40th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 45 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140294328 | Improvements in Damper Assemblies - A device is provided for controlling dosing movement of a drawer in a drawer cabinet. The device comprises an actuator ( | 2014-10-02 |
20140294329 | AIR BEARING FOR USE AS SEAL - In order to effect a seal; a porous material which comprises one side of two opposing surfaces is used to restrict and evenly distribute externally pressurized gas, liquid, steam, etc. between the two surfaces, exerting a force which is opposite the forces from pressure differences or springs trying to close the two faces together and so may create a non contact seal that is more stable and reliable than hydrodynamic seals currently in use. | 2014-10-02 |
20140294330 | SLIDING COMPONENT - A positive pressure generating mechanism comprising a positive pressure generating groove is provided to a high-pressure side of one of two sliding surfaces that slide relative to each other in a pair of sliding components, and a negative pressure generating mechanism comprising a negative pressure generating groove is provided to a low-pressure side. The positive pressure generating groove and negative pressure generating groove are communicated with a high-pressure fluid side and separated from a low-pressure fluid side by a seal surface. | 2014-10-02 |
20140294331 | SLIDING COMPONENT - A positive pressure generating mechanism comprising a positive pressure generating groove is provided to a high-pressure side of one of two sliding surfaces that slide relative to each other in a pair of sliding components, and a negative pressure generating mechanism comprising a negative pressure generating groove is provided to a low-pressure side. The positive pressure generating groove and negative pressure generating groove are communicated with a high-pressure fluid side and separated from a low-pressure fluid side by a seal surface. | 2014-10-02 |
20140294332 | TAPERED ROLLER WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLY - A tapered roller wheel bearing assembly may include: a hub provided with a hub flange for mounting a wheel formed radial outwardly at an end portion thereof and a hub raceway formed at a side portion close to the hub flange; an outer ring enclosing the hub and provided with an outer raceway corresponding to the hub raceway on an interior circumference thereof; and a tapered roller disposed between the hub raceway and the outer raceway and allowing a relative rotation of the hub and the outer ring, wherein a flange base is formed between the hub flange and the hub raceway and a first undercut for grinding the hub raceway is formed at the flange base, and wherein a second undercut for dispersing stress concentrated on the first undercut is further formed at the flange base. | 2014-10-02 |
20140294333 | POLARIZATION CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD - A polarization control device in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include a first polarization converter for converting a polarization angle of an input optical signal in response to first control voltages, a second polarization converter for converting a polarization angle of an input optical signal in response to second control voltages, and a third polarization converter for converting an optical signal received from the first polarization converter or the second polarization converter into a first output optical signal having a linear polarization state and outputting the first output optical signal. | 2014-10-02 |
20140294334 | ENHANCED LOW INDUCTANCE INTERCONNECTIONS BETWEEN ELECTRONIC AND OPTO-ELECTRONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS - A configuration for routing electrical signals between a conventional electronic integrated circuit (IC) and an opto-electronic subassembly is formed as an array of signal paths carrying oppositely-signed signals on adjacent paths to lower the inductance associated with the connection between the IC and the opto-electronic subassembly. The array of signal paths can take the form of an array of wirebonds between the IC and the subassembly, an array of conductive traces formed on the opto-electronic subassembly, or both. | 2014-10-02 |
20140294335 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR MODULATOR AND SEMICONDUCTOR MODULATOR - A method for manufacturing a semiconductor modulator includes the steps of preparing a substrate having a main surface including first and second areas; forming a stacked semiconductor layer on the main surface; forming an optical waveguide mesa by etching the stacked semiconductor layer using a mask, the optical waveguide mesa including an optical modulation portion; applying a resin on a top surface and a side surface of the optical waveguide mesa and on the substrate; forming a first opening in the resin on the second area of the substrate; forming an underlayer structure on the second area of the substrate in contact with the substrate; and forming a pad electrode on the underlayer structure in contact with the underlayer structure through the first opening of the resin. The underlayer structure includes an insulating layer made of a dielectric material. | 2014-10-02 |
20140294336 | Agile Light Source Provisioning for Information and Communications Technology Systems - Optical components are provided for use in information and communications technology (ICT) systems. For example, an optical assembly includes an optical module configured to modulate continuous wave optical beams of different powers into a plurality of modulated optical signals at different powers and couple the modulated optical signals onto different length optical mediums, so that lower power ones of the modulated optical signals are coupled to shorter ones of the optical mediums and higher power ones of the modulated optical signals are coupled to longer ones of the optical mediums. An optical power splitter includes a plurality of optical couplers configured to input continuous wave optical beams of the same power and output a plurality of continuous wave optical beams at different powers. | 2014-10-02 |
20140294337 | OPTICAL IQ MODULATOR - An optical IQ modulator ( | 2014-10-02 |
20140294338 | Actively Tunable Polar-Dielectric Optical Devices - Optical devices that include one or more structures fabricated from polar-dielectric materials that exhibit surface phonon polaritons (SPhPs), where the SPhPs alter the optical properties of the structure. The optical properties lent to these structures by the SPhPs are altered by introducing charge carriers directly into the structures. The carriers can be introduced into these structures, and the carrier concentration thereby controlled, through optical pumping or the application of an appropriate electrical bias. | 2014-10-02 |
20140294339 | COMPACT OPTICAL FIBER SPLITTERS - An apparatus includes one or more optical waveguides, one or more first micro-lenses, and one or more second micro-lenses. The one or more optical waveguides are formed in a substrate and are configured to convey respective optical signals between first ends and second ends of the optical waveguides. The one or more first micro-lenses are disposed on the respective first ends of the optical waveguides and are configured to couple the optical signals between the first ends and respective first optical elements. The one or more second micro-lenses are disposed on the respective second ends of the optical waveguides and are configured to couple the optical signals between the second ends and respective second optical elements. | 2014-10-02 |
20140294340 | OPTICAL MODULE, OPTICAL COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT, AND OPTICAL TRANSMISSION DEVICE - An optical module includes a circuit board, an optical element on the circuit board, a semiconductor circuit element thereon and electrically coupled with the optical element, an optical connection member formed on a back surface of the circuit board and including an optical fiber receiving groove, and a pressing plate disposed on a side opposite to the circuit board of the optical connection member so as to fix the optical fiber. The semiconductor circuit element is mounted nearer a tip side of the circuit board in relation to the optical element such that the circuit board, the optical connection member and a tip part of the optical fiber are sandwiched between the semiconductor circuit element and the pressing plate. The circuit board includes a plurality of electrodes to be electrically coupled with an equipment side circuit board formed on a tip part of a back surface of the circuit board. | 2014-10-02 |
20140294341 | SPOT-SIZE CONVERTER, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND INTEGRATED OPTICAL CIRCUIT DEVICE - The invention relates to a spot-size converter, a manufacturing method thereof, and an integrated optical circuit device, and ensures easier coupling to the optical fiber and higher accuracy in manufacturing the spot-size converter. A first core that is extended from a first end configured to input/output light toward a second end, and a second core that is formed by a plurality of cores, and formed at a position to be evanescent-coupled to the first core, and moreover extended along a direction from the first end toward the second end are provided, and, on the second core, a third core that has a taper unit and is formed at a position to be evanescent-coupled to the second core in a lamination direction is provided. | 2014-10-02 |
