22nd week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 36 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100135585 | Method and Apparatus of Tile-based Belief Propagation - A method and apparatus of tile-based belief propagation are disclosed. An image is split into a number of tiles. Messages are iteratively generated within each of the tiles based on the messages from neighboring pixels to the tile at a previous iteration, wherein each message represents information of a state of the pixel. The generated messages for sending out of the tiles are stored. Labels are then determined based on the stored messages, wherein each label represents the state of the pixel. | 2010-06-03 |
20100135586 | RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING RECORDED THEREON CODED INFORMATION USING PLUS AND/OR MINUS ROUNDING OF IMAGES - A computer-readable medium having stored thereon an image decoding program which, when executed by a computer, performs: storing a reference image which is a previously decoded image; receiving coded information including motion vector information and rounding method information specifying a rounding method used in synthesizing a prediction image; and synthesizing the prediction image by performing motion compensation using the motion vector information and the reference image; wherein the synthesizing a prediction image is performable using positive and negative rounding methods for interpolating intensity values of pixels; wherein the interpolation of intensity values of pixels uses a rounding method specified by the rounding method information; wherein the rounding method information is included in coded information of the currently decoded image; wherein the rounding method information specifies one of two values specifying a positive rounding method and a negative rounding method, respectively. | 2010-06-03 |
20100135587 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CODING IMAGES WITH DIFFERENT IMAGE QUALITIES FOR EACH REGION THEREOF, AND METHOD AND APPARATUS CAPABLE OF DECODING THE IMAGES BY ADJUSTING THE IMAGE QUALITY - A region of interest is set within an image, the region of interest is tracked along motion of an object marked out within the image, and coding is performed in a manner that image quality differs between the region of interest and a region other than the region of interest. A wavelet transform unit applies a low-pass filter and a high-pass filter in the respective x and y directions of an original image, and divides the image into four frequency sub-bands so as to carry out a wavelet transform. A quantization unit quantizes, with a predetermined quantizing width, the wavelet transform coefficients outputted from the wavelet transform unit. A motion detector detects the motion of an object. A ROI setting unit moves a ROI region according to this motion of an object. In the case of moving images where a viewpoint changes, the background may be separated from the object and then the ROI region may be moved according to the motion of the object and the motion of the background. | 2010-06-03 |
20100135588 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUBPIXEL-BASED DOWN-SAMPLING - This invention relates to method and apparatus for subpixel-based down-sampling. This invention implements an adaptive filter | 2010-06-03 |
20100135589 | IMAGE PROCESSOR - An image processor includes a frequency transform unit performing frequency transform on a first pixel block as a target block, and a pre-filter performing prefiltering with a region which overlaps with plural unit regions for processing by the frequency transform unit as a unit region for processing, before frequency transform is performed. The pre-filter performs prefiltering on a second pixel block being a predetermined number of pixels each larger horizontally and vertically than the first pixel block as a target block. The pre-filter performs prefiltering sequentially on a plurality of second pixel blocks aligned horizontally. The number of pixel signals in a vertical direction within a group of pixel signals continuously inputted to the pre-filter for prefiltering is equal to the number of rows in the second pixel block. | 2010-06-03 |
20100135590 | METHOD OF ENCODING AN IMAGE AND DEVICE IMPLEMENTING SAID METHOD - The invention relates to a method of encoding an image divided into non-overlapping macroblocks themselves divided into non-overlapping blocks of N by N pixels into a binary stream. It comprises the steps of: —transforming each of the block into a transformed block of coefficients comprising one low frequency coefficient and N2-1 coefficients, called high frequency coefficients, of higher frequencies than the low frequency; —quantizing each coefficient of each of the transformed blocks with a quantizing parameter; —encoding the quantized coefficients into a binary stream. According to the invention, the low frequency coefficients of the transformed blocks are quantized with a same quantizing parameter, called first quantizing parameter. | 2010-06-03 |
20100135591 | Imaging System Utilizing Spatial Image Oscillation - An imaging system includes an image detector for producing a continuous image signal from an image received thereat; oscillation means coupled to the image detector for inducing a spatial oscillation in the image relative to the image detector; and a spatio-temporally matching filter in communication with the image detector and the oscillation means. The matching filter is configured to filter out aspects of the image signal not associated with the induced oscillation, to thereby provide enhanced image processing of the image. | 2010-06-03 |
20100135592 | De-ringing operation for image processing - De-ringing operation for image processing. A selective image processing means is presented herein by which high frequency content is preserved while also eliminating ringing within digital images, and this is achieved without introducing aliasing. Based on the analysis of neighboring pixels, one or more of multiple filter modules and/or multiple image filtering/processing means is/are selectively applied to generate an output sample for a given pixel location. Two measures (e.g., local activity (LA) and edge strength (ES)) are calculated based on processing at least two different groups of pixels near a desired output sample. One of these groups of pixels may be a subset of another of the groups of pixels. By analyzing these two measures (e.g., LA and ES), selective processing of pixels near the desired output location ensures that high frequency content within the digital image is preserved with substantially reduced and/or eliminated ringing therein. | 2010-06-03 |
20100135593 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND RESOLUTION ENHANCEMENT PROCESSING CONTROL PROGRAM - According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes an image quality improvement processing module which applies first image quality improvement processing for image quality enhancement to each of corresponding pixels in the temporary high-resolution image corresponding to a region other than the flat part region, and applies second image quality improvement processing for sharpening to each of corresponding pixels in the temporary high-resolution image corresponding to an edge region which is not located on the texture region. The apparatus further includes a controller which controls at least one of the texture determination reference value applied to the detecting the texture region and the flat part determination reference value applied to the detecting the flat part region based on a predetermined rule. | 2010-06-03 |
20100135594 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING THE STRAY-LIGHT POINT-SPREAD FUNCTION OF AN IMAGING SYSTEM - A method of determining the point-spread function (PSF) of an imaging system includes the steps of capturing image data, establishing an idealized source spot, establishing a functional form model, subtracting the captured image from the estimated image equation and determining a metric that measures the fit of the estimated image to the captured image. The functional form model may include both diffraction and aberration and stray light. The functional form model may be optimized to reduce the metric to an acceptable level. | 2010-06-03 |
20100135595 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus including an image photographing unit, and a control unit, wherein the control unit includes a document image acquiring unit that acquires a document image including at least an image of a document, a contour extracting unit that extracts a contour of the document from the document image, the extracting the contour being performed based on luminance, a distortion position detecting unit that detects a contour straight line located at a location where a distance between the contour and a center point of a rectangle having the minimum area surrounding the contour is shortest, the contour straight line being detected as a distortion position in the document, the contour straight line being located on the contour, and a corrected image generating unit that performs a geometric correction on the document image to extend the contour to a correction reference line determined from the distortion position, and generates a corrected image having the distortion in the document image corrected. | 2010-06-03 |
