10th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 23 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120057137 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - Provided is an image display apparatus that has: a case distinguished into a plurality of regions and has a projection port; an image display apparatus main body that projects an image from the projection port; and a controller that electrically connects to the image display apparatus main body and to an external electronic device, and is positioned so as to straddle on the plurality of regions. The case has: a first region that houses a first portion of the controller and is held by the electronic device at least at one portion of the region; a second region positioned away from the electronic device so as to sandwich the first region and houses the image display apparatus main body; and a third region positioned away from the projection port and away from the electronic device so as to sandwich the first region, and houses a second portion of the controller. Therefore, the image display apparatus can be made compact to be installed within an electronic device. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057138 | PROJECTION DISPLAY APPARATUS - A projection display apparatus according to a first feature includes: an imager that modulates light emitted from a light source; and a projection unit that projects the image light modulated by the imager onto a projection plane. The projection plane includes a projectable region where the image light can be projected. The projectable region includes a projection region on which the image light is projected based on an image signal and a non-projection region other than the projection region. The projection display apparatus further includes: an adjustment unit that adjusts the shape of the projection region within the projectable region; and a control unit that displays additional information at least in the non-projection region within the projectable region. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057139 | Cleaning method, device manufacturing method, cleaning substrate, liquid immersion member, liquid immersion exposure apparatus, and dummy substrate - A cleaning substrate and a liquid immersion member face each other in order to clean the liquid immersion member. The cleaning substrate has a first liquid-repellent portion which is liquid-repellent to a first cleaning liquid for cleaning and a lyophilic portion which is disposed in at least a part of the periphery of the first liquid-repellent portion and is more lyophilic than the first liquid-repellent portion. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057140 | EXPOSURE APPARATUS, MOVABLE BODY APPARATUS, FLAT-PANEL DISPLAY MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - In a substrate stage, when a Y coarse movement stage moves in the Y-axis direction, an X coarse movement stage, a weight cancellation device, and an X guide move integrally in the Y-axis direction with the Y coarse movement stage, and when the X coarse movement stage moves in the X-axis direction on the Y coarse movement stage, the weight cancellation device moves on the X guide in the X-axis direction integrally with the X coarse movement stage. Because the X guide is provided extending in the X-axis direction while covering the movement range of the weight cancellation device in the X-axis direction, the weight cancellation device is constantly supported by the X guide, regardless of its position. Accordingly, a substrate can be guided along the XY plane with good accuracy, even if a member (for example, a surface plate and the like) that has a guide surface large enough to cover the total movement range of the weight cancellation device is not provided. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057141 | PATTERN FORMING METHOD AND APPARATUS, EXPOSURE METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD AND DEVICE - During a period after starting exposure to a plurality of shot areas subject to exposure on a wafer until completing the exposure, a light via a slit pair arranged on a stage that holds the wafer, of illumination light via a pattern generating device, is received, and information on a positional relation between an illumination light and the stage (and hence a positional relation between the illumination light and the wafer) is detected. With this operation, even if the information on the positional relation between the illumination light and the wafer varies due to some reason, information on the variation can be detected while performing the exposure to the plurality of shot areas. Accordingly, high-precision exposure can be achieved in an exposure operation, by considering this detection results. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057142 | Lithographic Apparatus and Device Manufacturing Method - A lithographic apparatus and method are used for manufacturing a device. A projection system is configured to project a patterned radiation beam onto a target portion of the substrate. A Higher Order Wafer Alignment (HOWA) model is applied so as to model higher order distortions across the substrate. The model is applied using at least one input parameter for which at least one intra-field effect has been taken into account. In an example, the intra-field effect taken into account is the ScanUp-ScanDown effect and/or the ScanLeft-ScanRight effect. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057143 | Illumination System for Use in a Stereolithography Apparatus - The invention concerns an illumination system for use in a stereolithography apparatus, comprising: a planar support; a multilens projector array mechanically supported on the planar support over the array on a plano side, and having a work surface arranged to receive a resin applying device for applying a resin layer, the projector array comprising a stack of optical elements, including a plurality of lenslets adapted to project the LEDs onto the work surface, and a two-dimensional array of individually controllable light-emitting diodes (LEDs) arranged between the planar support and the multilens projector. According to an aspect, the planar support and the plano side are supported on contact zones arranged over substantially the entire plano side; the illumination system thus forming a rigid body. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057144 | LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS, EXCIMER LASER AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A CD-pitch dependency for a lithographic pattern printing process is related to the spectral intensity distribution of radiation used for projecting the pattern. A CD-pitch dependency can vary from one system to another. This can result in an iso-dense bias mismatch between systems. The invention addresses this problem by providing a lithographic apparatus including an illumination system for providing a projection beam of radiation, a projection system for projecting a patterned beam onto a target portion of a substrate, and a substrate table for holding the substrate, with a controller to provide an adjustment of the spectral distribution of radiant intensity of the projection beam. The adjustment of the spectral intensity distribution is based on data relating to an iso dense bias, and comprises a broadening of the spectral bandwidth or a change of shape of the spectral intensity distribution. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057145 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DIAGNOSIS OF EPITHELIAL LESIONS - Systems comprising an optical fiber switch connected to a light source and an optical fiber probe, the optical fiber probe comprising a first optical fiber connected to the optical fiber switch and a second optical fiber connected to a spectrophotometer. Methods for determining one or more tissue parameters comprising: emitting light from a first optical fiber into a tissue; collecting the light reemitted from the tissue with a second optical fiber; generating a spectra of the light reemitted from the tissue with a spectrophotometer; and utilizing a look-up table based algorithm to determine one or more tissue parameters, wherein the lookup-table based algorithm comprises the steps of: generating a look-up table by measuring the functional form of a reflectance measured by the spectrophotometer using one or more calibration standards with known optical properties; and implementing an iterative fitting routine based on the lookup-table. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057146 | SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE SENSOR USING BEAM PROFILE ELLIPSOMETRY - Provided is a multi-channel surface plasmon resonance sensor using beam profile ellipsometry; and, more particularly, to a high sensitive measuring technology, which is coupled with a vertical illumination type focused-beam ellipsometer using a multi-incident angle measurement method, and a surface plasmon resonance (SPR) sensing part deposited with a metal thin film. The multi-channel surface plasmon resonance sensor includes a vertical illumination type focused-beam ellipsometer, in which light is polarized; a surface plasmon resonance (SPR) sensing part which is provided at the objective lens part of the focused-beam ellipsometer so as to generate SPR according to an angle change of the polarized light; and a flow unit which supplies a buffer solution containing a bio material binding to or dissociation from the metal thin film generating surface plasmon, wherein the SPR and the ellipsometric phase change by change in an angle and a wavelength are simultaneously detected. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057147 | APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING THICKNESS OF A BANKNOTE - An apparatus ( | 2012-03-08 |
