46th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 34 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110280503 | Method for hermetically closing an air-tight bag for pellicle - There is provided a method for air-tightly enclosing a pellicle case in a filmy bag which protects the pellicle case against dust without the use of a plurality of bags or without modifying the filmy bag except for folding it like origami and eventually consolidating with an adhesive material: in short the opening of the bag is folded a number of times compactly. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280504 | Semi-Rigid Flexible Film Pack for Multi-Packs - A semi-rigid flexible film pack for multi-packs, and method for manufacturing same, constructed from a gusseted bag. The invention provides for modifying a gusseted bag, heat sealing the gussets to their respective side walls, loading said gusseted bag with product, and then sealing the open end of the gusseted bag with a single sheet or web. The method of making this package is economical yet provides for a semi-rigid container ideal for use with single-serve pillow bags. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280505 | Plastic Bag With Pour Spout and Reinforced Bottom End - A plastic bag includes a front wall and a rear wall that are joined together to define a containment portion. To facilitate pouring a pourable substance from the containment portion, the plastic bag includes a pour spout. The pour spout includes an aperture that is defined in a lip. The lip can be formed into a channel such that the pourable substance is directed through the aperture. The plastic bag also includes a series of ribs that are formed in the region where the bag is folded to define a bottom end. The ribs reinforce the bottom end without compromising the flexibility of the bottom end. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280506 | POSITIONING DEVICE FOR SLIDE ASSEMBLY - A positioning device of a slide assembly includes a first rail, a second rail slidably connected to the first rail and defining a path, and a third rail slidably connected to the path of the second rail. A positioning member is securely connected to the second rail. An engaging member is pivotably connected to the positioning member and includes an extension arm located corresponding to the positioning portion of the first rail and capable of engaging with the positioning portion. An extension wing has an inclined surface relative to a horizontal plane and extending toward the path of the second rail. A resilient member is connected to the engaging member and makes the extension wing of the engaging member slide toward the third rail. When the third rail is retracted relative to the second rail, the engaging member is disengaged from the positioning portion of the first rail. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280507 | SLIDING MECHANISM - A sliding mechanism includes an outer rail, an inner rail, a middle rail and a latching assembly. The middle rail has a resisting portion and is slidably mounted to the outer rail and the inner rail is slidably mounted to the middle rail. The latching assembly includes a first protrusion, a second protrusion, a third protrusion, a first roller and a second roller, a latching slot and a stopping surface. When the inner rail slides relative to the middle rail, the first protrusion resists the first roller so the middle rail sliding with the inner rail; and then the first roller slides along the third protrusion to release the first roller from the first protrusion. The second roller then slides in the latching slot until the resisting portion resists the stopping surface; and then the first roller slides along the first protrusion so the inner rail further extends relative to the middle rail. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280508 | THRUST BEARING COMPONENT - A thrust bearing component is formed of cold-reduced steel sheets and strip having surface roughness of Rmax≦2 μm and provided by cold rolling a high-carbon steel containing 0.9 wt % to 1.2 wt % of carbon, 1.2 wt % to 1.7 wt % of chrome, 0.1 wt % to 0.5 wt % of manganese, and 0.15 wt % to 0.35 wt % of silicon. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280509 | SPINDLE MOTOR - Disclosed herein is a spindle motor. The spindle motor includes a rotating shaft and a sleeve. The rotating shaft has a stepped portion in a fluid dynamic pressure shafting system. The sleeve is fitted over the circumferential outer surface of the rotating shaft. A sleeve recess is formed in the inner surface of the sleeve so that the edges of the stepped portion are spaced apart from the sleeve. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280510 | ROLLING BEARING - A rolling bearing includes: an inner ring; an outer ring; a plurality of rolling elements; a retainer; and a sealing member. First to third lubricant reservoir portions that store the lubricant are respectively formed on the radially inner side of the retainer, on the inner side of the sealing member, and in an inner peripheral surface of the outer ring at a position near a raceway. An inclined first guide surface that guides the lubricant from the second lubricant reservoir portion toward the raceway is formed in an inner surface of the sealing member. An inclined second guide surface contiguous with the first guide surface and guiding the lubricant toward the raceway is formed in the inner peripheral surface of the outer ring. The first lubricant reservoir portion of the retainer is in communication with pockets of the retainer, which accommodate the rolling elements. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280511 | BONDING SYSTEM FOR OPTICAL ALIGNMENT - A bonding system and a bonding method for alignment are provided. An optical semiconductor includes a light source and a plurality of protruded elements on a surface thereof. A semiconductor bench includes a light receiving element and a plurality of recess elements on a surface thereof. A sidewall of the protruded elements or a sidewall of the recess elements is slanted. A first metallized layer is disposed on a bonding surface of each protruded element and a second metallized layer is disposed on a bottom surface of each recess element, wherein the first metallized layer is used for bonding with the second metallized layer. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280512 | OPTICAL DEVICE - In an optical device | 2011-11-17 |
20110280513 | OPTICAL CONNECTOR INTERCONNECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method for connecting adjacent computing board devices. A source computing board may be provided. An optical engine attaches to the source computing board. A plurality of source optical connectors couples to the optical engine. A first optical connector may be positioned at a location on the source computing board for a first preset type of computing component on an adjacent computing board. A second optical connector may be positioned at a fixed coordinate related to the first optical connector on the source computing board. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280514 | OPTICAL RECEPTION MODULE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OPTICAL RECEPTION MODULE - At the time of assembly of an optical transmission/reception module, a test variable wavelength light source | 2011-11-17 |
20110280515 | COUPLED PLASMONIC WAVEGUIDES AND ASSOCIATED APPARATUSES AND METHODS - An apparatus and corresponding method in which the apparatus includes a dielectric waveguide and a metallic waveguide. The dielectric waveguide has an effective mode index and a longitudinal dimension. The metallic waveguide has a longitudinal dimension and supports a surface plasmonic mode of propagation for a wavelength lambda. The metallic waveguide and the dielectric waveguide are adjacent to each other and overlap each other by a length along the longitudinal dimensions of both the dielectric waveguide and the metallic waveguide, wherein the length is greater than the wavelength lambda in the metallic waveguide. The metallic waveguide is coupled to the dielectric waveguide where the metallic waveguide and the dielectric waveguide overlap each other. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280516 | BEAM AREA ADJUSTMENT THROUGH FIBER BENDING - A device having two sets of raised portions inside a metal case is provided for bending an optic fiber. According to some embodiments, the two sets of raised portions are on two plates that are biased apart by a spring means. According to some embodiments, the metal case prevents viewing of an optic fiber in the metal case. According to some embodiments, an adjustable stopping element is provided to limit movement of the two plates toward each other. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280517 | TECHNIQUES AND DEVICES FOR LOW-LOSS, MODEFIELD MATCHED COUPLING TO A MULTICORE FIBER - Devices and techniques are described for connecting each of plurality of terminals to respective individual cores of a multicore fiber. Each of the plurality of terminals is provided with a respective length of a single-core fiber. The single-core fibers are configured to maintain modal properties that arc substantially the same, within a tolerance range, at the front and rear ends, as the single-core fiber is tapered. The single-core fibers are assembled together. The front end of the assembly is tapered to form a front cross-section in which the single-core fiber cores are arranged in a configuration matching that of the cores of the multicore fiber. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280518 | PHOTONIC CHOKE-JOINTS FOR DUAL POLARIZATION WAVEGUIDES - A waveguide structure for a dual polarization waveguide includes a first flange member, a second flange member, and a waveguide member disposed in each of the first flange member and second flange member. The first flange member and the second flange member are configured to be coupled together in a spaced-apart relationship separated by a gap. The first flange member has a substantially smooth surface, and the second flange member has an array of two-dimensional pillar structures formed therein. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280519 | BLIND HOLE INSERT FIXING DEVICE - A blind hole insert fixing device is configured for fixing a number of blind hole inserts. The blind hole insert fixing device includes a hollow housing defining a cavity and an engagement member received in the cavity. The housing includes a first inner surface and an opposing second inner surface in the cavity. The engagement member includes a body portion, a number of spring portions, and a number of engagement portions conforming to the blind hole inserts. The spring portions and the engagement portions are located at opposite sides of the body portion. The spring portions abut against the first inner surface. The engagement portions and the second inner surface cooperatively form a number of receiving spaces for receiving the blind hole inserts. The spring portions are configured for applying a force to the body portion in a direction away from the first inner surface. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280520 | OPTICAL CONNECTOR - An optical connector is disclosed. The optical connector comprises a connector housing, configured to mount thereon a plug which is connected to a cable having therein an optical waveguide, and a lock member, attached to the connector housing in an attitude-changeable state and configured to be capable of locking the plug. The connector housing is provided with an abutting portion, configured to engage a front portion of the plug. The lock member is provided with a detection portion, having at least a portion thereof being positioned in the abutting portion when the lock member is at an open position thereof. When the front portion is engaged with the abutting portion, at least a portion of the plug is brought into tight contact with the detection portion, allowing the lock member to start an attitude changing operation. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280521 | FIBER OPTIC CONNECTOR AND METHOD OF APPLYING SAME TO A FIBER OPTIC CABLE - A fiber optic connector includes a shroud, spring, ferrule mount, shrink tube, and ferrule. The connector terminates a fiber optic cable including an optical fiber and a strength member. The ferrule terminates the optical fiber and is mounted to the ferrule mount. The ferrule mount attaches to the strength member and includes an exterior retaining surface and a passage for the optical fiber. The shroud is mounted over the ferrule mount and includes an interior retaining surface. The exterior and the interior retaining surfaces engage to limit distal movement of the shroud relative to the ferrule mount and the attached cable. The spring engages the cable and the shroud and distally urges the shroud relative to the cable. The shrink tube forms a seal between the shroud and the cable and can proximally urge the shroud relative to the ferrule mount. This proximal urging is overcome by the spring. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280522 | OPTICAL CONNECTOR MODULE - The object of this invention is to provide an optical connector module | 2011-11-17 |
20110280523 | OPTOELECTRONIC SOCKET CONNECTOR - An electrical connection system for an optoelectronic socket comprises an optoelectronic socket ( | 2011-11-17 |
20110280524 | OPTICAL TRANSCEIVER WITH ENHANCED PRODUCTIVITY - An optical transceiver with an enhanced productivity is disclosed. The optical transceiver of the invention includes a plurality of OSAs, an optical component of an optical multiplexer or an optical de-multiplexer, and inner fibers connecting the OSAs with the optical component. The optical transceiver further includes a gasket to shield the inside of the housing and put the inner fibers therein to guide them. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280525 | Splice Enclosure Arrangement for Fiber Optic Cables - An optical fiber cable includes a first cable segment; a second cable segment; and a splice enclosure. The first cable segment can have a different configuration than the second cable segment. The splice enclosure is coupled to the strength member and strength component of the first cable segment and the second cable segment. One example splice enclosure includes a first enclosure body having a first threaded connection region and a second enclosure body having a second threaded connection region. Another example splice enclosure includes a tubular enclosure with two end caps. Cable retention members are positioned within the splice enclosure at fixed axial positions. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280526 | Electrical Cable Having Return Wires Positioned Between Force Wires - An electrical cable includes a central wire extending a length between opposite ends. The central wire has a periphery. Force wires have winding turns that are wrapped around the periphery of the central wire along the length of the central wire. The force wires include force conductors surrounded by force insulators. Return wires have winding turns that are wrapped around the periphery of the central wire along the length of the central wire. The return wires include return conductors surrounded by return insulators. The winding turns of the return wires are interleaved between the winding turns of adjacent force wires such that the adjacent force wires are separated by at least one return wire. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280527 | COMPOSITE OPTICAL FIBER CABLE AND COMPOSITE OPTICAL FIBER CABLE ASSEMBLY - A composite optical fiber cable has coated optical fibers and electric wires disposed inside a sheath. The optical fibers are enclosed within a first protective tube that is situated at the cross-sectional center, while the electric wires are disposed between the first protective tube and the sheath, and are capable of moving in the circumferential direction of the first protective tube. A composite optical fiber cable assembly includes a composite optical fiber cable and a connector attached to the cable. Inside the connector, a wiring portion for wiring the optical fiber to a ferrule and a wiring portion for wiring the electric wire to an electric terminal are disposed within a common space S inside a housing, and at least the wiring portion of the optical fiber which lies inside the space S is covered by a second protective tube. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280528 | CABLE ASSEMBLY WITH ELECTRICAL AND OPTICAL TRANSMITTING - An cable assembly ( | 2011-11-17 |
20110280529 | LOGGING CABLE - A cable that includes a first optical fiber in a center, a first layer with a plurality of metal wires and a stainless steel tube surrounding the first optical fiber, a second optical fiber inside the stainless steel tube, and a second layer with a plurality of metal wires surrounding the first layer, wherein the first optical fiber is directly exposed to the outside environment. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280530 | X-RAY GENERATOR WITH POLYCAPILLARY OPTIC - An x-ray generating system includes a source of x-ray radiation, a waveguide bundle optic for collimating the x-ray radiation produced by the source, a focusing optic for focusing the collimated x-ray radiation to a focal point. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280531 | RESIN COMPOSITION FOR PRODUCTION OF OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE, AND OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE PRODUCED BY USING THE RESIN COMPOSITION - A resin composition is provided, which satisfies both an uncured layer flexibility requirement and a patterning resolution requirement for production of an optical waveguide by a roll-to-roll process. An optical waveguide produced by using the resin composition is also provided. The resin composition comprises: (A) an aromatic multifunctional epoxy polymer having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of 500 to 5000; (B) an aromatic multifunctional epoxy polymer having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of 10000 to 50000; (C) at least one of monofunctional, difunctional and trifunctional liquid aromatic epoxy monomers; and (D) a photoacid generator; wherein the components (A), (B) and (C) are present in proportions of 80 to 90 parts by weight, 5 to 15 parts by weight, and 1 to 10 parts by weight, respectively, based on a total of 100 parts by weight of the components (A), (B) and (C). | 2011-11-17 |
