12th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 16 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110069066 | INTERACTIVE CHANGING OF THE DEPICTION OF AN OBJECT DISPLAYED USING VOLUME RENDERING - A depiction of a three-dimensional object that is displayed using volume rendering is influenced. A representation of the object, in which values of a variable characterizing the object are given at spatial points of the object and in which color values are allocated to the variable during the course of rendering, is provided. A set of points defined in the space of representation of the object is input, and a distance from spatial points incorporated by the representation to the set of points is calculated. Color values allocated to spatial points are modified, or color values are determined according to the calculated distance. A depiction of the object by volume rendering is calculated using the representation of the object, the representation incorporating the modified or determined color values. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069067 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELF-INTERSECTION AVOIDANCE IN RAY TRACING - Aspects include systems, methods, and media for implementing methods relating to detection of invalid intersections during ray tracing. Invalid intersections can arise from imprecision in computer-based number representation, causing ray origins to be located inappropriately. In some aspects, a ray can be associated with information relating to an expected angle between the ray's direction and a normal for a to-be-identified primitive intersected by that ray. If the angle between the ray's direction and the normal of an intersected primitive is within expectations, then that information can be used in predicting whether the intersection is valid. Such expectation information can be presented as a single bit determined by a shader performing a dot product of the ray and a normal of a primitive intersected by a parent ray, or can be obtained as a by-product of ray/primitive intersection testing. Such information also can be based on whether the shader is emitting to have reflection or refraction type ray behavior. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069068 | Image processing apparatus and method - Provided is an image processing apparatus and process. The image processing apparatus may perform three-dimensional (3D) rendering by adaptively providing virtual point lights (VPLs). It is possible to adaptively adjust an amount of 3D rendering calculations according to a desired quality, and to provide a real-time rendering result for each calculation process. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069069 | EFFICIENT DETERMINATION OF LIGHTING EFFECTS IN VOLUME RENDERING - A two-dimensional representation of an object using volume rendering, with a representation of the object being used in which values of a quantity characterizing the object are given at spatial points of the object, is provided. A blended color value for the representation as pixels on a screen is calculated using a volume rendering technique that does not use an illumination model or uses a local illumination model. At least one ray emanating from a surface of the object is simulated for the purpose of calculating the effect of shadows or the effect of ambient occlusion. A value for the effect of shadows or a value for the effect of ambient occlusion is calculated using the at least one ray. The blended color value and the calculated value are combined in order to obtain a blended color value that takes into account the effect of shadows or ambient occlusion. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069070 | EFFICIENT VISUALIZATION OF OBJECT PROPERTIES USING VOLUME RENDERING - A method for the visualization of an object using simulated radiation includes using a representation of the object, in which values of a variable that characterizes the object are given at spatial points in the object. A first ray is generated to determine a pixel color value assigned to a pixel for a two-dimensional representation of the object. The first ray is propagated through at least a part of the object. The method also includes determining, step-by-step, values of a variable on the first ray and detecting a surface of the object using the values determined on the first ray. At least one second ray is generated for determining a quantitative value that characterizes a property of the object, and the at least one second ray is propagated away from the surface, through at least a part of the object. The method also includes determining, step-by-step, values associated with the variable on the at least one second ray, determining the quantitative value that characterizes the property of the object using the at least one second ray, assigning a color value in accordance with the quantitative value, and using the color value to determine the pixel color value. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069071 | 3D Virtual Environment for Generating Variable Data Images - Embodiments described herein are directed to generating a variable data image using a variable data image generator. The variable data image generator assigns a variable identifier to a specified location in a 3D scene to identify the specified location as being variable and populate the 3D scene with a component at the specified location based on the variable identifier and in response to a predefined populating rule. The predefined populating rule is applied based on an attribute of a recipient for which a static image of the 3D scene is to be generated. The component is selected and inserted at the specified location in accordance with the populating rule and with a perspective substantially matching a perspective of the specified location. The variable data generator outputs the static image of the 3D scene for the recipient, wherein the static image includes the component. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069072 | Apparatus and Method for Visualizing Data with Symmetric Total Values, First Values and Second Values - A computer readable storage medium includes executable instructions to accept data. A criterion associated with the data is identified. A total value comprised of the sum of first values and second values is specified. A first indicator of the total value relative to the first values is displayed. A second indicator of the total value relative to the second values is also displayed. The first indicator is separate from and in a symmetrical relationship with the second indicator. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069073 | WIRELESS ATTACHED READER SCREEN FOR CELL PHONES - A display device is provided comprising a housing, a communication means within the housing configured to receive content from a local content source device external to the housing and to transmit messages to the local content source device, wherein the content comprises a static screen image, a storage means configured to store the content having been received from the content source device, wherein the storage means stores no more than a single static screen image and a display configured to display the content. A method for use with the display device is further provided. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069074 | Image Display Device And Image Display Method - A switching amount indicating an amount, by which corresponding images are switched, is set based on a switching instruction, which is input by a user. When a displayed corresponding image does not have a close correlation with at least a corresponding image to be displayed next, the corresponding images are switched by a first switching amount, which is determined based on the switching instruction. When the correlation is close, the corresponding images are switched by a second switching amount, which is determined by a method different from that of the first switching amount. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069075 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING ONE OR MORE PIXELS - In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus comprising a data control line configured to comprise data for subsequent viewing on a display. Further, the apparatus comprises a refresh control line configured to update at least one pixel on a display; a frequency based selector coupled to the refresh control line; and a memory coupled to the frequency based selector and the data control line. The apparatus is configured to provide one or more signals to a pixel in a first mode of operation and a second mode of operation based at least in part on the refresh control line. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069076 | REGISTER INDEXED SAMPLER FOR TEXTURE OPCODES - One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for dynamically specifying a texture header and texture sampler using an index. The index corresponds to a particular register value that may be static or computed during execution of a shader program. Any texture operation instruction may specify an index value for each of the texture header and the texture sampler. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069077 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OUT-OF-GAMUT SPOT COLOR REPRODUCTION - A gamut mapping method and system for implementing out-of-gamut spot color reproduction, including a memory for electronically storing information related to at least one color gamut and a gamut mapping editor including a processor communicating with the memory, the processor of the gamut mapping editor (i) causing a user to be apprised that a target spot color is outside the at least one color gamut and (ii) facilitating the user's employment of one or more of a plurality of gamut mapping methodologies to select a preferred color from a plurality of mapped colors when the target spot color is outside the at least one color gamut. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069078 | METHOD, SYSTEM OR APPARATUS FOR ADJUSTING A BRIGHTNESS LEVEL ASSOCIATED WITH AT LEAST A PORTION OF A BACKLIGHT OF A DISPLAY DEVICE - Embodiments of methods, systems, or apparatuses relating to adjusting a brightness level associated with at least a portion of a backlight of a display device. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069079 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING VIEW ANGLE OF DISPLAY - A system for adjusting a view angle of a display can automatically adjust a view angle of the display to prevent lights from reflecting on the display. A plurality of sensors detect light intensities of a plurality of directions around the display, and send the detected light intensities to an adjusting device. The adjustment device calculates the light intensities to get a sum and an average of the light intensities, and controls the view angle of the display to be turned a corresponding degree in response to light intensities of some directions being greater than the average and a preset value. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069080 | Enhanced Display - Security of communications between users involving mobile devices has to date focused to ensuring message integrity, preventing attacks as well as verification/authentication of the user to access the message. At the same time manufacturers of LCD displays for use within electronic devices, particularly mobile devices have focused to extending the viewing angle of these displays, their brightness and contrast. As a result content that has been securely encrypted, delivered, and decrypted is visible to malevolent individuals or organizations around the user when accessing this content. As such secure information, credentials, etc may be divulged without the user being aware. Accordingly the invention acts to limit the external viewing angle of LCD displays allowing reduced breaches of confidential information. Embodiments of the invention can be integrated with the LCD displays during manufacturing, added to the mobile device in assembly or form part of an after-sales option. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069081 | METHOD FOR ADJUSTING IMAGE-QUALITY AND DISPLAY UNIT ENABLING THE SAME - A method of displaying images, which includes displaying a first image in a first display portion, receiving a first image-quality condition for setting a first image quality of the first image displayed in the first display portion, generating, via a first display controller of the first display portion, a first image-quality setting image by applying the first image-quality condition to the first image displayed in the first display portion, transmitting the generated first image-quality setting image from the first display controller to a second display controller of a second display portion, and displaying the transmitted first image-quality setting image on the second display portion. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069082 | IMAGE CONTROL APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image control apparatus including a color information acquisition unit configured to acquire, from a memory, color information expressing a power saving color, a display image acquisition unit configured to acquire a display image displayed on a display device, a compensation unit configured to compensate the display image acquired by the display image acquisition unit, based on the acquired color information, and a display unit configured to cause the display device to display the compensated display image. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069083 | AUTOMATIC COLOR ADJUSTMENT OF A TEMPLATE DESIGN - The present invention generates a color template design to format a presentation. According to one aspect, a plurality of template designs are provided on a visual display. A selection of one of the plurality of template designs is received from a user. A plurality of source images that are separate from the plurality of template designs are provided on the visual display. A selection of one of the plurality of source images is received from the user. A processor generates a histogram for the selected source image and analyzes the histogram. The processor automatically adjusts colors of the selected template design based on the analysis of the histogram. The selected template design may include framing, mat, background, and foreground portions, at least one of which is adjusted. After automatically adjusting the colors, the selected template design may be displayed and/or stored for use as a template. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069084 | IMAGE GENERATION WITH INTERPOLATION OF PIXELS ON A GRID TO PIXELS ON A SCAN TRAJECTORY - An image generation apparatus provides interpolation and distortion correction. The interpolation and distortion correction may be provided in one or two dimensions. Nonlinear image scan trajectories, such as sinusoidal and bi-sinusoidal trajectories are accommodated. Horizontal and vertical scan positions are determined using a linear pixel clock, and displayed pixel intensities are determined using interpolation techniques. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069085 | Generating Slideshows Using Facial Detection Information - Methods and systems are presented for automatically generating a slide associated with a slideshow. In one aspect, a method includes selecting an image for inclusion in a slideshow, where the image has associated facial detection information. A face location is determined in the selected image based on the facial detection information and the selected image is cropped based on the determined face location to generate a cropped image depicting the included face. The cropped image is inserted into a slide associated with the slideshow. Further, an animation having a defined animation path can be associated with the slide. Also, the face location can be identified as a position in the animation path and the slide can be animated based on the associated animation. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069086 | Detail-in-Context Presentations in Client/Server Systems - A method for generating a presentation of a region-of-interest in an original image for display on a display screen of a client coupled over a network to a server, comprising: establishing a lens having a focal region for the region-of-interest at least partially surrounded by a shoulder region; if the lens is in transit between first and second locations for the region-of-interest in the original image, applying the lens to the original image by a first method to generate the presentation at the client; and, if the lens is stationary in the original image, receiving the presentation from the server, the server applying the lens to the original image by a second method to generate the presentation. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069087 | METHOD OF AND COMPUTER IMPLEMENTED SYSTEM FOR GENERATING A JUNCTION VIEW IMAGE - A method of generating a junction view is disclosed. The method includes, in at least one embodiment: —acquiring a first junction from a map database; —acquiring a second junction from the map database, wherein the first and second junction are connected by way of an intermediate road segment; —determining a characteristic of the intermediate road segment between the first and second junction from the map database; and—if the characteristic of the road segment applies to a predefined condition: —adjusting the road geometry resulting in a shorter intermediate road segment; and—generating the junction view image visualizing the first and second junction using the shorter intermediate road segment. At least one embodiment of the method provides a solution to visualize in one image two decision points which will follow each other in a short time when traveling through the two decision points, i.e. two junctions. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069088 | SOURCE DRIVER AND CHARGE SHARING FUNCTION CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A source driver includes a driver unit and a data analysis unit. The driver unit drives a display panel according to a video signal. The data analysis unit, which is coupled to the driver unit, analyzes gray level distribution of the video signal, and the data analysis unit enables or disables a charge sharing function of the driver unit according to an analysis result. As a result, the charge sharing function is enabled optionally during different charge sharing periods, and thus the power consumption in the source driver and the operation temperature of the source driver could be reduced as compared with the prior art. