42nd week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 22 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20080252642 | Method and Drug Administration Device For Enhanced Display of Diary Data - The invention provides for a method and a drug administration device for enhanced display of data in a modal day format. The method in accordance with the invention provides the user with an option to select one or more data points ( | 2008-10-16 |
20080252643 | Method and system for developing a strategy for use in a controller and storage medium for storing instructions which effectuate the method - A method and system for developing a strategy for use in a controller and storage medium for storing instructions which effectuate the method are provided. A computer graphical approach of at least one embodiment of the invention eliminates computer programming by presenting a user with a blank 2-dimensional graph on a computer screen along with X and Y axes. Using available toolbars and palettes, the user drags appropriate graphical objects into the graph. Each object represents an operation to perform data analysis or monitoring such as: data acquisition, data transformation or operating limits. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252644 | Measuring Device, Graphics Generating Method, Program and Recording Medium - There is provided a measuring device including an EVM measuring unit | 2008-10-16 |
20080252645 | IN-CONTEXT PAINT STROKE CHARACTERISTIC ADJUSTMENT - In-context paint stroke characteristic adjustment, in which a first user input selecting a path of a paint stroke rendered on a display is received, an anchor point on the path is defined based on the first user input, and a characteristic adjustment control is rendered adjacent to the anchor point. A second user input is received via the characteristic adjustment control, and a characteristic of the paint stroke is adjusted at the anchor point based on the second user input. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252646 | ENHANCED MOTION BEHAVIOR FRAMEWORK - An enhanced motion behavior framework, in which an input is received from a user corresponding to an object to be animated and one or more animation parameters to be applied to the object, the one or more animation parameters are applied to the object, and an animation of the object is displayed based on the application of the one or more parameters to the object. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252647 | Method And Apparatus For Bandwidth Corruption Recovery - A graphics processor is provided. The graphics processor includes a memory storing image data for presentation and a display memory region in communication with the memory, the display memory region supplying image data to a display panel for presentation. The graphics processor includes bandwidth control logic configured to monitor a lag between an output from the display memory region and an input into the display memory region. The bandwidth control logic is further configured to prevent a level of the display memory from decrementing when the lag between the output and the input is capable of causing corruption on the display panel due to a lack of data from the display memory region. A method for avoiding a buffer under run and a device are included. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252648 | Method And Apparatus For Providing Bandwidth Priority - A memory for a graphics processor is provided. The memory includes a write first-in-first-out (FIFO) region of the memory for receiving pixel data, and a read FIFO region for accessing the pixel data received into the memory through the write FIFO. The memory has a memory controller having write assembly logic for rearranging the pixel data received by the write FIFO for storage in the memory. The write assembly logic is configured to write data representing a first pixel and a second pixel across a plurality of data segments in the memory, where corresponding bit locations for the data representing the first pixel and the data representing the second pixel are contiguous. A graphics controller having the memory and a method for preventing data corruption from being displayed during an underflow are included. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252649 | Self-Automating Bandwidth Priority Memory Controller - A memory controller that includes a write first in first out (FIFO) region of the memory for receiving pixel data and a read FIFO region of the memory for accessing the pixel data received through the write FIFO is provided. The memory controller is configured to rearrange the pixel data received by the write FIFO for storage in the memory by writing data representing a first pixel and a second pixel across a plurality of registers in the memory, wherein corresponding bit locations for the data representing the first pixel and the data representing the second pixel are stored within a same one of the plurality of registers. The memory controller is configured to grant access to one of multiple requests for access to the memory based on corresponding bit locations associated with the multiple requests. A graphics controller and a method for prioritizing access to a memory are provided. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252650 | Organic light emitting display, driver system therfor and driving method thereof - The organic light emitting display may include a scan driver configured to sequentially supply a scan signal to scan lines during every subframe period, a data driver configured to supply a data signal to data lines when the scan signal is supplied, at least one lookup table configured to store a gamma correction value to gamma-correct data input from the outside, and a frame memory arranged between the lookup table and the data driver to store the gamma-corrected data. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252651 | REPRESENTING A PRINTED PRODUCT USING IMAGE BLENDING - A design image is combined with a product image to create a composite image to illustrate the result of printing the design image onto the product. To create the composite image, the opacity of each pixel in the design image is set according to the brightness value of the pixel such that completely dark pixels are opaque, completely white pixels are transparent, and pixels having intermediate brightness values are assigned intermediate opacity values based on the brightness of the pixel. The design image pixels and the corresponding product image pixel are blended according to the opacity values of the design image pixels to create the composite image. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252652 | PROGRAMMABLE GRAPHICS PROCESSING ELEMENT - In general, this disclosure describes techniques for performing graphics operations using programmable processing units in a graphics processing unit (GPU). As described herein, a GPU includes a graphics pipeline that includes a programmable graphics processing element (PGPE). In accordance with the techniques described herein, an arbitrary set of instructions is loaded into the PGPE. Subsequently, the PGPE may execute the set of instructions in order to generate a new pixel object. A pixel object describes a displayable pixel. The new pixel object may represent a result of performing a graphics operation on a first pixel object. A display device may display a pixel described by the new pixel object. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252653 | CALIBRATING RGBW DISPLAYS - A method for calibrating a display device having four or more channels, including three main channels which include in their gamut a desired display white point, and one or more further channels, said display device also having one or more individual adjustment controls for each channel. The method uses a series of targets, which are each one or more activated display settings at which the luminance and chromaticity coordinates are measured and recorded. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252654 | DISPLAY CONTROL CIRCUIT AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A display control circuit has a memory configured to store three-colors pixel data, a first selector configured to select one color pixel data for m pixels in order among the three-colors pixel data for the m pixels read out from the memory when performing vertically long display in a display panel, where m is an integer of 1 or more, and to select one color pixel data for n pixels in order among the three-colors pixel data for the n pixels read out from the memory when performing horizontally long display in a display panel, where n is an integer of 1 or more, and different from m, a second selector configured to select pixel data for one pixel in order among the pixel data for m pixels selected by the first selector when performing the vertically long display, and to select pixel data for one pixel in order among the pixel data for n pixels selected by the first selector when performing the horizontally long display, a D/A converter configured to convert the pixel data selected by the second selector into an analog pixel voltage, and a write controller configured to perform control for storing three-colors pixel data having the number of bits different between the vertically long display and the horizontally long display into the memory. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252655 | TECHNIQUES FOR EFFICIENT DITHERING - A system comprising a storage including an image file associated with a plurality of pixels and processing logic coupled to the storage. The processing logic is adapted to determine an average of least significant bits associated with a maximum of two of the plurality of pixels, add the average to bits associated with a target pixel, and disassociate from the target pixel least significant bits of the target pixel. No pixels are disposed between the target pixel and each of the two of the plurality of pixels. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252656 | Method for Enhancing Colour Resolution and Device Exploiting the Method - The invention relates to a method for enhancing colour resolution and particularly for obtaining 18 bit resolution in a display using a 16 bits per pixel system frame buffer. The invention uses logic to create intermediate pixel values between 16 bpp colour values. The invention proposes to store the image in the system frame buffer always with a fixed number of bits and using Error Diffusion Dither. Then a postprocessing filter is provided to provide the enhanced colour resolution using a greater number of bits per pixel as accepted by the display means. The invention also relates to a device exploiting the method. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252657 | Color conversion circuit and method of color conversion using interpolation from conversion coefficients some of which are substituted - Exemplary embodiments of color conversion circuits and color conversion methods convert input color data into output color data. The input color data is positioned in a three-dimensional color space, which is divided into a plurality of unit cubes each having a fixed dimension. The input color data is converted by performing interpolations using conversion coefficients at vertexes of the unit cube within which the input color data is positioned. When the input color data is positioned on a gray axis of the color space, a substitution circuit substitutes some of the conversion coefficients such that the interpolation becomes a linear interpolation. As a result, it is assured that input color data positioned on the gray axis is converted to gray output color data. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252658 | Method of Converting Signals For Multi-Primary Color Display - A method is described which converts a three primary color input signal (Cx, Cy, Cz) into N drive signals (P | 2008-10-16 |
20080252659 | Post-rendering anti-aliasing with a smoothing filter - A system to apply a smoothing filter during anti-aliasing at a post-rendering stage. An embodiment of the system includes a three-dimensional renderer, an edge detector, and a smoothing filter. The three-dimensional renderer is configured to render a three-dimensional scene. The edge detector is coupled to the three-dimensional renderer. The edge detector is configured to read values of a depth buffer and to apply edge detection criteria to the values of the depth buffer in order to detect an object edge within the three-dimensional scene. The smoothing filter coupled to the edge detector. The smoothing filter is configured to read values of a color buffer and to apply a smoothing coefficient to the values of the color buffer. The values of the color buffer include a pixel sample at the detected object edge. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252660 | CURVED LINE CORRECTION METHOD, APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM - A curved line correction method is provided, which is used when correcting a curved line displayed on an image display device and formed of a plurality of dots by moving a dot selected from the plurality of dots. The method includes the steps of correcting a portion of the trajectory of the curved line such that the trajectory passes those of the plurality of dots located outside of an adjacent region of the selected dot before the dot is moved and a position of the selected dot after moved, and arranging a plurality of new dots on the corrected portion of the trajectory according to the length thereof. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252661 | Interface for Computer Controllers - A software module for providing a user interface for a hardware peripheral device for controlling graphical elements of a virtual world defined in a computer system and rendered on a display device of the computer system, the module providing software including motion algorithms, and the module being capable of generating, with reference to the rendered graphical element, an icon (hereinafter called a motion handle) which represents a point in three dimensional space about which the graphical element may be manipulated, the point being used by the algorithms as the centre of rotation and zoom, and being used to define relative panning speeds whereby the algorithms cause changes to the rendered image of the graphical element responsive to rotation, zoom and pan input signals generated in the peripheral device. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252662 | Methods of Displaying Information at Different Zoom Settings and Related Devices and Computer Program Products - A method of displaying pages of information on an electronic screen may include receiving a first page of information including first text, and rendering the first page of information including the first text on the electronic screen at a first zoom setting. After rendering the first page of information at the first zoom setting, zoom input may be accepted from a user through a user interface, and the first page of information including the first text may be rendered on the electronic screen at a second zoom setting different than the first zoom setting responsive to the zoom input. In addition, a target text size may be saved in electronic memory, and the target text size may represent a size of the first text on the electronic screen at the second zoom setting. A second page of information including second text different than the first text may be received, and a third zoom setting may be determined responsive to the target text size and responsive to the second text. The second page of information including the second text may then be rendered on the electronic screen at a third zoom setting. Related devices and computer program products are also discussed. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252663 | SOLVING NETWORKS OF GEOMETRIC CONSTRAINTS - Systems, program products and program products for accepting a request to move a first geometric entity that is constrained to other geometric entities in a drawing that may contain both one-way and two-way geometric constraints. A set of affected geometric entities that need to be repositioned or otherwise changed as the result of moving the first geometric entity is identified. The affected geometric entities and the geometric constraints are classified into groups which are solved using a variational geometric constraint solver. If the geometric constraints cannot be satisfied, the movement of the first geometric entity is restricted. Otherwise the affected geometric entities are updated. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252664 | Device and Method for Driving Light-Emitting Diodes - A light-emitting diode (LED) driver is provided to drive an LED. The LED driver includes a clock supply to periodically output a modulation period. A brightness controller is provided to receive brightness data corresponding to the desired brightness of the LED. The brightness controller generates a pulse-width-modulated (PWM) duty pulse within the modulation period, a width of the PWM duty pulse being based on the brightness data. The LED driver also includes a detection controller to receive detection data indicating whether the LED is to be detected during the modulation period. When the detection data indicate that the LED is to be detected during the modulation period, the detection controller generates a detection pulse within the modulation period. A driver output is provided to output the PWM duty pulse and the detection pulse to the LED within the modulation period. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252665 | Current driver and display device - A current driver to which image data including a plurality of grayscale values is input and which outputs an electric current according to the grayscale values of the image data, the current driver comprising: a first input section to which a first reference current is input, a current value of the first reference current being changed according to the grayscale values of the image data; a second input section to which a second reference current is input, the second reference current having a current value different from that of the first reference current; and a current divider circuit which uses the second reference current and the first reference current to output an electric current, the electric current having a value equal to or higher than that of the first reference current and equal to or lower than that of the second reference current. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252666 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING BRIGHTNESS THEREOF - A display apparatus and a method for adjusting brightness thereof are provided. The display apparatus includes a panel unit which displays a video signal, a light emitting unit which provides the panel unit with a ray of light and causes the video signal to be visualized, a light emission control unit which controls the light emitting unit so that the ray of light is provided to each of local areas of the panel unit, and a panel control unit which compensates pixels of the video signal in each of local areas, to remove an artifact which is generated due to the ray of light provided to local areas of the panel unit. Because brightness of a screen is adjusted in each of local areas, contrast ratio is enhanced, and improved image quality is provided. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252667 | Digital-to-analog converter and method thereof - A digital-to-analog (D/A) converter comprises a decoder apparatus and an operational amplifier. The decoder apparatus comprises first and second decoder unit. The first decoder unit selects a voltage of first voltage set as first and second voltage in response to a value of first gray level set. The second decoder unit selects first border voltage of second voltage set as the first and the second voltages and second border voltage of that as the first and the second voltages in response to the maximum and the minimum value of second gray level set respectively. The second decoder unit further selects the first and the second boarder voltage as the first and the second voltage respectively in response to an intermediate value of the second gray level set. The operational amplifier generates a pixel voltage having level between the first and the second voltage accordingly. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252668 | Selecting a Refresh Time and/or Gray-Scale Lookup Table in a Liquid Crystal Display Device - A display device includes a display panel, a timing controller, a data driver and a scan driver. The display panel includes pixels respectively electrically connected to scan lines and data lines. The timing controller calculates the statistic numbers of pixels whose gray level variations between previous and current frames cross the gray-scale level of the gray point according to scan-line-signal refresh times and high-low gray-scale lookup tables, and thus selects one of the scan-line-signal refresh times and one of the lookup tables corresponding to the lowest statistic number. The scan driver outputs scan line signals to the pixels according to the selected scan-line-signal refresh time. The data driver generates pixel data according to the selected lookup table. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252669 | LIQUID DETECTION UNIT, AND LIQUID CONTAINER USING LIQUID DETECTION UNIT - A liquid detection unit includes a unit case, a sensor, and a relay terminal. The sensor is held by the unit case. The relay terminal has a relay portion and first and second terminals that are provided on both ends of the relay portion. The second terminal is connected to the sensor. The unit case includes a first terminal holding portion, a second terminal holding portion, and a deformable portion. The first terminal holding portion holds the first terminal of the relay terminal. The second terminal holding portion holds the second terminal of the relay terminal. The deformable portion is provided between the first terminal holding portion and the second terminal holding portion, and elastically deforms in a direction in which a distance between the first terminal holding portion and the second terminal holding portion is reduced. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252670 | Apparatus for Facilitating Ink Tank/Printhead Replacement In An Imaging Apparatus - An imaging apparatus configured for mounting a printhead, to which at least one ink tank is removably mounted, includes a print engine configured to move the printhead carrier along a bi-direction main scan path. The printhead carrier has a printhead latch having a printhead latch release button, which when actuated releases the printhead latch to allow removal of the printhead. The printhead has a respective ink tank latch for mourning the respective ink tank to a printhead body. The respective Ink tank latch includes a respective ink lank release button which when actuated unlatches the respective ink tank latch to allow removal of the respective ink tank from the printhead body. An access panel has a first-opening defining an ink tank removal location that permits access to the respective ink tank release button, while the access panel prevents access to the printhead latch release button. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252671 | Computerized Apparatus and Method for Applying Graphics to Surfaces - A system and method for applying an image to a substrate surface are disclosed. The method comprises receiving a set of color matrix maps representing color pixel overlays forming the image, effecting a positioning of a print head array relative to the substrate surface, the print head array comprising at least one print head having a plurality of nozzles, receiving real-time geometry data representing the print head array position and orientation in space, determining, in response to the real-time geometry data, the print head array position and orientation relative to the substrate surface, determining, in response to the print head array position and orientation relative to the substrate surface and the set of color matrix maps, a set of pixels to be applied by the print head array to the substrate surface, and generating instructions to the print head array, in response to the set of pixels to be applied, to actuate particular nozzles in the print head array to apply the set of pixels to the substrate surface. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252672 | INKJET HEAD DRIVING APPARATUS AND DRIVING METHOD - An inkjet head driving apparatus which drives an inkjet head for use in gradation printing which is performed to cause a capacity of each of a plurality of pressure chambers filled with ink to be changed by a drive pulse applied to an actuator, an ink drop to be emitted onto a recording medium from a nozzle communicating with the corresponding pressure chamber, and the number of ink drops emitted to be controlled according to the number of drive pulses, the driving apparatus including a drive signal generating section which applies a deboost pulse to decrease pressure in the pressure chamber before the drive pulse for emitting a first drop of ink is applied, wherein the deboost pulse includes a pulse applied to expand or contract the capacity of the pressure chamber for a predetermined length of time, and a quiescent time following the pulse. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252673 | INK JET PRINTING APPARATUS AND INK JET PRITING METHOD - An object of the present invention is to provide an ink jet printing apparatus which can prevent possible stripe-like density unevenness in a joint in a print head constructed by joining a plurality of chips together even if the print head is inclined to the regular position of the print head. The present invention uses a print head having the nozzle arrays being shifted in a direction in which the nozzles are arranged, so as to have overlapping portions in a direction orthogonal to the nozzle arranging direction. The present invention controls an ink ejecting operation of the nozzles in the overlapping portions between the plurality of nozzle arrays on the basis of an angle between the nozzle array arranging direction and a direction orthogonal to the direction in which the print head moves relative to the print medium. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252674 | Liquid ejecting apparatus and method of controlling same - A liquid ejecting apparatus for ejecting droplets by driving heat generating elements includes an electrical current source configured to output temperature measurement current; a plurality of head chips, each having a heat generating element, a temperature sensor whose resistance value changes with temperature, a switch circuit that connects the temperature sensor to the electrical current source, and a switch-circuit control circuit configured to control the switch circuit; and a heat-generating-element control circuit configured to measure temperatures of the plurality of head chips and controlling the driving of the heat generating elements via an end of the electrical current source on the temperature sensor side. The temperature sensors of the plurality of head chips are sequentially and selectively connected to the electrical current source by the switch circuits of the plurality of head chips, and the temperatures of the plurality of head chips are measured by the heat-generating-element control circuit. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252675 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND THE METHOD OF ACQUIRING CORRECTION VALUE OF CONVEYING ERROR - While a conveying error of a roller depends on the eccentricity of the roller, the amount and the state of the eccentricity sometimes makes the roller have different conveying errors from one point in the longitudinal direction of the roller to another. There is provided a construction for obtaining a correction value that is suitable for the correction of the conveying error even in such a case as described above. To this end, plural test patterns are formed in the longitudinal direction of the roller. Then, a suitable correction value for correcting the conveying error that depends on the eccentricity of the roller is obtained on the basis of these test patterns. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252676 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF ACQUIRING CORRECTION VALUE OF CONVEYING ERROR - The sequence of the acquisition of a correction value of a conveying error depending on the eccentricity of the conveying roller (correction value for eccentricity) and the acquisition of a correction value of a conveying error depending on the outer diameter of the roller (correction value for outer diameter) is considered to acquire a precise correction value for outer diameter. A test pattern to acquire the correction values for eccentricity and for outer diameter is formed with an area exceeds the area corresponding to an integer multiple of the circumferential length of the roller. The correction value for eccentricity and that for outer diameter are acquired in this sequence. The fluctuation in the conveying error is reduced by the application of the correction value for eccentricity, and the influence of the excess area is made smaller before the correction value for outer diameter is acquired by averaging the conveying errors. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252677 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND CONVEYING CONTROL METHOD - Provided are a printing apparatus and a conveying-error controlling method capable of printing a high-quality image by correction reflecting the conveying amount of a printing medium. A provided inkjet printing apparatus prints images by printing scans for actual printing and by conveying the printing medium with a roller orthogonally to the printing-scan direction. In each printing scan, the printing medium is scanned with a print head having an array of nozzles from which the ink is ejected. The print head moving direction differs from the arranging direction of the nozzles in the array. The apparatus includes a conveying controller to control the conveying of the printing medium on the basis of a correction value used to correct a conveying error of the roller. The conveying controller changes the correction value to be applied in accordance with the conveying amount of the printing medium between two scans with the print head. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252678 | Determining Drop Weight - Embodiments of determining drop weight are disclosed. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252679 | Ink Jet Device for the Controlled Positioning of Droplets of a Substance Onto a Substrate, Method for the Controlled Positioning of Droplets of a Substrate, and Use of an Ink Jet Device - The invention provides an ink jet device for the controlled positioning of droplets of a substance onto a substrate, the device comprising at least a print head with a nozzle designed to eject the droplet, the device further comprising at least one acoustic sensor arranged for detecting the landing of the droplet on the substrate. A feedback loop stops the printing process the moment the landing of a droplet is not detected within a predetermined delay time. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252680 | Hybrid electro-photographic/ink-jet press print systems and primers - Electro-photographic press print systems, methods of disposing a fluid onto a substrate in an electro-photographic press print system, and electro-photographic ink primers, are disclosed. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252681 | Ink-jet ink sets - Ink-jet sets, printer systems, methods of printing, and printing materials are disclosed. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252682 | Apparatus and Methods for Servicing 3D Printers - The invention relates to apparatus and methods for producing three-dimensional objects and auxiliary systems used in conjunction with the aforementioned apparatus and methods. The apparatus and methods involve 3D printing and servicing of the equipment used in the associated 3D printer. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252683 | PRINTER HAVING CAPPING SYSTEM FOR PRINTHEAD ASSEMBLY - A printer is provided having a printhead assembly and a capping mechanism. The printhead assembly has two confronting pagewidth printheads and a plurality of nozzles located along each printhead and arranged in use to deliver ink onto opposite surfaces of print media as it is transported past the printheads. The capping mechanism has capping members having a length corresponding substantially to that of the printheads and actuating means arranged to effect linear movement of the capping members in a first direction and linear movement of the printheads in a second direction to a position at which nozzle capping engagement is effected between the capping members and respective ones of the printheads. The first and second directions are non-parallel. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252684 | METHOD OF CAPPING PRINTHEAD ASSEMBLY - A method of capping a pagewidth printhead assembly is provided. The printhead assembly has two confronting pagewidth printheads and a plurality of nozzles located along each printhead and arranged in use to deliver ink onto opposite surfaces of print media as it is transported past the printheads. In the method linear movement of each printhead is effected in a first direction and linear movement of associated capping members is effected in a second direction to a position at which each capping member is located in nozzle capping engagement with the associated printhead. The first and second directions are non-parallel. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252685 | Web for printhead - Various embodiments of a web for a printhead are disclosed. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252686 | INKJET PRINTING APPARATUS AND INKJET PRINTING METHOD - This invention reduces an unprinted stripe occurred by edge deviation of a printhead. An inkjet printing apparatus according to this invention can execute a first printing mode in which an image is printed by scanning the printhead in a first region on the printing medium N times and scanning the printhead in a second region adjacent to the first region (N+1) times, and a second mode in which an image is printed by scanning the printhead in the first region M times and scanning the printhead in the second region (M+1) times. The width, in the conveyance direction of the printing medium, of the second region printed in the second printing mode is narrower than the width, in the conveyance direction of the printing medium, of the second region printed in the first printing mode. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252687 | INKJET PRINTER HAVING PRINTED MEDIA TRANSPORT OF DRYING LENGTH - An inkjet printer is provided having a housing, an elongate print media transport assembly mounted in the housing, a pagewidth printhead mounted in the housing so as to be located at a print media entry side of the print media transport assembly, and an air duct mounted in the housing so as to be arranged to deliver air to said transport assembly in order to dry print media in use. The elongate print media transport assembly has one or more conveyor belts which are of a length to facilitate warm-set ink drying of the print media during operation of said belts at the predetermined speed. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252688 | PRINTING CARTRIDGE HAVING SELF-REFERENCING PRINTHEAD WITH LARGE NOZZLE NUMBER - A printing cartridge for an inkjet printer is provided having an ink supply and a printhead assembly which has at least one printhead integrated circuit having ink ejection nozzles and an ink distribution support mounting the printhead integrated circuit(s). The ink distribution support distributes ink from the ink supply to the nozzles. The printing cartridge is mounted to the printer at the ink distribution support which is provided with at least one reference feature. The reference feature(s) serves to provide information on the location of the nozzles upon mounting of the printing cartridge to the printer. The printhead integrated circuit(s) has at least 6400 nozzles | 2008-10-16 |
20080252689 | LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method for manufacturing a liquid discharge head including an energy generating element, which generates energy utilized for discharging a liquid, and a discharge portion provided at a position facing the energy generating element and having a discharge port for discharging the liquid is provided. This method includes the steps of forming a negative photosensitive resin layer used for a member that forms the discharge port on the substrate, and exposing the layer to an i-line to form the discharge portion that is tapered in a direction from the substrate to the discharge port, wherein the layer has an absorbance per 1 μm thickness of about 0.02 to about 0.07 for light used for the exposure. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252690 | Micro Writing And Reading - In one embodiment, a printing device includes: a print engine configured to apply marking material to print media; a laser writer configured to expose the print media to a laser beam of sufficient energy to change the reflectivity of exposed portions of the print media; a media path along which the print engine may apply marking material to print media in a macro printing zone and along which the print media may be exposed to a beam of light emitted by the laser writer in a micro printing zone; and an electronic controller operatively connected to the print engine for selectively applying marking material to the print media and to the laser writer for selectively exposing the print media to a laser beam. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252691 | Inkjet nozzle chamber holding two fluids - An inkjet nozzle chamber configured such that it holds ink and a second fluid with a lower thermal conductivity; wherein, at least part of the actuator is positioned at the interface between the ink and the second fluid. By insulating at least some of the actuator from the printhead substrate, more heat is directed into the ink that is ejected from the nozzle. If the actuator is a thermal or thermal bend, the insulating fluid allows the resistive elements to heat more quickly and use less power. This reduces the overall power consumption of the printhead. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252692 | Method Of Bonding A Micro-Fluid Ejection Head To A Support Substrate - A substantially planar micro-fluid ejection device, where the micro-fluid ejection head is covalently bound to a substantially planar support material, and a method of making the same. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252693 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND PRINTHEAD FOR CONTINOUS MEMS INK JETS - An embodiment relates generally to a method of ejecting ink. The method includes providing a continuous stream of ink from a pressurized fluid chamber and activating a drive signal to activate a micro-electrostatic mechanical system (MEMS) membrane. The method also includes stably breaking up the jet stream into uniform droplets in response to deflecting the MEMS membrane to perturb the continuous stream of ink. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252694 | INK JET PRINTHEAD WITH GLASS NOZZLE CHAMBERS - An ink jet printhead is provided. The printhead comprises: a silicon substrate; a CMOS layer comprising drive and control circuitry, the CMOS layer being formed on the silicon substrate; a passivation layer covering the CMOS layer; and a plurality of nozzles mounted on the passivation layer. Each nozzle comprises a chamber adapted to contain an ejectable liquid; and a droplet ejection actuator associated with each of the chambers respectively, the droplet ejection actuator being electrically connected to the drive circuitry and adapted to eject a droplet of the ejectable liquid from the nozzle. The chambers are comprised of a glass material. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252695 | DROPLET DISCHARGE HEAD, DROPLET DISCHARGE DEVICE, AND DISCHARGE CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A droplet discharge head includes: a nozzle; a plurality of discharge chambers each of which is provided with a respective one of a plurality of vibrating plates to be displaced so as to pressurize a liquid, and formed in series in a flow channel, communicating with the nozzle, of the liquid; and a fixed electrode that is opposed to each of the vibrating plates of each of the discharge chambers and generates an electrostatic force for displacing each of the vibrating plates. In the droplet discharge head, removing volumes removed by the displacement of the vibrating plates are different from each other. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252696 | Inkjet Printer Having A Printhead With A Bi-Layer Thermal Actuator Coil - Provided is a printhead for an inkjet printer. The printhead has a plurality of micro-electromechanical ejection mechanisms arranged in a wafer substrate, with each mechanism having chamber walls and a roof formed on top of said substrate to define an ink chamber. One wall of the chamber defines a slot therein. The mechanism also includes an ink supply channel defined through the substrate to said chamber. The mechanism includes a bi-layer thermal actuator coil fast with the substrate and ending in a strut extending through the slot, said strut fast with a paddle device within the chamber. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252697 | ACTUATOR DEVICE AND LIQUID EJECTING HEAD - An actuator device includes a piezoelectric element configured to include a lower electrode provided on a surface side of a substrate, a piezoelectric layer provided on the lower electrode, and an upper electrode provided on the piezoelectric layer. The lower electrode contains a precious metal. When a cross-section of the lower electrode is examined in the thickness direction using secondary ion mass spectroscopy (SIMS) , a ratio Z | 2008-10-16 |
20080252698 | INK JET RECORDING HEAD - An ink jet recording head includes a element substrate; a plurality of ejection outlets, provided on the element substrate, for ejecting ink in a direction perpendicular to the element substrate; and a nozzle formation member having a plurality of ink flow paths which are in fluid communication with the ejection outlets, respectively; wherein the ink flow paths are arranged at a density higher than 1200 dpi in an arranging direction of the ejection outlets; wherein widths of flow passage walls forming the ink flow paths are smaller than heights of the ink flow paths and are smaller than widths of the ink flow paths. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252699 | INK EJECTION PRINTHEAD INCORPORATING A CONNECTOR ARRANGEMENT - An ink ejection printhead includes an elongate support frame supporting ink ejection printhead modules. An end plate is mounted to an end of the support frame and defines a guide arrangement. A connector arrangement is supported by the guide arrangement and includes a body portion defining a pair of holes. The connector arrangement includes a first connector extending from the body portion between the holes. The connector arrangement also includes a second connector configured to engage with the holes so that the first connector is located between the second connector and the body portion. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252700 | Cartridge For An Inkjet Printer With Refill Docking Interface - A printer cartridge for an inkjet printer including an ink storage reservoir; a printhead in communication with said ink storage reservoir; a refill port in communication with the ink storage reservoir and arranged to receive refill ink for replenishing the ink storage reservoir; and an integrated circuit assembly arranged to store information relating to the properties of at least one of the refill ink and the ink stored in the ink storage reservoir. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252701 | LIQUID CONTAINER - The invention provides a liquid container for supplying liquid to a liquid consumption apparatus, and includes: a container body that is detachably attached to a container attachment unit of the liquid consumption apparatus; first and second positioning portions that prevent the movement of the container body when corresponding first and second positioning members provided on the container attachment unit fit therein, respectively; a liquid feed outlet to communicate with a liquid supply unit on the container attachment unit to supply liquid from the liquid container to the liquid consumption apparatus; an information memory unit; electric contacts that cause the information memory unit provided on the container body to be connected to an information control circuit of the liquid consumption apparatus; and an engaging portion preventing the detachment of the container body from the container attachment unit when an engaging member engages therewith. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252702 | LIQUID CONTAINER - A liquid container includes a liquid containing portion, a case, a liquid detection unit, and an impact absorbing portion. The liquid containing portion contains liquid. The case forms a space that accommodates the liquid containing portion. The liquid detection unit includes a liquid introducing portion that is connected through an attachment portion, which is provided in the case, to a liquid delivery port of the liquid containing portion. The impact absorbing portion is provided at least between a bottom face of the case and the liquid detection unit to absorb an impact applied to the liquid detection unit. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252703 | CARTRIDGE UNIT HAVING MAGNETICALLY CAPPED PRINTHEAD - A cartridge unit for an inkjet printer is provided which has a body portion having ink storage compartments, a pagewidth printhead configured to receive ink from the compartments and distribute the ink to nozzles arranged in use to deliver the ink onto passing print media, and a capping assembly for capping the printhead. The capping assembly has a body which extends the printhead length, a capping element housed within the body and having a rim portion which caps at least a portion of the printhead and a displacement assembly housed within the body for moving the capping element between a first position where the rim portion extends from the body and a second position where the rim portion is contained within the body. The displacement assembly is controlled by an electromagnet which determines the position. The ink storage compartments comprise absorption material which stores the ink under capillary action. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252704 | PRINTER WITH CARTRIDGE DOCK FOR RUPTURING SEAL ON CARTRIDGE - An inkjet printer that has a replaceable ink cartridge with an ink storage volume and an ink outlet. The ink outlet has an outlet valve that is biased closed and opens upon installation in the printer. The cartridge also has an air bag in the ink storage volume for expanding as ink is drawn through the ink outlet to keep a constant head of ink above the outlet valve. The air bag has an air inlet with a frangible seal configured to be ruptured upon installation of the cartridge such that the air bag is vented to atmosphere. The printer also has a pressure regulating valve for establishing fluid communication between the printhead and the ink storage volume wherein, the pressure regulating valve is biased closed and opens in response to a predetermined ink pressure difference across the valve. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252705 | INKJET PRINTING HEAD AND INKJET PRINTING CARTRIDGE - An inkjet printing cartridge capable of ejecting miniaturized ink droplets in a stable manner while avoiding the complexity of the structure and control as well as suppressing the cost rise. For this purpose, the inkjet printing cartridge is formed of a material having the permeability to liquid and gas, and the ink supply path for supplying ink to the ejection opening having a relatively small ejection amount is arranged adjacent to other ink supply paths via walls. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252706 | Ink Delivery System And A Method For Replacing Ink - An ink delivery system having a fluid supply and a printhead assembly, separate from and in fluid communication with the fluid supply. A primary flow path is configured to facilitate the delivery of fluid from the fluid supply to the printhead assembly, and a return flow path, at least partially separate from the primary flow path, is configured to facilitate the evacuation of fluid from the printhead assembly. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252707 | Liquid supply apparatus, liquid supply method and image forming apparatus - The liquid supply apparatus includes: a liquid ejection head which includes: a plurality of bubble generating chambers in which liquid is heated to generate ejection bubbles causing the liquid to be ejected through ejection ports; a common flow channel connected to the plurality of bubble generating chambers and storing the liquid to be supplied to the plurality of bubble generating chambers; and bubble restricting members restricting passage of bubbles between the common flow channel and the plurality of bubble generating chambers; a liquid storage unit which is connected to the common flow channel and which stores the liquid to be supplied to the common flow channel; a first suctioning device which caps and suctions an ejection face of the liquid ejection head on which the ejection ports are arranged; and a pressure reduction device which reduces pressure of the liquid storage unit. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252708 | INK SET, INK CARTRIDGE SET, INK JET RECORDING METHOD, RECORDING UNIT, AND INK JET RECORDING APPARATUS - An ink set is provided which can prevent the occurrence of a new color mixing phenomenon in which a different ink comes into the insides of particular ink channels. The ink set is constituted of plurality of inks. The plurality of inks constituting the ink set is stored respectively in ink cartridges each having an ink storage portion which is brought into a hermetically-closed state. The difference in specific gravity between a first ink having the largest specific gravity and a second ink having the smallest specific gravity among the inks constituting the ink set is less than 0.020. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252709 | WATER-BASED HEAT FIXING INK AND HEAT FIXING INKJET RECORDING METHOD - A water-based heat fixing ink comprising at least the following 4 compounds, a: pigment; b: water-soluble resin comprising a copolymer, in which a monomer having a carboxyl group and monomer having a hydrophobic group are polymerized, and the resin is dissolved by neutralization with an amine; c: an organic solvent satisfying following Equation (1) which is represented by a hydrogen bonding term and a polar term of a solubility parameter; and d: water; wherein b is contained in an amount of 0.5-7.0 weight % as a free polymer in a water-based heat fixing ink, | 2008-10-16 |
20080252710 | SHEET CONVEYING APPARATUS, PRINTING APPARATUS, CORRECTION INFORMATION ACQUIRING APPARATUS, PRINTING SYSTEM, METHOD OF CONVEYING SHEETS AND METHOD OF ACQUIRING CORRECTION INFORMATION - Performed is conveying-error correction in accordance with the kind and the number of rollers that are actually involved in the conveying of a printing medium. Each of the rollers that are potentially involved in the conveying of the printing medium has a unique amount of eccentricity, and may affect the quality of image to be printed in a peculiar manner. To address this problem, a surface of the printing medium is divided into areas according to the number and the combination of the rollers that are actually involved in the conveying. A pattern each is printed for each of the areas thus formed while the pattern enables the detection of the conveying error. A correction value to correct the conveying error is calculated using each of the patterns. The correction values thus obtained are reflected in the conveying of the printing medium. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252711 | Methods and apparatus for image transfer - An apparatus for imprinting high quality images on non-planar surfaces, including the surfaces of various types of three-dimensional articles, such as baseball bats, formed from a number of different types of materials. In the preferred method of the invention, the non-planar surfaces of the three-dimensional articles are printed using a uniquely modified ink jet image transfer technique. The apparatus of the invention includes an ink jet printer coupled with a novel article positioning apparatus which functions to support a plurality of articles, to move a selected one of the articles into proximity with the ink jet printer and to controllably rotate the selected one of the articles. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252712 | IMAGE FORMING ELEMENT AND FABRICATING METHOD THEREOF, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING THE IMAGE FORMING ELEMENT - An image forming element includes a drum body including a plurality of conductive layers and a plurality of insulating layers stacked on one another in an alternate pattern, in which a portion of each of the conductive layers extends towards a cavity defined within the conductive layers to form a plurality of electrodes, and a control unit disposed in the cavity, and including a plurality of electrode pads corresponding to the electrodes to provide an electrical connection to the respective electrodes. Structure and processes to fabricate an image forming element are simplified, and fabricating cost can be reduced. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252713 | LED printer and print control method - The LED printer includes: a photosensitive drum; a resist roller for feeding a printing medium to the photosensitive drum at a first constant speed; a fixing device for discharging the printing medium from the photosensitive drum at a second constant speed; a separation type LED head arranged zigzag; and a printing control circuit for detecting a position of the printing medium fed by the resist roller or the fixing device and adjusting printing timings of the first portion LED head and the second portion LED head based on the detected position and the LED head interval. The LED printer can normally correct a print length in each of a front end region and a rear end region of a sheet. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252714 | MEMS device for producing a lemniscate pattern to counter zigzag effect - A MEMS device, a printer and a method of printing is presented including providing a light source producing a modulated beam of light, positioning a mirror with a reflective surface to intercept the modulated beam of light. Allowing the mirror to rotate on a single-axis hinge structure such that the resultant reflected beam is swept in a scan plane and creating an image at an intersection of the scan plane and an image plane. Causing the mirror to rotate about the single-axis hinge structure and to oscillate at a tilt about the single-axis hinge structure, wherein the resultant reflected beam of light forms a lemniscate pattern along the image plane, and wherein the lemniscate pattern has an inner angle between a left sweep segment and a right sweep segment of the image. Synchronizing the inner angle of the lemniscate pattern formed on the image plane to a motion of a photosensitive medium such that an image is formed on the photosensitive medium along lines substantially parallel to each other and orthogonal to the movement of the photosensitive medium. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252715 | Printer - This printer includes a print head portion having a laser application portion emitting a laser beam, for performing printing by applying the laser beam from the laser application portion in a state bringing an ink sheet and a paper into contact with each other while transporting the ink sheet in a first direction and transporting the paper in both of the first direction and a second direction opposite to the first direction. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252716 | Communication Control Device and Communication Terminal - A first mobile communication terminal sends position data of an avatar for the terminal and position data of an avatar for a second mobile communication terminal, with which a user of the first terminal wishes to communicate, to a communication control device. The communication control device determines whether a position indicated by each of the two pieces of position data is within a predetermined space. If the communication control device determines that positions indicated by the two pieces of position data are within the predetermined space, the first and second mobile communication terminals start a videophone call using captured images, and otherwise, the mobile communication terminals start a videophone call using avatar images. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252717 | Method for photographing panoramic image - Disclosed is a method for photographing a panoramic image including the steps of recognizing movement of a corresponding photographing apparatus by comparing a current real-time input image with a previous image through a motion estimation mechanism with exposure compensation, determining a time to photograph each next picture by determining whether movement in a photography direction reaches a preset threshold value, and photographing each next picture by manual or automatic operation at the determined time. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252718 | ENHANCEMENT OF VISUAL PERCEPTION III - A system, device within a system, and a method for enhancing visual perception in a two-dimensional image is disclosed, providing the induction of retinal disparity in the viewer by in a system with which the two-dimensional image is viewed. With fusion of the retinally disparate images of the two-dimensional image, the viewer experiences the enhancement of his or her visual perception in the two dimensional image, which includes enhancement of depth perception and enhancement in clarity perception. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252719 | APPARATUS, METHOD, AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING STEREO-SCOPIC IMAGE FILE BASED ON MEDIA STANDARDS - Provided is an apparatus, a method, and a system for generating a stereo-scopic image file based on media standards. The system includes a stereo-scopic image file generation apparatus for generating a stereo-scopic image file including a data area including a first video track including a first image data and a second video track including a second image data to be synchronized with the first image data for use in generating a stereo-scopic image, a header area including a first video track information area including information on the first video track and a second video track information area including information on the second video track; and an image reproduction device for, upon receiving input of the generated stereo-scopic image file, simultaneously decoding the first image data and the second image data into a stereo-scopic image and reproducing the decoded stereo-scopic image. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252720 | HIGHLY EFFICIENT 2D-3D SWITCHABLE DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided is a highly efficient 2D-3D switchable display device. The image display device includes a display unit forming an image, and a switching visual field separation unit switching the image formed by the display unit into a 2D image or a 3D image, and comprising a lens array for separating a visual field and a liquid crystal lens controlled so as to have a refractive power offsetting or reinforcing a refractive power of the lens array. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252721 | Film detection device and method, and picture signal processing device and method - Disclosed herein is a film detection device for determining whether an input picture signal is an interlaced signal generated by the telecine process, the film detection device including, a frame motion detection section, a field motion detection section, a motion judder detection section, and a film determination section. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252722 | System And Method Of Intelligent Surveillance And Analysis - System and method of intelligent surveillance and analysis mainly used for monitoring whether a field has an intrusion object (such as a thief), and instantly providing video or image of the suspected intruder to approved relevant individual (such as the house owner) for further confirmation of the presence of the intrusion object (such as thief); therefore, the wrongful determination by the computer is avoided. The aforementioned system includes, first the determination and extraction of the contour of the suspected intrusion object, then the continuous tracking of the suspected intrusion object according to the contour, continue capturing of images using the camera, and then storing these captured video temporarily, and finally notifying the house owner using the highest definition image of the video which occupies a lesser amount of bandwidth through various communication channels once the presence of thief is determined; the video is downloaded using higher bandwidth, and is played. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252723 | VIDEO PROCESSING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A system for processing video information obtained by a video camera based on a representative view from the camera. The system includes a processor a memory communicably connected to the processor. The memory includes computer code for determining a relative depth for at least two different regions of the representative view. The memory further includes computer code for estimating a scale factor for the different regions of the representative view. The memory yet further includes computer code for determining a unit size for the different regions, the unit size based on the estimated scale factor and the determined relative depth of the different regions. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252724 | Optically Monitoring Comb-Line of Escalators and Moving Walks - Method for monitoring at least part of a comb-line ( | 2008-10-16 |
20080252725 | Method and Device for Tracking a Movement of an Object or of a Person - The invention relates to a method, a device and a computer program product for tracking a movement of an object or of a person. Tracking the movement of a person or an object by means of electronic video frames is conventional but fails if the person of object experience a sudden significant change in its translational velocity. The suggested method comprises a first step of grabbing a sequence of digital video frames and thereby capturing the object or person. At the same time measurement values of a parameter are obtained, said measurement values being indicative for the movement of the object or person being tracked by the digital video frames. In the next step the video frames are processed by means of processing logic whereby the processing logic uses a block matching algorithm, said block matching algorithm defining a pixel block in a frame and searching for this pixel block within a search area within a next frame and whereby the location of the search area within the next frame is dynamically adapted on the basis of the measurement values. The invention provides the advantage that an electronic processing of digital video frames by means of a block matching algorithm can be carried out even in those cases in which there are large changes in the velocity of the tracked object or person. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252726 | Video aid system - A work device is disclosed that comprises a body and a drive portion attached with the body for working on a workpiece. At least one camera is attached with the body, and at least one video display device is operatively connected with the at least one camera. The camera is positioned on the body at an angle that is not perpendicular to the workpiece when the workpiece is positioned to be worked on by the drive portion. The at least one camera transmits images to the at least one video display. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252727 | PEOPLE SEARCHES BY MULTISENSOR EVENT CORRELATION - A data indexing system and method includes acquiring activity data in a context and indexing the activity data in accordance with contextual conditions. The activity data is stored in accordance with indices. An event is correlated with the activity data by using the indices to review the activity data in the context. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252728 | Airborne Laser Image Capturing System and Method - The present invention relates to an airborne laser image capturing system which comprises: (a) A laser source and laser focal plan array, both being mounted on a same gimbals platform; (b) A pulse generator for providing a series of pulses to said laser source during a scanning period, thereby activating laser illumination by said laser source during each of said pulses, the laser source being characterized in that its illumination beam is so concentrated that each pulse provides illumination of only a portion of the expected target; (c) A scanning unit for receiving a line of sight direction to a target, and for providing to the gimbals a scanning signal for effecting a sequential stepping-scanning movement in such a manner as to scan an area in which the target is included; (d) A motion compensation unit for providing to said gimbals, in addition to said scanning signal a motion compensation signal for compensating for the aircraft motion and for the aircraft vibrations; (e) A timing unit for: (e.i) Activating, in coordination with the said scanning unit, said pulse generator during the scanning period, in order to produce over the target a series of illumination spots, each relating to one of said laser pulses, and wherein each of said spots overlaps at least a portion of one or more adjacent spots; and (e.ii) Activating said laser focal plan array during the illumination of the target by each specific pulse in order to capture many of distinct spot-images, each relating to one illumination pulse; (f) A memory unit for receiving from said focal plan array the captured spot-images, and for storing them; (g) A correlating unit for correlating images stored in said memory by finding similarity between features of overlapping portions of neighboring spot-images; and (h) A combining unit receiving information from said correlating unit for combining the spot-images to form a complete image of the scanned area. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252729 | ADVANCED BIRD VIEW VISUAL SYSTEM - A bird view visual system for a vehicle is provided. The bird view visual system for the vehicle includes a plurality of image sensors disposed around the vehicle for monitoring the environment around the vehicle and a plurality of bases for mounting the respective image sensors. Each of the bases further includes an adjustable apparatus adjusting a viewing angle of the respective image sensor, the viewing angle is ranged between 35 and 90 degree with respective to a vertical line. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252730 | Infrared sensitive security lighting system - A motion triggered digital security system that includes a an infrared motion sensor, a light sensor, an image sensor, and an illuminator. Upon the detection of motion the system determines the level of light present, and if needed the illuminator is initiated. The image sensor then acquires digital images in the form of still images or video clips which are saved on a memory card. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252731 | Spectrographic Multi-Band Camera - The present invention concerns a method and camera for obtaining a high-contrast image of a predetermined target present in an area under observation. The method involves obtaining an in-band image of the observation area including the target using a filter whose bands are aligned with selected characteristic wavelength bands of the target and an out-of-band image of the observation area excluding the target using the filter with its bands non-aligned with the selected characteristic wavelength bands of the target. Processing of the in-band and out-of-band images results in a high-contrast image highlighting the presence of the target in the observation area and thereby allowing its detection and monitoring. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252732 | IMAGE MANIPULATION METHOD FOR CAMERA - A handheld camera comprises a sensor adapted to sense an image, a camera manager for controlling the sensing of the image, an image processing manager for manipulating the image, a print manager for controlling printing of the manipulated image, and a guillotine adapted to cut a print media on which the manipulated image is printed from a print roll. The print manager is operable to activate the guillotine upon receipt of a signal indicative of an attempt to dispense the print media at a rate greater than that of a print roll drive system for dispensing the print media. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252733 | CAMERA PRINTER OPERATION METHOD WITH MEDIA PULL SENSING - A method of operating a handheld camera comprises sensing an image via an image sensor, controlling the sensing of the image via a camera manager, manipulating the image via an image processing manager, and controlling printing of the manipulated image via a print manager. The step of controlling printing of the manipulated image includes causing the print manager to activate a guillotine, which guillotine is adapted to cut a print media, upon receipt of a signal indicative of an attempt to pull the print media from the camera. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252734 | CARD BASED IMAGE MANIPULATION METHOD FOR CAMERA - A method of operating a handheld camera comprises causing a sensor to sense an image, supplying predetermined data to an input of the camera via a card on which the predetermined data is disposed, and causing a processing system to obtain the image from the sensor, determine a card image in accordance with signals received from the input, rotate the card image in accordance with a skew of the card with respect to the input, and manipulate the image in accordance with the predetermined data to thereby generate a manipulated image. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252735 | CAMERA HAVING PRINTER FOR PRINTING INTERACTIVE INTERFACES - A camera is provided having a camera module, a network interface module and printing module. The camera module receives user input and captures the image with an image sensor in response to the user input. The interface module transfers the captured image to a computer system. The printing module prints an interface onto a surface including the image and coded data at least partially indicative of an identity of the image. This allows the identity of the image to be obtained from the interface. The coded data is also at least partially indicative of at least one of a plurality of locations of the interface and a region of the interface. A sensing device generates indicating data at least partially indicative of at least one of a location of the sensing device relative to the interface and an identity of the region. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252736 | IMAGE STABILIZATION METHOD AND APPARATUS - An image stabilization apparatus includes accelerometers, a proximity sensor and a processor. Each accelerometer determines acceleration along an axis of a plane parallel to a focal plane of an image capture device. The accelerometers output respective acceleration data to the processor. The proximity sensor obtains a measurement of the distance between the focal plane of the image capture device and an object plane. The proximity sensor outputs distance data to the processor. The processor processes the distance data and the acceleration data to produce correction data to correct image data captured during motion of the image capture device. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252737 | Method and Apparatus for Providing an Interactive Control System - An apparatus includes an imaging device that captures a plurality of positional signals emitted from an interactive control device, which is moveable in a three-dimensional control space in the field of view of the imaging device, to form a two-dimensional image having one or more control points. Further, the apparatus includes a display that has a display control area in which a positional signal object and one or more control objects are displayed for interaction with the interactive control device. In addition, the apparatus includes a processor that that generates a positional signal object based on the one or more control points and maps the one or more control objects and the positional signal object to a data structure so that an interaction between the one or more control objects and the positional signal object is spatially-synchronized. The positional signal object and the one or more control objects are rendered in the display control area. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252738 | Imaging Device - An imaging device has an image sensor, and a color filter. The color filter is located on the image sensor and has at least four color elements that respectively have different spectral transmission properties. Further, the imaging device has a matrix-selection processor and a color conversion processor. The matrix-selection processor detects the spectral distribution properties of an object that are present in the series of color signals. Then, the matrix-selection processor selects one color matrix appropriate for the detected spectral distribution property from a plurality of color matrices according to the particular spectral distribution properties of a given object. The color-conversion processor generates R, G, and B primary color signals from the series of color signals by a color-conversion process using the selected color matrix. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252739 | Digital camera - The invention relates to a digital camera and the methods for using a digital camera. The digital camera includes a programmable processor that provides for flexible operation of the digital camera. The programmable processor also provides the digital camera manufacturer the capability of economically configuring the digital camera as desired. The programmable processor also provides the digital camera user with on demand specialized imaging modes such as the capture mode and the cineview mode. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252740 | Image Pickup Device and Encoded Data Transferring Method - A method of transferring encoded data and an imaging device executing the method thereof are disclosed. The image signal processor according to an embodiment of the present invention has an encoding unit and a data output unit, which temporarily stores image data encoded by the encoding unit and delivers the stored encoded image data to a receiving part. Here, the data output unit uses valid data only among the encoded image data to output an accumulated valid data column in units of a predetermine line size. Therefore, it becomes possible to increase the process efficiency of the back-end chip and to reduce the power consumption. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252741 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGING METHOD - An imaging method is provided. The method includes the steps of: amplifying an imaging signal obtained from an image sensor for converting imaging light into an imaging signal; carrying out nonlinear processing on the amplified signal; adding a predetermined plurality of frames of the imaging signal subjected to the nonlinear processing per frame; and carrying out the variable setting of amplification gain of each frame on the basis of a signal accumulation period of each frame in the plurality of frames subjected to the addition. | 2008-10-16 |