| 47th week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 36 |
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| 20080285937 | Video/audio display system and method - A video/audio display system includes a buffering module, a playing module and a controlling module. The buffering module temporarily stores video/audio data, which occupy a storage capacity of the buffering module. The playing module is electrically connected with the buffering module to play the video/audio data at a playing speed. The controlling module is electrically connected with the buffering module and the play module. A video/audio display method is also disclosed. | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080285938 | Recording/Replaying/Editing Device - A recording/replaying/editing device capable of randomly accessing moving picture data compressed by inter-frame coding even when only a low signal processing capability is available. The recording/replaying/editing device includes: an image data input unit for entering image data compressed by inter-frame prediction; a reference image frame sequence creation determination unit for determining whether or not a reference image frame sequence should be created, based on the number of I frames included in each file in the image data or the intervals at which I frame are inserted; and a reference image frame sequence creation unit for creating, if it is determined by the reference image frame sequence creation determination unit that a reference image frame sequence should be created, a reference image frame sequence consisting of I frames and additional image frames by adding image frames to I frames. | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080285939 | PROXY EDITING AND RENDERING FOR VARIOUS DELIVERY OUTLETS - A method, apparatus and computer program product provides for a proxy media editor to combine editing, rendering, and a plurality of output specifications via a unified platform. The proxy media editor accesses at least one output specification and an edit decision list stored on a server system. The proxy media editor receives a request for media output at the server system, the media output associated with an edit decision list stored on the server system. The proxy media editor renders, at the server system, the media output according to the output specification and the edit decision list. The proxy media editor delivers, from the server system, the media output via a media delivery channel compatible with the output specification. Thus, a user can create a single edited video composition in a hosted web-based environment which can dynamically meet the exact requirements of various delivery channels. | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080285940 | VIDEO PLAYER USER INTERFACE - A video playback user interface includes display of tags or other information outside of a video play area. Tags can be visually associated with items in the video by using connectors such as lines, arrows, etc. that bridge between a tag and an item. Tag and other information can be included with a video file or associated with a video file and stored as a separate file or other data structure. Users can add text or other annotations for viewing at a later time or by other users. A snapshot of a video frame during playback can be obtained and sent to an email address, web site, storage device, or other destination. The snapshot includes a video frame or portion of a frame along with added information such as tags, annotations, etc. | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080285941 | REPRODUCTION APPARATUS, REPRODUCTION METHOD, RECORDING APPARATUS, RECORDING METHOD, AV DATA SWITCHING METHOD, OUTPUT APPARATUS, AND INPUT APPARATUS - In jumping reproduction, when an MPEG transport stream processed by the jumping reproduction is decoded and displayed, many noises occur in the video and the audio corresponding to the vicinity of the jumping. | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080285942 | HOME NETWORK APPARATUS - A home network system includes a home network apparatus, and a recording reservation information-sending apparatus and recording/reproducing apparatuses which are connected to the home network apparatus. The home network apparatus has an interface circuit through which the auto-home network apparatus is connected to an Internet having a mail server and a recording reservation information-sending apparatus connected thereto, and a home network. The home network apparatus monitors recording reservation information sent to either of the recording/reproducing apparatus within a home network system, and instructs the recording/reproducing apparatus to perform the recording reservation, for example, if the recording/reproducing apparatus is in a wake-up state when being an object for recording reservation. | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080285943 | Management of Dynamic Program Changes in Dvb Systems - A method for managing dynamic program changes in a digital video broadcasting (DVB) system, the method including detecting a dynamic program change in a DVB transmission received at a set-top box (STB), and changing a digital video recorder (DVR) recording instruction associated with the program to record the program in accordance with a parameter of the change. | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080285944 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus for controlling programming of a timer recording of a specific television broadcast program includes the following elements: an extracting unit configured to extract program specifying information from audio data or video data of a program; a specifying unit configured to specify a program to be timer-recorded on the basis of the program specifying information extracted by the extracting unit; a presenting unit configured to present information for prompting a user to program a timer recording of the program specified by the specifying unit; and an accepting unit configured to accept the programmed timer recording of the program specified by the specifying unit. | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080285945 | System and method for simultaneous network recording and playback of digital television programs - A method of playing back a television program on a playback device connected to a local area network while simultaneously storing a television program on a storage device connected to the network is disclosed. The method includes receiving a television broadcast that includes at least one program at a first settop box. A first program is stored on a permanent storage device of a network storage server connected through a network to the first settop box. While receiving the television broadcast and while storing the first program, a program is rendered on a digital media rendering device connected through the network to the first settop box. | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080285946 | Method and Arrangement for Retransmitting and Processing and/or Displaying and/or Storing of Sound and/or Picture Contents - A special instruction for not encoding a content is incorporated into access authorization data contained in the received signal, so that within a unified system for transmitting and receiving of encoded or non-encoded sound and/or picture contents, it is possible to meet the requirement of public broadcasting and “free-to-air” program providers for a non-encoded processing and/or display and/or storage of freely accessible contents for the end user. The instruction signalizes that the sound and/or picture contents, once received, must be available in the non-encoded form to the end user. The access authorization data remain added to the sound and/or picture contents, even in cases of a cascading, encoded retransmission, or remains logically linked thereto by suitable means, even if transmitted physically separate along with the picture and/or sound contents. During the processing and/or display and/or storage of the picture and/or sound contents retransmitted in the encoded form, the special instruction triggers a decoding of the picture and/or sound contents, at least at the end of the retransmission cascade. | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080285947 | Reproduction Device - A playback apparatus has a platform | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080285948 | Reproducing Device and Method, Program, Recording Medium, Data Structure, and Recording Medium Manufacturing Method - The present invention relates to a playback apparatus, a playback method, a program, a recording medium, a data structure, and a manufacturing method for a recording medium in which content to be played back can be switched between streams different from a main stream. A PlayList includes Main path for referring to Video and Audio within a main TS, Sub Path-A for referring to Secondary Video and Secondary Audio in a sub TS, and Sub Path-B for referring to Audio in a sub TS. STN_table( ), which is information for selecting Video and Audio in a clip AV stream file- | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080285949 | VIDEO MOTION MENU GENERATION IN A LOW MEMORY ENVIRONMENT - A method of generating a motion menu in a low memory environment is disclosed. The method generally includes the steps of (A) generating a plurality of encoded streams in a buffer by encoding a fixed duration from each of a plurality of title streams received in a video program, (B) generating a plurality of thumbnails frames in the buffer by decoding each of the encoded streams and (C) generating the motion menu in the buffer by combining one of the thumbnail frames from each respective one of the encoded streams into a respective one of plurality of menu frames such that a sequential display the menu frames appears as a plurality of thumbnails having dynamic content in the motion menu. | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080285950 | STILL PICTURE INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REPRODUCING STILL PICTURE INFORMATION THEREFROM - A technique is provided for