06th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 24 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100033709 | INTEGRATED TERAHERTZ ANTENNA AND TRANSMITTER AND/OR RECEIVER, AND A METHOD OF FABRICATING THEM - An integrated antenna for transmitting or receiving radiation in a frequency range from 100 GHz to 3 THz, the antenna being characterized in that it comprises: a conductive ground plane (GP) deposited on a “top” surface (S) of a dielectric or semiconductor substrate (SB); a conductive ribbon (CR) extending above said ground plane (GP) and forming an angle (β) therewith, so as to form a radiating structure (RS) of the transverse electromagnetic wave horn type; and a planar waveguide (G) comprising at least first and second conductive strips (CS | 2010-02-11 |
20100033710 | BROAD SPECTRAL BAND SENSOR - A sensor and system combine photo-acoustic sensing with elastic wave modulation to obtain one dimensional and two-dimensional broadband images. | 2010-02-11 |
20100033711 | METHOD OF MEASURING PHYSICAL QUANTITY OF OBJECT TO BE MEASURED, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - This invention relates to optical sensing technology to measure and control a physical quantity of an object that exists on or within a microstructure object, utilizing Brillouin scattering decreases. The measurement method prepares an optical waveguide one-, two- or three-dimensionally, on or within a micro-chemical chip, IC chip, or other element, and measures a physical quantity of the object on the basis of a property variation of light attributed to Brillouin scattering occurring in the optical waveguide. | 2010-02-11 |
20100033712 | Emitting and negatively-refractive focusing apparatus, methods, and systems - Apparatus, methods, and systems provide emitting and negatively-refractive focusing of electromagnetic energy. In some approaches the negatively-refractive focusing includes negatively-refractive focusing from an interior field region with an axial magnification substantially greaters than one. In some approaches the negatively-refractive focusing includes negatively-refractive focusing with a transformation medium, where the transformation medium may include an artificially-structured material such as a metamaterial. | 2010-02-11 |
20100033713 | ALIGNMENT TECHNIQUE - An object, such as a robotically controlled television camera undergoes alignment with a reflective target by directing a coherent beam of radiation, e.g., a laser beam, into an opening in an enclosure having a reflective interior such that the radiation strikes a reflector in axial alignment with the enclosure opening. Upon striking the target, the beam undergoes reflection through the enclosure opening back to the object for detection. Alignment between the object and the target occurs when substantially all of the radiation undergoes reflection from the target to the object. | 2010-02-11 |
20100033714 | SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE, OPTICAL SCANNER USING SAME, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING OPTICAL SCANNER, AND RETURN LIGHT IDENTIFICATION METHOD - A semiconductor integrated circuit device controlling a first light amount of light emitted from a light source based on a second light amount of light entering a light amount detection part so that the first light amount becomes a target level is disclosed. The semiconductor integrated circuit device includes a comparison part configured to compare a voltage corresponding to the second light amount and a reference voltage corresponding to the target level; and a drive current control part configured to control a drive current supplied to the light source based on the result of the comparison by the comparison part. The drive current control part includes a return light identification part configured to determine whether the second light amount includes a third light amount of return light occurring discontinuously. | 2010-02-11 |
20100033715 | Method and Apparatus for the Examination of An Object - The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for examining an object, particularly in terms of the surface morphology thereof. Said apparatus comprises a transportable housing which can be placed, especially by hand, above the surface segment of the object that is to be examined, and at least three light sources, the optical beam axes of which extend at a slanted angle of incidence relative to the surface segment that is to be examined. The light sources are disposed inside the housing and can illuminate the surface segment that is to be examined through an illumination aperture in the housing. The apparatus further comprises at least one light sensor for detecting the light reflected on the surface segment that is to be examined and a control and evaluation unit which is connected to the light sources and the light sensor. The light sources are arranged such that the optical beam axes thereof extend on different, non-parallel reference planes. | 2010-02-11 |
20100033716 | Optical inspection of a specimen using multi-channel responses from the specimen - A method and inspection system to inspect a first pattern on a specimen for defects against a second pattern that is intended to be the same where the second pattern has known responses to at least one probe. The inspection is performed by applying at least one probe to a point of the first pattern on the specimen to generate at least two responses from the specimen. Then the first and second responses are detected from the first pattern, and each of those responses is then compared with the corresponding response from the same point of the second pattern to develop first and second response difference signals. Those first and second response difference signals are then processed together to unilaterally determine a first pattern defect list. | 2010-02-11 |
20100033717 | Raman Chemical Imaging of Implantable Drug Delivery Devices - A system and method of determining an attribute of a biological tissue sample or a drug delivery device. A sample is illuminated with substantially monochromatic light to thereby generate Raman scattered photons. The Raman scattered photons are assessed to thereby generate a spectroscopic data set wherein said spectroscopic data set comprises at least one of: a Raman spectra and a spatially accurate wavelength resolved image. Tile spectroscopic data set is evaluated to determine at least one of: an attribute of a biological tissue sample and a drug delivery device. In one embodiment, the biological tissue comprises arterial tissue. In another embodiment, the drug delivery device is a drug-eluting stent. In another embodiment, Raman chemical imaging can be used to evaluate a sample and identify at least one of: the tissue, a drug, a drug delivery device, and a matrix associated with a drug delivery device. | 2010-02-11 |
20100033718 | BIOCHIP READER AND ELECTROPHORESIS SYSTEM - A biochip reader wherein spectroscopic information of a sample under analysis is arranged in spaces between images of the sample arranged on a biochip. The reader comprises a confocal microscope and the biochip comprises a transparent substrate to allow passage of the excitation light and fluorescent light from the sample with the excitation light being applied from the side opposite that on which the samples are arranged so that noise from dust and the like is avoided by the transmitted light avoiding contact with the dust. Another aspect is an electrophoresis system wherein different coloring material are used for each of a variety of target substances, so that the same lane and area are utilizable to concurrently detect a polychrome fluorescent pattern of the different targets. A confocal scanner or fluorescence imaging system is used with a plurality of filters to detect the multi-colored fluorescences of the target substance. Advantageously, in the biochip reader, a lower S/N ration is obtained together with lower cost; and in the electrophoresis system, concurrent detection of multiple polychromatic fluorescence patters is attained. | 2010-02-11 |
20100033719 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OPTICAL ANALYSIS OF A TISSUE - The invention relates to a method and device for analyzing a tissue ( | 2010-02-11 |
20100033720 | REVERSE PHOTOACOUSTIC STANDOFF SPECTROSCOPY - A system and method are disclosed for generating a reversed photoacoustic spectrum at a greater distance. A source may emit a beam to a target and a detector measures signals generated as a result of the beam being emitted on the target. By emitting a chopped/pulsed light beam to the target, it may be possible to determine the target's optical absorbance by monitoring the intensity of light collected at the detector at different wavelengths. As the wavelength of light is changed, the target may absorb or reject each optical frequency. Rejection may increase the intensity at the sensing element and absorption may decrease the intensity. Accordingly, an identifying spectrum of the target may be made with the intensity variation of the detector as a function of illuminating wavelength. | 2010-02-11 |
