03rd week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 27 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140016079 | WAVELENGTH SELECTIVE OPTICAL SWITCH - A wavelength selective optical switch includes an incidence/emergence unit that includes an input port at which signal light made up of light of numerous wavelengths is incident and an output port at which light signals of selected wavelengths are emergent, a wavelength dispersion element that spatially disperses signal light according to a wavelength of the signal light, and synthesizes reflected light, a condenser element that condenses light dispersed by the wavelength dispersion element on a two-dimensional plane, a space phase modulator arranged so as to receive incident light deployed on an xy plane made up of an x-axis direction deployed according to wavelength and a y-axis direction orthogonal to the x-axis direction, and having numerous pixels arranged in a lattice on the xy plane, and a space phase modulator drive unit. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016080 | LIQUID CRYSTAL LENS STRUCTURE AND ELECTRICAL CONTROLLING LIQUID CRYSTAL GLASSES STRUCTURE THEREOF - A liquid crystal lens structure and an electrical controlling liquid crystal glasses structure are disclosed. The liquid crystal lens structure includes first electrode layer, compositing layer, second electrode layer and third electrode layer. The compositing layer includes first alignment layer, first liquid crystal layer, including thin-film layer, second liquid crystal layer and second alignment layer. The first alignment layer is disposed on the first electrode layer. The first liquid crystal layer is disposed on the first alignment layer. The compositing thin-film layer includes liquid crystal and polymer material and the compositing thin-film layer is disposed on the first liquid crystal layer. The second liquid crystal layer is disposed on the compositing thin-film layer. The second alignment layer is disposed on the second liquid crystal layer. The second electrode layer is disposed on the second alignment layer. The third electrode layers are disposed on the second electrode layer. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016081 | LIGHT DIFFRACTION ELEMENT AND OPTICAL LOW PASS FILTER - A light diffraction element comprising a transparent substrate and a first orientation layer that is formed on one surface of the substrate and includes anisotropic polymers and a first pattern of an orientation direction arranged periodically in a first direction along the primary plane of the substrate. The first pattern includes three or more small regions that are arranged in the first direction and in which the orientation direction of the polymers included in the first orientation layer are different from each other, and generates diffracted light as a result of interference between light passed respectively through the three or more small regions. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016082 | REDUCED PROFILE GLASSES - A pair of reduced profile glasses that pivotally hinge into a stowable position. The glasses do not fold, thereby eliminating doubling the thickness of the glasses, and increasing the required space for stowing. Rather, the glasses compress into a flattened, reduced profile position. A pair of lenses and a pair of frames join at either one or two bilateral locking hinge(s). The locking hinge may pivot at a range of 30 to 40 degrees that is efficacious for preventing the glasses from completely folding. The locking hinge compact into the reduced profile by bending inwardly and abutting against a pair of retracted support arms. The locking hinge includes at least one extending ledges/pins and at least one slits/holes for receiving the ledges/pins. Each ledge/pin engages a slit/hole to lock the glasses into the reduced profile position, or a different slit/hole to lock the glasses into an extended wearable position. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016083 | SPECTACLE LENS AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING THE SAME - A spectacle lens has a colored mark, a colored graphics image with a predeterminable color and brightness impression. The spectacle lens includes a lens body having a light-refracting effect and having a surface with an interference layer system arranged on the surface. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016084 | OPHTHALMIC LENS WITH REPEATING WAVE PATTERNS - An ophthalmic lens incorporating a repeating periodic wavelike pattern of pigmented lines is utilized to highlight, shade and expose the iris of the wearer to create an enhanced look without affecting the natural appearance of the iris. The ophthalmic lens incorporates the repeating periodic wavelike pattern of pigmented lines in a region corresponding to the wearer's iris. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016085 | Silicone Hydrogel Contact Lenses - Silicone hydrogel contact lenses are formed from the reaction product of a polymerizable composition comprising at least one hydrophilic vinyl amide-containing monomer, at least one acrylate-containing siloxane monomer, and at least one hydrophilic vinyl ether-containing monomer. The contact lenses have ophthalmically-acceptable surface wettability and can be manufactured without the use of volatile organic solvents. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016086 | Silicone Hydrogel Contact Lenses - Silicone hydrogel contact lenses that are derived from a polymerizable composition including a first siloxane monomer represented by formula (3): | 2014-01-16 |
20140016087 | Fluid Lenses, Lens Blanks, and Methods of Manufacturing the Same - A lens blank for a fluid lens includes a rigid lens and a semi-flexible inflatable membrane attached to the rigid lens. The lens blank is divided into a cavity zone and a bonded zone. The cavity zone extends radially outward from a central area of the lens blank and a cavity is formed between the membrane and the rigid lens within the cavity zone. The bonded zone extends radially outward from the cavity zone and the membrane is bonded and fluidly sealed to the rigid lens throughout the bonded zone. The bonded zone is dimensioned to be trimmed to accommodate a plurality of frame shapes and sizes. Methods of manufacturing lens blanks are also provided. Arrays of lens blanks and fluid lenses are also provided. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016088 | PROGRESSIVE OPHTHALMIC LENS - Disclosed is a progressive ophthalmic lens including a front surface and a rear surface, each surface having in each point an altitude, a mean sphere value and a cylinder value, the front surface of the lens including: —a far vision zone having a far vision reference point; —a near vision zone having a near vision reference point; —a main meridian, wherein the front surface is regressive and has: —a sphere gradient normalized value of less than 7.50·10 | 2014-01-16 |
20140016089 | Variable Focus Liquid Filled Lens Apparatus - A variable focus optical apparatus including a rigid, curved, transparent optical component; two transparent, distensible membranes attached to a periphery of the rigid optical component to define two cavities, a first cavity between the rigid optical component and a first membrane and a second cavity between the first membrane and a second membrane; and a variable amount of fluid filling each of the cavities, and a reservoir Containing additional fluid and in fluid communication with the cavity, wherein the reservoir is configured to provide injection of fluid into the cavity or withdrawal of fluid out of the cavity in response to a force or an impulse. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016090 | DEVICE AND PROCESS FOR DETERMINING THE DOMINANT EYE OF A PATIENT - A device and process for determining the dominant eye of a patient ( | 2014-01-16 |
20140016091 | COMPOUND MODULATION TRANSFER FUNCTION FOR LASER SURGERY AND OTHER OPTICAL APPLICATIONS - Methods, devices, and systems establish an optical surface shape that mitigates or treats a vision condition in a patient. An optical surface shape for a particular patient can be determined using a set of patient parameters for the specific patient by using a compound modulation transfer function (CMTF). The compound modulation transfer function can include a combination of modulation transfer functions (MTF's) at a plurality of distinct frequencies. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016092 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND AUTO-FOCUSING METHOD THEREOF - An image capturing apparatus and an auto-focusing method thereof are provided. The method includes transmitting light beams from light sources to an eye including a cornea, a pupil, a crystalline lens, and a fundus. The light beams are transmitted to the fundus through the cornea. The light beams transmitted to the cornea form first light point images detected by an image sensor through a lens module having first and second lenses. According to the first light point images and focal adjustment data, the first lens and the light sources are moved simultaneously to focus on the cornea. The light beams are substantially intersected at the pupil and transmitted to the fundus to form second light point images detected by the image sensor through the lens module. According to the second light point images and the focal adjustment data, the first lens is moved to focus on the fundus. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016093 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING TEAR FILM BREAK-UP TIME AND/OR FOR DETECTING LID MARGIN CONTACT AND BLINK RATES, PARTICULARY FOR DIAGNOSING, MEASURING, AND/OR ANALYZING DRY EYE CONDITIONS AND SYMPTOMS - Embodiments disclosed herein include devices, systems, and methods for determining tear film break-up time and for detecting eyelid margin contact and blink rates, particularly for diagnosing, measuring, and/or analyzing dry eye conditions and symptoms. The apparatus and methods for determining tear film break-up time and for detecting eyelid margin contact and blink rates, particularly for diagnosing, measuring, and/or analyzing dry eye conditions and symptoms may employ ocular surface interferometry (OSI) devices or other imaging and display devices capable of imaging and displaying a picture of a patient's eye during tear film break-up time and blink rate related procedures. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016094 | CORNEAL ENDOTHELIAL CELL PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS - A corneal endothelial cell photographing apparatus for photographing an endothelial cell in the cornea of the examinee's eye includes an optical system, an image processor, and a display controller. The optical system includes an illuminating optical system for irradiating the cornea with illuminating light, and a light receiving optical system including a light detector and configured to receive reflected light from the cornea including the endothelial cell. The image processor analyzes each of endothelial cell images photographed at different positions on the cornea, and acquires an integrated analysis result by integrating the result of analysis of each of the endothelial cell images. The display controller displays the endothelial cell images simultaneously on a monitor with reference to an endothelial cell image photographed at a central portion of the cornea, and displays the integrated analysis result on the same screen as for the endothelial cell images. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016095 | OPHTHALMOLOGIC APPARATUS - An ophthalmologic apparatus includes a tomographic image acquisition unit configured to acquire a tomographic image of a subject's eye based on a combined beam obtained by combining a return beam from the subject's eye, which is irradiated with a measuring beam, and a reference beam corresponding to the measuring beam, an optical path length difference changing unit configured to change an optical path length difference between the measuring beam and the reference beam, and a control unit configured to, in a case where relative positions of an optical system for irradiating the subject's eye with the measuring beam and an anterior segment of the subject's eye satisfy a predetermined condition based on an image of the anterior segment, control the optical path length difference changing unit so that the optical path length difference is within a predetermined range. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016096 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus has an acquisition unit which acquires a second tomogram related to a first tomogram of an eye to be examined based on position information of an eye fundus of the eye to be examined according to a predetermined rule; and a display control unit which displays the first tomogram and the second tomogram on a display unit. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016097 | Device and Method for Detecting Ophtalmic and/or Brain Diseases - System for monitoring at least one biomechanical ophthalmic parameter, the system comprising a measuring device ( | 2014-01-16 |
20140016098 | LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS AND PROJECTOR - A light source apparatus includes a polarization conversion element, a fluorescent substance and a light source element. The polarization conversion element has a p/s-polarizing beam splitter film to separate polarization components of incident light into p-polarization component and s-polarization component. The fluorescent substance emits visible light as the incident light that is incident on the p/s-polarizing beam splitter film, which visible light is generated by that the fluorescent substance is excited by excitation light, and has a wavelength of longer wavelength region than a wavelength of the excitation light. The light source element emits a laser beam having a predetermined wavelength as the excitation light to irradiate the fluorescent substance with the excitation light so that a laser beam having a polarization plane between the polarization plane of p-polarized light and the polarization plane of s-polarized light exiting from the fluorescent substance is emitted as the incident light. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016099 | MULTI-PROJECTION SYSTEM - A multi-projection system having a plurality of projection surfaces onto which images are projected is provided, where the plurality of projection surfaces are disposed on two or more sides not parallel to each other. The multi-projection system provides high three-dimensional images and a high degree of immersion in images and further provides multi-view images, thereby making theater customers feel like they really exist in the space described through the images. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016100 | MULTI-PROJECTION SYSTEM - The present invention provides a multi-projection system including two or more projection devices which project images on a plurality of projection surfaces and a management device which manages the images projected by the two or more projection devices and controls the two or more projection devices, the two or more projection devices projecting synchronized images on the plurality of projection surfaces. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016101 | PROJECTION DEVICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - The present invention provides a projection device management system including two or more projection devices which project images on a projection surface; and a management device which corrects the image projected by each projection device based on information on each projection device and manages information for maintenance of each projection device, the two or more projection devices being installed in the same theater. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016102 | DYNAMIC DIFFRACTIVE IMAGE PROJECTION DEVICE - A dynamic diffractive image projection device includes a first laser light source, a second laser light source, a third laser light source, a first dynamic diffractive optical element, a second dynamic diffractive optical element, a third dynamic diffractive optical element, a controller, and a combiner. The first, second, and third color beams provided by the first, second, and third laser light sources respectively pass through the first, second, third dynamic diffractive optical elements, which are controlled by the controller to perform real-time signal modulation for producing dynamic diffractive grating distributions, so as to produce a pixel corresponding to a specific position of an image frame. The combiner combines the color beams at the corresponding specific position. The controller performs a fast switching and playing on the first, second and third dynamic diffractive optical elements so as to project a two-dimensional full-color image frame by scanning. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016103 | INTERACTIVE CONTROL SYSTEM, METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME, AND DEVICES INCORPORATING THE SAME - Numerous embodiments of interactive control systems, methods of making the same, and devices incorporating the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system includes a light-resistant material; light-transmissive holes penetrating in a light-transmissive pattern through the light resistant material; and a lens disposed adjacent to the light-transmissive pattern. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016104 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH MULTIPLE PROJECTING FUNCTIONS - A portable electronic device with multiple projecting functions is provided. The portable electronic device includes a main body, a projecting module, and a switching mechanism. The projecting module is disposed within the main body for generating an image beam. The switching mechanism is movably disposed on the main body. When the switching mechanism is located at a first position, the image beam is projected along a first projecting path, and the portable electronic device is in a first operating mode. When the switching mechanism is located at a second position, the image beam is projected along a second projecting path, and the portable electronic device is in a second operating mode. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016105 | IMAGE PROJECTING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROJECTING METHOD, AND MEDIUM - An image projecting apparatus that includes an illumination measuring unit that measures illumination of light illuminated on a side of the image projecting apparatus opposite a supported surface of the image projecting, an illumination calculator that calculates illumination at the projection surface based on the measured illumination, and a projection light intensity determining unit that determines luminous intensity of projection light from an image projecting unit that projects an image on the projection surface. The illumination calculator calculates illumination at the projection surface based on optical reflecting characteristics of the installation environment of the image projecting apparatus. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016106 | Light Source Module and Micro Projector Using the Same - A light-source module including a light-source holder, a light source, a collimator lens holder, a collimator lens, a fasten member and an elastic member is suitable for being disposed in a housing. The light-source holder having a convex portion engaged with a concave portion of the housing is adapted to rotate about an axis. The light source disposed in the light-source holder emits a light beam along a beam path. The collimator lens is disposed in the collimator lens holder disposed in the light source holder on the beam path and a distance is maintained between the light source and the collimator lens. When fastened into a positioning hole of the housing, the fasten member pushes the light-source holder to rotate about the axis and the light-source holder presses the elastic member leaned against the light-source holder. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016107 | PORTABLE MULTIMEDIA DISPLAY - Technologies are generally described that relate to imaging and viewing systems, device and methods that can facilitate private viewing of images (e.g., from streaming video). A projection display device can scramble display images such that the display images are viewable by viewers using specialized devices (e.g., eyewear) that can descramble and/or decode the projected display images. The devices may include optical elements that can be modulated to descramble the images and display the images for the viewer. Some devices may also include digital cameras that electronically capture the scrambled images and unscramble the images. Various example devices may include stereoscopic cameras to enable the viewer to see a 3-dimensional image. The images may also be transmitted wirelessly to the devices to enable the viewer to see the multimedia display while on the move and/or shared with other viewers, with limited discomfort resulting from motion. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016108 | OPTICAL IMAGING DEVICE WITH IMAGE DEFECT DETERMINATION - An optical imaging device, including an imaging unit and a measuring device. The imaging unit includes a first optical element group having at least one first optical element, which contributes to the imaging. The measuring device determines an imaging error, which occurs during the imaging, using a capturing signal. The measuring device includes a measurement light source, a second optical element group and a capturing unit. The measurement light source emits at least one measurement light bundle, The second optical element group includes an optical reference element and a second optical element, which guide the measurement light bundle onto the capturing unit, to generate the capturing signal. Each second optical element has a defined spatial relationship with a respective one of the first optical elements, The second optical elements differ from the first optical elements. The measuring device determines the imaging error with the capturing signal. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016109 | ARRANGEMENT FOR ACTUATING AN ELEMENT IN A PROJECTION EXPOSURE APPARATUS - The invention relates to an arrangement for actuating an element in an optical system of a projection exposure apparatus, wherein the projection exposure apparatus has a carrying frame, comprising at least one actuator for exerting controllable forces on the element, wherein the actuator has a first actuator part, which is coupled to the carrying frame via at least one mechanical filter, and a second actuator part, which is mechanically coupled directly to the carrying frame, and wherein the loading on the first actuator part is at least partly relieved by the second actuator part when forces are exerted on the element. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016110 | Shear-Layer Chuck for Lithographic Apparatus - A lithographic apparatus is described that comprises a support structure to hold an object. The object may be a patterning device or a substrate to be exposed. The support structure comprises a chuck, on which the object is supported, and an array of shear-compliant elongated elements normal to the chuck and the stage, such that first ends of the elongated elements contact a surface of the chuck and second ends of the elongated elements contact a stage. Through using the array of elongated elements, a transfer of stress between the stage and the chuck is substantially uniform, resulting in minimization of slippage of the object relative to the surface of the chuck during a deformation of the chuck due to the stress. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016111 | EXPOSURE APPARATUS, CALIBRATION METHOD, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ARTICLE - The present invention provides an exposure apparatus which exposes a substrate to light, the apparatus comprising a substrate stage, a position measurement unit configured to measure a position of the substrate stage, a structure configured to support the position measurement unit, a force measurement unit configured to measure a force that acts on the structure, a correction unit configured to correct a command for controlling the position of the substrate stage, based on the measurement value obtained by the force measurement unit, and a correction coefficient, and a calculation unit configured to calculate the correction coefficient based on position deviation information between adjacent shot regions in an evaluation substrate including a plurality of shot regions exposed without correction by the correction unit, and the measurement value obtained by the force measurement unit in exposing each shot region. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016112 | Electrophotographic Patterning of an Image Definition Material - A method is disclosed in the context of a system comprises an electrophotographic subsystem, a transfer subsystem, an imaging member, and an inking subsystem. The electrophotographic subsystem comprises a photoreceptor, a charging subsystem, an exposure subsystem, and a development subsystem. In operation, the photoreceptor is charged areawise. An exposure pattern is formed by the exposure subsystem on the surface of the charged photoreceptor to thereby write a latent charge image onto the photoreceptor surface. The image is developed with an image defining material, such as a dampening fluid. The image defining material forms a negative pattern of the image to be printed. This negative image is then transferred to the reimageable surface. The negative image is then developed with ink. The inked image may be transferred to a substrate. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016113 | DISTANCE SENSOR USING STRUCTURED LIGHT - The subject disclosure is directed towards a distance sensor that outputs one or more (e.g., infrared) light patterns from a transmitting element. Signals from any reflective entity (e.g., a surface or object) within the sensor's range are captured by a receiving element. The captured image is digitized into digital data representing each light pattern, and the digital data is processed (e.g., including using triangulation) to determine distance data of the distance sensor relative to the reflective surface. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016114 | Hand-Held Laser Distance Measuring Device - The disclosure is based on a hand-held laser distance measuring device comprising at least one laser unit which is configured to determine a first distance using a laser beam emitted in a first relative direction. The laser unit is further configured to determine at least one second distance, near instantaneously, using a laser beam emitted in at least one second relative direction which differs from the first relative direction. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016115 | DOPPLER TRACKING IN PRESENCE OF VEHICLE VELOCITY UNCERTAINTY - Methods for tracking the relative velocity between a vehicle and a target that uses both a measured velocity as well as an estimate of the velocity that is based on tracking the peaks in a laser vibrometer return signal. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016116 | System and method for raman-based chronic exposure detection - The present disclosure provides for a system and method for assessing chronic exposure of a biological sample, such as a bodily fluid, to an analyte of interest. A biological sample may be illuminated to thereby generate a one or more pluralities of interacted photons. These interacted photons may be detected to thereby generate one or more spectroscopic data sets representative of a biological sample. Spectroscopic data sets generated may be compared to at least one reference data set. Each reference data set may be associated with a known exposure to a known analyte. The present disclosure contemplates that the system and method disclosed herein may be used to analyze exposure of biological samples to at least one analyte over time. Data sets may be obtained at various time intervals to assess changes in a molecular composition as a result of chronic exposure to an analyte. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016117 | NONINVASIVE, CONTINUOUS IN VITRO SIMULTANEOUS MEASUREMENT OF TURBIDITY AND CONCENTRATION - The invention provides a method of determining turbidity and concentration simultaneously a sample by irradiating the sample with a single incident wavelength and simultaneously measuring wavelength shifted (IE) and unshifted (EE) light emitted. A relative volume of light emitted from two phases may be determined, wherein the two phases comprise a first Rayleigh and Mie scattering and fluorescent phase associated with suspended particles, and a second, non-scattering but fluorescent phase associated with suspending solution. Volumes of the phases and/or concentrations of specific fluorophores or Raman active species are calculated from the volume of light emitted by the first phase relative to the total volume of light emitted from the first and second phases. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016118 | MULTI-AXIS ATOMIC INERTIAL SENSOR SYSTEM - An inertial sensing system comprises a first multi-axis atomic inertial sensor, a second multi-axis atomic inertial sensor, and an optical multiplexer optically coupled to the first and second multi-axis atomic inertial sensors. The optical multiplexer is configured to sequentially direct light along different axes of the first and second multi-axis atomic inertial sensors. A plurality of micro-electrical-mechanical systems (MEMS) inertial sensors is in operative communication with the first and second multi-axis atomic inertial sensors. Output signals from the first and second multi-axis atomic inertial sensors aid in correcting errors produced by the MEMS inertial sensors by sequentially updating output signals from the MEMS inertial sensors. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016119 | APPARATUS AND A METHOD FOR INVESTIGATING A SAMPLE BY MEANS OF SEVERAL INVESTIGATION METHODS - A sample carrier suitable for receiving a sample, a first investigation device for investigating the sample and having a first optical beam path for a first measurement light, a second investigation device for investigating the sample and having a second optical beam path for a second measurement light, wherein the first or the second investigation device comprises a probe microscope suitable for investigating the sample and an optical component having a light-permeable section for the first measurement light and an at least partially reflecting section for the second measurement light and disposed in the first and in the second beam path such that the first optical beam path is formed by a material of the optical component in the light-permeable section and that the second optical beam path is formed with a light-reflecting deflection at the at least one partially reflecting section is provided. An associated method is also provided. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016120 | PROGRESSIVE POWER LENS, METHOD OF DESIGNING PROGRESSIVE POWER LENS AND METHOD OF EVALUATING PROGRESSIVE POWER LENS - Improving the optical state of a progressive addition lens along a principal line of vision through which the line-of-sight of a wearer passes by making the displacement of a position at which an optical state becomes the best to be the same as the amount of inward movement of line-of-sight, when the wearer moves his line-of-sight from the front far distance to the front near distance. An expression OI2014-01-16 | |
20140016121 | SOLAR ACCESS MEASUREMENT DEVICE - A Solar Access Measurement Device (“SAMD”) located at a predetermined position is disclosed. The SAMD may include a skyline detector enabled to detect a skyline of a horizon relative to the SAMD, an orientation determination unit enabled to determine the orientation of the skyline detector, and a processor in signal communication with the skyline detector and orientation determination unit. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016122 | Chemical Indicator Obstruction Detection System and Method For An Aquatic Environment - A system and method for determining adverse conditions associated with a chemical indicator in an aquatic environment monitoring system in which reference illumination from an optical reader is used to illuminate a chemical indicator. Response from the reference illumination is used to determine a confidence value that can be part of an analysis associated with a measurement illumination response to produce a confidence adjustment instruction for possible action on the measured response value. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016123 | PROBE HOLDING STRUCTURE AND OPTICAL INSPECTION DEVICE EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME - A probe holding structure includes a substrate and a plurality of holding modules. The substrate has an opening and a plurality of grooves arranged around a periphery of the opening. The holding modules are connected with the grooves, respectively. Each holding modules includes a fixing member and a plurality of probes. The fixing member is connected with a corresponding groove. The probes are connected with the fixing member and pass through the corresponding groove. The probe holding structure is combined with a lens adjusting mechanism having a lens to form an optical inspection device for testing electric characteristics of chips. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016124 | OPTICAL INSPECTION DEVICE - An optical inspection device includes a circuit board having at least one first opening, a mounting plate disposed on a top or bottom surface of the circuit board and having at least one second opening corresponding to the at least one first opening respectively, at least one lens holder received in the at least one second opening, and at least one probe module disposed on a bottom surface of the mounting plate or the bottom surface of the circuit board, corresponding to the at least one lens holder respectively, and having probes electrically connected with the circuit board. Each lens holder has an accommodation for accommodating a lens, and is operatable to do a position adjusting motion in the corresponding second opening. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016125 | System and Method for Apodization in a Semiconductor Device Inspection System - An inspection system with selectable apodization includes an illumination source configured to illuminate a surface of a sample, a detector configured to detect at least a portion of light emanating from the surface of the sample, the illumination source and the detector being optically coupled via an optical pathway of an optical system, a selectably configurable apodization device disposed along the optical pathway, wherein the apodization device includes one or more apodization elements operatively coupled to one or more actuation stages configured to selectably actuate the one or more apodization elements along one or more directions, and a control system communicatively coupled to the one or more actuation and configured to selectably control apodization of illumination transmitted along the optical pathway by controlling an actuation state of the one or more apodization elements. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016126 | SERVO GAUGE USING RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY FOR STORAGE TANK APPLICATIONS - An apparatus includes a servo gauge. The servo gauge includes a displacer configured to be raised and lowered within material in a tank. The servo gauge also includes at least one light source configured to illuminate a sample of the material at the displacer. The servo gauge further includes at least one detector configured to measure radiation that has interacted with the sample of the material at the displacer. In addition, the servo gauge includes an analyzer configured to perform Raman spectroscopy analysis of measurements from the at least one detector and identify at least one characteristic of the material. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016127 | OPTICAL ELECTRICAL FIELD ENHANCING DEVICE AND MEASURING APPARATUS EQUIPPED WITH THE DEVICE - An optical electrical field enhancing device includes: a transparent substrate having a structure of fine protrusions and recesses on the surface thereof; and a metal structure layer of fine protrusions and recesses formed on the surface of the structure of fine protrusions and recesses. The metal structure layer of fine protrusions and recesses has a structure of fine protrusions and recesses, in which the distances among adjacent protrusions are less than the distances among corresponding adjacent protrusions of the structure of fine protrusions and recesses of the transparent substrate. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016128 | SPECTROPHOTOMETER - The spectrophotometer of the present invention measures a spectral reflectance of an object to be measured to thereby determine a color value of the object to be measured based on a color-matching function of an XYZ color system and the spectral reflectance. The spectrophotometer includes an irradiation unit configured to irradiate the object to be measured with light having a spectral intensity distribution in which a relative intensity at a wavelength at which the value of z reaches its peak in the color-matching function is equal to or greater than 0.5. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016129 | VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL BEAM HYBRID PIPETTE CALIBRATION SYSTEM - A system and related method for determining the volume of a sample solution delivered by a liquid delivery device. The system includes devices for adding and removing diluent, the sample solution under analysis and a mixture of the two in a cell having a substantially constant cross sectional area and a known horizontal optical path length. The system includes one or more spectrophotometers to measure horizontally and vertically absorbance associated with two distinct chromophores. A first chromophore of unknown concentration is in the diluent and a second chromophore of known concentration is in the sample solution. The method determines absorbance horizontally and vertically of the first chromophore prior to adding the sample solution and then determining absorbance of the first chromophore horizontally and vertically and the second chromophore horizontally after mixing the diluent and sample solution together. That information is used to determine the volume of the sample solution added to the cell. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016130 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GAS MEASUREMENTS IN A COMBUSTION CHAMBER - The present invention relates to a method for determining at least one gas condition at a location in a combustion chamber of a power plant or a combined heat and power plant by means of a laser pulse. The method comprises emitting (S | 2014-01-16 |
