29th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 24 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120182480 | System and Method for Termination Powered Differential Interface Periphery - An apparatus and method for supplying power to the peripheral circuits of a transmitter circuit, especially an HDMI transmitter circuit, is disclosed. In an HDMI transmitter, the termination resistors of the output driver are part of the receiver. DC power for the driver is supplied through these termination resistors. In prior art implementations, power supplied by the receiver circuit is wasted in the DC set-up circuit of the differential line driver. In various embodiments, this wasted power may be recovered from the remote termination to power selected peripheral circuits of the transmitter. The use of this wasted power may reduce the total system power consumption. | 2012-07-19 |
20120182481 | VIDEO/SOUND SIGNAL TRANSMITTING SYSTEM AND VIDEO/SOUND SIGNAL SWITCHING AND DISTRIBUTING DEVICE - A video/sound signal switching and distributing device makes connections to a plurality of video/sound signal receiving devices to be connected at startup of a system and performs authentication between itself and the plurality of video/sound signal receiving devices, thereby acquiring key selection information about a video/sound signal transmitting device and holding the key selection information. Even when another video/sound signal receiving device is connected to the video/sound signal transmitting device while one video/sound signal is already in the middle of displaying a view of the video/sound signal, the video/sound signal transmitting device and the video/sound signal switching and distributing device can again establish a connection without redoing mutual authentication. Hence, disconnection and re-connection of the video/sound signal can be performed without interruption of the video/sound signal being displayed for viewing purpose. | 2012-07-19 |
20120182482 | BACKLIGHT UNIT AND DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A backlight unit and a display apparatus including the backlight unit are provided. The backlight unit includes: a light source unit which includes at least one light source which emits light, and a gap maintaining unit; a light guiding plate which guides the light emitted from the light source; and an elastic member which elastically biases the light source unit toward the light guiding plate so that the gap maintaining unit maintains a gap between the light source and the light guiding plate. | 2012-07-19 |
20120182483 | FLAT CABLE AND DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A flat cable for connecting a plurality of devices includes a plurality of signal lines which are divided into a plurality of signal groups, wherein at least a part of the signal groups are separated by a separating section; and a plurality of connectors which are respectively provided at opposite ends of the plurality of signal lines and respectively connectable to the plurality of devices. | 2012-07-19 |
20120182484 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE AND PROJECTION DISPLAY DEVICE USING SAME - An illumination device comprises a light source ( | 2012-07-19 |
20120182485 | MULTI-SCREEN DISPLAY APPARATUS - A multi-screen display apparatus is a multi-screen display apparatus in which screens of a master apparatus and slave apparatuses are arranged. Each of the master apparatus and the slave apparatuses includes a light source for three primary colors formed of a semiconductor light emitting element, and a memory circuit for storing a brightness corresponding to a control current that is specific to each of the primary colors of the light source. The master apparatus determines a common target brightness based on the brightness outputtable by the master apparatus itself and the brightnesses outputtable by other apparatuses. Each of the master apparatus and the slave apparatuses reads, as a target control current, the control current corresponding to the target brightness from the memory circuit, and supplies the target control current to the light source. | 2012-07-19 |
20120182486 | PROJECTOR - A projector includes: a lighting device that emits light of a plurality of different colors; a plurality of liquid crystal light valves that modulate the light of a plurality of colors; a color synthesizing optical system that synthesizes the color light modulated by the plurality of liquid crystal light valves; and a projection optical system that projects the light synthesized by the color synthesizing optical system to a projection target face. A cell thickness of one liquid crystal light valve modulating light of one color of the plurality of liquid crystal light valves is smaller than a cell thickness of the other liquid crystal light valves modulating the light of other colors, and an alignment state of liquid crystal at the time of applying the maximum gradation voltage is substantially the same in one liquid crystal light value and the other liquid crystal light valve. | 2012-07-19 |
20120182487 | Laser Projection Apparatus - Provided is a laser projection apparatus which forms each one frame by performing two-dimensional scanning with laser light and projects images on a screen ( | 2012-07-19 |
20120182488 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A first panel before attaching at least a polarizing plate on an upper surface thereof is prepared, in order to configure a liquid crystal display panel. A second panel having a polarizing plate at least on one surface is prepared, in order to configure a parallax barrier liquid crystal panel which enables a naked-eye stereoscopic view. An adhesive is interposed between the upper surface of the first panel and the polarizing plate of the second panel. The second panel is larger than the first panel, and the polarizing plate is larger than the first panel. The first panel and the second panel are attached to each other so that the polarizing plate protrudes from the upper surface of the first panel. | 2012-07-19 |
20120182489 | Pixel Structure with Pre-charge Function - The present invention discloses a pixel with pre-charge function. Being added into every pixel of a TFT-LCD, a pre-charging transistor can charge the capacitor of a pixel to a pre-designed voltage in advance before the pixel updates its gray level. Owing to the reduced charging voltage, the charging and discharging time is reduced thereof when the pixel updates its grey level. Furthermore, the problems of low contrast ratio and flicker, due to insufficient charging or discharging time, are solved. | 2012-07-19 |
20120182490 | ARRAY SUBSTRATE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An array substrate comprises gate lines and data lines for defining pixel regions. A thin film transistor, a common electrode, and a pixel electrode with strip electrodes are formed in each pixel region, the common electrode is formed on a second insulating layer which covers the data line, the pixel electrode is formed on a third insulating layer which covers the common electrode. Thus, the area of the display region can be increased, and aperture ratio can be effectively improved. | 2012-07-19 |
20120182491 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device that uniformly stabilizes the alignment direction of liquid crystal molecules, prevents display roughness and what is called an afterimage phenomenon in which a previous display state remains unchanged in switching display, has excellent display performance, and responds to finer pixels. A liquid crystal display device of the present invention comprises: a pair of substrates; and a liquid crystal layer sealed between the pair of substrates, wherein the liquid crystal layer contains liquid crystal molecules that are aligned vertically to a substrate surface when no voltage is applied, at least one of the pair of substrates includes a pixel electrode, a gate bus line, and a source bus line, the pixel electrode is provided with a slit, the slit bends, and a part of the slit is along the gate bus line. | 2012-07-19 |
20120182492 | Receiving module, manufacturing method of the same, and liquid crystal display with the same - A receiving module of a liquid crystal display panel includes a mold frame and a bottom chassis. The mold frame forms an internal space that receives a backlight unit. The bottom chassis includes a bottom portion facing a rear side of the mold frame and includes side walls connected with the bottom portion and facing an outer side of the mold frame. At least one of the side walls includes a fastening protrusion in at least one side thereof, and the mold frame includes a groove portion that receives, at an outer side thereof, the at least one side wall including the fastening protrusion such that the mold frame is coupled to an inner side of the side wall and the fastening protrusion. | 2012-07-19 |
