04th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 29 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090022414 | HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE IMAGE HALLUCINATION - An apparatus and method provide for providing an output image from an input image. The input image may contain at least one portion that does not display certain desired information of the image, such as texture information. The desired information may be obtained from a second portion of the input image and applied to the at least one portion that does not contain the texture information or contains a diminished amount of the texture information. Also, at least one characteristic of the second portion of the input image may not be applied to the at least one portion such as illumination information. In another example, the input image may be decomposed into multiple parts such as a high frequency and a low frequency component. Each component may be hallucinated individually or independently and combined to form the output image. | 2009-01-22 |
20090022415 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FILTERING IMAGE DATA - A device that includes at least one memory unit adapted to store image data; the device is characterized by including a configurable filter adapted to apply de-ringing filtering and de-blocking filtering such as to filter image data retrieved from the at least one memory unit, whereas the device is adapted to repetitively determine a configuration of the configurable filter in response to received image data and to at least one mode selection rule and to configure the configurable filter in response to the determination. A method for filtering image data, the method includes receiving or defining filtering mode selection rules; and receiving image data; whereas the method is characterized by including repeating the stages of: determining a configuration of a configurable filter that is adapted to perform de-ringing and de-blocking filtering, in response to the received image data and to at least one mode selection rule; configuring the configurable filter in response to the determination; and filtering, by the configurable filter, image data. | 2009-01-22 |
20090022416 | REDUCTION OF COMPRESSION ARTEFACTS IN DISPLAYED IMAGES, ANALYSIS OF ENCODING PARAMETERS - A hither before unknown cause of image artefacts has been identified. Encoders such as MPEG encoders may use two picture structures: Field pictures and frame pictures. For a frame picture both frame and field-based DCT (and other types) of coding may be used. The decision whether to use frame or field based coding is not always made correctly. In the decoded image this leads to an image artefact visible as stripped blocks. The invention reduces, in one aspect of the invention, these artefacts by analyzing the block content on the presence of such artefacts and if the analysis proof the existence of such artefacts applying a vertical low pass filter to the data in the block. In another aspect of the invention encoding parameters are checked for combination of encoding parameters for which the artefact may occur and such blocks are indicated. The invention may be embodied in a method as well as in a device such as a receiver, encoder, decoder, display device etc. | 2009-01-22 |
20090022417 | Method and Apparatus for An Intuitive Digital Image Processing System That Enhances Digital Images - To better realize the great potential of amateur digital photography, the present invention introduces an intuitive system for digital processing. The system of the present invention allows a user to enhance digital images that appear dark or dull. In one embodiment, the user activates an image enhancement button on a graphical user interface using cursor control device such as a mouse button. In one embodiment, the digital image enhancement system is implemented using a nonlinear brightness level transformation correction and a pseudo gamma correction. The parameters for both the nonlinear brightness level transformation correction and a pseudo gamma correction are determined from examining the properties of the image to be enhanced. | 2009-01-22 |
20090022418 | Minimizing blocking artifacts in videos - Techniques for minimizing blocking artifacts in video images or frames are disclosed. In general, these blocking artifacts are the result of block-based compression standards, such as MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, H.261, H.263, and H.264. According to one aspect of the present invention, a blurring process is configured to replace pixels on the blocking boundaries with randomly selected pixels within respective regions, each of the regions is predefined with respect to a pixel being replaced. In a certain perspective, a blocking boundary is diffused without introducing blurring to other than the blocking artifacts. According to another aspect to the present invention, pixels in an image or frame are sequentially processed by a moving average process that is configured to smooth only those pixels that may cause subjective perception of the blocking artifacts. | 2009-01-22 |
20090022419 | Method for realistic stitching image blocks of an electronically recorded multipart image - A method for realistic stitching and showing image blocks of an electronically recorded multipart image wherein relative positional offset values of the image blocks recorded with overlap are determined in a co-ordinate system in directions x and y and stored in matrix format, and the image blocks to be presented are stitched together on the basis of the stored values the method comprising: subdividing the overlaps of the individual image blocks into smaller regions with fixed relative positions; picking up at least one region most useful for the determination of the stitching; determining the offset goodness value based on the similarity of pattern of the image blocks; stitching the blocks of the image so that first the two image blocks characterised by the best offset goodness values are stitched together and the two image blocks characterised by the worst offset goodness values are stitched together last, whereas only the co-ordinates of the images figuring in a table are modified in the course of the stitching process; and distributing the errors produced by the stitching process over several image blocks. | 2009-01-22 |
20090022420 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The present invention enables processing results which are more accurate and which have higher precision as to events of the real world to be obtained. (An inverse gamma correction unit | 2009-01-22 |
20090022421 | GENERATING GIGAPIXEL IMAGES - A gigapixel image is generated from a set of images in raw format depicting different portions of a panoramic scene that has up to a full spherical field of view. Radiometric alignment of the images creates a set of images in radiance format. Geometric alignment of the radiance format images creates a set of true poses for the images in radiance format. A gigapixel image depicting the entire scene is assembled from the set of radiance format images and radiance format true poses for the images. The set of images in raw format is captured using a conventional digital camera, equipped with a telephoto lens, attached to a motorized head. The head is programmed to pan and tilt the camera in prescribed increments to individually capture the images at a plurality of exposures and with a prescribed overlap between images depicting adjacent portions of the scene. | 2009-01-22 |
20090022422 | Method for constructing a composite image - A method for constructing a composite image comprises determining in an alignment between at least a first and a second image based on the content of the first and second image frames, and combining in a transform domain at least the first and second images with the determined alignment to form a composite image. | 2009-01-22 |
20090022423 | METHOD FOR COMBINING SEVERAL IMAGES TO A FULL IMAGE IN THE BIRD'S EYE VIEW - During the combination of several adjacent images to a full image in the bird's eye view, points of discontinuity in addition to distortions can form in the overlapping regions of individual image portions, in which detected objects cannot be detected due to perspective differences. The aim of the invention is therefore to provide a method for combining several images to a full image in the bird's eye view, wherein at least two images of overlapping or adjacent surrounding regions are captured from different image recording positions ( | 2009-01-22 |
