21st week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 31 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130128284 | AUTOMATIC MEASUREMENT OF DIMENSIONAL DATA WITH A LASER TRACKER - Measuring with a system having retroreflector targets and a laser tracker includes storing a list of nominal coordinates for three targets and at least one added point; capturing on a photosensitive array of the tracker a portion of the light emitted by a light beam and reflected off the three targets; obtaining spot positions on a photosensitive array of a tracker camera from light reflected off the three targets; determining a correspondence between three spot positions on the tracker photosensitive array and the nominal coordinates of the three targets; directing a beam of light from the tracker to the three targets based at least in part on the nominal coordinates of the first target and the first spot position; measuring 3-D coordinates of the three targets with the tracker; determining 3-D coordinates of the at least one added point based at least in part on the measured 3-D coordinates of the three targets and the nominal coordinates of the at least one added point. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128285 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING LENGTH OF GAP BETWEEN ROTATING TOOL AND WORKPIECE - The present invention is to generate a pulsed laser beam having a width greater than the gap between a rotating tool and a workpiece opposed thereto, and then irradiate the gap with the generated laser beam while the optical axis thereof is tilted relative to a workpiece plane. The pulsed laser beam has one lased-pulse period per one revolution or an integer number of revolutions of the rotating tool and is directed in the same angle range relative to the rotating tool within the ON durations of the lased pulse. The light which has irradiated the gap and has not been interrupted but diffracted by the gap is detected on a light-receiving sensor to measure the length of the gap. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128286 | INK USE AMOUNT EVALUATION APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND INKJET APPARATUS - When image is formed by a liquid ejection head, input image data is subjected to conversion processing including tone conversion using a first look-up table (LUT) and density correction or non-uniformity correction in nozzle units using second LUTs. Ink use amount in image formation is predicted from reduced image data which is generated from the input image data. In this, the calculation is made more efficient by applying a third LUT which is compiled according to requirements from the second LUTs, to the reduced image data, rather than using the second LUTs directly. Since the image conversion processing is carried out which combines the first LUT for tone conversion and the third LUT corresponding to the non-uniformity correction, and the ink amount distribution data is calculated from the reduced image data after the conversion, then it is possible to ascertain an accurate ink amount which reflects the image adjustment conditions. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128287 | SYSTEM FOR MAINTAINING PROPER PAGE SEQUENCE WHILE REDUCING PRINTER ARTIFACTS - A printing system having a printer comprising two printheads, sensors for determining a position of a rolled receiver media in the printer, and rollers for starting a multi-page print job using either one of the printheads based on the position of the rolled receiver media in the printer. A second page of the print job is printed before a first page of the print job in response to the position of the rolled receiver media in the printer. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128288 | BIT SELECTION FROM PRINT IMAGE IN MEMORY OF HANDHELD IMAGE TRANSLATION DEVICE - Systems, apparatuses, and methods for selecting bits from a defined print image in memory of a handheld imaging translation device are described herein. The bits may be selected by determining a location of a print nozzle, mapping the location to a memory location, and selecting a bit from the memory location. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128289 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TUNING DEVICE LINK PROFILES FOR COLOR PRINTING - A system and method according to which device link profiles (DLPs) for color printing are tuned or otherwise adjusted. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128290 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND ITS METHOD - An unnatural color change which occurs when combining trapping and spatial filter processing is suppressed. When image data is input, it is determined whether to perform trapping at the position of the pixel of interest of the input image data, and trapping is performed for the input image data. In addition, spatial filter processing is performed for the pixel of interest of the input data, an output of the trapping and that of the filter processing are weighted, and image data to be output is calculated. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128291 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus may include a conversion unit, a determination unit, and a calculation unit to convert image data into color material data indicating a chromatic color material amount and an achromatic color material amount. The conversion unit converts image data of a pixel of interest into chromatic color material color material data. The determination unit determines achromatic color material color material data on the pixel of interest based on coloring information corresponding to the converted color material data of the chromatic color material and coloring information that occurs at surrounding pixels that surround the interest pixel. The calculation unit calculates coloring information that occurs at the interest pixel based on coloring information corresponding to a combination of the converted color material data of the chromatic color material and the determined color material data of the achromatic color material and the coloring information that occurs at the surrounding pixels. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128292 | AREA BASED TEXT FORMATTING FOR PRINTERS - A system and method for providing formatted content in a user-defined print area. In one or more embodiments, a database is stored on one or more processor readable media that are operatively coupled to one or more processors. A computing device associated with the one or more processors provides a user interface for defining at least one user-defined print area. The computing device provides one or more prompts for one or more parameters associated with the at least one user-defined print area. The one or more processors stores at least one of the one or more parameters received in response to at least one of the one or more prompts, and the one or more processors formats content provided in the user-defined print area in accordance with the at least one parameter of the one or more parameters. The formatted content is output by at least one printing device. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128293 | Print Format Transform Mechanism - A method disclosed. The method includes receiving a Portable Document Format (PDF) print job file, applying a first transform to generate an Advanced Function Presentation (AFP) image print job data stream and applying a second transform to generate an AFP text print job data stream. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128294 | SHEET SENSING MODULE AND DUPLEX SCANNING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A sheet sensing module and a duplex scanning apparatus having the sheet sensing module are provided. The sheet sensing module includes a first sensing arm, a second sensing arm, and an electronic sensor. The first sensing arm is partially exposed to a sheet feeding channel of the duplex scanning apparatus. The second sensing arm is partially exposed to an inverting channel of the duplex scanning apparatus. When a document is transferred through the sheet feeding channel to trigger said first sensing arm or the document is transferred through the inverting channel to trigger the second sensing arm, the electronic sensor generates a sensing signal. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128295 | Multi-Function Device - According to aspects of the invention, there is provided a multi-function device, which is provided with a housing, an image forming unit accommodated in the housing, and an image scanning unit arranged above the housing. The housing includes a frame supporting the image forming unit, the image scanning unit being secured to the frame and an outer cover attached to outside the frame to form a side wall of the housing. The continuous surfaces extending in an up-and-down direction are defined by at least part of side walls of the image scanning unit and at least part of the outer cover, and first grip portions having first grip faces, which extend from the continuous surfaces toward inside of the image scanning unit, are provided on the side walls of the image scanning unit. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128296 | PRINTING APPARATUS, METHOD AND PROGRAM - There are provided a printing apparatus, and a control method and a program thereof which, in a case of box-storing a password document, can in advance avoid occurrence of a state where the password document can not be printed depending upon the setting of the printing apparatus. In a case of box-storing a password document, a user is notified at the box-storing that there is a possibility of occurrence of a state where the password document can not be printed depending upon the setting of a printing apparatus. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128297 | Method for Controlling Advertisement-Attached Copying - An image forming apparatus includes following components. A printing device prints on a recording medium. A reading device reads an image from an original document. An advertisement storage unit stores an advertisement. An advertisement-printed medium holding unit holds an advertisement-printed medium. An advertisement-printable medium holding unit holds an advertisement-printable medium. A copy control unit controls copying and enables the printing device to print the image on the recording medium. The copy control unit performs, in response to an instruction for advertisement-attached copying, one of the following: i) advertisement-printable medium copying in which the stored advertisement is printed on the advertisement-printable medium, and ii) advertisement-printed medium copying in which the advertisement-printed medium is used if a specific condition is satisfied. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128298 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF CHANGING OPERATING STATE - An image forming apparatus can change an operating state between a normal mode and a power saving mode having power consumption lower than that of the normal mode. The image forming apparatus sets a detection range based on at least one of an angle of a manipulation panel, existence or non-existence of an output to the sheet discharge unit, and existence or non-existence of placement of the authentication device. The image forming apparatus detects an approach of a human body when the operating state is in the power saving mode. When a sensor detects that the human body approaches the detection range, the image forming apparatus returns the operating state from the power saving mode to the normal mode. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128299 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, POWER CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus configured to execute image forming process by using hardware resources. The image forming apparatus includes a processor that executes application software including an image forming process, the application software causing display of one or more display screens. The image forming apparatus includes a display processing unit configured to display one of the one or more display screens on a display, a memory configured to store in association with each display screen, a power status indicating whether each of the hardware resources should be provided power during display of the display screen, a power status determining unit configured to determine which hardware resource should be provided power among the hardware resources, based on the displayed display screen and the power status stored in the memory, and a power control unit configured to provide power to the determined hardware resources. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128300 | POS System, POS System Control Method, and Recording Media Processing System - A host device includes an application unit that outputs a first command or a second command, a receiving unit that receives the output first command or second command, a command control unit that converts the received first command to a third command, and converts the second command to a fourth command, and a host communication unit that transmits the converted third command or fourth command. A device includes a device reception unit that receives the third command or fourth command, a first operating unit that performs the first operation based on the third command, and a second operating unit that receives the fourth command and performs the second operation. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128301 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REPURPOSING E-MAIL CORRESPONDENCE TO SAVE PAPER AND INK - E-mail correspondence is repurposed to save paper and ink. An indication that a printout of e-mail correspondence from a printer has been requested is received. Further, a plurality of e-mail messages that belong to an e-mail conversation tree is detected. In addition, the plurality of e-mail messages in the e-mail conversation tree is reordered according to a respective timestamp associated with each e-mail message in the plurality of e-mail messages. The respective timestamp indicates a time of transmission. A root e-mail message is determined according to an earliest respective timestamp. The root e-mail message is a root node of the e-mail conversation tree. Further, a plurality of content blocks from the root e-mail message is recorded as a set of print blocks. In addition, a plurality of subsequent e-mail message content blocks with the set of print blocks. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128302 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING CAPACITY ALLOCATION AND JOB SIZE THRESHOLDS FOR PRINT JOBS HAVING HEAVY-TAILED DISTRIBUTIONS - A method of identifying a cell configuration for a print shop may include determining a print job size distribution for a plurality of print jobs. The method may include identifying one or more print device requirements associated with a cell in a print shop, identifying a plurality of available print devices associated with the print shop and determining, by a computing device, a plurality of different configurations of the available print devices that satisfy the one or more print device requirements. The method may include, for each configuration, determining a print job size threshold value, and determining, by the computing device, a processing time associated with processing the plurality of print jobs by a cell having the configuration and the determined print job size threshold value. The method may include selecting, by the computing device, the cell having the configuration associated with the smallest processing time. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128303 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING SUSTAINABILITY METRICS IN A PRINT PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENT - A method of determining a print shop sustainability metric over a period of time may include, for each of a plurality of print devices in a print shop, determining a low-activity state sustainability metric value associated with the print device operating in one or more low-activity states over a period of time, determining a print shop low-activity state sustainability metric value associated with the print shop, and determining a processing state sustainability metric value associated with the print device operating in a processing state over the period of time, determining a print shop processing state sustainability metric value associated with the print shop, determining a print shop sustainability metric value and displaying one or more of the low-activity state sustainability metric values, the processing state sustainability metric values, the print shop sustainability metric value, the print shop processing state sustainability metric value and the print shop sustainability metric value. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128304 | PRINTING METHOD FOR MAINTAINING PROPER PAGE SEQUENCE WHILE REDUCING PRINTER ARTIFACTS - A printing method for a print job having at least two pages. After determining a position of rolled media in the printer, print data for either a first page or a second page of the print job can be staged for printing first. This can be performed at a host computer connected to the printer or it can be performed in the printer. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128305 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING AN ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT - Methods, devices, and computer-readable storage media are provided. Some embodiments of the invention include an image processing device displaying on a display of the image processing device a machine-readable code, wherein information encoded in the machine-readable code is usable by a mobile computing device to establish a communication session between the mobile computing device and the image processing device. In some embodiments, the mobile computing device reads the machine-readable code, obtains the information by decoding the machine-readable code, and establishes the communication session using the information. In some embodiments, during the communication session, the image processing device receives a scan command, scans a physical document in response to the scan command, and sends an electronic document representing the scanned physical document to the mobile computing device. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128306 | PRINT SYSTEM, PRINT CONTROL DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE - An upload service that executes upload processing corresponding to a print service selected by a mobile terminal receives an access from the mobile terminal and the upload service returns an execution request including an instruction character string for calling an upload unit that executes local processing required for execution of the upload processing to the mobile terminal. The mobile terminal executes the local processing by calling the upload unit based on the instruction character string included in the execution request. Upon receiving an upload of a document file to be printed from the upload unit, the upload service saves the document file. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128307 | PRINTING DEVICE AND PRINTING METHOD OF PRINTING DEVICE - The printing device has a data generating section (controller section) which conducts image processing with a plurality of processors to generate dot data for printing from image data; and a printing section that conducts printing to a printing medium based on the dot data sent from the data generating section. The data generating section has a first processing mode that conducts processing to first image data that is a part of image data using N processors, and a second processing mode that conducts processing to second image data that is a part of image data using M processors, with N and M representing the number of the processors. N and M are natural numbers which are different from each other. The first processing mode and the second processing mode are determined depending on complexity of the image data. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128308 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A communication apparatus at a client side communicates with a server to update remote one-touch keys each time because a remote one-touch key can be deleted or added in a communication apparatus at the server side. However, a remote one-touch key selected to specify a transmission destination can be used to deselect the transmission destination. Consequently, the communication apparatus at the client side does not update the remote one-touch keys while the remote one-touch key is selected to specify the transmission destination. With the configuration, the one-touch keys provided from the communication apparatus at the server side can be used while the operability of the one-touch keys is maintained. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128309 | PRINT SYSTEM AND PRINT DATA GENERATION APPARATUS - A print system includes a print data generation apparatus that is activated through an inputted activating instruction and generates print data containing image data and configuration information at the time of printing an image based on the image data, and a print apparatus that prints an image based on the print data generated by the print data generation apparatus. The print data generation apparatus has an acquisition section that acquires image data according to the inputted activating instruction, a generation section that generates print data containing the image data acquired by the acquisition section and predetermined configuration information, and a sending section that sends the print data generated by the generation section to the print apparatus. The time taken from the operator inputting printing instruction to the print data generation apparatus to printed image being outputted from the print apparatus is short. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128310 | OUTPUT CONTROL APPARATUS, OUTPUT CONTROL SYSTEM, AND OUTPUT CONTROL METHOD - An output control apparatus that includes a network interface that connects to an output device, a storing unit that stores a document and output control information indicating whether each page of the document is permitted to be output on the output device, and an output document control unit that determines, when a request for obtaining the stored document is received from the output device, which page images of the document are permitted to be output on the output device based on the output control information and the output device and that sends to the output device each page image which is determined to be permitted to be output on the output device. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128311 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS SUPPORTING PEER-TO-PEER CONNECTION AND METHOD OF EXECUTING APPLICATION PROGRAM THEREOF THROUGH INTERNET PROTOCOL ADDRESS LINKAGE - An application program may be executed through an Internet protocol (IP) address linkage in an image forming apparatus supporting a peer-to-peer connection. The application program may be executed by performing a method which includes connecting the image forming apparatus to a wireless device through a wireless local area network, driving a soft access point (AP) module of the image forming apparatus so that the image forming apparatus functions as an AP, driving a dynamic host configuration protocol server of the image forming apparatus to allocate a dynamic IP address to the connected wireless device, and linking the dynamic IP address allocated to the wireless device with a static IP address that is preset with respect to the wireless device. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128312 | IMAGE INFORMATION STORAGE DEVICE, IMAGE INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORD MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM FOR IMAGE INFORMATION PROCESSING - An image information storage device is configured such that, when an output control unit makes the output unit output an image represented by first image data stored in an image data storage, the output control unit makes the output unit also output the registration information which has been associated with the first image data, or when the output control unit makes the output unit output first registration information stored in the registration information storage unit, the output control unit makes the output unit also output an image represented by image data which has been associated with first registration information. Further, when there is an input specifying association of the first registration information stored in the registration information storage unit with second image data, the registration control unit associates the first registration information with the first image data and the second image data, and stores in the registration information storage unit. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128313 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, BACKUP AND RESTORE PROCESSING METHOD - An image forming apparatus operates according to setting information, and includes a storage unit for storing the setting information; an interface for connecting a portable storage medium; a processing unit for reading/writing the setting information from/to the storage unit, and reading/writing the setting information from/to the portable storage medium via the interface, and a log creating unit for creating a first processing result log indicating a first processing result of a reading/writing process when the processing unit reads the setting information from the storage unit and writes the setting information in the portable storage medium, and storing the first processing result log, and creating a second processing result log indicating a second processing result of a reading/writing process when the processing unit reads the setting information from the portable storage medium and writes the setting information in the storage unit, and storing the second processing result log. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128314 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REPURPOSING A WORD PROCESSING DOCUMENT TO SAVE PAPER AND INK - A word processing document is repurposed to save paper and ink. An indication is received that a printout of a word processing document from a printer has been requested. Further, the content is segmented into one or more regions according to a set of grouping rules, the set of grouping rules defining a region has having at least one homogeneous characteristic. In addition, one or more potential transformations are filtered for each region to generate one or more filtered potential transformations based on a set of rules that restricts a transformation according to a region type. The region type is determined by the at least one homogeneous characteristic for each region. Further, a cost function is evaluated for each of the one or more filtered potential transformations according to one or more appearance attributes for the word processing document. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128315 | CONTENT-AWARE METHOD FOR SAVING PAPER AND INK WHILE PRINTING A PDF DOCUMENT - A PDF document is repurposed to save paper and ink. Preprocessing is performed on the PDF document. The PDF document has a first quantity of pages of content and a first quantity of ink. Further, complexity analysis is performed on the PDF document. In addition, a document object model based on the PDF document is created. In addition, content re-layout is performed on the PDF document based on the content repurposing such that a printer prints the PDF document with the content in a transformed format that results in a second quantity of pages being printed without falling below a predetermined readability threshold and a second quantity of ink being utilized. The second quantity of pages is less than the first quantity of pages. The second quantity of ink is less than the first quantity of ink. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128316 | Cable Label Forming Apparatus, Tape Printing Apparatus, Method of Forming Cable Label for Cable Label Forming Apparatus and Program - Provided herein is a cable label forming apparatus having an edit screen display device, a selection candidate display instructing device, and a selection candidate display device. The selection candidate display device displays a last selected candidate among the plurality of selection candidates on a priority basis in a normal edit screen when displaying the plurality of selection candidates is instructed, and displays a specific candidate among the plurality of selection candidates on a priority basis in a cable label forming edit screen when displaying the plurality of selection candidates is instructed. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128317 | DOUBLE LAYER GLOSSMARK IMAGE THROUGH DYNAMIC PATTERNINKS - A method for providing a double layer GlossMark™ image includes providing a first layer text string for generating a patternink. The method further includes providing a second layer text string through the patternink. The first layer text string is visible as gloss variation between first character and background fields and the second layer text string is visible as a color difference between second character and background fields. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128318 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An image processing apparatus controls a formation of dots in a recording element configured to perform scanning on a sheet-like recording medium to form dots of different colors on a surface of the recording medium. The image processing apparatus makes a constraint according to cyan and magenta constraint information applied to a same scanning operation stronger than a constraint according to cyan and magenta constraint information applied to mutually adjacent scanning operations. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128319 | Process of printing neon fluorescent offset printing ink(s) in solids and very light densities as an economical means to create overt and covert fluorescent patterns/messages to be used to deter and detect counterfeiting, tampering and fraud within secure documents - This invention relates to economically enhancing document security on printed forms such as checks, money orders, prescription pads, grade reports etc. by the overprinting of a layer of neon fluorescent printing ink(s) in varying densities in predetermined patterns on any document where authentication and verification of the original is necessary. A new economical printing process to increase document security (from duplication, counterfeiting, tampering or washing) by the use of neon fluorescent ink(s), printed onto paper in predetermined patterns and densities, whereby allowing the design to perform dramatic transformations under ultraviolet light and through electronic scanning. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128320 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING REPLY MAIL GENERATING FUNCTION AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - An image forming apparatus includes units, such as mail reception, mail management, reading, detection, device identifier comparing, retrieval, printing, and mail attaching and sending. The mail management unit stores received electronic mail. The detection unit detects electronic mail identification information and a device identifier contained in document image data generated from a document image. The detected device identifier is compared with the image forming apparatus device identifier. If the detected device identifier corresponds to the image forming apparatus device identifier, then the retrieval unit searches the stored electronic mail in the mail management unit for an electronic mail corresponding to the electronic mail identification information. The printing unit performs printing of the electronic mail stored in the mail management unit. If the detected device identifier does not correspond, an electronic mail containing the read document image data is sent to an image forming apparatus having the detected device identifier. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128321 | RECEIPTS SCANNER AND FINANCIAL ORGANIZER - A portable device is configured to obtain an image of a document, the document being of no predefined format and containing numerical data. The numerical data is extracted and automatically organized into a report in a predefined or customized format and stored into a database. The database is accessible and searchable by a user to obtain either the numerical data of the image or the report. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128322 | IMAGE SCANNING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An image scanning apparatus and method are provided. The image scanning apparatus scans an image of a document and converts the scanned image into digital data, and includes light sources that emit light. The apparatus includes a light guide unit that diffuses the light emitted by the light sources and a sensor unit that senses image data from the document by recognizing light reflected from the document by being diffused by the light guide unit. The apparatus includes a control unit that controls the turning on of the light sources. The control unit alternately turns on or off the light sources such that at least one of the light sources is turned on when at least one other light source is turned off. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128323 | IMAGE SCANNING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMAGE SCANNING - An image scanning apparatus is provided. The image scanning apparatus includes a user interface unit receiving a color to be removed during a scanning operation, a scanning unit scanning an original copy by using a color-changeable light source, a storage unit storing the scanned image of the scanned original copy and a control unit controlling the light source to output a color corresponding to the received color onto the original copy. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128324 | RASTER IMAGE CONVERSION APPARATUS, IMAGE SCANNING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONVERTING RASTER IMAGE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A raster image conversion apparatus, a method of converting a raster image, an image scanning apparatus, and a computer-readable recording medium. The method includes dividing the raster image into a background area, a single color area, and a multicolored area, generating metacommands respectively corresponding to the background area, the single color area, and the muiticolored area, and generating a metafile based on the generated metacommands, such that the generation of the metacommands includes vectoring a contour of the single color area and generating a metacommand corresponding to the vectored contour. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128325 | PROCESS FOR OBTAINING A VARIABLE HIGH SECURITY HOLOGRAM AND ITS APPLICATIONS - The invention relates to the generation of serialized or variable security holograms on labels, stamps, forms, packaging, etc., and the process by which they are obtained to prevent frauds, adulterations and counterfeits of official documents, securities, lottery tickets, certificates, tax stamps, diplomas, show tickets, all kinds of identifications, insurances, and in general all kinds of items or official papers, as well as for the efficient administration and control of applications and solutions. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128326 | LIGHT ABSORBING FILM FOR HOLOGRAPHIC PROCESSING AND METHOD OF USING SAME - A novel light absorbing holographic film for holographic processing is present. The holographic film includes a light absorbing film having a holographic medium disposed thereon. The light absorbing film comprises a substrate and a light absorption layer disposed on a first surface of the substrate. In certain embodiments a second light absorption layer is disposed on a second, opposing surface of the substrate. In other embodiments, a second absorption layer is disposed on top of the first absorption layer. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128327 | OPTICAL INFORMATION RECORDING/ REPRODUCING APPARATUS, OPTICAL INFORMATION RECORDING/ REPRODUCING METHOD, AND OPTICAL INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM - In an optical information recording/reproducing apparatus using holography, there are provided the optical information recording/reproducing apparatus, method thereof, and optical information recording medium which correct a zero point and variation of unit quantity of a reference beam angle between apparatus and perform recording or reproducing operation with high compatibility between apparatus. The optical information recording/reproducing apparatus detects a reference beam angle suitable to reproduce angle correction data recorded on the optical information recording medium and corrects a zero point and unit quantity of the reference beam angle at the time of recording or reproducing operation based on the detection angle information. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128328 | Optical scanning device and image display device - An optical scanning device includes movable mirror ( | 2013-05-23 |
20130128329 | DEVICE FOR CONCENTRATING SOLAR RADIATION WITH LONGITUDINAL MIRRORS AND A LONGITUDINAL RECEIVER - A device for concentrating solar radiation ( | 2013-05-23 |
20130128330 | FIBER OPTICAL PACKAGE INTERCONNECT - Optical devices and systems including a polarization maintaining interconnect are disclosed. An optical assembly can include an optical component, a low-birefringence optical fiber and a polarization transformer. The polarization transformer is coupled between the optical component and the optical fiber. The polarization transformer is configured to transform between a substantially circularly-polarized light at the low-birefringence optical fiber and a substantially linearly-polarized light at the optical component. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128331 | TRANSMITTER OPTICAL MODULE - Disclosed is a transmitter optical module which includes an electro-absorption modulated laser modulating a light into an optical signal through a high-frequency electrical signal; a first sub-mount transferring the high-frequency signal to the electro-absorption modulated laser; and a second sub-mount receiving the high-frequency signal from the electro-absorption modulated laser to terminate the electro-absorption modulated laser. A length of a first wire connecting the first sub-mount and the electro-absorption modulated laser is different from a length of a second wire connecting the second sub-mount and the electro-absorption modulated laser. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128332 | ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE - An embodiment of the present invention relates to electrochemical devices including an electrochemically active layer having the ability of electrochemically altering its redox state. By providing a portion of an electrode of corrosion resistant material between an electrolyte and an electrochemically active layer, undesired discoloration due to the electrochemical reaction of an electrochemical device is reduced. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128333 | Added feature electrooptical devices and automotive components - This invention focuses on electrooptic devices and in particular on electrochromic (EC) devices with many aspects directed towards automotive EC mirrors. This invention improves the visual impact of such devices by employing modifications to the materials and layers so that their refractive index can be changed and/or matched to get this improvement. In addition this also discloses use of in-molded electronic components to reduce the assembly cost of these devices and improve their reliability. Displays can be incorporated in EC mirrors while having reflective coatings on the fourth surface. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128334 | Beam Steering Device - An electrically variable lens comprising a variable Fresnel lens and a variable phase corrector plate. A liquid crystal variable Fresnel lens and liquid crystal phase corrector plate are varied in concert to compensate for wavefront discontinuities that would otherwise be produced by the Fresnel lens. The same principle is also used to provide a device capable of imposing an arbitrary spatial and temporal phase modulation on a wavefront. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128335 | DUAL-MODE ELECTROWETTING DISPLAY DEVICE - An electrowetting display device that features dual-mode operation. The display device can operate in either a low-power consumption bistable mode, or a higher-power consumption fast switching (video-rate) mode. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128336 | SPECTRUM-MODULATED SMART WINDOWS - Methods, systems, devices and/or apparatuses are provided that selectively reflect the infrared spectrum independent of other regions of the solar spectrum in order to actively manage solar heat gain across surfaces such as windows, skylights, roofs, siding and the like. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128337 | OPTICAL ELEMENT, OPTICAL ELEMENT ARRAY, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An optical element includes: a first electrode and a second electrode that are arranged opposite each other, in which the first electrode allows part of incident light to pass therethrough and reflects another part of the incident light, and the second electrode reflects light that has passed through the first electrode; a first dielectric film and a second dielectric film covering the first electrode and the second electrode, respectively; and a first medium and a second medium each interposed and sealed in a space containing a cavity portion between the first dielectric film and the second dielectric film, in which the first medium and the second medium have refractive indices different from one another, and one of the first medium and the second medium is a polar liquid. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128338 | METHOD OF FORMING A FABRY-PEROT TUNABLE FILTER - A method of forming a tunable Fabry-Perot filter includes forming a first reflective layer on a surface of a substrate, forming a sacrificial layer over the first reflective layer, forming a second reflective layer over the sacrificial layer, defining vias through the sacrificial layer, forming a support body over the sacrificial layer which extends into the vias and removing the sacrificial layer to define a gap intermediate the first and second reflective layers. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128339 | PHOTOREFRACTIVE COMPOSITION RESPONSIVE TO MULTIPLE LASER WAVELENGTHS ACROSS THE VISIBLE LIGHT SPECTRUM - Described herein are compositions that are photorefractive upon irradiation by multiple laser wavelengths across the visible light spectrum. Embodiments of the photorefractive composition comprise a polymer, a chromophore, and a sensitizer, wherein the polymer comprises a repeating unit including at least a moiety selected from the group consisting of the formulae (Ia), (Ib) and (Ic), as defined herein. The photorefractive composition can be used in optical devices. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128340 | OPTICAL PARAMETRIC GENERATOR BASED ON A SLANT-STRIPE PERIODICALLY POLED NONLINEAR MATERIAL WITH OPTIMIZED LATERAL OUTPUT COUPLING OF A TERAHERTZ SIGNAL - An optical parametric device comprising a slant-stripe periodically poled nonlinear material that is operable to generate signal in response to interaction with a pump wave, the non-linear interaction being such that the pump and idler waves are collinear and the signal wave is non-collinear relative to the pump and idler waves, wherein the slant-stripe non-linear material is able to generate two idler waves and two signal waves, and the device is adapted to allow for the selection and output coupling of a required one of the two signal waves. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128341 | Optical Amplifier System and Method - The invention provides a system for use in an optical communication network to reduce noise comprising means for tapping a low noise signal from said network and a phase sensitive amplifier (PSA) for conditioning said tapped signal by means for removing modulation of the tapped signal to allow for phase locking of the tapped signal. A laser source provides phase locked reference signals to generate at least one pump signal, wherein the at least one pump signal provides correct phase alignment for optimum PSA operation. The invention makes use of injection locked and/or phase locked laser sources in conjunction with low power input tap couplers, or post/mid amplification taps to provide the required phase locked reference signals without degrading the input loss or noise. The use of injection/phase locked local lasers suppresses the detrimental impact of the low tapped power or added noise in the generation of the required pump signals. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128342 | INFRARED REFLECTING SUBSTRATE AND LAMINATED GLASS - To provide an infrared reflecting substrate, from which a laminated glass with surface having favorable neutral color tone without stimulus color tone is obtained. An infrared reflecting substrate | 2013-05-23 |
20130128343 | SPECTRA SHAPING DEVICE FOR CHIRPED PULSE AMPLIFICATION - A spectra shaping apparatus for chirped pulse amplification (CPA): uses a spectrum decomposing system with CTSI construction, a spectrum synthesizing system with CTSI structure that is optically symmetrical to the decomposing structure, and a spectrum shaping system including an aperture and a planar reflector for spectrum shaping function design. The apparatus accomplishes the following functions: firstly decomposing the spectrum of a chirped temporal pulse laser to a spectral domain; then shaping the spectrum in the spectral domain; finally synthesizing un-shiftily this shaped spectrum in the spectral domain into a temporal chirped pulse with a designed shape. The apparatus has the feature of fabricating easy, compacting the structure, requiring less space, and cheap in cost etc., which it can be the different types of configuration for different circumstance application, which it can be not only utilized in a general laser spectrum shaping and spectrum modulation, but also can be utilized for a high energy and ultra-high peak-power laser system in chirped pulse amplification with a large caliber and with a chirped pulse bandwidth of a few nanometers. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128344 | MICROSCOPE APPARATUS - A microscope apparatus configured to enlarge entrance pupils while maintaining the rotational symmetry of optical systems of a plurality of optical paths after ejection of light from an objective lens to bring out the performance of the objective lens. A microscope apparatus includes an objective lens having a function of collecting light from the object; and optical paths in which all lens groups are rotational symmetric systems and through which light exited from the objective lens passes, wherein when a sum of maximum diameters of entrance pupils of optical systems forming any two of the optical paths is set as ΣDi, and an axial luminous flux diameter determined from a maximum aperture angle α and a focal distance f of the objective lens is set as Dobj, a condition of the following expression is satisfied, ΣDi>Dobj where Dobj=2·f·sin α. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128345 | Inverted Microscope - Provided is an inverted microscope | 2013-05-23 |
20130128346 | MICROSCOPE DEVICE - A microscope device according to the present disclosure (the present microscope device) includes: a light source configured to oscillate coherent illuminating light, the illuminating light being applied on a specimen; a detecting unit configured to detect fluorescent light from the specimen as feedback light, the specimen being irradiated with the illuminating light; a phase distribution control unit disposed in an optical path of the illuminating light, the phase distribution control unit being configured to control phase distribution of the illuminating light; a controller configured to control the phase distribution control unit to vary the phase distribution; and an image generating unit configured to operate a difference of the feedback light between before and after the phase distribution varies, to generate an image of the specimen. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128347 | TELESCOPE ASSEMBLY FOR TRACKING CELESTIAL BODIES - Telescope assembly for tracking celestial bodies, comprising a telescope and a positioning device for the telescope, wherein the positioning device is provided with an under frame to be placed on a base, a first 5 telescope holder placed on the under frame, a second telescope holder which at a first side is coupled to the first telescope holder and which bears the telescope, wherein the telescope assembly is provided with a third telescope holder which is coupled to a 10 second side of the second telescope holder and which by means of a third rotary bearing can be rotated about a parallactic axis of rotation. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128348 | Flat Panel Display Device, Stereoscopic Display Device, Plasma Display Device - The present invention provides a flat panel display device, which includes a backlight system and a display panel, wherein the backlight system includes a light source, a light homogenization mechanism, and a back frame; the back frame carries the light source and the light homogenization mechanism, the light homogenization mechanism guiding light from the light source to a light incidence surface of the display panel; the back frame includes at least two primary assembling pieces and the at least two primary assembling pieces are connected through joining; the at least two primary assembling pieces includes one primary assembling piece that carries the light source thereon and the primary assembling piece that carries the light source is provided with a heat dissipation fin assembly. The present invention also provides a stereoscopic display device and a plasma display device. Through above arrangement, the back frame mold is made simple in structure and can reduce the expenditure of the back frame mold, and can also save the material used for back frame so as to lower down the manufacturing cost, and at the same time facilitates heat dissipation from a light source. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128349 | Flat Panel Display Device, Stereoscopic Display Device, and Plasma Display Device - The present invention provides a flat panel display device. The flat panel display device includes a backlight system and a display panel, wherein: the backlight system includes a light source, a light homogenization mechanism, and a back frame; the back frame carries the light source and the light homogenization mechanism and the back frame includes at least first and second primary assembling pieces, wherein the first primary assembling piece has an end forming at least two joint sections, each of the joint sections having a structure mating an end of the second primary assembling piece, the first primary assembling piece using one of the joint sections to join the corresponding end of the second primary assembling piece. The primary assembling pieces have a vertical section, and the vertical section realizes mating between the back frame and an intermediate frame and a front frame of the flat panel display device. The present invention also provides a stereoscopic display device and a plasma display device. The flat panel display device, the stereoscopic display device, and the plasma display device of the present invention use a fastener to fix the back frame and the front frame and the intermediate frame of the display device together, making the entire frame structure of the display device more stable. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128350 | Flat Panel Display Device, Stereoscopic Display Device, and Plasma Display Device - The present invention provides a flat panel display device, which includes a backlight system and a display panel. The backlight system includes a light source, a light homogenization mechanism, and a back frame. The back frame carries the light source and the light homogenization mechanism, and the light homogenization mechanism guides light from the light source into the display panel. The back frame includes primary assembling pieces, secondary assembling pieces, and an adjustable bracing piece. The back frame includes a reinforcement structure formed on a joint section so as to allow the overall strength of the back frame to meet a desired requirement. According to practical needs of the back frame, different materials are used for assembling pieces at different locations so as to reduce the material cost. Further, the back frame is provided with an adjustable bracing piece, and the bracing piece can be mounted to different locations in the back frame so that a single bracing piece can meet different requirements for mounting. The present invention also provides a stereoscopic display device and a plasma display device. The back frame and the backlight system of the present invention have a simple back frame mold structure, reduce the expenditure of the back frame mold, and also save the material used for back frame so as to lower down the cost of flat panel display device mounting. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128351 | PRISM ARRAY TO MITIGATE MOIRE EFFECT IN AUTOSTEREOSCOPIC DISPLAYS - An autostereoscopic display device includes a pixelated image source and an optical element. The pixelated image source is located along a pixel plane and includes a set of pixels and dark regions substantially filling a remainder of the pixelated image source. The pixels are arranged in a pixel array having a pixel duty factor that is defined as pixel size over pixel pitch along the pixel plane and has a value of 1/N. The optical element is located between the pixel plane and an observer plane and is configured to form a projection array of pixel projections on the observer plane. The projection array has a projection duty factor defined as pixel projection size over pixel projection pitch along the observer plane. The projection duty factor is substantially equal to 1 such that two adjacent ones of the pixel projections bound one another on the observer plane. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128352 | Flat Panel Display Device, Stereoscopic Display Device, Plasma Display Device - The present invention provides a flat panel display device, which includes a backlight system and a display panel, wherein: the backlight system includes a light source, a light homogenization mechanism, and a back frame; the back frame carries the light source and the light homogenization mechanism, the light homogenization mechanism guiding light from the light source to a light incidence surface of the display panel; the back frame includes at least two primary assembling pieces, the at least two primary assembling pieces both including a joint section, the at least two primary assembling pieces being joined to form a main frame structure of the back frame by having corresponding joint sections joined to and mating each other; and at least one of the primary assembling pieces includes a reinforcement structure formed on the joint section thereof. The present invention also provides a stereoscopic display device and a plasma display device. The flat panel display device, the stereoscopic display device, and the plasma display device of the present invention have a simple structure and can reduce the expenditure of the back frame mold, and can also save the material used for back frame so as to lower down the cost and also improve the strength of the back frame at a joining site to thereby ensure that the overall strength of the back frame meets the desired requirements. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128353 | Flat Panel Display Device, Stereoscopic Display Device, and Plasma Display Device - The present invention provides a flat panel display device, a stereoscopic display device, and a plasma display device. The flat panel display device includes a backlight system and a display panel. The backlight system includes a light source, a light homogenization mechanism, and a back frame. The back frame carries the light source and the light homogenization mechanism. The back frame includes at least two assembling pieces. The at least two assembling pieces are joined to form the back frame. The back frame further includes a bracing piece. An end of the bracing piece is fixed to the assembling piece and an opposite end of the bracing piece suspends. The present invention also provides a backlight system of flat panel display device. With this arrangement, the flat panel display device, the stereoscopic display device, and the plasma display device of the present invention have a mold for the back frame is of a simple structure, the cost of back frame mold is reduced, the material used for back frame is saved, and the manufacturing cost is lowered down. Further, the bracing piece has an end fixed to the assembling piece and an opposite end suspending so that the structure of the back frame is simple, the material for the back frame is saved, and thus, the weight and cost are reduced. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128354 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - A 3D image display apparatus includes a display panel including a plurality of pixels to display an image and a lenticular lens plate disposed in front of the display panel and including a plurality of lenticular lenses. The pixels are arranged to have an arrangement axis inclined with respect to a vertical axis of the display panel, and the lenticular lenses have a lens axis inclined with respect to the vertical axis of the display panel. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128355 | Flat Panel Display Device, Stereoscopic Display Device, and Plasma Display Device - The present invention provides a flat panel display device. The flat panel display device includes a backlight system and a display panel, wherein: the backlight system includes a light source, a light homogenization mechanism, and a back frame; the back frame carries the light source and the light homogenization mechanism and the back frame includes at least first and second primary assembling pieces, wherein the first primary assembling piece has an end forming at least two joint sections, each of the joint sections having a structure mating an end of the second primary assembling piece, the first primary assembling piece using one of the joint sections to join the corresponding end of the second primary assembling piece. The primary assembling pieces forms a cavity. The present invention also provides a stereoscopic display device and a plasma display device. The flat panel display device, the stereoscopic display device, and the plasma display device of the present invention form a cavity in a primary assembling piece to receive a light source so as to facilitate replacement of the light source of flat panel displaying. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128356 | Metallic Structure and Opto-Electronic Apparatus - A metallic structure and an opto-electronic apparatus are provided. The metallic structure is used for filtering or polarizing an electromagnetic wave, and includes a light-permissible medium, a first metallic block and a second metallic block. The first and second metallic blocks are parallel to and spaced from each other at a predetermined distance (d), and are disposed inside or over the light-permissible medium. After passing through the metallic structure, the electromagnetic wave has a distribution curve of transmittance versus wavelength, wherein the distribution curve has at least one transmittance peak value corresponding to at least one wavelength in a one-to-one manner. The aforementioned predetermined distance (d) and an averaged width of the first metallic block satisfy the following relationships: d<λ; 0.01λ2013-05-23 | |
