48th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 28 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100302498 | Liquid Crystal Composition and Liquid Crystal Display Device - Subject The invention is to provide a liquid crystal composition that satisfies at least one characteristic among characteristics such as a high maximum temperature of a nematic phase, a low minimum temperature of a nematic phase, a small viscosity, a large optical anisotropy, a large dielectric anisotropy, a large specific resistance, a high stability to ultraviolet light and a high stability to heat, or that is suitably balanced regarding at least two of the characteristics. The invention is to provide an AM device that has a short response time, a large voltage holding ratio, a large contrast ratio, a long service life and so forth. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302499 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE WITH EXIT PUPIL MOVING FOR TRACKING VIEWER'S PUPIL - An image display device for optically displaying an image is disclosed. This device includes: a light source; an imaging-light generator converting light emitted from the light source, into imaging light representative of the image to be displayed to a viewer, to thereby generate the imaging light; and an exit-pupil controlling unit configured to control a position of an exit pupil of the image display device. The exit-pupil controlling unit includes: an electrically controllable element configured to diffract the imaging light incoming from the imaging-light generator, at an electrically-variable diffraction angle; and a controller configured to electrically control the diffraction angle of diffracted light emitted from the electrically controllable element, to thereby control the position of the exit pupil. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302500 | ARTICULATED SPECTACLE FRAMES WITH WIRE ASSEMBLED COMPONENTS - An articulated spectacle frame with wire assembled components, the components being able to slide and fold back past each other, when the spectacles are not being worn, characterised by using two lens rims ( | 2010-12-02 |
20100302501 | EYE AND EAR PROTECTION DEVICE - A device for facilitating eye and ear protection. The device includes an eyeglass frame having left and right temple pieces, a lens support member and lenses appended to the lens support member. Left and right ear plug housings are supported by each of the left and right temple pieces and ear plugs being removably retained within the ear plug housings. Umbilicals connect the ear plugs to the eyeglass frame which are of a length to enable a user to remove the ear plugs from their housings and to insert the ear plugs within ear canals of the user whenever the eyeglass frame is worn. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302502 | GLASSES WITH ILLUMINATION FUNCTION - Eyeglasses with an illumination function include a frame having a pair of lenses mounted thereto. A pair of temples is collapsibly attached to the frame in a spaced-apart relationship with each other, each of the temples having a front end portion hingedly secured the frame, a rear end portion extending over each ear of a user and a forwardly opened receiving pocket formed in the front end portion. A plurality of lamps is received in the receiving pocket of each of the temples for emitting light forwards. A power source is provided independently of the frame and selectively connectable to the lamps via a cable. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302503 | TELESCOPIC SPECTACLES - Optical apparatus ( | 2010-12-02 |
20100302504 | OPTICAL ELEMENT FOR STABILIZING REFRACTIVE INDEX PROFILES USING POLYMER MIXTURES - An optical element comprising: a first monomer polymerized while in the presence of a second monomer to form a first polymer intermixed with the second monomer, the first polymer having a spatially varying degree of cure that provides a predetermined refractive index profile; and the second monomer polymerized in the presence of the first polymer to form a second polymer intermixed with the first polymer, the second polymer stabilizing the refractive index profile. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302505 | LENSES FOR THE CORRECTION OF PRESBYOPIA AND METHODS OF DESIGNING THE LENSES - The invention provides methods for designing contact lenses and contact lenses designed according to the method, which lenses provide an improved method for presbyopia correction compared to conventional lenses and methods. It is a discovery of the invention that improved performance and reduced design time can be obtained by using lens pairs that act synergistically to provide the lens wearer with good binocularity and consistent performance in near, intermediate and distance vision. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302506 | OPTHALMOLOGY PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS - A fundus camera includes an illumination unit to illuminate an ocular fundus of a subject's eye, an autofluorescent exciter filter insertable into and retractable from an illumination optical path of the illumination unit, an observation and photographing unit to receive reflection light from the ocular fundus illuminated by the illumination unit and form an ocular fundus image, an autofluorescent barrier filter insertable into and retractable from an observation and photographing optical path, an image capturing unit to capture an ocular fundus image, and a calculation unit to calculate image data, wherein the calculation unit converts the ocular fundus image which is illuminated using the autofluorescent exciter filter and captured by a color image capturing unit as a color image, in a state that no autofluorescent barrier filter is inserted into the observation and photographing unit, into a monochromatic image from specific color data of each of the pixels. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302507 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RETINAL HEALTH MANAGEMENT - A method for quantifying disease progression through retinal health assessment and management. The method comprises obtaining a first image of a retina or iris at a point in time; generating a first vascular map of the first image of the retina or the iris; obtaining a second image of the retina or the iris at a later point in time; generating a second vascular map of the second image of the retina or the iris; registering the first image and the second image on the basis of the first vascular map and the second vascular map; and displaying at least one difference between the registered first image and the second image to quantify a disease progression. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302508 | Ophthalmic photographing apparatus - An ophthalmic photographing apparatus including an interference optical system for dividing light from a first light source into measurement light and reference light, directing measurement light to a fundus and reference light to a reference optical system, and photo-receiving by a first photodetector interference light, a first optical scanner disposed in a measurement light optical path and scanning measurement light in two dimensional directions, a driving unit moving an optical member in an optical path of measurement light or reference light to change an optical path length, a control unit controlling the driving unit to adjust an optical path length difference, controlling the optical scanner to scan measurement light at a given photographing view angle, and obtaining a tomographic image based on a photodetector signal, and a calculation unit converting a photographing range into an actual distance based on optical member positional information and view angle information. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302509 | METHOD OF DETERMINING A CONTACT LENS - The invention relates to a method of determining and selecting a contact lens with an opthalmological device for examining the eyes, the opthalmological device comprising a keratometer and an autorefractometer as well as a data processor, whereby a refractive power of an eye and a topography of a cornea are determined, whereby refraction data describing a refraction of an eye to be examined are obtained, whereby topographic data describing the topography of the cornea of the eye are obtained, and whereby, by using the obtained refraction and topography data, contact lens data are calculated and a contact lens is selected from a database of the opthalmological device. In accordance with an apparatus embodiment of the invention, an opthalmological device for carrying out the method is also described. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302510 | LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE, ILLUMINATION SYSTEM, AND PROJECTOR - A light source device includes: a light source which emits light; a first reflector which surrounds a part of the light source and reflects the light emitted from the light source in the direction of an optical axis; and a second reflector which surrounds at least a part of the light source different from the part surrounded by the first reflector and reflects the light emitted from the light source toward the first reflector, wherein the position of a convergence spot of the light reflected by the second reflector is displaced from the position of an emission spot of the light source at least in the direction of a plane perpendicular to the direction of the optical axis. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302511 | PROJECTION DISPLAY DEVICE - A projection display device ( | 2010-12-02 |
