43rd week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 30 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090263022 | Real-Time Face Tracking in a Digital Image Acquisition Device - An image processing apparatus for tracking faces in an image stream iteratively receives an acquired image from the image stream including one or more face regions. The acquired image is sub-sampled at a specified resolution to provide a sub-sampled image. An integral image is then calculated for a least a portion of the sub-sampled image. Fixed size face detection is applied to at least a portion of the integral image to provide a set of candidate face regions. Responsive to the set of candidate face regions produced and any previously detected candidate face regions, the resolution is adjusted for sub-sampling a subsequent acquired image. | 2009-10-22 |
20090263023 | Video special effect detection device, video special effect detection method, video special effect detection program, and video replay device - An image boundary line candidate pixel detection section detects image boundary line candidate pixels as candidates for pixels specifying an image boundary line from each frame of video and outputs, for each frame, image boundary line candidate pixel information as information indentifying the image boundary line candidate pixels. A line extraction section extracts for each frame as the image boundary line a line specified by the image boundary line candidate pixels indicated by the image boundary line candidate pixel information and output image boundary line description information as information describing the image boundary line for each frame. An image boundary line having frame-set period detection section judges whether or not a frame has the image boundary line for each frame by using the image boundary line description information of respective frames and detects a frame-set period including successive frames having the image boundary line as a frame-set period including special effect. | 2009-10-22 |
20090263024 | APPARATUS FOR DATA ANALYSIS - Edge points are extracted by specifying a height (values indicating a distance from a substrate) on a pattern when edges of the pattern are extracted from a CD-SEM image. Further, LER values obtained by the extraction or a Fourier spectrum of the LER are obtained. When the same sample is previously observed with the AFM and the CD-SEM, a size of the LER obtained by specifying a height, an auto-correlation distance of the LER, or an index called the spectrum is obtained from results of the AFM observation. Further, theses indices obtained by specifying image processing conditions for detecting the edge points from the CD-SEM observation result are obtained. Also, it is determined that heights providing values when the values are matched correspond to the image processing conditions and then, the edge points are extracted from the CD-SEM IMAGE instead of the AFM observation by using the image processing conditions. | 2009-10-22 |
20090263025 | IMAGE DETERMINATION APPARATUS, IMAGE SEARCH APPARATUS AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING AN IMAGE SEARCH PROGRAM - A preprocessing section binarizes input image data and calculates a total black pixel ratio. A feature extracting section detects connected components contained in the binarized image data and detects circumscribing bounding boxes that circumscribe these connected components, respectively. Based on sizes of the circumscribing bounding boxes detected and numbers of black pixels contained therein, predetermined connected components are removed. A determining section generates an edge map by using the residual connected components, and performs two-dimensional fast Fourier transform thereon to generate spectral data. The determining section performs two-dimensional fast Fourier transform on template images to generate spectral data. The determining section determines, based on these pieces of spectral data, whether or not a circular shape is contained in the input image data. | 2009-10-22 |
20090263026 | CONTENT ITEM PLACEMENT - A content item, e.g., an icon or advertisement logo, is placed in a display environment (e.g., on a map) so that the content item does not intersect a feature, e.g., a street name or graphical representation of a landmark. The placement of the content item is facilitated at a variety of zoom levels so that as the scale of the features and/or the content item changes, the content item and the features do not overlap. | 2009-10-22 |
20090263027 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - In an image processing method, extraction points are set inside the draw line as the region with less luminance change relative to the periphery, and extraction points are set on the background outside the draw line in a sample image such as a letter and a number. Pixel data of the extraction points are used to obtain the normalization correlation coefficient with respect to the target image in the determination region. As the template data are generated using pixel data of two groups of the extraction points with clear contrast in the luminance difference therebetween, the true image to be determined as being the same as the template image is detected accurately through the calculation for a short period of time. | 2009-10-22 |
20090263028 | Selecting Best Image - Techniques, apparatus and systems are described for selecting the recommended image among sequentially captured images. In aspect, a method of selecting the recommended image includes measuring a brightness value and a sharpness value for each of sequentially captured images. The measured brightness and sharpness values are combined for each image to obtain a combined value for each image. The recommended image is selected from among the sequentially captured images based on the obtained combined values. | 2009-10-22 |
20090263029 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING/DECODING 3D MESH INFORMATION - A method and apparatus for encoding and decoding three-dimensional mesh information are provided. The method and apparatus separately encode/decode order information of elements, such as vertices and faces, of a three-dimensional mesh model (original model) in consideration of a change in an element order during encoding three-dimensional mesh information for the original model. The method for encoding three-dimensional mesh information includes the steps of: encoding the three-dimensional mesh information and outputting an encoded bit-stream; calculating order information of at least one element in an original model contained in the three-dimensional mesh information; encoding the element order information; and generating packets of the encoded bit-stream, wherein the encoded element order information is inserted into the packet. | 2009-10-22 |
20090263030 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR COMPRESSING DIGITAL IMAGE DATA - Methods and apparatuses for compressing digital image data are described herein. In one embodiment, a wavelet transform is performed on each pixel of a frame to generate multiple wavelet coefficients representing each pixel in a frequency domain. The wavelet coefficients of a sub-band of the frame are iteratively encoded into a bit stream based on a target transmission rate, where the sub-band of the frame is obtained from a parent sub-band of a previous iteration. The encoded wavelet coefficients satisfy a predetermined threshold based on a predetermined algorithm while the wavelet coefficients that do not satisfy the predetermined threshold are ignored in the respective iteration. Other methods and apparatuses are also described. | 2009-10-22 |
