47th week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 27 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20080285044 | Devices in miniature for interferometric use and fabrication thereof - A device in miniature and fabrication of such a device for interferometric use is described, the device including a substrate with at least one deep reactive ion etching structure on at least one surface of the substrate forming an optical bench. The optical bench preferably comprises a moving stage, an actuator, one or more connector sockets and one or more optical components. | 2008-11-20 |
20080285045 | Determining Electric Field Characteristics of Laser Pulses - Various systems and methods for analysis of optical pulses are provided. In one embodiment, an optical system is provided having an optical axis. The optical system includes a two-dimensional diffraction grating positioned along the optical axis, and a spectral filter positioned along the optical axis after the two-dimensional diffraction grating. The spectral filter is angularly offset about a vertical transverse angle associated with the optical system. The diffraction grating is angularly offset about the optical axis relative to the spectral filter, and an optical capture device positioned after the spectral filter. | 2008-11-20 |
20080285046 | System and method for improving the resolution of an optical fiber gyroscope and a ring laser gyroscope - A system and method for improving the resolution of an optical fiber gyroscope and a ring laser gyroscope is provided. Entangled photons are introduced into an interferometer of a gyroscope. One or more detectors detect an interference pattern used to determine the angular velocity of a platform. The interference pattern may be a spatial and/or temporal interference pattern. The detectors may count the sub-wavelength interferometer fringes that indicate the direction and degree of angular rotation about the central axis of the apparatus. The detectors may measure a beat frequency. | 2008-11-20 |
20080285047 | Optical fiber probe - An optical fiber probe for an optical measuring device having a mechanical receptacle into which an optical fiber is inserted, having a fiber end piece which projects over the mechanical receptacle and is designed for guiding a measuring beam onto a measuring object. In the area of the fiber end piece and/or in the area of the mechanical receptacle, the optical fiber is provided, at least regionally, with coating that stabilizes it. The coating provides the fiber end piece with improved mechanical stability and reduced tendency to vibrate, making it possible to make it substantially longer than without the coating. | 2008-11-20 |
20080285048 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY ACQUIRING INTERFEROGRAMS AND METHOD FOR SOLVING THE PHASE INFORMATION - A method and apparatus for simultaneously acquiring interferograms created with a plurality of different interference conditions are provided in the present invention. In the present invention, an object beam and a reference beam are used to interfere with each other and there are a plurality of sub-fields of interference simultaneously generated. All the sub-fields of interference can be simultaneously acquired by an image acquiring device with single shooting action so as to form the plurality of interferograms. Moreover, the present invention also provides a method for solving the phase information of the object beam from the interferograms formed by the foregoing said method. | 2008-11-20 |
20080285049 | DEVICE FOR OPTICALLY MEASURING AN OBJECT - A device for the optic measuring of an object ( | 2008-11-20 |
20080285050 | POSITION-MEASURING DEVICE - A position-measuring device includes a light source, a first grating, a second grating and photodetectors, light from the light source, which is split into partial beams of different directions at the first and second grating, being directed via a deflecting element to the detector. The deflecting element for incident partial beams having different directions has different regions, so that all partial beams directed from the deflecting element to the detector are approximately parallel. | 2008-11-20 |
20080285051 | Multiple-degree of freedom interferometer with compensation for gas effects - The disclosure features multiple degree-of-freedom interferometers (e.g., non-dispersive interferometers) for monitoring linear and angular (e.g., pitch and/or yaw) displacements of a measurement object with compensation for variations in the optical properties of a gas in the interferometer measurement (and/or reference) beam paths. The disclosure also features interferometry systems that feature an array of interferometers (e.g., including one or more multiple degree-of-freedom interferometer), each configured to provide different information about variations in the optical properties of the gas in the system. Multiple degree-of-freedom interferometers are also referred to as multi-axis interferometers. | 2008-11-20 |
20080285052 | SHAPE MEASURING APPARATUS, EXPOSURE APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER - A shape measuring apparatus for measuring the shape of a measurement target surface includes an interferometer and computer. The interferometer senses interference light formed by measurement light from the measurement target surface and reference light by a photoelectric converter, while changing the light path length of the measurement light or the reference light. The computer Fourier-transforms a first interference signal sensed by the photoelectric converter to obtain a phase distribution and an amplitude distribution, shapes the amplitude distribution, inversely Fourier-transforms the phase distribution and the shaped amplitude distribution to obtain a second interference signal, and determines the shape of the measurement target surface based on the second interference signal. | 2008-11-20 |
20080285053 | MEASURING THE SHAPE, THICKNESS VARIATION, AND MATERIAL INHOMOGENEITY OF A WAFER - In one embodiment, an interferometer system comprises an unequal path interferometer assemble comprising; a first reference flat having a first length L | 2008-11-20 |
20080285054 | OPTICAL METROLOGY OPTIMIZATION FOR REPETITIVE STRUCTURES - An optical metrology model for a structure to be formed on a wafer is developed by characterizing a top-view profile and a cross-sectional view profile of the structure using profile parameters. The profile parameters of the top-view profile and the cross-sectional view profile are integrated together into the optical metrology model. The profile parameters of the optical metrology model are saved. | 2008-11-20 |
20080285055 | Method and System For Determining the Properties of a Surface of Revolution - The invention relates to a method and system for determining the direction and location of the symmetry axis of a revolution-shaped article. Furthermore, the invention enables one to determine the radius of the article as well as the pitch of a possible thread. In the arrangement of the invention, the article being measured is illuminated using light sources arranged in direct vicinity of the cameras. Each camera is measuring the reflection plane formed from the article being measured based on the light reflected backward from the article. The symmetry axis is determined by calculating the transversal of the reflection planes. The system of the invention uses at least two cameras, but the measurement accuracy can be improved by calculating the symmetry axis from the transversals of the reflection planes of a bigger set of cameras. Furthermore, at least a third camera is required to calculate the pitch of thread. | 2008-11-20 |
20080285056 | Compact 3D scanner with fixed pattern projector and dual band image sensor - A structured light 3D scanner consisting of a specially designed fixed pattern projector and a camera with a specially designed image sensor is disclosed. A fixed pattern projector has a single fixed pattern mask of sine-like modulated transparency and three infrared LEDs behind the pattern mask; switching between the LEDs shifts the projected patterns. An image sensor has pixels sensitive in the visual band, for acquisition of conventional image and the pixels sensitive in the infrared band, for the depth acquisition. | 2008-11-20 |
