25th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 29 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100156894 | Rendering 3D Data to Hogel Data - Methods and systems for rendering hogels, including receiving a set of 3D data at a node, the node comprising a graphics processing unit, storing at least a subset of the set of 3D data in a buffer, rendering a first hogel view from the subset of 3D data using the graphics processing unit, and rendering a second hogel view by accessing the stored subset of 3D data using the graphics processing unit, where the rendering of the second hogel view is performed substantially in series to the rendering of the first hogel view. | 2010-06-24 |
20100156895 | Processing Pre-recorded Hogel Data - Methods and systems for rendering hogels, including causing one or more nodes to each load a subset of a hogel data set into a buffer, the one or more nodes being configured to each store the corresponding subset of the hogel data set, distributing a next hogel data set command to the one or more nodes, causing the buffer to be processed in response to the next hogel data set command, and issuing a hogel data set complete command in response to determining that the one or more nodes each return a hogel data subset complete command. | 2010-06-24 |
20100156896 | METHOD OF CREATING THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL AND OBJECT RECOGNIZING DEVICE - This invention aims to ensure accuracy of a three-dimensional model to be registered. With information a of three-dimensional information a, b, c restored by measuring an actual model of a work, which is a target of three-dimensional recognition, from different directions as a reference, other three-dimensional information b, c are coordinate transformed so as to be aligned with the reference three-dimensional information, and three-dimensional information d including all of three-dimensional information b′, c′ after the transformation and the reference three-dimensional information a is created. The three-dimensional information d is temporarily registered as the three-dimensional model. A difference amount among the integrated three-dimensional information a, b′, c′ is calculated, and an evaluation index based on the difference value is displayed with an image view of a contour pattern represented by the three-dimensional model. A user checks the accuracy of the three-dimensional model on this display screen from a degree of variation of the contour line representing the same site and a value of the evaluation index, and determines whether or not to actually register the three-dimensional model d. | 2010-06-24 |
20100156897 | System and Method For Adaptive Scalable Dynamic Conversion, Quality and Processing Optimization, Enhancement, Correction, Mastering, And Other Advantageous Processing of Three Dimensional Media Content - The present invention is directed to a system and method for providing 3D content-centric solutions that greatly improve the quality and impact of 3D media content, while decreasing the required levels of computing power, and lowering the complexity of the necessary 3D media playback and display solutions, thus maximizing the 3D experience produced therefrom. The novel system and method accomplish these goals by providing modular unifying scalable 3D content-centered solutions, preferably implemented in a configurable infrastructure, that improve the quality and impact of any 3D media content, while decreasing the required levels of computing power, and lowering the complexity of the necessary playback and display solutions. The inventive system and method advantageously enable automatic, semi-automatic or user-controlled selective performance of 3D content processing and/or settings/parameter configuration at one or more components of the infrastructure (from 3D content capture to 3D content media display), and in at least one embodiment thereof, the inventive system and method are capable of determining and implementing selective or optimal storage, transmittal, and application(s) of 3D content processing/settings/parameter/profile configuration(s) prior to, or during, display of corresponding 3D content media to one or more viewers thereof. | 2010-06-24 |
20100156898 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LESION-SPECIFIC CORONARY ARTERY CALCIUM QUANTIFICATION - Methods and systems utilizing the data provided by a non-contrast-enhanced CAC scan that is left unused by the “whole-heart” Agatston or volume scores. Agatston and volume scores summarize overall coronary calcium burden, but do not show the number of vessels involved, the geographic distribution of the lesions, the size and shape of the individual lesions and the distance of the lesions from the coronary ostium. The methods and systems described herein extract and use the enhanced information provided by 3-D CAC scan data and significantly increases its clinical predictive value by providing vessel and lesion specific CAC scores which are superior to the whole-heart Agatston and volume scores in predicting obstructive Coronary artery disease (CAD). | 2010-06-24 |
20100156899 | PRIORITIZED RENDERING OF OBJECTS IN A VIRTUAL UNIVERSE - An invention for prioritized rendering of objects in a virtual universe is provided. In one embodiment, there is a prioritization tool including a value component configured to assign a value to each of a set of items within an inventory of an avatar. A priority component is configured to compare a set of objects in the virtual universe to the value assigned to each of the set of items within the inventory of the avatar to determine a priority of each of the set of objects in the virtual universe. A rendering component is configured to render the set of objects in the virtual universe based on the priority of each of the set of objects in the virtual universe. | 2010-06-24 |
20100156900 | IMPLIED ANALYTICAL REASONING AND COMPUTATION - Solving for output variable(s) of a model that includes multiple analytically related model variables. The identity of the output model variables and the analytical relationships between the model variables are separately designated. Regardless of the identity of the output variable(s), a solver framework interprets the analytical relationships and solves for the designated output variable(s). The output model variable(s) may be designated separately than the analytical relationships themselves. By simply changing the designation of the output model variable(s), the analytical relationships are reevaluated, and the output variable(s) are solved for. The solver framework itself stays the same regardless of the identity of the output model variable(s). | 2010-06-24 |
20100156901 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECONSTRUCTING 3D MODEL - A method of reconstructing a 3D model includes reconstructing a 3D voxel-based visual hull model using input images of an object captured by a multi view camera; converting the 3D voxel-based visual hull model into a mesh model; and generating a result of view-dependent rendering of a 3D model by performing the view-dependent texture mapping on the mesh model obtained through the conversion. Further, the reconstructing includes defining a 3D voxel space to be reconstructed; and excluding voxels not belonging to the object from the defined 3D voxel space. | 2010-06-24 |
20100156902 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING GRAPHIC HAIR MOTION - The present invention provides a graphic motion generating method and apparatus for modeling hair into elastic curves that are inextensible while twisting and curling of hair can be expressed, for applying an adaptive different subdividing method to subdivide a single strand of hair into several segments such that detailed bending and curling of the strands of hair can be expressed in the vicinities of roots and ends of the strands of hair, for modeling the respective segments of respective strands of hair into low degree-of-freedom elastic curves with degrees of freedom less than two such that geometric and dynamic physical quantities can be calculated in a short time, and for automatically generating a curvature vector of the elastic curve model from an initial hair curve by using a minimizing technique. | 2010-06-24 |
20100156903 | TETRAHEDRAL MESH GENERATING METHOD FOR FINITE-ELEMENT ANALYSIS AND FINITE-ELEMENT ANALYZING SYSTEM USING ITS METHOD - A tetrahedral mesh generating method for finite-element analysis executable by a computer, using edge collapse and quality conserve arrangements. | 2010-06-24 |
20100156904 | Model generator for cardiological diseases - At least one embodiment of the present invention relates to a method, a device and/or a computer program product for creating a (three- or four-dimensional) model from a number of different image datasets from a number of modalities. To this end, in at least one embodiment, the image datasets are fitted into a representation provided, the different image datasets being automatically enriched with contour lines and integrated into the representation. The model is created from this. | 2010-06-24 |
