41st week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 22 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120257195 | ARRANGEMENT FOR MEASURING SECTIONS OF TRACK FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAINTAINING RAILROAD TRACKS - An arrangement for marking and measuring sections of railroad track, which allows track sections which are susceptible to wear to be determined reliably and accurately. A sensor unit is provided for detecting measuring points, and has at least two independent detector units measuring in a non-contacting manner, based on a first optical sensor having spectrally selective sensitivity and a second identification detector. The measuring points, as angle elements, are detachably fastened to the rail and are provided at a horizontally oriented leg with a coating emitting in a narrow spectral band and with an identification value carrier for the identification detector. The sensor unit is so arranged at a device which can travel on tracks that the independent detector units are guided parallel to the rail in the same direction over the measuring points with the movement of the device which can travel on tracks. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257196 | HIGH SPEED MICROSCOPE WITH SPECTRAL RESOLUTION - A system and method of high-speed microscopy using a two-photon microscope with spectral resolution. The microscope is operable to provide two- to five-dimensional fluorescence images of samples, including two or three spatial dimensions, a spectral dimension (for fluorescence emission), and a temporal dimension (on a scale of less than approximately one second). Two-dimensional (spatial) images with a complete wavelength spectrum are generated from a single scan of a sample. The microscope may include one of a multi-beam point scanning microscope, a single beam line scanning microscope, and a multi-beam line scanning microscope. The line scans may be formed using one or more of curved mirrors and lenses. The multiple beams may be formed using one of a grating, an array of lenses, and a beam splitter. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257197 | FOURIER DOMAIN SENSING - Methods and systems are disclosed of sensing an object. A first radiation is spatially modulated to generate a structured second radiation. The object is illuminated with the structured second radiation such that the object produces a third radiation in response. Apart from any spatially dependent delay, a time variation of the third radiation is spatially independent. With a single-element detector, a portion of the third radiation is detected from locations on the object simultaneously. At least one characteristic of a sinusoidal spatial Fourier-transform component of the object is estimated from a time-varying signal from the detected portion of the third radiation. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257198 | DETECTION DEVICE - A detection device includes an optical device, a suction section adapted to suck the fluid sample in the optical device, a light source adapted to irradiate the optical device with light, a light detection section adapted to detect light emitted from the optical device, and a control section adapted to perform drive control on the suction section. The optical device emits light reflecting the fluid sample to be adsorbed. The control section sets a suction flow velocity of the fluid sample on the optical device to V | 2012-10-11 |
20120257199 | METHOD OF DIAGNOSING MALARIA INFECTION IN A PATIENT BY SURFACE ENHANCED RESONANCE RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY - Present disclosure relates to a method of diagnosing malaria infection in a patient by Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS). The method includes obtaining a sample from said patient, mixing the sample with a suspension of magnetic nanoparticles, wherein said magnetic nanoparticles adsorb hemozoin present in the sample onto their surface, obtaining the SERS spectra of the sample, and correlating the obtained SERS spectra to the presence or amount of hemozoin in the sample, wherein the presence of hemozoin is indicative of malaria infection. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257200 | Ellipsometer Focusing System - An ellipsometer includes an integrated focusing system with a beam splitter between the sample and the ellipsometer detector. The beam splitter provides a portion of the radiation to a lens system that magnifies any deviation from a best focus position by at least 2×. The focusing system includes a 2D sensor, where the spot of light focused on the sensor is 50 percent or smaller than the sensor. The focusing system may further include a compensator to correct optical aberrations caused by the beam splitter. A processor receives an image signal and finds the location of the spot from which focus error can be determined and used to correct the focal position of the ellipsometer. The processor compensates for movement of the spot caused by rotating optics. Additionally, a proportional-integral-derivative controller may be used to control exposure time and/or gain of the camera. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257201 | VALIDATION METHOD FOR AUTOMATED ANALYZERS - Method for validating the accuracy of automated analyzers by performing an improved dye method procedure that uses at least first and second dye solutions in combination with gravimetric measurement of selected test solutions. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257202 | CONCENTRATION MEASURING DEVICE, CONCENTRATION MEASURING ARRANGEMENT AND CONCENTRATION MEASURING METHOD - A concentration measuring device for determining a concentration of gas or particles in a measurement volume includes at least one housing having an opening for communication with the measurement volume, a light source for transmitting measurement light through the housing into the measurement volume, a light receiver for receiving the measurement light after its passage through the measurement volume and an evaluation unit which is designed for determining the concentration of gas or particles from the measurement light received at the light receiver. In accordance with the invention at least one body of solid material is arranged in the at least one housing such that the measurement light path largely passes through the at least one solid body within the housing, with the portion of the measurement light path within the at least one housing not passing through the at least one solid body having a specified total length. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257203 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LIGHT EMISSION DETECTION FOR IN-DEPTH IMAGING OF TURBID MEDIA - An apparatus and method for in-depth fluorescence imaging using two-photon fluorescence imaging in turbid media. The apparatus includes a detector which can significantly enhance the use of a detection method that allows to efficiently collect scattered fluorescence photons from a wide area of the turbid sample. By using this detector it is possible to perform imaging of turbid samples, simulating brain tissue at depths up to 3 mm, where the two-photon induced fluorescence signal is too weak to be detected by previous means used in conventional two-photon microscopy. The detector separates the excitation and detection optics which allows a more efficient collection of fluorescence and enhancing the possible imaging depth. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257204 | INTEGRATED PLASMONIC SENSING DEVICE AND APPARATUS - An integrated plasmonic sensing device is monolithically integrated and provides marker-free detection (eliminating the need to use fluorescent or absorbing markers) and in-situ monitoring of conditions at each detection region. The integrated plasmonic sensing device includes a plasmonic backplane disposed on a monolithically integrated image sensor. One or more plasmonic scattering regions and one or more plasmonic via regions laterally offset from the plasmonic scattering regions are provided in the plasmonic sensing device. Guided plasmonic modes mediate power transfer through the plasmonic backplane to one or more underlying image sensor pixels. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257205 | TUNABLE INTERFERENCE FILTER, OPTICAL MODULE, AND PHOTOMETRIC ANALYZER - A tunable interference filter includes: a first substrate; a second substrate; a first drive electrode provided on the first substrate ; a second drive electrode provided on the second substrate; a first detection electrode provided on the first substrate; a second detection electrode provided on the second substrate, wherein the first drive electrode includes a first partial drive electrode and a second partial drive electrode, a first lead drive electrode extending from the first partial drive electrode and a second lead drive electrode extending from the second partial drive electrode are provided on the first substrate, the first detection electrode includes a first partial detection electrode and a second partial detection electrode provided along a virtual circle, a first lead detection electrode extending from the first partial detection electrode and a second lead detection electrode extending from the second partial detection electrode are provided on the first substrate. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257206 | OPTICAL DELAY-LINE INTERFEROMETER FOR DPSK AND DQPSK RECEIVERS FOR FIBER-OPTIC COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - Some example embodiments of an interferometer for fiber optic communication systems include a pair of identical beam splitting prisms. Each of the beam splitting prisms includes a first total-internal-reflection surface, a second total-internal-reflection surface parallel to the first total-internal-reflection surface, and a beam splitting interface parallel to the first total-internal-reflection surface. An interferometer embodiment may optionally include a thermo-optic compensator disposed between the two beam splitting prisms. A beam splitting plate may optionally be included in some example embodiments to provide four spatially-separated output ports, two from each of two delay line interferometers sharing the two beam-splitting prisms. An alternative embodiment of an interferometer includes a beam splitting prism, a retro-reflective prism, and a beam splitting plate arranged to have four output ports spatially separated from one another, two of each port associated with a different one of two delay line interferometers sharing the beam splitting and retro-reflective prisms. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257207 | Wafer shape thickness and trench measurement | 2012-10-11 |
20120257208 | FIBER OPTIC TRANSDUCERS, FIBER OPTIC ACCELEROMETERS AND FIBER OPTIC SENSING SYSTEMS - A fiber optic transducer is provided. The fiber optic transducer includes a fixed portion configured to be secured to a body of interest, a moveable portion having a range of motion with respect to the fixed portion, a spring positioned between the fixed portion and the moveable portion, and a length of fiber wound between the fixed portion and the moveable portion. The length of fiber spans the spring. The fiber optic transducer also includes a mass engaged with the moveable portion. In one disclosed aspect of the transducer, the mass envelopes the moveable portion. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257209 | FIBER OPTIC MICROSEISMIC SENSING SYSTEMS - A fiber optic microseismic sensing system is provided. The system includes a plurality of nodes, each of the nodes including a surface portion, an underground portion, and an optical cable extending between the surface portion and the underground portion. The surface portion includes (1) an optical source for transmitting an optical signal along the optical cable to the underground portion, and (2) an optical receiver for receiving a return optical signal propagating along the optical cable from the underground portion. The underground portion includes at least one transducer, each of the at least one transducer including (1) a fixed portion configured to be secured to a body of interest, (2) a moveable portion having a range of motion with respect to the fixed portion, (3) a spring positioned between the fixed portion and the moveable portion, and (4) a mass engaged with the moveable portion. The optical cable includes a length of fiber wound between the fixed portion and the moveable portion of each of the at least one transducer, the length of fiber spanning the spring. In one disclosed aspect of the transducer, the mass envelopes the moveable portion. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257210 | Method and System for Avoiding Package Induced Failure in Swept Semiconductor Source - Dry oxygen, dry air, or other gases such as ozone are hermetically sealed within the package of the external cavity laser or ASE swept source to avoid packaging-induced failure or PIF. PIF due to hydrocarbon breakdown at optical interfaces with high power densities is believed to occur at the SLED and/or SOA facets as well as the tunable Fabry-Perot reflector/filter elements and/or output fiber. Because the laser is an external cavity tunable laser and the configuration of the ASE swept sources, the power output can be low while the internal power at surfaces can be high leading to PIF at output powers much lower than the 50 mW. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257211 | OPTICAL IMAGE MEASUREMENT APPARATUS - A main controller | 2012-10-11 |
20120257212 | OPTICAL IMAGE MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND OPTICAL ATTENUATOR - A cam face | 2012-10-11 |
20120257213 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A DEPTH OF A REGION HAVING A HIGH ASPECT RATIO THAT PROTRUDES INTO A SURFACE OF A SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER - An apparatus and method for determining a depth of a region having a high aspect ratio that protrudes into a surface of a semiconductor wafer are provided. The apparatus comprises a multi-wavelength light source, a semiconductor wafer holder for holding a semiconductor wafer, a head for directing the light source onto the semiconductor wafer, a spectrometer for collecting light comprising multiple wavelengths reflected from the semiconductor wafer and analysis means for determining a depth of the region from an interference pattern of light reflected from the semiconductor wafer by performing Fourier domain optical coherence tomography. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257214 | OPTICAL DISPLACEMENT MEASUREMENT DEVICE - An optical displacement measurement device in which variations in interference light by stray light are suppressed to improve interpolation accuracy and detection accuracy. The surface of diffraction grating | 2012-10-11 |
20120257215 | INTERFEROMETRIC MEASUREMENT OF NON-HOMOGENEOUS MULTI-MATERIAL SURFACES - Correction factors for the ALR and PTR parameters of magnetic-head sliders are determined by calculating an effective reflectivity and a corresponding PCOR at each pixel of the air-bearing surface. The absolute value of reflectivity at each pixel of the AlTiC air-bearing surface is obtained from an empirical equation relating it to modulation. The ratio of Al | 2012-10-11 |
20120257216 | INTERFEROMETRIC MEASUREMENT OF NON-HOMOGENEOUS MULTI-MATERIAL SURFACES - Correction factors for the ALR and PTR parameters of magnetic-head sliders are determined by calculating an effective reflectivity and a corresponding PCOR at each pixel of the air-bearing surface. The absolute value of reflectivity at each pixel of the AlTiC air-bearing surface is obtained from an empirical equation relating it to modulation. The ratio of Al | 2012-10-11 |
20120257217 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CALIBRATING AN OPTICAL NON-CONTACT SURFACE ROUGHNESS MEASUREMENT DEVICE - A calibration apparatus for an optical non-contact surface roughness measurement device allowing for quick, accurate, and repeatable device calibration is described. In certain embodiments, the calibration apparatus may include a base, one or more calibration surfaces coupled to a top surface of the base, and an alignment collar coupled to the top surface of the base defining a window exposing the one or more calibration surfaces. By utilizing the mechanical structure of the alignment collar and base, the optical non-contact surface roughness measurement device may be accurately aligned with respect to the calibration surfaces, allowing for repeatable calibration measurements. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257218 | METHOD FOR LONGITUDINALLY STABILIZING AN OPTICAL CAVITY - A method of stabilizing the distance (L) between two mirrors ( | 2012-10-11 |
20120257219 | Distance Measuring Apparatus, Distance Measuring Method, Distance Measurement Program And Computer Readable Recording Medium - A distance measuring apparatus comprises: an edge specifying part | 2012-10-11 |
20120257220 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes a character identifying unit configured to identify character data of black from color image data; a character data generating unit configured to add character data of a color other than black to the character data of black as additional character data to generate combined character data; and a character data correcting unit configured to perform thinning process of making a line of a character of the additional character data thinner than a line of the character data of black. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257221 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND PROGRAM - An image processing device for determining whether to carry out color printing or monochrome printing to achieve a printing operation on a print sheet based on an original document, the device including: a determination area obtaining unit configured to automatically obtain a partial area of the original document estimated to be printed on the print sheet; and a color/monochrome determination unit configured to carry out the determination with using image data of the obtained partial area. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257222 | PRINTER, PAPER, ROLL HOLDER THEROF, AND PAPER END DETECTING MECHANISM - A paper roll holder, a printer having the same and a paper end detecting mechanism are disclosed. The paper roll holder comprises a turning plate, which upper surface forms a first arc groove close to a rotation centre and a second arc groove far away from the rotation centre; an elastic element, providing a rotating torque to the turning plate so that the turning plate turns from an initial position to an upturning position during the printing and consuming of a paper roll; and a sensor, arranged in the second arc groove of the turning plate for detecting the paper. Wherein, the turning plate has the initial position suitable for supporting a large paper roll in the second arc groove and the upturning position suitable for supporting a small paper roll in the first arc groove. When the printing paper roll is near end, along with rotation of the turning plate, the small paper roll is limited in the first arc groove so as to prevent the small paper roll from moving in the paper house during printing. When the residual amount of the printing paper is less than the distance between the sensor and the printing mechanism, the sensor can promptly and accurately send out a paper lack signal, thereby improving the reliability of paper detection by the sensor. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257223 | MULTI-FUNCTION PRINTER AND CALIBRATING METHOD FOR MULTI-FUNCTION PRINTER - A multi-function printer and a method for calibrating the multi-function printer is disclosed The calibrating method for a printer comprises printing a calibration pattern on a medium by the printer; obtaining a scanned image of the calibration pattern on the medium printed by the printer; comparing the scanned image against the calibration pattern; detecting defects of the scanned image; and if the defects exceed an pre-determined value, adjusting print settings of the printer according to the defects of the scanned image. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257224 | PRINTING APPARATUS - A printing apparatus receives information indicating a type of printing medium from an information processing apparatus, and determines whether data for performing color correction corresponding to the type of printing medium indicated by the information is stored. If it is determined that the data is stored, the printing apparatus transmits the data from a sub-board to the information processing apparatus, receives image data to undergo color correction from the information processing apparatus, and prints an image based on the image data on a main board. The printing apparatus shifts to the power saving mode by restricting power supply to the main board, and returns from the power saving mode upon receiving image data to undergo color correction from the information processing apparatus. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257225 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS FOR FORMING COLOR IMAGE HAVING TINT EASY TO SEE FOR USER - An image forming apparatus includes: a display section to display plural patterns having the same shape and different tints on the same screen; a selecting section which a user selects a desired pattern from the plural patterns displayed on the display section; a determining section which the user inputs a determination concerning whether the desired pattern selected with the selecting section is suitable; and a control section to set, according to the input to the determining section, a tint of a toner image formed by an image forming section. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257226 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND PROGRAM - An image processing device to receive print data generated based on image data of an original document, the original document including color pixels and being determined to be printed by color printing, and to store the received print data in a storage unit in preparation for a possible reprinting operation based on the received print data, the device including: a redetermination unit configured to redetermine whether to carry out color printing or monochrome printing to achieve a printing operation to print apart of the original document by using the stored print data. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257227 | Method for Generating an Optimized Printer Calibration - In order to optimize the calibration tables of a printer, and to improve the calibration for combined printing with respect to one-dimensional calibration, a method for optimized printer calibration is proposed, comprising the following method steps: a) for each primary color, the maximal value is colorimetrically limited; b) each primary color is colorimetrically linearized; c) the maximal value of the combined printing of all primary colors is determined colorimetrically; d) a definition of the resulting color range is made; e) the outer layer of the color range is determined at equal spaces; and f) the intermediate values of the resulting calibration tables are interpolated. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257228 | INK JET PRINTING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING IMAGE - An ink jet printing apparatus which inhibits possible bleeding by thinning color data adjacent to black data and enables printing free from image quality degradation such as gradation skip is provided. Specifically, when only one pixel has color data and pixels located vertically and horizontally adjacent to that pixel have no color data, an isolated point pixel containing a color dot is detected only in that pixel. Then, the dots other than the isolated point are thinned-out. This makes it possible to inhibit possible bleeding at the boundary between a color area and a black area and to achieve proper printing with the appropriate gradation of the entire image maintained. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257229 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS, IMAGE READING APPARATUS CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image reading apparatus includes a reading unit to read an original document first side, reverse the original document, and read an image on a second side of the original document and includes a control unit. The control unit controls the reading by either a first or second reading method. In the first reading method, after reading a first side of an original document, the reading unit reads a second side of the original document, and in the second reading method, after reading a first side of a first original document and a first side of a subsequent second original document, the reading unit reads a second side of the first original document. In a case where a plurality of original documents are conveyed, reading includes reading the first original document by the first reading method and reading the second and the subsequent original documents by the second reading method. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257230 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF IMAGE READING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image reading apparatus includes a feeding unit, a reading unit, a storing unit, a determining unit, and a control unit. The control unit controls the reading unit so that an image on a second side of a first document is read after a first side of the first document is read and a first side of a second document following the first document is read when it is determined that a free capacity of the storing unit is equal to or greater than a predetermined size. Also, the first side of the second document is read after the first side of the first document fed by the feeding unit is read and the image on the second side of the first document is read when it is determined that the free capacity of the storing unit is not equal to or greater than the predetermined size. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257231 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR IMAGE READING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image reading apparatus includes a conveyance unit, a reading unit, a detection unit, and a control unit. The conveyance unit conveys a document via a conveyance path. The reading unit reads an image of a first surface or a second surface of the document conveyed by the conveyance unit. The detection unit detects a conveyance state of the document on the conveyance path. The control unit performs control to display, on a display unit, a position of the document, and front information or back information indicating, respectively, the first surface and the second surface of the document according to the conveyance state of the document detected by the detection unit. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257232 | PRINTING APPARATUS, PRINT CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A printing apparatus for performing job printing includes a reception unit configured to receive information about a print unit with respect to the job and information about an attribute of recording medium to be used in the print processing, and a printing unit configured to print the job using the recording medium by the print unit, using the information about the print unit received by the reception unit and the information about the attribute of the recording medium to be used in the print processing. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257233 | IMAGE READING SYSTEM, IMAGE READING APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHODS AND PROGRAMS THEREOF - The image reading apparatus selects a transmission destination information processing apparatus to which image data read from an original is to be transmitted, refers to registered information registered in advance in a memory, and when the selected transmission destination information processing apparatus has not been registered as an information processing apparatus for executing the specific scan mode, transmits identification information for identifying the image reading apparatus, and displays a screen for receiving a scan execution instruction on a display when a notification indicating that the transmission destination information processing apparatus is available as the information processing apparatus for executing the specific scan mode has been received. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257234 | FACSIMILE APPARATUS - A facsimile apparatus includes a common setting which specifies whether a report regarding facsimile transmission is to be outputted, or not, and a specific setting which specifies whether an output of the report regarding facsimile transmission is to be permitted, or not, for each of at least one destination of the facsimile transmission. Further, the facsimile apparatus determines whether the report related to a facsimile transmission to at least one destination is to be outputted, or not, by applying the specific setting corresponding to the at least one destination in preference to the common setting. Further, if it is determined that the report related to the facsimile transmission to the at least one destination is to be outputted, the facsimile apparatus outputs the report including information related to the facsimile transmission to the at least one destination. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257235 | ACTUATOR, OPTICAL SCANNER, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An actuator including a movable portion that swings about a swing axis, a connecting portion that extends from the movable portion and torsionally deforms in response to the swinging of the movable portion, and a support portion that supports the connecting portion, wherein the movable portion is so shaped that the length thereof parallel to the swing axis decreases stepwise with distance from the swing axis in a plan view, and the movable portion, the support portion, and the connecting portion are formed by anisotropically etching a silicon substrate. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257236 | SERVER APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THE SAME - A driver management unit of a management server develops non-[1:1] type association information generated in a batch association creation mode into [1:1] type association information. On the other hand, the driver management unit stores association information created in an ordinary association creation mode in a data storage unit without performing the development. Further, the driver management unit transmits a list of the association information stored in the data storage unit to a client in response to a request, and distributes a driver selected from the list to the client in such a way as to create a logical printer of a device that corresponds to the association information selected from the list for the client. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257237 | Capturing Symbolic Information From Documents Upon Printing - An MMR system for publishing comprises a plurality of mobile devices, an MMR gateway, an MMR matching unit, and an MMR publisher. A computer includes a document authoring application, plug-in, and printer driver. The MMR matching unit receives an image query from the MMR gateway and sends it to one or more of the recognition units to identify a result including a document, the page and the location on the page. The list of results and links are sent back to the MMR gateway for presentation on the mobile device. The present invention also includes a number of novel methods including a method for capturing symbolic information from documents and for capturing printer dll functions. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257238 | USB Print - There is disclosed a multifunction peripheral device, a method, and apparatus for processing a document from a portable data storage device. The multifunction peripheral device may have a port for receiving a portable data storage device and an input unit to receive user input of a selected function for an electronic document on the portable data storage device. The multifunction peripheral device further comprises a control unit to determine whether the selected function may be performed on each of the plurality of electronic documents and the input unit to receive user input as to a selected electronic document. The multifunction peripheral device is further to perform the selected function on the selected electronic document. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257239 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATED DETERMINATION OF EXPIRATION OF AN IMAGE PRODUCTION DEVICE THAT IS CURRENTLY IN USE BY A CUSTOMER - A method and apparatus for automated determination of expiration of an image production device that is currently in use by a customer is disclosed. The method may include retrieving values related to a currently used image production device, determining an existing life value based on the retrieved values, retrieving values related to a replacement image production device, determining a replacement value based on the retrieved values comparing the determined existing life value to the determined replacement value, determining whether the currently used image production device should be replaced based on the comparison, and sending a notification that the currently used image production device should be replaced if it is determined that the currently used image production device should be replaced. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257240 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A plurality of licenses included in a package license and respectively corresponding to a plurality of applications is stored in a first storage unit, the plurality of applications is stored in a second storage unit, and a product information table associating product information with application information for identifying each of the applications is stored in the second storage unit. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257241 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROLLING METHOD OF IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM - The present invention relates to a constitution of an image processing apparatus which holds a job to be received to a volatile memory and processes the held job, comprising: a non-volatile memory; a setting unit configured to set a transition condition for transitioning a power supply for the volatile memory to an off state and a holding condition for holding a specific job in the non-volatile memory; and a controlling unit configured to save, before transitioning the power supply to the volatile memory to the off state according to the transition condition, the specific job held in the volatile memory to the non-volatile memory so as to satisfy the holding condition, and then transition the power supply for the volatile memory to the off state according to the transition condition. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257242 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus and method includes determining whether print data is limited in a number of times of printing, determining whether a setting of storing the print data in the information processing apparatus is valid, and stopping transmission of the print data in a case where it is determined that the print data is limited in the number of times of printing and it is determined that the setting is valid. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257243 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, PRINT CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An issue is solved by determining whether print data includes identification information indicating that there is a target content to which a restriction on a number of times of printing is set, storing determination information for authorizing a reprinting process to be performed when an error occurring in printing the print data as authorization information of the reprinting process, and changing, if it is determined that the identification information is included, the determination information to information indicating not authorizing the reprinting process. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257244 | PRINTING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - In a printing apparatus, control is performed such that, among buttons displayed by a display means, if while a first button for inputting a setting with respect to a job to be executed by the printing apparatus is in the touched state, a touch operation is furthermore performed on a second button for inputting another setting with respect to the job, the setting indicated by the second button is not performed, and if while the first button for inputting the setting with respect to the job to be executed by the printing apparatus is in the touched state, a touch operation is furthermore performed on a third button for interrupting a print job being executed by the printing apparatus, the print job that is being executed is interrupted based on the touch operation performed on the third button. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257245 | AUTOSELECTED PRINT PATHS - A method for autoselecting a print path includes autoselecting a connection path between a computing device and a printer from an ordered connection list stored in a memory of the computing device and communicating image data from the computing device to the printer over the autoselected connection path using communication hardware. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257246 | RECEIVING INDIVIDUAL DOCUMENTS TO SERVE - Methods and systems for quickly serving documents are provided. Documents may be served to users, for example, in response to search query inputs. Documents may be individually communicated to a document server prior to batching the documents. By individually communicating documents to document servers, the document experiences sub-second latency before it is available to a user. The documents may also be modified individually such that real-time serving is not interrupted. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257247 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An image forming apparatus operable in a first power mode and a second power mode. The image forming apparatus includes a communication unit configured to communicate with an external apparatus, a control unit configured to be communicably connected to the communication unit to process data transmitted from the communication unit, and a power control unit configured to control power supply to the communication unit. While the image forming apparatus is in the first power mode where power is supplied to the control unit and the communication unit, the control unit determines whether to shift the image forming apparatus to the second power mode, based on a communication state between the communication unit and the external apparatus. The power control unit performs control to stop power supply to the communication unit based on the determination made by the control unit, and shifts the image forming apparatus to the second power mode. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257248 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, NETWORK SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An update control unit of an image forming apparatus notifies a start of application of firmware to a distribution server in a case where the application of the firmware delivered from the distribution server and stored in a HDD is started in response to an instruction from a user. The update control unit applies the firmware in a case where the response to permit the application of the firmware is received from the distribution server in reply to the notification, and does not apply the firmware in a case where the response prohibiting the application of the firmware is received from the distribution server in reply to the notification. The monitoring agent unit of the image forming apparatus periodically confirms to the monitoring server whether the firmware stored in the HDD before it is applied is to be deleted. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257249 | CLOUD AND HTML BASED FAX AND DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A web-browser/web server method of signing documents, in particular faxes and email attachments. Documents are sent to the web server, often by analog or electronic fax reception, email attachment, or upload. At the web server, the images of the documents are converted to an image layer, and are signed, manipulated, and otherwise altered by combining the image layer with annotation layers constructed from instructions and data that are uploaded by the user from a web browser running on a remote computerized device. The system and method manipulates the documents using HTML5 based image manipulation features such as the | 2012-10-11 |
20120257250 | PRINT CONTROL METHOD AND DEVICE - The invention provides a print control method, comprising the steps of: detecting a state of a printing paper of a printing device; acquiring the length of a ticket to be printed when the printing device is in a paper near end state; judging whether the printing paper in the printing device is enough to print the ticket to be printed completely according to the length of the ticket to be printed; and printing the ticket to be printed under the condition of determining that the ticket to be printed can be completely printed. The invention also provides a print control device. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257251 | CONTROL APPARATUS AND PROCESSING METHOD THEREFOR - A control apparatus controls execution of a job subsequent to a preceding job based on the results of executing the preceding job when executing a plurality of jobs cooperated as job cooperation. The control apparatus holds an execution result obtained by executing the preceding job; acquires the held execution result; and controls the job subsequent to the preceding job based on the acquired execution result. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257252 | PRINT WORKFLOW AUTOMATION - Illustrative systems and methods provide a graphical user interface for establishing parameters for printing and finishing print jobs. In an illustrative system and method, print job parameters are defined, for example: by establishing print parameters corresponding to the position of a document in a print job and/or the position of a page in document; by establishing associations between values of fields in file names and print parameters; and by establishing associations between text at a particular position on a page of a document and print parameters. The user's inputs defining the printing and finishing parameters are stored in a file such as, for example, an XML file. The system retrieves the printing and finishing parameters and formats PDL and JCL commands which can be forwarded onto the printing and finishing system. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257253 | IMAGE FORMING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - If a fallback processing involving lossy compression occurs in PDL data including a special pattern, such as a texture pattern, an electronic watermark, or an Anoto pattern, the performance of the special pattern cannot be sufficiently exhibited by image degradation due to the compression. Moreover, in order to obtain an image quality capable of sufficiently exhibiting the performance of the special pattern, a high-capacity memory is necessary to raise the cost. Document information and additional information are sequentially received from other device, and a pre-preparation processing for bit-mapping the document information is started, and upon receipt of the additional information by a receiving unit, a bit map is generated using the information (display list) obtained by the pre-preparation processing for the document information. The generated bit map is compressed and the compressed bit map is associated with the information that is obtained by the pre-preparation processing for the additional information. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257254 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus is provided with a storage unit for storing setting information including at least a size of a substitute recording medium, and a processing unit for executing a print instruction by automatically changing a size of a recording medium to be used to the size of the substitute recording medium based on the setting information stored in the storage means, when the size of the recording medium specified by the print instruction is not available. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257255 | Data transformation - A hierarchical tree is received that includes nodes. The nodes include a leaf node and a non-leaf node. The leaf node points to the non-leaf node, and specifies original data. The non-leaf node specifies a script to transform the original data to generate transformed data. The script is executed to transform the original data to generate the transformed data. The transformed data is output. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257256 | PROCESSING CONDITION SELECTING APPARATUS, PROCESSING CONDITION SELECTING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A processing condition selecting apparatus, a processing condition selecting method, and a storage medium storing a program therein serve to evaluate the production aptitude of a print under a signal processing condition, based on image forming information with respect to the print and prescribed evaluation criteria, to thereby generate a display image visually representing the production aptitude of the print that has been evaluated. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257257 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - Even when image processing such as halftone processing and zoom processing is performed, it is enabled to execute image processing at high speed. When controlling image processing which is performed by each of a first image processing portion and a second image processing portion in parallel and independently from each other for image data including a plurality of pages, a control portion performs execution control by selecting any of the first image processing portion and the second image processing portion for each page of the image data and causing the first image processing portion or the second image processing portion which is selected to execute the image processing for the page. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257258 | PRINT SYSTEM, PRINTING APPARATUS USED IN THE PRINT SYSTEM, PRINTING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - Upon receiving information that indicates the type of printing medium from an information processing apparatus, a printing apparatus determines whether a parameter corresponding to the type of printing medium indicated by the information is stored. When it is determined that the parameter is stored, the printing apparatus transmits the parameter to the information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus performs color correction for image data using the parameter received from the printing apparatus. The information processing apparatus transmits the color-corrected image data to the printing apparatus, and the printing apparatus prints an image based on the color-corrected image data. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257259 | RECORDING MEDIA DECIDING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND RECORDING MEDIA DECIDING METHOD - A recording media deciding apparatus has: a light radiating portion which radiates light having a uniform light amount on a range corresponding to an image capturing range of a first surface of a bundle of recording media; a light detecting portion which captures an image of light emitted from a second surface different from the first surface of the bundle of the recording media; and a controller which decides on a type of the recording media based on an output of the light detecting portion. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257260 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS, MOVING BODY FIXING STRUCTURE, AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT - An image reading apparatus includes: a moving body on which a catch receiving portion is formed and which is movable in a predetermined direction; a fixing body on which a catching portion is formed to catch the catch receiving portion, and which is movable in a direction substantially orthogonal to the predetermined direction; a first position retaining portion for engaging a projected portion, formed on either one of a housing and the fixing body, with a first recessed portion formed on the other so that the fixing body can be retained in a position in which the catching portion catches the catch receiving portion; and a second position retaining portion for engaging the projected portion with a second recessed portion, formed on either the housing or the fixing body on which the first recessed portion is formed. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257261 | ACTUATOR AND OPTICAL SCANNER - An actuator includes a movable portion which can swing around a swing axis, a connecting portion which extends from the movable portion, and a support portion which supports the connecting portion, wherein the movable portion is formed in a cross shape which includes a pair of first protrusions protruding along a direction perpendicular to the swing axis and a pair of second protrusions protruding along a direction parallel to the swing axis, and when a length of the movable portion in the direction perpendicular to the swing axis is A, a length of the movable portion in the direction parallel to the swing axis is B, a length of the first protrusion in the direction perpendicular to the swing axis is a, and a length of the second protrusion in the direction parallel to the swing axis is b, the following equations (A) and (B) are satisfied. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257262 | LIGHT SCANNING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS - A light scanning device includes: a movable section which has a light reflection section reflecting light and oscillates around an oscillating axis and in which a maximum deflection angle thereof is variable; and a detection section which detects the maximum deflection angle of the movable section, wherein the detection section includes a light source which irradiates light toward the light reflection section, a light-receiving section which receives reflected light of the light from the light source, reflected by the light reflection section, and a displacement drive section which changes a position of the light-receiving section in accordance with the maximum deflection angle of the movable section. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257263 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME - A scanner unit of a multifunction printer (MFP) increases the speed of the movement of the scanner head, lowers the scanning resolution and uses only a single scanning channel during the scanning of a blank area, and decreases the speed of the movement of the scanner head, increases the scanning resolution and uses the three scanning channels of RGB during the scanning of a graphic area. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257264 | DECOLORIZING DEVICE, SHEET DECOLORIZING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR RECORDING DECOLORIZING PROCESS PROGRAM - According to an embodiment, a decolorizing section is placed on a downstream side of a first reading section in a sheet transferring direction. A second reading section is placed on a downstream side of the decolorizing section in the sheet transferring direction. A controller is configured to determine if the decolorizing process is necessary or not on a first side of a sheet based on first image data of the first side read by the first reading section, to read the first side of the sheet having been subjected to the decolorizing process at the decolorizing section by the second reading section if it is determined that the decolorizing process is necessary, and to avoid reading of the first side of the sheet passed through the decolorizing section by the second reading section if it is determined that the decolorizing process is unnecessary. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257265 | One-pass filtering and infrared-visible light decorrelation to reduce noise and distortions - A scanning device includes a scanning mechanism and a processing mechanism. The scanning mechanism scans an image fixed on a medium to generate a digital infrared representation of the image and a digital visible light representation of the image. The processing mechanism substantially reduces effects of noise and distortions within the digital visible light representation of the image in one pass. The processing mechanism at least decorrelates visible light aspects from the infrared representation of the image and employs a one-pass filter that uses both the infrared and the visible light representations of the image. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257266 | TRANSMISSION TYPE OPTICAL ELEMENT AND ANTI-FORGERY VOLUME HOLOGRAM - A transmission type optical element comprising a first hologram having a first surface and a second surfaces and a second hologram having a third surface and a fourth surface. The first surface of the first hologram and the third surface of the second hologram are oppositely arranged. A first light beam having a first wavelength is made to enter the first hologram from the side of the second surface. It is transmitted through the first hologram and exits the first hologram from the side of the first surface. The light beam then enters the second hologram from the side of the third surface. It is diffracted by the second hologram and exits the second hologram from the side of the third surface. The light beam then enters the first hologram from the side of the first surface and is diffracted by the first hologram. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257267 | SCANNING DEVICE, IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - A scanning device that scans a beam emitted from a light source, includes: a beam condensing unit that condenses the beam emitted from the light source; a beam diverging unit that is arranged on an output side of the beam condensing unit, and diverges the beam condensed by the beam condensing unit; a first scanning unit that is arranged between the beam condensing unit and the beam diverging unit, and scans the beam condensed by the beam condensing unit; and a moving unit that moves at least one of the beam condensing unit and the beam diverging unit along respective optical axis directions thereof, in accordance with a scan angle of the first scanning unit. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257268 | ACTUATOR, OPTICAL SCANNER, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An actuator includes a movable portion which can twist around an axis, a connecting portion which extends from the movable portion and is torsionally deformed according to the twisting of the movable portion, and a support portion which supports the connecting portion, wherein the movable portion has a cross shape in a plan view, and a cross-sectional width of the connecting portion perpendicular to the axis gradually increases from a first surface of the movable portion toward a second surface of the movable portion opposite the first surface. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257269 | TETRACHROMATIC COLOR FILTER ARRAY FOR REFLECTIVE DISPLAY - A tetrachromatic color filter array comprises multiple pixels, each of which comprises first, second, third and fourth sub-pixels having first, second, third and fourth hues, P | 2012-10-11 |
