52nd week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 28 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20080316488 | Measuring Cerebral Oxygen Saturation - A device includes source and detector sensors. In a specific implementation, the device has two near detectors, two far detectors, and two sources. The two near detectors are arranged closer to the two sources than the two far detectors. A light-diffusing layer covers the two near detectors. The device may be part of a medical device that is used to monitor or measure oxygen saturation levels in a tissue. In a specific implementation, light is transmitted into the tissue and received by the detectors. An attenuation coefficient is first calculated for a shallow layer of tissue. The attenuation coefficient is then used to calculate an attenuation coefficient for a deep layer of tissue. | 2008-12-25 |
20080316489 | Gas Sensor - A gas sensor for measuring at least one gas concentration, in particular for a vehicle climate control system, having a substrate, an IR radiation source fastened on the substrate, an IR detector fastened on the substrate, a measurement chamber for receiving a gas having the gas concentration that is to be measured, a shielding device situated in the measurement chamber between the IR radiation source and the IR detector, for shielding a direct transmission of IR radiation from the IR radiation source to the IR detector along an optical axis, and a reflective surface that has a concavely curved first mirrored area for receiving the IR radiation emitted by the IR radiation source, and that has a concavely curved second mirrored area that reflects the IR radiation to the IR detector, the measurement chamber being formed between the reflective surface and the substrate. | 2008-12-25 |
20080316490 | Planar surface plasmon resonance detector - The present invention discloses a planar surface plasmon resonance detector, wherein a periodic metallic grating structure is arranged on a common glass substrate to replace prisms and generate surface plasmon resonance. The shift of the wavelength or incident angle for surface plasmon resonance is used to detect biochemical molecules. Further, a low-cost white light-emitting diode replaces laser to function as a light source. Via the metallic grating structure and the white light-emitting diode, the present invention can facilitate a low-cost, compact and portable planar surface plasmon resonance detector and popularize the planar surface plasmon resonance detector. | 2008-12-25 |
20080316491 | Sensor and method of detecting the condition of a turf grass - A method of detecting the condition of a turf grass is described. According to one aspect of the invention, the method comprises steps of attaching an active sensor to a mower; traversing a section of turf grass; and processing the output of the sensor. A device for detecting the condition of turf grass is also disclosed. The device comprises an array of illuminating devices generating a pattern of illuminating light; a detecting device receiving a pattern of reflected light which is coincident with the pattern of illuminating light; a detecting device adapted to detect stray light from the array of illuminating devices; and a feedback loop controlling the array of illuminating devices. A system employing the device is also disclosed. | 2008-12-25 |
20080316492 | Optical motion identification device utilizing partial total internal reflection light source and/or partial non-total internal reflection light source - An optical motion identification device utilizing partial total internal reflection light source and/or partial non-total internal reflection light source includes a light-emitting member, a code member and a light-sensing unit. The light-emitting member generates projecting light beams. The code member receives the projecting light beams generated by the light-emitting member at different angles and positions, and the code member has many total internal reflection surfaces in order to make the projecting light beams form many partial total internal reflection beams and a plurality of partial non-total internal reflection beams. The light-sensing unit disposes beside the code member for detecting the light intensity distribution of the partial total internal reflection beams and/or the partial non-total internal reflection beams projected on the light-sensing unit in order to determining a direction, a displacement, or a rotation angle of a movement of the code member relative to the light-emitting member or the light-sensing unit. | 2008-12-25 |
20080316493 | SURFACE REFLECTION ENCODER SCALE AND SURFACE REFLECTION ENCODER USING THE SAME - A surface reflection encoder scale is used with a surface reflection encoder for detecting a relative movement amount of a member for making a relative move. The surface reflection encoder scale includes a substrate of the member or a substrate provided on the member and a reflection phase grating provided on the substrate and having asperities for changing a phase of reflected diffracted light on its surface. The asperities of the phase grating are formed of a deposition film of metal silicide and chromium. | 2008-12-25 |
20080316494 | CONTROLLING A DYNAMIC SIGNAL RANGE IN AN OPTICAL TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY - A technique includes providing an optical source signal to an optical fiber to produce a backscatter signal. A receiver is provided to detect the backscatter signal. During an acquisition period in which the backscatter signal is present, a sensitivity of the receiver is varied with respect to time to regulate an input signal range of an amplifier of the receiver. | 2008-12-25 |
20080316495 | OPTICAL CHARACTERISTIC MEASURING APPARATUS - An optical characteristic measuring apparatus includes: a light source section which sweeps wavelengths of a first input light and a second input light respectively, frequencies of the first and second input lights being different from each other and polarized states of the first and second input lights being perpendicular to each other, and outputs the first and second input light; an interference section which inputs one branched light of the first and second input lights to a measuring object, makes output light from the measuring object interfere with other branched light of the first and second input lights, and outputs a plurality of interference lights; a plurality of light receiving sections which are respectively provided for the interference lights, receives the interference lights respectively, and outputs signals in accordance with optical powers of the interference lights respectively; and a low-pass filter for filtering the outputted signals. | 2008-12-25 |
20080316496 | Method and Apparatus For Studying Surface Vibrations by Moving Speckle Interferometer - A method of studying a surface using an interferometer, in which there is relative motion between the surface and the interferometer, the motion having a total velocity V | 2008-12-25 |
20080316497 | TRACKING TYPE LASER INTERFEROMETER AND METHOD FOR RESETTING THE SAME - A tracking type laser interferometer that detects displacement of a retroreflector | 2008-12-25 |
20080316498 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TWO WAVE MIXING (TWM) BASED ULTRASONIC LASER TESTING - A system and method for detecting ultrasonic surface displacements at a remote target are disclosed, one embodiment of the system comprising: a first laser to generate a first laser beam. The first laser beam produces ultrasonic surface displacements on a surface of the remote target. A second laser generates a second laser beam operable to detect the ultrasonic surface displacements on the surface of the remote target and to provide a reference beam to an interferometer. The second laser beam is split, at a beam-splitter, into a pump beam and a probe beam. The pump beam is amplified by a first amplifier and the probe beam is amplified by a second amplifier. The pump beam is then provided to the interferometer as a reference beam and the probe beam is directed to the target to detect the ultrasonic surface displacements. The first and second amplifiers can be controlled independently of one another to control their respective laser beam's power. Collection optics collect phase modulated light from the probe beam either reflected or scattered by the remote target, which can be optionally optically processed to increase the light intensity. The interferometer is a TWM interferometer that receives and processes the phase modulated light and generates at least one output signal based on the phase-modulated light and the amplified reference laser beam. | 2008-12-25 |