20100156905 | Lighting Graphics Objects - A lighting equation for showing the lighting effects on a graphics logic may be solved more efficiently by grouping a plurality of vertices that represent the object to form groups of vertices. Spherical harmonic coefficients can be only calculated for the center of the group. The other coefficients within the group may be determined by interpolating the spherical harmonic coefficients across the group. | 2010-06-24 |
20100156906 | Shot generation from previsualization of a physical environment - Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for generating a shot list for a physical environment based on fields of view of virtual cameras. A 3D virtual environment is created by texture mapping one or more photographs of the physical environment onto a representation of the physical environment's 3D topography. One or more virtual cameras is placed in relation to the virtual environment so that each virtual camera's field of view captures a portion of the virtual environment. Virtual camera fields of view are presented and input accepted to modify one or more parameters of the virtual cameras. The fields of view of the virtual cameras are updated based on the modifying. | 2010-06-24 |
20100156907 | DISPLAY SURFACE TRACKING - Display surface tracking techniques are described in which a one or more modules may perform enhanced rendering techniques to output graphics based on tracking of a display device. In an embodiment, one or more tracking sensors may be used to track position of a display relative to a viewer. In at least some embodiments, the tracking sensors include a camera of the device that is used to monitor a position of the viewer relative to the display. Based on tracking performed via the one or more tracking sensors, projection planes used to render graphics on the display may be calculated and a graphics presentation may be output in accordance with the calculated projection planes. | 2010-06-24 |
20100156908 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND POWER SAVING EFFECT DISPLAY METHOD - According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information processing apparatus that is operable in a first operation state and a second operation state, the apparatus including: a history storage unit configured to accumulate: a power usage reduction that is calculated based on a power usage difference between the first operation state and the second operation state; and an acquisition time at which the power usage reduction is acquired; an adding-up unit configured to add up values of the power usage reduction for a given period thereby calculating a power usage reduction amount; and an image generation unit configured to generate an image indicating a difference between the power usage reduction amount and a target value therefor and to display the image on a display device. | 2010-06-24 |
20100156909 | ENHANCED VISIBILITY OF AVATARS SATISFYING A PROFILE - Disclosed is a computer implemented method, computer program product, and apparatus to decorate visible attributes of a rendered avatar. A server may collect a first user profile of a first avatar, the first user profile having at least one interest of a user. Next, the server may receive a location of the first avatar, wherein the location is associated with a view to at least a second avatar. The server can identify the second avatar among a group of avatars visible with respect to the first avatar. Further, the server may read a target profile of the second avatar then determine whether the second user profile satisfies a criterion based on the first user profile and the target profile. In addition, the server may render a modified rendered avatar to a client, responsive to the determination that the target profile satisfies the criterion. | 2010-06-24 |
20100156910 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MESH STABILIZATION OF FACIAL MOTION CAPTURE DATA - A method and system for removing head motion from facial motion capture data. The method includes receiving a set of measured points of a target model, wherein each point is associated with coordinates in a 3D space. The method includes computing an optimal affine transformation function. The computing includes selecting an unprocessed point from the set of measured points. The computing includes selecting two nearby neighboring points of the unprocessed point. The computing includes computing an affine transformation function that minimizes an L2-norm error. The computing includes identifying the optimal affine transformation function from a set of computed affine transformation functions. The method includes displaying an aligned target model and reference model utilizing the optimal affine transformation function. The method includes outputting the optimal affine function to a computer-readable storage medium. | 2010-06-24 |
20100156911 | TRIGGERING ANIMATION ACTIONS AND MEDIA OBJECT ACTIONS - A request may be received to trigger an animation action in response to reaching a bookmark during playback of a media object. In response to the request, data is stored defining a new animation timeline configured to perform the animation action when playback of the media object reaches the bookmark. When the media object is played back, a determination is made as to whether the bookmark has been encountered. If the bookmark is encountered, the new animation timeline is started, thereby triggering the specified animation action. An animation action may also be added to an animation timeline that triggers a media object action at a location within a media object. When the animation action is encountered during playback of the animation timeline, the specified media object action is performed on the associated media object. | 2010-06-24 |
20100156912 | MOTION SYNTHESIS METHOD - A motion synthesis method includes: analyzing a character's gait in motion capture data; creating motion capture data at different speeds having the analyzed gait; and storing the motion capture data at different speeds in a motion capture database. The method further includes: designating restrictions of a sketch including a trajectory and a speed tag of a desired motion; searching and extracting motion capture data corresponding to the speed tag from the motion capture database; and creating a motion satisfying the trajectory through synthesis by blending the motion capture data extracted from the motion capture database. | 2010-06-24 |
20100156913 | Multi-display handheld device and supporting system - Current approaches to paperless books use single screen laptop computers or electronic paper display (EPD)-based book readers. Laptop computers consume too much power and cannot be used for extended periods of time, such as an entire school day, without recharging its battery. EPD devices are limited in functionality due to their slow refresh rate and grey-scale only images. An embodiment of the present invention integrates bi-stable display technology and refresh display technology into a single device and manages the use of these technologies to achieve power savings while providing a rich set of display functionalities to support user interaction with content in a synergistic manner. The power savings functionality enables the device to have a battery operating life between charges of many hours of operation, such as eight hours or more, while the display functionality enables users to access, display, and interact with content in ways users have become accustomed and in ways not before possible. | 2010-06-24 |
20100156914 | IMAGE PROCESSING CIRCUIT, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An object is to provide an image processing circuit adaptable to displays having a variety of pixel numbers. The image processing circuit includes a data adjustment circuit, a first line memory and a second line memory capable of storing K pieces of data, an output timing control circuit, and an arithmetic circuit. To the data adjustment circuit, (X×Y) pieces of pixel data are input. Y pieces of pixel data are transmitted to the first line memory. When Y is less than K, (K−Y) pieces of dummy data are added to fill the first line memory. Then, the K pieces of data are output from the first line memory to the second line memory and a new set of K data is input to the first line memory. The arithmetic circuit stores the data input from the line memories and performs filtering. | 2010-06-24 |
20100156915 | Multi-Thread Graphics Processing System - A graphics processing system comprises at least one memory device storing a plurality of pixel command threads and a plurality of vertex command threads. An arbiter coupled to the at least one memory device is provided that selects a command thread from either the plurality of pixel or vertex command threads based on relative priorities of the plurality of pixel command threads and the plurality of vertex command threads. The selected command thread is provided to a command processing engine capable of processing pixel command threads and vertex command threads. | 2010-06-24 |
