS - A control method of a fundus examination apparatus constructed as a perimeter for examining a fundus of an examinee's eye, includes: controlling a monitor provided in the fundus examination apparatus as the perimeter to display a two-dimensional map pertinent to a two-dimensional analysis result of the fundus based on a tomographic image of the examinee's eye obtained by an optical coherence tomography device; setting an examination position in the fundus examination apparatus as the perimeter on the two-dimensional map displayed on the monitor; and controlling the fundus examination apparatus as the perimeter based on the set examination position to examine the fundus. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103317 | PORTABLE EYE VIEWING DEVICE ENABLED FOR ENHANCED FIELD OF VIEW - An ophthalmoscope includes an illumination assembly having a light source disposed along an illumination axis and an imaging assembly configured for delivering an image to an imaging device. Each of the imaging and illumination assemblies are disposed in an instrument housing, the ophthalmoscope being configured for attachment to an electronic imaging device and in which the imaging assembly produces a field of view of about 40 degrees to permit more comprehensive eye examinations to be reliably conducted. In at least one version, a portable electronic device, such as a smart device, can be coupled to the instrument or configured to wirelessly receive images therefrom. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103318 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE APPARATUS - A stereoscopic image apparatus that is capable of minimizing loss of optical energy and improving quality of a stereoscopic image is disclosed. The stereoscopic image apparatus includes a polarizing beam splitter to reflect or transmit incident light based on polarization components of the light to split the light in at least three different directions, a reflective member to reflect the light reflected by the polarizing beam splitter to a screen, at least one modulator to modulate the light reflected by the reflective member and the light transmitted through the polarizing beam splitter, and a refractive member disposed in an advancing direction of light to be incident upon the polarizing beam splitter to refract the light to be incident upon the polarizing beam splitter. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103319 | POLARIZATION CONVERSION ELEMENT, PROJECTOR, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING POLARIZATION CONVERSION ELEMENT - A polarization conversion element includes first light transmissive substrates and second light transmissive substrates each of which has a light incident surface and a light exiting surface and which are disposed alternately, polarization separation films, reflection films, and retardation plates. One of each of the polarization separation films and a plasma polymerization film is formed on a first surface of each of the first light transmissive substrate. Each of the reflection films is formed on a second surface of each of the first light transmissive substrate. An adhesive layer is formed on a first surface of each of the second light transmissive substrates. The other of each of the polarization separation films and the plasma polymerization films is formed on a second surface of each of the corresponding second light transmissive substrates. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103320 | PROJECTOR - A projector includes a light source apparatus, a light modulator that modulates light outputted from the light source apparatus in accordance with image information, and a projection system that projects light modulated by the light modulator. The light source apparatus outputs light formed of first light of a narrow wavelength band having a first wavelength where the optical intensity peaks and second light of a narrow wavelength band having a second wavelength where the optical intensity peaks, and the separation between the first and the second wavelength is set at a value greater than ¼ of one-cycle wavelength of a ripple among ripples contained in an optical spectrum of light that results from the light incident on the light modulator and is reflected off the light modulator, the ripple located in the wavelength regions of the first light and the second light, but smaller than ¾ of the one-cycle wavelength. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103321 | MICROMECHANICAL COMPONENT INCLUDING AN INTEGRATED PHOTODIODE AND A MICROPROJECTOR - A micromechanical component includes: at least one micromirror; and an integrated photodiode. The micromechanical component is part of a microprojector which further includes a light source. The integrated photodiode of the micromechanical component receives light from the light source. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103322 | DISCHARGE LAMP DRIVING DEVICE, PROJECTOR, AND DISCHARGE LAMP DRIVING METHOD - A discharge lamp driving device includes: a discharge lamp driving unit which supplies drive power to a discharge lamp; and a control unit which controls the discharge lamp driving unit according to a waveform of the drive power. The waveform has n launching periods and a low-power mode lighting period. The n launching periods include a first launching period in which the drive power increases toward refresh power that is equal to or above drive power in a low-power mode and equal to or below rated power, and (n−1) launching periods in which the drive power is maintained at the refresh power. The control unit, in an x-th launching period, supplies the discharge lamp with a drive current having a drive frequency equal to or below a drive frequency of a drive current supplied to the discharge lamp in an (x−1)th launching period. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103323 | DISCHARGE LAMP DRIVING DEVICE, PROJECTOR, AND DISCHARGE LAMP DRIVING METHOD - A discharge lamp driving device includes: a discharge lamp driving unit which supplies drive power to a discharge lamp; and a control unit which controls the discharge lamp driving unit. The control unit is configured to execute a first driving in which first drive power is supplied to the discharge lamp and a second driving in which second drive power that is equal to or higher than the first drive power and equal to or lower than rated power of the discharge lamp is supplied to the discharge lamp. The control unit executes the second driving in a launching period of the discharge lamp, and adjusts a heat load applied to the discharge lamp in the second driving executed in the launching period, according to a degree of deterioration of the discharge lamp. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103324 | DISCHARGE LAMP DRIVING DEVICE, PROJECTOR, AND DISCHARGE LAMP DRIVING METHOD - A discharge lamp driving device includes: a discharge lamp driving unit which supplies drive power to a discharge lamp having electrodes; a storage unit which stores information with respect to the discharge lamp; and a control unit which controls the discharge lamp driving unit, wherein the control unit is configured to execute a stationary lighting driving in which first drive power is supplied to the discharge lamp and a high-power driving in which second drive power that is higher than the first drive power is supplied to the discharge lamp, and the control unit sets first execution information of the high-power driving on the basis of first information with respect to the high-power driving stored in the storage unit, at a predetermining setting timing, and controls the discharge lamp driving unit according to the first execution information. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103325 | Electrostatic Clamp, Lithographic Apparatus and Method - An electrostatic clamp ( | 2015-04-16 |
