26th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 28 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110157252 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - An object is to provide a liquid crystal display device which can recognize image display even when the liquid crystal display device is used in a dim environment. In one pixel, a pixel electrode including both of a region where incident light through a liquid crystal layer is reflected and a transmissive region is provided, and image display can be performed in both modes: the reflective mode where external light is used as an illumination light source; and the transmissive mode where the backlight is used as an illumination light source. When there is external light with insufficient brightness, that is, in a dim environment, the backlight emits weak light and an image is displayed in the reflective mode, whereby image display can be performed. | 2011-06-30 |
20110157253 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An object is to provide a liquid crystal display device in which image display can be recognized even in an environment where light is dim around the liquid crystal display device. Another object is to provide a liquid crystal display device capable of image display in both modes of a reflective mode in which external light is used as a light source and a transmissive mode in which a backlight is used. One pixel is provided with a pixel electrode having both of a region where light incident through a liquid crystal layer is reflected and a region having a light-transmitting property, so that image display can be performed in both modes of a reflective mode in which external light is used as a light source and a transmissive mode in which a backlight is used. | 2011-06-30 |
20110157254 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - It is an object to provide a liquid crystal display device which can recognize image display even in the dim surrounding environment of the liquid crystal display device. It is another object to provide a liquid crystal display device which can perform image display in both modes: a reflective mode in which external light is used as an illumination light source; and a transmissive mode in which a backlight is used. A plurality pairs of a pixel in which incident light through a liquid crystal layer is reflected and a light-transmitting pixel are provided; therefore, display image can be performed in both modes: the reflective mode in which external light is used as an illumination light source; and the transmissive mode in which a backlight is used. Further, each reflective pixel and light-transmitting pixel may be connected to an independent signal driver circuit. | 2011-06-30 |
20110157255 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MODULATING BACKLIGHT - A backlight modulation system includes a light source module, an image mapping unit, a histogram analysis unit, a backlight dimming unit, and an image reconstruction unit. An active display area of a panel is divided into multiple illumination areas. The image mapping unit performs an RGB-to-YUV transformation to acquire an original brightness factor for each pixel. The histogram analysis unit sums up the amount of pixels reaching a preset ratio in each illumination area to acquire reference brightness for each illumination area. The backlight dimming unit calculates out a dimming ratio and a reset brightness model according to the reference brightness. The image reconstruction unit resets original brightness factor of each pixel into an output brightness factor according to the reset brightness model, and outputs an image for an illumination area according to the output brightness factor and input image data. | 2011-06-30 |
20110157256 | IMAGE DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, IMAGE DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND IMAGE DISPLAY CONTROL PROGRAM - To display an image on an electronic paper display properly, even when image data is transmitted continuously from a host of the existing LCD display system, for example. A sampling section inputs a single image data by each prescribed period from a plurality of pieces of continuously transmitted image data corresponding to one screen of the electronic paper display. A difference detecting section detects a difference amount showing a difference between previous image data and latter image data of two pieces of consecutive image data inputted by the sampling section, and determines to perform screen update by using the latter image data when the difference value is equal to or larger than a threshold value. A driving section generates a driving signal of the latter image data and outputs the signal to the electronic paper display, when the screen update is determined by the difference detecting section. | 2011-06-30 |
20110157257 | BACKLIGHTING ARRAY SUPPORTING ADAPTABLE PARALLAX BARRIER - Display systems are described that include an adaptable parallax barrier that filters light passed by a display panel in a manner that allows for the simultaneous viewing of two-dimensional images, three-dimensional images and multi-view three-dimensional content in different display regions. The display system also includes a backlight panel comprising an array of light sources that may be individually controlled to vary the backlighting luminosity provided to the display panel on a region-by-region basis. Since each of the display regions may be perceived as having a different number of pixels per unit area depending upon the type of content being presented, the backlight array enables the brightness of each region to be controlled such that a viewer perceives roughly uniform brightness across all regions. Alternative regional brightness control schemes are also described. | 2011-06-30 |
20110157258 | PLASMA DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DRIVING PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL - A stable address discharge is caused to enhance the image display quality. For this purpose, a plasma display panel, a scan electrode driving circuit, and a partial light-emitting rate detecting circuit are provided. The scan electrode driving circuit performs an address operation by applying a scan pulse to scan electrodes in address periods. The partial light-emitting rate detecting circuit divides the display area of the plasma display panel into a plurality of regions, and detects a rate of the number of discharge cells to be lit with respect to the number of all the discharge cells in each region, as a partial light-emitting rate, in each subfield. In a predetermined subfield where the number of sustain pulses is smaller than the number of sustain pulses in the immediately preceding subfield, the scan electrode driving circuit changes the order of applying the scan pulse to the scan electrodes, according to the partial light-emitting rates in the immediately preceding subfield. | 2011-06-30 |
20110157259 | LAMP ON/OFF OPERATION CONTROL METHOD, CLOCK GENERATION METHOD, CLOCK GENERATION CIRCUIT, LIGHT SOURCE CONTROL CIRCUIT, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A PLL as a clock generation circuit that generates a PWM clock based on a reference clock, which PWM clock is used for controlling, in a pulse width modulation method, a lamp on time and a lamp off time of a light source illuminating a liquid crystal panel by synchronizing with a video signal that performs display in a set period on the liquid crystal panel, includes a configuration that generates a PWM clock that can maintain a fixed ratio of the lamp on time to the lamp off time within one period even if the set period is changed, by changing a pulse interval of the reference clock in conjunction with the change in the set period. | 2011-06-30 |
20110157260 | 3D IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - A 3-dimensional (3D) image display device includes a liquid crystal panel configured to alternately display a left-eye image and a right-eye image in a cycle of unit frame period, a data driving circuit configured to drive data lines of the liquid crystal panel, a gate driving circuit configured to drive gate lines of the liquid crystal panel, a timing controller configured to divide the unit frame period into N sub-frame periods for each of the left-eye image and the right-eye image, where N is an integer equal to or greater than 2, a plurality of light sources configured to generate light to be radiated to the liquid crystal panel, a light source control circuit configured to generate a backlight control signal to control a turn-on time of the plurality of light sources, and a light source driving circuit configured to turn off all the light sources during a first N-1 subframe periods and turn on all the light sources during a last subframe period. | 2011-06-30 |
20110157261 | MEASURING DEVICE AND MEASURING METHOD FOR THRESHOLD OF FLICKER - This invention relates to a flicker threshold measurement device including: an arithmetic processing unit | 2011-06-30 |
20110157262 | POWER CONTROL METHOD OF LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE FOR IMAGE DISPLAY, LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE FOR IMAGE DISPLAY, DISPLAY DEVICE AND TELEVISION RECEIVER - In a method of controlling power of a light emitting device for image display that irradiates illumination light from divided regions, light emission brightness data of each light emitting element of the light emitting device is determined based on image data for image display (S | 2011-06-30 |