20140016131 | VIRTUAL CORE FLOW CYTOMETRY - A sheathless flow cytometry system is disclosed wherein a fluid containing particles of interest, for example cells, flows through a sensing region, and is illuminated in the sensing region with one or more light source. Light resulting from the interaction of the particles with the illumination is received by an objective, and focused toward a field stop having an aperture comprising relatively large end portions and a relatively small center portion. Light deflectors, such as prisms, are disposed over the relatively large end portions of the aperture. The system is arranged such that light from particles in focus in the sensing region is focused on the relatively small center portion of the aperture. Peripheral detectors are positioned to receive light from the light deflectors, and a scatter detector is positioned to receive light passing through the center portion. The detector signals may be used to identify which of the detector signals correspond to particles in focus as they passed through the sensing region. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016132 | Systems and Methods for Measuring Oxygenation - Systems and methods are described for measuring a tissue parameter such as % StO2 in a tissue sample. One such method includes receiving first and second scattered light intensity signals at unique locations on a selected region of tissue from light injected into the region of tissue from a light source to identify a measured light attenuation data value. An electronic data store can be accessed that includes simulated light attenuation data determined from a mathematical tissue model at discrete points over a range of two or more tissue parameters, where the simulated light attenuation data are a function of one or more temperature-dependent light source spectra. The tissue parameter in the tissue sample can be determined by selecting a closest match between the measured light attenuation data and the simulated light attenuation data. An electronic signal representative of the determined tissue parameter can be sent to an output register. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016133 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A CHARACTERISTIC OF A CONSUMABLE - The embodiments of the invention relate to a method for determining at least one characteristic of a physical resource for use in a physical resource consuming apparatus. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016134 | MINIATURIZED LASER HETERODYNE RADIOMETER FOR CARBON DIOXIDE, METHANE AND CARBON MONOXIDE MEASUREMENTS IN THE ATMOSPHERIC COLUMN - A method and apparatus for detecting trace gas concentrations in the atmosphere. An absorption signal is provided that includes collected sunlight that has undergone absorption by a trace gas. The absorption signal is mixed with laser light at a nearby frequency to the absorption signal. An amplitude of a resulting RF signal is proportional to the concentration of the trace gas. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016135 | Optical Coherence Tomography Laser with Integrated Clock - A frequency swept laser source for TEFD-OCT imaging includes an integrated clock subsystem on the optical bench with the laser source. The clock subsystem generates frequency clock signals as the optical signal is tuned over the scan band. Preferably the laser source further includes a cavity extender in its optical cavity between a tunable filter and gain medium to increase an optical distance between the tunable filter and the gain medium in order to control the location of laser intensity pattern noise. The laser also includes a fiber stub that allows for control over the cavity length while also controlling birefringence in the cavity. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016136 | OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY OBSERVATION APPARATUS, METHOD FOR DETERMINING RELATIVE POSITION OF IMAGES, AND PROGRAM FOR DETERMINING RELATIVE POSITION OF IMAGES - An optical coherence tomography observation apparatus comprising a controller ( | 2014-01-16 |
20140016137 | Method and System for Reconstructing Optical Properties of Diffracting Objects Immersed in a Liquid Medium - A method for reconstructing optical properties of a diffracting object immersed in a liquid medium using a reconstruction system that comprises a spatially coherent light source and a matrix photodetector, wherein the liquid medium and the matrix photodetector are separated by a distance along a vertical direction. The method comprises illuminating the liquid medium, measuring (with the matrix photodetector) an intensity of a diffraction pattern transmitted by the illuminated medium along a vertical direction, and reconstructing the optical properties of the diffracting object at a reconstruction height according to a reconstruction algorithm from the measured intensity, wherein the reconstruction height has a value less than that of the distance between the medium and the matrix photodetector along the vertical direction. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016138 | OPTICAL SYSTEM FOR MEASURING ORIENTATION AND POSITION WITHOUT IMAGE FORMATION WITH POINT SOURCE AND MASK - The general field of the invention is that of systems for the optical detection of the orientation and the position of a mobile object in space. The system comprises a fixed electro-optical device comprising a transmission point source, image analysis means and an optical cube corner disposed on the mobile object. The input surface of the cube corner comprises a polygonal-shaped mask, the sides of which comprise a geometric marking to identify them. The fixed electro-optical device comprises photosensitive means close to the point source and disposed in two different recording planes and recording two luminous shapes in perspective of the mask obtained by reflection on the surfaces of the cube corner. The image analysis means comprise means for determining the vanishing points of the two luminous shapes in the two recording planes, the knowledge of the four vanishing points enabling the determination of the position and orientation of the optical cube corner in relation to the fixed electro-optical device. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016139 | OPTICAL FILM THICKNESS MEASURING DEVICE AND THIN FILM FORMING APPARATUS USING THE OPTICAL FILM THICKNESS MEASURING DEVICE - An optical film thickness measuring device, enabling direct measurement of a film thickness of a product in real time accurately without a monitor substrate, includes: a projector, a light receiver, inner beam splitters disposed in a base substrate holder to reflect a measurement beam to a base substrate, an inner optical reflector that totally reflects a measurement beam from the closest inner beam splitter, external beam splitters the measurement beam from the inner beam splitters toward the light receiver, and an outer optical reflector that reflects the measurement beam from the optical reflector toward the light receiver. The measurement beam reflected by the inner beam splitters and the inner optical reflector is passed through the base substrate and then reflected by the external beam splitters and the outer optical reflector to be guided to the light receiver, so that the measurement beam is received by the light receiver. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016140 | DOT GROWTH SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present disclosure relates to a method and system for processing isolated dots of an image to be printed by a printer. The method includes detecting whether pixels corresponding to an isolated dot in the image are in an on state. A first sum of pixels that are in an on state in a first pixel ring surrounding the pixels corresponding to the isolated dot when the pixels in the isolated dot are detected to be in the on state is determined. The first sum of pixels in the first pixel ring that are in the on state is compared with a first threshold sum. A first number of pixels in at least a second pixel ring either comprising of or surrounding the pixels corresponding to the isolated dot are turned on when the first sum of pixels in the on state is less than the first threshold sum. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016141 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus includes an acquiring unit configured to acquire first image data representing gradation of a black character image, and second image data having a resolution lower than that of the first image data and representing gradation of a color image; a first generating unit configured to generate first dot data in accordance with a gradation value of each pixel in the first image data acquired by the acquiring unit; and a second generating unit configured to assign a number of dots to each pixel in the second image data, the number being greater than the maximum number of dots to be assigned by the first generating unit to each pixel in the first image data, and generating dot data for forming an image having an image attribute, in accordance with a gradation value of each pixel in the second image data acquired by the acquiring unit. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016142 | PRINTING THE IDENTITY OF UNSUPPORTED FORMATTING ATTRIBUTES - A method for printing documents, including: receiving, by a printer and from a device, an electronic document (ED) having a first formatting attribute and a second formatting attribute; determining, by the printer and during a layout of the ED, that the first formatting attribute is supported by the printer and that the second formatting attribute is unsupported by the printer; generating, by the printer and based on the layout, a hardcopy of the ED according to the first formatting attribute and having a printed value identifying the second formatting attribute. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016143 | COLOR SEPARATION AND PRINTING - The present disclosure relates to a computer implemented method for color separation for a printer, systems, and methods for printing using a printer. In some examples, the method for color separation for a printer comprises
