12th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 13 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100073491 | DUAL BUFFER SYSTEM FOR IMAGE PROCESSING - A processing system has a backlog of data caused by a difference between an input rate for receiving pixel data and a conversion rate for converting the pixel data to new pixel data. A dual buffer system associated with the processing system stores a minimum amount of unprocessed pixel data, required to perform an associated processing operation, in a first memory device and stores a backlog of the processed pixel data, after performing the associated processing operation, in a second memory device. The combined size of the first and second memory devices is less than the size that would otherwise be required to store the minimum amount of pixel data and the backlog of pixel data as unprocessed pixel data. | 2010-03-25 |
20100073492 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - An imaging apparatus includes an image capturing unit including an image sensor capable of photoelectrically converting a subject image and configured to generate moving image data based on an output signal of the image sensor, a storage unit configured to store foreign substance information including information relating to at least a position and a size of a foreign substance adhered to an optical element disposed on a front side of the image sensor, a detection unit configured to detect a shake amount of the image sensor, a control unit configured to control an image clipping position on an entire screen of the image sensor according to the shake amount of the image sensor detected by the detection unit, and a recording unit configured to record the foreign substance information and information indicating the image clipping position in association with the moving image data. | 2010-03-25 |
20100073493 | Blast resistant video recording device - A video recording device adapted to be resistive to thermal and mechanical shocks experienced in a catastrophic event, the device including a plurality of interchangeable components, the device comprising: a housing; a video component releasably mounted in the housing and having a lens for capturing images from an external environment of the device and a digital processor for producing digital data from the captured images; a memory component releasably mounted in the housing and releasably coupled to the video component adapted for storing the digital data received from the video component, the memory component including a non-volatile memory unit and an enclosure adapted for inhibiting the transfer of thermal and mechanical shocks from the external environment to the non-volatile memory unit, the non-volatile memory unit enclosed in the enclosure; and an interface component releasably mounted in the housing and releasably coupled to the video component and the memory component, the interface component adapted for providing power and data communication from the external environment to the video component and the memory component. | 2010-03-25 |
20100073494 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING BRIGHTNESS OF DARK IMAGED PICTURE - An electronic apparatus includes an imager unit, a control unit, a brightness correction determiner unit, and a corrector unit. The imager unit images a picture. The control unit obtains, from the imager unit, data of the imaged picture and an imaging condition applied to the picture. The brightness correction determiner unit compares the obtained imaging condition with a threshold and determines whether or not to correct brightness of the data of the imaged picture. In response to the determination by the determiner unit to correct the brightness, The corrector unit corrects the data of the imaged picture so that the brightness of the imaged picture is increased in accordance with a brightness correction function. | 2010-03-25 |
20100073495 | MINIATURIZED ANTI-VIBRATION IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE - A miniaturized anti-vibration image pickup device is provided, including a fixing base, a moving plane disposed on the fixing base that moves along a first direction and a second direction opposite to the fixing base, an image pickup member disposed on the moving plane, and a driving member. The driving member includes a first magnet and a second magnet disposed on the fixing base. A circuit board is disposed on the fixing base, wherein a first precision coil pattern and a second precision coil pattern are printed on the circuit board. The first precision coil pattern and the second precision coil pattern are formed by a electronic signal and move opposite to the first magnet and the second magnet disposed on the fixing base, so that the anti-vibration image pickup devices moved forward to restrain and compensate for blurred images. The coil on the circuit board designed by printed, reduces thickness of the whole device effectively. | 2010-03-25 |
20100073506 | IMAGE PROCESSOR AND CAMERA - An image processor is provided that includes an image priority order determining processor, an image arranging processor, and a composite image creating processor. The image priority order determining processor determines priority order among a plurality of images based on predetermined priority information. The image arranging processor arranges the plurality of images with a layout that distinguishes images having higher priority in the priority order. The composite image creating processor synthesizes the plurality of images arranged by the image arranging processor into a composite image and stores the composite image in memory. | 2010-03-25 |
20100073507 | CAMERA BODY - A camera body includes an imaging element, a hot shoe, and a camera controller. The imaging element is configured to convert an optical image of the subject into an electrical signal, and is configured to produce image data about the subject. The hot shoe allows the flash device to be mounted. The camera controller is configured to calculate an evaluation value on the basis of the image data produced by the imaging element, and is configured to perform video autofocusing on the basis of this evaluation value. The camera controller is configured to control the imaging element and the flash device so that when the camera controller decides that auxiliary light is needed, and the camera controller decides that the external auxiliary light source of the flash device mounted to the hot shoe is not compatible with video autofocusing, the image data is acquired while an external main light source of the flash device intermittently emits light during the video autofocusing. | 2010-03-25 |
20100073508 | IMAGE-TAKING APPARATUS - An image-taking apparatus includes: a face-detecting section that detects a face in a subject image; and a face-metering section that meters individual faces when the faces are detected by the face-detecting section, thereby obtaining metered values for the respective faces. The apparatus further includes a calculation section that calculates correct exposure values for the respective faces based on the metered values obtained by the face-metering section. The apparatus further includes a shooting section that performs, in response to a single shooting instruction, shootings with correct exposures for the respective faces based on the correct exposure values for the respective faces calculated by the calculation section. | 2010-03-25 |
20100073509 | IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE AND IMAGE CAPTURE SYSTEM - An image capture device is provided that can playback and output a desirable file of multiple files accumulated in an external storage device. | 2010-03-25 |
20100073510 | IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND EXPOSURE CONTROL METHOD - An imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit configured to capture an image of an object to obtain an image signal, a detection unit configured to set a detection area in a captured image based on the image signal obtained by the imaging unit and calculate a detection value from an image signal in the detection area, an exposure adjustment unit configured to perform exposure adjustment, a control unit configured to control the exposure adjustment unit so that the detection value becomes equal to a predetermined value, and a presentation-image detecting unit configured to detect a presentation image presented by an image presentation device from the captured image on the basis of a difference in luminance in the captured image. When the presentation-image detecting unit detects the presentation image, the detection unit sets the detection area in a location different from a location of the detected presentation image. | 2010-03-25 |
20100073511 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to an image processing apparatus that generates control information related to the generation of image data executed in shooting processing, and generates component information of a special effect, for example, such as a film grain, based on the control information. | 2010-03-25 |
20100073512 | REAL-TIME EXPOSURE CONTROL FOR AUTOMATIC LIGHT CONTROL - An imager and a method for real-time, non-destructive monitoring of light incident on imager pixels during their exposure to light. Real-time or present pixel signals, which are indicative of present illumination on the pixels, are compared to a reference signal during the exposure. Adjustments, if necessary, are made to programmable parameters such as gain and/or exposure time to automatically control the imager's exposure to the light. In a preferred exemplary embodiment, only a selected number of pixels are monitored for exposure control as opposed to monitoring the entire pixel array. | 2010-03-25 |
