16th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 13 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110090449 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device according to the present invention is constituted of a TFT substrate and an opposing substrate which are arranged so as to be opposite to each other with a liquid crystal layer interposed therebetween. In addition, in the liquid crystal layer, formed is a polymer into which a polymer component added to liquid crystal is polymerized, and which determines directions in which liquid crystal molecules tilt when voltage is applied. In the TFT substrate, formed are a sub picture element electrode directly connected to a TFT and a sub picture element electrode connected to the TFT through capacitive coupling. In each of these sub picture element electrodes, formed are slits extending in directions respectively at angles of 45 degrees, 135 degrees, 225 degrees and 315 degrees to the X axis. | 2011-04-21 |
20110090450 | FOUR-RING LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOUND HAVING LATERAL FLUORINE, LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITION AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The invention provides a liquid crystal compound which has stability to heat, light and so forth, a nematic phase in a wide temperature range, a small viscosity, a large optical anisotropy, and a suitable elastic constant K | 2011-04-21 |
20110090451 | 3D GRID CONTROLLABLE LIQUID CRYSTAL LENS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A 3D grid controllable liquid crystal lens is provided. In the 3D grid controllable liquid crystal lens, at least two layers of a plurality of active device arrays are stacked on a first substrate, and a plurality of liquid crystal layer are respectively disposed on the active device arrays. Then, a driving voltage applied on each active device array is suitably controlled to control the orientation of the liquid crystal molecules, so as to generate a refractive index distribution similar to gradient-index lens in the 3D grid controllable liquid crystal lens. Therefore, the 3D grid controllable liquid crystal lens has a focusing function for focusing/diverging the light, similar to a convex lens or a concave lens. A method for manufacturing the 3D grid controllable liquid crystal lens is also provided. | 2011-04-21 |
20110090452 | EYEGLASS USING ADJUSTABLE PUPIL MASK TO IMPROVE VISION - An apparatus for adjusting the amount of light passing through a pupil of a human eyeball particularly for a person having defects or imperfections in the eyeball lens. An electrically controllable mask area having a smallest, a medium and a largest mask opening may be coupled to at least one lens of the eyeglass. The mask area is varied with a rotating aperture adjustment assembly on a controller so that an image of an object that would otherwise pass through the pupil is masked so that a smaller portion of the image passes through the pupil. The wearer may select the at least one mask opening by moving a thumb wheel on the rotating aperture adjustment assembly. The wearer selects at least one of on and off condition of the apparatus with a button. The mask area can be customized by means of an external processing system. | 2011-04-21 |
20110090453 | Spectacles for correcting color blindness - Rectifying method for color blindness and the production method of rectifying eyeglasses for color blindness by using a computer to simulate the process of rectifying color blindness, improving the basic color, the color tone, and color saturation of the light entering the eye. In the rectifying of the color blindness, there are numerous kinds of spectrums and parameters of the rectifying eyeglasses for color blindness, which are then grouped under four types. The rectifying eyeglasses for color blindness change the proportion of stimulus of the three kinds of optic cone cells on the retina and alter the color codes of the visional area of the cerebral cortex, thus when the color blind viewer wears the properly chosen eyeglasses, the ability to discriminate between colors is greatly improved. | 2011-04-21 |
20110090454 | CURVED CORRECTIVE LENSES CONFIGURED TO DECODE THREE-DIMENSIONAL CONTENT - Curved corrective lens configured to decode three dimensional content. The corrective lens may include a wafer formed of a high efficiency polarizer material layer over a lamination layer over an adhesion layer over a retardation layer, and a lens material to which the wafer is integrated and into which a prescription is ground. Photochromic materials may also be used to provide a self-darkening feature. | 2011-04-21 |
20110090455 | Opthalmic Lens With Regressive and Non-Regressive Rotationally Symmetric Optical Design Elements - Aspects of the present invention provide an ophthalmic lens comprising at least one regressive and at least one non-regressive rotationally symmetric optical design element. The regressive and non-regressive optical design elements can be combined so as to form a desired optical power profile for the lens while simultaneously exploiting the different relative orientation of the astigmatic vectors of the constituent regressive and non-regressive design elements, thereby resulting in reduced unwanted astigmatism. The regressive and non-regressive rotationally symmetric optical design elements can be positioned on different lens surfaces and in optical communication or can be collapsed onto the same lens surface. The regressive and non-regressive rotationally symmetric optical design elements can each contribute to the total add power of an ophthalmic lens. The regressive and non-regressive rotationally symmetric optical design elements can be combined with any other optical design feature positioned on the same or a different surface of the lens. | 2011-04-21 |
20110090456 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SPECTACLE LENSES ACCORDING TO A PRESCRIPTION - A method for manufacturing spectacle lenses includes the steps of: providing a lets blank having a first face that possesses a final curvature and is coated with an antireflection coating as an outer layer, a second face, and an edge; blocking with a blocking material the lens blank with its first face on a block piece; processing the blocked lens blank on the second face and to obtain a processed lens; deblocking the processed lens from the block piece; and applying on top of the first face antireflection coating of the processed lens a top coating selected from at least one of hydrophobic, oleophobic or dust repelling coatings. | 2011-04-21 |
20110090457 | OPHTHALMIC IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGING UNIT, INSPECTION APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING OPHTHALMIC IMAGING APPARATUS - A method of producing an ophthalmic imaging apparatus includes the steps of producing an imaging unit configured to capture an image of an image subject in visible light and infrared light; adjusting the color tone of the imaging unit using a color-tone adjustment unit having a first optical member configured to absorb infrared light; and connecting the adjusted imaging unit and an optical system having a second optical member whose characteristic is the same as a characteristic of the first optical member and configured to capture an optical image of an eye to be examined. | 2011-04-21 |
20110090458 | TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CAPTURING TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGE, PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A tomographic image capturing apparatus includes a fixation lamp configured to guide a line of sight of a subject's eye, and a control unit configured to control a projection position of measuring light according to a predetermined position on a fundus of the subject's eye and a projection position of the fixation lamp. | 2011-04-21 |
20110090459 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MEASURING A CORNEA - In order to measure a cornea with the aid of a projection (S | 2011-04-21 |
20110090460 | OPHTHALMOLOGIC LENS ASSEMBLY - An ophthalmologic lens assembly includes a glass prism bonded to a meniscus lens at a posterior end of the glass prism. The glass prism is surrounded by a housing that is bonded to the meniscus lens. In one embodiment, the housing and a meniscus lens blank are processed by grinding and polishing the housing and meniscus lens blank together to form a posterior lens surface of a meniscus contact lens. In other embodiment, only the meniscus lens blank is processed by grinding and polishing to form a posterior lens surface of a meniscus contact lens. | 2011-04-21 |
20110090461 | APPARATUS FOR MEASUREMENT OF THE AXIAL LENGTH OF AN EYE - An apparatus for measuring the axial length of a human eye, the apparatus comprising a low coherence light source; a beam splitter; a fast displacement module for rapidly varying the path length within a reference arm of an interferometer; a laser directing a laser beam that is co-propagating with light from the low coherence light source into the displacement module. | 2011-04-21 |
20110090462 | LASER ILLUMINATION DEVICE, ILLUMINATION METHOD, SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENT MANUFACTURING METHOD, PROJECTION DISPLAY DEVICE, AND IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD USING THE PROJECTION DISPLAY DEVICE - A laser illumination device for providing a light intensity distribution of a high-intensity and uniform illumination light flux is obtained. The device includes a plurality of light source modules ( | 2011-04-21 |
