14th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 19 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090085929 | HDR DISPLAYS AND CONTROL SYSTEMS THEREFOR - A display has a screen which incorporates a light modulator. The screen may be a front projection screen or a rear-projection screen. Elements of the light modulator may be controlled to adjust the intensity of light emanating from corresponding areas on the screen. The display may provide a high dynamic range. | 2009-04-02 |
20090085930 | WRITING CONTROL SYSTEM - A writing control system includes a display holding medium, a reading unit, an identifying unit, a control unit and a writing unit. The display holding medium includes a display section capable of displaying and holding an image in a no-power state and a storage section having a storage area for storing information that identifies an electronic document associated with it. The reading unit reads the information from the storage section when the display holding medium is located in a predetermined position. The identifying unit identifies the electronic document associated with the display holding medium, based on the information read from the display holding medium. When the electronic document associated with the display holding medium is not identified, the control unit performs control so that a page image, which has not been written, of an electronic document, which is used in last image writing, is set as a writing target. | 2009-04-02 |
20090085931 | METHOD FOR VIEWING IMAGE - A method for viewing an image is provided. The method is suitable for viewing an image displayed on a display by using an input device to directly touch the display. The method includes steps of receiving a static motion made by the input device on the display, determining a motion-temporal-still time of the static motion, and then initializing an image panning mode, when the motion-temporal-still time is at least a first predetermined time. | 2009-04-02 |
20090085932 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes a receiving unit, an image-element group determining unit and a shape changing unit. The receiving unit receives (1) a command to form a blank space and (ii) information specifying a position where the blank space is to be formed in a drawing space for displaying a drawn image. The image-element group determining unit determines, as an image-element group, image elements having a predetermined relation with each other and being drawn in the drawing space. The shape changing unit performs a shape changing process collectively for the image elements of image-element group. The shape changing process includes at least one of (i) a process of moving image elements of the image-element group so as to move the image-element group away from the specified position where the blank space is to be formed, and (ii) a process of reducing the image elements of the image-element group | 2009-04-02 |
20090085933 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing method is provided. The image processing method is used for using a stream of drawing as an input on an image displayed on a display. The image processing method includes steps of identifying the input as a non-closed region input and performing an image rotation operation. | 2009-04-02 |
20090085934 | VISUALIZATION SYSTEM(S) AND METHOD(S) FOR PRESERVING OR AUGMENTING RESOLUTION AND DATA ASSOCIATED WITH ZOOMING OR PANING IN AN INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION ENVIRONMENT - A visualization system that preserves, augments or increases resolution of images within an industrial automation environment is provided. A reference component identifies, determines, or maps level of zooming or panning in connection with an image within an industrial automation environment, the image data located at a first source. A resolution component retrieves image data from a second sources that is different from the first source, the retrieved image data corresponding to specific portions of the image, the resolution component retrieving the image data from the second source as a function of the level of zooming or panning. A visualization component generates a visualization of the image, and receives the retrieved image data from the resolution component to preserve, augment, or enhance resolution of the image as a function of the zooming or panning. | 2009-04-02 |
20090085935 | Storage medium storing image processing program and image processing apparatus - An image is placed, based on a predetermined designation input, on a predetermined placement position in relation to a display area, and displayed. The image is enlarged and reduced in accordance with an enlargement ratio of the image, and an area within which the placement position can be set is changed in relation to the display area in accordance with the enlargement ratio. Then, based on an obtained designation input, a position within the area, which position corresponds to the designation input, is calculated as a placement position, and the image having been enlarged and reduced is placed on the placement position. The image is then displayed on a display device. | 2009-04-02 |
20090085936 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing method is provided. The image processing method is applicable to a display having a stream of drawing as an input for selecting at least a portion of an image thereon as a selected image region. The method includes steps of identifying the input as a closed region input and then performing an image operation. | 2009-04-02 |
20090085937 | Shared Buffer Display Panel Drive Methods and Systems - Methods of driving source lines and/or circuits/systems for driving source lines are provided. Source lines of a display device are driven by comparing first data for driving a first buffer associated with a first source line of the display device and second data for driving a second buffer associated with a second source line of the display device and selectively disabling the second buffer and driving the second source line of the display device with the first buffer based on the comparison of the first and second data. | 2009-04-02 |
20090085938 | Computer Monitor Having Flat Panel Display And Printhead - A computer monitor is provided having a flat panel display for displaying images and a printhead disposed adjacent a lower portion of the computer monitor. The monitor is configured such that print media to be printed is fed manually into a feed path that directs the print media from a region adjacent the upper edge of the flat panel display, past the printhead for printing, then out of the monitor adjacent a lower edge of the flat panel display. | 2009-04-02 |
20090085939 | Liquid Jetting Apparatus and Control Method for the Same - A liquid jetting apparatus to which a liquid container is attached, the container containing a liquid and having a first device, includes a first line, a second line, a first controller and a second controller. The first controller is to be electrically connected to the first device via the first line. The second controller is to be electrically connected to the first controller via the second line. The first controller includes a processor and a junction module. The processor, in a first instance, executes a prescribed process in relation to the liquid container in response to a signal received from the second controller via the second line. The junction module, in the first instance, puts the first line and the second line into mutually electrically disconnected state and, in a second instance different from the first instance, puts the first line and the second line into mutually electrically connected state make the second controller capable with the first device. | 2009-04-02 |
20090085940 | Image forming apparatus and information recording medium - An image forming apparatus includes: a liquid tank which retains a liquid; a liquid jetting head connected to the liquid tank and having a nozzle for jetting the liquid; a carriage on which the liquid tank and the liquid jetting head are provided; a recovery mechanism which recovers the liquid jetting head; a memory which retains predetermined history information; and a controller which controls the recovery mechanism based on the history information. The recovery mechanism selectively executes a first recovery operation for discharging air from the liquid tank and a second recovery operation for discharging air from the liquid tank and for discharging the liquid from the nozzle, and the controller controls the recovery mechanism to perform the first recovery operation if the history information in the memory includes an abnormality when a power of the image forming apparatus is switched ON. | 2009-04-02 |
20090085941 | PRINTER CONTROLLER FOR CORRECTION OF ROTATIONALLY DISPLACED PRINTHEAD - A printer controller is provided for supplying ejection data to a printhead mounted to a carrier and having a plurality of ejection nozzles. The printer controller is configured to determine a rotational displacement of the printhead relative to the carrier, determine a correction factor at least partially based on a thickness of media being printed on so as to at least partially compensate for the determined rotational displacement, and alter the supply of the ejection data based on the correction factor. | 2009-04-02 |
20090085942 | Liquid Jetting Apparatus and Control Method for the Same - A liquid jetting apparatus to which a liquid container is attached, the container containing a liquid and having a first device, includes a processor, a first line, a second line, a controller and a connecting module. The processor executes a prescribed process in relation to the liquid container. The first line is for electrical connection to the first device. The second line is for electrical connection to the processor. The controller, in a first instance, accesses the first device via at least the first line and that, in a second instance, accesses the processor via the second line to have the processor execute the prescribed process. The connecting module, in the second instance, electrically sets the first line to a fixed voltage. | 2009-04-02 |