20080316499 | Tear film measurement - The invention comprises an apparatus for measuring the relative thickness of the lipid layer component of the precorneal tear film on the surface of an eye after distribution of the lipid layer subsequent to blinking is disclosed. An illuminator directs light to the lipid layer of a patient's eye. The illuminator is a broad spectrum light source covering the visible region and is a lambertion light emitter such that the light source is specularly reflected from the lipid layer and undergoes constructive and destructive interference in the lipid layer. A collector collects and focuses the specularly reflected light such that the interference patterns on the tear film lipid layer are observable. The collector also produces an output signal representative of the specularly reflected light which is suitable for further analysis, such as projection on to a high resolution video monitor or analysis by or storage in a computer. In order to facilitate ease of measurement, the patient's head may be positioned on an observation platform when the illuminator directs light to the lipid layer of the patient's eye. | 2008-12-25 |
20080316500 | Methods of testing and manufacturing optical elements - A method of manufacturing an optical element having an optical surface of a non-rotationally symmetric shape is described. Measuring light is generated using an interferometer optics, wherein the interferometer optics has at least one diffractive component having a grating. The optical surface is positioned at a first position relative to the diffractive component, wherein first measuring light diffracted at the diffractive component is incident on the optical surface at plural locations thereof, and at least one first interference pattern generated from first measuring light reflected from the optical surface is detected. The optical surface is positioned at a second position relative to the at least one diffractive component, wherein second measuring light diffracted at the diffractive component is incident on the optical surface at plural locations thereof, and at least one second interference pattern generated from second measuring light reflected from the optical surface is detected. | 2008-12-25 |
20080316501 | SHAPE INSPECTION METHOD AND APPARATUS - Shape inspection is carried out without preparing an inspection apparatus for each model of product. | 2008-12-25 |
20080316502 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING DISPLACEMENT, SURFACE PROFILE AND INNER RADIUS - An apparatus and a method are proposed for measuring displacement, surface profile and roughness of a moving object or an inner radius of a hollow cylinder. The apparatus includes a light emitting unit, a light dispersing unit for receiving light from the light emitting unit and focusing rays with different wavelengths into different focal points with different intervals, and a wavelength measuring unit for measuring wavelengths of the rays. When the moving object is moving within a dispersing range of the focal points, the rays with different wavelengths are reflected or scattered, and the displacement of the moving object is learned from variation of the wavelengths being measured by the wavelength measuring unit. Given that a reflecting component is disposed in the centre of an inner circle of the hollow cylinder, the inner radius of the hollow cylinder can be measured by the principle of the apparatus for measuring displacement. | 2008-12-25 |
20080316503 | Automated Inspection Comparator/Shadowgraph System - Automated inspection comparator/shadowgraph system to compare and contrast a working operation for a workpiece and a resulting workpiece compared to the operating system. Computer software controls the inspection machine to determine irregularity between a resulting workpiece and originally programmed computer software, such that the irregularities are made known to the operator so that he will know whether or not the resulting workpiece complies with the tolerances set for by the original computer program. | 2008-12-25 |
20080316504 | Method and system for machine vision-based feature detection and mark verification in a workpiece or wafer marking system - A precision laser based method of marking semiconductor wafers, packages, substrates or similar workpieces is provided. The workpieces have articles which may include die, chip scale packages, circuit patterns and the like. The marking occurs in a workpiece marking system and within a designated region relative to an article position. The method includes determining at least one location from which reference data is to be obtained using (a) information from which a location of an article is defined, and (b) a vision model of at least a portion of at least one article. Reference data is obtained to locate a feature on a first side of (a second) workpiece using at least one signal from a first sensor. The method further includes positioning a marking field relative to the workpiece so as to position a laser beam at a marking location on a second side of the workpiece. The positioning is based on the feature location. A predetermined pattern is marked on the second side of the workpiece using a laser marking output beam. The workpiece is a semiconductor wafer, and the step of determining includes: measuring at least one feature in an image obtained from a first wafer portion; relating the measured feature to a wafer map; and storing the data for use when marking of wafers substantially identical to the first wafer. | 2008-12-25 |
20080316505 | Determining the Position of a Semiconductor Substrate on a Rotation Device - A device for determining the position of a semiconductor substrate on a rotation device having a rotational axis, including a direction of rotation detecting unit for determining the rotational state of the rotation device, and also including at least one light source and at least one receiver which is photo-sensitive to the light from the light source, wherein at least one light beam emitted by the light source is directed toward the edge of the semiconductor substrate and passes said edge to at least a partial extent. The light of the light beam which has passed to at least a partial extent is then detected at least partially by the receiver The light source, the receiver and the rotation device form an eccentricity measuring arrangement for a semiconductor substrate disposed on the rotation device, whereby the position of the semiconductor substrate on the rotation device is detected by a method in which at least one light beam passes the edge of the semiconductor substrate to at least a partial extent and then the light of the light beam which has passed to at least a partial extent is detected at least partially by a receiver. | 2008-12-25 |
20080316506 | VISUAL INSPECTION APPARATUS FOR A WAFER - Provided is a visual inspection apparatus for a semiconductor wafer, by which a threshold value optimal for inspection can be determined and visual inspection of each chip can be performed based on the threshold value, by obtaining in advance a table indicating a relation between a film thickness of a thin film in specific positions in the wafer and a gradation value for each sample area in the chip, measuring the film thickness of the thin film in the specific positions of the wafer to be inspected before inspecting the chip, and comparing the measured film thickness with the gradation value in the table. | 2008-12-25 |
20080316507 | Printing apparatus and printing method thereof - The invention provides a printing apparatus. The printing apparatus is used for printing a content to be printed on an object. A surface of the object-includes a non-printable area. The printing apparatus includes a scanning/retrieving module, an adjusting module, and a printing module. The scanning/retrieving module is used for scanning the surface of the object and retrieving the position information of the non-printable area. The adjusting module is used for adjusting the content to be printed to generate an adjusted content based on the position information. The printing module is used for printing the adjusted content on the printable area of the surface. The printable area is different from the non-printable area. | 2008-12-25 |
20080316508 | ONLINE ASSOCIATION OF A DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPH WITH AN INDICATOR - The present invention relates to an online method for associating an image with an indicator. The method includes the step of storing a captured image in the clipboard of a server. A selection tool selects an association operator from a number of possible operators of a printed toolbar. The method further includes the step of selecting, with the selection tool, the indicator on a printed page to associate the captured image in the clipboard with the selected indicator. | 2008-12-25 |
20080316509 | Print apparatus, server, method for improving print characteristics, and computer program therefor - A print apparatus connected to a server via a network includes an improvement-information requesting unit configured to notify the server via the network of identification information unique to a print head; an improvement-information storage unit configured to store downloaded head-characteristic-improvement information; and a print processor configured to perform a print operation by referring to the head-characteristic-improvement information stored in the improvement-information storage unit. | 2008-12-25 |
