14th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 22 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100085517 | MULTI-VIEW DISPLAY DEVICE - A multi-view image display device adapted to display images different from each other using one screen of a display panel is disclosed. The multi-view image display device includes a display panel inclusive of a first color filter array having a first red sub-pixel, a first green sub-pixel and a first blue sub-pixel that constitute a first image, and a second red sub-pixel, a second green sub-pixel and a second blue sub-pixel that constitute a second image; and a color filter barrier substrate inclusive of a second color filter array that is separated from the display panel with a fixed distance and has red, green and blue color filters. The red color filter of the second color filter array corresponds to the first blue sub-pixel and the second green sub-pixel of the first color filter array. The green color filter of the second color filter array corresponds to the first red sub-pixel and the second blue sub-pixel of the first color filter array. The blue color filter of the second color filter array corresponds to the first green sub-pixel and the second red-sub-pixel of the first color filter array. | 2010-04-08 |
20100085518 | PHOTO-SENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION FOR BLACK MATRIX, BLACK MATRIX PRODUCED BY THE COMPOSITION AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY INCLUDING THE BLACK MATRIX - The present invention relates to a photosensitive resin composition for a black matrix, a black matrix produced by the composition and a liquid crystal display including the black matrix. The resin composition for a black matrix comprising a fluorene-based resin polymer as a resin binder has high sensitivity and optical density, and excellent development adherence. | 2010-04-08 |
20100085519 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL - A liquid crystal display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer formed between the first substrate and second substrate. The second substrate has an active region, a sealant surrounding the active region, and a spacer wall located between the active region and the sealant. Additionally, the spacer wall is used to prevent the liquid crystal layer from being contaminated by the sealant and to support the first substrate. | 2010-04-08 |
20100085520 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A liquid crystal display apparatus that suppresses an increase in a manufacturing cost and is capable of similar display in a reflective region and a transmissive region. The thickness of a liquid crystal layer in the reflection region is in the range of 90% to 110% of that of the liquid crystal layer in the transmissive region, and a pretilt angle of liquid crystal molecules contained in the liquid crystal layer in the reflection region is larger than that of liquid crystal molecules contained in the liquid crystal layer in the transmissive region. | 2010-04-08 |
20100085521 | Composition of Organic Compounds, Optical Film and Method of Production Thereof - A composition includes at least one organic compound of a first type of the general formula I and at least one organic compound of a second type of the general structural formula II, wherein Core in formula I is a conjugated organic unit capable of forming a rigid rod-like macromolecule, Gk is a set of ionogenic side-groups providing solubility of the organic compound of the first type in a solvent and give rigidity to the rod-like macromolecule; and wherein Sys in formula II is an at least partially conjugated substantially planar polycyclic molecular system capable of forming board-like supramolecules via π-π-interaction, and X, Y, Z and Q are substituents. The composition is capable of forming a lyotropic liquid crystal solution, which can form a solid retardation layer of biaxial type substantially transparent to electromagnetic radiation in the visible spectral range. The type and degree of biaxiality of the said optical retardation layer is controlled by a molar ratio of the organic compounds of the first and the second type in the composition. An optical film comprising a solid retardation layer formed of the composition, a method of producing the optical film, and a vertical alignment liquid crystal display using said retardation layer are also provided. | 2010-04-08 |
20100085522 | TRANSMISSIVE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides a transparent liquid crystal display device which is less in display characteristics and viewing angle dependency and can provide bright images and high contrasts. The transparent liquid crystal display device comprises at least: a backlight; a polarizer; a second optical anisotropic layer with a retardation of 50 to 180 nm at a wavelength of 550 nm; a first optical anisotropic layer with a retardation of 20 to 140 nm at a wavelength of 550 nm; a homogeneously aligned liquid crystal cell comprising upper and lower substrates facing each other and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the upper and lower substrates; a third optical anisotropic layer with a retardation of 50 to 200 nm at a wavelength of 550 nm; and a polarizer, arranged in piles in this order from the backlight, wherein the first optical anisotropic layer comprising at least a liquid crystal film with a fixed nematic hybrid liquid crystal alignment structure. | 2010-04-08 |
20100085523 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND POLYMER FOR ALIGNING FILM MATERIAL - The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device capable of suppressing generation of the image sticking in AC mode and a polymer for alignment film materials. The present invention is a liquid crystal display device including:
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20100085524 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - The present invention provides: a liquid crystal display device capable of improving display qualities and yield, the liquid crystal display device having two or more domains in a pixel through an alignment treatment that has been provided for a substrate over several times; and a production method thereof. | 2010-04-08 |
20100085525 | THIN FILM TRANSISTOR SUBSTRATE, LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME - A thin film transistor (TFT) substrate including a base, a plurality of scan lines and data lines and a pixel unit is provided. The scan lines are disposed on the base. The data lines are disposed above the scan lines and are perpendicular to the scan lines to define a plurality of pixel areas. The pixel unit is disposed on the base and inside one of the pixel areas. The pixel unit comprises a TFT and a pixel electrode. The TFT comprises a source and a drain. The pixel electrode is electrically connected to the drain. The pixel electrode comprises a first main electrode, a second main electrode and a plurality of branch electrodes. The first main electrode is perpendicular to the second main electrode. The branch electrodes are connected to the first main electrode and/or the second main electrode. The first main electrode substantially divides the pixel area evenly. | 2010-04-08 |
20100085526 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL - A liquid crystal display panel includes a first transparent substrate, a second transparent substrate opposite to the first transparent substrate, and a sealant disposed therebetween. The first transparent substrate includes a peripheral region, and a plurality of conductive lines disposed in the peripheral region. The conductive lines include a plurality of transparent conductive lines and non-transparent conductive lines. The sealant is disposed in the peripheral region. | 2010-04-08 |
20100085527 | LIQUID-CRYSTAL ELECTRO-OPTICAL APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A liquid crystal device comprising:
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20100085528 | SPACER SPRAYING SYSTEM, SPACER SPRAYING METHOD AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL - A spacer spraying system and spacer spraying method are provided which are capable of spraying spacers uniformly in a liquid crystal display panel forming region on a substrate. A stage includes a main stage section having a predetermined size and an auxiliary stage section supported in the main stage section so as to be slid in the main stage section or another auxiliary stage section having a structure in which the auxiliary stage section can be connected to the main stage section. By making the auxiliary stage section be slid in the main stage section or be connected to the main stage section according to a size of a substrate mounted on the stage, a size of the stage is made changeable so that a distance between an edge portion of the stage and a liquid crystal display panel forming region existing near the edge portion of the stage falls within a predetermined range. | 2010-04-08 |
20100085529 | LIQUID-CRYSTALLINE MEDIUM AND LIQUID-CRYSTAL DISPLAY COMPRISING 1,2-DIFLUOROETHENE COMPOUNDS - The present invention relates to a liquid-crystalline medium comprising 1,2-difluoroethene compounds of the general formula I, in which R | 2010-04-08 |