20120182493 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device is disclosed. In one embodiment, the display device includes a display panel displaying an image and a bottom chassis including a bottom portion where the display panel is mounted and a plurality of side walls connected with the bottom portion and facing a side surface of the display panel. At least two of the side walls include a base side wall and a reinforcing side wall integrally formed with the base side wall by a connection portion. The connection portion and the reinforcing side wall are bent from the base side wall and thus partially overlap the base side wall. | 2012-07-19 |
20120182494 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND BACKLIGHT MODULE THEREOF - The display apparatus includes a backlight module, which includes a light source, a light-emitting surface, a light-emitting counter surface and a flexible circuit. The light-emitting counter surface is disposed opposite to the light-emitting surface. The flexible circuit is electrically connected with the light source, and has a portion covering the light-emitting counter surface. | 2012-07-19 |
20120182495 | NITRIDE-BASED SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT, LIGHTING DEVICE, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING LIGHTING DEVICE - An illuminating device includes at least first and second nitride-based semiconductor light-emitting elements each having a semiconductor chip with an active layer region. The active layer region is at an angle of 1° or more with an m plane, and an angle formed by a normal line of a principal surface in the active layer region and a normal line of the m plane is 1° or more and 5° or less. The first and second nitride-based semiconductor light-emitting elements have thicnknesses of d | 2012-07-19 |
20120182496 | LIGHTING DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND TELEVISION RECEIVER - An object of the present invention is to achieve reduction in power consumption and to obtain sufficient heat dissipation performance in a lighting device. A backlight unit | 2012-07-19 |
20120182497 | DISPLAY BACKLIGHT HAVING LIGHT GUIDE PLATE WITH LIGHT SOURCE HOLES AND DUAL SOURCE PACKAGES - A display may include a backlight structure. The backlight structure may include a light guide plate. Holes in the light guide plate may be configured to receive corresponding light-emitting diodes. The holes may separate an edge portion of the light guide plate from a main central portion of the light guide plate. Adhesive may be attached to the lower surface of the edge portion. The adhesive may be attached to a device housing or may be attached to a flex circuit that is attached to the housing with additional adhesive. The light-emitting diodes may be mounted within packages in pairs. The packages may be mounted on the flex circuit. Traces on part of the flex circuit may be covered by part of the light guide plate without any intervening adhesive. A reflective structure may be interposed between the traces and parts of the main portion of the light guide plate. | 2012-07-19 |
20120182498 | BACK LIGHT UNIT AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY HAVING THE SAME - A back light unit and a liquid crystal display having the same are provided. The back light unit includes a light guide plate having a substantially rectangular plate shape and a front surface and a rear surface disposed parallel to each other and four edge surfaces disposed perpendicular to the front surface and the rear surface, at least one light incident surface perpendicular to the front surface and the rear surface being formed on at least one of four corner regions of the light guide plate; and a light source unit which is disposed adjacently on the light incident surface. If the angle between an edge surface which is relatively longer than two edge surfaces which are adjacent to the light incident surface and an incident direction of a light which is projected from the light source unit is θ, the angle θ is 20°<θ<45°. | 2012-07-19 |
20120182499 | DISPLAY MODULE - A display module includes a display panel configured to display an image and a backlight. The backlight includes a light guide panel configured to guide light to the display panel, a light source element configured to supply light to the light guide panel, and a reflection sheet disposed over the light guide panel, wherein a chromaticity compensation layer is formed in the backlight unit. The chromaticity compensation layer formed in the backlight reduces yellowing. | 2012-07-19 |
20120182500 | SCANNING BACKLIGHT UNIT AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY HAVING THE SAME - A scanning backlight unit, a liquid crystal display and television and a television are provided herein. The backlight unit including a light source unit having plural groups of light sources which emit light in a main incidence direction; a control unit which controls the plural groups of light sources; and a light guiding plate having a bottom surface formed with a dispersion pattern dispersing the light received from the light source unit, wherein the dispersion pattern includes a plurality of grooves, with a groove of the plurality of grooves having a shape with a first size parallel to the main incidence direction and a second size perpendicular to the main incidence direction, and wherein the first size is larger than the second size. | 2012-07-19 |
20120182501 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate including a T-shaped pixel electrode including a strip-shaped first main electrode positioned midway between a first source line and a second source line, and a strip-shaped sub-electrode, a second substrate including a counter-electrode which includes a strip-shaped second main electrode positioned above the first source line and the second source line, and a liquid crystal layer, wherein when an inter-electrode distance between the first main electrode and the second main electrode is L and a cell gap is GP, a formed angle Θ, which is expressed by a relationship of tan Θ=GP/L, is greater than a pre-tilt angle α of a liquid crystal molecule. | 2012-07-19 |
20120182502 | OPTICAL FILM FOR REDUCING COLOR SHIFT AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY HAVING THE SAME - An optical film for reducing color shift in an LCD is disposed in front of a liquid crystal panel of the LCD. The optical film includes a background layer, a plurality of engraved lens sections formed in the background layer such that the engraved lens sections are spaced apart from each other, and portions partially packed in the engraved lens sections. The partially packed portions contain a light dispersing material. The partially packed portions are implemented by mixing the light dispersing material into a base material. The refractive index of the light dispersing material is different from that of the base material. | 2012-07-19 |
20120182503 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY ELEMENT AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display element of the present invention is a vertical alignment type liquid crystal display element ( | 2012-07-19 |
20120182504 | ACTIVE MATRIX TYPE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING PROCESS FOR THE SAME - An active matrix liquid crystal display device of the invention includes a liquid crystal display panel operating in a normally black mode having a first substrate provided with a color filter and a second substrate provided with an active matrix array, wherein the first substrate is provided with a laminated colored layer with three colors, a laminated colored layer with two colors and a colored layer with one color in a frame part surrounding a display area without being provided with a black matrix, and the second substrate is provided with a conductive film formed in a region which is opposed to the laminated colored layer with two colors and the colored layer with one color, between the display area and the laminated colored layer with three colors. | 2012-07-19 |
20120182505 | OPTICAL FILTER FOR REDUCING COLOR SHIFT AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY HAVING THE SAME - An optical filter for reducing color shift in an LCD is disposed in front of an LCD panel of the LCD. The optical filter includes a color shift-reducing layer and an external light-blocking layer. The color shift-reducing layer includes a background layer and a plurality of engraved or embossed lens sections formed on the background layer such that the lens sections are spaced apart from each other. When light having different colors depending on the viewing angle and the grayscale level, owing to the birefringence characteristics of liquid crystal molecules, is emitted from the LCD panel, the lens sections diffuse the direction in which a portion of the light incident onto the lens sections is emitted, so that the portion of the light is mixed with another portion of the light passing between adjacent lens sections. The external light-blocking layer contains an anisotropic absorber. | 2012-07-19 |