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069089 | POWER MANAGEMENT FOR ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE (OLED) DISPLAYS - Embodiments of power management for OLED displays are described. In various embodiments, power consumption for an OLED display can be managed by adjusting brightness of individual pixels. An input image can be obtained and processed using an algorithm that reduces brightness and maintains perceived contrast. This can involve computing a difference value associated with individual pixels of the image to account for perceived contrast and computing a reduced brightness value for the pixel using the difference value. An ultra-low power mode in which power consumption of the OLED display is adjusted semantically can be employed for a low brightness range. The algorithm and the ultra-low power mode can be combined to provide a continuous range of adjustment for the OLED display. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069090 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - A liquid crystal display device includes first and second substrates, a liquid crystal layer disposed therebetween, first and second gate lines on the first substrate, first, second and third data lines crossing the first and second gate lines to define first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth pixel regions, a first pixel electrode and a first common electrode in each of the first, second and third pixel regions, the first pixel electrode connected to a thin film transistor and the first common electrode spaced apart from the first pixel electrode, a second pixel electrode in each of the fourth, fifth and sixth pixel regions, the second pixel electrode connected to the thin film transistor and having a plate shape, a color filter layer including a red color filter corresponding to each of the first and fourth pixel regions, a green color filter corresponding to each of the second and fifth pixel regions, a blue color filter corresponding to each of the third and sixth pixel regions, a second common electrode on the color filter layer in each of the fourth, fifth and sixth pixel regions. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069091 | METHOD OF DRIVING LIGHT SOURCE AND DISPLAY APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD - In a method of driving a light source including first through k-th light-emitting blocks (k being a natural number) which provide a display panel with light, the method includes providing identical driving signals to a plurality of light-emitting blocks of the first through k-th light-emitting blocks on which a high gradation image, which has a gradation greater than a predetermined gradation, is displayed. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069092 | LIQUID CRYSTAL TEMPERATURE SENSOR, TEMPERATURE DETECTING METHOD BY LIQUID CRYSTAL TEMPERATURE SENSOR, LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE DRIVE METHOD - Provided is a liquid crystal temperature sensor including: a liquid crystal panel including a first substrate, a second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer; and a control section for controlling driving of the liquid crystal panel, the first substrate including (i) a plurality of signal lines intersecting with each other and (ii) switching elements correspondingly provided to intersections of the plurality of signal lines, the liquid crystal panel including a plurality of picture elements arranged in a matrix. In at least one embodiment, the control section includes a current-to-temperature information converting section for (i) detecting an amount of current flowing into at least one of the picture elements and (ii) converting the amount of current detected, into temperature information of part of the liquid crystal layer which part corresponds to the at least one of the picture elements. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069093 | ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY DEVICE - An electrophoretic display device includes an electrophoretic ink layer, a plurality of pixel electrodes and a plurality of TFTs (thin film transistors) formed on a lower substrate. Each pixel electrode is connected between one TFT and the electrophoretic ink layer, first path terminals of all of the TFTs are connected to a power source driver, control terminals of all of the TFTs are connected to a gate driver. A transparent electrode is formed between the upper substrate and the electrophoretic ink layer. The electrophoretic ink layer includes a plurality of tubular cavities connected between the transparent electrode and the pixel electrodes, each tubular cavity contains a plurality of charged pigment particles. When a TFT is turned on by the gate driver, the source driver applies a voltage to the pixel electrode corresponding to the TFT, then driving the charged pigment particles to move and the tubular cavity displays corresponding color. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069094 | Illumination devices and related systems and methods - Illumination devices and related systems and methods are closed that can be used for LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) backlights, LED lamps, or other applications. The illumination devices can include a photo detector, such as a photodiode or an LED or other light detecting device, and one or more LEDs of different colors. A related method can be implemented using these illumination devices to maintain precise color produced by the blended emissions from such LEDs. One application for the illumination devices is backlighting for FSC (Field Sequential Color) LCDs (Liquid Crystal Displays). FSC LCDs temporally mix the colors in an image by sequentially loading the red, green, and blue pixel data of an image in the panel and flashing the different colors of an RGB backlight. Precise and uniform color temperature across such a display can be advantageously maintained by continually monitoring ratios of photodiode currents induced by the different colored LEDs in each illumination device as each color is flashed. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069095 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - A backlight driving circuit for a display apparatus includes a receiver, a signal modulation detector and a driver. The receiver receives a clock signal and a brightness data signal by a serial transmission and in response to an enable signal. The brightness data signal is synchronized with the clock signal and includes brightness information. The signal modulation detector detects a modulation of the brightness data signal, based on at least one of the clock signal and the enable signal, and outputs a control signal based on a detected result thereof. The driver receives the brightness data signal, in synchronization with the clock signal, selects one of the brightness data signal and a predetermined reference brightness data signal in response to the control signal, generates a driving voltage using the selected brightness data signal, and provides the driving voltage to the backlight unit to control the brightness of the backlight unit. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069096 | Driving System For Active-Matrix Displays - A system is provided for using raw grayscale image data, representing images to be displayed in successive frames, to drive a display having pixels that include a drive transistor and an organic light emitting device. The system defines high and low ranges of raw grayscale image data, and determines whether the raw grayscale image data for each pixel falls within the high range or the low range. Raw grayscale image data that falls within the low range is converted to higher grayscale values, and the pixels are driven with currents corresponding to the higher grayscale values during time periods that are shorter than complete frame time periods. Raw grayscale image data that falls within the high range is converted to higher grayscale values, and the pixels are driven with currents corresponding to the higher grayscale values during time periods that are shorter than complete frame time periods and different from the time periods of the low range image data. When the raw grayscale image data is adjusted according to a preselected gamma curve before using that data to drive the pixels, the high and low ranges may be selected according to how well the gamma curve corrects the raw grayscale image data within the ranges. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069097 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - An image display device includes an input unit having a common terminal for receiving a component signal and an analog RGB signal and a display control unit for controlling display conforming to predetermined standards when the signal inputted from the input unit is a component signal. Thus, when the inputted signal is a component signal, display control conforming to predetermined standards (desirably, the EIA standards) is performed, thereby realizing appropriate image display. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069098 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING BRIGHTNESS OF ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DISPLAY - A device and a method for controlling brightness of an OLED display device are disclosed. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069099 | CURRENT-DRIVEN OLED PANEL AND RELATED PIXEL STRUCTURE - A pixel structure includes a light-emitting device (LED); a first scan line; a data line; a first transistor having a gate coupled to the first scan line; and a current mirror electrically connected to the LED. The current mirror includes a second transistor having a gate connected to the data line and one of the source and the drain of the first transistor, and one of a source and a drain coupled to a first voltage source; and a third transistor having a gate coupled to the other of the source and the drain of the first transistor, one of a source and a drain coupled the first voltage source. The LED is coupled between the other of the source and the drain of the third transistor and a second voltage source whose voltage level is greater than a voltage level of the first voltage source. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069100 | INK JET PRINTING APPARATUS AND PRINTING METHOD - By suppressing deviation of dot-formation positions stemming from insufficient accuracy in conveying a printing medium due to eccentricity of a conveying roller, a printed image in which unevenness is less visible is obtained. An accumulated amount of conveyance errors is decreased by narrowing a nozzle-use range and reducing a conveyance amount over an entire printing region according to a mode used for printing an image in which the coverage of a printing medium is low due to a small number of ink colors to be used, for example, a mode used for printing a monochrome image by using a black ink dominantly in all of the density regions. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069101 | DEVICE AND METHOD TO IMPROVE THE PRINT QUALITY OF AN INKJET PRINTER - In a method or device to improve print quality of an ink printer, ink droplets of predetermined size are ejected by an ink print head via a nozzle. A time duration is determined since a last ejection of an ink droplet. The size of a next ink droplet to be ejected is controlled depending on the determined time duration. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069102 | IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS - An image recording apparatus including: a sheet-feed mechanism; a sheet-detect portion; an image recording portion having a nozzle face; a cap for covering the nozzle face; a sucking mechanism; a drive source which generates a drive force; a drive-force transmitting mechanism which transmits one of a forward-direction drive force and a reverse-direction drive force to the sheet-feed mechanism and the sucking mechanism respectively for feeding of the sheet in one direction by the sheet-feed mechanism and an operation of the sucking mechanism, and which transmits the other thereof to the sheet-feed mechanism for feeding of the sheet in another direction by the sheet-feed mechanism; and a controller which controls the drive source such that the sheet is fed in the one direction and discharged without the feeding in said other direction by the sheet-feed mechanism after the sheet-detect portion has detected the sheet during the operation of the sucking mechanism. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069103 | RECORDING APPARATUS - The recording apparatus includes: an image forming device which deposits ink onto a recoding medium to form an image; a conveyance device which conveys the recording medium in a recording medium conveyance direction at a recording medium conveyance speed; a pressing member which presses the recording medium on which the ink has been deposited, onto the conveyance device; and a pushing device which pushes the pressing member to press the recording medium to suppress cockling occurring in the recording medium on which the ink has been deposited, the pushing device having a spring constant k that satisfies | 2011-03-24 |
20110069104 | IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS - An image recording apparatus includes: an image recording drum that suctions and holds a paper on an outer circumferential surface thereof in state of an image recording surface of the paper facing outward, and rotates at a constant speed so as to convey the paper; an image recording drum temperature adjustment device which adjusts temperature of the image recording drum; a cooling device which spouts out cooling air from a constant position towards the outer circumferential surface of the image recording drum in such a manner that the cooling air is blown onto the image recording surface of the paper conveyed by the image recording drum so as to cool the paper; and an image recording device which deposits ink onto the image recording surface of the paper conveyed by the image recording drum to record an image on the image recording surface, the image recording device being situated in a stage after the cooling device and depositing the ink onto the paper having been cooled to record the image. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069105 | ADJUSTMENT OF A PRINT ARRAY AND A SUBSTRATE IN A PRINTING DEVICE - A method for adjusting a recording substrate and at least one array relative to each other, the array being part of a printing device having a carrying structure for mounting the array. The array has nozzles arranged in a row substantially parallel to a direction for forming second test marks on a recording substrate, the substrate being pre-printed with first test marks. The array and the recording substrate are in an attainable relative position. The method comprises forming a test pattern having the first and second test marks and detecting the locations of the first and second test marks; determining a plurality of deviation factors for a plurality of attainable relative positions based on said detected locations, wherein each one of said deviation factors is an attribute of a distinct attainable relative position and is indicative of an amount by which distances between neighboring first and second marks deviate from a nominal distance; and selecting an attainable relative position among the plurality of attainable relative positions which satisfies a selection criterion applied to the plurality of deviation factors. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069106 | GLOSS COATED MULTIFUNCTIONAL PRINTING PAPER - The invention relates to a gloss coated multifunctional printing paper that can be used with a variety of office printing equipment including inkjet and electrophotographic and to processes of making and using the paper. a paper substrate; and a pigmented composition coated on at least one surface of the substrate, said pigmented coating composition comprising (1) a first pigment having a BET surface area in the range of from about 50 to about 750 m | 2011-03-24 |
20110069107 | Media Coating Formulation for Contact and Non-Contact Printing - A method to produce and use a coating which when applied to a media and used in the graphics industry with a contact or non-contact method of printing, will allow for efficient use of water, oil, or solvent based colors which at present requires 3 types of coating. The coating can be applied with any commercial or non-commercial method (such as but not limited to roller, spray, gravure, blade or by incorporating the coating into or onto the media during the manufacturing process of the media). The coating when applied increases the absorption of the color which will reduce the drying time and produces a smother print surface of the media. The coating will also result in a faster release of the color from the media in the case of transfer use. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069108 | AQUEOUS INK FOR INKJET PRINTING - An aqueous ink for inkjet printing which includes a pigment, a compound represented by formula (1) and/or a compound represented by formula (2): | 2011-03-24 |
20110069109 | IMAGE FORMING METHOD - The present invention provides an image forming method at least including: applying, by an inkjet method, an ink composition containing at least one pigment as a coloring material, at least one kind of resin particles, at least one fluorine-based surfactant and water, on a recording medium which has a single pigment layer or multiple pigment layers on or above at least one surface of a support containing a cellulose pulp as a main component, and has an amount of transfer of purified water to a medium, when measured with a dynamic scanning absorptometer, of from 1 ml/m | 2011-03-24 |
