43rd week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 24 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110261053 | PLUG-IN ARCHITECTURE FOR WINDOW MANAGEMENT AND DESKTOP COMPOSITING EFFECTS - The system and method described herein relates to a plug-in architecture that enables accelerated rendering and compositing of one or more graphical effects instantiated by one or more separate visual effect plug-ins. The plug-in architecture enables setting up visual effects, accepting graphical output requests, customizing visual effects, and/or allowing enhanced graphics rendering for desktop usage, among other things. The invention provides a modular approach to customizing and rendering visual effects. The plug-in architecture enables plug-ins to be exchanged, modified, removed, and added, among other things. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261054 | 3D IMAGE CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD - A 3D image control apparatus is provided which prevents unevenness of luminance in an observed image on a screen caused in a 3D image viewing system including an impulse type display device and liquid crystal shutter glasses. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261055 | Method and Apparatus for Visualizing the Health of Datacenter Objects - Embodiments of the present invention provide a dashboard that displays an overview of a datacenter's health which helps prioritize, monitor, and troubleshoot problems. In particular, one embodiment is a method for visualizing the health of datacenter objects which includes displaying datacenter objects on a scatterplot of a dashboard wherein one axis of the scatterplot corresponds to problem severity and another axis of the scatterplot corresponds to time. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261056 | DISPLAY DATA OBTAINING APPARATUS AND DISPLAY DATA OBTAINING METHOD - Provided is a display data obtaining apparatus capable of, in photoacoustic tomography, reducing a fluctuation in sensitivity which depends on location for image reconstruction even in a limited measurement condition in which a photoacoustic wave generated in the entire subject cannot be obtained in a sufficient range. The display data obtaining apparatus includes: an acoustic wave detecting unit for detecting an acoustic wave generated from a subject irradiated with pulsed light to obtain a signal; a first data deriving unit for deriving first data exhibiting an optical characteristic distribution of the subject based on the obtained signal obtained by the acoustic wave detecting unit; a memory for storing spatial sensitivity distribution data specific to the display data obtaining apparatus; and a second data deriving unit for deriving second data exhibiting the optical characteristic distribution of the subject using the first data and the spatial sensitivity distribution data. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261057 | METHOD AND DEVICE TO SUPERVISE A POWER NETWORK - A method and a device to supervise a power network are described, where data representing at least a part of the power network are processed and transformed into graphical data, the graphical data are displayed on a graphical display unit as a first visualization of the power network at a less detailed zoom level and a user request on how to modify the first visualization is processed, where the user request is received from a user input unit. In the first visualization, there is displayed at least one selectable element which is selectable via the user input unit and which is assigned to a predefined portion of the power network and to a more detailed zoom level. After a user request is received indicating that the selectable element was selected by a user, the predefined portion of the power network is displayed at the more detailed zoom level as a second visualization on top of the first visualization. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261058 | METHOD FOR USER INPUT FROM THE BACK PANEL OF A HANDHELD COMPUTERIZED DEVICE - The present invention relates to a handheld computerized device with a bit mapped display screen on the front panel, and a touchpad installed on the back panel. More particularly, the invention relates to a method and graphical user interface that enable the user to see the user's finger position and motion from behind the device superimposed upon a virtual keyboard layout on the front panel. This allows the user to use a touchpad keypad on the back of the device to input keystrokes and mouse actions, and these will be reflected on the display screen on the front of the handheld computerized device as “virtual fingers” or equivalent. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261059 | Method And System For Decomposing Complex Shapes Into Curvy RHTS For Rasterization - A complex curved primitive is decomposed into curvy RHTs comprising a curved portion and horizontal and vertical lines. Pixel rows covered by curvy RHTs are determined. RHT pixels covered by the curved primitive are determined with counters. Tile based color rendering is performed for covered pixels. The primitive path is decomposed into Bezier curves. Curvy RHTs may overlap and may cover pixels that are not covered by the curved primitive. Pixel rows are located by traversing an RHT path and the direction of traversing may determine pixel counts. Pixel coverage and tile coverage information is stored in memory. Pixels may be rendered in parallel. The curved primitive is rendered in a tile binning phase and a tile rendering phase. Tile rendering comprises a pixel coverage first pass which determines pixels covered by said curved primitive and a color rendering second pass. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261060 | DRAWING METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - The present invention provides an easy method for creating animations from drawings. A user utilizes a user interface of an electronic media to draw a first line, then to go back in the recording's timeline, and then to draw a second line, such that a playback of the recording shows at least some portion of the first and second lines being drawn simultaneously. This allows a user to easily create animations from drawings for the purpose of visualization, art, entertainment, or encoding of synchronized motion. The invention allows for various ways in which the computer can receive a user's drawing events, in which drawing events are associated with timelines to create a recording, in which drawing events are displayed, and in which the playback of drawing events is saved. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261061 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING IMAGE DATA ON A PER TILE BASIS IN AN IMAGE SENSOR PIPELINE - Methods and systems for processing image data on a per tile basis in an image sensor pipeline (ISP) are disclosed and may include communicating, to one or more processing modules via control logic circuits integrated in the ISP, corresponding configuration parameters that are associated with each of a plurality of data tiles comprising an image. The ISP may be integrated in a video processing core. The plurality of data tiles may vary in size. A processing complete signal may be communicated to the control logic circuits when the processing of each of the data tiles is complete prior to configuring a subsequent processing module. The processing may comprise one or more of: lens shading correction, statistics, distortion correction, demosaicing, denoising, defective pixel correction, color correction, and resizing. Each of the data tiles may overlap with adjacent data tiles, and at least a portion of them may be processed concurrently. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261062 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus that includes a first graphic processing module having a first level of graphic performance and a second graphic processing module having a second level of graphic performance, which is greater than the first level of graphic performance. The information processing apparatus also includes a controller that selects one of the first graphic processing module or the second graphic processing module by determining whether the information processing apparatus is capable of outputting data with the first level of graphic performance or the second level of graphic performance, and detects whether the information processing apparatus is provided with power via a battery or via an external power source. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261063 | System and Method for Managing the Computation of Graphics Shading Operations - The present disclosure describes implementations for performing register accesses and operations in a graphics processing apparatus. In one implementation, a graphics processing apparatus comprises an execution unit for processing programmed shader operations, wherein the execution unit is configured for processing operations of a plurality of threads. The apparatus further comprises memory forming a register file that accommodates all register operations for all the threads executed by the execution unit, the memory being organized in a plurality of banks, with a first plurality of banks being allocated to a first plurality of the threads and a second plurality of banks being allocated to the remaining threads. In addition, the apparatus comprises address translation logic configured to translate logical register identifiers into physical register addresses. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261064 | 10T SRAM FOR GRAPHICS PROCESSING - A method, apparatus, computer chip, circuit board, computer and system are provided in which data is stored in a low-voltage, maskable memory. Also provided is a computer readable storage device encoded with data for adapting a manufacturing facility to create an apparatus. The method includes storing a data value in a memory cell in a storage device if a first access parameter associated with the memory cell matches a first pre-determined value and if a second access parameter associated with the memory cell matches a second pre-determined value. The method also includes maintaining a data value in the memory cell in the storage device if the first access parameter differs from the first pre-determined value. The apparatus includes a first and second pair of access parameter ports operatively coupled together and associated with a first and second access parameter respectively. The first and second pair of access parameter ports may be adapted to allow access through the first and second pair of access parameter ports if the first access parameter matches a first pre-determined value, and if the second access parameter matches a second pre-determined value. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261065 | Method for the production of images in real time - A method for the production of two-dimensional images in real time is notably used by a simulation application using a graphics board to generate the said images in real time. Objects generated by the simulation application, composing a scene to be displayed, comprise standard objects and objects of interest for the simulation. The standard objects are processed directly by the graphics board. The objects of interest are processed more sharply by using computation means of the graphics board that are managed by the application. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261066 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus comprises a storage configured to store original images, a display configured to display reduced images of the original images, a specifying unit configured to specify one of the reduced images displayed on the display, and a processor configured to convert the one of the reduced images specified by the specifying unit into an artwork. The processor is configured to convert the one of the reduced images into an artwork of a different tone every time the specifying unit specifies the one of the reduced images, and the display displays the artwork from the processor. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261067 | Crime Risk Assessment System - A method of providing crime risk data in the absence or partial absence of officially reported data uses a scoring system based on images of locations within particular regions where crime data is to be assessed. The collected crime data may be normalized to actual crime data were both exist to calibrate the proxy crime data derived from the images. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261068 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING PROCESS BOTTENECKS - In some embodiments, a method includes defining a sequence of process resources. Each of the process resources is for performing at least one respective task on a work item. The method further includes calculating a resource utilization metric for each of the process resources. The method also includes displaying a representation of at least a portion of the sequence of process resources. The representation includes image elements that each have a dimension that is inversely proportional to the resource utilization metric for the process resource represented by the image element in question. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261069 | Method and System for Transparency Adjustment and Occlusion Resolution for Urban Landscape Visualization - According to certain embodiments of the present invention, a graphical presentation is generated from a data representation. A transparency lens is applied to reveal a region-of-interest within an original image. The region-of-interest is occluded by an occluding portion of the original image. The transparency lens includes a focal region having a transparency to reduce occlusion of the region-of-interest by the occluding portion. The transparency lens also includes a shoulder region between the focal region and a foreground of the original image. The shoulder region has decreasing transparency from the focal region to the foreground. In an embodiment, occluding portion is sliced into slices normal to a depth axis of the original image. Transparencies are applied to the slices as a function of depth of the slices to form the shoulder region. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261070 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REDUCING REMOTE DISPLAY LATENCY - A multimedia communication device may be operable to divide each of created consecutive image frames into a first portion and a corresponding second portion. The first portion and the corresponding second portion for each of the consecutive image frames may be transmitted in a reversed order, via a wireless communication network, to a display device. Each of the divided plurality of consecutive image frames may be displayed on the display device in the transmitted reversed order. Each of the divided plurality of consecutive image frames may be displayed beginning with one of the transmitted first portion and ending with one of the transmitted corresponding second portion. The dividing of each of the created consecutive image frames may be determined based on user configuration of the multimedia communication device. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261071 | CRAFTING SYSTEM IN A VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT - A crafting system and method are provided that allow users or players in a social virtual environment to create their own unique virtual items for use on the site. With the crafting system and method, players can collect different types of materials, some more common than others, from within the virtual social environment to customize items, which the player can use to express their individuality as well as sell or trade within the environment. The complexity and uniqueness of the crafted item makes it much more difficult for another player to obtain the same materials and to replicate the design. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261072 | MEDICAL IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MEDICAL IMAGE DISPLAY - In a medical image display device for displaying a hollow organ of an examinee as a panoramic image, an operator is enabled to easily determine whether display of an observation site on the panoramic image is correct or not. The medical image display device having panoramic image creating means configured to create a panoramic image of a hollow organ of an examinee and display means configured to display the panoramic image includes false image probability calculating means configured to calculate a false image probability of a position in the panoramic image in accordance with the position concerned, and control means configured to display the false image probability in association with the panoramic image. Furthermore, the medical image display device having panoramic image creating means configured to create a panoramic image of a hollow organ of an examinee and display means configured to display the panoramic image includes false image probability calculating means configured to calculate a false image probability of a position in the panoramic image in accordance with the position concerned, and control means configured to display the panoramic image on the basis of the false image probability. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261073 | IMAGE DISPLAY CONTROLLER FOR DISPLAY SHELF - An image display controller for a display shelf generates image data for a projector image which is projected by a projector arranged in the display shelf to be displayed on a transmission-type screen of the display shelf. The image display controller includes a monitor, an input device, a data communicator, a memory, and a controller. The controller obtains an editing background image from the memory and displays the editing background image on the monitor, and generates contents of a display image. Moreover, the controller sets a position of the generated display image in a desired position of a display area of the editing background image in response to an instruction inputted via the input device, and generates the projector image by combining the generated display image into the editing background image at the set position. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261074 | TOUCH PANEL TYPE INPUT APPARATUS AND POWER CONTROL METHOD OF TOUCH PANEL TYPE INPUT APPARATUS - An input apparatus includes a display part, a touch panel arranged at an upper part of a display area of the display part, and a touch panel control part. The display part displays a button image. The touch panel control part supplies power to the touch panel so that the power is supplied only to an area which is an area of the touch panel and corresponds to an area of the button image displayed on the display part. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261075 | ELECTRONIC IMAGE VIEWING DEVICE - A common image of a clock or the like is always displayed in a space that is not covered by a horizontally long image or a vertically long image. Positions of corners of the images on the side diagonally opposite the common image are made to match. When a switch is made between a horizontally long image and a vertically long image, an animation effect is added to alleviate any feeling of strangeness. Image comments displayed for the vertically long image are divided and distributed appropriately in the space. Either a horizontally long image or a vertically long image is displayed in the center of a display screen that is vertically and horizontally isotropic and assumes the shape of a square rotated 45 degrees or a circle. An ordinary display device is tilted 45 degrees to form a square display screen that is rotated 45 degrees. Electronic paper is used, and slow rewriting speed is addressed by rewriting the image during nighttime sleeping hours. The speed at which monochrome images are rewritten is matched with that of color images to alleviate any feeling of strangeness when the monochrome and color images are combined. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261076 | Image Display Device, Method For Controlling Image Display Device, And Information Storage Medium - Provided is an image display device capable of easily displaying an image depicting the deep side of a point of gaze when an operation to change a pitch angle of a viewpoint is performed by a user. The image display device displays an image rendering a scene viewed from a viewpoint in a virtual space in a line of sight, and performs at least one of a process of moving a position of the viewpoint and a process of changing the line of sight, according to a viewpoint moving operation performed by the user. The image display device also calculates a position of a pitch angle change center point which exists on a straight line extending from the viewpoint in the line of sight, changes the pitch angle of the viewpoint about the pitch angle change center point according to the pitch angle change operation performed by the user, and changes the line of sight so that the line of sight is directed to the pitch angle change center point from the position of the viewpoint with the pitch angle thus changed. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261077 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ZOOM FUNCTION FOR VISUAL OBJECTS DISPLAYED ON SCREEN - A system and a method for providing a zoom function for visual objects displayed on a screen. The system provides a user interface showing the visual object. The system includes a detection unit and a zoom unit. The zoom function is completed by using a control object and the detection unit. The zoom unit generates a zoom-in effect on the visual object when the control object moves toward the detection unit. The zoom unit generates a zoom-out effect on the visual object when the control object moves away from the detection unit. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261078 | INTERACTIVE MAGNIFICATION TOOL - A method and apparatus for an alternative representation of information that is displayable onto a user interface display screen. The information can be displayed as at least one portion of a data range, such as data representing characteristics of one or more signals over time, while the alternative representation can be displayed in accordance with a set of one or more user selectable magnification attributes associated with the portions of the data range and associated with one or more axis directions relative to a plane of the display screen. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261079 | AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENT OF A USER INTERFACE COMPOSITION - This is directed to dynamically adjusting a display based on the progress of an event monitored by an electronic device. In particular, this is directed to dynamically adjusting workout information displayed as a user nears the end of a workout. In some cases, an electronic device can display information corresponding to an event. The user may wish to see specific event information to monitor the user's performance in the event. As the event nears its completion, however, the user may wish to view different information related to the user's performance. The electronic device can dynamically adjust the display to replace the initially displayed information with the different information without requiring a user input. This may be particularly valuable when a user is running and has a limited ability to interact with the device during the run. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261080 | IMAGE DATA TRANSMISSION APPARATUS AND METHOD, REMOTE DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - In a case where a display screen of a transmission originator, including image data such as photographs, is displayed remotely on a device of a transmission destination, compressed image data of the image portion such as photographs on the display screen which is stored in a storage unit of the transmission originator is transmitted to the transmission destination device so that the image of the photograph portion can be displayed remotely on the screen of the transmission destination device with high image quality. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261081 | Testing of Internet Ads - A magnification system includes a display device configured to receive and process input from a viewer to magnify portions of a displayed ad or image. The magnification system includes various magnification applications including a use magnifier and scrolling magnifier applications. The use magnifier produces a moveable window that is placed over a portion of the displayed ad or image to magnify without distortion in the moveable window that portion of the ad or image over which the window is located. The use magnifier is always available in the magnification system without activation. The scrolling magnifiers include column magnifiers and row magnifiers that may adjust the position of the ad or image on the display screen and produce a scrolling window that moves across a portion of the adjusted ad or image to magnify without distortion that portion of the adjusted ad or image over which the scrolling window is currently located. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261082 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR RENDERING OR PREPARING DIGITAL OBJECTS OR PORTIONS THEREOF FOR SUBSEQUENT PROCESSING - Methods and apparatus render images of digital objects or prepare digital objects for subsequent processing. The method includes sorting data representative of positions of at least three vertices of polygons of a digital object, then determining whether the orientation of the vertices of each polygon from a specific reference point differs from the actual, or original, orientation of the vertices. Such a determination may be made by generating an orientation decision variable based on the relative positions of the vertices and calculating a cross product term (CPT) after the vertex data has been sorted. The CPT may also be used in other operations involving the polygon, such as in imparting appearance characteristics to the polygon. The method may be embodied as a computer program that controls the operation of a processor. Accordingly, processors, computers, and systems that render images of digital objects in accordance with the method are also disclosed. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261083 | GRASP SIMULATION OF A VIRTUAL OBJECT - The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or a method for simulating grasping of a virtual object. Virtual 3D objects receive simulated user input forces via a 2D input surface adjacent to them. An exemplary method comprises receiving a user input corresponding to a grasping gesture that includes at least two simulated contacts with the virtual object. The grasping gesture is modeled as a simulation of frictional forces on the virtual object. A simulated physical effect on the virtual object by the frictional forces is determined. At least one microprocessor is used to display a visual image of the virtual object moving according to the simulated physical effect. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261084 | DAC ARCHITECTURE FOR LCD SOURCE DRIVER - A two-stage digital-to-analog converter for outputting an analog voltage in response to a M-bit digital input code includes a two-bit serial charge redistribution digital-to-analog converter having a high reference voltage input node for receiving a high reference voltage and a low reference voltage input node for receiving a low reference voltage, and a voltage selector. The voltage selector sets the high reference voltage and low reference voltage to selected levels depending on at least a portion of the M-bit digital input code. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261085 | TWO-STAGE DAC ACHITECTURE FOR LCD SOURCE DRIVER UTILIZING ONE-BIT PIPE DAC - A two-stage digital-to-analog converter for outputting an analog voltage in response to a M-bit digital input code includes a one-bit serial charge redistribution digital-to-analog converter having a high reference voltage input node for receiving a high reference voltage and a low reference voltage input node for receiving a low reference voltage, and a voltage selector. The voltage selector sets the high reference voltage and low reference voltage to selected levels depending on at least a portion of the M-bit digital input code. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261086 | TWO-STAGE DAC ARCHITECTURE FOR LCD SOURCE DRIVER UTILIZING ONE-BIT SERIAL CHARGE REDISTRIBUTION DAC - A two-stage digital-to-analog converter for outputting an analog voltage in response to a M-bit digital input code includes a one-bit serial charge redistribution digital-to-analog converter having a high reference voltage input node for receiving a high reference voltage and a low reference voltage input node for receiving a low reference voltage. A voltage selector sets the high reference voltage and low reference voltage to selected levels depending on at least a portion of the M-bit digital input code. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261087 | DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS CONTROL METHOD - A display brightness control method includes the steps of comparing a display-setting value, which is input by user operation, with a setting value, which is set in advance to a display, if a changed setting value is present, reflecting the changed setting value to the display, determining whether or not the display-setting value is present, if the display-setting value is present, reflecting the changed display-setting value to the display, and after the changed display-setting value is reflected, standing by until a subsequent display-setting value is input. In addition, the screen output areas of the display divided into the used area and the unused area, so that the used area remains original and the unused area is controlled to have the minimized level of brightness or be powered off. It is possible to prevent the visibility from being lowered by the display and protect the vision of the user. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261088 | DIGITAL CONTROL OF ANALOG DISPLAY ELEMENTS - This disclosure provides methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for controlling analog display elements. In one aspect, a control scheme can be used for controlling analog display elements, including interferometric modulators. This control scheme can be used to drive the analog display elements to a plurality of discrete different states, and can be referred to as “digital” control of the display element state. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261089 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus that displays an image includes a display that has a screen displaying an image used for navigation by a car navigation system, the image having a first area having an own-vehicle position mark and a second area having a selection mark for receiving an operation intended for implementing a prescribed function, a backlight that has a plurality of light sources lighting the screen, and a controller that controls the backlight so as to light an area excluding both the first area and the second area on the image with a brightness lower than a brightness of the first area. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261090 | INSULATING GLASS PANE - The present invention concerns an insulating glass pane comprising a first and a second pane of glass, the first and second panes are arranged in mutually plane-parallel spaced relationship by means of spacers, an insulating space is formed between the first and second panes and gas-tightly sealed off, a plurality of mutually spaced light strips each having a plurality of mutually spaced light emitting elements are arranged in the insulating space and each of the light strips includes a torsionally stiff carrier passing through the insulating space parallel to the first and second panes. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261091 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A display device includes: a data storage unit that stores image data; a display image data generation unit that generates display image data by adding a noise pattern, of which a polarity is in accordance with a gray level value of each pixel of the image data, to the image data; and a display unit that displays an image based on the display image data generated by the display image generation unit. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261092 | Liquid Crystal Display Device With Influences Of Offset Voltages Reduced - A semiconductor integrated circuit includes a first register which latches display data, a second register which latches the display data of the first register in accordance with a first clock, a gray scale voltage generator which outputs a plurality of gray scale voltages, a decoder which selects a gray scale voltage in accordance with the display data of the second register from the plurality of gray scale voltages, and an amplifier including a first transistor, and a second transistor. A first terminal of the first transistor and a first terminal of the second transistor are connected to a first voltage line, and the gray scale voltage outputted from the decoder is supplied to one of input terminals of the first transistor and the second transistor in accordance with a control signal. A phase of the control signal is reversed at intervals of two frame periods. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261093 | ADAPTIVE IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCED COLOUR SHIFT IN LCDs - A method and apparatus is provided for reducing colour shift in relation to viewing angle in an LCD. The method includes receiving a plurality of pixel data constituting an image, each pixel data including a plurality of sub-pixel colour components having respective data values; for each of the pixel data, comparing the sub-pixel colour component data values included therein; and based on the comparison, modifying the sub-pixel colour component data values included in the pixel data with respect to two or more of the plurality of sub-pixel colour components to reduce colour shift when displayed on the LCD. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261094 | METHOD TO DISPLAY IMAGES ON A DISPLAY DEVICE USING BIT SLICE ADDRESSING TECHNIQUE - Optical and electronic means of addressing are combined to flash bit-sliced images rapidly in a sequential manner to achieve enormous reduction in circuit as well as cost of data drivers in display devices. Also, light source i.e. backlight or front light switching scheme is used to reduce power consumption of light source in display devices for both static and dynamic images with high contrast. Bit slice addressing (BSA) preserves colour purity of images at all angles in fast responding liquid crystal displays with simple data drivers. Colour purity of images is also preserved at all angles of view due to a viewing angle characteristic of bit slice addressing that is independent of gray shades. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261095 | Electronic Display Unit and Device for Actuating Pixels of a Display - The invention relates to a device for actuating pixels of a display having a display which is divided into a plurality of clusters, at least one data driver circuit which is arranged at least one edge of the display, having at least one output for each cluster for outputting pixel actuation data, in each case one receiver circuit assigned to each cluster and having at least one input for receiving the pixel actuation data, wherein the receiver circuit is configured to actuate the respective pixel within the assigned cluster by reference to the received pixel actuation data, and in each case a wave conductor for connecting an output of the data driver circuit to the associated input of the receiver circuit. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261096 | LIQUID EJECTION APPARATUS, CONTROL APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - A liquid ejection apparatus including: a head having an ejection face having ejection openings for ejecting liquid onto a recording medium; a convey belt that has a support region for supporting the recording medium and a preliminary ejection region onto which the liquid is ejected in preliminary ejection and that conveys the recording medium in a conveying direction, wherein the preliminary ejection is ejection not contributing to image recording; and a controller which controls the head and the convey belt based on preliminary ejection data such that, until a specific length of time has passed from the ejection of the liquid onto the preliminary ejection region, liquid is landed on a position in the preliminary ejection region in current ejection, which position does not overlap at least one position of the liquid landed after the ejection of the liquid. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261097 | DRIVER CIRCUIT FOR DRIVING A PRINT HEAD OF AN INKJET PRINTER - An inkjet printing apparatus includes a print head having an ink duct, a piezoelectric element operatively coupled to the ink duct, and a control device for controlling an ink drop ejection from the ink duct by actuation of the piezoelectric element. The control device includes a current source, a number of power supplies, and a switch, connected between the current source and the number of power supplies. The current source is configured to generate a current for actuating the piezoelectric element by charging and discharging. The switch is configured to connect the current source and one of the number of power supplies. The one of the number of power supplies is selected such that a lowest voltage difference over the current source exists. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261098 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting apparatus includes: a head having a nozzle; a pressure-changing unit for changing pressure of liquid in the nozzle in such a manner that the liquid is ejected from the nozzle; a first level-data setting unit for setting a selected first level data from a plurality of first level data, based on an ejecting data for a first kind of liquid; a second level-data setting unit for setting a selected second level data from a plurality of second level data, based on an ejecting data for a second kind of liquid; a driving-signal generator for generating a driving signal; and a driving-pulse generator for generating a driving pulse based on the selected first or second level data and the driving signal. The plurality of first level data and the plurality of second level data are different from each other. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261099 | PRINTING DEVICE AND PRINTING METHOD - A printing device is configured to print a first band in a first pass and to print a second band in a second pass so that the second band partially overlaps the first band for from an overlap printed area. The overlap printed area is divided by a single continuous boundary line into a first area that is printed during the first pass and a second area that is printed during the second pass. The boundary line includes a first boundary line portion where a parallel line extending parallel to a sub-scanning direction crosses the boundary line from the first area into the second area and a second boundary line portion where the parallel line crosses from the second area into the first area. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261100 | PRINTING DEVICE AND PRINTING METHOD - A first pseudo band is printed, a second pseudo band is printed so as to partially overlap the first pseudo band, and the overlap printed area is divided by a single continuously boundary line into a first area first area printed by the first pseudo band, and a second area printed by the second pseudo band. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261101 | Method and Apparatus for Droplet Deposition - A method for depositing droplets onto a substrate employs an apparatus, such as an inkjet printhead, the apparatus having: an array of channels, acting as fluid chambers, separated by interspersed walls, with each channel communicating with an aperture or nozzle for the release of droplets of a fluid contained within the channel, such as ink. Each of the walls separates two neighbouring channels and is actuable such that, in response to a first voltage, it will deform so as to decrease the volume of one channel and increase the volume of the other channel, and, in response to a second voltage, it will deform so as to cause the opposite effect on the volumes of the neighbouring channels. The method includes the steps of: receiving input data, such as an array of image data pixels; assigning, based on the input data, all the channels within the array as either firing channels or non-firing channels so as to produce groups of one or more contiguous firing channels separated by groups of one or more contiguous non-firing channels; actuating the walls of certain channels so that, for each non-firing chamber, either the walls move with the same sense or they remain stationary, and, for each firing chamber, either the walls move with opposing senses, or one wall is stationary while the other is moved. These actuations result in each of the firing channels releasing at least one droplet of fluid, the resulting droplets forming dots disposed on a straight line on said substrate, for example so as to form a representation of a line of image data pixels. The dots are separated on the line by gaps corresponding to the non-firing channels. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261102 | PRINTING APPARATUS - An apparatus includes a printing unit and a drying unit. The printing unit performs printing on a sheet using ink. The drying unit dries the sheet on which the ink is applied at the printing unit as the sheet is conveyed in the drying unit. The drying unit causes hot air heated by a heater to circulate through a housing and blows the hot air to the sheet. The housing includes an opening through which movement of gas between inside and outside the housing can be adjusted. When conveyance of the sheet in the drying unit stops, the apparatus is controlled to reduce an output of the heater and to increase the movement of the gas through the opening. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261103 | Liquid jetting head and liquid jetting apparatus - A liquid jet head includes: a head chip ( | 2011-10-27 |