20110280532 | Optical fiber manufacturing method and optical fiber - The present invention relates to, for example, a method of easily manufacturing an optical fiber having any refractive index profile with fewer kinds of rods, and an optical fiber is manufactured by preparing a plurality of rods including at least two kinds of rods having different refractive indexes from each other, bundling rods selected from the plurality of rods to construct two or more rod units, producing a preform including a region in which the two or more rod units are combined so as to have a cross-sectional shape having rotational symmetry of order 2 or more, and manufacturing an optical fiber by drawing the preform. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280533 | ULTRA-LOW LOSS HOLLOW CORE WAVEGUIDE USING HIGH-CONTRAST GRATINGS - Optical waveguides using segmented periodically-spaced high contrast gratings bounding a hollow core propagation region on at least two sides. Incident light is received in a hollow waveguide (HW) region (core) between opposing HCG faces which provide lateral confinement in response to glancing reflections of the incident light beam from high refractive index segments of the HCG as it traverses the core. Embodiments are described for planar waveguides (1D) having a planar core between two planar HCGs, as well as | 2011-11-17 |
20110280534 | FIXING APPARATUS AND MEASURING METHOD FOR OPTICAL FIBER HOLE INSERT - An apparatus for fixing an optical fiber hole insert in coordinate measurement, is provided. The apparatus includes a main body and a cover plate. The main body includes a front side surface, a back side surface and a support surface, a plurality of first grooves formed in the support surface and exposed at the front side surface, a plurality of second grooves formed in the support surface and exposed at the back side surface, and a through hole defined in the support surface. The first grooves is aligned with the respective second grooves, the first and second grooves communicate with the through hole and are configured for cooperatively receiving the optical fiber hole insert. The cover plate is configured for covering the support surface and coming into contact with the optical fiber hole insert. A method for measuring the optical fiber hole insert using the apparatus is also provided. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280535 | SPLICE HOLDER - A splice holder includes a base member and a plurality of high wall pairs on top of the base member each having first and second wall members spaced by a first distance, and adjacent ones of the high wall pairs are spaced by a distance less than the first distance. A first plurality of low wall pairs project from the base member on one side of the high wall pairs, and a second plurality of low wall pairs project from the base member on the other side. The first and second plurality of low wall pairs are shorter than the high wall pairs. The splice holder is configured to support a first level of splices running through the low wall pairs and high wall pairs in between and a second level of splices running through the high wall pair and supported on top of two low wall pairs. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280536 | CABLE NETWORK INTERCONNECTION SYSTEM WITH CONNECTOR PACKAGE AND CABLE PACKAGE - A fiber optic cable network interconnection system for installation in an interconnection apparatus. The system includes a connector package having at least one connector adapter and configured to support a portion of a connectorized cable. The system also includes at least one cable package that includes at least one length of cable and that is configured for storing a portion of the cable on substantially the exterior of the connector package. The cable package is sized to pass through the interconnection apparatus interior from the front opening to the rear opening as the connector package is inserted in the interconnection apparatus. Methods of installing the system in the interconnection apparatus are also disclosed. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280537 | FURCATION MANAGEMENT STRUCTURES - Furcation mounting structures for securing a plurality of furcation bodies of respective fiber optic cable assembles within the fiber optic shelf are disclosed. In one embodiment, the furcation mounting structure has a first type of aperture for attaching a first type of clip for securing a furcation body and a second type of aperture for securing a second type of clip for securing a furcation body. Consequently, the furcation management structures disclosed advantageously allow the mounting of different types of clips thereto. In other embodiments, the furcation mounting structure is mounted within the fiber optic shelf or assembly. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280538 | Pressure Resistant Media Converter Apparatus - A hermetically sealed media converter apparatus configured to operate in harsh high-pressure differential environments, such as deep marine environments, and oil and gas. A hermetically sealed media converter apparatus is provided having a vessel forming an inner chamber that is hermitically sealed from surrounding ambient environment outside the vessel. Media conversion circuitry is contained within the inner chamber. At least one hermetic electrical feedthrough is mounted on the vessel enabling a transmit wire and a receive wire to pass therethrough and connect to the media conversion circuitry, while maintaining the hermetic seal of the inner chamber of the vessel from the surrounding ambient environment. Similarly, a hermetic optical feedthrough also is mounted on the vessel enabling an optical fiber to pass therethrough and connect to the media conversion circuitry, while maintaining the hermetic seal of the inner chamber of the vessel from the surrounding ambient environment. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280539 | WAVEGUIDE STRUCTURE AND RELATED FABRICATION METHOD - A method for fabricating a waveguide structure (i.e., preferably an optical waveguide structure) uses a two mask process step sequence for forming a waveguide layer over a substrate. A first mask within the two mask step process sequence is used to etch the substrate to provide a pillar within the substrate. A second mask within the two mask process step sequence is self aligned to, and covers a top and at least a portion of the sidewalls of, the pillar. The second mask is used as a thermal oxidation mask that provides an optical waveguide layer from a top portion of the pillar that is separated from a thinned substrate derived from the substrate by a waveguide isolation layer formed from thermal oxidation of at least a bottom portion of the pillar. Under conditions of manufacturing economy, and as a result of the processing sequence, the waveguide layer is formed with a non-planar bottom surface including a valley in the bottom surface of the waveguide layer and the substrate is formed with a non-planar top surface including a peak in the top surface of the substrate that corresponds with the valley in the bottom surface of the waveguide layer. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280540 | BROADCAST MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A broadcast management system creates, manages, and streams a broadcast of an event from videos captured from multiple cameras. A video capture system comprising multiple cameras captures videos of the event and transmits the videos to a broadcast management server. The broadcast management server generates a website or other graphical interface that simultaneously displays the captured videos in a time-synchronized manner. A broadcast manager user creates a broadcast by selecting which video to output to the broadcast at any given time. A broadcast map is stored for each broadcast that includes all of the broadcast decisions made by the broadcast manager user such that the broadcast can be recreated at a later time by applying the broadcast map to the raw videos. Using a viewer client, viewers can browse or search for broadcasts and select a broadcast for viewing. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280541 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING VIDEO RECORDATION PROPERTY OF CAMERA MODULE ACCORDING TO VELOCITY OF OBJECT - Method and device for controlling a video recording attribute such as a frame rate and/or an exposure value to suitably record a video depending on a velocity of an object detected by a camera module are provided. The device for controlling a video recording attribute of a camera module includes: a video input unit that receives video data corresponding to frames from the camera module; a motion information acquiring unit that acquires motion information between two successive frames; a video recording attribute determining unit that determines the video recording attribute of the camera module on the basis of the motion information; and a camera module controller that generates a camera module control signal for causing the camera module to perform a video recording operation on the basis of the determined video recording attribute and outputs the camera module control signal to the camera module. Accordingly, it is possible to enhance the processability of an object moving at a high velocity in a surveillance area to accurately detect the object by controlling a video recording attribute (a frame rate and/or an exposure value) of a camera module depending on the velocity of the object moving in the surveillance area. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280542 | SECONDARY STORAGE DEVICE - A secondary storage device | 2011-11-17 |