20100156916 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device of the present invention displays a first image stored in first memory and a second image stored in second memory, by overlaying the first image on the second image. Once a display size/position of the first image is acquired, a first image generation unit is controlled to start generating the first image complying with the acquired display size/position. Until generation of the first image is completed, (i) a second image generation unit is controlled to generate an opaque second image that is opaque and large enough in size to cover the first image being generated, and (ii) the opaque second image is displayed. Upon completion of generation of the first image, (i) the second image generation unit is controlled to generate a partially transparent second image including a transparent part to be positioned over the first image, and (ii) the partially transparent second image is displayed. | 2010-06-24 |
20100156917 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING FRAME MEMORY IN IMAGE PROCESSING - A method for managing a frame memory includes: determining a frame memory structure with reference to memory configuration information and image processing information; configuring a frame memory such that a plurality of image signals are stored in each page according to the frame memory structure; and computing a signal storage address by combining image acquiring information by bits, and accessing a frame memory map to write or read an image signal by pages. | 2010-06-24 |
20100156918 | PROGRAM, INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM, IMAGE GENERATION SYSTEM, AND IMAGE GENERATION METHOD FOR GENERATING AN IMAGE FOR OVERDRIVING THE DISPLAY DEVICE - An image generation system including: a drawing section which draws an object to generate image data; and an overdrive effect processing section which performs overdrive effect processing for the generated image data and generates image data to be output to a display section. The overdrive effect processing section performs the overdrive effect processing based on differential image data between image data generated in a Kth frame and image data generated in a Jth frame (K>J). | 2010-06-24 |
20100156919 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TEXT-BASED PERSONALIZATION OF IMAGES - As set forth herein, a computer-implemented method is employed to place personalized text into an image. A location and region within the image is determined where the text is to be placed. The 3D geometry of the surface is estimated proximate to the location where the text is to be placed. A personalized text string is received. The personalized text string is incorporated into the image to appear as if it is rendered onto the surface or object according to the estimated 3D geometry. | 2010-06-24 |
20100156920 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SYNTHESIZING TIME-COHERENT TEXTURE - The present invention relates to an apparatus for time-coherent texture synthesis including a texture preprocessor for receiving as input information a 2D texture image and a 3D triangular mesh, and preprocessing the 2D texture image in a form suitable to rapid searching, a vector field generator for defining a vector field on a 3D surface of the 3D triangular mesh, a color search unit for finding a color of each edge of a triangle having the defined vector field in consideration of a previous frame, and a texture synthesizer for determining texture coordinates of the triangle using the found colors. The texture preprocessor further receives information regarding a size of the texture to be synthesized and an initial vector field orientation. | 2010-06-24 |
20100156921 | Methods and devices useful for analyzing color medical images - In one embodiment, a method that includes comparing a subject color medical image to normal color medical image data; and identifying abnormal pixels from the subject color medical image. Another embodiment includes a computer readable medium comprising machine readable instructions for implementing one or more steps of that method. Another embodiment includes a device that has a field programmable gate array configured to perform one or more of the steps of that method. Another embodiment includes a device that has an application specific integrated circuit configured to perform one or more of the steps of that method. | 2010-06-24 |
20100156922 | RENDERING OF AN IMAGE USING A MULTI-COMPONENT DISPLAY - A method of rendering an image using a multi-component display includes displaying a first image on a first display screen of the multi-component display, wherein the displaying the first image further includes displaying the first image with a first luminance. A second image is displayed on a second display screen of the multi-component display, wherein the first display screen and the second display screen overlap, and wherein the displaying the second image further includes displaying the second image with a second luminance. The displaying of the first image and the displaying of the second image further include displaying the first and second images in an overlapping manner to render the image, and wherein a perceived depth of the image is related to the first luminance and the second luminance. | 2010-06-24 |
20100156923 | GRAPHICS DISPLAY DEVICE AND GRAPHICS DISPLAY METHOD - A graphics display device and method performing display indicating that graphics software for graphics drawing is an evaluation version including storing a display pattern indicating that the graphics software is an evaluation version, storing a parameter indicating a display method of the display pattern and displaying the display pattern based on the parameter by a cursor display hardware. | 2010-06-24 |
20100156924 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device capable of improving reliability of a backlight unit is disclosed. | 2010-06-24 |
20100156925 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SIMULATING VIDEO DATA OF LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A method and apparatus for simulating video data of a liquid crystal display (LCD) device is disclosed. The simulation method includes providing voltage-versus-transmittance data and viewing angle-versus-transmittance data, which vary with a liquid crystal mode, using an optical simulation, converting the result of the optical simulation into a lookup table in connection with a viewing angle and an applied voltage, matching a driving voltage for gamma setting based on the liquid crystal driving mode to gray level data corresponding to the voltage-versus-transmittance data, and correcting minimum/maximum brightness levels, simulating a user-desired test image on a user interface screen; and correcting a color of data of a test image according to properties of an output panel, and finally displaying the color-corrected image. | 2010-06-24 |
20100156926 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD - An image display device is provided, with less color breaking in the field sequential method. A color component image with a relatively high luminance level is extracted as a fundamental image from an input image. A differential image is obtained by subtracting color component of the fundamental image from an input image, and is decomposed into a plurality of color components. The differential image for each color component is divided into two. The fundamental image is displayed at a middle timing of a frame period. The half-divided differential images are displayed at timings before and after the middle timing for the fundamental image so that the half-divided differential image with higher luminance level with consideration for visibility characteristic is displayed at a timing closer to the middle timing for the fundamental image. | 2010-06-24 |
20100156927 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a light modulating unit configured to modulate light based on a video signal, a light source configured to supply light to the light modulating unit, a detecting unit configured to detect a light amount of the light source, and a control unit configured to perform control for correcting the video signal based on the detected light amount so as to attain a color temperature and brightness that had already been set. | 2010-06-24 |
20100156928 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DRIVING LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - Discussed are an apparatus and method for driving a liquid crystal display device, which can improve picture quality by changing a driving mode displaying images according to setting information from a user or to an image characteristic. An apparatus for driving a liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal panel including a plurality of pixel regions to display images, and a liquid crystal panel driving controller for performing either a black data addressing method for time-division driving the liquid crystal panel or a gate pulse modulation method for converting a level of a gate-on voltage supplied to the liquid crystal panel, according to setting information from a user or a moving image or still image characteristic of a currently displayed image. | 2010-06-24 |
20100156929 | Ridge-based color gamut mapping - Techniques for color gamut mapping between source and destination devices are provided. The mapping is performed in a device-independent color space using color ridges of the primary and secondary color ramps of the source and destination devices. An iterative learning process is also provided to adapt the color gamut mapping to a user's perceptual preferences. | 2010-06-24 |
