21st week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 41 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130129284 | ELECTRICAL-OPTICAL HYBRID CONNECTOR AND RECEPTACLE THEREOF - A receptacle of an electrical-optical hybrid connector including a plug having an insertion fitting part and the receptacle having a housing space that receives the insertion fitting part includes an optical connection part disposed in a space in communication with the housing space, and an electrical connection part disposed in front of the optical connection part, a shutter that is opened when the receptacle and the plug are connected to each other is provided in front of the optical connection part of the receptacle, and the optical connection part of the receptacle moves forward in association with the shutter when the shutter is opened, and moves rearward in association with the shutter when the shutter is closed. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129285 | OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTOR, OPTICAL FIBER ADAPTER, AND WATERPROOF OPTICAL FIBER ASSEMBLY USING THE SAME - An optical fiber assembly includes an optical fiber connector, and an optical fiber adapter mating with the optical fiber connector. The optical fiber connector includes a fiber joining assembly, a first sealing member, an elastic member, and a housing assembly sleeved on the fiber joining assembly. The elastic member is slidably sleeved in the housing assembly with two ends of the elastic member resisting with the housing assembly. The optical fiber adapter includes a base board, a fixing seat protruding out from the base board, and a second sealing member sleeved on the outer surface of the fixing seat. The optical fiber adapter further includes two latching arms protruding out from the base board positioned at opposite sides of the fixing seat. The fixing seat axially defines an assembling groove for receiving the fiber joining assembly of the optical fiber connector. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129286 | OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTOR - An optical fiber connector including a main body and a block is illustrated. The main body includes a first side, an opposite second side, and a first top surface between the first side and the second side. The first side includes at least two protruding lenses. The first top surface defines a recess, and the recess includes an open end at the second side. The block is securely retained within the recess. The block defines at least two through holes respectively aligned with the at least two lenses. Each of the at least two through holes is securely retaining one optical fiber. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129287 | OPTICAL ENGINE ASSEMBLY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - There is provided an optical engine assembly including an active unit and a transmission unit. The active unit includes a first bearing member configured to carry an optoelectronic unit. The transmission unit includes a second bearing member configured to fix a plurality of optical waveguides. The optoelectronic unit is optically coupled to the optical waveguides. The first bearing member and the second bearing member have symmetrical structures. The present disclosure further provides a manufacturing method of an optical engine assembly. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129288 | OPTICAL CABLE - An optical cable comprises an optical fiber ribbon, a tension member and a sheath. The optical fiber ribbon is constructed by integrating a plurality of optical fibers arranged in parallel. The sheath is provided so as to surround the optical fiber ribbon. The sheath is used for protecting the optical cable. One optical fiber ribbon is arranged twistably within an inner space surrounded by the sheath. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129289 | CASE ASSEMBLY HAVING WICKING BARRIER - A cable assembly configured to prevent the wicking of fluid inside the cable assembly and method for producing same. The assembly includes at least one wire surrounded by an insulative wire jacket. A portion of the wire jacket is removed to expose a portion of the wire. The at least one wire is overmolded with a material that adheres to the wire jacket and the exposed portion of the wire, thereby preventing the wicking of fluid along the inside and outside surfaces of the wire jacket. Solder may be applied to the exposed portion of the wire, thereby providing a fluid barrier within the wire in instances in which the wire is stranded. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129290 | FIBER OPTIC CABLE - An arrangement provides for an optical fiber cable having a plurality of fiber optic elements including a glass portion and a UV optical coating portion. A plurality of buffer tubes each contain one or more of the plurality of optical fibers made of a fire retardant polymer. A jacket surrounds the buffer tubes also made of a fire retardant polymer. The fire retardant polymers for the plurality of buffer tubes and for the jacket are selected from PVDF (PolyVinyliDene Fluoride) or FRPVC (Fire Resistance Poly Vinyl Chloride). The ratio of total polymer to UV optical coating of the fiber optic elements, by area, is substantially in the range of 5:1 to 9:1. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129291 | MULTI-MODE OPTICAL FIBER - The present invention relates to a multi-mode optical fiber having a structure which can be produced with good stability with a communication bandwidth broader than that in the conventional structures, and in which both GeO | 2013-05-23 |
20130129292 | BI-DIRECTIONAL OPTICAL COMMUNICATION METHOD AND MULTI-CORE OPTICAL FIBER - The present invention relates to a multi-core optical fiber applicable to an optical transmission line of bi-directional optical communication and a bi-directional optical communication method. The multi-core optical fiber has plural cores in a common cladding. Signal light is transmitted in a first direction through an arbitrary core among the cores, whereas the signal light is transmitted in a second direction opposite to a first direction, through all the nearest-neighbor cores to the arbitrary core. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129293 | PLANAR OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE ELEMENT, CHROMATIC DISPERSION COMPENSATOR, OPTICAL FILTER, OPTICAL RESONATOR AND METHODS FOR DESIGNING THE ELEMENT, CHROMATIC DISPERSION COMPENSATOR, OPTICAL FILTER AND OPTICAL RESONATOR - There is provided a planar optical waveguide element including a core, the core including first and second portions and a gap portion that is positioned in a center of a width direction of the core between the first and second portions so as to extend in a light waveguide direction. The gap portion has a lower refractive index than that of the first and second portions, and a single mode propagated in the waveguide element has a span crossing the first and second portions. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129294 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING AN OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE - An apparatus for processing an optical waveguide includes a stripper, a cleaner, a cleaver, a sensor, and an actuator assembly. The stripper is adapted to remove an outer coating of a part of an optical waveguide. The cleaner is adapted to clean the part of the optical waveguide and includes a means for cleaning the part of the optical waveguide. The cleaver is adapted to cleave the optical waveguide. The sensor is configured for determining a feature of the optical waveguide. The actuator assembly is configured to move the optical waveguide with respect to at least one of the stripper, the cleaner, and the cleaver. Further, the actuator assembly includes a means for moving the optical waveguide and a means for clamping the optical waveguide. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129295 | Fiber Optic Collector and Terminal Assemblies - A fiber optic collector and terminal assembly (CTA) can include a multi-fiber optic cable having a tail portion and first and second multi-fiber branches optically coupled to the tail portion. The first and second multi-fiber optic branches each have fewer fibers than the tail portion. The CTA also includes a plurality of single-fiber optic jumpers optically coupled to the first multi-fiber optic branch. Additionally, the CTA includes an adapter for securing a connection between a fiber of one of the plurality of single-fiber optic jumpers and a fiber of a single-fiber optic drop. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129296 | Breakout Assemblies and Associated Mounting Members for Fiber Optic Applications - Advantageous breakout assemblies and associated mounting members for use in fiber optic applications are provided. More particularly, the present disclosure provides for improved fiber optic breakout assemblies and associated mounting members (e.g., mounting panels) that include mating features. The present disclosure provides for improved systems/designs for breakout assemblies and mounting members for use in fiber optic applications, and wherein the breakout assemblies and mounting members are cost-effective, efficient and/or user-friendly. Improved, convenient, low-cost and effective systems, assemblies and methods are provided for easily breaking/branching out one or more fiber optic cables/fibers from a bundle or harness containing a plurality of fiber optic cables/fibers by utilizing advantageous breakout assemblies and mounting members that include mating features, and related assemblies. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129297 | LASER OPTICAL FIBER STORAGE - A laser optical fiber storage device ( | 2013-05-23 |