20090022424 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CREATING PHOTOBOOKS - A method for producing a photo album includes providing a library of page layouts, selecting a first group of one or more images to be placed in the first page of the photo album, selecting a second group of one or more images to be placed in the second page of the photo album, graphically displaying the first group of one or more images within a first border that represents a first page, graphically displaying the second group of one or more images within a second border that represents a second page, automatically selecting a first page layout from the library of page layouts, and automatically placing the first group of one or more images into the one or more image receiving areas in the first page layout to produce the first page in the photo album. | 2009-01-22 |
20090022425 | ALIGNMENT OF TAPE CARTRIDGE ACCESSOR - A method for aligning a tape cartridge accessor with cartridges in cells of a tape cartridge magazine is provided. IR illumination is applied to an object expected to include a desired physical feature. Specular reflections are received from the illuminated object to create an image of the object. Dynamic image thresholding is applied to the image to select an optimum gray scale level of the image expected to include the desired physical feature. Bounding boxes are used to identify the location of the desired physical feature in the thresholded image. | 2009-01-22 |
20090022426 | Method And Device For Generating Character Data, Method And Control Device For Displaying Character Data, And Navigation Apparatus - A device includes a character-data rotating section that rotates a regular-position character by a predetermined angle with respect to a reference point that is the center point of the background area of the regular-position character by using regular-position character data having a rotation angle of 0° and a center-point matching processing section that horizontally and/or vertically enlarges the background area of the rotated character data to cause the center point of the rotated character and the center point of BMP data to match each other even with respect to rotated character data. Thus, when multiple pieces of character data are arranged so that the center points thereof lie on a reference line, not only are the center points of the characters aligned along the reference line, but also bottom portions of the characters aligned with respect to the reference line. | 2009-01-22 |
20090022427 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS - A method of controlling a digital photographing apparatus to enlarge and reproduce an image is provided. The method includes determining whether an instruction is given in an image reproduction mode, dividing the input image into a predetermined number of blocks when it is determined that the instruction is given, enlarging the small image corresponding to a specific block from among the predetermined number of blocks, and displaying the enlarged small image on an entire screen. | 2009-01-22 |
20090022428 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL WITH DUAL-DISPLAY UNIT HAVING FUNCTION OF EDITING CAPTURED IMAGE AND METHOD THEREOF - A mobile communication terminal with a camera and a dual-display unit, whereby, in an image capturing mode, a first display unit displays an image of a subject received through a camera in real time and a second display unit displays a still image of the subject captured according to an image capture command signal received from a user, and in an image editing mode, when one of at least two or more images displayed on the first display unit is selected, the selected image is displayed on the second display unit, and at the same time, when a certain function icon provided to the first display nit is selected, a function allocated to the selected function icon is executed. An image of a camera preview and a captured image are displayed on each different display unit, so a user can capture a moment an image is to be captured and check the recently captured image by naked eyes, enhancing user convenience and providing fun to users. | 2009-01-22 |
20090022429 | System and method to manipulate an image - A method of operating an image reader comprising the steps of: capturing an image; recognizing a form within the captured image; and, cropping the captured image to the size of the form. | 2009-01-22 |
20090022430 | BAG WITH HANDLE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF - A bag includes a panel having an inner surface and an outer surface and holes through the panel. A handle strip having a handle part is disposed adjacent the panel outer face, and a reinforcing strip, which can be separate from or an extension to the handle strip, is disposed adjacent the panel inner face. An area of the reinforcing strip is sealed to an area of the handle strip at the hole and is sealed also to the inner face of the panel. In a method of manufacturing the bag and handle arrangement, holes are formed in a bag panel, a handle strip has its end regions threaded through the holes and the end regions are folded back and sealed against each other and against a reverse face of the bag pattern piece | 2009-01-22 |
20090022431 | Resizable food container - A container, or package, that is separable for resizing the container after the contents are partially consumed. One or more mid-package separable seals are positioned between the top and bottom of a package. The seal in the sealed configuration flexibly provides package integrity with an air-tight seal and connection. In the operated configuration, the seal separates the package into two sections, allowing the package to assume a size that is suitable for the volume of material remaining. In one embodiment, the mid-package separable seal includes a sealing strip that is adhesively attached to the outside of the package and covers a tear line/strip formed in the material of the package. Removal of the sealing strip allows the tear line to separate the package into two sections. In another embodiment, a connecting strip is attached to two sections of the package and the connecting strip has an integral tear line. | 2009-01-22 |
20090022432 | TV Latex Remote Cover - A cover for a wireless remote control unit includes a pocket for enclosing the wireless remote control unit and a slot to allow the wireless remote control unit to access the pocket of the cover. The cover is formed from flexible material to allow a single button of the wireless remote-control unit to be depressed. The flexible material may be latex free. The slot may extend in a traverse direction, and the slot extends in a longitudinal direction. | 2009-01-22 |
20090022433 | STAND-UP, EASY-OPEN AND EASY-CLOSE PACKAGE OF FLEXIBLE MATERIAL, PARTICULARLY FOR LIQUID, VISCOUS, PASTY, GRANULAR OR POWDERED PRODUCTS - A package made of a flexible material for containing liquid, viscous, pasty, granular or powdered products has a supporting base from which rise two opposite side walls joined to the perimeter of the base and joined to each other along the side edges. Each side wall includes an upper flap joined thereto by a fold line. The package also includes a top wall joined peripherally to the upper flaps of the sidewalls and a peelable closure in at least one portion of the perimeter of the top wall joined to the upper flaps of the sidewalls. The peelable closure is destined to be opened so as to form an opening for discharging the product. On the top wall there are provided gripping elements adapted to be gripped and raised by the user so as to cause the separation of the peelable closure to create the opening for discharging the product. | 2009-01-22 |
20090022434 | PACKAGING BAG AND DRYING AGENT WITH MOISTURE ABSORPTION INDICATOR FUNCTION - A packaging bag and a drying agent with a moisture absorption indicator function are provided without using a heavy metal harmful to the human body. The packaging bag includes a first packaging material ( | 2009-01-22 |
20090022435 | ZIPPER TAPE, PACKING BAG WITH ZIPPER TAPE AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING PACKING BAG WITH ZIPPER TAPE - A zipper tape includes a pair of a male member and a female member including engagement portions and belt-like bases, continued to the engagement portions. The belt-like base includes a seal base defined by widening the belt-like base a larger width from the engagement portions to a crosswise end of the belt-like base than that of the belt-like base. A bond layer and an easy-peel layer are layered on a surface of the seal base in side of the engagement portion and heat-fused to a bag body. The seal base is formed of polypropylene. The bond layer is formed of a mixture of polypropylene and low density polyethylene. The easy-peel layer is formed of a mixture of low density polyethylene and polypropylene. A ratio of polypropylene in the easy-peel layer is smaller than a ratio of polypropylene in the bond layer. | 2009-01-22 |