20110090463 | PROJECTION APPARATUS - A projection apparatus includes at least one light source, a field lens, a light valve, and a projection lens. The light source provides an illumination beam. The field lens is disposed in a transmission path of the illumination beam including an effective beam passing through the field lens and a ghost beam reflected by the field lens. The light valve converts the effective beam into an image beam. The projection lens includes a lens group, an aperture stop, and a light-shielding element. The lens group and the aperture stop are disposed in a transmission path of the image beam passing through the field lens and a ghost beam path of the ghost beam reflected by the field lens. The light-shielding element is disposed in at least a portion of the ghost beam path between the lens of the lens group furthest away from the aperture stop and the aperture stop. | 2011-04-21 |
20110090464 | PROJECTION APPARATUS - A projection apparatus includes at least one light source, a field lens, a light valve, and a projection lens. The light source provides an illumination beam. The field lens is disposed in a transmission path of the illumination beam including an effective beam passing through the field lens and a ghost beam reflected by the field lens. The effective beam forms a light spot on the light valve capable of converting the effective beam into an image beam. The projection lens is disposed in a transmission path of the image beam and a ghost beam path of the ghost beam. A center of the light spot does not overlap a center of the light valve. An offset direction from the light valve to an optical axis of the projection lens is the same as a direction from the center of the light valve to the center of the light spot. | 2011-04-21 |
20110090465 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - An image display apparatus includes: a light source system that emits light having a first wavelength and a second wavelength switched with time; a light modulator that modulates the light having the first wavelength and the second wavelength emitted from the light source system; an optical path adjustment system that shifts the optical paths of the light having the first wavelength and the second wavelength modulated by the light modulator from each other; and the optical path adjustment system, wherein the optical path adjustment system includes a wavelength selecting surface that reflects the light having the first wavelength and transmits the light having the second wavelength, and mirror system disposed in such a way that the optical paths of the light having the first wavelength and the second wavelength having traveled via the wavelength selecting surface are shifted from each other. | 2011-04-21 |
20110090466 | Filter-Free Projector - A filter-free projector includes a light source unit to generate light beam with different color and a color control module couple to the light source unit for switching the light source unit to emit one color light at a time. A digital mirror device panel having a plurality of mirror elements is provided so as to reflect light fed from the light source unit. Projection lens is positioned in the reflected light path from the digital mirror device panel to project image. | 2011-04-21 |
20110090467 | Image Projection Arrangement with Divergent Light Beams - A lightweight, compact image projection module has a laser package having a common exit port, and a plurality of lasers mounted in the package and operative for emitting a plurality of laser beams of different wavelengths through the common exit port. An optical assembly focuses the laser beams exiting the common exit port, and includes a common focusing lens through which the laser beams pass along respective paths that are in angular misalignment. An optical corrector element in at least one of the paths corrects the misalignment to produce aligned beams. A scanner sweeps the aligned beams in a pattern of scan lines, each scan line having a number of pixels. A controller causes selected pixels to be illuminated, and rendered visible, by the aligned beams to produce the image. | 2011-04-21 |
20110090468 | LENS ARRAY SET AND PROJECTION APPARATUS - A lens array set for a projection apparatus is provided. The lens array set comprises a first lens array and a second lens array. The first lens array has a plurality of first lens units which are rectangle-shaped and a side thereof that defines the first direction. The second lens array, which is parallel with the first lens array, has a plurality of second lens units which has a rectangle shape and a side thereof that defines the second direction. Each of the second lens units is set correspondingly to each of the first lens units, and the center of each second lens unit and the center of each first lens unit are coaxial. A rotation angle is substantially defined between the first direction and the second direction depending on the difference between the rectangle shapes of the first and the second lens units. When adopting the present invention in the projection apparatus, the light source efficiently provides light for the micro-display. | 2011-04-21 |
20110090469 | PROJECTION DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A projection display device includes a light source; a light modulating section that modulates light from the light source; a main control section that drives and controls the light source and the light modulating section for operation; a standby control section that performs control in a standby state; a main power source unit that supplies power to the main control section; and a standby power source unit that, in the standby state, shuts off power supply from a commercial power source to the main power source unit and supplies power to the standby control section. In this arrangement, the standby power source unit is disposed on a substrate different from that the main power source unit is disposed on. | 2011-04-21 |
20110090470 | LED NIGHT LIGHT WITH PROJECTION FEATURE - An LED night light for night time or dark area use may be arranged as a plug-in wall outlet night light or a direct current that includes projection features to project an image, message, data, logo, and/or time on a ceiling, walls, floor, or other desired surface. The LED night light incorporates optics selected from an optics-lens, convex lens, concave lens, openings, cut-outs, film, grating means, and/or hologram means to create the preferred image and project it to a desired location. | 2011-04-21 |
20110090471 | Lens Shift Mechanism and Projection Video Display Apparatus - A lens shift mechanism includes a projection lens drive unit, a vertical-horizontal limit sensor which detects that a projection lens apparatus reaches a limit in a shift range in vertical and horizontal directions, and a vertically-horizontally central sensor which detects that the projection lens apparatus reaches a central position in the shift range. The vertically-horizontally central sensor has a detection width having a central value at the central position. When a microcomputer automatically returns the projection lens apparatus to the central position within the shift range after a shift operation, the microcomputer shifts the projection lens apparatus in a forward direction directed from a position at a time point when automatic return is started toward the central position, and thereafter shifts the projection lens apparatus again in a backward direction by substantially half the detection width of the vertically-horizontally central sensor. | 2011-04-21 |
20110090472 | FLUID HANDLING STRUCTURE, LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A fluid handling structure is provided for a lithographic apparatus having at a boundary between a space containing immersion fluid and a region external to the fluid handling structure, a plurality of openings arranged in a first line, a first gas knife device having an aperture in a second line, one or more openings in a third line and a second gas knife device having an aperture in a fourth line. | 2011-04-21 |
20110090473 | LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - Liquid is supplied to a space between the projection system and the substrate by an inlet. In an embodiment, an overflow region removes liquid above a given level. The overflow region may be arranged above the inlet and thus the liquid may be constantly refreshed and the pressure in the liquid may remain substantially constant. | 2011-04-21 |
20110090474 | LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - In an immersion lithographic apparatus, bubble formation in immersion liquid is reduced or prevented by reducing a gap size or area on a substrate table and/or covering the gap. | 2011-04-21 |
20110090475 | SCANNING EXPOSURE APPARATUS, CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DEVICE - A scanning exposure apparatus includes a first feedback loop including a first controlled object including an original stage and controlling a position of the original stage, a second feedback loop including a second controlled object including a substrate stage and controlling a position of the substrate stage, and a feedback unit including a first calculator and feed backing a synchronization error between the original stage and the substrate stage to the first feedback loop and the second feedback loop via the first calculator, wherein a transfer function from a first target value for the first controlled object to a first controlled value of the first controlled object and that from a second target value for the second controlled object to a second controlled value of the second controlled object are equal, and the exposure is performed at least during a period in which the original and the substrate are accelerated. | 2011-04-21 |