20130129298 | FIBER OPTIC MODULE AND SYSTEM INCLUDING REAR CONNECTORS - A telecommunications assembly including a housing and a plurality of modules mounted within the housing. The modules includes a rear face in which is mounted at least one fiber optic connector. Within an interior of the housing are positioned at least one fiber optic adapters. Inserting the module through a front opening of the housing at a mounting location positions the connector of the module for insertion into and mating with the adapter of the housing. The adapters within the interior of the housing are mounted to a removable holder. A method of mounting a telecommunications module within a chassis. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129299 | WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING MODULE - A telecommunications module includes a main housing portion and a cover, the main housing portion defining a first sidewall, a front wall, a rear wall, a top wall, and a bottom wall, the cover defining a second sidewall when mounted on the main housing portion. An optical component located within the module receives an input signal from a signal input location of the housing and outputs an output signal toward a signal output location on the front wall. The telecommunications module is configured such that the signal input location can be selected to be either on the front wall or the rear wall of the main housing. The cover defines a protrusion extending from the second sidewall toward the main housing portion, the protrusion being selectively breakable to expose a recess on the front wall of the main housing portion that defines a signal input location. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129300 | Coupler or Cable Trough - Couplers for a cable trough system including a terminal end sized to receive a terminal end of a trough member along a longitudinal direction of the body. A spring may be coupled to the body for securing the terminal end of the trough member to the coupler, the spring including first and second spring arms extending generally in opposition to one another in a plane generally parallel to the longitudinal direction. The spring may be received in a slot formed by the trough member. Also included may be a spring release mechanism coupled to the body, the spring release mechanism sliding in the longitudinal direction between a locked position, such that the first and second spring arms engage the terminal end of the trough, and an unlocked position, such that the first and second fingers release the first and second arms of the spring. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129301 | OPTICAL FIBER CLAMP AND METHOD OF CLAMPING OPTICAL FIBER - A device for setting an optical fiber in place is comprised of: a pedestal capable of supporting the optical fiber; a clamper having the optical fiber gripped between the clamper and the pedestal; and a pressure device having a first elastic member bearing a first load area, a second elastic member bearing a second load area distinct from the first load area, and a limiter device limiting a deformation range of the second elastic member, the pressure device being so linked with the clamper as to, in the deformation range, cause the second elastic member to pressurize the clamper, and, after reaching a limit of the deformation range, cause the first elastic member to pressurize the clamper. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129302 | FLEXIBLE DUST COVER FOR USE WITH A PARALLEL OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS MODULE TO PREVENT AIRBORNE MATTER FROM ENTERING THE MODULE, AND A METHOD - A flexible dust cover is provided for use with a parallel optical communications module for preventing airborne matter, such as dirt, dust, and gases from entering the module. The flexible dust cover fits snugly to the module to protect components of the module and the optical pathways of the module from airborne matter. The flexible dust cover has an elasticity that allows it to be temporarily deformed from its original shape to a stretched state by application of a stretching force to enable the module to be inserted into a central opening formed in the cover. The force is then removed, causing the cover to attempt to return to its original, non-stretched shape. When this happens, interior surfaces of the cover form a snug fit about exterior surfaces of the module. This snug fit fills in air gaps in the module that would otherwise be exposed to the environment. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129303 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRANSMISSION OF MEDIA CONTENT - A method provide a selection option to the at least one portable device, the selection option relating to selection of the first audio content and retrieving a selection from the at least one portable device based on the selection option. The method further retrieves a selection of the second audio content and synchronizing the first audio content, the second audio content, and the video content by embedding a synchronizing signal in the first audio content, the second audio content, and the video content. The method further outputs the second audio content and the video content to an output device according to the synchronizing signal. Responsive to the selection of the first audio content, the first audio content with the embedded synchronizing signal is transmitted to the least one portable device, wherein the at least one portable device outputs the first audio content according to the synchronizing signal. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129304 | VARIABLE 3-D SURROUND VIDEO PLAYBACK WITH VIRTUAL PANNING AND SMOOTH TRANSITION - Methods and systems are disclosed including a computing device configured to allow a user to view a multi-stream video from a selected angle/direction with respect to the contents of the multi-stream video, under the user's control. The multi-stream video is generated using multiple Image Acquisition Devices (IAD), such as cameras, simultaneously, consecutively, or independently filming a scene. Each image data stream may be uniquely identified to allow selective real-time playback of image data streams under user control. The user may dynamically change the selection of an image stream, and thus the viewing angle, while viewing a recorded scene or may dynamically change the selection of an image stream to simulate panning of a scene. Multiple image streams of the same scene may be selected and viewed simultaneously to provide 3D or other visual effects. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129305 | DIGITIZED HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A digitized hospital management system is provided with an in-hospital region including a first computer including a first interface and a plurality of first memory units; and a plurality of first video recording devices; an out-of-hospital region including a second computer including a second interface and a plurality of second memory units; a plurality of second video recording devices; and a plurality of auxiliary memory units; two communication devices disposed in the in-hospital region and the out-of-hospital region respectively so that the in-hospital region communicates with the out-of-hospital region or vice versa via the communication devices; and a hospital computer in data communication with the second computer. A smartphone, a laptop computer, a portable communicating device, a cloud computing device, or a data storage device is capable of communicating with the second computer. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129306 | Apparatus and Method for Recording Medical Image Data with Embedded Viewer in Removable Storage Media - An apparatus configured to record data onto removable storage media, includes: an image receiving interface configured to receive imaging data from an imaging modality, a central processing unit configured to process the image data to generate a study in a standard medical imaging format, and a removable media interface built-in or attached-to the modality and configured to, in response to receiving the study from the central processing unit, automatically start an storage operation to record at least part of the study generated by the central processing unit onto the removable storage media. In one embodiment, the removable media interface receives the study via a localhost address without the use of a physical network between the modality and removable media interface. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129307 | AUTOMATIC EVENT DETECTION, TEXT GENERATION, AND USE THEREOF - A system and method for video surveillance and searching are disclosed. Video is analyzed and events are automatically detected. Based on the automatically detected events, textual descriptions are generated. The textual descriptions may be used to supplement video viewing and event viewing, and to provide for textual searching for events. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129308 | DISPLAY DEVICE WITH ADAPTIVE FAST NAVIGATION MODE - A digital video display device having an adaptive fast navigation mode for navigating through a digital video sequence having a time sequence of video frames, comprising a display, a user interface including user controls and a data processing system. A program memory stores instructions configured to perform the steps of: selecting a digital video sequence; determining a time duration associated with the selected digital video sequence, initiating a fast navigation operation in response to user activation of an appropriate user control, determining a fast navigation speed responsive to the time duration of the selected digital video sequence, designating a particular video frame in the selected digital video sequence to be a current video frame; and periodically updating the designation of the current video frame in accordance with the determined fast navigation speed. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129309 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECORDIGN VIDEO CONTENT - An aspect of the present invention provides a device for use with a stream of video content and a video display. The device includes a receiver, a circular buffer, an output portion, a controller and a second buffer. The receiver receives the stream of video content. The circular buffer stores up to a predetermined first length of the stream of video content as buffered video content. The output portion outputs a first video signal, based on the buffered video content, to the video display. The controller controls the output portion to output the first video signal as one of the buffered video content playing in real time, a paused portion of the buffered video content, and a previously played portion of the buffered video content. The second buffer stores a portion of the buffered video content as stored video content. The output portion outputs a second video signal, based on the stored video content, to the video display. The circular buffer continues to store the stream of video content when the controller controls the output portion to output the first video signal as one of the paused portion of the buffered video content and the previously played portion of the buffered video content. When the circular buffer stores the stream of video content for a second length that is greater than the first length, the controller can further control the second buffer to store a predetermined portion of the second length as the portion of the buffered video content. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129310 | ELECTRONIC BOOK - Apparatus, system and methods provide a first screen that displays interactive content and a second screen that displays media content corresponding to portions of the text. The interactive content includes text and contextual references that operate as links to the media content displayed on the second screen. The contextual references provide video, graphical illustration, voice, text and/or interactive media in order to further enhance and complement the portions of the interactive content in the first display. Various resources enable creation of the media content and/or the interactive content in order to further provide historical descriptions, pictures, videos, contemporaneous writings and so on that complement the text of the book by providing further content. Resource inputs from various device components are compiled and used to playback an interactive experience for a user. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129311 | Systems and Methods for Recording Information on a Mobile Computing Device - A computer-readable medium storing computer executable instructions for: (1) receiving video footage taken by a handheld device; (2) identifying one or more indicia associated with a point of interest within the video footage; (3) using the one or more indicia to retrieve information associated with the point of interest; (4) displaying the information on a display screen associated with the handheld device as the video footage is being displayed on the display screen; and (5) recording a screen capture of the display screen as the display screen is displaying the video footage and information. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129312 | DATA PROCESSING DEVICE - The possibility that one who is not accustomed with manipulation may cause inadvertent alteration or deletion by using an easy-remote control is reduced. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129313 | PERSONALIZED STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE GENERATION - A method that allows for generation of personalized stereoscopic motion pictures is described. The motion picture comprises a plurality of individual scenes are displayed in a predefined sequence. Such scenes may be generated from animation or other computer generated graphics, a filming of living actors or a combination of both. Once the scenes that define the motion picture are generated one or more of these scenes can then be combined in real-time with subsequently recorded images or image sequences to introduce a level of personalisation into the motion picture. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129314 | DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER AND METHOD OF TRACKING OBJECT USING THE SAME - Provided are a digital video recorder and a method of tracking an object using the same. The method includes: receiving a video; encoding the video to generate an encoded video; extracting a motion vector from the encoded video; generating object movement information on an object on the basis of the motion vector; and tracking a temporal movement pattern of the object on the basis of the object movement information. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129315 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING OF MEDIA DATA - The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for processing of media data ( | 2013-05-23 |
20130129316 | Methods and Apparatus for Tutorial Video Enhancement - A plurality of segment transitions in a video data stream is identified. The identifying the plurality of segment transitions includes recognizing an interface feature of a first application interface displayed in the video data stream and generating metadata associating a selected segment transition with a particular point in the video data stream. The interface feature indicates the selected segment transition among the plurality of segment transitions in the video data stream. A navigation system for navigating among the plurality of segment transitions in the video data stream is provided. Responsive to input, navigation to the selected segment transition is performed and the video data stream is displayed from the particular point. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129317 | Client Playback of Streaming Video Adapted for Smooth Transitions and Viewing in Advance Display Modes - Systems and methods are presented for adaptively streaming a time-ordered sequence of video frames from a video server, across a wide area network, to a remote client video device, to accommodate advanced video display modes. Based on indications received from the remote client, the video server obtains and sends to the remote client encodings of video frames adapted to facilitate smooth, timely transitions between display modes at the client, and optimal playback quality across all modes, subject to various operational constraints. Advanced playback modes include fast forward and reverse, slow forward and reverse, frame-by-frame stepping, and other modes that specify displaying video frames on the client at a rate different from the normal display rate, or that specify displaying video frames in a different order than the normal time-ordering of the sequence of video frames. The systems and methods may be incorporated into collaborative online video editing environments. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129318 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SYNCHRONIZING DATA STREAMS CONTAINING AUDIO, VIDEO AND/OR OTHER DATA - Several data streams contain video, audio and/or other data. Some of the data streams are pre-recorded in a multiplex on a storage medium while other data streams are located out of the data stream multiplex on the storage medium. The data streams are synchronized using a navigation file (List_of_PlayItems), which comprises descriptors (PlayItems, SubPlayItems) pointing to parts of said data streams, wherein said descriptors define the arrangement in time for said data streams by means of data sub stream paths. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129319 | VIDEO DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND FILE MANAGEMENT METHOD - According to one embodiment, a video data processing apparatus which receives a data file includes a file receiving module, an analyzer, a default data storage module, a data restoration module, and a management module. The data file includes a header, in which a header key field, a header length field, and a header value field are arranged. The analyzer detects a character string, thereby detects a header key field of the data file received by the file receiving module, and reads out header metadata information from a following header value field. The data restoration module discards header data from a first position, in absence of the character string at the first position, and restores default data in the default data storage module instead of the discarded header data. The management module stores the header metadata information and the default data. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129320 | RECEIVING APPARATUS, RECEIVING METHOD, RECORDING APPARATUS, RECORDING METHOD, PROGRAM, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND NETWORK SYSTEM - Disclosed herein is a receiving apparatus for sending received contents to a recording apparatus and for getting the recording apparatus to record the contents in accordance with preset recording reservations, the receiving apparatus including: a recording ready time information acquisition section configured to acquire from the recording apparatus information about a recording ready time; a continuous recording determination section configured to determine whether two chronologically successive broadcast contents are reserved for recording based on the preset recording reservations; and an end time setting section configured such that if the two chronologically successive broadcast contents are found reserved for recording, then the end time setting section sets the time at which to end processing for recording the earlier of the two contents based on a broadcast start time of the latter of the two contents and on the acquired information about the recording ready time. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129321 | RECORDING OF TELEVISION PROGRAMMING - A video recording system that controls recording of television programming relating to sporting events to better match the intent of a user who specified programming for recording. The system merges data from an electronic program guide and sports data, such as from a news feed, to determine values of recording parameters, such as start and stop time and channel. User input may specify a player, team, league or other sports entity for which sporting events are to be recorded. The system may use the sports data to identify sporting events involving the specified sports entity and then access an electronic program guide to determine a channel on which to record the sporting events. When the user specifies a sporting event to record, sports data may be used to track progress of the event and dynamically adjust an ending time of the recording to ensure that the full event is recorded. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129322 | OPTIMIZING VIDEO RECORDER POWER USAGE - A method, program product and system are provided for controlling the amount of power consumed by DVR devices in recording and playing broadcast video events. In an exemplary embodiment, upcoming recording requests are compared against a schedule guide for both local and networked DVRs. The system enables a user to make a selection to delay a scheduled recording up to a selected time in the future. The system then reschedules recordings to optimally overlap other scheduled recording to enable optimal usage of DVR tuners for a given period of time based upon the number of tuners in a DVR. In another separate embodiment or in combination with tuner optimization, recording events are rescheduled, within an authorized delay period, to a time when power rates are lower. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129323 | Indication of Trickplay Availability for Selected Multimedia Stream - A user is able to select a multimedia stream from a plurality of multimedia streams available at a multimedia receiver. The availability of one or more trickplay features for the selected multimedia stream is determined in response to the selection of the multimedia stream. A visual indicator, an audible indicator, or both are selectively provided for display/output based on the determined availability status of the corresponding trickplay feature. The selective provision of a trickplay indicator can include providing a first trickplay indicator when the trickplay feature is available and providing a second, different trickplay indicator when the trickplay feature is unavailable. Alternately, the selective provision of a trickplay indicator includes providing the trickplay indicator when the trickplay feature is unavailable and omitting provision of the trickplay indicator when the trickplay feature is available, or vice versa. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129324 | Accelerating Video from an Arbitrary Graphical Layer - Video content from a layer of multiple multimedia content layers may be moved to a lowest content layer. The region of the multimedia content layer that previously contained the video content may be replaced with a transparent region. Additional layers that exist between the layer from which the video content was removed and the lowest layer may likewise have corresponding regions replaced with transparent regions. The content layers may be composited together at a display time. Accordingly, the video content of the lowest content layer may be viewed through the transparent regions, which may allow the video to be seen as originally authored. The lowest content layer may be rendered independently of other layers. In some embodiments, the content layer containing video may be performed with dedicated hardware (e.g., a GPU). | 2013-05-23 |
20130129325 | System and Method for Providing Media Content - There is presented a system for providing a content stored on a medium, the system comprising a media presentation module including a processor. The processor is configured to retrieve a content payload including a digital content from a data structure residing on the medium, and to retrieve a content-describing metadata stored separately from the digital content, from the data structure. The content-describing metadata provide content information including media encoding information for the digital content and a media profile information for the digital content. The content-describing metadata are configured to provide the content information to the media presentation module prior to rendering the digital content. In one embodiment, the processor is further configured to configure the media presentation module based on the media encoding information and the media profile information, and to present the content on a display. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129326 | VIDEO PLAYER - A method for down sampling data comprising the steps of down-sampling the data; and carrying out a motion compensation step on the down-sampled data which motion compensation step is carried out in the frequency domain, further comprising the step of transforming the data back to the spatial domain after the step of motion compensation has been performed. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129327 | SYTEM AND METHOD FOR RAPID HEATING OF FLUID - A heat generator and method for generating heat is described and includes an electric fluid heater for receiving fluid and for heating the fluid by passing electric current through the fluid, which heats the fluid by virtue of the fluids resistive properties. A fluid receptacle within a heat exchanger receives heated fluid from the electric fluid heater and transfers the heated fluid to a substance via the heat exchanger, wherein the substance is in proximity to the heat exchanger. The method includes pumping fluid to an electric heater which heats the fluid by passing electric current through the fluid for heating the fluid through resistive properties. The method further includes pumping heated fluid from the electric fluid heater into a fluid receptacle within a heat exchanger, wherein the fluid receptacle transfers heat from the heated fluid via a heat exchanger to a substance in proximity to the heat exchanger. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129328 | HAND-HELD HOT AIR DEVICE WITH A DIGITAL OPERATING DEVICE WITH A UNIVERSAL OPERATING ELEMENT - The hand-held hot air device, preferably for the local heating of thermoplastic materials, with a housing that forms a wand-shaped handle part with air inlet openings, and with an air guidance tube that protrudes from the handle part and radially delimits an air canal, with an electric heating element contained in the air guidance tube and an electric motor with a fan wheel contained in the handle part, and with an electronic control system arranged inside the handle part with one semiconductor power switch each arranged upstream of both the heating element and the electric motor, and with a display screen and an operating device for the hand-held hot air device arranged on the outside of the handle part. The electronic control system is implemented as microprocessor control system, the display screen as an electronic digital display, and the operating device as a digital operating device, with the digital operating device comprising a single universal operating element that is movable in at least two directions relative to the handle part for the purpose of switching the hand-held hot air device on and/or off and for determining control data of the microprocessor control system. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129329 | DEVICE FOR THERMALLY TREATING SUBSTRATES - The invention relates to a heat treatment inner chamber ( | 2013-05-23 |
20130129330 | FLUID RESERVOIR HAVING A HEATING RESERVE BOWL - The invention relates in particular to a reservoir for a urea-based reducing agent, with an integrated electric heating element, usable on a heat engine vehicle for pollution control. The heating element ( | 2013-05-23 |
20130129331 | PORTABLE THAWING UNIT - A portable thawing unit for heating animal fluids and cells (stored in straws) includes a main casing for holding water therein. A lower body secured to the main casing includes a battery pack and plug for recharging the battery pack. An upper body secured to the main casing allows at least one straw to enter the main casing for immersion in the heated water. A heating element and thermistor heat the water in the main casing to a desired temperature. A straw rack unit having at least one straw shaft holds straws and allows them to be lowered and raised. A motor powered by the batter pack runs a propeller that helps mix the water. The thawing unit does not allow straws in the main casing to contact each other, allowing, for example, 95 to 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit water to better contact the straws and heat them more efficiently. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129332 | AIR SOURCE INSTANT WATER HEATER - Disclosed is an air source instant water heater, comprising an instant electric heating device ( | 2013-05-23 |
20130129333 | APPARATUS FOR MEASURING DIETARY OUTCOME AND SYSTEM USING THE SAME - An apparatus for measuring dietary outcome and a system using the same are provided. The system for measuring dietary outcome includes an apparatus for measuring dietary outcome, a location identification label formed on a central bottom surface of the apparatus for measuring dietary outcome; and a camera disposed in front of the apparatus for measuring dietary outcome. Here, the apparatus for measuring dietary outcome includes a screen member, a rod member configured to wind the screen member, a housing coupled to both sides of the rod member so as to perform rotation of the rod member, and a drive unit coupled to the rod member and configured to unwind or wind the rod member by allowing a user to rotate the rod member. Here, a plurality of measuring lines are marked on the screen member in a longitudinal direction. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129334 | System and Method for Capsule Camera with On-Board Storage - A capsule camera with on-board storage to archive the captured images in on-board non-volatile memory is disclosed. The capsule camera with on-board storage comprises multiple chips including a system processing chip and one or more non-volatile memory chips, where the system processing chip includes a compression module to compress images captured. If the multiple chips use individual chip packages and are disposed on respective printed circuit boards according to a conventional approach, it would require too much space to fit the multiple chips into the capsule camera housing. Accordingly, a capsule camera embodying the present invention is disclosed where the capsule camera integrates an image sensor, a light source, at least one system processing chip comprising compression module, one or more non-volatile memory chips and a battery into a housing, wherein the at least one system processing chip and said one or more non-volatile memory chips are disposed vertically in a multiple chip assembly. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129335 | AUTO-FOCUS MECHANISM FOR VISION SYSTEM CAMERA - This invention provides an electro-mechanical auto-focus function for a smaller-diameter lens type that nests, and is removably mounted, within the mounting space and thread arrangement of a larger-diameter lens base of a vision camera assembly housing. In an illustrative embodiment, the camera assembly includes a threaded base having a first diameter, which illustratively defines a C-mount base. A motor-driven gear-reduction drive assembly is mounted internally, and includes teeth that engage corresponding teeth on the outer diameter of a cylindrical focus gear, which has an internal lead screw. The focus gear is freely rotatable, and removably captured, within the threaded C-mount base in a nested, coaxial relationship. The internal lead screw of the focus gear threadingly engages the external threads of a coaxial lens holder. This converts the drive gear rotation into linear/axial lens holder motion. The lens holder includes anti-rotation stops, which allow its linear/axial movement but restrain any rotational motion. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129336 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME - In an imaging apparatus including a stepping motor that drives a diaphragm, a favorable moving image exposure control is carried out while reducing electrical power required for holding the diaphragm position. When a rotor and the magnetic poles of a stator do not face each other in a first mode, a control unit of the stepping motor drives the rotor to a facing position, and shuts off the current in a coil. When the diaphragm driving does not occur in a second operation mode, the control unit of a stepping motor shuts off the current in the coil at the state where the rotor of the motor and the magnetic poles of the stator face each other. A holding current to be supplied to the motor is shut off in the first and second. The program profile of a diaphragm drive method and an exposure control is switched depending on the type of an imaging lens unit. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129337 | SEPARATION OF MAIN AND SECONDARY INERTIAL MEASUREMENTS FOR IMPROVED LINE OF SIGHT ERROR OF AN IMAGING VEHICLE'S ISOLATED DETECTOR ASSEMBLY - The 6-axis position and attitude of an imaging vehicle's detector assembly is measured by mounting the detector assembly on a compliant isolator and separating the main 6-axis IMU on the vehicle from secondary inertial rate sensors on the detector assembly. The compliant isolator couples low-frequency rigid body motion of the vehicle below a resonant frequency to the isolated detector assembly while isolating the detector assembly from high-frequency attitude noise above the resonant frequency. The secondary inertial rate sensors measure the angular rate of change in yaw and pitch of the isolated detector assembly. A computer processes measurements of the 6-axis rigid body motion and the angular rate of change in yaw and pitch of the isolated detector assembly to estimate the 6-axis position and attitude of the detector assembly. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129338 | Protective Lens Cover - A padded protective frusto-conical shaped cup covering sized to slip over a camera lens is disclosed. The covering is designed to fit on either the front portion of the lens or the rear lens mount. The protective covering has beveled side walls which allow it to fit easily on a variety of different lenses. The protective covering is made from two separate layers of material, an outer cup made from a firm yet flexible material, and the inner liner made from a soft pliable material. In one embodiment the outer cup includes a circumferential retaining ring on the inside of the cup to help secure the cup onto a lens. The soft inner liner allows the covering to easily adhere to the camera lens, and also provides impact protection. The outer cup provides additional impact protection. The outer cup also includes a domed top portion which provides a crumple zone or impact bumper. In one embodiment the outer cup has an opening in the domed top, and in one embodiment thereof there is a clear optical grade lens or filer lens inserted or incorporated into the opening, which allows the camera user to take a photograph without removing the protective lens. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129339 | INTERCHANGEABLE LENS, CAMERA BODY, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An interchangeable lens to be detachably attached to a camera body, that includes a holding unit at which a plurality of contacts is arranged, the interchangeable lens includes: a first communication contact system arranged at the holding unit; and a second communication contact system different from the first communication contact system, arranged at the holding unit at a position different from a position at which the first communication contact system is arranged. The fourth contact is arranged at a position closer to the second communication contact system than the first contact, the second contact, and the third contact are, and the seventh contact and the eighth contact are arranged at positions closer to the first communication contact system than the fifth contact and the sixth contact are. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129340 | DUAL OPTICAL ELECTRICAL CONVERSION MODULE - In an embodiment, a dual optical-electrical conversion (DOEC) module is described that includes an optical host interface, an optical network interface, and an integrated circuit. The optical host interface includes an optical transmitter and an optical receiver. The optical network interface includes an optical transmitter and an optical receiver. The integrated circuit conditions electrical signals communicated between the optical host interface and optical network interface. Optical signals received at and transmitted by the optical host interface may have different parameter requirements than optical signals received at and transmitted by the optical network interface, such as such as different wavelength parameters and/or fiber link length parameters. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129341 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS LINKS - A wireless communications link comprising an RF link and a free space optics (FSO) link, a switch, an RF signal monitoring apparatus, an optical signal monitoring apparatus, alarm apparatus and a controller. The switch operates in a normal mode to aggregate the links to form a link aggregation group and to route traffic on the link aggregation group, a first protection mode to route traffic on the FSO link, or a second protection mode to route traffic on the RF link. The controller is arranged to receive an alarm signal and to generate and transmit a control signal to cause the switch to operate in the first protection mode when a first alarm signal is received, the second protection mode when a second alarm signal is received, and the normal mode when an indicator is received indicating that both signal quality parameters are above their threshold values. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129342 | Optical Safety Implementation in Protection Switching Modules - Optical safety functions are incorporated into protection switching modules which maintain redundant pathways to avoid interruptions in optical network connections. The optical safety functions which lower optical power levels upon interruptions of optical connections are effectively combined with protection switching procedures which are also triggered by interruptions in optical network connections. The interoperation of protection and safety processes keep optical power levels below hazardous levels at system points which might be accessible to human operators. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129343 | System and Method Using Fault Injection into Line Monitoring System Baselines - A system and method for establishing new line monitoring system (LMS) baseline data compared to which faults are identified in a line monitoring system of an optical communication system. The new LMS baseline is established by injecting fault signature data associated with previous unrepaired faults into LMS current measurement loop gain data. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129344 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NETWORK MONITORING - Systems, methods, and devices are disclosed for monitoring optical communications between a managed location and a remote location. In particular, an optical signal is transmitted over an optical fiber and passed-through a test device. A portion of the optical signal is filtered from the original optical signal and passed to a monitoring unit. The monitoring unit may instruct one or more switches in the test device to loop the optical signal back toward the managed location. Subsequently, testing and monitoring may be performed at the managed location. The device may provide a test output or may transmit the information to the managed location. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129345 | OPTICAL TRANSPORT NETWORK SYNCHRONIZATION AND TIMESTAMPING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - The present disclosure provides to Optical Transport Network (OTN_ synchronization systems and methods that maintain proper sequential ordering of events at nodes which may be utilized in performing root cause analysis or diagnosing network performance. In an exemplary embodiment, the systems and methods utilize functionality incorporated into OTN providing a cost effective and standards-based approach to nodal synchronization. Once synchronized, network events are logged with an appropriate timestamp enabling a determination of a sequential order of network events can be determined. Further, the node timestamps may be synchronized, with microsecond or even sub-microsecond of precession which is critical in diagnosing network failures or slow traffic recovery. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129346 | TRANSPORTING DATA AND AUXILIARY SIGNALS OVER AN OPTICAL LINK - A data transport system for transporting data and auxiliary signals over an optical link comprises a transmitter, a receiver and an optical link. The transmitter and receiver are coupled to a first end of the optical link. The optical link includes a number of optical channels. A controller is coupled to the transmitter and the receiver, and controls the transmitter and the receiver to operate in a first state when data are detected at an input of the transmitter. Data are transported via the data transport system in the first state. The controller controls the transmitter and the receiver to operate in a second state when the data are detected as absent at the input of the transmitter. Data are prevented from being transported via the data transport system in the second state. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129347 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING A DELAY - An apparatus and method for measuring a delay. The apparatus for measuring a delay includes an overhead inserting unit configured to inserting a time stamp into an overhead of a multiframe to be transmitted from a first location to a second location; an overhead extracting unit configured to extract a time stamp from an overhead of a multiframe received from the second location, the time stamp including bypass delay information of the second location; and a delay measuring unit configured to measure a round trip delay between the first location and the second location using the inserted time stamp and the extracted time stamp and adjust the measured round trip delay using the extracted bypass delay information. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129348 | SUBCARRIER POWER BALANCE CONTROL - A method of controlling a multiple sub-carrier optical channel of an optical communications system. The multiple sub-carrier optical channel includes at least two sub-carriers modulated with respective sub-channel data streams within a spectral range allocated to a single optical channel of the optical communications system. A transmitter modem of the optical communications system applies a respective dither signal to each sub-carrier. A receiver modem of the optical communications system detects a respective quality metric of each sub-carrier. A respective optimum power level of each sub-carrier is estimated based on the applied dither signals and the detected quality metrics. A respective power level of each sub-carrier is then adjusted in accordance with the estimated respective optimum power level of each sub-carrier. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129349 | WAVELENGTH SENSING LIGHTING SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHODS FOR NATIONAL SECURITY APPLICATION - A wavelength sensing lighting system may include a light source, a sensor and a controller. One or more light sources and sensors may be included in an array. The light source may emit an illuminating light and the sensor may sense an environmental light. The illuminating light may include data light. The lighting system may include a plurality of nodes connected in a network. The nodes may communicate by emitting and receiving the data light, which may be analyzed by the controller. The light source and the sensor may be provided by a light emitting semiconductor device that is capable of emitting illuminating light and receiving environmental light. A conversion material may convert the wavelength of a source light into a converted light. The conversion material may increase the wavelength range of light emittable and detectable by the lighting system. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129350 | SERVICE AND APPLICATION LAYER OPTIMIZATION USING VARIABLE RATE OPTICAL TRANSMISSION - Apparatus and methods are provided for application layer optimization in a modern data network. The optimization incorporates variable rate transmission across one or more optical data channels. Data throughput is maximized by enabling quality of service profiles on a per transmission channel basis. According to one aspect, a system is provided in which the application layer is aware of and controls the underlying transmission rate and quality of the transmission. This enables the system to fully utilize the transmission capacity of the channel. The application layer may map different applications to different transmission classes of service. The services can be classified based on data throughput rate, guaranteed error rates, latency and cost, among other criteria. This provides flexibility to the application layer to map some loss tolerant applications to a lower cost (per bit) transmission class. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129351 | Encoding of Wavelength Converter Systems - An apparatus comprising a path computation element (PCE) configured to perform a path computation using a wavelength converter (WC) pool information based on a dynamic WC pool model, wherein the dynamic WC pool model comprises information regarding WC pool usage state represented using a WC pool usage state vector, and wherein the information regarding WC pool usage state is communicated to the PCE using a WC usage state Type-Length-Value (TLV) that indicates an available WC in a WC pool, a used WC in the WC pool, or both. Also disclosed is a network component comprising at least one processor configured to implement a method comprising receiving a WC usage state TLV comprising information regarding WC pool usage state, establishing a WC pool usage state vector using the information in the WC usage state TLV, and calculating a WC pool connectivity matrix based on the WC usage state vector. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129352 | System and Method for Second Order Multi-Layer Traffic Grooming for Optical Network Optimization - A method includes forming a set of direct connections (including a high-speed connection and a low-speed connection) between an origination central office (OCO) and a destination central office (DCO). The method includes forming a spoke connection between the OCO and a hub node and forming a connection between the hub node and the DCO. The spoke connection is formed to carry first residual demand traffic from the OCO to the hub node. The connection is formed to carry the first residual demand traffic and second residual demand traffic (received at the hub node from other OCOs) from the hub node to the DCO. The method includes determining a first estimated cost (of forming the set of direct connections) and a second estimated cost (of forming the spoke connection and the connection). The method includes determining whether the first estimated cost exceeds the second estimated cost. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129353 | Signal Transmission Processing Method and Apparatus and Distributed Base Station - The disclosures provide a method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving interface signals of a distributed base station. At least one channel of Common Public Radio Interface (CPRI) signals of a distributed base station are encapsulated into optical transport unit x (OTUx) signals in a frame structure of OTUx by adopting Generic Mapping Procedure (GMP) mapping scheme, wherein the x represents a transmission capacity and wherein the OTUx is adopted for providing a bandwidth required by the at least one channel of CPRI signals, and then the OTUx signals that bear the at least one channel of CPRI signals are sent. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129354 | LOGICAL-LINK MANAGEMENT METHOD AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A logical-link management method to be executed in an optical communication system including a station side device (OLT) and a subscriber side device (ONU) that is capable of setting a plurality of logical links together with the OLT, in which the OLT transmits a signal for managing the ONU via a single logical link. The logical-link management method includes a status monitoring of the OLT monitoring whether there is a change in a connection status of the logical link between the OLT and the ONU and a link resetting of the OLT resetting, when a change of the connection status of the logical link is detected at the status monitoring, a device management logical link used for transmitting the signal for managing the ONU according to a predetermined procedure. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129355 | OPTICAL WAVELENGTH DIVISION NODE - An optical wavelength division node includes an optical splitter, a plurality of optical circulators, and a colorless light source module. The optical splitter receives and splits a downstream signal light source into a first-path and a second-path signal light source. The optical circulator in a first-order position receives and transmits the first-path signal light source to an optical network unit in a first-order position, and receives a return signal and passes it to a next optical circulator, and finally the optical circulator in a last-order position receives the return signal and transmits it. The colorless light source module receives the second-path signal light source and the return signal transmitted by the optical circulator in a last-order position, and uses the second-path signal light source to modulate the return signal to generate an upstream signal light source to be transmitted to the optical line terminal by the optical splitter. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129356 | OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An optical communication system includes an optical-signal transmission unit transmitting an existing optical signal and a low-rate-signal superimposition unit superimposing a low-rate signal on the existing optical signal by intensity modulation. It further includes: a low-rate-signal extraction unit that extracts the low-rate signal from the existing optical signal on which the low-rate signal is superimposed and converts the extracted low-rate signal into a low-rate electric signal; an add-on optical-signal transmission unit that transmits an add-on optical signal; a low-rate-signal superimposition unit that superimposes a low-rate signal on the add-on optical signal by the intensity modulation based on the low-rate electric signal; and a repeater that repeats the add-on optical signal on which the low-rate signal is superimposed, to a transmission destination. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129357 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLED INFRARED ILLUMINATOR - An apparatus for a controlled infrared illuminator includes an unmanned aerial system capable of sustained flight and an infrared light source coupled to the unmanned aerial system by attachment means. The infrared light source includes a plurality of laser diodes arranged in a pattern. The apparatus also includes a remote control that controls either the movements of the unmanned aerial system, the position of the infrared light source, or both. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129358 | TERMINAL APPARATUS FOR AUTO PAIRING, REMOTE CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - A terminal apparatus for auto pairing and a remote control apparatus and method thereof are provided. The terminal apparatus includes an IR receiving unit configured to receive an IR signal including first identification information of an external apparatus from the external apparatus, a radio frequency (RF) communication unit configured to perform wireless communication with the external apparatus which transmit the IR signal including the first identification information, a storage unit configured to store a pairing list including identification information of at least one external apparatus, and a control unit configured to control the RF communication unit to perform pairing for wireless communication with the external apparatus according to whether or not identification information of at least one external apparatus in the pairing list corresponds to the received first identification information. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129359 | TRANSPORTING DATA AND AUXILIARY SIGNALS OVER AN OPTICAL LINK - A data transport system for transporting data and auxiliary signals over an optical link comprises a transmitter, a receiver and an optical link. The transmitter and receiver are coupled to a first end of the optical link. The optical link includes a number of optical channels. A controller is coupled to the transmitter and the receiver, and controls the transmitter and the receiver to operate in a first state when data are detected at an input of the transmitter. Data are transported via the data transport system in the first state. The controller controls the transmitter and the receiver to operate in a second state when the data are detected as absent at the input of the transmitter. Data are prevented from being transported via the data transport system in the second state. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129360 | TRANSPORTING DATA AND AUXILIARY SIGNALS OVER AN OPTICAL LINK - A data transport system for transporting data and auxiliary signals over an optical link comprises a transmitter, a receiver and an optical link. The transmitter and receiver are coupled to a first end of the optical link. The optical link includes a number of optical channels. A controller is coupled to the transmitter and the receiver, and controls the transmitter and the receiver to operate in a first state when data are detected at an input of the transmitter. Data are transported via the data transport system in the first state. The controller controls the transmitter and the receiver to operate in a second state when the data are detected as absent at the input of the transmitter. Data are prevented from being transported via the data transport system in the second state. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129361 | OPTICAL TRANSMITTER MODULE AND TRANSMITTING METHOD - An optical transmitter module includes at least one light source, at least one optical modulator aligned to the at least one light source one by one, a first light interleaver, and at least one optical fiber. Each light source emits a light wave with a particular wavelength. Each optical modulator modulates the light wave of the corresponding light source, to form a central light wave having the particular wavelength and a number of secondary light waves having secondary wavelengths. The first light interleaver separates the secondary light waves from the central light wave. The at least one optical fiber transmits the secondary light waves. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129362 | FUSER INCLUDING REPLACEMENT DETECTING FUNCTION - According to one embodiment, a fuser includes a fixing rotating section including a heat generating section, an opposed section configured to form a nip between the opposed section and the fixing rotating section, a first bimetal type thermostat disconnected by heat from the fixing rotating section to cut power supply to a heat generation source that causes the heat generation section to generate heat, and a second bimetal type thermostat present in a position different from the position of the first bimetal type thermostat in a rotating direction of the fixing rotating section and is disconnected by heat from the fixing rotating section to output an indication that the fixing rotating section is in use. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129363 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING INTEGRATED SENSING UNIT - An image forming apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes an integrated sensing unit, which includes an optical sensor including a light emitting part and a light receiving part to receive light emitted from the light emitting part, and an actuator which selectively blocks light to be received by the light receiving part. The actuator includes a shaft member that is elastically supported in one rotation direction, a light blocking member that is mounted on the shaft member and is selectively positioned between the light emitting part and the light receiving part, and a first contact member and a second contact member distanced from each other on the shaft member. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129364 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image heating apparatus includes a heating roller; a nip forming member for forming the nip with the roller; a sheet jam sensor; a first controller for interrupting a heating operation when the sensor detects the sheet jamming, and for resuming the heating operation after the jamming is cleared; a rubbing member for rubbing a heating roller surface; a moving mechanism for moving the rubbing member to a position for spacing the rubbing member from the roller to a position for rubbing the roller surface; and a second controller for executing an operation of moving the rubbing member to the rubbing position to rub the heating roller surface when a predetermined condition is reached, wherein the second controller delays, when the condition is reached during a period in which a predetermined count of sheets pass the nip after the jam clearance, the moving operation to after the period. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129365 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TROUBLESHOOTING CHARGING AND PHOTORECEPTOR FAILURE MODES ASSOCIATED WITH A XEROGRAPHIC PROCESS - This disclosure provides methods and systems for troubleshooting charging and photoreceptor failure modes associated with a xerographic process. Specifically, according to an exemplary method the photoreceptor decay behavior, with and without the effects of depletion, are quantified and used to determine a performance state of one or more of the charging stations and the photoreceptor surface. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129366 | TONER RECOVERY DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND TONER STATE DETERMINING METHOD - Provided is a toner recovery device including a toner recovery path, a vibration exciter that applies vibration to the toner recovery path, a detector that detects vibration of the toner recovery path, a determining unit that determines whether characteristics based on the vibration detected by the detector have reached predetermined reference vibration characteristics, and an output unit that outputs the result of the determination by the determining unit. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129367 | SWITCHING-MODE POWER SUPPLY (SMPS) HAVING OVERVOLTAGE CUTOFF FUNCTION, AND METHOD OF CUTTING OFF OVERVOLTAGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE SMPS - A switching-mode power supply (SMPS) for an image forming apparatus which may prevent an overvoltage supplied to the SMPS, and damage to circuits in the SMPS in the image forming apparatus. The SMPS includes a rectifying circuit to rectify an alternating-current (AC) voltage input from an external power supply source into a direct-current (DC) voltage, a transformer to transform the rectified DC voltage input to a primary coil and output the transformed DC voltage to a secondary coil, a main switch that is connected to the primary coil and switches an output of the transformer, a first overvoltage detecting unit to determine whether the rectified DC voltage is an overvoltage by comparing the rectified DC voltage with a first reference voltage, and a switching control unit to control a switching operation of the main switch based on a result of the determination. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129368 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes temperature sensors that measure temperatures at different locations in the longitudinal direction of a photosensitive drum. The image forming apparatus also includes an image processing circuit configured to change an exposure condition in the longitudinal direction of the photosensitive drum based on measured values obtained by the temperature sensors. A related image forming method includes calculating a temperature at a third location between the first and second location based on the measured temperatures at the first location and the second location, and controlling an exposure condition for exposure at the third location in accordance with image information, including changing the exposure condition for the exposure at the third location based on the calculated temperature at the third location. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129369 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus is provided with a high-voltage substrate, a motor and a DC power source. The high-voltage substrate has a developing positive bias circuit and a developing reverse bias circuit which are connected to each other in parallel, in which the developing positive bias voltage is combined with developing reverse bias voltage to generate developing bias voltage. The high-voltage substrate includes a interruption switch for interrupting a reverse current from the motor to the developing reverse bias circuit in a case where an interlock switch is turned off at the time of emergency stop, in which, when the reverse current is interrupted by the interruption switch, electric power that is accumulated in the capacitor is supplied to the developing positive bias circuit to apply the developing positive bias voltage as the developing bias voltage to the developing roller for a given length of time. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129370 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus determines the amount of cleaning toner that is supplied to each of an intermediate transfer belt | 2013-05-23 |