20090022436 | BEARING UNIT, MOTOR AND DISK DRIVE APPARATUS WITH THE BEARING UNIT - A bearing unit includes a shaft, a tubular bearing member, a planar plate fixed to a lower side of the bearing member and a lubricant filled between the shaft and an inner circumferential surface of the bearing member. In the bearing member, an inner circumferential wall portion is axially downwardly protruding from a lower surface of the bearing member and has a first surface contacting with and extending in a parallel with an upper surface of the plate and a second surface axially spaced apart from the upper surface of the plate. An outer circumferential wall portion is positioned radially outwardly of the second surface. The plate is fixed to the outer circumferential wall portion of the bearing member, and a radial inner side of the inner circumferential wall portion communicates with the outer circumferential wall portion through a gap formed between the second surface and the slate. | 2009-01-22 |
20090022437 | LUBRICATING ELEMENT AND LUBRICATING UNIT - The present invention relates to a lubricating element ( | 2009-01-22 |
20090022438 | BEARING ASSEMBLY, MOTOR, AND DISK DRIVE - A sleeve and a sleeve housing are bonded to each other with adhesive. A thrust dynamic pressure bearing portion is configured between a thrust plate attached to a distal end of a shaft and the lower end surface of the sleeve. An annular step portion having a smaller diameter is provided at the lower side of the sleeve housing, and the annular step portion meets the sleeve. An annular raised portion is provided between thrust dynamic pressure grooves on the lower end surface of the sleeve and the annular step portion. In this configuration, the surplus adhesive leaked from between the sleeve and the annular step portion can be blocked by the annular raised portion, thereby preventing the adhesive from flowing into the thrust dynamic pressure bearing portion. | 2009-01-22 |
20090022439 | FLUID DYNAMIC BEARING DEVICE - A fluid dynamic bearing device having high bearing performance at low cost is provided. | 2009-01-22 |
20090022440 | GEAR BOX WITH SHIM - A transmission comprising a housing at least one shaft mounted in the housing such as to be rotatable; and at least one shim by means of which an axial play and an axial biasing of the shaft in the housing or between components arranged on the shaft may be adjusted. Said shim is formed from a wire bent into a ring. | 2009-01-22 |
20090022441 | Assembly Forming a Bearing Housing Equipped with an Information Sensing System - An assembly forming a bearing housing is equipped with an information sensing system comprising a coder generating magnetic pulses and a sensor provided with at least two sensitive elements able to detect these pulses. The bearing has a rotating internal member, a fixed external member and rolling bodies disposed in a bearing space. The bearing housing also has a cover secured to the fixed member in order to obstruct the bearing space laterally. The coder is secured to the rotating member behind the cover and the sensitive elements being disposed opposite the coder, in front of the cover, so that the pulses are detected through the cover. The sensor has a device for processing the signals detected by the sensitive elements. The device comprises a triggering device and a device for applying the XOR function to the signals triggered, so as to increase the resolution of the output signal with respect to that of the signals detected. | 2009-01-22 |
20090022442 | Pitch Bearing For A Wind Turbine, A Wind Turbine And A Method For Servicing A Bearing - The invention relates to a pitch bearing for a wind turbine comprising a first and second axial row of bearing rolling elements, said rows being positioned in a distance of each other, and one or more radial rows of bearing elements, where said one or more rows of bearing elements are positioned outside an area defined in between said first and second axial row. The invention also relates to a wind turbine and method for servicing a bearing hereof. | 2009-01-22 |
20090022443 | Thermo-Optic Devices Providing Thermal Recirculation - Thermo-optical devices providing heater recirculation in an integrated optical device are described. The thermo-optical devices include at least one waveguide having a non-linear path length in thermal communication with a thermal device. Methods of fabrication and use are also disclosed. | 2009-01-22 |
20090022444 | THERMO-OPTIC DEVICES PROVIDING THERMAL RECIRCULATION - Thermo-optical devices providing heater recirculation in an integrated optical device are described. The thermo-optical devices include at least one waveguide having a non-linear path length in thermal communication with a thermal device. Methods of fabrication and use are also disclosed. | 2009-01-22 |
20090022445 | NANOPHOTONIC DEVICES IN SILICON - Systems and methods for manipulating light with high index contrast waveguides clad with substances having that exhibit large nonlinear electro-optic constants χ | 2009-01-22 |
20090022446 | OPTICAL MODULATION ELEMENT AND OPTICAL MODULATION DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - An optical modulation element includes a waveguide defined based on a defect in a photonic crystal, a carrier conducting region for conducting a carrier to the waveguide, an electrode for injecting a carrier into the carrier conducting region, and a current control unit for controlling the quantity of carrier to be conducted to the waveguide, wherein the photonic crystal and the electrode are made of a material containing TiO | 2009-01-22 |
20090022447 | Method for generating a high-frequency signal and apparatus for generating a high-frequency signal - A method for generating a high-frequency signal includes the steps of entering an optical pulse to a wavelength filtering device and generating modulating light having periodic wavelength intervals, and inputting the optical pulse outputted from the wavelength filtering device to a wavelength dispersive device to subject the optical pulse to treatment of different speeds according to the wavelength, and separating the optical pulse into time pulses independent with respect to the wavelength. | 2009-01-22 |
20090022448 | Optical device including waveguide grating structure - Optical devices including waveguide grating structures are described. In accordance with one embodiment, an optical device is provided comprising a horizontal waveguide grating structure having at least one waveguiding layer and at least one subwavelength periodic grating layer. The optical device further comprises upper and lower cladding layers immediately adjoining respective upper and lower surfaces of the waveguide grating structure and having refractive indices lower than a lowest-index one of the waveguiding layers, incident radiation propagating through one of the upper and lower cladding layers toward the waveguide grating structure. The waveguide grating structure is configured for peak reflection of the incident radiation at a peak reflection frequency. A cumulative thickness of the waveguiding layers is less than one tenth of a free space wavelength of the incident radiation at the peak reflection frequency divided by an average refractive index of the waveguiding layers. | 2009-01-22 |
20090022449 | FIBER OPTIC SENSOR AND METHOD FOR MAKING - A fiber optic sensor including a fiber having a modified surface integral with the fiber wherein the modified surface includes an open pore network with optical agents dispersed within the open pores of the open pore network. Methods for preparing the fiber optic sensor are also provided. The fiber optic sensors can withstand high temperatures and harsh environments. | 2009-01-22 |
20090022450 | DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE OF A FIBER BRAGG GRATING DISPLACEMENT SENSOR FOR MEASUREMENT OF MOVEMENT - A displacement sensor based on the underlying principle that when the outer surface of a quartz fiber (fiber optic cable) is etched to form a series of regularly spaced lines (a Fiber Bragg grating), laser light of a wavelength matching the spacing of the lines which enters one end of the fiber will be preferentially reflected. If the fiber is deformed, causing the line spacing to change, the wavelength of the reflected light will also change. This shift can be accurately measured and so can be related to the magnitude of the deformation of the fiber. This fiber is potted with epoxy resin in a narrow tube fabricated from a shape-memory alloy (SMA), and pre-formed into a curved shape. This not only protects the quartz fiber from direct contact with other objects and excessive bending, but also causes it to deform in a predictable fashion, thereby generating a reproducible response to displacement. Due to the high elastic behavior of the SMA tube, a displacement sensor with a gage length of 40 mm can measure displacements in excess of 3 mm. | 2009-01-22 |
