20th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 23 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090122026 | MOBILE TERMINAL - A mobile terminal having an input device that performs inputting in a tactile manner is disclosed. A touch screen of a first region and touch buttons of a second region are implemented by a single touch sheet without having ouch sensing units. Thus, manufacturing, assembling and handling can be facilitated. | 2009-05-14 |
20090122027 | Touch Panel Display System with Illumination and Detection Provided from a Single Edge - A touch panel that has a front surface, a rear surface, a plurality of edges and an interior volume. An energy source is positioned in proximity to a first edge of the touch panel and is configured to emit energy that is propagated within the interior volume of the touch panel. A diffusing reflector is positioned in proximity to the front surface of the touch panel for diffusively reflecting at least a portion of the energy that escapes from the interior volume. At least one detector is positioned in proximity to the first edge of the touch panel and is configured to detect intensity levels of the energy that is diffusively reflected across the front surface of the touch panel. Preferably, two detectors are spaced apart from each other in proximity to the first edge of the touch panel, to allow calculation of touch locations using simple triangulation techniques. | 2009-05-14 |
20090122028 | Method For Determining The Location Of Impacts By Acoustic Imaging - A method for determining the location of an impact on a surface ( | 2009-05-14 |
20090122029 | Stylus pen - An improved stylus pen is disclosed, which comprises a body; a pen support part which is engaged to an upper side of the body and includes a support body having a holding groove at its one side, and a stopper support part which is spaced apart from an inner wall of the support body and has a stopper engaging groove in its inner surface; and a pen part which passes through the interior of the pen support part and includes a pen body formed at its one side and having a stopper engaged by means of the stopper engaging groove, and a head part which is engaged to an upper side of the pen body and has a tip. | 2009-05-14 |
20090122030 | DISPLAY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING POINTED POSITION - A plurality of infrared-light-emitting areas are displayed in a display screen of a liquid crystal display apparatus in a method that allows each of the infrared-light-emitting areas to be distinguished. Then, an image in a direction of a pointed position is captured by an operating device. Further, a predetermined number of infrared-light-emitting areas are selected from the infrared-light-emitting areas included in thus captured image. Based on a result of distinguishing each of the selected infrared-light-emitting areas and a position of each of the selected infrared-light-emitting areas, a pointed position on the display screen is calculated. This makes it possible to properly detect the pointed position on the display screen pointed by the operating device, regardless of a distance between the operating device and the display apparatus. | 2009-05-14 |
20090122031 | SCROLL DEVICE AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - A scroll device and a scroll method are provided. The scroll device includes a scroll button installed and partially projected on the case frame of an apparatus, the scroll button being able to move in forward and backward directions by manipulation, a sensing means for detecting the movement of the scroll button and a control unit for scrolling displayed information on a display unit of the apparatus in predetermined direction corresponding to the detecting signal of the sensing means. | 2009-05-14 |
20090122032 | HAND-HELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH MULTIPLE INPUT MODE THUMBWHEEL - A thumbwheel input device oriented on an incline and comprising a wheel such that a first input is generated by rotation of the wheel about its axis, and a holder also having an axis of rotation and a portion thereon to receive the wheel whereby a second input is generated by rotation of the holder about the second axis. | 2009-05-14 |
20090122033 | Circuit Board and Liquid Crystal Display Comprising the Same - Provided are a circuit board that stores Extended Display Identification Data (EDID) information provided externally and a liquid crystal display (LCD) comprising the same. The liquid crystal display comprises a circuit board and a liquid crystal panel. The circuit board comprises a first connector which receives an externally provided video signal, a second connector which receives an externally provided EDID signal, a memory coupled to the second connector that receives and stores the EDID signal, and a timing controller which receives the video signal from the first connector and generates a video data voltage by using the EDID signal. The liquid crystal panel responds to the video data voltage and displays a video image. | 2009-05-14 |
20090122034 | Display device, and driving apparatus and driving method thereof - In a display device, a first frame of input image signals is received by a signal controller, stored in a memory, and applied to rows of pixels while a gate driver scans a gate-on voltage to a gate line in a first mode to select a row of pixels, one row at a time. When a gate driver controller detects that a second frame of image signals is being received by the signal controller, the gate driver controller halts the operation of the gate driver until the second frame of input image signals has all been received by the signal controller and until a scan start signal is detected by the gate driver controller. | 2009-05-14 |
20090122035 | DRIVING DEVICE, ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A driving device for driving an electro-optical device includes an outputting section that divides original image signal into and outputs a number of signal portions. The number corresponds to a number of groups of data lines. An assigning section assigns the signal portions to the data lines of corresponding group. A changing section determines an order that the signal portions are to be supplied to the data lines of the corresponding group and changes the order. A correcting section corrects the signal portions to reduce a difference in brightness in the display area generated by the changed order of the signal portions. A supplying section supplies the corrected signal portions to the data lines in accordance with the changed order. | 2009-05-14 |
20090122036 | CONTROLLER AND DRIVER FEATURES FOR BI-STABLE DISPLAY - An interference modulator (Imod) incorporates anti-reflection coatings and/or microfabricated supplemental lighting sources. An efficient drive scheme is provided for matrix addressed arrays of IMods or other micromechanical devices. An improved color scheme provides greater flexibility. Electronic hardware can be field reconfigured to accommodate different display formats and/or application functions. An IMod's electromechanical behavior can be decoupled from its optical behavior. An improved actuation means is provided, some one of which may be hidden from view. An IMod or IMod array is fabricated and used in conjunction with a MEMS switch or switch array. An IMod can be used for optical switching and modulation. Some IMods incorporate 2-D and 3-D photonic structures. A variety of applications for the modulation of light are discussed. A MEMS manufacturing and packaging approach is provided based on a continuous web fed process. IMods can be used as test structures for the evaluation of residual stress in deposited materials. | 2009-05-14 |
20090122037 | Plasma display panel and method of driving the same - There is provided a method of driving a plasma display panel (PDP) capable of reducing an address period. The method of driving a PDP includes supplying scan signals to scan lines and supplying data signals to address electrodes. Each of the scan lines includes a scan pulse, and each of the data signals includes a data pulse. Each of the data signals is synchronized with one of the scan signals. The data pulse of the each of the data signals precedes the scan pulse of the synchronized scan signal. | 2009-05-14 |
20090122038 | SEMICONDUCTOR CIRCUIT - A semiconductor circuit with the reduced scale of circuitry and a semiconductor integrated circuit chip which is obtained by integrating the semiconductor circuit and enables chip size reduction are provided. For this purpose, a two-decode method is used. The method uses: a pre-decode circuit comprising a first decoder of the preceding stage which decodes an arbitrary bit of an address signal of eight bits and a second decoder of the preceding stage which decodes the remaining bits; level conversion circuits which shift the output of the pre-decode circuit; and post-decode circuits which decode the decode outputs of the decoders in the pre-decode circuit, level-converted through the level conversion circuits. | 2009-05-14 |