20080316510 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND STORAGE MEDIUM - The present invention provides an image processing apparatus, an image processing method, computer-program, and storage medium capable of acquiring a paper fingerprint efficiently and improving convenience for users. An image processing apparatus according to the present invention includes an image sensor acquiring RGB signals. The G signal is separated from the acquired RGB signals, and the RGB signals are input into a gain adjustment | 2008-12-25 |
20080316511 | Printing Apparatus - A printing apparatus, comprising: a printing unit that prints an image on a recording medium in a color mode or a monochrome mode based on a first job; a switching unit that performs a switching operation to switch between the color mode upon printing a color page and the monochrome mode upon printing a monochrome page; a first computing unit that computes, based on a switching time required for the switching operation, the maximum number of switching actions at which a printing turnaround time from a printing start time to a printing stop time is not more than a first time limit from the printing start time to a predetermined time limit; and a first limiting unit that restricts the switching operation based on a number of switching actions determined by the first computing unit. | 2008-12-25 |
20080316512 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREFOR - An image processing apparatus sets a print parameter with which stability of colors can be achieved in continuous printing. The number of prints is obtained. The print parameter is adjusted, and stability of colors in the case where the number of prints are printed in a continuous manner is evaluated. Based on the evaluation result, the print parameter is set. | 2008-12-25 |
20080316513 | COLOR MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - The present invention provides a color conversion device that can be applied to a color management system. The color conversion device provides a color conversion device capable of generating a color conversion table used for color reproduction with high precision. The color conversion device generates a color conversion table that describes a correspondence relationship between color data in a first color space and color data in a second color space and corrects the correspondence relationship described in the color conversion table based on calorimetric values of color sample charts obtained by the reading of a plurality of the color sample charts. The color conversion device according to the present invention can correct the output values based on the calorimetric values of the color sample charts. | 2008-12-25 |
20080316514 | Image Forming Device, and Method and Computer Readable Medium Therefor - A print control device includes a first data processing unit configured to process first print job data based on a first file format, a second data processing unit configured to process second print job data based on a second file format, the second data processing unit including a data converter configured to convert first print job data into second print job data, a display control unit configured to display an image that may be printed based on the second print job data processed by the second data processing unit, an input unit configured to select therethrough one of the first print job data processed by the first data processing unit and the second print job data processed by the second data processing unit, and an output unit configured to output the print job data selected through the input unit so as to be printed. | 2008-12-25 |
20080316515 | PRINT ENGINE PIPELINE SUBSYSTEM OF A PRINTER CONTROLLER - Provided is a print engine pipeline subsystem of a printer controller. The subsystem includes a print engine pipeline controller for reading and writing print engine pipeline registers, and a contone decoder unit for expanding JPEG compressed continuous tone (“contone”) layers. Also included are a lossless bi-level decoder for expanding compressed bi-level layers, a line loader unit for expanding page images for a printhead, and a printhead interface for sending dot data to the printhead and for providing line synchronization between multiple printer controllers. | 2008-12-25 |
20080316516 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR PREVENTING UNJUST COPYING - An image processing apparatus including an image input module configured to input a document image; a detect module configured to detect whether copy control information is provided with document image data of the document image; a transfer module configured to transfer the document image data through a network in case the detect module detects the copy control information; an edit module configured to edit the document image data, and create an edited image according to the copy control information; and an image output module configured to output the edited image. | 2008-12-25 |
20080316517 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD, AND CONTROL PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus capable of communicating with printers includes: an application to set printing setting information as a document to be printed; a printer driver to generate printing data by employing the printing setting information specified by the application and the document; a determining unit to determine whether the printing setting information to be set using the printer driver is included in the printing setting information set using the application, using selected printer attributes and printing setting information set using the application; and a display to display information relating to printing settings to be set using the printer driver of the selected printer in a case the determining unit determines that the printing setting information to be set using the printer driver is included. If a printer is selected which cannot be controlled by a binding application, the binding application displays items to be set with a printer driver. | 2008-12-25 |
20080316518 | Image processing apparatus - An image processing apparatus includes a display, a retrieving unit, a process display unit, a process receiving unit, a process storing unit, a thumbnail display unit, and a thumbnail designating unit. The retrieving unit retrieves image data. The process display unit displays on the display a plurality of candidate image processes to be performed on the image data. The process receiving unit receives an instruction indicating a selected image process selected from among the plurality of candidate image processes. The process storing unit stores the selected image process. The thumbnail display unit displays a thumbnail image corresponding to the image data on the display. The thumbnail designating unit designates a thumbnail image. The thumbnail display unit displays a processed thumbnail image that represents a result of the selected process performed on the image data corresponding to the designated thumbnail image. | 2008-12-25 |
20080316519 | Image input and output system, method and recording medium - An image input and output system is provided in which a common operation screen for a plurality of image output devices having different attributes is displayed. Based on attribute information of each of printers, the server generates a signal for generating an operation screen, and transmits the signal to the scanner. At the scanner, image data is inputted, and a common operation screen, which is generated based on the signal for generating the operation screen, is displayed on a display panel. When information designating the printer and information relating to an output format of an image is inputted from the display panel, the inputted information and the image data are transmitted to the server. The server transmits, to a designated printer, the image data and the information relating to the output format of the image, which are transmitted from the scanner, and images are outputted. | 2008-12-25 |
20080316520 | Image input and output system, method and recording medium - An image input and output system is provided in which a common operation screen for a plurality of image output devices having different attributes is displayed. Based on attribute information of each of printers, the server generates a signal for generating an operation screen, and transmits the signal to the scanner. At the scanner, image data is inputted, and a common operation screen, which is generated based on the signal for generating the operation screen, is displayed on a display panel. When information designating the printer and information relating to an output format of an image is inputted from the display panel, the inputted information and the image data are transmitted to the server. The server transmits, to a designated printer, the image data and the information relating to the output format of the image, which are transmitted from the scanner, and images are outputted. | 2008-12-25 |
