| 52nd week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 27 |
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| 20110317180 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING PERFORMANCE OF TRIGONOMETRIC AND DISTANCE FUNCTION CALCULATIONS DURING PRINTING AND DISPLAY - Consistent with disclosed embodiments, systems and methods for optimizing printing of a print job comprising graphics by a printer are presented. In some embodiments, the method calculating optimal granularity for the print job, based on specified resolution and page size; generating at least one trigonometric table with the calculated granularity; determining if a job command in the print job comprises a trigonometric function; and, if so, obtaining at least one trigonometric value from the at least one trigonometric table based on information in the job command. A similar process may be used to optimize printing by reducing the number of distance calculations performed by using sub tables. | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317181 | Image Scanning Apparatus, Computer Readable Medium, and Image Storing Method - There is provided an image scanning apparatus including a setting section which sets an image generation condition based on the attribute value of the existing image data stored in the image file; a generator section which scans the manuscript to generate the scanned image data based on the image generation condition set by the setting section; and a storing section which adds the scanned image data generated by the generator section into the image file to store the added image file. | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317182 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an automatic acquiring unit which forms a mark for detecting at least one of positional deviation and density deviation and acquire a degree of deviation by measuring the mark, a manual acquiring unit which receives a user input to acquire a correction value; an image forming unit which forms an image based on an actual correction value determined by an automatic correction value specified based on the degree of deviation and a manual correction value which is the correction value acquired by the manual acquiring unit, and a changing unit which executes at least one of a first changing process of applying a weight to at least one of the automatic correction value and the manual correction value and the second changing process of changing at least one of the automatic correction value and the manual correction value into a past correction value. | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317183 | ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT GENERATING APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT GENERATION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An electronic document generating apparatus adds, if the same attribute as an attribute of a layer to be processed of an original electronic document is not stored in a layer attribute DB, the attribute to the layer attribute DB, and analyzes an OBJ of a layer of the page to be processed in the original electronic document, and if the OBJ is an OBJ whose size-reduction is not permitted, stores “reduction-inhibited OBJ: ON” in the layer attribute DB as one of the attributes of the layer, and if the OBJ is an OBJ that includes personal data, stores “personal data: ON” in the layer attribute DB as one of the attributes of the layer, and further performs imposition of the page to be processed in the original electronic document according to the content of the layer attribute DB and an imposition method designated by the user. | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317184 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus is provided which realizes an adequate operation of a paper dust removing device. The image forming apparatus has a storing portion which stores the likelihood that paper dust is produced upon previous image formation as previous paper dust production information according to the type of sheet. Further, the image forming apparatus has a CPU which adjusts paper dust removing performance upon current image formation to increase based on previous paper dust production information when the likelihood that paper dust is produced upon previous image formation is higher. Consequently, it is possible to realize an adequate paper dust removing operation of the paper dust removing device and prevent problems of images from occurring due to paper dust. | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317185 | MISREGISTRATION CORRECTING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USE IN IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A misregistration correcting apparatus form an edge list showing information of edges of one scan line from stored drawing objects, updates the formed edge list, and converts the formed edge list into a bit map of one scan line. The updating comprises a first edge list updating that updates the formed edge list on the basis of setting information of a trapping based on characteristics of a printing apparatus and an edge list of a one-line preceding line of the one scan line, and a second edge list updating that updates the edge list on the basis of the trapping setting information and a span showing an outline of the drawing object on the edge list. | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317186 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISCRIMINATING WHETHER DOCUMENT IS COLOR DOCUMENT OR BLACK AND WHITE DOCUMENT, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND FACSIMILE MACHINE INCLUDING THE IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus includes an image reading unit, a pixel color determining unit, an isolated point determining unit, and a document discriminating unit. The image reading unit scans a document to detect pixel values of color components of each pixel. The pixel color determining unit determines whether a color of each pixel is a specific color based on the detected pixel values. The isolated point determining unit determines whether each pixel is an isolated point based on the detected pixel values. The document discriminating unit discriminates whether the document is a color document or a black-and-white document based on the detected pixel values while treating the pixels, of which the color has been determined to be the specific color by the pixel color determining unit and which have been determined to be isolated points by the isolated point determining unit, as black-and-white pixels. | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317187 | CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROLLING METHOD, PROGRAM AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A problem of the present invention is to provide a control apparatus, a controlling method, a program, and a recording medium which can print by using at least one or more special colors in addition to four colors of Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Black. To solve the above problem, the control apparatus according to the present invention includes analyzing unit that provides command analysis for a CMYK plate and a clear toner plate, generating unit that generates image data of the CMYK plate based on a result of the command analysis by the analyzing unit, and embedding unit that embeds a clear toner attribute obtained by analyzing the clear toner plate in an attribute flag accompanying each of pixels of the image data of the CMYK plate, which is generated by the generating unit. | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317188 | PRINTING SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - A printing method includes obtaining an initial printer profile corresponding to a printing system having a plurality of ink colors, identifying a remaining ink parameter corresponding to each of the ink colors, and determining whether the remaining ink parameter of each of the ink colors are approximately equal to each other such that: performing a print job using the initial printer profile when the remaining ink parameter determination is that the remaining ink parameter of each of the ink colors are approximately equal to each other, and determining a modified printer profile by selectively changing color saturation for one or more of the ink colors to balance ink usage and performing the print job using the modified printer profile when the remaining ink parameter determination is that the remaining ink parameter of each of the ink colors are not approximately equal to each other. | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317189 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - An image processing apparatus includes an energy saving mode entering process part configured to associate each of plural functions and a minimum necessary energy saving mode of plural energy saving modes to perform the function as first information; and a counting process part configured to count a usage period of time for a used function of the plural functions for each unit period of time. The energy saving mode entering process part is configured to determine which of the plural energy saving modes to enter based on the counted usage periods of time for a present unit period of time and cause the image processing apparatus to enter the determined energy saving mode. | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317190 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus, including: an image reading unit configured to continuously read image information from a plurality of originals; and an image forming unit configured to form, on a recording medium at a first speed, an image based on image information of a first original that is read by the image reading unit, wherein, when the image forming unit has completed forming the image based on the image information of the first original before the image reading unit completes