20080285057 | High Precision Wide-Angle Electro-Optical Positioning System and Method - A positioning system for determining an angular position of a vehicle ( | 2008-11-20 |
20080285058 | OPTICAL POSITION-MEASURING DEVICE - An optical position-measuring device is arranged for recording the relative position of a scanning unit and a scale movable to it in at least one measuring direction. The scale is configured as a combined unit which includes at least one reflector element as well as a measuring graduation. A light source and one or more detector elements are assigned to the scanning unit. The scanning unit includes splitting device(s) which split the beam of rays, emitted by the light source, into at least two partial beams of rays in the measuring direction, which after being split, propagate in the direction of the scale. | 2008-11-20 |
20080285059 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IN-SITU MONITORING OF WAFER BONDING TIME - An apparatus and a method for semiconductor wafer bonding provide in-situ and real time monitoring of semiconductor wafer bonding time. Deflection of the wafer edges during the last phase of the direct bonding process indicates the end of the bonding process. The apparatus utilizes a distance sensor to measure the deflection of the wafer edges and the bonding time is measured as the time between applying the force (bonding initiation) and completion of the bonding process. The bonding time is used as a real-time quality control parameter for the wafer bonding process. | 2008-11-20 |
20080285060 | Measuring System for Optical Monitoring of Coating Processes - The invention concerns a measuring system for optical monitoring of coating processes in a vacuum chamber, in which the light source is arranged inside the vacuum chamber between the substrate carrier and a shutter is arranged beneath the substrate carrier and the light-receiving unit is arranged outside the vacuum chamber in the optical path of the light source. The substrate carrier is designed to accept at least one substrate, and it can move across the coasting source in the vacuum chamber, preferably revolving about an axis, whereby the substrate or substrates cross(es) the optical path between the light source and the light-receiving unit for transmission measurement, and the shutter shades a measurement area across the coating source. | 2008-11-20 |
20080285061 | Image forming apparatus, image forming method and computer readable information recording medium - An image forming apparatus transfers plot data stored in a first storing part of a side of a controller to a side of a writing engine. A second storing part temporarily stores the plot data from said first storing part. When data stored in the second storing part reaches a data amount to be previously stored in order that continuous transfer of the plot data to the side of the writing engine from the second storing part is available at a predetermined transfer rate, even when a predetermined delay occurs in a transfer operation of the plot data from the first storing part to the second storing part, reading of the plot data from the second storing part is started for starting image forming operation. | 2008-11-20 |
20080285062 | Method Of Printing A Compressed Image Having A Bi-Level Black Layer And A Contone Layer - Provided is a method of printing a compressed image. The method includes the steps of receiving, with a printer controller, the image, having a bi-level black data layer compressed in an Edge Delta and Runlength (EDRL) compression format and a continuous tone (contone) CMYK data layer, from a computer. The method includes the steps of expanding the image by simultaneously decompressing the two data layers in parallel, and halftoning the contone CMYK data layer into bi-level CMYK data layer. Also included are the steps of compositing the bi-level black data layer over the bi-level CMYK data layer to form a composited bi-level CMYK image, transmitting the composited bi-level CMYK image to a memory buffer of pagewidth printer for printing. | 2008-11-20 |
20080285063 | PAPER HANDLING SYSTEM FOR UTILIZATION WITH A LAZY-PORTRAIT FORMATTING DOCUMENT PRINTING SYSTEM - A printed sheet handling system and method for use with lazy-portrait narrow-end to narrow-end (LPEE) formatted pages web printed pages to produce document sets includes: a printer to print LPEE formatted paired document pages on a continuous web; a slitter that divides the LPEE formatted printed web into two streams of sheets; collecting each stream in separate rolls of continuous sheets; withdrawing the stream of continuous sheets from a top of one roll, rotating the second roll 180°, and withdrawing the stream of continuous sheets from a bottom of the second roll; transferring each of the unwound streams of continuous sheets to a cutter that cuts each stream into individual pages; and collating the individual pages into correctly aligned and page number-sequenced document sets. | 2008-11-20 |
20080285064 | Document Processing Device, Document Processing Method, and Electronic Mail Processing Device - To realize e-mail capable of modifying contents by itself. | 2008-11-20 |
20080285065 | Image Forming Apparatus - An image forming apparatus which has a double-side copying function, including: at least either one of an original document detection section that detects a size of an original document, and an original document size setting section that sets a size of the original document as required; an original document top position setting section that sets a top position of the original document as required; a binding direction setting section that sets a binding direction of the original document and a binding direction of an output sheet as required; an output size setting section that sets a size of the output sheet as required; a print magnification ratio setting section that sets a print magnification ratio as required; and a copy region determination section that sets a copy region with reference to a top left corner of the original document, the top left corner being identified when the original document is placed such that the top position thereof is upward. | 2008-11-20 |
20080285066 | Image processor and image processing method - An image processor is disclosed that includes an input part to which image data to be subjected to image processing are input; an input control part configured to control the inputting of the image data to the input part; an output part configured to output the result of the image processing; an output control part configured to control the outputting of the image data from the output part; and a processing control part configured to control processing of the image data, the processing control part being to be connected between the input control part and the output control part through multiple transmission parts. The processing control part is connected to one of the transmission parts which one transmission part is subsequent to the input control part when the output setting of the image data output from the output part is changed. | 2008-11-20 |
20080285067 | System and Method for Improving Throughput In a Print Production Environment - Systems and methods for increasing throughput of print jobs in a print shop environment are disclosed. A system may include a plurality of resources, a print job workflow management system that coordinates a flow of print jobs with respect to the plurality of resources, and a processor-readable storage medium in communication with the print job workflow management system. The processor-readable storage medium may contain one or more programming instructions that, when executed, direct the print job workflow management system to receive print job characteristics pertaining to a plurality of print jobs processed in the print shop environment. Data determined based on the received print job characteristics, including a form type utilized in the print shop environment for each job and a print volume associated with each form type, may be provided. The plurality of resources may then be assigned based on the print volume associated with each form type. | 2008-11-20 |