20110157263 | GATE DRIVING CIRCUIT AND DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A gate driving circuit includes N stages (where N is a natural number greater than or equal to 2). The N stages are cascaded, and each of the N stages has a gate line connected thereto. A first stage group includes k stages of the N stages (where k is a natural number less than N), and the first stage group outputs a first output signal in response to a start signal. A second stage group (including N−k stages) generates a second output signal in response to the first output signal and outputs the second output signal to a corresponding gate line. The first stage group includes a first buffer and a second buffer, each of which receives the start signal. A size of the first buffer is smaller than a size of the second buffer. | 2011-06-30 |
20110157264 | COMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURE INCLUDING SIMULTANEOUS VIDEO PATHWAYS FOR MULTI-VIEWER SUPPORT - A communication system is described that allows co-located viewers to simultaneously consume different media content, such as different video content, via the same display screen, wherein video content delivered to at least one co-located viewer is not visible to the other co-located viewer(s). The communication system comprises an infrastructure that includes multiple pathways for delivering media content from one or more media sources to the eyes of each of the co-located viewers, wherein each pathway passes through the pixels of a pixel array included in the shared display screen. The pathways also include distributed or non-distributed processing circuitry that manages certain resources that are shared among the multiple pathways, wherein such shared resources may include shared display resources (e.g., pixels of the pixel array and light generated thereby) and shared data communication resources (e.g., bandwidth on data communication links and processing resources of nodes located on such links). | 2011-06-30 |
20110157265 | IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS - An image recording apparatus of the present invention includes an image data storage unit, a record head, a head controller, an image data changing unit, an edge detection unit, a thin-line image portion judging unit, and a thin-line blank region judging unit. The image data changing unit changes an image data such that an amount of reduction in a recording droplets ejected onto a region including a dot region where an image dots constituting at least an edge of a thin-line image portion are formed is large when the thin-line image portion neighbors a thin-line blank region, as compared to a case where the thin-line image portion does not neighbor the thin-line blank region. | 2011-06-30 |
20110157266 | RECORDING HEAD CONTROL METHOD AND DOT IMPACT PRINTER - A recording head control method prevents head coil burnout caused by heat output while suppressing a drop in printer throughput. A control method for a recording head | 2011-06-30 |
20110157267 | REUSABLE PAPER MEDIA WITH COMPATIBILITY MARKINGS AND PRINTER WITH INCOMPATIBLE MEDIA SENSOR - A reusable image forming medium, including a substrate; an imaging layer coated on or impregnated into the substrate, wherein an irradiation of the imaging layer produces an image; and a signature material coated on or impregnated into the substrate or the imaging layer, the signature material being detectable by a sensor. | 2011-06-30 |
20110157268 | PRINTING APPARATUS, PRINTING METHOD, PROGRAM AND PRINTING SYSTEM - A printing apparatus is provided with (A) a carry mechanism that carries a medium along a predetermined direction, (B) a nozzle that performs a moving and ejecting operation for ejecting ink toward the medium while moving relatively with respect to the medium during an interval of a carry operation by the carry mechanism, and (C) a signal output section that outputs a first timing defining signal defining a periodical timing for ejecting ink from the nozzle toward a position corresponding to a pixel configuring an image to be printed, and a second timing defining signal defining a periodical timing for ejecting ink from the nozzle toward a position displaced from the position corresponding to a pixel configuring an image to be printed, wherein the signal output section outputs either the first timing defining signal or the second timing defining signal for each moving and ejecting operation. | 2011-06-30 |
20110157269 | LIQUID DISCHARGING APPARATUS AND LIQUID DISCHARGING METHOD - An apparatus includes a mechanism that transports a medium in a transportation direction; nozzle lines each composed of nozzles aligned in the transportation direction, the nozzle lines arranged adjacent to one another in a movement direction orthogonal to the transportation direction; a mechanism that moves the nozzle lines in the movement direction; and a controller for repeating operation of discharging liquid from each nozzle line being moved bi-directionally during outward and homeward movement and operation of transporting the medium in a period between the outward and homeward discharging operation by transportation amount corresponding to nozzle-line length. When a line is printed along the transportation direction using a certain nozzle line in a certain liquid discharging operation, timing of discharging the liquid therefrom is corrected in accordance with duty of printing performed using another, other, or the other nozzle line(s) located downstream of the certain nozzle line in the movement direction. | 2011-06-30 |
20110157270 | FLUID EJECTING APPARATUS AND FLUID RECEIVING METHOD - Provided is a fluid ejecting apparatus including: a fluid ejecting head which includes nozzles ejecting a fluid; a receiving member which is capable of receiving the fluid ejected from the nozzles; a pair of support members which supports the receiving member so as to extend in a linear shape; and a support member movement unit which moves the support member between first and second positions so that the receiving member is located at a receiving position capable of receiving the fluid ejected from the nozzles at the first position, and the receiving member is located at a retreat position deviating from the receiving position at the second position, wherein the support member movement unit allows the pair of support members to reach the first position at different timings. | 2011-06-30 |
20110157271 | INK-JET RECORDING APPARATUS AND INK-JET RECORDING METHOD - An ink-jet recording apparatus is provided, including a first transport section which transports a recording medium; a recording section which is formed with a plurality of nozzles and which records an image on the recording medium by discharging ink droplets from the nozzles; an interference member which is provided at a position separated from the recording section; and a control unit which controls the recording section so that only a part of the nozzles is used for a certain area of the recording medium. | 2011-06-30 |
20110157272 | INK JET TYPE RECORDING DEVICE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - In accordance with an embodiment, an inkjet recording apparatus is presented. The inkjet apparatus includes a recording head configured to eject an ink on a recording medium, an ink curing device configured to cure the ink ejected on the recording medium, a moving device configured to move the recording medium in a first direction and a second direction opposite to the first direction, a control device configured to control the recording head, the ink curing device, and the moving device. | 2011-06-30 |
20110157273 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE CHARACTER WIDTH OF CHARACTERS CONSTRUCTED FROM PRINTED DOTS IN A PRINTING OR COPYING DEVICE - In a method to determine a character width of characters from printed dots in a printing or copying device the printed dots are generated at a location of individual printed elements of a print raster made up of printed elements. In a first raster cell of the print raster a first test pattern is generated that does not cover an entire area from multiple printed dots, and the first raster cell is measured for areal coverage. In a second raster cell of the print raster a second test pattern is generated that does not cover an entire area in which the printed dots are arranged at least in part at different printed element locations in comparison to the first test pattern, and the second test pattern is measured for areal coverage. A ratio of the areal coverages is calculated and the printed dot size is calculated with aid of the ratio. Alternatively instead of measuring areal coverage with respect to the first and second test patterns, toner quantity is measured. | 2011-06-30 |
20110157274 | LIQUID SUPPLY APPARATUS AND PRINTER - A liquid supply apparatus, which supplies a liquid or liquids stored in liquid cartridges of a plurality of types, includes a plurality of cartridge installing sections to which the liquid cartridges of the plurality of types are detachably installable, wherein a plurality of connection ports, which correspond to supply ports formed for the liquid cartridges of the plurality of types respectively, are formed at mutually different positions of the respective cartridge installing sections. | 2011-06-30 |
20110157275 | Liquid jet head and liquid jet apparatus - To reduce a thickness of a liquid jet head ( | 2011-06-30 |
20110157276 | Superoleophobic and Superhydrophobic Devices And Method For Preparing Same - A process for preparing a flexible device having a textured superoleophobic surface comprising providing a flexible substrate; disposing a silicon layer on the flexible substrate; using photolithography to create a textured pattern in the silicon layer on the substrate wherein the textured pattern comprises an array of pillars; and chemically modifying the textured surface by disposing a conformal oleophobic coating thereon; to provide a flexible device having a superoleophobic surface and, in embodiments, to provide a flexible device having a surface that is both superoleophobic and superhydrophobic. | 2011-06-30 |
