23rd week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 64 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100141316 | METHOD OF IMPROVING NOISE CHARACTERISTICS OF AN ADPLL AND A RELATIVE ADPLL - An all-digital phase locked loop (ADPLL) generates a feedback word representing a continuous-time oscillating signal. The ADPLL includes a time-to-digital converter (TDC) configured to be input with the continuous-time oscillating signal and a reference signal. The reference signal is a function of a reference clock signal. The TDC is configured to generate a digital word, the feedback word being a function of the digital word. The ADPLL includes a delay circuit configured to be input with at least one of the reference clock signal and the continuous-time oscillating signal and to be controlled by a first dither signal. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141317 | SPREAD-PERIOD CLOCK GENERATOR - A spread-period clock generator (SPC) counts basic clock pulses (XK) to generate output pulses (EQ) with varying periods, and has means (controlled by signal QS) for switching between a first mode, in which counting is carried out in response to the leading edges of the basic clock pulses (CK), and a second mode, in which counting is carried out in response to the trailing edges of the basic clock pulses (CK). Accordingly, if mode switching (signal QS) is carried out during a counting operation, the counting period is altered by a portion of a basic clock period (CK). Thus, the number of different periods of the output pulses can be increased without increasing the basic clock frequency (input WC, signal LK, CK). | 2010-06-10 |
20100141331 | METHOD OF FORMING A CHARGE PUMP CONTROLLER AND STRUCTURE THEREFOR - In one embodiment, a charge pump controller is configured with transistors having at least two different selectable on-resistance values may be used to charge a pump capacitor. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141334 | Bias circuit scheme for improved reliability in high voltage supply with low voltage device - Disclosed is a bias circuit with a first resistor connected between the supply voltage and a feedback node. Resistors are connected in series between the feedback node and the reference supply voltage. The connections between the resistors define at least one bias voltage. A second resistor is connected between the feedback node and a first drain node. A first field-effect transistor has a first gate node, the first drain node, and a first source node. The gate node is connected to the first supply voltage. A second field-effect transistor has a second gate node, a second drain node, and a second source node. The second drain node is connected to the first source node. The second gate node is connected to the bias voltage. The second source node is connected to an output signal node. The output signal node capable of experiencing an overshoot voltage. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141361 | COAXIAL-COPLANAR MICROWAVE ADAPTER - In a microwave transition from a coaxial line ( | 2010-06-10 |
20100141363 | VARIABLE ATTENUATOR - A variable attenuator, including at least a one-stage attenuator circuit, including at least a signal input end, a signal output end, a common grounded end, a first serial resistor, a first parallel resistor, a first parallel switch, and a first serial switch. The first serial resistor is disposed between the signal input and the signal output end. The signal input end, the signal output end, and the first serial resistor form a main signal circuit. The first parallel resistor is connected between the main signal circuit and the common grounded end. The first parallel switch is connected in parallel with the first serial resistor, and the first serial switch is connected in series with the first parallel resistor. During operation of the variable attenuator, as the parallel switch is switched on to eliminate attenuation, the serial switch is switched off. This prevents the parallel resistor from affecting the main signal circuit and ensures stable attenuation with a higher degree of precision and a wider frequency range. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141365 | Magnetic Assembly for Magnetically Actuated Control Devices - A magnetically actuated apparatus, which enlarges, extends and makes continuous magnetic fields used by magnetically controlled devices, such as a magnetic reed switch for use in physical security monitoring systems is shown. Apparatus includes a sensor and a magnetic actuator for use with a movable closure member. The sensor is mounted into to a fixed support member that is arranged for displacement relative to a second movable support member. The sensor has a pair of contacts that are connectable to an electronic circuit. The contacts form a switch that is actuated by the magnetic actuator. The magnetic actuator comprises a unique elongated magnet with specific polarity or a plurality of aligned, alike permanent magnets that are mountable to the second support member. The aligned magnets have like magnetic fields that align one another and combine to form an effective magnetic actuation field that has a given magnitude and a given direction that is greater that the magnitude and direction than any one of the magnets. The elongated magnet has a specific pole for a given distance as its controlling means. The effective magnetic actuation field increases the distance in which the movable support member is displaceable relative to the fixed support member without changing the electric condition of the sensor. The present invention creates a magnetic apparatus, having a wider and controllable gap and break point distance not found in the present art. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141374 | Transformer with signal immunity to external magnetic fields - In an on-chip transformer, external electromagnetic field influences are reduced by providing an isolation transformer having primary and secondary windings with a | 2010-06-10 |
20100141375 | Trace fuse with positive expulsion - A circuit interruption device for printed wiring boards having a positive expulsion device for removing melted fuse material, plasma and debris from the printed wiring board. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141376 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR VOLTAGE SWITCHABLE DIELECTRIC MATERIAL HAVING HIGH ASPECT RATIO PARTICLES - One or more embodiments provide for a device that utilizes voltage switchable dielectric material having semi-conductive or conductive materials that have a relatively high aspect ratio for purpose of enhancing mechanical and electrical characteristics of the VSD material on the device. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141380 | SPECTROSCOPIC METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MULTI-FACTOR BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION - A multi-factor biometrics authentication method including the steps of: acquiring a non-spectrometric biometric signature (e.g. fingerprint, iris pattern, etc.) of a biometric signature source (e.g. fingertip, iris, etc.) of a subject to be authenticated (e.g. person); acquiring spectral information (e.g. diffuse reflectance spectrum, reflectance spectrum, etc.) of the biometric signature source; using the non-spectrometric biometric signature to determine the unique identity of the biometric signature source; and using the spectral information to verify that the subject to be authenticated belongs to a predetermined class of objects (e.g. living persons). A biometrics system (e.g. fingerprint authentication device, iris pattern authentication device) is augmented with spectral biometrics capability in a practical manner without introducing much overhead to the base biometrics technology or inconvenience to users. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141383 | COMMODITY MANAGEMENT APPARATUS - A commodity management apparatus includes, a weighing dish on which a container having a wireless tag attached thereto is mounted, an antenna which forms a region to communicate with the wireless tag from the side part of the weighing dish to the upper part of the weighing dish, a tag reader which contactlessly reads, via the antenna, data in the wireless tag attached to the container, a weight detection unit which detects the weight of the container mounted on the weighing dish, and an output control unit which outputs the weight of the container detected by the weight detection unit and the data in the wireless tag read by the tag reader. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141385 | HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND MOBILE RFID READER THEREOF - A handheld electronic device and mobile RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) reader equipped thereon allow a user to move to wherever necessary and sense RFID tag data of a target object. The mobile RFID reader includes a microprocessor, a memory unit connected to the microprocessor, a reader positioning unit, a RFID transceiver, a temporary data storage and a network interface. The reader positioning unit positions the location of the RFID reader to obtain reader location information of the RFID reader, and then the RFID transceiver receives a tag signal with tag ID (Identification) data from RFID tag. The reader location information and the tag ID data of the RFID tag are able to be stored optionally in the temporary data storage, and will be uploaded to a backend network sever whenever the RFID reader is connected to the backend network sever through its network interface. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141388 | SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION ON PIECES OF FURNITURE - A system for providing information on pieces of furniture includes a piece of furniture and an electronic device on the piece of furniture. The electronic device contains information and is able to transmit information to an external receiver. The system also includes a locator that covers the electronic device and provides a visible indication of the position of the electronic device. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141436 | ALARM DEVICE - Provided is an alarm device capable of performing transmission and reception reliably while suppressing an amount of current consumption. An alarm device ( | 2010-06-10 |
20100141462 | CIRCUIT FOR INDICATING OPERATING STATUS OF COMPUTER HARDWARE DEVICES - A circuit for indicating operating status of a plurality of hardware devices of a computer includes a detecting module, a decoding module, and an indicating module. The indicating module includes a dual color indicator and two electronic switches connected to a first input and a second input of the dual color indicator respectively. The detecting module detects an operating status of the plurality of hardware devices, and outputs state signals of each hardware device during power on self test of the computer. The decoding module decodes the state signals, and outputs level control signals to turn on or off the two electronic switches. The dual color indicator indicates operating status of the plurality of hardware devices by shifted to be at different indicating states by the two electronic switches correspondingly. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141466 | System and method for automatic detection of fiber and copper in data switch systems - A system and method automatically maintains data indicating a type of transmission medium connected at a port in a data switch device. The method comprises reading first transmission medium type data representing whether a first transmission medium type is connected to the port. A check is performed to determine whether a stored first transmission medium value is updated based at least in part on the first transmission medium type data, the first transmission medium value representing whether the first transmission medium type is actively connected. The method also involves reading second transmission medium type data representing whether a second transmission medium type is connected to the port. A check is performed to determine whether a stored second transmission medium value is updated based at least in part on the second transmission medium type data, the second transmission medium value representing whether the second transmission medium type is actively connected. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141468 | Automatic erosion control, water recovery and fire suppression system - The present invention relates to the state of the art automatic erosion control, fire suppression and water recovery storage system. Precipitation sensors automatically activate synchronized motor controls, activating the upper reel and lower tension reel constructing a repellent barrier, diverting and collecting water run-off thereby controlling and prohibiting over-saturation of the soil base, a direct cause of mudslides. Run-off is collected and stored in environmentally safe cisterns. Stored water supplies the incorporated fire suppression system for preventing and controlling fires caused by natural or man-made acts. The fire suppression system is controlled by automatic temperature sensors signals to activate the suppression system. When a threat of fire is over a signal is sent to terminate operations. This system is extremely effective in protecting and enabling the eco-systems by controlling over-saturation allowing a stronger root base. When weather conditions remain dry, the system automatically retracts the barrier for storage. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141482 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RENDERING A PRIMARY FLIGHT DISPLAY HAVING AN ATTITUDE FRAME ELEMENT - A flight deck display element for an aircraft includes a primary flight display rendered thereon. The primary flight display includes a primary display region having a perimeter, a perspective view of terrain corresponding to a flight deck viewpoint, and an attitude frame surrounding the perimeter of the primary display region. The perspective view of terrain is rendered in the primary display region, and the attitude frame includes a first region and a second region rendered with different visually distinguishable characteristics. The boundaries of the first region and the second region are defined by a current attitude condition of the aircraft. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141484 | OPTIMIZED KEYBOARD FOR HANDHELD THUMB-TYPING AND TOUCH-TYPING - A keyboard optimized for handheld thumb-typing and conventional desktop touch-typing includes a reduced key keyboard having a plurality of keys each having at least an alphabetic character, a numeral, or a command indicia. The keyboard has a width greater than about 100 millimeters and less than about 160 millimeters, and each key has a width that is approximately 10 millimeters to 16 millimeters. The alphabetic keys are arranged such that when a user cradles the device in his/her hands he/she can actuate a first subset of the keys on the left of a vertical center line with his/her left thumb and can actuate a second subset of the keys on the right side of the vertical centerline with his/her right thumb. The keys are also positioned such that when the user places the device on a desktop surface, the user can type on the keyboard by conventional finger touch-typing. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141488 | ACCELERATED DECOMPRESSION - Techniques for decompressing a compressed input by determining, according to an ordering of allowable codewords, an offset for a variable length codeword detected in the input; accessing a record at the determined offset in a data structure having one record for each of the allowable codewords, each record including a portion for at least one of a literal value and a length value and a portion for a type value indicative of whether the record is for a literal or a length; and determining a decompressed output based at least in part on the accessed record. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141492 | LOW POWER CONSUMPTION ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER - A low power consumption analog-to-digital converter (ADC) is provided. The switched capacitor circuit and the operational amplifier of the pipelined stage within the present low power consumption ADC are designed to close loop, and the operational amplifier is operated at the incomplete settling of the linear settling, namely, the operational amplifier is not operated at the slew state. Therefore, the pipelined stage would not produce signal dependent distortion, such that the gain error produced by the operational amplifier could be seen as a constant gain error. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141497 | Decoder Architecture with Sub-Thermometer Codes for DACs - A digital-to-analog converter (DAC) for converting a digital signal to an analog signal includes a first thermometer decoder and a second thermometer decoder. The first thermometer decoder is configured to decode most-significant bits (MSBs) of the digital signal to generate a first thermometer code. The second thermometer decoder is configured to decode middle bits of the digital signal to generate a second thermometer code. The DAC further includes a plurality of macro cells with each controlled by one bit of the first thermometer code. The plurality of macro cells is configured to provide a first analog signal according to the first thermometer code. The DAC further includes a macro cell configured to provide a second analog signal according to the second thermometer code. The macro cell is further configured to provide a third analog signal according to least-significant bits (LSBs) of the digital signal. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141514 | COMBINING TIME AND GPS LOCATIONS TO TRIGGER MESSAGE ALERTS - A method, system and computer program product for automatically alerting one or more recipients of the arrival of an individual to a known destination via a global positioning system (GPS) navigation device. To issue an accurate alert of arrival time and or distance, the device enables: (1) pre-selection of two or more locations from a plurality of mapped locations; (2) pre-selection of one or more devices to which an alert is to be sent when the GPS device passes through the pre-selected locations; and (3) pre-selection of a time during which the alert should be triggered. The device automatically sends an alert to one or more devices when the GPS device passes through the pre-selected locations during the pre-selected time period, wherein the alert informs the user of the one or more recipient devices that the individual (corresponding to the GPS device) has commenced a journey to the destination. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141516 | System and method for providing GNSS assistant data without dedicated receivers - A system and method of providing satellite assistance data to a mobile device without using a reference network. A request may be transmitted to a plurality of mobile device requesting that ones of the devices transmit a portion of a navigation data message received from one or more satellites to a location determining system. Navigation data message portions may be recorded and transmitted from the ones of the plural mobile devices to the location determining system. These navigation data message portions may then be compiled by the location determining system, and assistance data provided to a mobile device as a function of the compiled navigation data message portions. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141545 | DUAL-BAND OMNIDIRECTIONAL ANTENNA - A dual-band omnidirectional antenna is provided. The antenna comprises a vertically stacked antenna array, in the following order: a first dual-band dipole which resonates at a first frequency band and a second frequency band, a first single-band dipole which resonates only at the first frequency band, a second single-band dipole which resonates only at the first frequency band, and a second dual band dipole which resonates at the first frequency band and second frequency band. The first frequency band is of a higher frequency than the second frequency band. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141546 | ANTENNA FEEDING NETWORK - An antenna feeding network, including at least one antenna feeding line, each antenna feeding line comprising a coaxial line having a central inner conductor and a surrounding outer conductor. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141548 | MULTILEVEL AND SPACE-FILLING GROUND-PLANES FOR MINIATURE AND MULTIBAND ANTENNAS - An antenna system includes one or more conductive elements acting as radiating elements, and a multilevel or space-filling ground-plane, wherein said ground-plane has a particular geometry which affects the operating characteristics of the antenna. The return loss, bandwidth, gain, radiation efficiency, and frequency performance can be controlled through multilevel and space-filling ground-plane design. Also, said ground-plane can be reduced compared to those of antennas with solid ground-planes. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141557 | LIGHT GUIDE - In various embodiments described herein, a display device includes a front illumination device that comprises a light guide disposed forward of an array of display elements, such as an array of interferometric modulators, to distribute light across the array of display elements. The light guide panel may include a turning layer to deliver uniform illumination from a light source to the array of display elements. For many portable display applications, the light guide panel comprises the substrate used in fabricating the display elements. The light guide panel may include additional films as well. The light guide panel, for example, may include a diffuser and/or an optical isolation layer to further enhance the optical imaging characteristics of the display. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141558 | PLASMA DISPLAY DEVICE - A plasma display device having reduced electro-magnetic interference (EMI) is disclosed. The display device has a filter in front of a plasma display panel. The plasma display panel (PDP) generates EMI noise during operation, and the filter is driven with a noise cancellation signal to at least partially cancel the EMI noise generated by the PDP. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141561 | Plasma display device - A plasma display device includes a PDP including discharge cells, address electrodes extending in a first direction and corresponding to the discharge cells, and sustain electrodes and scan electrodes in parallel with each other and crossing the address electrodes in the discharge cells, the sustain electrodes including first terminals and the scan electrodes including second terminals, a chassis base supporting PDP, an integrated board on the chassis base, the chassis base being between the integrated board and the PDP, and an integrated flexible circuit connecting the integrated board to the first terminals of the sustain electrodes and to the second terminals of the scan electrodes, the first terminals of the sustain electrodes and second terminals of the scan electrodes being arranged at a first side of four sides of the PDP. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141567 | Display Device and Manufacture Method Thereof - The present invention discloses a flat display device and a manufacture method thereof. The flat display device includes a flat display module, a front cover, an auxiliary support, a back cover set, and a circuit board. The back cover set includes a sub-cover and a main back cover, wherein the circuit board is disposed on the inner surface of the sub-cover. The front cover has a display opening for an active area of the flat display module to be exposed outside the display opening and present images through the display opening. The main back cover includes a opening for part of the sub-cover to pass through and be exposed outside the opening. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141568 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display includes a liquid crystal panel having a color filter including a red filter, a transparent filter, and a blue filter, and a backlight panel at a rear of the liquid crystal panel. The backlight panel includes electron emission regions and a phosphor layer that emits light when excited by electrons emitted from the electron emission regions. The phosphor layer includes a first phosphor layer having a red phosphor and a blue phosphor, and a second phosphor layer having a green phosphor. The backlight panel is configured to emit light from the first phosphor layer and the second phosphor layer sequentially. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141605 | FLEXIBLE DISPLAY DEVICE AND DATA DISPLAYING METHOD THEREOF - A flexible display device and a data displaying method thereof are disclosed. The device includes a touch sensor to generate touch events according to touch actions, a flexible sensor to generate a bend signal as one side of the device is bent, a storage unit to store a function table, and a controller to control the components of the device. The function table is configured to define control operations to reproduce currently output contents based on the touch events and the bend events. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141611 | Input device and input method - Provided is an input device that may sense a first contact occurring along a planar coordinate axis among three-dimensional (3D) spatial coordinate axes to generate first contact information, to sense a second contact occurring along a vertical coordinate axis among the 3D spatial coordinate axes to generate second contact information, to analyze contact information including at least one of the first contact information and the second contact information to generate an input signal to control a predetermined display device, and to transmit the generated input signal to the display device. The display device may control an object that is displayed on the display device, based on the input signal. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141614 | Plasma display apparatus - A plasma display apparatus includes a plasma display panel, a chassis base at the rear of the plasma display panel and having a plurality of channels for guiding heated air to flow upwardly, and a thermal conductive medium between the plasma display panel and the chassis base. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141620 | FLAT LIGHT SOURCE WITH ELECTRODES FACING EACH OTHER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A flat panel display device including electrodes facing each other is disclosed. The flat panel display device, including at least one unit discharge cell, includes: a upper and a lower substrates; one or more first partition members for supporting and keeping apart the upper and the lower substrates; and a pair of electrodes, formed on the first partition members, for generating the electric field in discharge space of the unit discharge cell, wherein the pair of electrodes are formed on one or more leteral faces which are in contact with the discharge space among all the lateral faces of the first partition members, the pair of electrodes facing each other at a right angle, and wherein intenal space is formed inside of the first partition members. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141621 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - Solved is a problem of attenuation of output amplitude due to a threshold value of a TFT when manufacturing a circuit with TFTs of a single polarity. In a capacitor ( | 2010-06-10 |
