04th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 26 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150022784 | OPTICAL ELEMENT, OPTICAL DEVICE, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - An optical element of the present invention has a first dielectric layer, a second dielectric layer and a first metal layer arranged between the first dielectric layer and the second dielectric layer, and is characterized that the first dielectric layer has different refractive indices in a first direction, and a second direction intersecting with the first direction. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022785 | PROJECTOR - A projector includes a power source accommodation section and a projection section body. The power source accommodation section is supported by a duct and accommodates a power source circuit that converts electric power supplied from the duct. The projection section body accommodates a projection section that projects an image, and the projection section body is so supported by the power source accommodation section that a direction in which the image is projected is adjustable. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022786 | Projector System and Projector - A projector system includes a projector including a light projection portion projecting an image and a control portion and a light reflector including a mirror portion reflecting light constituting the image projected by the projector to a prescribed region, a drive portion moving the mirror portion, and a position detecting portion capable of detecting the position of the mirror portion. The control portion of the projector is configured to acquire positional information of the mirror portion from the light reflector and switch the image projected by the projector on the basis of the positional information of the mirror portion. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022787 | LIGHT SOURCE SYSTEM AND PROJECTION SYSTEM APPLIED THEREBY - A light source system and a projection system applied thereby. The light source system includes a light source ( | 2015-01-22 |
20150022788 | PROJECTOR AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING PROJECTOR - A projector includes a projection section adapted to project light, a human detection section adapted to detect a human existing in a predetermined region, and a mode switching section adapted to switch an operation mode to one of a content mode for projecting light of an image related to a content by the projection section, and an illumination mode for projecting light for illumination by the projection section in accordance with a detection result of the human detection section. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022789 | PROJECTOR - A projector includes a projection lens (reflective projection lens) that has a reflective optical element (reflective lens) and reflects and projects a modulated light flux, an optical unit formed of optical elements disposed downstream of a light source apparatus and upstream of the reflective projection lens, a support that supports the reflective projection lens in an detachable manner with the optical unit, and an angle adjuster that adjusts a setting angle of the reflective projection lens. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022790 | Continuously Producing Digital Micro-Scale Patterns On A Thin Polymer Film - A coating mechanism disposes a liquid (e.g., polymer) thin film onto a conveyor surface (e.g., roller or belt) that is moved by a suitable motor to convey the thin film into a precisely controlled gap (or nip) region where applied potentials generate an electric field that causes the liquid to undergo Electrohydrodynamic (EHD) patterning deformation, whereby the liquid forms patterned micro-scale features. A curing mechanism (e.g., a UV laser) is used to solidify (e.g., cross-link) the patterned liquid features inside or immediately after exiting the gap region, thereby forming micro-scale patterned structures that are either connected by an intervening web as part of a sheet, or separated into discrete micro-scale structures. Nanostructures (e.g., nanotubes or nanowires) disposed in the liquid become vertically oriented during the EHD patterning process. Segmented electrodes and patterned charges are utilized to provide digital patterning control. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022791 | EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS MEASURING METHOD - According to one embodiment, an exposure apparatus includes a light blocking unit that blocks an exposure light reflected on a reflective mask at a part other than an aperture; a detection unit that measures a light intensity of the exposure light passed through the light blocking unit; and a calculation unit that calculates, based on the light intensity, a transfer characteristic when a pattern on the reflective mask is transferred to a substrate. In the light blocking unit, a position on an aperture plane and a position in an optical axis direction of the exposure light are adjusted. The calculation unit calculates the transfer characteristic based on the position in the optical axis direction in which the light intensity is maximized. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022792 | MICROLITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CHANGING AN OPTICAL WAVEFRONT IN SUCH AN APPARATUS - A microlithographic apparatus comprises an optical wavefront manipulator. The latter includes an optical element and a gas-tight cavity that is partly confined by the optical element or contains it. A gas inlet device directs a gas jet towards the optical element. The location, where the gas jet impinges on the optical element after it has passed through the cavity, is variable in response to a control signal supplied by a control unit. A gas outlet is in fluid connection with the vacuum pump so that, upon operation of the vacuum pump, the pressure within the cavity is less than 10 mbar even if the gas jet passes through the cavity. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022793 | LITHOGRAPHY APPARATUS, LITHOGRAPHY METHOD, LITHOGRAPHY SYSTEM, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND ARTICLE MANUFACTURING METHOD - Provided is a lithography apparatus that includes a plurality of patterning devices each of which is configured to perform patterning for a substrate supplied from a preprocessing apparatus; and a controller configured to control the plurality of patterning devices such that a plurality of substrates respectively belonging to a plurality of lots is subjected to parallel processings by the plurality of patterning devices based on a plurality of recipe information respectively corresponding to the plurality of lots, and transmit information regarding a schedule of the parallel processings to the preprocessing apparatus. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022794 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING APPARATUS - A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes: preparing a wafer member, the wafer member including a wafer, a conductive layer formed on a surface of the wafer and a negative photoresist formed on the conductive layer; applying a light blocking material so as to cover at least a part of an outer edge of the wafer member from an upper surface of the negative photoresist to a side surface of the negative photoresist; exposing the negative photoresist to exposure light; removing the light blocking material; and developing the negative photoresist. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022795 | POWER SUPPLY FOR A DISCHARGE PRODUCED PLASMA EUV SOURCE - A power supply for providing HV power to a lithography illumination source comprising a HV power source arranged to provide the HV power, a HV power transmission line arranged to transmit the HV energy from the HV power source and one or more RF terminations provided on one or more of an input end of the transmission line or an output end of the transmission line. The one or more RF terminations terminate the transmission line to reduce reflection of RF energy at the end of the transmission line. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022796 | INTERFEROMETER, LITHOGRAPHY APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ARTICLE - An interferometer includes: an optical system configured to generate interfering light by dividing light from a light source, and combining reference light and measurement light; a detector configured to detect the interfering light generated by the optical system; and an optical member configured to give spatial coherence to the light from the light source before the detector detects the light from the light source. The optical member gives higher spatial coherence in a second direction serving as a direction of a line of intersection of a cross section of a beam of the light incident on the optical member, and a plane including optical paths of the light from the light source before being divided by the optical system, the reference light, the measurement light, and the interfering light, than in a first direction perpendicular to the plane. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022797 | LITHOGRAPHY APPARATUS, LITHOGRAPHY METHOD, AND ARTICLE MANUFACTURING METHOD - Provided is a lithography apparatus which forms a pattern on a substrate that includes a detector configured to detect a mark formed on the substrate; a controller configured to obtain a displacement amount of a position of the mark from a reference position thereof based on an output of the detector; wherein the controller is configured to obtain a representative value of, with respect to each of a plurality of marks associated with each sample shot region on the substrate, a plurality of the displacement amount respectively obtained based on outputs of the detector with respect to a plurality of the sample shot region, and obtain information relating to a form of a shot region on the substrate based on a plurality of the representative value respectively obtained with respect to the plurality of marks. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022798 | ILLUMINATION SYSTEM FOR MICROLITHOGRAPHY - A raster arrangement includes first and second types of raster elements which have different bundle-influencing effects. There is a distance step between a first raster area and a second raster area. The first raster area comprises a raster element of the first raster element type. The second raster area includes a raster element of the second raster element type. The raster arrangement is configured to be used in a microlithography illumination system. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022799 | MICROLITHOGRAPHIC IMAGING OPTICAL SYSTEM INCLUDING MULTIPLE MIRRORS - An imaging optical system includes a plurality of mirrors configured to image an object field in an object plane of the imaging optical system into an image field in an image plane of the imaging optical system. An illumination system includes such an imaging optical system. The transmission losses of the illumination system are relatively low. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022800 | LIDAR SYSTEM - Methods and systems for using spectrally separated light pulses to collect more LIDAR information are presented. In one example, a laser pulse may be directed to a point on an object and a corresponding return light signal may be received. The return light signal may be wavelength separated into a plurality of spectral pulse components. Each of the spectral pulse components may be propagated down a separate fiber optic delay line each having a different length to provide a plurality of time-separated spectral pulse components. The time-separated spectral pulse components may be combined to provide a recombined spectral pulse signal. The recombined spectral pulse signal can be provided to an intensity-related measuring/detection circuitry to generate corresponding object location information and object spectral information regarding the point on the object. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022801 | COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD OF AND SYSTEM FOR TEACHING AN UNTRAINED OBSERVER TO EVALUATE A GEMSTONE - A computer-implemented method teaches a user to evaluate a gemstone, such as a cut diamond. The method includes providing a computer system connected to an apparatus capable of capturing an image of a gemstone. The computer system is arranged to process a received image of a gemstone to determine one or more optical properties of the gemstone. In one aspect, the method presents on a display of the computer system a series of pre-stored screens comprising a graphical representation how the cut of a gemstone affects its light handling ability, and a user interface screen. The user interface screen allows the user to control the operation of the apparatus to measure the one or more optical properties of a particular gemstone provided to the apparatus, to view an image of the gemstone measured, and to view representations of the measured one or more optical properties. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022802 | SPECTROSCOPY DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MATERIAL IDENTIFICATION - The present invention provides a method and system of chemical identification by using a short wavelength range of near infrared (NIR) such as in the range of near infrared (NIR) of about 600 to about 1100 nm. A silicon-detector can be used to measure the short wavelength of NIR region. A detection signal from a detector is sent to a computer. The computer is programmed with software modules for data acquisition of the detection signal and data analysis to determine absorption spectrum. The computer can include memory or remote access to one or more databases for storing a library of absorption spectra. The absorption spectrum of the material which provides the highest match value is identified as the material under inspection. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022803 | FIBER SIGNAL LOSS EVENT IDENTIFICATION - A system includes a wavelength tunable laser to provide a first optical pulse of a first wavelength and a second optical pulse of a second wavelength to an optical fiber, a reflection detector to determine a first fiber attenuation curve from the first reflected pulse and a second fiber attenuation curve from the second reflected pulse, and a discontinuous loss event analyzer to identify a discontinuous loss event at a discontinuous loss point in at least one of the first fiber attenuation curve and the second first fiber attenuation curve, determine a return loss slope based on a return loss at the discontinuous loss point for the first fiber attenuation curve and a return loss at the discontinuous loss point for the second first fiber attenuation curve, and determine whether the discontinuous loss event is a bad fiber bending event based on the return loss slope. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022804 | OPTICAL MEASURING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF STEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY DEVICE - An optical measuring apparatus for measuring optical characteristics of a stereoscopic display device includes a test image supplier for generating a 3D test signal, a 3D display for displaying left-eye image and/or right-eye image based on the 3D test signal supplied from the test image supplier, a image selection member for selectively transmitting the left-eye image and right-eye image to be displayed on the 3D display, and a light measuring device for measuring intensity or color information of the image transmitted via the image selection member. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022805 | Laser With High Quality, Stable Output Beam, And Long Life High Conversion Efficiency Non-Linear Crystal - An optical system for detecting contaminants and defects on a test surface includes an improved laser system for generating a laser beam and optics directing the laser beam along a path onto the test surface, and producing an illuminated spot thereon. A detector and ellipsoidal mirrored surface are also provided with an axis of symmetry about a line perpendicular to the test surface. In one embodiment, an optical system for detecting anomalies of a sample includes the improved laser system for generating first and second beams, first optics for directing the first beam of radiation onto a first spot on the sample, second optics for directing the second beam onto a second spot on the sample, with the first and second paths at different angles of incidence to the sample surface. In another embodiment, a surface inspection apparatus includes an illumination system configured to focus beams at non-normal incidence angles. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022806 | DEFECT INSPECTION METHOD AND ITS DEVICE - To increase the illumination efficiency by facilitating the change of the incident angle of illumination light with a narrow illumination width according to an inspection object and enabling an illumination region to be effectively irradiated with light, provided is a defect inspection method for obliquely irradiating a sample mounted on a table that is moving continuously in one direction with illumination light, collecting scattered light from the sample obliquely irradiated with the illumination light, detecting an image of the surface of the sample formed by the scattered light, processing a signal obtained by detecting the image formed by the scattered light, and extracting a defect candidate, wherein the oblique irradiation of the light is implemented by linearly collecting light emitted from a light source, and obliquely projecting the collected light onto the surface of the sample, thereby illuminating a linear region on the surface of the sample. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022807 | UNIVERSAL SAMPLE HOLDER - This device is for holding samples during their preparation prior to imaging in the electron microscope. The design means it can be transferred between the light and electron microscopes as well as trimming devices used to prepare the final sample. It can also be used at both ambient and cryo temperatures down to −110° C. The device consists of a base plate that can be held on the stage of a light microscope. It has an aperture through which transmitted light can pass. In this aperture is a clamp which holds a small transparent plastic sphere; the sample sphere. The sample for preparation is bonded to this sphere. The shape of this clamp and sphere means that the sample can be held at any angle to allow for optimal imaging in any light microscope and in the trimming devices, including the ultramicrotome. Once trimmed, the entire universal sample holder can then be transferred into the scanning electron microscope, or held in the ultramicrotome for thin sectioning. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022808 | SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTING AND CONTROLLING COLOR REPRODUCTION AT MULTIPLE SITES - In the color imaging system, multiple rendering devices are provided at different nodes along a network. Each rendering device has a color measurement instrument for calibrating the color presented by the rendering device. A rendering device may represent a color display in which a member surrounds the outer periphery of the screen of the display and a color measuring instrument is coupled to the first member. The color measuring instrument includes a sensor spaced from the screen at an angle with respect to the screen for receiving light from an area of the screen. A rendering device may be a printer in which the measuring of color samples on a sheet rendered by the printer is provided by a sensor coupled to a transport mechanism which moves the sensor and sheet relative to each other, where the sensor provides light from the sample to a spectrograph. The color measuring instruments provide for non-contact measurements of color samples either displayed on a color display, or printed on a sheet, and are self-calibrating by the use of calibration references in the instrument. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022809 | Split Field Spectral Imager - An apparatus for spectroscopic Doppler imaging comprises collection and focusing optics, a field splitter configured to form a composite image from multiple fields of view, and a Fabry-Perot etalon configured to spatially modulate the incoming light in order to analyze the spectral content of the light from spatially resolved regions of a scene. Methods for Doppler imaging of a scene comprise split-field imagery and scene scanning techniques to create a spatially resolved spectral profile spectra of a scene, useful for measuring and profiling wind vectors and temperatures within the scene. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022810 | SPECTROPHOTOMETER AND IMAGE PARTIAL EXTRACTION DEVICE - A spectrophotometer in which output ends of optical fibers are one-dimensionally arrayed in a z-axis direction on an output end face of a fiber box. That is to say, a two-dimensional area image of a display screen picked up through input ends arranged at 10×10 lattice points on an input end face of optical fibers is converted into a one-dimensional image inside the fiber box and projected from output ends on the output end face in the form of a one-dimensional area image parallel to the z-axis. This one-dimensional area image has position information of 100 measurement points in the z-axis direction. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022811 | COMPACT HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGING SYSTEM - A lightweight, compact hyperspectral imaging system includes a fore-optics module and a wavelength-dispersing module. The imaging system may also include a detector, supporting electronics and a battery module. The fore-optics module may include a telescope with three or more mirrors, where the mirrors include a silver coating that provides high reflectivity over wavelengths in the visible and shortwave infrared portions of the spectrum. The modules of the imaging system may be incorporated in a housing having a longest linear dimension of 16 inches or less. The housing may be cylindrical in shape and have a length of 14 inches or less inches and a diameter of 8 inches or less. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022812 | INSPECTION APPARATUS - An inspection apparatus comprising, a light source configured to illuminate a sample, a half-wavelength plate configured to transmit light transmitted through or reflected from the sample, a polarization beamsplitter, a first and second sensor configured to receive the light as a first and second optical image respectively transmitted through the beamsplitter, an image processor configured to obtain a gradation value of each pixel of the first sensor, a defect detector configured to detect a defect of the first optical image, using the gradation value, and a comparator configured to compare the second optical image to a reference image based on design data, and to determine that the second optical image is defective when at least one difference of position and shape between the optical image and the reference image exceeds a predetermined threshold, and an angle adjusting unit configured to adjust an angle of the half-wavelength plate. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022813 | CMOS Optical Detector Comprising Plurality of Optical Elements for Device for Monitoring Parameters of Moving Yarn on Textile Machines - A CMOS optical detector includes a plurality of optical elements for a device for detecting parameters of moving yarn or another linear textile formation on textile machines by means of a perpendicular projection of yarn onto individual optical elements of a sensor with the aid of one source of radiation. The optical elements are arranged in two parallel rows perpendicular to the direction of the movement of the projection of yarn. Each optical element produces an output analog signal corresponding to the intensity of its irradiation. The individual optical elements of the first row are oriented to have their longer sides in the direction of the movement of the projection of yarn, whereas the optical elements of the second row are oriented to have their longer sides perpendicular to the direction of the movement of the projection of yarn. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022814 | Method for Monitoring at least one Parameter of Quality of Yarn and/or Parameters of Sensor by Electronic Yarn Cleaner - A method is provided for monitoring at least one yarn quality parameter and/or a parameter of a sensor by an electronic cleaner of yarn by means of an optical detector comprising a sensor with one or two rows of individual optical elements. The individual optical elements provide at their outputs an analog signal proportional to the intensity of its irradiation, the value of which is monitored during each measurement cycle. In the first and/or the second row of optical elements of the sensor, for each monitored parameter, individual optical elements of the sensor, are selected constituting an active zone for monitoring a particular parameter. The number of the optical elements in one active zone in one row is lower than the overall number of the optical elements in the corresponding row, and the output analog signal of the individual optical elements of the corresponding active zone is included in the evaluation of the particular parameter. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022815 | Quantum Chemical Analysis - A new trend in chemical analysis is introduced including design of new instruments used for counting of molecules and enantiomers in a given solution. The method is mainly based on quantum optics and quantum chemistry which are the reasons for the expression “Quantum Chemical Analysis”. Where a modern technology of photon counting is used. Also, the wavelength used is estimated through molecular orbital calculations. The method dose not require a raw material to construct a calibration curve. So, it can be applied for determination of compounds where their raw materials can not be provided like impurities, degradation products, biological compounds etc. In addition to the small time of analysis which allow study of kinetics of transition state. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022816 | ATOMIC SENSOR PHYSICS PACKAGE HAVING OPTICALLY TRANSPARENT PANES AND EXTERNAL WEDGES - One embodiment is directed towards a physics package of an atomic sensor. The physics package includes a plurality of panes of optically transparent material enclosing a vacuum chamber and one or more wedges attached to an external surface of one or more of the panes. The physics package also includes at least one of a light source, photodetector, or mirror attached to the one or more wedges, the light source configured to generate an input light beam for the vacuum chamber, the photodetector configured to detect an output light beam from the vacuum chamber, and the mirror configured to reflect a light beam from the vacuum chamber back into the vacuum chamber, wherein the wedge is configured to oriented such a light source, photodetector, or mirror such that a respective light beam corresponding thereto transmits through a corresponding pane at an acute angle with respect to the corresponding pane. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022817 | PROFILOMETER WITH PARTIAL COHERENCE INTERFEROMETER ADAPTED FOR AVOIDING... - A profilometer incorporating a partial coherence interferometer directs a beam containing a band of wavelengths along object and reference arms of the interferometer into respective engagements with a test object surface and a reference object surface en route to a spectrometer for measuring a spectrum of the beam. Within the object arm, the test object surface is relatively moved through a range of positions offset from a null position at which optical path lengths of the object and reference arms are equal. Modulation frequencies of the beam spectrum are calculated at a succession of different focus spot positions across the test object surface. Changes in the modulation frequency are interpreted to distinguish between optical path length differences at which the optical path length of the object arm is longer or shorter than the optical path length of the reference arm. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022818 | LASER-DRIVEN OPTICAL GYROSCOPE WITH PUSH-PULL MODULATION - A system and method for reducing coherent backscattering-induced errors in an optical gyroscope is provided. A first time-dependent phase modulation is applied to a first laser signal and a second phase modulation is applied to a second laser signal. The phase-modulated first laser signal propagates in a first direction through a waveguide coil and the phase-modulated second laser signal propagates in a second direction opposite the first direction through the waveguide coil. The first time-dependent phase modulation is applied to the phase-modulated second laser signal after the phase-modulated second laser signal propagates through the waveguide coil to produce a twice-phase-modulated second laser signal. The second time-dependent phase modulation is applied to the phase-modulated first laser signal after the phase-modulated first laser signal propagates through the waveguide coil to produce a twice-phase-modulated first laser signal. The twice-phase-modulated first and second laser signals are transmitted to a detector. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022819 | FIBER OPTIC GYROSCOPE DEAD BAND ERROR SUPPRESSION - Embodiments described herein provide a method of modulating an input light beam of a fiber optic coil of an IFOG. The method includes intermittently jumping the phase step of a feedback signal to suppress dead band. Jumping the phase step includes: creating a jumped phase step during a first cycle of the IFOG, the jumped phase step having a whole value configured to cause a phase jump in the feedback signal and a fractional value corresponding to the fractional value from a phase step of a cycle immediately preceding the first cycle. Jumping the phase step also includes generating the feedback signal from a sum of the bias modulation value and the jumped phase step. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022820 | Measuring Device - A measuring device for the high-precision optical determination of distance or position includes a light source, at least one optical functional element in the form of a plane mirror or a measuring standard, and a detector system. At least two sub-beams are generated, of which at least one impinges on the functional element at least three times before the sub-beams propagate, interferingly superposed, in the direction of the detector system, via which at least one phase-encoded measuring signal is able to be generated from the superposed sub-beams. Between the impingements on the optical functional element, the sub-beam passes through at least two imaging elements, the imaging elements having imaging factors such that no location and directional shear of the interfering sub-beams results in the event the optical functional element tilts out of its setpoint position. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022821 | CARRIER ADAPTER INSERT APPARATUS AND CARRIER ADAPTER INSERT DETECTION METHODS - Methods, apparatus, and assemblies are provided for an adapter insert including an adapter frame including a support rail adapted to support one or more substrates in a substrate carrier, a frame extension coupled to, or integral with, the adapter frame, and a mapping feature formed on the frame extension and disposed to be detected by a sensor for determining whether an adapter insert is present or absent in a substrate carrier. Numerous additional features are disclosed. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022822 | ILLUMINATION CONFIGURATIONS FOR SCATTEROMETRY MEASUREMENTS - Scatterometry measurement systems, illumination configurations and respective methods are provided, which comprise illumination beams that have vertical projections on a target plane comprising both a parallel component and a perpendicular component, with respect to a target measurement direction. The illumination beams propagate at an angle to the plane defined by the measurement direction and a normal to the targets surface and generate diffraction images which are off-center at the imaging pupil plane. The eccentric diffraction images are spatially arranged to avoid overlaps and to correspond to measurement requirements such as spot sizes, number of required diffraction orders and so forth. The illumination beams may be implemented using illumination pupil masks, which provide a simple way to increase scatterometry measurements throughput. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022823 | MEASURING DEVICE FOR THREAD PARAMETERS FOR THREADED JOINTS - Thread parameters for a threaded object are determined. Spatial reference systems (X, Y, Z) and (X′, Y′, Z′) are respectively identified for a position sensor and the threaded object. A transformation matrix describing a quadratic form representing the threaded object in (X, Y, Z) may be determined to relate the reference systems. For example, a sensor trajectory on the threaded object may be determined, along with measurement points on the threaded object. The measurement points may be selected so the matrix, evaluated on these values, has maximum rank. Position data at measurement points in the second reference system may be transformed into the first reference system, yielding first results. After coating the threaded object, position data at the measurement points may be acquired again and transformed into the first reference system, yielding second results. Comparisons between the first and second results may provide thickness of the coating and quality verification. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022824 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COLOUR IMAGING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE - A device for determining the surface topology and associated color of a structure, such as a teeth segment, includes a scanner for providing depth data for points along a two-dimensional array substantially orthogonal to the depth direction, and an image acquisition means for providing color data for each of the points of the array, while the spatial disposition of the device with respect to the structure is maintained substantially unchanged. A processor combines the color data and depth data for each point in the array, thereby providing a three-dimensional color virtual model of the surface of the structure. A corresponding method for determining the surface topology and associate color of a structure is also provided. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022825 | POSITIONING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISTANCE MEASUREMENT - A ball distance measuring system incorporates a support received over a reference ball. A reference on the support has a diameter differing from a diameter of the reference ball by a predetermined amount visually distinguishable from a circumference of the reference ball presenting an even visual separation confirming concentric coincidence when centered with respect to the reference ball. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022826 | TARGET APPARATUS AND METHOD - A target is provided having a retroreflector. A body is provided having a spherical exterior portion, the body containing a cavity. The cavity is sized to hold the retroreflector, the cavity open to the exterior of the body and having at least one surface opposite the opening, the retroreflector at least partially disposed in the cavity, wherein the retroreflector and at least one surface define a space therebetween. A transmitter is configured to emit an electromagnetic signal. A first actuator is configured to initiate emission of the electromagnetic signal, wherein the transmitter and the first actuator are affixed to the body. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022827 | ESTABLISHING A WEAR STATE OF A CUTTING NOZZLE - Methods, systems, and devices for establishing a wear state of a cutting nozzle of a laser processing machine. An actual state of the cutting nozzle shape is established by a three-dimensional evaluation performed by a nozzle shape sensor and an associated controller. The established actual state of the cutting nozzle shape is compared to a desired state of the cutting nozzle shape, and the wear state of the cutting nozzle is established based on a result of the comparison. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022828 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image forming portion that forms a toner image using a screen; a first transfer member that transfers the toner image formed by the image forming portion to a rotating transfer belt; a second transfer member that transfers the toner image transferred to the transfer belt by the first transfer member to a recording medium; and a controller that differentiates between, in a transfer area of the transfer belt to which the toner image is transferred by the first transfer member a screen that is used to form a toner image to be transferred to the transfer area in a preceding print cycle and a screen that is used to form a toner image to be transferred to this transfer area for the first time after the transfer belt has been rotated and the toner image has been second-transferred to a recording medium. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022829 | Image Scaling Mechanism - A method is disclosed. The method includes receiving an image, upsampling the image, eroding the upsampled image to compensate for dot gain and scaling the eroded image to scale the image to a desired size. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022830 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - Disclosed herein are an image forming apparatus and a method of controlling the same. The method provides a preview picture color-calibrated depending on a color of a printing medium in an image forming apparatus which prints an image on the printing medium. The method includes receiving image data which is to be printed, receiving color information of a printing medium which is to be used in printing of the image data, and performing a first color calibration on the image data, reflecting the color information of the printing medium. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022831 | Recording Medium and Printer - This disclosure discloses a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a printed matter production processing program for executing steps. The steps comprise an edition-screen display step, a database display step, a region-specification reception step, and a print-object arrangement step. In the edition-screen display step, an edition screen is displayed for receiving an input operation of the print object to be arranged in each of at least one block. In the database display step, a database that is stored in the memory and includes plurality of records is displayed. In the region-specification reception step, specification of a character-string including region is received. The character-string including region includes a plurality of character strings to be allocated as print objects. In the print-object arrangement step, the plurality of character strings included in the character-string including region are allocated to each of the block in accordance with a desired allocation rule. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022832 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EFFECTING COLOR SEPARATION, COLOR VARIATION, COLOR CHARACTERIZATION, AND GAMUT MAPPING IN COLOR PRINTING - Embodiments of the invention concern automatic color separation with a white ink for colored and/or transparent substrate, automatic color separation with a silver ink for a natural rendering, automatic color separation with a varnish which has a gloss scale different from that of the printed sample for all shades of gloss that are possible between high glossy to high matte for a false third rendering, automatic color variation with variable thickness under the inks, and variable gamut mapping for a low contrast space. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022833 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - Disclosed is an image forming apparatus for performing color forming processing which forms a color image on one side or both sides of output paper, or performing monochrome forming processing which forms a monochrome image on one side or both sides of output paper, based on unit image data concerning a page. The image forming apparatus includes: a one-side determination unit for determining whether output data concerning a plurality of sheets are to be image-formed on one side or both sides; a color determination unit for determining whether the unit image data to be image-formed is color image data or monochrome image data based on the determination result by the one-side determination unit; and a forced forming unit for continuously forming images of unit image data concerning a specific number of sheets in the color forming processing based on the determination results by the one-side determination unit and the color determination unit. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022834 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPLEMENTING SELECTABLE ROLL POSITIONING FOR WEB PRINTING IN A POST PROCESSING DEVICE OF AN IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - A system and method are provided for implementing selectable roll positioning for web printing in devices, including post processing devices, for advanced image forming systems. A selectable drive system for continuous feed or web material image receiving medium substrate can “with the flip of a switch” transition the drive system from a tensioned web (transport) pulling system in a downstream device to a slack web nip-drive system as may be dictated by other system and/or operating characteristics. The selection of a particular drive method is based on a constitution of the continuous feed or web material image receiving media; a composition of a marking material deposited on the continuous feed or web material image receiving media; or a post-processing technique that the continuous feed or image receiving media, as marked, may undergo in the production of an output document. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022835 | Image Forming Apparatus, Method and Non-Transitory Computer-Readable Media Storing Computer-Executable Instructions - An image forming apparatus may include a scanner configured to read a document, a feeder configured to feed a sheet, a printer configured to print an image on the sheet, a processor, and memory storing instructions. The instructions, when executed by the processor, may cause the image forming apparatus to control the scanner to read the document to generate read data, determine whether the read data provides an image while the scanner is reading the document, and control the feeder to start feeding the sheet to the printer in response to determining that the read data provides the image. Determining whether the read data provides the image may include determining whether a substantially blank sheet would be printed based on the read data. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022836 | IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS - An image formation apparatus includes a conveyance member in which a reflection characteristics irregular part having light reflection characteristics different from those of a surrounding surface part is formed, a measurement unit configured to perform an detection operation including irradiating the conveyance member with irradiation light and detecting reflection light, a controller configured to perform a current detection operation, and perform a next detection operation after a surface of the conveyance member is moved by a distance longer than a reflection characteristics irregular part length that is a length of the reflection characteristics irregular part in a movement direction of the conveyance member surface, and a correction unit configured to perform correction for image formation on the basis of detection results of the current detection operation and the next detection operation by the measurement unit. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022837 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE - An information processing device includes a computing unit and a display unit. The computing unit computes a power consumption per a predetermined time during a power saving mode that reduces power consumption, on the basis of a count per type of an interrupt signal produced during the power saving mode, and a power consumption pre-estimated per type of the interrupt signal. The display unit displays a power consumption computed by the computing unit using generated or stored electric power. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022838 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The present invention is concerning an image forming apparatus that has a first power-saving mode in which a power of loads in the apparatus is caused to transition to a sleep state and a second power-saving mode in which supply of power to the loads in the apparatus is stopped, the apparatus comprising: a low power consumption control unit that keeps the power in the second power-saving mode, wherein, in response to an event to cancel the second power-saving mode, the control unit restarts the supply of power to the loads other than the load of an image forming unit while keeping the supply of power to the loads of the image forming unit stopped. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022839 | INTERNAL INTERFACE OF IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus is provided. The image forming apparatus includes a communication interface configured to receive printing data and an image forming unit configured to perform a printing operation by using the received printing data. In addition, the communication interface includes a communication controller configured to support a first interface method and a second interface method, and include a first pin port for communication in the first interface method and a second pin port for communication in the second interface method, a first connector configured to be connected to one of the first pin port and the second pin port, and a second connector configured to be connected to the first pin port or the second pin port which is not connected to the first connector. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022840 | PRINTING SYSTEM AND PRINTING APPARATUS - A printing system includes an information processing apparatus and a printing apparatus, the information processing apparatus including a printer driver, the print job packet containing a print job described in printer description language, the printing apparatus including: an engine including a fuser; a main CPU that performs operation control of the engine; a power supply portion that performs the following: providing power to the main CPU and delivering power to the engine by the main CPU performing the energization control while normal operation mode is ON; and shutting down power to the main CPU and the engine while power saving mode is ON; and a sub CPU that performs the following: receiving power from the power supply portion while power saving mode is ON; and giving a proxy response to the print job packet to activate the main CPU, the sub CPU consuming less power than the main CPU. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022841 | DISPLAY LIST GENERATION APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A display list generation apparatus includes an interpretation unit configured to interpret page description language (PDL) data and store an interpretation result of the PDL data in a first storage unit, a copying unit configured to copy the interpretation result stored in the first storage unit, in a second storage unit, and a generation unit configured to generate a display list from the interpretation result stored in the first storage unit in a case where a data size of the interpretation result exceeds a predetermined threshold and generate a display list from the copy of the interpretation result stored in the second storage unit in a case where the data size of the interpretation result does not exceed the predetermined threshold. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022842 | Print Server For A Portable Device - Systems and methods for a print server are provided that includes a processor and a memory coupled to the processor. The memory including instructions causing the processor to receive data from a computing device in a format native to the computing device and process the data received from the computing device into a format native to a printing device connected to the print server. The instructions further cause the system to provide control signals to the print device and provide the data to the print device in the format native to a printer connected to the print server. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022843 | IMAGE READER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image reader is provided, in its housing, with a first scanning unit made up of an LED array of a plurality of LED elements that are arranged in a row in the horizontal scanning direction and that emit light to a document. An air intake port and an air exhaust port are disposed on the housing of the image reader. An imaginary line of an air flow path coupling the air intake port and the air exhaust port to one another is configured to pass adjacent a center of the LED array of the first scanning unit in the horizontal scanning direction with the first scanning unit stopped at a reading position of the document transferred by a document transfer device. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022844 | USER CREDENTIALS FOR PERFORMING MULTIFUNCTION DEVICE WORKFLOW ACTION - A user profile includes user credentials that are accessible from a multifunction device. A user credential is selected from the user profile using the multifunction device. The selected user credential is used to perform a workflow action at the multifunction device. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022845 | AUTOMATICALLY IDENTIFYING LOCATIONS OF PRINTING DEFECTS WITHIN PRINTED ROLLS - Methods and systems print markings on a web of media using a printer to produce a printed roll of media. During the printing, the printer automatically analyzes the internal printer conditions, and automatically identifies printing errors based on the internal printer conditions during the printing. Further, such methods and systems automatically record the printing errors in an error log file using a computerized device that is operatively connected to the printer and store the error log file in a network storage element within a computerized network. Also, such methods and systems transmit the error log file from the computerized device (or the network storage element) to a post-printing processing device using the computerized network after receiving a request for the error log file. The post-printing processing device unwinds the printed roll and automatically stops the unwinding process at locations of the printing errors based on the error log file. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022846 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An information processing system, which includes one or more computers connected to an apparatus via a network, includes a reception part configured to receive a request addressed to a predetermined destination, a generation part configured to generate authority identification information for identifying operation authority to operate the apparatus, in response to reception of the request, a storage part configured to store the authority identification information generated by the generation part, and a transmission part configured to transmit the authority identification information to the transmission source of the request. The apparatus is configured to limit a value settable with respect to a setting related to a function of the apparatus, when the authority identification information stored in the storage part is input to the apparatus. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022847 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, METHOD OF PROCESSING INFORMATION, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An information processing system including at least one computer including a receiving unit that receives a request to a predetermined destination, a generating unit that generates authority identifying information for identifying operation authority of an apparatus in response to the request, and a sending unit that sends the authority identifying information to a destination different from a transmission source of the request. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022848 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE - An image forming system includes a plurality of image forming devices connected in data communication with each other via a network. Each of the image forming devices includes a storage unit, an operational unit, and a controller. If one user logs into a first image forming device among the image forming devices, a controller of the first image forming device checks for the existence of a second image forming device into which the user has logged. If the controller of the first image forming device determines the second image forming device into which the user has logged, the controller transmits a logout instruction of the user to the second image forming device. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022849 | Method and Apparatus for Optimizing Memory Usage in an Imaging Device - A system including a communication interface, a memory, and a processor. The communication interface is configured to receive data. The memory is divided into a first retention region and a second retention region, wherein the first retention region is configured to store data for a first predetermined period of time, and the second retention region is configured to store data for a second predetermined period of time. The processor is configured to i) initially store, within the first retention region of the memory, the data that is received, and ii) in response to the data that is received having been stored in the first retention region of the memory for a time limit that exceeds the first predetermined period of time, transfer the data that is received from the first retention region of the memory to the second retention region of the memory. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022850 | POINT CALCULATION APPARATUS AND POINT CALCULATION METHOD - A method for managing points associated with erasing of images on sheets includes the steps of receiving information such as a number of sheets on which images have been erased, a size of the sheets on which images have been erased, and user data associated with the erasing of the images, calculating new points associated with a user based on the received information, calculating a total of points associated with the user based on the calculated new points and points previously associated with the user, and storing the calculated total points. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022851 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, SERVER APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING PRINTING OF SERVER APPARATUS - A method of controlling printing of a server apparatus is provided. The method includes: receiving printing data, receiving error information from at least one image forming apparatus; determining an error state level corresponding to the error information among a plurality of error state levels; and when the determined error state level is an allowed level to print, transmitting the printing data to the image forming apparatus and deleting the stored printing data, and when the error state level is a disallowed level, not transmitting the printing data. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022852 | AN IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS THAT DISPLAYS A PREVIEW OF A DISPLAY IMAGE SHOWING A STATE WHERE AN IMAGE IS FORMED ON A SHEET OF PAPER - a In an image forming apparatus provided with an image output portion, paper supply portions, a display image generating portion, a display panel, and an operation unit including an operation unit side control portion having a preview display function, a specified display image generating function and a paper display image generating function are included as the display image generating portion and a specified paper supply portion displaying function and an output state displaying function are included as the operation unit side control portion, for displaying a preview of a situation of a paper supply portion and sheets of paper on the display panel. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022853 | Communication Control Method, Data Processing Device, and Storage Medium - Communication performance can be appropriately and easily improved without changing an application on the host side when controlling communication between electronic devices. A computer that operates according to an operating system on an OS kernel layer, has an application on an application layer that outputs a first unit of command data causing a connected electronic device to perform an operation, and has a communication port on a physical layer that sends data output from the application to the electronic device: receives data output from the application on the OS kernel layer before the data is received by the communication port; accumulates the received data and generates a second unit of data that is larger than the first unit; and outputs the generated second unit of data to the communication port. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022854 | DATA COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND PRODUCT PRODUCING SYSTEM - Provided are a data communication apparatus and method and a product producing system which can prevent each user, which is a person in charge of a work item, from forgetting the content and existence of a notice. It is determined whether the re-notification of data for urging the execution of a work item corresponding to an execution phase (hereinafter, referred to as an execution target item) is required on the basis of progress information of each work item. Then, the content of notices related to two or more execution target items which are determined to be required for the re-notification is integrated for each user who is given an execution right over a plurality of production jobs and the integrated content is transmitted as notification data corresponding to one operation. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022855 | COMMODITY SALES DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD - A commodity sales data processing apparatus comprises a stationary type docking station provided with a printer and a portable information terminal which is freely mounted on or separated from the docking station. The information terminal accepts the input of the data related to the sales of a commodity and processes the accepted data. Further, if a print job is designated, the information terminal, when mounted on the docking station, prints printing data using the printer of the docking station or stores the printing data when not mounted on the docking station. Moreover, the stored printing data is printed using the printer of the docking station when the information terminal is mounted on the docking station. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022856 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus is capable of communicating with a server that can generate print data. In the image processing apparatus, first data is transmitted to the server when the first data is in a format that cannot be processed in the image processing apparatus. Print processing of second data is executed ahead of the first data, when the second data received after the first data is in a format which can be processed in the image processing apparatus and the first data is in a state of being converted. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022857 | DATA GENERATING DEVICE - A data generating device may be provided with a processor; and a memory storing computer-readable instructions therein. The computer-readable instructions, when executed by the processor, may cause the data generating device to perform: acquiring a first document file; identifying a first type of content data described in the first document file, the first type of content data being content data by which a content to be outputted is changeable in a state where an image represented by the first document file is displayed on a display device; generating a second document file in a case where the first type of content data is identified, the second document file not having the first type of content data described by using the first document file; and sending the second document file to the external device. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022858 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus capable of communicating with a server apparatus, includes a receiving unit configured to receive a packet from the server apparatus, a determining unit configured to determine whether a packet received by the receiving unit is a specific packet, a power supply control unit which, when the determining unit determines that a packet received by the receiving unit is the specific packet, brings the image forming apparatus into a first power condition which enables the image forming apparatus to start quickly using data stored in a volatile memory, and a start control unit configured to start the image forming apparatus quickly using data stored in the volatile memory. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022859 | MULTI-SOURCE, ADAPTIVE PRINTER DRIVER CONFIGURATION - Some embodiments of the invention provide techniques whereby a printer driver may be modified and supplemented over time. For example, a framework may be provided which enables a printer driver's functionality to be supplemented over time to include new and/or enhanced features, such as features relating to the manner in which the capabilities of a printer are configured, print settings are manipulated, information is presented to users, print-related system events are handled, etc. In some embodiments, one or more components (which may be included in a print subsystem provided by an operating system of a computing device, in a printer driver, and/or some other system element) may be configured to automatically seek and acquire configuration data from any of various sources, including the printer device, one or more online sources, and/or other sources. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022860 | DATA TRANSFER CONTROL APPARATUS AND DATA TRANSFER CONTROL METHOD - In order to control transfer to a processing unit of input data containing a plurality of lines stored across a plurality of memory regions including first and second memory regions, a position of a line of target of output data containing a plurality of lines output from the processing unit is specified. A number of lines of input data to be transferred from the first memory region and their addresses are determined, and a number of lines of input data to be transferred from the second memory region and their addresses are determined, based on the specified position of the line of target. Control is performed based on the determination result such that input data for a number of lines may be transferred from the first memory region and input data for a number of lines may be transferred from the second memory region. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022861 | DATA SUPPLYING DEVICE - A data supplying device may be provided with a processor; and an instruction memory storing computer-readable instructions therein, the computer-readable instructions, when executed by the processor, causing the data supplying device to perform: identifying a first type of content data from among content data described in a document file, the first type of content data being content data by which a content to be outputted is changeable in a state where an image represented by the document file is displayed on a display device; storing the identified first type of content data in a data memory; acquiring access information for accessing the first type of content data stored in the data memory; and supplying access data representing an image indicating the access information to a print executing unit in a case where the print executing unit should print an image represented by print data based on the document file. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022862 | PRINTING APPARATUS, PRINTING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - At the printing of a first set of copies, image data of a page that requires a long development time is preferentially stored in an image data storage section (S | 2015-01-22 |
20150022863 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus executes color conversion so that when printing is performed based on image data compressed and decompressed with a lossy compression method, the image data reproduces expected colors of the image data before compression. More specifically, a range of a signal value of a black image affected by compression of image data, such as black character to be printed with black ink, is obtained, and a color separation table is generated such that color ink is not used but black ink is used within this range. This allows the image data to reproduce expected colors of the image data before compression when printing is performed based on the image data compressed and decompressed with a lossy compression method. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022864 | IMAGE SCANNING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CORRECTING VERTICAL STREAK THEREOF - An image scanning apparatus includes a scanner which scans a document and generates a scan image, a sensor which senses vertical streaks, a detector which detects a contents area on the scan image, and a corrector which corrects the vertical streaks on the scan image while protecting the contents area. The sensor may sense pole points in a main scan direction on the scan image, sense vertical streak suspected pixels based on a brightness difference and/or a color difference between the sensed pole points and surrounding pixels of the pole points, and may further sense vertical streaks based on the consecutiveness of the vertical streak suspected pixels toward a sub scan direction. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022865 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A control is performed so that only an image processing setting(s) (correction value setting(s)) corresponding to a determination level of blank sheet detection set by the user can be chosen. A control is performed so that image processing correction is set within a correction range of an image processing setting(s) corresponding to a determination level of blank sheet detection set by the user. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022866 | EMAIL TO FAX PROCESSING SYSTEM - An email-to-facsimile (fax) processing system efficiently services requests issued by customers of the system in a fair and impartial manner. The system illustratively includes a plurality of components configured to provide email-to-fax processing services over a network. The components of the email-to-fax system include computer nodes executing software processes and/or services embodied as one or more FaxEmail routers, FaxEmail pollers, Rendering servers and Fax assemblers. The email-to-fax processing services provided by the components illustratively include email storage and retrieval services, email-to-fax conversion services and fax organizational transmission services. One or more of these services may be performed by the components in a randomized fashion to ensure that the customer requests, such as email-to-fax requests, may be fairly and impartially processed by the system. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022867 | FACSIMILE APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - The present facsimile apparatus accepts inputs of a destination of facsimile transmission and a communication network to be used for the facsimile transmission, and further accepts re-entry of the destination and the communication network. The facsimile apparatus is controlled so as to execute the facsimile transmission if both the first input destination and communication network match the re-entered destination and communication network, and so as not to execute the facsimile transmission if at least one of the first input and accepted destination and communication network does not match the re-entered and accepted destination and communication network. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022868 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Provided is an image reading apparatus including a light source that irradiates an original document that passes through a reading position with light, a light receiving unit that receives reflected light from the original document, a background member that is inclined at an angle where a difference between an incident angle of the light from the light source and a reflection angle of the light to the light receiving unit is smaller than a difference therebetween on the original document present at the reading position, with the original document at the reading position interposed between the background member and the light source, and a foreign substance detecting section that detects, when the original document is not present at the reading position, a foreign substance present at the reading position. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022869 | DEMOSAICING RGBZ SENSOR - According to one general aspect, an apparatus may include an image sensor, a monochromatic pixel reconstruction engine, and a demosaicing engine. The image sensor may be configured to capture, at least in part, an image. The image sensor may include a plurality of first sensors configured to generate captured monochromatic pixel values, and a plurality of second sensors configured to not generate captured monochromatic pixel values. The plurality of second sensors may be dispersed amongst the plurality of first sensors such that portions of the image are not captured by the image sensor. The monochromatic pixel reconstruction engine may be configured to estimate an estimated monochromatic pixel value for each second sensor. The demosaicing engine may be configured to, via a color selective adaptive technique, generate a polychromatic image based upon the captured monochromatic pixel values and the estimated monochromatic pixel values. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022870 | IMAGE SENSOR UNIT AND IMAGE READING APPARATUS - An image sensor unit includes a sensor substrate on which a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements are mounted, a light source that includes light-emitting elements, for illuminating a document, a light guide that guides light from the light source from one end face and linearly illuminates the document, a rod lens array imaging reflected light from the document on the sensor substrate, and a frame holding each of these elements. The frame includes a spacer provided in proximity to the light source. The spacer includes a light shielding that covers the light source and a portion of the light guide. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022871 | MIRROR DRIVE DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - In a mirror drive device, a first actuator section and a second actuator section are arranged on both sides of a mirror supporting section that supports a mirror section so as to sandwich the mirror supporting section. The upper electrode of a first actuator section includes a first electrode section and a second electrode section, and an upper electrode of a second actuator section includes a third electrode section and a fourth electrode section. The arrangements of the electrode sections correspond to stress distribution of principal stresses in the piezoelectric body in resonant mode vibration, and in a piezoelectric body portion that corresponds to positions of the first electrode section and the third electrode section and a piezoelectric body portion that corresponds to positions of the second electrode section and the fourth electrode section, stresses in opposite directions to each other are generated. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022872 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A MEMS MICRO-MIRROR ASSEMBLY - According to the present invention there is provided a method of manufacturing a MEMS micro mirror assembly ( | 2015-01-22 |
20150022873 | OFFSET APERTURE GIMBALED OPTICAL SYSTEM WITH OPTICALLY CORRECTED CONFORMAL DOME - An offset aperture gimbaled optical system comprises a gimbal and an optics assembly that is mounted on an inner gimbal and offset radially from an axis of symmetry (and rotation axis) of a conformal dome. An optical corrector adjacent the inner surface of the conformal dome encompasses the field-of-view of the optics assembly as the inner gimbal rotates about its rotation axis. The corrector is fixed with respect to the inner gimbal's rotation axis while it rotates about the axis of symmetry. The optical corrector comprises an aspheric transparent arch having an optical corrector shape and position responsive to a shape of the conformal dome at the offset position of the optics assembly. In different applications, the offset aperture provides for reduced optical aberrations and improved utilization of the available packaging volume to accommodate multiple offset aperture optics assemblies. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022874 | OFFSET APERTURE DUAL-GIMBALED OPTICAL SYSTEM - An offset aperture two-axis gimbaled optical system comprises a two-axis gimbal and an optics assembly that is mounted on the inner gimbal and offset radially from the rotation axis of the outer gimbal. The optics assembly is suitably offset so that its optical aperture does not overlap the rotation axis of the outer gimbal and its optical aperture is symmetric about the rotation axis of the inner gimbal. In different applications, the offset aperture provides for reduced optical aberrations and improved utilization of the available packaging volume to accommodate multiple offset aperture optics assemblies. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022875 | Electrowetting Display Apparatus and Method of Manufacturing the Same - An electrowetting display apparatus includes a first base substrate, a second base substrate which faces the first base substrate, a first electrode on the first base substrate, and a second electrode on the second base substrate, where the second electrode faces the first electrode. A barrier wall is on the first electrode, where the barrier wall defines a storage area. A surface of the first electrode and the barrier wall is overlapped by a barrier layer. In addition, a water-repellent layer is on the barrier layer which is in the storage area. First and second fluids are in the storage area, the first fluid is separate from the second fluid, and the first fluid or the second fluid has a polarity. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022876 | MULTI-STATE INTERFEROMETRIC MODULATOR WITH COLOR ATTENUATOR - This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus for multi-state interferometric modulator (MS-IMOD) implementations with an improved white-state color by incorporating an attenuator. The attenuator may be part of a mirror stack or part of an absorber stack. The attenuator may be capable of reducing the amount of green light reflected when the MS-IMOD is in a white state. The attenuator may include an absorber and/or a notch filter. In some implementations, the white color that is reflected when the MS-IMOD is in the white state may be substantially similar to that of CIE Standard Illuminant D65. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022877 | METHOD OF AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING REFLECTIVE COLOR OF POLYMERIC COLLOIDAL PHOTONIC CRYSTAL DISPLAY USING MIXED DISPERSION MEDIUM - A method of and device for controlling a reflective color of a photonic crystal display device, capable of precisely controlling the distance between particles to display RGB full colors covering desired wavelength ranges. The method and device include using a mixed dispersion medium containing two or more kinds of solvents having different dielectric constants as a dispersion medium for a photonic crystal in a composition for a photonic crystal display device of which colors are controlled through the application of an electric field. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022878 | OPTICAL FILM HAVING EXCELLANT UV BLOCKING EFFECT AND POLARIZING PLATE COMPRISING THE SAME - An optical film and a polarizing plate including the same are provided. The optical film includes an acrylic resin having a glass transition temperature of 120° C. or higher and including an alkyl (meth)acrylate-based repeating unit and a styrene-based repeating unit, and a UV absorbent having a 1% thermal decomposition temperature greater than or equal to a temperature 2.5 times that of the glass transition temperature of the acrylic resin. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022879 | INFRARED REFLECTIVE FILM - Provided is an infrared reflective film in which a reflective layer and a protective layer are sequentially layered on one surface of a substrate. The protective layer contains a polymer, and the dynamic friction coefficient on the surface of the protective layer is 0.001 to 0.45. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022880 | IMAGE MEASURING APPARATUS WITH AUTOMATED CONTROL OF VARIABLE-POWER NOSE WHEEL ROTATION AND 3D DISPLACEMENT - An image measuring apparatus with an automated control of variable-power nose wheel rotation and 3D displacement includes a base on a work table on a floor, a platform on the base and having first and second moving parts for controlling the platform moving along X-axis and Y-axis respectively, an upright column on the base and a side of the platform and having a third moving part capable of moving along Z-axis, and a measuring lens group disposed on and displaced with the third moving part. The control device includes a control program for controlling the displacement of the first and second moving parts to change the position of the platform, controlling the displacement of the third moving part to change the position of the measuring lens group, and controlling the measuring lens group to switch to an objective microscope to a different magnification to achieve a fully automated measurement. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022881 | LIGHT SHEET-BASED IMAGING DEVICE WITH EXTENDED DEPTH OF FIELD - Light sheet microscope for recording 3D images of a specimen, comprising a light sheet generator, an objective lens, an image detector and a wavefront encoder element or system positioned between the objective lens and the image detector for extending the depth of field of the objective lens. By doing so, the restriction on the distance between the collecting objective and the light sheet is relaxed, allowing the use of a light sheet scanning unit. The resulting light sheet microscope allows for a robust, aberration insensitive, fast 3D imaging without the need to move or perturb the specimen. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022882 | MICROSCOPE SYSTEM, OBJECTIVE LENS UNIT, AND MICROSCOPE MAIN BODY - A microscope system includes: a main body portion having an optical system for forming an image from at least observation light from a specimen; an objective lens unit having an objective lens for taking in the observation light and having a base portion with an approximately belt shape for holding the objective lens on one end; and a unit attachment portion that is held by the main body portion and is configured to detachably attach the base portion at a position where at least an optical axis of the objective lens coincides with an optical path of the observation light. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022883 | SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR ILLUMINATING A SPECIMEN - The disclosed technology relates generally to a method and system for an improved lighting apparatus compatible with imaging small specimens for viewing or photographic purposes. In certain embodiments, the disclosed technology provides an apparatus for projecting light on specimens from opposing light sources at varying distances and angles. In certain embodiments, the apparatus includes an elongated stem that allows the light sources to be repositioned quickly, easily, and accurately. The elongated stem may be flexible and may be used in conjunction with a positioning system, such as a rack and pinion system, thereby allowing precise movement of the light sources. | 2015-01-22 |