24th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 30 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110141416 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A liquid crystal display includes a first display panel and a second display panel facing each other; a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first display panel and the second display panel and including pre-tilted liquid crystal molecules and a first compound derived from a reactive mesogen ; and an alignment layer positioned between the first display panel and the second display panel, wherein the alignment layer includes a polyimide derived from a composition including a dianhydride-based compound, and a compound represented by the following Chemical Formula 1. | 2011-06-16 |
20110141417 | ALIGNMENT LAYER, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE, AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A method of fabricating an alignment layer comprises depositing an alignment material on a substrate, the alignment material including reactive mesogens and a photoinitiator, the reactive mesogen having a mesogen, flexible spacers at ends of the mesogen, and photo-reactive end groups formed at ends of the flexible spacers, applying an electric field to the alignment material in a predetermined direction, and applying UV light to the alignment material applied by the electric field applied thereto to polymerize the photo-reactive end groups with each other. | 2011-06-16 |
20110141418 | LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOUNDS - The present invention relates to improved liquid crystal compounds which contain a mesogenic core which comprises a group of sub-formula (i) wherein R | 2011-06-16 |
20110141419 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device, which can minimize display non-uniformity even when driven by capacitive coupling, and also provides a method for fabricating such a device. A method for fabricating a liquid crystal display device according to the present invention includes the steps of: providing an LCD panel that includes a photopolymerizable compound in its liquid crystal layer; and forming alignment sustaining layers by polymerizing the photopolymerizable compound in the liquid crystal layer of the LCD panel with the liquid crystal layer irradiated with light and supplied with a voltage simultaneously. The step of forming the alignment sustaining layers includes the steps of: i) applying a predetermined voltage between a pixel electrode and a counter electrode while a switching element is in ON state; and ii) changing the voltage at a storage capacitor counter electrode into a voltage, of which the polarity is opposite to a voltage at the storage capacitor counter electrode in the step i), after the switching element in ON state has been turned OFF. | 2011-06-16 |
20110141420 | MULTI-DOMAIN VERTICAL ALIGNMENT LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND PIXEL STRUCTURE THEREOF - An MVA LCD device includes a first alignment region, a second alignment region, a third alignment region, and a fourth alignment region. The liquid crystal molecules disposed in the first alignment region have a first aligning direction, and the azimuth angle of the first aligning direction is substantially between 70 and 110 degrees. The liquid crystal molecules disposed in the second alignment region have a second aligning direction, and the azimuth angle of the second aligning direction is substantially between 160 and 200 degrees. The liquid crystal molecules disposed in the third alignment region have a third aligning direction, and the azimuth angle of the third aligning direction is substantially between 250 and 290 degrees. The liquid crystal molecules disposed in the fourth alignment region have a fourth aligning direction, and the azimuth angle of the fourth aligning direction is substantially between −20 and 20 degrees. | 2011-06-16 |
20110141421 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device includes: first and second substrates facing and spaced apart from each other; a plurality of insulating patterns on an inner surface of the first substrate; a plurality of pixel electrodes and a plurality of common electrodes on the plurality of insulating patterns, the plurality of pixel electrodes alternating with the plurality of common electrodes, the adjacent pixel and common electrodes generating a horizontal electric field according to a driving voltage; and a liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates, the liquid crystal layer including one of a blue phase liquid crystal molecules and a uniform standing helix liquid crystal molecules. | 2011-06-16 |
20110141422 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device ( | 2011-06-16 |
20110141423 | PIXEL STRUCTURE - A pixel structure including a substrate, a scan line, a first data line and a first pixel unit is provided. The scan line and the first data line are disposed on the substrate. The first pixel unit includes a first active device and a first pixel electrode. The first active device is electrically connected to the scan line and the first data line. The first pixel electrode electrically connected to the first active device has a first stripe pattern and a plurality of first branches. One side of the first stripe pattern is connected to the first branches extended toward the scan line, and the other side of the first stripe pattern is overlapped with the scan line. The overlapped width of the first stripe pattern with the scan line is substantially equal to 40% to 90% of the width of the first stripe pattern. | 2011-06-16 |
20110141424 | BLUE PHASE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A blue phase liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate having a first pixel region, a first gate line on the first substrate, first and second data lines on the first substrate, a first thin film transistor (TFT) and a second TFT disposed in the first pixel region, the first TFT connected to the first gate line and the first data line, and the second TFT connected to the first gate line and the second data line, a first pixel electrode in the first pixel region and connected to the first TFT, and a second pixel electrode in the first pixel region and connected to the second TFT, a second substrate facing the first substrate, and a liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates, the liquid crystal layer having an optical isotropic property without an electric field and a birefringence property with the electric field. | 2011-06-16 |
20110141425 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL - A liquid crystal display panel includes: an active matrix substrate ( | 2011-06-16 |
20110141426 | LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL UNIT AND METHOD FOR INSPECTING SAME - Provided are a liquid crystal panel unit having a liquid crystal panel and a flexible printed circuit connected to each other and a method for inspecting the same with which continuity between an electrode terminal on a panel substrate of the liquid crystal panel and a wiring pattern of the flexible printed circuit can be checked with a simple and reliable method. A liquid crystal panel ( | 2011-06-16 |
20110141427 | Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) Panel and Method of Manufacturing the Same - A liquid crystal display panel comprises an upper substrate including a plurality of color filters, a lower substrate comprising a plurality of circuit lines, and a sealant for adhering the upper substrate and the lower substrate to each other. A seal area black matrix transmitting ultraviolet (UV) light rays for curing the sealant is formed in the upper substrate. The seal area black matrix is formed by stacking the plurality of color filters in a seal area. | 2011-06-16 |
20110141428 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SPACER FOR LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS, INK FOR SPACER FORMATION, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARTUS AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A process for producing a spacer for a liquid crystal display apparatus whereby an ink-jet method is used to print droplets composed of an ink that contains a resin and a solvent that dissolves it but that contains essentially no solid particles on a substrate | 2011-06-16 |
20110141429 | CELLULOSE ACYLATE FILM, METHOD FOR PRODUCING CELLULOSE ACYLATE FILM, POLARIZER AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A cellulose acylate film including a cellulose acylate and a sugar ester compound, which is stretched at (Tg−5° C.) to (Tg+10° C.) while as yet not heated at all at (Tg−5° C.) or higher and which has a total haze of at most 1.0% and an internal haze of at most 0.1%, wherein Tg means the glass transition temperature (unit: ° C.) of the cellulose acylate film. | 2011-06-16 |
20110141430 | POLARIZING FILM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - There is provided a polarizing film exhibiting a stable and high dichroic ratio by forming a film using a water solution in which a metal capture agent has been added, even if multivalent metal cations are included. | 2011-06-16 |