20080285068 | System and Method for Assigning Print Jobs To Autonomous Cells In a Transaction Printing Environment - Methods and systems for assigning a plurality of print jobs in a transaction printing environment are disclosed. A print job workflow management system receives a plurality of print jobs each having a job size and selects a first threshold based on at least the job sizes for the plurality of print jobs. A print job is assigned to a first autonomous cell if the job size for the print job is greater than the first threshold. The print job is assigned to a second autonomous cell if the job size for the print job is less than a second threshold. Otherwise, the print job is assigned to a third autonomous cell. | 2008-11-20 |
20080285069 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROLLING METHOD OF IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, PROGRAM AND STORAGE MEDIUM - The present invention provides an image processing apparatus, a method of controlling the image processing apparatus, a program and a storage medium that can increase security strength of encoded data, printed on a recording medium. According to an embodiment of the present invention, an image to be a document is read and is subjected to image processing, and thereby digital data is acquired. Next, the above-described digital data is encoded to generate a first encoded data. Next, information on a process of decoding the digital data from the first encoded data is encoded to generate second encoded data. | 2008-11-20 |
20080285070 | ELECTRONIC WRITING INSTRUMENT, COMPUTER SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC WRITING METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - The electronic writing instrument is provided with: a writing unit that writes down on a medium where a code indicating identity information and location information of the medium is formed; an emitting unit that emits light to the medium; a photoelectric conversion unit that includes photoelectric conversion element receiving a reflected light from the medium by the light emitted by the emitting unit and outputting an electronic signal after converting the reflected light by photoelectric conversion; a receiving unit that receives a user operation; and a condition changing unit that changes at least any one of an emitting condition of the emitting unit to the medium and an output condition of the photoelectric conversion unit when the receiving unit receives an operation. | 2008-11-20 |
20080285071 | Image distribution system via e-mail - The present invention aims to provide a technique allowing the pictographic characters or the face marks to be converted to, for example, the corresponding, but more expressive and more vivid facial image of high picture quality and thereby to achieve compact but smooth and amusing communication. | 2008-11-20 |
20080285072 | Printing apparatus and printing method - A printer includes a print document receiving unit | 2008-11-20 |
20080285073 | WORKFLOW EXECUTION SYSTEM, WORKFLOW EXECUTION METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND WORKFLOW PROXY EXECUTION PROGRAM - In a workflow execution system, work control information for executing a work assigned to one of a plurality of image processing apparatuses connected to a network; workflow execution information indicating which works of a workflow have been executed; and information indicating an image processing apparatus on the next tier, are stored in a portable recording medium. When the work is executed by a proxy image processing apparatus, it is judged from the information stored in the portable recording medium whether or not the work can be executed by the proxy image processing apparatus, and if it can be executed, the work is executed based on the information stored in the portable recording medium. When proxy execution of the work is completed, workflow execution information including the execution result and image information are stored in the portable recording medium and transmitted to the image processing apparatus on the next tier. | 2008-11-20 |
20080285074 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR VARIABLE DATA PRINTING - A method of printing a document comprising a plurality of pages, the plurality of pages comprising invariant data and variable data, wherein invariant data is data that is presented on each of at least two of the plurality of pages and variable data is data that is presented on only a single page, includes: | 2008-11-20 |
20080285075 | WORKFLOW GENERATING APPARATUS AND WORKFLOW GENERATING METHOD - In generating a combined workflow, processing steps that are included in different workflows and that use the same function are integrated into a single step. At this time, if it is determined that there exists any difference among properties for the processing steps, a processing step for adjustment relating to the difference is specified as needed. | 2008-11-20 |
20080285076 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - An image forming system which realizes reliable output of an original of a finished book, while maintaining security. A sheet-unique information-reading unit reads sheet-unique information unique to a sheet used for making a finished book based on image data. A memory section stores the sheet-unique information read by the sheet-unique information-reading unit in association with the image data based on which a finished book is made. In outputting an original of the finished book, a CPU causes an image forming device to perform image output based on the information stored in the memory section. | 2008-11-20 |
20080285077 | Server and System for Printing Photo Sheet Utilizing Network for Sales Promotion of Disposable Baby Commodities - A server for printing a photo sheet. The server is connected with a client terminal and a printing apparatus via a network. The server includes one or more receivers for receiving data related to customers and/or children of customers. One or more receiving periods are configured based on the information. Information is stored in one or more databases. The server may receive data, configure a detection period, and print out images based on the information. | 2008-11-20 |
20080285078 | PRINT CONTROL DEVICE, PRINT CONTROL METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - In the invention, there is disclosed a print control device for overlaying, for example, a form being a fixed element of a form sheet with data to be embedded in the form and sending resulting data to a printing device to print the form sheet, including: overlay means for generating data obtained by overlaying a form corresponding to a selected form sheet with the data to be embedded in the form; transfer means for transferring environment information of the print control device, which affects output contents of the form sheet, to an external processing device; acquisition means for acquiring setting information sent back from the external processing device based on the environment information transferred by the transfer means and used at a time of printing; and sending means for sending the overlaid data so that an output operation is performed by use of the setting information acquired by the acquisition means. | 2008-11-20 |
20080285079 | COLOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE OUTPUT METHOD - A color image forming apparatus and an image output method capable of producing a PDL output without interfering with the execution of a calibration procedure is provided. A main controller rasterizes PDL data from a network on a DRAM as image data. The main controller determines whether or not a calibration procedure is being executed. If it is determined that the calibration procedure is being executed, a production of a PDL image output is put in a queue until the calibration procedure is completed. If it is determined that the calibration procedure is not being executed, the image data on the DRAM is transferred to a printer portion at an appropriate timing so that the printer portion may produce a printed page of the image data. | 2008-11-20 |
