12th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 35 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130071029 | Dynamic Multidimensional Barcodes For Information Handling System Service Information - Multi-dimensional barcodes at a product include service identifiers for the product so that an end user with a portable information handling system captures an image of the multi-dimensional barcode and extracts the service identifiers to obtain service information from a service network location. For example, a service identifier embeds a URL that links to a video demonstrating how to assemble the product. As another example, a service identifier links to a service network location and includes a unique identifier so that an end user retrieves warranty or purchase information for the product. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071030 | METHOD FOR GRAPHOLOGY-BASED ASSESSMENT OF PERSONALITY TRAITS OF A SUBJECT USING INFERRED HANDWRITING FEATURES DERIVED FROM THE SUBJECT'S PRESENTATION FEATURES - A method for graphology-based assessment of a subject's personality traits is disclosed which involves graphological analysis of inferred handwriting features that are derived from the subject's presentation features. The method includes: obtaining presentation features of a subject; deriving inferred handwriting features of the subject from the presentation features according to pre-determined rules of correlation between the presentation features and the inferred handwriting features; and then performing graphological analysis on the inferred handwriting features so as to provide an assessment of the subject's personality traits. Presentation features can include a subject's general appearance, attire, body language, facial expression, and/or conversational style, for example. Handwriting features can include zonal sizes, connective forms, the handwriting's pressure, spacing, size, and slant, level of script, primary and secondary variables, and/or overall form level data. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071031 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - The present invention provides an image processing device capable of combining a plurality of contents (e.g. videos) with a story line retained as much as possible, while reducing view's discomfort. The image processing device compares one of the contents, which contains a first partial content and a second partial content subsequent to the first partial content, with another one of the contents, which contains a plurality of consecutive partial contents, so as to detect, as a third partial content, a partial content with the highest similarity value from among the plurality of partial contents, and generates relational information by using the highest similarity value obtained by the first processing unit, the relational information being used for merging the first partial content, the second partial content and the third partial content. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071032 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS,IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Provided is an image processing apparatus including a generation unit configured to generate a background model of a multinomial distribution from an acquired image, and generate a background, and a determination unit configured to determine whether a background with high reliability can be generated from the background model generated by the generation unit. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071033 | Classifier for use in generating a diffuse image - In a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention, an automated, computerized method is provided for processing an image. According to a feature of the present invention, the method comprises the steps of providing an image file depicting an image, in a computer memory, providing a multi-class classifier trained to identify edges in an image relative to computer actions to be taken in respect to the respective edges, determined as a function of illumination effects in the image and utilizing the multi-class classifier to classify edges in the image, for identification of computer actions to be taken in respect to the edges in the image. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071034 | Method and System for Black Bar Identification - Black bars are determined by lines of pixels. Steps include: for each line (or subset), determining standard deviation (or product value) and a difference value, product value being proportional to M·σ, where M is pixel values mean for the line, σ standard deviation of pixel values for the line, and the difference value a difference between the standard deviation (or product) value for the line and the standard deviation (or product) value for one of the lines adjacent to the line, and determining whether any of the lines satisfies the criterion that the difference value for the line exceeds a threshold but the difference value for each other one of the lines to be displayed nearer to a first edge of the image than is the line does not exceed the threshold. Other aspects are a system or device configured (e.g., programmed) to perform any embodiment of the method. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071035 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROGRESSIVE PATTERN MATCHING IN A MOBILE ENVIRONMENT - Methods and apparatus for performing efficient pattern matching in a client-server network are described herein. A communication device acquires an object to be matched. At least one reduced set of features is extracted from the object to be matched and a determination as to whether the object to be matched matches one of a plurality of known objects in a local library stored on the communication device is generated. An indication representing a match of the object is presented if the determination indicates a local match exists in the local library. A match request including the at least one reduced set of features is transmitted for a remote matching determination when the determination indicates that no local match exists in the local library. In accordance with some aspects, a series of one or more match requests may be transmitted for a remote matching determination. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071036 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND IMAGING DEVICE - An image processing device includes an in-plane pattern detector that selects a pixel of interest in a frame image of interest, calculates in-plane correlation index values representing correlations between the pixel of interest and in-plane pixel patterns including the pixel of interest, and selects a most highly correlated pattern as an in-plane addition pattern. A reference pattern detector calculates inter-plane correlation index values representing correlations between the in-plane pixel addition pattern and reference pixel patterns in a reference frame image temporally adjoining the frame of interest, and selects a most highly correlated reference pixel pattern. A pixel adder adds the values of the pixels in the selected in-plane pixel pattern and the selected reference pixel addition pattern to generate a corrected pixel value, thereby achieving high sensitivity and a high signal-to-noise ratio under low illumination, with little loss of resolution. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071037 | GRAPHICAL MENU BUILDER FOR ENCODING APPLICATIONS IN AN IMAGE - The present invention provides a method and apparatus for encoding applications in an image. One embodiment of the method includes forming a first image that encodes information indicative of a map relating one or more pixel patterns to functionality implemented by a processor-based device. The first image is formed so that the processor-based device can decode the information to generate the map. The method also includes forming a second image that includes the pixel pattern(s). The second image is formed so that the processor-based device can detect the pixel pattern(s) and implement the functionality using the map. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071038 | IMAGE DECODING APPARATUS, IMAGE ENCODING APPARATUS, AND METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR IMAGE DECODING AND ENCODING - An encoded bit stream is processed by a lossless decoding unit ( | 2013-03-21 |
