48th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 26 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130314652 | DISPLAY SUBSTRATE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE DISPLAY SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY PANEL HAVING THE DISPLAY SUBSTRATE - A method of manufacturing a display substrate includes forming a first color filter on a base substrate in a first region, forming a second color filter on the base substrate in a second region, forming an organic layer on the base substrate, the first color filter and the second color filter, forming a third color filter on the organic layer in a third region and forming an overcoat layer on the organic layer and the third color filter. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314653 | USING REFLECTANCE PROPERTIES - A method includes applying at least one medium to a substrate with a printing device to form a symbol. The perceived reflectance properties of the symbol are provided by an amount of the at least one medium applied to the substrate. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314654 | TRANSFLECTIVE LCD UNIT - A transflective LCD unit includes a liquid crystal (LC) layer: first and second substrates sandwiching therebetween the LC layer to define an array of pixels each including a reflective area and a transmissive area; an electrode assembly for driving the LC layer such that the LC layer in the reflective area is driven in a longitudinal-electric-field mode and the LC layer in the transmissive area is driven in a lateral-electric-field mode; and a reverse-tilt control member for controlling a reverse tilt area in which a reverse tilt of LC molecules occurs near the boundary between the reflective area and the transmissive area. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314655 | LIQUID-CRYSTAL DISPLAYS HAVING HOMEOTROPIC ALIGNMENT - The present invention relates to liquid-crystalline media (LC media) comprising self-aligning additives which effect homeotropic (vertical) alignment of the LC media at a surface or the cell walls of a liquid-crystal display (LC display). The invention therefore also encompasses LC displays having homeotropic alignment of the liquid-crystalline medium (LC medium) without conventional imide alignment layers. The LC media are optionally supplemented by a polymerisable or polymerised component, which serves for stabilisation of the alignment, for adjustment of the tilt angle and/or as passivation layer. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314656 | Liquid Crystal Panel And Method Of Liquid Crystal Alignment - The present invention provides a method of liquid crystal (LC) alignment and LC panel, which includes: providing first substrate, forming first alignment film on surface of first substrate; providing second substrate, disposed oppositely to first substrate, and forming common electrodes, pixel electrodes disposed with separating space, and second alignment film covering common electrodes and pixel electrodes on surface of second substrate; filling LC composite between first alignment film and second alignment film, LC composite comprising reactive monomers and LC molecules; applying high frequency alternating electric field to common electrodes and pixel electrodes so that reactive monomers and LC molecules arranged perpendicular to high frequency alternating electric field with pretilt angle; continuing applying high frequency alternating electric field and using UV radiation to fix pretilt angle to perform alignment. The present invention does not use rubbing to perform alignment, and avoids pollution to LC panel. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314657 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device less influenced by static electricity comprises a liquid crystal display element which forms a display part having inner surfaces of a pair of insulating substrates provided with transparent electrodes; a circuit substrate conductively connected to the liquid crystal display element via a lead terminals; and a conductive part formed to surround the transparent electrode. The conductive part is provided on the insulating substrate so as to avoid the positions where the lead terminals are arranged. Further included are a display panel through which the display part is visible; a first earth terminal conductively connected a first conductive pattern of the conductive part and in contact with the display panel; and a second earth terminal of which is conductively connected to a seventh conductive pattern of the conductive part to a grounding part. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314658 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display uses a layout which reduces the number of data lines relative to the number of pixel columns by providing one data line for every two pixel columns. The display is structured to prevent a passivation layer from becoming opaque due to a manufacturing haze effect by forming the pixel electrode below a gate insulating layer. It is structured to prevent a drain electrode from being damaged due to an etchant used for patterning the pixel electrode. Further, it is structured to prevent a short circuit between a common voltage line and a gate line while not substantially reducing an aperture ratio by disposing a common voltage contact hole for electrically connecting the common voltage line with a common electrode between vertically extending portions of two gate lines that generally extend horizontally. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314659 | LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL, METHOD FOR INJECTING LIQUID CRYSTAL THEREOF AND APPARATUS FOR INJECTING LIQUID CRYSTAL - A liquid crystal panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a sealant layer, and a liquid crystal layer. The second substrate is disposed opposite to the first substrate. The sealant layer is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate for combining the first substrate and the second substrate. A plurality of openings is defined by the first substrate, the second substrate, and the sealant layer. The liquid crystal layer is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The openings are configured to inject a liquid crystal material into space between the first substrate and the second substrate to form the liquid crystal layer by capillarity. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314660 | LENS AND FRAME ASSEMBLY FOR GLASSES - A lens and frame assembly for glasses includes a lens having at least a latch and a frame having at least an inserting hole. After the lens is inserted into an embedding slot of the frame, the latch of the lens is inserted into the inserting hole of the frame to reinforce fastening the lens on the frame. When the glasses is twisted or impacted, the lens does not easily come off. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314661 | Hinge Structure for Glasses - A hinge structure for interconnecting the temples of glasses or spectacles to the frame thereof is disclosed. The hinge structure is made of resilient polymeric material such as elastomeric material. The hinge structure also defines a generally smooth inner surface and a generally corrugated or bellows-shaped outer surface. The elastically compressible alternating ridges and furrows of the corrugation bias the temples of the glasses toward each other, thereby securing the temples to the head of the wearer. Still, at least one of the furrows is further provided with an enlarged groove at the bottom thereof to reduce the tension of the temples on the head of the wearer. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314662 | CONTACT LENSES - A set of contact lenses having peripheral zones with optical power parameters determined in relation to the optical powers of the central portions of the lenses. In a specific embodiment, an optical parameter assigned to a given peripheral zone of a lens from the set represents a difference between an optical power of the lens in such peripheral zone and an optical power of the lens in the central portion. A method for determining optical parameters of such set of lenses and an apparatus implementing such determination based on imaging data acquired as a result of imaging an eye and generation of a representation of the lenses at least in part of such imaging data. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314663 | FULLY POLYMERIZED UV BLOCKING SILICONE HYDROGEL LENS - A substantially fully copolymerized UV blocking hydrogel lens demonstrating sufficient blocking of UV light to meet at least FDA Class II specifications for UV blocking formed from a reaction mixture comprising at least NVP and one other comonomer and a free-radical polymerizable, substituted or unsubstituted, Bis O-hydroxy benzophenone is provided herein. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314664 | FULLY POLYMERIZED UV BLOCKING SILICONE HYDROGEL LENS - A substantially fully copolymerized UV blocking hydrogel lens demonstrating sufficient blocking of UV light to meet at least FDA Class II specifications for UV blocking formed from a reaction mixture comprising at least NVP and one other comonomer and a free-radical polymerizable, substituted or unsubstituted, Bis O-hydroxy benzophenone is provided herein. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314665 | SOFT CONTACT LENSES FOR TREATING AMETROPIA - A soft contact lens for treating ametropia having an optical zone, a pressure control zone, an alignment zone, and a peripheral zone. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314666 | METHOD OF MAKING A SPECTACLE LENS PROVIDING AN ASTIGMATIC CORRECTION AND SPECTACLES INCLUDING SAID SPECTACLE LENS - A method of making a spectacle lens providing at least an astigmatic correction includes measuring a direction of an axis of an astigmatism of an eye for each of three different directions of gaze of the eye. Thereafter, a position of the spectacle lens is determined relative to the eye. A shape of a surface of the spectacle lens is computed based on the determined position of the spectacle lens relative to the eye and the at least three measured directions of the axis of the astigmatism. A primary orientation of the eye is determined based on the three measured directions of the axis of the astigmatism. The shape of the surface of the spectacle lens is calculated based on the determined position of the spectacle lens relative to the eye and by applying Listing's Law based on the determined primary orientation of the eye. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314667 | Method and Devices for Treatment of Macular Degeneration Visual Impairment - A method and device for improving the perceived vision of a person having macular degeneration wherein, a plurality of means is employed externally to the eye to selectively block the reception of a distorted image caused by the impaired eye whereby overall vision is improved. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314668 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING AT LEAST ONE GEOMETRIC/PHYSIOGNOMIC PARAMETER ASSOCIATED WITH THE MOUNTING OF AN OPHTHALMIC LENS IN A SPECTACLE FRAME WORN BY A USER - Method includes: (a) placing on a user's head an accessory including at least one brightness calibration element having at least two contrasted zones; (b) capturing an image of the user's head with the accessory thereon with a device; (c) determining the position of the image of the brightness calibration element of the accessory on the captured image; (d) determining a measured value of the brightness of one part of the image of the brightness calibration element or of the image located close to the brightness calibration element; (e) modifying a parameter for adjusting the optical image-acquisition conditions of the device as a function of the measured value to improve the contrast of the image of contrasted zones of the calibration element; (f) capturing another image with the modified parameter for adjusting the optical acquisition conditions; and (g) determining the required geometric/physiognomic mounting parameter on the basis of the other image. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314669 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ASSESSING VISUAL DISORDER - A method of diagnosis is disclosed. The method comprises using a display device for presenting a motion perception test to a subject and determining a subject response to the motion perception test. The response can be used for assessing presence or absence of demyelination and/or remyelination. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314670 | LIGHT SOURCE SYSTEM FOR STEREOSCOPIC PROJECTION - A light source system for stereoscopic projection is disclosed, which includes: at least one light source set, two filters, a rotary wheel, a TIR prism, a multiband filter and at least one reflector. The at least one light source set and the two filters are disposed at a first side of the rotary wheel, while the TIR prism, the reflector and the multiband filter are disposed at a second side of the rotary wheel. With the above arrangements, the light source system could provide different lights of different wavebands to a light valve of a projector in different time sequences, and the projector could thus project a right-eye view angle image and a left-eye view angle image to viewers to form a stereoscopic image. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314671 | DIGITAL LIGHT PROCESSING PROJECTOR USING LASER AND LIGHT EMITTING DIODE - A digital light processing projector includes a light emitting diode (LED), a laser, a rotatable optical element, a reflector, a first filter, a second filter, a digital micro-mirror device (DMD), and a projection lens. The LED and the laser respectively emit a first and second homogeneous lights. The rotatable optical element converts a first portion of the second homogeneous light to a third homogeneous light, reflects the third homogeneous light, and transmits a second portion of the second homogeneous light. The reflector reflects the third homogeneous light. The first filter transmits the first homogeneous light, and reflects the second portion to the second filter. The second filter transmits the second portion and the first homogeneous light, and reflects the third homogeneous light to the DMD. The DMD modulates the first, second and third homogeneous lights to obtain optical images. The projection lens projects the optical images on a screen. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314672 | LIGHT SOURCE UNIT INCLUDING A LASER AS A LIGHT SOURCE AND A LIGHT EMITTING WHEEL WITH A DIFFUSION LAYER OPPOSITE TO THE LASER - A projector includes a light source unit, a light guiding device, a display device, a projection side optical system, and a projector control unit. The light source unit includes a light source which emits laser light in the wavelength band of blue, a light emitting wheel disposed on an optical axis of the light source, and a wheel motor for driving to rotate the light emitting wheel. The light emitting wheel is formed of a circular substrate having a diffusion layer on a predetermined surface thereof, the diffusion layer being made up of minute irregularities which are formed directly on a surface of the circular substrate. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314673 | LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE AND PROJECTOR - A light source device includes: a light source; a reflector that reflects light emitted from the light source; a light source housing accommodating the light source and the reflector and including a plurality of introduction ports through which cooling air is introduced, and a plurality of outlet ports communicating with the plural corresponding introduction ports, the outlet ports through which the introduced cooling air goes out; and an opening and closing device opening and closing the plural introduction ports. The plural introduction ports are disposed around a center shaft of the opening and closing device. The plural outlet ports are disposed along an opening of the reflector. The opening and closing device has a rotating member which rotates in accordance with the position of the light source device to selectively open and close the plural introduction ports. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314674 | PROJECTION TYPE DISPLAY APPARATUS - A projection type display apparatus | 2013-11-28 |
20130314675 | PROJECTION ZOOM LENS AND PROJECTION DISPLAY APPARATUS - A six group projection zoom lens downsized with broadened angle of view while aberrations are satisfactorily corrected over the entire zoom range, including a negative lens group having a negative power, a second lens group having a positive power, a third lens group having a positive power, a fourth lens group having a negative power, a fifth lens group having a positive power, and a sixth lens group having a positive power in this order from the magnification side and is configured telecentric on the reduction side. The first and sixth lens groups are fixed while the second to fifth lens groups are moved independently of each other at the time of zooming. The fifth lens group includes a plurality of lenses and a biconvex lens is disposed on the most magnification side. The projection zoom lens satisfies conditional expressions (1): (R | 2013-11-28 |
20130314676 | PROJECTION MODULE - The present invention is related to an improved projection module, and more particularly, to a projection module integrated with necessary combinations so as to reduce error probabilities of circuit designs. In accordance with the present invention, an improved projection module includes a panel, a panel driving circuit and a light driving circuit. Accordingly, in accordance with the novel combination of the present invention, a projector manufacturer can be easy to use its own conditions to develop suitable products. Therefore, the burdens and error probabilities of designing circuits in development can be reduced. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314677 | PROJECTOR WITH DOCKING SYSTEM FOR HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICES - A projector includes a cavity configured to accommodate handheld electronic devices having at least one of different sizes and shapes, a communicating unit configured to electrically communicate with a handheld electronic device that is disposed in the cavity, and a projection subsystem configured to project an image that is at least partially formed by a handheld electronic device that is disposed in the cavity. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314678 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE PRINTING - A method for stereoscopic image printing according to one aspect of the presently disclosed subject matter includes acquiring information on distribution of parallax of a multi-viewpoint image with two or more viewpoints; determining, based on the information on the distribution of parallax, a number of viewpoints of a stereoscopic image which is printed on a lenticular lens sheet; generating, if the number of viewpoints of the multi-viewpoint image is smaller than the determined number of viewpoints, a shortfall viewpoint image based on the inputted multi-viewpoint image; and printing a stereoscopic image which is made of the multi-viewpoint image and the generated viewpoint image. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314679 | PROJECTION OPTICAL SYSTEM, EXPOSURE APPARATUS, AND EXPOSURE METHOD - A projection objective includes at least four curved mirrors, which include a first curved mirror that is a most optically forward mirror and a second curved mirror that is a second most optically forward mirror, as defined along a light path. In addition, an intermediate lens element is disposed physically between the first and second mirrors, the intermediate lens element being a single pass type lens. The objective forms an image with a numerical aperture of at least substantially 1.0 in immersion. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314680 | LENS UNIT, EXPOSURE DEVICE, LED HEAD, IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS, AND READING APPARATUS - A lens unit includes a first lens plate including first lenses arranged in a first direction and configured to form an intermediate image being an inverted reduced image of an object, a second lens plate including second lenses arranged in the first direction and configured to form an inverted enlarged image of the intermediate image on a light reception surface, and a positioning portion being in contact with both a butting portion formed on the first lens plate and a butting portion formed on the second lens plate. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314681 | ARRANGEMENT FOR MOUNTING AN OPTICAL ELEMENT - The invention relates to an arrangement for mounting an optical element, in particular in an EUV projection exposure apparatus, comprising a weight force compensation device ( | 2013-11-28 |
20130314682 | EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - An exposure apparatus includes a control unit configured to calculate a target exposure amount distribution in a scanning direction within the target shot region using a target exposure amount at a position in the target shot region and a target exposure amount at a position in an adjacent shot region adjacent to the target shot region in the scanning direction and configured to perform a scan exposure for the target shot region while controlling an exposure amount according to scanning of the substrate so as to obtain the calculated target exposure amount distribution as an exposure amount distribution in a scanning direction within the target shot region. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314683 | SPATIAL LIGHT MODULATOR, METHOD OF DRIVING SAME, AND EXPOSURE METHOD AND APPARATUS - A method of driving a spatial light modulator includes: setting, in an array of mirror elements, mirror elements in a first state for turning incident light into reflected light with the same phase as that of the incident light or with a phase different by a first phase from that of the incident light and mirror elements in a second state for turning incident light into reflected light with a phase different approximately 180° from the first phase to an arrangement with a first phase distribution; and setting, in the array of mirror elements, the first mirror elements and the second mirror elements to an arrangement with a second phase distribution which is an inversion of the first phase distribution. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314684 | Lithographic Apparatus and Device Manufacturing Method - A substrate stage is used in a lithographic apparatus. The substrate stage includes a substrate table constructed to hold a substrate and a positioning device for in use positioning the substrate table relative to a projection system of the lithographic apparatus. The positioning device includes a first positioning member mounted to the substrate table and a second positioning member co-operating with the first positioning member to position the substrate table. The second positioning member is mounted to a support structure. The substrate stage further comprises an actuator that is arranged to exert a vertical force on a bottom surface of the substrate table at a substantially fixed horizontal position relative to the support structure. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314685 | MASK - Provided are a mask, a method of manufacturing the same, a light irradiation device, a method of radiating light, and a method of manufacturing an orientationally ordered photo-alignment layer. By the mask, collimated light or nearly collimated light may be irradiated with uniform illumination to a surface of an object to be irradiated. Further, by the mask, light may be effectively incident even on the object to be irradiated in the curved shape. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314686 | MASK SUPPORT FRAME AND MASK ASSEMBLY HAVING THE SAME - A mask support frame for supporting a mask is provided. The frame is configured to secure both ends of a mask and apply tension to the mask in a first direction. The frame includes a frame main body defining an opening for exposing a patterned opening area of the mask and an end tensioner coupled to the frame main body, and configured to apply tension to one of both ends of the mask in a second direction crossing the first direction. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314687 | TRANSVERSE ELECTRIC-FIELD TYPE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE, PROCESS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND SCAN-EXPOSING DEVICE - A process of manufacturing a liquid crystal display device of transverse electric-field type, wherein a halftone photomask which is used to form a photoresist pattern has a fully light-shielding area preventing UV irradiation of a portion of an active matrix substrate in which a thin-film transistor element is to be formed, so that the photoresist pattern includes a positive resist portion which has a first thickness and which is formed on the above-indicated portion of the substrate. The halftone mask further has a fully light-transmitting area which permits fully UV transmission therethrough to provide the photoresist pattern with a resist-free area which corresponds to a portion of the substrate in which a contact hole serving as a third connection portion connecting an external scanning-line driver circuit and a scanning-line terminal portion through a junction electrode is to be formed. The photoresist pattern also has a positive resist portion which is formed in the other portion of the substrate and which has a second thickness smaller than the first thickness. Also disclosed in a scan-exposing device used in the process is also disclosed. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314688 | INDOOR SURVEYING APPARATUS - An indoor surveying apparatus comprises a 2D range finder, means for automatically aligning 2D range finder data and computing a 2D map of the environment, a calibrated optical imaging system for capturing images of environment, and means for establishing positions and extents of walls, doors, and windows and for drawing floor plans using the computed 2D map and calibrated images where 2D range finder data is missing. It is further contemplated that the imaging system can also be part of the range finder, that the range finder can be a scanning laser range finder, that the imaging system can include a panoramic lens with 180 degree field of view, that the apparatus can further include an IMU, an electronic compass, a panoramic rotator, and means for measuring positions of points on the floor using the image data. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314689 | INTERCHANGEABLE CHROMATIC RANGE SENSOR PROBE FOR A COORDINATE MEASURING MACHINE - An interchangeable chromatic range sensor (CRS) probe for a coordinate measuring machine (CMM). The CRS probe is capable of being automatically connected to a CMM under program control. In one embodiment, in order to make the CRS probe compatible with a standard CMM auto exchange joint, all CRS measurement light transmitting and receiving elements (e.g., the light source, wavelength detector, optical pen, etc.) are included in the CRS probe assembly. The CRS probe assembly also includes an auto exchange joint element that is attachable through a standard auto exchange joint connection to a CMM. In one embodiment, in order to provide the required signals through the limited number of connections of the standard CMM auto exchange joint (e.g., 13 pins), a low voltage differential signaling (LVDS) serializer may be utilized for providing additional control and data signals on two signal lines. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314690 | INTERCHANGEABLE OPTICS CONFIGURATION FOR A CHROMATIC RANGE SENSOR OPTICAL PEN - An optical pen for use in a chromatic range sensor (CRS) may be used in a probe system for a coordinate measuring machine (CMM). The optical pen includes a confocal optical path, an interchangeable optics element, an optical pen base member, and a repeatable fast exchange mount. The confocal optical path includes a confocal aperture and a chromatically dispersive optics portion. The interchangeable optics element includes the chromatically dispersive optics portion. The optical pen base member includes an external mounting surface for mounting to an external reference frame. The repeatable fast exchange mount includes a first mating half located on the base member and a second mating half located on the interchangeable optics element. The repeatable fast exchange mount is configured to allow the base member to receive and hold the interchangeable optics element in a fixed relationship relative to the base member and the external reference frame. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314691 | DISTANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM - A light source transmits detecting light toward an object. The object reflects the detecting light and forms a reflected light. A sensor is used for sensing the reflected light. Then, an exposure control unit coupled to the sensor performs luminance convergence on the reflected light according to luminance of the reflected light sensed by the sensor. And a distance measurement device coupled to the sensor detects a distance between the object and the light source and/or the sensor according to an image position of the reflected light on the sensor. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314692 | ETCHING MONITOR DEVICE - An etching monitor device capable of high precision measurement in the presence of a mask region capable of producing interference. An interference optical system which acquires reflected interference light containing three interference component signals; a spectrometric measurement unit; an optical path difference analysis unit which computes optical path difference analysis data for the reflected interference spectrum; an uncorrected B-C interference distance computation unit; a correction table unit which computes and stores the relationship between mask thickness and amount of offset of optical path difference due to fusion of two interferences; a mask thickness measurement unit; a B-C interference distance true value computation unit; and an etching depth computation unit which computes the etching depth based on a corrected B-C interference distance and mask thickness. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314693 | RANGE IMAGING DEVICES AND METHODS - An array of laser diode emitters is used as an illumination source for a range imaging system. The laser diode emitters are disposed on a common substrate. When one of the emitters fails, the remaining emitters emit enough light to meet the output optical power specification. The emitters can be disposed with a tight spacing. The tight spacing facilitates packaging of the entire array into a compact single package on a common heat sink. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314694 | ATMOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - One of first and second beams ( | 2013-11-28 |
20130314695 | Spectral Analysis Techniques Based Upon Spectral Monitoring of a Matrix - Spectroscopic analyses of complex mixtures within the matrix of a sample can oftentimes be complicated by spectral overlap of the constituents and/or the matrix, making it difficult to quantitatively assay each constituent therein. Methods for analyzing a sample can comprise: providing a sample comprising a matrix and one or more constituents therein; exposing the sample to electromagnetic radiation in a spectral region where the matrix optically interacts with the electromagnetic radiation, so as to acquire a spectrum of the matrix; and analyzing the spectrum of the matrix within a wavelength range where the matrix has a molar extinction coefficient of at least about 0.01 M | 2013-11-28 |
20130314696 | Transmission of Affine-Invariant Spatial Mask for Active Depth Sensing - A method operational on a transmitter device is provided for projecting a composite code mask. A composite code mask on a tangible medium is obtained, where the composite code mask includes a code layer combined with a carrier layer. The code layer may include uniquely identifiable spatially-coded codewords defined by a plurality of symbols. The carrier layer may be independently ascertainable and distinct from the code layer and includes a plurality of reference objects that are robust to distortion upon projection. At least one of the code layer and carrier layer may be pre-shaped by a synthetic point spread function prior to projection. At least a portion of the composite code mask is projected, by the transmitter device, onto a target object to help a receiver ascertain depth information for the target object with a single projection of the composite code mask. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314697 | FLUID PROCESSING TUBE FOR OPTICAL ANALYSIS AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING A FLUID - Fluid processing tube for use in optical analysis comprising at least one first portion being made from a first material suitable for optical analysis and being configured to include two optical paths of different lengths, and at least one second portion connected to said first portion and being made from a second material different from said first material. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314698 | Method For The Detection Of Defects In Gas-Barrier Films Using Quantum Dots - By forming nanoparticles from gas-phase precursors within cracks or defects in a gas-barrier film, crack-width may be determined from the diameter of the nanoparticles formed within. The optical absorption and emission wavelengths of a quantum dot are governed by the particle size. For a particular material, the absorption and/or emission wavelengths may therefore be correlated to the particle size (as determined from techniques such as transmission electron microscopy, TEM). Thus, fluorescence measurement techniques and/or confocal microscopy may be used to determine the size of quantum dots formed within a gas-barrier film, allowing both the size and nature of a defect to be determined. The method may be used to assess the potential effects of defects on the integrity of the gas-barrier film. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314699 | SOLAR RESOURCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM - A solar resource measurement system captures an orientation-referenced image within a field of view of a tilted surface that includes a skyline, detects the skyline within the orientation-referenced image to establish a set of zenith angles as a function of azimuth angles associated with the skyline, and determines a solar resource for the tilted surface from the orientation-referenced image and the set of zenith angles as the function of azimuth angles that are associated with the skyline. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314700 | SURFACE-DEFECT INSPECTION DEVICE - A data processing and controlling portion calculates the amounts of coordinate deviations between artificial defects on a standard sample and detected defects, checks the sensitivity (instrumental sensitivity (luminance, brightness, or the like)), and proceeds to execution of hardware corrections. If the coordinate deviation is less than a certain value, software corrections are carried out. In the case of the software corrections, coordinate corrections are made for the whole standard sample. The amounts of coordinate deviations are computed and checked. If the amounts of coordinate deviations are outside a tolerance, coordinate corrections are made for each region obtained by dividing the standard sample. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314701 | SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTING AND CONTROLLING COLOR REPRODUCTION AT MULTIPLE SITES - In the color imaging system, multiple rendering devices are provided at different nodes along a network. Each rendering device has a color measurement instrument for calibrating the color presented by the rendering device. A rendering device may represent a color display in which a member surrounds the outer periphery of the screen of the display and a color measuring instrument is coupled to the first member. The color measuring instrument includes a sensor spaced from the screen at an angle with respect to the screen for receiving light from an area of the screen. A rendering device may be a printer in which the measuring of color samples on a sheet rendered by the printer is provided by a sensor coupled to a transport mechanism which moves the sensor and sheet relative to each other, where the sensor provides light from the sample to a spectrograph. The color measuring instruments provide for non-contact measurements of color samples either displayed on a color display, or printed on a sheet, and are self-calibrating by the use of calibration references in the instrument. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314702 | TWO-DIMENSIONAL FOURIER TRANSFORM SPECTROMETER - The present invention relates to a system and methods for acquiring two-dimensional Fourier transform (2D FT) spectra. Overlap of a collinear pulse pair and probe induce a molecular response which is collected by spectral dispersion of the signal modulated probe beam. Simultaneous collection of the molecular response, pulse timing and characteristics permit real time phasing and rapid acquisition of spectra. Full spectra are acquired as a function of pulse pair timings and numerically transformed to achieve the full frequency-frequency spectrum. This method demonstrates the ability to acquire information on molecular dynamics, couplings and structure in a simple apparatus. Multi-dimensional methods can be used for diagnostic and analytical measurements in the biological, biomedical, and chemical fields. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314703 | TUNABLE MULTISPECTRAL LASER SOURCE - An tunable optical frequency comb source includes a linear waveguide having an input leg to couple to a pump laser. A ring microresonator is evanescently coupled to the linear waveguide. The microresonator includes a ring shaped waveguide having a core material with a nonlinear refractive index to provide four-wave mixing to generate a cascade of independent laser beams at frequencies corresponding to the longitudinal modes of the microresonator. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314704 | Miniature Spectrometer With Stray Light Filtering Structure - A miniature spectrometer comprises an input unit, a stray light filtering structure, and a miniature diffraction grating. The input unit receives a first optical signal and a second optical signal. The stray light filtering structure has first and second filter sections to filter out the second optical signal. The first and second filter sections have first and second dentate structures disposed on opposite sides. The first and second dentate structures define an optical channel for the transmission of the first optical signal. The second optical signal enters into the first or the second dentate structure and is filtered out by the first or the second dentate structure. The miniature diffraction grating receives the first optical signal from the stray light filtering structure and separates the first optical signal into a plurality of spectral components. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314705 | METHOD OF MEASURING A DIFFUSION CHARACTERISTIC VALUE OF A PARTICLE - There is provided a method of measuring a diffusion characteristic value (for example, a diffusion constant) of a light-emitting particle using the scanning molecule counting method using the optical measurement with a confocal microscope or a multiphoton microscope. The inventive method of measuring a diffusion characteristic value of a light-emitting particle is characterized to measure light intensity from the light detection region with moving the position of the light detection region in the sample solution by changing an optical path of the optical system to generate light intensity data and to compute a diffusion characteristic value of the light-emitting particle based on a deviation time from a moving cycle time of the light detection region in an interval of generation times of two or more signals corresponding to a same light-emitting particle on the light intensity data. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314706 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING A WAVELENGTH-RESOLVED STATE OF POLARIZATION OF AN OPTICAL SIGNAL - The present invention relates to a system and method for measuring a wavelength-resolved state of polarization, for calculating differential group delay of an optical signal under analysis ( | 2013-11-28 |
20130314707 | Arrangement For Placement And Alignment Of Opto-Electronic Components - An arrangement for providing passive alignment of optical components on a common substrate uses a set of reference cavities, where each optical device is positioned within a separate reference cavity. The reference cavities are formed to have a predetermined depth, with perimeters slightly larger than the footprint of their associated optical components. The reference cavity includes at least one right-angle corner that is used as a registration corner against which a right-angle corner of an associated optical component is positioned. The placement of each optical component in its own reference cavity allows for passive optical alignment to be achieved by placing each component against its predefined registration corner. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314708 | Method and Apparatus for Maintaining Depth of Focus - A method includes directing a beam of radiation along an optical axis toward a workpiece support, measuring a spectrum of the beam at a first time to obtain a first profile, measuring the spectrum of the beam at a second time to obtain a second profile, determining a spectral difference between the two profiles, and adjusting a position of the workpiece support along the optical axis based on the difference. A different aspect involves an apparatus having a workpiece support, beam directing structure that directs a beam of radiation along an optical axis toward the workpiece support, spectrum measuring structure that measures a spectrum of the beam at first and second times to obtain respective first and second profiles, processing structure that determines a difference between the two profiles, and support adjusting structure that adjusts a position of the workpiece support along the optical axis based on the difference. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314709 | OPTICAL DATA TRANSFORMATION - Apparatus, systems, and methods may operate to receive interacted energy at an optical calculation device attached to a down hole housing to be deployed in a down hole environment. Further activities may include optically compressing data carried by the interacted energy into at least one orthogonal component, using the optical calculation device, sending a signal associated with the at least one orthogonal component to a remote surface computer, and determining a property of petroleum located in the down hole environment using the remote surface computer, based on the signal. The optical calculation device may comprise a multivariate optical element (MOE). Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314710 | Methods and Systems for Determining a Critical Dimension and Overlay of a Specimen - Methods and systems for monitoring semiconductor fabrication processes are provided. A system may include a stage configured to support a specimen and coupled to a measurement device. The measurement device may include an illumination system and a detection system. The illumination system and the detection system may be configured such that the system may be configured to determine multiple properties of the specimen. For example, the system may be configured to determine multiple properties of a specimen including: but not limited to, critical dimension and overlay misregistration; defects and thin film characteristics; critical dimension and defects; critical dimension and thin film characteristics; critical dimension, thin film characteristics and defects; macro defects and micro defects; flatness, thin film characteristics and defects; overlay misregistration and flatness; an implant characteristic and defects; and adhesion and thickness. In this manner, a measurement device may perform multiple optical and/or non-optical metrology and/or inspection techniques. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314711 | METHOD FOR DETECTING OBJECTS WITH LIGHT - A method for detecting an object using light comprises providing a light source having a function of illuminating an environment. The light source is driven to emit light in a predetermined mode, with light in the predetermined mode being emitted such that the light source maintains said function of illuminating an environment. A reflection/backscatter of the emitted light is received from an object. The reflection/backscatter is filtered over a selected wavelength range as a function of a desired range of detection from the light source to obtain a light input. The presence or position of the object is identified with the desired range of detection as a function of the light input and of the predetermined mode. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314712 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING OPTICAL PROPERTIES BY SIMULTANEOUS MEASUREMENT OF INTENSITIES AT THIN LAYERS USING LIGHT OF SEVERAL WAVELENGTHS - In a method for determining optical properties by measuring intensities at a thin layer, light is directed into the thin layer and passes through a beam splitter, which directs a first part of the light onto the thin layer and a second part of the light onto a reference detector. Interference of the first part of the light in the thin layer is detected via a high-resolution detector and forwarded to an evaluating unit, which determines the reflection and/or transmission coefficients, which are correlated with the optical layer thickness through a comparison using at least one database stored in the evaluating unit. The optical layer thickness is obtained as a gray value modification by way of a gray scale value analysis and a conversion factor stored in the at least one data base. A corresponding device and intended uses of the method and device are also described. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314713 | LIGHT INTERFERENCE SYSTEM AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A light interference system and a substrate processing apparatus can suppress loss of reflection spectrum. The light interference system 1 includes a light source | 2013-11-28 |
