14th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 25 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150092106 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TYING AUDIO AND VIDEO WATERMARKS OF LIVE AND RECORDED EVENTS FOR SIMULCASTING ALTERNATIVE AUDIO COMMENTARY TO AN AUDIO CHANNEL OR SECOND SCREEN - An alternative content system receives a primary content data stream and a secondary content data stream associated with an event. The alternative content system provides an alternative content data stream associated with the event. The alternative content system extracts a primary content identifier from the primary content data stream. The alternative content system identifies an alternative content identifier based on the alternative content data stream. The alternative content system synchronizes the alternative content data stream to the primary content data stream based on the alternative content identifier and the primary content identifier. The alternative content system transmits the synchronized alternative content data stream based on the primary content identifier. | 2015-04-02 |
20150092107 | Method and Device for Displaying Video on Mobile Terminal - Disclosed are a method and a device for displaying a video on a mobile terminal. The method comprises: a distance between a display screen of the mobile terminal which is displaying the video and human eyes watching the video being displayed on the mobile terminal is acquired; and according to the acquired distance, the caption font size of the video being displayed on the mobile terminal is adjusted, wherein the caption font size and the acquired distance are in a progressive increase relationship. The technical solution provided in the disclosure achieves the effect that the change in the distance between a display screen of the mobile terminal and a user does not influence the user when watching a caption in a video being displayed on the mobile terminal, and the user experience is friendly. | 2015-04-02 |
20150092108 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes, notification type discriminating module, displaying control module and displaying setting module. The notification type discriminating module configured to discriminate a type of a notification received by a notification receiving module. The displaying control module configured to cause a display to display a content of the notification including the time information, based on time information. The displaying setting module configured to set a display format of time information based on a discrimination result of notification type discriminating module. | 2015-04-02 |
20150092109 | Video Stitching System and Method - A method and computing system for receiving a first video file containing a first plurality of video frames. A second video file containing a second plurality of video frames is received. The video files are processed to identify at least one non-graphical temporal alignment object included in each of the video files. The video files are temporally aligned using the at least one non-graphical temporal alignment object to produce temporally-aligned video files. | 2015-04-02 |
20150092110 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR GENERATING AMBIENT LIGHT EFFECTS BASED ON VIDEO CONTENT - Methods and systems for producing ambient light effects based on video content are provided. A method of producing an ambient light effect includes providing a receiving device including a processor configured to parse incoming video content and receiving the video content including a plurality of scenes at the receiving device. The method further includes parsing the incoming video content and detecting at least one scene in the video content for association with at least one ambient light effect. The method also includes generating a command specifying at least one ambient light effect to be associated with at least one scene and sending the command from the receiving device to at least one lighting device in communication with the receiving device to generate at least one ambient light effect associated with at least one scene when the scene is displayed to a user. | 2015-04-02 |
20150092111 | N-LEVEL REPLICATION OF SUPPLEMENTAL CONTENT - A method includes receiving a transacting media container having video content and an affiliate tracking identifier with first entity information associated with a first entity. The method also includes identifying second entity information associated with a second entity and retrieving supplemental content based on the second entity information. The method further includes adding the supplemental content to the transacting media container and the second entity information to the affiliate tracking identifier. | 2015-04-02 |
20150092112 | RECEPTION DEVICE, RECEPTION METHOD, AND PROGRAM - There is provided a reception device which receives signals compliant with a DVB-T2 standard which possibly includes a plurality of different profiles and demodulates a signal having a predetermined profile, of the received signals, and demodulates a signal having a different profile when it is clear that the signal having the different profile is included. | 2015-04-02 |
20150092113 | IMAGE DISPLAYING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The present disclosure proposes an image displaying method applied in an electronic device. The electronic device comprises a display unit and a projection unit. The display unit is placed on a first surface of the electronic device. The method comprises: determining data to be displayed when the projection unit is placed on a second surface of the electronic device opposite to the first surface; projecting, by the projection unit, the data to be displayed onto a carrier to present a first display image on the carrier, the first display image corresponds to a first part of the data to be displayed; displaying, by the display unit, a second part of the data to be displayed to display a second display image corresponding to the second part on the display unit. The present disclosure further proposes an electronic device. | 2015-04-02 |
20150092114 | KEYSTONE CORRECTION METHOD AND APPARATUS OF CURVED DISPLAY - A keystone correction apparatus and method of curved display are provided. The apparatus includes a curved screen that displays an image and a projector that has an infrared lighting device to irradiate infrared light to the curved screen. An infrared imaging device is configured to capture infrared light reflected from the curved screen. A controller is configured to determine whether the curved screen is distorted using an infrared image captured by the infrared imaging device and perform a keystone correction. | 2015-04-02 |
20150092115 | Lighting system for a display unit and method for providing lighting functionality for a display unit - A lighting system for a display unit, characterized in that the lighting system comprises: a lighting tape ( | 2015-04-02 |
20150092116 | Collaboration System - The improved collaboration system of the present invention is a high tech mobile conference room packaged in a low-cost, compact, and mobile unit to help users better collaborate, communicate, and increase productivity. The system allows multiple users to concurrently connect their personal electronic devices to the system wirelessly, through a hard connection, or across the internet to utilize the attached high definition monitor display. Integrated technology allows multiple users to be displayed simultaneously on the monitor display, eliminating the need for users to present in a linear fashion, one after the other. Attached whiteboards promotes active participation and collaboration by allowing users to convey their thoughts immediately. An attached pull-out conference table provides a large surface area to conduct meetings, presentations, and hold conferences. A self-contained rechargeable power system removes the need to be constantly connected to the power grid and allows the system to be used anywhere, any time. | 2015-04-02 |
20150092117 | RETARDATION ELEMENT, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE, AND PROJECTION DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided is a retardation element, including: a transparent substrate; a retardation imparting antireflection layer; a first birefringent layer; and a second birefringent layer which has approximately the same average thickness as that of the first birefringent layer and contacts the first birefringent layer such that an angle formed between a first line segment representing the principal axis of refractive index anisotropy of the first birefringent layer and a second line segment representing the principal axis of refractive index anisotropy of the second birefringent layer is neither 0° nor 180° when the first line segment and the second line segment are projected on the transparent substrate such that an end A of the first line segment at a side of the transparent substrate and an end B of the second line segment at a side of the transparent substrate coincide with each other. | 2015-04-02 |
