42nd week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 24 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20080252842 | Liquid Crystal Display Device - In a semi-transmissive liquid crystal display device provided with a liquid crystal panel DP and a backlight BL, black spacers and transparent spacers are mixed and provided in a space between two opposing transparent substrates | 2008-10-16 |
20080252843 | Liquid crystal display device and manufacturing method therefor - The present invention includes a liquid crystal display device having an oxide film having high adhesiveness to a substrate to thereby prevent oxidation of a wiring material or the like, and includes, an electrode or a terminal electrode having high conductivity, and a manufacturing method therefor. Consequently, in the present invention, a liquid crystal display device has an electrode terminal of a TFT substrate, wherein the electrode is formed on an insulator and is comprised of a conductive layer mainly consisting of copper and an oxide covering an outer part, further the oxide is a layered structure of transparent electrodes, the layered portion having ohmic contact, and the oxide mainly consists of manganese oxide. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252844 | Detachable shelter frame for spectacles - A spectacle set includes a primary spectacle and a detachable shelter frame. The primary spectacle includes two lenses, a primary bridge extended between two inner sides of the lenses respectively. The detachable shelter frame includes two shelter lenses, a shelter bridge extended between two inner sides of the shelter lenses, and a mounting arrangement comprising first through third supporting members spacedly and rearwardly extended from the shelter bridge to engage on the primary bridge so as to support the shelter lenses aligning with the lenses respectively, and a retention member rearwardly extending to apply an urging force against the primary bridge to engage with the primary bridge when the detachable shelter frame is mounted in front of the primary spectacle so as to substantially retain the detachable shelter frame in a balance manner. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252845 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CORRECTING HIGHER-ORDER ABERRATIONS OF THE HUMAN EYE - The wavefront aberrator is applicable to correct aberrations of the human eye. In one embodiment, the aberrator device comprises a pair of transparent lenses separated by a layer of curable resin comprising monomers and polymerization initiators. By controlling the extent of its curing, this monomer layer provides an adjustable index of refraction profile across the layer. Curing of the resin may be made by exposure to light, such as ultraviolet light. By controlling the extent of light exposure across the surface of the curable resin, for example, a particular and unique refractive index profile can be produced. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252846 | Polarizing Ophthalmic Lens Adapted to a Wearer's Eye/Head Behavior - The invention relates to a method for producing a polarising ophthalmic lens adapted to the eye/head behaviour of the wearer thereof and to said lens. The inventive ophthalmic lens comprises several areas associated to differently oriented polarising filters. The size and position of at least certain areas are determined according to the lens wearer's eye/head behaviour. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252847 | Sunglass lens - A polarized tinted lens for sunglasses includes a first polarizing tinting member and a second tinting member. The first polarizing tinting member is capable of reducing the transmission of glare through the lens. The second tinting member at least partially overlays the first tinting member so that light passing through the lens in the portion where the first and second tinting members are overlain must pass through both the first and second tinting members. Preferably the sunglasses created thereby are polarized sunglasses with two tints in one lens. The user can adjust the tint though which he sees by tilting his head or adjusting the angle of his eyes. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252848 | TRANSFORMATION METHODS OF WAVEFRONT MAPS FROM ONE VERTEX DISTANCE TO ANOTHER - The present invention provides methods, systems and software for scaling optical aberration measurements of optical systems. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a method of reconstructing optical tissues of an eye. The method comprises transmitting an image through the optical tissues of the eye. Aberration data from the transmitted image is measured across the optical tissues of the eye at a first plane. A conversion algorithm is applied to the data, converting it to corrective optical power data that can be used as a basis for constructing a treatment for the eye at a second plane. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252849 | Limbal-Based Eye Tracking - A method of determining and/or tracking the position of an eye, includes utilising at least two wavelength components of a plural wavelength zone that traverses the limbus of the eye to obtain a profile of whiteness and/or redness across the zone, and identifying from the profile at least one predetermined reference position that indicates the position of the eye. Apparatus for carrying out the method is also disclosed. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252850 | Device and Method for the Contactless Determination of the Direction of Viewing - The invention is directed to a device and a method for the contactless determination of the actual gaze direction of the human eye. They are applied in examinations of eye movements, in psychophysiological examinations of attentiveness to the environment (e.g., cockpit design), in the design and marketing fields, e.g., advertising, and for determining ROIs (regions of interest) in two-dimensional and three-dimensional space. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252851 | Binocular Indirect Ophthalmoscope Generating Erect Ocular Fundus Image - This invention relates to equipment indirectly visualizing the fundus of the eye through a condensing lens. It is characterized with light weight and relatively of simple structure, contrary to the common indirect opthalmoscopes, whereby the image of the back of the eye can be seen upright. Thus, many complications presented during the training on the equipment application can be avoided averted as the image obtained needs no interpretation and any pathological change can be determined by the doctor in its exact location. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252852 | Method and arrangement for the measurement of the anterior segment of the eye - The invention is directed to an arrangement and a method for measuring the anterior segment of the eye using interferometric means. The eye is illuminated by a convergent beam bundle and aligned with the optical axis of the measuring device by generating directional stimuli and accommodation stimuli by means of a display which is mirrored into the beam path. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252853 | COLOR-MIXING LASER MODULE AND PROJECTORS USING THE SAME - A color-mixing laser module is disclosed, which is comprised of a laser unit capable of emitting red, blue and green laser beams; a beam combiner, for receiving and converging the laser beams emitted from the laser unit and then directing the converged laser light to illuminate on a light pattern adjusting unit; and the light pattern adjusting unit, capable of receiving the converged laser light from the beam combiner for adjusting the pattern of the same. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252854 | ILLUMINATION SYSTEM - An illumination system includes a light source module, a chromaticity-adjusting light source and a light-combining element. The light source module provides a first color light beam, a second color light beam and a third color light beam. The chromaticity-adjusting light source provides a chromaticity-adjusting light beam. The light-combining element is disposed on the transmission paths of the chromaticity-adjusting light beam and the color light beams provided by the light source module to combine the color light beams with the chromaticity-adjusting light beam into an illumination beam. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252855 | PROJECTION OPTICAL SYSTEM - Provided is a projection optical system. The projection optical system includes: A projection optical system comprising: a first optical part that comprises at least one optical lens, and projects and displays light beams; a second optical part that comprises an image forming element and at least one optical lens, and emits incident light beams as light beams with images; and a third optical part that comprises a light source unit and a deflector that is located between the first and second optical parts, and directs light beams emitted from the light source unit to the second optical part and directs the light beams with images emitted from the second optical part to the first optical part. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252856 | WIRELESS PRESENTATION MULTI-PROPORTION SCALING METHOD - A wireless presentation multi-proportion scaling method in which the user operates a wireless remote control device to transmit a multi-proportion scale signal through a transmitter side wireless transmission interface to a receiver side wireless transmission interface for converting into a predetermined format scaling instruction for output to a presentation player for enabling a scaling application program in the presentation player to make a real time computing on the received scaling instruction and to further adjust the size of the images of electronic slides to the full screen size for display on a display screen. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252857 | PROJECTOR - A projector having optical components, a power source unit, and a light source unit. The projector is capable of lowering its internal temperature utilizing: a first, second, and third fan ( | 2008-10-16 |
