33rd week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 29 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130208264 | INTEGRATED OPTICAL TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETER - An optical time domain reflectometry system is described which provides low-power, low weight, optical fiber system integrity measurements in an in-situ optical fiber system. The system can be integrated within the transmitter component to allow both data transmission and OTDR measurement functions. A method of providing several different modes of OTDR measurement through external control is also disclosed. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208265 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING A THICKNESS PROFILE OF AN OPHTHALMIC LENS USING A SINGLE POINT THICKNESS AND REFRACTIVE INDEX MEASUREMENTS - This invention provides for a method and an ophthalmic lens thickness profile measuring apparatus. More specifically, the apparatus which is capable of measuring the ophthalmic lens in a precursor state after it is free-formed on an optic forming mandrel on which it can be formed. Additionally, the present invention can also allow for a design profile of the formed ophthalmic lens to be compared to the resulting free-formed ophthalmic lens to ensure it meets specified convergence design criteria. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208266 | MICROREFRACTOMETER USING DEFOCUSING IMAGING - The present invention relates to a microrefractometer using defocusing imaging. The refractometer includes: a target in which a target micrometer and a reference fluid, an index of refraction of which is known, are positioned; an objective lens receiving light that has been emitted from a light source and passed through the target; an aperture including a plurality of pin holes which divide an optical path of the light having passed through the objective lens; and a camera photographing defocused images formed on an image plane of the refractometer by the light having passed through the aperture. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208267 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE AND CHARACTERISTIC INSPECTION METHOD FOR SAME - Disclosed is a photoelectric conversion device which inhibits characteristic degradation caused by crystal defects, and an inspection method for crystal defects in photoelectric conversion devices. The photoelectric conversion device is provided with an active layer, and a deactivator contained in the active layer. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208268 | DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING IMAGE DATA REPRESENTING BAR CODES - A device for processing image data relating to bar codes is described. In one embodiment a bar code verification device is provided having an ergonomic form factor characterized by a domed hand held trigger and a viewing window. The verification device may be disposed in a network that includes a host processor system and other bar code reading devices which may include other bar code verification devices. Processing circuitry for processing image signals corresponding to printed bar codes may be partially disposed within the hand held verification device and partially disposed within a host processor system spaced apart from and associated with the hand held verification device. The hand held verification device may be in wireless communication with the host processor system to which it is associated. The bar code verification system may include signal enhancement modules which interpolate constructed pixel values from actual pixel values and which correct for signal degradation resulting from high frequency spatial sampling. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208269 | Extended Defect Sizing Range for Wafer Inspection - Various embodiments for extended defect sizing range for wafer inspection are provided. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208270 | DEFECT INSPECTING APPARATUS AND DEFECT INSPECTING METHOD - The defect inspecting apparatus is capable of easily performing adjustment with a change of an elevation angle of illumination to a substrate to be inspected, while being low in cost. A plane parallel plate and a cylindrical lens supported by a lens holder are symmetrically disposed at the same tilt angle θ with respect to a horizontal plane. A shift in optical axis at a focal position of light ( | 2013-08-15 |
20130208271 | SURFACE DEFECT INSPECTION METHOD AND APPARATUS - A surface defect inspection apparatus and method for irradiating a beam multiple times to a same region on a surface of an inspection sample, detecting each scattered light from the same region by detection optical systems individually to produce plural signals, and wherein irradiating the beam includes performing a line illumination of the beam on a line illumination region of the sample surface. The line illumination region is moved in a longitudinal direction at a pitch shorter than a length of the line illumination region in the longitudinal direction. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208272 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NON-RESONANT BACKGROUND REDUCTION IN COHERENT ANTI-STOKES RAMAN SCATTERING (CARS) SPECTROSCOPY - Embodiments of the invention provide a simple and robust system that allows non-resonant background to be removed from anti-Stokes signals generated during coherent anti-Stokes Raman spectroscopy (CARS) even when using cheaper laser systems, which do not have transform limited pulses. In particular, resonant CARS signals have a real and imaginary component. The imaginary component is directly related to the spontaneous Raman spectrum, for which there are already large spectral databases to allow chemical identification. The NRB signal, on the other hand, only has a real component. Within embodiments of the invention we recover the imaginary component of the entire CARS signal by simultaneously generating two CARS signals at orthogonal polarisations: one has the imaginary components destructively interfering with (i.e. subtracted from) the real components, the other has them constructively interfering. Measuring these two polarisations and subtracting them therefore cancels out the real part of the signal, leaving only the imaginary components. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208273 | Ultra-High Efficiency Color Mixing and Color Separation - Methods and apparatus for combining or separating spectral components by means of a polychromat. A polychromat is employed to combine a plurality of beams, each derived from a separate source, into a single output beam, thereby providing for definition of one or more of the intensity, color, color uniformity, divergence angle, degree of collimation, polarization, focus, or beam waist of the output beam. The combination of sources and polychromat may serve as an enhanced-privacy display and to multiplex signals of multiple spectral components. In other embodiments of the invention, a polychromat serves to disperse spectral components for spectroscopic or de-multiplexing applications. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208274 | ANALYSIS APPARATUS AND ANALYSIS METHOD - An analysis apparatus includes a plasma generation unit and an optical analysis unit. The plasma generation unit generates initial plasma by momentarily energizing a target substance to be turned into a plasma state, and maintains the target substance in the plasma state by irradiating the initial plasma with an electromagnetic wave for a predetermined period of time. The optical analysis unit identifies the target substance based on information with respect to emission intensity during a period from when the emission intensity reaches a peak due to the initial plasma until when the emission intensity increases and reaches approximately a constant value due to electromagnetic wave plasma maintained by the electromagnetic wave, or information with respect to emission intensity after the electromagnetic wave irradiation is terminated. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208275 | ANALYSIS APPARATUS AND ANALYSIS METHOD - The analysis apparatus | 2013-08-15 |