20100033721 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING REFLECTANCE OF OBJECT - There are disclosed a system and a method for measuring reflectance of an object. The system for measuring reflectance of an object according to the present invention includes: a light source unit including a light source irradiating light to the object; a light source position adjusting unit that adjusts a position and a direction of the light source unit; a light receiving unit that acquires image data by detecting light reflected on the object; and a reflectance acquiring unit that acquires the reflectance of the object from the image data. According to the present invention, it is possible to more precisely acquire the reflectance of the object within a shorter time. | 2010-02-11 |
20100033722 | PHOTOACOUSTIC POINT SPECTROSCOPY - A system and method are disclosed for generating a photoacoustic spectrum in an open or closed environment with reduced noise. A source may emit a beam to a target substance coated on a detector that measures acoustic waves generated as a result of a light beam being absorbed by the target substance. By emitting a chopped/pulsed light beam to the target substance on the detector, it may be possible to determine the target's optical absorbance as the wavelength of light is changed. Rejection may decrease the intensity of the acoustic waves on the detector while absorption may increase the intensity. Accordingly, an identifying spectrum of the target may be made with the intensity variation of the detector as a function of illuminating wavelength. | 2010-02-11 |
20100033723 | PHOTOACOUSTIC MICROCANTILEVERS - A system generates a photoacoustic spectrum in an open or closed environment with reduced noise. A source focuses a beam on a target substance disposed on a base. The base supports a cantilever that measures acoustic waves generated as light is absorbed by the target substance. By focusing a chopped/pulsed light beam on the target substance, a range of optical absorbance may be measured as the wavelength of light changes. An identifying spectrum of the target may detected by monitoring the vibration intensity variation of the cantilever as a function of illuminating wavelength or color. | 2010-02-11 |
20100033724 | Nanoparticle Imaging System And Method - An apparatus and method for imaging metallic nanoparticles. The invention teaches an apparatus and method for detection of gold colloid particles and for accurate reporting to the operator. The apparatus includes a substrate holder for holding the substrate, a processor and memory device, an imaging module, and illumination module, an input module, and an output module. The apparatus may have a stationary substrate holder and imaging module which are proximate to one another. The apparatus provides for a compact system without the need for complex motorized devices to move a camera across the substrate. Further, the apparatus and method provide for automatic detection of the spots/wells on the substrate, automatic quantification of the spots on the substrate, and automatic interpretation of the spots based on decision statistics. | 2010-02-11 |
20100033725 | OPTICAL DETECTION STRUCTURE FOR A PLASMON RESONANCE SENSOR - The invention relates to a plasmon resonance optical detection device including a stack of layers comprising: | 2010-02-11 |
20100033726 | System and Method for Optical Coherence Tomography - The invention relates to a system and to a corresponding method for optical coherence tomography having an interferometer ( | 2010-02-11 |
20100033727 | EXTENDED RANGE IMAGING - An imager that can provide separated images corresponding to differing depths in a sample is presented. In accordance with some embodiments of the invention, an imager can include a light source; a sample arm that receives light from the light source, directs the light to a sample, and captures light returning from the sample; a modulation source that provides different modulations corresponding to differing imaging depths in the sample; a detector system to receive the captured light from the sample with the different modulations; and a processor that receives signals from the detector system and separates a plurality of images corresponding with the differing image depths in the sample. | 2010-02-11 |
20100033728 | MONOLITHIC INTERFEROMETER WITH OPTICS OF DIFFERENT MATERIAL - A monolithic frame for optics used in interferometers where the material of the monolithic frame may have a substantially different coefficient of thermal expansion from the beamsplitter and compensator without warping, bending or distorting the optics. This is accomplished through providing a securing apparatus holding the optics in place while isolating the expansion thereof from the expansion of the frame. Stability in optical alignment is therefore achieved without requiring a single material or materials of essentially identical coefficients of thermal expansion. The present invention provides stability in situations where it is not possible to utilize a single material for every component of the interferometer. | 2010-02-11 |
20100033729 | BIAS-INSTABILITY REDUCTION IN FIBER OPTIC GYROSCOPES - A computer-implementable method of reducing bias instability in a fiber optic gyroscope includes receiving, with a computer, a first data set enabling the computer to generate a model of the gyroscope, including a light source, a photodetector, and a plurality of optical components and fiber sections coupling the light source to the photodetector, and a light signal to be propagated from the light source to the photodetector. The light signal has an associated wavelength spectrum. For each wavelength of the spectrum, the relative lightwave intensity reaching the photodetector is calculated. A signal-wave intensity and a spurious-wave intensity are determined from the calculated relative lightwave intensities. A scale factor is determined from the signal-wave intensity. The spurious-wave intensity is integrated over the wavelength spectrum of the light source to obtain a total spurious-wave intensity. A rate bias error is determined based on the total spurious-wave intensity and the scale factor. | 2010-02-11 |
20100033730 | OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM BASED ON COHERENCE FREQUENCY DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY - Provided is an optical imaging system based on a coherence frequency domain reflectometry, including: a light source generating an electromagnetic wave; a splitting unit splitting the electromagnetic wave into first and second beams; a reflecting unit reflecting the first beam and re-transmitting the reflected first beam to the splitter; an objective lens projecting the second beam onto an object to be recorded; a photodetector transforming an interference pattern into a current signal, wherein the first beam reflected from the reflector interferes with the second beam reflected from the object to generate the interference pattern; and an electronic processing unit processing the current signal to generate an image of the object from the interference pattern. Therefore, a lateral resolution can be improved, and Rayleigh limits can be overcome. | 2010-02-11 |
20100033731 | LASER DISTANCE MEASURING APPARATUS - A laser interferometer ( | 2010-02-11 |
20100033732 | SCANNING SENSOR SYSTEM FOR NONCONTACT OPTICAL SCANNING OF OBJECT SURFACES - A scanning sensor system for noncontact optical scanning of object surfaces having a sensor head ( | 2010-02-11 |
20100033733 | VIBRATION-RESISTANT INTERFEROMETRIC SCANNING SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - A vibration-resistant interferometric scanning system and method are provided in the present invention. In the present invention, the brightness distribution in a high-coherence interference pattern is analyzed so as to perform a compensation action to lock the brightness distribution of a high-coherence interference pattern and consequently locking the fringe distribution of a low-coherence interference pattern or to perform a scanning operation composed of plural shifting actions with specified scanning distances in sequence and plural compensation actions to lock the fringe distribution in a low-coherence interference pattern corresponding to the surface profile of a measured object. Consequently, with the system and method of the present invention, the surface profile of a measured object disturbed by external or internal vibrations can be measured accurately and precisely. | 2010-02-11 |
20100033734 | Vehicle frame deformation measurement apparatus and method - An apparatus and method are provided for indicating deformation of a vehicle body when the vehicle body has reference points and a normal position thereof. The apparatus and method comprising the use of at least one target positioned at a predetermined location relative to the reference point on the vehicle body. The target is adapted to provide information indicating the position of the target relative to said normal position thereof when a laser scanner sweeps a laser beam across the target to activate the target and provide target location information. A computer is provided for receiving the target location information and calculating the position of the target relative to normal position. The laser source of the laser scanner is a Diode Pumped Solid State (DPSS) laser to provide stable beam output and prevent beam drift to prove a more accurate measurement. | 2010-02-11 |