20110069110 | INK COMPOSITION, INK SET AND INKJET IMAGE FORMING METHOD - The present invention provides an inkjet ink composition including: self-dispersing polymer particles, each of the self-dispersing polymer particles including a structural unit derived from a hydrophilic monomer and a structural unit derived from a hydrophobic monomer; colloidal silica; and colorant particles, the inkjet ink composition having excellent dischargeability and suppressing the deterioration of the liquid repellency of an inkjet head member. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069111 | INK COMPOSITION, INK SET AND INKJET IMAGE FORMING METHOD - The present invention provides an inkjet ink composition including at least one water-soluble organic solvent, water, at least one colorant, and at least one colloidal silica, wherein 40% or more by mass of a total content of the water-soluble organic solvent has an SP value of 27.5 or less, and the inkjet ink composition having excellent discharge reliability, and suppressing curling of prints formed with the ink and deterioration of liquid repellency of an inkjet head member. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069112 | INK COMPOSITION, INK SET AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - The invention provides an inkjet ink composition including a pigment and colloidal silica, the pigment being covered with a water-insoluble resin including a constituent unit having an acidic group, with which rub resistance of images formed and ink discharge reliability are excellent and deterioration of liquid repellency of an inkjet head member is suppressed. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069113 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejecting head which ejects liquid containing metallic particles from a nozzle with respect to a target, the liquid ejecting head being disposed so that the nozzle opens facing a direction higher than a horizontal direction, and ejects the liquid from the nozzle facing the direction higher than the horizontal direction, thereby attaching the liquid to the target. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069114 | MAINTENANCE LIQUID, INK SET, AND MAINTENANCE METHOD - The invention provides a maintenance liquid, containing water, a water-soluble organic solvent, and at least one of a water-soluble silicate represented by Formula (1) or colloidal silica: | 2011-03-24 |
20110069115 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus of an aspect of the present invention includes: a transport body that rotates while retaining a recording medium on an outer surface thereof; a liquid droplet ejection head that ejects liquid droplets onto the recording medium retained on the transport body; a collection unit, provided at a downstream side in a rotation direction of the transport body with respect to the liquid droplet ejection head and provided with a suction inlet through which a mist of the liquid droplets is sucked, that collects the mist sucked in from the suction inlet; and a guide member, provided between the suction inlet and the liquid droplet ejection head, that guides the mist toward the suction inlet. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069116 | IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND INK COMPOSITION - The present invention provides an image forming method and an ink composition used in the method by which deterioration of a head plate which is formed of silicon is suppressed and more precise images are stably formed, where ink containing an inorganic silicate compound is ejected to form an image from an inkjet head having a nozzle plate where SiO | 2011-03-24 |
20110069117 | IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND INK COMPOSITION - The present invention provides an image forming method and an ink composition whereby deterioration of a head plate, which is formed of silicon, is suppressed, and an image with higher precision is formed stably, the ink composition including an inorganic silicate compound and being ejected to form an image from an ink-jet head having a nozzle plate where a C | 2011-03-24 |
20110069118 | IMAGE FORMING METHOD - The present invention provides an image forming method including ejecting an ink containing a silicic acid compound from an inkjet head, whereby deterioration of the head members is suppressed and a high precision image is formable stably over a long-term, the inkjet head being equipped with plural liquid droplet ejecting elements | 2011-03-24 |
20110069119 | LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A liquid discharge head includes a liquid discharge substrate including a discharge port; a flow path for supplying liquid to the liquid discharge substrate; an absorption member capable of absorbing a laser beam, wherein a first flow path portion constituting a portion of a wall of the flow path is formed on a surface thereof; and a transparent member transparent to a laser beam, wherein a second flow path portion constituting another portion of the wall of the flow path is formed on a surface thereof; wherein the flow path is formed by welding the surfaces of the absorption and transparent members with each other at a periphery of the first flow path portion using a laser beam, and wherein the second flow path portion is constituted by a depression including an inclined surface capable of reflecting a laser beam directed toward the first flow path portion. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069120 | PRINT HEAD SLOT RIBS - A print head die ( | 2011-03-24 |
20110069121 | INKJET PRINTHEAD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present disclosure provides an inkjet printhead and a method of manufacturing the inkjet printhead. The inkjet printhead includes: a substrate having an ink feed hole; a chamber layer disposed on the substrate, the chamber layer including a plurality of ink chambers that may be filled with ink supplied through the ink feed hole; a nozzle layer disposed on the chamber layer, the nozzle layer including a plurality of nozzles through which ink is ejected; and a glue layer disposed between the substrate and the chamber layer. The glue layer includes a cured product of an oxetane resin composition. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069122 | INK FOR INKJET RECORDING AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - There is provided is an ink for inkjet recording, comprising:
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20110069123 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - The liquid ejecting heads are arranged on the head carrying member such that each pair of nozzles that are next to each other in terms of first-direction positions of adjacent ones of the liquid ejecting heads are shifted relative to each other by an offset length δ corresponding to a relative displacement in the first direction between the liquid ejecting heads due to thermal expansion during liquid ejection with reference to a specified pitch at which nozzles included in a single nozzle row are provided. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069124 | LIQUID EJECTING HEAD, LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS, AND PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT - A liquid ejecting head having pressure chambers each communicating with a nozzle opening for liquid ejection and piezoelectric element having a first electrode, a piezoelectric layer consisting a perovskite oxide containing lead, zirconium, and titanium, and a second electrode. The piezoelectric layer has a carbon intensity ratio in the range of 8 to 28 in its inner region excluding the volume 20 nm in depth from the second electrodes. The carbon intensity ratio is defined as the ratio of the maximum carbon intensity to the minimum as measured by secondary ion mass spectrometry along the thickness of the piezoelectric layer. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069125 | Backflow prevention valve and fluid discharge device - An inkjet printer has a backflow prevention valve disposed to bottom of subtanks to of the diaphragm pump unit mounted on a carriage, and causes ink passing through the backflow prevention valve to flow to the inkjet head side. A support orifice that supports an umbrella-shaped valve plug, a port formed at a position circumferentially eccentric to the center of the support orifice, and a fluid conduction channel extending from an edge of the port circumferentially around the support orifice are disposed to the valve plug seating surface of the backflow prevention valve. A discharge orifice that discharges ink to the inkjet head side is disposed in the outside wall of the valve plug seating surface, and the discharge orifice and port are formed on the same side of the center of the support orifice. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069126 | Ink Cartridge - An ink cartridge for inkjet printers is disclosed. The inkjet cartridge comprises a case, an ink supply chamber, and an ink storage chamber. The ink supply chamber and the ink storage chamber are inside the case. An ink outlet is provided on a sidewall of the case. The ink supply chamber is connected or linked in a low position with the ink outlet and in a high position with an air vent. The ink storage chamber is connected or linked in a low position with the ink supply chamber through a first passageway and a second passageway; the second passageway is below the ink outlet but above the first passageway. The cartridge has a simple structure. It eliminates the need of air pump and provides constant supply of ink to the print head. It avoids ink overflow caused by the temperature change in the environment. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069127 | Phthalocyanine dye formulations - An aqueous formulation containing an IR-absorbing phthalocyanine dye. A pH of the formulation is in the range of 3.5 to 7. The formulation has a red-shifted Q-band whilst maintaining compatibility with CMYK inkjet inks | 2011-03-24 |