20130208276 | Magneto-Optic Dispersion Spectrometer - A method and apparatus is disclosed for measurement of probe light frequency. The apparatus includes an optical spectrometer comprised of a medium of rapidly changing circular birefringence. The circular birefringent medium changes the polarization of probe light an amount that is dependent upon probe light frequency. Thus probe light frequency is deduced by analyzing probe light polarization after it propagates through the birefringent medium. The birefringent medium is constructed from a gaseous substance and a magnetic field, where the gaseous substance has one or more absorption lines near the probe light frequency. The magnetic field permeates the gaseous substance and shifts the frequency of the absorption line(s) by the Zeeman effect. The method includes probe light emitted from a transmitter, which scatters off of a target, then the scattered probe light is collected and transmitted through the optical spectrometer where frequency is measured. With measurement of probe light frequency, a variety of information about the target can be deduced. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208277 | LASER SCAN DEVICE - Disclosed herein is a laser scan device. The laser scan device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a laser light emitting unit emitting a laser beam; a scan unit irradiating the laser beam to a measurement portion of a measurement object; and a condensing unit including a spherical light collector condensing light generated by irradiating the laser beam to the measurement object. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208278 | ALIGNMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD - An alignment device for conducting single axis alignment of a workpiece is provided. The alignment device has a holder positioned on a worktable. The holder is rotatable about an axis and holds the workpiece. The alignment device also has a light source that emits a beam of light toward the workpiece. Optics positioned at an emitting end of the light source and a slit portion provided between the light source and the optics cooperate to shape the light beam emitted from the light source to be elongated in a direction orthogonal to the worktable. A photodetector is disposed in the vicinity of the light source and in the orthogonal plane with respect to an optical axis of the light source. A circuit portion determines when a workpiece is aligned with the work table based on the photodetector detecting the reflected beam of light and outputs a signal confirming alignment to a user. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208279 | IMAGE BASED OVERLAY MEASUREMENT WITH FINITE GRATINGS - An image based overlay measurement is performed using an overlay target that includes shifted overlying gratings. The overlay target is imaged and an asymmetry is measured in the image of the overlaid gratings. The asymmetry is used to determine the overlay error. For each measurement direction, the overlay target may include two or more overlay measurement pads with different offsets between the top and bottom gratings. The measured asymmetries and offsets in the overlay measurement pads may be used to determine the overlay error, e.g., using self-calibration. The pitch and critical dimensions of the overlay target may be optimized to produce a greatest change of symmetry with overlay error for a numerical aperture and wavelength of light used by the image based metrology device. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208280 | Non-Dispersive Gas Analyzer - A non-dispersive gas analyzer comprising a light source, having light that shines through a measuring cuvette containing a measuring gas to be analyzed onto a non selective detector having a downstream evaluation unit, wherein a multi-component gas analysis is made possible using in a simple manner in that the light source is a flash discharge lamp and the evaluation unit is configured to evaluate the temporal pulse curves of the flash shining onto the detector such that it is possible to take advantage of the property of flash discharge lamps in that the emitted wavelength components vary over the duration of the flash. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208281 | SUCTION-TYPE SMOKE SENSING SYSTEM - This invention relates to a suction-type smoke sensing system which detects smoke with high accuracy and rapidly and identifies a fire occurrence spot quickly. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208282 | METHOD FOR POSITIONING AND DETECTING AN INVISIBLE MARK AND DETECTOR FOR IMPLEMENTING SAME - The inventions relate to means for protecting precious and semiprecious stones. In order to provide for an increase in the contrast of an image for a wide range of sizes, an article | 2013-08-15 |
20130208283 | VARIABLE SENSITIVITY INTERFEROMETER SYSTEMS - Variable Sensitivity optical sensors can have a respective actual sensitivity of one or more portions of the sensor corresponding, at least in part, to a selected environment of each respective sensor portion. Some disclosed sensors have a plurality of optical conduits extending longitudinally of the sensors. At least one of the optical conduits can have at least one longitudinally extending segment having one or more optical and/or mechanical properties that differs from the optical properties of an adjacent longitudinally extending segment, providing the conduit with longitudinally varying signal propagation characteristics. An optical sensor having such optical conduits can exhibit a longitudinally varying actual sensitivity. Nonetheless, such a sensor can exhibit a substantially constant apparent sensitivity, e.g., when each respective portion of the sensor exhibits an actual sensitivity corresponding to a selected environment. Innovative sensors can provide a low-incidence of false or nuisance alarms, accurate position and magnitude information, and other advantages. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208284 | MULTI-CHANNEL LASER INTERFEROMETRIC METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTION OF ULTRASONIC MOTION FROM A SURFACE - An apparatus and a method for detecting surface motion of an object subject to ultrasound are disclosed. The method comprises generating a laser beam, dividing the laser beam into a reference beam and an object beam to be directed onto the surface, thereby producing a scattered object beam, introducing a small-amplitude modulation in the optical path difference between the reference beam and the scattered object beam, detecting the interference between the scattered object beam and the phase modulated reference beam using a plurality of detecting elements to generate a plurality of electrical interference signals, wherein the electrical interference signals each comprise a wanted signal component indicative of the surface motion and a noise signal component, and processing the electrical interference signals to determine the surface motion of the object. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208285 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MEASURING THE COLOUR AND OTHER PROPERTIES OF A SURFACE - The invention relates to a device and method for measuring the properties of a surface. The device comprises means for producing illuminating light, which means are arranged to aim the illuminating light at the surface to be measured using at least two different wavelengths and at least two different angles, as well as means for directing the light reflected or scattered from the surface to a detector, in order to create an image of the surface to be measured. The device according to the invention further comprises at least one reference surface, the contents of which can be placed in the vicinity of the surface to be measured, in such a way that the illuminating light is also aimed at the reference surface and the light reflected or scattered from the reference surface can also be directed to the detector. The invention makes possible excellent measurement precision and repeatability, using a simple device construction with low production costs. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208286 | METHOD OF MEASUREMENT AND APPARATUS - In the machine tool ( | 2013-08-15 |
20130208287 | System Having a Plurality of Scanning Units of a Position Measuring Device - In a system for detecting the position of an object in relation to a reference system, the object is arranged so as to be movable in relation to the reference system along at least two orthogonal first and second main movement axes. To record the position of the object in relation to the reference system, a position measuring device includes at least two two-dimensional measuring standards situated along the first main movement axis, and four scanning units for an optical scanning of these measuring standards. In addition, at least four additional supplementary scanning units are provided, which are situated between the four scanning units along the first main movement axis. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208288 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus includes a controller that provides control in which, if image formation processing by a single unit is executed first since a density adjustment condition for adjusting a density of an image is satisfied, a density adjustment value is changed by a predetermined basic change amount, and a first image is formed in a corresponding image formed region with a density that is adjusted in accordance with the changed density adjustment value, and control in which, if a single image other than the first image is formed in the corresponding image formed region, the current density adjustment value is changed by a predetermined fine change amount that is smaller than the basic change amount, and the single image is formed in the corresponding image formed region with a density that is adjusted in accordance with the changed density adjustment value. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208289 | COLOR MEASURING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, COLOR MEASURING METHOD, AND COLOR MEASURING SYSTEM - A color measuring device includes a unit configured to calculate a reference-value matrix for converting imaged reference RGB value of a reference color patch a reference colorimetric value of the reference color patch; a unit configured to convert a color-measurement RGB value of a color measurement object into an imaged colorimetric value of the color measurement object by using the corresponding reference-value matrix; a unit configured to select reference color patches of which the reference colorimetric values each have a close distance from the imaged colorimetric value in the predetermined color space; a unit configured to select, as selection RGB values, the imaged reference RGB values of the selected patches; a unit configured to calculate a selection-RGB-value matrix for converting the selection RGB values into the reference colorimetric values; and a unit configured to convert the color-measurement RGB value into a colorimetric value by using the selection-RGB-value matrix. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208290 | CHECKING SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD OF CHECKING SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A checking system includes a checking unit and a control unit. The checking unit checks a print product, printed by a printing unit, by using a reading unit to read the print product. The control unit perform controls. In response to the reading unit being normal and the checking unit determining a print product as normal, the print product is discharged to a first sheet discharging unit. In response to the reading unit being normal and the checking unit determining a print product as abnormal, the print product is discharged to a second sheet discharging unit that is different from the first sheet discharging unit. In response to the reading unit being abnormal, the print product is discharged to a third sheet discharging unit that is different from the first sheet discharging unit and the second sheet discharging unit. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208291 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - This invention provides an image forming apparatus that introduces a touch input operation in preview for preventing an error output, and suitably controls the touch input operation to prevent an error output caused by the touch input operation, a method of controlling the same, and a program. To accomplish this, the image forming apparatus accepts a touch input operation for scrolling display contents, and when preview for preventing an error output is not being displayed, sets the scroll speed of display contents by the touch input operation to a first speed. When the preview for preventing an error output is being displayed, the image forming apparatus sets the scroll speed of the display contents by the touch input operation to a second speed lower than the first speed. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208292 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus that executes a job includes a receiving unit configured to receive a cancel instruction for the job after the job processing is started and before the job is completed; and a control unit configured to perform control, by determining a cause of the cancel instruction received for the job, to switch between a processing in which the job is saved in a saving unit as a job to be re-processed and a processing in which the job is not treated as a job to be re-processed. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208293 | PRINTER DRIVER, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDING THEREIN PRINTER DRIVER - A printer driver includes an assigning unit that assigns a setting value based on storage location information specifying a storage location for each setting value; a compressing unit that converts each of the setting values thus assigned to have a format identifying each storage location, and generates compressed data therefrom; a storage unit that stores each piece of the compressed data compressed by the compressing unit in a storage location specified by the storage location information; a first decompressing unit and a second decompressing unit that decompress the compressed data stored in the storage location; a setting window displaying unit that displays a print setting window using each of the setting values obtained by decompression performed by the first decompressing unit; and a print data generating unit that generates print data using each of the setting values obtained by decompression performed by the second decompressing unit. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208294 | IMAGE FORMATION CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING IMAGE FORMATION CONTROL PROGRAM - A control device has a preview image data generating unit, a display unit displaying a preview image, an image formation controlling unit forming an image corresponding to the preview image on a recording sheet, and a user operation detection unit detecting a user operation to make modification in the preview image. The modification in the preview image includes at least one of a change of size of a preview image frame in which the preview image is displayed, a change of an area of the preview image frame, an area of the preview image appeared in the preview image frame. A preview image data modifying unit reflects the user operation detected by the user operation detection unit in the preview image data. The image formation controlling unit forms the image on the recording sheet with reflecting the modification made in the preview image data. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208295 | PREDICTIVE FAULT RESOLUTION - A method for predicting failure in an Automated Teller Machine (ATM) is provided. The method may include using a database to store information relating to the performance of a component function by an ATM component. The information may include normal performance information and fault information. The method may further include using a computational module to calculate a fault rate for the ATM component. The method may also include using a processor to compare the calculated fault rate to a threshold value associated with the component function. In the event that the fault rate exceeds the threshold value, the processor may initiate a request for service of the ATM component. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208296 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus includes a storage unit that stores prohibited combination information, a display control unit that displays a user interface screen on a display unit, based on web page data that is received from a web server in the server apparatus, using a web browser that communicates with the web server, a first determination unit that determines, based on the prohibited combination information, whether or not the two or more settings that are prohibited from being combined are included in a plurality of current settings that include a content of change of settings received using the user interface screen, and a storage information control unit that stores a fact that the two or more settings prohibited from being combined are included in the current settings, in predetermined data. The display control unit, via the predetermined data, acquires the fact, and updates the user interface screen. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208297 | IMAGE FORMING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND PROGRAM - In the case where all print jobs are stored in a nonvolatile storage area such as a hard disc to protect the print job at power-off, normal printing time becomes long. In the case where a power-off request is received, the print job that is executing print processing is stored in the nonvolatile storage area. At this time, the print job and authentication information capable of identifying a print-instructing person are associated with each other and stored. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208298 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR EXECUTING PRINT DRIVER MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS - An information processing apparatus connected to a printing apparatus includes a database configured to associate and manage a command identifier and a maintenance command, an acquisition unit configured to acquire from the database the maintenance command corresponding to a command identifier designated by an application and acquired via a spooler according to a port monitor that functions based on an expansion file, and a transmission unit configured to transmit the acquired maintenance command to the printing apparatus according to the port monitor that functions based on the expansion file. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208299 | PRINTING DEVICE, MANAGEMENT DEVICE AND MANAGEMENT METHOD - A printing device includes an authentication unit, a job input unit configured to receive input of a print job, a printing processing unit configured to perform printing processing for the print job, and an instruction input unit configured to receive input of an instruction on output of a printed matter of the print job. The printing processing in the printing processing unit is controlled in accordance with an instruction from a user successfully authenticated by the authentication unit. The printing device further includes a proxy registration processing unit capable of setting, for the print job, a user different from an issuer of the print job as a user who instructs output of the printed matter, and causes the printed matter to be output when the instruction on output is made by the user set as the user who instructs output of the printed matter. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208300 | IMAGE OUTPUT APPARATUS, METHOD FOR OUTPUTTING IMAGE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image output apparatus includes a display unit configured to display on an operation unit a screen including an object indicating that printing is to be performed from a portable terminal apparatus, a generation unit configured to, when the object included in the screen is selected, generate an information code indicating address information and function information of the image output apparatus or an information code indicating the address information and status information of the image output apparatus, a reception unit configured to receive a print job from the portable terminal apparatus having read the information code, and an output unit configured to output the print job received by the reception unit, wherein the display unit displays the information code on the screen. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208301 | CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD OF A CONTROL DEVICE, AND A STORAGE MEDIUM - A feature of the recording device is used to shorten the length of time that a wireless communication link with a recording device is not established for a control device that communicates wirelessly with a recording device when a wireless communication link can be established. A communication control unit | 2013-08-15 |