20090085943 | PRINTER HAVING SELF-REFERENCE MOUNTED PRINTING CARTRIDGE - A printer is provided with a body having a slot for removably receiving a printing cartridge and protrusions arranged in the slot to cooperate with a flat surface of a plurality of corners of the printing cartridge upon mounting of the printing cartridge to the printer. The printing cartridge has at least one printhead integrated circuit with a plurality of fluid ejection nozzles and a fluid distribution support mounting the printhead integrated circuit. The cooperation of the protrusions and corners provide information on the location of the nozzles. | 2009-04-02 |
20090085944 | PRINTER AND METHOD OF COMBINING INKJET PRINTING WITH THERMAL PRINTING - A printer and method of combining inkjet printing with thermal printing which optimizes use of both. The printer includes a thermal print head, an inkjet print head, and control circuitry for activating the thermal print head to print in a first area of a print medium and for activating the inkjet print head to print in a second area of the print medium. | 2009-04-02 |
20090085945 | INK-JET RECORDING APPARATUS - An ink-jet recording apparatus, including: a flow-passage unit; a plurality of actuators; a plurality of signal output circuits which are provided so as to respectively correspond to the actuators; at least one power supply device; at least one electric current detecting device; and a control device including (a) a startup charging portion which controls the signal output circuits, upon startup of the apparatus, such that all of the actuators are placed into a charged state from a discharged state in order at least one by one, when all of the actuators are in the discharged state and (b) a power-supply inhibiting portion which inhibits electric power supply from the at least one power supply device when the electric current detected by any of the at least one electric current detecting device is equal to or larger than a threshold during execution of a control by the startup charging portion. | 2009-04-02 |
20090085946 | INKJET RECORDING HEAD AND INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - An inkjet recording head includes a passage communicating with a discharge port for discharging ink, a discharging heater provided in the passage for generating energy to discharge ink from the discharge port, and a detecting unit provided in the passage for detecting a temperature of ink that changes in accordance with heat energy generated by the detecting unit and a flow of ink in the passage. | 2009-04-02 |
20090085947 | INKJET RECORDING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND RECORDING DEVICE - An inkjet recording device has a conveying path, a feed mechanism configured to feed the paper sheet on the conveying path in the feed direction, an inkjet head configured to make droplets land on the paper sheet, a suction mechanism configured to suction the paper sheet towards the conveying path, and the control mechanism configured to predict the extent of the cockling caused in the paper sheet on which the droplets land based on either one of paper sheet information of the paper sheet and information of the image to be formed on the paper sheet to control suction force of the suction mechanism in accordance with the degree of the cockling. | 2009-04-02 |
20090085948 | IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS - An image recording apparatus configured to record images on front and back surfaces of a sheet, including: a head which ejects ink onto the sheet for recording; a sheet-supply roller which contacts the sheet so as to transfer the sheet for supplying to the head; a sheet-supply path which is provided between the sheet-supply roller and the head, which has a U-shape, and through which the sheet is transferred such that one of surfaces thereof opposite to the other of the surfaces contacted by the sheet-supply roller faces the head; and a sheet-stopping control section configured to control the sheet-supply roller such that the sheet transferred by the sheet-supply roller is stopped for a first time in the sheet-supply path in a state in which the sheet is deformed so as to have a U-shape, after an image has been recorded on the front surface of the sheet and before an image is recorded on the back surface thereof. | 2009-04-02 |
20090085949 | IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS - An image recording apparatus configured to record images on a front surface and a back surface of a recording sheet, the image recording apparatus including: a recording head which ejects ink onto the recording sheet for recording; and a controller configured to execute controls for operations of the image recording apparatus, wherein the controller includes a sheet-stopping control section configured to execute a control for stopping the recording sheet for a specific time after the image has been recorded on the front surface of the recording sheet and before the image is recorded on the back surface of the recording sheet, and wherein the image recording apparatus further comprises a biasing device configured to bias the recording sheet, so as to retain the recording sheet in a specific shape, in a state in which the recording sheet is stopped by the control of the sheet-stopping control section. | 2009-04-02 |
20090085950 | LIQUID DISCHARGING APPARATUS - A liquid discharging apparatus includes: a liquid discharging head that is provided on a carriage being moved with respect to a recording medium, a recording liquid, which is supplied from a recording liquid supply source, being supplied to the liquid discharging head through a recording liquid flow channel on the carriage; a heat emitting element that emits heat with an discharging operation of the liquid discharging head; a cooling liquid flow channel that is provided on the carriage and passes around the heat emitting element; and a heat sink that is provided between the heat emitting element and the cooling liquid flow channel, at least a part of the heat sink being exposed to the cooling liquid flow channel so as to serve as a part of an inner surface of a wall partitioning the cooling liquid flow channel. | 2009-04-02 |
20090085951 | LIQUID DISCHARGING APPARATUS - A liquid discharging apparatus is provided. The liquid discharging apparatus includes a liquid discharging head that is provided on a carriage reciprocating in a running direction of the carriage, a cooling liquid flow channel that is provided on the carriage; a cooling liquid outgoing channel; and a cooling liquid returning channel, wherein the recording liquid flow channel is led to a first side of the running direction from the carriage, at least one of the cooling liquid outgoing channel and the cooling liquid returning channel is led to a second side that is opposite the first side of the running direction from the carriage, and the recording liquid flow channel and the cooling liquid flow channel are partially separated from each other by a pressure transmission unit so as to enable the recording liquid flow channel and the cooling liquid flow channel to transmit pressure to each other. | 2009-04-02 |
20090085952 | TEST CHART, TEST CHART MEASUREMENT METHOD, AND TEST CHART MEASUREMENT APPARATUS - A test chart is recorded on a recording medium by means of a line head having a plurality of recording elements by causing the plurality of recording elements to perform recording operation while moving the recording medium and the line head relatively to each other in a relative movement direction. The test chart includes: a line pattern block which includes a plurality of line patterns respectively corresponding to the plurality of recording elements, the plurality of line patterns being arranged at a prescribed interval or above so as to be separated from each other, wherein the plurality of line patterns include reference line patterns arranged on both end regions of the line pattern block, the reference line patterns having line characteristic quantities different from the others of the plurality of line patterns. | 2009-04-02 |
20090085953 | INK-JET RECORDING APPARATUS - An ink-jet recording apparatus, including: a flow-passage unit; a plurality of actuators including a plurality of individual electrodes; a plurality of signal output circuits; a power supply device; an electric current detecting device; and a control device including an abnormality judging portion which judges that there exists an abnormality among (a) at least one of the signal output circuits corresponding to at least one test-target individual electrode that is at least a part of the individual electrodes and (b) at least one of the actuators corresponding to the at least one test-target individual electrode, on the basis of a current change amount that is a difference between a first current value and a second current value, the first current value being detected by the detecting device when each of the signal output circuits outputs a first signal for giving a first potential and the second current value being detected by the detecting device when each of the at least one of the signal output circuits outputs a second signal for giving a second potential while each of the rest of the signal output circuits which excludes the at least one of the signal output circuits output the first signal. | 2009-04-02 |
20090085954 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND PRINTING CONTROL METHOD - An image forming apparatus includes a conveying path that continues to a paper feeding unit and a paper discharge unit, a conveying mechanism that conveys a sheet along the conveying path, plural liquid ejecting heads that eject liquid onto the sheet conveyed on the conveying path, a sensor that is provided in a position between the plural liquid ejecting heads and the paper discharge unit and measures the glossiness of the sheet on which the liquid is ejected, and a control mechanism that compares the glossiness of the sheet immediately after the liquid is ejected and the glossiness measured by the sensor to calculate drying time of the liquid and controls conveying speed of the conveying mechanism to equalize conveying time for the sheet from the plural liquid ejecting heads to the paper discharge unit with the drying time. | 2009-04-02 |