20140294342 | OPTOELECTRONIC PACKAGING ASSEMBLY - An optoelectronic packaging assembly having an optical interposer and a method of same. The assembly includes a photonic and/or optoelectronic device; a planar optical interposer coupled to the photonic and/or optoelectronic device on a first side of the optical interposer and including an optical transmission element on a second side opposite to the first side; a deflecting element; and at least one optical waveguide on the first side, in-plane with the optical interposer. The waveguide is coupled at one end to the photonic and/or optoelectronic device and at another end to the deflecting element. The deflecting element is configured to enable optical transmission between the waveguide and the optical transmission element through the optical interposer. The optical interposer includes a material allowing for optical transmission between the deflecting element and the optical transmission element. | 2014-10-02 |
20140294343 | OPTICAL MODULE FOR TRANSFERRING OPTICAL SIGNAL TO ELECTRICAL SINGNAL AND OPTICAL MODULE ASSEMBLY USED THEREOF - An optical module ( | 2014-10-02 |
20140294344 | COMPACT MULTICAST SWITCHES, MXN SWITCHES AND MXN SPLITTERS - New architectures for multicast switches, and other optical switches and splitters, that have substantially reduced insertion loss, crosstalk and better overall optical performance in comparison to existing optical switches and splitters. Optimized waveguide mesh layouts are used to substantially reduce the number of waveguide crossings, which reduces insertion loss. The reduction in the number of crossings also reduces the complexity of the mesh and provides better crossing angles to reduce crosstalk and other issues. Instead of crossing all of the waveguides connected between splitter outputs and switch inputs, the waveguides are crossed in sets of waveguides. | 2014-10-02 |
20140294345 | OPTICAL COMPONENT ASSEMBLY FOR USE WITH AN OPTICAL DEVICE - The inventive optical component assembly advantageously enables a multi-waveguide optical component (such as the inventive optical fiber coupler array, a multi-core optical fiber, etc.), to be coupled to at least one waveguide of an optical device at a predefined coupling angle. The optical component assembly of the present invention comprises a multi-waveguide optical component with an output end, a prism having an input surface, an output surface, and an internal reflective surface with a predefined reflection angle, and a GRIN lens, positioned between the component output end and the prism input surface, along a longitudinal axis of the multi-waveguide optical component. In accordance with the present invention, the length of the GRIN lens, and its refractive index gradient profile are optimized to form an optical image of the output end of the multi-waveguide optical component, at the output surface of the prism, thus enabling the output surface of the prism to be coupled to at least one waveguide of an optical device, with the predefined reflection angle corresponding to the angle at which the multi-waveguide optical component may be coupled to the optical device. | 2014-10-02 |
20140294346 | WAVELENGTH-SELECTIVE CROSS-CONNECT DEVICE HAVING ASTIGMATIC OPTICS - A wavelength-selective cross-connect (WSXC) device configured to route any set of carrier wavelengths from a corresponding input port to any selected output port. The WSXC device comprises a diffraction grating and a beam-steering device optically coupled to one another and to the input/output ports using astigmatic optics. The astigmatic optics includes one or more cylindrical lenses configured to image one beam-steering surface onto another beam-steering surface to enable a continuous spectral response. The astigmatic optics may further include (i) a cylindrical Fourier lens that enables the WSXC device to convert a change in the angular beam steering performed by the beam-steering device into a corresponding image-spot displacement at the output ports and/or (ii) one or more cylindrical lenses configured to image the active surface of the beam-steering device onto the diffraction grating. Various unfolded configurations of the various embodiments of the WSXC device are also disclosed. | 2014-10-02 |
20140294347 | PACKAGING AN ARCUATE PLANAR LIGHTWAVE CIRCUIT - A package for an arcuate planar lightwave circuit (PLC) chip includes a heater plate coupled to a base by a thick and soft support layer. The arcuate PLC is attached to the heater plate by soft adhesive. A hard adhesive is applied to a multi-waveguide end of the arcuate PLC, to additionally strengthen the attachment of the arcuate PLC to the heater plate. The structure allows the mechanical stress due to fiber pull/shock/vibration to be dissipated in the support layer without introducing large wavelength shifts in the arcuate PLC. The support layer also serves as a heat insulator, facilitating uniform heating of the arcuate PLC. | 2014-10-02 |
20140294348 | OPTICAL CONNECTOR HAVING SHUTTER MECHANISMS CAPABLE OF EFFECTIVELY PREVENTING ENTRY OF DUST - Each of a plug and a receptacle is provided with an optical contact and a shutter mechanism. The shutter mechanisms are linkaged with each other when connecting the plug and the receptacle to each other. At least one of the plug and the receptacle includes a movable member moved with being pushed by the other of the plug and the receptacle, an urging member constantly urging the movable member toward the other of the plug and the receptacle, and a cam mechanism causes the shutter mechanism to follow movement of the movable member. The shutter mechanism includes a shutter plate having an opening and movable between a first position where the opening does not face the optical contact and a second position where the opening faces the optical contact, and a projection adapted to be fitted into the opening when the shutter plate is in the first position. | 2014-10-02 |
20140294349 | CONNECTOR, CONNECTOR MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND METHOD FOR CONNECTING WIRE HARNESS AND WIRING MATERIALS TO MEMBER TO BE CONNECTED - A connector includes a terminal member including a contact portion that can be brought into contact with a connecting target member, the terminal member being attached to an end of a wiring material, a housing including an insertion recess into which the connecting target member can be inserted, the housing retaining the terminal member such that the contact portion can be brought into contact with the connecting target member inserted into the insertion recess, and a dust protection member that protects the insertion recess against dust by blocking an insertion opening of the insertion recess. The dust protection member is formed such that the dust protection member can be penetrated by the connecting target member when the connecting target member is inserted into the insertion recess. | 2014-10-02 |
20140294350 | Apparatus For Alignment of A Multicore Fiber in A Multifiber Connector And Method of Using Same - A multicore fiber alignment apparatus is described, having a chassis into which is mounted ferrule-holding means for holding a multicore fiber ferrule having one or more capillaries extending therethrough. Fiber-holding means for holding one or more multicore fibers in position to be mounted into the ferrule, such that each multicore fiber extends through a respective ferrule capillary. Means are provided for monitoring the rotation angle of each multicore fiber within its respective capillary, relative to a reference rotational orientation. Means are further provided for rotating each of the multicore fibers within its respective capillary. The rotational orientation of each multicore fiber is fixed when its rotation angle is equal to zero. | 2014-10-02 |
20140294351 | PACKAGE STRUCTURE OF OPTICAL CONNECTOR - The invention provides a package structure of optical connector, comprising: an input circuit board, an output circuit board, a flexible circuit board, an optical transceiver module, and an enclosure for packing the above components. The input/output circuit board comprises a connecting terminal and an input/output terminal comprising a plurality of input/output ports, wherein the input circuit board and the output circuit board are fixed by the two opposite sides of the enclosure to create a specific space between the input circuit board and the output circuit board. The flexible circuit board is electrically connected to the connecting terminal of the input circuit board and/or the connecting terminal of the output circuit board. The optical transceiver module is electrically connected to the input circuit board and the output circuit board. The enclosure comprises an electrical connecting opening and an optical connecting opening corresponding to the electrical connecting opening. | 2014-10-02 |
20140294352 | FIBER OPTIC SUB-ASSEMBLY WITH LOW PROFILE - A fiber optic sub-assembly includes a printed circuit and a TIR sub-assembly supported by the printed circuit board. The printed circuit board includes opposed first and second surfaces and has a printed circuit board height defined by the distance between the first and second surfaces. The TIR sub-assembly has a nominal height between lowermost and uppermost portions thereof The TIR sub-assembly is at least partially integrated into the printed circuit board so that an overall stack height of the printed circuit board and TIR sub-assembly is less than the sum of the printed circuit board height and nominal height of the TIR sub-assembly. | 2014-10-02 |
