35th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 22 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090213092 | TOUCH DISPLAY, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY WITH A BUILT-IN TOUCH PANEL - A liquid crystal display (LCD) with a built-in touch panel includes an LCD unit, a touch panel and a second polarized plate. The LCD unit includes a lower substrate, an upper substrate, a liquid crystal layer and a first polarized plate. The upper substrate is disposed opposite to the lower substrate, and the liquid crystal layer is disposed between the lower substrate and the upper substrate. The first polarized plate is disposed on the lower substrate and has a first polarized direction. The touch panel is disposed opposite to the LCD unit. The second polarized plate having a second polarized direction is disposed on the touch panel and located between the LCD unit and the touch panel. An intensity of a reflected light occurred in the LCD with the built-in touch panel is relatively low, so that good contrast and visibility are obtained. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213093 | Optical position sensor using retroreflection - An optical position sensing system includes a display surrounded by a bezel, which may have high performance prismatic retroreflective film applied to it. The prismatic film may have a plurality of metallized and canted cube corner, with cant angles of greater than 5 degrees. The system also includes least one position sensing component, including at least one radiation source and an optical sensor. An optical position sensing component may include a plurality of radiation source, to improve performance of more diffuse retroreflective film. The position of the radiation source(s) may be varied with respect to the aperture to achieve further performance enhancements. Supplemental radiation sources may be positioned around the bezel so as to provide supplemental backlighting. Each of the plurality of supplemental radiation sources can be individually activated and deactivated, so as to selectively provide said supplemental backlighting to selected areas within the bezel. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213094 | Optical Position Sensing System and Optical Position Sensor Assembly - An optical position sensing system includes a bezel surrounding a display, a position sensor assembly, and a processor for calculating touch locations. Prismatic film may be applied to the bezel. Each optical position sensor assembly includes a body. A lens holder holds an illumination window on a first side and a single element aspherical lens on a second side. The lens holder is mounted to a front face of the body such that the lens is aligned with an opening in the body. An optical sensor is mounted to a rear face of the body and aligned with the opening. A radiation source is positioned within the body above the lens holder and behind an illumination window. A light path separator is positioned between the illumination window and the imaging window, so that the radiation path is optically separated from the view path of the optical sensor. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213095 | DISPLAY AND IMAGING APPARATUS AND OBJECT DETECTING METHOD - A displaying and imaging apparatus includes a displaying and imaging panel, a generating unit for generating a difference image between a reflection light using image and a shadow image obtained from the displaying and imaging panel, and an image processing unit for obtaining information of at least one of position, shape, and size of the adjacent object on the basis of the difference image. The generating unit generates, on the basis of a plurality of images obtained at timings different from each other, which are one of the reflection light using image or the shadow image, one interpolation image corresponding to the one of images obtained at a timing different from those of the plurality of images, and generates the difference image by the difference between the interpolation image and the other one of the reflection light using image and the shadow image. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213096 | COLOR FILTER WITH TOUCH SCREEN FUNCTION AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A color filter includes a transparent substrate, a conductive layer, a color filtering layer, and a protection layer. The conductive layer is formed on the transparent substrate for sensing touch signals, and the periphery of the conductive layer is provided with peripheral electrodes. The color filtering layer is formed on the conductive layer and includes multiple red light filtering sections, multiple green light filtering sections, and multiple blue light filtering sections, and a pixel of a liquid crystal display device includes at least one red light filtering section, at least one green light filtering section and at least one blue light filtering section. The protection layer is formed on the color filtering layer. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213097 | DISPLAY DRIVER AND BUILT-IN-PHASE-CALIBRATION CIRCUIT THEREOF - A phase-calibration circuit including a pattern generator, a phase adjuster, a rotate register unit, a detector unit, and an optimization unit is disclosed. The pattern generator generates a clock pattern and a data pattern for a target circuit. The phase adjuster adjusts a phase between a first clock and a first data output from the target circuit according to a control data for outputting a second clock and a second data. The rotate register unit provides the control data to the phase adjuster. The detector unit detects phase relationship between the second clock and the second data for outputting a detection result. The optimization unit records the control data output from the rotate register unit in accordance with the detection result, and selects one of the control data as a calibration control data, and controls the rotate register unit to output the calibration control data to the phase adjuster. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213098 | Reducing Scrolling Effect for LCD Lamps - A liquid crystal display (LCD) device's microcontroller is used drive an LCD lamp ballast such that the scrolling effect from its light leakage may be reduced to a visually imperceptible level. A check may be performed of lamp's control status in order to verify the microcontroller's ability to properly and accurately control the lamp ballast. The microcontroller may then determine a frequency and duty cycle to use for the microcontroller's PWM control signal. Thereafter, the microcontroller may generate the PWM control signal in accordance with the determined frequency and duty cycle, and drive the lamp ballast using the control signal. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213099 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR BROADCASTING VISIBLE LIGHT INFORMATION IN VISIBLE LIGHT COMMUNICATION - Provided is a method for broadcasting visible light information in visible light communication. The method includes determining a time interval for a simultaneous signal and a time interval for an individual signal of information to be displayed on a display device; simultaneously modulating output signals of three Red-Green-Blue (RGB) Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) making up one pixel, and transferring the modulated information to the display device; individually modulating output signals of the three RGB LEDs and transferring the modulated information to the display device; and displaying the modulated information for any selected one of the time interval for the simultaneous signal and the time interval for the individual signal. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213100 | ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE, METHOD OF DRIVING ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electro-optical device includes n (n is an integer of 2 or more) main scan lines; m (m is an integer of 1 or more) sub scan lines provided in correspondence with a k-th main scan line (1≦k≦n) of the n main scan lines; m logic circuits provided between the k-th main scan line and the m sub scan lines; a plurality of pixel circuits respectively connected to the m sub scan lines; and a scan line driving circuit selecting the n main scan lines, wherein the k-th main scan lines has a set of x (x is an integer of 2 or more) main scan line selection signal delivery lines, each of the set of x main scan line selection signal delivery lines configuring the k-th main scan line is selected by each of first to x-th main scan line selection signals having the same period and different phases and output from the scan line driving circuit, and each of the m logic circuits has x input nodes, each of the x input nodes is connected to each of the set of x main scan line selection signal delivery lines, and each of the m sub scan lines is selected on the basis of each of the output signals of the m logic circuits. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213101 | Display Device and Electronic Apparatus - A display device able to amplify the same input as a power supply voltage of IC by using low temperature polysilicon having high threshold voltage and large variation and an electronic apparatus using the same, including MCK use level shifters | 2009-08-27 |