20080285080 | IMAGE DATA MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD, IMAGE DATA SEARCH APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An apparatus capable of managing image data includes a display unit configured to display image data whose predetermined date is known among image data stored in a storage unit, and a setting unit configured to set a date to another image data using the image data displayed on the display unit. | 2008-11-20 |
20080285081 | Data Processing Apparatus and Method, Program, and Storage Medium - Disclosed herein is a data processing apparatus that sets identification information for identifying each of a plurality of contents based on metadata added to each of the contents. The apparatus includes: title information acquisition means for acquiring title information of each of the contents, the title information concerning a title of the content and being included in the metadata; information extraction means for comparing the title information of each of the contents to extract a part of the title information that is common to all of the contents; and identification information setting means for setting the identification information of each of the contents based on the other part of the title information than the part of the title information that is common to all of the contents. | 2008-11-20 |
20080285082 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - This invention allows the user to easily make an edit operation of a template even when the functions of a printing apparatus have changed. This invention is directed to an information processing apparatus, which is connected to a printer and edits a template that designates functions to be executed by the printer upon printing, including a unit which acquires information associated with newly executable functions by a newly connected printer, and a unit which generates a template that designates the acquired functions. | 2008-11-20 |
20080285083 | IMAGE-PROCESSING DEVICE - An image-processing method includes: acquiring multi-level tone print data expressed in multilevel tones; determining whether the acquired multi-level tone print data includes line data indicative of a line having a tone; replacing, if the print data includes the line data, the line data with specific line data based on the tone of the line data, the specific line data indicating a specific line having a prescribed tone value and a prescribed structure; and converting the multi-level tone print data to binary data after replacing the line data with the specific line data. | 2008-11-20 |
20080285084 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, PRINTING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus, a printing apparatus and an image processing method are provided which can perform quantization processing on image data at high speed based on an error diffusion method while at the same time avoiding degradations in a quality of printed images. When an error value represented by error data is a particular value, the error data is converted into compressed error data with a data volume less than that of the original error data. | 2008-11-20 |
20080285085 | Method for Controlling the Shapes of FM-AM Mixed Dots on a Multi-Bit Depth Imaging Apparatus - Disclosed is a method for controlling the shapes of FM-AM mixed halftone dots on the multi-bit depth imaging apparatus. In the prior art, since the reproduction of the shapes of the dots in various gradations is absolutely based on the theory of random error diffusion and is influenced by the dynamic controlling output mechanism for the multi-bit dots, it is hard to assure the controllability of the shapes of the dots in a certain gradation. Based on the prior art, the dynamic statistic algorithm with adjacent output gray levels is introduced to assure the controllability of the shapes of the dots and solve the problem of random change of the shapes of the dots due to the randomicity of the error diffusion. According to the disclosed method, the features of the multi-bit imaging apparatus can be achieved fully in light of the requirements of the dots on the basis of the original method for multi-bit FM-AM mixed screening using error diffusion based on dual-feedback. The effect of FM-AM mixed halftone screening can be achieved under low resolution with controllable shapes of the dots, The problem of granular sensation can be solved during the practical output of the mixed halftone dots so as to assure the smooth effect of the gradations. | 2008-11-20 |
20080285086 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AN IMPROVED ENGRAVING OF GRAVURE CYLINDERS - An engraver having a shoe sensor system for sensing a movement of the shoe and for adjusting an engraving signal in response thereto. | 2008-11-20 |
20080285087 | CONFIGURABLE IMAGING SYSTEM - An imaging system, comprising an image source and a plurality of microtile units for generating respective portions of an image, each microtile unit including a plurality of coupling mechanisms for connection to a plurality of other microtile units such that the microtile units may be arranged in multiple geometrical configurations, and each microtile unit including circuitry for communication with the other microtile units to control generation of each respective portion of the image. | 2008-11-20 |
20080285088 | Techniques to manage facsimile communications - Techniques to manage facsimile communications are described. An apparatus may comprise a facsimile device having an assigned access number, and a call terminal having the assigned access number and a facsimile control module, the call terminal to establish a call connection in response to a call request with the access number, and the facsimile control module to detect facsimile information and transfer the call connection from the call terminal to the facsimile device. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2008-11-20 |
20080285089 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME - For a network printer function and a network scan function, a trial using mode whose use frequency is limited can be set. When the preset trial using mode is finished, the use of the tried function is permitted according to setting of an exclusive key. | 2008-11-20 |
20080285090 | System and method for digitizing documents and encoding information relating to same for display by handheld computing devices - A system and method are provided for processing scanned documents by digitizing the scanned documents, converting the digitized documents to a JPEG2000 file, encoding content information corresponding to the digitized documents using spatial capabilities of JPEG2000's Region of Interest feature, and creating an image file having the digitized documents and the region of interest information for forwarding to a computing device, such as a handheld computing device, for display. The system and method are especially useful in Digital Mail applications which entail digitizing and delivering mail documents to recipients. | 2008-11-20 |
20080285091 | Mobile image capture and processing system - A mobile image capture and processing system including a digital image capture and processing instrument for capturing digital images of shipping documents associated with shipments to be delivered to an intended destination over a Web-based shipping, tracking, and delivery information network, and automatically processing such images to read a 1D or 2D bar-coded shipment tracking number graphically represented therein, and automatically encode the shipment tracking number within the header of the digital image file and the name or title of the digital image file. A Web-based portable data transaction terminal (PDT) or a Web-based portable digital assistant (PDA) is used to receive digital image files from the digital image capture and processing instrument via a first wireless data communication link, and transmitting such digital image files to (i) an application server supported on said network, and (ii) from said application server to a human-operated data-keying station supported on said network, where the shipping information contained in said digital image files can be read by human operators, and manually entered into a database (RDBMS). | 2008-11-20 |