20100085530 | LIQUID CRYSTAL MOLECULE, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL OPTICAL SPATIAL MODULATION DEVICE - A liquid crystal molecule is disclosed, having a structure represented by the following general formula (1): | 2010-04-08 |
20100085531 | LIQUID CRYSTAL MOLECULE, LIQUID CRYSTAL MATERIAL, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL OPTICAL SPATIAL MODULATION DEVICE - A liquid crystal molecule is disclosed, having a structure represented by the following general formula (1): | 2010-04-08 |
20100085532 | Display device and manufacturing method of the same - Even when a protective film, an insulation film or the like is present above a film to be corrected, only a defect of the film to be corrected which is arranged below such an upper-layer film is corrected without damaging the upper-layer film. In a display device forming a display region where a plurality of films including an insulation film, a semiconductor film and a conductive film are patterned in a given pattern and stacked on a substrate, at a point of time that at least one correction portion out of a correction portion which separates a short-circuit defect, a correction portion which connects an opening defect, a correction portion which removes a standard deviation defect, and a correction portion which separates a standard deviation defect of the pattern is corrected, at least one upper-layer film is present above a film to be corrected at the correction portion and the correction is applied to the film to be corrected while leaving the upper-layer film as it is. | 2010-04-08 |
20100085533 | FLOATING LENS MOUNTING SYSTEM - Various embodiments of an eyeglass and eyeglass system are provided that can maintain the geometric and optical quality of a lens supported by the eyeglass. The eyeglass can comprise a frame, a support member carried by the frame, and a lens mounting area or groove extending at least partially along at least one of the frame and the support member. The support member can be pivoted, moved, or deflected relative to the frame between a retaining position and an open position. In the open position, the lens can be seated within the lens mounting area. In the retaining position, the support member and the frame retain the lens without exerting deformative forces on the lens. Accordingly, the as-molded geometric and optical qualities of the lens can be preserved. | 2010-04-08 |
20100085534 | OPHTHALMIC DEVICES HAVING A HIGHLY SELECTIVE VIOLET LIGHT TRANSMISSIVE FILTER AND RELATED METHODS - Ophthalmic devices are provided having a violet-light vertical cut-off filter abruptly absorbs light between the wave lengths of between approximately and 400 nm and 450 nm such that a curve when plotted as percent transmission versus wavelength has the shape as depicted in FIG. | 2010-04-08 |
20100085535 | Multifocal Ophthalmic Eyeglass - A multifocal ophthalmic eyeglass ( | 2010-04-08 |
20100085536 | Ophthalmic Eyeglass Correcting Both Foveal Vision and Peripheral Vision - An ophthalmic eyeglass ( | 2010-04-08 |
20100085537 | LENSLET ARRAY FOR RETINAL OXIMETRY - The multi-aperture system of the present invention provides a retinal oximetry apparatus for determining the level of oxygen saturation in retinal vessels using a lenslet array comprising at least seven lenses for the simultaneous measurement of reflected light with at least three wavelengths and at least four polarization states. The multi-aperture system of the present invention further provides an apparatus for determining the level of oxygen saturation in retinal vessels using a lenslet array comprising at least ten lenses for the simultaneous measurement of reflected light with at least three wavelengths for oxygen measurement, at least three wavelengths for melanin content, and at least four polarization states. Methods of operating the same are also provided. | 2010-04-08 |
20100085538 | EYE FUNDUS CAMERA - A single-plate image pickup element picks up an eye fundus image. A tricolor separation color filter includes R, G, and B filter elements arranged in a mosaic so as to correspond to the pixels of the image pickup element. Each virtual pixel value of color image data is calculated from light detection data of adjacent pixels. Thus, image data of a color still image is generated. The R filter elements transmit near-infrared light. Each virtual pixel value is calculated from light detection data of pixels corresponding to B or G filter elements that are adjacent to the R filters and have sensitivity to near-infrared light. Thus, image data of a near-infrared light monochrome moving image is generated. | 2010-04-08 |
20100085539 | MENTAL FATIGUE DETECTING METHOD AND DEVICE - A mental fatigue detection device for detecting mental fatigue without arbitrariness using a flickering light includes: a light-emitting unit ( | 2010-04-08 |
20100085540 | TEAR FILM MEASUREMENT - The invention comprises an apparatus for measuring the relative thickness of the lipid layer component of the precorneal tear film on the surface of an eye after distribution of the lipid layer subsequent to blinking is disclosed. An illuminator directs light to the lipid layer of a patient's eye. The illuminator is a broad spectrum light source covering the visible region and is a lambertion light emitter such that the light source is specularly reflected from the lipid layer and undergoes constructive and destructive interference in the lipid layer. A collector collects and focuses the specularly reflected light such that the interference patterns on the tear film lipid layer are observable. The collector also produces an output signal representative of the specularly reflected light which is suitable for further analysis, such as projection on to a high resolution video monitor or analysis by or storage in a computer. In order to facilitate ease of measurement, the patient's head may be positioned on an observation platform when the illuminator directs light to the lipid layer of the patient's eye. | 2010-04-08 |
20100085541 | PROJECTOR WITH REDUCED SPECKLE CONTRAST - A projector includes a light source module, a diffuser for diffusing the light beam emitting from the light source module, and a fluorescent plate. The light source module includes a light source capable of emitting a first light beam, a dichroic device for diverging the first light beam into a second light beam and a third light beam, and a reflector with a moving frequency exceeding 20 Hz configured for reflecting the third light beam. The fluorescent plate is configured for converting the light beam passing through the diffuser into at least three kinds colored light beams. | 2010-04-08 |
20100085542 | OPTICAL ENGINE AND PROJECTOR USING SAME - An optical engine includes a receiving chamber and three light source modules. Each light source module includes a positioning board, a heat dissipating plate, and a light source unit. The heat dissipating plate is sandwiched between the light source unit and the positioning board and adhered to the corresponding light source unit. The light source unit is installed on the receiving chamber. The positioning board is matched with the light source unit and installed on the receiving chamber. | 2010-04-08 |
20100085543 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - An image display device of the present invention includes two lamps A and B as light sources. A mirror is pivotally moved to supply light from the lamp A, B to an optical system. In the case where the lamp A is used, the mirror is temporarily driven in the direction of lamp B before the lamp A is activated. Thereafter, the mirror is returned to the position where the lamp A is used, and is pressed against a restraining member. Thereby, the mirror is positioned at a proper angle with respect to the light from the lamp A when the lamp A is activated. | 2010-04-08 |
20100085544 | ILLUMINATING DEVICE, IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, AND MIRROR UNIT - A mirror unit of the present invention includes a base member constituted of an upper plate portion, a lower plate portion, a connecting portion connecting the upper plate portion and the lower plate portion, and wall portions. A mirror holder for holding a mirror is pivotally supported between the upper plate portion and the lower plate portion. A recess is formed in the wall portions. An adjuster is mounted in the recess. Screw holes extend through the recess, and adjusting screws are engaged in the screw holes. Lifting amounts of plate portions of the adjuster can be adjusted by the adjusting screws. The tilt angle of the mirror is adjusted so that the mirror is properly tilted with respect to a light flux from either one of two lamps. | 2010-04-08 |
20100085545 | FLUID HANDLING STRUCTURE, LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A fluid handling structure for a lithographic apparatus is disclosed. The fluid handling structure has a plurality of openings arranged in plan, in a line. The fluid handling structure is configured such that the openings are directed, in use, towards a facing surface, the facing surface being a substrate and/or a substrate table. The substrate table is configured to support the substrate. Outward of the line of openings is a damper. The damper may have a width that varies along the line of openings. The damper width is defined between the line of openings and an opposing damper edge. | 2010-04-08 |
