51st week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 27 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140368839 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY ADJUSTING SIZE OF OUTPUT IMAGE OF PRINTER - A method for automatically adjusting a size of an output image of a printer includes the following steps. Firstly, a default output size of a ready-to-print image is acquired from a page information file of the ready-to-print image. Then, the default output size is compared with the size of a ready-to-print paper on an input tray of the printer. If the default output size does not comply with the size of a ready-to-print paper, an output image with an adjusted size corresponding to the ready-to-print image is generated. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368840 | CALIBRATION DATA GENERATION APPARATUS, METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - Provided are a calibration data generation apparatus, a method, and a non-transitory computer readable recording medium storing a program which can efficiently arrange a calibration image and a media wedge even on a calibration medium that has a relatively small size. A portion (trim region) of a first image region indicated by plate making data is extracted and one trim image is cut out as a calibration image. The cutout trim image is arranged in a second image region indicated by calibration data and a media wedge image including a plurality of patches is arranged in the vicinity of the trim image. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368841 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - An image forming system ( | 2014-12-18 |
20140368842 | METHOD FOR MAINTAINING PROPER PAGE SEQUENCE WHILE REDUCING PRINTER ARTIFACTS - A printing method wherein a position of a receiver media in a printer is determined to be nearer to one of two thermal printheads at an end of a print job. A next print job is started using either one of the two thermal printheads depending on which one was determined to be nearer the receiving media. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368843 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An information processing apparatus for causing an image forming apparatus to perform printing, the image forming apparatus being able to perform calibration in order to correct an output color to a target color indicated by target information, includes a storing unit configured to, when printing processing is executed for a print job by the image forming apparatus, store the target information in association with the print job. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368844 | METHOD FOR MAKING A COLOR TRANSFORM - A method for making a color transform for an output device is provided. The color transform represents a correspondence relation between a first and a second color space. Each of the two color spaces involves a number of color channels and the color channels of the second color space control the colorants in the output device. An excess relation for the color channels of the color space associated with the output device is established and only color points in the second color space wherefor a sum of the excess values related to the color point is lower than a predetermined limit, are included in the color transform. This enables to adapt the shape of a color gamut to a behaviour of the colorants and enhances the flexibility in making a color transform for various print processes. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368845 | Image Forming Apparatus Combining Stamp Image With Original Image - An image forming apparatus includes the following: a stamp shape data generation unit configured to generate stamp shape data indicating a shape of a stamp image, wherein the stamp image includes stamp color data indicating a color of the stamp image; a stamp combining unit configured to (i) generate planes of the stamp shape data corresponding to color components of the stamp color data, wherein a color density of each plane of the stamp shape data is equal to a color density of a corresponding color component of the stamp color data, and (ii) combine the planes of the stamp shape data with respective planes of image data to form a combined image; and an output execution unit configured to execute an output operation on the combined image. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368846 | PRESS COLOR STATE ESTIMATOR - A system can comprise a memory to store machine readable instructions and a processing unit to access the memory and execute the machine readable instructions. The machine readable instructions can comprise a press color state (PCS) estimator to calculate an optical density for each of four single separation solid colors based on a color measurement provided by a scanner. The color measurement can characterize material printed on a substrate and scanned by a scanner. The PCS estimator can also provide an updated LUT for each of the four single separation colors based on the color measurement provided by the scanner. The machine readable instructions can comprise a print controller to provide the optical density for each of the four single separation solid colors and the updated LUT to a printer to facilitate color calibration of the printer. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368847 | PRINTING APPARATUS, SHEET-PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHODS THEREOF, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND PRINTING SYSTEM - The present invention is characterized by requesting a user to login if the user has not been authenticated when executing sheet processing on a sheet with a post-processing apparatus without performing printing by a printing apparatus, authenticating the user in accordance with acquired user information, and, when authentication is successful, causing the post-processing apparatus to execute the sheet processing on the sheet, and recording an execution history of the sheet processing by the sheet processing apparatus as an execution history of the authenticated user. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368848 | RELAY TRANSPORT APPARATUS AND PRINTING SYSTEM - A relay transport apparatus ( | 2014-12-18 |
20140368849 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus includes an obtaining unit that obtains processed data which is processed in response to a request received from a user, a determining unit that determines a mode for providing the processed data, on the basis of priority levels which are assigned in advance to plural modes for providing data by the user or a user to whom the processed data is to be provided, and on the basis of availability of each of the plural modes, and a providing unit that provides the processed data in the mode determined by the determining unit. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368850 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes a memory and a display controller. The memory memorizes pieces of processing information. The display controller performs control, for a piece of processing information that has been memorized by the memory and that is not concealed, so as to display the details of the piece of processing information on a display. The display controller performs control, for a piece of processing information that has been memorized by the memory and that is concealed, so as not to display the details of the piece of processing information but so as to indicate only the presence of the piece of processing information on the display. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368851 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS, ERASING APPARATUS AND IMAGE READING METHOD - In accordance with one embodiment, an image reading apparatus comprises a conveyance section, a reading section, a flexible unit and a control section. The conveyance section conveys a sheet along a conveyance path. The reading section arranged along the conveyance path reads the surface of the conveyed sheet. The flexible unit flexes the sheet conveyed towards the reading section. The control unit controls the flexible unit to flex the sheet when the reading section carries out a first reading processing of reading an image representing the surface state of the sheet. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368852 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, PRINT PROCESSING METHOD AND PRINT PROCESSING PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus having print architecture based on Common UNIX (registered trademark) Printing System includes a print setting information generator to generate print setting information; a print job generator to generate a print job based on the print setting information; an identification information issuing unit to generate identification information; a print setting detector to determine whether a given print setting having data size exceeding maximum data size that the print job generator can receive exists in the print setting input; a data file generator to generate a data file including the identification information and given print setting information; a file storing unit to store the given print setting information in the data file in a memory; and an identification information transmitter to transmit the identification information to the print job generator. The print job generator obtains the given print setting information in the memory using the transmitted identification information. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368853 | PRINTING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF PRINTING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - To shift a printing apparatus to a state capable of restarting a post-process according to completion of a job even if the post-process is interrupted by the job, a holding unit holds a job for which a printing request was accepted; a printing unit prints an image on a sheet by executing the held job; a transportation unit transports the image-printed sheet to a post-processing apparatus; a post-processing unit causes the post-processing apparatus to perform the post-process to the sheet; and a control unit executes, when a new job is accepted while the printing apparatus is operating in a mode of casing the post-processing apparatus to perform the post-process to the sheet inserted by a user, the new job before the held job and shifts the printing apparatus to the mode after the new job and before the held job. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368854 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus makes printing performed for maintenance by a service engineer charge-free, and prevents a print method for the service engineer from being used by a user. The image forming apparatus includes an input unit configured to input an image, a print unit configured to print the image input by the input unit, and a control unit configured to control the image input by the input unit to be output to the print unit and update a charging counter when the image forming apparatus operates in a first operation mode, and configured to control a specific pattern image to be superimposed on the image input by the input unit and the image with the superimposed specific pattern image to be output to the print unit without updating the charging counter when the image forming apparatus operates in a second operation mode. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368855 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND PROGRAM - An image forming apparatus includes a first detection unit that detects an object in a first region, a second detection unit that detects an object in a second region larger than the first region, a control unit that, if the first detection unit detects an object in the first region, shifts the image forming apparatus from a power-saving state to a normal power state, a display unit that displays information indicating a state of the image forming apparatus, and a power control unit that, when the state of the image forming apparatus is an error state, supplies power to the display unit if the second detection unit detects an object in the second region and, when the state of the image forming apparatus is not the error state, supplies power to the display unit if the first detection unit detects an object in the first region. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368856 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING POWER-SAVING MODE OF IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus and a method of controlling power-saving modes of the image forming apparatus are provided. The method of controlling power-saving modes of the image forming apparatus includes beginning a first power-saving mode after standing by in a normal mode for first time if no print operation is implemented, and beginning a second power-saving mode after standing by in the normal mode for second standby time if an error occurs under implementation of a print operation, wherein the second time is shorter than the first time, and the second power-saving mode includes a an error-checking mode. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368857 | DRIVER GENERATING APPARATUS, DRIVER GENERATING METHOD, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM ENCODED WITH DRIVER GENERATING PROGRAM - A driver generating apparatus includes a selecting portion to select one or more pieces of partial definition data from among a plurality of pieces of partial definition data determined by a first driver program for controlling an image processing apparatus, each piece of the partial definition data associating a control command determining a prescribed process with a display command for displaying a partial screen for accepting an operation by a user in relation to the prescribed process, and a generating portion to generate a second driver program including the selected one or more pieces of partial definition data. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368858 | PRINT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - Embodiments of the invention include a computer-implemented control and monitoring method and system for print shop management. The method may include monitoring multiple print servers and insertion devices for inserting printed material into envelopes. Programmed computer processing components may be used for performing steps including receiving print status data and insertion status data from multiple printing and insertion sites, and matching the print data with the insertion data for each submitted print job and integrating the print status data with the insertion data. The method additionally includes providing a user application including multiple user interfaces displaying the integrated print status data and insertion status data in an interactive format. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368859 | VIRTUAL PRINT QUEUE FOR ROVING PRINTING IN A CLOUD-BASED PRINT SERVICE - An application manager may receive, from an application utilized at a device at a first location, a print job, the print job identifying a virtual print queue and application content to be printed, the application manager being further configured to store the print job in association with the virtual print queue. A print job router may receive, after the storing, a print initiation identifying a printer at a second location, the print initiation identifying the print job, including print properties thereof, and originating from the second location. A format converter may generate, from the application content and using the print properties, a printable file in a format printable by the identified printer, for sending to the identified printer by the print job router. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368860 | DUPLICATION-PROOF PAPER USING SPACED APART LINE SETS WITH HORIZONAL AND EXPANDED LINE PORTIONS - A duplication-proof paper with alerting effects includes a paper proper and line sets arranged on an external surface of the paper proper. The line sets are spaced apart by a preset distance and each include an upper line and a lower line. The upper line has a preset width and comprises a horizontal line portion and an upward expanded line portion extending upward and outward from the horizontal line portion. The lower line has a preset width and comprises a horizontal line portion and a downward expanded line portion extending downward and outward from the horizontal line portion and corresponding in position to the upward expanded line portion. The horizontal line portions are spaced apart by a preset distance. The upward expanded line portion and the downward expanded line portion have an expansion zone defined therebetween and are spaced apart by a preset distance. The expansion zones form a pattern. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368861 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus includes: a first acquisition unit that acquires, as a first mode, a security mode of a first execution process regarding a print preview application called from a first application; a second acquisition unit that acquires a security mode of a printer driver as a second mode, when a print preview is executed through the printer driver, based on a print preview instruction given in a second application; a determination unit that determines identity of security levels regarding both the modes of the first mode and the second mode; and an operation control unit that, when the security levels of both the modes are different from each other, activates a second execution process which is different from the first execution process and is an execution process of the print preview application, to execute the print preview. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368862 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF, AND PROGRAM - The present invention provides an image processing controller which can, even if the image processing controller is in a power saving state, return from the power saving state in response to data transmitted from an image forming apparatus, transfer the data to a network, shift to the power saving state without wasted motion after termination of the transfer of the data, and thus achieve power saving without impairing convenience. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368863 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A communication apparatus is capable of wirelessly communicating with a communication partner apparatus in a peer-to-peer mode. A state of supplying electric power to the communication apparatus is determined, and a group owner intent value indicating the degree of intent to operate as an access point in wireless communication is changed from a default value to a value depending on the state of the supplying electric power. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368864 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An image forming system includes a transmitter apparatus that transmits, to a predetermined storage location of multiple storage locations, identification information identifying a user and image data associated with the identification information, and multiple image forming apparatuses. Each of the image forming apparatuses includes a first storage unit that stores storage information indicating the storage locations, a storage location that is included in the storage locations and stores the identification information and the image data associated with the identification information, a retrieval unit that accesses the storage locations, indicated by the storage information stored on the first storage unit, when the identification information is inputted by the user, and retrieves the image data from the storage location, and an image forming unit that forms an image corresponding to the image data retrieved by the retrieval unit. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368865 | ROVING PRINTING IN A CLOUD-BASED PRINT SERVICE USING A MOBILE DEVICE - An application manager may receive, from an application utilized at a device at a first location, a print job, the print job identifying a virtual print queue and application content to be printed, the application manager being further configured to store the print job in association with the virtual print queue. A print job router may receive, after the storing and from a mobile device at a second location, a print initiation identifying a printer at the second location and the print job, the print job router being further configured to send the application content to the identified printer, based on the print initiation. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368866 | PRINTING SYSTEM AND PRINT JOB STATE INDICATION METHOD - A printing system includes a first unit, a second unit, a third unit, and a display. The first unit stores start and end time of a printed job. The second unit stores start time of an in-progress print job and stores predicted end time calculated from attributes of the in-progress print job. The third unit stores predicted start and end time calculated from attributes of a ready-for-print job. The display indicates a mark representing current time, indicates a figure along a time axis on one side of the mark, representing an existence of the printed job from the start to end time, indicates a figure crossing the mark, representing an existence of the in-progress print job from the start to predicted end time, and indicates a figure on the other side of the mark, representing an existence of the ready-for-print job from the predicted start to end time. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368867 | PULL PRINTING METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM - A pull printing method, apparatus and system are provided. The pull printing system includes a mobile terminal, a client that discovers the mobile terminal by using a phone number according to a print command of a user and transmits rendered print job data to the mobile terminal, and an image forming apparatus that, when connected to the mobile terminal, receives the print job data from the mobile terminal and performs printing. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368868 | METHOD OF PRINTING WEB PAGE BY USING MOBILE TERMINAL AND MOBILE TERMINAL FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD - A method of printing a web page by using a mobile terminal and a mobile terminal are provided. The method includes displaying the web page on the mobile terminal, extracting objects that are to be printed from the web page displayed on the mobile terminal, setting a layout of the extracted objects, and generating printing data by rendering the objects according to the layout. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368869 | METHOD OF PRINTING WEB PAGE BY USING MOBILE TERMINAL AND MOBILE TERMINAL FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD - A method of printing a web page by using a mobile terminal and a mobile terminal are provided. The method includes displaying a web page on the mobile terminal, receiving a request for printing the web page via a mobile printing application, generating a preview image by extracting one or more objects from the web page and setting a layout, determining the one or more objects to be printed and a layout of the one or more objects in the preview image, and generating printing data according to the determined one or more objects and the layout. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368870 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING PRINTING CONTROL PROGRAM STORED THEREON - An image forming system according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes a user registration portion, a user detection portion, and a printing control portion. The user registration portion is configured to register a user so as to associate the user with a print setting. The user detection portion is configured to detect that the user registered by the user registration portion has entered a specific area. The printing control portion is configured to cause an image forming apparatus to print a specific document with the print setting registered by the user registration portion so as to be associated with the user, when entry of the user into the area is detected by the user detection portion. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368871 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, REMOTE CONTROL APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A remote control apparatus for remotely controlling an image forming apparatus includes a display unit configured to display an operation screen for remotely controlling the image forming apparatus, an activation unit configured to activate a handwriting input application that is installed in the remote control apparatus in a state where image data for displaying a keyboard screen as the operation screen is received from the image forming apparatus, and a display control unit configured to display a handwriting input screen on the display unit, the handwriting input screen being an input screen for the handwriting input application activated by the activation unit. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368872 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM - The image processing apparatus has a timer transmission function to execute a transmission job for transmitting image data to another apparatus at a designated transmission time of day. The image processing apparatus comprises a setting unit configured to set a restraint period of time indicating a period of time that the execution of the transmission job has to be restrained based on charge information for respective periods of time including unit prices of electricity charges for respective periods of time; and a reservation unit configured to present the restraint period of time, accept the designation of the transmission time of day, and store the designated transmission time of day as reservation information in a storage unit; and a notifying unit configured to perform notification to a user in a case where the designated transmission time of day is included in the restraint period of time. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368873 | PRINTING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF PRINTING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - Before execution of a job, in a time that an operator cannot perform an operation, the present invention aims to notify that a setting needing an operation of the operator has been set. With this view, a control method of a printing apparatus comprises: setting the time that the operator cannot perform the operation to be performed by the operator according to the execution of the job; determining a time that an accepted job is executed; in a case where at least a part of the determined time and a part of the set time overlap each other, judging whether or not a printing setting needing an operation of the operator is included; and, in a case where it is judged that the printing setting needing the operation of the operator is included, performing the notification. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368874 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM - According to an aspect of the present invention, a communication resource may be saved for wireless communication in peer-to-peer mode. A communication apparatus acquires information regarding a protocol from another communication apparatus and invalidates protocols not to be used based on the information. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368875 | IMAGE-FORMING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR IMAGE-FORMING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image-forming apparatus having a touch panel displays a menu screen for allowing selection of a function to be used from a plurality of functions included in the image-forming apparatus. In a case where the menu screen includes a plurality of pages, a screen is switched from a currently displayed page to another page if a user operation for requesting a transition between the plurality of pages is detected. Information usable for limiting the transition of the plurality of pages included in the menu screen is set. The switch of the screen from a currently displayed page to another page is limited based on the set information. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368876 | DATA GENERATING APPARATUS, DATA GENERATING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM - The numbers of pages making up respective records are acquired as individual page counts by analyzing page description data used for variable data printing. The maximum page count among the acquired individual page counts is determined as a common page count. Imposition data representing a common and single page layout made up of the determined common page count are generated. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368877 | PRINTING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING PRINTING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A printing apparatus includes a storing unit configured to store a job, a printing unit configured to print the job, an acquiring unit configured to acquire a preparation time for the printing unit to become a print-ready state, a determining unit configured to determine a print time for the printing unit to process the job, a specifying unit configured to specify a time for processing the job stored in the storing unit based on the preparation time acquired by the acquiring unit and the print time determined by the determining unit, and a displaying unit configured to display a job execution schedule indicating the job processing time specified by the specifying unit. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368878 | Computer-Readable Storage Medium Storing Instructions for Information Processing Device, Information Processing Device, and Method for Controlling Information Processing Device - An information processing device may be configured to send print information to a printing device connected with a network. The information processing device may store identifying information for identifying the printing device. The information processing device may execute a print preview display processing of displaying a print preview image showing a print preview using the print information. The information processing device may send the print information to the printing device according to a user input. The information processing device may execute first connection confirmation processing of confirming that connection confirmation information has been received. The connection confirmation processing may be performed according to a first condition for starting the print preview display processing being satisfied. The information processing device may display a reception confirmation image in a case that it is confirmed that the connection confirmation information has been received. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368879 | PRINTING APPARATUS, PRINTING SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD FOR PRINTING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - If an attribute value of a sheet to be used in print processing and sheet processing are set in a print job, a sheet satisfying both an allowable range of the sheet to be used in the printing processing and a condition of a sheet applicable to the sheet processing is searched. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368880 | DYNAMIC APPLICATION GENERATION FOR A CONTENT FEED - A system receives an indication of a content feed of hierarchical content over a network. The content feed is hosted by a content provider. The system dynamically instantiates a content connection application that incorporates the content feed using a pre-defined declarative data structure engine. The system provides a user interface widget for the content connection application to allow user interaction with the hierarchical content of the first content feed. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368881 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus which has a display device includes a display control unit and a launching unit. The display control unit may cause the display device to display a device management screen corresponding to an image processing apparatus. The launching unit may input identification information indicating launching in response to an instruction via the device management screen to an application associated with the image processing apparatus. In addition, the launching unit may launch the application associated with the device management screen according to the instruction input via the device management screen displayed on the display device by the display control unit. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368882 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS SUPPORTING PEER TO PEER CONNECTION AND METHOD OF PERFORMING IMAGE FORMING OPERATION THEREOF - A method of performing an image forming operation in an image forming apparatus supporting peer to peer (P2P) connection includes P2P connecting the image forming apparatus to an external wireless device while the image forming apparatus is wirelessly connected to an access point (AP) of an infrastructured network, receiving a discovery packet from the wireless device via a P2P interface, transmitting to the wireless device a response packet including an Internet protocol (IP) address of the P2P interface, receiving from the wireless device an image forming operation performing request having the IP address of the P2P interface as a destination, and performing the requested image forming operation. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368883 | STORAGE IMAGE DATA IN ASSOCIATION WITH REGISTRATION INFORMATION REPRESENTING A COMMUNICATION DEVICE - An image information storage device is configured such that, when an output control unit makes the output unit output an image represented by first image data stored in an image data storage, the output control unit makes the output unit also output the registration information which has been associated with the first image data, or when the output control unit makes the output unit output first registration information stored in the registration information storage unit, the output control unit makes the output unit also output an image represented by image data which has been associated with first registration information. Further, when there is an input specifying association of the first registration information stored in the registration information storage unit with second image data, the registration control unit associates the first registration information with the first image data and the second image data, and stores in the registration information storage unit. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368884 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A cooperation server executes printing processing of a document from an MFP through a printing server based on matter information including a printing instruction for the document received from a matter management server. The cooperation server notifies the client PC of the printing order that includes the printing ID and access information used for registering the costs related to the printing after completion of printing, provides a registering screen for costs related to printing by reason of the access from the client PC, and registers the costs registering information received from the client PC on the matter management server. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368885 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An output density range is divided such that, after gradation targets have been applied, adjusted density ranges for output are uniform across all objects. Furthermore, through reverse calculation using the gradation targets that are set in one-to-one correspondence with the objects, adjusted density ranges of the respective objects are set independently. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368886 | BLACK TRAPPING METHODS, APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS FOR BINARY IMAGES - Provided are black trapping methods, apparatus and systems for binary images. According to one exemplary method, black trapping color image data is performed by incorporating a set of trapping condition logical operations. Specifically, edge checking is based on estimated contone color values and density checking based on a binary bitmap. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368887 | IMAGE INSPECTION DEVICE, PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND METHOD COMPARING TARGET PRINT PAGE DATA AND DISPLAY PAGE DATA TO CREATE DIFFERENTIAL PAGE IMAGE ATTRIBUTE INFORMATION - When a differential page image is created by comparing a target inspection page image and an inspection page image, differential page image attribute information which is an inspection result is created by acquiring attribute information of an image region of the target inspection page image and an image region of the inspection page image corresponding to the differential page image, from target inspection page image data and inspection page image data. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368888 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND MEDIUM - The present invention is an image forming apparatus for interpreting data to generate intermediate data and the image forming apparatus includes: a unit configured to determine whether or not there is a periodic drawing pattern in data; a unit configured to determine whether or not there is a reduction command in data; a unit configured to obtain a ratio between the number of pitches of the period of the drawing pattern and a reduction ratio included in the reduction command; a unit configured to determine whether or not the ratio and a value in a table loaded by the image forming apparatus coincide with each other; and a unit configured to reduce, in the case where it is determined that the ratio coincides with a value in the table, an image by dividing the image into cells and performing thinning processing in units of cells. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368889 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A communication apparatus comprises a modem configured to performed FAX communication, and a connection unit configured to connect a telephone apparatus. The communication apparatus detects a CNG signal, and controls, in a case where there is an incoming call in a state in which FAX communication is being performed by the modem, if the CNG signal is not detected in the detecting, so that a signal is supplied from a line to the telephone apparatus, and controls, in a case where there is an incoming call in a state in which FAX communication is not being performed by the modem, if the CNG signal is detected in the detecting, so that FAX communication by the modem is initiated. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368890 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING AND CLASSIFYING OBJECTS IN VIDEO CAPTURED USING MOBILE DEVICES - A method includes capturing plural frames of video data using a mobile device. The frames are analyzed to determine whether any depict an object exhibiting one or more defining characteristics, and if so, whether those frame(s) depicting the object also satisfy one or more predetermined quality control criteria. If one or more of the frames depict the object and also satisfy the one or more predetermined quality control criteria, the method further includes automatically capturing an image of the object. Exemplary defining characteristics are specified for various types of object, particularly objects comprising documents. Related systems and computer program products are also disclosed. The presently disclosed techniques and systems represent translational developments across the fields of image processing and business process management. Improved analytical techniques enable processing of image captured using cameras rather than traditional scanner technology, and facilitate distribution, tracking and analysis of documents and information throughout business processes. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368891 | METHOD FOR DETECTING A DOCUMENT BOUNDARY - A method for detecting a document boundary in a captured digital image depicting a hardcopy document on a background. Each color channel of the captured digital image is analyzed to determine a corresponding busyness metric representing a complexity level of the image data. The color channel having a lowest busyness level is selected and analyzed to detect a document boundary of the depicted hardcopy document. The detected document boundary can be used to perform a perspective correction process to determine a corrected digital image where the depicted document has a substantially rectangular boundary | 2014-12-18 |
20140368892 | OPTICAL DEVICE, OPTICAL SCANNER, AND IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - An optical device includes: a movable section capable of swinging about a first axis; a frame body section capable of swinging about a second axis crossing the first axis; a first shaft section configured to connect the movable section and the frame body section; and a light reflection plate fixed to the movable section and provided with a light reflecting section having light reflectivity, wherein in plan view from a thickness direction of the light reflection plate, a center of gravity of the light reflection plate is shifted from the first axis. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368893 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT, IMAGE READING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE READING METHOD - A photoelectric conversion element includes: a plurality of light receiving elements that are arranged in a main-scanning direction, are arranged in a sub-scanning direction according to colors of light to be received, and accumulates electric charge due to light exposure; and a plurality of AD conversion units that convert analog signals that indicate quantities of electric charge accumulated in the light receiving elements into digital signals are provide for each of groups each consisting of a predetermined number of pixels corresponding to the light receiving elements arranged in the sub-scanning direction. The AD conversion units convert the analog signals into the digital signals in an order in which the light receiving elements in the group are exposed to light. The light receiving elements constitute a correction unit that performs correction so as to reduce a difference relating to the timings in the sub-scanning direction. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368894 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image reading apparatus includes: an opening/closing portion configured to be rotatable around a hinge shaft; a biasing portion configured to apply a force to the opening/closing portion such that moment of the hinge shaft rotation higher than moment of the hinge shaft rotation according to self-weight of the opening/closing member is generated in a state in which the opening/closing portion is placed in a range up to a predetermined rotation angle from a closed position with respect to the apparatus main body, and moment of the hinge shaft rotation that is balanced with the moment of the hinge shaft rotation according to the self-weight of the opening/closing portion is generated in a state in which the opening/closing portion is opened more than the predetermined rotation angle; and a holding portion configured to maintain the opening/closing portion at the closed position. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368895 | IMAGE READING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE - Once the number of successive occurrences of document feed errors during execution of fed reading has reached a predetermined number of times, an image reading control portion of the image reading device performs stationary reading in cases in which a stationary-reading document detection portion detects the presence of the document, even when a document set detection portion detects that the document is present. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368896 | OPTICAL REFLECTING ELEMENT AND ACTUATOR - An optical reflecting device includes a movable plate having a reflecting surface, a first support portion, a first drive part, a first frame, and a monitor part for detecting the rotation of the movable plate. The first support portion is connected to the movable plate. The first drive part is formed in the first support portion and rotates the movable plate about a first axis. The first frame contains the movable plate and the first support portion, and is connected to the first support portion. The monitor part extends from that portion of the outer periphery of the movable plate which is most distant from the first axis. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368897 | MEMS-BASED RAPIDSCAN DEVICE AND PROJECTOR HAVING SAME - A device projecting images by micro electro-mechanical system (MEMS) technology mirrors includes a base, a rotating seat, a substrate, a reflective mirror, a driver, and a controller. The rotating seat is rotably positioned on the base. The substrate is positioned on the rotating seat. The at least one MEMS reflective mirror is formed on the substrate and configured for rotating in two directions under control of the attached driver and controller to form two-dimensional images in a range. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368898 | DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR REFLECTIVE DIGITAL LIGHT PROCESSING (DLP) - Aspects of the present invention include systems for reflective digital light processing (DLP). Embodiments include a light source, a plurality of optically reflective switching devices each having an optically reflective layer in contact with a substrate; a circuit means and power source; controller logic; a projection means; and a display means; wherein each of said plurality of devices is a capable of receiving light from said light source and thereafter reflecting said received light in direct response to a reflective state condition of said each device. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368899 | CONTROL SYSTEM TRUNK LINE ARCHITECTURE - The present disclosure relates generally to a wiring system for controlling one or more smart windows located within a building, and methods for installing such systems and/or replacing higher wattage systems with such systems. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368900 | SUPERCONTINUUM GENERATION SYSTEM - A supercontinuum generation system comprises a noise-like pulse fiber laser structure, an amplification unit and a broadening medium. The noise-like pulse fiber laser structure generates at lease one noise-like pulse of the wavelength less than 1300 nm. The amplification unit includes a gain fiber with which the noise-like pulse is coupled. The broadening medium is coupled with the gain fiber. A supercontinuum is generated when the noise-like pulse is amplified by the amplification unit and broadened in spectrum by the broadening medium. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368901 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COMPACT, MULTI-PASS PULSED LASER AMPLIFIER - A laser amplifier includes an input aperture operable to receive laser radiation having a first polarization, an output aperture coupled to the input aperture by an optical path, and a polarizer disposed along an optical path. A transmission axis of the polarizer is aligned with the first polarization. The laser amplifier also includes n optical switch disposed along the optical path. The optical switch is operable to pass the laser radiation when operated in a first state and to reflect the laser radiation when operated in a second state. The laser amplifier further includes an optical gain element disposed along the optical path and a polarization rotation device disposed along the optical path. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368902 | RETROREFLECTIVE ARTICLES INCLUDING A SECURITY MARK - The present disclosure relates to prismatic retroreflective articles that includes a security mark and to methods of making such articles. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368903 | Apparatus for Aiding Manual, Mechanical Alignment of Optical Equipment - A microscope subject illumination system including a position targeting accessory that identifies a point on a subject by a distinctive illumination pattern cast on the subject. The system includes an automatic control to switch between illumination sources so that the distinctive pattern is easier to discern during subject positioning. The control may automatically extinguish the targeting illumination after a configurable period of time. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368904 | Software Defined Microscope - A microscope having a first illumination spatial light modulator (SLM) that receives light of a first wavelength from an illumination source and processes that light in a manner that transfers light into an objective lens through a dichroic reflector that passes light of the first wavelength is disclosed. The microscope includes an imaging system that receives light from the objective lens and forms an image on a camera, and a controller having a graphical user input that displays the image to a user and controls the first illumination SLM to alter the processing of the light in response to commands from the user. The illumination SLM is controlled to provide functions that would normally be carried out by one or more lenses or prisms in the illumination optical train of a conventional microscope and/or correct for alignment errors in the illumination source. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368905 | TELESCOPIC OPTICAL SYSTEM AND OPTICAL APPARATUS - A telescopic optical system that can be compact and lightweight is provided, and an optical apparatus including the telescopic optical system is also provided. A telescopic optical system | 2014-12-18 |
20140368906 | DISPLAY SCREEN OF IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed are a display screen of an image display system capable of displaying a 3D (three-dimensional) image and providing an image with a high contrast ratio in a bright room and a method for manufacturing the same. The display screen includes: a Fresnel lens layer; a reflective layer formed the light-exit surface of the Fresnel lens layer to reflect image light; and a protection layer formed on the light-incident surface of the Fresnel lens layer, wherein one surface of the protection layer may have an embossed pattern. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368907 | LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE AND STEROSCOPIC DISPLAY APPARATUS - A light guide plate is described that includes a plurality of reflection areas and a plurality of scattering areas arranged to provide light to a display panel to display images with parallax. A display apparatus is described that can include a light guide plate comprising a plurality of scattering areas and a plurality of reflection areas arranged to form a parallax barrier, and a display panel that displays an image based on light received from the light guide plate. A display apparatus is described that can include a light guide plate comprising a plurality of scattering areas and a plurality of reflection areas arranged in an alternating pattern, and a display panel that displays an image based on light received from the light guide plate. An apparatus is described that includes a backlight positioned on a first side of the light guide plate. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368908 | CURVED LENSES CONFIGURED TO DECODE THREE-DIMENSIONAL CONTENT ON TELEVISION AND COMPUTER SCREENS - Curved lenses configured to decode three dimensional content and method of fabricating the same. The lenses decode three-dimensional content displayed on televisions or computer monitors. Sheets from which the lenses are cut have either (i) a polarizing axis of 0 degrees relative to horizontal and one sheet has a retarder axis at −45 degrees relative to horizontal and the other sheet has a retarder axis of +45 degrees relative to horizontal; (ii) a polarizing axis of −45 degrees relative to horizontal and one sheet has a retarder axis at 0 degrees relative to horizontal and the other sheet has a retarder axis of 90 degrees relative to horizontal; or (iii) a polarizing axis of +45 degrees relative to horizontal and one sheet has a retarder axis at 0 degrees relative to horizontal and the other sheet has a retarder axis of 90 degrees relative to horizontal. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368909 | Glare Management of Reflective and Thermoreflective Surfaces - The reflectivity and transmissivity of building and vehicle surfaces is maintained while employing partial, variable, selective, or asymmetric diffusers between a surface and an external light source such that the reflected light is diffused to produce a reduction in glare, while minimally effecting the specular or collimated transmission (if any) of light through the surface. Glare is also reduced by utilizing diffuser devices that reflect light in a temperature dependent manner. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368910 | FOG-PROOF DEVICE - A fog-proof device for evaporating fog from a camera's lens includes a glass covering a front surface of the lens, and a light-shielding cylinder mounted to the glass. The light-shielding cylinder defines a through hole. A zigzagging heat-generating portion is formed along a circumference of the light-shielding cylinder, and two ends of the heat-generating portion are separated by a gap. Ends of the heat-generating portion at opposite sides of the gap are electrically connected to two power wires. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368911 | LONG-RANGE OPTICAL DEVICE HAVING IMAGE STABILIZATION - A long-range optical device has at least one optical channel, which has a housing and an arrangement of optical elements, wherein at least one of the optical elements is movable relative to the housing for image stabilization in the event of perturbing movements of the housing. The device further has a first passive stabilization system based on mass inertia for the at least one movable optical element, which, in the event of displacement of the at least one optical element relative to the housing, generates a first restoring force proportional to the displacement and a second restoring force proportional to the displacement velocity. The first stabilization system is designed for image stabilization in the event of perturbing movements in a first frequency range. The long-range optical device has at least one second stabilization system, which is coupled to the first stabilization system and is designed for image stabilization against perturbing movements in at least one second frequency range, wherein the first and the at least one second frequency ranges are at least partially different. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368912 | OPTICAL APPARATUS, INTERCHANGEABLE LENS, AND METHOD FOR CORRECTING IMAGE BLURRING - An optical apparatus includes a blurring detection unit configured to detect image blurring applied to the optical apparatus; and a motion vector calculation unit configured to calculate a motion vector among a plurality of images shot by the optical apparatus. Image blurring is corrected in accordance with a signal obtained from blurring detected by the blurring detection unit; the motion vector is calculated using a correction result of the image blurring; and the image blurring is further corrected using the calculated motion vector. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368913 | ZOOM LENS AND IMAGING APPARATUS - A zoom lens includes: a positive first lens group; a negative second lens group; and a positive third lens group. The first through third lens groups move such that the distance between the first lens group and the second lens group is greater, and the distance between the second lens group and the third lens group G3 is smaller at a telephoto end compared to a wide angle end. The third lens group is constituted by a positive 3-1 lens group and a 3-2 lens group. The 3-1 lens group is fixed when camera shake occurs and during focusing operations. The 3-2 lens group includes a shake preventing lens group that moves in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis to correct camera shake, and a focusing lens group provided toward an image side of the shake preventing lens group that moves along the optical axis during focusing operations. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368914 | LENS DRIVING DEVICE WITH 3D ELASTIC SUPPORT STRUCTURE - The present invention discloses lens driving device. The lens driving device includes a lens holder for holding a lens having an optical axis; a focusing coil disposed at a periphery of the lens with respect to the optical axis; an optical image stabilizer (OIS) coil structure comprising a plurality of coils; a circuit structure connected electrically to the OIS coil structure and taking control thereof; a plurality of magnets; and an elastic support structure, having an upper plate spring portion and a plurality of suspension wires, wherein each suspension wire disposed substantially parallel with the optical axis and integrally formed with the upper plate spring portion at one end and connected electrically to the circuit structure at the other end. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368915 | OPTICAL IMAGE STABILIZER WITH IMPROVED MAGNETIC SENSITIVITY - The present invention provides a lens driving device that is based on a Voice Coil Actuator (VCA) structure and provides the auto-focusing and optical image stabilization (OIS) functions. According to the present invention, these two functions can be realized by a common magnet scheme, or a separate magnet scheme. Besides, the present invention also provides an improved structure for the lens driving device to enhance the function of OIS thereof. By arranging a magnetic enhancement device below the OIS coils in the lens driving device, the magnetic driving force of the OIS coils and magnetic induction of the Hall sensors, if present, can be enhanced, and the magnetic sensitivity thereof may be also improved. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368916 | DISPERSIVE DEVICE AND WAVELENGTH SELECTIVE SWITCH - A dispersive device has a beam expanding optical system which includes first and second prisms each having a pair of faces inclined relative to each other, and expands light containing a plurality of wavelength components by passing the light through each of the faces of the first and second prisms; and a dispersive element which emits the light expanded by the beam expanding optical system, at different diffraction angles by the respective wavelength components. A direction of variation of an output angle of the light emitted from the beam expanding optical system due to temperature change is configured to be a direction to suppress variation of the diffraction angles of the respective wavelength components emitted from the dispersive element due to the temperature change. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368917 | DIFFRACTION GRATING - Provided is a diffraction grating having a surface with a groove-and-ridge structure formed with a preset periodic distance, the groove-and-ridge structure including a plurality of grooves, wherein a concave structure and/or a convex structure extending across at least one of the grooves and having a level difference from the bottom surface of the groove is formed on the surface. In the diffraction grating according to the present invention, the diffracting grooves in the groove-and-ridge structure formed with the preset periodic distance are divided into a plurality of sections. Therefore, even if oil or water contained in air-born dust, the sebum or perspiration of a user, or a similar liquid substance is adhered to the surface of the diffraction grating, the oil or the like will not spread over an area other than the section to which it has adhered. Thus, a decrease in the diffraction efficiency is prevented. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368918 | RED OMNIDIRECTIONAL STRUCTURAL COLOR MADE FROM METAL AND DIELECTRIC LAYERS - A multilayer stack displaying a red omnidirectional structural color. The multilayer stack includes a core layer, a semiconductor layer extending across the core layer, and a dielectric layer extending across the semiconductor layer. The semiconductor layer absorbs more than 70% of incident white light that has a wavelength less than 550 nanometers (nm). In addition, the dielectric layer in combination with the core layer reflects more than 70% of the incident white light with a wavelength greater than 550 nm. In combination, the core layer, semiconductor layer and dielectric layer form an omnidirectional reflector that reflects a narrow band of electromagnetic radiation with a center wavelength between 550-700 nm, has a width of less than 200 nm wide and a color shift of less than 100 nm when the reflector is viewed from angles between 0 and 45 degrees. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368919 | LENS ASSEMBLY AND BAFFLE THEREOF - A lens assembly and a baffle thereof are provided. The baffle includes an annular body and a plurality of protrusions. The annular body includes an annular main body, an outer ring and an inner ring. The annular main body connects the outer ring and the inner ring. The annular main body is disposed between the outer ring and the inner ring. The protrusions protrude from the outer ring. The lens assembly includes a first lens and a baffle, all of which are arranged in sequence from an object side to an image side along an optical axis. The first lens includes a first surface facing the object side and a second surface facing the image side. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368920 | Micro-Mirror Arrays - Micro-mirror arrays configured for use in a variable focal length lens are described herein. An example variable focal length lens comprises a micro-mirror array having a plurality of micro-mirror element arranged in at least a first section and a second section. Each micro-mirror element has a tilt axis and comprises, on each of two opposing sides of the tilt axis, (i) at least one actuation electrode, (ii) at least one measurement electrode, and (iii) at least one stopper. Additionally, each micro-mirror element in the first section has a first tilt axis range, and each micro-mirror element in the second section has a second tilt axis range, with the first tilt axis range being less than the second tilt axis range. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368921 | OPTICAL SYSTEM FOR HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY - An optical system for a head-mounted display in which image rays provided from a display device are divergent to form and provide an enlarged image is configured so that first and second lenses are sequentially disposed from an object along an optical axis and provide the enlarged image on an image plane, and angles of principal rays are gradually increased from the optical axis toward the edge of the image plane. Thus, as the angles of principal rays are increased, an angle of view is improved to provide a large screen so that it is possible to appreciate a vivid image due to an increase in the sense of presence and the degree of involvement. The entire size of the optical system can be reduced. The head-mounted display can be made compact and lightweight. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368922 | DISPLAY DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A display device for a vehicle includes: a substrate housing portion that stores a circuit substrate that outputs an image signal of an image to be displayed; an optical unit that generates and projects an image based on the image signal; and a combiner on which the image is projected, wherein the optical unit has: an optical unit main body that includes a light source and an image display element; and a projection unit that determines a projection direction, wherein the optical unit main body has a first main body surface and a second main body surface, and wherein the projection unit has two arrangement states: a first state where a projection port of the projection unit is on the side of the first main body surface; and a second state where the projection port is on the side of the second main body surface. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368923 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - A substrate housing portion stores a circuit substrate that outputs an image signal. The optical unit generates and projects an image based on the image signal output from the circuit substrate. The image is projected onto a combiner. The optical unit has an optical unit main body that includes a light source and an image display element, and a projection unit that is attached to the optical unit main body and that determines a projection direction. The projection unit is provided with an intermediate image screen that images an intermediate image and is freely removed from or installed in the optical unit main body. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368924 | OPTICAL MODULE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An optical module that facilitates positioning includes an optical device and a light transmitting member having a fitting portion into which a counterpart optical member is fitted and having a lens portion that collimates light of a first wavelength emitted from the optical device or that converges parallel light of the first wavelength emitted from the counterpart optical member into converged light to be incident on the optical device. The light transmitting member is formed such that a position of a leading end surface of the fitting portion coincides with a position of an imaging plane in a direction of the optical axis. The imaging plane is a plane on which irradiated visible light is imaged. The visible light has a second wavelength that is lower than the first wavelength and is transmitted through the lens portion and reflected from the optical device onto the imaging plane. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368925 | ZOOM LENS AND IMAGING APPARATUS - A zoom lens includes a positive first lens group, a negative second lens group, a positive third lens group, and a fourth lens group. The first through third lens groups move such that the distance between the first and second lens groups is greater while the distance between the second lens group and the third lens group is less at the telephoto end compared to the wide angle end, and the fourth lens moves with the third lens group. The third lens group includes a fixed positive subgroup, including at least one positive lens and one negative lens, and a movable subgroup provided toward an image side of the fixed lens group including one negative lens that moves perpendicular to an optical axis to correct an image plane when camera shake occurs. The fourth lens group includes a fixed subgroup and a movable subgroup that moves during focusing operations. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368926 | IMAGING LENS AND IMAGING APPARATUS - The imaging lens substantially consists of a first lens group having positive refractive power, an aperture stop, and a second lens group having positive refractive power, in this order from the object side. The first lens group consists of, in this order from the object side, an eleventh lens group and a twelfth lens group with a largest air space therebetween. The eleventh lens group has at least one negative lens with a concave surface toward the image side, having negative refractive power; and the twelfth lens group has positive refractive power. The second lens group substantially consists of, in this order from the object side, an aspheric lens having at least one aspheric surface, a positive lens, a negative lens, and a three-cemented lens formed by cementing a positive lens, a negative lens, and a positive lens in this order from the object side. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368927 | PHOTOGRAPHING LENS ASSEMBLY - A photographing lens assembly includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element and a sixth lens element. The first lens element with positive refractive power has a convex object-side surface. The second lens element, the third lens element and the fourth lens element have refractive power. The fifth lens element with negative refractive power has a convex object-side surface and a concave image-side surface, wherein the surfaces thereof are aspheric, and at least one of the surfaces thereof has at least one inflection point thereon. The sixth lens element with negative refractive power has a convex object-side surface and a concave image-side surface, wherein the surfaces thereof are aspheric, and at least one of the surfaces thereof has at least one inflection point. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368928 | IMAGING LENS - Disclosed herein is an imaging lens, including: a first lens having positive (+) power and being biconvex; a second lens having negative (−) power and being concave toward an image side; a third lens having positive (+) power and being biconvex; a fourth lens having positive (+) power and being convex toward the image side; and a fifth lens havign negative (−) power and being concave toward the image side, wherein the first lens, the second lens, the third lens, the fourth lens, and the fifth lens are sequentially disposed from an object side. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368929 | OPTICAL SYSTEM FOR CAMERA - Disclosed herein is an optical system for a camera. The optical system for a camera includes: a first lens having positive refractive power and a meniscus shape concave toward an image; a second lens having negative refractive power and a shape concave toward the image; a third lens having the positive refractive power and a shape convex toward an object; a fourth lens having the positive refractive power and a shape convex toward the image; and a fifth lens having the negative refractive power, a shape convex toward the object and concave to the image, and one or more inflection point provided on an image surface. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368930 | LENS MODULE - There is provided a lens module, including: a first lens having positive refractive power, an object-sided surface thereof being convex; a second lens having negative refractive power, an image-sided surface thereof being concave; a third lens having positive refractive power; a fourth lens having negative refractive power, an image-sided surface thereof being convex; and a fifth lens having negative refractive power, an image-sided surface thereof being concave, wherein the fourth lens satisfies Conditional Expression 1, | 2014-12-18 |
20140368931 | IMAGING LENS AND IMAGING APPARATUS EQUIPPED WITH THE IMAGING LENS - An imaging lens substantially includes six lenses, constituted by: a first lens having a negative refractive power; a second lens having a positive refractive power; a third lens having a positive refractive power; a fourth lens having a negative refractive power; a fifth lens having a positive refractive power; and a sixth lens having a negative refractive power, a concave surface toward an image side, and at least one inflection point in the surface toward the image side; provided in this order from an object side. The imaging lens satisfies a predetermined conditional formula. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368932 | IMAGING LENS UNIT - Disclosed herein is an imaging lens unit, including: a first lens having a positive (+) power; a second lens having a negative (−) power; a third lens selectively having one of a positive (+) and negative (−) power; a fourth lens having a negative (−) power; and a fifth lens having a negative (−) power, wherein the first lens, the second lens, the third lens, the fourth lens, and fifth lens are arranged in order from an object to be formed as an image, and the fourth lens is concave toward an image side. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368933 | POSITIONING UNIT AND APPARATUS FOR ADJUSTMENT OF AN OPTICAL ELEMENT - The disclosure provides a positioning unit for an optical element in a microlithographic projection exposure installation having a first connecting area for connection to the optical element, and having a second connecting area for connection to an object in the vicinity of the optical element. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368934 | LENS DRIVING APPARATUS - Disclosed is a lens driving apparatus. The lens driving apparatus includes a base, a yoke coupled to the base, having an upper surface formed with a hole, a closed side surface, and an opened bottom surface, a bobbin movably installed in an inner portion of the yoke, a lens module coupled to the bobbin to go in and out the hole according to movement of the bobbin, a magnet fixed to an inner portion of the yoke, a coil fixed to an outer portion of the bobbin while facing the magnets, and springs coupled to the bobbin to provide restoration force to the bobbin. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368935 | LENS MODULE - There is provided a lens module including: an actuator moving a lens barrel in an optical axis direction; and a housing having a mounting part on which the actuator is mounted, wherein the actuator includes a piezoelectric member and a bar member vibrated by the piezoelectric member, and the bar member line-contacts the mounting part. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368936 | LENS DRIVING DEVICE WITH AN IMPROVED OIS COIL STRUCTURE - The present invention provides a VCA-based lens driving device. By way of giving an improved OIS coil structure, a magnetic induction element used to sense movement of magnets atop which maybe cause from a user's hand shaking can be placed as far away from OIS coils as possible. The impact of the magnet field of the OIS coil on the magnetic induction element is thus reduced. In one embodiment, the OIS coil is down-sized to reduce the influence of the OIS coil on the magnetic induction element placed beside it. In another embodiment, the OIS coil has a one-sided indention and the magnetic induction element is placed below/or beside the indention of the OIS coil. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368937 | DRIVING APPARATUS FOR CAMERA LENS ASSEMBLY - Provided is a driving apparatus for a camera lens assembly, the driving apparatus including a lens assembly portion which includes a magnetic object and a support member, a driving base portion which includes a coil portion for generating a driving force to correspond to the magnetic object, and a position sensor portion positioned in the driving base portion eccentrically to a side from a center of the magnetic object. | 2014-12-18 |
20140368938 | MOTOR FOR DRIVING LENSES - Disclosed is a motor for driving lenses. The motor includes a case, a yoke fixed in the case, a magnet fixed in the yoke, a carrier equipped with lenses and installed in the magnet such that the carrier moves up and down within the magnet, a coil coupled with the carrier, in which the coil cooperates with the magnet to move up and down the carrier, a spring unit including first and second springs having arc shapes and being separated from each other while forming a ring shape as a whole, in which an outer peripheral surface of the spring unit is fixed to the case, an inner peripheral surface of the spring unit is fixed to the carrier to elastically support the carrier, and a lead wire of the coil is connected to the spring unit so that external power is supplied to the coil, a spacer supporting the outer peripheral surface of the spring unit, and a terminal provided on the spacer, in which one side of the terminal protrudes downward by passing through a bottom of the case to make connection with the spring unit and a main PCB of a product. | 2014-12-18 |