20120257270 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FIBER OPTIC PARAMETRIC AMPLIFICATION AND NONLINEAR OPTICAL FIBER FOR USE THEREIN - A high confinement nonlinear optical fiber is provided along with methods of parametric amplification for use thereof. The nonlinear optical fiber may include a plurality of concentric layers which are configured to provide different guiding regimes to low-frequency and high-frequency components through transverse geometry and refractive index profiling, thus reducing waveguide dispersion. The resulting optical fiber provides a parametric device with phase-matching in any spectral region of interest, such that a fiber optic parametric amplifier (FOPA) implementing the optical fiber can amplify in any spectral window of interest. A narrow-band FOPA configured to minimize phase mismatching is also provided for use with the optical fiber, and may be implemented as a light source or a monochromator. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257271 | MULTI-CLAD OPTICAL FIBERS - Multi-clad optical fibers and fiber amplifiers are disclosed. Various embodiments include multi-clad, large core fiber amplifiers. In various implementations mixing of pump modes is enhanced relative to that obtainable with conventional double-clad fibers. In some embodiments end terminations are provided with increased length of end-cap fiber. In at least one embodiment a multi-clad fiber is provided, with a pump cladding formed by stacking a layer of low index rods in the preform. Various embodiments include a multi-clad fiber amplifier system. The system includes a pump source to pump said fiber amplifier. The system also includes an optical fiber having a core and a cladding, wherein the cladding includes a pump cladding having a corrugated boundary. In various embodiments the pump cladding is formed by rods in a preform, which are disposed to mix the pump modes and/or scatter or reflect pump energy into the core. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257272 | OPTICAL AMPLIFICATION APPARATUS - An optical amplification apparatus includes a front-stage semiconductor optical amplifier which amplifies an input light and a rear-stage semiconductor optical amplifier which amplifies an amplified light outputted from the front-stage semiconductor optical amplifier. The front-stage semiconductor optical amplifier exercises auto level control of an output light by exercising variable control of driving current which flows according to applied voltage higher than light emitting threshold voltage of an internal optical amplification element. The rear-stage semiconductor optical amplifier performs gate switching of a transmitted light by exercising switching control of driving current. By doing so, distortion of a waveform is controlled and optical communication quality can be improved. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257273 | FILM MIRROR, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME AND REFLECTION DEVICE FOR SOLAR HEAT POWER GENERATION - The invention provides a film mirror having excellent regular reflectance to solar heat, and exhibiting excellent light resistance and weather resistance, which is possible to sufficiently suppress regular reflectance decline; is lightweight and flexible; and can be large-area- and mass-produced at low cost, employing it as a film mirror for solar heat power generation under severe environment for long duration, and provides a manufacturing method and a reflection device for solar heat power generation thereof. A film mirror possessing a resin substrate and provided thereon, a silver reflection layer and a layer possessing at least one UV absorbent, provided on a light incidence side beyond the resin substrate and the silver reflection layer, wherein the at least one UV absorbent satisfies Aa≧1.2×Ab. Aa represents absorbance at an absorption maximum peak in 260-320 nm, and Ab represents absorbance at an absorption maximum peak in 321-400 nm. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257274 | FILM MIRROR, PRODUCTION PROCESS OF SAME AND REFLECTION DEVICE FOR SOLAR POWER GENERATION COMPRISING SAME - There are disclosed a film mirror, which can be prevented from decrease in specular reflectance when a silver layer that serves as a reflective layer is deteriorated, is lightweight and flexible, can be produced at low cost, can have an enlarged surface area, can be produced on a large scale, exhibits excellent light stability and weather resistance, and exhibits good specular reflectance to solar light; a process for producing the film mirror; and a reflection device for solar power generation, which is equipped with such a film mirror. The film mirror comprises at least an adhesive layer, a silver reflection layer and an upper adjacent layer as constituent layers provided on the resin substrate sequentially in this order, in which at least the upper adjacent layer contains a binder and a corrosion inhibitor for silver. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257275 | THERMAL WAKE CONTROL - Thermal wake proximate to an optical element of a telescope may be reduced. Signal(s) related to respective temperatures of support struts supporting the optical element may be generated. The respective temperatures of the support struts may be determined based on the signal(s). Individual support struts may be heated based on the respective temperatures of the support struts. Heating a given support strut may cause the given support strut to thermally expand. Individual support struts may be at least partially enclosed with corresponding shrouds. Airspaces may be disposed between individual support struts and the corresponding shrouds. Heat emitted in the airspaces by the support struts may be ejected away from the optical element to prevent a thermal wake from reaching a volume proximate to the optical element. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257276 | TOOL PATH DISPLAY APPARATUS FOR MACHINE TOOL - A tool path display apparatus, configured to display a three-dimensional path of a movable part of a machine tool, calculates three-dimensional coordinate values of the movable part as viewed from a coordinate system secured to a workpiece, thereby determining the three-dimensional path of the movable part. Left- and right-eye stereoscopic image data are determined based on the determined three-dimensional path of the movable part, and the determined left- and right-eye stereoscopic image data are displayed on the display apparatus so that they can be viewed by an operator's left and right eyes, respectively. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257277 | OPTICAL ELEMENT AND OPTICAL APPARATUS - An optical element including a first layer ( | 2012-10-11 |
20120257278 | Optics with Simultaneous Variable Correction of Aberrations - The invention refers to an optical system comprising at least two optical elements of which at least one is movable relative to the other in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis of the optical system, wherein the combination of optical elements is adapted to correct variable aberrations of at least two different orders simultaneously of which the degree of correction depends on the relative position of the optical elements. This optical system is adapted to correct aberrations which are variable and dependent on the position of the lens with respect to the subject/imaging plane. Further the optical system is adapted to correct aberrations varying along with defocus of the system. These aberrations may include second order aberrations, meaning defocus and astigmatism, third-order aberrations, meaning comas and trefoils, fourth-order aberrations, for example, spherical aberration, and further higher-order aberration terms. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257279 | GRATING BASED TUNABLE FILTER - In a grating based tunable filter, an input beam that includes multiple wavelengths is directed into an input fiber of a circulator. The beam is collimated and then is reflected by a rotationally actuated mirror. The beam is then magnified and propagates onto and through a transmission diffraction grating which causes the different wavelengths of the transmitted beam to deflect into different angles. The wavelengths propagate onto and are reflected by a mirror and only a small portion of the wavelength spectrum of the transmitted beam will be reflected back along the incoming path and then propagate to the output fiber | 2012-10-11 |