20110157277 | Superoleophobic and Superhydrophobic Surfaces And Method For Preparing Same - A process for preparing a flexible device having a superoleophobic surface comprising providing a flexible substrate; disposing a silicon layer on the flexible substrate; using photolithography to create a textured pattern in the silicon layer on the substrate wherein the textured pattern comprises a groove structure; and chemically modifying the textured surface by disposing a conformal oleophobic coating thereon; to provide a flexible device having a superoleophobic surface. | 2011-06-30 |
20110157278 | Process For Preparing An Ink Jet Print Head Front Face Having A Textured Superoleophobic Surface - A process for preparing an ink jet print head front face or nozzle plate having a textured superoleophobic surface comprising providing a silicon substrate; using photolithography to create a textured pattern in the silicon substrate; optionally, modifying the textured silicon surface by disposing a conformal oleophobic coating thereon; and forming an ink jet print head front face or nozzle plate from the textured oleophobic silicon material to provide an ink jet print head front face or nozzle plate having a textured superoleophobic surface. | 2011-06-30 |
20110157279 | Multiple drop weight printhead and methods of fabrication and use - A printhead includes a chamber layer and at least two orifice layers. A first orifice layer is disposed on the chamber layer, and a second orifice layer is disposed on the first orifice layer. The second orifice layer has at least one counterbore formed therein. A first nozzle is formed through both orifice layers and produces droplets of a first drop weight. A second nozzle is formed through the first orifice layer, coincident with the counterbore, and produces droplets of a second drop weight that is different than the first drop weight. In one embodiment, the printhead is used in a stand-alone fluid-dispensing device. | 2011-06-30 |
20110157280 | PRINTHEAD NOZZLE ARRANGEMENTS WITH MAGNETIC PADDLE ACTUATORS - A printhead has a plurality of nozzle arrangements. Each nozzle arrangement includes a wafer substrate defining a nozzle chamber, said chamber having a roof wall with an ink ejection port defined therein and an ink supply channel defined through the substrate for supplying the chamber with ink; a magnetic coil arrangement positioned around the inlet of the nozzle chamber; bridge members spanning over the magnetic coil arrangement, the bridge members being supported on support posts protruding from the magnetic coil arrangement and having a resilient characteristic; and a magnetic paddle supported from the bridge members over the inlet, the magnetic paddle for ejecting ink from the chamber via the ejection port. | 2011-06-30 |
20110157281 | PRINTHEAD FOR THERMAL INKJET PRINTING AND THE PRINTING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to a printhead for thermal inkjet printing and the printing method thereof. The printhead comprises: a substrate having a plurality of orifices with a firing element in each of said plurality of orifices, wherein said plurality of orifices are arranged in a single column, and said printhead is disposed at an angle to a horizontal direction along which said printhead scans; and a firing circuits for energizing said plurality of firing elements to eject ink on a printing medium by respectively transmitting a plurality of firing signals to said plurality of firing elements. According to the present invention, the print speed and resolution can be improved. | 2011-06-30 |
20110157282 | INK JET PRINTING METHOD AND APPARATUS - An ink jet print head comprises a print head matrix having nozzles for drop formation and release opening onto a print side surface of said matrix and individual local micro-reservoirs, each associated with the local nozzles. The reservoirs open onto an ink supply surface of the matrix and are supplied with ink by capillary action from wiping or spraying of ink regularly refreshed onto the ink supply surface. The design allows for a print head that substantially covers the area of the print media and thus permits stationary printing. Printing is rapid and the ink supply arrangement allows for reliable ink supply at atmospheric pressure. | 2011-06-30 |
20110157283 | LIQUID DROPLET TRANSPORTING APPARATUS, AND VALVE, MEMORY, DISPLAY UNIT USING THE LIQUID DROPLET TRANSPORTING APPARATUS - A liquid droplet transporting apparatus includes a first electrode which is arranged on a surface of a substrate, a second electrode which is arranged apart from the first electrode on the surface of the substrate, an insulating layer which is arranged to cover each of the first electrode and the second electrode, and a liquid repellent property on a surface of the insulating layer changes according to an electric potential difference between the electrode and an electroconductive liquid droplet on the surface, and a third electrode which cooperates with the second electrode to detect the liquid droplet on the second electrode. Consequently, it is possible to transport a liquid droplet between two areas, and also to detect as to in which area out of the two areas, the liquid droplet exists. | 2011-06-30 |
20110157284 | RECORDING METHOD - A recording method includes: printing a recording pattern onto an electronic component with a photocuring liquid having the property of accelerating curing when irradiated with light; irradiating light onto liquid that constitutes the recording pattern after the printing of the recording pattern; and thinning the film that constitutes the recording pattern after the irradiating of the light. | 2011-06-30 |
20110157285 | MEDIUM FEEDING APPARATUS AND IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS - A medium feeding apparatus including: a feeding mechanism including a feeding member and configured to feed the recording medium; an adsorbing unit including first and second electrodes facing the feeding member and configured to adsorb the recording medium to the feeding member; first and second surface layer members respectively having higher volume resistivities than the first and second electrodes and respectively stacked on the first and second electrodes; and first and second low resistance members respectively having lower volume resistivities than the first and second surface layer members and respectively fixed to the first and second surface layer members at positions between the respective first and second surface layer members and the feeding member, wherein the first low resistance member and the second low resistance member are distant from each other. | 2011-06-30 |
20110157286 | FLUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A fluid ejecting apparatus includes a fluid ejecting head that ejects fluid onto a target; a passing-flow-path forming member that forms a passing flow path through which the target and gas can pass from the upstream side to the downstream side in the transportation direction on the downstream side of the fluid ejecting head in the target transportation direction; a first blower that blows gas toward the downstream side in the transportation direction onto a first surface of the target in the passing flow path immediately after the first surface receives fluid ejected from the fluid ejecting head; and a second blower that blows gas toward the downstream side in the transportation direction onto a second surface of the target in the passing flow path, the second surface being opposite the first surface. | 2011-06-30 |
20110157287 | FLUID EJECTING APPARATUS - Provided is a fluid ejecting apparatus including: a fluid ejecting head; a receiving member which is linear; a support member which supports the receiving member so as to extend in a linear shape; a support member movement unit which moves the support member between first and second positions so that the receiving member is located at a receiving position capable of receiving the fluid ejected from the nozzles at the first position, and the receiving member is located at a retreat position deviating from the receiving position at the second position; and a contact member which comes into contact with the receiving member while moving in a direction intersecting the extension direction of the receiving member relative to the receiving member when the support member movement unit moves the support member from the second position to the first position. | 2011-06-30 |
20110157288 | RECORDING APPARATUS AND LINE TYPE LIQUID DISCHARGE RECORDING APPARATUS - A recording apparatus includes a recording head performing recording onto a recording sheet; a platen section guiding the recording sheet to a position facing the recording head; a suction unit which includes a plurality of suction openings provided at the platen section and sucks and holds the recording sheet, a suction duct provided facing the suction openings, and a suction fan connected to the suction duct, and sucks and holds the recording sheet on the platen section through the suction openings; and a shutter mechanism which opens and closes the suction duct, wherein the shutter mechanism includes a shutter sheet in which at least one exposure opening portion exposing the suction duct is formed corresponding to the width of the recording sheet, and a shutter sheet movement mechanism which makes the shutter sheet travel between the suction duct and a back surface of the platen section. | 2011-06-30 |
20110157289 | RECORDING MEDIUM CONVEYANCE METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The recording medium conveyance method of conveying a cut sheet of a recording medium, includes the steps of: holding the cut sheet on a circumferential surface of a conveyance body and conveying the cut sheet in a conveyance direction by rotating the conveyance body, the conveyance body being one of a drum and a belt, a back surface of the cut sheet being in contact with the circumferential surface of the conveyance body; and pressing a pressing member to a front surface of the cut sheet held on the circumferential surface of the conveyance body, to apply pressing force to the cut sheet to make the cut sheet close contact with the circumferential surface of the conveyance body, while controlling the pressing force so as to decrease the pressing force from a leading end of the cut sheet toward a trailing end of the cut sheet in terms of the conveyance direction. | 2011-06-30 |
