11th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 26 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090066887 | Polymer Film, Polarizing Plate Protective Film, Polarizing Plate and Liquid Crystal Display Device - A polymer film satisfying the following formulae (1) to (3): | 2009-03-12 |
20090066888 | COMPOSITE POLARIZING PLATE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY USING THE SAME - Disclosed is a composite polarizing plate wherein a transparent protection layer ( | 2009-03-12 |
20090066889 | Vertical alignment liquid crystal display with high transmittance and wide view angle - Structures, devices, systems and methods of using multi-domain vertical alignment liquid crystal displays with high transmittance, high contrast ratio and wide view angle in which at least one of the electrode substrates has circular or ring-shaped openings, such as holes or slits. Circular or ring-shaped patterns for openings and electrodes have not been used in the construction of a liquid crystal display. The new multi-domain vertical alignment (MDVA) liquid crystal display is particularly suitable for liquid crystal display television and computer monitor applications. | 2009-03-12 |
20090066890 | TRANSFLECTIVE LCD COMPRISING A PATTERNED RETARDATION FILM - The invention relates to a transflective liquid crystal display (LCD) with a polymerised LC film comprising at least one photoisomerisable compound and having a pattern of regions with different retardation and/or different orientation of the LC material. | 2009-03-12 |
20090066891 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND METHOD THEREOF - A liquid crystal display (“LCD”) having controlled texture and reduced response time includes first and second insulation substrates which are separated from each other and face each other, a liquid crystal layer which is interposed between the first and second insulation substrates and has liquid crystal molecules, a pixel electrode which is disposed on the first insulation substrate and includes a plurality of first linear electrode patterns, a common electrode which is disposed on the first insulation substrate and includes a plurality of second linear electrode patterns separated from the first linear electrode patterns by a predetermined gap, and a texture control portion which is disposed in an area corresponding to the gap and formed on the first or second insulation substrate, wherein the first and second linear electrode patterns are arranged in an alternating fashion. | 2009-03-12 |
20090066892 | LIGHT DIFFUSER PLATE WITH LIGHT-COLLECTING LAYER, SURFACE LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides a light diffuser plate with a light-collecting layer, which can be sufficiently prevented from flawing and which can ensure a sufficient luminance in a front direction. | 2009-03-12 |
20090066893 | PIXEL STRUCTURE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL - A pixel structure disposed on a substrate and electrically connected to two scan lines and a data line is provided. The pixel structure includes a reflective electrode, a first transparent electrode, a second transparent electrode and a semiconductor layer. The first transparent electrode is electrically connected to the reflective electrode and is insulated from the second transparent electrode. The semiconductor layer has two first conductive regions, a second conductive region and two first channel regions, wherein the first conductive regions are respectively electrically connected to the reflective electrode and the second transparent electrode, the second conductive region is located between the first conductive regions and electrically connected to the data line, a part of the semiconductor layer overlapped with the scan lines is defined as first channel regions and each of the first channel regions is respectively electrically connected between the second conductive region and each first conductive region. | 2009-03-12 |
20090066894 | OPERATIVE REFLECTION AND ABSORPTION PLATE AND DISPLAY ELEMENT USING THE SAME - An operative reflection and absorption plate including a substrate having a moth eye structure on its surface is used, whereby an absorbing status and a reflecting status can be realized without using a polarizing plate, and a display element exhibiting a bright and high contrast can be obtained. | 2009-03-12 |
20090066895 | Transflective Liquid Crystal Display Panel - A transflective liquid crystal display (LCD) panel including an active device array substrate having a plurality of pixel units, an opposite substrate having a plurality of cell-gap adjusting layers and a liquid crystal layer is provided. Each of the pixel units includes a transparent pixel electrode and a reflective pixel electrode. Each of the reflective pixel electrodes has at least one first slit at a boundary between a transmissive area and a reflective area, and the first slit is extended along the boundary. The cell-gap adjusting layers correspond to the reflective pixel electrodes, respectively. Edges of the cell-gap adjusting layers located near the boundary between the transmissive area and the reflective area are within the corresponding reflective pixel electrodes. | 2009-03-12 |
20090066896 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device according to the present invention contains a transparent display unit ( | 2009-03-12 |
20090066897 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - In a liquid crystal display including a liquid crystal display panel formed by sandwiching a liquid crystal layer between an active matrix substrate and an opposed substrate, and a backlight that illuminates the liquid crystal display panel from a side of the active matrix substrate, a first optical sensor and a second optical sensor are disposed in a peripheral region on a glass substrate of the active matrix substrate. The first optical sensor is formed so that light external to the liquid crystal display and light propagating inside the active matrix substrate enter the first optical sensor. The second optical sensor is formed so that only light propagating inside the active matrix substrate enters the second optical sensor. Also, the second optical sensor is shielded from the external light. For example, a light-shielding film is formed on an upper surface of the second optical sensor. | 2009-03-12 |
20090066898 | OPTICALLY-COMPENSATORY SHEET, ELLIPSOIDAL POLARIZING PLATE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - An optically-compensatory sheet comprises an optically anisotropic layer that comprises a liquid crystal compound, wherein the liquid crystal compound in the optically anisotropic layer has S | 2009-03-12 |
20090066899 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel to which an OCB mode is applied, and an optical compensation element which optically compensates a retardation of the liquid crystal layer in a predetermined display state in which a voltage is applied to the liquid crystal layer. The optical compensation element includes a polarizer, a first retardation plate which is disposed between the polarizer and the liquid crystal display panel and in which discotic liquid crystal molecules are fixed in a state in which the discotic liquid crystal molecules are hybrid-aligned along a normal direction, and a second retardation plate which is disposed between the polarizer and the first retardation plate and has wavelength dispersion characteristics which are opposite to wavelength dispersion characteristics of an in-plane retardation in the liquid crystal layer. | 2009-03-12 |
20090066900 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display (LCD) includes a first substrate, a pixel electrode disposed on the first substrate and including a plurality of domain-forming units, a pixel-electrode-insulating film disposed on the pixel electrode, and a director control electrode disposed on the pixel-electrode-insulating film positioned between the plurality of domain-forming units. | 2009-03-12 |
20090066901 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display is provided. The liquid crystal display including a first substrate having thereon a plurality of gate lines and data lines intersected to each other, so as to form a pixel surrounded thereby, a second substrate counter to the substrate, a common electrode disposed on the first substrate and having a first portion and a slit corresponding to one of the data lines and a second portion located inside the pixel, and a pixel electrode disposed between the first portion and the second portion of the common electrode, and adjacent to the first portion. The first portion of the common electrode and the pixel electrode have a first distance d | 2009-03-12 |