20110261104 | INK-JET RECORDING APPARATUS - A recording apparatus includes: a recording head; a temperature detection unit; a first heating element configured to maintain a temperature of the recording head and a second heating element configured to discharge the ink; an acquisition unit configured to acquire at a plurality of predetermined intervals the temperature detected by the temperature detection unit; a first averaging unit configured to obtain an average temperature based on the temperatures acquired by the acquisition unit in a first period; a first drive unit configured to drive the first heating element based on the average temperature obtained by the first averaging unit; a second averaging unit configured to obtain an average temperature based on the temperatures acquired by the acquisition unit in a second period and longer than the first period; and a second drive unit configured to drive the second heating element based on the average temperature obtained by the second averaging unit. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261105 | INDICATION OF PRINT MEDIA QUALITY TO PRINTER USERS - A printing system for indicating print media quality to printer users includes a printing assembly configured to route print media along a pathway for printing. In an example, the system includes, but is not limited to, a thermal printer having a thermal print head for printing onto paper. The system also includes a light meter configured to detect light reflected from the print media, such as the paper. The light meter also measures a characteristic of the detected light. An indicator is coupled to the light meter, and configured to present a quality level of the print media to a user based on the measured characteristic of the detected light. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261106 | Carriage unit, liquid ejection recording device, and method of affixing carriage unit - Provided is a carriage unit which enables easy attachment/detachment of a liquid jet head ( | 2011-10-27 |
20110261107 | AQUEOUS INKJET INK - According to one embodiment, an aqueous inkjet ink includes water and a pigment. The pigment is contained in the aqueous inkjet ink in an amount of less than 5 wt %. The queous inkjet ink has viscosities (mPa·s) measured at 25° C. using a cone-plate type viscometer and satisfying the following relationships: | 2011-10-27 |
20110261108 | DECOLORIZABLE WATER-BASED INKJET INK - According to one embodiment, a decolorizable water-based inkjet ink includes a color material, a solvent, and a nonionic surfactant. The color material contains a color developable compound and a color developing agent, and the solvent contains water and a water-soluble organic solvent. The nonionic surfactant is contained in the ink in an amount of 5 wt % or more of the total amount of the solvent. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261109 | INKJET PRINTING APPARATUS - An inkjet printing apparatus includes an inkjet print-head, an ink inlet conduit, a vacuum device, and a cleaning assembly. The inkjet print-head defines a number of nozzles. The ink inlet conduit is connected to the inkjet print-head and communicates with the nozzles. The cleaning assembly includes a cleaning member defining a cleaning groove. The vacuum device is connected to the inkjet print-head to impel cleaner received in the cleaning groove to flow through the nozzles along a direction reverse of a direction the ink is jetted. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261110 | Directed Flow Drip Bib For An Inkjet Printhead - A drip bib has been configured for use with a printhead of an imaging device that facilitates removal of purged ink from a printhead. The drip bib includes a plate having a front face, a rear face, an upper edge, and a lower edge, and at least one elongated recess on the rear face of the plate and positioned along the upper edge of the plate, the at least one elongated recess enabling the front face of the plate to be recessed with respect to the faceplate of the printhead to which the drip bib is mounted. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261111 | HEAD UNIT, DROPLET EJECTION APPARATUS, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PANEL FROM BASE, IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A droplet ejection apparatus includes first to fourth droplet ejection heads for ejecting a first liquid material and fifth and sixth droplet ejection heads for ejecting a second liquid material. The first and second droplet ejection heads, the third and fourth droplet ejection heads, and the fifth and sixth droplet ejection heads are arranged along a first direction so that nozzles of the first and second droplet ejection heads, the third and fourth droplet ejection heads, and the fifth and sixth droplet ejection heads are consecutive with a predetermined pitch via a first seam, a second seam and a third seam, respectively, when viewed from a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The third seam is arranged between the first seam and the second seam when viewed from the second direction. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261112 | NON-WETTING COATING ON A FLUID EJECTOR - A fluid ejector includes a substrate having an exterior surface and an interior surface. A non-wetting coating can cover at least a portion of the exterior surface and can be substantially absent from the flow path. A non-wetting coating can be formed of a molecular aggregation. A precursor of a non-wetting coating may flow into a chamber at a higher temperature higher than the substrate. A non-wetting coating can be over a seed layer. An outer portion of the seed layer can have a higher concentration of water molecules or a greater density than an inner portion. The outer portion can be deposited at a ratio of partial pressure water to partial pressure matrix precursor that is higher than the ratio for the inner portion. An oxygen plasma can be applied to a seed layer on the exterior surface, and the non-wetting coating can be applied on the seed layer. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261113 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS AND SIGNAL TRANSMISSION CHANNEL - A liquid ejecting apparatus is provided with: a first cable that includes a ground line group in which ground lines are lined up continuously in a plurality of transmission lines lined up in a predetermined direction; and a second cable that is arranged so as to be in opposition to the first cable and in which a plurality of transmission lines are lined up in the predetermined direction, a transmission line, in which voltage varies, being arranged so as to be in opposition to a region that covers the ground line group. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261114 | STIMULATOR/FILTER DEVICE THAT SPANS PRINTHEAD LIQUID CHAMBER - A jetting module includes a nozzle plate, a thermal stimulation membrane, and an enclosure. Portions of the nozzle plate define a nozzle. The thermal stimulation membrane includes a plurality of pores. The enclosure extends from the nozzle towards the thermal stimulation membrane to define a liquid chamber positioned between the nozzle and the thermal stimulation membrane. The liquid chamber is in fluid communication with each of the nozzle and the plurality of pores. The liquid chamber is spanned by a portion of the thermal stimulation membrane. A source provides a liquid under pressure through the thermal stimulation member with the pressure being sufficient to jet a stream of the liquid through the nozzle after the liquid flows through the thermal stimulation membrane. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261115 | Capping Layer for Insulator in Micro-Fluid Ejection Heads - A micro-fluid ejection head has a resistor layer defining a heater element. An insulative layer underlies the heater element and a capping layer on the insulative layer substantially prevents ion mobility between the resistor and insulative layers. Resistance stability of the heater has been shown improved as has adhesion of the heater to the insulator. Representative layers include insulation of methyl silesquioxane (MSQ) in a thickness of about 5000 Angstroms or more, while the cap is a silicon nitride in a thickness of about 2000 Angstroms or less. Other capping layers include silicon carbide, silicon oxide or dielectrics. The resistor layer typifies TaAIN in a thickness of about 350 Angstroms, including overlying anode and cathode conductors that define the heater. Coating layers are also disclosed as are thermal barrier layers. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261116 | PRINTHEAD INCLUDING SECTIONED STIMULATOR/FILTER DEVICE - A jetting module includes a nozzle plate, a thermal stimulation membrane, and an enclosure. Portions of the nozzle plate define a nozzle. The thermal stimulation membrane includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion of the membrane includes a heater. The second portion of the membrane includes a plurality of pores. The enclosure includes a wall that extends from the nozzle plate to the thermal stimulation membrane to define a liquid chamber positioned between the nozzle plate and the thermal stimulation membrane. The liquid chamber is in fluid communication with the nozzle. The liquid chamber is in fluid communication with the plurality of pores of the thermal stimulation membrane. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261117 | PRINTHEAD STIMULATOR/FILTER DEVICE PRINTING METHOD - A method for forming drops includes providing a jetting module that includes a nozzle plate, portions of the nozzle plate defining a nozzle; a thermal stimulation membrane including a plurality of pores and one or more heating elements; and an enclosure extending from the nozzle towards the thermal stimulation membrane, the enclosure defining a liquid chamber positioned between the nozzle and the thermal stimulation membrane, the liquid chamber being in fluid communication with each of the nozzle and the plurality of pores; providing liquid under pressure sufficient to cause the liquid to divide into a plurality of portions as the liquid flows through the thermal stimulation membrane; each portion of the liquid flowing through a pore of the plurality of pores; jetting an individual stream of the liquid through the nozzle; and causing a liquid drop to break off from the individual stream of the liquid by applying a pulse of thermal energy to each portion of the liquid as each portion of the liquid flows through a respective one of the plurality of pores. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261118 | PRINTHEAD INCLUDING INTEGRATED STIMULATOR/FILTER DEVICE - A jetting module includes a nozzle plate, a thermal stimulation membrane, and an enclosure. Portions of the nozzle plate define a nozzle. The thermal stimulation membrane includes a plurality of pores. At least one of the plurality of pores overlaps the nozzle when viewed from a direction through the nozzle. The enclosure includes a wall that extends from the nozzle plate to the thermal stimulation membrane to define a liquid chamber positioned between the nozzle plate and the thermal stimulation membrane. The liquid chamber is in fluid communication with the nozzle. The liquid chamber is in fluid communication with the plurality of pores of the thermal stimulation membrane. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261119 | Method and Apparatus for Droplet Deposition - A method for depositing droplets onto a substrate employs an apparatus, such as an inkjet printhead, the apparatus having: an array of channels, acting as fluid chambers, separated by interspersed walls, with each channel communicating with an aperture or nozzle for the release of droplets of a fluid contained within the channel, such as ink. Each of the walls separates two neighbouring channels and is actuable such that, in response to a first voltage, it will deform so as to decrease the volume of one channel and increase the volume of the other channel, and, in response to a second voltage, it will deform so as to cause the opposite effect on the volumes of the neighbouring channels. The method includes the steps of: receiving input data, such as an array of image data pixels; selecting pairs of adjacent channels based on the input data; assigning the selected pairs of adjacent channels as firing channels and the remaining channels as non-firing channels. While the pairs of firing channels may generally have any spacing, one of the pairs of firing channels is spaced apart from another of the pairs of firing channels by an odd number of non-firing channels. Within each of these selected pairs, the separating wall of that pair is actuated so as to cause the release of at least one droplet from each of said firing channels. The actuations for all the pairs overlap in time so as to ensure a high level of throughput or printing speed. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261120 | LIQUID-EJECTING HEAD, LIQUID-EJECTING APPARATUS, AND PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICE - There is provided a piezoelectric device comprising a first electrode, a piezoelectric layer that is formed above the first electrode, a second electrode that is formed above the piezoelectric layer and a coating layer that is formed above the second electrode consisting of tungsten or titanium. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261121 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - The present invention is a liquid ejecting apparatus including: a carriage that reciprocates in a main scanning direction; a liquid ejecting head mounted on the carriage, having a plurality of head-liquid-supplying ports and a plurality of nozzles; and a sub-tank member mounted on the carriage, having a plurality of liquid-storing-room openings that are respectively communicated with the plurality of head-liquid-supplying ports of the liquid ejecting head. The sub-tank member is formed as a single integral member. Each of the plurality of liquid-storing-room openings is closed by an elastic partition having a predetermined area in order to form a liquid storing room. The plurality of liquid-storing-room openings are respectively communicated with a plurality of liquid-communication ways provided in the sub-tank member. The plurality of liquid-communication ways are respectively communicated with a plurality of sub-tank-liquid-supplying ports provided at an outside of the sub-tank member. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261122 | HEAT SEALEABLE FILTER TO ENABLE VACUUM SEALING OF PARTICLE GENERATING INSULATIONS - An insulation container has an insulation material, a filter arranged to encase the insulation material, the filter of a material that prevents escape of the insulation material while allowing air to pass through, and a container arranged to encase the filter, the container being heat sealable. A printer has an ink supply, a print head arranged to receive ink from the ink supply and configured to receive electrical signals from a controller and to dispense ink in accordance with the electrical signals onto a print substrate, and an insulator to absorb heat from the print head. A method of manufacturing an insulator includes forming a filter container of a filter material, the filter material having openings small enough to prevent escape of the filter material and large enough to allow air to pass through, filling, at least partially, the filter container with an insulating material, sealing the filter container, inserting the filter container into a sealable container, applying a vacuum to the sealable container such that the vacuum is applied to the filter container as well, and sealing the sealable container. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261123 | PRINTHEAD INCLUDING PARTICULATE TOLERANT FILTER - A printhead includes a nozzle plate, a filter, and a plurality of walls. Portions of the nozzle plate define a plurality of nozzles. The filter, for example, a filter membrane, includes a plurality of pores grouped in a plurality of pore clusters. Each of the plurality of walls extends from the nozzle plate to the filter membrane to define a plurality of liquid chambers positioned between the nozzle plate and the filter membrane. Each liquid chamber of the plurality of liquid chambers is in fluid communication with a respective one of the plurality of nozzles. Each liquid chamber of the plurality of liquid chambers is in fluid communication with the plurality of pores of a respective one of the plurality of pore clusters. The respective one of the plurality of pore clusters includes two pore sub-clusters spaced apart from each other by a non-porous portion of the filter membrane. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261124 | PRINTHEAD INCLUDING FILTER ASSOCIATED WITH EACH NOZZLE - A printhead includes a nozzle plate, a filter, and a plurality of walls. Portions of the nozzle plate define a plurality of nozzles. The filter, for example, a filter membrane, includes a plurality of pores grouped in a plurality of pore clusters. Each of the plurality of walls extends from the nozzle plate to the filter membrane to define a plurality of liquid chambers positioned between the nozzle plate and the filter membrane. Each liquid chamber of the plurality of liquid chambers is in fluid communication with a respective one of the plurality of nozzles. Each liquid chamber of the plurality of liquid chambers is in fluid communication with the plurality of pores of a respective one of the plurality of pore clusters. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261125 | CONTINUOUS PRINTHEAD INCLUDING POLYMERIC FILTER - A printhead includes a substrate, a filter membrane structure, and a liquid source. A first portion of the substrate defines a plurality of nozzles. A second portion of the substrate defines a plurality of liquid chambers. Each liquid chamber of the plurality of liquid chambers is in fluid communication with a respective one of the plurality of nozzles. The filter membrane structure is in contact with the second portion of the substrate. Each liquid chamber of the plurality of liquid chambers is in fluid communication with a distinct portion of the filter membrane structure. The filter membrane structure includes a polymeric material layer. The liquid source provides liquid under pressure through the filter membrane structure. The pressure is sufficient to jet an individual stream of the liquid through each nozzle of the plurality of nozzles after the liquid flows through the filter membrane structure. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261126 | PRINTHEAD INCLUDING POLYMERIC FILTER - A printhead includes a substrate and a filter membrane structure in contact with the substrate. A first portion of the substrate defines a plurality of nozzles. A second portion of the substrate defines a plurality of liquid chambers. Each liquid chamber is in fluid communication with a nozzle. The filter membrane structure includes a polymeric material layer and a plurality of pores. The plurality of pores are positioned to filter liquid provided to the plurality of liquid chambers. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261127 | METHODS OF LEVELING INK ON SUBSTRATES AND APPARATUSES USEFUL IN PRINTING - Methods of leveling ink on substrates and apparatuses useful in printing are provided. An exemplary embodiment of the methods includes irradiating ink disposed on a surface of a porous substrate with radiation emitted by at least one radiant energy source. The radiation heats the ink to at least a viscosity threshold temperature of the ink to allow the ink to flow laterally on the surface to produce leveling of the ink. The ink is heated sufficiently rapidly that heat transfer from the ink to the substrate is sufficiently small during the leveling that ink at the substrate interface is cooled to a temperature below the viscosity threshold temperature thereby preventing any significant ink permeation into the substrate. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261128 | DRYING APPARATUS AND PRINTING APPARATUS - The invention provides an apparatus including: a rotatable belt having an outer surface and an inner surface, the outer surface partially coming into contact with a sheet; a plurality of rollers being arranged in a direction of movement of the sheet and including a first roller and a second roller adjacent to each other, the plurality of rollers being pressed against the outer surface and the moving sheet being nipped between the plurality of rollers and the outer surface; a blowing mechanism configured to blow hot air from between the first roller and the second roller toward the sheet; and a heating unit including a heater and a contact surface coming into contact with the inner surface, the heating unit being configured to be able to set the contact surface thereof to have a predetermined non-uniform temperature distribution. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261129 | ACTIVE ENERGY RAY CURABLE INK JET RECORDING LIQUID COMPOSITION AND INK JET RECORDING METHOD USING THE SAME - The invention provides an active energy ray curable ink jet recording liquid composition including a radically polymerizable compound, an active energy ray polymerization initiator, a wax and water, wherein the melting point of the wax is 40° C. or more and 120° C. or less. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261130 | PRINTING APPARATUS - A printing apparatus is provided which can prevent foreign matters such as ink adhering to the surface of the conveying belt from getting transferred to other constitutional components. When the conveying belt is rotating in one direction, the foreign matters adhering to the surface of the conveying belt is removed by the wiper. When the conveying belt rotates a predetermined distance in the opposite direction, the pinch roller, the electric charge removing roller and the electric charge supply roller that are in contact with the belt surface are disengaged from the surface of the conveying belt. The predetermined distance is set equal to a rotating distance that the conveying belt rotates until a portion of the surface of the conveying belt, which was in contact with the wiper, comes into contact with the pinch roller, the electric charge removing roller and the electric charge supply roller. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261131 | SUBSTRATE MOVEMENT IN A PRINTER - Apparatus is described for handling a print substrate in a printer. In examples described, the substrate is a web, for example a continuous web. A web support device is provided for supporting the web in a printing region and a web transport device is adapted to move the web forwards and backwards in the printing region. In examples described, multipass printing is carried out. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261132 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING IMAGE - An image forming apparatus includes a carriage on which a recording head is mounted, a carriage drive mechanism including a motor to reciprocate the carriage, a sheet transport mechanism to transport the sheet in a direction orthogonal to a movement direction of the carriage, a sheet guide member arranged below the recording head and having a guide unit which is opposite to the recording head and on which the sheet passes, a paper loading unit arranged below the recording head and containing the stacked sheet before printing, a first transport path to transport the sheet from the paper loading unit to between the recording head and the sheet guide member while inverting the sheet, a second transport path to transport the sheet from the paper loading unit to a temporal containing unit in a state where a front-back direction of the sheet is kept, and a third transport path to transport the sheet from the temporal containing unit to between the recording head and the sheet guide member in a state where the front-back direction of the sheet is kept. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261133 | DECOLORING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND DECOLORING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a decoloring apparatus includes: a heating rotating member having roughness (Rz) of a surface, which comes into contact with a conveyed sheet, equal to or larger than 3.5 μm and equal to or smaller than 6.0 μm and configured to heat and decolor a decolorable colorant on the sheet; and a pressing member configured to come into press contact with the heating rotating member to form a nip section between the pressing member and the heating rotating member and cooperate with the heating rotating member to nip and convey the sheet. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261134 | THERMAL HEAD - A thermal head includes an insulating head substrate, one or a plurality of driver ICs, a plurality of heat generating elements that is arranged on the head substrate in a main scanning direction, a plurality of individual electrodes that is provided on the head substrate at one ends of the respective heat generating elements and connects the respective heat generating elements to the driver ICs, and a common electrode that is provided on the head substrate at the other ends of the respective heat generating elements so as to be common to the heat generating elements. Capacitance adjustment portions, which adjust capacitance difference between the respective individual electrodes so that the capacitance difference is reduced, are formed at a wiring pattern of the individual electrodes. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261135 | THERMAL HEAD PRINTER - A thermal head printer includes: a cassette in which print paper is loaded; a transfer part, having a platen roller, that transfers the print paper; an ejecting part from which the print paper is ejected; a ribbon drive part that supplies an ink ribbon; a head mechanism, having a print head, that is moved among at least three positions, which are a first position, a second position, and a third position; a first drive cam that moves the head mechanism between the first position and second position; and a second drive cam that moves the head mechanism between the second position and third position. An amount by which the head mechanism moves over a distance between the second position and third position is smaller than between the first position and second position. The second drive cam has a smaller outside shape than the first drive cam. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261136 | THERMAL HEAD PRINTER - A thermal head printer includes a loading unit on which a printing paper is loaded, a conveying unit sending away and conveying the printing paper from the loading unit, a cutter mechanism unit including a cutter that cuts the printing paper, an ejecting unit to which the printing paper is ejected, a ribbon driving unit including a ribbon tray, a supply reel, and a take-up reel, a printing head that is pressed to the ink ribbon and sublimates ink so as to perform printing with respect to the printing paper, and a tension imparting unit that imparts force in a direction repulsive to a pressing direction of the printing head to the ink ribbon when the printing head is pressed to the ink ribbon and thereby force in a direction in which the ink ribbon is drawn out from the supply reel is imparted to the ink ribbon. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261137 | MULTI-BEAM EXPOSURE SCANNING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PRINTING PLATE - An aspect of the present invention provides a multi-beam exposure scanning method for exposing and scanning same scanning lines a plurality of times by simultaneously irradiating an object with a plurality of light beams to engrave a surface of the object. The method includes a first exposure scanning process of forming a first shape ( | 2011-10-27 |
20110261138 | REFERENCE VOLTAGE GENERATION CIRCUIT, DRIVE DEVICE, PRINT HEAD, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A reference voltage generation circuit includes a first current-mirror circuit including a first MOS transistor connected to a first power source and a second MOS transistor of the first conductive type connected to the first power source; a second current-mirror circuit including a third MOS transistor and a fourth MOS transistor; a first resistor connected to the first node; a first bipolar transistor having a collector connected to the first resistor, an emitter connected to a second power source, and a base connected to the first node; a second bipolar transistor having a collector connected to the second node, an emitter connected to the second power source, and a base connected to the first bipolar transistor; a fifth MOS transistor connected between the first power source and an output terminal; and a third resistor connected between the output terminal and the second power source. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261139 | OPTICAL DEVICE, OPTICAL SCANNING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An optical device includes at least one surface emitting laser device having a dielectric film for causing a central portion of a light emitting region to have a comparatively higher reflectivity than a peripheral portion; a light receiving element disposed, with respect to a first direction, on one side to the surface emitting laser device; and a transparent member disposed in a path of light emitted from the surface emitting laser device and configured to reflect a portion of the light toward the light receiving element as monitoring light. The central portion has shape anisotropy in which a width measured on a line extending in the first direction and passing through the center of the light emitting region is smaller than a width measured on a line extending in a second direction, which is perpendicular to the first direction, and passing through the center of the light emitting region. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261140 | DEVICE AND PROCESS FOR MARKING A MOVING OBJECT BY LASER - Device and process for marking a moving object by laser | 2011-10-27 |