20090263031 | PIXEL INPUT-OUTPUT METHOD, IMAGE COMPRESSING METHOD, PIXEL INPUT-OUTPUT APPARATUS, IMAGE COMPRESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND RECORDING MEDIUM - When inputted pixels from an input DMA unit, a packing unit outputs data package. One data package consists of a inputted pixels. A memory control unit writes, on a write line memory at a write interval, the data package that is outputted by the packing unit. The write interval is a times longer than an input interval at which the pixels are inputted into the packing unit. During the writing process, the memory control unit reads out another data package from a read line memory at a read interval that is the same as the input interval. In addition, the memory control unit treats the write line memory as the read line memory, after completing the writing process. Alternatively, the memory control unit treats the read line memory as the write line memory, after completing the reading process. | 2009-10-22 |
20090263032 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The present invention relates to an image processing apparatus, method, and program that are capable of improving image quality. A deblocking filter | 2009-10-22 |
20090263033 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTERPOLATING AN IMAGE - This invention concerns the interpolation of new intermediate images within an existing set of related images, for example views of a scene captured at different times, such as a sequence of film frames or video fields, or views of a scene captured from different camera positions, either simultaneously or in a time sequence. Motion vectors established for pixels or regions in at least one existing image are used to shift those pixels or regions to the output position of the new image. The shifted pixels or regions are combined in dependence on a probability of accuracy measure for the respective motion vector. The probability of accuracy measure may be formed from displaced-field difference measurements. The occlusion of objects is determined and used in forming the probability of accuracy measure. | 2009-10-22 |
20090263034 | System and Method For Signal Processing Using Fractal Dimension Analysis - A system and method of signal processing using linear or non-linear signal transformation and fractal dimension based analysis. Using a transform process (i.e. wavelet transform, Fourier transform, ICA transform, etc.), a signal is decomposed into a series of coefficients or components. Within this transform domain, fractal dimensions of the components are computed. The components with fractal dimensions higher than a pre-determined threshold are then selectively processed. A modified signal is reconstructed using inverse transform of the signal components. | 2009-10-22 |
20090263035 | IMAGE NOISE LEVEL ESTIMATION FROM JPEG DATA - A system for estimating noise levels in a data stream includes a calculator for determining DC and AC values of DCT coefficients in coded data blocks, where the coded data blocks are within a strip of an image divided into multiple strips. A classifier is included for forming a plurality of luminance levels, based on the calculated DC values. A selector is included for selecting coded data blocks having minimum AC values, as computed by the calculator. At least two coded data blocks are selected for each of the luminance levels. After decoding, another calculator is used for determining a variance for each of the decoded data blocks corresponding to the selected coded data blocks in each strip. An order statistic filter is included for ordering the decoded data blocks in each strip based on the calculated variances. Another selector selects one of the decoded data blocks, for each of the luminance levels. | 2009-10-22 |
20090263036 | ENCODING DEVICE AND ENCODING METHOD - An encoding device | 2009-10-22 |
20090263037 | Method and Apparatus for Enhancing the Dynamic Range of an Image - A method of converting an image signal from an original dynamic range to a target dynamic range includes dividing the original dynamic range and the target dynamic range in to a plurality of corresponding sub-ranges and mapping each original sub-range to its corresponding target sub-range. One of the dynamic ranges is divided into a plurality of sub-ranges having equal size and the other dynamic range is divided into the corresponding sub-ranges each having a size based on a characteristic of the corresponding equal size sub-ranges. The invention may be employed in display, capture and image processing apparatus. | 2009-10-22 |
20090263038 | METHOD FOR CREATING PHOTO CUTOUTS AND COLLAGES - A method for automatically producing a new digital image from a first digital image that includes regions of interest, includes obtaining a main subject belief map including an array of belief values indicating the location and relative importance of subject matter in the first digital image; producing a mask for each privileged object in the first digital image, each such mask including margins around its corresponding privileged object; overlaying the mask(s) onto the belief map; and producing a first convex hull that includes the mask(s) with margin(s) and regions of the highest belief values from the belief map. | 2009-10-22 |
20090263039 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPROVING VISUAL QUALITY OF AN IMAGE SIGNAL - The present invention relates to an image processing system where processing modules are used for processing an incoming image-in signal ( | 2009-10-22 |
20090263040 | Systems and Methods for Performing Gabor-Domain Optical Coherence Microscopy - In one embodiment, imaging a medium under evaluation includes generating acquired images of the medium, each acquired image comprising a cross-sectional image along a lateral and a depth direction of the medium that results from scanning the medium at a different depths, filtering each acquired image to remove out-of-focus portions of the images and generate filtered images, and merging the filtered images to form a high-resolution fused image. | 2009-10-22 |
20090263041 | Block Based Image Processing - Block based image processing techniques are described in which one or more processing filters are applied to an image block by block. One or more filters are identified to process an image. Attributes are obtained that describe the one or more filters. Image data is loaded into multiple input blocks based upon the obtained attributes. The one or more filters are applied to the image block by block. The results of the processing may be stored as multiple processed blocks corresponding to the multiple input blocks. Then, the processed blocks are stitched together to form a processed image. | 2009-10-22 |
20090263042 | LINE DRAWING PROCESSOR, LINE DRAWING PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM THEREFOR - Based on an input operation by an operator, a line drawing processor sets a designated region and sets identification points in the designated region to generate first and second identification data, each data representing a colored pixel cluster linked to each of the identification points. The line drawing processor further extracts at least one closed region that is not colored in the second identification data and makes a comparison in area between each closed region and the pixel cluster colored in the second identification data to determine whether the closed region requires coloring or not. For line drawing data, the line drawing processor then applies the same color to the pixel cluster identified in the second identification data and the closed region determined to require coloring. | 2009-10-22 |
20090263043 | BLIND DECONVOLUTION AND SUPER-RESOLUTION METHOD FOR SEQUENCES AND SETS OF IMAGES AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF - The present invention relates to the image achieved by any conventional method of capture and their subsequent computer processing. The process of the invention presented is based on the simultaneous processing of the input images and their restoration (deconvolution) pixel by pixel by means of a new mathematical method. Furthermore, and in the case of having more than one image of the scene in question, the system is capable of providing superresolution of the input images. It has direct application in digital photographic cameras, digital video cameras, mobile phones, video and photography edition programmes, image analysis programmes for microscopy and astronomy, analysis of medical images, forensic image, image-based security systems, aerial image and in the restoration of works of art, among others. | 2009-10-22 |