20120182506 | OPTICAL FILM FOR REDUCING COLOR SHIFT AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY HAVING THE SAME - An optical film for reducing color shift and an LCD having the same. The optical film is disposed in front of a display panel of the LCD. The optical film includes a background layer and a plurality of engraved or embossed lens sections formed in the background layer such that they are spaced apart from each other. When light having different colors depending on a viewing angle and a grayscale level is emitted, a portion of the light incident onto the lens sections is diffused, and is thus mixed with another portion of the light passing between adjacent lens sections. The cross-section of the lens sections includes first, second and third sides. The first and second sides face each other and are connected by the third side. The average curvature of the third side is smaller than that of the first side and than that of the second side. | 2012-07-19 |
20120182507 | OPTICAL FILM, OPTICAL COMPENSATION FILM, POLARIZING PLATE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - An optical film is provided and has retardations satisfying relations (1) to (3):
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20120182508 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display is provided that includes: a first substrate; a second substrate facing the first substrate; a switching element disposed on the first substrate; a pixel electrode connected to the switching element; a common electrode disposed on the second substrate; a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate; an alignment layer disposed on at least one of the pixel electrode and the common electrode; and alignment aids in at least one of the liquid crystal layer and the alignment layer. The pixel electrode includes a first cutout, the common electrode includes a second cutout, and the first cutout and the second cutout are alternately arranged. | 2012-07-19 |
20120182509 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - In one embodiment, a first substrate includes a pixel electrode having a first main electrode in a belt-like shape extending along a first cross line direction which crosses at an acute angle in a counterclockwise direction with respect to an initial alignment direction of liquid crystal molecules, and a second main electrode in the belt-like shape extending along a second cross line direction which crosses at an acute angle in a clockwise direction with respect to the initial alignment direction of the liquid crystal molecules. A second substrate includes a counter electrode having a pair of third main electrodes in the belt-like shape arranged above a pair of regions sandwiching the first main electrode extending along a first cross line direction and a pair of fourth main electrodes in the belt-like shape arranged above a pair of regions sandwiching the second main electrode extending along the second cross line direction. | 2012-07-19 |
20120182510 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided is a display device. The display device includes a first base substrate, a first alignment layer disposed on the first base substrate, a second base substrate, a second alignment layer disposed on the second base substrate, the second alignment layer facing the first alignment layer, a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first alignment layer and the second alignment layer, the liquid crystal layer including liquid crystal molecules, electrodes applying an electric field into the liquid crystal layer. At least one of the first and second alignment layers includes a main alignment layer, a polar side chain connected to the main alignment layer, the polar side chain causing an electrical interaction with the liquid crystal molecules according to the apply of the electrical field, and a non-polar side chain connected to the main alignment layer, the non-polar side chain configured to vertically align the liquid crystal molecules. | 2012-07-19 |
20120182511 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device that adopts a TBA mode that can suppress the occurrence of unevenness of luminance. The liquid crystal display device includes a pair of substrates disposed facing each other, and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the pair of substrates. One of the pair of substrates has a pair of comb-tooth-shaped electrodes. The pair of electrodes are disposed to planarly face each other in a pixel, and are formed by patterning the same layer. The liquid crystal layer includes p-type nematic liquid crystal, and is driven by an electric field generated between the pair of electrodes. The p-type nematic liquid crystal is vertically aligned with respect to the surfaces of the pair of substrates when no voltage is applied. A spacing between the pair of electrodes varies in a longitudinal direction of the pair of electrodes. | 2012-07-19 |
20120182512 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - This invention provides a liquid crystal display device in which response characteristics of liquid crystal molecules are improved. The liquid crystal display device includes a pair of substrates that are disposed facing each other, and a liquid crystal layer that is sandwiched between the pair of substrates. The liquid crystal layer contains liquid crystal molecules having positive dielectric anisotropy. The liquid crystal molecules align in a vertical direction relative to surfaces of the pair of substrates in a state in which a voltage is not applied thereto. The pair of substrates includes two or more sets of comb-shaped electrode pairs in which comb tooth portions of each comb-shaped electrode are alternately disposed with each other with a certain space therebetween. One substrate of the pair of substrates comprises a first polarizer. The other substrate of the pair of substrates comprises a second polarizer. A long axis of a comb tooth portion of a first comb-shaped electrode pair among the two or more sets of comb-shaped electrode pairs and a transmission axis of the first polarizer form an angle of substantially 45°. A long axis of a comb tooth portion of a second comb-shaped electrode pair among the two or more sets of comb-shaped electrode pairs and a transmission axis of the second polarizer are in a parallel or orthogonal relationship with each other. The transmission axis of the first polarizer and the transmission axis of the second polarizer are orthogonal to each other. The first comb-shaped electrode pair and the second comb-shaped electrode pair overlap with each other when the surfaces of the pair of substrates are viewed from a normal line direction. | 2012-07-19 |
20120182513 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display includes: a first substrate having pixels, each pixel including a display area and a non-display area; a second substrate facing the first substrate and including a common electrode; and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. Each pixel includes a first transistor, a second transistor, a main pixel electrode having a first connection part electrically connected to the first transistor, and a sub-pixel electrode having a second connection part electrically connected to the second transistor. The first and second connection parts are disposed in the non-display area. A protective layer is disposed between the first connection parts the first transistors and between second connection parts and the second transistors. | 2012-07-19 |
20120182514 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer between the substrates and including liquid crystal molecules, a first pixel electrode, and a second pixel electrode. The pixel electrodes each include a stem at an edge of a pixel area, and a plurality of branches extended from the stem. The branches of the pixel electrodes are alternately disposed. The liquid crystal display further includes a first region including a first interval between the branches of the first pixel electrode and adjacent branches of the second pixel electrode, and a second region including a second interval between the branches of the first pixel electrode and the adjacent branches of the second pixel electrode which is smaller than the first interval. The first region is where the stems of the first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode are not disposed. | 2012-07-19 |
20120182515 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS - A liquid crystal display (LCD) apparatus includes a liquid crystal panel, a printed circuit board (PCB) that generates a driving signal to drive the liquid crystal panel, and a backlight unit between the liquid crystal panel and the PCB. The backlight unit has a through hole formed therein. The LCD also includes a flexible printed circuit (FPC) electrically connected to a driving integrated circuit (IC) of the liquid crystal panel and electrically connected to the PCB in the through hole. | 2012-07-19 |
20120182516 | POLYMERIZABLE COMPOUNDS AND THEIR USE IN LIQUID-CRYSTAL DISPLAYS - The present invention relates to polymerisable compounds, to processes and intermediates for the preparation thereof, and to the use thereof for optical, electro-optical and electronic purposes, in particular in liquid-crystal (LC) media and LC displays, especially in LC displays of the PS (“polymer sustained”) or PSA (“polymer sustained alignment”) type. | 2012-07-19 |