20090085955 | LIQUID EJECTION HEAD, LIQUID EJECTION APPARATUS, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF LIQUID EJECTION HEAD - A liquid ejection head includes an energy-generating element arranged on a semiconductor substrate, a barrier layer deposited on the semiconductor substrate for forming a liquid chamber in the periphery of the energy-generating element, and a nozzle sheet bonded on the barrier layer and having a nozzle formed at a position opposing the energy-generating element, in which the liquid ejection head ejects liquid contained in the liquid chamber from the nozzle as liquid droplets by the energy-generating element, and the barrier layer is provided with a plurality of depressions, each having an independent contour, arranged within a range, which is separated from the border of the barrier layer, on an adhesive region adhering to the nozzle sheet. | 2009-04-02 |
20090085956 | Image forming apparatus and information recording medium - An ink-jet printer performs formation of an image by jetting an ink from nozzles of an ink-jet head. When a power supply is switched ON after a time measuring section is not capable of measuring time due to the power supply has been switched OFF, then the ink-jet printer outputs to a display section a signal which causes a display control section, provided on a controller, to display a message asking a user whether or not a cleaning operation by a recovery operation control section is to be performed. Accordingly, any unnecessary operation for recovering the jetting function is reduced, solving problems such as waiting time required for performing the operation for recovering the jetting function and that the ink is consumed unnecessarily. | 2009-04-02 |
20090085957 | PATTERN FORMATION DEVICE - A pattern formation device includes a conveyance table, a pair of guide rails, a carriage, a plurality of droplet discharge heads, an inspection camera, a camera base, a linear motor, a motor housing case, a moving cable, and a cable housing case. The motor housing case is disposed along the guide rails to accommodate the linear motor and has a guide opening configured and arranged to guide the camera base. The cable housing case is disposed along the motor housing case to accommodate the moving cable and has a window section through which a distal end of the moving cable follows a reciprocal operation of the inspection camera. The cable housing case or one of the guide rails has an exhaust vent to discharge air around the carriage by suction through the window section of the cable housing case or the guide opening of the motor housing case. | 2009-04-02 |
20090085958 | ATTACHMENT STRUCTURES, LIQUID EJECTION HEAD UNIT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A LIQUID EJECTION HEAD UNIT - Bondage of an ink supply needle and a holder base is appropriately performed by ultrasonic welding. A filter is housed in a filter storing part from the upper side of the holder base, and a needle-side fitting part is fitted into a base-side fitting part from the upper side of the holder base. Then, when the ink supply needle and the holder base are welded by ultrasonic waves, the energy of ultrasonic oscillation is concentrated on a contact portion of a protruded part of a needle-side bondage part and a base-side bondage part, and the contact portion of the protruded part is melted out so as to weld the ink supply needle and the holder base. Thereby, the contact portion of the ink supply needle and the holder base is appropriately bonded by ultrasonic welding as a whole without any gap. | 2009-04-02 |
20090085959 | Liquid ejecting apparatus and raster line forming method - An increase in the width in the first direction of the head unit is controlled and deterioration in image quality is curbed as well. A liquid ejecting apparatus according to the invention is a liquid ejecting apparatus including: a head unit that has a plurality of heads along a first direction, in which a plurality of nozzles that eject a liquid onto a medium are lined up in the first direction, and that ejects the liquid while moving relative to the medium in a second direction, which intersects the first direction, the head unit having a width in the first direction that is greater than a width of the medium in the first direction, a movement mechanism that makes the head unit move relative to the medium a plurality of times alternately in the second direction and the first direction, and a control section that forms a raster line group by forming each raster line by making two or more different nozzles that are different eject the liquid, respectively while making the movement mechanism move the head unit relative to the medium a plurality of times alternately in the second direction and the first direction, makes the movement mechanism move the head unit relatively so that a total amount of movement of the head unit in the first direction when the head unit has moved relatively the plurality of times is less than an effective nozzle width of one of the heads in the first direction, and forms the raster line group so that a number of the raster lines formed by making the nozzles of only one of the heads eject the liquid is not greater than a number of the raster lines formed by making the nozzles of two or more of the heads eject the liquid. | 2009-04-02 |
20090085960 | IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS - An image forming method of forming an image on an image forming body includes the steps of: applying a first treatment liquid onto the image forming body, the first treatment liquid having a first pH that is lower than an aggregation pH of the ink liquid; after the step of applying the first treatment liquid, depositing droplets of the ink liquid onto the image forming body on which the first treatment liquid has been applied, the droplets of the ink liquid being deposited according to the image data; after the step of depositing the droplets of the ink liquid, applying a second treatment liquid onto the image forming body on which the droplets of the ink liquid have been deposited, the second treatment liquid having a second pH that is lower than the aggregation pH of the ink liquid and lower than the first pH of the first treatment liquid; and after the step of applying the second treatment liquid, removing solvent derived from the ink liquid on the image forming body. | 2009-04-02 |
20090085961 | FLUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A fluid ejecting apparatus that ejects fluid includes: a head capable of performing effective discharge processing, in which the head discharges the fluid toward a processing object arranged at a predetermined position, and pre-discharge processing, in which the head discharges the fluid independently of the effective discharge processing; a carriage that carries the head and adjusts a position where the head discharges the fluid; a moisture retention head cap unit that covers a discharging surface of the head; a pre-discharge reservoir that receives the fluid discharged from the head when the head performs the pre-discharge processing; and an opening cap portion configured to cover an opening formed in the pre-discharge reservoir for receiving the fluid, when the moisture retention head cap unit covers the discharging surface. | 2009-04-02 |
20090085962 | PRINTHEAD MAINTENANCE STATION - A printhead maintenance station comprises an elastically deformable pad having a contact surface adapted for sealing engagement with an ink ejection face of a printhead; and an engagement mechanism for moving the pad between a first position in which the contact surface is sealingly engaged with the face and a second position in which the contact surface is disengaged from the face. The engagement mechanism moves the pad between the first position and the second position in a substantially perpendicular direction with respect to the face, and the contact surface is a curved surface, whereby the contact surface is progressively contacted with the face during sealing engagement and peeled away from the face during disengagement. | 2009-04-02 |
20090085963 | PRINTER HAVING ARCUATELY MOVEABLE PRINTHEAD AND CAPPING/PURGING MECHANISM - A printer is provided which has a printhead having a plurality of ejection nozzles, a capping member for capping the ejection nozzles, a purging member for receiving material that is purged from the nozzle environment of the printhead, a first actuating mechanism for moving the printhead along a first arcuate path from first to second to third printhead positions, and a second actuating mechanism for moving the capping and purging members along a second arcuate path from a first position to a second position at which the capping member caps the nozzles of the printhead when the printhead is in the second printhead position and the purging member is able to receive the purged material when the printhead is in the third printhead position. | 2009-04-02 |
20090085964 | CAPPING UNIT AND INK JET RECORDING UNIT - A capping unit is detachably mountable to an ink jet recording head. The ink jet recording head has an ejection outlet surface provided with ejection outlets for ejecting ink. The capping unit includes: a liquid-absorbing member provided with a projection contactable to a periphery of an area, in which the ejection outlets are formed, on the ejection outlet surface so as to form a gap between the area and the liquid-absorbing chamber; and a capping member including an engaging portion and an elastic portion for contacting a rear surface opposite from a surface on which the projection of said liquid-absorbing member is formed to press said liquid-absorbing member against the ejection outlet surface. | 2009-04-02 |
20090085965 | Inkjet printer - An inkjet printer is provided. The inkjet printer includes: an inkjet head which ejects ink toward a surface of a recording medium; a platen provided opposed to the inkjet head to support the recording medium from an opposite side of the inkjet head; and an absorber provided opposed to the inkjet head at the same side as the platen with respect to the recording medium supported by the platen. The absorber includes a plurality of regions different in absorption rate from one another in a plan view observed from a normal direction of the recording medium supported by the platen. | 2009-04-02 |