20090066902 | Liquid crystal display for equivalent resistance wiring - A liquid crystal display having an electrode pad for compensating for differences in resistance of electrode links. A pad portion in contact with a driving circuit includes a transparent electrode pattern having a length that depends on the length of an associated electrode link that is connected between the pad portion and a corresponding signal line at a pixel area on which a plurality of liquid crystal cells are arranged. Accordingly, resistance differences that depend on the length of the electrode links are compensated for using electrode pads, thereby making signal conductors with substantially equal resistances. | 2009-03-12 |
20090066903 | DISPLAY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A display device includes a plurality of spacer rows that are provided outside a display region on one of a pair of substrates, and each of the spacer rows is defined by a plurality of spacers arranged in a row at predetermined intervals along an outer edge of the display region. Each spacer has a substantially elongated shape extending along the outer edge of the display region. A gap between adjacent spacers in each spacer row is defined by a slit portion having a shorter length than a longitudinal length of the spacer, and the plurality of spacer rows are entirely covered by the seal member between the pair of substrates. | 2009-03-12 |
20090066904 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL - The present invention discloses a liquid crystal display panel, including an array substrate; a color filter substrate; and primary post spacers and secondary post spacers disposed between the array substrate and the color filter substrate, wherein the color filter substrate is divided into a side portion and a central portion inside the side portion, and the density of the secondary post spacers in the central portion is less than that in the side portion. | 2009-03-12 |
20090066905 | Componds for use in liquid crystal devices - Liquid crystal compounds of Formula (I) for use in liquid crystal devices contains a dioxatetralin unit within the mesogenic liquid crystal core. The dioxatetralin unit may be located at any position within the mesogenic core of the liquid crystal compound, either at the terminus of the liquid crystal core or alternatively substantially in the middle of the liquid crystal core. The compounds of the invention exhibit fast switching and may be used in liquid crystal mixtures for particular use in imaging or display media, such as monitors or televisions. | 2009-03-12 |
20090066906 | Eyeglasses structure - An eyeglasses structure includes an eyeglasses main body, and an eyeglasses accessory; the eyeglasses main body has several detainment holes on a rim thereof; the eyeglasses accessory has several embedded posts corresponding to the detainment holes of the rim of the eyeglasses main body to be embedded in the detainment holes respectively; each of the embedded posts having at least one gaps on one end thereof that is inserted in a corresponding said detainment hole; owing to the gaps, the embedded ends of the embedded posts are contractible and resilient, and they will tend to spring back to their original position to be tight in the detainment holes without possibility of falling off after they are inserted in the detainment holes. | 2009-03-12 |
20090066907 | Sports vision training device and method - A sports vision training device includes a pair of glasses with a frame supporting a left lens and a right lens. The right lens carries a right reticle, and the left lens carries a left reticle. The reticles provide visual references within the field of view of the player. The reticles may include upper and lower horizontal reference lines, vertical reference lines, a frame, and a crosshair pattern. Different patterns can be used for depth control training, timing control training, and early recognition for tennis and other sports. | 2009-03-12 |
20090066908 | EYEGLASS FRAMES WITH DETACHABLE ORNAMENTS - Ornamental eyewear with detachably mounted interchangeable ornaments mounted to at least one of the temple arms of an eyeglass frame. The eyeglass frame includes a pair of temple arms thereon; wherein each of the temple arms includes a temple arm wall. The temple arms include at least one hole opening within at least one of the temple arm walls of one of the temple arms for detachably mounting an ornament therein. The ornament includes a front wall surface in the form of an ornamental shape and includes a rear wall surface with a protrusion member on the rear wall surface of the ornament for detachably mounting and snap-fitting the ornament within the hole opening within the temple arm wall of the temple arm of the eyeglass frame. The protrusion member is in the form of a geometrically-shaped or non-geometrically-shaped protrusion member for detachably mounting and inserting within a geometrically-shaped or non-geometrically-shaped hole opening within one of the temple arm walls. | 2009-03-12 |
20090066909 | CLIP-ON SPECTACLES HAVING ELASTIC U-SHAPED BRIDGE - A pair of clip-on spectacles for fastening on another pair of spectacles, where the clip-on spectacles includes a pair of glasses which are interconnected by an resiliently bendable bridge with a hook at the middle of the bridge for fastening behind the bridge of the other spectacles, where the bridge of the clip-on spectacles is resiliently prestressed towards the hook so that by fastening on the other spectacles, the glasses of the clip-on spectacles are pressed against the glasses of the other spectacles. | 2009-03-12 |
20090066910 | TELECOMMUNICATIONS ENABLED EYEGLASS - Disclosed is an eyewear retention system, which may include any of a variety of electronics, including telecommunications receivers, transmitters, electronic storage devices, and head-up display driving circuitry. | 2009-03-12 |
20090066911 | PRIMER COMPOSITION, PLASTIC LENS HAVING PRIMER LAYER EMPLOYING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PRIMER COMPOSITION - Disclosed is a primer composition that comprises (A) polyurethane resin particles, (B) a urethane-forming monomer and/or oligomer, and (C) oxide microparticles. A method of manufacturing a plastic lens is also disclosed. The method comprises: forming a primer layer using a primer-forming composition comprising (A) polyurethane resin particles, (B) a urethane-forming monomer and/or oligomer, and (C) oxide microparticles on at least one surface of a plastic substrate; and forming a hard coat over said primer layer to obtain a plastic lens sequentially comprising a primer layer and a hard coat on at least one surface of a plastic substrate. A plastic lens comprising a primer layer and a hard coat on at least one surface of a plastic substrate is also disclosed. The primer layer is manufactured by using the primer-forming composition. | 2009-03-12 |
20090066912 | Progressive Power Lens and Manufacturing Method Therefor - A progressive power lens in which distortion aberration is restricted and a manufacturing method therefore are provided. | 2009-03-12 |
20090066913 | PRESBYOPIA CORRECTION USING PATIENT DATA - Methods, devices, and systems establish an optical surface shape that mitigates or treats presbyopia in a particular patient. The combination of distance vision and near vision in a patient can be improved, often based on input patient parameters such as pupil size, residual accommodation, and power need. Iterative optimization may generate a customized corrective optical shape for the patient. | 2009-03-12 |
20090066914 | Method of Centering an Ophthalmic Lens on a Rimless Frame - A method of centering a target ophthalmic lens presenting a known shape on a target rimless frame, includes identifying the pupillary point on the presentation lens of a presentation frame identical to the target frame, measuring the pupillary height and the pupillary half-distances of the pupillary points, identifying the optical frame of reference of the target lens, transferring the pupillary height and the pupillary half-distances onto the target lens, and deducing the centering position of the target lens. For the presentation lens presenting an outline different from the outline that the target lens will have after edging, the measurements on the presentation lens are taken in a frame of reference associated with the presentation lens, and the position of the target lens is deduced in a frame of reference associated with the target frame. | 2009-03-12 |