20100135596 | DIFFUSION-BASED INTERACTIVE EXTRUSION OF TWO-DIMENSIONAL IMAGES INTO THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELS - Methods and systems for creating three-dimensional models from two-dimensional images are provided. According to one embodiment, a method of creating an inflatable icon involves a vectorizing module polygonizing an input image to produce an inflatable image by representing a set of pixels making up the input image as polygons. The inflatable image is then extruded by an extrusion module by generating appropriate z-coordinate values for a reference point associated with each polygon of the inflatable image based upon a biased diffusion process. End-user controlled pressure modulation is supported by an interface module by (i) adjusting one or more modulation functions employed by the biased diffusion process based upon end-user input regarding relative modulation bias for a selected set of one or more pixels associated with the inflatable image or (ii) applying the biased diffusion process to only the selected set of one or more pixels. | 2010-06-03 |
20100135597 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENABLING IMAGE SEARCHING USING MANUAL ENRICHMENT, CLASSIFICATION, AND/OR SEGMENTATION - Embodiments described herein provide for a system for creating a data collection of recognized images. The system includes an image analysis module that is configured to programmatically analyze individual images in a collection of images in order to determine information about each image in the collection. The system may also include a manual interface that is configured to (i) interface with one or more human editors, and (ii) displays a plurality of panels concurrently. Individual panels may be provided for one or more analyzed images, and individual panels may be configured to display information that is at least indicative of the one or more images of that panel and/or of the information determined from the one or more images. Additionally, the manual interface enables the one or more human editors to view the plurality of panels concurrently and to interact with each of the plurality of panels in order to correct or remove any information that is incorrectly determined from the image of that panel. | 2010-06-03 |
20100135598 | Systems and Methods for Managing Production of Graphical Objects - A graphical object management system enables clients to easily and efficiently find and utilize graphical artists interested in drawing or otherwise creating graphical objects for the clients. Once a graphical artist for creating a graphical object is located and selected, the system manages the graphical object as it is being created allowing the client to view the graphical object and provide feedback to the selected artist. In one embodiment, the system prevents the selected artist from making illicit copies of the graphical object being created. | 2010-06-03 |
20100135599 | Image Based Registration - There are disclosed embodiments for image based registration. An image registration system sets image transform parameters based on pixels of registered ultrasound image and CT (or MRI) image. The image registration system transforms ultrasound images, which may be newly provided, by using the image transform parameters to thereby output transform images. The image registration system performs image based registration on the transform images and the second images. | 2010-06-03 |
20100135600 | AUTOMATIC GRIPPING DEVICE WITH EXTREMELY FLEXIBLE HOOKS - An automatic gripping closure device comprising a first element with hooks comprising a first base band and at least two first hooks originating from the first band and placed in at least one row of first hooks ( | 2010-06-03 |
20100135601 | Composition of at least one vinylidene chloride polymer - Vinylidene chloride polymer composition characterized in that it comprises:
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20100135602 | Flexible container - A flexible container comprises a mesh material layer and a thermoplastic layer that forms a wall of the flexible container and is disposed external to the mesh material layer. A flexible handle is disposed external to the mesh material layer. The mesh material layer, the thermoplastic layer, and the flexible handle are joined by a set of stitching disposed therethrough. | 2010-06-03 |
20100135603 | BEARING SHELL AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - The invention relates to a bearing shell comprising a first exposed region and a second exposed region, said two exposed regions being formed on the inner surface of the two bearing shell ends. The oil grooves arranged in the two exposed regions are inclined in relation to the central line of the bearing shell, in the direction of flow of the lubricating oil. In this way, the lubricating oil is prevented from escaping in the axial direction in the exposed regions. The invention also relates to a method for producing such bearing shells. | 2010-06-03 |
20100135604 | Sensor-Equipped Bearing for Wheel - A sensor-equipped bearing for a wheel rotatably supporting the wheel relative to a vehicle body includes an outer member ( | 2010-06-03 |
20100135605 | SENSOR DEVICE AND SENSOR-INTEGRATED ROLLING BEARING DEVICE - A core of a fixed-side sealing member has a fitting cylindrical part fitted with the fixed-side sealing member. An outer end portion of the fitting cylindrical part is insertion-molded to be disposed within a resin member. An outer edge portion of the fitting cylindrical part in an axial direction thereof is bent. | 2010-06-03 |
20100135606 | SELF ALIGNING BEARING AND SEAL ASSEMBLY - A self aligning bearing and seal assembly including a bearing housing operable to mount to a surface, a bearing unit seated within the bearing housing and having an outer race, an inner race, and at least one ball intermediate the outer and inner race. The self aligning bearing and seal assembly also includes a pivot assembly having a shaft sleeve operable for receiving and maintaining a rotatable shaft and being disposed in the bearing housing and in operational contact with the inner race of the bearing unit. The pivot assembly allows for a degree of angular misalignment between the surface and the shaft greater than three degrees. | 2010-06-03 |
20100135607 | SEAL ARRANGEMENT AND A BRUSH SEAL FOR A WIND TURBINE - A seal arrangement for sealing a bearing comprising a first component and a second component which are rotatably movable with respect to each other is provided. The seal arrangement includes brush seal having an annular brush body carried by the first component and a bundle of resiliently bendable bristles. The brush seal is adapted to maintain a sealing condition when the first and second component are moved relative to each other in a non-rotational manner. Further, a brush seal and a wind turbine having a brush seal are provided. | 2010-06-03 |
20100135608 | FIBER OPTIC TEMPERATURE & PRESSURE SENSOR & SYSTEM INCORPORATING SAME - A sensing system including a sensor having an enclosure that defines a chamber, a fiber optic segment extending from outside the enclosure into the chamber, and a sequence of optical processing elements within the chamber. The elements include a fiber Bragg grating, a polarizer, a side hole fiber, and a mirror. A light source is arranged to direct light to the sensor(s). A spectral analyzer is arranged to detect light reflected back from the sensor(s). The fiber Bragg grating substantially reflects a first spectral envelope while transmitting the remainder of the optical spectrum to the polarizer and side hole fiber. The polarizer, side hole fiber, and mirror cooperate to return an optical signal within a second spectral envelope. The characteristic wavelength of a peak in the first spectral envelope is highly sensitive to temperature and relatively weakly sensitive to pressure. The period of the optical signal within the second spectral envelope is highly sensitive to pressure and relatively weakly sensitive to temperature. The spectral analyzer measures these spectral components to simultaneously derive a measure of temperature and pressure that effectively compensates for temperature-pressure cross-sensitivity of the sensor(s). | 2010-06-03 |
20100135609 | APPARATUS COMPRISING A CYLINDRICAL SUBSTRATE AND AN INTEGRATED OPTICAL CIRCUIT - Apparatus ( | 2010-06-03 |