20150092118 | DISPLAY DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - Provided is a display device for a vehicle that can, in a configuration in which the cost of parts is curbed, quickly raise the temperature of a laser light source (LD) in a low temperature environment, and quickly perform stable image output. The LDs ( | 2015-04-02 |
20150092119 | ELECTRODE STRUCTURE FOR TOUCHSCREEN - An electrode structure for a touchscreen is provided. The electrode structure includes a flexible substrate and a plurality of electrode lines, wherein the electrode line includes a first adhesive layer, a second adhesive layer, a conductive layer, a first resist layer and a second resist layer. Through the configuration above, the electrode structure of the present application adheres the flexible substrate strongly by the first adhesive layer, and the second adhesive layer strengthen the adhesion between the first adhesive layer and the conductive layer, so that the conductive layer may be firmly adhered to the flexible substrate, even change the shape of the substrate, the electrode lines are not easy to fall off. The present invention also provides an electrode structure for scattering the reflective metallic luster to make observer imperceptible and reduce the backlight interference. | 2015-04-02 |
20150092120 | TOUCH PANEL ASSEMBLY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A touch panel assembly including a touch panel and a flexible printed circuit board is provided. The touch panel includes a sensing area, at least one input element, a bonding area, a plurality of first connecting traces and a plurality of second connecting traces. The sensing area has a sensing array. The input element is located at a side of the sensing area. The bonding area is located between the sensing area and the input element. The first connecting traces and the second connecting traces are connected with the sensing array and the input element respectively and extend into bonding area. The flexible printed circuit board has a bonding portion. The flexible printed circuit board is attached to the bonding area through the bonding portion, and is electrically connected to the first connecting traces and the second connecting traces. An electronic device is also provided. | 2015-04-02 |
20150092121 | CAPACITIVE TOUCH PANEL AND ELECTRODE SET THEREOF - A capacitive touch panel has multiple electrode couples formed on a substrate. Each electrode couple has multiple first electrodes and multiple second electrodes. Each of the first electrode and the second electrode has three traces. Each end of one of the three traces is connected to one end of one of the other two traces. The three traces of the first electrode and the three traces of the second electrode are alternately arranged. Given the foregoing layout of the electrode couples, the first electrodes and the second electrodes have symmetrical capacitance values and resistance values. Accordingly, the capacitive touch panel has an enhance signal-to-noise ratio and an anti-interference capability. | 2015-04-02 |
20150092122 | DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING COVER GLASS SUBSTRATE - A display device includes: a display panel configured for displaying an image; at least one panel attached to the display panel; an adhesive layer formed between the display panel and the at least one panel and configured to attach the at least one panel to the display panel; a plurality of print layers formed on an outer circumferential surface of the at least one panel to block light transmitted through the adhesive layer; and a plurality of bubble outlets formed in at least one of the plurality of print layers to discharge bubbles included in the adhesive layer. | 2015-04-02 |
20150092123 | TRANSFER FILM, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF CAPACITIVE INPUT DEVICE, CAPACITIVE INPUT DEVICE, AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - The transfer film of the present invention has a temporary support and a colored layer, and the colored layer contains at least (A) a white inorganic pigment and (B) a silicone-based resin. | 2015-04-02 |
20150092124 | EYEGLASSES APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an apparatus includes first and second liquid crystal lenses, a pair of temples, a sensor, and a driver. The first liquid crystal lens includes a first liquid crystal layer and a plurality of first control electrodes on the first liquid crystal layer. The sensor is provided on one of the pair of temples, and detects a contact position on a detector plane. The driver applies a plurality of voltage to the plurality of the first control electrodes. A focal length of the first liquid crystal lens is determined according to an amount of movement of the contact position when the contact position continuously moves along a longitudinal direction of the sensor. Each voltage value is determined according to the focal length of the first liquid crystal lens. | 2015-04-02 |
20150092125 | PATTERN GENERATOR USING LIQUID CRYSTAL AND METHOD THEREOF - The dynamic fringe pattern generating apparatus includes a liquid crystal layer including a first area and a second area, a lower layer and an upper layer. The upper layer includes a slit array layer where a micro-slit array including a common slit and a plurality of selection slits are formed and an upper transparent electrode layer where a reference electrode and a plurality of selection electrodes are formed. In the dynamic fringe pattern generating apparatus, different fringe patterns are phase-shifted by sequentially controlling a voltage applied to the reference electrode and to the selection electrodes. | 2015-04-02 |
20150092126 | LENTICULAR DEVICE FOR AN AUTOSTEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY APPARRATUS AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - A method of producing a lenticular device for an autostereoscopic display apparatus comprises providing a substrate having a surface which corresponds in shape to a desired surface profile for the array of lenticular elements, and providing an optical layer mixture of an optically birefringent material and a polymer precursor over the substrate surface. The optical layer is exposed to a stimulus for polymerizing the polymer precursor to have at least a polymer surface layer, thereby enclosing the material between the polymerized material and the surface to define lenticular elements. | 2015-04-02 |
20150092127 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display device includes an array substrate including pixel electrodes arranged in a matrix, a opposite substrate including a opposite electrode opposing the pixel electrodes, and a liquid crystal layer held between the array opposite substrates. The array substrate includes first and second gate lines provided for pixel electrodes of one row on opposite sides of columns, source lines extending along every two columns between the pixel electrodes, first and second pixel switches connected to the respective pixel electrodes adjacent along the one row, and a auxiliary capacitive line opposing, via an insulating film, electrodes of the first and second pixel switches close to the pixel electrodes, and windingly extending along three sides of each pixel electrode to extend along the one row. | 2015-04-02 |
20150092128 | DISPLAY DEVICE - Discloses is a display device that may include a display panel; sub-pixels in a display area of the display panel; upper and lower data lines separated in a central portion of the display area; and an electrostatic discharge circuit formed in the central portion of the display area, the electrostatic discharge circuit electrically connected to the upper and lower data lines. | 2015-04-02 |
20150092129 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A display device includes: a pixel section provided between a pair of substrates and including plural pixels; one or plural active components disposed in a frame region around the pixel section on one substrate of the pair of substrates; an insulating film provided in the frame region on the one substrate to cover the one or plural active components; and a sealing layer provided to seal the pixel section and cover an end edge portion of the insulating film in the frame region. | 2015-04-02 |
20150092130 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A liquid crystal display includes: a substrate; a thin film transistor comprising one or more terminals and disposed on the substrate; a pixel electrode connected to one of the terminals of the thin film transistor; and a roof layer disposed to face the pixel electrode, wherein a microcavity is formed between the pixel electrode and the roof layer, the microcavity including a liquid crystal material, wherein a plurality of microcavities are disposed along a first row and a second row adjacent to each other, a trench is formed between the first row and the second row, and at least one bridge connecting the first row and the second row is disposed at the trench. | 2015-04-02 |
20150092131 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A liquid crystal display includes a substrate, a thin film transistor disposed on the substrate, a pixel electrode disposed on the thin film transistor, a roof layer facing the pixel electrode, and at least one partition wall disposed along an edge of the substrate, in which a plurality of microcavities is formed between the pixel electrode and the roof layer, and the plurality of microcavities includes a liquid crystal material. | 2015-04-02 |