20110090476 | LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS, DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND METHOD OF APPLYING A PATTERN TO A SUBSTRATE - A lithographic apparatus includes at least one image alignment sensor for receiving radiation projected from an alignment mark on a reticle. Processor processes signals from the sensor(s) to resolve spatial information in the projected alignment mark to establish a reference for measuring positional relationships between a substrate support and the patterning location. Examples of the sensor include line arrays of photodetectors. A single array can resolve spatial information in a plane of the sensor (X, Y direction) and in a perpendicular (Z) direction. At least a final step in establishing the reference position is performed while holding the substrate support stationary. Errors and delays induced by mechanical scanning of prior art sensors are avoided. Alternatively (not illustrated) the sensor is moved for mechanical scanning relative to the substrate support, independently of the main positioning systems. | 2011-04-21 |
20110090477 | EXPOSURE DEVICE AND EXPOSURE METHOD - An exposure device includes a rotation driving section that rotationally drives an exposure object; a light irradiation section that irradiates an exposure surface of the exposure object with laser light; a slide moving section secured to the rotation driving section or the light irradiation section, and moving the rotation driving section or the light irradiation section along the exposure surface in a direction crossing a direction of rotation of the rotation driving section; a signal generating section that transmits an analog modulating signal to the light irradiation section in accordance with a rotation synchronization signal from the rotation driving section, the analog modulating signal causing an intensity of the laser light to be changed; and a controlling section that controls movements of the rotation driving section, the slide moving section, and the light irradiation section. | 2011-04-21 |
20110090478 | Lens barrel support device and maskless exposure apparatus having the same - Provided is a barrel support device for supporting a lens barrel. The barrel support device may include a guide frame configured to laterally support the lens barrel and tilt with the lens barrel, a rotation guide on a first end of the guide frame, the rotation guide being ring shaped and configured attach the lens barrel to the guide frame, and a ring-shaped tilting frame configured to support a second end of the guide frame and tilt the guide frame, wherein the guide frame, the rotation guide, and the tilting frame are configured to allow the lens barrel to pass therethrough. | 2011-04-21 |
20110090479 | OPTICAL COMPONENT FOR MASKLESS EXPOSURE APPARATUS - The present invention relates to an optical component for a maskless exposure apparatus, and more particularly, to a micro-prism array or a micro-mirror array which is an optical component capable of screening diffused light such that the image of a pixel of a digital micro-mirror display (DMD) formed by a first image-forming lens in the maskless exposure apparatus has no influence on the image of a neighboring pixel and of totally reflecting the light after reflection or diffraction at the same time, thus improving exposure performance by using the quantity of light being transmitted without a loss and increasing numerical apertures (NAs) at the same time. The optical component is configured such that a micro-prism array with a plurality of micro-prisms or a micro-mirror array with a plurality of micro-mirrors is arranged in place of a micro-lens array of an exposure apparatus such that a light incidence portion is formed in a wide manner and a light exit portion is formed in a narrow manner, and light being transmitted is focused to increase the quantity of light. | 2011-04-21 |
20110090480 | DYNAMIC MASKING METHOD FOR MICRO-TRUSS FOAM FABRICATION - A system for fabricating a radiation-cured structure is provided. The system includes a radiation-sensitive material configured to at least one of initiate, polymerize, crosslink and dissociate with exposure to radiation. At least one radiation source is configured to project a radiation beam toward the radiation-sensitive material. A smart glass device is disposed between the radiation-sensitive material and the at least one radiation source. The smart glass device includes at least one switchable layer selectively operable from an active state to an inactive state. The smart glass device is configured to expose the radiation-sensitive material to a desired exposure pattern when in one of the active state and the inactive state. A method for fabricating the radiation-cured structure is also provided. | 2011-04-21 |
20110090481 | MULTIPLE-WAVELENGTH CAPABLE LASER RECEIVER - A laser light receiver used to detect pulsed laser light that is produced by a rotating laser light source on a construction jobsite is disclosed. In this manner, the laser receiver acts as an elevation detector and provides an equipment operator, or a construction worker, with the current elevation status with respect to the plane of laser light. The laser receiver is a unitary device that can detect multiple light frequencies/wavelengths, including laser beams that are in the green, red, and infrared spectra. The laser receiver also is capable of discriminating between such laser beams and other interference light sources, particularly fluorescent light sources. | 2011-04-21 |
20110090482 | OPTICAL POSITION DETECTING DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to an optical position detecting device and method thereof, comprising multiple light emitting components, a driving unit, at least one photo detecting unit, a position storing unit and a position determining unit. Each light emitting components disposed on a plane to form a sensing area respectively projects a light source into the sensing area. The disposing positions of light emitting components and photo detecting unit are recorded in the position determining unit. The driving unit drives light emitting components sequentially. When an object encounters the projected light source above the sensing area, thus sequentially creating a reflected light signal, the photo detecting unit respectively generates sensed signals based on the intensity of the reflected light signal. The position storing unit records the positions of light emitting components and photo detecting unit. The position determining unit determines the position of the object. | 2011-04-21 |
20110090483 | Apparatus for the optical inspection of wafers - A metrology tool ( | 2011-04-21 |
20110090484 | Optical Sensor Unit for Evanescence Wave Spectroscopy - Optical sensor unit for infra red evanescence wave spectroscopy (IR-EWS) analysis of chemical and biological substances in an analyte, comprising a waveguide with a sensor surface to be put into contact with the analyte, wherein the sensor surface is provided with an affinity enhancing layer. There is further provided a method of producing an optical sensor unit. | 2011-04-21 |
20110090485 | DOCUMENT SENSOR - A device detects multi-spectral imaging by using line scan elements. The device may include an illumination module and a detection module to detect light scattered from an object illuminated by the illumination module. The device may also include an array of light sources to produce light at a plurality of different wavelengths, and create a uniform line of illumination with each of the different wavelengths. The light detection may be applied to authenticate and validate documents, such as bank notes moving along a document conveyer. | 2011-04-21 |
20110090486 | FIBER SHAPE SENSING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - In certain variations, fiber shape sensing or measuring systems, devices and methods are described herein, which allow for measurement of three dimensional bending as well as twist measurements of various fibers, e.g., optical fibers and fiber optic probes of various sizes. In certain variations, the systems are designed to take advantage of unique light guiding properties of optical fibers and various fiber gratings. | 2011-04-21 |
20110090487 | Methods and apparatus for providing feedback to a subject in connection with performing a task - Methods, apparatus, and systems for providing feedback to a subject in connection with a performance of a task, such as a movement task. The movement task may involve an operation or movement of an object by the subject, such as a body part or a sporting implement. During the movement task, the object has an expected motion path that is associated with one or more target areas. Behavior control feedback may be provided to the subject based on one or more of a position of the object, a motion of the object and an orientation of the object relative to one or more target areas as the subject performs the movement task. One example of an apparatus for providing behavior control feedback includes one or more radiation sources, one or more radiation detectors, and one or more indicators, any of which may be coupled to or otherwise integrated with the object. The object is operated to perform the movement task such that radiation emitted from a source of the apparatus impinges on one or more target areas covered with one or more reflectors. A radiation detector of the apparatus detects radiation that is is reflected from the target areas, and an indicator coupled to the detector provides the behavior control feedback to the subject based on the detected radiation. | 2011-04-21 |
20110090488 | Sensing And Control Device - An actuator rod position indication device is described, where a unit having a separate enclosing housing on one surface of said housing has mounted a magnetic field sensor, such that a magnet provided on an actuator rod's free end will be moved substantially linearly closer to and further from said sensor during operation of the actuator, where the sensor detects the magnetic field strength between the magnet on the actuator rod and the sensor and uses this information as input in a processor, comprising a storage, in which storage pre-defined activation values are stored, such that when the input corresponds to one of the stored values, an output specific to that value is generated. | 2011-04-21 |