reproducing information from a recording medium, on which there are recorded a plurality of picture information sets; presentation time values, each associated with a corresponding one of the picture information sets; picture information record marks, each of which is associated with a corresponding one of the presentation time values; clip information specifying what position on the recording medium is associated with each of the presentation time values; and reproducing order specifying information which specifies in what order the picture information sets are to be reproduced. Picture information is reproduced through the steps of detecting the presentation time value of a picture information set to be retrieved from the corresponding picture information record mark; using said clip information to detect the recording position on the recording medium which corresponds to the detected presentation time value; and reproducing picture information from the detected recording position. | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080285951 | VIDEO/AUDIO REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OUTPUTTING SIGNAL IN VIDEO/AUDIO REPRODUCING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a video/audio reproducing apparatus includes a detection/determination part, a setting processing part, and an output signal processing part. The detection/determination part obtains a format of reproducible audio data and video data. The setting processing part receives bit stream data in a reproducing apparatus from among the format of the audio data and the video data, which has been obtained by the detection/determination part and can be reproduced by the reproducing apparatus, and detects that the reproducing apparatus capable of reproducing the bit stream data is connected. The output signal processing part directly receives the bit stream data to output the bit stream data to the reproducing apparatus capable of reproducing the bit stream data when the setting processing part receives the bit stream data and detects that the reproducing apparatus capable of reproducing the bit stream data is connected. | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080285952 | Internet-Based Digital Content Recording System and Method - An Internet-based digital content recording system and method which obviates the need to utilize an analog system or to address the logistical demands of physically preparing a recording medium and ensuring that it is adequate to the task and set to commence recording at the appropriate time. The invention system allows radio listeners to record and enjoy a favorite radio program at any time, in any location. It opens the user's radio experience to include any online radio station around the world, including commercial, public, and personal stations. It provides this functionality through a seamless combination of online and hardware-based interfaces that deliver a consistent user experience. | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080285953 | Reproduction Apparatus, Reproduction Processing Circuit, Reproduction Method, Reproduction Program, and Computer-Readable Record Medium with Reproduction Program - A reproduction apparatus is provided which is capable of reproducing audio data continuously and unbrokenly, without increasing the storage capacity of a storing means. | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080285954 | Replay Apparatus - Disclosed is a replay apparatus including a reading unit, a display control unit, a storage unit to store a predetermined display limited letter string and a judging unit to judge whether the predetermined display limited letter string stored in the storage unit exists in the letter string which is based on the text data constituting the predetermined replay data read by the reading unit or not, and when the judging unit judges that the predetermined display limited letter string stored in the storage unit exists in the letter string which is based on the text data constituting the predetermined replay data read by the reading unit, the display control unit carries out a predetermined process to the judged display limited letter string in order not to display the judged display limited letter string in the predetermined display apparatus. | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080285955 | METHOD FOR LOW DATA RATE VIDEO IMAGE STORAGE - A method for low data rate video image storage is disclosed in the present invention, comprising following steps: capturing a video image; comparing the video image with a specific video image by a specific comparison solution, to generate a comparison result; based on the comparison result keeping stable without change in a period of time, forming a minified video image and storing the minified video image. | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080285956 | MULTIMEDIA DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER AND PLAYER - A multimedia digital video recorder and player capable of recording/playing audio and video while detecting a place is disclosed comprising a display on the outside wall for audio and video output, a digital video recorder and player module, which comprises a memory unit for storing data, a control interface for the connection of an external control device for system operation control, a signal processing unit for receiving and processing/editing signals obtained from video cameras connected thereto for display on the display and storage in the memory unit, an external signal interface for input of external audio/video signals from external signal storage devices, a multimedia player module, which comprises an audio/video decoder for editing audio and video signals received from the external signal sources and outputting edited audio and video signals to the display through an audio/video interface thereof for play. | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080285957 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus includes: accepting means for accepting user's input of specification of a remarkable scene during playback processing of a video content to be recorded on a recording medium or a video content already recorded on a recording medium; setting means for setting a scene corresponding to a timing of accepting the input of specification by the accepting means to a user's remarkable scene; acquiring means for acquiring additional information for generating a display indicating the remarkable scene contents; and display controlling means for controlling generation of the display indicating the remarkable scene contents on the basis of the additional information and display of a list screen including an arrangement of the display indicating the remarkable scene contents for each remarkable scene. | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080285958 | STORAGE APPARATUS FOR DIGITAL/ANALOG TV AUDIO/VIDEO MEDIA - Disclosed is a storage apparatus for digital TV video/analog TV video/digital audio broadcasting/analog audio broadcasting media (DTV/ATV/DAB/AAB). The storage apparatus comprises a controller, a DTV/ATV/DAB/AAB interface converter and at least one storage media interfaces. The controller has a plurality of terminals for controlling the storage apparatus. The DTV/ATV/DAB/AAB interface converter connects to one of the terminals and a digital/analog tuner to receive DTV/ATV/DAB/AAB signals and converts the DTV/ATV/DAB/AAB signals into DTV/ATV/DAB/AAB data. The storage media interfaces respectively connect to the terminals of the controller and to at least one portable storage media, for storing the DTV/ATV/DAB/AAB data received from the DTV/ATV/DAB/AAB interface converter into the portable storage media. The controller can be an OTG controller. Alternatively, the controller can be a USB host controller, accordingly, can be couple with an electronic device via a PCI EXPRESS/PCI interface converter for processing the DTV/ATV/DAB/AAB data by the electronic device. | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080285959 | Portable reception device - A portable reception device that is portably designed, and that receives television broadcast and feeds the received video information to a monitor so that video is viewed from outside, the portable reception device includes: a reception section receiving television broadcast; a video display section feeding the video information received through the reception section to the monitor; a video storage section storing the video information received through the reception section; a reception check section checking whether or not television broadcast can be received through the reception section; a reception process check section checking whether or not television broadcast is being received through the reception section; and a video recording section receiving television broadcast on a channel preset through the reception section and writing the received video information in the video storage section if television broadcast is found to be receivable by the reception check section and television broadcast is found not to be being received by the reception process check section. | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080285960 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION MANAGING METHOD AND MEDIUM - This invention relate to an information processing apparatus comprising first recording means for recording one moving picture in at least one recording increment; second recording means for recording a still picture corresponding to the moving picture in keeping with the recording increment of the moving picture; and third recording means for recording information about the moving picture being recorded by the first recording means. | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080285961 | DVD PLAYER WITH EXTERNAL CONNECTION FOR INCREASED FUNCTIONALITY - The present invention pertains to an optical disc player with a standard digital port, such as a USB port, coupled to an external storage, such as a thumb drive, coupled to a standard digital port such as a USB port. The external storage, may also he used to provide