20150103326 | OPTICAL ELEMENT - The disclosure relates to an optical assembly for a projection exposure apparatus for semiconductor lithography. The optical assembly includes at least one optical element and a mounting body for mechanically fixing the element in a supporting structure. The optical assembly also includes at least one cooling body for dissipating heat from the element. The mounting body and the cooling body are separate from one another. The optical element is connected to the cooling body via at least one heat-conducting element. The disclosure also relates to a projection exposure apparatus including an optical assembly according to the disclosure. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103327 | LITHOGRAPHY APPARATUS WITH SEGMENTED MIRROR - A lithography apparatus is disclosed, which comprises a mirror having at least two mirror segments which are joined together in such a way that an interspace is formed between the mirror segments, and a sensor for detecting the relative position of the mirror segments, wherein the sensor is arranged in the interspace between the mirror segments. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103328 | LITHOGRAPHY APPARATUS, POWER SUPPLYING METHOD, AND ARTICLE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A lithography apparatus has a plurality of driving units each of which drives in synchronization within a specific period, a power source for supplying power required for driving to each driving unit, a plurality of capacitors capable of charging power from the power source, a plurality of switching units for switching whether or not power is supplied from the power source to the driving units and capacitors, and a controller configured to stop supplying the power to the driving units and the capacitors and to drive the driving unit with the power charged in the capacitor, in at least a part of a period of driving in synchronization concerning at least one of the plurality of the driving units, or in at least a part of a period of driving in asynchronization concerning another driving unit different from at least one of the driving unit. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103329 | STAGE APPARATUS, LITHOGRAPHY APPARATUS, AND ARTICLE MANUFACTURING METHOD - Provided is a stage apparatus that includes a first movable unit; a linear motor that includes a stator coil array arranged over a stroke range in a predetermined direction of the first movable unit and a mover magnet fixed to the first movable unit; a second movable unit that is arranged to face the first movable unit via a space and relatively moves with respect to the first movable unit in the predetermined direction; and a switch unit that forms a closed circuit including coils in the stator coil array and a resistance during operation of a dynamic brake, wherein the resistance value of a first coil located at a center region of the stroke range in the stator coil array is larger than that of a second coil located toward an end side of the stroke range rather than the center region in the stator coil array. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103330 | TIME OF FLIGHT CAMERA SYSTEM - A light transit time camera system and method for operating such a system which can be operated with at least three modulation frequencies, having the steps a) determining a phase shift (φ | 2015-04-16 |
20150103331 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COMPENSATING FOR BEAM ANGLE OF MULTI-LAYER LiDAR - An apparatus for compensating for a beam angle of a multi-layer LiDAR includes: a beam angle calculation unit configured to calculate a distance d calculated by using ground data detected by a ground data detection unit and a beam angle of the multi-layer LiDAR by using a mounting height of the multi-layer LiDAR stored in a storage unit. When the beam angle calculated by a beam angle calculation unit is in a threshold range, a beam angle selection unit selects the calculated beam angle as the beam angle, when a beam angle compensation unit compensates for the initial beam angle by using the beam angle selected by the beam angle selection unit | 2015-04-16 |
20150103332 | FRAME TRANSFER DEVICE FOR AN OPTICAL STRAIN GAUGE STRUCTURE - An optical strain gauge, a transfer device for an optical strain gauge, and a test system are described. One instance of the disclosed transfer device includes a first and second gauge coupler that facilitate attachment to an optical strain gauge. The disclosed transfer device enables an optical strain gauge to be easily moved from one location to another; for example from a location of manufacture, testing, or calibration, to an object to be tested with the strain gauge or from one object to another object. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103333 | APPARATUS FOR QUANTITATIVE MEASUREMENTS OF STRESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM MECHANOLUMINESCENCE MATERIALS - An apparatus for measuring mechanoluminescent light includes a chamber defining an enclosure for a portion of a structure to be monitored and providing an opening fitted onto the structure. The structure has a mechanoluminescent material thereon. The apparatus further includes an imaging sensor positioned and configured to take images of the mechanoluminescent material and an electronic controller in wired or wireless communication with the imaging sensor, the electronic controller being capable of controlling the properties of the imaging sensor and processing the images of the mechanoluminescent material. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103334 | HANDHELD LASER INDUCED BREAKDOWN SPECTROSCOPY DEVICE - A novel device, method and systems disclosed managing the thermal challenges of LIBS laser components and a spectrometer in a handheld structure as well the use of simplified light signal collection which includes a bare fiber optic to collect the emitted light in close proximity to (or in contact with) the test material. In one example embodiment of the handheld LIBS device, a burst pulse frequency is 4 kHz is used resulting in a time between pulses of about 250 μs which is a factor of 10 above that of other devices in the prior art. In a related embodiment, an active Q-switched laser module is used along with a compact spectrometer module using a transmission grating to improve LIBS measurement while substantially reducing the size of the handheld analyzer. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103335 | OBJECT DIMENSIONING SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS - A method and apparatus for dimensioning and, optionally, weighing an object. A platform with a surface is used for supporting an object. A user selects between two different dimensioning devices of the apparatus. The first device employs three distance sensors to determine a distance between each of the distance sensors and a side of an object. The second device includes a movable gate which is passed over and about an object or objects on the platform. Sensor arrays, such as paired, aligned light emitter and receiver arrays, are used in combination with a plurality of sensed gate positions to determine the dimensions of the objects(s) as the gate passes around the object(s) based on whether or not light from an emitter on one side of the gate reaches a light receiver on another, opposing side of the gate. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103336 | OPTICAL CONNECTOR MONITORING - There is described an optical connector comprising a casing having a hollow body and at least one aperture at one end thereof, at least one optical fiber having an outer surface and a fiber end and extending inside the hollow body of the casing along a longitudinal direction thereof, a connector assembly supporting the at least one optical fiber in the casing and aligning the fiber end with the at least one aperture, and an optical monitoring device comprising at least one photodetector in proximity to the fiber end of the at least one optical fiber and adapted to detect naturally leaked light from the fiber end. An optical monitoring device and a method for monitoring optical power in an optical connector are also described. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103337 | APPARATUS FOR AND METHOD OF SENSING ARC IN GAS INSULATED SWITCHGEAR USING PHOTODIODE - There is provided an apparatus for sensing an arc in a gas insulated switchgear (GIS) including: an optical signal receiving unit receiving an optical signal generated due to an arc within a GIS; and a circuit breaker controller outputting a circuit breaker interrupt signal based on the received optical signal, wherein the optical signal receiving unit is installed within the GIS. An optical signal due to an arc may be received at the maximum level, and an arc generated within a GIS may be simply sensed at low costs. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103338 | METHOD OF EVALUATING IMAGE BLUR OF OPTICAL FILM AND OPTICAL FILM WITH REDUCED IMAGE BLUR - A method of evaluating an image blur of an optical film includes displaying a test pattern by driving an organic light-emitting display apparatus including the optical film, obtaining an image by capturing the test pattern using a digital camera, obtaining a spatial luminance distribution from the image, transforming the spatial luminance distribution into a sensation curve, and estimating a blur width from the sensation curve, where the blur width is a distance between peaks having negative minimum values, from among a plurality of peaks of the sensation curve. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103339 | FLOW CELL ASSEMBLY FOR LIQUID SAMPLE ANALYZER - A flow cell assembly for use in a liquid sample analyzer including a radiation source, a sensing device and a liquid sample source to supply a liquid sample includes an entrance joint member, a liquid core waveguide, a liquid sample feed tube, and an input optical fiber. The entrance joint member includes a waveguide receiving bore and a feed tube receiving bore. The liquid core waveguide is mounted in the waveguide receiving bore and defines a waveguide bore. The liquid sample feed tube is mounted in the feed tube receiving bore such that the liquid sample feed tube is in fluid communication with the waveguide bore to fluidly connect the liquid sample source to the waveguide bore. The input optical fiber is mounted in the entrance joint member to transmit radiation from the radiation source to the waveguide bore, which radiation is transmitted through the waveguide bore and the liquid sample therein to the sensing device. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103340 | SCATTERING SPECTROSCOPY NANOSENSOR - A scattering spectroscopy nanosensor includes a nanoscale-patterned sensing substrate to produce an optical scattering response signal indicative of a presence of an analyte when interrogated by an optical stimulus. The scattering spectroscopy nanosensor further includes a protective covering to cover and protect the nanoscale-patterned sensing substrate. The protective covering is to be selectably removed by exposure to an optical beam incident on the protective covering. The protective covering is to prevent the analyte from interacting with the nanoscale-patterned sensing substrate prior to being removed. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103341 | METHOD OF IDENTIFICATION FROM A SPATIAL AND SPECTRAL OBJECT MODEL - A method of referencing an imaged object includes, among other things, obtaining a series of images, observing key characteristics of the object in each of the series of images, associating the observed key characteristics with the object; and assigning a unique identifier to the object based upon the associated key characteristics. The series of images includes spectral and spatial imagery. Some of the key characteristics are in the spectral imagery and some of the key characteristics are in the spatial imagery. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103342 | SPECTROPHOTOMETER - The spectrophotometer of the present invention measures a spectral reflectance of an object to be measured to thereby determine a color value of the object to be measured based on a color-matching function of an XYZ color system and the spectral reflectance. The spectrophotometer includes an irradiation unit configured to irradiate the object to be measured with light having a spectral intensity distribution in which a relative intensity at a wavelength at which the value of z reaches its peak in the color-matching function is equal to or greater than 0.5. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103343 | TUNABLE OPTICAL FILTER - An apparatus for performing spectroscopy incorporates, between an EM source and a detector, an optical filter comprising a pair of mirrors opposed along the optical axis and shaped to provide an optical cavity with stable resonance and having a cavity length of at most 50 μm and a mode at a wavelength within said band of wavelengths for bandpass filtering EM radiation passing therethrough. The actuator system is arranged to move the mirrors relative to each other along the length of the optical cavity for tuning the wavelength of said mode. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103344 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING AT LEAST ONE PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL AND/OR BIOLOGICAL MEASURED VARIABLE BY MEANS OF OPTICAL SENSORS, AND TURBIDITY SENSOR - A turbidity sensor and a method for determining at least one physical, chemical and/or biological measured variable of process automation in a medium by means of at least one optical sensor, comprising the steps of sending transmission signals into the medium, wherein the transmission signals are converted into received signals by interaction with, especially by scattering from, the medium as a function of the measured variable; receiving the received signals; and converting the received signals into the measured variable as a function of environmental conditions at the location of installation and, adjusting the sensor based on a calibration graph corresponding to environmental conditions at the location of installation. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103345 | APPARATUS FOR MEASURING THE SCATTERED LIGHT AND METHOD OF TESTING A RECEPTION OPTICS - An apparatus ( | 2015-04-16 |