20110141431 | DETECTING INTERACTIONS - The present invention relates to a liquid crystal device for detecting interactions between a surface and an analyte. Specifically it provides a device for detecting interactions between a surface and an analyte, said device comprising a first substrate having an active surface supporting one or more first analyte(s), a second substrate, and a liquid crystal disposed on the active surface between the first substrate and second substrate, wherein the liquid crystal has a cross-section of varying thickness, wherein the cross-section of the liquid crystal has a first thickness and second thickness that is different to the first thickness, whereby the interaction between the active surface and the first analyte causes the orientation of the liquid crystal to change at a first critical thickness that is between the first and second thicknesses of the liquid crystal. | 2011-06-16 |
20110141432 | SUNGLASS LENS - A sunglass lens includes a lens body having a first and a second surface, a top edge, a bottom edge, a first side edge and a second side edge. The lens body also includes an upper portion disposed adjacent to the top side edge and a lower portion disposed adjacent to the bottom side edge. An aqua colored tint is applied to the lens body for highlighting an appearance of yellow colored objects to a user. A darkening tint is applied on the upper portion of the lens body for reducing the amount of light transmitted through the lens. | 2011-06-16 |
20110141433 | Colored Contact Lens - A colored contact lens including a non-opaque pupil region and a generally annular-shaped iris region surrounding the pupil region. The iris region is adapted to cover some of a wearer's iris when the wearer is wearing the contact lens and includes at least one pattern formed by an arrangement of discrete color elements having varying sizes. Typically, two or more patterns formed by the discrete color elements are overlaid on each other to form the iris region and give the iris region a more tonal and natural appearance. | 2011-06-16 |
20110141434 | MULTI-TINT OPHTHALMIC LENSES FOR NIGHT VISION - The present invention relates to an ophthalmic lens comprising, on its surface, a first central yellow zone preferentially absorbing the blue light of the visible spectrum, a second peripheral zone preferentially absorbing light having wavelengths of less than 600 nm, and preferentially a third zone which is colourless, grey, or brown in the lower part of the lens. | 2011-06-16 |
20110141435 | Method for Generating a trimming setpoint for an Ophtalmic Lens for it to be Fitted in a half-rim Spectacle frame - A method for generating a trimming setpoint for an ophthalmic lens for it to be fitted in a surround of a half-rim spectacle frame, includes the steps of:
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20110141436 | FUNDUS CAMERA AND OPHTHALMOLOGIC IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A fundus camera includes an imaging unit configured to capture a fundus image formed via a photographic optical system, a portion information detection unit configured to detect information about a predetermined portion of a fundus from image data acquired from the imaging unit, and an image generation unit configured to generate an image according to a tone curve which is changed according to a result of a detection performed by the portion information detection unit of the fundus image. | 2011-06-16 |
20110141437 | Method and Apparatus for the Detection of Impaired Dark Adaptation - The present method describes a new method for the measurement of dark adaptation. The dark adaptation status of subjects may then be used to identify those subjects who are at risk of developing and/or who are currently suffering from a variety of disease states having their clinical manifestations in impaired dark adaptation. The disease states include, but are not limited to, age related macular degeneration, vitamin A deficiency, Sorsby's Fundus Dystrophy, late autosomal dominant retinal degeneration, retinal impairment related to diabetes and diabetic retinopathy. An apparatus for administering the test method described is also provided. | 2011-06-16 |
20110141438 | ILLUMINATION OPTICAL SYSTEM AND PROJECTOR - First and second light sources emit first and second light beams, respectively. A light condensing system condenses the beams, and a polarization separation system separates each of the beams into first and second polarization components. A ½ phase plate converts the polarization state of the first polarization component to one equal to that of the second polarization component, and a rod integrator uniformizes spatial energy distribution of the beams condensed by the light condensing system. A relay system forms an image of an exit face of the rod integrator on a region to be illuminated. The light condensing system condenses the first and second polarization components onto first and second regions, respectively, of an entrance face of the rod integrator; and the ½ phase plate is placed at the first region of the entrance face of the rod integrator or at a position conjugate with the first region. | 2011-06-16 |
20110141439 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - An image display device includes: at least one illumination system adapted to emit a light beam; at least one light modulation element adapted to modulate the light beam emitted from the illumination system; and a projection optical system adapted to project the light beam modulated by the light modulation element, wherein a proceeding direction of a principal ray of the light beam modulated by the light modulation element is nonparallel to an optical axis of the projection optical system when the light beam modulated by the light modulation element enters the projection optical system. | 2011-06-16 |
20110141440 | PROJECTION TYPE DISPLAY DEVICE - A projection type display device includes a lamp, polarization means ( | 2011-06-16 |
20110141441 | IMAGE PROJECTION DEVICE - An object is to provide a image projection device which has a small size but can project an image having a high image quality. To achieve the object, in an image projection device, a reflection part which reflects a light flux from a light source is, while being rotated around a first axis by non-resonance driving, rotated by resonance driving around a second axis which is substantially perpendicular to the first axis, and thereby the light flux is deflected in a two-dimensional direction. By controlling the rotation of the reflection part, a correction for suppressing an image distortion along one scanning direction on a projection surface, and a correction for keeping substantially constant a scanning speed of the light flux along the other scanning direction on the projection surface, are performed. Here, the relationship of 10°<θ<70° is satisfied, where θ represents an angle of inclination of the light flux, which is projected to the projection surface, toward the other scanning direction relative to a normal line of the projection surface, in a case where the reflection part is in a central position of the rotations around the first and second axes. | 2011-06-16 |
20110141442 | PROJECTION SYSTEM WITH IMAGING LIGHT SOURCE MODULE - An imaging light source module that includes a plurality of light guides, a plurality of light emitting sources, and an intermediate image surface is disclosed. Each of the plurality of light guides has an entrance face, an exit face, and at least one side wall, and all of the light guides are capable of delivering light along associated light distribution axes intersecting a common reference point. Each of the plurality of light emitting sources delivers light only to a single light guide of the plurality of light guides. The intermediate image surface comprises a plurality of pixels, where each pixel receives light from the exit face of a single associated light guide of the plurality of light guides. | 2011-06-16 |
20110141443 | Imaging Methods In Scanning Photolithography And A Scanning Photolithography Device Used In Printing An Image Of A Reticle Onto A Photosensitive Substrate - An imaging method in scanning photolithography includes application of different quantity first and second exposure doses of electromagnetic radiation through a reticle to a photosensitive substrate while scanning across a substrate exposure field along a direction of scan. The first dose spans entirely across the width of the exposure field during the scan and occurs all along the exposure field. The second dose covers less than the entire width of the exposure field during the scan, and is applied at a location spaced along the direction of scan from where the first dose is being applied while the first dose is being applied. Other embodiments are disclosed, including apparatus embodiments. | 2011-06-16 |
20110141444 | Inspection Apparatus for Lithography - A scatterometer configured to measure a property of a substrate, includes a radiation source configured to provide a radiation beam; and a detector configured to detect a spectrum of the radiation beam reflected from a target ( | 2011-06-16 |