20100156930 | SYNTHETIC DATA TRANSMITTING APPARATUS, SYNTHETIC DATA RECEIVING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING SYNTHETIC DATA - A synthetic data transmitting apparatus includes: a data conversion unit for converting a three-dimensional model to synthetic data, the synthetic data having a structure allowing the synthetic data to be divided into small-sized unit data capable of being combined again into the synthetic data; a data division unit for dividing the synthetic data into the unit data; and a data transmission unit for transmitting the unit data via a wired/wireless communications network. A synthetic data receiving apparatus includes: a data combining unit for receiving the unit data of the synthetic data and combining the unit data into the synthetic data; a data controller for controlling a level of detail of the combined synthetic data; and a data output unit for outputting the combined synthetic data according to the level of detail. | 2010-06-24 |
20100156931 | AUTOMATIC IMAGE CROPPING - Disclosed is a method of producing a cropped image from an original image for a given target crop region. The method comprising receives a plurality of example crops, each example crop corresponding to at least a part of the original image. Two example crops are selected based on at least a property of the target crop region. The method interpolates between the selected example crops to determine a crop window, crops the original image with the determined crop window to produce the cropped image. | 2010-06-24 |
20100156932 | METHOD FOR INSERTING MOVING PICTURE INTO 3-DIMENSION SCREEN AND RECORD MEDIUM FOR THE SAME - Disclosed is a method and a computer readable recording medium for inserting moving picture into 3D picture. The disclosed method comprises the steps of (a) Receiving a moving picture data from a server; (b) calling a player to play the moving picture data; (c) drawing a frame image of the moving picture played by the player on a predetermined moving picture drawing memory area at a predetermined time interval; (d) setting a texture for the frame image siored in the moving picture drawing memory area, the texture including insertion coordinate information of 3D picture where the texture is inserted; (e) rendering the texture corresponding to the frame image on the 3D picture according to texture setting information. | 2010-06-24 |
20100156933 | VIRTUALIZED REAL WORLD ADVERTISING SYSTEM - An advertising system associates advertisements with virtualized real-estate on a map image. Virtualized real-estate includes locations on a map image that correspond to real world locations associated with a user, such as a home, business, or other location. The system matches a user's virtualized real-estate with advertisements based on user preferences, advertiser preferences, and tracking information. The system also allows users to auction off virtualized real-estate to advertisers. Thereafter, advertisements matched with virtualized real-estate are overlaid on the virtualized real-estate in the map image. | 2010-06-24 |
20100156934 | Video Display Controller - A video display controller may be implemented by a plurality of identical hardware blend stages that can be coupled together to produce the desired blend of video, graphics, overlays, and the like. Each of the various video planes to be blended can be multiplied by an alpha value to selectively apply alpha values to particular video planes. At least two video display windows may be selectively produced by the coupled blend stages. | 2010-06-24 |
20100156935 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DEFORMING SHAPE OF THREE DIMENSIONAL HUMAN BODY MODEL - A method of deforming a shape of a human body model includes the steps of reorganizing human body model data into a joint-skeleton structure-based Non-Uniform Rational B-spline (NURBS) surface model, generating statistical deformation information about control parameters of the NURBS surface model based on parameters of joints and key section curves for specific motions, and deforming the shape of the human body model based on the NURBS surface model and the statistical deformation information. The human body model data includes three-dimensional (3D) human body scan data and a 3D polygon mesh. | 2010-06-24 |
20100156936 | DEFORMATION METHOD OF ANALYSIS MODEL AND COMPUTER - In a computer including a controller, a storage unit, an input unit, and a display unit, the controller displays, on the display unit, a similar shape search screen for searching a partial shape (second shape) similar to a partial shape (first shape) which composes an analysis model. When the first shape is specified using the input unit, the controller searches a feature shape database of the storage unit for the second shape similar to the first shape, and displays the search result on the display unit. The controller specifies geometric information of the first shape corresponding to geometric information of the searched second shape, deforms the analysis model based on the specified geometric information and the deformation pattern information of the second shape stored in the feature shape deformation database of the storage unit, and displays the analysis model after the deformation on the display unit. | 2010-06-24 |
20100156937 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR UTILIZING TRANSFORMATION MATRICES TO PROCESS RASTERIZED IMAGE DATA - A method and system render rasterized data by receiving non-rasterized page description language data and a corresponding transformation matrix representing transformation operations to be performed. The non-rasterized page description language data is rasterizing to create rasterized data. The corresponding transformation matrix is decomposed into a plurality of individual transformation operation matrices and a discrete transformation operation value, from a corresponding individual transformation operation matrix, is generated for each transformation operation to be performed upon the rasterized data. The transformation operations are performed upon the rasterized data based upon the generated discrete transformation operation values. | 2010-06-24 |
20100156938 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR UTILIZING TRANSFORMATION MATRICES TO PROCESS RASTERIZED IMAGE DATA - A method and system render rasterized data by receiving non-rasterized page description language data and a corresponding transformation matrix representing transformation operations to be performed. The non-rasterized page description language data is rasterizing to create rasterized data. The corresponding transformation matrix is decomposed into a plurality of individual transformation operation matrices and a discrete transformation operation value, from each corresponding individual transformation operation matrix, is generated for each transformation operation to be performed upon the rasterized data. The transformation operations are performed upon the rasterized data based upon the generated discrete transformation operation values. | 2010-06-24 |
20100156939 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME - A method of controlling a portable electronic device having a display includes determining a first orientation of the portable electronic device, rendering a second screen on the display for a second orientation of the portable electronic device, and reconfiguring the display by rendering a first screen based on the first orientation of the portable electronic device if the portable electronic device is maintained in the first orientation. | 2010-06-24 |
20100156940 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR UTILIZING TRANSFORMATION MATRICES TO PROCESS RASTERIZED IMAGE DATA - A method and system render rasterized data by receiving non-rasterized page description language data and a corresponding transformation matrix representing transformation operations to be performed. The non-rasterized page description language data is rasterizing to create rasterized data. The corresponding transformation matrix is decomposed into a plurality of individual transformation operation matrices and a discrete transformation operation value, from a corresponding individual transformation operation matrix, is generated for each transformation operation to be performed upon the rasterized data. The transformation operations are performed upon the rasterized data based upon the generated discrete transformation operation values. | 2010-06-24 |
20100156941 | PHOTOGRAPHING METHOD USING MULTI-INPUT SCHEME THROUGH TOUCH AND KEY MANIPULATION AND PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A photographing method using a multi-input scheme through touch and key manipulation includes receiving a touch and a key manipulation from a user and changing a display status of an touched area according to the key manipulation. Accordingly, a complex function is performed by simply manipulation while maintaining existing button usability. | 2010-06-24 |