20120057148 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR INSPECTING POLYCRYSTALLINE SILICON LAYER - A device for inspecting a polycrystalline silicon layer that is crystallized by receiving irradiated laser beams on a front side of the polycrystalline silicon layer includes: a light source configured to emit inspection beams to a rear side of the polycrystalline silicon layer; a light inspector configured to inspect the inspection beams reflected at the rear side of the polycrystalline silicon layer; and a controller that controls the light source and the light inspector. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057149 | Optical Characteristic Measuring Probe - Provided is an optical characteristic measuring probe which can detect the position and the direction of the leading end of the probe without affecting a monitoring image. The bendable optical characteristic measuring probe is provided with a light guide body ( | 2012-03-08 |
20120057150 | HEAD TRACKING SYSTEM - A head tracking system for determining a head position of a user may include a light source configured to emit light onto a rectangular position sensitive device supported by a support structure such as headphones. The light emitted by the light source may generate a light spot on the position sensitive device. A head position determining module may determine the head position using the position of the light spot on the position sensitive device. The support structure may be configured to support the position sensitive device such that a head rotation results in rotation of the position sensitive device and a displacement of the light spot toward a corner of the rectangular position sensitive device. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057151 | SIGNAL LIGHT MONITORING APPARATUS AND SIGNAL LIGHT MONITORING METHOD - An optical filter performs filtering on input monitor light in a transmission range having a carrier frequency of each channel being measured as a center frequency. Photoelectric convertors convert the monitor light filtered by the optical filter into an electrical monitor signal, and the signal detection unit judges whether signal light is present or absent based on the electrical monitor signal. Since the optical filter performs filtering, an S/N ratio of the monitor light becomes great and the signal detection unit can more accurately judge whether signal light is present or absent even in an optically noisy environment. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057152 | HIGH-SPEED ANALOG PHOTON COUNTER AND METHOD - A high speed analog photon counter and method is provided. In one aspect, the method includes delivering an electric charge to a circuit of the high speed analog photon counter through a current source of the circuit. The method also includes accumulating the electric charge in a capacitor of the circuit electrically coupled to the current source. The method further includes comparing the electric charge accumulated in the capacitor of the circuit with a reference voltage through a comparator of the circuit electrically coupled to an output of the capacitor. The output of the capacitor of the circuit is coupled to an input of the comparator of the circuit, and the reference voltage is coupled to another input of the comparator of the circuit. The method furthermore includes resetting the capacitor of the circuit when the electric charge accumulated in the capacitor of the circuit matches the reference voltage. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057153 | MACHINE AND METHOD FOR MEASURING A CHARACTERISTIC OF AN OPTICAL SIGNAL - Machines and methods measure an unknown characteristic of an optical signal incident upon a detector characterized by one or more dynamic response parameters. One method receives an output signal from the detector and compares that output signal and a computationally determined response of the detector to a known optical signal incident upon the detector. The response is based on said one or more dynamic parameters. The method determines the unknown characteristic based on the comparison of the output signal and the computationally determined response of the detector. Another method receives an output signal from an optical detector detecting one or more optical signals, accesses a predetermined characteristic curve of detector response, compares the output signal from the detector to the predetermined characteristic curve of detector response, and calculates at least one unknown characteristic of one or more optical signals based on results of the comparing step. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057154 | OPTICAL MEASURING SYSTEM WITH MATCHED COLLECTION LENS AND DETECTOR LIGHT GUIDE - An optical surface inspection system provides dark-field detection avoiding ghost images and without capturing, stray, reflected or re-scattered light. The system includes an illumination system that generates an illumination spot on a surface under inspection collecting lens that collects substantially all light scattered from the surface under inspection from the illumination spot. The system also includes a light guide with a first end having a numerical aperture matched to an exit aperture of the collecting lens and a field of view matched to the illumination spot, and a second end coupled to a detector. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057155 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR INSPECTING SEMICONDUCTOR WAFERS - The invention relates to a device for inspecting the edge of semiconductor wafers, including a chromatic confocal microscope ( | 2012-03-08 |
20120057156 | SPECTRUM DETECTOR - Provided is a spectrum detector capable of being miniaturized and which does not require complicated optical axis alignment. The spectrum detector of the present invention comprises: a substrate; a photodetector formed on the substrate and including a semiconductor having a plurality of convex portions; and a wavelength detection circuit for detecting a wavelength of light transmitted through the plurality of convex portions, from light incident on the photodetector. According to the present invention, a small-sized spectrum detector can be provided which can easily detect a peak wavelength distribution included in light of an unknown wavelength, without the use of optical equipment such as a grating or prism, thus dispensing with the need for the optical axis alignment of a complex optical system. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057157 | IMAGING CATHETER WITH INTEGRATED REFERENCE REFLECTOR - In part, the invention relates to a lens assembly. The lens assembly includes a micro-lens; a beam director in optical communication with the micro-lens; and a substantially transparent film. The substantially transparent film is capable of bi-directionally transmitting light, and generating a controlled amount of backscatter. In addition, the film surrounds a portion of the beam director. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057158 | Ellipsometric investigation and analysis of textured samples - System for, and method of ellipsometric investigation of and analysis of samples which have, for instance, a non-random effectively “regular” textured surface, and/or a surface characterized by an irregular array of faceted structures. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057159 | Alignment Mark, Substrate, Set of Patterning Devices, and Device Manufacturing Method - An alignment mark determines alignment of a first and a second exposure on a substrate on a macro level and a micro level. The alignment mark includes a first alignment pattern projected during the first exposure and a second alignment pattern projected during the second exposure. The alignment mark includes a first sub-mark at least partially defined by the first alignment pattern and a second sub-mark at least partially defined by the second alignment pattern. Relative positions of the first and second sub-marks on the substrate are representative for alignment of the first and second exposures on the macro level. At least one sub-mark is defined by image lines of the first alignment pattern and the second alignment pattern, and wherein relative positions of image lines of the first alignment pattern and image lines of the second alignment pattern of the at least one sub-mark are representative for alignment of the first and second exposures on the micro level. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057160 | GAS ANALYZER - Gas analyzer systems and methods for determining gas flux in a short intake tube configuration without using any Webb-Pearman-Leuning density correction. Gas analyzer systems and methods for measuring concentrations of gasses and in particular dry mole fraction of components of a gas. The systems and method allow for rapid measurement of the gas density and/or dry mole fraction of gases for a number of environmental monitoring applications, including high speed flux measurements. A novel coupling design allows for tool-free removal of a cell enclosing a flow path to enable in field cleaning of optical components. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057161 | OPTICAL GAS AND/OR PARTICULATE SENSORS - A gas or particulate sensor is provided for the detection of at least two target gases and/or particulates. The sensor comprises: a chamber for containing a gas sample under test; a first optical measurement channel configured for the detection of a first target gas or particulate within the gas sample, and a second optical measurement channel configured for the detection of a second target gas or particulate within the gas sample, each optical measurement channel comprising a respective optopair which comprises a radiation source adapted to emit radiation and a radiation detector adapted to output a signal in response to detected radiation; and focusing optics able to form an image of an object. At least the first optical measurement channel is configured such that the radiation detector of the respective optopair receives via the focusing optics an image of the corresponding radiation source, whereby the radiation received from the radiation source by the radiation detector is modified by the first target gas or particulate present in the gas sample such that the output signal from the radiation detector provides information as to the presence of the first target gas or particulate in the gas sample. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057162 | METHOD FOR DISCRIMINATING BETWEEN OBJECTS - A method for discrimination between a first ( | 2012-03-08 |