20110141445 | ILLUMINATION OPTICAL UNIT FOR EUV MICROLITHOGRAPHY - An illumination optical unit for EUV microlithography includes a first optical element having a plurality of first reflective facet elements and a second optical element having a plurality of second reflective facet elements. Each first reflective facet element from the plurality of the first reflective facet elements has a respective maximum number of different positions which defines a set—associated with the first facet element—consisting of second reflective facet elements in that the set consists of all second facet elements onto which the first facet element directs radiation in its different positions during the operation of the illumination optical unit. The plurality of second reflective facet element forms a plurality of disjoint groups, wherein each of the groups and each of the sets contain at least two second facet elements, and there are no two second facet elements of a set which belong to the same group. This construction makes it possible to provide an illumination optical unit which can be used to provide a large number of different angle-dependent intensity distributions at the location of the object field. | 2011-06-16 |
20110141446 | PROJECTION OBJECTIVE - A projection objective, such as for EUV lithography, for imaging a pattern arranged in an object plane into an image plane with the aid of electromagnetic radiation from the extreme ultraviolet range is provided. The projection objective includes a plurality of mirrors provided with reflective coatings and arranged between the object plane and the image plane. At least one of the mirrors includes a graded reflective coating with a rotationally-asymmetric coating thickness profile in the mirror plane on a substrate with a rotationally-asymmetric or rotationally-symmetric surface profile. The projection objective can exhibit increased overall transmission. | 2011-06-16 |
20110141447 | Measurement System and Lithographic Apparatus for Measuring a Position Dependent Signal of a Movable Object - An encoder-type measurement system is configured to measure a position dependent signal of a movable object, the measurement system including at least one sensor mountable on the movable object a sensor target object mountable on a substantially stationary frame, and a mounting device configured to mount the sensor target object on the substantially stationary frame. The measurement system further includes a compensation device configured to compensate movements and/or deformations of the sensor target object with respect to the substantially stationary frame. The compensation device may include a passive or an active damping device and/or a feedback position control system. In an alternative embodiment, the compensation device includes a gripping device which fixes the position of the sensor target object during a high accuracy movement of the movable object. | 2011-06-16 |
20110141448 | SUBSTRATE CARRIER DEVICE, SUBSTRATE CARRYING METHOD, SUBSTRATE SUPPORTING MEMBER, SUBSTRATE HOLDING DEVICE, EXPOSURE APPARATUS, EXPOSURE METHOD AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A substrate carry-out device carries out an exposed substrate mounted on a substrate stage from a substrate holder by moving the substrate in one axis direction (X-axis direction) parallel to a horizontal plane in a state where the substrate is mounted on a substrate tray housed in the substrate holder. Meanwhile, a substrate carry-in device makes an unexposed substrate to be carried into the substrate stage wait at a substrate exchange position in a state where the unexposed substrate is mounted on another substrate tray, and after the exposed substrate is carried out from the substrate stage, lowers the another substrate tray, thereby mounting the unexposed substrate onto the substrate holder. | 2011-06-16 |
20110141449 | Inspection Method and Apparatus, Lithographic Apparatus, Lithographic Processing Cell and Device Manufacturing Method - A substrate table positioning device that is supported by four bearing elements is provided. The substrate table positioning device also includes a balance mass. Two of the bearing elements support the base frame in such a way that they can move in a vertical direction independently of the other bearing elements. This can be achieved by using a hinge. This structure of substrate table positioning device has a higher lowest Eigen frequency of oscillation than that of substrate table positioning devices supported by three bearing elements. As such, the balance mass is not excited by typical vibrations that occur in the lithographic apparatus. This enables better positional control of the substrate table. It also enables at least some of the dimensions of the frame elements of the balance mass to be reduced. | 2011-06-16 |
20110141450 | Method and Apparatus for Overlay Measurement - A method of measurement of at-resolution overlay offset may be implemented in a scatterometer. At least three targets are provided on a wafer, each target comprising a first marker grating and a second interleaved marker grating and each target having a different overlay bias between its first and second marker. The first and second markers are provided by subsequent lithography steps in a double patterning lithographic process. The targets are measured with a scatterometer and for each target a measured CD of at least one of the markers is determined using reconstruction. The CD of the first marker may be fixed in the reconstruction. The measured CDs and at least one of the overlay biases is used to determine an overlay result corresponding to a minimum measured CD. The overlay result may be determined by fitting a function such as a parabola to the measured CDs and the overlay biases and determining the overlay at the minimum of the fitted function. | 2011-06-16 |
20110141451 | DISPLACEMENT MEASUREMENT DEVICE, EXPOSURE APPARATUS, AND WORKING DEVICE - A device has a scale on which a grating pattern is formed, a light source to irradiate light on the scale, a wavelength plate to transform multiple diffracted lights from the light source into circular polarized light, respectively, an optical element to superposition and cause interference of the multiple diffracted lights, and a photodetector to receive the interfered light. Also, a generating unit to generate linearly polarized light by the light from the light source, so that the multiple diffracted lights input to the wavelength plate become linearly polarized light with a same mutual polarization direction. | 2011-06-16 |
20110141452 | RANGE SENSOR AND RANGE IMAGE SENSOR - The range image sensor is a range image sensor which is provided on a semiconductor substrate with an imaging region composed of a plurality of two-dimensionally arranged units (pixel P), thereby obtaining a range image on the basis of charge quantities Q | 2011-06-16 |
20110141453 | System and Method for Ranging of Targets - A method for ranging or targets may include transmitting a pulse of electromagnetic energy at a target. The method may also include generating a time-varying signal in response to receiving a first signal indicating transmission of the pulse of electromagnetic energy. Additionally, the method may include detecting a reflection of the pulse from the target. Moreover, the method may include generating a second signal indicating detection of the reflection. The method may further include generating a third signal substantially equivalent to the second signal delayed by predetermined delay. The method may also include sampling the time-varying signal in response to receiving the third signal. | 2011-06-16 |
20110141454 | Method for multi-spectral detection of aerosols - A system and method for sampling constituents in air including counting particles in the air to be sampled; collecting samples of accumulated particles; measuring UV response of a sample of accumulated particles only if the particle count exceeds a predetermined threshold; measuring IR response of that sample; and indicating a threat alarm if the IR response matches that of a target within a predetermined threshold. | 2011-06-16 |
20110141455 | EGG CANDLING METHOD AND CORRESPONDING DEVICE - An egg candling method for determining a state of eggs between the 13 | 2011-06-16 |
20110141456 | FINGERPRINT IMAGING SYSTEM - A fingerprint imaging system configured to capture an image of a friction ridge pattern of a subject (e.g., a fingerprint, a palm print, a hand print, a footprint, etc.). The system may include one or more components that reduce the impact of ambient light on the performance of the system. In some implementations, the system may reduce the impact of ambient light without requiring additional power (e.g., to generate an increased amount of radiation) and without including “external” hoods and/or covers designed to block ambient light prior to the ambient light entering system. Instead, the system may reduce the impact of ambient light on performance by blocking ambient light internally within the system along an optical path of radiation used to electronically capture an image of the friction ridge pattern. | 2011-06-16 |