20090263044 | IMAGE GENERATION APPARATUS AND IMAGE GENERATION METHOD - An image generation apparatus generates a new video sequence with a high S/N ratio and suppressed motion blurs, from an original video sequence and a still image which are generated by capturing the same dark, moving object. The image generation apparatus includes: a capture condition decision unit ( | 2009-10-22 |
20090263045 | IMAGE BLENDING USING MULTI-SPLINES - Multi-spline image blending technique embodiments are presented which generally employ a separate low-resolution offset field for every image region being blended, rather than a single (piecewise smooth) offset field for all the regions to produce a visually consistent blended image. Each of the individual offset fields is smoothly varying, and so is represented using a low-dimensional spline. A resulting linear system can be rapidly solved because it involves many fewer variables than the number of pixels being blended. | 2009-10-22 |
20090263046 | Determination of portrait against back light | 2009-10-22 |
20090263047 | CONVERTING BAYER PATTERN RGB IMAGES TO FULL RESOLUTION RGB IMAGES VIA INTERMEDIATE HUE, SATURATION AND INTENSITY (HSI) CONVERSION - In one embodiment, R and B values for each G pixel element are interpolated and the RGB values are converted to HSI values. The converted HSI values are interpolated to determine interpolated HSI values for the R and B pixel elements and then the interpolated HSI values are converted to RGB values. | 2009-10-22 |
20090263048 | Bag Structures And Methods Of Assembling The Same - A bag structure includes a bag body including side walls having inner and outer surfaces, and the bag body further includes a top end and a bottom end. A closure member is coupled to the top end for opening and closing the bag body, and an inner seal is formed proximate to the top end, without the use of heat driven from the outside surface of the bag wall to the inside surface of the bag wall. Further, the top end of the bag is folded over, and an adhesive member is secured to the bag body. The adhesive member includes a reinforced section and an adhesive section. The adhesive member is configured to retain the top end of the bag body in a folded over relationship until the adhesive member is severed along the reinforced section. | 2009-10-22 |
20090263049 | Bag Structures And Methods Of Assembling The Same - A bag structure includes, in an example embodiment, a bag body including side walls having inner and outer surfaces, and the bag body further includes a top end and a bottom end. A closure member is coupled to the top end for opening and closing the bag body. A sealing material is applied to an area proximate at least one of a top edge of the side walls and a bottom edge of a portion of the closure member. An adhesive member is secured to the bag body. The adhesive member includes a reinforced section and an adhesive section. The adhesive member is configured to retain the top end of the bag body in a folded over relationship until the adhesive member is severed along the reinforced section. | 2009-10-22 |
20090263050 | TUBULAR BAGGING MACHINE AND METHOD - A tubular bagging machine includes an innovative indentation-forming device and a modified cross-sealing device. The innovative indentation-forming device includes two punches that form two indentations in the foil web. The machine then forms the foil web into a foil tube with the indentations aligned directly opposite each other and bowed outward. The cross-sealing device includes two opposing sealing jaws each having a blank formed in it. The jaws are closed together to form transverse seal zones in the foil tube. The blanks are aligned with each other and receive the aligned indentations so that they are not sealed together, resulting in the formation of an air bubble in one of the seal zones. Also disclosed are methods of manufacturing the bags, bags produced by the disclosed machines and methods, and retrofit kits for upgrading existing tubular bagging machines. | 2009-10-22 |
20090263051 | HIGH BURST ZIPPER ASSEMBLY FOR LARGE RECLOSABLE PACKAGES - The present disclosure relates to a high burst slider zipper which allows for bottom filling of reclosable packages, such as large bags, and further provides increased resistance to damage from the dropping or shock loading of the filled package. This is achieved by providing a peel seal or other frangible or separable connection between the zipper profiles, and by sealing a portion of one of the flanges to itself by a hard seal above the peel seal. This causes the external forces on a bag from bottom filling or shock loading to be directed toward the hard seal and further directed so as to cause a shear force against the peel seal, thereby increasing the resistance of the package to external forces. | 2009-10-22 |
20090263052 | DUAL SLIDING APPARATUS - Disclosed is a dual sliding opening/closing apparatus adapted for various electronic devices of a sliding opening/closing type (e.g. cellular phones, PDAs, laptop computers) to guarantee the stability of sliding movements. The apparatus is installed between first and second bodies so that the second body can slide between first and second positions on the first body. The apparatus includes a plurality of sliding opening/closing modules having a sliding member installed on the first body in a sliding direction of the second body and a guide rail member movably coupled to the sliding member and installed on the second body. The sliding opening/closing modules are installed along the direction of perpendicular to the sliding direction. | 2009-10-22 |
20090263053 | Plain Bearing Composite Material, Use Thereof and Production Methods Therefor - The invention relates to a plain bearing composite material with a supporting layer made of steel, a bearing metal layer made of a copper alloy, and with a lining applied to the bearing metal layer. The copper alloy can contain 0.5 5% by weight of nickel, 0.2 to 2.5% by weight of silicon and =0.1% by weight of lead. The lining can be an electrodeposited layer, a sputtered layer or a plastic layer. The invention also relates to methods for producing this composite material. | 2009-10-22 |
20090263054 | GUIDE TABLE DEVICE - A guide table device is provided with a lower-side plate | 2009-10-22 |
20090263055 | LINEAR ROLLER BEARING WITH SEPARATE ROLLING SURFACE PARTS - A guide carriage for a linear roller bearing is supportable in a longitudinally displaceable manner via at least one row of rollers on a guide rail which extends in a longitudinal direction, a separate rolling surface part which includes a rolling surface for the rollers is assigned to each row of rollers, and the rolling surface part is connected via an adhesive layer to a carrier body. The adhesive layer is designed essentially planar on the back side of the rolling surface part which faces away from the rolling surface, the rolling surface part being accommodated in a recess—which has an L-shaped cross section—of the carrier body. | 2009-10-22 |
20090263056 | Linear guide - The invention relates to a linear guide comprising a rail ( | 2009-10-22 |
20090263057 | BEARING DAMPER ELEMENT, BEARING, AND GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A damper element of the present invention is applied to a bearing damper element disposed between a rotating object and a supporting object. The damper element includes a slit that is formed between an inner surface and an outer surface of an annulus being supported by the supporting object, and a viscous fluid that is filled in the slit. The slit is extended substantially along a circumferential direction of the annulus. The annulus is, for example, an outer ring or an inner ring of a rolling element bearing, a plane bearing, or a collar that holds a bearing. | 2009-10-22 |
