19th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 27 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100118281 | PROJECTION OPTICAL SYSTEM - A projection optical system satisfies the following conditional equation: 0.01<{(tan θ f | 2010-05-13 |
20100118282 | PROJECTION TYPE IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - A projection type image display device of the present invention includes: a screen unit with a screen onto which images are projected; a projection unit for projecting images onto the screen from the rear surface of the screen; right and left slide mechanisms as a pair for supporting the screen unit in a manner that allows the screen unit to move in a direction approximately normal to the screen; and a link shaft for linking the right and left slide mechanisms, and for moving the right and left mechanisms in synchronization with each other. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118283 | LIGHT SOURCE UNIT AND IMAGE DISPLAYING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - An object is to provide a light source unit that focuses a laser beam, having different divergence angles in longitudinal direction and lateral direction, so as not to allow longitudinally and laterally deviating from an incident end-face of an optical fiber. The light source unit herein provided is configured to form the laser beam | 2010-05-13 |
20100118284 | ANGLED LIGHT INTEGRATOR FOR A DISPLAY DEVICE - A light integrator for a display device is provided. The light integrator may include a first light tunnel configured to receive a light beam, increase the uniformity of the light distribution in the light beam, and output the light beam, the first light tunnel having a first optical axis. The light integrator may further include a redirection component configured to receive the light beam from the first light tunnel and redirect the light beam to a second light tunnel configured to further increase the uniformity of the light distribution in the light beam and transmit the light beam to downstream optical components, the second light tunnel having a second optical axis forming an angle less than 180 degrees and non-perpendicular with the first optical axis. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118285 | EXPOSURE APPARATUS, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, LITHOGRAPHY SYSTEM, AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - An exposure apparatus for exposing a substrate to radiant energy, the substrate being conveyed from a processing apparatus including a coater that coats the substrate with a photoresist and an auxiliary regulator that regulates a temperature of the substrate, the exposure apparatus comprising a measurement device configured to measure the temperature of the substrate, a main regulator configured to regulate a temperature of the substrate prior to exposure of the substrate based on an output from the measurement device, and a controller configured to determine temperature control information used to control regulation of the temperature of the substrate in the auxiliary regulator based on an output from the measurement device, and to transmit the determined temperature control information to the processing apparatus. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118286 | EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - An exposure apparatus exposes a substrate to light via an immersion liquid and includes a stage configured to hold the substrate and to be moved. The stage includes a chuck configured to hold the substrate, a support member arranged around the chuck and configured to support the immersion liquid, a recovery path configured to recover the immersion liquid having entered a gap between the substrate and the support member, and a temperature-regulating path through which the temperature-regulated liquid flows. The temperature-regulating path is connected with the recovery path. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118287 | DISCHARGE LAMP, CONNECTING CABLE, LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS, AND EXPOSURE APPARATUS - A light source device having a large cooling action on the base member of a discharge lamp. A connector on the sides of the power supply and the air blower and the base-side connector of a discharge lamp are connected to each other through a connection cable having a power cable in which an air blow pipe is contained. An electric power is supplied from the power supply to a base part through the power cable of the connection cable, the base-side connector and a flow passage bending member. The cool air from the air blower is supplied to the groove part of the base part through the air blow pipe of the connection cable, the base-side connector and an air blow passage in the flow passage-bending member. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118288 | Lithographic projection system and projection lens polarization sensor - A lithographic apparatus includes an illumination system configured to condition a radiation beam; a polarization sensor configured at least in part to couple to a reticle stage, wherein components of the reticle polarization sensor can be loaded and unloaded in the lithographic apparatus in the manner used for conventional reticles. In one configuration an active reticle tool includes a rotatable retarder configured to vary the retardation applied to polarized light received from a field point in the illumination system. In another configuration, a passive reticle tool is configured as an array of polarization sensor modules, where the amount of retardation applied to received light by fixed retarders varies according to position of the polarization sensor module. Accordingly, a plurality of retardation conditions for light received at a given field point can be measured, wherein a complete determination of a polarization state of the light at the given field point can be determined. In another configuration, the polarization sensor is configured to measure the effect of a projection lens on a polarization state of light passing through the projection lens. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118289 | MEMBER USED IN IMMERSION EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND IMMERSION EXPOSURE APPARATUS - A member of an immersion exposure apparatus for exposing an image of a pattern of an original on a substrate via a liquid, and configured to be in contact with the liquid, includes a base portion, and a plurality of protruded portions provided on the base portion, wherein a contact angle θ of a material of a surface of the protruded portions before the protruded portions are exposed with light from a light source is larger than 90 degrees with respect to the liquid, and wherein, a value obtained by dividing a sum of a surface area of a face of the base portion on which the plurality of protruded portions are provided and the surface area of the plurality of protruded portions, by an area of the face of the base portion on which the plurality of protruded portions are provided, is r, r>1/|cos θ| is satisfied. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118290 | EXPOSURE DEVICE - An exposure device is provided. The exposure device includes an alignment stage unit, an exposure processing unit and a workpiece moving mechanism. The alignment stage unit includes: an alignment stage that holds a workpiece having workpiece marks thereon; at least one first alignment microscope that detects the workpiece marks of the workpiece; and a first moving mechanism that relatively moves the alignment stage and the first alignment microscope in an 1-axis direction by a width of the workpiece. The exposure processing unit includes: a mask stage that holds a mask having mask marks thereon; a second alignment microscope that detects the mask marks of the mask; and an exposure stage that holds the workpiece. The workpiece moving mechanism moves the workpiece from the alignment stage unit to the exposure processing unit, | 2010-05-13 |
20100118291 | RANGEFINDER AND RANGE FINDING METHOD - A rangefinder includes: a lens system ( | 2010-05-13 |
20100118292 | CROSS-CHIRPED INTERFEROMETRY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING - An interferometric method and system enabling light echoes-to-spectrum mapping, applicable for laser rangefinder, biomedical imaging including surface 3D mapping and tomography, vehicle position identification, and spectrum analysis. The direct mapping into spectrum allows a time-of-flight detection without using any timing pulse modulation. The sensitivity of the detection can be as high as that of the conventional low coherence interferometry, thereby an eye-safe and low-cost solution not compromising performance. In a practical implementation, high accurate range detection can be easily achievable with the level of accuracy equivalent to the laser rangefinder using a 20 ps Full-Width-at-Half-Maximum (FWHM) timing pulse. The system and method comprise applying dispersion-unbalanced interference (referred to as ‘cross-chirp interference’) and gating a phase matched spectral component. The dispersion unbalance used to induce linear one-to-one correspondence between the relative time delay and the spectral component, the performances in terms of range and resolution of the system and method increase with the increase in dispersion unbalance | 2010-05-13 |