20100033735 | WAVELENGTH SELECTION METHOD, FILM THICKNESS MEASUREMENT METHOD, FILM THICKNESS MEASUREMENT APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING THIN FILM SILICON DEVICE - An object is to reduce film thickness measurement error. Illumination light having different wavelengths is radiated onto a plurality of samples in which thin films having different film qualities and film thicknesses are provided on substrates, evaluation values related to the amounts of transmitted light when the illumination light of each wavelength is radiated are measured, film thickness characteristics, showing the relationship between the evaluation values and the film thicknesses for each film quality, are formed at each wavelength based on the measurement results, and among the film thickness characteristics, a wavelength at which a measurement difference between the evaluation values caused by the film qualities is in a predetermined range is selected. | 2010-02-11 |
20100033736 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRINTING - Aspects of the disclosure provide a printing method that can determine a configuration of a printing system based on contents of a printing job to achieve an optimum image quality for the printing job. Further, the configuration can be provided to a configuration update mechanism via a communication method. The printing method can include storing a plurality of printing configurations for at least one printer, analyzing a printing job to determine printing characteristics, rating the plurality of printing configurations based on printing abilities of the plurality of printing configurations corresponding to the printing characteristics, and selecting a printing configuration based on the rating. | 2010-02-11 |
20100033737 | IMAGE REVISING METHOD, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REVISING IMAGE SPREADING - An image revising method, an image forming apparatus, and a method for revising image spreading are provided. The image revising method includes regulating a black color level in a black area of an input image; adjusting a color level of at least one other color excluding the black color in the black area; and revising the image by applying the regulated black color level and the adjusted color level of the at least one other color. Thus, in copying a document, the black color with the enhanced legibility can be serviced. | 2010-02-11 |
20100033738 | PRINT PROCESSING DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A print processing device including a printing unit to print an image on a sheet, a reading unit to read a sheet, an operation unit including keys to be operated by a user, a print control unit to cause the printing unit to print either a first sheet for selecting an image from a plurality of images stored in a storage medium or a second sheet for selecting a language to be used in the first sheet, and an analyzing unit configured to analyze an image read by the reading unit. If a language is not registered, when the image corresponding to the second sheet is detected as an analysis result by the analyzing unit, the first sheet is printed using a language associated with the detected image and when the image corresponding to the second sheet is not detected, the second sheet is printed. | 2010-02-11 |
20100033739 | CUSTOMIZED CREDENTIAL AND METHOD AND SYSTEM OF PRODUCTION - A batch of individualized credentials, e.g., ID tags, event tickets, etc., taken from a credential medium that includes respective polyoptic regions each carrying an encoded image set associated with respective individualized credentials, as well as a system and a method or producing the same. The production process uses credential data retrieved from a data store to create a plurality of individualized credentials on a single sheet medium. The dynamic production process enables inclusion of variable customer or patronage data, or individual object data (e.g., a serial number or object characteristic) on individual credentials using a template file that identifies a type of data to be retrieved from the data store and/or a specified image generated according to the value, nature, or type of the individualized data. Encoding of images may take the form of positioning, sizing, intensity, color, masking, interlacing, interleaving, scrambling, mixing, transformation, alteration, translation of pixels of images of multiple images. | 2010-02-11 |
20100033740 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - An image forming apparatus allows a print unit to print a sheet on which a user handwrites, and combines a handwritten image included in an image obtained by reading out a handwritten sheet with a background image, and prints the combined image. Further, a decor to determine decoration contents for the handwriting image and a painting pattern of a decorated area can be designated by the user, and the handwriting image is decorated according to the determined decoration contents and the painting pattern. Further, the decoration contents are determined according to the designated painting pattern as well as the designated decor. That is, the decor that the user desires may be adjusted to be suitable for the designated painting pattern and the decoration contents may be determined. | 2010-02-11 |
20100033741 | IMAGE COMBINING APPARATUS AND IMAGE COMBINING METHOD - An image processing apparatus combines a background image, handwritten image, and a standard image. A reference image acquired by increasing the luminance value of the background image and the standard image is printed on a recording sheet. A recording sheet is read after being filled in, and a region whose luminance value is lower than a predetermined threshold value and a region indicated by standard image mask data are extracted. The extracted regions are combined with the background image and printed. In particular, the standard image mask data indicates a region in the standard image which is easily affected by a background color of a paper, so that color adjustment is performed on the region in the extracted image which is indicated by the mask data. As a result, the region in the standard image is prevented from being affected by the background color of the recording sheet in the combined result, and the images can be combined and printed according to the original color of the standard image. | 2010-02-11 |
20100033742 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - An image processing apparatus includes a printing unit to print an image on a sheet, a reading unit to read the sheet, a conversion unit to convert a background image stored in a storage medium into a reference image that represents the background image and has a luminance value higher than that of the background image, a print control unit to cause the printing unit to print the reference image obtained by the conversion unit, as an entry area for a user, on the sheet, an extraction unit to extract an image of an area that has a luminance value lower than a first threshold and a color-difference value greater than a second threshold from an image corresponding to the entry area included in the image read by the reading unit after an entry by the user in the entry area, and a combining unit to combine the image extracted by the extraction unit with the background image. | 2010-02-11 |
20100033743 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, PRINT MEDIA TRANSPORT DEVICE, AND IMAGE QUALITY DETERMINING METHOD - An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit, an image sensor unit, an image data obtaining unit, and an image quality determiner unit to determine quality of an image on a print sheet after fusing based on input image data and output image data as a result of detection by the image sensor unit. According to a result of the determination, a print sheet containing an image determined as a non-normal image is discharged to a first paper tray while that containing an image determined as a normal image is discharged to a second paper tray. | 2010-02-11 |
20100033744 | PRINTING SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A printing system for controlling to allow various settings by one job and reducing output of unnecessary printed materials is provided. To accomplish this, the present invention sets a post-process to be executed for a plurality of sheets that are printed by execution of a job as a first setting, sets a post-process to be executed for part of the sheets included in the plurality of sheets as a second setting, and causes a post-processing unit to execute post-processes according to the setting of the post-processes set as the first setting and the second setting. | 2010-02-11 |
20100033745 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS - Disclosed is an image processing apparatus in which vector data from which noise has been removed and amount of data reduced can be generated in ideal fashion with regard to an illustration area selected from a document image. The document image is input to the apparatus and is segmented into a plurality of areas. A clip-art image is selected from these areas and a plurality of clusters are generated with regard to this image area. When a small area included in the plurality of clusters is determined as a noise, the noise is eliminated by combining the small area with a adjacent cluster. After noise is removed, the cluster group eventually obtained is converted to vector data. | 2010-02-11 |
