32nd week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 40 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140219578 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing method is provided and includes the following steps. A source image arranged in a Bayer pattern is captured. A first-order image process is performed on the source image to produce a first image in YCbCr format. A second-order image process is performed on the source image to produce a second image in YCbCr format. Then, a noise-reducing process is performed on the first image in YCbCr format to produce a noise-reduced image. A blending operation is performed on luminance image of the noise-reduced image and luminance image of the second image in YCbCr format, and thereafter a chrominance image is combined with the blended image to produce a processed image. A noise reducing degree of the noise-reduced image is higher than that of the second image in YCbCr format. | 2014-08-07 |
20140219579 | APPLYING RAPID NUMERICAL APPROXIMATION OF CONVOLUTIONS WITH FILTERS FOR IMAGE PROCESSING PURPOSES - A computer implemented method for A computer implemented method for applying a numerical approximation of a convolution of image I as represented by hierarchical signals a | 2014-08-07 |
20140219580 | Systems and Methods for Performing Object Selection - Various embodiments are disclosed for selecting a region of interest within an object. One embodiment is a method for editing a digital image in an image editing device. The method comprises obtaining a first position within a digital image, the first position being specified by a pointer. The method further comprises defining a first selection region based on the first position and obtaining a second position within the digital image, the second position being specified by the pointer. The method further comprises determining movement of the pointer between the first position and the second position and predicting future movement by the pointer based on the determined movement. Based on the determined movement and the predicted future movement, the first selection region is expanded to define a second selection region. | 2014-08-07 |
20140219581 | METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR CREATING A COMBINED IMAGE - An object of the present invention is to provide a way of improving the stitching procedure. | 2014-08-07 |
20140219582 | IMAGE COMPOSITION APPARATUS AND METHOD - Image composition apparatuses and methods are provided. The image composition method includes the steps of receiving a plurality of images having at least partial common scene, performing analysis on the plurality of images to determine at least one image feature of the plurality of images, determining at least two sub-regions by comparing the image feature between the plurality of images, determining at least two portions selected from at least two source images among the plurality of images, the at least two portions comprising the at least two sub-regions, generating a composite image by combining the at least two portions, and providing the composite image to a user. | 2014-08-07 |
20140219583 | PERSONAL INFORMATION DISPLAY SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - A system for identification and/or authentication of a user in a travel terminal, the system comprising: a multiuser interactive screen having one or more interaction zones, with which a user can interact; an image generation system for generating information on the interaction zone to provide information to the user with which the user can interact and; an image capture system which generates a captured image of any item in contact with the interaction zone; a recognition system for recognising one or more features from the captured image to enable identification and/or authentication of the user; a communication system for communicating with the user by means of the image generation means to confirm identification or request additional information. | 2014-08-07 |
20140219584 | WASTE TRANSFER AND DISPOSAL SYSTEM FOR BAGLESS VACUUM CLEANERS - A system for the collection and containment of vacuumed dust and debris, and more particularly to waste disposal bags for placement over a portion of a bagless vacuum cleaner, and into which the waste contents of the vacuum cleaner are emptied includes a bag body with a projecting portion and a relatively less projecting portion, an opening which is constricted about a portion of the bagless vacuum cleaner, and a light-tack adhesive strip facing the vacuum cleaner for temporarily affixing the bag thereto. The projecting portion serves as a flap that is folded over the opening to seal the bag once the bag is separated from the vacuum cleaner. | 2014-08-07 |
20140219585 | Multi-Chamber Bag - A multiple-compartment container comprising: two or more panels sealed together to form a container; a supplemental cavity adhered within the container to one of the panels; and a burst seal on the supplemental cavity configured to release contents of the supplemental cavity upon application of force from a user. The multiple-compartment container can be efficiently filled by first filling the supplemental containers, then affixing the supplemental containers to a panel of the main container, next joining the panel with others to form the main container, then filling and sealing the main container. | 2014-08-07 |
20140219586 | ULTRASONICALLY WELDED LATERAL SEALS - A horn for an ultrasonic welder includes a pattern of knurls on a face of the horn. The knurls are spaced by a pattern of indentations including fist indentations formed a first depth from a contact plane and second indentations formed a second depth from the contact plane. | 2014-08-07 |
20140219587 | Linear Guide Apparatus - A linear guide apparatus is provided in which an excellent sealing performance is achieved. The linear guide apparatus includes a retainer for retaining plural cylindrical rollers rotatably in a rolling element rolling passage. The retainer includes an opening portion and accommodates for retention of the plural cylindrical rollers in the opening portion. The retainer also includes an endless seal unit surrounding the opening portion. The seal unit includes an inward facing lip inclining toward the inner side of the opening portion and extending toward the guide rail to be in sliding contact with the guide rail. The inward facing lip is formed continuously all around the seal unit. The seal unit includes an outward facing lip inclining toward the outer side of the opening portion and extending toward the guide rail to be in sliding contact with the guide rail, in addition to the inward facing lip. | 2014-08-07 |
20140219588 | FRICTION-REDUCING GEOMETRIC SURFACE FEATURE - A sealing or bearing structure for sealing or separating moving surfaces is provided. The sealing or bearing structure includes a main body that defines a body axis going through the main body. A contact surface is configured to slidingly contact another surface, such as a rod, and defines a contact axis that is parallel to the body axis. At least one geometric surface feature, such as a shaped edge, is located between the body axis and the contact axis. The geometric surface feature has an entry angle that is less than 5 degrees relative to the contact axis. | 2014-08-07 |
20140219589 | Roller Assembly - A roller assembly for a turret, a turret bearing system for a turret, and a method of manufacture of a roller assembly for a turret. The roller assembly comprises a first and a second roller; an axle on which the first and the second rollers are rotatably mounted; and a biasing mechanism located between the first and the second rollers and supporting the axle. | 2014-08-07 |
20140219590 | RADIAL FOIL BEARING - This relates to a radial foil bearing ( | 2014-08-07 |
20140219591 | APPARATUS FOR PREPARING A FOOD STUFF - The present application relates to an apparatus for preparing a food stuff. The apparatus has a main body ( | 2014-08-07 |
20140219592 | SYSTEM FOR GUIDING A VERTICAL SHAFT OF A ROTARY MACHINE, AND POWER-CONVERSION EQUIPMENT INCLUDING SUCH A SYSTEM - The invention relates to an adjustable system for guiding the rotation of a shaft about a vertical axis, including skids, each of which is provided with a surface for forming a bearing with the shaft. For each skid, a shim is provided with a cam surface, the outline of which, in a plane that is radial relative to the vertical axis of rotation, is inclined relative to said axis. Each skid directly engages, via a portion of the outer radial surface thereof, with the cam surface of the shim. Equipment for converting hydraulic power into electrical power according to the invention includes a wheel that is rotatably secured to a shaft guided by such an adjustable system. | 2014-08-07 |