20110157290 | FLUID EJECTING APPARATUS AND FLUID RECEIVING METHOD - Provided is a fluid ejecting apparatus including: a fluid ejecting head; a receiving member which is linear; a support member which supports the receiving member; a support member movement unit which moves the support member between a first position and a second position so that the receiving member is located at a receiving position capable of receiving the fluid ejected from the nozzles at the first position, and the receiving member is located at a retreat position deviating from the receiving position at the second position; and a tensile force changing unit which is capable of changing tensile force changing unit changes the tensile force applied to the receiving member from a first tensile force to a second tensile force smaller than the first tensile force when the support member movement unit moves the support member from the second position to the first position. | 2011-06-30 |
20110157291 | Wear-indicating resistors for thermal printhead - A thermal printhead includes a substrate, a nonconductive coating over the substrate, a number of heating elements disposed on the substrate, and one or more resistors at least partially disposed within the nonconductive coating. The heating elements cause thermochromic media to selectively darken in accordance with selective activation of the heating elements as the media moves in relation to the thermal printhead, to print a desired image on the media. The nonconductive coating protects the heating elements and wears away with usage of the printhead. The media comes into contact with the nonconductive coating during printing of the desired image on the media. The resistors indicate wear of the thermal printhead, and have electrical resistances that increase as the resistors are worn away in accordance with wearing away of the nonconductive coating. | 2011-06-30 |
20110157292 | PRINTER AND METHOD OF PRINTING - A printer comprises a moveable print head such that print elements of the print head are able to print to two streams of media having different physical locations. | 2011-06-30 |
20110157293 | METHOD OF FORMING IMAGE USING HEAT-SENSITIVE TRANSFER IMAGE-RECEIVING SHEET HAVING A LENTICULAR LENS - A method of forming an image, having the steps of: superposing a heat-sensitive transfer sheet on a heat-sensitive transfer image-receiving sheet having a lenticular lens and at least one receptor layer on a transparent support; and applying thermal energy in accordance with image signals from a thermal head,
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20110157294 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MARKING OBJECTS AND MATERIALS - A material marking method includes: generating a code; randomly selecting at least one area of the material; and marking by laser shot on the surface of, or inside the material in each the area of the material to represent the code there in a way that cannot be detected by the naked eye. Preferentially, the randomly selecting step is performed for each item of material to be marked. Preferentially, during the code generating step, a two-dimensional bar code is generated, and during the marking step, the two-dimensional bar code is represented. Preferably, the method includes marking the material in order to represent a mark visible to the naked eye, at least one part of a marking area of a mark visible to the naked eye is selected randomly and/or the visible mark bears an item of information representative of the position of at least one area where the code that cannot be detected by the naked eye is represented. | 2011-06-30 |
20110157295 | EXPOSURE DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An exposure device of an aspect of the present invention includes an exposure unit that is provided between a body to be exposed and a component and that exposes the body to be exposed; and an electrical connection member that is electrically connected to a connecting portion disposed in the exposure unit and includes a first bent portion formed by bending the electrical connection member at an outer side of a clearance between the body to be exposed and the component and a second bent portion formed by bending the electrical connection member on an opposite side of the exposure unit with respect to the first bent portion. | 2011-06-30 |
20110157296 | DUAL MODE IMAGING SYSTEM - A dual mode imaging system includes a dual wavelength ROS suitable for imaging xerographic media and erasable media. When included in an imaging system this includes media transport for selectively conveying non-erasable and erasable media to corresponding imaging positions in the dual mode imaging system. The system further includes a photoreceptor and a raster scanned light beam positioned to selectively image one of the photoreceptor and the erasable media. The media transport includes a non-erasable media transport path and an erasable media transport path, the erasable media transport path diverted from the non-erasable media transport path. An erasable medium in the diverted erasable media transport path intercepts a UV imaging raster scanned light beam, and in the absence of an erasable medium, the photoreceptor intercepts an IR raster scanned light beam. | 2011-06-30 |
20110157297 | LIVE TELEPORTING SYSTEM AND APPARATUS - A telepresence system comprising a projector for generating an image, a projection screen for reviewing the image generated by the projector and generating a reflected image and a foil for reviewing the reflected image generated by the projection screen. The foil generates and directs partially reflected image toward an audience, the partially reflected image being perceived by the audience as a virtual image or hologram located on a viewing stage. The system may comprise a camera for filming an individual through the foil, the camera being located on a camera side of the foil and positioned adjacent to the viewing stage, the individual being located on an individual side of the foil and positioned on a filming stage. The system may comprise a frame for providing support to the projector and foil, the projector being connected to the frame and the foil being connected to the frame using a tensioning device, the tensioning device being capable of variably adjusting tension along at least one edge of the foil so that the foil remains substantially flat and smooth. The system may comprise a video wall, the foil reflecting the image generated by the video wall. The system may comprise a parabolic mirror for reflecting the image generated by the display device toward an audience, thereby producing a reflected image that is perceived by the audience as a hologram positioned between the parabolic mirror and the audience. | 2011-06-30 |
20110157298 | SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING AND SYNCHRONIZING LARGE SCALE VIDEO CONFERENCING AND DOCUMENT SHARING - A method to provide video conferencing includes receiving at a server a plurality of video streams or audio streams from a plurality of clients; selecting a subset of video streams or audio streams to be rendered on a video conferencing display screen; providing access to the remaining participants through one or more links to one or more additional display screens; and sending only streams of the subset to a client to avoid transmissions of the remaining streams. | 2011-06-30 |
20110157299 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF VIDEO CONFERENCE TO DISTINGUISH SPEAKER FROM PARTICIPANTS - Disclosed are a system and a method that generates image data that represent a speaker to be distinguished, and enables a mobile terminal to provide a video conference service using the image data that distinguishes the speaker. A video conference apparatus may include a speaker distinguishing unit to distinguish, as a speaker, a participant who is speaking from a plurality of participants in the video conference and an image data generating unit to generate image data that represents the distinguished participant differently from other participants. | 2011-06-30 |
20110157300 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING A DIRECTION BETWEEN A DETECTION POINT AND AN ACOUSTIC SOURCE - A method including: receiving acoustic signals originating from an acoustic source at a first pair of microphone elements, arranged symmetrically about a detection point; calculating, with a processor device, a cross correlation of signals provided by the first pair of microphone elements, resulting in a first cross correlation signal; receiving the acoustic signals originating from the acoustic source at a second pair of microphone elements, arranged symmetrically about the detection point; calculating, with the processor device, a cross correlation of signals provided by the second pair of microphone elements, resulting in a second cross correlation signal; and calculating, with the processor device, a direction between the detection point and the acoustic source based on a convolution of the first cross correlation signal by the second cross correlation signal. | 2011-06-30 |
20110157301 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus includes: a cut position determination unit determining a cut position at which an annular image is cut in a radial direction to maintain continuity of a subject in the annular image generated by an omnidirectional image capturing apparatus; and an image conversion unit converting the annular image into a long-rectangular-shaped panorama image by cutting the annular image at the cut position determined by the cut position determination unit and developing the cut annular image. | 2011-06-30 |