20110069128 | Liquid Ejecting Apparatus - A liquid ejecting apparatus includes the following elements. A carriage allows a head ejecting liquid which is curable by light irradiation to move in the moving direction intersecting the transporting direction in which a medium is transported. A precuring light source, provided for the carriage, radiates light for precuring to dots formed by applying the liquid ejected from the moving head onto the medium. A full curing light source is provided for the carriage so as to be located downstream of the precuring light source in the transporting direction. The full curing light source radiates light for full curing to the dots which have been irradiated with light for precuring. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069129 | Printing Apparatus and Method - A printing apparatus and method may provide efficient transfer of ink from a transfer belt to a recording sheet by using a transfer mechanism having a supporting member for supporting the recording sheet and a contact member. In one arrangement, the contact member may be configured to contact an inner peripheral surface of the transfer belt to bend the transfer belt and push the outer peripheral surface of the belt outward at an angle smaller than 90°. By pushing and bending the transfer belt, the an ink transfer surface of the belt and the recording sheet may be pinched together to affect transfer of the image. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069130 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL TYPE II PHOTOINITIATORS AND CURABLE COMPOSITIONS - A multifunctional Type II photoinitiator according to Formula (I): | 2011-03-24 |
20110069131 | THERMAL PRINTING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A thermal printing apparatus includes a thermal head having a plurality of heating elements arranged in a line. The thermal printing apparatus may further includes a control unit configured to determine conduction times of the heating elements based on print rates respectively assigned to the plurality of heating elements. The control unit may be further configured to compensate each of the determined conduction times based on the conduction times of the heating elements other than the respective heating element to determine a plurality of compensated conduction times. The control unit may control each of the plurality of heating elements based on the respective one of the plurality of compensated conduction times to enable the thermal head to perform printing on a recording medium. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069132 | LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, PRINT HEAD AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A light-emitting device includes: plural light-emitting elements arrayed in line; and a light-up signal wiring including block wirings that connect the plural light-emitting elements divided into plural blocks being units for controlling turning on and off of the light-emitting elements, that supply electric power for light emission to the light-emitting elements belonging to each of the blocks, and a main wiring that extends from a feeding point and to which the block wirings are connected. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069133 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes: an exposure head that includes a light emitting device for emitting light having a first wavelength and a second wavelength and an optical system having a first lens surface through which the light emitted from the light emitting device enters and a second lens surface from which the light entered through the first lens surface is emitted, forms an image of the light having the first wavelength at a first image forming position, and forms an image of the light having the second wavelength at a second image forming position different from the first image forming position in an optical axis direction of the optical system; a latent image carrier onto which the light emitted from the second lens surface of the exposure head is irradiated and a latent image is formed; and a support member that supports the exposure head. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069134 | LASER-MARKING MULTILAYER SHEET FOR ELECTRONIC PASSPORTS, AND ELECTRONIC PASSPORT - There is provided a laser-marking multilayer sheet for an electronic passport formed by laminating five sheets of a multilayer sheet A/a multilayer sheet B/a film C/a multilayer sheet B/a multilayer sheet A. The multilayer sheet B is a colored laser-marking multilayer sheet. The film C is a laser-marking multilayer sheet made of a film for the electronic passport. The laser-marking multilayer sheet can have clear letters, symbols, and images, which are excellent in a laser-marking property and high in contrasts between the original surface color and the printed portions. The laser-marking multilayer sheet is excellent especially for inhibiting the falsification and forgery thereof. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069135 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DETECTING HORIZONTAL SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNAL IN IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Provided is a device for detecting a horizontal synchronization signal of an image forming apparatus. The device includes a light intensity converter to convert light intensity of a first beam emitted from a first light source and light intensity of a second beam emitted from a second light source to be different from each other, and outputting the first and second beams; a photo detector to receive the first beam and the second beam output from the light intensity converter, and outputting a first signal having a first level at a time of receiving the first beam and a second level at a time of receiving the second beam; and a horizontal synchronization signal detector to detect a horizontal synchronization signal of the first beam and a horizontal synchronization signal of the second beam by using the first signal. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069136 | APPARATUS FOR GENERATING SPATIALLY MODULATED LIGHT AND IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS - A light from a laser light source ( | 2011-03-24 |
20110069137 | OPTICAL SCANNER AND IMAGING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - An optical scanner includes a light source modulated based on image data, an optical deflection and scanning part deflecting a light beam emitted from the light source, and a scanning and imaging optical system condensing the deflected light beam toward a scanning surface so as to form a light spot optically scanning the scanning surface. The effective scanning region of the scanning surface is divided into a plurality of regions according to a scanning line curving characteristic. Suitable image data for optically scanning the divided regions are selected from image data of a plurality of image lines every time the light spot optically scans the effective scanning region, so that the image data of each of the image lines is written with scanning line curving being corrected. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069138 | MIMICKING HUMAN VISUAL SYSTEM IN DETECTING BLOCKINESS ARTIFACTS IN COMPRESSED VIDEO STREAMS - A low complexity block-based, no-reference objective blockiness metric is provided that may be combined with other artifact metrics to measure overall quality of received video stream in a video conferencing application such that measures can be taken at the transmitter or in post-processing to enhance video quality. Prior knowledge of the blockiness boundaries may be used to reduce number of computations in determining the blockiness of a particular video frame. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069139 | Method, Apparatus, and System for 3D Video Communication - A three-dimensional (3D) video communication method includes receiving video information of at least two session parties, wherein the video information of at least one session party is 3D video information. The video information received from the at least two session parties is processed according to state information of the at least two session parties and display capabilities of a terminal. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069140 | FACILITATION OF A CONFERENCE CALL - There is provided a system for facilitating a conference call. The system includes a module to generate a real-time voiceprint from a voice input of a participant in the conference call, and a module to provide information indicative of the participant based on the real-time voiceprint. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069141 | Communication Between Scheduled And In Progress Event Attendees - An event management system is configured to receive a first communication from a person associated with a scheduled event and provide a second communication associated with the first communication to at least one endpoint of an in progress event. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069142 | MAPPING PSYCHO-VISUAL CHARACTERISTICS IN MEASURING SHARPNESS FEATURE AND BLURRING ARTIFACTS IN VIDEO STREAMS - A block-based, no-reference sharpness metric is provided taking advantage of Human Visual System (HVS) characteristics. Texture and smooth region blocks are excluded in computing the metric since sharpness is perceived mostly around edges. Overall sharpness metric is computed by pooling simulated combination of information in human brain employing a logistic function to replicate the behavior of HVS. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069143 | Communications Prior To A Scheduled Event - An event management system is configured to provide a communications pathway between persons associated with a scheduled event prior to initiating the scheduled event. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069144 | SECURE VIDEO TELECONFERENCING ROOM CONTROL ISOLATOR - Method, system, and computer program product example embodiments of the invention are disclosed to provide a secure room control isolator for a multi-network secure video teleconferencing room that meets the DISA and other standard security requirements. An example embodiment of the invention is a secure room control isolator coupled between a video teleconferencing room controller and a codec, to enable control commands to be sent from the room controller to the codec, but which permits only status information to be returned from the codec to the room controller. In this manner, classified information in the codec cannot be accessed by the room controller. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069145 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FINDING A MANPADS LAUNCHER POSITION - A method for finding the launch of a ManPADS missile comprising the steps of installing a network of electro optical (EO) and infrared (IR) cameras with a triggering receiver and pointing the EO and IR cameras in the direction of a suspicious emission, wherein the EO camera provides high resolution video and the IR camera finds the ManPADS and tracks its user. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069146 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING IMAGES - A method for processing images of a scene captured by a plurality of video cameras divides a coordinate plane of a scene into a plurality of partitions according to predetermined division points, and identifies information of the images. The method further distinguishes unusable areas of each image according to the information of the image and the division of the coordinate plane of the scene, and marks a character into each pixel point of the unusable areas of each image. The method further compresses each image by deleting the pixel points marked by the character to generate a compressed image, and integrates all compressed images to generate a panoramic image of the scene. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069147 | PANORAMIC CAMERA, AND SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING TARGET PLACES USING THE PANORAMIC CAMERA - A panoramic camera, a system, and a method for monitoring target places using the panoramic camera are provided. The system includes a network access server (NAS) connected to the panoramic camera, a video decoder, a computer workstation, and a monitor screen. The panoramic camera captures digital images of a target place from different viewing angles, combines the digital images to create a panoramic image of the target place, encodes and compresses the panoramic image to generate an encoded panoramic image, and transmits the encoded panoramic image to the NAS through a network. When the target place needs to be monitored, the computer workstation obtains the encoded panoramic image from the NAS through a hub. The video decoder decodes the encoded panoramic image to retrieve the panoramic image of the target place. The monitor screen displays the panoramic image to a user for viewing and monitoring the target place. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069148 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CORRECTING IMAGES IN A MULTI-SENSOR SYSTEM - The systems and methods described herein are directed to multi-sensor imaging systems for imaging scenes. In particular, the systems and methods described herein are directed to multi-sensor panoramic imaging systems having cameras with lenses offset from their respective sensors. By orienting sensors and lenses in the imaging system such that their optical axes are offset from one another, images may be captured by multiple sensors and stitched together with relatively little image processing and/or data interpolation. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069149 | METHOD FOR TAKING PANORAMA MOSAIC PHOTOGRAPH WITH A PORTABLE TERMINAL - A method for taking a panorama mosaic photograph includes displaying a partial image of a previously taken image as a guide image on a viewer of an image to be currently taken and taking a number of images constituting the panorama mosaic photograph according to a photography operation; projecting the taken images onto a common cylindrically curved surface; and joining the projected images into a single image. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069150 | STEREOSCOPIC VIDEO ENCODING AND DECODING METHODS AND APPARATUS - Methods and apparatus for stereoscopic image encoding and decoding are described. Left and right eye images are encoded following an entropy reduction operation being applied to one of the eye images when there is a difference between the left and right images of an image pair. Information about regions of negative parallax within the entropy reduced image of an image pair is encoded along with the images. Upon decoding a sharpening filter is applied to the image in an image pair which was subjected to the entropy reduction operation. In addition edge enhancement filtering is performed on the regions of the recovered entropy reduced image which are identified in the encoded image data as regions of negative parallax. Interleaving of left and right eye images at the input of the encoder combined with entropy reduction allows for efficient encoding, storage, and transmission of 3D images. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069151 | MULTI-LENS CAMERA AND CONTROL METHOD - A dual lens camera for producing a three-dimensional image includes plural lens systems and a zoom mechanism. Initial correction data is constituted by a displacement vector of an amount and a direction of misalignment between plural images according to a superimposed state thereof for each of zoom positions of the lens systems. A vector detector, if a calibration mode is set, obtains a current displacement vector related to one first zoom position. A data processor outputs current correction data by adjusting the initial correction data according to the initial correction data and current displacement vector. If the current correction data is stored, a displacement vector is obtained from the current correction data according to a zoom position of the lens systems upon forming the plural images, to carry out image registration between the images according to the obtained displacement vector for producing the three-dimensional image. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069152 | 2D to 3D video conversion - A method for real-time 2D to 3D video conversion includes receiving a decoded 2D video frame having an original resolution, downscaling the decoded 2D video frame into an associated 2D video frame having a lower resolution, and segmenting objects present in the downscaled 2D video frame into background objects and foreground objects. The method also includes generating a background depth map and a foreground depth map for the downscaled 2D video frame based on the segmented background and foreground objects, and deriving a frame depth map in the original resolution based on the background depth map and the foreground depth map. The method further includes providing a 3D video frame for display at a real-time playback rate. The 3D video frame is generated in the original resolution based on the frame depth map. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069153 | VIDEO ENCODING DEVICE, VIDEO ENCODING METHOD, VIDEO REPRODUCING DEVICE, VIDEO REPRODUCING METHOD, VIDEO RECORDING MEDIUM, AND VIDEO DATA STREAM - In a system for visualizing a stereoscopic image by displaying separate video images for the left and right eyes, sub-picture data (GRD) is created for the left eye and displayed superimposed on left-eye video data (VDD) as a left-eye sub-picture without change. The right-eye sub-picture ( | 2011-03-24 |
