20th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 25 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140132627 | Automatic Tuning of Value-Series Analysis Tasks Based on Visual Feedback - A method for selecting an analysis procedure for a value series, including displaying a value series on a computer display monitor, receiving one or more sequences of user provided annotations, where the annotations overlay at least a sub-interval of the value series on the computer display monitor, using the sequences of user provided annotations to select an optimal value series analysis method from a set of value series analysis methods, where selecting an optimal value series analysis method includes determining parameter values for the optimal value series analysis method, and presenting the selected optimal value series analysis method and parameters, and the optimal reconstruction of the annotation sequences to the user. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132628 | REAL WORLD ACOUSTIC AND LIGHTING MODELING FOR IMPROVED IMMERSION IN VIRTUAL REALITY AND AUGMENTED REALITY ENVIRONMENTS - Systems and methods for modeling acoustic and lighting to provide improved immersion in a virtual reality and/or augmented reality environment are provided. In one aspect, systems and methods are provided to promote “improved augmented reality” which increases the realism and/or presence of virtual objects in the user's real environment. In some embodiments, changes in the user's actual room lighting are modeled in the virtual world to have a similar effect. In other embodiments, systems and methods are provided to promote immersion of a user in a virtual environment by extending the virtual world into the user's real world room. In this embodiment, lighting and/or sound from the virtual world is used to simulate the same or similar properties in the users actual, or real world environment, thereby improving virtual reality. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132629 | MODIFYING VIRTUAL OBJECT DISPLAY PROPERTIES - Various arrangements for organizing virtual objects within an augmented reality display are presented. A display may be provided and configured to present a virtual field-of-view having multiple virtual objects superimposed on a real-world scene. Priorities may be assigned to multiple regions of the virtual field-of-view based on real-world objects present within the real-world scene. A priority of a region of the multiple regions may be based on one or more real-world objects identified in the region. The multiple virtual objects may be displayed within the virtual field-of-view arranged based on the prioritized multiple regions. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132630 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SOCIAL NETWORK SERVICE USING AUGMENTED REALITY - A system for providing a social network service (SNS) by utilizing augmented reality. The system includes a first device configured to receive image of a first user, to create a reference image based on the received images, and to transmit the reference image to a second device; and the second device is configured to receive the reference image from the first device, to generate a virtual image based on the reference image and the current context information of a second user, and to display the virtual image at predetermined locations. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132631 | HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAY, AND IMAGE DISPLAYING METHOD IN HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAY - Disclosed herein is A head mounted display including: (A) an eyeglasses frame-like frame to be mounted to an observer's head; (B) an image display device; (C) an image sensing device mounted to the frame; and (D) a correction section, wherein the image display device includes (B-1) an image generating device, and (B-2) see-through type light guide section which is mounted to the image generating device, on which beams emitted from the image generating device are incident, through which the beams are guided, and from which the beams are emitted toward an observer's pupil. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132632 | Interactivity With A Mixed Reality - Methods of interacting with a mixed reality are presented. A mobile device captures an image of a real-world object where the image has content information that can be used to control a mixed reality object through an offered command set. The mixed reality object can be real, virtual, or a mixture of both real and virtual. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132633 | ROOM DESIGN SYSTEM WITH SOCIAL MEDIA INTERACTION - The present specification provides a novel social network platform for creating, using and sharing online spaces populated with their furnishings. In certain implementations, the first web page is a sign-in page or a sign-up to create an account. Upon account creation, a basic empty 3-D room can be generated. Three views of the same room can be available, windowed (small & large), and full screen, all of which can be toggled between at any time using standard screen sizing icons. In some embodiments a room can consist of a back wall, a perspective wall on either side of the back wall, and a floor. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132634 | Method And Apparatus For Recognizing Target Object At Machine Side in Human-Machine Interaction - An apparatus which includes a first displaying module to display the target picture, a graphic tag superimposing module to superimpose a graphic tag on a target object in the target picture according to an instruction sent by a user and determine a display parameter of the graphic tag, an identifier information adding module to add identifier information for the graphic tag, a storage controlling module to store the display parameter of the graphic tag and the identifier information of the graphic tag in a storage medium related to the target picture, and a second displaying module to obtain the display parameter and the identifier information from the storage medium related to the target picture, display the graphic tag on the target object in the target picture according to the display parameter of the graphic tag, and display the identifier information of the graphic tag. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132635 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ROOF AREA ESTIMATION - Systems and methods for computer-implemented determination of an estimated roof surface area are disclosed. In an embodiment of the invention, an aerial roof image is retrieved and displayed for a user. One or more of a plurality of stored roof templates are displayed with the aerial roof image. One of the roof templates may be selected so as to select a corresponding clear frame model to be overlayed on the aerial roof image. Nodes provided at vertices of the clear frame model may be aligned with corresponding vertices on the aerial roof image to change the dimensions of the clear frame roof model by dragging and dropping the nodes. One or more pitch values may be selected for association with the clear frame model. An estimated surface area of the roof is calculated and displayed based on the area of the resulting clear frame model and the one or more pitch values. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132636 | DYNAMIC SIZING AND POSITIONING OF MULTIPLE IMAGES - A system of arranging images provides for automated scaling, positioning and organizing of a plurality of images on an image display, which may be transferred to a printed or electronic product design. A plurality of images are analyzed to produce image data. Display parameters determine permissible arrangement of the images. Based on the image data and the display parameters, an arrangement on the image display for each of the plurality of images is defined. The arrangement may be further defined to maximize at least one dimension of the images. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132637 | METHOD AND A DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING WALLPAPER CROPPING - The present disclosure is applicable to the technical field of image processing and provides a method and device for wallpaper cropping operations. The method separates and carries out the vertical and horizontal wallpaper cropping operations independently. More specifically, the method includes receiving by a mobile terminal, a command to start wallpaper cropping operations; acquiring a picture and a pending screen orientation information of the mobile terminal for performing the wallpaper cropping operations, wherein the performing of the wallpaper cropping operations include: performing a first wallpaper cropping operation on the picture according to the pending screen orientation information of the mobile terminal, and after completing the first wallpaper cropping operation; performing a second wallpaper cropping operation according to a subsequent screen orientation information, until remaining subsequent wallpaper cropping operations on the picture corresponding to remaining subsequent screen orientation information of the mobile terminal have been completed. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132638 | Image Panning and Zooming Effect - In one embodiment, when an image is displayed on an electronic device, the image may be panned from one portion to another portion based on information associated with the image or a viewer of the image. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132639 | METHOD AND COMPUTING DEVICE FOR CAPTURING SCREEN IMAGES AND FOR IDENTIFYING SCREEN IMAGE CHANGES USING A GPU - A method for identifying changes between a current image and a previous image comprises generating a mask using a graphics processing unit, the mask identifying differences between the current and previous images using the graphics processing unit to identify at least a portion of the current image based on the mask and copying image data of the current image corresponding to the identified portions from memory associated with the graphics processing unit to memory associated with a central processing unit. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132640 | AUTO-SCALING OF AN INDOOR MAP - A computer-implemented method of auto-scaling an indoor map includes receiving an unsealed electronic map that shows a floor plan of a building and creating control points on the unsealed electronic map. Each of control points includes an absolute coordinate pair and a corresponding local coordinate pair. The method also includes calculating a primary scaling factor based on the control points. The electronic map is then auto-scaled using the primary scaling factor to generate a scaled electronic map that shows the floor plan of the building. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132641 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LIGHT-LOAD EFFICIENCY IN DISPLAYS - Systems and methods for light-load efficiency in displays may include a backlight driver circuit that may adjust a gate drive voltage provided to a gate of a metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) in the boost converter based on the load conditions of light-emitting diodes used to illuminate the display panel. The backlight driver circuit may also switch between two different voltage sources to further broaden a range of gate drive voltages available to drive the gate of the MOSFET in the boost converter. As a result, the backlight driver circuit may decrease gate drive losses associated with the MOSFET, thereby increasing the efficiency of the boost converter. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132642 | PIXEL CIRCUIT, DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD OF PIXEL CIRCUIT - The embodiments of the invention disclose a pixel circuit, a display device and a driving method thereof. The pixel circuit comprises a light-emitting element; a driving TFT, its drain is input a power supply voltage signal; a first TFT, its drain is connected with a source of the driving TFT, its source is connected with the light-emitting element, its gate receives a first control signal; a second TFT, its source receives a data signal, its drain is connected with a gate of the driving TFT, its gate receives a scanning signal; a third TFT, its source receives a reference voltage signal, its gate receives the scanning signal; a fourth TFT, its source is connected with a drain of the third TFT, its drain is connected with the gate of the driving TFT and the drain of the second TFT, its gate receives a second control signal; and a capacitor. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132643 | METHOD FOR DRIVING INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE - An information processing device including a display unit and an input unit is driven by a first step of inputting an input signal from the input unit, a second step of starting to move an image displayed on the display unit, a third step of lowering luminance of the image, a fourth step of checking whether the image reaches a position of predetermined coordinates, a fifth step of increasing the luminance of the image in the case where the image reaches the position of the predetermined coordinates, and a sixth step of stopping moving the image so as to perform eye-friendly display with the display unit. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132644 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY COMPRISING ERASE ELECTRODES - Active matrix liquid crystal displays, mainly applicable to screens with small dimensions, fabricated for example starting from silicon substrates, are especially applicable to display operation in color sequential mode. The pixel comprises a pixel electrode controlled by a control transistor and counter-electrodes situated on the same side of the liquid crystal as the pixel electrode and parallel to the pixel electrode; the liquid crystal is composed of molecules having a natural rest orientation in the absence of a voltage between the pixel electrode and the counter-electrodes and a different orientation in the presence of an electric field created between the pixel electrode and the counter-electrodes. Erase electrodes are situated on either side of the pixel in a transverse direction with respect to the counter-electrodes and are designed to produce, during an erase phase, an erase electric field tending to return the molecules of the liquid crystal to their rest orientation. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132645 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE WITH INFLUENCES OF OFFSET VOLTAGES REDUCED - A semiconductor integrated circuit including a first register which latches display data, a second register which latches the display data of the first register in accordance with a first clock, a gray scale voltage generator which outputs a plurality of gray scale voltages, a decoder which selects a gray scale voltage in accordance with the display data of the second register from the plurality of gray scale voltages, and an amplifier including a first transistor and a second transistor. A first terminal of the first transistor and a first terminal of the second transistor are connected to a first voltage line, and the gray scale voltage outputted from the decoder is supplied to one of input terminals of the first transistor and the second transistor in accordance with a control signal. A phase of the control signal is reversed at intervals of two horizontal scanning lines. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132646 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - A display device includes a display unit having display elements arrayed in rows and columns. The display elements each include a current-driven light emitting unit and a drive circuit for driving the light emitting unit. A power supply unit supplies a drive voltage for driving the display elements to power supply lines corresponding to the rows of display elements. A signal output unit supplies video signal voltages to data lines corresponding to the columns of the display elements. A control unit detects maximum grayscale values of input signals corresponding to the display elements arranged in the rows, and accordingly controls duty ratios of the drive voltage supplied to the power supply lines corresponding to the rows of the display elements. The control unit also controls values of video signals corresponding to the display elements in each row. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132647 | DISPLAY APPARATUS, METHOD OF DRIVING DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - Disclosed herein is a display apparatus including a pixel array and a driver, the pixel array including rows of scanning lines, rows of feeding lines, columns of signal lines, and a matrix of pixels disposed at the crossings of the scanning lines and the signal lines, the driver including a write scanner for supplying a control signal successively to the scanning lines, a power supply scanner for switching each of the feeding lines between a high potential, a low potential, and an intermediate potential between the high potential and the low potential, and a signal selector for supplying a video signal, which alternately switches between a signal potential and a reference potential, to each of the signal lines. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132648 | DISPLAY PANEL DRIVING METHOD, DISPLAY APPARATUS, DISPLAY PANEL DRIVING APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - In the present invention, there is provided a display panel driving method of the type wherein the total light emitting period length within a one-field period is controlled to variably control the peak luminance level of a display panel, including the step of: variably controlling, where the one-field period has N light emitting periods, N being equal to or greater than 2, the end timing of the ith light emitting period and the start timing of the i+1th light emitting period so as to satisfy the total light emitting period length within the one-field period, i being an odd number which satisfies 1≦i≦N−1 while i+1 satisfies 2≦i+1≦N. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132649 | SUBFRAME CONTROLLING CIRCUITS AND METHODS FOR FIELD SEQUENTIAL TYPE DIGITAL DISPLAY APPARATUS - This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for improving image quality of images displayed by a display apparatus. In one aspect, an apparatus for display images includes a plurality of pixels having at least two display elements configured to be controlled by a common data signal. The apparatus also includes a control matrix having, or each pixel, a single data interconnect that is configured to provide a data voltage. The control matrix also includes, for a set of pixels, an area modulation control logic for selecting a number of display elements included in each pixel of the set of pixels to respond to the corresponding data voltage provided by the data interconnect. The control matrix also includes at least one area modulation control interconnect for controlling the area modulation control logic. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132650 | METHOD OF DRIVING LIGHT SOURCE, LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD AND DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS - A method of driving a light source includes: determining a ratio of a first display area with respect to an entire display area by analyzing an image data, where the first display area displays a maximum luminance image; generating a duty ratio control signal which controls a duty ratio of a driving signal based on the ratio of the first display area, where the driving signal drives a light source in a first light emitting area of a light source module, and the first light emitting area corresponds to the first display area; and outputting the driving signal to the light source module based on the duty ratio control signal. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132651 | DISPLAY AND METHOD OF GENERATING AN IMAGE WITH UNIFORM BRIGHTNESS - A display includes a plurality of pixels, a plurality of scan lines and a plurality of data lines. Each pixel includes a first color sub-pixel, a second color sub-pixel and a third color sub-pixel. The scan lines and the data lines are coupled to the pixels. Two color sub-pixels in the same row coupled to the same data line are coupled to different scan lines, and all of the second color sub-pixels in the same row are coupled to the same scan line. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132652 | Image Forming Apparatus - An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming unit; a housing configured to store the image forming unit, the housing including an outer peripheral wall; a power supply unit disposed inside the housing; and a near field communication board including an antenna for near field communication, the near field communication board being disposed at a position of the outer peripheral wall apart from the power supply unit by a communicable distance or more. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132653 | PRINTING DEVICE, AND PRINTING DEVICE MAINTENANCE METHOD - A printing device is equipped with a head, a first reservoir unit, a second reservoir unit, a first flow path connected to the head and the first reservoir unit, a second flow path connected to the first flow path and the second reservoir unit, a third flow path connected to the second reservoir unit and the second flow path, a first pressure supply unit provided on the second flow path, a second pressure supply unit, and a control unit for stirring the sedimentary ink by returning the sedimentary ink inside the second reservoir unit to the first reservoir unit using the second pressure supply unit after moving the sedimentary ink inside the first reservoir unit to the second reservoir unit using the first pressure supply unit. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132654 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - A technique capable of efficient, high speed processing for the formation of an organic compound layer by using an ink jet method is provided. In the method of forming an organic compound layer by using the ink jet method, a composition containing an organic compound having light emitting characteristics is discharged from an ink head, forming a continuous organic compound layer. The organic compound layer is formed on pixel electrodes aligned in a matrix shape, and is formed in a continuous manner over a plurality of pixel electrodes. A light emitting device is manufactured using organic light emitting elements in accordance with this manufacturing method. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132655 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD, LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD CARTRIDGE, AND PRINTING APPARATUS - A semiconductor device for controlling discharge of a liquid includes a power supply terminal, a ground terminal, driving portions arranged along a straight line between the power supply terminal and the ground terminal to discharge a liquid, a power supply line extending along the straight line from the power supply terminal to supply a power supply voltage to the driving portions, and a ground line extending along the straight line from the ground terminal to supply a ground voltage to the driving portions. A width of the power supply line in a direction perpendicular to the straight line continuously or gradually decreases away from the power supply terminal, and a width of the ground line in the direction continuously or gradually decreases away from the ground terminal. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132656 | PRINTHEAD ASSEMBLY PRIMING - In one example, a liquid dispensing device includes a printhead assembly having a liquid port through which liquid may move between a removable liquid container and the printhead assembly and an air port through which air may flow to and from the container. A pressure source is operatively connected to the air port to pressurize the container to push liquid from the container through the liquid port into the printhead assembly. A vent is operatively connected to the air port to vent the pressurized container to draw froth from the printhead assembly through the liquid port into the container. In another example, a method for priming a printhead assembly includes pushing liquid from a container into the printhead assembly through a liquid port and then pulling froth from the printhead assembly into the container through the liquid port. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132657 | INK-JET RECORDING DEVICE AND INK-JET RECORDING CONTROL METHOD - An ink-jet recording device is capable of correcting a recording position due to a leaning of a printing head and correcting of driving timing between multiple printing heads. Each nozzle row of a printing head is classified into multiple nozzle groups, and the driving timing of the nozzle groups other than the nozzle group serving as a reference of correction of the multiple nozzle groups is adjustable to correct for any leaning of the printing head. Moreover, in the event of performing the driving timing between printing heads, the driving timing of a non-reference printing head is adjustable relative to a reference printing head employed for leaning correction of multiple printing heads. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132658 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming apparatus includes a pretreatment unit to apply a pretreatment liquid on a recording medium before an image is formed on the recording medium, a posttreatment unit to apply a posttreatment liquid on the recording medium after the image is formed on the recording medium, and a dry unit to dry the image formed on the recording medium and the posttreatment liquid. The pretreatment unit controls an applying amount of the pretreatment liquid based on resolution of the image to be formed on the recording medium, the posttreatment unit controls an applying amount of the posttreatment liquid based on the resolution of the image to be formed on the recording medium, and the dry unit controls drying strength based on the resolution of the image to be formed on the recording medium. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132659 | FLUID EJECTION DEVICES AND METHODS THEREOF - Fluid ejection devices and methods thereof are disclosed in the present disclosure. A method includes establishing fluid communication between an ejection chamber and a fluid supply chamber of the fluid ejection device such that the ejection chamber includes a nozzle and an ejection member to selectively eject fluid through the nozzle. The method also includes detecting at least one impedance in the fluid by a sensor unit having a sensor plate. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132660 | Water-Based Ink for Ink-Jet Recording, Ink Cartridge, Ink-Jet Recording Apparatus, and Ink-Jet Recording Method - There is provided a water-based ink for ink-jet recording, including: a self-dispersible pigment modified by sulfonic acid group; glycerol; diethylene glycol; a penetrant; and water, wherein the glycerol and the diethylene glycol satisfy the following condition (i): | 2014-05-15 |
20140132661 | INKJET RECORDING METHOD AND INK SET FOR INKJET RECORDING - Provided is an inkjet recording method which minimizes blur and achieves excellent fixing to a recoding medium. This inkjet recording method is characterized by adhering a receiving solution (A) to at least areas on a recording medium (R) which are to be printed with an inkjet ink (I) or the whole surface of the medium (R) which is to be printed, said receiving solution (A) being a solution obtained by dissolving (inclusive of dispersing) one or more metal salts (S) selected from among at least divalent, calcium salts, magnesium salts, nickel salts, aluminum salts, boron salts, and zinc salts and one or more resins (B) having hydrophilic groups in an aqueous solvent in such amounts that the concentrations of the metal salts (S) and the resins (B) fall within the range of 0.005 to 2.0 mol/l and within the range of 0.5 to 20 mass % respectively, and then applying the inkjet ink (I) to areas where the metal salts are present in an adhered state to carry out printing. Said inkjet ink (I) is an ink which comprises a pigment (P), an anionic resin emulsion (E), and an aqueous solvent, and in which phosphorus-containing groups each having at least one P—O or P═O bond are bonded to the surface of the pigment (P) or the surface of the anionic resin emulsion (E). | 2014-05-15 |