20100118293 | PHASE RETARDANCE INSPECTION INSTRUMENT - A phase retardance inspection instrument, comprising: a light source module for generating a single-wavelength light beam; a circularly polarized light generating module, comprising a polarizer and a first phase retarder, for receiving the single-wavelength light beam as it is guided to passe through the polarizer and the first phase retarder in order; and a detecting module, comprising a second phase retarder, a polarizing beam splitter, a first image sensor and a second image sensor, for receiving and guiding a circularly polarized light beam to travel through the second phase retarder and the polarizing beam splitter in order after it passes through a substrate under inspection, wherein the polarizing beam splitter splits an elliptically polarized light beam into intensity vector components of a left-hand circularly polarized light beam and a right-hand circularly polarized light beam, which are to be emitted into the first image sensor and the second image sensor, respectively. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118294 | Apparatus for Detecting the Leakage of Heavy Water in Nuclear Reactor System and Detection Method Using the Same - An apparatus and a method for detecting a leakage of heavy water in a nuclear reactor system includes: a diode laser that generates a laser beam and injects the generated laser beam to a test sample placed in a light absorption cell; the light absorption cell accommodates a gathered test sample therein; a vacuum pump adjusts a degree of vacuum in the light absorption cell; a test sample introduction unit gathers an air test sample from a location with a high possibility of a leakage of heavy water or a light water test sample from a secondary side of a steam generator and transfers the sample to the light absorption cell; an optical detector detects the laser beam which has passed through the light absorption cell; and a microprocessor controls the operation of the diode laser, the light absorption cell, the vacuum pump, the test sample introduction unit, and the optical detector, receives a detect signal from the optical detector, and analyzes an absorption spectrum signal. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118295 | System and Method for Measuring a Laser-Induced Damage Threshold in an Optical Fiber - A system for measuring a laser-induced damage threshold in an optical fiber may include a lens to direct a first laser beam through a core of the optical fiber. The system may also include an optical arrangement to direct a second laser beam through an exterior surface of the optical fiber and into the core of the optical fiber at a preselected location of the optical fiber to provide a predetermined power density at the preselected location, wherein the optical arrangement causes the second laser beam to be directed into the optical fiber substantially completely around a perimeter of the optical fiber to provide the predetermined power density. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118296 | JETSTACK PLATE TO PLATE ALIGNMENT - An apparatus has a first plate having a first array of holes, with a first plate alignment hole having a smaller size than the other holes in the array, a second plate having a second array of holes to be alignable to the first array of holes, a second plate alignment hole having a smaller size than the other holes in the array, and the first plate alignment hole and the second plate alignment hole having different positions. A method of aligning plates provides a first plate having a top and bottom and first array of holes including a first plate alignment hole having a size smaller than the other holes in the first array, places a second plate having a second array of holes on the top of the first plate such that the first array of holes and the second array of holes align, directs light at the bottom of the first plate, locates a profile of the first plate alignment hole in the second array of holes to verify alignment. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118297 | MICROSCOPE HAVING MULTIPLE IMAGE-OUTPUTTING DEVICES AND PROBING APPARATUS FOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICES USING THE SAME - A microscope includes an object splitter configured to split the object image into a first optical path and a second optical path, a first imaging module positioned on the first path and a second imaging module positioned on the second path. The object splitter includes a first beam splitter configured to direct an illumination light to an object, an objective lens configured to collect the reflected light from the object and couple the reflected light on the first beam splitter, and a second beam splitter configured to split the reflected light into the first optical path and the second optical path, wherein the distance between the object and the objective lens is constant. The first imaging module includes a first close up lens configured to render a first object image to a first imaging device with auto-focusing and remote-zooming capabilities, and the second imaging module includes a second close up lens and a negative lens configured to render a second object image to a second imaging device with auto-focusing and remote-zooming capabilities. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118298 | FLOW CELL FOR A FLOW CYTOMETER SYSTEM - The flow cytometer system of the preferred embodiment includes a flow cell body that functions to contain, protect, and align the components of the flow cytometer system; a flow channel, coupled to the flow cell body, that functions to conduct and focus sample fluid through an interrogation zone; and a sample injection probe, removably coupled to the flow cell body, that functions to provide a uniform flow of sample fluid to the flow channel. The flow cytometer system is preferably designed for the flow cytometer field. The flow cytometer system, however, may be alternatively used in any suitable environment and for any suitable reason. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118299 | INCLINED-SLIT SPECTROGRAPH - An inclined-slit spectrograph includes a light source, an inlet slit, a grating and a detector including window through which the light beam diffracted by the grating is transmitted with part of the diffracted light beam generating reflections on the window or between the window and the sensitive surface of the detector. A rectangular inclined inlet slit compensates for spectral resolution losses. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118300 | CYLINDRICAL ILLUMINATION CONFOCAL SPECTROSCOPY SYSTEM - A cylindrical illumination confocal spectroscopy system has a fluidic device having a fluid channel defined therein, an objective lens unit arranged proximate the fluidic device, an illumination system in optical communication with the objective lens unit to provide light to illuminate a sample through the objective lens unit, and a detection system in optical communication with the objective lens unit to receive at least a portion of light that passes through the objective lens unit from the sample. The illumination system includes a beam-shaping lens unit constructed and arranged to provide a substantially planar illumination beam that subtends across, and is longer than, a lateral dimension of the fluid channel, the substantially planar illumination beam having a diffraction limited thickness in a direction substantially orthogonal to the lateral dimension of the fluid channel. The substantially planar illumination beam incident upon the fluidic device has a width that is substantially longer than the lateral dimension of the fluid channel such that the substantially planar illumination beam has an illumination intensity that is uniform across the lateral dimension of the fluid channel to within ±10%. The detection system comprises an aperture stop defining a substantially rectangular aperture having a longitudinal dimension and a transverse dimension. The aperture stop is arranged so that the substantially rectangular aperture is confocal with an illuminated portion of the fluid channel such that the transverse dimension of the substantially rectangular aperture substantially subtends the lateral dimension of the fluid channel without extending substantially beyond the fluid channel and allows light to pass from only a uniform excitation region while occluding light from outside the uniform excitation region, and the lateral dimension of the substantially rectangular aperture substantially matches the diffraction limited thickness of the planar illumination beam. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118301 | SYSTEM FOR ANALYZING A SAMPLE OR A SAMPLE COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR MAKING AND USING SAME - A system and associated method are disclosed for analyzing a sample or sample component including species capable of producing fluorescent light when excited by a light source, where the light source comprises an excimer light source having a high voltage power supply with voltage and current regulation circuitry. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118302 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING FOREIGN MATERIALS AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A foreign material detecting method for detecting a foreign material attached to a substrate surface includes a spraying step of spraying an organic solvent or an oil-phase material containing a halogen element to the substrate surface, a condensing step of emphasizing the foreign material by condensing the sprayed organic solvent or oil-phase material around the foreign material attached to the substrate surface by controlling a temperature of the substrate surface, and a surface inspecting step of detecting the foreign material emphasized by the condensation of the organic solvent or the oil-phase material by a surface inspecting device. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118303 | LIGHT SCATTERING TYPE SMOKE DETECTOR - A light scattering type smoke sensor includes a sensor body, light-emitter for emitting light toward an open smoke-sensing space and outputting a light-received signal according to the amount of scattering light received, and a fire judging unit for judging whether fire occurs or not on the basis of the amount of received light determined on the basis of the outputted light-received signal. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118304 | METHOD FOR MEASURING POLARIZATION CHARACTERISTICS AND MEASUREMENT APPARATUS - In a measurement method for measuring polarization characteristics in which an image of a mask pattern is projected onto an image plane, a first and second slit having a width less than or equal to the wavelength of a light source are displaced on the image plane and light passing through the first and second slit is detected to obtain a first and second light intensity distribution with respect to the direction of displacement of the first and second slit. The positions at which the first light intensity distribution takes a maximum and a minimum value are determined. An index value is calculated using the respective light intensities in the second light intensity distribution at positions corresponding to the determined maximum and minimum positions. Polarization characteristics corresponding to the calculated index value are obtained by using information expressing the relationship between the index value and the polarization characteristics. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118305 | Process and device for measuring the rotation angle of a rotating object - To measure the rotation angle of two objects rotating in relation to each other, a transmitter ( | 2010-05-13 |