20110280543 | PLAYBACK APPARATUS AND PLAYBACK METHOD - According to one embodiment, a playback apparatus includes a decoder, a resolution receiver, and an image quality enhancer. The decoder configured to decode encoded first moving image data to generate second moving image data. The resolution receiver configured to receive a resolution of a display device on which a video image based on the second moving image data is displayed. The image quality enhancer configured to perform image quality enhancement processing to the second moving image data according to the resolution of the display device. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280544 | METHOD OF PERFORMING TIME-SHIFT FUNCTION AND TELEVISION RECEIVER USING THE SAME - A method of performing time-shift function and television receiver having a tuner and a personal video recorder for storing broadcast programs of at least one channel enables a broadcast program of a currently tuned channel to be continuously and efficiently stored to enable time-shifting, regardless of an interruption by switching channels or changing input sources or even in the case of an inadvertent power-off condition. The method includes steps of setting a time-shift lock function; storing in the personal video recorder the broadcast program of a first channel that is currently viewed; storing in the personal video recorder the broadcast program of a second channel and the broadcast program of the first channel, if the currently viewed first channel is switched to the second channel; and supplying power only to the tuner and the personal video recorder, if a power-off condition occurs, wherein the supply of power to the tuner and the personal video recorder causes a continuous storing of the broadcast programs of the first and second channels in the personal video recorder. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280545 | MULTI-CHANNEL PARALLEL DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER - A multiple channel parallel digital video recorder system records simultaneously and continuously the favorite channels of a user. The recorder system stores programming content for a user to view at a later time. A multimedia control system can be connected to the recorder system and display in a matrix format the stored programming content that is available for review. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280546 | TIME-SHIFTED VIEWING SYSTEM, TIME-SHIFTED VIEWING METHOD, AND TIME-SHIFTED VIEWING APPARATUS AND PROGRAM - A transmitting section of the present invention initiates transmission of a second video continuously after completing transmission of a first video being transmitted, in a case that a reproduction position of the first video being transmitted is beyond an end point of the first video, when a video recording start time of a second video stored in a video storage section and a video recording end time of the first video being transmitted coincide within a predetermined time difference. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280547 | AUDITING VIDEO ANALYTICS THROUGH ESSENCE GENERATION - Video analytics data is audited through review of selective visual essence subsets of visual images from a visual image stream as a function of a temporal relationship of the essence subset images to a triggering alert event. The visual essence subset comprehends an image contemporaneous with the triggering alert event and one or more other images occurring before or after the contemporaneous image. The generated visual essence is presented for review to determine whether the triggering alert event is a true or false alert, or whether additional data from the visual image stream is required to make such a determination. If determined from the presented visual essence that the additional data is required make the true or false determination, then additional data is presented from the visual image stream for review. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280548 | REPRODUCING APPARATUS, REPRODUCING SYSTEM AND SERVER - An object of a reproducing apparatus according to the present invention is to solve a problem in that, when video data and music data of BGM are played simultaneously as they are, one of them is finished while the other is still playing, and accordingly, this does not provide an effect of sufficiently satisfying the user even though the BGM is inserted. The reproducing apparatus according to the present invention includes a recording medium capable of storing one or a plurality of video data, a network communication section for receiving, from a music server via a network, music-reproduction data having a reproduction time of almost the same length as a reproduction time of the video data stored in the recording medium, and a reproduction control section for simultaneously reproducing the music-reproduction data received by the network communication section and the video data stored in the recording medium. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280549 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCING MEDIA WITH SUPPLEMENTAL CONTENT - Systems, apparatus, interfaces, methods, and articles of manufacture for enhancing media with supplemental content are provided. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280550 | MOVIE REPRODUCING APPARATUS, MOVIE REPRODUCING METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDING PROGRAM FOR COMPUTER-REALIZATION OF THE MOVIE REPRODUCING APPARATUS - [Object] An object is to continuously reproduce a movie file, even when layout description is changed to improve degree of freedom in expressing provided content. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280551 | Unintended Video Recording Detection in a Video Recording Device - Techniques are provided for determining occurrence of an unintended video recording in a device. One or more features of a video recording are analyzed in the video recording device to determine whether at least a portion of the video recording is unintended. If one or more portions are determined to be unintended, one or more actions are initiated in the video recording device. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280552 | 3D VIDEO DECODING APPARATUS AND 3D VIDEO DECODING METHOD - A 3D decoding apparatus according to the present invention includes: a decoding unit which decodes left-eye and right-eye code signals to generate left-eye and right-eye decode signals; an error determining unit which determines an error of the left-eye and the right-eye code signals; an output determining unit which determines, when there is an error in one of the left-eye and the right-eye code signals, whether the one of the code signals that is determined as including an error has an error data mount equal to or greater than a first threshold; and an output unit which outputs neither the left-eye nor the right-eye code signal when the error data amount is smaller than the first threshold, and outputs only the decode signal obtained by decoding the other of the code signals when the error data amount is equal to or greater than the first threshold. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280553 | STEAM GENERATOR - A steam generator includes a housing, a heating unit, an electrothermal unit and a one-way valve. The housing has a chamber and a water inlet. The heating unit includes a heating portion extending into the chamber. The heating portion has a first spiral channel thereon. One end of the heating portion is formed with a vaporization room and a steam outlet. The vaporization room has a second spiral channel therein to extend the time that the water and the wet steam pass through the heating unit so as to provide a complete heating and vaporizing function. Besides, by the one-way valve coupled to the water inlet, the steam generator of the present invention is simple in structure and cost-effective, providing an automatic water supply and re-heating function. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280554 | HIGH-PERFORMANCE FLOW HEATER - A flow heater ( | 2011-11-17 |
20110280555 | HIGH-PERFORMANCE FLOW HEATER AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A flow heater ( | 2011-11-17 |