20140294353 | SELF-CONTAINED TOTAL INTERNAL REFLECTION SUB-ASSEMBLY - A total internal reflection sub-assembly includes a body defining at least a portion of an optical path, a lens supported by the body and positioned in the optical path, and an optical turning member supported by the body and configured to change the direction of the optical path. The total internal reflection sub-assembly also includes a carrier having a first surface coupled to the body and a second surface opposite the first surface. An active device is supported on the first surface of the carrier, which is coupled to the body on opposite sides of the active device. The body and carrier are shaped so that a space is maintained between the active device and an underside surface of the body. The lens is positioned on the underside surface and aligned with the active device. | 2014-10-02 |
20140294354 | OPTICAL CONNECTOR WITH ALIGNMENT DEVICE - An optical connector includes a printed circuit board, a photoelectric element, a positioning element, and a lens element. The positioning element is positioned on the printed circuit board and covers the photoelectric element. The positioning element includes a top surface facing away from the printed circuit board, and defines a through hole in a top surface thereof to expose the photoelectric element. The positioning element also includes a mark system formed on the top surface for facilitating alignment between the positioning element and the photoelectric element. The lens element is positioned on the positioning element and includes a first surface facing the photoelectric element, and a first lens aligned with the photoelectric element. | 2014-10-02 |
20140294355 | LARGE EFFECTIVE AREA FIBER WITH LOW BENDING LOSSES - A fiber having a large effective area at 1550 nm of at least 130 μm | 2014-10-02 |
20140294356 | Packaging Systems and Methods for Optical Light Pipes - Disclosed are robust packaging systems and methods for optical elements used in optical light pipes. One optical light pipe includes a housing having opposing first and second ends and a body that extends therebetween, an optical element arranged within the housing, and a reflective coating applied about an outer surface of the optical element. | 2014-10-02 |
20140294357 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS - An image capturing apparatus includes an image capturing unit, a recording control unit configured to perform control to record an image captured by the image capturing unit on a recording medium, a display unit configured to display the image, a detection unit configured to detect information about ambient brightness of the image capturing apparatus, and a control unit configured to perform control to change brightness of the display unit based on a detection result by the detection unit, wherein the control unit performs control so as not to change the brightness of the display unit based on the detection result by the detection unit while the image is recorded on the recording medium. | 2014-10-02 |
20140294358 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING MESSAGE-RECORDING AND MESSAGE-PLAYBACK FUNCTION AND RELATED METHOD - A method for completing message-playback on an electronic device involves: detection of an unplayed message storage, determining the facial images of the message recipients associated with the unplayed message, capturing facial images of members in front of the electronic device, comparing the facial images associated with the unplayed message with the captured facial image, determining whether there is at least one member who has not received this message who is in front of the electronic device according to the comparison, and if so playing the message. | 2014-10-02 |
20140294359 | 3D MODE SELECTION MECHANISM FOR VIDEO PLAYBACK - The invention relates to a signal comprising video information and associated playback information, the video information and associated playback information being organized according to a playback format, the video information comprising a primary video stream for two-dimensional (2D) display, and an additional information stream for enabling three-dimensional (3D) display, wherein that the associated playback information comprises display information indicating the types of display possible. The invention also relates to a method and device for playback of such a signal, the method comprising receiving the video information and the associated playback information, processing the display information to determine that both two-dimensional (2D) display possible and three-dimensional (3D) display are possible for the received video information; determining a playback setting of a playback device indicating whether the video information should be displayed two-dimensional (2D) or three dimensional (3D); and processing for display either the primary video stream or the primary video stream and the additional information stream, in accordance with the playback setting of the playback device. | 2014-10-02 |
20140294360 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ACTION RECOGNITION USING POSELET KEYFRAMES - Methods and systems for video action recognition using poselet keyframes are disclosed. An action recognition model may be implemented to spatially and temporally model discriminative action components as a set of discriminative keyframes. One method of action recognition may include the operations of selecting a plurality of poselets that are components of an action, encoding each of a plurality of video frames as a summary of the detection confidence of each of the plurality of poselets for the video frame, and encoding correlations between poselets in the encoded video frames. | 2014-10-02 |
20140294361 | Clustering Crowdsourced Videos by Line-of-Sight - A method for clustering images includes acquiring initial image data including a scene of interest. A 3D model is constructed of the scene of interest based on the acquired initial image data. Additional image data including the scene of interest is acquired. The additional image data is fitted to the 3D model. A line-of-sight of the additional image data is estimated based on the fitting to the 3D model. The additional image data is clustered according to the estimated line-of-sight. | 2014-10-02 |
20140294362 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING QUALITY DEFECTS IN A VIDEO BITSTREAM - There is provided an apparatus for detecting a quality defect in a video sequence, the apparatus comprising: a receiver arranged to receive a video bitstream representing a video sequence; and a defect module arranged to determine a measure of quantization parameter for each picture of the video sequence, the defect module further arranged to identify a quality defect when an abrupt change in the measure of quantization parameter occurs. | 2014-10-02 |
20140294363 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RECORDING OVERLAPPING MEDIA CONTENT DURING SCHEDULING CONFLICTS - In many aspects, systems and methods for recording overlapping media content using interactive media guidance applications are provided. The systems and methods for recording overlapping media content generally relate to cropping overlapping portions of the media content thereby allowing a user to enjoy most of the recording wile only forgoing a portion of the beginning or the end of a program. | 2014-10-02 |
20140294364 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING VIDEO TAPING REMINDERS - Electronic Guide products give the user the ability to videotape selected programs. Once a program has successfully been taped a message is displayed, reminding the viewer that they have taped it. (E.g. “You taped Xxxxx; have you watched it yet?”) Information comprising information that shows are taped, the particular shows taped and viewer profiles allow advertisements targeted to the viewer who typically records a given type of programming to be presented. in an embodiment the display of the reminders is made conditional upon acceptance of advertising (for example, based on a piece of data transmitted along with other data related to that show), and can be sold. to the broadcasters who transmitted the show. This information is marketed as a peculiarly well-targeted ad for the show, causing it to continue to produce value for the broadcaster after the broadcast is complete. Broadcasters, in turn, may offer the reminders to major advertisers as they sell commercial air time during the show, as a premium feature of the air time. The advertisement may be sent over channels comprising the video blanking interval, the Internet or on another channel. | 2014-10-02 |