20110157302 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL VIDEO DISPLAY SYSTEM WITH MULTI-STREAM SENDING/RECEIVING OPERATION - A three-dimensional processing circuit includes a multi-stream 3D image sender that produces packet based multi-stream information that includes a first stream that has first eye view information, such as left eye frame information and a second stream that includes corresponding second eye view information, such as right eye frame information, for display on a single display, wherein each stream comprises a same object viewed from differing view perspectives. In one example, the multi-stream information is communicated as packetized data over a single cable, for example wherein a packet includes both the left eye and right eye information. In addition, the encoder provides as part of the multi-stream information, control information indicating that the first and second streams are for a single display. In one example, the multi-streams are communicated concurrently so that the single display can display stereoscopic left and right eye frame information. A corresponding receiver is also disclosed that decodes the packet based multi-stream information and combines the decoded left eye frame information and corresponding right eye information for a 3D viewing effect. In one example this may be based on control information associated with the packet based multi-stream information. Related methods are also set forth. | 2011-06-30 |
20110157303 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATION OF CAPTIONS OVER STEROSCOPIC 3D IMAGES - A method and system is disclosed for generating a caption relative to a three-dimensional (3D) image. The caption may be generated such that it appears relative to a screen plane of an output device used to render the 3D image. The caption may be added to left and right viewpoint images included within images used by the output device to render the 3D image as a function of the positioning of the caption relative to the screen plane. | 2011-06-30 |
20110157304 | Three-dimensional television and motion picture method and apparatus - Natural 3D images are created on a standard television screen or a movie screen which can be viewed without requiring the use of special glasses or viewing devices. For television, the incoming 2D signal and a delayed 2D signal are supplied simultaneously to the input of the television receiver to produce a 3D image on the screen. For motion pictures, the film and a staggered film portion separated by a predetermined number of frames are fed simultaneously and in opposite directions through a film gate of a projector and moved intermittently therein in a predetermined sequence to produce a 3D image on the motion picture screen. | 2011-06-30 |
20110157305 | Image processing apparatus, image capturing apparatus, image processing method, and program - An image processing apparatus includes: an image synthesis unit generating a synthesized image by inputting images photographed at different positions and connecting strip areas cut from the images. The image synthesis unit generates a left-eye synthesized image applied to display a 3-dimensional image by connecting and synthesizing left-eye image strips set in the images and generates a right-eye synthesized image applied to display a 3-dimensional image by connecting and synthesizing right-eye image strips set in the images. The image synthesis unit performs a process of setting the left-eye image strip and the right-eye image strip in an allowable range of set positions of the left-eye image strip and the right-eye image strip used to generate the left-eye synthesized image and the right-eye synthesized image, which are at different observing points, applicable to display the 3-dimensional images by acquiring the allowable range from a memory or calculating the allowable range. | 2011-06-30 |
20110157306 | Animation Generation Systems And Methods - The animation generation system includes: an avatar generation module for generating an avatar in a virtual space, wherein the avatar has a set of skeletons and a skin, and the movable nodes of the set of skeletons are manipulated so that a motion of the skin is induced; and an avatar manipulation module for manipulating the movable nodes, including: a position mark which is moved to at least one first real position in a real space; at least one control mark which is moved to at least one second real position in the real space; and a video capturing unit for capturing the images of the real space; an arithmetic unit for identifying the first real position and the second real position from the images of the real space, and converting the first real position into a first virtual position, and the second real position into a second virtual position. | 2011-06-30 |
20110157307 | Image Processing Device, Image Processing Method, and Program - A processing device for adding a subtitle to a three-dimensional (3D) image produced by left-eye and right-eye display patterns displayed on a display is disclosed. The processing device may include a video decoder configured to receive video content data representing content left-eye and content right-eye display patterns. The processing device may also include an audio decoder configured to receive sound data indicative of an audio volume level. Additionally, the processing device may include a subtitle decoder configured to receive subtitle data indicative of a subtitle display pattern, and modify the subtitle data based on the sound data. The processing device may also include a superimposition unit configured to combine the modified subtitle data with the video content data to create combined pattern data representing combined left-eye and combined right-eye display patterns. | 2011-06-30 |
20110157308 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE REPRODUCING APPARATUS - A three-dimensional image reproducing apparatus includes: a data source unit operable to output stream data of 3D contents; a data generating unit operable to output a 3D video signal the 3D contents and an audio signal of the 3D contents on the basis of the stream data; and a data transmission interface including a 2D video signal generating unit operable to generate a predetermined 2D video signal. The data transmission interface is operable to: receive the audio signal of the 3D contents; convert the audio signal of the 3D contents and the predetermined 2D video signal to a signal conforming to a 2D video transmission format; and output the converted signal to an external device. | 2011-06-30 |
20110157309 | HIERARCHICAL VIDEO COMPRESSION SUPPORTING SELECTIVE DELIVERY OF TWO-DIMENSIONAL AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL VIDEO CONTENT - Systems, methods and apparatuses are described herein for encoding a plurality of video frame sequences, wherein each video frame sequence corresponds to a different perspective view of the same subject matter. In accordance with various embodiments, the encoding is performed in a hierarchical manner that leverages referencing between frames of different ones of the video frame sequences (so-called “external referencing”), but that also allows for encoded representations of only a subset of the video frame sequences to be provided when less than all sequences are required to support a particular viewing mode of a display system that is capable of displaying the subject matter in a two-dimensional mode, a three-dimensional mode, or a multi-view three-dimensional mode. | 2011-06-30 |
20110157310 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL VIDEO TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, VIDEO DISPLAY DEVICE AND VIDEO OUTPUT DEVICE - In a recording and reproducing device, compressed 3D video image data recorded on an optical disc is reproduced by a recording and reproducing unit and decompressed to baseband 3D video image data by a codec. A format converting unit converts the recording format of the optical disc into the transmission format of HDMI in accordance with the display capability of the display device preliminarily acquired and outputs the resulting data. The format converting unit of the display device converts the transmission format of 3D video image data received through an HDMI cable into a display format. A display control unit displays 3D video image data converted into the display format on the display panel. | 2011-06-30 |
20110157311 | Method and System for Rendering Multi-View Image - A method and a system for rendering a multi-view image are provided. The method for rendering the multi-view image includes the following steps. An image capturing unit provides an original image and depth information thereof. Multiple threads of one processing unit perform a pixel rendering process and a hole filling process on at least one row of pixels of the original image according to the depth information by way of parallel processing to render at least one new-view image. View-angles of the at least one new-view image and the original image are different. Each of the threads performs a view interlacing process on at least one pixel of the original image and the at least one new-view image by way of parallel processing to render the multi-view image. | 2011-06-30 |
20110157312 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An image processing apparatus includes: a creating means that creates identification information identifying a type of an image of image data among a 2D image for planar viewing, a 3D image for stereoscopic viewing including left and right images, and a duplex image which is capable of both stereoscopic viewing including the left and right images and planar viewing with disparity lower than that of the 3D image; and a transmitting means that transmits the identification information created by the creating means and the image data. | 2011-06-30 |