20130071039 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An image processing apparatus and a method capable of performing a quantization process or an inverse quantization process more suitable for contents of an image. A lossless decoding unit decodes coded data read from an accumulation buffer at a predetermined timing. A sub macroblock inverse quantization unit obtains a quantization value for each sub macroblock by using a quantization parameter supplied from an inverse quantization unit and returns the same to the inverse quantization unit. The inverse quantization unit inversely quantizes a quantization coefficient obtained by decoding by the lossless decoding unit by using the quantization value for each sub macroblock supplied from the sub macroblock inverse quantization unit. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071040 | High-Quality Upscaling of an Image Sequence - A method, system, and computer-readable storage medium are disclosed for upscaling an image sequence. An upsampled frame is generated based on an original frame in an original image sequence comprising a plurality of frames. A smoothed image sequence is generated based on the original image sequence. A plurality of patches are determined in the upsampled frame. Each patch comprises a subset of image data in the upsampled frame. Locations of a plurality of corresponding patches are determined in a neighboring set of the plurality of frames in the smoothed image sequence. A plurality of high-frequency patches are generated. Each high-frequency patch is based on image data at the locations of the corresponding patches in the original image sequence. The plurality of high-frequency patches are added to the upsampled frame to generate a high-quality upscaled frame. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071041 | High-Quality Denoising of an Image Sequence - A method, system, and computer-readable storage medium are disclosed for denoising an image sequence. A first patch is determined in a first frame in an image sequence comprising a plurality of frames. The first patch comprises a subset of image data in the first frame. Locations of a plurality of corresponding patches are determined in a neighboring set of the plurality of frames. One or more neighboring related patches are determined for each of the plurality of corresponding patches in a same frame as the respective one of the corresponding patches. A denoised first patch is generated by averaging image data in the one or more neighboring related patches in the neighboring set of the plurality of frames. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071042 | IMAGE PROCESSOR, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An apparatus includes an attention region determining unit and a blurring unit. The attention region determining unit is configured to determine an attention region of an image that includes an intended subject of the image. The blurring unit is configured to blur all of the image regions outside of the attention region. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071043 | IMAGE DEFOGGING METHOD AND SYSTEM - Image defogging method and system, the method including: constructing a pixel-based dark channel map of a fogging image; constructing a local area-based dark channel map of the image; acquiring a final dark channel map of the image; acquiring intensity values of R, G, B channels of a pixel having a maximum grey value of all pixels in an area, covered by a brightest area in the local map, in the fogging map, as R, G, B components of an air light value of the image; acquiring a transmission map of the image by using the final map, a maximum value of the components of the air light value, and a defogging parameter; and acquiring intensity values of the channels of pixels in a defogged image by using the transmission map, the air light value, and the intensity values of the R, G, B channels of the pixels in the image. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071044 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus includes a determination unit that determines a type of a provided object, a resolution conversion unit that converts a resolution of the object determined by the determination unit as an image into a resolution of an output image, an object processing unit that performs a spatial frequency processing for the object after the resolution conversion by the resolution conversion unit depending on a ratio between a resolution of the object before the resolution conversion and a resolution of the output image, and a generating unit that generates the output image based on the object subjected to the spatial frequency processing in the object processing unit. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071045 | IMAGE TRANSMITTING APPARATUS, IMAGE RECEIVING APPARATUS, IMAGE TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING SYSTEM, RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDING IMAGE TRANSMITTING PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDING IMAGE RECEIVING PROGRAM - An image transmitting apparatus includes a region detecting unit detecting, in an image, a region of interest matching a predetermined condition; a resolution converting unit selecting, for reducing resolution of the image, an image passed through a low-pass filter as an image outside the detected region of interest and an image not passed through the low-pass filter as an image inside the region of interest; and a transmitting unit transmitting the image with reduced resolution and positional information of the region of interest. An image receiving apparatus includes a resolution restoring unit performing image quality improvement processing on the region of interest obtained from the positional information and included in the image transmitted from the image transmitting apparatus so as to increase resolution in the region of interest; and a combining unit combining the image inside the processed region of interest with the image outside the region of interest. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071046 | Bags Incorporating Recycled Sign Material - Bags incorporating recycled sign material are described. The bags can comprise one or multiple layers, including an optional padding layer. The bags can comprise an advertisement of an entity associated with a manufacturer of the bags, thereby allowing entities to prolong the benefits associated with an advertisement. Contemplated bags can also have multiple functions, including for example, storage, transport, safe keeping, seat cushioning and drying mat. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071047 | PACKAGING FOR STEAMING AND RELATED METHODS - A strainable bag with a hook-and-hook closure can include walls formed of a material having multiple layers of polymer or paper or mixtures thereof, and which can include at least one gusset. The hook-and-hook closure allows for liquids or gases to be vented from the bag, as well as for liquids to be removed from the bag interior. The bag can be formed into a full open mouth configuration for ease of filling and ease of dispensing product. The hook-and-hook closure also allows for an imprecise alignment of the closure track to substantially close the bag around the gusset area. Methods of using and manufacturing a strainable bag with a hook-and-hook closure for preparing various food products are also presented. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071048 | CONTAINER FILLED WITH A LIQUID CONCENTRATE FOR MAKING DIALYSATE - A self standing bag having two side wall sheets and a bottom sheet. To flatten the bag, the bottom sheet is sandwiched between the two side wall sheets and symmetrically folded along a line parallel to its bottom edge, separating the bag into a four-layer part and a two-layer part. In the two-layer part, the bag includes first sloped sealing lines extending between a first two points on the top edges of the side wall sheets and spaced from the vertical side wall edges by a first distance, to a second two points spaced from the vertical edges of the side wall sheets by a second distance less than the first distance. The four-layer part includes second sloped sealing lines extending between the second two points and a third two points on the bottom edges of the side wall sheets. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071049 | BAG FOR STORING AND PREPARING FOOD - A bag for storing and preparing food, includes a bag body including two sheets having edge regions and being sealed together at least partially along a plurality of the edge regions to present edge seals and a bag opening at one end of the bag. Each sheet comprises a composite material including a plastic inside layer suitable for making contact with the food and an outside layer of paper or metal foil. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071050 | FOOD DRAINAGE BAG - The food drainage bag is a flexible drainage bag fabricated from a fine-mesh material having non-stick properties. The bag is utilized to drain excess liquid from frozen or fresh food items. Liquids can be made to drain more quickly from the foods simply gently by squeezing the bag. Alternatively, foods may be allowed to drain naturally if desired. The bag is easily cleaned and may be folded for storage or positioned on a hook to dry when not in use. The interior of the bag may be treated with a non-stick, non-toxic material to further enhance its non-stick properties. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071051 | ASSEMBLY STRUCTURE - An assembly structure includes a sliding element, a relative sliding element and an elastic element. The relative sliding element includes sliding-guided portions disposed at the two sides thereof, and the sliding element includes sliding jacket portions clamped to the two sliding-guided portions of the relative sliding element. The elastic element includes a coil winding portion formed with two ends, and a first swing arm and a second swing arm are respectively disposed on the two ends of the coil winding portion and respectively located in the vicinity of the sliding element and the relative sliding element. The first swing arm is pivoted to the relative sliding element, and the second swing arm is pivoted to the sliding element, so that the deformed portion of the coil winding portion limited by the first and second swing arms can be prevented from rubbing against the sliding element. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071052 | Slide Rail Device - A slide rail device includes a guide rail, a slider slidable along the guide rail, and a pair of cylindrical roller train sets disposed at two opposite sides of the guide rail. Each cylindrical roller train set is disposed between the guide rail and the slider, and has a plurality of cylindrical rollers. Each cylindrical roller has a first roller surface portion and a second roller surface portion that is recessed relative to the first roller surface portion. The first roller surface portions of the cylindrical rollers are in rolling contact with the guide rail and the slider, and the second roller surface portions of the cylindrical rollers are free of contact with the guide rail and the slider. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071053 | Fluid dynamic bearing with non-linear damping - Thus, if a shock or other disturbance to a disc stack spindle bearing assembly occurs that tilts the bearing assembly, the resulting motion is both a tilting, and a motion which is axial. If a shock axially moves the hub assembly, only an axial motion occurs. Thus the system has a non-linear behavior. Pursuant to this invention, when a tilting disturbance occurs, and some of it is dissipated in a net axial movement at a different frequency, energy is subtracted out of the system with motion that is not linearly related to the disturbance was that created it. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071054 | BEARING MEMBER AND FLUID DYNAMIC BEARING DEVICE USING SAME - When a bearing member (bearing sleeve ( | 2013-03-21 |
20130071055 | FLUID-RIDING DEVICE - A fluid-riding seal | 2013-03-21 |
20130071056 | ROLLING BEARING - The present invention provides a rolling bearing capable of suppressing the generation of retainer noise and abnormal vibration by specifying the circumferential width of axial grooves formed on the guide face of an outer ring guide retainer or an inner ring guide retainer. In a rolling bearing | 2013-03-21 |
20130071057 | ELECTRIC WHEEL DRIVE - An electric wheel drive ( | 2013-03-21 |
20130071058 | Optical Modulator and Method for Manufacturing the Same - An optical modulator and a method for manufacturing an optical modulator are provided. The optical modulator includes a first waveguide, a second waveguide, a modulating portion connected between the first waveguide and the second waveguide, the modulating portion being configured to receive an input signal from the first waveguide, to modulate the input signal and to supply a corresponding modulated input signal as an output signal to the second waveguide, wherein the modulating portion includes a semiconductor substrate, one end thereof being coupled to the first waveguide, and a corresponding opposite end thereof being coupled to the second waveguide, a Germanium rib provided on the substrate such that the input signal propagates through the Germanium rib along a longitudinal axis thereof, and a first electrode and a second electrode respectively provided on the substrate, wherein the Germanium rib is provided between the first electrode and the second electrode, and wherein the first electrode and the second electrode are configured to apply an electrical field to the Germanium rib in order to modulate the input signal propagating through the Germanium rib. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071059 | LIGHT CONTROL ELEMENT - Provided is a light control element wherein stable operation at low driving voltage is possible. A light control element comprises a substrate ( | 2013-03-21 |
20130071060 | POLARIZER - A polarizer includes: a substrate; a dielectric layer positioned on the substrate; an optical waveguide positioned in the dielectric layer and for transmitting incident light; and a graphene layer positioned corresponding to the optical waveguide. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071061 | Optical Circuit for Sensing a Biological Entity in a Fluid and Method of Configuring the Same - An optical circuit for sensing a biological entity in a fluid and a method of configuring an optical circuit for sensing a biological entity in a fluid are provided. The optical circuit includes a sensing arrangement including a reference arm having a reference waveguide and a sensing arm having a waveguide; wherein lengths of the reference waveguide and the waveguide are configured in accordance with a temperature dependency reduction criterion. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071062 | PLASMONIC TRANSDUCER WITH REDUCED CROSS SECTION AT MEDIA-READING SURFACE - A plasmonic transducer includes at least two metal elements with a gap therebetween. The metal elements are placed along a plasmon-enhanced, near-field radiation delivery axis. Cross sections of the metal elements in a plane normal to the delivery axis vary in shape along the delivery axis. The metal elements have a reduced cross section portion at a media-facing surface oriented normal to the delivery axis. A dielectric material surrounds the reduced cross section portion of the plasmonic transducer at the media-facing surface, and reduces deformation of the metal elements proximate the media-facing surface at elevated temperatures. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071063 | OPTICAL CONNECTOR - An optical connector includes: a holding member that holds an optical transmission line; a lens member that has a lens; a concavo-convex structure provided between the holding member and the lens member; and a moving member that moves the concavo-convex structure between a first state where a protrusion and a recess of the concavo-convex structure are engaged with each other and a second state where a gap is formed between the protrusion and the recess. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071064 | DEVICE FOR CONVERTING SIGNAL - A device for converting and optionally processing an optical signal comprises an optical cable having an optical-electrical conversion device at one end, the optical-electrical conversion device to convert the optical signal to an electrical signal or an electrical signal into an optical signal; a electrical package to removably receive the optical-electrical conversion device and generate processed signal; and a general circuit board attached to the electrical package and operable to receive the processed signal. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071065 | QUICK RELEASE CONNECTION - Systems and methods are disclosed that include a fiber optic connection with an alignment chamber. In the alignment chamber is a first fiber optic terminal and a second fiber optic terminal coupled to the first fiber optic terminal. In addition, a securing mechanism is placed within the alignment chamber and forces the first fiber optic terminal and second fiber optic terminal together. Also in this embodiment an ejection mechanism is disclosed that ejects the first fiber optic terminal upon the removal of the securing mechanism. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071066 | FIBER CONNECTOR AND ADAPTER - Fiberoptic connector and adapter assembly includes a fiberoptic connector received within an adapter. The connector has a cover on the connector housing. The cover pivots between open and closed positions to expose or cover, respectively, a optical fiber contained within the connector. Longitudinal guides of the connector are received cooperating with longitudinal guides of the adapter to direct the connector into the adapter in a prescribed alignment. A cam pin is carried on the adapter to engage a cam pin receiving slot on the cover to urge the cover to the open position as the connector is inserted into the adapter. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071067 | OPTICAL FIBER ADAPTER WITH SHUTTER MEMBER - An optical fiber adapter according to the present disclosure includes a main body and an elastic shutter member. The main body has an accommodation room defined by a first wall, a second wall, a third wall and a fourth wall, wherein the first wall faces the third wall and connects with the second and fourth walls. An indentation is formed outside the accommodation room and on the third wall. The shutter member includes a fixing portion positioned within the accommodation room and on the third wall, a shutter plate, a connecting portion connecting the fixing portion with the shutter plate, and a hooking portion extending from the connecting portion to hook on to the indentation on the third wall. The shutter plate extends from the connecting portion and into the accommodation room. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071068 | OPTICAL FIBER ADAPTER WITH SHUTTER MEMBER - An optical fiber adapter according to the present disclosure includes a main body and an elastic shutter member. The main body has an accommodation room defined by a first wall, a second wall, a third wall and a fourth wall, wherein the first wall faces the third wall and connects with the second and fourth walls. An indentation is formed within the accommodation room and on the third wall. The shutter member includes two fixing portions positioned within the accommodation room and on the third wall, a shutter plate, a connecting portion connecting the fixing portions with the shutter plate, and a hooking portion positioned within the accommodation room. The hooking portion extends from the connecting portion to hook on to the indentation on the third wall, and the shutter plate extends from the connecting portion and into the accommodation room. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071069 | OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTOR - An optical fiber connector includes optical fibers, a connector body, and positioning members. The optical fibers are received in the respective through holes, and pass through the respective first recesses, the respective separating portions, and the respective second recesses, and aligned with the optical lenses. The three engagement posts of the positioning member are arranged above a through hole and surround a receiving room. The three engagement posts and a separating portion cooperatively retain an optical fiber in the connector body. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071070 | FIELD INSTALLABLE OPTICAL-FIBER CONNECTOR - A field installable optical-fiber connector at least comprises an optical-fiber splice sleeve with a hole for optical-fiber ferrule and an optical-fiber splice member containing-chamber. A first half and a second half of the optical-fiber splice member are placed in the optical-fiber splice member containing-chamber. An optical-fiber ferrule pre-provided with the connecting optical-fiber is inserted in the hole for optical-fiber ferrule. The connecting optical-fiber is butt jointed with a field optical-fiber in an optical-fiber splice groove on the first half. The first half or the second half is provided with a rib which is matched with and protrudes from a locking slot of the optical-fiber splice sleeve. An optical-fiber splice member clamp, which covers the optical-fiber splice sleeve, is provided with a channel comprising an upper part and a lower part parallel with each other. The width of the lower part is larger than that of the upper part. When the optical-fiber splice sleeve is positioned in the upper part, the wall of the channel presses the rib, so that the connecting optical-fiber and the field optical-fiber are kept in the optical-fiber splice groove. The optical-fiber connector can perform a quick field installing and dismounting without external tools. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071071 | Assembling an Optical Transceiver Based on Lead Frame Features - Assembling an optical transceiver. A connector housing for a semiconductor package may be received. The connector housing may include a first alignment feature for assembling the optical transceiver. Additionally, a semiconductor package may be received. The semiconductor package may include a leadframe that has a second alignment feature which is complementary to the first alignment feature. The semiconductor package may be attached to the connector housing to form the optical transceiver by aligning the second alignment feature of the leadframe of the semiconductor package with the first alignment feature of the connector housing. This alignment may operate to align an optical axis a fiber optic transmitter and/or a fiber optic receiver with a corresponding fiber optic connector. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071072 | OPTICAL MODULE INCLUDING A CLAMP - An optical module is provided for mounting in a cage of a host device. The optical module includes at least one optical subassembly (OSA) and a printed circuit board (PCB) supported by a first housing structure. The optical module also includes a latch mechanism, which includes a lever and a latch, as well as a clamp. A pivot pin of the latch is rotatably supported by the first housing structure and the clamp in cooperation. Advantageously, the clamp secures both the OSA and the latch, while providing access to the PCB. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071073 | CRUSH-RESISTANT FIBER OPTIC CABLE - A crush-resistant fiber optic cable is disclosed, wherein the cable includes a plurality of optical fibers. The fibers are generally arranged longitudinally about a central axis, with no strength member arranged along the central axis. A tensile-strength layer surrounds the plurality of optical fibers. A protective cover surrounds the tensile-strength layer and has an outside diameter D | 2013-03-21 |
20130071074 | FIBER-OPTIC CABLE - Fiber-optic cable useful in a borehole is provided, with at least one optical waveguide ( | 2013-03-21 |
20130071075 | ARMORED FIBER OPTIC ASSEMBLIES - Armored fiber optic assemblies and methods are disclosed that include a dielectric armor and at least one bend-resistant multimode optical fiber. The dielectric armor has an armor profile, thereby resembling conventional metal armored cable to the craft. The dielectric armor provides additional crush and impact resistance and the like for the optical fibers and/or fiber optic assembly therein. The dielectric armor is advantageous to the craft since it provides the desired mechanical performance without requiring the time and expense of grounding like conventional metal armored cables. Additionally, the armored fiber optic assemblies can have any suitable flame and/or smoke rating for meeting the requirements of the intended space. The use of at least one bend-resistant multimode optical fiber allows for improved bend performance for the armored fiber optic assemblies, allowing for tighter cable routing as compared to armored fiber optic assemblies having conventional multimode optical fiber. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071076 | Partially Impregnated, Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Strength Member - Fiber bundles ( | 2013-03-21 |
20130071077 | ENDOSCOPE CONNECTOR METHOD AND APPARATUS - An exemplary embodiment providing one or more improvements includes an endoscope connector for connecting any given one of a plurality of working assemblies to an imaging assembly. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071078 | DUAL COATED OPTICAL FIBERS AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME - Dual coated optical fibers and methods for forming dual coated optical fibers are disclosed herein. The dual coated optical fibers include a glass fiber comprising a core region, a cladding region and a dual coating layer surrounding the glass fiber. The dual coating layer includes an inner coating and an outer coating. The inner coating surrounds the glass fiber and includes a first polyimide material. In one embodiment the first polyimide material also includes an adhesion promoter. The outer coating surrounds and is in direct contact with the inner coating and includes a second polyimide material having a decomposition threshold temperature greater than the first polyimide material. The second polyimide material may also have a modulus of elasticity greater than the first polyimide material and a moisture uptake lower than the first polyimide material. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071079 | Optimized Ultra Large Area Optical Fibers - Certain embodiments of the invention may include optimized trench-assisted ultra large area (ULA) optical fibers. According to an example embodiment of the invention, a trench-assisted optical fiber, optimized for microbending and figure-of-merit (FOM) performance is provided. The optical fiber includes a core region having a longitudinal axis, a shelf region surrounding said core region, a cladding region surrounding said shelf region, said core and shelf and cladding regions configured to support and guide the propagation of signal light in a fundamental transverse mode in said core and shelf regions in the direction of said axis, the cladding region including an inner trench and an outer trench. The optical fiber further includes a core effective area (Aeff) of between 135 μm | 2013-03-21 |
20130071080 | Optimized Ultra Large Area Optical Fibers - Certain embodiments of the invention may include optimized trench-assisted ultra large area (ULA) optical fibers. According to an example embodiment of the invention, a trench-assisted optical fiber, optimized for figure-of-merit (FOM) performance is provided. The optical fiber includes a core region having a longitudinal axis, a shelf region surrounding said core region, a cladding region surrounding said shelf region, said core and shelf and cladding regions configured to support and guide the propagation of signal light in a fundamental transverse mode in said core and shelf regions in the direction of said axis. The optical fiber further includes a core effective area (Aeff) of between 135 μm | 2013-03-21 |
20130071081 | Optimized Ultra Large Area Optical Fibers - Certain embodiments of the invention may include optimized trench-assisted ultra large area (ULA) optical fibers. According to an example embodiment of the invention, a trench-assisted optical fiber, optimized for figure-of-merit (FOM) performance, is provided. The optical fiber includes a core region having a longitudinal axis, a shelf region surrounding said core region, a cladding region surrounding said shelf region, said core and shelf and cladding regions configured to support and guide the propagation of signal light in a fundamental transverse mode in said core and shelf regions in the direction of said axis.. The optical fiber further includes a core effective area (Aeff) of between 135 μm | 2013-03-21 |