20080316521 | Systems and methods for managing facsimile documents - Systems and methods for managing facsimile documents can be utilized to ensure a faxed document or any portion of a faxed document is not lost. An amount of printing material available to a printing device can be determined. Based on the determined amount of printing material available, an incoming facsimile document can be printed or stored to memory to ensure that data is not lost. Similarly, an amount of available memory within a printing device can be determined to ensure that facsimile data being stored to memory is not lost due to a memory limitation. Utilizing the systems and methods disclosed, facsimile documents can be interactively managed so that information is not lost due to printing material or memory limitations. | 2008-12-25 |
20080316522 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - The present invention provides an image forming apparatus that includes a first system and a second system, wherein the permission/prohibition of access to a storage unit provided in the first system is controlled appropriately based on a signal transmitted from the second system, and a control method thereof. To accomplish this, the image forming apparatus of the present invention includes the first system and the second system, and permits access to the storage unit only when executing a program that includes a predetermined process to activate the apparatus using an external storage apparatus. | 2008-12-25 |
20080316523 | IDENTIFICATION CARD MANUFACTURING SECURITY - In a method of authorizing a supply for use with a printing system, a supply is provided having a memory containing a first and second codes and supply-specific data, which uniquely identifies the supply. The first code, the second code and the supply-specific data are retrieved from the memory of the supply. The first and second codes are translated using the supply-specific data. The translated first code is compared to a third code and the translated second code is compared to a fourth code. Use of the supply with the printing system is authorized when the translated first code corresponds to the third code and the translated second code corresponds to the fourth code. Use of the supply with the printing system is prevented when either the translated first code does not correspond to the third code, or the translated second code does not correspond to the fourth code. | 2008-12-25 |
20080316524 | Method and System for Automatically Selecting a Device for Document Processing Order Treatment - For automatic selection of an apparatus for processing of a document processing job, features of the document processing job are compared with features necessary for execution of the document processing job of each apparatus available. In the even that it results from the comparison that a plurality of apparatuses possess the necessary features, a most suitable apparatus among the plurality of suitable apparatuses is selected via a further comparison of the features of the document processing job with features of the apparatus that are necessary for execution of the document processing job. | 2008-12-25 |
20080316525 | Method for limiting bit rate in IP facsimile and method for limiting bit rate in IP facsimile in gateway - A method for limiting bit rate in IP facsimile, in this method the highest bit rate that the called gateway allows is determined, after the call connection is set up, the called fax machine transmits the digital identification containing the highest facsimile bit rate that the called fax machine provides, the called gateway compares the highest facsimile bit rate that the called fax machine provides with the determined highest bit rate that the called gateway allows, then selects the lower and inserts in the frame and transmits to the calling fax machine, the calling fax machine compares the bit rate with the highest bit rate that the calling fax machine itself provides, the lowest will be the highest bit rate at which message is transmitted, then the message is transmitted, confirmed, then the call connection is released. In this method, when the network becomes bad, the highest facsimile bit rate is limited through gateway to improve quality of pictures. A method for achieving limiting bit rate in IP facsimile by a gateway is also proposed in the present invention. | 2008-12-25 |
20080316526 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND SETUP METHOD IN IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - In order to provide an image forming apparatus through which the user can perform a print out under which a desirably printed out image is laid out on a desired record sheet, the image forming apparatus according to the present invention includes an operation panel unit which displays an input data preview window that displays input data which is input from an external device or input data which is read out by a manuscript readout mechanism, an output sheet size selection window that selects an output sheet size, an output application setup selection window that selects an output application setup, an output figuration preview window that displays an output figuration which is determined based on an output sheet size which is selected by the output sheet size selection window and an output application setup which is selected by the output application setup selection window, an input data adjustment window that adjusts input data, and an output result preview window that displays input data which is adjusted by the input data adjustment window and the output figuration. | 2008-12-25 |
20080316527 | PRINTING CONTROL APPARATUS TO CONTROL PRINTING OPERATION, PRINTING CONTROL SYSTEM, AND METHODS THEREOF - A printing control apparatus to control a printing operation includes a web server connection unit to connect with a web server of a pre-set address and receive environmental information of an area where the printing apparatus is located, and a controller to transmit a printing control signal corresponding to the received environmental information and printing data to a printing apparatus. Accordingly, a transfer voltage is adjusted according to the environmental information of the area where the printing apparatus is located, so that the effect of the environment on the printing quality can be minimized and thus the printing quality can be improved. | 2008-12-25 |
20080316528 | NETWORK SCAN APPARATUS TO CONFIRM SCANNING OPERATION AND METHOD OF USING THEREOF - A network scan apparatus includes: a scanner including a scanning unit to scan a document and generate an image file based on the scanned document, a transmitting unit to transmit the image file, and an output selection unit to select whether to output scan file information; an output device, connected to the scanner, via a network, to output the scan file information according to whether the scan file information is selected to be output after a scanning operation; and a host computer connected to the scanner and the output device via the network, to collect the scan file information transmitted from the scanner, and transmit the scan file information to the output device. | 2008-12-25 |
20080316529 | Service Supplied by Multifunction Peripheral (MFP) - To provide an optimal service matched with requests from users of a MFP connected with a network. A method for providing a service by a multifunction peripheral (MFP) | 2008-12-25 |
20080316530 | PRINTING CONTROL APPARATUS, PRINTING CONTROL METHOD, PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A printing control apparatus includes a spooler which spools a received print job in a print queue and outputs the print job, a print job management unit which holds a print job output from the spooler, and manages transmission of a print job to a printing apparatus and whether a print job is complete in the printing apparatus, and a display control unit which displays the processing status of a print job that is spooled in the print queue and managed by the print job management unit. | 2008-12-25 |
20080316531 | Image input and output system, method and recording medium - An image input and output system is provided in which a common operation screen for a plurality of image output devices having different attributes is displayed. Based on attribute information of each of printers, the server generates a signal for generating an operation screen, and transmits the signal to the scanner. At the scanner, image data is inputted, and a common operation screen, which is generated based on the signal for generating the operation screen, is displayed on a display panel. When information designating the printer and information relating to an output format of an image is inputted from the display panel, the inputted information and the image data are transmitted to the server. The server transmits, to a designated printer, the image data and the information relating to the output format of the image, which are transmitted from the scanner, and images are outputted. | 2008-12-25 |
