20th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 28 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150131025 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display includes: a TFT array substrate; a counter substrate; a black matrix located on a surface of the counter substrate on the TFT-array-substrate side, the black matrix having, in a display region in which the pixels are disposed, a plurality of first openings formed at positions corresponding to the pixels, the black matrix being formed in a solid manner in a non-display region that is a periphery of the display region and is adjacent to the display region; a color material layer located on the counter substrate through the plurality of first openings and on the black matrix, the color material layer being formed in a solid manner in the display region and being formed to have the plurality of second openings as dummies in the non-display region; and a plurality of columnar spacers extended between the color material layer and the TFT array substrate. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131026 | FLAT PANEL DISPLAY - A flat panel display includes a plastic rear cover, a supporting frame, a liquid crystal display (LCD) module, a light bar and a front cover. The plastic rear cover constructs a rear half portion of an appearance of the flat panel display. The supporting frame is connected to the plastic rear cover. The LCD module is connected to the supporting frame. The light bar is disposed aside the LCD module. The front cover is connected to the plastic rear cover, constructs a front half portion of the appearance of the flat panel display, and has an opening to expose the LCD module. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131027 | BACKLIGHT MODULE AND DISPLAY APPARATUS THEREOF - A backlight module includes a light guide plate, alight emitting diode, a limiting block, an elastic member, and a bezel having a containing structure. The light guide plate is disposed in the containing structure and has a side surface and a light entrance surface opposite to the side surface. The light emitting diode is disposed at a position corresponding to the light entrance surface of the light guide plate for emitting light into the light guide plate via the light entrance surface. The limiting block is located at a side of the light emitting diode and extends inwardly from the containing structure for abutting against the light entrance surface. The elastic member abuts against at least one of the light entrance surface and the side surface and the containing structure and is used for providing elastic force to drive the light guide plate to abut against the limiting block. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131028 | BACKLIGHT UNIT AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A backlight unit includes a light source providing a blue light; a light guide plate of glass at a side of the light source; an optical sheet on the light guide plate; a reflective sheet under the light guide plate; and an optic change part including a yellow fluorescent material, wherein the blue light is changed into a white light by the optical change part. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131029 | COLOR CONVERSION SUBSTRATE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A color conversion substrate that can improve light use efficiency is provided. A color conversion substrate includes a transparent substrate having a main surface, a plurality of phosphor patterns arranged on the main surface and each of the phosphor patterns having side faces, and a reflective film that reflects light and is formed on at least the side faces of the phosphor patterns. An air layer is defined between the main surface and the phosphor patterns. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131030 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes: a display panel; a plurality of backlight units disposed on a rear side of the display panel; a first frame disposed on a rear side of the backlight units; a heat transfer sheet disposed on a rear side of the first frame above a predetermined position; and a second frame disposed on a rear side of the heat transfer sheet. An air layer is formed between the first frame and the second frame, below the heat transfer sheet. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131031 | COMPENSATION FILM AND OPTICAL FILM, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A compensation film includes: a first retardation layer including a polymer; a second retardation layer including a liquid crystal having positive birefringence; and a compensation layer including a liquid crystal having a vertical alignment property, where an angle between slow axes of the first and second retardation layers is in a range of about 85 to about 95 degrees, an entire in-plane retardation (R | 2015-05-14 |
20150131032 | COMPENSATION FILM AND OPTICAL FILM AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A compensation film includes a first retardation layer including a polymer having negative birefringence, and a second retardation layer including a liquid crystal having positive birefringence, where the first retardation layer has an in-plane retardation (R | 2015-05-14 |
20150131033 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE - A liquid crystal device, a precursor composition, a method of manufacturing a liquid crystal device, an apparatus of manufacturing a liquid crystal device, and use of the liquid crystal device are provided. A device capable of being driven at a low driving voltage can be provided. The device can be realized so that the device can be driven in a normally transparent mode or a normally black mode. Also, the device has other excellent characteristics such as a contrast ratio. Such a liquid crystal device can be applied to various light modulation devices such as smart windows, window-protecting films, flexible display devices, active retarders for displaying 3D images, or viewing angle-adjusting films. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131034 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MICRO LENS ARRAY, AND MICRO LENS ARRAY MANUFACTURED USING THE SAME - As an apparatus for manufacturing a micro lens array includes a first substrate having a plurality of cavities formed at locations corresponding to locations of the plurality of micro lenses, and a second substrate having a lower softening point than the first substrate and bonded on the first substrate to close the plurality of cavities, wherein a portion of the second substrate located on the cavities swells convexly by air trapped in the cavities expanding its volume in response to a temperature above the softening point of the second substrate being applied, to form domes corresponding to a shape of the micro lenses, and the micro lens array is cast using the second substrate having the formed domes as a mold. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131035 | Electronic Device Display With Polarizer Windows - Electronic devices may be provided with displays that have polarizers. A polarizer may have a polymer layer that has a portion covered with a dichroic dye to form a polarized region and a portion that is free of dichroic dye to form an unpolarized region. The unpolarized region may be formed by masking the polymer layer during a dye coating process. Masks may be formed from polymers. The shape of the mask may define the shape of the unpolarized region. The mask may be left in place within the polarizer or may be removed from the polarizer during fabrication. Unpolarized regions may also be formed by light bleaching, chemical bleaching, and material removal techniques. Bleached areas may be chemically stabilized. A moisture barrier layer may be incorporated into the polarizer to help prevent the unpolarized region from reverting to a polarized state. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131036 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display includes a first polarizing plate that includes a plurality of first areas to polarize a light and a second area disposed between the first areas to block the light, a pixel layer that includes a plurality of pixels and receives a first polarized light, a liquid crystal layer driven by the plurality of pixels and rotating a polarizing axis of the first polarized light to convert the first polarized light to a second polarized light having a polarizing axis substantially vertical to the polarizing axis of the first polarized light, and a second polarizing plate that transmits the second polarized light. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131037 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention includes: a first type pixel including first liquid crystal molecules aligned approximately in a first direction; a second type pixel including second liquid crystal molecules aligned approximately in a second direction different from the first direction; a first lower polarizer disposed opposite to the first type pixel and having a transmissive axis approximately parallel to the first direction; and a second lower polarizer disposed opposite to the second type pixel and having a transmissive axis approximately parallel to the second direction. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131038 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display includes a liquid crystal cell having a liquid crystal layer provided between two glass substrates having a thickness of 0.5 mm or less, polarization plates provided on both surfaces of the liquid crystal cell in which absorption axes of the polarization plates provided on both surfaces of the liquid crystal cell are disposed to be orthogonal with each other, and a back light provided on a rear side of the liquid crystal cell, and a difference (D-H) between a contractive force D in an absorption axis direction of the front side polarization plate, and a contractive force H in a transmission axis direction of the rear side polarization plate is 365×10 N/m or less. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131039 | Dual-Frequency Bistable Liquid Crystal Display And The Liquid Crystal Mixture Thereof - A dual-frequency bistable liquid crystal display and the liquid crystal mixture thereof includes liquid crystal cell filled with a liquid crystal mixture which contains dual-frequency liquid crystal, chiral compound, and nematic liquid crystal mixture. The liquid crystal mixture has the characteristics of both the dual-frequency liquid crystal and cholesteric liquid crystal. The dual-frequency bistable liquid crystal display is driven in a frequency modulation mode and can be switched between two optical states by taking advantage of the dielectric anisotropy of the liquid crystal, which results in a short switching time and sharp contrast between two optical states. Furthermore, the maintaining of the two optical states requires no voltage, which does not require the use of a high voltage to destabilize the helical structure of the cholesteric liquid crystal, and does not have to go through a metastable stage. Hence, power consumption and switching time are reduced. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131040 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - There is provided a liquid crystal display device comprising: a first substrate ( | 2015-05-14 |
20150131041 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A plurality of grooves ( | 2015-05-14 |
20150131042 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A liquid crystal display includes a substrate and a thin film transistor disposed on the substrate. A pixel electrode is connected to the thin film transistor. A roof layer faces the pixel electrode. A plurality of microcavities are disposed between the pixel electrode and the roof layer. A first microcavity is filled with a liquid crystal material. A first injection hole and a second injection hole are disposed at edges of the first microcavity. A height of the first and second injection holes are different. A plurality of grooves extending in a first direction are disposed between the plurality of microcavities. An alignment material layer is disposed on at least one of the grooves. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131043 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF SELECTING COLOR FILTER - A method of manufacturing an image display device which is configured to produce high luminance while maintaining color reproductivity and a method of efficiently selecting a combination of a light emitting device and a color filter. A method of manufacturing an image display device includes preparing a light emitting device which has a light source, a green fluorescent material and a red fluorescent material activated with tetravalent manganese ions, and configured to emit light which includes a visible light region, providing a color filter candidate which include red, green, and blue pixels in which the ratio of an integral value of the wavelength range of 560 to 640 nm with respect to the ratio of an integral value of the wavelength range of 460 to 640 nm in a spectral transmittance curve of the green pixel is 23% or greater, providing a color filter configured to satisfy a NTSC ratio of 65% or greater when the color filter candidate and the light emitting device are combined, and constructing an image display device with the use of the color filter, the light emitting device, and a controlling member for optical transmission. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131044 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus includes a first substrate including a display area in which a plurality of pixels is disposed and a non-display area disposed adjacent to the display area, a second substrate which faces the first substrate, an image display layer between the first substrate and the second substrate, and a sealing member which is in the non-display area and attaches the first substrate and the second substrate. The first and second substrates have a curved surface in a first direction, and a flat surface in a second direction crossing the first direction A width of the sealing member extended in the first direction is greater than a width of the sealing member extended in the second direction. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131045 | LIQUID CRYSTAL LENS PANEL, DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A liquid crystal lens panel includes an array substrate, an opposing substrate, and a liquid crystal layer between the array substrate and the opposing substrate. The array substrate includes a first base substrate, a plurality of lens electrodes substantially parallel with one another on the first base substrate, a connection electrode electrically connected to the lens electrodes, a light blocking pattern overlapping the connection electrode and a terminal electrode electrically connected to the connection electrode. The opposing substrate includes a second base substrate which faces the array substrate and a lens common electrode which is on the second base substrate. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131046 | Process of manufacturing of coated spectacle frames, and coated spectacle frames so obtained - The process of manufacturing of a coated spectacle frames is characterized by the following three main manufacturing processes:
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20150131047 | EYEWEAR WITH LAMINATED FUNCTIONAL LAYERS - Embodiments disclosed herein include eyewear that has one or more laminates applied to a lens body. In some embodiments, the lens body is constructed from a substantially rigid material having a curved shape. The lens body can have any desired curvature, including, for example, cylindrical, spherical or toroidal. A laminate can include a substantially flexible substrate and one or more functional layers or coatings applied to the substrate. In addition, one or more functional layers or coatings can be applied directly to the lens body. In certain embodiments, a bonding layer bonds a laminate to a convex and/or concave surface of the lens body. Examples of functional layers or coatings that can be applied to a laminate include anti-reflection coatings, interference stacks, hard coatings, flash mirrors, anti-static coatings, anti-fog coatings, other functional layers, or a combination of functional layers. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131048 | Eyeglasses comprising electrical and/or electronic elements - Eyeglasses including a front frame to which two side arms are connected, and having electric and/or electronic elements connected to each other by an electric circuit, wherein the electric circuit is composed at least partially of at least one flexible printed circuit, which is housed into a seat formed at least partially inside the front frame and at least partially inside at least one arm. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131049 | Expandable Eyewear With Flexible Band - The present eyewear includes a pair of lenses, a pair of releasable connectors connected to respective inner ends of the lenses, temples pivotally connected to respective outer ends of the lenses and a rigid strap connected between the rear ends of the temples. The strap is further characterized as having parallel legs connected to the rear ends of the temples, transition segments having a first shape extending from the substantially parallel legs to an arc-shaped base which extends along the back of the user's head when worn The transition segments are bendable by a user causing them to change from their first shape to a second shape and to maintain the second shape unless bent further by the user. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131050 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BROAD LINE FUNDUS IMAGING - Systems and methods for Broad Line Fundus Imaging (BLFI), an imaging approach that is a hybrid between confocal and widefield imaging systems, are presented. These systems and methods are focused on improving the quality and signal of broad line fundus images or imaging methods to create high contrast and high resolution fundus images. Embodiments related to improved pupil splitting, artifact removal, reflex minimization, adaptable field of view, instrument alignment and illumination details are considered. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131051 | EYE DETECTING DEVICE AND METHODS OF DETECTING PUPIL - An eye detecting device includes an optical assembly, an image sensor and an arithmetic unit. The optical assembly provides a plurality of incident lights. The incident lights enter into eyes to form a plurality of glints. At least part of glints is near a pupil of the eye. The image sensor is used to capture an eye image. The eye image includes images of the glints. The arithmetic unit analyzes the gray scale value of eye image and obtains the distributions of the glints through the gray scale value. The arithmetic unit determines the position of the pupil of eye according to the distributions of the glints. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131052 | ADAPTIVE OPTICS SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME, TESTING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An adaptive optics system includes an irradiation unit adapted to irradiate an object with measurement light via a spatial light modulator; a detection unit adapted to detect a wavefront of return light from the object by a microlens array in which a plurality of microlenses are arranged; an acquisition unit adapted to acquire, based on the wavefront detected by the detection unit, correction data for correcting the wavefront by phase wrapping in the spatial light modulator; and a control unit adapted to perform control such that a wavefront discontinuous part formed by the phase wrapping determined by the correction data is held at not less than a predetermined distance from a center of each of the microlenses in the microlens array. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131053 | MODEL EYE PRODUCING A SPECKLE PATTERN HAVING A REDUCED BRIGHT-TO-DARK RATIO FOR USE WITH OPTICAL MEASUREMENT SYSTEM FOR CATARACT DIAGNOSTICS - A system includes a model eye and an optical measurement instrument, which includes: a corneal topography subsystem; a wavefront sensor subsystem; and an eye structure imaging subsystem. The subsystems may have a common fixation axis, and be operatively coupled to each other via a controller. The optical measurement instrument may perform measurements of the model eye to verify correct operation of the optical measurement instrument for measuring one or more characteristics of a subject's eye. The model eye may include an optically transmissive structure having a front curved surface and an opposite rear planar surface, and a material structure provided at the rear planar surface of the optically transmissive structure and having a characteristic to cause a speckle pattern of a portion of a coherent light beam that is directed back out the front curved surface of the optically transmissive structure to have a bright-to-dark ratio of less than 2:1. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131054 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING OPTICAL ABERRATIONS OF AN EYE - A process and an apparatus are proposed for determining optical aberrations of an eye with its optical system including the cornea and the lens. The process includes the reconstructing of wavefront aberrations of the eye as a deviation of the wavefront, determined by the optical system of the eye with a process of aberrometry, with respect to an ideal planar wavefront generated by an aberration-free eye model. A measured ocular length is employed for the aberration-free eye model. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131055 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAPPING THE OCULAR SURFACE - Examples of methods and apparatus for an accurate measurement of the anterior surface of the eye including the corneal and scleral regions are disclosed. The measurements provide a three-dimensional map of the surface which can be used for a variety of ophthalmic and optometric applications from astigmatism and keratoconus diagnostics to scleral lens fitting. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131056 | Method For Providing A Personalized Spectacle Lens Optical System For A Wearer - A method for providing a personalized optical system for a wearer wherein the optical system characterizes a spectacle ophthalmic lens comprising the following steps: a) providing a visual performance level (VPL) value of at least one eye of the wearer; b) providing a set of rules linking at least the visual performance level of step a) with at least one optical criterion chosen among one or both of the two following optical criteria groups consisting of central vision optical criterion (CVOC) group and peripheral vision optical criterion (PVOC) group; c) calculating the physical and geometrical parameters of the personalized optical system or selecting the personalized optical system in an optical systems data base comprising a plurality of optical systems, so that to meet the set of rules of step b) according to the visual performance level data provided in step a). | 2015-05-14 |
20150131057 | ANIMATED PROJECTION SYSTEM - An image generating system having at least two fixed projection devices that are provided with still images which are projectable onto a surface where each projection device has a light generating source controlled by an electronic or mechanical sequencing controller to selectively illuminate each projector in a predetermined sequence. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131058 | AUTOSTEREOSCOPIC PROJECTION DEVICE AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - An autostereoscopic projection device comprises a light source providing a light, a light scanning module, a light transmitting module, a light combining module including a first light combining element, a spatial light modulator module including a first spatial light modulator element, and a lens. The light scanning module includes a reflective surface and an actuating device capable of deflecting the reflective surface. The normal vector of an incident surface of the first light combining element is coplanar with the normal vector of a reflective surface of the first spatial light modulator element, and the coplanar plane is perpendicular to a disposition plane of the projection device. The light provided by the light source module is transmitted through the light scanning module, the light transmitting module, the light combining module and the spatial light modulator module sequentially and then leaves the projection device through the lens. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131059 | LASER MODULE HAVING A DUOCHROMATIC LASER DIODE FOR A PORTABLE IMAGE PROJECTOR - A laser module is described for an image projection system, which has a duochromatic laser diode designed to generate a first beam bundle having laser light of a first wavelength and laser light of a second wavelength; a first collimating optics system designed to collimate the first beam bundle; at least one first monochromatic laser diode designed to generate a second beam bundle having laser light of a third wavelength; a second collimating optics system designed to collimate the second beam bundle; and a first optical combination device developed to combine the first and second beam bundles in order to form an output beam bundle of the laser module. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131060 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE, SUPER-LUMINESCENT DIODE, AND PROJECTOR - A light emitting device includes a substrate, a laminated body formed by stacking a first cladding layer, a first active layer, a second cladding layer, a third cladding layer, a second active layer, and a fourth cladding layer on the substrate in this order, a first electrode connected to the first cladding layer, a second electrode connected to the second cladding layer and the third cladding layer, and a third electrode connected to the fourth cladding layer, the first active layer generates first light using the first electrode and the second electrode, the second active layer generates second light using the second electrode and the third electrode, and a side surface of the first active layer is provided with an emitting section for emitting the first light, and a side surface of the second active layer is provided with an emitting section for emitting the second light. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131061 | LIGHT SOURCE MODULE AND PROJECTION APPARATUS - A light source module and a projection apparatus including the light source module, an optical engine module, and a projection lens are provided. The light source module includes a lamp holder, a casing, a light source, and a heat dissipation fan. The lamp holder has a cover having a first inlet and a first outlet. The casing is connected to the lamp holder and has a second inlet and at least one second outlet. The light source is fixed to the lamp holder fixed to a housing of the projection apparatus. The heat dissipation fan generates a heat dissipation airflow through an outflow side. A first part of the heat dissipation airflow enters the cover through the first inlet, and leaves the cover through the first outlet. A second part of the heat dissipation airflow enters the casing through the second inlet, and leaves the casing through the second outlet. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131062 | LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROJECTION APPARATUS - A light source apparatus includes a light source to emit excitation light; a phosphor as a rotatable wavelength convertor; a motor to drive the phosphor; an excitation light condensing optical system to condense the excitation light emitted from the light source onto the phosphor; and a casing having a closed space to encase the light source, the phosphor, and the excitation light condensing optical system, and at least a part of the motor while a remaining part of the motor being protruded to an external space of the casing. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131063 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A DISCHARGE LAMP AND PROJECTION ARRANGEMENT - Various embodiments provide a projection arrangement. The projection arrangement may include a discharge lamp; and a ballast for the discharge lamp. The ballast is designed to provide, during operation of the projection arrangement, a lamp current in the form of alternating current and having an average frequency and a preset waveform, which has a preset commutation scheme, to the discharge lamp. The preset commutation scheme is preset by a preset time sequence of commutations of the lamp current. The ballast is designed to provide the lamp current in such a way that the preset commutation scheme of the lamp current is deviated from repeatedly with at least one preset intervening time period by at least one DC phase with a preset time duration. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131064 | OBJECT HOLDER AND LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - An object table to support an object, the object table having a support body, an object holder to hold an object, an opening adjacent an edge of the object holder, and a channel in fluid communication with the opening via a passageway, wherein the channel is defined by a first material which is different to a second material defining the passageway. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131065 | FOREIGN SUBSTANCE DETECTION METHOD, FOREIGN SUBSTANCE DETECTION APPARATUS, EXPOSURE METHOD, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DEVICE - A foreign substance detection method includes: judging the presence/absence of a foreign substance by measuring a surface condition of a substrate; measuring a surface condition of a second substrate different from the substrate upon replacing the substrate on the chuck with the second substrate, when it is judged in the judging that a foreign substance exists; and determining whether an adhering location of the foreign substance determined to exist in the judging is the substrate, based on a measurement result obtained in the measurement. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131066 | MASK PATTERN GENERATION METHOD AND OPTICAL IMAGE CALCULATION METHOD - In a method for generating, with a computer, a pattern of a mask, a pattern on an object plane of a projection optical system is set, shifted plural pupil functions are generated, a matrix containing the generated plural pupil functions is defined, an image of the pattern on the object plane is calculated by generating a vector obtained by transposing and complex-conjugating a vector containing, as components, values of the pupil functions at origin coordinates on a pupil plane from among components of the matrix, and performing convolution integral between the pattern on the object plane and a Fourier transform of a product of the vector and the matrix, an assist pattern for the pattern on the object plane is generated using the calculated image, and a pattern of the mask including the pattern on the object plane and the assist pattern is generated. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131067 | LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A field manipulator to provide high resolution control of position in the XY plane and/or focus control. The field manipulator includes a plate located between the patterning device and the substrate. Control of the XY position is provided by tilting of the plate, while control of the focus position may be provided by localized deformation of the plate. Both adjustments may be performed by one or more actuators that act upon one or more edges of the plate. In an embodiment, two substantially parallel plates are provided and focus control can be provided by changing the spacing between them. A liquid may be provided between the plates which may be temperature controlled to adjust the focus by changing the refractive index of the liquid. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131068 | LASER DEVICE, AND EXPOSURE DEVICE AND INSPECTION DEVICE PROVIDED WITH LASER DEVICE - A laser device includes: a laser light output unit that outputs a fundamental wave laser light; a wavelength conversion unit that performs wavelength conversion of the fundamental wave laser light and outputs a converted laser light; an output detector that detects a power of the converted laser light; a power feedback circuit that controls the power of the fundamental wave laser light such that the power of the converted laser light is in constant; a phase matching adjustment configuration that adjusts a quantity of state at the wavelength conversion optical element; and a phase matching control circuit that controls an operation the phase matching adjustment configuration, wherein in a state that the power of the converted laser light is controlled in constant, the phase matching control circuit adjust the quantity of state in a predetermined range such that the power of the fundamental wave laser light is minimized. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131069 | MASK PROTECTION DEVICE, EXPOSURE APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DEVICE - A reticle protection device capable of keeping a reticle therein is provided with an inner pod capable of keeping the reticle therein; an outer pod capable of keeping the inner pod therein; an electroconductive movable contact portion provided on at least one of the inner pod and the outer pod and being capable of coming into contact with an electroconductive film of the reticle; and a leaf spring for achieving electric conduction of the contact portion to at least one of the inner pod and the outer pod. The reticle is kept in the inner pod and the inner pod is kept in the outer pod, thereby enabling stable grounding of the reticle. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131070 | Photolithography System, Method for Transporting Photo-Mask and Unit Therein - A photolithography system includes a photo-mask storage, at least one photolithography machine and an overhead crane for transporting at least one photo-mask at least between the photo-mask storage and the photolithography machine. The overhead crane includes at least one main rail, a mask girder, a mask hoist and a mask holding device. The mask girder is coupled with the main rail and movable at least between a first position above the photo-mask storage and a second position above the photolithography machine. The mask hoist is movably coupled with the mask girder. The mask holding device is coupled with the mask hoist. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131071 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING APPARATUS - A semiconductor device manufacturing apparatus includes a mask stage including a mask holder system that fixes a photomask, the mask holder system having a first fixing portion mounted at a first position of the mask holder system to fix the photomask, and a second fixing portion at a second position of the mask holder system and spaced apart from the first position, the second fixing portion fixing a pellicle assembly to be spaced apart from the photomask on the first fixing portion. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131072 | LOW CONTACT IMPRINT LITHOGRAPHY TEMPLATE CHUCK SYSTEM FOR IMPROVED OVERLAY CORRECTION - Imprint lithography template chucks and related systems and methods are provided that substantially maintain structural support functions while significantly enhancing imprint quality functions. The chucks incorporate dynamic vacuum seals to substantially reduce template contact during alignment and distortion correction while still providing good structural support upon separation. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131073 | ORIGINAL HOLDING APPARATUS, EXPOSURE APPARATUS, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ARTICLE AND ORIGINAL HOLDING METHOD - The present invention provides an original holding apparatus which holds an original, comprising a first holding unit configured to hold the original, a second holding unit configured to hold the original, a fixing unit configured to fix the second holding unit, and an adjustment unit configured to perform adjustment of an holding force of at least one of the first holding unit and the second holding unit, wherein the adjustment unit performs the adjustment such that the holding force of the second holding unit before fixing the second holding unit is smaller than the holding force of the first holding unit before fixing the second holding unit, and performs the adjustment such that the holding force of the second holding unit after fixing the second holding unit is larger than that before fixing the second holding unit. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131074 | Method for the Construction of a Shaped Body - The invention relates to a method for the construction of a shaped body from photopolymerizable material by using lithography-based generative production (rapid prototyping), in which a layer of liquid photopolymerizable material is defined on a production platform ( | 2015-05-14 |