content, commands or applications that enable the player to present certain additional content, or to perform certain additional or enhanced functions. | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080285962 | Vehicle Headrest Cover - A vehicle headrest cover for covering a vehicle headrest having a display mounted therein includes a material designed to correspond with the shape and dimensions of the vehicle headrest and fit over the vehicle headrest for covering the vehicle headrest. The material has a cut-out in a face thereof which corresponds to the position of the display. | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080285963 | Drying Device - Drying apparatus includes a housing defining an air inlet and a tortuous airflow passage leading to at least one air outlet. The outlet comprises two upright sets of louvres. An impeller is arranged to draw air into the inlet, through the airflow passage and to expel it via the outlet. A set of infrared emitting heating elements is located in the airflow passage behind a screen or glass panel and arranged both to radiate heat directly outwardly from the housing and to heat air in the airflow passage. Additional resistance heating elements are located in the airflow passage. The apparatus has a control system including a user interface, and is arranged to control the operation of the impeller and the two different kinds of heating elements in response to user input. The apparatus includes a heatsink associated with the infrared heating elements, which is located so that air passing through the airflow passage contacts the heatsink. The control system is arranged, in at least one mode of operation, to pre-heat the heatsink by operating the infrared heating elements prior to operating the impeller. | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080285964 | Modular heating system for tankless water heater - There is provided a tankless water heater for heating water passing therethrough. The tankless water heater includes a control module with a controller and a heating system, each of which are configured in a modular/separate arrangement. The heating system includes an inlet portion, an outlet portion, and a modular heater interconnected therebetween. The modular heater comprises a plurality of heating units, each heating unit comprising a heating tube and a coupler, wherein each heating tube defines an interior region and each heating tube includes a helical structure whereby the helical structure imparts a swirling motion on water passing through the interior region of the tube. A heating element is also disposed within the interior region of the heating tube, and electric power applied to the heating element acts to heat the water passing through the tube. A first temperature sensor may be positioned so as to detect water temperature proximate the inlet portion, and the first temperature sensor is in communication with the controller. Also, a second temperature sensor positioned so as to detect water temperature proximate the outlet portion, and the second temperature sensor is in communication with the controller. Additionally, a flow meter is positioned proximate the inlet portion, and the flow meter, which detects fluid flow (and thereby fluid volume), is in communication with the controller. The controller, receiving the signals from the temperature sensors and the flow meter, directs signals to switches positioned at each tube so as to apply electric current to the heating elements. | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080285965 | METHOD OF FORMING THIN CAMERA - A thin camera having sub-pixel resolution includes an array of micro-cameras. Each micro-camera includes a lens, a plurality of sensors of size p, and a plurality of macro-pixels of size d having a feature of size q. The feature size q smaller than p and provides a resolution for the micro-camera greater than p. The smallest feature in the micro-cameras determines the resolution of the thin camera. Each macro-pixel may have any array of m features of size q, where q=d/m. Additional micro-cameras may be included to increase power. | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080285966 | OPTICAL SYSTEM OF A FOCUS DETECTION APPARATUS - An optical system of a focus detection apparatus includes a condenser lens positioned behind an expected focal plane of a photographing lens; an auxiliary lens group positioned behind the condenser lens to be coaxial therewith; and a pair of separator lenses positioned behind the auxiliary lens group in close vicinity thereof and integrally molded from resin. An object image formed on the expected focal plane is divided into two images by the pair of separator lenses to be reformed on a pair of areas on a sensor, respectively, and the auxiliary lens group includes a negative lens element made of resin, and a positive lens element made of glass. | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080285967 | OPTICAL APPARATUS WITH APERTURE CONTROLLER - An optical apparatus, such as an image pickup apparatus, includes a detector configured to detect whether a manual aperture operation unit is operated by an amount greater than or equal to a predetermined amount during automatic aperture control. When an aperture fixing switch is operated or when the detector detects that the manual aperture operation unit is operated by an amount greater than or equal to the predetermined amount, automatic aperture control is disabled and manual aperture control is enabled. | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080285968 | Compact camera module package structure - The present invention discloses a compact camera module (CCM) package structure that allows a lens module to adjoin directly on the CCM module to prevent height error that occurs when CCM module is soldered to the substrate from affecting the imaging performance of chip module. The CCM package structure comprises a substrate, a sensor chip module and a lens module. The lens module can encase and cover the sensor chip module, and adjoin the periphery of a light transmitting plane of the sensor chip module through a concave step disposed in the lens module so that the lens module can synchronously maintain the same horizontal angle and height as the light-transmitting plane of sensor chip module, thereby reducing error occurred in the manufacturing process and allowing the lens module and the sensor chip module to produce better focusing and image quality. | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080285969 | Optical transmission method and device - In an optical transmission method and device of a point-multipoint type, whether or not identification information of an optical network unit designated is received within a fixed phase tolerance for a transmission enabling phase designated to optical network units on multipoint sides is determined. When it is determined that no identification information of the optical network unit designated is received and identification information of any optical network unit is received up to a transmission enabling phase subsequently designated, a transmission stop command is transmitted to the optical network unit whose identification information is received. Also, when abnormality is detected in transmitted data from the optical network unit designated or any optical network unit within a transmission enabling duration designated for the transmission enabling phase designated to the optical network units, a transmission enabling duration reducing command is transmitted to the optical network unit or all of the optical network units respectively. Thereafter, when the identification information of the optical network unit designated is received within a fixed phase tolerance for the transmission enabling phase designated to the optical network units and identification information of another optical network unit is also received up to a transmission enabling phase subsequently designated, a transmission stop command to the other optical network unit and a command for restoring the transmission enabling duration for the optical network unit and all of the optical network units are transmitted. | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080285970 | Optical Signal Quality Monitoring Circuit and Optical Signal Quality Monitoring Method - The present invention provides an optical signal quality monitoring circuit and an optical signal quality monitoring method for measuring correct optical signal quality parameters when a signal bit rate is changed. The optical signal quality monitoring circuit which samples and converts an electrical signal converted from an optical signal with a given repeated frequency f | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080285971 | SWITCH FOR OPTICAL INTERCONNECTION NETWORKS - The described subject matter concerns efficient routing of data in an optical network. An optical switching element utilizes a noise reduction circuit to eliminate glitches in the optical signal, and thereby enable highly scalable, cascadeable switching networks to be constructed. The current driver is directly bonded to the SOA to reduce delays ordinarily associated with data transfer through packaging pins. | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080285972 | Packet communicating apparatus - Bandwidth control over users accommodated under ONU in PON is achieved. BAS sets user bandwidth information obtained during user authorization in OLT. The OLT achieves bandwidth control on a user basis, using bandwidth information set from the BAS. The present invention enables bandwidth control over users under the ONUs. | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080285973 | Optical add/drop multiplexer - There is provided a shutdown controller that monitors the temperature of an optical multiplexer and maximizes the loss of an optical attenuator when a temperature monitor result is abnormal. An optical level change detection circuit section is disposed with respect to an optical level monitor of individual monitors in an optical add/drop multiplexer. An optical level monitor of a total main signal