38th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 31 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130242285 | METHOD FOR REGISTRATION OF RANGE IMAGES FROM MULTIPLE LiDARS - A system and method for registering range images from objects detected by multiple LiDAR sensors on a vehicle. The method includes aligning frames of data from at least two LiDAR sensors having over-lapping field-of-views in a sensor signal fusion operation so as to track objects detected by the sensors. The method defines a transformation value for at least one of the LiDAR sensors that identifies an orientation angle and position of the sensor and provides target scan points from the objects detected by the sensors where the target scan points for each sensor provide a separate target point map. The method projects the target point map from the at least one sensor to another one of the LiDAR sensors using a current transformation value to overlap the target scan points from the sensors. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242286 | PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY SYSTEM FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL SPACE - An imaging device can take an image of a flow field including tracer particles includes a compound-eye lens formed from a large number of monocular lenses, which take images of images taken by an imaging lens. Each of the multiple monocular lenses functions as one imaging device. This can enable measurement precision to be enhanced by suppressing the influence of ghost particles, while reducing the equipment cost by minimizing the number of imaging devices. A space for installing the imaging device can easily ensured. If a large number of imaging devices are used, not only do they require time and manpower for setting up, but there is also a possibility that the measurement precision will be degraded due to displacement of an axis of the imaging devices caused by vibration, etc. When the imaging device having the compound-eye lens is used, setup is simplified, and measurement precision can be ensured. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242287 | Process and Apparatus for Measuring the Crystal Fraction of Crystalline Silicon Casted Mono Wafers - Provided are methods and apparatus for determining the crystal fraction of a casted-mono silicon wafer. A light source is directed at the wafer and the transmission or reflection is measured by a detector. An image of the wafer is generated by a processor and the crystal fraction is calculated from the generated image. The crystal fraction is correlated to the efficiency of the solar cell produced, allowing for the rejection of inferior wafers prior to processing. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242288 | Method For Measuring Fractions Of Hydrocarbon Fluids Using Optical Spectroscopy - A method for measuring saturate, aromatic, and resin fractions of a hydrocarbon fluid includes separating maltenes from the hydrocarbon fluid and separating saturate, aromatic, and resin fractions from the maltenes. The method further includes determining an optical density of each of the saturate, aromatic, and resin fractions at a predetermined wavelength and correlating the optical density of each of the saturate, aromatic, and resin fractions to predetermined data to determine each of the saturate, aromatic, and resin fractions. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242289 | ENCODER - To realize an encoder having highly reliable detection accuracy and capable of reducing a device cost. A light detection unit of an encoder receives light irradiated by a light source and transmitted through light-transmitting portions of Gray code optical patterns of a rotating disk and a light-transmitting/shielding member, and detects the light as digital data. A magnetic detection unit detects a magnetic pattern of a magnet provided on a rotation center portion of the rotating disk as digital data. A processing unit compares the digital data of the magnetic detection unit and the digital data of the light detection unit, and corrects a detection error. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242290 | Imaging Sensor Array Testing Equipment - A testing device for testing one more characteristics of an electronic display. The testing device includes a main body and a receiving cavity defined within the main body configured to receive at least a portion of the electronic display. The testing device also includes a plurality of sensors positioned on a first surface of the testing device and configured to be in optical communication with at least a portion of the electronic display received within the cavity. The plurality of sensors is configured to detect at least one type of non-uniformity of the electronic display by detecting light emitted from the electronic display. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242291 | Photomultiplier Tube with Extended Dynamic Range - The disclosure is directed to a photomultiplier tube with extended dynamic range. According to various embodiments, a repulsive electric field is introduced between a photocathode and a plurality of dynodes in order to repel or block low-energy electrons from reaching and being multiplied by the dynodes. As a result, time intervals between current peaks and drops may be decreased because the photomultiplier current will be primarily affected by high-energy electrons emitted by the photocathode in response to incident illumination versus low-energy electrons, some of which may result from dangling bonds or slow surface states after illumination no longer impinges the photocathode. Dynamic range and optical responsiveness of the photomultiplier tube are increased accordingly. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242292 | INSPECTION SYSTEM FOR COATED PAPER - An inspection system for coated paper includes a traveling web of paper, a coating device for forming bands on the web by applying a coating liquid in the width direction of the web such that the bands are spaced from each other in the longitudinal direction of the web at regular intervals, a drying device for drying the web having the bands, a detection unit which is arranged downstream of the coating device for detecting at least either defect in the bands or defect in the web that is caused due to application of the coating liquid. A control device is inputted with the detection result from the detection unit and includes a determination section for determining the type of defect from the detection result. A quality control unit is inputted with the determination result from the determination section and configured to manage the determination result. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242293 | Appearance Inspection Apparatus - An appearance inspection apparatus analyzes a difference in detection characteristics of detection signals obtained by detectors to flexibly meet various inspection purposes without changing a circuit or software. The apparatus includes a signal synthesizing section that synthesizes detection signals from the detectors in accordance with a set condition. An input operating section sets a synthesizing condition of the detection signal by the signal synthesizing section, and an information display section displays a synthesizing map structured based on a synthesized signal which is synthesized by the signal synthesizing section in accordance with a condition set by the input operating section. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242294 | DEFECT INSPECTION DEVICE AND DEFECT INSPECTION METHOD - To prevent overlooking of a defect due to reduction in a defect signal, a defect inspection device is configured such that: light is irradiated onto an object to be inspected on which a pattern is formed; reflected, diffracted, and scattered light generated from the object by the irradiation of the light is collected, such that a first optical image resulting from the light passed through a first spatial filter having a first shading pattern is received by a first detector, whereby a first image is obtained; the reflected, diffracted, and scattered light generated from the object is collected, such that a second optical image resulting from the light passed through a second spatial filter having a second shading pattern is received by a second detector, whereby a second image is obtained; and the first and second images thus obtained are processed integrally to detect a defect candidate(s). | 2013-09-19 |
20130242295 | Illumination System with Time Multiplexed Sources for Reticle Inspection - The disclosure is directed to a system and method of providing illumination for reticle inspection. According to various embodiments of the disclosure, a multiplexing mirror system receives pulses of illumination from a plurality of illumination sources and directs the pulses of illumination along an illumination path to a plurality of field mirror facets. The field mirror facets receive at least a portion of illumination from the illumination path and direct at least a portion of the illumination to a plurality of pupil mirror facets. The pupil mirror facets receive at least a portion of illumination reflected from the field mirror facets and direct the portion of illumination along a delivery path to a reticle for imaging and/or defect inspection. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242296 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CALIBRATING A FLOW CYTOMETER - A method and system for calibrating a flow cytometer to a refractive index X, the method comprising: analysing a first mixture of particles in the cytometer and recording the results produced, wherein the first mixture comprises particles having refractive index X, wherein the particles of refractive index X have a plurality of different sizes; analysing a second mixture of particles in the cytometer and recording the results produced, wherein the second mixture comprises particles having refractive index Y, wherein refractive index Y does not equal refractive index X, and wherein the particles of refractive index Y have a plurality of different sizes, wherein there is at least a partial overlap between the particle sizes in the first and second mixtures, and wherein the size of at least one particle of the second mixture is known; and using the results produced by the first and second mixture to calibrate the cytometer to refractive index X. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242297 | SUBSTRATE FOR OPTICAL SENSING BY SURFACE ENHANCED RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY (SERS) AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME - Various embodiments relate to a substrate for optical sensing by Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS). The substrate comprises a support, a first layer consisting of a plurality of metal nanoparticles attached to the surface of the support, and a second layer consisting of a plurality of metal nanoparticles attached to the surface of the metal nanoparticles of the first layer, wherein the mean diameter of the metal nanoparticles of the first layer is greater than the mean diameter of the metal nanoparticles of the second layer. Various embodiments also refer to methods for forming the substrate. In a further aspect, various embodiments refer to a biosensor comprising the inventive substrate for the detection of an analyte in a sample by SERS, a method for the detection of an analyte in a sample by SERS using the biosensor, and use of the biosensor in SERS detection methods. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242298 | PRISM PART OF ANALYSIS CHIP, ANALYSIS CHIP INCLUDING THE PRISM PART, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING PRISM PART OF ANALYSIS CHIP - The invention relates to a prism part included in an analysis chip for use in an analysis device for analyzing a specimen utilizing surface plasmon resonance, and being cooperative with a channel member to form a channel for flowing a sample solution containing the specimen. The prism part includes a prism main body into which excitation light for generating surface plasmon is incident, and a gold film formed on a specified surface of the prism main body. The prism main body includes a mixed layer having a predetermined thickness from the specified surface toward the inner side. The mixed layer is formed by ions of gold for the gold film to enter from the specified surface in the formation of the gold film on the specified surface. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242299 | SPECTRAL COLORIMETRIC APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A spectral colorimetric apparatus includes a housing which includes a side wall. An outer surface of the side wall is an adjustment surface capable of adjusting a position of a linear sensor by moving while attaching the linear sensor to the adjustment surface. The linear sensor is supported by the side wall of the housing while abutting on the adjustment surface and receives alight beam that is dispersed by a concave surface reflection type diffraction element and passes through an opening portion. The adjustment surface is parallel to a tangential line at a part of a Rowland circle of the concave surface reflection type diffraction element, through which a light beam received by the linear sensor passes. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242300 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SPECTRAL LUMINESCENCE MEASUREMENT - One embodiment relates to a computer-implemented method of processing spectral luminescence mapping data obtained from a substrate, the substrate having an epitaxial layer stack that includes a multiple quantum well. A spectral luminescence and an epi thickness at a location on the substrate are obtained. A spectral modulation for the location may be computed given the epi thickness and material indices of refraction. The underlying luminescence spectrum may then be generated by dividing the measured spectral luminescence by the spectral modulation. Subsequently, a peak wavelength and other parameters may be obtained from the underlying luminescence spectrum. In another embodiment, the underlying luminescence spectrum may be determined, without the epi thickness measurement, using a self-consistent technique. Another embodiment relates to an apparatus for spectral luminescence mapping and epitaxial thickness measurement. Other embodiments, aspects and features are also disclosed. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242301 | Methods and Apparatuses for Contact-Free Holographic Imaging of Aerosol Particles - Methods and apparatuses provide holographic contact-free imaging of aerosol particles in an efficient manner. One apparatus for holographic imaging of an aerosol particle may include: a delivery device configured to deliver the particle into a region; a light source for outputting a first beam of light and a second beam of light, wherein the first beam travels into the region producing a first light wave which is un-scattered by the particle and a second light wave that is scattered by the particle, and the second beam does not travel into the region; a beam splitter for combining the second beam with the scattered light of the first beam into combined interference light; an image sensor for sensing an interference pattern created by the combined interference light; and an image processor configured to generate an image of the aerosol particle based on the sensed interference pattern. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242302 | FINE PARTICLE MEASUREMENT DEVICE - A fine particle measurement device includes a 4f optical system in an optical path that causes a beam spot of a laser output from a light source to form an image with respect to fine particles. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242303 | DUAL ANGLES OF INCIDENCE AND AZIMUTH ANGLES OPTICAL METROLOGY - A dual optical metrology system includes a first metrology device and a second metrology device, each producing light at different oblique angles of incidence on the same spot of a sample from different azimuth angles. The dual optical metrology system further includes a rotating stage or flip mirrors capable of altering the orientation of the light beams so the first and second metrology devices can measure the same spot on the sample at different orientations. Thus, the first and second metrology devices generate first and second sets of optical metrology data, respectively, at a first orientation with respect to the sample. After the sample is rotated, the first and second metrology devices generate third and fourth sets of optical metrology data. The first, second, third, and fourth sets of data can then be used to determine one or more parameters of the sample. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242304 | SURFACE POSITIONING DETECTING APPARATUS, EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A surface position detecting apparatus includes a light projection system that projects a beam from an oblique direction onto a detection target surface, and a light reception system that receives a beam reflected on the detection target surface, said surface position detecting apparatus adapted to detect a surface position of the detection target surface based on an output from the light reception system. At least one of the light projection system and the light reception system includes a total reflection prism member including an internal reflection surface which totally reflects an incident beam. Upon detection of the surface position of the detection target surface, a refractive index of an optical material forming the total reflection prism member and an angle of incidence of the incident beam to the internal reflection surface of the total reflection prism member are set so as to satisfy a predetermined relation. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242305 | Imaging Overlay Metrology Target and Complimentary Overlay Metrology Measurement System - An exclusion region of interest imaging overlay target includes a self-symmetric target structure including two or more pattern elements, and an additional target structure including two or more pattern elements, wherein each of pattern elements of the additional target structure is contained within a boundary defined by one of the pattern elements of the self-symmetric target structure, wherein the self-symmetric target structure is characterized by a composite exterior region of interest, wherein the composite exterior region of interest is formed by removing two or more exclusion zones corresponding with the pattern elements of the additional target structure from an exterior region of interest encompassing the self-symmetric target structure, wherein each of the pattern elements of the additional target structure is characterized by an interior region of interest, wherein the self-symmetric target structure and the additional target structure are configured to have a common center of symmetry upon alignment. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242306 | CHECK-TILE FOR COLOUR MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENTS - The invention relates to a check-tile for validating instrument scales of colour measurement instruments, in particular of goniospectrophotometers, said check-tile comprising a non-transparent (opaque) coloured substrate coated with a pigmented coating, wherein
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20130242307 | OPTICAL ANALYSIS DEVICE AND OPTICAL ANALYSIS METHOD USING A WAVELENGTH CHARACTERISTIC OF LIGHT OF A SINGLE LIGHT-EMITTING PARTICLE - The inventive technique of detecting and analyzing light from a light-emitting particle in accordance with the scanning molecule counting method using an optical measurement with a confocal microscope or a multiphoton microscope is characterized by detecting intensities of components of two or more wavelength bands of light from a light detection region of an optical system with moving the position of the light detection region in a sample solution by changing the optical path of the optical system of the microscope; detecting individually signals of the light from each light-emitting particle in the intensities of the components of the two or more wavelength bands of the detected light; and identifying a kind of light-emitting particle based on the intensities of the components of the two or more wavelength bands of the signals of the light of the detected light-emitting particle. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242308 | Device for Reading Assay Results on Test Carrier - A device for reading an assay test result on a test carrier comprises: a light-emitting element ( | 2013-09-19 |