20100302512 | ILLUMINATION APPARATUS AND PROJECTION-TYPE IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - An illumination apparatus includes: a red light valve configured to modulate red component light according to a red input signal; a green light valve configured to modulate green component light according to a green input signal; a blue light valve configured to modulate blue component light according to a blue input signal; a fourth color light valve configured to modulate a fourth color component light; and a color combiner configured to combine light emitted from the red light valve, the green light valve and the blue light valve. The fourth color component light emitted from the fourth to color light valve enters a certain light valve, which is any one of the red light valve, the green light valve and the blue light valve. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302513 | PROJECTION-TYPE IMAGE DISPLAYING APPARATUS - A projection-type image display apparatus for displaying an image on a projected plane, includes light sources each configured to emit a light, a light-path combining element configured to combine light paths of the lights each emitted from the light sources, a light path splitting element configured to split the lights on the combined light path into first and second lights, a scanning mirror configured to reflect the first lights to scan the projected plane with the first lights, a light receiving element configured to receive the second lights to detect light amounts of the received second lights, and a control circuit configured to control the scanning mirror to scan an image forming area of the projected plane with the first lights based on image data and control the light sources so as to reproduce a color based on the image data. The control circuit is configured to control the light receiving element to detect the light amounts of the light sources when the image forming area is scanned with the first light, and adjust emitting light amounts of the light sources based on the detected light amounts of the light sources. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302514 | BEAM ALIGNMENT SYSTEM USING ARRAYED LIGHT SOURCES - A beam alignment system for generating an aligned two-dimensional array of parallel light beams, comprising a beam alignment chamber including a base extending in a length direction and a plurality of reflectors mounted on the base, each having independent yaw and pitch adjustments. The beam alignment system further includes a plurality of arrays of light sources, each generating an array of light beams and being paired with a corresponding reflector, the reflectors being disposed to direct the light beams along the length of the beam alignment chamber forming an aligned two-dimensional array of parallel light beams. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302515 | PROJECTION-TYPE DISPLAY AND CONTROL THEREOF - A projection display device that includes a set of light source units (e.g., lasers or LEDs) and a control mechanism that monitors performance of each of the units, as well as external factors, e.g., time, ambient temperature, etc. is provided. The control mechanism may dynamically adjust each light source unit, for example, to maximize longevity. In operation, an optical modulator is configured to selectively transmit light produced by a subset of the light source units according to video data included in a video signal provided to the projection-type display device. A projection lens system is configured to project light transmitted by the optical modulator along a projection path. A sensor detects real time readings related to the performance of the set of light source units. In accordance with the readings, a control circuitry dynamically controls the laser set to dynamically vary the luminance of the set of light source units. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302516 | PROJECTOR FOR PROJECTING AN IMAGE AND CORRESPONDING METHOD - The invention relates to a projector ( | 2010-12-02 |
20100302517 | EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DEVICE - An exposure apparatus projects a pattern of an original onto a substrate by a projection optical system to expose the substrate, wherein the projection optical system includes a mirror assembly, and the mirror assembly includes a first mirror member which has a first reflecting surface and is configured to bend an optical axis of the projection optical system, a second mirror member which has a second reflecting surface and is configured to bend the optical axis, a supporting mechanism configured to support the first mirror member and the second mirror member, and the supporting mechanism is positioned to position the first mirror member and the second mirror member while a positional relationship between the first mirror member and the second mirror member is maintained. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302518 | LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - The invention relates to a lithographic apparatus arranged to transfer a pattern from a patterning device onto a substrate, including a cooling system to cool a part of the lithographic apparatus, the cooling system including a droplet ejector to form droplets and fire the droplets towards a cooling surface of the part of the lithographic apparatus to cool the part by evaporation of the droplets. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302519 | LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - An immersion lithography apparatus comprises a temperature controller configured to adjust a temperature of a projection system, a substrate and a liquid towards a common target temperature. Controlling the temperature of these elements and reducing temperature gradients may improve imaging consistency and general lithographic performance. Measures to control the temperature may include controlling the immersion liquid flow rate and liquid temperature, for example, via a feedback circuit. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302520 | CLUSTER E-BEAM LITHOGRAPHY SYSTEM - A hybrid lithography system is disclosed to achieve high throughput and high resolution of sub 32 nm lithography. The hybrid system contains an optical lithographer for expose pattern area where features above 32 nm, and a cluster E-beam lithography system for expose pattern area where features is sub 32 nm | 2010-12-02 |
20100302521 | Inspection Apparatus for Lithography - An illuminator configured to create a radiation beam for the metrology of a substrate surface includes an arc lamp, a parabolic reflector ( | 2010-12-02 |
20100302522 | Pulse Stretcher with Reduced Energy Density on Optical Components - A pulse stretcher includes a beam splitter configured to split an input light beam into first and second beams, a con-focal resonator including first and second con-focal mirrors, and a fold mirror. The beam splitter, con-focal resonator, and fold mirror are optically arranged such that at least a portion of the first beam is recombined with the second beam into a modified beam after an optical delay of the first beam caused by the optical arrangement. The apparatus further includes one or more optical elements in an optical path of the input light beam prior to the beam splitter such that a focal point of the first beam is foamed at a distance away from the fold mirror preventing energy density-related damage to the fold mirror. The apparatus can further include one or more additional optical elements to provide re-conditioning of the modified beam. A related method is also disclosed. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302523 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING WAVEFRONT, AND EXPOSURE METHOD AND APPARATUS - A method for measuring wavefront information of a projection optical system includes arranging a first diffraction grating having a pitch P | 2010-12-02 |
20100302524 | EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - An exposure apparatus for exposing a substrate to a light comprises a projection optical system including an optical element and configured to project a light from an original onto the substrate, an adjusting device configured to adjust at least one of a position, an orientation and a shape of the optical element, and a controller configured to obtain an adjusting amount of the optical element based on a value of an objective function relating to an optical characteristic of the projection optical system, and to control the adjusting device based on the obtained adjusting amount. The objective function includes a variable which represents an upper limit of the adjusting amount. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302525 | Lithographic Apparatus and Method for Illumination Uniformity Correction and Uniformity Drift Compensation - A lithographic apparatus including a uniformity correction system is disclosed. Fingers move into and out of intersection with a radiation beam to correct an intensity of the radiation beam. Actuating devices are coupled to the fingers. A width of a tip of each of the fingers is half that of a width of the actuating devices. Systems and methods compensate for uniformity drift. An illumination slit uniformity caused by system drift is measured. First positions of uniformity compensators are determined based on the uniformity. Uniformity compensators are moved to the first respective positions. A substrate is exposed. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302526 | Drive control method for moving body, exposure method, robot control method, drive control apparatus, exposure apparatus and robot apparatus - A drive control apparatus includes: a first feed-forward control unit which obtains a first feed-forward signal by applying a first perfect tracking control method to a first transfer function which shows a portion of an inverse system of transfer characteristics of a control subject; a second feed-forward control unit which obtains a second feed-forward signal by applying a second perfect tracking control method to a second transfer function which shows a portion of an inverse system of transfer characteristics of the control subject and which is different from the first transfer function; and an external disturbance observer which obtains a first compensation signal for the first feed-forward signal, wherein the control subject is driven using a second compensation signal which is obtained from the second feed-forward signal and the first compensation signal. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302527 | LASER INSTRUMENT FOR ELECTRO-OPTICAL DISTANCE MEASUREMENT - A laser instrument for electro-optical measurement of the distance of a target object to a reference mark is disclosed. The instrument includes a housing, a measuring device which emits a laser beam and determines a distance value from the receiving beam coming from the target object, an outlet opening to couple out the laser beam from the housing, a display device to display the distance value and an operating device to operate the laser instrument and to start a distance measurement. The display and operating devices are arranged on an upper side of the housing. The outlet opening is arranged in the upper side, in the lower side opposite from the upper side or in a side surface of the housing. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302528 | COLOR LIDAR SCANNER - A color LiDAR scanner device includes color laser diodes (red, green, blue) and avalanche photodetector diodes (red, green, blue) that illuminate and detect the color light intensity returned from a target. In a preferred version these color laser/detectors are coupled with a single infrared laser/detector that detects the range and infrared light intensity from the same target. The combined range and color intensity information is combined to produce a single colored pixel in space. Multiple illuminations are used to create multiple pixels which can be combined to produce images. A rotating housing may be used for an entire surrounding image. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302529 | WAVELENGTH DEPENDENT REFLECTIVE SAMPLE SUBSTRATES FOR RAMAN AND FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY - A material which is generally transparent in the visible region of the spectrum but reflective at laser wavelengths reduces undesirable, substrate-induced Raman and fluorescence scattering. A substrate provides a surface for supporting the sample, with the material being disposed between the surface of the substrate and the sample. The material is substantially transparent in the visible region of the spectrum but reflective at the laser wavelength, thereby minimizing unwanted Raman or fluorescence scattering that would be produced by the substrate if the material were not present. The substrate will typically be a glass microscope slide or multi-cell well plate. The optical filter material is preferably a multilayer dielectric filter acting as a “hot mirror” that reflects near-infrared energy. An advantage of visible transmission is that it allows back illumination from behind/underneath the slide or well plate, thereby being visible to a microscope's eyepiece or video camera. Methods and article are also disclosed. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302530 | DUST CAP ASSEMBLY FOR SEALING AN OPTICAL FIBER FERRULE AND METHODS THEREOF - A dust cap assembly comprising a sleeve and a sealant that seals a fiber optic ferrule from contaminants and, upon removal, provides remedial cleaning of any foreign matter present on the ferrule when the dust cap assembly was initially installed. Further, the sealant has advantageous mechanical and optical properties such that the interaction of the sealant, the sleeve and the fiber optic ferrule defines a convex shape. The dust cap assembly may therefore function as a terminator that reduces back reflection during testing. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302531 | Method And Apparatus For Fiber Optic Signature Recognition - A method and apparatus is disclosed for use in fiber optic signature recognition to analyze buried optical fiber to identify a non-threat area along a fiber route and to discontinue monitoring for disturbances along that area of the cable route. The technique includes determining the location of the zone of non-threatening disturbances from comparing an optical signal to the representation of a prearranged optical signal identified as friendly. Once a zone of non-threatening disturbances is identified, all subsequent disturbances in that zone are considered friendly. Cable monitoring is discontinued in the identified zone of non-threatening disturbances so as to avoid monitoring fiber cable when permitted workers are in the area. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302532 | PHOTODETECTOR HAVING DARK CURRENT CORRECTION - A method for determining the light intensity of a light signal in each of a plurality of spectral bands is disclosed and a method for fabricating a photodetector is also disclosed. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302533 | Local Dosimeter for Measuring the Ambient Equivalent Dose of Photon Radiation, and Reading Method - The invention consists of an area dosimeter for measuring the ambient equivalent dose (H*(10)) of photon radiation with a diffuser, a detector card with at least one pair of detection elements, preferably LiF-chips,
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20100302534 | SAMPLE OBSERVATION SYSTEM AND SAMPLE OBSERVATION PROCESS - A sample observation system and a sample observation process are provided which do not need any special manipulation or treatment to limit the motion of the sample or adjust the orientation of the sample when observing the sample, and enable observation of samples simply from wider direction than ever. A sample observation system of a sample whose vertical direction is defined by gravity, wherein the system at least includes a sample holder having at least one penetrating hole for retaining a liquid containing the sample; an observation unit for observing the sample; and an angle adjusting unit for varying the angle of the observation unit to the direction of the gravity which acts on the sample in a condition in which the sample holder and the observation unit have a fixed relative angle therebetween. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302535 | All Reflective Apparatus for Injecting Excitation Light and Collecting In-elastically Scattered Light from a Sample - An apparatus is disclosed wherein laser radiation illuminates a sample using all reflective optics and wherein in-elastically scattered light from the sample is collected using the identical elements. The apparatus obviates the problem of contaminating the laser radiation with unwanted spectra from transmissive optics while providing very high rejection of the laser radiation with respect to the in-elastically scattered light. In addition, the apparatus can collect and launch light with high numerical aperture and large field of view. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302536 | DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A FLOW CYTOMETER - A system for a flow cytometer that collects data for a sample prepared with a plurality of fluorochromes that includes a fixed gain detection system that collects data for a plurality of fluorescence channels, fluorochrome compensation factors for a plurality of fluorochromes types, and a computer system that has an interface that gathers fluorochrome information of the sample and an analysis program that compensates for spectral spillover in the collected data. The fixed gain detection system preferably has a wide dynamic range. A fluorochrome compensation factor preferably remains constant for a fixed gain detection system. The analysis program preferably uses the fluorochrome compensation factors to compensate for spectral spillover. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302537 | SPECTROSCOPY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ITS IMPLEMENTATION - The invention relates to a spectroscopy device ( | 2010-12-02 |
20100302538 | SPECTROSCOPIC PROBE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING AN INHOMOGENEITY - The invention relates to a spectroscopic probe ( | 2010-12-02 |