20080285092 | Image Quality Monitoring And Tagging At Scan Time - A method of processing a plurality of source documents into scanned images of the source documents includes evaluating the plurality of source documents to thereby assign one or more source document quality metrics indicative of source document image quality. The plurality of source documents are comprised by a project and the source documents of the project are from a common source document type. The source document types include, for example, book pages, paper documents, microfilm documents, machine-printed documents, handwritten documents, print media documents, public records, microfiche documents, and/or the like. The method also includes scanning each of the plurality of source documents to thereby create one or more electronic image files comprising the scanned images and coupling the source document quality metrics to the electronic image files such that the source document quality metrics are thereafter accessible for post-production activities. | 2008-11-20 |
20080285093 | SCANNING DEVICE HAVING A DOCUMENT PRESSING UNIT - A scanning device includes a transparent platen, a scanning module, a sheet-feeding mechanism, a section and a pressing unit. The scanning module is disposed at a scan position and acquires an image of a document through the transparent platen. The sheet-feeding mechanism transports the document in a transporting direction across the scan position. The section is located downstream of the scan position, and has a low point at a level lower than that of an upper surface of the transparent platen. The pressing unit is disposed opposite the section and limits a distance between the document and the transparent platen. | 2008-11-20 |
20080285094 | UNIFORM ILLUMINATION FOR CAMERA BASED SCANNING DEVICES - A system for imaging a document including an imaging apparatus, which includes a camera positioned inside the imaging apparatus, the camera configured to acquire a plurality of images of a document in front of the camera. The document is place behind a glass window on a wall opposing the camera. The imaging apparatus includes an illumination system which is positioned around the glass window but outside the field of view (FOV) of the camera. The imaging apparatus further includes an opaque cover, which covers the whole glass window area. The cover includes a slit to insert a document to be imaged, a slit to remove the document and a groove that enables a user to move the document with his finger. | 2008-11-20 |
20080285095 | SCANNING OPTICAL DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING DEVICE AND JITTER CORRECTION METHOD - A scanning optical device includes a rotating polygonal mirror having a plurality of reflecting faces. A first light source emits a first light beam from one section obtained by sectioning the scanning optical device with a plane passing through the rotation axis of the rotating polygonal mirror. A second light source emits a second light beam from the other section. The first calculation unit calculates scan time of the first light source. The second calculation unit calculates scan time of the second light source. The jitter correction unit corrects jitter by controlling a pixel clock supplied to the first light source according to the scan time of the second light source. The jitter correction unit also corrects jitter by controlling a pixel clock supplied to the second light source according to the scan time of the first light source. | 2008-11-20 |
20080285096 | Scanning System for Generating an Image - A scanning system for generating an image includes a scanning device configured to receive light reflected from a document and to output a signal corresponding to the received light to collect image data for use in generating an image. An automatic document feed system is configured to move the document from a position upstream of the scanning device toward a position downstream of the scanning device along a document feed path in proximity to the scanning device to allow the scanning device to receive light reflected from the document. A processor includes logic that compensates for changes in document movement past the scanning device using document motion data to reduce motion error induced image defects. | 2008-11-20 |
20080285097 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS - An image reading apparatus includes pairs of rollers, each including a driving roller and a driven roller. The pairs of rollers are arranged along the rotation axis direction of the driving roller and constitute a first roller group and a second roller group for conveying a first medium and a second medium thicker than the first medium, respectively. The center of the first roller group is identical in the rotation axis direction to that of a first conveying area where the first medium is conveyed. The center of the second roller group is identical in the rotation axis direction to that of a second conveying area where the second medium is conveyed. At least one pair of rollers in the second roller group is arranged outside the first roller group within the first conveying area. | 2008-11-20 |
20080285098 | IMAGE SENSOR, IMAGE SENSOR UNIT, AND IMAGE READER - In an image sensor, light sources corresponding to each of R, G, B colors illuminate multiple times in each line cycle so that each of line sensors acquires multiple R, G, B signals in each line cycle. A controlling unit generates multiple R, G, B data in each line cycle from the multiple R, G, B signals, and adds the multiple R, G, B data in each line cycle in a corresponding one of data saving units. | 2008-11-20 |
20080285099 | Method and apparatus for forming multi-dimensional colloidal structures using holographic optical tweezers - Holographic optical tweezers are used to position charge stabilized colloidal particles within a flow cell. Once the particles are positioned, fixation is accomplished by pumping an electrolyte solution or pH adjusted solution (or a combination of the two) into the sample cell. In the former, the Debye length is reduced and aggregation caused by the van der Waals attraction takes place. In the latter, the surface charge density of the suspension is reduced and aggregation caused by the van der Waals attraction takes place. This technique can be applied multiple times, and allows for the formation of two and three dimensional structures composed of multi-colloid types to be formed on or away from a substrate. The technique relies upon forces acting on virtually all colloidal dispersions making it applicable to a wide variety of colloid types and compositions, such as formation of photonic crystals, colloidal electronics, and bioengineered materials. | 2008-11-20 |
20080285100 | Apparatus and Method for Producing a Hologram - The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for producing a hologram, in particular a dot matrix volume hologram. A holographic recording system ( | 2008-11-20 |
20080285101 | LIGHT SCANNING DEVICE AND THRUST-DIRECTION FORCE CANCELING METHOD - In a light scanning technique of reflecting and deflecting incident light by a rotary deflector, a technique to reduce adverse effects of a thrust-direction force generated by air resistance received by a reflection surface of the rotary deflector is provided. | 2008-11-20 |
20080285102 | OSCILLATOR DEVICE, OPTICAL DEFLECTOR AND DRIVING SIGNAL GENERATING METHOD - An oscillator device includes an oscillation system | 2008-11-20 |