20090085966 | DROPLET EJECTING DEVICE HAVING TILTABLE CHANNEL MEMBER - A channel member formed with a liquid storing chamber and a communication channel is configured to be tilted together with a droplet ejecting head. A cap member is configured to be movable between: a standby position spaced away from a droplet ejecting surface; and a capping position at which the cap member is in close contact with the droplet ejecting surface and covers droplet ejecting openings. A cap drive section drives the cap member to move between the standby position and the capping position. When the cap drive section drives the cap member to move to the capping position, the cap member presses the droplet ejecting head, and the channel member is tilted together with the droplet ejecting head in such a manner that a connection section between the liquid storing chamber and the communication channel is located at a position higher than the liquid storing chamber. | 2009-04-02 |
20090085967 | CAPPING FIXTURE FOR DROPLET DISCHARGE HEAD - A capping fixture is adapted to be coupled to a droplet discharge device including a droplet discharge head aligned on a unit plate of a carriage. The capping fixture includes a base panel, a head cap portion and an elastic member. The head cap portion is disposed on the base panel at a position corresponding to the droplet discharge head to hermetically seal the droplet discharge head when the capping fixture is coupled to the carriage of the droplet discharge device. The elastic member elastically couples the head cap portion with the base panel so that the head cap portion is movable within a prescribed distance in a direction substantially perpendicular to the base panel. | 2009-04-02 |
20090085968 | MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVICE WITH PRINHEAD AND A PRINTHEAD CAPPER - A mobile device is disclosed. The mobile device includes an inkjet printhead, a print media feed path for directing print media past the printhead in a feed direction during printing, and a capping mechanism including a capper moveable between a capping position in which the capper is urged into a capping relationship with the printhead, and an uncapped position in which the capper is displaced away from the printhead thereby exposing the printhead to print media in the print media feed path. The capper is moved between the capped and uncapped position by engagement with an edge of the print media as the print media moves through the feed path. | 2009-04-02 |
20090085969 | INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS AND RECORDING HEAD - An inkjet recording apparatus is provided. The inkjet recording apparatus includes a recording head including a nozzle formation surface, the nozzle formation surface including a plurality of nozzles formed thereon for discharging ink to record an image on a recording medium conveyed to a position opposing the nozzle formation surface; a wiper blade configured to contact the nozzle formation surface to wipe the nozzle formation surface; and an introducing portion formed on a side surface of the recording head intersecting the nozzle formation surface, the introducing portion configured to introduce ink attached to the wiper blade or the nozzle formation surface to the side surface to hold the introduced ink at the side surface. | 2009-04-02 |
20090085970 | Image Forming Apparatus - An image forming apparatus includes a recording head including a plurality of printing elements each of which offsets at least in a auxiliary-scanning direction one another and ejects droplets toward a recording medium. The image forming apparatus further includes a main scanning unit configured to scan the recording head, relative to the recording medium, in a main scanning direction perpendicular to the auxiliary-scanning direction. The image forming apparatus still further includes a auxiliary-scanning unit configured to scan the recording head, relative to the recording medium, in a main scanning direction perpendicular to the auxiliary-scanning direction. The image forming apparatus still yet further includes a controller configured to control the printing head, the main scanning unit and the auxiliary-scanning unit to form dots in rows arranged in the auxiliary-scanning direction at a first predetermined interval, and columns arranged in the main scanning direction at a second predetermined interval while performing main scans and sub-scans repeatedly. The controller controls the printing head, the main scanning unit and the auxiliary-scanning unit to form first dots in an area of the printing medium at first alternate columns by a first main scan, and to form second dots in the area by a second main scan at second alternate columns different from the first alternate columns. The second dots are shifted, relative to the first dots, a first predetermined distance smaller the first predetermined interval. | 2009-04-02 |
20090085971 | INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS - An inkjet recording apparatus includes: a conveyance mechanism which conveys a recording medium in the conveyance direction; an inkjet head; a first movement mechanism; a first movement printing controller; a fixed printing controller; and a mode instructor which instructs which one of the first movement printing controller and the fixed printing controller is to be active. The first movement mechanism causes the inkjet head to make a first movement parallel to the conveyance direction. The first movement printing controller controls the conveyance mechanism so that the recording medium stops at a predetermined position. The first movement printing controller also controls the inkjet head and the first movement mechanism so that the inkjet head ejects ink to a stopped recording medium during the first movement. The fixed printing controller controls the conveyance mechanism so that the recording medium passes through an area where the recording medium faces the ejection surface. The fixed printing controller also controls the inkjet head so that the stopped inkjet head ejects ink to the moving recording medium. | 2009-04-02 |
20090085972 | Nozzle plate, inkjet head, and manufacturing method of the same - A nozzle plate, inkjet head a manufacturing method of the same are disclosed. By using a method of manufacturing a nozzle plate which includes: forming a nozzle by selectively etching one side of a plate substrate, forming a straight portion connecting with the nozzle by selectively etching the other side of the plate substrate, and forming a hydrophobic layer on the one side of the plate substrate, where a window is formed in the hydrophobic layer that opens the nozzle by a circumference greater than a circumference of an end of the nozzle, the meniscus of ink can be formed to a greater size around the nozzle exit, thereby preventing degradations in ink ejection performance due to the vaporization of the solvent, and preventing blockage in the nozzles due to the clogging of particles. | 2009-04-02 |
20090085973 | INK JET PRINTHEAD WITH INK CONTAINMENT FORMATIONS - An ink jet printhead includes a substrate assembly. A plurality of nozzle assemblies is arranged on the substrate assembly. Each nozzle assembly includes a nozzle defining a nozzle opening in fluid communication with a nozzle chamber. A lever arm extends from the nozzle. An actuator is coupled to the lever arm and, upon actuation, causes the lever arm to move the nozzle so that ink in the nozzle chamber is ejected out though the nozzle opening. At least one ink containment formation extends from the substrate assembly and surrounds at least one of the nozzle assemblies to contain leaked ink therein. | 2009-04-02 |
20090085974 | PRINTING NOZZLE ARRANGEMENT HAVING MOVEMENT SENSOR - A printing nozzle arrangement is provided having a substrate having a CMOS layer and a chamber with a fluid inlet and ejection port, a paddle within the chamber, an actuating arm pivotally coupled between the substrate and the paddle and having an arm portion electrically connected to the CMOS layer, and a movement sensor having a moving contact element associated with the arm portion and a fixed contact element associated with the substrate. The arm portion thermally expands when an electrical current is applied thereto via the CMOS layer causing pivoting of the actuating arm thereby displacing the paddle to cause ejection of fluid from the ejection port. The moving contact completes an electrical circuit when contacted with the fixed contact element when the actuating arm pivots to a predetermined extent. | 2009-04-02 |
20090085975 | NOZZLE ARRANGEMENT WITH INK SPREAD PREVENTION PIT - A nozzle arrangement is provided for an inkjet printhead. The nozzle arrangement includes a support defining an ink supply channel. A nozzle chamber structure extends from the support. The nozzle chamber structure defines a nozzle chamber in fluid communication with the ink supply channel and a rim through which ink in the nozzle chamber can be ejected. An actuator mechanism is mounted to the support and is configured to eject ink from within the nozzle chamber out through the rim. An ink spread prevention wall extends from the support and, together with the nozzle chamber structure, defines a pit around the rim to prevent the spread of ink. | 2009-04-02 |
20090085976 | NOZZLE ARRANGEMENT FOR AN INKJET PRINTHEAD HAVING AN INK EJECTING ROOF STRUCTURE - Provided is a nozzle arrangement for an inkjet printhead. The nozzle arrangement includes a substrate defining an ink inlet channel therethrough, and side walls arranged on the substrate to define an ink chamber operatively supplied with ink via the channel. The arrangement also includes an anchor fast with the substrate proximate one side wall, and an ink ejecting roof structure pivotally mounted on the substrate and positioned as a roof over the side walls to enclose the chamber, the structure fast with the anchor via a thermal expansion actuator. | 2009-04-02 |
20090085977 | Printing Arrangement Having Printhead And Ink Supply Assemblies - A printing arrangement has a modular printhead assembly with a plurality of elongate printhead modules fast with an elongate chassis. An ink supply assembly has a number of ink reservoirs with respective ink supply devices each having two parts, namely a first part with a plurality of collars and the second part defining a number of ink chambers. Each ink chamber is configured to contain ink of a particular color and is in fluid communication with a respective ink channel of one ink reservoir via one collar. | 2009-04-02 |