20090022451 | Optical Turnaround System - A technique is provided for utilizing an optical fiber in a variety of sensing applications and environments by beneficially routing the optical fiber. A continuous optical fiber is created to provide optical continuity between two ends of the optical fiber. The optical continuity is created with the assistance of an optical turnaround constructed in a simple, dependable form able to control the bend of the optical fiber as it extends through the optical turnaround. | 2009-01-22 |
20090022452 | MONOLITHIC TRANSMITTER PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUIT (TXPIC) WITH A TRANSVERSELY DISPOSED OUTPUT - A photonic integrated circuit (PIC) chip comprising an array of modulated sources, each providing a modulated signal output at a channel wavelength different from the channel wavelength of other modulated sources and a wavelength selective combiner having an input optically coupled to received all the signal outputs from the modulated sources and provide a combined output signal on an output waveguide from the chip. The modulated sources, combiner and output waveguide are all integrated on the same chip. | 2009-01-22 |
20090022453 | Optical Deflection Method and Optical Deflection Apparatus - An optical deflection apparatus includes a signal light source configured to emit signal light having one or more wavelengths, a control light source configured to emit control light having a wavelength different from the wavelength of the signal light, a thermal lens forming optical element including a light absorption layer configured to transmit the signal light and selectively absorb the control light, and a beam-condensing unit configured to cause beam-condensation of the control light and the signal light at different convergence points in the light absorption layer. The thermal lens forming optical element causes convergence and divergence of the control light and the signal light on an incidence plane of the light absorption layer or its vicinity in a light traveling direction, wherein a thermal lens is reversibly formed in the light absorption layer due to a temperature increase occurring in a region where the control light is absorbed and its peripheral region, and the thermal lens changes a refractive index to change a traveling direction of the signal light. | 2009-01-22 |
20090022454 | Periodic Optical Filter - A periodic optical filter for interleaving a plurality of optical signals to provide a multiplexed signal for transmission over an optical fiber is disclosed. The periodic optical filter includes a first optical filter constructed to receive at least two optical signals through an input port to provide at least one filtered optical signal. The periodic optical filter also includes a second optical filter, in communication with the first optical filter, constructed to receive the filtered optical signal from the first optical filter through an intermediate port to provide a multiplexed signal for transmission through an output port. At least one of the optical filters includes an infinite-impulse response filter and at least one of the optical filters includes a finite-impulse response filter. Methods of fabrication and methods of use including the periodic optical filter are disclosed. | 2009-01-22 |
20090022455 | High-Q resonators assembly - An electromagnetically responsive element includes sets of arrangements of self-resonant bodies, such as atoms or quantum dots that form an effective dielectric constant, typically at or near a resonance. | 2009-01-22 |
20090022456 | OPTICAL FIBER PROBE TIPS AND METHODS FOR FABRICATING SAME - Optical fiber probe tips and methods for fabricating the same are presented. One method entails immersing a distal end of an optical fiber having a cladding and a core into an etching solution and simultaneously etching the cladding and the core using the etching solution for tapering the cladding and the core to form a tapered cladding and a tapered core tip. The optical fiber probe tips are suitable for near-field, scanning, optical microscopy (NSOM). | 2009-01-22 |
20090022457 | Fusion-splice fiber optic connectors and related tools - Fiber optic connectors having an optical fiber stub that is fusion-spliced for optical connection and related tools for the fiber optic connectors are disclosed. Specifically, the connector assembly for fusion-splicing includes a fiber optic connector having an optic fiber stub and a boot attachable to the fiber optic connector. The boot is configured to transfer the majority of the axial force from the fiber optic cable to the fiber optic connector. Specifically, a splice housing for housing the fusion splice is configured for attachment to an end of the boot for transferring forces from the fiber optic cable to the boot. Consequently, the boot preferably has an extensibility of less than about 2 millimeters under an axial load of about fifteen pounds to inhibit excess forces from acting on the optical fiber stub. | 2009-01-22 |
20090022458 | Optical Turnaround System - A technique is provided for utilizing an optical fiber in a variety of sensing applications and environments by beneficially routing the optical fiber. A continuous optical fiber is created to provide optical continuity between two ends of the optical fiber. The optical continuity is created with the assistance of an optical turnaround constructed in a simple, dependable form able to control the bend of the optical fiber as it extends through the optical turnaround. | 2009-01-22 |
20090022459 | Fiber optic cable breakout configuration with retention block - A telecommunications cable includes a distribution cable, a tether that branches from the distribution cable, and a tether retention block affixed to the distribution cable. The tether retention block includes a first portion and a second portion that is configured to cooperate with the first portion to secure a tether buffer tube and a strength member of the tether. Each of the first and second portions defines at least a first half-channel configured to cooperate with the first half-channel of the other portion to receive the strength member of the tether. | 2009-01-22 |
20090022460 | Factory Spliced Cable Assembly - A telecommunications cable including a main cable having a central buffer tube enclosed within a cable jacket and a ribbon stack positioned within the buffer tube. The main cable includes a cut region where a slot has been cut through the cable jacket and the buffer tube to provide access to the ribbon stack during manufacture of the telecommunication cable. A tether branches from the main cable at the cut region. The tether includes an optical fiber that is optically coupled to an optical fiber of the ribbon stack. | 2009-01-22 |
20090022461 | OPTICAL FIBER - An optical fiber which reduces transmission loss increase even in a high humidity environment or under water is provided. To solve the above issue, an optical fiber according to the present invention comprises a glass optical fiber coated with at least two coating layers, soft and hard layers. The optical fiber is further coated by a colored resin to make a colored optical fiber. The hard layer and the color layer of the colored optical fiber have a free volume radius of at least 0.290 nm according to positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy. | 2009-01-22 |
20090022462 | FIRE RESISTANT JACKET COMPOSITION FOR ELECTRICAL COAXIAL AND FIBER OPTIC CABLE - Zeolite-containing polyvinyl chloride containing compositions that are useful as the insulation for plenum cables are disclosed. A zeolite, either natural or synthetic, can satisfactorily replace either part or all of the molybdenum compound, particularly ammonium octamolybdate, in low smoke polyvinyl chloride based plenum compositions. Ion-exchanged zeolites, such as the zinc ion-exchanged zeolite can also be used. Zeolites are especially useful in lead-free Low Smoke PVC compositions. Because the cost of zeolite is only a fraction of the cost of the molybdenum compounds currently used in plenum cable compositions, this will dramatically reduce the cost of these materials. | 2009-01-22 |
20090022463 | IMAGING SYSTEM AND RELATED TECHNIQUES - A method and apparatus for imaging using a double-clad fiber is described. | 2009-01-22 |
20090022464 | Optical device, and production method for photonic crystal slab - An optical device which includes a GI-type photonic crystal slab which includes: a first member which has a distribution of refractive indexes reduced in both directions from an optical axis of incident light as to a first direction vertical to the optical axis; and a second member periodically placed in substance among the first members as to a second direction different from the first direction, wherein the distribution of refractive indexes of the first member which relates to the first direction, a thickness which relates to the first direction of the GI-type photonic crystal slab, a wavelength of the incident light and an incident end beam spot radius ω | 2009-01-22 |