20100073513 | PHOTOGRAPHY APPARATUS AND PHOTOGRAPHY METHOD - A plurality of photography operations are performed with respect to a single subject with different photography conditions, to obtain a plurality of image data sets. The obtained image data are processed to obtain a single dynamic range expanded image data set. A photography method is selected from among: a first method, in which photography is performed at least twice at different exposures; a second method, in which photography is performed with an underexposure at a step number based on a set dynamic range; and a third method, in which photography is performed at least twice with different underexposures at step numbers based on a set dynamic range, based on whether photography operations are possible at exposure ratios corresponding to the expansion ratio of the dynamic range and whether flash is emitted. Photography is performed according to the selected method, thereby preventing limitations of dynamic range due to hardware specifications. | 2010-03-25 |
20100073514 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGING METHOD - An imaging apparatus includes: first and second light receiving elements that photoelectrically convert light, capable of being controlled independently from each other and arranged in a predetermined arrangement; imaging control means, for controlling the first and second light receiving elements; image signal processing means, for obtaining image signals based on the output of the first and/or second light receiving elements and for generating image data; photometry means, for measuring photometric values; imaging condition determining means, for determining imaging conditions including exposure and dynamic range, based on photometry results; judging means, for judging whether flash is to be emitted, based on the photometry results; imaging method selecting means, for selecting a first imaging method when flash is not emitted, and a second imaging method when flash is emitted; and control means, for driving the imaging element and the image signal processing means according to the selected imaging method. | 2010-03-25 |
20100073515 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMAGING OBJECTS - Systems and methods for imaging objects are provided. An imaging device includes a sensor to provide an image of an object. The sensor can have a sensor exposure time and a sensor gain and the image includes a plurality of frames, each of the plurality of frames that can depict at least a portion of the object. The imaging device includes a motion detector to determine whether there is movement of the at least a portion of the object between adjacent frames of the plurality of frames. The imaging device also includes a controller. The controller can set the sensor exposure time to a first value in response to a determination by the motion detector that there is movement of the at least a portion of the object between adjacent frames. The controller can also set the sensor exposure time to a second value in response to a determination that there is no movement of the at least a portion of the object between adjacent frames. The controller can also adjust the sensor exposure time, the sensor gain, or both to maintain a luminance value of the plurality of frames at a target luminance value. | 2010-03-25 |
20100073546 | Image Processing Device And Electric Apparatus - A combination processing portion is provided with: an enlargement portion that enlarges a reduced image obtained by reducing an input image to output an enlarged image; a combination portion that combines together a clipped image generated by clipping a portion of the input image and the enlarged image to generate a combined image; an angle-of-view setting portion that sets a playback angle-of-view region; an on-playback clipping portion that clips the playback angle-of-view region from the combined image to generate an angle-of-view resetting image; and an image size adjustment portion that adjusts the size of the angle-of-view resetting image output from the on-playback clipping portion. | 2010-03-25 |
20100073547 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD AND PROGRAM - There is provided an image capturing apparatus including a light receiving section that receives light from an object, an optical system that passes the light from the object therethrough so as to cause the light receiving section to receive the light from the object, where the optical system includes an optical modulating section which causes an optical transfer function of the light from the object to remain substantially constant at a position where the light receiving section is provided on condition that an object distance of the object falls within a predetermined range in a direction parallel to an optical axis of the optical system, a diaphragm section that blocks at least partially the light from the object to be received by the light receiving section, a light quantity detecting section that detects a quantity of the light from the object, and an image capturing control section that, when the light quantity detected by the light quantity detecting section is smaller than a predetermined light quantity, (i) sets an aperture size of the diaphragm section so as to be larger than a predetermined value and (ii) causes the light receiving section to receive the light from the object at least part of which is modulated by the optical modulating section. | 2010-03-25 |
20100073548 | IMAGE SENSOR INSPECTION AND CLEANING DEVICE - A loupe for use in conjunction with a digital SLR camera. The loupe is designed to couple to the lens mount of a camera to enable detection of any dust particles or other debris present on camera's image sensor. The loupe has a tubular housing having an access window slot formed therein to permit insertion of a cleaning tool into the interior of the housing to clean the image sensor while the loupe remains coupled to the camera. The invention thereby permits a user to more easily see dust particles or other debris on the image sensor during the cleaning operation. | 2010-03-25 |
20100073549 | DIGITAL CAMERA HAVING AUTOFOCUS CAPABILITY AND CONTINUOUS SHOOTING CAPABILITY - A digital camera includes an imaging system which performs a photographing operation and records captured image files in a buffer memory; an AF system which performs a focus-state detection process, in which the AF system detects a focus state, and a focusing lens group driving process, in which the AF system moves a focusing lens group to an in-focus position; and first and second switches which actuate the AF system and the imaging system, respectively. While the first and second switches are held ON, the digital camera performs a continuous shooting process in which the imaging system repeatedly performs the photographing operation and the AF system repeatedly performs the focus-state detection process. Upon the buffer memory becoming full during the continuous shooting process, the imaging system suspends the photographing operation and the AF system performs the focus-state detection process and the focusing lens group driving process. | 2010-03-25 |
20100073550 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING A BORDER OF AN IMAGE OF AN OBJECT - A system and method for measuring a border of an image of an object includes setting measurement parameters, selecting a start point, an end point, and a image capture direction, and marking isS=true, moving a CCD lens to a current point, capturing an image by the CCD lens, and obtaining sequential border points of the image. The method further includes determining if the sequential border points are fuzzy, performing an automatic focus function if the sequential border points are fuzzy, or further determining the border of the object has been completely captured if the sequential border points are clear, calculating accurate border points if the border of the object has not been completely captured, and determining a new start point to capture the next image of the object. | 2010-03-25 |
20100073551 | CAMERA BODY - The camera body includes an imaging element, a hot shoe, an internal light source, and a camera controller. The imaging element is configured to convert an optical image of the subject into an electrical signal, and is configured to produce image data for the subject. The hot shoe allows the flash device to be mounted. The internal light source is arranged to shine light on the subject. The camera controller is configured to calculate an evaluation value on the basis of the image data produced by the imaging element, and is configured to perform video autofocusing on the basis of the evaluation value. The camera controller controls the imaging element and the internal light source so that when the camera controller decides that the auxiliary light is needed, and the camera controller decides that the flash device mounted to the hot shoe has an external auxiliary light source arranged to emit near infrared light, the internal light source emits light during the video autofocusing and the image data is acquired. | 2010-03-25 |