20130314714 | APPARATUS FOR ACQUIRING INFORMATION OF OBJECT, AND PROGRAM - An apparatus for acquiring information of an object includes an interferometer and an arithmetic unit. The interferometer includes an optical device that forms an interference pattern with light from a light source, and a detector that detects the interference pattern. The arithmetic unit acquires information related to a phase of an object using a first detection result and a second detection result detected by the detector. The arithmetic unit acquires the information related to the phase of the object using information on distribution of changes of the interferometer acquired from the first detection result and the second detection result. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314715 | Method and Apparatus for Correcting Bias Error in Ring-Down Spectroscopy - An apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a laser source and a ring-down optical resonator that performs cavity ring-down spectroscopy, the optical resonator receives coherent optical energy from the laser, wherein an extinction rate of optical resonance within the optical resonator is at least 100 times longer than an extinction rate of optical energy emitted from the laser source first following deactivation of the laser source. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314716 | SPECKLE REDUCTION IN OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY BY PATH LENGTH ENCODED ANGULAR COMPOUNDING - Accordingly, exemplary embodiments of an apparatus obtaining information associated with a structure can be provided. For example, with a first arrangement, it is possible to separate at least one first electro-magnetic radiation into a first radiation and a second radiation forwarded to the structure, with the first and second radiations having different path lengths. Using a second arrangement, it is possible to receive third and fourth radiations from the structure associated with the first and second radiations and a fifth radiation received from a reference. Further, with a third arrangement, it is possible to generate data corresponding to an amount of a ranging depth within the structure associated with the second arrangement. For example, a difference between the path lengths of the first and second radiations is equal or greater than the ranging depth. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314717 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR LASER SCANNING STRUCTURED ILLUMINATION MICROSCOPY AND TOMOGRAPHY - Certain examples provide a structured illumination microscopy system. The example system includes a laser source to generate excitation illumination directed toward a target. The example system includes a modulator to modulate the excitation illumination temporally in a controllable spatial pattern to be constructed on the target object to provide sub-diffractional resolution in a lateral direction with respect to the target. The example system includes two synchronized laser scanning mirror units in confocal arrangement, the laser scanning units to be synchronized and controlled by a computing device, a first of the scanning mirror units to receive the modulated excitation illumination and project the modulated excitation illumination on the target object and a second of the scanning mirror units to receive emission fluorescence from the target and project the emission fluorescence. The example system includes a detector to collect emission fluorescence from the target via the second of the scanning mirror units. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314718 | TILT MINIMIZATION THROUGH INTENSITY CONTROL OF LIGHT SOURCE - The power input to the light source of a microscope is varied as necessary to maintain a constant degree of detector saturation as the objective is moved toward a best-focus position. Focus is found by tracking the source's intensity necessary to maintain the detector irradiance at a constant level. The in-focus position is reached when the power input (and correspondingly the intensity of the light emitted by the source) reaches a minimum. The concept can be applied in a similar manner to minimize or eliminate tilt in a sample. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314719 | Substrate Detection Apparatus - A substrate detection apparatus has a simple structure and is easy to install. An inspection location is defined at an end of a moving range of a container as it is transported by a transport device. A range finder is provided which emits detection wave and receives the detection wave that is reflected from an object to detect the distance to the object, is located outwardly of the end of the moving range in the transporting direction, and is positioned such that the detection wave is emitted toward an opening of the container located at the inspection location and can advance through a substrate storing area in a direction that intersects with a direction parallel to the surface of the substrate. A presence determination portion is provided which determines that a substrate exists in the container if and when the detected value from the range finder falls within a predetermined range. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314720 | APPARATUS FOR MEASURING THE DEGREE OF VACUUM OF A MULTISTAGE VACUUM HEAT-INSULATING MEMBER, AND MEASUREMENT METHOD USING SAME - An apparatus for measuring the degree of vacuum of a multistage vacuum heat-insulating member and to a measurement method using the same includes a chamber in which a plurality of vacuum heat-insulating members are accommodated and which forms a sealed space; a shelf arranged within the chamber so as to support the plurality of vacuum heat-insulating members in a plurality of layers; a displacement sensor for sensing the displacement of each outer shell of the vacuum heat-insulating members stacked on the shelf; and a vacuum unit connected to the chamber so as to regulate the pressure of the internal space of the chamber. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314721 | PRINTER WITH PRINT FRAME INTERLOCK AND ADJUSTABLE MEDIA SUPPORT - A printer having improved operational features. The printer includes an articulating print frame assembly coupled to a top cover that is adapted to rotate out of the top cover to an open position and to rotate into the top cover to a closed position. When the print frame is in an open position, the top cover is prevented from rotating toward the bottom housing to a closed position. The printer may include at least one media support member with a media adjustment channel disposed therein, a media adjustment member slidingly disposed through each of the media adjustment channels, and a resilient member configured to apply friction between each of the media adjustment members and the corresponding media support member. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314722 | PROCESSING DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING ENVIRONMENTAL LOAD, METHOD FOR DISPLAYING ENVIRONMENTAL LOAD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR COMPUTER PROGRAM - A computer performs the following processing: calculating a probability that a machine fails in work applied to a printed matter; calculating, as a production environmental load value, a value including a printing environmental load value, a paper environmental load value, a product of the probability and a re-printing environmental load value, and a product of the probability and the paper environmental load value, the printing environmental load value representing a degree of load put on the environment resulting from printing onto paper used for the printed matter, the paper environment load value representing a degree of load put on an environment resulting from production of the paper, the re-printing environmental load value representing a degree of load put on the environment until the printing unit has conducted printing again since the machine failed in the work; and displaying the production environmental load value on the display. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314723 | RESCREEINING SELECTED PARTS OF A HALFTONE IMAGE - A method for enhancing appearance of a halftone image ( | 2013-11-28 |
20130314724 | OPERATION DEVICE, OPERATION METHOD, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE OPERATION DEVICE - An operation device which displays a document preview image on a paper sheet preview image, includes: a changing unit which changes a size of document image data corresponding to the document preview image in accordance with a movement amount and a movement direction when a user touches a part of the document preview image and moves the touched part; a determining unit which determines whether or not a vertical size and a horizontal size of the document preview image after the change are larger than a vertical size and a horizontal size of a largest paper sheet preview image; and an enlargement continuous shooting setting unit sets an enlargement continuous shooting mode if it is determined that the vertical size and the horizontal size of the document preview image are larger than the vertical size and the horizontal size of the largest paper sheet preview image. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314725 | Media Processing Device, Media Processing System, and POS System - A roll paper print unit 120 processes roll paper. A first interface 110 receives commands transmitted from a POS terminal 20. A second interface 115 transmits a command received by the first interface 110 to a printer 200 that performs a same process as the roll paper print unit 120. A control unit 150 controls processing by the roll paper print unit 120, and transmitting a command to the printer 200 through the second interface 115, based on the received command. When the received command is a preset command, the control unit 150 controls the second interface 115 to transmit the preset command to the printer 200. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314726 | Media Processing Device and POS System - A multifunction device | 2013-11-28 |