20110141457 | OPTICAL TIME-DOMAIN REFLECTOMETER - A optical time domain reflectometer (OTDR) which sends and receives pulses for multiple frequencies down a fiber under testing (FUT). These frequencies can include frequencies for testing a live FUT and frequencies for testing a dark FUT. The pulses of the various frequencies are sent and received through a single optical connection with the FUT. The number of connections necessary to test the fiber is thus reduced. The OTDR may also include a built in passive optical network (PON) power meter, which measures the power level of the fiber over the same single optical connection. | 2011-06-16 |
20110141458 | Coated Optical Fiber Identifying Apparatus and Coated Optical Fiber Identifying Method - A coated optical fiber identifying apparatus is provided, which can realize coated optical fiber identification for a single mode optical fiber with holes. The coated optical fiber identifying apparatus comprises a grating forming tool | 2011-06-16 |
20110141459 | OPTICAL FIBER SENSING SYSTEM - Provided is an optical fiber sensing system that can carry out measurement accurately without being affected by measurement noise factors other than the physical-quantity attribute of a measurement target object, for example, the effects of the emission power of a light source, fiber insertion loss, fluctuations in the sensitivity of a photo detector, fluctuations in the amplitude of an amplifier or other fluctuations, the loss of optical energy due to the bending of an optical fiber (bending loss), the loss of optical energy due to the connecting of two or more optical fibers by means of connectors (connector loss), the gain fluctuations of electric circuitry provided on a platform, and so forth. A reflective sensor is connected to an end of an optical fiber connected to a light source. The light source outputs physical measurement light. Reflected light coming from the reflective sensor is separated into two beams of light. Information on the physical quantity of a measurement target object is detected on the basis of an intensity ratio of the two beams. | 2011-06-16 |
20110141460 | Silicon Filter for Photoluminescence Metrology - A method and apparatus identifies defects in a sample using photoluminescence with a silicon filter to filter out the primary excitation light from the return light received by the detector. The silicon filter passes the light emitted by the sample in response to the excitation light, while absorbing the lower wavelength excitation light that is reflected by or transmitted through the sample. The silicon filter has introduced impurities that reduce the recombination lifetime which reduces or eliminate photoluminescence in the silicon filter in response to the excitation light, thereby improving the signal to noise ratio of the signal received by the detector. | 2011-06-16 |
20110141461 | Surface Inspection Method and Surface Inspection Apparatus - Light from a light source becomes two illumination beams by a beam splitter. The beams are irradiated onto a semiconductor wafer from two mutually substantially orthogonal azimuthal angles having substantially equal elevation angles to form illumination spots. When the sum of scattered, diffracted, and reflected lights due to the illumination beams is detected, influence of the anisotropy which a contaminant particle and a defect existing in the wafer itself or thereon have with respect to an illumination direction, can be eliminated. | 2011-06-16 |
20110141462 | WAFER INSPECTION SYSTEM - Apparatus for inspecting a surface, including a plurality of pump sources having respective pump optical output ends and providing respective pump beams through the pump optical output ends, and a plurality of probe sources having respective probe optical output ends and providing respective probe beams through the probe optical output ends. There is an alignment mounting which holds the respective pump optical output ends and probe optical output ends in equal respective effective spatial offsets, and optics which convey the respective pump beams and probe beams to the surface, so as to generate returning radiation from a plurality of respective locations thereon, and which convey the returning radiation from the respective locations. The apparatus includes a receiving unit which is adapted to receive the returning radiation and which is adapted to determine a characteristic of the respective locations in response thereto. | 2011-06-16 |
20110141463 | DEFECT INSPECTION METHOD, AND DEFECT INSPECTION DEVICE - Provided are a defect inspection device and a defect inspecting method, which enlarge the uptake range of a light scattered from a fine defect thereby to heighten signal intensity. The defect inspection device is provided with: a stage unit ( | 2011-06-16 |
20110141464 | Apparatus for measuring the inner surface of a culver or other tunnel defining structure imbedded in the ground - The inner surface of an underground tunnel defining structure, such as a culvert or pipe, is measured by apparatus including a portable hand held battery powered laser unit releasably attached to a rotor disk supported within the tunnel by an adjustable stand or tripod for rotation on a generally horizontal axis. The disk has peripherally spaced notches which receive a spring-biased latch member for positioning the disk and laser unit at predetermined angular positions about the axis. The laser unit emits a laser beam to a target on the inner surface of the structure and displays on the unit a precision distance reading from the laser unit to the target. The distance reading for each target is entered in a chart for comparison with a prior measurement reading to indicate changes in the shape or profile of the inner surface. | 2011-06-16 |
20110141465 | Light-Guiding Flow Cells And Analytical Devices Using The Same - A flow cell for a photometric device includes a module having a body with a distal face defining an annular channel. The body also defines an axial central passage and an axial flow channel. A second module has a body with a proximal face defining an annular channel. The second body also defines an axial flow channel in fluid communication with the first axial flow channel. A light guiding member is within the central passage for exposing a fluid in the flow channels of the modules. An assembly seals an interface between the distal and proximal faces such that the fluid does not leak from the flow channels. The assembly has a metal gasket between the distal and proximal faces, the metal gasket defining a flow path between the flow channels, a first sealing member in the first annular channel and a second sealing member in the second annular channel. | 2011-06-16 |
20110141466 | MINIATURE FLOW-THROUGH CUVETTE AND SPECTROPHOTOMETER CONTAINING THE SAME - A miniature flow-through cuvette for spectrophotometric measurement of a liquid sample includes a cuvette body of a transparent material including a first outer surface and an opposing second outer surface, and a flow channel disposed through the cuvette body. The flow channel includes first and second interface segments generally vertically oriented, each having an open exit; a measurement segment interconnecting the first and second interface segments; a first inclined planar inner surface disposed in a turning segment between the first interface segment and the measurement segment, facing the first outer surface; and a second inclined planar inner surface disposed in a turning segment between the second interface segment and the measurement segment, facing the second outer surface. The first and second inclined inner surfaces terminate the measurement segment at opposing ends thereof. Further provided is a spectrophotometer including the miniature flow-through cuvette. | 2011-06-16 |
20110141467 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COHERENT MULTI-DIMENSIONAL OPTICAL SPECTROSCOPY - An apparatus and a method for coherent multi-dimensional optical spectroscopy employs a beam splitter for splitting a base light pulse into at least first to fourth light pulses, three of which are suitable for interaction with a sample, lens system focuses the first to fourth light pulses at a sample site, and an optical delay varies the arrival times of the first to fourth light pulses at the sample. A detector detects an interference signal. The beam splitter is a non-diffractive optical element. The light pulses, at least along part of their light paths, are guided pairwisely such that changes in the optical path length due to vibration of the beam splitter or due to the delay element are identical for each pair of pulses, where the pulse pairs compensate for any change in the interference signal due to a change of the arrival times of the pair of pulses. | 2011-06-16 |
20110141468 | Tera- And Gigahertz Solid State Miniature Spectrometer - A high speed miniature tera- and gigahertz electromagnetic radiation on-chip spectrometer that comprises a tunable solid state 2D charge carrier layer or a quasi 2D charge carrier layer with incorporated single or multiple defects, at least first and second contacts to the charge carrier layer. Also the device includes an apparatus for measuring the device response between the first and second contacts, and an apparatus for a controllable tuning of at least one of the charge carrier layer parameters. The operation principle is based on the fact that radiation of different wavelengths excites distinct sets of plasma modes in the charge carrier layer. | 2011-06-16 |
20110141469 | SPECTROMETER - A spectrometer | 2011-06-16 |