20150131075 | DRAWING APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ARTICLE - A drawing apparatus includes: a blanker; a deflector; a stage configured to hold the substrate and to be movable; and a controller configured to control the deflector and the stage so as to perform drawing by scanning the charged particle beam on the substrate by causing the deflector to deflect the charged particle beam in a first direction and moving the stage in a second direction. The controller is configured to cause the stage moving in the second direction to move in the first direction based on a pattern to be drawn and to control a scan width of the charged particle beam in the first direction by the deflector based on a moving amount of the stage in the first direction and the pattern. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131076 | Inspection Method and Apparatus, Lithographic Apparatus, Lithographic Processing Cell and Device Manufacturing Method - A lithographic apparatus is disclosed. The lithographic apparatus includes a scatterometer configured to measure a property of the substrate. The scatterometer includes a radiation source configured to produce a radiated spot on a target on the substrate, where the radiated spot includes positions on the target. The scatterometer further includes a detector configured to generate measurement signals that correspond to respective ones of the positions of the radiated spot and a processor configured to output, based on the measurement signals, a single value that is representative of the property of the substrate. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131077 | ELECTRON BEAM LITHOGRAPHY METHODS INCLUDING TIME DIVISION MULTIPLEX LOADING - An embodiment of a method of lithography includes generating a beam of electrons. A first pixel and a second pixel are each configured to pattern the beam. Using time domain multiplex loading, the first and second pixels are controlled such that the beam is patterned. The patterning includes receiving a first clock signal and using the first clock signal to generate a second clock signal and a third clock signal. The second clock signal is sent to the first pixel and sending the third clock signal is sent to the second pixel. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131078 | SYNTHETIC WAVE LASER RANGING SENSORS AND METHODS - Systems and methods for measuring a distance to an object. An exemplary method includes directing light beams from three or more continuous-wave lasers onto a target to generate an interference beam, and also frequency shifting the light beams split off from the lasers to generate local oscillator beams. When the interference beam and the local oscillator beams are combined, the method further includes determining optical phases of heterodynes produced by combining the light beams and the local oscillator beams, and determining synthetic phases by taking the difference between the optical phases of the heterodynes. The method further includes determining synthetic wavelengths based on the differences between the frequencies of the lasers. The method further includes determining a distance to the target based on the synthetic phases and the synthetic wavelengths. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131079 | SYSTEM FOR MONITORING POWER LINES - Disclosed is a system for monitoring a power line. The system includes a ground unit and one or more airborne measurement devices for measuring distances between the power line and objects spatially located in proximities of the power line. Each of the one or more airborne measurement devices includes a computing hardware, one or more cameras for capturing images and a data memory for storing a pattern-recognition software that. The pattern-recognition software that is executed on the computing hardware to process the images to identify a unique identifier attached to the ground unit. The each of the one or more airborne measurement devices maintains a line-of-sight with the ground unit during flight by tracking with computer vision the unique identifier attached to the ground unit. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131080 | Methods and Apparatus for Array Based Lidar Systems with Reduced Interference - An array-based light detection and ranging (LiDAR) unit includes an array of emitter/detector sets configured to cover a field of view for the unit. Each emitter/detector set emits and receives light energy on a specific coincident axis unique for that emitter/detector set. A control system coupled to the array of emitter/detector sets controls initiation of light energy from each emitter and processes time of flight information for light energy received on the coincident axis by the corresponding detector for the emitter/detector set. The time of flight information provides imaging information corresponding to the field of view. Interference among light energy is reduced with respect to detectors in the LiDAR unit not corresponding to the specific coincident axis, and with respect to other LiDAR units and ambient sources of light energy. In one embodiment, multiple array-based LiDAR units are used as part of a control system for an autonomous vehicle. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131081 | POSITION DETERMINATION USING SYNTHETIC WAVE LASER RANGING - Systems and methods for determining the position of an object in a coordinate system. An exemplary system includes three or more laser ranging sensors each configured to direct a sensor beam of continuous-wave light toward a target. Light reflecting off the target interferes with the sensor beam creating an interference beam. The interference beam is combined with local oscillator beams in each laser ranging sensor to create a synthetic wave beam. Each of the laser ranging sensors also includes an array of photodetectors that sense the synthetic wave beam, and is able to measure a distance to the target based on output from the array of photodetectors. The system further includes a controller that receives a distance measurement from each of the laser ranging sensors, and calculates a position of the target in the coordinate system based on the distance measurements. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131082 | VEHICLE, SYSTEM FOR RECEIVING AND TRANSMITTING OPTICAL SIGNALS, AND METHODS - Vehicle, provided with: —at least an optical passage ( | 2015-05-14 |
20150131083 | Objective Optical System for ATR Measurement, and ATR Measurement Device - An objective optical system for ATR measurement is provided with a housing, in the interior, an ATR crystal that is transparent in visible light and has a semispherical surface through which light enters; an infrared optical member for irradiating a sample with infrared light at an angle that is equal to or greater than the critical angle; a visible light irradiation optical member which is disposed in the interior of the casing and which irradiates the sample with visible light from an angle less than the critical angle; and an observation optical member which is disposed on a position that is offset from the reflection angle relative to the angle at which the visible light enters the sample and which guides the scattering light from the sample to an observation device. As a consequence, it is possible to clearly observe the position of a sample subjected to ATR measurement. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131084 | Sensor System for Environmental Impact Monitoring - A self-contained monitor array for measuring at least one type of electromagnetic emission and at least one type of mechanical wave emission from a marine-based and/or terrestrial human activity or installation such as alternate energy sources. A multi-modal monitor system includes at least two such arrays, at least one clock, and at least one data storage unit. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131085 | Systems and Methods for Reducing False Negative Tamper Detection - The present invention is related to monitoring movement, and in particular to systems and methods for securing a monitoring device to a monitor target. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131086 | TRAVELING ENVIRONMENT DETECTION DEVICE - A driving environment detection device acquires a captured image of the direction the host vehicle is travelling in, and from the captured image, extracts parameters relating to brightness of a road surface for a road driven by the host vehicle. Then, on the basis of the parameters, the driving environment of the vehicle is estimated. By way of such a light control system, it is possible to more accurately detect ambient brightness by estimating the driving environment in accordance with the parameters related to the brightness of the road surface. Therefore, it is possible to accurately detect the driving environment. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131087 | INSPECTION SYSTEM - To improve sensitivity of a defect inspection, it is required to decrease influence of excessive diffraction from a spatial filter. Further, it is preferable to secure signal intensity from defects and particles as much as possible, while the influence of the excessive diffraction is decreased as much as possible. The present invention is characterized in setting a width of a spatial filter surface such that an unnecessary image caused by diffraction, that is, an intensity of the excessive diffraction is sufficiently small with respect to an intensity of a desired image. In the present invention, an SN ratio that is an index for deciding a width of the spatial filter is calculated from a region subjected to the influence of the excessive diffraction in an inspection image, and a width of a shield unit of the spatial filter is set so as to maximize the SN ratio. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131088 | SUBSTRATE INVERTING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS - Provided is a technique which can properly invert a plurality of substrates at a time. To achieve this object, a substrate inverting apparatus includes: a support mechanism which supports a plurality of substrates in a state where the substrates are stacked vertically in a spaced-apart manner in a horizontal posture; and a clamping and inverting mechanism which clamps the plurality of substrates supported by the support mechanism respectively and inverts the plurality of substrates at a time. In the support mechanism, support members which support the substrate are moved to a standby position from a support position while being moved downward away from the center of the substrate as viewed in the vertical direction. On the other hand, in the clamping and inverting mechanism, clamping members which clamp the substrate are moved to a near position from a remote position by a clamping member drive part and are elastically biased by an elastic member toward side surfaces of the substrate at the near position. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131089 | OPTICAL SPECTROSCOPY DEVICE, PROCESS OF MAKING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - An optical spectroscopy device includes a first cladding layer is positioned over a photodetector. An optical core region is over the first cladding layer where the optical core region is configured to receive a light beam. The optical core region includes a first grating having a first pitch where the first pitch is positioned to direct a first wavelength of the light beam to a first portion of the photodetector. The optical core region further includes a second grating having a second pitch where the second grating is positioned to direct a second wavelength of the light beam to a second portion of the photodetector. The first pitch is different from the second pitch, the first wavelength is different from the second wavelength, and the first portion of the photodetector is different from the second portion of the photodetector. Additionally, a second cladding layer is over the optical core region. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131090 | MULTI-ANGLE SPECTRAL IMAGING MEASUREMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS - A lighting device that emits illumination light from two or more angular directions onto a sample surface to be measured, an imaging optical lens, and a monochrome two-dimensional image sensor are provided. This configuration provides a method and an apparatus that take a two-dimensional image of the sample surface to be measured at each measurement wavelength and accurately measure multi-angle and spectral information on each of all pixels in the two-dimensional image in a short time. In particular, a multi-angle spectral imaging measurement method and apparatus that have improved accuracy and usefulness are provided. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131091 | MOVING LASER FOCUS IN A SPECTROMETER - In an embodiment, an apparatus may include a light source, a beam manipulator, an optical component, an analyzer, and a detector. The light source may generate an incident light at a first frequency. The beam manipulator may include one or more polyhedron-shaped prisms that may deflect the incident light for focus at a plurality of points on a sample. The optical component may collect the deflected incident light, focus the collected deflected incident light at the plurality of points on the sample, and collect scattered light from the sample. The scattered light may include elastic scattered light and/or inelastic scattered light. The inelastic scattered light may have a second frequency that is shifted up or down from the first frequency. The detector may detect the inelastic scattered light and the analyzer may identify a substance contained in the sample based on the detected inelastic scattered light. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131092 | OPTICAL DEVICE AND DETECTION APPARATUS - An optical device and a detection apparatus, with which a measurement sample over a wide concentration range can be detected even if the concentration of a measurement target is relatively low are to be provided. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131093 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL MOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY OF COMPRESSIBLE FLUIDS - Described herein is a spectroscopic system and method for measuring and monitoring the chemical composition and/or impurity content of a sample or sample stream using absorption light spectroscopy. Specifically, in certain embodiments, this invention relates to the use of sample pressure variation to alter the magnitude of the absorption spectrum (e.g., wavelength-dependent signal) received for the sample, thereby obviating the need for a reference or ‘zero’ sample. Rather than use a reference or ‘zero’ sample, embodiments described herein obtain a spectrum/signal from a sample-containing cell at both a first pressure and a second (different) pressure. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131094 | CAVITY RING-DOWN SPECTROSCOPIC SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method for cavity ring-down spectroscopy can include a pulsed quantum cascade laser, an optical ring-down cavity, a photodetector, and an oscilloscope. The system and method can produce pulse widths of less than 200 ns with bandwidths greater than 300 pm, as well as provide temporal resolution of greater than 10 μs. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131095 | Cuvette For Detecting Bacteria - A method for detecting and counting particles suspended in fluids, such as bacteria suspended in urine, utilizing dynamic features of the suspended particles and employing light scattering measurements. The disclosed method is suitable for determining the susceptibility of bacteria to antibiotics. A cuvette for detecting bacteria in fluids, which is especially suited for the light scattering measurements, is provided. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131096 | MEASURING APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ARTICLE - The present invention provides a measuring apparatus which measures a shape of an object to be measured, comprising an emitting unit configured to emit pattern light, an optical system configured to irradiate the object with the pattern light emitted from the emitting unit, a deflection unit configured to deflect light emitted from the optical system, an image sensing unit configured to sense an image of the object irradiated with the pattern light, and a processing unit configured to determine the shape of the object based on the image of the object sensed by the image sensing unit, wherein the deflection unit includes a deflection element, wherein the measuring apparatus irradiates the object with light deflected by the deflection element, and a direction deflected by the deflection element differs depending on a polarization state of incident light in the deflection element. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131097 | CONFIGURATIONAL CHIRALITY BASED SEPARATION - A method of determining the relative concentrations of enantiomeric forms of a compound in an enantiomeric mixture includes combining the enantiomeric mixture with carbon nanotubes or graphene to form a carbon-enantiomer mixture, exposing the mixture to a monochromatic polarized light, and analyzing reflected polarized light from the mixture using a differential analyzer. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131098 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CORRECTING OPTICAL REFLECTANCE MEASUREMENTS - We disclose measurement systems and methods for measuring analytes in target regions of samples that also include features overlying the target regions. The systems include: (a) a light source; (b) a detection system; (c) a set of at least first, second, and third light ports which transmit light from the light source to a sample and receive and direct light reflected from the sample to the detection system, generating a first set of data including information corresponding to both an internal target within the sample and features overlying the internal target, and a second set of data including information corresponding to features overlying the internal target; and (d) a processor configured to remove information characteristic of the overlying features from the first set of data using the first and second sets of data to produce corrected information representing the internal target. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131099 | LIGHT IRRADIATION DEVICE, PARTICLE ANALYSIS DEVICE, AND LIGHT IRRADIATION METHOD - Provided is a light irradiation device, a particle analysis device, and a light irradiation method, which allow reduction of noise in a signal acquired based on a light emitted from a light-irradiated particle. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131100 | MEMS Optical Sensor - The present invention relates to an all-optical sensor utilizing effective index modulation of a waveguide and detection of a wavelength shift of reflected light and a force sensing system accommodating said optical sensor. One embodiment of the invention relates to a sensor system comprising at least one multimode light source, one or more optical sensors comprising a multimode sensor optical waveguide accommodating a distributed Bragg reflector, at least one transmitting optical waveguide for guiding light from said at least one light source to said one or more multimode sensor optical waveguides, a detector for measuring light reflected from said Bragg reflector in said one or more multimode sensor optical waveguides, and a data processor adapted for analyzing variations in the Bragg wavelength of at least one higher order mode of the reflected light. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131101 | SPECTROSCOPIC SENSOR - A spectroscopic sensor | 2015-05-14 |