20090066915 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING SPHERE AND CYLINDER COMPONENTS OF SUBJECTIVE REFRACTION USING OBJECTIVE WAVEFRONT MEASUREMENT - An apparatus for determining spherical and cylinder components of subjective refraction of a patient's vision includes a wavefront measurement device that can produce a measure of quality of vision in a return beam from the patient's eye viewing a target through a corrective test lens in the apparatus. The corrective lenses may be varied and a plurality of measurements of quality of vision may be obtained and analyzed to determine the spherical and cylinder components. Accordingly, the eye examiner may conduct a refraction examination without a subjective response from the patient. | 2009-03-12 |
20090066916 | SCANNING LASER PROJECTOR WITH REDUCED LASER POWER INCIDENT ON THE RETINA - A scanning laser projector projects multiple laser beams. The multiple laser beams have angular offsets relative to each other to separate the spots created by the laser beams on a projection surface. The angular offsets are set based on the desired spacing between the spots. Parameters within a video processing path are set to allow different pixel data to be simultaneously processed for each of the projected laser beams. | 2009-03-12 |
20090066917 | MICRO LENS ARRAY UNIT AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PROJECTION DEVICE USING SAME - An exemplary MLA unit for use in a projection device is disclosed. The projection device includes an LCD panel. The LCD panel includes a number of pixels each having an opening. The MLA unit includes a first MLA, and a second MLA. The first MLA includes a number of first micro lenses each configured for focusing incident light into the opening of a respective pixel of the LCD panel. The second MLA includes a number of second micro lenses each aligned with a respective first micro lens of the first MLA so as to form a micro lens system. The second MLA is movable so as to change the effective focal length of the lens systems. | 2009-03-12 |
20090066918 | PROJECTOR - A projector includes a case, a separating plate, an electronic component system, a light source device and a blocking device. The case has a space defined therein. The separating plate is arranged in the case to divide the space into a first space and a second space. The electronic component system is arranged in the first space. The light source device for emitting light is arranged in the second space. The blocking device has a blocking plate which is arranged adjacent to the separating plate and controlled to be located from a first position and a second position. When the blocking plate is located at the first position, air flows from the first space into the second space. When the blocking plate is located at the second position, air in the second space is prevented from entering into the first space. | 2009-03-12 |
20090066919 | PROJECTION OPTICAL SYSTEM AND IMAGE DISPLAYING APPARATUS - Disclosed is a projection optical system including a projection surface configured such that an image conjugate to an object is projected, plural optical elements having a refractive power, and a deflecting element having no refractive power configured to deflect an optical path of a light beam and to pass the light beam having a deflected optical path between the plural optical elements, wherein a normal line of the projection surface at a center of the projection surface does not pass through the plural optical elements or between the plural optical elements. | 2009-03-12 |
20090066920 | PROJECTION TYPE IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - A projection type image display device includes a reflector | 2009-03-12 |
20090066921 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A MARKER ON A SUBSTRATE, LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A method of producing a marker on a substrate includes projecting a patterned beam on a layer of resist disposed on a substrate in a lithographic apparatus to create a latent marker; and locally heating the substrate at the marker location in the lithographic apparatus to transform the latent marker into a detectable marker. | 2009-03-12 |
20090066922 | Exposure method and apparatus, maintenance method and device manufacturing method - An exposure method includes holding a substrate held by a substrate holder on a substrate stage moving on an image plane side of a projection optical system; forming an immersion area the image plane side of the projection optical system by using a liquid supplied from a liquid supplying mechanism; and exposing a substrate by exposure light via the projection optical system and the immersion area. During a period when exposure of the substrate is not performed, an upper portion of the substrate holder is cleaned by moving the substrate stage relative to the immersion area, and an upper portion of a measuring stage is cleaned by moving the measuring stage relative to the immersion area. A cleaning liquid can be used as a liquid for forming the immersion area during cleaning. High-resolution immersion exposure is performed at a high throughput by suppressing entering of foreign materials into the liquid. | 2009-03-12 |
20090066923 | Exposure apparatus and device manufacturing method - An exposure apparatus which prevents damages due to leaked out liquid from expanding and can maintain exposure accuracy and measuring accuracy. The exposure apparatus includes a first stage which is movable relative to the projection optical system, a second stage which is movable relative to the projection optical system, and a liquid immersion system that is capable of forming a liquid immersion region of a liquid under the projection optical system. The first and second stages are moved in a state in which a first overhang portion provided at the first stage and a second overhang portion provided at the second stage are brought close to or in contact with each other, such that the liquid immersion region is moved from one of upper surfaces of the first and second overhang portions to the other of the upper surfaces of the first and second overhang portions. | 2009-03-12 |
20090066924 | Lithographic apparatus, device manufacturing method, and use of a radiation collector - A lithographic apparatus, comprising a collector being constructed to receive radiation from a radiation source and transmit radiation to an illumination system, wherein the collector is provided with at least one fluid duct, the apparatus including a temperature conditioner to thermally condition the collector utilizing the fluid duct of the collector, the temperature conditioner being configured to feed a first fluid to the fluid duct during a first period, and to feed a second fluid to the fluid duct during at least a second period. | 2009-03-12 |
20090066925 | MEASUREMENT APPARATUS, EXPOSURE APPARATUS, AND DEVICE FABRICATION METHOD - The present invention provides a measurement apparatus comprising a first polarization control unit configured to control a polarization state of light which enters an optical system to be measured to at least two different polarization states, a wavefront splitting unit which is inserted between the first polarization control unit and the optical system, a second polarization control unit which is inserted between the optical system and an image sensor, includes a phase plate, and is configured to control the polarization state of the light, and a processing unit configured to calculate the optical characteristics of the optical system, based on a plurality of interference patterns sequentially sensed by the image sensor by rotating the phase plate. | 2009-03-12 |
20090066926 | IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND APPARATUS - An acousto-optic cell is used in a method and device for patterning a workpiece, for exposing a radiation sensitive layer on a workpiece such as a mask or a device substrate. The acousto-optic cell includes an array of transducers. The transducers may supply columns of ultrasound to the cell. They may produce a two dimensional modulation pattern within the cell. Electromagnetic radiation is modulated by the cell and related to a workpiece. The modulation of the cell may modulate the amplitude and/or phase of the electromagnetic radiation. In some embodiments, adjoining columns of ultrasound may be positioned so that portions of the electromagnetic radiation partially overlap and interfere, after they are modulated. | 2009-03-12 |
20090066927 | EXPOSURE APPARATUS, EXPOSURE METHOD, AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - An exposure apparatus comprises an illumination optical system configured to illuminate an original with exposure light from an exposure light source, a projection optical system configured to project a pattern of the original onto a substrate, and a measuring unit configured to measure a relative position between the original and the substrate via the projection optical system using the exposure light as measurement light. The exposure apparatus exposes the substrate using the exposure light with a plurality of wavelengths or a broadband wavelength upon aligning the original and the substrate based on the measurement result obtained by the measuring unit, and the measuring unit switches a wavelength of the exposure light as the measurement light to a specific wavelength or a narrow-band wavelength in measuring the relative position between the original and the substrate. | 2009-03-12 |