20080285103 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - An image display apparatus includes first and second actuators that cause a mirror (movable part) to oscillate about first and second axes intersecting with each other. The first actuator is driven based on a drive signal having a frequency component around a resonant frequency relevant to oscillatory motion of the mirror, to cause the mirror to oscillate about the first axis, thereby scanning a light beam reflected off the mirror in a horizontal direction of the raster scanning. The drive signal is generated by regulating a reference drive signal based on a correction signal for use in correcting distortion of a displayed image, the distortion occurring when the first actuator is driven based on the reference drive signal for use as the drive signal to cause oscillatory motion of the mirror. This consequently simplifies distortion correction in the horizontal direction (the main scanning direction). | 2008-11-20 |
20080285104 | OPTICAL SCANNER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An optical scanner includes a plurality of scanning optical systems each of which scans a different surface to be scanned and includes a light source configured to emit a light beam, an optical deflector having a plurality of reflection surfaces, and a synchronization detector configured to receive the light beam deflected by the optical deflector and detect a timing to scan an effective area of the surface to be scanned with the deflected light beam before a scanning is started or after the scanning is completed. The synchronization detector of one of a pair of scanning optical systems is disposed on a scanning end side to determine the scanning timing, and the synchronization detector of the other one of the pair of scanning optical systems is disposed on a scanning start side to determine the scanning timing. | 2008-11-20 |
20080285105 | LASER SCANNING UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A laser scanning unit and an image forming apparatus that include a deflector to deflect incident light; and a plurality of sub-scanning optical systems using the same reflective surface of the deflector. Each of the sub-scanning optical systems includes a light source, an entrance optical unit disposed between the light source and the deflector to direct light to the deflector, and an exit optical unit to direct the deflected light to imaging surfaces. Optical paths of the sub-scanning optical systems are asymmetric with reference to the deflector. | 2008-11-20 |
20080285106 | Apparatus and Method For Nanoradian Metrology of Changes In Angular Orientation of A Vibrating Mirror Using Multi-Pass Optical Systems - A new and useful metrology system is provided, of a type that comprises an optical cavity of the hemispherical or spherical type, with a vibrating mirror not located at or near a focus of the optical cavity, and which is particularly useful as a non interferometric metrology system. In one of its basic aspects, the metrology system measures changes in orientation of a vibrating mirror, by providing an optical cavity that includes reflection of a measurement beam from the vibrating mirror, where the optical cavity is configured such that an object space that includes the vibrating mirror is a conjugate image of the same object space. In another of its basic aspects, a metrology system according to the present invention has a measurement beam that is reflected from the vibrating mirror, where the vibrating mirror and a reference mirror are in a relationship in which reflection of the measurement beam from the vibrating mirror is then reflected from the reference mirror in a manner that establishes a local reference system for measuring changes in the orientation of the vibrating mirror. | 2008-11-20 |
20080285107 | Electromagnetically actuating optical deflecting element - The present invention provides an electromagnetically actuating optical deflecting elements which can be manufactured out of reduced number of components and are capable of being actuated at lower frequencies and at wider deflecting angles without causing mechanical influences of the metal wiring on beams of the optical deflecting element. | 2008-11-20 |
20080285108 | Micro-actuation element provided with torsion bars - The micro-actuation element (X | 2008-11-20 |
20080285109 | Micromirror unit with torsion connector having nonconstant width - A micromirror unit is provided which includes a frame, a mirror forming base upon which a mirror surface is formed, and a torsion connector which includes a first end connected to the mirror forming base and a second end connected to the frame. The torsion connector defines a rotation axis about which the mirror forming base is rotated relative to the frame. The torsion connector has a width measured in a direction which is parallel to the mirror surface and perpendicular to the rotation axis. The width of the torsion connector is relatively great at the first end. The width becomes gradually smaller from the first end toward the second end. | 2008-11-20 |
20080285110 | Optical module and method of manufacturing the same - An optical module includes a first silicon substrate having a first groove at its surface, a second silicon substrate having a second groove at its surface, a Laser device formed on the first silicon substrate, an optical modulator formed on the second silicon substrate, a substrate on which the first and the second silicon substrates are mounted wherein an optical axis of the Laser device is matched up with an optical axis of the optical modulator, a first lens transforming an divergent light emitted from the first optical device into a parallel light, disposed in the first groove, and a second lens converging the parallel light to the second optical device, disposed in the first groove. | 2008-11-20 |
20080285111 | Mirror device - A mirror device, comprising: a mirror; an electrode which is placed on a substrate and on which surface a cavity is formed; and a hinge placed between the mirror and electrode, wherein the hinge is connected to the cavity of the electrode. | 2008-11-20 |
20080285112 | Mirror device - A mirror device comprises: an electrode which is covered with a protective film made of a material containing a semiconductor material and is placed on a substrate; a mirror placed above the electrode; and an electrically conductive hinge placed between the mirror and the electrode, wherein an opening part is formed in a part of the protective film, and the hinge penetrates the protective film in the opening part thereof. | 2008-11-20 |
20080285113 | Electrophoretic Display Panel - For the electrophoretic display panel ( | 2008-11-20 |
20080285114 | ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY UNIT AND DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An electrophoretic display unit includes a transparent base film, a transparent electrode disposed on the base film, an electrophoretic display layer disposed on the transparent electrode to display an image in response to an electric field, and an opaque electrophoretic protection layer disposed on the electrophoretic display layer. | 2008-11-20 |
20080285115 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PRODUCING QUANTUM-ENTANGLED, UP-CONVERTED LIGHT BEAMS - A single cavity may be used to produce up-converted, quantum-entangled beams relying on the common field of the pumping energy stimulating to up-converting material to produce the quantum entanglement. | 2008-11-20 |
20080285116 | Managing Gain Tilt in an Optically Amplified Transmission System - A method of managing gain tilt in an optical transmission segment including providing an optical transmission segment having a plurality of fiber optic cable spans and a plurality of repeaters coupled to the fiber optic cable spans. Gain tilt in the optical transmission segment is monitored. If negative gain tilt is accumulated at a repeater location in the transmission segment, the repeater at the repeater location is replaced with a higher gain repeater having a higher nominal gain value than the nominal gain value of the repeater being replaced. | 2008-11-20 |