20090263058 | Squeeze-film damper arrangement - A squeeze-film damper arrangement comprising: concentric inner and outer components defining an annular gap there between for accommodating radial motion of the inner component within the outer component; and a fluid filling the annular gap around the outside of the inner component for damping said radial motion of the inner component, the fluid being axially contained between spaced-apart, radially-compliant first and second face-seals provided between the inner and outer components; wherein the first face-seal is provided between the opposing faces of a first pair of radially overlapping circumferential sealing elements associated with the inner and outer components respectively, a first one of the circumferential sealing elements in said pair being mounted for axial movement relative to the associated inner or outer component and being axially biased against the second of said circumferential sealing elements in said pair to form the first face-seal. | 2009-10-22 |
20090263059 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR LUBRICATING AND COOLING A BEARING THAT IS SUBJECT TO HIGH LOADS - The invention relates to a method for lubricating and cooling a bearing that is subject to high loads and to a device for carrying out said method. The invention is characterized by dissolving a lubricant in a supercritical gas that is cooled down to a low temperature and feeding the gas/lubricant mixture to the baring. The gas/lubricant mixture is relaxed in the bearing area, thereby releasing the lubricant and lubricating the bearing. The now subcritical gas that is cooled down to a low temperature is used for cooling and is discharged to the exterior. The gas used is carbon dioxide (CO | 2009-10-22 |
20090263060 | Spindle bearing for a double-thread twisting spindle - A spindle bearing for a two-for-one twisting spindle, with a spindle rotor having a thread guide body and a spindle shaft rotatablv mounted in a vertical arrangement by a lower bearing device in a bearing housing which can be fastened to a spindle bank and which has an upper bearing device for mounting a protective pot. A lubricant duct extends from the top through the thread guide body at least approximately parallel to the rotational axis of the spindle shaft and opens into the lower bearing device. | 2009-10-22 |
20090263061 | Bearing with Rotation Detecting Device - A bearing assembly with a rotation detecting device ( | 2009-10-22 |
20090263062 | Active Preload Control for Rolling Element Bearings - A method and apparatus for controlling the preload of duplex rolling element bearings systems under various temperatures is described. A spacer or a plurality of spacers may be located adjacent to the rings of the duplex rolling element bearings. The spacer or spacers may be heated or cooled to increase or decrease the axial dimension of the spacer or spacers. Changing the axial dimension of the spacers changes the preload of the duplex rolling element bearing system. The preload of the system may be estimated by receiving an input from a sensor or sensors located on the duplex rolling element bearings system. The sensor may be a temperature sensor or a force transducer. | 2009-10-22 |
20090263063 | Wheel Bearing Apparatus For A Vehicle - A vehicle wheel bearing apparatus has an outer member, an inner member with a wheel hub and an inner ring. Double row rolling elements are freely rollably contained between the inner and outer raceway surfaces, respectively, of the inner member and the outer member. Seals are mounted in annular openings formed between the outer member and the inner member. The inner side seal of these seals comprises an annular slinger and an annular sealing plate. The sealing plate includes a steel plate metal core and a sealing member bonded to the metal core, via vulcanized adhesion. A plurality of sealing lips extends from the sealing member and is in sliding contact with the slinger. An outer circumferential lip is formed on the periphery of the sealing member. The outer circumferential lip extends radially outward. It has a substantially L-shaped cross-section and is adapted to fit into a gap between the outer member and a flange portion of a knuckle. An apex of the outer circumferential lip abuts against the flange portion of the knuckle with a predetermined engaging allowance. | 2009-10-22 |
20090263064 | ANGULAR BALL BEARING ASSEMBLY FOR SUPPORTING A GEAR SHAFT ASSEMBLY - The angular ball bearing assembly for supporting a rotatable shaft with gears has two sets of ball bearing members where the ball bearing member located adjacent the gears has an inner raceway formed integrally with the shaft. By forming the inner raceway directly on the shaft a reduction in friction is achieved compared to conventional tapered roller bearings. | 2009-10-22 |
20090263065 | BEARING UNIT RACEWAY RING MEMBER, BEARING UNIT, AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING BEARING UNIT RACEWAY RING MEMBER - There is provided a bearing unit including one raceway ring | 2009-10-22 |
20090263066 | ROLLING BEARING UNIT FOR WHEEL SUPPORT - It is possible to obtain best performance in a structure in which moment rigidity can be improved by setting a pitch circle diameter of an outboard row to be larger than a pitch circle diameter of an inboard row. | 2009-10-22 |
20090263067 | ROLLER BEARING - The invention relates to a roller bearing comprising a roller bearing ring. In order to produce a roller bearing that has a high rotational speed value and operational load using minimum quantity lubrication and in which the heat produced in the bearing can be removed in a rapid and reliable manner, the roller bearing ring is made of a material composite. The first material composite component forms the running surface and is made of a refractory metal or a sintering material, the thermal conductivity and heat resistance thereof being higher than the thermal conductivity and heat resistance of the at least one additional material composite component which forms the base body of the roller bearing ring. | 2009-10-22 |
20090263068 | OPTICAL GUIDED MODE SPATIAL SWITCHES AND THEIR FABRICATION - Optical guided mode fast 1×2 and 2×2 spatial switches are provided that can be used in multimedia communication networks. These switches require a relative refractive index change of only 0.0001˜0.0002 and can be realized using Lithium Niobate, Polymers, semiconductors, etc. Extinction ratios of these switches are made to be better than 45 dB, by introductions of a rear edge adjusted broken electrode and a blocker electrode into their architecture. Optical losses are less than 3 dB, and excellent switching characteristics are achieved by suppressing cross talk to ˜50 dB. The two output ports of the 1×2 (2×2) switch are made to be spatially perpendicular (in opposition) by introduction of air grooves, allowing for two-dimensional integration of unit switches into matrices. System applications of the switch are made flexible due to a discrete drive requirement for each optical input to the 2×2 switch. | 2009-10-22 |
20090263069 | RAMAN AMPLIFICATION IN DISTRIBUTED OPTICAL FIBER SENSING SYSTEMS - A method of providing Raman amplification in an optical fiber sensing system, comprises generating a probe pulse of light and launching the pulse into a sensing optical fiber, generating pump light at a shorter wavelength and modulating it to produce a time-varying intensity profile, and launching the pump light into the sensing fiber. such that the intensity of the launched pump light during launch of the probe pulse is different from the intensity at other times. Raman amplification of backscattered light produced by the probe pulse as it propagates along the fiber is achieved, as is amplification of the probe pulse if the pump power is non-zero during launch of the probe pulse. | 2009-10-22 |