20110157313 | Stereo Image Server and Method of Transmitting Stereo Image - The present invention discloses a method of transmitting three dimensional information. The method includes providing a remote server having a three dimensional image database, and a local terminal device coupled to the remote server via network, wherein the local terminal device includes a stereo image display. The local terminal device transmits a request command for three dimensional images to the remote server through the network, followed by sending the desired three dimensional images to the local terminal device through the network. | 2011-06-30 |
20110157314 | Image Processing Apparatus, Image Processing Method and Recording Medium - An image processing apparatus includes: a photographing unit that includes a fisheye lens and that captures an image through the fisheye lens; a memory unit that stores three-dimensional (3D) model information for defining a 3D space; a light source number calculation unit that calculates a number of light sources that irradiate light onto the image captured by the photographing unit and that calculates light source coordinate information that indicates positions of the light sources corresponding to the number of light sources in the image; a light source information calculation unit that calculates parameters regarding the light source in a real space as light source information about parameters in the 3D space, based on the light source coordinate information; a 3D image writing unit that writes a 3D image, based on the 3D model information and the light source information; and a display unit that displays the 3D image, thereby obtaining information about a light source that exists in a real space and displaying an image that reflects information about the light source. | 2011-06-30 |
20110157315 | INTERPOLATION OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL VIDEO CONTENT - Techniques are described herein for interpolating three-dimensional video content. Three-dimensional video content is video content that includes portions representing respective frame sequences that provide respective perspective views of a given subject matter over the same period of time. For example, the three-dimensional video content may be analyzed to identify one or more interpolation opportunities. If an interpolation opportunity is identified, frame data that is associated with the interpolation opportunity may be replaced with an interpolation marker. In another example, a frame that is not directly represented by data in the three-dimensional video content may be identified. For instance, the frame may be represented by an interpolation marker or corrupted data. The interpolation marker or corrupted data may be replaced with an interpolated representation of the frame. | 2011-06-30 |
20110157316 | IMAGE MANAGEMENT METHOD - A method for managing an image photographed by two or more image pickup devices corresponding to two or more viewpoints, comprises: storing a 2D image photographed by the two or more image pickup devices, with identifier indicating that the image is two-dimensional; and storing a 3D image photographed by the two or more image pickup devices, with identifier indicating that the image is three-dimensional. Hence, it becomes possible to search and display quickly an object 2D or 3D image by performing an access per folder. | 2011-06-30 |
20110157317 | CAMERA SYSTEM AND CAMERA CONTROL METHOD - A camera system includes: a first camera and a second camera; a camera adaptor box; and a camera control unit. | 2011-06-30 |
20110157318 | Method and system for presenting live video from video capture devices on a computer monitor - One embodiment of a method and system for presenting artifact-free live video from video capture devices on a computer display including the step of using the vertical blanking interrupt signal of a display controller to generate a software trigger command for the video capture devices. The vertical blanking signal is further used to transfer acquired image frames to the graphic memory of the display controller during the vertical blanking interval. Other embodiments are described and shown. | 2011-06-30 |
20110157319 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGES - A three-dimensional sense adjusting unit displays three-dimensional images to a user. If a displayed reaches a limit of parallax, the user responds to the three-dimensional sense adjusting unit. According to acquired appropriate parallax information, a parallax control unit generates parallax images to realize the appropriate parallax in the subsequent stereo display. The control of parallaxes is realized by optimally setting camera parameters by going back to three-dimensional data. Functions to realize the appropriate parallax are made into and presented by a library. | 2011-06-30 |
20110157320 | PARALLAX DETECTING APPARATUS, DISTANCE MEASURING APPARATUS, AND PARALLAX DETECTING METHOD - The present invention aims to provide a parallax detecting apparatus ( | 2011-06-30 |
20110157321 | IMAGING DEVICE, 3D MODELING DATA CREATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING PROGRAMS - A control part | 2011-06-30 |
20110157322 | CONTROLLING A PIXEL ARRAY TO SUPPORT AN ADAPTABLE LIGHT MANIPULATOR - A display system is provided that enables three-dimensional images to be displayed. The display system includes an adaptable light manipulator positioned proximate to an image generator to provide an image to a viewer based on light that is received from the image generator. The image generator includes a pixel array. A display controller controls the pixel array to compensate for modification of a configuration of the adaptable light manipulator. The pixel array includes a plurality of display pixels. A plurality of image pixels is rendered to a plurality of respective subsets of the display pixels. The display controller is capable of changing a number of display pixels that represents each image pixel and/or which display pixels or groups thereof correspond to the respective image pixels. | 2011-06-30 |
20110157323 | Miniaturized Imaging Module, 3D Display System Using the Same and Image Arrangement Method Thereof - A miniaturized imaging module, a 3D display system using the same and an image arrangement method are disclosed. The 3D display system includes a plurality of multi-viewing zone miniaturized imaging modules and an image output module. The image output module is for editing, adjusting and distributing a multi-viewing zone image to the multi-viewing zone miniaturized imaging modules for display. Each multi-viewing zone miniaturized imaging module includes a housing, a projection unit and a viewing zone modulating screen. The projection unit and the viewing zone modulating screen are respectively disposed on two opposite sides inside the housing. In each multi-viewing zone miniaturized imaging module, the projection unit projects an image onto respective viewing zone modulating screen, and forms a plurality of viewing zones in front of the viewing zone modulating screen, wherein the image is a segmented image of an image composed of a plurality of images having different view-angles. | 2011-06-30 |
20110157324 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VIEWING 3D VIDEO USING A STEREOSCOPIC VIEWING DEVICE - Methods and systems are described for enabling the operation of a stereoscopic viewing device such that the viewing device provides a movable viewing window that enables the 3D rendering of 3D image data displayed by a backlit LCD device. In a particular implementation, the systems and methods disclosed herein are operable to control the operation of a pair of LCD shutter glasses. | 2011-06-30 |
20110157325 | VIDEO DISPLAY APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a video display apparatus includes a display device, a camera, a detection module, a determination module, and a message display module. The camera is configured to capture an image in front of the display device. The detection module is configured to detect a position of glasses in the image. The determination module is configured to determine a relative relationship between the position detected by the detection module and a predetermined reference position. The message display module is configured to display a message corresponding to the relative relationship on the display device. | 2011-06-30 |
20110157326 | MULTI-PATH AND MULTI-SOURCE 3D CONTENT STORAGE, RETRIEVAL, AND DELIVERY - Techniques are described herein for supporting presentation of multi-path and multi-source viewing content. For example, portions of three-dimensional viewing content may be received via respective pathways from respective sources. A visual presentation of the three-dimensional viewing content may be caused based on the portions. In another example, instances of viewing content may be received via respective pathways from respective sources. Configurations of respective regions of a screen may be directed to support display of the respective instances. | 2011-06-30 |
20110157327 | 3D AUDIO DELIVERY ACCOMPANYING 3D DISPLAY SUPPORTED BY VIEWER/LISTENER POSITION AND ORIENTATION TRACKING - Techniques are described herein for supporting 3D audio delivery accompanying 3D display supported by viewer/listener position and orientation tracking. For example, audio content is configured to have a spatial orientation that accords with an orientation of a viewer. A spatial orientation of audio content is a configuration of the audio content in which characteristics of respective portions of the audio content, which correspond to respective speakers, indicate an orientation of ears of a viewer/listener with respect to sound source(s) that correspond to (e.g., are depicted in) a three-dimensional view. Such a characteristic may include an amplitude of sound that corresponds to a sound source and/or a delay associated with the sound that corresponds to the sound source. | 2011-06-30 |