20120257280 | TUNABLE INTERFERENCE FILTER, OPTICAL MODULE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A tunable interference filter includes: first and second opposed substrates; a first reflection film provided on a first reflection film fixing surface of the first substrate; a second reflection film provided on a second reflection film fixing surface of the second substrate and separated from the first reflection film by a gap; and a first electrode provided on a first electrode surface of the first substrate facing the second substrate, wherein the first electrode surface is spaced apart from the second substrate by a different distance than the first reflection film fixing surface, and a layered part in which the first reflection film and the first electrode are stacked is provided on the first electrode surface, the layered part being spaced apart from the second substrate by a larger distance than the first reflection film fixing surface. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257281 | Refractive Index Distribution Structure and Manufacturing Method of the Same, and Image Display Apparatus Having the Refractive Index Distribution Structure - There is provided a method of manufacturing a refractive index distribution structure having a plurality of microparticles, suppressing density unevenness between the plurality of microparticles, capable of obtaining uniform in-plane characteristics, and capable of maintaining stability and high reproducibility. The method of manufacturing a refractive index distribution structure includes manufacturing a plurality of core-shell microparticles including a shell and a core microparticle contained in the shell, the core microparticle being made of a material having a refractive index higher than the material forming the shell and having the same core diameter, and the shell having a different shell thickness; and forming a refractive index distribution structure by arranging the plurality of core-shell microparticles on a substrate. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257282 | Optical Wedge Redirection Apparatus and Optical Devices Using Same - An exit pupil expander ( | 2012-10-11 |
20120257283 | DISPERSION COMPOSITION, PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, AND SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICK-UP ELEMENT - A photosensitive resin composition which can form a pattern attaining high resolution and having a high refractive index and a high transmittance is provided. The photosensitive resin composition includes a dispersion composition including (A) titanium dioxide particles having an average primary particle diameter of from 1 nm to 100 nm, (B) a graft copolymer that has a graft chain having a number of atoms other than hydrogen atoms in a range of from 40 to 10,000 and (C) a solvent, and (D) a polymerizable compound, and (E) a polymerization initiator. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257284 | IMAGING DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - The present disclosure provides an imaging device including: a first element for converting image light into an electric signal or generating an image on the basis of an electric signal; and a second element for converting image light into an electric signal or generating an image on the basis of an electric signal, wherein an angle of rotation of the first element about an axis in a longitudinal direction is adjustable with respect to the second element. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257285 | Zoom Lens System, Imaging Device and Camera - A zoom lens system, in order from an object side to an image side, comprising: a first lens unit having negative optical power; a second lens unit having positive optical power; a third lens unit having negative optical power; and a fourth lens unit having positive optical power, wherein the third lens unit is composed of two or less lens elements, the fourth lens unit is composed of two or less lens elements, the first lens unit has at least one air space between lens elements constituting the first lens unit, and the condition: D | 2012-10-11 |
20120257286 | LENS BARREL AND OPTICAL APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A lens barrel includes lens units movable in an optical axis direction, a driving unit including an annular actuator in which an optical axis serves as a rotation center, a first cam cylinder disposed inwardly of the annular actuator and including a circular cylindrical base portion and a large-diameter portion, a second cam cylinder configured to drive at least one of the lens units by rotating at an outer-peripheral side of the large-diameter portion, and a rotation transmitting portion provided at the large-diameter portion and transmitting rotation of the first cam cylinder to the second cam cylinder, wherein, in a state in which the length of the lens barrel is shortest, a portion of the second cam cylinder and the rotation transmitting portion overlap in the optical axis direction a lens unit holding frame that is closest to an object side. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257287 | Optical Lens Assembly for Image Taking - An optical lens assembly for image taking, sequentially arranged from an object side to an image side, comprising: the first lens element with positive refractive power having a convex object-side surface; the second lens element with negative refractive power having a convex object-side surfaces and a concave image-side surface; the third lens element with positive refractive power having a convex image-side surface; the fourth lens element with refractive power having two aspheric optical surfaces; the fifth lens element with refractive power having a concave object-side surface and both aspheric optical surfaces; an image sensor disposed on an image plane and a stop provided for imaging a photographed object; specific relations being satisfied. Thereby, the optical lens assembly for image taking has good aberration correction, and can shorten the total length for use in compact cameras and mobile phones requiring high resolution. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257288 | Optical Lens Assembly for Image Capture - An optical lens assembly for image capture, sequentially arranged from an object side to an image side, comprises: the first lens element with positive refractive power having a concave object-side surface and a convex image-side surface, the second lens element with negative refractive power having a concave object-side surfaces and a convex image-side surface, the third lens element with positive refractive power having a convex object-side surface and a concave image-side surface. Additionally, the optical lens assembly for image capture can satisfy several conditions. By such arrangements, the optical assembly for image capture can effectively correct the aberration and be applied to a compact image pickup device for image capturing. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257289 | IMAGE PICKUP LENS AND IMAGE PICKUP MODULE - The present invention provides an image pickup lens including first and second lenses each of which has an Abbe number of greater than 45, which image pickup lens is configured to satisfy the following inequalities (1) and (2): | 2012-10-11 |
20120257290 | Ca-La-F BASED TRANSPARENT CERAMIC, Ca-La-F BASED TRANSPARENT CERAMIC, OPTICAL ELEMENT, OPTICAL SYSTEM, AND CERAMIC-FORMING COMPOSITION - A Ca—La—F based transparent ceramic, including: mixing CaF | 2012-10-11 |
20120257291 | LENS BARREL - A lens barrel includes a rear movable member holding a rear optical element, an off-axis removable member holding a removable optical element, a front movable member supporting the off-axis removable member, and a removal driving member supported by the front movable member. When the front and rear movable members are at the photographing positions, the removable optical element is positioned in front of the rear optical element, and when the front and rear movable members are at the retracted accommodating positions, the removable optical element overlaps the rear optical element. When the front and rear movable members relatively move rearward, the removal driving member contacts the rear movable member to be slidable in a driven direction of the off-axis removable member while the off-axis removable member does not contact the rear movable member. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257292 | Wafer Level Lens Module and Method for Manufacturing the Wafer Level Lens Module - A wafer level lens module which processes images includes a glass substrate, the metal baffle layers, a convex lens, and a concave lens. The glass substrate has a first surface and a second surface, and the metal baffle layers are respectively disposed on the first surface and the second surface of the glass substrate for blocking some light, in which each metal baffle layer comprises at least one through holes. The convex lens and the concave lens, disposed on the first surface or the second surface of the glass substrate, are contacted with the metal baffle layers. | 2012-10-11 |
20120257293 | AUTO-FOCUSING METHOD - An auto-focusing method includes (1) inputting a current with a predetermined greatest value I | 2012-10-11 |
20120257294 | OPTICAL APPARATUS - A rotation of a first eccentric member adjusts a parallel eccentricity of an optical element held by a holding member, rotation of a second eccentric member adjusts a tilt eccentricity of the optical element held by a holding member, and change of a position of an engaging member and a position where the second eccentric member is engaged with a second groove portion adjusts a position of the optical element in the direction of an optical axis. | 2012-10-11 |