20140219593 | TORQUE SENSOR BEARING ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD - A torque sensor bearing arrangement for a shaft having first and second bearings, each with respective inner ring and outer rings with rolling elements therebetween. The bearings are located at first and second ends of the shaft. First and second sensing rings are connected to the outer rings of the bearings. First and second marking rings are connected to the inner rings, spaced apart from and aligned with the respective first and second sensing rings. The marking rings each have a wavy surface facing the respective sensing ring to form respective first and second sensors from the respective sensing ring—marking ring pairs. The sensors detect a rotational angle position of the shaft and provide a signal. A controller receives signals from the first and second sensors and calculates at least one of torque or an angular speed of the shaft based on signals from the first and second sensors. | 2014-08-07 |
20140219594 | COMBINED LOAD ROLLING BEARING - A combined load rolling bearing including a roller assembly with a first cage including a plurality of radial cylindrical rollers and a plurality of axial cylindrical rollers is provided. The radial cylindrical rollers are supported so that they can roll on a radially outer race of a first bearing ring and a radially inner race of a second bearing ring. The axial cylindrical rollers are supported so that they can roll on a first axial race of the first bearing ring and an intermediate axial ring. A needle roller assembly is supported between the intermediate axial ring and a second axial race of the second bearing ring. The needle roller assembly includes a second cage with a plurality of needle rollers and the needle roller assembly rotates at a speed differential between the radial cylindrical rollers and the axial cylindrical rollers. | 2014-08-07 |
20140219595 | HARD FILM, HARD FILM FORMED BODY, AND ROLLING BEARING - The present invention provides a hard film which has high wear resistance and excellent peeling resistance and can be prevented from peeling off a base material over a long period of time and a hard film formed body on which the hard film is formed. A hard film ( | 2014-08-07 |
20140219596 | ROLLING BEARING UNIT - Radial passages ( | 2014-08-07 |
20140219597 | COMPACT RESTICTIVE SEAL FOR BEARING HOUSINGS - This certificate of addition pertains to alternative constructive methods submitted for the components of the seal, resulting in increased efficiency and durability of the device, as well as the ease of assembly thereof. | 2014-08-07 |
20140219598 | VARIABLE FREQUENCY GENERATOR INPUT SHAFT BEARING - A ball bearing assembly comprises an inner race configured to support an input shaft extending through a center axis of the ball bearing assembly, and an outer race configured to couple to a bearing support fixture. A bearing cage is disposed between the inner and outer races, the bearing cage having a plurality of apertures spaced apart from one another by a predetermined distance. The ball bearing assembly further includes a plurality of ball elements, each ball element disposed in a respective aperture to define an internal radial clearance that is maintained in response to a misalignment of the input shaft. | 2014-08-07 |
20140219599 | ANGULAR BALL BEARING - An angular ball bearing includes an outer ring having a raceway surface on the inner circumferential surface thereof, a shoulder portion on one side of the raceway surface and a counter bore on the other side thereof; an inner ring having a raceway surface on the outer circumferential surface thereof, a shoulder portion on the other side of the raceway surface and a counter bore on one side thereof; and a plurality of balls provided between the raceway surfaces of the outer ring and the inner ring so as to be rotatable at a contact angle. The outer diameter dimension of the shoulder portion of the inner ring is larger than the inner diameter dimension of the shoulder portion of the outer ring, and the shoulder portion of the outer ring and the shoulder portion of the inner ring are overlapped with each other when viewed in the axial direction. | 2014-08-07 |
20140219600 | ROTOR BEARING FOR MOTOR-PUMP - The fixed or variable displacement hydraulic motor-pump ( | 2014-08-07 |
20140219601 | POLARIZATION SPLITTER OF HIGH POLARIZATION EXTINCTION RATIO - A polarization splitter includes a substrate, an asymmetric Y-shaped waveguide, and a pair of strip-shaped electrodes. The substrate is made of a birefringence crystal and includes a surface. The Y-shaped waveguide is formed into the surface and includes an input section for transmitting both transverse electric wave and transverse magnetic wave, a first branch for only transmitting the transverse electric wave, and a second branch for only transmitting the transverse magnetic wave. The first branch and the second branch branch off the input section. The electrodes are positioned on the surface, arranged at two opposite sides of the input section and substantially parallel with a central axis of the input section. | 2014-08-07 |
20140219602 | Broadband, Group Index Independent, and Ultra-Low Loss Coupling into Slow Light Slotted Photonic Crystal Waveguides - The present invention provides a waveguide coupler configured to optically couple a strip waveguide to a first slot photonic crystal waveguide, wherein the slot photonic crystal waveguide has a lattice constant, an air hole diameter, a slot width and a first line defect waveguide width. The waveguide coupler includes a group reflective index taper having a second slot photonic crystal waveguide disposed between and aligned with the first slot photonic crystal waveguide and the strip waveguide. The second slot photonic crystal waveguide has a length, the lattice constant, the air hole diameter, the slot width, and a second line defect waveguide width that is substantially equal to the first line defect waveguide width adjacent to the first slot photonic crystal waveguide and decreases along the length of the second photonic crystal waveguide. | 2014-08-07 |
20140219603 | OPTICAL INTERCONNECT ASSEMBLY - An optical assembly includes a substrate with a first row of apertures and a second row of apertures. A first optical die includes a first plurality of optical transducer elements and is mounted on the substrate such that an optical signal interface of each transducer element is aligned with an aperture of the first row of optical apertures. A second optical die includes a second plurality of optical transducer elements and is mounted on the substrate such that an optical signal interface of each of the second plurality of optical transducer elements is aligned with an aperture of the second row of optical apertures. A connector configured to mate with the optical assembly supports a plurality of optical fibers. A terminal end of each optical fiber protrudes from the connector and extends into one of the apertures when the connector is coupled with the optical assembly. | 2014-08-07 |
20140219604 | Flexible 3-D Photonic Device - Three-dimensional flexible photonic integrated circuits on silicon are fabricated in semiconductor wafer form and then transferred to Silicon-on-Polymer (SOP) substrates. SOP provides flexibility for conformal mounting with devices capable of maintaining performance when dynamically deformed to allow routing of light in x, y and z directions. Bonding a wafer or individual die of III-V semiconductor, such as Gallium Arsenide or similar photonic material, to the flexible silicon creates an active region for lasers, amplifiers, modulators, and other photonic devices using standard processing. Mounting additional photonic devices to the opposite side of a flexible photonic waveguide produces a stack for three-dimensional devices. Multiple flexible photonic waveguides may be stacked to increase functionality by transferring light between stacked waveguides. The flexible photonic circuit allows for integration of photonic devices such as low threshold lasers, tunable lasers, and other photonic integrated circuits with flexible Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) integrated circuits. | 2014-08-07 |
20140219605 | SCANNING ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES IN PHOTONIC BAND GAP MULTILAYERS - A device and associated methods for using surface electromagnetic waves (SEWs) generated at the surface of photonic band gap multilayers (PBGMs) in place of surface plasmons (SPs) in metal films. One device is a photonic circuit comprising a multilayer apparatus to generate surface electromagnetic waves, wherein the surface electromagnetic waves comprise the signal medium within the circuit. The circuit may be formed or etched on the surface of the multilayer apparatus. | 2014-08-07 |
20140219606 | MULTIMODE FIBER FOR MODULATABLE SOURCE - A modulatable source is to generate a signal. A multi-mode fiber is to propagate the signal. The fiber is associated with a fiber d*NA, corresponding to a product of a fiber diameter (d) and a fiber numerical aperture (NA), substantially between 1 micron radian and 4 micron radian. A receiver is to receive the propagated signal. | 2014-08-07 |
20140219607 | OPTICAL ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - An optical assembly is disclosed where the optical assembly provides an optical device and a holder including a sleeve, a skirt, and a lens. The sleeve has a bore, into which an external optical fiber is set to couple with the optical device, providing a target surface in an end thereof. The target surface includes an aiming index to indicate the axis of the lens. | 2014-08-07 |