20080316532 | Image forming apparatus - A job managing section acquires an operational status of a standby print job when a determination that a job having been accepted by a job accepting section is a reserved low-key print setting job is made, as a result of a determination by a reserved setting determining section, and also allocates a printout for the reserved low-key print setting job to an available time slot based on the acquired operational status. As a result, the printout for the reserved low-key print setting job can be executed in an available time slot which is different from a time slot for the standby print job. Accordingly, mixing of printed sheets related to a plurality of print jobs can be prevented as much as possible, and a contribution to an improvement in convenience at the user-side can be made. | 2008-12-25 |
20080316533 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, PRINT CONTROL METHOD THEREOF AND PRINT CONTROL PROGRAM - An image forming apparatus comprises an image former that prints target data on a sheet, a first judger that judges a supply unit that is replaceably loaded thereon and has a memory storing identification information uniquely given to the supply unit and information about a plurality of vendors providing the supply unit, is whether or not a reproduced product, an accessor that accesses a server owned by a vendor supplying the supply unit according to the information about the vendors providing the supply unit, which is stored in the memory of the supply unit, if the first judger judges that the supply unit is a reproduced product, a second judger that judges whether or not the identification information stored in the memory of the supply unit is registered in the server owned by the vendor supplying the supply unit, which is accessed by the accessor. Print operations performed by the image former are limited if the second judger judges that the identification information is not registered in the server, meanwhile, print operations performed by the image former are permitted if the second judger judges that the identification information is registered in the server. | 2008-12-25 |
20080316534 | TWO-SIDED PRINT DATA SPLITTING - Methods of, and apparatus for, splitting data for two-sided printing are provided. In one embodiment, a method of splitting data for printing by a first and a second print head of a two-sided printer is provided, the method comprising: identifying a portion of the data transverse to a print direction comprising no information for printing, designating a portion of the data prior to the identified portion for printing by the first print head, and designating a portion of the data following the identified portion for printing by the second print head. | 2008-12-25 |
20080316535 | AUTOMATIC ROTATED ROW PLACEMENT IN MULTIUP IMPOSITION - A system and method for automatically placing a rotated row in a multi-up imposition. Calculations can be performed, which are required to execute an automated multi-up imposition. The dimensions of the input document can be then evaluated against the available area in the imposed layout to determine whether there is sufficient space to add a rotated row to the layout (e.g., the “Dutch Row” in Dutch imposition). If it is determined that there is sufficient space for a rotated row, a rotated page row can then be added to the imposed layout. | 2008-12-25 |
20080316536 | PRINT CONTROLLER, PRINT CONTROL METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - A print controller for making a print device print in such a manner that a grouping for each record included in printed matter can be easily recognized is provided. A print control program stored on computer readable storage media for outputting a business form by sending output form data to a print device includes the steps of inputting form data which indicates a layout of the business form; inputting variable length field data consisting of a plurality of records; setting a print condition for each record included in the input field data; generating output form data of the business form by overlaying the field data set with the print condition on the input form data; and outputting the business form by sending the generated output form data to the print device. | 2008-12-25 |
20080316537 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An image processing apparatus includes at least one input device for inputting a plurality of pieces of content data; a recognition unit configured to recognize a mark included in the pieces of content data, and an association processing unit configured to perform association processing by mutually establishing a link between at least two pieces of content data based on the mark recognized by the recognition unit. | 2008-12-25 |
20080316538 | DEVICE USING LOW VISIBILITY ENCODED IMAGE TO MANAGE COPY HISTORY - The present invention relates to an image forming device using a low visibility information embedding technique to manage a copy history of an original. The image forming device embeds history information with the use of small dots disappearing by copying, and coordinate information on a region embedded with the history information with the use of large dots not disappearing even by copying. Upon first copying, the image forming device newly creates both of the large dot coordinate information and the small dot history information, and embeds them. Upon second or later copying, the image forming device updates the history information having been read out of the original with that on the current copying, and embeds the updated history information in the history information region indicated by the coordinate information. | 2008-12-25 |
20080316539 | INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND SYSTEM THEREOF - In a computer system in which information represented by digital data is output to plural pages of recording medium, and then information on the plural pages of recording medium is read to use digital data representing the read information, authentication information is embedded in information of a start page selected by the computer system; a page number of the start page embedded the authentication information is notified to a user; information on the plural pages of recording medium is read, wherein the start page is positioned so as to be read first; digital data read from the plural pages of recording medium is authenticated based on the authentication information embedded in the start page; and a process for the digital data read from the plural pages of recording medium is controlled in accordance with a result of the authentication. | 2008-12-25 |
20080316540 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR IMAGING OF A ROTOGRAVURE FORM AND ROTOGRAVURE FORM SO IMAGED - In a method for imaging of a rotogravure form or an imaged rotogravure form, the rotogravure form is imaged by providing cups therein of different dimensions to achieve different tone values or print densities. Image data are assembled from image tiles to provide for the imaging of the rotogravure form. The imaging of the rotogravure form is preferably by engraving. | 2008-12-25 |
20080316541 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND OPERATION APPARATUS OF EQUIPMENT - An image forming apparatus having improved installability and operability. The image forming apparatus has an operation unit thereof disposed on an arm extending from the apparatus and pivotable around a support member in substantially the horizontal direction, and has sensors for detecting the pivot position of the operation unit. An initial-screen setting screen determined based on the pivot position of the operation unit detected by the sensors is displayed on the operation unit. | 2008-12-25 |
20080316542 | System and Method for Submitting and Receiving Images - An image submission system comprises a server, a client, and a scanner. A scanner interface software module is loaded on the client for operating the scanner. An image submission software module loaded on the server remotely receives instructions through an Internet browser at the client, and presents a single click interface feature operable to receive a single click input by the user at the client, via the Internet browser. A control software module loaded on the client is in communication with the image submission software module, and is operative to direct the scanner interface software module to scan an image on the scanner and upload the scanned image to the remote server in response to a single click input by the user via the single click interface feature. A user may thus have an image both scanned an uploaded to a server, in response the same single click. | 2008-12-25 |
20080316543 | Facsimile machine and control method thereof - A facsimile machine includes an image data generating unit that reads a original and generates image data, an information transmitting and receiving unit that transmits and receive the digital data, a first data generating unit that generates first digital data used for a real-time communication method without using analog data, and a second data generating unit that generates second digital data used for a deemed voice communication method without using analog data.