20130242309 | OPTICAL IMAGING METHOD AND OPTICAL IMAGING APPARTUS - An optical imaging method in an embodiment includes: a scanning step to scan each of a plurality of A-lines of an object with a signal light while alternately changing the phase difference between the signal light and a reference light to two preset phase differences; a detection step to detect the interference light of the signal light passing through the A-line and the reference light; and an imaging step to generate a complex interference spectrum based on the detection results of the interference lights corresponding to the plurality of A-lines sequentially obtained in the detection step according to the scanning, and form, based on the complex interference spectrum, the tomographic image along the arrangement of the plurality of A-lines in which a complex conjugate artifact is substantially removed. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242310 | LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE INCLUDING SUPER LUMINESCENT DIODES, METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME, AND OPTICAL TOMOGRAPHY IMAGING APPARATUS - Provided is a light source device, including at least two super luminescent diodes being a first and second SLD, which are provided on a same substrate, the first and second SLD including: a same active layer having an emission spectrum having multiple peaks; a multiplexing portion for multiplexing beams of exit lights which respectively exit from the first and second SLD; and an optical output waveguide for outputting the multiplexed beams, the active layer, the multiplexing portion, and the optical output waveguide being formed on the substrate, in which the first SLD includes a first electrode portion for driving at a first current density, and is structured so that emission peaks on a long wavelength side are dominant, and the second SLD includes a second electrode portion for driving at a second current density, and is structured so that emission peaks on a short wavelength side are dominant. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242311 | WHITE-LIGHT INTERFEROMETRIC MEASURING DEVICE - A white-light interferometric measuring device includes: a white light source that emits a white light beam; a beam splitter that reflects the white light beam; and an interference objective lens that collects the white light beam having reflected off the beam splitter in the direction of an optical axis and irradiates a measurement workpiece with the white light beam, the interference objective lens generating interference between a measurement light beam obtained by reflection of the white light beam off the measurement workpiece and a reference light beam obtained by branching of the white light beam to be converged on the measurement workpiece. Polarization correcting means that corrects the white light beam to enter the interference objective lens to circularly polarized light is arranged between the white light source and the interference objective lens. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242312 | OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY USING SPECTRALLY CONTROLLED INTERFEROMETRY - The time delay (and therefore the OPD) between object and reference beams in an interferometer is manipulated by changing the spectral properties of the source. The spectral distribution is tuned to produce a modulation peak at a value of OPD equal to the optical distance between the object and reference arms of a Fizeau interferometer, thereby enabling the use of its common-axis configuration to carry out white-light measurements free of coherence noise. Unwanted interferences from other reflections in the optical path are also removed by illuminating the object with appropriate spectral characteristics. OPD scanning is implemented without mechanical means by altering the source spectrum over time so as to shift the peak location by a predetermined scanning step between acquisition frames. The invention and its advantages are applicable to optical coherence tomography as well as conventional white light interferometry. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242313 | SCANNING METHODS AND APPARATUS - There is provided a method of identifying a region of interest in sample. The method comprises obtaining one or more optical coherence tomography (OCT) axial scans at one or more locations over the sample surface; for each axial scan, determining an integrated total of OCT intensity over the depth of the scan, and determining an attenuation depth into the sample at which a predetermined fraction of the integrated total is reached; and determining the from the one or more attenuation depths a region of interest in the sample. Generally, the method does not rely the accuracy (or inaccuracy) of any particular scientific model of scattering and attenuation. It is therefore robust and can be employed across a wide variety of samples, including non-biological ones. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242314 | LASER RANGEFINDER SENSOR - The specification discloses a pulsed time-of-flight laser range finding system used to obtain vehicle classification information. The sensor determines a distance range to portions of a vehicle traveling within a sensing zone of the sensor. A scanning mechanism made of a four facet cube, having reflective surfaces, is used to collimate and direct the laser toward traveling vehicles. A processing system processes the respective distance range data and angle range data for determining the three-dimensional shape of the vehicle. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242315 | CONTROL APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING PROCESS FOR PRINTING - In a control apparatus, first type binary image data representing density of pixels arranged along a first image direction at a first resolution is acquired, and a first determining process is executed to determine an exposure pattern used to execute exposures of exposure lines at a second resolution lower than the first resolution along a first exposure direction. In the first determining process, a partial exposure pattern for exposing an output partial area that is correlated with a binary partial area and that overlaps N successive exposure lines is determined such that distribution of exposure amounts in the output partial area along the first exposure direction differs according to layout of second-value pixels in the binary partial area at least in the first image direction, thereby enabling an image of color material to be formed through development at a resolution higher than the second resolution in the first exposure direction. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242316 | PRINTER - When a period from the point of time of receipt of instruction information concerning a cutting instruction to the point of time of receipt of instruction information concerning a printing instruction subsequent to the receipt of the instruction information concerning the cutting instruction has reached a prescribed period, a recording medium is cut and conveyed in a reverse direction by a prescribed distance, and then new printing is started. When the period from the point of time of receipt of the instruction information concerning the cutting instruction to the point of time of receipt of the instruction information concerning the printing instruction subsequent to the receipt of the instruction information concerning the cutting instruction has not reached the prescribed period, the recording medium is cut and then new printing is started without convey of the recording medium in the reverse direction. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242317 | AUTOMATED CALIBRATION METHOD FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - A method for calibrating a print head for use in an additive manufacturing system, the method comprising positioning the print head over a calibration target, where the calibration target has a top surface with a plurality of edges. The method further comprising moving a tip of the print head to identify coordinate locations of the edges, and setting a calibration parameter for the print head. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242318 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - In the invention, an inclination amount of sensors is reflected in positional deviation correction patterns, and for correcting formation positions of images of various colors, the positional deviation correction patterns are formed on a conveying belt. The positional deviation correction patterns are detected by the sensors. A control unit calculates positional deviation correction amounts based on detection results of the positional deviation correction patterns. Based on the calculated positional deviation correction amounts, the control unit performs calculation for correcting the positional deviation correction patterns, and cancels the inclination amount reflected in the calculation results to obtain final positional deviation correction amounts. Skew correction is performed based on the final positional deviation correction amounts, and thus, the positional deviations are corrected. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242319 | IMAGING UNIT, COLOR MEASURING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, COLOR MEASURING SYSTEM, AND COLOR MEASURING METHOD - An imaging unit includes a frame having an opening; a sensor unit that captures, via the opening, a subject located outside the frame; a reference chart unit that is arranged on the frame and is captured by the sensor unit together with the subject; and a cover member that covers the opening. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242320 | IMAGE CAPTURING UNIT, COLOR MEASURING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, COLOR MEASURING SYSTEM, AND COLOR MEASUREMENT METHOD - An image capturing unit includes: a sensor unit that captures an image of a predetermined area including an image capture object; a reference chart portion that is disposed in the predetermined area and an image of which is captured together with an image of the image capture object by the sensor unit; an illumination light source that illuminates the image capture object and the reference chart portion; and a specular reflection preventing member that prevents that specular reflection light of light emitted from the illumination light source enters the sensor unit. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242321 | IMAGE CAPTURING UNIT, COLOR MEASURING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING DEVICE, COLOR MEASURING SYSTEM, AND COLOR MEASURING METHOD - An image capturing unit includes a sensor unit that captures a predetermined area including a subject; a reference chart that is arranged in the predetermined area and captured together with the subject by the sensor unit; an optical path length changing member that is arranged on an optical path extending from the subject to the sensor unit and is capable of changing a length of the optical path. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242322 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPLEMENTING USER-CUSTOMIZABLE OPERABILITY FOR IMAGING OPERATIONS IN IMAGE FORMING DEVICES - A system and method are provided by which a user can operate any particular image forming device in a manner that emulates any other particular image forming device. These systems and methods decouple the user from a device-specified origin, or device-specified order of operations, by affording the user an opportunity, at a graphical user interface of an image forming device, to pick an origin and an order of operations that the user desires be undertaken by the image forming device. An ability to pick which origins and orders of operations the user desires allows for establishment of a policy for image forming operations in multiple different image forming devices. The user can define the order of operations when the user walks up to the machine. Otherwise, a system administrator may set up a particular user desired origin and order of operations as a system policy to convert printing job tickets. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242323 | DOCUMENT CREATING APPARATUS, OUTPUT APPARATUS, PRINTED MATERIAL, DOCUMENT OUTPUT SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A document creating apparatus includes a partial region setting unit, an output control information generating unit, and a printing unit. The partial region setting unit sets partial regions for document data. The output control information generating unit generates output control information regarding the partial regions set by the partial region setting unit. The printing unit prints, onto a printing medium, the document data, position information regarding the partial regions set by the partial region setting unit, and the output control information generated by the output control information generating unit. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242324 | SELECTIVE DUPLICATING SYSTEM AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SERVER DEVICE - According to one embodiment, an information management server device determines whether to permit the duplicating of the original data selected in the duplication source selection information. The information management server device reads the management ID of the original data related to the management ID in the duplication request and the electronic data body related to the entity ID with reference to the first and second storage units when the determination result for the original data has shown that the duplicating is permitted and creates duplicated original data by giving a new management ID to duplicated data obtained by duplicating the electronic data body. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242325 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A communication system includes an apparatus transmitting management information about management of consumable supplies and a mobile communication device that receives the management information. The communication device includes a detection part configured to detect a position of the communication device; a memory part configured to store a supplier's name of the consumable supplies and a position of the supplier; a setting part configured to set an area specified by a circle with a radius of predetermined length, which is centered on the position of the supplier stored in the memory part, as a control area; a display part; and a display control part configured to allow the display part to display the management information, the name of the supplier, and/or the position of the supplier when the display control part receives the management information from the apparatus and the position detected by the detection part falls within the control area. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242326 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR STORING AND RETRIEVING DATA - A database management system includes a first data storage structure for storing timestamped counter data entries for each of devices in an unordered manner and such that each counter data entry is assigned a uniquely identifiable storage address; a second data storage structure for storing and mapping between: address data identifying the storage addresses of counter data entries, excluding those which are null or empty, timestamps corresponding to the counter data entries, and device identifiers identifying the devices to which the counter data entries correspond; and data access means for, in response to receiving a request for data in respect of a specified time period and at least one of the devices, using the second data storage structure to identify, for the or each specified device, the storage addresses of the temporally first and last counter data entries falling within the specified time period and not null or empty. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242327 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus including a first power supply state, a second power supply state, and a third power supply state includes a receiving unit configured to receive a job, a determination unit configured to determine whether the image forming apparatus is shifted from the first power supply state to the second power supply state, or from the first power supply state to the third power supply state based on a type of the received job, and a control unit configured to shift the power supply state of the image forming apparatus based on the determination result of the determination unit. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242328 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing apparatus includes a receiving unit configured to receive output object information on an object to be output; a storage unit configured to store therein output device information on different types of output devices; and a determining unit configured to determine an output device based on the output object information and the output device information. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242329 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING IMAGE DATA - An MFP receives an input of authentication information from a user (in step S | 2013-09-19 |
20130242330 | SHEET POST-PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet post-processing apparatus includes a first conveying unit configured to convey a sheet; a holding unit configured to hold the sheet conveyed by the first conveying unit; a first post-processing unit configured to perform a post-process on the sheet conveyed by the first conveying unit; a second post-processing unit configured to perform a post-process on the sheet conveyed by the first conveying unit, the second post-processing unit being arranged below the first post-processing unit; a moving unit configured to move the holding unit from the first post-processing unit to the second post-processing unit; a second conveying unit configured to convey the sheet subjected to the post-processed by the first post-processing unit or the second post-processing unit in a direction orthogonal to a direction in which the sheet is conveyed by the first conveying unit; and a stacking unit configured to stack the sheet conveyed by the second conveying unit. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242331 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM - A disclosed information processing system includes an apparatus and an information processing apparatus including a service information memory unit storing service identification information identifying a service provided for the apparatus and program identification information for identifying a program required to be installed in the apparatus, a correspondence setup unit storing the apparatus identification information for identifying the apparatus and the service identification information upon a receipt of a usage request in which the apparatus identification information and the service identification information are designated, a communication unit requesting installation of a program related to the program identification information stored in the service information memory unit, and a program administrating unit returning the program related to the program identification information designated in the acquisition request, in response to the acquisition request for the program from the apparatus, wherein the program causes the apparatus to send information related to the apparatus. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242332 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, PRINTING CONDITION SETTING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PRODUCT - The CPU of a personal computer displays a list of one-click icons, each representing one or a plurality of printing functions, in the icon display area, and selects one one-click icon from the list of the one-click icons displayed in the icon display area, to automatically set a plurality of printing functions corresponding to the selected one-click icons. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242333 | DENSITY DETECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A density detection apparatus includes the following elements. A storage unit stores therein image information. A measuring unit measures amounts of light components reflected by an image carrier or density detection images represented by the image information. A light amount obtaining unit obtains a variation in amounts of light components reflected by each region in which the associated density detection image is formed, and obtains, as a reference value, a representative value of the amounts of light components. An image correcting unit corrects the image information by changing an arrangement order of the density detection images. An image forming unit forms the density detection images on the image carrier on the basis of the corrected image information. A density obtaining unit obtains density levels of density detection images corresponding to their area ratios by using the amounts of light components reflected by the density detection images and the reference values. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242334 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An information processing system includes a setting unit and an identification information extracting unit. The setting unit obtains first identification information that is identification information of a user in an information system that performs first authentication, the identification information being input by the user for user authentication to an image forming apparatus connected to the information system, sends setting information including the first identification information to a print service system that performs second authentication, thereby establishing a logical printer in which the setting information is set in the service system, and sets, as identification information of a person who uses the logical printer, second identification information that is identification information of the user in the service system. The extracting unit receives, from the service system, print data to be printed by the image forming apparatus, and extracts and outputs the first identification information set in the received print data. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242335 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, METHOD OF SHARING DATA, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING DATA SHARING CONTROL PROGRAM - A service provider system obtains, from a request for registering a job to process electronic data, first user information regarding a first user who sends the request, location information indicating a data storage area at which the electronic data to be processed is stored, and second user information regarding a second user, and allows the second user to execute the job being registered. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242336 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, PRINTING SYSTEM, ERROR NOTIFICATION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM THEREOF - An email requesting an attached file to be printed is received from an email server. In the case where printing of the attached file of the received email has not been completed, an error notification indicating that the printing has not been completed is sent to the email server as a reply to the received email. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242337 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A user has manually registered expenses generated due to use of an MFP, which causes a problem of burdensome registration work. An image processing apparatus for registering expense information in an expense management apparatus, includes a requesting unit configured to request authentication of a user to the expense management apparatus, an acquisition unit configured to acquire pieces of matter information of the user authenticated by the expense management apparatus, a selection unit configured to select one of the pieces of matter information acquired by the acquisition unit, a job execution unit configured to execute a job using hardware resources included in the image processing apparatus, and a registration unit configured to register expense information based on the job executed by the job execution unit as expense information of the matter information selected by the selection unit in the expense management apparatus. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242338 | INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PROGRAM - An information processing system includes an information management apparatus that accepts image generation requests and an image generation section that generates image data, which is provided independently of the information management apparatus. The information management apparatus issues a job ID in response to a print request from a client, and transmits the job ID and a URL of the image generation apparatus to the client. Based on the URL, the client directly requests the image generation apparatus for image data corresponding to the job ID. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242339 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC REDEPLOYMENT OF CLOUD-BASED SERVICES - A method of scheduling a print job may include determining a first set of deployments that includes one or more deployments. Each deployment in the first set may include an indication of a logical device in a cloud environment and an indication of a production center. The method may include for one or more deployments in the first set of deployments, determining a total compliance value associated with the deployment, identifying a subset of deployments based on, at least in part, the associated total compliance values, generating a new set of deployments based on, at least in part, the identified subset of deployments, and in response to the first set of deployments being an improvement over the new set of deployments, incrementing a count variable, and repeating the determining a total compliance value, identifying, and generating operations until the count variable equals an exit condition value. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242340 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENABLING DECENTRALIZED, TRUSTWORTHY AND COLLABORATIVE SHARING OF SERVICES - Methods and systems for selecting a service provider are disclosed. Information pertaining to print service providers, including associated user and general reputation scores, are received. Each user reputation score identifies a user's perception of a print service provider's reputation. Each general reputation score identifies a general strength of the print service provider's reputation. A first set of providers is selected based on a threshold user reputation score. A second set of providers is selected (pseudo-)randomly. A trust score is determined for each provider in the first and second sets based on the associated user and general reputation scores. One or more negotiation providers are selected from the first and second sets based on the associated trust scores. One or more of the user and general reputation scores are updated for negotiation providers based on a quality of service provided or an offer provided to or by the negotiation provider. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242341 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - An image forming apparatus having an operation mode, an energy saving mode, and a stop mode includes an image forming unit that forms an image on a recording member, and a control unit that controls the image forming unit, wherein the control unit includes an arithmetic unit that performs a logical operation or a numerical operation, a storage unit that stores a register value used by the arithmetic unit in a non-volatile register which is readable and writable, and retains stored information even when no power is supplied, and a change unit that changes the register value stored in the non-volatile register so as to correspond to a mode change between the operation mode and the energy saving mode or between the operation mode and the stop mode. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242342 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A cooperation server executes printing processing of a document from an MFP through a printing server based on matter information including a printing instruction for the document received from a matter management server. The cooperation server notifies the client PC of the printing order that includes the printing ID and access information used for registering the costs related to the printing after completion of printing, provides a registering screen for costs related to printing by reason of the access from the client PC, and registers the costs registering information received from the client PC on the matter management server. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242343 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - When an image processing apparatus performs a transmission function of transmitting image data generated by reading a document with a scanner, to a cost management apparatus, the image processing apparatus registers cost information and the image data in the cost management apparatus, the cost information corresponding to user's operation time incurred to perform the transmission function. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242344 | SERVER, PRINT JOB CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A server includes a spooler which puts one or more jobs connected to one or more users in a spool queue; a user information receiver which receives from a printing apparatus, user information of a user who is logged on to the printing apparatus; a job search portion which finds one or more jobs connected to the logon user among the one or more jobs waiting in the spool queue, by using the user information received by the user information receiver; and a controller which controls such that the most recent job among the one or more jobs found by the job search portion is transferred to the printing apparatus and further controls, on the basis of one or both of: the job title of the most recent job; and the spool time the most recent job is put into the spool queue. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242345 | Image Processing Apparatus, Image Processing Method, and Non-Transitory Computer-Readable Recording Medium Encoded with Image Processing Program - An image processing apparatus includes a target determining portion to determine process target data, an image processing control portion that stores processed data obtained by image-processing the process target data when the process target data can be stored upon acceptance of an execution operation, a history storing portion that stores history information including processing identification information of the image processing when the process target data cannot be stored, and a page generating portion that generates a page including a command linked to the process target data. The target determining portion determines designated data as the process target data upon acceptance of a data designating operation, and determines processed data as the process target data after the process target data is image-processed. When history information is stored, the page generating portion generates the page further including an image processing command to perform the image processing on the process target data. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242346 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - Provided is an image forming system where a plurality of image forming apparatuses for printing an image on a sheet based on a job, and outputting the image are connected with one another in a communicable manner, including a communication unit to carry out the communication, and a control unit to manage the job, and control the communication unit, where the control unit divides the job for sequentially processing a plurality of steps into a plurality of divided step jobs, executes a former part of the divided step jobs on an image forming apparatus which can execute the former part of the divided step jobs, and reserves a latter part of the divided step jobs on an image forming apparatus which can execute the latter part of the divided step jobs, and is different from the image forming apparatus, thereby enabling efficient execution of the job. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242347 | DISPLAY INPUT DEVICE AND DISPLAY METHOD THEREOF AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS PROVIDED THEREWITH - A display input device | 2013-09-19 |