20110090489 | Method and Apparatus for Detecting Small Reflectivity Variations in Electronic Parts at High Speed - A method and apparatus for performing high speed automatic optical inspection of electronic parts such as wafers, flat panel displays, ITO on PET or glass, multi chip modules, and high-density electronic packages. The method and apparatus identify and distinguish different materials on a part by increasing image contrast for each material without increasing electronic noise by processing the image signal with high optical gain and low electrical gain. As a result, the method and apparatus identify different materials, variations in the materials, and defect locations when the materials have similar reflectivities. | 2011-04-21 |
20110090490 | Inspection apparatus using a chip - An inspection apparatus using a chip includes a rotor that holds a chip; a measurement room in which the rotor is provided and a through hole is formed; a light source that emits light for measurement to the chip through the through hole; a light measurement unit that detects the light from the chip, a rotation drive mechanism that rotates the rotor; and a cover member capable of covering or uncovering an opening portion. | 2011-04-21 |
20110090491 | IMAGE SENSOR INSPECTION DEVICE - An inspection device for visually inspecting an image sensor of a digital recording device, such as a digital camera. The inspection device includes a tubular housing and a lens mounted therein. The housing is configured to engage a lens interface of a camera body. A lighting assembly is provided that is configured to illuminate the image sensor when the inspection device is coupled to a digital camera body so that the image sensor may be visually inspected for contamination. | 2011-04-21 |
20110090492 | Method of evaluating defects in a material transparent to electromagnetic radiation, especially for optical applications, apparatus for performing said method, and materials selected thereby - The method of evaluating an optical defect in a transparent material includes irradiating the material with light to produce scattered light from the defect, rotating the material about a rotation axis passing through the defect, measuring scattered light intensity at a scattering angle (θ | 2011-04-21 |
20110090493 | IMAGER HEAD ADJUSTABLE MIRROR MOUNT FOR BORESCOPE - A remote inspection device imager assembly includes an imager body having a male threaded portion. An accessory assembly includes: a tubular body portion having first internal female threads engaged with the male threaded portion such that tubular body portion rotation axially translates the tubular body portion with respect to the imager body; and a mirror obliquely angled with respect to a longitudinal axis of both the imager assembly. A threaded coupler positioned between the imager body and tubular body portion has second internal female threads engaged with the male threaded portion. The threaded coupler is selectively axially translated by rotation to a first contact position with the imager body or a second contact position with the tubular body portion. The second contact position binds the first and second internal female threads with the male threaded portion to prevent tubular body portion axial rotation and fix a mirror orientation. | 2011-04-21 |
20110090494 | Method for calibrating a photo-tunable microlens - A tunable microlens uses at least two layers of electrodes and a droplet of conducting liquid. Such a droplet, which forms the optics of the microlens, moves toward an electrode with a higher voltage relative to other electrodes in the microlens. When calibration of the microlens is desired, an equal and constant voltage is passed over the first layer of electrodes and a different, constant voltage is passed over the second layer of electrodes, which may, for example, be disposed in a star-like pattern. A driving force relative to each electrode in the second layer results and is proportional to the length of the circumference of the droplet that intersects with each of the electrodes. This driving force reaches equilbrium, and hence the droplet reaches its nominal centered position relative to the second layer of electrodes, when the length of intersection of the circumference of the droplet with each of the electrodes in the second layer is equal. | 2011-04-21 |
20110090495 | LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND CONTAMINATION DETECTION METHOD - A lithographic apparatus includes a vessel that encloses a component with a test surface to be probed for contamination control; and an optical probe configured to transmit and receive an optical probing beam. The vessel includes a first optical port configured to transfer the optical probing beam towards the test surface, and a second optical port configured to receive a reflected optical probing beam. The optical probe includes a light source configured to provide the optical probing beam, a polarization conditioner configured to provide a predefined polarization state to the probing beam, and a spectral analyzer. The polarization conditioner is preset to provide a minimal transmission for a minimal transmission wavelength, and the spectral analyzer is arranged to detect a wavelength shift of the minimal transmission wavelength in response to a polarization change due to the presence of contamination. | 2011-04-21 |
20110090496 | DOWNHOLE MONITORING WITH DISTRIBUTED OPTICAL DENSITY, TEMPERATURE AND/OR STRAIN SENSING - Distributed density, temperature and/or strain sensing is utilized for downhole monitoring. A method and system for monitoring a rapidly changing parameter in a well includes: detecting gain-based stimulated Brillouin backscattering due to light transmitted through at least one optical waveguide installed in the well, the Brillouin backscattering being dependent upon temperature and strain experienced by the waveguide in the well. The method can include measuring at least one of temperature and strain in the well, with the measurement being performed separately from the step of detecting Brillouin backscattering. | 2011-04-21 |
20110090497 | Multimetallic Nanoshells for Monitoring Chemical Reactions - The invention relates to a multimetallic nanoshell sensor which comprises a core that is less conductive that a first metallic layer and having a catalytically active second metallic layer partially or completely surrounding the first metallic layer. The sensor can be used in any surface enhanced spectroscopic applications. | 2011-04-21 |
20110090498 | Method For Reducing Fringe Interference Of Light - A method for reducing fringe interference of light created in a passive cavity defined by partially reflecting optical surfaces in a laser spectroscopy system, wherein the optical path length of the cavity is varied with a triangular back-and-forth movement (x). In accordance with the invention, the spectroscopic measurement is performed in successive measurement cycles with a time interval between each two successive measurement cycles, the triangular movement is performed such that the turning points of the triangular movement (x) are positioned in successive ones of the time intervals, and after each or at each n-th measurement cycle, the time position of the turning points is moved relative to the measurement cycle. | 2011-04-21 |
20110090499 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OPTICALLY EXAMINING THE INTERIOR OF TURBID MEDIA - A method for optically examining the interior of turbid media is provided. The method comprises the steps: providing broad-band light ( | 2011-04-21 |
20110090500 | FLOW CYTOMETER APPARATUS FOR THREE DIMENSIONAL DIFRACTION IMAGING AND RELATED METHODS - A flow cytometer assembly includes a fluid controller configured to form a hydrodynamically focused flow stream including an outer sheath fluid and an inner core fluid. A coherent light source is configured to illuminate a particle in the inner core fluid. A detector is configured to detect a spatially coherent distribution of elastically scattered light from the particle excited by the coherent light source. An analyzing module configured to extract a three-dimensional morphology parameter of the particle from a spatially coherent distribution of the elastically scattered light. | 2011-04-21 |
20110090501 | Assembly For Monitoring Power of Randomly Polarized Light - A unit for measuring a power of randomly polarized light beam is configured with spaced first and second beam splitters having respective reflective surfaces which face one another and configured to sequentially reflect a fraction of randomly polarized beam which is incident upon the first splitter. The beam splitters are dimensioned and shaped so that an output beam, reflected from the second beam splitter, has a power independent from the state of polarization of the randomly polarized beam. | 2011-04-21 |
20110090502 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING ARRAY SUBSTRATE - An apparatus for detecting an array substrate, comprising: a transparent carrier for supporting an array substrate to be detected thereon; a light source disposed on one side of the transparent carrier; a modulator disposed on the other side of the transparent carrier in parallel with the transparent carrier, and comprising a liquid crystal layer and two transparent substrate layers disposed on both sides of the liquid crystal layers, wherein one transparent substrate layer away from the transparent carrier is a first transparent conductive substrate layer, and a second polarizer is disposed on the first transparent conductive substrate layer; a first polarizer, disposed between the light source and the transparent carrier, so that the light emitted from the light source is transmitted through the first polarizer to radiate on the transparent carrier; and a light receiver receiving the light emitted from the light source and then transmitted through the transparent carrier, the array substrate to be detected and the modulator. | 2011-04-21 |