20130071082 | HIGH BIREFRINGENCE POLARIZATION-MAINTAINING OPTICAL FIBER BASED ON MULTI COMPONENT SILICA GLASS - The polarization maintaining optical fiber, or preform therefore, can be of the panda type with a pedestal based on a multi-component silica glass doped with a thermal-expansion-coefficient-reducing dopant which can counteracts the thermal-expansion-coefficient-increasing side-effect of the refractive index-increasing dopant, such that when the preform is drilled to make the stress member channel in a heterogeneous region having both a pedestal portion and a cladding portion, the thermal expansion coefficients are sufficiently close to manage damage which could otherwise be caused by uneven thermal expansion caused by drilling heat. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071083 | OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE - An optical waveguide includes: a substrate; a first dielectric layer positioned on the substrate; a graphene layer including graphene formed on the first dielectric layer along the lengthwise direction of the substrate and for transmitting incident light through the graphene; and a second dielectric layer positioned on the first dielectric layer and the graphene layer. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071084 | MULTI-PORT ADAPTER BLOCK - An adapter block constructed to mount to more than one mounting configuration of a telecommunications panel. The adapter block including a housing constructed to slide mount to a panel, and pivot mount to a panel from either a front or a rear of the panel. The housing including flexible levers that provide a snap-fit connection to secure the adapter block relative to the panel in each of the mounting configurations. The adapter block providing access to cable terminations of the block in each of the mounting configurations. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071085 | Methods and Systems for Cataloging Text in a Recorded Session - Systems and methods described herein disclose searching the content of a recorded presentation layer protocol session including the steps of storing, a plurality of packets sent to a client device, rendering, by a protocol engine, at least one stored packet in the plurality of stored packets to a local video buffer and analyzing the at least one rendered packet with wherein analyzing includes at least scanning the at least one rendered packet with an optical character recognizer executing on the server. The systems and methods described herein also disclose using the optical character recognizer to generate a word associated with the at least one packet, using a post processing component to generate identification data associated with the generated word associated with the at least one packet, and storing the generated word associated with the at least one packet and storing the identification data associated with the generated word. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071086 | VIDEO IMAGE DATA REPRODUCING APPARATUS - A video image reproducing apparatus reads out sub-content information related to sub-content to be reproduced, from a recording medium, obtains attribute information indicative of the features of the sub-content, on the basis of the sub-content information, and controls each reproduction procedure of the main content and the sub-content on the basis of the attribute information, so that the main content and the sub-content are reproduced in coordination with the features of the sub-content. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071087 | VIDEO MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A system and method for managing video data and metadata associated with the video data is disclosed. In one embodiment, a content management system receives video data and metadata associated with the video data, such as a title, a thumbnail image and a subject matter identifier. Instructions for a media player used to present the video data using a destination site are also generated to simplify distribution of the video data to one or more destination sites. The content management system further enables a user to edit the stored video data to customize placements of advertisements or other data within the video data by identifying one or more cue points in the video data. A data store is coupled to the content management system to store the video data and the metadata associated with the video data. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071088 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING SUMMARY VIDEO - A method and apparatus are provided for displaying a summary video. According to the method, various effects may be automatically determined according to an attribute of a file, and a video may be automatically summarized to have various effects and be displayed. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071089 | CATEGORY CREATING PROGRAM, CATEGORY CREATING APPARATUS, AND CATEGORY CREATING METHOD - A category creating apparatus receives a piece of music, extracts video image information included in the received music, and decomposes the extracted video image information with respect to each characteristic of the extracted video image information. Then, the category creating apparatus creates, with respect to each piece of decomposed video image information, a category representing the characteristic of the piece of video image information. The category creating apparatus extracts, from the video image information in the received music, character information and decomposes the extracted character information into words. The category creating apparatus creates, for each decomposed word, a category associated with the word. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071090 | AUTOMATIC CONTENT RECONGITION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SUPPLEMENTARY CONTENT - Primary digital content played on a media device, such as a television, handheld device, smart phone, computer, or other device, is sampled and data is derived from the sample for identification of the primary digital content. Automatic content recognition is performed to determine the primary digital content. The time of the sample may also be determined. Supplementary digital content is then selected and transmitted to the media device, or to another device, based upon the identified primary digital content. The supplementary digital content may be adapted in layout, type, length, or other manners, based upon the platform and/or configuration of the media device or any other device to which the supplementary digital content is transmitted. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071091 | Hardware-Based, Client-Side, Video Compositing System - A system for video compositing is comprised of a storage device for storing a composite timeline file. A timeline manager reads rendering instructions and compositing instructions from the stored file. A plurality of filter graphs, each receiving one of a plurality of video streams, renders frames therefrom in response to the rendering instructions. 3D hardware is responsive to the rendered frames and the compositing instructions for creating a composite image. A frame scheduler is responsive to the plurality of filter graphs for controlling the frequency at which the 3D hardware creates a new composite image. An output is provided for displaying the composite image. Methods of generating a composite work and methods of generating the timeline file are also disclosed. Because of the rules governing abstracts, this Abstract should not be used to construe the claims. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071092 | RECEIVERS FOR TELEVISION SIGNALS - A receiver for television signals receives and stores television signals encoded at a variable data rate. Time information is generated based on the time of receipt of the signals that defines the duration of the television signals when output in decompressed form at a substantially constant data rate. The received signals are then written to a file on a hard disk in received order together with the time information. The time information of signals stored in the file is monitored and old signals are deleted from the file such that the file stores signals corresponding to a predetermined period of time. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071093 | MAINTAINING VIEWER ACTIVITY INFORMATION OF A RECORDED PROGRAM FOR PROGRAM DELETION DECISIONS - Methods and apparatuses for maintaining viewer activity information of a recorded program for program deletion decisions are provided. Viewer activity information for a recorded program is collected and can be displayed automatically or on request at delete decision time. Viewer activity information can be collected manually or automatically. Program deletion can be manual or automatic based on the viewer activity information. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071094 | CONTENT TRANSMISSION SYSTEM INCLUDING CONTENT RECORDING APPARATUS AND CONTENT PLAYBACK APPARATUS CONNECTED THROUGH WIRELESS TRANSMISSION PATH, CAPABLE OF RECORDING PROGRAM CONTENT AND SIMULTANEOUSLY PLAYING BACK PROGRAM CONTENT IN REAL TIME - A content recording apparatus comprising: an encoding unit for encoding program content at a data rate; a HDD for storing the encoded program content; a wireless transmitting and receiving unit for transmitting the encoded program content to a content playback apparatus; a data rate memory for storing the data rate at which the program content is encoded; and a data rate setting unit for setting the data rate stored in the data rate memory, on the encoding unit. The wireless transmitting and receiving unit receives result information from the content playback apparatus, the result information indicating whether or not the program content transmitted to the content playback apparatus has been correctly played back on the content playback apparatus. The data rate setting unit determines, based on the result information, a data rate at which the program content is encoded, and stores the data rate in the data rate memory. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071095 | VIDEO TRICK MODE MECHANISM - A system and method for video trick mode playback is described, the system and method including a user actuated control operative to slide ( | 2013-03-21 |