20100141622 | THIN FILM TRANSISTOR ARRAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - Gate-driving circuitry of a thin film transistor array panel is formed on the same plane as a display area of the transistor array panel. The gate-driving circuitry includes driving circuitry and signal lines having apertures. Thus, a sufficient amount of light, even though illuminated from the thin film transistor array panel side, can reach a photosetting sealant overlapping at least in part the gate-driving circuitry. The thin film transistor array panel and the counter panel are put together air-tight and moisture-tight. Consequently, the gate-driving circuitry can avoid corrosion by moisture introduced from outside. Gate-driving circuitry malfunctions can also be reduced. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141628 | DISPLAY, DISPLAY PANEL, METHOD FOR INSPECTING DISPLAY PANEL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DISPLAY PANEL - An organic electroluminescent device comprising a plurality of electrodes stacked on a substrate, at least one of the electrodes being transparent, an organic electroluminescent layer that is layered between the plurality of electrodes and emits light by an electric field generated between the plurality of electrodes by an applied voltage, and emission sealing layers that are members that seal the plurality of electrodes and the organic electroluminescent layer and emit light by light excitation, is provided. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141629 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS WITH IMPROVED SAFETY OF ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLY TO ILLUMINATION DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An image display apparatus includes a control unit for controlling a manner of supplying electric power from a power supply unit to an illumination device, and a detection unit included in a control system independent of the control unit. The detection unit detects whether or not a component of the image display apparatus assumes a state satisfying a condition on which electric power is supplied to the illumination device. When the control unit outputs a signal to the power supply unit for causing the power supply unit to supply electric power to the illumination device, and the detection unit detects that the component assumes the state satisfying the condition, supply of electric power to the illumination device is permitted. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141635 | LCD PLATEAU POWER CONSERVATION - Described herein are power conservation systems and methods that reduce power consumption for an electronics device including a liquid crystal display (LCD). The LCD includes a backlight that offers multiple luminance levels, where each level consumes a different amount of power. The systems and methods alter video information while the backlight remains at a backlight luminance level. The alteration reduces luminance for the video information to produce new video information that can be presented at a lower backlight luminance level. Change to the lower backlight luminance level may then occur without significantly affecting aggregate luminance of the new video information, as perceived by a user. The LCD and electronics device consume less power at the lower luminance level. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141638 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display and a driving method thereof are provided. The liquid crystal includes a liquid crystal display panel, a data driving circuit, a gate driving circuit, a timing controller, and an over-driving controller. The over-driving controller, if a difference between input data input during a (N)th frame period (N is a positive integer) and (N−1)th frame data read from a memory is more than 2 gray levels, modulates the data at an over/under shoot ratio of 20 to 80% and supplies the modulated data to the timing controller, if the difference is less than 2 gray levels, differently supplies the input data to the timing controller and converts the least significant bit of the data stored in the memory according to whether or not the data is modulated. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141665 | System and Method for Photorealistic Imaging Workload Distribution - A graphics client receives a frame, the frame comprising scene model data. A server load balancing factor is set based on the scene model data. A prospective rendering factor is set based on the scene model data. The frame is partitioned into a plurality of server bands based on the server load balancing factor and the prospective rendering factor. The server bands are distributed to a plurality of compute servers. Processed server bands are received from the compute servers. A processed frame is assembled based on the received processed server bands. The processed frame is transmitted for display to a user as an image. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141669 | Display Apparatus - A display apparatus | 2010-06-10 |
20100141670 | Color Packing Glyph Textures with a Processor - A system, a method and computer-readable media for rendering text with a graphics processing unit (GPU). The system, method, and media includes a GPU that may be configured to receive a plurality of compressed glyph bitmap and create a plurality of glyph textures from the bitmap. The GPU may be further configured to pack a plurality of rows of data from a glyph bitmap into a single row of a glyph texture. The GPU may be also be configured to merge the plurality of glyph textures into a merged texture to identify overlapping rows of color. Additionally, the GPU maybe configured to filter the merged texture to create a grayscale texture containing a plurality of merged glyphs and rendering the grayscale texture to display the plurality of merged glyphs. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141675 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR IMAGE PROCESSING - When the user presses an Alt key, the mode makes a transition to a property value switching mode and all annotations are made visible. At this time, the originally invisible annotations with the visibility properties set to invisible are drawn translucently. That is, a scanner name, a color bar, and a patient name which are not visible in a normal mode are drawn translucently. Thus, the user presses the Alt key, whereby the mode can be switched to the visible switching mode of drawing all objects, so that the user can promptly designate the annotation whose visibility property is to be changed and can smoothly conduct a medical diagnosis with an image. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141707 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus is disclosed that includes plural heads that are arranged in a main scanning direction, the heads including plural nozzle arrays that are arranged in the main scanning direction and configured to discharge droplets of recording liquids in at least three different colors including a yellow recording liquid. At least two of the nozzle arrays that are configured to discharge the yellow recording liquid are separately arranged in at least two of the heads. At least two of the nozzle arrays that are configured to discharge a first recording liquid of the recording liquids in a first color other than yellow are arranged together in one of the heads. At least two of the nozzle arrays that are configured to discharge a second recording liquid of the recording liquids in a second color other than yellow are arranged together in one of the heads. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141708 | LIQUID PROJECTION APPARATUS - A device for projecting liquid as jets or droplets from multiple nozzles, the device comprising:
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20100141709 | Shaping a Nozzle Outlet - A nozzle layer is described that has a semiconductor body having a first surface, a second surface opposing the first surface, and a nozzle formed through the body connecting the first and second surfaces, wherein the nozzle is configured to eject fluid through a nozzle outlet on the second surface, and the outlet having straight sides connected by curved corners. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141731 | LINE PRINTER HEAD AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - Disclosed is a line printer head that exposes an object, e.g., a photoconductor body, of an image forming apparatus. The line printer head includes multiple light emitting devices in a linear arrangement along a main scanning direction. Each light emitting device includes a light emitting region, a first electrode on a lower portion of the light emitting region, a second electrode on an upper portion of the light emitting region and an optical waveguide disposed above the second electrode and configured to guide light generated by the light emitted region such that the light is output through an opening of the optical waveguide. The integrated circuit is configured to drive the light emitting devices and has multiple output terminals, each of which is connected to the first electrode of the respective corresponding one of the light emitting devices. The light emitting devices and the integrated circuit are formed on the same substrate. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141732 | IMAGE RECORDING DEVICE AND METHOD - An object is to repress image degradation due to sensitivity unevenness and a change of sensitivity of a recording medium. Laser light emitted from a plurality of laser light sources are combined, the combined laser light is irradiated to the recording medium including a photosensitive layer and a light-transmitting layer provided over the photosensitive layer, and wavelengths of the laser light emitted from the plurality of laser light sources are determined so as to be distributed within a predetermined wavelength range which is greater than or equal to a resonance minimum wavelength range between a first wavelength wherein light transmittance thereof through the light-transmitting layer is maximized and a second wavelength wherein the light transmittance thereof through the light-transmitting layer is minimized and a different between the first and second wavelengths is minimized. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141743 | RED PHOSPHOR FOR DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING SAME - A red phosphor is represented by the following Formula 1. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141745 | Miniature photographic apparatus - The present invention discloses a miniature photographic apparatus applicable to an endoscopic device, and including a casing, at least one light source device and at least one viewing lens device. The casing is disposed at a front end of the endoscopic device. The casing includes an accommodating space. The light source device is disposed in the accommodating space, and emits at least one light and includes a first protecting layer at a front end of the light source device. The viewing lens device is disposed in the accommodating space and includes a second protecting layer at a front end of the viewing lens device. The second protecting layer is separated from the first protecting layer to prevent lights reflected by the second protecting layer from entering into the viewing lens device. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141748 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS - Provided is an image capturing apparatus for capturing a fluorescent light image from a subject irradiated with first excitation light or second excitation light, including: a first filter that transmits remaining light of a first wavelength band after filtering out, from the light of the first wavelength band, a wavelength band of the first excitation light; a first light receiving element that receives the light transmitted through the first filter; a second filter that transmits remaining light of a second wavelength band after filtering out, from the light of the second wavelength band, a wavelength band of the second excitation light; and a second light receiving element that receives the light transmitted through the second filter. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141772 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - An image processing device includes: an entire image display control portion that performs control to display an entire image of a predetermined region in an entire image display window; and a cutout image display control portion that performs control to enlarge a plurality of tracking subjects included in the entire image and display the tracking subjects in a cutout image display window. The cutout image display control portion performs the control in such a manner that one cutout image including the tracking subjects is displayed in the cutout image display window in a case where relative distances among the tracking subjects are equal to or smaller than a predetermined value, and that two cutout images including the respective tracking subjects are displayed in the cutout image display window in a case where the relative distances among the tracking subjects are larger than the predetermined value. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141776 | CALIBRATING DEVICE FOR CALIBRATION AND IMAGE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM COMPRISING CALIBRATING DEVICE - A calibrating device for calibration of an image measurement system. The calibrating device includes a main body having an upper surface, and a characteristic portion, which serves as a benchmark for calibration and is in the form of a recess formed in the upper surface of the main body, wherein the characteristic portion includes a side surface extending in a direction crossing the upper surface, and a bottom surface extending in a direction crossing the side surface, the bottom surface has an optical reflectance lower than an optical reflectance of the upper surface in relation to light identical to each other. This can provide a calibrating device for calibration of an image measurement system, which can detect the characteristic portion on the calibrating device stably, precisely and independent of the illumination conditions, which is less costly and can be easily handled. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141779 | Methods and Systems for Interacting with Physical Objects - A camera, of a handheld computing device, is used to capture a picture of an object. At least some image data corresponding to the captured picture is provided to a processor, which returns processed information corresponding to the object. By reference to this processed information, the system automatically identifies a particular one of plural different software application programs—a program that is particularly relevant to the object, rather than being generally relevant to all objects. Output information is then produced using the identified software application program, which is then presented to the user, e.g., on a screen of the handheld computing device. A great number of other features and arrangements are also detailed. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141784 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A terminal for detecting the user's face and performing a special image capturing according to the movement of the user's face, and its control method are provided. The terminal includes a camera configured to receive an image of a subject, a display unit configured to output the received image of the subject and to overlay a pre-determined background image on the received image, and a controller configured to detect a face from the received image of the subject and display the background image based on the size and position of the detected face. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141787 | FACE RECOGNITION USING FACE TRACKER CLASSIFIER DATA - A method of determining face recognition profiles for a group persons includes determining with a multi-classifier face detector that a face region within a digital image has above a threshold probability of corresponding to a first person of the group, and recording probability scores which are analyzed for each classifier, including determining a mean and variance for each classifier for the first person. The process is repeated for one or more other persons of the group. A sub-set of classifiers is determined which best differentiates between the first person and the one or more other persons. The sub-set of classifiers is stored in association with the first person as a recognition profile. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141789 | DIGITAL EXPOSURE CIRCUIT FOR AN IMAGE SENSOR - Automatic exposure adjusting device considers the image on a pixel-by-pixel basis. Each pixel is characterized according to its most significant bits. After the pixels are characterized, the number of pixels in any particular group is counted. That counting is compared with thresholds which set whether the image is over exposed, under exposed, and can optionally also determine if the image is seriously over exposed or seriously under exposed. Adjustment of the exposure is carried out to bring the image to a more desired state. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141792 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD - An image capturing apparatus includes an image capturing unit including a plurality of pixels adjacently disposed in a horizontal direction and a vertical direction and configured to perform photoelectric conversion on received light to accumulate electric charge, and a pixel exposure control unit configured to set an exposure amount of each of the plurality of pixels based on a result of capturing an image by the image capturing unit and to control an exposure time of each of the plurality of pixels. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141796 | Imaging apparatus and solid-state imaging device thereof - A solid-state imaging device includes: an imaging unit taking a subject image focused by an imaging optical system; a digital signal processing unit generating image data of the subject image taken by the imaging unit and luminance data thereof; an input/output unit inputting and outputting data; a focus evaluation value generating unit generating a focus evaluation value of the subject image based on the luminance data outputted from the digital signal processing unit and outputting the focus evaluation value from the input/output unit; and an imaging drive unit starting an imaging operation by the imaging unit when an imaging instruction signal is inputted from the input/output unit, and outputting an imaging-end timing signal from the input/output unit when the imaging operation is completed. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141812 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, METHOD FOR PROCESSING SIGNAL OF SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, AND IMAGING APPARATUS - A solid-state imaging device includes a color filter unit disposed on a pixel array unit including pixels two-dimensionally arranged in a matrix and a conversion processing unit disposed on a substrate having the pixel array unit thereon. The color filter unit has a color arrangement in which a color serving as a primary component of a luminance signal is arranged in a checkerboard pattern and a plurality of colors serving as color information components are arranged in the other area of the checkerboard pattern. The conversion processing unit converts signals that are output from the pixels of the pixel array unit and that correspond to the color arrangement of the color filter unit into signals that correspond to a Bayer arrangement and outputs the converted signals. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141821 | Image Sensor Devices Having Dual-Gated Charge Storage Regions Therein - An image sensor device may include a dual-gated charge storage region within a substrate. The dual-gated charge storage region includes first and second diodes within a common charge generating region. This charge generating region is configured to receive light incident on a surface of the image sensor device. The first and second diodes include respective first conductivity type regions responsive to first and second gate signals, respectively. These first and second gate signals are active during non-overlapping time intervals. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141824 | Arrangement for and method of suppressing electromagnetic radiation interference in an imaging reader - An imager in an imaging reader captures light from a target, generates image data from the captured light, and generates a pixel clock signal having a pixel clock frequency in synchronism with the image data. A controller is connected via an electrical conductor to the imager, and controls the imager to transfer the image data, receives the image data, and processes the image data. A circuit suppresses electromagnetic radiation generated by the conductor during the image data transfer, and includes a spread spectrum modulator for modulating the pixel clock signal to generate a variable spread spectrum signal having a spread spectrum frequency that periodically varies above and below the pixel clock frequency, and a buffer having a plurality of registers for receiving and temporarily storing the image data, and for varying as a function of the spread spectrum frequency how much of the image data is being temporarily stored. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141825 | IMAGE SENSOR CAMERA MODULE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present invention relates to an image sensor camera module and a method of manufacturing the same. An image sensor camera module according to the present invention includes a lens; a lens housing having the lens mounted thereto; an image sensor package adhering to a portion of an inside of the lens housing; and a protruding portion for maintaining a gap between the lens and the image sensor package, wherein the image sensor package adheres to the lens housing at an outside of the protruding portion. According to the present invention, since a lens barrel is not used and a focus adjusting process is not performed, the process simplification and automation process can be achieved, thereby saving a manufacturing cost and obtaining uniform focus quality. Further, it is possible to prevent an image defect from being generated by foreign substances, thereby improving a yield. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141830 | CAMERA MODULE AND PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING SAME - A camera module and a portable electronic device using same are provided. The camera module can be rotated to align with a first camera window and a first aperture in the front of the portable electronic device or a second camera window and second aperture in the rear of the portable electronic device. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141846 | DISCHARGE TUBE SUPPORTING STRUCTURE, SUPPORTING MEMBER, DISCHARGE TUBE, FERRULE, LIGHTING DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE AND TELEVISION RECEIVER - Discharge tubes, each of which includes a glass tube and a ferrule that has a substantially cylindrical shape and is fitted to each end portion of the glass tube, are supported by a plurality of pairs of relay connectors (or supporting members) provided on the front side of a chassis having substantially a plate-shaped configuration. When a discharge tube is supported by relay connectors, stoppers provided on the relay connectors lock the ferrules so that axial movement of the discharge tube relative to the relay connectors is restricted. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141871 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display is disclosed. The liquid crystal display includes a first backlight source, a second backlight source and a liquid crystal panel. The first backlight source provides magenta backlight and the second backlight source provides green backlight. The first and second backlight sources are alternatively driven periodically to provide backlight for illustrating images. The liquid crystal panel comprises a liquid crystal layer and a color filter. The liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal layer are controlled for adjusting the transmittance of the backlight provided by the first and second backlight sources. The color filter includes red pixel areas, transparent pixel areas and blue pixel areas for performing color filtering operations on the backlight penetrating through the liquid crystal layer. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141876 | COLOR FILTER SUBSTRATE FOR IN-PLANE SWITCHING MODE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A color filter substrate for an in-plane switching mode liquid crystal display device includes a first rear side electrode on a first surface of a substrate and formed of a first transparent conductive material including zinc oxide (ZnO) and at least two compounds having second or fourth valence, the first rear side electrode having a first thickness; a black matrix having a lattice shape and a plurality of openings in the lattice shape, the black matrix disposed on a second surface, which is opposite to the first surface, of the substrate; a color filter layer in the plurality of openings; and an overcoat layer on the black matrix and the color filter layer. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141880 | LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides a liquid crystal panel and a liquid crystal display device allowing reliability deterioration due to external pressure to be suppressed without yield rate degradation. The liquid crystal panel includes: a pair of substrates facing each other with a space in between; a liquid crystal layer disposed in the space between the pair of substrates; and a plurality of pairs of pillar structures, each pair of pillar structures being arranged on opposing faces of the pair of substrates, respectively, to face each other along a normal to the opposing faces. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141891 | SAFETY EYEWEAR INCLUDING A PRESCRIPTION INSERT - Exemplary embodiments include a safety eyewear including a prescription insert, which inset may be useable between different safety eyewear. Such eyewear may also include: a frame; a removable lens carrier removably attached to the frame, the removable lens carrier including a permanently attached lens; and a prescription insert removably attached to the frame, wherein the removable lens carrier is capable of being removed and attached to the frame during the use of the safety eyewear. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141893 | REFERENCE POINTS FOR ORTHO POSITION - The invention relates to a method, a system and a computer program product, in particular for designing or producing a lens having a prismatic effect, and to a lens having a prismatic effect. Said method consists of the following steps: individual data of the spectacle wearer is obtained, said individual user data comprising prismatic prescription data; the prismatic lens is designed taking into account the individual user data; centration data for the prismatic lens is determined in accordance with the prismatic prescription data. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141895 | SCANNING OPHTHALMOSCOPES - A scanning opthalmoscope ( | 2010-06-10 |
20100141924 | Substrate holder, stage apparatus, and exposure apparatus with first support part provided in a suction space and second support part - An object of the invention is to hold a substrate with satisfactory flatness, even at a circumferential edge part that surrounds a suction space. The invention is equipped with a circumferential edge part that surrounds a suction space, and a first support part that is provided in the suction space and that supports a substrate. Furthermore, the invention is equipped with a second support part that extends from the circumferential edge part to the first support part and that supports the substrate. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141925 | SCANNER MODEL REPRESENTATION WITH TRANSMISSION CROSS COEFFICIENTS - The present invention relates to a method for simulating aspects of a lithographic process. According to certain aspects, the present invention uses transmission cross coefficients to represent the scanner data and models. According to other aspects, the present invention enables sensitive data regarding various scanner subsystems to be hidden from third party view, while providing data and models useful for accurate lithographic simulation. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141929 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COLOR MEASUREMENT AND COLOR GRADING OF DIAMONDS, GEMSTONES, AND THE LIKE - The present invention discloses method for color measurement and color grading of faceted gemstones, diamonds and the like. A novel three-step calibration insures an accurate spectral measurement of the sample inside the measurement integrating sphere. Using the method of the present invention, a computer provides measurement parameters calculated from the physical parameters of the measured sample, including, but not limited to, shape, dimensions, refractive index, intensity of fluorescence and cut grade. By means of the present invention, a computer then calculates the spectral reflectance and colorimetric data, and determines an average color grade by checking a look-up-table that represents the relationship between the CIELAB coordinate and the average color grade, and it also determines a true color grade based upon the average color grade and the physical parameters, using mathematical analyses and algorithms. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141933 | Egg Examining Device - The present invention relates to an automatic egg examining device for differentiating between fertilized eggs and unfertilized eggs, comprising emission means ( | 2010-06-10 |
20100141938 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTION OF ANALYTES - A microfluidic detection system is provided. The system comprises a device for illuminating a microfluidic sample comprising an analyte, wherein illumination from the illuminating device is modulated on and off at a determined frequency, a gated phase-sensitive detector that detects, one or more wavelengths emitting from the analyte, at a determined frequency, and a control device that coordinates the modulating frequency of the illumination and the detecting frequency of the detector. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141964 | Light barrier - The invention relates to a light barrier for the detection of an object ( | 2010-06-10 |
20100141966 | Cortesian coordinate measurement for rotating system - In a measurement device for measuring a peripheral position in a Cartesian coordinate system, a rotating laser source is configured to emit a laser beam along a radius of a rotator. A reflector is configured to reflect the laser beam in a direction orthogonal to a path of the laser beam, and a scale having a pattern of transparent and reflective areas is positioned at a peripheral position of the measurement device. A detector is configured to provide a sequence of pulses by detecting a reflex or transmission of the rotating laser beam while the laser scans over the scale. The sequence of pulses correspond to Cartesian coordinates of the system. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141969 | Method and Apparatus for Making Liquid Flexographic Printing Elements - A system and method for producing a flexographic relief image printing plate from a liquid photopolymer printing blank. The system comprises one or more apparatuses for performing steps to produce the relief image printing plate which are selected from the group consisting of a) a glass setting apparatus for setting a desired gauge of the relief image printing plate, b) an apparatus for controlling UV exposure of the printing plate during an exposure step, and/or c) an apparatus for automatically performing a masking exposure of the printing plate. A microcontroller is operatively connected to the one or more apparatuses and includes software for controlling the operation of the one or more apparatuses and data storage means for storing data relating to the at least one or more apparatuses. A user interface is operatively connected to the microcontroller and to the one or more apparatuses and comprises means for entering data into the data storage means and means for selecting information relating to the one or more apparatuses of the platemaking system. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141985 | Print Job Separation - A method for separating multiple print jobs sent by one or more computers to a document printer, the method including printing a first banner at the edge of a top sheet of a first print job, and printing a second banner at the edge of a top sheet of a second print job. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141986 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND PRINTING SYSTEM - A printing apparatus includes: a printed range store unit configured to store a printed range, which is a part of a first print data that is completely printed; a print completion determination unit configured to determine whether or not the printing of the first print data has been completed; a print job determination unit configured to determine whether or not a second print data correspond with the first print data; an unprinted page determination unit configured to determine unprinted pages of the second print data based on the print range stored by the printed range store unit, when the print job determination unit determines that the second print data correspond with the first print data; and a print control unit configured to instruct a print unit to print based on the second print data and the result of the unprinted page determination unit. | 2010-06-10 |
20100141988 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing apparatus includes a data transfer unit configured to transfer print data to an image processing apparatus which is capable of communicating via a network, wherein the data transfer unit recognizes a status of a job based on information of the job on a print queue and pauses or resumes processing to transfer the print data according to the recognized status. | 2010-06-10 |
20100142004 | Method for Embedding a Message into a Document - A method that embeds a message into a document containing a number of glyphs and extracts said message from a degraded version of said document. Each symbol of the message is represented as a geometrical relationship of two discrete sets of pixels, in which the pixels in each set are adjacent. The pixels associated with the glyphs selected from the document are combined with the discrete sets of pixels to produce modified glyphs that contain the embedded message. | 2010-06-10 |