20150103346 | SMOKE DETECTOR WITH EXTERNAL SAMPLING VOLUME AND AMBIENT LIGHT REJECTION - In accordance with certain embodiments, a smoke detector determines the presence of smoke particles outside its housing based on measurements of light detected at different wavelengths and corrected based on an ambient light level. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103347 | SAMPLE ANALYSIS ELEMENT AND DETECTION DEVICE - There is provided a sample analysis element capable of uniting a propagating surface plasmon resonance with a localized surface plasmon resonance while increasing the surface density of the hot spots. The sample analysis element is provided with a plurality of metal nanobody lines. Each of the metal nanobody lines includes a plurality of metal nanobodies arranged in a line on a dielectric surface at a first pitch smaller than a wavelength of incident light, and the plurality of metal nanobody lines is arranged in parallel to each other at a second pitch larger than the first pitch. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103348 | Wafer Inspection - Systems and methods for inspecting a wafer are provided. One system includes an illumination subsystem configured to illuminate the wafer; a collection subsystem configured to collect light scattered from the wafer and to preserve the polarization of the scattered light; an optical element configured to separate the scattered light collected in different segments of the collection numerical aperture of the collection subsystem, where the optical element is positioned at a Fourier plane or a conjugate of the Fourier plane of the collection subsystem; a polarizing element configured to separate the scattered light in one of the different segments into different portions of the scattered light based on polarization; and a detector configured to detect one of the different portions of the scattered light and to generate output responsive to the detected light, which is used to detect defects on the wafer. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103349 | Photodetector with Controllable Spectral Response - A photodetector includes a semiconductor substrate having an irradiation zone configured to generate charge carriers having opposite charge carrier types in response to an irradiation of the semiconductor substrate. The photodetector further includes an inversion zone generator configured to operate in at least two operating states to generate different inversion zones within the substrate, wherein a first inversion zone generated in a first operating state differs from a second inversion zone generated in a second operating state, and wherein the first inversion zone and the second inversion zone have different extensions in the semiconductor substrate. A corresponding method for manufacturing a photodetector and a method for determining a spectral characteristic of an irradiation are also described. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103350 | GAS DETECTION SYSTEM USING FIBER LASER WITH ACTIVE FEEDBACK COMPENSATION BY REFERENCE CAVITY - The present invention provides a fiber laser gas detection system using active feedback compensation by a reference cavity, said system comprising: an optical fiber laser consists of a laser diode pump source, a wavelength division multiplexer, an active optical fiber and a fiber Bragg grating connected successively; an optical isolator coupled with said wavelength division multiplexer for blocking a reverse light transmission in said active fiber; a coupler connected with said optical isolator for dividing the laser light after being isolated by the optical isolator into a reference beam, a detecting beam and an intensity measuring beam according a certain ration power. The gas detection system according to the present invention can take advantages of the unique superiority of compact structure and narrow linewidth of the laser output of the fiber laser, and achieve a gas detection method with high sensitive and high precision by feedback controlling. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103351 | USING REFLECTED AND TRANSMISSION MAPS TO DETECT RETICLE DEGRADATION - An optical reticle inspection tool is used during an inspection to obtain, for each local area, an average of multiple reflected intensity values corresponding to light reflected from a plurality of sub-areas of each local area of the reticle. The optical reticle inspection tool is also used during the inspection to obtain, for each local area, an average of multiple transmitted intensity values corresponding to light transmitted through the sub-areas of each local area of the reticle. A combined intensity map is generated by combining, for each local area, the average of multiple reflected intensity values and the average of multiple transmitted intensity values such that a reticle pattern of the reticle is cancelled from the combined intensity map if the reticle has not degraded and such that the reticle pattern of the reticle is not cancelled out of the combined intensity map if the reticle has degraded. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103352 | SCANNING OPTICAL MICROSCOPE - A scanning optical microscope includes a light source; a first beam splitter that splits light into irradiation light and reference light; a first objective lens that converges the irradiation light on a sample and receives signal light; a second beam splitter that splits the signal light off from an optical path; a pin hole positioned on an optical path of the split signal light at a position optically conjugate with an image-forming point of the first objective lens; a condenser lens that converges the split signal light on the pin hole; a phase plate that outputs first light including at least four firstly-split beams having different phases; a third beam splitter that multiplexes the first light and second light to generate interfering light including at least four secondly-split beams having different phases; and a light detecting element that receives the interfering light and outputs at least four electric signals. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103353 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING THE OPTICAL PATH LENGTH BETWEEN A LASER AND AN OPTICAL CAVITY - Systems and methods for controlling the optical path length between a feedback enabled laser and a cavity, and hence the optical feedback phase. A phasor element, positioned along an optical path between the laser and the cavity coupling mirror, includes a gas medium within a volume defined by the phasor element. The phasor element is configured to adjust or control an optical path length of the laser light between the laser and the cavity coupling mirror by adjusting or controlling a density of the gas medium within the phasor volume. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103354 | MULTIPLEX TUNABLE FILTER SPECTROMETER - The invention provides spectroscopic systems and spectrometers employing an optical interference filter module having a plurality of bandpass regions. In certain embodiments, the systems include a mechanism for wavelength tuning/scanning and wavelength band decoding based on an angular motion of one or more filters. A spectral processing algorithm separates the multiplexed wavelength-scanned bandpass regions and quantifies the concentrations of the analyzed chemical and/or biological species. The spectroscopic system allows for compact, multi-compound analysis, employing a single-element detector for maximum performance-to-cost ratio. The spectroscopic system also allows for high-sensitivity measurement and robust interference compensation. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103355 | Compact Multimodality Optical Coherence Tomography Imaging Systems - Systems for imaging a sample are provided. The system includes an optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging portion having an associated OCT path defined by one set of optical elements between an OCT signal delivery optical fiber and the sample; an image capture portion having an associated image capture path defined by a second set of optical elements between an image capture device and the sample, different from the OCT path; and an illuminator portion having an associated illumination path defined by a third set of optical elements between an illumination source and the sample. The OCT path, the image capture path, and the illuminator path have at least one optical element in common, and the respective paths differ from each other by at least one optical element. The OCT path and the image capture path share a common intermediate conjugate image plane. Focal control is achieved for the OCT path and the image capture path concurrently through adjustment of one or more common optical elements distal to the common intermediate conjugate plane, such that focal control requires no differential adjustment between optical elements not in common to both paths. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103356 | Interferometer, System, and Method of Use - A compact, balanced, up to three degrees of freedom measuring interferometer which enables fiber delivery of an optical source without periodic nonlinearity, an interferometer system, and method for using an interferometer to measure up to three degrees of freedom is disclosed. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103357 | SIGNAL SECTIONING FOR PROFILING PRINTED-CIRCUIT-BORD VIAS WITH VERTICAL SCANNING INTERFEROMETRY - The rough bottom surface of a recessed feature partially obscured by an overlying structure is profiled interferometrically with acceptable precision using an objective with sufficiently large numerical aperture to illuminate the bottom under the obscuring structure. The light scattering produced by the roughness of the surface causes diffused light to return to the objective and yield reliable data fringes. Under such appropriate numerical-aperture and surface roughness conditions, the bottom surface of such recessed features can be profiled correctly simply by segmenting the correlograms produced by the scan and processing all fringes that correspond to the bottom surface elevation. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103358 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NON-CONTACT MEASUREMENT OF 3D GEOMETRY - A method for the non-contact measurement of a scene's 3D geometry is based on the concurrent projection of multiple and overlapping light patterns of different wavelengths and/or polarity onto its surfaces. Each location in the overlapping light patterns is encoded (code-word) by the combined arrangements of code elements (code-letters) from one or more of the overlapping patterns. The coded light reflected from the scene is imaged separately for each wavelength and/or polarity by an acquisition unit and code-letters are combined at each pattern location to yield a distinct code-word by a computing unit. Code-words are then identified in the image, stereo-matched, and triangulated, to calculate the range to the projected locations on the scene's surface. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103359 | OPTICAL SYSTEM FOR POSTURE DETECTION COMPRISING A SCANNING LIGHT SOURCE AND A CUBE CORNER - The general field of the invention is that of systems for detecting the posture of a mobile object in space. The system according to the invention comprises an electro-optical device comprising a light source, a photoreceptor and means of analysis, and a retro-reflecting cube corner disposed on the mobile object. The cube corner comprises a mask disposed on its entry face. The source emits a parallel or almost-parallel pencil beam. The electro-optical device comprises means for deviating, about a fixed point, the said pencil beam of light by an angle varying as a function of time. The photoreceptor is configured for receiving the pencil beam of light retro-reflected by the cube corner. The means of analysis are configured in such a manner as to determine, based on the signal coming from the photoreceptor, the position of a number of points representative of the borders of the mask and, using this positional information, the posture of the cube corner in space. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103360 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING A PROBE-OFF CONDITION IN A MEDICAL DEVICE - A physiological monitoring system may determine a probe-off condition. A physiological sensor may be used to emit one or more wavelengths of light. A received light signal may be processed to obtain a light signal corresponding to the emitted light and an ambient signal. The signals may be analyzed to identify similar behavior. The system may determine whether the physiological sensor is properly positioned based on the analysis. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103361 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE EDITING METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - In partially editing a given image displayed on a display section, a selection receiving section receives selection of an editing target in the display image, displayed on the display section, based on the direction of a straight line connecting two points detected by a position detecting section for detecting a position of contact with a display screen of the display section, and then an editing section partially edits the target. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103362 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus, includes: an acceptance unit that accepts image data and reading data; an extraction unit that extracts rectangular images by segmenting one image of the image data and the reading data; a first searching unit that selects at least one of the rectangular images extracted by the extraction unit, set a search range calculated from the error, searches for a matching position of the selected rectangular image in the other image of the image data and the reading data; an estimation unit that estimates a matching position of a rectangular image in the other image on the basis of the matching position of the selected rectangular image in the other image; and a second searching unit that searches for a matching position of the other rectangular image in the other image using the matching position estimated by the estimation unit as a reference. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103363 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus, includes: an acceptance unit that accepts image data and reading data read from a medium; an extraction unit that extracts a rectangular image by segmenting one image of the image data and the reading data to have a size calculated based on an error; a searching unit that searches for a matching position of a rectangular image in the other image of the image data and the reading data, which corresponds to a position of the rectangular image extracted by the extraction unit within a range of a movement amount calculated based on the size of the rectangular image extracted by the extraction unit and a predetermined size calculated by the error; and a comparison unit that compares the rectangular image extracted by the extraction unit with the rectangular image in the other image at the position searched by the searching unit. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103364 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus includes: a schedule information generation unit that generates schedule information including an order of execution of received jobs; an acquisition unit that acquires resource information related to a resource used to execute a job; a prediction unit that predicts a timing of occurrence of an event that possibly occurs in the apparatus as the received jobs are executed in accordance with the order of execution on the basis of the schedule information and the resource information; a display information generation unit that generates display information for displaying a period of execution of the job to be executed and the timing of occurrence of the event along the same time axis, and for displaying a degree of influence of the event on execution of the job; and a display controller that controls display of the display information. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103365 | POWER SUPPLY CONTROL APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A power supply control apparatus includes a sensor, a first imaging unit, a second imaging unit, and a state controller. The sensor senses a person when the power supply control apparatus is in a power saving state. The first imaging unit consumes higher power than the sensor and captures an image of a person approaching. The second imaging unit captures an image used to recognize a person. The state controller causes the first imaging unit and the second imaging unit to be in a power supply state in a case where the sensor has sensed a person. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103366 | PRINTING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR PRINTING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - On the basis of the type of a preceding job, it is decided whether or not to continue double-sided circulation between the preceding job and a subsequent job. A printing apparatus executes, based on a type of a first job, a first printing process in which, after an image has been printed on a first side and a second side of a sheet by executing the first job, an image starts to be printed on a sheet by executing a second job to be executed following the first job, and a second printing process in which, after an image has been printed on a first side of a sheet by executing the first job and before an image is printed on a second side of the sheet, an image starts to be printed on a sheet of the second job to be executed following the first job. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103367 | PRINTING SYSTEM, MOBILE TERMINAL, PRINTING APPARATUS, MOBILE TERMINAL CONTROL METHOD, PRINTING APPARATUS CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A printing system enables a user of a mobile terminal to confirm a print result to be printed on a pre-printed paper that can be fed from a specific paper feeding unit provided in a printing apparatus. A method for controlling the printing apparatus includes generating print data to be printed based on a print job received from the mobile terminal, generating composite image data by combining the generated print data with image data of a pre-printed paper transmitted from the mobile terminal, and transferring the generated composite image data to the mobile terminal. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103368 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An information processing apparatus according to this invention, when accepting an instruction to execute a job based on a history of a previously executed job, identifies settings allowed to be reflected to the job to be executed based on the instruction from among settings of the previously executed job. The information processing apparatus executes the job based on the instruction according to the settings obtained by reflecting the identified settings to default settings of the job to be executed. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103369 | OPERATION CONSOLE, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND DISPLAY METHOD - In order to provide an operation console having superior operability and visibility, a touch-panel display includes a display panel displaying a copy mode basic screen image with virtual keys, and a touch-panel receiving an input operation to the virtual keys. On the copy mode basic screen image, a group of virtual ten keys for inputting the number of copies are displayed. When image data is input by a document reading unit, the touch-panel display causes a preview image based on the image data to be displayed with higher priority than the group of virtual ten keys, in the copy mode basic screen image. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103370 | TERMINAL DEVICE, OUTPUT SYSTEM, AND OUTPUT METHOD - A terminal device to which an information processing device and an output device are connected, includes a substitute user setting unit configured to set a substitute user as an executor capable of executing output of output data specified by a user requesting the output of the output data, the substitute user being different from the user requesting the output of the output data; an output information transmission unit configured to send, to the information processing device, the specified output data and output data relevance information including substitute user information identifying the substitute user; an output data acquisition unit configured to acquire the output data, of which the output is set as being executable by the executor, from the information processing device; and an output data transmission unit configured to send the output data acquired by the output data acquisition unit, to the output device connected to the terminal device. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103371 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACEABILITY OF CHECKS WITH IMPROVED FUNCTIONALITIES, AND RELATIVE DIGITAL SCANNER - A digital check scanner ( | 2015-04-16 |
20150103372 | METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING PAPER DISCHARGING DEVICE, PAPER DISCHARGING DEVICE, PRINTER AND PRINTING SYSTEM - The disclosure discloses a method for identifying a paper discharging device, a paper discharging device, a printer and a printing system. Wherein the method for identifying the paper discharging device includes: acquiring an identification signal by a printer, wherein the identification signal is a signal corresponding to the paper discharging device, wherein different paper discharging device corresponds to different identification signal; and judging a type of the paper discharging device according to the identification signal by the printer, wherein the corresponding relation between the identification signal and the type of the paper discharging device is stored in the printer. According to the disclosure, the problem that the printer may not automatically identify the paper discharging device type in the relevant technology is solved. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103373 | EXPOSING NETWORK PRINTERS TO WI-FI CLIENTS - In an embodiment, a processor-readable medium stores code representing instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to receive a printer discovery request from a Wi-Fi client. The instructions further cause the processor to forward the printer discovery request and an agent identification to an enterprise network server, and receive from the enterprise network server, a list of printers associated with the agent identification. The instructions also cause the processor to expose the list of printers to the Wi-Fi client. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103374 | METHOD FOR INITIAL SETUP OF IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING THE SAME - An initial setup method of an image forming apparatus using near field communication (NFC) according to an embodiment includes determining whether initial setup of the image forming apparatus is needed; displaying an initial setup menu on a display unit of the image forming apparatus when it is determined that the initial setup is needed; receiving initial setup data stored in the mobile terminal through NFC by the image forming apparatus when the mobile terminal is NFC tagged with the image forming apparatus; and performing initial setup of the image forming apparatus in accordance with the received initial setup data. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103375 | PRINTING SYSTEM, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus capable of being connected to a network via a print server updates media data in response to a modification operation for modification of the media data, and starts a recording of the updating of the media data when the print server is in a power saving state. Then, the print server transmits to the print server, in a case where the updating of the media data has been recorded when a notification that the print server returned from the power saving state is received, the updated media data. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103376 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus including: a near field communication unit configured to make a short-range wireless communication with a portable information processing device including a display unit; a recognition unit configured to recognize a portable information processing device that is within a communicable range through communication via the near field communication unit; a job setting unit configured to transmit data for displaying a job setting screen on the display unit of the recognized portable information processing device, via the near field communication unit; and a job control unit configured to execute a job in response to a start instruction of the job, wherein the job setting unit receives a job setting, which is made by using the job setting screen, via the near field communication unit after the recognition to receive the job setting from the portable information processing device, and the job control unit receives a start instruction for the job whose job setting is received. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103377 | PRINTING SYSTEM, PRINTING APPARATUS, MOBILE DEVICE AND METHOD OF PRINTING FROM A MOBILE DEVICE - A method of printing an email comprising the steps of sending an email to be printed to an email address associated with a printing apparatus using an email application on a mobile device and receiving identifying information at the email application in response to the sent email. Identifying information is passed from the email application to a printing application. The printing application sends an instruction to print an email to the printing apparatus. The printing apparatus retrieves the email for printing from the email address associated with the printing apparatus and prints the email. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103378 | System and Method for Guaranteed High Speed Fax Delivery - Described herein is a fax processing system that improves the speed and reliability of fax transmissions via a data communications network and provides a new method of transmitting facsimile images. Fax images are encoded with an embedded bit signal by a fax software program on the originating fax, where such bit signal is recognized by fax software at a fax service such that the original image data is transferred to the fax service via a secure link over a data communications network at internet speeds and notifies the fax service software with a confirmation. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103379 | System and Method for Guaranteed High Speed Fax Delivery with a Fax Adapter - A fax processing system improving the speed and reliability of fax transmissions by providing a new method of transmitting facsimile images, by encoding fax images with an embedded non-facsimile-communication-protocol/non-facsimile-image digital data bit signal using a fax ATA adapter that is connected to a facsimile device, where the signal bit is recognized by fax software at a fax service such that the original image data is transferred to the fax service via a secure link over a data communications network with notification by the fax service software. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103380 | Method and System for Halftone Printing - A method for halftone printing of an image may include receiving image data of an image to be printed. The method may also include processing the image data to generate, for each printing element of a plurality of printing elements which are designed to sharingly print a single color component of a color space, or for each pass of a single printing element which is designed to pass a plurality of passes over a single print area when printing that color component, a halftone pattern for the image for that color, that was independently generated for that printing element or for that pass. The method may further include printing, by each printing element of the plurality of printing elements or in each pass of a single printing element, the halftone pattern that was independently generated for that printing element or for that pass. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103381 | Image Processing that Generates and Density Corrects Ink Amount Data - An image processing device comprises a color conversion unit that converts image data expressed in a first color space to ink quantity data expressed in a second color space, the ink quantity data comprising ink quantity data for chromatic color and ink quantity data for black; and a density adjustment unit that increases or decreases the ink quantity data for chromatic color based on a first adjustment value specified for chromatic color and increases or decreases the ink quantity data for black based on a second adjustment value specified for black. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103382 | CAUSE IDENTIFYING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - A cause identifying device includes a modifying unit and an identifying unit. The modifying unit, in a case in which an inexpedience is detected in an image formed on a print medium by conducting multiple processes, modifies processing content conducted during the image formation by modifying a processing parameter of a partial process or disabling a partial process. The identifying unit identifies a cause of the inexpedience on the basis of information obtained from an image formed on a print medium by image formation conducted after the processing content is modified. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103383 | Network scanner for global document creation, transmission and management - A network scanner, communication protocols, and client and server programs and are provided which provide an improved way to transmit legally binding documents, obviating the need for outmoded, legacy fax transmissions. Using the network scanner, a document may be scanned and transferred directly into any shared folder inbox residing on any computer attached to the Internet. Enhanced server systems and network communications and messaging protocols are provided that are more practical to use than email for sending documents such as executed legal documents or other documents requiring robust integrity and authenticatability. Similarly, the inventive network scanner, server systems and communication protocols provide improved ways to perform large file transfers and to manage bandwidth to minimize problems associated with uploading/downloading large files as attachments to/from email servers and for enabling user control over VoIP quality during file transmission sessions. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103384 | Intelligent Fax Retransmission System and Method - Described herein is a fax processing system for the improvement of efficiency and reliability of fax transmissions over any communications network, specifically for retransmitting an incomplete transmission. Fax images are encoded with an embedded digital bit signal by a fax software program on the originating fax that indicates the number of pages in the document where such bit signal is recognized by fax software at a fax service for the purpose of monitoring the page count of the transmission, and in the case of a failed transmission, using the embedded digital data to notify the recipient that more pages will be transmitted, and further transmitting the remaining pages on the next facsimile phone call. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103385 | IMAGE READER - An image reader includes a reading carriage, on which a reading unit is mounted and which performs scanning along a document-sheet platen in a scanning direction, and an annular belt that draws the reading carriage. The belt includes a first side extending in the scanning direction to which the reading carriage is fixed, and a second side that is disposed to be spaced from the first side. The detection unit that detects a document sheet mounted on the document-sheet platen is disposed in a region between the first side and the second side of the belt in a direction intersecting with the scanning direction. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103386 | OPTICAL SCANNING DEVICE - An optical scanning device includes a mirror part including a mirror reflecting surface to reflect incident light, a pair of torsion bars configured to support the mirror part from both sides and configured to form a first axis around which to swing the mirror part by a torsional motion thereof so as to deflect the reflected light, and at least one stress alleviation area configured to alleviate a stress generated by the torsional motion of the torsion bars. The alleviation area is provided between an intersection of a second axis perpendicular to the first axis and passing through the center of the mirror reflecting surface and an edge of the mirror reflecting surface, and at least one of the torsion bars. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103387 | SHUTTER-BASED LIGHT MODULATORS INCORPORATING INTEGRATED SIDEWALL REFLECTORS - This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus for a MEMS display incorporating integrated sidewall reflectors. The display can include a light blocking component suspended over a substrate. The light blocking component can include an aperture in its surface that is parallel to the substrate. The display can include one or more sidewall reflectors positioned within the aperture. The one or more sidewall reflectors can be arranged at least partially normal to the surface of the light blocking component. Light that is directed through the aperture can be reflected off of the sidewall reflectors to escape from the display at a higher angle than would otherwise be possible. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103388 | MIRROR ASSEMBLY WITH FORMED REFLECTIVE ELEMENT SUBSTRATE - A vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly includes a mirror head portion and a reflective element having a glass substrate and a mirror reflector coated at a surface of the glass substrate. The reflective element is configured to provide a rearward field of view of at least about 15 degrees relative to a side of the vehicle and provides a substantially undistorted reflected image as viewed by the vehicle driver. The glass substrate is formed utilizing a bending element having a free form curvature. The reflective element, when accommodated by the mirror head portion at the side of the vehicle and as viewed by the driver, includes an image plane that establishes an object plane. Coordinates of the image plane and of the object plane are determined, at least in part, by the mirror size and by the free form curvature of the bending element used to form the glass substrate. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103389 | PORTABLE POWER SUPPLIES AND PORTABLE CONTROLLERS FOR SMART WINDOWS - A portable controller having a portable power supply for transitioning tint of an optical device such as an electrochromic device. The portable power supply has at least one battery located within a housing and a support structure for supporting the battery. The portable controller has circuitry with logic for controlling power to the optical device. In some cases, the portable power supply may provide a higher than normal drive voltage to the optical device to accelerate transition to the tint state and then may reduce the drive voltage to a normal level. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103390 | VEHICULAR MIRROR REFLECTIVE ELEMENT WITH ELECTROCHROMIC FILM - A mirror reflective element for a rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle includes a glass substrate, an electrochromic film and a mirror reflector. The electrochromic film is provided as a pre-cut mirror shape film and is disposed at the glass substrate. The electrochromic film comprises an electrochromic polymer layer disposed between a front polymeric film and a rear polymeric film. The front polymeric film is disposed between the electrochromic polymer layer and the glass substrate and a transparent electrically conductive coating is disposed between the front polymeric film and the electrochromic polymer layer. An electrically conductive coating is disposed between the rear polymeric film and the electrochromic polymer layer. The polymeric films have respective overhang portions that extend outboard of any other portion of the electrochromic film at respective connecting regions for electrical connection to the electrically conductive coatings. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103391 | MEMS DEVICE WITH IMPROVED VIA SUPPORT PLANARIZATION - A microelectromechanical (MEMS) device has a movable member supported above a substrate on a via support. The member and via support are fabricated integrally from first and second member forming layers. A first member forming layer forms a lower part of the member and supporting structure for the via support. First and second fill layers are deposited and patterned to form a plug that fills an inner cavity opening in the via structure. The plug is planarized to a planar part of the first member forming layer, and a second member forming layer is deposited over the first member forming layer and the planarized plug to form an upper part of the member. In an example micromirror device, metal layers define a movable mirror member supported on a via support which has a cavity filled by BARC layers. The BARC layers are planarized to a planar portion of a first metal layer and a second metal layer is formed over the first metal layer planar portion and planarized BARC layer plug. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103392 | DISPLAY WITH RETROREFLECTIVE ELEMENTS - In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a retroreflector pixel that includes multiple retroreflector sub-pixels. Each retroreflector sub-pixel includes a reflective surface configured to reflect incident light. Each retroreflector sub-pixel also includes a filter element configured to filter out from the incident light an electrically-controllable amount of light over a particular wavelength range. The filter element may utilize an electrophoretic technique based on charged particles, an electrowetting technique based on a dyed fluid, or an evanescent-wave coupling technique. The apparatus may include a controller communicably coupled to the retroreflector pixel and operable to control the filter element of each retroreflector sub-pixel. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103393 | REFLECTIVE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF REFLECTIVE DISPLAY APPARATUS - A reflective display apparatus including at least one front-light module, a first frame, a first liquid, and a display unit is provided. The at least one front-light module includes a light source and a light guide plate. The light source is adapted for providing an illumination beam. The first frame connects with the light guide plate of the at least one front-light module. The display unit, the first frame, the at least one front-light module form a first containing space and the first liquid is injected into the first containing space. Besides, a manufacturing method of the reflective display apparatus is also provided. | 2015-04-16 |
20150103394 | COLOR DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides a solution for a highlight or multicolor display device, in which each display cell can display high quality color states. More specifically, an electrophoretic fluid is provided which comprises three types of charged particles and a fourth type of particles which is substantially uncharged neutral buoyancy particles, all of which are dispersed in a solvent or solvent mixture. | 2015-04-16 |