20140219608 | OPTICAL POWER SPLITTERS - Waveguide array optical power splitters that provide compact, low-cost implementation of optical power splitting for one and two dimensional optical waveguide arrays are disclosed. The optical power splitters do not introduce mode dependent loss and preserve polarization, enabling the optical power splitters to be used with multimode and single mode light sources. In one aspect, an optical power splitter includes a beamsplitter to receive a plurality of incident beams of light. The beamsplitter splits each incident beam of light into a plurality of output beams of light with each output beam output in a different direction from the beamsplitter. The optical power splitter includes a first set of lenses with each lens to approximately collimate one of the incident beams of light, and includes a second set of lenses with each lens to focus the output beams of light. | 2014-08-07 |
20140219609 | METHODS OF CONNECTORIZING MULTI-CORE FIBER OPTIC CABLES AND RELATED APPARATUS - A connector with at least one multi-core fiber (MCF) and method of attaching the MCF within the connector, includes inserting a first end of a MCF into a ferrule of a connector. Then, rotating the end of the MCF within the ferrule until a first selected satellite core of the MCF is in a first alignment relative to a feature of the connector. The feature may be a mark, indentation or protrusion formed on a ferrule, ferrule holder or connector envelope. Finally, affixing the MCF within the ferrule of the connector. In the case of an array-type connector, first ends of other MCFs may be added to the ferrule and clocked relative to the same feature of the connector. Second ends of one or more MCFs may be clocked relative to a same feature of a second connector. | 2014-08-07 |
20140219610 | CONNECTOR SYSTEM WITH PHYSICAL SECURITY FEATURE - A connector system comprising a set of plug housings, each plug housing having a front face and defining a first keying element at least partially on the front face, the first keying element of each plug housing in the set of plug housings being different, a set of receptacles, each receptacle being an adapter configured to connect two plugs together, each receptacle defining a front opening and a second keying element projecting from at least one interior surface of the receptacle into the front interior space of the receptacle, the second keying element of the each receptacle of the set of receptacles being different and being adapted to cooperate with the first keying element of one and only one plug housing of the set of plug housings such that each receptacle of the set of receptacles mates with only one plug housing of the set of plug housings. | 2014-08-07 |
20140219611 | OPTICAL CONNECTOR, OPTICAL CONNECTING STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OPTICAL CONNECTOR - An optical connecting member realizes an optical connecting between a multi-core fiber and a plurality of single-core fibers by a waveguide part which connects a first end face and a second end face. With the optical connecting member, a connected end which is connected to the first end face is a straight-line portion that is orthogonal to the first end face in each of the plurality of waveguide parts. In addition, a diverged end which is diverged to the second end face is a straight-line portion that is orthogonal to the second end face. Consequently, light that has passed through the waveguide parts is emitted from the first end face and the second end face substantially perpendicularly to the faces, thereby enabling optical connecting loss to be favorably inhibited. | 2014-08-07 |
20140219612 | INTERPOSER STRUCTURE HAVING OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTION AND RELATED FIBER OPTIC CONNECTOR FOR THE SAME - Disclosed are interposer structures having an optical fiber connection and a related fiber optic ferrule that can form a portion of an optical assembly. The interposer structure is useful for transmitting optical signals to/from an integrated circuit that may be attached to the interposer. Specifically, the interposer structure and the related ferrule of the optical connector provide a passively aligned structure having a matched thermal response to maintain a suitable optical connection between the devices over a range of temperatures. | 2014-08-07 |
20140219613 | TRANSITIONING MULTI-CORE FIBER TO PLURAL SINGLE CORE FIBERS - A method and system connects multiple cores within one fiber, e.g., a multi-core fiber (MCF), to multiple fibers with single-cores. The single-core fibers can then be terminated by traditional envelopes, such as a single core LC envelope. A connector holds the single-core fibers into a pattern that matches a pattern of all, or a sub group, of the individual cores of the MCF. The single-core fibers may all be terminated to individual connectors to form a fanout or breakout cable. Alternatively, the single-core fibers may extend to another connector wherein the single-core fibers are regrouped into a pattern to mate with the cores of another MCF, hence forming a jumper. One or more of the single core fibers may be terminated along the length of the jumper to form a jumper with one or more tap accesses. | 2014-08-07 |
20140219614 | OPTICAL ASSEMBLIES WITH MANAGED CONNECTIVITY - An adapter block assembly includes an adapter block, a circuit board arrangement, and a cover attached to the adapter block so that the circuit board arrangement is held to the adapter block by the cover. Contact assemblies can be disposed between the adapter block and the circuit board arrangement. The cover can be latched, heat staked, or otherwise secured to the adapter block. Each component of the adapter block assembly can include one or more parts (e.g., multiple adapter blocks, multiple circuit boards, and/or multiple cover pieces). | 2014-08-07 |
20140219615 | OPTICAL ASSEMBLIES WITH MANAGED CONNECTIVITY - An adapter assembly includes a single-piece or two-piece multi-fiber adapter defining a recess at which a contact assembly is disposed. The adapter assemblies can be disposed within adapter block assemblies or cassettes, which can be mounted to moveable trays. Both ports of the adapters disposed within adapter block assemblies are accessible. Only one port of each adapter disposed within the cassettes are accessible. Circuit boards can be mounted within the block assemblies or cassettes to provide communication between the contact assemblies and a data network. | 2014-08-07 |
20140219616 | PLUGGABLE OPTICAL TRANSCEIVER HAVING PULL-PULL-TAB - A pluggable optical transceiver is disclosed. The optical transceiver provides a pull-tab assembled with a body of the transceiver. The pull-tab comprises a pair of arms and a handle. The arms in an end portion thereof each provides a leg set in a guide formed in the body. Sliding the pull-tab to disengage the optical transceiver from the cage, the leg is slid within the guide to push the end portion of the arm outwardly. The handle provides in an end thereof a bar including a slope. The optical fiber pulled out from the optical connector set in the optical receptacle of the transceiver rides on the slope even when the transceiver is set in the cage by the upside-down arrangement. | 2014-08-07 |
20140219617 | OPTICAL CABLE - An optical cable includes an optical fiber ribbon core wire provided with an optical fiber having a core and a cladding that surrounds the core, a sheath that surrounds the optical fiber ribbon core wire, and a braid arranged inside the sheath. The braid is formed to include wires woven with each other. In the optical cable, the wire that forms the braid is pushed into the sheath so that the sheath is integrated with the braid. | 2014-08-07 |
20140219618 | OPTICAL FIBER ASSEMBLIES - Fiber optic assemblies include subunit cables wrapped in binders. The assemblies have small cross sections and low bend radii while maintaining acceptable attenuation losses. Stranding of the subunit cables allows ease of access to the individual cables during installation. | 2014-08-07 |
20140219619 | Adapter and Methods for Cleaning an Optical Junction and Reducing Optical Back Reflection - An adapter includes a housing with opposed openings for receiving a first connector that is mechanically and optically mateable with a second connector to form one or more optical signal communication links. The housing is arranged with a slot for receiving a flexible material having an index of refraction that approximates the index of refraction of aligned pairs of optical fibers. The flexible material is appropriately sized to cover the fibers from each of the connectors. The optical fiber ends of a respective connector can be cleaned by inserting the connector in the adapter and advancing the flexible material. Once the optical fiber ends of both connectors have been cleaned and the flexible material further advanced, the connectors can be reinserted in the adapter to establish an optical signal link between the optical fibers. | 2014-08-07 |
20140219620 | Fiber Splice Housing with Temperature Compensation - A method and device for relieving thermal stresses on the optical fibers in fiber optic splice housings used in hostile thermal environments. | 2014-08-07 |