20090122039 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE PROVIDED WITH THE SAME - In a display apparatus having an active matrix substrate, a counter substrate provided so as to be opposed to a pixel array region of the active matrix substrate, and a display medium provided in a gap between the active matrix substrate and the counter substrate, an optical sensor ( | 2009-05-14 |
20090122040 | DRIVE DEVICE AND DRIVE METHOD - A first generation section ( | 2009-05-14 |
20090122041 | PLASMA DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL - In displaying a predetermined image on a plasma display panel, occurrence of an initializing bright point can be suppressed to reduce the maximum voltage in an all-cell initializing operation, light emission in the all-cell initializing operation is suppressed to reduce the black luminance, and the contrast is sharpened. In driving the plasma display panel, one field period includes a plurality of subfields having a setup period for causing initializing discharge in discharge cells, an address period, and a sustain period. One field period includes at least one subfield for applying ramp waveform voltage increasing in the setup period to the scan electrodes. The maximum voltage of the ramp waveform voltage can be varied. When a predetermined image establishing a previously determined condition is displayed, the ramp waveform voltage is generated whose maximum voltage is smaller than when an image other than the predetermined image is displayed, and a positive voltage is applied to the data electrodes at least while the ramp waveform voltage having the smaller maximum voltage is applied to the scan electrodes. | 2009-05-14 |
20090122042 | PLASMA DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DRIVING PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL - One field period includes a plurality of subfields each having an initialization period in which a gradually descending sloping waveform voltage is applied to a scan electrode, a writing period in which a negative scan pulse voltage is applied to the scan electrode, and a sustain period. A sloping waveform voltage is generated by switching a minimum voltage in the sloping waveform voltage between a first voltage and a second voltage that has a lower voltage value than that of the first voltage. The ratio in one field period of a subfield in which an initialization is carried out by the sloping waveform voltage whose minimum voltage is the second voltage is increased when a temperature of the plasma display panel is determined to be low as compared with when the temperature is determined to be not low. | 2009-05-14 |
20090122043 | SYSTEMS FOR DISPLAYING IMAGES - A system for displaying images is provided. The system comprises a reference voltage source, a digital-to-analog converter, a multiplier and a buffer. The reference voltage source outputs a voltage signal, wherein the magnitude of the voltage signal is 1/N of a driving voltage. The digital-to-analog converter converts the voltage signal to a first voltage. The multiplier receives and multiplies the first voltage by N to output the driving voltage. The buffer receives the driving voltage to drive a data line. | 2009-05-14 |
20090122044 | CIRCUIT PROVIDING COMMON VOLTAGE FOR PANEL OF DISPLAY - A circuit providing a common voltage for a panel of a display includes a first operational amplifier, a second operational amplifier, a third operational amplifier, a capacitor and a switch circuit. The first operational amplifier outputs a first voltage. The second operational amplifier is powered by the first voltage and receives a polarity signal to output a second voltage. The third operational amplifier outputs a third voltage. The capacitor has a first end coupled to an output of the second operational amplifier and a second end coupled to an output of the third operational amplifier. The switch circuit couples the second end of the capacitor to the panel during a normal operation of the display, and couples one of a high constant voltage and a low constant voltage to the panel during a power saving operation of the display. | 2009-05-14 |
20090122045 | Power Source Display Apparatus, Power Source Display Method, and Electronic Apparatus - According to one embodiment, a power source display apparatus is provided with a main power source switch, a power source display module, an Illumination performing decorative illumination display when lighted up, a setting module for setting whether or not the illumination should be caused to conduct decorative illumination display, and a control module being lit up only one of the power source display module and the illumination according to set state of the setting module when the main power source switch is in the on-state. | 2009-05-14 |
20090122046 | Display apparatus, display-apparatus driving method and electronic instrument - Disclosed herein is a display apparatus including: a pixel array section including pixel circuits laid out to form a matrix as pixel circuits each having an electro optical device, a signal writing transistor, a device driving transistor, and a storage capacitor; a power-supply scan circuit; a signal outputting circuit; and a write scan circuit. | 2009-05-14 |
20090122047 | Display apparatus, driving method for display apparatus and electronic apparatus - The present invention provides a display apparatus, includes: a pixel array section including a plurality of scanning lines disposed in rows, a plurality of signal lines disposed in columns, and a plurality of pixels arranged in rows and columns at places at which the scanning lines and the signal lines intersect with each other; and a driving section configured to drive the pixels through the scanning lines and the signal lines; the driving section carrying out block-sequential driving wherein the scanning lines are grouped for each predetermined number to form blocks and the pixels disposed in rows and columns are sequentially driven in a unit of a block and line-sequential driving wherein the scanning lines are scanned in each of the blocks to sequentially drive the pixels in a unit of a row. | 2009-05-14 |
20090122048 | DISPLAY DRIVE DEVICE - A display drive device includes a low-voltage circuit section driven by a first power supply potential and a high-voltage circuit section driven by a second power supply potential higher than the first power supply potential. The display drive device further includes a voltage supply circuit for supplying a third power supply potential different from the first and second power supply potentials, a common power supply line for connecting the third power supply potential to each of a plurality of output terminals, an output selection switch circuit for temporarily switching between display data output via the high-voltage circuit section to each output terminal, and the common power supply line, during a predetermined period, and a display data determining circuit for generating a control signal for controlling the output selection switch circuit. Thereby, the common power supply line is temporarily selected and controlled without signal collision when display data is switched. | 2009-05-14 |
20090122049 | Display Device and Controlling Method Thereof - A conventional setting voltage was a value with an estimated margin of a characteristic change of a light emitting element. Therefore, a voltage between the source and drain of a driver transistor V | 2009-05-14 |
20090122050 | COOLING APPARATUS OF PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL AND METHOD FOR STABILIZING PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL - A cooling apparatus of a plasma display panel and a method for stabilizing the PDP to minimize the residual image on the display are disclosed. In particular, the present invention minimizes the residual image that is generated due to the degeneration of phosphors caused by a high voltage and a high temperature. | 2009-05-14 |