reading image information of a second original succeeding to the first original, the image forming unit is decelerated to a second speed lower than the first speed. | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317191 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM THEREFOR - An image forming apparatus capable of performing control so as to prevent a line registration error from occurring, even if a timing to start counting a positional deviation becomes different between color plane images. A BD identification unit of the image forming apparatus identifies whether a main scanning sync signal is a sync signal for odd-numbered line or for even-numbered line, and outputs a first or second timing edge signal. According to the timing edge signal, a sub-scan timing controller controls an output timing of an image signal to a printer controller. When the top of a page is detected based on the timing edge signal first input from the BD identification unit, the sub-scan timing controller is made enabled. If the first timing edge signal is subsequently input, the image signal output timing is controlled according to the second timing edge signal which is next input. | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317192 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR DISPLAYING INTERFACE SCREEN, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR COMPUTER PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus having a plurality of functions includes a scroll display portion that displays a row of markers and a slider for specifying one or more markers sequentially by moving along the row, an image display portion that displays functional images for representing functions corresponding to the markers specified by the slider, a setting portion that receives setting item details for a function specified by one of the functional images selected, and an extraction portion that extracts a function having the setting item details received by the setting portion different from an initial value. The image display portion displays a functional image for a longer time when the functional image represents the function extracted by the extraction portion than when the functional image does not represent the function extracted by the extraction portion. | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317193 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - In an image forming apparatus including a control unit made of a display panel and a touch panel display and having one-sided image forming mode and dual-sided image forming mode, the touch panel display includes: a finished state preview controller for displaying the finished state of a hard copy; and a confirmatory display controller. The display panel includes a first display area, a second display area and a third display area. The image forming apparatus includes a display position switching controller that switches the position of the image of the page to be turned to be displayed in the third display area, depending on the image forming mode. | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317194 | CHARACTER INPUT DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CHARACTER KEY DISPLAY METHOD - An input device comprises: an operation unit having a display part that can display a plurality of character keys and a touch screen; a subsequent input candidate search unit that, upon detection of contact to an area corresponding to a specific character key in the touch screen, searches among the input candidate string for an input candidate string with a first character being a specific character corresponding to the area thus detected, as a subsequent input candidate string; a subsequent input candidate determination unit that, with regard to the subsequent input candidate thus found, determines a subsequent character following the first character as a subsequent input candidate character; and a display exchange unit that displays a character key of the subsequent input candidate character thus determined, by exchanging with a character key arranged in the vicinity of a character key for the specific character as the first character. | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317195 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - In an image forming apparatus including a control unit made of a display panel and a touch panel display for providing preview display, the touch panel display includes : a finished state preview controller for displaying the finished state of a hard copy formed by the image forming apparatus, on the display panel; and a confirmatory display controller for displaying preview images for confirmation in a turning manner. The display panel includes a first display area for displaying the finished state of the hard copy, a second display area for displaying a image of the page to be turned for confirmation and a third display area for displaying the images that have been displayed for confirmation, in order in a layered manner. | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317196 | PRINT/COPY CONTROL SYSTEM - A print/copy control system including a processing unit which includes a first unit that receives a set of print/copy conditions selected by a user, a second unit that receives a standard set of print/copy conditions of an image forming device designated by the user, a third unit that receives other selectable sets of print/copy conditions of the image forming device, and a display unit that displays a listing of each of the standard set of print/copy conditions of the image forming device, the set of print/copy conditions selected by the user, and the other selectable sets of print/copy conditions of the image forming device for comparison. | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317197 | PRINTER SERVER TYPE PRINT SYSTEM - According to one embodiment, a printer server type print system includes plural digital multi-function peripherals, an information processing apparatus and a printer server. The information processing apparatus includes a display unit, an input unit and a first control unit. The display unit is configured to display information of the plural digital multi-function peripherals. The input unit is configured to accept setting of at least one digital multi-function peripheral allowed for outputting among the plural digital multi-function peripherals. The first control unit is configured to transmit a print job including information of the digital multi-function peripheral allowed for outputting. The printer server includes a memory and a second control unit. The second control unit is configured to manage the print job stored in the memory. | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317198 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SHEET DIVERTING METHOD - According to one embodiment, an image processing apparatus includes: plural trays; a reading section configured to convert an image formed on a sheet into image data and cause a storing section to store the image data; an erasing section configured to erase the image formed on the sheet; and a control section configured to acquire the image data from the storing section, determine, using the image data, whether a trace of a staple is present on the sheet, and convey the sheet, from which the image is erased by the erasing section, to any one of the plural trays such that a conveying destination is different according to a determination result. | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317199 | PRINTER SERVER-TYPE PRINTING SYSTEM - According to one embodiment, a printer server-type printing system includes a printer server and a digital multifunction device. The printer server includes a first communication unit, a first control unit, and a memory. The first control unit determines whether or not an SSL is used for one or more print jobs received from an information processor through the first communication unit. When the SSL is used, the memory sets the print jobs as an SSL print jobs, and when the SSL is not used, the memory sets the print jobs as a normal print jobs. The digital multifunction device includes a second communication unit, an input unit, and a second control unit. The input unit receives an input of one or more a target print jobs. The second control unit requests the target print jobs input in the input unit to the printer server through the second communication unit. | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317200 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING AN INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM - The present invention provides an information processing apparatus including: a first control section that, when execution of printing at a printing device connected via a communications section is instructed, performs control to display at a display section a print settings screen for making settings relating to the printing; a calculation section that calculates an estimated value of power consumption that the printing device will consume if the printing is executed on the basis of the settings relating to printing; and a second control section that, when a pre-specified operation is performed at the print settings screen, performs control to display the estimated value of power consumption and display at the display section an energy saving settings screen for making, of the settings relating to printing, settings relating to energy saving. | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317201 | DEVICE CAPABLE OF EXTRACTING COPY PROHIBITION INFORMATION AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - In a copying machine that installs the function of preventing unauthorized copying, when copy prohibition information is extracted, whether output is permitted or prohibited in each of different types of output processing is set, and, when the copy prohibition information is extracted from a document image, if a setting