20140294365 | Method and System for Delivery of Content Over Communication Networks - Computer-implemented systems and methods for determining second content which was not selected by the user but which is related to first content which was selected by the user. For example, a system and method can be configured to receive, using one or more processors, first and second content where the first and second content are rich media (e.g., content containing audio or video elements). Systems and methods may be further configured where the relationship between the first content and second content are determined based on data or metadata of the first content (e.g., the title of the content or an episode number). Systems and methods may be further configured where the relationship between the first content and second content are determined based on scheduling data of the first content (e.g., the time and channel when the first content is transmitted). | 2014-10-02 |
20140294366 | Capture, Processing, And Assembly Of Immersive Experience - A headgear for capturing an immersive experience includes two cameras and two microphone pairs, each with a low volume microphone and a high volume microphone. A global positioning system (GPS) tracking device, accelerometer, and gyroscope are also provided. The data recorded from the cameras, microphones, GPS tracking device, accelerometer, and gyroscope are used to record several feeds and assemble said feeds into a single multimedia clip. Multimedia clips can be combined by time and/or region, forming an aggregate clip for a district or city. The component multimedia clips are linked to each other, allowing a user to experience the aggregate multimedia clip at their direction. Scenarios and advertisements can be embedded into the aggregate multimedia clip, allowing the immersive experience to be used for education, policy analysis, entertainment, and other similar tasks. Information from the GPS tracking device, accelerometer, and gyroscope are used to synchronize audio-video feeds and insert scenarios. | 2014-10-02 |
20140294367 | INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The present invention provides an information processing method and an electronic device. The method is applied in a first electronic device and comprises: obtaining a first data; obtaining P frame images based on the first data, where P is an integer larger than or equal to 1; obtaining a second data based on a data channel with a second electronic device; obtaining Q frame images based on the second data, where Q is an integer larger than or equal to 1; generating a video stream of M frame images based on the P frame images and the Q frame images, where M | 2014-10-02 |
20140294368 | MOVING-IMAGE PLAYBACK DEVICE - According to a moving-image playback device of an embodiment of the invention, a frame rate control circuit uses an input interval Tc of a plurality of input images in an input video, a display interval Td of a plurality of display images in a display video, and a time extension magnification N of the display video with respect to the input video as inputs and that outputs the number “m” of images of the same content and a constant “n” greater by one than the number “a” of interpolation images which are each inserted between the input images. | 2014-10-02 |
20140294369 | NEAR-INFRARED CONDENSING HEATING UNIT, NEAR-INFRARED CONDENSING HEATER USING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR FORMING PANEL USING THE SAME - A near-infrared condensing heating unit includes a frame having an open side at a side and a seat inside, and a reflecting plate disposed in the seat of the frame having an opening corresponding to the open side, and an extended semi-elliptic cross-section along an elliptic line. The near-infrared condensing heating unit further includes a lamp disposed inside the reflecting plate, with both ends mounted on the frame through sockets. | 2014-10-02 |
20140294370 | Image Blurring Avoiding Method and Image Processing Chip Thereof - An image blurring avoiding method for a camera includes obtaining a motion data of the camera; and capturing a picture only when the camera is substantially motionless according to the motion data. | 2014-10-02 |
20140294371 | OPTICAL VIEWFINDER - An optical viewfinder is configured to be attached to a camera body with an interchangeable lens. The optical viewfinder includes: a viewfinder optical system | 2014-10-02 |
20140294372 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus includes a camera body; and a flash device provided in the camera body and configured to be popped up from the camera body. The flash device includes a light emitter configured to emit light, a capacitor configured to store charge, an electric circuit configured to control the light emitter and the capacitor, a first electric wire configured to electrically connect the light emitter and the capacitor, and a second electric wire configured to electrically connect the capacitor and the electric circuit. The light emitter, the capacitor, the electric circuit, the first electric wire, and the second electric wire move integrally when the flash device is popped up. | 2014-10-02 |
20140294373 | CAMERA ROTATING STRUCTURE - A camera rotating structure includes a bottom frame, a rotating device, a camera device, and a top frame. The rotating device comprises an operating tab, the rotating device are pivotally mounted to an inner side of the bottom frame. The camera device comprises a base board and a camera. The base board is secured to the rotating device. The top frame defines a through opening to expose the camera and a mounting opening. The top frame is mounted to the bottom frame to enable the rotating device and the camera device to be mounted between the top frame and the bottom frame. The operating tab extends through the mounting opening exposing out of the top frame. The operating tab is operated in the mounting opening to move to drive the rotating device to rotate, thereby driving the camera to rotate to adjust an angle of the camera. | 2014-10-02 |
20140294374 | FOCAL PLANE SHUTTER FOR CAMERA - A focal plane shutter for a camera which is suitable for miniaturization and arranged to prevent wear debris from entering into a blade chamber via a base plate hole. Wall portions ( | 2014-10-02 |
20140294375 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus includes a body mount to which an interchangeable lens is attachable; an imaging device; and a circuit board. The circuit board is arranged between the body mount and the imaging device, and an opening or a cut part through which light from the interchangeable lens toward the imaging device passes is formed in the circuit board. | 2014-10-02 |
20140294376 | CAMERA MODULE - A camera module includes a lens barrel having at least one lens disposed in an optical axis direction, a housing having the lens barrel disposed therein, and a case coupled to the housing to cover the outer surfaces of the housing. The case may include at least one of a protrusion part protruding inwardly from an upper edge of the case, a coupling forming part protruding outwardly from the upper edge of the case, and a coupling part protruding from an outer surface of the case. The protrusion part, the coupling forming part or the coupling part may be formed integrally as one piece with the case. | 2014-10-02 |
20140294377 | PROACTIVE DELAY MEASUREMENT FOR OPTICAL TRANSPORT NETWORK - A network element is disclosed. In accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure, a network element may comprise a network interface configured to communicatively couple to a network, and a controller communicatively coupled to the network interface. The controller may be configured to determine a delay-measurement interval, and to perform a plurality of delay measurements at a respective plurality of randomly determined times within the delay-measurement interval. Performing a delay measurement may comprise sending an outgoing signal, receiving an incoming signal, and determining a delay time based on the outgoing signal and the incoming signal. | 2014-10-02 |
20140294378 | TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING AVERAGE OPTICAL INPUT POWER - A transmission apparatus includes: an amplifier controller configured to determine a target value for an average optical input power of a transmitting amplifier in a transmitting-side apparatus, based on an index based on a quality of transmission from an output of the transmitting amplifier to an output of a receiving amplifier in a receiving-side apparatus; and a pre-emphasis controller configured to determine amounts of adjustment of transmission optical powers for respective wavelengths, based on the target value and per-wavelength reception optical powers at the output of the receiving amplifier. | 2014-10-02 |
20140294379 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USING CREDITS TO DETERMINE CABLE LENGTH - Various systems and methods for using credits to determine cable length are described herein. A number of available credits is determined at a transmitter, the credits being received at the transmitter from a receiver, and each of the credits being used for the transmitter to transmit a packet to the receiver. An average number of credits for a period is determined. The cable length between the transmitter and the receiver is determined based on the average number of credits for the period. | 2014-10-02 |
