46th week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 25 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20080278743 | System and method for printing at least one digitized image to a digital multimedia presentation appliance - A digital multimedia presentation appliance is provided having a display for displaying at least one digitized image. The digital multimedia presentation appliance further includes a processor configured to communicate and receive commands, including a digital multimedia presentation appliance print job command, from an external processor capable of executing a software application program for displaying a printing utility. The processor executes a program having instructions for processing the print job command and displaying the at least one digitized image by the display of the digital multimedia presentation appliance. The print job command is transmitted after selection of a digital multimedia presentation appliance printing icon corresponding to the digital multimedia presentation appliance following selection of the printing utility to print the at least one digitized image. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278744 | Print job aesthetics enhancements detection and modeling through combined user activity analysis and content matching - An automated method for processing a print job includes receiving a submitted print job, extracting features from the submitted print job for characterizing the print job, comparing the extracted features with a predictive model which is based on features extracted from prior print jobs and enhancement operations performed on the prior print jobs, and generating at least one proposed enhancement operation for the submitted print job based on the comparison. The proposed enhancement operations may be presented to an operator for verification or, if the enhancement operations are determined to have a threshold level of confidence, may be automatically applied to the print job. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278745 | Multiple output devices with rules-based sub-job device selection - A system and method for sending different portions of a document to different output destinations where different portions of a document can be processed differently. The notion of a printer or output device is expanded to include multiple destinations with rules that define what content will be sent to each of the destinations. In order to ease management of the system, an optional centralized management system to enable the distribution of rules to systems where the printers are defined is proposed. An enhancement to print driver software allows the additional rules-based multiple output device handling configuration and programming. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278746 | Controller for mobile and pervasive output - Pervasive output capability is provided so that an information apparatus can pervasively output digital content to an output device regardless of the processing power, display screen size and memory space of the information apparatus. This allows small mobile devices with limited display, processing power, and memory to be able to output a digital document (e.g., PDF, HTML, PowerPoint etc) in its full original richness, without resorting to downsizing, truncating, reducing, clipping or otherwise altering the original document. A data output service method for rendering at an output device output content managed from an information apparatus may include obtaining by wireless communication from the information apparatus at least part of a document object relating to the output content, obtaining at least part of an output device object with one or more attributes relating to the output device, and providing the document object and the output device object to a server application operated on a server that is distinct from the information apparatus and the output device, and generating with the server application output data relating to the output device. The output data may then be provided to the output device for rendering the output content as the data output service. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278747 | Thermal dye sublimation printer and ink ribbon cassette therefor - A thermal dye sublimation printer to which an ink ribbon cassette having a function of transmitting and receiving data via wireless communication with a printer main body is attached, is disclosed. The thermal dye sublimation printer includes: communication means that transmits and receives data via wireless communication with an ink ribbon cassette; and control means that acquires management information of the ink ribbon cassette stored in the ink ribbon cassette side via the communication means and controls printing processing based on the acquired management information. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278748 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM AND SCREEN DISPLAY METHOD - Disclosed is an image forming apparatus comprising: a control section; and a display section connected to a system bus, wherein the display section comprises: a display device; a screen data storage section to temporarily store screen data of an operation screen; and a display control section to display the operation screen based on the screen data, and wherein the control section comprises: a storage section to store the screen data of the operation screen; and a controller to transfer the screen data of the operation screen pertaining to a function provided to the image forming apparatus to the screen data storage section through the system bus after a power source is turned on and before the function becomes operable; and to control the display control section to display the operation screen based on the screen data stored in the screen data storage section, after the function becomes operable. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278749 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Disclosed is an image forming apparatus including: an image forming section to form images on sheets; a display section to display an operation screen; an operation section to receive input of a condition of image forming using the operation screen; a storage section to store setting information of image forming input from the operation section; and a control section to control image forming, wherein when a plurality of pieces of setting information of jobs are successively input, the control section stores the plurality of pieces of setting information of the jobs as one piece of setting information of a programming job in the storage section and the plurality of pieces of setting information of the jobs may be read out as the setting information of the programming job. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278750 | System And Method For Intelligent Label Printer Control - Methods and systems for intelligently printing labels based on order data are described. One example method includes receiving order data at a receipt printer. The receipt printer may be communicatively connected to a POS terminal adapted to receive or generate the order data from an operator's entries. The order data may then be transmitted to a label printer and processed at the label printer to generate corresponding label data. The label printer may generate the label data with reference to a plurality of pre-defined templates. In addition to or as part of generating label data, the label printer may also generate customer data based on the order data. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278751 | Method and System for Communicating Between a Remote Printer and a Server - In order to enable downloading to a mobile printer data items from a server, a method comprising the steps of establishing communication connection end points (“sockets”), communicating with the server, where the communication includes sending a request for authentication to the server, receiving an authentication response, requesting print data portions from the server, receiving the requested print data portions, and notifying the server after each print data portion has been printed. The method also includes the step of terminating their communication connection when a printing session ends or if an error occurs. The method constitutes a printer-server protocol. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278752 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus which generates intermediate codes by dividing a drawing image into prescribed bands extending in one direction, develops the intermediate codes into a bit image is provided with an expanded image judging unit which judges whether an image to be drawn is an expanded image of a 1-line source image; an image expansion direction judging unit which judges whether an expansion direction of the expanded image is parallel with the band extending direction when the expanded image judging unit judges that the image is the expanded image of the 1-line source image; a drawing data processing unit which converts the expanded image of the 1-line source image into vectors which are a series of rectangular regions of same-color pixels that are arranged continuously when the image expansion direction judging unit judges that the expansion direction of the expanded image is parallel with the band extending direction. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278753 | DISPLAY SYSTEM, INFORMATION DISTRIBUTING APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND PORTABLE TERMINAL - A display system is provided that can perform suitable procedure display in accordance with the respective operation statuses of a plurality of electronic devices. The display system is formed by connecting an electronic device, a portable terminal, and an information distributing apparatus through a network, and the electronic device has a description tool affixed to the device to indicate the electronic device information of the device and transmits the state information of the device to the information distributing apparatus. The portable terminal acquires the electronic device information of the electronic device from the description tool and transmits it to the information distributing apparatus and displays the returned operation procedure information. The information distributing apparatus registers the received state information of the electronic device and returns the specified procedure display information to the portable terminal based on the electronic device information received from the portable terminal and the registered state information. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278754 | Image processing device, method and computer readable medium for transmitting management information - There is provided an image processing device communicatably connected to a network. The image processing device comprises a storage unit configured to store format information representing a format in which management information should be created; a condition obtaining unit configured to obtain condition information concerning conditions of the image processing device; a management information creation unit configured to create the management information, based on the condition information obtained by the condition obtaining unit, in the format represented by the format information stored in the storage unit; and a transmission unit configured to transmit the management information created by the management information creation unit to an external device. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278755 | DYNAMIC RANKING OF SERVICE ACTIONS - Systems and methods for dynamically updating service ranks for a plurality of service actions for an electronic system are disclosed. A central computing system may receive a plurality of service actions prioritized in an order based on a service rank associated with each service action. Each service action may correspond to one or more operations performed to attempt to repair an electronic system. The central computing system may receive feedback information for one or more service actions from a first user pertaining at least to whether each service action successfully repaired a fault for the electronic system. The service rank for each service action may be updated based on at least the feedback information, and the order for the service actions may be modified based on the updated service ranks. The central computing system may provide one or more service actions to a second user based on the modified order. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278756 | AUTOMATED FOLIO REFERENCES - Sets of electronic pages ( | 2008-11-13 |
20080278757 | Image adjustment control for image alignment - A printing system includes a control system which processes an input print job to place it in a form for printing on a print engine. A user interface, in communication with the control system, is configured for receiving, from a user, adjustments to at least one geometric parameter for images of the print job to be applied to front and back sides of a sheet, whereby the geometric parameter is adjustable for the front and back sides independently. A print engine renders the print job on print media in accordance with received adjustments to the at least one geometric parameter. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278758 | Image processing system, computer program product, and image processing method - Upon receipt of a set of original data in different formats, data analysis information for the original data is generated. Based on the data analysis information, the formats of the original data is automatically adjusted to a uniform output format selected by a user. The original data are output in the output format desired by the user. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278759 | Method for Faxing Document Optimized by Using Solid Monochrome Colors - Method of the present invention for faxing a document allows for optimization of color and shades of gray documents prior to their conversion to a monochrome format. If color/gray elements are identified in the document, the distance between them and their intensity is determined. If there are elements with the same or similar intensity in close proximity to each other, colors of some of the elements may be replaced with solid monochrome colors, and/or dithered surfaces, and/or monochrome patterns. Further, the elements may be outlined. These improvements make elements in the document more distinguishable after its conversion to a monochrome format. The described color optimization and outlining may have wide applicability in the Internet Fax technology. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278760 | Apparatus for Document Optimization Using Solid Monochrome Colors - Apparatus and software of the present invention allow for optimization of color and shades of gray documents prior to their conversion to a monochrome format. If color/gray elements are identified in the document, the distance between them and their intensity is determined. If there are elements with the same or similar intensity in close proximity to each other, colors of some of the elements may be replaced with solid monochrome colors, and/or dithered surfaces, and/or monochrome patterns. Further, the elements may be outlined. These improvements make elements in the document more distinguishable after its conversion to a monochrome format. The described color optimization and outlining may have wide applicability in the Internet Fax technology. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278761 | Image processing method, image processing device, and computer program - Image data is acquired, it is determined whether the tone value specified by tone value information included in the acquired image data is equal to or greater than a predetermined tone value, and the tone value information is converted into a description that indicates a still smaller tone value if it is determined that the answer is negative. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278762 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - An image forming apparatus and a method of using the same, the image forming apparatus including: a detection unit to detect an edge of an input image; a categorization unit to categorize the detected edge, according to a gray value and line width; and a compensation unit to compensate the gray value according to the categorized edge type. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278763 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - When a second detector determines that a character image has a halftone (YES in # | 2008-11-13 |