20100033746 | Document management device and document management method with identification, classification, search, and save functions - The present invention provides a document management device including a file receiving device for receiving a document; an optical identification device for performing optical identification on a non-textural content in the received document; a feature mark identifier for setting up a feature mark for the document; and a database for storing the document, which can be output from the database directly or through the file receiving device. The present invention also discloses a document management method. The device and method of the present invention have functions of identification, classification, search, and save. | 2010-02-11 |
20100033747 | IMAGE FORMING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR INSTALL - An image forming device includes a storage unit that stores a program to use the device itself as image data of a virtual recording medium; and a controller including: a detecting unit that detects connection of another device using the device itself; a transmitting unit that transmits, if the connection is detected by the detecting unit, discriminates an information of the device itself to another device using the device itself; a receiving unit that receives a response information based on the discriminating information; and wherein another device using the device itself is available to access the image data of the virtual recording medium on the basis of the response information. | 2010-02-11 |
20100033748 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, OPERATION-SCREEN UPDATING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A determination unit detects a change of a configuration of an image forming apparatus and determines whether an operation screen needs to be updated based on a content of detected change. When it is determined that an update of the operation screen is needed, a screen-configuration-data acquisition unit acquires screen configuration data corresponding to an operation screen after the update from a storage unit. A generation unit generates operation screen data that is screen configuration data for an updated operation screen based on received screen configuration data and configuration information related to the display unit. | 2010-02-11 |
20100033749 | DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS - When a plurality of documents is read to generate an image file including a plurality of pages in a storage medium, if a capacity of the storage medium is short during generation, a storage control unit returns a writing position so that file end information can be written and writes the file end information therein. Further, when a cancellation instruction is input during reading of a document, the storage control unit writes the file end information even when a file is being generated. Thus, even if a memory capacity comes short in the middle of a page or file generation is interrupted by cancellation operation, the generated file can be prevented from resulting in an incomplete file that cannot be displayed. | 2010-02-11 |
20100033750 | Method and Apparatus for Detecting an Inconsistency in Dual Sided Printing - A dual engine printer comprises two print engines, and identical spread data is forwarded to each of the print engines, although each engine prints only one side of the sheet. Each print engine comprises a signature extractor for extracting a signature representative of the spread data it receives, and the printer is able to compare the two signatures to verify that the spread data is identical. The printer is thus able to detect data corruption or alternatively, if the signature extraction is synchronized with the print engage, the printer can verify that both sides are being printed on the same sheet. | 2010-02-11 |
20100033751 | IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS - An image formation apparatus including: a state indicator which informs of a current system state to an outside; a system state manager which manages the system state; and an alert controller which controls the state indicator according to the system s identified by the system state manager, wherein if the system state manager identifies that the system state is in a power off inhibition state, the alert controller causes the state indicator to inform a user of the power off inhibition state. | 2010-02-11 |
20100033752 | PRINTER CONTROL METHOD AND A PRINTER - A printer and reprinting control method do not reprint when an error accompanied by no damage to the actual printing area or print image on paper occurs so that consumables are not wasted. The printer | 2010-02-11 |
20100033753 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTIVE REDACTION OF SCANNED DOCUMENTS - The subject application is directed to a system and method for selective redaction of scanned documents. A tangible document is scanned so as to generate electronic image data, and an image of the tangible document is generated on an associated touch screen display in accordance with the electronic image data. Tactile input is received on a first area of the touch screen corresponding to a first perimeter portion of a selected redaction boundary area and on a second area of the touch screen corresponding to a second perimeter portion of the selected redaction boundary area. Image data is then obfuscated corresponding to the selected redaction boundary area. The touch screen display is updated such that image data is hidden in the selected redaction boundary area, and image data inclusive of obfuscated image data in the selected redaction boundary area is stored in an associated memory. | 2010-02-11 |
20100033754 | Layout print system, method for viewing layout document, and program product - There is provided a layout print system including a storage storing electronic data sets having unique document IDs, and a printing image generating apparatus generating printing image data based on the stored electronic data sets. The printing image generating apparatus includes an acquisition section acquiring the electronic data sets, an identification section identifying a document form type for the electronic data sets, a weight value determination section determining weight values for the electronic data sets, and a printing image generating section generating a printing image data by arranging the electronic data sets on a layout template based on the weight values and attaching identification information to the electronic data sets. The layout print system further includes a printer printing the printing image data, and a display apparatus including an information identification reader reading the identification information on a printing medium and displaying a desired one of the electronic data sets. | 2010-02-11 |
20100033755 | Image forming apparatus, image processing apparatus, and image forming system - An image forming apparatus and an image processing apparatus form N copies of image data that fit a single physical page of print medium. A data receiving section receives print data from an external apparatus. An image reducing section produces a first item of image data based on the print data by reducing a size of an image that corresponds to the print data by a factor of N, N being an integer greater than 1. An image data producing section produces a second item of image data containing N copies of the first item of image data, the N copies of image data fitting a single physical page of print medium. An image printing section prints the second item of image data on the single physical page of print medium. | 2010-02-11 |
20100033756 | Image communication apparatus, image communication method, and computer program product - An image-data receiving unit receives image data from other image communication apparatus. A storing unit stores therein the image data. An output unit outputs the image data stored in the storing unit. A reading unit reads the image data output by the output unit. An extracting unit extracts a difference between the image data read by the reading unit and the image data stored in the storing unit. A determining unit determines whether the difference extracted by the extracting unit satisfies a predetermined condition. A control unit controls a transmission of a message to other image communication apparatus based on a result of determination by the determining unit. | 2010-02-11 |
20100033757 | Image Processing Device, Print Data Generating Method, and Recording Medium - Provided is a print data generation method of generating print data, which is described by a predetermined printer description language and used in a predetermined printing apparatus, by using an image processing device. The method includes receiving first print data, which is described by the predetermined printer description language and generated by a device driver used for printing of the printing apparatus, from the device driver. In addition, the method also includes generating second print data, which is obtained by processing image correspondence data as data corresponding to at least portion of an image part of the received first print data. | 2010-02-11 |