20130128357 | THIN POLARIZING FILM, OPTICAL LAMINATE WITH THIN POLARIZING FILM, AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR THIN POLARIZING FILM - The present invention provides a thin polarizing film which has only a small environmental load and has excellent optical characteristics. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128358 | POLARIZING PLATE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING POLARIZING PLATE - A polarizing plate with high reliability even under a high-temperature or high-humidity environment is provided. A substrate has a non-formation region on a circumferential edge part, the non-formation region where a grid is not formed. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128359 | OPTICAL FILM, POLARIZING PLATE, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS - An optical film having a high Re and a low |Rth| is provided. An optical film consists of a composition that includes cellulose acylate having an acyl group including an aromatic group, and satisfies Formula (I) 150 nm≦Re (550)≦350 nm, Formula (II) −50 nm≦Rth (550)≦50 nm, and Formula (III) 0.07 nm≦degree of cross-sectional orientation P2z≦1, Here, Re (550) represents the in-plane retardation at a wavelength of 550 nm, and Rth (550) represents the thickness direction retardation at a wavelength of 550 nm. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128360 | OPTICAL UNIT WITH SHAKE CORRECTING FUNCTION - An optical unit may include a fixed body, a movable module w rich holds an optical element, a swing support point which swingably supports the movable module, and a shake correction drive mechanism structured to swing the movable module with the swing support point as a swing center. The swing support point may be structured of an abutte d portion of two members in an optical axis direction between a bottom part of the movable module and a bottom part of the fixed body. At least one of the two members may be made of elastic material. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128361 | OPTICAL FILTER AND IMAGING DEVICE COMPRISING THE SAME - An optical filter comprising a substrate and a dielectric multilayer film formed on at least one surface of the substrate, wherein the substrate comprises an aromatic polyether-based polymer having a glass transition temperature (Tg), measured via differential scanning calorimetry (DSC, heating rate: 20° C./min), of from 230 to 350° C. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128362 | MICRO/NANO COMBINED STRUCTURE, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF MICRO/NANO COMBINED STRUCTURE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF AN OPTICAL DEVICE HAVING A MICRO/NANO COMBINED STRUCTURE INTEGRATED THEREWITH - A micro/nano combined structure, a manufacturing method of a micro/nano combined structure, and a manufacturing method of an optical device having a micro/nano combined structure integrated therewith, the method comprising: forming a micro structure on a substrate; depositing a metal thin film on the substrate on which the micro structure is formed; heat treating and transforming the metal thin film into metal particles; and using the metal particles as a mask to form a non-reflective nanostructure having a frequency below that of light wavelengths and a sharp wedge-shaped end, on the top surface of the substrate on which the micro structure is formed, and etching the front surface of the substrate on which the micro structure is formed. The manufacturing process is simple, light reflectivity that occurs wherein a difference in refractive indices of air and semiconductor material can be minimized, and is easily applied to the optical device field. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128363 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE WITH PIXEL SECTIONS ARRAYED IN A MATRIX - In an image display device where a lenticular lens, a display panel, and a light source are provided in order from a viewer side, when cylindrical lenses of the lenticular lens are arrayed in a horizontal direction, in first-viewpoint pixels and second-viewpoint pixels of the display panel, openings whose sides which intersect with straight lines in the horizontal direction are not parallel to a vertical direction are formed. And, a shape of the openings of a pair of pixels mutually adjacent in the vertical direction is made line-symmetric with respect to edges of the pixels extending in the horizontal direction as an axis. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128364 | Method of Using Eye-Tracking to Center Image Content in a Display - A head-mounted display (HMD) may include an eye-tracking system, an HMD-tracking system and a display configured to display virtual images. The virtual images may present an augmented reality to a wearer of the HMD and the virtual images may adjust dynamically based on HMD-tracking data. However, position and orientation sensor errors may introduce drift into the displayed virtual images. By incorporating eye-tracking data, the drift of virtual images may be reduced. In one embodiment, the eye-tracking data could be used to determine a gaze axis and a target object in the displayed virtual images. The HMD may then move the target object towards a central axis. The HMD may also record data based on the gaze axis, central axis and target object to determine a user interface preference. The user interface preference could be used to adjust similar interactions with the HMD. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128365 | BEAM-COMBINER FOR FIBER-DELIVERED LASER-BEAMS OF DIFFERENT WAVELENGTHS - A beam combiner for combining laser-beams of different colors along a common path includes a directing-prism for each of the laser-beams and one combining-prism. The directing-prisms are arranged to transmit the laser-beams to the combining-prism. The directing-prisms and the combining-prism are configured and arranged with respect to each other such that the directing-prism transmits the beams along the common path. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128366 | OPTICAL NANOANTENNA USING SINGLE-CRYSTALLINE SILVER NANOWIRE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME AND OPTICAL NANOANTENNA USING SINGLE-CRYSTALLINE METAL NANOWIRE - An optical nanoantenna includes a single-crystalline silver (Ag) nanowire. The single-crystalline silver nanowire is configured to output an optical antenna radiation pattern based on incident lights. The optical antenna radiation pattern includes multilobe radiation patterns, and each multilobe radiation pattern has a plurality of lobes that are radially disposed centered on the single-crystalline silver nanowire. The incident lights are visible lights in entire visible wavelength bands. Accordingly, the optical nanoantenna according to example embodiments operates at multiple resonances in the full visible range. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128367 | ELECTRODE STRUCTURE FOR DIELECTRIC LIQUID LENS - An electrode structure, applied to a liquid lens, comprises: a first annular body; a plurality of first connecting parts, connected to the first annular body and extended radially outward from the center of the first annular body; a second annular body; and a plurality of the second connecting parts, connected the second annular body and extended radially inward into the center of the second annular body. Wherein, the first annular body and the second annular body are on the same plane, the center of the first annular body is concentric with the center of the second annular body, the first connecting parts and the second connecting parts are mutually interlaced and arranged in circular permutation. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128368 | FLUIDIC VARIABLE FOCAL LENGTH OPTICAL LENS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A fluidic variable focal length optical lens has a sealed housing having a first fluidic chamber filled with a first fluidic medium and a second fluidic chamber filled with a second fluidic medium, the first and the second fluidic chamber being separated from each other by an elastic membrane, wherein the first and the second fluidic medium have different refractive indices, and a deformator configured to deform the membrane laterally within a pump zone, thereby laterally displacing the first fluidic medium from the pump zone to a lens zone and the second fluidic medium from the lens zone to the pump zone, so that the membrane also deforms in the lens zone and changes a focal length of the lens zone along a normal direction. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128369 | SUPER WIDE ANGLE LENS MODULE - There is provided super wide angle lens module, including: a first lens having negative refractive power; a second lens having negative refractive power; a third lens having positive refractive power; a fourth lens having positive refractive power; and a fifth lens having positive refractive power and having a meniscus shape convex toward an image side, wherein the third lens satisfies Equation 1, | 2013-05-23 |