20100135610 | STITCHED WAVEGUIDE FOR USE IN A FIBER-OPTIC GYROSCOPE - Methods and systems for improved fiber optic gyroscopes for operation in non-atmospheric environments are provided. In one embodiment, an integrated optical circuit for an interferometer subject to non-atmospheric conditions comprises: a first section of waveguide within a Lithium crystalline structure that is exposed to an electrical field, the first section of waveguide being a Titanium-diffused waveguide region; a second section of waveguide within the Lithium crystalline structure that is not within the first section of the waveguide, the second section of waveguide being a proton-exchange waveguide region; a stitch coupling the first section of waveguide to the second section of waveguide; and a third section of waveguide configured to combine reciprocal light beams to produce an interference pattern, wherein at least one of the reciprocal light beams pass through the first section of waveguide and the second section of waveguide prior to producing the interference pattern. | 2010-06-03 |
20100135611 | MULTILAYER PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - A multilayer printed circuit board according to the present invention is a multilayer printed circuit board where a plurality of insulating layers, a conductor circuit and an optical circuit are formed and layered and an optical element is mounted, wherein the above described optical circuit is formed between the above described insulating layers. | 2010-06-03 |
20100135612 | Optical switching based on dipole induced transparency - A normally opaque waveguide interacting with a drop-filter cavity can be switched to a transparent state when the drop filter is also coupled to a dipole. This dipole induced transparency may be obtained even when the vacuum Rabi frequency of the dipole is much less than the cavity decay rate. The condition for transparency is a large Purcell factor. Dipole induced transparency can be used in quantum repeaters for long distance quantum communication. | 2010-06-03 |
20100135613 | OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE, OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE MODULE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A light guide includes a core and a clad made of a material having an index of refraction different from an index of refraction of the core and covering the core, in which at least one of a light incident surface or a light exit surface of the core is arranged while shifted in parallel without changing respective inclined angles so that the inclined surface is divided into a plurality of inclined surfaces parallel in a longitudinal direction (X direction) of the rectangular shape in the orthogonal projection and the plurality of inclined surfaces closer to the light emitting portion are positioned in a direction (Z direction) of moving away from the end face to be in a shape extending in the direction (Z direction) of moving away from the end face in a stepwise manner as a whole. | 2010-06-03 |
20100135614 | OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE AND BI-DIRECTIONAL OPTICAL TRANSCEIVER - Disclosed are an optical waveguide and a bi-directional light transceiver, in which a wavelength selective filer is provided in the core of the optical waveguide to divide bi-directional signals, so that manual alignment of optical components are easily achieved and thus a small bi-directional light transceiver is realized and transmission/reception efficiency of light is enhanced. | 2010-06-03 |
20100135615 | APPARATUS FOR COUPLING LIGHT BETWEEN INPUT AND OUTPUT WAVEGUIDES - An apparatus for coupling light between input and output waveguides includes a substrate, an input waveguide disposed on the substrate and comprising a first optical axis, and an output waveguide disposed on the substrate and comprising a second optical axis vertically offset from the first optical axis. A superlens is disposed on the substrate between the input waveguide and the output waveguide. The superlens has a middle optical axis and comprises a vertically graded refractive index film having a refractive index distribution n(y), where y is a vertical direction substantially perpendicular to the middle optical axis. | 2010-06-03 |
20100135616 | HOLE ARRANGED PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBER FOR LOW LOSS, TIGHT FIBER BENDING APPLICATIONS - A microstructured fiber or photonic crystal fiber is described having a doped solid core region and a cladding region, holes being provided in the cladding region, the fiber having a low hybrid splice loss to conventional fiber as well as being able to be tightly bent due to the microstructured cladding. The cladding region can contain a plurality of holes surrounding and distanced from the core. These holes are preferably located symmetrically around the core and extend longitudinally along the length of fiber. The holes may be two or more D-shaped holes or truncated D-shaped holes arranged symmetrically around the care. In other embodiments, the holes comprise hole structures arranged symmetrically around the core in a ring. The holes may be arranged having the inner side facing the core formed from arcs of a circle, e.g. equal arcs of a circle. Between the arcs circular holes may be provided called capillaries, i.e. smaller holes. According to the present invention, any number of holes may surround the core, preferably three or more. The fiber has low loss at small bending radii. | 2010-06-03 |
20100135617 | OPTICAL DEVICE - One embodiment of an optical device comprises a fiber cap, an optical fiber and a bond between the fiber cap and the optical fiber. The fiber cap comprises a cap body having a closed distal end and a bore having a tapered section. The optical fiber comprises cladding surrounding a core. A distal end of the cladding comprises a tapered section that engages the tapered section of the bore. | 2010-06-03 |
20100135618 | Unitary Fiber Optic Ferrule and Adapter Therefor - A unitary fiber optic ferrule reflects light off an interior lens and through the fiber optic ferrule. Optical fibers can be easily secured in the unitary fiber optic ferrule. An adapter to secure the unitary fiber optic ferrule to a optical component assembly is also presented. The adapter provides a sealing function for the lenses and to provide routing for optical fibers from other assemblies of unitary fiber optic ferrules and adapters. | 2010-06-03 |
20100135619 | Optical Module and Fabrication Method of the Same - Disclosed is an optical module comprising, an optical waveguide on the upper side of a substrate; a cutout with at least two slant surfaces, passing at least the core of the optical waveguide; and a film-filter above the cutout. Constructions of bi-directional multi-wavelength optical transmitter-receiver assembly using the optical module as a unit element are also provided in variety on a planar substrate. According to this invention, a bi-directional multi-wavelength transmitter-receiver, which is compact, reliable, excellent in the optical performance and simple in the alignments between the composing elements, can be produced. | 2010-06-03 |
20100135620 | SMALL FORM-FACTOR PLUGGABLE TRANSCEIVER MODULE - A small form-factor pluggable transceiver module including a first optical transceiver device, a second optical transceiver device and a circuit board electrically connected to the first optical transceiver device and the second optical transceiver device. The circuit board includes golden fingers having 20 pins. The width of the circuit board fulfills the width requirement of the small form-factor pluggable transceiver multisource agreement. | 2010-06-03 |
20100135621 | MULTI-ELECTRODE SYSTEM WITH VIBRATING ELECTRODES - A multi-electrode system includes a fiber holder that holds at least one optical fiber, a plurality of electrodes arranged to generate a heated field to heat the at least one optical fiber, and a vibration mechanism that causes at least one of the electrodes from the plurality of electrodes to vibrate. The electrodes can be disposed in at least a partial vacuum. The system can be used for processing many types of fibers, such processing including, as examples, stripping, splicing, annealing, tapering, and so on. Corresponding fiber processing methods are also provided. | 2010-06-03 |
20100135622 | FLEXIBLE PLASTIC OPTICAL FIBER CABLE - A plastic optical fiber cable that is strong in repeated flexure, ensuring low light loss at bending with a bend radius of 2 mm. The plastic optical fiber cable is one composed of a multicore plastic optical fiber strand including 7 to 10,000 cores of transparent resin, island portions each consisting of at least one core-surrounding sheath layer of transparent resin with a refractive index lower than that of the transparent resin constituting the cores and sea portion of resin surrounding the island portions and, enclosing the multicore plastic optical fiber strand, a coating layer, characterized in that the resin constituting at least either the sheath layer or sea layer is one of 25 to 55 Shore D hardness while the resin constituting the coating layer consists of a thermoplastic resin of 500 to 2000 MP flexural modulus. | 2010-06-03 |