20100033758 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming system wherein, when there is an instruction to print a plurality of copies of the same image, a plurality of copies to be printed are allocated to each of a plurality of printers and distributed printing is performed, with this image forming system including a distributed print control device wherein, if it has been determined that confirmation printing in which each of a plurality of image forming apparatus prints only one copy cannot be performed normally in at least one of the printers, a plurality of copies to be printed are allocated to each of the printers having been determined to have performed normal confirmation printing, out of a plurality of printers, whereby distributed printing is performed. | 2010-02-11 |
20100033759 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORED WITH INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus to be used in a printing system having a client apparatus connected to an image forming apparatus via a network, and a server apparatus that manages setting parameters of printing conditions that can be set up on said client apparatus, said information processing apparatus being able to serve as the client apparatus and comprising: a judgment unit for judging whether said information processing apparatus is a client apparatus or not, with reference to identification information concerning said image forming apparatus stored inside said information processing apparatus; and a setting screen control unit for providing a setting screen that allows a user to select said setting parameters if it is judged that said information processing apparatus is not a client apparatus, and for providing a setting screen that allows a user to modify setting values of said selected setting parameters and prevents the user from modifying setting values of the remaining setting parameters if it is judged that said information processing apparatus is a client apparatus. | 2010-02-11 |
20100033760 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A information processing apparatus includes a transmission unit configured to transmit data to the outside based on a set transmission address, a reception-unit configured to receive address data for setting the transmission address from an information terminal via a communication medium, and a display unit configured to display, when the address data received by the reception unit contains a plurality of addresses, a selection screen for prompting a user to select an address to be set as the transmission address among the plurality of addresses according to reception of the address data, and a setting unit configured to set, when a number of addresses contained in the address data received by the reception unit is one, the address as the transmission address without displaying the selection screen. | 2010-02-11 |
20100033761 | PRINT CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS - Upon designating bookbinding print, preview images are displayed in a layout after bookbinding. When “store” of intermediate data is designated in a print process, a spooler ( | 2010-02-11 |
20100033762 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING PRINTING ORDERS IN SERVER-BASED NETWORKS, AND CORRESPONDING SERVER-BASED NETWORK - A system and method processes print jobs in server-based networks as well as a relevant network. The system and method provides a printer driver with a printer-independent first part installed on a server and a printer-dependent second part installed on an end device. | 2010-02-11 |
20100033763 | COMPUTER NETWORK SCANNING - A computer network scanning system and method for fulfilling a scan order using at least one scanner node on a computer network. The computer network scanning includes at least one computer terminal adapted to receive input for the creation of the scan order, at least one order entry server computer configured to create and distribute the scan order, and at least one scanner node, each scanner node configured to process scan orders set to or received by the scanner node. The computer network scanning method includes the steps of creating a can order, submitting he scan order to a scanner node, processing he scan order at the scanner node, and updating the computer network scanning system of the completion of the scan order. | 2010-02-11 |
20100033764 | DIGITAL HALFTONING METHOD UTILIZING DIFFUSED WEIGHTING AND CLASS MATRIX OPTIMIZATION - The present invention discloses a digital halftoning method. The method comprises steps of: (a1) dividing an original image into non-overlapping blocks; (a2) obtaining a Least-Mean-Square trained (LMS-trained) filter by comparing at least a training image and a halftone result corresponding to the training image (a3) optimizing a class matrix with the LMS-trained filter, which involves the diffused area and the diffused weightings; and (a4) processing the non-overlapping blocks by performing a dot diffusion procedure with the optimized class matrix and the diffused weightings to generate a halftone image corresponding to the original image. A detailed class matrix optimizing method as in the above-mentioned step (a3) is also disclosed. | 2010-02-11 |
20100033765 | DOCUMENT TYPE CLASSIFICATION FOR SCANNED BITMAPS - Systems and methods are described that facilitate determining an original document format for a scanned document by analyzing a bitmap thereof. Text objects are extracted from the document, binarized, and segmented to identify text. Page orientation and text size are used to distinguish between a slideshow-type document, and a word processing or spreadsheet-type document. To further distinguish between the word processing and spreadsheet types, text column structure and count is analyzed. | 2010-02-11 |
20100033766 | Managing Objects With Varying And Repeated Printed Positioning Information - A system and method for identifying captured written data associated with a writing surface using a pen-based computing system are described. In one embodiment, a series of writing surfaces, such as notebooks, are produced, each including a plurality of pages that have an encoded pattern. In an embodiment, each writing surface is also associated with an identifier recognizable by a smart pen or other data capture device. When the smart pen captures written data from a writing surface, the smart pen determines whether the pen-based computing system includes stored written data previously captured from a writing surface having the same encoded pattern as the writing surface from which written data is currently being captured. | 2010-02-11 |
20100033767 | LIGHT SCANNING UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A light scanning unit of an image forming apparatus to scan a light beam in forward and reverse directions, the light scanning unit including: a beam deflector to deflect the light beam, and to form forward direction and reverse direction scanning lines in an image section and first and second non-image sections respectively provided on opposite sides of the image section; a reflecting member to reflect a light beam inputted from the beam deflector; and a light detecting unit to receive a first light beam directly inputted from the beam deflector, and a second light beam inputted via the reflecting member, wherein the reflecting member includes a reflecting unit to reflect the inputted light beam to the light detecting unit, and a distinguishing unit to distinguish the reflected second light beam from the first light beam. | 2010-02-11 |
20100033768 | DETECTION DEVICE, IMAGE READING CONTROL DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM IN WHICH IS RECORDED AN ERROR CORRECTION PROGRAM OF A DETECTION DEVICE - A detection device that includes a setting component, a measuring component, an accumulating component, a determining component, and an increasing/decreasing component is provided. The joint quantity measuring component measures joint quantities between the photoelectric conversion elements that are dependent on precision when arraying the plural photoelectric conversion elements. The joint error quantity accumulating component accumulates error quantities of the joints that are obtained from the joint quantities that have been measured and a reference quantity. The determining component determines whether or not the accumulated error quantity has exceeded an allowable range. The interpolation pixel increasing/decreasing component increases/decreases, on the basis of direction of error, interpolation pixels between specific photoelectric conversion elements when it has been determined that the accumulated error quantity has exceeded the allowable range. | 2010-02-11 |
20100033769 | Image scanning device and copier - A disclosed image scanning device includes a pressing unit for pressing a document; an operation detection unit for detecting an opening operation and a closing operation of the pressing unit; a movable scanning unit for scanning the document; and a control unit for moving the movable scanning unit from a standby position to a document-size detection start position when the opening operation is detected and moving the movable scanning unit from the document-size detection start position to the standby position to determine a size of the document when the closing operation is detected. The control unit is configured to continue moving the movable scanning unit from the standby position to the document-size detection start position until the arrival of the movable scanning unit at the document-size detection start position is detected even if the pressing unit is operated. | 2010-02-11 |