20120057163 | METHOD FOR FORMING A NANOSTRUCTURE PENETRATING A LAYER - A method for forming a nanostructure penetrating a layer and the device made thereof is disclosed. In one aspect, the device has a substrate, a layer present thereon, and a nanostructure penetrating the layer. The nanostructure defines a nanoscale passageway through which a molecule to be analyzed can pass through. The nanostructure has, in cross-sectional view, a substantially triangular shape. This shape is particularly achieved by growth of an epitaxial layer having crystal facets defining tilted sidewalls of the nanostructure. It is highly suitably for use for optical characterization of molecular structure, particularly with surface plasmon enhanced transmission spectroscopy. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057164 | BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION MEASURING APPARATUS - Biological information measuring apparatus capable of automatically identifying a subject under test, and executing continuous measurement under a common measurement condition having selected a properly identified site at a high S/N ratio for relatively long hours as necessary, and also improving utilization efficiency of the output light of a laser. In the biological information measuring apparatus using a confocal optical system provided with a laser serving as a light source thereof, the biological information measuring apparatus comprises a laser drive means for effecting AC-driving so as to cause pulsed light to be outputted from the laser, and wherein the skin of a finger is discriminated from a nail thereof on the basis of a detection signal of the confocal optical system, and a portion of the skin, in a range of the nail epithelium of the finger to the first joint thereof, is indicated as a measurement region. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057165 | Particles and Methods for Long Wavelength SERS - Embodiments include a particle comprising a surface enhanced spectroscopy (SES)-active core and a SES-active reporter molecule associated with the SES-active core wherein said particle has a measurable SES spectrum when excited by incident light having a wavelength of at least 1400 nm. Alternative embodiments include methods of manufacturing said particle and methods of tagging a material with said particle. The particle may include an SES-active core which supports plasmon resonance at a wavelength of at least 1400 nm. The particle may comprise an anisotropic core. The particle may include an SES-active reporter molecule which is resonant at one or more wavelengths greater than or equal to 1400 nm. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057166 | APPARATUS FOR DISCRIMINATING BETWEEN OBJECTS - An apparatus for discrimination between a first ( | 2012-03-08 |
20120057167 | RFOG WITH OPTICAL HETERODYNING FOR OPTICAL SIGNAL DISCRIMINATION - A RFOG comprises a reference laser configured to produce a reference laser beam; a first laser source configured to produce a first laser beam; a second laser source configured to produce a second laser beam; a sensing resonator coupled to the first and second laser sources such that the first and second laser beams propagate through the sensing resonator in first and second directions, respectively; resonance tracking electronics configured to generate first and second control signals that indicate when the first and second laser beams, respectively, are off resonance; first and second optical combiners configured to beat the first and second outputs of the sensing resonator with the reference laser beam creating first and second beat signals, respectively; wherein the resonance tracking electronics is configured to discriminate between at least one rotation-sensing error and the first and second outputs of the resonator based on the first and second beat signals. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057168 | IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGING METHOD - The present invention relates to an imaging device including a reducing section configured to reduce superimposition of first and second combined lights upon each other. The first and second combined lights are based on first and second measuring lights that illuminate an examination object. The imaging device according to the present invention also includes an obtaining section configured to obtain an optical coherence tomographic image of the examination object based on the first and second combined lights whose superimposition has been reduced at the reducing section. A sensor having a minimum number of pixels is provided by restricting crosstalk between interference lights at the sensor. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057169 | DEFLECTION MEASURING DEVICE ACCORDING TO THE INTERFEROMETER PRINCIPLE - An interferometer type deflection measuring device having a radiation source, a first fiber-optic means forming a first light path, a second fiber-optic means forming a second light path, a deflection body and an evaluation circuit, the first and second fiber-optic means receiving radiation from the radiation source on an input side, and radiation guided in the first and second fiber-optic means, respectively, being brought together on an output side with interference radiation being conveyed to the evaluation circuit for evaluation. The first fiber-optic means and the second fiber-optic means are arranged only on the deflection body, at least one of the first and second fiber-optic means being connected on the input side to the beam source with a single feed optical fiber and at least one of the first and second fiber-optic means being connected on the output side to the evaluation circuit by a single evaluation optical fiber. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057170 | DEMODULATION METHOD - A demodulation method for a pseudo-heterodyne signal, wherein the pseudo-heterodyne signal has a phase-modulated carrier signal and the pseudo-heterodyne signal is digitally sampled. A demodulation method at least partially avoids the disadvantages known from the prior art is implemented according to the invention in that the digitally sampled pseudo-heterodyne signal is subjected to a discrete Fourier transformation and at least one output Fourier coefficient featuring an amplitude and a phase is determined, an atan | 2012-03-08 |
20120057171 | SELF-REFERENCING INTERFEROMETER, ALIGNMENT SYSTEM, AND LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - A self-referencing interferometer includes an optical system to split an alignment beam to create a reference beam and a transformed beam. The optical system includes a beam splitter to combine the reference beam and the transformed beam so that the diffraction orders in the reference beam spatially overlap with their respective opposite orders in the transformed beam. A detector system receives the spatially overlapping reference beam and transformed beam from the optical system and determines a position signal. The detector system includes a polarizing system for manipulating the polarization of the beams so that they interfere, and for directing the interfering reference beam and transformed beam to a detector for determining a position signal from the variation of intensity of the interfering beams. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057172 | OPTICAL MEASURING SYSTEM WITH ILLUMINATION PROVIDED THROUGH A VOID IN A COLLECTING LENS - An optical measuring system includes a scatterometer in which an illumination beam is provided through an aperture in a lens used to collect light for the scattering detection. The void may be a slit in the lens, a missing portion along an edge of the lens, or another suitable void. Another detection channel may be provided to detect light returning through the void in the collecting lens, for example, a profilometer may be implemented by detecting interference between reflected light returning along the illumination path and light from the illumination source. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057173 | SENSOR ARRANGEMENT AND DETECTION METHOD - The invention relates to an optical sensor arrangement comprising a measuring optical fiber demonstrating birefringence modifiable as a function of a measurement variable, and to an optical analysis unit having two optical branches implemented as optical fibers forming a Mach-Zehnder interferometer and an optical coupler for bringing together light guided in the two branches, wherein at least one output of the coupler is optically connected to at least one light-sensitive element, and wherein the analysis unit comprises a polarizing beam splitter from which the optical branches originate, wherein the measurement optical fiber is connected upstream of an optical input of the polarizing beam splitter, and wherein a polarization converter is disposed in a course of one of the optical branches. The invention further relates to a detection method that can be performed using said sensor arrangement. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057174 | LASER SCANNER OR LASER TRACKER HAVING A PROJECTOR - A laser scanner or a laser tracker includes a light source that emits a light beam within an environment, and a data capture component that captures the light beam reflected back to the laser scanner or tracker from the environment. The laser scanner or tracker also includes a projector integrated within a body of the laser scanner or tracker or mounted to the body of the laser scanner or tracker at a predetermined location, the projector being operable to project visible information onto an object located within the environment, the projected visible information being indicative of images, data or information, the projected visible information being at least one of design intent information, information acquired by the laser scanner or tracker, or guidance to an operator. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057175 | DISTANCE MEASUREMENT METHOD AND SYSTEM, AND PROCESSING SOFTWARE THEREOF - A distance measurement system and method are provided. The distance measurement method first projects a light beam with a speckle pattern to reference planes and an object to allow the reference planes and a surface of the object each have an image of the speckle pattern, the speckle pattern having a plurality of speckles. Next, images of the speckle pattern reflected by the reference planes are captured to generate reference image information, and an image of the speckle pattern reflected by the surface of the object is captured to generate an object image information. A processing module which may be a processing software can compare the object image information with the reference image information to obtain several similarity scores. If the most the most similarity score is greater than a threshold value, the processing module identifies the corresponding reference plane, thereby computing the position of the object. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057176 | METHOD FOR GENERATING A SOFT PROOF FOR A PLURALITY OF COLOR PRINTERS - A system and method allows a user to display the appearance of an image when printed on one of a plurality of configurable color printers. The configurable color printers include at least one replaceable colorant. The system and method take the effect of the currently mounted colorant into account when generating the displayed image. The displayed image can be used as a soft proof for printing purposes. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057177 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus includes a designation unit configured, in printing each of input first and second data by using a spot color printing material, to designate a spot color effect achieved by using the spot color printing material, a first determination unit configured to determine a paper attribute for implementing the designated spot color effect for the first data, a second determination unit configured, to determine a paper attribute for implementing the designated spot color effect for the second data, a setting unit configured to execute a setting of a print appearance for printing the first and the second data on one sheet, and sheet determination unit configured to determine a sheet having the attribute determined by the first and the second determination unit as a sheet onto which the first and the second data is to be printed according to the set print appearance. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057178 | System, method, and apparatus for an interactive virtual fax machine - A system, method, and apparatus for a virtual fax machine are provided. In one embodiment, a system for a virtual fax machine is provided including a computer configured to display a virtual fax machine based on a script, a server configured to receive at least one electronic document associated with a fax to be sent using the virtual fax machine, and a traditional facsimile machine configured to receive the fax to be sent. In another embodiment, an apparatus for a virtual fax machine is provided including a computer configured to locate and execute a script associated with a virtual fax machine, display the virtual fax machine, associate at least one electronic document with a fax to be sent, encode the at least one electronic document to a form suitable for communication over a network, and transmit the encoded electronic document over the network as the fax to be sent. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057179 | Image forming apparatus and rendering control method - An image forming apparatus includes a parsing part parsing printing data; plural rendering process parts carrying out a rendering process on the parsed printing data; a band memory to which each of the plural rendering process parts carries out the rendering; a rendering control part carrying out rendering control, based on a parsing result of the parsing part, to cause a predetermined one of the plural rendering process parts to generate intermediate data or carry out the rendering to the band memory; and a data memory storing the intermediate data generated by the predetermined one of the plural rendering process parts. Another of the plural rendering process parts carries out the rendering to the band memory using the intermediate data stored in the data memory. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057180 | Image forming apparatus and method for controlling the same - An image forming apparatus and a method for controlling the same are disclosed. The image forming apparatus includes an input unit to generate an administrator scan profile and establish a scan profile policy, and allows the administrator of the apparatus to apply a specific scan profile policy to all users sharing the apparatus using the input unit. The image forming apparatus includes an input unit to perform at least one of generation of a first scan profile and establishment of a scan profile policy, and a controller to perform a scanning operation according to at least one of the first scan profile and the scan profile policy. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057181 | MULTIFUNCTION PERIPHERAL, INFORMATION PROCESSOR, AND MULTIFUNCTION PERIPHERAL CONTROL SYSTEM - A multifunction peripheral | 2012-03-08 |
20120057182 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PROCESSING INFORMATION - An information processing apparatus includes a receiving unit for receiving data; a printing unit for printing the data; a data storage unit for storing the data; a print setting storage unit for storing a print enable setting indicating whether the data received with the receiving unit is printed; and a print control unit for controlling the printing unit to print the data stored in the data storage unit when the print enable setting is not set to print the data and it is determined that a remaining storage capacity of the data storage unit is not sufficient. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057183 | MULTIFUNCTION PERIPHERAL - The multifunction peripheral registers (i) function information indicative of a type of function executed in a past cooperative process in cooperation with an application and (ii) a URL which was being set when an execution start instruction on the function was received from the application so that the function information and the URL are associated with each other. In a case where (i) a first URL, which is identical to a second URL which is currently set, is registered and (ii) a function indicated by function information associated with the first URL requires a warm-up, a device control section starts the warm-up of, an image forming section. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057184 | FUNCTION EXPANSION METHOD USING PRINT DATA, FUNCTION EXPANSION DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - Various functions can be easily added using print data output from an existing application without modifying the existing application program. A function expansion method for executing a process that expands the functions of an application runs on a computer that operates according to an operating system on the operating system kernel layer, executes a specific process according to an application on an application layer, and has one or more communication ports, includes a step of acquiring print data output from the application on the operating system kernel layer, and a step of performing at the application layer a process expanding the function of the acquired print data, and outputs the print data after processing to a suitable communication port. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057185 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF FORMING IMAGE THEREOF - An image forming apparatus includes a communication interface unit which allows the print controlling terminal to recognize the image forming apparatus as a printer, a determination unit which determines whether a printer driver of the image forming apparatus is installed in the print controlling terminal, a controlling unit which controls the communication interface unit to receive print data generated by the printer driver, and an image forming unit which prints the received print data, and the communication interface unit, if a printer driver is not installed in the print controlling terminal, controls the print controlling terminal to additionally recognize the image forming apparatus as an external storage medium and provides the print controlling terminal with a printer driver installation program stored in the external storage medium, and a method of performing the same. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057186 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR MANAGING IMAGE DATA, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR COMPUTER PROGRAM - An image forming apparatus is provided with a mass storage that stores a file of an image read with a scanner in association with a file name for distinguishing the file from other files, a file search portion that carries out a search for files of images containing a keyword specified by a user, and a file name updating portion that updates a file name of a file selected, by the user, from among files found out by the search to the keyword. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057187 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - Print job data is generated in accordance with a printing instruction from an application. When encryption of the print job data is designated, the generated print job data is encrypted, and the generated or encrypted print job data is output. When a printing apparatus serving as an output destination to which the encrypted print job data is output does not have a decryption function of decrypting the encrypted print job data, the output destination is changed to a decryption apparatus having the decryption function. When designation to save the print job data in the printing apparatus is detected in encryption, the print job is canceled. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057188 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - When a monochromatic copy mode is to be executed, a control section sets a read mode in a scanner section so as to enable the scanner section to read an image at high speed by means of only a line sensor K, sets in an image processing section an image process that can print monochromatic image information, which is sent from the scanner section, with a single black color in the printer section, and sets in the printer section a monochromatic print mode that can print a black image at high speed, thereby controlling a monochromatic copy operation. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057189 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRACKING THE STATUS OF A REMOTE RENDERING JOB - A system and method for tracking a remote rendering job status within a network. A rendering job in association with address information of a desired rendering device can be transmitted to a mobile print server via a print job submission tool. A tracking email message including one or more action links with respect to the rendering job can be presented to a user in order to track the status of the rendering job. A command can be transmitted back to the mobile print server via an email message by accessing the action link provided in association with the tracking email message. Such an approach provides an effective print governance solution in a wide range of remote rendering applications. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057190 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CORRELATING ATTEMPTED RENDERING JOB WITH ACTUAL RENDERING JOB - An automated system and method for correlating an attempted rendering job with an actual rendering job. A print governance application can be configured with a set of predefined rendering rules in order to manage a rendering job behavior. A rendering policy log data and a rendering job tracking data can be retrieved from a database associated with the print governance application. The policy log data and the job tracking data can be correlated in order to retrieve matched records based on a predefined criterion utilizing a correlation algorithm. A report can be visually generated by analyzing the matched records in order to determine impact of print governance in an enterprise environment. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057191 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED HANDLING OF DOCUMENT PROCESSING WORKLOAD - A system for controlling flow of a plurality of raw print jobs from at least one user to at least one printer in a print-shop, the system including: a print job queue adapted to received the plurality of raw print jobs; a controller adapted to monitor the plurality of raw print jobs; an estimation module comprising at least one of an estimated execution time module and an estimated network overhead module, wherein the estimation module is adapted to estimate a time to process each of the plurality of raw print jobs and the estimated network overhead module is adapted to estimate a time to transmit each of the plurality of raw print jobs to an external cloud and receive each of the plurality of raw print jobs from the external cloud; a scheduler adapted to transmit each of the plurality of raw print jobs to the external cloud or the internal cloud based upon at least one of the time to process each of the plurality of raw print jobs and the time to transmit each of the plurality of raw print jobs to the external cloud and to receive each of the plurality of raw print jobs from the external cloud, wherein the external and internal clouds are each adapted to process the plurality of raw print jobs to a plurality of processed print jobs; and, a print ready queue adapted to receive the plurality of processed print jobs and to send the plurality of processed print jobs to a printer. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057192 | Universal Facsimile Engine - A facsimile apparatus includes a user interface operative to facilitate communications between the apparatus and at least one user application in operative communication with the apparatus, and a network interface operative to facilitate communications between the apparatus and at least one of a plurality of communications networks coupled to the apparatus. The apparatus further includes a controller connected to the user interface and network interface. The controller is operative in a first mode to communicate with a first one of the communications networks using a first protocol and is operative in at least a second mode to communicate with a second one of the communications networks using a second protocol. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057193 | ANONYMOUS PRINTER REGISTRATION IN A CLOUD-BASED PRINT SERVICE - A print server may include an anonymous printer registration module configured to receive, at a cloud print service, a registration request from a printer over a network and return a registration response to the printer over the network. The anonymous printer registration module may include a claim code provider configured to provide a claim code included within the registration response to the printer over the network, wherein the printer is configured to provide the claim code to a user of the printer, and a printer matcher configured to receive the claim code from the user over the network and match a user account of the user within the cloud print service with the printer, in response to the receipt of the claim code from the user. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057194 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - There are provided an information processing system which constructs an operation screen using data present in an information processing apparatus without transmitting the data to a server apparatus when the server apparatus provides the operation screen of the information processing apparatus, and a control method thereof. To accomplish this, in the information processing system, when a Web server constructs the operation screen of an external application using data stored in an MFP, only storage destination information of the data is transmitted/received between the Web server and the MFP without transmitting/receiving the data. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057195 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - Embodiments described herein are directed to an image forming apparatus and an image forming method. The image forming apparatus includes a feeding mechanism, an image forming unit, and a control unit. The feeding mechanism is configured to feed a recording medium. The image forming unit is configured to form an image on the recording medium. The control unit is configured to calculate a duty cycle for a print data unit and control the image forming unit to form the image based on the calculated duty cycle, thereby reducing electrical power consumption for forming the image. The image forming method includes generating, if the duty cycle for the print data unit is greater than a predetermined value, a culling mask pattern, converting image data of the print data unit with the culling mask pattern, and forming the image using the converted image data in the recording medium. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057196 | Terminal Device Connected to a Network, A Printing System Including the Terminal Device, and a Control Method of the Terminal Device - A terminal device connected to a network, acquires address information of a printing device connected to the network in first communication protocol, determines whether or not the printing device is capable of recovering from a power-saving mode via WOL, registers the acquired address information into a storage area on a permanent basis, if the relevant printing device is determined to be capable of recovering via WOL, and then transmits a status inquiry packet of the relevant printing device determined to be capable of recovering via WOL in second communication protocol that allows the relevant printing device to respond to the status inquiry packet without recovering from the power-saving mode, using the address information registered into the storage area on a permanent basis. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057197 | PRINTING SYSTEM, SERVER DEVICE, PRINTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR USING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a printing system including a printing device and a server device is disclosed. The printing device includes a memory unit configured to store usage information. Further, the server device includes a communications unit configured to communicate with the printing device; an aggregation unit configured to obtain the usage information from the printing device via the communications unit and aggregate the obtained usage information; and a recommendation information generation unit configured to generate recommendation information for the printing device based on the usage information aggregated by the aggregation unit and provide the recommendation information to the printing device via the communications unit. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057198 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes a determination unit configured to determine whether a repetitive object is appropriate for being measured for density correction, a decision unit configured to decide, from pages including the repetitive object determined as appropriate for being measured for the density correction, a plurality of measurement pages to be measured for the density correction and a measurement position in the measurement pages, a measurement unit configured to measure density of the measurement position in the printed measurement pages, and a density correction unit configured to perform the density correction according to the measured density in the measurement pages for a page different from the measurement pages. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057199 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, SERVER, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming system includes a smart device, a server, and an image forming apparatus. The server receives print client information from the smart device, advertises the print client information to the image forming apparatus, receives a print job from the smart device, and registers the print job in association with the print client information. The image forming apparatus receives the print client information advertised by the server, displays a first operation component associated with a print client identifier obtained from the print client information, obtains print job information of the print job from the server based on the print client identifier when the first operation component is selected, displays a second operation component associated with the print job information, obtains the print job from the server based on the print job information when the second operation component is selected, and executes the print job. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057200 | PRINTER - A printer includes a loading unit configured to load a first printing medium including IC tags, which are data-readable/writable by wireless connection, and a printing surface formed on one side of the first printing medium. A conveying unit of the printer conveys the first printing medium, which is being drawn from the loader, along a conveyance path. A wireless reader/writer of the printer is configured to read/write data from/on the IC tags by wireless data communication between the IC tags provided in the first printing medium in the course of conveying the first printing medium. A control unit of the printer, at a point of time when printing on the first printing medium is completed, controls the wireless reader/writer to write information on the number of printing media printed on an IC tag included in a second printing medium subsequent to the first printing medium. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057201 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - Disclosed is an image forming system including a series tandem configuration in which a plurality of image forming apparatuses are linked and the plurality of image forming apparatuses each form an image of a different printing face to perform a job, the system including: a storage section which is provided in each of the image forming apparatuses and which stores job data and image data regarding all pages of the job; and a control section which is provided in each of the image forming apparatuses, and which reads out job data and image data of an already performed job from the storage section, and performs control of performing the job again based on the read out job data and image data. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057202 | DISTRIBUTION PROCESSING METHOD, DISTRIBUTION PROCESSING DEVICE, PRINT DATA PROCESSING METHOD, PRINT DATA PROCESSING DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - Data output from an existing application to specific devices can be easily distributed to plural devices. A method of distributing device-specific data output from an application on a computer that executes a specific process according to an application and has two or more communication ports causes the computer to execute a step of acquiring device-specific data output by an executed program to one specific communication port at the operating system kernel layer before the device-specific data is received at the communication port; and a step of analyzing the device-specific data acquired at the application layer, determines the device to which the device-specific data, and outputs the device-specific data to the communication port to which the device is connected. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057203 | PRINTING SYSTEM, PRINTING SYSTEM CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - When a user sets a paper attribute to a sheet holding unit, the user can recognize the existence of another sheet holding unit to which the same paper attribute as the paper attribute to be set has been set. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057204 | PRINTING SERVER, PRINTING SYSTEM, AND PRINTING METHOD - When print data transmitted by a PC is accumulated in a printing server, the printing server creates display data for displaying on the PC an image based on the print data and an image corresponding to an advertisement image to be added to the image, and transmits the display data to the PC. When print data is created so that an image is printed on only the front side of a recording paper, image data is created so that an advertisement image is printed on the reverse side of the recording paper. The PC previews an image on the surface and an image on the reverse side based on the received display data on an LCD of a display section. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057205 | MULTI-FUNCTION MACHINE, CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME, AND PROGRAM FOR IMPLEMENTING THE METHOD - A multi-function apparatus capable of properly coping with cases where an auto-clear function is activated is provided. An operating section of a copying machine displays an operating screen associated with each function and receives inputs via the operating screen. According to the auto-clear function, set values associated with predetermined functions are reset to initial values when no input operation has been performed via the operating section over a predetermined time period, and the operating section is caused to display an operating screen associated with a predetermined function. A controller unit of the machine determines whether the copying machine should be operated in a first mode in which disconnection from the network is carried out or in a second mode in which connection to the network is maintained. The controller unit selects one of the first mode and the second mode based on a result of the determination. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057206 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FORMING IMAGE, AND EXTERNAL DEVICE - An external device is configured to be directly connected to an image forming device. The external device includes an image storage unit configured to store therein image data. The external device further includes a setting unit configured to issue a plurality of output commands of the image data to an image forming device based on a total number of images to be output by the image forming device and a specified mode indicative of a number of images to be output onto one side of a medium. The external device further includes a communication unit configured to transmit the image data based on the plurality of output commands to the image forming device. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057207 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND TRACE DATA STORING METHOD THEREFOR, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus, which includes an image forming unit configured to form an image on a recording medium and generate trace data. The image forming apparatus further includes a first storing unit, a second storing unit, and a control unit configured to allow the trace data generated from the image forming unit to be stored in the first storing unit, and further configured to allow the trace data stored in the first storing unit to be stored in the second storing unit upon occurrence of an error. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057208 | IMAGE SCANNER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image scanner includes: a light source that irradiates, with light, a recording medium on which an image is formed; a light receiving portion that receives light reflected by the recording medium; and a reflecting portion that has a reflecting surface for measuring the amount of specular reflection light coming from the light source, the specular reflection light being included in the light received by the light receiving portion. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057209 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming apparatus includes an image interpolation unit to compute a correct pixel value of a target pixel subject to interpolation of a halftone image. The image interpolation unit includes a base pattern setting unit to set a base pattern including the target pixel, a reference pattern setting unit to set reference pattern in a region peripheral to the target pixel, an analogous pattern acquisition unit to acquire at least one analogous pattern analogous to the base pattern from the reference pattern, a high-resolution pattern creating unit to create a high-resolution pattern having a predetermined resolution or higher by synthesizing the acquired analogous pattern, a pixel value estimating unit to compute an estimated pixel value of the target pixel based on the created high-resolution pattern, and a pixel value determination unit to determine the correct pixel value of the target pixel based on the computed estimated pixel value. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057210 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND SHADING CORRECTION METHOD - A correction-data generating unit divides, into a matrix of row blocks in a sub scanning direction and column blocks in a main scanning direction, white data on a transfer drum read by a reading unit during a predetermined time period that is shorter than a time period in which the read point of the transfer drum is returned to a position where the reading unit has started reading the first white reference member, calculates, for each column of the matrix, a correction-data candidate value corresponding to a variation ratio of a mean of data of the row blocks in the sub-scanning direction, and determines a minimum value of the calculated correction-data candidate values as the correction data. A shading-data correcting corrects the shading data by using the generated correction data. A shading correcting unit performs shading correction on image data of a document after the correction data is generated. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057211 | IMAGE READING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING IMAGE READING DEVICE - A controller controls a scanner unit of an image reading device to read a section of an original document that corresponds to an image reading area specified by a user, when a user instruction for setting the image reading area is received. The controller causes the scanner unit to move to an image reading start position in a sub-scanning direction as specified by a user instruction. When a user instruction for starting image reading is received, the controller causes the scanner unit to start reading the section of the original document from the image reading start position. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057212 | Sheet conveying device, original conveying device, sheet scanning device, and image forming apparatus - A sheet conveying device includes: a sheet loading unit; a pick-up roller that draws a sheet from a stack of sheets set on the sheet loading unit; a moving unit that causes the pick-up roller to separate from or press against a top-surface of the sheet; a feeding member; a prevention member that prevents an original from being conveyed by the feeding member; a separation unit that separates and conveys each sheet, which is fed by the pick-up roller, to downstream in a conveying direction; and a detection unit that detects whether the original moves, the detection unit being arranged in a position near the separation unit or in upstream of the separation unit in the conveying direction. At least when the stack of sheets is being set on the sheet loading unit, the detection unit is not in contact with the sheet. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057213 | Volumetric Imaging of a Holographic Optical Traps - A method and system for manipulating object using a three dimensional optical trap configuration. By use of selected hologram on optical strap can be configured as a preselected three dimensional configuration for a variety of complex uses. The system can include various optical train components, such as partially transmissive mirrors and Keplerian telescope components to provide advantageously three dimensional optical traps. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057214 | MICRO MOVABLE ELEMENT ARRAY AND A COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - A micro movable element array includes a first frame; a second frame; a first movable part row including plural first movable parts and a second movable part row including plural second movable parts. The first movable parts include first movable main parts. The second movable parts include second movable main parts. The first and second frames are stacked such that the first and second movable part rows are opposed to each other. In the first movable part row, the first movable parts are located such that the first movable main parts are arranged in a first direction and the first movable main parts and gaps are disposed alternately. In the second movable part row, the second movable parts are located such that the second movable main parts are arranged in the first direction and the second movable main parts are opposed to the corresponding gaps. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057215 | SURFACE PLASMON POLARITON MODULATOR - A surface plasmon polariton modulator capable of locally varying a physical property of a dielectric material to control a surface plasmon polariton. The surface plasmon polariton modulator includes a dielectric layer, including first and second dielectric portions, which is interposed between two metal layers. The second dielectric portion has a refractive index which varies with an electric field, a magnetic field, heat, a sound wave, or a chemical and/or biological operation applied thereto. The surface plasmon polariton modulator is configured to control one of an advancing direction, an intensity, a phase, or the like of a surface plasmon using an electric signal. The surface plasmon polariton modulator can operate as a surface plasmon polariton multiplexer or a surface plasmon polariton demultiplexer. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057216 | MULTICOMPONENT SACRIFICIAL STRUCTURE - A MEMS comprising a sacrificial structure, which comprises a faster etching portion and a slower etching portion, exhibits reduced damage to structural features when in forming a cavity in the MEMS by etching away the sacrificial structure. The differential etching rates mechanically decouple structural layers, thereby reducing stresses in the device during the etching process. Methods and systems are also provided. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057217 | DISPLAY - A display including a pixel array substrate, an opposite substrate and a fluid medium is provided. The pixel array substrate includes a first substrate including pixel regions and pixel structures disposed in the pixel regions. Each pixel region includes a distribution region of pixel electrode and a non-electrode region. A pixel electrode of the pixel structure is disposed in the distribution region of pixel electrode and has at least one slit extending from the non-electrode region toward the distribution region of pixel electrode. The opposite substrate includes a second substrate and a common electrode disposed on the second substrate and contacting a polar fluid. The fluid medium includes the polar fluid and a non-polar fluid and flows between the pixel array substrate and the opposite substrate. The non-polar fluid is contracted toward the non-electrode region when a voltage difference is generated between the pixel and the common electrodes. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057218 | LIQUID FOR ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY AND ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE PREPARERD USING THE SAME - A liquid for electrophoretic display which makes it possible to display a black color having a low reflectance or a color having a high color saturation and a white color having a high reflectance and display them at high contrast and which inhibits coagulation of white fine particles and is excellent in stability can be prepared by using a liquid for electrophoretic display containing at least white fine particles, resin particles colored by a dye and/or a pigment and a liquid phase dispersion medium, wherein fine particles in which a difference in a refractive index from the liquid phase dispersion medium is 0 to 0.05 are contained and have an average particle diameter of 50 to 500 nm. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057219 | LASER LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS - In a laser light source apparatus using a wavelength converting device ( | 2012-03-08 |
20120057220 | HIGH POWER FIBER LASER SYSTEM - A tapered fiber bundle device couples optical power from an optical power source into an output fiber. The tapered fiber bundle device includes a tapered fiber bundle including a set of bundled fibers having a near end and a distal end. The near end of the tapered fiber bundle is configured to collect the optical power from the optical power source. Each fiber k in the set of bundled fibers has a first cross-sectional area A | 2012-03-08 |
20120057221 | OPTICAL INTEGRATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - An optical integration circuit includes a semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA), a readout mechanism coupled to the SOA, and an optical filter coupled to an output of the SOA. The SOA has a decaying response function and an input for receiving an optical input signal having a first wavelength. The SOA is configured to output an optical signal representing a temporal integration of the optical input signal. The readout mechanism provides an optical readout signal having a second wavelength to the SOA for measuring a state of the SOA. The optical filter is configured to receive the signal representing the temporal integration of the optical input signal and block optical signals having the first wavelength. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057222 | SINGLE CRYSTAL OF MAGNESIUM FLUORIDE, OPTICAL MEMBER AND OPTICAL ELEMENT COMPRISING THE SAME - A single crystal of magnesium fluoride having a large diameter and excellent optical properties such as internal transmittance and long term laser durability, and suited for use as optical elements for exposing apparatus. The single crystal of magnesium fluoride is of a cylindrical shape having a straight body portion of a diameter of not smaller than 10 cm, has an internal transmittance of at least 85%/cm at 120 nm and at least 98%/cm at 193 nm and has, desirably, an induced absorption of not larger than 0.0030 absorption/cm at 255 nm and, particularly desirably, not larger than 0.0010 absorption/cm. at 255 nm immediately after the irradiation with 2 million shorts of an ArF excimer laser of an energy density of 30 mJ/cm | 2012-03-08 |