20090122051 | Plasma display device and driving method thereof - The plasma display device includes a plurality of discharge cells, a controller, and a driver. The controller is configured to divide one frame into a plurality of subfields each having a weight value, determine a sustain number allocated to one frame according to a screen load ratio calculated based on video signals inputted for a duration of a frame, allocate the sustain number allocated for one frame to the subfields, and set a minimum sustain number allowed at each screen load ratio and a target sustain number at each screen load ratio. The driver is configured to apply sustain pulses of as many as the sustain number allocated to each subfield to the discharge cells in each subfield. Whenever a first screen load ratio of a current frame is smaller than a second screen load ratio of a previous frame coming right before the current frame, the controller determines a starting point according to a sustain number of the previous frame and the sustain number of the first screen load ratio, and gradually increases the sustain number of the first screen load ratio from the starting point to the target sustain number of the first screen load ratio through subsequent frames. | 2009-05-14 |
20090122052 | Overdrive apparatus for advancing the response time of a liquid crystal display - An overdrive apparatus for advancing the response time of a liquid crystal display (LCD) is disclosed, comprising a overdrive table, a memory storage, and a determining device, wherein the overdrive table is used for saving a plurality of overdrive-voltage values, the memory storage is used for saving a first frame, the determining device receives a first pixel, which is corresponding with a second pixel of the first frame, wherein the determining device can select an overdrive-voltage value from the overdrive table according to the first pixel and the second pixel, wherein the memory storage is provided within a first chipset, which comprises a first active face and a plurality of first bond pads provided on the first active face; the determining device is provided within a second chipset, which comprises a second active face and a plurality of second bond pads provided on the second active face, wherein the first chipset and the second chipset are stacked with each other, and the second bond pads are electrically connected to the first bond pads. | 2009-05-14 |
20090122053 | Display apparatus, driving method for display apparatus and electronic apparatus - A plurality of scanning periods are combined to form a composite period (2H). Within the first period of the front half, threshold value (Vth) correction is carried out all at once, and within the second period of the latter half, signal (Vsig) writing operation is carried out. High speed writing can be carried out even where the scanning period is shortened. | 2009-05-14 |
20090122054 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DRIVING LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - An apparatus for driving a liquid crystal display device, and which includes an image analyzer configured to compare a pattern of input image data with a plurality of stored patterns of image data, to determine a stored pattern of image data from the plurality of stored patterns of image data that is most similar to the pattern of the input image data, and to output a pattern analysis signal indicating the determined stored pattern, and a dithering unit connected to the image analyzer and configured to select a dithering pattern based on the output pattern analysis signal, to dither the input image data based on the selected dithering pattern, and to output a dither-processed image data. | 2009-05-14 |
20090122055 | DRIVING CIRCUIT FOR DISPLAY DEVICE, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A driving circuit of display device includes digital/current converting (DCC) circuits one for each data line. The DCC circuit operates to charge a capacitor with a reference current according to a supplied signal from a shift register. The DCC circuit stores a current value of the reference current and outputs it to a data line via a switching element that has been turned on by a digital image data signal (H) of a single line supplied from a line latch. The output value of each DCC circuit is reset one after another in every select scan period in which an OFF signal is sent to all the data lines. In this way, the reset of the output value and the output of the image data signal can be successively carried out within one frame period, enabling the data to be applied to the pixel circuit with the DCC circuits provided one for each data line. This simplifies the driving circuit that drives the pixel circuits provided with an electro-optic element and disposed in a matrix. | 2009-05-14 |
20090122056 | DRIVE APPARATUS WITH IMPROVED TESTING PROPERTIES - Embodiments of the present invention relate to a drive electronics for driving a display with a matrix | 2009-05-14 |
20090122057 | METHOD FOR INCREASING SPEED IN VIRTUAL THREE DIMENSIONAL APPLICATION - A method for increasing speed in virtual 3D application is applied to a game console, which includes a processor and is used for outputting scan lines of a frame. The method includes the steps of: providing registers corresponding to the scan lines; and interrupting the processor in a vertical blank period. The step of interrupting includes: calculating 3D operating parameters corresponding to the scan lines according to an operation provided to the game console by a user; storing the 3D operating parameters into the registers; and calculating outputted scan lines according to the scan lines and the corresponding 3D operating parameters. Since the registers respectively corresponding to the scan lines are provided, the number of times of interrupting the processor can be decreased and the efficiency can be greatly increased. | 2009-05-14 |
20090122058 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING THREE DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS - Embodiments of the invention are directed to improved systems and methods for three dimensional (3D) image reconstruction. The systems and methods are directed to extracting, digitally reconstructing and optionally tracking 3D objects from multiple two dimensional (2D) video camera sources. The systems and methods are directed to reconstructing a 3D scene via 2D cameras and then re-projecting this data back onto 2D surfaces. This system and method can greatly simplify the image processing required to analyze the 3D model by moving the analysis techniques back into the 2D domain. | 2009-05-14 |
20090122059 | PART IDENTIFICATION IMAGE GENERATION DEVICE, PART IDENTIFICATION IMAGE GENERATION METHOD, PART IDENTIFICATION IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, PART IDENTIFICATION IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A disclosed part identification image generation device includes a model management unit that manages a 3D model; a model region calculation unit that projects the shape of the 3D model and computes model region information; a part region calculation unit that projects the shape of a part of the 3D model and computes part region information; an image data processing unit that clips an image of the 3D model from a projection image of the 3D model to generate an entire model image, clips an image of the part from the projection image of the 3D model to generate a part highlight image, and computes part positional information; a part resolution ratio calculation unit that calculates part resolution ratio; and an image data management unit that manages the entire model image, the part highlight image, the part positional information, and the part resolution ratio as part catalog image data. | 2009-05-14 |
20090122060 | Bone Segmentation - A method of automatically identifying bone components in a medical image data set of voxels, the method comprising:
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20090122061 | SEISMIC DATA PROCESSING - A suite of processes and tools for preprocessing data prior to seismic interpretation including: voxel connectivity mapping, seismic response reduction, voxel suppression and voxel density. Voxel connectivity is used to assist with removing insignificant data. Seismic response reduction is used to reduce the seismic response of a given reflector to a lobe, such as a main lobe. Voxel suppression assists with highlighting and enhancing lithologic boundaries to aid in human and computer-aided interpretation. Voxel density scores the local significance of data trends within a volume, such as a 3-D seismic volume, to assist with the enhancement of these trends. | 2009-05-14 |
20090122062 | Translating Renderman Shading Language Code - The present disclosure includes, among other things, systems, methods and program products for translating RenderMan shading language code. | 2009-05-14 |
20090122063 | Computer Graphics Methods and Systems Using Quasi-Monte Carlo Methodology - A computer graphics system generates a pixel value for a pixel in an image, the pixel value being representative of a point in a scene as recorded on an image plane of a simulated camera, the computer graphics system comprising a sample point generator and a function evaluator. The sample point generator is configured to generate a set of sample points, at least one sample point being generated using at least one dependent sample comprising at least one element of a low-discrepancy sequence offset by at least one element of another low-discrepancy sequence. The function evaluator is configured to generate at least one value representing an evaluation of a selection function at one of the sample points, the value generated by the function evaluator corresponding to the pixel value. | 2009-05-14 |