20100033770 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An image reading apparatus executes stop processing to stop scanning of the carriage during the scan operation, acquires information on the stop processing executed by the control unit, corrects a restart position of the carriage for a document image reading after the stop processing based on the information acquired. | 2010-02-11 |
20100033771 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus capable of preventing image processing from being performed on data for which an appropriate image processing cannot be carried out and improving the reliability of equipment signature. An MFP as the image processing apparatus reads an original, creates and stores electronic data, and stores electronic data created by an external unit. The electronic data created by the MFP is stored in association with MFP identification information. Electronic data created by the MFP among the stored electronic data is determined based on the MFP identification information. Execution of a function of the MFP on electronic data created by the external unit is restricted. | 2010-02-11 |
20100033772 | Multi-page Scanner/Copier and technique/method to simultaneously scan without separating pages or uncoupling documents or books - A system and method to scan and/or copy virtually simultaneously all of the pages of books, multiple-page documents and/or other printed or illustrated material without requiring the opening of the book, one at a time page separation nor dismantling/uncoupling of documents by scanning multiple pages all at once and using software to interpret the printed or colored areas on each plane or page to copy and create digital images of the individual pages of the original item scanned. In one embodiment or implementation, penetrating scanning beams will deliver a three-dimensional image of a book, stack of printed papers, magazine, etc. to a CPU and individual pages will be detected and distinguished and a image of each page shall be created. After processing the images with optical character recognition then the text of the documents can be indexed and searched and accessed by network users. In a second embodiment, after the three-dimensional image of the entire book is sent to a CPU the user can manually determine the individual page delineations and/or in the case of a damaged or faded book the depth of where the image will be retrieved. | 2010-02-11 |
20100033773 | IMAGE READING METHOD AND IMAGE READING APPARATUS - There is provided a method of reading an image by reading reflected light from a document that is illuminated. The method includes illuminating the document with light from a light source, changing a degree of diffusion of the light applied from the light source to the document, and reading reflected light from the document. The degree of diffusion is changed in accordance with a type of the document. | 2010-02-11 |
20100033774 | Variable feeder tray capacity control - The present subject matter relates to methods and systems for feeding sheets or batches of sheets, where a sheet feeder tray capacity level of a sheet feeder table is controllably varied through a hardware or software user interface, allowing a user to selectively set the sheet feeder table capacity level to any desired level according to a user's needs, and resulting in reduced overall batch feeding time and increased productivity as a result of less feeder tray movement during the feeding process. Control of the feeder tray capacity level through a user hardware interface is achieved by using “up” and “down” buttons or other keys on a control panel to adjust the feeder tray capacity level setting. A control panel button can also provide an automatic capacity setting feature. Control of the feeder tray capacity level through a user software interface is achieved by entering the desired feeder tray capacity level setting into a feeder tray capacity level setting box in the software control interface. The sheet feeder tray will be raised or lowered to a capacity level corresponding to the selected setting. | 2010-02-11 |
20100033775 | OPTICAL REFLECTING MIRROR, AND OPTICAL SCANNER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME - A rectangular plate optical reflecting mirror is provided in an optical scanner. The optical reflecting mirror reflects an optical beam onto a surface to be scanned. The optical reflecting mirror includes a center portion and end portions in a longitudinal direction. The center portion has a greater thickness than that of the end portions. Accordingly, rigidity of the optical reflecting mirror can be increased, and its characteristic frequency can be set at a high value. Thus, resonance of the optical reflecting mirror can be prevented from occurring as a result of vibration of a housing which vibrates with a plurality of vibration modes. | 2010-02-11 |
20100033776 | BLACK CALIBRATION SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR DOCUMENT SCANNERS - A method and systems for calibrating a document scanner are provided. The scanner calibration method includes providing a geometrically operative black absorption device having a structural geometry that is capable of receiving light and limiting propagation of the received light, where the black calibration target has a total light reflectance of less than one percent. The method further includes powering on a light source of a document scanner to provide light toward the black absorption device, where the light source generates a noise signal when providing the light. The method further includes detecting, by a sensor of the document scanner, light reflected from the black absorption device and generating calibration signals based on the reflected light and the noise signal. | 2010-02-11 |
20100033777 | COLOR CONVERSION DEVICE - A color conversion device includes a profile storage unit, a saturation determining unit, a first selecting unit, and a conversion unit. The profile storage unit stores a plurality of profiles, each profile indicating correspondence relationships between input color signals representing values in an input color space defined in an input-side device and output color signals representing values in an output color space defined in an output-side device. The saturation determining unit is configured to determine a saturation of pixel data in input image data, the input image data being represented by input color signals and including a plurality of regions, each region containing at least one set of pixel data. The first selecting unit is configured to select, for each region, one profile among the plurality of profiles as an active profile based on the saturation of the at least one set of pixel data that is contained in the each region. The conversion unit that converts the input image data into print data represented by output color signals, by converting each set of pixel data based on the active profile that is selected for a region that contains the each set of pixel data. | 2010-02-11 |
20100033778 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREFOR - When color materials of more than four colors are used, a signal for the amount of toner used within a range appropriate for the apparatus and toner characteristic is generated using a color separation table. However, a printer receives print data of various formats, such as image data separated into signal values of more than four colors, or image data of a special format to which a six-color separation table cannot be applied. Hence, an image signal representing a combination of colors is input. The sum of the signal values of colors in each pixel of the image signal is calculated and compared with a limit value. When the sum exceeds the limit value, the signal values of base colors are replaced with that of a spot color based on a replacement table for replacing the signal values of the base colors with that of the spot color. | 2010-02-11 |
20100033779 | TRANSMISSION TYPE OPTICAL ELEMENT AND ANTI-FORGERY VOLUME HOLOGRAM - A transmission type optical element | 2010-02-11 |
20100033780 | Method for Generating Computer-Generated Video Holograms in Real Time by Means of Propagation - The invention relates to a method for generating video holograms in real time for a holographic reproduction device using at least one light modulator means in which a scene split into object points is encoded as a whole hologram in the form of the reconstruction of a visibility region in a periodicity interval of the reconstruction of the video hologram. The reconstruction of an individual object point (OP) only requires part of the whole hologram encoded on the light modulator means. The invention is characterised in that, for each object point, the contributions for propagation of the light waves in the visibility region can be determined from at least one look-up table. | 2010-02-11 |
20100033781 | Method and Apparatus for Encoding Computer-Generated Holograms in Pixelated Light Modulators - The object is to largely eliminate the errors which arise in the reconstruction of a hologram, calculated point by point, as a result of the encoding of said hologram into pixels of finite extent. The invention achieves the object by means of a method in which the common wavefront calculated from the object sectional planes is multiplied by the inverse transform of the pixel shape and pixel transparency in the viewer's window before the wavefront modified by the multiplication is transformed to the hologram plane and encoded as an amplitude and/or phase distribution of the hologram in the pixels of the light modulator. This method is implemented in a corresponding apparatus which contains an additional memory unit for providing a Fourier transform or its inverse Fourier transform and also a multiplication unit. | 2010-02-11 |
