41st week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 20 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110249021 | DISPLAY DEVICE, DISPLAY METHOD, DISPLAY CONTROL PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A display device of at least one embodiment of the present invention includes: an interpolation image data creating section; and a control section, the interpolation image data creating section creating at least one piece of interpolation image data for adjacent pixels which are adjacent to each other in a direction from a curve beginning point toward a curve ending point of a curved surface of a lens, said at least one piece of interpolation image data having a gray scale level(s) between gray scale levels of corresponding pieces of original image data corresponding to the respective adjacent pixels, and the control section selecting pieces of image data the number of which is same as the number of corresponding pixels such that the pieces of image data thus selected are at substantially even intervals in a case where the pieces of original image data and said at least one piece of interpolation image data are arranged in order. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249022 | TECHNIQUES FOR MANAGING POWER USE - Techniques are described that can be used to manage drawing requests from applications based in part on whether the drawing requests can be displayed and in part on the power consumption states of hardware in the system. If the drawing request can not be displayed, then a number of responses can take place. For example, instead of providing the drawing request to hardware and the driver provides a zero pixel region to the hardware. In some cases, the driver saves the state changes that would have resulted had the drawing request been performed and the drawing request is rendered to a buffer instead of the hardware being powered-on. Other examples are described herein. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249023 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus includes: a working storage section in which computer graphics description data of a storage format in which a computer graphics material can be edited are developed so as to be used for production of an image; an updating controlling section adapted to control a writing operation into part of the working storage section in accordance with derivative information representative of information which describes control for the stored contents of the working storage section; and an image production section adapted to produce a computer graphics image based on the stored contents of the working storage section. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249024 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING A VIRTUAL INTERACTIVE WORKSPACE - An approach is provided for creating a virtual workspace among devices based, at least in part, on location information. The virtual workspace corresponds to an application or a service common to the devices. Monitoring of the movement of one or more of the devices causes manipulation of the virtual workspace, the application, the service, or a combination thereof based, at least in part, on the movement. Example applications and services include media editing, media playback, image processing, social networking, and social control functionality. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249025 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - An image is displayed without impairing visibility, even in the case of a screen having a limited size. A display setting unit includes a target image display unit that displays an image of a workpiece on an LCD, an image selection unit that, in accordance with a selection operation, selects all or part of the image of the workpiece displayed on the LCD, a menu display unit that displays a menu image so as to be overlapped with the image of the workpiece in a translucent state, the menu image being made up of a plurality of parts that are partial images for displaying information or receiving an input operation, and a display switching unit that, in accordance with a switching instruction given via the operation unit, switches the size of the area occupied by the menu image on the LCD. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249026 | ELECTRONIC VISUAL DISPLAYS - An improved method and/or system to generate depth data for a 2D image for subsequent display on an MLD or other volumetric display. A multi-layered display (MLD) includes first and second display layers with one said display layer overlapping the other said display layer. The first display layer displays a first image and a second display layer displays a second image. The second image is synchronised with said first image such that an alteration of at least one image property of said first age triggers an alteration of at least one image property of said second image. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249027 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - Provided is an information processing apparatus configured to: display on a screen a display target range, which is a part of a first display region extending along a first direction, so as to be superimposed on a first background image; move, when an operation of specifying a direction along the first direction is received from a user in a state in which the display target range is displayed, the display target range in the first display region in accordance with the specified direction without changing a display position of the first background image; and display a predetermined partial range of a second display region extending along the first direction so as to be superimposed on a second background image when an operation of specifying a direction along a second direction intersecting the first direction is received from the user, irrespective of whether or not the display target range is moved. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249028 | PROJECTION SYSTEM WITH EXTENDING DEPTH OF FIELD AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD THEREOF - A projection system comprises an image input element and an optical imaging element. The image input element is configured to input an original image or a processed image. The optical imaging element, an optical system with axisymmetrical structure and specific spherical aberration, is configured to generate an image with extended depth of field on an image projection surface in accordance with the original image or the processed image. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249029 | System for Manipulating a Detected Object within an Angiographic X-ray Acquisition - A medical image viewing system comprises an image data processor. The image data processor automatically identifies movement of a particular object within a first image of a sequence of images, relative to the corresponding particular object in a different reference image in the sequence of images. The image data processor automatically determines a transform to apply to data representing the first image to keep the particular object appearing substantially stationary in the first image relative to the corresponding particular object in the reference image, in response to the identified movement. The image data processor stores data, representing the determined transform and associating the determined transform with the first image. A user interface applies the transform acquired from storage to data representing the first image to present the first image in a display showing the particular object substantially stationary relative to the reference image, in response to a user command. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249030 | MAP DISPLAY DEVICE, MAP DISPLAY METHOD, MAP DISPLAY PROGRAM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A map display apparatus includes a display that displays a map viewed at a given angle for bird's eye view with respect to the ground; a touch panel that is disposed on the display; a determining unit that determines strength of touch of an object on the touch panel; a display controller that controls a display format of the map displayed on the display, based on a result of determination by the determining unit, where the display controller scrolls the map when the strength of touch is at most a given strength, and changes the angle for bird's eye view when the strength of touch exceeds the given strength. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249031 | METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR DRAWING DISTRIBUTION AREA OF DATA POINTS ON COORDINATE PLANE - Disclosed is a method for drawing a distribution area of data points on a coordinate plane. The method includes a step in which a data point is selected as a first representative point; a step in which the data point corresponding to a direction in which a minimum angle is formed with respect to a first direction in a rotation direction is selected as a second representative point; a step in which the data point corresponding to a direction in which a minimum angle is formed with respect to a next direction in the rotation direction is selected as a next representative point, the step repeatedly selecting the next representative point; and a step in which the representative points are connected by a line to draw a distribution area indication line. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249032 | AUTOMATIC MAP ZOOM-LEVEL ADAPTATION - A method is provided for dynamically determining a zoom-level to display to a user of a mapping application executing on a mobile device. The method comprises the following steps. The zoom-level is determined in accordance with at least one predefined parameter. The at least one predefined parameter is monitored for detecting a change. A new zoom-level corresponding with the detected change is determined. Lastly, the zoom-level of the mapping application is changed to the new zoom-level. A mobile device and computer-readable medium configured to implement the method are also provided. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249033 | METHOD OF DRIVING BACKLIGHT ASSEMBLY AND DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A backlight assembly outputs scan signals having a scanning frequency synchronized with a frame frequency to sequentially drive light emitting blocks providing a light to a display panel. A dimming step of each light emitting block corresponds to one of a plurality of dimming steps in response to local dimming data. A dimming clock having a value obtained by dividing a value obtained by multiplying the scanning frequency and the number is dimming steps by a duty ratio of each scan signal is generated. The dimming step of each light emitting block is counted using the dimming clock, and the counted values are combined with the scan signals to generate dimming signals having a dimming duty ratio corresponding to the dimming step of the light emitting blocks. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249034 | Luminance Control Apparatus and Luminance Control Method - According to one embodiment, a light source luminance control apparatus includes a generator and a luminance controller. A light source block formed of one or more light sources corresponds to a divided display area. An image display area formed of a plurality of divided display areas corresponds to a plurality of light source blocks. The generator is configured to generate a first luminance control signal to perform whole control of luminances of the light sources corresponding to the image display area, in accordance with an image signal. The generator is configured to generate a second luminance control signal to perform divided control of luminance of each light source for each of the light source blocks, in accordance with the image signal. The luminance controller is configured to control the luminances of the light sources, based on the first and the second luminance control signals. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249035 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND TELEVISION RECEIVER - A liquid crystal display device includes an image signal processing section configured to control a liquid crystal panel and a backlight unit in a liquid crystal display device based on an image signal and detect that an image displayed on the liquid crystal panel is changed to a whole-area black display image based on the image signal. The liquid crystal display device further includes a backlight unit control section that generates a dimming signal Sdv in response to detection by the image signal processing section and supplies the dimming signal sdv to the backlight unit. The dimming signal Sdv lowers luminescence brightness Lca of the backlight unit to be substantially zero in a gradual manner. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249036 | BACKLIGHT UNIT AND DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - Provided are a backlight unit and a display apparatus including the same. The display apparatus includes a display panel, a light emitting unit including a plurality of channels, each channel including light emitting diodes configured to irradiate light to the display panel, and a plurality of switches configured to enable current paths of the channels in response to switching signals, and a driver circuit configured to successively enable the switching signals corresponding to the respective channels, compare the duty ratio of the switching signals with 1/channel number, and selectively control the phases of the switching signals based on the comparison result. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249037 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME - In a liquid crystal display device, image signals are concurrently supplied to pixels provided in a plurality of rows among pixels arranged in matrix in a pixel portion where input of image signals is controlled by transistors including amorphous semiconductors or microcrystalline semiconductors in channel formation regions. Thus, the frequency of input of image signals to each pixel can be increased without changing the response speed of the transistors or the like included in the liquid crystal display device. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249038 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device by which a color moving image displayed with a field sequential system and a monochrome still image are switched and displayed. In a moving-image mode, a driving control circuit controls the backlight portion to emit light corresponding to any one of a plurality of colors of the first light source, and controls the display panel by writing of the image signal in the display panel for each of the plurality of colors within a predetermined period. In a still-image mode, the driving control circuit controls the backlight portion to keep the second light source emitting light, and controls the display panel to hold the image signal written thereto, for a predetermined period. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249039 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - In a liquid-crystal display device including an edge-light-scheme-employed backlight device, it is implemented to reduce its power consumption while maintaining its excellent picture-quality. The present invention is applied to the backlight device with a plurality of edge-light-scheme backlight cells in a matrix-like manner including a LED light-source, and a light-guiding plate for emitting light. The intensity of light from a backlight cell positioned at a screen's peripheral portion is so controlled as to be made lower than the intensity of light from a backlight cell at a central portion. The light intensity of a backlight cell having a LED light-source adjacent to a first edge portion of the illumination surface of the backlight device is so controlled as to be made higher than the light intensity of a backlight cell adjacent to a second edge portion opposed to the first edge portion. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249040 | COLOR SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS AND COLOR SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD - A color signal processing apparatus which performs a linear matrix transformation includes: an approximate coefficient storage unit that stores approximate coefficients of approximate expressions, which approximate values of the matrix coefficients, respectively, and in which a value of a first color among three primary colors of RGB is made a variable, a matrix coefficient calculation unit that calculates 3×3 matrix coefficients according to an input RGB signal by substituting a value of the first color in the input RGB signal for the approximate expressions given by the approximate coefficients readout from the approximate coefficient storage unit; and a conversion unit that performs color conversion by multiplying the input RGB signal by the matrix coefficients calculated by the matrix coefficient calculation unit, and outputs color-converted RGB signal. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249041 | METHOD OF DRIVING ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY DEVICE, ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A method of driving an electrophoretic display device includes changing the gradation level of image data on the basis of correction data corresponding to the gradation level, converting image data with the changed gradation level to a dithering pattern, in which the first color and the second color are combined, corresponding to the changed gradation level for each predetermined region of image data, and driving the electrophoretic particles of the first color and the electrophoretic particles of the second color on the basis of image data converted to the dithering pattern for the plurality of pixels in the display section. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249042 | TERMINAL DEVICE AND RECORDING MEDIUM WITH CONTROL PROGRAM RECORDED THEREIN - In a terminal device, when an opening angle of two display section housings is detected by an opening angle detecting section | 2011-10-13 |
20110249043 | ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY DEVICE, DRIVING METHOD OF THE SAME, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electrophoretic display device is provided with a first substrate, a second substrate, an electrophoretic layer which is arranged between the first substrate and the second substrate and has at least a dispersion medium and particles mixed in the dispersion medium, a first electrode which is formed in an island shape on the electrophoretic layer side of the first substrate for each pixel, and a second electrode which is formed on the electrophoretic layer side of the second substrate with an area wider than the first electrode, where gradation is controlled using an area of the particles which are visually recognized when the electrophoretic layer is viewed from the second electrode side. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249044 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, an image display device includes a display panel including a pixel circuit, the pixel circuit including a light-emitting element, a driver element, and a capacitor element. The image display device further includes a charge supply line for supplying electrical charge to the light-emitting element of the pixel circuit; and a drive control unit which supplies second electrical charge from the charge supply line to the light-emitting element after first electrical charge accumulated in the light-emitting element is supplied to the capacitor element, further supplies the second electrical charge to the capacitor element and accumulates the first charge and the second charge in the capacitor element, and applies a voltage greater than or equal to the threshold voltage to a control terminal of the driver element, within one flume after the light-emitting element emits light until the light-emitting element emits light next. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249045 | ELECTROLUMINESCENT DISPLAY USING BIPOLAR COLUMN DRIVERS - A driver apparatus for an electroluminescent display comprising a plurality of rows to be scanned and a plurality of columns which intersect the rows to form a plurality of pixels, comprises addressable row drivers, each row driver applying an output voltage to its associated row when addressed. The value of the output voltage is approximately equal to the numerical average of the threshold voltage for the electroluminescent display and the voltage required to provide the maximum desired pixel luminance for the electroluminescent display. Bipolar column drivers each supply an output voltage to its associated column. The output voltage is either positive or negative depending on the desired luminance of the pixels. The range of both positive and negative column output voltages is from zero volts to about one half of the difference between the threshold voltage and the voltage to provide the desired maximum pixel luminance for the electroluminescent display. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249046 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display (LCD) device is disclosed. In the device an R or B pixel is driven and then a G or W pixel is driven, so that the polarity of the pixels is inversed every two data lines. Thus, problems, such as flicker and a non-uniform picture quality are reduced. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249047 | PRINTING SYSTEM, PRODUCTION SYSTEM AND METHOD, AND PRODUCTION APPARATUS - A printing system deposits a principal substance on a surface and further deposits a gating agent on selectable portions of a print medium. A portion of the principal substance is transferred from the surface to the print medium after the gating agent is applied thereto. The gating agent substantially determines where the principal substance is deposited onto the print medium. A production system and method are also disclosed, as is a production apparatus. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249048 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING - A relief print master is created by printing a sequence of layers on top of each other by an inkjet printing system. The top layer corresponds with the binary halftoned image that is to be printed by the print master and the lower intermediate layers are supporting layers. The features in a lower supporting layer have an area that is larger than the corresponding features in a higher supporting layer. A circular spread function is applied on the features of a higher intermediate layer to increase the area of the features in a lower intermediate layer. By using a sequence of two non-circular spread functions, the circular spread function is approximated and the number of required calculations can be reduced. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249049 | INK JET PRINTING APPARATUS AND INK JET PRINTING METHOD - An ink jet printing apparatus is provided that can perform printing without degrading printing quality. In the present invention, correction for a head-to-sheet distance change is performed for both forward printing and backward printing during a multi-path printing operation. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249050 | Liquid Ejecting Apparatus and Control Method of Liquid Ejecting Apparatus - Liquid ejecting apparatus and related methods of operation are disclosed. A liquid ejecting apparatus includes an ejecting head having liquid-ejecting nozzles, a platen disposed to support a recording medium and face the ejecting head, a movement section that moves the ejecting head relative to the platen, a heater that heats the platen, a temperature sensor to detect a temperature of the ejecting head, a driving waveform generation section that generates a driving waveform to drive the ejecting head in accordance with the detected temperature, and a liquid ejection control section that supplies the driving waveform to the ejecting head to eject liquid for printing on the recording medium in a printing area. The driving waveform is generated according to a temperature of the ejecting head that is detected when the ejecting head has come to an area outside the printing area. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249051 | Inline Calibration of Clear Ink Drop Mass - An imaging device includes print media and a plurality of ink jets for ejecting drops of substantially clear ink onto the print media. One of the print media and the substantially clear ink has a fluorescent characteristic and the other of the print media and the substantially clear ink is substantially non-fluorescent. The imaging device includes a fluorescence sensor having (i) a light emitter for illuminating the print media and the drops of substantially clear ink ejected onto the media by the plurality of ink jets with light of an activating wavelength, and (ii) a light detector for detecting a fluorescence intensity of light received from the print media and the drops of substantially clear ink ejected onto the media in an emission wavelength. A controller is configured to modify an operating parameter of the imaging device based on the fluorescence intensity detected by the sensor. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249052 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit, a stacking unit, a first detection unit, a second detection unit, and a control unit. The image forming unit forms an image on a recording medium. The stacking unit stacks recording media on which images are formed. The first detection unit detects a conveyance interval between a trailing edge of a first recording medium and a leading edge of a second recording medium conveyed subsequent to the first recording medium conveyance. The second detection unit is disposed downstream of the first detection unit and detects the conveyance interval and detects whether an amount of recording media stacked on the stacking unit exceeds a predetermined amount. The control unit changes, according to a result of comparing detected conveyance intervals, conveyance timing of the second recording medium to widen the conveyance interval detected by the first detection unit. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249053 | Liquid Ejecting Apparatus and Control Method of Liquid Ejecting Apparatus - Liquid ejecting apparatus and control methods thereof are disclosed. A liquid ejecting apparatus includes an ejecting head having liquid-ejecting nozzles, a platen disposed to support a recording medium and face the ejecting head, a heater that heats the platen, a temperature sensor to detect a temperature of the ejecting head, and a control section that causes liquid to be ejected from the nozzles. If a change in a temperature of the ejecting head and/or a temperature of the ejecting head exceeds a predetermined range, the control section stops ejection of liquid for printing from the nozzles in the absence of a user input to continue printing. After the control section stops the ejection of liquid, a response process can be carried out. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249054 | Fixing structure for print head carriage rod and fixing method thereof - A fixing structure for print head carriage rod and a fixing method thereof. The fixing structure is simplified and is able to minimize the flexure of the print head carriage rod. The fixing structure includes a frame body disposed in a printing machine, and a carriage rod mounted on the frame body for a print head carriage to reciprocally travel on the carriage rod for printing operation. The frame body has sidewalls and support sections formed on the sidewalls for supporting two ends of the carriage rod. The fixing structure further includes retainers for securing the carriage rod to the frame body. The retainers are positioned on two sides of the support sections of the sidewalls to together with the support sections prevent the carriage rod from being flexed so as to avoid deterioration of printing quality. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249055 | INK COMPOSITION, METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME, INK SET, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - The present invention provides an inkjet ink composition, which has excellent ink-ejection reliability over a long time and capability of forming an image without defects such as white spots, and which includes: a pigment coated with a dispersant polymer; a water soluble polymerizable compound; a polymerization initiator; and water, the dispersant polymer being formed from a water soluble dispersant by crosslinking with a crosslinking agent. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249056 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A MULTICOLORED SURFACE ON GLASS - The invention relates to a method for producing a multicolored surface on a ceramic element or glass by means of the drop-like application of variously colored primary ceramic process color inks containing a carrier fluid onto at least one portion of a surface of the ceramic element or glass, wherein mixed colors are produced by printing on top of one another at least two primary process color inks, and the subsequent firing of the applied ink drops. At least one (photo)oligomerizable or (photo)polymerizable additive is added to the primary ceramic process color inks. Prior to printing over an ink drop with another ink drop the ink drop is hardened at least partly or its viscosity is increased. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249057 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSFERRING A PRINCIPAL SUBSTANCE AND PRINTING SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for transferring a principal substance applies the principal substance onto a surface and deposits drops of a gating agent onto a first portion of the principal substance applied to the first surface. The depositing of each drop of gating agent is individually controlled. A second portion of the principal substance not covered by the gating agent is transferred from the first surface to a second surface. A printing system adapted to transfer principal substance from a first surface to a second surface is also disclosed. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249058 | INK SET AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - There is provided an ink set which suppresses adhesion and deposition of aggregates, has excellent removability of adhered deposits (maintenance properties), and suppresses the occurrence of image defects such as white streaks, so that the formation of high resolution images can be realized. The ink set has an aqueous ink composition which contains a self-dispersing pigment having a carboxyl group at the surface of the pigment, a water-soluble organic solvent, a phosphoric acid ester, and water; and a treatment liquid which contains a cationic polymer and which agglomerates the self-dispersing pigment when brought into contact with the aqueous ink composition. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249059 | INKJET DRAWING APPARATUS - An inkjet drawing apparatus includes a head module which holds a droplet jetting head provided with a nozzle for ejecting droplets, and which is unmovable in a horizontal direction, and a drawing table which supports a recording member on an upper surface, and which is movable in the horizontal direction. The inkjet drawing apparatus executes a prescribed drawing by ejecting the droplets onto the recording member from the droplet jetting head. A maintenance unit transfer mechanism is movable within a prescribed region including a position under the head module, and transfers a maintenance unit for conducting a maintenance of the droplet jetting head toward the position under the head module, and executes positioning of the maintenance unit with respect to the droplet jetting head. A maintenance unit selecting/arranging mechanism selects one of a plurality of kinds of maintenance units, and places the selected maintenance unit on the maintenance unit transfer mechanism. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249060 | INKJET PRINT HEAD AND INKJET PRINT APPARATUS - There is provided an inkjet print apparatus which can prevent floating mists from being attached on a head face to realize a print with high quality. Therefore a wing-shaped print head is provided to increase an air flow flowing into a region between a print head positioned backward thereof and a print medium. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249061 | Printer for groups of products supported on a table structure - A printer ( | 2011-10-13 |
20110249062 | INKJET PRINTING APPARATUS AND PRINT POSITION ADJUSTING METHOD - An inkjet printing apparatus and a print position correction method are provided which, even if satellites are produced, can evaluate printed position misalignments of main droplets without being influenced by the satellites and correctly perform a print position correction. To this end, when the test patterns are printed, the carriage speed and the head-medium distance are set smaller than those used during normal printing operations so as to keep the influences of the satellites on the printed patterns minimal. From the printed test patterns an amount of print position misalignment is acquired. Before actually executing a normal printing operation, an amount of the print position misalignment corresponding to the carriage speed and the head-medium distance of the actual printing operation is determined based on the amount of misalignment obtained from the test patterns and the print position adjustment is made using the determined amount of the print position misalignment. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249063 | LIQUID EJECTION HEAD - Provided is a continuous-type charge deflection liquid ejection head that is suitable for higher-density and multiple nozzles. This liquid ejection head includes: an orifice plate having a plurality of nozzles arranged in a two-dimensional manner; a charging electrode plate having a charging electrode to charge ink droplets from each of the plurality of nozzles; and first and second deflection electrode plates each having a deflection electrode to deflect each of the ink droplets charged by the charging electrode, in which each of the charging member, the first deflection member, and the second deflection member has through-holes that ink droplets pass through, and the charging member, the first deflection member, and the second deflection member are laminated in this order in an ejecting direction of the ink droplets. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249064 | Cartridge for Ink-Jet Printer - The invention relates to a cartridge for ink-jet printer, comprising a cartridge body, a protective cover moving relatively to the cartridge body under pressure, a detection mechanism for cartridge and a detection mechanism for remaining ink volume, wherein the detection mechanism for cartridge includes the first and second detecting units respectively matching to the first and second sensors on the printer. The said second detecting unit includes a shelter unit, a fixed shaft set on the cartridge body, a sliding shaft on the protective cover and a reset unit of the shelter unit, wherein the shelter unit connects with the rotating shaft of the fixed shaft, rotates around the fixed shaft under the pressure of the sliding shaft and resets together with the protective cover under the effect of the reset unit of the shelter unit. It is the shelter unit rather than the movable lever at the middle of the detection mechanism for remaining ink volume that finally shelters from the light emitted by the emission unit of the second sensor, so it will not be influenced by remaining ink volume. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249065 | INK CARTRIDGE - An ink cartridge includes an ink storing portion that stores ink therein, a detection portion in fluid communication with the ink storing portion, a movable member that is disposed in the detection portion, and a sensor that outputs a signal relative to a position of the movable member. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249066 | System And Method That Enables A Solid Ink Printer To Learn A Solid Ink Stick Type - A solid ink printer is configured to learn the identity of solid ink sticks for printer operation. The solid ink printer includes a feed channel having an insertion opening configured to receive solid ink sticks, a sensor positioned near the insertion opening of the feed channel and configured to obtain solid ink stick type data from a solid ink stick inserted into the insertion opening of the feed channel, and a controller communicatively coupled to the sensor to receive the solid ink stick type data, the controller being configured to store the solid ink stick type data in a memory in response to an initialization signal and to operate the solid ink printer with reference to the solid ink stick type data stored in the memory by the controller. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249067 | Ink-jet recording apparatus - [Objective] To provide an ink-jet recording apparatus capable of suppressing contamination of a recording medium, efficiently utilizing installation space, and carrying out printing continuously onto both surfaces of the recording medium. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249068 | SHEET CONVEYING DEVICE AND IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS - A second support member supports a first support member so that the first support member is movable between a predetermined first position and a second position at an upstream side of the first position in a conveying direction of a recording medium. The first support member is moved to the first position during conveyance of the recording medium by a first conveying section. The first support member is moved to the second position during non-conveyance of the recording medium by the first conveying section. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249069 | LIGHT SOURCE DRIVING DEVICE, AND IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE READING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE LIGHT SOURCE DRIVING DEVICE - A light source driving device for driving plural light sources is provided. The light source driving device includes a voltage booster to boost a voltage from a power source to supply the boosted voltage to each of the plural light sources; a constant current driver to regularly hold driving current of each of the plural light sources constant; a load to consume substantially the same power as the plural light sources; and a switch to selectively connect either the load or the plural light sources with the voltage booster and the constant current driver so that the load or the plural light sources are interposed between the voltage booster and the constant current driver. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249070 | Thermal transfer printhead and printing system using such a printhead - A printhead and print system is provided that includes a printer and a control unit connected by a cable. The printhead has a printed circuit board that is modified to include a digital thermometer having a non-volatile memory programmed with the printhead resistance. The control unit reads the printhead resistance directly from the printhead which improves print quality and eliminates the need for manual entry of the printhead resistance when the printhead is replaced. The modified printhead also uses fewer wires in the cable, allowing the cable to be made thinner and more manageable, and increasing the accuracy of temperature measurements conveyed thereover. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249071 | Apparatuses and methods for irradiating a substrate to avoid substrate edge damage - Apparatuses and methods are provided for processing a substrate having an upper surface that includes a central region, a peripheral region, and an edge adjacent to the peripheral region. An image having an intensity sufficient to effect thermal processing of the substrate is scanned across the upper surface of the substrate. The image scanning geometry allows processing the central region of the substrate at a substantially uniform temperature without damaging the outer edge. In some instances, the image may be formed from a beam traveling over at least a portion of the central region so that no portion thereof directly illuminates any portion of the edge when the image is scanned across the periphery region. The substrate may be rotated 180° or the beam direction may be switched after part of the scanning operation has been completed. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249072 | Lighting Control of a User Environment via a Display Device - A system and method for controlling lighting conditions in a user environment in the context of an image capture device are disclosed. An inner frame area and an outer frame area adjust certain lighting conditions in the user environment in response to certain lighting conditions detected by the image capture device. The frame areas may be dynamically controlled as to affect the brightness and/or color of the particular user environment. Multiple image capture devices may be used to video conference. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249073 | Establishing a Video Conference During a Phone Call - Some embodiments provide a method for initiating a video conference using a first mobile device. The method presents, during an audio call through a wireless communication network with a second device, a selectable user-interface (UI) item on the first mobile device for switching from the audio call to the video conference. The method receives a selection of the selectable UI item. The method initiates the video conference without terminating the audio call. The method terminates the audio call before allowing the first and second devices to present audio and video data exchanged through the video conference. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249074 | In Conference Display Adjustments - Some embodiments provide a method for modifying a composite display of a first mobile device that is engaged in a video conference with a second device. The method presents, on the first device, the composite display having a first video captured by the first device and a second video captured by the second device. The method receives, at the first device, an input for modifying the composite display during the video conference. The method modifies the composite display based on the received input. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249075 | Remote Control Operations in a Video Conference - Some embodiments provide a method for allowing a first device that is in a video conference with a second mobile device to remotely control the second mobile device. The method sends images captured by a camera of the first device to the second device. The method receives images captured by a camera of the second device. The method sends a command through a communication channel of a real-time communication session to the second device. The command is for instructing the second device to perform an operation that modifies the images captured by the camera of the second device. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249076 | Different Rate Controller Configurations for Different Cameras of a Mobile Device - Some embodiments provide a method for encoding video pictures captured by a mobile device having at least first and second cameras. The method identifies a first rate controller parameter that is based on at least a first value that quantifies one characteristic of the first camera. The method uses the first rate controller parameter to configure a set of rate controllers to adjust a bit rate for encoding video pictures captured by the first camera. The method identifies a second rate controller parameter that is based on at least a second value that quantifies the same characteristic of the second camera. The first and second values are different, and the difference causes the first and second rate controller parameters to be different. The method uses the second rate controller parameter to configure the set of rate controllers to adjust a bit rate for encoding video pictures captured by the second camera. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249077 | Video Conference Network Management for a Mobile Device - Some embodiments provide a method for managing a video conference between a first device and a second device. The method identifies a first ceiling bit rate for transmitting video conference data to the second device through the communication channel. The method identifies a current bit rate that is less than the first ceiling bit rate. The method receives networking data regarding the communication channel from the second device. The method determines, from the received network data, that the communication channel will sustain an increase in the current bit rate. The method increments the current bit rate. The method iteratively performs the receiving, determining, and incrementing operations until a determination is made that the communication channel will not sustain the increase in the current bit rate. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249078 | Switching Cameras During a Video Conference of a Multi-Camera Mobile Device - Some embodiments provide a method for conducting a video conference between a first mobile device and a second device. The first mobile device includes first and second cameras. The method selects the first camera for capturing images. The method transmits images captured by the first camera to the second device. The method receives selections of the second camera for capturing images during the video conference. The method terminates the transmission of images captured by the first camera and transmits images captured by the second camera of the first mobile device to the second device during the video conference. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249079 | TRANSITIONING BETWEEN CIRCUIT SWITCHED CALLS AND VIDEO CALLS - Transitioning between an audio only circuit switched call and a video call. A client device, which is currently connected to one or more other client devices through an established audio only circuit switched call, receives input from a user to transition from the audio only circuit switched call to the video call. A video call invitation message is transmitted to the other client devices. The client device receives a video call accept message from the other client devices and begins transmitting video captured by its front facing camera to the other client devices. Responsive to receiving at least a video frame from each of the one or more other client devices, the client device transitions from the audio only circuit switched call to the video call. After transitioning to the video call, the circuit switched call is dropped. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249080 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING VIDEO TELEPHONY QUALITY USING METADATA BASED ON RADIO SIGNAL STRENGTH - A method and apparatus for Video Telephony (VT) based on the radio signal strength in a radio terminal are provided. The method includes performing a signaling process for the VT, determining audio/video codecs to be used in the VT by considering the radio signal strength during the signaling process, performing the VT, and reconfiguring the audio/video codecs to be used in a VT process by considering the radio signal strength during the VT. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249081 | System and Method for Providing Customer Support on a User Interface - Embodiments described can more effectively complete complicated service transactions in a more efficient manner by having a team of well-trained professionals who are instantly “streamed” into any location as necessary. A two-way communication system can provide instant or quick access to the right expert at the right point in time, thereby converting what might otherwise be a negative customer experience into a positive sales and service opportunity. A computer implemented method for providing customer support comprises receiving, by a touchpoint device, identification information from a user of the touchpoint device; receiving the identification information; providing an electronic document to the user; receiving an input from the user requesting a session with a representative; selecting a representative based at least in part on the electronic document; providing information about the electronic document to the representative; and establishing a connection between the representative and the touchpoint device. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249082 | Terminal and Method for Prompting Service Failure in the Video Telephone Service - A terminal and a method for prompting service failure in the video telephone service are disclosed, and the terminal comprises a processing module, a storing module and a setting module which are connected orderly. Said terminal sets and stores the corresponding relationship between different failure prompt information and prompting modes according to the user's command, and when the terminal receives a video telephone call request and the called user performs the failure prompting operation, the terminal generates a call failure prompt message according to the preset failure prompt information and the prompting mode corresponding to said failure prompt information and sends it to the calling user. After the calling user terminal receives said call failure prompt message, it analyzes and acquires the failure prompt information and the corresponding prompting mode, and displays and/or plays the failure prompt information to the calling user according to the prompting mode. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249083 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROCESSING TEXT DATA - A method is provided for processing text data in a telecommunication context between at least one first terminal and one second terminal, comprising, after a processing device receives text data from the first terminal, generating image data integrating the received text data in order to transmit the image data to at least the second terminal. The invention also relates to a corresponding device and to a call system including such a device. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249084 | Method and Arrangement For Connecting At Least One Man-Machine Interface For Manipulating At Least One Data Source Connected To A Video Conferencing System Within The Scope Of Video Conferences - The invention relates to a method for connecting at least one man-machine interface for manipulating, particularly remotely manipulating, at least one data source connected to a video conferencing system within the scope of video conferences, wherein signals generated by the man-machine interface are transmitted to the video conferencing system via a transmission channel provided for controlling a video camera. The invention further relates to an arrangement comprising means for carrying out the method. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249085 | METHOD, DEVICE, AND SYSTEM FOR VIDEO COMMUNICATION - The embodiments of the present invention disclose a method, device, and system for video communication, and relate to the field of video conference technologies, so as to implement automatic switching of video images during a video conference. The method includes: obtaining video image signals and voice information of a first site; determining video image signals including a video object according to the video image signals and voice information of the first site; and sending the video image signals including the video object to a second site. The method, device, and system provided in the embodiments of the present invention implement automatic switching of video image signals during the video conference, thus avoiding switching errors caused by human factors and improving the efficiency of the conference. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249086 | Image Processing for a Dual Camera Mobile Device - Some embodiments provide a method of processing images for a first camera and a second camera of a mobile device using a shared pipeline. A method receives a first set of images captured by the first camera of the mobile device. The method processes the first set of images using a first configuration of the shared pipeline. The method also receives a second set of images captured by the second camera of the mobile device, and processes the second set of images using a second configuration of the shared pipeline different from the first configuration. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249087 | MULTIPLE VIEW DISPLAY OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGES - Systems, methods, and devices that generate and display a multiple view 3-D holographic image (“image”) of a 3-D real or synthetic scene are presented. A projection system captures visual information of the 3-D scene from various perspectives and generates model data to create a 3-D model of the scene. The model data is converted to holographic data, which is respectively portioned corresponding to the respective perspectives of the scene and used to generate and display respective portions of the image on respective display sections. The display sections can be separate display sections corresponding to the various perspectives, or the display sections can be on a single display that is divided into sections for the various perspectives and a 3-D adapter is employed to facilitate display of the image in the display area, wherein reflector components can be used to reflect the portions of the image to the display area. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249088 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING RADIATION TREATMENT - A method of monitoring radiation treatment employs a video camera directed to at least a portion of a patient and/or patient support and at least a portion of a radiation machine. The direction of movement of the radiation machine and/or clearance between at least a portion of the radiation machine and the patient are determined by a control system. Graphics indicating the direction of movement of the machine and/or the clearance between the machine and the patient are overlaid on the video images. The video images overlaid with graphics displayed on a display. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249089 | VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE, DISPLAY METHOD AND PROGRAM PRODUCT - A video processing device includes an input unit that receives a video signal for a left channel and a video signal for a right channel, a synchronization processing unit that performs a synchronization process used to correct mismatches between timings of the video signal for the left channel and the video signal for the right channel which are input to the input unit, a changing unit that changes video signal components of the video signal for the left channel and the video signal for the right channel which have undergone the synchronization process in the synchronization processing unit at an instructed timing and selects and outputs a synchronization signal component of either of the video signals, a control unit that performs setting for a video signal selected by the changing unit depending on an instructed mode, and an output unit that outputs the video signal selected by the changing unit. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249090 | System and Method for Generating Three Dimensional Presentations - A virtual three-dimensional presentation in accordance with the present invention includes three stereoscopic layers, a stereoscopic background layer, a stereoscopic video insert layer, and a stereoscopic three-dimensional foreground layer. A surface, the Z-sphere, is defined in the virtual three-dimensional space of the three-dimensional scene with reference to the aim point, the distance between the cameras, and the distance from the camera of the video scene, of a virtual stereoscopic camera looking at the three-dimensional scene being created. The separation of the virtual stereoscopic camera lens and distance to the aim point are set based on the stereoscopic cameras that are creating the video insert layer. The stereoscopic three-dimensional foreground layer scene may include a key which defines the transparency of objects in the foreground layer. The stereoscopic video insert layer may be generated by positioning a presenter, or other object, in a chroma-key set which is captured with a stereoscopic camera. The stereoscopic video insert layer may be distorted before being composited with the background and foreground such that elements of the stereoscopic video appear to move across a three-dimensional floor of the stereoscopic three-dimensional scene. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249091 | VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS AND VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD - Switching between a two-dimensional (2D) video signal and a three-dimensional (3D) video signal is seamlessly performed without causing blackouts. A video signal processing apparatus includes: an input unit which obtains a 2D video signal and a 3D video signal having different frame rates; and an output unit which (i) converts at least one of the frame rates of the 2D video signal and the 3D video signal obtained by the input unit into a predetermined display frame rate, (ii) outputs the 2D video signal at the predetermined display frame rate during a first period, and (iii) outputs the 3D video signal at the predetermined display frame rate during a second period that is consecutive to the first period. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249092 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CALCULATING 3DEEPS ACTION SPECS MOTION ESTIMATION FROM THE MOTION VECTORS IN AN MPEG FILE - Optimal control of 3Deeps Action Specs (also called 3Deep Viewing Spectacles in previous patent applications) for viewing motion pictures filmed in 3D with a visual effect of 3D requires calculation of a single motion vector that characterizes the direction and speed of motion for each motion picture frame. This invention discloses the calculation of the characteristic motion vector or motion estimation value from temporal redundancy information that is stored in the compressed video file bit stream. The principles of this invention can be used with any compressed video file that incorporates temporal redundancy for compression, such as MPEG. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249093 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL VIDEO IMAGING DEVICE - A three-dimensional (3D) video imaging device includes a liquid crystal layer, a color filter plate, a lens array, light shielding elements and an optical sheet, and the lens array includes lens elements installed onto a surface of the color filter plate, and the light shielding elements are installed onto a surface of the color filter plate or lens element or formed directly in the color filter plate, and the light shielding elements are arranged with an interval apart from each other and corresponding to the intervals among the lens elements, and a combination of the liquid crystal layer, color filter plate and optical sheet constitutes an LCD panel structure for installing the lens array and the light shielding elements into the LCD panel directly to reduce the thickness and simplify the manufacturing process, while preventing stray lights, improving the clarity of 3D images, and maintaining a high-brightness display effect. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249094 | Method and System for Providing Three Dimensional Stereo Image - The present invention provides a method for providing 3D stereo image. The method comprises: accepting a request submitted from a client system by an intermediate server system; selecting an image server based on the request and responding to the client system from the image server through a processor in the intermediate server system; requesting at least one 3D stereo image by the client system from the image server according to the response; and providing the at least one 3D stereo image to the client system by the image server system. The present invention also provides a system for providing 3D stereo image. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249095 | IMAGE COMPOSITION APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - An image composition apparatus includes a synchronization unit for synchronizing a motion capture equipment and a camera; a three-dimensional (3D) restoration unit for restoring 3D motion capture data of markers attached for motion capture; a 2D detection unit for detecting 2D position data of the markers from a video image captured by the camera; and a tracking unit for tracking external and internal factors of the camera for all frames of the video image based on the restored 3D motion capture data and the detected 2D position data. Further, the image composition apparatus includes a calibration unit for calibrating the tracked external and internal factors upon completion of tracking in all the frames; and a combination unit for combining a preset computer-generated (CG) image with the video image by using the calibrated external and internal factors. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249096 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEASURING DEVICE AND BOARD INSPECTION DEVICE - A board inspection device includes an irradiation device for irradiating light on a printed circuit board, a CCD camera for imaging the irradiated part of the circuit board. First image processing is performed for a first exposure time such that an inspection target region is free of brightness saturation, and second image processing is performed using a second exposure time corresponding to the insufficiency of the first exposure time relative to a certain exposure time appropriate for measurement of a measurement standard region. Thereafter, image data for three-dimensional measurement is prepared for the inspection target region using the value of image data obtained by the first image processing, and image data for three-dimensional measurement is prepared for the measurement standard region using a value obtained by summing the image data value acquired by the second image processing and the image data value acquired by the first image processing. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249097 | DEVICE FOR RECORDING, REMOTELY TRANSMITTING AND REPRODUCING THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGES - The invention relates to an image recording device, an image reproduction device and a system with such a recording and reproduction device. The recording device comprises an optical axis ( | 2011-10-13 |
20110249098 | Signal processing apparatus, signal processing method, display apparatus, and program product - A signal processing apparatus includes: a phase matching unit which matches phases of a left image signal and a right image signal input from two cameras which are disposed so as to be matched with an interval between both eyes of a human to image the same object; and a phase adjusting unit which moves in a horizontal direction by a predetermined distance both or any one of a left image and a right image displayed on a display unit by the left image signal and the right image signal by changing the phases of the left image signal and/or the right image signal in the horizontal direction based on displacement amounts of phases designated by an operating unit, and outputs the left image signal and the right image signal obtained by changing disparity between the left image and the right image. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249099 | CREATION OF DEPTH MAPS FROM IMAGES - A method of generating a plurality of depth maps for a plurality of images comprises receiving a first image, obtaining information relating to the shot defined by the first image, generating a depth map for the first image according to a first schema, receiving a second image, obtaining information relating to the shot defined by the second image, detecting a change in the obtained information between the first and second image, and generating a depth map for the second image according to a second schema, the second schema having a complexity different from that of the first schema. The method can comprise accessing first and second depth models. In one embodiment, the first schema comprises the first depth model, and the second schema comprises the second model, and in a second embodiment the first schema comprises the first depth model, and the second schema comprises a combination of the first and the second depth models. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249100 | Apparatus and Method for Capturing Images - An apparatus is provided for capturing images including a base, and image capture adjustment mechanism, a first camera, and a second camera. The base is constructed and arranged to support an alignable array of cameras. The image capture adjustment mechanism is disposed relative to the base for adjusting an image capture line of sight for a camera relative to the base. The first camera is carried by the base, operably coupled with the image capture adjustment mechanism, and has an image capture device. The first camera has a line of sight defining a first field of view adjustable with the image capture adjustment mechanism relative to the base. The second camera is carried by the base and has an image capture device. The second camera has a line of sight defining a second field of view extending beyond a range of the field of view for the first camera in order to produce a field of view that is greater than the field of view provided by the first camera. A method is also provided. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249101 | VIDEO MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method for monitoring a target area using a video monitor device that controls a video camera located at the target area to capture left images and right images of the target area. The video monitor device analyzes each of the left and right images to form a combined image, compresses all of the combined images to generate compressed images, and stores the compressed images into a storage system. When an event happened in the target area, a compressed image corresponding to the event time is obtained from the storage system. The video monitor device decompresses the compressed image to generate a 3D image of the target area, and displays the 3D image on a display device. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249102 | FREE WHEELING MODE OF OPERATION FOR 3D GLASSES - A viewing system for viewing video displays having the appearance of a three dimensional image. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249103 | 3D GLASSES AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - In a field sequential 3D image viewing system, 3D glasses are provided for use with a plurality of types of image control apparatuses. A storage unit stores opening control data associated with timing of opening right and left shutters of the 3D glasses in relation to each type of the image control apparatus. A signal processing unit generates an opening signal for driving the shutters based on the switching signal associated with the right and left shutters and based the opening control data read from the storage unit. The right and left shutters are driven according to the opening signal. The start time and open duration of the opening signal may be set based on the type of image control apparatus. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249104 | Peripheral for a Handheld Communication Device - A peripheral device to a preexisting handheld communication device is disclosed. The peripheral device may include a housing capable of receiving the preexisting handheld communication device, a connector disposed in association with the housing, the connector configured to be removably coupled to the preexisting communication device, and a sensor assembly disposed in association with the housing, the sensor assembly operably associated with the connector assembly. Alternatively, the sensor assembly may be in wireless communication with the preexisting communication device. The sensor assembly preferably includes an optical image sensor for acquiring image information, and a processor for receiving and processing the image information. The sensor assembly may be configured to recover data corresponding to a microscopic code embedded on a surface of an object. Further, the housing may include a conformal cavity to receive the communication device. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249105 | In Vivo Autonomous Camera with On-Board Data Storage or Digital Wireless Transmission in Regulatory Approved Band - A capsule camera apparatus includes a swallowable housing, a light source within the housing, a camera within the housing for capturing a first digital image and a second digital image of a view of the camera illuminated by the light source, a motion detector that detects a motion of the housing the first digital image and the second digital image, and a motion evaluator that selects a disposition of the second digital image, based on a metric on the motion. The disposition may include writing the second image into an archival storage or providing the second digital image to the outside by a wireless communication link. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249106 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, ENDOSCOPE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - An image pickup apparatus includes an image pickup device chip having an image pickup device on a front face and an external connection terminal on a rear face through a via interconnect; a wiring board placed within a projection plane of the image pickup device chip and made up of an intermediate portion whose first main face is connected with the external connection terminal, a first flexing portion and a second flexing portion extended from opposite ends of the intermediate portion and bent toward the intermediate portion at a predetermined angle, and a first extension portion and a second extension portion; and a signal cable connected to the first extension portion and the second extension portion. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249107 | GESTURE-BASED REMOTE CONTROL - A remote control based on user's gesture includes an infrared emission unit, a storage unit, a gesture sensing unit, a processing unit and a code chip. The gesture sensing unit is configured to capture images and identify hand gestures in the images and output the gesture signals corresponding to the hand gestures to the processing unit; The storage unit stores a first relationship table of gesture signals and associated function instructions. The storage unit also stores a second relationship table of the function instructions and associated infrared remote control codes. The processing unit parses the gesture signal into the corresponding function instruction according to the first relationship table, and then outputs the function instruction to the encode chip, the encode chip chooses an infrared remote control code according to the function instruction and the second relationship table and drives the infrared emission unit to emit infrared rays carrying the infrared remote control code to the device. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249108 | Mask inspection apparatus and mask inspection method - A mask inspection apparatus includes irradiation means for irradiating a sample with an electron beam, electron detection means for detecting a quantity of electrons generated from the sample having a pattern formed thereon by the irradiation with the electron beam, image processing means for generating image data of the pattern on the basis of the quantity of the electrons, and control means for creating a line profile and a differential profile of the pattern formed on the sample on the basis of the quantity of the electrons detected by the electron detection means. The control means detects a rising edge and a falling edge of the pattern on the basis of the differential profile, and then generates mask data of a multi-level structure on the basis of data of the edges and the image data created by the image processing means. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249109 | Microscopy imaging - Among other things, an imaging device has a photosensitive array of pixels, and a surface associated with the array is configured to receive a specimen with at least a part of the specimen at a distance from the surface equivalent to less than about half of an average width of the pixels. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249110 | SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE - Provided is a scanning electron microscope including: an image recording unit ( | 2011-10-13 |
20110249111 | PROCESS CONTROL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR FAN OUT WAFERS - A system and method for monitoring a manufacturing process of a fan-out wafer, the method may include acquiring a first set of images of dies after a completion of a first manufacturing stage of a manufacturing process of the fan-out wafer; processing the first set of images to detect defects; performing at least one corrective operation in response to at least one defect detected by processing the first set of images; acquiring a second set of images of dies after a completion of a second manufacturing stage of the manufacturing process of the fan-out wafer, the second manufacturing process follows the first manufacturing process; processing the second set of images to detect defects; and performing at least one corrective operation in response to at least one defect detected by processing the second set of images. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249112 | DEFECT INSPECTION DEVICE AND DEFECT INSPECTION METHOD - A defect inspection device and an inspection method which can decide the quality of a pattern shape of a sample surface in a short time are provided. A defect inspection device | 2011-10-13 |
20110249113 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FABRICATING INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE USING SELF-ORGANIZING FUNCTION - In a method of fabricating an integrated circuit device having a three-dimensional stacked structured, the step of fixing many chip-shaped semiconductor circuits to a support substrate or a circuit layer with a predetermined layout can be performed easily and efficiently with a desired accuracy. Temporary adhesion portions | 2011-10-13 |
20110249114 | Image display and recording apparatus and a recording medium on which a category control program is recorded - An image display and recording apparatus displays at least one image which belongs to a category as a heading image which shows that category. The heading images are selected from a plurality of images recorded in memory. The display of the heading images allows the content of each category to be grasped at one glance when selecting the category. The heading images may be used when displaying the categories of the images in various types of displays. Such displays include an index screen, a cartridge list screen, a category list screen, a category index screen, a story list screen, and a story index screen. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249115 | APPARATUS FOR CRACK DETECTION DURING HEAT AND LOAD TESTING - Material testing under variable heat and load while continuously monitoring crack formation is provided using an apparatus that permits thermal control somewhat uniformly over a conductive sample, while permitting a controlled load to be applied to the sample in tensional or flexural modes. Thermographic imaging of a sample in situ within a standard thermo-mechanical fatigue (TMF) test rig or other heat and load test apparatus is used to detect and monitor cracks as they form. A 360° sample view is possible. Image analysis software may identify, count and/or characterize cracks. Thermographic images may be analyzed to determine a sample temperature, e.g. for temperature feedback control. Essentially passive thermography is used with an inductive heating coil that surrounds at least 60% of a length of the sample, with at least two windings, the windings having thickness and pitch so that at least half the sample is in view. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249116 | COLOR MEASURING APPARATUS AND COLOR MEASURING METHOD - A color measuring apparatus includes an image taking section; a signal generating section selecting a teach image in which a plurality of measurement regions are set or a measurement image for color measurement and making a display device display the selected image; a camera control section controlling the image taking section to make the image taking section take an image of the image displayed on the display device; a measurement region recognizing section recognizing the measurement regions by performing image processing on the teach image whose image was taken by the image taking section; and a color measuring section measuring the color of each of measured regions corresponding to the measurement regions recognized by the measurement region recognizing section, the measured regions in the measurement image whose image was taken by the image taking section. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249117 | IMAGING DEVICE, DISTANCE MEASURING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING A PROGRAM - The distance between two points specified on an object is measured. The imaging part acquires a pair of images having parallax in one imaging operation on one and the same object. The display part displays a display image based on at least one image of the pair of images acquired. The reception part receives a start point and an end point specified on the object in the display image. The distance acquisition part calculates the positions in a real space of the start and end points specified on the object based on one pair or multiple pairs of images and acquires the distance between the start and end points on the object based on the calculated start and end point positions in the real space. | 2011-10-13 |
20110249118 | APPARATUS, A SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR COLLISSION AVOIDANCE - The invention relate to a collision avoidance apparatus ( | 2011-10-13 |
20110249119 | Safety System for a Motor Vehicle - A safety system for a motor vehicle having a sensing arrangement ( | 2011-10-13 |
20110249120 | CAMERA MODULE FOR VEHICLE - A camera module for a vision system of a vehicle includes a housing having a base portion and a lens portion and a circuit element. The circuit element includes an imaging sensor and associated circuitry. The circuit element may include an electrical connector having a plurality of terminals. A lens may be disposed at least partially in the lens portion of the housing and the circuit element may be disposed at least partially in the base portion of the housing. The base portion and the lens portion may be welded or sealed together to substantially limit water intrusion into the camera module. The imaging sensor may have a dynamic range of greater than approximately 100 dB, and the dynamic range of the imaging sensor may follow, at least in part, a linear response curve up to approximately 62 dB and a non-linear response curve above approximately 62 dB. | 2011-10-13 |