| 02nd week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 23 |
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| 20090009509 | Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and computer program - An image processing apparatus including a frame doubling processing part for generating a doubled image signal, a false impulse drive processing part for outputting a current image signal after dividing the doubled image signal, a first frame memory for outputting the current image signal as a previous image signal delayed by one sub-frame, a correction processing part for correcting a gradation level of the current image signal after the previous image signal and the current image signal being input thereto, a second frame memory for outputting a delayed doubled image signal from the doubled image signal, and a movement detector for outputting a movement detection signal after the delayed doubled image signal and the doubled image signal being input thereto is provided, wherein the correction processing part corrects the gradation level of the current image signal when the movement detection signal is a signal indicating a dynamic image. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009510 | Data line driving circuit, display device and method of driving data line - A data line driving circuit in a display device has an output terminal and a precharge circuit. The output terminal is connected to a pixel of a display panel through a data line. A gray-scale voltage corresponding to a display data is applied to the data line through the output terminal. The precharge circuit precharges the output terminal to a precharge voltage before the gray-scale voltage is applied to the data line. The precharge voltage depends on the gray-scale voltage. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009511 | IMAGE-DATA DISPLAY SYSTEM, IMAGE-DATA OUTPUT DEVICE, AND IMAGE-DATA DISPLAY METHOD - An image-data display system includes: a display-related-information acquiring unit that acquires a display size of an object image including a plane projection image of a three-dimensional object; an output-image-data generating unit that acquires instruction image data indicative of two positions in the plane projection image displayed in the object image, a length between the two positions being actual size when the object image is displayed according to the display size; and a display device that displays the object image according to the display size, and executes display processing based on the instruction image data. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009512 | IMAGING SYSTEM - The present invention relates to an imaging system for displaying a structure of temporally changing configuration. The imaging system comprises a display rendering means which processes the image data representative of the structure, renders a display representative of the structure and a presents a display panel of key data indicia which relates to the key data of the structure. The data indicia is targeted within a two stage process, which first causes the relevant computer generated trace image related to the data indicium to be superposed upon the relevant ultrasound image. The second stage provides the option of selecting the data indicium to further reveal information about the structure. Such an interaction provides all the data related to a key measurement and not just the end result, without cluttering the display images by displaying all the image data simultaneously. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009513 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING A 3D MODEL - A method for generating a three dimensional (3D) model of an object is depicted in a two dimensional (2D) image is disclosed, The 2D image includes associated 3D information. The method includes an operator determining a geometric primitive corresponding to shape characteristics of the object and then the generation of the 3D model based on the determined geometric primitive, the 2D image, and the associated 3D information. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009514 | Volume Rendering Quality Adaptations for Ultrasound Imaging - Rendering quality parameter values are automatically set or adjusted as a function of acquisition ultrasound parameter values. The rendering quality is automatically selected based on the acquisition quality, such as providing for a higher quality or quality rendering for slower acquisitions. More than two rendering states are provided for a respective, more than two different quality settings. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009515 | GAME MACHINE, GAME MACHINE CONTROL METHOD, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM - To provide a game machine for displaying a picture in which light from a light source causes the shadow of an object, and the shadow varies according to a change in the position of the light source, the shape (posture) of the object, and so forth, while reducing a processing load. The present invention relates to a game machine for showing a picture obtained by viewing, from a predetermined viewpoint, a virtual three dimensional space where a light source and an object are placed. According to the present invention, a shadow rendering object for rendering a shadow of the object is placed. The permeability of each of the vertexes of polygons forming the shadow rendering object is determined based on the position of the light source and the position and shape data of the object, and the game screen image is produced based on the permeability determined. The number of polygons forming the shadow rendering object is controlled based on the distance between the viewpoint and the object. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009516 | Methods of displaying volumetric 3D images - This invention describes methods of displaying both physiological and psychological depth cues in a volumetric image display. This added psychological visual depth can display a background image of infinite depth. The basic concept is to combine a skewed coordinate system with a 2D image plane and display the V3D object as a V3D image according to the skewed 3D coordinates if the object falls in the physical 3D space, but display the object as a 2D perspective image if it falls beyond the 3D space into the 2D plane's virtual space. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009517 | Method for superimposing statistical information on tabular data - A method is disclosed for displaying a plurality of statistical data usually presented in a histogram, such as sample counts and percentages of a collection of categorized samples, in a compact single table. The method comprises presenting grouped statistical data that exists within a collection of “buckets” and presenting the sample count for the collected data as an integer in a corresponding cell in the table. Additionally, as disclosed by the present invention, the percentage value of the samples located in each bucket data cell is represented in the data cell as a superimposed gray-scale representation. Presenting the percentages in gray-scale provides overall clarity to the table, assists in ensuring that data can be quickly and easily interpreted and not be subject to misinterpretation, and further allows for the compact display of such information in a single table and subsequent manipulation by automated analysis tools. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009518 | Drawing Device - To provide a drawing device which can make effective use of a memory bus bandwidth without needing an expensive and complicated circuit configuration. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009519 | Specifying Wildcard Characters for Priority in XLFD At Font Set Creation - A method and system are provided for creating a font set in an X Window computer system that supports use of prioritization of fields in an X logical font description. Two or more continuous wildcard characters may be applied to one or more fields of the X logical font description. A field with continuous multiple wildcard characters will have a higher priority than a field with fewer or no wildcard characters. Based upon the prioritization of the fields, a font set is created with one or more fonts from a font library. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009520 | Animation Method Using an Animation Graph - A method of animating a scene graph (M), which comprises steps for: creating (e | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009521 | Remote Monitor Having Avatar Image Processing Unit - The present invention is related to a remote monitor having an avatar image processing unit for making access to at least one home appliance so as to be able to communicate therewith for representing information on operation progress and control of the home appliance with an avatar. The remote monitor includes a communication unit accessible remotely to at least one heme appliance so as to be able to communicate therewith for receiving data through a communication unit in the home appliance having a system microcomputer for operating an entire system and the communication unit which makes data communication, and a remote display unit having an avatar image unit for displaying an avatar image according to the data received through the communication unit. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009522 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - In order to improve the operationality of a walk-through system using panorama photography images, the system is provided with a view calculating unit for calculating view information in accordance with a user instruction from an operation unit, the view information including view position information and view direction information; a panorama image storing unit for storing a plurality of panorama images; a path storing unit for storing path information of the panorama images; an advancable path calculating unit for calculating advancable path information at a next dividing point in accordance with the view information and the path information; and an image generating unit for generating a cut-out image from the panorama image in accordance with the view information, generating a sign figure representative of the advancable path in accordance with the advancable path information, and synthesizing the cut-out image and the sign figure to generate a display image. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009523 | SYSTEM FOR INTERLEAVED STORAGE OF VIDEO DATA - An apparatus comprising a memory and a coder/decoder circuit. The memory may have a first memory portion and a second memory portion. The coder/decoder circuit may be configured to (i) position a set of atoms across the memory, (ii) define a strip across a portion of the atoms, (iii) designate a first atom within the strip, (iv) locate one or more second atoms to be paired with the first atom, (v) determine whether the one or more second atoms when paired with the first atom forms a legitimate pair, and (vi) read the legitimate pair from the first memory portion and the second memory portion. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009524 | Method and Device for the Incremention of Counter Statuses Stored in Memory Cells of a Memory - A method for the incrementation of counter statuses in memory cells, which are arranged respectively in rows and columns of a first memory adds a “1” to the memory content of a memory cell of a second memory, which corresponds to the memory cell at the start of a sequence of memory cells to be incremented in a row or column of the first memory in the case of every incrementation of a sequence of memory cells of the first memory, and adds a “−1” to the memory content of a memory cell of the second memory, which corresponds to the memory cell immediately following the memory cell at the end of the sequence of memory cells to be incremented associated with the start of the sequence, in the case of every incrementation of a sequence of memory cells of the first memory. It then recursively adds the memory content of a memory cell arranged in a row or column of the second memory to the memory content of the memory cell arranged in the next lower row or column of the first memory and stores the result of the addition in the memory cell arranged in the row or column of the first memory. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009525 | Color Adjustment Device and Method - A color adjustment device ( | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009526 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RENDERING A SHAPE - A method for rendering an image that includes obtaining pixel coverage data for a first shape from a graphics cache, determining a first portion of the image covered by the first shape using the pixel coverage data for the first shape, and displaying the image with the first portion of the image covered by the first shape. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009527 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND MOBILE TERMINAL DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device capable of utilizing a backlight more effectively and more effectually and a mobile terminal device equipped with the liquid crystal display device are provided. A liquid crystal panel | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009528 | RGB COLOR CONVERSION PALETTES - A method for color conversion includes calculating distances between color coordinates in a conversion palette and a color coordinate for a pixel and assigning the pixel a color coordinate of the closest color coordinates in the conversion palette. The color coordinates in the conversion palette include a first point and a second point in an RGB color cube on a neutral axis of said RGB color cube and on opposite surfaces of a first sphere, a third point and a fourth point on the neutral axis and on opposite surfaces of a second sphere and on the neutral axis, and a plurality of other points distributed over a surface of the first sphere and around the neutral axis, where a volume of the second sphere is twice the volume of the first sphere, and a center of the first and second spheres is a center of the RGB color cube. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009529 | ADAPTIVE CONTEXTUAL FILTERING - Selectively applying graphical filtering to a portion of an object. One method described herein includes a method including accessing an object to be rendered. At least one characteristic of a portion of the object is determined. A filter is selected that has been pre-specified for the at least one determined characteristic. The filter is applied to the portion of the object, while not applying the filter to at least one other portion of the object. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009530 | Method and Apparatus for Automatic Display of Pictures in a Digital Picture Frame - A method for displaying a photograph on a digital picture frame comprising the steps of: retrieving a digital image file containing the picture from a digital storage media device; detecting an orientation of the photograph; and displaying the image on the digital picture frame in the correct orientation on a display unit of the digital picture frame. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009531 | IMAGE DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD - A degree of overlapping between separately obtained regions of respective parts of an image is determined. When the degree of overlapping is greater than a defined value, only one of the obtained regions, or both the regions, or a region including both the regions is selected. When the degree of overlapping is less than the defined value, the separately obtained regions of respective parts of the image are separately selected. The image is displayed while reflecting a result of the selection. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009532 | VIDEO CONTENT IDENTIFICATION USING OCR - Systems and methods for processing video content to identify the video content including monitoring the video content for a video overlay added to the video content, identifying a video source of the video content in response to the video overlay, and identifying the video content in response to the video source. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009533 | DISPLAY CONTROLLER - A display controller can prevent a display from displaying unnecessary information on the video to improve visibility in displaying the video. The display controller comprises a controller for controlling a display to display a video and navigation information on respective video and navigation display areas allocated to a screen of the display. The controller permits the concern information concerned with a user among the navigation information to be displayed on the video display area in addition to the navigation display area. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009534 | SCALE-DEPENDENT RENDERING OF NATURAL MEDIA STYLES - A method for generating a scale-dependent rendering of natural media styles in a vector-based graphics application is disclosed. A vector-based graphics drawing may be resized such that certain scale-dependent parameters are scaled proportionately, while other scale-independent parameters are not scaled. The result of such resizing is a scaled rendering of the vector-based graphics drawing that closely resemble hand drawn images created using natural media materials. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009535 | DISPLAY PROCESSING DEVICE AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD - A display processing device for displaying a display object in a display window and changing a display range includes a sectioning unit that divides the display window into a plurality of sections (screens) by creating boundary lines. Maps of geographical ranges to be displayed are sectioned and displayed in the plurality of screens. In the event that a boundary line is moved through a user input, the geographical ranges of the maps in the screens for which the screen size has become larger than an initial screen size are enlarged, and the maps in the screens which have become smaller than the initial screen size are reduced in scale in accordance with the reduction in screen size, while maintaining the geographical range of the maps displayed in the display window prior to the boundary line being moved. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009536 | METHOD OF AND SCALING UNIT FOR SCALING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL - A method of scaling a three-dimensional input model ( | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009537 | Display unit and display panel driver including operational amplifier to apply reference voltage to resistance ladder having impedance adjusting circuit - A display driver includes an operational amplifier which receives a gradation power source voltage and outputs a reference voltage, a resistance ladder which receives the reference voltage to generate a gradation voltage, and a resistor including a first end coupled to an output of the operational amplifier and a second end supplied with a voltage having the same potential as the reference voltage. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009538 | DISPLAY DRIVER CIRCUIT OF DISPLAY DEVICE - A display driver circuit of a display device includes: a first DA converter for converting a digital data to a gray-scale potential within a first potential range; and a second DA converter for converting a digital data to a gray-scale potential within a second potential range lower than the first potential range. The first DA converter includes a first transistor of a first conductivity type outputting a gray-scale potential not less than the common potential. The second DA converter includes: a second transistor of the first conductivity type outputting a gray-scale potential not less than the common potential; and a third transistor of a second conductivity type outputting a gray-scale potential not more than the common potential. A substrate potential applied to a back gate of the second transistor is lower than a substrate potential applied to a back gate of the first transistor. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009539 | Color gamut mapping and liquid crystal display device using the same - A color gamut mapping method, which is capable of minimizing a color difference perceived by a person, preventing brightness and contrast from deteriorating, and improving color reproducibility, and a liquid crystal display device using the same are disclosed. The color gamut mapping method includes converting image data having an original gamut into lightness, chroma and hue data, adjusting a primary hue angle of the original gamut according to a reproduction gamut and adjusting the hue data according to the adjustment amount of the primary hue angle, changing the lightness of an original gamut boundary in consideration of a reproduction gamut boundary and changing the brightness data by the change amount of the lightness of the original gamut boundary, deciding a focal point, which is a reference point of color gamut mapping, according to the size, the shape and the position of the original/reproduction gamut in lightness and chroma coordinates, deciding a mapping slope according to the decided focal point FP and a mapping area in which the lightness and chroma data are located and mapping the original gamut to the reproduction gamut according to the decided mapping slope, and converting the lightness, chroma and hue data mapped to the reproduction gamut into image data. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009540 | Control method, display panel and electronic system utilizing the same - A control method controlling a display panel comprising a pixel unit. The pixel unit is coupled to a data line and comprises a capacitor, a transistor, and a luminiferous device. The capacitor comprises a first terminal coupled to the data line and a second terminal coupled to the transistor. The voltage of the first terminal is increased and the voltage of the second terminal is reduced during a first period. The voltage of the first and the second terminals are controlled during a second period subsequent to the first period. The luminiferous device is lit according to the voltage of the capacitor during a third period subsequent to the second period. The voltage of the data line is maintained during the third period. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009541 | LIQUID DISCHARGING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DISCHARGING LIQUID - A liquid discharging apparatus, which discharges liquid from a nozzle of a liquid discharging head on the basis of data, includes a controller and a member. When the controller is in a standby state where the liquid is not discharged from the nozzle on the basis of the data or after the controller has received a power OFF instruction, the controller performs a drawing operation in which the liquid is drawn to a side opposite to a discharge direction in which the liquid is discharged so as to at least form a space at a distal end portion of the nozzle. After the controller has performed the drawing operation, the member covers an opening of the nozzle. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009542 | LIQUID DISCHARGING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DISCHARGING LIQUID - A liquid discharging apparatus, which discharges liquid from at least one nozzle on the basis of data, which includes a controller. When the controller is in a standby state and no liquid is being discharged from the at least one nozzle on the basis of the data, the controller performs a drawing operation wherein the liquid is drawn into the nozzle in a direction that is opposite to the direction that the ink is discharged from the at least one nozzle in order to form a space at a distal end portion of the at least one nozzle where no liquid is present. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009543 | Liquid Ejecting Apparatus and Liquid Ejecting Method - A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a plurality of nozzles that eject a liquid, a sensor that detects a defective nozzle in which defective ejection occurs when the liquid is to be ejected, a recovery mechanism that recovers the defective nozzle to its normal state so as to enable the liquid to be normally ejected from the defective nozzle, and a control unit that, when a defective nozzle is detected, compares a method, in which the liquid is ejected after the defective nozzle is recovered to its normal state by the recovery mechanism, with a method, in which the liquid is ejected without using the defective nozzle, while the defective nozzle is not recovered to its normal state, and controls the liquid to be ejected by using the method having a shorter processing time. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009544 | FLUID EJECTING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSPORTING FLUID - A fluid ejecting apparatus including a head that ejects fluid, a first fluid storing section for storing the fluid that is located below the head, a second fluid storing section for storing the liquid that is located above the first fluid storing section, a pumping mechanism capable of moving the fluid from the first fluid storing section to the second fluid storing section through the head, and a controller that alternates between a first control mode wherein the pumping mechanism moves the fluid from the first fluid storing section to the second fluid storing section and a second control mode in which the fluid is allowed to flow from the second fluid storing section to the first fluid storing section through the head. Upon receiving an instruction to turn off the power, the controller shifts to the second control mode and then turns off the power. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009545 | PRINTHEAD, HEAD CARTRIDGE, AND PRINTING APPARATUS - An object of this invention is to provide a printhead tolerant of switching noise occurred when concurrently driving plural printing elements, a head cartridge using the printhead, and a printing apparatus. To achieve this object, a printhead includes plural printing elements and plural driving elements for driving the plural printing elements, and prints by these printing elements. The printhead includes the following arrangement. More specifically, the printhead includes a shift register which receives print data in synchronism with a clock signal, and a latch circuit which latches the print data input to the shift register in synchronism with a latch signal. The printhead further includes a restriction circuit which restricts input of the print data and clock signal to the shift register and input of the latch signal to the latch circuit in synchronism with input of an enable signal for driving the plural driving elements. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009546 | ELEMENT BOARD FOR PRINTHEAD, PRINTHEAD AND PRINTHEAD CONTROL METHOD - In a printhead having a plurality of printing elements, a shift register which serially receives printing data corresponding to the number of printing elements, a latch which latches the printing data input to the shift register, and a driving circuit which selectively drives the printing elements in accordance with the printing data latched by the latch and a signal representing a driving period, the latch state of the latch is controlled by the signal representing the driving period. The signal representing the driving period and a signal for controlling the latch state of the latch are commonly used to decrease the number of input terminals of the printhead. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009547 | Print control device, printing device, print control method, program, and data structure - When print data having a low resolution is selected with priority to print speed, it is inevitable that the print quality is deteriorated. Thus, in order to solve the above-described problem, a print controller for controlling a print head having k lines of nozzle arrays or more corresponding to k kinds of (k is a natural number of two or more) ink having different densities includes: (a) a resolution determination section for determining whether print data having a resolution 1/n times (n is a natural number of two or more) a nozzle pitch has been given, and (b) when an affirmative result is obtained by the resolution determination section, an output-pattern allocation section for allocating, to a quantized value corresponding to each pixel, an output pattern including n-row×n-column dots and relating one of k kinds of ink having different densities or no ejection to each dot. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009548 | Fluid Discharging Device and Control Method Therefor - A fluid discharging device includes: a head having a predetermined number of nozzle arrays in which n (n is an integral number equal to or more than 2) nozzles capable of discharging a predetermined fluid are arranged, the respective nozzle arrays formed to allow the fluid discharged from the kth (k=1, 2, . . . , n) nozzles belonging to the respective nozzle arrays to land on the same position on a target; a supply path that supplies the predetermined fluid to the respective nozzle arrays; a moving unit that relatively moves the head and the target; and a control unit that controls the moving unit to relatively move the head and the target and controls the head in such a manner that, regarding all nozzles belonging to the predetermined number of nozzle arrays, the nozzles are divided into plural groups so that the nozzles belonging to at least two or more nozzle arrays are combined to incorporate first to nth nozzles, the respective groups are as the group for use with predetermined timing, and the nozzles belonging to the set group for use are allowed to discharge the fluid to form dot rows on the target. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009549 | PRINTHEAD HAVING GROUPED NOZZLE FIRING - A printhead having a plurality of rows of nozzles is provided. The nozzles in each row are grouped into fire groups. The printhead is configured to sequentially fire, for each row, the nozzles of each fire group, such that each nozzle in the sequence from each fire group is fired simultaneously with respective corresponding nozzles in the sequence in the other fire groups. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009550 | PRINTER CONTROLLER FOR PRINTHEAD PEAK WITH REDUNDANT INKJET NOZZLES - A printer controller is provided which is configured to supply dot data to an inkjet printhead so that each inkjet nozzle of at least one pair of inkjet nozzles of the printhead which are configurable to print a dot of the same colored ink onto a substantially same position on a print medium are controlled to print dots to a same specific line of printing on the print medium associated with said at least one pair of nozzles. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009551 | Liquid Ejecting Apparatus and Method of Ejecting Liquid - A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a head including a nozzle array in which nozzles for ejecting liquid droplets on a medium are aligned, a transport mechanism that transports the medium in a transport direction, a moving mechanism that moves the head in a moving direction that is a direction for intersecting the transport direction, a position determining mechanism that can position the head in a first position in which the direction of the nozzle array is a predetermined direction with respect to the transport direction and a second position in which the direction of the nozzle array is a direction different from the predetermined direction, and a controller that ejects liquid droplets on the medium with the head moving in the moving direction by using the moving mechanism in a case where the head is positioned in the first position, and transports the medium in the transport direction and ejects liquid droplets by using the head without moving the head in a case where the head is positioned in the second position. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009552 | PRINT CONTROL APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, PRINT CONTROL METHOD, CONTROL METHOD OF INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND PROGRAMS - A mechanism for performing tab paper printing and test printing by simple operation is provided. A printer performs a print process with an image formation position unshifted in the test printing and a print process with the image formation position shifted in the tab paper printing. In case of performing the tab paper printing after the test printing, the printing is performed by using print data already held in the printer or a host computer. It structured to enable to output to a plain paper a print result in which a decoration is added only to a tab position correspondence portion, enable to change its decoration method, and enable easy discrimination of the position. By the above structure, a user can easily correct the position of the content intended to be printed on a tab, and costs necessary for the tab paper used in the test can be reduced. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009553 | FLUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A fluid ejecting apparatus that ejects a fluid includes a storage portion that stores a fluid, a head, and a head capping device. The head discharges fluid supplied from the storage portion from a plurality of nozzles and includes a fluid discharging passage through which other fluid is discharged from the storage portion. The head capping device contacts the head and receives the fluid discharged from the plurality of nozzles and the fluid discharged through the fluid discharging passage. The head and the head capping device respectively include a head side flow passage and a head capping device side flow passage, which cooperatively form a circulation flow passage, through which the fluid that flows from the storage portion through the nozzles and the fluid discharged through the fluid discharging passage are returned back to the storage portion, in a state where the head capping device contacts the head. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009554 | PRINT CRADLE ASSEMBLY FOR A PRINTHEAD CARTRIDGE - Provided is a print cradle assembly for a printhead cartridge. The cradle assembly includes a docking bay molding and a media feed drive assembly positioned on the docking bay molding and configured to feed media through the assembly. The cradle assembly also includes a printed circuit board (PCB) with a printer controller for controlling the media feed drive assembly and operation of the cartridge, as well as a heatshield mounted to the PCB for shielding the printer controller from electromagnetic interference (EMI) and user contact with the PCB. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009555 | FLUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A fluid ejecting apparatus for ejecting a fluid includes a recording head and a capping device. The recording head includes a storage portion and a plurality of ejection nozzles. The capping device comes into contact with a discharge surface of the fluid in the recording head and receives the fluid discharged through the nozzles. The recording head capping device includes a cap-side channel and a passing portion. The cap-side channel faces the nozzles when the recording head capping device is in contact with the discharge surface. The passing portion creates negative pressure in the nozzles by passing a material in the cap-side channel. The cap-side channel includes a high flow rate section and a low flow rate section. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009556 | FLUID DISCHARGING APPARATUS - A fluid discharging apparatus including a head that has a nozzle which discharges fluid from the nozzle and a sheet shaped wiping member for wiping a nozzle surface of the head. The wiping member is moved relative to the nozzle surface so that portions of the wiping member are sequentially in contact with the nozzle surface in order to wipe the nozzle surface. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009557 | METHOD OF MAINTAINING PRINTHEAD WITH CLEANED PAD - A method of maintaining a printhead in an operable condition is provided in which a pad is moved between a first position in which the pad is sealingly engaged with the printhead, a second position in which the pad is disengaged from the printhead and a third position in which the pad is engaged with a pad cleaner. The pad is biased towards the second position relative to the third position. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009558 | Printhead Assembly With An Extrusion For Housing Bus Bars - Provided is a printhead assembly for a pagewidth printer. The assembly includes a substrate channel, and a plurality of printhead modules positioned in the channel to form a pagewidth printhead module assembly. Also included are an extrusion for housing bus bars operatively providing electrical power to the printhead modules, and a cover plate securing a flex printed circuit board (PCB) in the assembly, the PCB forming a data bus to the printhead modules. The assembly further includes compressible conductive strips between the busbars abutting contacts on an upper side of parts of the flex PCB, wherein the substrate channel defines a series of groups of holes through which the printhead modules are supplied with differently colored inks. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009559 | LIQUID EJECTION HEAD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIQUID EJECTION HEAD - The present invention provides liquid ejection head enables a reduction in the distance between a print medium and an ejection port formation face of the liquid ejection head on which an ejection port is formed, improving the landing accuracy of droplets ejected from the liquid ejection head. A print head according to the present invention includes an element substrate and a supporting member. A supporting portion is located in the space between the element substrate and the supporting member. Connection wiring is formed on the supporting portion. The connection wiring is provided which connects wiring inside of the supporting member provided in the supporting member to the heat generating element. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009560 | INK-JET PRINTING APPARATUS AND INK CARTRIDGE THEREFOR - An ink jet type printing apparatus in which an ink supply needle is located near one side in a direction perpendicular to the reciprocated directions of a carriage, a circuit board is mounted on a wall of an ink cartridge in the vicinity of the side on which an ink supply port is formed and plural contacts for connecting to external control means are formed on the exposed surface of the circuit board. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009561 | Liquid Detecting Device, Liquid Container and Method of Manufacturing Liquid Detecting Device - In an ink cartridge, a negative pressure generating mechanism is disposed between an ink storage region and an ink supply port, and has a wall surface having two through-holes for ink flow, and a valve member contacted with and separated from the through-hole by receiving a pressure in an ink supply port side. Ink flowing via the through-hole is supplied via the through-hole to the ink supply port. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009562 | INKJET PRINTER HEAD AND METHOD TO MANUFACTURE THE SAME - An inkjet printer head includes a substrate, an insulating layer having a groove and disposed on the substrate, a heating member having a concavely curved upper surface and disposed on an upper portion of the groove, an electrode to make contact with the heating member to apply electric current to the heating member, a chamber layer disposed on the heating member, and a nozzle layer having one or more nozzles and disposed on the chamber layer. According to the inkjet printer head, the heating member has a curved structure to increase a length of the heating member, so that resistance of the heating member can be increased. Thus, the heating member can stably operate regardless of current variation applied thereto, and the printing work can be performed. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009563 | COMPOSITION FOR FERROELECTRIC THIN FILM FORMATION, FERROELECTRIC THIN FILM AND LIQUID-JET HEAD - A composition for ferroelectric thin film formation, comprising at least a colloidal solution containing metals serving as materials constituting a ferroelectric thin film, the colloidal solution having an average colloidal particle diameter of 1 to 100 nm, and obtaining a particle size distribution having two or more peaks; a ferroelectric thin film formed from the composition for ferroelectric thin film formation, and a liquid-jet head equipped with a piezoelectric element having the ferroelectric thin film. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009564 | ELECTROSTATIC ACTUATOR, DROPLET DISCHARGE HEAD, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF ELECTROSTATIC ACTUATOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF DROPLET DISCHARGE HEAD - An electrostatic actuator includes a vibration plate, and a counter electrode facing the vibration plate and spaced apart therefrom by a gap. The vibration plate is in a multistage shape in such a manner that the thickness is increased gradually from a central portion toward the outer periphery of the vibration plate. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009565 | PIEZOELECTRIC INKJET HEAD - A piezoelectric inkjet head includes a plurality of pressure chambers filled with ink that is to be ejected, a manifold to supply ink to the pressure chambers and extending in both sides of each of the pressure chambers parallel to a direction in which the pressure chambers are arranged, a restrictor to connect the manifold to each of the pressure chambers, and to be connected to both ends of each of the pressure chambers in a longitudinal direction, a plurality of piezoelectric actuators respectively corresponding to the pressure chambers, and at least one nozzle respectively connected to each of the pressure chambers, and to be symmetrically arranged with respect to the centerline in a longitudinal direction of each of the pressure chamber. The at least one nozzle includes a first nozzle and at least two second nozzles, the first nozzle is disposed to correspond to the centerline in the longitudinal direction of each of the pressure chambers, and the second nozzles are disposed in both sides of the first nozzle. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009566 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING AND DEFLECTING INK DROPS - The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for producing and/or deflecting ink drops, in particular in a continuously operating ink-jet printer, in which a continuous, cohesive ink stream is emitted from a nozzle of a pressure chamber, with spaced sonic pulses ( | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009567 | PRODUCING AND DEFLECTING INK DROPLETS IN A CONTINUOUS INK-JET PRINTER - The invention relates to a method and a device for producing and deflecting ink drops in a continuous ink-jet printer in which a continuous cohesive ink jet exits from a nozzle of a pressure chamber, and in which at least one acoustic pulse ( | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009568 | FLOW PATH CONNECTING DEVICE AND RECORDING APPARATUS - A flow path connecting device includes a first flow path having a first connector and configured to channel fluids, a second flow path having a second connector and configured to channel fluids, a moving unit configured to move at least one of the first and second connectors, to interconnect the first and second connectors so that the first and second flow paths are communicated with each other, and to separate the first and second connectors from each other, and a control unit configured to control the moving unit, when the first and second connectors separate from each other, to set a relative speed of the first and second connectors to a first speed or less in a period from a start of the separation till a lapse of predetermined time, and set the relative speed to a second speed that is higher than the first speed after the lapse of the predetermined time. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009569 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD UNIT - An image forming apparatus including a liquid discharge head unit which in turn includes (a) a liquid discharge head including multiple liquid chambers connected to multiple nozzles for discharging liquid droplets, and a common liquid chamber including a liquid supply opening and a liquid discharge opening, to supply a liquid to the multiple liquid chambers, (b) a sub tank including a liquid container, connected to the liquid supply opening to store the liquid to be supplied to the liquid discharge head, (c) a tank connected to the liquid discharge opening to store the liquid used for filling the liquid discharge head, and (d) a mechanism to return the liquid in the tank to the sub tank. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009570 | INK-JET RECORDING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PREVENTING CLOGGING OF NOZZLE DISCHARGING INK - An ink-jet recording apparatus is provided which includes an ink-jet head having a plurality of ink chambers and a common ink chamber which communicates with each of the plurality of ink chambers to supply ink to the plurality of ink chambers, the ink-jet head maintaining the plurality of ink chambers at a negative pressure in image recording, selecting one of the plurality of ink chambers on the basis of printing data and causing change in volume of the selected ink chamber, and thereby performing image recording by discharging the ink from a nozzle, and a pressure section which applies a positive pressure to the plurality of ink chambers when the ink-jet head is in a left state, the positive pressure being a pressure at which the ink is not discharged from the nozzle. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009571 | PRINTER RECEIVING CARTRIDGE HAVING PAGEWIDTH PRINTHEAD - A printer is provided configured to removably receive a cartridge. The cartridge has a body containing an enclosed volume for holding a supply of printing fluid and a pagewidth printhead in fluid communication with the enclosed volume. The printer is configured such that the body and all of the pagewidth printhead of the cartridge are simultaneously user removable and replaceable as a single component. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009572 | Seal Part for Ink Cartridge of Inkjet Printer - A seal part for an ink cartridge of an inkjet printer including a seal end for sealing an ink outlet port of the ink cartridge is provided. The seal part is column-shaped, a cylindrical cavity exists inside the seal part, and a diameter of the cavity is greater than a diameter of an ink supply needle of the printer. The seal end for sealing the ink output port of the ink cartridge is a cylindrical surface, or is a cylindrical surface having at least a circle of sealing flange. One end surface is a closed plane for preventing the ink from flowing out from the ink outlet port after the ink cartridge is detached from the printer, and the other end surface is a plane with an aperture in the center. The size of the aperture is adequate to seal the ink supply needle of the printer. The seal part seals the ink supply needle of the printer after the ink cartridge is installed in the printer, and prevents the ink leakage after the ink cartridge is detached from the printer. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009573 | INK-JET PRINTER USING PHASE-CHANGE INK PRINTING ON A CONTINUOUS WEB - A printing apparatus includes a printing station, including at least one printhead for applying phase-change ink to the substrate, and a backing member disposed on an opposite side of the substrate substantially opposite the printhead, the backing member causing the substrate to reach a predetermined ink-receiving temperature. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009574 | VALVE SYSTEM FOR MOLTEN SOLID INK AND METHOD FOR REGULATING FLOW OF MOLTEN SOLID INK - In a phase-change ink image producing machine, better control flow of molten solid ink may be provided by a solid ink valve system including a valve plate with one or more valve ports, an umbilical connector, and a valve positioned between the valve plate and the umbilical connector. Ink flow between the valve plate and the umbilical connector may be asynchronously regulated by actuating the valve. Such actuation may be performed by heating and cooling the valve, by applying electric current to a coil that surrounds a valve element of the valve and to a wire provided in the valve element and/or by asynchronously actuating a valve associated with the valve port. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009575 | FILTER, LIQUID EJECTING HEAD, LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS, AND PRESS WORKING METHOD - There is provided a filter having a plate-like shape in which a plurality of holes through which fluid passes is opened. A low opening region in which an aperture ratio of the holes per unit area is low and a high opening region in which an aperture ratio of the holes per unit area is high are formed in the filter. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009576 | VALVE AND REGULATOR ARRANGEMENT FOR A PRINTHEAD CARTRIDGE - Provided is an inlet valve and pressure regulator arrangement for a printhead cartridge. The arrangement includes an inlet body having a skirt engaging portion with a depressible member, and a spacer with a central hub. Also included is a diaphragm with a central opening and a spring positioned by a regulator outlet portion so that said spring biases the central opening of the diaphragm against the central hub. An increase in fluid pressure when the depressible member is operatively depressed overcomes the spring bias to allow fluid to flow from the inlet body to the regulator outlet. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009577 | RECORDING MEDIA FOR CUT SHEET PRINTER FORMATS WITH AT LEAST TWO PERMANENT LAYERS AND AT LEAST ONE TRANSIENCT LAYER WHEREIN THE MEDIA CAN RECORD METALLIC OR SEMI-METALLIC IMAGES ON AN INK RECEPTIVE SURFACE AND CAN BE ADHERED TO TEXTILE ARTICLES OF COMERCE BY AN ADHESIVE LAYER OR APPLIED ADHESIVE - The present invention provides textile articles of commerce and their production via a method of providing a light-emitting, reflective, luminescent, holographic, semi-metallic, or metallic imaged or imageable media in a cut sheet format of less than or equal to about 11 by 17 inches and having at least 2 permanent functional layers and at least one transient removable layer, wherein the transient layer can be peeled off and removed prior to applying to a textile, fabric or canvas receptor element the remaining media portion having at least two permanent layers, wherein the receptor element has at least one surface with valleys or pores, or having at least one surface that is substantially smooth or textured that can be adhered to by the imaged or imageable media, and wherein the receptor element may be a flexible, semi-rigid or rigid textile, fabric, or canvas element, and further wherein the at least two permanent layers of the media comprised a metallic layer and an ink receptor layer, and wherein the ink receptor layer includes pores for receiving ink jet ink and the receptor layer comprises at least one ink-jet ink binding composition in an amount sufficient to chemically bind the ink within the ink receptive layer and survive at least twenty washes in a detergent and water solution normally used to launder fabrics, and the top surface of the permanent media may optionally comprise a thermoplastic coating that can be melted in order to seal the ink receiving pores. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009578 | Thermal Print Head and Thermal Printer Provided With Wireless Communication Function Using Such Thermal Print Head - The thermal printhead (A | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009579 | Thermal Printer - The thermal printer of the present invention is a thermal printer for printing on a print medium by thermally transferring an ink ribbon by means of a thermal head, wherein the thermal printer comprises a density controller for keeping the print density of the thermal head low in low-temperature control for raising the print density at low temperatures. The density controller comprises a density calculator for calculating a density evaluation value by finding an average gradation value of print data for each of a plurality of dots included in the predetermined region, a comparator for comparing the calculated density evaluation value with a predetermined value, and an adjuster for adjusting, on the basis of this comparison result, the print density in driving and printing with the thermal head to a low value for print data of high gradation exceeding a predetermined gradation value in print data on a printed line when the density evaluation value exceeds a predetermined value. The printing of each dot by the thermal head is controlled on the basis of the adjusted print density. Even if low temperature control is carried out by the thermal head when the ambient temperature is low, the occurrence of ink ribbon wrinkling due to the effect of print density is suppressed. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009580 | Line Head, and an Image Forming Apparatus Using the Line Head - A line head, includes: a plurality of first substrates each of which includes a plurality of light emitting elements which emit light beams, a second substrate to which the plurality of first substrates are bonded, and an optical system which includes a plurality of lenses which focus light beams emitted from the plurality of light emitting elements toward an image plane, and in which a plurality of lenses face each of the plurality of first substrates. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009581 | PRINT UNIT - A print unit for transferring an image to a photosensitive medium is provided, and the print unit includes an intercepting member for intercepting light; a first plane light-emitting member for forming a first image by emitting light, provided on one side of the intercepting member; a second plane light-emitting member for forming a second image by emitting light, provided on the other side of the intercepting member; and a control unit for controlling light-emission of the first and second surface emitting members and transferring at least one or more of images to the photosensitive medium. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009582 | Frequency modulation apparatus and frequency modulation method - A frequency modulation apparatus capable of reducing a peak level of a radiation noise of a characteristic frequency band due to an image clock. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009583 | Voice and Video over a Shared Telephone Line - A system for alternately transmitting an audio signal and a video signal over a single voice grade telephone line is disclosed. The system includes an apparatus located at a subscriber location which establishes a first communication connection between a user at the subscriber location and a dispatcher at a dispatch station, over which first communication connection transmission of voice signals are enabled to be simultaneously transmitted between the subscriber's premise and the dispatcher, and which disestablishes the first communication connection and establishes a second communication connection over which a continuous video signal is transmitted from the subscriber location to the dispatcher. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009584 | WIRELESS IMAGE SIGNAL TRANSMISSION DEVICE - A wireless image signal transmission device includes a wireless receiving and sending unit, an image-obtaining unit, and a control unit. The image-obtaining unit is used for obtaining an image signal. The control unit is electrically connected between the wireless receiving and sending unit and the image-obtaining unit. The control unit includes an image-processing unit, a plurality of first expanding interface units, and a core unit. The core unit is electrically connected with the image-processing unit and the first expanding interface unit so that the image-processing unit processes the image data received by the first expanding interface unit and converts the processed image data into a wireless network signal. Next, the wireless receiving and sending unit transmits the wireless network signal to the application system. Thereby, it is easy to integrate the system and can be applied to a variety of application fields. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009585 | WLAN Communications System - A wireless local area network audio and video communication system with mobile units is provided, wherein mobile units are operated in a power saving mode and become active at selected intervals corresponding to the duration of audio and video signals forming audio and video data packets. In a preferred arrangement the mobile units have a digital signal processor that operates at different clock rates during different portions of the intervals. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009586 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND COMPUTER PRODUCTS FOR VIDEO CALLING AND LIVE HELP VIA IPTV - Systems, methods and computer products for querying for an interactive assistant for communication over a network via the set-top box. Communications are initiated between a subscriber and an interactive assistant. A diagnostic data log is uploaded from the set-top box to the interactive assistant. Based on the communications between the subscriber an interactive assistant and the diagnostic data log, diagnostic protocols are executed within the set-top box to generate a diagnostic report. The interactive assistant provides feedback analytics via the set-top box based on the communications between the subscriber and the interactive assistant, the diagnostic data log and the diagnostic report. Firmware solutions are downloaded to the set-top box based on results from the diagnostic report. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009587 | TAG-AWARE MULTIPOINT SWITCHING FOR CONFERENCING - Conferencing methods and systems are disclosed wherein tags are associated with conferencing endpoints. The tags provide information enabling a decision-making entity to determine the preferability of one or more processing aspects of the endpoints. In a multipoint conference a tag can allow a decision making entity such as an MCU to determine the most appropriate mode for rendering video or other signals sent from a tagged endpoint. The tag itself can indicate the most appropriate mode or can contain information from which the decision-making entity can determine the most appropriate mode using an algorithm. A tag can be associated with an endpoint manually, for example based on a user's or controller's inputs concerning the endpoint. Alternatively, the tag can be assigned automatically based on automatically sensing one or more conditions at an endpoint or analyzing one or more parameters of a data stream transmitted from the endpoint. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009588 | Recognition of human gestures by a mobile phone - In one embodiment, a method includes electronically detecting a gesture of a user listening to a speaker via a communication device, and generating an audible and/or visual response that corresponds to the gesture. The audible and/or visual response is then communicated to the speaker. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009589 | METHOD FOR VIDEO TELEPHONY COMMUNICATION AND A TERMINAL USING THE SAME - A terminal and a method for video telephony communication using the terminal are provided. The method for video telephony communication includes executing video telephony communication for transmitting and receiving a video signal and a voice signal, determining a power saving mode set in the terminal, measuring at least one environmental value corresponding to the determined power saving mode, and transmitting and receiving the voice signal when the environmental value is less than a critical value. The terminal and the method for video telephony communication enable a reduction of power consumption even in a poor video telephony communication environment. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009590 | Method for reducing stereoscopic phase-lag distortion under motion in a 3-dimensional video display - According to various illustrative embodiments, a device, system, and method for reducing stereoscopic phase-lag distortion under motion in a 3-dimensional video display are described. In one aspect, a method comprises reducing a phase difference between a first image and a second image in a portion of a frame time of the 3-dimensional video display. The method also comprises redistributing respective bit sequences of at least portions of the first image and the second image by respective amounts arranged to effect the reduction of the phase difference between the first image and the second image. The method also comprises displaying the redistributed respective bit sequences of the portions of the first image and the second image during the frame time of the 3-dimensional video display. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009591 | Image synthesizing apparatus and image synthesizing method - A stereoscopic image supplier acquires stereoscopic image data in a side-by-side layout format. Visual information supplier acquires visual information to be added to a stereoscopic image. Based on a 3D display for displaying a stereoscopic image, a 3D display information supplier acquires the coordinates of portions that are not used for 3D display representation as the coordinates of the pixels with which visual information is combined. An image synthesizer combines visual information obtained at Step S | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009592 | Three-Dimensional Image Forming System - Information for each of a right eye and a left eye obtained by a pair of cameras, which is provided on a three-dimensional image information obtaining apparatus, is displayed on a three-dimensional image display apparatus. An optical axis of each of the cameras is disposed so as to intersect each other on a horizontal surface or on a surface inclined with respect to the horizontal surface. Based on a detection result of a distance sensor for detecting a distance between each of the cameras and a subject, an image capturing position of each of the cameras is adjusted such that the intersection point of the optical axes of the cameras is on the subject. The image information for the right eye and the left eye obtained by the three-dimensional image information obtaining apparatus is printed on a recording sheet by a three-dimensional image printer. Hence, it is possible to positively obtain a three-dimensional image in line with a stereoscopic image recognized by a user's eyes. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009593 | THREE DIMENSIONAL PROJECTION DISPLAY - A display system includes a screen and a plurality of projectors configured to illuminate the screen with light. The light forms a three dimensional (3D) object for display in a viewing region. The system further includes one or more processors configured to generate image information associated with the 3D object. The image information is calibrated to compensate for a projector bias of the plurality of projectors by transforming a projector perspective of the 3D object to a viewing region perspective. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009594 | Three-Dimensional Representation Apparatus - Three-dimensional representation apparatus are disclosed. In one implementation, the three-dimensional representation apparatus includes a first two-dimensional picture forming device configured to form a first two-dimensional picture and a second two-dimensional picture forming device configured to form a second two-dimensional picture. The luminance of the first and second two-dimensional pictures may be individually adjusted. The first and second two-dimensional picture forming devices are positioned to be out of light paths for projecting the two-dimensional pictures formed by the other two-dimensional picture forming device. The three-dimensional representation apparatus may also include a focal distance adjustment optical element configured to adjust focal distances for each of the first and second two-dimensional pictures differently. A picture combining optical element of the three-dimensional representation apparatus is configured to combine the first and second two-dimensional pictures comprising different focal distances along the same optical axis. A display optical element of the three-dimensional representation apparatus is configured to display three-dimensional images by allowing the two-dimensional pictures combined by the picture combining optical element to be projected as virtual images at focusing positions displaced from each other along a sight line of a user. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009595 | SCATTERING MEDIUM INTERNAL OBSERVATION APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP SYSTEM, IMAGE PICKUP METHOD AND ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS - A scattering medium internal observation apparatus according to the present invention includes: a light source; an illuminating apparatus that guides light from the light source to an observation object that is a scattering body; and an observation optical system for observing the observation object illuminated by the illuminating apparatus, wherein the illuminating apparatus has a light-guiding member that guides light from the light source to a surface of the observation object, and a light-shielding member that covers the surface of the observation object and which shields light reflected or scattered in the vicinity of the light-guiding member of the observation object is disposed in the vicinity of an end portion of the light-guiding member on an observation object-side. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009596 | SYSTEM FOR AND METHOD OF SYNCHRONOUS ACQUISITION OF PULSED SOURCE LIGHT IN PERFORMANCE OF MONITORING AIRCRAFT FLIGHT OPERATION - A system for and a method of synchronous acquisition of pulsed source light performs monitoring of aircraft flight operation. Diode sources of illumination ( | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009597 | Method Apparatus and System of Remote Monitoring - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, apparatus and system of remote monitoring. The apparatus according to some demonstrative embodiments of the invention may include a camera positioned to capture an image within a field of view including a monitored area; a transmitter to transmit data corresponding to the image over a communication channel during a transmission time period; and a blocking arrangement to selectively block at least part of the field of view during at least part of said transmission time period, in a conspicuous manner. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009598 | MONITOR RECORDING DEVICE - The monitor recording device ( | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009599 | Intelligent surveillance system and method of controlling the same - An intelligent surveillance system and a method of controlling the same. The intelligent surveillance system and method monitor a specific surveillance region. When detecting a specific object in the surveillance region during surveillance, the intelligent surveillance system and method determine the risk of the detected object and automatically changes a tracking object based on the determined result. The intelligent surveillance system includes a surveillance unit installed in a specific region for monitoring at least a portion of the specific region as a surveillance region and detecting a plurality of moving objects in the surveillance region, a control unit for determining the risk of each of the moving objects detected by the surveillance unit and selecting at least one of the moving objects as tracking objects on the basis of the risk, and a tracking unit for tracking the tracking object. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009600 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISTRIBUTING DIGITAL CONTENT AT EVENTS - Methods and systems of offering and distributing digital content to an attendee at an event are described. The system contains a server containing the digital content that can be offered to an attendee as well as recording equipment for creating digital content based on the event. The digital content can be then distributed directly to a portable electronic device accessible to an attendee or distributed indirectly using a kiosk located near the event. The server can communicate both with the portable electronic devices and with the kiosk. Once the attendee has been offered the digital content, the attendee can request that the digital content be distributed from the server to that portable electronic device or distributed to a kiosk where the digital content can be retrieved by the attendee. Other embodiments are described. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009601 | LOGISTICS MONITORING AND TRACKING METHOD AND SYSTEM - A system for monitoring objects comprising an electronic tag reading apparatus for reading an electronic tag and collecting information contained in the electronic tag; a video image monitoring apparatus for video recording an object comprising the electronic tag; and an electronic tag video image coder for integrating information contained in the electronic tag with the video recording and coding to form an integrated video image. A method for monitoring objects comprising the steps of: a) video recording an object to form a video recording of the object, the object comprising an electronic tag; b) reading the electronic tag and collecting information contained in the electronic tag; c) integrating information contained in the electronic tag with the video recording and coding to form an integrated video image; and d) digitally-storing the integrated video image. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009602 | METHOD FOR REDUCING THE NUMBER OF SCANNING STEPS IN AN AIRBORNE RECONNAISSANCE SYSTEM, AND A RECONNAISSANCE SYSTEM OPERATING ACCORDING TO SAID METHOD - An airborne reconnaissance system which comprises: (a) A focal plane array positioned at a focal plane of an optical unit, said focal plane array having an area A, and comprises a plurality of optical pixels sensitive to light; (b) Optical unit for acquiring light rays from a terrain portion, said optical unit comprises a plurality of optical components that are positioned along an optical path, and designed to maneuver said light rays to produce at the focal plane an image of said terrain portion, said image having an area which is several times larger than the focal plane array area A; (c) At least one light diversion optical component along said optical path which, for each acquired terrain portion image, switches between several n states, thereby causing in each state different diversion of said light rays within said path, thereby to impinge in each state another fraction of the terrain image on said focal plane array; and (d) Capturing means for recording in each state of the at least one light diversion optical component the portion of the terrain image which is impinged on the focal plane array. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009603 | Device and method for detection and prevention of motor vehicle accidents - A device and method for vehicle collision avoidance and mitigation employing a video camera providing a frontal view of a roadway to a video display. A plurality of generally trapezoidal windows formed in front of and rearward of an iconic vehicle are employed to ascertain objects in front of and rearward of the vehicle. Using software, a closing rate of any object is continually calculated, and warnings or evasive actions are taken if a collision is calculated. The device can differentiate between shadows and objects through a filtering method requiring pixel changes in two or more windows concurrently for an object to be determined. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009604 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD - An image processing system for a vehicle including a plurality of image pickup devices directed toward different predetermined areas around the vehicle to provide captured images and a display unit. Subject areas are extracted from the captured images, wherein the subject areas correspond to partial areas of predetermined areas captured by the image pickup devices that are adjacent to the image pickup devices. Brightness values of the subject areas are equalized to provide processed images, and the processed image are combined to generate a display image. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009605 | PROVIDING MULTIPLE VIDEO PERSPECTIVES OF ACTIVITIES THROUGH A DATA NETWORK TO A REMOTE MULTIMEDIA SERVER FOR SELECTIVE DISPLAY BY REMOTE VIEWING AUDIENCES - Multiple visual perspectives in video of private and public activities including those in public areas such as entertainment venues captured by cameras located near the activities can be transmitted over data networks to a server where video-related data is processed and recorded for selective display by authorized, remote video display devices (e.g., HDTV, set-top boxes, computers, handheld devices) in wired/wireless communication with the server. Users can be registered and authorized to access the server to provide/access video captured by cameras at activities. Wireless handheld devices can selectively retrieve video-related data captured at activities for server storage and subsequent display by video display devices. Captured video/pictures can be organized in a server based on at least one of: activity title, activity time, activity date, activity place, wireless handheld device location at time of video recording, distance from location of interest. Simultaneous display of multiple videos on a display can be synchronized. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009606 | Tracking device, focus adjustment device, image-capturing device, and tracking method - A tracking device includes: a first tracking control unit that tracks an object based upon focus adjustment states that are detected by a focus detection unit in a plurality of focus detection positions; a second tracking control unit that tracks the object based upon image information that is outputted by an image-capturing unit and reference image information that has been set as a reference; a setting unit that sets a degree to which focus adjustment based upon a focus adjustment state detected by the focus detection unit is temporarily prohibited; and a control unit that selects one of the first tracking control unit and the second tracking control unit to be used for tracking the object, based upon the degree that has been set by the setting unit. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009607 | System for Providing Uniform Image Quality in Displays for Image Reproduction - Although video display screens are factory calibrated to correct performance, they differ in the actual color balance presented to the viewer. Similarly, the output of video sources may vary, in particular from video cameras. For recalibration purposes, each video display screen is connected to the video source via a Central Processing Device, and each video display screen is calibrated when first installed by means of a test signal having a pre-defined color balance. The signal is analyzed by means of a three-color sensor, and the information is fed back to the Central Processing Device and stored along with a device identifier. Any subsequent video signal provided to a particular video display screen will be modified electronically by means of individual stored parameters. Video sources will have their output signals similarly modified after having been subjected to a similar analysis performed on a video display screen already calibrated. | 2009-01-08 |
| 20090009608 | Digital image storage system that deletes images from digital camera memory after tramsmission and storage in external storage medium - A digital image storage system includes a digital camera having a memory storing digital images, a docking station on which the digital camera can be placed for transmitting one or more of the digital images from the memory of the digital camera, and a data storage separate from the docking station and having a storage medium that stores digital images transmitted from the memory of the digital camera through the docking station. A controller communicates with the data storage and the digital camera while the digital camera is placed on the docking station, and causes digital images stored in the memory of the digital camera to be deleted from the memory after being successfully transmitted from the memory and stored in the storage medium of the data storage. The controller does not delete from the memory digital images protected against deletion. | 2009-01-08 |