for permitting the output in the output processing in which an output start is instructed is made, the output is performed. | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317202 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus to execute, during processing of a job to be interrupted that is currently being processed, interrupt print processing for starting processing on an interrupting job for which an interrupt instruction is issued based on an interrupt printing instruction, the image forming apparatus includes a generation unit configured to generate image data by performing RIP processing on a print job including at least one page, a printing unit configured to perform print processing based on image data generated by the generation unit, and a control unit configured to, when the RIP processing of the pages included in the interrupting job by the generation unit is finished, control the printing unit so as to stop the print processing on the job to be interrupted and start print processing of the interrupting job. | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317203 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS WITH USER AUTHENTICATION - An image forming apparatus spools normal print requests received from external equipment as normal print jobs which are sequentially executed by a printer, spools a private print request received from an external equipment in a spooler as a private print job executed by a printer in response to an instruction by a user who has requested the private print, and changes a normal print job in an execution waiting state of the user which is spooled in the spooler to a private print job of the user in response to a request from the user authenticated by a user authenticating portion. | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317204 | REMOTE INK SUPPLY - Apparatus and methods are provided. A supply of ink within a flexible bag is located apart from a printer. A fluid conduit couples the supply of ink to the printer by way of a connecting head. The connecting head includes a pump driven by a mechanical actuator of the printer. Operation of the pump causes a flow of ink from the flexible bag to a printhead of the printer. Pump failure is detected and interpreted as an out-of-ink condition, and user notification and/or cessation of printing operations are automatically performed. | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317205 | PRINT IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A print image processing apparatus, includes N image processing circuits; a selection unit that estimates, every N pages, a necessary time corresponding to each of (i) a page-based parallel method for allocating image processing of the N pages to the image processing circuits in units of pages to perform the image processing of the N pages in parallel, and (ii) a paginal-object-based parallel method for allocating image processing of each single page to the image processing circuits in units of objects to perform the image processing of the objects of each single page in parallel, and selects one of the page-based parallel method and the paginal-object-based parallel method such that the estimated necessary time corresponding to the selected one of the parallel methods is shorter than the estimated necessary time; and an allocation unit that allocates image processing of the N pages to the N image processing circuit, respectively. | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317206 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND EXTERNAL APPARATUS CONSTITUTING IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM - An image forming apparatus capable of being connected to an external apparatus through a network performs setting of processing to be executed in the image forming apparatus, receives from the external apparatus a web page for setting processing to be executed in the external apparatus, and displays the web page. Subsequently, the image forming apparatus transmits to the external apparatus an input value input by a user through the displayed web page, and receives an identifier associated with the input value from the external apparatus. The image forming apparatus transmits to the external apparatus the identifier and data to be executed in the processing in the external apparatus, and forms an image of data processed by the external apparatus according to the input value and processed by the image forming apparatus according to the setting. | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317207 | PRINTING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR PRINTING APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM - A printing apparatus includes an input unit configured to input a print job, a print unit configured to perform print processing onto a print medium based on the print job input by the input unit, a receiving unit configured to receive a request for shutting off power supply of the printing apparatus, an execution unit configured to execute processing for shifting to a state where power supply of the print unit can be shut off, in response to the fact that the request has been received by the receiving unit, and a control unit configured to perform control, if a request for shutting off a power supply of the printing apparatus is received by the receiving unit, to prevent the print processing based on the print job from being executed, and on the other hand, to permit execution of processing based on another job different from the print job. | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317208 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - This invention provides a mechanism of preventing the stop of a print operation caused by a delay, from print processing, of processing of generating image data from print data. To accomplish this, a printing apparatus includes a receiving unit which receives print data containing a plurality of page sets for each of which different post-processing can be designated, and pages contained in the plurality of page sets, an analysis unit which analyzes a page contained in print data received by the receiving unit, and a print control unit which starts printing when the number of pages analyzed by the analysis unit is equal to or larger than a predetermined number, and restricts the start of printing when the number of pages analyzed by the analysis unit is smaller than the predetermined number. | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317209 | PRINTING SYSTEM, PRINT MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, PRINT CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A printing system may include an archive job management apparatus and a print management apparatus. The archive job management apparatus stores job information relating a destination of an archive job, a quantity printing limit for the archive job, and archive job print history and manages the stored job information. The print management apparatus instructs printing of an archive job according to a print request from a client apparatus and includes an acquisition unit and a determination unit. Per the print request, the acquisition unit acquires the quantity printing limit and print history of the archive job. The determination unit determines that the archive job is printable if a number of times the archive job has been actually printed is equal to or less than a limiting number of times of printing based on a number of times of restrictive printing and the print history of the print requested archive job. | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317210 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, PRINT CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus for selecting the stored print job or the document data as a print target according to a user operation via an input device, performing setting of printing to the selected print target according to the user operation, and comparing the setting information included in the print job with the setting information indicating the contents of the performed setting when it is determined that the print job is selected, and when the comparison indicates that the setting information included in the print job and the setting information indicating the contents of the setting performed in the setting unit match, performing warning, and when the comparison indicates that the setting information included in the print job and the setting information indicating the contents of the setting performed in the setting unit do not match, instructing the image forming apparatus to perform printing. | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317211 | Data Processing Apparatus - A data processing apparatus includes a memory, an accepting unit for accepting an instruction to perform one of a first process and a second process from a user, the second process being different from the first process, and a controller. The controller is configured to: determine a candidate device from among at least one device, the candidate device possessing a first function that is used for performing the first process; register the candidate device as a first device to be used for performing the first process; register the candidate device as a second device to be used for performing the second process, the second process being different from the first process; and control the first device to perform the first process when the accepting unit accepts the instruction to perform the first process and control the second device to perform the second process when the accepting unit accepts the instruction to perform the second process. | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317212 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE OUTPUT APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus includes a buffer, an output unit configured to output data held in the buffer to an output device, and a transfer unit configured