20140219621 | FIBER OPTIC MULTIPORT - A fiber optic multiport includes a housing, a multi-fiber connector coupled to the housing, a plurality of optical fibers, extensions, and ports connected to distal ends of the extensions. The housing defines an enclosure and includes interlocking structure that seals off the enclosure from the environment. The plurality of optical fibers are connected to and extend from the multi-fiber connector into the enclosure. The extensions have proximal ends attached to the housing and the extensions project away from the housing. The extensions support sub-sets of the plurality of optical fibers, and the extensions are flexible such that the extensions may bend independently of one another. | 2014-08-07 |
20140219622 | FIBER TERMINATION ENCLOSURE WITH MODULAR PLATE ASSEMBLIES - Certain types of fiber termination enclosures include an enclosure and at least one of a plurality of plate module mounting assemblies. Example plate module mounting assemblies include a termination panel plate assembly; a splice tray plate assembly; a cable spool plate assembly; and a drop-in plate assembly. Example cable spool plate assemblies include a cable spool arrangement rotationally coupled to a mounting plate, which fixedly mounts within the enclosure housing. A stand-off mount element may be disposed on the front of the cable spool arrangement to rotate in unison with the cable spool arrangement. The stand-off mount element may include one or more termination adapters. | 2014-08-07 |
20140219623 | TELECOMMUNICATIONS CABINET WITH CONNECTOR STORAGE - A housing including a plurality of openings for receiving fiber optic connectors and protecting the polished end face of the connectors from damage while the connectors are stored within a telecommunications connection cabinet. A module with a plurality of optical fiber cables connected to a first optical fiber cable and terminated by a fiber optic connector. Each of the connectors are inserted within openings in a connector holder for storage and protection until the cables need to be connected to a customer equipment cable. | 2014-08-07 |
20140219624 | OPTICAL CONNECTOR - The invention provides an optical connector for coupling with a complementary optical connector and for supporting an optical component. The connector comprises a cover moveable between a first and second position. The cover may also comprise a moveable shield and biasing components. There is also provided an optical connector assembly comprising covers that sequentially open. A PCB comprising waveguides and an optical component sub-mount for integrating with the PCB is also presented. | 2014-08-07 |
20140219625 | Compound containing crosslinkable moieties, prepolymer, blend and polymer sheet obtained therefrom, and waveguide for optical interconnection - An optical waveguide for optical interconnection including a polymer sheet comprising a crosslinked product of a prepolymer, the prepolymer prepared by condensation reaction between a first compound represented by the formula Ar—H, where Ar comprises (a) a crosslinkable moiety at one end, (b) a moiety selected from the group consisting of —O—, —S—, —COO—, —CO—, —COS—, —SO | 2014-08-07 |
20140219626 | VIDEO DISPLAY DEVICE - A device includes a housing body that has a top surface, a bottom surface, and an edge portion, where the housing body also houses a display screen. The device further includes a cover panel that has an inner surface and an outer surface, where the cover is pivotally attached to the edge portion of the housing body to move between a closed position that covers the display screen and an open position that uncovers the display screen. The cover panel includes a fold-out element that is attached to the inner surface of the cover panel and that is configured to open outward away from the display screen when the cover panel is in the open position. | 2014-08-07 |
20140219627 | IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS, DYNAMIC IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, DYNAMIC IMAGE REPRODUCTION APPARATUS, DYNAMIC IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS, INFORMATION RECORDING/REPRODUCTION APPARATUS AND METHODS EMPLOYED THEREIN, RECORDING MEDIUM WITH COMPUTER PROGRAM STORED THEREIN - The image recording apparatus according to the present invention is provided with a conversion device that converts an optical image of a subject to an electrical signal, a recording circuit that records the electrical signal achieved through the conversion device in a storage device as image data and a display control circuit that detects an available capacity at the storage device and the length of time that power supply by a source is possible and displays them on a display as available capacity information and remaining power supply time information. The available capacity information indicates the length of available recording time remaining at the available capacity that has been detected. | 2014-08-07 |
20140219628 | STORAGE AND EDITING OF VIDEO AND SENSOR DATA FROM ATHLETIC PERFORMANCES OF MULTIPLE INDIVIDUALS IN A VENUE - Video and sensor data from multiple locations in a venue, in which multiple individuals are engaged in athletic performances, is stored and edited to create individualized video programs of athletic performances of individuals. Each camera provides a video feed that is continuously stored. Each video feed is stored in a sequence of data files in computer storage, which data files are created in regular time intervals. Each file is accessible using an identifier of the camera and a time interval. Similarly, data from sensors is continuously received and stored in a database. The database stores, for each sensor, an identifier of each individual detected in the proximity of the sensor and the time at which the individual was detected. Each sensor is associated with one or more cameras. | 2014-08-07 |
20140219629 | USER INTERFACE FOR VIDEO PREVIEW CREATION - Providing a method for creating and displaying portions of videos called video previews. The video previews may be associated with a predefined duration of a full video, such that the video preview is generated from a portion of the full video. The video previews are configured to play a series of images associated with images from the portion of the full video when the video preview is activated. | 2014-08-07 |
20140219630 | Video Map Responsive To A Video Release - An apparatus for and a method of obtaining, responsive to a user video preference and from a remote video provider, a particular one of a plurality of video releases of a video; obtaining a release ID identifying the particular one of the plurality of video releases of the video; obtaining, responsive to the release ID and from a remote information provider, segment information defining a begin video frame and an end video frame of each of a plurality of video segments within the identified particular one of the plurality of video releases of the video; obtaining a presentation preference of the user; applying the presentation preference to the segment information to selectively retrieve video segments within the video; and playing the selectively retrieved video segments as a seamless presentation less in length than the length of the video. | 2014-08-07 |
20140219631 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CLIENT AGGREGATION OF TELEVISION PROGRAMMING IN A NETWORKED PERSONAL VIDEO RECORDING SYSTEM - A networked personal video recording (“PVR”) system couples a plurality of clients to one or more PVR media servers over a network. One or more PVR media servers include television tuners to tune television signals. A storage medium buffers the television signals to implement PVR functionality. For example, the PVR media server records television programs for clients. Clients are assigned to television tuners, and the clients display television programs received at the assigned tuner. The network transfers the buffered television signals to the clients. | 2014-08-07 |
20140219632 | RECORDING APPARATUS, REPRODUCING APPARATUS, RECORDING/REPRODUCING APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, RECORDING METHOD AND PROGRAM - A recording apparatus is disclosed. The recording apparatus includes a data input portion configured to input data, a first moving image signal recording portion configured to record, based on the input data, a first moving image signal having a first image quality attribute, a condition detector configured to detect that the input data satisfies a predetermined condition during recording of the first moving image signal, and a second moving image signal recorder configured to record, based on the input data, a second moving image signal having a second image quality attribute when the condition detector detects that the input data satisfies the predetermined condition. | 2014-08-07 |