20080252858 | PROJECTOR - A projector ( | 2008-10-16 |
20080252859 | Projection display device - A projection display device includes: a housing; a fan disposed within the housing, the fan having a vane portion and a fan case accommodating the vane portion so as to be rotatable; and multiple vibration-proofing members having at least one of elasticity and viscosity, the vibration-proofing members being disposed at multiple positions in the circumferential direction of the perimeter face portion of the fan case surrounding the vane portion around the rotational axis of the vane portion, such that the vibration-proofing members are introduced between the housing and the fan case. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252860 | Projector and image correction method - A projector displays an image on a projection surface. The projector has a zoom adjusting module and a keystone correcting module. The zoom adjusting module adjusts zoom level of a zoom lens for enlarged projection of image light. The keystone correcting module corrects trapezoidal distortion of the image displayed on the projection surface by means of forming the effective panel image in a revised image formation area, the revised image formation area being part of the image formation area of the panel surface. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252861 | Rear projection type display apparatus - A rear projection type display apparatus includes a base in which an optical unit and an electrical circuit are accommodated and which has an opening at a rear side thereof, and a cabinet which supports a mirror and a screen and which is mounted to an upper side of the base. The base has a first connecting portion provided along at least one side of the opening, and the cabinet has a second connecting portion which engages the first connecting portion of the base along at least one side of the opening. One of the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion has a cross sectional shape which includes two facing inner walls and which is opened in one direction. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252862 | Light Reflector, Method for Manufacturing the Same and Projector - A light reflector which can be manufactured easily by using a plastic base material that is light weight and low cost and has high reflectivity, and a method for manufacturing the same. The light reflector comprises a plastic base material | 2008-10-16 |
20080252863 | Projection display apparatus - An illuminating optical system propagates a coherent light flux from at least one light source into a predetermined optical path to guide the light flux to a screen. A light bulb forms an image to be displayed on the screen on an illumination area illuminated with the light flux that is guided by the illuminating optical system. A projecting optical unit projects the image that is formed on the illumination area onto the screen in a magnifying manner. The illuminating optical system includes a diffusing unit that diffuses the light flux from the light source near a focusing position of the illuminating optical system. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252864 | IMMERSION EXPOSURE TECHNIQUE - An exposure apparatus which has a projection optical system and exposes a substrate to a pattern of an original via the projection optical system with a gap between the projection optical system and the substrate filled with liquid. The apparatus includes a supply nozzle having a supply port to supply the liquid to the gap through the supply port, the supply port arranged on a first opposite surface to an exposed surface of the substrate, a recovery nozzle having a recovery port to recover the liquid through the recovery port, arranged more distant than the supply port from a final surface of the projection optical system, the recovery port arranged so as to oppose the exposed surface of the substrate, and a stepped portion having a second opposite surface to the exposed surface of the substrate. A distance between the second opposite surface and the exposed surface of the substrate is different from a distance between the first opposite surface and the exposured surface of the substrate. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252865 | Exposure apparatus, method for cleaning member thereof, maintenance method for exposure apparatus, maintenance device, and method for producing device - An exposure apparatus forms an immersion area of a liquid on the side of the image plane of a projection optical system and performs exposure of a substrate via the projection optical system and the liquid of the immersion region. The exposure apparatus has an optical cleaning unit which irradiates a predetermined irradiation light, having an optical cleaning effect, onto, for example, the upper surface of the substrate stage which makes contact with the liquid for forming the immersion area. Thus, it is possible to prevent deterioration of the exposure accuracy and measurement accuracy due to pollution of the member in contact with the liquid in the immersion region. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252866 | Lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method - A lithographic apparatus includes a projection system configured to project a patterned radiation beam onto a substrate supported by a substrate table; a liquid supply system configured to supply a space between the projection system and the substrate with a liquid; a closing surface configured to provide a confining surface for liquid supplied by the liquid supply system in place of the substrate; and a closing surface positioning device configured to create and maintain a gap between the liquid supply system and the closing surface so that the liquid flows in the gap when the closing surface is used to confine the liquid supplied by the liquid supply system. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252867 | OVERLAY MARK, AND FABRICATION AND APPLICATION OF THE SAME - An overlay mark is described, including a portion of a lower layer having two x-directional and two y-directional bar-like patterns therein, and two x-directional and two y-directional photoresist bars defined by the lithography process for defining an upper layer and surrounded by the bar-like patterns. At least one of the patterning process for defining the lower layer and the above lithography process includes two exposure steps respectively for defining a first device area and a second device area. When the patterning process includes two exposure steps, one x-directional and one y-directional bar-like patterns are defined simultaneously and the other x-directional and the other y-directional bar-like patterns are defined simultaneously. When the lithography process includes two exposure steps, one x-directional and one y-directional photoresist bars are defined simultaneously and the other x-directional and the other y-directional photoresist bars are defined simultaneously. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252868 | MASK-LESS METHOD AND STRUCTURE FOR PATTERNING PHOTOSENSITIVE MATERIAL USING OPTICAL FIBERS - A method for patterning objects, e.g., semiconductor wafer, glass plate, composite, etc. The method includes providing an object, which has an overlying layer of photosensitive material. The method includes selectively applying light through one or more fiber cores from a plurality of fiber cores. Each of the fiber cores has an input end and an output end. Each of the input ends is coupled to the optical source. The plurality of fiber cores is numbered from 1 through N, where N is an integer greater than 1. Each of the output ends is also numbered from 1 through N, which corresponds respectively to each of the plurality of fiber cores numbered from 1 through N. The method exposes the photosensitive material from light emitted selectively through the one or more fiber cores. The one or more fiber cores out(s) light respectively through one or more output ends of the fiber cores. Each of the output ends numbered from 1 through N is associated with a pixel numbered respectively from 1 through N. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252869 | EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND DEVICE FABRICATION METHOD USING THE SAME - An exposure apparatus includes an original-form stage for holding an original form, a projection optical system for introducing light from the original form into an object to be exposed, and a detection optical system for detecting positions at plural points on the original form, in an optical-axis direction of the projection optical system, wherein a space for enclosing the original-form stage is different from a space for enclosing at least part of the detection optical system. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252870 | Lithographic projection apparatus and a device manufacturing method using such lithographic projection apparatus - A lithographic projection apparatus is disclosed that includes a predictive system configured to predict changes in projection system aberrations with time with respect to measured aberration values, a modelling system configured to determine an application-specific effect of said predicted projection system aberration changes on at least one parameter of an image for a selected pattern, a control system configured to generate a control signal specific to the selected pattern according to said predicted projection system aberration changes and their application-specific effect on the at least one parameter of the image, and an image adjusting system, responsive to the control signal, to compensate for the application-specific effect of said predicted projection system aberration changes on the image. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252871 | Projection exposure apparatus - The present invention relates to a projection exposure apparatus that forms predetermined patterns onto a substrate. The projection exposure apparatus for forming patterns onto a substrate, which includes a mask-stage for holding a photo-mask having predetermined patterns thereon, a light source for emitting a light ray containing spectral lines including g, h, i and j-lines, a wavelength selector for selecting a light ray containing predetermined spectral lines from the light ray emitted from the light source, an illumination optical system for irradiating the photo-mask with the selected light ray, an Offner type projection system for projecting the light having passed through the photo-mask onto the substrate, a substrate stage including a vacuum portion for holding the substrate, the substrate stage for positioning the substrate, and a light-shielding body for partially blocking the light irradiated to the substrate. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252872 | METHOD OF EVALUATING OPTICAL BEAM SOURCE OF EXPOSURE DEVICE, METHOD OF DESIGNING ILLUMINATION SHAPE OF EXPOSURE DEVICE, AND SOFTWARE FOR OPTIMIZING ILLUMINATION SHAPE OF EXPOSURE DEVICE - A method of evaluating an exposure optical beam source of an exposure device used in an exposure process in manufacturing a semiconductor device is disclosed, in which the method includes dividing an exposure optical beam source into a plurality of unit optical beam sources in a unit size determined by an exposure device, acquiring a difference between an evaluation amount of a target pattern on a semiconductor substrate when a unit optical beam source is turned on and an evaluation amount of the target pattern on the semiconductor substrate when the unit optical beam source is turned off, and evaluating the exposure optical beam source by using the acquired difference as an index. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252873 | Laser Radar Driving Apparatus - A laser radar driving apparatus applying a laser beam to a target object and detecting the laser beam reflected and returned from the target object to measure a distance to the target object, at least comprising: an optical member that the laser beam is applied to; a main body member that the optical member is mounted to; and a coil capable of manipulating the main body member, a drive assembly being configured with mounting the optical member and the coil to the main body member. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252874 | Ladar Stream Formatting and Processing Method - A Lasar Stream format is provided which is a logical structure that encapsulates Ladar sensor data generated by a Ladar sensor. The data is packaged into message structures for transmission over a transport medium. The messages form a data stream and when the messages arrive at a destination the messages are processed and made available for use by signal processors such as automatic target recognition system. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252875 | Laser beam projecting device - A laser beam projecting device, comprising a laser light source for emitting a laser beam, a wavelength selecting film for allowing the laser beam from the laser light source to. pass, and a birefringent optical member arranged on an optical axis closer to an exit side than the wavelength selecting film, wherein the wavelength selecting film is tilted so that an incident angle of the laser beam is in a range of 45° to 80°. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252876 | System for Measuring the Image Quality of an Optical Imaging System - A measuring system ( | 2008-10-16 |
20080252877 | Inspection of Eggs in the Presence of Blood - The invention relates to a device for inspecting eggs for the presence of blood. The device comprises a light source in order to pass light at a first wavelength which is not selectively absorbed by blood and light at a second wavelength which is selectively absorbed by blood through an egg to be inspected. Furthermore, the device comprises detection means for converting the light transmission through the egg to be inspected for each of the two wavelengths into corresponding signals, each of the said signals being representative of the light transmission at the relevant wavelength. The device also comprises signal-processing means which are transmission associated with the first wavelength and the light transmission associated with the second wavelength based on the signals emanating from the detection means and to emit a decision signal which is representative of the decision whether or not an egg contains blood on the basis of this ratio. According to the invention, the light source comprises one or more identical LED's (Light Emitting Diode) for generating light which passes through the egg. In use the one or more LED's emit light within a certain narrow spectrum, which spectrum comprises both the first and the second wavelength. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252878 | LIGHT ANALYZER DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING OBJECTS UTILIZING THE LIGHT ANALYZER DEVICE - A light analyzer device and a method for detecting objects utilizing the light analyzer device are provided. The light analyzer device includes a focal plane array configured to receive the light that has passed through a light filter and to generate a first digital image based on the light that has passed through the light filter. The light analyzer device further includes a microprocessor operably coupled to the focal plane array. The microprocessor is configured to receive the first digital image, and to determine whether the first digital image corresponds to a stored digital image. The light analyzer device further includes a light emitting device operably coupled to the microprocessor. The microprocessor is further configured to induce the light emitting device to output a visual indicator indicating that the first digital image corresponds to the stored digital image. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252879 | OPTICAL SAMPLE MEASUREMENT DEVICE, OPTICAL CELL AND WATER QUALITY MEASUREMENT DEVICE - An optical sample measuring device such as a turbidity measurement instrument to isolate a portion of a fluid sample and isolate it from the influences of outside light. A sample cell in the instrument can include a cleaning unit that can contact transparent sections of the sample cell for an initial cleaning prior to a measurement cycle. A body member can further encompass a light source and one or more detectors for measuring the influence of the sample on light that is transmitted through and scattered by the fluid sample. The sample cell can be in a probe that can be immersed in the fluid and it can be operatively connected, for example, through a waterproof cable to a handheld measuring instrument body that can provide appropriate output of the measurement after processing the measurement signals. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252880 | Device for inspecting hollow-body cavity - Provided is a hollow-body cavity inspection device for inspecting a hollow-body cavity filled with a limited-wavelength transparent medium. The hollow-body cavity inspection device is capable of multifunction in addition to acquisition of an image and comprises: (1) one or more light sources for emitting two or more inspection light beams of different characteristics; (2) a light transmitting member for transmitting the two or more inspection light beams to an inspection objective in a hollow-body cavity and transmitting the reflected/scattered light from the inspection objective to the outside of the hollow-body; and (3) an inspection data formation means for receiving the reflected/scattered light and forming inspection information therefrom, wherein the two or more inspection light beams include first inspection light having its main wavelength bandwidth at the transmittable wavelength band, and the inspection data formation means comprises a plurality of means for outputting inspection information differing according to each of the two or more inspection light beams. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252881 | HIGH-PRESSURE CROSS-POLAR MICROSCOPY CELLS HAVING ADJUSTABLE FLUID PASSAGE AND METHODS OF USE - Apparatus and methods are described for observing samples at non-ambient temperatures and pressures. One apparatus comprises a cell body having a fluid flow-through passage and a light passage intersecting the fluid flow-through passage at an adjustable light pathlength fluid analysis region; first and second light-transmissive windows in the light passage, each window having at least one crystal axis aligned longitudinally with a longitudinal axis of the window, the windows having opposed, spaced apart, substantially flat surfaces defining the adjustable light pathlength fluid analysis region, the first window having a first window holder and the second window having a second window holder, the first window rotationally isolated from the first window holder, the second window rotationally coupled to the second window holder, the first window holder able to gradually move the first window and thus adjust the light pathlength; and first and second light polarization filters. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252882 | FILTER ASSEMBLY AND IMAGE ENHANCEMENT SYSTEM FOR A SURVEILLANCE CAMERA AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - A filter assembly adapted to be used with a camera for selectively controlling the light that reaches the camera's aperture. In one embodiment, the filter assembly comprises three filters adapted to be independently moved between a first position wherein they are not in front of the camera's aperture and a second position wherein they are in front of the camera's aperture. The first and second filters are polarizing filters adapted to block portions of visible light. The third filter is an infrared filter adapted to block infrared light. In addition to moving between its first position and its second position, the second filter is also adapted to rotate up to 360 degrees. The image captured by the camera may be improved using a computer implemented image enhancement system that uses one or more of multi-spectral imaging, deconvolution, edge enhancement, and dynamic range translation. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252883 | Spectroscopic determination of concentration in a rectification column - Spectroscopic determination of concentration in a rectification column The present invention relates to a method for determining the concentration in a rectification column by means of IR spectroscopy, wherein the sample is taken under hydrostatic control. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252884 | OPTICAL DETECTION AND ANALYSIS OF PARTICLES - Method and apparatus for the single particle detection of submicron structures such as biological molecules and viruses utilises an optical element ( | 2008-10-16 |
20080252885 | Multiplexing spectrometer - A multiplexing spectrometer measures at least one parameter, such as temperature, pressure or stress. The system multiplexes the outputs of Bragg stack sensors deposited at the distant ends of optical fibers brought in contact or in close proximity to objects. The spectrometer detects the peaks of the optical signals returned from the Bragg stacks and converts them into corresponding values of the parameters of interest. The spectrometer includes an optical system that comprises an entrance slit, a diffraction grating as a light dispersing means. Multiplexing occurs on a two-dimensional solid state matrix photo detector detects and converts the light signals returned from the Bragg stack sensing elements into corresponding electrical signals, and a built-in look-up table to provides the values of the parameters of interest that correspond the spectral characteristics of the returned light signals. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252886 | System and Method for Solubility Curve and Metastable Zone Determination - A system for determining a solubility of a substance comprises a holder to hold a sample comprising an amount of the substance and an amount of the solvent system. The system further comprises a temperature conditioner to alter a temperature of the sample, an optical measurement device to measure an optical parameter of the sample and a control device to control at least the temperature conditioner and the optical measurement device. The control device may be programmed to alter the temperature of the sample by the temperature conditioner, measure the optical parameter of the sample by the optical measurement device, and determine the solubility of the substance from a change of the optical parameter of the sample as a function of the temperature. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252887 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS FOR FORMING IMAGE ON RECORD MEDIUM - A particle detecting device including a light source light reflector to reflect a laser light to make it intersect an observed light path of a light detector plural times at different positions, or a scattered light reflector to reflect the observed light path of the light detector to make it intersect the laser light plural times at different positions is installed on a side of a printed surface of a record medium in the inside of an image forming apparatus. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252888 | APPARATUS FOR POLARIZATION-SPECIFIC EXAMINATION, OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM, AND CALIBRATION METHOD - A device for polarization-specific examination of an optical system having a detector part that has polarization detector means for recording the exit state of polarization of radiation emerging from the optical system. Also, an associated optical imaging system, and a calibration method for the device. The device includes a polarization detector with a polarizing grating structure. Provided as an alternative is a device for snapshot polarimetry having a birefringent element and downstream polarizer element that adequately polarizes nonquasi-parallel radiation. The device may be used for determining the influence on the state of polarization of UV radiation by a microlithographic projection objective. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252889 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEASUREMENT OF A SPECIMEN WITH VACUUM ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT - Various systems for measurement of a specimen are provided. One system includes an optical subsystem configured to perform measurements of a specimen using vacuum ultraviolet light and non-vacuum ultraviolet light. This system also includes a purging subsystem that is configured to maintain a purged environment around the optical subsystem during the measurements. Another system includes a cleaning subsystem configured to remove contaminants from a specimen prior to measurement. In one embodiment, the cleaning subsystem may be a laser-based cleaning subsystem that is configured to remove contaminants from a localized area on the specimen. The system also includes an optical subsystem that is configured to perform measurements of the specimen using vacuum ultraviolet light. The optical subsystem is disposed within a purged environment. In some embodiments, the system may include a differential purging subsystem that is configured to provide the purged environment for the optical subsystem. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252890 | Target Substance Sensor and Method Thereof Using a Photonic Crystal - A highly sensitive and compactible target substance sensor for detection of the target substance using a photonic crystal and a method thereof are provided. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252891 | Photoacoustic gas sensor - A photoacoustic sensor includes a sensor system for photoacoustic detection, at least one noise canceling pressure sensor and a control system in operative connection with the noise canceling pressure sensor to actively cancel the effects of noise in the environment on the sensor system. Another photoacoustic sensor includes a measurement volume, a source of light energy, a photoacoustic pressure sensor, and at least one vibration canceling sensor (for example, a microphone or an accelerometer). A further photoacoustic sensor includes a measurement volume, a source of light energy and a photoacoustic pressure sensor. The measurement volume has an inner surface that is continuously curved over substantially the entire inner surface other than where a window in optical connection with the source of light intersects the measurement volume. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252892 | ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY APPARATUS AND METHOD - An absorption spectroscopy apparatus including an elliptical mirror centered on the midpoint between a source/detector and a mirror. The cavity between the elliptical mirror and the source/bolometer and mirror defines an interior volume of a sample cell. Electromagnetic radiation from the source/detector travels along a multi-segment path starting from the source/bolometer toward the elliptical mirror, reflecting off of the elliptical mirror and traveling toward the mirror, reflecting off of the mirror and traveling back toward the elliptical mirror and finally reflecting off the elliptical mirror for a second time and returning toward the source/bolometer. The multiple reflections combined with the focusing effects of the elliptical mirrored surface result in an efficient sampling device. Among other aspects and advantages, the apparatus of the present disclosure is able to use incoherent, non-collimated light sources while maintaining high optical throughput efficiencies. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252893 | Headset mounted apparatus mounting a visor with interchangeable filter sets - A portable apparatus having a source, a detector and a filtering element placed a known distance from the source and/or the detector. One embodiment of the apparatus is a headlamp having an illumination source, a camera, and two eye pieces. The headlamp has an adjustable headband for positioning the headlamp on the head of the user and a protective cover for interacting with the camera, eye pieces, and/or illumination source. The protective cover preferably includes multiple sets of filtering elements such that motion about or along an axis changes the filtering elements interacting with the camera, eye pieces, and/or the illumination source. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252894 | Subwavelength resolution optical microscopy - Provided herein are methods for imaging subwavelength structures in three dimensions and with high resolution. The methods comprise illuminating subwavelength structures with an illuminating wavelength of light and detecting the self-image generated thereby at a distance distal to the structures. Also provided is a method for confining propagating light to a sub-diffraction limit dimension by illuminating a surface of a metal structure with subwavelength features with a wavelength of coherent light such that light propagating from the features is confined to a dimension that is a sub-diffraction limit thereof. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252895 | TEST METHOD FOR THE TESTING OF THE FUNCTIONAL CAPABILITY OF A MONITORING SENSOR, MONITORING METHOD AND MONITORING SENSOR - The invention relates to a test method for the testing of the functional capability of a monitoring sensor which scans a protective field to be monitored using a scanner. In accordance with the invention, at least one contour test object and one field test object are provided outside the protective field to be monitored. A field set is defined having at least two scan fields, with the first scan field of the first field set comprising the protective field to be monitored and at least one contour test object and the second scan field of the first field set comprising at least the region of the field test object. In a first test sequence, the protective field to be monitored is scanned with the first field set, with a positive first output signal only being generated when the contour test object is detected in the expected position in the first scan field and with a negative second output signal being generated when the field test object is detected in the second scan field of the first field set. A second field set having reversed parameters is defined and scanned in a second test sequence. The correct operability of the sensor is only assumed if, after a change to the first test sequence, a positive first output signal and a negative second output signal are found or, after a change to the second test sequence, a positive second output signal and a negative first output signal are found. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252896 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS FOR FORMING IMAGE ON RECORD MEDIUM - A laser beam is irradiated on a record medium, a speckle generated by surface scattering is measured by an image sensor, speckle information obtained is subjected to FFT transform, and a paper quality of the record medium is discriminated from a peculiar pattern due to roughness of the surface of the record medium. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252897 | Method and a System for the Assessment of Samples - The present invention offers an alternative strategy for the correlation of interference information to chemical and/or physical properties of a sample. This strategy can be implemented in a method and a system, which offer substantial technical and commercial advantages over state of the art techniques based on interference spectroscopy. The invention further provides a method for standardizing an interferometer, as well as a method and a system using the standardized | 2008-10-16 |
20080252898 | METHOD FOR OPTICALLY TESTING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES - A method for optically testing semiconductor devices or wafers using a holographic optical interference system with light source providing a light beam of coherent wavelength with a wavelength to which the semiconductor material is transparent, splitting the light beam into a reference beam and an object beam, imposing the object beam on the semiconductor material to generate a reflected object beam reflected from interior structures of the semiconductor material, adjusting the angle of the reference beam relative to the object beam between a plurality of angles with the semiconductor material being a different state for each angle of the reference beam, imposing the reflected object beam and the reference beam onto a detection device to create a plurality of interference patterns, one for each of the reference beam angles, and comparing the interference patterns to one another to determine and display characteristics within the semiconductor material. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252899 | Optical coherence tomography system and optical coherence tomography method - A tunable light source | 2008-10-16 |
20080252900 | OPTICAL TOMOGRAPHY SYSTEM - In an optical tomography system, polarization maintaining optical fibers are employed to guide a light beam emitted by a light source unit to a light dividing means, to guide a measuring light beam from the light dividing means to a probe, to guide the measuring light beam and a reflected light beam within the probe, to guide the reflected light beam from the probe to a combining means, and to guide a reference light beam from the light dividing means to the combining means. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252901 | Wavelength-Tunable Light Source And Optical Coherence Tomography - The present invention provides an OCT technique that permits tomographic observation of a biological body parts that is difficult to restrain and also provides a tomographic observation technique for the observation of a constrainable part that does not require constraint and remove the burden from biological body. A wavelength-tunable light generator (wavelength-tunable light source) is employed as the light source of the optical coherence tomography device. The wavelength-tunable light generator has a wave number tunable range width of at least 4.7×10 | 2008-10-16 |
20080252902 | Method and Device for Detecting Direction of Member Having Outer Periphery Formed in Vertically Asymmetrical Shape - A method and a device for identifying an upper surface and a lower surface of a component having asymmetric upper and lower outer shapes are provided. The components include, for example, disk-like, cylindrical, or annular components, more specifically engine parts having an orientation such as piston rings. In particular, a method and a device for identifying orientation of an item that hardly allows visual identification of the upper and lower surface. A disk-like, cylindrical, or annular component having asymmetric upper and lower outer shapes is placed on a reference surface having a reference block, an outer peripheral part of the component on the reference surface is brought into contact with the reference block, and identification of the upper and lower surface of the component is achieved in an inline system based on a gap created between the outer peripheral part of the component and the reference block, using a light source lighting device and a detection camera arranged across the reference block. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252903 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE FOCAL POSITION OF AT LEAST TWO EDGES OF STRUCTURES ON A SUBSTRATE - A method for determining the focal position of at least two edges of structures ( | 2008-10-16 |
20080252904 | Optical measuring machine - An optical measuring machine includes a screen having a reference line, a movable stage, a detector for detecting a displacement of the stage, the first and second image-forming units for forming optical image(s) of a target object mounted on the stage on the screen, and a storage for storing the optical image(s). The first image-forming unit includes an image pickup for picking up the optical image(s), an output unit for outputting the picked up optical image(s) in digital image data, and a projecting unit for projecting the optical image(s) on the screen in accordance with the image data output by the output unit. The storage stores the image data output by the output unit. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252905 | CENTRIFUGAL FORCE BASED MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE, MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF DETERMINING HOME POSITION OF THE MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE - Provided is a centrifugal force based microfluidic system including: a microfluidic device including a rotatable platform and an optical path formed to extend horizontally in a straight line from a circumference of the platform; a motor rotating so as to control the microfluidic device; a light emitting unit emitting light towards the microfluidic device; a light receiving unit detecting the light emitted from the light emitting unit; and a controller determining a home position to be the position of the microfluidic device at a point of time when the light emitted from the light emitting unit is detected by the light receiving unit, wherein the light emitted from the light emitting unit passes through the optical path to be incident on the light receiving unit only when the microfluidic device is located in a predetermined position. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252906 | ABSOLUTE POSITION LENGTH-MEASUREMENT TYPE ENCODER - An absolute position length-measurement type encoder includes a scale having an incremental track, an absolute track, and a reference position track. The incremental track has incremental patterns including first light and dark patterns formed at equal intervals in first periods. The absolute track has absolute patterns representing an absolute position. The reference position track has reference position patterns including second light and dark patterns formed at equal intervals in second periods longer than the first periods. A light source emits a measurement light to the scale. A photodetector receives the measurement light reflected at or transmitted through the scale. A signal processing circuit processes the received light signal of the photodetector to detect an absolute position of the scale. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252907 | Apparatus and Method for Determining an Elevation of Working Tools Based on a Laser System - An apparatus for determining an elevation of a working tool relative to a reference plane, includes a rotary laser system, a radio unit and a detector. The rotary laser system emits a rotating laser beam in a plane inclined relative to the reference plane. The radio unit is configured to measure a distance between the working tool and the rotary laser system and the detector is mounted on the working tool for detecting the laser beam. The elevation of the working tool can be determined on a basis of the inclination angle and the distance between the working tool and the rotary laser system. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252908 | CONTROLLING A FABRICATION TOOL USING SUPPORT VECTOR MACHINE - A fabrication tool can be controlled using a support vector machine. A profile model of the structure is obtained. The profile model is defined by profile parameters that characterize the geometric shape of the structure. A set of values for the profile parameters is obtained. A set of simulated diffraction signals is generated using the set of values for the profile parameters, each simulated diffraction signal characterizing the behavior of light diffracted from the structure. The support vector machine is trained using the set of simulated diffraction signals as inputs to the support vector machine and the set of values for the profile parameters as expected outputs of the support vector machine. After the support vector machine has been trained, a fabrication process is performed using the fabrication tool to fabricate the structure on the wafer. A measured diffraction signal off the structure is obtained. The measured diffraction signal is inputted into the trained support vector machine. Values of profile parameters of the structure are obtained as an output from the trained support vector machine. One or more process parameters or equipment settings of the fabrication tool are adjusted based on the obtained values of the profile parameters. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252909 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS FOR FORMING IMAGE ON RECORD MEDIUM - A record-medium determining apparatus constituted such that a luminescent light source irradiates modulated light to a surface of a record medium, a part of reflected light by the record medium of this irradiated light is detected by a photodetector, the photodetector changes the detected light into an electric signal, and a signal-intensity detecting device detects intensity of a signal modulated from this electric signal is provided further on an upstream side than a fixing unit of a record-medium conveying path. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252910 | Method and apparatus for managing printing solutions in a local area network - A method of managing printing in an environment with a plurality of workstations and a plurality of printers in one or more networks. Each workstation has a unique ID and each printer has a type and a configuration which is dependent on the unique ID. One or more of the printers is connected to a one of the plurality of workstations. The network also includes a document server and a identification generator. The network polls a workstation when it connects to the network to determine what printers are connected thereto;
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20080252911 | Printing apparatus and computer program product - In a printing apparatus, the number of delimiters included in received data from a host apparatus is smaller than the number of input items of a template by one. Therefore, the number of delimiters included in the received data from the host apparatus is calculated to be three. A character string which is periodically repeated in the received data three times as the number of the delimiters is obtained and set to be a delimiter candidate. Further, a print start character string candidate is obtained from a data group which is located after a last delimiter candidate in the received data. Using the provisionally determined candidates for a delimiter and a print start character string, the four item data included in the received data are assumed. Then, a print preview is displayed on a LCD so as to show a state where the four item data is input to each of the input items of the template. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252912 | Retrieving Documents Transitively Linked To An Initial Document - A method for converting a semantic markup representation of a document into a physical markup representation of the document calculates a logical minimum width equal to the minimum width required to display all screen objects within the document at their normal size, creates a physical markup representation of the document, the physical markup representation having a width at least as wide as the logical minimum width, and conforms the physical markup representation to a target size, including a target width by scaling the width of the physical markup representation by a scaling factor derived from the ratio of an element of the target size to the logical minimum width. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252913 | Digital image processor spot color workflow test file - An electronic portable document format (PDF) file contains different combinations of gradient blends between spot color and process color. Each gradient blend is represented as both rasterized bitmap and vector images. The rasterized bitmap and vector images can be used to quickly assess the capability of any digital front end (DFE) to process the color gradient blends. The PDF file contains two sets of spot color and process color blended combinations. The first set contains four types of color gradient blends: spot-to-spot, process-to-spot, spot-to-process, and process-to-process, each of which represent the intended design. The second set contains the same four types of color gradient blends, except here the CMYK colors associated with the spot colors are intentionally manipulated. By printing the PDF file using different DFEs, one may compare the output from the two sets and immediately identify any color gradient handling problem, providing a quick benchmarking tool. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252914 | IMAGE PROCESSING CIRCUIT, GRADATION CONVERTING METHOD, AND PRINTING APPARATUS - An input gradation converting circuit has a gradation conversion table in which M-bit intermediate gradation data are correlated with each of N-bit input gradation data, and is operable to convert each of the input gradation data into the M-bit intermediate gradation data by using the gradation conversion table and output the converted M-bit intermediate gradation data. A diffusion gradation converting circuit is operable to convert each of the intermediate gradation data outputted from the input gradation converting circuit into N-bit output gradation data and output the converted N-bit output gradation data. The diffusion gradation converting circuit acquires a uniform random number Rnd in the range of −SFT/2 to SFT/2 and outputs [X+Rnd+0.5] as the output gradation data for each of the intermediate gradation data in which X obtained by dividing a value of the intermediate gradation data by 2 | 2008-10-16 |
20080252915 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An image forming apparatus includes a printer profile, which is used to convert an XYZ value into a second RGB value, to perform color conversion. The printer profile includes a first color converting module that inverse-converts the XYZ value into an sRGB value, converts the sRGB value into a first RGB, and equivalence-converts the first RGB value into the second RGB value, if the XYZ value has been obtained by performing color conversion for the sRGB value, and a second color converting module that converts the XYZ value into an sRGB value and then converts the sRGB value into the second RGB value, if the XYZ value has been obtained by performing color conversion for a specific color value other than the sRGB value. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252916 | INFORMATION REPRODUCTION METHOD AND DEVICE USING DOT PATTERN AND DOT PATTERN THEREOF - A reproduction information method and device using a dot pattern is provided. The dot pattern includes: the boundary dots, three direction dots and the code dots. The boundary dots are disposed regularly and continuously to define the blocks. Three direction dots are disposed on centers of three of the blocks to define a direction vector. Each of the code dots is disposed on one of the blocks without the direction dots. The code vectors are defined by the centers of the blocks to the code dots. The information is reproduced by the code vectors and the direction vector. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252917 | APPARATUS FOR CREATING PRODUCTS, METHOD OF CREATING PRODUCTS, AND PROGRAM - A product-creating apparatus is disclosed. The product-creating apparatus includes: an image acquisition portion acquiring image data; a product-creating portion creating products using the image data; a manipulation input portion permitting one to perform manipulations for making settings to create the products using the image data and to perform a specifying manipulation for selecting a method of reception from immediate reception of the products and later reception; and a control portion. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252918 | Control apparatus, program, computer-readable storage medium, imaging apparatus control system, and control method - In acquiring setting information from a user, a multifunctional apparatus can be switched between (i) a first input mode in which an operation panel displays a setting window and accepts an operation from the user and (ii) a second input mode in which a printing section prepares an entry sheet on which setting information is written to be designated and a scanner section reads the entry sheet on which the setting information has been written. A control server controls such multifunctional apparatuses, and includes: an input mode selecting section for selecting either of the two input modes in accordance with a predetermined condition when the multifunctional apparatus acquires setting information from a user; and a command generating section for generating a control command for instructing the multifunctional apparatus to acquire setting information in the input mode selected by the input mode selecting section. This makes it possible to provide a user-friendly input environment. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252919 | Image Processing Apparatus and Control Method of the Same - This invention prevents repetitive storage of identical character string data, and efficiently uses a storage area. To accomplish this, a facsimile apparatus | 2008-10-16 |