20120182517 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MICRO RETARDER WITHOUT ALIGNMENT LAYER - A method for manufacturing a micro retarder without alignment layer includes providing a substrate, forming a liquid crystal (LC) layer having a plurality of LC molecules, a plurality of photosensitive monomers and a plurality of thermal reactive monomers, performing a first exposure treatment to form at least a first patterned retarder in the LC layer, performing a second exposure treatment to form at least a second patterned retarder in the LC layer, and performing a baking treatment to form the micro retarder without alignment layer. | 2012-07-19 |
20120182518 | Variation-Tolerant Self-Repairing Displays - Illustrative embodiments of systems and methods for variation-tolerant, self-repairing displays are disclosed. In one illustrative embodiment, a display panel may include one or more defective pixels and a compensation circuit may be configured to extend a charging time of each of the one or more defective pixels. In another illustrative embodiment, a method may include detecting one or more defective pixels in a pixel array and extending a charging time of each of the one or more defective pixels. | 2012-07-19 |
20120182519 | Spectacles Comprising Elastically Articulated Arms - Spectacles consist of an optical or solar front and two arms, each arm being connected to a frame or directly to the front by a pin and an associated elastic articulation element. The spectacles are characterized in that they comprise additional assistance devices acting beyond an equilibrium or oscillation point of the arm that is between the two support zones defining the stable positions and contributing to reinforcing the stable open position, the devices being formed by at least one magnetic element integrated into one or the other of the supporting zones for the pin or of the arm. | 2012-07-19 |
20120182520 | Methods for Diagnosing and Treating Eye-Length Related Disorders - The invention provides to methods for diagnosing eye-length related disorders, including myopia. The invention also provides methods for treating and limiting eye-length related disorders, including myopia. In addition, the invention provides certain haplotypes associated with eye-length related disorders, including myopia and Bornholm Eye Disease. | 2012-07-19 |
20120182521 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING THE HABITUAL HEAD POSTURE - A method for determining the habitual head posture of a subject includes recording the head posture over a period of time and determining a preferred head posture from the recording. Also, an apparatus ( | 2012-07-19 |
20120182522 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF SCAN CONTROLLED ILLUMINATION OF STRUCTURES WITHIN AN EYE - There is provided a system, apparatus and methods for enhancing the illumination of structures of the eye using predetermined scan patterns of an illuminating light beam. The systems, apparatus and methods further provide for obtaining enhanced single images of multiple structures of the eye. | 2012-07-19 |
20120182523 | METHODS FOR REDUCING TEST-RETEST VARIABILITY IN TESTS OF VISUAL FIELDS - The invention relates to test-retest variability in tests of visual fields, and methods and systems useful in reducing this variability. The various methods and systems of the invention use gaze-direction data to improve the estimate of scotoma edges and to otherwise adjust for test-retest variability in perimetry. This may be useful in assessing progression of a patient's condition, such as glaucoma | 2012-07-19 |
20120182524 | ILLUMINATING DEVICE AND PROJECTION DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME - Provided is an illumination device that includes: light source ( | 2012-07-19 |
20120182525 | LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE AND PROJECTION - TYPE DISPLAY DEVICE USING SAME - A light source device includes: a first light source ( | 2012-07-19 |
20120182526 | PROJECTOR - A projector includes an illumination device including a light source that outputs light from a light emitting part, a first lens array having plural first small lenses, a second lens array having plural second small lenses corresponding to the plural first small lenses, and a superimposing lens that superimposes lights from the second lens array, a light modulation device that modulates light from the illumination device in response to image information, and a projection optical system that projects the light from the light modulation device on a projection target, wherein radii of curvature of the first small lenses are set with respect to each first small lens. | 2012-07-19 |
20120182527 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - An image display apparatus having a case supporting laser light source apparatuses emitting laser light of green color, red color, and blue color, a projection optical system; and a cooler that cools the laser light source apparatuses. The case includes: a front wall to which the blue color laser light source apparatus is mounted and a projection outlet of the projection optical system is provided; and a side wall that is connected to the front wall and to which the red color laser light source apparatus and the green color laser light source apparatus are mounted. The cooler is provided on the side wall side. The image display apparatus further includes dichroic mirrors guiding the laser light of respective colors to the projection optical system side. Either of the dichroic mirrors reflects laser light having a wavelength shorter than or equal to the wavelength of the green color laser light. | 2012-07-19 |
20120182528 | DIFFUSER SCREENS | 2012-07-19 |
20120182529 | PROJECTOR - A projector includes: a light source which emits laser light; a first diffusing section which diffuses the laser light emitted from the light source to emit a first diffused light; and a light modulation device which modulates the first diffused light emitted from the first diffusing section. The light modulation device includes a second diffusing section which diffuses the first diffused light emitted from the first diffusing section to emit a second diffused light, and diffusion intensity distribution of the second diffused light emitted from the second diffusing section is distribution which is consecutive around a central axis of the second diffused light. | 2012-07-19 |
20120182530 | HEAT DISSIPATION ASSEMBLY AND PROJECTION APPARATUS WITH THE SAME - A heat dissipation assembly for a projection apparatus is provided. The projection apparatus includes a light source, optical elements and a heat dissipation assembly. The heat dissipation assembly includes a case, a heat dissipation element, a fan and a temperature controlling unit. The optical elements transmit a light beam generated by the light source, and thereby generate heat. The heat dissipation assembly is adapted for heat dissipation correspondingly. In the heat dissipation assembly, the case protects the optical elements from being polluted by the dust during heat dissipation. The temperature controlling unit senses the surrounding temperature to control the fan for cooling the heat dissipation element, and the durability of the optical elements are thereby enhanced. | 2012-07-19 |
20120182531 | IMAGE PROJECTING APPARATUS - According to an aspect, an image projecting apparatus that projects an image includes a light source, a light emitting port, an emitting unit, and a control unit. The emitting unit causes the light emitted from the light source to be emitted from the light emitting port in such a manner that an emission direction of the light emitted from the light source can be varied. The control unit controls the light source and the emitting unit to switch between a first projection mode and a second projection mode. When the image projecting apparatus is placed on a horizontal plane, the emission direction is a front direction of the light emitting port or obliquely upward with respect to the horizontal plane in the first projection mode, and the emission direction is obliquely downward with respect to the horizontal plane in the second projection mode. | 2012-07-19 |
20120182532 | AUTOMATIC FOCUS SYSTEM OF PROJECTOR - An automatic focus system of a projector includes a projecting module, an image catching module, a memory, a micro processor, and a focusing module. The projecting module has an image light source to provide image light, and a projecting lens to project the image light on a screen. The image catching module senses an image on the screen. The microprocessor calculates the sensed image to have a definition value of the image and save the definition value in the memory. The focusing module may move the projecting lens is moved along an optical axis under a control of microprocessor. The microprocessor compares the definition values to control the focusing module to move the cam to a position where the projector may project a clear image on the screen. | 2012-07-19 |