20100073552 | IMAGE BRIGHTNESS CORRECTION METHOD - An image brightness correction method is described. First, a pre-flash is fired and a pre-flash image is shot. After a main flash duration is estimated according to the pre-flash image and an automatic exposure time of a camera device, a main flash is fired and a raw image is shot. Then, a brightness gain of the raw image is compensated according to a preset gain threshold, and a digital brightness gain of the image is adjusted to enable the image shot each time to achieve the same brightness gain. | 2010-03-25 |
20100073553 | SEQUENTIAL SHOOTING CONTROLLER - A sequential shooting controller includes both high and low load drive modes, and first and second power-voltage detectors. The high/low load drive modes drive a device under high/low loads. The first power-voltage detector detects a power-voltage by connecting a load. The second power-voltage detector detects the voltage across the device. The first power-voltage detector is actuated at the beginning of sequential shooting before a first image capturing operation starts. The high load image capturing operation starts when the voltage detected by the first power-voltage detector is higher than a first threshold. The low load image capturing operation starts when the voltage detected by the first power-voltage detector is lower than the first threshold. The second power-voltage detector is driven during a high load image capturing operation. The second power-voltage detector is disabled during a low load image capturing operation. | 2010-03-25 |
20100073554 | Digital Image Acquiring And Transforming Apparatus - A digital image acquiring and transforming apparatus is provided. The digital image acquiring and transforming apparatus is adapted for acquiring and transforming images of stereoscopic and plane objects. The digital image acquiring and transforming apparatus includes a housing, a compensatory light source, an image acquiring unit and a rotatable plate. The housing is designed to have a semi-closed configuration. The rotatable plate is pivotally coupled to an unclosed end of the housing. Facilitated by the rotatable plate, the housing can achieve an entirely closed configuration. The image acquiring unit is disposed inside the housing and opposite to the rotatable plate. The compensatory light source is disposed inside the housing. The compensatory light source and the image acquiring unit, in combination, are adapted for effectively acquiring an image of an object disposed on the rotatable plate, and transforming the image into a digital file for saving. | 2010-03-25 |
20100073555 | IMAGE CAPTURE MODULE OF HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH POLYDIRECTIONAL ROTATION FUNCTION - An image capture module of a handheld electronic device is provided. In the image capture module, a spherical casing cooperates with a fixing cover and accommodates a camera module. The spherical casing is fixed in a casing of the electronic device by the fixing cover. Thus, the spherical casing can rotate transversely. In addition, the fixing cover has a slot to allow a connecting wire of the camera module to pass through, and thus, the spherical casing may rotate along the direction of the slot. | 2010-03-25 |
20100073576 | VSB RECEPTION SYSTEM WITH ENHANCED SIGNAL DETECTION FOR PROCESSING SUPPLEMENTAL DATA - A VSB reception system includes a sequence generator for decoding a symbol corresponding to the supplemental data and generating a predefined sequence included in the supplemental data at VSB transmission system. The reception system also includes a modified legacy VSB receiver for processing the data received from the VSB transmission system in a reverse order of the VSB transmission system by using the sequence, and a demultiplexer for demultiplexing the data from the modified legacy VSB receiver into the MPEG data and the supplemental data. The VSB reception system also includes a supplemental data processor for processing the supplemental data segment from the demultiplexer in a reverse order of the transmission system, to obtain the supplemental data, thereby carrying out the slicer prediction, decoding, and symbol decision more accurately by using the predefined sequence, to improve a performance. | 2010-03-25 |
20100073577 | PORTABLE DIGITAL ANTENNA - A lightweight and compact design provides for a portable antenna device that is able to receive over the air digital broadcasts. Such a device can receive a large number of high definition digital signals, over a wide spectrum. The device can be powered by a number of approaches, including receiving power over a USB or similar connection. Such a device thus can be used with home analog or digital televisions as well as portable digital media devices. The device includes an extendable, substantially rectangular antenna element that is shaped to receive the digital signals over a wide band. | 2010-03-25 |
20100073578 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND POSITION DETECTING METHOD - The present invention provides an image display device allowing accurate detection of a pointed position on a projection image to be achieved. The image display device include: an image light generating section generating image light based on an input video signal; a projecting section projecting the image light onto a screen to form a projection image; a reflection light splitting section splitting part of reflection light of the projection image from the screen to another direction; a light receiving section receiving the split light; an image generating/obtaining section generating a display image from the video signal and obtaining the projection image corresponding to the inputted video signal from the light receiving section; a position detecting section detecting a position pointed out on the projection image as a pointed position based on the display image and the projection image to output information of the pointed position on the projection image. | 2010-03-25 |
20100073579 | OPTICAL MEMBER, DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE OPTICAL MEMBER AND MOVABLE BODY USING THE DISPLAY DEVICE - There is provided an optical member comprising: a first optical layer having: a first main face formed with a concave section having a concave curved surface, and a plurality of convex ridges having concave curved surfaces provided in concentric circular fashion around said concave section; and a second main face formed with: a convex section having a convex curved surface that is provided facing the concave section and constituting a second main face facing the first main face; and a plurality of convex ridges having convex curved surfaces provided facing the plurality of convex ridges having the concave curved surface, provided in concentric circular fashion around the convex section; and a second optical layer provided on the first main face of the first optical layer; and a third optical layer provided on the second main face of the first optical layer; wherein the refractive index of the first optical layer is higher than the refractive index of the second optical layer and is higher than the refractive index of the third optical layer. | 2010-03-25 |
20100073580 | LASER PROJECTOR WITH ALERTING LIGHT - A gateway node provides an interface connectivity between communication networks. The gateway node is configured to be operably connected to another gateway node as well as to a base station providing connectivity for a plurality of mobile terminals over a radio interface. Further, the gateway node is configured to send a first peer status report message indicating the respective status of a group of functions of the gateway node which are predetermined to be vital to an application connectivity over the gateway node of selected ones of said plurality of mobile terminals. The first peer status report message is sent periodically. | 2010-03-25 |
20100073581 | PROJECTION SYSTEM AND EXPANSION MODULE - A projection system and an expansion module adapted to a projector are provided. The projection system includes a projector and an expansion module. The expansion module includes a housing, a logic circuit, and an output port. The logic circuit is disposed in the housing to control an operation of the expansion module. The output port is disposed in the housing and coupled to the logic circuit. The output port is connected to an input port of the projector and outputs a data stream to the input port, such that the projector generates an image and projects the image according to the data stream. | 2010-03-25 |
20100073582 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND VIDEO DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME - In a liquid crystal display device and a video display device using the same, for suppressing light unevenness at the end of a display region, the video display device is provided with a liquid crystal display device and a housing configured to support the liquid crystal display device, wherein the liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal panel, a first frame and a liquid crystal support member which interpose the liquid crystal panel therebetween, a light guide plate which is disposed at the liquid crystal support member on a side opposite to a side where the liquid crystal panel is disposed, and a light source which is disposed at a side surface of the light guide plate, and wherein a cushion member is disposed between the liquid crystal support member and the light guide plate. | 2010-03-25 |