20080252920 | PRINTING SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A printing system according to the invention is a printing system including a printer and a host computer that is connected to the printer via a network and has a display unit, wherein the printer includes a printer main body that has a control unit, an output unit that outputs a print printed by the printer main body, a box with a lock mechanism that temporarily stores the print output from the output unit, and a sensor that detects presence or absence of the print in the box, and the host computer displays on the display unit an indication on whether there is an empty box on the basis of information on the presence or absence of the print in the box detected by the sensor and transmitted from the printer. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252921 | System and method for transferring a portion of a document print sequence output by a print job source to an automated data processing system - A print processor interfaces with a print job source such as an accounting system and a remote automated data processing system. The print processor comprises a print job source interface for receiving a sequence of documents from a print job source. The sequence of documents may comprise a first set of documents and a second set of documents. The first set of documents and the second set of documents may be mutually exclusive subsets of the sequence of documents. Each document of the first set may comprise data content to be directed to the remote automated data processing system. Each document of the second set may be directed to a printer. The print processor may establish a network session to the remote automated data processing system, authenticating to the remote automated data processing system, and transfer each document of the first set to the remote automated data processing system. The print processor may direct transfer of the second set to the printer. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252922 | IMAGE-DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, NETWORK SCANNER DEVICE, AND IMAGE-DATA MANAGEMENT METHOD - An image-data management system that includes an authentication server device and a network scanner connected to each other via a network, wherein the network scanner device includes a keyboard, a display, a control unit, and a storage unit, the keyboard and the display are disposed so as to cover the top of the body of the network scanner device. The control unit includes a user-authentication requesting unit that sends a user ID and password to the authentication server device to request an user authentication when the user ID and the password are input by a user, an image reading unit that reads an image data from an original document when the user authentication requested by the user-authentication requesting unit is approved by the authentication server device, and an image storing unit that stores the image data read by the image reading unit in the storage unit. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252923 | EXTERNAL TERMINAL CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An external terminal control apparatus associates a category which classifies menu information about a first group of menu screens for operating the external terminal control apparatus with address information corresponding to file data that configure a second group of menu screens for operating an external terminal to integrate menu items of the external terminal with the menu items of the external terminal control apparatus. The external terminal control apparatus adds a menu item corresponding to address information to the menu information according to the associated category. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252924 | System and method for transferring invoice data output of a print job source to an automated data processing system - A data capture system receives a sequence of output document objects and, for each output document object, writes output data values to an output data structure. The system includes a data storage, a first tier data extraction system and at least a second tier data extraction system. The first tier data extraction system is adapted to receive each output document object. Each output document object may be in a print language format comprising a plurality of print elements. For each required invoice data element, the first tier data extraction system obtains identification of a positional element value from a positional data set that includes, as its invoice data element, identification of the required invoice data element; and, if the output document object includes a qualifying text string, writes an output data value to the output data structure in association with identification of the required invoice data element. If the output document object does not include a qualifying text string, the first tier data extraction system identifies the output document object for tier two processing. The second tier data extraction system receives each output document identified for tier two processing, performs character recognition on a graphical representation thereof and, for each required invoice data element, writes an output data value to the output data structure in association with identification of the required invoice data element. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252925 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, NETWORK SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION METHOD AND PROGRAM - A communication apparatus which eliminate the necessity of providing a particular server in a predetermined network and which makes it possible to participate into the network with the use of a predetermined address. A first communication apparatus participating in a predetermined network holds a predetermined address to be used by a second communication apparatus not participating in the predetermined network in order to communicate with a third communication apparatus participating in the predetermined network when participating into the predetermined network, as the address of the first communication apparatus. The second communication apparatus communicates with the first communication apparatus with the use of the predetermined address when the second communication apparatus participates into the predetermined network. The first communication apparatus requests the third communication apparatus to hold the predetermined address as the address of the third communication apparatus in the case where the communication apparatus separates from the predetermined network. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252926 | Image Scanning Device - A method for determining whether or not a specific image is contained in a scanned image. An image on a first side of a document is scanned and first image information indicating the scanned image is outputted. Specific component information is extracted indicating a specific component of each pixel out of information indicating a pixel value contained in the first image information. Whether or not the specific image is contained in the image on the first side is determined based on the extracted specific component information and stored specific image information. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252927 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND PROGRAM THEREOF - An image processing apparatus that allows accumulated image data and print control data to be transferred to another image processing apparatus and that may improve user convenience. The image processing apparatus is communicatively connected to another image processing apparatus. A storage unit stores input image data in a first format. A reception unit receives from the another image processing apparatus information indicating a format of image data capable of being analyzed by the another image processing apparatus. An identification unit identifies, based on the information received by the reception unit, software for converting the image data from the first format to another format of image data capable of being analyzed by the another image processing apparatus. A transmission unit transmits the image data stored in the storage unit and the software identified at the identification unit and information indicating a location where the image data is stored in said storage unit to the another image processing apparatus. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252928 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AS WELL AS A PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus connected to a plurality of image processing apparatuses via a network, comprising, a transmission unit configured to transmit identification information for identifying the information processing apparatus on the network and specifying information by which a user identifies the information processing apparatus to the plurality of image processing apparatuses on the network, and a reception unit configured to be operable when the user selects the specifying information in one of the plurality of image processing apparatuses, to receive information for using the selected image processing apparatus transmitted from the selected image processing apparatus based on the identification information. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252929 | PRINTING SYSTEM AND PRINTING METHOD INCLUDING HOST DEVICE AND PRINTING DEVICE - A printing system comprises a host device like a personal computer (PC) which creates print data (GDI data) based on an application, and selects through which a conversion process either a first conversion process of converting the data into PDL data or a second conversion process of converting the data into image data should be executed based on the performance of the host device connected to a printing device, the kind of the application, and the like when performing the conversion process on the print data and transmitting the converted data to a printing device, and further selects the conversion process based on a command in GDI data, a data size, and the like, thereby automatically selecting the most efficient printing scheme, and the printing device which prints out the print data transmitted from the host device. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252930 | IMAGE FORMING DEVICE - An image forming device is disclosed that is able to prevent halt of operations due to full memory occupation, and prevent the full occupation of the memory. The image forming device includes a reading unit; an image data storage unit; a vacancy waiting unit that, when allocating a storage area for storing image data in the image data storage unit, waits until the storage size of a vacancy in the image data storage unit becomes greater than a predetermined value when allocation of the storage area fails; a failure processing unit that, when allocating the storage area for storing the image data in the image data storage unit, performs failure processing when allocation of the storage area fails; and a control unit that controls one of the vacancy waiting unit and the failure processing unit according to image forming conditions in the image forming device. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252931 | Image output color management system and method - Disclosed is an image color management system and method for controlling an image output device. The method for controlling the image output device comprises generating an image output device profile LUT (look-up-table) characterizing the color profile of the image output device for a plurality of drift states associated with the image output device; generating a set of basis vectors representing the LUT; storing the set of basis vectors in an image output device controller; and generating an image output device active profile associated with a current drift state of the image output device to convert image color data for display or printing by the image output device, wherein the image output device active profile is generated from the set of basis vectors. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252932 | Techniques to synchronize information between fidelity domains - Techniques to synchronize information between fidelity domains are described. A computer system may include a first application program having a low fidelity domain, and a second application program having a high fidelity domain. The second application program may include a fidelity synchronization module to synchronize modifications between a low fidelity version of a document made using the first application program and a high fidelity version of the document made using the second application program using a three-way merge. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252933 | Enhanced facsimile handling - Described herein is technology for, among other things, facilitating transmissions of facsimiles by a computer. It involves various techniques for facilitating the preparation of a facsimile including storing the facsimiles in an editable format and initializing a fax application. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252934 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, GROUPWARE SERVER, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND IMAGE FORMING PROGRAM - An image forming system is disclosed that includes a groupware server and an image forming apparatus that functions as a groupware terminal. The groupware server includes a document database that stores document data and attribute information corresponding to the document data. The image forming apparatus includes a read unit that reads the document data and the attribute information corresponding to the document data stored in the document database, and a change unit that changes the attribute information read by the read unit into changed attribute information. In turn, the groupware server stores the read document data and the changed attribute information in the document database. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252935 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND DATA UPDATE PROCESSING METHOD - Data registered in a server can be updated without any particular need to look up the storage destination of data to be updated. A printing apparatus displays on a display a layout of a plurality of data read from the server, selects an area by an operation on the displayed data, and designates, as data to be updated, data corresponding to the selected area. The printing apparatus inputs image data by scanning an image and saves the image data at the storage destination of the data to be updated in the server in place of the data to be updated. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252936 | Personal network scanning profiles - User-specific scanning of documents on a computer network is described. A user profile containing a set of user-specific scanning settings associated with pre-identified scanning preferences of a specific user is retrieved from a network storage device. A paper document is scanned on a network scanning device based on the user profile to produce a representative scanned document, which is automatically forwarded to a network location associated with the user profile. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252937 | Image processing apparatus - Depending on processing to be executed, the processing is prevented from being restricted even if a particular image is included in image data. There is provided an image processing apparatus comprising an authentication section | 2008-10-16 |
20080252938 | COMBINING AN ORIGINAL IMAGE AND A MODIFIED IMAGE INTO A SINGLE IMAGE FILE - A method is provided for storing an original image and a modified image into a single image file. The method comprises selecting the original image, selecting the modified image. The method further comprises creating a single image by combining the original image with the modified image. The method further comprises storing the single image into a single image file on a memory device. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252939 | Display Device - A display apparatus according to the present invention comprises a plurality of pixel sections | 2008-10-16 |
20080252940 | IMAGE SCANNER AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An image scanner according to the invention is an image scanner that can save scanned image data in a removable portable memory, the image scanner including a storing unit, a key-file creating unit that creates a key file corresponding to the portable memory, a memory control unit that registers the key file created in the storing unit and saves the key file in the portable memory, a determining unit that performs, before the image data is saved in the portable memory, matching of the key file registered in the storing unit and the key file saved in the portable memory, and an image-data-saving control unit that saves the image data in the portable memory when match is determined by the determining unit. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252941 | Image forming apparatus and image forming method - An image forming apparatus to generate image data from an original document and to form an image includes a photoelectric conversion unit to sequentially convert an image of the original document scanned in a sub-scanning direction into image signals made of a plurality of pixels constituting one line in a main scanning direction, a white reference plate which is white reference for the image signals, a white reference signal generation unit to generate a white reference signal from image signals obtained by photoelectric converting an image for a given number of lines from a given read start position of the white reference plate in the sub-scanning direction by the photoelectric conversion unit, a shading correction unit to correct the image signals of the original document image photoelectric converted by the photoelectric conversion unit based on the white reference signal, and a read start position acquisition unit to calculate and acquire the read start position on the white reference plate, and the read start position acquisition unit includes a start position calculation unit to detect a portion of the white reference plate where brightness is within a given range and to calculate the read start position. | 2008-10-16 |