20150092132 | THIN FILM TRANSISTOR ARRAY PANEL, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THIN FILM TRANSISTOR ARRAY PANEL - A thin film transistor array panel including a first substrate, a gate conductor on the first substrate, a data conductor on the gate conductor, a shielding electrode on the data conductor and insulated from the data conductor, a passivation layer on the shielding electrode, and a pixel electrode on the passivation layer, in which the shielding electrode includes a vertical portion vertically extending along an edge of a pixel area and overlapped with the data line, and one or more horizontal portions connecting the vertical portions. | 2015-04-02 |
20150092133 | DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided is a display device, in which: a center position of a row-wise width of a black matrix located between a red pixel and a green pixel is displaced toward a red pixel side from the center position of a row-wise line width of a data line overlapping with the black matrix in a plan view; and the center position of the row-wise width of the black matrix located between the green pixel and a blue pixel is displaced toward a blue pixel side from the center position of the row-wise line width of the data line overlapping with the black matrix in a plan view. | 2015-04-02 |
20150092134 | ARRAY SUBSTRATE, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE - An array substrate, a LCD panel and a display device are disclosed. The array substrate includes: a substrate, a plurality of pixels disposed on the substrate and defined by a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of data lines. A common electrode and a pixel electrode are disposed in each pixel region. Two pixels at adjacent rows in a same column form a pixel set. A first gate line and a second gate line are disposed between the two pixels of the pixel set. The data line is disposed on the same side of the two pixels. A first switch transistor and a third switch transistor are disposed in one pixel region of the pixel set and at least a second switch transistor is disposed in the other pixel region. | 2015-04-02 |
20150092135 | ARRAY SUBSTRATE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL HAVING THE SAME - An array substrate includes a unit pixel group having first and second sub-pixel rows. The array substrate includes a plurality of gate lines extending along a first direction and adjacent to each other on a base substrate, a plurality of gate electrodes electrically coupled to the gate lines, a plurality of semiconductor patterns overlapping the gate electrodes, a plurality of data lines extending along a second direction and electrically coupled to first portions of the semiconductor patterns, a plurality of drain electrode patterns electrically coupled to second portions of the semiconductor patterns, and a plurality of pixel electrodes electrically coupled to the drain electrodes. The second portion of the semiconductor pattern spaced from the first portion thereof. The gate lines and the data lines are bent. Sub-pixels in the first sub-pixel row have opening areas that are different in size than that of sub-pixels in the second sub-pixel row. | 2015-04-02 |
20150092136 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A disclosed liquid crystal display includes a substrate with a gate electrode, a gate insulation film, an active layer, a source electrode, a drain electrode, and a first passivation film formed on the substrate. An organic insulation film having a first contact hole and a common electrode having a second contact hole are formed on the first passivation film using a single mask. The display also includes a second passivation film on the common electrode, and a pixel electrode on the second passivation film and connected to the drain electrode via the contact hole through the second passivation film. The top surface of the organic insulation film adjacent to a side edge of the organic insulation film is uncovered by the common electrode. | 2015-04-02 |
20150092137 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a plurality of organic light-emitting diode (OLED) pixels on a substrate, and a plurality of light-emitting diode (LED) pixels between the plurality of OLED pixels on the substrate, the plurality of LED pixels on a same plane as the plurality of OLED pixels. | 2015-04-02 |
20150092138 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display includes a display substrate, an opposite substrate, a liquid crystal layer, a main spacer, and a sub-spacer. The display substrate includes a plurality of pixel areas and a light blocking area, and at least one thin film transistor is disposed in the light blocking area. The opposite substrate is coupled to the display substrate. The liquid crystal layer is disposed between the display substrate and the opposite substrate. The main spacer is disposed on the display substrate, includes a light blocking material, and makes contact with the opposite substrate to maintain a cell gap between the display substrate and the opposite substrate. The sub-spacer is disposed on the display substrate, includes the light blocking material, and is spaced apart from the opposite substrate. The sub-spacer has a size corresponding to the light blocking area, and the main spacer is protruded from the sub-spacer. | 2015-04-02 |
20150092139 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MICROLENS ARRAY SUBSTRATE, MICROLENS ARRAY SUBSTRATE, ELECTRO-OPTIC DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC - There is provided a method of manufacturing a microlens array substrate with improved manufacturing yield and high quality, the method including: forming a groove part along an outer edge of a first area on a surface of a substrate; forming a mask layer to cover a side of the surface, forming a plurality of openings in the first area, and forming openings along the outer edge of the first area; performing isotropic etching on the substrate through the mask layer, forming a plurality of recesses in the first area, and forming recesses across a boundary part between the first area and the groove part; removing the mask layer from the substrate; forming a light transmission material layer that has a refractive index, which is different from a refractive index of the substrate, to cover the side of the surface of the substrate and to bury the plurality of recesses; and planarizing an upper surface of the light transmission material layer. | 2015-04-02 |
20150092140 | WIRE GRID POLARIZER, DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE WIRE GRID POLARIZER - A wire grid polarizer including a substrate, parallel conductive wire patterns which protrude from a top surface of the substrate, non-conductive wire patterns which are formed on the conductive wire patterns, respectively, and a protective layer which is formed on the conductive wire patterns and the non-conductive wire patterns. The protective layer includes first transparent particles having a diameter greater than a period of the conductive wire patterns, and spaces between the conductive wire patterns are filled with air or are evacuated to form a vacuum. | 2015-04-02 |
20150092141 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A liquid crystal display includes a first polarizer and a liquid crystal display panel adhered to the first polarizer. The first polarizer includes a first sub-areas and a first center area. An adhesion intensity of the first polarizer and the liquid crystal cell corresponding to the first sub-area is greater than an adhesion intensity of the first polarizer and the liquid crystal cell corresponding to the first center area. | 2015-04-02 |
20150092142 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Embodiments of the present invention provide a liquid crystal display device and a manufacturing method thereof. The device comprises: an upper substrate, comprising: substrate; a color filter and a black matrix, formed on a surface of the substrate facing a lower substrate in the same layer; a lower substrate, cell-assembled with the upper substrate and comprising: a base substrate; a gate metal bus, a gate insulating layer, a source/drain metal bus and a first insulating protection layer, which are formed on the base substrate sequentially; a transparent electrode, formed on the first insulating protection layer; and a second insulating protection layer, covering the transparent electrode; and a seal agent, provided at a periphery of a display area of the liquid crystal display device, wherein an upper portion of the seal agent is attached to the substrate and a lower portion thereof is attached to the second insulating protection layer. | 2015-04-02 |
20150092143 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - Provided are a liquid crystal display and a method of fabricating the liquid crystal display. The liquid crystal display comprises: a substrate; a signal electrode on the substrate; a first light-blocking pattern on the signal electrode and having a trench extending to and exposing at least part of the signal electrode; and a second light-blocking pattern on the trench of the first light-blocking pattern and covering the signal electrode, wherein the second light-blocking pattern comprises at least one metal layer. | 2015-04-02 |