20100135623 | Single-Fiber Drop Cables for MDU Deployments - Disclosed is an improved optical fiber that employs a novel coating system. When combined with a bend-insensitive glass fiber, the novel coating system according to the present invention yields an optical fiber having exceptionally low losses. | 2010-06-03 |
20100135624 | Reduced-Size Flat Drop Cable - Disclosed is an improved optical fiber that employs a novel coating system. When combined with a bend-insensitive glass fiber, the novel coating system according to the present invention yields an optical fiber having exceptionally low losses. | 2010-06-03 |
20100135625 | Reduced-Diameter Ribbon Cables with High-Performance Optical Fiber - Disclosed is an improved optical fiber that employs a novel coating system. When combined with a bend-insensitive glass fiber, the novel coating system according to the present invention yields an optical fiber having exceptionally low losses. | 2010-06-03 |
20100135626 | WAVEGUIDE HAVING A CLADDED CORE FOR GUIDING TERAHERTZ WAVES - A waveguide for guiding terahertz waves with wavelength ranging 0.1 mm-3 mm, includes a cladding tube made of a metal-free dielectric material, and a core filling a transmission space defined by the cladding tube. The core has a minimum width or diameter larger than the wavelength of the terahertz wave guided by the waveguide. The thickness of the cladding tube is smaller than the radius or one half of the width of the core. The core has an attenuation constant for the terahertz waves lower than that of the cladding tube. The waveguide guides terahertz waves mainly inside the core, and has a simple construction. | 2010-06-03 |
20100135627 | Amplifying Optical Fiber and Production Method - Disclosed is an amplifying optical fiber that includes a central core that is suitable for transmitting and amplifying an optical signal and a surrounding optical cladding that is suitable for confining the optical signal transmitted in the central core. The central core is formed from a main matrix that contains nanoparticles doped with at least one rare earth element. | 2010-06-03 |
20100135628 | HOLEY FIBER - A holey fiber has at least: a core portion positioned at a center of the holey fiber; a cladding portion positioned around the core portion and including holes that are formed in layers around the core portion and that form a triangular lattice; d/Λ in a range of 0.43±0.03; Λ of 20 to 24 micrometers; a single-mode operation demonstrated at a wavelength of 1550 nanometers; and an effective core area equal to or larger than 500 μm | 2010-06-03 |
20100135629 | FIBER OPTIC CABLES AND ASSEMBLIES AND THE PERFORMANCE THEREOF - A fiber optic jumper assembly comprising at least one bend performance optical fiber comprising a core region and a cladding region surrounding the core region, the cladding region comprising an annular hole-containing region comprised of non-periodically disposed holes, a protective covering positioned over the at least one bend performance optical fiber, and at least one connector mounted upon each end of the at least one bend performance optical fiber. A preconnectorized fiber optic jumper assembly comprising a microstrucutred fiber having a delta attenuation of 0.00 dB at 5 wraps about a 6 mm diameter at a reference wavelength of 1625 nm. | 2010-06-03 |
20100135630 | CABLE DUCT RESTRAINING DEVICE - The invention provides a restraining device for restraining a cut microduct end against longitudinal movement in an outer protective duct, the device comprising a body having one or more openings through which uncut microducts can pass and means for anchoring a cut end of a microduct to the body. | 2010-06-03 |
20100135631 | 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. | 2010-06-03 |
20100135632 | SPACER BOX AND INTERBAY CABLE MANAGEMENT PANEL - The present disclosure is directed at an interbay management system including a front spacer, a rear spacer, and an optional mid spacer that are coupled together and connected to a cable management panel. The assembly can be secured adjacent to or between distribution frames. The modular construction of the spacer allows for easy installation, and the variable length enables the spacer to be easily configured to correspond to the type and size of the telecommunication components that are to be supported in the distribution frame. | 2010-06-03 |
20100135633 | RELEASE LATCH FOR PRE-TERMINATED CASSETTE - A release latch for a pre-terminated cassette is described. The pre-terminated cassette includes a release latch to allow removal of the pre-terminated cassette from a patch panel, where the patch panel includes a retaining feature for retaining the pre-terminated cassette. The release latch includes a cantilever beam located on the sidewall of the pre-terminated cassette. The cantilever beam has a hinge point that allows the beam to deflect with respect to the sidewall. The release latch further includes a depressing tab provided at the distal end of the cantilever beam and a latch tab protruding from the surface of the cantilever beam between the hinge point and the depressing tab. The latch tab is capable of engagement with the retaining feature of the patch panel when the cassette is installed in the patch panel. | 2010-06-03 |
20100135634 | VIDEO PROCESSING DEVICE, RECORDING MEDIUM, VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - It is possible to realize a novel video processing device that can utilize the compatibility between the spaces of an encoded image in an xvYCC system with a wide color gamut and an encoded image in the conventional YCbCr system. The video signal processing device ( | 2010-06-03 |
20100135635 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, MOVING IMAGE REPRODUCING APPARATUS, AND PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAM THEREFOR - In viewing a moving image taken by an image taking apparatus, contents of that moving image are easily understood. A feature quantity extraction block | 2010-06-03 |
20100135636 | MEDIA STREAMING WITH SMOOTH FAST-FORWARD AND REWIND - Media streaming with smooth fast-forward and rewind is disclosed. One embodiment receives a media stream encoded at a first bit rate over a network connection, and in response to an input to fast-forward or rewind the media stream, the media stream may be retrieved at a second bit rate, and rendered at the second bit rate for fast-forward or rewind playback. By receiving the media stream at multiple bit rates, a media stream may be rendered at increased forward or reverse speeds without dropping frames in the media stream. | 2010-06-03 |
20100135637 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR USE IN PROVIDING PLAYBACK OF VARIABLE LENGTH CONTENT IN A FIXED LENGTH FRAMEWORK - The present embodiments provide methods and systems for use in providing supplemental content to be played back with a portable storage medium. Some embodiments retrieve supplemental content associated with a portable storage medium distributed to be played back by a playback device; access a predefined clip template; process the supplemental content in accordance with the predefined clip template; and generate a plurality of clips of supplemental content in accordance with the predefined clip template, such that the plurality of clips of supplemental content have a playback length that is a fraction of a playback length of the supplemental content. | 2010-06-03 |
20100135638 | RECEIVING DEVICE AND RECEIVING METHOD - There is provided a method by which, when a broadcast receiving device downloads and stores a content with an expiration time from a communication line etc, and a user reproduces the content, an electronic clock for judging the validity of the expiration time is set to a correct time and whether to reproduce the content or not is properly judged by using the correct time. In the method, the user is not allowed to set the electronic clock inside the broadcast receiving device, the clock is not set when the receiving device is started up, and time information is acquired from a broadcast wave or a communication line. If the time information is successfully acquired, the electronic clock is set by the acquired time information and then is used for judging the expiration time for use of the content on the assumption that the clock has been set correctly. | 2010-06-03 |