to transfer data held in a memory to a buffer of the output unit, wherein the transfer unit transfers the data held by the memory in a first mode in which data of an amount corresponding to a size of the buffer of the output unit is transferred and then, transfers the data held by the memory in a second mode in which data of an amount smaller than the size of the buffer of the output unit is transferred a plurality of times. | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317213 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM - An image processing apparatus is to be connected to a receiving terminal, so that the image processing apparatus is capable of communicating with the receiving terminal. The image processing apparatus includes a reading generation unit for reading an original to generate image data; a display input unit for displaying an input screen of an identification mark of the receiving terminal so that a user inputs the identification mark; a transmission unit for transmitting the image data thus generated to the receiving terminal according to the identification mark thus input; and a control unit for controlling the reading generation unit to start reading the original and the display input unit to display the input screen. | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317214 | SERVER APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF MANAGING IMAGE FORMING DATA - According to one embodiment, a server apparatus includes a storage unit, a communication unit, and a controller. The storage unit stores print jobs received from an external apparatus. The communication unit transmits the print job stored in the storage unit, in response to a print request for the print job from any image forming apparatus, to the image forming apparatus which is a print request source. The controller changes the print job of which a storage limit expires among the print jobs stored in the storage unit into a deleted print job so as to have a temporary storage limit. | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317215 | SERVER APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF MANAGING PRINT DATA - According to one embodiment, a server apparatus includes a reception unit, a storage unit, a list sending unit, and a transmission unit. The reception unit receives print data designating a user who is able to execute printing. The storage unit stores the print data received by the reception unit. The list sending unit sends a list of the print data, which the user who is an operator of an image forming apparatus is able to execute, to the image forming apparatus. The transmission unit transmits the print data selected from the list of the print data sent by the list sending unit to the image forming apparatus. | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317216 | DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a data processing apparatus includes a communicating unit, a managing unit, and a control unit. The communicating unit communicates with a plurality of external apparatuses. The managing unit manages first process information on a first process that is performed by a first external apparatus in the plurality of external apparatuses, and a first process result corresponding to the first process. The control unit transmits the first process result to a second external apparatus of a plurality of external apparatuses on the basis of the first process information, in accordance with a trouble of the first external apparatus, and gives an instruction of performing a second process following the first process with the second external apparatus. | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317217 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, POWER CONTROL METHOD AND POWER CONTROL PROGRAM FOR IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A control unit of the invention controls shifting of an image processing apparatus from an operation state to a standby state with a use frequency information management table, a monitoring unit and a threshold value storage unit that stores a threshold value serving as a determination criterion for shifting the image processing apparatus from the operation state to the standby state. The control unit identifies terminal apparatuses that are connected to a communication line by the monitoring unit, and obtains the use frequency information for all terminal apparatuses that have been identified to be in the connected state from the use frequency information management table and adds the obtained use frequency information, and if a total value obtained by the addition is smaller than the threshold value stored in the threshold value storage unit, outputs a signal instructing the image processing apparatus to shift to the standby state to the image processing apparatus, and if the total value is larger than or equal to the threshold value, outputs a signal instructing the image processing apparatus to maintain the operation state to the image processing apparatus. | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317218 | System for Maintaining Imaging Device Accounting Data - Embodiments of the present invention comprise systems, methods and devices for maintaining imaging device (IDev) accounting data in the event that an imaging device's primary accounting server becomes unavailable. | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317219 | Pharmacy Printer System and Method - A computer network system and method for printing accompanying information and prescription labels in pharmacies, comprises: a central CS; a PMS; a data transmission network through which said PMS and said central CS can communicate; wherein said PMS includes an I/O terminal, a scanner, and a first printer; wherein said PMS includes a PMS SO and a Catalina SO; said PMS SO is configured to receive and store prescription information for a prescription, and to associate a prescription identification with said prescription; said Catalina SO is configure to select accompanying information for said prescription, to format and save said accompanying information in an accompanying information print file; and said PMS is configured to print a prescription label for said prescription and said accompanying information print file. | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317220 | SERVER APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, AND MANAGEMENT METHOD OF IMAGE FORMING DATA - According to one embodiment, a server apparatus includes a storage unit, a transfer unit, and a management unit. The storage unit stores user identification information and an extension condition with information indicating a print job. If the transfer unit receives an inquiry of a print job including user information from an image forming apparatus, the transfer unit transfers the print job corresponding to the user information included in the inquiry to the image forming apparatus as the inquiry sending source from among the print jobs stored in the storage unit. The management unit deletes a print job, to which an extension condition was added, from among the print jobs stored in the storage unit after the elapse time from the print job receiving time point exceeds the preservation period and the extension condition is then further exceeded. | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317221 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image processing section includes a density correction adjustment section, and in response to an instruction from a density correction process section to adjust a density correction process, the density correction adjustment section reviews a conversion value table which is used by the density correction process section to calculate an output correction value by conversion, so as to adjust the density correction process. | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317222 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DYNAMICALLY SOFT PROOFING HALFTONE IMAGES - Methods and apparatus are provided for dynamically halftoning image data, substantially in real-time. Halftone threshold values are calculated and stored in memory, and halftone output values are calculated for the portions of the image data that will be displayed on a display device. Halftone screen parameters may be modified, and new halftone screen threshold values may be calculated for any affected halftone screens. For unaffected halftone screens, the previously stored threshold values may be retrieved from memory. In addition, the portion of the image to be displayed may be modified, and the halftone output values of the new portion may be calculated and then displayed. | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317223 | Image processing apparatus, image processing system, facsimile transmission method, and program - An image processing apparatus includes a first acquiring unit and a selecting unit. The first acquiring unit acquires information on respective communication capacities of a plurality of transmitters with a facsimile communication function and communication capacity of a partner device to be in facsimile communication with the transmitter. The selecting unit selects a transmitter having communication capacity that is the same as or closest to the communication capacity of the partner device from the plurality of transmitters. | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317224 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - An image processing system includes an image processing apparatus and an information processing apparatus that are connected via a data communication channel. The image processing apparatus includes an execution request unit sending an execution request to request the information processing apparatus to execute an image processing function, a command reception unit receiving a control command from the information processing apparatus, and a hardware control unit controlling a hardware