20140132662 | TREATMENT LIQUID FOR TREATING RECORDING MEDIUM, IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - To provide a treatment liquid for treating a recording medium, which contains a water-soluble organic solvent, a surfactant, water, and an amphoteric emulsion resin having a core-shell structure. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132663 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus including a recording head having a nozzle to discharge droplets; a reciprocally moving carriage on which the recording head is mounted; a rotary conveyance body disposed opposite the recording head and configured to convey a recording medium; a maintenance unit to maintain an optimal state of the recording head; and a drive transmission unit to transmit rotation of the rotary conveyance body to the maintenance unit. The drive transmission unit includes a drive transmission gear to drive the maintenance unit; and a gear moving unit. The gear moving unit includes moving means to move the drive transmission gear at the connection position; and a retainer to retain a state in which the drive transmission gear is moved to the connection position, even though the carriage is moved toward a second direction opposite the first direction. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132664 | INKJET PRINTING APPARATUS AND CLOGGED NOZZLE RECOVERING METHOD - The present invention provides an inkjet printing apparatus in which aggregate or the like clogged in a nozzle is sucked to recover the clogged nozzle and provides a clogged nozzle recovering method. The inkjet printing apparatus in accordance with the present invention includes a cap which is structured to cover some of plural nozzles formed in a nozzle face of a head of an inkjet printer, a pressure sensor which acquires a pressure in an inside of the cap in a state that the some of the plural nozzles are covered by the cap, a suction means which sucks the inside of the cap with a pressure lower than a negative pressure at which a meniscus of a nozzle that is not covered with the cap is broken, and a nozzle recovery judgment means which judges recovery of a nozzle by comparing a reference pressure value, which is obtained when nozzles without being clogged are covered by the cap and sucked and is stored beforehand, with a pressure value which is outputted from the pressure sensor. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132665 | INKJET PRINTING APPARATUS, CLOGGED NOZZLE RECOVERING METHOD AND CLOGGED NOZZLE RECOVERY PROGRAM - An inkjet printing apparatus, a clogged nozzle recovering method, and a clogged nozzle recovery program are provided. The inkjet printing apparatus includes a head, a tank, a first pump, a cap, a second pump and a control means. The head is provided with a nozzle face and a plurality of nozzles. The tank is connected with the head through a tube. The first pump is connected with the tank and maintains the tank at a constant negative pressure. The cap for suction covers a part of the nozzles on the nozzle face of the head. The second pump is connected with the cap for sucking an inside of the cap. The control means controls to lower the negative pressure of the tank that is maintained by the first pump when the inside of the cap is sucked by the second pump. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132666 | SUCTION DEVICE FOR CLEANING A NOZZLE SURFACE OF A PRINT HEAD - A suction device is provided for cleaning a nozzle surface of a print head. The suction device comprises a suction surface and a spacer, whereby the spacer is provided with a spacer channel, the spacer channel comprising a spacer opening at an outer surface of the spacer and the spacer channel being operatively coupled to an air flow source. The spacer is configured for positioning the suction surface at a predetermined distance from the nozzle surface for providing a suction gap. The suction device is configured to provide in operation an air flow through the suction gap, along the nozzle surface and into the suction channel. An air flow may be provided through the spacer channel of the spacer in order to clean an area of the nozzle surface of the print head. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132667 | WIPER CASSETTE, WIPER UNIT AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A wiper cassette includes a long wiping member which wipes a liquid adhered to a liquid ejecting head which ejects the liquid; a feed roller around which an end of the wiping member is wound in a longitudinal direction; and a winding roller around which other end of the wiping member is wound in the longitudinal direction, and the wiper cassette is mounted so as to be freely detachable and attachable into a wiper holder. Furthermore, the wiper cassette further includes a winding gear supported by the winding roller; and a power point acting portion on which a load acts in a removal direction when the wiper cassette is removed from the wiper holder, in which the power point acting portion is positioned closer to the removal direction side than the winding gear in a mounted state in which the wiper cassette is mounted into the wiper holder. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132668 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a recording head, an ejection detector, and a cleaner. The ejection detector detects ejection or non-ejection of droplets from the head and has an electrode member disposed in an area in which the electrode member is opposable to the head. The cleaner cleans the electrode member after ejection or non-ejection of droplets from nozzles of the head is detected by detection of electric changes of the electrode member generated when the droplets ejected from the nozzles land on the electrode member with a potential difference created between a nozzle face of the head and the electrode member and the nozzle face opposed to the electrode member. The cleaner includes a wiping member to wipe droplets adhering to the electrode member. The wiping member and the electrode member are configured to be relatively moved in parallel to a nozzle array direction to clean the electrode member. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132669 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CLEANING A NOZZLEPLATE - A system and a method for cleaning a printhead by providing from a first slit a laminar flow of cleaning fluid that flows through a pretensioned brush for brushing the nozzle plate and collecting debris. The cleaning fluid with the debris is drained by a first slit having a first under pressure and next by a second slit that has a second under pressure that is greater than the first under pressure. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132670 | PRINTING METHOD AND PRINTING APPARATUS - The invention aims to form an ink coating having a predetermined film thickness on a surface of a printing medium having a three-dimensional structure in shorter time. As solving means, a plurality of times of scanning process is included, ink | 2014-05-15 |
20140132671 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a recording head including plural nozzles discharging liquid droplets; a head tank supplying liquid to the recording head; plural head holders each holding one or more recording heads and head tanks; a carriage exchangeably supporting the plural head holders; a main tank storing liquid to be supplied to the head tank; and plural liquid supply tubes supplying the liquid from the main tank to the head tank. Further, the plural liquid supply tubes are branched into plural groups corresponding to the plural head holders at the carriage and are connected to corresponding head tanks. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132672 | LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A liquid discharge head includes a substrate and a flow-path-forming member that forms a plurality of flow paths and discharge ports that are in communication with the flow paths on the substrate. Liquid is to be discharged from the discharge ports. A space is formed between the plurality of flow paths and is filled with a filling material. In the case where a direction in which the liquid is to be discharged from the discharge ports is an upward direction, a top surface of the filling material is positioned at the same height as a face surface of the flow-path-forming member or is positioned higher than the face surface of the flow-path-forming member in the upward direction. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132673 | PRINTING SYSTEM - A printing system including a substrate support and an ink deposition unit. The ink distribution unit deposits liquid ink onto a substrate positioned on the substrate support. The system allows for relative movement between the substrate support and the ink deposition unit. After printing, the ink deposition unit rotates to be oriented with the longitudinal axis of the next image segment to be printed and wherein the rotation does not affect the image resolution. The system can print at least two axial images sharing at least one common image portion and having an angle between their longitudinal axes less than 90 degrees. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132674 | LIQUID EJECTION HEAD BODY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A liquid ejection head body includes a substrate and a channel forming member arranged on the substrate. The channel forming member has a liquid ejection port for ejecting liquid and a liquid channel communicating with the liquid ejection port, while the substrate has an ejection energy generating element for generating energy for ejecting liquid at a first surface side and a liquid supply port for supplying liquid to the liquid channel in the inside. A conductive layer for electrically connecting the first surface side and a second surface side disposed opposite to the first surface side is arranged along the lateral surface of the liquid supply port. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132675 | BIMODAL INK JET PRINTING METHOD - A method of increasing a dynamic range of grey-scale printing by a first print head of a drop on demand inkjet printer, the first print head having a droplet orifice, the method comprising in addition to selectively supplying no signal for not ejecting a drop of ink, or a first signal for ejecting a first droplet size, further comprises optionally supplying a second signal for ejecting a second droplet size. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132676 | LIQUID EJECTING HEAD AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS AND ACTUATOR - A first electrode is on a substrate, a piezoelectric layer is on the first electrode, and a second electrode is on the piezoelectric layer. The piezoelectric layer has an active section and an inactive section. The active section is located between the first electrode and the second electrode, and at least one of its ends is defined by the second electrode. The inactive section is thinner than the active section and extends outside the end of the second electrode that defines the active section. The active section and the inactive section are continuous with a slope therebetween. The second electrode has compressive stress. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132677 | LIQUID JETTING APPARATUS AND PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATOR - There is provided a liquid jetting apparatus, including: a channel structure in which a liquid channel including a nozzle and a pressure chamber communicating with the nozzle is formed; a piezoelectric element including a piezoelectric body and an electrode; a driving device; and a cover member joined to the surface of the channel structure. A first wiring section connected to the electrode is formed on the surface of the channel structure, and the cover member includes a cover body section and a wiring connection section. A second wiring section is formed in the cover member. The wiring connection section is joined to the surface of the channel structure in a state that the second wiring section is electrically conductive with the first wiring section. A thickness, of the wiring connection section is thinner than a thickness of the cover body section. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132678 | LIQUID HOLDING CONTAINER AND LIQUID CONSUMING APPARATUS - A liquid holding container includes an inlet port to which ink to be supplied to a printer is introduced. The liquid holding container has a first part where at least a portion is positioned to be outside the printer and a second part where at least a portion is inserted into the printer. At least a portion of the bottom section of the first part is lower than at least a portion of the bottom section of the second part. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132679 | INK PACK - Ultraviolet curable ink contained in an ink pack is prevented from curing during storage. The second resin layer, the metal layer, and the protective layer in the upper film of the surface portion of the ink pack extend from the base layer (extended portion). The metal layer has a light-shielding property, and the extended portion is folded back and attached to the surface of the lower film of the side-surface portion. The metal layer having a light-shielding property thus covers the base layers exposed at the end surface of the joint portion, and can prevent external ultraviolet rays from reaching the ink through the base layers. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132680 | Water-Based Ink for Ink-Jet Recording, Ink Cartridge, Ink-Jet Recording Apparatus, and Ink-Jet Recording Method - There is provided a water-based ink for inkjet recording, including: a self-dispersible pigment modified by carboxylic acid group; glycerol; diethylene glycol; alkylene glycol monoalkyl ether; and water, wherein the glycerol and the diethylene glycol satisfy the following condition (i): | 2014-05-15 |
20140132681 | RECORDING METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A recording method includes discharging an ink composition containing a resin onto a recording medium having a surface temperature Tm of 40° C. or more. The recording medium includes an ink receiving layer containing a resin having a glass transition temperature Tg | 2014-05-15 |
20140132682 | UV CURABLE INK JET RECORDING INK COMPOSITION, INK CONTAINER AND INK JET RECORDING APPARATUS - The UV curable ink jet recording ink composition contains a thioxanthone-based photopolymerization initiator and a hindered amine compound. The dissolved oxygen content in the ink composition is 20 ppm or less. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132683 | POST-APPLICATION INK PROCESSING AND SHEET HANDLING - An apparatus including a control cylinder rotatably supported for thermal conduction to a sheet. The sheet conveys ink deposited on a first side. The sheet is held against a peripheral arch of the control cylinder as it rotates with the first side of the sheet directly engaging and wrapping around the control cylinder along the peripheral arch. The apparatus also includes a thermal control element for heating and/or cooling the control cylinder. The apparatus also includes a pressure roll for spreading the ink. The pressure roll with the control cylinder forms a spreader nip, which is selectively changeable between a closed and open position. In the closed position the pressure roll is biased toward the control cylinder for applying pressure to the ink on the sheet. The pressure roll is spaced further away from the control cylinder in the open position relative to the closed position. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132684 | INK JET RECORDING METHOD - An ink jet recording method includes recording a white color-based image by discharging droplets of a white color-based ink composition from nozzles of an ink jet recording head, and then attaching the droplets of the white color-based ink composition on a recording surface of a flexible packing film, recording a color by discharging droplets of a color ink composition from the nozzles, and then attaching the droplets of the color ink composition on the white color-based image, and firstly heating at least the white color-based image and the color image at temperature higher than 40° C., in which the white color-based ink composition contains water, a coloring material of a white color base, and a urethane-based resin, but substantially does not contain alkyl polyols having a normal boiling point of 280° C. or more, and the color ink composition contains water, and a coloring material of a color system. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132685 | INK COMPOSITION AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An ink composition having excellent storage stability and curing properties after an image formation and an image forming method using the ink composition are provided. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132686 | PRINTING METHOD - Provided is a printing method of printing a color image on a medium using a printing apparatus. The method includes forming dots on a medium by using cyan ink, magenta ink, and yellow ink that are cured when irradiated with electromagnetic waves, and then forming dots on the medium by using at least any ink among red ink, green ink, blue ink, and orange ink cured when irradiated with electromagnetic waves. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132687 | TRANSPORTATION DEVICE AND RECORDING APPARATUS - A transportation device includes a transportation unit that transports a transportation target material, a supporting surface that supports the transportation target material which is transported by the transportation unit, a first suction hole that opens in the supporting surface in order to suck the transportation target material which is supported by the supporting surface, a light transmission portion that is exposed in the supporting surface and through which light is permitted to pass, a detector that has a light irradiator capable of irradiating the transportation target material which is supported by the supporting surface with light through the light transmission portion and detects a transportation amount of the transportation target material based on reflected light of the light with which the light irradiator has irradiated the transportation target material, and a second suction hole that opens in the supporting surface at at least one of positions adjacent to the light transmission portion. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132688 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejecting unit that ejects a liquid onto a medium which is transported in a transport direction; a suction mechanism for sucking the medium; and a medium supporting portion that supports the medium. The medium supporting portion includes a first suction pore, a second suction pore and a third suction pore for actuating a suction force of the suction mechanism, the first suction pore, the second suction pore and the third suction pore are disposed in order along the transport direction of the medium from an upstream side to a downstream side, the first suction pore is disposed at a position which opposes the liquid ejecting unit, and the first suction pore has a larger hole diameter than that of the second suction pore. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132689 | TRANSPORTING APPARATUS AND RECORDING APPARATUS - A transporting apparatus includes a pair of transport rollers that transport a medium along a transport path that extends in a transport direction, a medium supporting section that supports the medium at a portion downstream of the pair of transport rollers in the transport direction, a supporting projection that supports the medium at a portion downstream of the medium supporting section in the transport direction, the medium being supported at an upstream portion in the transport direction by the medium supporting section, and a guide portion that is arranged at a position downstream of the medium supporting section in the transport direction and upstream of the supporting projection in the transport direction, the guide portion forming a concavity in the transport path with respect to the medium supporting section and the supporting projection. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132690 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejecting section that ejects ink onto a paper-sheet which is transported in a transportation-direction; a first medium support member that supports the paper-sheet and has suction holes which allow a suction force to be applied on the paper-sheet, the suction holes being arranged on the first medium support member in a width-direction which is perpendicular to the transportation-direction; and a second medium support member that supports the paper-sheet and has suction holes which allow a suction force to be applied on the paper-sheet, the suction holes being arranged in pairs on the second medium support member at positions which correspond to end portions of the paper-sheet in the width-direction, wherein the distance between a pair of suction holes on the second medium support member in the width-direction is larger than that between the adjacent suction holes on the first medium support member. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132691 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting apparatus, comprising: a liquid ejecting unit which ejects a liquid onto a medium that is transported in a transport direction; a suction mechanism for sucking the medium; a medium supporting portion in which two or more suction pores for applying a suction force of the suction mechanism to the medium are provided so as to be lined up in a width direction; and a supporting member which is configured separately from the medium supporting portion, which includes rib forming portions which form ribs that can support the medium, and which is disposed on the medium supporting portion such that the rib forming portions extend in the transport direction between two of the suction pores which are lined up in the width direction. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132692 | INKJET PRINTER - The invention provides, as an aspect thereof, an inkjet printer that connects a vacuum fan on the printer case side and a vacuum platen on the cover side through a short vacuum path. The platen moves in conjunction with the cover of the roll paper compartment. The platen is a vacuum platen having vacuum regions, suction holes, and a platen-side air path on the platen side, and a vacuum fan and a vacuum duct that connects the vacuum fan to the suction unit of the platen on the printer case side. The vacuum duct is disconnected from the suction unit of the platen when the platen moves in conjunction with the cover, and the length of the vacuum duct can therefore be short, corresponding to the distance between the intake opening of the vacuum fan and the suction unit of the platen when the cover is closed. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132693 | Method and System for Marking a Fish Tape Using a Laser Marking System - A laser marking system for marking indicia onto fish tape that directs a laser beam towards a first print track and a second print track positioned within a laser marking zone, a first source of fish tape material and a second source of fish tape material, first and second fish tape guides for guiding the first and second fish tape materials onto the first and second print tracks, wherein the movement of the first and second fish tape materials over the first and second print tracks may be performed independently of each other, and first and second laser indicia may be marked on the first and second fish tapes. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132694 | SECURITY IMAGE PRINTING - Printing with a single colorant a security feature imperceptible to the naked eye. For a digital security image having a first region formed by a first pattern of binary pixels and a second region formed by a different second pattern of binary pixels, the first and second patterns are printed with the single colorant. A darker one of the first and second printed patterns is determined. The security image is printed with the single colorant, the region corresponding to the darker printed pattern printed at a reduced gray level such that the printed first and second regions appear substantially indistinguishable to the naked eye. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132695 | LIGHT SCANNING UNIT AND ELECTRO-PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS EMPLOYING THE SAME - A light scanning unit and an electro-photographic image forming apparatus employing the same are provided. A light scanning unit for scanning a beam onto a scanned surface includes a light source for emitting a beam according to an image signal; an optical deflector for deflecting and scanning the beam emitted from the light source, in a main scanning direction; and a imaging optical system for imaging the beam deflected and scanned by the optical deflector, on the scanned surface, wherein, if a main scanning direction width of the beam emitted from the light source is defined as a, a sub-scanning direction width of the beam is defined as b, a main scanning incident angle of the beam incident on the scanned surface with respect to a main scanning section is defined as Φ, and a sub-scanning incident angle of the beam incident on the scanned surface with respect to a sub-scanning section is defined as β, a maximum main scanning incident angle Φ | 2014-05-15 |
20140132696 | THERMAL HEAD AND THERMAL PRINTER PROVIDED WITH SAME - A thermal head and a thermal printer are disclosed. The head includes a substrate, heat generating members, an edge portion, and first and second reinforcing members. The substrate includes: first and second surfaces opposing to each other; and an end face connecting the first and second surfaces. The heat generating members are parallel to the end face and located on the substrate. The edge portion is located on the substrate, crosses an array direction of the heating generating members, and includes first, second and third edge portions on the first main surface, the second main surface and the first end face, respectively. The first reinforcing member is located on the first, second and third edge portions. The second reinforcing member is located on the first edge portion, and separated from the first reinforcing member. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132697 | TRANSFER APPARATUS - A transfer apparatus for heating a recording medium and a transfer film with a transfer member and a transfer platen transferring an image includes a transfer film transport member, a recording medium transport member, a peeling member peeling off the transfer film, a support member supporting the transfer surface of the recording medium, and a bracket. A recording medium contact point of the peeling member is set in the same position as a first tangent passing through a recording medium contact point of the transfer member and a contact of the recording medium of a transport member and a recording medium contact point of the support member is set in the same position as a second tangent passing through the recording medium contact point of the transfer member and the recording medium contact point of the peeling member or on the transfer platen side relative to the second tangent. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132698 | Tape Drive and Method of Operation of a Tape Drive - A method of detecting a reduction in tension in a tape, wherein the tape is transferable between a first spool ( | 2014-05-15 |
20140132699 | AUGMENTING A VIDEO CONFERENCE - A device configured for participation in a video conference. The device includes a display disposed on the device for displaying video captured at a second device. The device also includes a virtual object receiver for receiving a virtual object, wherein the virtual object is configured to augment the video conference. A virtual object incorporator for incorporating the virtual object into the video captured at the second device, and a transmitter for transmitting said video comprising the virtual object. The video comprising the virtual object is configured to be displayed at the second device. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132700 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VoIP VIDEO COMMUNICATION - In a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) video communication method and apparatus, first and second VoIP-based terminals store video event indexes and images mapped thereto with respect to state information of a user and terminal, and establish a session using session establishment information defining the video event. The first terminal then transmits a data packet including the video event index, and the second terminal receives the data packet and outputs an image mapped to the video event index of the images stored in advance. Thus, by transmitting and receiving a predefined index alone without transmitting user and terminal states as a real time data-type image, the VoIP video communication method and apparatus prevent unnecessary waste of bandwidth in video communication. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132701 | Simultaneous Language Interpretation During Ongoing Video Conferencing - A video conference session is established between a plurality of meeting clients, where each meeting client includes a computing device that communicates via a network and at least one host server with computing devices of other meeting clients. A presenter is established for the video conference session, where the presenter includes at least one of the meeting clients, and audio and video content generated from the presenter is provided to other meeting clients within a base room of the video conference session, where the presenter provides audio content to the base room in a first language. In response to at least one meeting client selecting a translation of the audio content from the presenter from the first language into a second language, audio content is provided to the at least one meeting client in the second language during the ongoing video conference session. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132702 | Multi-User Interactive Virtual Environment Including Broadcast Content and Enhanced Social Layer Content - A system and method for providing interactive graphical and multi-media connectivity between a plurality of users, especially in the context of shared content. In aspects, the users are placed into common virtual rooms or virtual interactive environments to permit sharing of content and chat between the individuals in a same virtual interactive environment. Participating users can thereby exchange social layer content as an enhanced content layer beyond a common broadcast content they are experiencing together. Other features and associated functions are also described. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132703 | USING DISTRIBUTED LOCAL QOS OPTIMIZATION TO ACHIEVE GLOBAL QOS OPTIMIZATION FOR VIDEO CONFERENCING SERVICES - A media gateway (MG) that services a plurality of client devices, may be handled at least a portion of video conferencing (VC) processing during a VC call between at least one of said plurality of client devices and at least one other VC client. The portion of the VC processing handled by the media gateway may be offloaded from a centralized VC multipoint control unit (MCU). The MG may handle one or more VC MCU functions, which may comprise video conferencing call control and/or management and/or audio/video (AV) transcoding. The MG may perform localized quality of service (QoS) management, to select, and adaptively control and/or configure resources and/or local links used in the MG and/or in VC clients or neighboring MGs connected to the MG, during VC operations, such as in generating, handling, and/or communicating data or content exchanged during VC calls. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132704 | INTERWORKING BETWEEN H.320/H.324 AND SIP - Disclosed are a method, apparatus and system for interworking between H.320 or H.324 and SIP. The method comprises receiving a SIP message indicative of capabilities supported by a first endpoint device and deferring responding to the SIP message. The method further comprises receiving from a second endpoint device an H.320 or H.324 message indicative of the capabilities supported by the second endpoint device in response thereto responding to the SIP message thereby to establish a media communication channel between the first and second endpoint devices based on their respective capabilities. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132705 | IMAGE GENERATION METHOD, IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD, STORAGE MEDIUM STORING IMAGE GENERATION PROGRAM, IMAGE GENERATION SYSTEM, AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - A left panorama image and a right panorama image respectively captured by a left panorama camera and a right panorama camera are acquired. A rearward image area, of a rearward area, included in the right panorama image and captured by the right panorama camera is synthesized to the left panorama image, instead of a rearward image area, of the rearward area, included in the left panorama image and captured by the left panorama camera, to generate a left-eye image. The rearward image area, of the rearward area, included in the left panorama image and captured by the left panorama camera is synthesized to the right panorama image, instead of the rearward image area, of the rearward area, included in the right panorama image and captured by the right panorama camera, to generate a right-eye image. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132706 | IMAGE GENERATION METHOD, IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD, STORAGE MEDIUM STORING IMAGE GENERATION PROGRAM, IMAGE GENERATION SYSTEM, AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - Panorama images respectively captured by three or more panorama cameras located in a real space are acquired. A left-eye image and a right-eye image are generated by synthesizing parts of the acquired panorama images. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132707 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus comprises: first and second image capturing units with wide angle lenses which capture at least partly overlapping images; a vehicle speed detecting unit that detects the speed of a local vehicle; and a distance measuring unit that calculates the distance from the local vehicle to an object on the basis of a plurality of images captured by the first and second image capturing units. The higher the speed detected by the vehicle speed detecting unit is, the smaller the distance measuring unit makes the size of the pixel areas of the images output from the first and second image capturing units. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132708 | PANORAMIC IMAGE GENERATION METHOD AND IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS - A panoramic image generation unit | 2014-05-15 |
20140132709 | WIDE-ANGLE LENS AND IMAGING DEVICE - A wide-angle lens having a field angle larger than 180 degrees includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a front group, a reflection surface, and a back group, wherein the front group includes three lenses having a negative refractive power, the reflection surface is configured to curve an optical axis of the front group at 90 degrees toward the back group, the back group includes four lenses having a positive refractive power, a front principle point is set between a second lens and a third lens from the object side in the front group, and a focal length of an entire system f and a distance between an intersection of the reflection surface and the optical axis of the front group and the front principle point d satisfy the following condition (1) 7.02014-05-15 | |
20140132710 | HOLOGRAPHIC IMAGE GENERATION AND RECONSTRUCTION - Technologies are generally described for generating and recording holograms of an object using a plurality of light sources and an array of image sensors arranged to surround the object. In various examples, an apparatus may be configured to irradiate a plurality of light beams from multiple light sources to a corresponding number of beam splitters, which are configured to generate a first portion of the light beams that can be irradiated on the object, and a second portion of the light beams that can be reflected by a mirror unit to generate reference beams. Some apparatus can also include an array of image sensors that may be configured to receive images of interference caused by the reference beams and object beams scattered by the object. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132711 | 3D DISPLAY - A method for displaying images in three dimensions is provided in which input image data which includes left eye image data and right eye image data offset to provide stereopsis is used to calculate a common image and a left and right residual image. The common image includes information that is common to both the right eye image and the left eye image. The left and right residual images include information from, respectively, the left eye image and the right eye image that creates depth perception. The common, left residual and right residual images are displayed in a sequence. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132712 | THREE-DIMENSION IMAGE FORMAT CONVERTER AND THREE-DIMENSION IMAGE FORMAT CONVERSION METHOD THEREOF - A three-dimension (3D) image format converter and a 3D image format conversion method thereof are provided. The 3D image format converter includes an input circuit, a processing circuit and an output circuit. The input circuit receives a frame packing signal carrying an image signal, a first vertical synchronization signal and a first data, enable signal. The processing circuit determines an active space of the image signal according to the frame packing signal, processes the first vertical synchronization to generate a second vertical synchronization signal, and processes the first data enable signal to generate a second data enable signal. The processing circuit generates a frame sequential signal carrying the image signal, the second vertical synchronization signal and the second data enable signal. The output circuit outputs the frame sequential signal. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132713 | IMAGE ENCODING DEVICE, IMAGE ENCODING METHOD, IMAGE DECODING DEVICE, IMAGE DECODING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - According to an embodiment, an image encoding device includes a setting unit and an obtaining unit. The setting unit sets an corresponding block corresponding to a target block to be encoded in a first parallax image at a first viewpoint on the basis of first depth information of the first parallax image and a positional relationship between the first viewpoint and a second viewpoint of each of one or more second parallax images, sets a shared block in a search area including the target block and area adjacent to the corresponding block, and generates specifying information that indicates a positional relationship between the shared block and the corresponding block. The corresponding block is in the one or more second parallax images. Encoding information of the shared block is shared. The obtaining unit obtains the encoding information on the basis of the specifying information. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132714 | Multiple Sensor Input Data Synthesis - New systems and methods are hereby provided that inherently and naturally resolve the challenges of synthesizing coordinated inputs from multiple cameras. For example, a multi-sensor mediator may collect the input data from multiple sensors, and generate a composite signal that encodes the combined data from the different sensors. The multi-sensor mediator may then relay the composite signal to a sensor controller, as if the signal were coming from a single sensor. A computing device that receives the input from the sensor controller may then generate an output based on the composite signal, which may include processing the composite signal to combine the separate signals from the different sensors, such as to provide a stereo image output, for example. The multi-sensor mediator makes such an output possible by ensuring coordinated input and processing of the input from the multiple sensors, for example. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132715 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF REAL TIME IMAGE PLAYBACK - A method of real-time video playback is provided. The method includes receiving video image data, receiving supplementary data relating to at least one step of a process of rendering a 3D model of a scene depicted in a current frame of the video image data, and obtaining texture information from the video image data. The method also includes selecting at least a first viewpoint for rendering the 3D model of the scene, and rendering the 3D model of the scene depicted in the current frame of the video image data at the first selected viewpoint using the obtained textures. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132716 | THREE-DIMENSION IMAGE FORMAT CONVERTER AND THREE-DIMENSION IMAGE FORMAT CONVERSION METHOD THEREOF - A three-dimension (3D) image format converter and a 3D image format conversion method thereof are provided. The 3D image format converter includes a memory, an input circuit, a control circuit, and an output circuit. The input circuit receives a first 3D image signal. The control circuit determines a first permutation way and a second permutation way according to the first 3D image signal belonging to one of a frame transmission mode and a line transmission mode, writes the first three-dimension image signal into the memory in the first permutation way and reads out the first three-dimension image signal from the memory in the second permutation way to generate a second 3D image signal belonging to the other of the frame transmission mode and the line transmission mode. The output circuit outputs the second three-dimension image signal. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132717 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DECODING A STEREOSCOPIC VIDEO SIGNAL - A method and a system for decoding a stereoscopic video signal of the type including a sequence of composite frames each including a left image for the left eye and a right image for the right eye are disclosed. The method provides for detecting one or more edges inside at least one of the composite frames; determining a stereoscopic format of the video signal based on the edge detection; and extracting the right image and the left image based on the determined stereoscopic format. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132718 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING A 3D SERVICE - The present description discloses a method and apparatus for processing a 3D service. Here, a 3D service apparatus according to one example of the present invention comprises: a receiving unit which receives a broadcast signal including the 3D service; an SI processing unit which extracts SI information on the 3D service from the broadcast signal and decodes the extracted information; a first processing unit which decodes 3D view data and depth data; a second processing unit which uses, as an input, the decoded signal outputted from the first processing unit and generates a virtual view of a certain time point on the basis of the decoded SI information; and an output formatter which generates 3D service data on the basis of the virtual view of the certain time point generated by the second processing unit, and outputs the generated 3D service data. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132719 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING AND DECODING AND MULTI-VIEW IMAGE - A method of predictive-decoding a multi-view image includes receiving a bitstream comprising information indicating whether each of pictures included in multi-view image sequences is a reference picture referred to by others of the pictures included in the multi-view image sequences for inter-view prediction and data about the multi-view image sequences; extracting the information indicating whether each of pictures included in multi-view image sequences is the reference picture and the data about the multi-view image sequences from the received bitstream; determining whether pictures included in the data about the multi-view image sequences are to be used for inter-view prediction decoding based on the extracted information indicating whether each of pictures included in multi-view image sequences is the reference picture; and performing predictive-encoding based on a result of the determination, wherein the information indicating whether each of pictures included in multi-view image sequences is the reference picture is included in a parameter for each of the pictures. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132720 | DISPLAY DEVICE FOR PUNCHING OR PRESSING MACHINES - A display device for punching and/or pressing machines. The display device can be constructed to be modular and of compact size so as to be positioned as desired on new and existing machine designs. The display device is formed with displays, which are configurable to provide a plurality of qualitative and quantitative information. The display device can be configured to be function with consoles of punching and pressing machines so as to be one or more of a supplemental device, an interfacing device, and an interactive device. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132721 | Structured Light Active Depth Sensing Systems Combining Multiple Images to Compensate for Differences in Reflectivity and/or Absorption - A receiver sensor captures a plurality of images, at two or more (different) exposure times, of a scene onto which a code mask is projected. The two or more of the plurality of images are combined by extracting decodable portions of the code mask from each image to generate a combined image. Alternatively, two receiver sensors, each at a different exposure time, are used to capture a plurality of images. The first and second images are then combined by extracting decodable portions of the code mask from each image to generate a combined image. Depth information for the scene may then be ascertained based on the combined image and using the code mask. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132722 | DYNAMIC ADJUSTMENT OF LIGHT SOURCE POWER IN STRUCTURED LIGHT ACTIVE DEPTH SENSING SYSTEMS - A method and device is provided that compensates for different reflectivity/absorption coefficients of objects in a scene/object when performing active depth sensing using structured light. A receiver sensor captures an image of a scene onto which a code mask is projected. One or more parameters are ascertained from the captured image. Then a light source power for a projecting light source is dynamically adjusted according to the one or more parameters to improve decoding of the code mask in a subsequently captured image. Depth information for the scene may then be ascertained based on the captured image based on the code mask. In one example, the light source power is fixed at a particular illumination while an exposure time for the receiver sensor is adjusted. In another example, an exposure time for the receiver sensor is maintained/kept at a fixed value while the light source power is adjusted. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132723 | METHODS FOR CALIBRATING A DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE OF UTILITY STRUCTURES - The present invention relates to methods of performing precise measurements of utility poles, utility-pole attachments and connected spans for the purpose of load analysis, safety analysis, and related tasks using low density sparse LiDAR data to pre-compute the matrices required to perform precise photogrammetric analysis of utility poles, utility-pole attachments and connected spans as imaged by a camera with a known spatial geometry relative to a LiDAR sensor. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132724 | 3D IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING ELECTROWETTING LENS ARRAY AND 3D IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS INCLUDING ELECTROWETTING LENS ARRAY - Provided are an integral imaging type 3-dimensional (3D) image display apparatus and a 3D image pickup apparatus for increasing a depth by using an electrowetting lens array. The 3D image display apparatus includes a display panel and an electrowetting lens array having an electrically adjustable variable focal distance. The 3D image display apparatus displays a plurality of images having different depths on different focal planes and thus a depth of a 3D image by using one display panel. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132725 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING DEPTH OF 3D OBJECT IMAGE IN A 3D ENVIRONMENT IMAGE - An electronic device for determining a depth of a 3D object image in a 3D environment image is provided. The electronic device includes a sensor and a processor. The sensor obtains a sensor measuring value. The processor receives the sensor measuring value and obtains a 3D object image with a depth information and a 3D environment image with a depth information, wherein the 3D environment image is separated into a plurality of environment image groups according to the depth information of the 3D environment image and there is a sequence among the plurality of environment image groups, selects one of the environment image groups and determines a corresponding depth of the selected the environment image group as a depth of the 3D object image in the 3D environment image according to the sequence and the sensor measuring value to integrate the 3D object image into the 3D environment image. | 2014-05-15 |
20140132726 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - An image display apparatus and a method for operating the same are disclosed. The image display apparatus includes a camera configured to capture image; a display configured to display a three-dimensional content screen, and a controller configured to change at least one of a depth of a predetermined object in the 3D content screen or an on screen display (OSD) if the OSD is included in the 3D content screen, wherein the display displays a 3D content screen including the object or OSD having the changed depth. Accordingly, it is possible to increase user convenience. | 2014-05-15 |