20140294380 | OPTICAL DEVICE AND TRANSMITTER - An optical device includes an optical waveguide that includes an incident waveguide, parallel waveguides along an electrode, and emission waveguides, formed on a substrate having an electro-optical effect, a first emission waveguide among the emission waveguides is set as an output waveguide of signal light, for output to an external destination and a second emission waveguide among the emission waveguides is set as a monitoring optical waveguide for the signal light; a photodetector that is disposed over the monitoring optical waveguide; and a groove formed on a portion of the substrate, where the photodetector of the monitoring optical waveguide is disposed. The monitoring optical waveguide has a width that, as compared with the width at a starting point side, is formed to increase as the monitoring optical waveguide approaches the groove. | 2014-10-02 |
20140294381 | ADJUSTING CARRIER SPACING IN A CHANNEL - An optical system may include optical transmitters to provide respective optical signals. Each of the respective optical signals may provide one or more carriers in an optical channel. The optical channel may include multiple carriers associated with the respective optical signals. First and second carriers, of the multiple carriers, may have a particular carrier space width. The particular carrier space width may include a frequency error associated with one or more optical signals of the respective optical signals. The optical system may include a control system to determine the frequency error and cause one or more of the optical transmitters to adjust the particular carrier space width based on the adjusted frequency error. | 2014-10-02 |
20140294382 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION METHOD USING THE SAME - A communication apparatus includes a first communication unit configured to transmit and receive data using wireless LAN communication and a second communication unit configured to receive data using wireless communication that is different from the wireless LAN communication. The communication apparatus provides data, received through the first communication unit and the second communication unit, to a user terminal connected to a USB communication apparatus. | 2014-10-02 |
20140294383 | Apparatus and Method For an Optical Network - An optical network is configured to provide an optical reroute over a backup path ( | 2014-10-02 |
20140294384 | OPTICAL WAVELENGTH PATH REARRANGING METHOD, COMPUTER PRODUCT, OPTICAL TRANSMISSION MANAGING APPARATUS, AND OPTICAL TRANSMISSION APPARATUS - An optical wavelength path rearranging method includes detecting time that elapses since a setting of optical wavelength paths in an optical wavelength division multiplexing network; and moving to a predetermined long-period optical wavelength range, an optical wavelength path that is among the optical wavelength paths and for which the detected elapsed time is long, where the optical wavelength path rearranging method is executed by a processor. | 2014-10-02 |
20140294385 | MITIGATING ROGUE OPTICAL NETWORK UNIT (ONU) BEHAVIOR IN A PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORK (PON) - Techniques, apparatus and systems are described for an optical line terminal (OLT) operable in a passive optical network (PON) system to isolate and mitigate the behavior of a rogue optical network unit (ONU) that transmits optical power up the optical distribution network (ODN). In one aspect, a method of mitigating the behavior of rogue ONUs can include detecting the presence of a rogue ONU on the PON system, and transmitting, based on the detection, a message addressed exclusively to the ONUs that have not yet been discovered or identified by the OLT. | 2014-10-02 |
20140294386 | OPTICAL TRANSMITTING APPARATUS AND OPTICAL RECEIVING APPARATUS - An optical transmitting apparatus includes semiconductor laser elements. Upon receiving laser beams, a multiplexed beam is emitted from a wavelength multiplexing filter. The wavelength multiplexing filter includes a triangular prism and a wavelength multiplexing filter film. A front end face and a rear end face of the prism are not parallel to each other so that a prism angle at which a surface parallel to the front end face intersects a surface parallel to the rear end face, is an acute angle. The prism angle is the angle at which the laser beam impinging from the front end face into the triangular prism is reflected by the wavelength multiplexing filter film toward the front end face and the multiplexed beam is directed to the optical axis side of the optical fiber. | 2014-10-02 |
20140294387 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR ADAPTIVE DISPERSION COMPENSATION - A received optical signal is coherently demodulated and converted into electrical complex samples (p(n); (px(n), py(n)), which are dispersion compensated in a compensation filter ( | 2014-10-02 |
20140294388 | DYNAMIC BANDWIDTH ALLOCATION METHOD, OLT, AND PON SYSTEM - In a PON system in which plural kinds of modulation schemes coexist, when uplink burst signals from respective ONUs are received, the receiving efficiency degrades as the number of the times of switching of the modulation scheme increases. In an optical access (PON) system supporting plural kinds of modulation schemes, an OLT allocates bandwidths for uplink signals, i.e., transmission timings each including a transmission start time and a transmission duration, to ONUs, respectively, such that the bandwidths allocated to plural ONUs for the same modulation scheme are as successive as possible. Based on the transmission timings allocated to the respective ONUs, the OLT switches the modulation scheme of a modulation-scheme variable burst-mode optical transmitter/receiver by control of a modulation scheme controller. | 2014-10-02 |
20140294389 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING AN OPTICAL NETWORK UNIT TO RESTART UPON COMPLETION OF DOWNLOADING NEW SOFTWARE - The invention provides a method and apparatus for controlling an optical network unit to restart upon completion of downloading new software. Upon completion of downloading a new software version, an optical network terminal firstly determines a type of an active image request to be transmitted based upon stored values, of a RstDelayTimeRange attribute and of a RstDelayTrafficThreshold attribute, corresponding to the optical network unit, and then transmits the active image request to the optical network unit. The determined active image request may be a first active image request to instruct the optical network unit to immediately restart and activate the new software version that has been downloaded, or may be a second active image request to instruct the optical network unit to set an activation flag and a third active image request to instruct the optical network unit to immediately restart, both of which are used in combination. | 2014-10-02 |
20140294390 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROTECTING FIBER OPTIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS - A fiber optic network has alarmed fiber optic lines in the cables connecting a secured junction box to plural user lock boxes. An outgoing alarm line and return alarm line in each cable connect the junction box to each user box. The outgoing alarm line is looped to the return alarm line inside the user lock box. The return alarm line is looped to the outgoing alarm line of a different cable inside the junction box to interconnect a plurality of alarm lines passing through a plurality of user boxes. A detector detects an alarm signal in the connected alarm lines to trigger an intrusion alarm. | 2014-10-02 |
20140294391 | BANDWIDTH ALLOCATION DEVICE AND BANDWIDTH ALLOCATION METHOD - An OLT controller | 2014-10-02 |
20140294392 | HIGH-THROUGHPUT ROUTING IN AN OPTICAL NETWORK HAVING A MESH TOPOLOGY - An optical routing scheme in which an optical network having a mesh topology is configured to route optical packets through an optical routing layout superimposable with the mesh topology, but having a star-like topology. Using this routing layout, the optical network can be configured to transport optical packets from respective ingress nodes, through the hub node located at the star center, to respective egress nodes in a manner that enables a data throughput that approaches the theoretical capacity. No special hardware is required for implementing the hub functionality, and any node of the optical network can be configured to serve as the hub node. The latter feature enables relatively straightforward optimization of the optical routing layout and transmission schedule, e.g., by changing the identity of the hub node and adjusting the transmission schedule at the ingress nodes to synchronize packet arrivals to the hub node. | 2014-10-02 |
20140294393 | OPTICAL OFDM TRANSMISSION - A method for transmitting digital information having a predetermined bit-rate (B) via a nonlinear optical channel includes determining a combination of transmission parameters comprising a number (N) of subcarriers, an information symbol rate (S) for each subcarrier, and a number (b) of bits per symbol on each subcarrier, such that B=NSb. An optical signal is generated comprising the plurality (N) of orthogonal optical subcarriers. Each subcarrier is modulated to carry a proportion (Sb/B) of the total bit-rate (B) of the digital information. The optical signal is then transmitted to a corresponding optical receiver via the nonlinear optical channel. The received signal has a measurable signal quality (Q) which is a function of the transmission parameters (N, S, b). Determining the combination of transmission parameters comprises selecting the parameters such that the associated signal quality is greater than a corresponding quality for a single-carrier transmission, and greater than a corresponding quality employing a larger number (M>N) of subcarriers. | 2014-10-02 |
