04th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 24 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110019138 | RETARDATION FILM - Provided is a retardation film having an excellent front contrast. It is possible o measure a scattered light intensity of a film of a 90-degree incident light of a scattered light profile by a goniophotometer. Provided is retardation film characterized in that the difference between the scattered light intensity integration values obtained when the film slow axis is arranged horizontally and vertically on a sample table is 0.1 or below in measurement to detect a scattered light intensity at the position of 95 to 165 degrees from a light source. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019139 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - Embodiments of the present invention provide a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) panel, including an upper substrate and a lower substrate between which a liquid crystal layer is sealed. The lower substrate includes a plurality of sub-pixel regions arranged in regular patterns. The upper substrate includes Black Matrixes (BM) and an upper transparent conductive layer which are formed in sequence on the bottom surface of an upper transparent substrate. The lower substrate includes a first metal layer, a dielectric layer, a second metal layer, an organic layer, a first insulation layer, a third metal layer, a second insulation layer, a fourth metal layer, a passivation layer and a lower transparent conductive layer which are deposited in sequence on the upper surface of a lower transparent substrate. Embodiments of the present invention also provide a method for producing the LCD panel. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019140 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A display panel according to the present invention includes a first insulating substrate with a gate line and a data line formed thereon. A thin film transistor is connected to the gate line and the data line and a partition is formed according to the gate line and the data line defining a color filter filling region. Color filter is formed as a convex shape since both circumferences of upper portion and lower portion of the partition are larger than that of center portion. A color filter is formed in the filling region. A passivation layer is formed on the color filter and the partition and a pixel electrode on the passivation layer connected to the thin film transistor through a contact hole punching the passivation layer and the color filter. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019141 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display device is provided that improves product yield thereof. The display device according to the present invention includes: an insulation substrate; a plurality of gate pad metal layers disposed in a first direction on the substrate; a plurality of data pad metal layers disposed in a second direction on the substrate; a gate fanout unit connecting the gate pad metal layers and gate lines of a display area; a data fanout unit connecting the data pad metal layers and data lines of the display area; and a first insulating layer pattern on the gate pad metal layers, the data pad metal layers, the gate fanout unit, and the data fanout unit, wherein the first insulating layer pattern is partially removed on at least a portion of a region between two neighboring gate pad metal layers, or two neighboring data pad metal layers, thereby forming a first opening. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019142 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A display device includes a pixel unit including a plurality of sub-pixels; a plurality of pixel electrodes disposed in the pixel unit so as to correspond to the plurality of sub-pixels; a scanning line disposed at a position between two adjacent pixel electrodes of the plurality of pixel electrodes; and two selecting devices configured to select whether a signal is supplied to the respective two pixel electrodes, the selecting devices being disposed on the scanning line. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019143 | Liquid Crystal Display Devices - Fringe field switching mode liquid crystal display (FFS LCD) devices are disclosed. A first substrate is disposed opposing a second substrate with a gap therebetween. A liquid crystal layer is interposed between the first and the second substrate. A gate line and data lines are formed on the first substrate in a matrix configuration and defining pixel areas. A counter electrode is disposed on each pixel area of the first substrate. A pixel electrode is disposed above the counter electrode with an insulating layer therebetween. The pixel electrode includes a plurality of parallel electrodes. Each electrode includes a first segment, a second segment, and a third segment, wherein the first segment has an included angle θ from the horizontal direction, the second segment has an included angle φ from the horizontal direction, and the first segment has an included angle θ from the horizontal direction. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019144 | Liquid crystal display and fabricating method thereof - A liquid crystal display (LCD) includes: a gate line formed as a first conductive pattern; a common line formed as the first conductive pattern; a data line insulatedly crossing the gate line and the common line, and formed as a second conductive pattern; a thin film transistor (TFT) formed at a crossing of the gate line and the data line; a common electrode formed as a third conductive pattern, and connected with the common line; and a pixel electrode connected with the TFT and formed as the third conductive pattern to form a horizontal field together with the common electrode, wherein the third conductive pattern is formed as a dual-layer comprising a metal film and a low reflection film formed on the metal film. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019145 | GLASSES WITH REFLECTIVE FRAMES - A structure of reflective glasses includes a frame having a main front section with opposed side ends for supporting at least one lens, the frame further including a pair of side sections extending rearwardly from the respective opposed side ends of the main front section and at least one retroreflective element attached to at least one of the side sections to be visible by others in low-light conditions. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019146 | SPECTACLES - The present invention relates to spectacles comprising a spectacle frame and a spectacle glass. The spectacle frame, in turn, comprises a frame which defines a receiving opening for the spectacle glass and essentially completely borders the spectacle glass. The spectacle glass is fixed in the receiving opening by means of a thread inserted between the frame defining the receiving opening and the edge of the spectacle glass. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019147 | EYEGLASSES HOLDER - An eyeglasses holder for holding eyeglasses proximal a wearer's cap is provided. The holder includes a longitudinally extending first retaining member and a longitudinally extending second retaining member spaced-apart from the first member and being interconnected on respective first ends thereof by a laterally extending base member. A longitudinally extending intermediate retaining member is positioned between the first and second members and defines a cap engaging void between the first member and an eyeglasses engaging void between the second member. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019148 | MULTIFOCAL DIFFRACTIVE CONTACT LENS WITH BI-SIGN SURFACE SHAPE - A contact lens for placing over the eye is described. The lens has at least one non-spherical shape surface configured with bi-sign profile to maintain lens optical advantage as compared with equivalent far power spherical lens within common clinical condition of lens movement over the cornea of the eye. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019149 | Tinted Contact Lens Having a Depth Effect - The invention provides tinted contact lenses that enhance or change the color of the lens wearer's iris. The lenses of the invention impart a three-dimensional appearance to the pattern by the use of alternating clear and color layers. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019150 | Ophthalmologic visualization system - A method determines the position and/or radius of the limbus and/or the position and/or radius of the pupil of a patient eye. In the method, an image of the patient eye is obtained and a plurality of different ring-shaped comparison objects having respective radii and respective centers are provided. The image is correlated with the plurality of comparison objects to yield a local best match between the image and the comparison objects when there is a coincidence of one of the ring-shaped comparison objects and a ring-shaped jump in brightness in the image having the same radius and the same center. The comparison objects having a local best match with the image are determined. Thereafter, the position of the center of the comparison object having a local best match with the image is selected as the position of the center of the limbus and/or the position of the center of the pupil. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019151 | Microscopy system for eye surgery - The invention relates to an eye surgery microscopy system ( | 2011-01-27 |
