| 05th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 30 |
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| 20100026992 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BUILT-IN TESTING OF A FIBER OPTIC TRANSCEIVER - Systems and methods for testing an optical fiber involving: a laser in optical communication with an end of the fiber, the laser configured to direct a test beam of radiation into an end of the fiber; a detector in optical communication with the end of the fiber, the detector configured to detect a reflection of the test beam by a defect within the fiber; and a timer connected to the laser and to the detector, wherein the timer is capable of measuring a delay between an emission of the test beam of radiation by the laser and a detection of the emitted test beam by the detector, the delay being indicative of the position of the defect within the fiber. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100026993 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided are a method and apparatus for manufacturing a display device, which can ensure precise alignment and attachment of a lenticular sheet onto a display panel. The method includes sequentially stacking a display panel and a lenticular sheet on a stage, irradiating light that is incident in parallel toward the display panel and the lenticular sheet from below the display panel, detecting the light that has passed through the display panel and the lenticular sheet, and determining an axial direction of a columnar lens formed on the lenticular sheet. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100026994 | REFLECTION OPTICAL SENSOR FOR DETERMINING THE ANGULAR POSITION OF A ROTATING ELEMENT - The optical device for determining the angular position of a rotating element comprises: a concave mirror ( | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100026995 | MULTI-STREAM SENSOR FOR NONINVASIVE MEASUREMENT OF BLOOD CONSTITUENTS - The present disclosure relates to a sensor having a set of photodetectors that are arranged at various locations to enable the measurement of blood glucose. The photodetectors are arranged across multiple locations. For example, the detector may comprise multiple photodetector arrays that are arranged to have a sufficient difference in mean path length to allow for noise cancellation and noise reduction. Walls may be used in the detector to separate individual photodetectors and prevent mixing of detected optical radiation between the different locations on the measurement site. A window may also be employed to facilitate the passing of optical radiation at various wavelengths for measuring glucose in the tissue. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100026996 | SURFACE INSPECTION METHOD AND SURFACE INSPECTION APPARATUS - When measuring an edge region, a photo detector with an angle not influenced by the diffracted light, the diffracted light causing noise, is selected to thereby allow for inspection that minimizes the sensitivity reduction. This allows for the management of foreign matters in the outer peripheral portion, which conventionally could not be measured, and this also eliminates the oversight of critical defects on the wafer, thus leading to reduction of failures of IC. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100026997 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INSPECTING EDGE OF SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER - A linear actuator which can make a bed flat in emergency. A linear actuator ( | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100026998 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MICRO-IMAGING - Apparatus and method for investigating underground formations surrounding a borehole, comprises: a drill bit ( | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100026999 | METHODS OF MAKING AND USING AND APPARATUS AND DEVICES FOR PLACING LIGHT AND SAMPLE IN PHOTO-EMITTING OR ABSORBING DEVICES - The present invention relates to apparatus and devices ( | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027000 | Hybrid Technique for Coherent Anti-Stokes/Stokes Raman Spectroscopy - A method and system provide coherent anti-Stokes Raman spectroscopy. In an embodiment, the system includes a detection system for measuring coherent anti-Stokes Raman signals of a sample. The system includes a first light pulse and a second light pulse. The first light pulse and the second light pulse are operable to initiate coherent vibration in the sample. The system also includes a third light pulse. The third light pulse is a probe pulse that is operable to produce scattered radiation from the sample. In addition, the system includes a spectral filter. The spectral filter shapes the probe pulse. The system further includes a detector to record the spectrum of the scattered radiation. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027001 | Method and apparatus using volume holographic wavelength blockers - The invention disclosed here teaches methods to fabricate and utilize a non-dispersive holographic wavelength blocker. The invention enables the observation of the Raman signal near the excitation wavelength (˜9 cm | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027002 | HIGH-SPEED, RUGGED, TIME-RESOLVED, RAMAN SPECTROMETER FOR SENSING MULTIPLE COMPONENTS OF A SAMPLE AND FOR DIAGNOSTICS OF PATHOLOGICAL SKIN CONDITIONS SUCH AS CANCER - A new architecture for implementing a time-resolved Raman spectrometer is 2-3 orders of magnitude faster than current systems. In one embodiment, the invention employs a rotating optical switch to time multiplex an input signal through multiple band-pass filters and into a single optical detector which is electrically activated only when the filtered input light pulse is about to impact it. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027003 | Spectroscopic analysis methods - A spectroscopic analysis method in which spectral data of mixtures obtained from a plurality of points on a sample surface are resolved into component spectra and concentrations. A new alternating least squares multivariate curve resolution technique is presented which iteratively resolves the components. The technique starts from an initial estimate that the spectral values of a first component of the sample are all equal (an ‘empty model’), and resolves that component. Then successive further components are iteratively resolved, from initial ‘empty model’ estimates of those components and from previously resolved spectra. In the common case where the main component is present in nearly pure form in the data set, this empty modelling technique results in more accurate resolution of the components. This is due to the ability of the technique to resolve the pure spectra of minor components without modelling concentrations of the main component into them. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027004 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CHEMICAL COMPOSITION MEASUREMENT AND MONITORING USING A ROTATING FILTER SPECTROMETER - The invention relates to methods and systems for measuring and/or monitoring the chemical composition of a sample (e.g., a process stream), and/or detecting specific substances or compounds in a sample, using light spectroscopy such as absorption, emission and fluorescence spectroscopy. In certain embodiments, the invention relates to spectrometers with rotating narrow-band interference optical filter(s) to measure light intensity as a function of wavelength. More specifically, in certain embodiments, the invention relates to a spectrometer system with a rotatable filter assembly with a position detector rigidly attached thereto, and, in certain embodiments, the further use of various oversampling methods and techniques described herein, made particularly useful in conjunction with the rotatable filter assembly. In preferred embodiments, the rotatable filter is tilted with respect to the rotation axis, thereby providing surprisingly improved measurement stability and significantly improved control of the wavelength coverage of the filter spectrometer. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027005 | BIOSENSOR DETECTION APPARATUS - A biosensor detection apparatus having increased processing power for measurement without complicated structure and increased size. The apparatus includes one or more spectrometers configured to spectrally separate each light beam reflected from each of a plurality of measurement regions defined on a biosensor simultaneously, and one or more optical receivers configured to receive each light beam spectrally separated by the one or more spectrometers simultaneously and to obtain a spectral intensity distribution of each light beam separately. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027006 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MONITORING THE PARTICLE CONTAMINATION IN FLOWING HYDRAULIC FLUIDS - A device for monitoring particle contamination in flowing hydraulic fluids includes a mechanism for particle counting and particle sizing. Further, a method for monitoring particle contamination in flowing hydraulic fluids: determines fluid flow velocity; counts particles in the hydraulic fluid passing the light barrier for a fixed period of time; and obtains particle size distribution by using a range of different trigger levels. The monitoring device is insertable into an A/C hydraulic system to enable an online-monitoring of degradation of fluid quality during normal flight operations or on the ground. The device and method help lower costs for A/C maintenance and increase A/C availability since necessary service actions can be scheduled strategically. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027007 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A MULTIPLE ANGLE LIGHT SCATTERING (MALS) INSTRUMENT HAVING TWO-DIMENSIONAL DETECTOR ARRAY - A particle detection system uses a reflective optic comprising a curved surface to detect high angle scattered light generated by a particle in a liquid medium, when a laser beam is incident on the particle. When the particles transit the laser beam, light is scattered in all directions and is described by MIE scattering theory for particles about the size of the wavelength of light and larger or Rayleigh Scattering when the particles are smaller than the wavelength of light. By using the reflective optic, the scattered light can be detected over angles that are greater than normally obtainable. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027008 | On-Chip Polarimetry for High-Throughput Screening of Nanoliter and Smaller Sample Volumes - A polarimetry technique for measuring optical activity that is particularly suited for high throughput screening employs a chip or substrate ( | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027009 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING SIGNAL COLOR FROM A MOVING VIDEO PLATFORM - The present invention aims at providing a method for detecting a color of a signal light from a moving vehicle such as railroad train. The method includes capturing an image from a camera mounted on the moving vehicle and extracting candidate regions in the image that contain light region. The method further includes classifying the candidate regions as a signal light region or a non-signal light region and identifying the color of the signal light region. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027010 | VARIABLE SPECTROSCOPY DEVICE - Desired spectral characteristics are attained by making reflection films close enough. A variable spectroscopy device ( | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027011 | Process for Evaluating the Degree of Phenolic Ripeness of a Fruit and Relevant Device - The invention concerns a process for evaluating the degree of phenolic ripeness of a fruit, advantageously but not exclusively grapes, that includes the measurement of the intensity of an electromagnetic wave that has passed through a portion of a skin of the fruit and an operation for correlating the intensity with a specific classification of percentages of polyphenolic substances present in the fruit. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027012 | PHOTOACOUSTIC SPECTROSCOPY SYSTEM - A system for providing photoacoustic spectroscopy. A light source having a quantum dot filter may provide a band of infrared light which is to be reflected by a lamellar grating to a photoacoustic chamber. The light may be modulated by the grating. The chamber may contain a sample of fluid for which spectral information is sought. A sensor may detect acoustic pressures in the chamber which indicate the spectral information. Signals from the sensor may be processed and displayed. Identification and concentration of certain substances in the fluid may be obtained. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027013 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE ANALYSIS OF MATERIALS - An apparatus and method are presented for the analysis of materials. The apparatus includes two or more similar analyzers, with the output of the analyzers combined to provide improved measurements. The apparatus may be, for example, a differential photometric analyzer, such as the AETHALOMETER®. The apparatus and method includes providing flows to the analyzers such that the rate of accumulation per filter area differs for the two or more analyzers. The output of the apparatus or method may be a concentration, such as the concentration of black carbon particulates. Additionally, the output may be an optical measure of particulates that is useful for characterizing the source or history of the particulates. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027014 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGING USING ABSORPTION - The attenuation and other optical properties of a medium are exploited to measure a thickness of the medium between a sensor and a target surface. Disclosed herein are various mediums, arrangements of hardware, and processing techniques that can be used to capture these thickness measurements and obtain three-dimensional images of the target surface in a variety of imaging contexts. This includes general techniques for imaging interior/concave surfaces as well as exterior/convex surfaces, as well as specific adaptations of these techniques to imaging ear canals, human dentition, and so forth. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027015 | Optical sensor - The invention relates to an optical device with at least one radiation source ( | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027016 | Ozone Monitor with Gas-Phase Ozone Scrubber - The present invention provides a means of greatly reducing or eliminating the interferences of UV-absorbing compounds, mercury, water vapor and particulates in the UV absorbance measurement of ozone by replacing the internal solid-phase ozone scrubber with a gas-phase scrubber. Reagent gases well suited as a gas-phase scrubber of ozone include nitric oxide and bromine atoms. Nitric oxide may be supplied by a gas cylinder or by photolysis of either N | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027017 | Ozone Concentration Sensor - An apparatus and method provide measurement of a constituent of a fluid, such as ozone in ozonated water. The apparatus includes a vessel to contain the fluid, a light source configured to direct a first band of light and a second band of light along a substantially shared path though the fluid, and a photosensor that senses the first band of light and the second band of light. The constituent has a greater absorption associated with the first band of light than with the second band of light. The method includes modification of a measured attribute of the component in response to the sensed second band of light to improve the accuracy of the measured attribute. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027018 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ACQUIRING IMAGE DATA FROM A TURBID MEDIUM - The invention relates to a method of acquiring image data from a turbid medium ( | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027019 | Optical Coherence Tomographic Imaging Method and Optical Coherence Tomographic Imaging Apparatus - An optical tomographic diagnostic apparatus is characterized by executing a first step (S | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027020 | System and Method for Optical Coherence Tomography - The invention relates to a system and to a corresponding method for optical coherence tomography having an interferometer ( | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027021 | System for Optical Coherence Tomography - The invention relates to a system for optical coherence tomography having an interferometer ( | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027022 | FIBER OPTIC GYROSCOPE - An improved resonator fiber-optic gyro (RFOG). An example RFOG includes a closed-coil resonator where counter-propagating laser beams are done by fiber couplers. Signals are extracted from the ring resonator using other fiber couplers. The fiber couplers may be fiber spliced couplers, free-space fiber-to-fiber coupling elements or comparable coupling devices. A silicon structure may be used to align components of the gyro or just the coupling elements. The resonator includes a hollow-core fiber. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027023 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SENSING HAZARDOUS MATERIALS - An apparatus and method for sensing hazardous materials utilizes first and second optical fibers and a recirculator coupled to a substrate. The first optical fiber is coupled to the substrate and has first and second opposing ends and a first substance embedded therein. The first substance is reactive to a first hazardous material type. The second optical fiber is coupled to the substrate and has first and second opposing ends and a second substance embedded therein. The second substance is reactive to a second hazardous material type. The at least one recirculator is coupled to the substrate and configured such that when light propagates from one of the ends of at least one of the first and second optical fibers, at least some of the light is directed by the at least one recirculator into the opposing end of the respective optical fiber. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027024 | System and Method for Optical Coherence Tomography - The invention relates to a system and to a corresponding method for optical coherence tomography having a light source ( | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027025 | OPTICAL PROBE AND OPTICAL TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGING APPARATUS - An optical probe includes: an optical fiber; a substantially cylindrical ferrule integrally fixed to the optical fiber in the vicinity 2of the distal end of the fiber; a distal optical system for deflecting laser emitted from the optical fiber toward a subject to be measured; a holding portion for holding the distal optical system, the holding portion being supported by the ferrule rotatably about the optical axis of the optical fiber; a rotating oscillator slidably engaging with the outer circumferential surface of the ferrule; a driving unit for imparting oscillation in the direction of the optical axis to the rotating oscillator; and a coupling member for coupling the holding portion with the rotating oscillator elastically in the direction of the optical axis. The rotating oscillator rotates about the optical axis and reciprocates in the direction of the optical axis due to the oscillation applied from the driving unit. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027026 | Displacement measuring instrument and displacement measuring method - A laser interferometric measuring instrument includes: a light source that emits a laser beam of 1064 nm and another laser beam of 532 nm; a polarizing beam splitter; a dichroic mirror that splits a long-wavelength laser beam provided in a measurement optical path; a long-wavelength corner cube that reflects the split laser beam; a measurement corner cube that is displaceable along the measurement optical path; a reference corner cube that is displaceable along a reference optical path; a optical path changing unit that changes an optical path length of the long-wavelength laser beam; a phase detector that outputs interference signals; a sum signal computer that calculates a sum signal; a displacement controller that displaces the reference corner cube so as not to change a phase of the sum signal; a reference displacement detector that detects a displacement of the reference corner cube; and a measurement displacement computer that calculates a displacement of the measurement corner cube. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027027 | Jones phase microscopy of transparent samples - Methods for displaying anisotropic properties of an object. The object is illuminated with a first test beam characterized by a first polarization that, after traversing the object, is combined with a reference beam. The combined light of the first transmitted test beam and the reference beam is analyzed by a first pair of polarization analyzers, and interference created between the first transmitted test beam and the reference beam as analyzed by the first pair of analyzers is detected to derive intensity, phase and polarization of the first transmitted test beam. The same is then done with a second test beam that has a polarization with a component orthogonal to the first polarization. Based on the two analyzed beams, complex elements of a Jones matrix associated with the object in a local coordinate system are determined and a plurality of tangible images are displayed that characterize the object based on the complex elements of the Jones matrix. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027028 | Oblique incidence interferometer - An oblique incidence interferometer has favorable measurement accuracy while achieving miniaturization. The oblique incidence interferometer includes a light source that emits coherent light; a beam dividing unit that divides the coherent light from the light source into a measurement beam and a reference beam, polarizing directions of both beams being perpendicular to each other; a first beam folding unit that folds the measurement beam divided by the beam dividing unit to cause the folded measurement beam to be incident on the measurement object surface at a predetermined angle relative to the measurement object surface; a second beam folding unit that folds the measurement beam reflected by the measurement object surface; and a beam combining unit that combines the measurement beam folded by the second beam folding unit with the reference beam. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027029 | System and Method for Optical Coherence Tomography and Method for Calibrating Said Type of System - The invention relates to a system and to a corresponding method for optical coherence tomography having an interferometer ( | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027030 | ANGULAR DISPLACEMENT SENSOR - A device for measuring angular displacement, including a light emitter and a light receiver, which are angularly rotatable relative to each other, wherein the light receiver includes light-sensitive pixels arranged in a pattern on a chip surface, on which light emitted by or via the light emitter is incident in dependence on the aforesaid angle of rotation, and wherein the pattern at least forms part of a circular arc pattern. The device does not make exacting demands on the precision with which the light emitter and the light receiver rotate relative to each other, whilst an accurate end result is obtained by a compact device that can be produced at lower cost. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027031 | OBJECT DETECTOR APPARATUS AND METHOD - An object detector apparatus. The object detector apparatus comprises a receiver which is configured to receive a signal from an object having a repetitive motion, in which the signal repeats at a frequency that is dependent on the frequency of the repetitive motion of the object. The object detector apparatus further comprises an analyser which is configured to sample a signal received by the receiver according to a first set of sampling parameters into a first sampled data set, and to produce an output based on a comparison of the first sampled data set with at least one previously sampled data set. The analyser is also operable to sample a signal received by the receiver using a second set of sampling parameters which differs to the first set of sampling parameters into a second sampled data set, and to produce an output based on a comparison of the second sampled data set with at least one previously sampled data set. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027032 | EDGE DETECTION METHOD - An edge detection method includes preparing a transparent substrate which includes a first main face having a first main region and a first peripheral region and a second main face having a second main region and a second peripheral region, the first peripheral region having an inclination angle of θa1 and the second peripheral region having an inclination angle of θa2, causing measuring light to enter the first peripheral region from a direction perpendicular to the first main region, detecting a non-emitting region where the measuring light is not emitted from the second peripheral region, and detecting an edge of the transparent substrate on the basis of the non-emitting region, wherein if a refractive index of the transparent substrate is n, the inclination angles θa1 and θa2 satisfy the following expression: | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027033 | DEVICE FOR DETECTING MOVEMENT AND FORCES - The invention relates to an apparatus for input of movements and/or registration of forces, comprising at least one light source, at least one position sensitive device (PSD) and at least one diaphragm, wherein at least one of these three elements is moveable with respect to the two other elements. The light source is arranged at a mounting so that light from the light source is emitted through an opening in the mounting and through the at least one diaphragm onto the at least one PSD. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027034 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR MEASURING TIMBER PIECE - The invention relates to a method and arrangement for measuring a timber piece (4) in a wood handling machine ( | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027035 | DYNAMIC ADJUSTABLE CUSTOM COLOR PRINTER AND CUSTOM COLOR IMAGES - An electrographic printer and related method for providing a custom color including printing custom color on a receiver using a multicolor printer including at least one color module capable of printing at least one color image separation of a first color toner on an imaging member by collecting a first color toner from an imaging member, mixing the first color toner with one or more second color toners in a custom color module to produce a blended custom color toner comprising a mixture of at least the first color toner and a second color toner to produce a custom color image separation. Then printing the custom color image separation by transferring the image to a receiver and fusing the image on the receiver. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027036 | IMAGE FORMING DEVICE - An image forming device includes an image forming unit, a test image forming unit, a measuring unit, a color density correction data creating unit, a color order setting unit, a performing unit, a print image data acquiring unit, a to-be-used color determination unit, a first determining unit, and an print image forming unit. The image forming unit is configured to form an image based on image data by using at least one of a plurality of colors of developer. The test image forming unit is configured to control the image forming unit to form a test image based on test image data. The measuring unit is configured to measure density of the test image. The color density correction data creating unit is configured to create the color density correction data based on the measured density. The color order setting unit sets a color order. The performing unit performs a color density correction data creating process to create color density correction data for the plurality of colors in the color order, by controlling the test image forming unit, the measuring unit, and the color density correction data creating unit. The print image data acquiring unit is configured so as to be capable of acquiring print image data while the performing unit is presently performing a color density correction data creating process for a current color that is one of the plurality of colors. The to-be-used color determination unit determines, based on the print image data, a to-be-used color among the plurality of colors of developer, the to-be-used color being a color that should be used for forming a print image based on the print image data by the image forming unit. The first determining unit determines whether or not the performing unit has already performed the color density correction data creating process for the to-be-used color. The print image forming unit controls the image forming unit to form the print image based on the print image data by using the color density correction data corresponding to the to-be-used color, when the first determining unit determines that the performing unit has already performed the color density correction data creating process for the to-be-used color. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027037 | Image Processing Controller and Image Processing Apparatus - An image processing controller inputs image data representing a tone for each pixel into a processing unit via a bus that offers a predetermined transfer speed. A first substituting section renders a given number of low order bits in a tone value of the image data redundant and includes information on the number of bits rendered redundant in the image data. A compressing section compresses image data subjected to the redundancy processing. A decompressing section decompresses compressed image data acquired from a storing section via the bus when the amount of stored compressed image data reaches a predetermined amount. A second substituting section obtains the information on the number of bits rendered redundant included in the decompressed image data and replaces these bits with non-redundant data. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027038 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A determining unit determines a color of a character. A color converting unit converts a chromatic color having a predetermined hue into the predetermined color and a chromatic color having a hue other than the predetermined hue and an achromatic color into a black color. A processing unit processes either one of a color character and a black character determined by the determining unit such that the color character having the chromatic color converted into the black color is relatively noticeable to the black character. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027039 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM AND SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS - An image forming system capable of shortening the time required to process configuration information on an image forming system and shortening communication time. When any of sheet processing apparatuses is activated before activation of an image forming apparatus, a controller of a sheet processing apparatus acting as a sub-manager configures a sub-system consisting of sheet processing apparatuses connected to a communication network and creates configuration data on the sub-system. When recognizing that the image forming apparatus is newly connected to the network, the sub-manager apparatus notifies the image forming apparatus of the already created configuration data based on which a controller of the image forming apparatus creates configuration data on the system and stores it into a RAM. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027040 | PRINTING CONTROL APPARATUS, PRINTING APPARATUS, AND METHODS FOR USE IN THOSE APPARATUSES - A printer driver in a host computer (PC/WS) instructs an image input/output apparatus to perform clear toner printing in which color-toner data printed by using a plurality of color toners and clear-toner data printed by using a clear toner are printed in a superimposed relation. Upon accepting an instruction for a test print of the clear toner printing, the printer driver defines a first color and a second color, which differ from each other and which are discernible relative to colors designated in the color-toner data, and issues a printing instruction to the image input/output apparatus such that a portion designated in the clear-toner data where the clear toner is coated by the clear toner printing is printed in the first color, and a portion designated in the clear-toner data where the clear toner is not coated by the clear toner printing is printed in the second color. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027041 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, DATA PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - An image forming apparatus including a plurality of functions corresponding respectively to a plurality of device drivers includes a communication unit configured to communicate with an information processing apparatus according to a universal serial bus standard, a storage unit corresponding to a storage class defined by the universal serial bus standard, a determination unit configured to determine whether device information corresponding to one function among the plurality of functions has been received from the information processing apparatus, and a sending unit configured to, if the determination unit determines that the device information has been received, send information based on the device information to the information processing apparatus via the communication unit. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027042 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus which, when part of image data cannot be processed, is capable of extracting and processing substitute data having a predetermined relation with the image data that cannot be processed. The image processing apparatus processes an image data file including a plurality of image data portions. A data processing section of the apparatus sequentially processes the image data portions. When the image data portions include an image data portion that cannot be processed, another image data portion having attribute information associated with the image data portion that cannot be processed is extracted from the image data file. A CPU of the apparatus causes the data processing section to process the extracted image data portion as substitute image data. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027043 | PRINT CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD - According to the present invention, internal print settings of a document are handed over to hot folder settings. A hot folder manager | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027044 | DEVICE TO EDIT DOCUMENTS FOR PRINTOUT AND METHOD THEREOF - A device and method of editing documents created in different application programs and stored in a storage unit of a printer to create a new document according to a minimum unit. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027045 | FINGERPRINT SCAN ORDER SEQUENCE TO CONFIGURE A PRINT SYSTEM DEVICE - What is disclosed is a system and method for capturing fingerprint data in an ordered sequence and using the captured sequence to configure a complex multi-function print system device to a set of device specific settings to perform intended workflow processes. Each finger has a unique associated code. A code sequence is associated with each stored set of settings. A user desiring to configure the device scans their fingerprints in a predefined ordered sequence. Settings associated with the entered sequence are retrieved and displayed for user approval. Thereafter, the complex print system device can be easily configured to the displayed settings. Other embodiments are additionally disclosed. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027046 | AUTHENTICATION APPARATUS, AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM, AUTHENTICATION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING AUTHENTICATION PROGRAM RECORDED THEREON - Print data including a provisional registration command is received. When the print data including the provisional registration command is received, an authentication code is obtained. The authentication code is stored in a user information DB. Provisional registration data is obtained from the user information DB. Then, a list of provisional registration data is displayed. It is determined whether the provisional registration data is selectively input or not. If the provisional registration data is selectively input, user information in which IC card information or biological information and the authentication code are associated with each other is transmitted to an authentication server. The authentication server executes a process of registering the received user information. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027047 | PRINTING CONTROL DEVICE, PRINTING SYSTEM AND PRINTING CONTROL METHOD - When a selection for canceling a security image is input at a client computer, then a password authentication unit causes a display unit to display a password reception screen, whereby an input password is compared with an authentication password stored in a password storage unit. When the passwords are matching, the print data generation unit of the client computer generates print data without adding a security image to the original data, and outputs the print data to a print server. A control unit of the print server transfers the print data to a printer, a print log acquisition unit acquires print log information from the printer, and the print log information and print data are stored in a print information storage unit. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027048 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An apparatus includes a reading unit configured to read a print product and a transmission unit configured to transmit image data of the print product to an external apparatus. The apparatus further includes an inhibition unit configured to inhibit the transmission of the image data based on inhibition information included in the image data. If the image data includes trace information to be used to trace a printer user of the print product in addition to the inhibition information, a control unit acquires the trace information and causes a display unit to perform a display based on the trace information without causing the output unit to transmit the image data. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027049 | RECEIVING STATION FOR MOBILE HOST EQUIPMENT, AND METHOD OF SHARING RESOURCES USING THE STATION - The invention relates to a receiving station ( | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027050 | DYNAMIC BRIDGING OF WEB-ENABLED COMPONENTS - In an embodiment, a data processing method comprises receiving and storing a set of associations each identifying two or more data processing components and one or more associated actions; receiving a combination of an association and an action that can be performed on the association comprising a first data processing operation and a second data processing operation; generating and sending, over a network, to a first component that implements the first data processing operation, a first request to perform the first data processing operation; receiving result data from the first component; generating and sending, over the network, to a second component that implements the second data processing operation, a second request to perform the second data processing operation using the result data. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027051 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND PRODUCT FOR EFFICIENT PRINT OPERATIONS - A method, apparatus, and product for reducing resource footprints for printer operation outputs, comprising: specifying a print job rendering criteria; receiving a request to print a print job having a page number amount; and automatically selecting and printing a portion of the print job as a function of the print job rendering criteria, wherein the portion has a page number amount smaller than the print job page number amount. The print job rendering criteria may comprise a set maximum number of pages to print during one printing session, where the portion to print is less than or equal to the maximum number of pages. Where the print job comprises a plurality of document components, automatically selecting and printing a portion of the document may comprise selecting a subset of the plurality of components as a function of the identified component relevance to each selected component and printing the representation. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027052 | Method and system for unified batch job processing - A more holistic approach to batch job processing simplifies batch job creation, improves user understanding of batch job status and prevents unwanted batch job printing outcomes. In the approach, before printing any print element (e.g. file, document) in a batch job that includes supported print elements and unsupported print elements, a support status indication is outputted for each of the print elements and the user is required to input a group print instruction before the approach proceeds to print the supported print elements. The approach in some embodiments also allows the user to input a group cancel instruction instructing to cancel the batch job without printing any of the print elements and allows the user to input a change instruction requesting modification of one or more unsupported print elements in an attempt to convert them into supported print elements. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027053 | JOB CONTROL METHOD, COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND JOB CONTROL SYSTEM - A job control method includes: acquiring, from electronic information accepted, set information set for each setting item contained in the electronic information; setting the set information, which is acquired in the acquiring step, for an usable state in the job within a job item contained in a plurality of job items whose executing procedure are preset, the plurality of job items including a first job item and a second job item; and changing the set information, which is used in the job within a first job item, into an unusable state in the job within a second job item to be executed after the first job item has been executed. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027054 | COMPUTER NETWORK INCLUDING A PRINTER CONTROL DEVICE WITH WEB SERVER INTERFACE AND RELATED METHODS - A computer network may include at least one network printer, a plurality of network computers for generating print jobs for the at least one network printer, and a network print server coupled to the plurality of network computers for queuing the print jobs for the at least one network printer. Moreover, the computer network may further include at least one printer control device coupled between the network print server and the at least one network printer. The at least one printer control device may be configured to provide remote access to the at least one network printer via the World Wide Web (Web) using a Web communications protocol, communicate the print jobs from the network print server to the at least one network printer, and isolate the network print server from remote access communications formatted in the Web communications protocol. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027055 | Image forming apparatus and preview display method - An image forming apparatus is provided that is capable of, in displaying a preview of image data to be output, confirming a confirmation point in accordance with an operation mode immediately without performing a user operation such as enlarging, reducing or shifting. The image processing apparatus (illustrated as a digital multi-functional peripheral) is capable of operating in each of a plurality of operation modes. The image forming apparatus is provided with an image display portion such as a touch panel for displaying a preview of image data and a set value storage portion such as control memory for storing a display set value in displaying a preview image at first on the image display portion for each operation mode. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027056 | Image forming apparatus, program, and preview display method - Provided is an image forming apparatus that enables to confirm a finish state in a preview reliably so that unnecessary image formation processing due to setting errors by a user is able to be prevented and that processing load for performing a preview display at high speed is reduced. On a preview screen before performing image formation, a preview image showing the entire page of image data is displayed. When a information about finishing such as forming a punch hole, staple, and a paper fold are set to recording paper on which the image data is printed, these as information about finishing are displayed out of a recording paper area of the preview image. In addition, for example, an arrow indicating a position of the actual punch hole to the recording paper is also displayed as a part of the information about finishing together with the punch hole. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027057 | CONTROL APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING WORKFLOW INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF ACTIVITIES AND WORKFLOW CONTROL METHOD - A method for controlling a workflow of a control apparatus configured to control a workflow including a plurality of activities includes determining a process included in an activity to be executed. If the activity to be executed includes a scan process of a document and an upload process of scan data generated by the scan process, the method further includes storing upload destination data so that a scanning apparatus connected to the control apparatus via a network uploads the scan data to an upload destination that is determined corresponding to the upload process. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027058 | IMAGE SENDING APPARATUS - A digital multi-functional peripheral is provided with a touch panel for displaying various information, a reading portion for reading an original and inputting image data, an NCU for sending the image data, a preview image generating portion for generating a preview image of the image data, and a panel control portion for causing the touch panel to display the preview image of the image data before performing image sending by the NCU. When an instruction to start reading of an original by a user is received, the panel control portion causes the touch panel to display a sending destination confirmation screen for confirming a sending destination of the image data, and after the confirmation input is performed by the user to the sending destination confirmation screen, causes the touch panel to display the preview image of the image data. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027059 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PREVIEW DISPLAY METHOD - The image processing apparatus is provided with a preview image generating portion for generating a preview image of image data to be output in the unit of an output job, and an image display portion such as a touch panel for displaying the generated preview image. The image display portion displays a generation stop key for stopping generation of the preview image during the generation of the preview image so as to be selectable by a user, and displays a different screen in accordance with a generation state of the preview image when the generation stop key is selected by a user operation. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027060 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, PROGRAM, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND PREVIEW DISPLAY METHOD - An image forming apparatus is provided that makes it possible to visually identify whether or not additional information is added to image data to be output in a screen in which a preview is displayed easily. The image forming apparatus is provided with an image display portion such as a touch panel for displaying a preview of image data and is capable of outputting such as printing the image data with additional information added thereto. When image data to be output is output with additional information added thereto, a digital multi-functional peripheral synthesizes an existence image showing an existence of the additional information, instead of the additional information, with a preview image to display on the image display portion in displaying the preview image. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027061 | IMAGE READING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image reading device includes a charge-coupled device that generates and outputs an image signal, a timing generator that outputs a frequency-modulated clock, a modulation signal detector that detects a modulation signal being a signal corresponding to a change in frequency of the clock, an amplitude controller that controls an amplitude of the modulation signal, and a signal combining unit that superimposes the modulation signal after the amplitude is controlled on the image signal. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027062 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, JOB PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - When a printer driver receives print data from an application, a layout filter lays out pages. After that, when an overlay filter determines that automatic overlay printing is set, the overlay filter reconfigures the document structure of the print data. Then, a render filter performs printing on the reconfigured print data. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027063 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - An information processing apparatus capable of participating in an information processing apparatus having plural information processing apparatuses communicating with one another via a network. The information processing apparatus includes a network control unit capable of being connected to the network; an error monitor configured to monitor if an error exists in the information processing apparatus; and a controller configured to request another information processing apparatus to execute a function which is inexecutable due to an error in the information processing apparatus. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027064 | INPUT DEVICE, AND MULTI-FUNCTION PERIPHERAL - An input device including a frame in the form of a rectangular parallelepiped body which is supported by a base and which is movable between a first angular position in which an angle of a lower surface of the frame with respect to a horizontal upper surface of the base is smaller than a predetermined threshold value, and a second angular position in which the angle of the lower surface of the frame as seen in the first angular position with respect to the horizontal upper surface of the base is not smaller than the threshold value, a first input portion disposed on an upper surface of the frame as seen when the frame has a horizontal posture in the first angular position, in which a lower surface of the frame is parallel to the horizontal upper surface of the base, a second input portion disposed on a side surface of the frame as seen when the frame has the horizontal posture; and a detecting portion configured to detect an operation by an operator of the input device on at least one of the first and second input portions. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027065 | PRINTING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD FOR A PRINTING DEVICE, AND A CONTROL PROGRAM - Without needing reserve printers of plural different types in preparation for an equipment failure, printing as desired can be quickly resumed by simply connecting a replacement printer. The printer | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027066 | DISPLAY-INTEGRATED IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A display-integrated image forming apparatus is provided that requires no large disposition location and an extremely simple disposition operation and that is capable of acquiring sufficient advertising effects for pedestrians on sidewalks. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027067 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF INFORMATION PROCESSING, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus transmits a print job including input image data to an image processing apparatus connected thereto, and includes: a determination unit that determines whether a width and/or height of the input image data is smaller than a predetermined threshold, and whether a scaling factor for the image data at a time of output is one or less; a color value determination unit that determines color values of pixels constituting the image data in the case that it has been determined that the width and/or height of the image data is smaller than the predetermined threshold and that the scaling factor for the image data at the time of output is one or less; and a transmission unit that, in the case that it has been determined that the pixels constituting the image data have the same color value, transmits replacement image data having a smaller size. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027068 | IMAGE TRANSMITTING APPARATUS - An image transmitting apparatus is provided that automatically displays an address before transmission if a user gives an instruction for adding a mark such as “CONFIDENTIAL” or “IMPORTANT”. The image transmitting apparatus of the present invention is the image transmitting apparatus transmits image data to a specified address includes an image adding portion that adds a predetermined specific image to the image data in accordance with a user's operation, wherein displays a specified address of image data before transmitting the image data to which it is indicated to add the specific image and transmits the image data with the specific image added in accordance with a user's confirming operation. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027069 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An image forming apparatus includes a job memory which stores each of image formation jobs, which are received from terminals, in association with a user identifier which identifies a user of a corresponding terminal, an image forming unit which executes the image formation jobs which are stored in the job memory, a user detector which detects a user identifier of each approaching user, and a controller which calculates, upon detection of plural user identifiers by the user detector, elapsed times from reception times of image formation jobs which are stored in the job memory in association with the user identifiers, compares the elapsed times, and controls the image forming unit to preferentially execute the image formation job with a shortest one of the elapsed times. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027070 | LABEL PRINTER - A label printer having a plurality of input devices for inputting information to said label printer where a first input device can be a keyboard, and a second input device can be a connectable external controlling entity; a supply of image receiving medium such as a tape; a printer adapted to print an image on the tape; and a printer controller for controlling the label printer, so that when the label printer is connected the label printer can be operated in a stand alone mode in which information can only be input to said label printer via said first input device, or an external control mode in which information can only be input to said label printer via the connecting device, such that for a predetermined period of time after use in one of the said stand alone mode and the said external control mode, any information input via the input device not in use can not operate the label printer, but after the predetermined period of time information can be input to operate the label printer via either the first input device or the connected second input device. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027071 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING AN IMAGE ENHANCED PRODUCT - Methods and a system for providing an image enhanced product are provided. One method includes identifying a framing system having a holding area with positioning features that hold a masking surface that generally blocks the passage of light through the masking surface except in a plurality of window areas; determining an arrangement of a plurality of overlapping receiver mediums to provide a plurality of image receiving areas in correspondence with one of the of the window areas when a reference edge of each of the receiver mediums is located using an associated one of the positioning features; and printing images in the image receiving areas of the plurality of receiver medium sheets according to the determined arrangement; wherein said determining is performed in a manner that causes any overlapping edge between two receiver mediums to be positioned outside any of the window areas, and causes at least portions of selected images to be positioned within the window areas. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027072 | Image Processing Apparatus, Image Processing Method, Image Processing Program, and Printing Apparatus - An image processing apparatus including a specific image detection unit detecting an area including at least a part of a specific image in an input image, a representative color calculation unit calculating a representative color of the specific image on the basis of pixels belonging to the area detected by the specific image detection unit, plural correction curve acquisition units which acquire plural correction curves resulting in gradation correction for every element color on the basis of the gradation value for every element color constituting the representative color after correction, and plural correction units which correct the gradation value for every element color in each pixel constituting the input image based on the obtained plural correction curves. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027073 | GAMMA ADJUSTMENT WITH ERROR DIFFUSION FOR ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAYS - Embodiments are directed to image processing methods to improve display quality while using a limited number of pulses and to correct the error between the reflectance and the desired gamma. The complexity of the hardware used for driving a display device may then be reduced to minimum. In addition, in various embodiments the method can also be used to compensate for the change of an optical response curve due to batch variation, temperature change, photo-exposure or aging of the display device. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027074 | PARTITION HALFTONE FOR MULTI-TONE LEVEL OUTPUT DEVICE - An image processing system includes a printing device configured to print a halftone dot using multi-tone levels. The halftone dot is made up of a plurality of pixels, and each pixel is associated with a corresponding tone level. The image processing system further includes a processor. The processor is configured to receive a request to print a bitmap including one or more colors and to identify a grey level for each of the one or more colors. One of the multi-tone levels is associated with the identified grey level, and a halftone matrix is selected for the associated multi-tone level. Each of the multi-tone levels is associated with a different halftone matrix. The processor is further configured to compare the identified grey level with a plurality of pixel threshold values of the selected halftone matrix to determine the corresponding tone level of each of the plurality of pixels. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027075 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND PRINTING METHOD THEREOF - An image forming apparatus and a printing method thereof, the printing method including: generating continuous tone data corresponding to an image area of print data and binary data corresponding to a text area of the print data; generating merged data based on the continuous tone data and the binary data; and performing a half-toning of the merged data to generate final data to be printed on a print medium. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027076 | SEMI AUTOMATIC PUNCH HOLE REMOVAL - Systems and methods are described that facilitate removing punch hole artifacts in electronic document images. When a document with punch holes is scanned, the punch holes appear as unwanted dark spots in the margin. To remove these artifacts, a blanking regions having background color pixels are placed over the punch hole artifacts and the electronic document image is stored with the blanking regions in place. A user interface is provided to permit a user to enter blanking region parameters, including x,y coordinates, diameter, reference edge from which the coordinates are measured, etc. Default settings can be stored and recalled for common punch hole patterns, which may vary between offices and the like. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027077 | Method of Determining Coordinate on Micro Dotmap according to Moving Vector - When a user holds an optical scanning device to scan a micro dotmap on a displaying medium, a coordinate of a frame center of a retrieved frame on the displaying medium is calculated according to a decoding method for the micro dotmap in advance. A moving vector corresponding to a difference between difference frames scanned by the optical scanning device at different moments is calculated so that an instant location of the frame center on the displaying medium can be calculated anytime. Therefore, a large number of calculations brought by frequent decoding may be saved since merely a few calculations are required in calculating the moving vector. By further decoding the coordinate of the frame center at moments spaced with constant or variable intervals, errors brought by vibrations of the displaying medium are instantly fixed. Accumulated errors are avoided in the calculated instant locations of the frame center anytime. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027078 | MULTIPASS IMAGE SCANS FOR INCREASED MEASUREMENT RESOLUTION DURING CALIBRATION ROUTINES - Systems and methods are described that facilitate calibrating a print engine using calibration data sets generated at at least two different L* levels to provide additional calibration measurement resolution toward the darker end of the grayscale spectrum. For instance a first, light grey (e.g., 70-90L*) calibration strip is scanned at a first resolution (e.g., 70-90L*) to generate a first calibration data set, and a second darker grey (e.g., 30-50L*) calibration strip is scanned at high resolution (e.g., 100L*) to generate a second calibration data set. The first calibration data set is used to calibrate the print engine for high L* values (e.g., 50-100) and the second calibration data set is used to calibrate the print engine for low L* values (e.g., 0-50). Alternatively, a single calibration strip having a known L* value can be scanned once at the known L* value and again at a higher L* value (e.g., 100L*) to generate two calibration data sets, which are used to improve calibration resolution in the darker part of the spectrum. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027079 | OPTICAL READER, IMAGE READER AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE - An optical reader which reads image information on an original document by moving to the original document includes an illumination unit having at least one light source arranged on a substrate and illuminating the original document, a plurality of mirrors reflecting reflection light from the original document, a focusing lens focusing the reflection light from the original document reflected by the mirrors, and a photoelectric conversion element arranged in a focusing position of the focusing lens, a normal direction of an emission surface of the light source and a normal direction of a light-receiving surface of the photoelectric conversion element are the same direction, an original document reading position is set near an end portion of the optical reader in the normal direction. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027080 | DOCUMENT READING APPARATUS - A document reading apparatus includes a housing that has conductive characteristics, a platen that is provided with the housing and that has translucency, and an image reading unit that is arranged so as to be movable in the housing and that reads a document placed on the platen. In particular, at least one opening is provided in a region of the housing that overlaps with the image reading unit as viewed in a direction orthogonal to the platen. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027081 | Image reader, auto document feeder, and image forming apparatus capable of generating shading data - In an image reader, a reading member fixedly mounted in the image reader reads an image on a sheet conveyed into the image reader. A guide is disposed opposite the reading member to support the sheet with respect to the reading member. A guide moving member moves the guide with respect to the reading member in a main scanning direction in which the reading member reads the image on the sheet. A guide rotating member rotates the guide in a sub-scanning direction perpendicular to the main scanning direction. A controller controls the reading member to scan different positions on the guide moved by the guide moving member and rotated by the guide rotating member to generate shading data. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027082 | SECURITY HOLOGRAMS - This invention relates to holograms employing colour addition techniques, and to methods and apparatus for the fabrication of such holograms. The holograms are particularly useful for security applications. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027083 | COMPACT HOLOGRAPHIC DISPLAY DEVICE - A holographic display device comprises a first OLED array writing onto a first OASLM, the first OLED array and the first OASLM forming adjacent layers, and a second OLED array writing onto a second OASLM, the second OLED array and the second OASLM forming adjacent layers. The first and the second OASLMs encode a hologram and a holographic reconstruction is generated by the device when an array of read beams illuminates the first and second OASLMs and the first and second OASLMs are suitably controlled by the first and second OLED arrays. Advantages include that this device permits independent control of phase and amplitude, and the device lends itself to compactness. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027084 | HOLOGRAM OPTICAL ELEMENT AND SURFACE LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE USING THE HOLOGRAM OPTICAL ELEMENT - A hologram optical element having a thin form and a high degree of light transmittance, moreover that provides superior handling ease, as well as a surface light source device employing this hologram optical element. The angle at which light can be bent in this hologram optical element, has low wavelength dependency, and the hologram optical element enables prevention of spectral separation in white light incident from an oblique direction which is bent to a vertical direction and emitted. A transmitting diffraction grating, when light of wavelengths λ | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027085 | Adjustable Beam Portable Light - A lighting device is disclosed which provides for an adjustable beam. The adjustable beam involves the use of a hologram diffuser with areas that have different diffusing properties. The different diffusing areas are selectively positionable in a light beam created by the lighting device to provide for an adjustable beam by providing different diffusions of the light. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027086 | LIGHT DEFLECTING DEVICE AND HOLOGRAM DEVICE - A light deflecting device is a light deflecting device for deflecting an incident light beam and has: a coarse motion light deflecting device which has an optical system having at least two conjugate points on an optical axis and deflects the light beam which has passed through one conjugate point and has entered the optical system as an output light beam which passes through the other conjugate point and has a deflection angle with respect to the optical axis while changing its transmitting direction; and a fine motion light deflecting device which is arranged in the optical system, applies a deflection to the incident light beam, and changes the deflection angle of the output light beam to a second deflection angle different from the deflection angle for a predetermined time. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027087 | IMPROVEMENTS TO OPTICAL CORRELATION APPARATUS - An optical correlation apparatus is taught which provides a parallel optical signal having a phase modulation representing input data to which a parallel phase modulation based on reference data is applied. In the event of correlation the resulting wavefront is planar and can be interferometrically coupled to give a high intensity signal. The invention involves use of parallel amplitude modulation means for selectively blocking the optical signal in one or more of the channels of the parallel optical signal which allows different sized reference data strings to be searched more easily and also aids in calibration. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027088 | SPACE SCANNER FOR SELF-CONTROL MOVING OBJECT - Provided is a space scanner for a self-control moving object. The space scanner has a structure in which a reflective mirror is rotated and tilted. Thus, the space scanner can scan a moving object in horizontal and vertical directions to secure spatial-data, thereby performing a self-control movement. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027089 | Optical scanner - An optical scanner for providing a deviation of electromagnetic radiation wherein the deviation varies in time. At least a first Risley pair has a first pair of optical elements and a second Risley pair has a second pair of optical elements. The optical elements in the first Risley pair are arranged to counter-rotate at a first rotation rate. The optical elements of the second Risley pair are arranged to counter-rotate at a second rotation rate in a manner so that a desired time dependency of the deviation of the radiation is obtained. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027090 | SCANNING APPARATUS - A scanning apparatus operable in the microwave, mm-wave, sub mm-wave (TeraHerz) and infrared ranges comprises a primary drum ( | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100027091 | APPARATUS FOR REDUCING MIRROR BOUNCE, PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS COMPRISING THE SAME, AND PHOTOGRAPHING METHOD FOR THE SAME - Provided are an image processing device, the operating speed of which is increased by reducing mirror bounce, a photographing apparatus having the same, and a photographing method. The image processing device includes a mirror disposed to revolve with respect to a shaft, a first guide unit disposed in a path of revolution of the mirror to lessen vibration of the mirror when the mirror revolves, and a first elastic unit applying predetermined elastic force onto the first guide unit while being engaged with the first guide unit. | 2010-02-04 |