20100118306 | Alignment Optimization For Optical Packages - Methods of optimizing optical alignment in an optical package are provided. In one embodiment, the optical package includes a laser diode, a wavelength conversion device, coupling optics positioned along an optical path extending from the laser diode to the wavelength conversion device, and one or more adaptive actuators. The method involves adjusting the optical alignment of the wavelength conversion device in a non-adaptive degree of freedom by referring to a thermally-dependent output intensity profile of the laser diode and a thermally-dependent coupling efficiency profile of the optical package. The adjustment in the non-adaptive degree of freedom is quantified such that, over a given operating temperature range of the optical package, portions of the coupling efficiency profile characterized by relatively low coupling efficiency offset portions of the output intensity profile characterized by relatively high laser output intensity and portions of the coupling efficiency profile characterized by relatively high coupling efficiency offset portions of the output intensity profile characterized by relatively low laser output intensity. Additional embodiments are disclosed and claimed. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118307 | Droplet Actuator Devices, Configurations, and Methods for Improving Absorbance Detection - Devices, configurations and methods for improving absorbance detection are provided. For example, methods and devices are provided for determining the absorbance of a droplet, e.g., a droplet on a droplet actuator, by providing an elongated light path through the droplet. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118308 | Composite Optical Focusing Devices - The present invention is an optical system, comprising: a light source for providing light rays; a combined two or more parabolic reflectors or elliptical reflectors having inner reflecting surfaces, wherein the reflectors sharing a common focal point, and a device-under-test is disposed thereabout the focal point; wherein the collimated light rays coming into the parabolic reflector parallel to the axis of symmetry of each parabolic reflector would be directed to the focal point on the surface of the device-under-test. The reflected light rays from the device-under-test are directed by the other parabolic reflectors along the axes of symmetry of each parabolic reflector and generate information indicative of the device-under-test; wherein the reflected light rays exit the reflector; and a detector for receiving the exited light rays. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118309 | Evaluation Method of Fouling, Fouling Evaluation Apparatus, Production Method of Optical Member, Optical Layered Body, and Display Product - The present invention provides a quantitative evaluation method of fouling of antifouling properties, a fouling evaluation apparatus, and a production method of optical members, which can be applied to various members, and haves high reproducibility and enable to detect a subtle difference between fouling, and an optical layered body having a property of preventing fingerprints from adhering, an anti-contamination property and a degree of recovery from fouling, and a display product including the optical layered body. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118310 | SURFACE INSPECTION METHOD AND SURFACE INSPECTION APPARATUS - A surface inspection apparatus capable of acquiring scattered light intensity distribution information for each scattering azimuth angle, and detecting foreign matters and defects with high sensitivity. A concave mirror for condensation and another concave mirror for image formation are used to cope with a broad cubic angle. Since mirrors for condensation and image formation are used, a support for clamping the periphery of a lens is unnecessary, and an effective aperture area does not decrease. A plurality of azimuth-wise detection optical systems is disposed and reflected light at all azimuths can be detected by burying the entire periphery without calling for specific lens polishing. A light signal unification unit sums digital data from a particular system corresponding to a scattering azimuth designated in advance in the systems for improving an S/N ratio. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118311 | METHOD OF DETECTING AN ABNORMAL SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE USING A STANDARD OPTICAL CRITICAL DIMENSION DATABASE - In a method of detecting an abnormal semiconductor device, a pattern on a semiconductor substrate may be irradiated by a light. A reflected light from the pattern may be detected. Spectrum data of the reflected light may be compared with a predetermined reference spectrum data that is obtained from a test pattern of a reference sample. Whether the pattern is normal or not may be determined based on comparison results. Thus, the abnormal semiconductor device may be recognized in the processes for manufacturing the semiconductor device to prevent the subsequent processes from being performed on the abnormal semiconductor device. As a result, the yield of normal or non-defective semiconductor devices may be improved. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118312 | PHASE-SHIFTING INTERFEROMETRY IN THE PRESENCE OF VIBRATION USING PHASE BIAS - A phase-shifting interferometry (PSI) method and corresponding system including: (i) recording an interferogram for each phase in a sequence of phases between test light reflected from a test surface and reference light reflected from a reference surface, the test and reference light being derived from a common source, each interferogram corresponding to an intensity pattern produced by interfering the reflected test light with the reflected reference light, the interferograms defining an interferometry signal for each of different transverse locations of a cavity defined by the test and reference surfaces, each interferometry signal including a series of intensity values corresponding to the sequence of phases, with the difference between each pair of phases in the sequence defining a corresponding phase shift increment; (ii) calculating an initial phase map for the cavity based on at least some of the recorded interferograms; (iii) calculating an estimate for each of at least some of the phase shift increments based on the initial phase map and at least some of the recorded interferograms; and (iv) calculating an improved phase map based on the calculated estimates for the phase shift increments and at least some of the recorded interferograms. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118313 | PHASE-SHIFTING INTERFEROMETRY IN THE PRESENCE OF VIBRATION - A phase-shifting interferometry (PSI) method and corresponding system including: (i) recording an interferogram for each phase in a sequence of phases between test light reflected from a test surface and reference light reflected from a reference surface, the test and reference light being derived from a common source, each interferogram corresponding to an intensity pattern produced by interfering the reflected test light with the reflected reference light, the interferograms defining an interferometry signal for each of different transverse locations of a cavity defined by the test and reference surfaces, each interferometry signal including a series of intensity values corresponding to the sequence of phases, with the difference between each pair of phases in the sequence defining a corresponding phase shift increment; (ii) calculating an initial phase map for the cavity based on at least some of the recorded interferograms; (iii) calculating an estimate for each of at least some of the phase shift increments based on the initial phase map and at least some of the recorded interferograms; and (iv) calculating an improved phase map based on the calculated estimates for the phase shift increments and at least some of the recorded interferograms. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118314 | DETERMINING TRACK ORIGIN - Apparatus is disclosed for determining the track of origin of a cigarette manufactured in a cigarette making machine having a plurality of tracks. The cigarette making machine ( | 2010-05-13 |