20100135639 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RECORDING AND PLAYING BACK PROGRAMS HAVING DESIRABLE RECORDING ATTRIBUTES - Systems and methods for recording multiple copies of a program are provided. The method may include receiving a user instruction to record a program. A determination may be made to record multiple copies of the program. In response to the determination, multiple copies of the program may be recorded. A user instruction to display the recorded program may be received. A copy of the program may be played back. The user may switch to another copy of the recorded program if the original copy lacks desirable recording attributes, or the interactive television application may automatically switch to another copy of the program. | 2010-06-03 |
20100135640 | System and Method for Storing and Displaying 3-D Video Content - Systems and methods for reducing problems and disadvantages associated with storing and displaying three-dimensional video content are disclosed. An article of manufacture may include a computer readable medium and data carried on the computer readable medium. The data may be readable by a processor and may including a first content stream including data representing a video at a first viewing perspective and at a first resolution and a second content stream including data representing the video at a second viewing perspective different from the first viewing perspective and at a second resolution lower than the first resolution. The second content stream and a portion of the first content stream may be read and processed by the processor to display the video to a display device such that the video may be viewed at the first resolution as a three-dimensional video. | 2010-06-03 |
20100135641 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ENCODING VIBRO-KINETIC DATA ONTO AN LPCM AUDIO STREAM OVER AN HDMI LINK - There is described a method and device for encoding a vibro-kinetic signal (e.g., motion codes) directly onto a video player media (e.g., a DVD player) and for streaming the vibro-kinetic signal to a dedicated motion decoder in synchrony to the audio and video, while the movie support media (e.g., a DVD, a computer file, streaming data from a network) is being played. According to an embodiment, the multi-channel vibro-kinetic signal is encoded within one of the audio channels transported by the HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) link. Two methods are proposed to perform the encoding: Direct LSB (Least Significant Bit) Injection; and Perceptually Modulated Injection. There are also described corresponding decoding methods and motion decoders. | 2010-06-03 |
20100135642 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING AVAILABLE VIDEO PLAY TIMES BASED ON REMAINING BATTERY CAPACITY - A apparatus and method for displaying available video play times are provided. Information about a remaining battery capacity of a video playing apparatus and information about a resolution of a video file is received from a first signal input unit, and information contained in a codec-resolution mapping table is received from a second signal input unit. Available video play times associated with video decoding modes are acquired based on the information received from the first signal input unit and the information received from the second signal input unit. | 2010-06-03 |
20100135643 | STREAMING NON-CONTINUOUS VIDEO DATA - A method and apparatus for providing a plurality of sequential image data samples for display, is disclosed. A first one of the image data samples is accessed and then a second one of the image data samples is accessed. The first and second image data samples may then be provided for display, where one or more further data samples are provided in the event that the first and second image data samples are not contiguous. These further data samples indicate that image data samples are not available between the first and second image data samples. | 2010-06-03 |
20100135644 | PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A photographing apparatus and a method of controlling the photographing apparatus for restricting bandwidth use of a memory in the photographing apparatus when a still image is captured during recording a motion picture. The method including outputting image data from an imaging device; interpolating the image data and storing the result as motion picture data in a memory; encoding the motion picture data in the memory; determining if a request to take a still image is received; when a request for a still image is received, substantially stopping the encoding of the motion picture data in the memory while continuing the outputting, interpolating and storing, and storing the image data in the memory as the still image; and after storing the still image is complete, restarting the encoding of the motion picture data in the memory. | 2010-06-03 |
20100135645 | SMMD MEDIA PRODUCING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS - A SMMD media producing apparatus includes: a pre-processor for extracting first media data and produces MXF media data with adjusted resolution using media data of an MXF format; and a neo-data producer for extracting second media data from the MXF media data with the adjusted resolution and produces neo-data to be added to the extracted second media data. The apparatus further includes a media publisher for producing SMMD media data using the neo-data produced by the neo-data producer and the first media data. | 2010-06-03 |
20100135646 | STORAGE/PLAYBACK METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MPEG-2 TRANSPORT STREAM BASED ON ISO BASE MEDIA FILE FORMAT - Provided are a method and apparatus for storing and playing back an MPEG-2 TS based on an ISO-based media file format. The method includes: storing a target MPEG-2 TS in an mdat box of the ISO-based media file format; and dividing the MPEG-2 TS by samples through time information, location information, size information, and Program Map Table (PMT) related information for random access and describing the divided samples in an moov box of the ISO based media file format. | 2010-06-03 |
20100135647 | LENS PORT - The device includes a lens port ( | 2010-06-03 |
20100135648 | STAGE APPARATUS AND IMAGE MOVEMENT CORRECTION APPARATUS FOR CAMERA USING STAGE APPARATUS - A stage apparatus includes a stationary support plate; a stage member provided on the stationary support plate so as to move on a reference plane parallel with the stationary support plate; Y-direction magnetic flux generating devices secured to one of the stationary support plate and the stage member; and Y-direction moving coils secured to the other of the stationary support plate and the stage member, the Y-direction moving coils receiving magnetic flux from the Y-direction magnetic flux generating devices so as to generate a driving force in a specific Y-direction between the Y-direction magnetic flux generating devices and the Y-direction moving coils. The Y-direction moving coils are secured to the stage member so that the Y-direction moving coils at least partly overlap each other in an X-direction, which is parallel with the reference plane and perpendicular to the Y-direction, and do not overlap in the Y-direction. | 2010-06-03 |
20100135649 | ACTUATOR BODY AND THROTTLE MECHANISM - The object of the present invention is to provide an actuator body and a throttle mechanism that are small and have a simple structure. The present invention comprises a polymer actuator | 2010-06-03 |
20100135650 | LENS COVER AND PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - A lens cover is slidably mounted to a lens, the lens cover comprises a main body, two guiding plated. The two guiding plates respectively protrude outwardly from two opposite side of the main body. Each guiding plate has a plurality of contacting portions. Each guiding plate has a plurality of contacting portions protruding from an surface thereof facing the lens, and each contacting portion includes a rolling ball mounted thereon. | 2010-06-03 |
20100135651 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR LOCATING A COMMUNICATION SOURCE AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM USING ONE SUCH DEVICE - Method for locating an optical radiation source of the kind in which receivers like infrared receivers are used in an on/off mode, characterized in that it consists in:
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20100135652 | FAULT DETECTING METHOD, SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS FOR PON SYSTEM - A fault detecting method, system, and apparatus for a PON system and an electrical relay apparatus are provided. The method includes the following steps. An electrical relay apparatus receives and detects a signal sent by a previous apparatus. If a defect is detected in the received signal, it is determined that a fault occurs to a transmission path between the previous apparatus and the electrical relay apparatus, and a signal with no defect is formed and sent to a next apparatus. If no defect is detected, the received signal is processed according to original processes and sent to the next apparatus. The next apparatus receives and detects the signal sent by the electrical relay apparatus. If a defect is detected in the signal sent by the electrical relay apparatus, it is determined that a fault occurs to a transmission path between the next apparatus and the electrical relay apparatus. | 2010-06-03 |