20090066928 | ALIGNMENT APPARATUS, EXPOSURE APPARATUS, AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD USING EXPOSURE APPARATUS - An alignment apparatus includes driving means having a movable element and a stator, a measurement unit which measures a position of a moving member moved by the driving means using measurement light, and a discharging unit to discharge gas existing in an optical path of the measurement light. The discharging unit is provided to the stator. | 2009-03-12 |
20090066929 | Creation of a Range Image - The most difficult problem in the creation of a range image with stereo cameras ( | 2009-03-12 |
20090066930 | MEASUREMENT SYSTEM - A measurement system | 2009-03-12 |
20090066931 | Distance measurement method, medium, and apparatus for measuring distance between the distance measurement apparatus and target object - A distance measurement method, medium, and apparatus for measuring a distance between the distance measurement apparatus and a target object are provided. The distance measurement method comprises counting pulses of a clock pulse signal having a low frequency during a period from when an optical pulse signal is applied to a target object by a distance measurement apparatus to when the optical pulse signal reflected from the target object is received by the distance measurement apparatus, counting pulses of the clock pulse signal during a period from when the optical pulse signal is received by the distance measurement apparatus to when the received optical pulse signal and the clock pulse signal correspond to each other, and calculating a distance between the distance measurement apparatus and the target object using the counting results. Accordingly, the distance can be measured with high accuracy using the optical pulse signal and the clock pulse signal, thereby reducing costs and power consumption. | 2009-03-12 |
20090066932 | ABSOLUTE DISTANCE METER THAT MEASURES A MOVING RETROREFLECTOR - A laser device and method capable of one or more dimensional absolute distance measurements and/or surface scanning and/or coordinate measurements of a moving external retroreflector or other moving target surfaces without using an incremental interferometer. | 2009-03-12 |
20090066933 | SURFACE INSPECTION APPARATUS AND SURFACE INSPECTION METHOD FOR STRAINED SILICON WAFER - An image pickup device disposed in a predetermined position relative to a surface of a strained silicon wafer photographs the surface of the strained silicon wafer in a plurality of rotation angle positions on photographing conditions under which bright lines appearing on the surface of the strained silicon wafer can be photographed, in an environment where a light source device illuminates the surface of the strained silicon wafer which is rotating. A composite image in a predetermined angle position is generated from surface images of the strained silicon wafer in a plurality of rotation angle positions obtained by the image pickup device. | 2009-03-12 |
20090066934 | OPTICAL DEVICES FOR BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL DETECTION - A biological and chemical detection system is provided that detects and identifies biological and/or chemical particulates of interest. The biological and chemical detection system comprises a collector, a first optical device, a second optical device and a processor. The collector is configured to deposit particulates drawn from a fluid stream onto a sample substrate to define a sample area. The first optical device derives first data relative to at least a portion of the sample area, which is analyzed to determine at least one field of view and/or specific target location. The second optical device then interrogates the sample area at each determined target location, e.g., using Raman spectroscopy, to produce interrogation data. The processor determines whether the sample area includes predetermined biological or chemical particulates of interest based upon an analysis of the interrogation data and triggers an event such as an alarm or message if the predetermined biological or chemical particulates of interest are identified. | 2009-03-12 |
20090066935 | OPTICAL SHEET AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present invention provides an optical sheet that excels in a light convergence function or a light diffusion function, has excellent brightness increase ratio in the desired angular direction, in particular the front surface direction, and greatly inhibits the side lobe, and a method for manufacturing such an optical sheet with good efficiency and high accuracy. The optical sheet has a substrate that has a first surface having formed thereon a peak-valley portion that converges and scatters light and an optical adjustment portion that differs in an optical property from the substrate. A plurality of the optical adjustment portions are formed at least in part of a non-passage portion for the light in the substrate in the case where a parallel beam falls from the first surface in a direction normal to a surface located opposite the first surface. | 2009-03-12 |
20090066936 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) HYDRODYNAMIC FOCUSING USING A MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE - A microfluidic device comprises inlets for a sample flow and an out-of-plane focusing sheath flow, and a curved channel section configured to receive the sample flow and out-of-plane focusing sheath and to provide hydrodynamic focusing of the sample flow in an out-of-plane direction, the out-of-plane direction being normal to a plane including the curved channel. | 2009-03-12 |
20090066937 | Method of Measuring the Differential Group Delay of an Optical Fiber Connection - Apparatus for measuring the differential group delay τ | 2009-03-12 |
20090066938 | METHOD USING CONCENTRATOR FOR MEASURING LUMINOUS FLUX OF LED - The present invention relates to the technical field of measuring light source, specifically, to the method for measuring the luminous flux of LED. In the present invention, a reflecting cup is used as a collector of the luminous flux of LED. The collector has two sectional openings in the direction perpendicular to the symmetric axis thereof, which are positioned in the front and in the rear respectively, one of them positioned at the bottom end of the collector and having a smaller radius is used to input the light emitted by LED to be measured, the other positioned in the front end of the collector and having a larger radius is used to output the light to the detector placed in this position. Specifically, LED is fixed at the bottom end of the collector with a fixture, the light emitted by LED is directed toward the large opening of the collector, and the photometer is fixed closely at the large opening of the collector to receive light signals. LED is driven with a constant current power supply, and the total luminous flux emitted by LED is concentrated by the collector, collected and measured by the detector, then corrected by using a calibrating coefficient, in order to achieve the numerical readings of the value of the total luminous flux. The method of the present invention is simple and has a high measuring accuracy. | 2009-03-12 |
20090066939 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION OF DEFECTS IN TURBINE ENGINE BLADES - A method for automatically identifying defects in turbine engine blades is provided. The method comprises acquiring one or more radiographic images corresponding to one or more turbine engine blades and identifying one or more regions of interest from the one or more radiographic images. The method then comprises extracting one or more geometric features based on the one or more regions of interest and analyzing the one or more geometric features to identify one or more defects in the turbine engine blades. | 2009-03-12 |
20090066940 | SURFACE INSPECTION METHOD AND SURFACE INSPECTION APPARATUS - A surface inspection apparatus capable of acquiring scattered light intensity distribution information for each scattering azimuth angle, and detecting foreign matters and defects with high sensitivity. A concave mirror for condensation and another concave mirror for image formation are used to cope with a broad cubic angle. Since mirrors for condensation and image formation are used, a support for clamping the periphery of a lens is unnecessary, and an effective aperture area does not decrease. A plurality of azimuth-wise detection optical systems is disposed and reflected light at all azimuths can be detected by burying the entire periphery without calling for specific lens polishing. A light signal unification unit sums digital data from a particular system corresponding to a scattering azimuth designated in advance in the systems for improving an S/N ratio. | 2009-03-12 |