20110090503 | APPARATUS FOR DETECTING ARCS - An apparatus for detecting arc that can monitor inside of process chamber sensitively and promptly can be provided, and abnormal condition of plasma in process chamber can be detected. And, by installing RGB sensor portion independently or installing the RGB sensor portion in master board, flexibility in configuration can be provided. | 2011-04-21 |
20110090504 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING PROJECTOR PRIMARY SPECTRA USING RGB MEASUREMENT - A method for characterizing a primary radiant spectra of a projector includes projecting primary colors with a projector having a projector lamp and color filters. Measurements of each primary color are taken with a multi-band camera. Spectra of the color filters are estimated using the measurements from the multi-band camera. The primary radiant spectra of the projector are estimated using spectral data of the projector lamp and the estimated spectra of the color filters. | 2011-04-21 |
20110090505 | Quantum Infrared Sensor and Quantum Infrared Gas Concentration Meter Using the Same - The present invention relates to a quantum infrared sensor and a gas concentration meter using the same, the quantum infrared sensor having a small and simple device shape and also being capable of performing stable measurement against disturbance changes such as changes in the flow amount and the temperature of gas to be measured. The quantum infrared sensor includes a pair of quantum infrared sensor elements, a pair of optical filters and a holding frame. The pair of optical filters is provided closer to an infrared light source than is the pair of quantum infrared sensor elements. The pair of optical filters is configured to selectively transmit infrared rays in specific different wavelength ranges, respectively. The pair of optical filters is housed in an upper level of the holding frame and provided while facing the pair of quantum infrared sensor elements through a pair of through holes, respectively. | 2011-04-21 |
20110090506 | Self-referencing fiber-optic localized plasmon resonance sensing device and system thereof - The present invention discloses a self-referencing fiber-optic localized plasmon resonance sensing device and a system thereof. The self-referencing fiber-optic localized plasmon resonance sensing device comprises a reference optical fiber, a sensing optical fiber and a carrier. The reference optical fiber is modified with a first noble metal nanoparticle layer, and receives an incident light to generate a first localized plasmon resonance sensor signal. The sensing optical fiber is modified with a second noble metal nanoparticle layer. The second noble metal nanoparticle layer is further modified with a molecular or biological recognition unit, and receives the incident light to generate a second localized plasmon resonance sensor signal. The carrier is used for placement of the reference optical fiber and the sensing optical fiber. A processing unit is allowed to perform referencing on the second localized plasmon resonance sensor signal based on the first localized plasmon resonance sensor signal. | 2011-04-21 |
20110090507 | APPARATUS FOR DETECTING FOREIGN MATERIAL IN POUCH TYPE BATTERY - An apparatus and method for detecting a foreign material within a pouch type battery by performing a light scattering method on a surface of a battery case are provided. The apparatus for detecting a foreign material within a pouch type battery includes: a light source irradiating linear light to a surface of a battery case at a pre-set incident angle; a sensor unit sensing light reflected from the battery case; and a foreign material detection unit detecting the presence or absence of a foreign material and the position of the foreign material within a battery through the reflected light sensed by the sensing unit. A foreign material within a battery can to be quickly and accurately detected. | 2011-04-21 |
20110090508 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR INTERFEROMETRIC VIBRATION MEASUREMENT OF AN OBJECT - A device for interferometric vibration measurement on an object ( | 2011-04-21 |
20110090509 | SPECTRAL OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY APPARATUS WITH ATTACHMENT - In the apparatus for examination of objects by means of optical tomography with the attachment comprising the device generating the light beam, the device splitting the light beam into at least one reference beam and at least one object beam directed through the lens to the examined object, the device generating the resultant beam from at least one reference beam and at least one object beam scattered by the object and returning from the object through the lens, the device for spectral analysis of the resultant beam and the attachment being an additional optical system ( | 2011-04-21 |
20110090510 | INTERFEROMETER - An interferometer that measures a shape of a surface of an inspection object includes an interference optical system that splits light from a light source into inspection light and reference light and causes the inspection light reflected by the surface of the inspection object and the reference light to interfere with each other, and a photoelectric conversion element that detects interference fringes produced by interference between the inspection light and the reference light. The interference optical system includes a first optical element that transmits and reflects the inspection light, a second optical element that reflects the inspection light, and a moving unit configured to move the second optical element. The inspection light passes through the first optical element, is reflected by the second optical element, is reflected by the first optical element, and is then incident on the surface of the inspection object. | 2011-04-21 |
20110090511 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING THE HEIGHT OF A NUMBER OF SPATIAL POSITIONS ON A SAMPLE DEFINING A PROFILE OF A SURFACE THROUGH WHITE LIGHT INTERFEROMETRY - The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for determining the height of a number of spatial positions on the sample, defining a height map of a surface through interferometry with a broadband light source. The method can involve for each spatial position: obtaining a correlogram during scanning of the surface plane of the objective and estimating the point of the correlogram where an amplitude of the correlogram is at its maximum, thus determining an approximation of the height of the spatial position on the sample. The estimation of the value where the correlogram has its maximum can involve subjecting the correlogram to a Fourier transform, subjecting the Fourier transformed signal to a filter, subjecting the filtered signal to an inverse Fourier transform, and calculating the location of the centre of mass of the inversed filtered Fourier transformed signal. | 2011-04-21 |
20110090512 | SURFACE INSPECTION TOOL AND SURFACE INSPECTION METHOD - An object of the present invention is to provide a surface inspection tool in which a flat inspection range capable of measuring surface roughness of a wafer with patterns with high accuracy and in a nondestructive manner can be searched without visual search. In order to solve the object, in a surface inspection tool | 2011-04-21 |
20110090513 | SCANNING DEVICE FOR SCANNING DENTAL OBJECTS AND A METHOD FOR SCANNING DENTAL OBJECTS - Scanning device for scanning dental objects having a base plate to which dental objects can be attached and a mounting structure such as a mounting plate to which an optical scanning system is attached and means for moving the mounting structure. Furthermore, a method for scanning dental objects includes the steps of (a) attaching a dental object to the base plate of the scanning device, wherein a first angle between the surface of the base plate and the surface of the mounting structure is enclosed or the plane defined by the optical axes of the scanning device, (b) scanning the attached dental object to obtain a first data set, (c) using the means for moving the mounting structure to change the first angle to a second angle, and (d) scanning the attached dental object to obtain a second data set. | 2011-04-21 |
20110090514 | APPARATUS AND A METHOD OF MEASURING EROSION OF AN EDGE OF A TURBOMACHINE AEROFOIL - An apparatus for measuring erosion of an edge of an aerofoil portion of a fan blade includes a laser source to direct light at a position on the edge of the fan blade. A detector detects light reflected from the position on the edge of the fan blade. A computer measures the distance from the laser source to points on the edge of the fan blade to produce a profile of the edge in terms of x and z coordinates. The computer calculates the distances of points on the edge of the fan blade from a centroid of the profile. The computer detects peaks in the distance of points from the centroid of the profile. The computer selects two peaks with the greatest distance therebetween. The computer determines the distance between the two peaks and compares the determined distance and a predetermined distance to determine if there is unacceptable erosion. | 2011-04-21 |
20110090515 | Optical Sensing System - An optical sensing system including a sensing plate, a light guiding device, and a detecting device is provided. The sensing plate has a light-pervious area. The light guiding device is disposed behind the sensing plate and used for reflecting an incident light proceeding along an incident direction, so as to form a first reflective light proceeding along a first direction and toward the light-pervious area. The incident direction is approximately perpendicular to the first direction. The detecting device is disposed behind the light guiding device. When an external surface of the light-pervious area is shaded by an object, the first reflective light is reflected by the object and forms a second reflective light proceeding toward the detecting device. Once receiving the second reflective light, the detecting device generates a sensing signal. | 2011-04-21 |