20100135653 | OPTICAL NETWORK MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - An optical network monitoring system and method thereof are proposed. An optical line terminal (OLT) transmits a first optical signal to a plurality of optical interference devices. After the first optical signal passes the optical interference devices, the optical interference devices reflect back a plurality of second optical signals corresponding to the optical interference devices respectively to the optical line terminal. The second optical signals have different optical path differences. An optical/electrical converter unit converts each of the second optical signals into an electrical signal. A spectrum analyzing unit analyzes the electrical signal to extract a frequency component of the electrical signal, thus the fiber connection status to each optical network unit in the optical network system could be obtained. Therefore, the purpose of monitoring the optical network system is achieved. | 2010-06-03 |
20100135654 | MEASURING DIFFERENTIAL GROUP DELAY IN AN OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTION - The differential group delay is measured in an optical fiber connection for an optical signal undergoing a phase modulation BPSK or DPSK by a digital signal at a given rate. A polarization controller at an emerging end of the connection scans polarization states of the modulated optical signal. An emulator iteratively introduces an additional delay in the modulated optical signal emerging from the connection and combines the delayed modulated optical signal and the non delayed modulated optical signal which are both polarized along two orthogonal axes into a resulting optical signal. A polarization controller and a fixed polarizer select a polarization state in the resulting optical signal along one of bisecting lines of the orthogonal axes into a linearly polarized signal. An eye diagram or a spectrum of the polarized signal is acquired by a digital oscilloscope or an optical spectrum analyzer to determine the differential group delay. | 2010-06-03 |
20100135655 | Multichannel Polarization Control for Polarization Multiplexed Optical Transport Networks - A system and method are provided for calibrating orthogonal polarity in a multichannel optical transport network (OTN) receiver. The method accepts a composite signal and separates the polarization of the signal into a pair of 2 | 2010-06-03 |
20100135656 | OPTICAL ORTHOGONAL FREQUENCY DIVISION MULTIPLEXED COMMUNICATIONS WITH NONLINEARITY COMPENSATION - The present invention discloses a transmitter and receiver for optical communications system, which provide compensation of the optical link nonlinearity. M-PSK modulating is used for data embedding in an optical signal in each WDM channel using orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) technique. At the receiver side electrical output signals from a coherent optical receiver are processed digitally with the link nonlinearity compensation. It is followed by the signal conversion into frequency domain and information recovery from each subcarrier of the OFDM signal. At the transmitter side an OFDM encoder provides a correction of I and Q components of a M-PSK modulator driving signal to compensate the link nonlinearity prior to sending the optical signal to the receiver. | 2010-06-03 |
20100135657 | AUTOMATICALLY SELECTING A CLOCK RECOVERY MODE WITHIN OPTICAL NETWORK TERMINALS - This disclosure is directed to techniques for facilitating clock recovery in optical networks. An optical network terminal (ONT) that terminates a fiber link of an optical network includes a clock mode selection module that automatically selects a clock recovery mode based on a type of optical network to which the ONT connects and a type of service provided to one or more subscriber devices coupled to the ONT. By automatically selecting the clock recovery module, an administrator or other user need not provision this aspect of the optical network, thereby reducing administrative tasks and facilitating the provisioning of the optical network. In addition, the techniques enable selection of the most optimal clock recovery mode based on the current state of the optical network. | 2010-06-03 |
20100135658 | Transport apparatus and transport method - A transport apparatus includes a plurality of transport processing units. The transport processing unit transports optical signals on an optical network which controls, by transmitting or receiving the optical signals including control information, apparatuses that are managed on the basis of areas. The transport processing unit includes a setting-information storage unit that stores therein setting information indicating a group to which a plurality of apparatuses within the area belongs, a frame generating unit that, upon receiving the optical signal, determines on the basis of the setting information whether the control information is to be terminated or to be passed through itself, sets a destination depending on the result of the determination, and generates a frame including the control information, and a path switching unit that switches a path of the frame on the basis of the destination of the frame. | 2010-06-03 |
20100135659 | PACKET-OPTICAL INTEGRATED SWITCH WITHOUT OPTICAL TRANSPONDER - A packet-optical integrated switch without an optical transponder, includes: a packet line card configured to output an Ethernet packet signal to a pre-set output port; a packet switch fabric configured to transfer the packet signal from the packet line card to the output port previously set in a destination address included in the packet signal; a 10 gigabit Ethernet (10 GbE)/optical transport unit level 2 (OTU2) integrated line card configured to convert the packet signal from the packet switch fabric into an OTU2 optical signal having a pre-set wavelength; and a wavelength selection switch fabric configured to allocate the optical signal from the 10 GbE/OTU2 integrated line card to a pre-set wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) port by pre-set wavelength to exchange the optical signal to each port by wavelength, wherein the packet line card, the packet switch fabric, the 10 GbE/OTU2 integrated line card, and the wavelength selection switch fabric perform the reverse operations of the process, respectively. | 2010-06-03 |
20100135660 | OPTICAL LINE TERMINAL IN GIGABIT PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORK AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING BROADCAST FRAME USING THE SAME - Disclosed are an optical line terminal in a gigabit passive optical network and a method for transmitting a broadcast frame using the same. The optical line terminal allocates second port identifiers to optical network units such that a broadcast frame is prevented from being retransmitted to an optical network unit which has transmitted the broadcast frame to the optical line terminal. | 2010-06-03 |
20100135661 | ETHERNET-BASED NEXT GENERATION OPTICAL TRANSPORT NETWORK APPARATUS AND TRAFFIC GROOMING METHOD THEREOF - An Ethernet-based next generation optical transport network apparatus and a traffic grooming method in the apparatus are disclosed to provide a traffic grooming function to simultaneously transmit Ethernet data and a TDM signal through the same wavelength and provide a differentiated protection switching function by the flows to effectively support an Ethernet service in an optical transport network. | 2010-06-03 |
20100135662 | METHOD FOR THE RAMAN AMPLIFICATION OF OPTICAL SIGNALS AND TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - A system and method for Raman amplification of optical signals in a wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) optical transmission system includes transmitting optical signals within a transmission band via an optical waveguide between a transmitter and a receiver, Raman-amplifying the optical signals with at least one pump so as to distort an amplification profile of the Raman amplification within the transmission band, and rectifying the distorted amplification profile so as to compensate for the distortion. | 2010-06-03 |
20100135663 | Repeater and repeating method - A repeater is disclosed that transmits an optical signal using wave division multiplexing. The repeater includes a demultiplexing unit that separates plural channels contained in the optical signal, an adjusting unit that adjusts at least optical power of each of the channels according to a control signal, a multiplexing unit that outputs a multiple wavelength signal in which the channels are multiplexed, and a monitoring unit that determines a modulation scheme and a bit rate of the optical signal for each of the channels so as to generate the control signal. | 2010-06-03 |