20150092144 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A liquid crystal display is provided that includes: a substrate; a thin film transistor disposed on the substrate; a protection layer disposed on the thin film transistor; a first electrode and a second electrode disposed on the protection layer; an alignment layer disposed on the second electrode; and a roof layer facing the second electrode, wherein a plurality of microcavities are formed between the second electrode and the roof layer, the microcavities include a liquid crystal material, and the alignment layer includes a photo-alignment material. | 2015-04-02 |
20150092145 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A liquid crystal display device includes a pair of substrates, a liquid crystal layer that is disposed between the pair of substrates and includes a liquid crystal molecule, an alignment film that is disposed between each of the pair of substrates and the liquid crystal layer and includes a macromolecule containing a functional group having dielectric anisotropy, and a polymer layer that is disposed between the alignment film and the liquid crystal layer and includes a polymer of a polymerizable monomer. The polymerizable monomer preferably includes a compound having a specific ring structure, a compound having a structure capable of undergoing photoirradiation-induced hydrogen abstraction reaction to produce a ketyl radical, or a compound having at least two radically-polymerizable groups and a structure capable of undergoing photoirradiation-induced self-cleavage reaction to produce radicals. | 2015-04-02 |
20150092146 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - An array substrate includes a semiconductor layer, a first insulating film covering the semiconductor layer, a gate line extending in a first direction on the first insulating film, a second insulating film covering the gate line, a source line extending in a second direction orthogonally crossing the first direction on the second insulating film. A contact portion is formed on the second insulating film. The contact portion contacts with the semiconductor layer. A third insulating film covers the source line and exposing the contact portion and the second insulating film in a circumference of the contact portion. | 2015-04-02 |
20150092147 | LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITION, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal composition is described, including a liquid crystalline compound (A), and at least one nitrogen-containing compound (B) selected from compounds represented by formula (1) and compounds represented by formula (2), | 2015-04-02 |
20150092148 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate including a first alignment film covering a pixel electrode, a second substrate including a second alignment film covering a second common electrode, a sealant attaching the first substrate and the second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer held between the first alignment film and the second alignment film, wherein the first alignment film and the second alignment film are formed of a material in which a principal chain is composed of silica (SiO | 2015-04-02 |
20150092149 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A liquid crystal display includes: a substrate; and a common electrode disposed on the substrate; a pixel electrode disposed on the substrate; and an insulating layer disposed between the common electrode and the pixel electrode, in which at least one of the common electrode and the pixel electrode includes a plurality of slit electrodes defined by a plurality of cutouts defined therein, and a width of a slit electrode of the slit electrodes, a distance between the slit electrodes, and a thickness of the insulating layer satisfy the following in equation: 0.01x−0.2y+0.31≦L/P≦0.01x−0.2y+0.41, L denotes the width of the slit electrode, P denotes the distance between the slit electrodes, x denotes a value of the distance between the slit electrodes in micrometers, and y denotes a value of the thickness of the insulating layer in micrometers. | 2015-04-02 |
20150092150 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE - A method of manufacturing a liquid crystal device having a first substrate and a second substrate facing each other with a liquid crystal layer interposed therebetween, and a sealing member formed in a peripheral portion of at least one of the substrates. The method includes forming the sealing member, disposing the liquid crystal layer inside the sealing member, and bonding the first substrate to the second substrate. In forming the sealing member, a ring-shaped portion that seals the liquid crystal layer inside the sealing member, a first sealing layer and a second sealing layer that face each other to be separated from each other are formed. In the bonding of the first substrate to the second substrate, a junction portion is formed in which the first and second sealing layers are pressed and joined outside the sealing member so as to form the ring-shaped portion. | 2015-04-02 |
20150092151 | EYEGLASSES ABLE TO INSTANTLY INSTALL OR REMOVE LENS - A pair of eyeglasses includes a lens and a frame. The frame has a holder and two temples connected to two ends of the holder. The holder has a clip slot able to fix the lens. A through hole is defined in the holder and communicates with the clip slot. A bead and a spring are accommodated in the through hole. A restriction member is connected to the holder and blocks the through hole at the inside of the holder. The spring is installed between the bead and the restriction member. The bead partially protrudes from the through hole, The lens has a positioning portion corresponding to the bead. The bead that partially protrudes from the through hole is engaged with the positioning portion. The lens is easily installed or removed by shifting the bead in the clip slot from the positioning portion of the lens. | 2015-04-02 |
20150092152 | EYEWEAR ATTACHMENT - A device including eyewear, said eyewear including at least one optical portion for covering a user's eye. The eyewear includes a receiving portion operable for attaching a length of fabric. Also included is a plurality of fabric straps attached to the receiving portions, with each fabric strap each having a length long enough for tying at least two of the fabric straps together. Certain embodiments include padding, said padding disposed about the optical portion so the user's eyes are protected when worn. The eyewear may be shaded, include corrective lenses, or formed from protective material. | 2015-04-02 |
20150092153 | One Stem Reversible Reading Glasses - One stem reversible glasses include a first lens and a second lens. A stem having a proximal end and a distal end is connected adjacent one of the first lens and the second lens at the proximal end. An earpiece is connected adjacent the distal end of the stem, the earpiece including means for securing the earpiece to a right ear of a user when the glasses are in a first reading position and for securing the earpiece to a left ear of the user when the glasses are in a second reading position. A nosepiece is disposed between the first lens and the second lens dimensioned and configured for receiving a nose of a user when the glasses are in either the first reading position or the second reading position. | 2015-04-02 |
20150092154 | CONTACT LENS FOR KERATOCONUS - The present invention is directed to a non-deforming contact lens for keratoconus patients having a displaced central zone. In particular, the central zone is displaced from the geometric center of the lens. The shape of the central zone is egg or spoon-shaped and is rotationally asymmetrical with one semi-meridian that is shorter than a corresponding semi-meridian. An intermediate transition zone is formed integral with the periphery of the central zone, and a peripheral zone is formed integral with the periphery of the intermediate transition zone, forming a round contact lens. | 2015-04-02 |
20150092155 | SILICONE HYDROGEL LENSES WITH RELATIVELY-LONG THERMAL STABILITY - The invention provides silicone hydrogel ophthalmic lenses (in particular contact lenses) having relatively-long thermal stability and methods for making such ophthalmic lenses. | 2015-04-02 |
20150092156 | SILICONE HYDROGEL LENSES WITH WATER-RICH SURFACES - The invention is related to a hydrated silicone hydrogel contact lens having a layered structural configuration: a lower water content silicone hydrogel core (or bulk material) completely covered with a layer of a higher water content hydrogel totally or substantially free of silicone. A hydrated silicone hydrogel contact lens of the invention possesses high oxygen permeability for maintaining the corneal health and a soft, water-rich, lubricious surface for wearing comfort. | 2015-04-02 |