20100073583 | FLANGE STRUCTURE FOR A PORTABLE TERMINAL - Disclosed is a portable terminal including a case having an opening that faces towards a user operating the terminal and a flange protruding towards the opening, a lower window having a partial surface that is attached to a lower surface of the flange, an upper window attached to the lower window to be exposed through the opening, and a liquid crystal panel placed under the lower window. The stress concentrated on and the likelihood of breakage of the flange structure of the portable terminal in which the case is connected with the window is thereby minimized. | 2010-03-25 |
20100073584 | Apparatus for illuminating a vehicle occupant with infrared light - A vehicle occupant is illuminated with infrared light by an apparatus including a display apparatus illuminated with visible light for displaying information to the occupant and an infrared illuminator hidden behind the display apparatus for illuminating the occupant through the display apparatus. In a preferred embodiment, the display apparatus is a liquid crystal display (LCD) mounted in the vehicle instrument panel for displaying images and data to the driver, and infrared light emitted by the infrared illuminator is transmitted through the LCD to illuminate the occupant. | 2010-03-25 |
20100073585 | Projection type display device - A projection type display device is provided to display high quality images. In the device, a WB-PBSW | 2010-03-25 |
20100073586 | Liquid crystal display (LCD) panel and pixel driving device therefor - A pixel driving device for a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel includes first and second transistors and first and second storage capacitors. The second transistor has a gate electrode coupled to a gate electrode of the first transistor, and a drain electrode coupled to a drain electrode of the first transistor. The first storage capacitor has a capacitor terminal coupled to a source electrode of the first transistor. The second storage capacitor has a first capacitor terminal coupled to a source electrode of the second transistor, and a second capacitor terminal coupled to the gate electrode of the first transistor of the pixel driving device in another pixel row of the LCD panel. | 2010-03-25 |
20100073587 | ACTIVE MATRIX SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY DEVICE EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME - An active matrix substrate ( | 2010-03-25 |
20100073588 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a substrate, a gate line formed over the substrate, a first insulating film formed over the substrate and the gate line, a semiconductor film formed over the first insulating film, a drain electrode formed over the semiconductor film, a source electrode formed over the semiconductor film, a data line connected to the drain electrode and formed over the first insulating film, a second insulating film formed over the source electrode and the data line, a pixel electrode electrically connected to the source electrode and formed over the second insulating film, and a transparent conductive film connected to the data line through a contact hole formed in the second insulating film. The transparent conductive film includes a first portion which none of the first insulating film and the second insulating film underlie. | 2010-03-25 |
20100073589 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL AND REPAIRING METHOD THEREOF - An array substrate including scan lines and data lines together defining pixel regions, common lines, and a defect is provided. At least one pixel region includes a storage capacitor having an upper electrode and a bottom electrode. Each said upper electrode is a portion of a pixel electrode. Said bottom electrode is a portion of one common line, and the defect is positioned in said storage capacitor. A cutting process is performed to divide said pixel electrode having said defect into a first portion and a second portion not connecting to each other, and to isolate a section of one of said common lines corresponding to the first portion from other portions of said common line. Said first portion of said pixel electrode is then electrically connected to one scan line, and said second portion is electrically connected to said other portions said common line corresponding to said second portion. | 2010-03-25 |
20100073590 | Liquid crystal display device and method of assembling the same - A liquid crystal display device and a method of assembling the same are provided to prevent coming-off of a wire and damage to the wire by improving a structure of a main support and a guide panel in an edge type liquid crystal display device and a method of assembling the same. The liquid crystal display device comprises: a main support having a stepped coverage face formed therein and an L-shaped first wire fixation part provided at one side; a backlight unit and a liquid crystal display panel stacked on the stepped coverage face of the main support; a guide panel disposed between the backlight unit and the liquid crystal display panel to support the liquid crystal display panel, and provided with a reversed L-shaped second wire fixation part at one side and secured to a side of the main support; a lamp which is supplied with power from an external power source to irradiate light; a wire for supplying power to the lamp, and fixed by the first wire fixation part and the second wire fixation part; and a top case for covering and fixing the upper edge of the liquid crystal display panel and the guide panel. | 2010-03-25 |
20100073591 | Liquid crystal display module - A liquid crystal display module (LCDM) includes a liquid crystal panel; a backlight unit disposed under the liquid crystal panel and projecting light on the light crystal panel; a main frame surrounding a side of the backlight unit and a side of the liquid crystal panel; an integrated printed circuit board (PCB) connected to the liquid crystal panel and disposed at a side surface of the main frame, the integrated PCB including a data unit for providing a data driving signal to the liquid crystal panel, a signal generating unit for generating a data control signal, a gate control signal, and a power source signal and a timing control unit; a connector disposed on the integrated PCB and including a slot along the side surface of the main frame, the connector for receiving a signal from an external unit; a bottom frame under the backlight unit; a system board on a rear side of the bottom frame; a flexible cable connecting the connector and the system board; and a top frame covering edges of the liquid crystal panel and combined with the main frame and the bottom frame. | 2010-03-25 |
20100073592 | BACKLIGHT UNIT AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS - In a backlight unit ( | 2010-03-25 |
20100073593 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A first outer surface is a convex surface, and constitutes a first cylindrical surface drawn by moving a first curved line defined on a flat surface P in the direction perpendicular to the flat surface P. A second outer surface is a concave surface and constitutes a second cylindrical surface drawn by moving a second curved line defined on the flat surface P in the direction perpendicular to the flat surface P. The second outer surface includes a pair of end areas drawn by moving the respective end portions of the second curved line and extending toward a middle side beyond the respective areas opposed to the seal, and a middle area drawn by moving the middle portion between the pair of end areas. The second support presses the pair of end areas, while avoiding the middle area. | 2010-03-25 |
20100073594 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided is a liquid crystal display device, including: a liquid crystal substrate (LC) provided with a display region which displays an image by driving a liquid crystal material sandwiched between two substrates; an outer frame (OF) covering at least a part of an outside of the liquid crystal substrate (LC); an inner frame (IF) provided inside the outer frame (OF), for fixing the liquid crystal substrate (LC); and an adjusting screw (AS) arranged so as to couple the outer frame (OF) and the inner frame (IF) to each other, for adjusting a position of the display region with respect to the outer frame (OF) through adjusting a position of the inner frame (IF) with respect to the outer frame (OF). | 2010-03-25 |
20100073595 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY ASSEMBLY - A liquid crystal display assembly includes an enclosure including an opening, a lens received in the opening, a printed circuit board (PCB) mounted in the enclosure, a shielding frame mounted on the PCB, a liquid crystal module electrically connected to the PCB and mounted inside the shielding frame, and a double-sided tape that attaches the shielding frame to the enclosure and the lens. A length, a thickness, and a width of the lens are substantially equal to a length, a thickness, and a width of the opening of the enclosure. The shielding frame protects the liquid crystal module from electromagnetic interference. The lens is directly supported by the shielding frame. | 2010-03-25 |