20110157328 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD AS WELL AS PROGRAM - When an end portion of a three-dimensional image appears to pop forward from a display surface, a predetermined end area is set at a periphery of images forming the three-dimensional image to modify at least one of the images to modify the stereoscopic effect so that at least a part of the end portion appears to be level with the display surface. A disparity between corresponding pixels in the end area of the images is modified so that the disparity is gradually decreased toward the end of the images, and image parts at left and right areas of the end area of a reference image among the images are deformed based on the disparity. At least one of the images is modified by modifying the image other than the reference image with the deformed image parts of the end area. Then, three-dimensional processing is applied to the modified images. | 2011-06-30 |
20110157329 | METHOD FOR SWITCHING TO DISPLAY THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGES AND DIGITAL DISPLAY SYSTEM - A method for switching to display three-dimensional (3D) images and a digital display system are provided. In the method, a digital display is activated to receive image data comprising at least one image and to detect a triggering signal, which is generated by detecting whether a 3D glasses is being used through a software means or a hardware means. According to the triggering signal, the digital display switches between formats of two-dimensional (2D) image and 3D image, so as to display the images. | 2011-06-30 |
20110157330 | 2D/3D PROJECTION SYSTEM - Projection systems, including projectors and projection screens, that support the presentation of two-dimensional and three-dimensional images for viewing are described, as well as methods for operating the same. In each of the example projection systems, a projection screen is used in conjunction with a light manipulator, such as a parallax barrier or a lenticular lens, that is disposed adjacent to (and may be integrated with) the projection screen to support the viewing of both two-dimensional and three-dimensional images. | 2011-06-30 |
20110157331 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE REPRODUCTION METHOD IN CASE OF PAUSE MODE AND STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE REPRODUCTION APPARATUS USING SAME - An apparatus, which forms a stereoscopic image by alternately displaying a left image and a right image, for reproducing a stereoscopic image in a pause mode, includes: a decoder unit configured to perform decoding on received image information; a 3D format generation unit configured to pair left and right images which are temporally consistent to generate stereoscopic image data; and a user input processing unit configured to receive a user selection with respect to image reproduction and delivering a corresponding signal to the decoder unit and the 3D format generation unit, wherein when the user input processing receives a to selection of a pause mode from the user, the decoder unit stops the decoding operation on the basis of the signal from the user input processing unit and the 3D format generation unit generates the stereoscopic image data by using the same left and right video frames. Even when a pause mode is selected while a stereoscopic image is being reproduced, the stereoscopic image can be outputted, and in this case, the stereoscopic image can be outputted in the pause mode without using any additional configuration. | 2011-06-30 |
20110157332 | 3 DIMENSIONAL IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - A stereoscopic image display device includes; a display device into which left-eye image data and right-eye image data are alternately input, and a shutter member including a left-eye shutter and a right-eye shutter, wherein the left-eye shutter and the right-eye shutter are opened in at least one of at least a part of an input period for the left-eye image data and at least a part of an input period for the right-eye image data. | 2011-06-30 |
20110157333 | THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGE SYSTEM - The present disclosure relates to a three-dimensional image system. The present disclosure suggests a three dimensional image system comprising: a display device configured to suggest a left image and a right image alternately; a liquid crystal shutter having a liquid crystal layer and configured to switch between a λ/2 phase retardation state and a 0 phase retardation state; polarized glasses including a right glass window having a first polarization axis and a left glass window having a second polarization axis. According to the present disclosure, the left image and the right image can be exactly recognized by the left eye and the right eye, respectively, without any cross-talk problem. | 2011-06-30 |
20110157334 | SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING MULTIVIDEO - A system is discussed for displaying multivideo, which enables users to view a plurality of different video images at the same time through one video displaying system without lowering resolution. The system includes according to an embodiment a video processor for alternately outputting first and second images every predetermined number of frames according to a similarity between previous and present frames of first or second video image; and a display panel for displaying the video image outputted from the video processor. | 2011-06-30 |
20110157335 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE - A method for displaying a three-dimensional (3D) image includes: alternately displaying a left eye image and a right eye image; calculating a luminance value of a displayed image to detect a peak value of a luminance value; comparing the detected peak value and a stored peak value, and when the detected peak value corresponds to a right eye peak value, determining that a current image is a right eye image, and when the detected peak value corresponds to a left eye peak value, determining that the current image is a left eye image; outputting a synchronization signal according to the determination result; and making the left eye image and the right eye image reach a user's left eye or right eye according to the synchronization signal. | 2011-06-30 |
20110157336 | DISPLAY WITH ELASTIC LIGHT MANIPULATOR - A display system is provided that enables three-dimensional images to be displayed. The display system includes an elastic light manipulator positioned proximate an image generator. The image generator includes a pixel array. The elastic light manipulator includes an elastic material and is mounted in a manner that allows for automated stretching thereof. For instance, the elastic light manipulator may be an elastic lenticular lens, an elastic parallax barrier, etc. Because the elastic light manipulator can be stretched, optical properties of the elastic light manipulator can be dynamically modified, thereby changing the manner in which light emanating from the pixel array is delivered to the eyes of viewer(s). This allows for adaptive accommodation of, for example, a changing viewer sweet spot. The elastic light manipulator may be automatically rolled up or otherwise automatically removed from in front of the image generator in order to facilitate switching between 2D and 3D views. | 2011-06-30 |
20110157337 | 3-DIMENSIONAL DISPLAY DEVICE - An electronic apparatus includes a main body, a 2-dimensional display panel and a display-mode switching device. The main body includes a first surface. The 2-dimensional display panel is mounted in the first surface for selectively displaying 2-dimensional images, and left and right parallax images. The display-mode switching device includes a lenticular lens sheet capable of directing the left parallax image light beams to a left eye of the viewer and directing the right parallax image light beams to a right eye of the viewer. The display-mode switching device is movably mounted on the main body between a first position where the lenticular lens sheet is overlaid on the 2-dimensional display panel to convert the left and right parallax images into stereoscopic images and a second position where the lenticular lens sheet is moved away from the 2-dimensional display panel such that the 2-dimensional display panel displays the 2-dimensional images. | 2011-06-30 |
20110157338 | STEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY DEVICE WITH RECIPROCATING LENTICULAR LENS SCREEN - A reciprocating lenticular lens screen assembly includes a lenticular lens screen and a driving assembly. The lenticular lens screen includes a substrate and an optical portion formed on a first major face of the substrate for viewing by a viewer at a viewer's position. The optical portion is configured for transmitting light rays representing images to the viewer's position at angles corresponding to a right eye viewing position of the viewer's position and at angles corresponding to a left eye viewing position of the viewer's position. A part of the driving assembly is connected to the substrate, and the driving assembly moves the lenticular lens screen back and forth at a predetermined frequency to show the images to the right eye viewing position and to the left eye viewing position alternately at the predetermined frequency. A stereoscopic display device incorporating the lenticular lens screen is also provided. | 2011-06-30 |