20100085546 | LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND HUMIDITY MEASUREMENT SYSTEM - A humidity measurement system for use in, for example, a lithographic apparatus. The humidity measurement system includes a tunable laser diode configured to emit a measurement radiation beam having a wavelength in a wavelength range. The wavelength range includes a first wavelength associated with an absorption peak of water molecules. A signal processing unit is connected to a radiation detector. The signal processing unit is configured to measure an intensity of the measurement radiation beam of the tunable laser diode subjected to absorption. The signal processing unit is also connected to the tunable laser diode for obtaining wavelength information. The signal processing unit is arranged to detect an extreme value in a measured intensity as function of the wavelength and to calculate a humidity value from the detected extreme value. | 2010-04-08 |
20100085547 | SOURCE MODULE, RADIATION SOURCE AND LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - A radiation source is configured to generate extreme ultraviolet radiation. The radiation source includes a fuel supply configured to supply a fuel to a plasma formation site; a laser configured to emit a beam of radiation to the plasma formation site so that a plasma that emits extreme ultraviolet radiation is generated when the beam of radiation impacts the fuel; a fuel particulate interceptor constructed and arranged to shield at least part of the radiation source from fuel particulates that are emitted by the plasma, the fuel particulate interceptor comprising a first portion and a second portion, the second portion being positioned closer to the plasma formation site than the first portion, and the first portion being rotatable; and a fuel particulate remover constructed and arranged to remove fuel particulates from a surface of the fuel particulate interceptor and to direct the fuel particulates towards a collection location. | 2010-04-08 |
20100085548 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OVERLAY CONTROL USING DUAL METROLOGY SAMPLING - A system and method are provided for determining an overlay of a first layer N−1 and a second layer N that are positioned one over the other on a substrate. The first layer includes a first overlay portion. The second layer includes a first complementary overlay portion. The first overlay portion and first complementary overlay portion are arranged to form an overlay mark for determining the overlay of the first and second layers. In the second layer a stitching portion and a complementary stitching portion are formed. The stitching portion and complementary stitching portion are arranged to form a stitching mark for determining a stitching overlay between the second layer and an adjacent second layer, with the adjacent second layer being positioned adjacent to the second layer. | 2010-04-08 |
20100085549 | EXPOSURE DEVICE - An exposure device for producing semiconductors and liquid crystals has an optical system capable of effectively using light generated without making a hole in a lamp discharge vessel when high energy laser light is supplied to it for emitting light, such as ultraviolet light. The exposure device has a light source for emitting ultraviolet light, a laser device for emitting laser light, an elliptical reflector for reflecting ultraviolet light emitted from the light source, and an optical system for directing light reflected by the elliptical reflector to an article to be treated via optical elements including a collimator lens and an integrator lens, and a beam splitter having a wavelength selecting ability provided in the optical path for light reflected by the elliptical reflector to allow laser light to be incident on the light source from and opening side of the elliptical reflector. | 2010-04-08 |
20100085550 | PROJECTION OPTICAL SYSTEM AND EXPOSURE APPARATUS - An projection optical system for an i-line projection exposure apparatus includes positive, negative, positive, negative and positive lens units which include a lens having an Abbe number equal to or smaller than 62. 0.125≦NAO, −0.251<β<−0.249, 80 mm≦|OB | 2010-04-08 |
20100085551 | LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A lithographic apparatus includes an illumination system configured to condition a radiation beam; a support constructed to support a patterning device, the patterning device being capable of imparting the radiation beam with a pattern in its cross-section to form a patterned radiation beam; a mirror block provided with a substrate table constructed to hold a substrate; and a projection system configured to project the patterned radiation beam onto a target portion of the substrate, wherein the mirror block is constructed and arranged to reduce slip between the mirror block and the substrate table. Slip can occur if the acceleration of the mirror block is high and the substrate table slips locally with respect to the mirror block. Slip may lead to exposure errors since the position of the substrate is no longer determined with the desired accuracy. | 2010-04-08 |
20100085552 | LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND LORENTZ ACTUATOR - A lithographic apparatus includes an actuator for producing a force in a first direction between a first and a second part including a first magnet assembly and a second magnet assembly each attached opposite to each other to the first part of the apparatus, the first magnet assembly including a first main magnet system and a first subsidiary magnet system, and the second magnet assembly including a second main magnet system and a second subsidiary magnet system, the first and second main magnet system defining a space between them in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The actuator includes a coil attached to the second part. The distance between at least a part of the first subsidiary magnet system and at least a part of the second subsidiary magnet system is smaller than the minimum distance between the first main magnet system and the second main magnet system. | 2010-04-08 |
20100085553 | Lithographic Apparatus and Device Manufacturing Method Utilizing a Substrate Handler - A substrate handler is provided. The substrate handler includes a support surface configured to carry a substrate and a pre-conditioning unit configured to pre-condition the substrate. The substrate handler is configured to move the substrate relative to a substrate table. | 2010-04-08 |
20100085554 | ADAPTOR OF AN ALIGNER SYSTEM - An adapter is disclosed, comprising a frame including an inner edge with a first side, a second side, a third side and a fourth side, wherein the first side and the fourth side are opposite and the second side and the third side are opposite. At least two fixed hold elements are connected to the first side of the inner edge of the frame. A plurality of first flexible clip elements are connected to the second and third sides of the inner edge of the frame. At least two second flexible clip elements are connected to the fourth side of the inner edge of the frame. | 2010-04-08 |
20100085555 | In-Situ Cleaning of an Imprint Lithography Tool - Imprint lithography system may provide for an energy source for solidification of material positioned between a template and a substrate. Additionally, the energy source and/or an additional energy source may be used to clean contaminants from the template and/or the substrate. | 2010-04-08 |
20100085556 | UNIVERSAL LASER RANGE EVALUATION AND VERIFICATION SYSTEM - A test station for testing a laser range finder is disclosed. The test station may be a mobile test station. The test station may include an optical system having a first portion which aligns an eyepiece of the test station to the laser range finder, a second portion which aligns the eyepiece to a first range target spaced apart from the test station, and a third portion which aligns the laser range finder to the first range target. | 2010-04-08 |
20100085557 | Method and arrangement to determine a wind-speed - A method and an arrangement are provided to determine the speed of the wind, which acts on a wind-blade of a wind-turbine. An optical-signal with a known frequency is sent from an optical-transmit-unit to a joint measurement volume. The optical-signal is scattered and reflected by atmospheric particles of the joint measurement volume. The optical signal is shifted in its frequency due to the Doppler-principle, too. The frequency-shifted optical signal is received by a receive-unit. The frequency-shifted optical signal is compared with the sent optical-signal to determine the wind-speed based on the shifted frequency, which is caused by the atmospheric particles. | 2010-04-08 |