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20080316544 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS - Disclosed is an image reading apparatus including: an original transporting device for transporting an original; an image reader for reading an image of the original in a first reading region or a second reading region while transporting the original by the original transporting device; and a correcting device for correcting image data read in the second reading region by the image reader so as to give the image data the same white level as image data read in the first reading region based on the ratio of the white level of the second reading region to that of the first reading region. | 2008-12-25 |
20080316545 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND PROGRAM FOR IMPLEMENTING THE METHOD - An image processing apparatus and method which are capable of reducing waiting time of an operator, and improving operation feeling and productivity. An input image is registered as usable data before completion of generation of vectorized data from the input image stored in a HDD. Even for a job in which the vectorization of the input image has not been completed, it is possible to set various processes, such as preview, change of the order of pages, and designation of editing of an image, other than printing. | 2008-12-25 |
20080316546 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An image forming apparatus which includes a plurality of operating modes, the apparatus including a main body, a scanning unit to move along the main body and obtains an image data from an object to be scanned, an operation state display unit to display a position of the scanning unit, and a controller to set a display mode corresponding to an operating state that includes at least one operating mode of the plurality of operating modes and controls the operation state display unit to display the display mode set corresponding to the operating state. | 2008-12-25 |
20080316547 | SCAN UNIT HAVING EMI NOISE BLOCKING UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING THE SCAN UNIT - A scan unit having an electromagnetic interference (EMI) noise blocking unit and usable with an image forming apparatus includes a document plate supporting a document, a reading module which is disposed under the document plate, performs a reciprocating motion, and includes an image sensor that reads an image of the document and generates an image signal in response to the read image, a flexible flat cable (FFC) which is connected to the reading module and functions as a transfer path of power and the image signal, and an EMI noise blocking unit which blocks noise that occurs when the image signal of the reading module is transmitted. | 2008-12-25 |
20080316548 | Illumination Device, Illumination Method, Image Read Device, Image Read Method, Image-Forming Device, and Image-Forming Method - A disclosed image scanning device illuminates a document with a light source, focuses light reflected from the document on an image sensor to obtain one-dimensional images of the document, and obtains a two-dimensional image of the document from the one-dimensional images. The device includes an illumination lens for dividing a light beam emitted from the light source into multiple light beams and a combining unit for combining the multiple light beams on the document. A disclosed image scanning method includes the steps of illuminating a document with a light source; focusing light reflected from the document on an image sensor to obtain one-dimensional images of the document; and obtaining a two-dimensional image of the document from the one-dimensional images. In this method, a light beam from the light source is divided into multiple light beams and the multiple light beams are combined on the document. A disclosed image forming apparatus includes the image scanning device. | 2008-12-25 |
20080316549 | Method For Scanning And Processing A Document With An Imaging Apparatus - A method for scanning and processing a document with an imaging apparatus, the imaging apparatus having a scanner with a scan bar, includes operating the scanner to obtain preliminary image data; performing at least one of translating the document across the scan bar and translating the scan bar across the document while operating the scanner; detecting an edge of the document based on a change in the preliminary image data; scanning the document to generate document image data based on the detecting the edge; and processing the document image data based on detecting the edge to generate a scanned image. | 2008-12-25 |
20080316550 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND MULTI-FUNCTION MACHINE - In an image reading device which includes a transmission light source and a pickup device which face each other with original platen glass for holding an original interposed therebetween, receives light irradiated from the transmission light source by the pickup device, and reads a light transmission original, a pickup device movement mechanism which reciprocally moves the pickup device in a predetermined direction is interlockingly connected to a light source movement mechanism which reciprocally moves the transmission light source in the predetermined direction in interlock with the reciprocal movement of the pickup device movement mechanism by a connection mechanism. The connection mechanism has a torque limiter function for generating sliding between the light source movement mechanism and the pickup device movement mechanism when torque equal to or greater than a predetermined value is delivered. | 2008-12-25 |
20080316551 | AUTOMATED PAGE TURNING APPARATUS TO ASSIST IN VIEWING PAGES OF A DOCUMENT - Disclosed is a method and apparatus for the viewing and acquisition of images of a document such as a book, including the automated and reliable turning of pages of the document, while supporting it in a manner to facilitate viewing or imaging of the facing pages. | 2008-12-25 |
20080316552 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DATA CAPTURE FROM IMAGED DOCUMENTS - Methods and apparatus are disclosed for locating an area of interest within a digital image of a form captured by an imaging scanner. Specific examples include methods and apparatus for optical mark reading with a digital imaging scanner. In many of the methods, an image of a response form is captured by a scanner, and “target” areas for possible responses are located within the image based upon an expected location being adjusted as necessary for certain error-inducing defects in the forms or scanning process. Also disclosed are steps to normalize the darkness values of pixels captured from an optically scanned form. | 2008-12-25 |
20080316553 | Coloring Support System, Coloring Support Program, and Storage Medium as Well as Coloring Support Method - A coloring support system suitable for realizing coloring that matches colors imaged by a user is provided. | 2008-12-25 |
20080316554 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - In order to form a high-quality image, upon execution of multi-pass printing using a printing head with a plurality of nozzles, an image processing apparatus calculates, using a scan duty setting unit ( | 2008-12-25 |
20080316555 | Hologram Recording Medium and Method for Manufacturing Same - Noise caused by scattering of an information beam and a recording and reproducing reference beam within an optical information recording medium is reduced and reliability of recording and reproduction is enhanced | 2008-12-25 |
20080316556 | VOLUME HOLOGRAM TRANSFER FOIL, VOLUME HOLOGRAM LAMINATE, AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - A major object of the present invention is to provide a volume hologram transfer foil that gives a volume hologram laminate higher in antiforgery function, | 2008-12-25 |
20080316557 | HOLOGRAPHIC RECORDING/REPRODUCING APPARATUS - A holographic recording/reproducing apparatus that easily controls an incident angle of a reference beam and that is less sensitive to a tilt of a holographic recording medium, the holographic recording/reproducing apparatus including: a light source to emit a light; and an optical system to divide the emitted light into a reference beam and a signal beam, and to provide the reference beam and the signal beam to the holographic recording medium, wherein the optical system provides the signal beam to be incident on an upper surface of the holographic recording medium, and provides the reference beam to be guided along the inside of the holographic recording medium by reflection due to a refraction index difference between the holographic recording medium and the outside of the holographic recording medium. | 2008-12-25 |
20080316558 | Method for Transferring a Micron Pattern on an Optical Pattern and the Thus Obtained Optical Pattern - A pattern (P) is transferred onto an optical article ( | 2008-12-25 |
20080316559 | LASER SCANNING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A laser scanning device having a light emitting element, an optical element for shaping a laser beam emitted from the light emitting element, a radiator which holds the light emitting element, and a holder to which the radiator and the optical element are fixed. The radiator is planar extending from a flange of the light emitting element. The radiator and the holder are located with a specified space in-between, and resin columns are placed in the specified space. After the radiator holding the light emitting element is positioned in relative the holder in three axial directions, the resin columns are hardened. After the resin columns are hardened, the holder is fixed in a housing. | 2008-12-25 |