20080278764 | Image Processing Apparatus, Program, Image Forming Apparatus, Image Forming Method, And Dither Matrix - An organized dither matrix is composed of a main matrix having dispersibility and a sub-matrix having randomness, and the intensity of a frequency characteristic of an output image relatively increases from a low frequency component, through an intermediate frequency component, to a high frequency component in respective tone levels. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278765 | Method for Processing Fm-Am Mixed Halftone Images on a Multi-Bit Depth Imaging Apparatus - Disclosed is a method for processing FM-AM mixed halftone images on a multi-bit depth imaging apparatus, which relates to a method for producing halftone dots in the field of image hard copying. In the prior art, since it is hard to avoid the impact of the error diffusion for the output apparatus to control the mixed dots with multi-bit imaging depth based on the error diffusion, the output of the mixed dots with multi-bit imaging depth cannot satisfy requirements of the apparatus. According to the method of the present invention, the dynamic algorithm for controlling the multi-bit mixed dots is used for screening based on the existing mixed screening process using dual-feedback error diffusion. Furthermore, multi-bit halftone images with high quality and rich gradations can be output by the multi-bit depth imaging apparatus. The method of the present invention can solve the phenomenon of sawtooth in the margins of the mixed dots output by the conventional single-bit apparatus and obtain the FM-AM mixed dots with the effect of high resolution and continuous gradations, which are output under low resolution. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278766 | IMAGE OUTPUTTING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - The present invention provides an image outputting apparatus and a control method thereof, accommodated to a contradictory need of security improvement and TCO reduction in a rational manner. An embodiment of the present invention performs a setting of a black-and-white copy output by receiving an instruction from a user to output a black-and-white copy of a read document. Then, an LVBC extraction part and an LVBC color determining part determine whether the read document includes a color LVBC. An image-output controlling part outputs a color output of the read document when the read document has been determined to include color coded information, despite the setting of a black-and-white copy output. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278767 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRINTING USING A POSITION-CODING PATTERN - An apparatus for printing graphical information on a surface. The apparatus comprises: a printhead for printing the graphical information; an image sensor for recording an image of the surface, wherein the recorded image contains a position-coding pattern that identifies an absolute position on the surface; and a processor for converting the recorded image into a recorded absolute position. The printhead prints the graphical information onto the surface based on a comparison of the recorded absolute position and the graphical information to be printed. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278768 | Apparatus, Method and Software for Printing Diagnostic Images - The invention relates to an apparatus for printing diagnostic images in a predefined sequence and a format corresponding to a sheet of film, embodied with or linkable to a data-source of the images, wherein the images are preceded by a header carrying information specifying the number and sort of images to be printed, including text images, with a counter for establishing a number of filmports to be used in dependence of at least the information in the header, wherein each image to be printed corresponds to one filmport, and with a scaling organ for adapting the size of said filmports to cover the format so as to maximise the used area thereof. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278769 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTIVELY DISABLING DOCUMENT RENDERING - The subject application is directed to a system and method for selectively disabling document rendering. An electronic document is first generated having a customized operator. The generated electronic document is then communicated to an associated document rendering device. The generated electronic document is received by the associated document rendering device and the customized operator is parsed and executed so as to secure identification data representing an identity of the documents rendering device. The identification data is then tested. An output of a document rendering operation is then controlled in accordance with an output of testing of the identification data. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278770 | Image processing apparatus, computer program product, and image processing method - Upon receipt of image data of a set of originals in different formats, image analysis information for the image data is generated based on features extracted from the image data. Based on the image analysis information, the formats of the image data is adjusted to a uniform output format. A preview image is created from the image data in the uniform output format. Depending on contents of the preview image, the image data in the uniform output format are output. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278771 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS - Disclosed in an image reading apparatus including a reading unit to obtain an image data by irradiating a document with a light and reading an image of the document, a paper thickness detection unit to detect a thickness of the document to be read by the reading unit, a process unit to process the image data which is obtained by the reading unit based on a parameter and a control unit to carry out a control of changing the parameter of the process unit according to the thickness of the document which is detected by the paper thickness detection unit. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278772 | MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVICE - Provided is a mobile telecommunications device having a printer and image capture means for printing and interacting with printed media. The device includes a mobile phone module for operatively executing a phone operating system, and a sensor module in signal communication with the phone module. The sensor module is configured for sensing tags encoded on the printed media. The device also includes a print engine controller in signal communication with the phone module, the print engine controller being configured for controlling the printer. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278773 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS - An image reading apparatus includes an integral scanning optical unit in which a light source device for illuminating an original placed on an original table, a plurality of mirrors for reflecting a light beam from the original and an imaging optical system for imaging the light beam reflected by the mirrors, upon a reading device, are integrally accommodated, wherein at least one mirror is so configured that the light beam is incident thereon twice or more, wherein, in a sub-scan section, reflection surfaces of the mirrors are disposed in a space at an original-reading-position side of a light entrance surface of the imaging optical system, and wherein the reflection surface of a mirror disposed at a position optically closest to the light entrance surface of the imaging optical system is placed at a position furthermost from the original table with respect to a direction of a normal thereto, as compared with the reflection surfaces of the remaining mirrors. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278774 | Apparatus and a method for controlling a light source used for image reading - An apparatus and a method for controlling a light source used for image reading according to a user activity are provided. The light source is turned on when the user activity that is assumed to cause image reading has been performed. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278775 | HIGH-SENSITIVITY OPTICAL SCANNING USING MEMORY INTEGRATION - An inspection system includes a CMOS integrated circuit having integrally formed thereon an at least two dimensional array of photosensors and providing an inspection output representing an object to be inspected. A defect analyzer is operative to receive the inspection output and to provide a defect report. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278776 | Scanning module and scanner using the same - A scanning module disposed on one side of a transparent platen of a scanner for scanning a document disposed on the reverse side of the transparent platen is provided. The scanning module comprises a base, a lamp, a holder and an optical sensing component. The lamp for illuminating the document comprises a first section and a second section. The first section extends substantially parallel to a plane of the transparent platen. A first end of the second section is connected to one end of the first section. The shortest distance between a second end of the second section and the transparent platen is greater than that between the first section and the transparent platen. The holder is disposed on the second section for fixing the lamp to the base. The optical sensing component is used for receiving the light reflected by the document and converting that into an image signal. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278777 | DOUBLE SIDE IMAGE SCANNER - A double side image scanner includes a frame, a two-way roll feeder, a one-way roll feeder and an image sensor. The frame includes a track that has an entrance, a scanning line joined to the entrance and a circuit line joined to the scanning line. The circuit line is designed to return the medium to the scanning line. The circuit line has a junction point where the circuit line meets with the scanning line, an inlet through which the medium comes into the circuit line from the scanning line and an outlet through which the medium goes out of the circuit line toward the scanning line. A driving means mounted to the frame for driving the two-way roll feeder and the one-way roll feeder. The image sensor obtains image data by scanning the front and rear surfaces of the medium. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278778 | DOCUMENT GENERATION APPARATUS, METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A document generation apparatus comprises: a first acquisition unit adapted to acquire, based on identification information appended to a first document, layout data and data acquisition information required to acquire data to be laid out in accordance with the layout data; a second acquisition unit adapted to acquire data based on the data acquisition information acquired by the first acquisition unit; and a generation unit adapted to generate a second document on which the data acquired by the second acquisition unit are laid out in accordance with the layout data acquired by the first acquisition unit. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278779 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image reading apparatus includes: a light source which irradiates illumination light to a document; an imaging element which images reflected light of the illumination light from the document; a color separator which performs color separation of the illumination light or the reflected light into at least three wavelength ranges including a first wavelength range, a second wavelength ranges and a third wavelength range; a light-receiving element which converts the reflected light imaged by the imaging element into an electrical signal as a document image of the document, for each of the at least three wavelength ranges; and an image processor which classifies the document image on the basis of the electrical signal in the first wavelength range and in the second wavelength range. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278780 | HOLOGRAPHIC IMAGING SYSTEMS - A holographic imaging system includes an electrical addressable spatial light modulator (EASLM) and an optically addressable spatial light modulator (OASLM). A read light is configured to illuminate the OASLM, and a controller is configured to address the EASLM with both positive and negative sub-images and transmit the positive and negative sub-images to the OASLM. The controller is further configured to address the OASLM with an operating voltage, wherein the read light generates a holographic image comprised of diffraction patterns from the positive and negative sub-images. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278781 | Optical Device With Vibration Compensation - The present invention relates to an optical device, in particular a microscope ( | 2008-11-13 |
20080278782 | METHOD FOR DRIVING OPTICAL DEFLECTING DEVICE ARRAY, OPTICAL DEFLECTING DEVICE ARRAY, OPTICAL DEFLECTING DEVICE, AND IMAGE PROJECTION DISPLAYING APPARATUS - A method for driving an optical deflecting device array is disclosed, including in a series of processes for the light deflection operation, at least, a state of a first stage writing and recording data for indicating an inclination direction of the plate member to incline in a first inclination direction or a second inclination direction, into a semiconductor memory device arranged immediately under or adjacent to each of the plurality of optical deflecting devices; a state of a second stage switching the inclination direction of the plate member of the arbitrary optical deflecting device to the first inclination direction based on an indication of the data, and deflecting light; and a state of a third stage switching the inclination direction of the plate member of the arbitrary optical deflecting device to the second inclination direction based on the indication of the data, and deflecting light. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278783 | STABILIZING OSCILLATION AMPLITUDE OF TORSION OSCILLATOR AT PREDETERMINED FREQUENCY - A control method of stabilizing the oscillation amplitude of a torsion oscillator is described. The method includes the steps of: driving a torsion oscillator at a predetermined frequency with a drive energy level by a control module to generate a scanning angle of the incident light beam, wherein the drive energy level is associated with the predetermined frequency; comparing the scanning angle corresponding to the drive energy level with a designate scanning angle by the control module; and adjusting the drive energy level based on the comparison result until the scanning angle of the torsion oscillator is equal to the designate scanning angle. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278784 | Optical Scanning Device and Printing Apparatus - An optical scanning device comprises: an oscillating mirror which has a pair of electrodes and a mirror oscillator; a driving unit which applies a wave-like driving signal to the electrodes so as to oscillate the mirror oscillator correspondingly to the driving signal; a detecting unit which detects an oscillation amplitude of the oscillating mirror; an adjusting unit which changes a value of at least one of a duty ratio, a driving frequency, an amplitude, and a bias voltage of the driving signal as a parameter so as to adjust the oscillation amplitude detected by the detecting unit to a target value; and a storing unit which stores the value of the parameter changed by the adjusting unit as a reference value, wherein when the oscillating mirror is activated, the adjusting unit starts the adjusting of the oscillation amplitude with using the driving signal based on the reference value. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278785 | MICROMECHANICAL DEVICE, MICROMECHANICAL SYSTEM, APPARATUS FOR ADJUSTING SENSITIVITY OF A MICROMECHANICAL DEVICE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING A MICROMECHANICAL DEVICE - A micromechanical device has a layer; at least a first slot formed in the layer to define a first oscillation element oscillatably suspended via a first spring portion of the layer; and at least a second slot formed in the layer to define a second oscillation element oscillatably suspended via a second spring portion of the layer, wherein a trench is formed in the spring portion pair in a main surface of the layer, wherein a resonance frequency of the first oscillation element is different from that of the second oscillation element, and the first and second spring portions and the trench are formed such that, in an anisotropic lateral material removal and/or addition of the first and second spring portions, a ratio of a relative change of the resonance frequency of the second oscillation element to that of the first oscillation element ranges from 0.8 to 1.2. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278786 | ELECTRIC MIRROR CONTROL DEVICE AND ELECTRIC MIRROR CONTROL METHOD - An electric mirror control device provided with a proportionality constant conversion means for converting the proportionality constant of a detection output voltage to the angle of a mirror surface to be positive or negative. When an up-down sensor and a right-left sensor for detecting the angle of the mirror surface have a plurality of specifications, each of which has a different proportionality constant of the detection output voltage to the angle of the mirror surface, controller determines the specification of the angle sensors based on whether the proportionality constant of the detection output voltage output via the proportionality constant conversion means is positive or negative, and controls an up-down motor or a right-left motor in accordance with the determined specification stored in advance. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278787 | MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM HAVING A DIELECTRIC MOVABLE MEMBRANE AND A MIRROR - A microelectromechanical (MEMS) device includes at least one electrode, a first reflective layer, and a movable functional element. The movable functional element includes a flexible dielectric layer and a reflective element. The flexible dielectric layer flexes in response to voltages applied to the at least one electrode to move the functional element in a direction generally perpendicular to the first reflective layer. The reflective element has a first portion mechanically coupled to the flexible dielectric layer and a second portion spaced from the flexible dielectric layer and defining a gap therebetween. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278788 | MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM HAVING A DIELECTRIC MOVABLE MEMBRANE AND A MIRROR - A microelectromechanical (MEMS) device includes at least one electrode, a first reflective layer, and a movable reflective element. The movable reflective element includes a flexible dielectric layer and a second reflective layer mechanically coupled to the flexible dielectric layer. The flexible dielectric layer flexes in response to voltages applied to the at least one electrode to move the reflective element in a direction generally perpendicular to the first reflective layer. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278789 | VARIABLE SHAPE MIRROR AND OPTICAL PICKUP DEVICE - In a variable shape mirror including a base substrate; a mirror with a mirror surface; a fixed part, arranged on the base substrate, for fixing the mirror and the base substrate; and an actuator using a piezoelectric ceramics arranged between the base substrate and the mirror; an initial voltage of the actuator is a negative voltage. The initial voltage differs for each actuator; and is larger than or equal to a voltage at which a displacement of the actuator becomes minimum and smaller than zero voltage. The negative initial voltage is a bias voltage, and a voltage stroke is performed while applying the bias voltage. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278790 | APPARATUS WITH ENHANCED RESOLUTION FOR MEASURING STRUCTURES ON A SUBSTRATE FOR SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURE AND USE OF APERTURES IN A MEASURING APPARATUS - A measuring system is disclosed with enhanced resolution for periodic structures on a substrate for semiconductor manufacture. Aperture structures of varying geometries are provided in the illumination beam path. The aperture structures differ regarding the transmission characteristics of light, and which adjust the intensity distribution of the diffraction orders in the imaging pupil of the optical system. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278791 | Display System With Variable Diffuser - A display system comprises a display device (DD) with a display screen (DS) for displaying an image. A diffuser (DI) is arranged in front of the display device (DD). A controller (CO) controls at least a portion of the diffuser (DI) to be in a transparent state wherein the display screen (DS) is visible or in an opaque state for hiding the display screen (DS). The controller (CO) also controls an illumination system (IS) to illuminate at least the portion of the diffuser (DI) when in the opaque state. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278792 | ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICE HAVING IMPROVED COLOR PROPERTIES - An electrochromic device which includes a display electrode including a conductive layer disposed on a transparent substrate, a counter electrode disposed to face the display electrode, the counter electrode including a white reflective layer, an electrolyte interposed between the display electrode and the counter electrode, a first electrochromic material layer disposed on the display electrode and a second electrochromic material layer disposed on the counter electrode. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278793 | Vehicular rearview mirror elements and assemblies incorporating these elements - The present invention relates to improved electro-optic rearview mirror elements and assemblies incorporating the same. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278794 | Method for Optical Control of Microwave Phase - A method and system for modifying the detected phase of a signal by driving a photodetector into saturation. This system and method differs from current manual and electrical microwave phase modification by using saturation means for modifying the phase. The system and method may use a plurality of the signal generators for saturating the photodetector. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278795 | FLEXIBLE ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - Provided is a flexible electrophoretic display. The flexible electrophoretic display includes a grayscale representation unit for representing grayscales in unit areas using reflection and transmission; upper and lower electrodes for applying a voltage to the grayscale representation unit; and a plurality of colored particles formed on the upper electrode for representing color. The upper electrode is formed of a transparent conductive material. External incident light is reflected by the colored particles formed on the upper electrode for color implementation by the flexible electrophoretic display. Thus, a compact, flexible electrophoretic display capable of displaying a high-definition image with multi-color and multi-gradation can be implemented by using multi-colored particle layers formed of metallic nano-particles. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278796 | Reflective Display Having Improved Brightness and Contrast - A reflective display, comprising a plurality of pixels ( | 2008-11-13 |
20080278797 | DISPLAY MEDIUM, DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY METHOD - A display medium includes: a first substrate having transparency and provided with a transparent electrode on one face thereof, a member having a plurality of penetration holes, the member being placed on a surface of the transparent electrode, the penetration holes penetrating the member from the transparent electrode surface side, the ratio of the length of each of the penetration holes to the largest hole diameter being two or more; a second substrate placed so as to face the transparent electrode side of the first substrate; an electrolytic solution containing a metal ion and placed so as to fill a space between the first and second substrates; and a counter electrode placed in a position so as to be insulated from the transparent electrode and in contact with the electrolytic solution. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278798 | MEMs display apparatus - This invention relates to display apparatuses having an array of light modulators and a plurality of spacers distributed within the interior of the array. The display apparatus may also include a reflective aperture layer disposed on a front facing surface of a substrate included in the display apparatus. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278799 | PROJECTION OBJECTIVE OF A MICROLITHOGRAPHIC PROJECTION EXPOSURE APPARATUS - A projection objective of a microlithographic projection exposure apparatus is disclosed. The projection objective can project an image of a mask that can be set in position in an object plane onto a light-sensitive coating layer that can be set in position in an image plane. The projection objective can be designed to operate in an immersion mode, and it can produce at least one intermediate image. The projection objective can include an optical subsystem on the image-plane side which projects the intermediate image into the image plane with an image-plane-side projection ratio having an absolute value of at least 0.3. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278800 | Optical component for a stereomicroscope - A changing device ( | 2008-11-13 |