20090122064 | EFFICIENT TILE-BASED RASTERIZATION - An apparatus and method for rasterizing a primitive in a graphics system is disclosed in one example of the invention as including scanning a first row of tiles, one tile at a time, starting from a first point and scanning in a first direction. Immediately after scanning the first row of tiles, the method includes moving from the first point to a second point in an orthogonal direction relative to the first row. Immediately after moving from the first point to the second point, the method includes scanning a second row of tiles, one tile at a time, starting from the second point and scanning in the first direction. By scanning rows in the same direction immediately prior to and after moving from one row to another, cache utilization is improved. | 2009-05-14 |
20090122065 | NETWORK RATING VISUALIZATION - In one example embodiment, a system and method is shown as including identifying a context set data defining a context within which a person resides. Next, an operation is executed so as to retrieve the context set data that includes person data and relationship between persons data, the relationship between persons data including certain characteristics that define the person in the context set. An operation may be executed so as to perform a set operation on the person in the context set so as to generate a graph set. Further, an operation may be executed to render a graphical representation of the context set. | 2009-05-14 |
20090122066 | DRAWING-EDITING SYSTEM AND APPARATUS AND GROUPING PROCESSING METHOD - The drawing-editing system includes a drawing processing unit which draws a drawing object based on an input from a coordinate input apparatus, a calculation unit which calculates a first speed indicating a drawing speed upon drawing of a first drawing object drawn by the drawing processing unit, and a second speed indicating a moving speed from the drawing end position of the first object to the drawing start position of the next second drawing object to be drawn, a determination unit which determines, based on information calculated by the calculation unit, whether to group the first drawing object and the second drawing object, and a grouping processing unit which executes grouping of the first drawing object and the second drawing object based on the determination result of the determination unit. | 2009-05-14 |
20090122067 | OPEN FONTS INCLUDING HUMAN-READABLE FONTS FOR COMPILATION - Described is a technology by which an open font type (e.g., comprising human-readable script) may be compiled into compiled font code (e.g., by a just-in-time, or JIT compiler) and used to provide a font for use by a requesting program. In one example, upon receiving a request to load a font, a determination is made as to whether the font is a traditional type or an open type. If a traditional type, a reference to the traditional font is returned to facilitate loading of the font for use by the requesting program. If an open type, a determination is made as to whether the open type font is already compiled and cached as font code; if so, the cached compiled font code is referenced, without compiling. Otherwise the open font is compiled into compiled font code and cached, and the now-cached compiled font code is referenced. | 2009-05-14 |
20090122068 | INTELLIGENT CONFIGURABLE GRAPHICS BANDWIDTH MODULATOR - An apparatus and method to dynamically regulate system bandwidth in a graphics system includes receiving vertex data from an application by way of an application programming interface. The rate that the vertex data is received from the application is then determined. In the event the rate is greater than a selected threshold, the graphics system is configured to operate in immediate mode, wherein vertex data is rendered immediately upon reception. In the event the rate is less than the selected threshold, the graphics system is configured to operate in retained mode, wherein vertex data is stored prior to being rendered. The apparatus and method switches between each of the modes on-the-fly in a manner that is transparent to the application. | 2009-05-14 |
20090122069 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - A cellular phone includes an illuminance sensor and a controller. The illuminance sensor detects illuminance in an ambient environment of the cellular phone. The controller refers to a control table in which a brightness region corresponding to an illuminance value and a set value related to a brightness value of a backlight are associated with each other and registered in advance. According to an illuminance value detected in the ambient environment, the controller sets a brightness value of the backlight to one of a plurality of set values. If the illuminance value is greater than the previous illuminance value and a brightness region corresponding to the previous illuminance value and a brightness region corresponding to the current illuminance value are different, the controller controls, after a predetermined time elapses, brightness of the backlight according to a set value greater than a set value previously set. | 2009-05-14 |
20090122070 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD - An image display apparatus that displays an image on the basis of input image signals corresponding to sub-pixels forming one pixel includes a shift-amount storing unit that stores shift amounts of display positions of the sub-pixels relative to given reference positions in a display image, an image-signal correcting unit that corrects the input image signals according to the shift amounts, and an image display unit that displays an image on the basis of the image signals corrected by the image-signal correcting unit. | 2009-05-14 |
20090122071 | GRAPHICS PROCESSING METHOD AND SYSTEM - The embodiments discussed herein involve flood filling a region with anti-aliasing. In forming a fill region, a candidate pixel can be included in the region based on a color of the pixel and also a color of a neighbor of the point. The inclusion basis may be a color distance between a seed color and the points, and a color distance between the seed color and the point's neighbor. Points in the region may be weighted according to their color distance relative to the seed color, where the color distance can also take into account alpha values. Flood filling may be anti-aliased by assigning alpha values to pixels in gaps between corners of the fill region, where an alpha value may be proportional to a point's contribution to the gap. Dimples in a fill region may be tested for and used to determine which of two flood fill algorithms to use. | 2009-05-14 |
20090122072 | GRAPHICS PROCESSING METHOD AND SYSTEM - The embodiments discussed herein involve flood filling a region with anti-aliasing. In forming a fill region, a candidate pixel can be included in the region based on a color of the pixel and also a color of a neighbor of the point. The inclusion basis may be a color distance between a seed color and the points, and a color distance between the seed color and the point's neighbor. Points in the region may be weighted according to their color distance relative to the seed color, where the color distance can also take into account alpha values. Flood filling may be anti-aliased by assigning alpha values to pixels in gaps between corners of the fill region, where an alpha value may be proportional to a point's contribution to the gap. Dimples in a fill region may be tested for and used to determine which of two flood fill algorithms to use. | 2009-05-14 |
20090122073 | GAMUT MAPPING AND SUBPIXEL RENDERING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - In a first embodiment, a display system comprises a display panel with 4 or more colored subpixels. The display system receives input image data specified in a first color space and outputs image data specified in a second color space. The display system further comprises a gamut mapping module for mapping the input image data specified in the first color space to image data specified in the second color space. The gamut mapping module clamps out-of-gamut colors using at least a first clamping system and a second clamping system. The first and second clamping systems yield first and second clamped values. A weighting module produces a resulting clamped value from the first and second clamped values. A final output image value is derived from the resulting clamped value. Other embodiments of the display system include pre-reduction modules and adjustable GMA modules. | 2009-05-14 |