20130071096 | Video Server and Controlling Method for Video Server - According to one embodiment, a video server reads a first type of video signal for one screen from a memory address related to a screen based on a clock pulse if first information in order to read the first type of video signal from the memory device with the first predetermined time interval and the clock pulse are received, and reads a second type of video signal for integral multiple screens from the playback controller in order to read the second type of video signal from the memory device with a changing point of the clock pulse level if the second information from the playback controller in order to read the second type of video signal from the memory device with the first predetermined time interval and the clock pulse are received. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071097 | EFFICIENT VIDEO DECODING MIGRATION FOR MULTIPLE GRAPHICS PROCESSOR SYSTEMS - A method for switching decoding and rendering of a digital video stream from a first graphics processing unit (GPU) to a second GPU. The digital video stream is evaluated to determine an amount of time until a next intra-coded frame (I-frame) in the digital video stream. If the amount of time is below a threshold, decoding and rendering of the digital video stream is switched to the second GPU on the next I-frame in the digital video stream and decoding the digital video stream by the first GPU is stopped. If the amount of time is above the threshold, the digital video stream is decoded on both the first GPU and the second GPU, the rendering of the digital video stream is switched to the second GPU, and decoding the digital video stream by the first GPU is stopped. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071098 | Tablet-Style DVD Viewer - Unlike other DVD players that open similarly to a laptop computer where the display face is pivoted up and open from a protected screen mode for a viewing mode, an embodiment of the present invention comprises a DVD player that occupies essentially the same space when in a protected screen mode and when in viewing mode. This may be accomplished by pivoting the display of the DVD player up, rotating it 180 degrees and then pivoting the display down so that the rear face of the display is placed in contact with the top surface of the DVD reader. This viewing angle allows for a minimal use of space while keeping the largest screen viewing area and may be referred to as a tablet or backwards fixed viewing mode. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071099 | INTERCHANGEABLE LENS AND CAMERA SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME - An interchangeable lens includes an image stabilizing unit, a position detector configured to detect a position of the correction lens, and a controller configured to set a movable range of the correction lens, when the interchangeable lens is mounted on a first camera body having a function of correcting at least one of a peripheral brightness and an aberration of a picked-up image according to position information of the correction lens, the controller sets the movable range of the correction lens to a first movable range, and when the interchangeable lens is mounted on a second camera body not having a function of correcting the peripheral brightness or the aberration of the picked-up image according to the position information of the correction lens, the controller sets the movable range of the correction lens to a second movable range that is narrower than the first movable range. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071100 | Hand Held Camera Mount - A hand held camera unit comprises a shoulder assembly and a platform assembly for releasably holding a camera. A connector is provided between the shoulder assembly and the platform assembly, and is movable between a locked position wherein the platform assembly is fixed relative to the shoulder assembly and an unlocked position wherein the platform assembly can be selectively moved relative to the shoulder assembly in the roll axis, the yaw axis and in a fore and aft direction. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071101 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS INCLUDING BAYONET COUPLING SECTION IN LENS BARREL, AND ACCESSORY - An image pickup apparatus which can provide a rotational operation member around a lens barrel formed with a bayonet coupling section without increasing the apparatus size. Three female pawl grooves and three open grooves are formed in a mount base. A first ring member is formed with three male pawl portions for being engaged with the female pawl grooves and open grooves. An operation ring member is rotationally operated, and a second ring member rotates in unison therewith. Photo reflectors detect rotation of the second ring member. A restriction unit restricts rotation of the first ring member when the mount base and the operation ring member are bayonet-coupled. A rotation locking member restricts rotation of the operation ring member and the second ring member with respect to the first ring member in accordance with an operation for releasing rotation restriction of the first ring member. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071102 | EXCHANGEABLE LENS - An exchangeable lens includes: a camera lens mount unit having a mount center point, to which a camera body, with twelve body connector terminals disposed near a camera body mount unit at the camera body, is attached; a holding portion where twelve lens connector terminals, each connected to one of the twelve body connector terminals and each including a contact area to come into contact with one of the body connector terminals, are disposed; an optical system that includes a drive target member which can be driven; and a drive unit that drives the drive target member. A distance setting apart a center of at least one lens connector terminal among the twelve lens connector terminals from the mount center point is different from a distance setting apart a center of at least one other lens connector terminal from the mount center point. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071103 | DUAL POLARIZING HOOD - A polarizing hood including a first polarized filter with the center of the filter removed. Placed forward and in front of the first polarized filter is a second linear polarized filter substantially the size of the hole in the first polarized filter and is held in place by a clear lens. The polarization may be adjusted. In response to light collocated with an objective lens shined through the first polarizing filter, the light become polarized. The reflected polarized light returns through the second polarized filter, and full polarization is accomplished with respect to the viewing camera. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071104 | OPTICAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AND NOISE SUPPRESSION METHOD - A noise suppression method is used in an optical transmission system which includes node equipments transmitting a WDM optical signal. First node equipment drops a first optical signal from the WDM optical signal. The method includes: transmitting a failure signal that specifies the first optical signal from second node equipment to the first node equipment via a first route when the second node equipment arranged on the first route for transmitting the first optical signal to the first node equipment has detected a failure of the first optical signal; transmitting a shutoff signal that specifies the first optical signal from the first node equipment toward the second node equipment via the first route; and shutting off an optical output of a wavelength corresponding to the first optical signal in third node equipment that has relayed the failure signal and has received the shutoff signal. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071105 | High Speed Multi-Mode Fiber Transmissions via Orthogonal Wavefronts - A system is provided for high speed optical fiber data transmission by generating artificial wavefronts along multiple paths exhibiting spatial mutual orthogonality. Multiple independent signal streams are “structured” over a group of different propagation paths that are coherently organized by wavefront multiplexing and de-multiplexing techniques. Therefore, signal streams with enhanced throughput and reliability may be fully recovered at destinations via embedded diagnostic signals and optimization loops. Multiple optical channels are matched with multiple orthogonal wavefronts created by a signal pre-processor. A receiving end signal post-processor dynamically aligns propagation paths via diagnostic signals and orthogonality of the propagation wavefronts electronically. The multiple optical channels are coherently bonded into a single virtual channel, thereby increasing data bandwidth while reducing interference and unwanted multi-path effects. The wavefront multiplexing and de-multiplexing functions may be performed in a dedicated signal processor or may reside in a general-purpose microprocessor located in the user terminal. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071106 | OPTICAL RECEIVER - In an optical receiver, a light receiving element receives the optical packet signals and converts the optical packet signals to electrical signals. A bias voltage supply section supplies bias voltage to the light receiving element. A monitoring section monitors an input level of each optical packet signal or each electrical signal and transmits a monitored value to the bias voltage supply section. In addition, the bias voltage supply section temporarily increases the bias voltage according to magnitude of the monitored value after an end of receiving of each optical packet signal. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071107 | TRANSMITTER FOR WIRELESS OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM USING LIGHT SOURCE - A transmission apparatus of a wireless light communication system using an illumination light source can maximize a rate of data transmission while maintaining a brightness adjusting function of the illumination light source. The transmission apparatus includes a dimming level input unit which receives a dimming level of the illumination light source as an input, a coder which codes original data and outputs the coded data, a dimming coder which checks the dimming level input to the dimming level input unit, generates a symbol-codeword table corresponding to the dimming level, and dimming-codes the data output from the coder, a line coder which converts the data diming-coded by the dimming coder into pulse signals. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071108 | SCHEME FOR REMOTE CONTROL OF THE WAVELENGTH OF A TUNABLE TRANSMITTER IN A SMART TRANSCEIVER - A scheme is described for remote control of the wavelength of a tunable transmitter in a smart SFP transceiver, a smart SFP+ transceiver, a smart XFP transceiver, a smart duplex transceiver, a smart BiDi transceiver, or a smart SWF BiDi transceiver in a communication system using an operating system with OAM and PP functions; an OAM, PP & Payload Processor; a transceiver; an optical spectrum analyzer; a BERT; and an optical link in the field. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071109 | Automatic Gain Control for High-Speed Coherent Optical Receivers - Feed-forward and feedback strategies are used to control local oscillator power and transimpedance amplifier gain in a high-speed coherent optical receiver. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071110 | Providing Optical Power Information from an Optical Receiver to an Optical Transmitter Using a Serial Bus - An optical receiver, within a first device, may receive first configuration information from an optical transmitter, also within the first device. While receiving the first configuration information, the optical receiver may operate according to a clock. Later, the optical receiver may receive optical data from a second device according to the first configuration. While receiving the optical data from the second device, the optical receiver does not operate according to the clock, wherein the optical receiver not operating according to the clock allows the optical receiver to receive the optical data with greater sensitivity. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071111 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING DYNAMIC BANDWIDTH ALLOCATION TO SUPPORT LOW-POWER MODE IN PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORK (PON) - An apparatus and method for managing a dynamic bandwidth allocation to support a low-power mode, in a passive optical network (PON) are provided. The apparatus may include a power saving mode managing unit to manage a power saving mode of at least one optical network unit (ONU), a bandwidth allocation parameter storage unit to store a bandwidth allocation parameter used for a power saving mode, and to maintain the stored bandwidth allocation parameter, and a dynamic bandwidth allocating unit to provide bandwidth allocation information to the at least one ONU, when the stored bandwidth allocation parameter is received. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071112 | Configuration Sub-System for Telecommunication Systems - Certain aspects are directed to a configuration sub-system for telecommunication systems. The configuration sub-system can include a test signal generator, a power measurement device, at least one additional power measurement device, and a controller. The test signal generator can be integrated into components of a telecommunication system. The test signal generator can provide a test signal to a signal path of the telecommunication system. The power measurement device and the additional power measurement device can respectively be integrated into different components of the telecommunication system. The power measurement device and the additional power measurement device can respectively measure the power of the test signal at different measurement points in the signal path. The controller can normalize signals transmitted via the telecommunication system by adjusting a path gain for the signal path based on measurements from the power measurement device and the additional power measurement device. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071113 | OPTICAL TRANSPORT SYSTEM FOR TWO-CARRIER SIGNALS - In one embodiment, the optical transport system has an optical transmitter, an optical receiver, and one or more phase-sensitive amplifiers (PSAs) disposed within an optical link that connects the optical transmitter and receiver. The optical transmitter employs a first nonlinear optical process to generate a two-carrier signal in a manner that makes this signal suitable for phase-sensitive amplification. The PSAs employ a second nonlinear optical process to optically amplify the two-carrier signal in a phase-sensitive manner to counteract the attenuation imposed onto the two-carrier signal by lossy components of the optical link. The optical receiver employs a third nonlinear optical process in a manner that enables the receiver to beneficially use redundancies in the two-carrier signal, e.g., for an SNR gain. The optical transport system can advantageously be implemented to have better noise properties than a comparable conventional system, which enables a commensurate increase in the data-transport capacity. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071114 | FEW MODE OPTICAL FIBERS FOR MODE DIVISION MULTIPLEXING - A few mode optical fiber suitable for use in a mode division multiplexing (MDM) optical transmission system is disclosed. The optical fiber has a graded-index core with a radius R | 2013-03-21 |
20130071115 | FEW MODE OPTICAL FIBERS FOR MODE DIVISION MULTIPLEXING - An optical fiber comprising: (i) a core having a refractive index profile; (ii) an annular cladding surrounding the core; (iii) a primary coating contacting and surrounding the cladding, the primary coating having an in situ modulus of less than 0.35 MPa and an in situ glass transition temperature of less than −35° C.; and (iv) a secondary coating surrounding the primary coating, the secondary coating having an in situ modulus of greater than 1200 MPa; wherein the refractive index profile of said core is constructed to provide an LP11 theoretical cutoff wavelength greater than 2.0 μm and an effective area greater than 110 microns | 2013-03-21 |