20100033782 | Optical Wave Correction for a Holographic Projection System - A holographic projection system with an optical wave tracking system sets the propagation direction of a modulated wave uses a position control system and an eye finder. It provides an adjustable optical wave correction system which compensates for deformations of the wave which are dependent on the current eye position. Largely dynamic changes and deformations in the form structure of the modulated and conditioned wave are reduced, which result from changes in the propagation direction of the aligned, optically enlarged and modulated wave on a focusing display screen. The optical wave correction system includes adjustable wave form means and computer means which set the optical behaviour of the wave form means using the positional data from the current eye position. The adjustable wave form means are located in the light path between an illuminating system for the spatial light modulation means and the display screen of the projection system. | 2010-02-11 |
20100033783 | Enhanced Environment Visualization Using Holographic Stereograms - Hologram production techniques can combine source data representing realistic information describing an environment with source data providing representational information describing a feature of the environment and/or some object interacting with the environment. The combined data is used to produce holograms, and particularly holographic stereograms including features that enhance the visualization of the environment depicted in hologram. A haptic interface can be used in conjunction with such holograms to further aid use of the hologram, and to provide an interface to secondary information provided by a computer and related to the images depicted in the hologram. | 2010-02-11 |
20100033784 | Holographic Projection Device for the Reconstruction of Scenes - A holographic projection device comprises for the reconstruction of scenes at least one light source which emits sufficiently coherent light for the generation of a wave front. Further, the projection device comprises at least one light modulator device containing modulation elements, said projection device being of a two-dimensional design. The light modulator device and a scanning element are combined such that the light emitted by the scanning element only scans one one-dimensional arrangement of modulation elements of the two-dimensional light modulator device at a time. | 2010-02-11 |
20100033785 | DIFFRACTIVE DISPLAY DEVICE, FINDER DEVICE AND CAMERA - There is provided a diffractive display device having small non-uniformity of luminance within a surface, and a finder device and a camera using the diffractive display device. The diffractive display device includes a pair of substrates | 2010-02-11 |
20100033786 | Optical Waveguide Having Bistable Transmission States Suitable for Optical Logic Circuits - An optical circuit comprises a bistable optical waveguide ( | 2010-02-11 |
20100033787 | OPTICAL SCANNER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME - An optical scanner includes a light source, an optical element, a deflector, a casing, and a first cover. The deflector deflects the light beam emitted from the light source to scan a photoreceptor through the optical element. The casing includes an upper opening, walls including a transparent plate defining a deflector compartment to accommodate the deflector, and an optical element mounting portion to accommodate the light source and the optical element. The first cover covers the upper opening of the casing and includes a recessed portion recessed toward the bottom of the casing and including a first opening at the bottom thereof facing the deflector. The recessed portion and the walls are directly or indirectly connected to define a single continuous space isolating the deflector compartment from the optical element mounting portion. The recessed portion and the deflector compartment communicate via the first opening. | 2010-02-11 |
20100033788 | MICROMIRROR AND FABRICATION METHOD FOR PRODUCING MICROMIRROR - A high-fill-factor and large-aperture tip-tilt micromirror array is disclosed. Electrothermal actuation can be used to obtain a large scan range, and the actuation engine can be hidden underneath the mirror plate for high fill factor. In one embodiment, inverted-series-connected (ISC) bimorph actuators can be used to achieve tilt and piston scanning. Embodiments can be used to implement optical phased array technology for steering active and passive electro-optical systems based on MEMS mirrors. | 2010-02-11 |
20100033789 | ROTARY CONSTRUCTION LASER WITH STEPPER MOTOR - A rotary construction laser is disclosed. The rotary construction laser having a deflection device rotatably mounted around an axis of rotation for emitting laser light as well as a stepper motor for rotating the deflection device around the axis of rotation. | 2010-02-11 |
20100033790 | OPTICAL SCANNING APPARATUS - The optical scanning apparatus including a light source unit having plurality laser light sources for emitting laser light and one lens in which the laser light emitted from the plurality laser light sources is transmitted, a deflect device that deflects and scans the laser light on an image bearing member, an optical member that images the laser light on the image bearing member, a housing that internally includes the deflect device and the optical member, the housing forms an opening portion that passes through the laser light emitted from the plurality of the laser light sources, and an elastic member that blocks a gap between the lens and the opening portion, the elastic member being pinched between the lens and the housing. It achieves sealing of the flow-in path and sealing of the gap between the light source unit and the housing with a simple configuration. | 2010-02-11 |
20100033791 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - An image display apparatus generates a first light beam and a second light beam corresponding to image signals for the eyes of an observer, and makes the first light beam and the second light beam incident on a reflection surface which makes a reciprocating rotation about a first axis, thereby generating first and second scanning light beams to scan in a lateral direction. Images observable by the eyes of the observer are formed based on the first and second scanning light beams. Control is performed to reflect the first light beam and generate the first scanning light beam while the reflection surface rotates in the first direction of the reciprocating rotation and reflect the second light beam and generate the second scanning light beam while the reflection surface rotates in the second direction opposite to the first direction. | 2010-02-11 |
20100033792 | TWO-ELEMENT F-THETA LENS USED FOR MICRO-ELECTRO MECHANICAL SYSTEM (MEMS) LASER SCANNING UNIT - A two-element f-θ lens used for a micro-electro mechanical system (MEMS) laser scanning unit includes a first lens and a second lens, the first lens is a positive power meniscus lens of which concave surface is disposed on a side of a MEMS mirror, the second lens is a negative power meniscus lens of which convex surface is disposed on the side of the MEMS mirror, at least one optical surface is an Aspherical surface in both main scanning direction and sub scanning direction, and satisfies special optical conditions. The two-element f-θ lens corrects the nonlinear relationship between scanned angle and time into the linear relationship between the image spot distances and time. Meanwhile, the two-element f-θ lens focuses the scan light to the target in the main scanning and sun scanning directions, such that the purpose of the scanning linearity effect and the high resolution scanning can be achieved. | 2010-02-11 |
20100033793 | TWO-ELEMENT F-THETA LENS USED FOR MICRO-ELECTRO MECHANICAL SYSTEM (MEMS) LASER SCANNING UNIT - A two-element f-θ lens used for a micro-electro mechanical system (MEMS) laser scanning unit includes a first lens and a second lens, the first lens is a positive refraction meniscus lens of which the convex surface is disposed on a side of a MEMS mirror, the second lens is a positive refraction meniscus lens of which the concave surface is disposed on the side of the MEMS mirror, at least one optical surface is an Aspherical surface in both main scanning direction and sub scanning direction, and satisfies special optical conditions. The two-element f-θ lens corrects the nonlinear relationship between scanned angle and time into the linear relationship between image spot distances and time. The two-element f-θ lens focuses the scan light to the target in the main scanning and sun scanning directions, such that the purpose of the scanning linearity effect and the high resolution scanning can be achieved. | 2010-02-11 |