20110141470 | Servo-Controlled Bistatic Anemometric Probe - Bistatic anemometric optical probes include an emitting first optical head that illuminates a measurement region and a receiving second optical head. The probe includes: optomechanical movement means for moving one of the optical axes of the optical heads in at least one direction called the measurement direction, the optical axis moved being the movable optical axis; measuring means arranged so as to distribute the intensity of the beam backscattered from the measurement region in at least two directions located on either side of the measurement direction and denoted servo-control directions; and a servo-control device connected to the measuring means and to the optomechanical means of moving, said servo-control device including functions making it possible, on the one hand, to determine, from knowledge of the intensity of the backscattered beam in the two servo-control directions, the offset between the measurement direction of the movable optical axis and a direction, called the optimal direction, making it possible to maximize the intensity of the backscattered beam and, on the other hand, to servo-control the direction of said movable optical axis to the optimal direction. | 2011-06-16 |
20110141471 | OPTICAL ANEMOMETRIC PROBE WITH TWO MEASUREMENT AXES - An optical anemometric probe includes a laser source emitting a linearly polarized primary light beam and an optical block having splitting means for separating the primary beam, an optical reference pathway, an optical emission pathway and an optical measurement pathway. The optical block includes optical means of rotation of the polarization arranged at the output of the laser source and before the splitting means. The optical emission pathway has an optical circulator, a first optical emission/reception head illuminating a first measurement zone, and a second optical emission/reception head illuminating a second measurement zone. The optical circulator has four ports, e.g., a first input port, a second and a third input/ouput port linked respectively to the first optical head and to the second optical head, and a fourth port linked to the optical measurement pathway. | 2011-06-16 |
20110141472 | MONITORING LIGHT COMING FROM DIFFERENT AREAS | 2011-06-16 |
20110141473 | ACTIVE VIEWPORT DETECTION ASSEMBLY FOR SUBSTRATE DETECTION IN A VAPOR DETECTION SYSTEM - An active viewport assembly for use in detecting substrates conveyed through a vapor deposition system includes a casing configured for mounting to a wall of a vapor deposition module. The casing further includes an enclosed chamber, an exterior side port, and an interior side port. A lens assembly is disposed within the chamber and extends through the interior side port. A heater element is configured on the lens assembly within the chamber. One of an active transmitter or an active signal receiver is configured with the exterior side port external of the chamber and is axially aligned with and spaced from the lens assembly. | 2011-06-16 |
20110141474 | MEASUREMENT METHOD - A method for quantifying the soil dispersion capacity of a cleaning product or component thereof where the method comprises the following steps:
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20110141475 | Modular Absorption Measuring System - The invention relates to a modular absorption measuring system ( | 2011-06-16 |
20110141476 | LIGHT SCATTERING MEASUREMENT SYSTEM BASED ON FLEXIBLE SENSOR ARRAY - A compact, optical measurement system has a non-flat detector array having multiple detector elements arranged on a flexible substrate in a monolithic fashion, one or more illumination sources arranged to provide more than one angle of incidence of light on a subject being measured, and a detection system in electrical communication with the detector array, the detection system arranged to receive inputs from the detector array and provide a measurement from the inputs. A method of measuring reflectance of a surface includes placing the surface adjacent a hemispherical detector array, illuminating the surface from a predetermined angle of incidence, simultaneously detecting reflectance at multiple emission angles using the hemispherical detector array, and repeating the illuminating and detecting processes at different angles of incidence. Optional arrays of lenses, baffles and filters may be employed by the system. | 2011-06-16 |
20110141477 | LIGHT-PHASE-NOISE ERROR REDUCER - A resonator gyroscope comprises a reference laser generator to produce a reference light; a first slave light source to produce a first slave light locked to the reference light; a second slave light source to produce a second slave light locked to the reference light; a first optical filter cavity coupled to at least one of the first and second slave light sources to filter out high-frequency fluctuations in the respective first and second slave lights; a resonator coupled to said first and second light sources, the resonator having first and second counter-propagating directions and resonance tracking electronics coupled to the resonator to generate a first beat frequency, a second beat frequency, and a third beat frequency; wherein the rotational rate of the resonator gyroscope is a function of the first, second and third beat frequencies. | 2011-06-16 |
20110141478 | SAGNAC INTERFEROMETER-TYPE FIBER-OPTIC CURRENT SENSOR - In one embodiment, a Sagnac interferometer-type fiber-optic sensor includes a synchronous detection circuit to carry out synchronous detection of detected light signal with a phase modulation angular frequency of a phase modulator. A signal processing circuit calculates and outputs the magnitude of current to be measured using the signal detected in the synchronous detection circuit. A phase modulator driving circuit controls the driving of the phase modulator. The phase modulator driving circuit controls a phase modulation depth of the phase modulator so that the amplitude of the second-order harmonics and the fourth-order harmonics obtained by carrying out the synchronous detection of the detected light signal with the phase modulation angular frequency becomes the same. | 2011-06-16 |
20110141479 | INTERFEROMETER - An interferometer comprises: a light source; a first polarization beam splitter configured to reflect, as reference light, a first polarization component of light emitted from the light source, and to transmit, as measurement light, a second polarization component of the light emitted from the light source; a birefringent-material element located between the light source and the first polarization beam splitter; and a light-receiving device configured to receive an interfering light generated by interference of the measurement light transmitted through the first polarization beam splitter, reflected by a reflecting surface to be measured, and transmitted through the first polarization beam splitter, with the reference light reflected by the first polarization beam splitter. The interferometer is configured such that the reference light and the measurement light pass through the birefringent-material element between the first polarization beam splitter and the light-receiving device. | 2011-06-16 |
20110141480 | POSITION-MEASURING DEVICE - A position-measuring device, for ascertaining the position of two objects which are disposed in a manner allowing movement relative to each other in at least one measuring direction, includes a light source, as well as a splitting device by which a light beam, provided by the light source, is split into two or more partial beams of rays. The partial beams of rays traverse at least two partial-beam paths. Interfering partial beams of rays from the partial-beam paths strike a plurality of opto-electronic detector elements, so that displacement-dependent position signals are ascertainable via the detector elements. The light source takes the form of a semiconductor laser having a fiber-grating feedback device. | 2011-06-16 |
20110141481 | ACOUSTIC CONFOCAL INTERFEROMETRY MICROSCOPE - An Acoustic Confocal Interferometry microscope for use with a suitably selected acoustic emitter and acoustic detector for providing three-dimensional information on the state of an object is presented. The microscope has a coherent wavelength source for producing a coherent beam, scanning means for moving said coherent beam in a suitably selected pattern, and means for producing and focusing an object beam and an interference beam to an object focal point and an interference focal point, respectively. The object beam has a transmission path of essentially the same length of the transmission path of the interference beam. The object beam intercepts an object at the object focal point while the interference beam passes by the object. There are also means for defining the object beam and the interference beam based on the position of the object focal point and the geometry of the convergence angles and means for producing an interference pattern between the object focal point and the interference focal point. | 2011-06-16 |