20100118315 | REFERENCE MICROPLATES AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THE REFERENCE MICROPLATES - A reference microplate is described herein which can be used to help calibrate and troubleshoot an optical interrogation system. In one embodiment, the reference microplate has a frame with an array of wells each of which contains an optical biosensor and each optical biosensor is at least partially coated with a substance (e.g., elastomer, optical epoxy). In another embodiment, the reference microplate in addition to having its optical biosensors at least partially covered with a substance (e.g., elastomer, optical epoxy) also has a controllable heating device attached thereto which is used to heat the optical biosensors. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118316 | AUTO FOCUS ARRAY DETECTOR OPTIMIZED FOR OPERATING OBJECTIVES - Provided are an apparatus and a method of measuring structures on a workpiece using an optical metrology system, the optical metrology system comprising an auto focus subsystem which includes a motion control system and a focus detector. The focus detector includes an array of sensors where each sensor has identification (ID). The focus detector measures the focus beam and converts the measurements into a focus signal for each sensor. The focus signal and associated ID of each sensor are transmitted to a processor that generates a best focus instruction. A motion control system utilizes the best focus instruction to move the workpiece to the best focus location. The auto focusing of the workpiece is performed to meet set operating objectives of the auto focus subsystem. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118317 | COMPACT REGISTER MARK - A register control mark for the detection of positional deviations between at least two color separations printed over one another on a printing material in multicolor printing. The control mark has a pattern with parallel lines of a first color separation and, printed in parallel over the pattern, at least two parallel lines of a second color separation. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118318 | IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image recording apparatus acquires, from image data, gradation information in a region corresponding to a connected portion at which recording chips are overlapped with each other, sets, based on the acquired gradation information, control information for controlling recording rates of respective recording elements of a plurality of recording chips that are connected in an overlapped state, and according to the set control information, generates, from the image data, dot data for respective recording elements of the plurality of recording chips that are connected in the overlapped state. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118319 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An image forming system includes: an image forming apparatus; a first recording member; a second recording member storage; and a control unit that, when the image forming apparatus firstly forms an image on a first recording member and secondly forms an image on a second recording member, executes a first control in which the discharge of the second recording member from the second recording member storage is carried out before the discharge of the first recording member from the first recording member storage, and a second control in which the discharge of the second recording member from the second recording member storage is carried out after the discharge of the first recording member from the first recording member storage, the control unit selecting any one of the first and second controls according to the number of the first recording members stored in the first recording member storage. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118320 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PRINTING THEREOF - A method for controlling printing of an image forming apparatus includes receiving a printing command from a user, determining whether a condition for auto color registration is satisfied, asking the user whether to perform auto color registration if the condition for auto color registration is satisfied, and performing either printing or auto color registration according to a response to the asked question. Accordingly, even though a condition for auto color registration is satisfied after a printing command is input, the user can select either printing time or printing quality according to his or her priority. Therefore, user convenience can be enhanced. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118321 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND PRINTING CONTROL METHOD - An information processing apparatus for setting a setting value for print data to be transmitted to a printer, includes a selection unit configured to select a purpose from a plurality of printing purposes, and a display unit configured to display a screen for setting the setting value for the print data including a variable setting item for setting a setting value from a plurality of setting values associated with the printing purpose selected by the selection unit, and a fixed wherein setting values for the variable setting item and the fixed setting item are set by using different setting ways on the displayed screen. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118322 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - When a recording agent amount limiting process is carried out, a color reproduction range is narrowed, and therefore gradation properties of dark areas are deteriorated and information originally held by an image is sometimes undesirably lost. By obtaining ( | 2010-05-13 |
20100118323 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an input receiving unit that receives a character to be printed and a font family of the character as inputs, a first outline specifying data generating unit that generates first outline specifying data corresponding to a combination of the character and the font family which are input to the input receiving unit, an image formation data generating unit that generates data for image formation, which corresponds to the combination of the character and the font family, based on the generated first outline specifying data, a cache unit that temporarily stores the first outline specifying data, a priority calculating unit that calculates priorities related to the first outline specifying data based on the number of curve commands included in the first outline specifying data. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118324 | INFORMATION PROCESSOR AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An information processor for executing multiple applications including an external application under a control of an operating system, includes: a executing section that executes the external application in an isolated environment based on user identification information that is under the control of the operating system and allocated to the external application. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118325 | CONTROL BOARD OF IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming apparatus includes a communication interface to receive a job, and a control board including a plurality of dedicated processors to support their respective functions and a serial interface connected each of the plurality of dedicated processors. The control board controls one of the plurality of dedicated processors corresponding to a received job to perform the received job. Accordingly, the functions of the image forming apparatus are effectively operated and may be performed in parallel with one another. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118326 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME, RECORDING MEDIUM AND PRINTER - There is provided an information processing apparatus including: a memory storing a first descriptor indicating that the information processing apparatus operates as a storage device, a second descriptor indicating that the information processing apparatus operates as another device different from the storage device, and a driver which is used by the host apparatus in order to control the information processing apparatus as the other device in accordance with a given standard; a communication unit which, at the start of communication with the host apparatus, transmits the first descriptor to the host apparatus and communicates with the host apparatus in such a manner that the host apparatus is capable of accessing the driver; and a changing unit for changing the descriptor that the communication unit transmits to the host apparatus to the second descriptor after the driver has been accessed from the host apparatus. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118327 | All-in-One Device with Integrated Monitor - An all-in-one device including a printer and an image capture unit disposed substantially within a housing, the image capture unit including a transparent platen and capturing an image of a media sheet positioned against the platen. The platen is substantially vertically positioned along a front portion of the housing. The image capture unit may further include a lid that is movable relative to the platen between open and closed positions, and a video monitor integrated within an outer surface of the lid and sized to serve as a monitor for a computing device. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118328 | PRINT MANAGEMENT METHOD, COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORED WITH PRINT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, AND PRINT MANAGEMENT APPARATUS - The print management method according to the present invention comprises: (a) recognizing an occurrence of a fault in a printing apparatus which has been designated to print a document; (b) making a judgment as to whether or not a color page is included in the document when the occurrence of the fault in the printing apparatus is recognized; (c) determining a start page for a substitute printing apparatus to start printing the document, which serves as a substitute for the printing apparatus, based on the judgment result of step (b); and (d) designating the substitute printing apparatus to print the document from the start page determined in step (c). | 2010-05-13 |