20090122074 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - A display device includes a color converter, a timing controller, and a display panel. The color converter converts R, G, and B data into R′, G′, B′, and W′ data. The R′, G′, B′, and W′ data includes first component data and second component data. The timing controller provides the first component data to a data driver during a first driving time and provides the second component data to the data driver during a second driving time. The data driver provides gray level display voltages corresponding to the first component data and the second component data to a data line, and the display panel displays the R′, G′, B′ and W′ data in response to the gray level display voltage. A method of driving the display device is also disclosed. | 2009-05-14 |
20090122075 | Color conversion method and apparatus for display device - A color conversion method and apparatus for a multi-primary display (MPD) are provided with analyzing an input image to determine a transformation parameter; interpolating at least two look-up tables for color conversion according to the transformation parameter, in order to calculate a look-up table for the input image; and applying the calculated look-up table to the input image to perform the color conversion. Accordingly, it is possible to provide good color reproduction and efficiently use a color gamut of an MPD having color coordinates that are different from those of primaries of an input image. | 2009-05-14 |
20090122076 | THIN-LINE DETECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD - An apparatus and method for detecting and handling thin lines in a raster image includes reading depth values for each pixel of an n×m block of pixels surrounding a substantially central pixel. Differences are then calculated for selected depth values of the n×m block of pixels to yield multiple difference values. These difference values may then be compared with multiple pre-computed difference values associated with thin lines pre-determined to pass through the n×m block of pixels. If the difference values of the pixel block substantially match the difference values of one of the pre-determined thin lines, the pixel block may be deemed to describe a thin line. The apparatus and method may preclude application of an anti-aliasing filter to the substantially central pixel of the pixel block in the event it describes a thin line. | 2009-05-14 |
20090122077 | GRAPHICS PROCESSING METHOD AND SYSTEM - The embodiments discussed herein involve flood filling a region with anti-aliasing. In forming a fill region, a candidate pixel can be included in the region based on a color of the pixel and also a color of a neighbor of the point. The inclusion basis may be a color distance between a seed color and the points, and a color distance between the seed color and the points neighbor. Points in the region may be weighted according to their color distance relative to the seed color, where the color distance can also take into account alpha values. Flood filling may be anti-aliased by assigning alpha values to pixels in gaps between corners of the fill region, where an alpha value may be proportional to a point's contribution to the gap. Dimples in a fill region may be tested for and used to determine which of two flood fill algorithms to use. | 2009-05-14 |
20090122078 | GRAPHICS PROCESSING METHOD AND SYSTEM - The embodiments discussed herein involve flood filling a region with anti-aliasing. In forming a fill region, a candidate pixel can be included in the region based on a color of the pixel and also a color of a neighbor of the point. The inclusion basis may be a color distance between a seed color and the points, and a color distance between the seed color and the point's neighbor. Points in the region may be weighted according to their color distance relative to the seed color, where the color distance can also take into account alpha values. Flood filling may be anti-aliased by assigning alpha values to pixels in gaps between corners of the fill region, where an alpha value may be proportional to a point's contribution to the gap. Dimples in a fill region may be tested for and used to determine which of two flood fill algorithms to use. | 2009-05-14 |
20090122079 | DISPLAY APPARATUS, REMOTE CONTROLLER, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND CONTROL METHOD - In order to display selected content as desired by a viewer by performing an easy operation without interrupting current viewing, a display apparatus includes a reception unit for receiving from a remote controller for transmitting an operation instruction to the display apparatus operation information including the amount of operation of a selection member which is detected at the time of selecting content and identification information identifying selected content, a determination unit for determining an output attribute of the selected content identified using the identification information based on the amount of operation, an output image generation unit for generating an output image of the selected content based on the output attribute determined by the determination unit, and a display control unit for displaying the output image generated by the output image generation unit. | 2009-05-14 |
20090122080 | Information processing system and information processing apparatus - A display state of input data and a setting dialog on a display screen is determined to display the setting dialog at an appropriate position based on a determination result. An information processing system includes a scanner apparatus for inputting data and a PC for displaying input data input by the scanner apparatus on a display screen of a large-sized display. The PC includes a display control portion for displaying the input data and the setting dialog for setting document reading conditions relating to the input data on the display screen, and a display state determining portion for determining a display state of the input data and the setting dialog. The display control portion controls a display position of the setting dialog based on a determination result by the display state determining portion. | 2009-05-14 |
20090122081 | IMAGE COMPOSITING APPARATUS AND IMAGE COMPOSITING METHOD - A transition information calculating section | 2009-05-14 |
20090122082 | SUPERIMPOSED DISPLAY OF IMAGE CONTOURS - Disclosed are computer-implemented methods, systems, and computer program products for displaying superimposed image contours. A first centroid or center-of-mass of a contour extracted from a first image that depicts a moving object as the object appeared at a first time is calculated. A second centroid or center-of-mass of a second contour extracted from a second image that depicts the object as the object appeared at a second time is also calculated. The second image depicts the object in substantially the same plane as the first image. The first and second contours are displayed with the respective first and second centroids or centers-of-mass positioned at a common location. In some implementations, the images are ultrasound images depicting, for example, a human heart. The images can be transgastric short axis views of the human heart. | 2009-05-14 |
20090122083 | Edge evaluation techniques for graphics hardware - The edge evaluation technique, in accordance with one embodiment of the present technology, includes determining a number of edges of a given primitive to be evaluated. The technique also includes sequencing evaluation of a first edge by a first edge evaluation circuit and a second edge by a second edge evaluation circuit during a first clock cycle. The technique further includes sequencing evaluation of a third edge by the first edge evaluation circuit and a fourth edge by the second edge evaluation circuit during a second clock cycle if three or more edges are to be evaluated. | 2009-05-14 |
20090122084 | Method of Image Scaling - A method of image scaling includes the steps of: determining the coordinates of a virtual pixel in an original image, wherein the virtual pixel corresponds to an actual pixel in a scaled image; determining the coordinates of four actual pixels in the original image that are closest to the virtual pixel; determining the weights of the four actual pixels; and determining the pixel value of the virtual pixel in the original image in accordance with the determined weights and the pixel values of the four actual pixels. | 2009-05-14 |