is disposed downstream of the optical multiplexer. The inconsistency of the wavelength number is detected by comparing the total of the optical level monitors of the individual channels with the optical level value of the optical level monitor, upon which shutdown control is performed in which the loss of the optical attenuator is maximized in only the channel whose optical level change is detected by the optical level change detection circuit section. | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080285974 | Optical Multiplexer/Demultiplexer - An optical multiplexer/demultiplexer comprising a member, of which first and second opposite planar surfaces are parallel to each other. The member includes therein a void, of which third and fourth opposite planar surfaces are in parallel to each other. An extension of a first line lying on the first planar surface and an extension of a third line lying on the third planar surface intersect each other in a cross section including the void of the member, a smaller one of intersection angles thereof being φ | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080285975 | Burst scheduling methods in Optical Burst Switching system - Provided is a burst scheduling method in an Optical Burst Switching (OBS) system in which a plurality of nodes are connected through a mesh-type network. When a TDB which has used many network resources via a plurality of nodes and an SHG burst generated in a previous node, among bursts including BCPs transmitted from the previous node, compete in a current node so as to occupy a specific output channel, scheduling is performed to cause the TDB to have a higher priority than the SHG burst such that the corresponding output channel is occupied. Therefore, it is possible to minimize a burst loss in a network node, thereby enhancing the overall system performance. | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080285976 | Optical signal demultiplexing device and optical signal demultiplexing method - An optical signal demultiplexing device includes a demultiplexing unit that receives an optical signal multiplexed by an optical time-division system and a synchronization pattern, and demultiplexes the optical signal based on the synchronization pattern. The optical signal demultiplexing device also includes a pulse-width increasing unit that makes optical signals demultiplexed by the demultiplexing unit generate chirp, and increases the pulse widths of the optical signals generating the chirp by passing the optical signals through a wavelength dispersion medium. | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080285977 | Method and apparatus for transmitting optical signals - The present invention addresses the problem of transmitting optical signals with high extinction ratios using low-power drive signals. At present, low-power optical transmitters typically operate with modulation extinction ratios of, at best, about 10 dB. Embodiments of the present invention may achieve extinction ratios exceeding 20 dB using low-power drive signals of under 20 mW at data rates on the order of Gbits/sec. In addition, the modulation may be achieved with both low-power and low-fidelity drive waveforms, enabling conventional and often noisy high-speed, low-power electronics to generate high-extinction, high-fidelity optical waveforms. | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080285978 | OPTICAL HYBRID MODULE - Provided is an optical hybrid module in which an optical device, a filter, an amplifier and an antenna are hybrid-integrated, which includes: a silicon optical bench disposed on a substrate and having an optical fiber and an optical device; an amplifier disposed on the substrate and connected to the optical device disposed on the silicon optical bench to amplify a signal transmitted from the optical device; and an antenna disposed on the substrate to be connected to the amplifier and transmitting a signal amplified by the amplifier. Thus, a foot-print module may be embodied by disposing an antenna and a filter on a single- or multi-layer substrate and providing a bias required for the optical device and the amplifier through a solder ball. Also, due to the antenna and filter disposed on the substrate, an expensive connector is not needed, and thus a production costs can be reduced. | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080285979 | HIGH-SPEED OPTICAL COMMUNICATION - A high-speed optical communication system for transmitting and receiving an optical signal is disclosed. A contents receiver transmits previously given unique identification information by using a light less intensive than the intensity level of a pre-given threshold. When a contents transmitter receives the identification information transmitted from the contents receiver, it transmits contents data to the receiver by using a laser. | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080285980 | Eye Safety Mechanism for Use in Optical Cable with Electrical Interfaces - An eye safety mechanism for use with a bi-directional data cable having an electrical interface at least one (but potentially both) ends, despite the fact that the cable communicates over much of its length using a bi-directional optical channel. Upon power-up, the eye safety mechanism determines whether or not a loss of signal condition is present on an optical receive channel of the bi-directional data cable. If the loss of signal is present, the mechanism intermittently disables the optical transmit channel of the bi-directional data cable. On the other hand, if the loss of signal is not present, the mechanism enables the optical transmit channel of the bi-directional data cable without intermittently disabling transmission at least for most of the time until the next time a loss of signal is detected on the optical receive channel. | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080285981 | Method And System For An Asymmetric Optical Phy Operation For Ethernet A/V Bridging And Ethernet A/V Bridging Extensions - Optical signals may be communicated with A/V Bridging services between an upstream link partner and a down stream link partner, each comprising an asymmetric Ethernet optical physical layer (PHY). High bandwidth A/V optical signals may be transmitted from the upstream link partner and low bandwidth optical signals may be transmitted from the downstream link partner. One or more of a time stamp, a traffic class and/or a destination address may be utilized in generating PDUs and managing communications via the asymmetric Ethernet optical PHY. The receiving link partner may register for deliver of the PDUs. An aggregate communication rate may be distributed evenly or unevenly among one or more optical links for transmission and aggregated upon reception via asymmetric Ethernet optical PHY operations. Compressed, uncompressed, encrypted and/or unencrypted optical signals may be handled. Signal processing may comprise forward error checking and clock recovery. | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080285982 | SINGLE FIBER DUPLEX OPTICAL TRANSPORT - The invention pertains to optical fiber transmission systems, and is particularly relevant to optical transport systems employing optical amplifiers. In particular the invention teaches an apparatus and method that allows cost effective co-directional operation of an optical amplifier to support full duplex traffic on a single fiber, and the design of an optical fiber transmission system based on this optical amplifier technology. | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080285983 | MODULATION SCHEME FOR TEDONS - A system and method for increasing transmission distance and/or transmission data rates using tedons and an encoding scheme to reduce the number of ones in a data signal is described. For example, the method for increasing transmission distance and transmission data rate of a fiber optical communications link using tedons includes the steps of encoding a data signal to be transmitted using an encoding scheme that reduces a number of ones in the data signal, transmitting the encoded data signal over the fiber optical communications link, receiving the encoded data signal and decoding the encoded data signal. | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080285984 | Device and Method for the Homogenisation of Optical Communication Signals - The invention provides a method and apparatus for providing a uniform output from an optical transmitter. The invention comprises at least one discrete light source ( | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080285985 | APPARATUS AND METHOD TO SUPPLY DEVELOPER - Embodiments of an image forming apparatus, developer supplying apparatus and methods thereof may control a developer conveying speed in accordance with image print conditions, environmental status and/or developer amount to substantially maintain a stable amount or supply amount of developer. The developer may include bi-component developer having toner and carrier. | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080285986 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus is provided with a photoconductor to have an electrostatic latent image formed thereon, a developing device for developing the electrostatic latent image with a toner, a toner replenishing device for replenishing the toner into the developing device, and a controller for controlling an image developing operation by the developing device and a toner replenishing operation by the toner replenishing device. The controller executes a non-replenishment mode for causing the developing device to perform image development without being replenished with the toner from the toner replenishing device, a discharge mode, following the non-replenishment mode, for discharging the toner remaining in the developing device and a refill mode, following the discharge mode, for refilling the toner into the developing device by the toner replenishing device. | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080285987 | Electrophotographic Device Utilizing Multiple Laser Sources - An electrophotographic device has first