20100118329 | Image forming apparatus and image forming method - An image forming apparatus includes: a LAN I/F for communication with external devices through a network; a printer engine for executing printing; an HDD for storing file name and transmission source information of printed data; a CPU executing, if the LAN I/F receives a print instruction of data having the same file name and same transmission source as data stored in the HDD, a program for detecting wasteful printing, based on match rate of the received data with respect to the printed data and on accumulated number of printed copies related to the transmission source; and an engine I/F for transmitting data and the like to the printer engine, under the control of CPU. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118330 | Systems and Methods for Managing Printer Settings in a Networked Computing Environment - Systems and methods for remotely managing printer settings that are associated with a remote printer connected to a client machine. A virtual printer driver, executing on a server, is used to generate and manage generate virtual printer queues associated with remote printers connected to the client machine. Each virtual printer queue intercepts print requests generated by one or more applications executing on the server, these print requests cause the virtual printer driver to either retrieve printer setting information from cache memory, or interrogate the remote printer for printer setting information. The virtual printer driver retrieves printer setting information and associates virtual printer queues with remote printers using the retrieved printer setting information. The virtual printer driver then responds to the print request by generating a graphical interface that incorporates the retrieved printer settings and user-defined printer settings. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118331 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - When electric power supply is started in response to a power switch being turned on, a control unit determines whether a stored operation mode is a normal mode or a power saving mode with reference to the stored operation mode. More specifically, the control unit determines whether a digital multifunction peripheral is set to operate in the normal mode or the power saving mode before electric power supply to the digital multifunction peripheral is stopped. If the set operation mode is the normal mode, the control unit controls the digital multifunction peripheral to operate in the normal mode. If the set operation mode is the power saving mode, the control unit controls the digital multifunction peripheral to operate in the power saving mode. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118332 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, PRINT CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - The inconsistencies of the function included in the print setting resolving process is conducted, and information to indicate that the aforementioned print setting is not been changed is added. Then, based on the added information, it is determined whether the information regarding the print setting is changed or not. Here, in case the data related to print setting is added and also the print setting has not been changed, then the process is not conducted. Moreover, in case the data related to print setting is not added or the print setting has been changed, the process is conducted. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118333 | PRINT PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - After operation histories are appropriately selected and merged, the merged operation history is converted into a job definition file (A) and transmitted to upstream. When resending the job, the designation of the job definition file (A) is added to the original job definition file and transmitted. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118334 | Image forming apparatus with print server function, print server activating method in a network, and computer program product - In a network environment having a plurality of image forming apparatuses connected thereto, an image forming apparatus that can reduce down time related to printing without increasing burden on system construction is provided. An image forming apparatus includes a communication unit communicating with other apparatuses through the network, an image forming unit connected to the communication unit through a bus, a print instruction management unit connected to the communication unit through the bus and capable of transmitting a print request, received through the communication unit, to designated one of the image forming apparatuses connected to the network, and a server setting unit determining, by a prescribed procedure, which of the apparatuses having the print server function connected to the network, to be the print server. The print instruction management unit enables or disables the function of the print instruction management unit mentioned above, in accordance with the determination by the server setting unit. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118335 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - An image display apparatus includes a control unit configured to display a content on a display unit, a detection unit configured to detect a printing apparatus located at a predetermined distance or less from the display unit, a calculation unit configured to calculate a position on the display unit of the printing apparatus detected by the detection unit, and a transmission unit configured to transmit, to the printing apparatus, data of a content based on the position calculated by the calculation unit among contents displayed on the display unit. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118336 | PRINTING MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Designation of paper and an operator as intended by an MIS while maintaining automation of job processing was not possible, since management of expendables in a POD device and management of performance information by the MIS were not coordinated. In view of this, the MIS acquires usable print sheet information including division management information from the POD device, and, based on a designation of paper designated by a job and a designation of paper associated with an operator relating to the job, selects appropriate paper that the operator is able to use, from the print sheet information provided by the POD device. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118337 | PRINTING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, PRINT JOB PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - Device capability information associated with a print job is specified, and it is determined whether the specified device capability information is valid in a printing system. If it is determined that the specified device capability information is valid, print processing is done. If it is determined that the specified device capability information is invalid, it is further determined whether the printing system can execute the print job. Then, execution of the print processing is controlled. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118338 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND PREVIEW DISPLAY METHOD - An image forming apparatus is provided with a display control portion for displaying a preview image of image data to be printed, and an original bundle-based processing mode is selectable by an operation portion. The display control portion, in the case of displaying a preview image in the original bundle-based processing mode, generates a thumbnail image, from image data read at each subjob, by reducing image data of a top page, and displays a thumbnail image corresponding to each generated subjob arranged as a preview image on a display portion. In addition, for changing a setting, the display control portion, in the case of displaying a preview image in the original bundle-based processing mode, displays a change key for changing only print conditions of a bundle of originals being displayed as a preview image to be selectable on the display portion by the operation portion. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118339 | COMMUNICATION TERMINAL ADAPTED TO DIRECT DIAL-IN SERVICE AND METHOD OF ESTABLISHING POLARITY - A communication terminal supporting direct dial-in service that can accurately establish polarities of station lines and prevent erroneous operation has a direct dial-in connection function of push-button method, and includes: a polarity determining circuit determining polarities of a pair of station lines; a primary acknowledgement signal transmitting circuit responsive to a reception of a call signal after the polarity determining circuit detected reversal of polarities of the station lines, for transmitting a primary acknowledgement signal to a line; an extension designation signal detecting circuit for detecting, after transmission of the primary acknowledgement signal by the primary acknowledgement signal transmitting circuit, reception of an extension designation signal from an exchange, and a polarity establishing circuit responsive to detection by the extension designation signal detecting circuit of the extension designation signal, for establishing polarities of the pair of station lines determined by the polarity determining circuit. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118340 | PRINTING SYSTEM AND SERVER THEREFOR - A printing system includes a server and a plurality of printing devices connected with the server via a network. A maximum number of printable sheets is set for each of the printing devices. Upon receipt of a print request, when determining that a remaining number of printable sheets is insufficient, a first printing device issues a transfer request to the server. In response to the transfer request, the server selects a second printing device that cedes at least part of the maximum number of printable sheets therefor, based on respective frequencies of printing operations of the printing devices other than the first printing device, and issues a transfer instruction to each of the first printing device and the second printing device, the transfer instruction causing the first and second printing devices to increase and decrease their maximum numbers of printable sheets, respectively. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118341 | PRINTER TERMINAL AND POSTING SERVER - A printer terminal that is connected to a delivery system includes a posting server that delivers contents data for printing a content to the printer terminal through the network; and a relay server that relays setup of a session between the posting server and the printer terminal based on a delivery request from the posting server through the network by using a signaling protocol; through the network. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118342 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND PROGRAM - An image forming apparatus is connected to a memory unit in which a plurality of images is stored, forms an image which is selected by a user from the plurality of images and forms an index image in which a plurality of images which are not selected by the user is disposed. The image forming apparatus includes a group acquisition unit which acquires a group to which the plurality of image belongs from among a plurality of groups into which images are classified; a history registration unit which associates a formed image with the acquired group to be registered as an image forming history when an image selected by the user is formed; and an image forming unit which determines a group in which an image used in the index image is extracted, among the plurality of groups. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118343 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus for combining a plurality of images includes a first storage control unit configured to cause a memory to store an image obtained by reading a document by a reading apparatus and having a first resolution, a second storage control unit configured to cause the memory to store an image obtained by reading a vicinity of a region to be combined in the document by the reading apparatus and having a second resolution, which is higher than the first resolution, and a determination unit configured to determine relative positions of a plurality of images stored in the memory by the first storage control unit based on the image stored in the memory by the second storage control unit. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118344 | IMAGE READER, IMAGE READING SYSTEM AND IMAGE READING METHOD - An image reader and an external terminal are connected to each other through a network. The image reader includes a reading unit, a reception section, a data conversion section, a transmission data generation section and a transmission section. The reading unit reads an image. The reception section receives terminal information from the external terminal. The data conversion section converts image data read by the reading unit into a predetermined data format based on the terminal information. The transmission data generation section adds additional information, which relates to processing of the converted image data, to the converted image data to generate transmission data. The transmission section transmits the transmission data to the external terminal. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118345 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - In an information processing apparatus having a service mode for a service person to carry out maintenance of the apparatus enters for carrying out the maintenance, a registration page is provided for registering the service person as a service person in charge of the maintenance of the apparatus, and an input page is provided for inputting authentication information required for the service person that is registered in the registration page as a person in charge of the maintenance of the apparatus to enter the service mode. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118346 | DOCUMENT RETRIEVAL USING A PRINTED FORM - A method of retrieving a document from a database of hierarchical electronic document versions is disclosed. Each document version is associated with a unique document instance. In the method a search form is printed. The search form includes a search instruction input field relating to at least one parameter of a search to be carried out within the database and a plurality of coded data tags. Each coded data tag encodes a location of that coded data tag on the search form. The coded data tags are sensed by a sensing device as the sensing device is used to handwrite at least one search term on the search form. Data representing the parameter and the at least one search term is generated, with the data representing the at least one search term being generated from the locations of the coded data tags. Next, a search is carried out within the database based on the at least one search term and parameter in order to identify document versions. A results form is printed, with the results form containing data representing the document versions identified in the search and coded data tags. By sensing one or more coded data tags on the results form, the document version associated with the coded data tag sensed on the results form is retrieved and printed. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118347 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, TONE-CORRECTION-PARAMETER GENERATION SHEET, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing device includes an image output unit, an image input unit, and a tone-correction-parameter generation unit. The image output unit outputs a tone-correction-parameter generation sheet to generate a parameter for correcting a tone of an input image. The tone-correction-parameter generation sheet includes a plurality of patches for at least two types of screens. At least one of the at least two types of screens includes more patches of an identical color and tone than at least another of the at least two types of screens. The image input unit inputs a representative value of each patch read from the tone-correction-parameter generation sheet outputted by the image output unit. The tone-correction-parameter generation unit generates the parameter in accordance with a plurality of representative values inputted by the image input unit. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118348 | INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - Characteristic data representing the metallic luster characteristic of each of a plurality of kinds of printing materials to be used by a printing apparatus is acquired. On the basis of a stimulus value represented by the acquired characteristic data corresponding to each of the plurality of kinds of printing materials, an overlay order is determined to form an image on the printing medium by overlaying a printing material having a smaller stimulus value on a printing material having a large stimulus value. The print data is generated in accordance with the determined overlay order. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118349 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus acquires a print target image, scans an image on a sheet, recognizes reuse information in the image scanned from the sheet, generates reuse information after printing the print target image from the recognized reuse information and the acquired print target image, selects an area where the reuse information can be printed, in the acquired print target image, combines the reuse information with the selected area in the print target image, deletes the image on the sheet from which the image is scanned, and forms the combined image on the sheet from which the image is deleted, with a erasable image forming material. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118350 | METHOD OF SEGMENTING A DOCUMENT IMAGE IN DIGITAL IMAGE SCANNING - A method of automatically creating separate images such as PDF or TIFF for selected segments of a scanned document. The user interface enables the user to select the segmenting function and then select the desired segments/pages. The machine automatically creates separate images for each selected segment and sends to a printer or e-mail address. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118351 | Image reading device and controlling program of the same - An image reading device that is connected to a communication network, that converts image information read by an image information reading part into sent image information, and that sends the sent image information over the communication network, the image reading device includes: a user identification (ID) information memory part configured to store user identification (ID) information; a controller configured to format source specific information (for example, email address, source fax number, and user TSI information) that is added to the image information based on the user ID information, the source specific information for identifying a user of the image reading device on a destination side at which the sent image information is received. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118352 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS FOR DETECTING NOISE IN IMAGE DATA - An image reading apparatus includes: three line sensors mutually spaced in a sub scanning direction; a platen arranged between the original and the three line sensors; a mover moving the platen relative to the three line sensors at a rate relative to the three line sensors, the rate being different from that of the original relative to the three line sensors; a lightness difference detector extracting a feature pixel having a predetermined feature from each of three data output from the three line sensors; and NOR and AND devices comparing the three data corresponding to a single location on the original to detect the feature pixel extracted from one of the three data, as a noise pixel if the feature pixel is not a feature pixel for the other data. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118353 | Image reading apparaus, image reading method and computer-readable information recording medium - An original is read by an original reading unit configured to read image data, at least one of the original reading unit and the original is driven by a driving motor in a sub-scan direction, and, when an amount of the image data stored by the image data storing unit becomes equal to or more than a predetermined amount, the rotational speed of the driving motor is reduced according to driving control data provided for each of current rotation angles of the driving motor for finally stopping the driving motor at a predetermined rotation angle, and a speed in a sub-scan direction at which the original reading unit reads the original is reduced. Then, main scan line data are thinned out from the image data according to thin-out data provided for each driving control data, and image data of the original are restored. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118354 | Sensing Device - A sensing device is disclosed. The sensing device interacts with a surface having coded data thereon. The coded data is made up from tags. Each tag encodes a unique identity of the surface, and the location of that tag on the surface. The sensing device has an optical sensor for capturing images of the coded data on the surface when the sensing device is placed in an operative position relative to the surface. The sensing device also has a processor for processing the captured images to determine the unique identity of the surface and the operative position of the sensing device on the surface. A movement sensor for generating movement data is also included in the sensing device. A transmitter of the sensing device transmits indicating data to a computer system. The indicating data includes data regarding the identity of the surface, data regarding the operative position of the sensing device and said movement data. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118355 | Image reading apparatus - To provide an image reading apparatus capable of reading original document images while performing control for blinking a line light source in the apparatus without causing a change in the hue of read data of the documents, the image reading apparatus is to apply light to an original document, read the reflected light, and thereby acquire image data of the document, and has a line light source for applying light to an original document, driving means for moving the document or a carriage installed with the line light source, a line sensor for receiving the reflected light of the document moving in the sub-scanning direction relatively to the carriage to convert into image data, and control means for performing control for blinking the line light source, control for driving the driving means, and control for capturing the image data from the line sensor, where the control means adjusts a light quantity of the line light source by controlling the number of times of lighting signals with a predetermined lighting time width. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118356 | AUTOMATIC SHEET-FEEDING SCANNER HAVING NON-LINEAR PAPER PATH - A scanner includes a platen assembly, a sheet feeder and a scanning module. The platen assembly and the sheet feeder are combined together to form a non-linear paper path. The paper path has a scan region. The sheet feeder includes a feeding mechanism, a transporting mechanism and a discharging mechanism. The feeding mechanism feeds a document into the paper path. The transporting mechanism transports the document from the feeding mechanism to the scan region. The document is transported past the scan region in a direction substantially parallel to a scan plane in the scan region. The discharging mechanism transports the document out of the paper path from the scan region. The scanning module movably disposed in the platen assembly acquires an image of the document transported past the scan region. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118357 | MULTIPLE FEEDING PREVENTING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image scanning method of an image scanning device, the method including: feeding multiply fed documents in a first path and scanning, by a scanning unit of the image scanning device, a first document of the multiply fed documents; outputting the first document through an exit unit; reversely driving the exit unit after the first document is output to reversely feed a second document of the multiply fed documents in a second path, and scanning the second document; and forming images of the first document and the second document, wherein the second path is used to reversely feed the second document to an upstream side of the scanning unit, in view of a feeding direction of the multiply fed documents. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118358 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An optical filter is provided on photoelectric conversion elements for monochrome reading. Each of a reflecting optical system and the optical filter has an end portion and a central portion in a predetermined direction. The optical filter suppresses light at a peak wavelength of a light source such that a difference between a sensitivity of optical path via the end portion of the reflecting optical system and the optical filter and a sensitivity of optical path via the central portion of the reflecting optical system and the optical filter fall within a range of 5% at the peak wavelength of light source. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118359 | Holographic Projection Display with Corrected Phase Coding - A holographic projection display for reconstructing a 3D-scene and a coding method that indicates an improvement of the control value of coding through an iterative Fourier transformations-algorithm are disclosed. The display includes a reproduction system including at least two reproducing means. First reproduction means for reproducing the illuminating means and for the Fourier transformation of actual wave fronts modulated in the phase modulator follow a second reproduction means, that functions as a screen. The plane of the screen is a Fourier transformation plane for calculations with the iterative Fourier transformation-algorithm and the plane of the phase modulator (6) is the other Fourier transformation plane. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118360 | Method and Device for Reconstructing a Three-Dimensional Scene with Corrected Visibility - A method is disclosed for reconstructing a 3D scene made of object points in a holographic display, wherein the reconstruction is visible from a visibility region. Visibility and/or covering of parts of the 3D scene corresponding to the real parameters is realized, with the reconstruction, for a viewer from every place of the visibility region. Processor means generate a spatial point matrix for defining the positions of individual object points, which are assigned predetermined intensity and phase values. Within the visibility region, a complex-value wave front for each single object point is calculated. The intensity values of the object points are multiplied with the associated visibility function, to determine a common modified wave front of the object points, transformed into the plane of a light modulator to calculate modified control values for the object points. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118361 | IMAGE ELIMINATION APPARATUS, IMAGE ELIMINATING METHOD AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image elimination apparatus includes a first reader configured to read a status of a sheet, a first judgment portion configured to judge whether the read sheet is reusable or not, an image eliminator configured to eliminate an image formed on the sheet, a second reader configured to read the sheet passing through the image eliminator, a second judgment portion configured to judge whether the image formed on the sheet is eliminated or not, and a controller configured to control the first reader and the second reader so as to read with different reading precision. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118362 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL SPACE SCANNER - A three-dimensional space scanner is configured so that a reflecting mirror is rotated and tilted so as to scan a mobile object in a horizontal as well as vertical direction, thereby obtaining spatial data. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118363 | OPTICAL SCANNING SENSOR - To provide an optical scanning sensor which performs an object detection with high accuracy by suppressing the mutual interference between scanning light and reflection light, the optical scanning sensor comprises a light projecting unit that projects light, an optical scanning actuator that emits the light from the light projecting unit via a reflecting mirror and performs scanning with the light emitted by causing the mirror to swing, and a light receiving unit that receives, via the mirror, reflection light by an external object of scanning light emitted by the optical scanning actuator. The mirror includes a first surface that reflects the light projected by the light projecting unit and emits the light reflected outward as the scanning light, and a second surface that is parallel to and discontinuous in a reflection area with the first surface and reflects and emits the reflection light to the light receiving unit. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118364 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL SPACE SCANNER - A Three Dimensional (3D) space scanner can obtain spatial data by scanning a mobile object not only in the horizontal direction but also in the vertical direction using a mirror that is driven to rotate as well as to tilt. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118365 | Reflective Optical Scanning System Having Minimized Aberration - The present invention is a scanning system having spherical mirrors to operate a two-dimensional scanning. Aberration owing to oblique incident light is compensated to reach diffraction limit. With proper metallic coating, the present invention uses a wavelength from ultra-violet light to tera-hertz wavelength | 2010-05-13 |