20100135664 | Chromatic dispersion compensating apparatus - In order to compensate for chromatic dispersion ad dispersion slope over an entire wavelength band of the optical signal, the wavelength band is split into a plurality of bands, and chromatic dispersion compensation is made to make chromatic dispersion in a central wavelength of each of the bands zero. | 2010-06-03 |
20100135665 | BURST MODE OPTICAL REPEATER - A burst mode optical repeater is provided. The burst mode optical repeater receives optical signals, which are transmitted from a plurality of optical network units (ONUs) in a passive optical network (PON) to a central office using a time division multiplexing access (TDMA) method, and relays the received optical signals using an optical-electrical-optical (OEO) method. Since the burst mode optical repeater can be installed anywhere between an optical line terminal (OLT) and the ONUs, the number of subscribers and transmission range that can be supported by a corresponding network can be increased. | 2010-06-03 |
20100135666 | CLOCK PHASE ALIGNING APPARATUS FOR BURST-MODE DATA - Disclosed is a clock phase aligning apparatus capable of synchronizing a clock signal in the middle of an upstream burst mode data bit in an optical line terminal of a passive optical network. The clock phase aligning apparatus effectively aligns a phase of a clock signal with a phase of data during an overhead period of burst mode packet data through an over-sampling scheme and a digital scheme. Burst mode data signals are subject to an over-sampling through a high speed continuous mode analog circuit and then converted into low speed parallel signals through a parallel conversion unit. Such low speed parallel signals are processed with respect to sampling patterns through a digital look-up scheme in a logic circuit device such that the phase of data is arranged with the phase of a clock signal during a limited bit stream specified in a burst mode preamble timing. | 2010-06-03 |
20100135667 | Recovering energy from an IRDA/remote control transmitter circuit - A portable electronic device with an IrDA transmitter LED is used to transmit both IrDA signals and remote control infrared signals. The device transmits remote control infrared signals with reduced power consumption. During a relatively longer remote control signal pulse, an inductor saturates and stores energy when a drive current flows from a power supply, through the inductor and then through the LED. An energy-transferring circuit transfers a portion of the energy stored in the inductor to the power supply. Energy is transferred when the drive current is cut and the voltage across the inductor surges, which causes an overflow current to flow through a diode in the energy-transferring circuit and to the power supply. The inductor is a planar coil of traces on a printed circuit board and therefore costs less to manufacture than does a toroidal coil of wires. | 2010-06-03 |
20100135668 | COMPACT WIDE-ANGLE PIXELLATED ACTIVE OPTICAL LINK - A system, method, and optical communication device are disclosed. The system can include a plurality of optically coupled nodes forming an optical communication network. Each node may include an array of pixel elements, each pixel element having an optical detector and an active optical source. The pixel array may be disposed in a backplane of a lens that is configured to map incoming optical signals to pixel locations in the backplane according to their respective angles of incidence and to minimize a deviation at each pixel location between incoming optical signals arriving at the optical detector and emissions from the optical source. The node may include a processor and memory. The processor can register senders in the optical network at locations in the pixel array and can generate routing information by which to route communications from the registered senders to other pixel elements for transmission to their respective destinations. | 2010-06-03 |
20100135669 | VISIBLE LIGHT COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND VISIBLE LIGHT COMMUNCIATION METHOD - The visible light communication apparatus includes: a luminance signal generator that calculates a duty cycle of an illumination driving signal corresponding to input luminance request information and generates clock frequency information on luminance signals based on the calculated duty cycle; a transmission data generator that generates transmission data; an illumination driver that generates and outputs an illumination driving signal in a pulse waveform based on the clock frequency information of the luminance signals and the transmission data and controls a pulse position of a turn on section for each bit unit time in the waveform of the illumination driving signal based on the transmission data; and an illumination that is operated according to the illumination driving signal from the illumination driver. | 2010-06-03 |
20100135670 | PHASE-MODULATING COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A system, method, and communication device are disclosed. The system can include an optical interrogator and a phase-modulating communication device. The communication device can include a retro-optimized lens, a phase modulator, and a processor. The retro-optimized lens can be a non-imaging optical arrangement configured to minimize deviation between an incoming signal and a reflected signal used for return link communications. The processor can be configured to calibrate a modulation path length of the communication device based on a wavelength of the communication signal and can control an operation of the phase-modulator to send phase-coded messages to the interrogator. Optionally, the processor can perform a real-time phase calibration of the communication device using feedback from the interrogator. | 2010-06-03 |
20100135671 | APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING VISIBLE LIGHT COMMUNICATION DATA - An apparatus for transmitting visible light communication data is provided, the apparatus including a common modulation unit generating a modulated signal for transmitting a first visible light communication data, a plurality of individual modulation units generating modulated signals for transmitting a plurality of second visible light communication data, and a plurality of light emitting units receiving the modulated signals from the plurality of individual modulation units, respectively, and outputting visible light signals, wherein an output of the common modulation unit is the input as an output control signal of the individual modulation units. | 2010-06-03 |
20100135672 | OPTICAL RECEPTION DEVICE, OPTICAL RECEIVING METHOD, AND OPTICAL TRANSMISSION APPARATUS - An optical reception device is provided. The optical reception device includes a filtering unit that receives input light of predetermined power, filters the input light by use of filter characteristics where the degree of attenuation of the power of an optical signal of predetermined frequency is lower than the degree of attenuation of the power of an optical signal of another frequency, and supplies an output light; and a determining unit that compares a value relevant to the power of the output light supplied by the filtering unit, with a threshold, and determines whether the input light contains signal light. | 2010-06-03 |
20100135673 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING AN INFORMATION SYMBOL IN A VISIBLE LIGHT COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR COLOR CODE MODULATION - A visible light communication system and method for transmitting and receiving an information symbol in a visible light communication system for a Color Code Modulation (CCM) scheme using a chromaticity diagram. The method includes determining a first coordinates value corresponding to an information symbol to be transmitted on the chromaticity diagram; determining a first color ratio corresponding to the first coordinates value; determining a second coordinates value corresponding to a compensation symbol for compensating for the first color ratio into a color white and determining a second color ratio corresponding to the second coordinates value; and emitting a visible ray corresponding to each of the first color ratio and second color ratio. The first and second coordinates values are located on a line on the chromaticity diagram. | 2010-06-03 |