20130129371 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - When a pre-rotation sequence is started at a time at which a print-start notification command is transmitted, in the case where a predicted time period is longer than a time period taken to perform the pre-rotation sequence, an appropriate FPOT is not realized. To determine whether the pre-rotation sequence can be started at a time at which a print reservation command that is to be transmitted before transmission of the print-start notification command is transmitted to the engine, a drum-rotation permission command is provided, whereby, in the case of immediately starting the pre-rotation sequence, the pre-rotation sequence can be started earlier than the pre-rotation sequence is started, reducing the FPOT. In the case of not immediately starting the pre-rotation sequence, a time period taken to perform image expansion and the time period taken to perform the pre-rotation sequence can be made to coincide with each other, reducing consumable items deterioration. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129372 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Disclosed is an image processing apparatus including: a control unit; an image forming unit; a storing unit; and a job reception unit, wherein in case that the control unit identifies that the print job received while the job reception unit receives the print job group is another print job received from another external device in accordance with the identification information, the control unit controls the storing unit so as to hold the another print job until the image forming unit completes the image forming in accordance with the print job group, and after the image forming unit completes the image forming in accordance with the print job group, the control unit controls the image forming unit so as to start the image forming in accordance with the another print job. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129373 | POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME, AND LOW-CAPACITY AC PROCESSING CIRCUIT - A power supply system includes: a switching power supply to be connected to an AC power supply, the switching power supply rectifying and smoothing an AC voltage to generate predetermined DC voltage; a first capacitor including a first electrode connected to one end of the AC power supply, and a second electrode; a second capacitor including a first electrode connected to the other end of the AC power supply, and a second electrode; a surge-voltage suppressing circuit connected between the second electrode of the first capacitor and the second electrode of the second capacitor; a rectifier circuit connected to a first contact node between the first capacitor and the surge-voltage suppressing circuit and a second contact node between the second capacitor and the surge-voltage suppressing circuit; and an output-signal generating circuit connected to the rectifier circuit, and uses the rectified current to generate a predetermined output signal. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129374 | TRANSFER ROLLER CLEANING APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC PHOTOGRAPH PRINTER - Provided are a transfer roller cleaning apparatus that has a supply roller that is immersed in the carrier liquid in a carrier liquid vessel; a cleaning roller that is rubbed and rotated on the supply roller and the transfer roller, and supplies the carrier liquid received from the supply roller to a surface of the transfer roller; and a carrier liquid circulation device which includes the carrier liquid vessel, supplies the carrier liquid in a storage tank to the carrier liquid vessel using a pump, and sends the carrier liquid overflowed from the carrier liquid vessel back to the storage tank via an overflow liquid recovery path, so as to constitute a carrier liquid circulation path and an electronic photograph printer configured by providing the same. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129375 | UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A unit for use with an image forming apparatus, includes: a developer accommodating portion, constituted by a frame, for accommodating a developer; a sheet member, provided on the frame in contact with a rotatable member, for preventing the developer from leaking out from a gap between the developer accommodating portion and the rotatable member; and a resin member for fixing the sheet member on the frame, wherein the resin member is formed on the frame by injection molding of a resin material and is fixed to the sheet member by welding. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129376 | DEVELOPING DEVICE - A magnetic flux density formed on a sleeve surface by a magnetic seal member on a downstream side in a conveyance direction of a developer agitation and conveyance member is greater than a magnetic flux density formed on the sleeve surface by a magnetic seal member on an upstream side in the developer conveyance direction. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129377 | DEVELOPER ACCOMMODATING CONTAINER AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE - A developer accommodating container for accommodating a developer, includes: a frame provided with a hole; a rotatable member penetrating the hole; and a seal member, provided on the frame by injection molding, for sealing a gap between a circumference of the hole of the frame and an outer peripheral surface of the rotatable member to prevent the developer from leaking out of the developer accommodating container. The seal member includes a projected portion which projects toward an inside of the hole and contacts the outer peripheral surface of the rotatable member. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129378 | CARTRIDGE AND UNIT - A cartridge detachably mountable to a main assembly of an image forming apparatus, includes: a rotatable member; a blade member contacted to the rotatable member; a frame, formed of a resin material, for supporting the blade member; and a seal member provided on the frame to be contacted to a portion of the blade member, opposite from a portion where the blade member is contacted to the rotatable member, in each of one end side and anther end side of the blade member with respect to an axial direction of the rotatable member, wherein the seal member is formed on the frame by injection molding for sealing a gap between the blade member and the frame. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129379 | Image Forming Apparatus Having Scanning Unit Stably Supported to Main Casing - An image forming apparatus includes: a body frame accommodating an image forming unit; and a support frame supporting an image reading unit and disposed to confront the body frame in a confronting direction, the support frame having a first end portion and a second end portion opposite to each other in a first direction perpendicular to the confronting direction. The support frame includes: first and second engaging portions provided at the first and second end portions respectively; and a pair of grip portions. The body frame has a first edge portion and a second edge portion opposite to each other in the first direction, the body frame including: a first engaged portion provided at the first edge portion and engageable with the first engaging portion; and a second engaged portion provided at the second edge portion and engageable with the second engaging portion. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129380 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes: a first metal side plate frame; a second metal side plate frame arranged to face the first metal side plate frame; a sheet-metal stay electrically connecting the first metal side plate frame and the second metal side plate frame; a base portion provided at the sheet-metal stay and extending horizontally; and an abutting portion rising from the base portion and abutting each of the outer surface of the first metal side plate frame and the outer surface of the second metal side plate frame, and any one of the first metal side plate frame and the second metal side plate frame is directly grounded. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129381 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a main body of the image forming apparatus; a developing cartridge that is detachably disposed in the main body and includes an image carrier; a charging roller that is disposed to face the image carrier in the developing cartridge and charges a surface of the image carrier; a charging roller separating unit that moves the charging roller between a first position in which the charging roller is in contact with the image carrier and a second position in which the charging roller is spaced apart from the image carrier; and a paper feeding cassette detachably disposed in the main body; wherein when the paper feeding cassette is first mounted, the charging roller is fixed in the second position by the charging roller separating unit. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129382 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus capable of easily achieving installation of developing units on a developing tray is disclosed. The disclosed image forming apparatus includes a tray section, a plurality of developing units each provided with guide protrusions, and a developing tray including a plurality of supports to support the guide protrusions of the developing units, and a plurality of guides each adapted to guide a corresponding one of the guide protrusions to a corresponding one of the supports. The guides have widths gradually increasing in a direction from a first end of the tray section to a second end of the tray section, respectively. | 2013-05-23 |
20130129383 | Image-Forming Device and Process Cartridge - An image forming device includes a casing having a guide, image forming portions configured to form images on a recording medium, and a drawer configured to be installed in and withdrawn from the casing along the guide in a first direction for installation and in a second direction for withdrawal opposite the first direction. The drawer may include a housing configured to house each image forming portion, a projecting portion coupled to the housing and protruding in the first direction, and a support portion coupled to the projecting portion. An engagement of the support portion with the guide regulates movement of the drawer upward or downward during installation and withdrawal. | 2013-05-23 |