20090022465 | THERMO-OPTIC DEVICES PROVIDING THERMAL RECIRCULATION - Thermo-optical devices providing heater recirculation in an integrated optical device are described. The thermo-optical devices include at least one waveguide having a non-linear path length in thermal communication with a thermal device. Methods of fabrication and use are also disclosed. | 2009-01-22 |
20090022466 | FILM-SHAPED OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE PRODUCTION METHOD - A film-shaped optical waveguide production method which ensures easy production of individual film-shaped optical waveguides without the need for cutting and stamping. A plurality of film-shaped optical waveguide formation regions are defined on a substrate ( | 2009-01-22 |
20090022467 | Optical fiber distribution frame with outside plant enclosure - A fiber optic telecommunications frame is provided including panels having front and rear termination locations, the panels positioned on left and right sides of the frame. The frame includes vertical access for the rear cables. The frame further includes left and right vertical cable guides for the front patch cables. The frame further includes cable storage spools for the patch cables. The frame includes a horizontal passage linking the left and right panels and the cable guides. A portion of the frame defines splice tray holders and a central passage from the splice tray holders to the rear sides of the left and right panels. From a front of each panel, access to a rear of the panel is provided by the hinged panels. Alternatively, the panels can form connector modules with front termination locations and rear connection locations for connecting to the rear cables. The modules can house couplers, such as splitters, combiners, and wave division multiplexers. The termination locations can be located on the same side of the frame as the splice tray holders, or on an opposite side. An enclosure of the frame included hinged or otherwise moveable panels to allow access to the terminations or the splice trays. | 2009-01-22 |
20090022468 | Fiber optic splitter module - A telecommunications assembly including a housing and a plurality of modules mounted within the housing. The modules includes a rear face in which is mounted at least one fiber optic connector. Within an interior of the housing are positioned at least one fiber optic adapters. Inserting the module through a front opening of the housing at a mounting location positions the connector of the module for insertion into and mating with the adapter of the housing. The adapters within the interior of the housing are integrally formed as part of a removable adapter assembly. A method of mounting a telecommunications module within a chassis. | 2009-01-22 |
20090022469 | Fiber optic adapter module - A fiber optic adapter assembly includes a plurality of adapters included in an integrally formed body. Each of the adapters may include a protective shutter mounted within one end. The adapter assembly may be configured to mount to a chassis and position the adapters for receiving fiber optic connectors of telecommunications modules mounted to the chassis. | 2009-01-22 |
20090022470 | Cable management drawer with access panel - A cable management panel including a sliding drawer. The drawer including a bottom tray that pivots to provide access to cable management devices mounted on the tray. The drawer including a connection arrangement that locks the tray in both of a non-pivoted position and a pivoted position. | 2009-01-22 |
20090022471 | DEVICE FOR ADJUSTING AN OPTICAL FIBER OR AN OPTICAL FIBER BUNDLE - Disclosed is a device for adjusting an optical fiber ( | 2009-01-22 |
20090022472 | Method and Apparatus for Video Digest Generation - Automated video digest system and method. The system decomposes video and audio portions of video media into low-level descriptors, producing a large number of such descriptors for each video image and scene. These descriptors are optimized to be both compatible with rapid automated descriptor creation, and also to have some positive or negative statistical correlation with the viewing preferences of typical human viewers. By comparing the number of descriptors correlated with positive human viewing preferences, versus the number of descriptors correlated with negative human viewing preferences, the automated system may analyze an unknown video program and make educated guesses as to which portions of the program are likely to be most interesting to the viewer on playback. Less interesting portions may be skipped or fast-forwarded though. The method may also be optimized to individual viewers. Such methods are useful for controlling the playback of digital video recorders and other systems. | 2009-01-22 |
20090022473 | VIDEO SIGNAL CONTENT INDEXING AND LINKING TO INFORMATION SOURCES - A method for identifying object images in a display of a video signal, storing object identification information in an overlay directory, and extracting object information relevant to identified objects from respective information databases is disclosed. Overlay directories from several video signals and associated object information are assembled in an overlay server accessed by computers directly or through a telecommunication network. Object images are selected by users of authoring computers accessing the overlay server. An overlay directory for a video recording indicates temporal and spatial coordinates of images of selected objects, a network address of a video source providing the video recording, descriptions of the selected objects, and addresses of servers providing detailed information of the selected objects. The objects may include commercial products, services, or educational material. The disclosed method therefore may be used for advertising or general information dissemination purposes. | 2009-01-22 |
20090022474 | Content Editing and Generating System - A content editing and generating system | 2009-01-22 |
20090022475 | AUTOMATIC RECORDING/REPRODUCING METHOD AND AUTOMATIC RECORDING/REPRODUCING APPARATUS - Recording reservation information of a plurality of programs is grouped and at least the latest program among the programs recorded on the basis of the reservation information is left on a recording medium. Therefore, a program information registration unit to register a plurality of items of recording reservation information as groups and a reserved program recording control unit to record the reserved programs onto the recording medium and leave at least the latest program among the programs recorded on the recording medium to delete the others on the basis of the reservation information. | 2009-01-22 |
20090022476 | Broadcasting System and Program Contents Delivery System - Provided is a summary management method including: a step for receiving a program signal providing a program, a step for acquiring a summary of a web content associated with the program together with the summary management information, and a step for managing the acquired summary according to the management information. | 2009-01-22 |
20090022477 | RECORDING BROADCAST DIGITAL CONTENT IN A PRIVACY PRESERVING WAY - A method and device for making pre-scheduled recordings of broadcasted content in a recording device, comprising receiving (step S | 2009-01-22 |
20090022478 | INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM WITH DATA STRUCTURE FOR MULTI-ANGLE AND APPARATUS THEREFOR - An information storage medium controls a multi-angle data reproducing apparatus by having a data structure including at least one clip for each angle, each angle clip being a data record unit of the multi-angle data for an angle. Each angle clip is divided into predetermined jumping units at jumping points and each is recorded in contiguous areas of the information storage medium. Using the clip jumping points as a link among the angle clips in which each angle clip is contiguously recorded provides efficient random access for reading the multi-angle data for angle change. | 2009-01-22 |
20090022479 | Content recording apparatus - A content recording apparatus ( | 2009-01-22 |
20090022480 | VIDEO-RECORDING/REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND VIDEO-RECORDING/REPRODUCING METHOD - A video-recording/reproducing apparatus and a video-recording/reproducing method making it possible to grasp the outline of a content in a frame using caption data are provided. A storage unit for storing content data containing video data and caption data correlated with each other by time information, a caption string acquisition unit for acquiring a caption string contained in the caption data, a time acquisition unit for acquiring time information corresponding to the caption string, a video acquisition unit for acquiring sequentially video information, from the video data, corresponding to the time information of the caption string acquired by the time acquisition unit, and a display control unit for displaying by thumbnails the video information acquired by the video acquisition unit in time series in a frame on a display unit are included. | 2009-01-22 |