20100135674 | COMPLEX OPTICAL MODULATION FOR REAL TIME COMMUNICATION - Systems and methods for complex optical modulation for real time communication are provided. In one embodiment, a method for real time optical transmission of communications data comprises: generating first in phase (I) and quadrature phase (Q) components of from a first serial bit stream of digitized radio frequency (RF) samples, wherein the digitized RF samples carry a payload of samples of an RF carrier signal which has been modulated with baseband data; modulating an optical signal based on the in phase (I) and quadrature phase (Q) components to produce a complex modulated optical signal; transmitting the complex modulated optical signal over a fiber optic connection; demodulating in real time, second in phase (I) and quadrature phase (Q) components from the complex modulated optical signal; and generating a second serial bit stream of digitized RF samples from the second in phase (I) and quadrature phase (Q) components. | 2010-06-03 |
20100135675 | LASER DIODE DRIVER DRIVEN IN SHUNT MODE BY SIGNALS COMPLEMENTARY TO EACH OTHER - A laser driver to drive an LD in the shunt mode and driven with signals complementary to each other is disclosed. The driver includes two FETs of the enhancement and a terminator. Two FETs are connected in parallel with the LD and driven by the complementary signals but have sizes different from each other. The terminator is connected between respective gate terminals of the FET. The driver further includes a capacitor that compensates the difference in the size of two FETs, which is substantially equal to a magnitude of the junction capacitance of the FET. The capacitor is integrated with the FETs. | 2010-06-03 |
20100135676 | Optical signal reception device and method of controlling optical signal reception - An optical signal reception device that receives and demodulates an optical signal modulated by DQPSK and performs logical inversion and other controls to transit to the object reception state. The signal reception device includes a front end including a delay interferometer and an opto-electric conversion element that receive the DQPSK optical signal and convert it into an in-phase signal and a quadrature-phase signal, a clock regenerator that regenerates a clock signal based on the in-phase signal and the quadrature-phase signal, a multiplexer that multiplexes the in-phase signal and the quadrature-phase signal, a reception frame processing unit that detects frame synchronization based on the signal multiplexed by the multiplexer and de-maps the received frames, and a controller that, based on out-of-frame-synchronization information (LOF/OOF) from the reception frame processing unit, performs logical inversion control in the clock regenerator, multiplexing timing control in the multiplexer, and controls the delay interferometer in the front end so as to transit to the object reception state. | 2010-06-03 |
20100135677 | Temperature Controlled Interferometer For Phase Demodulation - An interferometer includes an optical beam splitter that splits an input optical signal into a first optical signal propagating in a first optical path comprising free space and a second optical signal propagating in a second optical path comprising a dielectric medium. A differential delay delays the second optical signal relative to the first optical signal by a differential delay time that is proportional to at least one of a temperature and a refractive index of the dielectric medium. A temperature controller in thermal contact with the dielectric medium changes the temperature of the dielectric medium to control at least one of thermal expansion/contraction and a temperature dependent change in the refractive index of the dielectric medium, thereby changing the differential phase delay. An optical beam splitter/combiner optically coupled to the first and second optical paths generates a first and second interferometric optical signal having an amplitude and phase that is related to the differential delay. | 2010-06-03 |
20100135678 | OPTICAL RECEIVING DEVICE, OPTICAL RECEIVING CIRCUIT, AND METHOD FOR RECEIVING OPTICAL SIGNALS - There is provided an optical receiving device for deriving a signal using for data identification. The optical receiving device includes a demodulator for demodulating a modulated optical signal to an demodulated optical signal, a convertor for converting the demodulated optical signal to a first and a second electric signals, a generator for generating a complement signal by summing the first electric signal of a normal in phase component and the second electric signal of a reverse in phase component, and a suppressor for suppressing, by the use of the complement signal, a variation of potential which appears in a data signal at a time of phase changing of the modulated optical signal, the data signal being a difference of the normal in phase component and the reverse in phase component. | 2010-06-03 |
20100135679 | CARTRIDGE FOR USE IN PRINTER FOR PRINTING CODED DATA - A cartridge including identifier data that is indicative of a plurality of globally unique identifiers. The cartridge is configured for use in a printer capable of printing machine-readable coded data onto a surface. The printer has an interface for receiving the cartridge, a reader for reading the identifier data, a coded data generator and a printhead. The coded data generator is configured for allocating a globally unique identifier from the identifier data and generating coded data on the basis of the allocated identifier. The coded data includes a machine-readable pattern of coded data identifying a unique region identity for association with a substrate to be printed. | 2010-06-03 |
20100135680 | PAPER WRINKLE SIGN MONITORING DEVICE, PAPER WRINKLE SIGN MONITORING METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A paper wrinkle sign monitoring device includes: at least one timing detecting unit that is set on a transport path of a printing medium, and that detects transport timing of the printing medium; and a sign output unit that detects a sign of paper wrinkle generation in the transporting time of the printing medium based on the transport timing of the printing medium detected by the timing detecting unit, and that outputs the sign. | 2010-06-03 |
20100135681 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING RECORDING MEDIUM CONVEYANCE - An image forming apparatus has an intermediate transfer member to which an image on an image bearing member is primarily transferred. The image primarily transferred to the intermediate transfer member is secondarily transferred to a recording medium. The velocity at which the recording medium is conveyed is switched to a velocity different from the image forming velocity before the recording medium is conveyed to the transfer position. | 2010-06-03 |
20100135682 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS WITH CHARGING DEVICE OF CORONA TYPE - An image forming apparatus includes a rotatable photosensitive member; a corona charger provided with an opening opposed to a surface of the photosensitive member; image forming means for forming a toner image on the photosensitive member; a shutter for opening and closing the opening relative to the photosensitive member; sliding means for sliding in contact with the photosensitive member; measuring means for measuring time elapsed from end of image formation; and control means for controlling the apparatus on the basis of an output of the measuring means such that shutter is closed and the photosensitive member is rotated in contact with the sliding means. | 2010-06-03 |
20100135683 | Line Head, Image Forming Apparatus, Image Forming Method - Provided is a line head including: a light emitting device array in which N (N is an integer of 2 or more) light emitting device groups including a plurality of light emitting devices is arranged; an output unit which sequentially outputs driving signals for driving the light emitting devices of the light emitting device groups to the light emitting device groups; and a delay unit which delays input timings when the driving signals output from the output unit are input to the light emitting devices, wherein the delay unit delays the input timings of the 1 to (N−1)th driving signals output from the output unit to the input timings of the Nth driving signals output from the output unit, and allows the light emitting devices of the different light emitting device groups simultaneously to emit light. | 2010-06-03 |
20100135684 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus, having an exposing unit for exposing a photosensitive body to form an latent image, a developing unit for forming a developer image corresponding to the latent image, a carrier body moved through a portion opposite to the photosensitive body onto which the developer image formed on the photosensitive body is transferred, a mark forming unit for controlling the exposing unit to form a mark on a surface of the carrier body, light a sensor for sensing light reflected by the carrier body, an edge detector for sensing an edge of the mark on the carrier body based on output of the light sensor and a deciding unit for deciding a positional relation between a focal point of the exposing unit and the surface of the photosensitive body based on the edge detected by the edge detector. | 2010-06-03 |