20090085978 | CRADLE UNIT HAVING PIVOTED CONNECTIONS FOR PRINTHEAD CARTRIDGE - A cradle unit is provided for a printhead cartridge. The cradle unit has a first printed circuit having print control circuitry of the cradle unit, and a second printed circuit board having connections for connecting the printhead cartridge with a power supply which is remote from the second printhead circuit board and the print control circuitry of the first printed circuit board. The first and second printed circuit boards have complementary connectors which cooperate to provide the connection of the printhead cartridge to the print control circuitry. The complementary connectors being arranged so that the first printed circuit board is able to pivot with respect to the second printed circuit board. | 2009-04-02 |
20090085979 | LIQUID EJECTION METHOD, LIQUID EJECTION HEAD AND LIQUID EJECTION APPARATUS - The liquid ejection method of ejecting liquid from a nozzle, includes the steps of: growing a column of the liquid from the nozzle; and injecting a bubble into a base of the column of the liquid during growth thereof from the nozzle, by using a bubble supply device which supplies a bubble. | 2009-04-02 |
20090085980 | PRINTHEAD WITH NOZZLE ARRANGEMENTS INCORPORATING FLUIDIC SEALS - Provided is a printhead having a plurality of nozzle arrangements. Each arrangement includes a substrate which defines an ink inlet aperture with a wall portion bounding the ink inlet aperture and a crown portion defining a nozzle opening. Each arrangement also includes a skirt portion depending from the crown portion to form part of a peripheral wall of the nozzle assembly. The crown and skirt portions are displaceable with respect to the wall portion towards the substrate to alter a volume of a nozzle chamber defined by the wall, crown and skirt portions such that when the volume is altered, ink is ejected from the nozzle opening. Each arrangement also includes a thermal actuator that interconnects the crown and skirt portions with the substrate, the actuator for displacing the crown and skirt portions. The wall portion and skirt portion are configured to define a fluidic seal to inhibit the egress of ink during such displacement. | 2009-04-02 |
20090085981 | Printhead integrated circuit with vapor bubbles offset from nozzle axis - A printhead integrated circuit for an inkjet printer that has a plurality of nozzle apertures | 2009-04-02 |
20090085982 | Inkjet head and manufacturing method thereof - An inkjet head and a manufacturing method thereof are disclosed. A method of manufacturing an inkjet head, which is configured to eject ink through a nozzle using pressure provided to a pressure chamber, that includes: processing a board to form the pressure chamber and the nozzle; stacking a protective cover on a lower surface of the board, where a recess is formed in the protective cover in a portion corresponding to a position of the nozzle; coupling a piezoelectric component onto an upper surface of the board; and perforating the protective cover by removing the portion where the recess is formed, can be used to efficiently prevent the contamination of the nozzles, to improve the manufacturing yield of the inkjet head. | 2009-04-02 |
20090085983 | Inkjet printer - An inkjet printer includes a substantially closed ink duct in which ink is situated. The duct is operationally connected to a piezo-element,. The piezo-element is actuated with a number of actuation signals with appropriate waveforms, generated by a first and second signal generator in order to eject ink drops from the duct nozzle. A pressure wave is generated in the duct by an actuation pulse. The pressure wave causes a deformation of a piezo-element, which generates an electric signal as a result. The waveforms of the first and second signal may be different and do not have to be directly subsequent in time. | 2009-04-02 |
20090085984 | Liquid droplet discharge apparatus and liquid droplet discharge head - A piezoelectric actuator includes first active portion which correspond to a central portion of each of pressure chambers and a second active portion which correspond to a portion, of each of the pressure chambers, located on outer circumferential sides with respect to the central portion of the pressure chamber. The first active portion and the second active portion are deformed by applying the voltage to each of the first and second active portions. The first active portion is polarized in a direction parallel to the electric field generated in the first active portion, and the second active portion is polarized in a direction opposite to the electric field generated in the second active portion, thereby making it possible to suppress the crosstalk even when a high density arrangement of the pressure chambers is realized. | 2009-04-02 |
20090085985 | LIQUID JET HEAD, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE LIQUID JET HEAD, AND LIQUID JET APPARATUS - A liquid jet head includes: a nozzle plate provided with a nozzle orifice for jetting a liquid; a passage-forming substrate provided with a pressure generating chamber communicating with the nozzle orifice and bonded to the nozzle plate with an adhesive agent; and a pressure generator that vibrates a vibration plate, the pressure generator disposed in a region opposite to the pressure generating chamber with the vibration plate interposed in between. The passage-forming substrate is provided with a concave portion formed in a joint surface to the nozzle plate. The concave portion has a wall surface inclined from a side adjacent to the nozzle plate to an inside of the concave portion. An angle between the joint surface and the inclined wall surface of the concave portion is smaller than an angle between the joint surface and a wall surface of the pressure generating chamber in a region contacting the joint surface. The inclined wall surface of the concave portion is provided with a plurality of protrusions. | 2009-04-02 |
20090085986 | LIQUID JET HEAD, METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME AND PRINTER USING THE SAME - A liquid jet head includes: a pressure chamber substrate having a pressure chamber that is filled with liquid, and at least one nozzle aperture that is provided below the pressure chamber and connects to the pressure chamber; a vibration layer that is provided above the pressure chamber substrate and composes an upper surface of the pressure chamber; at least one cantilever beam section that is provided above the vibration layer and has a tip portion protruding above the pressure chamber in a plan view; and a piezoelectric element that is provided above the beam section and drives the beam section, wherein a plurality of the beam sections are provided, each of the beam sections operable to give vibration to the vibration layer, the vibration layer deforms by a plurality of the vibrations superposed propagating in the vibration layer, and the liquid is ejected through the nozzle aperture by the deformation of the vibration layer. | 2009-04-02 |
20090085987 | Method for Manufacturing Liquid Ejecting Head, and Liquid Ejecting Head - There is provided a manufacturing method of a liquid ejecting head including an unit having a plurality of piezoelectric elements and a fixing plate supporting the piezoelectric elements, a case having an accommodation space for accommodating the unit, and a flow path unit having a vibration plate, a reference portion which becomes a reference of an arrangement position of the unit in the accommodation space being provided on at least a surface among inner wall surfaces partitioning the accommodation space. The manufacturing method of the liquid ejecting head including regulating the arrangement position of the unit in the accommodation space by accommodating the unit in the accommodation space and by making contact of the fixing plate with the reference portion by a bias force applied by a bias member, and bonding and fixing the piezoelectric elements and the vibration plate and bonding and fixing the fixing plate and the case in the state where the arrangement position of the unit is regulated. | 2009-04-02 |
20090085988 | Liquid transporting apparatus and piezoelectric actuator - A liquid transporting apparatus includes a piezoelectric actuator which applies a pressure to liquid in a pressure chamber and which has a vibration plate covering the pressure chamber; a piezoelectric layer formed on a surface, of the vibration plate, not facing the pressure chamber; an electrode formed on a surface of the piezoelectric layer not facing the vibration plate at a portion facing the pressure chamber; a contact point formed on the surface of the piezoelectric layer not facing the vibration plate; and a connecting portion formed on the surface of the piezoelectric layer not facing the vibration plate and connecting the electrode and the contact point; and the connecting portion extends from the contact point and is connected to a portion, of the electrode, which is different from a nearest portion nearest to the contact point. | 2009-04-02 |
20090085989 | LIQUID DISCHARGING APPARATUS - A liquid discharge apparatus is provided. The liquid discharge apparatus includes a discharge head that discharges a first liquid supplied via a liquid supply tube from a liquid tank, wherein the liquid tank has a first liquid reservoir chamber that stores the first liquid and a second liquid reservoir chamber that stores a second liquid whose solvent is the same as that of the first liquid and whose concentration is lower than that of the first liquid, the liquid tank is partitioned by a partition wall that partitions an inside into the first liquid reservoir chamber and the second liquid reservoir chamber, and at least a part of the partition wall has liquid permeability and a solvent for the second liquid stored in the second liquid reservoir chamber is capable of permeating the inside of the first liquid reservoir chamber via the partition wall. | 2009-04-02 |
20090085990 | PRINTHEAD CARTRIDGE WITH INK SUPPLY BAGS - Provided is a printhead cartridge for a pagewidth printer. The cartridge includes a cartridge body having a base and a number of ink supply bags positioned inside the base. A lid encloses the bags in the base. The cartridge also includes a printhead assembly fast with the base and arranged in fluid communication with the ink bags. Each ink supply bag has two profiled panels sealed together to form an ink holding chamber which is collapsible to reduce a volume of ink stored therein. A folded leaf spring biases the chamber into an expanded condition. Each ink bag also includes a connector assembly providing fluid communication between the chamber and ink supply channels of the printhead assembly. | 2009-04-02 |