20100118366 | POLARIZATION SPLITTING DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING POLARIZATION BEAM SPLITTER, OPTICAL SCANNING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A polarization splitting device includes a polarization beam splitter having a polarization splitting surface and allows P-polarized light to transmit therethrough and reflects S-polarized light. A subwavelength structure grating is formed on the polarization splitting surface with a grating pitch smaller than wavelength of incident light. The polarization splitting device also includes a polarizer that is arranged on an optical path of light reflected from the polarization beam splitter and has a transmission axis that is parallel to a polarization direction of the S-polarized light. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118367 | OPTICAL SCANNING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - An optical scanning apparatus and an image forming apparatus using the same, overcoming spot rotation due to scanning line curvature and wavefront aberration deterioration, including an incident optical system for guiding beam emitted from a light source to a deflector, and an imaging optical system for forming image of the beam deflected by the deflector on a scanning surface. In sub-scanning section, the beam enters the deflecting surface obliquely to plane perpendicular to a deflector axis. Each of incident and exit surfaces of an imaging optical element is a surface in which a tilt angle of sagittal line changes from on-axis toward off-axis in sub-scanning direction, the tilt angle indicating gradient of normal to sagittal line on meridian line with respect to main scanning section. The incident and exit surfaces each have the same sign for a difference between change rates of axial and off-axial tilt angles of sagittal line. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118368 | LIGHT SCANNING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE - A light scanning device includes a light source outputting a laser beam, a light deflecting unit having a light reflecting unit, the light deflecting unit being adapted to be rotatable about a predetermined axis and scanning an object with the laser beam reflected by the light reflecting unit, a drive controlling unit controlling a deflection angle variation in a vertical direction of the light deflecting unit per unit time so that an interval between scanning lines in the vertical direction by the light deflecting unit is constant, and a driving unit rotationally driving the light deflecting unit in accordance with an rotational angle determined by the driving controlling unit. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118369 | Optical scanning device, image display device and retinal scanning display - An optical scanning device includes an optical scanning element which has a reflection mirror and is configured to perform reciprocating scanning of an optical flux radiated from a light source by resonance oscillations of the reflection mirror; a photo detector which is arranged at a position which a portion of the optical flux scanned by the optical scanning element in a reciprocating manner passes in both outgoing-path scanning and incoming-path scanning, and is configured to output a pulse signal having a predetermined width at a point of time that the scanned optical flux is detected; and the reference signal generator which is configured to detect timing between rising edge timing of one pulse signal and falling edge timing of the other pulse signal out of two pulse signals continuously outputted from the photo detector, and to generate the reference signal based on intermediate timing between the edge timings. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118370 | OSCILLATING BODY APPARATUS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, OPTICAL DEFLECTOR AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An oscillating body apparatus comprises an oscillating plate oscillatably supported around a torsion axis by a support portion for a fixing portion and driving the oscillating plate around the torsion axis by a resonance frequency, the oscillating plate having a region forming a groove portion for adjusting a mass of the oscillating plate, and, the resonance frequency being configured to be adjustable by the formation of the groove portion in the region. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118371 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL SPACE SCANNER - A three-dimensional space scanner can obtain spatial data by scanning a space around a mobile object not only in the horizontal direction but also in the vertical direction to measure a distance to a surrounding obstacle using a mirror that is driven to rotate as well as to tilt. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118372 | MICROMIRROR DEVICE AND MICROMIRROR ARRAY - A movable beam ( | 2010-05-13 |
20100118373 | MICRO SHUTTER DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A micro shutter device and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. A barrier is provided to define a unit pixel. Film actuators are formed within the unit pixel. The film actuators are configured to be bent in opposite directions to each other from a substrate so that light passing through the substrate from an external light source is blocked in a voltage non-applied state, and to be straightened perpendicularly to the substrate so that the light is transmitted upon voltage application. Accordingly, it is possible to increase the aperture ratio and thus improve the light efficiency. Furthermore, it is possible to reduce voltage necessary to drive the film actuators and thus increase the drive speed. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118374 | METHODOLOGY OF MAINTAINING CCT FOR WHITE LIGHT USING LED - The present invention relates generally to a methodology of maintaining correlated colour temperature (CCT) of light beam from lighting means by having a processing means to instruct several lighting means groups, wherein each group has different CCT ranges, that are arranged together, to provide light beam of intended CCT, if the CCT of light beam from the lighting means that are reflected back using reflecting means, which are captured and converted to binary data by the sensory means are different from the intended CCT. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118375 | Tunable Single Sideband Modulators Based On Electro-Optic Optical Whispering Gallery Mode Resonators and Their Applications - Photonic devices and techniques based on tunable single sideband (SSB) modulation in whispering gallery mode resonators formed of electro-optic materials to effectuate coupling between whispering gallery modes of different polarizations. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118376 | MULTI-LAYERED PHOTOCHROMIC SHEET AND PHOTOCHROMIC GLASS PREPARED THEREFROM - The present invention relates to a multi-layered photochromic sheet and a photo chromic glass prepared therefrom. In particular, the present invention relates to a multi-layered photochromic sheet having excellent durability by reducing a decomposition rate of photochromic dye, in which two or more photochromic films consisting of an oxygen or moisture shielding barrier layer and photochromic layer are stacked, compared to a conventional mono layered film. Further, the present invention relates to a photochromic glass having excellent durability and appearance, in which the multi-layered photochromic sheet is disposed between two glasses, and to a glass for vehicles or buildings using the same. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118377 | DYNAMIC REFLECTARRAY TECHNOLOGY FOR ELECTRO-OPTICAL SENSORS - An array of two or more tunable electro-optical reflecting elements where the phase response of one or more elements may be adjusted by a variety of approaches including, but not limited to: a liquid crystal superstrate, schottky contact(s), ultra-violet radiation pulses, and illumination of photoconductive substrates. Methods and apparatus for direct and/or adaptive control of phase response via the above approaches are also discussed. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118378 | SECURITY DOCUMENT CIRCUIT - The authenticity of a security document, such as a bank note, is verified by use of a security feature arranged in or on the document, which security feature comprises an antenna arranged to receive EM-radiation from an external energy source; a rectifier arranged to receive electric energy from the antenna and convert it into a rectified current; and an electrochromic display arranged to alter its electrochromic state in response to said rectified current. Hence, a security feature able alter its appearance in response to EM-radiation is provided, which comprises a display that can be given a large variety of two dimensional shapes. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118379 | BARRIER AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE WITH THE SAME - A 3D image display device with a 2D or 3D image mode switching barrier is provided. The image display device includes an image panel, color change regions spaced apart from each other in a repetitive pattern and selectively change into light transmission regions or light blockage regions, and a barrier having the color change regions. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118380 | TEMPERATURE ACTIVATED OPTICAL FILMS - The present invention discloses a multilayer dielectric optical structure wherein one of the optical materials in the multilayer structure shows an optically isotropic state above and a birefringent state below a characteristic temperature Tc near the room temperature. The optical structure reflects a predetermined wavelength range of electromagnetic radiation above the Tc but allow the same to transmit through below the Tc. The predetermined wavelength can be the near infrared radiation from 700 nm to 2500 nm, and the optical structure rejects solar heat in warm summer days but admits the same to interior on a colder winter day. | 2010-05-13 |