component of the image processing apparatus based on the received control command to perform image processing corresponding to the image processing function. The information processing apparatus includes a request reception unit receiving the execution request from the image processing apparatus, a software control unit executing a software program for implementing the image processing function based on the received execution request, and a command transmission unit sending the control command generated by the software program to the image processing apparatus. | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317225 | Image Forming Device with an Adjustable Scan Unit - An image forming device including a print unit having a housing and a scan unit disposed on the top surface of the housing. The scan unit is coupled to the housing such that the scan unit is operable to scan an image in an upright position and in a horizontal position. The coupling includes the scan unit slidingly engaging with the print unit along a first edge of the scan unit. A linkage member is pivotably coupled to the scan unit and the print unit for supporting the scan unit in the upright position. | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317226 | SCAN ASSISTING FIXING DEVICE AND SCANNER USING THE SAME - A scan assisting fixing device and a scanner using the same are provided. The fixing device is for fixing an object to be scanned, which includes a scanning portion and a holding portion. The fixing device includes an accommodation region, a scan window and a protrusion portion. When the holding portion is loaded in the accommodation region, the scanning portion correspondingly disposed in the scan window is retained and fixed by the protrusion portion, and the position of the holding portion in the fixing device is constant, so that the scanning portion is always within the range of the field depth of the scanner regardless of the specification of the positive film holder, and the clarity of the scanned image is assured. | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317227 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an image forming apparatus includes a scanner, a setting unit, and a control unit. The scanner is configured to read a document. The setting unit is configured to receive an instruction to append a display image to a signature field of a PDF. The control unit is configured to generate the PDF by appending the display image to the signature field, for the document. | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317228 | OPTICAL SCANNING APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH RESONANCE-DRIVEN SWING MIRROR AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An optical scanning apparatus capable of suppressing a track error is provided. The apparatus includes a swing mirror supported by a torsional vibration system having a first natural frequency and a second natural frequency that is a double of the first natural frequency, and a driving unit applying a swing torque to the vibration system. The apparatus can detect passage of an optical beam at two locations and output track information of the swing mirror, and perform feedback control. When the feedback control is performed, the apparatus sequentially switches target tracks of scanning in a forward and a backward direction, the phases of the second natural frequency of the target tracks being mutually reversed, calculates an amount of offset compensation based on a difference between the predetermined target track and the track for each scanning in the forward and backward direction, and reflects the amount in the feedback control. | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317229 | SCANNING DEVICE - A sheet-fed scanning device including a first scanning channel and a second scanning channel disposed in parallel, a first sensing element and a second sensing element is provided. The first sensing element corresponds to the first scanning channel for acquiring the image of a first type object. The first type object has a first surface which is adjacent to the first sensing element and within the range of the field depth of the first sensing element. The second sensing element corresponds to the second scanning channel for acquiring the image of a second type object. The second type object has a second surface adjacent to the second sensing element and a third surface dented to the second surface, wherein the third surface is within the range of the field depth of the second sensing element. | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317230 | SHEET DETECTING DEVICE, DOUBLE FEED DETERMINING DEVICE, AND IMAGE READING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A sheet detecting device including: an ultrasound generator; a transmitting side opening, which includes a first opening and a second opening to transmit the ultrasound; a transmitting side propagation unit, which is connected to the ultrasound generator and each of the transmitting side openings; a receiving side opening, which includes a third opening and a fourth opening to receives the ultrasound transmitted from the first opening and the second opening; an ultrasound receiver; a receiving side propagation unit, which is connected to each of the receiving side openings and the ultrasound receiver; and a first determining unit, wherein a first distance from the ultrasound generator to the first opening is different from a second distance from the ultrasound generator to the second opening, and wherein a third distance from the ultrasound receiver to the third opening is different from a fourth distance from the ultrasound receiver to the fourth opening. | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317231 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISCRIMINATING WHETHER DOCUMENT IS COLOR DOCUMENT OR BLACK AND WHITE DOCUMENT, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND FACSIMILE MACHINE INCLUDING THE IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND A COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus includes a document conveying unit, an image reading unit, a gradient calculating unit, a gradient comparing unit and a document discriminating unit. The image reading unit scans a document conveyed by the document conveying unit in a scanning direction orthogonal to a conveying direction and detects pixel values of color components of each pixel. The gradient calculating unit calculates a gradient of the pixel value of each color component in the conveying direction for each pixel based on the detected pixel values. The gradient comparing unit compares differences of gradients among color components for each pixel and extracts the pixel where the graduent difference is below a threshold value. The document discriminating unit discriminates whether each pixel is color or black-and-white based on pixel values using discrimination criteria different for the specific pixels extracted by the gradient comparing unit and other pixels. | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317232 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus comprises: an unit configured to compress image data based on values of pixels and a layout of the pixels for each tile including the predetermined number of pixels; an unit configured to calculate a representative value from the values of the pixels included in the tile; an unit configured to determine based on a distribution of the representative values of tiles included in a first area including the first number of tiles whether or not a tile of interest included in the first area is to be corrected; an unit configured to calculate a correction value for the tile of interest based on the representative values of tiles included in a second area including the second number of tiles; and an unit configured to add representative values of the tiles, determination results of the tiles, and the correction value to the image data compressed. | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317233 | OPTICAL DEVICE, IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY UNIT - Disclosed herein is an image display apparatus, including: a light source; and a scanning section adapted to scan a light beam emitted from the light source; the scanning section including (a) a first mirror, (b) a first light deflection section, (c) a second mirror, and (d) a second light deflection section; the second light deflection section including an external light receiving face; the second light deflection section having a plurality of translucent films provided in the inside thereof; the translucent films having a light reflectivity R | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317234 | SCANNING OPTICAL APPARATUS - In a scanning optical apparatus including a single lens configured to convert a beam deflected by a polygon mirror into a spot-like image on a scanned surface, an angle β | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317235 | COMPOSITE SCANNING MIRROR SYSTEMS - In some aspects, the present disclosure is directed to, among other things, a device. The device may include a mirror with a first material and a pivoting system with a second material. The fracture toughness of the second material may be at least 20 M-Pa(m | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317236 | Reflective Display Device - A reflective display device including: a substrate; a reflective layer on the substrate and configured to reflect light incident on the reflective layer; a color filter layer on the reflective layer; and an optical shutter layer on the color filter layer. Each pixel of a plurality of pixels of the reflective display device includes a plurality of sub-pixels and each sub-pixel includes the substrate, the reflective layer, the color filter layer, and the optical shutter layer, and for each pixel, the color filter layer includes a plurality of color filter elements corresponding