20110090516 | BEAM IRRADIATION DEVICE - A beam irradiation device includes a photodetector which receives servo light and outputs a detection signal depending on a light receiving position of the servo light, and a signal processing section which obtains the light receiving position based on the detection signal. In the above arrangement, the signal processing section has an A/D conversion circuit which converts the detection signal into a digital signal, and an error signal adjusting circuit which converts an error component signal to be outputted from the photodetector when the photodetector is not irradiated by the servo light, into a signal within a processable range of the A/D conversion circuit, and supplies the converted signal to the A/D conversion circuit. A first digital signal derived from the detection signal is corrected with a second digital signal derived from the error component signal. | 2011-04-21 |
20110090517 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD OF IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Disclosed is an image forming apparatus including a processing device to carry out a predetermined process to a sheet in which an image is formed, the processing device requiring a warm-up of a predetermined time, a control unit to specify a warm-up completion time, to input a plurality of jobs according to a predetermined inputting operation of an operator, to specify whether the inputted job is a first job or a second job, to specify a processing time of the second job which is inputted, and to decide an execution order of the plurality of jobs so that the second job is to be executed in preference to the first job until the warm-up completion time elapses from start of a job execution and an image forming unit to orderly execute the jobs according to the execution order of the plurality of jobs which is decided by the control unit. | 2011-04-21 |
20110090518 | DATA PROCESSING METHOD, DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS, MASK GENERATION METHOD, AND MASK PATTERN - The present invention provides a mask for divided printing that completes an image by plural scans using inks of different plural inks, the mask being able to suppress possible grains during printing to reduce image degradation resulting from beading. If for example, among the print permitting pixels for which the total repulsive potential is to be calculated, a print permitting pixel Do has the highest total repulsive potential, changes in repulsive potential after movement of the pixels are determined and the print permitting pixel Do is moved to a pixel having the lowest total repulsive potential after the movement. This processing is repeated to enable a reduction in the total energy of the entire plane. Consequently, the print permitting pixels are appropriately dispersed in overlapping plane masks so as to have few low frequency components. | 2011-04-21 |
20110090519 | CONTROLLER HAVING TAG ENCODER FOR PRINTHEAD - A controller for a printhead is provided having an encoder for encoding tags to be printed on a page. The encoder has an input at which to receive a tag structure template having at least one predetermined mark position, an input at which to receive fixed data bits, an input at which to receive variable data bits, and a dot generator which uses the input tag structure template, and fixed and variable data bits for outputting, for at least one mark position of a respective tag, a single bit indicating if a dot is to be provided at the at least one mark position, for the respective tag. | 2011-04-21 |
20110090520 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An image processing apparatus for generating a print image which can be easily visually recognizable under a particular light source, without using special ink, by utilizing a characteristic of a print medium. A color information holding unit holds first color information and second color information indicating different ink use amounts in a print unit per unit area on a print medium, and a color difference equal to or less than a predetermined value under ordinary light. In accordance with a value of a pixel of binary latent image data delivered from a latent image generator, a discrimination image data generator print-outputs one of the first color information and the second color information as print data with respect to the pixel. | 2011-04-21 |
20110090521 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD CONTROLLING THE AMOUNT OF TRANSPARENT INK FOR RECORDING - An image processing apparatus includes a calculation unit configured to calculate an amount of a first coloring material in an area including a plurality of pixels; a determination unit configured to determine an allowable amount of a second coloring material in the area on the basis of the amount of the first coloring material, calculated by the calculation unit, and a limit of the amount of the coloring material; and a control unit configured to control an amount of the second coloring material in the area so as not to exceed the allowable amount of the second coloring material. | 2011-04-21 |
20110090522 | AUTOMATIC TRAPPING METHOD AND SYSTEM - An automatic trapping method and system is used for packaging printing. The method includes translating trapping objects into simple color blocks, scanning all of the blocks and attaining trapping boundaries, determining whether the color blocks on both sides of the trapping boundaries meet the trapping rule depending on the ink dots percentage and luminance, connecting trapping boundaries by analyzing regions, creating trapping zone and filling ink into the zone and reducing color. | 2011-04-21 |
20110090523 | PRINTER WITH SHOOT OUT FUNCTION - A printing system is adapted to carry out a print job on the basis of print job data supplied to the printing system and to discharge resulting printed pages at a first job output. The printing system includes a shoot out device configured to print out a selection of duplicates from the resulting printed pages and for discharging the duplicates as shoot outs at a second output. The shoot out device is programmable by a user in order to establish a mode of operation of the shoot out device by programming the selection of duplicates to be discharged at the second output. The printing system is adapted to print a banner page for the duplicates and to discharge the banner page at the second output. | 2011-04-21 |
20110090524 | Processing apparatus - A multifunctional apparatus comprises a main power board, electricity feed switching section, operating panel and control section. The main power board supplies electric power to a plurality of processing units. The electricity feed switching section allows a user to switch electricity feed status between the main power board and the respective processing units separately. The operating panel displays an icon depicting the apparatus and electricity feed status of the processing units of the apparatus. The control section controls the electricity feed switching section so as to switch electricity feed status to the processing unit of which icon a user touches, and causes to display on the operation panel modes of operation associated with the processing unit. The control section controls the electricity feed switching section so as to switch the electricity feed status to one or more processing units associated with the mode of operation that a user has selected. | 2011-04-21 |
20110090525 | IMAGE FORMING DEVICE HAVING DIVISION AND COLOR MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS - An image forming device including a printer having a plurality of operation modes sets beforehand the number of pages printed by the printer to be counted in a division counter or a division undefined counter for each operation mode of the printer. The image forming device counts, in the division counter corresponding to the division to which the user belongs who has requested the printing, the number of the pages printed in the operation mode in which the number of the pages is set to be counted in the division counter, and counts, in the division undefined counter, the number of the pages printed in the operation mode in which the number of the pages is set to be counted in the division undefined counter. | 2011-04-21 |
20110090526 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - This invention provides an image forming apparatus capable of reliably printing security information even when image data of an original document that is obtained by a reading unit contains security information and an area where the security information is not contained is set as a print area, and a control method thereof. To accomplish this, when image data of an original document contains security information, the image forming apparatus extracts image the security information from data, and sets a print target area from an area indicated by the image data of the original document. When an area corresponding to, from which the security information is extracted, is not contained in the set print target area, the image forming apparatus executes printing using the extracted image data corresponding to the security information, and the image data corresponding to the print target area. | 2011-04-21 |