20090085991 | PRINTHEAD MAINTENANCE SYSTEM FOR FLOODING PRINTHEAD - A printhead maintenance system is provided having a fluid supply system for flooding fluid from a printhead onto a printing face of the printhead, a roller arranged to be substantially coextensive with the printhead for receiving the flooded fluid from the printing face, and a transport mechanism for feeding the roller through a transfer zone and away from the printhead. | 2009-04-02 |
20090085992 | Cartridge Holder - In one embodiment a cartridge holder includes: a body having a plurality of bays therein for holding a cartridge and each bay having an electrical connector associated therewith for connecting to a chip; an adapter removably attachable to the body at a bay, the adapter having a site for a chip at a location where a chip installed at the chip site is connected to a connector in the bay when the adapter is attached to the body; and each bay configured to hold: without an adapter attached to the body at the bay, a first cartridge having a first shape and a chip thereon, and, with the adapter attached to the body at the bay, a second cartridge having a second shape different from the first shape and the second cartridge not having a chip thereon. | 2009-04-02 |
20090085993 | PIVOTABLE PCB RETENSION ARRANGEMENT FOR INKJET CARTRIDGE CRADLE - Disclosed is a cradle for holding an ink cartridge within an inkjet printer. The cradle comprises a recess for receiving and releasably retaining the ink cartridge; an interface corresponding to an ink storage compartment of the ink cartridge; a pair of arms for receiving and retaining a PCB assembly containing a print engine, each of the arms adapted to engage with a first end of a corresponding tension spring; and a cover assembly pivotally attached to the cradle, the cover adapted to engage with a second end of the tension springs. The interface is provided on the cover assembly. The tension springs are engaged with the cover assembly and the PCB assembly such that movement of the cover assembly to an open position relieves a tension in the tension springs with respect to the PCB assembly, whereby the PCB assembly pivots away from corresponding electrical contacts of the inkjet printer. | 2009-04-02 |
20090085994 | LIQUID DISCHARGING APPARATUS - The image forming apparatus includes a liquid discharging head that discharges a liquid; and a damper chamber that is provided in a liquid supply flow channel, the damper chamber being an internal space that is formed by bonding a flexible member to a base member, wherein the flexible member has a bonding surface that is bonded to the base member, an opening that is formed in the bonding surface, and a swollen portion that is three-dimensionally swollen from the edge of the opening to form the damper chamber, the base member has a communicating port, through which the damper chamber and the liquid supply flow channel communicate with each other, in a state where the base member is bonded to the bonding surface of the flexible member and closes the opening, and the flexible member is disposed such that the swollen portion is swollen in a gravity direction. | 2009-04-02 |
20090085995 | Inkjet Printer With Elongate Array Of Nozzles And Distributed Pulse Dampers - An inkjet printer that has an elongate array of nozzles for ejecting ink and ink conduits for supplying the array of nozzles with ink. The ink conduits are aligned with the longitudinal extent of the elongate array and have a plurality of pulse dampers individually in fluid communication with the ink conduits. Each pulse damper contains a volume of gas for compression by pressure pulses in the ink conduits, distributed along the length of the elongate array. A pressure pulse moving through an elongate printheads, such as a pagewidth printhead, can be damped at any point in the ink flow line. However, the pulse will cause nozzle flooding as it passes the nozzles in the printhead integrated circuit, regardless of whether it is subsequently dissipated at the damper. By incorporating a number of pulse dampers into the ink supply conduits immediately next to the nozzle array, any pressure spikes are damped at the site where they would otherwise cause detrimental flooding. | 2009-04-02 |
20090085996 | INKJET RECORDING METHOD - An inkjet recording method is provided that includes (a) a step of applying an undercoat liquid onto a recording medium, (b) a step of carrying out image formation by discharging a colored liquid onto the undercoat liquid, and (c) a step of curing the colored liquid, the colored liquid being a multiple color ink set comprising a plurality of ink compositions, and the colored liquid comprising an ink composition of at least one color selected from the group consisting of violet, blue, green, orange, and red. | 2009-04-02 |
20090085997 | INKJET PRINTER - In an inkjet printer configured so that dry air in a drying unit is blown out to a conveyance unit, the conveyance unit conveys one or more pieces of paper laid thereon in a direction substantially orthogonal to a direction of paper output and a collecting unit downstream of the conveyance unit in the direction of paper conveyance collects the pieces of paper and conveys the collected pieces of paper in a direction substantially orthogonal to the direction of paper conveyance of the conveyance unit. | 2009-04-02 |
20090085998 | INKJET RECORDING DEVICE - The inkjet recording device has the feed mechanism for feeding the paper sheet in the feed direction, the inkjet head for ejecting the droplets towards the paper sheet conveyed by the feed mechanism, the dry section for drying the droplets attached on the paper sheet by landing, and the control mechanism for predicting the amount of heat necessary for drying the droplets based on either one of the paper sheet information of the paper sheet and the recording information to be recorded on the paper sheet to control the temperature of the dry section. | 2009-04-02 |
20090085999 | COATER AND INK-JET RECORDING DEVICE USING THE SAME - The coater includes a liquid holding vessel holding a functional liquid, a coating roll having a surface, a part of which is immersed in the functional liquid in the liquid holding vessel, the coating roll having recesses for retaining the functional liquid, a coating roll rotating device rotating the coating roll, a liquid flow generator which flows a region of the functional liquid held in the liquid holding vessel where the functional liquid contacts the coating roll, in a direction opposite to a rotational direction of a portion of the coating roll which is immersed in the functional liquid within the liquid holding vessel, and a transport device transporting an object coated with the functional liquid upon contact with the coating roll. The coater is capable of uniformly coating a highly viscous functional liquid at a high speed. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086000 | INK-JET RECORDING DEVICE - The ink-jet recording device includes an image forming section where an active energy ray-curable ink is ejected onto a recording medium to form an image, and an image curing section which includes at least one light irradiation unit having a fluorescent lamp and which cures the ink on the recording medium upon exposure to active energy rays. The fluorescent lamp has a bulb, a reflective film formed on a bulb inner wall and having a first aperture formed on a recording medium side, and a phosphor film formed on the reflective film and the bulb inner wall and having a second aperture formed on the recording medium side. The formulas: β<α, 60°≦α≦150° and 30°≦β≦90° where α represents a first aperture angle of the first aperture and β represents a second aperture angle of the second aperture are satisfied. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086001 | INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS - An inkjet recording apparatus includes: a feeder which contains a recording medium and feeds the recording medium to a conveyer; the conveyer which conveys in a first direction the recording medium fed by the feeder; an inkjet head having an ejection face on which an ejection region is formed, the ejection region having a plurality of ink ejection openings arranged along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; a detection unit which detects one end of the recording medium in the second direction; and a mover which moves the inkjet head in the second direction in accordance with the position of the one end of the recording medium detected by the detection unit. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086002 | METHOD FOR PRINTING A SUBSTRATE WEB - A method for printing a substrate web in a rotary printing press is disclosed. The substrate web to be printed is conveyed through a printing form-based printing unit for static printing of the substrate web with a print image that does not vary for the print copies of a printing job, such that at least one static print page is printed in the longitudinal direction of the substrate web per revolution of the form cylinder and several static print pages are printed on the substrate web across the longitudinal direction of the substrate web. In addition to static printing, the statically printed substrate web is printed dynamically with a variable print image in the area of a printing form-free printing device of the rotary printing press such that the print format of the printing form-free printing device extends in at least some sections over at least two statically printed pages. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086003 | HAND HELD PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANT HAVING AN INTERNAL PRINTER - Provided is a hand held personal digital assistant (PDA). The PDA includes body and display sections interconnected via a hinge section, as well as an internal printer arranged in the body section. The internal printer includes a printhead, a motor driver and media transport device arrangement for transporting print media from a roll of print media past the printhead, and a motor driver and guillotine motor arrangement for severing the printed print media from the roll of media. Also included is a microcontroller for controlling the printhead and respective motor driver arrangements. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086004 | Label Printer - A user's operation burden can be reduced by giving the data recording command and the label printing command by the use of only an interface for writing data to a recording medium. A label printer includes an extraction portion extracting label information from a recording medium image file which stores data to be written to a recording surface of a recording medium and label information to be printed on a label surface of the recording medium. A label information printing portion prints the extracted label information on the label surface of the recording medium. A file writing portion writes the recording medium image file to the recording surface of the recording medium. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086005 | Thermal printer - In order to simultaneously deal with a plurality of roll sheets each having a different width, achieve increases in functionality and performance, and achieve reduction in cost so as to alleviate a burden on a user, provided is a thermal printer 1 including: a support member 13 for supporting a plurality of roll sheets P each having a different width; conveyor mechanisms 14 each including a conveyor roller 14 | 2009-04-02 |