20090066941 | METHOD FOR DETECTING PARTICLES AND DEFECTS AND INSPECTION EQUIPMENT THEREOF - A method and equipment which includes an illustrated-spot illumination-distribution data table for storing an illumination distribution within an illustrated spot and which calculates a coordinate position for a particle or a defect and the diameter of the particle on the basis of detection light intensity data about the particle or defect and the illustrated-spot illumination-distribution data table. Thus, even when the illumination distribution within the illustrated spot based on an actual illumination optical system is not a Gaussian distribution, the calculation of the particle diameter of the detected particle or defect and the calculation of a coordinate position on the surface of an object to be inspected can be attained with an increased accuracy. | 2009-03-12 |
20090066942 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EVALUATING AN OBJECT THAT HAS A REPETITIVE PATTERN - A method and system for evaluating an object that has a repetitive pattern. Illumination optics of an optical unit are adapted to scan a spot of radiation over a repetitive pattern that includes multiple regularly repeating structural elements that are optically distinguishable from their background, generating a diffraction pattern that includes multiple diffraction lobes. Collection optics are adapted to focus radiation from the repetitive pattern onto a detector. The focused radiation includes a single diffraction lobe while not including other diffraction lobes. A grey field detector generates detection signals, responsive to the focused collected radiation. The optical unit is adapted to maintain, at a detection surface of the grew field detector, a radiation pattern that includes a first radiation pattern component resulting from the repetitive pattern and a second radiation pattern component resulting from a defect; wherein the first radiation pattern component is stronger than the second radiation component. | 2009-03-12 |
20090066943 | Apparatus And Method For Inspecting Pattern - A method and apparatus for inspecting defects includes emitting an ultraviolet light from an ultraviolet light source, illuminating a specimen with the ultraviolet light in which a polarization condition of the ultraviolet light is controlled, controlling a polarization condition of light reflected from the specimen which is illuminated by the polarization condition controlled ultraviolet light, detecting the light reflected from the specimen, processing the detected light so as to detect defects, and outputting information about the defects. The ultraviolet light source is disposed in a clean environment supplied with clean gas and separated from outside. | 2009-03-12 |
20090066944 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING A DEFECT IN A FINNISH RING OF A GLASS - A device and method for detecting a defect in a finish ring of a glass article are described. The actual position of the finish ring is measured and enables a photographic device to be accurately positioned in relation to the finish ring, whereby the optical axis of the photographic device passes through the center of the finish ring. A sample of the finish ring is made and processed via an analyzing device configured so as to automatically detect an optical signature of the defect. | 2009-03-12 |
20090066945 | HOLDING APPARATUS FOR SPECTRUM MEASUREMENT - A holding apparatus ( | 2009-03-12 |
20090066946 | ARRAYS OF NANO STRUCTURES FOR SURFACE-ENHANCED RAMAN SCATTERING - Disclosed herein is a SERS sensing surface device comprising a substrate supporting a plurality of nano structures, an exposed sensing surface upon the nano structures, wherein said surface includes at least one active SERS nano surface and at least one inactive SERS nano surface established in proximity to the active SERS nano. Also disclosed are methods for forming the array device, systems based on the array device, as well as methods for performing SERS with the array device. | 2009-03-12 |
20090066947 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTERACTIVE HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGE SUBTRACTION - Disclosed is a method of obtaining a spectral image of each of a plurality of predetermined chemical species in a sample, comprising: (a) illuminating the sample with a first plurality of photons to produce a second plurality of photons; (b) collecting the second plurality of photons and producing a plurality of images of the sample therefrom, each of said images comprising a frame consisting essentially of a plurality of pixels; (c) for each of the predetermined chemical species, identifying at least one wavelength range at which the chemical specie exhibits a unique absorption of radiation; (d) identifying at least one wavelength range at which none of the predetermined chemical species exhibits an absorption of radiation; (e) in each of the image frames, identifying which of the pixels do not contain any of the predetermined chemical species; (f) in each of the image frames, identifying which of the pixels contain only a first the predetermined chemical species; (g) repeating the previous step for each of the predetermined chemical species; (h) in each of the image frames, identifying which of the pixels contain more than one of the predetermined chemical species; (i) for each pixel that contains more than one of the predetermined chemical species, separating the contribution of each predetermined chemical species; and (j) composing separate spectral images of each of the predetermined chemical species in the sample. Also disclosed are apparati for performing these methods, comprising: (a) an illumination source for illuminating the sample with a first plurality of photons to form a second plurality of photons; (b) an optical device for receiving and directing the second plurality of photons to an imaging device; (c) an imaging device for forming a plurality of images of the sample; and (d) a processor in communication with the imaging device. | 2009-03-12 |
20090066948 | Compact Terahertz Spectrometer Using Optical Beam Recycling and Heterodyne Detection - Compact terahertz spectrometer. The spectrometer includes an optical beam both for generating terahertz radiation for interaction with the sample and for use in a detector. A DC heterodyne detector uses a DC field-induced second harmonic wave at a sensor plasma to serve as a local oscillator. The spectrometer has a bandwidth orders of magnitude larger than conventional THz spectrometers. | 2009-03-12 |
20090066949 | MEASUREMENT METHOD AND MEASUREMENT APPARATUS - A measurement method of measuring a spectroscopic characteristic inside of a scattering medium includes | 2009-03-12 |
20090066950 | SAMPLE TABLE FOR A FOOD ANALYZING DEVICE - Disclosed is a sample table for a food analyzing device used for analyzing a food sample. Said sample table includes a sample holder ( | 2009-03-12 |
20090066951 | Method for Evaluating an Optical Imaging Process - A method includes calculating destructive interference conditions between two linearly s-polarized waves and between two linearly p-polarized waves, respectively, in dependence on varying parameters of the s- and p-polarized waves, representing the destructive interference conditions in a diagram, setting an optical radiation field to be used in the optical imaging process, and comparing the optical radiation field with the diagram. | 2009-03-12 |
20090066952 | APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR ELECTRO MAGNETIC FIELD MEASUREMENTS AND AUTOMATIC ANALYSES OF PHASE MODULATED OPTICAL SIGNALS FROM ELECTROOPTIC DEVICES - An apparatus, for measuring an electric field while minimally perturbing the electric field being measured, includes an analyzing stage and a sensor head. The sensor head is optically coupled to the analyzing stage by a laser probe beam transmitted from the analyzing stage. The sensor head includes an electro optic crystal disposed between two gradient index lenses, where the first gradient index lens emits a laser beam transmitted from the analyzing stage to the sensor head, where the electric field is applied and where, the electro optic crystal transforms the laser beam probe into a phase modulated laser beam. The second gradient index lens transmits the phase modulated laser beam back to the analyzing stage, where polarization optics and a photodetector convert the phase modulated laser beam into an electrical signal representing field strength and phase of the electric field. | 2009-03-12 |