20100073596 | BACKLIGHT ASSEMBLY HAVING AN ELASTIC SUPPORTING MEMBER FOR SUPPORTING OPTICAL MEMBER AND A DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A backlight assembly which includes a light source generating light supplied to the liquid crystal panel, optical members controlling characteristics of the light provided from the light source, a receiving container including a receiving area receiving the light source and the optical members, a rear surface defining a plane, and a first recess protruding toward the receiving area from an exterior of the receiving container and an elastic supporting member assembled to the first recess of the receiving container, and supporting the optical members. The first recess has a depth from the plane of the rear surface, such that the supporting member does not protrude past the plane of the rear surface of the receiving container. | 2010-03-25 |
20100073597 | THIN EDGE BACKLIGHT WITH LEDS OPTICALLY COUPLED TO THE BACK SURFACE - A backlight includes a waveguide with a plurality of light emitting diodes positioned in cavities in the back surface in a center region of the waveguide. The back surface of the waveguide can be tapered from the center region to the edges so that the edges are thinner than the center region. Additionally, with the light emitting diodes in the center region of the waveguide, as opposed to along the edges, the bezel may be eliminated or at least minimized in height, e.g., 1 mm or less. Additionally, multiple waveguides may be used and configured in a “V” shape to minimize the bezel. | 2010-03-25 |
20100073598 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE, TELEVISION RECEIVER, AND LIGHTING DEVICE - In an embodiment of the present invention, in a liquid crystal display device which controls a light luminance of each of lighting regions, each of lighting regions of a backlight has a smaller width in a horizontal direction than in a vertical direction. This makes it possible to cause a reduction in contrast due to spatial distribution of light luminances, which spatial distribution is generated due to cross talk between lighting regions, to be less perceivable to an observer positioned in an oblique viewing direction. | 2010-03-25 |
20100073599 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND BACKLIGHT MODULE THEREOF - A backlight module for a liquid crystal display, comprising: a light guiding plate comprising one or more incident surface and one light emitting surface; a reflecting film provided on a side of the light guiding plate opposite to the light emitting surface; and a reflecting type polarizing plate disposed directly on the light emitting surface of the light guiding plate and comprising a metal grating. | 2010-03-25 |
20100073600 | PLANAR ILLUMINATION DEVICE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME - A planar illumination device | 2010-03-25 |
20100073601 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS CAPABLE OF LIMITING VIEW ANGLE - A liquid crystal display apparatus has a liquid crystal display device, a surface light source, and a view angle limiting device arranged between the surface light source and the liquid crystal display device. The view angle limiting device includes first and second transparent plates facing each other with a gap therebetween, a plurality of first ½ retardation layers having a predetermined shape formed to be spaced apart from each other on one of the facing inner surfaces of the first and second transparent plates, a plurality of second ½ retardation layers formed on the other inner surface at regions corresponding to the regions between the first ½ retardation layers, and a polarizing film provided at the outer surface of one of the first and second transparent plates that faces the surface light source. | 2010-03-25 |
20100073602 | INDOLE COMPOUND-CONTAINING COMPOSITION AND LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE USING THE COMPOSITION - Disclosed is a composition containing a compound having an indole ring structure and a phosphorescent compound. | 2010-03-25 |
20100073603 | BENZOTRIAZOLE COMPOUND-CONTAINING COMPOSITION AND LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE USING THE COMPOSITION - Disclosed is a composition containing a compound having a benzotriazole ring structure and a phosphorescent compound. | 2010-03-25 |
20100073604 | RETARDATION FILM, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND DISPLAY - A retardation film which is manufacturable by a simple process, and being capable of preventing a decline in light use efficiency is provided. A retardation film includes: a substrate having a plurality of grooves extending in a specific direction on a surface thereof; and a retardation layer arranged in contact with the surface of the substrate, and including a liquid crystal material, the liquid crystal material being aligned along the extending direction of the plurality of grooves and being polymerized. | 2010-03-25 |
20100073605 | METHOD OF PREPARING A POLYMER DISPERSED LIQUID CRYSTAL - The present invention relates to a method of preparing a polymer dispersed liquid crystal, to a method of producing a polymer dispersed liquid crystal cell, to a polymer dispersed liquid crystal and a polymer dispersed liquid crystal cell produced by such method, to a liquid crystal display containing a plurality of such polymer dispersed liquid crystal cells and to the use of particles for preparing a polymer dispersed liquid crystal. | 2010-03-25 |
20100073606 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - An MVA-type LCD capable of displaying with a high contrast ratio is provided. An LCD according to the present invention is an MVA-type LCD including a stripe-shaped rib | 2010-03-25 |
20100073607 | OPTICAL FILM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed is an optical film that is manufactured by using longitudinal and uniaxial stretching of an unstretched cycloolefin copolymer film and has an in-plane retardation of 100 to 150 nm and a thickness retardation of 0 to −30 nm at a wavelength of 550 nm, a polarizing plate and a liquid crystal display including the same, and a method of manufacturing the optical film. The method includes longitudinally and uniaxially stretching the unstretched film while a ratio of a width to a length of a stretched portion of the film is controlled. | 2010-03-25 |
20100073608 | PRODUCING METHOD FOR LENGTHWISE OPTICAL LAMINATE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL - The object of the present invention is to provide a producing method for a lengthwise optical laminate exhibiting high contrast ratio and adaptable to a large-sized display. | 2010-03-25 |
20100073609 | POLARIZER AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - Provided are a polarizer having high in-plane uniformity and high heat resistance, and a liquid crystal display (LCD) using the polarizer and having the following characteristics: the LCD is excellent in mass productivity, has the contrast ratio being improved, and has high image quality. The LCD includes: a pair of substrates at least one of which is transparent; a liquid crystal layer placed between the pair of substrates; an electrode group for applying an electric field to the liquid crystal layer, the electrode group being formed on at least one substrate of the pair of substrates; multiple active elements connected to the electrode group; and an alignment control film placed on at least one substrate of the pair of substrates, in which the molecules of a dichroism pigment aligned on at least one surface of the alignment control film and the dichroism pigment are cross-linked with a crosslinkable monomer. | 2010-03-25 |
20100073610 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device having a pair of substrates provided so as to face each other and sandwich liquid crystal, and polarizing plates which are pasted to surfaces of the above described pair of substrates on the sides opposite to the above described liquid crystal, where the above described polarizing plates are formed of at least an inside protective film, a polarizing film and an outside protective film, which are layered on the above described substrate side in this order, an expansion axis of the above described outside protective films forms an angle of 30° or more and 90° or less with an expansion axis of the above described polarizing films, and an expansion axis of the above described inside protective films forms an angle of 0° or more and 3° or less with an expansion axis of the above described polarizing films. | 2010-03-25 |
20100073611 | Antiglare Film, Manufacturing Method Thereof and Transmission Type LCD - The invention provides an antiglare film that has a low haze value, can maintain antireflection ability, and has inhibited reflection of external light, and also provides a manufacturing method thereof, and a transmission type liquid crystal display. The antiglare film includes a transparent substrate and an antiglare layer, wherein the antiglare layer is formed on the transparent substrate, has a concave-convex structure on the opposite surface of the antiglare layer from the transparent substrate, and includes a binder matrix and particles, the integrated reflectance of the antiglare layer at a wavelength of 550 nm is less than or equal to 4%, and a haze value of the antiglare layer is in the range of 3-15%. | 2010-03-25 |