20110090527 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus comprising: an applied amount calculation unit which calculates an amount of applied toner of the print image data and an amount of applied toner of the copy-forgery-inhibited pattern image data; a determination unit which determines, based on the amounts of applied toner calculated by the applied amount calculation unit, whether the sum of the amounts of applied toner of the print image data and the copy-forgery-inhibited image exceeds a predetermined amount of applied toner; and an applied amount control unit which, in a case where the determination unit determines that the sum of the amounts of applied toner exceeds the predetermined amount of applied toner, restricts the amount of applied toner of the print image data to prevent the sum of the amounts of applied toner from exceeding the predetermined amount of applied toner. | 2011-04-21 |
20110090528 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING USAGE OF PRINTER RESOURCES - A system and method control usage of resources associated with a printing device by transmitting a print-ready document from a client device, over a network, to a printing device; intercepting the transmitted print-ready document before the transmitted print-ready document is received by the printing device; electronically extracting, using a processor, page, document, or user information from the intercepted print-ready document; electronically, using a processor, comparing the extracted page, document or user information with resource policies associated with the printing device; modifying the page, document, or user information within the intercepted print-ready document when the extracted page, document, or user information is in conflict with resource policies associated with the printing device to ensure that printing of the print-ready document is in compliance with the resource policies associated with the printing device; and submitting the modified print-ready document to the printing device for printing. | 2011-04-21 |
20110090529 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO SHARE A PRINTER AND PRINT - In one embodiment, an instruction to share a printer is received at a print service, via a network, from a first user that is a member of a social networking service. A print job is received at the print service, via the network, from a second user that is a member of the social networking service. The print job is sent, via the network, to the printer to print. | 2011-04-21 |
20110090530 | PRINTING DEVICE, PRINTING METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A printing device includes a print data management unit that is capable of storing and managing print data so as to be associated with corresponding identification information used in user identification; an identification information storing unit that stores the identification information; a receiving unit that receives the print data; an identification information obtaining unit that obtains the identification information included in the print data; a registration determining unit that determines whether the obtained identification information is already registered in the identification information stored in the identification information storing unit; an identification information registering unit that registers in the identification information storing unit the obtained identification information when the registration determining unit determines that the obtained identification information is unregistered; and a print data storing unit that stores the received print data in the print data management unit so as to be associated with the obtained identification information. | 2011-04-21 |
20110090531 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS THAT SENDS IMAGE DATA TO EXTERNAL SERVER, CONTROL METHOD FOR IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus that can store a plurality of operations and easily import a template prescribing operations of the image processing apparatus to change GUI definitions. Property information is set which is for setting accompanying information added to image data sent to a server, and has a name part and a value part in which a name and a value, respectively, of the accompanying information are defined. Whether or not information indicative of a second name and information indicative of a second value are included in the value part is determined. When the information indicative of the second name and the information indicative of the second value are included in the value part, the name defined in the name part is converted to the second name, and the value defined in the value part is converted to the second value. The second name and the second value are displayed. | 2011-04-21 |
20110090532 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND PROGRAM OPERATING METHOD - An image forming apparatus includes an acquisition part configured to cause a first screen for selecting a first program to be displayed on a display part, and to acquire the first program selected on the first screen from an external storage part, the first program being capable of having a process thereof dynamically interrupt a second program of the image forming apparatus; and an enablement part configured to apply the obtained first program to the second program. | 2011-04-21 |
20110090533 | IMAGE INPUT/OUTPUT APPARATUS AND IMAGE INPUT/OUTPUT METHOD - An image input/output apparatus includes an execution unit configured to execute a job for inputting or outputting image data, a storage unit configured to store the image data or reference information referring to the image data as history information, an output unit configured to output image data identified based on history information, and a control unit configured to perform control not to store the history information in the storage unit if an attribute of the job indicates that the job is a media print job for printing image data stored in an external storage media and perform control to store the history information if the attribute does not indicate that the job is the media print job. | 2011-04-21 |
20110090534 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus includes a storage destination setting unit configured to set a storage destination for storing image data acquired by reading an image of a document by using a reading unit, an input unit configured to input first image data, which is acquired by reading an image of the document by using the reading unit, and second image data, which is acquired by reading an image of a document including a description of a processing instruction by using the reading unit, a determination unit configured to acquire processing instruction information by analyzing the second image data and to determine whether a description included in a processing target field of the first image data is appropriate according to processing target field information and a processing code included in the acquired processing instruction information, a transmission unit configured, if it is determined by the determination unit that the description in the processing target field is appropriate, to transmit the first image data to the storage destination set by the storage destination setting unit, a generation unit configured, if it is determined by the determination unit that the description in the processing target field is not appropriate, to generate processing instruction information to be used in re-storage processing including the storage destination, and an output unit configured to output data including the processing instruction information generated by the generation unit to a printing unit. | 2011-04-21 |
20110090535 | PRINT INTERMEDIARY SERVER AND PRINT INTERMEDIARY METHOD - A print intermediary server capable of communicating with a web application server and a printing apparatus via the Internet manages information of one or more printing apparatuses, searches information of a printing apparatus requested by the web application server out of the information of one or more printing apparatuses to generate a response to the web application server, associates information indicating a storage location of print data whose printing has been requested by the web application server and information indicating a printing apparatus which has been requested to perform printing, stores the associated information as a print job, extracts, in response to a print job request from the printing apparatus, a print job associated with the printing apparatus which has made the print job request out of the stored print jobs, and generates a print job response to be transmitted to the printing apparatus. | 2011-04-21 |
20110090536 | System and method for efficient transfer of image data to a service provider - A system and method for efficient transfer of image data to a service provider comprises a digital image source, an image pump, and a communication path to the service provider. The digital image source may be connected to the image pump using any appropriate communication configuration. Digital image data from the digital image source is transferred to the image pump, which may format the digital image data to conform to requirements of the particular service provider. The image pump may also attach customer account information and user service selections to the digital image data. The image pump may then send the digital image data and any attached information to the service provider. The service provider responsively may perform the requested services and return a finished product to the user. | 2011-04-21 |
20110090537 | SCREEN DESIGN FOR PROCESS VARIATION ARTIFACT REDUCTION - In a method for designing a halftone screen configured to reduce artifacts in a printed image, artifacts due to a process variation resulting from printing of the image through use of a halftone screen design are modeled and the halftone screen is designed to have threshold values that substantially reduce the artifacts due to the process variation. | 2011-04-21 |