20140219633 | Systems and Methods for Performing Selective Video Rendering - Various embodiments are disclosed for facilitating selective rendering during video editing. In accordance with one embodiment, a method of editing video comprises obtaining a video editing project, the video editing project including at least one video clip and timing information corresponding to the at least one video clip. The method further comprises obtaining a reference file generated according to the video editing project and obtaining, from a user, a modification for at least one segment in the video editing project. Based on the modification, each of the at least one segment is identified as a modified segment or an unmodified segment. Based on the identification of at least one modified segment, at least one corresponding segment is extracted from the reference file. The method further comprises applying the modification to the extracted at least one corresponding segment from the reference file, rendering only the extracted at least one corresponding segment, and combining the at least one rendered segment with a remaining portion of the reference file to generate an output file. | 2014-08-07 |
20140219634 | VIDEO PREVIEW CREATION BASED ON ENVIRONMENT - Providing a method for creating and displaying portions of videos called video previews. The video previews may be created using an encoding technique or palette-based optimization technique for the particular user device, application, or network that will display the video preview generated from a portion of the full video. The video previews are configured to play a series of images associated with images from the portion of the full video when the video preview is activated. | 2014-08-07 |
20140219635 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTED AND PARALLEL VIDEO EDITING, TAGGING AND INDEXING - A system and method for having a media engine, client, workflow engine and server. The media engine takes digital or analog real-time video or video-on-demand as an input. Clients connect to the media engine, workflow engine and server. Depending on the client's capabilities, including software features, training and location, the workflow engine will drive required units of work to the client asking them to be fulfilled. This system enables efficient offline, real-time or faster than real-time editing, tagging and indexing of media by one or more clients at the same time. Unlimited numbers of users, tags and indexing functions to take place in parallel on a single video feed at the same time and managed through a rule based workflow engine. | 2014-08-07 |
20140219636 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTEXT-AWARE AUTOMATIC ZOOMING OF A VIDEO SEQUENCE - A computer implemented method and apparatus for context-aware automatic zooming of a video sequence. The method comprises receiving a command to alter a selected video clip of a video sequence visualized on a timeline display; automatically adjusting a timeline display representative of the video sequence to a calculated zoom level, wherein the zoom level allows visualization of editable content in the timeline display; receiving an indication that the altering operation is completed; and automatically resetting the timeline display representative of the video sequence to an original zoom level. | 2014-08-07 |
20140219637 | VIDEO PREVIEW CREATION WITH AUDIO - Providing a method for creating and displaying portions of videos called video previews. The video previews may be associated with audio, such that when the video previews are activated, the audio may play with the video preview. When multiple video previews are organized to play as a playable group or composite of video previews, a corresponding composite audio file can play in response to an activation of the composite. | 2014-08-07 |
20140219638 | Multi-Tier Recorder to Enable Seek-Back Unique Copy Recording - Multi-tier recording to enable, for example, seek-back unique copy recording may be provided. First, content may be recorded to a time-shift buffer. Recording instructions may be received and a virtual recorder corresponding to a user may be instantiated. Next, content from the time-shift buffer may be obtained according to the received recording instructions. Then the obtained content may be saved to the instantiated virtual recorder. | 2014-08-07 |
20140219639 | RECORDING APPARATUS - In a recording mode for simultaneously recording moving image files onto a plurality of recording mediums, a recording apparatus adds same identification information to the respective moving image files to be simultaneously recorded onto the plurality of recording mediums and record the obtained files in such a manner that when a recording space capacity of one of the plurality of recording mediums is smaller than a predetermined value or when there is an instruction to stop the recording to a designated recording medium among the plurality of recording mediums, the respective moving image files which are being recorded onto the plurality of recording are closed. | 2014-08-07 |
20140219640 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STORING AND PLAYING 3D VIDEO SOURCE - Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a method and apparatus for storing and playing a 3D video source. The method includes: alternately storing video frames of a left-eye video source and a right-eye video source in media data storage units of a multimedia storage file in a chronological order; and storing the media information of the left-eye video source and the right-eye video source in different media information storage units of the multimedia storage file. With the above method, when a player client plays a 3D video online, the client player is able to synthesize 3D video with the left-eye video source and right-eye video source obtained from the downloaded media stream data while simultaneously downloading continuous media stream data of a multimedia storage file. The client player can synthesize 3D video without all the download being complete, to thereby play while downloading. | 2014-08-07 |
20140219641 | CERAMIC ROD AND AUXILIARY HEATER OR LIQUID HEATER COMPRISING A CERAMIC HEATING ROD - This disclosure relates to a ceramic rod having a ceramic PTC heating conductor and a ceramic insulation layer, which is sintered with the PTC heating conductor. According to this disclosure, the PTC heating conductor has a transition temperature that does not exceed 300° C., and preferably does not exceed 200° C. This disclosure also relates to the use of a ceramic rod, which comprises a ceramic PTC heating conductor and a ceramic insulation layer, which is sintered with the PTC heating conductor, as a heating rod for an auxiliary heater or a liquid heater in a motor vehicle. This disclosure also relates to an auxiliary heater for heating an air flow and a liquid heater comprising a heating rod, which is a ceramic rod, which has a ceramic PTC heating conductor and a ceramic insulator sintered therewith. | 2014-08-07 |
20140219642 | Heater Interlock Control for Air Conditioning System - A method is provided for controlling operation of electrical heating elements in a heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) system in accordance with fan operating conditions, the method comprising the steps of: monitoring speeds at which a fan motor is operating; communicating status signals indicative of fan motor operating speeds; and upon receiving a status signal indicating the fan motor is operating at a speed exceeding a predetermined maximum speed, communicating a control signal instructing a heater interlock to interrupt power supplied to at least one electrical heating element. | 2014-08-07 |
20140219643 | HEAT GUN HEAD - A heat gun head includes a housing. The housing defines two rows of outlets in a front end surface of the housing. When the heat gun head operates, hot air in the housing flows out of the housing through the two rows of outlets. | 2014-08-07 |
20140219644 | Heater for Vaporizing Liquids - A method of heating fluids that includes heating liquids within a lower portion of a vessel, using first immersion heaters and heating a gas within an upper portion of the vessel using second immersion heaters. Liquid levels in the lower portion of the vessel are controlled. Heating the gas includes heating gas within the upper portion of the common vessel within another vessel positioned within the upper portion of the common vessel. | 2014-08-07 |
20140219645 | DOCUMENT HOLDER FOR A PORTABLE IMAGING APPARATUS - A detachable document-holding device for holding a document at a substantially fixated distance from a lens disposed at a back surface of a portable imaging apparatus. The document-holding device includes a document tray, a sliding interface having a hollow passage, and a mounting-structure and a base. The mounting-structure includes a sliding panel pivotally attached to an attachment panel. The tray and the sliding interface are pivotally interconnected. The base is securely attached to the back surface of the portable imaging apparatus, wherein the mounting-structure is operatively mounted onto the base. The hollow passage fittingly accommodates the sliding panel, facilitating a user to set the distance between the document and the lens. When in operational state, the tray is substantially perpendicular to the optical axis of the lens, wherein an image of the document, placed onto the tray, is reflected towards the lens. | 2014-08-07 |