and second laser sources, each controllable to emit a laser beam, a scanning device arranged to direct the beams so as to sweep in a scan direction across a photoconductive surface and a controller configured to control the electrophotographic device. In at least one print mode, the electrophotographic device is controlled such that scan lines written by the first laser beam overlap with scan, lines written by the second laser beam, and a laser power of the first and second laser sources are controlled such that image data corresponding to select print elements are each partially written at a corresponding print element, position along at least two adjacent scan lines so as to combine energy in a manner that forms a synthesized print element on the photoconductive surface at a position between the adjacent scan lines. | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080285988 | Image forming apparatus and recording-medium feeding method - An image forming apparatus includes a storage unit configured to store a recording medium, an image forming unit configured to form an image on the recording medium, a paper feed unit configured to supply the recording medium from the storage unit, a conveying unit configured to convey the recording medium supplied by the paper feed unit to the image forming unit, and a control unit configured to control the paper feed unit and the conveying unit in conveying the recording medium. In accordance with a conveyance state in which the recording medium supplied from the storage unit by the paper feed unit is conveyed to the conveying unit, the control unit controls the conveying speed of the next recording medium supplied by the paper feed unit. | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080285989 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus has a transfer belt and a plural number of image forming units. The transfer belt has a sucking/feeding surface for sucking and feeding a sheet of transfer medium, and the sucking/feeding surface faces downward slanting from a vertical direction. The plural number of image forming units face the sucking/feeding surface of the transfer belt, and are arranged side by side along the transfer belt rotating direction. The transfer members are located inside a loop of the transfer belt and are pressed against a surface of the transfer belt on the reverse of the sucking/feeding surface in positions opposite photosensitive drums via the transfer belt. The transfer members apply a charge of a polarity opposite to that of toner to the transfer medium via the transfer belt. The transfer members are made of a conductive material. | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080285990 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, METHOD OF GAMMA CORRECTION AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING GAMMA CORRECTION PROGRAM - An image forming apparatus is configured to control the density of an output image based on an inherent gamma characteristic of the apparatus. The apparatus includes a patch image forming unit that forms patch images having multiple gradation values, a measuring unit that measures the density or lightness of each patch image, a sample point arrangement unit that arranges sample points representative of measured density or lightness values in a descending or ascending order of the gradation values, an inflection point region detecting unit that detects any specific inflection point region, a straight line region detecting unit that detects any specific straight line region, an interpolating unit that interpolates by adding and/or deleting a specific sample point depending upon whether (i) an inflection point region is detected, (ii) a straight line region is detected, or (iii) neither an inflection point region nor a straight line region is detected. | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080285991 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An electrostatic latent image is formed by exposing the same exposure point on a photosensitive drum to a laser beam having an emission wavelength of 420 nm and a laser beam having an emission wavelength of 780 nm. The exposure is performed in a pulse-height modulation manner by changing a total output of these two laser beams to write the electrostatic latent image while changing an output ratio between the two laser beams depending on the total output. | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080285992 | Image forming apparatus - An image forming apparatus includes a photoreceptor member; a LED head that includes a plurality of light emitting diodes arrayed in a line along a rotating axial direction of said photoreceptor member and that is modulated in response to image signals, so as to expose said photoreceptor member while said photoreceptor member is rotating; a deviation detecting sensor to detect deviations on a circumferential surface of said photoreceptor member; a filter to extract low frequency components including a rotational frequency component of said photoreceptor member from deviation signals detected by said deviation detecting sensor, so as to acquire deviation information with respect to said circumferential surface of said photoreceptor member; a driving section to move said LED head back and forth against said circumferential surface of said photoreceptor member; and a position controlling section to control said driving section, based on said deviation information acquired by said filter, so as to keep a distance between said LED head and said circumferential surface of said photoreceptor member constant. | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080285993 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An apparatus is configured to charge an image bearing member in a charging section, develop an electrostatic image formed on the image bearing member, and transfer a toner image formed on the image bearing member to a transfer medium in a transfer section. The apparatus includes a charging auxiliary apparatus for changing a charge amount of toner on the image bearing member. The charging auxiliary apparatus includes a charging auxiliary member contacting with the image bearing member downstream of the transfer section and upstream of the charging section and a voltage applying device to apply a voltage to the charging auxiliary member. The apparatus includes a first detector to detect a current flowing in the charging auxiliary member during a period of non-image formation when the voltage is applied to the charging auxiliary member, a second detector to detect information regarding a toner density in the developing apparatus, and a control device to control toner supply to the developing apparatus based on detection results of both the detectors. | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080285994 | Image forming apparatus and control device - A low cost image forming apparatus capable of detecting a moving speed or meandering of a revolving endless belt with high accuracy to thereby prevent the color shift includes: a revolving endless belt sequentially superimposing and transferring toner images formed on a plurality of photoconductive drums directly thereon or onto a recording sheet conveyed thereby; an emission part irradiating light to the endless belt; an image receiving part receiving light reflected on the endless belt to obtain successive images of the endless belt; and a control part comparing the successive images obtained by the image receiving part with one another, calculating either of a moving speed and an amount of meandering of the endless belt, and correcting either of the moving speed and the meandering of the endless belt based on a result of the calculation. | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080285995 | TRANSFER VOLTAGE CONTROL METHOD OF IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A transfer voltage control method of an image forming apparatus includes supplying a first measurement voltage to a first transfer member and a second transfer member, measuring a variation in resistance of the first transfer member by supplying a second measurement voltage to the first transfer member during a first period of time, and measuring a variation in resistance of the second transfer member by supplying the second measurement voltage during a second period of time. Therefore, it is capable of measuring accurately a variation in resistance of a transfer unit, such that an optimum transfer voltage may be set. Accordingly, transfer quality of an image forming apparatus is improved. | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080285996 | FIXING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND HEATING CONTROL METHOD FOR FIXING DEVICE - A fixing device includes a heat roller having a degaussing alloy material, an induction heating member for exciting the heat roller, an inverter circuit for giving power at a predetermined frequency to the induction heating member, and a control unit, and when driving at a first drive frequency and fixing small size sheets by continuous passing, a local temperature rise occurs at an end part of the heat roller, and the end part approaches the Curie temperature, and when impedance of the inverter circuit reduces and an excessive current flows in the circuit, the fixing device drives at a higher second drive frequency, thereby increases a resistance of the heat roller by an epidermal effect of magnetic flux, increases an apparent resistance of the inverter circuit, makes it possible to use a flowing current within a normal range, heating a central part of the heat roller, and continues the fixing. | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080285997 | Image forming apparatus, image forming method, and storage medium - An image forming apparatus, an image forming method, and a storage medium. The image forming apparatus includes a memory, a frame creator to create at least one rendering frame in the memory, a renderer to render rendering data on the at least one rendering frame based on print data, and a control device to arrange the rendering data according to a sequence