20110141482 | SURFACE PROFILE MEASURING APPARATUS, METHOD OF MEASURING SURFACE PROFILE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OPTICAL ELEMENT - A surface profile measuring apparatus includes a first image pickup device that obtains an interference pattern, an optical system that guides a measuring beam and a reference beam to the first image pickup device, a second image pickup device with which a distribution of light quantity of a beam from a light source traveling thereto avoiding the optical system is measured, and an arithmetic unit that calculates a profile of a target surface from the interference pattern. A distribution of light quantity of a beam from the light source transmitted through the optical system is measured with the first image pickup device. The profile of the target surface calculated by the arithmetic unit is corrected on the basis of the distributions of light quantity measured with the first and second image pickup devices. | 2011-06-16 |
20110141483 | OPTICAL PROFILOMETRY - A method for imaging an object using a microscope includes obtaining axial response data, the axial response data representative of a relationship between a separation between a top surface of the object and an objective lens of the microscope and an intensity of light reflected by the top surface of the object; positioning the object at a distance from the objective lens that is within a linear region of the axial response data; sequentially illuminating the object with a plurality of periodic patterns; obtaining a plurality of images of the object, each image resulting from the illumination of the object with a corresponding one of the plurality of periodic patterns; determining a reconstructed image of the object based on the plurality of images of the object; and, based on variations in the intensity of the reconstructed image, determining a topographic profile of the top surface of the object. | 2011-06-16 |
20110141484 | METHOD OF MEASURING A DEVIATION OF AN OPTICAL SURFACE FROM A TARGET SHAPE - A method of aligning at least two wave shaping elements, a method of measuring a deviation of an optical surface from a target shape and a measuring apparatus for interferometrically measuring a deviation of an optical surface from a target shape. The method of aligning at least two wave shaping elements, each of which wave shaping elements has a diffractive measurement structure for adapting part of a wave front of incoming light to a respective portion of the target shape, includes: providing a first one of the wave shaping elements with a diffractive alignment structure, arranging the wave shaping elements relative to each other such that each of the diffractive measurement structures is traversed by a separate subset of rays of the incoming light during operation of the measuring apparatus, and aligning the first wave shaping element and a second one of the wave shaping elements relative to each other by evaluating alignment light having consecutively interacted with the diffractive alignment structure and with the second wave shaping element. | 2011-06-16 |
20110141485 | System and Method for Localizing a Carrier, Estimating a Posture of the Carrier and Establishing a Map - Provided is a system for localizing a carrier, estimating a posture of the carrier and establishing a map. The system includes: an inertial measurement device, measuring a motion state and a rotation state of the carrier; a vision measurement device disposed on the carrier for picturing an environment feature in an indoor environment where the carrier locates; and a controller receiving measuring results from the inertial measurement device and the vision measurement device to estimate a posture information, a location information and a velocity information of the carrier, and establishing a map having the environment feature. The controller estimates based on a corrected measuring result from one of the inertial measurement device and the vision measurement device, then controls the other one of the inertial measurement device and vision measurement device to measure, and accordingly corrects the posture, location and velocity information of the carrier and the map. | 2011-06-16 |
20110141486 | OPTICAL DETECTION DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT - An optical detection device includes a light emitting element, which is an area sensor, a light emitting lens part for irradiating an object to be measured with a bundle of emission rays emitted from the light emitting element, a light receiving lens part for condensing reflected light from the object, a light receiving element for detecting reflected light from the object condensed by the light receiving lens part, and a signal processing section for processing a light-reception signal from the light receiving element. Based on the light-reception signal from the light receiving element, the signal processing section detects at least one of an x-coordinate or a y-coordinate of the object on an x-y coordinate plane from at least one of a light-spot position or a light-spot shape on the light receiving element. | 2011-06-16 |
20110141487 | OR RELATING TO OPTICAL NAVIGATION DEVICES - An optical navigation device includes a navigation radiation source capable of producing a beam of radiation, and an optical element. The optical navigation device is for identifying movement of an object to thereby enable a control action to be carried out. A sensor is for receiving an image based upon reflected radiation from the navigation radiation source, and at least one illumination radiation source is for illuminating the optical navigation device. The device is operable, in recurrent cycles of at least reset, expose, and readout phases, to activate the at least one illumination radiation source during the reset phase. The reset phase may have the longest duration of the phases. | 2011-06-16 |
20110141488 | POSITIONING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING A LASER BEAM - The present invention relates to a positioning device and method for detecting light of fan shaped laser beam, as well as to a positioning system comprising the device and to a light emitting device emitting the fan shaped laser beam, which enable to find a spot of a laser beam easier and quicker. The positioning device comprises a detector for detecting light of a fan shaped laser beam rotating around a propagation axis with a direction of rotation and having two detector elements arranged in a known spatial relation for outputting a detection signal when irradiated; and a position determining unit to obtain a first set of detection signals from the detector elements, determine a first time relation between the detection signals of the first set, and determine a positional relation between the detector and the propagation axis based on the first time relation. | 2011-06-16 |
20110141489 | MARK POSITION DETECTOR, IMPRINT APPARATUS, AND ARTICLE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A detector for detecting a position of a mark comprises: an image sensing device; an optical system which projects the mark onto an image sensing surface of the image sensing device; a pattern located in a position between the image sensing surface and an optical element located closest to a plane on which the mark is to be located, among optical elements forming the optical system, the position being optically conjugated with the plane; and a processor which calculates a position of the mark with respect to one of a position of the pattern and a position already known from the position of the pattern, based on a moire pattern formed on the image sensing surface by the mark and the pattern. | 2011-06-16 |
20110141490 | Three-Dimensional Base Setting Method For Image Data - A highly accurate three-dimensional measurement base is specified with simple settings. When a peak occurs in the positive Z-axis direction, a hemisphere or semi-spheroid figure (z≧0) is placed to contain a position (x | 2011-06-16 |
20110141491 | AUTOMATIC HIGH-PRECISION REGISTRATION CORRECTION SYSTEM WITH LOW RESOLUTION IMAGING - System and apparatus for automatically correcting alignment of printer writers using a scanner for calculating a calibration parameter. The calibration parameter is used to adjust or maintain the alignment of the printer writers. | 2011-06-16 |
20110141492 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD - A UI driver determines an output region corresponding to an output paper size in a display region of the printer driver UI, and if a length of at least one side of the output region is longer than a corresponding side of an original image, performs cropping of the original image such that a removed portion of a distribution region of a main object in the original image is at the minimum after enlarging the original image, and if a length of each side of the output region is shorter than or equal to a corresponding side of the original image and not longer than a corresponding side of the distribution region of the main object, performs cropping of the original image such that a removed portion of the distribution region of the main object is at the minimum after reducing the original image. | 2011-06-16 |