20110019152 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE PROJECTION SYSTEM - A stereoscopic image projection system including: a beam projector for projecting a left eye image and a right eye image in a side by side format; a stereoscopic image adaptor for alternately projecting the left eye image and the right eye image onto a screen in a time sequence; and a shutter controller for synchronizing a time sequential operation of the stereoscopic image adaptor and opening and closing of right and left shutters of a user shutter glasses. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019153 | IMAGE PROJECTOR - Image projector can include a first optical system for producing a first image polarized into a first polarized light, a second optical system for producing a second image polarized into a second polarized light, a polarized light splitting device for reflecting one of the first polarized light and the second polarized light and transmitting the other one such that the first image and the second image travel on the same optical path, and a projecting lens for enlarging and projecting the first and second images from the polarized light splitting device. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019154 | TARGET SCENE GENERATOR - A target scene generator for testing an imaging ladar in a Hard Ware in the Loop arrangement, such as might be employed for testing an optical seeker on a guided missile, the generator comprising an array of pixel elements | 2011-01-27 |
20110019155 | Method and Apparatus for Real-Time Projection onto an Object of Data Obtained from 3-D Measurement - Methods and apparatus for projecting a tangible image of data characterizing an object onto a surface of the object itself. Three-dimensional measurements of the object are obtained, the measurements are processed for projection, and a tangible image is projected onto the object, the image conveying information based on the three-dimensional measurements. The image may be projected concurrently with performance of measurements. In an exemplary dental context, information derived in part from three-dimensional measurements of a tooth or replica may be projected onto the actual tooth or replica. In interactive application, a work piece is be measured during the course of fabrication, and three-dimensional information, derived from contemporaneous non-contact measurement, is projected onto the work piece in order to direct the user with the formation of the work piece. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019156 | PROJECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - A projection system and a method thereof are provided. The projection method includes the following steps. First, a processing module of an electronic device acquires a process ID of an application program via an operating system of the electronic device. Next, the processing module extracts display data corresponding to a window of the application program from a frame buffer of the electronic device stepwise with a predetermined frequency. Next, the processing module produces a plurality of pictures based on the extracted display data with the predetermined frequency. Next, the processing module transmits the pictures to a projector according to a predetermined transmission protocol. Finally, the projector projects the pictures sequentially. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019157 | MOTORIZED ADJUSTABLE CONVERGENCE MECHANISM FOR PROJECTION DISPLAYS - A light engine for use in a projector, comprising a motorized adjustable convergence mechanism for fine adjusting the relative positions of red, green and blue channel sub-assemblies. Motors are mounted on fixed elements of the sub-assemblies for driving movable elements thereof, including imaging devices thereof such as digital micromirror devices. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019158 | ADJUSTABLE CONVERGENCE MECHANISM FOR PROJECTION DISPLAYS - A light engine for use in a projector, comprising an adjustable convergence mechanism for fine adjusting the relative positions of red, green and blue channel sub-assemblies. In one embodiment, motors are mounted on fixed elements of the sub-assemblies for driving movable elements thereof, including imaging devices thereof such as digital micromirror devices. In another embodiment, manual adjustment screws are provided in place of the motors, and wedge locking mechanisms are provided for driving and locking the position of the movable elements imaging devices mounted thereon. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019159 | PROJECTOR - A projector includes: an optical system includes a light source, a light modulation element for modulating light emitted from the light source to form an optical image, and a projection lens for projecting the optical image, the optical system is structured such that an illumination optical axis of the light source and a projection optical axis of the projection lens cross each other substantially at right angles in the plan view; and a cooling fan configured to the light modulation element, and has a rotation axis crossing each other substantially at right angles with a discharge direction where a cooling air is discharged, the cooling fan is disposed in the vicinity of the projection lens and on the side where the light source is provided such that the rotation axis extends in the thickness direction of the projector. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019160 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - An image display apparatus includes: an image display unit for forming an optical image; and an outer housing for housing the image display unit. The outer housing includes a window for displaying the optical image to the outside. The image display apparatus includes, in the outer housing, a heat insulator placed so as to surround the image display unit and a cooling device for cooling inside the outer housing, and the cooling device has a variable cooling capacity. The image display apparatus is abatable to changes in the ambient temperature and the internal power consumption and the presence or absence of sunlight and can be installed in a variety of outdoor environment, so that a high degree of reliability can be achieved. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019161 | COOLING DEVICE AND PROJECTOR USING THE SAME - A cooling device for projector includes a shell, a circuit board, a light machine, a first fins, a fan assembly and a heat dissipation module. The light machine is mounted on the circuit board, and includes a light source having a red LED, a green LED facing the red LED, and a blue LED positioned between both of them. The first fins are mounted on the light source adjacent to the blue LED. The fan assembly includes a fan having a fan shell with an inlet and an outlet, and a second fins connected to the light source to aligned with the red LED. The heat dissipation module includes a third fins mounted on the light source to align to the green LED, a fourth fins mounted on the fan shell to align to the outlet of the fan, and a heat pipe interconnecting the third and fourth fins. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019162 | OBJECT AWARE, TRANSFORMABLE PROJECTION SYSTEM - An interactive image projecting device that projects an image onto a display surface and controls the projected image based upon the detection or identification of the device housing or the remote object. The device has a touch-sensitive, flexible housing that may be transformed into different shapes. The image projecting device includes a projector that generates an image from a control unit. The device includes an illuminating emitter, which illuminates the device body and remote objects, and a light sensor that is operable to detect the position of its housing or remote object. Based upon the sensed housing or remote object, the control unit operates to modify the image projected from the device such that the image from the device can interact with its housing or remote object. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019163 | Host Computer with a Projector - A host computer includes a host machine and a projector. The host machine has a keyboard. The projector is positioned about the keyboard and includes a projection lens. A using position of the projection lens is higher than a received position of the projection lens. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019164 | DYNAMIC PROJECTION ADJUSTING METHOD AND PROJECTION DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention discloses a dynamic projection adjusting method for a projection display device to display output images. The projection display device includes a light source driven by a periodic pulse signal. The dynamic projection adjusting method includes the following steps: (a) determining a brightness parameter of the output image; (b) adjusting the periodic pulse signal according to the brightness parameter and (c) driving the light source with the periodic pulse signal. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019165 | Cover and Electronic Apparatus - The invention discloses a cover and an electronic apparatus with the cover. The cover is used for covering an opening of a casing of the electronic apparatus. The cover of the invention includes a covering body and a catching structure. Therein the covering body has an inner surface. When the opening is covered with the cover, the inner surface is toward the interior of the casing. The catching structure is formed on the inner surface for catching an object falling on the inner surface. The catching structure could be an adhesive layer or include a protrusive structure. If the catching structure is an adhesive layer, the object falling on the inner surface adheres to the adhesive layer. If the catching structure includes the protrusive structure, the object is confined by the protrusive structure. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019166 | IMAGE PROJECTION APPARATUS - The image projection apparatus includes an image-forming element forming an original image, a projection optical system projecting light from the image-forming element onto a projection surface to form a projected image, an optical shifting part shifting the projection optical system in a first shift range, an image shifting part shifting an image-forming area on the image-forming element in a second shift range, and a controller. In a shift direction in which the projected image is shifted according to an operation of an operating part, the controller causes the optical shifting part to shift the projection optical system in a state where the image-forming area is located closer to a center of the second shift range than an end thereof, and then causes the image shifting part to shift the image-forming area in a state where the projection optical system has been shifted to an end of the first shift range. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019167 | Method and system for color correction for three-dimensional (3D) projection - A method and system are disclosed for producing a color-corrected stereoscopic film for three-dimensional (3D) projection. Based on color measurements performed with different optical configurations of a projection system, at least one dye density adjustment can be determined for reducing discoloration in projected stereoscopic images that arises from one or more optical components in the projection system. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019168 | LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - An immersion lithographic apparatus and method are disclosed in which measures are taken to account for dissolution of resist components, such as photo-acids or photo-acid generators, in immersion liquid. This may involve ensuring that each relevant part of the substrate is covered by liquid the same amount of time and/or by compensating for the differing amounts of time each relevant part of the substrate is covered by liquid by varying exposure intensity or duration based on the amount of time the substrate is covered by liquid. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019169 | PROJECTION OBJECTIVE OF A MICROLITHOGRAPHIC PROJECTION EXPOSURE APPARATUS - A projection objective of a microlithographic projection exposure apparatus comprises a manipulator for reducing rotationally asymmetric image errors. The manipulator in turn contains a lens, an optical element and an interspace formed between the lens and the optical element, which can be filled with a liquid. At least one actuator acting exclusively on the lens is furthermore provided, which can generate a rotationally asymmetric deformation of the lens. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019170 | PROJECTION EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND STAGE UNIT, AND EXPOSURE METHOD - A projection exposure apparatus has a substrate table on which a substrate is mounted that can be moved holding the substrate, a position measuring system that measures positional information of the substrate table, and a correction unit that corrects positional deviation occurring in at least either the substrate or the substrate table due to supply of a liquid. In this case, the correction unit corrects the positional deviation occurring in at least either the substrate or the substrate table due to the supply of the liquid. Accordingly, exposure with high precision using a liquid immersion method is performed on the substrate. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019171 | OPTICAL UNIT HAVING ADJUSTABLE FORCE ACTION ON AN OPTICAL MODULE - The present disclosure relates to an optical device, in particular for microlithography, having an optical module, a supporting structure and a force-generating device. The force-generating device is connected to the optical module and the supporting structure and is designed to exert a clamping force on the optical module. The force-generating device has a fluidic force-generating element having a working chamber to which a working fluid having a working pressure can be applied. The force-generating element takes the form of a muscle element which exerts a first tensile force at a first working pressure and a second tensile force which is increased with respect to the first tensile force at a second working pressure which is increased with respect to the first working pressure. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019172 | ILLUMINATION OPTICS AND PROJECTION EXPOSURE APPARATUS - An illumination optics illuminates an object field of a projection exposure apparatus for microlithography. The illumination optics include a condenser group of optical components which guide a bundle of useful light. An objective group of bundle-guiding components is arranged downstream of the condenser group. At least one component of the condenser group and at least one component of the objective group are displaceable for compensation of deviations of the object field, which is in an actual illumination state, from a desired illumination state. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019173 | Diffraction Elements for Alignment Targets - A patterning device, including alignment targets having alignment features formed from a plurality of diffractive elements, each diffractive element including an absorber stack and a multi-layered reflector stack is provided. The diffractive elements are configured to enhance a pre-determined diffraction order used for pre-alignment and to diffract light in a pre-determined direction of a pre-alignment system when illuminated with light of a wavelength used for the pre-alignment. The diffractive elements may occupy at least half of an area of each alignment feature. The diffractive elements may be configured to enhance first or higher order diffractions, while substantially reducing zero | 2011-01-27 |
20110019174 | OPTICAL ELEMENT, LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS INCLUDING SUCH AN OPTICAL ELEMENT, DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND DEVICE MANUFACTURED THEREBY - An optical element includes a first layer that includes a first material, and is configured to be substantially reflective for radiation of a first wavelength and substantially transparent for radiation of a second wavelength. The optical element includes a second layer that includes a second material, and is configured to be substantially absorptive or transparent for the radiation of the second wavelength. The optical element includes a third layer that includes a third material between the first layer and the second layer, and is substantially transparent for the radiation of the second wavelength and configured to reduce reflection of the radiation of the second wavelength from a top surface of the second layer facing the first layer. The first layer is located upstream in the optical path of incoming radiation with respect to the second layer in order to improve spectral purity of the radiation of the first wavelength. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019175 | LASER INTERFERENCE LITHOGRAPHY APPARATUS CAPABLE OF STITCHING SMALL EXPOSED AREAS INTO LARGE EXPOSED AREA - A laser interference lithography apparatus capable of stitching small exposed areas into a large exposed area includes a body, a laser beam supplying unit, a reflecting mechanism, an L-shaped fixing mechanism and a substrate stage. The laser beam supplying unit fixed onto the body provides a laser beam. The reflecting mechanism is movably and rotatably mounted on the body. The L-shaped fixing mechanism mounted on the body includes a first mounting seat and a second mounting seat. An upright first reflecting mirror is fixed to the first mounting seat. The second mounting seat connected to the first mounting seat fixes a horizontal mask, and is substantially perpendicular to the first mounting seat. The substrate stage, movably mounted on the body and disposed below the second mounting seat, supports a substrate. Thus, a large-area pattern formed by stitching small-area patterns may be obtained. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019176 | 3D LASER RANGE FINDER SENSOR - Disclosed herein is a 3-dimension range finder sensor, the proposed range finder sensor including a mirror reflecting emitted light and incident light; a mirror support tiltably supporting the mirror; a cylindrical body coupling the mirror support to its one side and being of a hollow shape in at least one part to allow the emitted light and the incident light to pass therethrough; a horizontal drive motor installed on a base for supportively rotating the cylindrical body; a link device connected to the mirror for tilting the mirror; a vertical drive motor disposed at a lateral surface of the horizontal drive motor on the base; and a power transmission part interposed between the vertical drive motor and the link device and transmitting the power of the vertical drive motor to the link device for the link device to tilt the mirror. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019177 | FIBER-OPTIC TRANSDUCER FOR FLUID AND/ OR GAS VELOCITY MEASUREMENT - This useful model relates to fiber-optic fluid/gas flow rate measurement transducers and is employed in gas/fluid flow measuring systems, and can be used for water or natural gas consumption monitoring, especially in measuring systems intended for fluid/gas flow monitoring in pipelines and oil/gas wells. The transducer includes optic fiber which comprises at least one Bragg's fiber lattice, wherein the said Bragg's fiber lattice is fitted with at least one concentrator of mechanical stresses which originate in the optic fiber during its interaction with the gas/fluid flow. As a result, the transducer sensitivity increases. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019178 | Method for post processing fiber optic strain measurement data - Distributed Strain Sensing (DSS) systems are used to measure strain using optical fibers functioning as linear sensors. Strain is measured along the fiber optic cable over large distances using a BOTDR (Brillouin Optical Time Domain Reflectometer) which is a Fiber Optic Strain Analyzer based on Brillouin technology. This measurement is popular in the Geotechnical field to monitor structural integrity of bridges, tunnels, mines etc. It is also popular in many industries including the Oil and Gas industry. The procedure involves recording strain data traces periodically to compare structural changes that may have developed over time. However, it is difficult to observe small changes from the raw data traces. This is due to the large number of data points and strain irregularities inherited in the fiber cable. This invention provides a simple and economical way to observe clearly very small strain changes acting on a structure. This is done by post processing the data traces with a low pass filter. The data traces are smoothed out and small strain differences can be easily observed and analyzed. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019179 | Self-Referenced Optical Fiber Sensor and Related Sensor Network - The general field of the invention is that of fiber-optic sensors comprising at least one measurement optical fiber having an optically pumped doped amplifying medium, the optical characteristics of which are sensitive to a physical quantity, the fiber having at least one Bragg grating. The fiber is designed so as to generate, in the amplifying medium, two optical waves having different optical frequencies that propagate in the same direction after reflection on the Bragg grating and are emitted by the amplifying medium, the two optical frequencies depending on the physical quantity. The two waves may be generated using either a birefringent polarization-maintaining fiber or a DBR (Distributed Bragg Reflector) laser cavity. Notably, this sensor may be used as a hydrophone. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019180 | Enabling Spectrometry on IR Sensors - Various implementations of enabling spectroscopy on IR sensors are disclosed. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019181 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ONE-SHOT MEASUREMENT OF THE TRANSIENT BIREFRINGENCE INDUCED BY A PERTURBATION LYING WITHIN THE TERAHERTZ FREQUENCY RANGE - The present invention relates to a method and a device for direct, non-deformed one-shot measurement of the transient birefringence induced in an optical medium by a perturbation lying within the terahertz frequency range. The aim of the present invention is to alleviate the drawbacks of the prior art by providing a one-shot measurement method and a one-shot measurement device, these being based on the spectral encoding/decoding principle, which are compatible with all short pulse (UV-NIR) laser sources. In this regard, the invention provides a one-shot method for measuring the transient birefringence induced in an optical medium ( | 2011-01-27 |
20110019182 | Apparatus for Photo Reduction of Contaminants in Blood and Blood Products with Calibration Means - An apparatus for irradiating blood or blood products, preferably with ultra violet or visible light, to reduce contaminants in the blood or blood products. A removable radiometer having light integrating chambers detects the light intensity, allowing the radiation characteristics of the apparatus to be calibrated. A control circuit uses the measurements to control the delivery of an effective dose of illumination to blood or blood products in a bag or container. One or more light integrating optical chambers in the radiometer allow a single light sensor to sense light across an entire field. Thermistors in the irradiating apparatus or the radiometer or both sense the temperature of photo sensors. The control circuit compensates for temperature-dependant variations in the output of the photo sensors. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019183 | OPTICAL ANALYZER AND WAVELENGTH STABILIZED LASER DEVICE FOR ANALYZER - Provided is an optical analyzer which can promote enhancement of measurement sensitivity, cost reduction, size reduction, structural flexibility, disturbance resistance, and the like, at the same time. A laser device to be used in such optical analyzer is also provided. An optical analyzer comprises a laser light source ( | 2011-01-27 |
20110019184 | LIGHT RECEIVING DEVICE, FOCUS DETECTION DEVICE AND IMAGING DEVICE - A light receiving device that receives light having passed through an image forming optical system and outputs a light reception signal includes: a light receiving element array formed by arraying a plurality of light receiving elements; a micro-lens array disposed between the image forming optical system and the light receiving element array, which includes a plurality of micro-lenses arrayed in correspondence to the plurality of light receiving elements; and a storage unit that stores position-related information pertaining to a relative positional relationship assumed by the micro-lens array and the light receiving element array with respect to a plane perpendicular to optical axes of the micro-lenses. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019185 | TUNABLE DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE - A tunable bandwidth selector and method of use is disclosed. The tunable bandwidth selector may include a plurality of spaced apart electron sheets which selectively separate a first bandwidth from an input spectrum. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019186 | CLUSTERS OF MICRORESONATORS FOR CAVITY MODE OPTICAL SENSING - A method for sensing a target object using optical mode excitations in microresonators, comprises: preparing at least one cluster including at least two microresonators; obtaining some first spectra of the cluster; adsorbing the target object on a surface of the cluster; obtaining some second spectra of the cluster; and sensing the target object by comparing a lineshape of the first spectra with a lineshape of the second spectra. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019187 | METHOD OF ANALYZING PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION OF PARTICLES IN METAL MATERIAL - A method according to the present invention has: isolating, by extraction, particles contained in a metal material to be analyzed in a solution using a particle isolator; dispersing the particles isolated by extraction into a solvent to prepare a dispersion, and fractionating the dispersion into a plurality of particle dispersions based on particle sizes, using a field flow fractionator; and irradiating laser light on each of the particle dispersions separated based on predetermined particle sizes, to thereby measure absolute values of the particle size based on angular dependence of reflection intensity, and also to thereby measure the number density based on magnitude of reflection intensity. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019188 | In-Flight Multiple Field of View Detector for Supercooled Airborne Water Droplets - An airborne multiple field-of-view water droplet sensor includes an illumination portion and a detection portion. The illumination portion includes a first optical beam emitter configured to output a light beam. The detection portion includes a kaleidoscope configured to channel a first portion of the backscattered light towards an inner reflective surface of a circle-to-line converter, a multiple field of view subsystem having at least a first detector configured to receive light reflected by the circle-to-line converter, and a single field-of-view subsystem configured to receive a second portion of the backscattered light, the second portion not having been reflected by the circle-to-line converter. The single field-of-view subsystem may include a dual channel circular polarization detector for distinguishing between liquid water droplets and ice crystals based on information in the single field-of-view. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019189 | SUB-WAVELENGTH STRUCTURES, DEVICES AND METHODS FOR LIGHT CONTROL IN MATERIAL COMPOSITES - A device for enhancing transmission of incident electromagnetic radiation at a predetermined wavelength is presented that includes an aperture array structure in a thin film. The structure includes a repealing unit cell having more than one aperture including a first aperture and a second aperture, wherein a parameter of the first aperture differs from that of the second aperture. The unit cell repeats with a periodicity on the order of or less than said predetermined wavelength, The structure parameters are configured to preferentially support cavity modes for coupling to and enhancing transmission of a predetermined polarization state at the predetermined wavelength. By structuring the unit cell with apertures that differ by appropriate degrees in at least one of dimension, height, dielectric constant of material filling the apertures, shape, and orientation, the devices can be adapted for polarization and/or wavelength filtering- and/or light circulating, weaving, or channeling. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019190 | RESISTIVITY TESTING METHOD AND DEVICE THEREFOR - An object is to efficiently measure the resistivity of a transparent conductive film with high accuracy in a non-destructive and non-contact manner. Provided is a resistivity testing device that includes a light emitting device that emits p-polarized emission light having a wavelength selected by a preliminarily performed test-condition selecting method toward a transparent conductive film, formed on a light-transmissive substrate conveyed along a manufacturing line, from a film-surface side at an incidence angle selected by the method; a light detecting device that detects reflected light reflected at the transparent conductive film; and an information processor that calculates an evaluation value related to the amount of light of the reflected light with respect to the wavelength on the basis of the intensity of the detected light and obtains a resistivity from the calculated evaluation value by using a correlation characteristic in which the evaluation value and the resistivity are associated with each other in advance. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019191 | Display Inspection Tool, Display Inspection Module, and Display Inspecting Method - A display inspection tool includes a securing member and a color detector securing unit. The securing member includes a top edge securing portion that is adapted for disposing on a top edge of a display, and a bottom edge securing portion that is adapted for abutting against a bottom edge of the display. By disposing the top edge securing portion on the top edge of the display, and bringing the bottom edge securing portion into abutment against the bottom edge of the display, the securing member can be quickly mounted on the display. The color detector securing unit is provided on a rear face of the securing member and is adapted for securing a color detector so as to perform color detection when the securing member is mounted on the display. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019192 | SPECTRAL CHARACTERISTIC MEASURING SYSTEM, SPECTRAL CHARACTERISTIC MEASURING INSTRUMENT, AND DATA PROCESSING DEVICE - An object of the present invention is to provide a spectral characteristic measuring system, a spectral characteristic measuring instrument, a data processing apparatus, and a program, which make it possible to appropriately correct an influence of an illumination light variation caused by a temperature rise in a semiconductor light-emitting element due to light emission, in a scanning type color measurement system or the like which sequentially measures many color samples | 2011-01-27 |
20110019193 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING DENSITY - Disclosed are method and apparatus for measuring density, that can simultaneously measure gaseous substance density and solid particulate material density and further can simultaneously measure the densities of a plurality of materials such as black smoke, white smoke, and water vapor in the solid particulate material in a simple and reliable manner. The method for measuring density comprises applying a laser beam having an absorption wavelength inherent in a gaseous material contained in an object to be measured, to the object to detect a light transmittance and a light absorption amount and detecting the density of gaseous materials in the object and the density of solid particulate materials in the object. The relationship between the density of a plurality of kinds of solid particulate materials including black smoke and white smoke and a laser beam attenuation level in each absorption wavelength is preset. Laser beams having a plurality of respective absorption wavelengths are applied to the gaseous substance to be measured. The attenuation levels of the applied laser beams having the plurality of absorption wavelengths are measured. The measured attenuation levels are compared with the attenuation levels calculated based on the present relationship to calculate the densities of the plurality of kinds of solid particulate materials. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019194 | Turbidity measuring device and a method for determing a concentration of a turbidity-causing material - A turbidity measuring device having a four-beam, alternating light arrangement for registering turbidity of a measured medium includes first and second light sources L | 2011-01-27 |
20110019195 | RECOGNITION CHIP FOR TARGET SUBSTANCE, AND DETECTION METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE SAME - A detection device comprising a substrate comprising a plurality of objects of which properties are changed due to the contact with a target substance, means for bringing the target substance into contact with the objects, and means for detecting a change in properties of the objects caused when the target substance is brought into contact with the objects, based on light output when the objects are irradiated with light, wherein the plurality of the objects are located in the direction in which the light for irradiation travels, and the detecting means is means for detecting the change in the properties based on the summation of light output from the plurality of the objects upon irradiation with light. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019196 | APPARATUS FOR TESTING COMPONENT CONCENTRATION OF A TEST SAMPLE - An apparatus with a combination of a point light source and a single lens is provided. The present apparatus includes a point light source, a photodetector and a lens. The lens is placed in the same side of the point light source and the photodetector in order that the light emitting from the point light source is focused onto a target area of an object through the lens. The reflected light from the target area is focused onto the photodetector through the lens. The present apparatus can qualitatively and quantitatively monitor a content of a specific component of a tested solution. The geometric relationship of the point light source, the photodetector and the single lens can improve a measuring resolution of the present apparatus. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019197 | Scattered Light Separation - An apparatus for detecting top scattered light from a substrate. A source directs a light onto a position on the substrate. The light thereby reflects off in a specular beam, scatters off the top surface, and scatters off a bottom surface of the substrate. An objective receives the top and bottom scattered light. The objective has a first focal point focused on the position on the top surface of the substrate, and a second focal point focused on a pinhole field stop. The pinhole field stop passes the top scattered light that is focused on the pinhole field stop, and blocks the bottom scattered light. A sensor receives and quantifies the top scattered light. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019198 | RESONATOR FIBER OPTIC GYROSCOPE (RFOG) WITH REDUCED BIAS ERROR FROM HIGH ORDER SPATIAL MODES - Multiple resonator fiber optic gyroscope (RFOG) configurations comprising one or more mode filters inside the resonator are adopted to effectively suppress unwanted high order spatial modes which can be a significant source of gyro bias errors. The resonator comprises at least a loop fiber, either two or more in/out coupling elements, and connectors that link elements into a circulating loop. Directional elements may be used to separate output light from input light in some of the embodiments. In all embodiments, mode filters are placed in the resonator to guarantee that the light reaching the photodetector is filtered by at least one mode filter in the resonator at least once. The mode filters may contain both spatial mode filters (such as single mode fibers or waveguides) and polarization mode filters (such as polarizing elements) so that both spatial and polarization mode filtering can be implemented simultaneously. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019199 | METHOD FOR EVALUATING CHARACTERISTICS OF OPTICAL MODULATOR HAVING HIGH-PRECISION MACH-ZEHNDER INTERFEROMETERS - Problem An object is to provide a method for evaluating characteristics of individual Mach-Zehnder (MZ) interferometers in an optical modulator which includes a plurality of MZ interferometers. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019200 | APPARATUS FOR VISUAL INSPECTION - An apparatus is provided which reduces the dependency of the direction of polarization on channels of an image sensor so as to improve the sensitivity of inspection. In the apparatus, the direction of an illumination beam incident on a polarizing beam splitter is made to be substantially parallel to the longitudinal direction of a field of view of an image sensor projected on the polarizing beam splitter. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019201 | DETERMINING ENDPOINT IN A SUBSTRATE PROCESS - An endpoint detection method for detecting an endpoint of a process comprises reflecting polychromatic light from a substrate, the polychromatic light having a plurality of wavelengths. A plurality of light beams having different wavelengths are generated from the reflected polychromatic light. A wavelength of light is determined from the plurality of light beams, at which a local intensity of the reflected light is maximized. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019202 | Fabry-perot interferometer and manufacturing method of the same - A Fabry-Perot interferometer and a manufacturing method of the same are disclosed. The Fabry-Perot interferometer includes a first mirror structure and a second mirror structure opposed to each other with a gap therebetween. A first mirror and a first electrode of the first mirror structure are electrically insulated from each other, or, a second mirror and a second electrode of the second mirror structure are electrically insulated from each other. In a state of voltage application between the first and second electrode, a distance “dmi” between the first mirror and the second mirror is shorter than a distance “dei” between a first-electrode-inclusive-portion and a second-electrode-inclusive-portion. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019203 | OBJECT DETECTION SYSTEM AND OBJECT DETECTION METHOD - Disclosed herein is an object detection system including, a light radiation section, a light sweeping block, a light reflection body, a reflected-light detection section, and a reflected-light analysis section. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019204 | Optical and Illumination Techniques for Position Sensing Systems - An optical unit includes a body, at least one lens, and a sensor. An optical member can be used to reflect and/or refract light within the body and onto the sensor, with the result that the overall length of the optical unit can be reduced. When positioned at a corner or another location relative to a touch area, the optical unit will have a wider view than a unit with a longer overall length. An integrated optical unit can be used at one or more locations to provide stereo imaging. The integrated optical unit can include optics that route light to and/or from the optical unit through a single aperture of the optical unit but along different optical paths. The light routed along different paths can be routed to a single sensor within the optical unit so that the sensor can image different fields of view of the touch area. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019205 | Apparatus and method for implementing a touchless slider - A method for gesture recognition in an optical system using a touchless slider is shown. The touchless slider has first and second reference points positioned along an axis in an optical system. The method includes obtaining a plurality of first and second reflectance values by measuring an amplitude of light reflected from an object relative to the first and second reference points, respectively, wherein each first and second reflectance value corresponds to a different point in time. The plurality of first and second reflectance values are compared to identify a plurality of ratio values between the first and second reflectance values, wherein each of the plurality of ratio values corresponds to one of the points in time. At least one of a position and a direction of movement of the object relative to the first and second reference points is determined based on the identified plurality of ratio values. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019206 | Auto Focus System for Reticle Inspection - Methods and apparatus relating to the inspection of photomasks are described. In an embodiment, an inspection tool may be automatically focused on a reticle utilizing various topographic mapping techniques. Other embodiments are also described. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019207 | METHOD FOR OPTICAL CHARACTERISATION - A method for the optical characterisation of repeat units repeated in a regular manner so as to form a diffraction structure, each repeat unit including at least one geometric pattern, each of the patterns being produced, at least in part, using a porous material. The method includes determining the geometric parameters of the patterns and performing a scatterometric acquisition of the experimental optical response of the diffraction structure placed in a chamber at a given pressure, the presence of an adsorbable gaseous substance in the chamber causing condensation of the adsorbable gaseous substance in at least one part of open pores of the patterns of the structure. The method also includes determining the theoretical optical response of the diffraction structure from the determined geometric parameters and by adjusting the optical index of the material of the area of each of the patterns, in which the adsorbable gaseous substance has condensed, so as to make the difference between the experimental response and the theoretical response less than or equal to a given threshold. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019208 | IMAGE DATA GENERATING APPARATUS, PRINTING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE DATA GENERATION METHOD - When error diffusion processing is applied to thinned printing, the thinned printing can be performed without spoiling the dot printing pattern, and dot data is generated so that occurrence of grain may be suppressed by the dot arrangement distributed by the error diffusion processing. Specifically, the error diffusion of the binary data is performed in consideration of permitted positions shown by a division pattern of a nozzle array. That is, the binary data is permitted to be arranged only at a pixel position indicated by black in the division pattern of the nozzle array. Next, the result of having subtracted binary data from multi-valued data is applied as correction data of a multiple value, and this correction data is added to cyan multi-valued data of the nozzle array of first pass related to second plane generation. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019209 | THRESHOLD MATRIX GENERATING DEVICE AND THRESHOLD MATRIX GENERATING METHOD - Disclosed is a threshold matrix generating device including a basic dot pattern generating unit for obtaining a basic dot pattern by carrying out a filter process by a convolution filter to an initial dot pattern in which dots are arbitrarily arranged, by obtaining a dot density of the dots included in the initial dot pattern and by repeating a process of moving dots to a pixel in which the dot density is smallest from a pixel in which the dot density is greatest and a threshold setting unit for generating a threshold matrix of a FM screen by increasing or decreasing dots from the basic dot pattern and by repeating a process of setting a threshold to a pixel in which the dots are increased or decreased, and the threshold matrix has a shape which is to be arranged in an oblique direction by having an angle. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019210 | PRINTHEAD FEED SLOT RIBS - A print head ( | 2011-01-27 |
20110019211 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ALTERING DOCUMENT OUTPUT PROPERTIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALTERING INTERCEPTED PRINT STREAM DATA - The subject application is directed to a system and method altering document output properties in accordance with altering intercepted print stream data. Print stream data is received from an associated data processing device, with the print stream including data corresponding to at least one electronic document and associated processing instruction data. Data representing a preselected data string is stored in a data storage, with the data string corresponding to a document processing command. The data string is stored associatively with secondary document processing instruction data. The received print stream data is compared to the preselected data string, and a coincidence between the print stream data and the preselected data string is detected from the comparison. The secondary document processing operation is inserted into the print stream based upon a detected coincidence. A document processing operation is completed on the document inclusive of the secondary document processing operation in accordance with an inserted secondary document processing instruction. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019212 | BLACK POINT COMPENSATION IN A TIPP ARCHITECTURE - A method for calibrating an image printing system that includes a plurality of parallel printers, where each of the printers has a minimum luminance value. The method includes determining a minimum luminance value profile for the plurality of printers in the image printing system based on the minimum luminance values of each of the printers in the image printing system, determining a black point compensation function based on the determined minimum luminance value profile, adjusting luminance values for input image data using the determined black point compensation function, and rendering, with the parallel printers, images on substrates based on the input image data with adjusted luminance levels. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019213 | Toner saving method, toner saving system, and image forming apparatus - An image forming apparatus is provided. The present image forming apparatus includes a communication interface unit to receive a printing job, a parsing unit to parse the received printing job, a rendering unit to perform rendering by adding a hole to a random coordinate in a text character from the parsed printing job, and a printing engine unit to output the rendered image. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019214 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - A plurality of color data respectively undergo quantization processing, and a logical multiplication of the plurality of quantized color data is calculated. A product of the plurality of color data is calculated. A first low frequency component is extracted from the logical multiplication, and a second low frequency component is extracted from the product. The first low frequency component is subtracted from each of the plurality of color data, and the second low frequency component is added to the subtraction results to generate a plurality of corrected color data. The plurality of corrected color data respectively undergo the quantization processing. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019215 | PRINT CHARACTER SELECTOR OF PRINTER AND ASSEMBLING METHOD OF OPERATING MEMBER OF THE PRINT CHARACTER SELECTOR - To provide a print character selector of a printer and assembling method of operating member of the print character selector which configures both the axial direction regulation mechanism for the indexing regulation of the selector wheel | 2011-01-27 |
20110019216 | NETWORK MULTIFUNCTIONAL PERIPHERAL - A network multifunctional peripheral enables a desired access target to be more rapidly specified when a user specifies an access target or a storage destination of the data, and includes a control unit arranged to search a storage destination accessible with a plurality of protocols at a predetermined timing, a backup RAM arranged to store a list of searched and acquired accessible storage destinations (browse list), an operation unit arranged to accept an operation from the user, and a display unit arranged to display the browse list stored in the backup when an operation requesting a process involving a specification of the storage destination, for example, an operation such as “scan to CIFS” is accepted. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019217 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - An image forming system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an air cleaner for cleaning air, an image forming apparatus that is settable to a mode for economizing power, and a control unit that causes a display unit of the air cleaner to display an operating state of the image forming apparatus when the image forming apparatus is set to the mode for economizing power. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019218 | NETWORK DEVICE - In a network device, a first response unit responds to a check request using state information saved in a storage unit in a case where a save time of the state information does not exceed a first predetermined time when the check request of the operation state of the network device is received in the normal mode, and causes an updating unit to update the state information and responds to the check request using the updated state information in a case where the save time exceeds the first predetermined time. A second response unit responds to the check request using the state information saved in the storage unit when the check request is received in the power saving mode. The updating unit updates the state information when transitioning from the normal mode to the power saving mode. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019219 | DIGITAL COMBINED APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND DIGITAL COMBINED APPARATUS SYSTEM - This invention relates to a digital combined apparatus including an operation panel, a reader/writer which writes/reads data on/from a recording medium, and a controller which controls the operations of the operation panel and reader/writer. When the reader/writer reads out ID information of the user from the recording medium on which at least the ID information is recorded, the operation panel displays a user authentication window which prompts the user to input a password for identifying himself or herself. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019220 | IMAGE FORMING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM - Even when an image output is prohibited, an image forming device, an image forming method and a program are provided that can track an evidence of attempt to perform the image output. Output prohibition information and tracking information for tracking a user are acquired from an image of a scan document. The image output of the scan document is prohibited according to the acquired output prohibition information, and the acquired tracking information is stored as a log. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019221 | IMAGE PROCESS SYSTEM - A image process system is supplied that comprises a printer | 2011-01-27 |
20110019222 | METHOD FOR MONITORING A PRINTER - A method is disclosed to monitor print job status. A list of available printers is determined, and network printers or local printers are determined. The printer status is queried before sending data to a printer. Meta-information is inserted into the print data to know when a document starts to print and when the document finishes printing. The printer is queried regarding status of the print job as well as printer status. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019223 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED GENERATION OF A FULLY PARAMETERIZED WORKFLOW PLAN - An improved automated planning method and system includes the use of an automated planner for generating a plan template and a final plan generator to produce a fully parameterized workflow plan. Such an approach provides for the generation of fully parameterized workflow plans utilized in rendering environments. A plurality of device capability descriptions can be converted into a data indicative of facts and operators for use with an automated planner, which can be either domain-independent or domain-dependent. Next, a formal product description can be converted into properties indicative of a goal state. The goal state and the data indicative of facts and operators can then be utilized with the automated planner to synthesize a plan template. The plan template is then provided to a final plan generator, along with a formal product description, to produce a fully parameterized workflow plan. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019224 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RE-ORDERING AT LEAST ONE IMAGE OF A SCANNED MULTI-PAGE DOCUMENT - A multi-function machine having capabilities of at least scanning documents is presented. The multi-function machine includes a scanning assembly for generating a plurality of electronic images and a re-ordering subsystem, operatively associated with the multi-function machine, for performing an ordering determination procedure with respect to the plurality of electronic images. The ordering determination procedure further includes (1) analyzing the plurality of electronic images to determine whether the plurality of images are in a pre-selected order, and (2) responsive to determining that the plurality of electronic images are not in the pre-selected order, electronically re-ordering at least one of the plurality of electronic images to conform with the pre-selected order. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019225 | Image forming apparatus and method of controlling low power thereof - An image forming apparatus and a method of controlling low power thereof are provided. A main power supply unit of the image forming apparatus including a plurality of operation units supplies power and a main controller controls the plurality of operations units in an active mode in which power is supplied to the main controller and the operation units. The main controller enters a standby mode by interrupting power supplied to the main controller and the operation units from the main power supply unit, and data received through at least one communication interface is analyzed to determine whether to convert the standby mode into the active mode. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019226 | SERVER, PRINTER, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A first server is connectable to a communication device and a second server via a network. The first server includes: a conversion unit; a print data supply unit; a determination unit and an application data supply unit. In a first case where the determination unit determines that the conversion unit can convert specific application data, the conversion unit converts the specific application data into specific print data, and the print data supply unit supplies the specific print data to the print unit. In a second case where the determination unit determines that the conversion unit cannot convert the specific application data, the application data supply unit supplies the specific application data to the second server that can convert the specific application data. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019227 | DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM, DATA PROCESSING PROGRAM AND PRINTING DEVICE - There is provided a data processing system including a display device, a printing device, a generation unit and a writing unit. The display device is provided with a display function, and the printing device is provided with a printing function. The generation unit is configured to generate display data from print data, the display data being displayable on the display device, and the print data being printable by the printing device. The writing unit is configured to write the display data and the print data in the display device, the printing device printing the print data stored in the display device. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019228 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND PRINT MEDIUM - In a case where in an information processing apparatus of setting one of plural printers where communication is possible, as a print output destination to make the set printer perform print output, it is determined whether or not a newly connected printer is present, and the printer is detected and is not set as the print output destination, the output destination is automatically changed to the printer connected by short-distance wireless by automatically changing the setting of the print output destination to the printer in which the detection is detected. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019229 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS UTILIZATION SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR EDITING PROCESSING CONDITION - A disclosed information processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire first processing condition information stored in a server via a network, a processing condition storage unit configured to store the first processing condition information acquired from the server via the network, a display unit configured to display the first processing condition information stored in the processing condition storage unit, an edition receiving unit configured to receive an edition of the first processing condition information displayed on the display unit, an execution unit configured to set the first processing condition information edited by the edition receiving unit to execute information processing based on the set first processing condition information, and a processing condition registration unit configured to register the first processing condition information set by the execution unit in the processing condition storage unit. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019230 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus according to the present invention includes a detection unit configured to detect approach or contact of a printing apparatus relative to a display apparatus, a first acquisition unit configured to acquire information about a print attribute of the printing apparatus detected by the detection unit, a second acquisition unit configured to acquire attribute information about content data to be displayed on the display apparatus, and a determination unit configured to determine suitability of printing the content data in the printing apparatus, based on the information about the print attribute of the printing apparatus and the attribute information about the content data. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019231 | RECORDING SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD FOR A RECORDING SYSTEM - A host computer and recording device can be connected using an existing communication interface, and data can be transmitted between the host computer and recording device at high speed. A recording system | 2011-01-27 |
20110019232 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, DEVICE OPERATION SETTING METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus has a first device driver and a second device driver installed thereon to use a first device and a second device, respectively. When the first device driver is activated, an operation setting screen to perform operation setting for the first device is displayed on a display portion. If a user changes the target device from the first device to the second device while performs operation setting via the operation setting screen, the second device driver for the second device takes over a value set using the first device driver and recorded in a memory. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019233 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS THAT PERFORMS DATA COMMUNICATION USING SIP, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus that inhibits execution of processing for reading data when redirection is inhibited in a transmission mode in which data is not immediately transmitted, thereby being capable of preventing the reading processing from going to waste. When a mode of data transmission is not a direct transmission mode, the apparatus makes a tentative connection. When it is determined from data communication by the tentative connection that a redirect setting has been made by a recipient side, it is determined whether data transmission is permitted. If permitted, image data is read and stored, and then the apparatus makes a reconnection to send the image data stored in the storage section to a redirect destination terminal. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019234 | PRINTING APPARATUS, PRINTING CONTROL APPARATUS, AND PRINTING SYSTEM - A printing apparatus comprises: a storage unit configured to store a power usage of each of one or more other printing apparatuses connected to a power supply system to which the printing apparatus is connected; and a print execution controller. The print execution controller is configured to: keep track of which of the other printing apparatuses are in printing operation; calculate, upon receipt of a print instruction from any of the external apparatuses, a total of power usages of the other printing apparatuses that are in printing operations; inhibit the printing apparatus from printing when an expected power exceeds a predetermined allowable value, the expected power is a sum of the calculated total of power usages and the power usage of the printing apparatus during the printing operation; and allow the printing apparatus to print when the expected power is equal to or below the predetermined allowable value. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019235 | APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PROCESSING DOCUMENT IMAGES OF VARIOUS SIZES AND ORIENTATIONS - The image forming apparatus receives image data based on multiple document images of various sizes and/or orientations. The apparatus identifies areas that are not yet assigned with document images on a single sheet of paper and identifies whether any document image can be laid out in an identified area. In another aspect of the apparatus, a maximum document image size is detected from multiple document images, and a scale factor is calculated to cause the detected maximum size match with the size of the entire area of the paper or an area obtained by dividing the paper into equal parts. In another aspect of the apparatus, a scaling factor is calculated for each document image to cause the size of the particular document match with the size of an area obtained by dividing the paper into equal parts. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019236 | IMAGE DATA CREATION DEVICE, IMAGE DATA CREATION METHOD AND INK-JET SYSTEM - A host PC that creates image data used in an ink-jet printer capable of landing ink with a multi-pass method includes an image data creation means that creates the image data so that the ink jet printer forms an image with a halftone dot which is configured so that a relationship between a pass number and a dot pitch in a vertical scanning direction of an ink-jet head does not become an integral multiple relationship when the pass number is odd number, and a dot pitch does not become even number when the pass number is even number. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019237 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FORMING IMAGE FOR PRINTING - An image forming apparatus comprises a image reader unit and a controller. The controller is configured to i) execute a detection operation of calculating a correction coefficient based on reference image data obtained by applying the light from a light source to a reference unit and receiving, by a photoelectric conversion unit, the reflected light from the reference unit to perform photoelectric conversion of the received light to the reference image data, ii) correct image density variations of the image data caused by orientation variations of the light source and pixel sensitivity of the photoelectric conversion unit based on the correction coefficient, iii) form an output image to be printed on output paper in accordance with an arrangement manner, based on the corrected image data, and iv) determine an interval at which the detection operation is executed, in accordance with a characteristic of the light source and the arrangement manner. | 2011-01-27 |