20100156942 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR EDITING IMAGES - A method for editing images is provided. The method includes steps of: reading a to-be-displayed image; identifying portions of the read image containing human faces, and defining location(s) of face(s) as face area(s), and the remaining area(s) as non-face area(s); providing an image adjusting menu in response to an input by the user via a user input unit, determining an editing manner in response to a menu item selection, and generating an instruction corresponding to the determined editing manner; editing the face area according to the determined editing manner; displaying the edited image on the display unit; storing the edited image in the storage unit. A display device for editing images is also provided. | 2010-06-24 |
20100156943 | METHOD FOR DRIVING A MATRIX VIEWING DEVICE WITH AN ELECTRON SOURCE - A method for driving a matrix viewing device displaying grey levels comprising a source of electrons at the crossing of line and column electrodes, consisting of applying a line selection voltage (Vls) on the line electrode and a voltage corresponding to the grey level on the column electrode. The grey levels are distributed into two families (F | 2010-06-24 |
20100156944 | Circuitry and method for reducing power consumption in gamma correction circuitry - Gamma curve correction circuitry includes first ( | 2010-06-24 |
20100156945 | ACTIVE MATRIX SUBSTRATE, DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE - In an active matrix substrate, a plurality of pixels are arranged to correspond to a display region of a liquid crystal panel that has a shape other than a rectangular shape. Further, scan lines that are arranged along rows with the smaller number of the pixels than the other rows among a plurality of scan lines and data lines that are arranged along columns with the smaller number of the pixels than the other columns among a plurality of data lines intersect each other at a position other than the display region. | 2010-06-24 |
20100156946 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DRIVING A LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - An apparatus and method for driving a liquid crystal display (LCD) device is disclosed. The apparatus for driving a liquid crystal display (LCD) device includes a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel for receiving a video signal and a clock signal, and displaying them, a backlight for emitting light on the LCD panel, a timing controller for controlling the LCD panel and the backlight, a signal generator which has the same frequency as that of a horizontal synchronous signal by modulating the clock signal, and generates a signal synchronized with the horizontal synchronous signal, and an inverter which receives a signal from the signal generator, allows a driving frequency of the light source to be the same as that of the horizontal synchronous signal, and allows the received signal to be synchronized with the horizontal synchronous signal. | 2010-06-24 |
20100156947 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DRIVING LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - Disclosed herein are an apparatus and method for driving a liquid crystal display device. The apparatus includes a liquid crystal panel in which the same colors of three-color sub-pixels are arranged in the directions of a plurality of gate lines, a data driver for driving a plurality of data lines, a first gate driver for sequentially driving ( | 2010-06-24 |
20100156948 | TIMING CONTROLLER AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A timing controller for a display device includes a receiver, a first line memory, a serialization part, and first and second compensation parts. The receiver receives image data corresponding to unit pixels, and transmits the image data to the first line memory in a first order. The first line memory receives and stores the image data. The serialization part reads the image data in the first order from the first line memory and serially transmits the image data in a second order different from the first order. The first compensation part receives the image data in the second order and generates first compensation data of the image data, the first compensation data corresponding to a first gamma curve. The second compensation part receives the image data in the second order and generates second compensation data of the image data, the second compensation data corresponding to a second gamma curve. | 2010-06-24 |
20100156949 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - A liquid crystal display includes a timing controller and a liquid crystal panel. The timing controller sequentially receives first through third primitive image signals and sequentially outputs first through third corrected image signals. The liquid crystal panel displays an image based on the first through third corrected image signals. The timing controller generates a first converted image signal having a first gray level based on the first primitive image signal and stores the first converted image signal. The second primitive image signal has a second gray level and the timing controller generates a second converted image signal having a third gray level higher than the second gray level when the second gray level is lower than the first gray level. The timing controller generates the third corrected image signal using the second converted image signal and the third primitive image signal. | 2010-06-24 |
20100156950 | COLOR FILTER SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - In a color filter substrate and a display apparatus having the color filter substrate, the color filter substrate includes a color filter part having at least two adjacent color filters having different colors that are repeatedly arranged in turn. An edge of the color filter part overlaps a light blocking layer pattern in a plan view, wherein no difference in a blocking amount occurs between red, green, and blue lights blocked by the light blocking layer pattern. As a result, deterioration in a display quality of the display apparatus, which is caused by the light blocking layer pattern blocking a light having a certain color, may be prevented. | 2010-06-24 |
20100156951 | METHOD FOR COMPENSATING DATA, DATA COMPENSATING APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD AND DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE DATA COMPENSATING APPARATUS - A method for compensating data for a data compensating apparatus in a display apparatus includes converting image data of an n-th frame (where “n” is a natural number) into pre-compensation data of the n-th frame having a gray scale less than or equal to a gray scale of the image data of the n-th frame based on pre-compensation data of an (n− | 2010-06-24 |
20100156952 | LIGHTING DEVICE FOR DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A lighting device for a display device includes a light source and a light source control device arranged to control the light source. The light source control device is arranged to generate a pulse signal as a light source control signal Vcon to control the light source. The light source control signal Vcon includes pulses, which individually have different shapes. | 2010-06-24 |
20100156953 | THIN HOLLOW BACKLIGHTS WITH BENEFICIAL DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS - A backlight unit ( | 2010-06-24 |
20100156954 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus includes: a plurality of pixel blocks, each pixel block of the plurality of pixel blocks including a first pixel electrode connected to a first switching element and a second pixel electrode connected to a second switching element; gate lines which extend along a first direction and include a first gate line connected to the first switching element and a second gate line connected to the second switching element; and data lines which extend along a second direction intersecting the first direction. A gate voltage is applied to the first gate line before the second gate line, and the first pixel electrode of each of the pixel blocks displays a same color. | 2010-06-24 |
20100156955 | METHOD FOR DRIVING LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A low-resolution image is displayed at high resolution and power consumption is reduced. Resolution is made higher by super-resolution processing. Then, display is performed with the luminance of a backlight controlled by local dimming after the super-resolution processing. By controlling the luminance of the backlight, power consumption can be reduced. Further, by performing the local dimming after the super-resolution processing, accurate display can be performed. | 2010-06-24 |
20100156956 | GRAYSCALE CHARACTERISTIC FOR NON-CRT DISPLAYS - A method for generating a target display characteristic for a non-CRT display device includes establishing a sequence of luminance-factor values corresponding to original-scene neutrals. The luminance-factor values are converted to corresponding Rec. 709 signal values. The luminance-factor values are then mapped according to a desired system tone reproduction characteristic to corresponding luminous intensity values to be reproduced by the non-CRT television display device. The target display characteristic is generated by relating the corresponding Rec. 709 signal values to corresponding luminous intensity values. | 2010-06-24 |