20090263070 | ATR-probe - An ATR-probe including: a housing having a media opening; a radiation guiding body closing the media opening and having two planparallel surfaces, between which light can be guided by means of total reflection. A section of a first planparallel surface bordered by a sealing ring can be contacted through the media opening with a medium to be measured. Transmission light conductors and receiving light conductors in the housing, wherein light is guided from the transmission light conductors, through the radiation guiding body, into the receiving light conductors; and wherein adjoining the first planparallel surface are first and second deflection surfaces, on which, respectively, light coupled into the radiation guiding body and light to be coupled out are deflected by total reflection, so that the light can be guided between the planparallel surfaces by means of total reflection. The light is not collimated, and the effective area of the transmission light conductors is smaller than the effective area of the receiving light conductors. | 2009-10-22 |
20090263071 | Optical environmental sensor and method for the manufacturing of the sensor - A sensor which reacts on influences from an environment. The sensor includes a zero-order diffractive color filter. The zero-order diffractive color filter includes a high-index waveguide layer, a zero-order diffractive grating structure and a layer of an reactive material, wherein the reactive material is in contact with the environment and wherein the reactive material changes its optical properties upon interaction with the environment. The reactive material is embedded in the waveguide layer and/or the reactive material is located at a maximum distance d from the waveguide layer. The distancing is effected by an intra layer having a low index of refraction. | 2009-10-22 |
20090263072 | Tilted Grating Sensor - The present invention relates to a sensor using a tilted fiber grating to detect physical manifestations occurring in a medium. Such physical manifestations induce measurable changes in the optical property of the tilted fiber grating. The sensor comprises a sensing surface which is to be exposed to the medium, an optical pathway and a tilted grating in the optical pathway. The grating is responsive to electromagnetic radiation propagating in the optical pathway to generate a response conveying information on the physical manifestation. | 2009-10-22 |
20090263073 | Optical waveguide film, method for manufacturing thereof, electrical and optical hybrid circuit film including the waveguide film, and electronic device including thereof - The present invention relates to an optical waveguide film that has a high optical coupling efficiency at a light input portion and an excellent flexibility at least a part of the film. Specifically, the present invention provides an optical waveguide film that has a core and a clad comprising a resin and has a light input portion, wherein there is a portion having a thickness smaller than that of the light input portion. Further, the present invention provides an electrical and optical hybrid film in which an electrical wiring board is joined to the optical waveguide film or an electronic device in which these films are built in. | 2009-10-22 |
20090263074 | DISTRIBUTED FEEDBACK LASER ARRAY - The present invention provides a low-cost, high-bandwidth optical laser array where subsequent streams of data are injected in a serial fashion. The invention permits the creation of multiple channels of data on a single optical substrate without the use of costly multiplexer arrays to consolidate various optical signals. Further, the serial array eliminates the need for the parallel alignment of optical data sources, such as lasers, and instead allows for the serial alignment of the optical data sources, resulting in decreased footprint applications. | 2009-10-22 |
20090263075 | Temperature Insensitive Arrayed Waveguide Grating Multiplexer for Optical Property Compensation and the Manufacturing Method Thereof - Two methods are presented in order to properly compensate the changes of the optical characteristics, which are caused by the optical path length change. First, a path length compensation method in which the additional optical path length, equivalent to the dicing kerf width of the substrate, is added onto the diced-to-be waveguide part of the AWG chip during the waveguide design process and fabrication process so that the compensated optical path length is maintained even after dicing. In addition, a position compensation method is provided in which an additional waveguide is added at the position shifted by a distance equivalent to the kerf width of the substrate such that the additional waveguide undergoes the minimized path length change after dicing is performed. | 2009-10-22 |
20090263076 | Charge-Based Memory Cell For Optical Resonator Tuning - An optical resonator configured to be tuned using a charge-based memory cell includes an optical cavity configured to transmit light and receive injected charge carriers; a charge-based memory cell in proximity to or within the optical cavity, the memory cell containing a number of trapped charges which influence the resonant optical frequency of the optical resonator. A method of tuning an optical resonator includes applying a voltage or current to a charge-based memory cell to generate a non-volatile charge within the memory cell, the nonvolatile charge changing a resonant frequency of the optical resonator. | 2009-10-22 |
20090263077 | Flexible optical interconnection structure and method for fabricating same - A flexible optical interconnection structure has a plurality of layers including an optical waveguide made of a core and a clad. The core is disposed to include a neutral surface that is not affected by expansion or contraction by bending. Alternatively, when the neutral surface is position outside the core, the core is disposed to satisfy Δy≦0.03×R, in which Δy is a distance between the neutral surface and a surface of the core at a side near the neutral surface, and R is a curvature radius of an innermost surface of the flexible optical interconnection structure in the bent state. | 2009-10-22 |
20090263078 | Optical device - Plural p-n junctions are formed in a waveguide such that they have junction interfaces in a normal direction to a surface of a substrate (to an extending direction of the substrate). Accordingly, a doping concentration changes in only a horizontal direction in the substrate, and it is possible to fabricate using the same processes as those for silicon electronic devices and to perform device fabricating at a low cost. Moreover, two or more junction interfaces are formed in the waveguide and thus an occupied area of the waveguide in a refractive index modulation region expands. Therefore, the efficiency of the refractive index modulation can be improved and a low-voltage operation is possible. | 2009-10-22 |
20090263079 | OPTICAL ROUTERS AND LOGICAL GATES BASED ON THE PROPAGATION OF BRAGG SOLITONS IN NON-UNIFORM ONE-DIMENSIONAL PHOTONIC CRYSTALS - An optical router for all-optical control over the propagation direction of optical pulses, comprising: (i) a non-uniform one-dimensional photonic crystal receiving a plurality of input optical pulses, comprising: at least one first region used to obtain Bragg solitons; at least one second region in which non-linear interaction between two sufficiently adjacent solitons is obtained; and at least one third region used to de-couple resulting after the interaction pulses outside the one-dimensional photonic crystal's grating; and (ii) a plurality of sufficiently temporally separated optical pulses launched towards said one-dimensional photonic crystal from either of its sides, such that the number of pulses de-coupled from at least one of the sides of the grating is different in case when interaction between the pulses occurs inside the grating, from the case when no interaction between pulse occurs inside the grating. | 2009-10-22 |
20090263080 | STRESS FREE MOUNTING OF OPTICAL BENCH FOR WSS - An optical bench in a wavelength selective switch (WSS) is mounted using a combination of fixed mounts and stress-free mounts. The WSS is packaged in an enclosure including a base, a sidewall, and a lid. The optical switching engine is attached directly to the base. The optical bench is attached to the base and the optical components supported thereon are aligned with the array of switching elements of the switching engine. The optical bench is attached to the base with at plurality of mounts, which include at least one movable mount supporting movement of the optical bench in a plane parallel to the optical bench and at least one fixed mount maintaining optical alignment between the dispersive element and the array of switching elements. | 2009-10-22 |
