38th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 83 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140267465 | SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE, SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - Provided is a signal processing device including a signal synthesis unit that generates a first synthesis signal configured from an image signal to cause a first light emitting element used for displaying an image to emit light and a dummy pixel signal to cause a second light emitting element used for measuring brightness to emit light, a conversion unit that converts the generated first synthesis signal into a second synthesis signal to cause only the first light emitting element of the first light emitting element and the second light emitting element to emit light at identical brightness, regardless of a degradation degree of the first light emitting element, and a light emission control unit that causes the first light emitting element and the second light emitting element to emit light, on a basis of the second synthesis signal. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267466 | CONTENT ADAPTIVE LCD BACKLIGHT CONTROL - An apparatus, computing device, and a computer readable medium are described herein. The apparatus includes logic to process pixels using content adaptive LCD backlight control. The apparatus also includes logic to perform analog current level control dimming when processing the pixels, and logic to linearly compensate for the analog current level control dimming when processing the pixels. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267467 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND DRIVING METHOD FOR DISPLAY PANEL THEREOF - A display apparatus and a driving method for the display panel thereof are provided. The timing controller of the display apparatus determines whether the frame-displaying signal is a specific frame for displaying a first gray-level value and a second gray-level value. When the frame-displaying signal is corresponding to a specific frame for displaying the first gray-level value and the second gray-level value, the timing controller adjusts a plurality of enabling durations of multiple scan signals to control the pixels displaying the same luminance; when the frame-displaying signal is not corresponding to the specific frame for displaying the first gray-level value and the second gray-level value, the timing controller adjusts the enabling time of the scan signals to be identical to each other. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267468 | PIXEL OF A DISPLAY PANEL AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A pixel of a display panel includes a first transistor with a first end coupled to a data line, a control end coupled to a scan line; a second transistor with a first end coupled to a first voltage source, a control end coupled to a second end of the first transistor; a third transistor with a first end coupled to a second end of the second transistor, a control end for receiving a control signal; a light emitting unit with a first end coupled to the second end of the second transistor, a second end coupled to a second voltage source; a first capacitor with a first end coupled to the second end of the first transistor, a second end coupled to a second end of the third transistor; and a second capacitor coupled between the second end of the first capacitor and the second voltage source. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267469 | DISPLAY DRIVE CIRCUIT AND STANDBY POWER REDUCTION METHOD THEREOF - A display driving circuit in accordance with the inventive concepts may include a source amplifier. The source amplifier may include an output transistor configured to amplify an input signal to generate an output signal, and charge a source line of a display panel using the output signal. The source amplifier may include an output transistor switch configured to control the output transistor, and a switch control block configured to receive configuration bits including on/off time information of the output transistor switch to generate a switch control signal. The on/off time information includes information for turning on the output transistor switch in synchronization with a horizontal synchronous signal associated with the display panel, and information for turning off the output transistor switch at a time when the source line of the display panel is charged to a desired charge level. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267470 | COLOR ADJUSTMENT DEVICE, METHOD FOR ADJUSTING COLOR, AND DISPLAY - The present invention proposes a color adjustment device, a method for adjusting color and a display, which first determines a set of three stimulus values displaying as white in the CIE 1931 XYZ color space, and then converts the tristimulus value into a luminance value and two chromaticity values based on the CIE 1976 L* a* b* color space, and determines a set of target luminance value and two target chromaticity values of each and every grayscale respectively according to the set of luminance value and two chromaticity values, and finally converts the set of target luminance value and two target chromaticity values of each and every grayscale into target stimulus sets in accordance with the CIE 1931 XYZ, each grayscale corresponds to a target set of stimulus values. By this way, the color values of whites of all grayscales belong to the same hue. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267471 | DISPLAY DEVICE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, DRIVING METHOD OF DISPLAY DEVICE, AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD - According to an aspect, a display device includes: an image display panel; a signal processing unit; and a signal processing circuit. The signal processing unit calculates an extension coefficient α for an input signal, calculates an output signal of a first sub-pixel, calculates an output signal of a second sub-pixel, calculates an output signal of a third sub-pixel, calculates an output signal of a fourth sub-pixel, and calculates a control signal. The signal processing circuit performs filtering processing on the control signal by a set first time constant to calculate and output a light-source device control signal, when the control signal is smaller than a set threshold value, and performs filtering processing on the control signal by a set second time constant to calculate and output the light-source device control signal, when the control signal is equal to or larger than the threshold value. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267472 | METHOD AND SOURCE DRIVER FOR DRIVING LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - In one aspect of the invention, a source driver for driving a display panel to display an image data in an adaptive column inversion includes a data processing unit having a logic circuit adapted for determining N most-significant bits (MSBs) of image data signals of two neighboring data lines, such that when all of the N MSBs are equal to 1 or 0, the output of the logic circuit is 1, otherwise, the output of the logic circuit is 0, and a MUX coupled to the data processing unit and adapted for receiving a frame polarity control signal, FramePOL, and a pixel polarity control signal, XPOL, and selectively outputting the frame polarity control signal FramePOL when the output of the logic circuit is 1, or the pixel polarity control signal POL when the output of the logic circuit is 0, as a polarity control signal, POL. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267473 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - An object of the invention is to provide a display device and a driving method thereof, in which uniformity of a video image displayed after charge sharing does not deteriorate. In a first horizontal period, a positive voltage and a negative voltage according to a video signal are alternately applied to source signal lines, and then, reset voltages of +5V and −5V are respectively applied to source signal lines. As a result, the voltages of the source signal lines become +5V or −5V. In this state, when the source signal lines to which +5V and −5V are applied are short-circuited in the beginning of a second horizontal period, charge sharing is performed between the source signal lines, and the voltages of these source signal lines become 0V. Subsequently, when the voltage according to the video signal is applied, the liquid crystal display device can display a color video image having reduced display unevenness and high uniformity. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267474 | HYBRID PRINTING PROCESS - A new method of combining pad printing with digital printing is presented, where the pad printer lays down a layer of ink and adhesive primer to accept the digital image. The pad printed surface is baked and a high-definition digital image is printed on top of the primer coat. The result is clear-coated and the coating treated with UV curing. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267475 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus includes a memory, a receiving unit, a detector, a generation unit, a determination unit, and an alert unit. The memory stores output characteristic information, information on image output characteristics of a printer, which is specified for output. The receiving unit receives a print command. The detector detects a one-dimensional code in accordance with a received print command. The generation unit generates print data in accordance with a received print command. The determination unit determines, in a case where a one-dimensional code has been detected, whether or not a printer, which is specified for output, is capable of printing the one-dimensional code with a predetermined print quality or higher by referring to the stored output characteristic information. The alert unit issues an alert in a case where the printer is incapable of printing the one-dimensional code with the predetermined print quality or higher. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267476 | VERIFICATION RECORD FOR A REPLACEABLE SUPPLY - One example discloses a system comprising a computer comprising a memory to store machine readable instructions. The system can also comprise a processing unit to execute the machine readable instructions, the machine readable instructions comprising a data collector. The data collector can receive a plurality of verification records from a printer. Each verification record can characterize a usage of a given replaceable supply at the printer. The data collector can also evaluate a verification history of the printer based on the plurality of verification records to determine a usage credit for the printer. The usage credit can correspond to a number of authentic replaceable supplies consumed at the printer. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267477 | DUPLEX PRINTER WITH MOVABLE PRINT HEAD - A duplex printer system includes a double-sided label web and a duplex printer operable to print both sides of the label web. The label includes exposed adhesive on a first side thereof. The duplex printer includes a printer frame and a pair of print heads arranged to print respective sides of the label web. One of the print heads is shiftably mounted relative to the printer frame for movement into and out of a printing position, in which the print head is operable to print within a printable region of the first side. The print head is selectively shifted out of the printing position so as to avoid contact with exposed adhesive during label web advancement. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267478 | LIQUID EJECTING HEAD, LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS AND ACTUATOR APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting head includes a flow path formation substrate provided with a pressure generation chamber communicated with at least one nozzle opening through which liquid is ejected; and an actuator apparatus including a vibration plate provided at one face side of the flow path formation substrate and a plurality of piezoelectric elements being formed on the vibration plate. The actuator apparatus includes two first piezoelectric elements arranged at positions facing edge portions in at least one direction of the pressure generation chamber and a second piezoelectric element arranged between the two first piezoelectric elements. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267479 | LIQUID EJECTION DEVICE AND LIQUID EJECTION METHOD - A liquid ejection device includes a head unit and a control unit. A driving signal generating portion of the control unit is configured to create a driving signal having at least one wave portion for ejecting the liquid from the nozzles. A signal converting portion of the control unit is configured to convert plural types of original control signals including an original latching signal and an original printing data signal into a single serial control signal having a serial form. A signal restoring portion of the head unit is configured to create plural types of restored control signals from the serial control signal received, the restored control signals including a restored latching signal and a restored printing data signal. The nozzles are configured and arranged to eject the liquid based on the driving signal, the restored latching signal, and the restored printing data signal. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267480 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND NOZZLE TESTING METHOD - A printing apparatus includes a head unit and a control section. The head unit includes nozzles, pressure chambers, and piezoelectric elements. The control section is configured to determine whether or not there is a liquid discharge failure in the nozzles corresponding to the piezoelectric elements based on a detection signal obtained by applying a testing waveform included in a driving signal to the piezoelectric elements. The control section is further configured to detect residual vibration using a first testing waveform in a first print mode performed at a first print speed, and to detect residual vibration using a second testing waveform in a second print mode performed at a second print speed with the first print speed being slower than the second print speed, a period of time for testing with the first testing waveform being longer than a period of time for testing with the second testing waveform. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267481 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM TO PROVIDE DROPLETS WITH CONSISTENT ARRIVAL TIME ON A SUBSTRATE - Described herein is a method, apparatus, and system for driving a droplet ejection device with multi-pulse waveforms. In one embodiment, a method for driving a droplet ejection device having an actuator includes applying a first subset of a multi-pulse waveform to the actuator to cause the droplet ejection device to eject a first droplet of a fluid in response to the first subset. The method includes applying a second subset of the multi-pulse waveform to the actuator to cause the droplet ejection device to eject a second droplet of the fluid in response to the second subset. The first subset includes a drive pulse that is positioned in time near a beginning of a clock cycle of the first subset. The first droplet has a smaller volume than the second droplet. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267482 | Device And Method For Addressable Spray-On Application Of Release Agent To Continuous Feed Media - A module is configured to selectively apply release agent to a web having a sequence of printed imaged formed thereon by a printer. The module includes a plurality of dispensers arranged in a cross-process direction across the imaged web. The module detects positions of areas in the printed images and determines whether the amount of ink in the areas meet or exceed a predetermined density threshold. If an area meets or exceeds the threshold, a controller operates a dispenser to apply release agent to the area on the web as the area passes the dispenser. The controller operates the dispensers with reference to image data of the surface of the web. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267483 | INK JET PRINTER - To provide an ink jet printer capable of reliably detecting a poor connection of connection terminal of a print head in a short time without wasting ink. For that end, a print head is mounted on a carriage, and power is supplied from a capacitor to a heater before charging ink to the print head, so as to determine the presence of voltage drop. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267484 | System and Method for Retracting Media in an Ink Application Zone of a Printer - A system and method for reducing or eliminating the amount of cockle appearing in a continuous web of print media web during periods of non-printing in an inkjet printer. The inkjet printer includes a print module ejecting ink in a printzone on the web at the location of a backer roller configured to support the web. A first and a second retractor engage the web on either side of the backer roller to apply a tension to the web supported at the backer roller. The web is retracted or pushed away from a face of the print module to substantially prevent web cockle from developing and coming into contact with the print module face. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267485 | MOTION QUALITY OF A TRANSFIX NIP BY MEDIA THICKNESS AND/OR SKEW FEEDFORWARD TO NIP MOTOR TORQUE - Embodiments described herein are directed to a system for reducing velocity transits in a printing system caused by media entering into a transfer nip. The system includes: an imaging drum, a variable speed motor, a transfix roll, a transfix nip, a media transport, a thickness sensor, a skew sensor, a media sensor, a switching means and a controller. Media thickness and/or media skew measurements are used in a feedforward control scheme to increase the imaging drum torque when the media sensor detects a media immediately before it is engaged by the transfer nip. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267486 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD CAPABLE OF WEAKENING ELECTRIC FIELD FORMED UNDER PRINTING HEAD - An image forming apparatus includes a printing device; a printing medium conveying unit to convey a printing medium, a first electric charger to charge the printing medium conveying unit, a second electric charger to charge the printing medium conveyed by the printing medium conveying unit, a first surface potential detector to detect a surface potential of the printing medium bearing the electric charge, a second surface potential detector to detect a surface potential of the printing medium bearing the electric charge, and a controller to adjust a power supply voltage supplied to each of the first and second electric chargers in accordance with each of surface potentials detected by the first and second surface potential detectors. The first and second surface potential detectors are located at different positions in a conveying direction in which the printing medium is conveyed by the printing medium conveying unit. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267487 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image forming device, a belt member, a reflection-type photosensor, and a reflection member. The belt member includes plural suction holes to attract a printing medium onto the belt member. The reflection member reflects light from the reflection-type photosensor through the suction holes. The reflection member is disposed inside the belt member. The reflection member has a reflection rate at which, when the reflection-type photosensor receives reflection light at positions of the suction holes with a transparent printing medium being not present on the belt member, a sensor output of the reflection-type photosensor is lower than a predetermined reference value, and when the reflection-type photosensor receives reflection light at the positions of the suction holes with the transparent printing medium being present on the belt member, a sensor output of the reflection-type photosensor is equal to or greater than the predetermined reference value. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267488 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING RESPONSE TO ACTUATION OF ELECTRO-MECHANICAL TRANSDUCER IN PRINT HEAD ASSEMBLY FOR INKJET PRINTING SYSTEM - A measurement device for measuring a response to actuation of an electro-mechanical transducer in a print head assembly for an inkjet printing system includes a sensing circuit and a measurement circuit. The sensing circuit provides a path to system ground for the transducer. The transducer is associated with an ink chamber in the print head assembly. The transducer is configured to transfer energy to contents of the chamber in response to an actuation of the transducer in conjunction with electronics controller and waveform amplifier modules of the printing system. The measurement circuit monitors a ground signal at a transducer-side of the sensing circuit and a reference signal at a system ground-side of the sensing circuit. The measurement circuit generates a difference signal indicative of a difference between the ground and reference signals. Various embodiments of methods for measuring the response and additional embodiments of devices are provided. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267489 | DETECTING METHOD FOR PRINTING MATERIAL BOUNDARY OF LARGE UV INKJET PRINTER - A detecting method for printing material boundary of a large UV inkjet printer includes steps of performing a full-field scanning process at a first scanning speed by a photosensitive element disposed on an inkjet module to cause a sensing device to produce induced voltage signals corresponding to different positions below sequentially in order to determine rough coordinate positions of two opposite sides of the printing material based on the changes of the induced voltage signals, and to define detailed scanning areas including the rough coordinate positions of the two opposite sides; and performing a detailed scanning process for the detailed scanning areas along an opposite direction at a second scanning speed slower than the first scanning speed by the photosensitive element in order to obtain boundary coordinate positions of the two opposite sides of the printing material based on the changes of the induced voltage signals. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267490 | LIQUID EJECTION APPARATUS - In an inkjet printer, a cap part for receiving ink from a head unit during maintenance includes a liquid receiving part and an exhaust part disposed laterally to the liquid receiving part. In the liquid receiving part, a second liquid receiving chamber is disposed further from the exhaust part than is a first liquid receiving part. A second flow path is disposed below the first liquid receiving chamber without passing through the first liquid receiving chamber. In the exhaust part, a first fan part is connected to the first liquid receiving chamber, and a second fan part is connected to the second liquid receiving chamber through the second flow path. Accordingly, it is possible to appropriately exhaust a gas contained within the second liquid receiving chamber, independently of the first liquid receiving chamber. Consequently, a mist in the liquid receiving part can be discharged efficiently. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267491 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - Provided is a liquid ejecting apparatus including a liquid ejecting head that ejects liquid through nozzle openings, and a wiper that sweeps a liquid ejection surface side of the liquid ejecting head, in which the liquid ejecting head includes a nozzle plate having the liquid ejection surface and a protection member that protrudes further on a liquid discharging side than the nozzle plate, and the wiper sweeps a surface of the protection member, which is an exterior surface of the protection member intended to be swept, toward the nozzle plate side, and then the wiper sweeps the liquid ejection surface so that the wiper moves away from the surface of the protection member and comes into contact with a portion between the nozzle openings on the nozzle plate and an end portion of the nozzle plate, which is located on an opposite side in a sweeping direction. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267492 | WASTE INK ABSORBER, WASTE INK TANK, LIQUID DROPLET EJECTION DEVICE - A waste ink absorber for absorbing waste ink discharged from a head for ejecting ink includes layers the same in density and different in flame retardant content ratio, which are stacked. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267493 | WASTE INK RETAINING DEVICE - An ink-jet printer including: (i) a recording head which has an outer surface and includes at least one nozzle opening in the outer surface; (ii) a carriage which carries the recording head and which is reciprocateable in a main scanning direction; and (iii) a waste-ink retaining device which retains a waste ink forcedly ejected from the at least one nozzle of the recording head when a flushing operation is performed by the recording head. The waste-ink retaining device includes an ink receiving portion which is provided below a flushing position to which the recording head is moved to perform the flushing operation, and which receives the waste ink ejected by the recording head, and a first ink retaining portion which receives the waste ink from the ink receiving portion and retains the waste ink and which extends upward such that a top end thereof is positioned higher than a height position of the ink receiving portion. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267494 | LIQUID EJECTING DEVICE - A liquid ejecting head is accommodated in a first casing. A supporting section is accommodated in a second casing. The first casing is pivotally movable relative to the second casing about a predetermined axis. Pivotal movement allows the first casing to take a first position at which an ejection surface confronts the supporting section and a second position at which the ejection surface is farther away from the supporting section than at the first position. The predetermined axis is closer to a first side surface than to a second side surface, and extends in parallel with the first side surface. The second side surface is formed with: a first opening through which a first medium tray is inserted or removed; a second opening through which a first tank is inserted or removed; and a third opening through which a waste-liquid tank is inserted or removed. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267495 | LIQUID EJECTION APPARATUS - An inkjet printer includes a cleaning unit to be brought into contact with a head lower surface of an ejection head, and a unit movement mechanism for moving the cleaning unit. The cleaning unit includes a base part, a cleaning liquid ejecting part protruding above the base part, and a pair of positioning parts. The positioning parts are brought into contact with a block lower surface of a head fixation block on opposite sides of the cleaning liquid ejecting part to keep an under-head gap for holding the cleaning liquid between the cleaning liquid ejecting part and the head lower surface. Since the positioning parts are spaced from the cleaning liquid ejecting part, it is possible to prevent the cleaning liquid that has spread from the under-head gap to the surrounding area from adhering to the block lower surface via the positioning parts. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267496 | RECORDING DEVICE - A recording device includes: a supporting stage configured to support a recording medium; a recording unit facing the recording medium; a Y-axis moving section configured to move the recording unit in a Y-axis direction; and an upward/downward moving section configured to move the recording unit in an X-axis direction such that the recording unit moves toward and away from the supporting stage. The upward/downward moving section includes an upward/downward drive mechanism configured to move the recording unit toward and away from the supporting stage and two upward/downward guide mechanisms configured to guide the movement of the Y-axis moving section in the Z-axis direction of the recording unit. The upward/downward drive mechanism and the two upward/downward guide mechanisms are arranged side by side in the Y-axis direction. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267497 | LIQUID EJECTION HEAD AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME - A liquid ejection head includes channel forming members and a surface treatment film. The channel forming members are joined to each other via an adhesive agent to form a channel for liquid. The surface treatment film is formed on a surface of at least one of the channel forming members. The surface treatment film is an oxidized film including Si. The oxidized film further includes a transition metal forming a passive film. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267498 | INK JET HEAD AND INK JET PRINTING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - An ink jet head includes a pressure chamber formed to hold ink, a vibrating plate, a driving element, and a protective film covering the driving element. The vibrating plate is provided at one end of the pressure chamber, and has a first opening through which the ink held in the pressure chamber is discharged. The driving element is provided on a surface of the vibrating plate and is configured to cause a volume of the pressure chamber to be changed by deforming the vibrating plate upon application of voltage to the driving element. The protective film has a second opening aligned with the first opening and through which the ink held in the pressure chamber is discharged. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267499 | DROPLET DISCHARGING HEAD AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A droplet discharging head includes a passage substrate in which individual liquid chambers are formed; a plurality of piezoelectric elements formed on the passage substrate; a plurality of wirings for connecting electrodes of the plurality of piezoelectric elements and drive circuit connecting portions for being connected to a drive circuit, respectively, formed on the passage substrate; and a support substrate, formed on the passage substrate, provided with a concave portion for housing the plurality of piezoelectric elements at a surface facing the passage substrate, the support substrate being provided with an opening portion above the drive circuit connecting portions, wherein the support substrate is adhered to the passage substrate at a support substrate adhering region of the passage substrate including area where the wirings are formed, and wherein a wiring space between each adjacent wirings is formed to have a crank portion at the support substrate adhering region. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267500 | LIQUID JET HEAD AND LIQUID JET APPARATUS - A liquid jet head is provided with: a nozzle plate which includes a nozzle array having a plurality of nozzle holes arranged side by side along a Y direction; an actuator plate which is laminated on the nozzle plate and includes a channel group having a plurality of first channels communicating with the nozzle holes, the first channels being arranged in parallel at intervals along the Y direction; and an inlet ink chamber and an outlet ink chamber both communicating with the first channels on opposite ends in an extending direction of the first channels. A film member which can be warp-deformed along with pressure fluctuation inside the inlet ink chamber and the outlet ink chamber is arranged as a part of inner surfaces of each of the inlet ink chamber and the outlet ink chamber. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267501 | Active Biased Electrodes for Reducing Electrostatic Fields Underneath Print Heads in an Electrostatic Media Transport - Embodiments described herein are directed to a system for reducing electrostatic fields underneath print heads in a direct marking printing system. The system includes: one or more print heads for depositing ink onto a media substrate; a media transport for moving the media substrate along a media path past the one or more print heads; a conductive platen contacting the media transport belt; an electrostatic field reducer that includes an alternating current charge device positioned upstream of the one or more print heads; and one or electrically isolated biased electrodes in registration with the ink deposition areas of the one or more print heads. The media transport includes a media transport belt and, when the media is on the transport belt it has an electrostatic field, which can cause printing defects. The electrostatic field reducer and electrodes reduce the electrostatic field on the surface of the media and thereby reduce printing defects. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267502 | LIQUID EJECTION HEAD, RECORDING APPARATUS, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING LIQUID EJECTION HEAD, SUBSTRATE FOR LIQUID EJECTION HEAD AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SUBSTRATE FOR LIQUID EJECTION HEAD - The invention provides a liquid ejection head including a member in which an ejection orifice for ejecting a liquid is formed, and a substrate to which the member is joined. The substrate has a heat storage layer containing a silicon compound and an energy-generating element provided at a position corresponding to the ejection orifice for generating heat by electrification to eject the liquid from the ejection orifice. The energy-generating element has a laminate having a metal layer formed of tantalum or tungsten, an Si layer laminated on the metal layer and formed of silicon and an N layer laminated on the Si layer and formed of nitrogen, and the metal layer is in contact with the heat storage layer. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267503 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting apparatus is provided which can suppress bubbles from remaining in liquid flow paths. The liquid ejecting apparatus includes a head that includes a flow path member in which a plurality of ink flow paths are formed, a head main body to which ink is supplied form the flow path member and which ejects the ink to a recording sheet, and a moving element that causes the head to perform a reciprocating moving motion on the recording sheet in the X direction. In the plurality of ink flow paths, the longest ink flow path has the smallest Y direction component on an XY surface (a horizontal surface) of the plurality of ink flow paths. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267504 | PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT, LIQUID EJECTING HEAD, LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS, ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER, AND ULTRASONIC DEVICE - Provided is a piezoelectric element which includes a first electrode, a piezoelectric body layer provided on the first electrode, a second electrode provided on the piezoelectric body layer, and a protection film constituted by a silicon oxide layer that is formed using trimethoxysilane and a liquid-phase zirconia layer, in which the protection film is formed to extend from upper portions of the first electrode and the second electrode to boundary portions between the electrodes and the piezoelectric body layers. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267505 | LIQUID EJECTING HEAD AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting head that ejects liquid includes a flow path member that includes a plurality of pressure chambers through which the liquid flows, pressure generation elements that include active parts arranged at positions corresponding to the pressure chambers and a common electrode for generating a common potential to the respective pressure chambers, and a conductive member that is electrically connected to the common electrode on the flow path member at the side to which the pressure generation elements are fixed and lowers resistance of the common electrode. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267506 | ACTUATOR ELEMENT, LIQUID DROP DISCHARGE HEAD, LIQUID DROP DISCHARGE APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An actuator element includes an electrode film; and an insulation film layered on the electrode film including a through hole for connecting a wiring which is formed on the insulation film to the electrode film. A shape of a rim of the through hole is either a closed curve free of corners or a polygon with vertex angles which are larger than 90 degrees. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267507 | PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT, INKJET DEVICE USING SAME, AND APPLICATION METHOD THEREOF - The piezoelectric element includes first and second sheets | 2014-09-18 |
20140267508 | LIQUID EJECTING HEAD, LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS, PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT, ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER, AND ULTRASONIC DEVICE - A liquid ejecting head includes a passage-forming substrate provided with a pressure-generating chamber communicating with a nozzle orifice for ejecting a liquid and includes a piezoelectric element including a diaphragm disposed on the passage-forming substrate, a first electrode disposed on the diaphragm, a piezoelectric layer disposed on the first electrode, and second electrode disposed on the piezoelectric layer. The diaphragm includes a metal oxide layer of a metal oxide formed by a gas-phase method and a zirconium oxide layer of zirconium oxide formed by a liquid-phase method. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267509 | PIEZOELECTRIC THIN FILM ELEMENT, INKJET RECORDING HEAD, AND INKJET IMAGE-FORMING APPARATUS - A piezoelectric thin film element includes a substrate, a vibration plate provided on the substrate, a lower electrode provided on the vibration plate, the lower electrode including at least a platinum metal film or an iridium metal film, a piezoelectric film provided on the lower electrode, the piezoelectric film including a polycrystalline body, and an upper electrode provided on the piezoelectric film, the lower electrode being provided on an upper portion of a titanium oxide film formed on the vibration plate, the lower electrode including a platinum metal film or an iridium metal film formed on the titanium oxide film and conductive oxide formed on the platinum metal film or the iridium metal film, and the platinum metal film or the iridium metal film being a precise film. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267510 | LIQUID EJECTING HEAD, LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS, PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - There is provided a liquid ejecting head including: a flow path formation substrate on which a pressure generation chamber communicating with nozzle openings for discharging liquid is provided; and a piezoelectric element which is provided on the flow path formation substrate and includes a piezoelectric layer, an electrode, and a wiring layer connected to the electrode, in which the wiring layer includes an adhesion layer which is provided on the electrode side and contains at least titanium and tungsten, and a conductive layer containing copper which is provided on a side of the adhesion layer opposite the electrode. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267511 | LIQUID EJECTING HEAD, LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS, PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT - A flow channel substrate includes pressure chambers, and the pressure chambers communicate with nozzle openings. Piezoelectric elements located on either side of the flow channel substrate include a first electrode, a piezoelectric layer, and a second electrode. The piezoelectric layer contains lead, titanium, and zirconium. The second electrode includes a first layer on the piezoelectric layer side and a second layer on the side of the first layer opposite the piezoelectric layer. The second electrode also includes projections. The projections are aggregates of the lead originating in the piezoelectric layer, and the projections stick out of the surface of the second electrode opposite the piezoelectric layer. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267512 | OXYGEN IMPERMEABLE UMBILICALS FOR INK IN A PRINTER - A liquid ink delivery system for use in an inkjet printer includes a plurality of conduits. Each conduit is configured to deliver liquid ink from reservoirs to printheads. The conduits are essentially comprised of a first material which is non-reactive with the liquid ink and which does not facilitate cooling or congealing of the liquid ink as the ink passes through the conduits. The conduits also include coatings applied to the first material that have further properties suited to delivery of ink and additives within the liquid ink. In one embodiment, an oxygen impermeable coating is applied to the conduit to reduce the risk of the ink or an additive within the ink oxidizes during transport through the conduit. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267513 | Process for Preparing Polymers, Polymers, Dispersions, Inks and Uses - A process for preparing a polymer comprising reacting at least the components i) to iii) in any order: i) a compound of the Formula (1): Formula (1) wherein: T | 2014-09-18 |
20140267514 | BLACK INK FOR INK JET TEXTILE PRINTING AND TEXTILE PRINTING METHOD - There is provided a black ink for ink jet textile printing which includes a disperse dye (A), a disperse dye (B), a disperse dye (C), water, and an organic solvent. The disperse dye (A) is at least one of C.I. Disperse Blue 60 and C.I. Disperse Blue 165, the disperse dye (B) is at least one of C.I. Disperse Red 92, and C.I. Disperse Red 154, and the disperse dye (C) is C.I. Disperse Yellow 163. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267515 | AQUEOUS DISPERSIONS COMPRISING NANOCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE, AND COMPOSITIONS FOR COMMERCIAL INKJET PRINTING - Disclosed herein are aqueous ink compositions, e.g., inkjet ink compositions, comprising at least one colorant; and a nanocrystalline cellulose present in an amount ranging from 0.5% to 5% by weight, relative to the total weight of the composition. Also disclosed are aqueous dispersions for ink compositions, and methods of commercial inkjet printing. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267516 | INKJET RECORDING INK AND INK CARTRIDGE USING THE INK, INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS, INKJET RECORDING METHOD AND INK RECORDING MATTER - An inkjet recording ink, including: water; a water-soluble solvent; a pigment; and a phosphate group-containing copolymer, wherein the phosphate group-containing copolymer includes a structural unit represented by the following general formula (1) and a structural unit represented by the following general formula (2): | 2014-09-18 |
20140267517 | NAIL PRINT APPARATUS AND PRINTING METHOD THEREOF - A nail print apparatus, including: a nail placement unit on which a central area in a protruding portion of a nail of a finger or a nail of a toe is placed, the protruding portion of the nail is an area that protrudes from a distal portion of the finger or the toe and the central area includes a center of the protruding portion in a width direction of the nail; and a print head which performs printing on the nail that the central area is placed on the nail placement unit. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267518 | IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS - An image recording apparatus includes an ejecting head which ejects photocurable liquid onto the recording medium; and a light irradiator which radiates the light to the liquid which is ejected onto the recording medium, in which the light irradiator includes a light source substrate which is arranged so as to face the recording medium, and includes a light source which radiates the light to the recording medium; a heat transport member which includes a portion to be connected which is in thermal contact with the light source substrate, and a portion to be cooled which is located at a position which is further separated from the light source substrate than the portion to be connected, and transports heat from the portion to be connected to the portion to be cooled; and a cooling fan which cools down the portion to be cooled. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267519 | IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS - An image recording apparatus includes: a rotating drum including a hollow cylinder around which a recording medium is guided while the rotating drum rotates; a discharge head that discharges liquid onto the recording medium guided around the outer surface of the rotating drum; and an air flow generator that generates an air flow that passes through the inside of the hollow cylinder of the rotating drum. The rotating drum further includes, in the hollow cylinder, a shaft member that has an axis identical to a rotation axis of the rotating drum and supporting members that are plate-shaped and that extend from the shaft member in the radial direction of the rotating drum and support the hollow cylinder, and the rotating drum rotates in a rotation direction about the shaft member. Each of the supporting members includes at least one air hole penetrating therethrough in the rotation direction. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267520 | METHOD OF FORMING IMAGE AND INK JET RECORDING APPARATUS - A method of forming an image includes a step of heating a nonporous substrate to a temperature in a range of from 30° C. to 80° C.; and a step of forming an image on the nonporous substrate by applying water-based inks of at least two colors to the nonporous substrate employing an ink jet technique, wherein an ink set that contains water-based inks each containing a coloring material, an emulsion resin, water, and a water-soluble solvent is used to apply the water-based inks of the at least two colors, and, of the water-based inks in the ink set, at least one water-based ink has a minimum film-forming temperature different from those of water-based inks of other colors. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267521 | IMAGE RECORDING DEVICE - An image recording device includes: a rotating drum configured to rotate and including a cylindrical hollow outer member having an outer peripheral surface around which a recording medium is wrapped during rotation of the rotating drum; an ejecting head facing the outer peripheral surface of the rotating drum and configured to eject liquid onto the recording medium wrapped around the outer peripheral surface of the rotating drum; an air supply unit configured to supply gas from one side of the rotating drum to a hollow portion surrounded by the outer member of the rotating drum in an axial direction along which a rotating shaft of the rotating drum extends; and an exhaust unit configured to exhaust gas from the hollow portion to the other side of the rotating drum in the axial direction. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267522 | INK CURING APPARATUS WITH LAMP HOUSING AND MOVABLE LOCKING MEMBER - A lamp housing ( | 2014-09-18 |
20140267523 | PNEUMATIC SHEET REGISTRATION AND CLAMPING WITH VECTORED AIR FLOW - A pneumatic table for registering and clamping thereon a sheet of substrate media for handling in a printing system. The pneumatic table includes a media platen having a foraminous upper surface for receiving a substrate media sheet. A first reversible air blower is in fluid communication with the media platen and selectively generates at least one of a positive air flow and a negative airflow through the foraminous upper surface. The positive air flow forms a gaseous layer of air between the foraminous upper surface and the substrate media sheet. The negative airflow encourages the substrate media sheet to remain fixed and engaged upon the foraminous upper surface. A registration wall extends along at least one edge of the foraminous upper surface. A sheet biasing element includes a directionally vectored positive air flow. The sheet biasing device selectively applies a biasing force to the substrate media sheet encouraging movement of the substrate media sheet across the foraminous upper surface for engaging the substrate media sheet with the registration wall. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267524 | PLATEN DEVICE AND PRINTER WITH THE PLATEN DEVICE - A platen device can easily change where suction is applied widthwise to a recording medium. A printer has the platen device. A platen device | 2014-09-18 |