20110141493 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING CONTACTS AND CALENDARS WITHIN AN ONLINE CARD SYSTEM - A computer implemented system and method are described in which stationery/card calendar events are automatically generated in a user's calendar database based on the contacts data stored within a contacts database, the stationery/card calendar events including milestones associated with each of the contacts. At least some of the calendar events are generated based on a relationship between the user and each of the contacts. In response to the user selecting one of the calendar events, the end user is provided with a set of selectable stationery templates related to a selected event from the calendar database. In response to user selection, personalized stationery is generated with the selected template, address information is identified from the contacts database for contacts to receive the personalized stationery, and a print job is generated to print the personalized stationery/cards and envelopes containing the address information for the user-selected contacts. | 2011-06-16 |
20110141494 | SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR ORIENTED SWITCH OF PROMOTION INFORMATION - The present invention discloses a method of printing promotion information, comprises receiving data to be printed from the POS terminal; in response to the data to be printed, determining promotion information according to policy conditions; and printing the data to be printed from the POS terminal and the promotion information. The present invention constructs a platform for cooperation of different publishers of the promotion information and oriented switch of the promotion information. Moreover, the present invention utilizes the existing POS systems with low cost for configuration and distribution which is further advantageous on implementation. | 2011-06-16 |
20110141495 | AUTOMATIC HIGH-PRECISION REGISTRATION CORRECTION METHOD VIA LOW RESOLUTION IMAGING - Method for automatically correcting alignment of printer writers using an imaging device such as a scanner for calculating a calibration parameter. The calibration parameter is used to adjust or maintain the alignment of the printer writers. | 2011-06-16 |
20110141496 | CONTROLLING ERROR DIFFUSION DOT DENSITY - A method for improving printing quality of a digital image using error diffusion screening including the steps for each pixel in a digital image: a) initialize weighted error diffusion value; b) translate first value ( | 2011-06-16 |
20110141497 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRINT PROFILE SELECTION - A computer-based method and system for optimal print profile selection are provided. The method includes receiving a color document and print profiles into memory, identifying out-of-gamut regions within the color document, presenting the identified out-of-gamut regions to a user, receiving color accuracy requirements from the user for at least one out-of-gamut region, computing a color quality value for each of the at least one print profile based at least partially on the received color accuracy requirements, creating a ranked list comprising the at least one print profiles ranked at least partially according to the computed color quality value, and outputting the ranked list to a user terminal, a computer monitor, or computer memory. | 2011-06-16 |
20110141498 | CONTROL DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An image formation control device is provided with a control unit. The control unit controls generation of information for forming a transparent image on the basis of settings that include at least a superimposition region and a superimposition sequence, when plurality of images which include the transparent image and a colored image are superimposed and synthesized. | 2011-06-16 |
20110141499 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - An image processing device processes image data, which is edited to image data including, in correspondence with each pixel of an object included in the image, a pixel value field that holds a pixel value of the pixel and an attribute value field that holds an attribute value. The image processing device includes a generation unit which includes a table that holds characteristic data and an address of the characteristics data, generates an attribute value based on information of a position of a pixel in the image and the table, sets the attribute value in the attribute value field, an image processing unit which applies an image process to a pixel value set in the pixel value field based on the set attribute value, and a connection module moves the image data from the generation unit to the image processing unit. | 2011-06-16 |
20110141500 | Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and computer program product - An image processing apparatus includes: a setting unit that sets a color index representing a category to which an achromatic color and at least one chromatic color that are included in image data belong; an adjustment unit that adjusts a color tone of the achromatic color belonging to the category that is indicated by the set color index in accordance with a hue of the chromatic color belonging to the category; and a generation unit that generates image data including the chromatic color belonging to the category and the achromatic color of which the color tone is adjusted by the adjustment unit. | 2011-06-16 |
20110141501 | Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and computer program product - An image processing apparatus includes an object type determining unit that determines whether a drawing object in the input image data includes a color character group; a background area extracting unit that extracts the background area on which the color character group is formed in the drawing object; a monochromatic conversion unit that, when the drawing object is determined to include the color character group, generates monochromatic image data by performing monochromatic conversion of the input image data with minimum luminance of a main color; a pattern generating unit that, when the drawing object is determined to include the color character group, generates, according to the hue of the color character group, pattern image data to be added to the background area of the post-monochromatic-conversion color character group; and a synthesizing unit that synthesizes the monochromatic image data and the pattern image data. | 2011-06-16 |
20110141502 | IMAGE PROCESSOR AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processor and an image processing method are provided which can suppress both a bronzing phenomenon and a color rolling in an inkjet printing apparatus and produce high-quality monochrome pictures. To that end, a monochrome image is processed by generating the multivalued density data for a chromatic ink having a hue component opposite that of the achromatic ink in a low to medium density region and, in a high density region, generating the multivalued density data for a chromatic ink having a reflection light with a hue component opposite that of a reflection light of the achromatic ink. With this arrangement, a high-quality monochrome image can be produced which has hardly noticeable hue deviations and bronzing phenomenon in the entire density grayscale or density range. | 2011-06-16 |
20110141503 | MULTILEVEL PRINTING PROCESS AND DEVICE USING A RASTER BITMAP AND ASSIGNMENT METHOD FOR MULTILEVEL SCREENS - A process for printing substrates includes assigning image dots of printer-ready copy to pixels of a multilevel map and assigning values to the pixels depending on the tonal value of the image dot for assigning n+1 different values, where n>1. Artifacts are prevented in multilevel printing processes by assigning threshold values of any threshold value matrix to the pixels of the multilevel map on which the printing is based with respect to their positions relative to the printing substrate, calculating tonal values of the image dot, fixing the values of the pixels depending on the threshold value and the tonal value of the assigned image dot, and printing the multilevel map on a printing substrate in a multilevel printing process, with different values representing different amounts of ink of a printed pixel. A screen assignment device assigns a value to a pixel of a multilevel map generated by an RIP. | 2011-06-16 |
20110141504 | IMAGE READING DEVICE FOR CORRECTING IMAGE READ FROM ORIGINAL, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE IMAGE READING DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image reading device which corrects images read from respective first and second sides of an original without increasing the total circuit size. A scanner unit (image reading device) reads an image on a front surface of an original by a front-side reading section and reads an image on a back-side of the original by a back-side reading section in a single feeding operation. The scanner unit detects a skew angle of the original read by the front-side reading section, with respect to the front-side reading section, and corrects image data read by the front-side reading section and image data read by the back-side reading section, according to the detected skew angle of the original. | 2011-06-16 |