20090213102 | BOOTING METHOD AND SHUTTING DOWN METHOD FOR IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - During booting of a display panel and a light source, low power supply for electronic circuits is provided to the display panel. Then, the display panel is set by R/W commands. Then, high power supply for liquid crystal transition is provided to the display panel. Then, the display panel is discharged for removing residual electronic charges. Then, the light source is turned on for emitting light to the display panel. On the contrary, during shut down, the light source is turned off and then the display panel is discharged. Then, application of high power supply is stopped. Then, the display panel is set by R/W commands. Then, application of low power supply is stopped. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213103 | LED DRIVING ELEMENT, BACKLIGHT DEVICE, AND BACKLIGHT DEVICE DRIVING METHOD - An LED driving element that can perform black line insertion display without increasing the clock frequency. LED driving element | 2009-08-27 |
20090213104 | SOURCE DRIVER CIRCUIT - A plurality of source amplifiers, arranged for each of a plurality of data lines, generate a drive voltage corresponding to brightness data indicating pixel brightness, to supply corresponding data lines. An output terminal of each source amplifier is connected to a corresponding data line. A high side transistor is arranged between a power supply line and the output terminal, and a low side transistor is arranged between a ground line and the output terminal. A first capacitor is arranged between the output terminal and a gate of the high side transistor, and a second capacitor is arranged between the output terminal and a gate of the low side transistor. Respective pads that function as the output terminal of each of the source amplifiers are disposed along one side of a semiconductor substrate in which a source driver is integrated. The first capacitor and the second capacitor are disposed along one side, at positions adjacent to the pads. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213105 | DRIVING METHOD OF PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL - A driving method for a plasma display panel capable of stabilizing a sustain discharge. The driving method for a plasma display panel according to exemplary embodiments of the present invention includes applying a signal gradually rising to a first voltage to scan electrodes during a first period of a sustain period, and applying a second voltage to sustain electrodes during the first period. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213106 | DISPLAY TERMINAL AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM STORING DISPLAY TERMINAL PROGRAM - A display terminal includes a nonvolatile display device and a power-off control device. The display device has a display region and holds display in the display region even if a supply of power from a power source is cut off. The power-off control device updates only the display in a partial display region, which is a part of the display region, with display of notification information indicating that the power supply has been cut off. The power-off control device also performs processing to cut off the supply of power from the power source to the display terminal. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213107 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SENSING, MEASUREMENT OR CHARACTERIZATION OF DISPLAY ELEMENTS INTEGRATED WITH THE DISPLAY DRIVE SCHEME, AND SYSTEM AND APPLICATIONS USING THE SAME - Methods and systems for electrical sensing, measurement and characterization of display elements are described. An embodiment includes integrating the electrical sensing, measurement and characterization with the display drive scheme. This embodiment allows for measurement of DC or operational hysteresis voltages and/or response times of interferometric modulator MEMS devices, for example, to be fully integrated with the display driver IC and/or the display drive scheme. Another embodiment allows these measurements to be performed and used without resulting in display artifacts visible to a human user. Another embodiment allows the measurement circuitry to be integrated with the display driver IC and/or the display drive scheme re-using several existing circuitry components and features, thus allowing for integration of the measurement method and its use relatively easily. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213108 | Surface Discharge Type Plasma Display Panel Divided Into A Plurality of Sub-Screens - A surface-discharge type PDP includes plural electrode pairs formed of first and second sustain electrodes arranged on a first substrate. Each pair extends along a line direction, and the first and second sustain electrodes are in parallel and adjacent to each other. Plural address electrodes arranged on a second substrate opposing the first substrate via a discharge space, each extending along a row direction, a matrix corresponding to a screen to be displayed is formed with the main electrodes and address electrodes, the address electrodes are orthogonal to the main electrodes, each of the address electrode is divided into, for example two partial address electrodes separated from each other by a border line located between adjacent main electrode pairs, whereby the screen is divided into two partial screens, wherein a first clearance between the partial address electrodes is substantially larger than a second clearance between main electrode pair adjacent across the border line. The arrangement order of the first and second sustain electrodes may preferably be such that first sustain electrodes of the first and second partial screens face each other via the border line, and the partial address electrodes may not cross over the first sustain electrodes nearest to the border line. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213109 | DRIVING METHOD FOR A DISPLAY - The invention discloses a driving method for a display. The method includes the following steps: providing a pixels structure; receiving a plurality of frames; driving the (2n−1)th scan line and the (2n)th scan line by turns while receiving the number of odd frame; driving (2n)th scan line and (2n−1)th scan line by turns while receiving the number of even frame; adjusting the voltage of the Vcom according to pixels voltage value which are the voltage to be written into the pixels by odd data lines and even data lines while the pixels structure receiving the number of odd frame and the number of the even frame. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213110 | IMAGE MIXING APPARATUS AND PIXEL MIXER - An image mixing apparatus and a pixel mixer capable of mixing image data items having different pixel resolutions, and mixing image data items in an arbitrary display priority, irrespective of the order of mixing, even if the order of mixing is determined in advance is provided. Of two pixel data items having depth values “Zc” and “Zb”, one pixel data item having the depth value indicating that the pixel is located in a foreground position is selected by a pixel selection determination circuit | 2009-08-27 |
20090213111 | Method for three-dimensional depiction of a digital road map - In order to provide a method that uses the region of a visual depiction of a digital road map in the vicinity of and above the horizon to convey to the user an enhanced impression of depth, provision is made that a plurality of image objects are drawn in the region of the horizon and thereabove, the individual image objects shifting with respect to one another upon a change in the position or travel direction of the vehicle. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213112 | Using Image Content to Facilitate Navigation in Panoramic Image Data - The present invention relates to using image content to facilitate navigation in panoramic image data. In an embodiment, a computer-implemented method for navigating in panoramic image data includes: (1) determining an intersection of a ray and a virtual model, wherein the ray extends from a camera viewport of an image and the virtual model comprises a plurality of facade planes; (2) retrieving a panoramic image; (3) orienting the panoramic image to the intersection; and (4) displaying the oriented panoramic image. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213113 | 3D image processing method and apparatus for enabling efficient retrieval of neighboring point - Disclosed are data storing and processing methods or apparatuses which may efficiently perform a process of retrieving neighboring points between points stored in a leaf cell in a point-based 3D data expressing method. A computer-readable recording medium having stored thereon instructions for implementing a method of three-Dimensional (3D) data processing, the instructions including an instruction set of connecting each of a plurality of points with a leaf cell of a spatial tree structure; an instruction set of assigning a ball to correspond to each of the plurality of points; and an instruction set of connecting the ball with a leaf cell intersecting the ball. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213114 | Portable Immersive Environment Using Motion Capture and Head Mounted Display - Embodiments of the present invention provide a collaborative visualization system, which integrates motion capture and virtual reality, along with kinematics and computer-aided design (CAD), for the purpose of, for example, virtual training on a task. A portable motion capture system tracks the movements of one or more trainers and records full-body motion capture data for one or more trainers performing one or more tasks. A virtual reality simulator receives the recorded motion capture data and animates scaled avatars within a three-dimensional virtual reality simulation responsive to recorded motion capture data. An immersive observation system displays the virtual reality simulation, including the animated avatars, as a three-dimensional image that appears to surround one or more trainees using one or more head mounted displays so that the one or more trainees can analyze the one or more tasks performed. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213115 | INSTANT RAY TRACING - Methods, systems, devices and computer program products operable in a computer graphics system include constructing a hierarchical ray tracing acceleration data structure comprising a tree structure, the nodes of which are generated utilizing a bounding interval hierarchy based on defining an axis-aligned scene bounding box and two parallel planes to partition a set of objects in a scene into left objects and right objects, and matching split planes to object bounding boxes. The two planes are perpendicular to a selected one of x, y, or z-axes. Given a splitting plane, each object in an image is classified either left or right based on a left/right selection criterion, and two splitting plane values of the child nodes are determined by the maximum and minimum coordinate of the left and right objects, respectively. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213116 | PMI DATA VISUALIZATION - Technology creates a better visual perception of PMI data in a three dimensional representation of an object by adjusting the opacity of elements not normal to the view of the user. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213117 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A COMPUTER-RENDERED THREE-DIMENSIONAL MANNEQUIN - A human body is three-dimensionally reproduced to create a computer-rendered model. The model is dynamically manipulable to adjust or customize the dimensions of the model to specified measurements. Computer renderings of garments are stored in the computer. The model may be “clothed” with one or more garments, the representation of a garment being accurately adjusted to reflect its fit on a model of the model's particular dimensions. The computer will accurately represent the specific dimensions of the items of clothing in relation to the customized dimensions of the virtual mannequin. The virtual mannequin may be rotated and may be animated to thereby model the clothing and observe the interaction of the clothing with the environment. Once satisfied to the accuracy/appropriateness of the clothing, the computer can output appropriate dimensional, color, and related coordinates. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213118 | 3-Dimensional image processor and processing method - A three-dimensional (3D) image processor and processing method are described. The 3D image processor includes a space division unit to divide a virtual object space where a virtual 3D object is located into a plurality of sub-spaces, and a plurality of processors to correspond to each of the divided sub-spaces and to compute a trajectory of a ray within each of the corresponding sub-spaces, the ray being transmitted into each of the corresponding sub-spaces. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213119 | Remeshing method and apparatus for restoring sharp features of mesh made smooth enough - A three-dimensional (3D) remeshing apparatus includes a curved surface geometry module for calculating one or more geometric elements, including a normal and a curvature, based on data of an input mesh, a vertex grouping module for grouping vertices of the mesh into a general group, an edge group, and an apex group using information of the curvature calculated by the curved surface geometry module, and a projection module for searching for one or more tangent planes corresponding to one or more of the vertices grouped by the vertex grouping module, projecting one or more corresponding vertices on each of the tangent planes, and restoring one or more edges of the input mesh. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213120 | Method And System For Enhanced Formulation And Visualization Rendering - An apparatus for measuring a spatially under-sampled Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function (BRDF) of a surface. The apparatus may comprise a first light source directed to illuminate the surface from a first illumination direction, and a plurality of sensors positioned to receive light reflected by the surface. The plurality of sensors may comprise first, second and third sensors positioned to receive light reflected by the surface in first, second and third non-coplanar directions. In various embodiments, the apparatus may also comprise a computer in communication with the plurality of sensors. The computer is configured to convert light sensed by the plurality of sensors into a first appearance property of the surface considering the first, second, and third reflectance directions. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213121 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS - An image processing method and apparatus. The image processing method includes an analysis module analyzing vanishing points of an image and icons by using a database, a mesh mapping module mapping a mesh on the image based on the result of analysis, and an icon mapping module mapping icons on the image based on the result of analysis. The mesh includes a plurality of horizontal lines and a plurality of perspective lines, and the icons include general icons indicating objects in the image and length icons indicating lengths. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213122 | Graphical Display of CPU Utilization - A method for graphically displaying central processing unit consumption for at least one variable capacity or uncapped partition including displaying CPU utilization or consumption of at least one variable capacity or uncapped partition in a variable-size colored pie chart. The pie chart shows time spent in at least one of user mode, operating system mode, I/O wait mode, or idle mode, with each mode being represented by a different color. An entitlement indicator is displayed for the effective minimum capacity of the at least one variable capacity or uncapped partition. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213123 | Method of using skeletal animation data to ascertain risk in a surveillance system - The present invention discloses a method of surveillance comprising the steps of matching skeletal animation data representative of recorded motion to a pre-defined animation. The pre-defined animation is associated with a risk value. An end-user is also provided with at least the recorded motion as well as a risk value. The method may be carried out in real time and the skeletal animation data may be three-dimensional. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213124 | Method of Displaying Product and Service Performance Data - An entertaining and informative method of displaying competitive product performance data is disclosed. The various embodiments include a method for displaying product performance data by use of animated contests between animated representatives of competing products. The contest results are relative to selected product test results. The relationship between the test results and the contest results is a mathematical approximation. Thus, a gross disparity in the displayed animated contest is indicative of a gross disparity in the performance of the products on the test. Likewise, a closely fought contest in the displayed animated contest is indicative of close performance of the products on the test. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213125 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - An aspect of the invention provides an image processing apparatus that processes image data on the basis of received data, the image processing apparatus comprising: a CPU operatable on multiple CPU clocks; a selecting unit configured to select a first CPU clock on the basis of an operation mode of the image processing apparatus and processing state information on the image processing apparatus; and a changing unit configured to change a second CPU clock to the first CPU clock selected by the selecting unit. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213126 | Hardware Architecture for Video Conferencing - Video processing architectures, systems, and methods for a multipoint control unit are provided. In one example, a video processing system includes a motherboard and at least one daughterboard, each daughterboard having a plurality of processors interconnected via a daughterboard switch, where the daughterboard switch is configured to switch data between the plurality of processors and between the motherboard and daughterboard. The video processing system may further include a plurality of daughterboards each having an identical hardware and/or mechanical configuration. The plurality of daughterboards may be configured to be mechanically and electrically couplable together in any order, and may be stackable to form a series chain of daughterboards extending from the motherboard, each respective daughterboard switch being further configured to switch data to a daughterboard switch on another daughterboard to permit data flow along said series chain. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213127 | GUIDED ATTACHMENT OF ACCELERATORS TO COMPUTER SYSTEMS - A method of guided attachment of hardware accelerators to slots of a computing system includes dividing a first group of hardware accelerators into a plurality of priority classes, dividing a first group of slots of the computing system into a plurality of hierarchical tiers, and attaching each hardware accelerator of the first group of hardware accelerators to a slot matched to the hardware accelerators based on comparison of a priority class of the hardware accelerator and a hierarchical tier of the slot. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213128 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INSTRUCTION LATENCY REDUCTION IN GRAPHICS PROCESSING - A system, method and apparatus are disclosed, in which an instruction scheduler of a compiler, e.g., a shader compiler, reduces instruction latency based on a determined instruction distance between a dependent predecessor and successor instructions. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213129 | Storage Unit and Storage Module for Storing EDID - With the aid of a storage unit for storing EDID, a memory unit is merely provided power by a bus power while a related power source is turned off, and power leakage is prevented since possible paths of the power leakage are blocked by reverse biasing of related elements of the storage unit. A storage module including a plurality of the designed storage units have same operations and performance as those of the designed storage unit. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213130 | DISPLAY DEVICE - In a display device provided with a frame memory developing an auxiliary line image as a display image and a means of reading out and displaying the image data developed in the aforementioned frame memory, the aforementioned auxiliary line image is constituted by background pixels and dashed auxiliary lines constituted by pixels which have luminance or color that is different from that of the background color and pixels with have nearly identical luminance or color to that of the background color; and by carrying out the display of the dashes so as to move, at fixed time intervals or arbitrary time intervals, the dash display areas of the aforementioned auxiliary lines on the trajectory of the figure described by the aforementioned auxiliary lines, the system is devised to display the auxiliary lines while controlling that an identical pixel of the display device is not displayed continually. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213131 | MESH TRANSFER - Mesh data and other proximity information from the mesh of one model can be transferred to the mesh of another model, even with different topology and geometry. A correspondence can be created for transferring or sharing information between points of a source mesh and points of a destination mesh. Information can be “pushed through” the correspondence to share or otherwise transfer data from one mesh to its designated location at another mesh. Correspondences can be authored on a source mesh by drawing or placing one or more geometric primitives (e.g., points, lines, curves, volumes, etc.) at the source mesh and corresponding geometric primitives at the destination mesh. A collection of “feature curves” may be placed to partition the source and destination meshes into a collection of “feature regions” resulting in partitions or “feature curve networks” for constructing correspondences between all points of one mesh and all points of another mesh. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213132 | SECURE COMPUTER SCREEN ENTRY SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method for entering secure data at an input device includes displaying a graphical input region having input elements, such as a number keypad, and receiving selections of the input elements via a display selection device, such as a mouse or touch screen. An attribute of the displayed graphical input region is changed so that inputs by the display selection device change for the same data input. Examples include changing the position, size and/or layout of the input elements and/or graphical input region. The graphical input elements may instead be provided with two characters so that typing one character results in input of the corresponding character, and then changing the association of the characters on the displayed input elements. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213133 | DISPLAY-DATA GENERATING APPARATUS AND DISPLAY-DATA GENERATING METHOD - A display-data generating apparatus obtains reputation information indicative of reputation of a subject and extracted from a text accessible via a network, and linkage information indicative of a linkage between texts, and couples the reputation information and the linkage information to obtain the linkage between the texts associated with the reputation information specified from each of the texts. The display-data generating apparatus determines a display mode of a first mark that symbolizes the text and a second mark that symbolizes the linkage based on the reputation information corresponding to the text, and generates a display data to display the first mark and the second mark in the determined display mode. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213134 | TOUCH SCREEN AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE - A selective input system and associated method is provided which tracks the motion of a pointing device over a region or area. The pointing device can be a touchpad, a mouse, a pen, or any device capable of providing two or three-dimensional location. The region or area is preferably augmented with a printed or actual keyboard/pad. Alternatively, a representation of the location of the pointing device over a virtual keyboard/pad can be dynamically shown on an associated display. The system identifies selections of items or characters by detecting parameters of motion of the pointing device, such as length of motion, a change in direction, a change in velocity, and or a lack of motion at locations that correspond to features on the keyboard/pad. The input system is preferably coupled to a text disambiguation system such as a T9® or Sloppytype™ system, to improve the accuracy and usability of the input system. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213135 | Providing color space conversion - A method for providing color space conversion is desribed. The method included receiving a graphics object. The graphics object includes at least a first component expressed in a first color space and a second component expressed in a second color space. The first color space is distinct from the second color space. The method also includes piece-wise converting the graphics object to generate output data expressed in a third color space. The first component and a second component may be received and combined to generate the graphics object prior to converting. Apparatus and computer readable media are also described. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213136 | Color sampler - A method for selecting a desired color from a screen display using a color selection tool that may appear as an eyedropper. Rather than independently choosing pixels or a matrix of pixels, the user blends a color by selecting pixels using a mouse cursor. In response, the color of each selected pixel is incrementally blended into the current color at a constant rate. That is, each selected pixel is blended with the current color according to a constant blending factor. In this manner, the current color changes at a constant rate with the contribution of each successive pixel. This approach allows the user to gradually blend colors from the screen display, much as a painter would gradually mix colors on a palette. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213137 | Method and Apparatus for Pixel Sampling - A method and a device for generating a pixel value from a plurality of sample values being generated from a plurality of sample points. The method comprises generating a plurality of sample values; and weighting said plurality of sample values for determining said pixel value. Each sample value is generated from one of a plurality of candidate sample points within a sample region. The sample region is positioned at a corner of two intersecting borders of the pixel. The size of the sample region is smaller than the size of the pixel. The device is arranged to carry out the method according to the invention. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213138 | MESH TRANSFER FOR SHAPE BLENDING - Techniques are disclose that may assist animators or other artists working with models. Information from a plurality of meshes in a collection may be blended or combined using correspondences between pairs of the meshes. Meshes in the collection may include different topologies and geometries. The combined information can be used to create combinations of data that reflect new topologies, geometries, scalar fields, hair styles, or the like that may be transferred to a mesh of new or existing models. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213139 | System and a method for providing information to a user as object moving over a display - A number of events are available to a user, and images relating to a group thereof are provided as images moving across a display. Depending on the frequency of use, source, relevance or availability thereof, the images may follow different paths having different directions over the display. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213140 | MEDICAL SUPPORT CONTROL SYSTEM - A control device connected to a display manipulation device and a plurality of display devices, comprising: superposition means creating a superposition image that is obtained by superposing drawing information on an image of an input video signal; and output means outputting, to the respective display devices, the superposition image and an image that is different from an image in the display manipulation device. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213141 | METHOD OF MANIPULATING VISIBILITY OF IMAGES ON A VOLUMETRIC DISPLAY - The invention relates to a method of manipulating the visibility of image elements on the screens of a multi-screen display. In particular, methods of maximising the visibility of selected target image elements are identified. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213142 | Coding system and method for a bit-plane - A coding system and method for a bit-plane is disclosed. A bit-plane is decomposed or segmented into at least a background area and a foreground area. A number of encoders are provided for efficiently encoding the background area and the foreground area respectively. Accordingly, the performance of compression is substantially improved by this data or texture segmentation. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213143 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM AND PROGRAM - An object can be deformed in a remarkably short processing time. The image processing system ( | 2009-08-27 |
20090213144 | APPARATUS AND METHOD TO CALCULATE RASTER DATA - A computer apparatus is disclosed for determining high quality raster data generation of scalar fields or vector fields, represented by piecewise polynomials or piecewise rational functions. It comprise one or more CPUs operative to do portions of the raster data generation algorithm, initializing sub-algorithms thereof, control the sub-algorithms, and possibly read back the generated raster data or transfer the raster data to other processors in the system. The computer apparatus further comprises one or more stream processing units operative to receive parts of the raster data algorithm from the CPUs and to execute sub-algorithms of the raster data algorithm, resulting in raster data that can be directly visualized, read back to the CPU or transferred to other processors. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213145 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING COLOR TONE OR HUE OF IMAGE - A display device includes an image data receiving unit receiving image data, a liquid crystal display unit displaying an image based on the image data received by the image data receiving unit, a light source supplying light to the liquid crystal display unit, an input unit inputting information showing a use environment at a time of viewing an image displayed on the liquid crystal display unit, a luminance value calculating unit calculating a value for adjusting a color tone or hue of the light source or the image based on the inputted information, and a color adjusting unit adjusting the color tone or hue of the light source or the image based on the calculated value. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213146 | Display device - Provided is a display device capable of improving image quality. The display device includes a display panel, a gate driver, a data driver and a gamma reference voltage generator. In the display panel, gate lines and data lines cross each other to define a plurality of liquid crystal cells. The gate driver supplies a scan signal to the gate lines sequentially. The data diver supplies a data voltage to the data lines. The gamma reference voltage generator selectively supplies a gamma reference voltage or a reference voltage of black gradation to the data driver in each horizontal period, according to a selection control signal input from the timing controller. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213147 | SINGLE VIEW DISPLAY - A single view display of reduced power consumption is provided. The display comprises a display device for displaying the single view and an optical system for concentrating light modulated by the single view into a reduced angular range. A viewer direction determining system determines the direction of a viewer relative to the display and controls the display device and the optical system so that the angular range includes the direction of the viewer. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213148 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - An image display device includes a plurality of pixels, and feeders that commonly supply power to the plurality of pixels. In this image display device, each of the pixels has a light-emitting portion that emits light by a current supplied to the light-emitting portion, a driver that controls light emission of the light-emitting portion, and a switching portion electrically connected to the driver. The parasitic capacitance of the switching portion is determined with respect to each one pixel or one group of pixels according to the voltage drop of said feeder. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213149 | APPARATUS AND METHOD TO DISPLAY INFORMATION USING AN INFORMATION LAYER LAMINATE - A method to display information using an information layer laminate comprising at least three color layers each comprising a different color by selectively removing one or more portions of a first color layer to display portions of a second color layer, and selectively removing one or more portions of a first color layer and one or more portions of a second color layer to display portions of a third color layer. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213150 | Cartridge With Optically Readalble Print Media And Ink Information - A printing cartridge that has a roll of print media, a tubular former on which the roll of print media is wound, the former having a plurality of ink supply containers for different types of ink, a casing with a pair of molded covers which releasably fasten together to encase the roll of print media. The casing bears one or more optically readable indicia relating to the length of print media and the types of ink. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213151 | GLOSSY INKJET RECORDING MEDIUM AND METHODS THEREFOR - A manufacturing an ink-receiving medium comprising the steps of providing a support, treating the support with a salt of a multivalent metal cation, and coating upon one or each side of the support at least one porous ink-receiving top layer from an aqueous coating composition consisting of non-cationic components, wherein the non-cationic components comprise a binder and anionic particles of average particle size less than 2.5 microns, wherein the ink-receiving top layer comprises at least 50% of the total solids by weight, such that the water-soluble salt of a multivalent metal cation is able to diffuse into the ink-receiving top layer, the method further comprising drying the coating and optionally calendering the coating. Also disclosed is inkjet media made from such method and a method of printing using such inkjet media. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213152 | LIQUID JET APPARATUS - A liquid jet apparatus according to the invention is a liquid jet apparatus adapted to emit a jet of a liquid by driving an actuator of a liquid jet head with a drive signal including a digital power amplifier and a low pass filter provided to the liquid jet head so as to correspond to the actuator, and adapted to power-amplify and smooth a modified signal from a control circuit to form the drive signal, wherein the low pass filter is coupled directly with the actuator, and the digital power amplifier is provided with a pair of switching elements and a gate drive circuit, and ON-OFF controls the gate drive circuit based on print data, thereby performing one of output and halt of the drive signal. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213153 | LIQUID JET APPARATUS - A liquid jet apparatus according to the invention is a liquid jet apparatus adapted to emit a jet of a liquid by driving an actuator of a liquid jet head with a drive signal including a digital power amplifier and a low pass filter provided to the liquid jet head so as to correspond to the actuator, and adapted to power-amplify and smooth a modified signal from a control circuit to form the drive signal. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213154 | PRINTHEAD CONTROLLER FOR NOZZLE FAULT CORRECTION - A printhead controller is provided for supplying print data to a printhead having first and second rows of inkjet nozzles configured to print ink of a similar color. The controller is configured to supply the print data to the printhead such that, in the event a nozzle in the first row is faulty, a corresponding nozzle in the second row prints at a position on print media at or adjacent a position where the faulty nozzle would otherwise have printed. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213155 | PRINTHEAD HAVING SEQUENCED NOZZLE FIRING ON INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - A printhead is provided having an integrated circuit having at least one row comprising a plurality of sets of n adjacent nozzles, each of the nozzles being configured to expel ink in response to fire signals, and a controller for supplying the fire signals to the integrated circuit such that (a) a fire signal is provided to nozzles at a first and nth position in each set of nozzles, then (b) a fire signal is provided to the next inward pair of nozzles in each set, then in the event n is an even number, (b) is repeated until all of the nozzles in each set has been fired, or in the event n is an odd number, (b) is repeated until all of the nozzles but a central nozzle in each set have been fired, and then the central nozzle is fired. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213156 | Printing apparatus having line-type ink jet head and method of printing images by line-type ink jet head - A printing apparatus is provided with a line-type ink jet head having a plurality of blocks on each of which a set of ink ejection elements are arranged. In the printing apparatus, a drive voltage signal is accompanied with a prepulse to be applied to each ink ejection element. Particularly, drive signal adjustment values are stored in association with each block. The drive voltage signal is generated for each set of ink ejection elements with reference to the drive signal adjustment values in association with the block on which the each set of ink ejection elements are arranged. By this configuration, it is possible to reduce the differential density between the image portion printed by the imperfect block having misaligned nozzles and the image portion printed by the normal block having nozzles arranged in their correct positions throughout the density range. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213157 | Inkjet Printing Device and Method for Printing Multi-Coloured Images - The invention relates to an ink jet printing device ( | 2009-08-27 |
20090213158 | SIGNAL PROCESSING OF RECORDING MEDIUM INDICIA - A method of processing a time-varying output signal from a photosensor is provided. The time-varying output signal corresponds to a plurality of marks or indicia on a recording medium moving into and out of a field of view of the photosensor with the marks having been printed on the recording medium by a printing system. The method includes amplifying the time-varying output signal from the photosensor; converting the amplified time-varying output signal from the photosensor to digitized data points using an analog to digital converter; and averaging a plurality of the digitized data points. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213159 | Printing Apparatus - A printing apparatus includes a recording head that prints an image and an ink cartridge that stores ink to the recording head. The ink cartridge includes an ink pack and an ink-end sensor that detects an ink-end point based on the pressure of ink supplied from the ink pack. The ink pressure corresponding to the ink-end point detected by the ink-end sensor is set to a first pressure that is the minimum pressure near an outlet of the ink cartridge at which the recording head can print an image of predetermined quality. A determining unit permits starting of a printing or cleaning operation in response to a command issued before the ink-end sensor detects the ink-end point and prohibits starting of a printing or cleaning operation in response to a command issued after the ink-end sensor has detected the ink-end point. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213160 | Printing Control System, Printing Request Terminal, Printer, and Printing Control Method - A printing control system controlling a printer performing a printing operation by ejecting a plurality of ink including specific color ink or special ink. A time interval specifying section specifies a time interval for ejecting the ink when the plurality of ink including the specific color ink or the special ink is ejected to perform the printing operation. A print data generating section generates print data for controlling the ejection of the ink every rank, which is determined as an ejection time of the ink as viewed in time series, on the basis of the time interval specified by the time interval specifying section. A printing control section allows the plurality of ink to be ejected in the time interval specified by the time interval specifying section by sequentially controlling the printer on the basis of the print data sequentially acquired from a first rank among the print data of all ranks generated by the print data generating section. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213161 | Printing Control System, Printing Request Terminal, Printer, Printing Control Program, and Printing Control Method - A printing control system controlling a printer performing a printing operation by ejecting a plurality of ink including specific color ink or special ink. An ejection order specifying section specifies an order of ejecting the ink when the plurality of ink including the specific color ink or the special ink is ejected to perform the printing operation. A print data generating section generates print data for controlling the ejection of the ink every rank on the basis of the order specified by the ejection order specifying section. A printing control section allows the plurality of ink to be ejected in the order specified by the ejection order specifying section by sequentially controlling the printer on the basis of the print data sequentially acquired from the first rank among the print data of all the ranks generated by the print data generating section. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213162 | Printer Having Nested Media Trays - A printer is provided having a media tray, a printhead, and a delivery passage extending from a base of the printer to the printhead past the media tray via which media is supplied from the media tray to the printhead. The base is configured to be received in a recessed region of an upper surface of a first auxiliary media tray in a nested arrangement. The base has a first opening for delivering first auxiliary media supplied by the first auxiliary tray into the delivery passage. A lower surface of the first auxiliary tray is configured to be received in a recessed region of an upper surface of a second auxiliary media tray in a nested arrangement. The lower surface has a second opening for delivering second auxiliary media supplied by the second auxiliary tray into the delivery passage via an auxiliary delivery passage of the first auxiliary tray. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213163 | Inkjet printer - In an inkjet printer where an ink recycling path for recycling ink is formed by connecting among an ink head, an upstream tank, and a downstream tank, the inkjet printer includes a temperature detecting unit that detects a temperature of recycling ink, a temperature changing unit that is installed in the ink recycled path and changes the temperature of the recycling ink so that the temperature of the recycling ink reaches a predetermined temperature, and an ink recycling amount changing unit that is installed at the upstream tank and changes an ink recycling amount according to the change in temperature of the recycling ink. Time required to make the temperature of the recycling ink reach the predetermined temperature can be shortened. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213164 | System for Detecting Offset Printing Using Same - The invention concerns a detection system ( | 2009-08-27 |
20090213165 | OPTICAL SENSOR FOR A PRINTER - A printing system includes a platen; a photosensor including an integrated lens; a light source configured to provide light, the light source including an integrated lens; and an aperture disposed to provide a field of view, the field of view being a portion of a plane parallel to the platen, wherein reflected light from the light source passes through the aperture to the photosensor without passing through an external lens. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213166 | SIGNAL PROCESSING FOR MEDIA TYPE IDENTIFICATION - A method for identifying a type of recording medium using a time-varying output signal from a photosensor includes amplifying the time-varying output signal of the photosensor; converting the amplified time-varying output signal of the photosensor to digitized data points using an analog to digital converter thereby creating a first set of digitized data; filtering the first set of digitized data to provide a low pass data set; filtering the first set of digitized data to provide a high pass data set; computing the standard deviation of the low pass data set; computing the standard deviation of the high pass data set; and identifying the recording medium type using values from both the standard deviation of the low pass data set and the standard deviation of the high pass data set. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213167 | PRINTING DEVICE - A printing device includes: a print head configured to perform printing of information by discharging ink onto a recording medium while moving in a main scanning direction; and a linear encoder configured to obtain a position of the print head in the main scanning direction by optically obtaining scale information of a linear strip oriented in the main scanning direction, with a sensor unit disposed on the print head. The print head includes: a wall in proximity to a face of the linear strip; and an expelling groove formed in the wall, configured to expel ink mist from a space between the face of the linear strip and an opposing face of the wall opposing the face of the linear strip. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213168 | NOZZLE INSPECTING DEVICE IN FLUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS, FLUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS, AND NOZZLE INSPECTION METHOD - A nozzle inspection device includes an inspection electrode placed apart from a discharge unit with a gap therebetween, an inspection unit for inspecting the presence of a defective nozzle by discharging a fluid with respect to the inspection electrode in a state in which the electric field is generated by application of a voltage between the discharge unit and the inspection electrode, a detection unit for detecting whether the inspection unit is in a non-inspectiable state, and a gap adjustment unit for adjusting the gap by transferring either the discharge unit or the inspection electrode in a case in which the inspection unit is in the non-inspectable state. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213169 | INK JET RECORDING HEAD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING INK JET RECORDING HEAD - A manufacturing method for an ink jet recording head comprising the steps of preparing a recording element substrate provided with an ejection outlet array for ejecting ink; preparing a supporting member, provided with a plurality of ink supply passages, for supporting the recording element substrate; and connecting the recording element substrate to the supporting member with an adhesive material; wherein the supporting member has an adhesive material application region surrounding adjacent ones of the ink supply passage, and a part of the adhesive material application region which extends along the ejection outlet array has a width larger than another part of the adhesive material application region. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213170 | Printhead Servicing System And Method - A system for servicing a printhead having a plurality of orifices formed in a face thereof includes a cap configured to mate with the face of the printhead; a porous material provided in the cap, wherein the porous material has a first side arranged to face the face of the printhead and a second side opposite the first side; and a vacuum communicated with the cap, wherein the vacuum is configured to draw fluid from the orifices of the printhead through the porous material provided in the cap. The second side of the porous material has a recess formed therein such that the vacuum is communicated with the recess. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213171 | INK JET RECORDING APPARATUS - An ink jet recording apparatus incorporating a plurality of ink tanks that is independently exchangeable. An amount of ink suction for a suction recovery operation is changed and controlled based on the ink tank being exchanged. In this way, a small-sized apparatus operating at a low running cost is possible by saving and decreasing the ink amount discharged by controlling the ink discharge more than necessary during the suction recovery process after exchanging the ink tank. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213172 | Inkjet Printer With A Protective Print Media Input Tray - An inkjet printer includes a body defining a print media path through which print media can pass. A printhead assembly is arranged within the body and is configured to print upon print media passing along the print media path. A user interface is located on the body. A print media input tray is pivotally mounted with respect to the body, to locate the print media in register with the print media path and which can pivot with respect to the body to form a protective cover for the user interface. A print media feed arrangement is configured to feed the print media from the input tray and through the print media path. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213173 | LIQUID INJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid injecting apparatus includes an injection head for injecting liquid that is cured by irradiation of an energy ray to a target, an irradiation unit that solidifies the liquid injected to the target by irradiating the energy ray, and a removal unit that removes the liquid adhering to a light emitting part of the irradiation unit. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213174 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting apparatus including an ejection head capable of ejecting liquid that may be cured by irradiation of an energy ray, a wiping member that is capable of wiping a nozzle forming face of the ejection head, an irradiation unit that is capable of curing and solidifying the liquid adhering to the wiping member by irradiating the energy ray after the nozzle forming face is wiped by the wiping member, and a removal unit that removes the solidified liquid from the wiping member. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213175 | Printhead Assembly Having Printhead Recessed In Channel Body - The present invention relates to a printhead assembly. The printhead assembly comprises an ink supply module for supplying at least one ink. There is also provided a body defining at least one ink channel. In use, the body interfaces with the ink supply module so that a respective ink is supplied from the ink supply module to a corresponding channel. The printhead assembly also comprises a printhead which, in turn, comprises at least one set of ink inlets. In use, the printhead interfaces with the body so that a respective ink is supplied from a respective channel to a corresponding set of ink inlets. A printing device comprising the printhead assembly is also provided. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213176 | Inkjet Printhead Having Adhered Ink Distribution Structure - An inkjet printhead is provided having an integrated circuit having a plurality of inkjet nozzles formed on one surface and a plurality of ink delivery channels formed on an opposing surface for delivering ink to the nozzles, an ink distribution member having a plurality of conduits formed therethrough which each have an inlet for receiving ink from an ink supply and an outlet for distributing the received ink to the ink delivery channels of the integrated circuit, and an adhesive layer adhering the integrated circuit to the ink distribution member. The adhesive layer has a plurality of holes aligned with corresponding ones of the outlets and delivery channels so that ink can be supplied therebetween. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213177 | INKJET PRINTHEAD HAVING DUAL EJECTION ACTUATORS - An inkjet printhead is provided having an array of ink chambers each including a nozzle and an actuator for ejecting ink through the nozzle and being defined by sidewalls extending between a nozzle plate and underlying wafer substrate with one sidewall having an opening to allow ink to refill the chamber, an ink conduit between the nozzle plate and underlying substrate, and a plurality of ink inlets defined in the substrate. Each conduit is in fluid communication with the openings the chambers and with at least one of the inlets for receiving ink to supply to the chambers. The actuators are unitary planar thermal actuators which have a heater element extending between two contacts forming an electrical connection with respective electrodes provided by drive circuitry. Each of the actuators extend through at least two adjacent chambers so as to simultaneously eject ink from the adjacent chambers through their respective nozzles. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213178 | INKJET PRINTHEAD WITH HIGH NOZZLE DENSITY - An inkjet printhead is provided having an array of ink chambers each including a nozzle and an actuator for ejecting ink through the nozzle and being defined by sidewalls extending between a nozzle plate and underlying wafer substrate with one sidewall having an opening to allow ink to refill the chamber, an ink conduit between the nozzle plate and underlying substrate, and a plurality of ink inlets defined in the substrate. Each conduit is in fluid communication with the openings the chambers and with at least one of the inlets for receiving ink to supply to the chambers. The nozzles are arranged in rows such that the nozzle centres are collinear and the nozzle pitch along each row is greater than 1000 nozzles per inch. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213179 | WIDE FORMAT PRINTER HAVING HIGH SPEED PRINTHEAD - A printer is provided having, supported by a support structure, a print assembly and feed mechanism for feeding print media though a printing zone. The print assembly has an elongate carrier mounted to the support structure which mounts printhead integrated circuits and control circuitry connected to the printhead ICs. The elongate printing zone defined by the printhead ICs is at least 914 mm. Each printhead IC incorporates nozzle arrangements having a nozzle, ink chamber, ink inlet, actuator, and drive circuit to achieve ink ejection at more than one billion ink drops per second. The printhead ICs are each positioned at a common angle of greater than zero degrees and less than ninety degrees with respect to a straight line extending at right angles to a feed direction of print media, with consecutive ends of the printhead integrated circuits overlapping to ensure continuous printing in the printing zone. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213180 | PRINT ASSEMBLY HAVING HIGH SPEED PRINTHEAD - A print assembly is provided having an elongate carrier that is mountable on a support structure of a printer, printhead integrated circuits mounted on the carrier, and control circuitry positioned on the carrier and operatively connected to the printhead integrated circuits to control operation thereof. The printhead integrated circuits are provided in a number and configuration such that the printhead integrated circuits define an elongate printing zone of at least 914 mm. Each printhead integrated circuit incorporates nozzle arrangements each having a nozzle, an ink chamber, an ink inlet, an actuator, and a drive circuit to achieve the ejection of ink from the nozzle arrangement. the nozzle arrangements and control circuitry are configured so that the printhead integrated circuits are controlled by the control circuitry to print more than one billion drops of ink per second. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213181 | Liquid Jetting Apparatus, Liquid Container, and Method of Controlling Multiple Liquid Containers - The liquid jetting apparatus includes a container installation portion, a first wire line, a control circuit and a first switch. The container installation portion receives installation of a first liquid container having a first electrical device. The first wire line, in a state with the first liquid container installed in the container installation portion, electrically connects to the first electrical device. The control circuit transmits or receives a varying signal of varying potential to or from the first electrical device via the first wire line. The first switch supplies a prescribed potential to the first wire line when the control circuit is not transmitting or receiving the varying signal. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213182 | LIQUID DROP EJECTION HEAD AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A liquid drop ejection head unit includes plural lines of plural nozzles formed on a nozzle plate, plural lines of plural drive elements that generate energy for ejecting liquid drop through the plural nozzles, and plural sheets of flexible printed circuit boards that input signals to the plural drive elements. The sheets of flexible printed circuit boards include input and output terminals for taking in and output a signal to one of the plural drive elements. A wiring board is provided to connect to the input terminals of the plural sheets of flexible printed circuit boards. The wiring board is arranged in parallel to the nozzle line with in a width of nozzle plate. The plural sheets of the flexible printed boards are arranged opposing to each other via the wiring board. The input terminals are positioned not to face each other. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213183 | Printhead Having Low Mass Bubble Forming Heaters - A printhead is provided having a plurality of chambers on a substrate, each chamber having a nozzle, a heater arranged in each chamber so as to heat fluid within the chamber to form a gas bubble therein and thereby cause ejection of a drop from the corresponding nozzle, and a plurality of passages formed in the substrate so that each passage supplies the fluid to an associated one of the chambers. Each heater includes solid material and has a mass of less than 10 nanograms of the solid material, which is configured to be heated to cause formation of the gas bubble. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213184 | Micro-Electromechanical Nozzles Having Low Weight Heater Elements - Provided is a pagewidth printhead having a plurality of micro-electromechanical nozzle arrangements. Each nozzle arrangement includes side walls located on a wafer substrate with a roof portion attached to said walls to define a printing fluid chamber. The roof portion defines an ejection port. Each nozzle arrangement also includes an inlet defined in the substrate to supply the fluid chamber with printing fluid, and at least one heater element having a mass of less than 10 nanograms suspended between the side walls in the fluid chamber. In operation, when electrical actuation energy of less than 500 nanojoules is applied to the heater element, the printing fluid undergoes thermal cavitation which increases fluid pressure in the chamber thereby ejecting printing fluid from the ejection port. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213185 | Inkjet Printer Utilizing Low Energy Titanium Nitride Heater Elements - An inkjet printer comprises an array of nozzles extending substantially a width of a print media fed through the inkjet printer; and a plurality of heater elements each corresponding to a nozzle, the heater elements being formed substantially of titanium nitride. The heater elements are provided in contact with a bubble forming liquid and sized to heat the bubble forming liquid above a boiling point thereof upon application of 200 nJ or less of energy to each heater element. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213186 | Inkjet Printhead Having Plural Nozzle Arrangements Grouped In Pods - An inkjet printhead has a plurality of nozzle arrangements. Each nozzle arrangement comprises an ink chamber having an ink supply channel and an ink ejection port; an ink spreading prevention rim provided around and spaced apart from the ink ejection port to define a pit between the ink ejection port and the ink spreading prevention rim; and a thermal actuator mechanism configured to operatively eject ink from the chamber via the ejection port. The plurality of nozzle arrangement are grouped into pods, each pod having two rows of nozzle arrangements spatially staggered with respect to each other. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213187 | LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD AND RECORDING DEVICE - A liquid discharge head include a discharge port for discharging liquid; a liquid chamber communicating to the discharge port; a piezoelectric element including one electrode layer, another electrode layer, and a piezoelectric film sandwiched between the one electrode layer and the other electrode layer independently arranged in correspondence to the liquid chamber, and including a piezoelectric drive portion at where the piezoelectric film deforms and displaces in correspondence to the liquid chamber; and a vibration plate interposed between the piezoelectric element and the liquid chamber, wherein a bending rigidity of both ends in an arranging direction of the one electrode layer of a portion corresponding to the piezoelectric drive portion of the vibration plate is greater than the bending rigidity of a region between both ends. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213188 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AN ACTUATOR APPARATUS, A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A LIQUID JET HEAD AND A LIQUID JET APPARATUS - A method of manufacturing an actuator apparatus includes forming, on the base plate, a test pattern that is electrically discontinuous with the electrodes of the piezoelectric element and has the same layer as the lower electrode, the test pattern having the lower electrode with the upper electrode and the piezoelectric material layer removed by etching, and measuring electric resistance of the lower electrode of the test pattern to acquire the etch amount of the lower electrode when the piezoelectric element is formed. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213189 | LIQUID EJECTING HEAD, LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS, AND ACTUATOR DEVICE - There is provided a liquid ejecting head including a channel forming member in which a pressure generating chamber is provided, a piezoelectric element that is provided at one surface side of the channel forming member, a terminal portion electrically connected to the piezoelectric element; the terminal portion being provided at the one surface side of the channel forming member, a wiring substrate which has a wiring layer, and an adhesive layer for electrically connecting the wiring layer and the terminal portion and for combing the wiring substrate and the channel forming member, the adhesive layer being formed by an anisotropic conductive material. A gap layer that is electrically discontinuous with the terminal portion and the wiring layer is provided on at least one surface of the channel forming member and the wiring substrate in an area in which the adhesive layer is provided. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213190 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OF A LIQUID JET HEAD, A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OF A PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT AND A LIQUID JET APPARATUS - In a step of heating a piezoelectric precursor film, piezoelectric films are formed one by one on each of plurality of flow passage forming substrate wafers constituting a flow passage forming substrate wafer group, and an order of the flow passage forming substrate wafers for starting the heating of the piezoelectric precursor film is varied by the predetermined number of wafers of the flow passage forming substrate wafer group. | 2009-08-27 |
20090213191 | Inkjet Printer With A Cartridge Storing Ink And A Roll Of Media - An inkjet printer has a print medium cartridge configured to store a print medium roll. The print medium roll has a former carrying a length of print medium and an ink supply core which can be received within the former. An inkjet printhead prints onto the print medium and an ink transmission channel structure connected between the ink supply core and the inkjet printhead assembly to transport ink there-between. The print medium is drawn from the roll by a print medium feed arrangement that feeds the print medium past the inkjet printhead during printing. | 2009-08-27 |