20100085558 | Detection System and Optical Fiber for Use in Such System - A detection system comprising: (i) an optical fiber, the optical fiber having (a) a length L≧1 km; (b) beat length between 10 m and 100 m; and (c) beat length uniformity over any distance of at least 100 m within the length L is characterized by standard deviation σ, where |σ|≦10 m; (ii) an OTDR coupled to the fiber and including (a) a radiation source providing pulsed radiation to the fiber, (b) a detection system capable of detecting radiation that is backscattered back through the fiber; and (iii) at least one polarizer situated between the fiber and the detector, such that the backscattered radiation passes through the polarizer before reaching the detector. | 2010-04-08 |
20100085559 | METHOD FOR MEASURING OPTICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF DIFFRACTION OPTICAL ELEMENT AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING OPTICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF DIFFRACTION OPTICAL ELEMENT - [Object] A measurement method and an evaluating apparatus are provided which are capable of easily and accurately evaluating the light amount of a spot beam, the diffraction efficiency, and the intensity distribution in the optical axis direction by detecting even a weak diffracted beam in an arbitrary wavelength range converged by a diffraction optical element as an imaging lens. | 2010-04-08 |
20100085560 | Coffee Refractometer Method And Apparatus - A coffee refractometer includes a prism that receives a brewed coffee sample, thus forming a prism-sample interface. A processor or microcontroller controls a light source to provide incident light to the prism-sample interface. The prism-sample interface refracts light toward a photodetector. A temperature sensor provides temperature information to the processor. The refractometer includes a memory store that stores a TDS formula that expresses the TDS of brewed coffee as a function of the index of refraction (n | 2010-04-08 |
20100085561 | LASER SCATTERING DEFECT INSPECTION SYSTEM AND LASER SCATTERING DEFECT INSPECTION METHOD - A laser scattering defect inspection system includes: a stage unit that rotates a workpiece W and transports the workpiece W in one direction; a laser light source that emits a laser beam LB toward the workpiece W mounted on the stage unit; an optical deflector that scans the laser beam LB emitted from the laser light source on the workpiece W; an optical detector that detects the laser beam LB scattered from the surface of the workpiece W; a storage unit that stores defect inspection conditions for each inspection step of a manufacturing process of the workpiece W, where the conditions include the rotation speed and the moving speed of the workpiece W by the stage unit, the scan width on the workpiece W and the scan frequency by the optical deflector; and a control unit that reads the defect inspection conditions stored for each inspection step in the storage unit and controls the driving of the stage unit and the optical deflector under the conditions. | 2010-04-08 |
20100085562 | Prismatic Lock And Key Security - Methods and apparatus for lock and key security, the lock including a light receptacle, a scatter pattern detecting module, and a locking mechanism, the key including a light source and a prism, the lock and key security including receiving, in the light receptacle of the lock, light transmitted by the light source in the key through the prism; identifying, by the scatter pattern detecting module, a scatter pattern of the received light; comparing, by the scatter pattern detecting module, the scatter pattern to a unique preauthorized pattern for operating the lock; if the scatter pattern matches the unique preauthorized pattern, switching, by the scatter pattern detecting module, the current locking state of the locking mechanism; and if the scatter pattern does not match the unique preauthorized pattern, maintaining the current locking state of the locking mechanism. | 2010-04-08 |
20100085563 | Illumination Sources and Customizable Spectral Profiles - Methods for generating a customized spectral profile, which can be used to generate a corresponding filter, lamp or other type of illuminant. A trial spectrum can be generated. A reference spectrum can be determined or otherwise obtained. A SOURCE spectrum can be determined or otherwise obtained. One or more optical indices can be calculated using the trial spectrum and one or more of the optical indices are optimized by varying the trial spectrum to generate the customized spectral profile. A radiation force parameter can be used to minimize unsafe build-up of light in spectral regions. Adaptations of color rendering parameters can be used in the optimization process. Smoothing parameters can be used to enable easier design of filter structures. A reflectance camera can be used to measure reflectance data at one or more pixels of a digital representation of an object to be illuminated. | 2010-04-08 |
20100085564 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL SUBSTANCES - A method for detecting an ingredient in a food product or detecting a disease includes allowing a food sample solution obtained from a food product or a body fluid from an individual to come to contact with a nano-scale surface structure in a sensor, wherein the nano-scale surface structure comprises a plurality of columns over a substrate or a plurality of holes in a substrate. The method includes illuminating the food sample solution or the body fluid on the nano-scale surface structure on the sensor by a laser beam; obtaining a Raman spectrum from the scattered light using a spectral analyzer; and identifying the spectral signature in the Raman spectrum to determine the existence of the chemical substance in the food product or identifying a disease in the individual. | 2010-04-08 |
20100085565 | Method, Structure, and apparatus for Raman spectroscopy - Disclosed herein are a Raman spectroscopy structure comprising a porous material substrate, and a method of performing Raman spectroscopy of a sample disposed adjacent to the structure comprising the porous material substrate. Generally, the substrate includes one or more layers of a porous material such as porous silicon, porous polysilicon, porous ceramics, porous silica, porous alumina, porous silicon-germanium, porous germanium, porous gallium arsenide, porous gallium phosphide, porous zinc oxide, and porous silicon carbide. It has been discovered that such a substrate material, when excited with near-infrared light, does not exhibit undesired background fluorescence characteristic of other known Raman spectroscopy substrates. | 2010-04-08 |
20100085566 | Surface enhanced raman spectroscopy on optical resonator (e.g., photonic crystal) surfaces - Highly sensitive Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) sensors are described in the form of a optical resonator and a metal nanostructure deposited on surface of the optical resonator. In one embodiment the optical resonator is in the form of a photonic crystal, but other optical resonators are contemplated. Examples are described in which the resonant near-fields of a large-area replica molded photonic crystal efficiently couples light from a laser to dielectric-metal “post-cap” nanostructures deposited on the photonic crystal surface by a glancing angle evaporation technique, achieving a high SERS enhancement factor. Other constructions are also contemplated a metal nanostructure formed on a dielectric support deposited on the photonic crystal, including a metallic film deposited over close-packed surface of nanospheres, arrays of metallic nanotriangles, metallic nanorods, metallic nanohelices, arrays of metallic nanospheres, and roughened metal surfaces. | 2010-04-08 |
20100085567 | LASER SPECTROSCOPY SYSTEM - A spectroscopy system including first and second lasers. The first laser is triggered to induce a plasma, such as on a surface of a target at a stand-off distance from the target. The second laser stimulates amplified emissions from the plasma detected by one or more spectroscopes. The gain induced by the second laser detects traces of explosives and other substances on surfaces at stand-off distances. The spectroscopy systems use the same telescopic optics to collect emissions from the detection surface and activated at or just before the peak emission intensity useful for detecting element signatures and intensity ratios from the trace elements in the plasma. | 2010-04-08 |
20100085568 | Dual Sample Mode Spectrophotometer - A dual-mode method and apparatus of selectively measuring samples in either a vessel or as a surface tension retained sample held between two opposing pedestals is introduced. In either configuration, such modes further contain optical paths from a source system through a small-volume or large-volume sample to a spectrometer based system. Such a system enables a user to measure samples with absorbances ranging from about 0.005 up to about 2.0 Absorbance Units for any given wavelength. | 2010-04-08 |
