25th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 34 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110149269 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MEASURING THE SPEED OF A MOVABLE MEMBER RELATIVE A FIXED MEMBER - A method and device for measuring relative speed of two members such as an automobile door and adjacent body structure with two laser sources spaced apart at a known spacing to successively illuminate a series of spots extending across an adjacent surface of the other member with the distance to each spot determined by sensors using laser triangulation. The time elapsed in generating the respective sets of signals is determined and the relative speed computed therefrom and displayed. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149270 | Enhanced OTDR Sensitivity by Utilizing Mode-Field Diameter Measurements - Described herein are systems and methods for enhancing sensitivity of an optical time-domain reflectometer (“OTDR”) using bi-directional analysis techniques. One embodiment of the disclosure of this application is related to a computer readable storage medium including a set of instructions that are executable by a processor. The set of instructions being operable to collect a first set of measurement data at a first resolution to provide a relative backscatter of the fiber, collect a second set of measurement data taken at a second resolution to calculate loss along the length of fiber, and combine the first set of measurement data with the second set of measurement data to calculate the loss along the fiber at the first resolution. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149271 | Enhanced Optical Time-Domain Reflectometer Resolution Using Depolarization of Light Source - Described herein are systems and methods for enhancing the resolution of an optical time-domain reflectometer (“OTDR”). One embodiment of the disclosure of this application is related to a device, comprising an optical measuring component collecting a first set of measurement data from a forward trace along an optical fiber with the optical measuring device using depolarized light, and a processing component calculating loss along the length of fiber. The optical measuring device further collects a second set of measurement data from a backward trace along the optical fiber with the optical measuring device using depolarized light. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149272 | Methods and Apparatus for Measuring Insertion Loss in a Fiber Optic Cable Connection - A method and apparatus for measuring the insertion loss of a fiber optic connection is provided. The invention generally comprises a light source providing light to a test connector which contains a juncture of two fiber optic cables. The test connector has one or more opaque portions surrounding the fiber optic juncture. A pyrometer or other heat detection means is then used to measure any temperature increase as a result of light scattered into the opaque portions of the test connector. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149273 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MEASURING A FOCAL LENGTH OF AN OPTICAL LENS - A system for measuring a focal length of an optical lens includes an image processing device and an operating platform. The image processing device is configured for capturing a light spot image of the optical lens. The operating platform includes a mount, a holder and a measurer. The mount is configured for mounting the image processing device. The holder is configured for holding the optical lens. The mount is moved back and forth along the direction towards and away from the optical lens held by the holder. The measurer is configured for measuring and recording a distance between image processing device and the optical lens when a minimal light spot image of the optical lens is obtained. The distance is the focal length of the optical lens. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149274 | Intensity Estimation Using Binary Sensor Array With Spatially Varying Thresholds - An apparatus includes an array containing N sub-diffraction limit light sensors each having an associated light absorption activation threshold for switching from a reset state to an activated state, where the light absorption activation values lie within a range of values. The apparatus further includes a processor connected with a memory including computer program code, where the memory and computer program code are configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus at least to perform estimating an intensity of light that illuminates the array based on electrical outputs of the array. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149275 | DEFECT INSPECTION DEVICE AND DEFECT INSPECTION METHOD - A defect inspection device, which inspects defects such as foreign materials existing on a specimen on which a circuit pattern of wiring or the like is formed, is provided with an illumination optical system which illuminates a plurality of different areas the specimen with a plurality of linear shaped beams and an image forming optical system that forms images of the plurality of the illuminated areas on a plurality of detectors, and the detectors are configured to receive a plurality of polarization components substantially at the same time and individually, wherein the polarization components are different from each other and are contained in each of the plurality of the optical images formed by the image forming optical system, thereby detecting a plurality of signals corresponding to the polarization components and carrying out the inspection at high speed under a plurality of optical conditions. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149276 | Method of Detecting a Particle and a Lithographic Apparatus - A detector detects radiation from a mask to form an image, but the focal plane of the image is in front of the mask. Any particles arranged on the mask will be in focus. However, the pattern on the mask will be out of focus. It is therefore possible to detect the existence and location of particles on a mask having an arbitrary pattern. The depth of field of the detector is small and the focal plane is no further from the surface of the patterning device than two times the depth of field. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149277 | Multi-Layer Slides for Analysis of Urine Sediments - Visual analysis of urine samples is carried out with the use of a slide consisting of three layers containing an enclosed viewing chamber which receives a urine sample deposited by pipette into an opening on the outer layer of the slide. From the inlet opening the sample enters an inlet chamber in the middle layer and passes through a capillary passageway into the viewing chamber where it is inspected for particles and sediments. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149278 | OFFSET PROBE - An offset probe ( | 2011-06-23 |
20110149279 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING THE MERCURY CONTENT OF A GAS - The invention relates to an apparatus for the measurement of the mercury content of a gas the apparatus comprising:
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20110149280 | Apparatus and method for spectrophotometric analysis - An apparatus for spectrophotometric analysis comprises a sample reception surface, which is arranged to receive a sample to be analysed, and a sample contacting surface, which is moveable in relation to the sample reception surface such that it may be brought to a first position, where the surfaces are sufficiently far apart to allow the sample to be placed on the sample reception surface, and a second position, where the sample contacting surface makes contact with the sample and compresses the sample. The apparatus further comprises a sample thickness controller, which is arranged to control the distance between the sample reception surface and the sample contacting surface in the second position of the sample contacting surface, such that a sample thickness between the surfaces may be shifted for obtaining at least two measurements of the sample at different optical path lengths through the sample. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149281 | ROTARYFROG SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems and methods determining amplitude and phase versus frequency of an incoming beam of pulsed laser light. An apparatus is set to an initial configuration to split the incoming beam into two beams of substantially equal intensity, delay one of the two split beams for a delay period t and recombine the two split beams to form a recombined beam. The recombined beam shines onto a thick SHG crystal at rotation angle θ and light emitted from the thick SHG crystal is detected as data and stored with reference to the delay period t and the angle θ. The thick SHG crystal is rotated by an angle δθ and the steps of splitting, delaying, recombining, shining, detecting, storing, and rotating are repeated until the thick SHG crystal has completed 360° of rotation. The delay period is increased by δt and the steps of splitting, delaying, recombining, shining, detecting, storing, rotating, repeating and increasing are repeated until a selected beam delay period range has been completed. The stored data is processed to determine amplitude and phase versus frequency of the incoming beam of pulsed laser light. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149282 | Polarimeter and Polarimetry Method - A polarimeter and polarimetry method are disclosed of the type in which light polarization rotating properties of a sample are measured by interposing the sample in the path of a light beam having base plane polarization in a plane of known orientation; along the beam path, compensating or nulling the rotation introduced by the sample, and determining the optical rotational properties of the sample based on the amount of compensation introduced to the light beam. In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, the light beam is subjected to plural compensations along its path the compensations being of at least two different types. Preferably, one of the types of compensation is mechanical, introduced through a device in which polarization rotation is adjusted mechanically, and the second type of compensation is provided through a device in which polarization rotation is controlled electrically. In accordance with another aspect of the invention, a first polarization rotation compensation is performed with the sample in the beam path, the sample is removed, and compensation is restored by performing a second polarization rotation compensation, the second compensation being used to determine the polarization rotation introduced by the sample. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149283 | Structural Assembly And Methods For Facilitating Corrosion Inspection - A structural assembly and methods are provided to facilitate corrosion inspection, such as in those regions of a structure that may otherwise be visibly inspected only following at least partial disassembly of the structure. The structural assembly may include a structure and a coating disposed upon at least a portion of the structure that has optical properties that change in response to corrosion. The structural assembly may also include a fiber optic sensing network including a plurality of optical fibers and a sensor. The plurality of optical fibers are configured to expose the coating to incident optical signals and to receive responsive optical signals at least partially dependent upon any change in the optical properties of the coating. The sensor is configured to receive the responsive optical signals from the plurality of optical fibers. This sensor may also be configured to analyze the responsive optical signals to detect corrosion. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149284 | OPTICAL DENSITY DETERMINATION METHODS AND APPARATUS - At least some aspects of the disclosure are directed towards densitometers and methods of determining optical density of printed images upon media. According to one example, an optical density determination apparatus includes a first light source configured to emit a first light beam in a first direction towards a substrate; a second light source configured to emit a second light beam in a second direction towards the substrate, the second direction being different than the first direction; a first sensor configured to sense light of the first light beam reflected from the substrate; a second sensor configured to sense light of the second light beam reflected from the substrate; and wherein the first and second sensors are configured to provide signals indicative of the light sensed by the first and second sensors and which are useable to determine optical density of the substrate. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149285 | OPTICAL RESONATOR AND OPTICAL SENSING SYSTEM COMPRISING THE SAME - An embodiment of the invention relates to an optical resonator. The optical resonator includes an input optical waveguide and a closed loop coupled to the input optical waveguide. The closed loop is adapted to receive light from the input optical waveguide, wherein the closed loop includes at least one hole formed within a portion of the closed loop. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149286 | LIQUID CORE WAVEGUIDE ASSEMBLY AND DETECTING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - A liquid core waveguide assembly includes: a waveguide-forming body formed with a waveguide channel and first and second fiber channels, transparent first and second partition walls, and a liquid inlet in fluid communication with the waveguide channel, the waveguide channel having a first end spaced apart from the first fiber channel by the first partition wall, and a second end spaced apart from the second fiber channel by the second partition wall; and at least one first optical fiber and at least one second optical fiber extending into the first and second fiber channels, respectively. A detecting system including the liquid core waveguide assembly is also disclosed. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149288 | GAS MIXTURE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND METHODS THEREFOR - A system including at least one laser device extending a beam through an in-situ non-restrictive flow path of the gas mixture; and a measurer coupled to each laser device for obtaining a plurality of dynamic measurements over time of at least one species in the gas mixture. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149289 | APPARATUS FOR SENSING OF CHLORINE DIOXIDE - The instant invention provides apparatuses for measuring the level or concentration of chlorine dioxide gas in a sample and methods of using the same. One aspect of the invention provides an apparatus for measuring a concentration of a chlorine dioxide gas in a sample. The apparatus includes a light emitting diode (LED), a light sensor, and a flow path between the LED and the light sensor, and a filter configured to remove chlorine dioxide from a reference stream. The flow path is capable of containing a sample. The sensor is capable of measuring the level of chlorine dioxide in the sample and the reference stream. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149290 | METHOD FOR EXAMINING AN OBJECT WITH THE AID OF A MICROSCOPE AND A MICROSCOPE FOR EXAMINING AN OBJECT - A microscope for examining an object includes a laser light source generating pulsed light so as to illuminate the object. A measuring system including a detector is adapted to detect detection light coming from the object and the measuring system generates a measurement signal based on the detection light. The microscope includes a programmable integrated circuit including a control element and at least one of a first delay element and a second delay element. The control element is configured to generate a first control signal adapted to control the detector and the measuring system. The control element is further configured to generate a second control signal adapted to control the laser light source. The first and second delay elements are configured to delay the first and second control signals, respectively. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149291 | OPTICAL TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGING APPARATUS, INTERFERENCE SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, AND ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS - An interference signal processing method includes: dividing, into a measuring light beam and a reference light beam, each of a plurality of luminous fluxes which respectively have predetermined wavelength bands different from each other and which are emitted by sweeping the wavelength in the respective predetermined wavelength bands; detecting, for each of the luminous fluxes, an interference light signal between the reference light beam and a reflected light beam which is reflected from a measuring object at the time when the plurality of measuring light beams are irradiated onto the measuring object; calculating at least phase information of a plurality of detected interference light signals; and using, as a reference, the phase of the interference light signal obtained from the luminous flux of a first wavelength band, and of generating a corrected interference light signal by correcting, based on the phase information, the phase of the interference light signals obtained from the luminous fluxes of the plurality of wavelength bands different from the first wavelength band. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149292 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING OPTICAL CAVITY MODES - A system for analyzing optical cavity modes of at least one microcavity or at least one cluster of microcavities, comprises, an apparatus for sensing a change in the condition of or for analyzing the optical cavity modes by utilizing an optical interference of the optical cavity modes. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149293 | FIBER OPTIC INTERFEROMETER AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING PHYSICAL STATE PARAMETERS IN THE INTERIOR OF A FIBER COIL OF A FIBER OPTIC INTERFEROMETER - A fiber-optic interferometer comprising an optical fiber wound to form a fiber coil into which two partial light beams of a first light source can be coupled. The Bragg structure is integrated into the fiber coil. Said Bragg structure comprises an optical fiber having a periodically varying refractive index. In a method for determining physical state parameters in the interior of a fiber coil of a fiber optic interferometer information about physical state parameters in the interior of the fiber coil is obtained on the basis of the reflection wavelength of a Bragg structure comprising an optical fiber having a periodically varying refractive index is integrated into the fiber coil. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149294 | INTEGRATED INTERFEROMETRIC APPARATUS AND BIO DETECTION SENSOR SYSTEM USING IT - There are provided an integrated interferometric apparatus and a bio sensor system using the same. In more detail, an integrated interferometric apparatus, comprising: first to fourth ports through which optical signals are input and output, a coupler branching and coupling the optical signals and first to fourth optical waveguides connecting the first to fourth ports to the coupler and transmitting optical signals, wherein the coupler branches the optical signals input from the first port and transmits them to the second port and the third port and couples the optical signals transmitted from the second port and the third port and transmits them to the fourth port, and the first port and the fourth port are disposed so that the first optical waveguide connected to the first port is orthogonal to the fourth optical waveguide connected to the fourth port. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149295 | Phased Based Sensing - Interrogation of a phase based transducer is performed by temporally overlapping and interfering a single pulse output from the transducer to determine the rate of change with time of the measurand represented as a phase change. The rate of change, or derivative of the phase change typically has a much smaller amplitude than the signal itself, and the derivative measurement therefore has reduced sensitivity. In this way, large amplitude signals which might otherwise be subject to overscaling effects can be measured more effectively. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149296 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPTICAL IMAGING VIA SPECTRAL ENCODING - Exemplary method, apparatus and arrangement can be provided for obtaining information associated with a sample such as a portion of an anatomical structure. The information can be generated using first data, which can be based on a signal obtained from a location on the sample, and second data, where the second data can be obtained by combining a second signal received from the sample with a third reference signal. An image of a portion of the sample can also be generated based on the information. For example, the first data can be associated with spectral encoding microscopy data, and the second data can be associated with optical coherence tomography data. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149297 | Maskless exposure apparatus and multi-head alignment method thereof - Example embodiments are directed to a mask-less exposure apparatus configured to expose a pattern on a substrate using a light modulation device and a multi-head alignment method thereof. According to example embodiments, a beam measurement device measures positions and focuses of at least three beams from among a plurality of beams emitted from multiple heads, the measurement enabling alignment of a position and an angle of a lens barrel deviated from a reference position according to an error in position and focus of the measured at least three beams. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149298 | SPATIAL WAVEFRONT ANALYSIS AND 3D MEASUREMENT - A method of wavefront ( | 2011-06-23 |
20110149299 | CONTACTLESS OPTICAL GLIDE HEAD - A device for detecting disk asperities. The device includes an optical glide head. The glide head is not required to physically contact a disk for detection of the disk asperities. The optical glide head includes a waveguide configured to transmit light onto the disk and receive reflected light from the disk. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149300 | METHOD OF DETECTING AMOUNT OF AXIS DISPLACEMENT IN POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE USING AUTOMATIC SELF-ALIGNING ENGAGEMENT CLUTCH - An object is to provide a method of detecting an amount of an axis displacement in a power transmission device using an automatic self-aligning engagement clutch, the method being capable of accurately detecting the amount of the axis displacement in the automatic self-aligning engagement clutch during an operation with a simple configuration. In a power transmission device configured to transmit a driving force to a driven body by allowing a rotary shaft of a first drive source to engage with a rotary shaft of a second drive source through an automatic self-aligning engagement clutch, an amount of an axis position variation of each of the rotary shaft of the first drive source and the rotary shaft of the second drive source are measured by non-contact sensors, and an amount of a relative axis displacement of the rotary shaft of the second drive source relative to the rotary shaft of the first drive source is detected on the basis of the measurement result of the amount of the axis position variation of each rotary shaft when the rotary shaft of the first drive source engages with the rotary shaft of the second drive source through the automatic self-aligning engagement clutch. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149301 | Beam position measuring apparatus and method - A beam position measuring apparatus and method using a beam expansion device may expand areas of beams irradiated onto a beam detection sensor. The beam expansion device is configured to expand areas of the beams onto the beam detection sensor is installed between a beam generator and the beam detection sensor. Central positions of the irradiated beams are detected using intensities of beams irradiated onto respective pixels of the beam detection sensor. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149302 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESS MAGNIFICATION ADJUSTMENT - A magnification adjustment method for a document processing system having a fixed frequency clock source providing a fixed frequency output signal to a plurality of raster output scanners (ROSs) and a numerically controlled oscillator (NCO)-based adjustable frequency clock source providing an adjustable frequency output signal to the ROSs is disclosed. The method includes: using a controller to determine a frequency setting for a phase increment control input signal to the adjustable frequency clock source; starting the document processing system; using the controller to set a phase accumulator control input to the frequency setting; sending a message to a ROS control module prior to imaging, including the correct clock source to use for the next image, the correct clock source being either the fixed frequency clock source or the adjustable frequency clock source; and applying the correct clock source synchronously to the beginning of an inter image panel zone. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149303 | CONTROLLING DEVICE - A controlling device may perform an image process on specific image data so as to generate processed image data, select a process mode from a plurality of process modes, including a first process mode and a second process mode, and perform the image process according to the selected process mode. The first process mode may be for performing the image process by performing, in order to compensate variability of discharging amounts of the liquid droplets discharged from the plurality of nozzles, a specific process on a target pixel within target image data using correction data for a target nozzle. The target nozzle may be to form a dot at a position on a print medium corresponding to the target pixel. The second process mode may be for performing the image process by performing the specific process on the target pixel within target image data without using the correction data for the target nozzle. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149304 | Image Output Control System, Image Processing Device, and Image Processing Method - In an image output control system, an image processing device makes image data subjected to a preset series of image processing and supplies processed image data to an image output device to output a resulting image. The image processing device collects a number of pixels among pixels constituting the image to one pixel group, specifies a number of dots to be created in the pixel group, and outputs dot number data representing the specified number of dots to be created in the pixel group to the image output device, which stores multiple priority orders of pixels for dot formation in each pixel group. The image output device receives the output dot number data, selects one priority order among the stored multiple priority orders, determines position of each dot-on pixel in each pixel group, and actually creates a dot at the determined position of each dot-on pixel, so as to output a resulting image. Even when an image includes a large number of pixels, this arrangement ensures quick data supply and thereby high-speed image output. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149305 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - In image processing, it is possible to suppress density fluctuation and keep graininess low as well as obtain a good balance of the processing load. More specifically, when dividing multi-valued data and generating two-pass multi-pass printing data, divided multi-valued data that is common to the two passes is generated in addition to the divided multi-valued data for each of the two passes. Moreover, quantized data of that common multi-valued data is reflected on the quantized data for each pass. Furthermore, when generating quantized data, a process of generating common data by the aforementioned data division, or a process of performing quantization first without dividing the multi-valued data and then dividing the quantized 2-pass data is selectively performed according to the printing position on printing medium. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149306 | Image scanning apparatus and method - An image scanning apparatus and method. The image scanning apparatus which scans an image of document includes a light source including at least three light emitting elements of red, green, and blue, which are sequentially lit up at intervals of a first time, a light emitting time control unit to control a light emitting time of the at least three light emitting elements such that the first time is shorter than a second time by a predetermined value, a sensor array to transform an image formed by light reflected from the document into an electric signal according to results of the control of the light emitting time and the light intensity, and an output unit to output image data corresponding to the transformed electric signal. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149307 | SELECTION OF SAMPLES FOR SPANNING A SPECTRAL GAMUT - Determining a spectral gamut of a device by designating a spanning set of samples which span the spectral gamut. A first crude spanning set of samples is established by specifying one or more corresponding device values in a device color space. The first crude spanning set is refined by processing a plurality of new samples in a predetermined order. The processing includes, for each new sample, determining if the new sample differs in an objective function value by more than a predetermined threshold from all samples in the first crude spanning set and adding the new sample to the first crude spanning set if the new sample differs in the objective function value by more than the predetermined threshold. The resulting first crude spanning set is designated as the spanning set of samples. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149308 | RED-GREEN-BLUE TO MONOCHROME COLOR CONVERSION - Systems and associated methods provide for converting an RGB color image to a grayscale image via a lookup table of correction values. The lookup table is generated and used to compensate for errors in converting the color image to the grayscale image. The lookup table is generated by generating a reference image having pixels with color values in the RGB color space, converting a first copy of the reference image to a grayscale reference image via interpolation, and converting a second copy of the reference image to an intermediate image. The intermediate image comprises chrominance and luminance values (e.g., YCbCR or YCgCo). The chrominance values are removed from the intermediate image. The intermediate image is then compared to the grayscale reference image to generate the correction values. The lookup table may then be applied to a grayscale image that has been converted from the RGB color image. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149309 | MEMORY EFFICIENT ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION METHOD THAT COMPENSATES IMAGE CONTENT AND PREVENTS HALFTONE MOIRE - Systems and methods are described that facilitate compensating for slow scan direction displacement (e.g., skew and/or bow) defects in a raster line using slow-scan electronic registration. Input image data is buffered at low-resolution (e.g., 600 spi or the like). Displacement compensation is performed as the low-resolution contone image data is converted to high-resolution (e.g., 2400 spi or the like), and a displaced (e.g., staggered) halftoning threshold array is indexed to account for detected displacement. Displacement compensation is again performed during conversion of the high-resolution contone image data to high-resolution binary image data that is used to generate an output image. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149310 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRINTING ON CUSTOM MEDIA USING AN IMAGE PRODUCTION DEVICE - A method and apparatus for generating a custom media template for printing by an image production device is disclosed and may include receiving a request to generate a custom print preview template, initiating a scan of the custom print preview template document, receiving the scanned custom print preview template, and storing the scanned custom print preview template. A method and apparatus for printing on custom media is also disclosed and may include receiving a request to print a print job, determining whether custom media is required, determining if a request for a print preview has been received, prompting the user to select one of the custom media templates from one or more custom media templates; receiving a custom media template selection presenting the document image on the selected custom media template in a print preview image, determining whether the print job is to be processed, and printing the print job. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149311 | COLOR INCONSTANCY GUIDE FOR SPOT COLOR PRINT APPLICATIONS - What is disclosed is a novel system and method for generating a color inconstancy guide for use in spot color print applications. In a manner more fully disclosed herein, color inconstancy values are calculated for selected spot colors of interest using a color inconstancy metric. A color inconstancy guide is generated from the calculated color inconstancy values and their respective spot colors. Thereafter, when a user desires to render a job in a particular spot color, the associated color inconstancy value for that color can be obtained from the guide. In various embodiments, recommendations in the form of a suggested printer to use, a media type, a halftone screen, and other meaningful assistance can be provided for spot color selection that are less sensitive to varying illuminations for a given print/copy job. The present color inconstancy guide provides meaningful extensions in color quality and color reproduction in print/copy job environments. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149312 | SPECTRAL MATCHING GUIDE FOR SPOT COLOR PRINT APPLICATIONS - What is disclosed is a novel system and method for generating a spectral matching guide for spot color print applications. Spectral matching values are determined for spot colors obtained from a library of spot colors. A spectral matching guide is created from the spot colors and their respective spectral matching values in a manner more fully disclosed herein. Thereafter, when a user desires to render a job in a particular spot color, the associated spectral matching value for that spot color can be obtained from the spectral matching guide. In other embodiments, recommendations in the form of a suggested printer to use, a media type, a halftone screen, and other meaningful assistance can be provided for selection of spot colors for a given print/copy job that are less sensitive to varying illuminations. The present spectral matching guide provides meaningful extensions in spectral color reproduction in print/copy job environments. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149313 | REFERENCE COLOR DIFFERENCE QUANTITY GUIDE FOR SPOT COLOR APPLICATIONS - What is disclosed is a novel system and method for generating a reference color difference quantity guide for spot color print applications. RCDQ values are determined for spot colors obtained from a library of spot colors. A reference color difference quantity guide is created from the spot colors and their respective RCDQ values in a manner more fully disclosed herein. Thereafter, when a user desires to render a job in a particular spot color, the associated RCDQ value for that spot color can be obtained from the reference color difference quantity guide. In various embodiments, recommendations in the form of a suggested printer to use, a media type, a halftone screen, and other meaningful assistance can be provided for selection of spot colors for a given print/copy job that are less sensitive to varying illuminations. The present RCDQ guide provides meaningful extensions in color reproduction in diverse print/copy job environments. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149314 | PRINTING CONTROL TERMINAL DEVICE AND METHOD OF PRINTING XML PAPER SPECIFICATION (XPS) FILE - A printing control terminal device includes a user interface to receive a command to print an XPS file on an XPS viewer, an analyzing unit to analyze at least one of a print ticket, a core property, and a digital signature included in the XPS file, and to distinguish a first setting information to be applied to a printing job and a second setting information not to be applied to a printing job, a conversion unit to convert at least one of the print ticket, the core property, and the digital signature corresponding to the second distinguished setting information to be applied to the printing job, a driver to generate print data using the second converted setting information and the first setting information, and a communication interface to transmit the generated print data to the image forming apparatus. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149315 | PRINTING APPARATUS, PRINTING APPARATUS CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A control method for controlling a printing apparatus configured to print image data and capable of conveying a printed sheet to a postprocessing apparatus configured to trim the printed sheet identifies and manages a region to be cut off by trimming and another region not to be cut off by the trimming and allows a user to easily edit an image included in the region to be cut off by the trimming. The control method includes displaying the image data, editing the displayed image data, obtaining information about a trimming position at which the postprocessing apparatus trims the sheet, and executing control for permitting editing of a first region, which is a region to be cut off by the postprocessing apparatus according to the obtained information and for restricting editing of a second region not to be cut off by trimming by the postprocessing apparatus. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149316 | PRINTING SYSTEM, PRINTING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - According to the present invention, patch data is printed in such a manner that the length of a low-optical-density patch is small and the length of a high-optical-density patch is large. In addition, the measurement is performed by a sensor that measures at a constant scanning speed. Therefore, SN of a dark patch having a high optical density is improved, and a patch chart can be measured in a short time. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149317 | METHOD AND A DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING PRINTING OF GRAPHICAL INFORMATION - A method for controlling printing of graphical information in combination with a coding pattern, wherein the graphical information and the coding pattern are to be printed with separate inks, the coding pattern being printed using a black ink corresponding to a K component of a CMYK colour space and the graphical information being printed using colour inks corresponding to the CMY components, comprises: receiving a representation of the graphical information in RGB colour space, the representation comprising a set of elements making up the graphical information, each element comprising R, G and B component values together representing the colour of the element; and transforming the representation of the graphical information, said transformation mapping the R, G and B component values onto a range of values which is outside a domain where said black ink will be mixed by a printer into said colour inks during printing of the graphical information. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149318 | APPARATUS, METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR PROCESSING AN IMAGE - An image processing apparatus includes a comparison unit, a change unit, and a printing unit to perform variable printing in a form of a composite of a master page and a variable page. The comparison unit compares a color of the master page and a color of the variable page near a boundary line between the master page and the boundary page. In a case where the master page and the variable page are similar in color near the boundary line, the change unit changes the master page to another master page with a color that is not similar to the color of the variable page. The printing unit prints the another master page and the variable page in a composite form. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149319 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND COLOR PROCESSING METHOD - It is difficult to appropriate estimate the colorimetric values of an arbitrary patch at a desired temperature with respect to an arbitrary medium in consideration of the influence of a fluorescent whitening agent contained in the medium. Target patch colorimetric values obtained when patches of a plurality of colors formed on a medium using color samples are measured at a target temperature designated in step S | 2011-06-23 |