20090022481 | STILL PICTURE INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REPRODUCING STILL PICTURE INFORMATION THEREFROM - A technique is provided for reproducing information from a recording medium, on which there are recorded a plurality of picture information sets; presentation time values, each associated with a corresponding one of the picture information sets; picture information record marks, each of which is associated with a corresponding one of the presentation time values; clip information specifying what position on the recording medium is associated with each of the presentation time values; and reproducing order specifying information which specifies in what order the picture information sets are to be reproduced. Picture information is reproduced through the steps of detecting the presentation time value of a picture information set to be retrieved from the corresponding picture information record mark; using said clip information to detect the recording position on the recording medium which corresponds to the detected presentation time value; and reproducing picture information from the detected recording position. | 2009-01-22 |
20090022482 | Optical disc reproducing apparatus - The image signal superimposing portion generates an image signal for displaying images in a superimposed manner by using at least three layers, i.e., first to third layers. A main moving image is displayed in the first layer. A still image generated by an OSD generating portion is displayed in the second layer. A sub moving image having a display size smaller than that of the main moving image is displayed accessorily in the third layer. The first layer is displayed below the second layer, and the second layer is displayed below the third layer. The image signal superimposing portion superimposes these three layers of images so as to generate a single hierarchical image signal. When a hiding instruction receiving portion receives a hiding instruction, the hiding portion generates an opaque color image in the second layer by using the OSD generating portion so that the main moving image displayed on a layer below an OSD layer becomes invisible. | 2009-01-22 |
20090022483 | Device and method for driving a single phase motor - A driving device is provided for controlling the rotation of a motor. The driving device comprises an input module, a comparing module and a processing module. The input module includes a voltage generating unit and a voltage adjusting unit to generate a comparing voltage. The voltage generating unit generates a voltage signal according to a basis voltage. The voltage adjusting unit is coupled to the voltage generating unit for adjusting the voltage signal and generating the comparing voltage according a reference voltage. The comparing module is coupled to the input module for comparing a selecting signal with the comparing voltage and generating a comparing signal. The processing module is coupled to the comparing module and generates a control signal according to the comparing signal. The driving device controls the rotation of the motor according to the control signal. | 2009-01-22 |
20090022484 | Steam generator - A steam generator includes a tank having an inlet in a lower part for feeding a fluid, and an outlet in an upper part for discharging a vapor-liquid two phase flow. A heating unit heats the fluid in the tank thereby producing the vapor-liquid two phase flow. A porous cylindrical member projects from the outlet into an inside of the tank and functions as a rectifying unit that homogenizes vapor-liquid distribution in the vapor-liquid two phase flow before the vapor-liquid two phase flow is discharged from the outlet. | 2009-01-22 |
20090022485 | Airudry rug - Disclosed is a apparatus which functions as a personal body-drying device for an individual whose skin is wet immediately after a bath or shower. The device is essentially a rug attached atop a platform, with the said rug exposed at its bottom surface to at least one plenum chamber, or to a network of ducting. Both the rug and the network of ducting are constructed with regularly-spaced, co-located openings through which heated air is propelled. In the optimum mode of operation, each plenum chamber contains an electric heating element over which passes air driven by fans which are attached, at their air outlets, to the respective plenum chambers. | 2009-01-22 |
20090022486 | IMAGE APPARATUS AND EVALUATION METHOD - An image apparatus includes a screen, a detecting unit, a determining unit, an acquiring unit and a control unit. The screen is configured to display an image formed by an optical system and at least one detection position superimposed onto the image. The detecting unit is configured to detect information regarding focus of the optical system at the detection position. The determining unit is connected to the detecting unit and configured to determine whether the information regarding the focus is within a predetermined range. The acquiring unit is connected to the determining unit and configured to acquire first image information at the detection position when the determining unit determines that the information regarding the focus is within the predetermined range. The control unit is connected to the acquiring unit and configured to evaluate arbitrary second image information in the screen using the first image information. | 2009-01-22 |
20090022487 | TWO-STEP AUTO FOCUS CAMERA AND METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME - A two-step auto focus camera with two focal points includes a lens unit ( | 2009-01-22 |
20090022488 | CAMERA - The invention makes it is possible to easily and precisely adjust the frame rate of continuous shooting photography, and to keep it constant for a long period of time. The invention provides a digital camera including an image-acquisition device for acquiring an image of a subject; a shutter control member operated in a direction along a front surface of a casing during continuous shooting photography; a sensor for detecting a control level or operating force of the shutter control member; and an overall controller for adjusting a frame rate of the continuous shooting photography performed by the image-acquisition device on the basis of the control level or operating force detected by the sensor. | 2009-01-22 |
20090022489 | Optical Ring Networks Having Node-To-Node Optical Communication Channels For Carrying Data Traffic - Techniques, apparatus and systems for optical communications, including fiber ring networks with protection switching to maintain optical communications when an optical failure occurs and to automatically revert to normal operation when the optical failure is corrected, fiber ring networks that provide a circulating optical probe signal at an optical probe wavelength within the gain spectral range of optical amplifiers used in a fiber ring network to detect an optical failure, and fiber ring networks that support broadcast-and-select optical WDM signals carrying communication traffic to the optical ring nodes without regeneration at each optical ring node and one or more overlaid in-band node-to-node optical signals carrying communication traffic with regeneration at each node. | 2009-01-22 |
20090022490 | Method And Device For Data-Flow Protection Of Optical Interface In Data Communication Equipment - A method for data-flow protection of an optical interface in data communication equipment includes: receiving an optical-signal from a source-neighboring device, then duplicating the received optical signal into two duplicated optical signals. One of the optical signals is sent to a protected device for processing. According to the protected device working status, either the optical signal having been processed by the protected device or the second duplicated optical signal is selected and sent to a destination-neighboring device. The device includes a first optical-signal duplicating unit and an optical-signal selecting unit. The first optical-signal duplicating unit is used for duplicating an optical signal, and the optical-signal selecting unit is used as a selector. The method and device proposed by the disclosure are independent to network topology and can protect data-flow reliably. | 2009-01-22 |