20150092157 | Progressive Addition Lens for a Wearer - A progressive addition lens for a wearer, the optical lens having an addition lower by at least 0.5 diopter to the prescribed addition value of the wearer, wherein for a pupil diameter of 4 mm the modulation transfer function is greater or equal to 0.1 when measured for a spatial frequency comprised between 0 and 20 cycles per degree | 2015-04-02 |
20150092158 | DETERMINATION OF THE EFFECTIVE LENS POSITION OF AN INTRAOCULAR LENS USING APHAKIC REFRACTIVE POWER - An ophthalmic method for determining a relationship between aphakic ocular power and estimated effective lens position (ELP) of an intraocular lens (IOL) to be implanted in a patient's eye. The method can be used to determine an estimate of the ELP of an IOL given the aphakic ocular power of the patient's eye, for example, without measurement of the corneal curvature or axial length of the patient's eye. The estimate of ELP can then be used to determine a suitable value of optical power for the IOL to be implanted in the patient's eye. | 2015-04-02 |
20150092159 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPLANTING AND EXAMINING INTRAOCULAR LENS - Systems and methods for designing and implanting a customized intra-ocular lens (IOL) is disclosed. In one embodiment, a system includes an eye analysis module that analyzes a patient's eye and generates biometric information relating to the eye. The system also includes eye modeling and optimization modules to generate an optimized IOL model based upon the biometric information and other inputted parameters representative of patient preferences. The system further includes a manufacturing module configured manufacture the customized IOL based on the optimized IOL model. In addition, the system can include an intra-operative real time analyzer configured to measure and display topography and aberrometry information related to a patient's eye for assisting in proper implantation of the IOL. | 2015-04-02 |
20150092160 | ANTERIOR SEGMENT THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND ANTERIOR SEGMENT THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - A processing apparatus is provided that receives and processes an anterior segment three-dimensional image of a subject's eye. The apparatus includes a first SS position specifying unit that accepts identification of at least three SS positions of the subject's eye, using at least two representative images from among two-dimensional tomographic images constituting the three-dimensional image, a true circle calculating unit that calculates a reference true circle passing through the at least three SS positions, and a second SS position specifying unit that identifies the SS positions in non-representative images other than the representative images, based on the reference true circle. | 2015-04-02 |
20150092161 | OPHTHALMOLOGIC IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - An ophthalmic image processing apparatus includes: a storage unit configured to store a fundus image and a first partial image, the first partial image being a partial image photographed for a part of the fundus image and having a higher resolution than the fundus image; and a display control unit configured to combine the first partial image with respect to an image region on the fundus image corresponding to the first partial image, and to display a combined image of the fundus image and the first partial image on a display medium. | 2015-04-02 |
20150092162 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING POWER OF INTRAOCULAR LENS TO BE INSERTED - The present invention accurately predicts postoperative intraocular lens position on the basis of a shape image of the crystalline lens obtained by an optical interference tomographic imaging device. This makes it possible to reduce the postoperative refractive error and determine the power of the intraocular lens. The present invention comprises: a step for finding by computer the equatorial position, which is the site of maximum diameter in the crystalline lens, from the morphology of the crystalline lens obtained from a tomographic image of the patients eye generated by the optical interference tomographic imaging device; and a step for estimating the position of the intraocular lens from the equatorial position thus found. | 2015-04-02 |
20150092163 | ADAPTIVE CAMERA AND ILLUMINATOR EYETRACKER - An eye tracker comprising at least one illuminator for illuminating an eye, at least two cameras for imaging the eye and a controller is disclosed. The configuration of the reference illuminator(s) and cameras is such that, at least one camera is coaxial with a reference illuminator and at least one camera is non-coaxial with a reference illuminator. On the one hand, the controller is adapted to select one of the cameras to be active with the aim of maximising an image quality metric and avoiding obscuring objects. On the other hand, the eye tracker is operable in a dual-camera mode to improve accuracy. The invention further provides a method and computer-program product for selecting a combination of an active reference illuminator from a plurality of reference illuminators and an active camera from a plurality of cameras. | 2015-04-02 |
20150092164 | OPTICAL ENGINE MODULE - An optical engine module includes a first casing with a first enclosed space, a light source at the first casing, a phosphor wheel in the first casing, a cooling fan and a heat-dissipating module. The light source emits a light beam passing through the phosphor wheel. The cooling fan is in the first enclosed space and has an airflow outlet. The heat-dissipating module includes two heat-dissipating parts and a heat-guiding part, wherein the first and second heat-dissipating parts are respectively in and outside the first enclosed space, the heat-guiding part is connected between the first and second heat-dissipating parts and the phosphor wheel is between the airflow outlet and the first heat-dissipating part. The airflow outlet and the phosphor wheel, and the phosphor wheel and the first heat-dissipating part, are at least partially overlapped with each other along the airflow exiting direction of the cooling fan. | 2015-04-02 |
20150092165 | IMAGE PROJECTION APPARATUS - An image projection apparatus includes: a light source; an exhaust fan having a rotary shaft provided with at least one blade, the rotary shaft being rotated to exhaust air inside the apparatus to the outside of the apparatus; a guide having a sloped face that is sloped toward the exhaust fan, the sloped face having a first side surface facing the light source and a second side surface provided opposite of the first side surface; a first flow path, defined by the first side surface of the guide, to guide air heated by the light source toward the rotary shaft of the exhaust fan; and a second flow path, defined by the second side surface of the guide, to guide air having temperature lower than temperature of the air heated by the light source, toward the rotary shaft of the exhaust fan. | 2015-04-02 |
20150092166 | AUTOMATIC KEYSTONE CORRECTION IN AN AUTOMATED LUMINAIRE - Described is a dynamic correction of keystone distortions of a dynamically panning and tilting luminaire projecting on a flat projection surface. When the luminaire is panned and/or tilted the proper degree of keystone correction is applied. Further the system dynamically corrects for varying of intensity of different parts of the projected image due to the none linear distribution of light on the projection surface as the luminaire is dynamically panned and or tilted relative to the projection surface. | 2015-04-02 |
20150092167 | PROCESSING LIQUID SUPPLYING APPARATUS AND PROCESSING LIQUID SUPPLYING METHOD - Disclosed is a processing liquid supplying apparatus. The apparatus includes: a processing liquid supply source configured to supply a processing liquid for processing a substrate to be processed; an ejection unit configured to eject the processing liquid to the substrate to be processed; a filter device configured to remove foreign matters in the processing liquid; a supply pump and an ejection pump which are provided in the supply path at a primary side and a secondary side of the filter device, respectively; and a control unit configured to output a control signal to decompress and degas the processing liquid supplied from the processing liquid supply source by using one of the supply pump and the ejection pump, and subsequently, pass the degassed processing liquid through the filter device beginning from the primary side to the secondary side of the filter device by using the supply pump and the ejection pump. | 2015-04-02 |
20150092168 | SUBSTRATE HOLDER, LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS, AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A substrate holder for use in a lithographic apparatus. The substrate holder comprises a main body, a plurality of burls and a heater and/or a temperature sensor. The main body has a surface. The plurality of burls project from the surface and have end surfaces to support a substrate. The heater and/or temperature sensor is provided on the main body surface. The substrate holder is configured such that when a substrate is supported on the end surfaces, a thermal conductance between the heater and/or temperature sensor and the substrate is greater than a thermal conductance between the heater and/or temperature sensor and the main body surface. | 2015-04-02 |