20110149320 | IMAGE FORMING DEVICE, METHOD OF FORMING IMAGE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING CONTROL PROGRAM FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE FORMING DEVICE - An image forming device includes a scanner for scanning a document image, and a controller for controlling the image forming device. The controller determines whether or not a loss detection image for determining presence or absence of data loss has been superimposed on a first document image scanned by the scanner, and when it is determined that the loss detection image has been superimposed on the first document image, extracts the loss detection image from the first document image and determines presence or absence of data loss in the extracted loss detection image, and notifies a user of presence or absence of data loss based on a result of the determination of presence or absence of data loss in the extracted loss detection image. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149321 | Image forming apparatus and function performing method thereof - A function performing method of an image forming apparatus which includes at least one function and is connected to at least one host apparatus, the method including: setting a resources table corresponding to an assignment of resources to at least one function of the image forming apparatus; storing the set resources table; receiving a job command to perform the at least one function; assigning resources to the input function according to the set resources table; performing the function by using the assigned resources, and the function including at least one of scan, copy, print, fax transmission and reception and direct print functions. With this, an image forming apparatus forms a user-defined resources table assigning resources in consideration of a user environment and improves user' satisfaction. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149322 | METHOD OF EXECUTING ADDITIONAL EXTENDED FEATURE OF IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS TO PERFORM THE SAME - A method of executing an additional extended feature of an image forming apparatus, includes receiving an application from an external storage medium, the application corresponding to the additional extended feature, installing the received application using one operating system of the plurality of operating systems, selecting the additional extended feature from a menu showing at least one application installed in the image forming apparatus, and executing an application corresponding to the selected additional extended feature using an operating system corresponding to the selected additional extended feature. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149323 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An information processing apparatus provided with a display unit includes a status information display unit configured to display status information of a job present in a print queue via the display unit, an acquisition unit configured to acquire setting information of the job present in the print queue, and a job determination unit configured to determine, based on the setting information acquired by the acquisition unit, whether the job is a job to be output to a printing apparatus. The status information display unit displays, without displaying status information of a job determined not to be output to the printing apparatus by the job determination unit, status information of a job determined to be output to the printing apparatus by the job determination unit via the display unit. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149324 | Image Forming Device - An image forming device for printing print data received from a terminal device through a communication network; the image forming device including an acquiring unit, a storing unit, a determining unit, and a print control unit. The acquiring unit acquires terminal identification information of the terminal device from the terminal device to install a printer driver. The acquired terminal identification information is stored in the storing unit. When the print data is received and determination is made by the determining unit that the terminal identification information contained in the received print data does not match the terminal identification information stored in the storing unit, the print control unit accepts a print instruction from a user and executes printing of the received print data according to the print instruction. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149325 | METHOD OF MANAGING FILES OF IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS TO PERFORM THE METHOD - A method of managing files of an image forming apparatus having a display unit and connectable to at least one storage medium including a document box is provided. The method includes connecting the storage medium to the image forming apparatus, determining if an information file corresponding to document box exists in the storage medium, searching for at least one file stored in the at least one document box corresponding to the information file in response to determining that the information file exists, and displaying at least one of the searched file and the document box on the display unit. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149326 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND PROGRAM - It is determined whether a combination of an output requesting application and a printer driver designated as an output destination is a combination of the first application and first printer driver or a combination of the second application and second printer driver. When it is determined that the combination of the output requesting application and the printer driver is neither of these combinations, confirmation information to confirm whether to execute a print process is output. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149327 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PRINT SETTING REFLECTION METHOD PERTAINING TO AN INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - An information processing apparatus that includes a first graphics processing unit for converting graphics data output from an application to first print information, and a conversion unit for converting the first print information to a second print information configured to be processed by a second type printer driver that is not a first type printer driver. The information processing apparatus further includes a setting unit, a recommendation unit, and a generation unit. The setting unit sets print setting information per an instruction received through a setting window when the second type printer driver is called for printing, for which a conversion processing by the conversion unit is required. The recommendation unit recommends the first type printer driver when the second type printer driver is called for printing. The generation unit generates print data in accordance with the first type printer driver and the print setting information. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149328 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - When a document is to be edited and the edited document is to be output to a printing apparatus, a printing apparatus to be used is designated. Either of the first mode in which all predetermined setting items stored in a storage medium in advance are selected, and the second mode in which, of the predetermined setting items, setting items controllable by the designated printing apparatus are selected is set. Setting items to be selected are determined based on the designated printing apparatus and/or set mode. The document is so controlled as to enable editing it on the basis of contents set in the selected setting items. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149329 | PRINTING CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD - When a user enters control information for controlling a printing device, the information is stored in a user information storage unit. All combinations of items of the control information capable of being set by the user and values of items incapable of being set by the user, these having been selected so as to be the optimum values for the combinations, are stored as preset values in a combined information storage unit. An information storage unit compares a value in the user information storage unit with a value in the combined information storage unit. If a combination for which agreement is achieved is found in the combined information storage unit, this value is stored in a printing information storage unit and transmitted to the printing device. Thus, an optimum value can be selected and sent to the printing device even with regard to an item incapable of being selected by the user. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149330 | Image forming apparatus and error guide offering method thereof - An error guide offering method of an image forming apparatus which includes a display unit to display a user interface (UI) offering an error guide to an error, the method including: detecting the error from the image forming apparatus; determining whether the error occurs from a plurality of locations; determining whether error guides to the error occurring from the plurality of locations have a common procedure; displaying a first error guide to a first error; displaying a second error guide to a second error instead of returning to a standby mode upon a completion of the processing of the error according to the first error guide; processing the second error according to the second error guide, the displaying the second error guide including displaying a common procedure in the first and second error guides. With this, an error guide integrating a common procedure to a plurality of errors occurring from the image forming apparatus efficiently processes the error and reduces waste of time. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149331 | DYNAMIC PRINTER MODELLING FOR OUTPUT CHECKING - Disclosed is a method ( | 2011-06-23 |