20130314727 | FUNCTION EXPANSION METHOD USING PRINT DATA, FUNCTION EXPANSION DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - Various functions can be easily added using print data output from an existing application without modifying the existing application program. A function expansion method for executing a process that expands the functions of an application runs on a computer that operates according to an operating system on the operating system kernel layer, executes a specific process according to an application on an application layer, and has one or more communication ports, includes a step of acquiring print data output from the application on the operating system kernel layer, and a step of performing at the application layer a process expanding the function of the acquired print data, and outputs the print data after processing to a suitable communication port. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314728 | METHOD OF PRINTING A PRODUCT CODE - A method of printing a product code includes providing a printer and a substrate. A product code is determined. The product code includes a plurality of characters and a key code. The key code includes an interleaved character including a combination of a first character and a second character selected from the plurality of characters. The printer is controlled to print the product code on the substrate. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314729 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing system configured to control assignment of processor cores to a processing unit that generates printing data from intermediate data based on an amount of the stored printing data. Intermediate data are generated using a specified processor core of a plurality of processor cores and stored in an intermediate data storing unit. Printing data are generated by processing the intermediate data using a processor core other than the specified processor core, and stored in a printing data storing unit. The number of processor cores used by the first processing unit is adjusted on the basis of an amount of intermediate data stored in the intermediate data storing unit. The number of processor cores used by the second processing unit is adjusted on the basis of an amount of printing data stored in the printing data storing unit. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314730 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND PRINT CONTROLLING METHOD FOR THE SAME - A copier that includes a reading unit to read a document to obtain an image and a printing unit configured to print the obtained image to obtain a copied document. The copier further includes a setting unit to set a setting for adding an image indicating that copying the copied document is inhibited and a controlling unit to control the printing unit so in a case where a document having an image indicating that copying the document is permitted subject to an input of authentication information is read to obtain an image and the setting is not set, the obtained image is printed subject to an input of the authentication information, and in a case where a document having an image indicating that copying the document is permitted subject to an input of authentication information is read to obtain an image and the setting is set, not printed the image. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314731 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD EXECUTED BY THE IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus includes an exposure glass on which an original is to be placed; a scanner cover to openably cover the exposure glass from above, a tip of the scanner cover is lifted to open the exposure glass; a document scanner to read a two-dimensional objet of the original on the exposure glass and output read image data; a camera unit to capture an image of a three-dimensional object of the original on the exposure glass and output captured image data; photography lighting equipment including movable light source unit to illuminate the three-dimensional object put when the camera unit captures the image of the three-dimensional object; an image forming unit to convert the read image data and the captured image data to form a printed image on a recording medium; and a setting controller to control a reading process, a capturing process, and an image forming process. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314732 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION SENDING METHOD - An information processing apparatus includes: a request sender configured to send a request for setting information to a setting information providing apparatus via a network, the setting information defining behavior of each one of a plurality of information processing apparatuses; a setting information obtainer to obtain the setting information from the setting information providing apparatus; a setting information storage area to store the obtained setting information; and a setting information sender to send information based on the obtained setting information to at least one other information processing apparatus of the plurality of information processing apparatuses other than the information processing apparatus via a network. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314733 | PRINTING APPARATUS, JOB GENERATION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A printing apparatus includes an accepting unit configured to accept a print job, a first determination unit configured to determine whether the accepted print job is of a first type or a second type, a second determination unit configured to, if the first determination unit determines the accepted print job as the first type and if a job control code included in the accepted print job indicates hold, determine that data of the accepted print job is to be held, if the first determination unit determines that the accepted print job as the first type and if the job control code indicates print, determine that the data of the accepted print job is to be printed, and if the first determination unit determines that the accepted print job as the second type, determine that the data of the accepted print job is to be held. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314734 | DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - Disclosed is a data processing apparatus including an application execution unit that transmits job data; a print-request-source notification unit invoked by the application execution unit to report print-request-source information specifying a print request source; a virtual printer driver that is invoked upon receiving the job data, extracts job information specifying print settings from the job data, generates a work space for image conversion, and generates drawing data of a higher image format from the job data in the work space; and a transmission processing unit that is generated as a private instance for the job data, selects a printer driver corresponding to output-destination printer information associated with a client or a user of the client, instructs the selected printer driver to print the drawing data, and displays transmission destination information and/or print information determined for the job data on the print request source. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314735 | SYSTEM, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, SERVER, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A system includes an image forming apparatus and a server connected to the image forming apparatus via the Internet. The image forming apparatus establishes in response to login of a user, a push type communication method for allowing the server to transmit an instruction, and the server transmits, to the image forming apparatus, an instruction relating to setting information corresponding to the logged-in user by using the established push type communication method. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314736 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AUTHENTICATION SERVER, CLIENT PERSONAL COMPUTER, AND CONTROL METHOD OF IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus for use in an image forming system that includes the image forming apparatus, a client PC, and an authentication server is disclosed. The image forming apparatus may include a cryptographic communication unit configured to perform secure communications, a parameter setting unit configured to set parameters for performing encryption in the image forming apparatus itself, an access right setting unit configured to set an access right of the image forming apparatus itself, a transmission unit configured to transmit the parameters according to an authentication result of the access right, and an automatic setting unit configured to automatically set the parameters by an operation from the client PC. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314737 | METHOD OF AUTHENTICATION USER USING SERVER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE METHOD - A method of authenticating a user using a server and an image forming apparatus using the same, the method including: transmitting, from an image forming apparatus to a first server that functions as an authentication server, user authentication information; determining if the first server authenticates the user based on the user authentication information; and transmitting, to a second server that processes image data, the user authentication information if the first server authenticates the user, wherein the second server authenticates the user based on the transmitted user authentication information authenticated by the first server. Thus, the user of the image forming apparatus can be automatically authenticated by the second server by authenticating the user on the first server. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314738 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - In a communication system, an image forming apparatus sends an address of a receiving section to a mobile terminal. The mobile terminal receives a selection of an image data among plural thumbnails displayed on a display section, and wirelessly sends the selected image data to the image forming apparatus with the address. The image forming apparatus receives the selected image data sent with the address by the mobile terminal, and prints an image based on the selected image data. A communication between the mobile terminal and the image forming apparatus is performed wirelessly with an IEEE 802.11 standard. The image forming apparatus keeps the address of the mobile terminal without deleting the address of the mobile terminal when the communication with the mobile terminal through the receiving section is finished. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314739 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO PROCESS A PRINT JOB - A method of processing a print job where a distribution strategy is determined for how a print job is to be distributed to a plurality of image processors for image processing based on at least one predetermined rule, and where distribution of the print job to at least one image processor of the plurality of image processors is controlled using the determined distribution strategy. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314740 | PRINTER - A printer is provided comprising a storage section arranged to store medium profile information; and a communication section arranged to obtain the medium profile information via a network, wherein the communication section is further arranged to communicate the medium profile information to an image processing section. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314741 | Voice Band Data Mode in a Universal Facsimile Engine - A facsimile apparatus includes a user interface operative to facilitate communications between the apparatus and at least one user application in operative communication with the apparatus, a network interface operative to facilitate communications between the apparatus and an analog communications network and an IP communications network. The apparatus further includes a controller connected to the user interface and network interface. The controller is operative in a first mode to communicate with the analog communications network using a first facsimile protocol and being operative in at least a second mode to communicate with the IP communications network using the first facsimile protocol and a voice band data protocol. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314742 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND SERVER - A system has information processing devices and a server which controls information processing executed by the devices. One of the devices includes a querying part to transmit a query to the server whether the device is permitted to execute the information processing, a notifying part to notify the server of location information indicating a location of the device, and an executing part to execute the information processing in response to an instruction from the server. The server includes a receiving part to receive the query from the device, an identifying part to identify an area in which the device exists according to the information notified by the device which has transmitted the query, and an instructing part to instruct the device which has transmitted the query to execute the information processing based on how many other devices are executing the information processing in the area. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314743 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An information processing device according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes: a multi-core processor including plural cores; a virtual network connecting the plural cores to each other; a network interface; a router function unit configured, in a core of the plural cores, to act as a router between the virtual network and a local network to which the network interface is connected; and a forward processing unit configured, in the core that the router function unit exists, to forward either a multicast packet or a broadcast packet on the virtual network to the local network. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314744 | COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, STORAGE MEDIUM FOR STORING COMMUNICATION TERMINAL CONTROL PROGRAM, SERVER, AND SERVER CONTROL METHOD - The advantage of the invention is to improve the convenience when a preview image of processing target data is displayed in a communication terminal that does not have a preview generating function. A communication terminal has a processing target transmitting section that transmits processing target data to a server, a preview receiving section that receives preview image data of a page in which generation of preview image data is completed before generation of preview image data of all pages is completed with respect to preview image data of the processing target data generated by the server, and a preview displaying section that displays a preview image based on the received preview image data. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314745 | SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus sets a sorting information list and a sorting method used for a sort operation, and transmits the sorting information list set to an image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus displays a selection screen on which a user can select sorting information from the sorting information list, and transmits the sorting information selected on the selection screen to the information processing apparatus, and transmits scanned data to the information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus sorts the scanned data using the sorting information based on the sorting method set. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314746 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME - The request management server receives a print data acquisition request received from the client device located at an external access-limited site, and specifies the print server disposed in the site to which the user device belongs as a device that prints the print data. Then, the request management server provides an instruction to the specified print server about the acquisition of the print data via the client device which has made the print data acquisition request. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314747 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - In a communication system, an image forming apparatus sends an address of a receiving section to a mobile terminal. The mobile terminal receives a selection of an image data among plural thumbnails displayed on a display section, and wirelessly sends the selected image data to the image forming apparatus with the address. The image forming apparatus receives the selected image data sent with the address by the mobile terminal, and prints an image based on the selected image data. A communication between the mobile terminal and the image forming apparatus is performed wirelessly with an IEEE 802.11 standard. The image forming apparatus rejects a connection establishment request from another mobile terminal except for the mobile terminal, when the wireless communication with the mobile terminal is established. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314748 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - In a communication system, an image forming apparatus sends an address of a receiving section to a mobile terminal. The mobile terminal receives a selection of an image data among plural thumbnails displayed on a display section, and wirelessly sends the selected image data to the image forming apparatus with the address. The image forming apparatus receives the selected image data sent with the address by the mobile terminal, and prints an image based on the selected image data. A communication between the mobile terminal and the image forming apparatus is performed wirelessly with an IEEE 802.11 standard. The image forming apparatus deletes the address of the mobile terminal when the communication with the mobile terminal through the receiving section is finished. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314749 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE CREATION OF AN E-ENHANCED MULTI-DIMENSIONAL PICTOKIDS PRESENTATION USING PICTOOVERLAY TECHNOLOGY - A software application program on a computer platform allows a user to create a presentation from a series of image selections that are developed into sequenced PictoStorys that transform a structured basic idea into a pictorial interpretation in the form of an E-Enhanced Multi-Dimensional PictoKids Adventure Presentation. The software application program develops a storyline and structures an Architectural Blueprint into a series of Scenes and Part Scenes that create placeholders for the User's image selections. The PictoStorys are created from a stylized process using PictoOverlay Technology that creates and layers transparent static images and displays them dynamically and sequentially, adding audio and video enhancements to create a User designed film-like presentation. The software program further provides the capability to print the static images on paper or transparent sheets to intrigue, entertain, educate, and have users interact with the PictoKids Adventure. | 2013-11-28 |
20130314750 | RESCREEINING SELECTED PARTS OF A HALFTONE IMAGE - An apparatus for enhancing halftone image ( | 2013-11-28 |
20130314751 | METHOD OF PRINTING A PRODUCT CODE WITH A MODIFIED CHARACTER - A method of printing a modified product code includes providing a printer and a substrate. An initial product code is determined. The initial product code includes a plurality of unmodified characters. A modified product code is determined. The modified product code includes at least one modified character that is different from a corresponding one of the plurality of unmodified characters of the initial product code. The modified character is a function at least in part by of initial product code. The printer is controlled to print the modified product code on the substrate. | 2013-11-28 |