20090022491 | LIGHT COLLECTING DEVICE AND SINGLE-PHOTON GENERATION DEVICE - A light collecting device is disclosed that is able to couple light from a light emission structure to an optical fiber at low loss. The light collecting device includes an excitation light source for emitting excitation light to an optical fiber; a light condensing optical system which condenses the excitation light from the optical fiber to a light emission structure, and directs light reflected in the light emission structure and light generated in the light emission structure back to the optical fiber; a reflecting light detector for detecting intensity of the reflected light; a first optical divider for dividing the emission light and the reflected light based on their wavelengths, directing the emission light to the optical fiber, and propagating the reflected light to the excitation light source; a second optical divider arranged close to the excitation light source for propagating the excitation light to the first optical divider, and propagating the reflected light to the reflecting light detector; a position controller for controlling a light condensing position of the excitation light to be irradiated to the light emission structure; a unit for scanning the light condensing position of the excitation light, and acquiring a relationship of intensity of the reflected light and the light condensing position of the excitation light; and a unit for optimizing the light condensing position based on the intensity of the reflected light and the light condensing position of the excitation light. | 2009-01-22 |
20090022492 | DQPSK Transmitter With Parallel Precoder And High-Speed DQPSK Data Stream Realignment - The present invention utilizes field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) to implement a parallel differential quadrature phase shift keying (DQPSK) precoder and a DQPSK optical transmitter with an automatic realignment process. The present invention can perform DQPSK preceding, modulation, and data stream realignment at any lower rate, and its upper rate is determined by capability in speed and logic resources and external connections of available integrated circuit technology. | 2009-01-22 |
20090022493 | PON equipment capablel of displaying connection state and logical link identifier - A passive optical network (PON) equipment capable of displaying a connection state and a logical link identifier (LLID) is provided, which aims at solving a problem that equipments in the conventional PON system cannot display connection state and LLID. The PON equipment displays the connection state and the LLID through a programmable logic element and a display unit by utilizing characteristics of multi-point control protocol (MPCP) and LLID, so as to achieve the efficacy of displaying the connection state and the LLID. | 2009-01-22 |
20090022494 | OPTICAL NETWORK TERMINAL, METHOD FOR CONFIGURING RATE LIMITING ATTRIBUTES OF PORTS, AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING PACKETS - The present invention relates to an optical network terminal (ONT), a method for configuring rate limiting attributes of ports, and a method for processing packets. The ONT includes a passive optical network (PON) protocol processing module, and a user network interface (UNI) module, which are connected through an internal interface. The ONT also includes a port rate limiting module connected to a UNI. The port rate limiting module stores rate limiting attributes, and the ONT uses these attributes to control the traffic of the UNI. The port rate limiting attributes are configured for the ONT through an ONT management and control interface (OMCI) message of an optical line terminal (OLT). In this way, when the ONT receives data from the UNI, it can control the traffic of the UNI according to the port rate limiting attributes. The present invention enables the port rate limiting function for the ONT, prevents overflow of the internal receiving buffer of the ONT, and prevents denial of service (DoS) attacks from illegal users. | 2009-01-22 |
20090022495 | DEPLOYMENT OF ELECTRO-OPTIC AMPLITUDE VARYING ELEMENTS (AVEs) AND ELECTRO-OPTIC MULTI-FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS (MFEs) IN PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS (PICs) - Electro-optic amplitude varying elements (AVEs) or electro-optic multi-function elements (MFEs) are integrated into signal channels of photonic integrated circuits (PICs) or at the output of such PICs to provide for various optical controlling and monitoring functions. In one case, such PIC signal channels may minimally include a laser source and a modulator (TxPIC) and in another case, may minimally include a photodetector to which channels, in either case, an AVE or an MFE may be added. | 2009-01-22 |
20090022496 | Apparatus and method for arranging communication links in visible light communication - A method and apparatus for arranging communication links in visible light communication increases the user visibility of the system. The method includes the steps of: (a) synchronizing, by a visible light communication (VLC) exchange identification (XID) frame, (b) transmission timing of a primary device and a secondary device in an allocated time slot, and securing time so as to allow the primary device and the secondary device to perform an operation required for transmitting data; (c) transmitting an XID command frame from the primary to the secondary device and (d) transmitting an XID response frame from the secondary receiving the XID command frame to the primary; and (e) filling remaining space of the allocated time slot with a visibility field so as to increase visibility of the remaining space of the allocated time slot after receiving the XID command frame or the XID response frame. | 2009-01-22 |
20090022497 | HIGH-SPEED OPTICAL TRANSCEIVER FOR INFINIBAND AND ETHERNET - The present invention provides a high-speed 100G optical transceiver for InfiniBand and Ethernet with associated mapping to frame InfiniBand and Ethernet into GFP-T. The optical transceiver utilizes an architecture which relies on standards-compliant (i.e., multi-sourced) physical client interfaces. These client interfaces are back-ended with flexible, programmable Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) modules to accomplish either InfiniBand or Ethernet protocol control, processing, re-framing, and the like. Next, signals are encoded with Forward Error Correction (FEC) and can include additional Optical Transport Unit (OTU) compliant framing structures. The resulting data is processed appropriately for the subsequent optical re-transmission, such as, for example, with differential encoding, Gray encoding, I/Q Quadrature encoding, and the like. The data is sent to an optical transmitter block and modulated onto an optical carrier. Also, the same process proceeds in reverse on the receive side. | 2009-01-22 |
20090022498 | OPTICAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - In the transmitting apparatus, phase modulation means phase-modulates a signal light from a signal source based on data. Polarization modulation means polarization-modulates the signal light which is phase-modulated by the phase modulation means so that the polarization directions of temporally adjacent unit data are orthogonal to each other. In the receiving apparatus, interference means causes the signal light transmitted from the transmitting apparatus to interfere with a signal light such that the signal light is delayed by an even number of unit data. Intensity detecting means detects the intensity of the signal light obtained by interference by the interference means to detect data. | 2009-01-22 |
20090022499 | OPTICAL SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO SYSTEM - The present invention provides a system for improving Optical Signal to Noise Ratio “OSNR” ( | 2009-01-22 |
20090022500 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPTOELECTRONICS TRANSCEIVERS INTEGRATED ON A CMOS CHIP - Methods and systems for optoelectronics transceivers integrated on a CMOS chip are disclosed and may include receiving optical signals from optical fibers via grating couplers on a top surface of a CMOS chip, which may include a guard ring. Photodetectors may be integrated in the CMOS chip. A CW optical signal may be received from a laser source via grating couplers, and may be modulated using optical modulators, which may be Mach-Zehnder and/or ring modulators. Circuitry in the CMOS chip may drive the optical modulators. The modulated optical signal may be communicated out of the top surface of the CMOS chip into optical fibers via grating couplers. The received optical signals may be communicated between devices via waveguides. The photodetectors may include germanium waveguide photodiodes, avalanche photodiodes, and/or heterojunction diodes. The CW optical signal may be generated using an edge-emitting and/or a vertical-cavity surface emitting semiconductor laser. | 2009-01-22 |
20090022501 | Method and apparatus for controlling tunable transmitter chirp - A fiber-optic transmission system includes a transmitter having a designed chirp value. The transmitter has first and second inputs for receiving first and second input signals, respectively, used to produce a modulated output signal. An optical fiber is responsive to the transmitter for receiving the output signal. A circuit asymmetrically drives the first and second input signals so as to change the designed chirp value of the transmitter to another value. Methods of controlling the chirp of a commercially available transmitters are also disclosed. Because of the rules governing abstracts, this abstract should not be used to construe the claims. | 2009-01-22 |