20110149332 | METHOD OF SETTING DISPLAY MODE IN IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM TO SET THE DISPLAY MODE - A method of setting a display mode in an image forming apparatus connected to an external apparatus via a network includes logging in to the image forming apparatus, authenticating log-in information according to the logging in at the image forming apparatus, displaying a document box and file stored in the image forming apparatus on a display unit according to the set display mode in accordance with a user corresponding to the authenticated log-in information, and selecting one of the displayed document box and file. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149333 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO SELECT A PAPER SOURCE FOR IMAGE PRINTING - Methods and apparatus for selecting a paper source for image printing are provided. A user accesses a service available from a print server for printing an image. The print server may download the image from a storage server over a network. The print server automatically identifies a list of paper sizes corresponding with a list of available paper sources, and selects a scaling ratio for fitting the image into one of the paper sizes. The print server generates a scaled image based on the selected scaling ratio and sends the scaled image to a printer for the scaled to be printed from a selected paper source. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149334 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROCESSING A PRINT JOB IN A PRINT SHOP - A system for processing a print job in a print production environment may include a plurality of print production devices in a production line, a computing device in communication with the one or more print production devices and a computer readable storage medium in communication with the computing device. The computer readable storage medium may include one or more programming instructions for identifying a processing rate and a buffer size for a first upstream print production device in the production line, and determining an effect on a second upstream print production device in the production line if a downstream print production device associated with a downstream function exhibits a delay condition. The computer readable storage medium may include one or more programming instructions for performing a modification to the production line such that implementation of the modification reduces the effect. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149335 | PRINTING A PLURALITY OF ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS ON A COMPUTER PRINTER, WHERE THE PRINTER IS LOGICALLY COUPLED TO A PLURALITY OF COMPUTER SYSTEMS - The present invention provides a processor-implemented method and system of printing a plurality of electronic documents on a computer printer, where the printer is logically coupled to a plurality of computer systems. In an exemplary embodiment, the method and system include (1) bundling requests for printing a set of the documents from at least one user of at least one of the computer systems, where the bundling includes (a) delaying each of the requests by a certain amount of time and (b) reordering a print queue so that the documents from the user form a contiguous set of documents from the user, (2) outputting one cover sheet from the printer for the contiguous set, and (3) printing the contiguous set on the printer. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149336 | Mechanism for Verifying Variable Print Data - A printing system is disclosed. The printing system includes a first printer to print to a medium a first type of data and a shadow image of variable data to be printed on the medium, and a second printer to print the variable data to the medium based on the barcode over the shadow image. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149337 | DIMENSIONAL DOCUMENT PRODUCTION METHOD AND SYSTEM - A method and system generate a workflow for the production of a three-dimensional document. A knowledge base contains production rules for several dimensional documents. The production rules relate to a plurality of jobs, i.e., units of work involved in the production of a dimensional document. The rules also identify human and/or mechanical resources required to complete each job. The system receives, from multiple service providers, capability information corresponding to each service provider's available resources. The capability information is associated with the production rules and stored in the knowledge base. When a user selects a dimensional document to be produced, the system selects appropriate production rules for the document, accesses the associated capability information, and automatically generates a workflow for the document. The system distributes various jobs in the workflow among at least two different service providers. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149338 | PARALLEL DECODE FOR RUN LENGTH LIMITED ENCODED DATASTREAMS - Methods and systems for parallel decoding Run Length Limited (RLL) encoded datastreams is disclosed. In one embodiment, a decoding system includes a parsing system, a first decoder, and a second decoder. The parsing system receives a Run Length Limited (RLL) encoded datastream and identifies a first header and a following header from the datastream. The first header defines a first number of subsequent data blocks and a first RLL encoding of the first number of data blocks. The following header defines a following number of subsequent data blocks and a following RLL encoding of the following number of data blocks. The first decoder is operable to decode the first number of data blocks based on the first encoding and the second decoder is operable to decode the following number of data blocks based on the following encoding in parallel with the first decoder to generate an output. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149339 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DISTINGUISHING XPS FILE - An image forming apparatus including a communication interface to receive printing data from the external device, a determiner to determine whether the received printing data is a compressed file, an extractor to extract a file name in at least one local file header of the printing data, when the received printing data is the compressed file, a distinguisher to determine presence or absence of an XPS file (extensible markup language paper specification file) by comparing an extension of the extracted file name with a predefined extension to distinguish the XPS file, and an image former to print the printing data in the determined XPS file. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149340 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR MANIPULATING A GRAPHIC ENTITY - A system, a method and a computer program product for manipulating a graphic entity. The method includes: receiving first cage vertices information, second cage vertices information and second cage face orientation information; wherein the graphic entity is at least partially surrounded by the first cage and wherein a transformed graphic entity is expected to be is at least partially surrounded by the second cage; transforming the graphic entity to provide a transformed graphic entity in response to information representative of the graphic entity, second cage vertices information and second cage face orientation information. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149341 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, HOST APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A method of controlling a host apparatus which is connectable with at least one image forming apparatus via a universal serial bus (USB) includes connecting the image forming apparatus having a storage unit in which at least one application program is stored with the host apparatus. The host apparatus recognizes the image forming apparatus as a disk drive corresponding to a mass storage class and displays the mass storage disk drive on a display of the host apparatus. A user of the host apparatus may use an explorer program to select an application stored in the mass storage disk drive. Accordingly, an application program that provides a UI stored in the image forming apparatus is loaded and executed in the host apparatus to enable convenient control and status identification of the image forming apparatus using the displayed UI without an additional installation process. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149342 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - There is provided a communication apparatus including a communication unit configured to communicate with a control apparatus, which has a recording unit and executes processing in accordance with a command that has been written to the recording unit, an accepting unit configured to accept selection of a command by a user, and a writing unit configured to write the selected command to the recording unit, the communication apparatus comprising: a sensing unit configured to sense connection to the control apparatus via the communication unit; a determination unit configured to determine whether the recording unit has been set to a write inhibit state if the connection has been sensed by the sensing unit; and a notification unit configured to notify the user of the fact that the recording unit has been set to the write inhibit state, if the determination unit determines that the recording unit has been set to the write inhibit state. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149343 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS HAVING FILE SERVER FUNCTION, AND CONTROL METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM THEREFOR - An image processing apparatus having a file server function and capable of using a path notification function according to the way in which the image processing apparatus is utilized by a user. The image forming apparatus does not perform a URI notification, if an image data file is stored into a storage unit of the apparatus via the file server function, or if the file is stored via the file server function from an unregistered data storage source, or if the file was not created by an MFP job, or if the file is stored via the file server function and has a registered file type. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149344 | LOG INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus transmits a log notification request to a server before log transmission. The server responds to the image forming apparatus by appropriately performing scheduling of a log transmission time to disperse a load. The image forming apparatus transmits a log at a time designated by the server. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149345 | PRINT JOB MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD - A disclosed print job management apparatus includes a job registering unit configured to associate the print setup information with first identifiers, associate the print data with second identifiers formed by adding predetermined symbols to the first identifiers, record the print setup information and the print data in a job information storing unit, and return the first identifiers to the print requesting unit, a job list providing unit configured to return a list of the first identifiers to an image forming apparatus, a job transferring unit configured to return the print setup information associated with the requested one of the first identifiers and the print data associated with the second identifiers corresponding to the requested one of the first identifiers, and a job changing unit configured to change the print setup information recorded in the job information storing unit with the part of the print setup information. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149346 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME - There are provided an image processing apparatus and its control method in which sheet size/type and options can be set every image without reducing the number of images written onto one index sheet. The options include image processes such as addition of a date, VIVID-photo, noise cancellation, automatic photograph correction, face-brightening correction, red-eye correction, etc. Only for the user who desires, a sheet SH2 is used in addition to a conventional index sheet. In the sheet SH2, there can be set every image the sheet size/type and the options of the image processes such as addition of a date, VIVID-photo, noise cancellation, automatic photograph correction, face-brightening correction, red-eye correction, etc. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149347 | PRINT DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS, PRINT DATA PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A print data processing apparatus allocates memory from an unused area of memory to one processor out of two processors so that a size of the memory allocated to the processor is equal to a fallback threshold value, and then allocates an unused area of the remaining memory to the other processor. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149348 | DETERMINING DOCUMENT AUTHENTICITY IN A CLOSED-LOOP PROCESS - A document authentication method uses a watermark added in a printed document to detection possible alterations made to the document after it was printed. First, a visible watermark in the form of a dot pattern is overlapped with an original digital image. The watermarked image is printed out as a halftone image at a first resolution. The watermark in the printed document appears as a light gray shade. Later, the printed document is scanned back using a grayscale scan at a resolution higher than the first resolution. In the scanned image, altered areas would appear flat (lacking intensity variation) whereas unaltered areas will have relatively large density variations due to the watermark dots and the fact that the image was halftone printed at a lower resolution. Alternations are detected by identifying flat areas within the image using a combination of flat block detection and a multiple thresholds method. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149349 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A MULTI-LAYERED FILM - A method for producing a multi-layered film wherein an engraving layer is partially printed onto a support film. Said engraving layer may be made of a UV-cured printing ink and a cover layer is applied to the entire surface above the partial engraving layer, optionally, directly to the partial engraving layer. The cover layer may be made of a UV-curable printing ink and may be printed over the engraving layer. A film produced by such method is also disclosed. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149350 | DOCUMENT PROCESSING APPARATUS - A document processing apparatus comprises an image reader for scanning an original manuscript which is not updated to generate first image data on the original manuscript and for scanning an updated manuscript to generate second image data on the updated manuscript, a text information extraction part for extracting first text information from the first image data and extracting second text information from the second image data, an updated portion detector for detecting an updated portion of the updated manuscript on the basis of the first text information and the second text information, an electronic document generator for generating an electronic document of the updated manuscript on the basis of the second image data, and a storage controller for generating display data of the updated portion on the basis of a detection result on the updated portion and storing the display data into the electronic document. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149351 | IMAGE READING DEVICE, METHOD OF READING IMAGE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING CONTROL PROGRAM FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE READING DEVICE - An image reading device includes a transport unit for transporting a document, a scanner for scanning image data of the document transported by the transport unit, and a controller for controlling the image reading device. The controller extracts a plurality of one-character areas included in the image data, recognizes character data of each of the extracted one-character areas, determines presence or absence of line noise based on a result of recognition of each of the one-character areas, and displays presence of the line noise on an operation panel when it is determined that there is the line noise. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149352 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO PROVIDE AVAILABILITY FOR NETWORKED SCANNING - Methods and apparatus for scanning documents when a network is not available are provided. The document scans at least an entire page of a document for a user. If the document scanner identifies that the network is not available, the document scanner stores the scanned document in a repository at the document scanner. The document scanner also identifies when the network is available again. In response, the document scanner retrieves the stored scan document and sends the retrieved scan document to a destination computer over the network. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149353 | CALIBRATION SURFACE AND PLATEN FOR AN IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE - In one embodiment, a calibration surface for an image capture device includes a surface comprising glossy areas and matte areas. In another embodiment, a platen for supporting a document or other object to be imaged in an image capture device includes a flat surface having glossy areas and matte areas thereon. The surface may include, for example, a checkerboard or other pattern of alternating glossy white areas and matte white areas in which each glossy white area is surrounded by matte white areas and each matte white area is surrounded by glossy white areas. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149354 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a cover member which is openable and closable with respect to main assembly of the image forming apparatus; and an image reading portion, movable to a first position and a second position which is retracted from an image forming portion more than the first position, for reading an image of an original. The cover member is movable to a first open position in which the cover member is open with respect to the main assembly and to a second open position in which the cover member is further open with respect to the main assembly. The image reading portion is movable from the first position to the second position in interrelation with movement of the cover member from a closed position, in which the cover member is closed with respect to the main assembly, toward the second open position, and is movable from the second position to the first position in interrelation with movement of the cover member from the second open position toward the closed position. The image reading portion is located at the first position during movement of the cover member from the closed position to the first open position and is moved from the first position to the second position in interrelation with the cover member during movement of the cover member from the first open position to the second open position. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149355 | IMAGING APPARATUS FOR IMAGING INTEGRATED CIRCUITS ON AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT CARRIER - The invention provides for an imaging apparatus for imaging an integrated circuit carrier and respective integrated circuits mounted on the integrated circuit carrier. The imaging apparatus has a support structure and a bed mounted on the support structure. The bed is displaceable along a horizontal axis. A nest assembly is supported by the bed, and retains the integrated circuit carrier and respective integrated circuits. An image recordal device is provided for recording an image representing the integrated circuit carrier and integrated circuits. A support assembly is attached to the support structure. The support assembly supports the image recordal device, and is adjustable to enable adjustment of a position of the image recordal device relative to the bed. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149356 | IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE - An image capturing device includes: a first base, including a first side edge and a second side edge opposite to each other; a first light-emitting element, located at the first side edge, for emitting a first light source to illuminate a document; a first compensator, located at the second side edge; a first sensing element, located between the first light-emitting element and the first compensator; a first transparent sheet, covering the first compensator; a second base, including a third side edge and a fourth side edge opposite to each other; a second light-emitting element, located at the third side edge, for emitting a second light source to illuminate the document; a second compensator, located at the fourth side edge; a second sensing element, located between the second light-emitting element and the second compensator; and a second transparent sheet, covering the second compensator. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149357 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF IMAGE READING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A method includes reading an image of a document obtained by a reading unit exposing the document to light with an exposure unit, causing the reading unit to perform first reading processing for reading first information obtained by causing the exposure unit to perform exposure with a first light amount, and second reading processing for reading second information obtained by causing the exposure unit to perform exposure with a second light amount that is smaller than the first light amount while no document is placed at a reading position of the reading unit, and detecting a foreign matter existing at the reading position according to a difference between the first and second information. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149358 | CONTACT-TYPE IMAGE SCANNER AND SCAN CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A contact-type image scanner includes an illumination unit, a control unit and a photo-sensing unit. The illumination unit includes a first, a second and a third light source for respectively emitting different color light beams on an original surface. The control unit is in communication with the illumination unit for controlling on durations of the light sources. In response to a first start pulse and a second start pulse, the first light source and the second light source are turned on for a first on duration and a second on duration respectively, wherein the second light source is turned on immediately after the first light source is turned off or after the first light source is turned off for a delaying time. In response to a third start pulse, the first, second and third light sources are simultaneously turned on for a first minor on duration, a second minor on duration and a third minor on duration, respectively. The photo-sensing unit obtains a first image data value during the first on duration, obtains a second image data value during a second on duration and obtains a third image data during the first, second and third minor on durations. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149359 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE WITH A FILTERING DEVICE - An illumination device having a filtering device is configured such that the filtering device comprises an optically addressable spatial light modulator with a filtering aperture which is generated by addressing. The position of the filtering aperture within the Fourier plane and/or the size of the filtering aperture is controlled by the control unit. The light modulator is addressed such that the position of the filtering aperture in the Fourier plane corresponds with the position of the intermediate image of the activated light source. At the same time the position of the imaged intermediate image corresponds with the detected position in the observer plane, and the size of the filtering aperture is determined by maximal one diffraction order of the light which is diffracted by the electrically addressable spatial light modulator. The field of application of this invention includes holographic projection displays. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149360 | OPTICAL DEVICE FOR PROJECTION OF OPTICAL BEAMS - An optical device is provided for projecting a light beam. The device comprises a first planar reflector movable about a first axis is disposed in a path of a focused light beam for deflecting the incident light beam; a concave reflective surface fixed in position located in the path of the deflected light beam, has a circular shape extending along at least one of its axis and is spaced apart from the planar reflector by a distance which is approximately equal to the radius of that circular shape; and a second planar reflector moveable about a second axis located in a plane substantially vertical to a plane comprising the first axis and wherein the second planar reflector is positioned in the path of the light reflected by the concave reflective surface such that the light beam is projected onto a target plane with a substantially flat field of focus. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149361 | MICRO-MIRROR WITH ELECTRODE SPACER - A micro-mirror includes stiffer end sections for limiting curvature, and thin middle sections forming ground electrodes and a hinge. Spacers arc provided beneath the thin middle sections of the micro-mirror for supporting hot electrodes, which attract the ground electrodes for rotating the micro-mirror about a tilt axis. The spacers enable the gap between the hot electrode and the micro-mirror to be designed separately from the thickness of the micro-mirror, and the gap between the ends of the micro-mirror and the substrate. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149362 | TILTABLE MEMS MIRROR - A MEMS mirror is disclosed having thickness correlated with the intensity profile of an impinging optical beam, so as to reduce moment of inertia of the MEMS mirror while preserving optical quality of the reflected beam. It is the mirror edges that contribute the most to the moment of inertia, while it is generally the mirror center that contributes the most to a reduction of the quality of an optical beam reflected from the mirror. Accordingly, by providing a mirror having laterally varying thickness matched to the local variation of the intensity of the optical beam, the quality of the latter may be preserved while the moment of inertia of the mirror may be significantly reduced. The thickness of MEMS mirrors may be varied continuously or stepwise; in one direction or in two mutually orthogonal directions. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149363 | Lidar Mean Power Reduction - A laser radar device adapted to ensure that the output from the laser is eye-safe. A means for applying spatial dither to the output of the laser source, such as a moveable optical arrangement. This causes the point of focus of the transmitted beam to traverse a target area by small amounts, reducing the overall radiation exposure at any particular point of focus, but having negligible impact on wind speed measurement for example. Alternative arrangements for ensuring eye-safety include periodically reducing the laser power density, gating the output or altering the focussing of the transmitted beam. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149364 | OPTICAL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ITS MANUFACTURE - An optical device which can operate as a single photon emitter | 2011-06-23 |
20110149365 | WAVELENGTH TUNABLE LIGHT SOURCE - A wavelength tunable light source includes: an optical gain medium generating light; a wavelength tunable filter positioned on a optical path and transmitting or reflecting only a predetermined wavelength generated from and injected into the optical gain medium; a first housing where the optical gain medium and the wavelength tunable filter are mounted; and an optical fiber block providing the optical wave having the predetermined wavelength come from the wavelength tunable filter, wherein the wavelength tunable filter comprised of a dielectric thin-film filter formed by alternately stacking a first dielectric thin film layer and a second dielectric thin film layer having different refractive index. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149366 | ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICES - Disclosed are electrochromic devices incorporating electrochromic materials containing a film-forming polymer with a T | 2011-06-23 |
20110149367 | ELECTROCHROMIC MATERIAL - The present invention relates to an electrochromic polymer compound composed of a hyperbranched polymer having electrochromic characteristics derived from a quaternary pyridinium salt, a terephthalic acid diester or a biphenyl-4,4′-diester structure, and a varnish, a thin film structure and an electrochromic device that are obtained by the polymer compound. The electrochromic material has high response speed, high coloring efficiency, and excellent repetition stability and can be used for a long time, and has excellent solubility in various solvents. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149368 | PHOTOMIXER MODULE AND TERAHERTZ WAVE GENERATION METHOD THEREOF - Provided are a photomixer module and a method of generating a terahertz wave. The photomixer module includes a semiconductor optical amplifier amplifying incident laser light and a photomixer that is excited by the amplified laser light to generate a continuous terahertz wave. The photomixer is formed as a single module together with the semiconductor optical amplifier. | 2011-06-23 |
20110149369 | PHOTONIC MATCH FILTER - An optical path is configured to propagate an input optical signal. A plurality of electrodes are configured to produce a plurality of discrete phase shifts on the optical signal. An output optical signal is phase-shifted with respect to the input optical signal by a sum of the plurality of discrete phase shifts. | 2011-06-23 |