20090122085 | DISPLAY DEVICE, METHOD AND PROGRAM - A display device includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire coordinates on a display screen designated by a coordinate input apparatus; a registering unit configured to register an enlargement target which is to be enlarged; an enlargement processing unit configured to enlarge and display a partial area, which includes the enlargement target, if a positional relationship between coordinates acquired by the acquisition unit and a position at which the enlargement target, which has been registered by the registering unit, is displayed on the display screen satisfies a predetermined condition; and a cancellation processing unit configured to cancel the enlarged display of the partial area by the enlargement processing unit based upon an input from the coordinate input apparatus. | 2009-05-14 |
20090122086 | LIGHT CONTROL PICTURE FRAME - A light control picture frame system and method including a processor ( | 2009-05-14 |
20090122087 | DISPLAY DEVICE - There is provided a display device capable of delivering adequate video display performance even when a lighting period of a backlight is varied in accordance with the content or the like of image data. The device has circuits ( | 2009-05-14 |
20090122088 | PLASMA DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A plasma display device in which a single frame of an inputted video signal is divided into a plurality of subfields to display gray levels according to a combination of the subfields. The highest gray level among the gray levels of an image of a single frame is detected by using the inputted single frame of video signal. When the highest gray level is lower than a first gray level, a first number of subfields among the plurality of subfields are set with the same weight value. When the highest gray level is lower than a second gray level that is higher than the first gray level, a second number of subfields that is smaller than the first number, among the plurality of subfields, are set with the same weight value to display the gray levels of the single frame. | 2009-05-14 |
20090122089 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD - An image display apparatus that displays an image on the basis of image signals of sub-pixels of first, second, and third color components forming a pixel includes a first light modulating unit that modulates light of the first color component on the basis of the image signal of the sub-pixel of the first color component, a second light modulating unit that modulates light of the second color component on the basis of the image signal of the sub-pixel of the second color component, and a third light modulating unit that modulates light of the third color component on the basis of the image signal of the sub-pixel of the third color component. The first to third light modulating units are provided such that display sub-pixels corresponding to the sub-pixels that use the lights modulated by the first to third light modulating units shift in a first direction that is a horizontal direction or a vertical direction of the image. | 2009-05-14 |
20090122090 | Data line driving circuit, electro-optic device, and electronic apparatus - To adjust brightness of an electro-optic device for each pixel. A data line driving circuit includes a DAC for generating a gray-scale current according to gray-scale data representing gray-scales of pixels, and a DAC for generating a correction current for correcting the brightness of the pixels. The data line driving circuit generates a voltage according to a current obtained by adding the correction current generated in the DAC to the gray-scale current in the DAC and applies the generated voltage to each data line. | 2009-05-14 |
20090122091 | INKJET PRINTER HAVING PRINTHEAD WITH MULTIPLE CONTROLLERS - An inkjet printer is provided having a printhead having inkjet nozzles and a plurality of controllers configured to process print data for printing and to output the processed data to the printhead. The plurality of controllers are connected to a common input of the printhead. | 2009-05-14 |
20090122092 | LIQUID STORAGE CONTAINER AND INK JET RECORDING APPARATUS - A liquid container for containing liquid includes an optical path formation member for forming an optical path for guiding to an operating portion light received from an outside at a predetermined position of the liquid container, the optical path forming member constituting a part of the liquid container, wherein the operating portion is caused to emit light by the light guided by the optical path. | 2009-05-14 |
20090122093 | Fluid Ejection Device, Inkjet Printer and Control Method for Fluid Ejection Device - A printing device ( | 2009-05-14 |
20090122094 | INK JET PRINTING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING INK JET PRINTING APPARATUS - The present invention provides an ink jet printing apparatus that inhibits possible density unevenness in an image even though the apparatus performs printing by driving a fan mounted therein. The ink jet printing apparatus according to the present invention includes a print head having an ejection port through which ink is ejected and scanning a print medium in a direction orthogonal to a direction in which the print medium is conveyed, while ejecting droplets to the print medium for printing. A fan performing rotational driving is mounted in the ink jet printing apparatus. The fan is driven so as to vary the number of revolutions thereof for every predetermined amount of scan performed by the print head. | 2009-05-14 |
20090122095 | PRINT HEAD UNIT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PATTERNED LAYER ON SUBSTRATE WITH THE SAME - A print head unit ( | 2009-05-14 |
20090122096 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS WITH LEADING-EDGE DETECTION SENSOR - An image forming apparatus including a recording head, a transport belt, a pressure roller, an inlet detection sensor, a leading edge detection sensor, and a control unit. The control unit controls the leading edge of the sheet to stop at the nip portion of the pressure roller and the transport belt based on the detection by the inlet detection sensor. When the leading edge of a sheet is not detected by the leading edge sensor, the leading edge position of the sheet is set based on a stop position at a nip portion of the pressure roller and the transport belt. | 2009-05-14 |
20090122097 | PRINTHEAD AND PRINTING APPARATUS - A printhead in which the voltage fluctuation absorption range of a MOS transistor serving as a constant current source is narrowed according to constant current driving. The printhead includes a controller which controls voltage fluctuations to adjust a current supplied to a plurality of printing elements. The printhead also includes a DC/DC converter which outputs a voltage of a voltage value to be applied to a plurality of printing elements from outside a printing element substrate. | 2009-05-14 |
20090122098 | Inkjet printer - An inkjet printer is provided. The inkjet printer includes inkjet head for ejecting ink; a positioning unit which positions a recording medium at a recording position to which the ink is ejected from the inkjet head; a platen which supports the recording medium positioned at the recording position from an opposite side of the inkjet head; a heater which heats the platen at a position corresponding to at least an end portion of the recording medium positioned at the recording position; and a control unit which controls the heater to turn on and off. | 2009-05-14 |
20090122099 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CALIBRATION OF INKJET DROP POSITIONING - Methods and apparatus for inkjet drop positioning are provided. A first method includes determining an intended deposition location of an ink drop on a substrate, depositing the ink drop on the substrate using an inkjet printing system, detecting a deposited location of the deposited ink drop on the substrate, comparing the deposited location to the intended location, determining a difference between the deposited location and the intended location, and compensating for the difference between the deposited location and the intended location by adjusting a parameter of an inkjet printing system. Numerous other aspects are provided. | 2009-05-14 |
20090122100 | HEAD UNIT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A head unit includes a base, an inkjet head, a first bonding portion, and a second bonding portion. The inkjet head is attached to the base, and discharges ink droplets. The first bonding portion bonds the base to the inkjet head in a spot manner. The second bonding portion is disposed to surround the first bonding portion. The second bonding portion bonds the base to the inkjet head, and has resistance to ink. | 2009-05-14 |