20100156957 | ORGANIC COMPOUND, ANTHRACENE DERIVATIVE, AND LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENTS, LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICES, ELECTRONIC DEVICES, AND LIGHTING DEVICES USING THE ANTHRACENE DERIVATIVE - To provide a novel anthracene derivative which exhibit blue to blue green light emission, provide a light-emitting element which emits blue to blue green light, provide a light-emitting element which emits blue to blue green light with a long lifetime, and provide a light-emitting element which emits blue to blue green light with high emission efficiency, an anthracene derivative represented by General Formula (G1) is provided. In addition, a light-emitting element which emits blue to blue green light can be obtained by using the anthracene derivatives represented by General Formula (G1). Further, a light-emitting element which emits blue to blue green light with high emission efficiency and/or high reliability can be obtained by using the anthracene derivatives represented by General Formula (G1). | 2010-06-24 |
20100156958 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MULTIPLE PRIMARY COLOR DISPLAY - Methods and systems for multiple primary color display are provided. Methods and systems of the present invention improve the spectrum efficiency of a color display system, and provide enhanced brightness and color gamut. In an embodiment, methods and systems of the present invention improve the brightness of a color display system employing a high pressure lamp by efficiently incorporating lights components of the lamp output that are outside the red, green, and blue spectrum in creating the color image. | 2010-06-24 |
20100156959 | Lighting apparatus and method, display apparatus and method, and program - A lighting apparatus includes: a first light source having a predetermined chromaticity in a chromaticity diagram and an emission luminance which varies according to a current; a second light source configured in such a way that a line connecting the chromaticity of the first light source and that of the second light source passes a part of a black body curve, and having an emission luminance which varies according to a current; a light guide plate that outputs lights from the first and second light sources in a predetermined direction; and a light source drive section that fixes a current of one of the first and second light sources and variably controls a current of the other one of the first and second light source according to a target value of a chromaticity of a combined light of the lights output from the light guide plate. | 2010-06-24 |
20100156960 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GAMMA CORRECTION AND FLAT-PANEL DISPLAY USING THE SAME - A method and apparatus for gamma correction and a flat panel display using the same. Weighted values corresponding to red, green and blue of an image signal are respectively evaluated to determine the dominant color in the image signal, and a Gamma correction based on the dominant color is then performed, thereby obtaining displaying quality similar with that obtained by independently performing red, green, or blue Gamma correction. | 2010-06-24 |
20100156961 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A method of driving a liquid crystal display device includes multiplying a frame frequency of an inputted current frame to generate a multiplied odd-numbered frame and a multiplied even-numbered frame; determining whether said current frame is a still image frame or a dynamic image frame; detecting an edge area at which a motion blur occurs from the multiplied odd-numbered frame and the multiplied even-numbered frame; converting gray level values of pixels positioned at the detected edge area at the multiplied odd-numbered frame and the multiplied even-numbered frame; and continuously outputting the multiplied odd-numbered still image frame and the multiplied even-numbered still image frame or continuously outputting the multiplied odd-numbered dynamic image frame and the multiplied even-numbered dynamic image frame having the converted gray level values in accordance with the determined result. A liquid crystal display device is also disclosed. | 2010-06-24 |
20100156962 | METHOD FOR MAINTAINING THE WHITE COLOUR POINT IN A FIELD-SEQUENTIAL LCD OVER TIME - A field sequential liquid crystal display maintains its white colour point through compensation values to at least one colour light emitting diode that illuminates the display. The compensation values may be impedances to control the current or pulsing of the current source according to a pulse width modulation technique. A degradation curve may be used to calculate extrapolate the theoretical forward voltage of the light emitting diode. Additional complexity arises from the need for calculating uptime for multiple light emitting diodes of different colours. Brightness levels may also be factored in. Additional processing of a display element may be provided when a grey scale image is being generated. | 2010-06-24 |
20100156963 | Drive Unit of Display Device and Display Device - In one embodiment of the present invention, a drive unit of a display device is a drive unit that drives a display device in which one frame is divided into a plurality of sub-frames so that display of input video data is realized by summation of displays of the sub-frames, and the drive unit includes: a sub-frame data generating section generating sets of sub-frame data corresponding to the respective sub-frames; and a sub-frame period fixing section setting at least one sub-frame period to a given value regardless of a type of the input video data. This makes it possible to prevent variations of display quality with respective to various kinds of input video signals. | 2010-06-24 |
20100156964 | Liquid crystal display Device - A backlight illumination control circuit changes the ratio of an illumination period BL to a non-illumination period in a frame period V of a backlight according to a gradation level in the one frame period V of an image displayed on a liquid crystal panel in such a manner that the higher the gradation level, the backlight illumination control circuit increases the ratio of the illumination period BL to the non-illumination period in the frame period V of the backlight, and the lower the gradation level, the backlight illumination control circuit decreases the ratio of the illumination period BL to the non-illumination period in the frame period V of the backlight and thereby controls illumination intensity toward the liquid crystal panel. A time center of illumination intensity in each one frame period V of the backlight is controlled in order that the time center exists in a constant temporal position T from the beginning of each frame period V. This realizes a liquid crystal display device being free from perceived flickers, giving a high contrast feeling, and being excellent in the performance of moving image display. | 2010-06-24 |
20100156965 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display is disclosed. The liquid crystal display includes a liquid crystal display panel; a backlight unit; a panel drive circuit; a timing controller; a data stretching unit that modulates an internal video signal using a data stretching curve determined depending on a brightness of the internal video signal for a self-screen drive; an internal memory; a self-screen drive controller; a scaler unit; a selection unit; an internal power circuit; an external power circuit; and a microprocessor that blocks an output of the external power circuit from being supplied to the scaler unit in the self-screen drive. | 2010-06-24 |
20100156966 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - An image display device includes a first drive mode and a second drive mode. When N indicates an integer equal to or larger than 2(N≧2), a first to N-th frames are N successive frames, and j indicates an integer equal to or larger than 1. During a write period for a k-th (1≦k≦N) frame in the first drive mode, a scanning circuit sequentially selects a (k+N(j−1))-th display line, and a drive circuit supplies analog video voltages for the (k+N (j−1))-th display line to a plurality of signal lines. During a write period for all frames in the second drive mode, the scanning circuit sequentially selects all display lines, and the drive circuit supplies the analog video voltages for all the display lines to the plurality of signal lines. | 2010-06-24 |
20100156967 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY ELEMENT, METHOD OF DRIVING THE ELEMENT, AND ELECTRONIC PAPER UTILIZING THE ELEMENT - A method of driving a liquid crystal display element having a cholesteric liquid crystal is provided. The driving method includes a first step for driving a liquid crystal for a relatively short voltage application period after resetting the liquid crystal at pixels to a planar state to display preliminary gray levels and a second step for driving the liquid crystal for a voltage application period longer than the above voltage application period to display desired gray levels. | 2010-06-24 |
20100156968 | INK-JET PRINT APPARATUS AND METHOD - An ink-jet print apparatus adapted to prevent stain defects is disclosed. | 2010-06-24 |