20100085569 | APPARATUS FOR HIGH-ACCURACY FIBER COUNTING IN AIR - The present disclosure has an apparatus for detecting fibers in a gas flowing along a passageway. A laser beam is provided at one end of the passageway and the beam is directed along a length of the passageway through which the gas flows. An electrode system, as disclosed, a quadrupole electrode system is mounted along the passageway to cause fibers carried in the gas to oscillate in a detection zone. A photo detector is positioned laterally of the passageway and detects light scattered by the oscillating fibers and projected through an opening in the passageway to provide an output signal that is a function of the light scattered by the fibers in the detection zone. | 2010-04-08 |
20100085570 | REAL-TIME PCR MONITORING APPARATUS - The present invention relates to a real-time PCR monitoring apparatus for real-time monitoring production of reaction product produced during the reaction while performing nucleic acid amplification such as PCR for various kinds of trace samples. Specifically, the present invention relates to an apparatus for real-time monitoring biochemical reaction for efficiently dividing interference between an excitation light and a fluorescence, which includes a polarizer, a polarizing beam splitter, a polarization converter and so on. | 2010-04-08 |
20100085571 | Optical Path Length Sensor and Method for Optimal Absorbance Measurements - An apparatus is described in which an optical fiber is mounted within a fiber optic holder which includes the non-rotating shaft of a linear actuator. The fiber holder may be held captive in order to restrain the fiber holder and, consequently, the fiber mounted therein, from rotating during operation of the linear actuator, thereby resulting in linear travel with minimal rotational effects and minimal change in optical alignment of the fiber during travel. In addition, an optical path length sensor in conjunction with an optimized absorbance method of operation is utilized herein to provide micron precision of the displacement between respective receiving and transmission fibers so as to enable precise absorbance measurements from about 0.005 up to about 2.0 Absorbance Units for any given path length. | 2010-04-08 |
20100085572 | TIME DOMAIN MULTIPLEXING OF INTERFEROMETRIC SENSORS - An optical sensor array includes a plurality of interferometric sensors that are disposed at a plurality of locations in a region of interest. To determine a physical parameter at the plurality of locations, the array is interrogated with a plurality of optical pulses covering a range of optical wavelengths. The signals returned in response to the interrogating pulses are analyzed to determine an optical path imbalance associated with each sensor, where the optical path imbalance bears a relationship to the physical parameter of interest. Each sensor's contribution to the returned signals is determined by measuring the transit time between the launching of the interrogating pulses and the detection of the returned signals. By determining each sensor's contribution, the physical parameter may be determined at each of the plurality of locations. | 2010-04-08 |
20100085573 | SPLIT FREQUENCY SENSING METHODS AND SYSTEMS - Resonant sensors and molecule detection methods utilizing split frequency. Optical energy is introduced into a microcavity, such as a toroid-shaped or spherical microcavity. A portion of the optical energy is backscattered and interacts with the introduced optical energy to form first and second modes of optical energy at respective first and second frequencies, also referred to as split frequency or mode doublets. One or more molecules bind to an outer surface of the microcavity and interact with an evanescent field of optical energy resonating within the microcavity. Binding of one or more molecules to the outer surface is detected based at least in part upon a change of the split frequency relative to a baseline split frequency. | 2010-04-08 |
20100085574 | Length measuring apparatus - The present application relates to an optical length measuring apparatus using a laser beam, and has a proposition to enable highly accurate measuring. There includes a length measuring section measuring a distance to a subject and having a measuring laser beam source, a calibration laser beam source emitting a laser beam having a wavelength stability higher than that of a laser beam of the measuring laser beam source, an interference optical system bringing the laser beam of the measuring laser beam source and the laser beam of the calibration laser beam source into interference, and an arithmetic processing section performing a calculation of the distance based on an output of the interference optical system and an output of the length measuring section. | 2010-04-08 |
20100085575 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING VIBRATION DISPLACEMENT AND VIBRATING FREQUENCY AND APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A exemplary method for determining vibration displacement in interferometric scanning, in which two optical signals having a phase difference with each other of a high-coherence interferogram corresponding to a tested surface is detected for determining a shifting displacement between the reference plane of interferometric apparatus and the tested surface. In one embodiment, a series of the shifting displacements with respect to a time interval are measured for determining the vibrating frequency of the tested surface by spectrum analysis. Meanwhile, an exemplary interferometric apparatus is also disclosed for calculating the relative position between the tested surface and the reference plane of interferometric apparatus whereby the interferometric apparatus is capable of compensating influences of vibration caused by the environment or the tested surface itself so as to obtain the surface profile and vibration frequency of the tested surface. | 2010-04-08 |
20100085576 | AUTO FOCUS OF A WORKPIECE USING TWO OR MORE FOCUS PARAMETERS - Provided is a method for focusing a workpiece in the Z-axis for optical metrology. The auto focusing subsystem includes a focus detector having a tilt angle, a capture range, and a plurality of sensors. A processor coupled to the focus detector is configured to utilize the plurality of focus signals measured using the focus detector to determine two or more focus parameters. The two or more focus parameters and calibration data are used to determine an initial position of the workpiece and to generate instructions to move the workpiece to a best focus position. | 2010-04-08 |
20100085577 | Vorrichtung und Verfahren zur Steigerung der Mess-Genauigkeit digitaler 3D-Geometriemesssysteme - The resolution of an optical measurement system for measuring a surface of an object, wherein a measurement light strip is captured on a surface of an object by means of a matrix sensor with a resolution limited by quantization in a quantization direction, can be improved by calculating an effective mapping location in the quantization direction on the basis of the associated real mapping location and a further real mapping location adjacent to the associated real mapping location in a direction perpendicular to the quantization direction. | 2010-04-08 |
20100085578 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING DISPLACEMENT OF A CURVED SURFACE USING DUAL LASER BEAMS - An apparatus measures displacement of a structure having a curved surface, such as a pipe, conduit, shaft or rod. The apparatus includes a support structure having opposing first and second ends, with a first laser distance measurement device at the first end and a second laser distance measurement device at the second end. The laser distance measurement devices generate dual laser beams that illuminate the curved surface of the structure, detect laser energy reflected from the curved surface of the structure, and generate distance signals based on the detected laser energy. A measurement device on the support structure measures a spacing between the two laser beams. The support structure is pivotally attached to a stabilizing base, thereby providing for the tilting of the support structure and the laser beams. An inclinometer on the support structure measures an angle of tilt. A computer processor calculates position values indicating displacement of the curved surface based on the distance signals, the spacing between the laser beams, the radius of curvature of the curved surface, and the angle of tilt of the laser beams. Tripod-mounted and portable handheld versions of the apparatus are described. | 2010-04-08 |
20100085579 | METHOD FOR TARGET TRACKING, AND ASSOCIATED TARGET - A method for determining rotational position of a target in a target tracking System is disclosed. The target comprises a plurality of light emitting elements arranged circumferentially around the target. The target tracking System further comprises a tracker unit capable of detecting light emitted by said light emitting elements. The method comprises the Steps of emitting from said light emitting elements an omni-directional synchronization signal; detecting in the tracker unit said synchronization signal; activating said light emitting elements sequentially starting from a reference direction, wherein each light emitting element is activated for a predetermined time and emits light during the time it is activated; detecting in the tracker unit a time when a maximum amount of light is received from the target; and calculating the reference direction for the target relative to a coordinate System based on the time interval between detection of the synchronization signal and the detection of a maximum amount of light received from the target. An active target for use in the method is also disclosed. | 2010-04-08 |