20110280556 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - In an image capturing apparatus that allows input of instructions to the image capturing apparatus by shaking the apparatus, without using an operation unit, it is determined whether or not the image capturing apparatus is shaking. Then, in a case in which it is determined that the image capturing apparatus is shaking, at least some of the operations of the operation unit are invalidated. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280557 | IMAGE TAKING SYSTEM AND OPERATING APPARATUS - An image taking system including: a lens apparatus; a first and a second operating apparatus, the first and the second operating apparatus configured to output a command information for an optical member movable in the lens apparatus, and the lens apparatus includes: a driving unit for the optical member; and a lens controller for driving the optical member based on a command from the first and the second operating apparatus, wherein the first operating apparatus includes: an operating unit; and a demand controller for outputting, to the lens controller, an information for driving the optical member, and wherein the demand controller outputs a position command information for the optical member to the lens controller when the operating unit being operated, and outputs other information for the optical member to the lens controller when the operating unit not being operated. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280558 | METHOD OF CALIBRATING AN AUTOFOCUS LIGHTING DEVICE OF A CAMERA - A method of calibrating an autofocus (AF) lighting device of a camera is disclosed. A reference image is captured with light projected from the AF lighting device, and a relative position of a central coordinate of the projected light with respect to a central coordinate of the reference image is stored. When operating the camera, the AF lighting device is activated to emit light after a shutter button of the camera is pressed halfway down, and a preview picture is displayed on a panel of the camera. A central position of the emitted light is then transposed toward a center of the panel according to the stored relative position. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280559 | VIBRATIONAL WAVE MOTOR, LENS BARREL AND CAMERA - A vibrational wave motor which can realize a suitable drive performance and can be driven quietly. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280560 | FLASHING CONTROL METHOD FOR A DIGITAL CAMERA - The present invention is directed to a flashing control method for a digital camera. Indices respectively corresponding to sensitivity values are firstly determined. Subsequently, main-flash intensities are respectively obtained with respect to the sensitivity values such that their target brightness values are substantially the same after exposure, thereby constructing an energy table. Further, a predetermined preflash is fired to obtain a corresponding preflash brightness value with respect to each distinct distance. Main-flash indices are then respectively obtained according to maximum main-flash intensity and the energy table with respect to the distinct distances such that the target brightness values are substantially the same after exposure, thereby constructing a preflash table. During picture capturing, the main-flash intensity is obtained according to the preflash brightness value and the preflash table. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280561 | LIGHTING ASSEMBLY FOR AN IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM COMPRISING LED ELEMENTS - The invention relates to a lighting assembly for an image capturing system. The lighting assembly includes at least one lighting element for generating light and a control system arranged to control the at least one lighting element and to interface with at least one camera of the image capturing system. The control system is arranged for controlling an intensity and a spectrum of the at least one lighting element. The control system is arranged to provide a control for emitting a constant light or a pulsed light with the at least one lighting element. The at least one lighting element includes at least one LED being at least one high CRI white LED. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280562 | CAMERA BODY, IMAGING DEVICE, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CAMERA BODY, PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - A camera body includes a body mount, an imaging element, and a controller. The controller produces left-eye image data and right-eye image data such that the top and bottom of a pair of images reproduced from left-eye image data and right-eye image data substantially coincide with the top and bottom of the subject, when the interchangeable lens unit is configured to form an optical image that is rotated with respect to the subject on the light receiving face. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280563 | CAMERA BODY, IMAGING DEVICE, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CAMERA BODY, PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - A camera body includes a body mount, an imaging element, and a controller. The controller produces left-eye image data such that the top and bottom and the left and right of a left-eye image reproduced from left-eye image data substantially coincide with the top and bottom and the left and right of the subject, when an interchangeable lens unit is configured to mirror-invert a left-eye optical image corresponding to left-eye image data on a light receiving face of the imaging element with respect to a subject. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280564 | INTERCHANGEABLE LENS UNIT, IMAGING DEVICE, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING INTERCHANGEABLE LENS UNIT, PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - An interchangeable lens includes a three-dimensional optical system, a lens-side determination section, and a state information production section. The three-dimensional optical system is configured to form an optical image of a subject for stereoscopic view. The lens-side determination section is configured to determine whether the camera body is compatible with three-dimensional imaging. The state information production section produces restrictive information used for restricting the photographing of the camera body, when the lens-side determination section has determined that the camera body is not compatible with three-dimensional imaging. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280565 | DUAL LOOP CAMERA STABILIZATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A method for stabilizing a camera platform includes generating a first signal from a platform sensor, such as a gyro sensor, on the camera platform indicative of a change in angular position of the camera platform. The first signal is added to a control signal provided from a camera platform position controller, typically operated by the camera operator. A first correction value based on the sum of the first signal and the control signal is calculated. A second correction value is calculated based on a signal from an encoder associated with a motor linked to the camera platform. Adding the first correction value and the second correction value provides a motor control signal which is amplified and used to control the motor. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280566 | SUPPORT FOR VIDEO-PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - A support ( | 2011-11-17 |
20110280567 | IDENTIFYING FAULT LOCATIONS IN A NETWORK - Systems and methods for identifying a fault location in an optical network are disclosed. In accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for identifying a fault location in an optical network comprises monitoring, by a network element, an eastward optical path and a westward optical path for faults. The method further comprises transmitting, by the network element, a first data packet along the eastward path and a second data packet along the westward path. The first and second data packets comprise an eastward fault indicator and a westward fault indicator comprising information associated with any eastward or westward faults occurring on the eastward or westward paths. The fault indicators indicate the existence of an eastward or westward fault and the network element that detected the fault. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280568 | TECHNIQUES FOR DETECTING OPTICAL FAULTS IN PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORKS - A method for detecting faults and their locations in an optical path between an optical line terminal (OLT) of and optical network units (ONUs) of a passive optical network (PON). The method comprises forming a maintenance optical link through the PON between the OLT and a collocated ONU, the OLT and its collocated ONU are each connected to an optical splitter; sending a ranging request from the OLT to the collocated ONU; in response to the ranging request, receiving, over the maintenance optical line, a ranging burst signal including at least a fault analysis detection pattern (FADP); and analyzing the FADP in the received signal by auto-correlating the FADP signal with an expected FADP signal, an uncorrelated event measured through the auto-correlation is indicative of a fault in the optical path of the PON and occurrence times of such events are indicative of the fault's location in the optical path. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280569 | Integrated Circuit With Optical Interconnect - The present invention provides one or more embodiments of an optical interconnect design suitable for providing communication between computer system components in a computer system device. The optical interconnect ( | 2011-11-17 |