20100302539 | NOVEL MULTI-ANALYTE OPTICAL COMPUTING SYSTEM - The present subject matter relates to methods of high-speed analysis of product samples. Light is directed to a portion of a product under analysis and reflected from or transmitted through the product toward a plurality of optical detectors. Signals from the detectors are compared with a reference signal based on a portion of the illuminating light passing through a reference element to determine characteristics of the product under analysis. The products under analysis may be stationary, moved by an inspection point by conveyor or other means, or may be contained within a container, the container including a window portion through which the product illuminating light may pass. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302540 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING A FOAM DENSITY - Method and device for determining a foam density of foam in beverage containers utilizing the Tyndall effect, and having a focused light bundle emitted into the foam by means of a light source, where the light bundle is refracted in the foam and a scattered ray becomes visible on a surface of the foam. Via a measurement of the contour of such a light spot, conclusions on the foam density can be drawn. For this, one or several lasers can be integrated into existing filling level measuring means which are coupled to the already existing measuring means. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302541 | System and Method for Performing Ellipsometric Measurements on an Arbitrarily Large or Continuously Moving Sample - A method for calibrating an apparatus for ellipsometric measurements performed on an arbitrarily large or continuously moving sample, using a visible sample reference frame, and one or more laser sources in order to calibrate the ellipsometer for variations in the distance between the ellipsometer apparatus and the sample of interest. Included are techniques for projecting a first laser beam spot from an incident laser source onto a sample, then analyzing the position of the first laser beam spot relative to the center of the sample reference frame using human-aided measurements and confirmations and/or computer vision techniques. Then adjusting pivot points and/or apparatus-to-sample distance to achieve a first beam spot being located about the center of the sample reference frame, and concurrently intersecting the plane of the sample. Other techniques include changing the incidence and reflectance angle using a semi-circular track arc design with a stepping motor activating each goniometer arm. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302542 | SOLID STATE FLEXURE FOR POINTING DEVICE - A system for achieving multi-axis angular alignment of devices includes a monolithic mount. The mount includes three sections arranged along a longitudinal axis. The first two sections are connected by two flexures that constrain the second section to rotate in relation to the first section in a first rotational degree of freedom. The second and third sections are connected by flexures that constrain the third section to rotate in relation to the second section in a second rotational degree of freedom. The first and second rotational degrees of freedom are different. Actuating screws contact bearing surfaces on the mount to actuate the rotations. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302543 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OPTICAL RECEIVER MODULE AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The core adjusting process includes a procedure of searching for the position in which the photocurrent of the light-receiving element reaches its peak in each of the X-, Y-, and Z-directions. In the searching procedure, the light emitted from a multimode fiber of a MCP is gathered by a lens and is transmitted to the light-receiving element. A check is then made to determine whether, at in both directions of the search direction, there exist a first and second attenuation positions in which the photocurrent shows a predetermined attenuation relative to a peak value in a search range. If there exist the attenuation positions, a peak position is determined to be a position located within a second predetermined range from the middle point between the attenuation positions, and the relative positions of the receptacle and the CAN package are adjusted to the peak position. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302544 | WAVEGUIDE-BASED DETECTION SYSTEM WITH SCANNING LIGHT SOURCE - The invention provides methods and devices for generating optical pulses in one or more waveguides using a spatially scanning light source. A detection system, methods of use thereof and kits for detecting a biologically active analyte molecule are also provided. The system includes a scanning light source, a substrate comprising a plurality of waveguides and a plurality of optical sensing sites in optical communication with one or more waveguide of the substrate, a detector that is coupled to and in optical communication with the substrate, and means for spatially translating a light beam emitted from said scanning light source such that the light beam is coupled to and in optical communication with the waveguides of the substrate at some point along its scanning path. The use of a scanning light sources allows the coupling of light into the waveguides of the substrate in a simple and cost-effective manner. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302545 | PARTICULATE DETECTOR SYSTEM - A particulate detector system is provided that can sense particulates (such as smoke in the air). The system employs a reflected light system that generally avoids making measurements of light intensity. Instead, coded signals are compared with one another to determine error rates between emitted light and detected light (across a chamber). Based on the error rate, processing circuitry can determine particulate concentration. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302546 | OPTICAL MEASUREMENT OF SAMPLES - A portable device includes a base unit, an extension, and a mirror. The base unit includes a light source, a light detector, and at least one window through which light exits from, and is received by, the base unit. The extension is configured, during use, to be attached to the base unit and to extend from the at least one window, in a direction away from the base unit, the extension defining at least a portion of a sample volume in fluid communication with gases substantially surrounding one or more of the extension and the base unit. The mirror is attached to the extension at a distance from the at least one window. An optical path is defined between the mirror and the at least one window such that light from the light source moves through the sample volume along the optical path, and the mirror is aligned to reflect the light back to the at least one window for detection by the light detector. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302547 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING ION IMPLANT DOSE - Methods and apparatus for measuring ion implant dose in a material provide for: measuring a reflection spectrum through an implantation surface of the material, the implantation surface having been subjected to an ion implantation process to create a material layer from the implantation surface to a depth within the material and a layer of weakness below the material layer; storing magnitudes of the reflection spectrum as a function of respective wavelengths of incident light on the implantation surface; and computing an ion implant dose used during the ion implantation process based on comparisons of at least two magnitudes of the reflection spectrum at least two corresponding wavelengths of the incident light. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302548 | LASER-DRIVEN OPTICAL GYROSCOPE HAVING A NON-NEGLIGIBLE SOURCE COHERENCE LENGTH - A fiber-optic sensor, a method of configuring a fiber-optic sensor, and a method of using a fiber-optic sensor are provided. The fiber-optic sensor includes an optical fiber coil having a length and a laser source optically coupled to the coil. The laser source has a coherence length. Light from the source is transmitted to the coil as a first signal propagating along the coil in a first direction and a second signal propagating along the coil in a second direction opposite to the first direction. The optical paths of the first signal and the second signal are substantially reciprocal with one another and the first signal and the second signal are combined together after propagating through the coil to generate a third signal. The coherence length is greater than 1 meter or is in a range between 200 microns and 10 centimeters. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302549 | FIBER OPTIC INTERFEROMETRIC SENSOR ARRAY WITH INCREASED MULTIPLEXING DENSITY - The invention deals with an apparatus and a method for multiplexing and demultiplexing Fiber Optic Interferometric Sensors (FOISs), said apparatus comprising:
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20100302550 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE OPTICAL MEASUREMENT OF RELATIVE DISTANCES - An optical time domain coherence tomograph including an object beam path, a detection beam path and a detector unit. An interferometer unit, which has a first and a second beam path part having different optical path lengths, splits radiation and feeds it into the two beam path parts and superimposes it again after passage through the beam path parts and thus generates a dual beam, which has components which are axially offset to one another because of the differing optical path lengths of the two beam path parts. A scanning unit has a first adjuster and a second adjuster for adjusting the optical path length of the first and second beam path parts and the first and the second adjustment means adjusting the path length for scanning the object in coordination to one another under control by the control unit. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302551 | SHAPE MEASURING DEVICE - When a shape of an end face of a disc-shaped measurement target is to be measured on the basis of its projection image, a shape measuring device in which a non-parallel light component is not contained in a light flux projected to the measurement target as much as possible and moreover, correct shape measurement can be made by ensuring parallelism between a light projection direction and each face of front and back sides of the measurement target. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302552 | APPARATUS FOR MEASURING QUASI-STATIC ERROR OF ROTATION DRIVING SHAFT - In an apparatus for measuring a quasi-static error of a rotation driving shaft, a positional error and an angular error in each of X, Y, and Z axis directions during rotation of a driving shaft is measured by means of a single measurement apparatus. In the apparatus, a first splitter, a second splitter, and a reflector spectrally output or reflect a laser beam, which is output from a laser driving device, to a first position sensor and a second position sensor, so that it is possible to obtain every error information on positional errors and angular errors in X, Y, and Z axis directions of a rotation driving shaft through input position change data of the inputted laser beam. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302553 | Methods and Apparatus for Ascertaining Sensor Signal Delay in an Electrophotographic Device - In an electrophotographic (EP) device, methods and apparatus include determining a delay of one or more sensors (hsync) to accurately know when to start the process of scanning latent images. In one aspect, the sensor includes a leading and trailing edge defined along a direction of laser beam scan travel. Determining the delay includes learning a position of a laser beam on the sensor at a time when a controller connected to the sensor receives a signal from the sensor indicating the sensor is being sufficiently impinged upon by the laser beam. It also includes learning a latest possible position of the laser beam along the direction of laser scan travel where the laser beam can be turned on and still have the sensor assert a signal indicating it has been sufficiently impinged upon by the laser beam. Bi-directionally scanning EP devices are also disclosed, including controllers, photoconductors, sensors, etc. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302554 | HYBRID SENSOR - A sensor system for analyzing a feature in a sensing volume. The sensor system includes a laser source and a sensor. The first laser source projects a laser line into the sensing volume and onto the feature forming a laser stripe on the feature. The sensor images the laser stripe where the laser line intersects with the feature. The relationship between the sensor and the first laser source is precalibrated. The sensor uses the laser stripe to determine the position and/or orientation of the feature. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302555 | Metrology system and method for monitoring and correcting system generated errors - A metrology system ( | 2010-12-02 |
20100302556 | SENSOR SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING MISALIGNED TRAYS AND/OR MIS-POSITIONED UTENSILS IN A DIRECT RECIRCULATING OVEN - A system and method for diagnosing a misalignment condition during operation of a continuous oven, which includes a conveyor system conveying and positioning trays carrying panned baked goods within an oven bake chamber defined at least in part by two side panels extending parallel to one another. The system includes an optical sensor arrangement having a transmitter and a receiver disposed along a line of sight, the line of sight extending across a location of the oven bake chamber such that a misaligned tray or mis-positioned utensil moving on the conveyor system disposed within the oven cavity interrupts the line of sight, which in accordance with the method causes the optical sensor system to provide a signal indicative of the misalignment condition. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302557 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING POSITION, LASER BEAM DETECTOR AND DETECTOR-REFLECTOR DEVICE FOR A SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING POSITION - The invention relates to a system for determining a position by emitting a first laser beam ( | 2010-12-02 |
20100302558 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC WINDOWING - A sensor system and method for analyzing a feature in a sensing volume is provided. The system receives image data from a sensor, where the image data including peaks corresponding to the intersection of laser lines with the feature. The system generates a dynamic window based on the entropy of the peaks. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302559 | Scanner driver program, information processing apparatus and copy system - The information processing apparatus, which transmits/receives information to/from a scanner and a printer, is operated by an application program for instructing the printer to print an image read by the scanner in alignment with at least one end of a printable range belonging to a print paper size to be printed. A scanner driver program allows the apparatus to implement: a determination function of determining a readable range of a read paper size to be read by the scanner; an acquisition function of executing a printer driver program for the printer to acquire a printable range belonging to a print paper size as large as the read paper size; and a control function of making control to print an image within an overlapping range between the readable range and the printable range according to an instruction of the instruction function when the determined readable range includes the acquired printable range. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302560 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM - There is provided an information processing apparatus wherein if paper used to print a first page of a first print job is not tab paper, the paper of a size equal to the size of the paper used to print the first page is used for a job information sheet and, if the paper used to print the first page of the first print job is tab paper, the paper of a type different from the tab paper of the size determined based on the size of the tab paper used to print the first page is used for the job information sheet. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302561 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM - An image forming apparatus includes a determination unit determining whether an amount of colorant remaining in a container is equal to or greater than a threshold value and a control unit causing a print unit selectively to perform plural double-side printing methods in which at least one of the number of one-side printed sheets N and the number of opposite-side printed sheets M is different. When the determination unit makes a negative determination, the control unit performs a negative selection process of selecting a double-side printing method satisfying at least one condition of a condition that the number of one-side printed sheets N is smaller than that when the determination unit makes an affirmative determination and a condition that the number of opposite-side printed sheets M is greater than that when the determination unit makes the affirmative determination. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302562 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR ADAPTIVE COMPENSATION OF A MTF - A method and system for adaptively compensating for the printer MTF. The MTF compensation applied locally depends on the local mean: Several compensated High-pass images are computed for different mean values. Then locally, depending on the value of the low-pass band, one compensation high-pass value is selected for the final result. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302563 | Image Forming Apparatus and Image Forming System - An image forming apparatus having an accepting unit; a printing unit, which performs a high-speed double-sided print processing operation to print an image on a second recoding medium during a period between when a first side of a first recording medium is printed and when a second side of the first recording medium is printed; an adjustment unit, which performs an image quality adjustment; a determination unit that determines whether adjustment execution conditions will be fulfilled during performance of the high-speed double-sided print processing operation before the high-speed double-sided print processing operation is initiated; and a control unit, which controls the adjustment unit to perform the image quality adjustment before initiation of the high-speed double-sided print process operation, when the determination unit determines that the adjustment execution conditions will be fulfilled. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302564 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image forming apparatus includes a reception unit which receives an electronic document, a generation unit which generates a display list containing edge information indicating the outline of an object contained in the received electronic document, fill information for controlling whether to fill in the inside of the outline of the object, and control information for controlling image formation of each page that forms the electronic document, an edge position extraction unit which obtains the intersections of the object and the line based on the edge information, and extracts the positions of the edges of the object on the line, and a setting unit which sets, based on the data amount of extracted edges and the data amount of edges in the page that is predicted by analyzing the control information, a threshold for controlling extraction of the edges to fall within a predetermined data amount. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302565 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus which can be connected to a printing apparatus and a post-processing apparatus configured to perform post-processing on a sheet output from the printing apparatus includes an identification unit configured to identify a size of the sheet to be changed by executing first post-processing to the sheet output from the printing apparatus, a designation unit configured to designate a position on which second post-processing is executed to the sheet to which the first post-processing has been executed, and a display control unit configured to display a preview image for identifying a position on which the second post-processing is executed with respect to the size of the sheet identified by the identification unit based on the size of the sheet identified by the identification unit and the position on which the second post-processing is executed. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302566 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An apparatus includes a subset staple setting unit configured to divide one print data into a plurality of subsets and to set a stapling position for each subset, a page layout setting unit configured to set a page layout of the print data, and an adjustment unit configured to adjust, if the page layout is changed when a setting of the stapling position for each subset is specified, the setting. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302567 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND CONTROL PROGRAM THEREFOR - An information processing apparatus includes a designation unit configured to designate number-of-copies information indicating a number of copies of print media to be stacked in a lump as a unit via a user interface of a printer driver, and a transmission unit configured to set an attribute of a print job based on the number-of-copies information designated by the designation unit and to transmit the set attribute to an image forming apparatus. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302568 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - Disclosed is an image processing system, comprising: an image processing apparatus to output image data based on an input of a print job; and an image forming apparatus to form an image based on the image data, wherein the image processing apparatus comprises a first control section to output color adjustment data so as to perform a gamma adjustment for the image data, and wherein the image forming apparatus comprises an adjustment section to perform the gamma adjustment for the image data based on the input color adjustment data. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302569 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - An image forming apparatus includes a direct-transfer control unit that causes a direct-transfer medium and a first image forming unit that forms a single-color image to transfer the single-color image onto either the direct-transfer medium or a transfer sheet; an indirect-transfer control unit that causes an intermediate transfer medium and a second image forming unit that forms a multi-color image to transfer the multi-color image onto the intermediate transfer medium; a secondary-transfer control unit that transfers the single-color image onto the intermediate transfer medium; a sensor that detects an image on the intermediate transfer medium; and a positional-alignment control unit that calculates, using the sensor, an amount of misalignment of the image and corrects, using a position of an image formed by the first image forming unit as a reference position, positions of images to be formed by the second image forming unit based on the calculated amount of misalignment. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302570 | Image Forming Device - An image forming device includes a scanner swingable between a closed position to close an upper side of a catch tray of a printer and an opened position to open the upper side of the catch tray, a positioning mechanism having a protruding section formed at one of the printer and the scanner and a recessed section formed at the other such that the protruding section is fitted thereinto in the closed position, and a lock mechanism configured with an engagement hole formed at one of the protruding section and the recessed section and an engagement portion formed at the other so as to hold the closed position by engagement therebetween. When the scanner is swung to the closed position, a contact portion of the protruding section contacts a contact portion of the recessed section before the engagement portion contacts the engagement hole or a region around the engagement hole. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302571 | Image forming system having information processing apparatus controlling guidance display on image forming apparatus - An information processing apparatus includes: an input device receiving an input of information related to a document to be processed in the image forming apparatus and an input determining manner of output from the image forming apparatus as a result of processing of the document; a process request generating device, connected to receive an output from the input device, for generating a process request including guidance information necessary to generate guidance of an operation to be performed by a user in the image forming apparatus, so that the document is output from the image forming apparatus in a manner determined in accordance with an input received by the input device, and output manner specifying information specifying the manner of output of the document from the image forming apparatus; and a transfer device, connected to receive an output of the process request generating device, for transferring the process request generated by the process request generating device to the image forming apparatus. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302572 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM - Function information related to a plurality of kinds of functions arranged in a first image forming apparatus is acquired. The acquired function information is displayed. A desired function is designated from the displayed functions. A document containing the identification information is read on the basis of the designated function. The read document image is transmitted to the first image forming apparatus through a network. The identification information of original data corresponding to the document image is received from the first image forming apparatus through the network. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302573 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus receives from a client apparatus a print request including authentication information of a user, and a judging part judges whether a printing related to the print request is enabled using the authentication information, and a sending part sends to the client apparatus information indicating that printing is prohibited when the judging part judges that the printing is not enabled. A recording part records print data and print attribute information received from the client apparatus in a related manner with respect to the print request if the judging part judges that the printing is enabled, and a sending part sends the print data to an image forming apparatus in response to a request therefrom. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302574 | JOB PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - When it is judged that a predetermined operation for eliminating a cause for stopping a job is being executed, a following job is restricted from being executed prior to a stopped job. A control method for controlling a job processing apparatus for storing received jobs in a storage unit and sequentially executing the stored jobs includes determining, when a cause for stopping the job to be executed is generated, whether a state in which the cause for stopping the job is not eliminated has continued for a predetermined time, executing, when it is determined that the state in which the cause for stopping the job is not eliminated has continued for the predetermined time, a following job that follows the job is executed prior to the job, judging whether a predetermined operation for eliminating the cause for stopping the job is being executed, and restricting, when it is judged that a predetermined operation for eliminating the cause for stopping the job is being executed, the following job is restricted from being executed prior to the job. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302575 | Method and apparatus for distributing a locked print job - A method, apparatus, and system for outputting a locked print job by a printing device connected to a client terminal over a network. The method includes receiving a request to distribute the locked print job to one or more users. The locked print job is generated in response to the request, and the locked print job and information identifying the one or more users is transmitted to the printing device over the network. The printing device receives the locked print job and the information identifying the one or more users transmitted by the client terminal, and stores the locked print job, the information identifying the one or more users, and authentication information. The authentication information is transmitted to the one or more users. The printing device outputs the locked print job, when the authentication information is entered into the printing device. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302576 | Cache Optimization Mechanism - A method is disclosed. The method includes identifying a received object to be cached, calculating a time to rasterize the object, determining if the rasterize time is greater than a time to reuse a rasterized image of the object, caching the object if the reuse time is greater than the rasterize time and caching the rasterized image of the object if the rasterize time is greater than the reuse time. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302577 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AUTOMATED CELL DESIGN IN A PRINT PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENT - A system for designing cells in a document production environment may include a computing device and a computer-readable medium in communication with the computing device, where the computer-readable medium comprises one or more programming instructions for identifying a plurality of print jobs, comprising one or more functions, where the print jobs are associated with the document production environment, generating a representation for each unique print job and creating one or more workflows. The computer-readable storage medium may also include one or more programming instructions for assigning the workflow to one of a plurality of cells, where each cell may include one or more devices, determining whether one or more of the cells is complex, and splitting at least one workflow within a complex cell. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302578 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF REMOTE MACHINE SERVICING - A service system for servicing a printing system includes a processor, a printing device, and a computer-readable storage medium in communication with the processor. The computer-readable storage medium may include one or more programming instructions for receiving a request to service the printing device, determining a number of carbon credits associated with driving a vehicle from a service center to a location of the printing device, offering a selected number of carbon credits to a customer to incent acceptance of remote repair of the printing device based at least in part on the determining, and causing remote service to be performed relative to the printing device responsive to receiving an acceptance of the offer of the selected number of carbon credits so that the vehicle need not be driven from the service center to the location of the printing device. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302579 | PRINTING AND SCANNING WITH CLOUD STORAGE - Methods and system for printing a print job with cloud storage are disclosed. A web print server is provided for accessing a cloud storage server. The web print server is operable to download a print job from the cloud storage server to the web print server. The web print server downloads the print job based on an identification (of the print job) that is received from a web client remotely over a network. Subsequently, the print web server sends the print job to a printer for the print job to be printed from the printer. In one embodiment, the printer may comprise the web client. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302580 | PRINTING SYSTEM - A printing system includes a host computer and a server computer communicable with the host computer via a network. The host computer includes a first transmitting unit that transmits image data and position data indicating a position of a storage area in a storage unit. The storage area stores supplementary image data. The server computer includes an image acquiring unit, a combining unit, and a second transmitting unit. The image acquiring unit acquires the supplementary image data from the storage area based on the position data. The combining unit combines the image data transmitted from the host computer and the acquired supplementary image data to create composite image data. The second transmitting unit transmits the composite image data to a printer to print an image corresponding to the composite image data. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302581 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus is provided. The image forming apparatus includes a reading section configured to read an original document, a printing section configured to perform duplex printing including printing N sheets on first sides thereof and subsequently printing M sheets on second sides thereof when printing an image of the original document read by the reading section, wherein M is equal to or smaller than N, a determination section configured to calculate a preparation time required to generate print data based on a copy setting which affects the preparation time, and configured to determine the value of N, wherein the determination section determines a smaller value as the value of N, as the preparation time is longer, and a control section configured to control the printing section to perform the duplex printing in accordance with the value of N determined by the determination section. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302582 | Image Forming Apparatus and Image Forming System - An image forming apparatus includes an application management unit that detects a restricted function of which use by a given user is inhibited from among functions within an application. The image forming apparatus further includes a function monitoring unit that registers the restricted function detected by the application management unit, and inhibits the user from executing the restricted function. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302583 | OUTPUT CONTROL APPARATUS, ITS CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLESTORAGE MEDIUM - An output control apparatus which performs output control of data displayed on a display unit includes a detection unit configured to detect an output apparatus located near the display unit, an acquisition unit configured to acquire arrangement position information indicating an arrangement position of the output apparatus, a determination unit configured to determine an output layout of the data according to a relationship between the arrangement position of the output apparatus indicated by the arrangement position information and a display position of the data displayed on the display unit, and a control unit configured to perform control to output the data from the output apparatus with the output layout determined by the determination unit. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302584 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an operation unit for inputting an operation; a job storage unit for storing a job correlating the operation to a sequential operation; a control unit for performing the job; a destination storage unit for storing destination information; and an information searching unit for determining whether the job including an operation of transmission to the destination information is stored in the job storage unit. The control unit is arranged to perform a specific operation when the information searching unit determines that the job including the operation of transmission to the destination information is stored in the job storage unit after the destination information is changed. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302585 | PRINT CONTROL APPARATUS, PRINT CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - A print control apparatus includes a print job generation unit configured to generate a print job, wherein a final product of the print job comprises a plurality of print parts, wherein the print job generation unit is further configured to cause one or more printers to print the plurality of print parts, and to control said one or more printers to output at least a first one of the plurality of print parts to a first sheet discharge unit and to output at least a second one of the plurality of print parts to a second sheet discharge unit different from the first sheet discharge unit according to a print instruction, a job information sheet creation unit configured to create for each of the print parts, a job information sheet indicating that the print part concerned is related to at least one other print part of the print job and is also configured to cause the or one said printer to print the job information sheet, and a sheet discharge control unit configured to control said one or more printers so that each of the job information sheets is discharged to a sheet discharge unit to which a print part corresponding to the job information sheet is discharged. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302586 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, SERVER APPARATUS AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus includes: a communicator that is capable of communicating with a support terminal for operation support about the image forming apparatus; a controller that records video data consisting of data exchanged with the support terminal in a memory and further records voice data consisting of a conversation between a user who operates the image forming apparatus and the support staff, also in the memory, with a connection to the video data; and a player that plays the video and voice data recorded therein, according to an instruction given by the user or another user. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302587 | IMAGE PRINTING SYSTEM, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, PRINTER SELECTION APPARATUS, TERMINAL APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING RECORDED THEREIN PRINTER DRIVER - A certain PC selects an MFP expected to complete a print job the earliest based on the number of print jobs being spooled in each MFP, and outputs the print job to the selected MFP. Despite this, there occurs a problem that it takes longer time to complete the print job than a user thought due to that other PC has output a print job to the selected MFP substantially simultaneously with the certain PC. In view of this problem, according to the present invention, a terminal information management unit included in each MFP manages the default setting number that is the number of PCs that each set the MFP as its default MFP for ordinary use. A PC selects an MFP to which a print job is to be output based on the default setting number collected from each MFP, and outputs the print job to the selected MFP. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302588 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, METHOD OF CONTROLLING IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An arrangement which is capable of copying a clear toner image formed by a clear toner. In the image forming apparatus, a scanner section of an MFP reads an original. A CPU of the MFP determines whether or not position information indicative of a position where a clear-toner image formed by a clear toner is formed is contained in an image of the original read by the scanner section. When the CPU determines that the position information indicative of the position where the clear-toner image is formed is contained in the image of the original, the CPU forms the image of the original and the clear-toner image based on the position information. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302589 | Computer program product, information processing apparatus, printer, and system - A set of files making up a plug-in that is to be added to a base printer driver is stored all together in a single plug-in storage file. While no plug-in is added, the plug-in storage file is kept empty. A file making up the printer driver and the plug-in storage file are included as printer driver configuration files, and are described in a file list in a driver information file. When the printer driver is copied to a client computer, the files making up the printer driver and the plug-in storage file are transferred, following the descriptions in the file list. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302590 | SYSTEM FOR RETRIEVING AND PRINTING NETWORK DOCUMENTS - A method for providing print-by-reference functionality includes providing a web page from a printer's embedded web server to a web browser, receiving a URL entered into the provided web page, retrieving a printable document corresponding to the URL, and printing the retrieved document. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302591 | CONTROL OF A DEVICE - A method is disclosed of controlling a function of a device. The device is operative to perform the function in response to a command from a printer. The method starts by printing a control interface containing information relating to the function and coded data. The coded data is indicative of an identity of the control interface and of at least one reference point of the control interface. Next, indicating data is received by the printer from a sensing device. The indicating data contains the identity of the control interface and at least one position of the sensing device relative to the control interface. The sensing device forms the indicating data when placed in an operative position relative to the control interface using the coded data. Finally, the printer issues the command relating to the function to the device. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302592 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND PROGRAM - Document data is stored including both permanent pages whose page contents are permanent and variable pages whose page contents vary depending on a plurality of types of records. Print data which includes the variable pages and is to be output to the first printing apparatus serving as a plateless printing apparatus, and plate data which does not include the variable pages and is used to make a press plate used in the second printing apparatus serving as a plate printing apparatus are generated from the document data. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302593 | PRINTING CONTROL APPARATUS, PRINTING CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - A printing control apparatus confirms whether a predetermined free space is present to stabilize an operation of a system. If it is determined that the predetermined free space is not present, the printing control apparatus deletes at least a part of stored print data. In a case where the predetermined free space becomes available by preliminarily performed deletion processing, the printing control apparatus stores print data of a first copy. Then, in the print processing for second and subsequent copies, if print data of a target page is already present, the printing control apparatus skips the processing for generating the print data of the target page. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302594 | REAL-TIME IMAGE PERSONALIZATION - Systems and methods are described that facilitate real-time personalization of an electronic image by overlaying a text string on a planar surface of an object in the electronic image. A linear or affine transform is executed on a selected text string to position the text string in a reference rectangle or text box. A non-linear or projective transform is applied to the rectangular text box to project the box into a user-defined quadrilateral on the planar surface in the image. A page description language (PDL) file is generated and includes the transformed quadrilateral text box overlaid on the electronic image. At print-time, a database (e.g., a spreadsheet or the like) containing multiple text strings is read, once for each text string, and multiple images are printed. Each printed image has one of the text strings overlaid thereon, on the planar surface defined by the quadrilateral. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302595 | Image Reproducing Apparatus And Imaging Apparatus - An image reproducing apparatus includes a reproduction control unit which selects n out of given m input images as n output images by evaluating similarity among different input images of the m input images, and outputs the n output images onto a reproduction medium (m is an integer of two or larger, n is an integer of one or larger, and m>n holds). | 2010-12-02 |
20100302596 | COLOR LOOK UP TABLE ADJUSTING APPARATUS, RECORDING MEDIUM ON WHICH A COLOR LOOK UP TABLE ADJUSTING PROGRAM IS RECORDED AND COLOR LOOK UP TABLE ADJUSTING SYSTEM - A color look up table adjusting apparatus includes: a color gamut acquisition unit that determines a color gamut from an image output by an image forming apparatus, and determines, from an image output by another image forming apparatus, a position of input color values in a color space as a target point; an interpolation process unit that calculates a point corresponding to the target point within the color gamut of the image forming apparatus as an adjustment point; a color value adjustment table generating unit that generates a color value adjustment table for converting the input color values into input color values corresponding to a position of the adjustment point; and a table organization unit that converts arbitrary input color values based on the color value adjustment table, and inputs input color values obtained after the conversion as input color values based on a color look up table. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302597 | Image Forming Apparatus and Image Forming System - An image forming apparatus and an image forming system are provided. An image forming apparatus or system includes a reception unit configured to receive a print job; a print unit configured to execute the print job received by the reception unit to print an image; an adjustment unit configured to execute an image quality adjustment for the printing; a determination unit configured to determine whether an adjustment execution condition is to be met during the execution of the print job; and a control unit configured to execute a priority process which, when the determination unit determines that the adjustment execution condition is to be met, causes the adjustment unit to execute the image quality adjustment before a start of the execution of a condition meeting print job, for which the determination unit determines that the adjustment execution condition is to be met. | 2010-12-02 |