20110090538 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - Multi-valued image data corresponding to a pixel area is divided into the first scanning multi-valued data, first and second scanning common multi-valued data, and second scanning multi-valued data. A quantization processing is executed on each of the multi-valued data to generate first scanning quantized data, first and second scanning common quantized data, and second scanning quantized data. After that, these pieces of quantized data are combined for each scanning to generate first scanning combined quantized data and second scanning combined quantized data. According to this, the amount of pixels where dots are both recorded by performing a scanning by plural times (the amount of overlapping dots) is controlled, and while suppressing the image density variations, the granularity is held to a low level. | 2011-04-21 |
20110090539 | IMAGE CORRECTION METHOD, APPARATUS, ARTICLE AND IMAGE - An image correction method able to avoid error image. According to opposite properties of black and white, only the last few bits of the scanned digital signal are extracted for black correction, while only the first few bits of the scanned digital signal are extracted for white correction. Further, the most significant bit of the digital signal is 1 for white correction. Therefore, the unwanted LBB effect on the scanned image caused by dust or spots on the correction document is avoided. In addition, as only a few bits of the scanned digital signal are extracted, the requirement in memory capacity is reduced. | 2011-04-21 |
20110090540 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTI-RESOLUTION INFORMATION FILTERING - A method for ranking a plurality of documents relevant to a user profile comprises determining a high resolution representation for the user profile, computing a high resolution representation for each document, calculating a rank for each document based on the high resolution representation of the document and the high resolution representation of the user profile, recalculating the rank for each document based on a lower resolution representation of the document and/or a lower resolution representation of the user profile when the rank of each document is not satisfactory, and outputting a number of the plurality of documents sorted by the rank of each document, when the rank is satisfactory. The high resolution representation can be a discrete wavelet transform. The lower resolution representation can be recalculated by averaging the values of the discrete wavelet transform. Outputting the number of documents can comprise displaying the documents on a device. | 2011-04-21 |
20110090541 | FINGERPRINT SCANNING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Embodiments relate to methods and systems for gathering, archiving, transmitting, and processing forensic and latent fingerprints. An integrated forensic fingerprint scanning system is provided that includes a number of features for use with forensic-quality fingerprinting. One set of features of embodiments of the portable forensic fingerprint scanning system provides real-time feedback for accurate fingerprinting and training, including visual and/or audio feedback. Another set of features provides cadence-based functionality for improving fingerprinting results. Another set of features provides cryptographic-based approaches to secure highly sensitive collected fingerprint information against loss, theft, or surreptitious modification or tampering. Yet another set of features provides latent fingerprint collections and processing. Still another set of features provides various databasing functions, including centralized storage, data sharing, secure networking, etc. And another set of features provides compatibility with a large variety of jurisdiction-specific inputs and/or outputs, including linguistic interactivity, alerts, print cards, etc. | 2011-04-21 |
20110090542 | IMAGE-DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS - An image-data processing apparatus includes a writer which writes image data into a memory according to a non-interlaced-scanning or an interlaced-scanning of each N line. An updater updates a cumulative zoom coefficient by accumulating, for each line, a decimal portion of the cumulative zoom coefficient to a first numerical value corresponding to the zoom coefficient. An accumulator accumulates, for each line, a second numerical value corresponding to an integer portion of the cumulative zoom coefficient. A reader reads out image data in a line corresponding to an accumulated value of the accumulator. A first setter sets N-times the zoom coefficient to the first numerical value in the non-interlaced-scanning, and sets the zoom coefficient to the first numerical value in the interlaced-scanning. A second setter sets an integer portion to the second numerical value in the non-interlaced-scanning, and sets N-times the integer portion to the second numerical value in the interlaced-scanning. | 2011-04-21 |
20110090543 | IMAGE READING SYSTEM, IMAGE READING DEVICE AND IMAGE READING METHOD - An imaging reading device that is connected to a network, reads an original sheet and transmits image data of the read original sheet to a terminal device that is connected to the network includes: a pull scanning section that reads the original sheet on the basis of preset reading settings and transmits the image data of the read original sheet to the terminal device when the pull scanning section receives a read command from the terminal device; a storage section that stores the reading settings; a push scanning section that reads the original sheet on the basis of reading settings selected from among the reading settings stored in the storage section and transmits the image data of the read original sheet to the terminal device when the terminal device is specified as a destination device and the push scanning section is instructed to read the original sheet. | 2011-04-21 |
20110090544 | IMAGE READER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image reader includes a light source, a light reception element, an optical member, and a hold body. The light source applies light to a document. The light reception element receives reflected light reflected by the document. The optical member introduces the reflected light into the light reception element. The hold body has an entry part which is disposed in a portion not contributing to image formation of the reflected light on the light reception element through the optical member. The hold body holds the optical member. | 2011-04-21 |
20110090545 | Sheet-Feed Scanner Having Multiple Sheed-Feeding Mechanism - The invention discloses a sheet-feed scanner having multiple sheet-feeding mechanisms which includes a paper passage, a first sheet-feeding mechanism, a second sheet-feeding mechanism, a sheet-transporting mechanism and an image-capturing assembly. The first and second sheet-feeding mechanisms feed a sheet of a document into the paper passage, wherein the first sheet-feeding mechanism is disposed at a first end of the paper passage, and the second sheet-feeding mechanism is disposed at a second end of the paper passage. The sheet-transporting mechanism transports the sheet inside the paper passage. The image-capturing assembly is disposed at a side of the paper passage and captures an image of the sheet fed into the paper passage. | 2011-04-21 |
20110090546 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROCESSING VALUE DOCUMENTS - The present invention relates to an apparatus for processing documents of value having a sensor device for checking the documents of value and a transport device by means of which the documents of value are transported along a transport direction past the sensor device. On a side opposing the sensor device there is disposed a guide element for passively guiding the document of value, which is moved as soon as several documents of value are transported at the same time past the sensor device. By the guide element according to the invention, documents of value can be reliably and accurately checked without great effort. | 2011-04-21 |
20110090547 | INSPECTION METHOD AND INSPECTION APPARATUS FOR AN IMAGE READING APPARATUS - An inspection method for an image reading apparatus where image information of an original is imaged on light receiving element lines arranged in a main scanning direction to read the information on different colors. The method includes: acquiring a first color misregistration from image information based on a first striped pattern located at a position optically equivalent to a surface of the original with respect to the light receiving element lines, the first pattern having white and black lines aligned, and having longitudinal directions of the white and black lines aligned in a sub-scanning direction; acquiring a second color misregistration from image information based on a second striped pattern having white and black lines aligned, and having longitudinal directions of the white and black lines aligned at an angle from the main scanning direction; and calculating a color misregistration in the sub-scanning direction based on the measured color misregistrations. | 2011-04-21 |
20110090548 | REDUCING NOISE INDUCED BY COLOR MIXING SPOT COLOR RECIPE SEARCH - What is disclosed is a novel system and method to reduce noise induced by color mixing in a color management system. At least one device color recipe is obtained for a target spot color. The recipe is defined for a color marking device and defines a range of marking device color values for a target L*a*b color value. Next, a minimal value and a maximum value of each color value in the range of color values for said target L*a*b color value are identified. An iterative process of searching is performed until the printed color test patch produces a visually acceptable smoothness while matching color accuracy. This iterative process includes generating at least one additional new device color recipe from color values within the range of color values. At least one of the new device color recipes is selected and provided to the color marking device for rendering. | 2011-04-21 |