20140219646 | Electronic Device With Camera Flash Structures - An electronic device may contain a camera, a camera flash, and a display in a housing. The camera flash or the display may provide illumination while capturing images with camera. The camera flash may be formed from light guiding structures that receive camera flash light from a light source. The camera flash may be located under a speaker port mesh. A speaker port may contain a camera and a camera flash. Light guiding structures may have a ring shape with an opening. A speaker port, camera, or button may be located within the opening. A button may have an opaque portion in which a transparent light guiding structure for a camera flash is embedded. Camera flash structures may produce camera flash light to capture images and can serve as a status indicator to indicate when a message is received or other state change is detected during operation. | 2014-08-07 |
20140219647 | MOTOR, HOLDER AND IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE USING SAME - A motor for providing rotational movement along different directions simultaneously includes a stator, a rotor, a power shaft rotated together with the rotor, a first driving shaft, a first transmission gear located on the first driving shaft, a second driving shaft, and a second transmission gear located on the second driving shaft. The power shaft includes at least one driving gear located on an end portion of the power shaft. The first transmission gear and the second transmission gear engage with the driving gear to drive the first driving shaft and the second driving shaft to rotate, respectively. | 2014-08-07 |
20140219648 | Method for Protecting a PON From Photoreceiver Overload by an ONT - A method and device are provided for protecting a passive optical network including an optical-line terminal connected to a plurality of optical network terminals grouped set-wise. The method includes: obtaining a transmission schedule of the optical network terminals; comparing, by set, the schedule with the signals transmitted by the optical network terminals, and, if at least one optical network terminal of an assembly does not transmit in synchronization with the schedule, disconnecting the assembly. | 2014-08-07 |
20140219649 | MANAGING ALTERNATE SITE SWITCHING IN AN OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A primary optical path in an optical network is established between first and second edge nodes of the optical network for communication between the first edge node and a primary customer network site coupled to the second edge node. A backup optical path through the optical network from the first edge node to a third edge node of the optical network other than the second edge node is determined for communication between the first edge node and a backup customer network site coupled to the third edge node of the optical network. The backup customer network site is designated to back up the primary customer network site. Communications are forwarded on the primary optical path from the first edge node toward the primary customer network site via the second edge node. Upon detection of a degradation or failure of the primary customer network site, communications are forwarded on the backup optical path from the first edge node toward the backup customer network site via the third edge node. | 2014-08-07 |
20140219650 | NETWORK TRAFFIC MONITORING APPARATUS FOR MONITORING NETWORK TRAFFIC ON A NETWORK PATH AND A METHOD OF MONITORING NETWORK TRAFFIC ON A NETWORK PATH - A network traffic monitoring apparatus and method of monitoring network traffic on a network path is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a first path arranged to receive a portion of the network traffic from the network path and a monitoring port arranged to monitor the portion of network traffic. The apparatus further comprises a switch having an input port communicatively coupled to the first path, and an output port communicatively coupled to the monitoring port. The switch is arranged to selectively toggle between the first state in which the portion of network traffic can pass from the input port to the output port and a second state, in which the portion of network traffic is prevented from passing from the input port to the output port, in dependence of a switching signal. The apparatus further comprises a second path for communicating a monitoring status signal to a network device. | 2014-08-07 |
20140219651 | Apparatus and Method for a Passive Optical Network - A passive optical network comprises a first node configured to transmit a downlink data signal over a communication channel of an optical link, the communication channel having a first wavelength, and a second node configured to transmit an uplink data signal over the optical link using the communication channel having the first wavelength. The first node and/or the second node is adapted to perform at least one monitoring measurement on the communication channel having the first wavelength, and provide monitoring information, comprising the at least one monitoring measurement, in a monitoring channel. Common public radio interface (CPRI) traffic can therefore be transported over an optical transport network (OTN), by using a frequency reuse technique to provide a symmetrical bi-directional communication link between a first node and a second node, and using a frame structure of the optical transport network to provide a monitoring channel. | 2014-08-07 |
20140219652 | Compact Small Form-Factor Pluggable Transceiver - An apparatus, in accordance with particular embodiments, includes an interface configured to establish connections within a copper network. The apparatus also includes a receptacle configured to receive a conventional small form-factor pluggable (SFP) module or a compact SFP module and to direct the SFP modules to a first connector. The first connector connects either of the SFP modules to the node. A pin of the first connector is configured to receive a module detection signal and to transmit data to the compact SFP module. The apparatus also includes a low pass filter coupled to the pin of the first connector that passes the module detection signal to the node. The apparatus is further configured to establish two duplex connections with an optical fiber network if the compact SFP module is connected and to establish one duplex connection with the optical fiber network if the conventional SFP module is connected. | 2014-08-07 |
20140219653 | MODIFIED ORTHOGONAL POLYNOMIALS BASED HYBRID CODED-MODULATION FOR MULTI-TB/SECOND OPTICAL TRANSPORT - A system and method for transmitting data, including one or more Low Density Parity Check (LDPC) encoders configured to encode one or more streams of input data; a signal constellation generation module configured to generate one or more signal constellations; one or more modulators configured to generate one or more signals using hybrid multidimensional coded modulation; a modified orthogonal polynomial generation module configured to generate modified orthogonal polynomials for use as electrical basis functions; and one or more mode-multiplexers and transmitters configured to mode-multiplex and transmit one or more LDPC-coded data streams over a transmission medium. | 2014-08-07 |
20140219654 | OPTICAL NETWORK SYSTEM - A normal system OSU, a redundancy system OSU, an optical switch, a concentration switch, and a controller which detects a command input by operation control and performs control according to the command are provided, and in such a state that the controller detects a redundancy system switching command indicating that the normal system OSU is switched to the redundancy system OSU, the controller induces the concentration switch to change a storage destination of a down signal, instructs the normal system OSU which is the switching source OSU to stop transmission of a transmission permission message, instructs the optical switch to switch a path after receiving remaining data processing completion notifications from the concentration switch and the normal system OSU which is the switching source OSU, writes accumulated information about the normal system OSU, which is the switching source OSU, in the redundancy system OSU, and notifies the concentration switch of completion of switching, whereby a down signal is transmitted from the concentration switch. | 2014-08-07 |
20140219655 | TRANSPORT OF MULTIPLE ASYNCHRONOUS DATA STREAMS USING HIGHER ORDER MODULATION - Aspects of the invention provide transmitters and receivers for managing multiple optical signals. High order modulation, such as phase and/or amplitude modulation, is used to achieve multiple bits per symbol by transporting multiple asynchronous data streams in an optical transport system. One or more supplemental multiplexing techniques such as time division multiplexing, polarization multiplexing and sub-carrier multiplexing may be used in conjunction with the high order modulation processing. This may be done in various combinations to realize a highly spectrally efficient multi-data stream transport mechanism. The system receives a number of asynchronous signals which are unframed and synchronized, and then reframed and tagged prior to the high order modulation. Differential encoding may also be performed. Upon reception of the multiplexed optical signal, the receiver circuitry may employ either direct detection without a local oscillator or coherent detection with a local oscillator. | 2014-08-07 |