20150092169 | EXPOSURE APPARATUS, EXPOSURE METHOD, AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - An exposure apparatus comprises a controller configured to control scanning of an original holding unit and a substrate holding unit so as to expose a first pattern forming area onto a second pattern forming area exposed in advance on the substrate via a second projection optical system having a second projection magnification differing from a first projection magnification with the first pattern forming area superimposed on the second pattern forming areas. In particular, the controller changes the operation of the original holding unit or the substrate holding unit among the plurality of second pattern forming areas based on the state of the second pattern forming areas or the state of the patterns formed on the original while the first pattern forming areas are scanning-exposed onto the plurality of second pattern forming areas in a single scanning between the original holding unit and the substrate holding unit. | 2015-04-02 |
20150092170 | METHOD FOR REPAIRING OPTICAL ELEMENTS, AND OPTICAL ELEMENT - A method for repairing a collector for an EUV projection exposure apparatus having a first coating and a second coating, wherein the first coating is arranged between the second coating and a surface of the collector. The method includes completely or partly removing the first coating by treatment with a first chemical solution, and applying a new first coating. | 2015-04-02 |
20150092171 | LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - A lithographic apparatus includes a patterning device support to support a patterning device to form a patterned radiation beam, the patterning device support including a moveable structure movably arranged with respect to an object, a patterning device holder movably arranged relative to the movable structure and holding the patterning device, an actuator to move the movable structure relative to the object, and an ultra short stroke actuator to move the patterning device holder relative to the movable structure; a substrate support to hold a substrate; and a projection system to project the patterned radiation beam onto the substrate, a position measurement system for measuring a substrate positional error which is a difference between a desired position and an actual position of the substrate relative to a reference object; and a controller to move the actuator and the ultra short stroke actuator based on the substrate positional error. | 2015-04-02 |
20150092172 | OPTICAL APPARATUS, PROJECTION OPTICAL SYSTEM, EXPOSURE APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ARTICLE - The present invention provides an optical apparatus for deforming a reflecting surface of a mirror, comprising a base plate, a plurality of first actuators each configured to apply a force to the surface opposite to the reflecting surface, a plurality of second actuators each having rigidity lower than that of the first actuator, and configured to apply a force to the surface opposite to the reflecting surface, a sensor configured to detect information indicating a driving status of each of the plurality of first actuators, and a control unit configured to control, based on an output of the sensor, driving of each of the plurality of first actuators and driving of each of the plurality of second actuators so that a shape of the reflecting surface is changed to a target shape. | 2015-04-02 |
20150092173 | ILLUMINATION OPTICAL SYSTEM, EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - The illumination optical system for illuminating an illumination target surface with light from a light source is provided with a polarization converting member which converts a polarization state of incident light to form a pupil intensity distribution in a predetermined polarization state on an illumination pupil of the illumination optical system; and a phase modulating member which is arranged in the optical path on the illumination target surface side with respect to the polarization converting member and which transmits light from the pupil intensity distribution so as to convert linearly polarized light thereof polarized in a first direction, into required elliptically polarized light and maintain a polarization state of linearly polarized light polarized in a second direction (X-direction or Y-direction) obliquely intersecting with the first direction, in order to reduce influence of retardation caused by a subsequent optical system between the polarization converting member and the illumination target surface. | 2015-04-02 |
20150092174 | ILLUMINATION OPTICAL UNIT - An illumination optical unit comprises a first faceted element and a second faceted element having a multiplicity of displaceable micromirrors which can be grouped flexibly to form facets. | 2015-04-02 |
20150092175 | LITHOGRAPHY APPARATUS, METHOD OF MEASURING SURFACE POSITION, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING DEVICE - An apparatus includes a conductive holding part configured to hold an insulating material, and a capacitance sensor configured to generate an electric field between the capacitance sensor and the holding part. The apparatus determines a surface position of a surface of the insulating material based on information of an output value of the capacitance sensor obtained in a case where the insulating material is located in the electric field and information associated with capacitance of the insulating material, and then adjusts the surface position of the insulating material at a pattern formation position. | 2015-04-02 |
20150092176 | MOVABLE BODY DRIVE METHOD AND SYSTEM, PATTERN FORMATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, EXPOSURE METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DRIVING MOVABLE BODY BASED ON MEASUREMENT VALUE OF ENCODER AND INFORMATION ON FLATNESS OF SCALE, AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A drive unit drives a wafer stage in a Y-axis direction based on a measurement value of an encoder that measures position information of the wafer stage in the Y-axis direction and based on information on the flatness of a scale that is measured by the encoder. In this case, the drive unit can drive the wafer stage in a predetermined direction based on a measurement value after correction in which a measurement error caused by the flatness of the scale included in the measurement value of the encoder is corrected based on the information on the flatness of the scale. Accordingly, the wafer stage can be driven with high accuracy in a predetermined direction using the encoder, without being affected by the unevenness of the scale. | 2015-04-02 |
20150092177 | LASER RADAR THROUGH THE WINDOW (LRTW) COORDINATE CORRECTION METHOD - A method for corrections of measurements of points of interests measured by beams of radiation propagating through stratified media including performance of ray-tracing of at least one ray lunched from a metrology instrument in a direction of an apparent point of interest, calculation a path length of the ray through stratified medium, and determination of coordinates of true position of the point interest using the at least one path length and the direction of propagation of the ray. | 2015-04-02 |
20150092178 | UNDERWATER PLATFORM WITH LIDAR AND RELATED METHODS - Systems and methods for conducting autonomous underwater inspections of subsea and other underwater structures using a 3D laser mounted on an underwater platform such as AUV, an ROV or a tripod. The systems and methods described herein can be used for scanning underwater structures to gain a better understanding of the underwater structures, such as for example, for the purpose of avoiding collision of an underwater vehicle with the underwater structures and for directing inspection, repair, and manipulation of the underwater structures. | 2015-04-02 |
20150092179 | LIGHT RANGING WITH MOVING SENSOR ARRAY - A light ranging device is mounted on a moveable platform, for example an airplane. The light ranging device may include an illumination source for providing a pulse of light, beam shaping optics to form a beam of light directed at a target, and collection optics for providing reflected light of the beam to a light-sensitive sensor array. A processor may determine range to the target based on spatial displacement of received light on the sensor array compared to expected position of the light due to platform movement. | 2015-04-02 |