20090263081 | BI-DIRECTIONAL SIGNAL INTERFACE WITH ENHANCED ISOLATION - A bi-directional signal interface includes a carrier signal source that generates a carrier traveling wave at an output. A first traveling wave structure includes a first and a second waveguide having an input that is coupled to the output of the carrier signal source. The first and second waveguide propagate the carrier traveling wave. A second traveling wave structure includes an outgoing signal port that receives an outgoing signal and a bi-directional signal port that receives an incoming electrical signal and provides the outgoing signal. The first and second traveling wave structures have an electromagnetic interaction region with a geometry that is chosen for a desired outgoing-to-incoming signal isolation. A detector having an input coupled to the output of the first traveling wave structure generates an electrical signal related to the incoming electrical signal. | 2009-10-22 |
20090263082 | OPTICAL RECEPTACLE, OPTICAL MODULE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AN OPTICAL MODULE - Provided are an optical receptacle capable of manufacturing an optical module thereby, while suppressing a manufacturing cost, preventing a quality degradation, and suppressing a quantity of returning light by reflection. In the optical receptacle, a recess for receiving a lens and a lens support and a through-hole penetrating from a bottom of the recess toward an exterior are formed, and the recess is formed so that an inner peripheral surface of the recess is fixed to a desired position with respect to an outer peripheral surface of the lens support, in a case where the lens and the lens support are received in the recess such that an optical axis of the lens and an optical axis of the optical fiber to be inserted into the through hole are deviated from each other. | 2009-10-22 |
20090263083 | APPARATUS FOR SIDE FIRE FIBER LASERS - A fiber laser having at least one pair of reflectors coupled to an optical fiber, the at least one pair of reflectors defining an optical cavity between the at least one pair of reflectors and being configured to reflect light within the optical cavity. At least one light pump is coupled to the optical fiber and configured to provide pump light into the optical cavity, and at least one medium is positioned within the optical cavity and configured to generate signal light from the pump light in the optical cavity. Further, at least one grating positioned within the optical cavity and configured to couple the signal light out of the optical cavity. | 2009-10-22 |
20090263084 | ARRAYED WAVEGUIDE GRATING CIRCUIT - Two AWG circuits are integrated while preventing degradation in quality of a multiplexing/demultiplexing function. An arrayed waveguide grating circuit includes: a first slab waveguide ( | 2009-10-22 |
20090263085 | DEVICE FOR INJECTING LIGHT INTO AN OPTICAL WAVE GUIDE - A device for injecting light into an optical wave guide is provided, via which a focused light beam is oriented by a manipulator. A simple and precise adjustment of maximum injection efficiency during the injection of light into optical wave guides is facilitated, by a manipulator, and the permanent fixing of the adjusted positions obtained during the adjustment of the injection. The device can include: a manipulator having an adjusting plate comprising an outer part, an inner part, and two spring arrangements which are positioned between the outer part and the inner part and can be adjusted independently of each other along two co-ordinate axes, each spring arrangement having a parallel spring arrangement guiding parallel to a certain direction, and a preliminary spring mounted in series; a fixing screw that can be introduced into the fixed housing part by an axial threaded borehole; and an axially elastic fixing disk. The inner part can be moved in the X direction and in the Y direction and comprises the optical system connected to the optical wave guide to be injected with light. The fixing disk can be pressed into the adjusting plate by the fixing screw screwed into the housing part, against the detachable housing part, in the direction of the passage of the beam, such that the adjusted position of the inner part is fixed. | 2009-10-22 |
20090263086 | DATA TRANSMISSION CABLE WITH FAKRA HOUSING - The invention relates to a data transmission cable ( | 2009-10-22 |
20090263087 | OPTICAL RECEPTACLE - An optical receptacle which couples a connector ferrule in which an optical fiber is inserted and an optical semiconductor package. The optical receptacle comprises: a precise sleeve which holds the connector ferrule; a receptacle body including a connection portion connected to the optical semiconductor package, a cylindrical portion in which the precise sleeve is inserted; a partition portion located between the connection portion and the cylindrical portion; and a transparent member confined in a region between an inner end portion of the precise sleeve and the partition portion, without being fixed. | 2009-10-22 |
20090263088 | Fusion Splicer - A fusion splicer that can execute fusion splice and reinforcement preparations of optical fibers to be next subjected to reinforcement treatment efficiently at a proper timing by keeping track of the reinforcement treatment progress state to perform fusion splice and reinforcement treatment in parallel with each other is provided. | 2009-10-22 |
20090263089 | Optical fiber cable - A fiber optic cable having a jacket, at least one tube and at least two fibers within the tube in a loose tube arrangement. The fibers within the tube have a fiber length differential substantially in the range of 0.01%-0.04%. | 2009-10-22 |
20090263090 | MULTIPLE-CORE OPTICAL FIBER WITH COUPLING BETWEEN THE CORES - An optical fiber includes a cladding, a first core, and a second core. At least one of the first core and the second core is hollow and is substantially surrounded by the cladding. At least a portion of the first core is generally parallel to and spaced from at least a portion of the second core. The optical fiber includes a defect substantially surrounded by the cladding, the defect increasing a coupling coefficient between the first core and the second core. | 2009-10-22 |
20090263091 | OPTICAL FIBER - A relative refractive index difference Δ1 between a center core region and a cladding layer is 0.30% to 0.35%, a relative refractive index difference Δ2 between an outer core layer and the cladding layer is −0.10% to −0.04%, and Δ | 2009-10-22 |
20090263092 | Optical Fiber - An improved optical fiber achieves both reduced bending and microbending losses, as well as a much higher Brillouin threshold, as compared to standard transmission fibers. The optical fiber comprises a core including at least two dopants and having a refractive index difference Δn | 2009-10-22 |
20090263093 | LIGHT GUIDING ASSEMBLY - A light guiding mechanism ( | 2009-10-22 |
20090263094 | Two-Dimensional Photonic Crystal | 2009-10-22 |
20090263095 | METHOD FOR INTEGRATING A LIGHT GUIDE IN OR ONTO A SUPPORT STRUCTURE, SUPPORT STRUCTURE WITH A LIGHT GUIDE, AND DEVICE COMPRISING SUCH SUPPORT STRUCTURE - The invention relates to a method for integrating a light guide ( | 2009-10-22 |
20090263096 | FIBER DISTRIBUTION HUB WITH MULTIPLE CONFIGURATIONS - A fiber distribution hub (FDH) includes an enclosure and brackets with provisions to be mountable in multiple configurations. More particularly, the FDH is mountable in multiple configurations to a pole. The FDH includes provisions to be reconfigurable within the enclosure. More particularly, a hinged storage panel is reconfigurable between a horizontal hinging configuration and a vertical hinging configuration. A door is provided on the enclosure with features to stop and hold the door in one or more open positions. A ladder bracket is provided that is configurable as a ladder support or as an FDH mounting bracket. | 2009-10-22 |