20080316560 | OPTICAL DEFLECTOR - The optical deflector includes a deflector, a vibration detector, a driving signal generator, a modulation timing signal generator, and a deflection detector. The deflector has a vibrational system having a movable body with a light deflecting member, and deflects light from a light source by the movable body. The vibration detector detects the vibration condition of the vibrational system of the deflector. The driving signal generator generates a driving signal for driving the vibrational system of the deflector. The modulation timing signal generator generates a modulation timing signal as the reference time for regulating the amount of light from the light source. The deflection detector detects the deflection condition of light deflected by the deflector. The driving signal generator generates the driving signal based on information of the vibration condition detected by the vibration detector, and the modulation timing signal generator generates the modulation timing signal based on information of the deflection condition detected by the deflection detector. | 2008-12-25 |
20080316561 | OPTICAL SCAN DEVICE, OPTICAL SCAN TYPE MICROSCOPE, OBSERVATION METHOD, CONTROL DEVICE, AND CONTROL PROGRAM - It is an object to realize smooth switching between free scanning and high speed scanning in a light scanning apparatus and a light scanning microscope. To attain the object, a light scanning apparatus includes at least three mirror scanners disposed at predetermined positions of a light path for light scanning, and a light path switching unit switching the light path between a light path in which a highest-speed mirror scanner among the mirror scanners is valid and a light path in which the highest-speed mirror scanner is invalid. Therefore, the switching between a free scanning mode and a high speed scanning mode is performed by the driving of the light switching unit and involves no movement of galvanometer scanners. In addition, since the resonant galvanometer scanner is invalid during the free scanning mode, it is possible to make the resonant galvanometer scanner on standby. | 2008-12-25 |
20080316562 | Mems Scanner System and Method - A MEMS scanner system and method, the system for deflecting an incident laser beam including a MEMS mirror 26 operable to receive the incident laser beam and to generate a reflected laser beam, and an opaque plate 28 having an aperture 30, the opaque plate 28 being opposite the MEMS mirror 26. The aperture 30 is sized to permit the incident laser beam and the reflected laser beam to pass through the aperture 30. | 2008-12-25 |
20080316563 | STRUCTURE FOR PROTECTING FEATURES DURING THE REMOVAL OF SACRIFICIAL MATERIALS - The present invention provides an apparatus. The apparatus, may include an actuator located over a substrate, a movable feature located over and coupled to the actuator, and a layer of material located above the actuator and movable feature and not constituting part of a beam/spring associated with the movable feature, the layer of material configured as a reservoir having an interior capable of holding a liquid, the movable feature being exposed to the interior. | 2008-12-25 |
20080316564 | Display Devices - A flexible display comprises a flexible dielectric layer ( | 2008-12-25 |
20080316565 | Light Source Module and Display System Comprising the Light Source Module - A light source module and a display system comprising the light source module are provided. The light source system comprises a first light source module and a second light source module. The first light source module provides a light beam of a first color, and the second light source module provides a plurality of light beams, having colors different from the first color light beam. The light source system turns on the light beam of first color and the light beams with different colors according to a predetermined integrated timing, and transmits them to the light guiding system. The light guiding system guides the light beams provided by the light source system to the imaging system for imaging. The first light source module further comprises two light beams with the same color and switches in turn to function as one light beam. The switching is realized by using the mirror wheel. | 2008-12-25 |
20080316566 | HIGH APERTURE-RATIO TOP-REFLECTIVE AM-IMOD DISPLAYS - High-aperture-ratio devices comprise active-matrix elements and interferometric modulators and methods of making thereof. The active-matrix element may be positioned behind the interferometric modulator with respect to incident light. In some embodiments, components of the active-matrix element may be formed on a first substrate, while components of the interferometric modulator may be formed on a second substrate, and the substrates may then be attached. | 2008-12-25 |
20080316567 | Illumination Source and Method Therefor - An illumination source and a method therefor. A light source includes a light circuit configured to process light and direct light, and a lighting element optically coupled to the light circuit to provide multiple colors of light. The light circuit propagates light using light guides. The use of light guides eliminates the use of free space optical elements, enabling the creation of more compact light sources. Furthermore, the use of light guides may enable the creation of light sources with fewer mechanical restrictions, thereby making the light sources potentially more reliable and less expensive. | 2008-12-25 |
20080316568 | INFRARED AND DUAL MODE DISPLAYS - One inventive aspect relates to a display comprising a display element configured to selectively reflect light of a first wavelength in the infrared range and light of a second wavelength in the visible spectrum. Another inventive aspect relates to a color display comprising at least three reflective display elements. Each display element is configured to selectively reflect light of a different wavelength in the visible range. At least one of the three reflective display element is further configured to selectively reflect light of a wavelength in the infrared range. | 2008-12-25 |
20080316569 | ILLUMINATION SYSTEM - An illumination system for providing an illumination beam to a light valve is provided. The illumination system includes a light source, a light integration rod, a color wheel, a first focusing unit and a second focusing unit. The light source is capable of generating the illumination beam, and the light integration rod is disposed on the transmission path of the illumination beam. The first focusing unit is disposed between the integration rod and the color wheel and is capable of focusing the illumination beam onto the color wheel. The second focusing unit is disposed between the color wheel and the light valve and is capable of focusing the illumination beam onto the light valve. | 2008-12-25 |
20080316570 | OPTICAL MODULATOR MODULE AND TEMPERATURE SENSOR - Disclosed is an optical modulator module having a micro-heater. The optical modulator module can include an optical modulator, modulating a beam of light emitted from a light source and emitting the modulated beam of light; and a micro-heater, manufactured in the optical modulator. The present invention provides an optical modulator module having a micro-heater and a temperature sensor that can control temperature in order to prevent an error of the operation of an optical modulator caused by the temperature and that can make the operation of an optical modulator stable within a shorter during of time directly after a power is supplied to the optical modulator module. | 2008-12-25 |
20080316571 | Apparatus And Methods Relating To Spatially Light Modulated Microscopy - Apparatus and methods relating to microscopes having specific control of the light that contacts a sample and/or a light detector, such as the eye of the user, a charge couple device or a video camera. The improved control includes enhanced, selective control of the angle of illumination, quantity of light and location of light reaching the sample and/or detector. The microscopes comprise one or more spatial light modulators in the illumination and/or detection light path of the microscope at one or both of the conjugate image plane of the aperture diaphragm of the objective lens and the conjugate image plane of the sample. | 2008-12-25 |
20080316572 | Optoelectronic device and control method - An optoelectronic device for emitting electromagnetic radiation with a controllable emission intensity comprises, at least one optoelectronic component ( | 2008-12-25 |
20080316573 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRODE FOR ELECTROCHROMIC DISPLAY - Disclosed is a method for manufacturing an electrode of an electrochromic display. The method includes, prior to forming a porous nanoelectrode, forming a barrier rib for separating an electrolyte using a photosensitive paste as a material for the barrier rib, in which the photosensitive paste enables formation of patterns through a photolithographic process and maintains its shape at 450° C. to 500° C. The use of the electrode enables fabrication of an electrochromic display that is capable of preventing cross-talk between pixels and has advantages of fast response speed, prolonged lifespan upon repeated use and improved electrochromism, when compared to the case of metal oxide electrodes. | 2008-12-25 |
