51st week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 24 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100321398 | SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE - A semiconductor integrated circuit device of the present invention connected to a memory in which display data for a display device is stored, and is adapted to read out the display data from the memory to transfer the same to the display device, the semiconductor integrated circuit device comprising: a display data buffer for holding the display data; a memory controller for prefetching the display data in page-size units of the memory to cause the same to be held by the display data buffer and, upon completing prefetching of one page, closing the page to cause the memory to shift into a power saving mode; and a display device controller for transferring the display data held in the display data buffer to the display device. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321399 | Maps from Sparse Geospatial Data Tiles - Existing map solutions using tiled maps with geographic data in vector format typically has such a volume of data that not all geographic data can be stored in memory. A primary bottleneck for map rendering speed in such solutions is the time needed to load all data necessary for replacing one rendered map with the next rendered map. Utilizing the structure and methods of the invention herein when loading geographic vector data, the average time to load all necessary geographic data needed for one rendered map to the next will be greatly reduced—the loading time reduction will be especially large when pan and zoom operations are the main transitions from one rendered map to the next. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321400 | Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and computer program product - An image processing apparatus includes a color converting unit that converts input image data into image forming data used for image formation; and a control unit that controls the image formation by the image forming data, wherein the color converting unit converts each of a plurality of predetermined colors that are difficult for colorblind people to mutually distinguish among colors included in a color space of the input image data, as difficult colors for colorblind people, into a same color in a color space of the image forming data. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321401 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMBINING IMAGES INTO A FILE USING MULTIPLE COLOR PALETTES - Image data systems and methods combine a plurality of images into a single multiple-palette image data file, or generate a selected image from the multiple-palette image data file. An exemplary embodiment receives first pixel information for a first pixel of a first image, the first pixel having a first color; receives second pixel information for a like-located second pixel of a second image, the second pixel having a second color; and specifies a color palette location value that identifies a first color palette array element in a first color palette of the first image and identifies a second like-located color palette array element in a second color palette of the second image. First color information stored in the first color palette array element defines the first pixel color. Second color information stored in the second image data color palette array element defines the second pixel color. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321402 | DISPLAY UPDATE FOR A WIRELESS DISPLAY DEVICE - Embodiments of partial update for a wireless display device include providing an update information message identifying a location of the partial update and the changed image data. A display source identifies changes in image data stored in a frame buffer, generates an update information message to identify the location of the changed image data and to provide the changed image data. A display sink receives the update information message and merges the changed image data with image data stored in a local frame buffer. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321403 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND DISPLAY METHOD IN ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - In an electronic device and its display method, which dissolves a feeling of wrongness given to users in the case where information displayed in the foreground image and its related information is displayed in the background image, thereby making it possible to reduce a burden imposed on users; when a wallpaper display processing is carried out and a background image displayed by a background image display unit ( | 2010-12-23 |
20100321404 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING AN X-RAY IMAGE RECORDED IN THE COURSE OF MAMMOGRAPHY - In a method and apparatus for displaying an x-ray image acquired in a mammographic examination wherein the breast was compressed to a compression thickness, a breast area of the breast in an image area of the x-ray image is determined, and the glandular density of the breast area is determined from brightness levels of the x-ray image in the image area and from the compression thickness. A value that characterizes the glandular density is displayed together with the x-ray image. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321405 | Method and system for dynamically arranging multiple product images in a preconfigured panel on an electronic display - Systems and methods that provide automated techniques for dynamically arranging a plurality of product images in a pre-configured panel on an electronic display, wherein the pre-configured panel comprises a static chrome area that must remain fully visible when displayed on the electronic display. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321406 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAM - There is provided an image processing device including a map screen generation portion that, based on image pickup position information indicating a plurality of image pickup positions of moving images picked up, generates a map screen including a map on which a trajectory line indicating a movement trajectory of the image pickup position is drawn, a display control portion that causes a display portion to display the map screen, and a position detecting portion that detects a position on a display screen of the display portion which a user specifies using an operating body, wherein the position detecting portion detects a point on the trajectory line specified by the operating body, and, based on the image pickup position information, the display control portion causes a thumbnail image of the moving image picked up at an image pickup position corresponding to the detected point to be displayed on the map screen. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321407 | DATA-DRIVEN MODEL IMPLEMENTED WITH SPREADSHEETS - Visual items may each be constructed and placed in position using logic defined by a view component corresponding to each visual item, where that logic may depend on one or more values populated into parameter(s) of the view component. Some of those parameter values may correspond to known model parameter values. Others, however, may have been solved for using a model that defines analytical relationships between the model parameters. In one embodiment, which of the model parameters are known, and which are unknown, may not be predetermined. Accordingly, a solver might be prepared for multiple solve operation paths even using a single model. The view composition process may be entirely data-driven, with the solve and/or the visual items implemented using spreadsheets. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321408 | Viewpoint Compensation for Curved Display Surfaces in Projector-Based Display Systems - Methods having corresponding apparatus and tangible computer-readable media comprise: generating a second image based on a first image and a viewpoint transform, wherein the viewpoint transform represents a mapping between pixel locations of the first image and coordinates of a model of a curved display surface; and generating a third image based on the second image and a projection transform, wherein the projection transform represents a mapping between the coordinates of the model of the curved display surface and pixel locations of a projector; wherein the third image is projected upon the curved display surface by the projector. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321409 | HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAY, AND IMAGE DISPLAYING METHOD IN HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAY - Disclosed herein is A head mounted display including: (A) an eyeglasses frame-like frame to be mounted to an observer's head; (B) an image display device; (C) an image sensing device mounted to the frame; and (D) a correction section, wherein the image display device includes (B-1) an image generating device, and (B-2) see-through type light guide section which is mounted to the image generating device, on which beams emitted from the image generating device are incident, through which the beams are guided, and from which the beams are emitted toward an observer's pupil. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321410 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR MANIPULATION OF IMAGES ON TILED DISPLAYS - In accordance with some embodiments of the inventions, a display system is disclosed for manipulation of images on tiled displays. The display system can include at least one discrete display device and a control module configured to allow a user to move a graphical representation of an image to a plurality of positions on the at least one discrete display device to thereby define a requested position. The control module can be configured to determine a difference between the requested position and a plurality of predetermined positions on the at least one discrete display device. The control module can also be configured to move and/or stretch the image toward one of the predetermined positions based on the determination of the determined difference. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321411 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SCROLLING A SCREEN OF A PORTABLE TERMINAL HAVING A TOUCH SCREEN - Provided is a method of scrolling a screen of a portable terminal having a touch screen. The method includes outputting a scrollable image; checking an entire scrolling amount of the image; measuring a drag-related variation when a drag is generated; calculating a scrolling rate based on the measured drag-related event with respect to a preset value; and outputting an image at a position corresponding to the scrolling rate based on the entire scrolling amount when the drag is cancelled. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321412 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DRIVING A LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - The invention describes a system and method for driving a display device that includes an array of pixels respectively coupled with a plurality of scanning lines along a first direction and a plurality of data lines along a second direction, each of the data lines being adapted to transmit a driving signal that is amplified in a high-driving mode of operation. In one embodiment, the method comprises reading first digital data associated with a first pixel, reading second digital data associated with a second pixel, and based on the content of the first and second digital data determining whether one or more condition for generating a control signal to disable the high-driving mode of operation is satisfied. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321413 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DRIVING A LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - The invention describes a system and method for driving a display device that includes an array of pixels respectively coupled with a plurality of scanning lines along a first direction and a plurality of data lines along a second direction, each of the data lines being adapted to transmit a driving signal that is amplified in a high-driving mode of operation. In one embodiment, the method comprises reading digital data associated with each of a plurality of pixels along one or more scanning line, evaluating a distribution of gray scale levels for pixels coupled along the one or more scanning line based on the content of the digital data, and determining whether the distribution of gray scale levels meets a condition for generating a control signal to disable the high-driving mode of operation. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321414 | DISPLAY DEVICE - It is an object of the present invention to provide a display device that can improve the color reproductivity on a displayed image and improve the display quality. A liquid crystal display device ( | 2010-12-23 |
20100321415 | DISPLAY DRIVING UNIT AND METHOD FOR USING THE SAME - A display driving unit used in a liquid crystal display (LCD) stores two γ curves. When the LCD displays images, the display driving unit determines the luminance of the image in a first sub-period for displaying the image according to the gray level of the image and the first γ curve, and determines the luminance of the image in a second sub-period for displaying the image according to the gray level of the image and the second γ curve. The LCD displays the image in the luminance determined according to the gray level of the image and the first γ curve in the first sub-period and displays the image in the luminance determined according to the gray level of the image and the second γ curve in the second sub-period. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321416 | Liquid crystal display device - A liquid crystal display device including a liquid crystal panel provided with plural gate lines to select a pixel and plural data lines to supply pixel data and a data driver dividing a single frame into plural fields and converting frame data into field data to supply the field data to the data line is provided. When the frame data has a tone change, the data driver performs correction to data of an odd-number field of the frame in a same direction as an increase/decrease direction of the tone change of the frame data, and performs correction to data of an even-number field of the frame in an opposite direction to the increase/decrease direction of the tone change of the frame data. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321417 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND PROJECTION DISPLAY DEVICE - The invention provides a display device, a direct-view display device, and a projection display device in which their apparent dynamic ranges are increased with less color change. The display device can include a light modulation device having a plurality of pixels for displaying an image according to an image signal, a light source for illuminating the light modulation device, and a light-source driving device for controlling the intensity of light emitted from the light source by controlling the period in which the light source is lit at a specified brightness per unit time. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321418 | ILLUMINATING DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided is an illuminating device which is capable of suppressing occurrence of irregular color in illuminating light. The illuminating device is provided with a light source substrate ( | 2010-12-23 |
20100321419 | DRIVER FOR DISPLAY PANEL - A driver for a display panel in which a plurality of light-emitting elements are arranged in a matrix, prevents false emission and/or destruction of the light-emitting elements from being caused when reset control is performed when scanning row lines included in the display panel. A cathode driver includes a plurality of groups composed of a timing circuit and transistors that correspond to a plurality of cathode lines, respectively. Each of the timing circuits controls the timing for switching on the transistors, so that the potentials of all the cathode lines excluding the cathode line that is the target to be scanned are slowly changed from the ground potential to the power supply potential after the reset period elapses. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321420 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD OF THE SAME - The invention provides a light emitting device which can suppress the reduction of luminance in accordance with the light emission time and light emission at a high luminance. Moreover, the invention relates to a driving method which can suppress the reduction of luminance in accordance with the light emission time and light emission at a high luminance. The light emitting device of the invention can display a plurality of colors of which brightness and chromaticity are different by visually mixing light emission of a plurality of light emitting elements of which light emission colors are different. When a visually mixed display color is formed, a white light emission is exhibited. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321421 | OPTICAL ASSEMBLY, BACKLIGHT UNIT INCLUDING THE SAME, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING THE BACKLIGHT UNIT - An optical assembly includes a plurality of light sources emitting light in a first direction at a predetermined orientation angle, and a light guide panel having a light incident section and a light emitting section. The light incident section has a first surface to receive the light emitted from the light sources in the first direction and the light emitting section is to emit light received from the light incident section in a second direction. Also included is at least one cover having a first surface adjacent the light sources and a second surface adjacent at least one portion of the light emitting section. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321422 | LIGHT EMITTING APPARATUS, METHOD OF DRIVING LIGHT EMITTING APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - Provided is a light emitting apparatus where each pixel circuit is provided with the reset transistor, which is disposed between the node of the pixel circuit and the first feed line corresponding to the adjacent pixel circuit in the second direction as viewed from the pixel circuit. In addition, in the initialization period before the selection period, in which the scan line corresponding to the pixel circuit is selected, and in the compensation period, the reset transistor of the pixel circuit is set to the ON state, and the values of the power supply voltages output to the first feed line corresponding to the pixel circuit and the first feed line corresponding to the adjacent pixel circuit in the second direction as viewed from the pixel circuit are variably controlled, so that the initialization or compensation operation of the pixel circuit is performed. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321423 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE - There is provided a liquid crystal display control device which can display pictures in a magnification mode by using only a memory having a low-speed access and a low storage capacity. When a video signal has intermediate resolution or less, the enlargement processing is performed by a frame memory, a line memory and an enlargement processing control circuit. If the input operation and the output operation to and from the frame memory are synchronized with each other, it is sufficient for the frame memory to have a storage capacity of two lines. When the video signal has the same high resolution as a liquid crystal display panel, the video signal is output through a gate circuit to a display timing generating circuit, and it is displayed in a through mode. In this case, no processing is performed by the frame memory or the like. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321424 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting apparatus, including: a tank for storing a liquid; a liquid ejecting head that includes an inner passage having an inlet and an outlet and individual liquid channels; a supply passage connecting the tank and the inlet; a return passage connecting the tank and the outlet; a supply device to forcibly supply the liquid in the tank to the inner passage; a restrictor valve to restrict a liquid amount flowing through the return passage; and a discharge controller to drive the supply device while opening the restrictor valve, such that liquid circulation is conducted in which the liquid in the tank returns back thereto via the supply passage, the inner passage, and the return passage, in order, and configured to control the valve to restrict, during the liquid circulation, the liquid amount flowing through the return passage, for permitting a discharge of the liquid from the ejection openings. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321425 | INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS - During a cleaning operation, the following steps are executed. The steps includes a first step of pressurizing ink in a supply path to overflow the ink from a nozzle, a second step of stopping the pressurization, a third step of executing wiping while the pressurization is stopped and a negative pressure is not applied, and a fourth step of applying a negative pressure to the ink at the nozzle to generate a meniscus. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321426 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a print head to eject droplets, a subtank to supply ink to the print head, a main tank to supply the ink to the subtank, a supply pump to supply the ink from the main tank to the subtank, a pump driver to drive the supply pump, an amount sensor to sense an ink amount in the subtank and output a signal when the ink amount in the subtank is at a predetermined level, and a unit to drive and control the pump driver, which is configured to decrease an ink supply rate of the supply pump in response to the signal outputted by the amount sensor and to stop the supply pump when predetermined time has passed after the signal is outputted by the amount sensor. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321427 | Open Loop Print Speed Control - A method enables adjustment of a print speed for a phase change ink imaging device with reference to an ink level sensor in a print head reservoir indicating an open loop or a closed loop state. The adjustment may also be made with reference to a measured image density, which may be a rolling solid area coverage average. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321428 | DOT RECORDING DEVICE, DOT RECORDING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING COMPUTER PROGRAM - A storage medium storing a computer program that can be read by a computer, wherein the computer program causes the computer to generate dot recording data that is used in order for a dot recording device to perform dot recording and is supplied to the dot recording device that alternately performs, on the basis of the dot recording data, a main scanning pass to record a dot on a recording medium while moving an output head in a main scanning direction, the output head having a plurality of nozzles arranged in an auxiliary scanning direction, and a transfer operation to move the recording medium in the auxiliary scanning direction and that forms, on the recording medium, raster lines that extend in the main scanning direction and are arranged in the auxiliary scanning direction; when an M×N number of dots that are arranged in an M number of the raster lines and an N number of columns in a dot recording region are to be recorded in an M×N number of main scanning passes, the computer program causes the computer to perform a function of selecting, in the order in which the dots are recorded and on the basis of a thinning rate and of data on set recording positions of the dots that are to be recorded in the main scanning passes, a dot to be thinned from among the M×N number of dots included in the dot recording region so that the order in which dots arranged in each of the entire columns of the dot recording region in the auxiliary scanning direction are recorded is not sequential, each of M and N being an integer of two or more, the M number of raster lines being continuously arranged in the auxiliary scanning direction, the N number of columns being continuously arranged in the main scanning direction; the computer program causes the computer to perform a function of performing a thinning process on the dot to be thinned to thin the dot and prevent the dot from being recorded; and the computer program causes the computer to perform a function of forming the dot recording data by repeatedly arranging, in the main and auxiliary scanning directions, the dot recording region including the dot that is selected in the order in which the dots are recorded and is to be thinned. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321429 | DOT RECORDING DEVICE, DOT RECORDING METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDING COMPUTER PROGRAM THEREON - A recording medium recording a computer readable computer program thereon, where the computer program enables the computer to generate dot recording data supplied to a dot recording device in order to perform dot recording using the dot recording device which repeats a main scanning pass and a transport based on the dot recording data so that a raster line along a main scanning direction is formed in multiple lines in a sub-scanning direction on a printing medium, where the main scanning pass is for performing the dot recording on the printing medium when an output head having a plurality of nozzles arranged in the sub-scanning direction moves in the main scanning direction, and where the transport is for enabling the printing medium to move in the sub-scanning direction, the computer program enables the computer to implement the functions of: determining a dot reduction degree for reducing the dot recording; setting a recording position of a changing target dot included in the dot recording data, according to the dot reduction degree, based on an order of performing the dot recording, where the changing target dot undergoes at least one of a thinning-out processing where the dot recording is not performed and a dot diameter shrinkage where dot size is reduced; and generating the dot recording data in which the recording position of the changing target dot is set. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321430 | INK COMPOSITION FOR INK JET RECORDING - An ink composition for ink jet recording contains a colorant, water, an alcohol solvent, and a surfactant. The alcohol solvent contains a water-insoluble alkanediol, a water-soluble 1,2-alkanediol, and a water-soluble symmetrical end-capped alkanediol. The surfactant is a gemini surfactant. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321431 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND PRINTING METHOD - A printing apparatus and a printing method in which an ejection failure state sensing process is sufficiently carried out while a decrease in printing throughput to be suppressed are provided. The print head includes at least two ejection ports through which different amounts of ink in the same color are ejected; both ejection amounts are equal to or smaller than 5 pl. The printing apparatus carries out a first ejection failure state sensing process for sensing a first ejection ports which have the smallest opening area in the ejection ports formed in the print head. The printing apparatus also carries out a second ejection failure state sensing process for sensing an ejection state in which ink is ejected through all the ejection ports in the print head. When any ejection port is determined to be in an inappropriate ejection state, the printing apparatus carries out compensation printing. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321432 | INK JET PRINTING SYSTEMS AND METHODS WITH PRE-FILL AND DIMPLE DESIGN - Systems and methods of ejecting ink drops from an inkjet printer are disclosed. The systems and methods can include a printhead with one or more actuators with associated nozzles and membranes A voltage waveform can be applied to the actuators to fill the actuators with a volume of ink and eject the ink through the nozzles as ink drops. The voltage waveform can have associated pre-fill voltage to fill the actuator with ink and a firing voltage to eject the ink. The actuator membranes can have multi-height dimples to protect the membranes from contacting electrodes and reduce the electric field. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321433 | MULTI-CHIP PRINTHEAD ARRAY WITH REDUCED NOZZLE OFFSET - A pagewide array of inkjet printheads arranged to reduce nozzle offset. The row of nozzles of each printhead are formed adjacent an edge of the semiconductor chip. Each alternate printhead chip is rotated 180 degrees with regard to its neighbor, thereby reducing the nozzle offset. A smaller nozzle offset minimizes the dot displacement error should the print medium be skewed with respect to the array of printheads. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321434 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - It is possible to implement a calibration process that corrects density unevenness even in the case where the utilization ratios of the plurality of nozzle arrays used in printing differ. Concretely, making use of a print head provided with a plurality of nozzle arrays ejecting ink of the same color, it is a printing apparatus that performs printing, based on print data, by ejecting ink from the nozzles provided in the nozzle arrays, and has a print density characteristic acquisition unit, which acquires the print density characteristics of each of the nozzle arrays, and a nozzle array contribution ratio establishing unit, which establishes the printing ratios of the nozzle arrays that print a predetermined printing area, and does color shift correction processing of the print data based on each of the print density characteristics of the nozzle arrays and the nozzle array contribution ratios. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321435 | METHOD FOR THE UNIVOCAL MARKING OF MATERIALS, AND INK FOR CARRYING OUT THE SAME - Described herein is a method for unique marking of various materials that can be obtained using an ink formulated with micronized microparticles and/or microencapsulated microdrops of various nature dispersed in a suitable vehicle; said ink, once applied to each individual product, forms an original and distinctive map. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321436 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING PRINTING POSITION - By subtracting a first parameter related to the printing position deviation inherent to the printing head from a second parameter that is obtained by actually measuring the printing position deviation in a state where the printing head is mounted on the printing apparatus, a third parameter related to the printing position deviation inherent to the printing apparatus is acquired. When a new printing head is mounted on the printing apparatus, a new second parameter is computed from the third parameter and a first parameter that is of the new printing head. By this procedure, it is possible to hold down a time required for actual measurement of the printing position deviation and consumables, and even when the printing head is exchanged, it becomes possible to stably output a uniform image free from the printing position deviation. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321437 | METHOD FOR CORRECTING UNEVENNESS IN DENSITY FOR IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS - Disclosed is a method for correcting unevenness in density. An image density and presence or absence of a miss fire of ink is detected from an inspection pattern recorded by an image recording apparatus. Density information of a nozzle causing a miss fire of ink is substituted with density information of a nozzle existing in the periphery of the nozzle causing a miss fire of ink. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321438 | IMAGE FORMER - An ink discharge unit includes a plurality of nozzles and corresponding ink propelling mechanisms for the nozzles, and configured to discharge ink through the nozzles in accordance with drive signals to drive the ink propelling mechanisms, an ink temperature sensor is adapted to measure a temperature of ink at the ink discharge unit, and a negative-pressure controller is configured to control negative pressures acting on menisci formed in vicinities of the nozzles by surface tension of ink at the ink discharge unit, wherein the negative-pressure controller is configured to work with a discharge of ink by the ink discharge unit, operating for a measured temperature of ink by the ink temperature sensor equal to or higher than a first reference, to control the negative pressures to a first value, and for a measured temperature of ink by the ink temperature sensor lower than the first reference, to control the negative pressures to a second value which is lower than the first value. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321439 | RECORDING HEAD AND RECORDING APPARATUS USING THE RECORDING HEAD - The present invention provides a recording head that has a driving circuit performing driving by dividing a plurality of heaters into a plurality of blocks and supplying electric current on a block-by-block basis based on recording data; a constant current source applying a common bias current to each temperature sensor group obtained by dividing temperature sensors disposed in correspondence to each heater of a plurality of heaters into blocks; a voltage output circuit having a switching element that turns electric current supply to the temperature sensors of the selected temperature sensor group ON and OFF, and obtaining a voltage generated at both terminals of the selected temperature sensor by supplying an electric current to the temperature sensor; and an amplifier circuit amplifying the detection voltages. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321440 | INKJET HEAD MAINTENANCE METHOD - An inkjet head maintenance method is used in an inkjet printing apparatus, the inkjet printing apparatus includes a control unit, an inkjet head maintenance unit and at least one inkjet head. Firstly, the control unit reads inkjet head maintenance data from a predetermined inkjet head maintenance table. The inkjet head maintenance table includes the inkjet head maintenance data correlating with different printing modes. The inkjet head maintenance data include the number of maintenance times of the inkjet head during a predetermined printing period or a time interval between two adjacent maintenance times of the inkjet head. Next, the control unit issues an inkjet head maintenance command to the inkjet head maintenance unit according to the read inkjet head maintenance data. In response to the inkjet head maintenance command, the inkjet head maintenance unit is controlled to perform an inkjet head maintenance task corresponding to the inkjet head maintenance data. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321441 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND INK DISCHARGE FAILURE DETECTION METHOD - A printing apparatus and ink discharge failure detection method capable of precisely detecting temperature information corresponding to each nozzle are provided. Temperatures of respective electrothermal transducers (heaters) are measured on the basis of outputs from a plurality of sensors corresponding to the respective heaters. The temperatures of the heaters at a predetermined timing during a printing operation are predicted on the basis of the temperature change profiles of the respective heaters that are generated by energizing the heaters. A plurality of thresholds corresponding to nozzle states are generated on the basis of the predicted temperatures and the driving conditions of an inkjet printhead, and it is controlled to execute temperature measurement at the predetermined timing. A temperature measured under the control is compared with the respective generated thresholds, and the nozzle state is identified on the basis of the comparison results. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321442 | INKJET HEAD - An inkjet head is disclosed. In an embodiment of the present invention, the ink-jet head includes a chamber, which houses ink, and a nozzle, which ejects the ink housed in the chamber. Here, the nozzle is elliptical. The inkjet head can print a minute pattern and reduce its driving energy because the inkjet head can eject a smaller droplet of ink with less energy compared to the energy being applied for a conventional inkjet head. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321443 | MICRO-FLUIDIC ACTUATOR FOR INKJET PRINTERS - An inkjet printing device includes an ink reservoir containing ink and having an outlet through which the ink passes for ejection onto a print medium; a micro-fluidic actuator having at least (i) an inlet channel through which fluid enters; (ii) a chamber through which the fluid is received from the inlet channel; (iii) an outlet channel that receives the fluid from the chamber and passes the fluid through the outlet channel so that a conduit pathway for the fluid is formed from the inlet channel, chamber and outlet channel; (iv) a flexible member that forms a portion of a wall of the chamber and that displaces in response to fluidic pressure; (v) at least a first valve in the conduit pathway which, when the valve is activated, causes flow of the fluid through the conduit pathway to be altered so that pressure of the fluid passing through the chamber changes which, in turn, causes the flexible member to displace which, in turn, causes the ink to be ejected or not ejected from the ink reservoir according to the displacement of the flexible member. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321444 | INKJET PRINTERS HAVING MICRO-FLUIDIC ACTUATORS - A printer includes (a) an ink reservoir containing ink and having an outlet through which the ink passes for ejection onto a print medium; (b) a micro-fluidic actuator having (i) an inlet channel through which fluid enters; (ii) a chamber through which the fluid is received from the inlet channel; (iii) an outlet channel that receives the fluid from the chamber and passes the fluid through the outlet channel so that a conduit pathway for the fluid is formed from the inlet channel, chamber and outlet channel; (iv) a flexible membrane that forms a portion of a shared wall between the chamber and the ink reservoir and that displaces in response to fluidic pressure; (v) at least a first valve in the conduit pathway which, when the valve is activated, causes flow of the fluid through the conduit pathway to be altered so that pressure of the fluid passing through the chamber changes which, in turn, causes the flexible membrane to displace which, in turn, causes the ink to be ejected or not ejected from the ink reservoir according to the displacement of the flexible membrane. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321445 | INK JET PRINTER AND AN INK JET PRINTING PROCESS - The invention provides a drop-on-demand ink jet printing apparatus for printing inks comprising water or a volatile solvent onto a continuous web substrate, the printing apparatus comprising: a print head, a chamber for retaining water or solvent vapour in the vicinity of the print head, the chamber having an inlet for the continuous web substrate and an outlet for the printed continuous web substrate, and means for feeding the continuous web substrate through the chamber inlet into the chamber, past the print head and out of the chamber outlet. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321446 | LIQUID DISCHARGE RECORDING HEAD - A liquid discharge recording head comprising a plurality of recording element boards for discharging black ink and color ink, by which image quality of color ink is improved without decreasing image quality of black ink. The liquid discharge recording head including: a first recording element board including a first discharge aperture for discharging liquid; a second recording element board including a second discharge aperture, the second discharge aperture being smaller than the first discharge aperture; and a support member including a face for supporting the first recording element board and the second recording element board. A distance from the face of the support member to the second discharge aperture is longer than a distance from the face of the support member to the first discharge aperture. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321447 | PROTECTIVE LAYERS FOR MICRO-FLUID EJECTION DEVICES AND METHODS FOR DEPOSITING SAME - Heater chips for a micro-fluid ejection device, such as those having a reduced energy requirement and more efficient production process therefor. One such heater chip includes a resistive layer deposited adjacent to a substrate and a protective layer deposited adjacent to the resistive layer. The protective layer can be a tantalum oxide protective layer, which has a high breakdown voltage. An optional cavitation layer of tantalum, which bonds well with the tantalum oxide layer, may be deposited adjacent to the protective layer. Alternatively, for example, the tantalum oxide layer may serve as both the protective layer and the cavitation layer. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321448 | Multichannel - printhead or dosing head - A Printhead, particularly suitable for viscous or particle-filled fluids, with multiple channels is proposed. A channel of the printhead is characterized by a micro-electro-pneumatic circuit | 2010-12-23 |
20100321449 | CONTINUOUS INKJET PRINTING - A continuous inkjet method in which liquid passes through a nozzle, the liquid being jetted comprising one or more dispersed or particulate components and where the particle Peclet number, Pe, defined by | 2010-12-23 |
20100321450 | Droplet Receiver and Method Of Receiving Droplets - Disclosed herein is a droplet receiver. The droplet receiver includes an internal space formed such that its sectional area is reduced towards an input part, thus preventing the rebounding of droplets which enter a droplet receiving part, and includes an intercepting fluid layer so as to isolate the received droplets from the outside, thus preventing droplets received in the droplet receiving part from being contaminated and volatilizing. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321451 | INK CARTRIDGE HAVING CIRCUIT BOARD ELEMENT - An ink cartridge for insertion into a cartridge receptacle of an inkjet printer, wherein the ink cartridge ( | 2010-12-23 |
20100321452 | HYBRID PRINTING METHOD USING MOVABLE PALLET - Disclosed is a hybrid printing method using a movable pallet. The movable pallet provides for easy attachment and detachment to enable a printing process, a digital printing process, a foiling process and a flocking process. The movable pallet can be used to apply various desired inks on the surface of fabric products and the like. A printing process, a digital printing process, a multicolor foiling process and a multi-color flocking process can be enabled to provide for a variety of designs and colors, dissimilar to the conventional method enabling a simple design and a single color work. The method of the invention is carried out with the pile put into a box and tightly contact at the top and bottom thereof and therefore the pile is not scattered into the atmosphere, thereby enabling to maintain a comfortable working environment, unlike the conventional process in which a pile is to be sprayed from the top to the bottom during the flocking process and thus a fine pile is scattered into the atmosphere to contaminate the environment of the workplace. The method is not an integral (fixed) type and thus can be carried out a selective work for each individual process, thereby improving the productivity by more 100-150% as compared to the conventional facility. Sixth, the movable pallet is formed of a thin aluminum plate of 3-4 mm thickness to minimize the time required for heating and cooling and to provide for easy attachment and detachment due to its light weight, and the pallet is supported on a pallet bracket to thereby avoid bending or distortion. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321453 | INK JET PRINTER - An ink jet printer includes: an ink head having a print head for ejecting ink and movable in a first direction, the ink curable upon irradiation with ultraviolet light; a first device positioned on a first side section of the ink head and a second device positioned on a second side section of the ink head opposite the first side section in the first direction, the devices being for irradiating a recording medium with ultraviolet light; and a cutting head attachable to the ink head such that the cutting head is positioned adjacent the ink head, movable in the first direction, and configured to cut at least a portion of the recording medium. When the ink and cutting heads are attached, at least a portion of the cutting head is positioned in front or in rear of one of the devices in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321454 | INKJET RECORDING SHEET - The present invention relates to an inkjet recording sheet for forming an image using aqueous pigment ink comprising: a substrate; and an ink-receiving layer formed on the substrate, wherein the ink-receiving layer is obtained by applying, on the substrate, a coating composition containing: a cationic acrylic silicone emulsion-based resin having a hydrolyzable silyl group as a crosslinking component; a cationic polyether-based urethane resin; and a carbodiimide group-containing resin, followed by curing the applied coating composition, and wherein, in the coating composition, the content of the cationic acrylic silicone emulsion-based resin is 2 to 7% by mass, the content of the cationic polyether-based urethane resin is 88 to 94% by mass, and the content of the carbodiimide group-containing resin is 2 to 6% by mass in terms of solid matter. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321455 | METHOD TO GENERATE RANDOM AND DENSITY CONTROLLABLE DOT PATTERNS ON AN OPTICAL DEVICE - A method to generate random and density controllable dot patterns on an optical device includes steps of dividing a 2D domain into multiple cell units; determining dot density in each cell; creating at random initial location of dots in each cell; solving the force operation cut radius of the dot; setting up a residual force; solving the force control parameter in the cell; performing the force operation for the cell; making the dots in the cell to achieve balanced positions after repeated operation; completing the generation of a dot pattern within a 2D domain; and so transferring the dot pattern to the optical device by a transfer printing equipment. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321456 | IMAGE ERASING APPARATUS AND IMAGE ERASING METHOD - An image erasing apparatus includes an inlet receiving recording mediums sheet by sheet, a door key limiting the opening of a security box, an overlap feed sensor sensing the overlap feed of the recording mediums, plural size sensors sensing the sizes of the recording mediums, a movable tray on which the recording mediums input from the inlet are placed, a recovery box disposed below the movable tray to recover the recording mediums, and a recording medium carrying mechanism carrying the recording mediums. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321457 | IMAGE ERASING APPARATUS AND RECORDING MEDIUM CONVEYING METHOD FOR IMAGE ERASING APPARATUS - An image erasing apparatus includes: a paper feeding tray configured to feed a recording medium; a sensor group including a double-feed detection sensor configured to detect double feed of the recording medium and a media sensor configured to detect the thickness of the recording medium; a recording-medium collecting device, a collection box, or a discharge box configured to collect the recording medium; and a recording-medium conveying device connecting the paper feeding tray, the sensor group, and the recording-medium collecting device, the collection box, or the discharge box on a straight line. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321458 | THERMAL PRINTER - A thermal printer allows ink ribbon replacement without interference of a hook positioned in the opened state particularly in an ink ribbon replacement operation. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321459 | THERMAL HEAD UNIT AND THERMAL PRINTER WITH DRIVER IC ON FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATE - A thermal head unit includes a head substrate having a heating element serving as a thermal head formed thereon, a flexible substrate, a driver IC disposed on the flexible substrate to drive the thermal head, and a heat sink attached to the head substrate and to the flexible substrate, wherein the driver IC and the flexible substrate are electrically connected to each other, and the driver IC and the head substrate are electrically connected to each other. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321460 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND THERMAL TRANSFER PRINTING METHOD - Provided is a printing apparatus including: a medium transporting unit configured to transport a printing target medium; a sheet traveling unit configured to allow a thermal transfer sheet, in which a color material layer and a protection layer are formed on a sheet in a line along a travel direction, to travel; a printing unit configured to sequentially and thermally transfer the color material layer and the protection layer onto the printing target medium by applying thermal energy to the printing target medium and the thermal transfer sheet which are sandwiched by the printing unit; and a pressure changing mechanism configured to change the sandwiching force acting on the printing target medium and the thermal transfer sheet so as to have a relationship of force P | 2010-12-23 |