20140294394 | OPTICAL COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND OPTICAL COMMUNICATION METHOD - An optical communication apparatus and an optical communication method are disclosed. An optical communication apparatus mounted in a first node in a linear network coupled among a plurality nodes through an optical transmission line includes a multiplexer for receiving a plurality of optical signals having different wavelengths to output a first multi-wavelength optical signal obtained by coupling the plurality of optical signals, and a first optical coupler for dividing the first multi-wavelength optical signal into respective multi-wavelength optical signals to be transmitted to at least two different neighboring nodes. | 2014-10-02 |
20140294395 | WIDE TEMPERATURE RANGE OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTOR WITH THERMAL EXPANSION COMPENSATION - An optical fiber assembly comprises an optical fiber having a forward end, a ferrule supporting the optical fiber, a beam expanding element aligned with the forward end of the optical fiber, and a thermal expansion compensation element adjacent the optical fiber to compensate for thermal expansion differences between the optical fiber and the ferrule. | 2014-10-02 |
20140294396 | SIGNAL RECEIVING STRUCTURE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A signal receiving structure and an electronic device having the same are disclosed. The signal receiving structure used for the electronic device to receive an infrared signal includes a signal receiving area, a first block, a second block, and a third block. The signal receiving area is used to receive the infrared signal. The first block is connected to the signal receiving area and the infrared signal is transmitted therethrough. The second block is connected to the first block. A specific angle is interposed between the first block and the second block, such that the infrared signal can be transmitted through the second block by total reflection. The third block is connected to the second block and has a signal output area for the infrared signal to emit by the signal output area after total reflection. The signal receiving area is smaller than the signal output area. | 2014-10-02 |
20140294397 | INFORMATION COMMUNICATION METHOD - An information communication device which transmits a signal using a change in luminance includes a determiner that determines a pattern of the change in luminance by modulating a signal to be transmitted and a transmitter that transmits the signal by causing a display to change luminance according to the determined pattern. When the display is adjacent to an other display and each of the display and the other display transmit a signal by changing luminance, the transmitter is configured to cause the display to change luminance in an area of the display other than a non-transmission area that is near the other display, without causing the display to change luminance in the non-transmission area. | 2014-10-02 |
20140294398 | INFORMATION COMMUNICATION METHOD - An information communication device includes an exposure time setter that sets an exposure time of an image sensor so that a bright line corresponding to an exposure line included in the image sensor appears according to a change in luminance of the light emitter. A first information obtainer obtains first information by demodulating data specified by a pattern of the bright line included in the obtained bright line image and a second information obtainer obtains second information by capturing a plurality of light emitting elements, each of which emits light with one of two different luminance values, and demodulating data specified by a light and dark sequence of luminance along a direction substantially parallel to the exposure line. | 2014-10-02 |
20140294399 | LASER RELAY FOR FREE SPACE OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS - A laser relay module for free space optical communications including an optical telescope for receiving and transmitting optical beams; an optical diplexer for separating transmitting and received optical beams; an optical amplifier; a modulated beacon laser for line of sight control of a plurality of communicating remote network nodes; a beacon beam detector for detecting an incoming beacon optical beam for line of sight control of the optical telescope and receiving data from other network nodes; and means for inserting an output of the modulated beacon laser into the optical telescope for transmission to another network node, and for transporting the incoming beacon optical beam to the beacon detector. | 2014-10-02 |
20140294400 | OPTICAL MODULE AND OPTICAL TRANSCEIVER MODULE - An optical module includes a first light-guide element, an optical element, a first optical fiber, and a beam splitter. The first light-guide element includes a first surface and a second surface. The optical element corresponds to the first surface. The first optical fiber is contacted with the second surface. The beam splitter is attached to the first surface, the beam splitter partially reflects and partially transmits a light beam striking thereon. A refractive index of the beam splitter is different from a refractive index of the first light-guide element. | 2014-10-02 |
20140294401 | OPTICAL TRANSMITTER AND METHOD THEREOF - An optical transmitter including an optical modulator comprising a first modulator and a second modulator connected in parallel to each other in the form of a Mach-Zehnder interferometer, and a phase shifter connected to the second modulator in series, a high-speed generator configured to generate a single carrier signal or multi-carrier signals and apply the generated single carrier signal or multi-carrier signals to the optical modulator, and an output stabilizer configured to stabilize a final output optical signal of the optical modulator by controlling a bias of each of the first modulator, the second modulator and the phase shifter. | 2014-10-02 |
20140294402 | OPTICAL TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, OPTICAL TRANSMISSION METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR OPTICAL TRANSMISSION - An object of the invention is to provide an optical transmission apparatus capable of reducing the influence of nonlinear effect of an optical fiber, suppressing a band requested to a device from being widened, easily bias controlling a modulator, and flexibly switching plural modulation methods. | 2014-10-02 |
20140294403 | Cartridge Having Photosensitive Body Cartridge and Developer Cartridge - A developer cartridge includes: a first rotary body having at least one detected part; and a second rotary body. The first rotary body is configured to rotate between a first position, in which a transmission part is disposed opposite the second rotary body, and a second position, in which a non-transmission part is disposed opposite the second rotary body. The first rotary body includes a contacted part. A photosensitive body cartridge includes a moving member. When the moving member is in a third position, the moving member contacts the contacted part of the first rotary body disposed in the second position, causing the first rotary body to rotate to the first position. Thereafter, in association with rotation of the first rotary body, the moving member moves to a fourth position, in which the moving member is unable to contact the contacted part. | 2014-10-02 |
20140294404 | Image Forming Apparatus Having Cartridge Detachably Mounted Therein - In an image forming apparatus, a sensing body is disposed at a first position when a cartridge has been removed from an apparatus body, is disposed at a second position when a first part of the sensing body contacts a housing of the cartridge that has been mounted in the apparatus body, and is disposed at a third position when a second part of the sensing body contacts a movable member of the cartridge that has been mounted in the apparatus body. A judging unit determines that the cartridge has been removed from the apparatus body if the sensing body is at the first position, determines that the cartridge has been mounted in the apparatus body if the sensing body is at the second position, and determines that the cartridge is a new product if the sensing body is at the third position. | 2014-10-02 |
20140294405 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING FIXING PORTION - An image forming apparatus according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes print engine portion, paper sheet detectors, and control portion. Control portion stop paper sheet conveyance, when detecting occurrence of jam. Control portion determines fixing nip position which is position of the fixing nip portion on fixing stop paper sheet, on basis of outputs of paper sheet detectors. When fixing nip position is located at leading end side half of fixing stop paper sheet in paper sheet conveying direction, control portion rotates fixing motor in reverse direction to convey fixing stop paper sheet to upstream side in paper sheet conveying direction. When fixing nip position is located at rear end side half of fixing stop paper sheet in paper sheet conveying direction, control portion rotates fixing motor in a forward direction to convey fixing stop paper sheet toward a downstream side in paper sheet conveying direction. | 2014-10-02 |