20090022502 | Receiving apparatus - A receiving apparatus which suppresses threshold-voltage changes. A peak voltage detection block detects the peak voltage of a signal. A bottom voltage detection block detects the bottom voltage of the signal. A stop control block generates a stop signal for stopping the operations to detect the peak voltage and the bottom voltage. A threshold value specification block specifies a threshold voltage derived from the peak voltage and the bottom voltage. When receiving the stop signal, the peak voltage detection block stops the operation to detect the peak voltage and retains the peak voltage detected before the reception of the stop signal while the same signal is being received. When receiving the stop signal, the bottom voltage detection block stops the operation to detect the bottom voltage and retains the bottom voltage detected before the reception of the stop signal while the same signal is being received. | 2009-01-22 |
20090022503 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD - When an image forming apparatus is disabled due to a cause rather than the detection of the toner empty condition, it is determined whether a recovery operation is a first recovery operation or a second recovery operation. The first recovery operation is associated with a mounting/dismounting of the toner cartridge performed from when the image forming apparatus is disabled until when the recovery operation begins. The second recovery operation is not associated with the mounting/dismounting. A toner supply control controls the toner supply operation when the recovery operation is performed on condition that the empty memory memorizes that the toner empty detector detects the empty condition. When the recovery operation is the first recovery operation, the toner supply control allows the toner to be supplied into the developer housing. While, when the recovery operation is the second recovery operation, the toner supply control prohibits the toner from being supplied into developer housing. | 2009-01-22 |
20090022504 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE CARRIER, AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE - An image forming apparatus includes a unit, a mark detector, and a controller. The unit is attachable to and detachable from the image forming apparatus and includes an information mark pattern indicating predetermined information. The mark detector detects the information mark pattern. The controller obtains the information indicated by the information mark pattern based on a detection result provided by the mark detector. | 2009-01-22 |
20090022505 | SHEET TRANSPORT APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A sheet transport apparatus includes a pair of rollers for transporting a sheet and a sheet detection device for detecting the sheet transported by the pair of rollers. The sheet detection device includes a flag that is displaceable when urged by the sheet transported by the pair of rollers and a single-chip acceleration sensor attached to the flag to detect the arrival of the sheet. When the sheet is brought into contact with the flag to rotate the flag, the acceleration sensor detects the roll acceleration of the flag so as to determine the timing of stopping the pair of rollers on the basis of a detection signal. | 2009-01-22 |
20090022506 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes: an image carrying member; a developing unit that develops an electrostatic latent image formed on the image carrying member using toner; a toner dispensing unit that dispenses the toner to the developing unit; and a toner dispense control unit that controls the toner dispensing unit in accordance with an operation speed of the developing unit or the image carrying member. | 2009-01-22 |
20090022507 | Liquid Toner Concentration Detecting Device, and Image Forming Apparatus and Method of Controlling Concentration of Liquid Toner - A first container is operable to accommodate a liquid toner, and provided with a window. A reflector is disposed in the first container. A light emitter is operable to emit light to the reflector through the window and the liquid toner. A light receiver is operable to receive the light reflected by the reflector through the liquid toner and the window. A detector is operable to detect a concentration of the liquid toner based on the light received by the light receiver. | 2009-01-22 |
20090022508 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF RECOVERING FROM ENERGY SAVING MODE - An energy-saving control unit detects a supply of power to an image forming apparatus and performs an energy saving control of an external controller. A switching unit switches a start and a stop of supply of power to an onboard circuit of the external controller. Upon detecting the supply of power to the image forming apparatus, the energy-saving control unit sends a power control signal for instructing a start of the supply of power to the onboard circuit to the switching unit. Upon receiving the power control signal, the switching unit switches to the start of the supply of power to the onboard circuit. | 2009-01-22 |
20090022509 | User-friendly image forming apparatus, image forming method and recording medium - An image forming apparatus includes: an intermediate transfer belt for, by rotation thereof, transferring a toner image on a surface thereof; a cleaner for removing toner particles after the transfer by rotation of a cleaning brush which touches the surface of the intermediate transfer belt and rotated during the transfer; a current supplier for supplying a cleaning current having a predetermined value (I | 2009-01-22 |
20090022510 | Image forming device, having an ejection tray, and a display is mounted to a cover - An ejection tray includes a container that contains a recording sheet printed by a printing unit of an image forming apparatus, and a cover mounted on the container. The cover has a display for displaying information, and the display displays an information screen corresponding to information that can be printed on the recording sheet. | 2009-01-22 |
20090022511 | IMAGE FORMING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND COMPUTER DATA SIGNAL - An image forming device has an imaging unit including: a rotating body; an exposure unit forming an electrostatic latent image on the rotating body; a developing unit developing the latent image using developer to form an image; and a transfer unit transferring the image to a recording medium, a memory storing data on correspondence between first image data, second image data and a first correction amount, the first image data representing a first latent image formed by a first turn of the rotating body, the second image data representing a second latent image formed by a second turn of the rotating body, and the first correction amount used for correcting the second image data so that density of the image on the recording medium closer to density of the second latent image; a correction amount determining unit determining the first correction amount corresponding to the first and second image data based on the data stored in the memory; and a correcting unit correcting the second image data based on the first correction amount. | 2009-01-22 |
20090022512 | DEVELOPING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME, AND ASSEMBLING METHOD OF A DEVELOPING APPARATUS - A developing apparatus usable with an image forming apparatus includes a developer receptacle having a sidewall on which a shaft hole is formed, a rotation shaft having a length shorter than a distance between opposite sidewalls of the developer receptacle and an end on which a connection hole is formed, and a driving member rotatably supported by the shaft hole of the developer receptacle and having a connecting shaft inserted into the connection hole of the rotation shaft. | 2009-01-22 |
20090022513 | Systems and methods for remanufacturing imaging components - Techniques for remanufacturing an imaging cartridge include providing the imaging cartridge including a memory element storing cartridge usage data, reading from the memory element the cartridge usage data, analyzing the cartridge usage data to produce results, and determining, based on the results, if a component of the imaging cartridge needs to be replaced. A cartridge memory interface device includes processing circuitry adapted for reading cartridge usage data from the memory element of the imaging cartridge. The processing circuitry is further adapted for analyzing the cartridge usage data to produce results for determining if any components of the imaging cartridge need to be replaced. A user interface displays the results to a user. | 2009-01-22 |