20120182533 | OPTICAL ARRANGEMENT AND MICROLITHOGRAPHIC PROJECTION EXPOSURE APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME - An optical arrangement includes at least one optical element and a support element for the optical element. The optical element and the support element are connected together by way of at least three decoupling elements. The decoupling elements are formed monolithically with the optical element and with the support element. | 2012-07-19 |
20120182534 | LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A lithographic apparatus includes a phase adjuster to adjust a phase of an optical wave traversing an optical element of the phase adjuster during exposure of a pattern on a substrate. In an embodiment, the optical element is a heat controllable optical element in a projection system of the lithographic apparatus. In use, the pattern is illuminated with an illumination mode including an off-axis radiation beam. This beam is diffracted into a number of first-order diffracted beams, one associated with a first pitch in the pattern, along a first direction, another associated with a second pitch along a different, second direction in the pattern. An area is identified where the first-order diffracted beam associated with the first pitch traverses the optical element. An image characteristic of an image of the pattern is optimized by calculating a desired optical phase of this first-order diffracted beam in relation to the optical phase of the other first-order diffracted beam. The phase adjuster is controlled to apply the desired optical phase to the first order diffracted beam. | 2012-07-19 |
20120182535 | OPTICAL DEVICE, EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND LASER APPARATUS - As a spatial light modulator | 2012-07-19 |
20120182536 | SOURCE COLLECTOR, LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - An EUV lithographic apparatus includes a source collector apparatus in which the extreme ultraviolet radiation is generated by exciting a fuel to provide a plasma emitting the radiation. The source collector apparatus includes a chamber in fluid communication with a guide way external to the chamber. A pump for circulating buffer gas is part of the guide way, and provides a closed loop buffer gas flow. The gas flowing through the guide way traverses a gas decomposer wherein a compound of fuel material and buffer gas material is decomposed, so that decomposed buffer gas material can be fed back into the closed loop flow path. | 2012-07-19 |
20120182537 | SPECTRAL PURITY FILTER, LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS, AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A spectral purity filter, in particular for use in a lithographic apparatus using EUV radiation for the projection beam, includes a plurality of apertures in a substrate. The apertures are defined by walls having side surfaces that are inclined to the normal to a front surface of the substrate. | 2012-07-19 |
20120182538 | Methods and Apparatus for Inspection Of Articles, EUV Lithography Reticles, Lithography Apparatus and Method of Manufacturing Devices - An article such as an EUV lithography reticle is inspected to detect contaminant particles. The method comprises applying a fluorescent dye material to the article, illuminating the article with radiation at wavelengths suitable for exciting the fluorescent dye, monitoring the article for emission of second radiation by the fluorescent dye at a wavelength different from the first radiation, and generating a signal representing contamination in the event of detecting the second radiation. In one example, measures such as low-affinity coatings may be applied to the reticle to reduce affinity for the dye molecules, while the dye molecules will bind by physical or chemical adsorption to the contaminant particles. Dyes may be selected to have fluorescence behavior enhanced by hydrophobicity or hydrophilicity, and contaminant surfaces treated by buffer coatings accordingly. | 2012-07-19 |
20120182539 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CLASSIFYING PROXIMATE MATERIALS AND ESTIMATING RANGE - A mobile device may determine a material-type of a surface proximate to the device and/or a distance between the device and the proximate surface, in at least one implementation. In some implementations, proximate material-type information may be used to estimate a distance between a mobile device and a proximate surface. A material class may also be determined for a proximate surface in some implementations. Various context-based applications are disclosed for material-type, material class, and/or distance information in connection with a mobile device. | 2012-07-19 |
20120182540 | RANGE SENSOR AND RANGE IMAGE SENSOR - A range image sensor RS is provided with an imaging region consisting of a plurality of units arranged in a two-dimensional pattern, on a semiconductor substrate | 2012-07-19 |
20120182541 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR OBTAINING MULTI-DIMENSIONAL SPATIAL AND SPECTRAL DATA WITH LIDAR DETECTION - Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) apparatus comprises a laser generator configured to generate an output laser signal toward a target area, at least one detector configured as an array of light sensitive elements, the array including a plurality of rows and columns of the light sensitive elements, and at least one wavelength dispersion element positioned in a return path of a returning laser signal returning from the target area. The at least one wavelength dispersion element is configured to separate wavelengths of the returning laser signal onto the plurality of rows and columns of the array, wherein the plurality of columns of the array are associated with the separated wavelengths that correspond with a position along a row of the array, the position along the row of the array corresponding with a spatial position of the target area along a first axis. Methods for scanning a target area and obtaining spectral and spatial data are disclosed herein. | 2012-07-19 |
20120182542 | Optical Vacuum Ultra-Violet Wavelength Nanoimprint Metrology - An optical metrology apparatus for measuring nanoimprint structures using Vacuum Ultra-Violet (VUV) light is described. | 2012-07-19 |
20120182543 | Method for Determining Weights of Eggs, and Apparatus - The present invention relates to a method for determining weights of eggs, comprising,—exposing the eggs to electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength of at least 200 nm and thereby illuminating and/or candling the eggs,—recording and processing images that are obtained from differences in intensity of radiation transmitted during illuminating and/or candling, whereby image data and/or derivatives thereof are established, wherein the method furthermore comprises at least a second type of detection, wherein in combination with the image data and/or derivatives thereof the weight of each egg is obtained. The proposed second manner of detection is preferably either a detection method utilizing a vibration analysis or a method in which a specific form of image processing and image analysis is used. Furthermore, the invention relates to devices suitable for these detection methods, as well as to apparatuses, such as sorting machines, where these devices are used. | 2012-07-19 |
20120182544 | AIRBORNE LIDAR FOR DETECTING MATTER SUSPENDED IN AIR - An object of the present invention is to provide a device which detects matter suspended in air, represented by, for example, ice crystals, volcanic ash, in the forward direction of the flight of an aircraft. A method of detecting matter suspended in air of this invention is characterized in that, in airborne Doppler LIDAR using laser light, components of matter subjected to laser light reflection and scattering are remotely measured on a basis of an angular difference in planes of polarization of transmitted light which is laser light radiated into the atmosphere, and received light scattered by matter suspended in air in a remote region. | 2012-07-19 |
20120182545 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MEASURING OPTICAL CHARACTERISTIC VARIABLES OF TRANSPARENT, SCATTERING MEASUREMENT OBJECTS - A method and device are provided for measurement of various transmission and reflection values of transparent measurement objects having transparent layers in an inline coating system, and particularly the turbidity of the measurement object during a relative movement between the measurement object and measuring device. Transmission fractions are measured in two different radiation directions of a lighting source emitting diffuse light by two photodetectors, by which a fraction of diffuse light of the lighting source is suppressed in one direction. | 2012-07-19 |