of the print data in duplex printing. | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080285998 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF REDUCING TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE OF A PHOTOSENSITIVE BODY - An image forming apparatus includes: a photosensitive body; a driver to drive the photosensitive body; a supporting bracket to support the driver; and a heat insulator disposed between the supporting bracket and the driver to shield the photosensitive body from heat generated by the driver. | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080285999 | Image-forming apparatus - An image-forming apparatus comprising an image-forming means for forming a toner image and for transferring it onto a recording medium by an electrophotographic system, a fixing means for heat-fixing the toner image onto the recording medium, and a discharge conveying passage for conveying the recording medium onto which the toner image has been heat-fixed to a discharge portion, which are arranged in an apparatus body. The discharge conveying passage extends in the up-and-down direction along one side wall of the apparatus body. A cooling fan is arranged between the image-forming means and the discharge conveying passage on the inside facing the discharge conveying passage for forming an air stream heading from the side of the image-forming means toward the discharge conveying passage. Exhaust ports are formed in the discharge conveying passage facing the cooling fan and in the one side wall. | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080286000 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CARTRIDGE, AND CARTRIDGE HOLDING MEMBER - An electrophotographic image forming apparatus to which a cartridge is detachably mountable to form an image on a recording medium, the electrophotographic image forming apparatus including: a mounting portion to which the cartridge is detachably mountable; a cartridge holding member which holds the cartridge to move the cartridge to the mounting portion; a lock member which releasably locks the cartridge to the cartridge holding member; and a lock releasing member which releases the lock of the cartridge to the cartridge holding member by the lock member after the cartridge holding member moves the cartridge to the mounting portion. | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080286001 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus for forming an image on a recording material, to which apparatus a process cartridge is detachably mountable, wherein said process cartridge includes a photosensitive drum unit and a developing unit, wherein said photosensitive drum unit includes a photosensitive drum, and said developing unit is rotatably engageable with said photosensitive drum unit and includes a developing roller for developing an electrostatic latent image formed on said photosensitive drum, and wherein said developing unit is movable between a contact position in which said developing roller is in contact to said photosensitive drum and a spaced position in which said developing roller is spaced from said photosensitive drum, said image forming apparatus including means for exposing said photosensitive drum with light through a transmission member to form the electrostatic latent image, wherein said exposure means is positioned below said process cartridge when said process cartridge is mounted to a main assembly of the apparatus; moving means for moving said developing unit to the contact position or to the spaced position; and a cleaning member for cleaning said transmission member in interrelation with an operation of said moving means. | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080286002 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus is provided with a box-shaped apparatus main body internally including an image forming assembly and a sheet feeding assembly, an apparatus front cover located on the front surface of the apparatus main body and having a plurality of unit cover members that can be opened forward and are vertically arranged one above the other, and grips provided on the respective cover members and used to open the unit cover members. The apparatus front cover has a rectangular shape when the front surface of the apparatus main body is viewed from front, and includes a projecting flat surface projecting forward from the peripheral edges of the apparatus front cover and inclined surfaces formed to extend from the left, right and upper sides of the projecting flat surface toward the peripheral edges of the apparatus front cover. The grips are vertically arranged on the projecting flat surface. | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080286003 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An electrophotographic image forming apparatus which allows a locking operation to be easily performed even when a lock mechanism for a developing cartridge is provided at a position hard of access for a user. The electrophotographic image forming apparatus includes a cartridge door opening and closing an opening portion for allowing mounting and detachment of the developing cartridge, a lock member which locks the developing cartridge mounted to a mounting portion so that the developing cartridge may not be detached from the mounting portion and which is rotatable to release the lock, and a link member which abuts the lock member and which can rotate to effect switching between the lock and lock releasing of the lock member, with an end portion of the link member being situated in the vicinity of the opening portion. | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080286004 | CARTRIDGE AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A cartridge that can be accurately positioned and stably held with respect to a main body of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus without deteriorating operability for mounting and detaching the cartridge from the apparatus main body even if a reduction in cost and a reduction in size of the apparatus main body are realized and an electrophotographic image forming apparatus including the cartridge. The cartridge is a drum cartridge that has an electrophotographic photosensitive drum and is detachably mountable to the apparatus main body. The drum cartridge has lock portions that lock on both side plates of the apparatus main body at both ends in a longitudinal direction of the drum cartridge such that the apparatus main body follows the drum cartridge mounted on the apparatus main body. | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080286005 | Developing device and image forming apparatus - A developing device includes a storage portion for retaining developer; a light guide member for forming a plurality of optical paths passing through the storage unit to detect an amount of the developer in the storage portion; a plurality of window members formed in a wall of the storage portion for passing the optical paths therethrough; a blocking member disposed to be movable for blocking the window members; and a drive unit for moving the blocking member. The blocking member is disposed on each of the optical paths. When the drive unit moves the blocking member, the blocking member periodically blocks and opens each of the optical paths in a specific cycle. | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080286006 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming apparatus and an image forming method are provided, in which a drum itself forms an electrostatic latent image on a surface of the drum by charging plates included in the drum surface among plates of capacitors of a plurality of cells based onprint data, wherein the cells constitute a circumference of the drum, the electrostatic latent image is developed so as to generate a developed image, the developed image is transferred onto a printing medium, and the developed image is fixed to the printing medium. Accordingly, the time required to print the print data is drastically reduced, it is possible to reduce the size of an image forming apparatus, and high quality print outs can be obtained. | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080286007 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming apparatus and an image forming method are provided, in which a drum itself forms an electrostatic latent image corresponding to print data that is to be printed, on a surface of the drum, the electrostatic latent image is developed so as to generate a developed image, the developed image is transferred onto a printing medium, and the transferred image is fixed to the printing medium. Accordingly, the time required to print the print data is drastically reduced, it is possible to reduce the size of an image forming apparatus, and high quality print outs can be obtained. | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080286008 | TITANYLPHTHALOCYANINE CRYSTAL AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE TITANYLPHTHALOCYANINE CRYSTAL, AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR, METHOD, APPARATUS AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE USING THE TITANYLPHTHALOCYANINE CRYSTAL - A titanylphthalocyanine crystal having an X-ray diffraction spectrum having plural diffraction peaks and a primary particle diameter not greater than 0.2 μm, wherein a maximum diffraction peak is observed at a Bragg (2 θ) angle of 27.2±0.2°; main peaks are observed at 9.4°, 9.6° and 24.0°; and a minimum diffraction peak is observed at 7.3°; and preferably no diffraction peak is observed at an angle greater than 7.3° and less than 9.4° when a specific X-ray of CuKα having a wavelength of 1.542 Å irradiates the titanylphthalocyanine crystal. | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080286009 | Light Scanning Apparatus, Image Forming Apparatus Equipped With Such Light Scanning Apparatus, and Control Method or Image Forming Method For Such Image Forming Apparatus - An image forming apparatus, includes: a latent image carrier whose surface includes an effective image region spanning across a predetermined width in a main scanning