20100073612 | Liquid crystal display device and method for manufacturing the same - Disclosed are a liquid crystal display device without a black matrix capable of eliminating light leakage while not decreasing opening degree and reducing production costs and, in addition, a method for fabricating the liquid crystal display device described above. The liquid crystal display device includes: a thin film transistor formed on a first substrate; a first passivation layer formed on the first substrate including the thin film transistor; a color filter layer formed on the first passivation layer; a second passivation layer formed on the first substrate including the color filter layer; a pixel electrode which passes through the second and the first passivation layers, is electrically connected to a part of the thin film transistor and has a lamination structure of transparent metal and opacity metal, wherein the transparent metal part has a width wider than that of the opacity metal part; and a second substrate corresponding to the first substrate. | 2010-03-25 |
20100073613 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY UNIT, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE, TELEVISION RECEIVER, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING COLOR FILTER SUBSTRATE - A liquid crystal display panel ( | 2010-03-25 |
20100073614 | TRANSFLECTIVE TYPE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device of the present invention is a transflective liquid crystal display device that is provided with a backlight, a liquid crystal cell ( | 2010-03-25 |
20100073615 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF - A liquid crystal display device including a first substrate and a second substrate which are arranged to face each other via a liquid crystal layer, the first substrate and the second substrate each being formed of a resin base material, includes: an adhesive layer which is formed on the liquid crystal layer side of the first substrate to fix a liquid crystal drive layer formed with pixels in a matrix to the first substrate; and an under layer which is formed between a light shielding film and a colored filter layer both corresponding to each of the pixels and the second substrate and formed of a thin film material having a thermal expansion coefficient smaller than that of the second substrate. | 2010-03-25 |
20100073636 | DISPLAY APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE AND DISPLAY METHOD - A display apparatus for vehicle includes: an image projector configured to project a light flux including an image having a display object toward a one eye of an image viewer; and a position detector configured to detect the one eye of the image viewer. The image projector changes at least one of a position, a shape and a size of the display object in the image on the basis of a position of the one eye detected by the position detector. | 2010-03-25 |
20100073637 | ILLUMINATING DEVICE AND PROJECTION DISPLAY DEVICE - An illuminating device includes a plurality of light source portions for emitting light, a plurality of optical fibers for allowing incidence of the light emitted from the respective light source portions, and a bundling portion for bundling exit ends of the optical fibers. The light source portions or the optical fibers are constructed in such a manner that a flexure of each of the optical fibers is suppressed to mount the each optical fiber in a state close to a straight state. For instance, the light source portions are arranged in an arc shape, with a distance of each of the light source portions with respect to the bundling portion being set as the radius of the arc shape. In this arrangement the respective optical fibers are set to have lengths substantially equal to each other. | 2010-03-25 |
20100073638 | Projection display apparatus - A projection display apparatus is provided that is capable of reducing speckle noise, with no image of a flaw or dust noticeable in or on a screen even if it exists in or on an optical component. The projection display apparatus includes a glass rod that makes uniform an optical beam emitted from a laser beam source; a lens that focuses an optical beam passing through the glass rod; a diffusion layer that provides an optical path difference distribution to the optical beam focused using the focusing element, the diffusion layer being optically conjugated with an incident end of the glass rod by the focusing element; a display device that spatially modulates the optical beam provided with the optical path difference distribution by the diffusion layer; and a magnification projection lens that projects on a screen an optical beam modulated by the modulator. | 2010-03-25 |
20100073639 | PROJECTOR APPARATUS USING PULSE-DRIVEN LIGHT SOURCES OF DIFFERENT COLORS - A projector apparatus comprises a light source configured to emit light beams of a plurality of color components, emissions of the light beams controlled individually, a projection unit configured to form images respectively corresponding to the color components using the light beams from the light source for each frame and to sequentially project the images, a driving unit configured to drive the light source so that the light beams are emitted as light pulses having respectively predetermined pulse widths for a period in which the projection unit projects each of the images, a detector configured to detect deterioration levels of the light source respectively for the color components, and a controller configured to control the pulse widths of the light beams emitted from the light source based on the deterioration levels. | 2010-03-25 |
20100073640 | PROJECTION TYPE DISPLAY APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING AN IMAGE - The present invention provides a projection type display apparatus for displaying an image by which reduction of contrast is suppressed, including: a light source; a first lens array and a second lens array having a plurality of lens cell areas; a collecting lens; a display element; a projection lens; and a light shielding unit which light-shields the light fluxes from the first lens array to the second lens array, wherein the light shielding unit light-shields at least parts of all the lens cell areas except for the lens cell area in contact with an optical axis among a plurality of rectangular lens cell areas of the second lens array, and a light shielding area in the lens cell area in contact with the optical axis is smaller than that in any of the lens cell areas except for the lens cell area in contact with the optical axis. | 2010-03-25 |
20100073641 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display is provided having improved image quality and visibility. The display device includes: a plurality of display panels which display multiple images from multiple display panels; a projection film which overlaps the display panels; and a lens panel including a first lens unit and a second lens unit is interposed between the display panel and the projection film. The first lens unit refracts images and the second lens unit improves image brightness. Therefore the resultant projection is a seamlessly connected image from the multiple display panels. | 2010-03-25 |
20100073642 | LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS AND PROJECTOR - Provided is a light source apparatus for illuminating an illumination area via an illumination optical part, including a plurality of light sources for emitting illumination light; one heat-absorbing member for absorbing heat which the plurality of light sources generates; a heat-radiating part for radiating the heat; and a heat-transporting part thermally connected to the heat-absorbing member and the heat-radiating part; wherein the heat-transporting part is formed of a tube member containing a refrigerant for transmitting the heat and is provided at a position shifted from an irradiation position of the illumination light. | 2010-03-25 |
20100073643 | PROJECTOR - A projector includes: a light source; a light modulation device which modulates a light emitted from the light source and forms image light; a projection device which magnifies and projects the image light; and an exterior casing, wherein on a light exiting surface for the image light of the exterior casing, a first opening is formed and a projection direction change unit which opens and closes the first opening is provided, and the projection direction change unit has: a cover which has a second opening for passing the image light from the projection device and which is provided rotatably in an off-plane direction with respect to the light exiting surface and thus opens and closes the first opening; a shutter which is movably provided along an inner surface of the cover and thus opens and closes the second opening; and a reflection mirror which is provided on an inner surface of the shutter and reflects the image light from the projection device. | 2010-03-25 |
20100073644 | SAFE LIGHT SCANNING PROJECTION DEVICE - The present invention relates to a projection device comprising a body ( | 2010-03-25 |
20100073645 | OPTICAL UNIT AND PROJECTOR APPARATUS - An optical unit includes a frame; an optical member having a rectangular plate-shape; and a pair of mount portions formed in the frame, each holding a side of the optical member. Each of the mount portions includes an insertion slot into which an end of the optical member in the width direction is inserted. The insertion slot is formed between first and second walls of the frame. The first wall includes a thickness direction positioning surface that is in contact with one of the surfaces of the optical member in a thickness direction. The second wall includes an inclined surface. The optical member is fixed to the frame using an adhesive in a state in which the one of the surfaces of the optical member is pressed against the thickness direction positioning surface and an end of the optical member in the height direction is pressed against the inclined surface. | 2010-03-25 |