20090066953 | SPECTROSCOPIC ELLIPSOMETER AND FILM THICKNESS MEASURING APPARATUS - In a spectroscopic ellipsometer, reflected light reflected on a measurement surface of a substrate is divided into a first polarized light being a linearly polarized component and a second polarized light being a linearly polarized component in a polarization direction perpendicular to the first polarized light, by an analyzer. A polarization state at each wavelength of the reflected light is measured with the first polarized light, and the size and shape of the irradiation region on the measurement surface are detected with the second polarized light. In the spectroscopic ellipsometer, detection of the size and shape of the irradiation region is performed with the second polarized light not used in measurement of the polarization state, out of the reflected light. Therefore, it is possible to detect the size and shape of the irradiation region with high accuracy with highly maintaining the measurement accuracy of the polarization state. | 2009-03-12 |
20090066954 | Detector configurations for optical metrology - An apparatus is disclosed for obtaining ellipsometric measurements from a sample. A probe beam is focused onto the sample to create a spread of angles of incidence. The beam is passed through a quarter waveplate retarder and a polarizer. The reflected beam is measured by a detector. In one preferred embodiment, the detector includes eight radially arranged segments, each segment generating an output which represents an integration of multiple angle of incidence. A processor manipulates the output from the various segments to derive ellipsometric information. | 2009-03-12 |
20090066955 | Device and method for determining an optical property of a mask - A coordinate measuring machine ( | 2009-03-12 |
20090066956 | Method and apparatus for enhancing the accuracy of CRDS measurements - A method and apparatus for enhancing the accuracy of spectroscopic measurements using a cavity ringdown spectrometer (CRDS) is provided. A first aspect of the invention consists of a novel algorithm for the processing of ring-down data that significantly reduces the amplitude of an exponential fitting artifact, and thereby gives a better estimate of the actual loss. The primary cause of the artifact is the presence of an unwanted backwards-traveling wave that counter-propagates within the ringdown cavity. Scattering due to small imperfections at the cavity mirrors produces this wave and its intensity may be minimized by adjustment of the mirror positions during cavity construction. A second aspect of the invention consists of an apparatus for measuring the backscattered wave within a cavity to allow such cavity mirror adjustments to be made. | 2009-03-12 |
20090066957 | Method and Apparatus for Sensing a Target Substance by Analysing Time Series of Said Target Substance - This invention is concerned with apparatus, methods and computer program code for sensing a target substance using one or more very high sensitivity optical sensors such as sensors employing evanescent waves and/or cavity ring-down techniques. The methods and apparatus we describe are particularly useful in reducing false alarm rates. | 2009-03-12 |
20090066958 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING THE TOTAL OXYGEN CONTENT AND/OR THE TOTAL CARBON CONTENT IN AMMONIA - The invention relates to a process for determining the total oxygen content and the total carbon content in ammonia, in which ammonia is first split into nitrogen and hydrogen, then the oxygen still present in the ammonia is reacted essentially fully with hydrogen to give water and the carbon still present is reacted essentially fully with hydrogen to give methane. In a next step, the water content and the methane content in the gas are determined. Finally, the total oxygen content is determined from the water content and the total carbon content from the methane content. The invention further relates to an apparatus for performing the process, which comprises a cracker for splitting the ammonia and for converting the oxygen- and/or carbon-comprising compounds, and at least one cavity ring-down spectrometer for detecting the water content and/or carbon content. The cracker and the at least one spectrometer, and also all devices and connecting lines between the cracker and the spectrometer, are surrounded by an inert gas. | 2009-03-12 |
20090066959 | Apparatus and Method for Estimating a Property of a Fluid in a Wellbore Using Photonic Crystals - A method, system and an apparatus for estimating a property of a fluid in a wellbore are disclosed. In one aspect, the fluid may be exposed to light and light reflected by or passed through the fluid may be separated into a plurality of channels by a plurality of photonic crystals, each providing light corresponding to particular center wavelength. In another aspect, the light may be passed through a plurality of photonic crystals to provide light centered about one or more wavelengths. The fluid then may be exposed to the light output from the photonic crystals. Light detected from the fluid corresponding to each center wavelength is processed to estimate the parameter of interest. | 2009-03-12 |
20090066960 | Luminescence Imagining Installation and Method - A luminescence imaging installation is disclosed comprising a lightproof enclosure containing: a support receiving a sample to be imaged; a detector detecting a luminescence image from the sample to be imaged; and a light reflector device reflecting light towards the detector. The light reflector device surrounds the support at least in part and presents at least two portions that are inclined relative to each other, each reflecting light towards the detector. | 2009-03-12 |
20090066961 | Spectral Measuring System - A measuring system for photoelectrically scanning measurement points of a measurement object includes a lighting channel ( | 2009-03-12 |
20090066962 | SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE SENSOR AND BIOCHIP - The present invention relates to a surface plasmon resonance sensor which has a first dielectric layer, a metal layer disposed on the first dielectric layer, and a second dielectric layer covering the metal layer. The surface plasmon resonance sensor includes: a sensor main body provided with an opening for exposing a part of a surface of the metal layer on a side facing the second dielectric layer, and for allowing a measurement sample to be brought into contact with this surface; a light source for introducing a beam into the metal layer from one end of the metal layer in a longitudinal direction of the metal layer; and a detection unit detecting a beam emitted from the other end of the metal layer, has high sensitivity in measurement, is downsized, and is usable in a simple manner. | 2009-03-12 |
20090066963 | ULTRAFAST MICROSCOPY OF SURFACE ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS - System(s) and method(s) to probe electromagnetic fields at the surface of a solid-state material are provided. The technique combines ultrafast (e.g., less than 10 fs) optical excitation and electron microscopy to generate electronic excitations and image the ensuing electromagnetic fields with nanometer-scale spatial resolution and femtosecond time-scale resolution. In addition, time-of-flight energy analysis facilitates imaging of relaxation a generated electronic excitation. The dynamics of the electromagnetic fields can be probed interferometrically through generation of multi-frame imaging, with inter-frame frequency of the order of a few hundreds of attoseconds, of interference patterns among an electric field associated with an excitation in a sample or device and the electromagnetic field of a probe pulse coherent with an excitation pulse. Quality assurance of nanoscopic devices based on plasmonic, photonic, electronic, spintronic operation can be analyzed with spectroscopy provided in the subject innovation. | 2009-03-12 |
20090066964 | DISPLACEMENT SENSOR BASED ON PHOTONIC CRYSTAL WAVEGUIDES - A displacement sensor comprising at least one pair of co-planar photonic crystal waveguide (PCWG) sections aligned along or parallel to a common axis and separated by a gap, one PCWG section of a pair operative to perform a displacement relative to the other section of the pair. In some embodiments, the sensor is linear, comprising two PCWG sections separated by a gap that forms a cross PCWG, the displacement sensing performed preferrably differentially between two edges of the cross PCWG. In other embodiments, the sensor includes Mach Zehnder Interferometer (MZI) configurations with gaps between fixed and moving PCWG sections. Displacement induced changes in the gap widths are reflected in changes in an output parameter of the MZI. | 2009-03-12 |