20130071116 | VIRTUAL CORE ROUTER AND SWITCH SYSTEMS AND METHODS WITH A HYBRID CONTROL ARCHITECTURE - The present disclosure provides virtual router/switch systems and methods with a domain of optical switches operating as a single, virtualized router using a control plane design combining centralized control of higher layer packet switching functions with distributed control over transport switching functions. The virtual router systems and methods simplify and reduce cost of Internet Protocol (IP) networks by removing the core routers, replacing them with lower cost, high capacity optical switches which are Packet Optical Transport Systems (POTS). The virtual router systems and methods avoids full mesh connectivity of the edge routers and the associated need to maintain routing adjacencies to each of the other edge routers. The virtual router systems and methods include a centralized IP layer management. Further, the virtual router systems and methods include distributed control of the optical layers. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071117 | Encoding & Processing of Signaling Messages for ODU SMP - Methods and nodes are disclosed for the support of traffic protection and recovery in mesh networks having multiple nodes communicating via communication links. The problem of timely and reliable Shared Mesh Protection message delivery is addressed through creation of protocols and encoding of Shared Mesh Protection messages within an overhead of the optical data unit container, and by processing the Shared Mesh Protection messages by intermediate nodes of the mesh network. Thus, the Shared Mesh Protection messages are transmitted through the data plane with the transmission of user data. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071118 | COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK APPARATUS AND LINE CODING METHOD - Methods and apparatus for line coding in a communications network are described. According to one embodiment of the invention, downstream communications traffic bits are received and mapped into downstream bit positions of a transmission structure. A pre-selected bit in each upstream bit positions of the transmission structure is provided to form a downstream transmission structure. A downstream optical signal carrying the downstream transmission structure is generated for transmission. Upstream communications traffic bits are also received and mapped into the upstream bit positions of the transmission structure to form an upstream transmission structure. An upstream optical signal carrying the upstream transmission structure is generated for transmission. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071119 | COMMUNICATION THROUGH PRE-DISPERSION-COMPENSATED PHASE-CONJUGATED OPTICAL VARIANTS - An apparatus comprises an optical transmitter that comprises a processor and at least one optical modulator. The processor is configured to generate electronic representations of at least two pre-dispersion-compensated phase-conjugated optical variants carrying a same modulated payload data for transmission. The at least one optical modulator is configured to modulate the electronic representations, wherein an amount of dispersion induced on the pre-dispersion-compensated phase-conjugated optical variants depends on an accumulated dispersion (AD) of a transmission link through which the pre-dispersion-compensated phase-conjugated optical variants are to be transmitted. The amount of dispersion induced on the phase-conjugated optical variants may be approximately −AD/2, where AD is the accumulated dispersion of the transmission link. The pre-dispersion-compensated phase-conjugated optical variants are different from one another in one or more dimensions such as the polarization of light, the time of transmission, the spatial localization, the optical carrier wavelength, or the subcarrier frequency during transmission. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071120 | DIGITIZER FOR USE IN AN OVERLAY SYSTEM WITH DIGITAL OPTICAL TRANSMITTER FOR DIGITIZED NARROWCAST SIGNALS - Methods and apparatuses are provided to digitize an analog multi-channel RF narrowcast signal in an overlay system by dividing the signal into a plurality of subband signals and digitizing each subband signal using practical A/D converters. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071121 | WAVELENGTH-DIVISION MULTIPLEXING FOR USE IN MULTI-CHIP SYSTEMS - Embodiments of a system that includes an array of chip modules (CMs) is described. In this system, a given CM in the array includes a semiconductor die that is configured to communicate data signals with one or more adjacent CMs through electromagnetic proximity communication using proximity connectors. Note that the proximity connectors are proximate to a surface of the semiconductor die. Moreover, the given CM is configured to communicate optical signals with other CMs through an optical signal path using optical communication, and the optical signals are encoded using wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM). | 2013-03-21 |
20130071122 | OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, OPTICAL RECEIVER, OPTICAL TRANSPONDER, WAVELENGTH MULTIPLEXING OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, WAVELENGTH MULTIPLEXING RECEIVING DEVICE, AND WAVELENGTH MULTIPLEXING OPTICAL TRANSPONDER - To reduce PAPR in an optical OFDM communication system, light is phase-modulated by a base-band OFDM signal which is the output of a transmission signal processing unit | 2013-03-21 |
20130071123 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING LASING WAVELENGTH OF TUNABLE LASER, AND A WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXED-PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORK HAVING THE SAME - The present invention discloses a device and method for controlling a lasing wavelength of a tunable laser, and a wavelength division multiplexed-passive optical network having the same. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071124 | Coherent Optical Receivers For Colorless Reception - One coherent optical receiver includes a 3×3 coupler for receiving a signal and a local oscillator into a first and a third input port respectively, and three detectors for detecting a respective output of the coupler to generate corresponding first, second and third detected signals. A detected signal is filtered by an Alternating Current (AC) coupler to generate a respective first, second or third filtered signal. An adder adds the first, the second and the third filtered signals to determine a directly detected signal term. A first subtractor subtracts the directly detected signal term from the first filtered signal to determine an in-phase signal. A second subtractor subtracts the directly detected signal term from the third filtered signal to determine a quadrature signal. A digital signal processor processes the in-phase signal and the quadrature signal to recover the optical signal. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071125 | Communicating Between an Optical Receiver and an Optical Transmitter Using a Serial Bus - An optical receiver, within a first device, may receive first configuration information from an optical transmitter, also within the first device. While receiving the first configuration information, the optical receiver may operate according to a clock. Later, the optical receiver may receive optical data from a second device according to the first configuration. While receiving the optical data from the second device, the optical receiver does not operate according to the clock, wherein the optical receiver not operating according to the clock allows the optical receiver to receive the optical data with greater sensitivity. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071126 | BIDIRECTIONAL OPTICAL TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING DEVICE - Disclosed is a bidirectional light transmitting and receiving device which includes a first conductive plate; a second conductive plate; at least one first lead pin which penetrates the first conductive plate and includes a first conductor and a first dielectric surrounding the first conductor; at least one second lead pin which penetrates the second conductive plate and includes a second conductor and a second dielectric surrounding the second conductor; a light receiving unit which is connected with the at least one first lead pin; and a light transmitting unit which is connected with the at least one second lead pin, wherein the first conductive plate is electrically isolated from the second conductive plate. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071127 | Two way burst mode digital optical cable communication system - A digital burst mode communication system operates at a fixed wavelength for transmission and reception of burst mode signals using a pair of transceivers and a single optical cable. The stray noise level in the system is significantly reduced by use of angled plate absorbers that receive scattered transmission burst signal from a 45 degree partially reflecting mirror. Isolation of received burst signal from transmitted burst signal is increased to better than 30 dB. The system operates by sending only data bits across the single optical cable without scrambling or encoding preambles, significantly improving the efficiency of high speed communication. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071128 | Opto-electronic circuits and techniques - A hybrid circuit for producing optical signals in response to electrical energizing signals, including: a tilted charge light-emitting device having an electrical input port and an optical output port, the device having an optical output response which is a function of input frequency; and an input interface circuit coupled with the electrical input port of the device, and having a transfer function substantially proportional to an inverse of the optical output response of the device; whereby application of the electrical energizing signals to the input interface circuit is operative to produce optical signals from the output optical port of the device. The input interface circuit includes a passive RLC circuit having a transfer function characterized by a region of increasing amplitude versus frequency. | 2013-03-21 |