20090263097 | Multi-Configuration Mounting System for Fiber Distribution Hub - A fiber distribution hub (FDH) includes an enclosure and brackets with provisions to be mountable in multiple configurations. More particularly, the FDH is mountable in multiple configurations to a pole. The brackets are rearrangeable to provide the mounting configuration with either a short or extended offset between an FDH cabinet and the pole. | 2009-10-22 |
20090263098 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEGMENTING RECORDED NEWS PROGRAM ACCORDING TO TOPICS - Provided are a method and apparatus for segmenting a recorded news program according to topics. The method and apparatus compare web bulletins, segmented according to topics and posted, with moving pictures and/or captions of the recorded news program, and correct or generate captions of the recorded news program by referring to text included in the web bulletins, thereby enabling accurate segmentation of the recorded news program according to topics and correction of errors in the captions. | 2009-10-22 |
20090263099 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus includes an input unit which receives, from an image capturing apparatus, moving image data in which the shadow of a foreign substance adhered to the surface of an optical member is captured, an obtaining unit which obtains, from the moving image data, foreign substance information including information of the position and size of the foreign substance captured in the moving image data, a playback unit which can play back the moving image data while correcting the shadow of the foreign substance in the moving image data by using the foreign substance information, a display unit which displays an image played back by the playback unit, and a setting unit which sets, in accordance with the playback status of the moving image data, whether to perform processing of correcting the shadow of the foreign substance in each frame of the moving image data. | 2009-10-22 |
20090263100 | DYNAMIC VARIATION OF OUTPUT MEDIA SIGNAL IN RESPONSE TO INPUT MEDIA SIGNAL - A first input signal, which has a first playback sequence, is resequenced based upon a characteristic of a second input signal. The resequencing occurs analyzing the characteristic in the second input signal, and modifying the first playback sequence of the first input signal based upon the analysis of the characteristic to generate a second playback sequence. Finally, a third signal is output using the second playback sequence. | 2009-10-22 |
20090263101 | Apparatus for Resolving Recording Timer Conflicts - Described herein are techniques for displaying conflicts between two or more recording timers. Recording conflicts are displayed graphically for the user to resolve. | 2009-10-22 |
20090263102 | Video Content Reproducing Apparatus and Video Content Reproducing Method - An apparatus that, when reproducing video content that cannot be displayed normally, executes downconverted reproduction or notifies the user to avoid displeasing or upsetting the user, having a decoder block ( | 2009-10-22 |
20090263103 | Recording apparatus, recording method, and recording program, and image capturing apparatus, image capturing method and image capturing program - To improve user-friendliness in recording AV data created after recording is started until it is stopped as a file. AV data that are created after recording is started until it is stopped are recorded as a file. Information that represents a reproduction region and mark information that represents a jump position are additionally written to a reproduction list file. At this point, it is determined whether or not restrictions that have been set to the reproduction list file and an attribute file for additional writing are satisfied on the basis of the reproduction list file as an additionally writable candidate and the attribute file that correlates reproduction time and address of the AV data. When having been determined that they be satisfied, the reproduction region information and the mark information are additionally written to the reproduction list file as the additionally writable candidate. When having been determined that they be not satisfied, a new reproduction list file is created. As a result, the user can perform a recording operation for the AV data without necessity of recognizing the restrictions that have been set to the reproduction list file and the attribute file. | 2009-10-22 |
20090263104 | STREAM PLAYBACK CONTROL DEVICE - Time information for restoring the playback rate is affixed to a plurality of packets included in a stream. A predetermined number of such packets are stored in advance in a buffer memory | 2009-10-22 |
20090263105 | TRANSPORT STREAM GENERATING APPARATUS, RECORDING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME, AND TRANSPORT STREAM GENERATING METHOD - The present invention provides a recording apparatus that generates a transport stream so that a boundary between recording units (aligned units) and a file division point (i.e., a boundary between GOPs) always coincide with each other without obtaining information on the file size or the like. When generating a transport stream by time-division multiplexing transport packets, n or more transport packets (e.g., null packets N) other than a video packet are inserted between a video packet group generated from a single encoding unit (GOP) and a video packet group subsequent to the video packet group. When d indicates the data length of the transport packet, h indicates the data length of a fixed-length header added to each of the transport packets before being recorded on a data recording medium, and L indicates a recording unit length to the data recording medium, | 2009-10-22 |
20090263106 | TEXT SUBTITLE DECODER AND METHOD FOR DECODING TEXT SUBTITLE STREAMS - A method and a text subtitle decoder for decoding a text subtitle stream recorded on a recording medium are disclosed. A subtitle loading buffer initially loads a text subtitle stream including a dialog style segment defining a group of region styles and a dialog presentation segment having dialog presentation information and dialog text data for a dialog having at least one region. A text subtitle processor parses the dialog presentation segment into composition information, rendering information, and the dialog text data for each region. Next, a text renderer renders the text strings into a bitmap object for each region according to the rendering information, and the rendered bitmap object is composed in a graphics plane. | 2009-10-22 |
20090263107 | Image reproduction system and image reproduction processing program - An image reproduction system comprising: an image data storage unit that stores a plurality of image data, an image display unit that successively displays a plurality of images based on the plurality of image data, an audio input unit that receives as input sound of a surrounding environment, an audio determination unit that determines whether the sound received as input by the audio input unit is in a predetermined state, and a control unit that controls a display time of the image displayed on the image display unit at the time of determination by the audio determination unit based on the results of determination by the audio determination unit when continuously displaying the plurality of images on the image display unit while successively switching them. | 2009-10-22 |
20090263108 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - In an information processing apparatus, an encoded data joiner joins divided and encoded data generated as a result of division-encoding target data that has been divided into a plurality of intervals at a predetermined number of division points. A decoder then decompresses the data generated by the encoded data joiner, and a re-encoder re-encodes the decoded data generated by the decoder. The re-encoder re-encodes the decoded data over just the minimum number of division point intervals containing data portions to be altered, thereby efficiently re-compressing data that has been altered. | 2009-10-22 |