20150131102 | INTERFEROMETRIC MEASUREMENT SYSTEM WITH OPTICAL FIBRE AND INERTIAL GUIDANCE OR NAVIGATION SYSTEM INCLUDING SUCH AN INTERFEROMETRIC MEASUREMENT SYSTEM - A fiber optic interferometric measurement system includes a light source; first and second optical transmission elements; first and second Sagnac-ring interferometers, respectively, including first and second fiber optic coils, and, respectively, having lengths L | 2015-05-14 |
20150131103 | NOISE COMPENSATED FIBER OPTIC SENSING SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF OPERATING THE SAME - A fiber optic sensing system. The fiber optic sensing includes an optical source and a lead cable for receiving an optical signal from the optical source. The fiber optic sensing system also includes a sensor array for receiving the optical signal from the lead cable. The sensor array includes a plurality of fiber optic sensors, each of the plurality of fiber optic sensors including an interferometer having two legs. The plurality of fiber optic sensors includes a noise compensation sensor. Each of the legs of the interferometer of the noise compensation sensor is configured to sense vibration in substantially the same manner. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131104 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING TOMOGRAPHY IMAGE - Provided are a tomography image generating method and an apparatus for generating a tomography image. The method of generating a tomography image includes, in response to a depth scan operation performed on an object, generating a candidate tomography image by using an interference signal acquired by the performed depth scan operation, determining a pixel pattern by using the generated candidate tomography image; and when the depth scan operation performed on the object is completed, generating a final tomography image of the object by using a finally determined pixel pattern. The generating the candidate tomography image and the determining are parallel processed by at least one processor during the depth scan operation being repeatedly performed. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131105 | BROADBAND WAVELENGTH-SWEPT LIGHT SOURCE SYSTEM AND APPARATUS EMPLOYING THE SAME - A light source system includes: a plurality of gain mediums configured to output a corresponding plurality of lights having different center wavelengths from each other; a first light source part configured to connect the plurality of gain mediums to each other in parallel and emit the plurality of lights; a wavelength-swept filter unit configured to sweep wavelengths of the plurality of lights output by the plurality of gain mediums and compensate for spectroscopic optical paths of the plurality of lights; a second light source part configured to connect the first light source part to the wavelength-swept filter unit in series and feed the wavelength-swept lights back to the plurality of gain mediums; a combiner configured to combine the wavelength-swept lights and output a combined wavelength-swept; and a controller configured to control an output magnitude and a wavelength region of the wavelength-swept lights. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131106 | Evanescent Field Opto-Mechanical Displacement Sensor and Phase Shifter - A method and system described for sensing a displacement by receiving and propagating a laser light signal with an etched waveguide that is configured to enable an evanescent optical field above the waveguide surface. A movable perturber can be positioned so the perturber interacts with the evanescent optical field above the waveguide surface. An optical phase shift can be induced in the waveguide when the movable perturber is displaced in the evanescent optical field, and the optical phase shift can be measured with an optical readout circuit. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131108 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INSPECTING RAILROAD TIES - A system for inspecting railroad ties in a railroad track includes a light generator, an optical receiver and a processor. The light generator is oriented to project a beam of light across the railroad track while moving along the railroad track in a travel direction. The optical receiver is oriented to receive at least a portion of the beam of light reflected from the railroad track and configured to generate image data representative of a profile of at least a portion of the railroad track. The processor is configured to analyze the image data by applying one or more algorithms configured to find boundaries of a railroad tie and determine one or more condition metrics associated with the railroad tie. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131109 | Inner Diameter Measuring Device and Inner Diameter Measuring Method - An inner diameter measuring device, comprising a measurement carriage ( | 2015-05-14 |
20150131110 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, DATA PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - When document data cannot be printed and when it is necessary to convert a data format of the document data, a digital multi-function apparatus | 2015-05-14 |
20150131111 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - An image processing system includes: a translating unit that translates text contained in translation target data to be subjected to translation processing and acquires translation data; and a generating unit that generates image data containing the translation target data and translation image data in which the text of the translation target data is replaced with the translation data. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131112 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus includes a determination unit and an adjustment unit. The determination unit determines a rating item for which a degree of interest of a user is high among plural rating items set for an image to be formed. The adjustment unit sets a standard for the rating item determined by the determination unit among the plural rating items and performs an adjustment process such that the standard is satisfied, the rating item being the rating item for which the degree of interest of the user is high. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131113 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, METHOD OF PROCESSING INFORMATION, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - An information processing device includes a receiving unit, a first identifying unit, and a generation unit. The receiving unit receives specified position information indicating a position specified by a user with respect to an image indicated by target image data including drawing information of each object. The first identifying unit identifies a first object indicating an object including the position indicated by the specified position information. The generation unit generates a third object indicating an object having lower priority of display than a second object indicating higher priority of display than the first object, and having higher priority of display than the first object, and an object having the same shape as the first object. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131114 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus has an image display operation device with a function selecting portion to correlate with a plurality of functions executed in the image forming apparatus, a display portion, and a display control portion. The function selecting portion includes a function selecting portion in which selectable function items are displayed in accordance with an operation mode selected in the image forming apparatus. A second function selecting portion display other function items that are simultaneously selected. The display control portion simultaneously displays the function selecting portions on the display portion. The image display operation device simultaneously makes functions selectable. When the functions according to the first function selecting portion is selected, the display control portion changes functions according to the second function selecting portion that is displayed, based on contents of the functions according to the first function selecting portion. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131115 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming apparatus includes a receiving portion, a print control portion, a first detection portion, and a transmission control portion. The receiving portion receives, from an information processing apparatus, print data to which predetermined transmission destination information has been added. The print control portion executes a print process based on the print data. The first detection portion detects a mobile terminal that exists in a predetermined communication range and is identified based on the transmission destination information added to the print data. The transmission control portion, when the first detection portion detects the mobile terminal, transmits the print data, which is associated with the mobile terminal, to the mobile terminal. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131116 | INSPECTION APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, INSPECTION METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - The present invention provides an inspection apparatus including a pause control unit which, when a defect is detected in a page of a printed product while the printed product is continuously printed, causes printing to pause, a predictor unit which, when printing is paused, predicts whether a defect will be detected again in restarting printing by using a master image of a not-yet-printed page, a master image of the defect-detected page, and a predetermined defect prediction criterion, and a resumption control unit which permits to restart printing the defect-detected page and pages following the defect-detected page if the predictor unit predicts that a defect will not be detected again in restarting printing, and prohibits from restarting printing if the predictor unit predicts that a defect will be detected again. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131117 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING AN INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM - An information processing system includes a computer programmed to execute a process. The process includes receiving operation information indicating an operating state of a device at a predetermined time interval from the device through a network. The received operation information is stored in a first storing part. With respect to the device from which the operation information indicating that the operating state is abnormal is received, elimination information indicating elimination of the abnormality is received in asynchronization with the predetermined time interval. When the elimination information is received within a period from a reception of the operation information indicating that the operating state is abnormal and until a subsequent reception of the operation information, information is added to the first storing part, which indicates that the abnormality indicated by the operation information lasts from the reception of the operation information to the reception of the elimination information. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131118 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS HAVING USER LOGIN FUNCTION, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus which is capable of improving ease of operation for users and also improving security when destinations are made public. The image processing apparatus is shared by a plurality of users and capable of selecting a destination from a plurality of address books and carrying out file transmission to the destination. It is determined whether or not a user has logged in, and when it is determined that the user has logged in, only personal addresses for the logged-in user are displayed on a display unit. The personal destinations displayed on the display unit are switched to destinations other than the personal destinations according to selection by the user. When it is determined that the user has not logged in, all destinations which are registered in the plurality of address books are displayed on the display unit. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131119 | MAINTENANCE METHOD AND MAINTENANCE APPARATUS FOR INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, there is provided a maintenance method for an information processing apparatus including acquiring identification information for identifying the information processing apparatus and apparatus information including setting value information of a plurality of setting items of the information processing apparatus, acquiring statistical data created on the basis of the setting value information of a plurality of the information processing apparatuses, comparing the setting value information and the statistical data for each of the plurality of setting items and presenting information concerning a setting item including an outlier, transmitting, concerning the setting item including the presented outlier, if a request for update of statistical data corresponding to the setting value is input, an update request for the statistical data to a server, and receiving information subjected to update processing in the server and updating the corresponding statistical data. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131120 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND STORAGE METHOD OF PRINT DATA - Generally, in accordance with one embodiment, an image forming apparatus comprises a communication section, a storage section, an operation section, an image forming section, and a controller. The communication section receives print data. The storage section stores print data in a print data area. The operation section receives an operation input. The image forming section forms, if the operation section receives a printing instruction of print data, an image on a sheet based on the print data. The controller moves the print data which are not printed even a given period has passed since the print data is received by the communication section from a print data area to other storage area. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131121 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DISPLAY OF POP-UP WINDOW - A method of controlling display of a pop-up window and an apparatus are provided. The method performed by an image forming apparatus includes determining at least one target device to be requested to display the pop-up window from among devices connected to the image forming apparatus when a pop-up event is generated during operations of the image forming apparatus, and transmitting information about the pop-up event to the determined at least one target device. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131122 | DATA OUTPUT APPARATUS, DATA OUTPUT SYSTEM, AND DATA OUTPUT CONTROL METHOD - An image forming apparatus Gk of a data output system includes a data output time calculation function unit that calculates a predicted output time necessary for outputting data to be output in a specified output form by a data output function unit which outputs the data to be output in the specified output form, and a control function unit that compares the predicted output time with a predetermined threshold time and controls displaying of display data, which is stored in a storage function unit, onto a display function unit. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131123 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE FORMING OPERATION - Disclosed is an image forming apparatus, which makes it possible to easily control various kinds of functions. The apparatus is provided with an apparatus controlling firmware that controls a default display screen, and a Web display screen application program that controls a customizable display screen according to a process being separate from another process for the apparatus controlling firmware. The Web display screen application program has a function for calling one of default display screens as a designated default display screen, while the apparatus controlling firmware has a function for accepting a screen calling instruction. When the Web display screen application program instructs the apparatus controlling firmware to conduct the screen calling operation in a state that the Web display screen application program displays the customizable display screen onto the display section, the apparatus controlling firmware conducts controlling operations for displaying the designated default display screen onto the display section. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131124 | PRINTING A DOCUMENT FROM DIFFERENT GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATIONS ON WORLD WIDE WEB - System and method for printing a document from different geographical locations on World Wide Web are disclosed. For printing the document, a print request comprising a plurality of data fields and data values is received. The plurality of data fields comprises at least one of document details, print characteristics, a location, and a print schedule. Based on the location received in the print request, at least one print client is identified. After identifying the print client, the print request is transmitted to the print client using a managed file transfer protocol for catering to the print request. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131125 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING MULTIPLE MAILING SERVICES ORDERS OF VARYING QUANTITIES AND ADDRESS LISTS - Methods and systems for processing multiple mailing services orders for print items of varying quantities include filling 3-dimensional gangs configured to receive print-ready items with print-ready items in a stack-wise manner. Individual stacks can be submitted to the system for reprint without holding up remaining items in an order. | 2015-05-14 |