20080316574 | Electrochromic compounds and associated media and devices - An electrochromic device having an electrochromic medium which includes a compound represented by the following formula: | 2008-12-25 |
20080316575 | Aberration correction of optical traps - A method and system for correcting aberrations in a beam of light including correcting for effects from an undiffracted portion of an input beam. The method and system includes (1) a component for providing a beam of light; (2) a component for applying a diffraction grating pattern to the beam of light to establish an optical gradient to form an optical trap; (3) component for measuring aberration in the beam of light having the applied diffraction grating pattern; (4) component for calculating a phase-shifting diffraction grating encoding the aberration; and (5) component for projecting the phase-shifting diffraction grating in conjunction with the diffraction grating pattern characteristic of the optical trap. The method and system also includes (1) providing an input beam of light; (2) applying a diffractive grating pattern to the input beam of light to establish a diffracted portion, apart from an undiffracted portion, to form at least one optical trap; (3) operating on both the diffracted portion and the undiffracted portion to bring the light to focus out of the focal plane; and (4) operating on the diffracted portion of the input beam of light (the optical trap) to modify focus of the diffracted portion relative to the undiffracted portion to bring the diffracted portion into focus in the focal plane. | 2008-12-25 |
20080316576 | Method and Device for Polarization Conversion Using Quantum Dots - A novel and efficient method for polarization conversion, particularly from linear polarization to circular polarization, and, importantly, vice versa, is obtained using shapeanisotropic self-assembled quantum dots, which, having the advantage of extremely small size (nanometer scale), may be readily incorporated into photonic crystals and/or other optical components. Such devices also have the advantage of working in the absence of an applied magnetic field. Such devices also, when a voltage bias is applied, can be used to manipulate electron spin by manipulating light polarization in the same circuit, and vice versa. This permits a high degree of control for either or both of these in spintronics and/or optical devices, the biased quantum dot being used as a nanometer scale electro-optic modulator. Components utilizing the method and/or devices may be used as part of highly compact optical computing networks and/or spintronics systems for e.g., information processing, quantum computation, holography, and data recording. | 2008-12-25 |
20080316577 | MEMS DEVICE WITH AN ANGULAR VERTICAL COMB ACTUATOR - A vertical comb electro-static actuator for rotating a micro-electro-mechanical micro-mirror device about a tilt axis or rotation. The rotor comb fingers of the comb drive extend from a sub-frame of the micro-mirror, which includes a prestressed layer for bending the rotor comb fingers at an angle to the substrate and mirrored platform, enabling the platform, the hinges, the rotor comb fingers and the stator comb fingers to be formed in the same layer, i.e. the same etching step. | 2008-12-25 |
20080316578 | ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electrophoretic display device, includes: an electrophoretic capacitor provided with an electrophoretic layer containing at least one kind of electrophoretic particle; and a ferroelectric capacitor provided with a ferroelectric layer containing a ferroelectric material. In the electrophoretic display device, the electrophoretic particle is allowed to move to conduct a display and thus a polarity of the ferroelectric layer is inverted by a current supply to the electrophoretic capacitor and the ferroelectric capacitor that are electrically connected with each other, and the display can be retained due to a remanent polarization of the ferroelectric layer even after the current supply is stopped. In the device, a formula (A) and a formula (B) are satisfied when a voltage to be applied to the ferroelectric capacitor is V | 2008-12-25 |
20080316579 | System and Method for Increasing Image Quality in a Display System - System and method for maximizing image quality by eliminating vias on a reflective surface. A preferred embodiment comprises depositing a first portion of a mirror surface over a support surface, applying a protective coating on the mirror surface, and then inverting the via. The preferred embodiment also comprises removing a portion of the inverted via and then depositing a second portion of the mirror surface. The remaining portion of the inverted via fills the via and provides a level surface for the depositing of the second portion of the mirror surface, reducing the amount of light scattered by the via. | 2008-12-25 |
20080316580 | Fibre, Flexible Display Device Manufactured Thereform and Corresponding Manufacturing Methods | 2008-12-25 |
20080316581 | Method of Driving Electrophoretic Display Device, and Electrophoretic Display Device - An electrophoretic display device includes a transparent element substrate, a transparent opposite substrate, an electrophoretic display layer, and a selector. The element substrate has at least one transparent pixel electrode. The opposite substrate has a common electrode that is in correspondence with the at least one pixel electrode. The electrophoretic display layer is held between the element substrate and the opposite substrate. The selector selects any one of the element substrate and the opposite substrate as a display side of the electrophoretic display layer. | 2008-12-25 |
20080316582 | ELECTRO-OPTIC DISPLAYS, AND MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF - A first sub-assembly useful in an electro-optic display is produced by: providing an electro-optic sub-assembly comprising a layer of electro-optic medium; providing an adhesive sub-assembly comprising an adhesive layer, the adhesive layer being larger than the layer of electro-optic medium and having one or more apertures; adhering the adhesive sub-assembly to the electro-optic sub-assembly so that a part of the adhesive layer adheres to the layer of electro-optic medium but the aperture(s) are spaced from the layer of electro-optic medium. A second sub-assembly comprises a conductive layer and a layer of electro-optic medium. The conductive layer has a main section covered by the electro-optic medium, an exposed section free from the electro-optic medium, and a weak section connecting the main section and the exposed section, so that the exposed section can be manipulated to rupture the weak section, thus separating the exposed section from the main section without substantial damage. | 2008-12-25 |
20080316583 | FLUORINATED SILICON PHTHALOCYANINES AND NAPHTHALOCYANINES FOR ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY - This invention relates to stable colorants of high extinction coefficient and high solubility or dispersibility for an electrophoretic, magnetophoretic or electromagnetophoretic display. More particularly, it relates to stable colorants for a microcup-based electrophoretic or electromagnetophoretic display the cells of which are filled with charged and/or magnetic particles dispersed in a halogenated, preferably a fluorinated, solvent. The use of the stable colorants allows the display to be of superior contrast ratio and longevity, and suitable for high-quality imagery applications. | 2008-12-25 |
20080316584 | Optical device - According to an aspect of the embodiment, an optical device has a first optical element and a second optical element. The first optical element for inputting wavelength multiplexed light, the wavelength multiplexed light including a plurality of light channels which is arranged on predetermined frequency interval, the first optical element outputting an angular dispersion light in parallel, the angular dispersion light being arranged positions of the light channels on different interval spaces, respectively. The second optical element for receiving the angular dispersion light from the first optical element and for changing positions in accordance with the light channels on different interval spaces into on predetermined interval space. | 2008-12-25 |
20080316585 | Optical Wavelength Selective Router - A fiber-optical, wavelength selective switch, especially for channel routing with equalization and blocking applications. The input signals are converted to light beams having predefined polarizations ( | 2008-12-25 |
20080316586 | Combinational PZT And MEMS Beam Steering - Beam steering systems and methods are disclosed according to various embodiments. A beam steering system may include a laser that produces a beam of light. The beam of light may then be directed through a piezoelectric tube that includes a light guide and one or more piezoelectric elements. The piezoelectric tube is coupled with the light source, such that the beam of light is conducted through the light guide. The piezoelectric tube is coupled with a scanning optical element that includes an optical element and a steering device. A controller may be communicatively coupled with the light source, the piezoelectric tube and the scanning optical element. The controller may include instructions to dither the beam of light with the piezoelectric tube and/or instructions to steer the beam of light with the scanning optical element. | 2008-12-25 |
20080316587 | Solution Flow Prevention in Fluid Focus Lenses - In a fluid focus lens (ffl) a structured hydrophobic layer ( | 2008-12-25 |