20090122101 | PRINTHEAD CAPPING ARRANGEMENT WITH PIVOTABLE SHAFT MOUNTS - An inkjet printer comprises an elongate shaft adapted to rotate so as to move a capper for capping a pagewidth printhead out of and into capping position; a motor for driving the elongate shaft; a support frame; and first and second fixing plates mounted to the support frame. The first and second fixing plates each include first and second bearings for supporting the shaft at first and second longitudinal ends of the shaft so as to allow rotation of the shaft. The first and second bearings are configured to allow pivotal movement of the elongate shaft about first and second longitudinal ends thereof. The second fixing plate includes a seat for receiving the motor therein. | 2009-05-14 |
20090122102 | PRINTER ASSEMBLY HAVING A SUPPORT FRAME FOR SUPPORTING A PRINTHEAD ARRANGEMENT - Provided is a printer assembly for a pagewidth printer, said assembly having a support frame for supporting a printhead arrangement. The support frame includes an outer wall portion and an inner wall portion separated by an internal cavity. The support frame also includes a lower arm portion and an upper wall fast with the outer and inner wall portions. The upper wall portion defines a channel for receiving printhead tiles of the printhead arrangement. The upper wall portion and arm portion have a clipping arrangement configured to receive a printed circuit board (PCB) having electronics for controlling the printhead arrangement. The support frame is configured to minimize substantial dimensional changes due to environmental changes to retain a positional relationship between individual printhead tiles of the printhead arrangement. | 2009-05-14 |
20090122103 | MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVICE WITH PRINTHEAD CAPPING ASSEMBLY - A mobile telecommunications device comprises an inkjet printhead for printing to a media substrate printed with encoded data; a media feed assembly for feeding the media substrate along a media feed path past the printhead; a print engine controller for operatively controlling the printhead; a position sensor for optically reading the encoded data to provide the print engine controller with a signal indicative of the position of the media substrate relative to the printhead; and a capper assembly movable between a capped position covering the printhead nozzles and an uncapped position spaced from the printhead nozzles, the capper assembly comprising at least one actuator arm protruding into the media feed path. The at least one actuator arm is adapted to be engaged by the media substrate fed along the media feed path so as to maintain the capper assembly in an uncapped position. | 2009-05-14 |
20090122104 | Pagewidth Printhead Assembly Having A Capping Member Actuating Mechanism - Provided is a pagewidth printhead assembly. The assembly includes two printheads arranged on opposite sides of a print media path for duplex printing, and a printhead actuating mechanism configured to move the printheads relative to each other. The assembly also includes a capping member and a capping member actuating mechanism for moving the capping member between an uncapped position outside the media path and a capped position inside the media path for capping both printheads. | 2009-05-14 |
20090122105 | Wiping unit and inkjet printer - Provided is a wiping unit capable of reliably removing contamination of ink or the like adhering to a wiping blade after being wiped in spite of a simple configuration. Provided is a wiping unit having a wiping blade that performs wiping cleaning with respect to a recording head, including a first cleaning portion that cleans the wiping blade after performing the wiping cleaning, a second cleaning portion that performs secondary cleaning after passing through the first cleaning portion, and a blade transport portion that allows the wiping blade to move between the recording head, and the first cleaning portion and the second cleaning portion, in which the first cleaning portion and the second cleaning portion respectively include a cleaning tank which is filled with a detergent and in which the wiping blade is soaked in the detergent, and a blade wiping portion having a blade wiping member containing the detergent, which wipes a surface of the wiping blade having passed through the cleaning tank. | 2009-05-14 |
20090122106 | Movable Fluid Receiver - A printer and method include a first receiver configured to receive fluid ejected by one or more print heads on a first side of a media and a second receiver configured to receive fluid ejected by the one or more print heads on a second side of the media, wherein the second receiver is movable relative to the first receiver. | 2009-05-14 |
20090122107 | Print Head Service Shuttle - A printer includes a first print head support carrying a plurality of print heads. The first print head support is movable towards and away from the media support and includes one or more guides movably supporting a first print head service shuttle along the media support. | 2009-05-14 |
20090122108 | Liquid ejecting apparatus and transport method - A liquid ejecting apparatus has a head, a transport mechanism, a memory, and a controller. The head ejects a liquid. The transport mechanism transports a medium in a transport direction with respect to the head in accordance with a target transport amount that is targeted. The memory stores a plurality of correction values, each of the correction values being associated with a relative position between the head and the medium, a range of the relative position to which that correction value is to be applied being associated with that correction value. In the case where a transport using the target transport amount is performed beyond the range of the relative position associated with the correction value that is associated with the relative position before the transport, the controller corrects the target transport amount based on the correction value associated with the relative position before the transport and the correction value associated with the relative position after the transport. | 2009-05-14 |
20090122109 | PRINTER WITH PRINTHEAD CHIP HAVING INK CHANNELS REINFORCED BY TRANSVERSE WALLS - An inkjet printer has a molded ink manifold bonded to a printhead by an adhesive film. The printhead has: (a) a plurality of nozzles formed on a frontside of a substrate, the nozzles being arranged in rows extending longitudinally along the substrate, each nozzle having a respective nozzle inlet; and (b) a plurality of ink supply channels extending longitudinally along a backside of the substrate. Each ink supply channel is configured for supplying ink from the backside to at least one corresponding row of nozzle inlets. Further, each ink supply channel is interrupted along its length by one or more transverse bridges. The transverse bridges provide the printhead integrated circuit with strength in a transverse direction. | 2009-05-14 |
20090122110 | Ink Discharging Apparatus and Ink Discharging Method - The present invention provides an ink discharging apparatus which can reduce processing time required for discharging ink onto all ink discharge targets. The ink discharging apparatus of the present invention has an ink discharging section ( | 2009-05-14 |
20090122111 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING NOZZLE PLATE - A method for manufacturing a nozzle plate includes providing a substrate having a nozzle surface in which a plurality of nozzle holes jetting a liquid is formed, and on which a water repellent film is formed, placing a plurality of droplets of a liquid resin around each of the nozzle holes, and curing the liquid droplets to form projections of a constant height around the nozzle holes. By placing the plurality of droplets of the liquid resin to surrounding area of each of the nozzle holes, and curing the droplets, it is possible to form the projections which prevent a recording medium from making contact with the nozzle surface. | 2009-05-14 |
20090122112 | PRINTHEAD ARRANGEMENT HAVING NOZZLE ASSEMBLIES WITH GUTTER FORMATIONS - Provided is a printhead arrangement for a printer. The arrangement includes a wafer substrate and a layer of drive circuitry deposited on the substrate, as well as a plurality of nozzle assemblies formed on the wafer substrate by means of micro-electromechanical (MEMS) techniques. Each of these assemblies includes an ink chamber and at least one ink supply channel etched into the substrate, a heater element suspended in the ink chamber, and a nozzle plate defining two ink ejection nozzles, the plate having gutter formations about each nozzle to facilitate ink run-off from the nozzle to prevent nozzle contamination. The drive circuitry facilitates activation of the heater element. | 2009-05-14 |