20100156969 | Ink-Jet Recording Method and Ink-Jet Recording Apparatus - An ink-jet recording method includes: determining an aggregation degree G (AB) brought about when the ink A and the ink B are brought in contact with each other, at least one of the ink A and the ink B containing a pigment; judging, based on the aggregation degree G (AB), whether or not a boundary portion PC is to be formed at a boundary between a recording portion PA of the ink A and a recording portion PB of the ink B by using an ink C; forming the recording portion PA; forming the recording portion PB; and forming the boundary portion PC if it is judged that the boundary portion PC is to be formed. In the ink jet recording method, the cost is low, the recording quality of a recorded matter is excellent, and the bleeding can be effectively avoided. | 2010-06-24 |
20100156970 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISCHARGING LIQUID MATERIAL - [Object] To provide a method and apparatus for discharging a liquid material, which can solve the problems regarding the occurrence of a satellite and accuracy of a landing position. | 2010-06-24 |
20100156971 | RECORDING APPARATUS - The present invention provides a recording apparatus, which ejects a second liquid to a non-image area other than an image area formed by dots recorded by ejecting ink droplets onto a curable solution layer. | 2010-06-24 |
20100156972 | Image Forming Apparatus - An image forming apparatus includes a plurality of controllers that controls nozzle groups for forming an image on an image forming medium based on image data; a plurality of distribution processing units that are connected to a portion of the controllers to transmit to the controllers image data for controlling the nozzle groups allocated to the controllers; and a transmitting processing unit that transmits the image data to the distribution processing unit. Upper and lower level distribution processing units from the first distribution processing unit at the uppermost level to the second distribution processing unit at the lowermost level are communicatably connected to each other. The first distribution processing unit is communicatably connected to the transmitting processing unit. | 2010-06-24 |
20100156973 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND PRINTING METHOD - The present invention has an object to provide an inkjet printing apparatus that can realize both high quality image formation and improvement of a device life caused by the reduction of a mist amount of a processing liquid. The present invention is provided with a control unit that can independently control an ink ejection condition in an ink ejection unit and a processing-liquid ejection condition in a processing-liquid ejection unit. The control unit controls the ejection condition in each ejection unit so that the mist amount of the processing liquid ejected from the processing-liquid eject unit is smaller than that of the ink ejected from the ink eject unit. | 2010-06-24 |
20100156974 | INKJET PRINTING APPARATUS AND PRINTHEAD CONTROL METHOD OF THE APPARATUS - A control signal to control ink discharge from a printhead is generated. Urgency of A/D conversion of a detection signal is generated in accordance with a position represented by a signal output from an encoder. Upon determining based on the urgency to perform A/D conversion, control signal generation stops. Upon determining that a printing operation is not being performed, control is executed to A/D convert the detection signal. However, upon determining that the printing operation is being performed, control is executed to perform A/D conversion after the end of the printing operation. The stopped control signal generation is immediately resumed if it is determined that the A/D conversion has ended. However, upon determining that the A/D conversion has not ended, control signal generation is resumed after the end of the A/D conversion. | 2010-06-24 |
20100156975 | INKJET PRINTING APPARATUS - In an inkjet printing apparatus using plural line type inkjet printing heads for one color ink, and forming an image by dividing image data into pieces corresponding to the plural printing heads, a complementary printing operation using a simple configuration is achieved without causing a substantial decrease in printing speed even when one printing head has a poorly ejecting nozzle. When a one printing head has a poorly ejecting nozzle, a corresponding nozzle of another printing head complements the printing operation assigned to the poorly ejecting nozzle. At this time, the same piece of divided image data is fed to the one and the other printing heads. Then, the printing operation of the one printing head is made invalid only at the timing of driving the poorly ejecting nozzle, and the printing operation of the second printing head is made valid only at the timing of driving the corresponding nozzle. | 2010-06-24 |
20100156976 | INKJET PRINTER HEAD ARRANGING METHOD AND INKJET PRINTER HEAD ARRANGING APPARATUS - A method and apparatus for arranging heads of an inkjet printer such that ink droplets discharged from respective multiple heads are corrected to zero degrees, X-directional positions of the multiple heads are precisely mechanically arranged, and Y-directional positions of the multiple heads are precisely arranged by software. The inkjet printer head arranging apparatus includes: ink droplet formation units forming ink droplets on a substrate by arranging a plurality of heads in a row and injecting ink to the substrate through the heads; a sensing unit sensing the ink droplets formed on the substrate; a position calculation unit calculating the positions of the sensed ink droplets; a correction value calculation unit calculating position correction values for the heads using the positions of the calculated ink droplets; and a position correction unit correcting the positions of the heads using the calculated position correction values of the heads. | 2010-06-24 |
20100156977 | INK JET PRINTING APPARATUS AND PRINTING METHOD - An object of the present invention is to provide a printing apparatus and a printing method even with a variation in the temperature of a print head, thus keeping the quality of images resulting from printing high. Adjustment patterns used to adjust the difference in ink ejection timing between ink ejected in a forward direction and ink ejected in a backward direction during scanning are printed at a plurality of different temperatures. Adjustment values for the ink ejection timing at the respective temperatures are selected from the adjustment patterns. Then, the correction value for the ink ejection timing is calculated from the adjustment values based on the temperature detected by the detection device. Printing is then performed with the difference in ink ejection timing between the ink ejected in the forward direction and the ink ejected in the backward direction during scanning, adjusted based on the correction value. | 2010-06-24 |
20100156978 | INKJET PRINT APPARATUS AND INKJET PRINT METHOD - The present invention relates to a print apparatus for performing a print by a scan of a print head with heaters generating thermal energy for ejecting ink. A temperature of the print head is detected before the scan of the print head, and when the detected temperature exceeds a threshold temperature, the print head is waited. Information relating to the cumulative number of drives of the heater in the print head is acquired and based upon this information, the threshold temperature is changed to a lower temperature as the cumulative number of the drives is the larger. An excessive temperature rise of the head is restricted and also a throughput reduction is reduced as much as possible. | 2010-06-24 |
20100156979 | INKJET PRINTING APPARATUS AND PRINTING METHOD - In an inkjet printing method of performing printing on a printing medium by ejecting inks from a printing head configured to eject chromatic inks and an achromatic ink while moving the printing head, high-quality printing with few boundary stripes produced when the amount of inks is large is realized without complicated control being performed. To this end, print data in a boundary and the vicinity thereof is divided into unit regions, and for each unit region, performed are (A) a first reduction processing which determines a hue of the unit region based on amounts of the chromatic inks, and reduces the amount of chromatic inks applied to the unit region according to the determined hue; and (B) a second reduction processing which reduces an amount of achromatic ink based on the amount of achromatic ink applied to the unit region. | 2010-06-24 |
20100156980 | INKJET PRINTING APPARATUS, INKJET PRINTING SYSTEM, AND INKJET PRINTING METHOD - An inkjet printing apparatus, an inkjet printing system and an inkjet printing method are provided in order to correct a print density at a joint (overlapped portion) of nozzle arrays of a print head. The print density at the joint (overlapped portion) of the nozzle arrays is corrected based on a positional deviation between two adjacent nozzle arrays of the print head. | 2010-06-24 |
20100156981 | INK JET PRINTING APPARATUS AND INK JET PRINTING METHOD - An ink jet printing apparatus and an ink jet printing method are provided in which information about an ink amount ejected on each of unit areas into which a preceding print medium is divided and information about a size of a following print medium are acquired. A delay time for delaying a printing operation for the following print medium is set based on the information about the ink amount ejected on unit areas which are decided among the divided unit areas according to the information about the size of the following print medium. | 2010-06-24 |