20130128370 | DEVICE FOR THE CAPTURE OF SOLAR ENERGY WITH HIGH ANGULAR EFFICIENCY - The present invention relates to a device for the capture of solar energy with high angular efficiency which eliminates the use of the tracking systems normally present in the devices for the capture of solar radiation known to the state of the art, as well as systems of generation of electric or electromagnetic fields suitable for modifying some physical properties or the relative positions of some components of the system. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128371 | DETERMINING TAPE HEAD CONDITION - Techniques to use a model associating condition of a tape head with tape head usage are described. The tape head is for use in a magnetic tape drive. In examples, a condition of the tape head is determined using a model. In examples, the model fits determined values of the condition parameter. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128372 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ERROR CHECKING IN BIT-PATTERNED MEDIA - A disc drive system provides increased reliability by detecting and correcting errors associated with bit-patterned media. Write synchronization errors associated with bit-patterned media are addressed by including data storage for temporarily storing data that is being written to the disc drive. The data is read from both the disc drive and the storage medium and compared to detect write synchronization errors. A disc drive system for correcting write synchronization errors includes an encoder, non-volatile storage, and decoder device for implementing a parity-based scheme for increased reliability. Data strings being written to the disc drive are combined in an encoder to generate a parity string. The address of the data being written to the disc drive, along with the updated parity string is stored to the non-volatile storage. The data strings are read from the disc drive by the decoder. If uncorrectable errors are identified, the decoder employs the parity string in conjunction with the other data strings written to the disc drive to reconstruct the data string with uncorrectable errors. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128373 | DATA STORAGE DEVICE AND METHOD OF PROCESSING A SIGNAL IN A DATA STORAGE DEVICE - According to embodiments of the present invention, a data storage device is provided. The data storage device includes a recording channel configured to carry a signal; a detector configured to detect the signal from the recording channel; and a noise prediction circuit configured to predict noise affecting the recording channel and the detected signal based on a noisy channel model. According to further embodiments of the present invention, a method of processing a signal in a data storage device is also provided. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128374 | FIXING TAP COEFFICIENTS IN A PROGRAMMABLE FINITE-IMPULSE-RESPONSE EQUALIZER - A method for selecting which tap coefficients of a programmable finite-impulse-response (FIR) equalizer to fix is disclosed. In one embodiment, such a method includes performing an initial calibration to determine an initial value for each tap coefficient of a FIR equalizer. These initial values may be used to produce a first waveform. The method then performs an operation on the first waveform to produce a second waveform comprising multiple lobes. The second waveform is then analyzed to determine one or more lobes of the second waveform that have the largest area. The method then fixes coefficients of one or more taps that are closest to the lobe or lobes having the largest area. A corresponding apparatus and computer program product are also disclosed. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128375 | Magnetic Recording System With Multi-Level Write Current - Various embodiments of the present invention provide apparatuses, systems and methods for magnetic recording with a multi-level write current waveform. For example, an apparatus for magnetic recording with a multi-level write current waveform is disclosed that includes a pattern detection circuit operable to detect patterns in data to be written by the magnetic write head and to yield a pattern indicator signal, and a write driver operable to generate the multi-level write current waveform for the magnetic write head. At least one electrical characteristic of the multi-level write current waveform is based upon the patterns detected by the pattern detection circuit. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128376 | METHOD AND A DEMODULATOR FOR DEMODULATING A POSITION ERROR SIGNAL FROM A READBACK SERVO SIGNAL - According to embodiments of the present invention, a method for demodulating a position error signal from a readback servo signal having a first frequency associated with a first servo track of a storage medium and a second frequency associated with a second servo track adjacent to the first servo track is provided. The method includes sampling the readback servo signal at successive time instants to provide a sequence of samples, computing a Discrete Fourier Transform based on the sequence of samples, and providing a measurement indicative of the position error signal based on the Discrete Fourier Transform. According to further embodiments of the present invention, a demodulator is also provided. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128377 | DEVICE, METHOD OF FABRICATING A MEDIA AND METHOD OF SERVO WRITING - A device may be provided. The device includes a media including a servo layer and a data recording layer, and a recording head including a dimension sized to produce a magnetic writing field to write servo information on the servo layer. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128378 | MEDIUM, METHOD OF FABRICATING A MEDIUM, RECORDING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING A RECORDING SYSTEM - A medium may be provided. The medium includes a servo layer, a data recording layer, and a heat sink layer disposed between the servo layer and the recording layer. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128379 | SPINDLE MOTOR AND STORAGE DISK DRIVE - A motor includes a stationary portion and a rotating portion. The stationary portion includes a shaft portion and an upper thrust portion. The upper thrust portion includes a tubular first outer circumferential surface arranged radially outside the upper thrust portion, and a tubular second outer circumferential surface arranged above the first outer circumferential surface. The rotating portion includes a sleeve portion, a tubular portion, and an annular cover portion. The annular cover portion includes a plate portion and an inner annular projecting portion arranged to project upward or downward. An inner circumferential surface of the inner annular projecting portion is arranged above an inner circumferential surface of the tubular portion. An upper seal portion includes a surface of a lubricating oil located therein. The inner circumferential surface of the inner annular projecting portion and the second outer circumferential surface are arranged opposite to each other with an axially extending gap therebetween. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128380 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR COMPENSATING FOR OFF-TRACK MOTION - In certain embodiments, a method includes sensing a mode of a motor-base assembly's response to vibration. Based on the sensed response, the method includes adjusting a head-suspension assembly to compensate for off-track motion caused by the vibration. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128381 | MAGNETORESISTIVE HEAD HAVING PERPENDICULARLY OFFSET ANISOTROPY FILMS AND A HARD DISK DRIVE USING THE SAME - In one embodiment, a magnetic head includes a lower shield layer, a sensor stack positioned above the lower shield layer, the sensor stack including a free layer, a layered hard bias magnet positioned above the lower shield layer and on both sides of the sensor stack in a track width direction, and an upper shield layer positioned above the hard bias magnet and the sensor stack. The hard bias magnet includes a perpendicular anisotropy film positioned above the lower shield layer and aligned with both sides of the sensor stack in the track width direction, wherein the perpendicular anisotropy film directs magnetic fields in a direction perpendicular to planes of formation thereof, and an in-plane anisotropy film positioned above the perpendicular anisotropy film, wherein the in-plane anisotropy film directs magnetic fields in a direction of planes of formation thereof. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128382 | SUSPENSION WITH HIGH CONDUCTIVITY GROUND LAYER - A suspension is configured to support a magnetic head slider having a recording head element for recording to a magnetic recording medium and a microwave generating element that applies a high-frequency magnetic field to the magnetic recording medium when recording to the magnetic recording medium is conducted by the recording head element. The suspension includes a flexure that supports the magnetic head slider, and a microwave signal transmission line and a recording signal transmission line that are supported by the flexure. The microwave signal transmission line is connected to the microwave generating element and configured to transmit microwave signals for generating the high-frequency magnetic field, the recording signal transmission line being connected to the recording head element and configured to transmit recording signals. The flexure has a main body part, a support part for the magnetic head slider, and a pair of arm parts that links the main body part and the support part. The recording signal transmission line is supported between the main body part and the support part by a separate support part separated from the flexure, the microwave signal transmission line is supported between the main body part and the support part by at least one of the pair of arm parts, and a portion of the one of the arm parts that supports the microwave signal transmission line has a lamination structure in which an insulating layer that supports the microwave signal transmission line on one surface and a substrate whose portion opposing the other surface of the insulating layer has conductivity are laminated. | 2013-05-23 |
20130128383 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING INDICATION CIRCUIT FOR DATA TRANSMISSION RATE OF HARD DISK DRIVES - An indication circuit includes a platform controller hub (PCH), a hard disk drive detector, an indication circuit, and a control circuit. The indication circuit includes a plurality of light-emitting diodes (LEDs). The PCH outputs indication signals to indicate data transmission rates of hard disk drives of an electronic device. The hard disk drive detector outputs present signals to confirm the presence of each of the hard disk drives upon connection of the hard disk drives to the hard disk drive backplane. The control circuit outputs voltage signals to turn on/off the LEDs, according to the indication signals and the present signals. | 2013-05-23 |