20100142009 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS - When a light source is in off state, a gray level of image data on a pixel-by-pixel basis is generated as a first black level and an average of gray levels of a portion of the image data corresponding to optical black image portions of sensor chips is generated as a second black level. After that, when an image of an original is read, an average of gray levels of the black image data on a line-by-line basis is generated as a third black level. The first black level is subtracted from a gray level of the image data on a line-by-line basis (an offset correction), and a difference between the third black level and the second black level is added to a gray level of the image data after being subjected to the subtraction on a line-by-line basis. | 2010-06-10 |
20100142011 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS, IMAGE READING PROGRAM, AND IMAGE READING METHOD - An image reading apparatus includes: a sheet feeding device; a sheet feeding section that controls transport of an original document performed by the sheet feeding device; a reading section that outputs image data by reading the original document; a carriage that is equipped with the reading section; a carriage control section that controls movement of the carriage; a buffer that temporarily stores the image data; and a monitoring section that monitors a volume of the image data stored in the buffer. When the monitoring section determines that the volume of the image data is more than a predetermined first threshold value, the sheet feeding section decelerates and stops the transport of the original document, the carriage control section accelerates the carriage in a direction opposite to the transport of the original document during a deceleration period of the transport of the original document. | 2010-06-10 |
20100142012 | IMAGE READING SYSTEM AND APPARATUS AND METHOD OF READING IMAGE - The leading edge and the trailing edge of an original document are detected with a sheet detection sensor provided in an automatic document feeding device, reading out of the original document is started from a position a predetermined distance before the position where the leading edge of the original document passes a reading position in an image reading apparatus, and reading out thereof is terminated at a position a predetermined distance after the position where the trailing edge of the original document passes the reading position. It is determined whether the apices of a rectangular area extracted from an image area that is read out are included in the respective areas of a predetermined height from the leading end and the trailing end of the image area to determine whether the size of the document image area is the same as the sheet size of the original document. | 2010-06-10 |
20100142052 | Display panel and optical filter - A display panel easily implements reflection color of a display. The display panel according to the present invention includes a panel which has a plate shape to implement an image, and an optical filter which is attached to the panel. The optical filter includes a color compensating layer which implements transmittance color by controlling transmittance light passing from an interior to an exterior of the panel, and a reflection layer which implements reflection color by controlling reflection light which is incident from the exterior to the panel, and which is reflected. | 2010-06-10 |
20100142055 | OPTICAL ELEMENT, DIRECTIONAL DIFFUSION FILM, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OPTICAL ELEMENT - The present invention provides an optical element having a new structure that can he applied to a directional diffusion film suitably with a simpler process than before. An optical element includes a plurality of through holes in a transparent film matrix. The plurality of through holes are placed in a state where axial directions thereof are approximately in parallel with one another, and the axial directions of the through holes are inclined or approximately parallel to a thickness direction of the transparent film matrix. | 2010-06-10 |
20100142060 | PROJECTION ZOOM LENS SYSTEM AND PROJECTION TYPE DISPLAY APPARATUS - In order from a magnification side of the projection zoom lens system, five lens groups are arranged. The fourth lens group includes, in order from the magnification side, a negative lens having at least one aspheric surface, a positive lens, a negative lens concave toward the magnification side, a positive lens convex toward the reduction side, and a positive lens. The fifth lens group is formed of one lens, and is configured so that a ratio of a focal length of the fifth lens group to a focal length of the whole system at a wide-angle end is within a numerical range of 3 to 8. | 2010-06-10 |
20100142063 | MINIATURE ACTUATOR AND OPTICAL APPARATUS - The subject matter disclosed herein relates to an actuator to adjust a position of a lens. | 2010-06-10 |
20100142065 | LENS ACTUATOR - An exemplary lens actuator includes a movable unit, and a fixed unit. The movable unit includes a hollow body, and a plurality of first guiding members formed on the hollow body. The fixed unit includes a hollow cubic main body, and a plate body disposed on the top end of the hollow cubic main body. The hollow cubic main body and the plate body cooperatively define a receiving cavity for receiving the movable unit therein. The plate body faces the movable unit, and includes a through hole defined in the center of the plate body for allowing light to pass therethrough, and a plurality of second guiding members formed on the plate body. The second guiding members are coupled to the respective first guiding members for constraining the movable unit to move along the central axis of the through hole. | 2010-06-10 |
20100142066 | CAMERA MODULE - A lens holding member ( | 2010-06-10 |
20100142085 | MAGNETIC RECORDING DISK AND DISK DRIVE WITH ALTERNATING SINGLE-POLARITY POSITION ERROR SIGNAL (PES) BLOCKS FOR READ/WRITE HEAD POSITIONING - A magnetic recording disk drive has a position-error-signal (PES) servo pattern divided into at least two circumferentially adjacent fields that extend radially across the data tracks and include PES blocks that are DC magnetized in one direction, with each PES block having a magnetization opposite to the magnetization of its radially adjacent neighboring PES blocks. Each PES field is contiguous with and shifted radially relative to its circumferentially adjacent neighbor PES fields. Each PES block has a single DC magnetization, and the length of the magnetization is substantially longer than the length of the magnetizations in the other fields of the servo pattern. | 2010-06-10 |
20100142116 | CAPACITOR - A capacitor is disclosed. The capacitor in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes a first electrode, a dielectric substance, which is formed on the first electrode, a second electrode, which is formed on the dielectric substance, and a magnetic layer, which is interposed between the dielectric substance and at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode. In accordance with the present embodiment, dielectric loss can be reduced while minimizing the reduction of capacitance of the capacitor. | 2010-06-10 |
20100142117 | VARIABLE CAPACITIVE ELEMENT - A variable capacitive element which includes a substrate; a signal line provided on the substrate; a movable electrode provided so as to cross over the signal line and having a first end and a second end which are fixed to the substrate; and a fixed capacitive portion provided between at least one of the both ends of the movable electrode and the substrate. | 2010-06-10 |
20100142118 | COPPER-CLAD LAMINATE WITH CAPACITOR, PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD HAVING THE SAME, AND SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE HAVING THE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - A copper-clad laminate with a capacitor, a printed circuit board having the same and a semiconductor package having the printed circuit board are presented. The copper-clad laminate with the capacitor includes a first and second conductive layers, a film body, and thickness uniformity improving members. The first and second conductive layers are aligned to be substantially in parallel to each other and thus oppose each other. The film body is interposed between the first and the second conductive layer. The thickness uniformity improving members are also interposed between the first and second conductive layers and are inserted within the film body. The thickness uniformity improving members have one end connected to the first conductive layer and have the opposing ends connected to the second conductive layer. | 2010-06-10 |