direction and is driven in a sub scanning direction approximately orthogonal to the main scanning direction; a latent image former which has a light source and a deflection mirror oscillating, and deflects a light beam from the light source using the deflection mirror so as to scan the effective image region with the deflected light beam; and a scanning mode controller which switches selectively between a single-side scanning mode and a double-side scanning mode, the single-side scanning mode being a mode in which the light beam is scanned only in a first direction included in the main scanning direction, the double-side scanning mode being a mode in which the light beam is scanned in both the first direction and a second direction opposite to the first direction, wherein a condition to form latent images on the latent image carrier in the single-side scanning mode is different from a condition to form latent images on the latent image carrier in the double-side scanning mode. | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080286010 | COLOR ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A color electrophotographic image forming apparatus which simplifies a configuration in which a rotary is rotated to change over respective developing devices to a development position to reduce the costs and save the space, and which simplifies the changeover operation to reduce an operating time. The image forming apparatus sequentially moves and changes over the respective developing devices supported by the rotary to the development position which faces a photosensitive drum by the rotation of the rotary. The rotary is rotated to move the developing devices. A cam is rotated integrally with the rotary, and thereby abutment portions of the cam are abutted against a regulating rotatable member so that the developing devices are spaced from a photosensitive drum. In a state in which the developing devices are abutted against the photosensitive drum, the cam is spaced from the regulating rotatable member by recesses of the cam. | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080286011 | COLOR ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A color electrophotographic image forming apparatus surely moves and stops each developing device supported by a rotary in a development position without an independent driving motor for rotating the rotary. By the rotation of the rotary, the V number of developing devices supported by the rotary are sequentially replaced and moved to the development position in which the developing device faces a photosensitive drum. A drive transmission mechanism is provided in which each time one of a M number claw portions of a trigger cam is disengaged from and engaged with a solenoid, the trigger cam makes a 1/M revolution, and once every 1/M revolution of the trigger cam, a driving force is transmitted to a rotary gear from a rotary drive gear which is rotated integrally with the trigger cam so that the rotary is stopped after rotated by an angle W which is an aliquot part of (360/V). | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080286012 | DEVELOPER STORAGE CASE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A developer storage case includes: a storage case that includes: a developer storage space that stores a developer therein; and a discharge opening that discharges the developer stored in the developer storage space, the storage case defining an opening through which a developer passes into the developer storage space; a delivery member including: a rotation shaft that has one end supported on the storage case; and a main body that is supported on the rotation shaft, and that is disposed in contact with the wall surface of the developer storage space while being flexed, the delivery member delivering the developer stored in the developer storage space to the discharge opening; and an opening closing member that is removably supported on the storage case, and that closes the opening and supporting the other end of the rotation shaft. | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080286013 | DEVELOPER CONTAINER, DEVELOPER SUPPLYING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A developer container has a main part accommodating a developer therein and is detachably attached to a main part of an image forming apparatus. The developer container comprises an outlet provided at a side of the developer container to discharge the developer from the developer container. An input unit is provided adjacent to the outlet and has a small-diameter portion an inside diameter of which is smaller than a diameter of the container main part wherein, when the developer container is attached to the image forming apparatus, the input unit is engaged with a drive motor of the image forming apparatus to receive a rotating force of the drive motor. A developer guiding unit causes the developer inside the developer container to be moved to the outlet beyond the small-diameter portion of the input unit by rotation of the developer container. | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080286014 | DEVELOPER STORAGE CASE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A developer storage case includes: a storage case that includes a discharge opening formed in the horizontal direction side surface thereof, that is formed in a flat shape having a horizontal direction width larger than the vertical direction height thereof, and that stores a developer therein; a delivery member that has a center of rotation disposed shifted to the discharge opening, that is rotatably supported on one end wall of the storage case, and that delivers the developer stored within the storage case; and a drive transmission member that is supported on the end portion of the delivery member, and that drives and rotates the delivery member. | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080286015 | DEVELOPMENT DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The development device includes a toner carrier, a toner supplier, and a surface electrical potential controller. When the toner supplier supplies toner particles to the toner carrier, the toner carrier carries toner particles to adhere to a latent image formed on the latent image carrier and has a time constant τ | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080286016 | REGENERATED ELASTIC ROLLER MANUFACTURING PROCESS, REGENERATED ELASTIC ROLLER, ELECTROPOHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND ELECTROPOHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A regenerated elastic rollers manufacturing process is provided. The process includes the step of removing an agglutinated stain of toner adhered to the surface of an elastic roller including a mandrel and an elastic layer. The step further includes the steps of: (1) pressing a pressing roller against the surface of the elastic roller so as to crack the agglutinated stain on the surface of the elastic roller; and (2) removing the agglutinated stain cracked in the step (1) from the surface of the elastic roller by means of an adhesive roller. | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080286017 | Belt fixing unit - A belt fixing unit has a fixing roller and a pressing roller that are provided in a pair midway along a transport passage through which paper having a toner image formed thereon is transported from bottom to top approximately in a vertical direction and that fix the toner image on the paper, a heating roller that is provided parallel to and in a position approximately horizontal to the fixing roller and that incorporates a heater for heating the fixing roller, and a fixing belt that is formed as an endless belt and that is wound around and between the fixing roller and the heating roller. A non-contact temperature sensor for controlling the fixing temperature is provided on a non-contact basis in the paper passage region on the surface of the upper one of the parts of the fixing belt facing each other up and down between the fixing roller and the heating roller. | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080286018 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND FUSING UNIT THEREOF - An image forming apparatus and a fusing unit thereof. The image forming apparatus includes a photosensitive body on which to form an electrostatic latent image, an exposure device to irradiate light to the photosensitive body to form the electrostatic latent image, a developer adhering device to adhere a developer to the photosensitive body on which the electrostatic latent image has been formed to form a visible image, a transfer device to transfer the visible image formed on the photosensitive body onto a printing medium, and a fusing unit to fuse the visible image transferred onto the printing medium to the printing medium. The fusing unit includes a press roller, a heating belt to closely contact the press roller to form a fusing nip to apply heat and pressure to the printing medium onto which the visible image has been transferred, first and second support rollers disposed apart from each other to circulatingly support the heating belt, and an elastic support device to elastically bias the first support roller and/or the second support roller in a direction away from each other to maintain a constant tension of the heating belt. | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080286019 | PRESSURE ROLL FOR FUSING OPERATION - Washers are used for a pressure roll in a fusing system of an electrophotographic system that improve the functionality and durability of the pressure roll. These washers are made up of a rigid ring section having flexible (less rigid) fingers projecting from the inner periphery of the ring. This provides a more uniform pressure to be exerted in the pressure roll and, consequently, a more uniform nip for better handling and fusing. | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080286020 | CLEANING DEVICE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A blade, including: a cut surface provided by obliquely cutting a part of a tip surface to set an angle forming a tip ridge portion of the blade