20080285117 | MICROCHIP-Yb FIBER HYBRID OPTICAL AMPLIFIER FOR MICRO-MACHINING AND MARKING - The invention describes techniques for the control of the spatial as well as spectral beam quality of multi-mode fiber amplification of high peak power pulses as well as using such a configuration to replace the present diode-pumped, Neodynium based sources. Perfect spatial beam-quality can be ensured by exciting the fundamental mode in the multi-mode fibers with appropriate mode-matching optics and techniques. The loss of spatial beam-quality in the multi-mode fibers along the fiber length can be minimized by using multi-mode fibers with large cladding diameters. Near diffraction-limited coherent multi-mode amplifiers can be conveniently cladding pumped, allowing for the generation of high average power. Moreover, the polarization state in the multi-mode fiber amplifiers can be preserved by implementing multi-mode fibers with stress producing regions or elliptical fiber cores These lasers find application as a general replacement of Nd: based lasers, especially Nd:YAG lasers. Particularly utility is disclosed for applications in the marking, micro-machining and drilling areas. | 2008-11-20 |
20080285118 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING AND PROTECTING PULSED HIGH POWER FIBER AMPLIFIER SYSTEMS - An electronic circuit for controlling a laser system consisting of a pulse source and high power fiber amplifier is disclosed. The circuit is used to control the gain of the high power fiber amplifier system so that the amplified output pulses have predetermined pulse energy as the pulse width and repetition rate of the oscillator are varied. This includes keeping the pulse energy constant when the pulse train is turned on. The circuitry is also used to control the temperature of the high power fiber amplifier pump diode such that the wavelength of the pump diode is held at the optimum absorption wavelength of the fiber amplifier as the diode current is varied. The circuitry also provides a means of protecting the high power fiber amplifier from damage due to a loss of signal from the pulse source or from a pulse-source signal of insufficient injection energy. | 2008-11-20 |
20080285119 | Optical filter, method of manufacturing optical filter, optical system, and imaging apparatus - An imaging apparatus comprises an optical system including a plurality of optical elements having finite refractive power and an electronic imaging device disposed at an image side of the optical system. At least one of the plurality of optical elements is made of resin, and an infrared-cut coating is applied to at least one face of the optical element that is made of resin. | 2008-11-20 |
20080285120 | Digital Micro-Mirror Device - A digital micro-mirror device (DMD) has a housing, an active array being received in the housing, an optically transparent cover disposed above the active array for sealing the active array and introducing light beam to the active array, and a thermal conducting plate connected with the optically transparent cover and the housing. | 2008-11-20 |
20080285121 | CATADIOPTRIC PROJECTION OBJECTIVE - A catadioptric projection objective for imaging a pattern provided in an object plane of the projection objective onto an image plane of the projection objective comprises: a first objective part for imaging the pattern provided in the object plane into a first intermediate image; a second objective part for imaging the first intermediate imaging into a second intermediate image; a third objective part for imaging the second intermediate imaging directly onto the image plane;
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20080285122 | Accessory for Attenuated Total Internal Reflectance (Atr) Spectroscopy - An accessory for use with a microscope arranged to carry out ATR measurements has a support ( | 2008-11-20 |
20080285123 | Raster scanning light microscope - Raster scanning light microscope with line pattern scanning with at least one illumination module, in which the means to achieve a variable partition of the laser light into least two illumination channels are envisioned and joint illumination of a sample takes place at the same or at different areas of the sample. | 2008-11-20 |
20080285124 | In-Plane Manipulator - Manipulator ( | 2008-11-20 |
20080285125 | OPTICAL PANEL FOR FRONT PROJECTION UNDER AMBIENT LIGHTING CONDITIONS - An optical display panel that comprises a plurality of stacked optical waveguides including a plurality of stacked optical waveguides each having an optical core with a first and a second surface, a cladding layer on each of the first and second surfaces of the core, a diffuser on the front face of the stacked waveguides, and a reflector on the back face of the stacked waveguides. The stacked waveguides form a front face and a back face and images are viewed from the front face of the stacked waveguides, which are planar. | 2008-11-20 |
20080285126 | Screen Surround - A screen frame ( | 2008-11-20 |
20080285127 | 3D Display Device - At the time of displaying a targeted stereoscopic image composed of a background image being a planar component and a flying-out image being a stereoscopic component, a stereoscopic display device controls and stereoscopically displays the flying-out image being large in parallax so that the amount of transmitted light of a light transmitting portion of a light control panel becomes T | 2008-11-20 |
20080285128 | Mirror With Built-In Display - A mirror device ( | 2008-11-20 |
20080285129 | COLOR LIGHT COMBINING SYSTEM FOR OPTICAL PROJECTOR - A color light combining system comprises a polarizing beam splitter that includes a reflective polarizer film, a first prism face that receives a first unpolarized color light, a second prism face that receives a second unpolarized color light, and a third prism face that provides a first combined light output that includes combined first color light polarized in a first direction and second color light polarized in a second direction. The polarizing beam splitter includes a reflector at a fourth prism face. A color-selective stacked retardation polarization filter faces the third prism face. The first color selective stacked retardation polarization filter provides a second combined light output that includes the first and second color lights that are combined and have the same polarization direction. | 2008-11-20 |
20080285130 | Attenuator for high-power unpolarized laser beams - Apparatus for attenuating an unpolarized laser beam includes a polarizing beamsplitter for separating the laser beam into two plane-polarized beams following separate paths. The two plane-polarized beams are polarization rotated by a single polarization rotator. Each of the polarization-rotated beams is separated by a polarizing beam-combiner into two plane-polarized portions. One of the portions of one polarization-rotated beam is combined by the beam-combiner with one of the portions of the other polarization-rotated beam to provide an attenuated output-beam. In certain examples of the apparatus the separate paths are made equal in length so that combined beam portions are equal in diameter. | 2008-11-20 |
20080285131 | Forced air environmental separator, and method of making the same - Certain example embodiments of this invention relate to forced air environmental separators and/or methods of making the same that are capable of reducing the number and/or amount of deposits (e.g., moisture and/or debris) that form on the lens(es) of viewing devices that reduce the viewing quality and/or experience. In certain example embodiments, an air supply may be configured to supply a flow of pressurized air. A collar may include a plurality of holes formed therein. The plurality of holes may be disposed at one or more angles such that the flow of pressurized air is capable of flowing therethrough. A conduit may connect the air supply to the collar such that the flow of pressurized air flows from the air supply through the conduit to the collar. Certain example embodiments may be used in connection with, for example, a video camera, still camera, telescope, binoculars, glasses or goggles, and/or scope. Certain example embodiments may be used for, for example, sporting events, amateur or professional still photography, wildlife photography, hunting, traffic cameras (e.g., red light cameras, speeding cameras, etc.), surveillance, astronomy, weather watching, special effects, stunt photography, concerts, movie and/or television products, skiing, motor cross, emergency response, etc. | 2008-11-20 |