20100033794 | TWO-ELEMENT F-THETA LENS USED FOR MICRO-ELECTRO MECHANICAL SYSTEM (MEMS) LASER SCANNING UNIT - A two-element f-θ lens used for a micro-electro mechanical system (MEMS) laser scanning unit includes a first lens and a second lens, the first lens is a biconvex lens, the second lens is a meniscus lens of which the convex surface is disposed on a side of a MEMS mirror, at least one optical surface is an Aspherical surface in both main scanning direction and sub scanning direction, and satisfies special optical conditions. The two-element f-θ lens corrects the nonlinear relationship between scanned angle and the time into the linear relationship between the image spot distances and the time. Meanwhile, the two-element f-θ lens focuses the scan light to the target in the main scanning and sun scanning directions, such that the purpose of the scanning linearity effect and the high resolution scanning can be achieved. | 2010-02-11 |
20100033795 | TWO-ELEMENT F-THETA LENS USED FOR MICRO-ELECTRO MECHANICAL SYSTEM (MEMS) LASER SCANNING UNIT - A two-element f-θ lens used for a micro-electro mechanical system (MEMS) laser scanning unit includes a first lens and a second lens, the first lens is a meniscus lens of which the concave surface is disposed on a side of a MEMS mirror, the second lens is a biconcave lens, at least one optical surface is an Aspherical surface in both main scanning direction and sub scanning direction, and satisfies special optical conditions. The two-element f-θ lens corrects the nonlinear relationship between scanned angle and the time into the linear relationship between the image spot distances and the time. Meanwhile, the two-element f-θ lens focuses the scan light to the target in the main scanning and sun scanning directions, such that the purpose of the scanning linearity effect and the high resolution scanning can be achieved. | 2010-02-11 |
20100033796 | Optical module, optical control method by optical module, optical switch, and optical switching method - An optical module includes a mirror which reflects input light and which outputs output light; and a mirror control section which is opposite to the mirror and which controls, at the time of the input light being reflected from a reflecting surface of the mirror, the reflecting surface by distorting the reflecting surface according to voltage applied to the mirror so as to output the output light an optical coupling characteristic of which changes. By using this optical module, the optical coupling characteristic of the output light changes. | 2010-02-11 |
20100033797 | MIRROR REFLECTIVE ELEMENT ASSEMBLY - A reflective element assembly for a mirror assembly of a vehicle includes a reflective element substrate and a conductive trace or layer disposed at a rear surface of the reflective element substrate. A non-conductive layer is applied at the conductive layer and covers at least a portion of the conductive layer and leaves at least some portions of the conductive layer exposed. At least one circuitry component is applied to at least one of the portions of the conductive layer. | 2010-02-11 |
20100033798 | ELECTROWETTING DISPLAY DEVICE - An electrowetting display device includes a first and a second transparent substrates, multiple partition walls, a polar liquid, a non-polar liquid, and a phosphor layer. The non-polar liquid is opaque and immiscible with the polar liquid. The phosphor layer is formed on at least one of the first and the second transparent substrates. The phosphor layer comprises a first part that transforms the short-wavelength light into red light, a second part that transforms the short-wavelength light into green light, and a third part that transforms the short-wavelength light into blue light or allows the short-wavelength light to pass therethrough without transformation. Each of the first, the second, and the third parts is corresponding to one pixel unit. | 2010-02-11 |
20100033799 | PACKAGING AND TESTING OF MULTIPLE MEMS DEVICES ON A WAFER - A wafer containing a plurality of electro-optical devices, each device being enclosed in chamber that has a translucent cover. An X-Y matrix of pairs of interconnections on the wafer are connected to the circuitry of the electro-optical devices for addressing the electro-optical devices. The pairs of interconnections extend outside of the chambers enclosing the devices to testing areas on the periphery of the wafer. Testing is done by signals applied through the interconnections while simultaneously exposing the devices to light through the translucent covers. | 2010-02-11 |
20100033800 | Mirror device with flat and smooth mirror surface without protrusion or dip - This invention discloses a mirror device comprises a mirror array. The mirror array includes multiple mirror elements. Each element comprises a mirror supported on a hinge. The hinge is attached directly to the mirror and is substantially perpendicular to the mirror. The hinge penetrates a bottom surface of the mirror with a hinge-top buried in a layer of the mirror beneath a top surface of the mirror. | 2010-02-11 |
20100033801 | LIGHT MODULATOR - The light modulator ( | 2010-02-11 |
20100033802 | ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY APPARATUS - A electrophoretic display includes a first electrode comprising a plurality of nanoparticles, a second electrode opposite to the first electrode and forming an electric field with the first electrode, and an emulsion interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The emulsion comprises a non-polar solvent forming a continuous phase of the emulsion, and a polar solvent dispersed in the non-polar solvent of the emulsion and forming droplets controlled by the electric field. | 2010-02-11 |
20100033803 | ADHESIVE AND SEALING LAYERS FOR ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAYS - The invention is directed to compositions and methods for improving the physicomechanical and electro-optical properties of an electrophoretic or liquid crystal display and also to semi-finished or finished display panels with improved physicomechanical properties. The invention is further directed to a display device comprising display cells filled with a display fluid and top-sealed with a top-sealing layer, wherein the top-sealing layer has a thickness of less than 10 microns measured at the center area. | 2010-02-11 |
20100033804 | CIRCUIT BOARD, ELECTRO-OPTIC DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A circuit board includes a substrate; a plurality of scan lines disposed on the substrate, the scan lines extending in a first direction; a plurality of signal lines disposed on the substrate, the signal lines extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction; a plurality of transistors, each of which is electrically connected to corresponding one of the plurality of scan lines and corresponding one of the plurality of signal lines; an insulating layer that covers the plurality of scan lines, the plurality of signal lines, and the plurality of transistors; and a plurality of electrodes, each of which is electrically connected to corresponding one of the plurality of transistors. One opening is formed in the insulating layer for every electrode group, the electrode group being constituted by at least two adjacent electrodes among the plurality of electrodes, and each of the plurality of electrodes is electrically connected to the corresponding one of the transistors through the opening. | 2010-02-11 |
20100033805 | ELECTRONIC PAPER DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - An electronic paper display device and a method of manufacturing the electronic paper display device are disclosed. The method in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes forming a plurality of partition walls on a lower board, in which the partition walls partition the lower board into cells, disposing a display unit in the cell, and attaching an upper board on an upper part of the plurality of partition walls such that the display unit is covered. This method can adjust a distance between display units and the shape of the display units, and the quantity of disposed display units can be made uniform, whereby the visual quality of the display can be improved by removing spots formed on a screen. | 2010-02-11 |
20100033806 | Wavelength Converter Manufacturing Method and Wavelength Converter - Affords a wavelength converter manufacturing method and a wavelength converter whereby the transmissivity can be improved. A method of manufacturing a wavelength converter ( | 2010-02-11 |
20100033807 | Optical Switch Assembly and Network Incorporating Same - An optical switch assembly comprising at least two optical amplifiers ( | 2010-02-11 |
20100033808 | OPTICAL SYSTEM OF LIGHT GATHERING USING ORTHOGONAL COMPRESSIONS TO FORM LARGE DIAMETER, SHALLOW DEPTH TELESCOPES - Optical system for a telescope having independent optical arms adapted to collect light rays over a first cross sectional area and compress it into a second cross sectional area less than the first cross sectional area. Orthogonal mirror pairs of parabolic trough mirrors compress light in first one dimension and then the other dimension and feed the light into a focusing smaller telescope structure. The gathered light is kept parallel and its wavefront is kept in phase, allowing the telescope to have the diffraction limit of the collective aperture. The optical arms are independently adjustable to point the system toward different objects of interest and track them. | 2010-02-11 |