to colors respectively obtained by the plurality of sub-pixels. At least one of the plurality of color filter elements includes a composite color area including a plurality of white areas configured to let white light pass through them such that the white light is directly reflected by the reflective layer and the plurality of white areas are discontinuously distributed in at least a portion of the composite color area through which light of the obtained colors passes. | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317237 | LIGHT CONTROL DEVICE AND LIGHT CONTROL METHOD - A light control device | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317238 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPTICAL PHASE MODULATION - A method of phase modulating optical radiation by the steps of phase modulating the optical radiation by using a modulator having an extinction ratio in order to provide a multilevel phase shift key signal, and applying to each optical pulse a phase-shift having an absolute value depending on the extinction ratio and a sign depending, for each of the optical pulses, on the respective optical phase value. An apparatus implementing the method is also disclosed. | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317239 | COATING COMPOSITION AND OPTICAL ARTICLE - [Problems] A coating composition preferably used for forming a hard coating by being applied and cured on a light-transmitting member such as a highly refractive plastic lens or a highly refractive photochromic plastic lens having a function for developing a color, the coating composition markedly improving weather resistance (preventing discoloration) while sustaining high refractive index, scratch resistance and excellent adhesion to the optical material. | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317240 | Flexible Electrochromic Devices, Electrodes Therefor, And Methods of Manufacture - An electrochromic fiber or fabric is disclosed. The fiber or fabric includes a flexible, electrically conductive fiber, wherein the fiber comprises a non-electrically conductive organic polymer coated with an electrically conductive polymer; and; a layer comprising an electrochromic material disposed on and surrounding the flexible, electrically conductive fiber; wherein the electrically conductive polymer is PEDOT-PSS, poly(vinylpyridine), a poly(thiophene), a poly(pyrrole), a poly(aniline), a poly(acetylene), a poly(p-phenylenevinylene), a sulfonated polythieno[3,4-b]thiophene, polystyrenesulfonate, or a combination thereof. In one embodiment, the fiber or fabric is both flexible and elastic. The fibers and fabrics are of particular utility in electrochromic devices, particularly those which form or are a part of garments. | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317241 | VEHICLE REARVIEW MIRROR WITH SPOTTER MIRROR - An exterior rearview mirror element including a front element having a first front surface and a second rear surface. A cross-section of the second rear surface defines a first line. A rear element includes a third front surface and a fourth rear surface. Electrochromic material is located between the front element and the rear element. A spotter optic is located in the second rear surface of the front element. A cross-section of the spotter optic defines a second line. A transition region is disposed between the spotter optic and the second rear surface of the front element. A distance from a surface of the transition region to an intersection of the first line and the second line is between about 0.001 mm and 0.034 mm. At least a portion of the spotter optic includes a first radius of curvature and at least a portion of the first front surface includes a second radius of curvature, the first radius of curvature being smaller than the second radius of curvature. | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317242 | VEHICULAR REARVIEW MIRROR ELEMENTS AND ASSEMBLIES INCORPORATING THESE ELEMENTS - The present invention relates to improved electro-optic rearview mirror elements and assemblies incorporating the same. | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317243 | ELECTRICALLY CONTROLLABLE DEVICE HAVING UNIFORM COLORING/BLEACHING OVER THE ENTIRE SURFACE - A device including a multilayer stack of: a first substrate having a glass function; a first electronically conductive layer with an associated current lead; an electroactive system; a second electronically conductive layer with an associated current lead; and a second substrate having a glass function. Each of the electronically conductive layers has a resistance per unit area enabling it to have an equipotential surface in coloring mode and bleaching mode, and each having a variable resistance that gradually decreases from the periphery toward the interior of the electrically controllable device by choosing the resistance at the center of the glazing, in the zone or zones furthest away from the current leads, so that the ohmic drop over the central surface of the substrates of the glazing, in the zone or zones furthest away from the current leads, is at most equal to 5% of the voltage applied across the terminals of the device. | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317244 | CHROMATIC ELEMENT AND CHROMATIC DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME - A chromatic element includes a sealed enclosure, a first heating element, a chromatic material layer, and a second heating element. The sealed enclosure includes an upper sheet and a lower sheet, and defines a room between the upper sheet and the lower sheet. The upper sheet is semitransparent. The first heating element is located on the upper sheet. The second heating element is located on the lower sheet. The chromatic material layer is located in the room. The location of the chromatic layer changes by heat from the first heating element or the second heating element. | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317245 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FALSE-COLOR SENSING AND DISPLAY - A system and method for determining humidity based on determination of an offset voltage shift are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system for determining humidity comprises an electromechanical device comprising a first layer, a second layer, and a dielectric between the two layers, wherein the dielectric is spaced apart from at least one of the first and second layers in an unactuated state of the electromechanical device, and wherein the dielectric contacts both the first and second layers in an actuated state of the electromechanical device, a voltage source configured to apply, between the first and second layers, one or more voltages, and a processor configured to control the voltage source, to determine an offset voltage shift based on the applied voltages, and to determine information regarding humidity about the device based on the offset voltage shift. | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317246 | DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING AN ELECTRODE PARTIALLY COVERING A PICTURE ELEMENT - An optical switch, e.g. a display cell based on layer displacement or layer break up having at least two different states, in which one of the fluids e.g. oil in a first state adjoins at least a first support plate and in the second state the other fluid at least partly adjoins the first support plate. Part of an otherwise homogeneous electrode is removed to realize oil motion control. | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317247 | PROJECTION APPARATUS - There is provided a projection apparatus including a light source, a micromirror element which tilts a plurality of micromirrors arranged in an array +A° or −A° (A>0) separately from an array surface to form a light image with light components reflected by the plurality of micromirrors, an illumination optical system which uses light emitted from the light source and causes illumination light whose incidence angle is (2A+α)° (α>0) to enter the micromirror element from a direction to which a less than 45° turn is made from a narrow side direction of the array surface of the micromirror element, and a projection optical system which a light image output from the micromirror element enters and which projects the light image onto a projection object. | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317248 | Electronic paper display device and manufacturing method thereof - Disclosed herein are an electronic paper display device, including: a first electrode; a barrier rib layer disposed on the first electrode and defining a plurality of cell regions; a second electrode facing the first electrode and disposed on the barrier rib layer; a twist ball floated in a dielectric solution filled in each cell region and driven according to electric field applied to the first and second electrodes; and an enlarging member disposed on any one of the top surface and the bottom surface of the second electrode and visually enlarging the size of the twist ball, and a manufacturing method thereof. | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317249 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A display device includes a display layer provided with a cell in which first particles, second particles, and third particle with colors different to each other are contained, a front side electrode provided on the front side of the display layer, and a first and second back side electrodes provided corresponding to the cell on the back side of the display layer. The first particles are charged. The second particles have a color in a complementary color relation to that of the first particles, are charged with the opposite polarity to that of the first particles, and have a smaller amount of charge than that of the first particles. In the display device, a part where the first particles and the second particles are disproportionately located is set with the third