20140294406 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF HANDLING A SHEET CONVEYANCE ERROR THEREIN - An image forming apparatus, in which a method of handling a sheet conveyance error is performed, includes an apparatus body, a fixing unit fixing an image to a recording medium at a nip area thereof, a sheet conveying path, a sheet output roller unit outputting the recording medium outside the apparatus body, a sheet output detector detecting the recording medium, a post-fixing nip detector detecting the recording medium, a notifying unit notifying a user of an error recovery process when the error is detected by the error detector, and a controller. A distance from the post-fixing nip detector to the sheet output detector is smaller than a given size of the recording medium. When the error is detected by the error detector and the recording medium is detected by the sheet output detector, the controller causes the notifying unit to display a different process according to the detection results. | 2014-10-02 |
20140294407 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The image forming apparatus includes: an image bearing member; a developer storage portion; a developer bearing member; a toner replenishing device that replenishes toner to the developer storage portion; a power supply that supplies an AC voltage or a voltage in which a DC voltage and an AC voltage are superimposed to the developer bearing member at least during an image forming period; and a controller that performs control such that a scattering toner discharge control mode in which the DC voltage only is applied to the developer bearing member in a non-image forming period so as to generate force such that normally charged toner moves from the developer bearing member to the image bearing member so that the toner is discharged from the developer bearing member to the image bearing member. | 2014-10-02 |
20140294408 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier; an intermediate transfer body that temporarily carries a color component image formed by the image carrier; a first-transfer member; a second-transfer member; a surface-positioning member that is disposed upstream of the second-transfer member in a transport direction of the intermediate transfer body, that is in contact with a back surface of the intermediate transfer body, that is movable forward and backward in a direction that intersects an in-plane direction of the intermediate transfer body, and that forms a transport path surface of the intermediate transfer body extending to a second-transfer region; and a tension adjustment member that adjusts a tension of the intermediate transfer body. | 2014-10-02 |
20140294409 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus has an image carrying body, a first electrically conductive member, a bias application device, and a controller. The first electrically conductive member makes contact with the photosensitive layer of the image carrying body The bias application device applies a bias containing an AC bias to the first electrically conductive member. The controller controls the bias application device. The image forming apparatus can execute, while no image formation is being performed, a temperature raising mode in which, with the first electrically conductive member in contact with the image carrying body outside the image formation region, an AC bias having a peak-to-peak value twice as high as the discharge start voltage between the first electrically conductive member and the image carrying body is applied to the first electrically conductive member to raise the temperature of the surface of the image carrying body. | 2014-10-02 |
20140294410 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member, a first conductive member, a bias application device, and a control portion, and performs image formation on a surface of the image bearing member while making the image bearing member rotate. The image forming apparatus is capable of executing a heating-up mode in which, at the time of non-image formation, in a state where the image bearing member is made to rotate at a velocity lower than that used at the time of image formation, an alternating current bias having a frequency higher than that used at the time of image formation and a peak-to-peak value twice or more as large as a discharge start voltage between the first conductive member and the image bearing member is applied to the first conductive member to cause a surface of the image bearing member to be heated up. | 2014-10-02 |
20140294411 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier; an intermediate transfer body; a second-transfer member; a support mechanism that supports the second-transfer member in a second-transfer region; a surface-positioning member that is disposed upstream of the second-transfer member in a transport direction; a determination device that determines whether or not a recording medium is a thin medium; and a controller that, in a case where it is determined that the recording medium is a thin medium, controls the support mechanism so as to move the second-transfer member more upstream in the transport direction than in other cases and controls the position of the surface-positioning member so as to move the second-transfer member in a direction such that an angle between the intermediate transfer body and the second-transfer member on the upstream side becomes larger than in other cases. | 2014-10-02 |
20140294412 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image bearer, a toner image forming unit, a detector, and a controller to adjust an image forming condition based on a detection result by the detector. During a non-printing period, multiple toner patterns are formed in an end and center portions of the image bearer in a direction perpendicular to a direction in which the image bearer moves, and a smaller number of toner patterns selected from the multiple toner patterns are formed in a non-image area, in the end portion of the image bearer, during a printing period. The controller determines a target density X of the smaller number of toner patterns by X=H (a mean detected density of the multiple toner patterns formed in the end portion)×J (a predetermined reference value)/I(a mean detected density of the multiple toner patterns formed in the end portion and in the center portion). | 2014-10-02 |
20140294413 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - After a toner image is transferred from a photoreceptor to an intermediate transfer belt, a surface of the photoreceptor is destaticized by a static eraser including a plurality of light emitting elements arranged in an axial direction of the photoreceptor. A first density sensor and a second density sensor for detecting densities of toner applied to the intermediate transfer belt are provided at a position where a large quantity of light from the static eraser is applied to the photoreceptor surface and a position where a small quantity of light from the static eraser is applied to the photoreceptor surface. In a case where a density difference between the detected toner densities exceeds a predetermined threshold value, a destaticization controller carries out an additional destaticizing operation by the static eraser. | 2014-10-02 |
20140294414 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes: an image bearing member; an electrostatic image forming unit; a developing device; an intermediary transfer member; a rotatable transfer member; a constant-voltage element; a power source; a cleaning device; an executing portion capable of executing a toner image collecting mode after jam clearance; and a controller for controlling said power source in the operation in the collecting mode so that a voltage of an identical polarity to a charge polarity of the toner is applied to the rotatable transfer member to transfer, onto the intermediary transfer member, the toner in an upstream-side end region of the toner image carried on the image bearing member with respect to the rotational direction of the image bearing member, and then a voltage of an opposite polarity to the charge polarity of the toner is applied to the rotatable transfer member. | 2014-10-02 |
20140294415 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a fixing unit, an apparatus main body, a nip pressure changing member, a driving source, and a clutch mechanism. The fixing unit includes a first rotating member, a second rotating member, and a fixing nip forming mechanism. The fixing nip forming mechanism forms a fixing nip between the first rotating member and second rotating member. To the apparatus main body, the fixing unit is detachably installed. The nip pressure changing member presses the fixing nip forming mechanism and to change a pressure of the fixing nip by rotating around a rotation axis. The driving source rotates the nip pressure changing member. The clutch mechanism permits a transmission of a rotation from the driving source to the nip pressure changing member and restricts a transmission of a rotation from the nip pressure changing member to the driving source. | 2014-10-02 |