20110069154 | HIGH SPEED, HIGH RESOLUTION, THREE DIMENSIONAL SOLAR CELL INSPECTION SYSTEM - An optical inspection system and method are provided. A workpiece transport moves a workpiece in a nonstop manner. An illuminator includes a light pipe and is configured to provide a first and second strobed illumination field types. First and second arrays of cameras are arranged to provide stereoscopic imaging of the workpiece. The first array of cameras is configured to generate a first plurality of images of the workpiece with the first illumination field and a second plurality of images of the feature with the second illumination field. The second array of cameras is configured to generate a third plurality of images of the workpiece with the first illumination field and a fourth plurality of images of the feature with the second illumination field. A processing device stores at least some of the first, second, third, and fourth pluralities of images and provides the images to an other device. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069155 | Apparatus and method for detecting motion - An apparatus and method for detecting a motion using a stereo camera are provided. The apparatus can acquire an object image including only an object without a background using the stereo camera. The apparatus can set a motion detection area in the acquired object image and recognize an image change amount in the motion detection area to detect a motion of the object. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069156 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND METHOD - A three-dimensional camera includes first and second camera units for receiving entry of object light, and for picking up first and second images with parallax simultaneously. First and second lens systems are incorporated in respectively the first and second camera units, and have a focal length changeable for zooming. The focal length of the second lens system is changed toward a wider-angle side than the focal length of the first lens system. A third image is formed from the second image with an angle of view equal to an angle of view of the first image. A three-dimensional image is produced from the first and third images. The first, second and third images are written to a storage medium, or the first and second images and a value of the focal length upon picking up the first image are written to a storage medium. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069157 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD - Embodiments of the invention provide an image display device comprising a rotating section having a plurality of light emitting elements. The rotating section rotates about a center and presents an image. A sensor detects an object, and a display controller controls presentation of the image based at least in part on detection of an object by the sensor. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069158 | VIRTUAL WINDOW SYSTEM AND METHOD - Some embodiments include a virtual window system and method. In some embodiments a virtual window system may include an image capturing device to capture a high definition video image of an outdoor view and to transmit a signal corresponding to the video image; and at least one virtual window display positioned at an indoor location, to receive the signal from the image capturing device and, based on the signal, to display a high definition virtual, window-like, view corresponding to the outdoor view. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069159 | SYSTEM FOR ORIENTATION ASSISTANCE AND DISPLAY OF AN INSTRUMENT IN AN OBJECT UNDER EXAMINATION PARTICULARLY FOR USE IN HUMAN BODY - A system for orientation assistance and display of an instrument that is inserted or present in the natural or artificially produced hollow cavity (human, animal, object), and that is equipped with one or more sensor units. Multiple measurements of the 3D position of the instrument equipped with one or more sensor units are performed by positioning a measuring system, so that a precise orientation and positioning of the instrument in the body can be computed. The 3D position data are used to compute a virtual image of the instrument synchronously. The virtual images are then either projected directly in exact position onto the body surface of a person or combined in a body surface image (real video camera image of the patient) onto a monitor or superimposed (virtual or augmented reality). The system is especially appropriate for displaying for a user a medical instrument, such as a catheter or a rigid or flexible endoscope, in the body of a person in real time, extracorporeally and in correct position. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069160 | IMAGING SYSTEM AND DEVICE - An imaging system and method of application, including lens designs tailored to be used with particular transformation algorithms, electronic hardware and algorithms for image transformations is described. Exemplary application of the system including automotive, photographic and medical endoscopic are also described. The system enables improved image view and allows customization of views by the end user even after installation of the image system hardware. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069161 | ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM - Provided is an endoscope system including an endoscope which includes an illumination optical system having a fluorescent substance and an imaging optical system having an imaging element; and a control device which is connected to the endoscope. The control device includes a light source unit having a semiconductor light emitting element generating excitation light used to excite the fluorescent substance, a storage section storing predetermined color correction information, and an image processing section creating captured image data by performing a calculation process on an image signal output from the imaging element on the basis of the color correction information. At least one of optical characteristics of the fluorescent substance and the semiconductor light emitting element is detected, and the color correction information stored in the storage section is corrected on the basis of the detected optical characteristic. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069162 | ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS - An endoscope apparatus includes: an endoscope which includes an imaging optical system and an illumination optical system; and a control unit which includes light source units and connected to the endoscope and supplying at least excitation light to the illumination optical system, and an image processing section correcting an image signal output from the imaging element on the basis of a predetermined color correction table. The control unit performs a calibration process in such a manner that an image of a color chart having a plurality of color patches with known chromaticity values is captured by an imaging element, chromaticity for each of the plurality of color patches is obtained from an imaging signal of the color chart, and the contents of the color correction table are changed. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069163 | ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS AND ILLUMINATION CONTROL METHOD OF ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS - Provided are a plurality of semiconductor light emitting elements having different central light emission wavelengths, a multiplexer means for multiplexing lights, and a central wavelength converting means for controlling a light emission amount ratio of the plurality of semiconductor light emitting elements by the use of a wavelength conversion table in which a central wavelength of multiplexed laser light is obtained on the basis of information of a light emission amount and the central light emission wavelengths. Accordingly, the central wavelength of the multiplexed light is controlled to be a predetermined wavelength. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069164 | ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM - An endoscope system includes an endoscope and a control device. The endoscope includes an illumination optical system with a fluorescent body formed in an optical path and an imaging optical system with an imaging element outputting an imaging signal of an optical image. The control device includes a light source unit which supplies an excitation light to the illumination optical system so as to emit light from the fluorescent body and an image processing section which corrects the imaging signal output from the imaging element. The image processing section includes: an illumination light spectrum calculating unit, a chromaticity correction table creating unit and an image correcting unit. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069165 | Flexible Imaging Fiber Bundle Monitoring System for Combustion Turbines - An imaging system for on-line imaging of a component in a gas turbine engine. The imaging system includes a flexible imaging bundle formed by a plurality of optical elements. An imaging end of the optical elements images a component in a hot gas path of the engine during operation of the engine and a viewing end provides an image of the component at a location displaced from the hot gas path. The optical elements are surrounded by a flexible metal sheath that is permeable to air to provide cooling air the optical elements from an air source surrounding the flexible imaging bundle. | 2011-03-24 |