particles dispersed in the cell, to change a color in the cell viewed from the front side electrode side. | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317250 | Display Device - In a device for displaying images by application of an electric field to a charged substance, a structure for reducing afterimages and a method for manufacturing the structure are provided. The device is a display device which includes a plurality of pixel electrodes and a charged layer (a layer including a charged substance) provided over the pixel electrodes. An end of one of two pixel electrodes that are adjacent to each other among the plurality of pixel electrodes has a depression in an end-face direction, and an end of the other of the pixel electrodes has a projection in the end-face direction. In a state in which the depression and the projection are in a set, a gap is formed between the two pixel electrodes. | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317251 | REFLECTIVE DISPLAY APPARATUS - A reflective display apparatus includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a display layer and a light shielding layer. The first substrate has a driving circuit layer and the second substrate has a transparent electrode layer opposite to the driving circuit layer. The display layer is disposed between the driving circuit layer and the transparent electrode layer. The light shielding layer has a first adhering surface and a second adhering surface, wherein the first adhering surface is adhered to the display layer and the second adhering surface is adhered to the driving circuit layer. The light shielding layer can prevent the driving circuit layer from being illuminated by external light rays, and thus display quality of the reflective display apparatus is improved. | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317252 | ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY APPARATUS AND SPACING LAYER - An electrophoretic display apparatus includes a bottom substrate, an electrophoretic layer, a color filter substrate and a spacing layer. The bottom substrate has a drive circuitry layer, and the electrophoretic layer is disposed on the drive circuitry layer of the bottom substrate. The color filter substrate is disposed above the electrophoretic layer, and the spacing layer is disposed between the color filter substrate and the electrophoretic layer. The electrophoretic display apparatus has better display quality. A spacing layer is also provided. | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317253 | Poly(Ferrocenyl)Silane Based Polymer, Method Of Preparing The Same, And Film Including The Poly(Ferrocenyl)Silane Based Polymer - Provided are poly(ferrocenyl)silane based network polymers, methods of preparing the same, and films including the poly(ferrocenyl)silane based network polymers. The network polymers have a steric network structure and are prepared by using a simplified process. | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317254 | NONLINEAR OPTICAL DEVICE USING NONCENTROSYMMETRIC CUBIC MATERIALS FOR FREQUENCY CONVERSION - This invention is directed to a new class of nonlinear optical device (NLO). For this purpose, in one aspect of this invention, a nonlinear optical device including a first nonlinear optical grating is presented. According to one version of the invention, the first nonlinear optical grating comprises a plurality of adjacent nonlinear optical units arranged in series. Each NLO unit has a single crystal segment and a polycrystalline segment. The single crystal segment is composed of a nonlinear optical crystal material and has its length adapted to provide the nonlinear optical effect. The polycrystalline segments are adapted in length to compensate the phase mismatch among the waves that occur in the single crystal segment. | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317255 | TRANSMISSION APPARATUS AND TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - An optical transmission apparatus includes an optical amplifier configured to amplify a wavelength-division multiplexed signal light using an amplifying medium doped with a rare earth ion, a first optical transmitter configured to output a wavelength of a dual-polarization-multiplexed signal to a short wavelength side of an amplification band of the optical amplifier, a second optical transmitter configured to output a wavelength of a non polarization-multiplexed signal to a long wavelength side of the amplification band of the optical amplifier, and an optical multiplexer configured to input a wavelength-division multiplexed signal to the optical amplifier, the wavelength-division multiplexed signal comprising the non polarization-multiplexed signal and the dual-polarization-multiplexed signal. | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317256 | MASTER OSCILLATOR-POWER AMPLIFIER DRIVE LASER WITH PRE-PULSE FOR EUV LIGHT SOURCE - A device is described herein which may comprise an optical amplifier having a gain band including wavelengths λ | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317257 | Glass Products with Anti-Reflection Properties and Methods for the Production and Use Thereof - Anti-reflection glass, of a smooth and smooth tact, with an aspect that does not reflect light and pleasant at sight and glass products made therefrom are disclosed and described. Such products may in some aspects have characteristics defined by values of transmittance, absorbance, reflectance, roughness and a series of micrographs realized with a microscope of atomic force to see the morphology and structure of the anti-reflection glass. | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317258 | MICROSCOPE, IN PARTICULAR LASER SCANNING MICROSCOPRE - Microscope, particularly laser scanning microscope, for optical detection of light radiation excited in a specimen, having a detection beam path for detecting spectral components of the light radiation in a plurality of detection channels, wherein the light radiation arrives at a variable longpass filter or shortpass filter from which reflected and/or transmitted components are reflected back with a parallel offset, and the latter arrive at a detector after at least one back-reflection of this kind. | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317259 | MICROSCOPE AND FOCUSING METHOD - Disclosed herein is a microscope, including: an illumination optical system; a first image creation optical system; a second image creation optical system; an illumination-field-diaphragm focus adjustment section; and a characteristic-quantity computation block, wherein the illumination-field-diaphragm focus adjustment section adjusts the image creation position for the illumination field diaphragm on the basis of the characteristic quantity computed by the characteristic-quantity computation block. | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317260 | Autofocusing Device for Microscopes and Suitable Autofocus Aperture Stops - The present invention relates to an autofocus aperture stop ( | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317261 | Light source device and stereoscopic display apparatus - A light source device includes: a light-guiding plate having a first inner reflective surface and a second inner reflective surface which faces the first inner reflective surface, the second inner reflective surface including a transparent region which causes total internal reflection of the first illumination light and allows the second illumination light to pass therethrough, and including a scattering region causing scatter reflections of the first illumination light; a first light source emitting first illumination light to allow the first illumination light to enter the light-guiding plate from a side surface thereof; a parallax barrier disposed to face the second inner reflective surface of the light-guiding plate; and a second light source disposed to face the second inner reflective surface of the light-guiding plate with the parallax barrier in between, and emitting second illumination light. | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317262 | Optical Film and Stereoscopic Display Using the Same - An optical film used in a display panel is provided. The display panel has a number of pixels. The optical film includes a condenser lens array layer and a prism array layer. The condenser lens array layer, disposed in front of the pixels, includes a number of condenser lenses and at least has a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion and the second portion do not overlap with each other. The prism array layer at least includes a first prism sub-array having a number of first prisms. The light passing through the condenser lenses in the first portion of the condenser lens array layer is deflected to a first direction by the first prisms. The light passing through the condenser lenses in the second portion of the condenser lens array layer travels along a second direction. The first direction is different from the second direction. | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317263 | ANTIREFLECTION FILM, POLARIZING PLATE AND IMAGE DISPLAY UTILIZING THE SAME - An antireflection film is provided and includes at least one layer containing fine pores. When a surface portion of the antireflection film comes into contact with water for 15 minutes and then the water is wiped away, the surface portion has a chromaticity change ΔE of 0.45 or less, the chromaticity change ΔE being a chromaticity change in a CIE1976 L*a*b* color space and measured under a standard light source D65. | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317264 | IMAGING DEVICE AND OPTICAL DEVICE - An imaging device includes a laminated member, a vibration member, a driving portion. The laminated member is arranged to face an image pick-up portion that is configured to obtain an image from an optical system. The laminated member includes a plurality of light transmissive