20110261141 | LASER ETCHING OF AN ACRYLIC AND POLYVINYLCHLORIDE COMPOSITION, AND LASER ETCHED ARTICLE - A laser-markable acrylic and PVC composition (commonly known as Kydex®) is lased using a CO | 2011-10-27 |
20110261142 | Providing Separate Video and Presentation Streams to a Recording Server - A videoconference may be initiated between a plurality of endpoints. At least one of the endpoints may be coupled to a recording server, which may be configured to record the videoconference. A configuration may be selected (e.g., automatically or manually) for performing the recording. The endpoint (e.g., acting as an MCU) may transmit information to endpoints and may transmit recording information to the recording server. The recording information may be different from the videoconference information. For example, it may be in a “streaming friendly” format, at a different bit rate, encoded differently, have different inputs, etc. The manner in which the videoconference is stored and/or recorded may be based on the selected configuration. Clients may be configured to receive and display the videoconference from the recording server and may be configured to change the provided layout to different layouts, e.g., based on user input. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261143 | Viewing Apparatus - A mobile device and corresponding method and program. The mobile device comprises: a transceiver for accessing a packet-based network; a screen; communication processing apparatus coupled to the transceiver and screen, for conducting a packet-based video call with a remote device via a channel established over the packet-based network; and a sensor for sensing a spatial state of the mobile device. The communication processing apparatus is coupled to the sensor and configured so as to detect, during the video call, whether the mobile device is in a first spatial state or a second spatial state, and to suppress a video function of the call when in the second spatial state but not in the first spatial state. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261144 | ROUTING AND QUEUING INFORMATION FOR VIDEO CONFERENCING IN BANKING CENTERS - Embodiments of the present invention provide apparatuses and methods for providing improved customer service and sales experiences through collaborative face-to-face interaction between a customer and an expert in another location. Some embodiments of the invention comprise apparatuses and methods for video collaboration between an associate of the business located on-site at the point of inquiry, the customer who requires customer service, and an expert located off-site, typically at a call center. Other embodiments of the invention comprise apparatuses and methods for queuing video collaboration and non-video collaboration calls within a call center. The embodiments of the invention relate to apparatuses and methods that can be used for any business that has on-site point of inquiry centers, but the apparatuses and methods are particularly useful for banking customers who enter banking centers to interact on a face-to-face basis with an expert in the area of the customer's needs. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261145 | Determining Buffer Size Based on Forward Error Correction Rate - Determining a buffer size in a videoconference. In some embodiments, one or more of various different error correction methods may be used in a videoconference. For example, forward error correction (FEC) may be used and/or retransmission of lost packets (ReTxLP) may be used, e.g., based on a packet loss threshold. Where FEC is used, a buffer size of a receiving videoconferencing device may be determined based on the FEC rate. Where ReTxLP is used, a buffer size of the receiving videoconferencing device may be determined based on a retransmission latency. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261146 | Determining Buffer Size Based on Retransmission Latency - Determining a buffer size in a videoconference. In some embodiments, one or more of various different error correction methods may be used in a videoconference. For example, forward error correction (FEC) may be used and/or retransmission of lost packets (ReTxLP) may be used, e.g., based on a packet loss threshold. Where FEC is used, a buffer size of a receiving videoconferencing device may be determined based on the FEC rate. Where ReTxLP is used, a buffer size of the receiving videoconferencing device may be determined based on a retransmission latency. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261147 | Recording a Videoconference Using a Recording Server - A videoconference may be initiated between a plurality of endpoints. At least one of the endpoints may be coupled to a recording server, which may be configured to record the videoconference. A configuration may be selected (e.g., automatically or manually) for performing the recording. The endpoint (e.g., acting as an MCU) may transmit information to endpoints and may transmit recording information to the recording server. The recording information may be different from the videoconference information. For example, it may be in a “streaming friendly” format, at a different bit rate, encoded differently, have different inputs, etc. The manner in which the videoconference is stored and/or recorded may be based on the selected configuration. Clients may be configured to receive and display the videoconference from the recording server and may be configured to change the provided layout to different layouts, e.g., based on user input. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261148 | Recording a Videoconference Based on Recording Configurations - A videoconference may be initiated between a plurality of endpoints. At least one of the endpoints may be coupled to a recording server, which may be configured to record the videoconference. A configuration may be selected (e.g., automatically or manually) for performing the recording. The endpoint (e.g., acting as an MCU) may transmit information to endpoints and may transmit recording information to the recording server. The recording information may be different from the videoconference information. For example, it may be in a “streaming friendly” format, at a different bit rate, encoded differently, have different inputs, etc. The manner in which the videoconference is stored and/or recorded may be based on the selected configuration. Clients may be configured to receive and display the videoconference from the recording server and may be configured to change the provided layout to different layouts, e.g., based on user input. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261149 | Initiating Recording of a Videoconference via a Single User Interaction - A videoconference may be initiated between a plurality of endpoints. At least one of the endpoints may be coupled to a recording server, which may be configured to record the videoconference. A configuration may be selected (e.g., automatically or manually) for performing the recording. The endpoint (e.g., acting as an MCU) may transmit information to endpoints and may transmit recording information to the recording server. The recording information may be different from the videoconference information. For example, it may be in a “streaming friendly” format, at a different bit rate, encoded differently, have different inputs, etc. The manner in which the videoconference is stored and/or recorded may be based on the selected configuration. Clients may be configured to receive and display the videoconference from the recording server and may be configured to change the provided layout to different layouts, e.g., based on user input. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261150 | Selective Audio Combination for a Conference - Selective audio combination for a conference. The conference may be initiated between a plurality of participants at respective participant locations. The conference may be performed using a plurality of conferencing endpoints at each of the participant locations. Audio may be received from each of the plurality of conferencing endpoints. Audio level information may also be received from each of the plurality of conferencing endpoints. The audio may be combined from a plural subset of the plurality of conferencing endpoints to produce conference audio. The plural subset is less than all of the plurality of conferencing endpoints. The audio may be combined based on the audio level information. The conference audio may be provided to the plurality of conferencing endpoints. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261151 | VIDEO AND AUDIO PROCESSING METHOD, MULTIPOINT CONTROL UNIT AND VIDEOCONFERENCE SYSTEM - The present invention discloses a video processing method, an audio processing method, a video processing apparatus, an audio processing apparatus, a Multipoint Control Unit (MCU), and a videoconference system. The video processing method includes: obtaining N video streams sent by a first conference terminal on N channels; determining a second conference terminal that interacts with the first conference terminal, where the second conference terminal supports L video streams, and L is different from N; adding N-channel video information carried in the N video streams to L video streams; and transmitting the L video streams to the second conference terminal. The embodiments of the present invention implement interoperability between the sites that support different numbers of media streams, for example, telepresence sites, dual-stream sites, and single-stream sites, thus reducing the construction cost of the entire network. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261152 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND ON-VEHICLE CAMERA APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus includes a line buffer, an FIR filter serving as an edge enhancement filter that enhances high-frequency components of an image, and an IIR filter serving as a low-pass filter that reduces noise. The same line buffer is used by both the FIR filter and the IIR filter. According to a switching signal, switches enable the FIR filter and disable the IIR filter for a relatively low noise level while the switches enable IIR filter and disable the FIR filter for a relatively high noise level. | 2011-10-27 |