20090122113 | Printhead Having Nozzle Arrangements With Radial Actuators - A printhead for an inkjet printer has a wafer that defines a plurality of nozzle chambers and ink supply channels in fluid communication with the nozzle chambers to supply the nozzle chambers with ink. An ink ejection port is associated with each nozzle chamber. A series of actuators is associated with each nozzle chamber and is radially positioned with respect to the nozzle chamber. The actuators are operable so that, when activated, they are displaced into the nozzle chamber to generate an ink meniscus at the ink ejection port and, when deactivated, return to an original position resulting in the necking and breaking of the ink meniscus to eject an ink drop. | 2009-05-14 |
20090122114 | PRINTHEAD ARRANGEMENT HAVING OVERLAPPING PRINT REGIONS - Provided is a printhead arrangement having a number of printhead segments arranged to have overlapping print regions, and a printer controller. The controller includes a sensor for sensing a temperature of the respective segments, said temperature indicative of an extent of the overlapping print regions. The controller is configured to supply the segments with half tone patterns for the regions by means of a dither matrix with an interpolation function, such that V | 2009-05-14 |
20090122115 | INK-JET RECORDING HEAD AND INK-JET RECORDING DEVICE - The present invention provides an ink-jet recording head. The ink-jet recording head includes a nozzle that ejects an ink droplet; an ink flow path member that includes the nozzle; a beam member connected to the ink flow path member or which includes the ink flow path member; a first drive component connected with and set at the beam member and which bends the beam member; and a second drive component that deforms the beam member so as to become convex from concave in the ink droplet discharging direction. The second drive component deforms the beam member so as to become convex from concave in the ink droplet discharging direction and the first drive component bends the beam member. Thereby, the beam member is buckling reverse deformed with the second drive component. | 2009-05-14 |
20090122116 | FLUID EJECTION DEVICE WITH RESISTIVE ELEMENT CLOSE TO DRIVE CIRCUITS - A fluid ejection device that has a firing chamber from which heated fluid is ejected, a heating element that heats fluid in the firing chamber and drive circuitry for the heating element. At least part of the drive circuitry is positioned within 60 microns of the heating element. | 2009-05-14 |
20090122117 | NOZZLE ASSEMBLY WITH LEVER ARM AND THERMAL BEND ACTUATOR - A nozzle assembly is provided for an inkjet printhead. The nozzle assembly includes a substrate assembly defining an ink inlet. A nozzle extends from the substrate assembly in register with the ink inlet and defines an opening through which ink can be ejected. A lever arm extends from the nozzle. A thermal bend actuator assembly is mounted to the substrate assembly and engages with the lever arm so that, upon actuation, the lever arm moves and ink within the nozzle is ejected out through the opening. | 2009-05-14 |
20090122118 | Printhead Module - A printhead module includes a printhead body, a nozzle plate and one or more piezoelectric actuators. The printhead body includes one or more pumping chambers, where each pumping chamber includes a receiving end to receive a printing liquid from a printing liquid supply and an ejecting end for ejecting the printing liquid from the pumping chamber. The nozzle plate includes one or more nozzles formed through the nozzle plate. Each nozzle can be in fluid communication with a pumping chamber and receive printing liquid from the ejecting end for ejection from the nozzle. The one or more piezoelectric actuators are connected to the nozzle plate. A piezoelectric actuator is positioned over each pumping chamber and includes a piezoelectric material configured to deflect and pressurize the pumping chamber, so as to eject printing liquid from a corresponding nozzle in fluid communication with the ejecting end of the pumping chamber. | 2009-05-14 |
20090122119 | Jet stack with precision port holes for ink jet printer and associated method - A print head for a printer includes a jet stack for passage of ink to media to form an image on the media. The jet stack includes a substrate having a micro actuator. The substrate has an opening through the substrate that is proximate to the micro actuator and a diaphragm bonded to the substrate. The diaphragm has an opening through the diaphragm that is configured for fluid communication with the opening through the substrate. The diaphragm opening has a width that is larger than a width of the opening in the substrate | 2009-05-14 |
20090122120 | CRADLE UNIT FOR A PRINTER ASSEMBLY - A cradle unit for a printer assembly includes a body having a printhead cartridge support bay for receiving a printhead cartridge that incorporates a printhead, an ink supply for the printhead and a capper for capping the printhead when not in use. A levered frame is positioned within the body and is movable between an open position for allowing access to the printhead cartridge support bay and a closed position to close the printhead support bay. A support frame is positioned within the body. A capper drive mechanism is mounted on the support frame to actuate the capper of the printhead cartridge. A media transport mechanism is mounted on the support frame to feed print media through the body operatively with respect to the printhead. | 2009-05-14 |
20090122121 | INK STORAGE CONTAINER - An ink storage container having a simply configured ink exchange function is provided, whereby the amount of stored ink is increased. An air flow control unit for controlling the flow of air between the inside and outside is disposed in an ink storage unit for storing ink. The air flow control unit includes: a valve element that is formed of an interconnected porous material and allows air to be exchanged between the inside and outside of the ink storage unit according to positive and negative changes in the internal pressure of the ink storage unit; and a liquid repellent membrane that has air permeability and liquid repellency and is disposed on an ink side of the valve element. | 2009-05-14 |
20090122122 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING RECORDING HEAD - An image forming apparatus includes a carriage configured to movably scan, and including a recording head configured to discharge ink droplets and a sub tank configured to supply ink to the recording head; a main tank configured to supply the ink to the sub tank via a tube; a negative pressure detector configured to detect a state of a negative pressure in the sub tank; a count unit configured to count a number of scans conducted by the carriage; and a control unit configured to cause the negative pressure detector to detect the state of the negative pressure in the sub tank to return the negative pressure in the sub tank to a normal state based on a detection result obtained by the negative pressure detector when the number of scans carried out by the carriage as counted by the count unit reaches a predetermined scan count. | 2009-05-14 |
20090122123 | Cartridge for an ejectable compound - A cartridge ( | 2009-05-14 |
20090122124 | Liquid Cartridge, Printer, and Method for Controlling Printer - A liquid cartridge includes an ink cartridge having a first housing portion for containing a liquid and a waste liquid storage cartridge having a second housing portion for containing a waste liquid, and a rewritable nonvolatile storage portion which stores a first threshold, a second threshold, liquid amount information and waste liquid amount information. The first threshold indicates a near liquid end state in which the liquid in the first housing portion is near to end. The second threshold indicates a near full state in which the waste liquid in the second housing portion is near to full. The liquid amount information indicates a liquid amount of the liquid contained in the first housing portion. The waste liquid amount information indicates a waste liquid amount of the waste liquid contained in the second housing portion. The ink cartridge and the waste liquid cartridge are integrally formed. | 2009-05-14 |
20090122125 | LIQUID EJECTING HEAD, METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME, AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting head includes a head main body capable of ejecting a liquid supplied from a liquid storage unit, and a supply member provided with a liquid supply passage for supplying the liquid from the liquid storage unit to the head main body. The supply member has a filter mounting member provided with the liquid supply passage, a supply body that supplies the filter mounting member with the liquid, and a filter provided between the filter mounting member and the supply body. The supply member is provided with an outer portion that fixes the filter mounting member, the supply body, and the filter and that is formed by integral molding. | 2009-05-14 |