20120182546 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SIMULTANEOUS MEASUREMENTS OF A SAMPLE IN A MULTIPHASE SYSTEM - A method and a device for simultaneous and quantitative measurement of a carrier composition and a solids volume fraction in a gas/solid, liquid/solid, liquid/liquid, liquid/gas or gas/liquid/solid multiphase systems are presented. A first measurement identifies the phase of the sample and/or the solids fraction of the sample. A second measurement provides a liquid or gaseous chemical composition of the sample. The device comprises a generator of light that propagates through a sample of the multiphase system. A detector obtains a spectrum of absorbance of the light. The spectrum of absorbance is representative of measurements. | 2012-07-19 |
20120182547 | OPTICAL DEFECT INSPECTION APPARATUS - A laser beam oscillated from a laser source is folded in its path by first and second plane mirrors and enters a beam expander. The surface of each plane mirror is deteriorated with illumination by the laser beam and the reflectance is reduced. To avoid a light quantity of the laser beam entering the beam expander from being reduced below a reference value, when the laser beam is illuminated over a certain time, a position on each of the first and second plane mirrors at which the laser beam is illuminated is changed by a structure for rotating and/or translating a reflecting surface of each plane mirror on a plane, which includes the plane mirror, while an optical axis is kept same. Thus, the useful life of each plane mirror can be prolonged without displacing the optical axis. | 2012-07-19 |
20120182548 | NANOFLUIDIC CELL - A flow cell is provided for the analysis and/or microscopy of liquid or gas samples on the nanometer to micron scale. The flow cell preferably includes a thin membrane that is transparent to electrons and/or photons, thereby enabling the penetration of electrons or photons into a liquid flowing through the cell. Trenches are provided on either side of the membrane, which advantageously minimize fluidic resistance outside of the window area of the cell and also enable a faster response time in response to changes in external fluidic pressure. This feature enables active feedback using pathlength sensitive probes to stabilize the fluid flow to thin streams from nanometer to micron scale thicknesses with nanometer precision. | 2012-07-19 |
20120182549 | LIGHT SOURCE WITH UNIFORM CHROMATICITY AND LUMINANCE AND COLOR SENSOR PROVIDED WITH SAME - The present invention discloses a light source with uniform chromaticity and luminance and a color sensor having the same. The light source includes multiple LED devices, a primary light guide plate assembly and a secondary light guide plate assembly. The chromaticity and luminance of light emitted from the LED devices are uniformized for the first time in the primary light guide plate assembly and then guided into the secondary light guide plate assembly for the secondary chromaticity and luminance uniformization, to thereby act as the light source of the color sensor. Therefore, the light source not only provides better chromaticity and luminance uniformization effects, but is further qualified as the standard illuminant D65, thereby enabling more precise color sensor inspection results. | 2012-07-19 |
20120182550 | WAVEGUIDES CONFIGURED WITH ARRAYS OF FEATURES FOR PERFORMING RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to systems for performing surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. In one embodiment, a system for performing Raman spectroscopy includes a waveguide layer (102,402,702,902) configured with at least one array of features, and a material (110,410,710,910) disposed on at least a portion of the features. Each array of features and the waveguide layer are configured to provide guided-mode resonance for at least one wavelength of electromagnetic radiation. The electromagnetic radiation produces enhanced Raman scattered light from analyte molecules located on or in proximity to the material. | 2012-07-19 |
20120182551 | FREE SPACE SINGLE-MODE FIBERS AND FIBER COMPONENTS FOR FIBER SENSOR APPLICATIONS - This invention revealed and demonstrated a method of measuring and deriving a Jones Matrix of a fiber or fiber component, and to compensate the fiber or fiber component such that the fiber or fiber component plus the compensated optical circuit act as if an Unitary Matrix free space condition. In this way, all compensated fibers or fiber components act the same no matter what their original conditions are. It greatly enhances the fiber or fiber component repeatability and stability throughout the fiber or fiber component production line. The compensated circuit for Unitary Matrix can be applied externally or internally. | 2012-07-19 |
20120182552 | OPTICAL SENSOR AND METHOD FOR DETECTING MOLECULES - The invention relates to an optical sensor comprising an optical waveguide ( | 2012-07-19 |
20120182553 | METHOD OF ESTIMATING A DEGREE OF CONTAMINATION OF A FRONT SCREEN OF AN OPTICAL DETECTION APPARATUS AND OPTICAL DETECTION APPARATUS - A method for estimating a degree of contamination of a front screen of an optical detection apparatus is provided comprising the steps: Transmitting a plurality (p) of transmission radiation pulses into a detection zone; generating a reception signal for each transmission radiation pulse including a plurality (q) of sampled values, a sampled value indicating the intensity of the received back radiation of the transmission pulse after a predefined time interval from the transmission of the transmission radiation pulse; generating an averaged reception signal having a plurality (q) of sampled values from the plurality of reception signals, with those respective sampled values of the reception signals being added which were determined at mutually corresponding points in time to determine a sampled value of the averaged reception signal; generating at least one front screen contamination value by evaluating an amplitude value and/or a measured peak shape value of the averaged signal. | 2012-07-19 |
20120182554 | IN-LINE FLOW METER - A device for measuring flow is provided. Tubing having a polymer therein is activated, followed by downstream detection of agents released by the polymer. The downstream detection of the agents provides for a calculation of the flow to be performed. | 2012-07-19 |
20120182555 | GAS DETECTOR FOR ATMOSPHERIC SPECIES DETECTION - A gas detector includes a receiver configured to receive light from a light source through gas, the light source having a bandwidth on the order of an absorption linewidth of the gas, the receiver including at least a first etalon having a transmission bandwidth on the order of the absorption linewidth of the gas, the transmission bandwidth of the first etalon being substantially smaller than the bandwidth of the light source. The gas detector further includes a first detector for detecting light transmitted through the first etalon, a second detector for detecting light reflected from the first etalon, and a processor that determines the quantity of gas based on the detected transmitted and reflected light. The gas detector can further include a second etalon with a transmission bandwidth approximately equal and adjacent to the transmission bandwidth of the first etalon. Alternatively, the gas detector can include a beam separator that separates the light from the light source into a first beam and a second beam, with a small deflection angle between the first beam and the second beam, thereby modifying the effective thickness of a single optical element for each beam and forming the first and second etalon in the optical element. | 2012-07-19 |
20120182556 | LED DENSITOMETER FOR MICROTITER PLATE - Light emitting diodes (LEDs) are mounted in an array to an upper structure overlying a lower structure with a plurality of light detectors thereon. Each LED is configured to overlie a separate detector. Each LED emits light at a frequency relevant for measuring optical density of a specimen. LEDs having different frequencies are included within the LED array. A corresponding array of detectors is also provided, mounted to the lower structure. Spacing between adjacent LEDs and between adjacent detectors match a spacing between wells in a microtiter plate. Spacing between the lower structure and the upper structure supporting the LEDs is sufficient for the microtiter plate to fit between. Circuitry sequentially fires individual LEDs and gathers optical density data through the detectors for specimens in the wells of the microtiter plate. The structures are then moved to a next adjacent well position on the microtiter plate and the process repeated. | 2012-07-19 |
20120182557 | METHOD OF DETECTING A TOPOLOGY OF A REFLECTIVE SURFACE - A method detects a topology of a reflective surface. The method includes providing an optical fiber positioned such that light emitted from the optical fiber is reflected by at least a portion of the reflective surface. The optical fiber and the portion of the reflective surface form an optical resonator having an optical resonance with a resonance lineshape. The method further includes emitting light from the optical fiber while the optical fiber is at a plurality of positions along the reflective surface. The light emitted from the optical fiber irradiates a corresponding plurality of portions of the reflective surface. The method further includes measuring a change of the resonance lineshape due to the irradiation of the plurality of portions of the reflective surface. | 2012-07-19 |