20100085580 | Optical Sensor - The invention relates to an optical sensor for the detection of objects in a detection range, comprising a transmitter emitting transmitting light beams, a receiver that receives receiving light beams, and an evaluation unit, in which an object determination signal is generated by the evaluation of the receiving signals of the receiver. An optical element, having at least one boundary surface in the form of a free-form surface, is associated with the transmitter and/or the receiver for forming the beams of the transmitting light beams and/or the receiving light beams. | 2010-04-08 |
20100085581 | Optical scanning-based system for detecting position and/or orientation of objects - The optical device for determining position and orientation of an object comprising a fixed part comprises a laser beam projector with sequential scan and a projection centre (O), defining the centre of a reference frame (R) in space. | 2010-04-08 |
20100085582 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THE DETERMINATION OF THE POSITION OF A DISK-SHAPED OBJECT - The invention relates to an apparatus for the determination of the position of a disc-shaped object, particularly of a wafer ( | 2010-04-08 |
20100085583 | Document conversion for overprints - A printing system includes a converter for replacing graphic elements of a document ( | 2010-04-08 |
20100085584 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus that has an interface section for connecting a measuring instrument and is capable of changing an operating mode to an adjustment mode in which an adjustment is carried out by using the results of measurements by the measuring instrument, the image processing apparatus comprising a control section detecting whether the measuring instrument is connected to the interface section, and when the measuring instrument is detected, changing the operating mode to the adjustment mode. | 2010-04-08 |
20100085585 | DIGITAL IMAGING OF MARKING MATERIALS BY THERMALLY INDUCED PATTERN-WISE TRANSFER - An imaging system including an image receiving structure including a material layer having a tunable energy transfer characteristic; and an energy source to emit an energy beam at the material having the tunable energy transfer characteristic such that marking material is pattern-wise transferred to the image receiving structure. | 2010-04-08 |
20100085586 | Target for color characterization of color printer - With respect to color characterization of color printers, the present disclosure relates to the identification of colorant combinations for color patches in a color characterization target, which contains different color patches, and which is measured calorimetrically or spectrally to color-characterize the printer. A black ramp is printed and measured. Substantially uniform steps on the ramp are selected by applying principal component analysis to the measured values or color values derived from the measured values, and by using a first principal component thereof to select the substantially uniform steps. For each of the substantially uniform steps identified, the above procedure is repeated on all chromatic ramps with black ink at a corresponding black level. Color values of the color patches are populated by using multiple combinations of the substantially uniform steps of the black channel and of the chromatic channels at the corresponding black levels that meet an ink limit. | 2010-04-08 |
20100085587 | Method and system for identifying spot colors - Methods and systems of selecting a color for a print operation are disclosed. A color including a color formula with multiple color components may be selected based on a reference color. A print sample may be printed on a printing device based on the selected color. The print sample may include the selected color and one or more rings of color variants. Each ring may include a plurality of color variants differing from a color component of the selected color by a corresponding amount. Each color variant may be aligned axially based on the color component that differs from the selected color and a magnitude of a difference between the color component of the color variant and the selected color. The print sample may be compared to the reference color. A document may be printed on the printing device using at least the color formula for the selected color. | 2010-04-08 |
20100085588 | Method and installation for printing different blanks on a printed sheet - A method for printing combined jobs having different blanks on a printed sheet includes obtaining area coverage values or inking zone presetting values for printing presses, with which the blanks are printed, from image data of the printed sheet. The area coverage values from an earlier job are compared with those from a subsequent job, in which the number, the configuration or the type of at least one blank differs from the corresponding value from the earlier job. The configuration of the blanks on the sheet is changed if the difference in the area coverages exceeds predefined values. An installation for carrying out the method is also provided. | 2010-04-08 |
20100085589 | IMAGE SCANNER PRINTER - An image scanner printer that reads an original image and that prints out the original image includes a red-eye detection unit, a YCC image storage processing unit, a YCC/RGB conversion unit, a red-eye correction unit, and a print data creating unit. The red-eye detection unit detects red-eye that is included in an image corresponding to a predetermined number of lines of RGB image data when the original image is read. The YCC image storage processing unit converts the predetermined number of lines of the RGB image data into YCC image data and stores all the data as one unit JPEG image. The YCC/RGB conversion unit converts the YCC image data into RGB image data in units of a line or in units of a predetermined number of lines. The red-eye correction unit executes red-eye correction on the RGB image data when an image corresponding to the converted RGB image data includes a red-eye area that is stored in a red-eye table. When print data are created from the RGB image data, the print data creating unit, for RGB image data, among the RGB image data, on which the red-eye correction has been performed, creates print data from the RGB image data on which the red-eye correction has been performed. | 2010-04-08 |
20100085590 | JOB-TICKET OPTIMIZED RENDERING - A print controller in a printing system includes a reprogrammable page description language (PDL) processor that defines a page-break function. The print controller also includes a job ticket interpreter. The print controller receives a printable file in the page description language that contains logical pages indicated by page-break indicators. The job ticket interpreter receives a job ticket associated with the printable file and containing layout parameters for the logical pages. The job ticket interpreter re-defines the page-break function in the PDL processor so that the print controller prints a plurality of the logical pages without referencing the job ticket for each page. In some embodiments, the PDL processor is a PostScript processor and the job ticket interpreter is a JDF interpreter encoded as a PostScript program interpreted by the PostScript interpreter. | 2010-04-08 |
20100085591 | PRINTING SYSTEM, INFORMATION UPDATE METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The size of a medium update program for adding a medium to a printer driver and printer is becoming larger due to an increasing number of available media, a larger-size profile used for image processing, and a variety of media lineups. A medium update program according to this invention searches for necessary medium integrated information based on an area and lineup information selected by a user. Then, the medium update program selects and inputs necessary medium integrated information, and shares information common to media, thereby creating all-media integrated information. | 2010-04-08 |
20100085592 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND WARMING UP METHOD THEREOF - An image forming apparatus having a plurality of operations and a warming up method thereof, the image forming apparatus including: a user interface to receive a setting of a usage right of a user for a plurality of operations of the image forming apparatus and a login of the user while the image forming apparatus is in a power save mode; and a controller to perform a warming up for at least one operation corresponding to the usage right according to the login. | 2010-04-08 |