20100073656 | ALIGNMENT UNIT AND EXPOSURE APPARATUS - An alignment unit includes a measurement unit configured to measure a coordinate of a center position of an alignment mark transferred to each layer that is located under an uppermost layer of a substrate, and a controller configured to determine a target coordinate of the center position of the alignment mark transferred to the uppermost layer of the substrate based on a result of a weighted average that is made by weighting the coordinate of the center position of the alignment mark of each layer of the substrate measured by the measurement unit using as a weight a function inversely proportional to a minimum critical dimension of the pattern of an original formed on each layer of the substrate. | 2010-03-25 |
20100073657 | Nanolithography system - A nanolithography system comprising a novel optical printing head suitable for high throughput nanolithography. This optical head enables a super-resolution lithographic exposure tool that is otherwise compatible with the optical lithographic process infrastructure. The exposing light is transmitted through specially designed super-resolution apertures, of which the “C-aperture” is one example, that create small but bright images in the near-field transmission pattern. A printing head comprising an array of these apertures is held in close proximity to the wafer to be exposed. In one embodiment, an illumination source is divided into parallel channels that illuminate each of the apertures. Each of these channels can be individually modulated to provide the appropriate exposure for the particular location on the wafer corresponding to the current position of the aperture. A data processing system is provided to re-interpret the layout data into a modulation pattern used to drive the individual channels. In one embodiment of the invention, the exposure head remains stationary while the material to be exposed rotates beneath the head. Such an embodiment comprises a circular data fracturing system to process the layout data to determine the correct modulation pattern. | 2010-03-25 |
20100073658 | LASER LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE, EXPOSURE DEVICE, AND MASK INSPECTION DEVICE USING THIS LASER LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE - A laser light source device | 2010-03-25 |
20100073659 | EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An exposure apparatus has a first board on which a light-emitting element is mounted and a second board on which is mounted a driving IC for causing the light-emitting element to emit light. A second current path is extended from the driving IC, which is mounted on the second board, to the first board. The second current path is arranged so as to be adjacent to a first current path. | 2010-03-25 |
20100073660 | SPECTRALLY CONTROLLED HIGH ENERGY DENSITY LIGHT SOURCE PHOTOPOLYMER EXPOSURE SYSTEM - A system for forming printing features ( | 2010-03-25 |
20100073661 | Stage apparatus, exposure apparatus and device manufacturing method - An exposure apparatus comprises a stage main body having a mounting surface, and a correcting mechanism that corrects a shape of the mounting surface. | 2010-03-25 |
20100073662 | STAGE APPARATUS, EXPOSURE APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DEVICE - A stage apparatus comprises plural stages movable across plural areas, movable bodies which are provided in one-to-one correspondence with the plural stages and are movable across the plural areas, plural lines which connect each of the plural stages to a corresponding one of the plural movable bodies, a driving unit which drives the plural movable bodies, and a controller which controls the driving by the driving unit. The controller controls the driving unit with the movable body moving in synch with movement of the stage during inter-area movement in which the stage moves across two of the plural areas, and stops the driving of the movable body by the driving unit or controls the driving unit with the movable body remaining at a specific target position during intra-area movement in which a process is performed on the stage while the stage moves within one of the plural areas. | 2010-03-25 |
20100073663 | SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR FABRICATING SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGES - A method of processing semiconductor chips includes measuring locations of semiconductor dies placed on a carrier with a scanner to generate die location information, and communicating the die location information to a photolithographic stepper. The method includes aligning the photolithographic stepper with the carrier only one time, and exposing at least one of the dies on the carrier with the photolithographic stepper based on the die location information generated by the scanner. | 2010-03-25 |
20100073664 | LOOKDOWN AND LOITERING LADAR SYSTEM - A LADAR system and with lookdown and loitering capabilities is disclosed. In one aspect, an apparatus includes a LADAR sensor and a gimbal. The LADAR sensor is mounted to the gimbal, which is capable of scanning in azimuth sufficient to provide a look down and loitering capability. In another aspect, a method includes flying an airborne vehicle through an environment; and scanning a LADAR signal forward and to at least one side into a field of regard. | 2010-03-25 |
20100073665 | DEFECT DETECTION USING TIME DELAY LOCK-IN THERMOGRAPHY (LIT) AND DARK FIELD LIT - To increase inspection throughput, the field of view (FOV) of an IR camera can be moved over the sample at a constant velocity. Throughout this moving, a modulation (e.g. optical or electrical) can be provided to the sample and IR images can be captured using the IR camera. Moving the FOV, providing the modulation, and capturing the IR images can be synchronized. The IR images can be filtered to generate the time delay LIT, thereby providing defect identification. In one embodiment, this filtering accounts for the number of pixels of the IR camera in a scanning direction. For the case of optical modulation, a dark field region can be provided for the FOV throughout the moving, thereby providing an improved signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) during filtering. | 2010-03-25 |
20100073676 | MICROSTRUCTURING OPTICAL WAVE GUIDE DEVICES WITH FEMTOSECOND OPTICAL PULSES - The present invention is directed to the creation of optical waveguiding devices from standard optical fibers by the creation of zones of permanently altered refractive index characteristics therein. A high intensity femtosecond laser beam is focused at a predetermined target region in the fiber so as to soften the glass material at the target region. After aligning the focal region with the target region in the fiber there will be relative movement between the focal region and the fiber, which has the effect of sweeping the focal region across the fiber in a predetermined path, so as to create a secondary waveguide path. A portion of the light traveling along the core is removed from the core along the secondary waveguide path such that the device can be utilized as an attenuator, an optical tap, or a polarimeter. | 2010-03-25 |
20100073677 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF DEVICE IDENTIFICATION - A medical device susceptible to identification using interference patterns for performing device identification is disclosed. A source signal may be directed from an energy source towards the surface of a device for reflection therefrom. An interference pattern may be detected from the surface of the device, such as by a sensor. A determination as to whether a match exists between the representation of the interference pattern and a stored representation of an interference pattern may be performed. If a match exists, the device may be identified based on the stored representation of the interference pattern. Otherwise, a representation of the interference pattern may be stored and a unique identifier may be assigned to the stored representation of the interference pattern. | 2010-03-25 |
20100073678 | Blast injury dosimeter - A method for detecting blast induced pressure changes includes exposing a material, a contained solution, a membrane-bound solution, or a photonic crystal material, having a first optical property, to a pressure wave having a blast level. A change in the first optical property to a second optical property of the exposed material, contained solution, membrane-bound solution, or photonic crystal material is determined, and the extent of change corresponds to the blast level. | 2010-03-25 |
20100073679 | OPTICAL MEASURING HEAD FOR A DUCT GAS MONITORING SYSTEM - An optical measuring head for a duct gas monitoring system is provided, the measuring head being mounted to an outer wall of a gas duct through which the duct gas flows. The measuring head has a longitudinal chamber which at one end opens into the gas duct and at the other end contains an active optical component. The chamber is flushed with a purge gas which, after flushing the chamber, is discharged into the gas duct. A gas line is installed between the chamber and interior of the gas duct at a point upstream of a discharge point and the purge gas is a branch-off of the duct gas. | 2010-03-25 |