20140294416 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An apparatus is capable of switching between a mode in which a first resistance heating element and a second resistance heating element are connected in series and a mode in which they are connected in parallel. When a temperature increase rate detected by a temperature detection unit is smaller than a threshold rate although a current detected by a current detection unit is greater than a threshold current, a notification of a failure is issued. | 2014-10-02 |
20140294417 | Image Forming Apparatus and Heat Fixing Device Provided in the Same - An image forming apparatus may include an endless belt, a heater, a first temperature sensor, a second temperature sensor, and a controller. The endless belt may have a center portion and end portions in an axial direction, and defines an internal space therein and an outer peripheral surface. The first temperature sensor may be positioned at the center portion and facing the outer peripheral surface. The second temperature sensor may be positioned at one of the end portions and in the internal space. The controller may be configured to: receive a first signal from the first temperature sensor; control the heater based on the first signal; receive a second signal from the second temperature sensor; and determine whether an edge overheat occurs at the one of the end portions based on the second signal. | 2014-10-02 |
20140294418 | FUSER CONTROL DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fuser control device includes a fuser device that a holding member holds configured to fuse a developing image to a printing medium, a fuser heater that is installed at the holding member configured to generate heat for at least a central part and side parts of a heat application roller, a first temperature detection part configured to detect a temperature of the fuser device and configured to transmit the temperature of the fuser device as a first detecting temperature, a second temperature detection part configured to detect a temperature of the holding member and configured to transmit the temperature of the holding member as a second detecting temperature, and a heat application control unit configured to control the temperature of the fuser device with changing a targeting temperature for the fuser device based on a controlling condition, wherein an amount of heat generation. | 2014-10-02 |
20140294419 | Image Forming Apparatus and Heat Fixing Device Provided in the Same - An image forming apparatus may include an endless belt, a heater, a first temperature sensor, and a second temperature sensor. The endless belt may be configured to circularly move about a rotational axis extending in an axial direction. The endless belt may have a center portion and end portions in the axial direction, and define an internal space therein and an outer peripheral surface. The heater may be configured to heat the endless belt. The first temperature sensor may be positioned at the center portion and in the internal space. The second temperature sensor may be positioned at one of the end portions and facing the outer peripheral surface. | 2014-10-02 |
20140294420 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus is provided. The image forming apparatus includes a sensing unit configured to check a transfer belt, which serves to transfer a visible image to a printing medium, the image forming apparatus capable of reducing contamination of sensors since a lighting window of a sensor provided in the sensing unit is open and closed by a shutter and a shutter driving device. | 2014-10-02 |
20140294421 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, INSTRUCTION OUTPUT CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image forming system, an instruction output control method, and a non-transitory recording medium storing an instruction output control method, each of which obtains information indicating detection of a jam at an image forming system including an image forming apparatus and one or more peripheral devices, detects a current location of a user who is present near the image forming apparatus or the peripheral devices, determines a method of outputting a jam removal instruction to the user through a first display of the image forming apparatus based on the current user location, and causes the first display to display the jam removal instruction according to the determined jam removal instruction method. | 2014-10-02 |
20140294422 | Systems and Methods for Universal Imaging Components - A method of operating a cartridge chip installed in an imaging device includes: causing, by the cartridge chip, the imaging device to enter an error condition; monitoring the timing or sequence of communication signals received from the imaging device during at least a portion of the error condition; and operating, based on the timing or sequence of the communication signals received from the imaging device during at least a portion of the error condition, in a first mode of operation compatible with a first type of imaging device not having a list of banned serial numbers or in a second mode of operation compatible with a second type of imaging device having a list of banned serial numbers. | 2014-10-02 |
20140294423 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND POWER SUPPLY DEVICE - A power supply device includes a first switch section that can disconnect a 24-V power supply from a commercial alternating-current (AC) power supply and that operates with the voltage of 3.3 V, and a second switch section that can disconnect a voltage detection circuit from the commercial AC power supply and that operates with the voltage of 3.3 V. When a power saving mode is on, the 24-V power supply and the voltage detection circuit are disconnected from the commercial AC power supply by using the first and second switch sections, whereby the power supply device can be used in areas where different supply voltages are used, and at the same time reduction in power consumption in the power saving mode is achieved. | 2014-10-02 |
20140294424 | SEMI-CONTACT BIAS CHARGE ROLLER - There is described an image forming apparatus including an imaging member having a charge retentive-surface for developing an electrostatic latent image thereon, a substrate and a photoconductive member disposed on the substrate. A bias charge roller for applying an electrostatic charge on the charge retentive surface to a predetermined electric potential is included in the image forming apparatus. The bias charge roller includes a first circumferential area in contact with the photoconductive member (CC | 2014-10-02 |
20140294425 | Image Forming Apparatus Having Movable Supporting Member for Supporting Cartridge - An image forming apparatus includes: a main casing provided with a main-body electrode; a cartridge; a supporting member for supporting the cartridge; and a first displacing mechanism. The cartridge includes a processing body elongated in a first direction and a power-receiving part capable of contacting the main-body electrode. The supporting member is movable between a first position inside the main casing and a second position outside the main casing in a second direction generally perpendicular to the first direction. The first displacing mechanism is configured to move the cartridge supported in the supporting member in the first direction from a non-contact position where the main-body electrode and the power-receiving part are separated from each other to a contact position where the main-body electrode and the power-receiving part are in contact with each other. | 2014-10-02 |
20140294426 | IMAGE FORMING DEVICE HAVING INTAKE DUCT - An image forming device includes: an image forming unit; an enclosure; and an intake duct. The image forming unit includes a photosensitive member having an axis. The enclosure is configured to house the image forming unit and includes a first wall provided on one side of the image forming unit with respect to a first direction parallel to the axis. An air intake is formed in the first wall to allow air communication between an interior and an exterior of the enclosure. The intake duct is elongated in the first direction. Air drawn in through the air intake flows into the intake duct. The intake duct includes an opposing part. The opposing part opposes the image forming unit in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. An opening is formed in the opposing part. Air introduced into the intake duct flows toward the image forming unit through the opening. | 2014-10-02 |
20140294427 | TONER COLLECTOR AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME - A toner collector includes a housing, an inlet port, a fan, a discharge port, a first upstream side filter, and a downstream side filter. The inlet port is opened in the housing. The fan is disposed in the housing, and intakes and discharges the airflow having flowed in through the inlet port. The discharge port is provided to the fan. The first upstream side filter is disposed on an upstream side of the fan in a direction of the airflow, and captures the toner and allows passage of the airflow. The downstream side filter is disposed on a downstream side of the discharge port in the direction of the airflow, and allows passage of the airflow discharged from the discharge port and captures the toner. The downstream side filter has a larger cross-sectional area of a cross section perpendicular to the direction of the airflow than the discharge port. | 2014-10-02 |