layers that are laminated each other. The vibration member is provided on the laminated member and vibrates the laminated member to cause bending vibration. The driving portion is electrically connected to the vibration member so as to drive the vibration member. At least one light transmissive layer among the light transmissive layers is larger than other light transmissive layers. The at least one light transmissive layer has a laminated part and a non-laminated part. The vibration member is mounted on the non-laminated part. | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317265 | RETROREFLECTIVE SHEETING INCLUDING CUBE CORNER ELEMENTS - The present disclosure is directed to lamina(e) comprising cube corner elements, a tool comprising an assembly of laminae and replicas thereof. The disclosure further relates to retroreflective sheeting. | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317266 | IMAGE STABILIZING DEVICE AND CAMERA - An image stabilizing device of the present invention includes: a correction lens holding member | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317267 | TELEPHOTO ZOOM LENS - A telephoto zoom lens having four lens groups in a P-N-P-P configuration arranged sequentially from an object side. The first lens group includes a front group which is fixed when focusing and has a positive refractive power, and a rear group which moves when focusing and has a positive refractive power. The entire first lens group, including the front and rear groups, is fixed during zooming, and the second and third lens groups move during zooming. The second lens group compensates for shaking of an image plane caused by hand-shaking, by moving in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis, and satisfies the following condition: | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317268 | ZERO-ORDER DIFFRACTIVE PIGMENTS - The present invention relates to pigments comprising or consisting of a layer made of a material with an index of refraction that is higher than the index of refraction of the adjacent material by at least 0.25; whereas said layer has a zero-order diffractive micro-structure; whereas said layer acts as an optical waveguide and whereas said layer has a thickness between 50 nm and 500 nm; to processes for its manufacture and to its use. These pigments show a colour effect upon rotation and/or tilting, and it is believed that this colour effect is based on zero-order diffraction. | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317269 | RELEASABLE METALIZED EMBOSSED TRANSFER FILM - A releasable transfer film is suitable to provide a metalized embossed composite onto a paper substrate without a release layer between the composite and a polymeric carrier layer. The transfer film includes a polymeric base layer, an embossing material layer and a metal layer. The transfer film is bonded to the paper substrate with an adhesive layer allowing the polymeric barrier layer to peel away from and to expose the metal-backed, embossing material layer. The substrate covered with the metalized embossed composite can be used to impart holographic style images to packaging, printed media products such as magazines. | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317270 | ANTIREFLECTION FILM, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ANTIREFLECTION FILM, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - The present application aims to provide an antireflection film having low reflectivity and suppressing glare. In at least one example embodiment, the antireflection film includes a surface that includes a moth-eye structure including multiple projections. Apexes of any two adjacent projections are apart from each other by a distance not longer than a wavelength of visible light. The moth-eye structure has sticking structures each of which includes projections with tip portions of the projections adhering to each other. Each of the sticking structures is 0.05 μm or greater and smaller than 1 μm in diameter. The sticking structures exist at a number density in planar area of the antireflection film of 0.01 pcs/μm | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317271 | OPTICALLY VARIABLE DEVICES, SECURITY DEVICE AND ARTICLE EMPLOYING SAME, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD OF CREATING SAME - An optically variable device (“OVD”) with an integral image system that includes a focusing element and an array of micro-objects which, when viewed through the focusing element, changes in appearance depending on the relative location from which the OVD is observed. A security device including the OVD and methods for creating the OVD are also disclosed. | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317272 | Display apparatus, display unit, electronic equipment, mobile electronic equipment, mobile telephone, and image pickup apparatus - In a display which includes a plurality of light exit point groups, and a plurality of lenses which project the plurality of light exit point groups, the light exit point group includes at least one light exit point, and each lens is disposed such that an image of the light exit point group is projected to be overlapped, and projected images of the plurality of lenses are formed on a pupil of an eye of an observer by making overlapping of light exit points in the light exit point group which have been overlapped upon being projected by the lenses, incident on a pupil of the eye of the observer. | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317273 | HEAD-UP DISPLAY DEVICE - A head-up display device according to the invention includes a projector that projects an image to be displayed on a windshield of a vehicle; a housing that accommodates the projector and has an opening portion on a pathway of a projection light that is projected from the projector; a transmissive member that blocks the opening portion and transmits the projection light; and a light blocking portion that blocks a light path along which light incident from an outside of the vehicle is reflected on the transmissive member and the windshield and reaches a predetermined viewpoint region on a driver's seat side, wherein the light blocking portion is formed by a printed layer provided in the periphery of the windshield. | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317274 | COUPLING DEVICE FOR DETACHABLY CONNECTING AN EYEPIECE OF AN ENDOSCOPE OPTICAL SYSTEM WITH A CAMERA LENS - A coupling device for detachably connecting an eyepiece of an endoscope optical system with a camera lens includes a receptacle for the eyepiece, attachment means for securing the eyepiece in the receptacle, and a manually activated handle arranged on the outside for releasing the attachment. The attachment means are controlled by the eyepiece so as to automatically attach the eyepiece in the receptacle while introducing the eyepiece into the receptacle. | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317275 | METAMATERIALS - One exemplary metamaterial is formed from a plurality of individual unit cells, at least a portion of which have a different permeability than others. The plurality of individual unit cells are arranged to provide a metamaterial having a gradient index along at least one axis. Such metamaterials can be used to form lenses, for example. | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317276 | OPTICAL ELEMENT AND OPTICAL APPARATUS - In a gradient-index optical element, there is a difference in an abnormal partial dispersion characteristic of a medium between a position on an optical axis of the radial gradient-index optical element and a position on an effective beam diameter. | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317277 | LENS WITH CONICAL FRUSTUM MENISCUS WALL - The present invention relates generally to an arcuate liquid meniscus lens with a meniscus wall. Some specific embodiments include a liquid meniscus lens with a meniscus wall essentially in the shape of a conical frustum. Embodiments may also include a lens of suitable size and shape for inclusion in a contact lens. | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317278 | ZOOM LENS, IMAGING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ZOOM LENS - A zoom lens including, from an object: a front group having negative power; and a rear group having positive power, the rear group including, from the object, a positive lens, a negative lens having a concave surface facing the object, a cemented positive lens constructed by a negative lens and a positive lens, and a cemented lens constructed by a positive lens and a negative lens, the rear group further including a focusing group disposed to the object side of the positive lens La for focusing from infinity to a close object by moving from the object side to an image side, a distance between the front group and the rear group being varied thereby zooming from a wide-angle end state to a telephoto end state, and given condition being satisfied, thereby providing a downsized zoom lens having wide angle of view and excellent optical performance with fewer lenses. | 2011-12-29 |
| 20110317279 | ZOOM LENS - A zoom lens includes, in order from an enlargement side to a reduction side, a first lens unit having a positive refractive power, which is stationary for variation of magnification, a second lens unit having a negative refractive power, which moves for variation of magnification, a third lens unit having a negative refractive power, which moves for variation of magnification, a fourth lens unit having a positive refractive power, which includes a stop and which moves for variation of magnification, and at least one lens unit. In the zoom lens, for variation of magnification from a wide-angle end to a telephoto end, the second lens unit and the third lens unit move towards the reduction side and the fourth lens unit move towards the enlargement side. The zoom lens satisfies an appropriate condition. | 2011-12-29 |