20140219656 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSOCIATING LOCATION INFORMATION WITH A COMMUNICATION SUB-ASSEMBLY HOUSED WITHIN A COMMUNICATION ASSEMBLY - An exemplary optical distribution frame includes a frame structure defining multiple positions into which multiple chassis can be inserted and a frame controller unit attached to the frame structure. The frame structure includes a frame controller and a switch communicatively coupled to the frame controller, wherein the switch includes a multiple ports. The frame structure including multiple cables, each cable being attached to a respective one of the ports of the switch and routed and attached to the optical distribution frame so that each cable can be attached to a chassis inserted into a predetermined one of the positions in the optical distribution frame, wherein the frame controller is configured to communicate port mapping information to a management entity that is communicatively coupled to the frame controller for use by the management entity in associating location information with a chassis inserted into the optical distribution frame. | 2014-08-07 |
20140219657 | OPTICAL NODE FOR SWITCHING SIGNALS BETWEEN OPTICAL FIBERS - Proposed is an optical node that contains a number of A optical demultiplexers. Each demultiplexer is adapted to provide at its N output ports N incoming optical signals received from N optical cores of an incoming optical multi-core fiber. Furthermore, the optical node contains a number of B optical multiplexers. Each multiplexer is adapted to receive at its N input ports N outgoing optical signals and to insert the N outgoing optical signals into N optical cores of an outgoing multi-core fiber. The optical node is configurable to switch one of the incoming optical signals simultaneously onto B input ports of different multiplexers and to combine A of the incoming optical signals from A output ports of different demultiplexers onto a same input port of one of the multiplexers. Alternatively, N incoming signals are received from N different mode signals of a spatially multiplexed multi-mode fiber and then transmitted as N multi-mode signals into a spatially multiplexed multi-mode fiber. | 2014-08-07 |
20140219658 | POLARIZATION MULTIPLEXED SHORT DISTANCE CONNECTION - A network device may include a polarizing multiplexing transmitter, a polarization maintaining (PM) fiber, and a polarizing demultiplexing receiver. The polarizing multiplexing transmitter may generate an optical signal, split the optical signal into a first and a second split optical signal, and modulate the split optical signals based on electrical signals to form first and second modulated optical signals. The polarizing multiplexing transmitter may polarization multiplex the first and second modulated optical signals to form a polarization multiplexed signal and transmit the polarization multiplexed signal via the PM fiber to the polarizing demultiplexing receiver. The polarizing demultiplexing receiver may polarization demultiplex the polarization multiplexed signal to form the first and second modulated optical signals and directly detect the first and the second split optical signal from the first and second modulated optical signals. The polarizing demultiplexing receiver may convert the first and the second split optical signal to the electrical signals. | 2014-08-07 |
20140219659 | METHOD OF ALLOCATING UPSTREAM BANDWIDTH RESOURCE AND METHOD OF TRANSMITTING UPSTREAM DATA IN ORTHOGONAL FREQUENCY DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS-OPEN OPTICAL SUBSCRIBER NETWORK - There are provided a method of allocating upstream bandwidth resources and a method of transmitting upstream data in an orthogonal frequency division multiple access-open optical subscriber network. The method of allocating an upstream bandwidth resource according to an embodiment of the invention includes receiving queue status information from each optical network unit (ONU), and allocating an upstream bandwidth by providing to each ONU a 2-D upstream bandwidth map on a subcarrier-time resource through a frame synchronized at constant cycles, based on the queue status information received from each ONU. | 2014-08-07 |
20140219660 | ARRANGEMENT FOR DEPLOYING CO-EXISTING GPON AND XGPON OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - A passive, coexisting 10 Gb/s passive optical network (XGPON) and Gb/s passive optical network (GPON) is created by using a pair of counter-propagating laser pump sources at a network-based optical line terminal, in combination with a feeder fiber, to create distributed Raman amplification for the upstream signals associated with both GPON and XGPON systems. A passive remote node is located at the opposite end of the feeder fiber, in the vicinity of a group of end-user locations, and includes a cyclic WDM and a pair of power splitters for the GPON and XGPON signals such that the GPON signals are thereafter directed through a first power splitter into optical network units (ONUs) specifically configured for GPON wavelengths and XGPON signals are directed through a second power splitter into ONUs configured for the XGPON wavelengths. The arrangement of the remote node allows for the reach and split ratios of the GPON and XGPON systems to be individually designed for optimum performance. | 2014-08-07 |
20140219661 | METHOD OF SELECTING WAVELENGTH OF OPTICAL NETWORK UNIT IN PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORK - Provided is a method of selecting a wavelength of an optical network unit including selecting a pre-loaded default wavelength as an available wavelength candidate or the wavelength that has been changed when a preset wavelength changing condition is satisfied as the available wavelength candidate, acquiring frame synchronization for a downstream signal having the same wavelength as the selected available wavelength candidate, and transmitting a registration request message to an optical line terminal (OLT) from which the downstream signal has been transmitted when the frame synchronization is acquired, assigning the available wavelength candidate to an available wavelength used for communication with the OLT and registering the terminal in the OLT when a registration allowance message is received from the OLT. | 2014-08-07 |
20140219662 | SIGNAL DETECTION CIRCUIT AND OPTICAL TRANSMISSION EQUIPMENT - A signal detection circuit includes: a first optical filter configured to filter an optical signal carrying a frequency modulated signal with a first transmission band; a second optical filter configured to filter the optical signal with a second transmission band; a first photo detector configured to convert the output light of the first optical filter into a first electrical signal; a second photo detector configured to convert the output light of the second optical filter into a second electrical signal; a difference circuit configured to output a signal representing a difference between the first electrical signal and the second electrical signal; and a detector configured to detect the frequency modulated signal based on the output signal of the difference circuit. | 2014-08-07 |
20140219663 | METHODS AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR FREQUENCY SHIFT COMMUNICATIONS - Embodiments relate to communicating data by varying a frequency of an amplitude modulated light source. Embodiments may comprise logic such as hardware and/or code to vary a frequency of an amplitude-modulated electromagnetic radiator such as a visible light source, an infrared light source, or an ultraviolet light source. For instance, a visible light source such as a light emitting diode (LED) may provide light for a room in a commercial or residential building. The LED may be amplitude modulated by imposing a duty cycle that turns the LED on and off. In some embodiments, the LED may be amplitude modulated to offer the ability to adjust the intensity of the light emitted from the LED. Embodiments may receive a data signal and adjust the frequency of the light emitted from the LED to communicate the data signal via the light. In many embodiments, the data signal may be communicated via the light source at frequencies that are not perceivable via a human eye. | 2014-08-07 |
20140219664 | DISPERSION TOLERANT OPTICAL SYSTEM AND METHOD - An optical communication system and method of use are described. The system comprises an optical source adapted to receive a digitally encoded data signal comprising sequences of data at a data rate (B) and comprising two signal levels representing a first state and a second state of the data signal, the optical source being adapted to produce an optical signal substantially frequency modulated with frequency excursion Δν comprising a first instantaneous frequency (ν | 2014-08-07 |
20140219665 | ACTIVE LINEAR AMPLIFIER INSIDE TRANSMITTER MODULE - In one example embodiment, a transmitter module includes a header electrically coupled to a chassis ground. First and second input nodes are configured to receive a differential data signal. A buffer stage has a first node coupled to the first input node and a second node coupled to the second input node. An amplifier stage has a fifth node coupled to a third node of the buffer stage and a sixth node coupled to a signal ground that is not coupled to the chassis ground. An optical transmitter has an eighth node coupled to a seventh node of the amplifier stage and a ninth node configured to be coupled to a voltage source. A bias circuit is configured to couple a fourth node of the buffer stage to a bias current source. | 2014-08-07 |