20090086006 | Thermal Printer - A thermal printer enables both duplex printing and simplex printing. A double-sided thermal printer | 2009-04-02 |
20090086007 | OBJECT MOVING APPARATUS - An object moving apparatus for controlling the movement of an object such as a print medium includes a first motor, a second motor, a moving module, a first power transmission module, a second power transmission module and a controlling module. The moving module is for moving the object. The first power transmission module is coupled between the first motor and the moving module, and is for delivering power from the first motor to the moving module to drive the moving module to move the object. The second power transmission module is coupled between the second motor and the moving module, and is for delivering power from the second motor to the moving module to drive the moving module to move the object. The controlling module is coupled to the first and second motors, and is for selectively turning on the first motor or the second motor. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086008 | SCANNING UNIT, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus including an image forming unit to form an image on a print medium, the image forming apparatus including a guide shaft, first and second shaft insertion members into which the guide shaft is inserted, a unit main body including first and second insertion holes provided along the guide shaft and whose diameters larger than external diameters of the first and second shaft insertion members, respectively, and an adhesive to adhere the first and second shaft insertion members inserted into the first and second insertion holes, to the unit main body. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086009 | Laser Direct Imaging Apparatus and Imaging Method - A laser beam direct imaging apparatus and an imaging method which can precisely determine a back-surface-side position with respect to a front-surface-side position even if any kind of photosensitive material is used. In the laser direct imaging apparatus, a laser beam is deflected toward a main scanning direction (X-axis direction) while a workpiece mounted on a table is moved in a sub-scanning direction (Y-axis direction) so that a pattern is imaged on the surface of the workpiece. Hollow pins are disposed on the table so that the tips of the hollow pins | 2009-04-02 |
20090086010 | WEB CAM WITH AN INTERLUDE SWITCH - A web cam with an interlude switch, wherein the interlude switch can be toggled between a view and an interlude mode. In its view mode, the web cam captures images of a scene for their transmittal to a web cam page hosted at a web site. With the switch in its interlude mode, the web cam system replaces the live images with interlude content which is prerecorded content which may include still and video images, slide shows, or advertisements. The prerecorded interlude content may be stored locally at the host computer, or it may be stored at and/or provided from a remote site. A user viewing a web cam page in its interlude mode, will see prerecorded interlude content as if it was provided by the digital camera. The interlude switch may be a manual or an automatic switch configured to switch between its view and interlude modes based on the occurrence of external events. The external events may include an outgoing or an incoming telephone call. Alternately, external events such as motion, light, sound levels, movement of doors and windows could be used to cause the interlude switch to toggle from the interlude to the view mode and vice versa. The interlude switch may be a tethered switch or one which is configured to wirelessly receive input and cause the web cam to switch between a view and an interlude mode. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086011 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A QUICK START CAMERA APPLICATION IN A CAMERA - A mobile radio terminal includes a radio circuit for establishing communication with a communication network, a first camera sensor for taking digital photographs and a second camera sensor for acquiring image data information, wherein the second camera sensor stores the acquired image data information in a storage element. A control circuit is coupled to the radio circuit, the first camera sensor, the second camera sensor and the memory and the control circuit is configured to execute logic to: store image data information acquired from the second camera sensor in the memory; detect initiation of a camera application by an associated user; generate a control signal to launch the camera application, wherein at least a portion of the acquired image data information is provided to the camera application as one or more parameters upon launching of the camera application; and acquiring image information from the first camera sensor for taking a photograph. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086012 | RECORDING AND VIDEOMAIL FOR VIDEO CONFERENCING CALL SYSTEMS - In one aspect, a request to initiate a video conference is received from a caller. The request identifies one or more called parties for the video conference. A request for the video conference is sent to one of the called parties. The called party does not accept the request. In response to a lack of acceptance of the request by the called party, a videomail service is provided. A videomail message from the caller is recorded. The caller is the sender of the videomail message and the called party is the recipient of the videomail message. The called party is notified that he has a videomail message. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086013 | Individual Adjustment of Audio and Video Properties in Network Conferencing - Individual adjustment of audio volume and video properties in a computer network conference environment is provided. For audio adjustment, a buffer collects incoming streams; a stream decoder decodes the buffered audio streams, a gain adjustment applies a gain increase or decrease to the individual audio stream, and a mixer combines each of the individual signals together. The gain adjustment module receives input from a user interface control associated with each participant, and adjusts the volume of that participant's stream accordingly. If a requested increase in gain would cause an overflow of the signal, only a gain increase that will avoid such overflow is applied. Video properties such as brightness, contrast and saturation are also adjustable. Properties of the user's transmitted audio and video streams are also adjustable. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086014 | LOCAL POSITIONING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A local positioning system which includes a video camera, a computer communicating with the video camera and a target object sighted by the video camera and having a target object coordinate system. The computer is adapted to define a relative position and orientation of the video camera with respect to the target object, determine a position and orientation of the video camera in the target object coordinate system, and determine the position of a point of interest in the target object coordinate system. The system can also be used to aim the camera at a previously recorded point of interest on the target object. Contact with, or close proximity to, the target object is not required. A local positioning method is also disclosed. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086015 | SITUATIONAL AWARENESS OBSERVATION APPARATUS - A positionable sensor assembly for a real-time remote situation awareness apparatus includes a camera for capturing an image of a scene, a plurality of first acoustic transducers for capturing an audio input signal from an environment including the scene, at least one second acoustic transducer excitable to emit an audio output signal, a support structure for supporting the camera, the plurality of first acoustic transducers and the at least one second acoustic transducer, the support structure connected to a base, moveably at least about an axis of rotation relative to the base by a remote controllable support structure positioning actuator, and a transmission unit adapted to transfer in real-time between the transducer assembly and a remote location a captured image of the scene, a captured audio input signal from the environment, an excitation signal to the second acoustic transducer, and a control signal to the support structure positioning actuator. A positionable sensor assembly for a real-time remote situation awareness apparatus. The sensor assembly comprises a camera arranged to capture an image of a scene, a plurality of first acoustic transducers adapted to capture an audio input signal from an environment comprising said scene, at least one second acoustic transducer excitable to emit an audio output signal, a support structure arranged to support said camera, said plurality of first acoustic transducers and said at least one second acoustic transducer, said support structure connected to a base, moveably at least about an axis of rotation relative to said base by a support structure positioning actuator controllable from a remote location, and a transmission means adapted to transfer in real-time between said transducer assembly and said remote location a captured image of said scene, a captured audio input signal from said environment, an excitation signal to said second acoustic transducer, and a control signal to said support structure positioning actuator. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086016 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE DISPLAY EMPLOYING SOLID STATE LIGHT SOURCES - The present disclosure is a novel design of a polarization based stereoscopic display system that efficiently utilizes the optical energy from three primary color solid state light sources of random polarization, combines the three primary colors into a full color beam of a single polarization state to enable passive separation of the two image channels. The high optical energy efficiency is achieved by splitting each primary color light into two orthogonal polarization states. The single polarization state of the combined full color image beam is achieved by employing a spectrally selective light beam combiner or X-cube. By making the optical configuration of sub-module basically identical and sharing a number of optical components among color and image channels, the size and cost is reduced. By compensating the depolarization effect that is introduced by folding mirror(s), the cross talk between the two displayed stereo images is minimized. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086017 | IMAGING OPTICAL SYSTEM AND ENDOSCOPE IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging optical system disposed in a front end portion of an insertion section of an endoscope is provided and satisfies: | 2009-04-02 |
20090086018 | PROCESSING METHOD OF IMAGE ACQUIRING IN BODY LUMEN, CAPSULE ENDOSCOPE AND CAPSULE ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM USING IT - The present invention relates to a method for processing an image in a capsule endoscope and capsule endoscope system that processes an internal human body image acquired by a capsule type endoscope swallowable into a human body. The present invention includes a step (a) of acquiring a light emitting image consecutively in a light emitting mode, a step (b) of acquiring a no-light image in a no-light mode after elapse of a prescribed time, and a step (c) of correcting the light emitting image acquired in the step (a) using the no-light image acquired in the step (b). According to the present invention, noises attributed to dark-current and heat occurring in an image of taking an internal human body can be corrected and a quality of an internal human body image can be enhanced using an effective part of a no-light image only in removing dark-current noise and thermal noise. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086019 | Driving support device, driving support method and computer program - A driving support device, a driving support method, and a computer program provide an image of the peripheral environment of a vehicle which is captured by a camera. The traveling state of the vehicle is obtained and, based on same, a blind spot region for a driver created by a right front pillar, as it would appear after a predetermined period of time, is calculated by taking into consideration the time lag between capture of an image by the camera and projection of that image by a projector. An image corresponding to the calculated blind spot region is extracted from the image captured by the camera, and the extracted image is projected onto the inside surface of the right front pillar. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086020 | PHOTOGRAMMETRIC NETWORKS FOR POSITIONAL ACCURACY - The present invention involves a surveying system and method which determines the postion of a object point using two images. First, at least two reference points appearing on the two images are correlated. Then the position of the object point is determined based on the two images and the two reference points. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086021 | DYNAMICALLY GENERATING REAL-TIME VISUALIZATIONS IN INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION ENVIRONMENT AS A FUNCTION OF CONTECT AND STATE INFORMATION - A visualization system that generates customized visualization(s) of real-time video in an industrial automation environment is provided. A reference component identifies, determines, or maps angle of view, zooming or panning in connection with an image within an industrial automation environment. A view component identifies at least one of a plurality of real-time video cameras of a plurality of cameras to utilize in connection with viewing the image. A transition component retrieves image data from a new camera as a function of expected or actual change in viewing angle, zooming of panning in connection with the image. A visualization component generates a visualization of the image using the at least one camera. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086022 | Method and device for consistent region of interest - The present invention describes a system and method for surveillance cameras that maintain proper mapping of a mapped region of interest with an imaged region of interest based on feedback received regarding the current orientation of a surveillance camera. The system or method first determines the location of the imaged region of interest within the surveillance camera's imaged current field of view based on mechanical or imaged feedback, or a combination of both. The system or method then remaps the mapped region of interest within the surveillance camera's imaged current field of view such that the mapped region of interest is coextensive with the imaged region of interest. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086023 | SENSOR SYSTEM INCLUDING A CONFIGURATION OF THE SENSOR AS A VIRTUAL SENSOR DEVICE - The sensor system of the preferred embodiment includes a sensor, a sensor configuration ROM adapted to store a sensor description including a root directory, a unit directory, a first dependent unit directory to configure the sensor as a first virtual sensor device, a second dependent unit directory to configure the sensor as a second virtual sensor device, and a software driver adapted to interface with the first virtual sensor device and the second virtual sensor device. The sensor system of the preferred embodiments extends the conventional IIDC camera software model to include the concept of multiple sensor/camera units that reside within a single node on an IEEE 1394 bus. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086024 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING VIDEO COMPRESSION EFFICIENCY - A system and method for improving the efficiency of video compression is based on the characteristics of the video to be stored. Operating characteristics of the video capture device, as well as content characteristics of the video signal to be compressed, are utilized to control various processes that manipulate the video signal to maintain areas of interest in high quality, while lowering the amount of processing and storage dedicated to areas of low interest. The processes and encoding methods may also be adjusted based on these operating characteristics and content characteristics, as well as inputs from additional sensors or devices. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086025 | CAMERA SYSTEM - A remote surveillance system (the system) of the present invention is designed to have a long independent operation, portability, and wireless transmission of digital data from any location worldwide. The system includes a hybrid power element having novel hydrogen storage and generation device, light weight polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cell, and the low power and low weight electronics. The system also includes multiple day/night cameras, motion detector, global positioning system (GPS), and wireless module. The system is packed in a back pack case and is easily carried between multiple locations due to low weight and compacts size. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086026 | RADIATION IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS - A radiation image capturing apparatus includes: a radiation detector for detecting charge information; an analog multiplexer for passing an analog charge information signal read out from each pixel of the radiation detector, alternately in a first order and a second order opposite to the first order; an analog signal amplifier for amplifying the analog charge information signal; an analog/digital converter for converting the analog charge information signal to a corresponding digital charge information signal; and a signal correcting unit for using one of a first digital charge information signal corresponding to the analog charge information signal that has passed through the analog multiplexer in the first order and a second digital charge information signal corresponding to the analog charge information signal that has passed through the analog multiplexer in the second order, to correct the other of the first digital charge information signal and the second digital charge information signal. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086027 | Method And System For Providing Images And Graphics - A system detects a subject(s) or recipient(s), or an object(s) associated therewith, and sends a communication, for example, a message, to the subject, or object associated therewith, collectively, the “subject.” The communication is projected as an image proximate to the subject, and is projected to the subject when stationary or in motion, and in some cases, the communication is selected based on the direction of travel of the subject. | 2009-04-02 |
20090086028 | CATV Digital Receiver Intermodulation Susceptibility Tester - A method and apparatus are provided for testing susceptibility of a receiver to intermodulation distortion of a digital channel, the method including selecting a first digital channel from channels in a composite signal, determining a first power measurement from the first digital channel, determining a total power measurement from other channels in the composite signal, and determining susceptibility of the first digital channel to intermodulation distortion by comparing the first power measurement and the total power measurement with intermodulation distortion characteristics of the receiver. | 2009-04-02 |