20130242348 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium stores programs for a computer to execute a method of controlling a print job of a document from an application. The programs includes a controlling program to control the print job with a job ID, a setting receiving program to receive a setting condition, an image processing program to convert the document into print data, and a print data processing program to store the job ID with image data. The method includes the steps of obtaining the job ID, generating the image data, and storing the job ID with the image data into the print data processing program, executed by the setting receiving program, and the steps of obtaining the document and the job ID, receiving the image data, and converting the image data and the document into the print data, executed by the image processing program. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242349 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND DENSITY CORRECTION METHOD - An image forming apparatus having density correction characteristic data and a section to execute density conversion on input image data includes a section to generate detecting patterns with multiple area ratios, a section to create images of the patterns on an image bearing member, a section to detect the images of the patterns created on the image bearing member, a section to hold detected values corresponding to the images of the patterns detected from the image bearing member, a section to obtain fixed values or previously detected values as target values for correction, and correction coefficients, a section to calculate a correction characteristic corresponding to the detecting patterns from the obtained target values, the detected values, and correction coefficients, and a section to synthesize new density correction characteristic data from the density correction characteristic data and the correction characteristic corresponding to the patterns. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242350 | CONTROLLER, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - According to an embodiment, provided is a controller that controls an image forming unit forming an image on a recording medium based on image data in which densities of a plurality of colors are specified for each pixel. The controller includes: a setting unit that sets a common representative value to a density of a specific color indicating one of the colors in each of a plurality of pixels included in a specific area indicating a specific area represented in the image data; and a determining unit that determines a density of each of the colors so that a sum of densities of the respective colors other than the specific color in the pixels included in the specific area becomes equal to or lower than a value acquired by subtracting the representative value from a reference value indicating a total amount restriction target of a total amount of toners. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242351 | IMAGE EDITING APPARATUS, IMAGE EDITING METHOD, IMAGE EDITING SYSTEM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image editing apparatus is configured to determine two or more scheduled disposition regions in a predetermined region on a printing plate or an output medium, and to gang two or more content images for the respective disposition regions. The apparatus includes: a ganging information managing unit that sequentially manages first list information regarding plural print jobs and second list information regarding assignment states of the print jobs; a job assigning unit that assigns the disposition regions to at least one print job; a ganging state monitoring unit that sequentially monitors the first and second list information and determines whether there is at least one combination of the print jobs which have not been assigned and the disposition regions; and a monitoring result informing unit that informs a user of there being the combination in a case where the ganging state monitoring unit determines that there is the combination. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242352 | EXPENSE REGISTRATION SYSTEM FOR REGISTERING EXPENSES RELATED TO DOCUMENT RECEIVED BY FAX - An expense registration system capable of communicating with a management server that manages expenses individually for each matter includes a transmission unit configured to transmit a uniform resource locator (URL) for displaying a confirmation screen of fax reception when a document is received by fax, a response unit configured to send, if a request for the confirmation screen is received via the URL transmitted by the transmission unit, the confirmation screen as a response to the request, a reception unit configured to receive information used for managing expenses for fax reception, the information being input by a user via the confirmation screen, and a registration unit configured to register, by using the information received by the reception unit, expenses incurred in the fax reception in the management server. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242353 | Mobile Devices Having Fax Capabilities - Devices, systems and methods are disclosed which relate to incorporating a fax machine function into a mobile device. A camera on the mobile device is used to scan or capture an image of an existing document. Logic on the mobile device converts the image into a fax transmittal that can be transmitted to a fax machine. Once the fax transmittal is ready, a connection is initiated with a traditional fax machine across one or more networks, and the fax transmittal is sent to the fax machine at a speed determined by the slower device. Upon a successful transmission, the connection is terminated, and a report is generated. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242354 | METHOD FOR SIMULATING IMPACT PRINTER OUTPUT - An automated printout inspection system identifies glyphs in an image by calculating a connectedness score for each foreground pixel, and comparing this score with a specified threshold. The system further generates training images by simulating printouts from an impact printer, including the specifying of specific error types and their magnitudes. The simulated printouts are combined with scan images of real-world printout to train an automated printout inspection system. The inspection results of the automated system are compared with inspection results from human inspectors, and test parameters of the automated system are adjusted so that it renders inspection results within a specified range of the average human inspector. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242355 | ORIGINAL READER CAPABLE OF READING ORIGINALS OF VARIOUS SIZES AND METHOD OF READING ORIGINAL - An original reader capable of being downsized without requiring a large-capacity image memory. A conveying path conveys an original. Sensors are arranged on the conveying path, for detecting the conveyed original. CCD line sensors read the conveyed original. A CPU of the image reader decides the size of the conveyed original based on the results of detection by the sensors. An image memory stores image data output from the line sensors. The CPU transmits the decided original size and the stored image data to a controller. When the CPU cannot decide the original size at a predetermined timing, it transmits one of original size candidates to the controller, as a provisional original size. When the size of the original decided afterwards is different from the provisional original size, the CPU retransmits the decided size of the original. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242356 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS - An image reading apparatus comprising: a placing portion on which an original being fed is placed; an original conveying portion which conveys the original placed on the placing portion; an image reading portion which reads an image on the original conveyed by the original conveying portion; an stacking portion which is disposed under the placing portion and on which the original read by the image reading portion is stacked; and an illuminating portion which is disposed above the stacking portion and below the placing portion to illuminate the stacking portion, wherein the illuminating portion is disposed outside an original stacking area, that a maximum-sized original in a width direction orthogonal to an original conveyance direction is stacked, in the width direction. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242357 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes: a housing, an image reading section, shaft sections, bearing sections, abutment sections, and abutting sections. The housing is provided with an upper surface section. The image reading section has a first wall, a second wall, a bottom surface and a platen. The image reading section is mounted on the upper surface section of the housing. The shaft sections are installed at the bottom surface and provided with a rotating shaft. The bearing sections are provided at the upper surface section of the housing and the shaft sections are inserted into the bearing sections. The abutment sections are disposed at the upper surface section and arranged to face the bottom surface of the image reading section. The abutting sections are disposed at the bottom surface and are caused by the weight of the image reading section to abut against the abutment sections. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242358 | IMAGE READING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD UTILIZING THE SAME - There is disclosed an image processing apparatus provided with a reader for reading an original image, a connection unit for connection with a network to which plural computers are connected, and a transfer units for transferring the image data, read by the reader, to a computer through the connection unit, the apparatus comprises a specifying unit for specifying desired one among the computers connected through the connection unit, and a designation unit for designating image reading by the reader, wherein the transfer unit is adapted to transfer the image data, read by the reader in response to the designation by the designation unit, to a computer specified by the specifying unit. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242359 | DOCUMENT CONVEYING DEVICE, IMAGE READING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A document conveying device includes a document table on which a stack of document sheets is placed; a rotating shaft member detachably provided on a main body of the document conveying device; a feeding member configured to contact and feed a topmost sheet of the stack of document sheets, the feeding member being attached to the rotating shaft member via a driving force transmitting member; a separating unit configured to separate the topmost sheet from one or more sheets that are fed together with the topmost sheet, rotating members rotatably attached to the rotating shaft member; a holding member configured to hold the feeding member and the driving force transmitting member; and a rotating member position restricting unit configured to restrict a position of the rotating members other than the holding member to a given predetermined position with reference to a position of the holding member. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242360 | IMAGE EVALUATION APPARATUS AND METHOD, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An image evaluation apparatus includes a reading unit that includes a monochrome detection unit reading, in a focused state, an image formed on a recording material by an image forming apparatus that represents grayscale of the image by forming dots on the recording material, and a color detection unit reading the image in a defocused state; an image information obtaining unit that obtains image information for the image forming apparatus to form the image; a computing unit that computes a luminance and a chroma of an image supposed to be formed on the recording material by the image forming apparatus from the obtained image information; a comparing unit that compares a derived luminance with the computed luminance, and compares a derived chroma with the computed chroma; and an image evaluation unit that evaluates the image formed by the image forming apparatus, on the basis of results of comparison. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242361 | IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE, COLOR MEASURING DEVICE, COLOR MEASURING SYSTEM, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND COLOR MEASURING METHOD - An image capturing device includes a sensor unit that captures a predetermined range including a subject; a reference chart that is captured by the sensor unit together with the subject; an illumination light source that illuminates the subject and the reference chart; a lens member including one or more lenses arranged in an optical path of reflected light extending from the subject and the reference chart to the sensor unit; and a lens moving unit that moves at least one lens of the lens member so as to change a position thereof in a direction along the optical path. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242362 | IMAGE-FORMING LENS, IMAGE READER, AND IMAGE-FORMING DEVICE - An image-forming lens includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first group having a negative power as a whole, the first group consisting of a positive meniscus lens having a convex surface on the object side and a negative meniscus lens having a convex surface on the object side, the positive meniscus lens and the negative meniscus lens being cemented, an aperture stop, a second group consisting of a positive meniscus lens having a convex surface on the image side, a third group consisting of a positive meniscus lens having a convex surface on the image side, a fourth group consisting of a lens having a negative power, and a fifth group consisting of a biconcave lens. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242363 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SCANNING LIGHT - A method of scanning a light beam is disclosed. The method comprises scanning the light beam along a first axis and scanning the light beam along a second axis, such that a functional dependence of the scanning along the first axis is substantially a step-wave, and a functional dependence of the scanning along the second axis is other than a step-wave. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242364 | METHOD FOR PROJECTING AN IMAGE - According to the present invention there is provided a method of projecting an image, the method comprising the steps of, providing light signal which is configured such that it can be projected onto a display surface to display an image; oscillating a first reflective surface, to scan the light signal over the display surface, using an actuator which is in operable co-operation with the first reflective surface, by applying a first actuation signal to the first reflective surface, wherein a rise time or fall time of the first actuation signal is inversely proportional to a resonant frequency of oscillation of the first reflective surface. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242365 | SCANNING DISPLAY DEVICE AND SPECKLE REDUCTION METHOD - A scanning display device includes: a light source section including at least one light source configured to emitting coherent light; a light scanning section including: a scan mirror configured to reflect the light originated from the light source section and scan over a screen; and a turning section configured to turn the scan mirror; a depolarizer having outgoing polarized light distribution in which a state of polarization of outgoing light consecutively changes within an element plane, wherein: the depolarizer is placed in an optical path along which the light emitted by the light source section reaches the screen; and the state of polarization of the light is changed, thereby scanning the screen with light that has a polarized light distribution, in which the state of polarization consecutively changes, in a beam diameter. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242366 | AUSGASAMER RESONATOR - The invention relates to an optical resonator made of low-outgassing materials, comprised of at least one chamber, a non-linear crystal arranged in the chamber, and an array of mirrors arranged in the chamber and comprised of a plurality of mirrors for deflecting a light beam. To specify such a resonator which is low-outgassing and which ensures fine adjustment of the optical elements at the same time, the present invention proposes that the non-linear crystal and at least one mirror of the array of mirrors is arranged on one movable carrier each, wherein the said carrier is fabricated from a low-outgassing material and seals the chamber. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242367 | ELECTROWETTING DISPLAY DEVICE - An electrowetting display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a conductive fluid and a non-conductive fluid. The first substrate includes a first base substrate, a first electrode layer, a hydrophobic insulation layer and a partition wall. The first electrode layer is formed on the first base substrate and includes pixel electrodes spaced apart from each other and a common notch electrode formed between the pixel electrodes. The hydrophobic insulation layer is formed on the first electrode layer. The partition wall is formed surrounding the pixel electrodes and the common notch electrode on the hydrophobic insulation layer. The second substrate is opposite to the first substrate. The conductive fluid and the non-conductive fluid are interposed between the first and second substrates. The conductive fluid and the non-conductive fluid are controlled to vary transmittance of light in accordance with an electric signal applied to the pixel electrodes. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242368 | FAST RESPONSE PHOTOCHROMIC COMPOSITION AND DEVICE - The present invention relates to optical power-limiting device, and more particularly, to an optical power-limiting passive device and to a method for limiting optical power transmission in lenses and windows, using absorption changes in a photochromic material with a fast response, featuring under a millisecond rise time and one to five seconds return/decay time. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242369 | ELECTROCHROMIC DISPLAY - There is provided an electrochromic display that includes a display substrate, which includes a display electrode on a first substrate and an insulating film on or above the display electrode; a counter substrate having a counter electrode on a second substrate, the counter substrate facing the display substrate; and a color-developing layer containing an electrochromic material disposed in a region surrounded by a sealing member between the display substrate and the counter substrate. The insulating film is disposed on or above the display electrode except for a display region of the display electrode in the region surrounded by the sealing member. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242370 | NANO SMART GLASS SYSTEM - The present invention provides a nano smart glass system, including nano smart glass, DC power supply, sensor, and control unit. Wherein, the nano smart glass includes glass and the electrochromic thin-film device; The anode of the DC power supply connects to the at least one conductive anode layer of the electrochromic thin-film device; the cathode of the DC power supply connects to the at least one conductive cathode layer of the electrochromic thin-film device; the DC power supply is used to provide 1V-50V DC voltage to the electrochromic thin-film device; the electrochromic thin-film device adheres to the inside surface of the glass through the at least one conductive cathode layer or the at least one conductive anode layer; The sensor measures outdoor or indoor conditions and send the real-time measurement data to the control unit. The control unit connects to the DC power supply, and it can control the output voltage of the DC power supply to the electrochromic thin-film device. The present invention can real-time and intelligently adjust the color of the glass, which can help saving energy and reducing green house gas emission. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242371 | ELECTROWETTING DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A manufacturing method of an electrowetting display apparatus, in which a pixel electrode is formed on a substrate including pixel areas, a first mixture including a hydrophobic material and a solvent is disposed on the substrate to form a hydrophobic insulating layer, and a first heat process is performed to remove a portion of the solvent. Then, a second mixture including a material for a barrier and the solvent is disposed on the hydrophobic insulating layer, and the second mixture is patterned to form a barrier wall surrounding the pixel electrode in each pixel area. A second heat process is performed to remove the solvent in the hydrophobic insulating layer and the barrier wall, and a polar fluid and a non-polar fluid are disposed on the pixel electrode to form an electrowetting layer. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242372 | ELECTROWETTING DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A method of manufacturing an electrowetting display device includes forming a protection layer on a pixel electrode, forming a water-repellent layer on the protection layer, and removing the water-repellent layer from regions surrounding a display area of the pixel electrode. The water-repellent layer is formed by coating the protection layer with a hydrophilic material using a method such as slit coating. The water-repellent layer is removed using a method such as an edge bead removal method. The resulting water-repellent layer has a uniform thickness. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242373 | LIGHT CONTROL DEVICE AND LIGHT CONTROL METHOD - A light control device | 2013-09-19 |
20130242374 | DISPLAY MEDIUM AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A display medium of the present invention includes first and second substrates, a spacing member and a particle dispersion liquid. The first substrate is transparent to light. The second substrate is opposite to the first substrate and has plural electrodes placed at an interval. The second substrate has a difference between reflectivity of the electrode portions and reflectivity of plural boundary portions between the electrodes with respect to light incident from the first substrate side. The difference is 12 percentage points or less. The spacing member is placed between the first and second substrates at another interval, is transparent to light, and keeps a gap between the first and second substrates. The particle dispersion liquid is filled between the first and second substrates, and includes particles moving in a direction of an electric field formed between the first and second substrates and a dispersion medium. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242375 | DISPLAY MEDIUM AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A display medium includes a first substrate that is transparent to light, a second substrate, a spacing member, and a particle dispersion liquid. The second substrate is provided to be opposite to the first substrate and has a plurality of electrodes placed at a predetermined interval. The spacing member (i) is placed between the first and second substrates at another interval different from the predetermined interval of the electrodes, (ii) has a first end portion on a first substrate side of the spacing member and a second end portion on a second substrate side of the spacing member. The first end portion is transparent to light. The second end portion has different transparency from the first end portion to reduces a reflection of light incident through the first substrate onto a first substrate side of the spacing member. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242376 | DRIVING SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY USING THE SAME - A driving substrate is disclosed. The driving substrate includes a first substrate. The first substrate has a display zone and a border zone surrounding the display zone. The border zone includes at least one active area and at least one non-active area. The active area includes a first conductive layer disposed on the first substrate. The non-active area connects the active area to form the border zone. A display using the driving substrate is also disclosed. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242377 | Transparent Planar Element Having a Variable Transmittance - A transparent panel element formed as a glass surface includes an array, the variable total transmission factor of which can be controlled through application of an operating voltage. The array includes several films, which are inserted into and/or applied to the panel element in layers, and the transmission factors of which can be independently controlled | 2013-09-19 |
20130242378 | ELECTRO-OPTIC DISPLAYS, AND COLOR FILTERS FOR USE THEREIN - A process for producing a color electro-optic display uses an electro-optic sub-assembly comprising an electro-optic layer and a light-transmissive electrically-conductive layer. This sub-assembly is laminated to a backplane comprising a plurality of electrodes with the electro-optic layer disposed between the backplane and the electrically-conductive layer. A flowable material is placed over the sub-assembly and a color filter array is placed over the electrically-conductive layer and aligned with the electrodes of the backplane to form the color electro-optic display. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242379 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SIGNAL GAIN OF A RAMAN AMPLIFIER - A Raman amplifier comprising
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20130242380 | Suppression Of Parasitic Optical Feedback In Pulse Laser Systems - A pulsed laser system includes a variable attenuator located in a secondary optical path bounded by a target surface and one or more reflective surfaces outside of the primary laser oscillator of the laser system. The variable attenuator isolates an output optical amplifier of the laser system from light reflected from the target during time periods between laser pulses. In some embodiments, the variable attenuator is synchronously controlled with the primary laser oscillator. In some other embodiments, the variable attenuator is controlled separately from the primary laser oscillator to shape the generated laser pulses. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242381 | Multilayer plastic structure having low energy transmission - The invention relates to a multilayer structure comprising a base layer comprising at least one transparent thermoplastic and a specific inorganic infra-red absorber as well as an IR-reflecting multi-ply layer, the production of such a multilayer structure and the use thereof for the production of glazing made of plastic in buildings, automobiles, rail vehicles and aircraft. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242382 | MICROSCOPE SYSTEM, DRIVING METHOD OF THE SAME, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A microscope system includes a plurality of actuators configured to cause components of a microscope to operate, a plurality of power drivers configured to drive the plurality of actuators, respectively, an actuator controller configured to control the plurality of actuators through the plurality of power drivers, and a control management unit configured to control the actuator controller to designate any one of the plurality of power drivers to output a start signal for allowing the designated power driver to start operation to the designated power driver, and to control the actuator controller to stop outputting of the start signal to the designated power driver and the other power drivers other than the designated power driver until passage of a settling time in which driving of one of the plurality of actuators in response to the operation of the designated power driver is completed and then enabled again. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242383 | MICROSCOPE PROVIDED WITH PLURAL OPTICAL UNITS - In a microscope having a plurality of optical units each including a filter block between an objective and a tube lens, the optical unit closest to the objective among the plurality of optical units includes a first filter block provided with an optical filter having a first effective diameter. The optical unit closest to the tube lens among the plurality of optical units includes a second filter block provided with an optical filter having a second effective diameter larger than the first effective diameter. | 2013-09-19 |
20130242384 | MANIPULATION OF TOPOGRAPHY OF LARGE-FORMAT GLASS SLIDES - System and method for correcting a topography of an object being imaged by a multi-array microscope system. The object is forced to conform to a surface of the substrate supporting the object with a suction force and the topography of the chosen object surface is determined. The supporting substrate is bent with the use of force applied to the substrate with at least one actuator such as to reduce the deviations of the determined topography of the object's surface from a pre-determined reference surface by transferring the changes in the curvature of the supporting substrate to the object. In particular, the chosen surface of the object can be substantially flattened for ease of simultaneous imaging of this surface with multiple objective of the multi-array microscope. | 2013-09-19 |