20100085593 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTION POLICY ENFORCEMENT ON FAX - According to a first aspect of the present invention, a method for enforcing a distribution policy with respect to information transmitted from a sending fax machine to a recipient fax machine as fax traffic is presented. The method comprising defining an information distribution policy with respect to the fax traffic, then monitoring the fax traffic in accordance with the distribution policy, where the monitoring comprising: (i) de-modulating the fax traffic being monitored into a digital stream; (ii) reconstructing from the digital stream a graphic image representing at least part of the information within the fax traffic; and (iii) analyzing information within the reconstructed image, and then applying the distribution policy with respect to the analyzed fax traffic. | 2010-04-08 |
20100085594 | PRINTER-RESIDENT DEFAULT JOB TICKET - A print controller in a printing system includes a storage system that stores a default job ticket. The print controller also includes a reduced-job-ticket interpreter. The print controller receives a printable file from a host system. The reduced-job-ticket interpreter receives a reduced job ticket associated with the printable file and builds a final job ticket using data from the reduced job ticket and the default job ticket. The print controller then prints the printable file in accordance with the final job ticket. In some embodiments, the print controller receives a PostScript printable file from the host system and the reduced-job-ticket interpreter receives a reduced job ticket in JDF format | 2010-04-08 |
20100085595 | Method and apparatus for high-speed inkjet printing - Image data for printing an image on a printable medium at high speed with an inkjet printer is received in memory in the form of 512 pixels, or a multiple thereof, wide with a resolution of 360 dots per inch, and saved as an 8 bit color TIFF file with no compression and thereafter stripped into multiple printing columns, one for each color, the columns being positioned in a printing flow order with a spacing between columns of 512 pixels, or a multiple thereof, and then this stripped image data is saved as a four bit bitmap file. The printing medium objects are sequentially conveyed under the printheads whereby the stripped image data is printed onto the printing medium by the inkjet nozzle columns to generate the image. UV ink is employed, together with a UV curing light source to provide high-speed curing. | 2010-04-08 |
20100085596 | METHOD OF ATTACHING AND SENDING FILE THROUGH WEBMAIL FROM IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS TO PERFORM THE METHOD - An image forming apparatus which logs into an external webmail server by using a web browser included in the image forming apparatus, the webmail is written on a webpage of the webmail server, a file to be attached to the webmail is selected, and the selected file is attached to the webmail so as to send the webmail to the webmail server. | 2010-04-08 |
20100085597 | METHOD OF RETRIEVING THE STATUS OF BUSINESS OFFICE APPLIANCES - Status information of one or more business office appliances operating behind a firewall are retrieved remotely by a service management application. The service management application transmits, via electronic mail from a first network behind a first firewall to a second network behind a second firewall, information that identifies the one or more business office appliances. A device management application at the second network receives the information and, based on the information, communicates instructions to one or more business office appliances. The instructions are executed on the one or more business office appliances without requiring re-boot of the business office appliances. Results of executing the instructions are used to generate a response document that is sent back to the service management application and/or to a database on the first network. | 2010-04-08 |
20100085598 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, COMPLEX JOB EXECUTION METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes: an accepter that accepts a complex job including a plurality of jobs to be executed cooperatively by a plurality of image processing apparatuses including this image processing apparatus itself; a job controller that makes the plurality of image processing apparatuses including this image processing apparatus itself, cooperatively execute the plurality of jobs included in the accepted complex job; a job administrator that administers execution states of the respective jobs included in the complex job and generates job information pieces indicating job details and execution states of the respective jobs; and a memory that records in itself the generated job information pieces. | 2010-04-08 |
20100085599 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, DRIVER SETTING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus capable of reducing the labor of a user to create at least one definition file for use in installing drivers on respective ones of a plurality of devices. A server connected to printers accepts input/edition of print information necessary to install printer drivers selected by the user on printers, and accepts selection of printers on which printer drivers applied with the input/edited print information are installed. Methods for creating at least one definition file necessary to Install the drivers on the selected printers are presented for selection, and at least one execution file is created in accordance with the selected creation method. | 2010-04-08 |
20100085600 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - There is provided a method for image processing to transfer scanned data of a document read by an image reading apparatus to an application which is operated in an information processing apparatus connected to the image reading apparatus. The method includes obtaining an execution path of an application which is currently operated in the information processing apparatus, and transferring the scanned data to the image reading apparatus by using the execution path. | 2010-04-08 |
20100085601 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A communication device capable of accessing a network device is provided. The communication device includes a clock, a location information storage to store summary location information, a summary information obtaining system to obtain content summary information, a summary information storage to store the obtained content summary information, a display system to display the information concerning the contents generated based on the content summary information during a predetermined time range, a time range setting system to set the predetermined time range on basis of a source of the content summary information, an extractor to extract the content summary information which is set to be displayed in the display system during the predetermined time range, and a display controller to control the display system to display the information concerning the contents which is included in the extracted summary information. | 2010-04-08 |
20100085602 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND PREVIEW DISPLAY METHOD - An image forming apparatus is provided with an image display portion such as a touch panel for displaying a preview of image data. When image data of the object to output is output with additional information added thereto or when the image data of the object to output is printed on recording paper and post processing is applied to the recording paper, the image forming apparatus combines an additional information image showing additional information or post processing with a preview image at a position corresponding to an adding position of additional information or a position at which post processing is applied in displaying the preview image by enlarging a part where the additional information image is combined to display on the touch panel. | 2010-04-08 |
20100085603 | STREAK COMPENSATION IN COMPRESSED IMAGE PATHS - In accordance with the present disclosure, there is provided a method for compensating tones on a compressed digital image data. The method comprises generating the compressed digital image from an input digital image data using a wavelet-based compression method; recovering a low resolution version of the input digital image data from the compressed digital image data by partially decompressing the compressed digital image; applying compensating tone reproduction curves (TRC) to the low resolution version of the input digital image data to generate a compensated low resolution image; re-compressing the image using the compensated low resolution image; and, subsequently decompressing all of the compensated pixel arrays to produce decompressed compensated image data. | 2010-04-08 |
20100085604 | SPOT COLOR PRINTING COLOR CONVERSION PROGRAM, COLOR CONVERSION DEVICE AND COLOR CONVERSION METHOD - Provided is a spot color printing color converting device including: an image data acquiring unit for acquiring image data in which the colors of pixels are represented by the gradation values of a first color coordinate system; a spot color list acquiring unit for acquiring a spot color list associating the gradation values of the first color coordinate system with the ink gradation values of a second color coordinate system specifying the gradation of ink colors for printing spot colors. | 2010-04-08 |