20100156982 | EJECTION STATUS DETERMINING METHOD FOR INKJET PRINTING HEAD - The present invention is to provide, for each nozzle, a temperature sensor that detects a temperature change accompanying driving an ejection heater. In the temperature change, an inflection point appears when an ink is ejected normally. Then, calculated is a summation of absolute values of the differences between a value of second derivative in each point of temperature data in a predetermined section including the timing at which this inflection point appears and a first threshold value based on the second derivative when an ejection-failure occurrence. Since the second derivative when the ejection-failure has occurred does not vary virtually, the summation becomes to be approximately zero. Therefore, appears clearly the difference with the time of normal ejection. From the magnitude relation between the summation and a second threshold value predetermined with respect to the summation, it can be determined whether the normal ejection is being carried out for every nozzle. | 2010-06-24 |
20100156983 | INK-JET RECORDING APPARATUS - An ink-jet recording apparatus, including: an ink-jet head; a conveyor mechanism; a relative movement mechanism; a detecting device; an output device; a sensor for detecting a recording medium existing between the head and the conveyor mechanism; and a relative-movement control device including: (a) a first control portion configured to control the relative movement mechanism to conduct a first operation in which the conveyor mechanism and the head are located at a medium removal position from a recording position when the detecting device detects a jam and to conduct, after the first operation, a second operation in which the conveyor mechanism and the head are located at the recording position from the medium removal position; and (b) a second control portion configured to control the relative movement mechanism to prevent the conveyor mechanism and the head from moving relatively toward each other where the sensor detects the medium in the second operation. | 2010-06-24 |
20100156984 | INK-JET RECORDING APPARATUS - An ink-jet recording apparatus, including: an ink-jet head; a conveyor mechanism; a sensor to detect a recording medium being conveyed; a detecting device; an output device; and a controller to control the relative movement mechanism to conduct a first operation in which the conveyor mechanism and the ink-jet head are located at a medium removal position from a recording position, when the detecting device detects a jam, to control the conveyor mechanism to conduct a second operation in which an unremoved jammed recording medium which has not been removed by the user is conveyed so as to be detectable by the sensor, when the output device outputs a jam-clearing completion signal, and to control the relative movement mechanism to conduct a third operation in which the conveyor mechanism and the head are located at the recording position from the medium removal position after the second operation. | 2010-06-24 |
20100156985 | LIQUID EJECTION APPARATUS - A liquid ejection apparatus includes: a liquid ejection head which ejects photo-curable liquid from a nozzle; a supporting member which supports, from a side opposite to the liquid ejection head, an ejection target to which the liquid is ejected from the liquid ejection head; a light applying apparatus which applies light for curing the liquid ejected from the liquid ejection head; and a control device which controls the liquid ejection head and the light applying apparatus. The control device controls the liquid ejection head and the light applying apparatus to execute: a liquid ejection mode in which the liquid is ejected from the liquid ejection head to the ejection target and the light is applied from the light applying apparatus to the ejection target; and a curing mode in which the light is directly applied from the light applying apparatus to the supporting member. | 2010-06-24 |
20100156986 | INK JET PRINTING APPARATUS - The present invention is to provide an inkjet printing apparatus configured to improve throughput by promoting fixation of ink on a print medium and to effectively promote cooling of a heating member using a relatively simple configuration. To achieve this, the present invention utilizes vaporization heat generated when vaporization components contained in ink ejected to the print medium are vaporized, to take heat from a metal member coming into contact with the print medium. The metal member is then used to cool the print head. | 2010-06-24 |
20100156987 | METHOD OF MEASURING PRINTER SPATIAL CHARACTERISTICS | 2010-06-24 |
20100156988 | LIQUID EJECTION HEAD AND PRINTING APPARATUS - A print head of which influence on an ink to be ejected from an ejection port subsequently by an air flow generated by an ink to be ejected from the ejection port is suppressed evenly for respective ejection ports in the print head is provided. A print head has an ejection port for ejecting ink. On an ejection port forming face formed with the ejection port, a projection projecting from the ejection port forming face is formed. The projection is arranged at a position where the distance from a center of the ejection port is within the maximum of a diameter of a vortex core of a vortex that is formed when liquid droplets are ejected in the case without a projection. | 2010-06-24 |
20100156989 | INJECTION MOLDED MOUNTING SUBSTRATE - The present invention relates to a fluid ejection assembly that includes an injection-molded mounting substrate that is formed by a two-shot injection molding process, wherein a housing portion of the mounting substrate is formed by a first shot molding, and a die-attach portion of the mounting substrate is formed within the housing portion by a second shot molding. | 2010-06-24 |
20100156990 | LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD - A liquid discharge head includes an Si substrate which is provided with an element for generating energy used in discharging a liquid and a liquid supply port which is provided to pass through the Si substrate from first surface to rear surface so as to supply a liquid to the element. A method of manufacturing the substrate includes: forming a plurality of concave portions on the rear surface of the Si substrate of which a plane orientation is {100}, the concave portions facing the first surface and aligned in rows along a <100> direction the first surface; and forming a plurality of the supply ports by carrying out a crystal axis anisotropic etching on the Si substrate through the concave portions using an etching liquid of which an etching rate of the {100} plane of the Si substrate is slower than that of the {110} plane of the Si substrate. | 2010-06-24 |
20100156991 | PRINTHEAD HAVING LAYERED HEATER ELEMENTS AND ELECTRODES - A printhead is provided having nozzles and heaters having heater elements and electrodes connecting current from a power source to the heater elements to heat, and form gas bubbles in, liquid within the nozzles which causes ejection of the liquid from the nozzles. The heaters are formed of layers of a single material. A first layer of the single material has portions of different thickness respectively defining the heater elements and electrodes. A second layer of the single material overlaying and spaced from the first layer has a single thickness defining the electrodes. | 2010-06-24 |
20100156992 | BUTTABLE PRINTHEAD MODULE AND PAGEWIDE PRINTHEAD - A printhead module includes a substrate, a plurality of drop ejector arrays, and electronic circuitry. The substrate includes a butting edge extending in a first direction along the substrate. The plurality of drop ejector arrays extends substantially parallel to the butting edge of the substrate with a first drop ejector array of the plurality of drop ejector arrays being closest to the butting edge of the substrate. A portion of the electronic circuitry is disposed between the first drop ejector array and the butting edge of the substrate. | 2010-06-24 |
20100156993 | INKJET PRINT HEAD AND PRINT ELEMENT SUBSTRATE FOR THE SAME - An inkjet print head is provided with a plurality of electrode terminals connected to a plurality of connecting terminals extending from electrical wiring members transmitting drive signals of elements generating energy for ejecting ink, and an insulating portion for insulating the extending portion of the connecting terminal to the connecting portion where the connecting terminal is connected to the electrode terminal from the print element substrate, the connecting portion being sealed by a sealant spreading due to a capillary force between the plurality of the connecting terminals. In order to prevent occurrence of the non-existence region of the sealant due to the blocking of the sealant by the insulating portion, the insulating portion is constructed of a plurality of separated convex portions in contact with the plurality of the connecting terminals respectively to form a groove between the convex portions for allowing the passing of the sealant. | 2010-06-24 |