20080278801 | Laser scanning microscope - A laser scanning microscope is capable of separating the fluorescence signals of different fluorophores in accurate unmixing realized by eliminating positional pixels shifts between different fluorescence images obtained through irradiation of different-wavelength laser lights. The microscope includes a laser light source capable of emitting a wavelength-changeable laser light, a correction amount determination unit that determines a correction amount for correcting an optical axis shift of the laser light, an optical axis adjusting unit that adjusts an optical axis, a scanning unit that performs two-dimensional scanning, an objective lens that focuses the laser scanning light to a specimen and fluorescence emitted from the specimen, a light detector that detects the fluorescence, and a control unit that changes the wavelength of the laser light synchronously with the scanning by the scanning unit while controlling the optical axis adjusting unit on the basis of the correction amount determined by correction amount determination unit. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278802 | Side Aperture telescope mount - A telescope mount with a fixed vertical axis of rotation, a fixed horizontal axis of rotation, and a variable axis of rotation. The mount allows a side aperture telescope to simultaneously rotate horizontally and vertically while also allowing the telescope to be tilted up and down. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278803 | Dimensional Enhancement Lens - A lens for use with a display panel configured to emit light and display images is provided. The lens has a light-emitting surface and a plurality of enhancement portions. A first enhancement portion is configured to physically correspond to a first image displayed on the display screen. The first enhancement portion is further configured to collect at least a portion of the light emitted by the display screen and emit the light through the light-emitting surface of the lens. A second enhancement portion is configured to physically correspond to a second image displayed on the display screen. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278804 | Method and apparatus for quantitative 3-D imaging - Described is a method and apparatus for obtaining additional information from an object and a method for surface imaging and three-dimensional imaging. Single lens, single aperture, single sensor system and stereo optic systems may be modified in order to successfully generate surface maps of objects or three-dimensional representations of target objects. A variety of the aspects of the present invention provide examples of the use of an addressable pattern in order to overcome mismatching common to standard defocusing techniques. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278805 | Sweet Spot Unit For a Multi-User Display Device With an Expanded Viewing Zone - The invention relates to a sweet spot unit for multiple user display with an enlarged observation area, preferably for an electronic display for reproducing stereoscopic and/or monoscopic representation which are automatically oriented towards the eyes of different observers by means of a position finder and a tracking and image control system. A said sweet spot unit contains deviation means ( | 2008-11-13 |
20080278806 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND PORTABLE TERMINAL DEVICE USING THE SAME - In a display panel, a plurality of pixel sections are arranged in the form of a matrix. Each of the pixel sections includes a pixel for displaying an image for the left eye and a pixel for displaying an image for the right eye. Lenticular lens having repeated convex surfaces is disposed in front of the display panel to deflect the light emitted from each pixel in the horizontal direction from the pixel for displaying the image for the left eye to the pixel for displaying the image for the right eye in each pixel section. Reflection plate reflects the exterior light toward the display panel and has surface projections on the surface. In this case, the focal distance f of the lens is different from the distance H between the surface of the reflection plate and the apex of the lens. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278807 | Method and system for shaped glasses and viewing 3d images - Shaped glasses have curved surface lenses and spectrally complementary filters disposed on the curved surface lenses configured to compensate for wavelength shifts occurring due to viewing angles and other sources. The spectrally complementary filters include guard bands to prevent crosstalk between spectrally complementary portions of a 3D image viewed through the shaped glasses. In one embodiment, the spectrally complementary filters are disposed on the curved lenses with increasing layer thickness towards edges of the lenses. The projected complementary images may also be pre-shifted to compensate for subsequent wavelength shifts occurring while viewing the images. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278808 | Optical System for 3 Dimensional Display - An optical system or front end for adding an optical depth information to a two-dimensional image ( | 2008-11-13 |
20080278809 | Optical System For 3-Dimensional Display - An optical system that can add an optical depth information to a two-dimensional image ( | 2008-11-13 |
20080278810 | Adhesive for Polarizer Plate and Method for Manufacturing the Same - Disclosed is an adhesive for a polarizing plate that comprises a polyvinyl alcohol-based resin with an acetacetyl group and an amine-based metal compound crosslinking agent, and a method of manufacturing the same. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278811 | Selectively Absorptive Wire-Grid Polarizer - A selectively absorptive, mulitlayer wire-grid polarizer for polarizing incident light includes a stack of thin film layers disposed over a substrate, including a wire-grid array of elongated metal elements having a period less than half the wavelength of the light. One of the layers can include a thin film layer with a refractive index greater than a refractive index of the substrate. One of the thin film layers can include a dielectric array of non-metal elements. One of the layers includes a material that is optically absorptive to the incident light. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278812 | Polarizing Optical System - There is provided an optical system, including a light-transmitting substrate having at least two major surfaces parallel to each other and edges, and an optical device for coupling light into the substrate by total internal reflection. The device includes a polarization sensitive reflecting surface. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278813 | Ultraviolet Polarization Beam Splitter with Minimum Apodization - A beamsplitter includes a first fluoride prism and a second fluoride prism. A coating interface is between the first and second fluoride prisms, wherein an overall R(s)*T(p) function of the beamsplitter varies no more than ±2.74% in the range of 40-50 degrees of incidence. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278814 | STRUCTURED SURFACE ARTICLES CONTAINING GEOMETRIC STRUCTURES WITH COMPOUND FACES AND METHODS FOR MAKING SAME - A prepared substrate including an array of cube corner cavities and protrusions interspersed between the cube corner cavities is described herein. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278815 | ISOTROPIC ZERO-ORDER DIFFRACTIVE FILTER - The present invention relates to an isotropic zero-order diffractive colour filter, to a method to manufacture an embossing tool and to a method to manufacture such a filter. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278816 | Structured surfaces that exhibit color by rotation - An optically variable device is disclosed having a substrate with an array of pyramidal structures formed upon it or within it. The structures are preferably formed by printing pyramids with an optically variable color-shifting ink using an Intaglio-like printing process. Alternatively the structure can be formed by embossing a layer of ink with positive pyramids so as to yield an array of positive embossed pyramids. Each of the structures form a pyramidal-like having at least three slanted faces and wherein one or more than one color is seen when viewing the pyramids vary as substrate is rotated at least 30 degrees about an axis orthogonal to the substrate. In order to see a color shift the device is rotated around the surface normal of the substrate, while keeping the angle of incidence to the light source the same, and keeping the viewing angle the same. Various forms of pyramids may be used, however pyramids with planar faces are most suitable. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278817 | Temperature-Resistant Layered System - The invention relates to a layered system of a component that can be thermally stressed, comprising at least one for expanding the application scope of layered systems and in particular for improving their life cycle. Said layer has at least one first and at least one second material and a mixture profile ( | 2008-11-13 |