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20140016144 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ISOLATED DOT DETECTION AND GROWTH IN A DOCUMENT IMAGE - A method for detecting and growing isolated dots in a document image having a plurality of pixels is provided. The method includes isolating the pixels of the image to form a plurality of windows, each window having a target pixel; detecting an isolated dot in the received image; identifying a dot growth factor to grow the detected isolated dot in the received image; using the dot growth factor to identify tiered pixel patterns from a plurality of predefined, tiered pixel patterns, wherein each of the tiered pixel patterns having a predetermined dot growth factor; comparing the pixels within each window to the pixel patterns within the identified tier to identify a match between the pixels within the window and at least one of the pixel patterns; and changing a pixel value of the target pixel, when a match is identified, to grow the isolated dot by the dot growth factor. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016145 | DOT GROWTH SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present disclosure relates to a method and system for processing isolated dots of an image to be printed by a printer. The method includes generating a random number, determining whether a target pixel is to be turned on and enabled for printing, determining a sum of pixels surrounding the target pixel in a plurality of pixels in a scanline of the image, the target pixel corresponding to an isolated dot in an input image, that are in an on state, the on state defined by a higher binary logic level relative to a binary logic level corresponding to a turned off pixel, determining a numerical value stored in a lookup table using the determined sum of pixels that are in the turned on state surrounding the target pixel as an index to the lookup table, and comparing the generated random number to the determined numerical value. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016146 | ISOLATED HOLE DETECTION AND GROWTH - The present disclosure relates to a method and system for processing isolated holes in an image to be printed or displayed. The method includes generating a random number lying in a finite range of numbers, determining whether a target pixel is to be turned off and enabled for printing as a hole, determining a sum of pixels surrounding a target pixel in a plurality of pixels in a scanline of the image, the target pixel corresponding to an isolated hole in an input image, that are in an on state, the on state defined by a higher binary logic level relative to a binary logic level corresponding to a turned off pixel, determining a numerical value stored in a lookup table in a memory unit coupled to the processor using the determined number of pixels that are in the turned on state surrounding the target pixel. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016147 | MOSAIC GENERATING PLATFORM METHODS, APPARATUSES AND MEDIA - A group of images may be obtained. The number of images in the group may be determined. Possible template configurations for the group of images may be determined based on the number of images. Images may be ranked with respect to the possible template configurations. Overall rankings for the possible template configurations may be calculated and an optimal template configuration may be identified based on the overall rankings. A mosaic may be generated from the group of images in accordance with the optimal template configuration. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016148 | PRINT DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS - Printing which satisfies an index of performance of a printing apparatus may be unfeasible depending on the sizes of image information and attribute information which a print data processing apparatus transfers to the printing apparatus, a network band, or the index of performance of the printing apparatus. The print data processing apparatus converts a difficult-to-compress attribute contained in the attribute information into an easy-to-compress attribute, and transfers the converted attribute information to the printing apparatus. The printing apparatus extracts the attribute converted by the print data processing apparatus, by using the image information. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016149 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus according to the present invention includes an image forming unit configured to form an image, a measuring unit configured to measure the formed image, a control unit configured to control execution of a single-color calibration to be performed to correct reproduction characteristics of a single-color formed by the image forming unit based on a measuring result of a single-color image formed with a single-color recording agent and execution of a multi-color calibration to be performed to correct reproduction characteristics of a multi-color image formed by the image forming unit based on a measuring result of a multi-color formed with a plurality of recording agents, and a selection unit configured to select whether to cause the control unit to perform the multi-color calibration after completing the single-color calibration or cause the control unit to perform any one of the single-color calibration and the multi-color calibration. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016150 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO STORE EMBEDDED FONTS - A method for managing a font, including: receiving, by a printer, a first electronic document (ED) identifying the font and embedding a plurality of attributes of the font; determining, by the printer, that the plurality of attributes of the font is not stored on the printer; storing, by the printer, the plurality of attributes of the font extracted from the first ED in a font storage unit; and generating, by the printer and based on a layout of the first ED, a hardcopy of the first ED having a first printed value in the font. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016151 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FACILITATING MODIFICATION OF TEXT COLORS IN DIGITAL IMAGES - A Graphical User Interface (GUI) is provided for facilitating modification of text colors in a digital image. In an embodiment, the GUI includes a first user interface adapted to display a selectable first set of text colors to appear in a modified digital image. In another embodiment, the GUI includes a second user interface adapted to display a selectable first set of text colors to appear in a modified digital image. In yet another embodiment, the GUI includes various options to facilitate securing of confidential data in the digital image. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016152 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes a receiver, a printer, and a sender. The receiver receives document data from a server via a network. The printer prints the received document data. The sender creates, in association with the document data, printing information used when the document data is printed, and sends the printing information associated with the document data to the server. The printing information is stored in the server in association with the document data. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016153 | RELAYING DEVICE - The relaying device may receive folder selecting instruction information from the image processing device. The relaying device may receive folder identifying information and image data identifying information from the server. The relaying device may generate first selection screen data, in a case where it is determined that one or more image data and one or more subfolders are stored in the selected folder. The relaying device may send the first selection screen data to the image processing device. The relaying device may generate second selection screen data in a case where accessing image selecting instruction information is received. The relaying device may send the second selection screen data to the image processing device. The relaying device may execute a process for causing the image processing device to acquire selected image data in a case where image data selecting instruction information is received from the image processing device. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016154 | SERVICE PROVIDING APPARATUS, SERVICE PROVIDING SYSTEM, SERVICE PROVIDING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - A service providing apparatus includes a detection section, an acquisition section, a memory, and a notification section. The detection section detects states of resources which are to be used for providing a service. When an application program which is to perform a service process is added to the apparatus, the acquisition section acquires resource information indicating a resource which is necessary for the application program to perform the service process. The memory stores the resource information and the information of the service process so as to associate the resource information and the information with the application program. When the application program is executed, the notification section specifies a resource associated with the application program, determines whether notification of the state of the specified resource is necessary, and, in a case where the notification is necessary, notifies the application program of information indicating the detected state of the specified resource. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016155 | PRINTING CONTROL PROGRAM AND PROGRAM RECORDING MEDIA - [Task] When data is printed to a printing device from a computer, the printing is approved or not approved according to the data contents. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016156 | VERIFICATION OF A PRINTER CALIBRATION UTILIZING HAND-HELD MOBILE DEVICES - Methods and systems herein provide for verification of a calibration of a printer utilizing a hand-held mobile device. In one embodiment, a mobile device includes a camera that captures image data of a calibration target printed by a printing system. The image data is captured in an uncontrolled environment. The mobile device further includes a processor that determines a difference between the uncontrolled environment where the image data was captured and a controlled environment, and adjusts the image data based on the difference. The mobile device then determines whether the printing system is out of calibration based on the adjusted image data. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016157 | ISOLATED HOLE DETECTION AND GROWTH - The present disclosure relates to a method and system for processing isolated holes in an image to be printed or displayed. The method includes detecting whether pixels corresponding to an isolated hole in the image are in an off state, determining a sum of pixels that are in an on state in a first pixel ring surrounding the pixels corresponding to the isolated hole when the one or more pixels in the isolated hole are detected to be in the off state, comparing the sum of pixels in the pixel ring that are in the on state with a threshold sum, turning off a number of pixels in at least another pixel ring either comprising of or surrounding the pixels when the first sum of pixels in the on state is greater than the threshold sum, and outputting the isolated hole including the turned off first number of pixels. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016158 | MANAGEMENT OF IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS BASED ON USER AUTHENTICATION - An image forming apparatus connected via a network with an authentication server for user authentication based on biometric information about a user. The image forming apparatus is also connected with a managing server for managing an operation of the image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus includes a transmission unit transmitting the biometric information about the user to the authentication server, a reception unit receiving use limit information corresponding to the biometric information about the user from the managing server, and a control unit controlling the operation of the image forming apparatus based on the use limit information. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016159 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, USE RESTRICTION METHOD FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A method for restricting use of an electronic device including a display part includes the steps of a) designating an application identification data (ID) of a display target to be displayed by the display part, b) switching the display target to another display target by designating another application ID, c) instructing the display part to display an operation screen based on screen data corresponding to the application ID designated in step a), d) receiving a request for the switching of step b) from a use restriction application, e) determining whether the switching of step b) is possible, and f) instructing the display part to display another operation screen based on another screen data corresponding to the another application ID in a case where the switching of step b) is determined to be possible in step e). | 2014-01-16 |
20140016160 | PRINTING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A printing system includes an identification part configured to identify a printing protocol to be used with respect to an image processor in creating a print queue for displaying a status of the image processor and a reflection part configured to reflect, in the print queue, a definition of a communication setting used for bidirectional communications between an information processor and the image processor, the definition corresponding to the identified printing protocol. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016161 | NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM, OPERATION TERMINAL AND OUTPUT SYSTEM - A non-transitory computer readable information recording medium stores a program therein. The program when executed by one or more processors causes an operation terminal to perform determining, based on information that the operation terminal obtains from the outside in response to an operation performed on the operation terminal, an electronic apparatus from among a plurality of electronic apparatuses connected to the operation terminal, the electronic apparatus being one which is to output electronic data stored in an information storage apparatus connected to the operation terminal; obtaining, from the information storage apparatus, electronic data from among a plurality of sets of electronic data stored in the information storage apparatus in a format that the determined electronic apparatus is capable of outputting; and transmitting the obtained electronic data to the determined electronic apparatus. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016162 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF DISPLAYING DOCUMENT THUMBNAIL IMAGE, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes a memory, and a processor in communication with the memory, the processor configured to control a storage unit configured to associate and store a document and a thumbnail image of a top page of the document, a deletion unit configured to delete a page designated from among pages of the document stored in the storage unit, and a generation unit configured to, in a case where a page to be deleted by the deletion unit is a top page of the document, generate a thumbnail image based on the top page of the document after deletion. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016163 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND CONTROL PROGRAM THEREFOR - This specification discloses a more convenient image processing apparatus capable of printing a document in a document management server. More specifically, the image processing apparatus is a digital multifunction peripheral having a display unit which lists and displays documents managed in the document management server, and a printer which selectively prints displayed documents. A controller unit compares print settings added to the documents managed in the document management server with the printing functions of the printer, and masks and displays a document ( | 2014-01-16 |
20140016164 | Image Scanner and Image Scanning System - An image scanning system comprising an image scanner and a terminal, wherein the image scanner comprises an image storing unit to store the image data; a terminal designation unit to designate the terminal as a transmission target; a terminal storing unit to record correspondence data to associate the image data with the terminal; an information notification unit to transmit a notification of information concerning image data to the designated terminal; a request receiving unit to receive a request for image data; and an image transmission unit to transmit the image data associated with the designated terminal for which the request has been received, and the terminal comprises: an indication unit to make an indication in response to receipt of the notification; and a request transmission unit to transmit the request to the image scanner when a user operation for requesting image data is received. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016165 | DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM, DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD - A system includes plural devices and an apparatus being connected to the devices via a network and including a unit storing plural screen data in association with identification data of the plural devices. Each of the plural screen data includes components associated with a process condition and destination data. A device included in the plural devices includes a unit obtaining screen data corresponding to an identification data of the device from the plural screen data, a unit displaying a screen based on the screen data, a unit inputting image data according to the process condition associated with the components selected by way of the screen, and a unit transmitting the image data and the identification data of the device to the apparatus. The apparatus further includes a unit transferring the transmitted image data to a destination indicated in the destination data corresponding to the transmitted identification data. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016166 | IMAGE SENSOR UNIT AND IMAGE READING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - An image sensor unit includes: a light source including a light emitting element on a light emitting surface; a light guide that causes light from the light source to be incident on a light incident surface facing to the light emitting surface, ejects the light from a light ejecting surface and illuminates a document; a rod lens array that images reflected light from the document; a sensor substrate on which a photoelectric conversion element is mounted, the photoelectric conversion element converting the reflected light imaged by the rod lens array into an electric signal; and a frame that supports the light source, the light guide, the rod lens array and the sensor substrate, wherein positioning sections are provided on an opposite side of the light emitting surface of the light source and at a part of the frame which is disposed at the opposite side of the light emitting surface. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016167 | VOLUME HOLOGRAM TRANSFER FOIL, VOLUME HOLOGRAM LAMINATE, AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - A major object of the present invention is to provide a volume hologram transfer foil that gives a volume hologram laminate higher in antiforgery function. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016168 | OPTICAL QUANTUM RANDOM NUMBER GENERATOR - A random number generator includes a light source emitting light at a first frequency, an optical unit including an optical component configured to receive light at the first frequency and emit light at a second frequency, and a measurement unit configured to receive light at the second frequency, and generate a random output value related to a phase parameter of the light at the second frequency. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016169 | REFLECTIVE DEVICE - A reflective device comprising, a comprising, a movable element which comprises a reflective surface, wherein the movable element can oscillate about at least one oscillation axis to scan light; one or more holder elements which co-operate with the movable element to hold the movable element in a manner which will allow the movable element to oscillate about the at least one oscillation axis to scan light, wherein the one or more holder elements are configured to define a region which can receive at least a portion of the movable element as the movable element oscillates when the reflective device is mounted on a surface; a magnetic element which is secured to a fixed part of the reflective device; one or more electrically conductive means positioned on the movable element so that one or more electrically conductive means can operatively co-operate with a magnetic field provided by the magnetic element to effect oscillation of the moveable element, wherein the one or more electrically conductive means are completely embedded in the movable element. There is further provided a projection device having such a reflective device and a corresponding method of manufacturing a reflective device. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016170 | ACTUATOR AND OPTICAL SCANNING DEVICE USING ACTUATOR - An actuator includes: a pair of supporting beams to support an object from both sides thereof in a direction parallel to an axis of rotation; a pair of movable beams to sandwich the object and the pair of supporting beams from both sides in a direction perpendicular to the axis of rotation; a plurality of beams to sandwich the pair of movable frames from both sides thereof in the direction perpendicular to the axis of rotation and support the object; a resonant drive source to apply bending vibration to the pair of movable frames and drive the object around the axis of rotation when a resonant drive operation is performed; and a non-resonant drive source to apply bending vibration to the plurality of beams and tilt and drive the object around a second axis of rotation perpendicular to the axis of rotation when a non-resonant drive operation is performed. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016171 | DIELECTRIC MICROSTRUCTURE FOR USE IN MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM (MEMS) DEVICES AND METHOD OF FORMING SAME - Disclosed herein is a dielectric microstructure with a substantially unit dielectric constant K for use in microelectromechanical systems. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016172 | Mach-Zehnder Modulator Drive Level Optimization - A method for determining, by a modulator assembly, an optimal drive point for a Mach-Zehnder modulator (MZM). The modulator assembly applies an electrical modulation signal to the MZM to modulate an optical input signal and create a modulated optical output signal, the modulated optical output having a spectrum that includes a first and third harmonic. The modulator assembly measures the difference in magnitude between the first harmonic and the third harmonic as the amplitude of the electrical modulation signal is varied, and determines a value for the amplitude of the electrical modulation signal that corresponds to a maximum difference between the first harmonic and the third harmonic. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016173 | ELECTROCHROMIC NICKEL OXIDE SIMULTANEOUSLY DOPED WITH LITHIUM AND A METAL DOPANT - An electrochromic device comprising a counter electrode layer comprised of lithium metal oxide which provides a high transmission in the fully intercalated state and which is capable of long-term stability, is disclosed. Methods of making an electrochromic device comprising such a counter electrode are also disclosed. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016174 | CELL DRIVEN BY ELECTRIC FIELD AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF - There is provided a cell driven by an electric field including a first electrode and a second electrode spaced from each other and an actuator moving between the first electrode and the second electrode. The actuator does not have permanent electric charges and a DC voltage or a pulse voltage is applied to the first electrode and the second electrode. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016175 | MICRO-FLUIDIC VARIABLE OPTICAL DEVICE ARRAY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A variable optical device array includes: a transparent substrate; an addressing layer including an electrode wire arranged on the transparent substrate; a barrier wall portion disposed on the addressing layer to define cell regions and including conductive barrier walls that are electrically connected to the electrode wire, wherein pairs of the conductive barrier walls are arranged to form double walls; an insulation material filling a region between each pair of conductive barrier walls; a conductive first fluid and a nonconductive second fluid disposed in each of the cell regions, wherein the first and second fluids are not mixed; an insulation coating layer disposed on a top surface of each of the conductive barrier walls and on side surfaces of each of the cell regions; a transparent electrode layer covering the cell regions; and a voltage applying unit to apply a voltage between the transparent electrode layer and the addressing layer. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016176 | HYDROPHOBIC DIELECTRIC FILM FOR ELECTROWETTING - A hydrophobic dielectric film for electrowetting, which can drive a conductive liquid by using a low voltage and containing a vinylidene fluoride based polymer. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016177 | ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIVE OPTICAL MICROSTRUCTURED HYBRID ACTUATOR ASSEMBLIES AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF - Microstructured hybrid actuator assemblies in which microactuators carrying designed surface properties to be revealed upon actuation are embedded in a layer of responsive materials. The microactuators in a microactuator array reversibly change their configuration in response to a change in the environment without requiring an external power source to switch their optical properties. | 2014-01-16 |
20140016178 | Bistable Electrowetting Picture Element - A bistable electrowetting picture element that has both stable “On” and “Off” states in which no power is consumed, and a switching voltage threshold is disclosed. Displays using such picture elements may be either passive or active matrix addressed. A picture element contains two immiscible, fluids within a space between two surfaces. One of the fluids is an electro-conductive, polar liquid, such as to water. The other fluid is a non-polar liquid such as silicone oil. The picture element is electrically switchable between two states, both of which are maintained without a voltage being applied. In one state the light absorbing, non-polar liquid adjoins a region of one of the surfaces, while in the second state it adjoins another region on the other surface. The region adjoined to in the second state differs in area from the region adjoined to in the first state, thereby providing “On” and “Off” states. | 2014-01-16 |