20120182558 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IRRADIATING A SCATTERING MEDIUM - An apparatus includes a light source configured to emit an electromagnetic wave; a spatial light modulator configured to modulate a wavefront of the electromagnetic wave to irradiate a sample; a plate with an aperture; a lens unit configured to set a focal point in the sample; a detector configured to detect light coming from the focal point of the sample through the aperture; and a controller configured to control the spatial light modulator based on the detected light by the detector. | 2012-07-19 |
20120182559 | INTERFEROMETER, DEMODULATOR AND RECEIVER-TRANSMITTER - A delay interferometer includes a half beam splitter and two pentagonal prisms disposed on a substrate. The half beam splitter branches light to be measured which travels substantially in parallel with the substrate into two branched light beams. The pentagonal prisms respectively reflect the respective branched light beams such that the optical axes of the branched light beams are moved in parallel in a direction substantially perpendicular to the substrate by reflection. The half beam splitter combines the branched light beams reflected by the pentagonal prisms to generate interference light beams. | 2012-07-19 |
20120182560 | SPECTRAL REFLECTOMETRY METHOD AND DEVICE - The invention relates to optical low-coherence reflectometry with spectral reception and may be used for obtaining images without coherent noise caused by self-interference of the radiation scattered from the studied object and by spurious reflections in the optical path of the system. Two or more consecutive measurements of the interference spectrum are made. During at least one measurement of the interference spectrum by means of the interference control unit the phase between the interfering parts of the radiation is modulated by a certain law during exposure, which results in averaging and, hence, zeroing of the cross-correlation (useful) component of the registered spectrum, and during at least one additional measurement of the interference spectrum, the phase between the interfering parts of the radiation is not modulated during exposure. The phase between the interfering parts of the radiation may be set to be different in additional measurements of the interference spectrum. The invention allows coherent noise to be fully eliminated without loss of the radiation power scattered by the object. | 2012-07-19 |
20120182561 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IRRADIATING A MEDIUM - A method for irradiating a medium includes irradiating the medium with an electromagnetic wave which is scattered in the medium and modulated in frequency at a position in the medium; obtaining information corresponding to an interference pattern generated by interference between the modulated electromagnetic wave and a reference wave; and generating a phase conjugate wave, based on the obtained information, which irradiates the medium. | 2012-07-19 |
20120182562 | TEST FIXTURE FOR TESTING POSITIONING OF CONNECTOR - A test fixture for testing positioning of a connector includes a support, a housing mounted on the support, a movable block received within in the housing, a power module set inside of the movable block, a conductive block mounted on the power module, a probe element aligned with the conductive block, and a light-emitting element electrically connected to the power module and the probe element. The movable block is movably mounted on the support, and includes an extending portion. When the connector is precisely positioned in a slot of an electronic device and the extending portion is inserted into the slot of the electronic device, the movable block is resisted by the connector to be driven to move such that the conductive block contacts the probe element, thereby turning on the light-emitting element. | 2012-07-19 |
20120182563 | Optical Blade Clearance Probe - The sensor comprises a beam of electromagnetic radiation projecting across a gap between the stationary member and the translating member, a reference detector having a reference FOV and a signal detector having a signal FOV. The sensor is to be mounted on the stationary member. The electromagnetic radiation beam, the reference FOV and the signal FOV intersect in a volume including the gap, and the gap is calculated from the reflected electromagnetic radiation received by the reference and signal detectors. The gap can be determined from a ratio between a rise time in the signal pulse and a rise time in the reference pulse, or a ratio between a fall time in the signal pulse and a fall time in the reference pulse, or a ratio between a delay time in the signal pulse and a delay time in the reference pulse, among other features. | 2012-07-19 |
20120182564 | PRINTING METHOD AND PRINTING APPARATUS - A method for printing information of items relating to a print setting on a sheet includes acquiring information relating to a width of the sheet to be used, setting a layout for printing the information of the items according to the acquired width, and printing the information of the items on the sheet according the set layout. | 2012-07-19 |
20120182565 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus includes a reception unit configured to receive a print instruction for printing a plurality of pages, a determination unit configured to determine whether a type of print paper designated by the print instruction is carbonless copy paper, and an assignment unit configured to assign to each of the plurality of pages, if the determination unit determines that the type of print paper designated by the print instruction is carbonless copy paper, carbonless copy paper with an attribute that corresponds to a position of each page within the plurality of pages. | 2012-07-19 |
20120182566 | PRINTING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PRINTING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - When a user sets, through an operation unit, an inspection item of inspection processing which inspects a print state by reading image data by the image reading unit from a sheet output from a printer unit and conveyed by conveyance rollers, an inspection control unit of an inspection unit changes a sheet conveyance speed in the inspection unit and sheet feeding timing according to the inspection item. A print medium conveyance control unit controls drive of conveyance rollers according to the sheet conveyance speed and the sheet feeding timing. | 2012-07-19 |
20120182567 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus includes the following elements. An apparatus body implements plural functions including an image reading function, an image forming function, and a display function in accordance with operations requested by a user. A controller controls first, second, and third power states. An obtaining unit obtains information concerning paper. A first control unit controls the plural functions so that, when the plural functions are returned from the third to the second power state, the display function is returned to the second power state without being synchronized with the other functions and an operation requested by the user is received before the other functions are returned to the second power state. A second control unit controls the other functions so that, if the image forming function is required for executing an operation requested by the user, the operation is executed after the obtaining unit obtains the information concerning paper. | 2012-07-19 |
20120182568 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus includes the following elements. An apparatus body implements plural functions including an image reading function, an image forming function, and a display function. A controller controls first, second, and third power states. A first operation unit outputs a transition signal for shifting the states of the image reading function and the image forming function to the second power state. A second operation unit outputs a copy start signal for starting an operation to copy a document. A copy controller controls, when the functions other than the display function are in the third power state, the operation to copy a document in accordance with a copy start signal, and performs control so that another copy start signal is not handled during a period from when controlling of the operation to copy a document has started until when a predetermined specific state is detected. | 2012-07-19 |
20120182569 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SETTING PRINTING OPTIONS USING PREVIEW IMAGE - An apparatus and method are provided for setting a printing option using a preview image. Setting the printing option includes an image preview unit displaying a preview image corresponding to printing data and enabling the preview image to be manipulated for setting a printing setting, a control unit controlling printing of the preview image according to the printing setting of the manipulated preview image, and a printing option setting unit setting a printing option, wherein the control unit applies the printing setting of the preview image to the printing option of the printing option setting unit. | 2012-07-19 |