20110280570 | COMPENSATING FOR END-TO-END GROUP DELAY RIPPLES - A device may include a group delay monitor and a signal receiver. The group delay monitor may be configured to obtain group delay data corresponding to group delay of an optical signal and provide the group delay data to a signal receiver. The signal receiver configured to obtain a time-domain digital signal corresponding to the optical signal, convert the time-domain digital signal into a frequency-domain signal, apply a digital filter constructed based on the group delay data to the frequency-domain signal to obtain an output signal, and transmit the output signal. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280571 | SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD, AND INFRARED MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER - A signal processing device includes an amplifier, a filter module, a demodulation module and a band control module. When the band control module controls the filter module to output a specific single-channel signal, the resonator of the demodulator is switched to resonate the selected single-channel signal. Then the selected single-channel signal is demodulated. A signal processing method and an infrared multi-channel receiver are also described herein. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280572 | CONVERGED NETWORK EXTENSION - One embodiment of the present invention provides a switch. The switch includes a first port configured to receive Transparent Interconnection of Lots of Links (TRILL) traffic; a second port configured to receive Fibre Channel (FC) traffic; and a third port configured to transmit received TRILL or FC traffic based on a Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP) protocol. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280573 | OPTICAL BEAM STEERING - This invention generally relates to an optical beam steering apparatus and a method of manufacturing an optical beam steering apparatus, and more particularly to an optical add drop multiplexer (OADM) such as a reconfigurable OADM (ROADM) comprising the optical beam steering apparatus. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a slab and a plurality of optical elements in or on a first surface of said slab, the plurality of optical elements including at least one liquid crystal on silicon element, the apparatus being arranged such that at least one optical beam can propagate freely in the slab from one of said plurality of optical elements to another one of said plurality of optical elements via a reflection from a second surface of the optical beam steering apparatus. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280574 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING BROADBAND COMMUNICATION - Systems and methods for providing broadband communication are provided. A source component may be configured to provide a downstream broadband signal to one or more customer devices and receive upstream signals from the customer devices, including a first upstream signal having a frequency lower than the downstream broadband signal and a second upstream signal having a frequency higher than the downstream broadband signal. An optical fiber node in communication with the source component may be configured to receive and convert downstream and upstream broadband signals from radio frequency signals to light signals and vice versa. A terminator in communication with the optical fiber node via one or more cable lines may be configured to output the radio frequency downstream signal for receipt by the customer devices and to direct the communication of the upstream signals to the optical fiber node via the one or more cable lines. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280575 | METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING A DIGITAL SIGNAL IN INVERSE MULTIPLEXING, PARTICULARLY VIA AN OPTICAL TRANSPORT NETWORK, AND RECEPTION DEVICE FOR A SYSTEM TO CARRY OUT THE METHOD - The invention relates to a method for the transmission of a digital signal in inverse multiplexing, particularly via an Optical Transport Network (OTN), in which a digital signal to be transmitted, which is split into a certain number M of several sub-signals, where each sub-signal of a transmit side of a transmission line assigned exclusively to this sub-signal is transmitted to a reception side of the assigned transmission line, and in which, on the reception side of the transmission lines, the sub-signals are reassembled to a digital reception signal. According to the invention, on the reception side, bit errors in the digital reception signal including their position in the digital reception signal are detected, and from the detected position of the bit errors and from the assignment of the individual bytes of the digital reception signal to the respective sub-signals and transmission lines, which assignment is also known on the reception side, it is determined to which sub-signal the detected bit errors were assigned. From this one or more parameters are determined, which characterize the transmission quality of the transmission lines assigned to each sub-signal and/or allow inferences to be drawn regarding which error mechanisms of the transmission line in question impact its transmission quality. In addition, the invention relates to a reception device for a system for the transmission of a digital signal in inverse multiplexing, which carries out this method. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280576 | Optical power distribution system - A system for delivering optical power over optical conduits includes more than one optical power source and an optical power distribution node configured for selectively delivering optical power to multiple optical power sinks. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280577 | Optical power distribution device and method - A network for delivering optical power over an optical conduit includes at least one optical power source delivering optical power to multiple outlet power subsystems the subsystem managing demands for power from the multiple outlet sinks. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280578 | PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORK, ACCESS METHOD THEREOF, OPTICAL NETWORK UNIT AND OPTICAL LINE TERMINATION - A method for accessing a Passive Optical Network (PON) is disclosed. The method includes: obtaining a first distance parameter of an Optical Network Unit (ONU), where the first distance parameter indicates the location of the ONU relative to an Optical Line Termination (OLT); receiving an ONU information request message delivered by the OLT, and returning an ONU information response message to the OLT when a second distance parameter carried in the ONU information request message corresponds to the first distance parameter; and receiving a ranging request message, where the ranging request message is delivered by the OLT according to the ONU information response message, returning a ranging response message as a basis for the OLT to obtain an Equalization Delay (EQD) value of the ONU, and connecting the ONU to the PON according to the EQD value. An ONU, an OLT, and a PON are also disclosed. The embodiments of the present invention enable the ONUs located at different distances from a same PON port to access the PON in lossless mode, thereby making full use of port resources and ensuring efficient running of devices. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280579 | ENERGY-EFFICIENT AND FAULT-TOLERANT RESONATOR-BASED MODULATION AND WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING SYSTEMS - Systems and methods are provided for modulating, channels in dense wavelength division multiplexing (“DWDM”) systems. In one aspect, a modulation and wavelength division multiplexing system includes a channel source and a waveguide tree structure disposed on a substrate. The tree structure includes waveguides branching from a root waveguide. The waveguides include two or more terminus waveguides coupled to the channel source. The system also includes one or more modulator arrays disposed on the substrate. Each modulator array is optically coupled to one of the two or more terminus waveguides and is configured to modulate channels injected into a terminus waveguide from the channel source to produce corresponding optical signals that propagate from the terminus waveguide along one or more of the waveguides to the root waveguide. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280580 | TECHNIQUE FOR TRAFFIC RECOVERY IN MULTILAYER COMMUNICATION NETWORKS - A method for recovery of a traffic flow being conducted via a communication line in a multi-layer communication network, the traffic flow comprising a Guaranteed traffic portion GT and a Best Effort traffic portion BET assigned to respective bandwidth resources of the line. The communication network comprising at least two network layers provided with respective traffic recovery mechanisms which utilize bandwidth resources such as time slots, wavelengths, physical links, logical links. The traffic flow may comprise traffic component(s) at different network layers, and the bandwidth resources of the traffic component(s) may be divided into GT and BET portions. The method comprises forming a shared pool of recovery resources, for all the layers in the line, from the bandwidth resources assigned to BET on all the layers. The method further comprises utilizing the shared pool of recovery resources for recovery of any of the traffic components of the traffic flow. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280581 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING HIGH-POWER LASER BEAMS - A method of operating a high-output-power fiber laser system includes: time multiplexing a plurality of pulses, each pulse having a pulse width, and each having a different wavelength from a plurality of seed oscillators onto a single fiber; setting each pulse width to a width less than the phonon lifetime; separating in time each pulse from each other pulse so as to leave a gap between adjacent pulses; setting a time between pulses each having a common wavelength to a time longer than a round-trip time of flight through a fiber amplifier of pulses having the common wavelength; and injecting the plurality of pulses from the single fiber into the fiber amplifier. Also to disclosed is a system capable of performing the method. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280582 | HYBRID FIBER COAXIAL NETWORK OPTICAL TRANSPORT SYSTEM WITH DISTORTION CONTROL - Linearized optical transmitter units are described for a hybrid optical fiber coaxial cable network. The linearized optical transmitter unit can comprise a directly-modulated or externally-modulated laser optically coupled to an optical conduit directed to an optical fiber communications link and electrically coupled to an electrical RF source line that provides an RF source to drive the laser or an external modulator for a light beam from the laser. A linearization information electrical component comprising memory and/or a processor, and a data output configured to transmit linearization enabling data for input into a direct digital synthesis engine that enables the direct digital synthesis engine to generate an RF signal wherein nonlinear responses of the transmitter and/or the optical fiber communications link are pre-compensated, in which the data is specific for the optical transmitter and/or the optical fiber communications link. An electronic communication channel can connected to the data output of the electrical component to communicate the linearization enabling data external to the linearized optical transmitter unit suitable for communication to the direct digital synthesis engine. The linearized optical transmitter can be assembled in a plug-in module. Corresponding HFC systems and methods are also described. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280583 | Optical power transmission systems and methods - A system for delivering optical power over optical conduits includes at least one optical power source delivering multiple optical power forms to multiple outlet nodes in a variety of applications. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280584 | OPTICAL FIBER WITH SUPPRESSED STIMULATED BRILLOUIN SCATTERING - The present invention relates to optical fibers useful for the transmission of electromagnetic energy at such high levels of power that stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) may be of importance. One aspect of the present invention is an optical fiber for the propagation of optical radiation having an optical wavelength, the optical fiber and optical wavelength having an SBS acoustic wavelength associated therewith, the optical fiber comprising a core having a geometrical center and an outer perimeter; and a cladding surrounding the core; wherein the core is rare earth doped and substantially free of germanium, the optical fiber has a refractive index profile such that the core is guiding for optical radiation having the optical wavelength, and the optical fiber has an acoustic index profile such that the core is antiguiding for an acoustic wave having the SBS acoustic wavelength. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280585 | OPTICAL PULSE AMPLICATION APPARATUS AND METHOD - A method and apparatus for producing a series of amplified optical pulses from a series of input optical pulses. The method includes creating a set of local optical pulses from a series of input optical pulses, the set of local optical pulses being applied to the input of an optical amplifier and having different amplitudes arranged in a graded order. The set of local optical pulses are amplified by an optical amplifier to have a significantly amplified first local optical pulse that is removed from the set of local optical pulses and output as a part of the series of amplified optical pulses. After removing the significantly amplified first local optical pulse, the set of local optical pulses is recreated by adding a new optical pulse from the series of input optical pulses to the end of the set of local optical pulses; and the recreated set of local optical pulses is routed back to be applied to the input of the optical amplifier to continue producing the series of amplified optical pulses. The formed set of local optical pulses having different (graded) amplitudes arranged in a descending order is configured such that the first local optical pulse has a much higher peak power before the optical amplifier gets saturated. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280586 | Optical power transmission packeting systems and methods - A system for delivering optical power over an optical conduit includes at least one optical power source delivering optical power to multiple outlet nodes in accordance with a multiple power access methodology. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280587 | PMD Insensitive Direct-Detection Optical OFDM Systems Using Self-Polarization Diversity - A self-polarization diversity technique to combat PMD in a direct-detection optical OFDM system. This technique does not require any dynamic polarization control, and can simultaneous compensate PMD in a WDM system with one device. Simulation results show that this technique virtually completely eliminates the PMD impairments in direct-detection optical OFDM systems. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280588 | PARTIAL DPSK (PDPSK) TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS - An optical receiver includes a demodulator having a delay interferometer comprising an optical input that receives a phase modulated optical signal from a bandwidth limited transmission system. The delay interferometer has a free spectral range that is larger than a symbol rate of the phase modulated optical signal by an amount that improves receiver performance. The receiver also includes a differential detector having a first and a second photodetector. The first photodetector is optically coupled to the constructive optical output of the delay interferometer. The second photodetector is optically coupled to the destructive optical output of the delay interferometer. The differential detector combines a first electrical detection signal generated by the first photodetector and a second electrical detection signal generated by the second photodetector to generate an electrical reception signal. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280589 | AUTOMATIC PAPER MANAGEMENT AND COLOR PROFILE UTILIZATION - Methods and systems herein provide for calibration of a production printing system that accommodates a plurality of different print paper types, including new paper types with no ICC profiles or optical density curves on file. One exemplary method includes printing test patches of primary colors on a first print medium, measuring colors of the test patches printed on the first print medium to determine an optical density of the first print medium, and comparing the optical density of the first print medium to a plurality of optical density curves to identify a comparable optical density curve of a different print medium. The comparable optical density curve is one of a plurality of optical density curves installed on the production printing system. The method further includes automatically selecting the comparable optical density curve to calibrate the production printing system to the different print medium for use in printing to the first print medium. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280590 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus is provided that, even when a recording material is conveyed with a short interval between papers, reduces mistaken detection of a jam without reducing throughput of image formation. To accomplish this, when an interval between papers is not detected by a sensor that is disposed upstream in a conveyance direction but is detected by a sensor that is disposed downstream in the conveyance direction, there is a high possibility of determining that a jam has been generated in which recording material wraps around a fixing roller, but even in such a case, discharge processing is executed normally without a determination that a jam has been generated in which recording material has wrapped around a fixing roller, by using a recording material size and a time period of detection of the interval between papers. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280591 | IMAGE FORMING DEVICE HAVING A PLURALITY OF IMAGE FORMING MODES - An image forming device includes a light-receiving element that receives a light having passed through a cartridge. An image forming unit has a first mode for forming images while rotating an agitator at a first speed and a second mode for forming images while rotating the agitator at a second speed that is lower than the first speed. If a value regarding image forming amount counted while the image forming unit is in the second mode is determined to be greater than a predetermined value, the image forming unit changes a rotation speed of the agitator from the second speed to the first speed, and it is determined whether the cartridge should be replaced based on a time ratio, which is a ratio of time duration, in which the light-receiving element receives the detection light within a predetermined duration, to the predetermined time duration. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280592 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR PRINTING APPARATUS - A printing apparatus for performing printing using a recording material includes a plurality of storing units, a movement unit, and an execution unit. The plurality of storing units store the recording material. The movement unit moves one storing unit of the plurality of storing units to a replaceable position. The execution unit execute check processing for checking an operation of a storing unit if all of one storing unit or a plurality of the storing units determined to be lacking the recording material are moved to the replaceable position by the movement unit. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280593 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR PRINTING APPARATUS - A printing apparatus includes a plurality of container units containing a recording material. In a case where it is determined that a container unit is lacking in the recording material when printing is executed based on print data, the printing apparatus moves the container unit determined to be lacking in the recording material to a replaceable position. In a case where the container unit determined to be lacking in the recording material is not a specific container unit among the plurality of container units and the printing based on the print data is canceled without replacing the container unit determined to be lacking in the recording material, the printing apparatus moves the specific container unit to a specific position in preparation for printing using the specific container unit. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280594 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF CORRECTING IMAGE DENSITY PROMPTLY ACCORDING TO CHANGE IN TONER DENSITY, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus capable of correcting image density promptly. A developing device supplies toner to an electrostatic latent image on a photosensitive drum by development contrast potential to form a toner image. An image density sensor detects the density of a patch image on the photosensitive drum. A toner density sensor detects the toner density of developer in the developing device. The amount of toner supplied for replenishment is adjusted when the detected toner density is above a predetermined upper limit value or below a predetermined lower limit value. Further, when the detected patch image density is above a predetermined upper limit value, toner replenishment control is switched to development contrast control to increase image density. When the detected patch image density is below a predetermined lower limit value, the toner replenishment control is switched to the development contrast control to reduce image density. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280595 | DETECTING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - Provided is a detecting apparatus including an illumination optical system for emitting an image bearing member with a light beam emitted from a light source unit, an imaging optical system including an imaging optical element for imaging an image on the surface of the image bearing member, a light receiving unit for detecting the image on the image bearing member which has been imaged by the imaging optical system, and a calculation unit for detecting image information on the image on the image bearing member from a detection signal received from the light receiving unit. In the detecting apparatus, at least one optical plane of the imaging optical element is configured to refract an imaging system principal ray after passing therethrough in a direction of farther becoming apart from the light source unit than the imaging system principal ray before passing through the optical plane. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280596 | HEATING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The heating apparatus includes a first detection part which detects whether or not the power supplied to the heat generation member is in an overpower state by detecting a positive phase of a half wave in an alternating voltage of a commercial power supply applied to the first or the second current path of the heat generation member, a second detection part which detects whether the power supplied to the heat generation member is in an overpower state or not by detecting a negative phase of a half wave in an alternating voltage the commercial power supply applied to the first current path or the second current path of the heat generation member, and a control part which controls itself to stop supplying power from the commercial power supply to the heat generation member in a case where an overpower state is detected by the first or second detection part. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280597 | VOLTAGE DETECTION DEVICE AND IMAGE HEATING DEVICE - The voltage detection device includes a first voltage detection part for detecting whether or not a time period ratio during which a voltage of an AC power supply is equal to or larger than a first threshold value is equal to or larger than a first ratio and a second voltage detection part for detecting whether or not a time period ratio during which the voltage of the AC power supply is lower than the first threshold value and equal to or larger than a second threshold value is equal to or larger than a second ratio higher than the first ratio, and determines whether the voltage of the AC power supply is a first commercial voltage or a second commercial voltage lower than the first commercial voltage based on results obtained by the first voltage detection part and by the second voltage detection part. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280598 | Device for Determining and Adjusting Transfer Voltage in an Imaging Apparatus and a Method Thereof - A device and method for determining and applying a transfer voltage in an imaging apparatus is provided. A servo voltage is determined based in part upon a change in an environmental condition. A determination is made whether or not to perform a new transfer servo operation based upon at least one of an amount of time passing since the last transfer servo operation was performed and a comparison of the determined servo voltage and a servo voltage used in a prior transfer servo operation. A transfer servo operation includes charging a photoconductive drum to a charge corresponding to a printing voltage. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280599 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A low density area is caused at a trailing edge of an image formed on a photosensitive drum. This low density area is less likely to be caused when the density of the image is higher and the humidity is lower. To prevent generation of such low density area, if a color misregistration detection toner pattern having a high density is formed, in a low humidity environment, an excessively large amount of toner is consumed unnecessarily. In response, the density of the color misregistration detection toner pattern is adjusted based on the humidity. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280600 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member; a developing device for developing an electrostatic latent image formed on the image bearing member; a transferring device for transferring the toner image formed on the image bearing member onto a transfer material; a first ambience detecting device for detecting a humidity inside the image forming apparatus and outside the developing device; a second ambience detector for detecting a humidity inside the developing device; and a setting device for setting a transferring current on the basis of results of detection of the first an ambience detector and the second ambience detector. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280601 | Apparatus and method to control temperature of heating roller used in fusing device of image forming apparatus - The apparatus includes a heating roller that generates heat for melting toner attached to a printing medium; a first induction coil that is disposed outside the heating roller and heats the heating roller by using induced current generated according to current flowing through the first induction coil; two second induction coils that are disposed at upper portions of both ends of the first induction coil and heat the heating roller by using induced current generated according to current flowing through the two second induction coils; a power supply unit that supplies current to the first induction coil and the two second induction coils; and a control unit that controls the power supply unit to supply current flowing in the same direction or different directions to the first induction coil and the second induction coils according to the size of paper fed into the heating roller. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280602 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus according to an embodiment includes a charging device that charges an electric charge to an image carrier, a developing device supplying the image carrier with a developer, and a transfer device that transfers a toner image formed on the image carrier by a developing device onto a recording medium. The apparatus further includes a control unit, discriminates between a first mode of forming an image on a first recording medium of a first thickness and a second mode of forming an image on a second recording medium thinner than the first recording medium to control a developing contrast electric potential, and controls a magnitude of the developing contrast electric potential in the second mode so as to be lower than the first mode. | 2011-11-17 |