31st week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 27 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130194556 | Polarization Conversion System for a PICO-Projector - An illumination system for a pico-projector that provides polarization conversion includes the combination of an optical element with a series of stacked, elongated PBSs, where alternate ones of the PBSs have a half-wave plate film applied to a back side thereof and a retarder stack film (RSF) that flips or passes different linear polarization orientations based on the wavelength of light. This combination is placed at a position in the illumination system where the impinging light is collimated to at least some degree. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194557 | DEVELOPING METHOD - A method of developing a substrate including rotating the substrate and supplying a developing liquid from a discharge port of a developer nozzle onto the surface of the substrate, while moving the developer nozzle, disposed above the substrate, from a central portion towards a peripheral portion of the substrate, and supplying a first rinse liquid from a discharge port of a first rinse nozzle onto the surface of the substrate, while moving the first rinse nozzle, disposed above the substrate, from the central portion towards the peripheral portion of the substrate. The supplying of the developing liquid and the first rinse liquid are performed concurrently, with the first rinse nozzle being maintained nearer to a center of the substrate than the developer nozzle. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194558 | APPARATUS FOR FORMING FINE PATTERNS CAPABLE OF SWITCHING DIRECTION OF POLARIZATION INTERFERENCE PATTERN IN LASER SCANNING METHOD AND METHOD OF FORMING FINE PATTERNS USING THE SAME - An apparatus for forming fine patterns by employing polarization interference in a laser scanning method comprises a laser generator; a calcite wave plate configured to refract at least one of the S wave and the P wave, polarized by the polarization plate, an analyzer configured to make coincident with each other the polarization directions of the S wave and the P wave having the paths spaced apart from each other by the calcite wave plate; an exposure lens; an exposure head; an X stage; and a rotation stage configured to move the substrate mounting unit around a Z axis which is a vertical axis. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194559 | METHOD FOR SETTING AN ILLUMINATION GEOMETRY FOR AN ILLUMINATION OPTICAL UNIT FOR EUV PROJECTION LITHOGRAPHY - A method for setting an illumination geometry for an illumination optical unit for EUV projection lithography is disclosed. The method includes defining a desired illumination geometry, followed by varying tilting angles of individual mirrors of the a facet mirror within one and the same individual-mirror group. In a first tilting position, the individual mirrors are assigned via a first group-mirror illumination channel to a first facet of a second facet mirror. In at least one further tilting position, the individual mirrors are assigned either via a further illumination channel to a further facet of the second facet mirror or to a switch-off illumination channel. The tilting angle variation is carried out until an actual illumination geometry corresponds to the desired illumination geometry within predefined tolerances. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194560 | PROJECTION OPTICAL SYSTEM, EXPOSURE APPARATUS, AND EXPOSURE METHOD - An immersion projection optical system having, for example, a catadioptric and off-axis structure, reduces the portion of an image space filled with liquid (immersion liquid). The projection optical system, which projects a reduced image of a first plane onto a second plane through the liquid, includes a refractive optical element (Lp) arranged nearest to the second plane. The refractive optical element includes a light emitting surface (Lpb) shaped to be substantially symmetric with respect to two axial directions (XY-axes) perpendicular to each other on the second plane. The light emitting surface has a central axis (Lpba) that substantially coincides with a central axis ( | 2013-08-01 |
20130194561 | OPTICAL COMPONENT FOR MASKLESS EXPOSURE APPARATUS - Disclosed relates to an optical component for a maskless exposure apparatus, and more particularly, to a micro-prism array or a micro-mirror array which is an optical component capable of screening diffused light such that the image of a pixel of a digital micro-mirror display (DMD) formed by a first image-forming lens in the maskless exposure apparatus has no influence on the image of a neighboring pixel and of totally reflecting the light after reflection or diffraction at the same time, thus improving exposure performance by using the quantity of light being transmitted without a loss and increasing numerical apertures (NAs) at the same time. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194562 | Lithographic Apparatus and Device Manufacturing Method - A lithographic apparatus comprising a source of EUV radiation, an illumination system configured to condition a radiation beam, and a projection system configured to project the radiation beam onto a substrate, wherein the apparatus further comprises a filter configured to prevent or reduce the transmission of unwanted radiation and an apparatus configured to detect damage of the filter, wherein the damage detection apparatus comprises an antenna configured to receive radio waves and an analysis apparatus configured to determine the presence of filter damage based upon the received radio waves. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194563 | OPTICAL ASSEMBLY FOR LASER RADAR - A compact optical assembly for a laser radar system is provided, that is configured to move as a unit with a laser radar system as the laser radar system is pointed at a target and eliminates the need for a large scanning (pointing) mirror that is moveable relative to other parts of the laser radar. The optical assembly comprises a light source, a lens, a scanning reflector and a fixed reflector that are oriented relative to each other such that: (i) a beam from the light source is reflected by the scanning reflector to the fixed reflector; (ii) reflected light from the fixed reflector is reflected again by the scanning reflector and directed along A line of sight through the lens; and (iii) the scanning reflector is moveable relative to the source, the lens and the fixed reflector, to adjust the focus of the beam along the line of sight. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194564 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS - A solar simulator is disclosed having a test chamber for receiving a photovoltaic device for testing, an illumination source for selectively illuminating the photovoltaic device to produce a test signal therefrom, a spectrophotometer for providing a measurement of the spectral distribution of the output of the illumination source, a database containing spectral response information of monitor cell, reference device and DUT, and a computation device for receiving said test signal and said measurement, wherein the computation device converts said test signal into a test value based on said measurement. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194565 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING RETROREFLECTIVITY OF A SURFACE - An apparatus for measuring the retroreflectivity of a surface. The apparatus comprises a light source for illuminating an area of said surface at an incident angle relative to the surface; a detector for detecting light reflected back from the surface at an observation angle relative to the surface; a signal processing unit adapted to receive a detector signal from the detector and to determine, from at least the received detector signal, a measure of retro reflectivity of the surface; a range finder for measuring a distance between the apparatus and the illuminated area. The signal processing unit is further adapted to adjust the measure of retroreflectivity responsive to the measured distance. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194566 | FIELD TESTER FOR TOPOLOGIES UTILIZING ARRAY CONNECTORS AND MULTI-WAVELENGTH FIELD TESTER FOR TOPOLOGIES UTILIZING ARRAY CONNECTORS - A test instrument comprises plural first optical signal sources at a first wavelength and a distributor coupled to the plural first optical signal sources to supply the signals produced to a multi-fiber test port. Additional second wavelength signal sources may be provided, and a second test instrument for use at a second end of the link under test may be provided, to effect testing of the optical link. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194567 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WIND TURBINE BLADE INSPECTION - A system for inspection of a blade of a wind turbine in operation is provided. The system comprises a light projection unit, an imaging unit and a processing unit. The light projection unit generates and projects a light pattern towards a blade of a wind turbine in operation. The imaging unit captures a plurality of scanning light patterns on the blade of the wind turbine during rotation of the blade. The processing unit is configured to process the plurality of the captured d light patterns from the imaging unit for inspection of deflection of the blade. A method for inspection of a blade of a wind turbine in operation is also presented. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194568 | SURFACE INSPECTION METHOD AND SURFACE INSPECTION APPARATUS - A surface inspection method for inspecting a surface H of an inspection subject having a specular surface H, including: a step in which the surface H of the inspection subject is irradiated with light L from an oblique direction; a step in which measurement is conducted of the intensity of diffracted light D that is diffracted by adhering foreign matter K among light that is regularly reflected by the surface H of the inspection subject; a step in which measurement is conducted of the intensity of scattered light S that is irregularly reflected by the adhering foreign matter K; and a step in which an adhering condition of foreign matter K on the surface H of the inspection subject is determined based on measurement results for the intensity of the diffracted light D that is regularly reflected, and the intensity of the scattered light S that is irregularly reflected. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194569 | SUBSTRATE INSPECTION METHOD - A substrate inspection apparatus for inspecting a substrate, on which a measurement object is formed, is shown. The substrate inspection method includes measuring a substrate, on which a measurement object is formed, generating a plane equation of the substrate, and acquiring a region of the measurement object formed on the substrate. After, by considering a height of measurement object a region of the measurement object is converted into a substrate plane by plane equation,. Then, the measurement object is inspected based on a region of the measurement object converted into a substrate plane by plane equation and a region of the measurement object by reference data. Therefore, an offset value of a measurement object is acquired according to a tilted pose of the substrate, and a distortion of measurement data is compensated by using the offset value, to improve a measurement credibility of a measurement object. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194570 | APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING SPECTROSCOPY - An apparatus for performing spectroscopy includes an optical waveguide comprising a fluidic channel to receive a fluid sample, in which the optical waveguide is to propagate lightwaves at a set of frequencies. The apparatus also includes a wavelength selective device coupled to the optical waveguide, in which the wavelength selective device comprises a predetermined bandwidth and is to capture frequencies of light within the predetermined bandwidth. The apparatus further includes a detector coupled to the wavelength selective device to generate signals that identify the frequencies captured by the wavelength selective device. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194571 | Monolithic Fiber Optic Sensor Assembly - A remote sensor element for spectrographic measurements employs a monolithic assembly of one or two fiber optics to two optical elements separated by a supporting structure to allow the flow of gases or particulates therebetween. In a preferred embodiment, the sensor element components are fused ceramic to resist high temperatures and failure from large temperature changes. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194572 | OPTICAL MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND OPTICAL MEASUREMENT METHOD - In a first optical measurement device, light which is output from a light source is subject to linear polarizing in a polarizing unit, and is input to a test object A. Transmitted light which has passed through the test object A is orthogonally separated in an orthogonal separation unit, and the light which is orthogonally separated in the orthogonal separation unit is received in two light receiving units. In addition, amount of light of the transmitted light is determined by a control unit, and a difference between received light levels which are received in the light receiving unit is normalized using the amount of light which is determined in a transmitted amount of light determination unit, and then the angle of optical rotation is calculated by the angle of optical rotation calculation unit. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194573 | OPTICAL SENSOR AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - In an optical sensor, a light emission system emits an irradiated light of a linear polarization in a first polarization direction toward a surface of a target object having a sheet shape from an incident direction which is inclined with respect to a normal direction of the surface. A first light detection system includes a first light detector arranged on a first light path of a specular reflected light, which is emitted from the light emission system and is specularly reflected from the target object. A second light detection system includes a second light detector arranged on a second light path of a diffuse reflected light which is diffusely reflected from an incident plane on the target object. The second light detector receives second light passed by an optical element which passes a linear polarization component of a second polarization direction perpendicular to the first polarization direction. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194574 | SUBSTRATE POSITIONING DEVICE - A substrate positioning device includes: a supporting unit for supporting a substrate in place; a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit respectively arranged at major surface sides of the substrate to face each other; a light emission control unit configured to control a light emission quantity of the light emitting unit pursuant to a control value; and a detecting unit for detecting a light reception quantity received by the light receiving unit. The substrate positioning device further includes an adjusting unit for controlling the control value pursuant to the light reception quantity while the substrate is not supported by the supporting unit. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194575 | Apparatus and methods to measure optical density - The present invention provides apparatus and methods for measuring the optical density of a fluid by measuring the light transmission through a reconfigurable optical path. The optical path is reconfigured by the deflection of an elastic membrane wherein the optical path length through the fluid is determined by the position of the membrane relative to a fixed surface. The optical density can be determined from two measurements with different optical path lengths through the fluid. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194576 | OPTICAL PROBE FOR MEASURING ABSORPTION AT A PLURALITY OF WAVELENGTHS - The invention relates to an optical probe including:
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20130194577 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING AN ACTIVE DOPANT PROFILE - A method for determining an active dopant concentration profile of a semiconductor substrate based on optical measurements is disclosed. The active dopant concentration profile includes a concentration level and a junction depth. In one aspect, the method includes obtaining a photomodulated reflectance (PMOR) amplitude offset curve and a PMOR phase offset curve for the semiconductor substrate based on PMOR measurements, determining a decay length parameter based on a first derivative of the amplitude offset curve, determining a wavelength parameter based on a first derivative of the phase offset curve, and determining, from the decay length parameter and the wavelength parameter, the concentration level and the junction depth of the active dopant concentration profile. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194578 | Apparatus and Method for Receiving Sensor Input Signals - An apparatus, method and computer program wherein the apparatus includes at least one interferometer where the at least one interferometer is configured to cause interference of an electromagnetic input signal; wherein the at least one interferometer is configured to receive at least one sensor input signal from at least one sensor such that the sensor input signal controls the interference of the electromagnetic input signal by the at least one interferometer; wherein the at least one interferometer is configured to provide a plurality of outputs where each of the plurality of outputs is provided by the at least one interferometer responding to the at least one sensor input signal with a different sensitivity; and at least one detector configured to detect the plurality of outputs of the at least one interferometer and provide a digital output signal indicative of the at least one sensor input signal. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194579 | INSPECTION APPARATUS - In a conventional art, vibrations of compositions (for example, a Z-stage, a θ-stage, a wafer chuck, and a detection optical system mounted above a stage linear scale) within a device are not precisely fed back to a coordinate value. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194580 | Multiple Optical Channel Autocorrelator Based on Optical Circulator - A multiple optical channel autocorrelator based on an optical fiber circulator includes a broad-band light source, at least an optical-fiber sensor array, an adjustable multiple light beams generator, at least an optical fiber circulator and at least a photoelectric detector. The optical-fiber sensor array is composed of the sensing fibers connected end to end. The online mirrors are formed by the connecting end faces of the adjacent fibers. The adjustable multiple light beams generator includes a fixed arm and an adjustable arm. The optical path difference between the fixed arm and the adjustable arm is adjustable in order to match the optical path of each sensor in the sensor array. The optical fiber circulator couples the signals generated by the multiple light beams generator to the sensor array, and couples the signals returned by the sensor array to the photoelectric detector. The photoelectric detector is connected to the optical fiber circulator. The multiple optical channel autocorrelator based on the optical fiber circulator can implement the real-time online measurement of the physical quantity of multipoint strain or deformation, and has advantages of low light source power loss, high efficiency and good stability. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194581 | OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY APPARATUS - An optical coherence tomographic apparatus which obtains a tomographic image of an object based on light obtained by combining return light from the object irradiated with measurement light through a first lens and reference light corresponding to the measurement light, the apparatus comprises a scanning unit provided on an optical path of the measurement light and configured to scan the measurement light on the object; a second lens disposed between the scanning unit and the object; an optical path branching unit disposed between the first lens and the second lens and configured to make the optical path of the measurement light branch off to an observation optical path for observation of the object; a dividing unit that splits light emitted from a light source into the measurement light and the reference light; and a focus lens disposed between the dividing and scanning units. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194582 | MULTIWAVELENGTH INTERFEROMETER - A multiwavelength interferometer ( | 2013-08-01 |