20090066965 | High power broadband superluminescent diode - A superluminescent diode according the present invention employs a unoform AlGaInAs quantum well on an InP substrate, emitting in a range of 1100 to 1800 nm. The favorable conduction band: valence band offset ratio of this material system enables superluminescent diodes which simultaneously provide high power and large optical bandwidth. A recent reduction to practice of the present invention simultaneously demonstrates output power exceeding 100 mW and bandwidth exceeding 100 nm. A preferred embodiment of this invention uses multiple uniform AlGaInAs quantum wells with two confined quantum states and energetic separation in a range of 100-130 nm. An alternate preferred embodiment uses non-uniform wells, with each well having two confined quantum states. The present invention is particularly useful in time domain and spectral domain optical coherence tomography systems, providing increased resolution and tissue penetration for in-vivo imaging. | 2009-03-12 |
20090066966 | Method and device for contactless level and interface detection - Method and apparatus for determining the thickness of material layers of a container-held ( | 2009-03-12 |
20090066967 | Method of measuring micro-structure, micro-structure measurement apparatus, and micro-structure analytical system - This invention provides a method and an apparatus of measuring a micro-structure, capable of evaluating a geometry of a micro-structure formed typically on the surface of a semiconductor substrate, in a non-destructive, easy, precise and quantitative manner. A reflection spectrum of a sample having a known dimension of a target micro-geometry is measured (A | 2009-03-12 |
20090066968 | Method and apparatus for performing three-dimensional measurement - A control processing unit simultaneously drives cameras to produce images of a measuring object, the control processing unit searches corresponding point on a comparative image produced by one of the cameras for a representative point in a reference image produced by the other camera, and the control processing unit computes a three-dimensional coordinate corresponding to a coordinate using the coordinate of each point correlated by the search. The control processing unit also obtains a shift amount at the corresponding point specified by the search to an epipolar line specified based on a coordinate of a representative point on the reference image side or a parameter indicating a relationship between the cameras, and the control processing unit supplies the shift amount as an evaluation value indicating accuracy of three-dimensional measurement along with three-dimensional measurement result. | 2009-03-12 |
20090066969 | HEIGHT POSITION DETECTOR FOR WORK HELD ON CHUCK TABLE - A height position detector for detecting the height position of an upper surface of a work held on a chuck table, including: an annular spot forming part by which a spot of a laser beam oscillated by a laser beam oscillator is formed into an annular shape; a beam splitter by which the laser beam with the spot formed into the annular shape is guided into a first path; a light condenser by which the laser beam guided into the first path is condensed so as to irradiate the work held on the chuck table therewith; a conical mirror disposed in a second path into which the laser beam reflected by the work is split by the beam splitter, the conical mirror converting the reflected light with the annular spot shape into a linear spot shape; a position detector for detecting the position of the reflected light converted into the linear spot shape by the conical mirror; and a controller by which the height position of the upper surface of the work held on the chuck table is determined based on the position of the reflected light detected by the position detector. | 2009-03-12 |
20090066970 | Arrangement and method for improving the measurement accuracy in the nm range for optical systems - A method and a device for improving the measurement accuracy in the nm range for optical systems are disclosed. The object is provided with a plurality of structures oriented in the X and Y-coordinate direction. The light beam coming from at least one light source defines an optical illumination path. | 2009-03-12 |
20090066971 | Characterization of a Printed Droplet - Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for characterizing the quality of a printed droplet(s) produced by a printer. The analysis of the printed droplet(s) is performed by applying image processing and computational geometric techniques. A report generated from that analysis enables the determination of characteristics of the device that produced the printed droplets. | 2009-03-12 |
20090066972 | Printer having dedicated coded data channel - A printer for printing an interface of visible data and machine-readable coded data onto a surface is provided. The printer has a processor for receiving document data which includes identity data indicative of at least one identity associated with the interface and generating visible and coded data using the document data, and a printhead having a visible ink channel dedicated for printing the visible data and an infrared ink channel exclusively dedicated for printing the coded data. | 2009-03-12 |
20090066973 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING A HIGHLIGHT COLOR PRINT JOB - A computer implemented method is provided for printing a highlight color print job in a system including a local printing system with a computer. The computer communicates with multiple client printing systems by way of a network. The method includes determining, with the computer, that the highlight color print job cannot be processed at the local printing system because a selected highlight colorant is unavailable. Information from one of the multiple client printing systems indicating that the one of the multiple client printing systems is qualified to successfully process the highlight color print job within a selected time interval is obtained. The highlight color print job is then forwarded to the one of the multiple client printing systems qualified to successfully process the highlight color print job within the selected time interval. | 2009-03-12 |
20090066974 | SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING COMPUTER-BASED OPERATIONS - A system for performing computer-based operations is disclosed. The system includes a printer for printing visible information and coded data tags on a surface substantially simultaneously. Each coded data tag encodes a region identifier for uniquely identifying a description of a region on the surface, and a position in the region. The description associates at least one instruction with one or more positions in the region. The system further includes a sensor for sensing at least one coded data tag and for generating a signal indicative of the sensed coded data tag. A computer system receives the signal, determines the region identifier and the position, relates the position to the at least one instruction using the description, and executes the at least one instruction. | 2009-03-12 |
20090066975 | System For Printing A Coded Interface - A system including a sensing device and a printer is disclosed. The sensing device and the printer are in communication with each other. The sensing device is for sensing first coded data included in a first interface disposed on a first surface. The printer is configured to receive, from the sensing device, data representative of the sensed first coded data, to send data based on the received data to a computer system, to receive response data from the computer system, the response data being derived by the computer system from the data sent to the computer system and identifying a unique identity of a second interface, to generate the second interface based at least partially on the response data, the second interface comprising second coded data encoding the unique identity of the second interface, and to print the second interface onto a second surface. | 2009-03-12 |
20090066976 | PRINTING APPARATUS - A printing apparatus free from contamination of dust into a coated layer is provided. A printing apparatus of this application includes a first ejecting head and a printing head. The first ejecting head is located on a leading side in a moving direction D of the printing head. Since electric charge is removed from an object to be printed and dust is removed therefrom, by blowing an electric charge-removing gas through the first ejecting head before an ink lands on the object to be printed, dust does not contaminate a coated layer. In addition, since a suction hole is arranged between an ejecting hole and a nozzle zone, a stream of the electric charge-removing gas is not formed in the nozzle zone, and thus a meniscus of nozzles is not disturbed. | 2009-03-12 |