20080285132 | Element deflector for lenses, and/or method of making the same - Certain example embodiments of this invention relate to element deflectors and/or methods of making the same that are capable of reducing the number and/or amount of deposits (e.g., moisture and/or debris) that form on the lens(es) of viewing devices that reduce the viewing quality and/or experience. An air supply is configured to supply a flow of pressurized air. A matte box includes a plurality of holes and/or jets formed in or around a frame or hood thereof, with the plurality of holes or jets being disposed at one or more angles such that the flow of pressurized air is capable of flowing therethrough to reduce the number and/or amount of deposits from forming on the lens of the viewing device. A conduit connects the air supply to the holes or jets so that the flow of pressurized air flows from the air supply through the conduit to the holes or jets. The holes or jets may be capable or creating a desirable cyclonic or swirling effect for the air. Such techniques optionally may be used with or without a matte box, and/or with or without a spray deflector. | 2008-11-20 |
20080285133 | Antireflection Film, Production Method Thereof, Polarizing Plate Using the Antireflection Film and Image Display Device Using the Antireflection Film or Polarizing Plate - An antireflection film comprises: a support; and at least one low refractive index layer including a first low refractive index layer, the first low refractive index layer being located most distant from the support, wherein the first low refractive index layer comprises: a resin curable upon irradiation with ionizing radiation; and a compound having a polysiloxane partial structure, and wherein the ratio Si | 2008-11-20 |
20080285134 | Automotive Glazing with Selective Diffusion - Automotive glazing which can diffuse light in a distinct manner depending on the angle of incidence thereof on the glazing, whereby a first incidence angle range corresponds to diffusion of at least 30% of the light and a second incidence angle range corresponds to diffusion of less than 10%. | 2008-11-20 |
20080285135 | Display Device - A display device comprises a light emitting picture element ( | 2008-11-20 |
20080285136 | INJECTION MOLDED MICROOPTICS - A wafer-scale apparatus and method is described for the automation of forming, aligning and attaching two-dimensional arrays of microoptic elements on semiconductor and other image display devices, backplanes, optoelectronic boards, and integrated optical systems. In an ordered fabrication sequence, a mold plate comprised of optically designed cavities is formed by reactive ion etching or alternative processes, optionally coated with a release material layer and filled with optically specified materials by an automated fluid-injection and defect-inspection subsystem. Optical alignment fiducials guide the disclosed transfer and attachment processes to achieve specified tolerances between the microoptic elements and corresponding optoelectronic devices and circuits. The present invention applies to spectral filters, waveguides, fiber-optic mode-transformers, diffraction gratings, refractive lenses, diffractive lens/Fresnel zone plates, reflectors, and to combinations of elements and devices, including microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) and liquid crystal device (LCD) matrices for adaptive, tunable elements. Preparation of interfacial layer properties and attachment process embodiments are taught. | 2008-11-20 |
20080285137 | Projection Display - A projection display is provided including a rod-like waveguide ( | 2008-11-20 |
20080285138 | Retractable Display Device for a Motor Vehicle and a Vehicle Provided Therewith - The invention relates to a retractable display device for a motor vehicle comprising a light source ( | 2008-11-20 |
20080285139 | Reflective image display system - A reflective image display system includes: at least one light source; at least one light guide set in front of the light source; an image panel set in front of the light guide; and a surface with the feature of at least partial specular reflection. Wherein the light emitted from the light source illuminates the image panel via the light guide to project an image on the image panel onto the surface and then be reflected to an observer, so as to form a virtual image observed by the observer. The light guide of the present invention can reduce the light loss of the reflective image display system and make the illumination light on the image panel more homogeneous and possessing high directionality, and so as to improve the brightness and quality of the virtual image formed by the reflective image display system. | 2008-11-20 |
20080285140 | Substrate-guided optical devices - There is provided an optical device, having a light-transmitting substrate having at least two major surfaces ( | 2008-11-20 |
20080285141 | High resolution head mounted projection display - An exemplary embodiment of the invention relates to an on-axis or near on-axis optical head mounted projection display optical assembly for transmitting and magnifying a real image to an eye. The assembly comprises a miniature display, a projection lens for receiving the light rays from the display, a second lens positioned to receive the light from the projection lens, a beam splitter positioned for receiving and splitting the light rays from the second lens, a retro-reflective screen positioned for receiving the reflected portion of the split light rays from the beam splitter, and then reflecting the portion of split light rays wherein the portion of split light rays passes through the beam splitter. A third lens is positioned to receive the portion of split light rays from the retro-reflective screen and through the beam splitter. | 2008-11-20 |
20080285142 | PROJECTION ZOOM LENS - A projection zoom lens includes, from a screen side to an image source side, a first lens group having a negative refractive power, a second lens group having a positive refractive power, a third lens group having a positive refractive power, a fourth lens group having a negative refractive power and a fifth lens group having a positive refractive power. Zooming the projection zoom lens from the wide-angle end to the telephoto end causes the second, third and fourth lens groups to move toward the screen side, and the first and fifth lens groups are kept stationary. The projection zoom lens may further include an auto iris being axially movable with the fourth lens group, a composite prism and a cover glass. The projection zoom lens satisfies several conditions so that it can effectively eliminate aberrations and improve the projection image quality. | 2008-11-20 |
20080285143 | FLUIDIC LENS WITH MANUALLY-ADJUSTABLE FOCUS - A fluidic lens may have a transparent window member, a transparent distensible membrane, an inner ring between the window member and membrane, and a top ring disposed such that the membrane is between the piston ring and the inner ring. A layer of liquid may be stored between the window member, the inner ring and the membrane. The top ring may be adapted to apply a liquid displacement force to the membrane in a direction perpendicular to a plane of an aperture of the inner ring to cause a change in a radius of curvature of the membrane. The membrane may be pre-tensioned prior to assembly with the other components. | 2008-11-20 |