20100321461 | OPTICAL SCANNER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME - An optical scanner includes a rotation control unit to change a number of revolutions of a rotary deflector to change a ratio of a scan speed of a light beam scanned on the surface of a latent image bearing member to a linear velocity of the latent image bearing member in accordance with a change in a linear velocity of the latent image bearing member, an inclination adjustment unit to adjust inclination of a scan line relative to a reference scan line on the latent image bearing member, an inclination adjustment unit controller to adjust the inclination adjustment unit based on the ratio, and a scan initiation unit to initiate scanning of the light beam on the surface of the latent image bearing member after adjustment of inclination is completed and the rotary deflector starts rotating at a constant speed for writing a latent image. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321462 | EXPOSURE HEAD AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier having a curvature in a first direction; and an exposure head including a first light emitting element that emits a light having a wavelength λ | 2010-12-23 |
20100321463 | VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM - A surveillance system ( | 2010-12-23 |
20100321464 | METHOD, DEVICE, AND SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING VIDEO CALL - A method, a device, and a system for implementing a video call are provided. The method includes: when a video call initiated by a calling party is received, performing media negotiation with the calling party and initiating the video call to a called party; and after the called party makes a response, performing media negotiation with the called party and completing establishment of a video voice channel between the calling party and the called party; and when an indication of the calling party and/or the called party is received, processing a video according to the indication. With the method, device, or system of the present invention, the calling and called users can change video contents viewed by the other party or by himself/herself, which provides the capability of actively controlling the video contents for the calling and called users that conduct a video call and improves the users' interactive capability during the video call. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321465 | Method, System and Computer Program Product for Mobile Telepresence Interactions - A method, system and computer program product includes transmitting, at least partially over a first wireless link from a first mobile communications client to at least one server, a first request for creating a first telepresence session. Transmitting, at least partially over the first wireless link from the first mobile communications client to the at least one server, telepresence information comprising at least a list of attendees and a scheduled time. Acknowledging the at least one server receiving a second request, transmitted at least partially over a second wireless link from a second mobile communications client to the at least one server, to join the first telepresence session. Engaging in a real-time telepresence session, created by the first request and the second request, at the scheduled time, wherein users of the first mobile communications client and the second mobile communications client are enabled to participate in telepresence interactions. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321466 | Handheld Wireless Digital Audio and Video Receiver - A handheld, wireless digital audio and/or video device that receives compressed media, decompresses the compressed media, and plays and/or displays the decompressed media. The receiver may be part of a system of handheld, wireless devices that compress, enhance, encode, transmit, decompress and display digital video images in real time. An enhanced iPod-type device includes wireless and/or cellular communications, a high-resolution display and a high-resolution video camera. Real time wireless videoconferences connect multiple handheld video devices. Real time compression and real time transmission is achieved. Real time decompression is achieved by decoding and decompressing the encoded data to display high quality images. A zoom control can be used select a portion of interest of video being captured and/or transmitted. The receiver may also have a touch sensitive display screen providing controls for video display and mobile telephone operation. In one embodiment, a handheld, wireless digital audio device is configured to receive compressed audio data from either a wireless satellite network or a wireless Internet data network. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321467 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF PROVIDING LIGHTING FOR VIDEOCONFERENCING - An approach provides lighting for a videoconferencing system to improve an image of a user of the videoconferencing system. Light is emitted onto the user of a videoconferencing system, and is controlled onto the user in conjunction with capturing of the image of the user by the videoconferencing system to improve the captured image. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321468 | Method Of Managing The Flow Of Time-Sensitive Data Over Packet Networks - A method is disclosed for managing multiple data streams transported over a common communications resource in a packet network, wherein data flowing through the resource travels in both directions, and wherein each stream is subject to data peaks. The round trip delay is determined for each data stream, and the transmission of data peaks in one or more of the data streams is delayed to at least reduce the degree of coincidence in the data peaks of different streams without increasing the maximum round trip delay for the data streams. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321469 | Video Processing in a Multi-Participant Video Conference - Some embodiments provide an architecture for establishing multi-participant video conferences. This architecture has a central distributor that receives video images from two or more participants. From the received images, the central distributor generates composite images that the central distributor transmits back to the participants. Each composite image includes a set of sub images, where each sub image belongs to one participant. In some embodiments, the central distributor saves network bandwidth by removing each particular participant's image from the composite image that the central distributor sends to the particular participant. In some embodiments, images received from each participant are arranged in the composite in a non-interleaved manner. For instance, in some embodiments, the composite image includes at most one sub-image for each participant, and no two sub-images are interleaved. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321470 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - A pantoscopic imaging apparatus includes first and second imaging units. First and second images simultaneously captured by the respective imaging units are displayed as live-view images in a dual-screen fashion on an LCD. Overlapping areas between the first and second images, which overlap with each other when the first and second images are synthesized to produce a panoramic image, are detected. A distance of the nearest subject to the imaging apparatus is determined among those subjects contained in the overlapping areas. If the nearest subject distance is less a predetermined threshold value, the nearest subject is displayed in a specific pattern within each of the live-view images, to give an alert to a potential error that would be caused by parallax in the panoramic image before it is produced from the first and second images. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321471 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING IMAGING - Apparatus and methods for performing multi-degree imaging are disclosed including capturing images via a number of lenses, wherein the captured images cover a field of view. In addition, the apparatus and methods include combining the captured images to produce a single image stream and displaying the image stream, where extraneous information between the captured images is removed. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321472 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus includes a receiving unit receiving communication data including L and R images, an attribute information acquisition unit acquiring, from the communication data, attribute information including a photographing time, and an output control unit analyzing the images and the attribute information and switching between three-dimensional image display and two-dimensional image display. If L and R images photographed at the same photographing time have been acquired, the control unit performs three-dimensional image display. If not, the control unit determines whether or not an object imaging position error occurring in three-dimensional image display using L and R images photographed at different photographing times does not exceed a preset permissible object imaging position error, performs three-dimensional image display using the L and R images photographed at different photographing times if the error does not exceed the permissible error, and performs two-dimensional image display if the error exceeds the permissible error. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321473 | Surveillance camera system - Provided is a surveillance camera system for controlling cameras by calculating a movement amount of the cameras based on position information and orientation information of the cameras and position information of an object being surveilled. The surveillance camera system includes: a camera receiving an image from a surveillance area; a driving device combined with the camera, wherein the driving device moves the camera; and a camera controller controlling the driving device by using initial coordinates defined with a position and an azimuth at which the camera is installed and a current direction of the camera, so that the camera faces a target position. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321474 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CAPTURING THREE-DIMENSIONAL STEREOSCOPIC IMAGES - A method for capturing a three-dimensional image is disclosed. The method comprises capturing a combined beam of light having a first polarized beam of light and a second polarized beam of light, sampling the combined beam of light using one or more imagers, and providing an electrical signal representing a mixed polarization image having a first polarized image and a second polarized image as a single output. The first polarized beam of light and the second polarized beam of light are orthogonally polarized. The one or more imagers include a set of first polarized pixels for sampling the first polarized beam of light to produce the first polarized image, and a set of second polarized pixels for sampling the second polarized light to produce the second polarized image. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321475 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO QUICKLY ACQUIRE THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGES - An image capturing system including a plurality of image capturing stations, wherein each of the image capturing stations captures a first image and a second image of an object and transmits the captured images, the first image and the second image of the object being from different perspectives; and a processor in communication with each of the image capturing stations, the processor adapted to transmit a control signal to each of the image capturing stations, receive each of the captured images, process the captured images, and transmit the processed captured images, wherein the processing of the captured images includes combining the images to appear as a seamless single rotational image viewable in at least one of a two-dimensional and a three-dimensional format. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321476 | CAMERA FOR CAPTURING THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGES - A camera for obtaining a three-dimensional image. The camera includes a lens module for capturing a beam of light, a filter module for polarizing the beam of light into a first polarized beam of light and a second polarized beam of light, a polarization array for generating a combined beam of light, one or more imagers for capturing the first polarized beam of light and the second polarized beam of light and an output module for processing and separating the mixed polarization image to produce the three-dimensional image. The imager further comprises one or more first polarized pixels for capturing the first polarized beam of light and one or more second polarized pixels for capturing the second polarized beam of light. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321477 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE-CAPTURING APPARATUS - A three-dimensional image-capturing apparatus includes an image-capturing device having a plurality of image-capturing regions and a plurality of optical systems for forming images of a subject in the image-capturing regions. The optical systems includes a plurality of reflectors for reflecting rays from the subject a number of times and at least a lens provided to be closer to the image-capturing device than the reflection means closest to the subject. The reflectors and the lens are used to form, in the image-capturing regions, separate images of the subject which are captured from different viewpoints. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321478 | Microdroplet-based 3-D volumetric displays utilizing emitted and moving droplet projection screens - Volumetric three-dimensional (3-D) graphical or computer displays are disclosed herein that are capable of presenting objects, data, scenes or other visual information in a realistic or solid-like manner, allowing for an unaided observer to observe such static or moving objects from multiple perspectives with natural depth-cues and superior image quality. We utilize in this refined approach moving-screens formed from particulate-arrays and we preferably optically project multiple image sub-slices on each such flying-screen as it passes through the image-volume thereby minimizing particulate mass-flow since only once screen per image-volume is needed to present the several or many necessary slices of each volumetric frame. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321479 | RECEIVING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROVIDING 3D IMAGE - A three-dimensional (3D) image may be provided in a receiving system by receiving a request for a 3D image viewing while displaying content from a first input source, switching from the first input source to a second input source that correspond to a specific source device, receiving the 3D image transmitted from the specific source device, and displaying the received 3D image at the receiving system. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321480 | TICKET WITH INTEGRATED VIDEO - An event ticket that includes a main body portion, a video screen associated with the main body portion, memory associated with the main body portion and printing on the main body portion indicating the event information. The content to be played on the video screen is stored in the memory. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321481 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING AN IMPRINT IMAGE - A method for processing at least an imprint image of an individual using a processing device that comprises an exhibition glass sheet having a surface for receiving said imprint. The method includes acquiring without contact at least one image of the imprint present in the space upstream from the said surface and which has not yet been in contact with it and detecting the contact between the imprint and the exhibition glass sheet; acquiring by contact at least one image of the imprint after contact with the exhibition glass sheet; and standardizing at least one of the contact-less images in proportions that are identical to those of one of the contact images by analysing at least one of the contact-less images and at least one of the contact images. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321482 | EYE/HEAD CONTROLS FOR CAMERA POINTING - A setting of a video camera is remotely controlled. Video from a video camera is displayed to a user using a video display. At least one eye of the user is imaged as the user is observing the video display, a change in an image of at least one eye of the user is measured over time, and an eye/head activity variable is calculated from the measured change in the image using an eyetracker. The eye/head activity variable is translated into a camera control setting, and an actuator connected to the video camera is instructed to apply the camera control setting to the video camera using a processor. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321483 | METHODS FOR THE TRANSFORMATION OF MEASURED VALUES OF A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CORNEA AND APPARATUS FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF THE TOPOGRAPHY OF THE CORNEA - A method for the transformation of measured values of a characteristic of the cornea and apparatus for measuring the topography of the cornea. The method involves using a parameterized assignment rule, providing a slider as an operating control, determining a current setting of the slider, and determining a parameter of the assignment rule based on the determined setting of the slider. The observer can sift through a large number of variants of the assignment rule within a short time without prior knowledge by means of the slider to extract information at different parameter settings in an economical manner. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321484 | BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE IMAGE ACQUIRING APPARATUS, BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE IMAGE ACQUIRING METHOD, AND BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE IMAGE ACQUIRING PROGRAM - A biological sample image acquiring apparatus includes: an objective lens magnifying a region of a biological sample; an imaging device imaging the region magnified by the objective lens; a movement controller moving the focus of the objective lens in the thickness direction of the target region of the biological sample and moving the image of the region, which magnified by the objective lens to be imaged onto an imaging device, in an in-plane direction; and a biological sample image acquiring unit acquiring a biological sample image of the region by exposing the imaging device to light while the movement controller is moving the image of the region. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321485 | Intrinsically safe video inspection system - An intrinsically safe video inspection system intended for use in a Class I, Zone 0 area is capable of visually surveying hazardous area locations; where the potential for fire or explosion exists because of gases, dust, or easily ignitable fibers in the atmosphere. The intrinsically safe camera of the present invention has the distinct ability to be used all areas that require increased safety and works in various hazardous environments, allowing users the ability to remotely view and inspect various mines, silos, and storage tanks. The inspection system includes a low power, high 3.2 megapixel resolution camera with digital zoom capability that allows for the close inspection and examination and utilizes an LED fiber light pipe for illumination needs. The video inspection system of the present invention provides for the illumination in various cavity sizes, while reducing the risk of unintended accidents. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321486 | INFUSION MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD - The invention relates to systems and methods which may be used to determine when an uncured composite part is ready to be cured. In one embodiment, a system under the invention may comprise an infrared camera adapted to take infrared images of an uncured composite part, a heating device adapted to heat an uncured composite part, an image capture device adapted to capture infrared images taken by the infrared camera, and a computer adapted to analyze infrared images taken by the infrared camera in order to evaluate temperatures of an uncured composite part. The infrared images may be used to determine that the composite part is substantially covered, and/or completely covered, with resin and ready to be cured. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321487 | COMPONENT PLACEMENT APPARATUS - To provide a component placement apparatus capable of preventing free operation of a mounting head within the movable region from being restricted as well as improving the mounting takt time. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321488 | LANDING AID DEVICE AND METHOD - A landing aid device for an aircraft includes: means for generating video images of a portion of the field of vision, the device comprising a sensor situated in front of the aircraft intended for picture-taking during poor visibility conditions; means for extracting contours of video images delivered by the means for generating images making it possible to delimit at least one first known shape included in each image; a first head up display, a display zone of which occupies a portion of the visor of the cockpit superimposed on the exterior landscape; and means for generating a symbology for generating information representing symbols intended to aid piloting and displayed on the display, wherein at least one first symbol comprising landing aid information is generated on the basis of the contours of the first shape and displayed on the display. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321489 | Determining Geographic Position Information from a Single Image - Systems, devices, features, and methods for determining geographic position information from an image are disclosed. For example, one method for determining the geographic position information is used to develop a navigation database. The method comprises capturing a plurality of images of geographic features by a camera mounted on a vehicle or a pedestrian. A single image from the plurality of images is identified or selected. A real-world ground distance between a reference ground point in the single image and a ground point corresponding to an object in the single image is determined based on determined calibration values corresponding to the camera. Real-world geographic position information, such as a latitude coordinate and a longitude coordinate, of the ground point corresponding to the object in the single image is determined based on the determined real-world ground distance. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321490 | Determining A Geometric Parameter from a Single Image - Systems, devices, features, and methods for determining a geometric parameter from an image are disclosed. For example, one method for determining the geometric parameter is used to develop a navigation database. The method comprises determining calibration values corresponding to a camera mounted on a vehicle or a pedestrian. A plurality of images of geographic features are captured by the camera. A single image from the plurality of images is identified or selected. A geometric parameter of a region in the single image is determined based on the determined calibration values. For example, the geometric parameter is a real-world distance, such as a real-world length or width. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321491 | ACHIEVING CONVERGENT LIGHT RAYS EMITTED BY PLANAR ARRAY OF LIGHT SOURCES - Systems and methods are provided for achieving convergent light rays emitted by a planar array of light sources. In one embodiment, an imaging device is provided for inspecting semiconductors or other objects. The imaging device includes one or more imaging lens for imaging light reflected from an object. The imaging device also includes a first light source attached to a planar circuit board and a second light source attached to the planar circuit board. The imaging device further includes a first Fresnel prism for directing light from the first light source toward the object from a first direction and a second Fresnel prism for directing light from the second light source toward the object from a second direction. In one embodiment, the imaging device also includes one or more optical elements for increasing or decreasing the divergence of the light. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321492 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING VIDEO SURVEILLANCE FIELDS OF VIEW LIMITATIONS - A system and method are provided for displaying video surveillance fields of view limitations. The system and method perform video surveillance of a given area and then geo-locate any obstacles within the area, including measuring their overall size and shape. The system and method map the size, location and shape of the objects into a database and then identify where there are video surveillance coverage gaps from each vantage point where video surveillance is being performed on the area. The system and method then determine where there are overlapping locations of blocked video surveillance (i.e., locations that are “invisible” to video surveillance). The system and method create a simulated image of the area from an orientation above the area which indentifies locations within the area that may not be seen by video surveillance from any of the vantage points where video surveillance is being performed. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321493 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REMOTE MONITORING - A method and system are provided for remote monitoring of displayed content. The system includes a monitoring device for receiving visual information containing the displayed content and at least one component for generating a defect for combining with the received visual information. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321494 | COMPACT DOME CAMERA - A compact video capture system is provided with a folded optical assembly to reduce a relative system size while providing improved lens performance. The folded lens and optical assembly allow for an improved lens resolution and zoom capability while not overly restricting an F number in a compact dome camera. These compact video systems may be implemented in CCTV dome cameras or digital security cameras to improve image recording while being small enough to be discretely mounted. In one instance, the optical assembly includes a first lens system with a light gathering entrance oriented in a first optical axis direction, an image sensor configured to detect light gathered by the lens system oriented in a second optical axis direction, and an optical folding element disposed along the optical path to redirect light along the optical path by changing a traveling direction of the light. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321495 | CAMERA CONTROL APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CAMERA, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A control apparatus controlling a state of an imaging apparatus and a method for controlling an imaging device. According to the present invention, when a moving area in shot images are detected and parameter control of an imaging device is performed, if the moving area relates to a predetermined shooting prohibited area, the parameter control of the imaging device is stopped. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321496 | CLASSIFICATION OF THE VEHICLE ENVIRONMENT - A method for a motor vehicle for the predictive classification of a future vehicle environment and its lighting conditions. To this end, a camera system is oriented with respect to a region ahead of the vehicle. A sequence of images is recorded. In a predefined central image detail, the change of brightness per unit of time and/or distance is determined and this is used to infer the environment ahead of the vehicle. | 2010-12-23 |
20100321497 | VEHICLE-MOUNTED CAMERA - A vehicle-mounted camera includes a camera module mounted on a vehicle such as an automobile, and further includes a mirror occupying at least a part of an imaging range of the camera module. The camera module may be arranged to face a forward vehicle traveling direction. The mirror may occupy a lower part of the vertical direction in the imaging range. The camera module and the mirror may both be disposed in the vehicle. | 2010-12-23 |