20110157339 | DISPLAY SUPPORTING MULTIPLE SIMULTANEOUS 3D VIEWS - A display system and method are provided that enable two-dimensional and/or three-dimensional images to be displayed. One or more light manipulating layers, a pixel array, and an optional backlighting panel are provided. Each light manipulating layer may be a parallax barrier or a lenticular lens. A parallax barrier includes a plurality of barrier elements arranged in a barrier element array. The barrier element array includes a plurality of strips of barrier elements selected to be transparent to form a plurality of non-blocking strips. A lenticular lens includes an array of sub-lenses, and may be elastic. The display system is configured to deliver light from the pixel array or backlighting panel as views to corresponding viewers in a viewing space. The delivered views may include one or more two-dimensional views and/or one or more three-dimensional views. | 2011-06-30 |
20110157340 | FLUORESCENT IMAGE APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ACQUIRING FLUORESCENT IMAGE - A fluorescent imaging device includes an irradiation section that irradiates an object to be examined with excitation light and reference light, an image pickup section that picks up a fluorescence image based on the excitation light and a reflected light image based on the reference light, a comparison section that compares relative intensity between the fluorescent image generated from the fluorescence image and the reflected light image generated from the reflected light image, and a selection section that selectively outputs one of the reflected light image and the fluorescent image based on the comparison result. | 2011-06-30 |
20110157341 | HEAD SEPARATION CAMERA APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a head separation camera apparatus includes an imaging device, a control device and a cable. The control device includes a first controller. The first controller is configured to output the control signal including a selection command to notify a controlled device acting as a control target from one or more controlled devices in the imaging device and control data indicating contents of control of the control target. The imaging device includes a second controller. The second controller is configured to transmit an individual selection command to inform whether or not a device is the control target and the control data to at least the controlled device acting as the control target, based on the selection command. | 2011-06-30 |
20110157342 | MEDICINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD USING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a medicine management system wherein a camera is installed in a camera tube to acquire a good-quality medicine image, thereby improving recognition efficiency. A method of setting the camera of the medicine image capturing device includes extracting a jig block from a medicine image captured by the medicine image capturing device, analyzing image elements of the jig block, and setting a capturing mode of the camera. | 2011-06-30 |
20110157343 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SECURING PLANAR ORIENTATION OF ANALYSIS CHAMBER - An apparatus and method for imaging a biologic fluid sample quiescently residing within a chamber is provided. The chamber includes a first panel and a second panel, between which the biologic fluid sample quiescently resides. At least one of the first and second panels is flexible. The chamber has one or more fields that are each defined by a cross-sectional area. The apparatus comprises a field illuminator, a chamber flattener, a positioner, and an image dissector. The field illuminator has an objective lens. The chamber flattener has a platen with a window and a cover plate. The chamber flattener is operable to cause the chamber to assume a substantially uniform Z-axis position for substantially all of the fields within the chamber. The positioner is adapted to position the objective lens and the chamber relative to one another. The image dissector is adapted to image the sample residing within the chamber. | 2011-06-30 |
20110157344 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FAST FOCUS IMAGING BIOLOGIC SPECIMENS - A method and apparatus for imaging a biologic fluid sample quiescently residing within a chamber is provided. The method includes the steps of: a) positioning the chamber at a Z-axis position relative to an objective lens having a lens axis, wherein the Z-axis is parallel to the lens axis; b) moving one or both of the chamber and the objective lens relative to one another at a velocity along the Z-axis; and c) creating one or more images of the biologic fluid sample as one or both of the chamber and the objective lens are moving at a velocity relative to one another within a focus search range along the Z-axis. | 2011-06-30 |
20110157345 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CAPTURING AND VIEWING IMAGES - A dual sided viewing panel and a method of capturing and displaying images, is disclosed. The dual sided viewing panel includes a first viewing panel and a second viewing panel. The first and second viewing panels are controllable by a control device to capture an image and display an image. The first and second viewing panels are positioned in an aligned back to back relationship to each other. In a method, a first image is captured by the first viewing panel and a second image is captured by the second viewing panel. The first captured image is displayed on the second viewing panel and the second captured image is displayed on the first viewing panel. The viewing direction of the first viewing panel is opposed to the viewing direction of the second viewing panel. | 2011-06-30 |
20110157346 | Apparatus and method for determining sequencing of fingers in images to a two-finger scanner of fingerprint images - An apparatus ( | 2011-06-30 |
20110157347 | UNINTRUSIVE BIOMETRIC CAPTURE DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOGICAL ACCESS CONTROL - An unintrusive and unobtrusive biometric capture device, system and method is described for providing logical access to users via biometric identification or authentication. When a user positions himself/herself in front of a computing device the biometric capture device attached to the monitor portion of the computing device automatically captures iris and face based live biometric data of the user. Next, live biometric templates are produced from the live image data. Then matching of the live templates against stored ones in a database is performed. | 2011-06-30 |
20110157348 | THICKNESS-INFORMATION ACQUISITION APPARATUS, THICKNESS-INFORMATION ACQUISITION METHOD, THICKNESS-INFORMATION ACQUISITION PROGRAM AND MICROSCOPE - A thickness-information acquisition apparatus includes: an image acquisition section configured to acquire a phase-difference image of a sample; a correlation-distribution computation section configured to compute a correlation distribution of an image in the phase-difference image with respect to pixels of another image in the phase-difference image; and a thickness-information acquisition section configured to acquire information on the thickness of the sample in accordance with the correlation distribution. | 2011-06-30 |
20110157349 | STAGE CONTROL DEVICE, STAGE CONTROL METHOD, STAGE CONTROL PROGRAM, AND MICROSCOPE - A stage control device is provided and includes: an obtaining section obtaining a set of images as different visual points in all or a part of a sample set as a photographing object; a distance calculating section calculating a distance between each pixel of one image to be set as a reference in the set of images and a relative pixel in the other image; a tilt angle calculating section calculating a tilt angle of the sample using the distance calculated by the distance calculating section; and an adjusting section adjusting a tilt angle of a stage surface on which the sample is disposed so as to minimize a tilt within an angle of view of a photographed picture on a basis of the tilt angle of the sample. | 2011-06-30 |
20110157350 | ARITHMETICALLY OPERATING DEVICE, ARITHMETICALLY OPERATING METHOD, ARITHMETICALLY OPERATING PROGRAM, AND MICROSCOPE - An arithmetically operating device is provided and includes: an image acquiring portion configured to acquire phase difference images of a sample; a retrieval range setting portion configured to set a range of pixels each to be made a retrieval object in the other image in the phase difference images for pixels each to be made a representative set in one image in the phase difference images, and pixels other than the pixels each to be made the representative; a correlation calculating portion configured to calculate correlations between the pixels for the one image, and the pixels in the range set for the pixels; and a parallax calculating portion configured to calculate parallaxes for the pixels for the one image in accordance with the correlations thus calculated. | 2011-06-30 |
20110157351 | Apparatus and Method for Analyzing Fluids in Vessels and Pipelines - Apparatus for analyzing fluid or surfaces within a pipeline or vessel includes a probe positioned to capture or record images through a viewing port of the pipeline/vessel and an illumination assembly arranged to illuminate the fluid/surfaces within the pipeline/vessel adjacent the port with visible, infrared or ultraviolet light of a predetermined wavelength or within a predetermined range of wavelengths. Depending upon the type of fluid, light or radiation of a particular wavelength may be required to capture an image of high contrast and clarity. Accordingly, an electronic controller communicates with the probe and the illumination assembly for automatically controlling operation thereof so that images are captured and recorded of the fluid illuminated with light of different predetermined wavelength or predetermined range of wavelengths. An analyzing unit analyzes the images and identifies an image of greatest level of contrast or clarity and the wavelength or predetermined range of wavelengths of the light used to illuminate the fluid for the image of greatest level of contrast or clarity. A method is also disclosed. | 2011-06-30 |