20100073680 | Method and System for Device Identification - Disclosed are a method and system for performing device identification and a medical device susceptible to identification using interference patterns for performing device identification. A source signal may be directed from an energy source towards the surface of a device for reflection therefrom. An interference pattern may be detected from the surface of the device, such as by a sensor. A determination as to whether a match exists between the representation of the interference pattern and a stored representation of an interference pattern may be performed. If a match exists, the device may be identified based on the stored representation of the interference pattern. Otherwise, a representation of the interference pattern may be stored and a unique identifier may be assigned to the stored representation of the interference pattern. | 2010-03-25 |
20100073681 | BIAS-REDUCED FIBER OPTIC GYROSCOPE - A fiber optic gyroscope includes a light source, a coupler coupled to the light source, a photodetector coupled to the coupler, an integrated optic circuit (IOC) coupled to the coupler by a first element, and a sensing loop coupled to the IOC by second and third elements. At least one of the first, second and third elements includes a polarizing element. | 2010-03-25 |
20100073682 | OPTICAL TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGE ACQUISITION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF ACQUIRING OPTICAL TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGE - An optical tomographic image acquisition apparatus comprises a light source unit emitting light; a light dividing device dividing the light from the unit into measurement light and reference light; a projecting device arranged inside a tubular sheath to project the measurement light onto an object; a combining device combining reflected light reflected from the object or the sheath and the reference light; an interference light detecting device detecting interference light between the reflected light and the reference light; an interference signal acquiring device acquiring an interference signal; a tomographic image acquiring device acquiring an optical tomographic image; and a reference position adjustment section detecting a sheath interference signal that is an interference signal of the reflected light reflected from the sheath from the interference signals and adjusts an optical tomographic image reference position as a reference to acquire the optical tomographic image based on the detected sheath interference signal. | 2010-03-25 |
20100073683 | REFLECTIVE PHOTOELECTRIC SENSOR AND OBJECT DETECTING METHOD - To reduce the probability of incorrect determination to detect an object reliably. A reflective photoelectric sensor is provided with: a light projecting device for emitting light; a light receiving device for receiving the optical feedback of the light that is emitted from the light projecting device; a determining portion for determining whether or not an object exists in the direction in which the light is emitted from the light projecting device, based on the optical feedback; and a reflection preventing plate of a moth-eye structure, disposed at a position that is on the optical path of the light that is emitted from the light projecting device at a position that is more distant than the location wherein the object is anticipated to appear. | 2010-03-25 |
20100073684 | XY STAGE APPARATUS - An XY stage apparatus capable of reducing a measurement error due to air fluctuations is provided. The XY stage apparatus includes a stage that moves in the XY directions, a laser interferometer to measure a position of the stage, and a measuring optical path barrel mechanism having a fixed barrel that covers at least a portion of a measuring optical path between the stage and the laser interferometer, is provided on a side of the laser interferometer of the measuring optical path, and is fixed to the laser interferometer and a movable barrel that covers at least a potion of the measuring optical path, is provided on the side of the stage of the measuring optical path, and moves together with movement of the stage, wherein an end of one of the fixed barrel and the movable barrel is inserted into that of the other. | 2010-03-25 |
20100073685 | SCANNER SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MEASURING A SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY - A system and method for measuring and developing a topography of a surface of a person or an object. The system includes a container having a flexible outer surface against which the person is to be placed. A deformable material located in the container can be rendered rigid while the person is positioned thereagainst to hold a shape of the outer surface of the container after the person is removed from against the container. A contact free measuring device is operatively connected to a memory device and arranged to measure distances from the measuring device to a plurality of points on the surface of the container and to store those distances in the memory device in digital form. A mounting mechanism may orient or couple the container to the measuring device, permitting the measuring device to be positioned and at least temporarily held fixed relative to the container within a predetermined distance range. | 2010-03-25 |
20100073686 | CLUSTERING PROTOCOL FOR DIRECTIONAL SENSOR NETWORKS - A method and apparatus for tracking target objects includes a network of unidirectional sensors which correspond to nodes on the network. The sensors identify the presence of a target object, determine a first criteria for the relationship of the target object to the sensors and send a message to sensors neighboring the sensor. The message includes a unique identification of the target object and the first criteria. The sensors are ranked to determine which of the sensors should head a cluster of sensors for tracking the target object. Clusters are propagated and fragmented as the target object moves through a field of sensors. | 2010-03-25 |
20100073687 | Method For Precisely Measuring Position Of A Part To Be Inspected At A Part Inspection Station - A method for precisely measuring position of a part to be inspected at a part inspection station is provided. The method includes positioning a part having a part axis relative to a measurement axis at the part inspection station and scanning the positioned part with an array of planes of radiation so that the part occludes each of the planes of radiation over a measurement interval of the part to create a corresponding array of unobstructed planar portions of the planes of radiation. Each of the unobstructed planar portions contains an amount of radiation which is representative of a respective geometric dimension of the part. The method also includes measuring the amount of radiation present in each of the unobstructed planar portions to obtain measurement signals and processing the measurement signals to obtain a geometric measurement between the axes at the measurement interval. The geometric measurement may be a distance between the axes or angle between the axes. If the geometric measurement is outside an acceptable range of geometric values, the method may further include repositioning the part until the geometric measurement between the axes at the measurement interval is within the acceptable range of geometric values. | 2010-03-25 |
20100073688 | PERIODIC PATTERNS AND TECHNIQUE TO CONTROL MISALIGNMENT BETWEEN TWO LAYERS - A method and system to measure misalignment error between two overlying or interlaced periodic structures are proposed. The overlying or interlaced periodic structures are illuminated by incident radiation, and the diffracted radiation of the incident radiation by the overlying or interlaced periodic structures are detected to provide an output signal. The misalignment between the overlying or interlaced periodic structures may then be determined from the output signal. | 2010-03-25 |
20100073689 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THICKNESS MEASUREMENT - The material strength of extensive objects can be determined efficiently by using two distance measures, wherein a first distance measurer determines the distance to a first main surface of the object and a second distance measurer determines the distance to a second main surface object opposing the first main surface. If potential measurement errors due to the extensive geometry are avoided by determining a reference distance between the first distance measurer and the second distance measurer by a reference object, the thickness of the object between the first main surface and the second main surface can be determined with high accuracy and velocity. | 2010-03-25 |
20100073690 | PARAMETER MEASUREMENT USING MULTI-LAYER STRUCTURES - Various embodiments disclosed herein include methods for measuring a parameter associated with a workpiece. Such a method may include providing a first overlay pattern on the workpiece and a second overlay pattern over the first overlay pattern. The first overlay pattern may comprise a first plurality of features spaced apart from each other, and the second overlay pattern may comprise a second plurality of substantially optically transmissive features spaced apart from each other. The second plurality of features may be offset with respect to and partially overlapping the first plurality of features. The method may further comprise directing light onto the first and second overlay pattern such that the light is reflected from both the first and second overlay patterns and using reflectometry to obtain a measure of the parameter from the reflected light. | 2010-03-25 |