20140267525 | Process for coloring gutter designs - An embodiment of an applicator wheel, which applies ink to embossed designs on gutters. This is accomplished during manufacturing process of gutter as gutters exit any gutter machine. The embodiment attaches to any gutter machine, and by a simple process applies ink or paint to any design that is raised/embossed. Ink is held in a well, which distributes through a roller to a transfer roller to applicator wheel pad. Two offset rims keep the pad at correct distance from un-embossed portion of gutter and applicator wheel pad paints only the embossed portion of a design. (FIG. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267526 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS THAT PREVENTS IMAGE DEFECT CAUSED BY OFF-CENTERING OF ROTATING SHAFT OF PHOTOSENSITIVE DRUM - An image forming apparatus that is capable of forming an electrostatic latent image on the surface of a photosensitive member with high position accuracy even when the shaft of the photosensitive member is off-centered. In the apparatus, exposure devices form electrostatic latent images on respective photosensitive drums, and developing devices develop the electrostatic latent images. An intermediate transfer belt rotates in contact with the photosensitive drums. A rotary encoder detects a rotational speed of a drum shaft of each photosensitive drum. An amount of off-centering of the drum shaft is detected, and a correction coefficient for correcting positional displacement of electrostatic latent images is calculated. A control unit corrects timing of exposure using the calculated correction coefficient, and controls the exposure device to form the image on the photosensitive drum based on the corrected timing of exposure. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267527 | OPTICAL WRITING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An optical writing device for forming an electrostatic latent image on a photoreceptor by exposing the photoreceptor to light modulated in accordance with image data. The optical writing device has: a substrate; a light-emitting-element array including a plurality of light-emitting elements supported by the substrate to be arranged in a main-scanning direction; and a light-receiving-element array substantially in parallel to the light-emitting-element array, the light-receiving-element array including a plurality of light-receiving elements supported by the substrate to be arranged in the main-scanning direction. For light-quantity measurement of one of the light-emitting elements, at least an output value output from one of the light-receiving elements of which center is located in a different position, with respect to the main-scanning direction, from a center of the one of the light-emitting elements is used. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267528 | IMAGING SYSTEM, WRITING HEAD, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An imaging system includes incidence faces composed of optical faces having an image focusing function; prisms; and exit faces. The incidence faces are arranged with a first pitch along a first axial direction. The prisms are arranged with a second pitch along the first axial direction. The exit faces are arranged with a third pitch along the first axial direction. The first axial direction is set as a Y direction. A normal line direction of a face top of an optical face of the incidence face in a plane perpendicular to the first axial direction is set as a X direction. A direction perpendicular to the Y direction and the X direction is set as a Z direction. In a XZ cross-section plane, a width of the prism in the Z direction is smaller than a width of optical face of the incidence face in the Z direction. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267529 | OPTICAL SCANNING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An optical scanning apparatus capable of fixing an optical member using a plate spring without forming a die cut hole and thus having high dust-proof performance includes a mirror supporting portion supporting a reflection mirror, and a projecting portion configured to form a gap between the reflection mirror supported on the mirror supporting portion and itself, and to deform the plate spring with the reflection mirror, and the projecting portion is provided with a cut hole for engaging the plate spring. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267530 | Scan Unit for an Imaging Device and Methods of Using Same - An imaging device scan unit, including an oscillator oscillating in a predetermined oscillation pattern; a light source generating a light beam for deflection by the oscillator and including a forward sweep portion when the oscillator moves in a first direction of the oscillation pattern and a reverse sweep portion when the oscillator moves in a second direction different from the first direction thereof; and components defining at least two optical paths for the light beam, the forward sweep portion of the light beam passes through a first optical path and the reverse sweep portion of the light beam passes through a second optical path, the second optical path reverses a sweep direction of the reverse sweep portion of the light beam such that the forward sweep portion and the reverse sweep portion of the light beam are in the substantially same direction when exiting the scan unit. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267531 | LIGHT SCANNING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A light scanning apparatus, including: a first holding member configured to hold a first light emitting element configured to emit a first light beam; a second holding member configured to hold a second light emitting element configured to emit a second light beam; a rotary polygon mirror; a first mounting portion on which the first holding member is mounted; and a second mounting portion on which the second holding member is mounted, the second mounting portion being provided adjacent to the first mounting portion, wherein the first mounting portion has a V-shape including two limbs in a cross section, and wherein one limb of the two limbs on the side of the second mounting portion is shorter than other limb of the two limbs on a side opposite to the side of the second mounting portion. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267532 | PRINTING METHOD FOR REDUCING PRINTER ARTIFACTS - A printing method comprising a printhead and rollers for printing. A page of a print job is printed which causes depressions in the non-printed side of the print medium. The print medium is heated to reduce the depressions before printing the non-printed side. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267533 | INKLESS PRINTER - An inkless printing device that comprises a plurality of lasers, a rotating polygonal mirror, and an energy recycling unit. The mirror rotates and reflects a laser beam in a manner that allows the beams to reach any point on the paper. The laser turns ON and OFF while the mirrors are rotating to form a printout. Printing on a sheet of paper is achieved by burning to a certain pre-determined depth of the paper, by using the thermal properties of a laser. The energy recycling unit converts the heat energy generated during the printing process to electrical energy and charges a battery cell. Upon the battery cells being charged to a pre-determined power threshold, the power supply to the printer is changed from the AC supply to the battery supply. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267534 | TAPE DRIVE - A thermal transfer printer incorporating a tape drive comprising a first torque-controlled motor and a second position-controlled motor, two tape spool supports on which spools of tape may be mounted, each spool being drivable by a respective one of said motors, and a controller for controlling the energization of the motors such that the tape may be transported in at least one direction between spools mounted on the spool supports. The controller is arranged to determine a control signal to be provided to the torque-controlled motor to set the tape tension, and to provide said control signal to the torque-controlled motor, determination of the control signal including determination of a component intended to compensate for the inertia of a spool of tape driven by the torque-controlled motor. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267535 | IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND COMBINATION OF THERMAL TRANSFER SHEET AND THERMAL TRANSFER IMAGE-RECEIVING SHEET - An image forming method and a combination of a thermal transfer sheet and a thermal transfer image receiving sheet are capable of forming images of high print quality. An image forming method wherein an image is formed by combining a thermal transfer sheet, which is obtained by forming a dye layer on one surface of a substrate and forming a back surface layer on the other surface of the substrate, and a thermal transfer image receiving sheet, which is obtained by forming a dye receiving layer on one surface of another substrate. The dye layer of the thermal transfer sheet contains a sublimable dye, a binder resin and one or both of (A) a polyether-modified silicone having a viscosity of not less than 1,000 mm | 2014-09-18 |
20140267536 | PRINTING SYSTEM FOR REDUCING PRINTER ARTIFACTS - A printing system comprising two thermal printheads and an apparatus for smoothing a side of thermal media which may be compromised by an aggressive drive roller design. The smoothing apparatus in one embodiment is a heater which optionally comprises a heated roller for contacting and smoothing the receiver media. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267537 | Optical Scanning System for Use in an Imaging Apparatus - A scanning unit includes a scanning member having at least one reflective surface for reflecting light incident thereon, a plurality of light sources controllable to emit light beams onto the at least one reflective surface, and first and second scan lenses for receiving and focusing the light beams reflected from the at least one reflective surface. Each of the first and second scan lenses has a light exit surface having a first curved surface section and a second curved surface section defining therebetween a junction line extending between opposed longitudinal ends of each of the first and second scan lenses. The junction line is nonlinear. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267538 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes image carriers for four fundamental colors of black, cyan, magenta, and yellow, and for an auxiliary color, and three optical scanning devices. A first optical scanning device includes two light sources for the black color and another fundamental color, a first deflector, and a first housing. A second optical scanning device includes two light sources for other two fundamental colors, a second deflector, and a second housing. A third optical scanning device includes a light source for the auxiliary color, a third deflector, a third housing, and one or more reflecting mirrors. The light source for the auxiliary color is disposed closer to the third deflector with the one or more reflecting mirrors to turn an optical path therebetween while maintaining an optical path length thereof. The optical paths for the auxiliary color and for the black color have identical light utilization efficiency. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267539 | HANDS-FREE VIDEO TELEPHONY - The invention provides systems and devices that enable hands-free videotelephony. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267540 | VIDEO COMMUNICATIONS IN DETENTION ENVIRONMENTS - Methods for providing a video communication with a detention environment are provided. In one aspect, a method includes receiving a request from a first user to initiate a video communication with a second user. The video communication uses a shared communications terminal located in a detention environment. The method further includes determining, based on a schedule of the second user, whether the second user is currently available for participating. The method also includes sending a notification to the second user to accept the request when the determination indicates the second user is currently available, and receiving a response to the notification to accept the request. The method further includes initiating the video communication when the response indicates the second user has accepted the request. Either of the users is detained in the detention environment. Systems and machine-readable media are also provided. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267541 | Modification of Images Based on Orientation - An image sensor can have a first orientation. If the first orientation differs from a second orientation, values can be read from the image sensor in a manner so as to generate image data having the second orientation. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267542 | PLAYBACK DEVICE, TELEVISION RECEIVER, APPARATUS SELECTION METHOD, PROGRAM AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A television ( | 2014-09-18 |
20140267543 | Output Management for Electronic Communications - Methods, systems and devices are provided for managing electronic communications on a communication device including receiving an incoming call indication from an originating device. The methods, system and devices may include transmitting a delay indication in response to determining the delayed call acceptance is warranted and receiving a first message segment and subsequently a second message segment from the originating device. Additionally, they may include outputting at least one of the first message segment and the second message segment in response to determining whether to output at least one of the first message segment and the second message segment. Further, they may include transmitting a playback status including a series of status indications reflecting an updated output progress of the first message segment at a recipient device in response to determining the first message segment should be output. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267544 | SCALABLE AVATAR MESSAGING - Technologies for distributed generation of an avatar with a facial expression corresponding to a facial expression of a user include capturing real-time video of a user of a local computing device. The computing device extracts facial parameters of the user's facial expression using the captured video and transmits the extracted facial parameters to a server. The server generates an avatar video of an avatar having a facial expression corresponding to the user's facial expression as a function of the extracted facial parameters and transmits the avatar video to a remote computing device. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267545 | IMMERSIVE TELEPRESENCE ANYWHERE - A conferencing peripheral for use with a mobile device or laptop or desktop computer can include one or more of projectors, cameras, microphones, and speakers. Such a device can work with the mobile device to provide a higher quality conferencing experience than has been provided to date by projecting a substantially full size, high resolution, image of conference participants onto a screen or wall and by providing microphones, speakers, and sufficient audio processing to provide high fidelity audio as part of the conferencing experience. The peripheral may be configured to use the voice and/or data network of the mobile device or may include its own internal network interface. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267546 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed, by which a video merging can be performed in the course of a video call to a counterpart terminal. The present invention includes a camera configured to create a first video having a user of the mobile terminal taken therein, a wireless communication unit configured to receive a second video taken by the counterpart terminal, a controller configured to extract a user display region from the first video, and merge the user display region and the second video, and a display unit configured to display the merged video. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267547 | HANDHELD VIDEO VISITATION - An inmate mobile device for communicating with an outsider mobile device is provided. An identity data item, of the device, includes an inmate identifier of an inmate user of the inmate mobile device, a verified data and a restrictions repository. Also included is a media capture module configured to obtain an initial verification data from the inmate user of the inmate mobile device, and an outsider client application configured to receive the initial verification data from the media capture module, determine that the inmate verification data and the inmate verified data match, generate a connection request targeting the outsider mobile device. The connection request includes the inmate identifier of the inmate user and an outsider identifier of an outsider user of the outsider mobile device. The inmate application is also further configured to send the connection request to a server system. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267548 | NUI VIDEO CONFERENCE CONTROLS - A system and method providing gesture controlled video conferencing includes a local capture device detecting movements of a user in a local environment and an audio/visual display. A processor is coupled to the capture device and a remote capture device and a remote processor at a remote environment via a network. The local processor includes instructions to render a representation of the remote environment on the display responsive to the remote processor and remote capture device. The processor also tracks movements of a local user in a space proximate to the local capture device. Responsive to a user gesture detected at the local capture device, the audio or visual signals provided by the remote capture device are altered to change the representation of the remote location is altered locally. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267549 | ENHANCED VIDEO INTERACTION FOR A USER INTERFACE OF A TELEPRESENCE NETWORK - A telepresence device may relay video, audio, and/or measurement data to a user operating a control device. A user interface may permit the user to quickly view and/or understand temporally and/or spatially disparate information. The telepresence device may pre-gather looped video of spatially disparate areas in an environment. A temporal control mechanism may start video playback at a desired point in a current or historical video segment. Notations may be associated with time spans in a video and recalled by capturing an image similar to a frame in the time span of the video. An area of interest may be selected and video containing the area of interest may be automatically found. Situational data may be recorded and used to recall video segments of interest. The telepresence device may synchronize video playback and movement. A series of videos may be recorded at predetermined time intervals to capture visually trending information. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267550 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AN IMPROVED VIRTUAL BREAKOUT ROOM - Management and display of virtual breakout rooms in a video teleconference by making the virtual experience to more closely align the beneficial capabilities of non-virtual breakout rooms is disclosed. Beneficial aspects include summoning all members of a breakout rooms by video, text, or audio signal and a process of assigning participants to a break out room by drag and drop from a roster, randomizing the assignments, and limiting rooms to a particular number of participants to as to cause participants to scramble for a position in a breakout room. Also disclosed is a system for designating a private breakout room and for delivering content to the breakout room. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267551 | Device with Background Composition Module - A portable communication, comprises a control unit, a display coupled to the control unit; a memory is coupled to the control unit. A background database is stored in the memory, wherein a background is selected from the background database; a background composition module is coupled with the control unit for composting user input signal and the selected background to generated a composted signal; and followed by transmitting the composited signal. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267552 | PORTABLE REMOTE PRESENCE ROBOT - A tele-presence system that includes a portable robot face coupled to a remote station. The robot face includes a robot monitor, a robot camera, a robot speaker and a robot microphone. The remote station includes a station monitor, a station camera, a station speaker and a station microphone. The portable robot face can be attached to a platform mounted to the ceiling of an ambulance. The portable robot face can be used by a physician at the remote station to provide remote medical consultation. When the patient is moved from the ambulance the portable robot face can be detached from the platform and moved with the patient. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267553 | System For and Method of Providing Video Ring-Back Tones - A system for and method for provisioning video ring back tones (vRBTs) is presented. The system may include one or more network enabled computers configured to receive video content from one or more parties over a network. The video content may be used to create one or more vRBTs. The vRBTs may be associated with one or more subscriber profiles. The vRBTs may be assigned to one or more parties. When a party attempts to place a video call to a subscriber, the vRBT may be played back on the calling party's video-equipped device until the subscriber answers the call, ignores the call, or sends the call to voicemail. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267554 | MULTIMEDIA OUTPUT AND DISPLAY DEVICE SELECTION - Systems and methods for identifying and selecting a desired display device of one or more display devices for multimedia output are provided. In one embodiment, a respective identifying spatial orientation and one or more connectivity identifiers are associated with each of one or more display devices. A respective selecting spatial orientation is then received. The respective selecting spatial orientation is matched to the respective identifying spatial orientation to thereby determine the desired display device from the one or more display devices. Multimedia content is then routed from a source device to the desired display device via one of the one or more associated connectivity identifiers. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267555 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENABLING VIRTUAL LIVE VIDEO - A system for enabling virtual live video, comprising a live video media server; a host computing device comprising at least a processor, a memory, a camera, a microphone, and a display; and a plurality of participant computing devices comprising at least a processor, a memory, a camera, a microphone, and a display. A host user establishes a session using the host computing device and a plurality of participants log in to the session each using one of the plurality of participant computing devices; at least some of the participants are selected for live video viewing by the host, whereupon the respective participant computing devices are directed by the host computing device to activate their cameras and microphones; and the host computing device subscribes to each of the activated cameras' video feeds and a plurality of participant video feeds is displayed in a grid on the host computing device. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267556 | TELEVISION RECEIVING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR TELEVISION RECEIVING APPARATUS - A television receiving apparatus includes: a transmitting unit which transmits, to a peer apparatus, first audio information received by a microphone and first video information captured by a camera; a receiving unit which receives, from the peer apparatus, second audio information and second video information; a telephone control unit which outputs the second audio information to a speaker; a display unit segmented into a first display area in which the first video information is displayed, a second display area in which the second video information is displayed, and a third display area; and a shared information control unit which causes shared information to be displayed in the third display area, and causes the transmitting unit to transmit the shared information so that the shared information is displayed by the peer apparatus. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267557 | Videoconferencing Equipment Assembly and Related Methods - An assembly of videoconferencing equipment includes a flat panel display, a structure mounting the flat panel display to a support surface, and videoconferencing equipment mounted to the structure. The structure and the videoconferencing equipment mounted to the structure are substantially concealed from view by the flat panel display from a front side of the flat panel display. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267558 | DYNAMIC WIRELESS CONFIGURATION FOR VIDEO CONFERENCE ENVIRONMENTS - Systems, methods, and software for facilitating wireless conference environments are disclosed. In an implementation, a media system obtains environment information comprising a physical characteristic of a conference environment in which to host a least a portion of a video conference. The media system also obtains schedule information comprising a schedule for a portion of a surrounding environment associated with the conference environment. The media system identifies a configuration in accordance with which to wirelessly exchange video with another media system or system s engaged in the video conference. The configuration is based at least in part on the physical characteristic of the conference environment and the schedule for the portion of the surrounding environment. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267559 | Smart Device Pairing and Configuration for Meeting Spaces - Pairing and configuring a computing device for use in a meeting space is provided. An appliance may communicate a broadcast to a computing device which announces the availability of a meeting space for a meeting. The computing device may establish a connection with the appliance. The computing device may then join the meeting in the meeting space. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267560 | Split Frame Multistream Encode - Presented herein are techniques for creating video for participants in a video conference. A designated primary video stream is decoded and the resulting video composed in accordance with a primary sub-picture portion of a frame. Other video streams are designated as secondary video streams output by secondary entities, and are decoded and composed in accordance with a secondary sub-picture portion of the frame structured for the secondary entities. The composed primary video stream is encoded for display at each secondary entity, to obtain encoded slices of a primary video stream. The composed secondary video stream is encoded for display at one of the secondary entities, to obtain encoded slices of a secondary video stream. The encoded primary and secondary video streams are combined at the encoded slice level into a single video stream for transmission to, and decode and display at, the one of the secondary entities. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267561 | EXTERNAL ROUNDTRIP LATENCY MEASUREMENT FOR A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An external capability for measuring roundtrip latency in a conferencing system is provided. The external capability for measuring roundtrip latency in a communication system may include functions of generating a content event, detecting the content event in a received content stream including the content event, determine a first time associated with generation of the content event and a second time associated with detection of the content event, and computing a roundtrip latency based on a difference between the second time and the first time. The content event may be a visual event or an aural event. These functions may be implemented using one or more modules or elements. A computing device may be used to generate and detect the content event and to compute the roundtrip latency. Various other arrangements of modules or elements may be used to provide the functions. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267562 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS TO FACILITATE A LARGE GATHERING EXPERIENCE - Methods and systems to provide an emotional experience for people connected via devices in a large gathering of an event through an experience engine system are disclosed. An example the method includes: aggregating contributions from individuals or small groups into an aggregate to participate in an expression of a whole of the large gathering; generating the expression of the whole for broadcast when the aggregate of the contributions satisfy a threshold; facilitating formation of a small group of participants within the large gathering; providing a service to facilitate synchronized intimate interaction within the small group; and generating a version of a gathering presentation configured to selectively focus attention of a large subset of participants of the large gathering on contents related to or from a specific individual contributor or a specific small group of the large gathering. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267563 | COLLABORATIVE ENTERTAINMENT PLATFORM - Various systems and methods for a collaborative entertainment platform are herein described. A plurality of viewing devices configured to display images to respective screens may be identified. An application control command may be received from a viewing device in the plurality of viewing devices. An environmental indication may be received from at least one viewing device in the plurality of viewing devices. Display of a video stream may be synchronized at the plurality of viewing devices, where the video stream may include results of the application control command. The environmental indication may be presented to each viewing device in the plurality of viewing devices that is not the at least one viewing device. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267564 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING MULTIMEDIA DATA - A networking system and method is disclosed in this specification. The system hosts a virtual environment that is populated with avatars. Each avatar displays a video stream of a corresponding user and defines a virtual view point that represents the user's perspective of the virtual environment. The system implements a method that comprises monitoring movement of the avatars within the virtual environment and capturing a media stream from the virtual view point of each avatar as a corresponding user navigates the virtual environment. The captured video stream is relayed to a user's local client and displayed to the user. | 2014-09-18 |