20120057223 | DUAL FIELD OF VIEW REFRACTIVE OPTICAL SYSTEM WITH EXTERNAL PUPIL AND INTERNAL STABILIZATION - Various embodiments provide an optical system including a first lens group including a plurality of lenses, the first lens group being configured to correct for lateral chromatic aberration; and a second lens group including a plurality of lenses, the second lens group being configured to correct for axial chromatic aberration, the second lens group being disposed adjacent the first lens group. The optical system further includes a detector disposed behind the second lens group; a mechanism for switching a configuration of the optical system between a narrow field of view (NFOV) configuration and a wide field of view (WFOV) configuration; and a ray path steering system disposed in front of the first lens group, the ray path steering system comprising a pair of counter-rotating grisms configured to enhance a field of regard of the optical system. The optical system also includes a stabilization system configured to suppress image jitter, the stabilization system including a mechanism for decentering at least one lens in the first lens group or in the second lens group orthogonal to an optical axis of the optical system. A pupil of the optical system is located external to the first and second lens groups for location of a cold shield within a cryo-vac Dewar enclosing the detector. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057224 | METHOD OF MAINTAINING A COLOR OF A CURED FILM FORMED FROM A COATING COMPOSITION - A method of maintaining a color of a cured film formed from a coating composition on a metal substrate relative to a standard comprises the steps of providing a resin, providing a pigment, combining the pigment and the resin to form the coating composition, applying the coating composition to the metal substrate, curing the coating composition to form the cured film having a color defined by an L value, an a value, and a b value, and maintaining the color relative to the standard having an Ls value, an as value, and a bs value whereby the L value, the a value, and the b value each change less than 20% respectively as compared to the L5 value, the as value, and the bs value of the standard. The cured film has a solar reflectance of greater than or equal to 0.75 in the wavelength from 250-2,500 nm. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057225 | EXPEDIENT OF REGULATION OF THE DIRECTIONAL GEAR TRANSMISSION OF LIGHT - The invention relates to fields of technique where the glazed constructions are applied and regulation of their directional gear transmission of light depending on angle of incidence of beams is required at the motion of a light source and/or the glazed construction from each other. Regulation is carried out both spontaneously under activity of optical legitimacies (FIG. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057226 | SURGICAL FLUORESCENCE STEREOMICROSCOPE - A surgical fluorescence stereomicroscope ( | 2012-03-08 |
20120057227 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus includes: a display unit in which sub-pixels are periodically arranged at a first sub-pixel pitch in a first direction of a screen, each pixel is formed by the plurality of sub-pixels, and a plurality of viewpoint images is displayed on a display surface; and a barrier unit in which transmissive sections are periodically arranged. A pixel opening section, which is an opening section of one of the plurality of sub-pixels forming each pixel, has a first pixel opening width in the first direction. The first pixel opening width is set to be approximated to the first sub-pixel pitch. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057228 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus includes: a display unit in which sub-pixels are periodically arranged at a first sub-pixel pitch in a first direction of a screen, each pixel is formed by the plurality of sub-pixels, the pixels are periodically arranged at a first pixel pitch in the first direction, and a plurality of viewpoint images is displayed on a display surface; and a barrier unit in which transmissive sections having a first width in the first direction are periodically arranged. On the assumption that p | 2012-03-08 |
20120057229 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - Provided is a display apparatus that can operate both in a portrait mode and a landscape mode, and that exhibits high front brightness and excellent resolution in both planar image display (2D display) and stereoscopic image display (3D display). The display apparatus of the present invention is a display apparatus provided with a display panel including a plurality of pixel areas, a parallax barrier disposed on one side of the display panel, and a lenticular lens disposed on the other side of the display panel. The parallax barrier is provided with a light-blocking sections and a light-transmitting section along a row direction or a column direction of the pixel areas. The lenticular lens includes a plurality of cylindrical lenses arrayed in the row direction or the column direction of the pixel areas. The array direction of the light-blocking sections and the light-transmitting sections is perpendicular to the array direction of the cylindrical lenses. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057230 | POLARIZING PLATE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A method for manufacturing a polarizing plate comprising a polarizing film and a transparent protective film provided on at least one surface of the polarizing film, the method comprising the steps of: subjecting at least a surface of the transparent protective film to be bonded to the polarizing film to an adhesion improving treatment; bringing water into contact with at least the surface subjected to the adhesion improving treatment; and laminating the transparent protective film on the polarizing film so that the surface subjected to the adhesion improving treatment and brought into contact with water is bonded to the polarizing film. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057231 | POLARIZING FILM, OPTICAL FILM LAMINATE COMPRISING POLARIZING FILM, AND STRETCHED LAMINATE FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A polarizing film includes a polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) type resin having a dichroic material impregnated therein. The polarizing film is formed by stretching the PVA type resin, such that the thickness of the polarizing film is decreased to 10 μm or less, and. The polarizing film has optical properties which satisfy conditions represented by formulae: | 2012-03-08 |
20120057232 | POLARIZING FILM, OPTICAL FILM LAMINATE COMPRISING POLARIZING FILM, AND STRETCHED LAMINATE FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A polarizing film includes a polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) type resin having a dichroic material impregnated therein. The polarizing film is formed by stretching the PVA type resin, such that the thickness of the polarizing film is decreased to 10 μm or less, and. The polarizing film has optical properties which satisfy conditions represented by formulae: | 2012-03-08 |
20120057233 | CURVED LENSES CONFIGURED TO DECODE THREE-DIMENSIONAL CONTENT - Curved lenses configured to decode three dimensional content and method of fabricating the same. The lenses comprise a polyvinylalcohol polarizer film or similar type of material laminated with triacetate or similar type material on one or both sides, wherein the polarizer film has a polarizing efficiency equal to or exceeding 99% and a transmittance percentage equal to or exceeding 35% and a retarder film (e.g., norbornene copolymer resin) laminated on a front surface of the polyvinylalcohol polarizer film laminated with triacetate and aligned to produce a desired circular polarization responsive to specified retardation wavelengths. Thermoforming and press polishing techniques may be used to fabricate/curve the blanks into lenses. The lenses (optical elements) may be used in an injection molding process to add thickness. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057234 | VARIABLE POWER ZOOM LENS - The present invention is a variable power zoom lens that is suitable to APS-format single-lens reflex cameras. The zoom lens has the foremost or first lens group G | 2012-03-08 |
20120057235 | Method for Antireflection in Binary and Multi-Level Diffractive Elements - Methods and apparatus for reducing or eliminating reflection at the interface between a binary or multi-level diffractive element and a surrounding medium. A non-planar diffractive surface of a diffractive optical element is coated forming a plurality of nanostructures on the non-planar diffractive surface and, in certain embodiments, on a planar surface as well. The nanostructures are chosen for providing adiabatic refractive index matching at the optical interface between the non-planar diffractive surface and a surrounding medium subject to matching tangential fields at surface discontinuities. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057236 | Temperable three layer antirefrlective coating, coated article including temperable three layer antirefrlective coating, and/or method of making the same - A coated article includes a temperable antireflection (AR) coating that utilizes medium and low index (index of refraction “n”) layers having compressive residual stress in the AR coating. In certain example embodiments, the coating may include the following layers from the glass substrate outwardly: silicon oxynitride (SiO | 2012-03-08 |