20140219666 | COHERENT AND SELF-COHERENT SIGNAL PROCESSING TECHNIQUES - A receiver and a multi-symbol-differential-detection (MSDD) module, the MSDD may include an input node for receiving an input signal having a noisy phase; a summation and rotation unit; and an output unit; wherein the output unit is arranged to output an output signal and a normalized output signal; wherein the output signal represents the input signal but has a reconstructed phase; wherein the summation and rotation unit is arranged to receive the input signal and the output signal and to provide a reference signal that reflects a weighted sum of phase rotated and delayed previously received input signals; wherein the output unit comprises a phase difference calculator, a slicer, a delay unit and a normalizer; wherein the phase difference calculator is arranged to generate a difference signal indicative of a phase difference between the reference signal and the input signal; wherein the slicer and the delay unit are arranged to generate the output signal by slicing the difference signal to provide a sliced signal and by delaying the sliced signal; and wherein the normalizer is arranged to normalize the output signal to provide the normalized output signal. | 2014-08-07 |
20140219667 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - According to embodiments, provided is an image processing apparatus that includes an erasing unit, an operation panel, and a control unit. The erasing unit erases an image formed on a conveyed recording medium. The operation panel receives the setting of the number of the recording mediums from which the image is removed. The control unit continues the image erasing process until a value obtained by counting the number of the recording mediums conveyed to the erasing unit by including the number of the recording mediums causing a conveyance error reaches the setting number when resuming the image erasing process after stopping the image erasing process in the event of the conveyance error of the recording medium. | 2014-08-07 |
20140219668 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS DETECTING OCCURRENCE OF JAM - An image forming apparatus includes a timing roller for conveying paper in the image forming apparatus, a first motor receiving supply of electric power from a power source for driving the timing roller, a second motor receiving supply of electric power from the power source, a sensor for detecting whether a jam occurs at the conveyance roller, a drive relay for cutting off supply of electric power from the power source to the first and second motors, if occurrence of a jam is detected, and a control circuit for controlling an operating state of the second motor such that regenerative power produced at the first motor due to rotation of the conveyance roller is supplied to the second motor, if occurrence of a jam is detected. | 2014-08-07 |
20140219669 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus ( | 2014-08-07 |
20140219670 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, SENSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus comprises: a sensor that includes a light-emitting part for emitting light to a moving body and a light-receiving part; a light-incidence adjusting mechanism that is able to alternatively select from a first state where the light-incidence adjusting mechanism causes light which have been emitted from the sensor and then reflected by the moving body to enter the sensor and a second state where the light-incidence adjusting mechanism causes a reflected light of light emitted from the sensor not to enter the sensor; and a processing unit that causes the sensor to emit light, and corrects output of the sensor when the light-incidence adjusting mechanism is in the first state on the basis of output of the sensor when the light-incidence adjusting mechanism is in the second state. | 2014-08-07 |
20140219671 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a controller executing a setting mode for setting a voltage to be applied to an image transfer member when a toner image is transferred onto a transfer medium, so that a predetermined current flows through a charging member when such an area of an image bearing drum as has carried the toner image transferred onto a transfer medium at a transfer portion then passes through a charge portion, the setting being executed on the basis of a current detected by a first detecting member when such a region of the drum as has been charged by the charging member and has been passed through the transfer portion in a state that a test voltage is applied to the transfer member then passes through the charge portion in a period in which no toner image passes through the transfer portion. | 2014-08-07 |
20140219672 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME - A fixing device includes a fixing rotary body, an opposed member, a heater, and a heating controller. The opposed member opposes the fixing rotary body to form a nipping portion therebetween. The heater includes heat generators arranged in a width direction of a recording medium. When the recording medium fed to the nipping portion has an image area and a non-image area, the heating controller controls the outputs of the heat generators based on image information so that a first heat generator of the heat generators corresponding to the image area is higher in temperature and a second heat generator of the heat generators corresponding to the non-image area is lower in temperature. Based on information other than the image information, the heating controller temporarily shifts an area of the fixing rotary body corresponding to the non-image area to a temperature differing from a normal temperature. | 2014-08-07 |
20140219673 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME - A fixing device includes a rotatable, endless fixing belt; a rotatable contact member configured to contact a circumferential surface of the fixing belt to form a nip in association with the fixing belt; and a heating member disposed at an interior surface of the fixing belt, configured to heat the fixing belt. The heating member includes a multiple heat sources arranged along the width of a sheet of recording media in a direction perpendicular to a sheet conveyance direction. A controller changes an area to be heated by each heat source based on image data and corresponding to an unfixed image on the sheet. The fixing belt is heated by the heating member so that the unfixed image on the sheet that has been conveyed to the nip is fixed onto the sheet at least with heat. The heating member is disposed at a portion other than the fixing nip. | 2014-08-07 |
20140219674 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The present invention prevents condensation on a pressure roller and excessive temperature rise of a non-paper-passage portion of a fixing unit by switching a blower unit that cools the fixing unit between a blowing mode in which the blower unit sends air to the non-paper-passage portion and an exhausting mode in which a fan of the blower unit is rotated reversely and the air in the fixing unit is exhausted out of the apparatus. | 2014-08-07 |
20140219675 | BELT UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus | 2014-08-07 |
20140219676 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus is disclosed that includes a power storage unit. The power storage unit includes a constant voltage generation part configured to generate a constant voltage from a commercial power supply, the constant voltage generation part being connected to an external apparatus operating by consuming power; a voltage increasing circuit configured to increase the constant voltage generated by the constant voltage generation part; a capacitor configured to store an electric charge supplied from the voltage increasing circuit; a circuit control part configured to control charging of the capacitor; and an output part configured to output power stored in the capacitor, the power having a voltage different from the constant voltage. | 2014-08-07 |
20140219677 | COOLING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME - A cooling device including at least two cooling members to cool a recording medium passing thereover, a coolant circulation unit to circulate a coolant, and tubing that connects the coolant circulation unit to the cooling members and through which the coolant circulates. Each of the cooling members includes a heat-absorbing surface that directly contacts the recording medium or indirectly contacts the recording medium via a thermal transmission member, an internal channel provided within each of the cooling members through which the coolant circulates, and a channel inlet and outlet formed at downstream and upstream ends of each of the cooling members in a direction of conveyance of the recording medium, respectively. One of an interval and a thermal insulator is provided between the cooling members. | 2014-08-07 |