20100085605 | LOSSLESS COMPRESSION OF COLOR LOOK-UP TABLE VIA HIERARCHICAL DIFFERENTIAL ENCODING OR CELLULAR INTERPOLATIVE PREDICTION - A color look-up table (CLUT) is compressed in a lossless manner. The CLUT includes nodes that convert values of a first color space to corresponding values of a second color space. The CLUT is received in a serialized node-by-node manner. For each of some of the nodes the following is performed in the order in which the nodes are received in the serialized node-by-node manner. First, a difference value is determined that represents compression of a value of the node, in accordance with a hierarchical differential encoding approach or in accordance with a cellular interpolative prediction approach. Second, the difference value is stored in lieu of the value of the node being stored, to compress the value of the node in the lossless manner. | 2010-04-08 |
20100085606 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DOCUMENT RENDERING DEVICE RESOURCE CONSERVATION - The subject application is directed to a document rendering device resource conservation system and method. Threshold parameter data of acceptable resource usage levels in an associated document rendering device, and default setting data corresponding to the threshold parameters, are stored in data storage. Electronic document data is received, as well as request data of desired settings for rendering the document on the device. Settings associated with the request data are compared to threshold parameters corresponding to the parameter data. A notification is generated upon a determination that the settings associated with the request exceed the threshold parameters. The user is then prompted relative to an alternative setting of the device. Confirmation of the acceptability of an alternative setting is received from the user. Operation of the device is enabled in accordance with alternative setting data, and a document rendering operation is performed by the document rendering device. | 2010-04-08 |
20100085607 | METHOD OF ENCODING CODING PATTERN - A method of encoding a coding pattern for disposition on a surface of a substrate. The method comprises the step of: co-encoding, in a merged data symbol, a first individual data symbol from a first codeword with at least a second individual data symbol from a second codeword. The merged data symbol is represented on the surface by a plurality of data elements disposed thereon. | 2010-04-08 |
20100085608 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit having an upper cover to be freely opened and closed; an original reading unit disposed above the original forming unit; and a guide mechanism for moving and positioning the original reading unit over the image forming unit between a backside of the image forming apparatus and a front side of the image forming apparatus. | 2010-04-08 |
20100085609 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING FAX SERVICE IN AN IP MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM - A method and an apparatus for providing a fax service in an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) are provided. A method of a FAX Application Server (AS) for providing the fax service in the IMS includes receiving a fax transmission request from a User Equipment (UE) or a fax machine, interconnecting the UE and the fax machine over an IMS network, and sending a fax to transmit and receive between the UE and the fax machine through the connection. | 2010-04-08 |
20100085610 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - When copying an object that has faded markings of color fadable toner and is printed with the color fadable toner, a threshold value changing key is displayed on a liquid crystal display of an operation panel to be pressed down. A main CPU sets a threshold value | 2010-04-08 |
20100085611 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing method, and an image processing apparatus with which to perform the method, the method including generating a scan image by scanning an object, detecting a non-image area affected by external incident light in the scan image according to a pixel-value distribution pattern varied depending on incident angles of the external incident light, and extracting an image area corresponding to the object by removing the non-image area from the scan Image. | 2010-04-08 |
20100085612 | SCANNER DEVICE FOR A FRANKING SYSTEM - A mailpiece scanner device in a module of a franking system, said mailpiece scanner device comprising: a contact image sensor or “CIS” disposed in a direction perpendicular to the conveying direction in which the mailpieces are conveyed through the module; and a support to which said sensor is fastened and which is mounted firstly to move vertically under the action of at least one drive lever and secondly to pivot about a longitudinal hinge pin; the device further comprising guide means secured to a stationary portion of the module for the purpose of limiting firstly the vertical movement of the image sensor support and secondly pivoting of said support about the longitudinal hinge pin. | 2010-04-08 |
20100085613 | DATA COMPRESSION DEVICE AND IMAGE READING DEVICE - A data compression device includes an encoding unit that generates encoded data by compressing image data in units of a band. Encoded data storage units have addresses for storing encoded data for each band and a settings receipt unit receives start address settings in the storage units. A control unit stores the data in the storage units every time encoded data for each band is generated. A start address acquisition unit acquires the start address of an empty area where encoded data is not stored. The control unit sets the start address of an empty area in a storage unit different from the storage unit where the encoded data that is being generated is to be stored. The encoding unit then starts to generate encoded data for a next band, and stores the generated data in the storage unit indicated by the start address set in the setting receipt unit. | 2010-04-08 |
20100085614 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS - An image reading apparatus includes a document positioning plate configured to position a document thereon, a document pressing unit which is attached to the document positioning plate to be openable and closable, a reading sensor which is movably arranged in a main body of the apparatus and configured to read an image of the document positioned on the document positioning plate, and a restricting unit configured to engage with the reading sensor to restrict a movement of the reading sensor, wherein the restricting unit has a lever which is provided in the document pressing unit in a rotatable and storable manner and urged in a direction in which the lever is stored and restricts the movement of the reading sensor in a state that the document pressing unit is closed and the lever is inserted into the main body of the apparatus, and when the document pressing unit is opened from the restricting state, the lever is pulled out from the main body of the apparatus to release the restriction and urged to be stored in the document pressing unit. | 2010-04-08 |
20100085615 | Image reading apparatus and image reading method - An image reading apparatus is provided which enables image data of high S/N ratio with constant resolution to be acquired without fluctuations in resolution over the entire area of an original document, while actualizing the compact image reading apparatus by minimizing the spaces on the opposite end sides in the sub-scanning direction of the platen, has a line light source for applying light to the original document, a carriage installed with the line light source to travel in a sub-scanning direction of the document, a stepping motor for driving the carriage, a line sensor for receiving the reflected light of the document guided by the optical means to convert into image data, and control means for performing traveling control of the carriage, blinking control of the line light source, and control for capturing the image data from the line sensor, and captures the image data from the line sensor while varying a period of a motor clock signal to drive the stepping motor for a duration of acceleration control for starting traveling of the carriage to reach constant-velocity traveling after starting reading of the document. | 2010-04-08 |
20100085616 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS - An image reading apparatus that feeds a document over a reading glass and optically reads an image of the document at a reading position. A rotary brush type cleaner is located above the reading glass to face the reading position. The cleaner cleans the reading glass while rotating downstream in a document feeding direction. In accordance with a selected reading mode, the frequency of cleaning operations performed by the cleaner, and the rotation speed and the number of rotations of the cleaner are changed. | 2010-04-08 |