as an obtuse angle, wherein the tip ridge portion is configured to be pressed to a surface to be cleaned. | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080286021 | Image recording apparatus - An image recording apparatus according to the invention has a nozzle plate having a nozzle hole for ejecting ink, a wiper blade for cleaning the nozzle plate, a blade holder holding the wiper blade, and a wiper base containing and holding the blade holder. When the wiper blade abuts on the nozzle plate, the blade holder is held and inclined in the wiper base so that the wiper blade follows the nozzle plate. | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080286022 | SHEET POST-PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH THE SAME - A sheet post-processing apparatus ( | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080286023 | Method and System for Rfid Label Printing - The present invention relates to a RFID label printing system, comprising a label printer with a printing control panel, an antenna, a RF read-write module and a RFID label with loop, and a read-write interface and non-volatile memory. And a method for RFID label printing with comprises the steps of: A1) configuring printing contents; A2) acquiring printing contents by the printer control panel; A3) the RF read-write module communicating with RFID label in terms of RF signal via antenna; A4) the loop sensing the RF information, and writing information into the non-volatile memory via the read-write interface. The RF chip is installed on the label, the RF read-write module is configured on the printer, when printing label, user may read and write RF chip via the RF read-write module to stick RFID label with various information and data on the goods and merchandises, and it is convenient for the flow of goods and merchandises. A USB interface is also provided on the RIFD label printer, the label printer may read information stored in external USB storage via the USB interface, for convenience, user can transfer the label contents edited on the computer host to the printer via the USB storage. | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080286024 | Image Data Generating Device, Tape Printer, Printing System, and Computer Program - Provided herein is an image data generating device generates a plurality of pieces of divided image data to be printed on each tape segment to form a printed image by putting a plurality of tape segments together on which a divided printed image being a part of the printed image larger than the width of each tape segment is printed, and includes: a display unit that displays a state where the printed image and the plurality of tape segments are overlapped and arranged; a tape-arrangement specifying unit that specifies an arrangement angle of each tape segment displayed on the display unit; a printed image allocating unit that allocates the divided printed image to each tape segment based on a specification made by the tape-arrangement specifying unit; and a divided image data generating unit that generates a plurality of divided image data based on a result allocated by the printed image allocating unit. | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080286025 | Mobile messaging micro-printer - A mobile micro-printer delivers and prints incoming messages and text instantly and privately in hard copy on paper or pre-treated plastic and is compatible with cell phones and smart phones. It provides for instant or text messaging from computers, laptops, PDAs, cell or smart phones and other platforms to a user's cell or smart phone to the micro-printer. The mobile micro-printer incorporates a variety of wireless technologies. It can be fully automatic and wireless and can be clipped to a belt, clipped to a strap, or tucked away within each reach. It can produce hard copy messages in viewable text, in Braille, or in a combination of both. | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080286026 | Printer cartridge, cartridge installation detection method and printer apparatus - A cartridge detachably attached to a printer apparatus includes a casing, an ink ribbon provided in the casing, a supply spool provided in the casing for supplying the ink ribbon, and a take-up spool provided in the casing for retrieving the ink ribbon. The printer apparatus includes a locking member rotatably supported on the printer apparatus and locking the cartridge to the printer apparatus, a detection device for detecting an installation of the cartridge by detecting a locked state of the locking member, a locking portion for locking the locking member when the cartridge is installed in the printer apparatus, and a guide forcefully and rotatingly displacing the locking member from a locking position when the cartridge is pulled out from the printer apparatus. | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080286027 | PRINT MEDIUM SUPPLYING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A print medium supplying device, includes a frame, a mounting plate to mount a print medium, an elevating unit to move upward and downward the mounting plate within the frame, and an elastic unit which comprises an installation unit disposed to one of the frame and the mounting plate, a coupling unit coupled to an other of the frame and the mounting plate, and a spring unit provided between the installation unit and the coupling unit to elastically weaken a falling motion of the mounting plate. | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080286028 | SOLID DEODORANT CONTAINER AND MECHANISM - A dispenser for a solid product that is rubbed off includes a threaded riser on a threaded spindle having a stop at its free end to prevent the riser from coming off, thereby allowing the purchaser to have access to the entire amount of product purchased. | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080286029 | Container and applicator - A small slender container and an applicator that may be used to store small quantity of substance, such as creams, lotions, and make-ups in a sealed environment and easily and sanitarily dispenses its content for application as desired is disclosed. The content of the slender container may be permanently sealed with an opening means or may be sealed with a high viscosity substance such as silicone. The container and applicator comprises of a small slender container with a sealed first end and a second end with a high viscosity substance sealed within the container and an applicator that is inserted into the container to simultaneously extract and inject the content into the applicator. The applicator may then be used to apply the contents to the desired location. After application, the sealed compartment and the applicator are disposed of. | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080286030 | Dip Applicator - An applicator ( | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080286031 | Device for Dispensing Doses of Fluid Substances of Variable Viscosity and Density - The invention concerns a device for dispensing doses of fluid substances with different viscosities or densities, comprising a container ( | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080286032 | APPLICATOR - An applicator for applying a medium, such as for eye make-up. | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080286033 | Writing Implement with a Cap That can be Screwed on - The invention relates to a writing implement with a shaft part ( | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080286034 | Brushing device of a container of liquid cosmetics - A liquid cosmetics container has a brushing device, which includes an applying component joined to a container body, and a clipping component around the applying component; the applying component is positioned over an opening of the container body, and has a passage therein for liquid cosmetics to flow through; the applying component has an applying portion at a tail, which is around a tail end of the passage; the clipping element has an opening end, and two gaps extending through the opening end, therefore the opening end is compressible; the clipping component has two opposing clipping portions on an inner side of the opening end; a cap is used to cover the opening of the container body; the cap has a squeezing portion on an inner side to compress the opening end of the clipping component so as to block the passage of the applying component. | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080286035 | Ring Binder Mechanism Having Blocking Device - A ring binder includes a housing, a driving mechanism moveable relative to the housing, and rings for holding the loose-leaf pages. Each ring has a first ring member and a second ring member moveable relative to each other between a closed position and an opened position. A ring actuator is positionable relative to the housing and operatively connected to the driving mechanism for moving the ring members between their closed and opened positions. A blocking device blocks the ring members in their closed position against movement to their opened position. The blocking device is positionable relative to the housing between a blocking position wherein the ring members are inhibited by the blocking device against movement from their opened position, and an unblocking position wherein the ring members are selectively moveable from their closed position to their opened position by positioning of the actuator. The blocking device is operable independent of the actuator. | 2008-11-20 |
| 20080286036 | ARTICULATION JOINTS FOR STEERABLE MEDICAL DEVICES AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME - A method of constructing an articulation joint includes forming a metallic tube with a number of rings formed therein. Springs may be secured to the inside surface or outside surface of the rings to allow the joint to bend in directions transverse to the axis of the springs. A fixture may be used to hold the springs at the correct position within the tube and the springs may be urged toward the rings or vice versa to obtain a good bond between the springs and the rings. | 2008-11-20 |