20150092180 | Measuring Method And Measuring Instrument - The invention provides a measuring method for performing monitoring measurement on two or more objects to be measured by a measuring instrument, which comprises a telescope unit for sighting an object to be measured, a distance measuring unit for projecting a distance measuring light through the telescope unit and for measuring a distance to the object to be measured, an image pickup unit for taking an image in sighting direction and for acquiring a digital image, an angle detecting unit for detecting a directional angle in the sighting direction of the telescope unit, and an automatic sighting unit for making the telescope unit perform an automatic sighting to the object to be measured, comprising a step of rotating the telescope unit in horizontal direction and in vertical direction and of scanning a predetermined range being set up so as to include two or more objects to be measured, a step of acquiring digital images at a predetermined time interval so that there are two or more images which include the same object to be measured while scanning, a step of detecting an image of the object to be measured in the digital image and of setting up a minimal rectangle surrounding the image of the object to be measured, a step of overlapping the minimal rectangles obtained in two or more digital images and of carrying out integrated processing to obtain positions of the objects to be measured in the image, a coarse measurement step of calculating a composite directional angle of each of the objects to be measured respectively based on a position in the image obtained by integrated processing and on a directional angle of a sighting axis, and a step of associating the composite directional angle obtained by the coarse measurement with each of the objects to be measured and of storing the composite directional angle as target values for automatic sighting. | 2015-04-02 |
20150092181 | Measuring Method And Measuring Instrument - The invention provides a measuring method for performing monitoring measurement on two or more objects to be measured by a measuring instrument, which comprises a telescope unit for sighting an object to be measured, a distance measuring unit for projecting a distance measuring light through the telescope unit and for measuring a distance to the object to be measured, an image pickup unit for taking an image by projecting a sighting light in sighting direction and for acquiring digital image, an angle detecting unit for detecting a directional angle in sighting direction of the telescope unit and an automatic sighting unit for carrying out automatic sighting on the object to be measured by the telescope unit, comprising a step of setting up a searching range, a light amount switch-over step of switching over a light amount of projected sighting light to a light amount for a short distance or for a long distance, a short distance searching step of searching the searching range as the light amount for short distance and of performing a coarse measurement on the objects to be measured as positioned at short distance, a long distance searching step of searching the searching range as the light amount for long distance and performing a coarse measurement on the objects to be measured as positioned at long distance and a precise measurement step of carrying out automatic sighting on all objects to be measured based on the result of coarse measurement of the short distance searching and on the result of coarse measurement of the long distance searching and of distance measurement and angle measurement on each of the objects to be measured. | 2015-04-02 |
20150092182 | ROTARY LASER EMITTING APPARATUS AND LASER MEASUREMENT SYSTEM - A rotary laser emitting apparatus that rotates and emits a laser beam comprises an emission-side control unit that controls an entire operation of the apparatus, a laser emitting mechanism that emits the laser beam while rotating an irradiation optical axis that is an emission direction of the laser beam, and a rotating direction detecting unit that detects a rotating direction of the irradiation optical axis. The emission-side control unit generates a rotating posture signal showing the rotating direction of the irradiation optical axis detected by the rotating direction detecting unit and drives the laser emitting mechanism for superimposing the rotating posture signal on the laser beam. | 2015-04-02 |
20150092183 | LASER SYSTEM WITH A LASER RECEIVER CAPABLE TO DETECT ITS OWN MOVEMENTS - The invention relates to a laser system ( | 2015-04-02 |
20150092184 | Lidar System Producing Multiple Scan Paths and Method of Making and Using Same - A LiDAR system and method are disclosed, comprising a housing, a light source, a receiver, and a light deflection system comprising a light deflection element, rotatable and balanced about an axis, the element having at least three sides, at least two of the three sides having reflective surfaces, wherein at least a first side of the three sides is at a first angle in relation to the axis, and at least a second side of the three sides is at a second angle in relation to the axis, with the first angle being different from the second angle, such that light is deflectable from the reflective surface of the first and second sides out of the housing, whereby upon actuation of the light source and rotation of the light deflection element, the LiDAR system forms at least a first scan path and a second scan path. | 2015-04-02 |
20150092185 | METHOD FOR ESTIMATING THE ROTATIONAL SPEED OF A TOOL MOUNTED ON A ROTATING SPINDLE OF A MACHINE TOOL AND SUCH A MACHINE TOOL - In a machine tool ( | 2015-04-02 |
20150092186 | AMBIENT LIGHT DETECTION AND DATA PROCESSING - A method, apparatus, and a computer program is provided. The method comprises: determining an ambient light value from ambient light data provided by at least one ambient light sensor, in dependence upon the spectral distribution of the ambient light data provided by the at least one ambient light sensor and a manufacturer of the at least one ambient light sensor. | 2015-04-02 |
20150092187 | Photometric Apparatus And Measurement Control Program - A photometric apparatus includes a photosensor portion that receives light and performs a measuring operation for acquiring predetermined photometric data relating to the received light, a tilt sensor portion that detects a tilt angle with respect to a predetermined reference plane, and a measurement control portion that determines a tilt state of the photosensor portion based upon the tilt angle, and executes a measurement control process for specifying the photometric data acquired by the photosensor portion as effective photometric data, when the tilt state satisfies a predetermined condition. | 2015-04-02 |
20150092188 | Apparatus and Method - An apparatus comprises a substrate ( | 2015-04-02 |
20150092189 | SPRAY ANALYSIS SYSTEM AND METHOD - A spray measuring device/system and method can include a device, and the use of the device, that incorporates an actuation device, an illumination device, and a camera that obtains data relative to a spray event via a single exposure of the camera shutter. The actuation device can be configured to actuate a spray device such as a metered dose inhaler to create a spray event. The camera can include a shutter configured to open and close a single time during the spray event to obtain a single exposure or single image of the spray event. A controller can be provided in communication with the actuation device, the camera and an illumination device, and can be configured to cause the shutter of the camera to open one single time during the spray event. The illumination device can be an LED light source. | 2015-04-02 |
20150092190 | TRIPLE SUM FREQUENCY COHERENT MULTIDIMENSIONAL IMAGING - Methods of obtaining a multidimensional image of a sample are provided comprising (a) directing a first coherent light pulse having a first frequency ω | 2015-04-02 |
20150092191 | Systems and Methods for Measuring Spectra of Skin and Other Objects and Materials and Making Predictions Based Thereon - Systems and methods for measuring spectra and other optical characteristics such as colors, translucence, gloss, and other characteristics of objects and materials such as skin. Instruments and methods for measuring spectra and other optical characteristics of skin or other translucent or opaque objects utilize an abridged spectrophotometer and improved calibration/normalization methods. Improved linearization methods also are provided, as are improved classifier-based algorithms. User control is provided via a graphical user interface. Product or product formulations to match the measured skin or other object or to transform the skin or other object are provided to lighten, darken, make more uniform and the like. | 2015-04-02 |
20150092192 | Lighting device comprising measuring device and method for operating the lighting device - Various embodiments may relate to a lighting device including at least two light sources, the light from which has different spectra and is combined to form useful light. For measuring the portions of the light from the individual light sources, part of the useful light, the measurement light, is branched off with the aid of a coupling-out element at the output of the lighting device and is fed to a measuring device. | 2015-04-02 |