20110141505 | PRINTING SYSTEM, PRINTER DRIVER AND COPIER - Disclosed is a printing system including a printing device having one or more feeders, and a computer. The computer includes a setting reception unit that stores beforehand a setting of ON or OFF of a colorant save mode in which a process of saving a colorant is performed for every one of the feeders, and receives a print instruction including selection of a feeder, and a command sending unit that, on the basis of the feeder selected in the print instruction and a setting of ON or OFF of the colorant save mode of the feeder, generates a print command and sends the print command to the printing device. The printing device includes a print control unit that, on the basis of the print command sent from the computer, performs a predetermined process of saving a colorant when the colorant save mode is ON, generates print data, and carries out printing using the feeder selected in the print command. | 2011-06-16 |
20110141506 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus includes a decision unit for deciding whether or not each of physical pages of a document file is unprintable based on whether or not an inserter is designated as a paper feed unit, a determination unit for determining whether or not printing of a document is designated for the physical page that is decided as an unprintable page by the decision unit, and a preview display unit for displaying a preview image that can discriminate the physical page determined that printing of the document is designated by the determination unit from the other pages. | 2011-06-16 |
20110141507 | INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - A printer driver generates a print command based on the spool data of a print job to thereby transmit the print command to a printer. The printer driver manages a correspondence between job identification information that identifies a print job for which an error occurred and information about the number of printed pages at the moment when the error occurred in a storage device. When it is determined that the print job to be processed is a data type to be spooled by an intermediate drawing command and the job identification information for the print job to be processed is managed by the storage device, the printer driver skips page configuration processing relating to printed pages and generates a print command based on the information about the number of printed pages, which corresponds to the job identification information and is managed by the storage device. | 2011-06-16 |
20110141508 | VARIABLE PRINTING CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL PROGRAM - A variable printing control apparatus for creating an image data to be printed, using variable printing data containing a plurality of page data in which one of a plurality of parts is arranged in one page, the variable printing control apparatus being configured to implement: a first processing method for rasterizing the plurality of page data, extracting the plurality of parts from each of pieces of raster data, and superimposing the plurality of parts of raster data to create the image data; and a second processing method for converting the plurality of page data into PDL data, extracting the plurality of parts from each of pieces of PDL data, superimposing the plurality of parts of PDL data, and rasterizing the superimposed PDL data to create the image data. | 2011-06-16 |
20110141509 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - According to one embodiment, an image forming apparatus includes a facsimile-printing-role-information acquiring unit configured to acquire, in user unit, facsimile printing role information indicating whether facsimile data is handled, a forced-printing-information acquiring unit configured to acquire forced printing information indicating whether received facsimile data is forcibly printed, a facsimile-data-reception processing unit configured to, when facsimile data is received, print the facsimile data if the forced printing information indicates that forced printing is possible and store the facsimile data when the forced printing information indicates that the forced printing is impossible, an authenticating unit configured to authenticate a user who logs in to the image forming apparatus, and a facsimile-data-output processing unit configured to, when the user is authenticated, control display and printing of a received facsimile job on the basis of the facsimile printing role information and the forced printing information. | 2011-06-16 |
20110141510 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTELLIGENT ROUTING OF SCAN FILES - The subject application is directed to a system and method for intelligent routing of scan files. Scan data is received from a scan of an associated tangible document from a scanner and character data is extracted via optical character recognition. Data corresponding to a plurality of preselected character sets is stored in memory, each character set associated with at least one routing option set, each routing option set including at least one data routing option stored associatively therewith. Extracted character data is compared to the character sets so as to output at least one corresponding routing option. At least one visual element corresponding to the routing option is displayed on a display and selection data corresponding to the displayed element is received from a user via a user input. A selected routing option received from the associated user is isolated and the scan data is routed to a destination in accordance with received selection data. | 2011-06-16 |
20110141511 | Printer Settings Customization Mechanism - A method disclosed. The method includes receiving printer settings from a plurality of printers, generating one or more settings profiles based upon the received printer settings; downloading a settings profile to a new printer upon installation; and customizing a graphical user interface (GUI) based upon the downloaded settings profile. | 2011-06-16 |
20110141512 | MEDIA ACCESS CONTROL ADDRESS INSTALLATION FOR TANDEM PRINT ENGINE CONFIGURATIONS - The present disclosure provides a method of assigning media access control (MAC) addresses to image paths for a printing system. The method comprises: initializing a MAC address to each image path board in the printing system wherein the printing system includes at least two print engines each having an image path board;
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20110141513 | DOCUMENT USE MANAGING SYSTEM, DOCUMENT USE MANAGEMENT METHOD, TEMPORARY USE LICENSE ISSUING APPARATUS, DOCUMENT USING APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - A temporary use license issuing apparatus includes a communicating unit, an instruction receiving unit, and an issuing unit. The communicating unit communicates with a document use managing apparatus storing pieces of management information prescribing scopes of operation authority of respective users over documents and manages users' operations on documents according to the pieces of management information. The instruction receiving unit receives, from a user, an instruction to issue a temporary use license for a document. The issuing unit issues the temporary use license containing document identification information of the document to which the issuance instruction is directed, and operation authority information indicating a scope of operation authority over the document, the operation authority indicated by the operation authority information being within a scope of the operation authority of the user over the document which is prescribed by the management information. | 2011-06-16 |
20110141514 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - An image processing apparatus having a function of image processing on a file stored in a storage device includes an interface unit configured to read data from the storage device, an acquisition unit configured to acquire information about files stored in the storage device, via the interface unit, a display unit configured to display the information acquired by the acquisition unit, and a determination unit configured to determine whether the image processing apparatus can process a file stored in the storage device, based on a predetermined size of data of the file stored in the storage device. The display unit displays information acquired by the acquisition unit in a manner reflecting the determination result by the determination unit. | 2011-06-16 |
20110141515 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUM - The invention provides an image forming apparatus comprising: a combining unit configured to combine an image data and a form image page-by-page; an image forming unit configured to make the image combined by the combining unit to be formed using a print unit for forming the image data and a print unit for forming the form image; an obtaining unit configured to obtain the number of pages of the form image stored in the storage unit; and a determination unit configured to determine whether or not formation of the same number of images as the number of pages of the form image obtained by the obtaining unit has been finished, wherein the image forming unit stops the print unit for forming the form image after the determination unit determines that formation of the same number of images as the number of pages of the form image has been finished. | 2011-06-16 |