20120182570 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING ACCESS TO CONTENT - Methods and apparatus are provided for providing access to content via messaging services, such as email, voicemail, instant messaging, text messaging, or other similar messaging services. A content server is provided that includes a user interface, a web server and a file. The web server includes a web page for accessing the file. A user provides user information associated with a messaging address via the user interface, and the content server then sends a message including the web address of the web page to the messaging address. The user may then retrieve the message at a client computer, and may then download the file to the client computer by entering the web address into a web browser on the client computer. | 2012-07-19 |
20120182571 | CONTENT-AWARE IMAGE QUALITY DEFECT DETECTION IN PRINTED DOCUMENTS - A method has been developed for detecting defects in printed images. The method includes operating a printer to print a first printed image and a second image, where the second image is a duplicate of the first printed image. The method further includes generating image data that correspond to the first printed image and the second printed image, and identifying image defects using differences between the image data generated for the first image and the image data generated for the second image. | 2012-07-19 |
20120182572 | MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, MANAGEMENT SERVER, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND MANAGEMENT METHOD - An image forming apparatus transmits, when a function which cooperates with a function providing apparatus is added, information on the added function to a management server, and changes a failure monitoring setting according to the returned monitoring condition. If a failure occurs, the image forming apparatus generates, if the failure is attributable to the function providing apparatus, failure information indicating that the failure is attributable to the function providing apparatus, and otherwise, the image forming apparatus generates failure information on the failure to transmit to the management server. Upon receiving the information on the added function from the image forming apparatus, the management server returns the monitoring condition corresponding to the added function to arrange for maintenance of the image forming apparatus. If the failure is attributable to the function providing apparatus, the management server does not arrange for maintenance of the image forming apparatus. | 2012-07-19 |
20120182573 | PRINT SUPPORT APPARATUS, PRINTING SYSTEM AND PRINT SUPPORT PROGRAM - Disclosed is a print support apparatus that makes it possible even for a client, who has no document creation/editing application program and no printer driver, to implement a printing operation easily and safely by employing the SaaS. The print support apparatus, which is to be installed in a user's inhouse network being connectable to the Internet, includes: a detecting section to detect a printer coupled to the user's inhouse network; a notifying section to notify a print service server of information for specifying the printer above-detected; an acquiring section that accesses a predetermined storing destination site, in which print data created from document data by the print service server by executing a printer driver corresponding to the printer above-detected, is stored, so as to acquire the print data from the predetermined storing destination site concerned; and a data transferring section to transfer the print data to the printer above-detected. | 2012-07-19 |
20120182574 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - A communication system is provided. In a communication system, when consumables mounted on an image forming apparatus main body are determined as greenhouse gas emission right-granted consumables by a computation unit, an image forming apparatus acquires contribution content information regarding greenhouse gas reduction corresponding to emission right allowance information recorded in a recording unit of the consumables from a connection unit and displays the acquired contribution content information on a display unit. | 2012-07-19 |
20120182575 | SCANNING SYSTEM, PRINTING SYSTEM, SERVICE PROVIDING SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD - A scanning system comprises a server, scanner, and terminal, the server including: a reception unit configured to receive a scan setting and a start instruction from one of the scanner and the terminal; a storage unit configured to store the scan setting and to issue the identification information; a determination unit configured to determine which of the scanner and the terminal has transferred the scan setting and the start instruction; and a processing unit configured, when the determination unit determines that the scanner has transferred the scan setting and the start instruction, to transfer the scan setting and the start instruction to the scanner, and when the determination unit determines that the terminal has transferred the scan setting and the start instruction, to cause the storage unit to store the scan setting and to transfer, to the scanner, identification information indicating the stored scan setting. | 2012-07-19 |
20120182576 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, DISPLAY APPARATUS, GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION TRADING SYSTEM AND GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION TRADING METHOD - A control unit displays on the display unit, when a device and a life cycle phase for which an acquisition equivalent and an actual equivalent are desired to be acquired are selected on a selected screen displayed on a display unit and a “SEND” icon is manipulated, the acquisition equivalent, the actual equivalent and a comparison result between them which are received from a server. When a user refers to the comparison result displayed on the display unit and manipulates a “SEND STATEMENT OF ACCOUNT” icon on a settlement screen, the control unit sends a statement of account to the server. | 2012-07-19 |
20120182577 | DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A display control apparatus and a control method for controlling display of a display unit are provided. The display control apparatus detects an orientation of the display unit and controls a display of the display unit in accordance with the detected orientation of the display unit. The screen of the display unit is divided into a first display area, where a display layout is changed in accordance with the orientation of the display unit, and a second display area where a display layout is not changed in accordance with the orientation of the display unit. The display control unit makes the second display area display a first window which changes in accordance with a function to be executed, and makes the first display area display a second window which does not change in accordance with a function to be executed. | 2012-07-19 |
20120182578 | DATA COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND METHOD - A document transmission apparatus reduces troublesome labor of an operator when transmitting document data, inputted from a scanner or the like, by various transmission methods such as electronic mail, facsimile, remote printing and file transfer. An address book containing a receiver and a plurality of transmission methods for transmitting document data to the receiver is generated. Upon transmission instruction, an appropriate transmission method is selected by the receiver, then document data is converted into data of an appropriate data format, and the converted data is transmitted. Further, a notice of transmission indicating that the document data has been transmitted is transmitted to the receiver of the document data by a method different from the transmission method of the document data. Thus, the document data can be reliably delivered to the receiver. | 2012-07-19 |
20120182579 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - According to this invention, the date range can be intuitively designated by designating up, down, left, and right directions, and images stored in a storage medium can be easily restricted to images which may be subjected to printing. In order to restrict images stored in a memory card on the basis of the date, a region for inputting the start date of the date range is displayed at the upper portion of a display window on a display device, and a region for inputting the end date is displayed at the lower portion. One of the regions is designated and selected with up and down direction keys. A date in the selected region is changed with left and right direction keys. Images having storage dates between the start date and the end date are decided as printing target candidates. | 2012-07-19 |