20080278818 | OPTICAL PLATE AND BACKLIGHT MODULE USING THE SAME - An exemplary optical plate includes a transparent plate unit. The transparent plate unit includes a light output surface, a bottom surface, a diffusion layer, and a lamp-receiving portion. The bottom surface is opposite to the light output surface. The diffusion layer is formed on the light output surface. The lamp-receiving portion is defined in the bottom surface. A backlight module using the present optical plate is also provided. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278819 | Adjustable screen - A screening device limits the access of light to a viewing reference surface such as a computer screen. The device has a substantially opaque screening portion of predetermined size and form; and adjustable mounting means for attaching it. The device may have a shaped spine portion rotatably and slidably inserted in a mounting trough, which trough can be adhered to a support surface, such as the cabinet of a computer screen. Three such devices can form a hood about the top and sides of a screen. There are simple, non-adjustable embodiments. Use with a cell phone is contemplated. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278820 | TETRAFORM MICROLENSES AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME - A lens is formed to support and tilt at least one microlens formed on the lens. The degree and direction of slope of the microlens can be controlled based on desired focal characteristics to direct light to or from a pixel of a pixel array. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278821 | HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY SYSTEM - A head-mounted display system is provided. According to one example of an implementation, the head-mounted display system includes at least one sensor detecting surrounding information, a processing unit processing the surrounding information received from the at least one sensor, a display control unit generating display information to be displayed to a user of the system from the processed surrounding information received from the processing unit, and a head-mounted display capable of displaying information received from the display control unit to the user. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278822 | HEAD-UP DISPLAY DEVICE FOR VEHICLES - Disclosed is a head-up display device for vehicles. The display device for vehicles includes a panel, on which driving data of a vehicle are displayed; and an aspheric combiner, which magnifies the driving data displayed on the panel and thus creates a virtual image, and has a ratio of DISC to CRC satisfying the below expression (here, 0<|DISC/CRC|<1.0, DISC representing the distance on an optical route between the panel and the combiner, and CRC representing the radius of curvature of the combiner). | 2008-11-13 |
20080278823 | Optoceramics, optical elements manufactured thereof and their use as well as imaging optics - The present invention relates to optoceramics and refractive, transmissive or diffractive optical elements manufactured thereof, their use and an optical imaging system. These optoceramics and optical elements are transparent to visible light and/or infrared radiation. The optoceramics consist of a crystal matrix, i.e. of polycrystalline material, wherein at least 95% by weight, preferably at least 98% by weight of the single crystallites have cubic pyrochlore or fluorite structure. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278824 | Image pickup apparatus having optical path reflecting zoom lens system - An image pickup apparatus having an optical path reflecting zoom lens system includes a zoom lens system, and an image pickup element which is disposed at an image side of the zoom lens system. The zoom lens system includes in order from an object side thereof a first lens unit G | 2008-11-13 |
20080278825 | OPTICAL ELEMENT, OPTICAL SCANNING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE OPTICAL ELEMENT, AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FIXEDLY JOINING THE OPTICAL ELEMENT AND REDUCING DEFORMATION OF THE OPTICAL ELEMENT ARRANGED IN A LAYER STRUCTURE - An optical element including a plurality of reference members formed on a first side surface, and a method and apparatus for fixedly joining the optical element with the first side surface facing down. The method includes providing a surface including a specific position where the optical element is placed, applying an adhesive agent to a predetermined spot within the specific position in which the optical element is placed, placing the optical element therein, causing the optical element to have convex warpage, and curing the adhesive agent. The apparatus includes mechanisms configured to apply an adhesive agent to a predetermined spot within a specific position of a surface on where the optical element is placed, and to place the optical element therein, and first and second light sources configured to cause the optical element to have convex warpage, and to cure the adhesive agent, respectively. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278826 | Fish-eye lens and imaging device - A fisheye lens, comprising a front group made up of a total of three groups, which are two concave lenses | 2008-11-13 |
20080278827 | Imaging lens and imaging device including the imaging lens - It is to provide an imaging lens and an imaging device including the imaging lens, in which the imaging lens has excellent optical performance while being compact and light. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278828 | Optical Element - An optical element has at least one additional element fitted thereon which dissipates the vibrational energy of the optical element by friction. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278829 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A semiconductor device and a method for manufacturing the same. The method includes setting a pattern region, forming a series of virtual mesh lines on the pattern region, forming a plurality of patterns in the pattern region, and substituting each of the patterns with either a red (R), green (G), or blue (B) patterns in accordance with a contact rule between the virtual mesh lines. Accordingly, it is possible to enhance the pattern uniformity between a main pattern region and a dummy pattern region, and thus to secure a uniform critical dimension (CD) of each pattern. Also, the patterning process for the color filter can be automatized to minimize the amount of data required to design a pattern. Also, the designing and manufacturing processes can be simplified, meaning that they can be more rapidly and precisely achieved. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278830 | Clip bracket for binocular and finder - A bracket for releasably attaching a finder to a binocular with a single, tool-free operation. The bracket is configured to releasably receive a finder. The bracket also is configured to clamp onto a center rail of binoculars. The bracket includes a first member that is selectively biased toward a second member. The distal ends of the first and second members are configured to engage the binoculars such that the ends of the first and second members clamp onto the binoculars. In one embodiment, the first and second members are biased apart by a spring and a third member engages the first and second members to bring the first and second members together to clamp the binoculars' rail. In one embodiment, the two members are spring biased to clamp onto the binoculars' rail. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278831 | Focus Driving Apparatus With Impact Resistance - A focus driving apparatus with impact resistance is provided, including a lens carrier seat, a fixed base, a hanging element set, and a shake-resistant element set. The lens carrier seat is for carrying a lens. The hanging element set further includes a plurality of metal wires. The shake-resistant element set includes at least a soft resilient plate. One end of the metal wires of hanging element set is fixed to the lens carrier seat, and the other end penetrates the holes on the soft and resilient plate on the fixed base and is fixed to the shake-resistant element set. The shake-resistant element set can absorb the external impact force by deformation to provide protection to the hanging element set and lens carrier seat. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278832 | PROJECTION LENS UNIT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF PROJECTION LENS UNIT - A projection lens unit includes a magnifying optical system is provided. A second magnifying lens barrel has a shape of double circular cylinders, and a first magnifying lens barrel is fitted to an outer circular cylinder. Further, a second magnifying lens is in contact with and fixed to a step portion of inner circular cylinder. In a manufacturing step thereof, the second magnifying lens is inserted into the inner circular cylinder of the second magnifying lens barrel to be into contact with the step portion. A front end portion of the inner circular cylinder is plastically deformed by being heated and pressed to fix the second magnifying lens. An outer peripheral edge of the front end portion has a curved surface. The curved surface of the front end portion is made to be smaller in radius of curvature than the second magnifying lens. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278833 | CAMERA MODULE - A camera module includes a lens assembly, a lens barrel, an image sensor, a hollow holder receiving the lens barrel and the image sensor, and a thermally deformable member. The lens assembly defines a first focal length with a first focus point at a first temperature and a second focal length with a second focus point at a second temperature on an optical axis associated therewith. The thermally deformable member has one end attached to the lens barrel and an opposite end attached to the holder. The thermally deformable member comprises a first sheet and a second sheet. Wherein at the second temperature, the second sheet bends toward the first sheet thereby moving the second focus point toward the first focus point and the image plane of the lens assembly with the second focal length toward the image sensor. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278834 | ELECTRICALLY OPERATED MIRROR CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING REVERSE LINKING OPERATION - An electrically operated mirror control device comprises a controller which includes a reverse linking unit for carrying out a reverse linking operation to tilt a mirror to change a mirror surface angle in linking with reversing of a vehicle, and a mirror switch which adjusts an amount of a change in the mirror surface angle of the mirror in the reverse linking operation. When the controller detects a predetermined operation in the reverse linking operation, a reverse angle memorizing control unit changes a first setting stored in a memorizing unit into a second setting of the mirror surface angle including the amount of the change in the mirror surface angle adjusted by the mirror switch at an end of the reverse linking operation. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278835 | MONITORING TRANSDUCER POTENTIAL TO DETECT AN OPERATING CONDITION - The disclosure is related to detecting a fault condition of a transducer for reading and writing data to a data storage medium. The fault condition can be detected based on a potential difference between a reference voltage and a common mode of the transducer. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278836 | Testing Data Transfer Time of Disk Drives in Consumer Electronics Devices - Systems, apparatus and methods are disclosed for testing performance of a disk drive in a digital home communications terminal. One such method comprises: downloading a disk drive performance test application from a server over a communication channel; executing the test application to measure at least one time for data transfer of a group of sectors on the disk drive; and reporting the time to the server over the communication channel. A digital video recorder comprises: a disk drive; a communication interface; memory storing executable instructions thereon; and a processor configured by the executable instructions. The processor is configured to download a disk drive performance test application from a server over the communication interface; execute the test application to measure at least one time for data transfer of a group of sectors on the disk drive; and report the time to the server over the communication interface. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278837 | FREQUENCY, PHASE, AND GAIN ESTIMATION TECHNIQUE FOR USE IN A READ CHANNEL RECEIVER OF A HARD DISK DRIVE - One or more methods and systems are presented for performing gain and timing acquisition of data read from one or more data sectors of a hard disk drive. The gain and timing information may be used to synchronize a read channel receiver of the hard disk drive to the data read from the data sector(s). In a representative embodiment, the one or more methods comprises determining one or more frequency and phase offsets using one or more preambles of one or more data sectors residing in a hard disk drive. In a representative embodiment, the gain of the one or more preambles may be determined. In another representative embodiment, the one or more systems used to determine one or more phase and frequency offsets, and amplitudes, comprise hardware and/or software capable of utilizing a sequence of consecutive samples provided by one or more preambles of one or more data sectors. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278838 | Thermal asperity detector and methods for use therewith - A thermal asperity detector for use in a hard disk drive includes a magnitude detector that produces a magnitude signal from a read head signal. A filter module filters the magnitude signal to produce a amplitude signal. A comparator compares the amplitude signal to an amplitude thermal asperity threshold and that generates thermal asperity data when the amplitude signal compares favorably to the thermal asperity threshold. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278839 | MULTI-DIMENSIONAL TRANSPORT METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CARTRIDGE LIBRARY - A cartridge library ( | 2008-11-13 |
20080278840 | POSITION CONTROL METHOD OF INERTIAL DRIVE ACTUATOR AND INERTIAL DRIVE ACTUATOR - A position control method of inertial drive actuator includes a movement-amount setting step of setting an amount of movement, a target-position setting step of setting a target position of a moving body, a position detection step of detecting a relative position of the moving body, a comparison step of comparing the target position and the relative position, a drive-voltage pattern setting step of setting a drive voltage pattern which is to be applied to the moving means, a first electrode, and a second electrode, based on the amount of movement which is set, and a comparison result, and a driving step of driving the moving body by controlling a frictional force between the vibration substrate and the moving body, by making an electrostatic force act on both, while synchronizing with a movement of the vibration substrate, by applying a drive voltage pattern which is set at the drive-voltage pattern setting step, between the first electrode and the second electrode, and the moving body is moved to the target position by repeating steps from the comparison step to the driving step. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278841 | SELECTIVELY INHIBITING TRANSDUCER OUTPUT RESPONSIVE TO DETECTED JERK - Various embodiments relate to selectively inhibiting output from a transducer in response to the rate of change of acceleration that is experienced by the transducer. The rate of change of an acceleration signal, which is indicative of transducer's acceleration, is detected. Output of a signal through the transducer is selectively inhibited in response to the detected rate of change of the acceleration signal. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278842 | CORRECTED READ/WRITE OFFSET COMPENSATION - A read trajectory and/or a write trajectory of a read/write head of a rotatable disk drive is adjusted using a compensation signal that compensates for a time-varying difference between the read trajectory and the write trajectory. | 2008-11-13 |