20150092193 | INSPECTION APPARATUS - An inspection apparatus includes a light emitting device, a first lens, a second lens, a light receiving device, and an inspection device. The light emitting device emits a light beam. The first lens is disposed such that an optical axis thereof extends in one direction and changes divergence of the light beam having been emitted from the light emitting device and passing therethrough. The second lens is disposed such that an optical axis of the second lens extends in the one direction. The light beam having exited the first lens and passing through the second lens is condensed on the inspection object by the second lens. The light receiving device is disposed between the first lens and the second lens and receives at least part of the reflected light beam. The inspection device detects a reflection characteristic in accordance with a result of light reception. | 2015-04-02 |
20150092194 | Spectrometer for Gas Analysis - A spectrometer ( | 2015-04-02 |
20150092195 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BIDIRECTIONAL FUNCTIONAL OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY - Methods for determining improving quantitative and qualitative motion contrast information collected with optical coherence tomography (OCT) data are presented. In one embodiment, flow within a cross-sectional area of a sample is calculated independent of the Doppler and en face angles using a bidirectional OCT system. In another embodiment, motion contrast images are improved by averaging motion contrast information collected from a bidirectional OCT system. | 2015-04-02 |
20150092196 | OPTICAL MEASUREMENT APPARATUS - A clear image of a target to be measured is obtained by suppressing influence of a reflected beam from the surface of the target or a measurement target holding unit. A laser beam emitted from a light source is split into a signal beam, reference beam, and control beam. The signal beam is focused onto the target with an objective lens, so the target is irradiated with the signal beam. The amount of defocus of the control beam is controlled with a defocus control unit, and the phase of the control beam is controlled with a phase control unit. A signal beam reflected or scattered by the target is combined with the control beam to generate a controlled signal beam, and the controlled signal beam is combined with the reference beam. A plurality of interference beams with different phases are generated with interference optics, and phase diversity detection is performed. | 2015-04-02 |
20150092197 | DEVICE FOR OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY - In certain embodiments, a device for optical coherence tomography (OCT) includes a signal detection device and a computer arrangement. The signal detection device is designed to detect an interference signal (G(ω)) for an object to be imaged in an optical frequency range (ω). The computer arrangement is designed to determine intermediate signals (G | 2015-04-02 |
20150092198 | LASER SURVEYING SYSTEM - A laser surveying system includes a rotational light emitting unit to rotationally emit a laser beam, having a case and a beam emitter supported on the case with an optical axis of the laser beam rotatable relative to the case, and a light receiving unit to receive the laser beam from the rotational light emitting unit and perform surveying of a light-receiving position, wherein the laser surveying system is configured to determine whether or not the laser beam received by the light receiving unit has been properly emitted from the rotational light emitting unit on the basis of a rotational position of the optical axis of the laser beam relative to the case and an angle of site of the laser beam relative to a reference plane including the optical axis. | 2015-04-02 |
20150092199 | AUTOMATIC MEASUREMENT OF DIMENSIONAL DATA WITH A LASER TRACKER - Measuring with a system having retroreflector targets and a laser tracker includes storing a list of coordinates for three targets and at least one added point; capturing on a photosensitive array a portion of the light emitted by a light beam and reflected off the targets; obtaining spot positions on a photosensitive array of a tracker camera from the reflected light; determining a correspondence between three spot positions on the photosensitive array and the coordinates of the targets; directing a beam of light from the tracker to the targets based at least in part on the coordinates of the first target and the first spot position; measuring 3-D coordinates of the targets with the tracker; determining 3-D coordinates of the at least one added point based at least in part on the measured 3-D coordinates of the targets and the coordinates of the at least one added point. | 2015-04-02 |
20150092200 | Measuring Volume and Constituents of Cells - A method for determining a mean cell volume for a blood sample includes: illuminating the sample with incident light at a plurality of illumination wavelengths and obtaining a two-dimensional image of the sample at each of the plurality of illumination wavelengths; identifying a plurality of cells that appear in each of the images; for each one of the plurality of cells, determining an integrated optical density corresponding to each of the plurality of illumination wavelengths; for each one of the plurality of cells, determining a cell volume based on the integrated optical densities corresponding to each of the plurality of illumination wavelengths; and determining the mean cell volume for the blood sample from the cell volumes for each one of the plurality of cells. | 2015-04-02 |
20150092201 | METROLOGY TOOL FOR ELECTROLESS COPPER THICKNESS MEASUREMENT FOR BBUL PROCESS DEVELOPMENT MONITORING - A method including measuring a first distance to a surface of an integrated circuit substrate or a portion of an integrated circuit package by measuring an angle to it from two known points; introducing a material onto the surface; measuring a second distance to a surface of the film from the two known points; and determining a thickness of the introduced material by subtracting the second distance from the first distance. | 2015-04-02 |
20150092202 | Recorded Matter Producing Apparatus - The disclosure discloses a recorded matter producing apparatus comprising a data acquisition portion and an end adjusting portion. A printing head performs printing on a medium to be recorded and produce recorded matter where desired print based on print data is formed. The data acquisition portion acquires unit print data for periodically performing print formation per data print area and total length data. The data print area comprises a predetermined unit length. The total length data indicates a total length of a recorded matter print area on which a unit image corresponding to the unit print data is periodically printed. The end adjusting portion makes adjustments so as to match an end position both of the recorded matter print area and the data print area where the unit image is formed in a last sequence, by either print data mode adjustment or total length data adjustment. | 2015-04-02 |
20150092203 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus settable for a custom size or a standard size includes an index sheet setting section, a print engine control processing section, and a print execution processing section. The index sheet setting section sets information pertaining to an index sheet having an index tab. Based on the information set by the index sheet setting section, the print engine control processing section switches between control in accordance with a setting for the custom size and control in accordance with a setting for the standard size. The print execution processing section executes control of printing on the index sheet. | 2015-04-02 |
20150092204 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An image processing device includes an accepting unit, and a conversion information generating unit. The accepting unit accepts items of read data in a device-dependent color space that are generated by reading color patches, items of reference data in a device-independent color space of the color patches, and items of specific color component data each indicating a specific color component in a corresponding one of the color patches. The conversion information generating unit generates conversion information reflecting the presence or amount of a specific color component included in each color patch as information for converting input data in the device-dependent color space to output data in the device-independent color space, on the basis of the items of read data, the items of reference data, and the items of specific color component data. | 2015-04-02 |
20150092205 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - In the image processing apparatus, a color gamut information storage unit stores terminal information, color gamut determination information and color gamut information in association with one another; an input image determination unit determines whether the input image is a standard color gamut image or a non-standard color gamut image based on the color gamut determination information acquired based on the terminal information; and a first color conversion unit converts the input image as determined to be the non-standard color gamut image into an output image suitable for a color gamut of a printing apparatus based on the color gamut information acquired based on the terminal information so that the input image printed by the printing apparatus may be equal in color to the input image displayed on the display unit of the terminal device. | 2015-04-02 |