20090263109 | RECORDING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING RECORDING APPARATUS, CONTROL PROGRAM OF RECORDING APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A recording/reproducing apparatus ( | 2009-10-22 |
20090263110 | Soft start motor control using back-EMF - A method of controlling in-rush current to a DC motor is disclosed. The method may include operating the DC motor in a first mode including applying back-EMF across a relay coil to maintain the relay in an open configuration when the back-EMF is below a predetermined voltage. The method may also include operating the DC motor in a second mode including applying the back-EMF across the relay coil to maintain the relay in a closed configuration when the back-EMF is equal to or above the predetermined voltage. | 2009-10-22 |
20090263111 | STEAMER HEAD AND APPARATUS FOR STRIPPING WALLPAPER - A steamer head for steaming surface coverings comprises a body and coupling means couplable to a support member to support the steamer head against a surface. The steamer head can be used with a support member to form a steamer apparatus. In one embodiment, the support member includes a paint roller whereby the roller mount of the paint roller is inserted into openings in the body of the steamer head. | 2009-10-22 |
20090263112 | HEAT TREATMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR HEATING SUBSTRATE BY LIGHT IRRADIATION - In light-irradiation heating with a total irradiation time of one second or less, two-stage irradiation is performed, including a first stage of light irradiation of a semiconductor wafer, which irradiation produces an output waveform that reaches a peak at a given emission output; and a second stage of supplemental light irradiation of the semiconductor wafer, which irradiation is started after the peak, producing an emission output smaller than the above given emission output. The emission output in the second stage is two thirds or less than the above given emission output at the peak. The first-stage light-irradiation time is between 0.1 and 10 milliseconds, and the second-stage light-irradiation time is 5 milliseconds or more. This allows the temperature of the semiconductor wafer even at a somewhat greater depth below the surface to be raised to some extent while allowing the surface temperature to be maintained at a generally constant processing temperature. | 2009-10-22 |
20090263113 | Heat Generator - The invention relates to a method of heating a fluid ( | 2009-10-22 |
20090263114 | AUTOMOTIVE WATER HEATER - An automotive water heater having application to a windshield of an automobile, which is able to produce hot water that can be sprinkled on the windshield to melt accumulated snow and frost, in which a water heater is mainly structured from a laminated assembled heating unit side joined to a heat conducting surface of an exchange bed. Heat quantity produced by the heating unit forms a heat balance function, which transfers the heat to the exchange bed, and water flow paths are defined interior of the exchange bed. The face joining of the laminated heating units is used to facilitate maintenance of component members and allow changing of the number of heating units assembled to the exchange bed, thereby providing choice to accommodate different power requirements. | 2009-10-22 |
20090263115 | Opthalmic photography apparatus - An ocular fundus is photographed as an electronic image via photographic stops ( | 2009-10-22 |
20090263116 | IMAGE STABILIZATION APPARATUS, IMAGING APPARATUS, AND OPTICAL APPARATUS - An image stabilization apparatus includes a first lens unit, a second lens unit, a supporting unit configured to support the first lens unit and the second lens unit, a driving unit configured to drive at least one of the first lens unit and the second lens unit in the direction perpendicular to an optical axis, a shake detection unit configured to detect a shake added to the image stabilization apparatus, a shake correction unit configured to supply a drive signal to the driving unit to correct the detected shake, and a connecting unit configured to mechanically connect the first lens unit and the second lens unit, wherein the connecting unit is configured to enable the first lens unit and the second lens unit to move in mutually opposite directions on a plane perpendicular to the optical axis. | 2009-10-22 |
20090263117 | CAMERA MODULE, CAMERA-ENABLED DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CAPTURING A FRAME OF IMAGE DATA USING A FAUX FLASH OF LIGHT - A camera module, camera-enabled device and method for capturing a frame of image data of a targeted scene uses a faux flash of light to indicate that the frame of image data has been captured. | 2009-10-22 |
20090263118 | Camera-mounting head with balance control - A head for mounting a camera on a tripod or jib includes an elongated base plate mountable on a tripod or a jib for a panning motion, a support column extending vertically from the top surface of the base plate, a carrier arm having a longitudinal axis extending between its first and second ends and being pivotably mounted at its first end to the top of the support column, a camera platform movably mounted on the carrier arm, and a pan and tilt handle operatively connected to the camera platform for tilting the camera platform. The position of the camera platform is adjustable along the axis of the carrier arm. The camera platform is configured to allow adjustment of the camera's position thereon for balancing the camera's center of gravity. | 2009-10-22 |
20090263119 | SHUTTER DEVICE - Provided is a shutter device including a coil layer that includes one or more substrates having a through-hole formed in the center thereof and a coil installed thereon, the coil generating a magnetic field when a current is applied; and a shutter layer that is installed on one surface of the coil layer and includes a shutter case having a shape corresponding to the substrate and a pair of shutter blades which are connected to flexible suspensions formed in the shutter case, respectively. The shutter blades open and close the through-hole of the substrate, while being moved in the reverse direction to each other by an electromagnetic force caused by an interaction with the magnetic field generated by the coil and returning to the original position due to the recovery force of the flexible suspensions when the electromagnetic force is canceled. | 2009-10-22 |
20090263120 | DIAPHRAGM DRIVING DEVICE OF A CAMERA SYSTEM USING AN INTERCHANGEABLE LENS - A diaphragm driving device for a camera including a camera body and an interchangeable lens which is detachably attached to the camera body, wherein the interchangeable lens includes a diaphragm mechanism having an in-lens spring device for performing a stop-down operation, the in-lens-spring device having a spring constant. The camera body includes a diaphragm drive mechanism having a diaphragm drive motor and an in-body spring device, both of which are for making the diaphragm mechanism of the interchangeable lens perform the stop-down operation, and
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20090263121 | IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE - This image capturing device includes a fitting member, a lens attached by adhesive to the fitting member, and a light reception element. The light reception element is disposed so as to face the lens attached to the fitting member, and an image of a photographic subject is projected upon this light reception element by the lens. An image output unit is also provided which outputs this image of the photographic subject projected upon the light reception element by the lens. And an application aperture for adhesive is provided in the fitting member at a position facing a region of the lens which does not contribute to the image of the photographic subject outputted by the image output unit. Desirably, a plurality of such admission apertures are provided. | 2009-10-22 |