20130208302 | RELAY SERVER APPARATUS - Information technology tools are provided to allow a user at any of plural heterogeneous multi-function devices of different vendors to access the functionalities of any of plural heterogeneous server devices of different vendors. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208303 | APPLICATION SUPPLYING APPARATUS AND RELAY APPARATUS ON CLOUD - An application supplying apparatus, in order to enable a user at a user terminal to access the functionalities of any of plural heterogeneous devices of different vendors, supplies an application via a network to the user terminal. The application supplied to the user terminal includes a common user interface part that provides a user interface through which the user can select a device from amongst the plural heterogeneous devices, and the common user interface part then configures the user interface for access to the functionalities of the selected device. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208304 | Reflex-Type Digital Offset Printing System With Serially Arranged Single-Pass, Single-Color Imaging Systems - A reflex-type digital offset printing system includes four single-pass, single-color digital imaging systems arranged along a print medium feed path, and an image server that utilizes a positional clock to implicitly synchronize the imaging systems with the movement of a print medium along the feed path such that single-color (e.g., black, cyan, magenta, or yellow) image portions can be successively superimposed to produce a full color image. Each single-color digital imaging system utilizes a digital micromirror device and an anamorphic imaging system to generate a high energy, one-dimensional modulated line image that selectively evaporates fountain solution from an imaging cylinder before ink material is applied. Each imaging system utilizes a sensor that sends a respective drum position signal to the image server, and the image server utilizes the drum position signals to synchronize the single-color printing operations with the position of the printing medium. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208305 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONFIGURING THE LAYOUT AND MANUFACTURE OF PERSONALIZED BRACELETS - Systems and methods are provided for customization of a printed bracelet. According to a one aspect, a configuration tool is provided at a user interface, and the configuration tool is populated with one or more items. A custom bracelet design is received through the configuration tool, the custom bracelet design including an arrangement of one or more selections of at the items. The custom bracelet design is then outputted in furtherance of a printing of the printed bracelet. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208306 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS THAT CARRIES OUT REMOTE OPERATION, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus which is capable of, whenever a new image processing apparatus is put on sale, remotely controlling the image processing apparatus without performing maintenance on the information processing apparatus. A display unit displays a first screen corresponding to an operation screen displayed on at least one image processing apparatus and a second screen corresponding to the hardware key which the at least image processing apparatus has. A holding unit holds a plurality of image of hardware keys corresponding to the hardware key which the at least image processing apparatus has. A display control unit selects an image of a hardware key corresponding to a hardware key which an image processing apparatus performing communication via a communication unit has from among at least one image of a hardware key held in the holding unit, and displays the second screen using the selected image of the hardware key. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208307 | Systems and Methods for the Reliable Transmission of Facsimiles over Packet Networks - Described herein is a facsimile to voice over IP adapter for the real-time reliable transmission of audio messages using HTTP, the voice over IP adapter having audio adapter interfaces, the audio adapter interfaces capable of receiving a audio encoded facsimile data stream; ethernet adapter interfaces, the ethernet adapter interface capable of transmitting an HTTP encoded facsimile image; a fax processor, the real-time fax processor capable of receiving a one or more audio streams from the audio adapter interface and packetizing the one or more audio streams into an HTTP encode facsimile image; where the facsimile is capable of being transmitted from a source facsimile machine through an voice over IP adapter, and further transmitted to a destination facsimile machine | 2013-08-15 |
20130208308 | IMAGE CAPTURE UNIT AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM USED IN COMBINATION WITH SAME - An image capture unit and computer readable medium used in combination therewith is disclosed. In a preferred embodiment, the image capture unit includes an image capturing sensor, a visual display, an instance of the computer readable medium, and circuitry for integrating functionalities thereof. The computer readable medium causes sensor data received from the image capturing sensor to be processed. The sensor data includes a plurality of image tiles and position indicating data defining a respective relative position of each one of each image tiles. Each one of each image tiles includes data representing a discrete portion of visual content. The computer readable medium causes a feedback image be displayed on the visual display. Displaying the feedback image includes correlate the relative position of each one of each image tiles with at least one other image tile that has previously generated and displayed. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208309 | REMOTE OPERATION SYSTEM, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, REMOTE OPERATION APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A remote operation system comprises an image forming apparatus and a remote operation apparatus. The image forming apparatus has an operation input part including a touch panel and a hardware key and a transmission part for transmitting synthesizable area information indicating a synthesizable area in a candidate screen (first screen) of the remote operation screen to the remote operation apparatus. The first screen is a screen including a touch panel area and a hardware key area, and the synthesizable area is defined in the synthesizable area information as an area not including a hardware key image. The remote operation apparatus generates a second screen by synthesizing an additional image to be added to the first screen into the synthesizable area of the first screen on the basis of the synthesizable area information and displays the second screen on the display part as the remote operation screen. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208310 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, SERVER, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A server accepts a control request for an MFP from a mobile terminal via Internet, and executes control processing for the MFP that functions as a fax device via Internet in response to the accepted control request. Also, the server acquires information addressed to the mobile terminal, which has been received from the fax device to the MFP, from the MFP via Internet and register the acquired information. Then, the server transmits information addressed to the registered mobile terminal to the mobile terminal via Internet. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208311 | POWER MANAGEMENT SERVER, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, POWER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, POWER MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-REDABLE MEDIUM - A power management server for managing electric power for each of groups to which a plurality of image processing apparatuses belong, comprises: a determination unit configured to, when accepting, from an image processing apparatus, a power reservation request for reserving electric power to be used, determine whether to permit power reservation for the power reservation request, in a group to which the image processing apparatus belongs, in accordance with whether a total of a power value notified by the power reservation request, a reservation power value of the group, and a present electricity consumption of the group exceeds an upper-limiting power value of the group; and a notification unit configured to notify a power reservation determination result from the determination unit as a response to the power reservation request. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208312 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PRINT INSTRUCTION PROGRAM - Provided are a mobile terminal and a non-transitory computer readable medium storing therein a print instruction program. A mobile terminal for instructing one or more printing apparatuses connected to a network to perform printing, includes a touch screen and a control section. The control section is constructed to perform a first process of determining a position or positions of the one or more printing apparatuses viewed from the mobile terminal, and of displaying, on the touch screen, a direction or directions being accompanied with the position or positions of the one or more printing apparatuses; and a second process of, when the control section detects a flick operation on the touch screen along one of the direction or directions, transmitting a print job which gives a print instruction, to one of the one or more printing apparatuses corresponding to the one of the direction or directions. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208313 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus displays image data including a plurality of pages, and scroll-displays the image data in response to a predetermined operation by a user to the displayed image data. In this case, the image processing apparatus obtains a feature amount representing a feature of each image among the plurality of pages, and in a case where a predetermined page having a feature amount satisfying a predetermined condition is scroll-displayed, stops the scroll display. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208314 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A scroll distance in a scroll display performed during a preview display of a print job to which a specific printing method is specified is set to be shorter than a scroll distance in a scroll display performed during a preview display of a print job to which the specific printing method is not specified. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208315 | Generating Workflow Sequences for Print Jobs - A method separates a print job into a print product and a sequence of tasks. The method estimates a time to setup a machine before executing a task and a time for the machine to execute the task. Machines are identified that have a potential bottleneck due to multiple concurrent printing requests being made to a machine. A workflow sequence is generated to complete the print job. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208316 | Distributed Computer Architecture and Process for Document Management - A system and/or method enables a typical PC user to add electronic paper processing to their existing business process. The system and/or method extends the notion of copying from a process that involves paper going through a conventional copier device, to a process that involves paper being scanned from a device at one location and copied to a device at another location. In its more sophisticated form, the system and/or method can copy paper from a device at one location directly into a business application residing on a network or on the Internet, or visa versa. The system and/or method is software that manages paper so that it can be electronically and seamlessly copied in and out of devices and business applications (such as Microsoft Office, Microsoft Exchange, Lotus Notes) with an optional single-step operation. The system and/or method can reside on a PC, LAN/WAN server, digital device (such as a digital copier), or on a web server to be accessed over the Internet. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208317 | Distributed Computer Architecture and Process for Document Management - A system and/or method enables a typical PC user to add electronic paper processing to their existing business process. The system and/or method extends the notion of copying from a process that involves paper going through a conventional copier device, to a process that involves paper being scanned from a device at one location and copied to a device at another location. In its more sophisticated form, the system and/or method can copy paper from a device at one location directly into a business application residing on a network or on the Internet, or visa versa. The system and/or method is software that manages paper so that it can be electronically and seamlessly copied in and out of devices and business applications (such as Microsoft Office, Microsoft Exchange, Lotus Notes) with an optional single-step operation. The system and/or method can reside on a PC, LAN/WAN server, digital device (such as a digital copier), or on a web server to be accessed over the Internet. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208318 | Distributed Computer Architecture and Process for Document Management - A system and/or method enables a typical PC user to add electronic paper processing to their existing business process. The system and/or method extends the notion of copying from a process that involves paper going through a conventional copier device, to a process that involves paper being scanned from a device at one location and copied to a device at another location. In its more sophisticated form, the system and/or method can copy paper from a device at one location directly into a business application residing on a network or on the Internet, or visa versa. The system and/or method is software that manages paper so that it can be electronically and seamlessly copied in and out of devices and business applications (such as Microsoft Office, Microsoft Exchange, Lotus Notes) with an optional single-step operation. The system and/or method can reside on a PC, LAN/WAN server, digital device (such as a digital copier), or on a web server to be accessed over the Internet. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208319 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF AND PROGRAM - The execution of an image processing job is limited using a printing amount by an image processing job that has already been executed and a printing amount that is scheduled to be printed by an image processing job that has already been transmitted but not yet executed. To accomplish this, a multi-function peripheral manages a first printing amount that has already been printed by a executed print job and a second printing amount that is scheduled to be printed by a print job that has been transmitted from the multi-function peripheral to a printer and that has not yet been executed in association with a user ID, and determines, before transmitting the print job, whether or not the total of a third printing amount that is scheduled to be printed by the print job, the first printing amount and the second printing amount exceeds an upper limit amount. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208320 | USING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A consumable product ( | 2013-08-15 |
20130208321 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE EXECUTING HALFTONE PROCESS BY USING DETERMINED PARAMETER - In an image processing device, a processor is configured to perform: (a) acquiring target image data representing an image including a plurality of pixels, where the target image data includes a plurality of sets of pixel data corresponding to the plurality of pixels, where the image includes an object having at least one pixel of the plurality of pixels; (b) detecting the object in the image based on the target image data; (c) determining characteristic data indicating a potential for an occurrence of banding in the object based on the target image data; (d) determining a parameter based on the characteristic data; and (e) executing a halftone process to determine, for each of the plurality of pixels, a dot to be found based on the corresponding set of pixel data by using the parameter. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208322 | CONTROL DEVICE CAPABLE OF GENERATING BINARY IMAGE DATA EXPRESSING SUITABLE GRADATION LEVELS - A control device includes a first dither matrix having threshold values assigned to a plurality of cells. The control device converts image data into binary data by using the first dither matrix. The control device converts an input value into ON-pixel or OFF-pixel based on the threshold value. The threshold values in the first dither matrix are arranged such that the ON-pixels grow from a first group of ON-pixels to a second group of ON-pixels as the input value increases. The first group corresponds to cells arranged in M rows and N columns. The second group corresponds to cells arranged in (M+1) rows and (N+1) columns. The second group consists of the first group and a third group corresponding to (M+N+1) number of cells. At least two of the (M+N+1) number of cells are adjacent to each other and have same threshold values. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208323 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS, IMAGE READING METHOD AND A PROGRAM - A carriage motor which is a heat generating device is arranged next to a CIS in a scanner unit. The carriage motor drives respective transport rollers of an ADF unit via a gear system as well. The scanner unit makes a white reference board be read so as to obtain white reference data, and obtains black reference data more frequently than the white reference data, e.g., in a continuous process for reading a document. As a CIS module continues a reading process, the black reference data changes as being affected by a change in temperature in the CIS module, etc. The scanner unit deals with such a change in the black reference data by obtaining the black reference data more frequently. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208324 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - An image reading apparatus includes a reading unit configured to read an original document to generate image data, a first file generation unit configured to generate a first file based on first image data that is generated by reading a first original document using the reading unit, a second file generation unit configured to generate a second file based on second image data that is generated by reading a second original document using the reading unit, and an attaching unit configured to attach the second file to the first file, wherein the reading unit reads the second original document after reading the first original document. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208325 | SCANNER MODULE AND IMAGE SCANNING APPARATUS EMPLOYING THE SAME - An illuminator, a scanner module and an image scanning apparatus are provided. The scanner module includes an illuminator that includes a light source, a light guide extending in a main scanning direction to change a direction of the light from the light source, a guide holder recessed with a light guide mounting portion in which the light guide is mounted, and at least one supporting protrusion protruding from an entrance of the light guide mounting portion into the light guide mounting portion to support the light guide received in the light guide mounting portion. As the light guide is supported by the supporting protrusion formed at the entrance of the light guide mounting portion, it is possible to reduce deformation of the light guide and/or to prevent the light guide from being falling out of the light guide mounting portion when subjected to, e.g., a shock. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208326 | AUTO DOCUMENT FEEDER AND A DOCUMENT READER WITH THE AUTO DOCUMENT FEEDER - An auto document feeder includes a lead path, a first reverse path, a second reverse path, and a both surfaces eject path. The lead path guides a document from a left side to a right side of a read position. The first and second reverse paths are connected to the lead path, and reverse the document to guide the document from the right side to the left side of the read position. A both surfaces eject path is connected to the first and second reverse paths and guides the document whose image information of a second surface has been read to eject further to the right side than the read position. A shared curve path shared by the lead path and the both surfaces eject path includes a portion between the read position and a portion in which a lead curve path protrudes the most. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208327 | SECURITY ELEMENT - The present invention is in the field of security documents, more particularly in the field of security elements aimed to protect security documents against copying (illegal reproduction) and counterfeiting. It discloses a security element having a security feature which changes its visual appearance after irradiation with light, especially with UV light and at rotation and/or tilting. Security documents comprising said security element, as well as a method for producing said security element, are also disclosed. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208328 | HOLOGRAPHIC DISPLAY APPARATUS CAPABLE OF STEERING VIEW WINDOW - Holographic display apparatuses are provided. The holographic display apparatus may include a light source module generating coherent light, at least two input optical systems converging the light generated from the light source module on at least two converging points, an output optical system mixing the lights provided from the at least two input optical systems to provide a hologram image, and a spatial light modulating module modulating the light. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208329 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE EFFICIENT RECORDING OF LARGE APERTURE WAVE FRONTS OF VISIBLE AND NEAR VISIBLE LIGHT - A hybrid system and method for recording wave fronts of light are described. This system combines elements of two imaging systems, Holography and Integral imaging, to produce an imaging system that has higher efficiency and better resolution than Integral imaging, and few of the limitations of holographic recording. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208330 | MIRROR DRIVING DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE DEVICE - A mirror driving device can include: a mirror part having a reflection surface configured to reflect light; mirror support parts formed at portions of the mirror part diagonal to each other; and a first actuator and a second actuator placed so as to surround the mirror part, wherein the first actuator and the second actuator each have a structure in which a plurality of first piezoelectric cantilevers with a longitudinal direction oriented to a direction of a first axis and a plurality of second piezoelectric cantilevers with a longitudinal direction oriented to a second axis are coupled together so as to be folded, and each of the first actuator and the second actuator has one end connected to the mirror part via a relevant one of the mirror support parts and another end connected to a fixing part near the mirror support part to which the one end is coupled. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208331 | ELECTRO-WETTING DISPLAY APPARATUS - An electro-wetting display apparatus includes a first base substrate, a plurality of first electrodes on the first base substrate, an insulating layer which overlaps the first electrodes, a pixel wall on the insulating layer, where the pixel wall partitions a plurality of pixels respectively corresponding to the plurality of first electrodes, a second base substrate which face the first base substrate, a second electrode on the second base substrate and including a plurality of openings, and a fluid between the first base substrate and the second base substrate and in the plurality of pixels. The movement of the fluid in the plurality of pixels is controlled by voltages respectively applied to the first electrodes and the second electrode. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208332 | Amplitude, Phase and Polarization Plate for Photonics - An optical plate includes a substrate and a resonator structure formed on or in the substrate, wherein the resonator structure is configured to produce an abrupt change in phase, amplitude and/or polarization of incident radiation. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208333 | VARIABLE TRANSMITTANCE OPTICAL FILTER AND USES THEREOF - Variable transmittance optical filters capable of transitioning from a light state to a dark state on exposure to UV radiation and from a dark state to a light state with application of an electric voltage are provided. The optical filters comprise a switching material that comprises one or more chromophores that have electrochromic and photochromic properties. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208334 | Optical Signal Processing - An optical regenerator for regenerating a multi-level phase encoded signal. A first non-linear medium (HNLF | 2013-08-15 |
20130208335 | OPTICAL NETWORK ELEMENT - An optical network element has a light source which provides an optical signal that is fed to at least two modulators. Each modulator provides an optical carrier signal that is conveyed to a receiving unit. The receiving unit is configured to determine a deviation signal between the optical carrier signal and a carrier conveyed via an incoming signal and to feed the deviation signal to the modulator for adjusting the frequency and/or the phase of the optical carrier signal. Also, a corresponding method for processing data and a communication system with at least one optical network are described. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208336 | ELECTRO-WETTING DISPLAY DEVICE - An electro-wetting display device including a backlight module, an opposite substrate, a polar fluid and a non-polar fluid is provided. The backlight module is used to provide a light. The opposite substrate is located above the backlight module. The opposite substrate includes an opposite electrode and a first dielectric layer. The first dielectric layer substantially covers the opposite electrode. The polar fluid is located between the backlight module and the opposite substrate. The non-polar fluid is located between the backlight module and the opposite substrate. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208337 | ELECTROWETTING DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The present inventive concept relates to an electrowetting display device including a lyophobic colloid material and a polymer resin such as an organic layer or a polyimide (PI), and a lyophobic layer including a supporting layer supporting the lyophobic colloid material and using a photoreactive fluorine-based surfactant for a fluorine-based material to be positioned above and for a hardened photoreactive material layer to be positioned below through exposure in a single step without separately performing a hydrophilic treatment and then a water-repellent treatment, thereby reducing the number of processes, the manufacturing time, and the cost. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208338 | SHUTTER MODE FOR COLOR DISPLAY DEVICES - The present invention is directed to a color display comprising an electrophoretic fluid which comprises one or two types of pigment particles dispersed in a clear and colorless or clear and colored solvent, wherein said electrophoretic fluid is sandwiched between a common electrode and a plurality of driving electrodes. The driving electrodes are kept at a certain distance in order to expose a background layer. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208339 | ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAYS - Electrophoretic displays use motion of particles through a fluid to generate images. This invention describes the use of concerted motion of particles together with the solvent to generate optical switching. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208340 | ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY PANEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF AND ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY APPARATUS - An electrophoretic display panel including a transparent substrate, an active element array, a protective layer, plural electrophoretic display media and a transparent conductive layer is provided. The transparent substrate has an upper surface, a lower surface, plural first cavities located on the upper surface and plural second cavities located on the lower surface. The active element array is disposed on the upper surface and covers the upper surface and the first cavities. The protective layer is disposed on the upper surface and covers at least the active element array. The electrophoretic display media and the transparent conductive layer are disposed on the lower surface. The electrophoretic display media and the active element array overlap in at least a portion of their orthographic projections on the upper surface of the transparent substrate. The electrophoretic display media are located between the transparent conductive layer and the lower surface of the transparent substrate. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208341 | ELECTRONIC PAPER DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Embodiments of present invention provide an electronic paper display device and a manufacturing method thereof. The electronic paper display device comprises a substrate, a first conducting layer on the substrate and a slanted microbore layer provided on the first conducting layer. The slanted microbore layer comprises a plurality of slanted microbores of a color, electrophoretic display particles are enclosed within the slanted microbores and have different colors from that of the slanted microbores. Each of the slanted microbores comprises an orifice, slanted bore walls and a bore bottom, the angle between the slanted bore walls and the substrate is less than 90°, and the vertical projection of the orifice onto the surface of the substrate is located outside of the bore bottom of the slanted microbore. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208342 | SPD FILMS WITH DARKER OFF-STATE TRANSMITTANCES AND LIGHTER ON-STATE TRANSMITTANCES - A light valve film forming a light-modulating element of a light valve, the film comprised of a cross-linked polymer matrix with a plurality of droplets of a liquid light valve suspension distributed therein. The film has a phase ratio: % particle number value calculated by the formula: | 2013-08-15 |
20130208343 | MICROCUP DESIGNS FOR ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY - The present invention is directed to an electrophoretic display film comprising: a) microcups each having a first shape, and b) remaining microcups which take up at least 10% of the total number of microcups and have shapes different from the first shape. The microcup designs of the present invention not only may reduce the Moiré pattern, but it may also make the defects of the microcup walls much less noticeable, and therefore increase the cutting yield. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208344 | PARTICLES FOR ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAYS - This invention relates to coloured polymer particles preferably with surface functionality for charge retention, a process for their preparation, the use of these particles for the preparation of an electrophoretic device, colour electrophoretic displays comprising such particle, and new polymerisable dyes. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208345 | ELECTROPHORESIS DISPLAY DEVICE AND PREPARATION METHOD OF THE SAME - The present invention relates to an electrophoretic display device that includes: first and second substrates separated from each other by a predetermined distance; first and second electrodes formed on one side of the first and second substrates, respectively, and disposed to face each other; a black pattern layer formed on the first electrode; a plurality of partition walls formed between the first and second electrodes, one side of the partition walls on the first electrode being in contact with or overlapped with the black pattern layer; and a slurry of charged white particles filled between the partition walls. The electrophoretic display device can exhibit a high contrast ratio and enhanced visibility to realize high-quality text. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208346 | ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided is an electrophoretic display device that can display high-precision color images. The electrophoretic display device comprises a plurality of display units each displaying a single pixel, first electrodes, and second electrodes; the display units being arranged in a matrix form and each having at least three-layered cells that contain charged particles, each of the first electrodes being provided on the upper or lower surface of each cell, each of the second electrodes being provided on the side edge of each cell, and the charged particles being colored with different colors for every cell in each display unit. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208347 | LASER PATTERNING OF CONDUCTIVE FILMS FOR ELECTRO-ACTIVE LENSES - Systems and methods for manufacturing electro-active lenses including a peripheral edge, a discrete electro-active region, and at least two substrates. The at least two substrates include a layer of a transparent conductive material, that is laser cut to isolate regions required for establishing an electrical connection between the peripheral edge of the lens, from regions not required for establishing an electrical connection. Isolating the regions of the transparent conductive material required for establishing an electrical connection may include cutting patterns around an electrode of each of the substrates. The regions not required for establishing an electrical connection may be further cut into sections, which may be substantially band-shaped. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208348 | PLC-TYPE DELAY DEMODULATION CIRCUIT - A PLC-type delay demodulation circuit includes a planar lightwave circuit that is provided on one PLC chip and demodulates a DQPSK signal. The planar lightwave circuit includes a Y-branch waveguide that branches a DQPSK-modulated optical signal into two optical signals and first and second MZIs that delay the branched optical signals by one bit. The length of a short arm waveguide of the first MZI is different from the length of a short arm waveguide of the second MZI, and the length of an optical path from the Y-branch waveguide to output ports of the first MZI through the short arm waveguide of the first MZI is equal to that of an optical path from the Y-branch waveguide to output ports of the second MZI through the short arm waveguide of the second MZI. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208349 | Laser feedback damage mitigation assembly and apparatus - A laser assembly includes a semiconductor diode laser having an exit facet and capable of emitting a beam at a selected wavelength from the exit facet, a fast axis collimator optically coupled to the exit facet, the fast axis collimator for receiving the beam emittable from the exit facet and for collimating the beam along the fast axis thereof, and the fast axis collimator has one or more exterior surfaces, such that at least one of the one or more exterior surfaces includes a coating that is highly reflective for reflecting light at wavelengths other than the selected wavelength and anti-reflective for transmitting light at the selected wavelength. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208350 | OPTICAL SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - An optical semiconductor device includes: semiconductor lasers; a wave coupling section multiplexing light output by the semiconductor lasers; an optical amplifying section amplifying output light of the wave coupling section; a first optical waveguide optically connecting respective semiconductor lasers to the wave coupling section; a second optical waveguide optically connecting the wave coupling section to the optical amplifying section; a third optical waveguide optically connected to an output of the optical amplifying section; and a phase regulator located in at least one of the first, second, and third optical waveguides, and regulating phase of reflected light that is reflected at a reflecting point in the optical semiconductor device and that returns to the semiconductor lasers. The phase regulator adjusts the phase of the reflected light to decrease line width of the light output by the semiconductor lasers. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208351 | ROTATABLE INSPECTION PORT - An inspection port, and a housing with an inspection port, for use in inspecting an interior volume are provided. The inspection port has a viewing assembly for rotatable securement about an axis of rotation at an inspection opening of a panel defining a side of an interior volume. The viewing assembly has an inspection enclosure for extending into the interior volume. The inspection enclosure has a region with a window opening having a window axis angled relative to the axis of rotation. The housing has an inspection opening at or over which the inspection port is mounted. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208352 | IMAGE COMBINER - An image combiner for a viewing device, such as a night vision device, is disclosed for combining a first image, such as generated symbology, with a second image, such as a view of an outside scene in reduced lighting conditions. A waveguide is provided for capturing the first image from a first viewing direction, and for directing the first image in a second viewing direction, the second viewing direction being substantially coincident with a viewing direction of the second image, such that the first image can combine with the second image. At least a portion of the waveguide is arranged to substantially transmit the second image, such that the second image can pass substantially through the waveguide. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208353 | LWIR IMAGING LENS, IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - An imaging lens for use with an operational waveband over any subset of 7.5-13.5 μm may include a first optical element of a first high-index material and a second optical element of a second high-index material, that may have a refractive index greater than 2.2 in the operational waveband, an absorption per mm of less than 75% in the operational waveband, and an absorption per mm of greater than 75% in a visible waveband of 400-650 nm. Optically powered surfaces of the imaging lens may include a sag across their respective clear apertures that are less than 10% of a largest clear aperture of the imaging lens. Respective maximum peak to peak thicknesses of the first and second optical elements may be similar in size, for example within 15 percent of each other. Ratios of maximum peak to peak thickness to clear aperture and, separately, to sag are also provided. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208354 | OPTICAL LENS SYSTEM - This invention provides an optical lens system comprising: a first lens element with negative refractive power having a convex object-side surface; a second lens element with negative refractive power having a concave object-side surface and a convex image-side surface; a third lens element with positive refractive power; a plastic fourth lens element with negative refractive power having a concave object-side surface and a convex image-side surface, with both the object-side and image-side surfaces thereof being aspheric, and having at least one inflection point positioned on at least one of the object-side and image-side surfaces thereof; wherein the number of lens elements with refractive power is limited to four. By such arrangement, especially by the first and the second lens elements with negative refractive power, the system has sufficient back focal length for arranging required optical elements, and thereby is suitable for various applications. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208355 | X-Y STAGE FOR MICROSCOPES - An X-Y stage for microscopes comprises a base stage element, an intermediate stage element, and an upper stage element. The upper stage element is mounted to the intermediate stage element and is displaceable along a first axis. The intermediate stage element is mounted to the base stage plate and is displaceable along a second axis. A mechanical stage drive comprises an upper stage element drive with an output link coupled to the upper stage element and providing a first drive direction. An intermediate stage drive with an output link coupled to the intermediate stage and providing a second drive direction. The X-Y stage further comprises at least one of a first mechanical switch for reversing the first displacement direction and a mechanical second mechanical switch for reversing the second displacement direction. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208356 | AUTOSTEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY APPARATUS - An autostereoscopic display apparatus includes a display in which color pixels of different colors are periodically arranged in a horizontal direction and color pixels of an identical color are arranged in a vertical direction, and a plurality of cylindrical lenses placed on the display and arranged parallel to each other, through which the color pixels are magnified and observed. When a pixel pitch of the color pixels in the horizontal direction is defined as px, a lens pitch of the cylindrical lenses is defined as L, an inclined angle of boundaries of the cylindrical lenses with respect to the vertical direction is defined as θ, and m is a positive integer, px, L and θ fulfill the formula (1). | 2013-08-15 |
20130208357 | AUTOSTEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY APPARATUS - An autostereoscopic display apparatus includes a two-dimensional display including color subpixels that are arranged in a horizontal direction and in a vertical direction, and a plurality of cylindrical lenses through which the color subpixels are observed. px is a horizontal pixel pitch of the color subpixels, py is a vertical pixel pitch of the color subpixels, Lx is a horizontal lens pitch of the cylindrical lenses, and θ is an inclined angle of boundaries to the vertical direction. Ax and Ay are relatively prime natural numbers, Ax is equal to or larger than two, and Bx is a minimum natural number by which a value GF indicated in the formula (2) represents an integer value. Px, py, Lx and θ satisfy the relational expressions represented by the formula (1) to the formula (3). | 2013-08-15 |
20130208358 | Method Of Forming An Optical Device By Laser Scanning - A method of forming an optical device in a body ( | 2013-08-15 |
20130208359 | OPTICAL FILTER DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR THE OPTICAL FILTER DEVICE - An optical filter device includes an interference filter and a housing. The interference filter includes a fixed substrate, a movable substrate joined to the fixed substrate, a fixed reflective film provided on the fixed substrate, and a movable reflective film provided on the movable substrate and opposed to the fixed reflective film across an inter-reflective film gap. The housing includes a base substrate on which the interference filter is arranged. A fixing member is arranged between the movable substrate and the base substrate. The movable substrate is fixed to the base substrate by the fixing member in one place excluding a region where the movable reflective film is provided. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208360 | LOW REFRACTIVE INDEX DIFFUSER ELEMENT HAVING INTERCONNECTED VOIDS - An optical diffuser layer includes a binder, a plurality of metal oxide particles dispersed in the binder, and a plurality of interconnected voids. A plurality of haze generating particles are dispersed in the binder. The optical diffuser layer has an effective refractive index of 1.3 or less. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208361 | OPTICAL CROSS-COUPLING MITIGATION SYSTEM FOR MULTI-WAVELENGTH BEAM COMBINING SYSTEMS - A system and method for increasing efficiency and power output of a multi-wavelength beam combining system through providing a common output coupler to reflect feedback that stabilizes or individually seeds each emitter, and wherein the individual feedback is preserved by mitigating cross-coupling, wherein a multi-wavelength beam comprised of radiation having a plurality of wavelengths, high brightness and power. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208362 | LASER ILLUMINATION SCANNING - In embodiments of laser illumination scanning, an imaging unit includes a linear array of spatial light modulators that direct light in a direction perpendicular to an imaging scan direction. The lasers each emit the light through a diffractive optic that uniformly illuminates the spatial light modulators, and a scanning mirror then scans the spatial light modulators to generate a two-dimensional image for display. The lasers can include red, green, and blue lasers for RGB illumination of the spatial light modulators, which can be implemented as reflective liquid crystal on silicon (LCOS), transmissive LCOS, or as micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) mirrors. | 2013-08-15 |
20130208363 | DISPLAY DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A display device for a vehicle is provided which can efficiently transmit lights from a light source to improve a visibility of a display. In a head up display device, a combiner having a light transmission property is fixed to an upper part of a display device main body, and display lights outputted form the display device main body are projected on the combiner. The display device main body includes a light source, a lens array on which lights of the light source are converged and an LCD panel which transmits the lights converged on the lens array to have the display lights. Each of lens parts of the lens array has an output side and an incident side of the lights formed respectively as an output convex lens surface and an incident convex lens surface which respectively bulge in protruding forms. | 2013-08-15 |