20090066977 | INFORMATION INPUT/OUTPUT METHOD USING DOT PATTERN - It is an object of the present invention to provide an information input/output method that is capable of imparting different functions to dots of a dot pattern displayed on a printed matter, thereby, at the time of providing information from the dot pattern, recognizing directivity and speedily providing information and that is capable of checking an error relative to a dot layout state, and further, that is capable of enhancing security. Therefore, according to the present invention, the information input/output method is provided, and includes: defining as a block a rectangular area of a square or a rectangle, of a medium face such as a printed matter; while a straight line in a vertical direction and a horizontal direction configuring a frame of the block is defined as a standard grid line, providing a virtual reference grid point by predetermined interval on the reference grid line; laying out a reference grid point dot on a virtual reference grid point; connecting the virtual reference grid points to each other and defining a straight line parallel to the reference grid line as a grid line; defining a cross point between the grid lines as a virtual grid point; generating a dot pattern obtained by laying out one or a plurality of information dots, respectively, having a distance and a direction around the virtual grid point; reading such dot pattern as image information by optical reader means; numerically valuing the dot pattern; and reading and outputting information that corresponds to the numerically valued information from storage means. | 2009-03-12 |
20090066978 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPROVED SPACE FILLING INTERPOLATION - Document processing systems and methods are presented for transforming color image data from an input color space to output color space using space filling interpolation to mitigate loss of color information at the corners of color gamuts. An initial interpolation of the input color space pixel values for each pixel is performed to compute initial output color space pixel values, and these are converted into luminance-chrominance color space pixel values. An adjustment value λ is then computed according to the luminance-chrominance color space pixel values, and final output color space pixel values are computed according to the initial output color space pixel values and the adjustment value λ. | 2009-03-12 |
20090066979 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus for generating image data of a page divided into small areas continuously in a predetermined direction and forming an image based on the image data, includes a detection unit configured to detect a continuous range of the image data having the same image contents in the page, the page including at least one continuous range, a specifying unit configured to specify image data of interest in the continuous range of the image data detected by the detection unit, and a first determination unit configured to determine based on the image data of interest whether the page is a blank sheet. | 2009-03-12 |
20090066980 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME - The numbers of pixels of respective colors of image data are detected. In monochrome printing, a print invalid area with first variable width corresponding to the number of black pixels among the detected numbers of pixels of the respective colors is set in a top portion of the image data. In color printing, a print invalid area with second variable width corresponding to a sum of the detected numbers of pixels of the respective colors in the top portion of the image data. | 2009-03-12 |
20090066981 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING IMAGE, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A position deciding unit decides a correction target position in the image data from a position of a reference pixel in the image data based on size-adjustment proportion and a correcting unit performs correction with respect to the correction target position. A size adjusting unit adjusts a size of the image data by performing sub-scanning direction processing including causing the position deciding unit to sequentially decide positions of a plurality of correction target pixels in one line of pixels along a sub-scanning direction and causing the correcting unit to sequentially perform correction with respect to the correction target positions, and performing main-scanning direction processing including performing the sub-scanning direction processing for all the lines of pixels in the sub-scanning direction. | 2009-03-12 |
20090066982 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The image forming apparatus includes image forming parts, a developing device and a cleaner to clean at least the intermediate transfer material or the transfer device, wherein at the image forming operation starting time, in each image forming part, after starting the charging, the application of the developing bias is started before the top end of the charging portion of the image bearing member surface reaches a developing area in which the image bearing member and the developer bearing member are set against each other, and from among the areas on the image bearing member in which the charging is not yet performed in each image forming part, in case each area having passed the developing area when the developing bias is applied is brought into contact with the intermediate transfer member, the contact area with each area in the intermediate transfer member is controlled without superposing on the intermediate transfer member. | 2009-03-12 |
20090066983 | Image processing device and method - The present invention provides an image processing device and an image processing method, which prevent printing mishaps from occurring in printed matter when a user performs a printing process without knowing an EPS image that has been subjected to JPEG compression is included on a page layout. When an EPS image is detected, a warning is generated to request selection of the next process. For this reason, when interruption of printing is designated, the printing process is interrupted. The use of a warning color or application of an outline may be designated, and a drawing setting may also be performed according to the designation. An output of a warning page is designated, and a setting may also be performed such that a print output is obtained by either extracting a compressed image or by deleting a compressed image. | 2009-03-12 |
20090066984 | DEVICE SETTING APPARATUS, DEVICE SETTING METHOD, INFORMATION ACQUIRING APPARATUS, INFORMATION ACQUIRING METHOD, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND PROGRAM - The present invention provides an easy and automatic setting process for an external device regardless of the type of external device connected. Device information is acquired by a device information acquiring unit | 2009-03-12 |
20090066985 | Email pay-for-print system - Email pay-for-print system that affords users greater flexibility and transparency in billing. In one aspect, the invention comprises at least one mobile computing node, at least one printing node and a server node communicatively coupled with the mobile computing node and the printing node, wherein the server node receives via email a print job from the mobile computing node, transmits to the mobile computing node in response to the print job an email quotation for the print job comprising price information determined based at least in part on a cost analysis of the print job and, after receiving from the mobile computing node an acceptance of the quotation, transmits the print job to the printing node for outputting. | 2009-03-12 |
20090066986 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An MFP includes a printing portion, a print pattern setting portion, a print pattern conversion portion that carries out conversion into a set print pattern for each color composing the image data having undergone a gradation change when printing is carried out at a gradation different from that of input image data, a display portion that displays a preview of the converted image data, and an image processing portion that lets a user give an instruction on whether or not to execute printing of the image data after a preview of the image data is displayed. When no instruction to execute printing is given, the print pattern setting portion causes the display portion to display a plurality of other print patterns different from a print pattern added to the image data to let the user select a desired print pattern out of the plurality of other print patterns. | 2009-03-12 |