20130194583 | INTERFEROMETER DEVICES FOR DETERMINING INITIAL POSITION OF A STAGE OR THE LIKE - An exemplary device has a stationary portion and a movable portion. The stationary portion has a first corner-cube, an optical system including a beamsplitter, and a light detector. The movable portion comprises a second corner-cube mountable on an object that is displaceable in a principal direction relative to the stationary portion. The beamsplitter splits a beam of collimated broadband light into a reference beam and a measurement beam that are directed by the optical system to make multiple roundtrip passes from the optical system to the respective corner cubes and back. The reference beam and measurement beam interfere with each other to produce a coherence envelope sensed by the detector, wherein a detected displacement of the coherence envelope corresponds to a respective position of the object in the principal direction. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194584 | Position-Measuring Device and System Having a Plurality of Position-Measuring Devices - In position-measuring devices and a systems having a plurality of position-measuring devices for determining the position of an object in several spatial degrees of freedom, the plurality of optical position-measuring devices scan the object from a single probing direction, and the probing direction coincides with one of the two main axes of motion. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194585 | PROPER INSTALLATION DETERMINATION BASED ON ARBITRARY PATTERN IDENTIFICATION - An optical emitter may be associated with an arbitrary pattern to be reflected by a component. A controller may determine proper installation of the component based on identifying the arbitrary pattern in a received optical signal. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194586 | System for Detecting Motion, Lithographic Apparatus and Device Manufacturing Method - A system for detecting motion of a body, the system comprising: a body; a first grating mounted substantially stationary relative to a frame of reference; a second grating mounted on the body; a detector arranged to receive one or more radiation beams diffracted at the first and second gratings thereby to detect motion of the body relative to the frame of reference; wherein the detector is coupled to the body and moveable relative to the body. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194587 | LENS POSITION DETECTING CIRCUIT - A position of a lens is detected by detecting, using a phototransistor, light that is emitted from a photodiode and that varies depending on lens position. A control unit divides a moving range of the lens into a plurality of areas, approximates a relationship between lens positions and current of the phototransistor for each of the areas, corrects a current of the phototransistor using the approximated relationship so as to obtain a corrected detection current having a linear relationship with respect to lens positions, and detects the position of the lens using the obtained corrected detection current. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194588 | IMAGE PROCESSING ADAPTER AND METHOD - An image processing adapter having an input connected to a digital image source for receiving digital image data generated or captured by the source. A processing system in the adapter automatically processes the received digital image data to produce processed image data customized for the digital image source. An output connected to the processing system outputs the processed image data to a connected PC or to a network node at a predetermined network destination. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194589 | IMAGE DATA PROCESSING APPARATUSES, BOUNDARY DETECTION DEVICES, BOUNDARY DETECTION METHODS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIA FOR DETECTING BOUNDARIES IN AN IMAGE - image boundary detection devices and methods include processes. Processes include setting an image recording mode to a second recording mode. First and second recording modes utilize first and second density values, respectively. Second density values are less than corresponding first density values, Processes include reducing first density values to second density values when the second recording mode is set. Processes include setting an image boundary determination threshold to one of a first and second threshold value when a respective one of the first and second recording mode is set. The second threshold value is less than the first threshold value, Processes include calculating density gradient values based on one of the first and second density value when the respective one of the first and second recording mode is set. Processes include determining whether pixels are image boundaries using density gradient values and the image boundary determination threshold. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194590 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF THE IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - An image forming apparatus that forms an image based on image data generated by executing an image process includes a first determination unit configured to determine whether a predetermined process causing a delay in the image process being executed has occurred, a second determination unit configured to determine whether a condition for an adjustment unit to perform an adjustment for maintaining the image formation has been satisfied based on condition information indicating the condition, and an instructing unit configured, in a case where the first determination unit determines that the predetermined process causing a delay in the image process being executed has occurred and the second determination unit determines that the condition has been satisfied, to instruct the adjustment unit to perform the adjustment. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194591 | Method for Determining Effective Core Aspect Ratio for Display of Content Created in an Online Collage-Based Editor - In an online collage-based editor, a method for determining an effective aspect ratio for a selected project orientation that includes a group of two or more available page sizes having different aspect ratios and displaying a project page at a derived aspect ratio in the GUI during editing includes the steps (a) determining for each page size in the group, the viewable area of each page, (b) recording the aspect ratios of the viewable areas of step (a), (c) using a mathematical function, describing a total amount of error present amongst the available aspect ratios of step (b) for a given aspect ratio, (d) using a mathematical program, process, or automated calculation tool, finding the effective aspect ratio that minimizes the function and hence the error value of step (c), and (e) displaying the project page at the selected effective aspect ratio. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194592 | ULTRASHORT LASER MICRO-TEXTURE PRINTING - Systems and methods for providing laser texturing of solid substrates are disclosed. The texturing may be used to provide grayscale images obtainable from substrates, which may include steel, aluminum, glass, and silicon. In some embodiments, images may be obtainable from the substrate by modifying the reflective, diffractive, and/or absorptive features of the substrate or the substrate surface by forming random, periodic, and/or semi-periodic micro-structure features on the substrate (or substrate surface) by an ultrafast laser pulse train. The ultrafast pulse train may be modulated in order to vary, for example, optical exposure time, pulse train intensity, laser polarization, laser wavelength, or a combination of the aforementioned. The ultrafast pulse train and the substrate may be scanned with respect to each other to provide different optical energies to different regions of the substrate (or substrate surface). In some embodiments, the image is provided by making one or more passes of the ultrafast laser pulse train relative to the substrate. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194593 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - This invention generates a high-quality image by controlling the superimposition relationship between dots to be printed in multi-pass printing by a printhead including a plurality of printing elements. When a yellow dot is printed after printing a cyan dot in one scan in multi-pass printing, image data serving as a processing target is generated as follows. In cyan and yellow halftone image data for each scan, halftone image data having dots at a common pixel are set to correspond to a scan in which yellow dot data precedes cyan dot data. A yellow dot is printed as a layer lower than a cyan dot. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194594 | PRINTING DEVICE AND METHOD OF PRODUCING PRINTING MATERIAL - A basic color to be printed in achromatic colors (a layer superimposed with another layer) is changed in response to the brightness of a pixel indicated by the original image data. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194595 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING INSTRUCTION FOR SETTING NUMBER OF PAGES TO FIT TO SINGLE SHEET - An information processing apparatus may include a controller. The controller may be configured to receive a desired number of pages to fit to a single sheet and determine whether the received desired number of pages is equal to or greater than a predetermined reference number of pages. The controller may be further configured to set a number of pages to fit to a single sheet to the received desired number of pages if the received desired number of pages is equal to or greater than the predetermined reference number of pages and display an error screen if the received desired number of pages is smaller than the predetermined reference number of pages. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194596 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus has a printing function, a scanner function, and a control unit. In the printing function, a printed material acquired by recording image data included in a printing job received through a network on a recording paper is discharged. In the scanner function, the image data is acquired by reading a manuscript. The control unit judges whether the scanner function is in use for a long time (step A | 2013-08-01 |
20130194597 | OPERATION RECEIVING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An operation receiving apparatus includes an input data display unit, an output data display unit, an operation reception unit, and a setting unit. The input data display unit displays input data. The output data display unit displays output data generated from the input data on the basis of a processing condition. The operation reception unit receives an operation for the input data that is displayed by the input data display unit and an operation for the output data that is displayed by the output data display unit. The setting unit sets the processing condition to be different depending on whether the operation reception unit receives an operation as an operation for the input data that is displayed by the input data display unit or as an operation for the output data that is displayed by the output data display unit. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194598 | PRINT CONTROL APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A print control apparatus includes rendering units performing rendering in response to a print instruction described in a page description language; a print instruction storage unit storing the print instruction for printing pages; a distribution unit sequentially distributing process requests, each specifying which page is to be rendered, and reference information for accessing the print instruction, to the rendering units; and a process request storage unit storing process requests. The rendering units each execute rendering by accessing the print instruction based on the reference information, and extracting a part of the print instruction of a specified page to image data. The distribution unit distributes a process request when there is a rendering unit to which the process request is distributable in ascending order, and, when there is no such rendering unit, stores the process request, and selects and distributes a smallest-page-number process request to one rendering unit. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194599 | READING APPARATUS - A reading apparatus includes an auto document feeder configured to be openable and closable around a hinge with respect to a unit including an image sensor. The auto document feeder includes a roller configured to move a document relative to the image sensor, a motor, a gear train configured to transmit a rotation of a rotational shaft of the motor to the roller, and an encoder unit configured to detect rotation information of the motor, and including a sensor and a code wheel. An orientation of the rotational shaft is substantially parallel to a rotational axis of the hinge, and the gear train is arrayed in a direction of an extension of the rotational shaft. A gear that is a part of the gear train is attached to one end of the rotational shaft, and the code wheel is attached to the other end thereof. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194600 | READING APPARATUS AND READING CONTROL METHOD - A reading apparatus includes an image sensor, a movement mechanism including a motor that relatively moves between a document and the image sensor, an encoder that detects information about the relative movement, and a control unit that controls driving of the motor and reading by the image sensor based on the detection by the encoder, wherein when a read-suspension event occurs during the reading, the control unit performs control such that the reading is continued while decelerating the motor, a relative position of a last read pixel with respect to a read position by the image sensor is monitored based on the detection by the encoder, and the driving of the motor is stopped when the read position is determined to reach a stop position set within the last read pixel, and the motor is driven again to resume the reading with a pixel next to the last read pixel. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194601 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - Depending on the environment of an operating system, it may be difficult to set print setting information desired by a user, resulting in a decrease in operability for the user. A printer driver activates software that operates in a desktop UI environment, by an additional process which is different from print processing when printing is performed. Accordingly, a print setting screen that can set the print setting information desired by the user is displayed. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194602 | Image Processing Device and Image Processing Unit - An image processing device includes a power supply unit, an operation unit, and an image processing unit. The power supply unit supplies power in first power supply mode or second power supply mode. The operation unit receives power from the power supply unit in first or second power supply mode and accepts an input from a user. The image processing unit receives the power if the power supply unit is in first power supply mode. At least one of the operation unit and the image processing unit determines whether a predetermined condition is satisfied if the power supply unit is in first power supply mode. At least one of the operation unit and the image processing unit is configured to perform a shutoff process to shut off power supply to at least one of electronic components in the image processing device if the predetermined shutoff condition is satisfied. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194603 | Apparatus for Outputting Image, Apparatus for Inputting Image, Computer, Method for Displaying Screen, and Computer-Readable Storage Medium for Computer Program - An apparatus for outputting an image is provided. The apparatus includes a printer; a storage to store screen data on a screen in which a plurality of objects are provided and on which settings regarding a process for printing an image onto paper with the printer are made; an obtaining portion to obtain image data on a target image to be outputted; a display device to display, if a medium to which the target image is outputted is electronic paper, the screen based on the screen data in a manner to hide or not to place an unrelated object which is included in the objects and is not related to the electronic paper; and an output portion to output the image data to the electronic paper based on conditions designated on the screen displayed in such a manner that the unrelated object is hidden or not placed. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194604 | Event Notification System in Which a Terminal is Notified of Events Generated in Devices Via a Network - An event notification system includes a terminal and devices coupled thereto via a network that process jobs provided from the terminal The device includes a database in which a subscription including an event type and a notification address is registered on the basis of a notification registration request from the terminal In the device, an event generator generates an event with event data indicating a status change within the device. Given the status change of a job, a value indicating a requestor of the job process is included in the event data. When the event data includes the requester, an event notification manager sends a notification to the notification address in the subscription including the values of the status change and the requester, and sends the notification to the notification address in the subscription including the value of the status change. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194605 | Image Forming Apparatus that Performs Rectangle Drawing Processing - An image forming apparatus includes: a dot image forming unit executes one of: (i) a default mode of forming a dot image of an entire rectangle by placing an internal dot group corresponding to a fill of an inside a rectangle and a contour dot group corresponding to a contour of the rectangle based on a first dot placement rule and a second dot placement rule, respectively; or (ii) a change mode of forming the dot image of the rectangle by unifying dot placement rules into either of the two dot placement rules and placing the internal dot group and the contour dot group; and an image formation control unit causes, in the change mode, the dot image forming unit to unify the dot placement rules into either of the two dot placement rules and to place the internal dot group and the contour dot group. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194606 | IMAGE READING DEVICE - An image reading device includes a reading portion and a communication portion. The reading portion reads an image. The communication portion performs communications with an external device by using a first class driver and a second class driver simultaneously. The communication portion includes a first transmission portion, a receiving portion, and a second transmission portion. The first transmission portion transmits to the external device, using the first class driver, data that are used for executing an application that enables the external device to issue a command to the image reading device. The receiving portion receives a command to read an image from the external device using the second class driver. The second transmission portion transmits to the external device, in a case where the receiving portion has received the command to read an image, using the second class driver, an image that has been read by the reading portion. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194607 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPLEMENTING RECENT EXPERIENCE COMMENT AND RECENT ACTIVITY LOG FEEDBACK IN IMAGE FORMING AND MEDIA HANDLING DEVICES - A feedback scheme is provided in which a combination of function specific firmware and hardware are used to capture a greater representation of issues experienced by a group of end-users specific to particular product with which the combination of function specific firmware and hardware is associated. Product-resident hardware stores record of product usage, faults, interventions and maintenance associated with a particular time window so that product-generated data can be coupled with user-generated experience feedback. A digitally-recorded description of the issue with which the user was confronted that prompted the feedback, and pertinent time frame product operating data is combined and transmitted to a product monitoring center for compilation, analysis and review. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194608 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, POWER MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A power management apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a communication unit configured to receive information on a price of power and communicate with image forming apparatuses, and a control unit configured to control image forming apparatuses to operate at a normal mode and/or a power saving mode by comparing the information received on the price of power with information on a standard price of power. A user may conduct a printing at a desired time to minimize inconvenience. A mode of the power management apparatus is determined according to the price of power such that a plurality of image forming apparatuses are operated at a normal mode when the price of power is low, and at least one image forming apparatuses is operated at a normal mode when the price of power is high, thereby reducing cost and enhancing the efficiency in managing the power. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194609 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A printing apparatus, and a control method thereof, stores received print data into a first memory and prints the print data stored in the first memory. The printing apparatus and method, in a case where the print data is job data for which authentication is necessary before printing, store the print data stored in the first memory into a second memory and, and delete the print data stored in the first memory after the print data has been printed, and in a case where the print data is not job data for which authentication is necessary before printing, retain the print data stored in the first memory even after the printing. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194610 | PRINTING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - In an environment under which there are mixedly an output destination that requires authentication for extracting a printed product and an output destination that does not require the authentication for extracting the printed product, a printed product is subjected to post-processing. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194611 | PRINTING SYSTEM, IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS - A power management apparatus determines whether or not a power usage amount is in a state in which printing by an image formation apparatus is to be prohibited, and transmits a printing prohibition command to the image formation apparatus based on a result of the determination so as to prohibit the printing. The image formation apparatus includes a job execution management unit configured to set a printing-prohibited state, in which the printing is prohibited in accordance with the printing prohibition command, and configured to suspend execution of a print job received by the receiving unit during the printing-prohibited state and a printing necessity inquiring unit configured to inquire a transmitting source of a print job, which is suspended by the job execution management unit from being executed, as to whether to perform printing thereof after cancellation of the printing-prohibited state. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194612 | APPARATUS FOR CARRYING OUT A JOB STORED IN STORING PART, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE APPARATUS - An apparatus that carries out a job which is stored in a storing part, the storing part storing therein one or more jobs and the jobs stored in the storing part being associated with user identification information, the apparatus includes a specifying information obtaining part configured to carry out a process of obtaining specifying information that is stored in a recording medium and specifies the user information; a carrying out part configured to carry out the job which is associated with the user identification information specified by the specifying information that is obtained by the specifying information obtaining part; and a carrying out process control part configured to carry out control to stop carrying out the job carried out by the carrying out part, when the specifying information can no longer be obtained by the specifying information obtaining part. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194613 | PROCESSING IMAGES FROM MULTIPLE SCANNERS - An image processing system having a plurality of digital image sources connected to a plurality of interfaces each for receiving digital image data from the sources. A processing subsystem is connected to the interfaces for processing the received digital image data which produces customized processed image data. A program memory connected to the processing subsystem stores executable instructions configured for the processing subsystem to generate the processed image data customized according to the source of the digital images. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194614 | IMAGE PROCESSING MANAGEMENT - An image processing system with an input connected to a network receives digital image data. A plurality of processors coupled to the input also receives the image data. Each of the plurality of processors simultaneously processes one of the multiple digital images and produces processed image data. An output interface coupled to the processors sequentially outputs the processed digital images. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194615 | IMAGE SCANNING AND PROCESSING SYSTEM - An image processing system has an input for receiving digital image data and a plurality of processors receives the digital image data which comprises multiple digital images. The processors are each configured to simultaneously process one of the digital images. An output interface sequentially outputs the processed digital images and a system controller monitors the processing and determines a free processor based on image data received at the input and on processed image data appearing at the output. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194616 | RASTER APPLICATION INSTANCES - In one embodiment, data indicative of a measurement of resource utilization at a computer during a rasterization event is received. The data is compared to a database associating resource utilizations with commands to increment or decrement raster application instances executing in the event. Responsive to determining the data is associated with a command to increment or decrement an instance in the event, a first instance is incremented or decremented according to the command. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194617 | IMAGE PROCESSING MANAGEMENT MEHTOD - A method comprising connecting hardware interfaces to a different digital image data source to receive digital image data and connecting processors to the hardware interfaces for simultaneously processing the image data. The digital image data includes source identifiers corresponding to digital images in the digital image data. Processing the image data includes using different types of processing according to the source identifiers. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194618 | METHOD OF IMAGE PROCESSING FROM MULTIPLE SCANNERS - A method of processing digital image data by providing a plurality of hardware interfaces for receiving the digital image data. Each interface is associated with one of a plurality of digital image data sources. A source identifier is included in the data and is used to select a process for the image data which generates processed image data and is sent out over an output interface. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194619 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD FOR SUPPORTING MULTIPLE SCANNERS - A computer implemented method of receiving digital image data over a network, determining a source of the digital image data, accessing a database for retrieving image processing preferences based on the source of the digital image data, and processing the received digital image data according to the retrieved image processing preferences. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194620 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - A method comprising receiving digital image data from a plurality of digital image sources, which contains digital images and source identifiers. A plurality of processors are provided for simultaneously processing the digital images according to stored processing instructions which correspond to the source identifiers. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194621 | USING REGIONS OF INTEREST TO SCALE PRINT DATA FOR PRINT JOBS - The disclosed embodiments provide a system that performs a print job. During operation, the system obtains one or more regions of interest associated with print data for the print job, wherein the print data is not formatted for a media size for the print job. Next, the system scales the print data based on a region of interest from the one or more regions of interest and the media size. Finally, the system sends the print job to a printer, wherein the print job is executed using the printer. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194622 | MEDIA REFLECTANCE IDENTIFIERS - In one embodiment, a stated reflectance identifier for a media to be printed on during fulfillment of a print job is received. Utilizing an optical sensor and an illuminator, a measurement is taken of light from the illuminator reflected off the media. The measurement is compared to a stored average brightness value. Responsive to determining the measurement is within a range of the average value, the average value is adjusted to include the measurement, and printing on the media is caused according to the job. Responsive to determining the measurement is outside the range, the measurement is compared to a database associating brightness measurements and reflectance identifiers to determine an estimated reflectance identifier for the media. The estimated identifier is sent to a user and the user is prompted to perform a correction event. The media is printed on according to the job. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194623 | PRINTING AN ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT USING A PRINTER AND A MOBILE DEVICE - A method for printing an electronic document (ED) using a printer and a mobile device, including: receiving, by the printer, a request to print; generating, by the printer, a unique identifier (UID) in response to the request, where the mobile device sends a print job associated with the UID and the ED to a print server over a network; sending, by the printer, the UID to the print server; receiving, by the printer, the print job from the print server in response to sending the UID; and printing, by the printer, a hardcopy of the ED based on the print job. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194624 | AD HOC TRANSMISSION OF SCANNED DOCUMENTS TO COMPUTING DEVICES - The disclosed embodiments provide a system that performs document scanning The system includes a scanner and a computing device. To enable detection of the computing device in proximity to the scanner, the computing device may be configured to advertise a scan-receiving capability using a discovery protocol. Next, the scanner may use the discovery protocol to identify a set of computing devices in proximity to the scanner, including the computing device. The scanner may then provide the set of computing devices to a user of the scanner and obtain, from the user of the scanner, a selection of the computing device as a recipient of the scanned document. Finally, the scanner may send the scanned document to the computing device over a network connection with the computing device. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194625 | IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE - Provided are an image capturing device having an image capturing unit which captures an image, a storage unit which stores the captured image, a wireless communication unit which communicates with a wireless communication terminal via a wireless line, and a detection unit which detects a predetermined condition. Further, the image capturing device has a control unit which restricts access from a wireless communication terminal while maintaining communication between the wireless communication unit and the wireless communication terminal when the detection unit detects the predetermined condition. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194626 | NETWORK PRINTING SYSTEM, MANAGEMENT SERVER AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - A system in which a terminal instructs printing via a management server, wherein the management server comprises: a unit which manages location information and function information of each of a plurality of image forming apparatuses included in the network printing system; a unit which receives, from the terminal, printing conditions and location information of the terminal; a unit which selects an image forming apparatus to execute printing from the plurality of image forming apparatuses in accordance with the received printing conditions and location information of the terminal; a unit which generates a map based on the location information of the terminal and the location information of the image forming apparatus to display a positional relationship between the terminal and the selected image forming apparatus; and a unit which sends the generated map to the terminal. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194627 | MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, MANAGEMENT SERVER, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A management system for managing a management target device includes: a position detection unit configured to detect a position of a user of the management target device; a management server configured to manage Air Tag information relating to the user; and a mobile terminal. The management server includes: a positional information acquisition unit configured to acquire positional information for the position of the user based on a result of the detection by the position detection unit; a generation unit configured to generate the Air Tag information including device-relating information and the positional information of the user; and a transmission unit configured to transmit the Air Tag information to the mobile terminal. The mobile terminal displays an Air Tag image visualizing the device-relating information of the user by superposing the Air Tag image over a portion representing the user within a shot image of scenery around the mobile terminal. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194628 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION TERMINAL APPARATUS, IMAGE DISPLAYING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A disclosed image processing system includes a first apparatus; and a second apparatus connected to the first apparatus via a network, wherein the first apparatus includes a screen definition information sending unit sending screen definition information defining an operations screen for using a function, which can be used, an operations information receiving unit receiving an execution request issued on the second apparatus using the operations screen, and an execution controlling unit controlling execution of the function in response to the execution request, wherein the second apparatus includes a building unit building the operations screen in conformity with the screen definition information which is received, an operations receiving unit receiving an operation using the operations screen, and an operations information sending unit sending the execution request in response to an execution instruction operation for requesting the first apparatus to execute the function based on the received operation. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194629 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON AN IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus configured to display a maintenance item for a user to do maintenance includes an input unit configured to input code information for specifying a plurality of maintenance items to be displayed by the image forming apparatus, a specifying unit configured to specify the plurality of maintenance items to be displayed by the image forming apparatus out of all the maintenance items based on the code information input by the input unit, a generation unit configured to generate a screen for displaying the plurality of maintenance items specified by the specifying unit on the same screen, and a display unit configured to display the screen generated by the generation unit. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194630 | MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, MANAGEMENT SYSTEM CONTROL METHOD, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS CONTROL METHOD - An image forming apparatus receives at least one setting file including a first item for specifying an application and a second item for specifying an operation target setting content from a server apparatus. If a value specifying an application is set in the first item included in the received setting file, the image forming apparatus operates a setting value of the application according to a value set in the second item included in the received setting file. If a predetermined value defined for operating a setting value of the image forming apparatus is set in the first item included in the received setting file, the image forming apparatus operates the setting value of the image forming apparatus by using a value set in the second item included in the received setting file. The image forming apparatus transmits an operation result to the server apparatus. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194631 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, REMOTE OPERATION APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image forming system comprises an image forming apparatus and a remote operation apparatus. The image forming apparatus comprises a detection part for detecting a state change of a hardware operating member in an operation part of the image forming apparatus and a transmitting part for transmitting screen control information in accordance with the state change detected by the detection part to the remote operation apparatus. The remote operation apparatus comprises a display part for displaying a simulated image representing the detection part of the image forming apparatus, a receiving part for receiving the screen control information, and a display control part for changing a first image which is the simulated image displayed on the display part before the state change into a second image which is the simulated image in which the state change is reflected, in response to a receipt of the screen control information. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194632 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND CONTROL PROGRAM - There is provided an information processing apparatus including: a body area network communication part that performs communication with a terminal apparatus carried by a user, using a user's human body as a communication channel; a display and operating part having a display part that displays a screen and having, on the display part, an electrode for body area network communication, the screen receiving an operation performed by the user; and a control part that displays on the display part an operation key for allowing information stored in the terminal apparatus to be obtained by the body area network communication, when it is determined at the time of the user touching the electrode that communication between the body area network communication part and the terminal apparatus can be performed. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194633 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND DATA CONVERSION METHOD - An information processing system, which is implemented by one or more information processing apparatuses, includes an electronic data receiving unit configured to receive electronic data via a network from an external apparatus; and a data conversion unit configured to identify at least one of an output setting and a data format corresponding to attribute information of a user operating the external apparatus by referring to a storage unit storing at least one of the output setting and the data format in association with the attribute information of the user, and convert the received electronic data into output data according to at least one of the output setting and the data format. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194634 | Method and System for Printing - The embodiments herein relate to printing and, more particularly, to facilitating printing without an application to view or render. The system automatically identifies and maintains a database of printers associated with a network, in the user device. Upon receiving print request from the user device, embodiments disclosed enable conversion of the file to be printed to an intermediate format. The conversion to intermediate format may happen within the user device or in cloud based on the user device compatibility of the selected file. Further the intermediate data is converted to a printer specific format and is sent to the printer. The printer prints the information to a hard copy format. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194635 | DATA STORAGE CONTROL APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A data storage control apparatus includes an operation receiving unit that receives an operation to be performed on data, and a generating unit that generates, in a storage area associated with a content of the operation received by the operation receiving unit, data that are a target of the operation received by the operation receiving unit or information relating to the data. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194636 | DOCUMENT CERTIFICATES - In one implementation, a physical version of a document is converted to a digital representation of the physical version and a new certificate is computed for the digital representation of the physical version. The new certificate is computed based on the digital representation of the physical version, at least one processing step performed on the digital representation, and a prior certificate computed for a prior digital representation indicative of the physical version. In another implementation, a document is validated. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194637 | IMAGE EVALUATING APPARATUS, IMAGE EVALUATING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM - The present invention relates to an image evaluating apparatus, an image evaluating method, and a non-transitory storage medium. In the present invention, two-dimensional relative positions between the image formation position of one color plate of a plurality of color plates and the image formation positions of other color plates are calculated based on known positional information of registration marks formed by the color plates and positional information of the registration marks that are actually formed as images on a recording medium. A position expressing image is generated which represents the calculated relative positions by way of two-dimensional positional coordinates. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194638 | IMAGE READING DEVICE CAPABLE OF DETECTING ABNORMAL PIXELS IN WHITE REFERENCE DATA - An image reading device includes a white reference member, reading device, and processor. The reading device includes lenses and light-receiving elements. The light-receiving elements output a plurality of pixel values based on a light reflected from the white reference member. Each lens corresponds to at least two light-receiving elements. Each light-receiving element is configured to receive a light reflected from the white reference member and passing through the corresponding lens and to output one pixel value. The processor acquires the pixel values by using the reading device, sets a target pixel, and determines that the target pixel is an abnormal pixel when an absolute value of difference between a pixel value of the target pixel and a pixel value of a first pixel is greater than a prescribed threshold. The first pixel is separated from the target pixel by an integer multiple of the predetermined lens-to-lens distance. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194639 | IMAGE PROCESSING UNIT FOR SUPPORTING MULTIPLE SCANNERS - An image processing unit for processing digital image data. A plurality of hardware interfaces each is associated with one of a plurality of digital image sources for receiving image data. There are means for determining a data source from the received image data, and an image processing unit connected to the interfaces processes the received image data to generate processed image data. An output interface connected to the image processing unit outputs the processed image data. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194640 | LIGHT GUIDE FOR GUIDING LIGHT OF LIGHT SOURCE, IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH THIS LIGHT GUIDE - A light guide includes a main body, an input surface, an output surface, a reflecting surface, a first diffusing portion and a second diffusing portion. The main body is guiding light. The light is inputted the input surface of the main body. The light is emitted from the output surface in a direction intersecting with the longitudinal direction. The reflecting surface is provided on the main body and opposite to the output surface. The first diffusing portion is formed on the reflecting surface closer to the input surface. The second diffusing portion is formed on the reflecting surface closer to a side opposite to the input surface. The first and the second diffusing portions have a first and a second length respectively in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction, and the first length is longer than the second length. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194641 | LIGHT GUIDE MEMBER, ILLUMINATING DEVICE, AND IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING SAME - A light guide member includes a main body part, and an entrance surface, a strip-shaped exit surface and a strip-shaped reflecting surface that are formed on the main body part. The illumination light is output from the exit surface. The reflecting surface extends in the first direction on a face placed opposite to the exit surface of the main body part and reflects the illumination light. The reflecting surface includes, on a flat face, a reflection pattern surface provided with a plurality of minute reflective concave parts having a function of reflecting the illumination light toward the exit surface. The reflective concave parts each include a deflection surface which deflects the illumination light in a direction in which a reflection angle widens in a cross sectional view in a second direction that is orthogonal to the first direction in a horizontal direction, and then reflects the illumination light. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194642 | LIGHT GUIDING MEMBER, IMAGE READING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE IMAGE READING DEVICE - A light guiding member includes an input surface, an output surface, a counter surface, a reflective portion, and a diffusing portion. The light guiding member is a rod-shaped member that guides light in a longitudinal direction thereof. The input surface is one end face of the light guiding member and allows light to be input thereon. The output surface has a belt-like shape, extends in the longitudinal direction, and allows light to be emitted therefrom. The counter surface is located opposite the output surface. The reflective portion is a belt-like portion extending in the longitudinal direction and reflects light toward the output surface. The diffusing portion is a belt-like portion extending in the longitudinal direction and diffuses light emitted from the output surface. The diffusing portion is smaller than the reflective portion in width in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194643 | Image Forming Apparatus - An image forming apparatus includes: a housing accommodating an image forming unit and includes a side wall and an opening to feed the sheet from an outside to the image forming unit; a feeding tray moving between a holding position and an accommodation position; a guide provided at the feeding tray, the guide being configured to abut against the sheet which is held on the feeding tray from a rear end side of the sheet in a feeding direction along with the sheet is fed to the image forming unit and define a holding position of the sheet when the feeding tray is arranged at the holding position and the sheet is placed on the feeding tray; and a recess part formed on the sidewall of the housing and configured to accommodate the guide therein when the feeding tray is arranged at the accommodation position. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194644 | IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEMS - We describe a holographic image projector, comprising: a laser light source to provide light at a laser wavelength; a first spatial light modulator (SLM) to display a hologram, wherein said first SLM is illuminated by said laser light source; intermediate image optics to provide a first intermediate real image plane at which a real image produced by said hologram displayed on said first SLM is formed; a wavelength-conversion material located at said first intermediate real image plane to convert said laser wavelength to at least a first output wavelength different to said laser wavelength; and second optics to project light from said real image at said output wavelength to provide a displayed image. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194645 | Advanced Methods of and Apparatus for the Manipulation of Electromagnetic Phenomenon: the Decoding of Genetic Material and the Human Genome (E3) - An advanced method of and apparatus for manipulating electromagnetic spectra, which incorporates a bent tepee or bent pyramidal aligned array of conical or pyramidal inverted sections that have at least two intrinsic angles of differing values aligned co-axially. These are arranged to naturally produce a reference and object waves that impinges on and illuminate a holographic plate or recording means to produce on-axis or in-line transmission and reflection holograms, including real time display. The technology is also applicable to the detection, identification, and/or decoding of genetic material, specifically DNA and the Human Genome. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194646 | OPTICAL CONVEYORS - Optical conveyors providing motive force to objects. The optical conveyors are one-sided and are able to exert forces on illuminated objects that are directed opposite to the direction of the light's propagation. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194647 | MOTION AXIS CONTROL AND METHOD FOR BIOSENSOR SCANNING - A motion control system and a method for biosensor scanning which scans a light beam spot over one or more of the biosensors supported by a microplate with an optical scanner system, the method including: | 2013-08-01 |
20130194648 | OPTICAL IMAGING APPARATUS AND OPTICAL IMAGING METHOD USING THE SAME - An optical imaging apparatus operable to form a sharp stereo image in the air beside an observer, includes a flat plate-shaped light-controlling panel having numerous light-reflecting elements disposed side by side, each of which allowing light from the object to pass therethrough by reflecting the light by a first reflective surface and a second reflective surface disposed in a crossed arrangement with respect to the first reflective surface, wherein the light-controlling panel has a plurality of segment light-controlling panels in which the first reflective surfaces and the second reflective surfaces included are parallel, respectively, centerlines P of the respective segment light-controlling panels, when viewed from thereabove, intersect at a point O on the light-controlling panel, and bisectors which bisect crossing angles between the first and the second reflective surfaces of the light-reflecting elements existing on the centerlines P coincide with the centerlines P when viewed from thereabove. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194649 | Rotational Type of MEMS Electrostatic Actuator - A cantilever type of electrostatic vertical combdrive actuators may generate larger actuator displacement (typically over 70 um) with a relatively small and simple structure. The actuation voltage is lower while the actuation movement is robust without any typical sideway finger snapping phenomena due to a cantilever type of structure. Because of its small form factor, it can form a high fill factor array in applications such as lower power consumption display devices, sensitive electromagnetic radiation detector/detector arrays, etc. The MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) electrostatic rotational actuators may have wide applications such as in optical shutter, optical chopper, optical switches, optical attenuators, optical tunable filter, RF shunt switch, RF ohmic contact switch, RF MEMS variable capacitors, MEMS display and sensitive electromagnetic radiation detector etc. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194650 | REARVIEW ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE - A rearview assembly for a vehicle includes a housing. A carrier is operably connected with the housing and supports a display. A circuit board is disposed in the housing. A sensing system is disposed proximate the display and is connected with the circuit board. A switching assembly is operably connected with the circuit board. Actuation of the switching assembly when the sensing system has been activated enables a function of the rearview assembly. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194651 | Full Color Phase-Only Spatial Light Modulator for Holographic Video Display System - Full-color phase-only spatial light modulators (SLM) are proposed for modulating phase of the light. Proposed SLMs are low-power electrically actuated surface micromachined MEMS device with high reflectivity, high switching speed, high diffraction efficiency, high fill-factor and low surface adhesion to the substrate. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194652 | REFLECTIVE SUBSTRATE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A reflective substrate, the transmittance of visible light of which is improved, and a method of manufacturing the same. The reflective substrate includes a glass substrate, an oxide or nitride film formed on the glass substrate, and vanadium dioxide (VO | 2013-08-01 |
20130194653 | ANALOG IMOD HAVING A COLOR NOTCH FILTER - This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus related to an electromechanical display device. In one aspect, an analog interferometric modulator (AIMOD) includes a reflective display pixel having a movable reflective layer and a stationary absorber layer, the reflective layer and absorber layer defining a cavity therebetween. A color notch filter may be employed to produce an improved white state. In some implementations, the color notch filter is positioned on a side of the substrate opposite the absorber layer. In some other implementations, the color notch filter is positioned between the substrate and the movable reflective layer. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194654 | BIAXIAL MEMS MIRROR WITH HIDDEN HINGE AND STAGGERED ELECTRODES - A multi-layer hidden hinge and actuator design for high fill factor biaxial MEMS mirror array for wavelength selective switches (WSS) including a coarsely aligned orthogonal vertical comb drive and/or parallel plate actuator. Each micro-mirror in the MEMS linear piano micro-mirror array comprises a reflective body/mirror layer, a ground/hinge layer and a hot electrode/substrate layer. To increase the amount of surface area available for the hot and ground electrodes, the dimensions of the ground/hinge layer are extended longitudinally or laterally across the air gap between reflective layers to beneath the adjacent reflective layer. Ideally, diffraction patterns are formed on the surface of the ground/hinge layer to prevent stray light from reflecting back into the system. | 2013-08-01 |
20130194655 | ELECTROPHORETIC PARTICLE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTROPHORETIC PARTICLE, ELECTROPHORETIC DISPERSION, ELECTROPHORETIC SHEET, ELECTROPHORETIC DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electrophoretic particle includes a core particle and a coating layer covering at least one portion of the core particle. The coating layer contains a polymer and a silane coupling agent containing a nonionic charged group attached to the surface of the core particle. The polymer contains a silane coupling agent containing a polymerizable group attached to the surface of the core particle and a polymerization site formed by polymerizing a monomer using the polymerizable group as a starting point. | 2013-08-01 |